video, just into the newsroom. you can see the bottom of the helicopter sticking up, before it sank to the bottom of the river. rescuers quickly pulled the pilot and three others from the water. it took crews longer to find that fifth person. now, the helicopter is now fully submerged. police say the private chopper was taking off from the heliport when it crashed. as we say, there is one confirmed death. at least a dozen boats were involved in the massive rescue effort. you're look live at the scene right now. witnesses say the helicopter spun around at least two or three times before it went down and then eventually sunk. >> denise, thank you. the helicopter is one of the world's most popular models, the type used by tv stations and air taxi companies. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. a student is sexually assaulted near their johns hopkins university apartment. and right now, her attacker is on the loose. wjz is live near the crime scene in charles village.

derek valcourt speaks to police and others for their safety. derek? >> kai, it happened here in this alley, late friday night, early saturday morning. and bars in the area were just letting out of the area when this all happened. >> reporter: a 20-year-old college student was walking home to her apartment, and using this alley in the 3200 block of love grove street, a popular shortcut for students from one street to another, when police say a man claiming he had a gun, attacked her, sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her in a small parking lot. it's news disturbing to many female students near campus. >> i'm shocked. and it worries me a little bit. >> because it's johns hopkins, you feel safer. >> reporter: city police have little to go on for the case and say they're working to increase patrols. >> we're confident that our partnership with the community will help develop a suspect. >> reporter: the victim said she never saw a gun though the suspect told her he had one.

>> i'm actually in a sorority here on campus. so like something happening to a fellow woman on campus is something we address. >> reporter: samantha olson was living on campus, next to where it happened. she and others call it an important reminder. >> i don't really walk around by myself at night. i always have somebody with me. or i just stay in the house. >> it makes you think twice about going out. >> like being safe. not putting yourself in a position that could compromise your safety. >> reporter: police don't have much of a description of the attacker on go -- to go on, only that he is a black male, about 6'2" tall. they say that night, he was wearing a dark hoody. we're live in charles village, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say there are no other reports of similar incidents in the area. >> reporter: there is a new search for a maryland woman who vanished on vacation. a team of cadaver dogs just arrived in aruba to search for

robyn gardner's remains. the dogs were focused on the southeastern side of the island, where the frederick native was last seen alive. her travel companion reported her missing two months ago. montgomery county businessman gary giordano remains behind bars. police make an arrest in the shooting of a social security worker near the administration headquarters in woodlawn. wjz is live at sinai hospital, where the victim is now recovering. jessica kartalija has new details about the man charged in this case. jessica? >> reporter: that's right, mary. that victim was brought here to sinai hospital, while the suspect sits behind bars, in baltimore county. >> reporter: robbed at random, then shot. a suspect description leads police directly to the suspect. 25-year-old gary stokes. >> he has been charged with multiple crimes, including attempted first-degree murder. >> reporter: charging documents obtained by wjz identify the

victim as obie blackman, an employee at the social security administration. blackman was strolling the wooded area on his lunch break when he was shot, prompting a lockdown of the entire complex. >> one of our officers was patrolling the area when the victim flagged him down. >> reporter: police arrested stokes at his home, here on richardson road, a few piles from the crime scene. >> we're not as safe as we thought we were. >> reporter: police say stokes stole a cell phone, then dumped it nearby. still, some are concerned for their own safety. >> it makes me kind of nervous. not safe in your own neighborhood anymore. that just shows you what the world is coming to today, a lot of violence and crime. >> reporter: stokes is now at baltimore county detention center, held without bail. >> reporter: at last check, just a few minutes ago, that victim still being treated here at sinai hospital. we're told he is listed in fair condition. in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news.

>> all right, jessica. thank you. yesterday's lockdown lasted one hour. 6,000 people work at the social security administration building. >> right now, amanda knox is on a plane, headed back to the united states. she's coming home after an ital grannian appeals court overturns her conviction for murder. manuel gallegus reports for wjz, where knox will arrive in a few hours. >> reporter: amanda knox was full of smiles as she walked through the homeairport, set to board the first leg of her flight home to the u.s. her friend in italy talked to her on the phone before she left. >> this voice was a happy voice. you could feel that she was among her beloved and just serene and lightheaded and simply happy. >> we acquit the defendant. >> reporter: the 24-year-old's conviction was overturned yesterday, after she spent four years in prison for the murder of her british roommate. dna evidence led jurors to set her free, as well as her codefendant and former boyfriend.

>> reporter: though knox has not spoken publicly, she did release a letter that read, those who wrote, those who defended me, those who were close, those who prayed for me, i love you. amanda. knox's grandmother is thrilled amanda is coming home. >> we are happy. we're elated. i can't tell you how happy we are. >> reporter: and within hours, knox will be back home. she said she is looking forward to getting on with her life. in seattle, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> knox is expected to make a statement when she lands later tonight in seattle. >> finally, a warmup after several days of chilly weather. temperatures are getting back to normal. outside today, a mix of sun and clouds. and there is no rain in sight. bob turk is tracking our updated conditions if the first warning weather center. bob? >> that was a relief. i'll tell you that much. take a a look at radar. yes, there's going to be clouds around. but it will be much nicer. temperatures in the mid-60s now. much warmer and dryer conditions headed our way.

there it is. still raining over us. springfield, harford, connecticut, massachusetts. boston area. and just east of new york city now. that's continuing to move out, away from our region. and it will bring with us it, cloud -- with it, clouds leaving the area tonight. more sunshine tomorrow. as high pressure builds in, looks like a really nice tay, back up in the -- day, back up in the low 70s, which is below average. we'll talk about more sunshine coming our way. >> a johns hopkins scientist receives the nobel prize. dr. adam reese won for work he did at the ripe old age of 28. >> the university is a big place to work, but dr. adam reese found it's getting bigger, as something stronger than gravity pushes had it outward. >> it would be like if you took a ball and you tossed it up in the air, you would expect it to come back down. if it took off, it went up. and that's pretty much how shocked we were when we saw

this 10 years ago. >> he recently gave adam an endowed professorship. and i feel like we have just been eclipsed. [ laughter ] >> reporter: with the call from sweden, that reese and his colleague won the nobel prize. >> either someone was pulling my leg or this was the call. >> reese's wife mary said they were still checking the facts. >> she said, adam, seriously? on our honeymoon, you're going to send an e-mail? and i go, this one is really important. [ laughter ] and kind of rolls her eyes like i'm going to get this for twernlt years. >> reporter: he came here to baltimore for one very specific region. >> reporter: the hubble space telescope. the image and data it collects goes to the hopkins campus. >> this incredible discovery that the university is accelerating. and it was done with the hubble space telescope, make its incredible. >> reporter: it was the hubble's data that gave reese and his team a way to measure

distance over time. like almost everyone else, they expect to see the universe slowing down when they discovered the opposite was true. >> even if you thought you know what the answer should be, you should do that experiment. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> adam reese and his two colleagues will collect the nobel prize in sweden and split the $1.4 million that is awarded with it. >> he's going to go to bed because that phone call is like 5:00 in the morning. let's go ahead to wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. new information about michael jackson's death. his doctor's phone records are shown in court. what they reveal about the day jackson died. a silent, potentially deadly disease. thousands of marylanders are at risk for what killed a former raven. i'm andrea fujii, that's just ahead on wjz eyewitness news. joining tens of thousands who are doing this across the country. dozens are occupying baltimore.

i'm weijia jiang with their message. and why you could be seeing them for several more weeks coming up next. the chilly weather is gone. bob will tell us if there is more sunshine in its first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we now know that it was complications from diabetes that killed former raven orlando brown, a disease that he may not have known he had. andrea fujii tells us, more marylanders than ever are at risk for the disease. >> reporter: at only 40 years old, fans say orlando brown died too young. the state medical examiner determined he passed away in his downtown condo from

diabetes complications. and they found no records records that show he was ever diagnosed. >> sometimes i get depressed and i feel like, i don't feel like taking it. but this encourages me to do the right thing. >> reporter: 8.7% of marylanders, or 496,000 have diabetes. that's 4.5% more than the national average. dr. sally pinkstaff says the african american population is more susceptible. >> african americans tend to have a higher prevalence of obesity than asians or caucasians. also, there are genetic factors involved. >> reporter: experts recommend that people be screened if they're over 45 years, over58 or if it runs in their family. >> they're encouraged to educate themselves on what to eat and just how much. >> reporter: with a healthy

diet and insulin, porsche's diabetes is under control. in brown's unexpected death reminds her to keep it that way. >> my son only 11. and he needs me around. i have to do what i have to do. >> it is not clear how long orlando brown suffered from diabetes. but toxicology reports showed that the levels were high in his system. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check in now with kristy breslin. well, a lot of new accidents to talk about. the first, on the harrisburg expressway. northbound and an accident on the right lane.

and still pretty solid delays over there. and the north side outer loop, also jammed up from york road to charles street as far as the west side inner loop goes, 15 minutes drive time there. and 70 westbound, no improvement there 29 to marriottsville road. let's take a live look. you can see, it's going to take quite sometime to get through that mess there on the beltway at west york road. and there's a look at 70 at 29. this report is brought to you by triple a auto insurance. trust triple a for an instant quote on auto insurance. >> protests against corporate america spread to maryland. today, dozens of people are

spread to downtown baltimore. >> protestors say there is not just one reason they are angry. they say there are several. and they're tired of hiding their frustration. >> . >> we are the 99%. >> these marylanders have a message for their leaders. and they're not action -- afraid to shout it. >> there is no humanity in government at all. >> reporter: it was part of a national movement that started three weeks ago, called occupy wall street. protestors stormed the financial district, upset over social inequality. bank bailouts and corporate greed. from there, rallies quickly formed in cities across the country. boston, los angeles, albuquerque. but one congressman showed up in new york. >> we have to take our country back. >> dem strairlts made clear, our government is not welcome.

>> you have no business being here. and you are part of the problem. >> reporter: from wall street to light street, mike maguire is leading the effort from wall street. >> the rich only being driven by their greed and leaving the rest of us to burn. and constantly hoarding power and pelt. -- occupiers. >> we are not millionaires, billionaires. we just need to lead normal lives. if you gotta sleep here. you know, or come back day after day after day, until you get it, then so be it. >> reporter: and at this hour, there is still a big group across the street. they sithey plan to camp out here in the inner harbor,

indefinitely. protestors say ongoing demonstrations got them motivated. really nice forecast for a change. styx getting in the rain. 60% humidity. northwest winds at 9. barometer on the way back up. have a look at the forecast have a look at the forecast after this.

ah. that's called the sun. [ applause ] >> yea. >> we haven't had more than four or five days of sunshine since like last may. >> oh. >> looks like we may get that coming up. this forecast looks really good. take a look at temps around the region. it's dropped a little bit. 66. 62 in ocean city. and a chilly 48 in oakland. i was reading something that over the weekend, snowshoe, west virginia, we're talking about 4600 feet up, on saturday and sunday, picked up 8 inches of snow. i'm not kidding. garrett county, some areas had as much as an inch. that's all gone. 66 now. 68 in washington. 62 in ocean sea.

-- city. 61 in cumberland. locally, mid-60s. it's a pleasant night. and the sun has finally come back out again. west/northwest winds, still a little breezy. it will continue probably tonight into tomorrow. and overnight, as the skies have cleared out. and the winds have died down a little bit. we may see a little patchy fog. low pressure that sat over virginia and gave us the cold temperatures and the rain this weekend. now, sitting over boston bay. somewhere up there in cape cod area. spinning around the boston area. it was causing rain up there to continue now, maine, new hampshire, into western massachusetts. that's pretty much the cutoff. for us, now we're getting in that dryer air. here comes the sunshine. beautiful weather on tap really well into early next week, hopefully. looks like it, at least. big area of high pressure. in fact, to the west of us. you may find this hard to believe. southerly winds, up in the dakotas today, temperatures were near 90 degrees.

record-breaking. now, it's not going to get that warm here. but we may get to 80 on sunday. high pressure. there it is. it's going to dominate our weather picture. a weak front coming through thursday means a little cooler air as the winds go back to the northeast. but all in all, nice. take a look. felipe is a tropical storm. it's going to make a big right turn. maybe become a minimal hurricane. and die in the atlantic. another thing to keep in mind. this area of precipitation. front stalled out in the atlantic. something might be kicking up here in the bahamas over the next couple of days. it's something we'll have to be watching. right now, these fronts can develop low pressure. it's something we'll continue to watch. that's the gulf stream. so it's warm water down there. meanwhile, the tropics not affecting anybody. small craft advisory. bay temp, around 66. tonight, clearing out. yeah. maybe a little patchy fog. upper 40s to low 50s. nice night. then tomorrow, a little warmer than today. lots of sunshine. just all in all, a perfect

wednesday, with a high near 73 degrees. >> i like it, bob. thank you. a maryland elementary school student is receiving a course of support from his classmates. monique griego has a story of brandon car bony. he was diagnosed with nonhom hodge -- nonhodgkins lymphoma. and his friends are doing something extraordinary. >> reporter: 10-year-old brandon carbonni is a fifth grader. nonhodgkins lymphoma took away his hair, but not his friends. >> he's just a happy go lucky kind of kid, everybody's best friend. >> reporter: days before the school year, brandon was getting increasingly nervous about going to school with no hair. >> people would make fun of me. >> i felt like, i don't want to do this anymore. probably i want to be home schooled for a while. >> reporter: a baseball coach dreamed up an idea. what if a couple of brandon's friends did something drastic to look like him. so one by one, brandon's friends shaved their head, 13

boys in all. he would no longer stand out on that first day of school. >> i felt happy that people would do that for me. >> it was probably the most emotional day in my life. it was a tough day in a very positive way. >> off came the hair. baldness overshadowed by belly laughter. >> it was out-of-control in the barber shop. >> i wasn't really sure at 10 years old they really get it. and the kids did. >> today, brandon is back in school and still surrounded by has fuzzy-headed friends. >> i think we learned how important they are and how they can cheer you up when things are tough. >> i felt grateful. >> hair may come and go, but friends last forever. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> brandon has endured four surgeries and two rounds of chemotherapy. but doctors say his prognosis is now excellent. so cute. i'm happy for him. and such nice classmates. >> nice story. it's happened again. police impersonators break into

a baltimore home. is this linked to other attacks around the city? a maryland man, charged in the deadly drunken driving accident in college. what happened during has emotional court appearance? taking sides on same-sex marriage. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. a new poll indicates both opponents and supporters have a lot of work to do. man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6 months to train each one, 8 months to get the guinea pig: row...row. little chubby one to yell row! guinea pig: row...row. that's kind of strange. guinea pig: row...row. such a simple word... row. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

it is just before 5:30. 66 degrees with a mix of clouds and sun. good evening. thank you for staying with

wjz's eyewitness news. we'rer some of the stories people are talking about tonight. more impersonators hit a home tonight. they hit greektown. >> reporter: well, mary, luckily, no one was hurt in the incident last night. but police say the criminals are getting very bold. and they appear to be targeting hispanics. >> it started with a knock on the door. so the residents put him up again. >> reporter: turns out the three officers were fake and they stole $1800. >> cash. >> i'm scared. i never would have thought something like that would happen around here. >> it used to be a really nice neighborhood. it's a shame. >> reporter: this crime is similar to a robber of incidents across baltimore over the last couple of months. police say there is no solid

connection since july. >> these look like multiple copycat incidents. i think people are finding that this is an effective way to prey on people's trust. and they're using them as an attempt to rob. >> reporter: police concerned this criminal technique will fracture trust with the public. >> does it make you wonder if you were to get a knock on the door in the middle of the night and they said they were police, would you open the door? >> i wouldn't open my door. >> even if they said they were police? >> not unless they had badges hanging rrnd their neck and all of that stuff. >> reporter: so what do you do? police say if you get a knock on the door, and you have any questions, you can always call 911 to get a confirmation. >> police say they are increasing patrols in the areas that have been affected. we have an update on the breaking news in new york city. this is exclusive video. chopper before it sank to the bottom of the river. now, the pilot and three others

were pulled out alive. witnesses say they spun out of control. still working to confirm conditions of the surviving passengers. a 12-year-old amish girl survives a horrible accident. >> well, kai, the girl died when a pickup truck ran into her family's horse and buggy. the horse and buggy was in the process of crossing the street when the oncoming traffic light turned green and a truck coming through the intersection slammed into them. 12-year-old saloma was taken to the hospital where she died. the investigation is still ongoing, but it does not appear anyone survived. a college student is facing criminal charges in the drunken driving charges. 22-year-old derek seber faced a

judge today in vermont. >> 22-year-old derek seber wept as he entered the washington county courtroom. the student is charged with driving drunk and killing one of his classmates. >> i just wanted to say how sorry my client feels for the terrible tragedy that occurred here. >> reporter: tragedy in north field. beer cans still linger outside the home. police say saturday night, it was packed with at least 100 students who were underaged. he said he knew students were under aged and he tried to end the party early. police say seber left the party early. he and several other students packed into his acura sedan. >> there were at least three individuals sitting on the laps of others. >> that included the girl.

her father, a state trooper. no one was wearing a seat belt, and seber had a blood alcohol level. >> it was about 2 1/2 times the limit. >> reporter: according to paperwork, students who witnessed the crash say seber was going 50 to 60 miles an hour, passing other cars on the windy country road. another said, there is no way he's going to make that turn. tragically, the car loaded with young people, slammed into a tree, less than a mile from the party. >> the defendant fled the scene, didn't get very far. but he did run away when the emergency vehicles were detected or on the way. >> reporter: the state attorney said seber was uncooperative at the hospital. seber's lawyer said his client had never been in trouble before. >> you have a young man who attended westpoint who was top of his class at a jesuit high school, with absolutely no criminal records. >> reporter: seber's parents

traveled from maryland to vermont to be in the courtroom today. they posted bail and t son was re-- their son was released into custody. umar abdul mutalab was apprehended after trying to set off an explosive device that he concealed in his pants. jury selection began today in the 24-year-old's trial. prosecutors plan to present an al qaeda video, featuring mutalab. a nationwide amber alert for a baby snatch in missouri. they said they put their baby to sleep last night. but when they went to check on her early this morning, she was gone. kansas city police believe the abductor came through the window of the home. jury records. the latest in the michael jackson manslaughter trial. >> reporter: a friend who was talking on the phone with dr.

conrad murray the day michael jackson died, said her conversation with dr. murray was suddenly interrupted. >> i pressed the phone against my ear. and i heard mumbling of voices. it sounded like the phone was maybe in his pocket or something. it was [ whooshing sound ] and i heard coughing. >> reporter: phone records showed dr. murray called sade just before noon on june 25th, 2009. the 911 call from jackson's mansion was made at 12:21. >> i hung up the phone. and i tried calling back. and there was no answer. i tried calling back again. no answer. i tried texting. >> reporter: prosecutors are trying to establish that dr. murray was paying more attention to personal matters, rather than attending to his super star patient in the days and hours before his death. >> reporter: they called three women to the stand tuesday, who murray spoke to regularly in june 2009, including his girlfriend and mother of his

son, nicol alvarez. >> good morning. >> murray called her four times on the afternoon of jackson's death. one call came from the ambulance. >> i remember him telling me that he was on the way to the hospital in the ambulance with mr. jackson and for me not to be alarmed. >> murray used alvarez's apartment to receive orders of propofol. prosecutors allege that murray caused jackson's death with an overdose of the anesthetic. the defense claims jackson gave himself the fatal overdose. >> prosecutors might play a recording of dr. murray's interview with police two days after michael jackson died. on the tape, murray admits he gave jackson propofol just hours before his death. and stay with wjz throughout the michael jackson death trial. we'll continue to bring the latest developments from the courtroom. it's not his time. after weeks of speculation, governor chris christie sets

the record straight on a possible presidential bid. >> now is not my time. i have a commitment to new jersey that i simply will not abandon. >> reporter: the new jersey governor said he believed that he could have won the race, citing as evidence the fact that people were taking shots at him before he even entered. he concluded his news conference by saying he needed to get back to his duties as new jersey governor. president obama is hoping a trip to texas will raise campaign money and support his jobs bill. the president stopped in dallas today to push his $447 billion plan. texas is the home state of republican presidential candidate rick perry who is also the governor. president obama sent his jobs bill to congress three weeks ago. there's still no word on approval. maryland voters appear closely divided on the question of legalizing same sex marriage. political reporter pat warren has more on a new poll that indicates strong views on both sides. >> reporter: equality maryland

breaks out this web video on governor o'malley. >> i ask you to work with us as we work to pass marriage equality in the state of maryland. >> we are vehemently opposed to changing traditional marriage. >> reporter: while 48% of people favor legalizing same sex marriage, and 38% of them feel it strongly, 49% oppose the law, 39% of them strongly. those numbers fall within the 3% margin of error, which political analyst matthew censon sends a message to both sides. >> says we're in the middle and this could go either way. >> the legislation we plan to introduce in the 2012 legislative session will protect religious freedom and equality of marital rights under the law. >> reporter: same-sex marriage supporters expect governor o'malley to pull for them. but traditional supporters are pulling against him. >> martin o'malley need to understand that the people of

maryland do not want marriage redefined. >> reporter: republicans oppose by about 4-1. and a majority of independents are also opposed. by race, a majority of whites favor changing the marriage law. but even as democrats, 59% of african americans oppose it. >> it's because a very high percentage of them are church going people who take their bible seriously. >> reporter: to counter that, the naacp is proposing same sex marriage as a civil right. >> i think everyone should have the right to do what they want. >> same sex marriage is wrong. and and in -- >> reporter: and in the black clergy's view, you can't take what is wrong and make it right. >> reporter: there is a meeting later this month. although same-sex plearnl is not expected to get any formal discussion, you can be sure the lobbying will begin. i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> and same sex marriage passed the maryland senate this year but failed to get a vote in the

house of delegates. apple unveils its new iphone today. the iphone 4s will have an improved camera and faster processor. but it stops short of a more radical change. also, prince customers will now be able to use one. this is the first apple released without steve jobs. he took a medical leave of absence. time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. the plan for congressional redistricting in the state is coming under attack from both sides of the aisle. meet this week's top girl and boy high school athletes. and recipes for healthy tailgating. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. did we want to tailgate? healthily? >> at least, we'll read about it. >> i'll look at it. >> and i will try to -- >> i ain't making any promises here. >> i'll strive for healthy, right? >> don't miss the cbs evening news. here's one of the stories

they're working on. i'm mark strausa. running the gauntlet at airport security. if you hate taking off your shoes or taking out your laptop, there's new hope. find out what it is on tonight's cbs evening news with scott pelley. still ahead on eyewitness news. a man survives a bear attack. and now he's telling his story. how his wife saved his life. a 7-year-old boy, locked inside a coffin. who is accused of this horrible case of child abuse? more sunshine filled days ahead. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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there's our wednesday forecast? what happened to my five-day forecast? it's right here, trust me. there it is. okay. let's call that up for you. five days ahead. looks like temperatures get back into the 80s. there you go. 73. 76 and 80, with sunshine wall to wall. take that. >> i will. heavy rain leaves roads looking like rivers. some areas were pounded with as much as six inches of rain in just a few hours. many drivers dry tried to -- tried to brave the waters. a pennsylvania man stands toe to towe with -- toe with a giant black bear and lives to tell about it. the bear came charging through the front door after he let his dog out early friday morning. he tried to fight the animal off but it overpowered him.

eventually, his wife was able to lure the bear outside. >> after that, i decide to go out to see what happened. she's laying on the patio and the bear is on top of her. and i literally drove in to take that bear off of her. and that's when the bear tried to make a meal out of me and started tearing the back of my head apart. >> the bear eventually lost interest in the couple and headed back to the woods. officials think it may be a female protecting her cubs. a bizarre case of child abuse in pennsylvania. police say neighbors find a 7- year-old boy locked inside a coffin in the basement of a condemned home in scranton. theyed said the two-- they said that he was there for punishment. police are now trying to find the couple responsible. you now know the phrase, "all my rowdy friends" from hank williams jr.'s best known song. but the singer finds himself in

the middle of a growing controversy over his comments about president obama. >> are you ready for the football? >> reporter: for more than 20 years, the iconic lyrics kicked off the nfl's original primetime broadcast, monday night football. as millions settled in. but last night, the music stopped when espn, the network that carried the game, pulled hank williams' song. he was referring to this summer's golf matchup, between president obama, house speaker boehner and vice president biden. >> what did you not like about it? seems like a pivotal moment for you. >> come on, come on. that would be like netanyahu playing golf with hitler. not hardly. >> you know, they're the enemy. they're the enemy. >> who saturday enemy? >> obama! and biden. are you kidding?

the three stooges. >> reporter: espn was quick to respond. while hank williams jr. is not an espn employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to monday night football. we are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result, we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast. >> reporter: williams backed down but only a little. my analogy was extreme, but it was to make a point. i was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me, how ludicrous that pairing was. they're polar opposites and it made no sense. they don't see eye and eye and never will. i have always respected the office of the president. >> and it remains to be seen if link and his rowdy friends will be ready for football next monday night. but is sounds like they are pulling that. a michigan queen accepts her crown wearing unusual attire. she was wearing football pads because she actually played in the school's homecoming football game.

after the ceremony, she swapped her tiara for a helmet and eventually kicked the winning field goal. how is that for the homecoming queen? >> she did a great job. vic is in the newsroom with a preview of what's coming up. a small helicopter crashes just after takeoff in new york. new at 6:00 treaction about what happened. the bright lights of hollywood have returned to charm city. we'll tell you about the hbo production, how long it's going to be here and who is the star, when eyewitness news continues. check in for more on these stories, all the day's breaking news coming up at 6:00. now, back to our stars in the studio. kai, mary. >> vic, thank you. >> thank you. appreciate that. go ahead. go ahead. >> ahead on eyewitness news. the ravens. striving to keep sunday's victory in the proper perspective. >> yeah. they're headed into the bye week. ,,,,,,

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the ravens players have the week off. but there is still a lot of work ahead. stan saunders is here with more on the head coach and what lies ahead for the team. >> what have you done for me

lately? as opposed to what have we done here? these are just a few of the questions they will ask. for now, both questions deserve positive answers, despite the offense still searching for its identity. nonetheless, many say the pleasantly surprising team is among the best. even the defense now being mentioned in the same fierce breath as the tenacious 2000 ravensy boo that set a -- bee that set a record. well, that was then. it's time to get current. as this is coach harbaugh now, on just where the ravens stand. >> the measuring stick is getting better. the measuring stick is can we be a better team, a week from sunday, two weeks from yesterday, than we were yesterday. that's the bottom line. we're going to fight to do that. everything we do. including what we do on the bye week. and the rest we get. he's going to be geared toward

becoming a better football team. that's not going to stop the next time we play. it's going to be throughout the season. so it's really not that, you know, exciting to talk about. but really, that's what it's all about. >> all right. coming up at 6:00. monday night football highlights from a night ago. and afternoon post season baseball highlights. meantime, back to you, kai. >> stan, thank you. in tonight's wjz healthwatch report, nearly 40,000 women are expected to die from breast cancer this year. according to the american cancer society, breast cancer rates are increasing in poor areas with the lack of screening as the reason why. the numbers show only about half of poor women over 40 get regular mammograms. but in affluent areas, nearly 73% of women do. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. >> i'm jessica kartalija, in gen oak -- gwen oak, baltimore county. a shooting. now, police have made an arrest. that story coming up on wjz. ,,,

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warning forecast. >> stick around for the first warning news. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. on alert. a young woman, sexually assaulted near johns hopkins university. >> tonight, the search for the attacker and reaction from stunned students. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> wjz is live now. derek valcourt with more on the crime and the concern on campus. >> vic, this is the alley where it happened right here on lovegrove street. happened about 1:30 saturday morning.