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officer, james labord. it's a question at the heart of growing outrage in randallstown. >> really, what was going through the man's mind, you know, why he didn't call for backup immediately, why did he pursue a chase? >> it's unfortunate that christopher is gone now. ask 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 investigation will shed light on exactly what transfire pired that night. i am confident that it will be examined objectively. they 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 mile from
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where it all started. >> reporter: police say eventually found brown hiding in the bushes, and after an altercation, the teen died. the medical examiner determined it was homicide by asphyxiation. >> i want to know what was going through his mind when he felt like he haddic had -- had to take matters into his own hands. >> reporter: and officer labord has been on the force for about a decade. police have not cleared up what policies are for officers when they are considered off duty. reporting live, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> officer labord is on routine, administrative leave. >> police make an arrest in the death of a 1-year-old child in west baltimore. >> and vic, the boyfriend of the child's mother is charged with second-degree murder. police responding to a 911 call from a home in the 800 block of north stricker street. found the 1-year-old girl, unconscious with bruises on her body.
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she later died at shock trauma. detectives say 22-year-old sharmle thomas admitted to shaking the baby. in addition to murder charges other he also faces a charge of child abuse, resulting in the death. vic? >> mary, thank you. thomas is being held on $375,000 bond. a plane crashes in maryland, splitting into pieces and killing the pilot. it happened to carroll county regional airport. alex demetrick reports from the scene with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the pilot was the only one aboard the plane when it went down here about 10:30 this morning, taking his life. >> reporter: the accident happened near the end of the runway at carroll county airport in westminster. the wreckage of the single- engine plane, just off to the side. at the time of the crash, weather was clear, winds light. but that leaves a lot of other possible causes. according to state police... >> apparently the pilot was experiencing some mechanical troubles before the crash. so at this point, you know, our crash investigators are out there, working with ntsb. >> reporter: not long after
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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 in this crash is unknown but will likely be one part of the ntsb investigation. >> reporter: ntsb investigators will continue working the crash site into tomorrow. back it you on tv hill. >> carroll county official expect to reopen the airport around noon tomorrow.
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tonighty, maryland state police are investigating yet another deadly wrong way crash. this happened on i-70, near west friendship in howard county. police say torrance mcdonald was driving in the wrong direction in the westbound lanes when he hit another vehicle head-on, killing the driver. criminal charges are now pending against mcdonald. earlier this week, a wrong-way crash on i-97, killed both the drivers involved. >> well, the festivities continue at the inner harbor, as maryland celebrates the bicentennial of the war of 1812. wjz continues to bring you live complete coverage from the harbor. sky eye chopper 13 is live over all the fun right now. tall ships from around the world are docked for the celebration that is bringing thousands -- tens of thousands, perhaps, to baltimore. our complete coverage continues with jessica kartalija, who has more on what you can expect from the star-spangled sailabration this weekend. >> well, di denise, you -- denise, you never know what will head our way. we're listening to a man singing michael jackson right
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now. they check out the tall ships and get a history lesson in the process. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: the sights and sounds of sailabration. >> incredible. >> reporter: an unprecedented, week-long event, commemorating the war of 1812 and so much more. >> i'm really proud to see that the star-spangled banner flying. i've taken a lot of pictures of that today. >> of course all of the people are here to see the tall ships. but that's not all. in addition to the pomp and circumstance, there's an important lesson to be learned. >> in the song, ramparts. i never knew what ramparts was. but it's the walls to the fort. >> baltimore was in the battle of 1812. >> it's america's forgotten war. >> i was riding down from
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newcastle with my nephew. and he showed me the whole history. >> you're the nephew with all the information? >> yes. >> how do you know so much about the war of 1812? >> i learned it in music class. >> baltimore really is the turning point in events. >> reporter: 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 ] >> reporter: okay. so there's going to be a quiz after this. we all have to go home and study our history. but thank goodness that all of this has come so far in the past 200 years. people having a wonderful time out here. and with this gorgeous weather. it's really putting baltimore city in the sphot light. we're live at the inner harbor. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. back to you guys. >> thank you, jessica. and make sure to join us monday morning at 11:00, for a live, star spangled sailabration
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special. with bob schieffer from cbs news, and jessica and mary bubala. the weather has been perfect for sail's bration. take a look. some clouds hanging around. will this nice weather be lasting all weekend? bok has the updated first warning forecast. bob? >> just fantastic. a lot of people saying this is the way it is in june, right. every day. well, not every day. could be pretty hot and humid. right now, we're at 79. 70 in oakland and ocean city. just delightful weather will continue all weekend long. thanks to high pressure up across northern new england. southeastern canada. that means pleasantly cool mornings. 50s and low 60s. warm afternoons. upper 70s to low 80s. just a lot of really nice weather continuing into next week as well. denise? >> thank you, bob. the white house announces a big and controversial change in its immigration policy. bigad shaban reports for weem, the-- wjz, the federal government will stop deporting younger, illegal immigrants who
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came to the united states as children. >> we are the children -- >> reporter: 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 down and celebrate. >> reporter: president obama funsed that the department of homeland security will stop deporting illegal immigrants under age 30, who were brought to the united states as children and have since led productive, law-abiding lives. >> it makes no sense to expel talented young people, who for all intents and purposes are americans. >> reporter: the new initiative affects as many as 800,000 young people, including 23-year- old ricardo muniz. they can now apply for permits to work in the u.s. legally. >> what was it like living with the threat of deportation. >> oh, it's really -- it's really scary. you know, sometimes, if you go to sleep, or sometimes you can't even go to sleep, you're right there in the window, thinking thinking that i.c.e. is going to come in and knock your door down and take you
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with them. >> reporter: the new rules still don't provide a path to citizenship. while students here are celebrating change, they're still pushing for more reform. legislation called the dream act 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 ray a -- a short-term answer to a long-term problem. it's expected to play well with latino voters in key states. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, under the new plan, illegal immigrants will be immune to deportation if they came to the u.s. when they were under 16. they have been in the country for at least five years, have no serious criminal history, have graduated from high school or served in the military. more evacuations as crews
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struggled to contain the blaze. scary stunt. in just hours, a man will attempt to cross the niagara falls on a tight rope. how nik wallenda is preparing. an additional incentive to bring lawmakers back here for a special session in july. i'm pat warren coming up on eyewitness news. what deal mgm is making for inner harbor. what a gorgeous day. bob will have more on your weekend weather coming up in your updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,
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sunny. 79 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. mgm resorts and the developers of national harbor lay their cards on the table. they have agreed to build a resort casino. political reporter pat warren reports, there are still a number of hurdles 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 developer met with governor o'malley today. >> that market and the possibility of attracting people to a resort destination who are coming to visit washington makes it a very exciting proposal. >> reporter: exciting but illegal. first, state law doesn't allow a casino at that location. it also restricts the video to lottery terminals, including
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these computer-generated card games. this work group, appointed by the governor is expected to make recommending as 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 the people have seen that the sky hasn't fallen. and that the opening of the location. 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 arguments. >> 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.
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>> the governor is committed to calling a special session. including changes that would have to get voter approval in november. the unemployment line is growing in maryland. the labor department says local employers cut 7500 jobs in may. bringing maryland's unemployment to 6.8%. but that still below the national rate, which is 8%. tonight, nik wallenda attempts to tight-rope walk his way into history books, crossing over niagara falls on a two-inch wire. randall pinkston speaks to nick nik wallenda before has stunt. >> reporter: world famous daredevil nik wallenda is about to try to walk a tightrope, 1800 feet across niagara falls on a two-inch cable, 200 feet above the churning waters of the niagara gorge. >> what will be for you the most significant moment of your walk across the falls?
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>> well, there's two points. it's the moment i step food 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 1978. the network televising tonight's act is requiring wallenda to wear a safety harness. our cameras caught him rerigging it with a show biz version of duct tape. >> reporter: wallenda said he doesn't want to use the device, but promises he won't ditch it unless it interferes with his balance. >> do you think wearing a harness will detract from the event? >> no. it's very risky. it's still one tremendous daredevil activity. tethered or not. >> reporter: an estimated 120,000 spectators will be watching wallenda's thrilling high-wire walk. wallenda will wear a special pair of moccasins his mother made, and a waterproof suit, as he makes what he hopes to be a
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30- to 40-minute walk into history books. in niagara falls, new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay. last month, wallenda, you'll remember, practiced -- practiced over baltimore's inner harbor. much shorter. about 10 minutes. >> i also heard today, he will have to carry his passports. >> really? >> that could set his balance off. >> wow. that's pretty amazing. and looks a little breezy up there. the falls create their own wind there. >> and mist. looks like the weather so far is going to cooperate up there. 79. east winds at 5 here. they're going to be coming down. and the dew points way down. and the barometer on the way back up. looks like a great weekend. i'll have the forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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if you see bob turk anywhere, give him a big kiss on the cheek for the weather the past couple of days. >> i'm just the marriage, but thank you very much. it has been a fant achtdic week. really, just beautiful, comfortable weather. as you know, here in june, we can get up to the mid-90s. it can be humid and comfortable. thunderstorms. it's been just spectacular. take a look at temps now in the
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area. we're at 79. 70, ocean city. 72 in oakland. and 80 over in washington. and our normal high now is around 82. so temperatures very close to where they should be this time of year. so we're really having any extremes. the nights have been even cooler than average. dew points low at 53. and tonight, we'll get back into the upper 50s. many areas north and west of town. downtown, probably staying in the mid-60s overnight. 80 annapolis and also kent island. 76 in bel air. light east winds now. ask tonight, as the winds completely die down, skies clear, temperatures will be dropping back into the upper cysts -- upper 50s and low 60s by the water. and metropolitan area. another comfortable night. on the east coast, pretty clear skies. until you get down to georgia and the gulf coast. to the west of us, a front and an area of low pressure, sinking over eastern kansas. thunderstorm activity out there. the bulk of this is moving up toward the great lakes. really not going to impact us very much. except that flow from the
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southwest will begin to move in here. but not until tuesday and wednesday. next week. until then, just not a whole lot happening. as far as high pressure is concerned, dominating the eastern half of the country. that 19s pleasant-- means pleasant conditions. some of the clouds kind of rolling in from the north as you can see. but late this afternoon, this evening. just beginning to totally clear out. as you lose the energy from the sun. we'll start losing some of those clouds. so pleasant all weekend long, into next week. before some additional humidity begins to flow back into the region. so saturday and sunday and monday as well for sailabration. looks like just perfect weather. maybe clouds and a few wideily scattered showers to the west of us by early next week. but we should stay dry. we think until maybe the middle or end of next week. at this point. northeast winds, 5 to 10 knots. the bay temp, around the mid- 70s. tonight, clear and comfortable. again, upper 50s. some low 60s as i mentioned.
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tomorrow, lots of sun. just a few passing clouds. exactly, smack-dab normal. high. 82 degrees tomorrow. sunday, for father's day. the same kind of forecast. lots of sunshine. low 80s, comfortable mornings. and warm afternoons. >> and no humidity. >> we'll take checks right here. >> no, no. you get kisses. you don't get checks. well, as we have been reporting, thousands of people are flooding the inner harbor for the star-studded sailabration. downtown is packed with fun and people as we commemorate the bicentennial of the war of 1812. wjz has complete coverage of the sailabration. jessica kartalija reports from the inner harbor. >> reporter: good evening, everyone. as sailabration continues, there are visit oshes in from around the world. and many of those visitors are helping baltimore city and their children. mike schuh reports from fells point. >> reporter: away from all the festivities.
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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. what better way than helping out a program that wants to help kids. >> reporter: up front, operation scrape and paint. >> effective, air force. and some cadets. we're just out to help. >> 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 are in middle school. and the amazing thing always about the service men and women is how kind they are.
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how willing they are to befriend our kids. which we're so deeply appreciative for. >> reporter: that was mike schuh reporting. now, in addition to living classrooms, the military has also scheduled other opportunities for their members to volunteer in other cities. jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. and make sure to join us monday morning at 11:00. for a live, star-spangled sailabration special. with jessica and mary bubala. police discover a body near a fugitive new york doctor's home. is the man responsible for the hospital shooting? oh, my god, oh, my god. you know, i just couldn't believe it. in shock. >> a garbage truck slams into a home in california. find out what caused the crash. and our complete coverage of of sale bration continues. wjz goes along with the blue angels.
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it is 6:29. 79 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. as firefighters in northern colorado made progress battling the huge wildfire, the names keep spreading to other areas. and that means more evacuations. rick sallinger reports for wjz, 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 minutes to get out. >> those are near my house right now. . >> officials know their work is far from over. >> our plan is to work with this fire on a phased term, and move on its terms. and we'll keep up with it. and that may mean we're doing this for days. >> what did you learn?
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>> we just found out, every day -- 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. honestly, we're still there. >> reporter: but cherie says she knows the shifting winds means her home is still in danger, for weeks and possibly months to come. >> reporter: yesterday, president obama signed off on legislation, adding seven large tanker planes to the nation's firefighting arsenal. >> police discover the body of a man linked to a home shooting in buffalo. >> authorities found a body believed to be dr. timothy jordan today, near his home. the person died of a self- inflicted gunshot. police launched a nation wide man hunt for the 49-year-old wednesday after a hospital administrative assistant was shot and killed at the erie county medical center. friends of jordan say he appeared to become obsessed over the breakup.
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>> jordan's colleagues say jordan had been acting strangely in recent months avoiding eye contact and basic communication. jurors in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial are getting a three-day weekend. yesterday, the prosecution called the last of eight accusers to the stand. each testifying that the former penn state coach abused them. sandusky's lawyers will begin calling their witnesses monday. sandusky himself, who has pleaded not guilty, may take the stand. the jet blue pilot, accused of having a midair meltdown will staw stand trial. today, a captain ruled captain clayton osbun is mentally competent. osbun was flying from new york to las vegas in march, when passengers say he started shouting oshscennities and that there was a bomb on board. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. mitt romney is setting out on a cross country bus tour. the republican is working to win over undecided voters in
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states that went for president obama four years ago. >> reporter: mitt romney began his every town counts bus tour, where he started his campaign last june. new hampshire is the first of six states, where the republican white house hopeful will make stops in small 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 he's going to destroy our country. >> reporter: all the states romney is visits on -- 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.
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>> 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 raffle, 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 computer -- future, by repeating mistakes of the past. >> reporter: pennsylvania is the next stop on romney's bus tour. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and remember, wjz, will bring you complete coverage of campaign 2012, with the latest on the candidates and the issues on air at wjz.com. new allegations of inappropriate, even criminal behavior, are rocking the secret service tonight. the new information released under the freedom of information act, involves prostitutes, leaks of sensitive
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information and illegal wire taps. in all, there are 229 pages, much of it censured. the white house is investigating. all of it dates back to 1974. big crowds enjoying ships from around the globe at baltimore's inner harbor. as part of the sailabration. but another big part is in disguise. in complete coverage, live with rochelle ritchie who has more on the spectacular blue angels. rochelle? >> reporter: well, denise, it was a thrilling and much appreciated experience. and i can tell you that the blue angels are very excited to be here in baltimore. and while i didn't get an opportunity to see their show just yet, i definitely felt it. >> reporter: with cell phone cameras snapping away, spectators like kyle think blue angels is an honor. >> 1959. kind of cool seeing here. >> even more of an honor, flying with the men and women who defend our country.
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captain don hecker. 130 aircraft. intense speeds. oh. and motion sickness. >> 1500 feet. and eventually, 375 miles per hour. the wild ride took us across the baltimore skies at more than 200 miles per hour from martin state airport to the inner harbor. at times, we lost gravity, knocking everyone off their feet. [ laughter ] >> while the twists and turns are eye-catching, staff sergeant kevin sanchez says it's more than just a show. the maneuvers can be a matter of life and death. >> that's what we're designed for. we show the capabilities that this aircraft can do, going in and out of hostile environments. and that's basically what we do for the demonstrations. >> that was definitely a lot of fun for everyone on board.
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and you can see the blue angels tomorrow. for now, we're live in -- on television hill. rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> brain a little scrambled, is it, rochelle? >> yes, i still am. >> i can totally, totally imagine. good for you, though. >> thank you. make sure to join us at 11:00 a.m., for a live, star- spangled sailabration. hosted by bob schieffer, along with jessica kartalija and. in tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. find out what hurdles the state still needs to clear. many of the sailors in town this week. taking time out to participate in various service projects around the city. and complete coverage of the red hot orioles as they take their streak to atlanta. remember to look for the updated forecast, wjz's first warning weather team. well, still to come on wjz's eyewitness news.
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school fight. what caused these mothers to brawl at a preschool graduation. a blind anchorman. how he's delivering the news and inspiration in south korea. bob turk. the first warning weather center. great weather on tap all weekend long. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a runaway garbage truck crashes into a home lydia was getting ready to celebrate her daughter's graduation when this truck plowed through and hit her home. it also left her neighbors in the dark. >> something hit my house. i didn't know what it was at that point. it hit the front wall of my house. and the wall started collapsing. >> amazingly, no one was hurt.
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all caught on tape. children are. los angeles school police are investigating the incident. and the note has been sent home to parents. students hold a candlelight vigil. someway spoke at the service. three people, including two auburn players were killed. a blind man reads the news in south korea. you're watching lee chang huh. he was recruited by the state- run broadcast last year.
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they hired an assistant to help out. they also invested in braille equipment that he uses to read the news. today, president obama gave 800,000 illegal immigrants permission to leave the u.s. who gets to stay in that's tonight on the cbs evening news. thanks, scott. that's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,
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another warm, sunny beautiful day in maryland. bob has the answer in your updated forecast. bob? >> looks really good. tomorrow morning, temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. eventually by the afternoon, again, upper 70s to about 80, 81. maybe 82 in some spots. same thing for sunday and monday. sailabration. look at those nighttime lows. upper 50s. it begins to warm up on tuesday. 87. and back up to 90. humidity, coming back by the middle of next week. ocean city. pleasantly cool. 72. and 74. a lot of sunshine. water temperature, a chilly 67 degrees.
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vic? >> even heard the surf there, bob. and nancy o'dell has more from hollywood. coming up on entertainment tonight our special report on exwives. well, they all could be feeling a little nervous right now. that's because their exes have banded together for a revealing new reality show. >> meet shary, jessica and andrea. they're the stars of the new reality series, hollywood exit. >> what is the biggest misconception about hollywood exwives. >> gold diggers. >> with me, i think a lot of people never really heard my voice. >> so they're seeing me, who i am, who i really am. >> nicole was married to eddie murphy for nearly 13 years.
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charise flacher was once charise mans. >> the commonlyity was that we were all -- commonnallity was that we were all married to famous men. >> she was married to prince for a few years. >> they think we're going to bash them. it's not about that. it's moving on. it's my strug -- struggles from before, during and after my marriage. >> and also tonight, the worst celebrity divorces of all time. and the star's worst forgotten marriages. that and more coming up on entertainment tonight. >> you can see that here on wjz. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the orioles take their streak on the road to atlanta tonight. who are some of these anonymous o's, helping the team in the race for first place? mark is next in sports. ,,,,,,,,
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it's nice to be this close to the yankees. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> they're in this part of the schedule, where they're playing national league teams. and that does continue tonight. the o's are in atlanta. starting a series with the braves. and tonight's starting lineup for the o's, is another indication of their versatility.
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chris davis is playing right field. the o's have used eight different left fielders. he's a guy the o's claim from the yankees' minor league system. he is making an impact with the o's. last night, pierce hit his first orioles home run. he drove in five runs and ended up up a 12-6 orioles win. they've won five in a row. with guys like steve pierce, relatively unknown. but filling in and certainly making a difference. i know if i can stay healthy, i can produce at this level. for me, it's always been a fact of just staying healthy. >> we knew that when we broke camp that we were going to have a bunch of different guys step up. there's a lot of versatility in the players. >> and that's working so far.
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adam jones has been rock solid in center. he's played all 63 games out there. jones in the starting lineup. in center field again tonight. and brian matusz is the starting pitcher tonight. he was supposed to start here in baltimore, two nights ago. but he was moved to this game, after he injured his nose during batting practice. he's fine now. atlanta starter is right-hander tommy hanson. while the o's have won 5 in a row. the braves, well, they've lost four in a row. first pitch, 7:35 at turner field. and you can see that game on masn 2. they play three in atlanta. and this reminder, masn on wjz on sunday. see the birds and the braves here. while the o's season begins to heat up, the ravens now have time to chill out. they have gathered for off- season workouts. while their work is done for now, at least in the formal sense it is.
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no more mini camps or organized activity. many players will still work with players and study their play pooks. especially the rookies. the next month or so is a football player's last chance to relax. but they leave with high expectations from this guy. >> nutrition is a big part of it. rest recovery, training, studying football. you know, get with your families, absolutely. get refreshed a little bit mentally. all of those things. >> now, training camp will kick off july 25th. at the team facility in owings mills. but there will be workouts outside of the team facility that will be open to the public. in basketball, lebron james and the miami heat tangling with oklahoma city in the nba final. there's chubaca. denying king james in game 2. dwyane wade, rallies the troops in the second half of game 2. 21 points for wade. james with another big game. he scored 22. miami prevails in oklahoma
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don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's another episode of blue bloods. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. finally tonight, a furniture company's new invention could save you added trouble in the morning. it is called the smart bed. and it actually makes itself. take a look. a mechanical arm guides the covers up, while the pillows are pulled in to place. the whole thing takes about 50 seconds. there's also a safety feature built in to ensure that it can be activated while a person is in the bed. i'm sorry. that is the height of laziness.
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okay. there's plenty of monkey business at a zoo in kansas, when this baby befriends a chimpanzee. the 6-month-old boy caught the attention of a 2-year-old chimp. then they started mimicking each other through the glass. the boy's mother said the chimp got sad when they left. so they plan on visiting their friend again soon. [ laughter ] >> the little boy knows what's going on, too. >> kissing. kissing through the glass. that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm vic carter. and for bob and for america, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching, maryland's news station. there is much more ahead on the cbs eaching news with scott pelley -- eaching news with scott pelley -- evening news >> pelley: tonight, president obama stops deportations of young illegal immigrants. it's a sweeping change, bypassing congress.
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>> that's the right thing to do. >> pelley: norah o'donnell and ben tracy on the policy and the lives it will change. special coverage of the european financial crisis that threatens the u.s. recovery. >> this is an exceptionally grave moment for the whole world economy. >> pelley: britain prepares for the worst. reports from clarissa ward in greece and mark phillips in germany. fire running wild, threatening more colorado homes. >> we knew the risks. but the area's beautiful. >> pelley: and steve hartman "on the road" with a father's pride and joy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. with scott pelley reporting tonight from london. >> pelley: good evening. with the stroke of a pen today president obama gave 800,000 illegal immigrants permission to live in the united states without fear of deportation. it is a
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