>> hi, i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> sizzling summer heat. we hit triple digits today, sweats out anyone outside. these women were enjoying time in the shade with a drink but the heat didn't sideline this businesswoman, it seemed her fresh stand forced many people to pull over. >> sunshine moving to the state at this movement. bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods are tracking the radar. >> temperatures are dropping quite a bit. even where it hasn't rained. eastof the city are storms around the area and college park and this one here, you can see this heading towards the

park. and generally from laural and around college park and d.c., this one also moving toward pg county. and two storms around the southern area and the rest of the area to the north and west of the city, just lighter shower activity across portions. not going to see a whole lot at this point across the baltimore area, but have to wait longer because of the potential for more activity to develop across this stall or slow-moving front. it will slow us down considerably, but we have watches in effect until 9:00 tonight. the entire region under thunderstorm watch and the d.c. area in northern virginia pushing into northern county and south eastern howard and that's until 6:00 this evening with that system moving across

that region. heavy downpours in those particular areas. bernadette? >> it is pretty incredible now with the thunderstorms coming through, we have cooled down to 90 degrees in baltimore. 75 in hagerstown. what a drop that is, but out ahead of the line it's incrediblely hot and muggy. the dew point makes it feel like 94 in baltimore, 106 in pacific. this is where we topped out today. so far, we've seen 102 degrees on our records here, but we'll have to wait for the official report from the national weather service to see if we broke that. the record was set back in 1887 and heat index at 107 degrees and that's factoring in to some of the thunderstorms coming through. we'll have the full report up shortly. >> thank you, bernadette. because of the stormles, there are extensive delays. b.w.i. marshal airport, if you have a flight, you're urged to check

on it. complete first warning weather coverage continues in north baltimore with how people are coping with this intense heat. derek? >> reporter: mary, what a difference an hour makes. the breeze blowing through here right now, it just feels fantastic after what was a scorcher of a day. hydration is key for those working outdoors. just about everyone carries a drink and just about everyone feels the effects. >> you could just feel the beads of the sweat coming. >> it feels like i'm about to come bust. >> reporter: those physical effects land some in the hospital. already claimed 23 lives in maryland and emergency room visits rise right along with

the temperatures. >> the people are on many medications and illnesses and many who are elderly, just one additional stressor. >> reporter: this kind of intense heat brings people to the hospital and means big bucks for certain kinds of businesses. what temperature do you think it is in here? >> about 23 degrees. >> amen. >> reporter: allthe ice going to people. >> it's good for business. >> reporter: back out in the sun, reality is a lot harsher. >> it feels like you're walking through steam. like a crab. you're like a baltimore crab being steamed. now you know what the crabs feel like when they're in the pot. >> reporter: so the storm is

cooling things off, it's better but the heat is tough. the last week alone, the hot weather and severe temperatures claimed five more lives. we're live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, derek. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. there are still plenty of headaches. mike hellgren has new information on the repairs. >> reporter: as crews work in the triple digit heat, they're ready to go underthe street to repair the broken street. patience is wearing thin. with no water, some businesses

remain shut down. >> we lose about $4,000 to $5,000. >> reporter: it will be three streets before they're opened at lombard wjz has learned the main has been identified at high risk before the break, but no immediate plans for repair. >> it's not the first time we had to deal with it. at the rate we're going, it won't be the last. >> reporter: five miles of pipe a year is replaced a year, but they're trying to increase it to 40. there are high-tech methods to search for the leaking mains. the director of public works hopes using that technology will keep the agency ahead of disaster. >> we probably won't be able to use all the pipes, but there's some things you can do to give us the advantage. >> reporter: and avoid the mess

that shut down several of baltimore's busiest blocks. >> that was mike hellgren reporting. the crews will replace the pipes, many are more than a century old. they will allow to resume collecting dna samples from people arrested for serious crimes. denise has more. denise? >> john roberts temporarily banned the court ruling, that barred criminal suspects without a warrant and the state's issued request with alonzo king jr. after the assault charges in 2009. now the sample match dna collected in the 2003 attack. robert said his order will take

a month. under fire. baltimore launched allegations of mismanagement. wjz is live. adam may reports on the growing tension on campus. adam? >> reporter: the budget problems will cost some people their jobs unless you happen to be a high ranking member of the administration. workers at the coppin state university are upset. >> reporter: they blamed a 5 1/2 million dollar short fall. we were told he was unavailable at and a conference. instead, they released a statement. they said they must do what

businesses and families and businesses and government places are doing. the recommended outs, while difficult, are necessary to move forward. >> he takes out student advisors and leads them off. >> reporter: ten positions making $1.6 million. >> priorities. are they going to have the people on the ground in order to give the students the services and the quality education they need or are they going to give it to a bunch of bureaucrats who sit around with the president? >> reporter: cunningham said it's not fair. >> it's mismanagement. it should be the people who control the money and not us. >> reporter: it is not the first problem for president avery. just a few months ago, a group

of teachers gave him a vote of no confidence. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> adam, thank you. compensate defends the position saying they're similar to other universities. mark plans to have a drafted bill to expand gambling as early as this friday. they pledge emerging today with meetings with baltimore and stephanie rollins blake. the vote could lead to a special session on legislation allowing the casino and table games at the sites. >> in less than a week, all the world's eyes will be on london for the olympic games as the best of the best converge to compete. a baltimore native is preparing for his final lap. michael phelps said these will be his last games but first will face off against his rival. michael phelps is hoping to add

to his london olympics. he already had 16, 8 from last year and 8 from beijing. >> i'm just going to go out and represent my country and step up wearing the stars and stripes, swimming as fast as i can. >> reporter: ryan. they're fierce rivals but also friends. >> we have a great rivalry and friendship. last night, he was in my room and we were playing cards. >> reporter: earn medals in three of the seven events, he would break a world record with the most decorated olympian in history. to think it started in meadowbrook in mount washington. >> he's probably the hardest racer i've came across. >> reporter: latvi is hungry for more as well.

>> it's a split family. >> they were in tennessee. >> it's cool to hear the guys cheer us on. >> reporter: the crowds will be larger and louder when they face off in london. and like phelps, he's expected to compete in seven events. phelps plans to retire after the games and kai, just one little fact there. the most decorated of all time is a russian gymnast who had 18 total medals. >> i was thinking of nadia. >> no, it was back in like, 1950s and '60s. we'll see. >> all right. still coming up, dozens of firefighters are hurt fighting an apartment fire. what made it seem so difficult and dangerous. >> reporter: defending the dream.

i'm pat warren, coming up on wjz eyewitness news, those in favor of the dream act urge voters to vote yes. >> reporter: underarmor launches an international competition and with ten, a baltimore teacher. i'm jessica kartalija. i'll explain next. >> and dark clouds in parts of maryland right now. bob is tracking live doppler radar and updating our first weather forecast up next. ,,,,

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we are down to 84 degrees and it is raining in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. now underway, upholding a new state law to offer in-state

tuition to undocumented students. political bob warren has more on their plan. >> we are the dreamer fighting for justice and higher education. >> reporter: it was put on hold when mdpetitions.com questioned the voters and survived a court challenge. >> it's going to be a big election. >> reporter: maryland is the eleventh state to allow to pay the lower in-state tuition for higher education providing they are maryland high school graduates and parents paid taxes for five years. >> yes, i'll be able to take advantageover it. >> reporter: they will be able to launch the coalition to get voter approval. >> right now, my status is not going to let me get into

college. >> reporter: opponents argue that only legal residents should qualify. >> people understand what it says. common sense will tell them to use our tax funds. >> reporter: supporters consider that view shortsighted. >> get a chance for an education. >> reporter: the dreamers will rally in baltimore tomorrow. i'm pat warren reporting. back to you on tv hill. same-sex redistricting are on the november ballot. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check with kristy breslin. hi, kristy. >> a lot of chaos because of the water main break. east baltimore and east lombard and the two right lanes are blocked so your best bet is to take feyyet. take 395 or even on the jones

expressway. as far as 95 goes, to the tunnel and the west side inner loop. 95 minutes to security boulevard and on the topside of the inner loop as you can see by the graphic there, it is just jammed. from stephenson road to the parring parkway. traveling the harrisburg expressway, it's slow there from schwan and also harper at evergreen avenue. let's take a live look. things are crawling along there northbound on the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. subway, eat fresh. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. we have breaking news to report to you. let's go to captain jeff with more. >> reporter: we're exactly a

block to the west of belvidere. single alarm fire. a lot of smoke out of the top row of the house. we've not seen flames but we've seen firefighters with the residents through the windows here. i'm captain jeff long. back to you. just a month ago, a local barber was featured. how he helped thousands of people turn their lives around. >> reporter: by trade, michael cradle is a barber, but these schools have been more than just trimming hair. >> it makes me feel wonderful to know i'm giving confidence. >> reporter: he opened his first in ohdonton and realized the major need in the

community. >> populations didn't have access to regular grooming. >> reporter: he started a collection box. >> i would send one of my barbers down there or invite a group from the shelter up to my shop and we would cut their hair. >> reporter: his charity soon blossomed into the robert community foundation. a non-profit that raises money to build barber and beauty shops and over the past 12 years, he's helped around 7,000 people including marsheline. >> you feel like a different person. you just feel good. >> reporter: it's reached in the august edition. the fourth and latest project is in annapolis and he hopes to transform even more people. because most of his clients are down of on their luck, getting them back on their feet is the

biggest reward. >> they're excited. >> reporter: monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> if you'd like to find out more about cradles organization or to donate, go to wjz.com and click on news. >> i love it. just one man touching so many lives. really great. >> went down 20 degrees. in the 70s. humidity set but winds will shift and bring cooler air. take a look at radar. big storms south and east of the baltimore region approaching eastern shore and around annapolis and portions of a.a. county. north and west of us with lighter showers and maybe thunder later on tonight. we'll ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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if you go up south and east of it, scattered showers and thunder in some of the areas, but none is there. just much needed rain. flash flood warning. 4 to 2 inches of rain in the last two hours and that's why we have the flooding, small streams. moving in western a.a. county and that's where it continues south and east to the baltimore region because laural indianapolis. there's more rain up to the north and west. 84 and continues to drop and 74. the 70s.

68 in okay land. 90 in ocean city. still in the upper 80s to 90s. 102 today. record was set way back in 1887. yesterday was a record minimum at b.w.i. marshal. west here at 10. strong winds maybe in excess of 40 or 50 miles per hour but very isolated. we have more shower and thunderstorm activities in some areas between now and friday. could easily see one or two inches of rain. that is going to help our draught situation tremendously and it doesn't look like much more in the way of severe weather, at least locally. a few spots, yes, but generally, as this front moves out, we see a wave of low pressure to give us some rain

and maybe thunder, but looks like the the severe threat would generally be tonight. five to ten knots and warm 83 degrees. showers and storms, yes. 74 tomorrow. not nearly as hot as today but more showers and thunderstorms. could get up to low 90s with the sun. north is probably staying in the 80s. upper 90s with the front right through the region. >> bob, thank you. still at 5:00, high flying fugitive. what police found in the wreckage. >> family tragedy. police say a southern maryland man shot his parents and then turned the gun on himself. update on a possible motive. >> reporter: hot weather, hot water. what the heat waves are doing to the bay. that story as ey,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> it's 5:30. 84 degrees and raining. good evening, thank you for stays with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. police in southern maryland are looking at what caused a man to shoot his mom and stepfather. the neighbors called police after hearing the man fighting with his stepfather. look to the right of your screen, the charles county cops not knowing if the son is alive and armed used the armor rug to force his way into the home where the shooting happened. once inside, they find the body of 33-year-old shea proctor. police believed he killed himself after wounding his

mother and stepfather with a handgun. his myspace shows the family together in happier times. >> they found a man and a woman. >> reporter: there was an argument and then shot, mom and dad get out, collapsing in the street leaving signs of their agony. >> at some point, the emergency services team actually went inside the house and found a 33- year-old male in the upstairs bedroom that was deceased and had what appeared to be a self- inflicted gunshot wound. >> reporter: the step dad is alive and does landscaping on the side. >> great, wonderful family. never trouble around here. >> reporter: proctor called himself mellow, but don't think he was employed. >> when you don't see them and coming out of the house, something's wrong. >> reporter: mike schuh, wjz

eyewitness news. >> it was not known what the argument was about that led to the shooting. a fire broke out in the bronx. what was battling the blaze, vic? >> it took nearly 3 hours to contain the blaze. it broke out after midnight. it started at the back of the building and spread to two other units and also caught on fire leading to a partial roof collapse. the entire building contained. >> the building is designated as historic and a block from yankee stadium. heat waves like the one we're sweltering in have an impact on land and also felt on the water. wjz drought watch coverage begins with alex demetrick to report on the intense heat and lower than normal rainfall are

doing to the chesapeake. >> reporter: when the sun comes up, it adds to heat to heat already trapped and another big number to wjz first warning weather. 80 degrees in the middle of the day. >> it's quite warm, even for summer. >> reporter: studies the bay for the university of maryland center for environmental science. >> the bad news is that the conditions in the shallow waters are stressful for bay grasses. >> reporter: there's been a decline in the crabs because they go deeper for relief. what the bay is not seeing are the huge algae blooms that form with warm weather this past screen to create dead zones. >> you get this algae glooming and it depletes the oxygen in the water. >> it's carried into the bay

after the tropical storms. but now the nutrients were eaten up thanks to dry weather. >> the advantage this year is that we've had little runoff or rainfall so that there's not as much fresh water coming into the bay which would bring nutrients to cause this dead zone phenomenon. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the full extent of the good news/bad news effects on the bay won't be known until late fall. wjz drought coverage continues with bernadette woods who is updating the live doppler radar. bern? >> ? >> a drought is a long-term issue and the drought watch continues, you can see the deficit is still about 8 1/2 inches for the year. normally, we have 22 1/2 inches. as of yesterday, we were just

over 14 inches but as we said, that's going to change because of what you see on first warning doppler radar. you can see it's breaking up significantly. it's in effect all throughout the d.c. area and behind that, you see thunderstorms and areas of rain that's going to contribute to help our drought watch numbers. that's the good news of what's going on today. mary? >> thank you, the search for two missing cousins in iowa reached the sixth day. tracking dogs did pick up the cent of 8-year-old elizabeth cole religious collins and lyric cook. she believes the evidence points to an abduction. >> i feel like maybe they were

taken. i'll be more comfortable once they drain the lake and we find nothing there. i'm glad they're draining it. >> investigators are also searching a landfill for clues. one local company made bumper stickers with the girl's pictures hoping someone whose seen them will come forward. a decision on whether the statue of the late joe paterno statue will stay made in the next week with the university. it says, take the statue down or we will. it became a major point of controversy after an investigation concluded paterno helped conceal allegations in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. the crisis in syria continues to escalation. randall pinkston reports for wjz. the u.s. vote on syria has been put off. >> reporter: syrian college

students chanted freedom. a bomb exploded at a high level meeting killing three top officials, including the defense minister and deputy defense minister who was assad's brother-in-law. rebels claim they set off the blast with a remote control. a new defense minister was immediately appointed and he called the attack work of terrorists. it's clear assad's regime is losing control. >> assad is a spent force in terms of history. he will not be a part of syria's future. >> reporter: at the pentagon, he calls for the rebels. >> it's more essential than ever that the united states and the international community continue to work together through the united nations. >> reporter: the u.n. security

council was set to vote on syria, but that was postponed until thursday while diplomats try to agree on the wording. they reportedly asked for the delay hoping the west to solve their use of force to end the fighting that claimed more than 15,000 lives. randall pinkston, cbs news, the united nations. >> after the blast, the treasury posed economic sanctions on other top syrian officials. deadly explosion. 16 are dead after a bus bombing in bulgaria. you can see the windows of the double decker bomb is blown out. the bus was carrying israeli tourists, many of them young. israeli prime minister is calling an irani terror attack and getting a tough response. after a million reports of

stuck gas pedals, investigating ford vehicles. the national highway traffic safety administration said there's been at least one death suspected from the defect and nearly 2 dozen accidents. the two models involved are the 2001 escape and the mazda's tribute with v6 engines. the baltimore sun tomorrow, some people are concerned about one of the musical headlines for this year's art scape. the wife of john macky among widows to finally receive survivor's benefits from the nfl and a look at british inspired fashions. for all the story, read tomorrow's baltimore sun and look at the updated forecast at the first warning weather team. what it means to be a

female athlete. jessica kartalija explains one winner from baltimore out of 10,000 submissions. >> we're taking it back. >> reporter: an international competition encouraging women to set fitness goals and achieve them. 30-year-old kaitlyn of baltimore city math teacher was one of 10,000 submissions, her plan inspired fourth and fifth grade girls at edge wood elementary to run a mile. >> we would work out every day, monday through friday for about 45 minutes. in the end, they were able to accomplish their goal of running a mile and it was awesome. >> reporter: for ten weeks, kaitlyn tracked her progress online, vying for the chance to be one of the new faces of underarmor as one of their inspirational women and it works. >> you brought a whole new light to what underarmor is about and we're just really

excited to have you have. >> reporter: under armour said it stood out the entire time. it was her selflessness that really made her shine. under armour sponsorship deal including training and gear. >> they get to work better in class and it was good for the overall kids. >> this is so good. >> reporter: under armour said the entire campaign was such a success, they plan to launch a similar one this fall. in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> the three other inspirational women selected are from texas, tennessee, and missouri. >> oh my gosh. great story. kaitlyn is a powerhouse. you could tell her students were just motivated. math? >> yeah. that works too. >> still to come tonight on wjz

eyewitness news, prison break and how a curious bobcat got into the big house. >> in the first warning weather center with the five-day ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions.

>> now the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back. there's the laze out there and in some cases, the haze has given way to showers and thunderstorms. we'll start out with tobacco doppler radar. we have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. over baltimore, it's rain showers and not as much in the way of thunderstorms but there's still more to come off to the northwest. we'll show you the forecast for tomorrow. this is what we're looking at. that front will stall out and on and off chances of scattered thunderstorms. and then a break and then the chance of showers on and off throughout the day. the temperatures start to back

off but that trend continues. more on that, here's bob. >> showers into friday and that's good news. one or two inches of rain. wonderful. 80 degrees for a high on friday. even cooler to the north of us. 84, dry out. it's a great weekend. 84, 87 to back up to a more seasonably hot 92 on monday. mary? with a low-flow shower, a ten minute shower, we use 25 gallons of water, less than a typical bath. a new shower head will save $145 each year. for more information on how to be an energy saver, go to wjz.com, click on the right- hand side of the page at our special section. china under water forcing people out of their home.

high flood waters out of the country. found dozens of people clinging to trees in one neighborhood and try to avoid being swept away. they're forced to evacuate until the flood waters recede. investigators are on the scene of a packaging plant in wisconsin. one man killed after being burned by flyash. he was in crippled condition and then three people were also killed in 2008 when a gas tank caught fire and exploded. a man wanted for murder in colorado is found in utah after trying to steal the passenger jet. more on this bizarre man hunt for a murderer. >> reporter: work crews in st. george, utah, airport after a murder suspect tried to make a high flying getaway. a pilot for the airlines

breached airport security and tried to steal a 50 passenger jet. he was wanted for the murder of his exgirlfriend whose body was found that prompted sky west to put him on administrative leave and revoke his security cards. it was just before 1:00 a.m. when a police officer patrolling the airport noticed an abandoned motorcycle with engine still warm and wire over a perimeter fence. that's how he got in and made his way on to the jet and started the engines. >> he knew exactly how to get in the plane, the cabin and apparently, there's multiple systems you have to be familiar with and he knew all of those. >> reporter: as the plane taxied away, he went into some parked cars, collapsing the plane's nose gear. when police entered the plane, he found himself. the plane voice recorder is

analyzed for potential clues and review airport security measures. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> they are reviewing some security at the st. george airport but perimeter security is a responsibility of the individual airport, not the tsa. mary, a busy night for the first warning weather. we'll have the updated forecast at 6:00 and. >> i'm michelle richie. a scam out of thousands. i'll have that story coming up. >> check in with these stories at 6:00 and now to mary and kai. still to come on wjz eyewitness news tonight, a positive season for the o's turned upside down. >> mark has the latest on the

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try, try again. another tough day with the o's. mark with the o's woes. >> certainly excited may and june and then a serious swoon. we talk about it every year. baseball season is 162 games. no other sport exposes weaknesses or extols consistency like we see over the course of six months of baseball. among the weaknesses exposed, the young pitching chris tillman, zack britain, a disappointing debut in minnesota last night. he was knocked out of the game after four game innings. he was charged up for giving up four runs and pedro allowed two runs to score on consecutive hits in the second inning and those ended up being the difference in a 6-4 orioles heat. it goes back to britain.

the starting pitcher didn't last long enough to help his team. >> you're going a tough outing when you have that. better and wasn't there tonight. >> it's just disappointing. can't do that. it's a game you have to win. i feel like every time they give you the rounds of the team, it's like four innings and watch six guys. totally inacceptable. >> the o's had another error, most errors in the majors but a foul ball ended up tumbling in the seat. the o's play again tonight. plus, tiger woods takes aim at a major title. we'll hear from woods in sports at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you. prison break has inmates on edge because a bobcat managed to climb on the roof of the

special offenders unit. the vet was able to tranquilize him and get him off the roof. he has minor cuts but we didn't really get to see him there. >> not much. still ahead on eyewitness news: >> reporter: it's a tough assignment. i'm in a 20-degree freezer in a heat wave. not everyone is so lucky. a heat-related problem coming up on eyewitn,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00, storms move through the weekend. >> dangerous heat. we set a new record today. how marylanders are trying to cope. >> reporter: the water main mess. i'm in downtown baltimore. why these once classified as high risk were never fixed and when the next fix will happen. >> reporter: staff members are fired up. what's behind the budget problems here, that's coming up. >> check in to these stories and breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >> this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station.