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open for business. gamblers flock to maryland's largest casino hoping to strike it big. >> the crowds and excitement at maryland live. >> hello, again. >> i'm don scott. here is what people are talking at today. >> -- about today. >> gal lers are packing -- gamblers are packing the newest and largest casino. it's expecting to haul in million of dollars for the state. derek valcourt is live with more on the grand opening. hello. >> reporter: hi . they are already jumping here at this $500 million casino today after a wildly successful grand opening attended by thousands last night. >> with the snip of the ribbon maryland live opens its door to the public. the crowds lined up

for hours. >> win, win, win. >> lot s of money. >> we're here to win. this is going to do it. >> once they hit the floor some had a strategy. >> you have to play the maximum. >> others not so much. >> push the button. >> by the end of the year maryland live will have more than 4,700 gaming machines. >> we build one of the great casino entertainment projects anywhere in the country. >> the county also a win we are the casino bringing in 1,500 new jobs. >> 1,500 jobs, what that means in this economy is so important. >> maryland live estimates paying $400 million in taxes, half of the much going to education. >> every dollar helps. keep ing these dollars in maryland and having these dollars turn around in the maryland economy will on benefit. >> bothing the state and -- both the state and casino hoping to hit the jackpot. >> reporter: this casino is

only going to get bigger. their expansion continues. by october they plan on adding another 1,500 gaming machines. >> thank you. the kacasino will be open sunday through thursday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., friday and saturday it will stay open until 4:00 a.m. the pretrial hearingfor the arm pry -- hearing for the army private in the biggest leak of documents is taking place today. they are seeking dismissal of 10 of the 2 # 2 charges. the -- 10 of the 22 charges. the 24-year-old is accused of giving classified documents to an internet site. a former teacher convicted of raping students at a city catholic school could soon walk out of prison. ron matz is live in the news room. >> reporter: more than two dozen former students are

fighting back against john merzbacher's possible release. he was convicted in 1995 of child rape and sexual abuse. the judge ruled that he should be offered a plea deal that his lawyers did not him about. >> according to the baltimore sun, city prosecutors will meet with another woman who says she was abused by him today to discuss that case. the hartford county man that confessed to killing and eating parts of a house mate may have tried something earlier. a man who had an encounter with the cannibal is speaking to wjz and mike hellgren. >> just days before police say alexander kinyua carved his roommate kujoe bonsafo agyei-kodie with a knife and ate his heart and brain inside his family's home, kinyua was

arrested for attacking josh casa on the mar -- caesar on the morgan state university beating him with a bat and then standing over him with a knife. he spoke to wjz about the attack. >> i was able to turn because i felt him. >> what happens next? >> he had a black sheet over his head. that's h only thing i member -- that's the only thing i remember. >> what was going through your mind? >> utter shock. >> see caesar -- caesar believes he would have been the first victim of his cannibalism. >> regardless if i heal up, my eyesight comes back, it's going to be in my mind. >> this video shows kinyua speaking in january talking not only about the virginia tech masacure but human sacrifice. >> it's international interri

international sacrifices. sgluz >> -- >> he had trouble on campus, expelled from the rotc after punching a wall. one report called him a virginia tech waiting to happen leading to questions whether the university missed warning signs. >> the university said that kinyua was not a student at the time of the attack. he said the school is reviewing policies. >> i would not have been put in that situation if morgan did a better job of telling the general population of what type of person was around. >> the university says the safety of its students is always a priority. >> kinyua's family continues to decline comment. a new bond hearing is set for the florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin. george zimmerman's attorney said the hearing is set for the 29th. he turned himself

this ed -- in after the judge revoked his bond. they say he lied about his finances at the first bond hearing in april. he's pleaded not guilty claiming self-defense. a jury is set in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. 7 women and 5 men will hear opening statements on monday. so 10 -- 10 of the jurors have ties with penn state. he faces life in prison if convicted. ben internet says he's willing to do more to keep the economic recovery going. he said he's prepared to act if the economy weakens and the european debt crisis takes impact on the market. wall street is making some small gains on the heels of his comments. the dow jones is up 82 points. the s and p is up

about 5%, the nasdaq up around 6. a mix of clouds and sun over the inner harbor. a beautiful day out there. we have complete first warning weather coverage with marty in the out back and tim williams inside in the weather center. >> good afternoon. we're on the cooler side by just a little with bit. we're right around 8 -- little bit. we're right and 78. we'll give you an idea of what is moving out of the area. up to the northeast, up to the top right of your screen, that is the system that we've been hampered by for the last few days. it is finally moving away. with it goes our chance of a shower. they will be less and less through the day. we could see potentially a widely scattered shower. it's going to be few and far between. 78 right now. 76 in elkin, 71 on the shore, 61, the cool spot, in

oakland. the average high is 80, so 78 just a tad bit under. 4 degrows above -- degrees above where we were yesterday. to talk about how that plays into our week ahead, let's send it out to marty bass. >> reporter: good afternoon. we're going up more than a tad in temperature and humidity over the next 24 hours, certainly over the next 48 you're going to begin to notice it. this week's weather has been consistent. that is moving up to 95 corridor. here comes this warm air coming in from the south and west. temperatures very comfortable. your weekend out look, nothing has changed sints d -- since we talked yesterday. it's going to be summer like. tim williams with the continuing discussion. the oriels continue to

dominate in bos, winning their second game last night. they play there tonight. the team returns home for a weekend of inner league play with the phillies. saturday it's on wjz. see the birds and phillies saturday afternoon at 4:00 live on wjz 13. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, unrick santorum in syria -- unrest in syria. dozens were killed in another massacre. >> a huge section of doc watches ashore in the united states. where it is and from where it came. >> a few clouds are blocking out the sun, but feeling beautiful. tim williams will be back with the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more

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partly sunny and 78. the complete forecast is still coming up. secretary of state hilary clinton is condemning the latest mass killing in syria. more than six does people found dead. government troops shelled the town then slaughtered women and children can. the syria government says when the troops went in residents were already

dead. the un is expected to propose a new strategy to bring an end to the conflict. a tornado ripped through australia leaving a trail of destruction there. it damaged dozens of businesses and homes. it arrived on the back of a storm front. no reports of any serious injuries. one of the largest pieces of debris from the tsunami is sitting on the beach in oregon. a huge doc watched up. authorities said they found a star fish clinging to the side of that doc as well as a metal sign with the name of a japanese port 5,500 miles away. the doc has been tested for radiation, but it is not contaminated. >> that star fish is saying where am i. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon. a quite and beautiful thursday afternoon in our area weather wise. your first weather forecast 2 minutes away.

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>> it was on on -- only on that monitor. >> coming in on the barge or the deck. we don't have to worry about that stuff. we have a nice forecast. it's going to be a little warm. the average high is 80. we've been under that for the week. it's going to change here starting today really and for the forseeable future it gets july like. we're at 78, only 2 degrees below the normal high, which we will hit very soon. the normal is 80. we will get there in the next hour or two. daytime highs around 4:00 or 5:00 this time of year. we have a northwest wind that's helping to keep us comfortable. then we will start to go up here with the help of the sunshine as well. we have 41% humidity. around the state temperatures ranging from 63 in oakland to 78 down to dc and at

bwi marshall. 71 son -- on the shore. 76 in rock hall, 76 annapolis and on kent island, 75 bel air and westminster. haggers town seeing a 12 per hour wind. wind are going to keep a light cool breeze for right now. what we have in control now, high pressure. that high is going to start sinking it allows for warm air to move in around it. also the jet stream, which allowed for a dip and kept us in the pattern with the widely scattered showers. that has risen up over our area. it's going to keep the showers to our north and allow for that warm air to start filtering in starting today and staying with us through the week. that warm air around the high pressure means sunshine, blue skies, humid conditions.

the dew points are going to go up along with the temperatures. we will keep you posted on the heat index through the weekend because it's going to start feeling warmer than the actual temperature. your next high tide is at 10:06. clouds with just about a 40% chance of showers maybe this evening. 79 our high. 56 tonight. 84 tomorrow, partly sunny, well above the normal high. >> good. thank ss. >> especially for this weekend. wjz and the oriels are teaming up to feed the hungry and homeless. take along some nonperishable food items or cash for the oriels food drive benefitting the maryland food bank. on friday night i'll be collecting donations along with adam, ron, alex and derek. on saturday gigi, mike, mark and pat. on sunday meet kai, mary,

jessica, mike, monique and meghan. it's all part of wjz's continuing community commitments. >> me, mary, monique and meghan. >> i'm with the guys. >> yeah , that's dangerous. >> we have to team up together. >> we should . i'm thiing -- i'm thinking maybe they decided it like that. a screening for birth defects. the new test to do just that. >> remember wjz is always on for you. here are some of the stories we're following on our website. for constant updates of today's news and the first warning forecast go to wjz.co,,,

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there's your five day forecast. nothing but good news back inside. >> thanks. don't miss tonight's cbs prime time line up, then stay state tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> thank you for watching. welcome back . >> thanks, it's good to be back. >> of course we will keep you posted on your forecast, which is turning out to be a nice one for it not to be a holiday weekend of any sort.

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