gigi barnett has more on the gruesome discovery. gigi? >> police say robert jarrett would never let them search his house, even after he reported her missing years ago. this week, they got into her backyard and his wife isn't missing anymore. >> reporter: in the backyard of this house on claire drive in eldridge, howard county, police make a decades old discovery. they find the body of christine jarrett, missing for 20 years. >> that's crazy. >> all this time, she was under the floridas -- floorboards of the shed, buried in concrete. in 1991, he report his wife missing. he said then that christine jarrett walked away from their house one night after a heated argument, never to be seen or heard from again. >> this was someone who was cared about in the community. she had a lot of friends and

family members. and we never forgot. >> reporter: police said they always suspected jarrett, but never had enough to charge him. until this week, a tipster came forward. >> this is one of those cases right from the beginning we knew it sounded suspicious. neighbors told us, this is a woman who would not have left her two small children. >> reporter: areaet's current, but -- jarrett's new wife let them in. >> there was enough there to indicate that this very likely is christ seen. >> reporter: some neighbors still remember christine jarrett well. while others never imagined that she was always still on claire drive. >> reporter: and while detectives are pretty sure that this body belongs to christine jarrett, they are not yet confirming that, until they get a report from the medical examiner's office. back to you. >> gigi, thank you. jarrett is being held without

bond on first-and second-degree murder charges. police are investigating the death of a state university employee, who lost consciousness in police custody. vic is in the newsroom with more on what happened. >> reporter: the 41-year-old man is identified as patrick tony, an academic adviser at buoy state. police say they took him into custody after they spotted him. officers say tony spat at them and tried to assault them, so they put him in leg shackles and placed a spit hood over his head. he stopped breathing on the way to the hospital. doctors were able to revive him, but he died five days later. the criminal investigation unit is looking into his death. >> buoy state university says tony was a long-time employee and well-liked by students. millions of dollars at risk. today, college students are calling on governor martin o'malley, to prevent massive cuts at the university of maryland. weijia jiang has the students' message and what is at stake. weijia?

>> many students here say they're already struggling to pay the bills and say a doomsday budget would make this nearly impossible. >> we're talking about $50 million budget cuts. >> reporter: these university of maryland students say lawmakers are failing them. >> they didn't do their jobs at all. okay? because if you're trying to balance the budgets on the backs of students who already don't have any money, you've got a problem. >> reporter: at a rally thursday, more than 100 people march on campus, urging the governor to call a special session to hash out a budget. a task the legislature did not accomplish by sine die. >> i'm sorry we didn't get the job done. and second, they need to, woto make -- to work to make sure we come back and get the job done. >> reporter: otherwise, this so- called doomsday budget will cut deeper into higher education funding. $38 million less for universities. nearly 20 million less for community schools. and grants to private schools

will be slashed by $4 million. >> and that means a spike to make up for it. >> students are struggling. $800 for in-state students and $2,000 for out-of-state students. that's a lot of money. >> reporter: there is a convens consensus. >> if you don't have the huts paor the nerve or the -- hutzpah or the nerve or the gumption to pay the taxes, that's what's going to happen. >> reporter: july 1st, the doomsday budget goes into effect. students are desperate to stop that clock. >> we are all students. we have loans. >> reporter: now, organizers of the rally say their next step is to launch a letter-writing campaign to lawmakers and the governor. so they're using social media, e-mail, and phone calls to spread the word. reporting live at university of maryland, weijia jiang. >> weijia, thank you.

the doomsday budget also includes more than $2 million in cuts from maryland's school system, for grades k through 12. the drought affecting most of maryland could get worse. and many are already feeling the pain. outside tonight, the dry conditions are back, causing problems we don't normally see until summertime. wjz is live with complete drought watch coverage. bob turk is updating the important rainfall numbers. let's go to monique griego at druid hill park with the warning for residents. >> reporter: well, that rain we had yesterday really didn't do a whole lot to help with the drought. and tonight, state leaders say we are still in desperate need of a downpour. >> reporter: break out the brush fires, just one sign dry conditions in maryland are nearing the dangerous level. >> we are seeing indicators in all regions that are showing the conditions worsening. >> reporter: jay everson, from the maryland department of the environment, says while yesterday's drizzle fogged up sky eye chopper 13, it didn't put much, if any, dent in the deficit.

and today, much of eastern maryland is still under drought watch. >> that will increase the monitoring. not only in the eastern region. >> reporter: but also here in baltimore, where streams and reservoirs are low, and vegetation is dry. aperson says the trees and plants are paying for a lack of snow. >> that's why we're seeing what we're seeing at this point. >> it's pretty normal to experience a drought during the hot, summer months like june or july. but this year, conditions came early. >> it's kind of like we skipped spring and went right to summer with the dryness of the whole situation. >> reporter: michelle bentley, from poor boys garden center, says no rain means more insects. >> monitor your plants. keep an eye on them. >> reporter: and while there are no water restrictions in place just yet, aperson is asking people to conserve until the rain comes. >> hopefully they'll get it and it will keep conditioning from

getting worse and perhaps even get us out of this situation. >> reporter: and state leaders say if we don't get that rain, they will be looking at those water restrictions. mary, back to you. >> monique, thank you. drought watch coverage continues. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have more on the desperate need for more rain. bob? >> and wjz drought watch continues to track those rainfall totals. take a look first of all, at our drought index. this is put out by the national weather service. you can still see that most of maryland, at least from the bay east is in the moderate or severe drought. that's based on amount of rainfall and water on the ground. to the west of us, still called abnormally dry. the amount of rain we saw yesterday, really did nothing to help the drought. puit did wet things down. take a look at numbers. and nobody really got more than a quarter of an inch, as you can see. columbia, frederick, bel air and towson. at the airport, officially, only 16/100ths of anich. hopefully we'll get more this weekend. we could see at least that much

or more maybe in some areas. it's been a mild afternoon. tim has a look at some of the temperatures and what's on tap for the end of the week. tim? >> temperatures have been comfortable. but the sun, with this light breeze, only serves serves to evaporate this moisture. as bob mentioned, we only got about a quarter inch. right now, average at 66. 63 out in oakland. and we have 70s around. 70 at bwi marshall. which is definitely the warmest of the days so far. and 72 in oakland. we'll expect surge of warm air as that high pressure now allows that warm air to come in right up and down the eastern sea board. it's going to come from the south. and that warm air means we go into the mid-70s for tomorrow. ahead of that rain that bob is talking about, coming on the weekend. bob will have details in your complete first warning forecast. former baltimore mayor, sheila dixon, will be teased and insulted tonight in the name of charity. dixon will be at the roast at

the comedy factory downtown. proceed the will be donated to agapy house. she resigned in 2010, after she was convicted of embezzling gift cards. . >> even though it is april, it is already football. ranks -- ravens hitting the practice field for off-season workouts. sports director mark viviano with updates from the team. >> it is significant. because remember, there were no spring workouts a year ago because of the nfl lockout. but the ravens and the rest of the league are open for off- season business. and the ravens have plenty to do to prepare for that season ahead. >> reporter: these practices are not mandatory, and many veteran players do not take part. but quarterback joe flacco is a daily participant. all geared up for the start of the regular season in september. the schedule was unveiled earlier this week. and the ravens are already looking forward to opening up on monday night at home against cincinnati. >> they know we can take their

schedule. no, we're ready. we're ready for it. it's good that they released it now. we know exactly what we're working towards. it makes it a little harder. >> reporter: it's another off season of transition. it's out with the old. linebacker departed, to sign with san diego. and that means opportunity for a younger player, paul krueger. >> yeah, it's a great opportunity for me. couldn't ask to be in a better situation. so i'm going to be grinding as much as i can from here to august to, you know, prepare myself for camp as much as possible. so i'm real excited. >> reporter: as krueger sees opportunity, he'll do his best to fill the shoes of johnson. >> he taught me a number of things. i mean, mainly just how to be a student of the game and how to, you know, make yourself better in the classroom. so that's one thing i'm going to take from him for sure. >> now, we told you yesterday

about former ravens' quarterback kyle boller being back in town to audition for the backup quarterback job. well, he didn't get it. instead, ravens have signed former colts qb, curtis painter to a one-year contract. mary? >> are the -- the first round is one week from today. the ravens have the 29th overall pick. a welcome ceremony for the discovery. today, the world's most traveled space ship moves into its new home at the smithsonian. astronauts, including former senator john glenn, helped deliver the shuttle to its retirement. discovery will be displayed as if it just landed. we have to go see that. >> it did just land, kai. >> it actually just did. you're right. >> not officially. got a piggyback ride. but still. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news. by the development in one of newnew york city's greatest unsolved mysteries. where police are searching for this little boy, missing since 1979.

and lives will never be the same. yeardley love's mother speaks out for the first time, since her daughter's killer was convicted. i'm jessica kartalija. that story next on wjz. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, the big crab comeback. the record-shattering numbers as eyewitness news continues. more rain coming for the weekend. don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob. ♪

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it's partly cloudy. and 70 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. the mother of slain cockeysville native yeardley love wants lawmakers to do more to protect young women from domestic violence. jessica kartalija explains, sharon love wants to make sure what happened to her daughter doesn't happen to anyone else.

jess? >> that's exactly right, kai. she's speaking out for the first time since her daughter's death. and sharon love wants to make sure that laws against violent offenders are even tougher. >> our lives will never be the same. >> reporter: following the conviction of her daughter's one-time boyfriend, george huguely, sharon love throws her support behind the renewal of the violence against women act. >> my daughter was murdered almost two years ago, at the university of virginia, by an out-of-control lacrosse player with a violent past. >> reporter: speaking at a meeting, love was joined by vice president joe biden, who helped pass the original law in 1994. >> look what she went through. my god. >> reporter: sherry parliament is with house of ruth, maryland. one of the nation's leading domestic violence centers. >> but we're very grateful that she's speaking out about the issue of partner violence because it's a very big problem. we know that one in four women will be in abusive relationship at some point in their lives. so it's very important that we

talk about this issue. >> reporter: the violence against women act has already allocated more than $9 billion towards prosecuting offenders and providing support for victims. reauthorizing the law would expand financing for domestic violence programs. >> we are beneficiaries of violence against women, grant program. and we are thankful that that continues. it's not just the work that we do, it's the work that many other organizations do to provide support to victims. >> reporter: george huguely faces up to 26 years in prison. >> wjz has also learned that sharon and lexy love intend to file a wrongful death lawsuit. the specifics are unknown at this point. back to you. >> all right, jessica. thank you. george huguely will be sentenced in august. if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check the roads now. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. well, unfortunately, delays everywhere. on the top side of the beltway.

heavy there, from stevenson road to harford road. as you can see, average speed, only about 25 miles per hour. west side inner loop, also going to cost you another 20 minutes there from 95 to security boulevard. the outer loop, same situation on that side. expect 20 minutes from park heights avenue over to baltimore national pike. 70 eastbound, minor delay there, as you make your way towards the beltway. and northbound 95, you'll find on and off delays, beginning at 395, all the way up to the beltway on the northeast corner. as far as accidents go, old court road, at scotts level. north hilton at windsor avenue. also south hanover. let's take a live look. as you can see, on the jfx, the construction is affecting your drive. traffic is pretty slow, back from president's street, well past 28th. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping cheese pizzas, at $6.99 each. >> as comebacks go, it is off the charts. researchers are finding a

population explosion of blue crabs in the bay. alex demetrick runs some very promising numbers. >> a bushel was steamed up as a prop. but what was really hot was the announcement that went with it. >> i am now glad to report that the population of the blue crab is now at a 19-year high. round of applause. >> according to this year's blue crab survey, 764 million crabs spent the winter in the bay, a 6% increase from last year. and juveniles reached a record high, of almost $600 million. triple last year's $207 million. >> having that many young crabs on the bay is just great news. because those are the crabs that are going to support the fishery later this summer and in the fall. >> every winter, maryland and virginia biologists, dredge the bay's bottom, where crabs burrow into the mud. and while the survey is not a census, it has proved a useful tool. in 2008, it found crab numbers

were plunging and the state put harvest restrictions on females. now, with the numbers climbing, watermen hope those restrictions will ease. >> as long as they keep the restriction on, we're not going to see a difference. >> reporter: but higher numbers won't mean fewer restrictions this year. although there could be a little wiggle room. especially in late fall, which crabs go mostly to packing houses. the ban on catching females then might be eased by a week or so. it's females that control the future. >> they're going to be responsible for creating the next generation. and they're -- there are a lot of them. >> reporter: and there will be plenty for maryland tables this summer. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the last time the blue crab population was this healthy was in 1993. that was a long time ago. >> we're glad because ready for crabs. >> me, too. definitely. >> a little national bow. sounds -- boh. sounds good. that's your summer right there.

70 degrees now. beautiful afternoon. light south/southeast winds. barometer holding steady. humidity is down. we'll come back and take a look at more showers after this weekend. weekend. after this. ,,,,,,,,,,

beautiful afternoon. believe it or not. yesterday's rain, was 2 and a half times the total amount of rain we had had up until yesterday for the month. that's how dry this month has been. we only got about 16/100ths of an inch official low at the airport. some areas got about a quarter of an inch. but that only got into the soul. doesn't really get into the ground water at all. let's take a look at temps and conditions. nice afternoon. very pleasant. 70 degrees now. so far, that's been our high. 70 in washington. 55 in ocean city, with the ocean t., quite, quite cold. of course, 66 out in oakland. and cumberland now, it's 71. locally, temperatures in the upper 60s to the 70 degree mark. it's just a very pleasant, dry afternoon. tomorrow, three, four, maybe five degrees. chance of rain, nil tomorrow. but on saturday, things begin to change. i'll show you why. southeast winds. tomorrow they come more on the

southerly and southeasterly flow. that will bring in warmer air and probably also increased humidity as the wind comes out of the gulf of mexico. ahead of the front to the west. already shower and thundershower activity with that. a lot of that will pass to the north. we're not too concerned with that. we think along that front, we'll start seeing showers, propagating off to the midwest. and hopefully by late in the afternoon or evening on saturday, i know you will probably have some plans. pretty good shot, we'll see scattered shower and thundershowers. now, that same front, we hope, at least some of the models, showed that front, kind of stalling out along the east coast, on saturday night and sunday. and if that happens, low pressure, hopefully redeveloping, giving us another shot of rain here late saturday and sunday. it may pass too far to the east. so i'm not 100% sure we'll see rain on saturday. but there is a chance. once that air passes. chilly air comes in aloft. maybe a scattered one here. bay temp, around 57 degrees.

so tonight. mid- to upper 40s. maybe 40s in the city. tomorrow, lots of sun. maybe a few clouds in the afternoon. but a mild afternoon high of 74. normal high tomorrow is around 66. so it will be a nice end of the week. >> all right, bob. looks good. thank you. still ahead at 5:00. getting to the bottom of the secret service scandal. will more agents be fired as the investigation widens? dog-biting horror. stolen, to be bitten and mauled by dogs. and i woman reunited with her dog, which was taken twice. a challenge to do good. from kevin bacon. how university of maryland students impressed the actor. and why some walked away with $5,000. i'm andrea fujii. that's just ahead on wjz eyewitness news. thanks. i'll take the usual. got it. if you're open to choosing your own batter,

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it is just before 5:30. 70 degrees and sunny tonight. good evening. and thank you for staying with wjz, eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. police discover a dog-fighting ring during a drug raid in west baltimore. tonight, wjz stays on the story and discovers surprising information about how pets are

often stolen to support the fight game. mike schuh has more on this disturbing crime. >> reporter: angel brown doesn't know what to expect. >> it's just sad. they shouldn't be taking people's dogs. >> "they," she says, are dog fighters. five months ago, ali, her pit bull, was taken from her backyard, to train the fighters. >> i wouldn't wish that on nobody. >> reporter: so when she heard, police arrested this man and confiscated his fighting dos dogs, i think -- dogs, angel realized how lucky she is. >> i came to pick my baby up. >> ali was picked up. he was stolen, not once but twice. and now, this scared, scared animal is finally going home. stolen to be a bait dog. a living piece of meat, thrown to the fighting dogs to make them more confident and ferocious. >> it's a high, high

possibility. >> reporter: he is an expert. on the scene. payton, he says, was, like, ali, someone's pet. >> because the people that are fighting the dogs, they don't even have the spine to go steal their own dogs. they'll pay minors, under 14, 13-year-old gids -- kids to go backyard to backyard to steal someone's pet. >> reporter: the bounty? maybe $20. shaking, scared, tail between his legs, though he's not been outdoors in five months, ali is lucky. he's alive. and now that angel knows he and other pits have bounties on their heads, he's not going to be let in the backyard unsupervised ever again. >> i just want them to leave my dog alone. he's been through enough. >> mike schuh live at police headquarters. experts say you should get your pet spayed and neutered and have one of those identity chips put in. because if they are alive, spay and neuter because if a dog is used for fighting, it has much more value if it can reproduce. reporting live, mike schuh, wjz

eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> at last check, the men arrested yesterday and charged with animal cruelty is still at central booking. the baltimore pastor is convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. a jury found leon jones guilty of eight counts of sexual offense. prosecutors say the abuse began in april of 2000 and lasted for two years. the victim's mother first introduced her daughter to the pastor. she also pled guilty to sexual abuse. it was one of the first high-profile missing children's cases. and now, a new search for clues has started. denise has more on the efforts to answer a 33-year-old mystery. denise? >> well, kai, in 1979. aton pats vanished in a new york city neighborhood, while he was in a school. today, officers began searching a building, near the route he would have taken to school. investigators would have been taking down dry wall and possibly excavating a concrete floor. the 6-year-old was the first missing child to have his picture placed on a milk

carton. no one was ever prosecuted for his disappearance. his family did sue and -- an admitted child molester. and in 2004, a judge ruled that he was responsible for aton's death. >> aton also led ronald reagan to declare may 25th as national missing children's day. no decision whether there will be a public memorial for the popular television host. they did say there would not abe funeral. clark built a television empire that included game shows, prime time episodes and his famous new year's rocking eve. three members of the secret service are forced out after a prostitution scandal in columbia, south america, became public. the agency is moving quickly to deal with the situation. but more firings are likely. >> reporter: three secret service agents are out of a job

for their involvement in the columbian prostitution scandal. and lawmakers expect others soon will be. >> my understanding is that there will be more resignations coming in the next day or so. >> reporter: already, one supervisor has been fired. another supervisor forced to retire. and a third agent resigned. eight others remained on administrative leave, with their security clearance suspended. some members of the team allegedly hired prostitutes after a night of partying in cartagena, ahead of president obama's arrival. congressman peter king says there is no evidence drugs played a role. but says the agency's investigation will be thorough. >> a number of them are right now undergoing drug tests and polygraphs. >> reporter: the white house has expressed disappointment in the scandal but is standing by the secret service director. one republican senator is suggesting the president's leadership is partly to blame. >> that sounds very much like a lawmaker attempting to

politicize something that is not at all political. >> reporter: the secret service is moving aggressively to get to the bottom of the scandal. with investigators on the ground in columbia, and washington. the agency continues to brief members of congress and one hearing is expected next week. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> at least 10 members of the military who were staying at the same hotel are also under investigation. >> there is new information regarding the soldiers involved in the afghanistan photo controversy. these pictures of paratroopers, posing with dead suicide attackers were taken two years ago. the military says many of the soldiers have been identified. some are currently deployed in afghanistan. the government is concerned this will spark new attacks on u.s. forces. today, afghan president hamid karzai called the photographs disgusting and said, only a quicker exit of international forces can prevent such missteps. an agreement between the united nations and syria, has

been reached, on how to enforce the country's fragile cease- fire. tina kraus reports for wjz. syrian forces are still shelling parts of the country, even though the first team of peacekeepers has arrived. >> reporter: syrian and u.n. officials signed a deal, defining the rules for peacekeepers, monitoring the country's cease-fire. a small team of unarmed observers is in damascus. but the united nations is pushing to send in 300 monitors quickly, to try to bring peace to the region. despite the week-old cease-fire between government and opposition forces, explosions are still battering rebel towns like holmes. >> the past few days in particular has brought reports of renewed and escalating violence. >> four foreign -- foreign ministers met tuesday in paris and called the u.n. peace plan the last hope to end the crisis. >> i think we are all here out of a sense of great frustration

and outrage, over what we see occurring in syria. >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton called for tougher u.n. action against syria, including a weapons embargo, if syria keeps violating the cease-fire. clinton stopped short of calling for military action. many syrians are tired of waiting, angry crowds mobbed u.n. peacekeepers in damascus wednesday, accusing the international community, of ignoring the violence. tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> syria's 13 months of violence has taken its toll. more than 10,000 people have been killed. and nearly a quarter of a million have fled the country. we're following breaking news right now. captain mike perry above the scene with more. >> big troubles with a two-car crash. this is northbound i-83, north of timonium road. a significant crash, causing several people to be

transported. several, including maryland state highway are on the scene, working the investigation. but as you can see, two lanes of northbound i- -- i-83 are blocked. the delay is very extensive. also, the delays on southbound 83. that extends to the cockeysville area from rubber necking. the crash is not involving rescue. and it's not critically serious. but as you can see, it's going to take a little while to clean up. so expect delay fist you're trying to get off the beltway towards the cockeysville area. >> all right. captain mike, thank you. maryland national guard members are deploying to help monitor the u.s.-mexican border. two crews from the combat operations brigade will land in texas in june. they will provide aerial surveillance. the six-month deployment comes as the presidential candidates debate about what to do regarding illegal immigration.

>> bwi airport is getting greener. today, airport officials unveiled the new, 505-kilowatt solar energy system on top of its daily garage. power produced by the solar panels will help offset power at the garage's electricity use. several new car charging stations also made their debut. where electric cars can pull up and then plug in for free. doing good in maryland, with the help of kevin bacon. the actor visits college park, to reward university of maryland students, who came up with the best charitable idea. andrea fujii has the story. [ applause ] >> reporter: a big round of applause for kevin bacon, who was on the university of maryland camp us, challenging -- campus, challenging students to do good. >> by doing this kind of challenge, we're encouraging the idea of doing good and giving back. we're also trying to get new ideas from them. >> reporter: the school of public policy center for philan

thopy and nonpartnership leadership, partnered with six degrees.org. six teens were chosen as finalists to come up with the best way to encourage change through social media. >> some of the ideas i've read. i'm like, that's just a great idea. >> reporter: students say the concept alone is inspiring. >> see how as students here, they could make a big difference. >> reporter: bacon, along with former terp basketball coach, gary williams, and nutrition expert joy helped to pick this. and their votes went to the food recovery network. students who collected uneaten campus foods and gave them to shelters. >> we recognized this and the impact it could make. if we connected food waste and hunger. >> reporter: bacon's goal is to use creativity to help others. >> i think you guys did a killer job. way to go. >> reporter: the food recovery network says so far, they've distributed 6700 meals to

homeless shelters. with their wins, they will receive $5,000. andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> college park's school of philanthropy and nonprofit leadership is two years old. school officials hope this partnership with bacon will help it become a destination program. >> very cool. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. sweet tea surprise. what a mcdonald's employee is accused of doing to a customer's drink. baltimore's iron man picks up the hammer. hear from cal ripken, jr., as he cleans up tornado damage in the south. bob turk. beautiful friday. but we will likely have our wet weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,

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if you like the music of les police. the baltimore orchestra will be joined by other talented singers. ron matz reports, it should be a performance to remember. ♪ [ music ]muse

>> reporter: the unmistakable music from "les mis," is just part of "do you hear the people sing." at the meyerhoff this weekend. >> and music lover, really. because there are various styles in the catalog. and the orchestra is extraordinary. ♪ [ music ] >> and we're sort of put them altogether with anecdotes anecdotes and storytelling about how the songs came about. our personal relationship to those songs. >> reporter: they are touring with the show. >> my sister and brother-in-law used to live in fells point. so when i was in college in virginia, i would come here fairly regularly. i love baltimore. >> reporter: the bso will be joined by the baltimore choral arts society, in what promises to be a memorable performance. ♪ [ music ] >> but it's about the indom

nability and how anyone can overcome something to have a sense of grace and faith and love. that's universal. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> les misis now the longest- running musical in the world. for ticket information, log onto wjz.com. >> we are in desperate need of some rain. but it is another dry and sunny evening around the state. so, will that much-needed moisture come back this weekend? meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have the answers for us. >> let's take a look at tomorrow's forecast. going to be a beautiful day. no rain tomorrow. it will be dry. plenty of sunshine. back up into the low to mid- 70s. but there are changes our way for the weekend. tim has a look at that weekend forecast. tim? >> as bob mentioned, there could be rain by midday on

saturday. early plans should be safe. but by midday on saturday and through the night, there could be rain and even thunderstorms. that couldlinger into sunday before it all starts to taper off. temperatures will take a hit. we'll go from mid- to upper 70s on saturday. mid-60s sunday. low 60s on monday and tuesday, with the return of the sun. now, for your energy saver tip for today. if you are in the market, to replace your old central air conditioner, well, use a new energy-star qualified model. it can reduce your cooling cost by 20%. they're currently the most energy-efficient models on the market. for more information, you can go to wjz.com, scroll down the right-hand side of the page and click on our special section. we have a developing story from new york. a flight bound for los angeles may have struck a bird just after takeoff. the faa says the delta flight declared an emergency for an engine-related problem shortly after takeoff from jfx this afternoon. the plane filled with 172

passengers landed safely back at jfx -- jfk. a nurse accused of gunning down a mother and then kidnapping her newborn child, appears in a texas courtroom. verna mcclane told the judge, she understands the charges she is facing. she is accused of shooting 28- year-old kayla golden outside a houston pediatric clinic, then taking golden's three-day-old son. he was later found safe. investigator the say mcclane had recent ever ised a miscarriage. a bond hear suggest set for monday. a mcdonald's employee is arrested after allegedly spitting into two drinks. a south carolina mother and daughter ordered two sweet teas, but instead received regular teas. after returning the drinks, they realized they were still unsweet. so that's when they decided to add their own sweetener at home. that's made the disturbing discovery. cal ripken junior is

helping rebuild tornado-ravaged homes in the south. his 13-city stop begins in joplin, missouri. >> reporter: it's been a familiar sight in joplin for the past few months. but what made this day different besides that 10 of- foot pink bunny, orioles iron man cal ripken, jr. part partnering with the energizer bunny, the 19-time all-star took a swing with a hammer. >> i haven't driven a nail in a long time. but when i was a kid, my dad was a pretty handy guy. and we would be his helpers all the time. same way he would give instruction about a baseball bat. make sure you use the full length so you have leverage. so i developed a little guilt. i have a little hand-eye coordination. >> his hand-eye coordination will be put to the test as joplin is part of a 13-city stop to rebuild homes. >> he approached us. and then we had many

conversations about coordinated events. they'll come and take part in the effort. it's great to have energizer bunnies here. of course we're excited about it. >> you can have a positive impact in any situation you're in. >> ripken's impact is impacted by the nail. >> it's such an amazing experience that has such loving people who take their time to and dedicate it to us. i mean, it's so amazing. and all of the volunteers as well. cal ripken. and best thing. >> i've always been uncomfortable with all of the attention i've received with a baseball player. but i found out really quickly that you can use that attention to shine lights on really good causes. >> and cal says he is so happy to be part of a program making such a positive impact. former tennessee women's basketball coach, pat summit, will receive the presidential medal of freedom. after 38 seasons, eight --

eight national championships in almost 1100 wins. the hall of fame coach stepped down today. summit announced last august that she had been digs dood with early -- diagnosed with early-onset dementia. she will receive the medal of freedom later this year. check in for these stories and more coming up. vic is standing by with a preview. cold case cracked. the harris county woman who disappeared two decades ago. how police found her body. and fire department, grieving the loss of one of their own. check in for more on these stories and the day's breaking news at 6:00. back to you. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. a bizarre decision explained. i decided the best way to show them that i'm not carrying a bomb is to take off my clothes. the man who stripped down at the airport is speaking out. >> the reason for his naked protest. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a flash mob robs a nordstrom store in portland, oregon. and it's all caught on tape. take a look at this surveillance video. a group of teens grabs it. by the time police arrived, the police had already fled with more than $500 worth of stolen

goods. now, detectives are trying to identify the suspects. the man who took his clothes off at the portland international airport is explaining his decision. josh brennan stripped down during a security check and refused to put his clothes back on. he says he was protesting against tsa agents because he felt like he was being harassed. >> and i found out i tested positive for nitrates, which are an explosive. i decided the best way to show them that i'm not carrying a bomb is to take off my clothes. they get to choose when they see us nake the in the machines. and i just decided i was going to speed the process up. >> he was charged with disorderly conduct and indecent exposure. >> i'm going to say this. he got to the point. >> got to the bottom of it. >> that's even better. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> a dooms day budget in annapolis is outraging students here in college park. i'm weijia jiang, on campus, with their urgent message to

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countdown to doomsday. maryland faces a major budget mess. the huge tuts -- cuts to education. two decades later. an arrest in a howard county mother. where police find her body they think and the man in custody. dog-fighting. stolen and bitten to be

fighters. this woman's dog was taken twice. sunny weather returns. did yesterday's rain help with our drought conditions? the first warning weather team is tracking the deficit. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. without a trace. a woman vanishes from her howard county home. 20 years ago. >> tonight, where police found her body. and the person now charged with murder. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> even after two