tonight. >> reporter: the most powerful leaders in the world are now in one of the most secure and secluded places on earth. camp david. roads leading into the historic presidential retreat are shutting down. and 11,000 acres of state and park are on lockdown. a no-fly zone with a 30-mile radius is in place, with fire jets ready to respond to any threats. in the past, g-8 summits have seen violent clashes on the streets. but not at this one. >> reporter: since they can't occupy camp david, protestors were supposed to occupy the small town of thurmont. but so far, not many have shown up. >> what is your message to the g-8 leaders who are in the mountains above you here? >> we would love for them to show some compassion in every decision that they make today. and take into consideration the faces of humanity. >> reporter: instead of camping out in rural maryland, bus loads of protestors are

arriving in chicago for the nato summit, which will draw the g-eight leaders. the g-8 represents the most powerful leaders in the world. >> we are facing thermal nuclear war. that's russia's prime minister war. >> reporter: leading protestors, even in small numbers to the site of the summit. >> we're not going to violate anybody's first amendment rights. and i hope they don't violate our rights to peace and order. >> reporter: they have not had to activate any of the security they have in place. just a few protests, which have been peaceful. mike hellgren is covering another angle on this story. and it is really something for the town to have something this significant here. >> reporter: and people take it all in stride. chicago, when they hosted this, had years to plan. the people here had only a few weeks. but they come to it with a healthy dose of curiosity. >> reporter: thurmont, awash in

red, white and blue is so close. but a world away wafrom the high-level, high-stakes summit of world leaders. >> trying to join our town. should be no problems. >> president carter had sadat began over. there were few people in town. this g-8 summit has the chance to bring in more protestors than anything else we've had in thurmont. >> reporter: and demonstrators and reporters covering them have become the attraction. >> people i've met today and yesterday seem to have a -- just a need to voice their opinion. >> reporter: mayor martin burns worked at camp david under two presidents and knows it like few others here ever will. >> well, we take it with a measure of pride that it's up there and that we are a little part of history taking place right outside our back door. >> reporter: it's all creating a lot of excitement for our

little town in the foothills of history. >> reporter: and while there certainly has been high-level meetings here before, nothing on this scope before, with this many world leaders here. and camp david gives them that secrecy to where they can talk without having to come outside and have the cameras right in their faces and people waiting for sound bytes. >> yeah. had is what president obama wanted. i think he might suggest thurmont and camp david again for a g-8 summit. the leaders have really been secluded. it all begins tonight with a dinner. we're live in thurmont, maryland. back to you on television hill. >> mary, thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage, as world leaders arrive in maryland for the g-8 summit. coming up at 5:30, mary will continue to report live near camp david. vic carter reports from the white house. maryland's highest court recognizes divorce for same-sex couples, even though the state does not yet permit same-sex marriage. the court of appeals ruled 7-0, that couples who have a valid

marriage license from another state can divorce in maryland. the case involves two women who got married in california but were denied a divorce in 2010 by a maryland judge. lawmakers approved same-sex weddings this year. but opponents of the law are seeking to overturn that in a potential voter referendum in november. it's a milestone day in facebook's history. the social networking site is now a publicly traded company. edward lawrence reports for wjz, from facebook's headquarters in menlo park, california. >> reporter: facebook's california headquarters look like a party on the day the company went public. after a half hour-delay, facebook stock opened in the late morning. more than 80 million shares traded in the first minute. the price moved higher before settling back down near the $38 listing price. earlier, facebook's ceo, mark zuckerberg, rang the opening nasdaq bell. >> i want to say to all of the people out there who use facebook and our product, thank you. >> reporter: the social

networking site is worth more than $100 billion, making it the most valuable company ever to go public. but zuckerberg said that is not the goal. >> our mission isn't to be a public company. our mission is to make the world more connected. >> reporter: facebook has 900 million users. but now it has to turn a prost -- profit. >> this gives them a larger line. >> reporter: zuckerberg now has a net worth of $20 billion. and many employees here at facebook's headquarters, are millionaires. >> reporter: facebook users have mixed opinions about owning the stock. >> everyone here has a bright future. >> i'm not going to buy. i think it's overpriced. >> reporter: nasdaq officials presented mark zuckerberg with his first hoody. in menlo park, wjz eyewitness news. >> zuckerberg is the largest

shareholder and maintains control of the country. -- company. new numbers show that maryland had the biggest job loss last month. the state lost 6,000 jobs in april. and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7%. the labor department says the increase is because more marylanders started looking for wok. at least the weather is looking up. as we head into the weekend, it's a gorgeous, sunny, friday evening, with dry conditions around maryland. we're live with first warning weather. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking our updated numbers. first bob. >> no complaints around here. just perfect weather. quick look at radar. there is shower activity, way across portions of southeastern north carolina. right now, it's staying right about there, not moving anywhere. it may get into our region. but probably not until sometime, we think, on monday. temperature-wise, right now, just beautiful. we're at 73. 68, oakland. 64 at the beach, where the winds are continuing to come off chilly ocean. temperatures today are running just about exactly where they

are yesterday, most places, two degrees cooler than we were at this time this time yesterday. oakland, four degrees warmer. cumberland, 3 degrees warmer. tim has a look at this weekend. for the preakness. tim? >> reporter: high pressure is in control of the forecast. that's where our conversation starts. because that high is bringing us these nice blue skies. dry conditions. and it's also allowing for a nice breeze. currently coming in from the northeast. and that's bringing some cooler air in off the water. but it's also going to keep us very nice and comfortable, heading into the weekend. temperatures, topping out just around 80 degrees. we'll call it mid- to upper 70s, to about 80 degrees. partly cloudy. but that wind from the northeast stays with us. so just around -- we'll call it post time, we're looking at very nice conditions. it's going to be a very fast track. dry conditions. no chances of rain tomorrow. but that will change going into the beginning of next week. bob will have your details coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. back to you inside. >> friday on preakness weekend is full of excitement at the

track. wjz is live with complete coverage. jessica kartalija is in pimlico for black eyed susan day. >> reporter: hello, kai. hello, to everyone. i'm sending you a virtual black- eyed susan. it was absolutely beautiful out here. tim was giving you the forecast. and it just cannot be beat. everyone out leer, enjoying the sunshine, wearing pink. and you'll hear why. and of course, enjoying the famous black-eyed susan. >> black-eyed susan. >> it's delicious. i don't know what's in it. >> reporter: the drink of choice for race goers. the black-eyed susan is a baltimore tradition. >> the official trick of the preakness. >> on the eve of the 120th preakness stakes. racing fans placed their bets. >> my mom just passed away in 2010. and they called her memom. and the horse running in this race is called it's me, mom. >> i go by name.

how do you guys choose? >> i go by colors. >> reporter: it's the people's pink party, at pimlico, with lady legends for a cure. riding in support for susan g. komen. and a $30,000 female jockey challenge. with roina paragraphnick, the first -- female jockey to win this. >> i love riding here and seeing my friends. and all of the people that got me started. it means a lot. >> reporter: black-eyed susan day is a first for trainer doug o'neill. >> there's so much energy in the air. it's so cool. especially to see all of the female jockeys who are so talented. >> reporter: a beautiful day to enjoy a charm city tradition. >> my husband loves the horse races. so what better thing to do than to come and spend the day with my husband, doing what he loves to do. because then he can't complain. >> and of course, all eyes on i'll have another.

and also saginaw farms. kevin plank, the ceo of underarmour's tiger walk, will be running in tomorrow's preakness stakes. it's going to get interesting, guys. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. and thank you for that virtual black-eyed susan. it was refreshing. mark viviano will have more on that local shot, hoping to shock the preakness field. >> i was out there today, at black eyed susan day. lots of breast cancer survivors. >> wonderful. >> dressed in pink. and celebrating their good health. and the good health of maryland. >> i'm sure you just had water, right? >> i only had water and diet soda. and that's the truth. otherwise, i wouldn't be sitting here. newly released 911 tapes in the trayvon martin case. and there's a black guy down. looks like he's been shot and he's dead. what the rest of this call reveals about the florida teen's death. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, mass arrest in a violent murder and shooting

spree. than story as eyewitness news continues. i'm ron matz at clairemont and conklin. pass the shard may -- chardonnay. the story coming up here on wjz. couldn't ask for a better friday. bob will have more on the weekend coming up. ,,,,,, i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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it is mostly sunny. 73 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. murders, multiple shootings, and now, mass arrests. it is one of the largest rounds in recent history. alex demetrick reports, drugs and revenge hits that fuel the violence. >> reporter: a year-long cycle

of violence. dorian kests was stabbed to death. the very next day, sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene of a triple shooting. federal and local law enforcement agencies say over the next eight months, revenge shootings claim one more life and four more woundings. >> a shooting occurs over here. it spawns a shooting over here. and another shooting here. and in fact, one victim, even allegedly was shot twice, as a part of this cycle of retaliation. >> reporter: a cycle police allege with three people at its have. robert moore, a relative of stabbing victim, darian kest, his wife, sarah hooker, and hooker's brother, donny adams. all charged with murder. another five were charged with murder and attempted murder charges. here's how. >> surveillance, court-ordered wire taps. witness interviews both in and outside the grand jury, forensic work, cell phone tower tracking and other investigative tools. >> reporter: charges also extend to seized cocaine. not in the amount seen here.

but five kilos worth, which brought six more arrests for a total of 14. >> this is going to mean more crackdowns and arrests in the future. >> this law enforcement team is focused and dedicated to make an impact here in the city of baltimore. and you're seeing it today. and you'll see it in the future. >> reporter: alex demetrick, weekeyewitness news. -- wjz eyewitness news. >> agencies involved in the mass arrests were baltimore city police, the states and u.s. attorney's office. and the dea. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. unfortunately, the delays are major, if you're traveling on the outer loop at least. they start from providence road, go all the way to edmondson avenue. and traffic is only crawling at 25 miles per hour. as far as the inner loop goes, a stop and go, from the harrisburg expressway to 95, around that northeast corner. the harrisburg expressway, itself in the northbound

direction. jammed up from shawan to belfast. and a couple of problems on 95. northbound from dundalk avenue to whitemarsh boulevard. expect 20 minutes to get through. and we're looking at another 15 minutes, southbound 95, from 195, past 32. as far as accidents go, we're at baltimore drive in dogwood, eastern avenue at cane. marble hall, at loch raven boulevard. also west northern parkway at liberty heights. you can see a lot of congestion at providence road, on both the inner and outer loop. this traffic report is brought to you by pizza bolis. stop in and get two medium, one- topping cheese pizzas, $6.99 each. back to you. >> thanks, kristy. volunteers clean up the streets to clean up one of baltimore's most historic neighborhoods. monique griego has more on the project in fells point. >> reporter: ron is not afraid to get down and get dirty for his beloved fells point. >> it's my neighborhood. i spend a lot of time down here. and my business down here we

want it to being look beautiful. >> reporter: ferman takes pride in all that he has to offer. and that's why he's spearheading an effort to spruce up the square. >> we're digging tree pits, replacing trees. >> reporter: joined by volunteers from fells point main street, the water front partnerships and a group from morgan stanley. >> cleaning up some of the debris that is around, pulling weeds. repainting some of the street signs. so they're raising their children. they're going out in the eaching. and they want to make sure that they live in a place that they're proud of. >> reporter: in addition to the local volunteers, cleanup crews are even getting some help from sailors making a pit stop from far, far away. >> the sailors off of that ship from the japanese navy, will also be on the square, helping us out, hanging baskets on the square. >> ferman says it's going to take a continued and combined effort to make sure fells point remains one of baltimore's best neighborhoods. that's why he hopes more people will consider pitching in.

>> when i think of baltimore, i think of fells point. it's a great neighborhood. residents, community, businesses, all working together. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> if you'd like to help with the upcoming cleanup project, can you contact fells point main street. that number is 410-675-8900. >> we call it spring cleaning. >> spring cleaning. >> horrible weeds around the island. >> come over moo my house. let's take a look at temps. >> great weather headed our way. 73 now. east/northeast winds at 8. humidity is low. it's going to stay beautiful most of the entire weekend. forecast right after this. ,,,,,

good evening. and welcome back. i'm mary bubala, reporting live in frederick county. we are not far from camp david. in fact, it's just behind me in the catoctin mountains. all of the world's most powerful leaders are gathered there right now. and guess what they're talking about. i'm guessing. the weather. the beautiful weather. it's just gorgeous for the start of the summit.

we'll send it back to bob turk. you've got the real-feel numbers, bob. here it feels like it's been 75 all day -- day with a beautiful breeze. >> so comfortable. must be pleasant in the mountains. that's for shower. -- sure. >> temperatures in thurmont came in at this hour, at 73 degrees. just beautiful. it will be in the 40s later tonight. take a look at temps around here right now. really, really beautiful afternoon. 73, the cool spot, right on the beach there. the winds off the ocean. 64 down there. the hot spot, cumberland now, just jumped up to 78 degrees. 70 in oakland. and thurmont as well. 75 over in washington. low dew point, 44 degrees. this morning, we had a lot of places north of the city that got down to about 43, 44, 45 degrees. same thing tonight. so nice cool night overnight. 73 in columbia. and 74 on kent island. east/northeast winds will continue probably the next couple of days. and probably become a little more southeast.

and that eventually is going to bring moisture back in the air and more clouds. probably sunday, we may see more clouds. but temperatures in the east are pleasant. west of us, that's where the heat is building. look at this. denver, 88. minneapolis, 91 right now. even winnipeg, mid-70s. edmonton, chilly there, at 49 degrees. 79, atlanta. 90, hot, humid in new orleans. and 83, pretty pleasant in miami. to the south of us, this little batch of clouds has been spinning here the last couple of days. it will eventually migrate, we think, to the west/northwest. that will bring a front to the west. combining a chance we'll see shower activity. not every hour of the day. but maybe a couple of showers on monday. maybe tuesday. maybe wednesday. even thursday and friday of next week. things kind of slowing down with that east wind that does tend to bring clouds and moisture in from the atlantic ocean. so we're looking for very pleasant conditions all weekend long. saturday and sunday. beautiful. that low pressure kind of hanging down there. eventually, there may be shower

activity. maybe ocean city, by late sunday or early monday. and the rest of the region, probably monday afternoon, will probably see a couple of showers popping up, with more clouds. northeast winds, 10 to 15 on the bay. the bay temp, right around 66. coming up a little bit. tonight, then, clear, down to 47. normal low, now low 50s, by the way. 80 degrees by let's say, 3:00, 4:00. preakness time, 77, 78. just a delightful day. a light, northeast breeze, with plenty of sunshine once again. please, wear a hat or some sun screen. because we'll have so many people getting burned out there tonight. not realizing it's not that hot. it's not nothing to do with the heat. it's the same as end of july. think about that. >> okay. >> now i'm afraid to death. thank you. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. >> the g-8 summit under way at camp david. i'm mary mary bubala. vic carter and i have complete

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just before 5:30. 73 degrees and mostly sunny. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. some of the most powerful leaders in the world are in

western maryland right now. the g-8 summit in camp david is drawing high security and some protests as well. wjz is live with complete coverage. mary bubala is in thurmont, frederick county, with more on the international meeting. hi, mary. >> reporter: hi, kai. the g-8 meets each and every year. this year, a secluded location, camp david, in thurmont, near thurmont, maryland. in the catoctin mountains. our complete coverage continues with vic carter, shows us what the g-8 is, and how the decisions that they make at this meeting could impact us all. >> reporter: the g-8 is composed of the most powerful leaders in the world. they have been gathering for nearly 40 years. this year's meeting will consider some of the most critical issues facing us all. >> reporter: the presidential retreat, camp david, about to take center stage for the annual g-8 summit. >> i can't think of many times in history when it was more

important for the nations of the world, members of the g-8, to be together on all of this. >> reporter: the group individual whichs leaders of the united states, united kingdom, france, germany, russia, italy, japan, and canada. they meet yearly to discuss issues of common concern. dr. i.m. vesler tell me that they have trofocussed previously on security and the environment. >> why should we care about what happens those couple of days? >> the thing that is going to hover over the summit will be the weakness of the global recovery in the wake of the great recession. >> reporter: the policies the leaders debate trickle down to everyday things we all face, like gas prices, the cost of goods and how much your money is worth. >> the best we can hope out of all of this is the possibility are more trade and more jobs. >> that's the hope out of this. get more economic trade, and more commerce. >> reporter: as host of this

year's summit, president obama moved it from his home town of chicago to maryland's camp david. >> it probably was a very good idea to move this meeting to a place where these people can actually get together and talk and not have to worry about going out immediately after the meeting and having to come up with some sort of a progress report or a sound byte in all of that. this keeps it very, very serious. >> reporter: two of the largest nations are not members of the g-8. but they have been invited to participate this year. they are china and india. now, back to you. >> reporter: and tonight, after an opening dinner at camp david, the leaders will get down to business. they'll be discussing the economic crisis in europe, really specifically focusing on what's happening in greece. and then tomorrow, the focus on the war in afghanistan. live in thurmont, maryland, i'm mary but -- bubala, wjz eyewitness news. back to you. >> mary, thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage, as world leaders arrive in maryland for the g-8

summit. mary will continue to report live from camp david. and vic carter reports from the white house, coming up at 6:00. a north carolina jury, deliberating the fate of former presidential candidate john edwards quits for the weekend. today, the eight men and four women sent requests to view evidence and for office supplies. they weighed the case all day, but did not reach a verdict. the jury will reconvene monday. they must decide whether edwards knowingly broke federal campaign laws by using political donations to cover up an affair. a newly-released 911 call shows trevon martin may have been beaten up by zimmerman moments before. >> the guy in the hoody was throwing down blows kind of mma style, like a ground and pound on the concrete. >> that call and new photos showing zimmerman's apparent judiciaries-- injuries could be

crucial evidence for his defense. he claims he was defending himself against martin. and trayvon martin's mother will be in maryland this weekend. sabrina fulton will speak at the empowerment temple church in northwest baltimore sunday. she is expected to talk about her personal injury, as we approach the 3-month anniversary of her son's death. in tonight's healthwatch, several states around the nation are reporting cases of whooping cough. the centers for disease control wants to get a handle on the utbreak. [ coughing ] >> reporter: the centers for disease control says whooping cough is making a comeback. so far, this year there have been 9,000 cases in the u.s. that's a 50% increase from last year. health departments in new york, pennsylvania, illinois, minnesota, texas, arizona, and colorado are reporting hundreds of cases. wisconsin and washington have more than 1,000 each.

>> they're seeing rates of disease that are higher than what they've seen in close to 50 years. [ coughing ] >> reporter: whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection that causes violent, uncontrollable coughing, making it difficult to beat it. teens and adults who lose immunity as they get older. >> reporter: california had a severe outbreak in 2010. but thanks to increased awareness and vaccinations, there were no deaths here last year. >> it's really important for all adolescents and adults to get their t dap booster. we're also pushing for pregnant women to get vaccinated. >> reporter: seattle mom heidi brook did not get a booster shot. she caught whooping cough and gave it to her 2-week-old daughter caroline. >> my heart just sank. and i said, oh, my gosh, it was me. and i had inadvertently given

my newborn a potentially fatal disease. >> reporter: they both over recovered. for heidi, it's now a no- brainer. she says getting the vaccine is the best way to protect you and your family. teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> the cdc also recommends expectant moms get a booster shot later in pregnancy to protect newborns. time now for a knick look at -- quick look at some of the stories in the baltimore sun. the battle between the top two boys high school lacrosse teams in the area. some of the more unusual routines. preakness jockeys go through to get ready for their ride. and a small red fox, has taken up residence at pimlico this spring. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. some baltimore students are showing off their art work. students from the school in maryland got a chance to show off their masterpieces at legg mason last night.

a panel will now select the winning pieces of art from each grade level. it's becoming one of the most popular spring-time events. and it's happening sunday. thousands are expected for the 9th annual highlandtown wine festival. >> reporter: getting ready for sunday. there's home made wines. delicious foods and much more. it's time for the highlandtown wine festival. >> i love it. you see all the people that i grew up with. and the food is delicious. and it's going for a good cause. >> reporter: highlandtown is famous for its whitemarshle steps. -- whitemarshle steps -- white marble steps. >> you have a lot of good people congratulate. -- together and have a good time. especially on a rough weekend, we need a glass of wine to wash it down. >> reporter: the festival isn't just about the wine. there's great food from dipasqually's italian market.

>> reporter: this is a landmark. and the owner helped start the festival. >> it brings back fun memories for a lot of people and intrigues the new people of the history of this area. and they just want to -- it's nice to be all together. >> i go to the different things around the neighborhood. it's just a great place. i love highlandtown. >> reporter: so raise a glass. you'll love what happens in highlandtown this weekend. >> this is beautiful sean, rocking the sun sunday. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> and that's a fact. the festival was rescheduled for sunday because of heavy rain on its original date back in april. the festival runs from 1:00 to 6:00. >> looks good. >> i know. still ahead on eyewitness news. new concerns over the debris from japan's tsunami. the warning from scientists as the trash reaches the united states. preparing to launch. how a private company is breaking new ground in space

exploration. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. a perfect weekend starts and probably finishes well. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. first, here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,

all righty. beautiful afternoon. and beautiful evening. how about that preakness saturday. here's what we expect. beautiful weather will continue. nice and cool in the morning. temperatures generally in the 50s, maybe local 40s where you live. otherwise, back up in the mid- to upper 70s. may get up to 80 before the day is said and done, with plenty of sunshine. pretty much all day long. tim has a look at that five- day. tim? >> definitely going to be a nice stretch heading into the weekend. then we expect to see a change or two. and that's coming in the form of some rain. we're looking at 78 sunday, with the increased clouds by evening. maybe a chance of a late-night shower. maybe a thunderstorm on tuesday. 80 degrees on both days.

we'll start to see some improvement wednesday, with the return of some sun. still a lingering chance of showers. but temperatures stay up around 80 degrees. in preparing for the summer, consider investing in insulated thermal drapes for your window. they'll keep you cool inside or at least keep the temperatures constant without drastic spikes or drops. for more information, go to wjz.com, scroll down to the right-hand side of the page. back inside. debris from japan's earthquake and tsunami is heading towards the united states. as nancy cortes reports, government scientists are telling scientists to prepare for a potential disaster. >> reporter: from a harley- davidson motorcycle, to barrels of chemicals, tsunami debris is already washing ashore on the west coast. in march, the u.s. coast guard had to sink a 160-foot fishing vessel that had floated wall

the -- floated all the way from japan. >> many said, we wouldn't see this impact until 2013 or 2014. what we're hearing is, it's here. how do we deal with it? >> reporter: senators from western states grilled a top u.s. environmental official. they wanted to know how his agency is planning to deal with the field of trash, roughly three times the size of the contiguous united states, headed this way, quicker than expected. >> we do not have the funds to mount a cleanup, especially in areas as remote as alaska. >> reporter: david kennedy is with noah, -- noaa, the national ocean antic atmospheric administration. he said it is not clear if all 1.5 million tons of debris will make it all the way across the pacific. >> how much of that is still floating and available to come ashore, we don't have a clue. >> reporter: another thing no one seems to know is how the debris field will affect marine life. fishing is a multibillion

dollar industry in the u.s. >> what you're mostly worried about is that it is going to affect your economy. >> reporter: senator maria cant well wants to know who is going to coordinate the cleanup of potentially hazardous trash. >> we want to plan to see exactly how they're going to deal with this. >> reporter: and it won't be cheap. the cost to remove one small sailboat that washed up on the pacific was $1.2 million. >> well, the debris is following general ocean current flows. but it has disperse said, which is making it harder to track by satellite. charges are filed in a crash that killed three boston university students. 23-year-old steven hausman, also a bcu student is accused of careless driving. he was behind the wheel when the vehicle crashed. three students died, another remains in critical condition. a suspect in two deadly highway shootings is behind bars tonight. 28-year-old james willy faces

several charges, include capital murder. earlier this month, two people were found dead, along two highways. police arrested willy after a report of a rape. they had feared someone was posing as a police officer to pull people over. but now they say that wasn't the case. >> well, police in canada catch a jewel thief. but they have to wait for nature to take its course before they can get back the actual jewel. police say the suspect allegedly stole a diamond worth $20,000. but then he swallowed it. the thief is in jail. and police are monitoring his body's movements. they say he is cooperating and is taking laxatives. a private u.s. company is hours away from launching an unmanned rocket to the international space station. on board, supplies for astronauts there. randall pinkston reports for wjz. it could mark a new era in space travel. >> reporter: this is america's newest venture into space. a low-cost rocket, designed and

built, not by nasa, but by space ex, a private corporation. the two states, falcon 9 plans to blast off at 5:55, side morning. and deliver the cargo ship into space. >> there is no question, this is a historic flight. >> reporter: this is the first commercial spacecraft designed to dock with the space station. the space shuttle program is over. so it's a cheaper way to get to space. >> if you do the math, that's about $133 million emission. that sounds like a lot. but in the world of space operations, that's a bargain. >> reporter: but that bargain comes with a price. the rocket has less power to maneuver than the schultzs. the unmanned falcon 9 has to launch directly into the space station's orbit. that means a narrow launch window. >> by 4:55 and a couple of seconds, we haven't lifted off, we will have to scrub. >> reporter: if all goes well, a robotic arm will grab the dragon and pull it in for a final docking, where it will unload a thousand pounds of supplies. >> reporter: while the first

priority for space exis to transport cargo to the international space station, there are plans to modify the capsule to take humans into space by 2013. nasa says that may slip to 2017. >> we are not going to preclude an earlier service. we believe many of our partners can get there quicker. and we certainly don't want to slow them up. >> reporter: space exis one of more than a half dozen competing to take supplies and people into space. in cape canaveral, florida, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> if the launch goes well, space exhas plans to launch a fully loaded cargo resupply mission to the station in mid- august. a rare, royal event in england. it is part of a long list of festivities, marking queen elizabeth's 60-year rain. heads of state from around the world come together inside windsor castle. they met with the queen for an

exclusive lunch. prince harry was also there to greet the leader. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all new stories coming up. troarvel ruling. maryland's high court reconsiders a ruling about taking dna samples from suspects in custody. will the decision be reversed? and curiosity in the catoctins. i'm mike hellgren in thurmont with what the locals think about this unprecedented gathering of world power players, nearby at camp david. check in for these stories and all the breaking news, coming up all new at 6:00. and still ahead on eyewitness news. the final preparations for preakness. >> sports director mark viviano joins us live tonight from pimlico. hello, mark. >> how are you doing, denise? there breaking news here at pimlico. one of the top jockeys in horse racing history suddenly will not be riding in the preakness tomorrow. details about the switch in the ride. that's ahead when eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,, so, ah, your seat good?

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well, about 24 hours. sports director mark viviano joins us live from pimlico. with the latest on a local horse who heads into the race with high hopes.

high marks. >> how are you doing, kai. a sudden change in the rider. tiger walk is a locally trained and stabled horse. the rider was supposed to be hall-of-famer connect disormo. -- kent disormo. but earlier today, he failed a breathalizer test. so he's been taken off the ride. he'll be replaced by ramon dominguez. that's the story on the rider how about the horse? tiger twawk. trained at sagamore farm. the owner is kevin plank, maryland owner and ceo of underarmour. hasn't raced since his fourth placed finish at the memorial a month ago. for horse and owner, this is a long shot story. >> just like when we moved to maryland to buy sagamore, they thought we were crazy. when kevin plank decided to take on sports apparel world. they thought it was crazy.

what else would you expect? got a long one on the board. wearing the one hall. but we're not going home. we'll give it a shot. and tiger walk will run his ways. -- race. and we'll see how it all shakes out. >> reporter: kevin plank purchased sagamore five years ago. more on the preakness, coming up next hour. we'll hear from derby winning trainer doug o'neill on the eve of the preakness. plus, highlights of today's philly race, the black-eyed susan stakes. and we'll hear from manager buck showalter. as the birds get set to take on the nationals in d.c. tonight. that's all ahead at 6:00. back to you for now. a mass swarm of bees interrupts a baseball game in colorado. the bees staked claim to a post near the rockies dugout last night. now, their sudden invasion stunned rockies players and fans. the game was delayed until a beekeeper could arrive to suck up the bees. i wouldn't want to be that camera operator.

the game continued after the bee keeper relocated. a fast-moving fire sends a firefighter plunging through the roof of a burning building. mike binner reports with the incredible video and the intense moments for rescue crews. sky 8 was overhead. after the fire broke out. first, the blaze was so big, smoke from it could be seen for miles. >> decided to drive over and see what was going on. and all of a sudden, there's a huge fire ball coming out of that house. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters descended on the scene. they fought the blaze from the ground and the roof, which proved to be an extremely dangerous task for one firefighter in particular. look closely, and you'll witness him fall through the roof. >> he was up there, trying to see any hot spots on the roof. and it was a weak spot. and they did fall about three or four feet into the rafters. and he crawled out. he's fine. lucky for him. >> reporter: that would explain the thumbs up for fellow firefighters. unfortunately, two others aren't as lucky. they went to the hospital,

suffering from burns and exhaustion. and it should be no surprise. this blaze was intense. it burned through these pants and melted the siding on a building, 60 feet away. >> for 30 years, i haven't seen a melted siding. that's a pretty hot fire. >> reporter: deputy james knows all too well. luckily, both she and her brother were rescued by a neighbor. in the end, six condos were torched and eight people left homeless. but nobody was left injured or killed, which makes scenes like this one even sweeter. a man being reunited with the cats he feared, were lost in the fire. >> they were my baby kitties, you know? >> s firefighter -- the firefighters taken to the hospital suffered burns to their knees and wrists. they're expected to be okay. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. the g-8 summit comes to maryland. the security, the protest. and the politics, coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00ment international assembly. the world's most powerful leaders meet up in the maryland mountains. complete coverage from frederick county. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, mass arrests in a violent murder and shooting spree. that story as eyewitness news continues. i'm jessica kartalija. it's black-eyed susan day in the eve of the 137th running of the preakness stakes. more from pimlico next. will the weather cooperate

for your weekend plans? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. the g-8 summit begins. the largest single gathering in maryland. >> tonight, the critical topics in maryland. and concern over protests. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> some of the most powerful men and women in the world are arriving in western maryland right now. the g-8 summit is getting under way outside now, in thurmont, maryland. and the small mountain town is buzzing with activity. wjz brings you live complete