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. campaigning for cash. >> how's it going, baltimore? >> the president of the united states one of two high-profile visitors in maryland today. the millions of dollars they're expected to rake in for both presidential campaigns. hello, everyone. here's what people are talking about tonight. president barack obama and the wife of mitt romney in maryland today for the same reason -- money. wjz is live and we have more on the race for the white house from right here in baltimore. >> reporter: president barack obama held two fundraisers in our area today, but the

republicans also made a strong showing with their own push for campaign dollars. amidst cheers from the crowd, president barack obama rallied supporters in baltimore. >> the last thing we can return is to the very policies that got us into the mess in the first place. not now, not with so much at stake. >> reporter: he start #-d the day with a private fundraiser. >> it was exciting -- police cars, vans. >> reporter: he then move today the excited crowds at the inner harbor's hyatt regency. >> it's all about the future generations and putting things in place for our families and kids. >> inspiring, one word. inspiring. >> reporter: the president not the only one campaigning in town. ann romney threw her own event. the event hosted by former

governor bob eurlich closed to the media, but supporters turned out. >> we need the values of america to be brought back. >> we suffered, i think tremendously. >> the obama campaign can be wrapped up into one word -- failure. >> reporter: the president taking a hard stand against his opponent. >> why are you running with the same bad ideas that brought our economy to the brink of disaster? >> reporter: and supporters estimate the president raised about $2 million here in maryland today. the romney event was a thousand dollars a plate. >> thank you. the center for responsive politics ranks maryland 11th in the country in contributions for this election. we'll bring you continuing coverage with the latest on the candidates and issues on tv and on wjz.com. we have breaking news. police are looking for a killer

after a man is found dead in the parkville area. it looks like the man was shot in his car. they don't have any suspects just yet. grandfathering new testimony in the trial of jerry sandusky. an assistant coach who claims he saw some of it happen. we have more on these two key witnesses. >> reporter: former assistant football coach told jurors he saw jerry sandusky with a young boy in the shower on the penn state campus in 2001. he was standing behind the boy propped up behind the wall and he heard skin on skin smacking sounds. he closed a locker loudly to indicate he was there. they heard disturbing testimony from an 18-year-old. the teenager testified he began getting more physical with him during sleep overs, contact that

eventually led to oral sex. he told the hushed courtroom, i didn't know what to do. with all the thoughts running through my head, i just kind of blacked out. i didn't want it to happen, i kind of froze. >> you saw today firsthand the pain that a victim of sexual abuse undergoes. it's beyond torture. >> reporter: did you tell your mom, asks the prosecutor. no. did you tell anyone? no. did you tell him to stop? no. i was embarrassed and confused and didn't know what to do. on tense cross-examination, sandusky's defense attorneys try to show the teen changed his story and his story is more detailed than what he originally told authorities. mcquiry said after he left the locker room, he called his father who told him to leave immediately and come to the house. >> there are another 6 accusers who may be called to the witness

stand before the trial is over. surprising developments in george zimmerman's murder case. they arrest his wife shelly after she's charged with perjury. she lied during a bond hearing about how much money the couple has. he's charged with second degree murder for shooting trayvon martin. firefighters are struggling to control deadly wild fires. two dozen fast-moving fires scorching 9 states with the hardest hit areas in new mexico and colorado. a $100 million u.s. military drone crashes to the ground. there are questions about what it was doing there, just how many of these drones are flying in the skies over maryland. we have more from aviation experts tonight. >> reporter: right now, drones are mostly used overseas, but their presence here in the u.s. is about to increase.

it fell from the sky with a boom and with this fiery wreckage comes a lot of questions. >> i knew that they use them in iraq and afghanistan, but i was really surprised. >> reporter: the naval drone was said to be on a routine test flight. right now, unmanned aircrafts are used as border surveillance or to target targets over seas. mike white is now the civil aviation team leader at spectrum in washington, d.c. he says the number of unmanned aircrafts patrolling the u.s. is going to explode. they have to create a plan to have drones in american air space by 2015. >> law enforcement will be using

surveillance. the military will be using them for surveillance. >> reporter: concerns are being raised about drones sharing the skies with other aircrafts. white says the kinks need to be worked oh out. >> when it crashed here in maryland, it went into a marsh. we were very lucky. can you guarantee that you can control that? >> reporter: and the cause of monday's crash is still under investigation. back to you. >> thank you. drones can be operated by people who are hundreds or even thousands of miles away. a shocking death stuns the loyola university community. a freshman lacrosse player dies suddenly. he died near his parents' home in new york. he was part of the lacrosse team that won the national championship last month. arson investigators scour the rubble for clues following a devastating fire that destroyed an historic building. we hear from residents who

remember the building as an important piece of their lives. >> right about now, it looks like it's going to collapse. >> reporter: flames devour the store as 120 firefighters work to get it under control. >> the smoke was so thick, you couldn't see nothing. and your eyes were burning, you know? and you're choking. >> it was raging out of control. >> reporter: this four-story building is where it all fan for the once powerful retailer, one of the major east coast department store chains. reportedly, the fixtures were still upstairs. the first floor was converted to a grocery long ago. it holds special memories. >> it broke my heart. my grandmother would go there and shop. it's very sad and very devastating to the community. >> they're not going to leave it like that, are they? >> reporter: inspectors say it could take days to say how it

ignited. >> it's gone now. they said it was hazardous. i've lived here since 1958-1960. i helped to build the neighborhood. we're losing so much of that on broadway now. >> reporter: an anchor that's now nothing but a shell. >> it's really disappointing. really sad. >> reporter: it took firefighters more than four hours to get the flames under control. >> two firefighters suffered minor injuries. they are recovering tonight and neighboring buildings were spared from serious damage. history sails into baltimore to celebrate the star s spangled sailabration. stay with us for complete coverage of the parade of ships and week long celebrations

starting tomorrow. coming up, false alarm. the coast guard scrambles to help a boat in distress. hear the convincing call that led to the unnecessary emergency response. watch what you say. one town is going to crack down on cursing. it's worse than getting your mouthwashed out with soap. a perfect weather forecast for the week and weekend. coming up next.

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it's cloudy and 74 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is coming up. a rare winter visitor. this waterspout destroying dozens of boats in its path. it tore the roof off several buildings. the historic area survived unscathed and no major injury reported. a toddler is thrown from a vehicle. the suv just after it crashed, now look behind it and you'll see a small child it trying to

walk. police say the 18-month-old girl suffered multiple cuts but no life-threatening injuries. the fourteen agers inside the car were arrested. they are all wanted for theft. a major rescue effort by the u.s. coast guard ends up being a waste of time. that's because they say this disstress call turned out to be a hoax. >> we have three deceased, 9 injured. we've had an explosion on board. that's why we're taking on water. >> water. >> they searched for a non-existent yacht. the operation cost at least $100,000. criminal investigation is under way. maryland delegate may be forced to step down after she's found guilty of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office. she was accused of using $800 in state funds to pay an employee in her law office. the employee performed

legislative work. she's also facing separate charges of using campaign funds to pay for wedding expenses. in just hours, we learn the punishment for the robocalls. tonight he sits down for his first in-depth interview since his conviction. >> reporter: henson makes no apologies for the election night robocalls. >> it was a very clean call. >> reporter: but democrats called it dirty, an illegal attempt at voter suppression. the state prosecutor went after him. >> why do you think they did that? >> i'm happy, bitter, evil. >> reporter: in his first in-depth interview, he believes his prosecution was politically motivated. >> it was about trying to do

something to an officer who worked for a republican. >> who do you think is behind this? >> the democratic hire arky. governor omalley appointed the state prosecutor. i'm sure the first question he asked was how you feel about robocallsment. >> robocalls. >> reporter: he won criminal convictions but said there was no evidence to prove former governor bob eurlich knew about the robocalls. >> do you think he knew about it? >> i'm sure the state didn't want to find out if he knew. >> why? >> they weren't interested in him. they were just saying, hey, let's go talk to the african

american people. let's do them in. >> do you think race plays a factor here? >> i absolutely do. >> how so? >> we were co-defendants or co-conspirators. nobody got a search and seizure warrant for his house. why was that? if that's not some part of race on somebody's case, what would you direct it as? >> reporter: henson points to the million dollar fine a federal judge slapped against him. his employee who recorded the robocall was also fined. >> she was found guilty on four charges, didn't pay one single dime. russell was not found guildy of anything. wasn't charged with anything, yet she was fined $10,000. you know, that's some perverse justice right there.

>> reporter: his legal troubles haven't soured him on political consulting. >> would you do it over again? >> i'm sure in campaigns i'll get calls on election day and i'll be in position to write a call. i'll be making calls again, but i won't be making this call. >> wjz will be in court tomorrow for his sentencing. a massachusets town has a warning for potty mouths. hush up or pay up. the long-standing ban on public profanity. if you're caught doing curb-side cursing, police can issue a $20 sporting event. >> gosh, darn it. let's look at radar. we have a couple of showers around, mainly in the d.c. area. approaching college park.

some thundershower activity. looks like that's going to do it for tonight. 74 now in baltimore. warmer than it's been in a while. 76 in washington. that's going to cool down. 67, 63 ocean city. some light rain and 70 degrees. locally temperatures, low to mid-70s. it's going to dry out considerably tomorrow and the next few days look just great. showers this afternoon. most areas less than a half inch. a few locations had three quarters of an inch to a little more than an inch, but they were few and far between. most of the rain off to the east. it continues to move off to the east. some showers and thundershowers along the funnel system to the west of us. that's pretty much died out. south of washington, that's where the bulk of the activity is. clearing skies overnight. tomorrow looks like a bright, sunny day with pleasant conditions. by afternoon, a lot of sunshine.

beautiful thursday, friday, saturday, sunday. looks like temperatures generally slightly below average. upper 70s to maybe 80. pleasant nights. could not ask for better weather for saleabration here in baltimore. 15 knots gusting to 25 on the bay and a small craft advisory through the afternoon tomorrow. a beautiful day. so for the rest of tonight, maybe a spotty shower in a few spots south. mostly cloudy for a while. a high near 80 degrees tomorrow, maybe 82. beautiful, 77, 78, 80, and 80. a fan favorite is back and he joins a team that's flying high.

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made with 100% fruit juice with natural flavors, blended with ice. the simple joy of keepin' it cool. a familiar face back in the line up. >> it's one of those nights. adam jones had the best game, but another guy had a bigger game. brian roberts told us today that just months ago he and his doctor had doubts that roberts would ever play baseball again. he's back in the big leagues after missing more than a year. batting lead off in the series against the pittsburgh pirates tonight, a triumphant return for roberts. he would stroke a single to center field for his first at-bat. he got three hits, drives in a run in his return, and the os beat the pirates 8-6. they've now won three in a row and this one was special for brian roberts. >> i actually got a little more

emotional than i thought i was going to. it took me a second to gather myself for a minute, you know? it was very special and much appreciated, that's for sure. everyone has been so good to me here over my career and the fans have been so great. >> and we go from roberts to the ravens. another mini camp work out today, the most notable no show was safety ed reed. the team doesn't know why reed wasn't there. ray lewis was there. he down played any significance to reed's absence. he said these camps are more about the young players, especially young line backers who will be called on to fill in while terell suggs is out. >> if you can't get him back, then what do you do? it's a blessing in disguise. now we get a lot of young guys

who get work in. >> two more days of mandatory work outs. more ravens tomorrow and the os will go for their fourth win in a row. >> thank you. calling it quits after more than a century together. the disagreement that's causing this long time couple to shell out for divorce. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael?

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there is a new kid in town at the maryland zoo in baltimore. an african pigmy goat was born. she was walking within an hour after being delivered. this is the first kid to be born at the zoo in many years. her parents arrived in december. the family can be seen in the

zoo's farm yard area. one of the animal kingdom's long-standing couples is getting divorced. they're calling it quits after 115 years. zoo keepers say the two of them refuse to share a cage anymore. maybe they can meet with dr. phil and try and work it out. maybe not. we'll be right back. ♪ i, i'll bring the fire make you come alive ♪

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