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. this is wjztv, wjzhd and wjz.com baltimore. from the city as to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. tragedy on vacation. a local college student killed by a drunk driver. >> just like that, it's a shame that people don't think. >> reporter: his friends and family devastated t. man behind the wheel charged with homicide. hello, everybody, i'm denise koch. a native gone in an instant. authorities say the drunk driver who hit him never stop. talks with the victim's friends who are outraged tonight. >> his mother and step father

understandablely, too heart broken to talk about the tragedy on camera. but they tell me their son refused to get into a car with anyone who had been drinking. >> 22-year-old matthew smiled so much he had earned the nickname smiles and cheese. >> he had a smile. >> just incredibly happy, touched so many people's lives. it's just a shame that we lost him. >> reporter: hundreds who knew the howard county native are grieving avenues he was struck and killed as he crossed coastal highway with a group of friends. >> he hateed drunk driving. he was walking across the street to catch a cab. >> reporter: police say after he was hit the drunk driver, 30- year-old, drove off. witnesses driving behind him followed his car until he was arrested. >> anybody that gets behind a

wheel after drinking, you know, is an idiot. we all do stupid things but to me that's the worst thing you could do, take someone else's life. >> reporter: he graduated in 2008 and was a student here at cal son university. now his family, his friends and his coworkers at meriweather post pavilion are left asking why someone so good would be taken so soon. >> mat would be the perfect angel. may be that's why god took him so soon. >> reporter: the accused drunk driver faces a number of charges, including homicide by vehicle and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. eyewitness news. thank you, derek. the 30-year-old suspect is from virginia. he is scheduled for his first

court hearing on july 5th. a 6 month old baby dies after she is violently shaken and now her father could be charged with her murder. he said he shook his baby. palmer was charged with attempted murder and child abuse. baby olivia has since died of her injuries. caught in the cross fire, a 10-year-old boy is shot. he is just one of 4 people in that shooting. new information tonight. >> baltimore city police were out in force where 4 people were shot on memorial day, including a 10-year-old. it's just a block from an elementary school. >> i just thank god my babies were not walking home from school. >> reporter: investigators say they do not believe he was

targeted. this mom heard the gunshots. >> it was a series of at least 5 or 6 and then immediately back another 4 to 6. now we have to worry about will our children be shot. >> does it make you angry? >> it makes me angry because it's life and it's young life. >> reporter: police say one of the bullets went right through that get boy's leg. >> that's crazy. no one ever thinks about when they shoot whose life they are going to take. >> reporter: and sadly it's nothing new. >> [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the family of 12- year-old shawn johnson just marked the one year anniversary in baltimore. police believe someone mistook him for someone else. and caught in the cross fire in west baltimore. and the other victims of that east baltimore shooting were

all in their 20s. the gunman remains on the loose. and if you have information police urge you to contact them to help solve the shootings. you can remain anonymous. a judge awards a one million dollar judgment against the consultant who ordered robo calls on election night. order his him, his company, an employee rhonda russell violated the consumer protection rights. playing falls far from the sky when a plane's engine stops midair. the flight destined for japan is forced to land in toronto. accounts from people in the air and on the ground. >> this is some of the debris witnesses say came hurling from the sky smashing into nearby

cars. >> it was so hot you cannot touch it. >> this is not something i expected to have today, having airplane debris on my windshield. >> reporter: while the accident is still under investigation, it appears debris flew off an air canada flight. >> the family >> reporter: the plane bound for tokyo took off just after 2:00 with 318 passengers and 16 crew members on board. shortly after take off the jet lost one engine causing the plane to circle before landing at 3:53 p.m. >> we came in very fast. at least twice the normal speed. >> reporter: passenger jason flick was midair when he found out something was wrong. he snapped these pictures after he landed. >> we pulled off this special area, all kinds of fire crews.

i'm taking pictures thinking this was cute. >> reporter: investigators collected some of the debris on monday and are also expected to take a close look at the plane itself. >> they will be tearing down the engines to make sure they can understand exactly what happened during this failure. >> reporter: vic carter, wjz eyewitness news. investigators are hoping to get more information from the blacks box and voice recorder. storms force planes to stay on the ground for hours. planes are delayed up and down the east coast. at this hour passengers are still stranded and airport officials don't know when those flights will be back to normal. here's a look at some of those storms. you can see and hear the nasty weather in columbia. we'll have that coming up in the first weather forecast. the votes are tallied in texas and mitt romney has won

enough delegates to clench the republican nomination. romney has been campaigning in coul colorado and nevada. he has the delegates needed to win the election. romney said he is honored and humbled to claim the nomination. same sex marriage delivered twice the number of signatures they need to put the issue on the ballot in november. has more on the. >> denise, today opponents delivered more than 100,000 signatures to get same sex marriage on the ballot. it is a move that supporters say they were expecting. >> box after box filled with petitioner's signed by more than 113,000 people calling for same sex marriage to be put on the ballot. >> let the people vote. >> reporter: opponents needed just over 55,000 signatures to

push the issue to referendum. >> every single day we have been getting more and more. >> the bill is up. >> reporter: since the governor signed the bill opponents have been working to defeat it. same sex marriage has been defeated. >> we have earned -- we intend to win the state of maryland also. >> reporter: but supporters say they have seen a ground swell of support. >> the truth of the matter is our opponents have lost ground. >> reporter: a new vote finds 57% of those surveyed now support same sex marriage while 37% say they are opposed. >> once people hear how hearts and minds are changing they are really understanding that i am more on board with this than i am opposed. >> reporter: say they will continue to turn in petitions until the june 30th deadline. >> with you confident you will

have the vote? >> very excited. >> reporter: as it appears same sex marriage will be decided by the voters. and is state now has 20 days to verify those signatures. if they are validated same sex marriage will go on the ballot in november. all right, thank you very much megan. opponents say they want to turn in 150,000 signatures by the ends of june. tonight more than a thousand midshipmen are celebrating becoming commissioned officers. >> hip hip hurray. nearly 300 of the graduates were commissioned as officers in the marines with others headed to the air force, and the coast guard. well, coming up a bizarre attack caught on camera. what police found a florida man doing to another man while he

was high on bath salt. radio active tune a in u.s. waters. what it means for the fish on your dinner table. one of the biggest casinos in the region is set to open in just a couple of days. live with a tour of this casino. after the rain, cooler and dryer weather headed our way. i'm bob turk. i have the complete weather forecast coming up next. conference complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, kai jackson and first warning weather with bob turk and sports with mark viviano. ♪

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it is still raining in many parts and it's 70 degrees in central maryland right now. police in miami say the man involved in a bizarre cannibal attack may have been under the influence of an lsd like drug called bath salts. 30-year-old eugene was killed after he was seen eating off the face of another naked man. the 65-year-old victim remains in critical condition. say he lost 75% of his face in the attack. international outrage as new details are emerging from the mass attack in syria. say went door to door slaughtering entire families. 1020 people were killed -- 108 people were killed, mostly

women and children. have sent diplomats in response to the attacks. >> a way to demonstrate the international community's absolute disgust and horror at the actions taken by the regime. >> the sirian government has declined any role in the murders. 13,000 people have been killed since last year. for the second time in ten days an earthquake has caused death and destruction in northern italy. the two earthquakes have devastated one of italy's most productive regions. an estimated 14,000 people are now left homeless. blue fin tune tuna is

contaminated with radiation. it was found to be 10 times higher than normal but is still safe for consumption. this is the first time such a large fish has been found. just about a week before the opening of a new casino. promises to be the biggest and best in the region. >> the lights are flashing, and the machines are dinging at the new maryland live casino. >> are you ready to open up? >> we're ready. >> reporter: gave wjz and other media a tour of what is being build as one of the largest entertainment destinations in the country. >> will this benefit every maryland'ser in one way or the other? >> absolutely. we will not only be one of the top taxpayers in maryland but in the united states. >> there's the penny and there's the high rollers.

we're going to bet a couple of credits, spin it and let's see if i got any luck. yeah, i won 10 bucks. has dozens of electronic games but instead of using chips you actually use your fingers to select the numbers you hope will win. come on. nothing. >> like most casinos there's also a large buffet. so what's different about your buffet? >> the quality of the food, and definitely the quality of the people. i'm proud of everything we're serving here. >> a handful of other upscale restaurants will also open next week and the casino is also creating a lot of jobs. thousands of construction workers and 15,000 employees. and the grand opening of maryland live is june 6th at 10:00 p.m. a colorado man takes a big

gamble with his marriage proposal idea. he wanted his fiance to find the ring while digging in the sand on a florida beach. except no one could find where he buried the ring. his fiance said enough is enough. she hired someone to come in and find the ring. two hours later she had the ring on her finger and told him never to do anything as stupid as that. that is the -- not the mention the water moves all the time. >> strong activity, thunderstorms are off to the east now. just east of our region and pretty good stuff going on in the eastern region as you can see. that will continue for the next few hours. literally just west of this area, it's just a few light sprinkles. but yet another line of showers

so there's still another possibility overnight. 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning you might wake up to some activity. 71 degrees. humidity way up there. winds very light. we did have a wind gust of about 30. barometer on the way back up, 64 in oakland with the rain earlier today. 69 easton, pax river not a drop of rain yet. still 79 degrees. and clear skies in ocean city. you will probably get your rain at 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. mid upper 60s to the low 70s. the rain has a little bit of fog forming as well. very little winds and with all that rain good chance of fog. a little more than 3/4 of an inch of rain. some areas picked up an inch. to the west of us this front that jumped through the

appalachians did create our showers and thundershowers. this is the rain from beryl. see that line of showers. from new york state had a lot of activity. there's a skinny line of squalls now off to the east. it's pretty much done. one little batch of showers coming in late tonight, early in the morning and then we'll look at some dryer air to come in. there you see it, lower humidity, thursday, most of friday. friday night and saturday a chance of more showers. quick look at tropics, beryl moving off to the east, northeast and quickly heading out to sea. it will be moving so far from the region there will be no influence on us. so that's good news. south to west winds at 10 knots. bay temp around 76. tonight, still some showers for a little while. maybe some thunder later.

clouds to 86, chance of a morning shower. then clearing out. beautiful thursday, friday, only in the 70s to 80. shower possibility friday night into saturday. could be some moderate rain with partly cloudy skies on sunday. thank you, bob, coming up, tough times for the orioles in toronto. a losing streak. a losing streak. and even a ,,

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mark is here with our wjz sports fan report. the high flying orioles have come back to earth. the victories are not coming as often and frustration grows with it. buck shaw walter looking for positive during a slump. look no farther than adam

convenience. convenience connecting for -- jones connecting for a homer. 16 homers, most on the team but that 1-0 lead quickly disappeared with a bad outing. the jays score 8 straight runs. drives in 2. lowery had 3 hits tonight. air yet a allowed 6 runs. adding to that, usually mild mannered catcher matt ejected from the game arguing with the umpire. os lose 8-6. they have dropped 7 of their last 9 but still remain tied for first place with tampa bay. continues his come back from concussion symptoms. tonight playing for -- roberts started at 2nd base.

reaches here an infield single. roberts will play another game tomorrow night and this weekend with bowie. he will be eligible to join the big league on june 12th. college lacrosse. hopkins had the trophy but for the first time the trophy belongs to eye ole a. -- loyola. school is out for the loyola community. addressed the gathering and some of his players reflected on their accomplishment. >> the bus ride home, you were sitting there and you look around at people's faces and you just say, wow, this is something special. this is really a moment right now that i'm with my buddies and i'll never forget this for the rest of my life. >> fans got a chance to hold the trophy tonight. it is the first division title

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