force drivers to take other ways. on the street with the extensive cleanup, mike? >> reporter: mary, they brought in big equipment for the big problem. 700 feet of line is being replace and it's going to take time to get it done. this is a huge hole left in the ground from the massive water main downtown. it's confirmed to take three weeks and remain closed. drivers are urged to take alternate routs with frustrations running high. >> and then in the building, we don't have any water and the water we do have, the pressure is very low. >> i work a few blocks down. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: they won't also

replace but also another vulnerable main. >> while the street's going to be ripped up, we're going to take the whole block. it's much more holistic now to say we're going to pick both lines up to eliminate problems right here. >> reporter: transportation crews have worked to open up more streets and many bus routes are detoured around. the main work is in a two-block area on light from lombard to redwood. >> probably got just over a dozen routes in tact and what that will mean is delays and diverses. >> reporter: many businesses shut down while they work on the long-term fix. right now, the director of public works has no estimate on how much this will cost but we expect hundreds of thousands of dollars in the repairs and also said he doesn't know what

exactly cause this but it could have been just the age of the water main. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. kai? >> mike, thank you. complete coverage continues live downtown right now. adam may is there and investigates what's being done to stop future leaks. kai? >> we can guarantee this is not going to be the last major one in baltimore. water projects remain underfunded. water mains busting at an alarming rate. a hundred homes flooded back in 2009. >> they're just going to wait for these pipes to keep bursting and the next community down the road has to deal with this? >> reporter: the city developed new ways to rehabilitate some of the most endangered water mains but to pay for it, water

rates went up 9%. >> i think everyone was frustrated because we had to increase the water rates but this is what it's for. >> reporter: begged for more federal funding for water projects. there's an astrono, astronomically priced range. >> how much? >> $2 billion. >> is there any way to raise the money without the federal government? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: make a greater investment. >> this is an issue of preventing property damage. >> reporter: but the bill was blocked by senate to leave republicans to fund it. >> it's like a no winning situation. >> reporter: some literally getting soaked in the process. talked to some of the staff

today and said a big investment in water projects could create tens of thousands of jobs in the country and add to the deficit and right now, not willing to talk about tax increases. reporting live downtown, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> adam, thank you. stay with wjz for more on the water main break and on roads, go to wjz.com. our other top story tonight, the triple digit heat and how maryland is trying to fight it. wjz found plenty of people enjoying a cold drink of water. these conditions are not ideal for outdoor activity. they're taking cover under the sun with the ban bandannas. cooling centers are open. another way is to hit the water. you can see a busy day for

boaters and swimmers around the area. wjz is live with the first warning weather coverage. bernadette woods and bob turk is tracking these. we'll start with bob inside. >> up to 100. >> backup to 100 again. 99 in 91 in ocean city. it feels like 102. that's the highest i've seen all day. it's expected to be more humid tomorrow and more uncomfortable day and because of that, from 11:00 to 9:00 tomorrow, that's wednesday, all of those areas you see east of the mountains under a heat advisory, probably getting up to about 100 degrees or 98 degrees but the heat index is about 105 by tomorrow

afternoon. it may be something else going on tomorrow afternoon. bernadette has a look at the temperatures and what we expect later on in the day. bernadette? >> it's going to be in the 90s. the record is 101 and we could tie or even break that next hour and tomorrow, forecasting a higher heat. it's probably going to be closer to low 70s for the dew point. make it feel like 106 tomorrow. the record is 102 degrees but the other thing with the high humidity in place is that there's a front coming in with that and strong to severe thunderstorms. of course, if any watches warnings come about, we'll have that. >> first warning weather coverage continues. derek valcourt with the growing health dangers from this heat. derek? >> reporter: it can make folks miserable, kai.

city officials opened up pools for an extra hour today and tomorrow as they deal with another code red day and folks trying to beat the heat. everyone has their own words for it. >> miserable. >> scalding. >> sticky. >> reporter: all you have to do step outside to feel the effect. >> sweat. my hair goes crazy. you know, i can't even wear make-up. no one is wearing anything on their face. it's way too hot. >> reporter: health officials call this weather dangerous and extreme heat has contributed to the death of 23 people in maryland. baltimore city reporting more than any other jurisdiction. >> the danger is with day after day after day of high heat, the most vulnerable of us in the community are even more vulnerable, so that includes the elerly folks with underlying health conditions and it's critical for them to be in cool spaces to stay

hydrated. >> reporter: hydration is the key for survival for anyone working outdoors. roofers baking in the sun up to 103 degrees, part of the reason why they alternate their schedules. >> start in the morning. drink a lot of water and gatorade. >> reporter: the higher you go, the hotter it is. >> we take turns, go back and forth. he comes down, gets in the shade for a bit and then i go back up and take turns. it helps out a lot. >> reporter: it's the kind of heat having some carrying umbrellas for shade and others whatever they can. >> i get a slurpee until it cools down. that's it. >> reporter: so many people with their air conditioners right now that it actually becomes a drain on the power.

b.g.e. have a peak rewards program that could have their air conditioners cycled on and off over the course of the next 24 hours or so as they try to deal with this strain on the power system. back to you. >> derek, thank you. wjz just learned of a heat related injury to a firefighter in baltimore county. he suffers heat exhaustion while battling the two alarm fire in dundalk. it's by the waste treatment plant stay with wjz on wjz.com. one man's attempt to cool down has tragic consequences in harford county. today, rescue teams recover the body from the river. he disappeared sunday when he went into the water without a life preserver. an autopsy is now underway.

a case of family violence in charles county. a man shot his mother and stepmother before taking his own life that happened in waldorf. the man was rushed to the hospital while the gunman committed suicide. the sheriff's office is looking for a possible motive. a flight lesson goes terribly wrong when a plane crash sends one person to the hospital. rochelle ritchie has more. rochelle? >> reporter: kai, the crash happened at davis airport in montgomery county and is under investigation by the f.a.a. it went down monday night. >> there were two adult males. one adult male was pronounced dead at the scene and one was flown to shock trauma in baltimore. >> reporter: an experienced pilot did repeat landings to

test out the new aircraft when witnesses say something went terribly wrong. >> 150 to 200 feet, the engine abruptly lost power. >> reporter: it ultimately rolled and disappeared behind the tree. >> didn't hear noise or anything, but i knew at that point that it crashed. >> the flight instructor died and went to the hospital. >> they actually removed the top of the aircraft to gain access to the patients. >> reporter: a lot of people were at home. >> it's a blessing that it was far away from the homes. >> reporter: they'll look at all possible contributing factors in the crash. >> we look at, in this case, the man, the machine and the

environment. >> reporter: and as of this afternoon, the pilot was listed in serious condition with nonlife threatening injuries. kai, back to you. >> rochelle, thank you. the plane was just inspected and everything checked out fine. johns hopkins hospital loses the title of the nation's best. massachusetts got the first ranking in u.s. news and world report, knocking johns hopkins hospital to the second spot. we'll bring you hair reaction tonight at 6:00. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight, contaminated airline food. the criminal investigation after a dangerous discovery on several flights. >> governor o malley reports progress. the the expanded gambling in maryland. >> a local teacher kept from the classroom after a serious i

illness. how the students are helping up to help her. >> more miserable hot weather. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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>> it's sunny and 100 degrees in central maryland right now. the forecast is coming up. governor martin o'malley has an effort to expand gambling before the voters this year. pat warren has more on the meeting today. >> reporter: a winning hand for supporters of expanded gambling gets the house and senate to agree to table games, reduce the 67% tax rate for casino operators and build it in the county. >> sounds good to me. >> reporter: visitors to national harbor may be divided

as the general assembly seems to be. >> i say no. i vote no. >> reporter: the governor, senate president and the speaker of the house met for breakfast and brainstorming. afterwords, speaker bush said the breakfast was delicious and they need hard work. somewhere in there, governor o'malley saw progress. >> i never should have done that. i think we've made more progress today than we have made yesterday. >> reporter: meanwhile, the building trade unions continue to push for a special session. >> it won't happen unless lawmakers act right now. >> reporter: i worry it will change the atmosphere. >> i don't know what the atmosphere is, so i don't know whether it would change it or not. >> reporter: stephanie met with

the governor yesterday in support. i'm pat warren reporting, now back to you. >> a week to 10 days to call a special session on gambling. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, we have kristy breslin live. hi, kristy. >> hi, mary, hi everyone. let's gets an update with the massive water main break. east lombard light street we have two lanes blocked there but traffic has access to making a left turn from east lombard to pratt but the best case scenario is avoid downtown. take tunnels for 395 or the jones expressway. if you're going to parring parkway, go to liberty road and

security boulevard to baltimore national pike. northbound 95, stop and go there from cape avenue to the fort mchenry tunnel. over to marysville road and an accident. to add to the mess in the city, we have accidents there as well. gwen oak. and that's the latest to the bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. try the steak melt for a limited time. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. when disaster strikes, the red cross is always ready to jump into action but the organization is needing volunteers. monique griego has more on what it needs to be part of their team. >> reporter: when a storm destroys a neighborhood, along

with police and neighborhoods, the red cross is there. >> any event where people need assistance, we respond toyota. >> reporter: richard has been volunteering for almost 7 years with red cross and during that time, helped countless people affected by floods, fires and other disasters. >> in some sense, we're all adrenaline junkies and i think that's part of the allure, at least for me. >> reporter: you never know when disaster is going to strike and these unpredictable events can put a strain on volunteers so more is always needed with the emergency food, service, clothing and counseling. >> you have to be earnest to help. you'll be trained in whatever skills you need. >> reporter: while it's not easy, it's rewarding. >> the best way to put for me

is that i feel better on the way home than i do on the way out. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> for more information on how to be a volunteer, go to wjz.com and look for the story in the local news section. >> my grandmother was one of the oldest red cross volunteers in the country at 98 years old. >> it kept her young. >> every time i talk to people, your grandmother, your grandmother. charlotte turk. 100 degrees now. it was down a little bit. came back up. luckily, this humidity is pretty low at 29%. winds west tonight with the barometer falling back and looking at another high with more humidity today and tomorrow, not much haze right now. ,,,,

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>> all right. you can see pretty far this afternoon. there's not a lot of haze. now, tomorrow, that same picture will be looking a lot different as we expect the humidity to rise tomorrow night and tomorrow, it will be a very

uncomfortable day compared to today. the heat index is 105 and 106 tomorrow. right now, it's 101 or 102, so tomorrow will be feeling more uncomfortable than it did today. it will be more uncomfortable and a warm night. take a look at temps and looking back to a hundred degrees. 95 in cumberland and then the cooler spot as usual is oakland at only 84 degrees. 99 in washington and ocean city. a few places are a little cooler. columbia is also triple digits and 94 in rock hall. the average is 88 by comparison. that's pretty nice. the record is 101, 1988 and

then 1987, 58 degrees. southwest wind to keep the humidity in for at least another day or day and a half. thundershowers to the north with the frontal boundary approaching us and it will bring with us the shower of thunderstorm activity. some are locally strong and severe. may be tomorrow and thursday, maybe even lingering into friday because the front will slow down by the time it reaches southern virginia. we may have an east wind to definitely turn somewhat cooler thursday and maybe by the weekend, this will be gone with cooler air and drier air hopefully for the weekend and maybe get some decent rain. look at that. 83 degrees. pretty warm night with mid to upper 70s in most places and

maybe some low 70s in your neighborhood and low 80s in the city. upper 90s again tomorrow. more humidity and more uncomfortable, but watch out for the scattered thunderstorms. >> bob, thank you. still ahead at 5:00, hollywood at capitol hill. powerful message from the baltimore native, jada pinkett smith. >> the heroic actions of a bus driver. >> too little rain and too much heat are taking ,,,,,,,,

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>> it is 5:30, 100 degrees and sunny right now. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here's the stories people are talking about tonight. another uncomfortable day of high temperatures. it's best to avoid outside for long periods of time. this heat combined with a lack of rain causing serious problems for maryland's growers. tonight's wjz drought watch to report dry conditions are now gripping much of the state. >> lower than normal rainfall hurts, but heat is killing crops like corn. >> i've never seen corn go downhill so bad in all my life. >> reporter: in talbot county said he'll only bring in a third of the corn he usually

does because of the heat wave. >> we have the potential as we ever have for a crop. and just in the last three weeks, we took a turn for the worst. >> heat and lack of rain are not a good combination for agriculture. >> reporter: that means to keep quality produce, they must spend money to water crops. irrigating hurts the bottom line, but without it -- >> we would literally have no crop. >> reporter: water keeping the sweet corn coming, but vast amounts like seed corn are baking in the field. the quality is corn on the shore. >> this is probably going to be the best. but that's what we hope for and looks like that is what we end

up with. >> reporter: certainly not what was hoped for. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the maryland agriculture department say they won't see a decline in the quality produce but quantity could be impacted. the drought could continue on a lack of rain, bernadette? >> here's the drought watch with the state all involved. these numbers get updated weekly. we have an update coming thursday and abnormally dry for most of the day and the middle section with a lot of agriculture with a moderate drought and the numbers to go along with this for the year, we are over 8 inches down in the deficit and just over 14 inches of rain and normally, to this date, we have 22 inches. so that's quite a contrast and the thing is that not only is this lack of rain but the heat. during this dry stretch recently, temperatures have been well in the 90s for many

days in a row and that evaporates anything pulling out moisture. we'll keep you updated as we head through the next few days. back inside. >> thank you, bernadette. to find forecast updates at any time, go to wjz.com. police in iowa say they're now aggressing the search for two cousins. elizabeth collins and lyric cook. fbi dogs are brought in to help with the search. denise in the newsroom with what was found on the flights. >> one-inch sewing needles found in five turkey sandwiches that was made by the catering company gate gourmet.

tsa alerted all airlines out of amsterdam but it's not reported elsewhere. it's not known. the fbi is analyzing to find out who manufacturered them. one had to be treated in a hospital emergency room after the needle punctured the roof of his mouth. kai? >> delta said they'll use more prepackaged food during the investigation. a child falls from the window of a building in new york city but saved by a good samaritan. the child's mother is so grateful. >> she doesn't want her face shown but this is the mother of a 7-year-old girl who either fell or jumped from a third floor window at the coney island houses in brooklyn. caught by a quick thinking

samaritan who didn't know them. >> i had no idea. >> reporter: sha lima mccreigh said she installed this on sunday. >> they sold me a defective air conditioner. it's broken. >> praying i would get there before she fell. >> reporter: steven is an mta bus driver and just getting home from work when he saw her three stories up and saved her. >> nothing's wrong with her. not a thing. in the a scratch. >> reporter: while he's called a hero, the mother said she's a good parent and kyra is a good kid who's not neglected. >> all i can say to people, don't judge what you saw

because it wasn't that way at all. >> wow. new york police say the girl's parents will not face any charges. actress and baltimore native jada pinkett smith testifies on human trafficking, accompanied by her husband, will smith. she saw the internet video how african war lord is forcing children into sexual slavery. >> fighting slavery doesn't cost a lot of money. the cost of allowing it to exist in our nation and abroad are much higher. it robs us of the thing we value the most, our freedom. >> pinkett smith is also working to get a ballot proposition passed in california to protect sexual exploitation victimles. >> tonight, wjz house watch, a new treatment shows promise to stop the progression of

alzheimer's disease is working in several patients. randall pinkston in new york reports. >> reporter: 71-year-old joyce williams suffers from dementia. >> she maybe forgets things she ordinarily would remember and might be confusion about things. >> she took part in a small study where researchers gave her an antibody treatment. the results said the alzheimer's association with the international conference shows she and other patients saw no decline in their memory, thinking skills or daily functioning. >> those who got the most effective dose in the initial study were effectively unchanged after three years, which is an unexpected and happy result. >> i.v.i.g. gives intravenously on the brain. >> right now, there's no fda

approved drugs to slow the progression of alzheimer's disease. it's one of three antibody tests permanently under way. >> if they're successful, it will change the course of future research and practice. >> reporter: joyce continues treatment even though she's no longer in the study. >> i'd say it's a success. i don't expect her to revert to normal, but not going downhill rapidly. >> reporter: experts say her case is encouraging but won't know if the treatment is really effective until the results of a longer trial come out next year. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> it comes at a high cost between $2,000 and $5,000 every two weeks. the presidential candidate is stepping stepping up in the

states. romney fired in the crowd saying the idea of the president's business is to funnel money to big democratic supporter and is out of touch with what's happening in america and for president obama, he continued the record on the ceo of bain capital during a stop in san antonio. stay with wjz for coverage. we'll continue to bring you the latest with the issues on air and online at wjz.com. one of the advantages of online shopping is that it is mostly tax-free, but congress is now considering a bill to change that. it would place a 5% to 10% tax on internet purchases. one bipartisan bill would decide whether to tax online bills though. u.s. consumers spend more than $200 billion shopping online

last year alone. the foundation to ask for a census recount showing the city has lost revenue. meet the hottest driver in auto racing competing in the baltimore grand prix. and the harvest of your home grown tomatoes. tomorrow, these stories will be in the baltimore sun and updated forecast in the first warning weather team. well, a local teacher continues to recover after an illness that started as a bad cold that turned into an ordeal that kept her out of the classroom. now her students are teaching all of us a lesson about determination. >> we were just kind of practicing. >> as a teacher, she's a stickler for good penmanship. the students work hard at it and now, so does she. she's learning to write again with prosthetics after learning her arm and her legs to a blood

infection. it was a diagnosis of double pneumonia. >> it goes to the main organs that went to the heart and to the brain and didn't really get to the extremities. >> the amputation was shocking and difficult. >> i was really worried about her, all i could start doing was praying. >> i was upset, very scared. >> to help her, they created driving mrs. m at giveforward.com. >> she's been a wonderful teacher and now she has prosthetics but she's still the same person with the same heart. >> so far, they've raised more than $13,000 to equip a new van with quadruple amputee. >> it speaks to the parents about how they care for other people and support. >> students are determined to get miss m back in the

classroom. >> i want to see her walk through the doors every morning. >> and that was casey brown. they hope to return to the classroom after getting the driver's license. if you'd like to learn more or help her out, head to the web site for a link at wjz.com. this calf named sparrow, who is sitting in nicely with the herd. the gazelles are the largest and tallest of the gazelle family. you don't want to challenge them in a race with their top speed at 45 miles per hour. >> they are beautiful animals. >> they are. a wild police chase comes to a shocking end. surprise inside the suspect's car. >> dangerous plunge. how an suv ends up in an elevator shaft in new york. >> how many more days of this

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>> tomorrow, we expect change. bernadette? >> even if it's a dry heat, it's a heat. tomorrow, we're going back up. look at this. 76 in the morning hours and in the afternoon, we forecast a high of 98 degrees but it will be higher humidity as bob said and feel even hotter today. there's not only a chance for thunderstorms but strong thunderstorms in the late-day hours and severe watches and warnings will be out and we'll pass those along. for the rest of the five-day, here's bob. >> maybe a few showers left over but low to mid 80s. clearing out some of the weekend drying out at 84 and 87.

pretty much back to normal. a man turned himself in a business in tuscaloosa. showed him calmly walking up to the bar with the gun. eleven people were hit by gunfire and in two in critical condition. may be targeting someone in the the crowd. the dash cam caught someone. and a 2-year-old in the backseat. luckily, he wasn't hurt. grand theft, auto and child endangerment charges. two people injured after an suv goes plunging down an elevator shaft in new york city. a parking attendant drove the

vehicle but the elevator car wasn't there. there was a second attendant in the ground floor. both the tenants survived. a bomb threat forces one of the bridges between canada and u.s. to close down along the crossing. last week, a similar threat was made with the tunnel. the bridge is reopened. british are grilling the chief as to why they are short with security guards. they want to guard a terror attack on the games. monica reports on the games. >> reporter: the international criminal police organization, interpol, will be keeping an eye out for trouble.

>> the biggest threat people face is the possibility that there's some unknown trained terrorist. >> reporter: in france, the organization gathers intelligence for 190 member country. police departments worldwide relies on interpol's database and most wanted people. we were given a firsthand look at the situation room inside the headquarters. these people are compiling databases on terror suspects that cross borders and keeping track of lost passports, making sure they haven't fallen into the wrong hands. the staff monitors events throughout the world and prevent from getting on airplanes and crossing borders. he's head of interpol and works closely to see who is out there. >> we help to identify people. >> reporter: along with

interpol's wealth of information, authorities policing the gang hope to have the upper hand against anyone who tries to cause trouble. monica, wjz eyewitness news. >> 30 million passports are currently in the lost or stolen database. they want to make sure they haven't fallen into the wrong hands of terrorists. a preview then. >> a water main mess, major underway. problems that will last for several weeks and. >> swimming is just one part of the grueling modern triathlon. it's a sport you probably never heard of. >> check for more of these stories coming up all new at 6:00 and now back to you. >> thank you, tonight, the orioles face a crisis.

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when i look up into my students' faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives and i am a phoenix. enroll in the program that's right for you. at phoenix.edu/maryland well, the orioles road trip got off to a rough start. a bad game they play in

minnesota tonight. mark viviano joins us with more on the growing problem for the o's, i hate to say it, mark, but it's true. >> it is true. the latest orioles pitcher called up from the minor league will get a chance to prove himself on a team that has seen several starters try, fail and get demoted. the major league start of this in minnesota tonight. chris tailman got to two batters out and allowed seven runs before he was removed in the first inning. the pitching staff knocked around in a 19-7 defeat. little patience for struggling pitchers at the big league level and replacements for those who can't do the job. >> they control it. we don't control it. that's the thing i think they understand. we want them to do well and pitch well up here, but there will be somebody else, there's

always somebody there to take your -- if you can't deliver what the job description is and that goes for all of us and it's just accountability that, you know, we just can't be satisfied with mediocrity. >> adam jones was consoled and said he have will get another chance. he's scheduled to pitch against cleveland on saturday. there's more comments from ravens safety ed reed about the business stance before the start of training camp. that's all ahead in sports at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, mark. >> still ahead on eyewitness news, water main woes. >> reporter: i'm mike hellgren in downtown baltimore. [ male announcer ] it started long ago.

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check for these stories and the day's breaking news. wjz news at 6 starts now. water main worries a huge break closes several streets downtown. >> how long will extensive repairs take. hello i am vick carter. >> i am denise koch here is what people are talking about. >> monster water main break, collapses part of light street downtown we are over the scene where crews are still working on extensive repairs to the roadway. wjz live with complete coverage of the water main break, creating grid