safe and sound. freed american, amanda knox, wakes up in her hometown. >> it's been an emotional roller coaster. >> what she did and her first hours at home. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> waking up at home. amanda knox is spending her first day of freedom in the united states. manuel gallegus speaks about how she's just adjusting to -- she's adjusting to life back home. >> reporter: amanda knox is back safe inker -- in her hometown. but her father won't say exactly where she is. >> she is in the united states. and trust me, you will not find her. [ laughter ] >> reporter: they're trying to give the 24-year-old time to readjust to a life of freedom. knox was overcome with emotion

at her airport homecoming. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now. and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: her family says she was all smiles at a small family gathering tuesday night. but they're concerned about the long-term impact of her yours in prison as an accused murderer. >> we'll just kind of have to go as she goes, and adjust based on that. >> reporter: knox's story has been in the headlines for years here in seattle. and now that amanda is finally home, her family and neighbors are asking for as much privacy as they can get. >> reporter: four local tv stations each signed -- even signed an agreement that they would not howfned the -- hound the family. still, knox's family was mobbed by the media. >> at some point in time, i would request that we be given some privacy to allow amanda to begin her waive of coming back. -- way of coming back. >> reporter: amanda's family is trying to protect her privacy. but they did reveal some details about her first hours at home. >> she has had coffee, yes.

[ laughter ] >> reporter: her father said since they had their italy trial, they didn't have the best homecoming meal. but she had a little spice, a welcoming home to dinner. >> reporter: watch 48 hours special. the exclusive video diaries from knox's life in prison. that's saturday, at 10:00 here on wjz. massive search. police say he is responsible for shooting eight people, killing two of them. vic is in the newsroom with more on the disgruntled employee who allegedly opened fire at work. vic? >> reporter: well, mary, police say the man opened fire and started shooting. the suspect is 45-year-old sharir alman. his family says he's called them three times and says she plans to turn himself in -- he plans to turn himself in. s.w.a.t. teams race to a nearby carjacking and find a woman

there. the suspect in that matches alman's description. >> reporter: the suspect's family tells police he is a 10- year employee of the quarry. chilling conversation. michael jackson's slurred voice is heard on a new tape, talking with dr. conrad murray. kendiss gibson reports for wjz. it's the new evidence in the trial of the pop star's death. >> reporter: the jury heard michael jackson slurred, barely recognizable voice in court once again. [ indiscernible ] >> helping my children. and always my dream. i love them. and i love them because i didn't have a childhood. >> reporter: prosecutors believed a longer excerpt of the audio used in statements. forensic expert testified about voice mail recordings from dr. conrad murray's cell phone. >> i'm taking my money, a

million children, children's hospital, the biggest in the world. right to children's hospital. >> reporter: prosecutors also revealed an e-mail sent to murray the day jackson died. it was from london, where the singer was scheduled to begin his comeback tour. >> the message raises questions about jackson's health. but dr. murray implies the singer had no medical issues. they read part of the reply to the court. >> as part of his statements of health, published by the press, let me say they're all salicious, to the best of my knowledge. sincerely, conrad murray, sent from my iphone. >> reporter: murray is accused of causing jackson's death, by giving him an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. the defense says jackson himself administered the fatal dose. in los angeles, kendis gibson, wjz eyewitness news.

>> dr. conrad murray faces up to four years in prison if convicted. officer arrest. a baltimore county police officer is out on bail, charged with assaulting his ex- girlfriend. 23-year-old officer brian eaton is a five-year veteran of the police force. the charges stem from an alleged domestic incident on haul stead road in towson last month. officer eaton is out on $500,000 bond. on alert. days after a student is assaulted. barm's may -- baltimore's mayor is talking about the campaign. there is a new awareness campaign being launched in the city. >> reporter: the new awareness campaign comes days after a johns hopkins student was attacked. it happened on lovegrove street just as parbar -- as bars were letting out for the night. now the city of baltimore is launching a new sexual assault awareness campaign. it comes as the police department releases new statistics, showing progress in

their effort to address large numbers of unfounded rape cases in the city. they're hoping a new awareness campaign will help increase sensitivity to the issue. >> no rape victim. no sexual assault victim should suffer in silence. we are all, each and every one of us, are here, to help and to support you. >> reporter: as for that johns hopkins rape case, so far no, -- no arrests and no suspects. the suspect did issue a bulletin to alert all students to the attack. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> for more on the awareness campaign and its toll-free hotline, you can log onto wjz.com and click on news. animal cruelty, a centreville woman is facing charges today for inadequately caring for had her horses. dozens of horses were seized at the canterbury farm. they are now facing more than 100 charges of animal cruelty.

parkinson is charged with failing to feed, shelter the horses at her 200-acre breeding farm. >> reporter: exterior inspection. engineers finish up their closeup survey of the washington monument. jessica kartalija has more on what they're losing. >> reporter: engineers began with how that monument should be repaired. in august, the 5.8 magnitude quake caused numerous cracks. engineers are examining the mortar and stone they collected in daredevil inspections of the 127-year-old building. overall, the monument remains structurally sound. kai? >> all right, jess. thank you. it's unclear how long the monuments will take. however, the fixes to the national cathedral will be complete by 2012. it is a hot topic of discussion in perryville. several dozen residents opposed to the 170-foot sign came out

to hear the vote. hollywood is the first slots casino to open in the state. and town leaders are accepting the sign because they don't want the casino to move. the perryville casino has grossed more than $100 million since it opened in september of last year. now, this is the kind of august we have been waiting for. outside, the sun is out. kristy breslin is waiting in the wings. let's go to bob turk with your first warning weather forecast. >> absolutely gorgeous afternoon. take a look at temperatures out there. it got even warmer than we looked at. 75 now. 75. that's above our normal, which is 70. 61 in oakland. normal highs in the 60. 73 in ocean industry. and the dew points low, down to 43. just a beautiful weather pattern. and tomorrow, just as nice. it will be a little cooler tomorrow. we're goat high pressure that -- got high pressure that is going to move in a little bit. and you can drop temperatures, 5 or 6, maybe even 7 degrees.

still talking about sunshine and temperatures again probably tomorrow in the upper 60s. just about normal for this time of year. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. let's check in on our roads now. kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> well, 95 southbound could be a little difficult this afternoon. we do have an accident there, it's at the beltway. it's beginning to back things up. as far as the beltway, on the north side outer loop, slowing there from charles street. and the inner loop, also causing a lot of delays in that direction. that's from the jones falls expressway to providence road. traffic only moving about 35 miles an hour. on the west side inner loop, we're up to a 20-minute delay there from 95 to security boulevard. and a couple of accidents to update you on. west patapsco. utah place at west north avenue. and elmwood. let's now take a live look. as you can see, everything moving very sleefl. that's a look at 895, potee street.

and we'll look north of the beltway in that direction. this traffic report is brought to you by navy federal credit union. they have been serving the military for over 75 years. if you're in the navy, army, marine corps or the department of this defense, or your family is, so proud to serve you. back to you. >> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. firefighters in danger. the terrifying moments in ohio. it is caught on tape. as we can see, did anybody survive it? helicopter crash. the doomed chopper is pulled from the east river. what investigators are learning about the deadly accident. and k-cup controversy. learn about the bitter taste the popular coffee is leaving in the mouths of some. and we're enjoying spectacular weather across the state. how long will the warmup last? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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train crashes into a truck in houston. watch as the passengers are sent flying from the impact of the crash. it happened after the dump truck ran a red light, then hit the train. 15 people were taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. the truck driver said he was blinded by reflection. and that caused the accident. some scary footage of a back traffic explosion, caught on tape in ohio. it caused all of the windows in the front of the restaurant to explode. it happened right after firefighters entered the burning building. luckily, no one was injured in that. the cause of the fire is under investigation. violence breaks out in athens today, as thousands fill the streets to protest cuts and government spending. tina kraus reports for wjz, on why greek officials are struggling to stop the country from going bankrupt. >> reporter: riot police clash with protestors on the streets of athens. they fired tear gas at demonstrators who pelted them with fire bombs and chunks of rock. thousands of angry greeks

walked off the job to join a nationwide strike over government budget cuts. she says wage earners cannot pay for the country's financial crisis in such a barbaric way. greece needs a $145 billion package of bailout loans, but the government isn't meeting budget targets required to qualify for the funds. government officials are urging residents to rally behind their plan to fend off national bankruptcy. but it's a tough sell to many workers who are losing part of their wages. >> reporter: this man says, we are fighting against the layoffs. we are united to stop this economic policy that is a dead- end for our country. >> reporter: the 24-hour strike shut down schools and halted public transport. >> everything is canceled and slept on a chair. and we have to wait until tomorrow. >> reporter: international auditors say they are likely to give greece the bailout money it needs, but want reassurance

the government will make promised reform. without the cash, athens could go broke as early as next month, triggering a default that could drag other european countries deeper into debt. for tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. they won't say when they'll decide whether to bail out greece. country's two largest unions are planning a nationwide strike later this month. this helped wall street today. all the markets posted gains. we'll take a look. dow is up 131 points. s&p up 20. nasdaq up 56. let's go to new york right now, alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: stocks edged higher, following an encouraging report on the job market. the company payroll adp said it was up slightly more than expected. of course, we'll get a better picture friday, when the

government releases the unemployment reports. a slightly slower pace. meager pay increases and higher costs for food and gas, have forced many americans to spend more quickly. this is hurting the service industry, which covers aide wide range of businesses, hotels, restaurants, financial retailers and restaurants. and friendly, the 76-year- old restaurant chain, says the economic downturn, coupled with higher costs and rent left them with no choice but to go bankrupt. its remain remaining 424 restaurants will stay open as friendly's reorganizes its business. and bank of america is still not explaining why online banking may be slow for some of its customers for a sixth day in a row. a message on the home page says most of the site is working normally, that customers may experience occasional delays. customers who normally bank

online may head v to head to a branch or atm to access their account. for more, stay with cbsmoneywatch.com. at the new york stock exchange, i'm alexis christoforous. beginning tomorrow, baltimore will be celebrating all things beer. charm city has a rich history of beer making that we proudly call the land of pleasant living. ron matz has more on what's brewing for baltimore beer week. >> national beer, national beer ♪ we'll pour out the story of national beer. >> reporter: nothing says beer like baltimore than national beer. it's just part of our rich brewing history. and mr. bo will be looking down on the baltimore beer week. >> we have a rich beer culture. the first beer here was in 1948. and the only time we have not had beer was during prohibition. >> reporter: you can meet national and international brewers. >> to see different and unique venues. it helps you get around town

and understand baltimore in a different light than you might not if you were just a tourist walking in the harbor. >> reporter: baltimore's beer week celebration, will include a walking tour of brewers hill in canton, an area that was once home to more than 25 breweries. >> we're going to visit the remnants of the national bohemian brewing company and the gunther brewing company. and we're going to point out sites where a lot of the german brewers used to actually brew out of their homes and sell to the public, and were actually licensed to do so. >> reporter: while the old breweries are gone, it is still booming. >> you have heavy seas, which is the local beer, flying dog, which is based in frederick. so we have some great craft breweries. >> reporter: from the land of the living, a week to celebrate. ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> baltimore beer week begins tomorrow with a parade starting at fort mchenry at 6:00. events continue through october 16th. for more information, go to

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beautiful. beautiful sunny day. >> look at that. >> and after the weather we've had for the last month or two, days like this, cherish them. >> yeah. >> because pretty soon, it's going to get colder again. we'll have wet weather, icy weather in the next month or

so, i'm sure. so these kinds of days aren't that many of them left as we head toward november. we should have a lot more here in october. let's take a look at temps right now. just amazingly beautiful. 75. dew point is down. the humidity is way down. north/northwest winds at 12. barometer on the way back up. 30.13 inches right now. the cool spot, 61 in oakland. we're at 75. d.c. and pax river at 74. and hagerstown, cumberland, ocean city, easton, at a very comfortable 73 degrees. 72 in westminster. kent island, annapolis, at 74. just delightful afternoon. low humidity. sunshine, blue skies. a little bit of a nice breeze still with us. and it will be with us probably throughout the night. that means the chance of any fog forming. we didn't have it this morning. probably not going to have any fog forming. and there is a weak front approaching us, actually, from the north. you can't even see it because of no clouds associated with it. but there's a bit of cooler air associated with it down from

the east of canada. it's going to go through the region tonight and into tomorrow. maybe one or two clouds. that's better. but the winds tomorrow should shift more to the north and northeast. temperatures tomorrow, probably running 6 or 7 degrees cooler than today. that means upper 60s rather than mid-70s. to the west, first of the fall winter storms coming to the coast. look at that. rain just from central california, northward on the coast. rain and snow inland areas. and rain amazing here in new mexico and texas. they've seen like no rain at all in the last four months. so they need this. hopefully it will move across north texas. that's where the worst of the drought is. the rest of the country, not a cloud to be seen. just east of massachusetts, a few clouds and some shower activity between cuba and the keys there. something may develop there in sort of a tropical matter. that could spin up an area of tropical rain. for our region, weak front coming through. a little cooler. then it goes back to warmer temps over the weekend.

as this high moves off, we could actually get up to 80 on sunday and monday. northeast winds on the bay. and a small craft advisory, still in effect tonight. the bay temp at 66 degrees. so tonight, clear. cool. mid-40s most places. low 50s in the city. tomorrow, cool are than today. but a beautiful fall afternoon high of 68 degrees. so do some yard work outside. >> all right. or just take a deep breath. thanks, bob. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's an episode of csi. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. and there's more ahead on wjz at 4:30. protests grow. who is joining the demonstrations against wall street? more people are dying. the latest on the listeria death toll, linked to cantaloupes. machine or human error. investigators look at the deadly city helicopter crash. eyewitness news continues with denise and vic after this.

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it is 4:29. clear and sunny and 75 degrees. hello. thanks for daying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> police are trying to figure out what caused the helicopter to crash into the city's east river. four people were on board and not all made it out alive. >> reporter: ntsb investigators are looking into the crash. they are trying to figure out what went wrong. >> the board will look at three areas. >> reporter: the private helicopter was carrying four tourists when it took off. but it only made it about 25 feet in the air before spinning around, crashing into the river and flipping upside down.

>> as soon as you realize something is not right, it just turned over and went right down. >> emergency crews raced to the victims who were hanging onto the skids. >> we were able to grab onto the first gentleman who was alive. and i was able to get my arms underneath him by lowing down to the pier and laying facedown. >> reporter: the pilot was alone in the river before firefighters reached him. but sonya maur mick -- nicholson died after being trapped inside. >> reporter: last year, the federal aviation administration posed tighter restrictions. it resulted -- previously it resulted in deaths of 88 people. >> reporter: he was friends with passengers from portugal and australia. >> all new yorkers feel for this family. and we wish it had not

happened. >> reporter: the ntsb says the fact that the chopper remained intact, should help them understand exactly what happened. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, dudley was uninjured. the three surviving passengers are all in the hospital. another day of fiery protests in the heart of new york, as hundreds of protestors autopsied wall street. and today, they have reinforcements. vic, those protestors are now getting help from powerful unions and community organizations. they're getting support from organized labor and community groups, including the transit workers union and move on.org. demonstrators began 19 days ago, in lower manhattan, as people protested what they're calling a culture of greed on wall street. today's protest is expected to be the largest demonstration yet last week. 700 protestors who spilled opto the -- onto the road were arrested. >> they are warning organizers

that anyone disrupting street traffic will be arrested. an outbreak of listeria, from tainted fruit is spreading around the nation. now, the death toll has risen. and this may be just the beginning. >> reporter: investigators are searching for the source of listeria confam -- contamination at jensen farms in colorado. the bacteria was traced back to this farm and a recall was ordered back in september. so far, listeria has sickened people in 28 states and killed 18. officials warn those numbers will likely go up. >> it can take several weeks to become sick. after the person eats the contaminated food. and we expect to hear about more cases, probably into the middle part of october. >> reporter: symptoms are flu like. so many don't know they're infected until it's too late. >> we received a phone call from the health department. and i answered the phone. and i asked him what this was about. and they said that they had had

been contacted at the hospital, that our father had died of listeria. >> reporter: 87-year-old william beach had been healthy until contracting the listeria. it is very serious in the elderly, pregnant, and with people who have compromised immune systems. >> reporter: listeria can continue to live and grow when refrigerated and possibly contaminate other food around it. >> reporter: the best defense against listeria is to wash the fruits before eating them, even with tough skin. >> obviously there is a lot to be done to make sure it doesn't happen again. and that means making our food safer from farm to table. >> reporter: jensen farms is already receiving lawsuits from family members. >> a catonsville man is one of the men who ate the cantaloupe and got sick this summer before

the recall was issued. a search is on for a driver who struck and killed a skateboarder. 16-year-old brandon reese was skateboarding with a friend when he was hit by a car. reese, a junior of perryville high school, did not survive his injuries. hear from police and the victims' mothers, all new at 5:00. in northwest baltimore, friends and family preparing to say goodbye to two beloved educators. a wake and funeral service will be held tonight for donald and jenny patterson. the couple was killed last week when a fire broke out in their home. both were former city school educators. the service starts tonight at the morgan university concert hall. now, federal inspectors say enough is enough. mary bubala is in the newsroom with more. on how inspectors are making table saws safer. >> on average, 10 people lose a finger or a hand on a table saw

every day. consumer product safety commission is taking a look at the potentially dangerous tools to see if they can be made safer. in 2007 and 2008, the agency estimates users suffered more than 67,000 blade contact injuries. the industry says those don't reflect the newly designed guard system that manufacturers started putting on saws back in 2007. back to you, denise. >> there is a saw that automatically stops if a hand slides into the blade's path. but right now, that technology is copyrighted. several cars crash nearby. many drivers decide to play it safe. allison player has more. >> reporter: the shoulder at i- 10, queen creek, looked more like a parking lot. dirt so dense, drivers can barely make out what was in front of them. >> big old blackout. just brown. just couldn't see. >> reporter: dozens of people pulled over, deciding to take refuge from the storm.

>> we were traveling along, and all of a sudden, it just went blank. >> reporter: jeff mickelson and his wife lisa are visiting the value -- valley from washington state. they admit, their defensive driving skills are no match for mother nature. >> seeing how dark it was, it was safe to pull over. >> not everyone was able to pull off at the same time. there were several pileups blame blamed on that dust storm. another winter of heavy snow for our area. forecasters are expecting maryland to have a slightly below average snowfall in winter, the same forecast for last year. you'll probably need that heavy winter gear, however, because the baltimore area got about 14 inches of snow last year. and forecasters say it was colder than average in december and january. thank goodness, that's a ways a way. we're far from snow weather here. live look outside. the sun is shining.

you might still need a light jacket. but who cares? it's dry and sunny. wjz has w4 and traffic. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> you will need a jacket. temps will be dropping quickly back into the 50s and 40s overnight. take a look at temperatures now. this is as warm as it has been for a while. 75 degrees. 73 in ocean city. and a 66 out in oakland. and tonight, temperatures, as i said, possibly back into the mid- to upper 40s. but tomorrow, another fantastic day, as high pressure sits over us. however, the winds tomorrow become a little more north and northeast. that means tomorrow, it will probably end up 5, 6, 7 degrees cooler than today. but we're still talking about bright sunshine and upper 60s. another beautiful fall day. vic? >> bob, thank you. let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. the drive is turning good this afternoon. we have delays now in the northbound direction, from

shawan to belfast. and we have a good 20-minute delay on the west side inner loop there, from 95 to security boulevard. tramping on the -- traveling on the north side inner loop, heavy in that direction, from the jones falls expressway to harford road. another 25 minutes to get through that delay. and 70 westbound, jammed up there, from 29 to marriottsville road. as far as accidents go, compass road at middle river video. -- road. west joppa, in the towson area. lakeville boulevard. and also, park heights at woodland avenue. let's take a live look. no trouble there. south of shell road. and we'll take another live look, 83, north of the beltway. does look like it's beginning to thin out just a bit. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's, carpet, hard wood and laminate, too. you call them at 1-877-75- bills. back over to you. thank you, kristy. a new muppet will be joining the cast of sesame street. the popular show will introduce a new character.

her name is lily. lily is an impoverished puppet. lily will be revealed in a one- on-one, or one-hour sesame street prime time special, called growing hope against hunger. >> that must be lily's mom? >> good question. i don't know. >> her adventure? >> her guardian angel. >> we see her land there -- hand there, too. straight ahead. left behind in shark-infested waters. how the diver kept himself safe and alive until help arrived. begging for mercy. the parents of a missing baby break their silence. and it doesn't get better than this in october. bob is updating the first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a coal mine accident in southwestern china leaves 28 people dead. when a gas leak filled the mine. 13 managed to escape, but three

later died. the because of the coal and gas outburst is under investigation. a police dash cam catches a suspect, trying to elude officers in michigan. the video shows mitch gan police on the pursuit of a mass murder suspect. three police cars rammed the police car of robert dansler. he later crashed and police say he shot himself as they were trying to get him to surrender. the search for a missing baby continues tonight in missouri. >> denise, today, the baby's parents made a tearful plea, begging the people to drol hib herb off safely. police say the parents are not suspects in the case police

have canceled the amber alert because they believe they have done their job. >> the fbi is assisting in the nationwide search. a miscellaneousive investigation in pennsylvania. a website featuring nude photos of high school students. and at this point, they tonight cake it down. the district attorney warns the investigation may be time- consuming. many of the pictures on the site were taken by students themselves. stses r. >> two were on a charter boat. when they came up, they found themselves alone, miles off the coast. they clung to a fishing buoy for more than two hours and were rescued by a passing yacht. the diving company says the operator is at fault. millions of dollars of cocaine washes up on a beach.

police say these packages could be worth almost $2.2 million. there's no word yet on where the drugs came from or where they were headed. do you love coffee? if you're a fan of k-cubs, there may be something about them you don't know. todd gunther has the story. >> reporter: it's easy to find fans of the cureig coffee machine. >> each cup is individually brewed in one of these small, plastic cups. the coffee is fresh, hot and troubling to environmentalists, like cindy lupey. >> our concern is that they aren't recyclable. that means they end up in the landfills. >> reporter: and now, major coffee suppliers, like dunkin'

donuts are rolling out their versions of the k-cub. with the number of cups now being tossed, reaching into the billions. that means a lot of plastic that isn't being recycelded. >> it's hard to recycle because of the multiple materials. >> reporter: medicine, you'll find a separate filter, too. >> it's also typically too small to be recycled. a trend is that larger materials are excessive in the recycling programs. >> reporter: the problem? finding a more environmentally friendly approach to this packaging challenge is a big priority for us, we're working on a few different fronts to improve the environmental characters of the k-cup system. >> coffee grounds and the filter are biodegradable. a new fashion line from a designer made famous by the first lady is coming to a target near you. designer jason woo is creating a new collection that will hit target shelfs in february. items include women's clothing and handbags.

woo shot to fame, after michelle obama wore his gown to president obama's inaugural ball. some of your favorite animated disney films will be hitting the screen again. disney has announced rereleases of four of its animated films in 4-d, beauty and the beast, finding nemo, little mermaid. this comes after the release of lion king 3-d, which raked in $80 million in three weeks. the films will be rereleased beginning in january. >> also brought back a lot of older people who enjoyed them. she is one of television's most successful stars. and now, oprah winfrey is speaking out. mark steines has more. >> reporter: coming up here tonight, our oprah exclusive, what makes her angry, and what does she regret? the most powerful woman in television lets her guard down with our christina mclarty. >> reporter: oprah admits, her biggest mistake was wheeling in

that wagon of fat. >> 67 pounds since july 7th. big, big, big, big mistake. when i look at that show, i think it was one of the biggest ego trips of my life. >> really? and you continue to learn yourself? >> i continue to learn myself. >> now, she's passing that lesson on, in oprah's life class. >> my very first lesson is about letting your ego get in the way. >> looking back now, what would you have told yourself? >> i would have said, don't do it. it's a great tv moment. but don't do it. the producer is like, oh, my god, you're going to drag the wagon of fat? a lesson on anger came from author terry nothing millen. >> i really don't get angry unless somebody has lied to me. and you will see me lose my pleasing personality. >> really? >> yes. lie to me, and i don't see you no more. also tonight, the fatal attraction reunion. and why did ex-factor host

steve jones storm off piers piers morgan's set? >> and you can see entertainment tonight, here on wjz. this certainly isn't a sight you see every day on the beach. these pictures of glowing blue waves. isn't that incredible? were taken in san diego, california. the phenommen an -- phenomenon is called by a algae bloom called red tide. it turns the water red in the day and glow in the dark blue at night. it will not harm you. if you want to swim through it. it is something to see. i've only seen it once. >> that's pretty cool. >> i'd like to see it again. >> incredible photograph are. i'd never be able to capture it like that. bright blue skies and lots of sunshine. >> bob turk has the updated first warning forecast coming first warning forecast coming ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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and we are 100% open for business. you mean 100% open for fun. here in the best part of the gulf. louisiana, florida, alabama, mississippi. this could go on for a while. store . what a beautiful afternoon. and guess what, there's more on the way. and around here, we certainly deserve nice weather. let's take a look at temps now. 75. we predicted a high of 73. went even warmer. just the bright sunshine. warming us up. 75. humidity is low.

north/northwestwinds at 12. barometer, rising 30.13 inches. right now, 75, 73. 61, the cool spot in oakland. and 73 on the shore as well. low dew point, dry air. beautiful weather. tonight, we'll get back into the 40s. if you're heading out later, yes, you'll need a jacket. and there's a bit of a breeze still. nice northwest wind, 17, 12. as you can see, still kind of breezy out there. but it will slowly diminish late tomorrow. and tomorrow, it will start shifting more to the north and northeast. a weak front is going to come into the area. you probably won't notice, except the wind will change direction. hardly a cloud with this. but there's a little bubble of high pressure. this is what we call a back- door cold front, instead of coming from the west. it's coming down from eastern canada. it will cross our region during the day. temperatures tomorrow, running maybe about 6 or 7 degrees cooler than today. we're talking about upper 60s, nice afternoon. the really warm stuff out in

the midwest. by the weekend, the second half of the weekend, we probably will get up close to 80 degrees, which is a little unusual for october. in the meantime, dry, beautiful. a little cooler on thursday. then warms up again for friday and the weekend. just delightful conditions. northeast winds on the bay. small craft advisory out there tonight. the bay temp, still in the mid- 60s. tonight then, clear. it will be cool, mid-40s to the low to mid-50s. tomorrow, bright sunshine again. but it will be cooler today, with a high of 68. right now, we're at 75. the normal high now is 70. and it starts dropping probably quickly, a couple of degrees every week, as we head toward the end of the month. >> above normal. how wonderful. thank you, bob. thank you. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> a cecil county teenager is killed, doing something he loved. why police say the man responsible is still free. i'm weijia jiang, with the exclusive interview with the

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coming up next at 5:00. a maryland teenager killed in front of his house. how it happened and why the person responsible is still free tonight. tonight, amanda knox's family speaks out. their revealing comments and concern for her future. just days after a hopkins student is sexually assaulted. the city launches a new campaign to raise awareness about sex crimes. i'm derek valcourt, that story coming up on eyewitness news. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now.

teen killed. a high school student is run over in front of his family's house. >> how police tracked down the driver, and why he is not behind bars. >> hi, everybody. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a maryland community is outraged after a 16-year-old boy dies in a hit-and-run crash. his family wants answers after police question the driver and let him go. >> reporter: tonight, the family is only sharing their story with wjz. they tell us they're heartbroken, but they're also angry. because 48 hours after the accident, that driver has not been charged. >> i miss him. [ crying ] i just want him back. i ju