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this is wjz tv, 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. the terror network's second in command killed by a u.s. drone strike. >> the critical role in planning attacks and why al qaeda may be close to crumbling. hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a senior leader and one of the last living members of osama bin laden's inner circle is dead. his killing is a victory on the war on terror. >> reporter: he lived at the top of the chain on command. like many of his predecessors, he died in the cross hairs of a u.s. military drone.

appearing in propaganda videos calling the for attacks on the west. >> he served as the general manager, responsible for overseeing the group's day-to-day operations in the tribal areas of pakistan. >> reporter: this is the wanted poster made shortly after his break out. his last known public appearance was this video from last december in which he urged rebels to continue fighting against democracy. libya is the latest to die in the group. the u.s. has carried out almost 100 air strikes which killed more than a dozen top terrorists. >> it's a major blow to the core, removing the number two leader for the second time in less than a year and further damaging the group's morale and confusion and bringing it closer

to its ultimate demise than ever before. >> reporter: the government says there is no one within alqaeda that can match his expertise. >> the u.s. says if the military has a shot at a known terrorist, it will take it. we have some breaking news out of wisconsin tonight. the governor there fends off a challenge in a historic election with national implications. republican scott walker, you're looking at live pictures from wisconsin, will keep his job. walker supporters there celebrating. a live look at the celebration. he took on the unions with a budget that cut rights for most public workers. now he is the first-ever governor to survive a recall election. tonight's results could energize republicans heading into the november presidential elections. guns, drugs, and cash all taken off the streets. police found about $20,000

heroin, marijuana, and several guns. dyer is a powerful drug dealer in the liberty road area. new calls for better security at the inner harbor. high-profile attacks on tourists have required better patrols. >> reporter: calling for state troopers to be patrolling right alongside police here. city officials say, not so fast. a vicious beating on st. patrick's day. >> somebody has stomped a male in the crowd. >> reporter: a mob of teens fighting. a 7/11 looted. >> people don't want to go downtown because they don't feel safe. >> reporter: these high will-profile crimes show a need for state police patrols at the

harbor. he echoes pat mcdonough. >> i think the city police need help. i think they're stretched too thin. >> reporter: the mayor says not true. >> we're much safer than we were last year. >> reporter: crime near the ini were harbor is down 6% with violent crime down 14%. >> anyone questioning the progress that the baltimore police department is making really needs to take a look at the facts. >> reporter: state police are already very much a part of city security helping with large-scale events like 4th of july and new year's eve. viewers tell wjz they feel safe. >> i've seen cops on bikes and helicopters in the air. >> city police, they're good enough. there's too many of them as it is. >> reporter: the next big test, the 1812 celebration expected to bring thousands to the inner harbor next week. the city has already increased the number of officers on summer

weekend. they've also upgraded the security cameras here in the area. >> state police will have uniform officers on the ground for the summer's biggest event. digging up dirt on his enemies. the aclu has new evidence against john liepold. he's accused of ordering police officers to investigate his opponents. liepold was indicted for misusing his police protection unit. a super bowl winning former ravens player files for bankruptcy. he's more than $10 million in debt. we investigate pro athletes losing it all. why so many top players fall into financial hardship. >> reporter: former raven jamal

lewis was living the high life, making millions. now he's in financial trouble, filing for bankruptcy with assets according to public reports that include a fur coat, an amazement park, and that championship ring he won in baltimore. he's $10.6 million in debt, even owing money to the stadium. >> i'm not a youngster anymore. this is really a business. >> reporter: the nbas antwone walker made more than $100 million. he ended up broke. sports illustrated estimated that about 8 in every 10 nfl players have financial difficulties two years after they retire. >> athletes feel immortal.

we had one client who retired with $50 million in the bank and within 10 years had declared bankruptcy. there are a lot of shady people that feed on them like pirahn pirahnnas. >> reporter: as for lewis, he'll be in court against next month. he retired in 2009. he's just 32 years old. >> steve silverman says divorce can take its toll on the finances of many athletes. jerry sandusky comes face to face with the people who will decide his fate in the sex abuse trial. several of the jurors have ties to penn state. he's charged with sexually

abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period. he admits he showered with boys but insists he never molested them. if convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. people are still cleaning up days after 10 tornadoes roared through maryland. this is the picture from friday night. damage is estimated in the millions of dollars. a once in a lifetime signing up in the sky. the transit of venus when the tiny planet passes in front of the sun. it's a phenomenon only visible once a century. we join stargazers in baltimore for tonight's rare glimpse. >> reporter: if you blinked or weren't looking, you may have missed it. it's one of the biggest cosmic events to have in recent history. for 7 hours, stargazers saw the

planet venus as a tiny black dot move across the sun. >> every now and then, both venus and the earth pass at the same time. that's when the transit occurs. >> reporter: some used protective glasses so they could safely watch venus traverse the sun. >> as far as i know, venus is supposed to be crossing the sun, so it's kind of like an eclipse, but people just calling it a transit. >> reporter: most people in the united states won't even be able to see it. did you see the transit? >> i did. i thought it was going to cover the whole sun, but it was still neat. >> my kids may not even be able to see this. we'll see. >> reporter: the very last transit of venus was in 2004. the next is in 2117.

they were cool, won't they? >> before 2004, the last transit occurred in 1881 and 1889. boats from around the world and hundreds of thousands of people are expected to fill the harbor for the bicentennial of the war of 1812. with a bang, the governor and mayor kicked off the star spangled sailabration today. >> the blue angels in the harbor. a reporter finds himself right in the middle of a story. a health scare for sheryl crow. the unlikely way the doctors

discovered the problem. guests evacuated from a howard county hotel. what people were doing that triggered a major safety concern. and an end of the week warm up in the works. i'll have your complete forecast coming up next. ♪

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right now. the complete forecast is coming up. lightning is being blamed for starting this wild fire if colorado. it has already destroyed 200 acres. dozens of families are on evacuation alerts as strong winds are pushing the blaze closer to populated areas. no injuries have been reported. crews say about 45% of the fire is contained. a reporter and photographer from a television station in north carolina find themselves chasing down two arson suspects. they were doing a story on a vandalized church when they smelled gasoline and then saw two men running away. the reporter ran after the suspects following them to a nearby home. he called police and both men were arrested. disturbing details emerging following the arrest of a canadian porn star accused of murdering and dismembering a man. he video taped the murder.

they say he sent the body parts to a political office. he was the subject of an international man hunt. he says he will not fight extradition. crews rushed to a howard county hotel and ingredients for a dangerous drug are found. we have the details on this unusual meth lab bust in elkridge. >> reporter: guests staying on the 4th floor evacuated after an unexpected wake-up call. >> firefighters came down the hallway. they were pounding on the doors. >> reporter: he soon found out police were busting a meth lab. the drug is usually made with mixing over the counter cold medicine. in some cases, the combination can be explosive. >> the room was just down the hall from me. they had arrested these three guys and they had them cuffed,

they had them on the floor. >> reporter: police arrested two more outside the hotel. >> we've arrested five in total. facing charges of manufacturerring, possession, and possession with intent to distribute. >> reporter: more than 10,000 meth labs for busted in the u.s. last year. most cases are in the lower midwest. that's where these suspects are originally from. >> they were manufacturerring the meth because they were unable to find it in howard county. >> so it was for their own use? >> it's our understanding they were going to use it among the five of them. >> it was quite the experience. it was sort of a combination of poseidon adventure and a ride at disney world. >> reporter: those suspects are between 20 and 34 years old. all of them are in police custody.

>> and only 10 meth labs have been busted in maryland since 2004. a 3-year-old is accidentally served alcohol. he became flush, disoriented after he drank what they thought was orange juice. turned out the drink also contained vodka. changes are being made to their serving procedures. they have no plans to sue. after surviving breast cancer, singer sheryl crow reveals a new medical problem. she has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. she went to the doctor last year because she was suffering from memory loss. she says the tumor is not affecting her health. she's currently working on a musical version of the diamond. first lady michelle obama makes a special appearance on david letterman. she gets to red tonight's top 10 list -- tonight's list fun facts

about gardening. >> later this year, the supreme court will finally rule on tomatoe versus tomato. >> i'll stay tuned to see that. >> that will be something to watch. let's look at temperatures around the region. pretty cool for this time of year. right now we're at 59. no wind at all. the humidity is 72%. not that bad. barometer holding steady. all right, temperature wise, a chilly 50 in oakland right now. 52. boy, cool at the beach right now. 64 the warm spot in washington. locally, temperatures in the mid to upper 50s, low 60s. temperatures will drop, probably some areas get in upper 40s, low 50s as we saw this morning.

very light winds. not a major factor. we've had these constant winds over the north and northeast. that has pushed the water on the southwestern and western shores of the bay. because of that, we have some advisories. we'll show you that in a minute. 70, 56 today. 80 and 59 are the averages. the record is 101. this 44 the record low. there's the advisory. we have a coastal flood warning for a little piece of baltimore county because tides come 1-2 feet above normal through tonight and tomorrow morning. the rest of the region, slightly higher than normal tides. south o us, a lot of shower and thunderstorm activity. still this cool air in place and spinning around low pressure over maine. kind of bringing these clouds down from time to time.

probably at least maybe 20-30% chance of shower tomorrow afternoon. a better chance on thursday. then things begin to finally wind down. here comes the warmer weather. the end of the week and the weekend will get a lot warmer than we've seen recently. tonight, just rather cloudy skies. again, a chance of a shower, maybe a thundershower in a couple of spots. 75, a little warm 79. 91 by sunday. >> thank you. coming up, it's another wild night for the orioles in boston. >> a chance for them to get back in first place if they can beat the red sox. that's next in sports. ,,,,

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>> keep your seat belts buckled. it's been quite a ride. as beaten up as the orioles are and as badly as they've been playing lately, a trip to boston is not such a daunting thought these days. the red sox are injured too. they deep sweep when they were there last month. they faltered in toronto and tampa bay. bases loaded, in comes robert andino. to the 9th inning, they need just one more out. a fly ball to left, it is ruled a two-run game-timing homerun, but only after the umpires review the play on video. it's a homerun, game tied 6-6. on to extra innings.

in the 10th inning, the os get the lead right back. paulino a single up the middle. the os get two runs in the 10th and finally put away the red sox 8-6. maybe it's the moon. maybe it's fenway park, but it's always an adventure when the os play in boston. the win moves them back into a first-place tie. in new york, bases loaded for the yankees. elliot johnson, bad throw. the os and rays have the most errors in the american league and they're tied for first. great pitching by andy pettit. he looks strong. new york beats the rays 7-0. in football, one day after terell suggs reported significant progress, a report citing eyewitnesses claims the ravens line backer has not told the truth about how he got hurt.

he said he tore his tendon while taking a fitness test. eyewitnesses say suggs was playing in a basketball tournament in arizona, collided with another player, and went down in pain. he's expected to miss half the upcoming season. there are questions if ravens would be obligated to play is salary if he was injured playing basketball. at the ravens facility, they have a basketball court. i don't know why it's such a big deal. >> thank you, mark. coming up, it's the ultimate show of sportsmanship. >> why this runner carries her competitor across the finish line, next. in the black forest... [ thunder crashes ] [ engine revs, tires screech ] ...where things aren't always what they seem...

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a wonderful example of sportsman ship from a high school track meet. having difficulty finishing the race. that's when she got a helping hand. she helped the ailing runner complete the race, even though it meant meghan ended up finishing last. afterward she said any distance runner would have done the same thing. >> she's a winner f,,,,

man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ? wherever the wind takes me. this is so off course. nature can surprise you sometimes... next time, you drive. next time, signal your turn. ...that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you.

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