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wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. not guilty. one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history is cleared of lying to congress about steroids. >> a i put a lot of hard work into that career. >> his biggest win is in the courtroom as he gets a shut out against the federal government. [ cheering and applause ] hello, everyone. here's what people are talking about tonight. one of the most accomplished pitchers of all time gets to keep his honor as a jury decides he didn't lie about performance enhancing drugs. we have his emotional reaction to the verdict. >> reporter: a small crowd of supporters applauded roger clemons after a jury found him not guilty on all charges. he briefly broke down outside

the court as he talked about his long pitching career. >> woo. i put a lot of hard work into that career. >> reporter: he was accused of lying to congress and faced six separate criminal accounts from his appearance on capitol hill in 2008. he testified that he did not use performance enhancing drugs. >> i have never taken steroids or hgh. >> reporter: the government charged him with lying and used his former trainer to make its case. he testified he injected clemons with steroids and hgh beginning in 1998. the defense repeatedly questioned his credibility. clemons never took the stand, but his wife did. he told the court that he injected her with hgh without her husband's knowledge.

>> my family, it's been a hard five years. they've been great behind dad and supporting dad. >> reporter: the verdict came in the government's second attempt to convict clemons. prosecutors showed evidence the judge declared inadmissible. clemons could have gotten as much as 30 years in prison. instead, he is headed home with his family. in washington for wjz eyewitness news. >> the u.s. attorney's office says it respects the jury's decision. jurors in pennsylvania are hearing jerry sandusky's side of the story. defense lawyers called several football coaches who said it's not unusual to shower with boys. he's accused of molesting 10 boys. the judge expects jurors to start deliberating by thursday. the man once expected in the disappearance of a maryland woman is suing to cash in on her insurance policy. he says they owe him $3.5

million. he bought the policy before going to aruba with robyn gardener. the insurance company told him he needs to wait at least a year before filing a claim. bottle tax gets the green light. the controversial measure to double the tax on bottlabled beverages is headed toward the mayor's desk. >> reporter: this means that some desperately needed help is on the way for crumbling baltimore city school, but that help comes at an expense. with little fanfare and majority support, city council members vote to increase the bottle tax, the jump more than doubled from 2-cents to 5-cents and takes effect in july 2013. it will raise $10 million allowing the city to leverage $3,006,000,000 in bonds. that money would help

dilapidated city schools. >> the tax that we put together is a great step forward in making sure that the conditions of our schools match the quality of the kids that go there. >> reporter: opponents say it's a money grab that will cost jobs and hurt local grocery stores. >> customers that we have, they read and they have cars. they have transportation. they will go to the county where their dollar will take them further. >> reporter: this owner says he has 8 fewer employees because of the 2-cent bottle tax already in place. >> a drop in sales translates to loss in jobs in our industry. >> reporter: shoppers were also split on the controversial tax. >> taxes help pay for services. if we want services, we have to pay for them. >> i don't think we should be the ones that should have our drinks raised just to pay for it. >> reporter: so far, no formal date has been set for the mayor

to sign the new bottle tax bill. >> thank you. the bottle tax would not apply to milk, juice, or 2-liter containers. city firefighters identify the man when fire sweeps through his home. fire broke out in his home on east bourne avenue. the house did not have working smoke detectors. three businesses destroyed in a massive fire in 2010 will not rebuild. it gutted the park plaza building back in 2010. they are all moving to new locations. the building owner is working to bring other restaurants there as replacements. just 6 weeks left as baltimore's top cop says good-bye to the communities he serves. tonight, the commissioner makes his final neighborhood walk. we're live at police

headquarters. >> reporter: his community walk is indicative of how he put his stamp on city law enforcement. on what is likely his last community patrol, a north chester street resident says she gave the commissioner a hard time. >> if we don't stand for you saying you're doing a terrible job, if you can't come to a place and say that, then i'm not a very good police commissioner. >> i appreciate it. >> reporter: the residents have learned to appreciate police more. >> so proud to see that there are good people like the commissioner who are willing to help us. and boy do we need help. >> 2100 block. >> you gonna help her out with that? >> yes,sir. >> reporter: he maintains the best strategy is to target bad guys with guns and connect with the community. baltimore's homicide rate has been on a steady decline down

12% last year and registering 200 murders for the first time since 1978. >> good. good. not perfect. if someone gets their car stolen, i feel like that's my fault. a lot of guys and falls wearing this shield that feel this way. find somebody that feels like they're responsible for all of us. >> reporter: the commissioner has been asked to participate in the search for his successor. now back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. the commissioner's retirement becomes effective august 1st. prepare for delays tomorrow. both bridges will temporarily shut down in the afternoon while a cargo ship passes below the bridges. each crane is 170 feet tall and official are worried drivers

might be distracted. tall ships are on their way out of baltimore's port. the city says bon voyage to the successful star spangled celebration. >> reporter: 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: they mark 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 the attest to peace, to reaffirm the close bonds that bind our three countries to together. >> you can fight battles, win wars, and become allies, but

democracy is our greatest tribute. >> reporter: the morgan state choir performs the star spangled banner. >> it's cool we get to participate in such a big part of maryland. the war of 1812 was here in maryland. >> reporter: the ceremony a reminder of the historic battle that took place at ft mchenry. >> reporter: this marks the last full day visitors can tour the tall ships before tuesday's departure. >> it was like your birthday, new year's day, flag day all in one big weekend. it's going to take a long time to come down from this. >> reporter: tomorrow 40 tall ships with sail out of baltimore

city. >> and if you want to watch the ships parade out of the harbor, it's happening between 10:45 and 12:30. the message spray painted on the masterpiece and what's being done to fix the damaging. a startling discovery at a local beach resort. a maid stumbles across a body. the surprising discovery off the coast of ocean city and where he's headed next. we'll have the complete forecast coming up next. ♪

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it's cloudy, 69 degrees in central maryland. the complete forecast is coming up. several burning propane tanks burst into flames in arizona. at least two dozen fire trucks rushed to the scene while a plane also doused the fire. the air quality is being carefully monitored. no injuries were reported. police in delaware investigating what could be the town's first murder in almost 30 years. a housekeeper discovered a woman's body inside a motel room. officers have not classified it as a murder, but homicide

detectives are investigating. they released this picture of a person of interest in this case. the victim has not been identified. phone calls from inside the jailhouse could play a crucial role in the murder trial of george zimmerman. >> in my account, do i have at least $100? >> there's like $8. >> total, everything, how much are we looking at? >> like $155. >> he and his wife can be heard talking in code about the money. more than $100,000 raised for his defense. at his bond hearing, she testified the couple was broke. a new bond hearing is set for next week. a north carolina woman allegedly throws hot grease on to a group of people. police say the woman tossed the grease from a pot in her

apartment and walked away. the burn victims were rushed to the hospital. >> anybody who would do that to children, to an individual period couldn't be in their right mind. >> police arrested regina terry. she's facing assault with a deadly weapon. a man caught on camera defacing a masterpiece at a houston museum. a bullfighter killing a bull on top of the woman in a are red armchair. he has not been identified. they're working to repair the work. no word on what motivated the attack. a black bear attacks a woman in new hampshire. now she owes her life to her very brave pet dog. the bear showed up on her front step as she was letting the dog out. the bear lunged and clawed her

arm. new hampshire fish and game is investigating the attack. a group of maryland watermen make a rare catch. a lobster that is bright blue. it's become an overnight sensation and he's heading for a life of fame. >> reporter: a routine day on the water for the crew of potluck. when the day's catch is in, it is anything but routine. >> blue lobster. are. >> reporter: a rare bright blue lobster mixed in with its red and brown sisters. it's a genetic pigment that occurs in one of every 2 million lobsters. they knew they had something special. >> there we are. transporting the little guy. his tail is getting weak. >> reporter: the crew of the potluck brought the lobster from 100 miles off the ocean city coast all the way back to martin

fish company where he's become a celebrity overnight. >> blue lobster. holy cow. we're going to go stick him in the tank. >> hey, don't sell this guy, okay? >> reporter: now the crustacean is headed for the national aquarium in washington, d.c. >> people should see him. they don't even know they kept lobster here in maryland. >> reporter: his new life as a celebrity begins tomorrow. >> and believe it or not, the captain who caught toby said it's not the first blue lobster he's ever seen. he caught another one 9 years ago. very rare. >> 1 in 2 billion. unbelievable. good luck to that little lobster. let's take a look at the

temperatures with 69. we've been in the upper 60s most of the day. this will probably get a little higher tomorrow. humidity 70%. right now, 62 out in oakland and some showers earlier. 66 down in ocean city. 70 in washington. still pretty comfortable, not going to get really chilly tonight, but we'll get into the low to mid-60s. it did warm upcoming tomorrow. southeast winds giving us a bit of an ocean flow. tomorrow they shift to the south and southwest. that's going to bring in some much, much warmer air. today's high was only 78. the average is 84/63 and the record's 97 and 48, just two years apart. pretty amazing. look at the photos to our northwest, a lot of shower

activity this afternoon. we had a batch of light rain through the area this morning. that's a warm front beginning to move across the area. south and west of us, much warmer temperatures and high humidity. that's going to be with us wednesday, thursday, and a little bit of friday. this batch of rain probably passes well to the north. hot and humid weather will be with us beginning tomorrow. it warms up wednesday and thursday. thursday will be the hottest day. some areas even in the upper 90s. with higher humidity, it's going to feel higher. phoenix 105 for them. much warmer air is headed our way over the next few days. south winds at 5-10 knots. the bay temperature, a pleasant

74. tomorrow, sun and clouds, a little bit of sunshine and clouds breaking through in the afternoon. 87 degrees for the high. but it's going to be rather sticky. look at the next five days. two really oppressive days. 96 wednesday dropping to 91 and drying out for the weekend. the orioles road trip takes them to new york and they're facing one of the trickiest pitchers in all of baseball. are they up for the challenge? we have highlights next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

mark's here now with our sports report. >> it's even tougher when you're kind of impressed with how good they are, which was the case tonight. the knuckle ball. that is a baseball oddity.

it's a softly tossed pitch that appears easy to pitch. it flutters and dips and confounds batters. there's only one active major leaguer who's a primarily knuckle ball pitcher. a 37-year-old veteran having a dream season. he baffled the orioles in new york tonight. brian roberts strikes out. the look of frustration says it all. jake arietta threw well for the os and ike davis unloaded them. over the head of adam jones and over the wall for a grand slam home run. the first run against the os in 6 innings. chris davis is his 13th and final strike out. a career high for dickey. he throws back to back one hitters. first guy to do that in 24 years

ago. >> god bless him. i'm more about what's going on with the orioles. i could care less. god bless him, but i don't like somebody shutting us out. >> shut out for the third time this year. the os threw consecutive shut outs in atlanta. the os face the mets ace santana tomorrow. c.c . sabathia struck out 10. they've won 10 in a row. they lead the os by two and a half games. another off-season football fight has emerged between the nfl and the player's union. new orleans saints players attend an appeals hearing.

in accepting payments for injuring opposing players. they claim there's no evidence to support the punishment. he's suing roger goodell for defamation. other players say the league has embarked on a smear campaign. the league stands by its investigation. this could get ugly and it's going to be going on for a while. >> most definitely. thank you. we'll be right back. ,, ♪ ,,

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