bold, new stand on same-sex marriage. just a short time ago, he says he supports those unions. wjz is live. adam may has reaction. and the latest on the fight for marriage equality here in maryland. >> reporter: yes, this groundbreaking announcement from the president could have a big impact on what happens here in maryland. it appears that same-sex marriage is definitely going to go to referendum. meanwhile, president obama is very popular here in the state. and his vote could sway voters. >> reporter: after years of saying his stance on same-sex marriage was evolving, president obama becomes the first president in history to come out in favor of marriage, quality. >> for me, personal, personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> reporter: this comes a day after voters in north carolina approve a constitutional amendment, banning the unions. >> i thought north carolina voters were more progressive. >> reporter: here in maryland,

governor o'malley signed same- sex marriage into law. but those who opposed it said they are getting close enough to put the issue on the ballot. >> for the thousands of citizen writing on the petitions, we don't plan on losing this. >> reporter: derek smith says a majority of americans, 50%, now support same-sex marriage. that includes democrats, catholics, and nonreligious voters. most republicans and protestants remain opposed. >> marriage is defined as men and women. >> reporter: the president's support is a game changer. he says especially since he's highly popular in maryland. >> we will be the first state to win it by putting it before the people. >> and you predict that will happen? >> i think so. >> reporter: and governor o'malley says he applauds president obama's new stance on this issue. and he believes marylanders will volt for marriage equality

-- vote for marriage equality this november. signatures for the maryland referendum are due at the end of june. you watched it unfold here on wjz, a short time ago. a dangerous high wire act. a member of the world-famous wolinda family-- wallenda family walks across a high wire. wjz has reaction from nik wallenda. >> well, vic. nick walinda -- nik wallenda is the 7th ins in his family to do so. he did the entire act in just over seven minutes. >> reporter: it took nick nik wallenda, just over seven minutes to walk the inner harbor. crowds watched in silence, as he put one foot in front of the are the, pausing twice. his walk was a tribute to his great grandfather carl, who in 1973, walked over the inner harbor on a rope between two cranes. at 100 feet above the water,

wallenda took a knee just before the happened of the walk. >> i always get comfortable when i am almost done. and i talked to my friend in the basket. and he freaked out and turned pale white. he was like, are you okay? are you okay? and i'm okay. definitely shows that i need to not lose focus. and that's when i lose focus. >> reporter: as you can imagine, these are wallenda's close family and friends working as his crew. hely is out there-- he is out there, hammering things in. yesterday, he asked me where the closest home depot was. have no idea what he was buying. not a tight rope here in baltimore city. but they all worked together. and it showed today, just seven minutes for him to complete this incredible feat. we're live at the inner harbor, i'm jessica kartalija. >> he is getting his supplies at home depot.

you can build one of those in your own backyard. >> right. >> more on the inner harbor coming up tonight at 11:00. several charges have been dropped, against the suspects accused in the brutal beating and robbery of a tourist. mary is in the newsroom with hear on -- more on this crime. >> charges filed in the case are now dropped. the beating happened outside a downtown courthouse on st. patrick's day. suspects taunted the man, robbed him and beat him. several people recorded it on their cell phones and it became viral. after an intense investigation, four people were arrested for their roles in the crime. wjz confirms that prosecutors dropped 13 of the 24 charges against the suspect. it is not clear exactly why they did this. denise? >> reporter: thank you, mary. the victim is from alexandria, virginia. it's a phone call, heard by thousands, sparking an election night controversy. just a short time ago, a jury goes home for the night in the robocall trial for jewelius henson. -- julius henson. >> reporter: the jury

deliberated for only an hour and a half, after hearing hours of closing arguments, in which the prosecution called that robocall, quote, blatantly frau leapt. and -- fraudulent. and the defense blasted back, saying the entire state case was a bunch of bull. >> reporter: for political consultant, julius henson, there is nothing to do but wait. while the jury considers the election night call he wrote and sent to 170,000 democrats in order to help republican bob ehrlich wip the race -- win the race for governor. >> we are calling to let everyone that governor o'maly 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, to suppress the african american vote. >> this type of behavior is more than just a dirty trick or pollick its -- 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 make people go vote. >> reporter: henson believes it was reverse psychology and is protected by the first amendment. his attorney called the state's case a bunch of honky. henson said he is feeling confident that the charges are all political payback for helping a republican. >> this case has never been about this -- it was all political. 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 had it. >> reporter: jurors will resume those deliberations tomorrow morning. they have a total of four criminal charges to consider against henson. we're live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> paul schurick has served one month of home detention for the same charges. governor martin o'malley outlines the game plan for

raising taxes in the general assembly session that begins monday. wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has more on what to expect next week. >> reporter: that's right. the special session is expected to take the doom out of the day. they were supposed to pass the revenue package. and left a budget with a big, $512 million hole. >> i'm joined to my left by speaker mike bush. and to my right, senate president mike miller. >> reporter: the governor, the senate president and the speaker of the house, have agreed on what maryland taxpayers will have to pay to feed the government kilt -- 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 prevent hikes in college

tuition. and it will prevent cuts to state agencies and programs. >> people are degree to complain about revenues for higher income earners. wuat the same time, there's cuts across the board. so people are going to feel it in their pocketbooks. and they'll feel it at the schools, healthcare, environment and everywhere else. >> reporter: this proposed combination is called a balanced approach. and. >> reporter: and again, the special session begins on monday and is anded to last -- is expected to last three days. reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> the governor is also considering a second special session on expanded gambling. a man turns out to be a double agent. instead of boarding a plane for the u.s., he handed the device over to two intelligence averages. he also helped with another counter terrorism operation. >> reporter: the double agent who foiled al al qaeda's latest plot, also helped take out of the woterrorist leaders. according to intelligence officials, he gave the u.s.

information that led to last week's drone strike, against fad alcusso. al qaeda's chief. but there is no indication that u.s. agents have gotten closer to the bomb making mastermind. >> when does the bomb maker go down? my question wouldn't be simply, did we stop the plot? my question would be, did we get enough information to stop the plotter? and that's the bomb maker 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's you're sitting at the table, running an agent like this, and watching this threat develop, you have a simple priority. and that is to ensure that even if you want to destroy, you don't put other american lives at risk. >> reporter: this operation shows that congress needs to renew the agency's counter terrorism surveillance tools. >> reporter: al qaeda affiliates.

represent the top counterterrorism threat to the nation. aqap has attempted several attacks on the united states, including the failed christmas tay bombing in 2009. -- day bombing in 2009. and the attempted bombing of cargo planes in 2010. >> reporter: even as the fbi takes apart this new and improved bomb, officials say there are no immediate plans to change airport security screening. at the white house, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> once federal averages are able to recreate the new underwear bomb, they will test it out to see how destructive it could be. and if it could get through airport security. well, some early rain gives way to a mix of sun and clouds. let's take a live look outside right now. are we done with the rain for the night? and did we get enough to make up our deficit or get close anyway? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams ask bob turk are updating the first warning forecast. we are five inches below normal. we're not going to make up a deficit for a couple more months. but we'll get more rain

tonight. moving in nicely from the west and southwest. some areas could see easily, quarter to half inch of rain. and that's when i think it will pretty much cut out around the region. eastern shore will take a little longer. tim has a look at the temperatures around the area. and what we expect to happen tomorrow. tim? >> just starting to pick up the rain just a dressle. since i've beenut -- drizzle since i've been out here. but it's coming quickly. average high for this time of year is 72. that's where we are now. got a little warmer today, got up to about 74 degrees. across the state, temperatures are a little cooler where the rain has already come down. cooling the air just a little. and ailing warmer to the shore. -- a little warmer to the shore. about 65 for the water. and today's temperature, about 3 degrees warmer than yesterday. but much cooler in other parts of the state. 11 and 13 degrees cooler. in cumber cumberland and oakland. tomorrow, high pressure builds around this rain. we'll start to see some drying. cooler air moves in. at least for a short time. and we're degree to see sunshine, -- going to see

sunshine. bob will have your completed updated first warning forecast coming up. >> thank you, tim and bob. a new ad, featuring a baltimore native touts our city's love of football. the video posted on you tube, opens with shots of baltimore from a moving car. then you can see ravens' running back, ray rice. and stacy keebler, talking about the city and the passion for football. it ends with the two meeting at passo, where rice gives keebler his first jersey, all framed. >> i guess she might have known her when she was a cheerleader. >> or at least for this ad. >> look. you can't see the wallenda wire. they need to add that to the commercial. coming up. security scare. what the tsa finds in a child's stuffed animal. and the story the father gave security. i'm mike schuh, in harford county. he was a father of two, tbrashed father of five. and-- grandfather of five. and by all accounts, a friend of everyone. remembering the harford

county's electrician, who died in a horrible car crash y. -- yesterday. a mother and daughter found dead. and police are now searching for two sisters. clearing up for the rest of the week. don't police the -- miss the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

store it's cloudy and 72 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather investigation is coming up. the investigation continues

into the horrible crash in harford county. two people were killed on a busy stretch of the road in fallston. mike schuh speaks with one man who survived. head-on, at 50 miles per hour. two people died. one of them, don jones, a well- known, well-liked electrician for harford 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, well other it just doesn't -- it just doesn't make sense to me. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: 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 says 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 a 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 vacation together. and he says 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 three decades on the job. >> there was not a thing he wouldn't do for somebody. he lived the life of a good person. >> in harford, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say it could take months for the investigation to be concluded. as you have been hearing, a large part of the state of maryland is now under drought watch conditions. first warning coverage continues with meteorologist bernadette woods and a look at the new areas impacted. >> reporter: yes, we are getting some rain out here right now. but you have to remember, drought is a long-term event. and over the past couple of

months, we have not had much rain. and that's why a drought watch has been issued. now, this is a map that comes out from the maryland department of the environment. and it really monitors drinking water levels in the reservoirs, in wells, in things like that. and the thing is, although there are no restrictions right now, this is a heads up that if we don't get a significant amount of rain over the next couple of weeks, we could see some some of ra -- see some of those restrictions go into effect during the summertime months when it gets really hot around here. these are the latest numbers. about .7 inches for the month alone. and we're still over 5 inches in our deficit department for the year. so hopefully tonight's rain could help with that. and we'll have your forecast coming up. >> bernadette, thank you. the kennedy krieger institute marks the milestone anniversary. mary joins now. -- joins us now. >> today, many came to say thank you. >> reporter: betty ludriver is one of the first patients to be

treated at kennedy krieger institute in the late 1930s. she came back today to show gratitude for how the institute helped her move forward in life. and she used a bit of humor. >> don't care anybody. i am number 1. [ laughter ] >> reporter: kennedy krieger opened in 1937. and today, they celebrate the institute's mission to be a place where doctors, nurses, educators, researchers and therapists, focus on children and the potential they have inside. peter walteron's son has autism. he knows firsthand, the power of kennedy krieger. >> for us, we had it detected at 18 months old, which is incredibly young. and we were able to implement an intervention program. >> and matt courseon tells me, kennedy krieger had hope when no one else believed he would walk again. , which after intense therapy, from the institute, he did. at his college graduation.

>> this place has done so much for me. auto just a collective family. and they're all family to me. and i definitely hold a special place, at kennedy krieger in my heart. >> reporter: and kennedy krieger serves more than 16,000 children and adults every year. vic? >> they do remarkable work, thank you very much. just on time. looks like a wet night heading out. take a electric at temps. not really -- look at temps. not really going to get chilly. down to 72 now. the barometer, holding steady. come back and take a look at the night rain. beautiful end of the week after this. ♪

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this is awesome. [ male announcer ] baron's best. taste the legend. see marvel's the avengers. in theatres may 4th. here's a live look outside right now. and the rain has started to fall once again. we had a little break. but it's back, bob. >> this is exactly what the doctor ordered. just rain. we just need it. because we're still well below normal, most areas. take a look at radar. a nice batch moving across central maryland now. howard county, baltimore county. and portions of montgomery county. around the baltimore metro, you can see it coming right in. columbia, a pretty good batch of showers, right out to the west of the city now. and looks like we'll start it seeing this get right in the little batch there. maybe a little thunder. just approaching the beltway. cockeysville, westminster. and it's all moving up to the east and northeast. we'll look for rain tonight.

yes. probably if you end up to the west, probably ending about midnight or so. but there's a lot of good, stread stuff -- steady stuff in virginia. eastern shore may see heavier amounts, maybe three-quarters of anin. we could see -- an inch. we could see half inch to an inch. as you can see, the areas are getting the rain tonight. all of the rain we saw tuesday, does not count into that drought watch. but next week, i'm sure, we'll see a big difference in the aerial coverage of that drought watch. take a look at temps now. we're at 72 degrees. barometer, 29.64. right now, it's holding steady. 72 here. only in the 50s to the west. it's pretty much cleared out. just west of cumberland. they had the rain earlier. 72 in washington. 65, ocean city. locally, temperatures mid- to upper 60s to the low 70s, with the rain. it will start dropping back into the 60s. and late tonight, probably also back into the mid- to upper 50s. as it begins to clear out. and the winds come back out of

the west, by tomorrow morning, the sun should be out. and it will be a pretty nice day. but it will get breezy tomorrow afternoon. winds 15 to 25 miles an hour. low pressure. that's developing to the south here. that's heading up in our direction right now. but just to the west of us, clears out quickly. just around the ohio river area. west of that area, spotty showers in ohio. chilly air moving in. but this nice little batch of rain, particularly southern virginia and eastern shore of maryland, delaware. that's going to move across the area. and clear out here. probably not clearing ocean city until early in the morning. but for most of the area, that low pressure moves off. dry air moving in. looks like a very nice afternoon. maybe a few clouds, with breezy and beautiful day, coming up on friday, saturday and most of sunday as well. and that's mother's day. bay temp, around 62. and a gusty wind up to 25 knots on the bay tomorrow. so tonight, some showers. tapering off late. maybe after midnight. 54 by morning. and tomorrow, sun, clouds. but breezy.

nice day. a little cool. it feels breezy with that 70 degree temperatures. and the sun will be great in the shade. and feel chilly. >> and we'll see some sun. >> yes, we will see some. >> all right. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. big bang protest. thousands rally outside of bank of america. and baltimore demonstrators join in. >> i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. remembering the fallen. i'm weijia jiang, in pikesville, where maryland state police did just that. next, we'll take you to the ceremony. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, thurmont gets ready for heads of state. leaving these headaches for other cities. that story as eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is just before 6:30. 72 degrees with light rain. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. with foreign leaders coming to maryland to meet with president obama next week, security will be tight. even though the annual g-8 summit will be at camp david. it's protests police are

preparing for. the nearest place to camp david, thurmont is a quiet place and wants wants to say that way. >> hopefully there will be nothing dramatic that goes on. >> reporter: this kind of drama. the meeting has produced clashers in the past. this one was three years ago. immediately disperse. >> there are a lot of rumors going on that someone is going to shut down the streets. it's not true. >> reporter: greg eyler is the police chief. he says plenty of law enforcement will be in town. >> i've been talking to a few demonstrators. they're going to show up. we don't know how many are going to show up. and all say they going to be peaceful. >> we're really friendly with everyone who comes into town. . >> we'll sit and laugh at them if they don't. >> reporter: a staging area for demonstrations has been selected. and it's nowhere near the center of town. >> reporter: it's out towards the edge, at the community

park, where rallies will be held. and part of frederick road will be held for marches. >> they have the right to protect their first amendment rights as we do to protect peace and order. >> yoke -- i don't think we'll have the problems that everybody thinks we're going to have. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the g-8 summit, hosted by the president will be held may 18th and 19th. frantic search continues for two sisters missing from mississippi. mary has the latest. >> reporter: adam mayes is charged with two counts of murder for allegedly killing those children's mother and older sister. the bodies were found buried in shallow grave the near mayes' rural mississippi home. police say he then took off with the younger children, a 12- year-old and 8-year-old. mayes' wife and mother are also charged in connection with the crime. they are both in custody. >> mayes has relatives in

several states and could be anywhere. remembering sacrifice. loved ones gather at maryland state police headquarters for the 18th annual fallen heroes ceremony in pikesville. and weijia jiang was there. >> officer william lockner. april 20, 1923. >> reporter: with each name read, a rose laid. >> we remind our families that we will never forget. >> reporter: with each rose, a family left behind, remembering their loved one's devotion to service. >> they've given their all. and it's a rough all. >> difficult for prin cella hunter because her son's is the latest unveiled at maryland state police headquarters. high is the 43rd trooper killed in the line of duty. >> my son is one who would have

given his life readily, if it meant he would protect someone else. i think it brought reality closer to us, the fact that we don't have him here. >> reporter: hunter was 39 years old and an 11-year veteran, killed in a high-speed chase last year. >> he loved love -- life. he lived it. so i'm not mad or anything. it's the way he wanted it. >> reporter: that very understanding brings these strangers together, knowing their loved ones gave the ultimate sacrifice. in pikesville, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> troopers plan to lay maryland state flags on the gravestones of the fallen. the official diocese of maryland is offering funeral services for a man who killed two howard county women and took his own life. the family has not responded to

their thorough offer just yet. jones shot and killed reverend mary marguerite cohen. he was apparently upset after being told to stop frequenting the church food banks so often. three people are shot and wounded in harford county. it happened on a street last night in edgewood. all of the victims are adult men and are expected to survive. it's not clear why they were shot. no arrests at this point. hundreds of demonstrators camped outside of a bank of america building across the nation. shareholders voted on the bank president's pay package today. ask as gigi barnett explains, demonstrators in baltimore joined in on the protest. >> bailed out. we got sold out. banks got bailed out, we got sold out. >> reporter: outside the bank of america building in downtown baltimore, a small group collected names on petition. >> protesting bank of america. >> reporter: and chanted against the bank. >> i pay, you pay -- >> reporter: while guards closely watched, the protest

was peaceful. this group is from the 99% coalition, a mix of grass roots organizations, who are outraimed over the bank's foreclosure and lending practices. >> we are trying to make aware of the fact of what these banks are doing. the banks who got bailouts from the federal government, what they're using that money for. >> reporter: the scene was the same before. especially in charlotte, north carolina, where bank of america is headquartered. and where shareholders held their annual meeting today. >> we just have been struggling. and we are definitely the 99%. >> reporter: katrina parsons lost her home during the housing bubble collapse. her sister did, too. she took off work today to protest and to send a strong message to bank of america. >> they're getting away with it. and i think it's time that we spoke up. just been too quiet for too long. >> and despite the protest nationwide and in charlotte, bank of america allowed all of its shareholders into today's meeting to vote.

back to you. >> about 92% of bank of america's shareholders approved the bank package for president brian moynahan. time for a quick look at the stories you'll see in the baltimore sun. a tribute to the late auth are or, maurice sendak. five tips to keep your skin safe. and coverage of the ncaa lacrosse tournament. for these and more, read the baltimore stun. -- sun. there may have been a lot of partying going on in one pennsylvania county this weekend. that's because two tractor- trailers, each loaded with $15,000 worth of corona beer, was stolen. it fell on the same weekend as cinco de mayo, when the mexican beer demand is in high demand. police say the theft from the allen distribution center in carlisle is a crime being taken seriously. although they may have a hard time finding evidence at this point. >> seriously, i would take it seriously, too. that is a lot of beer.

>> sure is. still to come tonight. brazen purse snatching caught on tape. but that's only the beginning of what happened. we'll tell you more. struck down in the street. see the incredible video. and find out if the person is okay. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. after some rain tonight. and dryer, beautiful end to the week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at wjz.com, at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

surveillance cameras rolling when a bus hits a pedestrian just before the accident. the traffic light turns yellow. moments later, the teen steps into the road and is hit. the 18-year-old was not seriously hurt. the bus driver says the driver is on administrative leave. because all bus drivers are trained to stop at yellow lights. some friends are being hailed as heroes for risking their lives. a stalled trailer was struck by an suv. the pickup then burst into flames with the driver still inside. that's when the group of men jumped into action, pulling the driver from the smoke and flames from the passenger's side. said driver survived and is being treated for burns.

a purse-snatching incident doesn't go as planned for an ohio thief. it doesn't get very far. after the woman pulls him to the ground, two workers run out and hold him down until police showed up. the workers say people need to know if something happens, they will always have backup. guns hidden inside stuffed animals. after confiscating the guns, the airport allowed a father and son to get on the plane. >> reporter: on monday, at tf green airport in providence, rhode island other a routine search, turned into a major security scare. while screening a passenger's carry-on bag, tsa agents found the hardware, a 40-caliber gun, a magazine, loaded with two rounds of ammunition, and a firing pin, all concealed within three stuffed animals, include a mickey mouse. >> the stuffed animals contain said in a carry-on bag.

and the carry-on bag was going through normal training procedures, being processed in the x-ray monitor. >> reporter: the bag belonged to a 4-year-old boy, traveling with his father to detroit. tsa agents confiscated the items but let the man and the boy get on their plane. >> the officers were comfortable, allowing the father and son to continue on their flight. he indicated that he was unaware that they were there. the public was never in any danger. >> reporter: police believe neither father nor son knew they were carrying the weapon. and in a statement, a spokesperson said they object this was related to an ongoing domestic dispute. police believe the wife was trying to cause trouble for her husband. with that said, some passengers weren't as forgiving. >> i think they dropped the ball by letting the fellow fly away. really do. >> reporter: the names of the pair haven't been released. but there is an investigation to figure out how the gun parts were stuffed into the toy animals. authorities say if assembled, there could have been a loaded gun on an airplane.

terrell brown, wjz eyewitness news. in a statement, the tsa says this incident shows that even after changes, the screening process for children 12 and under is still just as effective. some teens in wisconsin pose. during the posing session, a few creeky boards give way and everyone ended up in the lake. no one was hurt. but all of the tuxes and dresses needed to be cleaned before the big dance. next time, they say they'll inspect the pier before the picture. >> that's a hard lesson. >> but they took it all in stride. and everybody is laughing. >> yeah, except for the moms and dads who just bought those dresses. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. today, president obama endorsed same-sex marriage. we'll tell you what it could mean for his re-election campaign tonight on the cbs evening news.

>> thanks, kai. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

on again, off again rain, here in baltimore. how are things shaping up, as

we're halfway through the weekend? we're live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. tim, a minute ago, it was pouring out there. >> it's pouring now. youd on again, -- you said on again, off again. by tomorrow, we'll start off with partly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the 50s. we'll get up to a daytime high in the 70s. and then we'll start to see clearing. dryer, cooler air moves in. at least for two days or so. and the stretch really for the next five days, not too bad, as tomorrow night goes back down into the 50s. for the next five days, we send it in to bob. >> okay. 45 tomorrow night. 54 tonight. 70 tomorrow. lots of sun. but it will be breezy. beautiful friday. and that's just about normal. 73, 48. great saturday. most of sunday, except sunday night, the clouds come back, maybe a shower late sunday night. so your barbecue should be okay. or for mother's day, 79. chance of an afternoon or thunderstorm. and more humidity back here on monday. >> thank you.

politics and a new show. it's just a few things marie osmond is talking about. mark steines has more tonight from hollywood. coming up tonight. my brand-new interview with marie osmond. and why she's not publicly endorsing fellow mormon mitt romney or any other candidate. >> presumptuous of me to say that you will endorse mitt romney? >> let me just say this. i would rather have food poisoning than tell you my political beliefs. i would rather support the person who upholds the constitution and believes in the freedom of our country. >> reporter: as for guests, jessica simpson is on her wish list, among others. >> like would you pick up the phone and say, i want to get the tan lady on my show? >> i'd probably talk to her about something different. she lost her life. and it's not even what they're accusing her of. i don't know anybody who doesn't have issues.

but i feel like she's been kind of beat up a little bit. >> also tonight, was rihanna rushed on the hospital after the met gala? plus, the latest on the john travolta lawsuit, as a second massant therapist -- massage therapist comes forward. we'll have that later on entertainment tonight. >> and you can see it here on wjz. still to come on wjz eyewitness news tonight. the baseball world is still buzzing about a historic night. it was a record-setting night at the orioles defense. mark has reaction coming ,,,,

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out of the game. it's a feat more rare than a perfect game. one off reliever zach phillips. hamilton grove in a career high eight runs. those four home runs are a first in the 20-year history of camden yards. five hits for them total. and we caught up with hamilton today. he says he is not dwelling on his big night, with another game still to play tonight. >> you don't take the moment to the next day. the moment, you know, 99.9% of the time, it is going to have to be 100% of the time in cases like this. but don't live there. just come in and prepare for it. >> reporter: and even though hamilton made history as a visiting play are, he appreciates that orioles fans cheered his achievement, not something that usually happens for a visitor. >> pretty special. it means that when they recognize a player has done something good, they are true baseball fans and they come to enjoy the game.

not only root for their team. >> lost in the hailstorm of hamilton home runs, the orioles hit two more out of the park. birds have 45 home runs. that's the third most in the major leagues. trailing only texas and the yankees. game 3 of the series tonight. o's lefty, we chen gets the job. now scored 24 runs in the two wins over the o's. cody louis. first pitch scheduled for 50 minutes from now. there's football news. and it's good news for ravens' linebacker terrell suggs, the day after surgery to repair a torn achilles tendon. suggs says the surgery revealed his injury to be just a partial tear. in his words, not as bad as some thought it was. suggs believed to be playing in four to six months, which means he'd be back for the second half of the regular season. at pimlico today. kentucky derby winner "i'll have another," emerged to get

his win at old hill track. just a light jogging tour of the horses to get the horses acclimated for the preakness stakes 10 days away. >> he was just full of energy. he know what is he's doing. he obviously couldn't wait to get back out there. he's doing fantastic. >> i'll have another is expected to return to the track for another workout tomorrow morning. had trainer doug o'neill has made it to baltimore to oversee preparations as he spent time in california after that kentucky derby win.

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where d do americans stand? reports from norah o'donnell, bill whitaker, and elaine quijano. u.s. intelligence tells us more al qaeda bombers are training to strike u.s. aircraft. john miller has what story. a millionaire angry at congress starts a campaign to throw out members of both parties. nancy cordes finds it's working. and the pentagon's top combat photographer with striking images of americans at war. >> so the truly, truly capture war is to capture war on the face of the soldier next to you. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. president obama's stand on same-sex marriage completed its evolution today, changing from opposition to support. in 2004, running for the u.s. senate, he said marriage should be between a man and