station. >> mass murder at the movies, a gunman opens fire inside of a theater in colorado. >> at least one person has been shot, but there's hundreds of people just running around. >> at least a dozen people are dead and many, many more are injured. >> hi, i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> chaos, confusion and cries for help. a heavily armed man tosses tear gas in a movie theater and keeps shooting. michelle griego is in colorado and danielle nottingham has reaction from the president. let's begin with michelle griego at the scene. >> reporter: it was chaos in a movie theater after an armed man was in the midnight showing of the batman movie.

>> we are not looking for another suspects. >> reporter: police said he was dressed head to toe in body armor and wore a gas mask in the attack. some of the shots even went through the other theater. corbin was sitting in the second row. police found explosives. survivors include a 3 month old

baby and several victims are treated for chemical exposure. ben fernandez was moved to tears. >> a young girl with bullet wound in her legs and blood all over her. >> reporter: the suspect's family is cooperating with police and said their hearts go out to the victims. michelle griego, in aurora, wjz eyewitness news. >> police don't have a motive and say the suspect does not have terrorist ties. our complete coverage of the movie theater massacre continues. denise koch? >> the frantic calls started at 12:30 this morning west coast time and police officers were shocked by what they found.

>> i've got 7 down. >> i've got a child victim. i need rescue at the back door of theater nine now. >> dozens of victims were rushed in ambulances, some either in the backseat or police cars. this is the worst mass shooting in colorado since the shooting in 2009. >> the shooting spree forced president obama and mitt romney off the campaign trail today. our complete cover of the movie theater massacre today continues with danielle nottingham from the white house. >> reporter: in florida, they talked about the shooting spree

instead. >> there will be other days for politics. this, i think, is a day for prayer and reflection. >> reporter: the president asked the crowd to join him in a moment of silence for the victims and their families. >> michelle and i will be fortunate enough to hug our girls a little tighter tonight and i'm sure you will do the same with your children, but for those parents who may not be so lucky, we have to embrace them and let them know we will be there for them as a nation. >> reporter: both the president and mitt romney's campaigns asked colorado tv stations to pull their negative ads out of respect for the shooting victims. mitt romney canceled his new hampshire campaign event and spoke about the shooting. >> we join the president and first lady and all americans to offer our deepest condolences for those whose lives were shattered in a few moments.

>> reporter: mike coffman lives close to where it it happened. >> it won't be the same. >> if we had fewer guns, we would have a lot fewer murders. >> reporter: they challenged to show leadership on gun violence. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> four members of the military are the victims. >> ten bodies are still inside the theater as police collect evidence. 59 people are hurt, some critically. the suspect, james holmes, was arrested without incident in the parking lot of the theater. stay with wjz for the latest.

we'll have the latest at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. make sure you stay tuned tonight at 8:00 with a special edition of 48 hours with scott pelley to anchor the cbs evening news. in other news, a weather watch is in effect in baltimore. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. tim williams is monitoring but first, bob turk with the first warning weather radar. bob? >> reporter: we have some light rain in the region. it's primary through during the afternoon and evening hours. there are heavier showers in far western maryland in allegheny county, in northwestern cumberland. there's brief downpours. the rest of the region is light rain but because of the threat

of later tonight. there could be heavier showers that would cause minor flash flooding. as far as the rainfall amounts, boy, tim has them. some are extremely impressive. >> we're going to go back to storms that hit extreme flooding. our first warning weather coverage continues with mike schuh. >> reporter: with the city county line, b.t.e. is getting it contained by the storm energy. baltimore has torrential rain flash flood that hit the region and casualties were immediate. >> we had this massive storm come in. lightning, thunder. it was actually really, really exciting. >> reporter: in canton, the storm knocked down the tree and

eyewitness news received this that shows how water buckled the ceiling flooding the lobby. >> better to get it out of here. let the water drain off. >> reporter: the storm knocked 30,000 people off the electric grid with most near townsend. >> the draining is painfully slow in some places. vehicles rolled through water that covered tires in some area. on the street, countless cars were flooded and drivers were left bailing out water. mark craumer is one affected.

>> storm water gets piped directly to streams completely uncreated. >> reporter: mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> how much rain did we get? first warning weather continues right now with meteorologist tim williams. tim? >> we all know the storm came through pretty fast and furiously last night. let's talk about some of the rain totals around the state. they're everywhere from a half inch down towards easton to parts of the bel air. 4 inches of rain. 1.46 in townsend. and we do have a local live report of almost a quarter inch from a train weather spotter and 3.25. b.w.i. marshall got more than an inch. we went to 8 inches down for the year and these numbers certainly, at least in local

areas, will put a dent in the rainfall deficits. we'll continue to keep you monitored and have more with the complete updated first warning weather forecast. >> stay with wjz for complete first warning weather forecast and a look at wjz.com. a man is behind bars after leaving police on a high-speed chase through the streets of baltimore and through anne arundel county. they tried to pull over watson for not wearing a seat belt and then hit the car on telegraph road and then took off on foot. he was arrested and faces multiple charges. wjz will have much more on this investigation coming up live on wjz at 5:00 and 6:00. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. unfortunately, the delays out there are major. if you're traveling on the outer loop, you are looking at

almost 50 minutes around baltimore national hike. another 30 minutes on stephenson road to delanie valley at 30 miles per hour. heavy from 395 to white marsh boulevard and an accident on northbound 95 blocking the right lane on the beltway back on the southwest side. as far as accidents go in middle river, 150 east approaching linbrook road and due to the water main break, light street is closed between east baltimore and east lombard and have a second water main break that has fleet street closed. you can see sandy point, bumper to bumper. this traffic report was brought to you by the energy savers program. if you're running errands, get your csl and l.e.d. bowl. you can get 10% l.e.

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>> it is 74 degrees with light rain in maryland. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a rough rip current makes for a dangerous situation for two

minnesota teens. two 13-year-old boys were swimming with a girl at lake superior when the current pull them out. the boys were able to climb to safety. as you can see, the girl was rescued a short time later. she's expected to be okay. british security is on high alert with one week to go before the start of the 2012 summer olympics. extra troops are on standby, but border will strike the day before the games begin. >> reporter: the royal marines go into the historical wall of the landmark. the queen's crown jewels and this year's olympic medals. the latest olympic security drew towards the capital. police tackled a man on his journey to east london. thousands of extra british

soldiers were called in to help police the gang after a private security firm couldn't draft enough guards. some stationed here at the olympic village, but the military has been controversial. >> it's not ideal because it was supposed to be the security guards. so it is a bit of a shamble, but it's been secure. >> reporter: another olympic hurdle. >> they should be ashamed of themselves and i would call on them to think about what it was about. >> reporter: some spectators came out a week early to soak up the olympic spirit. czars are told they can cover up with leggings and towels.

in london, monica viamisar. on wall street today, the markets take a big dip today. the dow is down 121 points. the s&p is off 14 and nasdaq down 41. let's go to new york with alexis has more business news. >> in europe, spaniards took to the streets to protest top government cutting. officials warn the recession will drag into next year and valencia said it needs government help to pay bills.

unemployment rates rose in 27 u.s. states last month, the most in nearly a year. they're in line with other recent reports across the country. nevada has the highest unemployment rate at 11.6%. yahoo pulled out the big bucks to lure the ceo from google. marissa's compensation package could be worth a whopping $31.6 million over the next years. and first day of trading on the nasdaq, kayak was founded by the same people to launch expedia, travelosty, and i'm alexis. the ride at six flags had to get off mid ride. a power surge caused the coaster to stall, leaving

stranded in yew eureka, missouri. no injuries reported. all right and if it was stuck right in that location, there are worse places to be. >> absolutely. >> like upsidedown. okay, coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, startling images of a flight emergency in chicago. what went wrong? >> they take the life of another local serviceman. >> a line of storms are moving through. will the skies clear up for the weekend? >> wjz is always on wjz.com for the top stories. instant updates and first warning weather all the time. click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> now the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> all right. live look outside. clearly, we have rain and storm clouds in the region. tim, we saw rain on the camera a little bit ago. wow. >> but that technology, we have wipers on the camera as well.

>> i thought it was a little person at first. a little squeegee. >> that is what it is. we probably have more work for that little person up there later this afternoon. we don't have anything severe on the radar right now. there's not a ton of very strong thunderstorm activity out there right now. there's a little bit coming from the west, but nothing like last night. there's still moisture out there, but without the extreme heat and the sun out there helping to fire these up, you can see from our key here, that it's just yucky and gray. there's thunderstorms out there, but not expecting things to fire up out there with the intensity we had last night. we're at 74 degrees and keep in mind, our average high now is 87. we're way below that. relative humidity is at 87%.

northeast wind courtesy of low pressure sitting off to the east, kind of back. i'll show you that in a second. 29.3 the barometer. 77 in cumberland. the warm spots down near the river and ocean city. we're between 72 as you can see in bel air and 81 as we see down towards d.c. and the d.c. suburbs. the 30-mile-per-hour winds at b.w.i. marshall is one of two readings as high as the double digits, up in elk ton. the low pressure system driving all the way back to keep things cool along the coastline, but it's spinning in a counterclockwise fashion but keeping the northeast wind off to the side. what we're watching is the front associated with the low, not really going anywhere for the next day or so.

we will see cooler conditions, temperatures staying well below the 87-degree normal high and conditions to the south. the sunset today at 8:28. 5 to 10 knots. wind? not a major factor. periods of rain. cooler, and not the prettiest day. we've known arctic to be pretty hot. it's going to be hot. not a washout, but a naggy drizzly. we have a programming note for you. tune in tonight at 8:00 for a special edition of 48 hours. scott pelley with the cbs evening news from colorado. there's more ahead on wjz at 4:30. there's a big change in what it will cost you to fill the tank.

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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. >> it is 4:30. 74 degrees with light rain in the area. hello. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> dozens of men, women and children are dead, dying or injured. sarah reports from aurora. >> there's hundreds of people there around. >> reporter: chaos and panic following a shooting at a midnight showing of the dark knight rises.

a man propped open an exit door at this aurora, colorado, cinema and threw in a smoke canister. >> anytime anyone would get up, he would shoot them. no specific agenda. >> reporter: he's 24-year-old james holmes. they evacuated his apartment complex after the suspect allegedly made comments about explosives. >> our investigation determined that his apartment is booby trapped with apparent trip wires. it may be hours or days. >> reporter: the investigation into the crime continues with the community rallying together. >> we've taken a blow today, but we will get back on our feet and we will move ahead.

>> reporter: the president held a moment of silence and called for a day of prayer and reflection in memory of the victims. >> it's the reminder that life is very fragile. our time here is limited and it is precious. >> reporter: holmes could be in court as early as monday. i'm stacy reporting. >> movie theaters are making sure this doesn't happen again. the members will review security procedures in the wake of this shooting. with the coverage of the colorado shooting, kai jackson is in the newsroom with rob, a law enforcement expert with more on this. kai? >> yes, he's also a former member of the baltimore city police department. people remember you having that role. what do you gather from what you're seeing in colorado? >> i think law enforcement from a local, state and federal level has done a good job of

responding to the scene. they were there within 90 seconds and immobilizing bock technicians. just monitor to the news and listening to interviews, you had someone very intent on ensuring he was going to kill or seriously injure people. the planning process was for a period of time. >> with that in mind, people are asking, what can we do to protect ourselves in average movie theater in aurora, colorado. you've been to aurora. a small i nice town. when someone has that determination and preparation, is there anything you can do to stop it? >> i think motivated criminals are not easiest to stop, but any place, whether it's a movie theater, a nightclub, stadium or a mall, we really have to be the eyes and ears of everyone there.

anything out of place or doesn't look or feel right, notify authorities immediately. who knows what would have happened if someone got out of the movie theater and immediately called 9-1-1 could have been something, maybe not. but it really does depend on the people around the location to be observant and quickly respondent. >> being vigilant. >> right. >> back to you. >> thank you, kai and rob. latest on the movie theater massacre in colorado. 12 people confirmed dead and police collect evidence. 59 people are hurt. james holmes was in the parking lot of the theater. stay with wjz. we'll update you throughout the day and bring you the latest on wjz.com and then be sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 for a

special edition of 48 hours. scott pelley will anchor the report from colorado. an army sergeant from baltimore is among the latest killed in afghanistan. daniel rodriguez was a 10 year veteran and second deployment to afghanistan. sergeant rodriguez also did two tours in iraq. he is survived by his wife and three children. he's the sixth service member to die this year from baltimore and fifth in afghanistan. the price of oil continues to rise. the average price at the bump is up 11 cents to be higher in the coming weeks. if you're filling up around baltimore, we're spot on at the national average at $3.44 a

gallon and six cents higher than last week. a year ago, a gallon of gas would have cost you $3.69. vic? >> to find the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood, go to wjz.com and click on links and numbers. the cleanup continues around baltimore. the area after the powerful storms rolled through central maryland. city crews are working to clean up debris and heavy rain fell in that area last night causing severe flooding. let's take a live look outside. it's cloudy. it is gray with a light rain falling in some places. wjz with the weather coverage. tim williams and bob turk are tracking radar. >> so far today, a lot of rain and drizzle. light rain and drizzle. the eastern shore continues to move out to the east and one very slightly heavier let's call it a moderate area of

showers. just moving from randallstown into the baltimore county area. he was moving through the area in the next hour or two, a tenth of an inch. the heaviest activity is way out far western maryland and more activity later tonight. still pretty good stuff in western pennsylvania, eastern ohio to affect the region late tonight and because of the risk of heavier showers late tonight, there is, in fact, until 2:00 a.m. tonight, a flash flood warning in effect. and flash flooding could occur especially if you get an inch of rain within an hour considering how much rain some areas saw yesterday. tim is looking at some of the numbers. some of them are a whole month's worth of rain in less than a day. tim? >> they really are. even just yesterday at around 8

or 9 inches of rain. 3.35 in long green. in baltimore county, we looked at 3.27 up toward solomon center and island. and one near townsend. when you start to question how in the world we can have so much rain and the in numbers show down for the year, it's because b.w.i. marshall got only one inch. we'll continue to have the wjz draught watch with the numbers. but for now, complete first warning weather forecast inside. >> thank you, bob and tim. stay with first warning weather coverage for the latest on the forecast and the live doppler radar at any time at wjz.com. let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control.

hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. well, things are just a mess right now. a significant delay begins at 395 to white marsh boulevard. at york road around edmonson avenue around 13 miles per hour. west side, inner loop over to security boulevard. expect 25 minutes in the direction and another 20 minutes to 95. as far as 70 goes in the westbound direction, just bumper to bumper from 29 to marysville road. as far as accidents go, milford mill and the water main break between east baltimore and lombard. let's now take a live look. things are jammed up pretty tight there at sandy point. that delay begins back at 97 and goes all the way to the bay

bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. try the steak melt for a limited time. back to you. ocean city is getting an upgrade. the good repair is giving the city a $2 million grant. the money will go to equipment and facilities. and don't forget the orioles road trip continues this weekend in cleveland. tonight, it's masn on wjz. the orioles at 7:00 p.m. live on wjz 13. four inches from death. wait until you hear about this accident. >> the future of the joe paterno statue is in limbo. we'll have the latest from the state college of pennsylvania. >> and it's gloomy for friday afternoon. will the skies clear up in the weekend? bob will tell us coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,

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a car crushed by a train. police say it was because of alcohol and a wrong turn. they arrested a man for drinking and driving. he made a phone call for someone to pick him up. the second driver wasn't familiar with louisville and mistook it for a roadway. he was drinking and driving too. everyone was out of the way but the car? not so lucky. a deadly crash kills three people in up state new york. one vehicle burst into flames killing five people. the sixth person who died was in another vehicle. the state department of transportation vehicle was hospitalized in critical condition. a woman nearly killed after her crashed in the back of a trunk carrying t.p. poles made a miraculous recovery.

lee stole has the story. >> i was chewing on glass. >> reporter: she has one memory. >> what do you think? >> how thankful i am to be alive and have survived such a serious accident. >> reporter: the 36-year-old mother of four has prominent scars to remind her how serious her crash was. >> i had a depressed skull, was having seizures and a concussion. >> reporter: doctors removed bone from her hip to fill the hole. they were camping in montana and rushed back when they got word. >> i broke down into sobs. i was scared to death. >> she said, hi, mom. i don't think you should interrupt the vacation. i think you're just fine.

one week later, still no memory of the crash that almost killed her. >> i didn't understand why they were so concerned and wanting to come to the hospital and be with me. i really thought i just had a laceration on my head. >> state patrol say they're citing for following two closely behind the truck. she expected that decision. should the statue of joe paterno be removed from campus? kai jackson is live with more. kai? >> vic, that decision will make everyone happy. the school's board of trustees will determine whether the statue of joe paterno should be taken down. earlier this week, a plane flew over the campus. vic? >> kai. >> the sexual abuse remaining

to await sentencing. joseph was boating alone. it was washed up in south kingston. he was treated for exhaustion and hypothermia. as eric kong reports, they were captured. >> it's startling. >> i'm going to reevaluate my life insurance and will. no joke. >> reporter: the landing gear was lowered. >> smoke started coming down from the ceiling and then we got freaked out. >> it was just an intense,

burning. my eyes, my throat. >> reporter: the crew radioed the tower. minutes later, the aircraft landed safely. some used stairs. the pyles and several others had to jump out. >> we are standing on a wing of the plane and it's far down to the ground. >> is there a ladder? is there a shoot? there was nothing and no instruction, so i slid off the wing and turned around and caught my wife. >> >> reporter: the pyles escaped unhurt. they say they're just glad their kids weren't with them.

>> i'm thinking maybe we don't fly on the same plane at the same time. >> just in case. >> never know. >> reporter: there were four crewmen and they are expected to be okay. a community hidden by water for over 40 years has been revealed. all due to the lack of rain in huntington county, indiana. the reservoir was created in 1967 and to create the reservoir, four cities had to be flooded. now what used to be monument city is above water. you can see old graves and even foundations of houses and roads. >> wow. they were allowed to leave the graves there? seems strange. >> spooky. well, it is friday. will the sunshine shine for your weekend plans? >> bob turk has the updated first warning weather weekend forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,

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>> now the first warning of severe weather. >> a lot cooler.

rain and drizzle. temperatures in the low 70s compared to 104 two days ago. big difference. a little light rain. nothing of consequence. that's moving across portions of pennsylvania and not really affecting too many folks except in a little bit of flintstone, pumpkin center. but it is once again moving to the northeast, so for the time being, things are pretty quiet. it's going to be a damp night. we may see heavier rain moving in. yeah, dew point is at 70 and humidity at 90%. brought in the cooler ocean air. right now, 66. the frontal system is pretty much between baltimore and d.c. 82. could be thundershowers across southern virginia and southern maryland tonight because it's

warmer, more unstable air. to the region in the north, very stable ocean air. the chance of thunder is very slim at this point. it's possible later tonight that something could mo in. ocean city, pour inches 70. that's it. westminster and upper 60s to the north of us, almost feels like october. and that's it. a little warmer in d.c. we have a northeast wind around the region. continuing for a little while longer. hmm, that's interesting. tonight, mostly cloudy and humid and the computer just jumped about three ahead of it. rain possible tomorrow. yes, it will be cooler. tomorrow's high will be generally cooler in the mid 70s. that's the normal high of 87 degrees and this is the frontal system to the south. that's why we had storm activity down there. this one is sagging just down to the south of us. it's not necessarily cooler but

drier portions for sunday. it should be the best day of the weekend and saturday with the front in the area, we are looking for scattered showers and maybe just periods of rain across the region. that's the way it shapes up for the weekend. if you missed the forecast, come back to it. tonight, 66. maybe a thunderstorm tomorrow. mid 70s with periods of rain. much cooler day coming up tomorrow. drier and sunnier on sunday. >> good. thank you, bob. still to come on wjz eyewitness news, complete coverage continues in colorado after a gunman opens fire inside of a crowded movie theater, the latest from the chaotic shooting scene. ,,,,,,,,

coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00, movie goers shot. >> how police finally caught up to a wanted man. >> wild weather around the storms that slammed. we're live with first warning weather coverage. >> check the breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news starts now. >> massacre at the movies.

a gunman opens inside the colorado theater. >> what we learned about the suspect. >> hi, i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> it's our breaking story making headlines across the world. 12 people died. wjz has complete coverage of the story. as you know, this happened in aurora, colorado, not far from lyttelton, where the columbine shootings happened. let's go live to teresa in aurora. >> reporter: the dark knight rises is one of the anticipated movies of the summer. in fact, it was playing on three multiplexes. some victims thought it was part of a movie stunt. chaos after a heavily armed gunman opened fire during