the legendary television producer suffered a heart attack this morning at a california hospital. manuel galeg us has a look back at his incredible life. >> reporter: he wasn't a musician, but dick clark was a rock and roll idol. inducked in the -- inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame for spedding -- spreading pop music. he introduced new songs to millions of teenagers in the 1950s, without alienating their parents. >> they finally got a common ground of understanding so they can talk to one another for a change. >> reporter: in its more than 30 years on television, american bandstand featured the greatest pop performers. artists like james brown and stevie wonder made their debuts on the show. thanks to clark, who end the practice -- ended the practice of using only white performers on television. he hosted several game shows and game a commercial pitch man. >> reporter: dick clark productions created thousands

of hours of television, particularly awards shows, such as the golden globes, the daytime emmy awards and the academy of country music awards. he appeared on many of the shows. most famously for years, ringing in the new year. clark was unable to host in 2004, after suffering a stroke a few weeks before the show. but he made a highly- anticipated return in 2005. it was his first television appearance since the stroke. >> we're getting closer to midnight. and everybody has something to look for one spot. >> reporter: clark's youthful appearance earned him the nickname, america's oldest teenager. he agreed. >> the minute you grow up. the minute you mentally atrophy and freeze in time, you are old. >> reporter: clark felt that rock and roll lasted so long because it has so many forms. he himself survived by embracing each new wave. insuring the enduring affection of millions of americans.

manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> a spokesman says clark was admitted to the hospital for an outpatient procedure yesterday. dick clark was 82. >> another embarrassing scandal for the u.s. army. the los angeles times publishes photos, showing american troops allegedly posing next to dead insurgents in afghanistan. the times received the pictures from a soldier who wanted them to be made public. secretary of defense leon pineta said they violate the army's image and core values. we'll have details coming up at 5:30. and how this could impact the u.s. mission in afghanistan. the case will move forward against a university of maryland student, accused of a shooting spree. >> the 19-year-old suspect will be prosecuted on charges that he made online threats against his university. the judge has ruled alexander

song went trial. police say he posted internet messages, claiming he would kill people on the college park campus. investigators found no weapons in his dorm room or at his parents' home in howard county. during song's court appearance, he told the judge, he feels much better now. kai? >> thank you. it could be months before the case goes to trial. >> a student is arrested during a fight at a softball game in hampdens. sky eye chopper 13 is there. wjz confirms an 18-year-old female student from reginald f. lewis high school is charged with assaulting students from the academy of college and career exploration. members helped break up the fight. >> reporter: a school bus crash in anne arundel county leaves a man hurt. police say the bus collided with the car this morning in odenton. near the intersection of telegraph road and bedson avenue. the driver of that car was taken to shock trauma with life- threatening injuries. no students were on the bus at the time.

supporters and opponents have a plan to increase the so- called bottle tax, take their fight to city hall. over the next hour, a committee will examine the issue and hear passionate testimony from both sides. wjz has more. derek valcourt has more the hurdles that they are facing. >> city police believe they have enough vote in the full city council to pass an increase. but first, the city has to pass an important hurdle. it has to get out of the committee that is hearing testimony on this bill tonight. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake toured john eager howard elementary. one of many schools desperately in need of repairs. >> you will see that our air conditioners are very, very old. >> reporter: bullet holes, patched putty and a run-down portable classroom. among problems the mayor believes can be fixed if the city passes an increase in the bottle tax. a plan she says will generate

revenue. and help the city lev -- leverage more in bonds. >> reporter: these amounts to the largest increase in construction proposed in modern times. >> reporter: her plan has a lot of support, including many parents who understand that it's their grocery budget. >> remember, that 5-cent tax is per container. a 12-pack like this, an extra 60 cents in taxes. >> reporter: local supermarkets say those higher taxes hurt their businesses. >> certainly, we want to see baltimore city schools improve. >> they want to insist that some would shop in the county rather than pay the tax. they are calling the increase a job killer and bad for small businesses. >> it just makes our life very difficult. and perhaps not survivable. and i know that that sounds like a gross exaggeration. and it sounds like we're making it up. but it's like anything else. a lot of times, it's death by a

thousand cuts. >> reporter: some of those grocery store owners say they've taken major financial losses since the city put in place a two-cent bottle tax a couple of years ago. we'll have more on the testimony inside that committee. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek. thank you, now. as derek mentioned, we will bring you updates from the meeting at city hall. finally, much-needed showers in maryland. there is still rain tonight. but is it enough? meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the system. let's start with bob in the first warning weather center. take a look at radar. there is still light rain in the region. not a lot. but there's rain out there. it looks more impressive on the radar. around the baltimore region. south of the city, it's pretty much ended for the time being. still from the city on north. across southern pa. and some areas, light rain. south of us, very lightly scattered sprinkles. southwest of us, another batch in virginia and west virginia. and we have a chance of getting

some of that in the area later this evening. until maybe about 9:00, or 10:00, the risk of more rain. take a look at these numbers. these are going to be updated. just as of a little while ago, nobody is really seeing more than maybe 2/10ths of an inch. most people, 10 to 15/100ths of an inch. the deficit continues to be very impressive. this is not going to be what we had so far this year. as you can see, generally, if you take a look at this graphic, around here, anyway, three to five inches below normal. even more on portions of eastern shore. they saw some rain, however, this afternoon. bernadette in the outback. with a look at these cool temperatures this afternoon. bernadette. >> that's the other thing the rain has done is really cooled us down. remember, we were just 90 degrees two days ago. well, here are our current temperatures around the state. it's only 51 in baltimore. that's almost a 40-degree swing in two days. and even compared to yesterday at this time, look at this change temperatures. we are 24 degrees cooler.

the eastern half of the state, all at least at 20 degrees cooler. it already started to cool down out west yesterday. we've got a lot going on in our weather department. >> all right, bernadette, thank you. eight abused dogs are rescued during a drug raid. investigators say the dogs were being used to fight. mike schuh has more on the animal rescue and the man facing charges. good evening, mike? >> good evening, kai. while most of us were probably asleep this morning, a team of baltimore city police officers were gathering to raid a house in west baltimore. they were looking for drugs. they found dogs. >> it's okay. are you scared of the camera? >> reporter: the dogs are now part of the police investigation. the dogs were found inside a house, being raided for drugs. >> when they executed the search-and-seizure warrant, they uncovered what appeared to be a large dog-fighting ring. they found eight dogs inside the location, as well as dog- fighting manuals, medications

and other things. >> reporter: it was 2:30 in the morning, when the dogs were brought in from west baltimore. this one is nicknamed march. >> this is what i find all the time. >> the dogs are in pretty good shape. some with scars that could have come from fights. >> why couldn't someone just have nine dogs? >> well i think because of the fact there were medications there. there were dogs there. dog-fighting manuals there. that kind of shows that there may be some kind of indication that there is dog fighting there. >> reporter: the raid happened here on the west side in gwen oak. this man, johnny taylor is arrested, charged with animal cruelty, and drug possession. i visited with these dogs this afternoon. they appeared to be even and good-tempered. but because they are part of a police investigation, they are not available for adoption yet. reporting live from downtown, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> thing dos -- the dogs are being held at barks in south

baltimore. barack obama, hillary clinton and freeman robowski. well, the president of umbc, now stands among the most influential leaders. "time" magazine is out with its top 100 people, who inspired challenge and changed the world. >> reporter: umbc president freeman robowski is known in maryland. but now, the rest of the world will learn who is he is. he is on time "time" magazine's list of most influential people. >> i think it's well deserved. >> reporter: students at umbc tell us they are not surprised that their president is on the list. >> i think he deserves this honor. >> he is a special person. he brings out the best in people. supports the community of faculty, students. >> reporter: he is charged with changing umbc from a commuter school into an academic powerhouse in science and research. 60 minutes profiled the leader

earlier this year. at age 12, robowski was thrown in jail for a civil rights march. to a reign at a prestigious university. minority students protested over race relations. he witnessed robowski turn the entire institution around. >> now we're the top producers of african americans who produce ph.d.s in this country. we're not just a role for diversity. we're a role model for changing how education works in general. and it's all started by freeman. >> robowski says he accepts the honor on behalf of the campus. times hits news stands tomorrows. a retired couple claims the third and final share of the record mega millions jackpot. they introduced merle and patricia butler. say said they were in shock for several hours before they decided what to do with the

winning ticket. >> the next morning, when we got up, we waited for 9:00, when the banks opened. and went over to our local bank, where we had a lock box. and immediately, went in to place the ticket in the lock box. >> the retired analysts are accepting the prize as a lump sum pavement of $158 million. after taxes. holders of the other winning tickets in kansas and here in maryland are remaining anonymous. and my coanchor and dear friend happens to be an illinois native. any relations, possibly? >> i looked. no. no bubala in that name. darn. still ahead. secret service scandal. what happens next for the agents accused of hiring prost -- prost prostitutes. a new born baby taken.

why a young nurse admits to the crime. and a family demanding answers and justice. i'm weijia jiang, with the latest coming up. a cloudy wednesday night. will the skies clear out for the weekend? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

light rain and 51 degrees in central maryland. right now, the complete first warning forecast is coming up. a baltimore mother demands information about the car crash that killed her daughter. the family believes a police chase led to the accident. but police insist it's not true. wjz is live at the hospital. weijia jiang stays on the story with more on the possible charges in the case. >> reporter: here at the hospital, the victim's mother and her baby, who were both

injured in the crash, are in the process of checking out. so the family says now they're focused on making sure whoever is responsible is punished. >> reporter: family members of 22-year-old jor dare -- jor dasha rollins are demanding answers from police. [ crying ] >> reporter: rollins' mother, yolanda williams, believes the police chase triggered the car crash that killed her daughter and injured her. even though the baltimore police department has a no- chase policy. >> that's why i gotta bury my daughter in a couple of days. [ crying ] because they are not following their own rules! >> reporter: just before midnight monday, investigators say a suspect, identified as charles jeffrey, smashed into a car that hit the family's car. williams was behind the people, rollins in the passenger seat, and rollins' 11-month-old baby in the back. police say jeffries blew through a light near poplar grove but insist they had no

part in what happened. >> this was not a police chase. it happened very, very quickly. you could hear the officer indicate that he was pulling over the car. and almost seconds later, he's asking for a medic ambulance unit because the car collides. >> reporter: a crash team is reconstructing the scene, reviewing surveillance camera footage and logging radio broadcasts so prosecutors know exactly what charges to file against jeffries. for rollins' loved ones, justice can't come soon enough. >> my baby girl is gone. my first born. i brought her in the world. and i watched my daughter die. >> reporter: we reached out to the state's attorney's office for an update on when those charges will be filed. no answer yet. although we can tell you, jeffries will likely be charged for eluding police and manslaughter. we're live, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> jeffries will also face drug charges. police found crack cocaine on him. >> if you're waiting for

someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. still slick out there, kristy? >> very, kai. and the delays we have right now are major. if you're traveling on the outer loop, it's almost up to an hour there, from dulaney valley road to 70. and another 30 minutes around the top side inner loop. that's from reisterstown road, to dulaney valley road. also on the west side inner loop, stop and go there from 95 to security boulevard. average speed, only about 27 miles an hour. 70 westbound, jammed up there from 29 to marriottsville road. and you can expect another 25- minute delay, northbound 95, from caton avenue to harbor tunnel throughway. accidents include southbound 795 at owings mills boulevard. hillen road at 32nd street. east northern parkway, at spring lake. and let's now take a live look, as you can see, we know the jones falls expressway was going to be a problem. the delays stretch in the northbound direction from president's street well past 28th. this traffic report is brought to you by mcdonald's.

feeling thirsty. stop in to a local mcdonald's for a refreshing sweet tea at participating mcdonald's. i'm loving it. many americans suffer from chronic gastro gastrointestinal issues and don't even know it. jessica kartalija is over there to ask the experts. >> just say that fast roorksit? gastro -- >> gastrointestinal -- >> reporter: we're moving south. we're talking now about the pancreas. >> correct. >> dr. foreman, what do people need to know? >> people need to know that in terms of the pancreas, one of the things we're focusing on is pancreatic cysts. commonly found, sometimes incidentally, when you have a cat scan for another reason. and it's important to evaluate them further and differentiate between cysts that may be precancerous. and cysts that are just benign. >> reporter: we're hearing a lot about pancreatic cancer, especially in the news. because people who are

diagnosed, unfortunately, tend to go quickly. >> correct. correct. >> reporter: why is it crucial to find this? >> that's why it's important to identify patients with cysts that are precancerous. if you can find what kind of cysts they are, determine how thigh the -- high the risk level is. and if it is high risk, removing it before it has the chance to be harm of. >> reporter: men, women, age groups more successful. >> anyone can have a pancreatic cyst on imaging. and just important to evaluate them and figure out which ones we need to worry about. and which ones we need to just follow up. >> reporter: okay. you'll be fielding phone calls. >> correct. >> thank you for awk talking with us -- for talking with us. don't take any chances. >> and thank you, dr. foreman. once again, if you have questions about chronic gastro intestial -- gafort row intestinal issues, ask the experts. i did see a sandwich today, quickly. and i'm a little stuffed. >> you can go see the doctors

right now. they'll give you a quick diagnosis maybe. >> i may do that. >> but just go with g.i. you don't have to say the long word. that's what the doctors do. >> that's what they say. >> all right, bob. let's take a look at temperatures. oh, it's chilly out there. 51 now. 82% humidity. north winds at 3. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at a little measure rain tonight. but a big warmup, the next few days. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a lot of cloudy skies. not much in the way of rain. but we got our rain this afternoon. and there's still a chance we'll see more rain tonight. take a look at radar. it's very light. the echoes, really very light around the city. not a whole lot going on. but as i mentioned, south of the city, now, it's kind of quiet. but to the south and west of us, there's another batch across west virginia and virginia. and that's also moving off in the east and northeasterly direction. so still a risk of more rain. and we need it for sure. the deficit very high. about a month and a half below normal for the year. plenty of rain. we're talking a couple of inches and it will make a dent in this drought.

but this rain we saw today. barely wet the ground. it wet the grass in hopes of fire danger. take a look at temperatures now. 51. and that is 40 degrees colder than it was on monday. 40 degrees. and 25 degrees or so cooler than yesterday. 48 in oakland. 56, pax river in ocean city locally. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. yes, it certainly is feeling pretty chilly. normal high now is around 65, 66. so it's a cool day. north winds, very, very light. not a major factor at all. to the south of us, this front did stall out. and a low pressure area did develop. it even spilled in further north. there's another system out here. that, we hope, is going to slow down, stall out sometime this weekend. give us another shot and, in fact, this weekend, at least some of the models, we could see decent rain. showers late saturday night. and a better chance, we think a better chance of rain here sunday into monday. you can see the light rain.

still to the south. still a risk of getting light rain this evening. but tomorrow and friday, warming up with sunshine. and then we watch that next front. and maybe developing area of low pressure to bring us more rain. tonight, look for temperatures in the mid40s. occasional rain and drizzle for a while. tomorrow, the sun is back. back up to 70 degrees, above average. it's going to be a very nice afternoon on your thursday. >> all right, bob. thank you. still ahead at 5:00. dead heat. is mitt romney closing the gap with president obama? what voters are saying in a new poll. what's driving up the price of gas? i'm adam may. president obama now getting support from a maryland professor. why they blame wall street. that's coming up. excellence in education. baltimore honors its teacher of the year. i'm gigi barnett. that story is coming up in tonight's school watch. ,,,,,,,,

it's 5:30. popdegrees with light rain. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news.

we're following breaking news out of baltimore county. captain mike perry is over the scene with more. captain mike, what's happening? >> we are at the old court metro station. this is in the pikesville area of baltimore county. for a report of metro train accident. now, when we arrived on the scene, firefighters were extinguishing a small fire on the tracks. apparently, what happened was a metro train was leaving the old port stopped. it went about 30 yards north of the station. collided with something on the tracks. and then continued northbound. you see the train sitting there. now, apparently because you know, it requires electricity to make these trains run, they had to shut the power off to the rails, in order to get the fire extinguished. it is not clear whether there were any injuries to anyone on board, when they struck whatever it was that they did hit on the tracks. but the fire has been extinguished. fire officials are now checking with the train to ensure that no one on board was injured. it's not the train -- the train

is not moving at this point. and it is not clear how long it will take to get power restored or get folks offer of this train. back to you on tv hill. we'll continue to monitor the situation. >> okay, captain mike perry. we will keep an eye on this developing story. gas prices are nearing their highest level in almost four years. now, the pain at the pump is becoming a political pain for president obama. adam may has more on his plan to stop prices from going higher. >> reporter: the president wants to stop wall street from what he calls excessive gambling on the price of oil. and he's getting support from a well-respected maryland professor. ask anyone what they would think about gas prices. >> it's crazy. >> pretty ridiculous. >> expensive. >> reporter: supply and demand are one reason. but wall street is another with crude prices about $100 a barrel since february. president obama calls for a crackdown on traders. >> we can't afford a situation where speculators artificially spike markets by buying oil,

create artificial shortages and make prices go higher. >> reporter: a study by the federal reserve finds that after global demand, speculation was the second largest contributor to oil prices, accounting for about 15% of the rise. >> high gas prices air problem of gambling by speculators on wall street. >> reporter: commodities watch dog during the clinton administration. >> if we could get excessive speculation out of this market, the price of gasoline would drop. it would be a dramatic surprise to the american people, how low the price of gasoline would go. >> reporter: the president's proposals would have to pass congress, where republican leaders accuse the obama administration of failure. >> he believes that the oil market is being manipulated. where is his federal trade commission? where is the sec? why doesn't he put his administration to work to get to the bottom of it? >> reporter: if all of this sounds good, for good reason.

the white house never issued a report. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> adam, thank you. to find the cheapest gas in your area, log onto wjz.com, and click on links and numbers. the judge in the trayvon martin case is now removing herself, due to a potential conflict of interest. judge jessica rexidler says her husband's law firm was first approached to represent george zimmerman. now, they declined and referred zimmerman to a current attorney. today, they are charged with second-degree murder in the death of an unarmed florida teenager. a mother is killed outside a pediatric center in houston. vic has more on how police make an arrest in this tragedy. >> a 30-year-old nurse is in custody and charged with capital murder. police say verna mclane wanted a child of her own. they say she shot kayla marie golden seven times, then took her newborn son. police immediately took out an

amber alert. the 3-day old baby was found unharmed. police say verna mclane was arrested at her sister's home and admitted to the shooting. >> police say they had no evidence to believe that golden was specifically targeted. another scandal for the u.s. army photos surface that show american troops allegedly posing next to dead bodies in afghanistan. danielle nottingham reports. a criminal investigation is under way. >> 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. >> now, 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 80-degree division shoulder wanted to

make public. secretary pineta asked the l.a. times not to run the photos. >> i'm not excuse that behavior. but neither do i want these images to bring further injury to our people. or to our relationship with the afghan people. the white house calls it aphencible. -- aphencible. >> they were already dealing with a series of recent incidents that had strained relationships with afghanistan. last month, an army sergeant allegedly killed afghan civilians in a shooting rampage. >> reporter: earlier this year, video surfaced showing marines urinating on afghan corpses. and the accidental burnings of korans at a nato air base, sparked deadly riots. secretary pineta apologized on behalf of the united states and department of defense and said this latest incident will be fully investigated.

at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> secretary of state hillary clinton says the u.s. and its allies remain on track to hand over security operations to afghanistan by the end of 2014. the admitted mastermind behind a foiled attack on a new york city subway says he had other big targets in mind. on the stand today, naja bulla zazi said they thought about bombing the new york sometimes -- times square, or wal-mart. he and others were arrested days before the planned attack. breaking news in the secret service scandal, involving prostitutes in columbia. secret service employees, three of them, have been removed from the secret service. one supervisor is being allowed to retire. a second supervisor is being reuf mooed for cause. and a third is a uniformed secret service officer who resigned.

the remaining eight agents, allegedly involved in the scandal, remain on administrative leave. >> the fight for the white house is neck and neck tonight. in tonight's campaign 2012 report, a brand new poll is putting mitt romney in a head- to-head matchup with president obama. a new cbs new york times poll finds the former massachusetts governor in a dead heat for the white house. they each researched 46% from registered voters when asked who they would vote for. in a poll last month, the president held a slight advantage. ron paul and newt gingrich remain in the gop race. but face romney's wide lead and delegates in fundraising. stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the candidates on air and online at wjz.com. students in baltimore county will get to start summer vacation a few days earlier. the final day of classes for

public schools is now friday, june 8th. the school year was scheduled to end on the 14th. but thanks to our mild winter, those built-in snow days weren't needed. baltimore city's top teaching title goes to a middle school instructor in northwest baltimore. gigi barnett reports in tonight's school watch, he advances for the title among teachers statewide. >> every one of brad's 8th grade students in northwest baltimore is headed to college. they got a good shot. that's because norrenhold is baltimore's teacher of the year. [ applause ] the honor comes with a surprise visit from school ceo dr. andres alonzo. >> here's somebody who gets amazing results. the kids are incredibly motivated. the expectations are very high. >> reporter: so high that math

test scores among his students are consistently number 1 in the city. and last year, they were fourth in the state. students also have his cell phone number. that's so they can call any time, just in case they need more help. >> track where every student is, on every scale, all year long. so if you ask him, tell me how each student is doing on a particular scale, he can tell you exactly where each student is. >> he just pushes us beyond what we think he can do. and i really liked it. >> reporter: he now gets a slew of prizes. he says building strong relationships, plus teaching rigorous math lessons, equals smarter students. >> they buy into it and believe i believe in them. and then they start working hard. >> reporter: he will be moved into the state competition which will be announced this fall. if he wins that, he goes onto the national competition. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> norrenhold beat out more than 40 other teachers to win

the teacher of the year award. >> wow. he deserves it. i mean, all. attention and focus he gives to the students. >> and give them his mobile phone number. that's impressive. >> fantastic. congratulations to him. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. injured at the grocery store. a car plows into a crowded supermarket. will the driver face charges? a man strips down at the airport. the reason for his naked protest. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. warmer, but dryer end to the week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back. ♪

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investigation right now. i can tell you that no one was hurt during the incident. we are currently single tracking in that area, as we work to restore service to normal operations. >> yeah, i was just going to ask what the concern is for commuters tonight. >> obviously this has caused a bit of a delay,a we single track through that area. but we are in the process of restoring service and hopefully before too very long, we'll have things running as normal. >> terry, always good to hear from you. thank you so much. we'll continue to follow the breaking news. thanks, terry. the cooler air is back in maryland, as if you hadn't felt it. we're getting much-needed rain today. and that's important. but the question is, will the sun return for the weekend? i hope so. meteorologist bernadette woods ask bob turk have the answers. bern? >> never coming back. >> okay. >> this is what we've got going on now. the rain. we see that. that will be leaving us, though, overnight. tomorrow night we start out the

day. still clouds lingering around. but as we head through the afternoon, that's when we'll see the sunshine. and it will help to warm us up to the upper 60s. tomorrow evening, we do start to drop. it will be a cool night. for more, here's bob. looks like a beautiful end of the week. after the rain tonight. more sunshine. tomorrow and friday. saturday starts off with sun. maybe a shower or thundershower by nighttime. a good chance now, of rain on sunday. may linger into monday. probably going to stay cooler than that. as the week progresses. but looks like another chance of decent rain coming up for the second half of the weekend. mary? >> all right, bob. in today's energy saver, fix defective plumbinger on drippy faucets. that not only increases your water bill. but it also increases your bill for heating that water. for more information on how you can be an energy saver gto wjz.com, scroll down the right- hand side of the page. and click on our special section. a dramatic scene unfolds on the choppy waters of lake michigan. two men were spotted, clinging

to the side of an overturned sailboat. about a mile from shore. a police rescue boat was dispatched to the scene. divers went in the water and helped pull the two men to safety. they were taken to the hospital but their conditions at this time are unknown. a car crashes into a grocery store. and it's all caught on tape in florida. take a look. surveillance video shows, look at this. there are people sitting here, folks. tough to watch. plows right through the front door, hitting several peoples including a woman, and a baby in a stroller. they were among eight people who suffered, believe it or not, minor injuries. two other people were seriously hurt. the elderly driver is facing charges. wow. all right. well, to forget about a patdown. an oregon man went a step further, rather, to protest airport security measures. passengers got an eyeful other as this man stripped naked right there in the security line. the 55-year-old was reportedly angry over security procedures

and said tsa agents were herselfing him. he is now charged -- herselfing him. he is now charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. andap altercation over luggage at an airport in california, lands another man behind bars. witnesses say the 61-year-old violently grabbed and pushed a flight attend apt, after she told -- attendant, after she told him his bag was too big to be a carry-on. he is now charged with misdemeanor battery. a police dog in kentucky brings a wild police chase to a swift end. police say they chased a suspected carjacker through three counties, before he finally stopped. wow. look at the dog. but before officers could surround the car, a police dog moved in and dragged the driver out of the car by his shorts. wow. the man was treated for minor injuries and is facing several charges. well, time now for a quick look at some of the stories in the baltimore sun. how members of the maryland national guard are deploying to the u.s.-mexico border in a high-tech helicopter.

eastern shore farmers are having a tough time, dealing with a lack of rain this spring. and a key member of the maryland women's lacrosse team are coming back from a serious concussion. for all of these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for these stories and more, coming up, denise is standing by with a preview. we'll keep you updated on the breaking news. legendary host dick clark, dead at the age of 82. white house material? maryland governor martin o'malley won't open up about his future political plans. but that's not stipulating -- not stopping the speculation. check in for these stories story all the day's breaking news. >> it's a different kind of glove today for cal ripken jr. he is lending a helping hand to tornado victims in joplin, missouri. they are teaming up with habitat for humanity, to help rebuild two homes devastated last may.

this is the first in a 13-city tour of habitat volunteer projects. >> the fireman looks handy with a hammer there. still to come on eyewitness news. a milestone victory for an orioles pitcher, keeps the birds red hot on their road trip. >> mark has the latest coming up. ,,,, i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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the orioles play in chicago tonight, as they continue a long trip. sports director mark viviano joins us with an update on the one oriole who is the furthest from his home, in taiwan. >> hi, kai. youi wen chen. he is the first-ever taiwanese taiwanese-born player to suit up for the orioles. and last night, he earned his first major league victory. he pitched into the inning in chicago, struck out four white sox hitters, before he turned the game over to the orioles bull pen. and they would hold that lead.

and the birds went on to beat chicago, 3-2. speaking through his interpreter in a post game interview on masn, chen reflects on his first win. >> he said, i am very thankful and very, like thankful and very happy. and i feel like this is a big win for me. it's really important to me. this is my first win. i hope i will get another win and another win and another win and another win. and other things. i'm thankful for my parents back in taiwan. all of my fans in taiwan. they are supportive of me. >> chen is especially thankful for the play of nolan rimohammed. reimolds. reimolds also went on to hit another home run. he has a four-game home run streak. the o's in chicago tonight at 8:00. more on the baseball birds coming up next hour. plus, surprising news from ravens camp, regarding the return to baltimore of kyle boller.

details on just what it is that brings bowler -- boller back, ahead at 6:00. >> you have piqued my interest, mark. for sure. another whale finds itself in trouble off the coast of southern california. this giant gray whale is tangled in about 100 feet of fishing line near san clemente. it's wrapped around its pectoral fin and mouth. crews tried to free the whale. but were only able to cut a portion of the line. they tagged it with tracking. so they will be able to locate it again. this is the third whale rescue in the area in a month. >> hope everything works out good. still ahead on eyewitness news. death of an entertainment legend. the passing of dick clark and his remarkable legacy. ,,,,,,,,,

coming up. remembering dick clark. the tv and entertainment pioneer is dead, at age 82. a look back at his remarkable career. i'm mike schuh, police say they have broken up a dog- fighting ring this is one of the eight dogs brought in. nicknamed march. hear the full story when we return. the battle over bottles keeps up. i'm derek valcourt. with the latest move to wash down the controversial tax. that's coming up on eyewitness news. much-needed rain relief.

is it enough to relieve our drought? don't miss the updated forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. entertainment icon. the man called america's oldest teenager, dead at 82. >> tonight, dick clark's amazing life, legacy, and the careers he launched. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. shock and sadness tonight over the death of dick clark. the tv icon helped bring rock and roll into tv and the main stream. >> reporter: he wasn't a