this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> midair meltdown. the pilot's frightening threats force the passengers to pin him down. >> the bizarre cockpit behavior that led to his arrest. >> hi, i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight: >> new details about a jet blue captain and why he was locked out of the cockpit and tackled to the cabin floor. bigad sheban has more on the alarming outburst. >> reporter: the jet blue captain who caused the midair chaos on flight 191 started alarming his copilot well before he began scaring

passengers. clayton osmond could face 20 years in prison if convicted. he became increasingly incoherent in a flight to las vegas and told his copilot, we need to take a leap of faith and aren't going to vegas. the copilot locked him out. there was a passenger in the front row. >> he started yelling inside the flight deck, throttle idle, bring the plane down, it's here. >> reporter: he had a mental breakdown, ranting up and down the aisle about a bomb. passengers took action, including law enforcement officials who was going to a conference in las vegas. >> i pulled him away from the cockpit door and he started ranting about iraq, iran, they're going to take us down. >> reporter: there was an off- duty pilot to help with an

emergency in texas. >> we're going to have to go into amarillo. >> reporter: osmond was taken off plane by security and still hospitalized. according to faa documents, he passed all tests months ago and no records. bigad sheban. a truck goes into a house sparking the fire. you can see the flames sparking out. for several hours. police said no one was in the truck when it hit the house. also damaged two nearby homes. another scary scene in baltimore county when the car gets pinned under the bus. the car rear ended the bus on boulevard this afternoon. one person went to the hospital to be checked out.

charges dropped, the cases dismissed against five carroll county counselors against a teen in a reform school. meghan mccorkell talks to the victims tonight. meghan? >> reporter: they are heartbroken with the latest developments but will continue to fight for justice with their son. the mother of 17 year old isaiah simmons fears she won't have closure, all charges dropped against the school counselors who allegedly restrained her son face down on the ground for three hours until he suffocated. the five accused of reckless endangerment. >> someone needs to be held accountable. >> reporter: witnesses moved away or charged with felonies and the inability to call the

lead investigator. the investigator, doug, is investigated for perjury in another case. carroll county's state's attorney barnes released this statement offering his condolences to the family. his decision not to proceed with the cases was a tough one. we admitted all credibility of witnesses before making this determination. >> it's not just continuing the case. it's kicking the family when the family's down. >> reporter: all that's left of her son is the 6 year old daughter and the hope that one day she'll find peace. >> today in united states of america, justice is not. >> reporter: it's since reopened as silver oak academy under new management. meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. thank you, meghan. cooperating with the maryland

state prosecutor in this case. the pope makes his case to free a maryland man in prison in cuba. pope benedict asks for the release in a meeting today with cuban officials. evicted of spying on the cuban government. got involved in the case after the obama administration asked. >> it would be a very, very good thing if the cuban government could take this opportunity to release allen gross. >> he was trying to bring it to the community. there's no response to the pope's request. cosmetic surgery on the black market. a woman with no medical license admits to injecting customers with toxic materials in maryland and across the country. wjz is on it. kai jackson has more on this disturbing case. kai? >> reporter: kimberly pled guilty to a crime that police say nearly killed a woman in

baltimore. this woman, 45 year old, kimberly of atlanta, georgia, pleaded guilty to a bizarre and potentially deadly crime. she was charging people up to $1500 to inject silicon in them to improve their appearance. >> reporter: she lied saying it was for medical use, like the kind in breast implants but it was industrial silicone used for things like paint, even auto polish. she pled guilty for using the misbranded and unadulterated drug. >> you can't buy silicone from your local hardware store and inject into someone's body. >> reporter: the silicone got into her lungs and sent her to the hospital. after the dancer left, she said, you almost killed me. prosecutors say she got no

reply. prosecutors say she used super glue to stop the leaking. >> for exotic dancers, apparently, there was an accepted practice. >> reporter: sentencing is scheduled for july 12. back to you. thank you, kai. prosecutors say since 2003, she hadly bought nearly 5000 pounds of industrial silicone which cost more than $20,000. marylanders are evenly split on the issue of same-sex marriage. a new poll shows 43% want to repeal same-sex marriage, compared to 40% who want to uphold the law. opponents are trying to collect signatures to put the issue on the november ballot. it's the kind of number

that makes your heart race. $500million. that's how high the megamillion jackpot is. half a billion dollars, the highest prize in lottery history. there's more on the record jackpot and the people determined to win it. >> reporter: at the start of the day, the megamillion jackpot was at a record $476 million. >> it's unreal. >> reporter: but with ticket sales soaring by noon, it grew even higher and lottery officials say it's not over yet. >> this jackpot could get even higher possibly before friday. >> reporter: they're already busy. >> lasts a week and a half or so. >> reporter: with no winner in tuesday night's, excitement climbs. >> it's funny because i think everybody feels to be that way. when it's a big total, everybody wants to play. >> reporter: all over the country, coworkers are trying to increase their odds by going

in together. it represents the hopes and dreams over at wjz. they have 275 megamillions tickets. 275 chances to hit it big, but all it takes is one. >> somebody's got to win. why not me? >> reporter: after taxes, they could take $26 million a year for 26 years or $26.3 million. folks are dreaming ability dreaming about what to do with the zeros. >> travel, pay my health off. >> i wouldn't be standing here talking to you. that's for sure. >> reporter: with all the dreamers with their heads stuck in the clouds, come the painful reality. 176176 million to 1 is the odds. back to you. >> tickets will be sold up until 10:45 friday night.

>> bob said he's not coming to work next week. >> in either case. >> right [ laughter ] the controversial shooting of a teenager. a congressman was kicked out when speaking about the death of trayvon martin. >> an animal on the loose, it escaped and the chaos it caused. >> i'm mike hellgren. accused of using cops as spies to pick up political dirt on his opponents. now who's on that growing list of names? >> we have the complete weather forecast coming up next. complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson, and first warning weather with and sports ,,,,,,,,

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it's 65 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. the complete central warning forecast is coming up. firefighters in chile are facing a daunting tax. this factory goes up in flames. the fire and smoke fills santiago. hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze. some homes were evacuated, but they carried away the more populated areas. new denver raging law fire killed two people in homes. dozens of them. more than a thousand people have evacuated. they contained the six-mile

blaze. it was reignited by high winds and banned people from setting those controlled fires. the protest over the shooting death of trayvon martin reached capital hill. illinois governor had a hoody. >> just because someone wears a hoody does not make them a hoodlum. >> congressman called to an end to racial profiling. his remarks were cut short, a rule is enforced to prohibit from wearing hats while the house is in session. the congressman was escorted off the floor by the surgent in arms. the illinois congressman said sometimes decorum has to take a backseat. wjz continues to investigate the case with leopold. the so-called enemy's list. >> reporter: the aclu believes

the john leopold executive is much bigger than at first thought. leopold is accused of using the state database and they're demanding to know what information leopold may have collected on a growing list of people. >> literally, taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: now including mayor josh cone, the process has been exposed and david oka. >> digging up dirt on a county executive is most definitely not a legitimate law enforcement purpose. >> reporter: the police chief's refusal to answer questions under oath with the county council. >> i respectfully decline to answer questions that would show breaking the law. >> it renders him unfit to be chief of police. >> reporter: also demanding logs from the criminal database

the group believes leopold illegally accessed. >> we believe our clients are entitled to the database. >> reporter: leopold maintains his innocence. the state prosecutor indicted him earlier this month. the so-called enemy's list includes the county police sergeant and employee. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> still pushing for the chief to say what he knew, if anything, about the alleged spying. the supervisor was arrested on prostitution charges. brian was taken into custody. police say a number of people were in livingston's room and admitted paying $100 to engage in sexual activities. livingston worked for them since 2002 and was stationed at international airport. a circus elephant escapes and hits the streets.

shows the 2 1/2 ton animal going to a parking lot to a busy shopping area. fortunately, the handlers were directed back to their compound and no one was hurt and the show went on. justin bieber will need more than one of his love songs to calm down two people in texas. his twitter prank has their phones ringing off the hook. >> i love you. justin, justin, bieber bieber bieber, love you. >> earlier this month, the teen sensation tweeted a phone number with the final digits missing. the unlucky people say they received a thousand calls a day. the bieber fever may end in a lawsuit if the singer doesn't apologize. >> i think she should do more than make him apologize. >> just telemarketers, you know? >> worse. no thank you. okay, let's take a look at temperatures. looks like a nice couple of

days. very mild 65 degrees right now. west/southwest winds at 8. they will begin to turn later tonight and bring in somewhat drier and cooler air. it will go back up tonight to six inches. 65 in cumberland. 6565 easton. low to mid 60s. this time, when i say this is remarkable, 72/40. the clouds came in and the showers, we were pretty cool. not too far from normal. 58 is the normal high. 78 is the record. 21 degrees the low. already beginning to see the cooler air for tomorrow and friday, friday night, yet

another system and moisture coming in from the southwest. bring in a period of rain saturday morning, but for tomorrow, most of friday, this front you see south of us right now, dry air moving in. light shower activity continues. southern portions of west virginia. they did get heavy showers there. we actually picked up in the baltimore area anywhere from 300ths after an inch. all out of the south. clear skies coming in tonight with a new air mass moving in to the next day or so. cooler and drier on thursday and friday. this warm front may bring us light rain into saturday morning and then clear out and get warmer again, just in time for the weekend. looks pretty nice. northwest winds on the bay. a small advisory, out there through tomorrow as the front moves through the area. the winds will turn with drier and cooler air. tomorrow, clearing out for the

most part. totally clear, drier and breezier. we were 72 degrees with a 10 degree drop. i'll call it cooler, but a nice afternoon high. and the next five days, chance for a little rain into saturday as it warms up again, 62, 68, almost 70 on sunday and back into the mid 70s with sunny to partly sunny skies here expected on monday. denise? >> thank you, bob. still to come, upon further review, new rules to the nfl. >> more on the ravens and the rest of the league, coming up next in sporters. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

will the new rules slow down the game? mark on wjz sports report! it's the great question. we want to see that the right call is made and instant replay. profootball by far is the most

popular game in america and the nfl is always working on ways to make the game better. the owners approved rule changes. expanding the use of video review by officials, in particular, turnovers. any time there's a fumble or an interception, a replay official upstairs in the booth will automatically review the play to determine if the call was correct. that will eliminate coaches challenging whether or not a turnover was properly ruled like the fumble you just saw in the ravens steelers game that was ruled not a fumble and then changed. no more red flag challenges on turnovers, all of them will be reviewed. college football news, former maryland quarterback danny brian chose a new school. he will transfer to the university of wisconsin. he picked in mississippi. o'brian is eligible to play for wisconsin. also new, turk's starting quarterback. he's leaving maryland.

in baseball news, the orioles announced their new hall of fame quarterback. it will be august and the o's will honor the late walter area coach. the present day o's against the blue jays. eveland fighting for a spot. gave up three runs and four innings. alfredo simon also pitched. opening day just nine days away. college basketball, a new contract for loyola coach jimmy pasco. he earned job security after taking the greyhound to the ncaa tournament. loyola won 24 games t most in school history. passos has been coach. it will be followed up by kansas, ohio state by loyola in

the tournament. nba to be the, baltimore's carmelo anthony to the knicks but mike to j.r. smith, above the rim, one handed alley oop slam. that's spectacular. knicks are heating up. here it is as the knicks beat the magic, 108-86. >> amazing. thank you, ma mark. he's already taken new york by storm. >> now tebow before he even plays his first ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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