so at this point, our crash team investigators are out there, working with ntsb. >> reporter: not long after first responders rushed to the airport, the pilot was freed. identified only as a 64-year- old man from rockville, state police say he died on the way to the hospital. his plane was a 2009 remo gx aviator 2, sports light aircraft, that's larger than the ultralight kit planes seen here, but substantially smaller than midlevel aircraft. according to those who fly, size makes a difference. >> to become a full certified pilot that has to be medically approved and everything, you move into the middle level. but the lower level is lsa. then you or i or anybody can fly that. >> reporter: the skill level of the pilot is unknown, but will likely be one part of the ntsb investigation. >> ntsb investigators will continue working this crash scene into tomorrow.

back to you. >> alex, thank you. and our complete coverage continues now live with sky eye chopper 13. captain jeff long, with more on what he saw after the crash. jeff? >> well, vic, the carroll county regional airport, which is located just to the north of westminster, we will be closed while the investigators continue to document this scene and gather the pieces of debris for further investigation. and they're telling us the airport will be closed until midday tomorrow. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13. >> the crash did not involve any spilled fuel or hazardous materials and there's no damage to the airport itself. >> police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old child in west baltimore. denise is in the newsroom with word of an arrest. denise? >> the boyfriend of the child's mother is charged with second- degree murder. police responded to a 911 call from the home in the 800 block of north stricker street, where they found the 1-year-old girl,

unconscious, with bruises on her body. she later died at shock trauma. detectives say 22-year-old sharmle thomas admitted to shaking the baby. he also faces a charge of child abuse, resulting in death. mary? >> denise, thank you. thomas is being held on $375,000 bond. >> questions swirl around what led to the death of a teenager after a confrontation with an off-duty police officer in baltimore conty. wjz is live in randallstown where it happened. mike hellgren has more on the county executive and the teen's pastor. >> vic, we have been trying to get comment. but he's not answered from the door. and the police union. they have not returned our calls. friends and family, are stressing the importance of an independent investigation. >> reporter: what really happened during 17-year-old chris brown's final moments alive, as he struggled with off- duty county police officer, james bord. it's a question at the heart of growing outrage. >> what was really going

through the man's mind, why he didn't call for backup immediately. why he didn't pursue a chase. >> it's unfortunate, that christopher is gone now. and we have no answers. no answers. >> reporter: the county executive issued a statement to wjz, saying he had spoken to both the police chief and the state's attorney, telling us, i am deeply saddened by the events. the ongoing investigation will eventually shed light on exactly what transpired that night. i am confident that all of the facts will be evaluated objectively. the executive also called brown's pastor. >> overall, it's like a hit in the gut. and you're trying to get a grip on really what's happened. >> reporter: here's what we do know. police say officer labord was at his home when someone threw something at his door. he saw several people running away, and ran after them. the chase wound through the neighborhood. brown was killed a third of a mile from where it all started. police say he eventually found brown hiding in some bushes, pulled him out, and after an altercation, the teen died.

the medical examiner ruled the death homicide by asfexiation. -- asphyxiation. no charges have been filed by the officer. >> i want some answers. i just need to know what was going through his mind when he felt like he had to take matters into his own hands. >> reporter: and we did talk to an officer of officer labord, who said she saw him in the front yard a few hours later. she said she was shocked to find out what happened, saying that this is a very quiet community. reporting live, mike hellgren, randallstown, wjz eyewitness news. >> officer labord is on routine administrative leave with pay while the investigation is ongoing. the labor department says local employers cut 7500 jobs in may alone, bringing maryland's unemployment rate, up to 6.8%. but that still is lower than the national rate, which is above 8%. big crowds are still enjoying the sights and sounds

of sailabration event. maryland celebrates the bicentennial of the war of 1812. wjz's complete coverage continues. jessica kartalija has more on the festivities on the water. and also the boardwalk there. >> absolutely. good evening, vic. we had a great day here at sailabration. the weather is gorgeous. the blue angels practicing again today. but i have to tell you, we were walking around. and in addition to seeing all of the beautiful ships and talking to the people, we got a very important history lesson. ♪ [ music ] >> the sights and sounds of sailabration. >> an unprecedented week-long event. commemorating the war of 1812 and so much more. >> i'm really proud to see the star-spangled banner flying. >> of course, all of the people are here to see the tall ships. but that's not all. in addition to all of the pomp

and circumstance, there is an important history lesson to be learned. >> in the song, the ramparts. i've heard it for years. i never knew what ramparts was. and it's actually the walls around the fort. >> baltimore was surprised during the battle of 1812. that this is what they wanted to come and get. and they couldn't get it. >> it's america's forgotten war. it's our second war for independence. >> i was riding down newcastle with my nephew. and he was showing me all of the information. >> you are the nephew with all of the information? >> yes. >> where did you learn it? >> music class. >> thanks to the events 200 years ago, thousands celebrate baltimore's beauty and rich history today. >> while he was watching the attack, he saw the flag. and he wrote the song about how the flag was still there. ♪ [ music ] >> and thank goodness for us

that it was the history buffs, seemed to be the younger kids. in the case of that one young man in music class. guys, we are live out here at sailabration, at the inner harbor, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> good history lesson for us all, jessica, thank you. make sure to join us monday at 11:00 a.m. for a live special sailabration special. >> i talked to bob earlier. he's excited to come to baltimore. he along with the other visitors to the inner harbor. we are lucky now with some fantastic weather. it's another dry, sunny and pleasant night. are these conditions expected to continue? wjz is live with the first warning weather. bob turk is updating the first warning weather conditions. >> let's face it. in the middle of june, it can be 95 and pretty humid. it's been just spectacular. the mornings nights have been so comfortable. we're at 79 now. elkton, 79. oakland, and ocean city there, in the low 70s.

d.c., the warmest spot at 82. all weekend long, we have the same forecast. nice days. cool mornings, and warmer afternoons, with a lot of sunshine. just a few passing afternoon clouds. and this is going to go into early next week as well. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. the white house announces a big change in its immigration policy. the federal government stop deporting younger illegal immigrants who came to the united states as children. bigad shaban has more on the controversial changes. >> students in los angeles are calling the new immigration policy a step in the right direction. >> i'm so happy inside and out. i just want to jump up and celebrate. >> the department of homeland security will stop deporting illegal immigrants who are leading law-abiding lives. >> it makes no sense to expel

people who for all intents and purposes, are americans. >> the issue is for people like 23-year-old ricardo munoz. they can now apply for work permits in the u.s. legally. >> what was it like face the threat of deportation? >> it's really scary. sometimes you go to sleep -- or sometimes you can't even go to sleep. you're right there in the window, thinking that i.c.e. is going to come in and knock your door down and take you with them. >> reporter: the new rules still don't provide for a path to citizenship. while students here are celebrating the change, they're still pushing for more reform. legislation called the dream act, individualed that-- included that path to citizenship. but it never made it out of congress. >> send me the dream act. put it on my desk. and i will sign it right away. >> reporter: republicans are already criticizing the white house for going around congress and call this a short-term answer to a long-term problem. the president is rolling ow out

the new policy for election year. in los angeles, bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. under the new plan, illegal immigrants will be illegal to deportation if they have been in the country at least five years, have no criminal history. something special now at boys latin school. hundreds of lacrosse players taking part in the game. that's lasting 24 hours. they hope to raise $10,000 for the wounded warriors project. the game lasts until 9:00 tomorrow morning so there is still time to donate. for more information, click on news. this was organized by recent boys graduate tyler steinhardt. >> good day. going down there to cheer them on as they're playing all night. >> all night long. still ahead. walking into history. nik wallenda attempts a stunt overnight. hitting the road to focus

on the economy. presidential candidate says they work to win your vote. an additional incentive to bring lawmaker back here for a special session in july. i'm pat warren. coming up, what deal mgm is making for national harbor were. write your own copy. and search your own adjective here. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

mostly sunny. 79 degrees in central maryland now. complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. mitt romney is working to win over undecided voters in states that went for president obama four years ago. danielle nottingham has

tonight's campaign 2012 report from the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney began his every town counts bus tour, where he started his campaign last june. newnew hampshire is the first of six states where the republican white house hopefuls will make stops in towns over the next five days. >> when americans rose up and demanded, stop borrowing money and sticking our kids with the bill, the president wasn't listening. he was in the line with china, getting another loan. >> reporter: but romney did not sell everyone in the crowd. >> i don't support him. and i think it's going to destroy a country. >> reporter: all the states romney is visiting on his bus tour, president obama won in 2008. but romney's campaign sees an opportunity to make end roads, especially in areas still hurting from the recession. >> the country does need a change. and i feel like the past few years, people are now finally ready. >> good afternoon, everybody. >> reporter: friday, the president focused on a change

in immigration policy. expected to play well with latino voters in critical states. he also had lunch with campaign supporters who won a raferle after making a $5 donation. >> it is great to be back in cleveland. >> reporter: thursday, in ohio, he worked to link romney, with former president george w. bush. >> we can't afford to jeopardize our future by repeating the mistakes of the past. >> reporter: the president is off the campaign trail the next couple of days. pennsylvania is the next stop on romney's bus tour. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the issues on air and online at wjz.com. it is friday. if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, after the week, let's check in on the roads now. here's kristy breslin. at 4:00, you said the roads were jammed. i believe it's probably just gotten worse.

>> unfortunately, you can never expect anybody to get home on a friday afternoon. that's for sure. especially if they're taking northbound 95. delays extend there past the beltway. then they slow down again past the beltway on whitemarsh boulevard. heavy traffic around fork york road. the perring parkway. west side inner loop, delays there from southwestern loop to security boulevard. average speed, as you can see, 24 miles an hour average. that delay begins at southwestern boulevard over to bwi parkway. and the harrisburg expressway, really struggling. southbound also heavy from timonium road to the beltway. as far as accidents go, west mulberry at north howard. and south high street at styles. let's now take a live look. you can see the southbound direction of 895 moving very well. to the left, you can see the northbound traffic. and that continues to crawl along. there's a look at the top of

the fort mchenry tunnel. this traffic report is brought to you by maryland casino. you can get all of the details at maryland live casino.com. among all the hoopla surrounding the sailabration, some visitors are fanning out to help in some baltimore neighborhoods. mike schuh reports from fells point. away from all festivities, far from the crowds, military visitors to our city are helping our city. >> we have over 700 sailors and marines that are doing community relations projects that we've worked hard over the last year to develop. >> reporter: sailors like naval academy first year james carrick, volunteering at living classrooms. >> we want to help and serve the people in every way, in every capacity we can. ask like what better way in helping out a program that wants to help kids. >> reporter: a front operation scrape and paint. >> navy, air force. and some cadets.

>> reporter: 50 military volunteers here equals thousands of dollars worth of work, all done for free. >> the reception between the students has been absolutely fantastic. i mean, our kids are -- see these tall ships as magic. most of our kids kid are in middle school. and the amazing thing always about the servicemen and women is how kind they are. how willing they are to befriend our kids, which we're so deeply appreciative for. >> reporter: in fells point, mike schuh, weem eyewitness news. -- wjz eyewitness news. >> and besides, the military has scheduled other volunteers in are the parts of the city. >> we should have this kind of celebration everywhere downtown. >> it has been such great weather. >> perfect. >> beneficial for everybody, all parties concerned. let's take a look at temperatures. we're alt 79. east winds. a nice breeze. dew point is down. humidity on the dry side for

sure. not going to increase until next week. we'll have a look at the weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

sky eye chopper 13 overhead, as baltimore continues to celebrate, sailabration. we're having a wonderful time out here. you can certainly not beat this weather. sunny and gorgeous, making baltimore shine as all of the country and people around the world look at charm city. for the very latest on the weather forecast, we send it inside to bob. >> thank you. and it has been just gorgeous. lots of people down there tonight on a friday night. weekend is going to be packed. and the weather couldn't be better. take a look at temps right now around the area. we are in the upper 70s. even some spots, a little cooler than that. ocean city. only at 71. 74 in oakland. we're at 79 now. the dew point is actually dropped down to 54 degrees. 80, annapolis. 82, d.c. and the upper 70s. nice breeze continues in the atlantic ocean. we've seen clouds building. ocean clouds coming into the area. and spotty here and there.

sun and clouds. the winds are kind of diminishing overnight. temperatures are dying down. clear skies in the upper 50s and low 60s. so another very comfortable night again. visible satellite shows sun and clouds. most of the eastern shore, bright sunshine. even though it's only 71. looks like scattered clouds. again, probably tomorrow afternoon. but still dry conditions. to the west, a front, kind of slow-moving thing. most of this activity is going to head across the great lakes to our west. winds turning more to the southwest. but not until tuesday until then. temperatures just about normal for this time of year. really, not much changing. now, that front gets a little

closer. but it kind of dies out. warmer, more moisture into the ohio valley. better than next week. we will see an increase in humidity, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. by wednesday, probably getting back up close to 90 degrees, instead of the low 80s and upper 70s. so this pleasant weather continuing, all weekend long. northeast winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. the bay temp, around 74. the sunrise, 5:40. in the morning. by the way, these are the longest days of the year. sets at 8:35. for tonight, clear, comfortable. 58. some neighborhoods. 56 downtown. probably 65 at the inner harbor. tomorrow, sunshine. and pleasant. a high of 82. just a few clouds. heading down the ocean. the water temperature is chilly, only around 67. but look at those temps. the sun will be out. yes, you can get a serious burn. but only 72 on saturday. and 74 on sunday. it's really beautiful. so it won't be hot. but the sun will be very, very warm on your skin. okay? >> thank you, bob.

still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. finally good news out of colorado. the progress fire crews are making tonight. an all-out brawl at a preschool. what sparked this fight among parents at their children's graduation. a judge's decision for the jet blue pilot who caused an ,,,

it is just observe 5:30. 79 degrees and mostly sunny tonight at the inner harbor. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz's eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. mgm developers and the national harbor lay their cards on the table. they agreed to build a casino at the national harbor. political reporter pat warren reports, there is still a hurdle to clear. >> reporter: picture a world- class casino on the banks of the potomac, mgm international does at national harbor. >> if we're wanted, we're all in. >> reporter: the chairman of mgm resorts and national harbor met with governor o'malley today. >> that market and the possibility of attracting people to a resort destination, who were coming to visit washington makes it a very exciting proposal. >> exciting but illegal. state law doesn't allow a casino at that location. it also restricts to lottery

terminals. and takes 67% of the profit. this work group appointed by the governor is expected to make recommendations for changes by june 20th. >> only if it includes table games because we're a resort- based company at the right tax rate. we will deliver on the promises i just made you. >> reporter: and governor o'malley has no objection to making those changes, including reducing the tax rate. >> in order to get other members on board, it had to be the highest take. i think now people have seen that the sky hasn't fallen. and that the opening of the locations of the ones that had been open, have not led to the automatic degradation of the morals of the people of maryland. i think that people are more flexible and more open to other owrmts. >> reporter: of course the critical votes are considered to be here in the house of delegates. house speaker michael bush is on vacation. and not available today for comment. i'm pat warren, reporting from annapolis. now, back to you on tv hill.

>> and the governor is committed to calling a and session to approve changes in the law, including changes that would have to get voter approval in november. the treasury department releases new details of serious allegations against secret service agents. the documents describe a long list of complaints against secret service employees dating back to 2004. some of the cases are still being investigated. and others have been resolved within the agency. the report is being made public under a freedom of information request by the media, following the prostitution scandal in april. in los angeles, police are investigating a violent fight amongst parents at a preschool graduation. denise is in the newsroom with a brawl caught on camera. denise? >> reporter: well, mary, an anonymous parent turned the video over to an education blogger. it happened at a los angeles elementary school, during a preschool culmination ceremony. children can be heard screaming, as one woman is

reportedly shoved into a book shelf. the parents apparently became upset because children had to share a cap and gown for pictures. >> denise, thank you. los angeles school police are investigating the incident. and a note has been sent home to parents. >> jurors in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial are getting a three-day weekend. testimony wrapped up with the trial accuser, saying that sandusky raped him repeatedly. the man said the attacks often took place in sandusky's basement. the defense will begin its case on monday. the pilot who caused a scene on a jet blue flight is mentally incompetent to stand trial. this comes after a ruling about clayton osbun's psychiatric health. after he left the cockpit during a flight in march, he began screaming about religion and terrorists. firefighters make progress in one part of a huge wildfire, the flames kept spreading to other areas. and that is leading to new

evacuations. but the situation is getting a little better. rickrick sallinger reports from bellevue, colorado. >> reporter: containment is growing in some areas of the high park fire. but in one section, the blaze jumped a river, triggering a new round of evacuations. residents of the glacier view area, were given just 20 minute toss get out. >> those helicopters that are right there, those are flying over my house, right now. >> reporter: officials know their work is far from over. >> our plan is to be patient and work with this fire in a phased situation, as it moves on its terms, which it's going to. and we'll keep up with it. and that may mean we're doing this for days. >> reporter: some evacuees are finally getting word, whether their canyon homes were burned or spared. >> what did you learn? >> we just found out that after day 6, our house is still standing there. and so is our neighbors'. >> she managed to get her neighbors on the phone to give them the good news. >> i'm not kidding.

we're still is there, honestly, we're still is there. >> reporter: but she knows the shifting winds means her home is still in danger, for weeks and possibly months to come. >> the government is bolstering the nation's aerial firefighting fleet today by adding seven large tanker planes. however, they won't be available soon enough to fight the wildfires burning now. a remarkable change for the military. for the first time, they are marking june as gay pride month. today, they thanked gay and lesbian members for their military service. pineta said gays can now be proud in inform. -- in uniform. there is lots to do as the star-spangled sailabration continues. it is a week-long celebration of the war of 1812. wjz continues. but jessica kartalija has more on the ships for us. jessica? >> reporter: oh, mary, it's been so great out here.

as we have been telling you all week, we have been touring the ships. they're absolutely beautiful. today, we got a history lesson. we spoke with several people telling us what they've learned since they have been down here. but perhaps one of the most exciting things people have been talking about, of course, are the blue angels. and our own rochelle ritchie got a great opportunity to go up in the sky and see them clos up. -- close up. rochelle, how was it? >> we will get rochelle ritchie's report in just a second. but let's tell you about monday. monday morning, at 11:00 a.m. we will have a live, star- spangled sailabration special. it's hosted by cbs's bob schieffer, along with wjz's jessica kartalija and me. a piece of space exploration history is on display, along with a spaceship of the future. teresa garcia reports for wjz, from space expaz headquarters

in hawthorne, california. >> reporter: just weeks after space ex, sent a capsule to the international space station, nasa's charles boldin visited and got a look at its past and future. >> space ex, and the nasa team came together to be america's team. and you saw what we do. >> reporter: space ex ceo showed off the first dragon craft. the original capsule has scorch marks from reentering earth's atmosphere. spaceex also revealed its newest dragon craft as being allowed to take people in. >> behind me is the newest model that will carry seven astronauts into space. nasa's goal is to have a private astronaut transport ready by 2017. >> musk, who was also spaceex's chief designer, made his fortune as cofounder of pay pal.

but this is has new project. >> i think it would be great to be born and die on earth. hopefully not on the point of impact. >> reporter: musk hopes that the dragon rider will be a cheaper alternative to the russian soyuz. that rocket has been used to take americans into space, since the shuttle program ended. soyuz space trips cost about $63 million per person. space exis aiming to get that price down to about $24 million per astronaut. in hawthorne, california, teresa garcia, eyewitness news. >> the next cargo shipment is scheduled for september. meanwhile, nasa is focusing on deep explorations as unmanned task flights. >> i thought you were going to say they were focused on deep pocket people. >> we're still trying to manage to get around the beltway. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a surgeon wanted in a hospital shooting. what police found near his home today. an extra special father's

day. how one dad is giving his son the gift of life. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. great weather continues. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and here's today's report from wall street. the car on the left was filled up with

low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate.

pulled off an inner harbor stunt. now, nik wallenda will attempt from united states to canada on a two-inch wear. >> reporter: world famous daredevil nik wallenda is about to attempt a feet that no one has ever accomplished. >> it's coming down to the wire, no pun intended. >> he will try to walk a tight rope, 1800 feet across niagara falls. 2400 feet above the churning waters of the niagara gorge. >> what will be for you, the most significant moment of your walk across the falls? >> well, there's two points to that. it's the moment i step foot on the cable, and the moment i step foot off the cable. >> reporter: wallenda's family has been performing dangerous stunts for more than 200 years. his great grandfather fell to

his death during a high-wire act in 2008. the network televising this act is requiring wallenda to wear a harness. they are rerigging it with a show biz version of duct tape. >> reporter: wallenda says he doesn't want to use a harness, but promises he won't ditch the device, unless it interferes with his balance, as he crosses niagara falls. >> do you think wearing the harness will detract from the event? >> no. very risky. it's still one tremendous daredevil activity. >> 120,000 spectators will be watching wallenda's thrilling high-wire walk. wallenda will be wearing a special pair of moccasins his mother made. and a special waterproof suit, as he hopes what will be a 30 to 40-minute walk into history books. in niagara falls, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> wallenda is married with three children. he said during most of his last

stunts, they were playing nintendo while he walked the wire. our weekend weather is looking good. these conditions are a great preview for the next five days. bob has a view of what we can expect. starts off beautiful. upper 50s to low 60s. getting up around 80, 82 by the afternoon. and check out this five-day forecast. 82 on father's day. 82 on monday. for sailabration. upper 50s at night. it begins to get a little bit warmer. 87, tuesday. humidity back. and 90 by the time we get to wednesday of next week. so summer will be feeling like summer. in today's energy saver, turn off those kitchen, bath, and other exhaust fans, within 20 minutes after you're done cooking or bathing. when remacing exhaust fans, consider installing high- efficiency and low-noise models. for information on how you can become an energy saver gto wjz.com, scroll down the right- hand side of the page. and click on our special

section. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. a mountain climber -- excuse me. falls to his death. high up on oregon's mount hood. the experienced climber was 10,000 feet up. when he lost his footing and tumbled 1,000 feet down the mountain. recovery crews say climbing conditions were good at the time of the accident. the investigation into the cause continues. a body is found near the home of the western new york surgeon police have been looking for since the murder of his ex-girlfriend. police have not confirmed whether the body found today is dr. timothy jordan. jordan's ex-girlfriend was shot to death at the erie county medical center in buffalo on wednesday morning. jordan has not been seen since. investigators say the person found dead today died of a self- inflicted gunshot wound. workers at a hospital. western memorial sent a memo to all of its employees, with a warning of walking alone late

at night. groups of people surrounded the doctor and hit and punched them. many employees say they still feel safe. >> we have breaks and stuff during the night. and we're always walking back and forth to the building. and we feel safe. >> late at night, you want to be careful. and we have escorts for that. but i just feel that it's a safe place. >> reporter: police pastrolls have been beefed up and hospital campuses surrounded by surveillance cameras. neither of the doctors who were attacked, was seriously injured. in tonight's wjz healthwatch, father's day will be extra special for one new york dad who gave his son the gift of life. the boy needed a transplant. and thanks to a new, surgical technique, the process was quicker and less painful. dick brennan reports for wjz. >> reporter: adam bra zizi and his wife are happy that their

family is healing. after twins were born, they found out charlie needed a liver transplant. his father didn't hesitate when tests showed he'd be the perfect donor. >> i'm like, let's do it tomorrow. you can do it without anesthesia. >> reporter: but traditional surgery for adam would have meant months of recovery, taking him out of work and leaving him unable to help his wife. his surgery was done lap scop scale. instead of a major incision, surgeons made just five small ones. >> most of our donors have been able to go back to work in three to four weeks. they're off of pain medicine in a -- usually to 10 days. >> reporter: more than three months after his surgery, charlie is doing well. he's on drugs that suppress his immune system so his body doesn't reject his new liver. now his parents worry about

keeping germs away. >> he's not allowed to play with his cousins. not allowed to have visitors really. we wash everything over and over again. >> reporter: but this father's day, the bra zizi family will be celebrating. and adam is counting his blessings. >> just thankful that i get to be dad, too. and james has his brother. and things are going well. >> reporter: doctors say if all goes well, charlie will grow up healthy. in new york, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> and doctors say right now, the surgery is available only between adult donors and child recipients. but they hope to expand to include older recipients next year. >> the pint-sized darth vader who hearts last year is recovering today from open heart surgery. doctors replaced a pulmonary valve and fixed a hole in max page's heart. max admitted he was a little scared. but apparently the force was with him. because doctors say the surgery went well. max is expected to stay in the hospital about five days. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll

find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. find out what hurdles the state still needs to clear before mgm grand will fully commit to building a new casino at national harbor. many of the sailors are taking time out from the star spangemmed sailabration. that's happening around the city. and complete coverage of the red hot orioles as they take their winning streak to atlanta. for these stories and much more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. check in for all new stories coming up. denise is live with a preview coming up. fatal fight. a teen dies during a struggle with an off-duty officer. coming up, city officials react to the controversial case. plus, our sailabration coverage continues. we go for a ride. along with the blue angels. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, coming up all new at 6:00. >> thank you, denise. do you hate making your bed in the morning? now, you don't have to, thanks to a furniture company's new

invention. check out the smart bed. three seconds after you get up, the bed starts to make itself up. come on now, bed. a mechanical arm guides the covers up, while the pillows are pulled into place. the whole thing takes about 50 seconds. there is also a safety feature to ensure it can't activate while the person is in bed. can you imagine the way some people sleep, how everything -- [ laughter ] >> that's hilarious. listen. i have two sons. they are going to save their money to buy this bed. they do not like making their beds. >> okay, get an increase in allowance then. >> yeah, not too much, though. orioles take their winning streak on the road to atlanta tonight. who are some of these anonymous o's helping the teen in the race for first place? >> and mark has more coming up next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

despite injuries in the roster, the orioles are in contention for first place, as they start a road trip tonight. sports director mark viviano has more on how the birds are

getting it done. mark? >> they are getting it done. and it's inner league play to start a series with the braves. and tonight's series is another indication of the orioles versatility. chris davis is starting in right field. he's never played outfield in his big league cror. he is the sixth different oriole to play this season. and they've used eight different left fielders. steve pierce will start in left field tonight. he's the guy they got from the yankees minor league system two weeks ago. he's making an impact. last night, hit his firstoriole home run. a three-run shot against the pirates. they've won five in a row with guys like pierce, relatively unknown, filling in and making a difference. >> i'm getting more playing time. i know if i can stay healthy, i know i can produce at this level. and for me, it's always been a fact of just staying healthy. and we knew that when we broke camp that, you know, we were

going to have a bunch of different guys step up in different ways. that's one of the things about this club. there's a lot of versatility in the players. >> reporter: and while the o's have used eight different left fielders and six in right, adam jones has been solid in rock center. jones is in the starting lineup, in center field, again tonight. it is the start of a six-game road trip. three in atlanta. this reminder, masn on wjz sunday. see the birds and the braves right here. first pitch comes your way sunday at 1:30. i'll have more on the o's coming up next hour. plus, the ravens take a break at training camp. but john harbaugh still has high expectations. we'll hear from them at 6:00. back to you. >> we'll see you then. a runaway garbage truck trashes one family home. lydia says she was getting ready to celebrate her daughter's graduation when this garbage truck lost its brakes and plowed into her home. it also took out a power line, leaving the family in the dark.

no one was hurt, amazingly, even the driver made it out okay. apparently a drunk driver hit the bus, sending it slamming into the wall of the nearby building. us bus driver was taken to the hospital with four school children to be treated for minor injuries. and still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> teen death investigation. i'm mike hellgren in baltimore county, with new information about how it all unfolded. the officer involved, and where the case stands right now. ,,,,,

coming up new on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. questions swirl as a teen strug struggles with an officer. a crash demolishes a plane at carroll county airport. that story as eyewitness news continues. and i'm jessica kartalija. this is carter and ryan. they're boying the tall ships here. but in addition to that, they're getting an important history lesson. that and more straight ahead. the skies are clear on the sunny day. but will we stay rain-free all weekend. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now.

searching for answers. a teen dies during a struggle with an off-duty officer. >> tonight, what led to the confrontation. and new reaction to this controversial death. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the 17-year-old died after struggling with the off-duty officer. his death, ruled a homicide. wjz is live in randallstown, where it happened. mike hellgren has new reaction from the county executive and the teen's pastor. mike? >> reporter: and denise, no weapons as far as we know were involved in this. no answer at the officer's door. the police union hasn't returned our calls. but elected leaders aren't calling for a full and fair investigation. >> reporter: what really happened during 17-year-old chris brown's final moments alive. as he struggled with off-duty baltimore county police