>> this is wjtd, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> new details about of us -- about about accident. >> and the conditions of the

people onboard. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> here's what people are talking about. a speedboat slams into the pier. we are learning more about what went wrong and the people injured. wjz is why. the very latest on what the coast guard is now saying. good afternoon, derek. >> there were a apparently a number of factors contributing to this accident. police say they are waiting for test results to determine if the driver of that vote was operating under the influence of alcohol. >> mayday, mayday. do you have a copy? >> this is coast guard station. >> the frantic call for help came seconds after this 40-foot boat slammed into a concrete pier damaging the pier and injuring the boats owner and operator, jerry redman, along with two of his passengers. a fourth person on board lucky enough to walk away unharmed. rescue crews credit nearby fisherman with making the call for

help. >> a good samaritan last night probably saved some lives. >> officials say the boat was traveling at a high rate of speed outside the established channel in limited visibility with radar off. it's slammed head-on into the concrete. >> the impact of this at the speed that they hit was a strong impact. >> the tattered boat was brought back. coast guard officials in recommending voters beat armed with information in case of an emergency. >> every good samaritan's ability to browse by -- to provide assistance help save lives. >> we are told that two of the four people onboard that vote are still still in the hospital with some pretty serious injuries. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. >> all baltimore city police officer on the jones falls expressway suing of driver

involved. good afternoon, ron. >> reporter: the officer filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the man who almost killed her. our media partners at the baltimore sun report officer teresa is suing robert vander ford for $15 million. police say he lost control of his car last june and hit her cruiser while she was helping with another accident. the impact sent her flying over the side of the highway and falling 20 feet to the ground below. rigby still has not returned to work since her injury. back to you. >> thank you. the suit claims he cause the action by speeding to pass another car without checking if the lane was clear. >> another person sitting behind bars in connection with a suspected pill mill. 45-year-old alina margulies of brooklyn, new york is charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics. her a rest follows last week's raid on a healthy life clinic where police and drug agents say illegal prescription drugs were sold. >> i milestone for the people of

joplin, missouri as the town rebuilds while remembering a monster tornado. on this day last year a half- mile wide enough-5 twister touched down and tour through joplin. when it was over, 160 people were dead and hundreds of buildings destroyed. the president delivered the commencement address for this year's graduating lass. >> we can define our lives not by what happens to us but by how we respond. we can choose to carry out. we can choose to make a difference in the world. >> tornado was the nation's deadliest in the past 60 years. >> no rain right now, but still a very gray day outside. let's look at the inner harbor where the sun is nowhere to be seen. marty is in the outback. meteorologist bernadette woods in the weather center. >> hello, everyone. we start off with first warning doppler radar and show you,

there's not a whole lot of rain coming out of the clouds right now. we open us up to show you that we have not cleared out from a couple of storm systems that have been affecting us. you see the rain off to the north. that's what was moving on top of us yesterday. you also notice to the west of couple showers making a thunderstorm or two. off to the south, we are still under that influence. a chance for showers and thunderstorms as we head through the day. as far as rainfall totals, some nice bands that wear over an inch of rain is. i bought a half inch in colombia or less than that. also, the topics are still to talk about. here's marty. >> afternoon. we are going to keep up and continued to follow the story of alberto until, frankly, he goes on tropical and it's just so low bothering. oh bruno continues on a trek

northeast away from the united states. in close enough proximity that the low moving water from east to west is going to have an impact on the early part of the memorial day holiday weekend. there is a little bit of rough surf, and even a though the water is cold, temperature forecasted near 90, people want to get into the water. our spaghetti model backs up what we showed you on the computer graphic. storms go out to sea. having said that, there is a little bit of action involving the coastline. probably from long island all the way down to the virginia capes. not a big storm, but it takes a lot to move water. we've got gray skies in the area now. a little bit of unsettled weather coming our way. how much more rain can we expect in the short-term? as we move toward the holidays weekend, those details coming up shortly. >> this noon, the president making clear that mitt romney's work at a private equity firm will not be an issue in his reelection campaign. romney's camp says his makes

him more qualified. >> reporter: president obama taking heat for a campaign ad attacking that romney and his work for private equity firm. the ad features workers from a missouri skilled company that was shut down. >> mitt romney is a job destroyer. >> the president did not back down when asked about the ad at the nato summit. >> this is not a distraction. this is what this campaign is going to be about. >> romney's cap called it an attack on the free enterprise system, and some of president obama's own supporters, including new york -- newark new jersey mayor called it not eating. >> romney's camp was already off and running with the comments in a campaign ad of its own.

>> enough is enough. >> campaign watchers expect more of these ads between now and november are you. >> this is a fight to define that romney, and it's at the fight to define the election. >> romney's campaign says they bought the steel company featured in the president add two years after mitt romney left from. opponents throughout the political career, including the republican primary, have used the same line of attack with limited success. at the white house, daniel nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> a new poll shows the president and romney running nearly even. voters split 49 percent for the president, 46 percent for the romney campaign. stay for complete coverage of campaign 2012. wjz is always on. for constant updates, go to w jz.com. >> the first privately owned space vessel on its way to the international space station. >> the launch of the falcon

nine oh rocket as nasa turns to the private sector to resupply the international space station. >> this was the second attempt to launch. the first launch was stopped because of a faulty check valve. nasa is trying to find a cost-effective replacement for the spatial program that ended last august. this is one of five u.s. firms competing for nasa contracts to take supplies and astronauts into space. >> the ultimate example of outsourcing. >> absolutely. >> still to come at noon, a break in the case of a missing girl in california. why that man is now behind bars. >> command goes overnight were false and lives to tell the tale. i see the incredible water rescue. >> and nothing but clouds outside. stick around. your complete first warning weather forecast is still coming up. 's been a complete coverage continues with don scott,

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>> it is very cloudy and 68 degrees in central maryland. the complete first warning weather forecast upcoming. a man now behind bars in california joined -- charged with

kidnapping and killing a 15 euro. police say garcia adopted and murdered s-sierra lamar two months ago. she disappeared while walking to her school bus. police say they believe the crime was a random act of violence, although they think they've linked him to one other crime using dna evidence. >> three men behind bars accused of trying to bribe a las vegas casino. police say this was not an elaborate plot. one man allegedly pepper sprayed a dealer while the other grabbed a checkbox. police later arrested two others. they all face felony robbery charges. the jury is delivered in the fate of former presidential candidate john edwards for a third day. edwards faces 30 years in prison after pleading not guilty to six campaign-finance corruption charges. he is accused of masterminding using nearly a million dollars in campaign funds to hide his perry bent mistress that in 2008.

-- his pregnant mistress in 2008. >> a man jumps into the gorge. witnesses recall him being rescued. he climbed over a barricade, jump, and fell 17 stories to the water below. he's only the third person to survive such a plunge without some sort of safety device. >> a teenager home safety after nearly going over a huge waterfall. 13-year-old william hickman had gone for a swim when the white water currents were turned down a 10-foot waterfall. he managed to pull himself onto a narrow rock shelf just before reaching the main falls. that's where the raging river drops about 270 feet. >> it took a search and rescue team 12 hours to rescue hickman. >> in new york city, a perfect if pricey penthouse has a new owner. the 11,000 square foot units

sold for $90 million. that translates to about $8000 per square foot. on with its 360-degree view, it includes 23-foot high ceilings, rosewood flooring, and i tally and marble throughout. the unit was first listed for $15 million. >> should have bought two. one for the weekend. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, a lot of clouds overhead as we wait for the sun to come back. your first warning forecast to a half minutes away. >> first, a look at the midday stocks followed by classmates i'm thinking of asking carlina to have dinner at my place. she's italian... and you can't cook.

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>> your complete forecast and the complete warning of severe weather. >> taking a look, it's not wet around us, but you see the rain has moved off to the north. scattered thunderstorms, so we are still under the influence of these storm systems. switching over right now, we show you that this is what moves through overnight. we had a cup of showers still. we had some fog. but clouds try to make with sunshine as we head through the day. not a whole lot of wind to nick's up here. temperature wise, 68 degrees right now. 72 in dc. probably in the low 70s for our highs once again.

really one of air that comes into play in the forecast. not quite yet. not until we are done with a couple storm systems that should be in the area. we've got the one pushing by to the north from yesterday. we've got this from how to the west. this is still all bird o. they are all with each other. what we are going to see as all of this starts to move off to the north. that will open the way for alberto to move away and have the front comfort and eventually leave us. while that happens, we still have a chance for showers and thunderstorms. here's the latest. this is the last upload on alberto. it's going sub tropical. the thing is when they are still 35 miles per hour and it's raising to the northeast away from land, that's the way that you see it for alberto. here's a look at what we see as far as the forecast. here's that front that stalled out on top of us for the next couple days keeping the chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. with each day we see more sunsets.

senators creeping up, especially trapping in some of that moisture so when the temperatures get up there, we could see a shower or thunderstorm pop up are you the forecast like this for today. a few pics of sunshine out there. a chance for a shower up and join. we will see some fog for me, once again. a mild night. tomorrow clouds mix with some sunshine. getting up to about 80 degrees. a big day for us here in the weather department as we've been talking about this week. it's our weather field trip day. might not be the best of weather, but that's happened before in the past. show will still go on. >> interactive. >> still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, a new reason for women to hit the gym. why doctors say pumping iron is helping your skin. >> and wjz-13 always on. here's some of the stories we are following on the website. and at first warning weather forecast. forecast. go ,,,,,,,,

>> in today's wjz healthwatch, a new study says vigorous exercise may reduce the risk of psoriasis and women. it's a skin condition that leaves patients with itchy scaly patches. researchers say a couple hours of running per weekend reduce the

risk. more moderate exercise like walking has no benefit. surgical residents in hospitals are often fatigued according to harvard researchers. researchers 27 finds they only average a little more than five hours per sleep per day. they were also functioning at less than 80 percent of their mental effectiveness. fatigue is a big issue because there's going efforts that contribute to medical mistakes. >> be sure to check in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00, at 6:00. we take you to joplin where the town marks the one-year of the devastating tornado. and much more in the arrest of a missing california teenager. join us for the stories and the join us for the stories and the today's breaking big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan.

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>> welcome back. eyewitness news at noon. a little unset or just a little unsettled weather. look at that weekend. almost 90 saturday and sunday. i will mention that chance for pop-ups thundershowers. back inside. >> tonight cbs lineup. ncis. stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> thank you for watching

eyewitness news. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> don scott. >> have a great day. see you back here at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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