>> reporter: 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim has never denied hitting 16-year-old cory osbee, but has always said it was in self-defense. >> it's going as planned. and we look forward to wrapping up the trial today. >> reporter: werdesheim says in november 2010, he and his 22- year-old brother, avi, who is also charged in the case, were responding to the call for shop reim. he admits to following osbee, who was on foot in his car. he said the teen was peering into homes and looking into unlocked vehicles. werdesheim said, avi told him, you don't belong in here. you belong in school. he said that's when he got upset. werdesheim said he got out of the car to try to calm osbee down, referring to his unique negotiating skills as a soldier for the israeli army special

forces. but werdesheim says osbee charged at him with a stick. he said, quote, he was on me, very, very quickly. i had no time to think. i pummed down his left hand, and hit him with my right hand, which still had my shop reim radio in it, quote. >> i think he's lying. clearly. >> reporter: prosecutors they the brothers pinpointed osbee to the ground. he's clearly trying to evade justice. it frustrates me that people associated with shomrim is giving a different story. >> reporter: and of course, the only other person who knows what happened is osbeea and he refused to testimony. the state is relying on secondary witnesses, which the judge has already called inconsistent and contradictory. >> weijia, thank you. the judge will make a ruling because there is no jury in

this case. a howard county man is arrested in connection with two unusual robberies. denise is in the newsroom with more on the charges he faces. denise? >> reporter: well, mary, police say the suspect used a blood- filled syringe to rob a pharmacy at an ellicott city cvs. they threatened the pharmacist with a syringe and forced her to open the safe. he got away with $27,000 worth of medications. police are now testing the blood to see if it contains the a.i.d.s. virus. blessing is also charged with trying to rob a woman and her 4- year-old child at an atm in october. police say blessing threatened the mother and child with what appeared to be a taser in that instance. blessing was identified as the suspect in both incidents, through surveillance video. >> thank you. he's being held at the howard county detention center, on $170,000 bond. she is the voice behind the controversial robocall. on election night, 2010. now she's the star witness in

the case against her boss. political consultant, julius henson. derek valcourt has more on what rhonda russell said in court today. >> reporter: well, rhonda russell has immunity in change for -- exchange for her testimony. and today, she told jurors, she was following her boss's orders when she was following that robocall. >> reporter: it was rhonda russell's voice, heard by thousands of democrats in a 2010 election night robocall, suggesting that martin o'paly was winning and there was no need to go vote. >> we're okay. relax. >> reporter: she said the call was intended to be a form of reverse psychology, meant to inspire votes for republican bob ehrlich. >> that's what was the motivation, by my boss, julius henson. that's what he told me. >> but prosecutors say that robocall was really intended to suppress voter turnout, since it did not contain the legally required tag line, identifying it was paid for by the ehrlich

campaign. on the stand, russell acknowledged knowing the robocall needed the tagline. but said, i asked mr. henson, and mr. henson told me the client didn't want the tagline. speaking to wjz, henson also blamed the ehrlich campaign. >> i told them to put a tag on it. they refused. i sent the tag to someone else to get the second look. they still refused. so why am i responsible for a decision that was not mine to make. >> reporter: russell was forced to repeat what she told the grand jury about the robocall, that she felt the ehrlich campaign's motivation was malicious. >> reporter: henson could take the stand in his own defense. but right now, prosecutors are still calling witnesses as they try to prove that henson and ehrlich campaign manager conspired to commit election fraud. we're live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. ehrlich's campaign manager, paul schurick, was sentenced to community service for his role in the robocall scandal.

a missing tourist is found dead in ocean city. the coast guard recovered the body of 22-year-old lance gaines on the bay near 32nd street. police say gaines is from upstate new york. he disappeared last month, while visiting ocean city with his family. police are awaiting results of an autopsy to determine exactly how he died. the selection of esteemed johns hopkins neurosurgeon is drawing controversy. it stems from his beliefs on evolution. wjz is live at hopkins hospital. mike hellgren has the letter from several outraged biology professors. mike? >> reporter: kai, dr. carson is deeply religious. he is not an advocate of evolution. and several professors sent a strongly-worded letter to the school newspaper. >> reporter: world renowned johns hopkins newspaper professor is under fire. he is scheduled to give the

commencement address. they wrote this letter to the school newspaper, after writing that carson didn't accept evolution. calling it a lack of ethics and morality, that not only encourages the insertion of unnecessary and destructive wedges of americans but stands against the ideals of many of this university. >> i said, you can believe that if you want. but i simply don't have enough faightsdz to believe what you -- faith to believe what you believe. i'm a person of limited faith, so i have to believe in god. >> that always gets them. >> reporter: they still want carson to speak at commencement. >> dr. carson was a childhood hero of mine. he still is a hero of mine. what worried me the most was the fact that he says if you do accept evolution, that you're somehow, you know, ethically lacking. >> reporter: they say they simply want to draw attention to dr. carson's stance. >> reporter: this is an issue that really gets people going. and i think, you know, ironically, that's why we should use it, as a way to help

people talk through and think about these things, rather than pretending that you can separate them. >> god has given us plenty of evidence of who he is. >> reporter: about 500 teachers, students and alumni, have signed the teachers' letters in support. >> and we tried to reach dr. carson for comment today. we are told he has been in surgery all day. and if we hear anything else, we'll bring it to you. >> mike, thank you. dr. carson will also receive an honorary degree from emery, during the graduation. just hours ago, criminal charges are filed in the beating death of a band member at florida a&m university. dick brennan reports for wjz. a total of 13 people are implicated in the hazing ritual that killed robert champion. >> reporter: authorities in orange county, florida, announced charges against 13 people in connection with the hazing death of 26-year-old robert champion. >> the majority of those

charges are hazing, resulting in death. felonies of the third degree. >> reporter: champion was a drum major in the marching 100. florida a&m's famed marching band, he was found unresponsive on a band bus on november 19th of last year. he died a few hours later. investigators say he was beaten during a hazing ritual. >> no one could have expected that his college experience would include being pummeled to death. >> reporter: authorities say there was no one fatal blow. champion suffered bruises to his chest, arms and back. he went into shock and died of internal bleeding. some of those facing charges have not yet been arrested. and more charges could be filed. >> let me strongly state that i urge anyone who has facts about this homicide to come forth and tell the whole truth. >> reporter: champion's parents say the charges are long overdue. >> when someone loses their

life, the crime should be punished. >> reporter: the family has already sued the bus company, fabulous coach lines, and they're also planning to sue the school. >> they're going to have to clean house. they're going to have to step up and do what they know is the right thing to do. >> reporter: just this week, two music professors were fired for participating in band hazing. in new york, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> the band's director, dr. julian white, is on paid administrative leave. his lawyer is requesting full reinstatement at the university. newt gingrich quicks -- quits the race at the white house. this afternoon, the republican candidate announced his decision to suspend his presidential campaign. the former house speaker won primears in just -- primaries in just two states. a cloudy, mild wednesday. outside right now. the skies are mainly overcast. are there any may showers coming our way? wjz is live with coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating our

conditions. it's been a pretty actually cool day around here. but to the west of us, it's warmer. and that's where the showers are breaking out. thundershowers as well. had a few reports of small hail around portions of north and west virginia. that one cell southwest of charlestown. they had dime-sized hail. most of these are actually tending to weaken, as they head towards hagerstown. i don't think they'll make it to the blue ridge mountains. we're in very stable, marine air here, over portions of central and northern maryland. to the west, it's a lot warmer. take a look at temperatures now. we're at 63. 69 in d.c. it just dropped a couple of degrees. hagerstown, still at 77. and cumberland, up to 81. they're up to 84, just an hour ago. so, west of us, it's a lot warmer. that's where that boundary line is. we are 18 degrees cooler now than we were yesterday at this time. cumberland, just 1 degree cooler. and elkton, 22 degrees cooler. ocean city, 25 degrees cooler. so will it warm up tomorrow,

the bernadette woods has a look at your thursday forecast. that warm air is so close. and it's out there. and it's going to bath to -- battle to get into the region. we still have the cool, ocean air, coming in from the east. battling the very warm air. and in between the two, a chance for ray couple of showers or thunderstorms around here. as we head into friday and saturday, looks like that warmer air is going to make more of a push. maybe not as strong as we originally thought earlier in the week. but we are going to warm up from where we are today. and we'll have that forecast coming up. back inside. >> an orioles victory over the yankees is a milestone accomplishment, for manager buck showalter. sports director mark viv viviano has more details. >> this is always a big deal for baltimore. but even bigger for showalter, who started his career in new york. and this latest win puts him in the record books. latest victory, win number 1,000 in showalter's career. it happens 20 years after he started his career with the

yankees. mobbed by his players, he is celebrated as the 58th to reach the milestone. and as is his style, showalter deflected the attention. >> it's quite embarrassing, frankly. it's about the players. i love baseball and i don't make any bones about it. it's just been an honor to be able to manage this long with so many good people. >> reporter: the orioles are showalter'swalter's fourth team, after he managed the yankees, arizona and texas. and he will go for career win, 1001. >> we'll be watching, mark. thank you. after this game, the o's road trip continues in boston. it's masn on wjz 13. you can see sunday's game at 1:30, against the red sox, live here on wjz 13. still ahead at 5:00. new video of philadelphia's duck boat accident. why it's been released now. and what it reveals about the

crash. i'm mike schuh, in east baltimore. new security cameras were installed today. how neighbors think that may help to bring businesses back here. the story next. imagine walking across the water here at the inner harbor. now, one man says he's planning to do just that. i'm jessica kartalija. i'll explain coming up on wjz. a cooler and cloudy evening. when can we expect more sunshine? don't miss the updated first warning forecast with bob. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off!

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it's cloudy. 63 degrees in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. baltimore city says crimes drop by 25% in areas covered by police cameras. now, more community groups are asking for them. mike schuh meets up with the

mayor, as she installs the latest batch. >> reporter: look at the gun in there guy's hand. >> you can see the gun, 38- caliber resolve -- revolver in his left hand. >> reporter: moments later, the running man is shot. here's the getaway car. the camera operator radios police on the ground. within a minute, the officer in this car, pulls over and arrests the suspects. likewise, police say that their cameras helped in the arrests of those who last month gave this tourist a beating. >> reporter: now, in east baltimore, a photo op. cameras taking picture of the installation by the mayor, of the newest police camera, this one on harford road. >> they make the residents feel safer. they build confidence in the city's commitment to fight and prevent crime in their neighborhood. >> in the areas where we have crime cameras, crime is down 25%. >> reporter: kept a block away, the unofficial mayors of homestead street, who have

lived here for a combined 93 years. the camera's effect? >> less break life ins. -- brake-ins. less holdups, less gun violence. >> reporter: auto time, they say, to turn off this neighborhood sound track. >> reporter: crime does drop anywhere near 25%. that will attract businesses back to this part of the road. >> one step at a time. >> reporter: total number of police cameras in the city of baltimore, to 583. in east baltimore, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> the cost of the cameras is being covered by state and federal grant money. if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check in on our roads now with kristy breslin. how is it looking out there? >> pretty busy. if you're traveling in the northbound direction, jammed up there, from shawan road to belfast. as far as the beltway goes, on the west side inner loop. slowing there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. north side inner loop, still

struggling there, from york road to dulaney valley. and 95 in the northbound direction. stop and go there from 395 past the fort mchenry tunnel. accidents include hooks lane at park heights avenue. mcculloch. and north broadway at east madison. let's take a live look. things are moving just a bit slower than the normal pace. in the northbound direction, heading out of downtown. this traffic report is brought to you by virginia tourism. love is at the heart of every vacation. book yours at virginia.org. a daredevil who walks great heights without a safety net, has his sights set on baltimore city. wjz is live at the inner harbor. >> it sounds so crazy, mary. but nick says he will literally walk above the water in the harbor, here behind me. >> reporter: he comes from a long line of extraordinary

stunt performers. now, nick wolinda, a seventh seventh gennation member of the flying wolinda family, wants to shock charm city, with another incredible stunt, where he will literally walk over the inner harbor. >> big circle. >> reporter: his tightrope walk will start here at the ripley's believe it or not auditorium. >> reporter: and will end 300 feet into the water. he'll do it without wearing a safety harness, or without a net. and he'll be 100 feet above the water. >> i think it's awesome. i'm glad like dare daredevils are making a comeback. evel knievel when we were kids. and you don't see it too much anymore. >> when it comes to hair- raising stunts. you know what we're talking about. >> i guess if we're making puns. >> reporter: wolinda's walk on may 9th, comes just one month, before he takes a tightrope over niagara falls. >> i remember at 6 years old, thinking, i'd like to be the first person to ever do that.

>> reporter: wolinda, who holds five world records says he isn't worried about falling into the river here in baltimore, which has been considered unsafe for swimming. >> it's exciting. other cities do stuff like this. so why shouldn't we? >> reporter: the entire walk should take anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes. it starts promptly at 5:15, wednesday may 9th. live at the inner harbor, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> we will be watching. several of wolinda's family members, though, have been killed during stunt performances. so we'll see. >> i get dizzy just looking at it. >> i know. let's take a look at temperatures and conditions it's cooled down a little more. 63 now. east winds off the ocean at 10. and barometer holding steady. comeac and take a look at what we think will be a much warmer end to the week. right after this. ,,,,,,

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like that. 19,000 feet. a 40% chance that it might have some hail. also, this one, near martinsburg, also, up to 12,000 feet. and it's grown. however, as it moves to the east there, we don't really expect it to last much longer because it's going to be running into this very stable, warm air mass. cooler air mass. east of the mountains. west of us, it's a lot warmer. look at these temperatures. 81 now in cumberland. they were 84 just an hour ago. 77 still in hagerstown. this is the warm, rather humid know cans. east of the mountains, much cooler air coming in off the ocean. 60, 63. only 54 at ocean city. right now, d.c., just dropped from the low 70s to 69. so pretty much along the potomac river is the dividing line between this warm air. whether it's scattered showers and storms. and this much cooler, dense, overcast, with the marine air around our region. but it's very stable. 65, rock hall. 57, a little warmer, 68. and a little sunshine.

hope temperatures boost a little. now, tomorrow, we should get into a warmer air mass. probably upper 70s, maybe even 80 degrees. and because of that, we will have more instability atmosphere. chance of a shower and thundershower. right now, it's the east wind here, that is bringing that cooler ocean air. mainly north of the city, we're about a quarter inch of rain. airport reported just very light dressle. that's moved -- drizzle. that's moved way off. south and west of us, basically a warm front. and the showers popping up. tomorrow, we'll be in this warmer air mass, we think. and if that does happen, we'll boost temperatures about 10 degrees or more. same for friday. but i think friday will be the warmest day. saturday, this front some should come through. early maybe a brief shower. then it dries out and cools down a little bit for thed with. southeast winds, 5 knots. bay temp, down 60 degrees. tonight being maybe a shower or thundershower, mainly south and west of us. 58 by morning. then tomorrow, 75 to 80,

mixture of clouds and sunshine. and yes, could be a shower or a thunderstorm in some spots by the afternoon or late in the afternoon tomorrow. >> but a little warmer. so we leak that. -- like that. thanks, bob. still ahead. a mother accused of putting her 5-year-old in a tanning bed. how the woman is defending her actions. remembering yeardley love. how local stawntds are honor -- students are honoring the cockeysville native to college. residents on the neighborhood chopping block. why residents say they have to go. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 5:30. 63 degrees and cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. several city community centers are set to close for good this summer. it's a plan that will make room for more state of the art rec centers. wjz is live. gigi barnett explains, some fear the closures will leave kids out on the streets. gigi? >> reporter: the city says it wants to save money, by closing some of those rec centers. but some neighbors say it's the children who will pay the price. >> reporter: alice nicholson remembers when the park view recreation center was the life of her northwest baltimore community. >> we had a ceramic class, someone teaching ceramics. we had a lot going on. but it done faded out. >> reporter: but her rec center is now on baltimore's chopping

block. this week, the city says parkview is one of four set to close this summer. the city says the centers are too old to keep. >> we know that we have an outdated system of rec centers that were built for a time that has passed. >> reporter: right now, the city is spending a little more than $19 million to renovate one rec center and build three others. the mayor says for years now, she's warned of these closings. >> reporter: we are determined to have a state of the art recreation center program throughout the city. >> we have our children going. >> reporter: for nicholson, that's her biggest fear. in addition to park view, they will shut down as well. without them, nicholson says, her grandchildren and the neighborhood wid kids will fall prey to the streets. >> the streets around here is not going to be safe for our children. they have no option. >> reporter: and baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake plans to dramatically slash spending when it comes to rec centers in the next year.

her plan could save the city up to $11 million. kai, back to you. >> gigi, thank you. city council president jack young is against the plan to close the four rec centers. arson arrest. a maryland man is charged with intentionally setting a fire to an apartment complex. it caused more than $1 million in damage. left people without a home. and injured two firefighters. abraham kiflu. the suspect is living at the complex and is a relative of a tenant. taliban launches an attack. vic is in the newsroom with more on what's gehind this -- behind this suicide bombing. >> reporter: a taliban spokesman says they launched the taliban attack, shortly after learning president obama was in the country. the explosions occurred in a fortified part of the compound. the terrorist group says the attack was meant to show the taliban is still a strong threat. yesterday, president obama

signed an agreement with afghan president hamide -- hamid karzai. the u.s. also agreed to provide training and support through 2024. kai, back to you. >> the agreement is expected to be approved by the afghan parliament within a week. >> updating the breaking news. four former -- former nfl star junior seau is found dead of a gunshot wound at his home in california. we have emotional reaction from his mother. >> reporter: family and friends, a former nfl standout, gathered outside of his oceanside, california home, in shock and grief. the former san diego chargers linebacker was found dead this morning of a goosht wound. -- gunshot wound. his mother was heard crying out in the street. >> reporter: the woman who identified herself as seau's girlfriend, called police to the home just before 10:00 a.m. >> she indicated that she returned to the residence, to

find mr. sea ow, -- seau unconscious, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. >> reporter: life-saving efforts failed. and saiz ow was -- seau was pronounced today. this case is being investigated as a suicide. a handgun was found near the body. >> reporter: seau's brilliant nfl career spanned 20 seasons, including 12 with the chargers. the 12-time pro bowler lead them to their only appearance. he then played with the dolphins and patriots before retiring in 2009. but he had trouble off the field. he survived a 100-foot fall off a cliff. seau said he fell asleep at the wheel. junior seau was 43 years old. in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> seau was beloved in san diego, where he has a charity foundation and also a very

popular restaurant. about 100 u.s. secret service agents start an ethics training class under the guidance of johns hopkins university. this comes in response to the agency's prostitution scandal in south america. the training was previously scheduled for 20 agents, but widened after last month's incident. some evidence from the george huguely murder trial, will go on public display in a charlottesville courtroom. the former lacrosse player was convicted for the second-degree murder of cockeysville native, yeardley love. it will include a tape of huguely's interrogation by police. but will not include and autopsy photographs. the evidence will be shown on may 15th and 16th. meantime, tomorrow marks two years since the death of yeardley love. and the local lachristmas community -- lacrosse comment comes together to remember hear. they are raising money for the one love foundation to remember her. >> reporter: they took on

yeardley love's high school alma mater. but it was built around sportmanship. something yeardley's former coach said she stood for. >> she was a fabulous athlet's and student. but -- athlete and student. she was always on her team side. she was also a -- always a team player and always positive. >> reporter: erin now works for the school and she brought the two together for the one-love foundation. the foundation promotes sportsmanship and service. >> she speaks to the heart of what lacrosse is all about. we want to honor her and her family. >> she was such a positive person and always doing the best and seeing the best in people. we just want to kind of spread that around. and instill that in young adults and youth around the local and national area. >> reporter: and the fundraiser brought in several hundred dollars for the one love foundation. the chestertown man arrested while dressed as

frosty the snowman, is in trouble again. this is video from a holiday parade, where kevin walsh was arrested after allegedly scuffling with police and kicking a police dog. the latest incident occurred sunday. police say walsh was yelling profanities and was charged with disorderly conduct. he was released on his own recognizance. recognition for one local student who proved anything is possible if you put your mind to it. sterling saunders was honored with the academic persistence award. sterling was born with cerebral palsy, but still completed all of his college-level assignments. and each helped coach -- even helped coach a basketball team. congratulations to sterling. beloved son of stan saunders. time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of baltimore sun. plans for a liquor store that would be adjacent to the new columbia wegman, hit a snag. meet a high school athlete

who is a skilled artist on canvas, as he is on the lacrosse field. and where you can find top fashions for under $100. for these and more for story -- more stories, read the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. don't let the name fool you. there are four adorable additions to the maryland zoo in baltimore. this is our first look at the four wart hog piglets born last month. it is the could is litter for kumari. the staff says she is a great mom, three girls girls and one little boy there, appear to be thriving. the public will get a chance to see the piglets, sometime later this month. they are cute. >> which one is pum ba? >> i know. exactly. he's like, hey, let me get in there. >> that's right. >> i mean, they are cute. i think they're cute. but like anything in life, they're cuter when they're smaller. because they grow like weird. >> always cute to their own mother. don't miss the cbs evening

news. here's one of the stories they're working on. i'm mark strausman. six months after the hazing death of a florida a&m band member, 11 students were criminally charged today in orlando. what it means for them and the celebrated band, on tonight's cbs evening news with scott pelley. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a taxi driver versus his customers. what led to this hit-and-run, caught on camera. forgotten prisoner. a college student, left in a jail cell, for five days, without food or water of. his desperate actions that saved his life. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. any showers headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and here's today's report from wall street. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs.

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for dr. michael donnenberg. >> i've been a participant in all three of them. i didn't want to miss this one. >> reporter: all of the proceeds benefit the stewart greenbaum cancer center. a cause that is very important. >> over three years, have raised about $750,000 to fight cancer. >> reporter: so when he found out he'd be an ocean away on race day, instead of bowing down, he got creative. >> i'm going to be running my own half marathon, in amster dpam. >> reporter: as marathoners in in maryland get going, donnenberg will be running right along with them. >> my wife is going to be there with me. and she'll be going along ontic bike. and i'll have my gps watch. >> reporter: donnenberg knows how important funding is to fighting disease and finding cures. he hopes his dedication will encourage others to run in the race or at least run to their computer. >> it's a really great cause. and it's really easy to contribute. and you can help a really

terrific institution fight cancer. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the marathon is being held sunday, at the maple lawn community in fulton, howard county. you can log onto wjz.com, for more information on how to donate. overcast and cooler weather moves into maryland. outside right now. skies are cloudy. is there rain in the forecast? meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk show us what we can expect over the next few days. bern? >> there are thunderstorms out west. and that's going to continue for the next couple of hours. also, tonight and tomorrow, a chance for showers for all of us. that's how we start out today and tomorrow. as we head through the afternoon, sunshine breaking through. and we'll get closer to 83 degrees. a little warmer than today. but as we head into tomorrow evening. maybe a little clearing around here. for the rest of the five-day, here's bob. >> looks like we really get into the heat finally. by the end of the week. 80, perhaps, get a little sun. yes, take a little shower, thundershower. again on friday. 85, 84 saturday night.

should clear out for that full moon, by the way. sunday looks beautiful. sunny, dryer, 75. and 74. a lot of sunshine here on monday. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. today's energy saver focuses on getting ready for the summer heat. an atticked ventilating system draws cool air up through the house. and can draw in air conditioning. it also draws in cool summer air during summer evenings and can lower costs. for more information on how to be an energy saver, go to our website and click on our special section. a taxi runs over a man in canada. and the scene is caught on video. take a look. a group of young men are seen attacking the cab. what happened, the driver reportedly told him not to slam his door. the cab driver then runs over the man and keeps driving. he is facing aggravated assault and hit and run.

protestors holed up. the officers raid the building before dawn, arresting 26 people for trespassing. demonstrators seize this after a mayday march. no one was injured in today's raid. handling of sexual assault allegations and students at the university of montana. officials say they are looking into how the police handled 80 reports of sexual assaults and rape over the past three years. it comes after complaints failed to investigate the claims. 11 sexual assaults, involving um students have been reported in the past 18 months. the drug enforcement administration is apologizing to a college student. daniel chong was put in a holding cell, following a drug raid and left for five days. he said his cries were ignored. and he had to drink his own urine to survive. he became so desperate, he broke his glasses and tried to kill himself.

chong is planning to file suit against the federal government. >> this is pitch black. kind ofebrate. -- bright. sorry, mom. couldn't even a.m. -- aim. i gave up on that one. >> reporter: when chong was found, he had to be treated for dehydration and a perforated lung. the agency is investigating. a new jersey mom pleads not guilty today to child endangerment for allegedly letting her young daughter use a tanning booth. a deeply tan patricia censle is accused of taking her 6-year- old daughter anna to a saning salon and putting her into a tanning bed, causing sunburn. anna's school noticed anna told the nurse she got burned after going tanning with her mom. in today's healthwatch, a new report shows nearly a half million american babies are born too soon each year. teresa garcia reports for wjz.

preterm birth rates are higher in the u.s. than in 130 other countries. >> yes. say, i'm such a big girl am. >> reporter: little marile, is a happy, playful 8 married baby. but her life got off to a scary start, when her mother, rita, suddenly went into labor two months early. >> i was terrified. will my baby have health problems? you go down and see your baby in this contraption with tubes and monitors. >> reporter: marile is one of half a million premature babies born in the united states each year. a new report shows the u.s. has one of the worst preterm birth rates in the world. 12%. the same rate as thailand, turkey, and somalia. experts say one reason is that mothers here have children later in life. which leads to multiple pregnancies. and that results in early deliveries. but many preterm births, like

the mirabellis, are a mystery. >> we don't know, perhaps, 50% of preterm births. we don't really, truly know the explanation. >> reporter: the report defines preterm as any time before 37 weeks. now, the earlier the baby is delivered, the greater the chance he or she will suffer lifelong health problems. >> the main issues are a brain development and lung development. >> reporter: marile is the average weight and height for her age. but she's still about two months behind, developmentally. >> reporter: i know that her risk of having learning disabilities -- disabilities, having developmental delays, are much higher than the average child. >> reporter: but her mom is hopeful she will catch up. in los angeles, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> according to the study, 15 million babies are born preterm each year, worldwide. of those, $1.1 million don't survive. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all new stories coming up at 6:00, denise has a preview. taking the stand. one of the brothers accused.

beating an african american teen testifies. what he says happened the night of the attack. closer to a special session. will maryland lawmakers reach an agreement, before deep cuts take effect? check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. fatal collision. some new video of a deadly boat crash. >> why it's being released two years after the accident. ,,,, -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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new video of a fatal collision between a duck boat and a barge. it happened two year ago. alex demetrick reports. an impending lawsuit is the reason for the video being released. a warning, some viewers may find it disturbing. >> reporter: the duck boat lost power in the delaware river in 2010. unable to steer or get out of the way of a massive barge. the boat's mate jumps out of the way, leaving 35 tourists to

swim for their lives. >> it was a barge coming. and didn't stop. >> if you look at the video, not a single passenger was able to successfully get their life preserver on. >> reporter: lawyer bob munga losey released the civil plan. the issue of life preservers will be a focus as it was that day. >> how many persons are in the water, over? >> i don't have time to talk to you right now. i'm going to get the people. >> roger, captain, if possible, request you throw any life jackets or any flotation devices if you could towards any persons in the water. over. >> reporter: during 12 minutes, the duck boat was helpless. passengers were told not to put on their life jackets, until seconds before they were hit. all but two passengers survived, after days of searching, the bodies two of students from hungary were found. >> every parent wants to know why their child died. secondly, they want to make sure it never happens again. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the captain of the tugboat

pushing the barge, was sentenced to a year in prison. tyler perry is thanking the department for putting out a four-alarm blaze for his student. the 60-acre complex includes five sound sames in the theater. fire officials say no one was injured. and the cause still under investigation. a girl scout troop is shocked after its leader is accused of stealing from its cookie sales. police say isabel juarez used the debit card. they say the 30-year-old stole a total of $6,000 from the account. she faces charges of grand theft. still ahead on eyewitness news. for the first time, we're hearing from the baltimore brothers accused of beating an african american teenager. i'm weijia jiang, at the courthouse, with what they say happened. coming up. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. coming to a close. the case against two brothers accused of beating an african american teen goes to a judge. wjz is there. as one of the defendants takes the stand. >> dr. ben carson controversy. i'm mike hellgren. why the world renowned neurosurgeon is drawing fire on some biology professors and how it could affect the commencement speech. imagine walking across the waters, here at the inner harbor.

now, one man says he's planning to do just that. i'm jessica kartalija, i'll explain coming up on wjz. a gloomy day outside. when will the sun return? and the first warning forecast. >> check in in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. in the hands of a judge. the case of baltimore brothers, accused of beating a teen. >> tonight, the suspect takes the stand. what he says really happened. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. it is now up to a judge. was it self-