a star-spangled welcome. tall ships from around the world parade into the inner harbor. >> the fanfare, the crowds, and the boost for baltimore's economy. hello, everybody. i'm denise cope. >> and i'm v krirks carter. >> the nation's eyes are on baltimore. the -- vic carter. the nation's eyes are on baltimore. complete coverage begins with jessica at the inner harbor >> reporter: good evening.

you couldn't ask for a better day to put baltimore city in the spotlight. >> reporter: ships from around the world make their way to baltimore, brazil followed by ecuador, each ship giving a 21 gun salute, then a welcome from fort mchenry. >> reporter: and we managed to got on board mexico's tall ship. >> reporter: the mexican naval ship visited baltimore in 2008. officers say they are o in order to be back. >> welcome to baltimore. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: what does it mean to be here representing mexico? >> it's very important for us, because baltimore is a very important harbor in an international way, so we are very grateful to have been invited. >> reporter: at the inner harbor, i'm jessica cartelia. >> complete coverage continues

live now with megan mccorcal. >> reporter: we want to show you a live look at the harborcam right now. the ships are all lit up. there are more than 40 of them in the harbor, and everyone is flocking to baltimore to see them. >> reporter: ships from all over the world dropped anchor in the inner harbor. >> i think this is mexico, ecuador. >> it takes my breath away. the sailers up on the mast. >> they come from different places and they're big. >> i haven't seen this many tall ships. >> reporter: and it's a great bayway to show off the city. >> it gives a real sense of pride for baltimore. >> reporter: with tourists coming from all over to see thal ships, businesses are

banking on celebration. >> i expect our restaurants to do very well. >> it's great for surrounding restaurants and the city of baltimore. >> reporter: the celebration not just by sea, it's also by air. at patterson park, hundreds gathered to watch the navy leapfrogs parachute from above. the patriotic display inspiring for all ages. >> reporter: you think you could every do that? >> maybe. >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> because my mother would say no. >> reporter: the blue angels will perform for the very first time in baltimore this weekend. >> thank you, megan. stay with wjz for complete coverage of the special event.

tonight, joule ios -- julius henson will spent his first night in jail for election fraud. it was for his part in robocalls on election day. >> it was a clean call. >> reporter: henson showed no signs of remorse for what he called an obvious attempt at voter suppression. >> he made it clear he didn't see this as a problem, what he did. >> reporter: henson defended the robocall he wrote and blamed democrats, including governor o'malley, for his prosecution. >> it was never about no voter suppression, anyway. it was about trying to work for

a republican when he should only work for democrats. it appeared to the state and i think the court felt that mr. henson just didn't get it. >> reporter: henson told the judge the case against him was unfair, calling it illegal. he was ordered to an immediate 60 days in jail, saying he tried to influence the election process. his attorney calls it unfair. >> it hurts my heart, but i do know that people like myself can always fight another day, so i'll file my appeal, i'll go to annapolis, and i'll do what i have to do. >> reporter: henson was also ordered to one year of community service and one year

of supervised pro bags, during which he's bard from participation in any election campaigns. >> and henson has also been filed $1 million in a federal civil lawsuit. a little girl gets caught in the cross fire, and now her family wants to hold an unlikely group responsible. they are holding the gps tracking group $50 million. raven was hit by a strail bullet inside her home and still suffers from the injuries today. a maryland man's help continues to worsen. alvin gross' lawyer says the government is withholding key results from medical tests. gross has walking and has a mass bind his shoulder blade. since he's been in prison, he's loss almost 100 pounds.

prosecutors are getting ready to wrap up their case in jerry sandusky's sex abuse trial. 3 more accusers testified today, describing how sandusky abused them in his home and on the penn state campus. sandusky's lawyers tried to point out inconsistencies in the prosecution's story. wjz is live. we have more on the steps being taken to open up a curfew center. >> reporter: the goal of the curfew center is to take kids off streets and hold their parents accountable. >> reporter: st. patrick's day in downtown baltimore. large groups of teens trordz the streets as police emergency recordings capture the chaos. >> i don't need no one.

please just listen up. i got someone flashing lights, a male is on the ground. >> reporter: a few weeks later, another mob of youth takes over the 7-eleven, raiding the shelves and punch an employee. >> they all do something bad. >> with school out, summertime can men more kids out and about after hour. >> some kids run the streets. >> reporter: city leaders are thoapg stop youth violence with a weekend curfew center. the center will open friday and saturday from hid night to 6 a.m., and besides keeping kids off the streets, its goal is to also hold kids accountable for where their parents are. >> it's going to keep them out of trouble, because instead of them taking them home and they can leave out again, they'll be

here. >> the center will be open june 15 through august 11. >> the baltimore mayor and the director of the city's schools worked together on the program. this is going to be one of the most important moments of joe flacco's life. he's on daddy watch duty. joe headed north when he heard his wife was in labor with their first baby. >> joe got the call this morning. the labor started, and joe was high tailing up the road to fellowshiply to be with dana. wish them nothing but the beses. >> reporter: flacco and dana enjoyed an ore orioles game a -- an ore yellows -- an orioles game a few weeks ago.

: troubling new accusations against lance armstrong. the news that ticked off the champ and endangers all 7 of his titles. and after this teenager was killed, the help that her family is getting from a heavy metal band. perfect weather headed our way. our complete forecast is coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's bright and clear, 71 degrees in baltimore right now. some folks in corpus christie woke up to an 81-foot geyser in their backyard. it took them nearly 15 hours to turn off the flow because the shutoff valve was damaged. a guy in colorado has burned over 70 square miles and is making its way into wyoming. over 100 structures have been destroyed and hundreds more are in danger. the fire was started on saturday by a lightning strike.

a public service announcement by a legendary heavy metal band is part of an effort to catch a killer in virginia. metallica displayed this sketch of a suspect in the death of kara mctallonton. the campaign corruption case against john edwards has been dismissed. the u.s. justice department will not seek to retry edwards after last month's mistrial. he was accused of using public funds to hide his afire. the jury found him innocent on one charge and deadlocked on the 5 others. new doping charges are brought against former cycling superstar lance armstrong.

as dick bennon reports, it goes back to lance's first victory. >> reporter: lance armstrong faces new drug charges brought by the u.s. antidoping agency. he's been immediately banned from competition in triathlons, a sport her took up after his retirement from cycling last year. a source close to the investigation says armstrong is accuse of taking part in a massive doping conspiracy. he allegedly used steroids, blood are placements, and masking agents. armstrong released a statement, denying the accusations. he also pointed out as he had the in the past that he never failed a drug test. >> we've proven time and time out that we're clean.

>> reporter: armstrong's lawyers says the clarnlings out of malice and spite. >> armstrong was scheduled to compete in the iron man france triathlon. a youth football organization is making some changes in the interest of safety. they are now limited to 40 minutes of contact practice. it may sound like the ultimate odd couple food combination, but burger king hopes it will be a sizzling success. they are adding a bacon sundae to their summertime menu. a slice of bacon will top the

combination of vanilla ice cream, fudge, and nuts. i think maybe pregnant women will like it. >> i think it will be very, very popular. they're putting bacon in a lot of things. >> people like ice cream, they like bacon. put them together? i don't know. we'll have to see. have to try it. it will be sold out tomorrow, i bet. the weather is gorgeous, really. quite lovely weather. 71 now. 52 dew point. very dry air. 51% humid trip the barometer rising. right now, only 52 and clear in oakland, pretty chilly. a few high cloud there right now. 67 in east ocean city. locally, mid-60s in suburban areas, low 70s by the water.

sometime tomorrow, knees winds could bring northeast clouds, particularly on the eastern shore and in delaware. it may get as far west as the bay. more than likely, that's about it. for the moe part, generally sunny skies expected through the weekend. we have a nice breeze continuing. high pressure, just pleasant weather tonight, friday, saturday, sunday as well. just great-looking weather for all of the activities going on downtown over the weekend. for father's day as well. no precip expected. and very pleasant temperatures, because the winds instead of coming out of the southwest or the west will be warmer. the win are coming out of canada, and a bit of the ocean component, keeping us at those pleasant, pleasant temperatures. take a look at the radar and satellite come positive it.

still some clouds out there. so a bit of low pressure spinning off the carolina coast could bring some clouds past. for most of the region, just really nice weather. bay temp around the mid-70s right now for tonight, comfortable, 59 with clear skies later on, a few clouds moving out. back up to 80, sun, some clouds during the afternoon, but just a a beautiful day, dry, 80, just perfect. 80 on friday, 82 for the weekend, and 82 on monday. these are actually slightly below average temperatures. >> thank you, bob. check in with marty scott in the morning for the updated forecast. the orioles have a chance

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[ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! marcus is here with our sports report. >> and it is mid-june. we can't say it's too early number. things will break, players will get hurt, things don't always go as you plan, but good teams figure out how to deal with bad breaks. the orioles are starting to look like a good team. brian mattis was scheduled to start, but he injured his nose and couldn't start. arietta started instead. his 7 innings tide his career high. he allowed just 1 glove.

nick markakis is out, he's hurt. ryan flaherty filled in. a diving catch to rob alex two months in a row -- two nights in a row. davis shatters his bat and hits the ball over the wall in right field. the os win tear fourth in the row. the breaks are going their way. this one's a 7-1 victory. >> crazy things happen in this game, and we saw it at the end of last year. i'm just really proud of the way jake pitched tonight. he stepped in when we needed him. >> every win's big, and to get it like that and possibly sweep tomorrow, that's great for us, and for me, it's a big start. >> the os have moved to second

place behind the yankees. aft game tomorrow, the os fly ton atlanta. catch the birds and the braves on masn and wjz. this week, the veterans are required to be in the football camp for the ravens, with some exceptions. joe flacco is out because his wife is in labor, and ray rice isn't in does because his contract hasn't been finalized. joe harba gorks h said there are no hard feelings for ed. >> i have tremendous respect for ed. i'm not worried about ed being ready. i said a few weeks ago that i know ed will be working hard and getting ready for the

season. >> we expect to hear from terrel suggs. thank you, park. coming up, kansas colin powell like you've never seen before. >> see ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

colin powell shows off his singing talent on the set of cbs this morning. >> i just met you, and this is crazy, so here's my number, so call me maybe. >> they were singing the

account chart-topping song call me meabl by carly jepsen. from the deep blue sea comes a rare creature. check out this blue lobster. the blue is not from the lobster's personality, nyuk- nyuk, but from a genetic defect. they decided to turn the blue lobster free. >> i know a way to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,