trying to kill her tiny baby girl. >> i had a lady just stab her baby. >> tonight, how these two coworkers helped save an innocent life. >> i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> frightening moments. two social workers jump into action when a baby is stabbed. mike hellgren has their exclusive story. mike? [ no audio ] >> reporter: terrifying moments still haunt william short and dana hays. both spoke only to wjz about the day hayes was monitoring a routine visit, between a mom, kenisha thomas, and her baby, a girl named pretty diamond. they were inside a conference room at baltimore social services complex, when all hell broke loose. >> security. i had a lady just stab her baby. >> reporter: the mom grabbed a knife from her purse, and began

stabbing the infant. >> this lady is real dangerous. >> i know. just calm down, okay? >> oh, my god. god help. god help. >> reporter: short, her friend and coworker leapt into action. taking a chair and throwing it at the mom before she could stab the baby again. >> i was totally scared. and i just -- just had to act, you know. it's real. and it's a baby. >> knowing that if you don't act, this could be it for that innocent baby. >> you didn't have time to think about it. seemed like time just stopped. >> what was going through your mind? >> i have a niece that is that old. and looking at her, i just thought about my niece. it's like a calling from god, you know. you're in the right place at the right time. >> reporter: short restrained the out-of-control mom, who charging documents reveal, bit him and threatened to kill the child, saying, if i can't have her, nobody will. the infant was rushed to a waiting ambulance. >> reporter: what do you think

about people calling you heroes? >> for me, it's very hum bling, a very humbling experience. >> reporter: does anything really prepare you for what happened here? >> you're never really prepared. you can't look at a child in danger and walk away. >> you have no option. you have to do what you have to do. and i think anybody in those circumstances would have done that. >> not a day goes by, without replaying the whole thing in my mind. i probably will never forget. >> reporter: neither will forget the moment they learned the baby was going to live. >> the time where i felt that i really wanted to cry was when they said she was okay. >> i felt like 10,000 bricks were just removed off of my shoulders. >> this experience has made me stronger. and a better person. the end result is pretty diamond. and she's okay.

>> reporter: and that was mike hellgren with that exclusive interview. the mother is charged with first-degree murder. she remains in jail and if convicted could spend the rest of her life there. a spokesperson in the trial of julius henson. he's found guilty on one of four counts. as derek valcourt explains from the metro courthouse, all parties are confused by the jury's decision. >> reporter: the two-week trial and 20-month ordeal ends with a partial victory for julius henson. >> obviously, we're related. >> reporter: jurors found julius henson not guilty on the two most serious charges against him, charges of election fraud and conspiracy for the robocall he wrote on behalf of republican bob ehrlich's campaign. >> the jury has spoken on it and we respect their verdict. >> reporter: prosecutor paul erit tried to convince the jury that the robocall was to get african americans not to vote.

but the henson defense said that it was reverse psychology. and the jury agreed, saying there was nothing illegal about it. >> it's a tactic. you see it in the media every day. >> reporter: but the robocall did not contain the legally required authority line, saying it was paid for by the ehrlich campaign. henson said he left it out at his customer's request. >> i told them the correct thing to do. they refused to do it. >> reporter: but jurors faulted henson, finding him guilty of conspiring to leave off the authority line, yet not guilty of actually leaving it off. the jury forewoman told wjz, jurors felt an experienced consultant like henson should have known better. he already knew. he should have never put his business involved in that. he should have never done that. >> reporter: henson says he will appeal the one guilty charge. and up next, he says he will put his political knowledge at work, fighting against same-sex

marriage in maryland am. >> julius henson faces the possibility of up to a year in jail and up to $1,000 in fines when he is sentenced on june 13th. we have breaking news to tell you about in a high- profile trial in chicago. just moments ago, a jury returns a guilty verdict against william balfour. he is the actor who killed hudson's mother, sister and 7- year-old nephew. balfour faces a mandatory life sentence. another baltimore city police officer, sentenced to prison for his role in a widespread corruption scheme. jessica kartalija has the latest on this corruption case. >> reporter: a district court judge sentenced 32-year-old officer lionel rodriguez to 32 months in prison. in addition, he will have to pay restitution of more than $36,000. rodriguez is one of more than a dozen city officers who were illegally paid to send accident

victims to this repair shop in rosedale. the owners of the company, majestic motors, then charged the insurance companies, excessive amounts for those repairs. so far, nine other city police officers, have been sentenced for their roles in the scheme. denise? >> reporter: thank you, jessica. the brothers who owned let repair shop face charges of conspiracy, extortion. high-profile international tug of war that wjz continues to follow. mary joins us now with details. >> reporter: allen gross has been in cuba prison for the last 2 1/2 years, with all attempts to free him by the u.s. state department, rejected. but that may be changing. >> reporter: wjz has been following allen gross's story for more than two years. that's how long he has been jailed in cuba. and now word that cube arn leaders are -- cuban leaders are ready to come to the table and talk about his possible release.

gross is accused of being a spy. sentenced to 15 years behind bars, for smuggling illegal communications equipment into cuba. now, a spokesman says the country may be willing to release him. >> we have conveyed to the u.s. side that we are ready to sit down to talk and to have a negotiation on this matter. >> reporter: cuba wants the negotiation to revolve around the release of the so-called cuban 5. five cuban spies, convicted of espionage in the u.s. in a rare personal interview with wjz, allen gross's wife told us there is a precedent for humanitarian relief. >> one was allowed by the united states to go visit his dying brother. and we were hoping that the cubans would do a resip rickol kind of thing by allowing allen to see his mother, who was 90 and dying of lung cancer. >> reporter: evelyn gross made an emotional plea to cuban president raul castro last

year, for the release of her son. >> i get up in the morning. the first thing on my mind is allen. last thing when i go to bed is allen. >> reporter: allen gross's request to be released to see his dying mom have been repeatedly denied. >> wjz spoke with the state department official who could not say if the u.s. is negotiating with cuba for gross's release. a beautiful, sunny, pleasant friday. a live look outside now. this is exactly what spring should feel like. so will it continue for a while? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating these wonderful conditions. bob? >> two thumbs up. looks like an even warmer weekend. radar, absolutely nothing around the region. just totally, totally clear. temperature-wise right now. most areas, upper 60s to low 70s. 69, ocean city. oakland at 63 degrees. the breeze has come down somewhat. but it's going to get dead calm overnight tonight. still a breeze around 13 miles an hour here in the baltimore

area, down to 8 in easton. but tonight, dead calm. and that means it will be another chilly night. but a beautiful warmup on tap. tim has a look at that weekend. tim? >> well, those clear skies that are going to be with us tonight, will do two thing tose allow this heat -- to allow this heat today, to warm us up quickly. the clockwise flow is going to tap into very warm air. our temperatures tomorrow and through the weekend go up several degrees above where we are today. we went into the low 70s today. we'll be closer to 80 for tomorrow and on mother's day. bob will have those extraordinary details coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. back inside. >> thank you very much, tim and bob. how did it happen? the country's largest bank admits to a massive loss on a trading bet gone wrong. alexis christoforous reports from wall street, with more on jp morgan chase's big blunder. >> reporter: jp morgan chase is now at the center of the debate

about the fortunate industry, and whether it's back to its risky ways. the nation's largest banks shocked both wall street and washington. announcing a $2 billion trading loss. ceo jamie diamond briefed analysts on a conference call, and admitted to sloppiness and bad judgment. >> these were egregious mistakes. they were self-inflingted. -- inflicted. and it violates our standards and principals for how we want to operate the company. this is not how we want to run a business. >> reporter: the securities securities and exchange commission is looking into the loss, meant to balance the bank's risk. a trader, nicknamed the london whale, managed the bets from the company's uk office. >> reporter: even with the loss, jp morgan chase say its is still profitable. it says it will learn from its mistakes, fix the problems and move on. >> reporter: but the bad portfolio is expected to lead to even more losses ssmentsz and the news hit hard on wall street.

jp morgan stock dropped sharply. >> the fear is that the financials may be saddled with very heavy and maybe onerous regulations. >> reporter: jp morgan pulled through the financial crisis of 2008 better than most of the big banks. but its $2 billion blund are is raising questions. -- blunder is raising questions. on wall street, alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >> jp morgan stopped overnight. dragging other banks and stocks with it. here's a look at today's closing numbers. dow is down 34. s&p is off 4. and nasdaq is off a fraction. it is the magazine cover that has people talking. everywhere, a mother breast- feeding her almost 4-year-old son. wjz is live. weijia jiang has more on the controversy. weijia? >> reporter: well, denise, the cover article is about a parenting philosophy that encourages breast-feeding well beyond the baby years. but critics call it, along with the now infamous photo, outrageous.

>> reporter: inappropriate, weird and downright disgusting. that's what some are calling the cover photo of this week's "time" magazine. >> it's like, whoa. that's different. it looked like they were trying to sell magazines to me. >> reporter: the picture shows 26-year-old mom jamie grumet breast-feeding her 3-year-old son, who is standing on a chair. >> he's a little too old to be breast-feeding. >> it's for an article on attachment parenting, where parents brefort feed and -- breast-feed and sleep with kids as long as possible to strengthen their bond. >> if it's not really beneficial anymore, i just don't know if it's necessary. >> reporter: mercy hospital lactation consultant margie caz says after a child turns 1, they get nutrition from food, so breastmilk is no longer necessary. but kay says it won't hurt the child. >> it's not something everyone feels comfortable with. but it's really a choice between mom and baby and the family. >> reporter: most of the parents we spoke with are fighting with the cover mom, and saying if she has the time

and energy to breast-feed, why not? >> as long as the child still wants to nurse, they should be able to nurse. >> if that's your thing, well, more power to you. >> reporter: in the article, grumet says people who see her feeding her son, threaten to call social services on me, or that it's child molestation. i really don't think i can reason with those people. grumet said she posed because she wants tome to -- people to realize that it is, quote, biologically normal. >> she hopes the more people who see it will accept what she's doing. >> thank you, week a. and the cover mother says -- weijia. and the cover mother says her own mother breast-fed her until she was 6 years old. >> just curious. how do you get them to stop? >> move them. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. living the message.

stevenson university's commitment -- commencement speaker comes home to baltimore. his message to graduates. i'm gigi barnett at stevenson university. details coming up. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, killing a foreign invader from the inside out. that story as eyewitness news continues. attacked in school. i'm mike hellgren. only on wjz. details of a classroom brawl. and a closer look at the growing problem of school violence. a fantastic friday. but are changes coming? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

as you can see, it is sunny. and 71 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. on edge tonight. there is growing concern over school violence, after a 7th grader was beaten inside a classroom. wjz is live at garrison middle school, where it happened. mike hellgren has the outrage. mike? >> reporter: now, vic, there are truly growing concerns over school safety. school officials concern the accident. and the dad of the victim says he doesn't know if he wants his daughter to go back to class here. >> reporter: 7th grader lapawna thompson and her dad spoke only to wjz about a vicious fight at garrett middle school. thompson claims another student attacked her inside a classroom. and she now fears for her

safety. this is her bloody uniform. >> it was here in my face. other people are sitting down, watching. one girl was watching. everybody kept moving out of the way. >> reporter: her dad said there were two teachers inside the room. one left to get help. >> every teacher inside should be safe in that school. >> reporter: amid growing concern, several local cases have captured national attention, like this fight caught on a cell phone. and the arrests of studentsa the moorpark elementary, after a vicious brawl a few weeks okay. >> it's not good. because you know about bullies. and that hurts kids when they grow up and get older. >> i think it's unfair to characterize all urban schools as violent, or all baltimore city schools as violent. people don't recognize the complexities. and it's also a by-product of the society we live in, where violence is prev leptd in movies -- prevalent in movies

and music. >> reporter: they can't shake their alarm over what has already unfolded in the classroom. >> her whole shirt was bloody. she's going to be dead right now. >> reporter: and in a statement, city schools, officials tell us that the victim was treated by a medic. and the whole thing is still under investigation. reporting live at garrison middle, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> a school spokeswoman adds that disciplinary action will be taken. they are some of maryland's oldest living things. despite centuries of growth. alex demetrick reports, the state's old grove hemlocks are being threatened by an invasive bug, the size of a poppy seed. >> you have to get off the main road in garrett county to reach those performing a kind of pre- triage. only in this case, the medicine is pesticide. >> the chemical will be released into the tree slowly, through the injectors. >> reporter: the trees are old grove hemlocks. and maryland's department of

agriculture and natural resources aim to save most of them. >> actually, i'm hoping by the end of the day, we have 4,000. >> reporter: it takes the internet to see the enemy. the size of a poppy seed. the beetle settles in and protects itself. >> it's a wax that they produce out of their backs and their sides. >> reporter: inside those tiny wax shelters, the beetles are sucking the tree's nutrients and it kills growth. >> it kills the tree. >> reporter: the hemlocks are given a shot of poison to kill the poison from the inside out. injectors go into shallow holes. air pressure provides the force. as each injector valve is opened, the tree receives a shot of life. from a beetle finding its way into a tree, imported from japan. >> this warm winter this year, i've seen less than 10% of the population die. >> reporter: protecting these trees not only saves habitat, it also keeps the past alive.

>> absolutely. it's nice to save these trees. a lot of these are old grove hemlocks. so they have been here for 300- plus years. it's really part of american history. >> reporter: alex demetric, wjz eyewitness news. >> besides their historic significance, hemlocks provide critical shade and trout streams. >> hoping to survive. let's take a look at another 500 years. some of those trees are really, really old, by the way. take a look. temps are 71. dew points way down. humidity only 25%. west winds, 13. barometer on the way back up. we're looking at a very nice mother's day weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

r. just about the most perfect day you could ask for. nice breeze. just about near perfect. most people would agree. 71. 73 in washington. the cool spots, not that cool. but pleasant. 69, ocean city. 62 degrees there. 71 in cumberland. this morning, to the west of us, some spots were in the low 30s. even locally, some spots dropped to the upper 30s this morning. but it warmed up nicely to the low 70s. right now, 68 westminster. bel air. and a little warmer down by the bay right now. annapolis, and kent island at 73. still a bit of a breeze continuing. but it will really become dead calm tonight.

13, 12, as you can see. out to the west, a little lower than that. down to 7 in oakland. to the west of us, there's still pretty warm air. chicago, 78. detroit, 74. this warm air will be in our region for the next two days. then we'll be looking at clouds headed our way, with shower activity down across texas. louisiana saw a lot of rain. some of those clouds will head up to the tennessee, ohio valley. we'll start seeing clouds sunday night. maybe a shower late at night. from this front out to the west. these two are going to kind of combine in our region. monday, tuesday and wednesday. we have a pretty good chance of getting decent rain. right now, not a cloud in sight. main clearing out there now. but for our region, saturday is going to be an absolutely beautiful day. temperatures up close to 83 degrees. about the same sunday, with the clouds getting closer. sunday night, maybe a shower. mainly west of us. what's going to happen to us monday, tuesday and wednesday is warm air. just to the south. and going to start crashing with cooler air to the north. we'll see a big area of rain

develop. we expect to see chances of rain increasing, monday, tuesday, wednesday. we could see pretty good rain amounts by early next week. southwest winds on the bay, just around 5 knots. just a great day to be on the water. and the bay temp is around 62. a little chilly to get in there, though. tonight, 44. clear skies. that 50 downtown. tomorrow, sunny all day long. up close to 80, with a light breeze. it's going to be one beautiful start to this weekend. sunny. sunday looks beautiful. about 80 as well. more clouds coming in late in the day. >> thank you. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. the sunny summer months are on the way. i'm monique griego. coming up, doctors have a warning about a skin cancer you might not be aware of. controversial case. why the lawyer for george zimmerman wants some evidence kept from the public. wife america's most wanted. where police tracked down adam mays and the two girls he kidnapped. ,,,,,,,, we love gardening...

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tonight. america's most wanted no longer. the man accused of killing the woman and her daughter, and kidnapping two other children is dead. as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, the two young girls are safe. >> the fbi says 35-year-old adam mayes, shot and killed himself thursday evening, after s.w.a.t. teams moved in to arrest him near new albany, mississippi. >> preliminary reports indicate mayes shot himself in the head and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. >> reporter: mayes had been on the run since april 27th, when he disappeared with 31-year-old joanne bane and her three daughters. 14-year-old adrian, 12-year-old alexandria, and 8-year-old caria. -- kayleah. the bodies of adrian and joanne were found on the property last week. mayes' wife said he killed them so that he could kidnap the younger girls. teresa and her husband were charge wednesday first-degree murder.

mayes was seen three days after the killing on a security camera. he went on the fbi's 10 most wanted list and eluded police in three states, until a tipster spotted him. >> the girls were found alive and appeared to be unharmed. >> the girls were taken to a local hospital for observation. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the surviving daughters are now out of the hospital and have been reunited with their father. the attorney for george zimmerman. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest on this case. >> reporter: mark omerra wants the names of witnesses to be removed when evidence of the case is made public. under florida law, evidence in the case is to be released to the defense, prosecution and public at the same time. omerra is seeking to have witness names blacked out. he says if witnesses are hounded by the media, it might

affect zimmerman's chances for a fair trial. the charges come from a case where zimmerman shot martin. >> zimmerman's attorney says he is innocent, that he shot martin in self-defense. 57-year-old robert jared faces first-degree murder charges and is being held without bail. police say he killed has wife christine in 1991, burying her in a shed in the backyard of their elkridge home. her body was found last month. a toddler is hospitalized, after nearly drowning in a bathtub in her prince george's county home. family members found the child submerged last night in their home in laurel. they called 911 and performed cpr until medics arrived. voters say the number 1 issue in this election. president obama has wrapped up in the same-sex marriage issue. and mitt romney is responding to a report that he bullied a

classmate in high school. randall pinkston reports for wjz from the white house. as both candidates try to get back on message. >> reporter: home to the second highest foreclosure rate in the nation and record unemployment. after meeting with homeowners in reno, who refinanced with the help of a program. the president promised more help is on the way. >> there are things we can do, right now, to help create jobs and help restore some of the financial security that too many families have lost. >> reporter: the president is wrapping up a west coast swing that included a glitzy fundraiser at actor george clooney's home. he collected nearly $15 million. >> reporter: social issues dominated the week for both candidates. president obama was forced to clarify his position on same- sex marriage. and republican challenger mitt romney had to answer questions

about an alleged bullying incident when he was in high school. >> reporter: romney apologized, then woke to put the episode behind him. at a campaign event in north carolina, he focused on the president's economic record. >> by his own measures, his policies haven't worked. and you look at them. they're a throwback to the liberal ideas to the past. jazz as both candidates -- >> reporter: as both candidates zero in on the economy. romney is preparing his commencement address for graduates at an evangelical area in virginia. and the president plans to raise money. at the white house, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. wjz 13 is always on. check in for complete coverage of campaign 2012. for updates on the candidates and the issues, log onto wjz.com. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. the track record of the latest group to head up the baltimore grand prix. previewing the ncaa men's

lacrosse matchup, between maryland and lehigh. and the friendly, but highly competitive rivalry, between michael phelps and ryan lock bee. remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. the sunny summer months are just around the corner. doctors are now reminding people about the dangers of skin cancer. monique griego has the story on how doctors are seeing cancer pop up. >> reporter: anita myer huber spent years, dealing with irritated lips. >> just always looked chapped. and it was red. and sometimes flaky. >> reporter: but she didn't think she had anything to worry about. >> perfect and flawless. >> reporter: until visiting dermatologist dr. noel shesher. >> i just thought i had chapped lips. i had no idea it could be cancer. >> reporter: anita was diagnosed with colitis, or precancerous sun damage of the

lips. a condition that is becoming more common. >> people who use a lot of lip gloss, went to the beach a lot, went to the beach as a teenager, are now coming in in their 40s and we're seeing a lot of sun engage on -- damage on the lips. >> people don't realize that lip gloss can accentuate the lips. she wants to remind people to use spf on their lips. one in five americans will develop skin canc ner their lifetime. >> -- while many look for lesions or black spots. >> sometimes it doesn't look like that. times of sometimes it's a-- sometimes it's a red spot that doesn't heal easily or in anita's case, chapped lips. >> reporter: this is her during treatment. and just two weeks later, she was healed. and today, she is thankful sherber caught things early. >> without her, it could have

gotten a lot worse than it was. >> reporter: skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. well, still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. doughnut shop rage. why a man tosses a hot cup of coffee at a clerk. mangled car crash. see what happened. i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. looks like a great weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more.

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rescuers were able to reach the dog before putting the fire out. request being questioned by the judicial hearing rebecca brooks is a main figure in the phone hacking scandal that has rocked rupert murdoch's media empire. >> reporter: rebecca brooks is looking into the close side of the media. >> much has been made of cozy relationships. >> reporter: the former editor of news of the world testified she often exchanged text messages from prime minister david cameron. >> he would sign them off, lol, lots of love. actually, until i told him it meant laugh out loud. then he didn't sign like that anymore. >> reporter: brooks said cameron and former prime minister tone blare, both sent messages. before she stepped down. but she denied it influenced her work. >> i had never compromised my

position as a journalist by having a friendly relationship with a politician. >> reporter: this came after the phone hacking scandal broke and rebecca brooks was blamed for allowing that to happen under her watch. >> reporter: many people were outraged when a private investigator from murdoch's paper hacked into the voice mail of a missing 13-year-old. they were also caught lacking into the voice mails of public figures. >> newscorps was uterly out of control. >> reporter: brooks has been questioned about illegal eavesdropping and obstruction of justice, but has not been charged. in london, monica villamizar. murdoch's company is also expected to pay a $5 million settlement with murdered school girl, millie dowler. police are looking for a man who tossed hot coffee. video shows the man getting angry, when the employee asked him to pay for his sandwich. the man said he had already

paid. and he grabs a cup of coffee from the employee and throws it at her. the woman suffered second- degree burns on her arm. police say the suspect is never seen paying for his food. >> i hope they catch this guy. i really do. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the seen evening news. a quarter million americans are about to lose their unemployment benefits. what that means for struggling cities tonight, on the cbs evening news. and here's a lack at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ♪

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wow. look at that. you can almost see the ocean. pleasant friday. live look outside now. let's hope this continues, at least through mother's day. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk with the updated forecast. tim, you're going to make your mother very happy. >> yeah. this is a present she won't return. temperatures going down to a chilly mid-40s tonight. but tomorrow, we start off with a good bit of sunshine. the sun, along with warm winds coming from the southwest.

take us right up to about 80 degrees. under almost completely blue skies. overnight lows, going back down into the 40s and 50s. but it's going to be a nice day again, heading into mother's day, as denise requested. here's bob with the five-day forecast. >> looks really nice. by sunday night, there will be clouds. there could be a shower, particularly west of us, sunday evening. 80 degrees. 53 at night. 80 on sunday. showers possible monday. and 76. a better chance tuesday. probably even into wednesday. temperatures back in the mid- to upper 70s. so there's rain coming by early next week. >> more than 500 stevenson university students were there today with the message to choose their path in life. as gigi barnett explains, it's a message their keynote speaker, author wes moore knows well. >> danielle lee evans. [ applause ] >> reporter: cameras and ipads captured the moment at stevenson's ceremony today. but before graduates turn their tassel, their keynote speaker,

and baltimore author and native, wes moore, delivered a challenge to choose their own path. >> you have to be the one to answer that question in your own heart and your own mind, as to what makes sense and what will bring you peace. >> reporter: it's a decision moore made years ago. he penned a best seller called the other wes moore. a book about a man on a different path. moore ended up serving as an army pair paratrooper in afghanistan. the other wes moore is behind bars, convicted of killing an officer. >> i loved what he said. it stuck with me. >> reporter: for moore, this visit to stevenson stevenson university is a chance to get back to baltimore. >> i love being back home. especially for a kid. a lot of people are looking to receive an honorary doctorate. >> reporter: the university pass the out nearly 550 degrees today. at stevenson university.

i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> and as you saw, stevenson university awarded moore with their highest honorary degree. >> life begins for all of those people. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the orioles look to take flight on this friday night, taking on the tampa bay rays. >> mark has the latest from the ballpark next in sports. ,,,,,,,

beautiful night on the the ballpark. tampa bay rays and orioles being in first place. now they're tied. mark has the wjz the fan sports report. >> not a bad combination there. the orioles facing tough competition this week. first, it was the texas rangers. they rolled through here, and took three out of 4. despite that, orioles said you mentioned, tied with the rays, who arrived here tonight. tough opponents. tonight, a familiar face. luke scott, who left the orioles after last season, as a free agent and signed on with those tampa bay rays. and he jumped right in with his new team to help lead tampa bay to first place. here's luke hitting a home run. has seven homers this season. scott was a very popular oriole for four seasons. he was a most valuable oriole two years ago. he talked about coming back to baltimore. >> i had just tremendous memories here. and i take those experiences

that i had here. and i cherish them. i'm very thankful for them. and just appreciation. and glad to have the opportunity to play here. >> reporter: luke scott, batting fourth in the tampa bay lineup. and he'll be facing lefty dana eave land. calling up from norfolk tonight. orioles will take their swing. first pitch, in about 15 minutes. you can see it on masn. and this reminder. masn on wjz sunday. a mother's day special. the series finale, right here, game time at 1:30. beyond baseball it is. a big sports weekend here in baltimore. including the ncaa lacrosse tournament, getting started in the top two seats in the tournament. we'll have home games, talking about loyola and hopkins. and we are moving into preakness weeks for the ponies. as the kentucky derby winner, i'll have another, has been getting acclimated to the surroundings, getting ready to

run the second jewel in the triple crown. his trainer has high hopes for the preakness. >> we're expecting good things because he's an amazing, talented horse. he has a great mind. he handles all the pressure with no problem. and he's just thieving. he's doing really, really -- thriving. he's doing really, really good. >> reporter: in preparation, o'neill will make the most of his time in baltimore, attending a ravens mini camp this weekend. and he'll throw out the first pitch in the orioles game next week. baltimore's michael phelps continues preparations for the london olympics three weeks away. today getting ready to compete in charlotte, north carolina. since phelps announced that the upcoming olympics will be his last competition, each meet he goes to is his last. >> there are a lot more other things i want to do. and try and conquer. and you know, i'll be continuing to try to raise the bar in the sport of swimming outside of the pool.

i just won't be competing. >> reporter: phelps says his mom will be in attendance at the charlotte meet this weekend. they'll be together this mother's day. his mom said she doesn't want michael to retire just yet. back here at the ballpark, look who is throwing out the first pitch. that is ed reed of the baltimore ravens. maybe bringing some of that ravens good luck here to baltimore. i'll send it back to you in the studio. we'll have highlights tonight. maybe ed will pitch. >> that looked like a good throw. strong. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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