hi. i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. that breaking news just into the wjz newsroom. long-time powerhouse producer, and abc's new career's eve, rocking eve host, dick clark, has died. details surrounding his death are unclear. but clark had suffered a significant stroke, back in 2004, forcing him to retire. the tv legend also suffered from type 2 diabetes. clark has been married three times and has three children. he started his career, hosting "american bandstand." he was affectionately called america's teenager because he never seemed to age. dick clark, dead at age 82. wjz will have much more on dick clark and his death, coming up, all new at 5:00 and 6:00

tonight. shocking new scandal. photographs of u.s. troops in afghanistan, that appear to show soldiers, posing next to bodies. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. the u.s. is launching a criminal investigation. >> reporter: top u.s. officials are strongly condemning photos the los angeles times published that appear to show american troops, posing with dead insurgents in afghanistan. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos, absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly, our core values. >> reporter: the two printed photos are among 18 taken in 2010 that an 82nd airborne division soldier wanted the newspaper to make public. secretary pineta said the paper asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> i'm not excusing that behavior. but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people our to our

relationship. to our relationship with the afghan people. >> they said the president wants those responsible held accountable. >> the obama administration is already dealing with a series of incidents that have strained relationships with afghanistan. last month, an army sergeant, allegedly kill 17 afghan civilians in a shooting rampage. earlier this year, video surfaced, showing marines urinating on afghan corpses. and the accidental burning of korans at a nato air base, sparked deadly riots. secretary pineta apologized on behalf of united states and department of defense. and said this latest incident will be fully investigated. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. at a meeting in brussels, the u.s. is working with nato allies to finalize plans by the end of 2014. another scandal is growing

in scope. the u.s. secret service is growing today. they want to interview women who allegedly came back to hotel rooms of members of the military and other secret service agents. the incident may have occurred just hours before the president's arrival in south america last week. the agents are on administrative leave. and their security clearances have been revoked. >> breaking news from florida. a short time ago, the judge in the george zimmerman case steps down. judge jessica rexider recused herself. zimmerman's attorney made the request when it was discovered there was a relationship between the judge and an attorney. online warnings sent fear across the campus of university of maryland college park. vic is in the newsroom with more for a victim who threatened a shooting rampage. >> a judge ruled that 19-year-

old 19-year-old alexander song is competent to stand trial. he told the court he is feeling much better. he's been hospitalized are for psychiatric evaluation since march. he posted that he planned to kill enough people to make the national room. mary, back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. the prince george's county state's attorney's office says it could be months before the case goes to trial. desperate for a baby. a texas woman confesses to shooting and killing a young mother to steal her newborn son. moments ago, she is charged with capital murder. >> reporter: 3-day old kegan shushard was found alive tuesday night, hours after his mother was gunned down in this parking lot near houston. >> she was nice, sweet. lovable. i loved her, she loved me. and everything was going fine

until today. >> reporter: authorities say kayla was getting into an argument with another woman in a parked car. witnesses say someone shot golden. golden fought desperately to hang on, screaming for her baby. >> she tried to get the child from the vehicle and she was dragged to the ground as the car took off. >> she was laying on the ground. she wasn't moving for nothing. but then i saw a blue lexus drive up in that direction. >> reporter: police immediately issued an amber aletter. they raided a nearby-- alert. they raided a nearby apartment complex and found a car that matched the description of the car. >> reporter: authorities were conducting a background check on kegan's entire family before releasing him. >> obviously when you have a kidnapping case or aggravated kidnapping case on top of a murder, this is dire circumstances. >> reporter: now golden's

husband is trying to come to grips with raising three children without a mother. >> it's hard. it's hard. i'm going to miss her a lot. >> police say mclane chose a new mother at random. she is being held without bail. . a man is seriously injured in a crash. it happened on telegraph road in odenton. the 25-year-old driver of the cars in the accident is at shock trauma with life- threatening injuries. there were no students on the bus. and the bus driver refused medical attention at the scene. the crash is still under investigation. well, a mild winter means a longer summer vacation for baltimore county students. jessica is live in the newsroom with more on the new end of the year dismissal date. jessica? >> reporter: mary, instead of schools ending on june 15th, the new last day of school is june 8th. the school system only closed two days of the year because a hurricane knocked out power. the schools have bad days built

in. no snow this winter means four more days of summer vacation. >> they're getting ready to sing "school's out for summer, jess, thank you." no word yet on a shorter school year for other counties. wild swings on wall street left the chesapeake in the worst shape in years. alex demetrick said, too much of what are normally good things left the day with bad water. every year, the university of maryland oversees a bay report card. two years in a row, they received a d-plus. >> it's the worst since we started calculating in 1986. >> heavy rains hit the bay's multistate watershed. >> which brought lots of nutrients and sediment down river. followed by a long, hot, dry summer. and we cooked from the bay. >> reporter: that cooking produced huge algae blooms, which fed off nutrients like

nitrogen. oxygen vanished. then the time -- final blow hit. huge trough of runoff from tropical storm lee. almost five seconds ever water pouring into the bay. and not just water. sediment levels researchers hadn't seen in decades. >> this is top soil that farmers don't want to lose. this is stuff that has come off of construction sites this. is us. >> too much sediment can definitely disrupt the living resources of the bay. >> reporter: and it did. burying and causing a die-off of underwater grasses. it helped earn an f for the patuxent valley river. >> while the weather hurt last year, this year's warmer and dryer conditions could mean a healthier bay in 2012. >> so we're very hopeful. >> that 2011 weather pattern don't suddenly repeat. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> experts who track water

quality say conditions could have been each worse last year, if treatment plans hadn't been started. what a change from monday when we hit 90 degrees. outside today, it is gray and cooler, with a drizzly rain out there. wjz has weather and traffic together. first warning meteorologist tim williams is here with first warning weather. tim, i kind of leaned into liking monday more than today. >> well, mary, we need the rain. you know what the saying says. we're having a little rain moving into the region. actually, it's been taking all day for just a little rain to move across. temperatures are beginning to cool down. drastic cooldown. 52 degrees as of just a second ago. now, the numbers are coming in from the rest of the state. but we want to open this up. we still have more rain moving into the region. we'll probably get the batch that is over west virginia and virginia over the next several hours. then it starts to clear out. probably staying closer to the shore. and we probably won't see much

of that. take a look at our temperatures right now. temperatures actually dropping now, 51 degrees at bwi marshall. 58, the warm spot on the shore. and as mary mentioned, just a little well, cooler, not a little, but a lot cooler. we are 25 degrees cooler today than yesterday. yesterday, at this time, very close to about 80 degrees. and of course, we were at 90 just two days ago. we'll talk about how long this rain stays with us and how much more we can expect to get in your complete updated first warning forecast. kai? >> tim, thank you. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. kristy? >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. the rain is definitely affecting the traffic. let's start with the jones falls expressway. as you know, with construction being done at 28th street, we're expecting significant delays. right now, there is a delay coming out of the city in the northbound direction past north avenue. as far as the beltway goes, traveling on the west side outer loop, stop and go there from liberty to 70. west side inner loop, jammed up to security boulevard. the delay at this point, about 25 minutes.

same situation on the top side of the inner loop. another 20 minutes there from stevenson road to dulaney valley road. and a couple of accidents. greenspring valley at chatani hill. also philadelphia road at longview. hamilton avenue. at laurelton avenue. and also, loch raven boulevard at woodborn. let's now take a live look. as you can see, that's a look at the jones falls expressway, up by northern parkway. so after north avenue, the delay does break free. and everything appears to be moving pretty smoothly. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. back to you. a $3 quick pick makes a retired couple in illinois, mega millionaires. today, merl and patricia butler are introduced by the illinois lottery officials. they are taking the lump sum payment of $158 million, after

taxes. merl explains what happened just after those winning numbers were drawn. >> i turned to my wife, who was right there with me. i said, we won. and she kind of looked at me funny. [ laughter ] and i said, no. we won. and then she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think, you know? >> still giggling there, for sure. the butlers are the only winners coming forward publicly. the kansas winner, of course the three local educators from right here in maryland, chose to remain anonymous. >> she's still laughing. laughing all the way to the bank. still ahead at 4:00. security stripper? why a man takes off his clothes at a portland airport. something to whine about. whether it's red or white, you'll soon be paying more for your wine. i decided, i'm going to run for the mayor of glendale.

>> is kim kardashian really planning to run for mayor? you won't believe this story. and it is mostly cloudy out there. really gray, with an occasional drizzle. meteorologist tim williams will update our first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

52 degrees in central maryland. right now, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. passengers at an oregon airport get an eyeful after a man picks an unusual way to show his displeasure. tsa agents watched in shock, as he stripped naked in line and refused to put his clothes backon. the man claims the agents were harassing him. now he's charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. a michigan woman is facing serious jail time, after she wins the lottery, but continues to collect welfare. last year, the 25-year-old won

i a million dollars but never alerted officials. she continued to collect welfare for months before officials caught the error. if convicted, she could face up to eight years in prison. wall street gives back some of its gains. [ stock bells ringing ] after a good start to the week, markets are down. s&p off 6. nasdaq down 83. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: stocks were mostly lower, a day after the market staged its biggest rally in more than a month. renewed worries about europe's debt crisis ask disappointing profits from intel and ibm put pressure on stocks. ducati has somebody new in the driver's seat. volkswagen's audi unit is buying the luxury automaker. the deal gives vw another high- end brand to go with its porsche lamborghini and bentley automakers. 55 of city group shareholders

rejected a pay plan, which included a $25 million pay plan. outgoing chairman dick parsons said citi's pay structure should be changed. president obama is said to have called warren buffett to wish him well, one day after he announced he has prostate cancer. the 81-year-old says his condition is not life- threatening and will begin getting treatment in july. the ceo of berkshire hathaway has long said the current tax fare is -- rate is not fair, pointerring out he pays less than -- pointing out that he pays less than his secretary. gall stones can be very painful. and no case is ever the same. jessica kartalija will ask the experts about gall bladder

disease. >> they are messing with me. these doctors are crazy. we're talking about gall bladders. and usually, this is not that exciting and funny. but more serious. what do people need to know? >> they need to know that when they're having symptoms of pain in their upper abdomen and they have gall stones, that it's usually a gall bladder attack. and they need to think about getting their gall bladder taken out so they don't keep on having problems. >> is this common? is that with why the phones are ringing off the hook? >> it's an extremely common problem. it's probably one of the most common surgeries we do. very painful, right? gall stones have been painful. >> yes. it usually starts out mild. you get either indigestion or heartburn. then you get more and more symptoms, where you get attacks that last an hour or so. but if you keep on having attacks as time goes on, they last longer and longer. >> reporter: is there an age where you really start to see patients suffering from this? >> we used to see women in

their 40s or 50s. now we're seeing it in more and more young people. i've had patients that were 14 or 15 years old that had to have their gall bladder removed. why is that? do you know? >> probably change in diet, high-cholesterol foods, things like that. >> thank you so much for talking with us. and of course, you can call in with all of your questions. are you taking phone calls as well? >> we are. we're having a great time. and please call in. we're happy to help any way we can. >> thank you. back to you guys in the studio. >> thank you. that number to call is 410- 466-1313. those wild and crazy doctors. >> they're edgy. they're out there. gotta reign them back in. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. we will have an update on the breaking news. legendary tv host and dick clark has died. the judge will approve the final offer from bp for the

gulf oil spill. he's been on death row longer than she's been alive. >> he's pushing hard for the justice for his daughter poly. why mark klaus is thrown out. will we get any substantial rain? >> wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's gray and damp today, such a big change from the past two days. >> yeah, it is. but you know what? looks -- we have been talking about maryland being in a water deficit, a drought. does this help to any degree? >> no. not really. and i say that because the amount is so, so modest. we are approaching just about a tenth of an inch of rain right now at bwi marshall. our deficit, we'll be talking about this more in the next hour or so. but our deficit is about 4 inches or so. we are so far below that this

amount is not really going to help us too much. we'll take maybe some of the immediate fire danger out of the area. but for the most part, we're not really going to put a dent in that rain bucket, at least not right now. let's take a look at first warning doppler radar, give you an idea of what is moving across the region. very, very light showers. not amounting to much. just light drizzle. we won't even say heavy amounts. some of the brighter colors now, around bel air. up around the 24 corridor, near joppa, heading toward churchville. but for the post most part, it has been a very light drizzle, across most of the state. enough to keep our temperatures down with winds from the north and northwest. and not really amounting to much, as far as our amounts so far this afternoon. and we don't really expect to get a ton more. 51 degrees now, our temperature at bwi marshall. 45 is the dew point. relative humidity at 79%, with the winds from the north/northwest at 3 miles per hour. that is helping to suppress our temperatures. about a 40-degree difference in

our temperatures today than monday. it's hard to imagine that swing in just a short time. 30.20 is our barometer reading. high pressure is still very close by. so it's not allowing for much of this rain to move far past the mason-dixon line. but at least across the state, we're getting a little bit of a drink of water if you will. 46 in oakland. 58 on the shore. 56 in patuxent river. around the immediate metro area, everyone in the low to mid-50s. 51 at westminster. 51 in columbia. 55 in annapolis. and kept island. 52 in rock hall. northwest winds are coming across bwi marshall. a bit of a southerly flow around cumberland and oakland. but the temperatures are not really reflecting that. we are going to stay, even with this rain in the average range of our temperatures. normal high now is 66. normal overnight low is about 44. a this batch of rain moves on through, it stays to our south. and we're going to be watching our next rain maker coming from the west. that's going to get here into the weekend. unfortunately, we're talking

the timing of saturday and into sunday. but this moves out of here. temperatures rebound pretty nicely, back into the 70-degree range. and this front comes through, by saturday into sunday. could bring us another chance of rain. we'll keep you posted. some of that rain may not make it over the mountains. but we will continue to keep you posted as it gets closer. sun sets today at 7:47. and temperatures getting down to about 45 degrees, with occasional rain and drizzle. tomorrow, getting up to around 70 degrees. turning pleasant and sunny and a wee bit warmer. don't miss cbs's primetime lineup at 10:00. it's the original csi, starring ted danson. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. scott pele has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. they're the american heroes who carried out one of world war ii's most daring raids. we'll talk to the courageous veterans, commemorating an attack to japan, 70 years later. that's tonight on the cbs

evening news. breaking news from hollywood. long-time industry maverick, dick clark, has died. two bodies remain in the wreckage. and plans to right the costa concordia, are taking longer than one small town in italy had hoped. damage control. the latest into the investigation of secret service agents, accused of breaching security in south america. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 4:30. popdegrees. and -- 51 degrees and it's raining. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. we want to update you on the breaking news. legendary tv host, dick clark has died. as the host of american bandstand, he brought music to millions of teenagers in the

1950s. he was also the face of several game shows. clark suffered a heart attack this morning. again, dick clark, dead at the age of 82. wjz will have much more on his death, coming up on eyewitness news at 5:00 and 6:00. inside the sex scandal, rocking the secret service. investigators are in columbia, asking witnesses exactly what happened. noria o'donnell reports for wjz. one u.s. senator says up to 20 women were involved with agents and military aides. >> reporter: this is the strip club. the play club, where cbs news has learned president obama's security team was partying just 48 hours before the president arrived in columbia. the men, 11 secret service, and 10 military members, met as many as 20 foreign women. some prostitutes, and reportedly paid them $60 each to go to their cartagena hotel. >> reporter: the two highest- ranking senators on the committee are receiving briefings on the investigations. they want to know whether national security was

jeopardized. >> we don't know what kind of access these women had to highly-classified information. >> reporter: connecticut senator george said if the allegations -- joe lieberman said if the allegations are true, he is considering a hearing on this. but a top aide says no sensitive information had been compromised, that these agents had not yet had a briefing on the president's trip and did not yet have his schedule. >> reporter: they are looking into 10 members of the military, including five members of the army special elite forces. they would not answer questions on whether this was an isolated incident or pattern of behavior. >> thrfs there was an investigation ongoing. that we should let it take its course before we speculate about its conclusions.

>> now, no one under investigation will be assigned to any future presidential travel until the investigation is complete. the admitted mastermind behind a plan to bomb the new york city subway system takes a stand again against his accomplice. kai has the latest from court. >> that's right. nagy bulla zazi testified today that al qaeda taught him very simple formulas for suicide bombs. today, the trial of his alleged accomplice. now, prosecutors say zazzi and another former high school classmate from queens plan to bomb new york's subway in 2009. the three were arrested days before their planned attack. also, zazzi said his terrorist cell considered others in new york. >> the two other defendants in the case have both pled guilty and are cooperating with federal investigators. >> reporter: capitol hill is weighing in on the government's las vegas spending scandal. the general services

administration is again in the hot seat. as lawmakers try to understand accusations of wasteful spending. gsa executive jeffrey neily hosted an elaborate conference that cost americans more than $800,000. lawmakers are working to implement practices so that misuse of funds does not occur gen again. >> it is time to send a signal that this kind of public mistrust will not be tolerated. >> one resigned, two aides were fired and others on administrative leave, waiting for disciplinary action. exactly where it wrecked. people of italy want it all cleaned up. >> reporter: the fate of the massive liner is still to be determined. but there is a growing sentiment that the rock which ripped a 160-foot gash in the

hole should be turned in. only two are unaccounted for. the environmental disaster, many fear. for the 4,000 people who once traveled on the costa concordia. the trappings of what was once luxury, deck chairs and mattresses and the sea bed. it can't go fast enough, as far as the people of giglio island are concerned. >> you know, it doesn't belong there. it's huge. and it's not part of the scenery. and it's not part of what jigglyo is -- jigglyo -- giglio is famous for. >> others going tout on -- tout -- out to the wreck agree. >> i don't like this. >> reporter: but you'd like to see the boat gone? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: as soon as

possible? >> as soon as possible, yes. >> reporter: resurfacing the costa concordia is expected to cost three 1/2 million dollars, roughly half of what it cost to build. then it's up to the insurance company to determine whether it can be put back into service or simply turned into scrap metal. >> the ship's captain faces multiple charges in connection with causing a ship wreck, failing to assist passengers and abandoning ship. surprising statistics about where teenagers get their alcohol. >> reporter: 26% of all high school drinkers say they get their alcohol from a parent or family member. the latest research from motors against drunk driving also reveals that parents are the number 1 influence over their children's drinking decisions. the national advocacy group is encouraging parents to talk with their kids about alcohol. teen alcohol use kills 6,000

people every year. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. more than 25,000 lives have been saved in the u.s., thanks to the minimum 21 legal drinking age. wine consumers. listen up. you could soon be paying more for your favorite bottle. vint ners are expected to raise prices as the supply of grapes decline domestically. prices for california wines will be the first to rise. and it's not just the u.s. european prices are also expected to rise. well, what a wet wednesday. showers fall on a very dry maryland. take a live look outside right now. rain clouds are looming. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the numbers from first warning weather. and we could have used more rain, bob. >> i think everybody was very happy to see the rain today. it didn't amount to a whole lot. and it's still raining in some areas. take a look at radar. south of the city, it's pretty much done. but we saw some rain earlier. and still rain going on mostly around the baltimore region as you can see.

baltimore up to p.a. light rains. slightly heavier pockets. south of the city, it's pretty much ended. in fact, sunshine coming up there in washington. southwest of us, it's another batch in west virginia and virginia. that's also moving in a general northeasterly direction. we still have a risk of picking up more rain this evening. until 9:00, 10:00, we could still see dampness in the region. take a look around the region. boy, has it dropped. 51 now. temperatures right now are running. look at this. 25 degrees colder than yesterday at this hour. guess what? 40 degrees colder than monday, when we were around 90 to 91 degrees. we'll stay clear by tomorrow afternoon, as the rain ends tonight. looks like another chance of rain will be there for the weekend. >> thank you, bob. let's click on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hello. >> hi, everyone. the rain definitely not having a positive effect on the

beltway. if you are traveling on the beltway, on the inner loop, 95 to security boulevard, the delays up to 30 minutes at this point. another 25 minutes on the top side inner loop, from stevenson road to dulaney valley road. and the north side outer loop, also having slowing from bel air to york road. northbound 95, delays there, that stretch from route 32, over to 175. expect at least 15 minutes to get through. and several accidents out there. philadelphia road at longwood. rossville boulevard at mace avenue. greenspring avenue, at druid park. also east cold spring at hillen road. let's now take a live look. as you can see, there's a look at the jones falls expressway at north avenue. the delay comes out of the city and goes well past north avenue at this point. definitely give yourself a little extra time. this traffic report is brought to you by accord restoration f. your property has been damaged by fire, flooding or storms. trust the restoration experts. at accord you can visit their website at accord.com.

back to you. >> a founding member of baltimore's rock band, child's play, has died. the band's singer, brian jack, recently passed away. it's not clear exactly how he died or when he died. child's play formed in 1983 and released three successful albums. they played in packed clubs in maryland and up and down the east coast. jack left the band in 1991 to start a solo career. the band's drummer hay -- says he is shocked and saddened by jack's death. kim kardashian is an expert at getting publicity. but can she get votes? >> i've decided i'm going to run for the mayor of glendale. >> yes. you heard it on her sister's reality show. kardashian said she was mulling or the idea of running for mayor. but now, several prominent officials are backing the tv star. the former mayor said he would love to be her campaign manager. the only thing is, she must run for city council before she can

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bp finalizes a multibillion- dollar settlement. now, a federal judge is being asked to sign off on the deal. a london-based oil giant estimates it will pay about $7.8 billion to resolve private party claims. however, that does not include fines from the federal government or claims from the state governments of louisiana and mississippi. the judge has not indicated when he will rule. a shocking request from the man on trial for norway's worst mass killing. anders breivik says he believes there can be only two just

outcomes to his trial. an acquittal or death penalty. he calls norway's maximum prison penalty of 21 years, and i quote, pathetic. breivik admits to killing 77 people in a bombing and shooting spree last summer. he said this was meant to prevent mass immigration. a mike gets cut off and he storms out. followers there, calling for justice for his dead daughter. nita aron port has details. >> reporter: fiery testimony from a man defeated. >> i guess you could call it testimony. i mean, i said what i came to say, certainly. >> year after year after year, how much does it cost to house richard allen davis on death row? >> reporter: but mark klaus's microphone was turned off in the middle of his tirade. >> i suppose some of the words i used may have offended certain members of the committee. >> reporter: he stormed out after the public safety committee killed two bills that would speed up the death

penalty process. >> they're the worst people on earth, they've committed some of the worst crimes ever crit committed, yet they have an entire legislature that is hell- bent on protecting them. >> reporter: classis appealing for his daughter. >> her memory, and that really is all we have left, deserves justice and it deserves to be laid to rest. >> he's been on death row, longer than she was alive. he fantasizes about her. he's admitted that. on a regular basis. >> reporter: his reasons for her plea are clear, as are the chairman's reasons for turning off the mike. >> the chairman handled it perfectly. mr. klaas handled it. he let his feelings be known. >> reporter: they stepped toward klaas as protocol. but instead of escorting him out, klaas left on his own. >> sometimes we're prepared for

it to get heated. but if it gets inappropriate, that changes the decorum of the room. for the third time in just three weeks, crews are called in to rescue a whale off the coast of southern california. this giant graze whale is tangled in fishing lines near san clemente. about 100 feet of lines is wrapped around its pectoral fin and its mouth. crews cut off a portion of the line but couldn't get all of it. they put tracking on the buoys. >> in tonight's healthwatch report, doctors have linked gun disease for heart disease. but now, an expert panel says there is no proof one causes the other. teresa garcia has the story for wjz. >> going to check in areas back here. >> reporter: barber was concerned when she first learned she had gum disease. >> it was scary. because i'm like, well, i could have gingivitis and actually

have a heart problem. or it could lead to something major in my health. >> reporter: for years, studies have suggested that bacteria in the mouth can get into the blood stream and cause heart problems. but a new statement from the american heart association says there is no proof gum disease causes heart disease or stroke. >> reporter: the data that is available right now, would suggest that there was no direct relationship there. >> reporter: after reviewing hundreds of studies, researchers also say that treating gum disease, including brushing and flossing, does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. experts say the same risk factors can cause both diseases. so many people who smoke have diabetes or high blood pressure, can suffer gum or heart problems. dentists say more research is needed and that taking care of your mouth is still key. >> one thing that i believe in is that oral health is really an indicator of your general health. >> reporter: barber is trying to keep her gum disease under control. >> if i have floss in my car. floss in my purse.

and she sees her dentist, every three months for cleanings. in los angeles, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> an american heart association expert committee, made up of cardiologists, dentists and infectious disease specialists, published a statement in today's journal circulation. patrick kennedy and his wife are the proud parents of a new baby boy. their son, owen was born over the weekend. the family posed for a photo op, leaving the hospital. patrick kennedy, son of late senator kennedy, married in july. she has a young daughter, harper from a previous marriage. the two say they're very excited about the future. and there's good reason. >> somebody has been knitting. that cute little cap. >> yeah. >> the storks. >> yes. right. light rain across much of maryland right now. >> bob has the updated first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,

all right. welcome rain in the region. still activity around. but still might see some rain. then we'll start to clear out and it will get warmer with sunshine returning tomorrow. right now, yes, there is rain in the region. not a whole lot.

i mean, nobody has seen really more than 2/10ths of an inch. bwi, about 15/100ths of an inch, which is twice. it's a little help. but really not anything really. ground is now moist. a little bit. at least the grass is now wet. but the soil is still very dry. we need a lot more rain. several inches of rain to break this drought. this weekend, we have another chance of getting more rain. we'll talk about that in a minute. take a look at temperatures. winds now northwest at 3. the barometer holding steady. 30.20 inches. right now, 46 in oakland. a little warmer to the south. 50 here. 56 in elkton. rather humid air mass. 56 westminster. 55 annapolis and kent island. bel air and rock hall, and a nice 52. very light winds. certainly not a major factor. but they brought in this cool air from the north.

moisture coming from the south. kind of an overrunning situation. they have cool air at the surface and warm air coming overhead. and we have a nice little batch of light rain in the region. didn't even expect it to get this far to the north. by the way, the next system developing across minnesota. this front is going to be, we think, in our region, sometime saturday and sunday. but it looks like it's going to slow down or stall. and that is good for us. because what we expect to happen for us is area of low pressure expected somewhere in the south could give us a pretty good dose of rain later in the weekend into later next week. right now, watching the rain move through the area. mostly to the south of us. but it continues to roll through the area. to the north, it's partly cloudy. mostly cloudy skies. still some rains down here in virginia, west virginia. we'll have a risk of more showers yet this evening. and it warms up. sunshine for thursday and friday. and over the weekend, that low pressure and front approaching, maybe a chance of more decent rain. gusting winds on the bay. they'll be dying down. bay temp around 57.

tonight, then, occasional rain and drizzle. 45 tonight. kind of chilly. 70 tomorrow. going to turn out to be a nice afternoon. maybe we'll pick up another tenth of an inch of rain yet this evening. not going to do anything to the drought. but it's at least a help for the fire danger. that's for sure. >> and knocks the pollen down. thank you, bob. still to come tonight. the death of a rock and roll idol. dick clark passes away at the age of 82. more on has incredible legacy and final moment,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

breaking news. america loses a legend. dick clark dies in california. more on his final moments and a look back on his career.

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