cooldown. the deadly heat wave breaks, after killing more than a dozen. >> but now, overnight storms sweep in, knocking out power yet again. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> temperatures left more than a dozen dead in maryland. and with storms, knocked out power to more than 6,000 customers. mike hellgren has more on the aftermath. >> reporter: it certainly feels a lot better out here. but bge crews were once again back at work, trying to restore power. most of the outages were in baltimore city and baltimore county. >> reporter: finally, relief from the heat, after more than a week of sweltering temperatures that killed at least 13 people in maryland and more than 45 nationwide. it buckled train tracks and roads. even softened pavement enough to get this jet stuck.

>> does she wear glasses or contacts? >> and there could be more deaths, as final numbers are tallied and official reports are coming in from the medical examiner. the hot air fueled storms that left more than 7,000 people without power last week. and more storms last night, knocked out power again to hundreds after bge just finished restoration efforts. the utility will file a report with the public service commission, which regulates it, within three weeks about their response. and the psc will hold hearings over whether it was appropriate. many won't soon forget those stifling temperatures. >> i'm really glad that there's air conditioning. >> a lot of people are sick of it. >> it is for now. but summer is only just beginning. >> reporter: construction work continues on route 50 nprince george's county. that's where a 50-by-40 foot section road, buckled in the heat. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> we'll have much more on the rising death toll from the recent heat wave, coming up at

5:00 and 6:00. we broke records over the weekend. but things are beginning to cool down in our region, thankfully. let's take a live look outside right now. it's mostly cloudy, which is somewhat refreshing after the days of sizzling sun beating down on us. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> it really did feel good out there today, compared to where we have been. we'll show you first doppler radar. it's because of that front that moved through yesterday. it is just moved off to our south, barely. and that's where it's going to be for the next couple of days. so close enough that we're still seeing a few showers and showers and thunderstorms down at the beaches. and we'll see the risk of showers and thunderstorms. but from the northern side of that front, take a look at temperatures. no, we're not talking 90s or 100s. it is 83 degrees. and the dew point is way down to 58 degrees. and compared to yesterday at this time, we are about 16 degrees cooler in baltimore, 20 in d.c. now, out west, the thunderstorms have already started to come through. and that's why it is not as

drastic. this is the overall pattern that we're looking at. we had that huge jet stream buildup and allowed it to build up in the entire eastern half of the country. that has now been supressed with cooler air to the north. >> bernadette, thank you. remember, wjz is always on. check in for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates on the forecast, log onto we'll -- wjz.com. police released the names of three maryland boys found dead in a creek over the weekend. adam may has the latest on this tragic event. >> reporter: police believe these three young boys were just trying to escape the heat when they drowned in a shallow creek in federalsburg. the body of jock ton, his 11- year-old brother gabriel and 6- year-old donna were pulled. the boys were last seen in a church parking lot saturday night. police believe the drownings

were accidental. but the state department is still cukdz conducting -- still conducting an investigation. >> wjz is on the eastern shore. we'll have more on this tragedy coming up in a live report at 5:00. investigators are trying to determine what sparked a deadly house fire in anne arundel county. the blaze broke out in the arundel on the bay community. the fire grew to two alarms and took about 40 minutes to extinguish. firefighters found a woman inside the house. sadly, medics say she died at the scene. on top of days of power outages, now comes an urgent request to conserve water. it's going out to 1.8 million people to serve baltimore. it's the first step in stopping a potential disaster. >> reporter: when big water mains break like this one in hale thorpe a few years ago or this one in dundalk, big ones follow. and now, a water main just as big is threatening to give way. >> we've gotten ahead of a potential serious matter. >> reporter: it was found with a brobottic tool -- robotic

tool that baltimore's dpw started last march. starting inside, it discovered a metal layer that is rusting away. the same cause of past major breaks. -- >> put in the ground in the 1970s and by a company that really didn't know how to manufacture lines very well. >> reporter: a massive 54-inch transmission line that carries water from the plant through the city into anne arundel and howard counties. >> we should start conserving immediately. we will start the actual testing on tuesday, tomorrow. >> reporter: judging on how best to replace the water that flows from here into the pipeline is the purpose of the test. >> as we test the service area to make sure we can reroute the water, and provide adequate services to the counties. >> reporter: as water is moved around, pressure may drop from wilkens avenue south. to minimize it, all customers are being urged to conserve. no outdoor water use.

limit indoor use, such as clothes clothes and dishes, to off-peak hours. if the test finds enough water can be rerouted, repairs on the line will start before it gives way. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> as tests begin to reroute water, some outages are possible. now, baltimore's dpw says if they happen, outages should last only a few hours. >> the man behind that brutal punch that knocked out a baltimore tourist is sentenced today. aaron parsons accepted a plea bargain in this humiliating video that went viral. the man is stripped naked and threatened. he threw the first punch. today, he publicly apologized. his attorney says parsons will serve one year in jail and three on probation. three other suspects also accepted plea bargains. metro trains are running smoothly again after a derailment in prince george's county. temperatures caused it to kink

on friday. that was friday. 60 passenger his to walk in the blistering heat to an emergency exit tunnel to get off the tracks. no one was hurt. as a safety measure, metro ordered all of its trains to stay below 35 miles an hour throughout the weekend. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. a couple of problems to start out this afternoon. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, slowing from 70 to liberty road. just a minor delay on the top side inner loop, approaching dulaney valley road. traffic breaks free after that. it should be smooth sailing. as far as northbound 95 goes, stop and go there from 395 to the fort mchenry tument. and a -- tunnel. and a couple of new accidents. dorsey run. and up in the harford county area, route 24, at plum tree road. as far as your drive times go, outer loop, 83 to 95, 54-mile- per-hour average. and 12 minutes to get by. let's take a live look. as you can see plenty of

trouble there. it's right in the middle of the delay. it begins at 97 to the severn river bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the saucy santa fe melt. only at your participating subway dealers. back to you. >> don't spend that unemployment check too fast. the government might ask you to pay it back. the labor department said the federal government and states overpaid an estimated $14 billion in unemployment benefits last year. now, the government is in the midst of an effort to avoid future overpayments. president obama is urging congress to extend tax cuts for the middle class, while letting it expire for top earners. danielle nottingham has the late evaluate from from the white house for wjz. >> president obama challenged congress to immediately renew bush-era tax cuts, only for

americans who make less than $250,000 a year. >> right now, our top priority has to be giving middle class families and small businesses the security they deserve. >> reporter: with middle-class taxpayers around him, the president said they could be hit with a $2200 tax hike next year. >> that would be a big blow to working families. and it would be a drag on the entire economy. >> reporter: the president will take his push for middle class tax cuts to iowa tuesday. he will try to convince middle class voters in the battleground state that his republican challenger mitt romney is a protector of the rich. >> reporter: romney blasted the president's plan, calling it a, quote, massive tax increase. >> we just saw a terrible jobs report just last week. and now, to add a higher tax on job creators and on small business, is about the worst thing i could imagine to do. >> reporter: romney and congressional republicans say the bush-era tax cuts, due to

expire at the end of the year, should be renewed for everyone. with no compromise in sight, both republicans and democrats expect to battle over taxes for the remainder of the 2012 campaign. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> president obama and milt romney -- mitt romney both held campaign fundraisers today. the president in washington and romney in colorado. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. left alone in a boiling car. an indiana baby dies. another is fighting to survive, inside their parents' deadly decision. how employees saved the day at a gas pump. sugar substitutes. how they could help you slim down. and stay with us. your updated first warning forecast is just ahead. ♪

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it is mostly cloudy. 83 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is just ahead. a forrifying crash is -- terrifying crash is caught on camera in ohio. take a look at this. an out-of-control tractor- trailer slams into a busy akron gas station. police say the truck's brakes gave out. inside, though, a quick- thinking manager hit the emergency shutoff switch, to prevent the gas pumps from exploding. no one, then, was seriously injured because the manager was able to do that so quickly. several people are gorged in the annual running of the bulls in spain. monday's bull run through the streets of pamplona took just over three minutes. it happened that fast. seven people were injured, including an american. each year, more than 200 runners are injured. usually not from the bulls but mostly from falling.

in today's healthwatch, millions of americans used artificial sweeteners to lose weight. do they work? teresa garcia reports for wjz. now the american heart association is weighing in. >> colby lamaster starts his day with an iced coffee, a couple of creams and a couple of packets of splenda. >> it will taste the same, be just as flavorful, and yet a fraction of the calories. so why not do it? >> substituting sweeteners may help people reach and maintain a healthy weight. it can also help diabetics control blowd blood sugar. >> -- blood sugar. >> for every can of diet soda someone consumes, they save 150 calories. >> but many are still not convinced. >> if you're using artificial sweeteners or products that eliminate sug sugar, experts

say it doesn't mean can have more. >> somebody will think, i can have that piece of pie because i put artificial sweetener in my coffee. >> every single day, i have sweetener in my coffee. and probably once a week, i'm making something or baking something with artificial sweetener. >> reporter: he's also cut down on carbohydrates and butter. and he's getting more exercise. lifestyle changes that have helped him drop 114 pounds. in los angeles, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> the american heart association recommends women eat no more than 100 calories per day, and men, no more than 150 calories per day of added sugars. >> right. >> i just had 100 calories for breakfast. all right. not a great start to the week on wall street. all the markets lost ground today. the dow is down 36.

s&p is off two. and nasdaq is down 6. let's go to new york now. alison harmelin has tonight's cbs money watch update. the stock market started the week on the down side. the third losing session in a row. companies are beginning to release their latest profit reports. and investors are bracing to see how much europe's financial troubles are hurting u.s. business. facebook was one of the few bright spots. investors are liking the social media giant, pushing its stock up 2%, now that the company has settled its fight with yahoo. yahoo had accused the company of violating its patent, including internet advertising and privacy control. google got a headoff. the office supply store staples will start selling the geelg pad. the nexus is designed to compete with the ipad and kindle fire. and campbells is hoping to

freshen up its business. the company is buying boll house farms for $1.5 million. campbells hopes the products will revive profits, as sales of its canned soups continues to decline. for more on cbsmoneywatch.com, in new york, i'm alison harmelin. academy award winning actor ernest borgnine continues to be remembered in hollywood today. he succumbed to renal failure on sunday. he won his oscar for playing the shy title character in the 1955 film "marty." he had over 250 film and tv show credits. he was 95 years old. i also remember him from the "poseidon adventures." yes. of course. that was more like our generations, right? >> and watched mchale's navy. >> and our kids know him for

sponge bob. >> and 95. >> what a great life and great career. >> absolutely. coming up. pump pain. what is behind the rise? and will prices continue to go up? fighting for peace in syria. how the u.n. plans to stop violence. how long will this so- called cooldown last? your updated first warning weather forecast in just 2 1/2 empties. wjz is -- minutes. >> wjz is always on. for updated numbers on the weather, go to week.com. -- wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,

well, we got some much- needed rain this morning, bernadette. and cooler temperatures. >> it really was one of the nicest rainy days, isn't it? >> yes. >> after what we just had the last week and a half. now, as you said, we needed the rain. we're about 8 inches down on the year. so this did help. i want to show you first warning doppler radar. thunderstorms. and that's where you start to walk that fine line. don't need the lightning out there. and that's just along the beaches. ching peek still seeing pretty

big thunderstorms on top of you. but that will be moving out in the next half hour to 45 minutes. here's the front as it made its way through. a little rain spreading across the region. but all of that slowly pushing off to the south. and that's where that front will be stalled for the next couple of days. northern side, winds are turning around to the east. and attaches have come down. it is 83 degrees right now in baltimore. look at this. 70s in the mountains. 70s down at the ocean. and compared to yesterday at this time, generally 10 to 15 degrees cooler. now, we had already had some thunderstorms here. and that's why you're not seeing as drastic a change. same idea with that ocean breeze coming in yesterday. but you get the general feel through the 95 corridor. we did top out at 84 degrees. that's it. below average. after our streak of 12 days of 90 degrees or higher. and over the weekend, two days in the 100s. now, here'sa the cool -- here's the cooler air trying to come down from the north. still a lot of heat push up the northwest now. but upstream from us, these are

80s, not 90s and 100s. as we said, that front is going to be stalled off just to our south. close enough that we'll see the chance of shower and thunderstorm again tomorrow. and clouds mixing with sunshine. but the idea that we're still going to be in and out of those clouds. then later in the week, this entire front comes back off to the north. and that will increase our chances for showers and storms once again. but here's where it is for the next couple of days before that happens. the forecast looks like this. on the waters, east winds tomorrow, 5 to 10 knots. chance for a shower or thunderstorm. tonight, partly cloudy skies. we're looking at a low going down to 68 degrees. then tomorrow, we go back up to the 80s. but that's it. the 80s. mix of sunshine and clouds. closer to our average. chance of our showers and thunderstorms. and statistically, this is the warmest time of year that we're getting into for the next week and a half. we'll be close to those averages, which are only about 87 or 88 degrees. not 90s and 100s. >> yes. let's say goodbye to those for a few days. >> at least for now. >> i know. we got through it.

thanks, bern. britain's miserable summer is likely to continue, as record amounts of rainfall wash out parts of the uk. charlie has that story for wjz. >> the period from april to june has been the wettest ever since they started keeping track more than 100 years ago. this week, some areas saw more rain in a day than they get in a month. four inches of rain fell over a 24-hour period in the western county of devin. if. >> if you had to describe the british weather this summer in one word, what would it be? >> awful. >> rainy. >> reporter: it has rained on every major summer celebration. the queen's parade. her jubilee pageant, down the river thames last month. despite the deluge, the rain kept on. it combined music and mud baths. and consider this. britain's next big event, the olympic games, now only three weeks out. >> they're used to wimbledon

being a washout, which is why they put that roof on center court in the first place. but you can't put a roof over the entire olympic game. and the long-term forecast is unfortunately more of the same. charlie d'agata, cbs news, at wimbledon. right now, organizers say there isn't much kay can -- they can do except to wait and see if the weather clears up. >> they are at least used to the rain there. don't miss the primetime lineup. hawaii 5-0, then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00, here on wjz. still ahead on eyewitness news. killed in action. six american troops die in a road side bomb in afghanistan. inside the spike in violence. surrounded by love. a flesh-eating bacteria took most of her limbs. now a georgia opportunity community is rallying to help her. puppy love. having a pet could actually help keep your children healthy. and we're keeping an eye on the sky. could we see more storms

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it is 4:30. 83 degrees and mostly cloudy. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. we have breaking news about the deadly heat wave that gripped maryland for the last week. wjz has just learned there have been 18 heat-related deaths in just this past week. five more deaths were just reported by the state department of health. four men and one woman. two in prince george's county, one in st. mary's, and one in baltimore city and one in baltimore county. we'll have more on this rising death toll at 5:00 and 6:00. and the heat wave that swept through the nation also briewfed deadly for a baby in indind. mary is live with this tragic story.

mary? >> denise, she was left in a hot car for hours. and it was just one of two incidents in that state over the weekend. >> reporter: police say 19-year- old josh trezanski was in the yard of his parents' home, working on this dirt bike, while his 4-month-old daughter sat in a car seat, inside the car on saturday. and scorching temperatures climbed. >> we're learning that the baby had been left in an automobile for an extended period of time. upon arriving at the hospital, the baby was pronounced dead. >> that's tough to swallow, especially being a parent. >> reporter: in a separate incident, a motor is charged after leaving-- mother is charged after leaving her 16- month-old daughter in ray a hot car while she went sop shopping. >> the officer had to break the passenger's side window to gain entry into the vehicle. the officer said the temperature inside the vehicle, after they had broken the window was 124 degrees. >> reporter: authorities say these incidents should serve as wake-up calls for parents this summer. >> once the temperatures get in the high 90s, even with cracked

windows, inside that car interior, you can get greater than 100 degrees inside the car within 10 to 15 minutes. >> and both parents were charged with neglect of a child. denise? >> thank you, mary. the high temperature in indianapolis on saturday was 105 degrees. that broke a record there. well, a week after being released from the hospital, a woman who fought a flesh-eating bacteria is getting a big gift. these new pictures show amy copeland leaving the hospital monday. the 24-year-old grad student had to undergo severallasmtitions after a -- several amputations after a cut on her leg. tonight, her community is expected to present amy and her family, more than $16,000 in donations they raised. well, nato is confirming six troops killed in afghanistan sunday were all american. kai is in the newsroom with the latest on their deaths. kai? >> reporter: denise, the troops were killed in a roadside bomb. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the deaths

of the troops. the latest caused by bombs planted by insurgents. the bombs struck them in their armored vehicle. that is south of kabul. they are trying to secure areas of wardock. the insurgents used in the gateway of the capital. identities of those killed have not been released. this comes after major donors pledged $16 million in development aid in afghanistan for the next four years. well, a new peace plan is in the works for syria. u.n. kofi annan. dick brennan reports on their sit down for wjz. >> united nations special envoy covey anan-- kofi annan sat down with bashar assad. >> we discussed the need to end the violence and ways and means of doing so. >> he says he will also talk

with opposition forces. many of the rebels want assad to step aside. but the syrian president says he is staying put. >> we have a challenge now in syria. president shouldn't escape this situation. >> but the fighting continues. government troops have been trying to crush an uprising for 16 months now. rebels claim more than 17,000 people have been killed. syria finds itself increasingly isolated. anan's next stop is iran, to meet with leaders from syria's main ally in the region. and russia, another syrian friend, says it won't deliver any new weapons, until the situation calms down. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton says time is running out for assad. >> the future to me should be abundantly clear to those who support the assad regime. the days are numbered. >> reporter: assad blames the u.s. for syria's crisis, saying the united states is fueling the uprising. in new york, dick brennan, wjz

eyewitness news. >> assad said his team will follow up on the agreement reached with he and president assad. prices at the pump are starting to creep up. just in the past few days. the issues between europe and iran are one reason why it's costing a bit more. on average, prices increased five cents per gallon in the last week. wjz pump watch continues to track gas prices in maryland. last month, a gallon cost $3.45. regular on average. but today, that same gallon will cost $3.38. however, prices in maryland are actually up 6 cents in the past week. well, some good news. if you have a pet and a young while. a new study in the journal pediatrics finds babies who spent time around a dog or cat during their first year, tend to be healthier and had fewer respiratory infections. doctors believe early exposure to animals may help strengthen a young person's immune system, allowing them to better fight

off viruses. well, we have all enjoyed the benefits of air conditioning, if we're lucky enough to have it, for the past few weeks. a live look outside right now. can we finally put the heat wave behind us, at least for a while? wjz has weather and traffic at this time. meteorologist bernadette woods has the update for us from the first warning weather. >> it's over for now. 12 days of 90 degrees or higher. that's coming to an end. the cold front that started to go through yesterday, still slowly making its way to the south of maryland. you can see some thunderstorms along the beaches now because of that same front. now, it's going to settle out just to our south the next few days. there's still a chance for showers and thunderstorms. but we're going to be on the northern side of it. look at the temperatures. 83 degrees is where we sit right now. the dew point has come down to 60 degrees. so both of those factors have come down. and compared to yesterday at this time, we are about, look at that. 12 degrees cooler here in baltimore. 15 in d.c. and these are the trends that we're going to hang on to at least for the next few days.

>> i'm happy with it. thank you. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at weem traffic -- wjz traffic control. >> a couple of delays to watch for. still around the beltway. if you're traveling on the top side, we still have some significant traffic there from security boulevard around to the jones falls expressway. also on the west side inner loop, stop and go there. that begins at southwestern boulevard to 70. northbound 395, still a struggle for you there. that's beginning at 395 to the fort mchenry tunnel. and we have plenty of city accidents. west fayette at north green. ender street and chase. and also, edmondson at allendale street. let's take a live look. you can see, things continue to crawl along there. 50 eastbound. that's a look at rowe boulevard. this is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the saucy santa fe steak melt. only for a limited time at your participating subway. back to you. >> a rare light show dazzles in the sky over minnesota. this time lapsed video of the northern lights began late

sunday night. the display was brief. the northern lights danced in the sky above the horizon for about 30 minutes after final twilight. something to see. well, straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. tightrope walk, gone wrong. inside this terrifying plunge. shark scare. great whites, seen off the shores of cape cod, create chaos at the beach. and your updated first warning weather forecast is coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

child's play turns frightening. high above the ground in china. a 7-year-old boy was playing with friends at a construction site, when he decided to climb nearly 100 feet up a crane. when he got too scared to climb back down, firefighters were called to secure him with a safety harness and help him get down. it took nearly half an hour for them to make their way to solid ground. i don't think he'll do that again. also in china, an acrobat does not fare as well as that

young boy. he was trying to walk across a tightrope, backwards, while blindfold being blindfolded. without a harness. he fell, but suffered only minor injuries. a train derailment in suburban chicago, kills a couple on their way to a fourth of july celebration. kai is in the newsroom with the controversy following that accident. kai? >> families are now accusing union pacific of negligence. the couple was killed when the train loaded with coal came off an overpass and crushed their car. it's the same derailment on this section of track in years. union says the week's high temperatures may be to blame. >> our investigative teams are still working on the final cause. >> i guess union pacific wants us to believe that if it's 100 degrees out, if it's a really hot day, that doesn't make any sense to me, doesn't make sense logically to anyone. >> for now, union pacific has

ordered not to remove any more evidence from the scene, as multiple inspections take place, possibly leading to a wrongful death lawsuit. >> thank you, kai. the bridge that gave way was rebuilt in 2009. well, it's every swimmer's worst nightmare. paddling out in the ocean and coming face to face with a great white shark. but that is what happened to a man in massachusetts. experts say this hot summer weather will bring more sharks closer to shore. >> reporter: cape cod. every kayaker's worst fear. you see walter zolk, jr., looking back over his shoulder in panic. 10 feet away, the dorsal fin of a great white shark. >> i'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner. we know they're out there. >> reporter: the same day in santa cruz, california, a great white took a bite out of this kayak. the man inside, thrown into the water, but survived. >> sharks in the area at all times. so people need to be aware of

that. just be careful. >> reporter: they're just the latest in great white encounters. the hot temperatures, bringing them earlier. but it's not the people they're after. it's the exploding seal populations that have moved closer to shore. >> sharks are going to go where their food is. >> reporter: seals are their food. but shark expert ralph collier said seals are a protected species. so the population has exploded. with about a quarter million gray seals on the eastern seaboard alone. sharks, collier says, are not interested in hunting people. >> reporter: white sharks, specifically, are very curious apex predators. when they bite an individual, it's usually a test. and the last thing to find out if this is anything of interest is it will take a little nibble. >> reporter: but a great white's nibble can be a deadly chomp for a human, which is why this san diego area beach was shut down. >> we were just looking at the shore. and you could see the black fins. we saw at least one.

>> seemed like it was two. >> seemed like there was two. >> reporter: the side of a dorsal fin this summer, shuttering beaches from coast to coast. karen brown, cbs news, new york. >> well, there has not been a fatal shark attack in cape cod since 1936. >> detectives follow the evidence to solve a different sort of burglary near pits pittsburgh. a trail of potato chips led officers to a suspect. police say 21-year-old benjamin sickles broke open a cash drawer. when he couldn't get the cash, he allegedly left with nine bags of chips. officers say they followed the chips to sickles, where he was taken into custody. there is a new plan to get new yorkers off the coach and into exercise. outdoor gyms. one just opened in the bronx, and it's being called a playground for adults. >> we have too much idle times on our hands in new york city.

>> but it does help me stay in shape. >> sometimes you just gotta push it out. >> right now, we need recreation. so everybody -- for everyone. it's the human thing for them to do. >> while there have been is sort of outdoor adult fitness equipment and playgrounds really since the 1930s, it's really in the last few years that we've started to come up with newer applications. >> it's nice scenery. you got yankees stadium right there. you got the cars right there moving. so your mind is -- it's not like an indoor gym, where you just hear weights dropping. it's like you're outside. so observe you know it, you're done with your workout. >> got people playing basketball over there, people running over there, people doing their pullups and pushups and dips over here. at times, people need to clear thoughts this. is a great place to clear thoughts. >> not bad for 39, right? >> they really care about people in a place like this. >> this guy got me out here. as bad as he looks, he got me out here. i look a lot better than him.

but inside, i'm a little weak on the cardio. >> reporter: society bears a cost when people are not in shape and become ill. there are practical reasons, we are encouraging people to get exercise in parks for free. >> it's one of the best things ever just to see something like this. this is like an adult jungle gym, an adult facility. it's really a good thing to have. and definitely should have more of them. >> we let the world run our time. you have to take sometime for yourself. that's what this place is all about. that's what i love about this place. i get to steal my time. >> new york plans to create at least 20 more of these outdoor gyms throughout the city. well, a baby golden eagle burned in one of utah's wildfires, is now recovering. the huge fire destroyed the eagle's nesting site. a wildfirefighter knew the net had burned so when he returned a few days later, he was surprised to find one had survived. handlers say "phoenix" has a long way to go, but his future

looks promising. stars in their summer best. mark steines has a preview from hollywood. >> coming up here on entertainment tonight, as a record-breaking heat wave continues to bake much of the country, some stars have certainly been keeping cool, with some pretty sexy bathing suits. tonight, we have the summer's best bikini bodies. >> reporter: britney in a purple bikini. the x factor judge in shape, at age 30, showing off the flat stomach. j-lo rocks red in brazil. the 42-year-old mother of twins has that dancer's shape, smiling on the beach, during a getaway with her new man, casper smart. miley in miami. wearing a white detailed bikini. the super slim 19-year-old looking fit for her fiance, leon himselffield, who was far away. >> heidiheidi klum. the newly single 39 mother of four still has a model shape in

the twit pickshe put up. and george's gorgeous pal at 32, showing off six-pack abs in a white sports bra and black yoga panltses. also tonight, tom and katie speak out about their divorce negotiations. what they are saying about custody of suri and their beliefs. that and more coming up on entertainment tonight. >> that's at 7:30, here on wjz 13. well, mother nature has a little fun with the grounds crew at a minor league ballpark in tennessee. watch as they try to put the tarp on the field during wild rain storms. they ended up calling it a tarp- nami. one poor guy had to run for his life, in order to escape the billowing tarp. afterwards, he said he felt like indiana jones, trying to run away from a dozer. the sound effects were not provided by us, by the way. coming up, are we finally down with this heat wave? or i think done would be the word. bernadette woods has a look at [ barks ]

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it was unbelievable to walk out the door early this morning and not be hit by a wall of heat. >> could actually breathe outside today. >> it was wonderful. >> yes. it's been quite a stretch. and it has officially come to an end today. because of the cold front that started to go through yesterday but continued to push through the state today. still the signs just off to the south. chingapine still moving to the southeast. and it will probably be leaving in the next 20 minutes. the idea, though, is that that front will stay stalled off to the south. and we'll see more chances for showers and thunderstorms. but we'll be on the northern side, the cooler side of that front. we'll switch it over. thunderstorms became rain. all of that slowly pushing off to the south. and occasionally mixing with sunshine. and temperatures way down from where they have been. whoa. 83 degrees. that's where we are right now. 77 in oakland. 75 in ocean city. now, the thunderstorms started

coming to the west at this point yesterday. but you can see around the 95 corridor, we're about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than we were at this point yesterday. and we broke that stretch of 90 degrees or higher. so far today, 84 is where we've topped out. average is 84 degrees. and we'll be closer or below that average for the next cold front. just off to our south. here are the temperatures on the national scale. all of that heat starting to push off to the west as that cooler air starts to come down from the north. and it's not super cool. but we're talking 80s, not 90s and 100s. here's the pattern that we're going to remain in. and with that pattern around, it is less hue. but -- less humid. but we're close enough to the front that we'll feel the humidity occasionally. and showers and chances for thunderstorms again tomorrow. again wednesday. and again on thursday. now, later in the week, that whole front is going to come back off to the north. and that will increase our chances. small chances for the next couple of days. here's how that looks. here's how that front just to

the northern fringe, for a shower and thunderstorm possible. better chances the farther south you go. and there's wednesday. by friday and saturday, it starts to move back off to the north. increasing the chances. starting to bring the temperatures up a little bit as we head towarding the weekend. -- towards the weekend. bay temp really warmed up during all of this. 83 degrees. that's above average. now, here's how it looks for the forecast tonight. going down to 68 degrees. partly cloudy skies out there tomorrow. another one, similar to today. clouds, sunshine. chance of a shower or thunderstorm. about mid tourn 80s. that's it. close to our average. and statistically, this is the warmest time of year. but fortunately, we've snapped that streak of 90 degrees or higher, at least for now. >> for now, yes. >> it's still july. >> and the water gets warm on the bay. you get more of those jellyfish. >> probably. >> don't like those. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> the heat is gone. but some power outages remain. i'm mike hellgren. i'll tell you why. and how state health officials are evaluating their response

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storecoming up next on eyewitness news rat 5:00. -- at 5:00. tragedy on the water. what they were doing before they died. deadly heat wave. the lasting impact of this severe weather. part of the mayor's plan to permanently close three fire companies takes effect today. but there is an exception. i'm derek valcourt. i'll explain coming up on eyewitness news. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now.

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. relief tonight, from the hot temperatures. but maryland is still feeling the impact from the deadly wave. mike hellgren has new information on those who died in this heat wave. mike? >> mary, a report came out less than an hour ago, from the state department of health. and it showed the number of heat-related deaths in the state had risen to 18. seven of those deaths were here in baltimore city. and three in baltimore county. and the number could rise at the number of autopsies is completed. >> reporter: the heat wave is history, fueling storms that left hundreds of thousands without power. and killing a stunning 18 people in maryland. >> what's it been like for you hee past couple of days with