his comments came today inage interview with good morning america's robin roberts. >> i just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> reporter: the president faced mounting pressure to weigh in on the subject. tuesday, north carolina passed a constitutional amendment, banning same-sex marriages. until now, president obama had supported many rights for same- sex couples, but on marriage, would only say that his position was evolving. >> i had hesitated on gay marriage in part because i thought civil unions would be sufficient. >> reporter: the vote in north carolina revved up the same-sex marriage debate, showing it may become a divisive issue in an election year. the white house has been flooded with questions about the president's viewpoint. >> reporter: republican rival mitt romney is getting those same questions. >> my view is the same as it's been from the beginning, which

is i don't favor civil union if it's identical to marriage. and i don't favor marriage between people of the same gender. >> reporter: a gallup poll released this week says 55% of all adults say it should be legal. showing just how tricky this can be in an election year. randall pinkston, week eyewitness news. >> we'll have more reaction to the president's announcement, plus the latest on the same-sex marriage battle here in maryland, coming up at 6:00. right now, final preparations are under way for an extremely risky stunt at the heart of baltimore. take a live look at the harbor. in less than 15 minutes. nick wolinda will attempt a tightrope walk across the water, without any safety equipment. wjz is live there tonight. wjz shows us the last-minute preps for this dangerous act. jessica? >> reporter: he is wearing bright green spandecex. -- spandex.

and no doubt, all eyes will be on nick wolinda as he gets up in a little bit, as he gets ornto the platform, which will lead to the tight rope wire. and it is degree to be amaze -- going to be amazing. we talked to him as he prepared. >> reporter: at the inner harbor, crews secured the wire as nick wolinda prepares to walk over the inner harbor. for several generations, the wolinda family has performed death-defying stunts. wolinda's walk today is a tribute to his great grandfather, who walked over the inner harbor between two cranes. now, nick will walk the length of a football field. >> this is very special because he had walked here. almost 40 years ago now. so it's exciting, always exciting to come back and recreate something that you know, my great grandfather had done a while ago. >> reporter: wolinda tells me, it's the first time that anyone has ever walked a high wire to a crane in the middle of water. wolinda's walk is to announce

the opening of ripley's believe it or not, here in baltimore. >> i think it's going to be amazing. pretty amazing. >> reporter: now, we just spoke with a member of wolinda's crew. he said what is interesting about this setup is that wolinda actually has to step over the bar at light street pavilion. he always steps steps with his left foot, when he's going across that tight rope. we'll stay with this and bring it to you live, as soon as he starts the walk. back to you on tv hill. >> all right, jessica, thank you. and we'll bring you the inner harbor stunt in a few moments. but first, bob has a look at the weather. >> looking at radar right now, shower activity in the frederick area. take a look right now. just to the south and west of the baltimore area. showers in the extreme southeastern frederick county, moving into a little bit of carroll county. you can see that advancing in that direction. but they're only moving around 20 miles an hour. so they're at least 45 minutes to an hour from the baltimore area, if they get here. they're going to head up

towards finks burg, westminster first. we look like we'll be just fine, really, at least the next hour. but after that, some showers, maybe even some thunder across the region. and more rain tonight. mary? >> thank you, bob. and again, we are monitoring the events at the inner harbor. we will bring you nick wolinda's walk live as it happens, in just a few minutes, as the crowd grows. it's the phone call heard by thousands, sparking election night controversy in the race for governor. now, 12 jurors are locked in a room, trying to decide in this second robocall trial. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse. derek valcourt is there, and has the final arguments from both sides. derek? >> reporter: in closing arguments today, prosecutors called that robocall, quote, blatantly fraudulent. the state saying this is a bunch of bull. right now, 12 jurors are deliberating to decide who is right. >> the political consultant

jewelius -- julius henson, there is nothing to do but wait. while the jury looks at the robocal you -- robocall he wrote. >> we're talling to let everyone know that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: in closing arguments, the state prosecutor said that was election fraud, a scheme by henson and ehrlich's campaign manager, paul schurick, to suppress the african american vote. >> this type of behavior is more than just a dirty trick or politics as usual. it is illegal. >> reporter: a separate jury already found schurick guilty. henson is hoping for better. >> the call was just meant to get people to go vote. >> reporter: henson says the call was reverse psychology and believes it is protected by the first amendment. his attorney called the case a bunk. honk -- bunch of honky.

henson says he is confident and believes the charges are all political payback for helping a republican. >> this case has also been political. and it was about, i think, how do you punish a guy who is not in "the club" and who doesn't want to be in "the club." and that's basically it. >> reporter: it's all in the jury's hands now. they have been deliberating for about an hour and a half. if they do not reach a decision tonight, they will be asked to come back here tomorrow morning. live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. henson faces a possible punishment of up to 12 years in prison. paul schurick served one month of home detention for the same charges. many charges are dropped against the suspects accused in a brutal attack on a baltimore tourist. denise is in the newsroom with the update on this potential beating caught on tape. >> reporter: more than half of the charges filed in this case have now been dropped. baltimore police arrested four people. the beating was videotaped and

widely viewed online. but court records show prosecutors have now removed 13 of the 24 charges against the suspects. so far, it's unclear why the state's attorney's office made the decision. mary? >> all right, denise. thank you. the victim, a man from alexandria, virginia, was robbed, stripped of his clothing, and left unconscious in the street. >> the drought watch expands in maryland, after several months of below-normal rainfall. meteorologist bernadette woods is in the first warning weather center, with more on the area affected. bernadette? >> reporter: that's right. you have to remember that a drought is a long-term event. and we have rain moving our way. but because of the long-term, lack of rain. there has been a watch issued for a good portion of the state. the thing is, there are no restrictions as of now. but there this is a heads up. if we don't really pick up rainfall, we could see water restrictions. so just be careful and think about that. as you do your daily chores. now, as far as the rainfall goes, here's our latest update.

before we factor in anything from today, for the month, we're down .7 inches. that even includes yesterday's amount. and for the year, we're still five inches below. we've got some moving our way. but again, this is a long-term event. we have a couple of weeks, where we see measurable rainfall. we'll have your forecast, coming up. back inside. governor o'malley outlines the plans for raising taxes in the general assembly plan that begins monday. wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has more on what to expect next week. >> the special session is designed to close the hole in the so-called doomsday budget. and the transfer of the cost of teacher pensions from the state to local government. >> i'm joined to my left by speaker mike bush. and to my right, by senate president mike miller. >> reporter: after weeks of finger pointing and threats of deep cuts, the senate president and the house, have agreed on what maryland taxpayers will have to pay to feed the

government kitty. >> we will be moving forward with a revenue package that will call upon about 16% of us, who are in the top earning brackets of our state, to pay a little more. and that's the primary revenue measure that will be adopted here. >> reporter: the increase will help prevent $512 million in cuts to k through 12 education. it will prevent hikes in college education. and prevent cuts to state eamtionzs and -- agencies and programs. >> people are going to complain about high revenue for high- income earners. but there are people who will feel it in their pocketbooks. and they'll feel it in the schools, healthcare, environment and everywhere else. >> reporter: this is called a balanced approach. and again, the special session starts on monday. and it's expected to last three days. reporting live, i'm pat warren. now, back to you. >> all right, pat. thank you. the governor is also considering a special session on expanded gambling. angry protests, aimed at

one of the country's biggest banks. demonstrators gather outside. bank of america on light street today. they're calling on big banks to do more to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. this protest is timed to coincide with the annual bank holders meeting in charlotte, north carolina. and in charlotte, police arrested several people who forced their way into the meeting. hundreds gathered for that demonstration. one of the men arrested said his home had recently been foreclosed. the maryland lotter seurging several mega millions winner to come forward. lottery officials say there are still four, unclaimed second- tier prizes from the drawing. each winning ticket scored $30,000. two were purchased at stores in bel air. the others at at timonium and lexington park. winners have 180 days to claim their prizes. >> i've got to leave really quickly. >> check your tickets. my goodness. . still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00.

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it is 73 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. in just moments, a member of the famous flying wolinda family will attempt to walk over a tightrope. wjz stays on the story live downtown. jessica kartalija explains, the stunt will happen any minute now, jessica? >> reporter: we'll take the shot right now. he is stepping over the platform. getting onto the tightrope as we speak. i just spoke with nick wolinda's cousin. he is standing next to me, pulling on the rope, to pull it taut. he explained to me, of course as nick starts walking, the rope will sag a little bit.

he says nick always starts on his left foot. certainly a crowd pleaser. nick wolinda knows how to warm people up. people have pulled boats up. they're sitting, taking photos, video. here you go. let's take a look, as he raises his pole and he begins. we'll see if he steps out on that left foot. and here we go. >> and we'll just given a few facts about this walk. it is 300-feet long, the wire is. it's supposed to take nick about 15 empties -- 15 minutes. he is up 90 feet now above brick. but he will be over the water now in just a moment. he wears leather moccasins that his mom made him that are specially made for this type of dare-devil stunt. as jess said, he started off

with his left foot. it's one foot in front of the other. >> he's over the -- he's actually over the cement portion or brick portion of the harbor right now. he hasn't gotten over the water just yet. but looks like things are going fairly well. >> reporter: can you hear me? >> we can, jess. can you hear us? >> reporter: yes. something to mention. mary was talking about his shoes. and yes, his mom makes these. and they have a suede bottom. and so there was no concern that f it rained-- if it rained at all. because it would form a sticky substance that forms a grip around the tightrope wire. again, i'm not sure if you can see from your vantage point, but he's actually walking upward. that's why the crane is higher than where he is. so he's walking the length of a football field. we should also mention, we were talking about this earlier.

his great grandfather did had walk back in 1973 at the inner harbor. but okay. nothing -- oh, okay. >> taking a break. >> a little nervous. [ laughter ] >> i guess a little showmanship, jessica? >> reporter: i don't know, guys. i think i'm way more nervous than anyone in this crowd. anyway. he said this is nothing. he said this is an easy walk for him. but meanwhile, his great grandfather did this, carl wolinda, who we know passed away in 1978, in a terrible accident, tightrope walking in puerto rico. he said this is a tip of the hat to him. he did a walk here in baltimore, 1973. nothing quite this complex. it was between two cranes in the harbor. and it was about 60 feet up. so this is a much bigger feat. >> i talked to nick earlier this week, via the phone. and he said, when -- his concern was -- i said, oh, this is over water. so are you not as nervous?

he said, no, because tz water, when -- the water, when he's this high up, is like concrete. >> right. >> folks watching at home should know that there's no safety net, so harness. he is walking freely there. >> i think the impression is that if he falls in the water, he has somewhat of a safety net. and it's going to be cushy. but who knows what way he could potentially fall. we obviously don't want that to happen. but he could be in a precarious situation. >> he kept telling me, mary, this has never happened before, there was never a wire walked to a barge before. he saturday first one to attempt it. -- is the first one to attempt it. nick is the first one to tight rope in 40 years. he did his first professional walk when he was 13. jessica said it earlier. it's in his dna. clearly in his family legacy and history. >> reporter: well, it's funny, guys. i'm standing next to one of his crewmembers, who is, of course, a wolinda himself. and he says he does this himself. they do some of these walks

when they do things in formation. and he is -- you'll see him in a minute here. he's holding onto a yellow rope. and he's pulling that tightrope where he is. we asked if his kids are here, and his wife. and he said no. he said this is just dad's profession. and it's just like any of us us: sometimes the kids watch as he goes on the high wire. it's just what he does. >> it might be a brand name. gold pro camera. i would imagine it's positioned at him so he can then upload the video. if you go to the website. there it is. he's got the go pro camera, that i'll imagine he'll use for professional video after this is all done. >> right.

he is not only a tightrope walker. he also has the guinness world record that he set in october 2008, for the longest distance and greatest height on a bicycle. that was 150 feet above on a high wire, above the newark, new jersey, prudential building. of course, the wall enda family is very talented. and tries quite a number of things in their repertoire of career choices. >> he's doing a great job. he's so graceful, isn't he? >> yeah. >> beautiful to watch. >> he stopped for a moment. looked like he was just trying to get his bearings and kept moving. >> reporter: you wonder how much of that is part of the act. because he was so calm right before this. he was talking to everyone, waving. and then he hops up there and does his thing. coming up here in a little bit. he's well over the halfway mark. but now is where it starts getting steep. his cousin, who we'll show you in just a minute, pulling on

this rope, as tight as he possibly can. here we go, in the green shirt. back up to nick now. >> and this -- >> pausing just a little. >> looks like he's walking the top of the building. >> and before, it looked like he was walking on the water. you couldn't see the actual wire there. nick says this is part of his training. in june, he is requesting to -- going to walk over niagara falls. he got state laws and country law in canada changed so he could do that. >> you mentioned, once he does the niagara falls walk -- there is noise generated from that. even from w those special-- with those special shoes, you wonder how that moisture will affect that walk. >> reporter: absolutely. and we talked to a reporter who came from buffalo. and she said, it's just so much fog and so moist up there that

it's going to be soy different. so different. and his cousin said the same thing. each rig is different from the last. we should also mention, the barge is in the water. so it does move as well. but this is absolutely incredible. and i am around woing if this is-- wondering if this is record time. this has been about five minutes. >> whoa! >> okay. let's just hang on. wow. >> okay. >> my heart just stopped, guys. >> yeah. >> mine, too, jess. >> that didn't look like showmanship. >> no. >> he's almost there. let's let him finish out. >> reporter: crowd is very quiet. >> reporter: wow. unbelievable. [ cheering ] >> all right. nik wallenda crosses

baltimore's inner harbor. a first of its kind walk, similar but not exactly the same as jess pointed out, to what his grandfather did years ago. >> 300-feet long. 90 feet above the water. and it took what? 5, 6 minutes to do? not just 15 minutes? just one slip there at the end. >> heart racing and everything. >> reporter: we're wondering now if he's going to do a swan dive into the water. i'm going to say no. i may, after all of this stress that i'm feeling down here. [ laughter ] >> jess, let me ask you a question. we have a big crowd out here. how does nik make money? does he have a lot of endorsements? i noticed what he was wearing but i couldn't see any particular names. is that how he makes a living doing this? >> reporter: well, it says ripley's believe it or not across the front. and that's exactly who he is promoting today, the new ripley's believe it or not, opening here june 1st. he makes money there, of

course. and he also has a show debuting on discovery channel, called man on a wire. that will debut later this month. and he said there were news crews and people from all over the country. and of course, that walk in niagara falls is also involving stations in toronto as well. so he's got many people around the world watching him today. >> and jessica, you talk about -- i asked him, does he feel any responsibility when he does, i call it a stunt. i know he is well train and this is what lei does for a listening. but when he does an act that could potentially beness-- potentially be witnessed by children, if things didn't go well? >> reporter: to be honest, mary, i'm not sure. i think because this is what they've done their whole life, he didn't touch on that. i asked him about his own kids. and i said, do you think they'll get into this?" yhe said, of course. they started walking on the tight rope when they were just

2. of course, not this high. >> what a fun thing to watch. as we saw, the weather held very well tonight, which is what he was saying. he said he was going to do it, come rain or shine. just no lightning. let's head over to our first warning weather center. and there's bob turk. >> well, we lucked out. and as i said, the rain holding off. look at radar. there's a batch of showers, just to the west of the baltimore region. you can see pretty good stuff there in southern portions of carroll county, down towards leesburg, northern virginia. northwest of d.c. and that's moving off toward our region. so between now and 6:00, look for showers, approaching the western suburbs. some could have some decent rain with them. and we look like we'll see more rain with it as well. 73 degrees. dew point did come down a little bit. did dry out. barometer rising now. 29.67 inches. currently, 58 in oakland. 60 in cumberland. 73 in washington. and showers, 61 in hagerstown. lots of rain in central and southern virginia. so i do expect to see a pretty

wet night tonight. hopefully pick up another quarter to half inch of rain. that would be just what we need right now. 67, ocean city now. locally, 71, westminster. and 70 down by the bay. annapolis, kent island. a light, west wind. that's good news. only 5 miles an hour. most areas, really, just about dead calm. the weather conditions continue tonight. and the sun glare on the water. southwest of us, a good area of rain developed with the tennessee valley, with low pressure that is now moving through virginia and the carolinas. the rain we saw this morning, offshore. eastern shore, quite a bit, by the way. another batch of showers now moving in from virginia. looks like the heaviest of this will go through southern virginia and just south and east of the baltimore washington area. but we'll see rain tonight. hopefully getting at least maybe a third of an inch or more. and there's some embedded thunder, particularly here in the carolinas. but once it ends late tonight, after midnight, it will quickly clear. and tomorrow looks like a much nicer, dryer day. a bit of a breeze.

but a lot of sunshine. looks like a pretty nice end to the week. winds gusting to 25 knots. and a small craft advisory. bay temp, up to 62 degrees. tonight, then, showers. coming on off after midnight. 54. maybe thunder rumbles as well. 70 tomorrow. sunshine and clouds. but a breeze on your thursday. beautiful friday, coming up, too. >> i still feel tense after watching. >> still shaking. >> thank you, bob. >> it's 30 degrees in our studio. still ahead at 5:00. a sigh of relief on the road. we have an update on summer gas prices every driver wants to hear. airline attack. a double agent stops the attempted bombing. a plane. more on the risky undercover mission. [ female announcer ] allergy congestion?

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it's 5:30. 73 degrees and cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. an horrific car accident leaves

two people dead, including a long-time employee of harford county public schools. mike schuh speaks with one of the men who survived the crash. >> reporter: head-on, at 50 miles per hour. two people died. one of them don jones, a well- known, well-liked electrician for harford county schools. county schools plumber chris bogger has known don jones for 20 years. >> you don't want to see it happen to anybody. but you're right. of all people, it just doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: jones was the driver of this white county schools truck. police say it crossed the center line, crashing head-on into this black suv, both drivers died. dave walter was next to jones and somehow survived this crash. >> dave walter is an electrician who was a passenger in that truck with don jones. they worked together for eight years. and here from his home, he said that he is too torn up, physically and mentally, to talk about what happened on camera. but he did say that he lost his best friend. >> reporter: lately, walter and

his wife, have been up at night, at eight hospital, as his mother-in-law is battling cancer. he thinks he fell asleep as he and jones headed to the next job. he only remembers waking up and asking the emt about don. they vacationed together. and of. and he said his friend always wanted to do a better job. he wanted to make people happy. bogger confirms that, saying jones would often do electrical work for free. for the custodians he met on his job. >> there was not a thing he wouldn't do for somebody he lived the life of a good person. >> reporter: in harford county, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> so far, funeral arrangements have been made. forgiveness and a funeral service is being offered for the man who killed himself and two others at a howard county church. the episcopal diocese of maryland, says the family of franklin douglas jones, has not decided whether to accept the offer.

jones killed reverend mary marguerite cohen and another. a plan to blow up a plane headed to the united states. the agent was an undercover intelligence agent, working for the cia. randall pinkston reports from the white house. >> reporter: the double-agent who foiled al qaeda's latest plot, also helped take out one of the terror group's leaders. according to former intelligence officials, he gave the u.s. information that led to last week's drone strike against fad alcusso. but there is no indication that u.s. intelligence agents have gotten any closer to the bomb- making mastermind, iwhere him-- ibrahim alasiry. >> my question would be, did we get enough information to stop the bomber? that's the guy in the field. >> reporter: the double agent's cover was blown, removing

himself from the operation and costing the cia, a valuable intelligence asset. >> when you're sitting at the table, running this and watching the threat develop, you have a simple prierd. and that is to ensure that even if you want to destroy the organization, you don't put american or other livessa the risk. >> reporter: fbi director robert muller tells that congress needs to renew the agency's cowrntsz terrorism -- countterrorism. >> al qaeda and the arabian peninsula, represent the top counter terror threat. they have attempted several attacks on the united states, including the failed christmas day airline bombing in 2009. and the attempted bombing of the u.s.-bound cargo planes in 2010. >> even if the fbi takes apart this new and improved bomb, officials say there are no immediate plans to change airport security screening. >> reporter: at the white house, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> the double agent is now safely out of yemen for a debriefing. murder charges are filed

against the fugitive, accused of kidnapping a tennessee mother and her three daughters. vic is in the newsroom with the latest on the search for adam mays. and what mayes' wife told police. >> teresa mayes has also been charged with murder, after the bodies of joanne baines was found. the two younger daughters are believed to be with adam mayes. this video shows mayes at a convenience store, three days after the kidnapping took place. agents are searching back roads of mississippi for him. police say mayess mayess was a friend of the family. >> they are offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to arrest. remembering sacrifices. loved ones gather for the 18th annual fallen heroes ceremony. weijia jiang has our story from pikesville. >> reporter: officer william

lock ner. april 20. 1923. >> with each name read, a rose laid. >> we remind their families that we will never forget. >> with each rose, a family left behind. remembering their loved ones' devotion to ceremony. >> they get a year off. and it's a rough one. >> difficult for priscilla hunter because her son's name is the latest unveiled on this memorial at maryland state headquarters. tfc shaft hunter is the 43rd killed in the line of duty. >> my son is one who would have given his life readily, if it meant that he was going to protect someone else. so i think it just brought reality a little closer to us. the fact that we don't have them here. >> reporter: hunter was 39 years old. and an 11-year veteran, killed during a high-speed chase last

year. he leaves behind six children. >> he loved life. he loved it. so i'm not mad or anything. because that's the way he wanted it. [ bagpipes playing ] >> reporter: that very understanding brings these strangers together, knowing their loved ones gave the ultimate sacrifice. in pikesville, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> and troopers plan to lay maryland state flags on the gravestones of the fallen next week, which is initial police week. there is a new push in prince george's county, to prevent carbon monoxide poisonings. the fire chief is drafting legislation to require carbon monoxide detectors in every home. firefighters also plan to distribute dozens of free detectors to families in that area. >> reporter: drivers can breathe a little easier. it looks like gas prices won't hit record-high levels this summer. the government is now

estimating fuel prices will average $3.79 in the summer months. that's down more than 15 cents from an earlier estimate. gas prices continue to drop in our area, in maryland, we're paying an average of $3.68. right now, that's down 31 cents from a month ago. and we're shelling out 30 cents more at $3.98 a gallon. if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check in on our roads now with kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. hi, kris tee. >> hi -- kristy. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. traffic is still in full swing out there. you can expect delays from caton avenue to the fort mchenry tunnel. delay is about 40 minutes. and go from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. north side inner loop, brake lights there from york road to dulaney valley. and the harrisburg expressway is pretty jammed up in that northbound direction from shawan to belfast. as far as accidents go, mace avenue.

north fulton at baker street. and also, washington boulevard at parkman avenue. let's now take a live look. you can see, there's a look at the harbor tunnel. traffic was stopped a moment ago. but everything seems to have returned to a normal pace. and we'll take another live look. things a bit heavy there at the 895 spur. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping cheese pizzas. only at pizza bolis. back to you. >> thanks, crition tee. moments ago, -- chris tee. moments ago, we watched nik wallenda, walk over the inner harbor. jessica kartalija has more on the dangerous stunt. >> reporter: well, kai, have you guys caught your breath yet? i know we were all standing here. it was so intense, but so exciting. nik wallenda did this in just over seven minutes. earlier, we talked about it taking him 15 minutes but not

at all. he cook a knee. the second time -- took a knee. the second time, he needed to catch his balance a little bit. but of course, it ended up just fine. i think you heard me say, whoa. i think you could hear all of the excitement in the crowd. and as soon as he stepped up onto the platform, everyone could just kind of relax and breathe a sigh of relief. if you take a look behind me here, his crews are packing everything up. it was amazing just how fast they were able to take that tightrope down. and of course, the crowd dispersing now. everyone came to see nik wallenda. they quickly took him down the crane, loaded him into a water taxi of sorts, took him back to, i'm assuming his hotel room, or whatever they do to debrief after his tightrope walk. we'll have a look back more at his walk coming up at 6:00. >> we'll bring you more, coming up on eyewitness news as jess mentioned, at 6:00. ladies, if you love to

shop, listen up. this week, you can cash in on sales while helping out women in need. monique griego has more on style at the station. >> reporter: sister lynn fram and mindy liken, are finishing up the final details. as their stor gets ready for style at the station. >> it's a way to get out and go shopping. every store here is going to have different events. whether it's a trunk show, or giveaways or special discounts. >> reporter: thursday night, all of the stores on falls road will host various events for girls night out. >> reporter: and this year, not only will women be able to save a lot of money because of the all of the sales, but they'll also get a chance to help out a good cause. >> reporter: we are here tomorrow evening, accepting donations of women's clothing, accessories, et cetera. >> reporter: this is an organization dedicated to helping women and children of domestic violence. >> they come with nothing. they come with the clothes on their back and their children.

or dragging a garbage bag with clothes. >> reporter: stores are asking people to bring in any gently- worn clothing or accessories. -- we needenc from children's clothe -- need everything from children's clothing. >> reporter: a retail store benefits the organization. >> there's always one great item in everybody's wardrobe that they can donate that will help raise money. >> reporter: lynn and mindy both feel mixing fundraising and fashion is a win-win. >> here, you can have the opportunity to make somebody else feel as good as you do all the time. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> style at the station is tomorrow night, from 4:00 to 8:00. house of ruth is also running a raffle for a vintage chanel purse. for more information, go to wjz.com. >> it's got your name written all over it. >> perhaps it does. we'll see. still ahead. danger at the doctor. new guidelines for children

getting x-rays. testimony against john edwards. the new accusations about his pregnant mistress. i'm bob turk. the fiefortz warning weather center. -- first warning weather center. a dry, beautiful sunny end to the week. beautiful look at the forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,

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well, dry for now. but this rain approaching the area from the west. extreme western baltimore county. southern carroll county, and a lot of howard county, too. let's take a look at tomorrow's forecast. bernadette woods will have a look at improvement. bernadette? >> that's right. we'll have showers. maybe even thunderstorms as we head through the overnight hours. then tomorrow morning, all of this starts to move away. we'll see some peaks of sunshine -- peeks of sunshine. the wind is also picking up. it's a much dryer wind. the humidity will be much lower than it has been. tomorrow night, those temps really start dropping. so for the rest of the five- day, here's bob. looks like a beautiful end. week. breezy. dryer tomorrow.

down to chilly 45 tomorrow night, which is normal. 73 on friday. mid-70s, saturday. 76 on mother's day. by late in the evening, maybe a shower. looks like most of the day will be just fine. and a chance of a shower, a little warmer, more humidity. 79 on monday. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. today's energy-saver is about how to dispose of cfl bulbs. the state of maryland says the bulbs should be repsycheled -- recycled. you can drop them off at various hazardous waste sites or stores like home depot and ikea have recycles section. prosecutors wrapping up the case in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. dick brennan reports for wjz, from greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: former edwards' spokeswoman, jennifer palmiery, now a white house staffer, came to testify for the prosecution.

she described a tense scene at an iowa hotel in 2007. an irate elizabeth edwards blew up at donors, who were supporting her husband, john edwards. >> what is damaging to john edwards is this saturday second time that the mon-- is the second time that the money man, baron, has been in close proximity to john edwards, where he is essentially describing that we're hiding rielle hunter. >> reporter: edwards is charged with using illegal campaign contributions to keep his affair secret. she testified that he knew about the payments but on cross- examination, she admitted edwards never told her that directly. >> it's not clear whether or if- - when or if she'll be called to testify. >> reporter: and if she does take the stand, she may not help either suicide. >> almost every witnesses cut both ways. some good for the government.

i would anticipate rielle hunter will be the same. >> reporter: hunter is expected to acknowledge receiving payments. but she is also expected to say she didn't think they were illegal. a conviction could bring edwards 30 years in prison. in greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> yesterday, the defense also admitted that edwards had lied extensively, about his affair with hunter, during a nationally-televised interview in 2008. in today's healthwatch, the government is trying to minimize children's exposure to radiation in ct scans and x- rays. they are all calling on -- calling on doctors to expose them only when necessary. they are asking to manufacture new x-rays with children's safety in mind. experts say the radiation could prove harmful later on. >> a child's tissues are more sensitive to radiation. >> also, children have a longer lifetime for the effects of --

such as radiation-induced cancers to develop and grow. >> reporter: doctors say radiation imaging is still a valuable medical tool, as long as it's not overused. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for these stories and more, coming up, demease is standing by with a preview. hi, denise. >> hi, kai. high-wire walk. wjz continues after nik wallenda successfully covers the inner harbor. historic announcement. president obama says he supports same-sex marriage. reaction from here in maryland. now, back to kai and mary. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. the baseball world still buzzing about the historic night at camden yards. it was a record-setting performance. performance. ,,,,,,,,

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the high-flying orioles have been brought back to earth, from the texas rangers. not only i v they won two in a row at camden yards, they've done it in record-breaking

styles. >> they have won out the orioles. today, there's news that starter jason hamill has a right knee injury and will not be able to play against kansas tonight. we can add that to the pain that the texas slug wellers have -- sluggers have inflicted on the o's. it is the buzz of the baseball world. hamilton blasted the o's o's pitching staff, hitting four home runs. he is just the 16th player in history to hit four out of the park in one game. it's a feat more rare than a perfect game. two homers off jake arrieta. one off reliever jack phillips and another off o'day. hamilton drove in a career high, eight runs. his career homers in the history of the 21st camden yards. texas won the game, 10-3. we caught up with hamilton today. and he's not dwelling on his big night, with another game still to play tonight.

>> you don't take the moment to the next day because the moment, you know, 99.9% of the time, 100% of the time in cases like this. that, you know, don't live there. just come in, prepare, and move forward. >> reporter: now, lost in the hailstorm of hamilton home runs, the orioles hit two more out of the park. this one by jj hardy in the 9th inning. birds have 45 homers. that is the third most in the major leagues, trailing only texas and the yankees. the o's and rangers at camden yards tonight. i'll have more. plus a progress report on injured terrell suggs. and the kentucky derby winner. i'll have details and those stories ahead, back to you for now. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. jurors, debating the fate of one of the two men accused in the election night robocall scandal of 2010.

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averting a doomsday budget. the agreement and his impact on you. president obama's groundbreaking announcement, in support of same-sex marriage. another state votes against same sex marriage. i'm adam may. this will be the next battleground. and some predict maryland could make history. the details coming up. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. historic announcement. president obama supports same- sex marriage. >> tonight, why he's doing it now. and reaction here in maryland. >> reporter: hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> president obama takes a