her 20s or 30s, is in police custody. >> reporter: behind these doors, a gruesome scene. >> the lady stabbed the baby in the eye. >> reporter: ahmad dendy looked across has street. >> the employees were hysterical, running out, hysterical, crying. >> the police showed up, they were running out the cars. >> reporter: they were running the state foster care for the city. it's here, where parents are avowed to visit -- allowed to visit the children they had taken from them. >> the baby's mom was visiting with the baby and a social worker here at this location. at some point, the mother became irate, pulled out a long kitchen knife and began stabbing the baby. >> i can't believe the baby got stabbed. it's just fine. >> reporter: soon, the baby and the mom are taken away in separate ambulances. >> we do have the mother in custody. she is being questioned. we have to check on her mental stability as well. >> you know, they were probably

already in a bad situation if they were over there. so then she was able to come in there, and you know, do harm to the child. so it's like, where are the children safe? you know what i'm saying? >> neither police nor the social worker could say if the mother stopped stabbing on her own or if someone interceded. >> we don't know why she became irate. we just know we have a baby, stabbed, in the hospital. the baby is okay. >> reporter: the state is investigating not only how that woman could have gotten a knife inside. but also whether their prers -- procedures are adequate. mary, back to you. >> the mother has not yet been charged. >> five people are found dead inside a maryland home. and police believe carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame. >> reporter: two of the victims are found by a relative who showed up to check on them. firefighter the later found three more bodies on shelby

drive in oxon hill. they are focusing on a faulty furnace that may have been turned on during yesterday's colder weather. so far, investigator says there is no indication of foul play. >> the victims include three men and two women. fire officials could not find any carbon monoxide detectors in the house. another arrest in the brutal beating caught on tape in downtown baltimore. police say they took deangelo carter into custody around 3:30 this afternoon. he is the third person to be arrested in connection with the attack on st. patrick's day. detectives say the group beat and robbed a tourist. police are still searching for a fourth suspect, shataya baldwin. well, after several delays, the trial is finally getting under way for the brothers accused of beating an african american teen during a neighborhood watch. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse. weijia jiang, closely following the story and how it is being compared to the trayvon martin case. weijia? >> reporter: in both cases,

there is serious questions about whether the attacks were motivated by race. in fact, the defense attorney says people are so outraged by both that it's going to impact what happens in court. >> reporter: a trial is expected to begin wednesday in the case against brothers, 24- year-old eli yahoo and 21-year- oldafi werdesheim, accused of beating a 15-year-old in 2010. they attacked the baltimore park heights community. questions immediately surfaced into whether the violence was racially motivated. >> i think we represent every young person in the city, who has these types of atrocities taking place every day. >> reporter: the werdesheims are jewish. they were part of an orthodox jewish watch group. the victim is african american. charges documents say he told the teen, you don't belong here, end quote. >> this isn't a hate crime. this isn't anything more than a

disputed fact between two people over a relatively minor misdemeanor charge. >> reporter: in any case, the case has been linked to trayvon martin's case in florida. there, george zimmerman is charged with the 17-year-old's murder, accused of racially profiling martin as a neighborhood watch captain. in fact, werdesheim's lawyers called the similarities both symbolic and significant. they're expected to ask a judge to rule instead of a jury, claiming it would be difficult to find a jury that is impartial. in both cases, the defense -- defendants said they were acting in self-defense. but during pretrial, the victim said he was cornered, slammed to the ground and beaten. >> reporter: right now, both sides are wrapping up pretrial motions. the defense is trying to put together evidence for when the trial officially gips, likely tomorrow morning. -- begins, likely tomorrow morning. both brothers face multiple

charges, including false imprisonment and assault. police say an abused puppy is rescued in anne arundel county. police say they attempted to neuter their golden retriever without medical assistance. the dog received emergency care, and charms are pending -- charges are pending against the owner. drugs hidden in chocolate bar, and juice boxes. in total, four pounds of cocaine, discovered inside a woman's suitcase, after she arrived on a flight from el salvador. the drugs have a street value of $130,000. officers received the woman from the united states. the ice may be cracking. and the house senate ended the stalemate. governor martin o'malley met with leaders of both chambers this morning, about calling a special session. wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has the results of that meeting.

>> the governor described the breakfast meeting as congenial. the governor, house speaker, president of the senate, are all engaged now. but like many, no date has been set. although it's been narrowed dow jones to the middle of may. >> reporter: governor o'malley met with the house and senate two weeks after a compromise fell apart. and time enough for what has been called a cooling off period to take place. >> have you had what's called that cooling off period that is being talked about immediately after the session? >> i don't know. the cooling off, i guess that's one way to describe it. look, we're kind of under the clock right now. >> reporter: that ticking clock is illustrated in a model created by the state education association, that shows how many days, hours and minutes remain until budget cuts take place. when asked how far apart from a compromise they are, he joked. >> they were sitting opposite sides of each other. i mean, they were right next to each other. i was like this far away from

that. >> reporter: kidding aside, school assistants and county governments are eager for news since $5 million in cuts are at stake. and as a taxpayer, you should be interested in how much those will cost you. this raises income tax on everybody who makes more than $300,000 a year. this puts a sliding increase. the senate had agreed to the house plan. but the session ended before a vote. >> i would hope that this week we'll be able to hash out what, in essence, would be a final budget resolution. >> that final budget resolution would, in fact, be some sort of tax increase that would avoid $512 million in cuts. reporting live, i'm pat warren. now back to you, kai. >> pat, thank you. the budget takes effect july 1st. the cooler air sticks around. right now, it is dry and sunny. but a bit chillier than late

april. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating our temperatures. let's start with bob. >> we have clouds that came in about an hour or two ago. and a couple of sprinkles showing up on radar, to the northwest of us. a little batch here in frederick county. and some off to the north and east. it's possible, a few folks might see a sprinkle or a shower. pushing out about 7. not that's about it. temperature-wise, right now, we're still at 60. that's pretty much been our high for the day. 51 in oakland. the snow is pretty much gone out there. 57, ocean city. and 56 up in cumberland. but today's temps are running -- look at this. 14 degrees warmer than yesterday. d.c., 18 degrees warmer. that just shows you how cold it was yesterday. and wet as well. bernadette has now a look at the updated rainfall numbers. bernadette? >> that's right. wjz drought watch continues to track these numbers. and we're going to continue to take a look at april here. we just got a good dose of

rain. and for the most part, we're sitting at 1.62 itches -- inches of rain. now, over the average, for an entire april, just over 3 inches of rain. we do have a week or so to go. but we also have about an inch and a half or so. we're getting a good chance of making up more of that deficit the rest of this week. take a look at this graphic here. we have a storm coming our way on thursday. then there's another one friday into saturday. and yet another saturday into sunday. it's going to take the same general trek. and we could put another dent in some of those rainfall totals. so we will keep you updated. and we'll have your forecast shortly. back inside. >> wjz is following a developing story from the baltimore city police department. a homicide detective has been suspended after allegations surfaced he used his police powers to force his way into homes to search for his daughter, who ran away. the detective, danielle nick -- daniel nicholson, had been the lead investigator in the

phylicia barnes case. she was the teen who disappeared in baltimore, and whose body was later found in the susquehanna river. nicholson's daughter did return home safely. much more on this new at 6:00. pennsylvania and four other states are holding republican primaries tuesday. mitt romney could take a big step toward locking up the gop nomination. and he's already looking ahead to november. danielle nottingham has a look at tonight's campaign 2012 report. voters are casting their ballots in five states, where more than 200 delegates are at stake. mitt romney is expected to win all five. >> many in the republican ranks have decided they should line up behind them. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> mitt romney may be in the lead to win the party's nomination. but he's still working to win their support. >> you can always express your opinion with the others running. but there's more on that ballot than romney. >> gingrich says he will be reevaluating the campaign after

the votes are counted in delaware. >> reporter: but governor romney is no longer talking about his republican rivals. he has his sights set on the white house. >> i'd like you to go out in your primary and give me your vote and show that we're aming and ready to cake on president obama -- take on president obama. >> with a speech called "a better america begins tonight." >> reporter: >> what's up, tarheels. >> president obama is visiting in the battle ground states of north carolina. pushing for low-interest rate school loans. >> at this moment for the middle class, we have to make sure that you're not saddled with debt before you're even started. >> reporter: mitt romney also supports the interest rate extension. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> romney needs 1,144 delegates to win his party's nomination.

stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest on air and online at wjz.com. they follow orders. so when katy perry asked the midshipman on stage during a concert, he did as he was told and then some. the pop singer locked lips with midshipman nicholas beezman, during her private show at the academy. the video has since made it to you tube, of course. in an interview with entertainment tonight, beasley says perry was a great kisser and hopes she does it again sometime. just following orders, ma'am. >> katy kissed a midshipman and she liked it. >> she liked it. >> we could go with fireworks. >> we could go on and on. >> we'll just move on. still ahead at 5:00. disappearing act. caught on tape. a woman falls straight through the sidewalk. how it happened. and who came to her rescue. bombshell testimony. what a key witness says about john edwards' love child.

i'm ron matz, in sykesville, carroll county. it's a restaurant, inside an old railroad station. and it's just won a major award. the story coming up here on wjz. is there a warmup on the way? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast, with bob. ,,,,,,

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partly cloudy. 60 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a former aide shares intimate details about john edwards' extramarital affair and how they tried to cover it up during edwards' run for president in 2008. >> reporter: the prosecution's star witness, andrew young,

came to court and zeroed in on the heart of the case against john edwards. that the former presidential candidate used illegal campaign contributions to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. the former campaign aide said they insisted on speaking in code about some payments because, quote, he couldn't know about this, in case he had to be sworn in as attorney general, a reference to his cabinet hopes. >> this idea that they had to speak in code, it suggests that he might have known that these contributions were illegal. and that's a key part of the government's case. >> reporter: young also testified that when edwards heard hunter was pregnant, he made a derogatory comment about her, saying there was a, quote, only one in three chance it was his child. young testified that hunter threatened to go public, and sew they used nearly $1 million in donations donations from wealthy supporters to keep hunter in a lavish lifestyle.

>> reporter: for a time, hunter used the alias, jaya james. but the defense insists while edwards may have committed a sin, he's not guilty of any crime. >> if you have a mistress, and you're flying her around the country to keep her away from your wife, is it really connected to your campaign is this. >> reporter: young says one wealthy donor would write checks to an interior designer who would then put the money into hunter's account. >> at worn point -- one point, young faked that he was the father of hunter's baby. and he even had hunter lie and live with him and his family. let's check in on the roads. here's kristy breslin at week traffic control. -- wjz traffic control. >> reporter: hi, everybody. the delays out there continue to build up. if you're traveling on the north side inner loop, it's now heavy there from charles street to harford road. west side inner loop, still a good 20 minutes there from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. and northbound 95, a bit of a

struggle in that direction. that's from 395 to the fort mchenry tunnel. as far as accidents go, plenty to talk about. whitemarsh boulevard at pulaski highway. that one taking away that right- hand lane. north monroe at west baltimore street. greenmount at east 35th. this one involving a struck pedestrian. and also slate avenue, at park heights avenue. let's now take a live look. as you can see, there's the jones falls expressway. a bit slow heading out of the city, past 28th street. this is brought to you by medieval times. bring your student id and get your ticket for only $29.95. you can get the details by dialing 888-we-joust. it is a restaurant inside an old railroad station. and it just won a major award from the rest wasn't association -- restaurant association of maryland. ron mat has more on a -- ron matz has more on the old maine line in carroll county. >> reporter: the kitchen is busy at baldwin station.

the popular restaurant sits along the bno's old main line in sykesville. >> built in 1983. the railroad station itself has great ambience. great setting. patapsco river going by. >> reporter: and these are great times. baldwin station, known for its fine food and unique setting, was just named maryland's favorite restaurant. >> be nominated by your associates in the business. and then voted by the consumer means a lot. >> reporter: on may 9th, baldwin station will present memories along the rails, where you can relive the old dining car experience of the bno. >> reporter: they'll recreate old menus. and the authors of the books, dining on the bno will be there. >> it's just a really neat event. to know people who have actually run the train, known people, worked closely with them. you know, they give their insight to people. >> reporter: a taste of history and more.

overlooking the patapsco. >> by getting the award from their votes as well, kind of full circle, bring its back to yes, have you achieved what you were trying to. >> reporter: in sykesville, ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. baldwin station is listed on the national register of historic places. for more information about the may 9th event, just log onto wjz.com. >> you have the book. >> i have the book on the bno railroad. it is a beautiful book. and just chockful of local history. sunday afternoon trip. let's look at temps, conditions right now. clouds and sunshine. 60, but the humidity is way down. very dry air gets in. only 22%. west/southwest winds at 9. the barometer is on the way back up. we'll look at your midweek forecast after this. [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more...

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48 in oakland. yeah, the snow is pretty much gone. 63 in easton. and 59 up in elkton. locally, temperatures in the mid- to upper 50s. 60s. once again, running 6, 7, 8, 910 degrees below average for this time of year. 61/37 today. 68, 35, are the averages. and 32, freezing. yeah, back in 2003. right now, we have a southwest wind. tomorrow again, a west/southwest wind, will keep us pretty dry most of the day. and also kick temperatures up, 4, 5, 6, maybe 8 degrees, tomorrow, warmer than today. the big deal, the nor'easter over eastern quebec, continues to slide off to the north and northeast. taking some of the clouds but still in the southern edge there. still have rain showers, even some snow this afternoon. across western new york. and northern pennsylvania. closer to home. some of the mountains in the west. picking up some of those clouds. most of them will dissipate by

the time they reach our region. tomorrow, sunshine back here in the ohio valley. warmer temps. that's going to move in. then thursday, a warm front developing to the southwest. and that is going to bring us clouds, scattered showers, warmer temps. but some rain activity with it on thursday. maybe a thundershower. and then this front is going to come through as well. the front probably is going to stall out to the south. we talked about this a little while ago. and probably at this point, we're going to be very close to having more shower activity, sometime over the weekend. might even rain by saturday night and sunday. all depends how far south that front gets. and where those little waves of low pressure develop. but the chances are now from thursday through the weekend, pretty good, we'll see additional rain in the region, which we still need. gusty winds on the bay, after 20 knots. small craft advisory. through 11:00 tonight. the bay temp, around 57. tonight, look for clear to partly cloudy skies later on. maybe a brief sprinkle. 39 to the mid-40s in the city.

breezy, warmer day. sunny to partly cloudy. 68. and clouds tomorrow night. showers back here on thursday. >> all right, bob. thank you. we have breaking news out of north baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a rescue. let's go to captain mike perry. captain mike? >> rescue operations just wrapping up, kai. we're here in the vitint of -- vicinity of falls road at the jones falls expressway. this goes underneath of the exit ramp there off the expressway, opto falls road -- onto falls road. apparently a person stumbled down. he was trapped there briefly. firefighters were able to get him into a stokes basket. they needed to call rescue 1. a piece of fire apparatus to assist them with this angle. the slope here so steep, the fireman could not get him back up to clipper mill road. placed in the waiting ambulance. he's going to be transported to

a local hospital. no word on the man's condition or how he got in this ravine. but the rescue operation is wrapping up a moment ago. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. a firefighter sent flieling into the air -- flying into the air during an explosion. vicious dog. the man risked his life to save children from an attack in the nation's capital. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, flames and chemicals. the struggle to keep both under control, as eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is just after 5:30. 60 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz. eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. two dogs chased and attacked children and an adult in our nation's capital. it is caught on tape in washington's trinidad neighborhood. now, neighbor say those dogs are still at large, even though they know who the owners are. >> reporter: andre hawthorne is recovering from injuries after using his body as a human shield. >> so i threw my left arm up to the dog.

so while she was griping this way, i was using my right-hand to punch on him. >> two big dogs stabbed in the head. they weren't going for nothing. >> reporter: two dogs pinned hawthorne. one clamped down on each arm. >> started shaking him like he was a rag. >> reporter: a neighbor's surveillance video shows the dog on the attack, charging after children. two teens jump on top of a car to get away, but one of the dogs follows right after 11- year-old xavier bryant. >> i just kept running. when you saw the dogs jump on the car after him, what were you thinking? >> i was thinking i was literally about to lose my son. then i opened our building door and let him run in. and the dog came running in behind him. >> i just think it's dangerous. and i just automatically reacted. >> reporter: hawthorne grabbed a knife and was able to injure the dogs, but they wouldn't let go until a neighbor came after them with a bat. >> i'm glad i'm still alive.

>> reporter: neighbors say they are scared of these dogs, concerned also because a day care is located just across the street from where all of this happened. d.c. an pal control says it -- animal control say its is investigating the cas. -- the case. a new case of mad cow disease. a dairy cow is infected at a plant in hanford, california. but the animal did not enter the food chain. and u.s. meat and will dairy supplies are safe. the fourth case in recent years. more fallout in the secret service sex scandal. three more secret service employees have been out. this brings a total of nine who have been fired or forced to resign. a number of others are being investigated. the justice department makes a first arrest, related to the gulf oil spill.

former bp engineer is accused of destroying evidence, connected to the disaster in april of 2010, when a rig exploded and set off a massive oil leak. investigators say 50-year-old curt mix of texas deleted a string of text messages that involved information about efforts to cap the leaking well. so far, bp has no comment. two firefighters lucky to be alive tonight, after they are caught in an explosion. denise is in the newsroom with their incredible story. denise? >> the blast literally blew the firefighters off their feet. watch closely. the men were responding to an underground fire when the explosion happened, you just saw, in yorba linda. the fire captain was blown 10 feet into the air and fell into a flower bed. the next thing he remembers, he success dragged to -- being dragged is safety by his fellow firefighters. >> this was caught on the police cruiser's dash cam. new twist in the trayvon

martin case, while george zimmerman is in hiding, the lead prosecutor tries to quit. but city leaders turn him down, at least for now. >> reporter: sanford city commissioners had to decide bl to accept the resignation of police chief bill lee. his department became a flashpoint, heavily criticized when it investigated trayvon martin's killing, but never arrested his admitted killer. >> the whole idea is for the community to come together. what i propose today is one of the ways i think would move the city forward. >> reporter: but the chief's supporters pressured them not to scapegoat the chief. and they voted 3-2 to avoid resignation. >> approve to deny the memorandum at this time. [ applause ] >> reporter: george zimmerman, released on bond, has gone into hiding.

out of jail, police won't protect him. he's responsible for his own safety. his lawyer says zimmerman can't afford private security. so they'll accept offers of donations from various supporters. >> he's out and exposed. so i'm just hopeful we can keep him safe. and truly hopeful that people will let is work and find out exactly what happened. i think when we do, then the emotions may resolve themselves a bit. >> reporter: across the country, the case has struck a nerve. just recently, there were two separate beatings. one in chicago. another in mobile, alabama. in both cases, the attackers claimed they were at least parlly motivated-- partially moltivated. >> we have to think, is this the way we want america to receive this and react to it? do we really want the violence level to go up between people because of this case? i'm very concerned about that. >> it could take months for the federal investigation into martin's death to be complete. for now, chief lee's future is in limbo. could the prime suspect in

the disappearance of natalee holloway, be extradited back to the u.s.? joran van der sloot is sentenced. but u.s. prosecutors want to put van der sloot on trial here for extortion and wire fraud charges. he's accused of demanding a quarter million dollars from holloway's mother, in exchange for information about the location of her daughter's body. but the information he gave, according to authorities, was false. a pretrial hearing continues here in maryland for the army private accused of engineering the largest leak of government secrets in u.s. history. lawyers for private bradley manning are arguing the charges should be dismissed. he's accused of leaking thousands of classified war documents to the website wikileaks. his trial hasn't been scheduled. the hear suggest taking place at fort meade. it went to three alarms. but a fire put others at risk. more information about the chemicals inside the burning building. >> reporter: firefighters knew early on that sunday night's

three-alarm fire at the company involved potentially dangerous chemicals. >> the chemicals that they use on a daily basis are hazardous. >> reporter: so more than fire was the focus of the attack. and specialists were called out. >> we'll be there in about five. >> reporter: people downwind were evacuated briefly, as a precaution. the immediate worry -- >> there were a couple of containers inside. approximately 650 gallon containers that contain sulfuric acid. >> i was afraid a little bit of what was in there, they were talking about. >> reporter: but it turns out, there there was a lot more than the acids sitting at the heart of the fire. >> about 8,000 gallons that are typically used in plating operations. >> reporter: in photos obtained by wjz, most were stored away from the worst of the fire and remained intact. but where the building burned, water flushed some acids out into storm drains. to dilute it, maryland's department of the environment

added more water. >> we were looking for distress in the aquatic life. we didn't see any. so we don't believe there was any environmental damage. >> reporter: any chemical still intact will have to be removed. >> safely get into the building to get out the chemicals. and then pump out or otherwise remove the chemicals. >> i hope so. i hope they get them out. it's kind of worrisome. >> reporter: alexalex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> according to baltimore city fire, no one was injured during the three hours it took to contain the fires and the chemicals. serious concerns about the future of social security and medicare. the programs could run out of money sooner than expected. social security trust funds will likely run dry in 2033. that's three years earlier than previously projected. social security disability could run out by 2016. and medicare's hospital funds could be out of money by 2044.

the lead investigator in the phylicia barnes case finds himself suspended for actions taken in another case. beer cocktails. and the potential offensive line. help for the ravens in the nfl draft. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the update the forecast. a special field trip for the national teacher of the year. she is honored by president obama at the white house. rebecca milwaukee teaches 7th grade english outside of burbank, los angeles. milwaukee is an example of a teacher who goes above and beyond the call of duty. she hosts family night. sends weekly memos to parents. and has a facebook page just for her class. >> she's got high expectations for her 7th graders. and for herself. but she also knows that school can be fun. and that fits a personality that she describes as a 12-year- old goofball, dying to get out. [ laughter ] and i have to say, she was a

little goofy when i met her. [ laughter ] >> the president in milwaukee, joined in the east room of the white house by winners of the state teacher of the year award, including joshua parker and middle school english teacher from baltimore county. congratulations to all of them. >> yeah. and it's just great when a teacher can use fun, get the kids to learn. especially at that age. so congratulations. well, still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. dangerous escape. a california woman clings to a moving van. the reason she was trying to get away from police. flying high. why this 15,000-pound yacht is being carried by a helicopter. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. more showers headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and here's today's report from wall street. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too.

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some clouds and clear skies in some areas. looks like the night will be kind of chilly. at least the start to the night. and tomorrow morning will get a little warmer by the afternoon. so bernadette has a look at

that wednesday forecast. bern? >> reporter: well, tonight, we're dropping down, probably about 39, 40 degrees. so it's going to be a chilly day, as bob was saying. but sunshine will help warm us up even warmer to today. cosier to our average. tomorrow evening, we're back down to about 60 degrees and even warmer air comes our way for wednesday -- excuse me, thursday. but with a price. for more on that, here's bob. >> looks like we're going to make up some more of that rainfall deficit. thursday, shower activity. good chance, also maybe thundershower activity. gets up to 70. nice day tomorrow. clouds on friday. could be a shower or two. a better chance, we think, saturday into sunday. could be steady rain later into the day. sunday. 62. and 62. so another cooldown for the second half of the weekend. kai? >> bob, thank you. the wreckage of a yacht crash is a deadly one, in fact. it has recovered from the san francisco bay area. helicopter hoisted the 30-foot vessel to half moon bay.

the yacht capsized into rocks this month. rescue crews were able to pull the body of one crewmember from the water. but four others are still missing tonight, presumed to be dead. a major oil spill. it started friday, continues for the weekend. spurting out over 500 tons of oil per day. this bill affected more than 1600 miles of land. it was likely caused by a breakage in the old well that crews were trying to operate. workers are now trying to clean up that mess. shocking video out of china, where a teenager is swallowed up by a sidewalk. take a look. the girl is on her cell phone. when itop opens up-- it opens up. dropping her into the ground below. a taxi driver saw the whole thing happened. both had to be pulled to the surface by firefighters. you see him going here. apparently the sidewalk had been eroded by underground water. both are okay. >> unbelievable. a u.n. visit sparks more

violence in syria. amateur video captured heavy shelling in the city of hamas. just one day after they arrived. the group was observing the shaky truce. a u.n. broker cease-fire went into effect. so far, they failed to impolice department -- implement the plan. rupert's son james testified before a group panel. monica via miczar reports from wjz from london. >> reporter: james murdoch adjusted his tie at the back entrance of britain's high court. before defends himself in a tense public hearing. >> we can examine it as long as you'd like. >> he blames subordinates about misleading him. >> i was given repeated assurances that these practices, that the newsroom had been investigated. that there was no evidence. >> reporter: the news of the

world tabloids shut down after hacking allegations became public last summer. >> knowing what i know now -- >> it's the third time james murdoch had been publicly interrogated about what he knew and when. he stepped down as head of the british arm of the murdoch empire last year. >> reporter: james murdoch spent most of the day, answering questions here at britain's high court. but this is just a warmup act for his father rupert, who will testify on wednesday. >> and don't you think there's a lot of excitement and noise for the son? you wait until dad comes here. the father is the one who really has been at the heart of the empire. and whatever was going on across the whole of the world, including the u.s., that's where it lands at rupert's store. >> reporter: this week focuses on media ethics. at another hearing last summer, a protestor attacked rupert with a pie made of shaving cream. while this inquiry may not see that drama, court watchers can expect two days of intense testimony.

in london, monica via miczar, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: the phone hacking scandal has led to three police investigations. more than 100 lawsuits. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for these stories and more coming up. vic is standing by with the preview. >> hi, kai. police say an infant is stabbed by her own mother. it happens right in front of a social worker. the search for answers as the investigation continues. and wjz is there for the first school board meeting for the superintendent. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. sports director mark viviano, live at camden yards, where the o's are getting ready to face toronto. they are. the o's are back home. we've been saying so far, so good. but so far room for improvement. orioles top hitter will be on orioles top hitter will be on the bench tonight. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

orioles are back home after a pretty successful road trip. mark is live at cameron yards with news of a lineup change. >> you're right. the orioles taking on the blue

jays tonight. certainly took a toll on the orioles. relief pitcher is out with the flu. nolan reimold has a neck strain and can't play. third baseman is in a prolonged slump. his batting average is down to 125. he will sit for a day or two, the manager says, to clear hissed had. reynolds has gone five straight games without a hit. hasn't hit a home run yet. he's the guy who led the team with 37 home runs last season. reynolds is being replaced by rookie ryan flaerty. some time on the bench could get his mind right and help him hit again. >> i hope so i mean, we all do. they're not a bunch of robots. every player has a different dynamic going on in his life and the way they're wired and things things that all. those different things don't show. and you know, that's where

coaching and knowing your people come into play. >> now, for ryan flaherty, it's just his second big league start tonight. his first at home for the o's. i talked with him about his chance to start. we'll hear from ryan flaerty -- flaherty coming up. oakland a's are coming in. and someday, you can see the o's and the a's, here on wjz. game time comes your way at 1:30. more on the baseball birds coming up next hour. plus, we'll talk football, two days away, from the nfl draft. and the ravens assess a possible pick at linebacker. we'll have that and more. back to you for now. a howling end to a wild police chase in los angeles. take a look. a robbery suspect flees from police. and all of a sudden, his girlfriend jumps onto the car, climbing through a window. the woman eventually surrendered. but the man refused. so police sent in a canine unit. both are facing charges. police in florida are looking for the man behind a vicious fast food attack.

surveillance tape shows a suspect climbing over the counter of a mcdonald's, in lakewood, with a bat in hand. you can't see it. but apparently the man was angry because the manager skipped over him in line. a woman takes matters into her own handsuring during an armed robbery in georgia. the woman says she was in her car, when two men fired a round. that's when she pulled out her own gun and fired back, hitting one of the robbers. that man will be arrested just as soon as he's released from the hospital. police are still looking for the other suspect. still ahead on eyewitness news. i'm mike schuh in east baltimore. a mother and her 8-month-old child are inside a city social services office. the baby is stabbed. the baby is stabbed. the mother is now charged. ,,,,, we love gardening...

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coming up on wjz eyewitness news. an infant in the hospital, with life-threatening injuries, after she is stabbed by her own mother. wjz is live with the latest on the catotic scene. the trial against two adult brothers, accused of beating a teenager, is about to get under way. i'm weijia jiang, at the courthouse. why this case is being closely compared to trayvon martin. next. the general assembly may be back in may. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. how much would that cost you? and by how much, we mean how much money in increased taxes? a bit warmer today.

but will the trend continue? the first warning forecast coming up. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. shocking crime. a baby is stabbed by its own mother. >> it happens right in front of a social worker. the search for answers as the investigation continues. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. baltimore police say a mother stabs her 8-month-old daughter with a kitchen knife, right in front of a social worker. and now, detectives are trying to figure out why. wjz is live at johns hopkins hospital, where the child is recovering. mike schuh has more on