putting out this fire. we were out there just minutes ago. there's not a lot of smoke coming from the building. looks like they were just investigate investigating -- investigating hot spots. looks like a very different story. quite a while ago. we know that two firefighters have been injured, fighting this massive blaze. we were told that those were minor injuries. the fire sparked just after 1:30 in the old building on hex and broadway. we're told that firefighters found very, very heavy fire in the upper floors of that building. the fire caused the roof to collapse in. people that were coming home from work in this area, described a very, very scary scene. >> i saw the fire trucks when i was driving home. and just stopped home. wanted to make sure there wasn't an accident. because my wife got home early. went home, checked in on everybody. decided to go get my son. and my son is at the hopkins day care, just up there. so walk on through the smoke and everything. and of course, he is excited to see the fire truck. >> reporter: now, in just the past hour, we did spot the mayor here on the scene.

she was surveying the damage with the fire. the fire chief, however, would not comment toed -- to the media. i want to show you live here on fleet street. you can take a look and see traffic is still very backed up throughout this area. roads closed all over this area. we have been watching lines of traffic and people, turning around, trying to avoid this scene. if you can avoid this area, you will want to do it tonight. we're live at fells point, i'm meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news remember. >> meghan, thank you. complete coverage continues now with sky eye chopper 13 and captain jeff long. what does the scene look like now? captain long? >> reporter: good evening. we're looking down what used to be the roof of this building. the back two-thirds of this building, gutted. and firefighters, continuing to pour thousands and thousands of gallons down into the shell of this building, to try to keep this fire under control. and as we pan out a little bit, we're going to look at south broadway. and you can see that there is a

lot of equipment down here. at one point, we counted about 20 different fire trucks. we saw he'ses run -- hoses running as far as two blocks away, north and south. traffic is obviously going to be a mess. your best bet, if you're going east and west, are going to be baltimore, or alisanta. north-south, the best news i can give you is just stay away from broadway. reporting live from sky chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you on tv hill. >> all right. thank you very much, captain long. and our complete coverage continues now with bob turk in the weather center and more on the heat, which of course is making conditions more difficult for firefighters. >> when the fire started, temperature was close to 90 degrees. can you imagine, with all of that equipment and fire, it must have been pretty difficult. both sides of the state, ocean city and oakland. winds have calmed down somewhat. earlier, we had winds 14 to 18 miles an hour. now, southeast wind, around 8 miles an hour. but right now, there's no rain in the forecast until late

tonight. the winds will slowly diminish. looks like we've got a lot of rain on tap for the region tomorrow. we'll have the forecast coming up. >> bob, thank you. new information on another story wjz has been following. a military aircraft crash on the eastern shore. mary is live in the newsroom with more on what happened. mare? >> well, jessica, the unmanned aircraft slammed into a rural area, about 20 miles southwest of salisbury. take a look. you can see the flame and debris near the nanoco river. it crashed near bloodsworth island, during a routine maintenance flight. coast guard setting up a perimeter around the crash scene to prevent anybody from getting the debris. >> fortunately, no one has been hurt. graphic testimony on day 1 of the sexual abuse trial against former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. as manuel gallegus reports from the court in bel font,

pennsylvania, one of his accused victims takes the stand. >> reporter: accused child predator jerry sandusky took the stand. the man, now 28 years old, described how sandusky befriended him through his second-mile charity. he testified he started showering with sandusky on the penn state campus when he was 13 or 14. those showers they took after exercising, soon became more physical. he said, quote, eventually the horsing around would lead him to to splashing me, bear hugging me, caring me, and taking my hand to his body. the man testified sandusky would try to rape him and masturbate. and he testified sandusky's wife, dottie entered the hotel room as sandusky was trying to get him to perform oral sex. she said, what are you doing in there? and sandusky abruptly stopped. the prosecutor asked why he didn't tell anyone about the

abuse. did you say anything? no. did you tell anybody? no. i was too scared too. >> reporter: and he testified that he didn't want to lose the other great gifts sandusky offered him, like being part of the penn state football family. >> reporter: sandusky said that the accuse are's testimony would be awful, but not necessarily true. he suggested money is motivating the men. >> reporter: the trial is expected to last at least three weeks, with penn state officials and family members of sandusky and the late coach joe paterno on the witness list. in bel font, pennsylvania, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> sandusky's lawyers told jurors it was not odd his client showered with children because that was part of sandusky's culture and how his generation grew up. in a significant move tonight, baltimore's bottle tax is no longer stopped up in a city council committee. it's now going to the full council. wjz is live at city hall. mike hellgren has the newest developments and how much they could cost you. mike? >> reporter: jessica, it

appears this one is not going to fizzle. the mayor wants to use the money exclusively for education. >> reporter: the battle is heating up at baltimore city hall, over whether to cork or more than double the tax grocers must charge on most bottled drinks. under the plan the mayor backs, that tax would raise from 2 cents to 5 sends next year. but the beverage industry claim its would destroy jobs. >> it's been a very unfair position to be put in to wage the schools against the food industry. >> reporter: the tax would raise $10 million to fix schools, repairing crumbling, out-of-date buildings, city wide. >> it's impossible for our young people to compete with the rest of the children in the state and learn at theerate that they -- auto rate that they should, when you have to deal with those kind of conditions every day. >> reporter: the tax excludes bottles with a certain amount of juice, dairy products and those more than 2 liters in size. >> reporter: it passed out of the committee, where it had been bottled up for months.

the they -- they are expected to vote next week. the mayor says she has the votes to pass it, even in tough times in baltimore. >> they already tax us on all the other stuff we're buying. >> i do think we're being taxed to death. but if it actually goes to what it is supposed to go to, it would be a good idea. >> reporter: but it's not a done deal. >> i can give her the same amount of money but in ray -- a different format. i hope that's good enough. >> and there was a propose alt to extend the current 2-cent tax beyond its expiration today. that failed in city hall. >> mike, thank you. santoni would not provide any details on his alternative proposals but says he is in talks with several councilmembers. for the first time in years, baltimore is out of the top 5 in the national murder rate. taking population into account, the murder rate per 100,000 people is the lowest since the

late 1980s. baltimore is now 6th, below new orleans, flint, and detroit, michigan, st. louis, and newark, new jersey. there were 196 murders in the city last year. the lowest total since 1978. it's one of the most gruesome carjackings in maryland history. a mother killed, trying to save her daughter. now, two decades later, the victim's husband opens up about that day. wjz is live. adam may has the heartwrenching interview. adam? >> reporter: jessica, it's really hard to imagine what this mother went through. until this crime, the term "carjacking" didn't even exist. >> reporter: senate 8th, 19-- september 8th, 1992, began as a joyous day for the family. sarina's first day of preschool. >> sarina was getting ready and her mom was talking to her. >> reporter: when pam left their home, she was attacked by two men who wanted her 1990

bmw. minutes later, steve saw this shoe but didn't realize it was pam's. >> i said, it's kind of weird. there's a slew on the street -- shoeo the street. >> reporter: when pam basu was carjacked, her daughter was in the back seat of the car. she reached inside, trying to save her. but her arm got stuck in the vehicle. she was dragged down the road for more than two miles to her death. >> reporter: and meanwhile, after about a half mile, the carjackers threw the 22-month- old into the woods into this intersection. she got up and walked into the middle of the road, where witnesses picked her up ask saw her crying, asking for her mother. >> it was very horrific. and that's the only word to describe it. >> reporter: she found pam's body tangled in barbed wire. the car stunned the nation. >> a carjacking turned into a killing. >> reporter: rodney miller convicted in the crime. this video shown on wjz. shows the actual suspects

walking behind pam basu when she was putting her daughter in the car. to this day, steve wishes he had noticed them. >> maybe it was the nature of the day. i got careless. >> reporter: sarina is now preparing to graduate with a degree in industrial engineering. and steve knows pam would have been proud. >> really loving mother and had a lot of heart. >> reporter: both the convicted killers in this case remain locked up in prison. sullivan is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole. but miller has the chance for parole. he's tried for it a couple of times but so far failed. let reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> this year, a retired police officer wrote a book on the crime, called fatal destiny. maryland takes center stage in the race for the white house. in this campaign 2012 report, president obama swings through on a fundraising mission. and the wife of republicanned candidate -- republican candidate mitt romney greets people here. pat warren is live at the hay

at hyatt-- the hyatt, where the president will spend part of the afternoon. >> reporter: immediate -- maryland is an important state for both parties because it has votes. >> this is a once in ray life -- a lifetime opportunity. >> i think it's great. it's wonderful. >> reporter: while his visit before was all work, tuesday is about the election. >> this will likely be the president's only visit to maryland in the course of the campaign. he will likely be spending his time in other swing states. in maryland, we supported the president overwhelmingly, four years ago, and not only that, but we also sent a lot of volunteers to knock on doors in virginia and pennsylvania. >> reporter: governor o'malley stood with president obama in 2010. and he will stand with the president again tomorrow to shore up that support, which means fundraising. >> we will likely raise over a million dollars tomorrow. >> reporter: it's money that also brings ann romney here tomorrow as well, for a fundraising event hosted by former governor bob ehrlich,

who serves as the state director for the romney campaign. >> there will probably be more democratic donors than republican donors, but the republican donors will probably be wealthier than the democratic donors. and that's reflected in the donations the two candidates have gotten so far. >> reporter: regardless of how the votes line up, campaign contributions are not to be ignored. >> reporter: and the president will be attending a private fundraiser in the morning before his appearance here at the hyatt tomorrow afternoon. reporting live from downtown, i'm pat warren. now, back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much, pat. and stay with wjz for complete coverage of 2012. for the latest on the issues and the candidates, log onto wjz.com. breaking news. police are on the scene of a shooting. we go live to captain jeff long with the latest. jeff? >> reporter: we are currently in south baltimore, over annapolis road at russell street. we have a report of a shooting.

we've seen two ambulances leave the scene. we saw another arrive. we have not had any reports of actual victims at this point. so we don't know the details of that. we do know that detectives are canvassing the scenes and investigating. we'll keep you posted as the story develops. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> all right. captain long, thank you. one of the most popular ravens in recent years is hanging up his cleats, after 15 nfl seasons, derrick mason retires in purple and black. sports director mark viviano has more. >> it was six months ago that derrick mason first announced he would no longer play in the nfl. it is today that he formally steps away. and though he played for three other teams, mason wants the ravens to be the team he's associated with in retirement. >> reporter: one year after he was cut by the ravens, derrick mason returned to initially say goodbye to the ravens and to

his 15-year pro career. he played six seasons in baltimore. and in a relatively short period of time, made a major impact, catching more passes for more yards than any raven in team history. mason played most of his career with the tennessee titans, but says baltimore is where his heart is. >> i would like to thank the organization, you know, for allowing me to have an opportunity to hang up my cleats here. it's an amazing place. >> reporter: mason adds that this amazing place has amazing fans, who welcomed him in 2005, after years of rooting against him when he played for tennessee. >> there's not too man places you can go where a city embraces me the way baltimore embraced me. and i will be forever indebted to this city. >> and his receiving stats, and

gm ozzy ozzie newsome puts mason in rileague of his own when considering all-time franchising leaders. >> i don't know if there is any in the span of that career that did more for this organization than derrick mason did. >> reporter: and in addition to saying goodbye, mason also offered his opinion on the future of the ravens. we'll hear more from him coming up in sports. back to you for now, jess. >> all right, mark. thank you. this weekend, wjz teamed up with the orioles to feed the hungry. and we would like to thank everyone who helped out. some familiar faces, including jessica, collected food and money for the maryland food bank, during the o's home stand at camden yards this weekend. lots of fans stopped to donate. it's all part of our continuing community commitment. you can still help tonight by going to wjz.com. and clicking on news. there's mary. i was there. saturday afternoon. lots of donations from the philly fans. >> yes. >> as soonad you'd say,

helhello, would -- hello, would you like to donate, boom. >> sore arms. >> my arms are okay. [ laughter ] still to come tonight. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. stretched to the limits. firefighters struggling to contain massive fires out west. the growing evacuations. i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. reports of a python loose in towson. well, they caught him. here he is. but he's no python. the story when we return. >> i'm ron matz on east lombard street. a star-spangled salute from fells point. the story coming up here on wjz. >> and summer weather comes to maryland. any relief in sight? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's partly sunny and 84 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. we're just a few days away from the start of one of the biggest events in baltimore history. the sale a bration will mark the bicentennial of the war of 1812. ron matz reports, one local woman is showing her pride with an amazing work of art. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: let the sale a bration begin. >> yes. auto right up here. >> you put it up here? >> we put it up here on the wall. >> on the side of the building. >> reporter: and lillian crowley is showing her pride,

with her 6,000-piece glass mosaic of the 15-star american flag. >> i was thinking, what can i do patriotic? the flag. the flag, of course. >> reporter: customers are stopping outside their store, lombard hardware, a fells point landmark, to take pictures. williams' other works are beautiful. this one is, too. >> it's great for the neighborhood. great for the area. and especially with our 1812 sale a bration coming up. >> reporter: williams' husband ken, known for his stained glass work, got the ball rolling with his own flag. >> so i put this together. lillian saw it. and she said, it's beautiful. but i want to make a bigger one. >> i started gluing all of the glass in place and taking my time. i want today to look as nice as it could. >> reporter: just a few days ago, the big flag mosaic went up on the side of the building. and you can see it driving down

east lombard street. >> and i'm so proud that baltimore is being showcased in this way, all of the good things we do here. that's what this city is about. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> the mosaic flag measures 36- by-53 inches. and stay tuned for wjz for complete coverage of our proud history, as we celebrate the star-spangled sale a bration. >> going to be a very big and exciting week. >> beautiful. >> now, there's some weather issues tomorrow, with showers and thunderstorms. wednesday, thursday, friday look great. >> perfect. >> take a look at temps now. dropping just a little bit from our high of 89. 84 now. south winds at 7. humidity at 46%. but the dew point still low at 61. the barometer, holding steady. come back and take a look at that rain for tuesday after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

all right. some clouds moving in the area. showers coming in late tonight. they have been a few widely scattered. take a look at temperatures now. it's dropped a little from our high of 89. 84 now. still a little warmer down to the south. d.c., 87. only 69 in oakland. and 75, ocean city. cumberland at 77. and another pleasant, 78, elkton. the good news is, the last couple of days, our dew points have been low in the 50s to low 60s. that is not by any measure humid. in fact, 84 degrees, with a dew point of 61.

feels like 84 degrees. not 85. not 90. 84. if you like 84 degrees. this is the way it feels on your skin. 82 in bel air. and 84 annapolis and kept island. there's been no heat index. in other words, the temperatures we have been experiencing, in fact, a couple of hours, they were actually feeling lower than the actual temperature. it was so dry. that's going to change. moisture, humidity. coming up from the south, tonight and tomorrow. shower and thundershower. let's go back. shower and thundershower activity will be heading up from virginia and the carolinas. later tonight, showers. and that front is going to help to squeeze out some more moisture. tuesday night and wednesday. showers and thunderstorms. could be heavy downpours tomorrow. tomorrow night. by wednesday, late morning, early afternoon, the front is through the area. look for clearing and cooler conditions to move in. you can see the clouds coming in from virginia. showers and storms down there. here they come. along that front. all going to kind of come together on the east coast.

looks like a wet tuesday, just about everywhere. up and down the i-95 corridor. but the good news is, by wednesday, it's pretty much off to the east. gusts to 20 on the bay tomorrow. so the forecast tonight. late tonight, a scattered shower. maybe thunder. but a warm, rather humid night. low of 70. a lot more humid than we've seen. thunderstorms, showers. heavy in the afternoon. could be some pretty good downpours. watch out for that. 1 to 2 inches of rain possible for the area tomorrow. that could cause some urban flooding in some areas where the storm drains are clogged up. watch out for that. clear them out. 83 degrees for a high. >> things getting washed out for tomorrow. thank you, bob. still to come tonight. >> i'm mary bubala. just ahead in healthwatch. how this man had three different hearts beating inside him. it's a medical breakthrough next.

unusual circumstance. as a high-ranking member in the obama administration, in a hit- and. new details on what happened. >> and we'll keep you updated on a large fire in fells point. now, the search for the cause begins. an update is coming up. ♪

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it's 6:30. partly sunny and 84 degrees. dpeerching. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories that people are talking approximate tonight. wjz continues to follow that breaking news out of fells point. a large fire breaks out inside an abandoned warehouse, near south broadway street. it took dozens of firefighters several hours to bring the five- alarm fire under control. complete coverage continues with meghan mccorkell, on the scene in fells point. meghan? >> it appears firefighters have made significant headway on that point. we have actually watched some companies leave the scene after several hours.

of course, the fire was raging earlier today. take a look at some of this video we shot earlier. we know two firefighters were injured, fighting this fire. we are told they were very minor injuries. the fire sparked just after 1:30, in the old hex building in fells point. firefighters found heavy fire in the upper floors of that building. they, in fact, said they could see the smoke, miles away, as they were driving into the fire. the roof of that building collapsed. so firefighters needed to fight the fire from the exterior. they're also going on the roof of neighboring buildings to fight that fire. people coming home from work describe a pretty scary scene. >> i was on my way when i heard a fire truck going by. and a couple of choppers overhead. and he came by and said, oh, my gosh. the whole block is on fire here. >> reporter: and climbing ladders up onto neighbors roofs, trying to prevent that fire from spreading. we should mention, neighbors in this area were telling us what a great job the firefighters were able to do.

it was almost impossible to knowledge the fire did not spread. but looks like they did have it contained to the hex point. and at this point, does appear that they are making a lot of headway on that blaze. in fells point, meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz will have the latest investigation into the cause tonight at 11:00. wildfires out in the west are stretching crews to their limit. one fire in colorado doubled in size in just hours. and it continues to grow. teresa garcia reports for wjz from california with more. >> reporter: the fast-moving fire in northern colorado is burning out of control, destroying a mile of forest every hour. dozens of homes and buildings in the rural area are gone. and hundreds more are threatened. >> it's 0% contained. it's a wildfire, very large, unpredictable, aggressive wildfire. >> reporter: dry, windy conditions are fueling the fire that now covers around 60 square miles, bigger than the city of denver. around 1800 people have been told to evacuate. the fire grew so fast, some

residents had just minutes to pack. >> and i had to drive past it. and i just kept thinking, just keep driving. just keep driving. >> reporter: on sunday, the fire forced a bride and groom to shorten their wedding ceremony so they could flee, along with their guests. >> so they got their i dos done. and right after that, we had to leave. >> the red cross is sheltering people and evacuated ranch animals, include horses, sheep, even alpacas. when wayne knolls fled his home, he grabbed his cat and a wild baby raccoon. >> some kids found him. and we were just taking care of him until he can get better. >> reporter: the military is helping fight the fire from the sky. but resources are limited because crews are also battling major fires in neighboring states. in the mountains of new mexico, a huge fire has forced hundreds to evacuate. firefighters do not know when they'll be able to get either of these western wildfires under control. teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> and our first warning

weather coverage continues with bob turk, with more on those wildfires and the conditions fueling them. bob? >> as you saw, some of the biggest fires in some of those areas history have been occurring in the last couple of weeks. take a look at this graphic. the big one in new mexico. seven or eight other major fires still going on in the west. no rain. a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. the problem ssome of these thunderstorms occur. they are dry thunderstorms. they're a light shower. but lightning occurs. can that's what they think caused at least one or more of those fires. looks like the same conditions will continue for the next few days. no major improvement as the dry weather continues out there. no major rain or major cooling either. jessica? >> all right. thank you. growing manhunt. police in alabama are searching for the man accused of killing three people. rochelle ritchie has more on the incident. >> reporter: police say it all started with the fight over a woman. right now, they are looking for

22-year-old damanty leonard. he is accused of killing three people at an apartment complex near auburn university. two of the victims are former players for the school. three others were also shot, including one victim who currently plays for the tigers. investigators suspect leonard is back in his hometown of montgomery. that's about an hour away from the scene. jessica? >> reporter: rochelle, thank you. the football player who was injured is expected to make a full recovery. we have new information about two car accidents involving a man in president obama's inner circle. as bigad bigad shaban reports from california, what happened to u.s. commerce secretary john bryson is under investigation. >> reporter: a government spokesperson says commerce secretary john bryson suffered a seizure at the wheel of his car, when he allegedly caused two separate crashes near los angeles saturday. bryson spent a night in the hospital for observation and returned to washington. white house spokesman jay carney said the president's

chief of staff, jack lou, spoke to bryson this morning. >> we're obviously concerned about the incident, concerned about secretary bryson's health- related issues that played a role in this incident. >> reporter: police say bryson crashed his lexus into another car that was stopped, waiting for a train to pass. they say he spoke to the three men inside the vehicle, then hit their car as he drove away. >> there were no passengers in bryson's car. and a spokesperson said he was on personal time and had no security with him. >> reporter: minutes later, bryson allegedly hit another car in the city of rosemead and was found unconscious. he was given medication for the seizure and hospitalized. nobody was seriously hurt in either accident. bryson was cited for felony hit- and-run, but has not been charged. the secretary voluntarily took a breathalyzer test after the accident, according to the l.a. sheriff's department. >> no alcohol or drugs were a factor in either accident at this time, but the investigation is ongoing. >> reporter: bryson was also

given a blood test. investigators are waiting for those results. the commerce secretary was in california to deliver a commencement address and has a home in nearby san marino. in san gabriel, california, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> the obama administration is still gathering information about the accident and bryson's medical condition. gas prices here in maryland and across the nation continue their steep declines. prices have gone down 16 cents at pumps nation wide over the past two weeks. the price of oil is at its lowest level since last fall, fueled by an increase in production. wjz pump watch continues to follow prices here in maryland. at this time last month, we were paying an average of $3.69 a gallon. it's now down to $3.44 a gallon. a life-saving breakthrough at the university of maryland medical center. mary joins us with this healthwatch report. mary? >> reporter: well, denise. for the first time ever in

maryland. a patient with an artificial heart receives a heart transplant. >> reporter: 64-year-old grant fusener says he is lucky to be alive. earlier this year, he was rushed to the medical center with congestive heart failure. >> i wasn't that far from death, and didn't know it. >> reporter: doctors immediately knew he was a candidate for a heart transplant. but to keep him alive until a donor was found, doctors implanted an artificial heart. ummc is the only maryland hospital certified to use the temporary, total artificial heart. it is the only fda-approved device available as a bridge to a heart transplant. >> when you think about it, we had to really trust each other because we're telling him we think we need to take out his entire heart. and even though he knew his heart was badly diseased, it's still a big step to agree to that. >> reporter: just a month after the art official heart was pounding in grant's chest, a

marching donor became available. so he went back into surgery, on his birthday, and received the ultimate gift, a new heart. and grant is so grateful to the donor. >> you cry a little bit when you first hear about it. a young man lost his life and saved mine. and perhaps others. >> well, grant went to a rehabilitation hospital for several weeks after the transplant. he was finally able to go home on may 25th. denise? >> remarkable story, mary. thank you. he should be up and walking in a few weeks. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. learn about the big money, but low-profile owings mills developer, who is hosting the fundraiser tomorrow for president obama. and the top story line for the ravens mini camp that starts tuesday. for these stories and a whole lot more, pick up tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team.

slithering terror in towson. a large snake brings out police and animal control officers. mike schuh explains what happened. >> reporter: it's after dark sunday, here deep in the wiles of towson. a concrete jungle, formed by lock raven, goucher and taylor, slithering out of the canopy. a huge snake. no. no, not the one on this van. a real one. donna campbell lives nearby. >> are you frightened by snakes? >> oh, yeah. >> oh, my god. what the heck. yeah. it was just a snake in parkville. you don't hear about that every day. >> reporter: animal control responds. they're told it's a huge, dangerous python. >> here's your killer. >> originally the call came in as a python loose in towson. it was not a python but a rat snake. we have wild rat snakes here in

maryland. this is not one of them. so this was probably somebody's pet. >> reporter: neighbors called it a monster, just a common pet store constrictor. its four feet of length, now fully contained. donna just glad it didn't cross her path. >> you probably would have been able to hear me scream on television hill. o honestly. and i'd probably be still screaming. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the fact that this snake has been captured? >> i can rest easy tonight. >> reporter: in the wilds of towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> poor little snake. pets are held for four days. and if the owner does not show up, that snake will be put up for adoption. >> just have mike schuh staring at you. >> that would intimidate you. still to come. stranded students. american travelers, trapped by a snowstorm overseas. how they survived. what a mess. a garbage truck overturns on an interstate. how it happens. bob turk. the first warning weather

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garbage overturned, littering the highway with trash. a snow plow had to be brought in to the scene. the driver was treated for minor injuries. two american college students are safe after being trapped for nine days in a snowstorm in the new zealand wilderness. alec brown and erica clintsworth were in a foreign study program with the university of wisconsin stevens point. the two were mike hiking when the two moved in. the pair rationed their small supplies of trail mix. they warmed themselves up in hot springs until their rescue. >> there's a life lesson for you. when you're studying abroad. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. 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.

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another warm spring evening across the region. a live look outside now. when will things cool back down? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob is live with the updated first warning weather coverage. bob? >> tomorrow morning, maybe some showers. we'll see showers and thunder as well. temperatures only in the upper to mid-70s tomorrow. it will be a lot cooler tomorrow than today. better to be humid with all of

the shower activity. could be showers and downpours with all of the activity. things din to dry out on wednesday. low 80s with more sunshine. cooling down even more. thursday, friday and saturday. upper 70s to near 80. and that's close to average. but sunny to partly sunny skies end of the week looks pretty nice, actually. but we could see a lot of rain on your tuesday. denise? >> just have to get by tuesday. still to come tonight. it's oriole magic. and it's extra special in extra innings. mark has the latest on the birds who are flying high. that's next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,

if you like long baseball games, you had it here. >> and don't forget exciting, too. >> don't leave the game early or walk away from your tv. a day of rest for the orioles today to catch their breath after two straight breathtaking victories. we're approaching mid-june. and the birds are just a game out of first place. and coming up with dramatic wins. they've now won the last nine straight that have gone to extra innings. saturday, adam jones was the extra base hero. he would touch home with the game-winning run thanks to this hit off the bat of matt

wieters. off field. and as the ball bounded, jones raced home. it's a 5-4 with the phillies. meanwhile, the o's are uplifted. extra inning efforts. wins like this have the birds believing this could be their year. >> it was huge. it's funny because every day it's somebody knew. jones last night. and he had his struggles for a month. it's a great team, a good vibe. and you know, we're all pulling for each other. >> reporter: as pulling in the fans, mixed in with a large number of philly fans who made the trip to baltimore this weekend. the o's had two straight sellouts. drew 130,000 for the weekend. the pittsburgh pirates in town to open a series tomorrow night. in football, earlier 92 the news -- in the news, derrick mason official low closes -- officially closes his nfl career and retires as a raven.

derrick mason was the best free agent signing. mason dpre grets -- regrets he was unable to bring baltimore another super bowl title but his heart is with the ravens. he leads as said all time leader in receptions in receiving yards mason ends his career and looks at what is ahead for the ravens, the team's young receivers and flacco. >> you all are in good hands. with joe. who, to me, is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. he proved that last year. so i think you all are in good hands, as well as tory, who now can become that, that go-to guy. he did a great job last year. and now, you get to build on what he did last year. >> and moving forward from last year, to tomorrow. the kickoff for the ravens' mandatory mini camp. all veterans expected to be in

owings mills. on the watch for running back ray rice, who may not attend as he negotiates a new contract. in tennis, the men's french open finals halts today after rain. rafael nadal wins the match on a double fall. nadal takes the title in four sets. his 7th open championship. that moves him past. nadal has raised the trophy often. but saw him knock himself in the face with the hardware. so in this case, the thrill of victory also includes the agony of victory, albeit minor. nadal suffered a slight cut on his face, from his own trophy. oh, well, i think he can handle that pain. [ laughter ] >> thank you, mark. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

that's it for tonight. we're back at 11:00. i'm jessica kartalija. >> don't go away. much more ahead on the cbs >> pelley: tonight, out of control.[>v an explosive wildfire this colorado doubles in size in two

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