good afternoon. we begin this noon with a big breaking news. triple county hopeful i'll have another is officially out of the belmont stakes. ron matz is back in the news room with the news announced just moments ago. >> reporter: trainer doug o'neil says i'll have another will not run. he made the shocking announcement on a radio show this morning. apparently the horse is injured, but it is not life threatening. doug o'neil was expected to release more information at a news conference in about an hour. o'neil tells dan patrick the horse looks fine but they can't run him. he said i'll have another may never race again. at 4 to 5 he was the favor.

>> there has not been a triple crown winner in horse racing since 1978. a new push to fix the financial mess. president obama pushes congress to pass measures that will put americans back to work. >> president obama took the podium press briefing room to talk about the economy. he has an eye on europe. >> the sooner that they act and the more decisive and concrete their actions the sooner people and markets will regain confidence. >> he's pressing congress to pass part of the jobs bill he sent last year. >> they left most of the jobs plan just sitting there. in light of the head winds that we're facing right now, i urge them to reconsider. >> the president says there's already money set aside for projects that will get construction workers, teachers and firefighters back on the

job. >> there's no excuse for not passing these ideas. we know they can work. >> as the president fights to keep his job, he's hearing from voters that the economy is the number one issue. mitt romney sees it as the president's number one weakness. >> the president's misguided policies have seemed confused and ineffective. >> the may jobs report was grim. the unemployment rate raising to 8.2%. >> last week's job numbers are more evidence that president obama's economic policies are standing in the way of real economic growth. >> republicans on capitol hill are feeling some election year pressure but say it's the president that's refusing to work with congress. >> america's unemployment rate sitting at 8.2% while maryland

is around 6.7%. there's also breaking news in the jerry sandusky case today. moments ago a pennsylvania judge denied another request to dismiss the charges. that means all 52 counts of child sex abuse remain in effect with the opening statements to start monday morning. sandusky is accused of abusing 10 boys in a 15 year period. a big decision for the army private charged in a massive security leak. today a military judge refuses to dismiss 8 of the 22 counts against bradley manning. prosecutors say he leaked hundreds of thousands of documents. the judge rejected defense arguments that the government used con constitutional language. baltimore county police are monitoring a black bear spotted in the northern section of the county. mike hellgren is live with the latest on this

situation. >> reporter: good afternoon. jacksonville element ary was put on lock down yesterday because of this. a teacher and some students saw the bear on campus. they were able to get inside the classroom and the bear went away. >> this black bear was probably looking for food and traveled a long way for it to jacksonville elementary school in baltimore county just as 300 students and parents gathered for the 5th grade graduation. >> three of them screamed and then they just stared. this is not something you see in baltimore county. she was like get in the classroom now. at that time we did a complete -- what we call a lock down. in other words, no one went out from there. never saw the bear again. >> the bear likely came from western maryland or maybe southern pennsylvania. it's a rare site. >> many, many years i've been in the system and i have never encountered a black bear before. this is one in a million for me. >> last week a couple saw a

bear near manchester. a 2-year-old male. >> out of the side of my eye i looked over and there was a bear. i told my wife, oh, my god, there's a bear. >> we couldn't believe it. >> at the elementary the worries are over once school lets out for the summer today. scomblsz it can go -- >> it can go anywhere after summer vacation. go back north come august because school starts again. >> reporter: students were leaving class yesterday and they sing a familiar children's song what else but bear necessities. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. there have been recent bear sights in howard and montgomery counties. local pharmacists held at gunpoint. baltimore police are looking for the man responsible for robbing several pharmacies in the city. you're looking at pictures of the suspect. he works alone. he demands prescription drugs. the most recent robbery happened monday on read street. anyone who

recognizes this man call city police. our weather is picture perfect. the sun is shining with barely a cloud in the sky, lots of blue sky out there. the temperature is said to be just right. wjz's live with the first warning weather coverage. marty baas ty bass -- bass is in the out back and tim williams in the weather center. >> good afternoon. it's a beautiful day shaping up. right now here this noon hour we are at what is considered or normal high for this day. we're at 80. we're going up from here. just a bit cooler out in oakland, but everywhere else around that mid 70 to 80 degree line. 74 ocean city where it's going to be a beautiful weekend. a little bit warmer today than yesterday. yesterday we were just a little cooler in the 70s. today 80, 30 degrees in central maryland warmer than this time yesterday. this is a big weekend for the wjz family and the weather is going to cooperate. to talk

more about how it plays into our activities, we sent it out to marty bass. >> reporter: thank you very much. right off the get go don't bury the lead. we're helping oriels feed families. we do it every year. it's one of wjz's largest promotions. it's the family food drive. tonight we're going to have partly sunny conditions about 7:05 when the first pitch is thrown at camden yards. you couldn't ask for a finer time. a whole bunch of folks are going to be out with the oriels tonight helping to accomplish our mission. you will be hearing more about that through the neez -- newscast. tonight, tomorrow, sunday sefrt. expert -- perfect. tim williams with some fantastic details coming up shortly. now bank inside. >> -- now back inside. >> we love it.

the oriels will try to get back on track after a 7-0 loss to the red sox in boston. they return home for some inner league play. saturday it's on wjz. see the birds take on the phillies saturday afternoon at 4:00 live right here on wjz 13. wjz and the oriels are teaming up to feed the hungry. we need your help. during this week eached home stand -- weekend's home stand bring nonparishable food or cash to the oriels food drive benefitting the maryland food bank. today don will collect donations along with adam, ron, alex and derek. tomorrow denise, vic, bob, kim, and pat, on sunday meet kai, mary, i'll be there, mike, monique and meghan as all part of wjz's continuing community commitment. >> we hope to see you there. >> as tennesseed as -- and it's fun. a

run way disaster averted at the last second. two planes nearly collide. how an air traffic controller saved the day. >> the reaction of a storm formed directly over dozens of high school seniors. >> perfect for baseball but what happens next in the forecast. your complete forecast is still coming up. ,,,,

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it's 80 degrees and sunny in central maryland right now. what a beautiful day. the complete forecast is coming up. global out rage after fresh violence in syria. this cell phone video captures a successful rebel attack on a government tank. this comes after human rights activists say government forces brutally killed 80 people, including women and children. today united nations leaders are meeting to end the attacks. suicides among u.s. troops are increasing and averaging nearly one a day. there were 146 suicides in the first five months of this year. that's up

17% over last year. more troops were lost to suicide than died in combat. a near disasters at boston's airport. an incoming flight from new york was about to land when another jet taxied on to the run way without permission. a air traffic controller saved the day telling the incoming flight to abort its engine. no one was injured. check out a high school graduation that took a scary turn in new jersey. parents found a funnel cloud forming near by. the storm produced lots of lightening but nobody was hurt. >> they don't forget that day. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon. wonderful friday weather. maryland is in for a big warm up. the updated forecast is coming up next. >> first we're going to take a look at today's midday stocks followed by last night's multimatch numbers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

welcome back. here is our friday noon puppy. we're calling it e-walk because they look like e-walks.

he was a stray. one way or another we have to find this dog a home. i happen to own a dog like this. they're smart, they don't shed, they don't bark a lot. do you see or smell? they have great sense of smell. he is is 6 years old -- he is 6 years old. he's at the baltimore -- the maryland spca. i want to remind you through the month of june we're trying to save the lives of 500 cats and kittens. visit your local baltimore shelter and save a life, free adoptions, wellness examines. if you go to the spca's website you find out about the baltimore 500. it's a cool deal. of course our yellow scarves is compliments of mr. basement, our sponsor.

beautiful weather. this is what we've been waiting for. full five days of this. tim williams with details. >> it's going to be a nice weekend. we're already starting. we're at 80 now at noon. we're going up from here with the jet stream lifting up. warmer air is moving on in and for the forseeable future it is going to be this pattern taking over the mid atlantic. right now 80, 39% humidity with a west wind at 13. around the state coolest spot in oakland at 6. -- 67. 74 in ocean city, 79 westminster and bel air, rock hall 78, 80 columbia. clear

skies around. finally getting out from under that system that was bringing us those wildly scattered showers. now with the warmer air moving in we're going to see a gradual warm up. this way it shapes up today. we will call it 87. there's nothing to stop this air from moving in. 87 today, down to 59 tonight. can still probably enjoy those windows open. tomorrow 89. if you have a deck, crabs on the deck this weekend. >> you bet. >> you have to call us before you you do that and we will be there. we will bring the beer. >> just remember sunglasses and your sunscreen. still to come, another reason to hit the gym. how exercise may be tied to the size of your bank account. >> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour.

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in today's wjz health watch, people with pree diabetes may be at a higher risk of stroke. researchers at the university of california found they were 21 more times likely to have a stroke. there could be a connection

between how much you work out and how much money you make. researchers say people who exercise regularly earn on average 9% higher than those who don't. other studies have shown that exercise boosts mental function and energy levels. be sure to check back in with wjz's eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. i'll have another is out of the belmont. the train rsers -- the trainers and owners are speaking later this afternoon. the bge rebate you got, you may have to get it back. we'll explain. >> please stay with us, your five,,,,,,,,,,

the dragon boats. >> that's a way to be moving through the water. it's always a good idea to get one of those until you're about half way out. >> always go with a good peddler, that's all. >> you know, all i could think of -- that would be a winning slot machine right there. it has the same symbol. >> ding. # 9 -- 89 tomorrow, 91 sunday. monday, tuesday and wednesday super weather. that's leading up to the beginning of that bicentennial celebration.

at 10 o'clock it's blue bloods followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >> have a great weekend. >> have a great weekend. keep,,,,