this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> killed inside a church. >> two women are shot. tonight, the developing investigation of what police found in the woods nearby. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> we begin with breaking news. shot in the howard county church. kai jackson has been on the scene of this horrifying crime. he has the latest, kai? >> reporter: the police are trying to sort out all the

evidence. two women were shot and one of them died. >> we had a custodian call 9-1- 1. he was in the building cleaning when he called immediately. >> reporter: police say the surviving victim was taken to shock trauma in very serious condition. a short time later, they found the man dead near the church. he was suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. detectives were trying to determine whether he was the shooter. >> thoughts and prayers go out to the family. >> reporter: they're anxious to

hear what happened and why. >> it's very troubling. you hear about this kind of stuff, but you never think that -- i don't know, it's just really weird. at this point, we're still working to determine who the man in the woods may have been, but we're certainly looking into the possibility that this might be related. >> reporter: howard county police have not identified the women nor the man found nor a motive at this point. they're still trying to determine the womens' connection to the church and this man. >> thank you, kai jackson. more at wjz.com. in the baltimore area, let's go to bob turk. he's tracking the first warning weather center. bob? >> look at this. it moved through portions of frederick. late through the city in south

baltimore downtown from the river, a hailstorm just passed. this is an old-fashioned storm that came in. some hail from the storms and gusty winds. now we've got possible more storms later and also a big warm-up on the exclusive first thing forecast coming up. >> bob, thank you. a new arrest could be coming in the death of a baltimore girl. two confessed to moving her body to an alley. now our media partners with the baltimore sun say they found dna on monet's bra. no charges just yet. split decision. a judge ruled on beating the teenager in the neighborhood watch patrol. the details of the verdict in this contentious case. >> reporter: one brother acquitted in this contentious

case that has been closely watched. guilty of false imprisonment and assault in the beating of teen cory ausby. cleared of all charges. >> he's disappointed and i'm disappointed in the verdict. >> reporter: they responded to a suspicious person by sean rehm in 2010. the judge ruled elly, whose former israeli special forces hit him in the head with the radio. the judge rejected claims elly acted in self-defense. in a stunning twist, ausby refused to testify but the attorney said they're happy with the ruling. >> this case was never about money. it was about justice and we got it today. >> reporter: in the park

heights community -- >> i think racial profiling was a clear element in this particular case and i think that's why consistent training is important. >> reporter: said the verdict sent a message about the scope of groups like sean rehm. >> it's to serve its role in the neighborhood with the police and law enforcement, not against them. >> reporter: the brothers are no longer affiliated with the organization. they've dropped a multimillion dollar suit against the brothers. meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, meghan. he was acquitted with use of a deadly weapon and his sentence at the end of june. driving in and out of baltimore, you better plan a detour. look at the highway, all northbound lanes shut down. overnight, four emergency repairs. the lanes will be closed every night for the rest of the month. you'll find the best way on

wjz.com and clicking on news. a surprise announcement from baltimore city's top cop. he is leaving the force. mike hellgren tells us why commissioner is stepping down. >> reporter: commissioner retired in august, he said, to spend more time with loved ones, revealing in a statement that "it was a tough decision for my family and i, but it's time to bring my time with the police department and i to a close." he spent the past few years at the top. sheila dixon put him there. >> he's special. he'll be missed. when i chose the commissioner, i knew he was the right person for the job. >> reporter: it's a surprise job. he told wjz a few months ago that he had no plans to leave. >> this is who i am. this is what i do. i still love doing it. >> reporter: issue her own statement, saying he will be a

leader we'll miss. under his watch, the murder rate is down dramatically. also been hit with corruption scandals. >> there were challenges out there. overall though, he was a good public servant. >> i hate to see him go. he's good. >> reporter: the search for a new commissioner will begin immediately. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the mayor's office said bill will fill the next commissioner with the transition. sues two university of virginia lacrosse coaches. wants to hold accountable for the murder. he was convicted in february. she filed a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $2 million. a surprise honor for two social workers who saved a baby

girl from an attack. paid tribute to william iii and dana hayes. they risked their lives when she stabbed her baby. >> terrell suggs may miss the coming season. sports with mark viviano has more on the impact. mark? >> suffered a torn achilles tendon. it's a stunning setback of what's supposed to be a quiet off season. the ravens are rocked with news that their star line backer is headed for surgery. in recent years, terrell suggs has dedicated himself to become one of the feared pass rushers in the nfl, but it's the

pursuit of fitness that brings him down. he suffered a torn achilles tendon. potential injury depending on the severity of the tear. suggs is amazed some people have written him off. the line backer vows to be back as soon as october or late as november. it's a scenario that has ravens fans concerned about their team's usually dominant defense. they called him to wjz 105.7 the fan. >> we got it from a stand-up point now. step up now. it's going to be a tough year. i think we can still make the playoffs, but it definitely got a whole lot harder today. >> among those called in to fill in for suggs, rookie up shaw who ravens picked in the draft last week. vic? >> thank you, mark. the national aquarium in

baltimore takes the dolphins off the stage but puts them in the spotlight. starting tomorrow, no more scheduled dolphins shows, but the dolphins programs will be open all day to all visitors. you can watch them eat, play, and work without buying a separate ticket. however, prices are going up. >> you may get the chance to get splashed every now and then. a mom caught shoplifting with her children. the unusual weapon she used to escape the store. >> taken from this local flea market. >> a warm ending to the week and the weekend. i'm bob turk with the first warning weather forecast up next. >> also up next, hopkins, leisurely bike ride.

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their backyard. the ground caved in. swallowed four trees and a hammock. crews are looking to stop the hole from expanding. a woman in new mexico uses her one year old child to flee from a shoplifting arrest. the woman swung a car seat at them with her baby still inside. she then drove away while her accomplice was taken into custody. now charged with three felony counts with shoplifting and child abuse. traffic stop turning into much more for police in ohio. this video shows the police pursuit. at one point, the suspect breaks through a toll booth and able to go off the road into a ditch. police say the driver fled

because there was cocaine and marijuana in the car. when an older student gets into a crash with a johns hopkins student, they look at the testing of older drivers. >> reporter: no one knew this ride home from the farmer's market would be the last for nathan. now his parents only have pictures to remember their gifted middle child. >> it's just heartbreaking. we really thought nathan would figure out a solution to some problem. >> reporter: riding down the university parkway last february, an 83 year old driver turns into nathan's path a as she turns into her driveway, tumbles over the car and underneath. stunned, she sits down.

>> minutes and minutes are going by and each passing minute. >> reporter: after months to wait for nathan to come out of the coma, his parents made the hardest of choices, taking him off of life-support. >> this is an example of older people being in denial about their abilities. >> reporter: mitchell believes some older drivers shouldn't be behind the wheel. they want to take competency tests. currently, 27 states and the district of columbia require additional testing. >> you're not saying get these people off the road all together. >> we just want to get the risky drivers off the road. >> reporter: he spent time testing for the government, but realized forcing a competency on an older driver is a bad idea. >> it's not fair. we had really refined tools to find quote the bad apples, but

we don't have those. >> reporter: drivers 65 and older have fatal accidents, but they drive less. when you consider it, it increases sharply and by the time they're 80, it's four times higher than for younger drivers. >> i believe there's many drivers on the road today that don't have what it takes to drive safely. >> reporter: there's no denying, we go through physical changes as we age. >> changes in vision. hearing to be diminished, which can affect our ability to hear sirens, may have problems with reflex time. >> reporter: a simulator at the national academy of sciences shows the difference between the typical driver's vision and an older driver. >> everything in the front isn't as vivid. >> reporter: nathan's parents say reevaluating the older drivers can save lives. >> do you think we can do this

to save other people? >> it doesn't have to happen. if it works, it can save heart ache among many people. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> a couple of area programs allow seniors to test their driving skills and help them adjust to physical changes. you can find links to them at wjz.com. the flea market was the largest ever for that type of venue. federal authorities seized more than 200,000 items, which have been worth $47 million. a visit to the portland zoo remembered forever because of this video. totally unaware. we're not sure if the child sparked the interest. maybe he was waiting for

something more intimidating to come by. >> when he or she opens his mouth, you can see the little baby's head can fit right there. oh, my, you see that? okay, let's take a look at rain. we have showers in the area crossing into baltimore and d.c. now. it's pretty much all stopped. the eastern shore, one little batch in a section of baltimore county. causing some rain and lightning, but it will be weakening over the next hour. behind us, it's clearing. it will get quiet. 6, north winds at 5. it will be dropping with the rain now. 70 in cumberland. 57, a cool spot and by the ocean, much cooler. 65, and at 64, showers not too

far away from belle air and had some this morning as well at 62 degrees. now there's another front to the north. this will actually change the weather for the weekend, but tomorrow night, the son will come down across the region, picking up showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow night, or late in the afternoon, it's going to be get warm tomorrow. we expect the warm air sitting in the south. we expect temperatures to be at least maybe in the upper 80s and with that front coming down from the north and northwest, behind us, cooler and drier. showers and storms. lingers a little bit on saturday and then pleasant later saturday, sunday into early next week. a nice one. five knots. around 60 degrees. showers and thundershowers. 60 by morning. so a warm night.

87 tomorrow. scattered showers and storms in the evening hours and on saturday, maybe a leftover shower and then 80 degrees, beautiful sunday and monday. 74. showers late tuesday with a high of 78. denise. >> thank you, bob. robbed of an injury with terrell suggs. a significant scare in baseball too. >> could impact orioles, next in sports. do you read in bed? do you read out loud or in your head? do you need a lamp to see? and does it leave your bedmate be? don't you wish there was a light that wouldn't keep them up all night? if so, you'll be happy to know, our newest nook now comes with glow. introducing nook simple touch with glowlight, the only e-reader made for bedtime reading. find your nook at your neighborhood barnes & noble.

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what a day. first terrell suggs. >> yeah, for suggs, it's off season. baseball, you kind of expect it. injury is always a factor and now the orioles got the day off. they're resting before pursuing boston against the bruins. that's a team whose injury woes continue to grow.

the sox will be without josh decket. he was pulled because of a shoulder strain. three games at fenway. see the weekend action on wjz saturday and sunday afternoon. o's and red sox after they beat the yankees two straight. stunning injury news for new york. mario rivera suffered a knee injury while catching a fly ball prior to the game in kansas city tonight. he was carded off, taken for an mri, awaiting results. more gains than any reliever in history. in basketball, they be too late to save carmelo anthony and the new york knicks. losing again to the miami heat,

lebron scored in the heat blowout. new york lost 13 straight playoff games. that's the longest losing streak in nba postseason history. women's college lacrosse, loyola advances with the semifinal win. sophomore marley peyton scores and advances to the title game at syracuse coming up on saturday. o's, red sox coming up. >> love for loyola. thank you, mark. coming up, she's not a one- trick pony. >> this elephant is showing off at the zoo. next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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is offering to send more to his potential employers. will send two tickets to hawaii. the trip is part of an incentive to hire the former stockbroker. he said this unique deal helped him land his first job fifteen years ago. well, an elephant at the national zoo is showing off her beautiful trunk. ♪ >> you can't see, so take my word for it. comes courtesy of the asian elephant who plays what are con -- harmonicas and even flutes. blows until a sound comes out. around 11:00 each morning. >> they do christmas too, remember? the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,