roger clemens not guilty on all charges. >> my family, again just like i told them just a few minutes ago it's been a hard five years. and they've been great behind dad and supporting dad. >> reporter: the former star pitcher was accused of lying to congress and faced counts in 2008. clemens testified under oath that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> let me be clear, i've never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: the government charged him with lying and used clemens former trainer bryan mcnamey to make his case. mcnamer testified that he injected clemens. jurors saw a needle mcnamey said he used and saveed in a beer can for more than six years.

the defense questioned mcnamey and his wife contradicted the testimony several times. mcnamey told jurors the star pitcher was present. the verdict came in the government's second attempt to convict clemens, a mistrial was declared last july after prosecutors showed jurors evidence the judge declared unadmissible. clemens could have gotten as much as 30 years in prison instead he is headed home with his family. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. clemens won 354 games and a record seven cy young awards during his 10 year career. another developing story to tell you about right now. just moments ago the city council passes a controversial plan to hike the bottle tax in baltimore. the tax would repair baltimore's crumbling schools. wjz is live, mike hellgren has more on how much the people

will pay. >> reporter: these bottles will cost you about $1.20 for a case of water. about $1.20 more. it passed without discussion, the majority said yes. baltimore's city council passed a 150% increase on the tax on most bottled beverages. the money will go to repair run down schools. >> i agree that the schools need repair. but on backs of what industry. >> reporter: santoni says he's still working with city leaders for alternate proposals but believes minds are made up. >> it's a real shame the way city hall operating, what the mayor wants, she's going to get. >> reporter: for mr. santoni it comes down to jobs he says he's already lost eight of them and he worries what other merchants will be going through. the tax would jump from 2-cents to 5-cents taking effect on july 13. some of his customers are split on whether it's a good or raw

deal. >> i save my pennys and pennys do add up quickly. if i have to i can always go to the county where they don't have a tax. >> the -- for the children, everything is worth it. everything is needed. >> it's impossible for us to compete with the rest of the state and learn when you have to deal with those kind of conditions every day. >> reporter: what's always been at the heart of the controversy cy, where -- controversy, where the money will come from to flip the bill. those with 10% juice and containers larger than 2 liters will be exempt. reporting live, mike hellgren wjz eyewitness news. the original 2-cent tax is set to expire next year. the new one is expected to raise $10 million. the star spangled celebration has wound into a

close. it's a big day in america and maryland's history. exactly 200 years ago president madison declared war beginning the war of 1812. jessica kartalija with more on the ceremony to congressmen rate the war of 1812. >> reporter: i don't know what i'm going to talk about after the ships leave town, it has been so exciting out here. earlier me and mary were at fort mchenry for a special celebration commemorating the war of 1812. a ceremony marking 200 years to the day since the start of the war of 1812. >> this is our story. this is a story worthy of a great people. and this is the story that we will tell together. >> reporter: at fort mchenry, maryland's top brass marked two centuries of friendship between the u.s., britain and canada. >> for the first time ever, the ambassador of canada and the

ambassador of the united kingdom came here to attest for peace, to reattest the close binds that bind our three countries together. >> you can fight battles, you can win wars, you can become allies but democracy is our greatest tribute. >> reporter: the morgan state choir performs the star spangled banner. >> it's cool that we get to participate in such a big part of maryland because the war of 1812 was here in maryland and we go to morgan which is a maryland state university. >> reporter: a reminder of the historic battle that took place. >> i'm very patriotic, i love fort mchenry, i love the his -- history of this area. >> reporter: this also marks the last day that people can tour the tall ships before tomorrow's departure. >> it's like having the fourth of july, new year's day and flag day all in one big weekend. it's going to take a long time

to come down from this. >> reporter: you got to love vic as our photographer eric says, pomp, circumstance and a whole lot of valley out here. guys back to you on tv hill. >> jessica, i was down there this weekend it was a really beautiful weekend for people to be out and about. and dignitaries from england and canada also attended today's event. rochelle richie is here to explain why jerry rodiono is suing. >> reporter: he is suing to collect on a travel insurance policy he took out in gardener's name. jiordano says an insurance

company owes him $3.5 million under a policy purchased before the pair traveled to aruba last summer. jiordano was detained after gardener vanished after the vacation. a judge ordered him released because of a lack of evidence. now jiordano says gardener is presumed dead and he is owed his policy. >> reporter: lawyers for jerry sandusky are trying to show jurors a different side of the man accused of sexually abusing children. first up on the witness stand for the defense, former penn state assistant dick anderson. he said he and other coaches were sometimes around when he sandusky brought young boys into the showers at penn state.

he testified he didn't consider it inappropriate. a lawyer for one of the accusers says it doesn't seem like a strong defense to him. >> to persuade someone that what mr. sandusky did was right by trying to establish that well people shower all the time, i don't think takes you very far. >> reporter: sandusky is charged with 51 counts of sexually abusing 10 boys on penn state's campus and his home. he met most of his accusers through his charity for at risk children. the judge told jurors it looks like the defense and prosecution will have everything wrapped up by wednesday with closing argumenting and jury deliberations starting thursday. the defense may call sandusky's wife dotty and members of joe paterno's family and one of the last to testify could be sandusky himself. >> the lawyer has to see where things stand as things progress. >> reporter: the prosecution wrapped up its case with one final witness, the mother of a boy sandusky is accused of raping. he testified her son had

behavior problems after spending time with sandusky. she also said her son's understood wear would frequently be missing when she did laundry. manuel gallegus. >> the state dropped one of the counts against sandusky this morning. baltimore has a plan to crack down on -- the city will strip dozens of liquor stores of their license. the city wide rezoning effort will force stores to move close or change what they sell. in most cases stores will have to stop selling alcohol within two years. city leaders hope this will help curb violence. at issue hundreds of thousands of the dollars spent on new phones. adam may reports on this unusual dispute between city leaders. >> reporter: for years baltimore has been in a budget crunch that's why comptroller

joan pratt is furious over what she calls unauthorized purchase of new phones at city hall. >> i want to talk to the mayor one on one. we were supposed to have a meeting today at 2:00, she cancelled. so i thought i had to let the mayor know. >> she said we spent $700,000 on phones specifically. that did not happen. now she just held a press conference, you should have been asking her quite frankly why what she said didn't jive with the actual facts. >> reporter: the mayor has launched a probe over this controversial purchase. the mayor's office also said they're plan will save taxpayers money over the long run. but as you can see here both sides in a heated argument. >> lots of questions adam. thank you. there's no time line on how

long the inwith in -- injury will take. the rain is over but plenty of clouds do remain. there's one of the ships out in the harbor. bob turk is in the weather service with the updated forecast. >> officially today the airport had .03 of an inch. some areas .05 or .06 but it was a little damp for quite a while. in the mountains of west virginia thundershower activity out there. they will not impact the baltimore or washington area. the way they're moving and dying out, do not expect them to last too long. this is the warmest it's been all day, 70 degrees. 67 ocean city and 72 out in oakland. but big change coming as high pressure moves off the east coast. here comes heat and humidity to boot. so we've got some hot and uncomfortable days. at least three or four days this week, mary. >> bob, thank you.

new details tonight on the very rare sea creature pulled from the waters off ocean city last week. take a look. this is a rare blue lobster. fished out of the atlantic about 60 miles off of ocean city. according to our media partner, it is named toby and will end up at the national aquarium in washington, d.c. so all folks can see them if they go down there. the odds of fishing a blue lobster are one in 2 million. >> we actually had another one recently. i don't know if it's the same one. but i've seen blue lobsters twice. >> we don't really have that many lobsters that come into our fishing area in maryland. >> by the time i only see them they are red. >> that's right with hot butter to boot. coming up tonight, talking

in code. the jailhouse calls from george zimmerman to his wife. the impact it may cause. they may just be passing through. how best to keep them moving along, that story as eyewitness news continues. >> i'm rochelle richie where a man and two dogs are dead after a house fire. we'll tell you how firefighters say it could have been avoided coming up. get ready for warmer temperatures, stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is mostly cloudy, 70 degrees in central maryland. the complete forewarning weather forecast is coming up. the investigation continues into the cause of a deadly east baltimore fire that claimed the life of a man and his two beloved family pets. wjz is live, rochelle richie with the second deadly fire in the state. >> reporter: make sure you have a properly working smoke detector in your home. tonight a family has become the tragic example of what happens when a fire starts and there is no warning. baltimore city firefighters are still trying to determine what caused this home on east bourn avenue to go up in flames and why a smoke detector was not inside the home. >> a smoke alarm provides an early warning signal to allow you and your family to get out

of that home. >> reporter: firefighters arrived within minutes and found thick black smoke and flames spewing out of the roof of the home. but the fire had already turned fatal. >> i performed the rapid attack to suppress the fire. the firefighters performed search and rescue operations. bruce wagner died along with two dogs near by neighbors stunned. >> this is sad, sad. i mean, i really feel bad for them. >> reporter: mechanic tad has lived across the street from his neighbor for three years and says he cannot understand why they did not have a fire detector. >> the police department comes around here every year. they smoke at every door and they give you a free smoke detector. >> reporter: the fire inside their wood framed home was spewing. tad says his window was open and he could smell there was a

problem. >> it was like something off a movie. >> reporter: chief cartwright says your chances of dying in a house fire increase because of one small device. a smoke detector. >> the difference of having a smoke alarm and not having a smoke alarm is simply, life and death. >> reporter: the damages to the home are estimated at $30,000. rochelle richie. >> wjz will bring you the cause of the fire once investigators determine it. the parks service is making a closure to protect nesting crow birds. the shore birds are usually disturbed by humans and the coast their only nesting site in maryland. the close sure will continue for four weeks. bear sightings may have peeked recently.

alex demetrick reports there are ways to ensure bears and people do not cross paths. >> reporter: a growing black bear population has pushed males out of the woods. >> this is him leaving, going back into the woods. >> it'll travel 12 or more mile and will travel as much as 1,200 miles to reach find territory. >> 99% of the time it's just passing through. >> reporter: a bear seen in carroll and baltimore county is likely doing just that. biologists think it strayed from pennsylvania. >> to limit contact with bears limit food sources. keep food locked inside a garage or shed, remove pet

food, and keep bar-be-qu es clear. >> waking up in the morning and seeing my bird feeding destroyed, he got into my trash can. >> reporter: in many cases like this bear tranquilized four years ago sometimes they get too close. >> one of the worse case scenarios, it's hit by an automobile. then you have an injured bear in close proximity with far too many people. >> reporter: with this bear it ended with a nap and back to the woods. in other cases they find their own way. even with the introduction of hunting during the past decade. growing bear populations and shrinking habitat will mean more bears passing through in the future. >> we were all just talking about the wildlife that has passed through all of our neighborhoods. we see lots of deer and lots of fox. >> right here on tv hill. let's keep the bear away. >> yeah. >> let's take a look at temps and conditions. beautiful afternoon as far as cool temperatures are

concerned. only 70. that's as high as we got today. enjoy these temps because they're not going to last a whole lot longer. the barometer holding steady, we'll come back and take a look at some serious heat for the next few days, right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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the start of summer and bob says it's going to get warmer, warmer, warmer. >> it's going to feel like the end of july by the end of the week. summer arrives wednesday evening. at that time i predict the temperature to be 89 or 90 degrees. haven't seen that for a while. the last week has been so perfect and so comfortable so get ready for a shock. be sure your ac is working, filter is clean that sort of stuff. we're at a very pleasant 70, 70 in cumberland. 67 ocean city. and 66 up in haguerstown. out to the west of us, 300 miles temperatures today were near 90 degrees. that will be approaching our region in the next few days. winds five, six, seven, 8 miles per hour. that will allow the heat to come in today. the rain caused by really a warm front developing, particularly in the upper

levels of the atmosphere. clouds created shower activity this morning. late this afternoon a few thunderstorms across west virginia and western pennsylvania. all that is moving southwest of the region and it's dying out. there's another big area of showers. we'll see clouds from time to time. it's possible north and west. a shower can still develop late tonight into tomorrow morning. but generally what's happening is the higher pressure that gave us the beautiful high temps is now moving offshore and is allowing the heat and humidity to move. the hottest days this week, mid- 90s, upper 90s with humid conditions. it's going to feel like 100 days for a couple of days. south winds of the day, five to 10 knots and bay temps around 74. tomorrow sun and a few clouds, temperatures back up to 87 which is about four or 5

degrees above average. then even warmer wednesday and thursday hot and humid. going to feel like over 100. so just get ready far that. >> we will try, bob, thanks. still to come on wjz news. >> celebration brings record numbers to the baltimore water taxi the story coming up here on wjz. >> we have been living in 28 years in lies lying to my friends and family. >> disappearing into the night, an air force airman vanishes decades ago, why he finally resurfaced and where he's been this entire time. >> what happened to him kicked of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is just before 6:30, 70 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening everyone and thanks for staying with wjz. controversy swirling around george zimmerman. jailhouse phone calls reveal zimmerman and his wife were misleading about their financial situation. >> reporter: prosecutors say jailhouse phone calls between

george zimmerman and his wife shellie showed the couple knew they had raised more than $100,000 for his own defense. >> in my account. how close am i? >> there's $8. >> total everything, how much are we looking at? >> like $155. >> okay good. >> reporter: the calls also detail how zimmerman instructed his wife to transfer money between bank accounts. zimmerman claims the shooting of the unarmed teenager was self-defense. zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond in april. several days after the calls took place. at his bond hearing his wife shellie testified the couple was broke. she is now facing perjury charges and zimmerman's bail was revoked. zimmerman can also be heard in the phone calls asking his wife to buy bullet-proof vests for both of them and his attorney.

>> you are going to get three right. >> three, yeah. >> one for me, one for you and one for mark. >> reporter: the calls could play a crucial role in zimmerman's bond hearing next week. >> in another call shellie zimmerman said the money being raised was also being used to pay the couples bills. it could be weeks before we know what caused the death of rodney king. >> reporter: rodney king was found dead in his swimming pool yesterday. the autopsy to determine how he died began today but results are weeks away. the brutal beating of king by los angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after four of the officers were acquitted. police say his body was found by his girlfriend at the bottom of the pool. there were no preliminary signs of foul play and no obvious

injuries on king's body. police are conducting the investigation and toxicology reports will be back in a few weeks. mary. >> rochelle thank you. nearly a year after the l.a. riots. search of the officers were charged and convicted. bond was set at $850,000 for 26-year-old steven mcdaniel and lawyers say it's higher than his family can afford and it's like denying bond. prosecutors say mcdaniel killed gilling in an atlanta area apartment building they both lived in. a mother drowns while trying to save her toddler. police say the woman, her husband and the young children were fishing in the popular neck bridge when the child fell into the water. both jumped in but the current pulled the woman who could not swim away. the child was rescued.

firefighters are fighting increasing fire conditions. hot dry weather along with gusty winds. spewing the fire that's already burned 91 square miles in colorado. at least 181 homes haven been detroyed. the most in the state's history. fires are also raging in wyoming, california, nevada, new mexico, arizona and nebraska. the weather is expected to hamper rescue efforts. david hilmer had been hiding in plain sight for decades. michelle miller reports he had been living in sweden under an assumed name. >> reporter: for 20 years, david hilmer harbored a secret. his family did not know where his was and his wife did not

know who he really was. he fled his postin oxford germany in 1984 apparently distrout over president reagan's policies. >> i started feeling pretty bad. i slept poorly and started fainting. eventually i asked for a discharge. >> reporter: when his request was denied, he vanished without a trace. his family feared the worse. >> i personally believed he had committed suicide. he had depression issues back then. >> reporter: but helmer was not dead he was actually alive and well. having hitchhiked to stockholm sweden. a journey of over 1,000 miles. as he told the swedish newspaper, he took on a fake name, got married, fathered three children and even got a

job with the swedish government. >> i just waited for until i would get caught. >> reporter: by coming forward so publicly now, hemler hopes his wife and children will not be caught off guard if he is ever arrested. for now though, he is safe in sweden which won't extradite him to the u.s. michelle miller, in new york. >> he hopes to return to the united states soon but the air force says as soon as he leaves sweden he will be taken into custody. >> reporter: good evening there's been plenty to see out here at the harbor. the best view may be from the water taxi and as ron max reports they had record crowds. >> reporter: tall ships and

sunshine brought people to the star spangled celebration. thousands got around on the water. >> getting around for the water taxi he's taking us to see some ships. >> reporter: the baltimore water taxies carries five times as many passengers as on a normal weekend. >> we capped our ticket sales at 500 passengers per day. >> reporter: even today folks were talking water taxi. >> we were thinking about driving around, but the water taxi is a nice straight shot. >> reporter: this family came to town from virginia. >> you're going to be on the water taxi soon. >> are you excited? have you ever been on a water taxi before? >> no. >> reporter: we've experienced long lines and significant waiting periods and did our absolute best to move everyone as quickly as we possibly

could. >> reporter: but nearly everyone says worth the wait. >> it's been an amazing event. we're working down here although very distracting, we're not getting much done. >> it's been a wonderful distraction though. >> reporter: ron max. >> reporter: officials say that they've carried 21,000 passengers on water taxies. jessica kartalija. the water taxi runs from may to september. you know you and i were talking last week that's probably the best way to get around and see the boats. >> it was like coveted seating. also for blue angels. if you just happened to time it right or saturday and sunday. still to come tonight, what ozzy osborune's son revealed

about his health. >> first on the weather center, summer will bring heat and human mid-ty -- humidity. we'll have the latest. >> the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. log on to wjz.com for the updated forecast and news. 3w4r57 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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investigators are trying to figure out what led to a deadly crash in texas. authorities say three family members including a 3-year-old boy died when the glider crashed into a field in southeast texas. the faa says the glider went into a nose dive and didn't recover. the aircraft was registered to the greater houston soaring association. another crash in georgia. apparently a small plane was landing when it traveled 100 feet off the roadway. not clear if there was a mechanical problem. a hazmat team was called to the scene because it was leaking jet fuel. three people were taken to the hospital. officials are in mexico for

the g20 summit. >> reporter: president obama sat down with the president of mexico who is hosting the g20 summit. the economy is the top issue with world leaders trying to find a fix for europe's debt crisis. >> so that the economy grows the situation stabilizing. >> reporter: spain and italy are still in serious debt and threatening to throw the entire continent into financial chaos. g20 nations are looking at how much it will cost to bail out those countries. >> reporter: president obama is pushing european nations to take bolder steps so they can avoid an economic melt down. the president knows a crisis over there would weaken the economy here. >> now is the time as we've discussed to make sure that all of us join to do what's necessary to stabilize the world financial system.

>> reporter: president obama also used the summit to meet with russian president putin. relations between the two countries are strained over the uprising in syria. the u.s. openly criticized the russians for selling weapons to the syrian government which continues to attack its own people. but the g20 leaders are keeping their focus on the global economy, working in front of the cameras and behind the scenes to broker a deal that will bring stability to europe. in washington, danielle nottingham. wjz eyewitness news. >> president oe -- obama is also meeting with the syrian chancellor. former reality star jack osbourne says he was diagnosed

with multiple sclerosis. earlier diagnosis may mean a better out come for him. a dog stays loyal to its owner even in the face of dangerrer. a bear attacked a homeowner after she opened the door to let her dog out. she fell to the ground but the canine jumped into action fending off the bear. the dog walked away without any serious injuries while the woman only suffered minor cuts and bruises. >> and here is a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,

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rain is cleared out leaving behind clouds only this monday evening. how is the rest of the week looking? bob is in the weather center. >> i think you will probably like today better than the rest of the week unless you really like hot weather. let's take a look at tomorrow's forecast, getting back into the 80s. which runs about 4 degrees above average. it's going to feel a little more humid than it has recently because it's been so cool and

pleasant. the next five days, wednesday back up to the mid-90s. chance of a thundershower some places late thursday but up to 96. it does drop a little bit for friday 91, and not too bad a week and a little bit drier. 89, 94 on friday. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. the o's are riding the power of pitching during a hot streak. >> mark has the latest on the o's as they prepare to play tonight next in sports. ,,,, i'll have the $4 everyday value slam with... bacon.

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mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> orioles are in town and they get a lesson on watch what you eat when out of town. the birds nearly lost their starting pitcher to food poisoning. jake arrietta became severely ill in atlanta yesterday. his status for tonight was in

question but after rest and medication he says he's okay. he will pitch. it has been pitching that's carried the o's to the last two victories. jason hammel through a 1-0u9 shut out. hammel watched from the dug out as his teammate chin pitched yesterday. the rookie right hander from taiwan went seven innings did not allow a run. and now they head with 20 straight scoreless innings. arietta is trying to keep that streak going. says he's okay after yesterday's illness. you can see that game on masn. an update on all star

voting. adam jones moving up in the polls. up to fourth among votes received among american league outfielders. he needs to reach the top three to be named a starter. it's been seven years since a player received enough votes to have the o's in the game. the nfl is battling players over their roll in a scandal. today he and his lawyer attended an appeal's hearing with league commissioner roger gudel who presented 200 pages of e-mails, power point presentations and handwritten notes all detailing the players

portion players -- participation in the illegal bounty program. >> roger gudel has taken three months to tarnish what i've built over eight years of my career. it's tough to swallow knowing that from here on out no matter where i'll go i'll be forever linked to a bounty gate that's simply not true. >> we're not willing to participate in that sham. the commissioner had obligations as far as we're concerned until the procedures are over. >> vilmer is one of several players who had appeals today. we have not heard the last of this one. strong words from the players union. >> definitely. >> thanks, mark. >> stay with us we'll be right

back. >> coming up president obama and putin met today. >> plus she gave up her freedom for 15 years now she's a hero. coming up on the cbs evening news. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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it is the best of sitcoms all night culminating with two and a half men. this father's day was extra special for some families in minnesota after spending a year in afghanistan, 12 members of the national tkpard were reunited with their families saturday -- national guard were reunited with their families. nine of the returning soldiers are fathers. after returning from overseas they'll have a lot of time to cut up at home and reunite with their family. >> that's it for us tonight. >> thanks for watching wjz maryland's news station. don't go away because there's much more ahead with the cbs evening news with scott pelley. we now take you to new york and the cbs evening news with scott pelley, we invite you ,, >> pelley: tonight, the government strikes out. former pitching ace roger clemens beats the charges that

he lied to congress. bob orr is covering. >> again, i appreciate my teammates that came in and all the e-mails and phone calls. >> pelley: there was no hidingñc relations as presidents obama and putin meet at the g-20 summit. norah o'donnell is there. dry, windy weather is fueling that huge colorado wildfire, putting more homes at risk. barry petersen is on the scene. and in a rare interview, nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi with her struggle to free a nation. when will you know that burma is free? >> when the people in burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free. this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, roger clemens walks. late today a federal jury in washington found the former star pitcher not guilty o