danielle notingham has more from the white house. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton wants iran held accountable for the alleged plot to kill saudi arabia's ambassador. she calls it a dangerous escalation of iran's support of terrorism. >> this kind of reckless act undermines international norms and the international system. >> reporter: prosecutors charged 56-year-old mansour albab seir with plotting to kill the saudi ambassador, as he dined atta -- at a washington, d.c. restaurant. they have stepped up their sanctions on iran's government, and are now asking other countries to do the same. join us in condemning this threat to international peace and security. >> reporter: state department leaders want to get the support of other countries in condemning iran. they are telling their diplomats around the world to share details about the plot. >> reporter: administration officials won't say exactly

what the next steps will be. >> we will continue to take measures to put pressure on iran. >> reporter: iran's government denies its involvement in the alleged plan. but american officials are confident it played a role. and they're warning u.s. citizens around the globe to be on alert for new terror attacks in response to the disrupted plot. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, investigators say one of the suspects tried to recruit mexican hitmen to carry out the attack. the justice department made the connection because of a wire transfer from iranian bank accounts to an undercover agent in mexico. a surprise guilty plea, from the so-called underwear bomber. he's the man who tried to blow up a plane on christmas day. denise is in the newsroom with details of his confession. denise? >> the terror suspect stunned a federal court today, when he admitted to all eight charges against him.

umar farouq abdulmutallab calmly and clearly told the judge he knew what he was doing. in well-spoken english, he confessed to trying to blow up a jet on christmas day, 2009. he said his attempted attack on the united states for its relationship with israel. and he told the court that the u.s. will eventually pay for what it has done. >> reporter: abdulmutallab faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. a baltimore high school loses two of its students to violence this month. now, one of the victim's families is speaking only to wjz. wjz is live. weijia jiang has the story in the search for a killer. weijia? >> reporter: kai, at this point, police do not know if the two murders are linked. the mother of two the victims say the two boys were eager to make better lives for themselves, a dream that will never come true. >> i'll never be able to see my

son again. >> latonya stags says she hasn't stopped crying since her 17-year-old son was gunned down ask killed monday night. >> an animal just ripped him apart from his mother. who gives a person a right to just take somebody's life? just in cold blood. >> single carry is at the savage institute for visual arts killed in past month. police say it happened in the 1400 block around coopers place monday night. >> two young kids that did it but nobody knows who they were. >> police say after he was shot, singletary made it here. he knocked on one of these doors for help, and someone inside called police. >> the victim was transported to shock trauma, where he later died from his injuries. >> reporter: stag says it is

the second tragedy to fall on the family this year. on january 1st, single tarry's grandmother was killed when gas filled up. >> i remember them through pictures. >> reporter: now he says the same about his son. an honor roll student, his mom said he was turning his life around after getting in trouble on the street. streets now lined with notes and balloons to remember. [ indiscernible ] >> and a spokesperson for baltimore city schools would not comment on the double killings, only calling them a tragic coincidence. police continue to look for suspects in both cases. reporting live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. sing tarry's family is preparing to lay him to rest in baltimore. armed and fighting with rebels in libya. baltimore resident, matthew van

dyke is caught on camera, firing a weapon, just weeks after he escaped from a gadhafi- held prison. >> reporter: among the rebels fighting gadhafi forces in libya, baltimore writer matthew van dyke, seen here, firing an anti-aircraft gun. he came here in march to support a libyan friend. he was caught, held for nearly six months, escaping when tripoli fell. >> i came to this country to seek freedom. it's something i struggle with. and i hope i don't have to kill anybody. and maybe i just did. i don't know. >> reporter: the writer turned warrior made the front page news here in baltimore. but his family says they're worried that if he gets captured again, people won't rally to his cause. has is his decision. and that's on him. >> i told him, once he turned that offer down, he was on his own. i can't go back to the government or to the ngos, looking for him. >> reporter: and it appears the

rebels matthew is fighting with aren't making progress n. this gunfight, they capture a sniper taking him away and moving their line of fire forward. >> and matthew's family say they speak with him from time to time, from cert, where he is now fighting. they also continue updates on a facebook page, still called "free matthew van dyke." some rain is moving through the area tonight. a live look outside shows it's a dreary and cool wednesday. >> we haven't really seen much rain until about 4:00 this afternoon. look at the radar, all over central maryland. that's where the rain is located. but it's moving very quickly off to the north and northeast right now. just ended in frederick. still on route 70, still raining. from the city on north. that's where we're seeing the rain. just south of columbia, it's ending. and south of the region, it's breaking up, moving over to the eastern shore. so another hour or two, we'll be dealing with this rain

around the region. then we'll just probably have some fog overnight. because we actually expect to see some clearing skies coming across the region. now, tomorrow, we'll be in between systems. so not a horrible day. it will be warmer by tomorrow night with a front and another low coming from the west. another chance of more rain. and maybe thundershower activity before it clears out, just in time for the weekend. mary? >> okay. thank you, bob. some sad news topaz -- to pass along from the ravens tonight. patricia model. the wife of former ravens owner art modell, passed away this afternoon. at one time, she appeared on more tv shows than any other woman in u.s. history. the lyric opera house now holds her name, after the models donated more than $300 million. she was 80 years old. the news has an effect on ravens who were with the team when art was in charge. ravens return to workout after

some time off. >> they're getting ready, the ravens are, to face the houston texans, coming up on sunday. and the ravens head into this next game, sitting pretty into first place. and certainly energized, after resting their bodies and minds during the bye week. >> joe flacco used his time to return to new jersey. ray rice went home to new york. and the elder statesman, ray lewis, said family time is even more important, the more years he's in the league. >> spend a lot of time with family. and i got a lot of time to see my family play. it was a good break to get away from it. >> reporter: back to the physical grind in a brutally physical sport. the time to rest and heal aching bodies is appreciated. >> this season is long. it's very long. you're in a car crash, every play. so it's about us knowing what we have to do. >> for the majority of the week, i took care of my body. and came back. i feel pretty good.

really good. >> bodies rested. minds at ease. terrell suggs lets loose before practice. these guys know how to relax, amidst what can be a tense profession. >> it's a long season. and you know, i was wanting to be a football mold the whole time. >> i can see it's really hard to relax. because you got so intense and serious. >> that's why always -- when you get away, get away. but it's always great. always great to you know, getaway and just relax. >> well, trust me. it is all business when coach john harbaugh has the sports. and coming up, derrick mason. traded from the jets to houston. coming back to face the ravens on sunday. we'll have that coming up. mary? >> that's a little crazy, mark. thank you. remember, you don't need a ticket to see the ravens takeo the houst -- take on the

houston texans. you can watch that game live here on wjz. kickoff is sunday at 4:00. get ready for more fast cars and big crowds. it's official. the baltimore grand prix will return here next weekend. pat warren has more on what changes to expect for the 2012 race. hi, pat. >> hi, kai. luckily, they had a lot better weather for the race this year than we're experiencing here on federal hill right now. but race organizers will be looking for ways to improve what they consider to be a success this year. >> reporter: they love the ease. >> awesome. five minutes parked. it was great. >> reporter: the comfort. >> we gotta be raking in money. look at all of the people here. >> reporter: and the pleasure. >> the speed. the comradery. the great speed. the noise. i love it. >> fantastic. every time danica patrick went around, she was winking at me. >> i can't wait to do it again.

>> reporter: race president tells wjz, they will do it again next labor day weekend. the second year in a five-year contract with the city ready to run the baltimore grand grand prix. >> that was day we always wanted. but i will say, we needed the corporation of the orioles. they asked the day to be free for us so we could have it next year. >> more than 150,000 people attended the race. and businesses like the pratt street jailhouse said it worked to their advantage. >> the labor day weekend is not a weekend we look forward to in the restaurants downtown. this is one for the books. this was a good one. >> reporter: but for other businesses outside the fence, so to speak, it was a flop. the sabba tino family is looking for little changes. >> we set up food. we have tables outside. it was beautiful. and nobody came. nobody showed up. i don't think they advertised it right. and hopefully in the future, they will advertise it. >> reporter: race organizers agree there could be some

tweaking. >> but overall. >> overall, it was a first-year event. we had some hiccups, but we felt like it was a great event. >> reporter: and in the words of mayor stephanie rawlings- blake following the race. >> this is about baltimore and baltimore rocks. >> and baltimore rolls. the economic impact of the race this year is expected to be released later this month, kai? >> i think so you got a road hazard right now. get dry. and the detailed account should be released later this month. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. spreading protest and mounting costs. how much the occupy wall street movement is actually costing taxpayers. a surprise decision in the michael jackson death trial. are you a 410-er? or a 443? well, soon, you could have an all-new area code. i'm jessica kartalija. i'll explain next. on wjz.

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tragedy on an anne arundel county road. after an accident kills a teenage girl. wjz is live at police headquarters. derek valcourt explains exactly what happened. derek? >> this happened on a stretch of mountain road. an area that is all too familiar with car accidents. many of them minor, but some, deadly. >> reporter: the father of 17- year-old kayla austin, overcome with grief, at the site of a car accident in pasadena. it was just after 7:30 in the morning, when walkers nearby first heard something wrong. >> we hear that bang.

then we saw that over there. >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured the entire accident. police say kayla austin was driving her car eastbound on mountain road, when she lost control, crossed over into eastbound traffic. leaving a hole in the wall and a hole in her family's heart. >> we saw it on the camera on the building. nobody stopped to help that girl. >> reporter: police now investigating whether speed and wet roads may have played a factor in kayla austin's crash. >> neighbors call that stretch of road where kayla austin died one of the most dangerous stretches in the area. they say there have been lots of car accidents. they will have more on that coming up all new alt 6:00. -- at 6:00. derek, thank you. no one else was injured in the crash. the investigation is still ongoing. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin.

>> well, unfortunately, plenty of delays out there. northbound 95, we're up to 30 minutes there. that's from 895 to howard county line. 45 minutes around the top side inner loop. park heights avenue to harford road. and another 45 minutes on the outer loop from 795 to the bw parkway. 70, westbound, plenty of brake lights there. that's from 29 to marriottsville road. and we have an accident on northern parkway, with a delay back to cold spring lane. philadelphia road at rosedale avenue. and pulaski highway at 66th street. we have bel air road. and baltimore city, north highland at esther place. let's now take a live look. as you can see, we have a lot of brake lights there. that's northbound on the harrisburg expressway. right there at shawan road. and also going to be a difficult drive there, 295 at 175. this traffic report is brought to you by auto service plus. it's service you can trust.

call now about their fall and winter maintenance specials. $65 in additional rebates. you can check them out at auto service plus.biz to find their nearest location. have trouble keeping track of codes and numbers? well, maryland is adding another area code to the mix. jessica kartalija has the 411 on the new digits. >> are you a 410? or 443? >> 410. >> 410 or 443? >> i'm a 410er. >> now, maryland is adding three more digits to the mix. >> 6 sketch. what -- 667. what do you think of that? >> get the heck out. i'm still getting over the 301 change. from 301 to 410. that was about 20 years ago. >> 667? why? have we run out of 443s and 410s? >> yep. in about six months, all of the 443s and 410s will be used up.

and the state wants to make sure everyone is dialed in. >> adding an area code adds about 8 million new numbers. >> right now, my work is a 410 and my personal phone, a 443. if i add another phone in march, this could likely be a 667. >> i don't want no 667. it's already confusing. it's 10 digits. it used to be seven. wow. >> reporter: areas affected include baltimore county, baltimore city, harford and carroll counties. for the most part, marylanders don't mind the change and say they could get used to the new 6 67. >> i could. i'm very flexible. >> yeacial. >> i -- >> yeah. >> i could deal with it. >> could you get used to 667? >> yeah. change comes way. so you get -- anyway. you get used to it. if you have a 443, 410, or 210, you guys are set.

this only affects new phones. and again, it's in march. you got that? >> no. thank you, jessica. >> you want me to repeat it backyards? >> thank you. typically, the fcc makes arn announcement 10 months in advance. but because immediate in is running out of numbers so quickly, the change is coming in the spring. take a look at the temperatures out there. hasn't moved anywhere because of the rain now. 63 humidity. -- humidity at 98%. come back and take a look at improvement for the weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

all right. got some rain. take a look at radar. not going to be with us much, much longer. out to the west, light stuff in cascade, over to westminster. from the city on north. that's where the bulk of the rain is now. particularly the parkton, hereford area it's going to be a nice weekend. from 10 to 6:00. the weather should be great. east of us and southeast of us,

shower activity continues to move across the bay toward the upper eastern shore. lighter showers near d.c. later tonight, we'll actually kind of clear out, but we'll be seeing fog coming in later this evening. so that's something we'll be watching. there you see it. moving up toward eastern pennsylvania. york, reading area. take a look at temperatures. -- the been chilly and damp all day long. although the rainfall amounts have really been not much at all. 54 in oakland. sketch, locally. just around the 60-degree mark to the mid-60s down by the water. so that breeze off the atlantic oagd continues to bring in the moist air from the ocean. once this low pressure moves through the region tomorrow night, there's a big fair here with clearing skies. and another system has another area of low pressure that is

ticking in. that's going to kick in more rain, shower activity. maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow iron evening. so we do have to look at least for some possible shower activity in the afternoon. then it turns tryer and cooler. it will be a nice weekend across the region. southeast winds, very light tomorrow. and tonight issue because of the breeze, we'll have a small craft vazzory on the bay until 11:00. tonight, early rain. fog early on. with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 50s. tomorrow, back up to the mid- 70s with morning gog fog durn burning off. rain, maybe thundershower activity tonight, into friday. until about 1:00, 2:00, and it clears out by friday afternoon. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. blackberry troubles. millions of customers can't get their messages. where did the problem begin? and when will it be fixed?

what happened to lisa irwin? we're following developing stories. are there any weapons involved? >> no. but they're using chemicals and throwing it at each other. ,,,,,

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63 degrees, with light rain falling. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. an update on the bizarre attack. for the first time, we're hearing the emergency calls from inside a local wal-mart, as a woman throws bleach on another customer in the store. wjz is live. adam may has the 911 tapes. adam? >> well, kai. quite a shocking scene inside that wal-mart. and the attack prompted numerous calls from shoppers who witnessed the melee. >> reporter: this wal-mart in lansdowne was full of shoppers saturday, when suddenly a fight broke out in aisle 11, stocked with cleaning products. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> there's a fight in the middle of a wal-mart on washington boulevard. you need to get radio cars up there quick. >> reporter: police described the fight between theresa jefferson and another woman. >> are there any weapons involved? >> no. but they're using chemicals to throw at each other. >> and they're hitting each other? >> yeah. with chemicals, liquid bleach. >> throwing beach on each

other? >> yeah. >> reporter: the victim, ebony odems escaped and ran to the bathroom with burning eyes. almost 26 others were exposed to a toxic cloud of chemicals. >> it was an act that occurred in the middle of a public place. >> reporter: on bail review, prosecutors argue jefferson remains a danger to the victim and her boyfriend. but the victim's own father sides with him. >> i'm not going to stand with my son when he's wrong. >> reporter: i think it's telling ms. jefferson went right to the police station to complain about these people harassing them. one of whom is on probation for assaulting her. >> reporter: but prosecutor says the past doesn't explain these current allegations. >> reporter: and she is being held on $350,000 bail. reporting live, adam may, wjz

eyewitness news. >> adam, thank you. everyone treated for the injuries in the attack has been released from the hospital. >> we are following breaking news in california, where six people are dead in a mass shooting. it happened inside a salon in the city of seal beach. that's just southeast of los angeles. you're looking live at the scene right now. in addition to the six people dead, three other people, we are told, are hurt. police arrested the man in a traffic stop a half mile from the shooting scene, right about there. we're working to find out more details and bring them to you as they become available. a prominent private investigator is now helping to find a missing 10-month-old girl from missouri. vic is in the newsroom with more on the decision to bring in outside help in this. vic? >> well, mary. police had more than 300 tips, but still no idea what happened to lisa irwin. now, private security consultant bill stanton is hired in the case. he will not say who hired him. he says he is hopeful 10-month-

old lisa irwin will be found safe and alive. she was last seen on the 31st, asleep in her crib. >> yesterday's search of a well at an abandoned home turned up nothing. a surprise decision from the defense in the michael jackson death trial. today, attorneys for dr. conrad murray are changing their story. kendis gibson reports with the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: they found six counts of gross negligence on the day michael jackson died. >> all of those deviations directly impacted his life. because if these deviations would not have happened, mr. jackson would be alive. >> reporter: jackson died from an overdose of propofol in june of 2009. >> reporter: the defense delivered a big surprise, when it abandoned its claim that michael jackson gave himself

the fatal dose. >> reporter: the jury was out of the room when murray's attorney, michael flanagan, told the judge, a defense study shows any impact from swallowing propofol would be trivial. it's a setback for the defense as the prosecution wraps up its case. murray's attorneys are expected to call witnesses starting next week. >> dr. murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter. he faces four years in prison if convicted. stay with wjz throughout the trial. we'll bring you the latest updates from court. the helicopter that crashed into new york city's east river had just been in the repair shop days before the deadly flight. the helicopter plunged into the water shortly after takeoff last week, killing one apparently. the ntsb says mechanics have just wrapped up an annual inspection of the aircraft two days earlier. so the faa is now warning pilots to be on alert,

immediately after maintenance. the giants fan severely beaten at dodgers stadium is now out of the hospital. and we're seeing the first photo of him since the attack. san francisco general hospital released this picture of joe being moved to a rehabilitation center. you can't really see him in that picture. he suffered a serious brain injury in march after a severe attack that left him brain injured. doctors say he is able to speak and interact with his family. rising a -- ringing up a serious tab for taxpayers. the first five days of protests in philadelphia cost the police department $164,000 in overtime. that's roughly $33,000 a day. the overtime bill in new york city, where the protests have been much bigger, is almost $2 million. thanks to a multimillion- dollar grant, baltimore has more money to improve safety in school zones. gigi barnett has more on what's being done in tonight's school watch report. >> reporter: a safe walk to

school begins with safe city streets. now the city has the money to fix any potential problems, despite its cash-strapped budget. >> reporter: this is how a trip to school begins for nearly all of the students at marion elementary school in west baltimore. they pound the pavement. >> if you hear horn blowing, you need to -- >> stop. >> reporter: once inside, the lesson on pedestrian safety never ends, especially territory youngest walkers. >> that's a sign that danger -- when someone blows their horn. >> reporter: but today, city and school leaders unveil a new plan to help students arrive to class alive, thanks to a $2 million federal grant, school zones city wide will get a makeover. parents in schools across baltimore, complained about the unsafe walking conditions for months. said that is congestion because we're at an intersection that was closed off. it was congestion. and sometimes traffic. >> reporter: that's because

catrees hill walks her fourth grader to and from winterling elementary every day. she says many times, it's distracted drivers who make the stroll to school unsafe >> even with the crossing guard being out there, somebody might run a stop sign. >> it all depends on, you know, who the driver is. >> reporter: the extra cash will repair sidewalks. it will also spruce up crosswalks. and it will add more signs to the neighborhood. school leaders say that should make a walk to school a safe one. >> we're also doing a survey of each and every school in the system to make sure that we are aware of what improvements need to be made. >> reporter: the mayor says 11 city schools will start a walking school bus program. that allows parents and volunteers to walk with students in a group, to and from class every day. mary, back to you. >> all right, gigi. thank you. school leaders say the walk to school must be safe because sometimes it's the only exercise a student gets.

time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. the city plans to turn over operations of several recreation centers to private companies. a man who will run this saturday's baltimore marathon, while pushing his special needs son, in a specially outfitted wheelchair. and why the ravens are facing the houston texans at just the right time. for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz. tossing out that tough guy image for some pink. that's what dozens of construction workers are doing for breast cancer awareness mont. andrea fujii has the story. >> reporter: getting down and dirty in pink. >> when we first did know it, i had a pink heart. first, a couple of jokes about it. but then once they're aware of why, then they're okay. >> reporter: he is one of dozens of workers who are

donning a hard hat. and has reason is personal. >> my mother is a survivor since '92. my wife is a two-year breast cancer survivor. >> reporter: this the third year the company has come together to encourage early breast cancer detection as they work on the new towers. >> just having the support of all of these guys, wearing their hats. and showing that they support me, they support everyone else. >> reporter: according to the american cancer society, more than 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. and maryland ranks 8th in the country for the most incidents. >> reporter: men often wear pink to bring awareness to the cause. ravens and jets players wear should special shoes and laces. >> and the ravens will be wearing these hats all throughout october. >> and some like kenneth, wear his every day. >> it's no joke anymore. this cancer thing touches everybody. >> number of women to die from

breast cancer has been steadily declining since 1990. but last year, the disease took nearly 40,000 lives. mary? >> that's a lot, andrea. thank you. in 2010, more than 2 1/2 million breast cancer survivors were living in the u.s. >> and who is telling kenneth not to wear that hat. >> he looks good in pink. very good. >> he looks distinguished. and a fall tradition gone wrong. hear what happens when a family gets trapped inside a corn maze. it is the video seen around the world. a cyclist struck by an antelope. tonight, he speaks out about surviving that hilt. -- hit. i'm bob turk. in the first warning weather center. a nice weekend coming up. lots of things going on. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. so to save some money... man: looks great, hun... woman: ...and we're not real proud of this. man: no...we're not. woman: we...um...

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if temperatures get back up into the low to even mid-70s. friday, particularly in the morning. look for more showers and maybe thundershowers as that front goes through. 72. clearing out. down to 51. and dry. looks like a great stretch coming up saturday, sunday, and monday. upper 60s to about the low 70s. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. in today's energy saver. a programmable thermostat can save you money. pr proper use means setting up the thermostat with. temperatures, without overriding that study. for more information on how you can be an energy saver, go to wjz.com and click on our special section. one life for thousands. that's what officials in israel are agreeing to do in a landmark deal with hamas. the move will free an israeli soldier captured in gaza, five years ago. however, in exchange, israel will release more than 1,000

palestinian prisoners, some of them convicted murderers. several israeli politicians criticize the deal, calling it a victory for terrorists. caught on tape, a florida school employee is facing charges after she appears to attack a student in surveillance video. take a look. as a bus is accidentally hit while students are roughhousing. that's when the bus aides start hitting the teens, biting him and eventually throwing him off the bus. the woman who was -- charged with child abuse says the teen is a bully. a college student in new jersey is getting an apology from his school. the teen's professor recently sent him an e-mail, asking him not to speak up in class because he has a stutter. the excuse school president says the professor was out of line and has been disciplined. a mas -- massachusetts family, lost inside a corn maze has no choice but to help.

>> we've got a 3-week-old baby. >> relax. calm down. >> you can see this maze is actually massive. police say the couple and their two young children were lost inside the 7-acre maze. and got very concerned when the sun started going down. they didn't have to wait long for a rescue. an officer and a farmer led them back out. the so-called hollywood hacker is behind bars tonight. police arrest a florida man accused. breaking into e-mails. the fbi says christopher cheney of jacksonville tried to sell the stolen materials to celebrity blog sites. well, millions of blackberry users are down for the count. a worldwide service outage has now spread to the united states and canada. drew levinson reports for wjz, the outage is leading to customer outrage. >> reporter: millions of blackberry users in the united states and canada can't get their e-mail or instant messages. >> having trouble sending,

having trouble receiving. sent five or six blackberry messages. and they just don't get through. >> reporter: the problem began overseas. the canadian phone company, research in motion, says a crucial link in its infrastructure, as well as its backup, failed three days ago, causing its worst outage in years. but it waited until now to release this statement. >> reporter: we are working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. and we apologize to our customers for any inconvenience. blackberry is using twitter to update its customers about sporadic outages. and its customers are using twitter to trash blackberry. one popular tweet. what did one blackberry user say to the other blackberry user? nothing. >> reporter: unlike other smart phones, blackberry controls all of its e-mail and other data through its own system. >> that's a good thing because they can apply extra security, some encryption. and that's why a lot of businesses, particularly the federal government is using that. but at the same time, it creates single points of

failure. >> reporter: rims' point failed. and the company stock is at a five-year low. >> reporter: and the timing couldn't be worse. its main competitor, apple, is starting to sell its new iphone. >> reporter: all of this has some customers thinking where a new change. >> i'm going to try a smart phone like an android google phone. >> in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> and blackberry outages tend to occur several times in a year, but they usually last for less than a day. cyclist, run over by an antelope is speaking out. 17-year-old evan vanderspy was knacked off of his bike during a race in south africa. it was all caught on tape, and camera attached to his bike. he said he didn't remember a thing, until he was in the ambulance, headed to the hospital.

>> i was unconscious. so i don't remember much of the experience myself. every time i look at it, it's one big shock. >> reporter: evan says his helmet, which was almost split apart by the impact, saved his life. check in for eyewitness news at 6:00. denise is in the newsroom with a preview for us. deadly crash. a teenage girl killed after slamming into a vacant house in anne arundel county. new at 6:00, concerns about the stretch of road where it happened. and extreme road rage. why these two men are in custody and what they're accused of doing. check in for these stories and all the breaking news at 6:00. now, back to kai. well, they may be twins. but two newborn twins twin missouri have quite a different story. the two girls were born in two different states on two different days. the mother gave birth to the first child after 26 weeks. but the other wasn't quite ready. so she gave birth later.

the doctors say these are called delayed interval twins. new hope for those who suffer from depression. the simple therapy helping ,,,,,

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supplement could help prevent colon cancer. for some depression patients, medication or therapy helps. but one doctor has discovered a very simple technique that appears to work as well. sandra hughes reports for wjz. >> reporter: just two years ago, nelu simon couldn't imagine that she could teach yoga. >> i wasn't functioning. wasn't working. i couldn't go outside. >> reporter: simon struggled but by her mid-20s, she couldn't even get out of bed. >> i tried pretty much everything else you could think of. but was still depressed. >> reporter: but that all changed when she tried future directed therapy. >> one of the goals with future- directed therapy is to activate parts of the brain that are sluggish in patients with depression. >> reporter: they try to change irrational, negative thoughts about life experiences.

denise vil hauer has patients take the focus off their past and look ahead in their lives. her published study found that patients in future therapy became less depressed and had less anxiety than those in traditional talk therapy. they were also less likely to say that this was to help them in life. >> reporter: it's a simple idea, really. setting goals and pursuing them. but to someone who is depressed, that sounds impossible. >> i thought i was doomed. i thought, there was no way that i could ever, ever get out of it. >> reporter: simon said before future-directed therapy, she would never have done this interview. now she wants to give hope to other patients who can't see a future. in los angeles, sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> an estimated 1 in 10 americans suffers with depression. still ahead on eyewitness news. >> what happened at this house this morning has some folks calling this one of the most dangerous stretches of road in anne arundel county.

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