safe harbor with a big weekend ahead, there's an intense focus on security downtown. while several incidents involving young people have raised concerns. good afternoon. the fall out from what witnesses describe as a flash mob robbery at a 711. mike hellgren has the latest on another situation. >> with a huge weekend ahead police are putting an extra focus on downtown security after some public and negative incidents. witnesses say dozens of rowdy young people stormed this 711 for free slurpie day and started stealing items from the store. >> they went in, started going everywhere and grabbing thingsment i saw them running out. they ran that way, that way. the guy was trying to catch them. >> the description is similar to a series of flash mob

robberies last year. while authorities there released video of that incident in the hopes the public would be able to identify the youth, baltimore city police have not done the same. it comes after publicity after a series of violent fights. after stabbings and out of control crowds shut down streets saint patrick's day weekend it out ranges many. >> it starts out home. >> where are the parents when they're running around? >> it was horrible. kids should know better. >> this this latest incident after some kids ran away a manager blocked the door to keep the rest from leaving. those kids forced their way through punching that store manager. police are also beefing up patrols downtown with 50 more officers and better cameras. >> according to the baltimore sun the mob was made up of

students in northeast baltimore city. the city has had more than its share of gun violence with two people dead and a number of others wounded. ron matz is live in the news room. >> reporter: seven people were shot in three incidents. first shooting happened around 6 o'clock in southwest baltimore. three people were shot during the a dispute over money. an hour later three others were shot. one died. another man was shot to death in north baltimore. so far no arrests have been made, city police trying to determine whether any of these shootings are linked. back to you. >> that brings the year homicide total to 80. exactly 33 years to the day

6-year-old etan patz disappeared, now a suspect is due in court because of that. >> sources tell cbs news the new jersey man accused of killing etan patz was taken to a hospital this morning and put on suicide watch. 51 year old pedro hernandez is expected to be arraigned today. police say he confessed to luring the young boy into a store where he was working, taking him into the basement and choking him to death. he said he put him in a garbage bag. >> there could be a sexual assault involved. whatever the driver was, he wasn't admitting to it yesterday. >> former deputy director of national intelligence john miller says hernandez's confession may not be enough to convict him. >> the jury wants the see evidence behind that and the

defense attorney will challenge it. >> police brought him back here to the scene of the crime, the store where he once worked is now a designer eyeglass shop. >> he was questioned and arrested after police received a tip. authorities say hernandez told relatives he killed a child in new york. he wants to know why he waited so long to tell his story, his brother-in-law. >> why didn't you confess years before instead of suffering for all these years. >> etan's parents are surprised and overwhelmed with the arrest. it's not known if they will appear at his arrangement today. >> etan's parents never moved and kept their phone number the same always hoping their son would someday come home or call them. 2,000 steel workers will be without jobs. rg steel says it

will idol its steel mill and furlough all its employees start starting on june 4th. they're shopping it around to any buyer. renco just bought the mill 14 months ago. bge will have the option to not have smart meters installed. they ruled customers can defer installation until state regulators decide if they can opt out entirely. those who don't want a smart meter must notify bge in writing. once again, we started out this day with fog and that's all cleared away. take a live look outside right now. we have sunshine, blue sky and big clouds. we have complete weather with marty bass in the out back and tim williams in the weather center. good afternoon. >> t will, i can do that.

good afternoon. we are looking at a pretty warm day shaping up already. already right now we are above our normal high for the day. a typical high around 76. we're at 80 at bwi marshall, 73 in the mountains, 73 on the shore. a little bit warmer today than this time yesterday, just by one degree. we are going up even from here. we're going to be tapping into some warm, warm air down to our south and southwest. that is going to set the stage for what's happening for the rest of the weekend. let's send it out to marty bass. >> reporter: thank you very much. good afternoon. let's take a look at a graphic. we are really starting the initial push of this -- what is going to be a hot and humid air mass moving our way, enough so that our next graphic i believe nailing it word wise, the core of the heat waive, we're going to be a part of it. you can

absolutely say this is a late spring heat waive. we're going to be averaging 14 to 16 degrees above our normal daytime high of 76 as we move through this memorial day holiday. we stay quite warm when we move towards midweek next week. how much so? tim williams with those details coming up shortly. >> if you plan on getting away this memorial day weekend, expect some company on the roads. triple a predicts (3) 500-0000 americans will travel 55 miles -- 35 million americans will travel 55 miles or more. the experts say a drop in gasoline prices is why it should be a busier travel weekend. if you're headed to the ocean, here is a preview of what you'll see in ocean city. it will be your first look at phase 1 of the board walk renovation project. lighter color boards have been laid

down. they are part of a $6 million spruce up. you'll be treated to free public events also every single night of the week. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, deliberation day number 6 as the jury in the john edwards trial still deliberates. >> the first private spacecraft arrives at the international space station. what does it mean for nasa. >> is more pleasant weather on the way? you're complete local forecast is still coming up.

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it's sunny and 80 in central maryland right now. a beautiful day. the complete forecast is still coming up. it's day six of jury deliberations in the trial of john edwards. edwards is accused of funneling nearly $1 million in cam pin money to -- campaign money to hide his pregnant mistress. he faces up to 30 years in federal prison. in los angeles a former high school football star is free

after being wrongfully imprisoned for five years on a rape charge. bryan banks broke down when a judge over turned his conviction. in 2002 he pleaded no contest. last year that girl admitted the attack never happened. >> i may not ever get the answers why i was supposed go through what i went through. i'm here today and unbroken. >> gibson refused to tell prosecutors she made up the story because she didn't want to give back the $1 million she received from the school system. the senate rejected two bills that will keep student loans low. they are deadlocked rejecting dualing democratic and republican plans. the space x dragon is now officially the first private

spacecraft to doc with the international space station. it arrived just a few hours ago. it is seen here. the space x dragon is carrying 1,000 pounds of foods and supplies. nasa is hoping to use them for delivery of supplies. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon, a warm and quite afternoon, find out how the memorial day weekend is shaping up. your complete forecast just 2 and a half minutes away. >> first let's take a look at today's mid stocks followed by ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,tch numbers.

er -- welcome back. this is our friday puppy. erica is 4 years old. she's kind of laying down because she just has been neutered. that's why we have her a towel here keeping her comfortable. she's a chiwa mix. she's been passed from shelter to shelter. she needs a home. she has a sibling who has

already been adopted. erica needs to find one. she's been there at the maryland spca. if you can help her or any of the other animals that want a good caring loving home, that's great. it is 7 months until christmas. this is the 25th of may. as we start the memorial day holiday weekend, i thought we'd cover all the basis. >> i have to get my shopping done. >> here, you can start right there. >> i don't need dog number three at the moment. we've got a beautiful weekend in store for this holiday weekend. tim williams will tell you about it. we will throw it over to you and talk about what really is going to be a heat waive. >> it sure is. one of those

times you have to remind yourself to keep the pets watered. it's going to be a warm weekend. it's going to come with a lot of hoopla. erica doesn't want to go home. 80 right now. 77 in oakland. as we mentioned, 77 the magic number from annapolis towards kent island. the water temperature is up now into the low 70s, about 72 degrees because of all the warm days. calm winds. we expect them to shift to the west and then southwest. that's going to tap into warm air. high pressure is in control. we will keep because of disturbances offshore a chance of spotty showers. the humidity lels meow mid -- levels

and dew points are going up. humidity is building. it's going to be very, very warm. even with that breeze off the ocean, if we don't hit our highs on the numbers actually it's going to still feel like those highs are in the 90s because of the humidity levels, the heat index is going to be high. 8:23 your sunset time today. 87, warm conditions with just some clouds out there. # -- 66 tonight, warm and humid. tomorrow 90, very warm. we will talk about that five day forecast coming up. >> the dog was upset he wasn't going tot studio for the -- to be in the studio for the five day forecast. >> you thoulg -- i thought it was me for a momented. sgltsdz the oriels -- the oriels resume their home stand tonight. you can see the series on sunday afternoon at 1:30. >> still to come, does a

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vitamin d may help lower the risk of stroke. they found those who consumedless vitamin d have more likely to have a stroke. you want to be sure to check back in wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 as the man who says he killed etan patz will go before a judge. join with us these stories and all the breaking news today at 4:00 after dr. phil. stay with us, ,,,,,,,,,,

back -- welcome back. we're talking 14 to 16 degrees above normal. the numbers don't lie. i'm not complaining. we've been hoping for this. let the season begin. back off the speed of the year and let's enjoy a few months here. whether you're going to the ocean or not, everybody wants to know what the temperature is, it's 63. you will walk right back out. 90 saturday and sunday. the mid to upper 80s next week. don't miss the cbs prime time line at tonight and then stay tuned for eyewitness news

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