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movie theater after a heavily armed gunman threw smoke grenades and opened fire during a midnight showing of the new batman movie. >> we have, may have a number of people dead inside the theater. >> reporter: aurora police refused to comment on reports that the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, had his hair painted red and called himself the joker. police said it was dressed head to toe in body armor and wore a gas mask during the attack. jennifer seeger says the suspect pointed a gun directly at her face. >> i just jumped forward into the aisle and curled into a ball and waited for him to go up the stairs. >> reporter: holmes fired an assault rifle, a shotgun, and at least one handgun during the attack. some of those shots went through the walls into another theater. a man in a blood-soaked shirt and a child in a batman costume were among hundreds who made it out alive. corbin dates was sitting in the second row. >> i felt the caps from the bullet burn my leg. >> reporter: the university of colorado confirms holmes was
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dropping out of a graduate program in neuro science. police find explosives in his car and his nearby apartment. >> his apartment is booby trapped with various incendiary and chemical devices and apparent trip wires. >> reporter: survivors include a 3-month-old baby. >> she got shot, she saw it right there, god watching over us. >> reporter: the suspect's family is cooperating with police and says their hearts go out to the victims. and the messages of shock and sympathy are coming from abroad as well, the queen saying she sends her heart felt sympathy. president obama also delivering a statement of shock and grief for the families, and colorado's governor is calling this rampage the work of, quote, a deranged mind. the suspect is due in court on monday. live in aurora, colorado, theresa garcia, back to you. >> theresa, thank you. complete coverage continues with kai jackson, joining us now with more reaction from witnesses to
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this unthinkable act. kai? >> reporter: vic, many of those witnesses say at first they thought it was part of a movie. then they realized people all around them were being shot. the mat shooting at a colorado theater has left police with an investigation that will last sometime. this morning, detectives focused a great deal of attention on the suspect's apartment. >> obviously we're concerned about getting in there to get whatever evidence there is. >> reporter: witness to the blood shed experienced an emotional trauma that will last even longer and they continue to share stories of what they saw. one young man inside the theater says two of his friends were hit by gunfire. >> one of my friends got skinned just on the neck. it's a little deep, but he's okay. he was at the hospital. another one of my friends got skimmed on the leg, but she's okay also. >> reporter: another movie-goer says a woman inside theater 9 recalled seeing a little girl who had been shot. >> the really messed up part for
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me was she told whoever she was talking to that she saw bullet holes in the little girl's back. >> i was over here hanging out with a couple of my buddies, and we -- a little bit after we showed up to the lobby, we heard a loud explosion. shortly after, that's when we herd gunshots open. it almost sounded like to me a fully automatic weapon or something like that. >> police don't have a motive at this time and say the suspect does not have any terrorist ties. >> thank you, kai. complete coverage continues with mary, live with the impact the tragedy is having on other movie theaters in maryland and around the country. >> reporter: police in baltimore and across the region are stepping up patrols at movie theaters, as precaution, particularly ones showing "the dark knight rises." there is no threat. this is just as a precaution. wjz caught this officer patrolling today patrolling the landmark theater in harbor east. amc theaters across the country
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are asking fans not to show up in any movie costumes to any of the movies. a statement from the company says we will not allow any guests into our theaters in costumes that make other guests feel uncomfortable and we will not permit face covering masks or fake weapons inside our buildings. amc says it is actively working with local law enforcement in communities across the country to make sure its facilities are safe. denise? >> thank you very much, mary. wjz has the latest on the tragedy in aurora, colorado. at least 12 people are dead. dozens more injured, some fighting for their lives tonight. the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, is in custody. he was arrested outside the theater moments after the shooting. police are also at his apartment, and they have found fire bombs and other booby traps. they are still trying to determine a motive for the shootings. stay with wjz for complete coverage. coming up at 8:00 p.m.
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tonight on wjz, a special edition of 48 hours. scott pelley is live in aurora, with the latest on the tragedy. . as many people in maryland dry out, more nasty weather could be coming this way. at least the heat is gone for now. bob turk is in the first warning weather center, tracking first warning live doppler radar. >> it's being replaced by cool, very stable ocean air. and not really conducive to thunderstorms, but to the west of us, there are heavy pockets of rain in pennsylvania, west virginia, and on the ohio river. you see that near pittsburgh, johnstown. some of that will move off to the east, so later tonight, maybe even as late as after midnight, we could see -- start seeing shower activity, maybe heavy downpours. and because of the possibility of some heavy rain late tonight, overnight into the early morning hours, there's a flash flood watch in effect for the region. so if you get a quick inch of rain, we could see, once again,
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flooding in some of the streets, especially in the urban areas, where some of those storm drains were so clogged with debris and leaves and even trash, causing a lot of the flooding locally. it did get pretty active. the city doesn't have the ability to clean out all those thousands of storm drains, so the rain might help. we have more on the powerful storm that rolled through causing major flash flooding, impacting many people tonight. >> reporter: denise, it was a mess here, water inundating parts of fells point. and people are still cleaning up right now. the storm tore through maryland, cutting power to 30,000 bge customers. >> oh, my god, what's happening? i thought we were under attack! sounded like a war.
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>> reporter: this amateur video shows south caroline street at the peak of the storm, covered in knee-high water, flooding several cars. some drivers were bold enough to plow through it. and this is what it looks like less than 24 hours later. the water has receded and they spent hours trying to clean up all the debris that covered the roadway. >> all this, a whole bunch of mulch and everything. we've been cleaning since 6:00 this morning. you could have a canoe boat come down any one of these streets. >> crazy! >> crazy. >> second shift coming in, they got their hands full, too. >> reporter: they are not the only ones. part of the roof of the lobby in the downtown hilton collapsed. garbage littered some streets. bge crews worked through the night to repair downed lines. >> we're still in storm mode, so our storm center is still up and running. we continue to monitor the weather. >> reporter: paul crop manages several properties in fells point that flooded. >> either the litter or the leaves during the storm season, the city can't keep up, especially with the way you see
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bge crews going at it with all the storms. it's tough. >> reporter: like many, he'll be keeping an eye on the ominous skies, knowing how bad it could get in an instant. and while water did get inside some homes and cars, there were no injuries because of any of this. so, vic, that's something we can all be thankful for. >> first warning weather coverage with meteorologist tim williams, updating rainfall totals and explains why our storms seem to be so severe this summer. >> reporter: these rainfall totals, as we know, have been really impressive. it's hard to imagine that while we have still had all this rain around the area, while we're still in a deficit for the year so far. that's because the rain is recorded at the official station at bwi marshall. as you can see in the middle of the screen, smack in the middle, bwi marshall only had an inch of rain yesterday, even with all the storms rolling through. look at the localized totals. almost 4.25 inches near ocean city, from a trained weather spotter. 3.25 near the science center.
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2.75 near westminster. more than 3 inches of rain near frederic and up around bel air. we had a lot of rain, but if it doesn't fall at the official station, does not count toward our total, which is still a little more than 7 inches down for the year. and if you wonder why these storms seem to be so drastic and so severe this year, just think of the weather we've had. we've had record high temperatures, excessive dewpoints, which is a lot of moisture in the air. and temperatures and the dewpoint are the fuel and the ammunition for these storms. all you need is for a little cool air to come clashing into it, and we seem to be right on the dividing line, where everything seems to collide. the end result is wind, hail, and definitely those flooding rains. so we'll continue to monitor what's coming our way. for now, back inside. >> okay, tim, thank you. wjz.com is always on for updates on the forecast. . another soldier from maryland loses his life in afghanistan.
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28-year-old sergeant daniel rodriguez died after his vehicle struck an ied. another soldier from puerto rico also died. they were working supply lines in eastern afghanistan. rodriguez is the sixth service member from maryland to die this year, the fifth in afghanistan. well, you watched the drama unfold right here on wjz, a wild police pursuit ends with a violent crash and a suspect on the run. tonight, we are learning more about that suspect and what happened. wjz is live on light street near where the pursuit began. and rochelle ritchie has the latest for us. >> reporter: hi, denise. sky eye chopper 13 caught the beginning and end of what quickly turned into a dangerous situation. the suspect showing no regard for the lives around him, as he tore through city and county streets. 26-year-old darryl watson is in custody now after fleeing police with police hot on his tail. >> he was located 25 minutes later hiding inside an abandoned
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home off reece road. >> reporter: watson's run from the law started in baltimore city. preliminary reports say officers tried to stop watson after he sideswiped a car and kept going. police followed him through downtown streets. watson hopped on 97 south towards anne arundel county. police called off their pursuit and alert anne arundel county police of the man coming their way. sky eye 13 stayed with watson as he drives erratically during rush hour on the highway, coming close to running some cars off the road. >> certainly a dangerous situation. not just in our county, but in other areas, putting police in jeopardy. >> reporter: watson eventually gets off on telegraph road, speeding through a residential neighborhood. he smashes into a gold sedan. the driver was left stunned. >> pretty crazy, but justice prevails, i guess. >> reporter: watson's history with the justice system includes charges for dui, assault, and drug possession. his rap sheet got much longer,
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after 11 traffic violations just yesterday. >> ranging from leaving the scene of an accident and related charges. >> reporter: the vehicle watson was driving at the time was not stolen, according to police. watson remains in jail. denise, back to you. >> thank you, rochelle. watson is expected to face charges in baltimore city as well. for the fourth straight month, the unemployment rate in maryland climbs. the state lost 11,000 jobs in june. the job loss for june is the third largest in the country, but over the unemployment rate of 6.9%, below the national average of 8.2%. rain or shine, it's always a hit in baltimore. the 31st annual artscape is under way right now. wjz is live in mount royal with what's going on this year. >> reporter: at artscape, there is something for everyone. food, music, and its namesake,
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art. >> i really like art, because it shows how you express yourself. >> look at all the art! i like to draw. >> reporter: one of the most popular exhibits is an interactive piece. >> i like when i was controlling the eyes, it opened and the eyes moved. >> maybe one of them will realize that they could be an artist or it will turn something on in them. >> reporter: thousands are expected to attend artscape, which circles several city blocks on mount royal avenue. and this year's weather is a relief for many visitors. >> not too hot. a little fine mist, no rain. >> reporter: if it starts to rain, there are lots of things to do indoors, like dance performances at the lyric. n]♪ >> reporter: with visual and performing arts for all ages and a price tag of free, it's always a hit with families. >> it's a very family-friendly event. we have kidscape, the home for kids all weekend.
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n]♪ >> reporter: and right now is the perfect time to come to artscape. if you don't like the crowds, just take a look behind me. it looks like -- it hasn't been raining hard, maybe a little drizzle here and there. the weather hasn't kept people from coming out tonight. people we spoke to all day say rain or shine, it is still a good time. back to you. >> andrea, always is. thank you so much. artscape runs from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. today and tomorrow, and sunday from 11:00 to 8:00. for more information, log onto wjz.com. we have breaking news to tell you about right now. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of an mta bus accident. calf obtain jeff long has more for us. >> reporter: this is on park heights, right at roy sters town road. somehow this pickup ended up facing the wrong direction, on the sidewalk. the ambulance left the scene. we don't have any information on injuries at this point. the traffic is getting by on the left. you see a fire truck leaving the scene right now, so this is
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wrapping up. traffic unaffected. reporting live from sky chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> looks like the people who were in the bus are getting out as well. thank you. still to come on eyewitness news, how 40 years of looking down is paying off. that story, as eyewitness news continues. . >> dna collection debate. the supreme court weighs in on the controversial issue. what it means for crime-fighting efforts. >> we got another person outside, shot in the leg, female! i got people running out of the theater that are shot! >> one of the worst mass shootings in u.s. history. complete coverage on the masacre in colorado continues. >> and will we get more heavy rain today? stick around for the updated first warning forecast.
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. it's cloudy, 72 degrees in central maryland right now. full forecast, coming up. a temporary ruling allows officers to continue collecting dna samples from suspected criminals, but the decision may be overturned soon. gigi barnett reports, as officers are scrambling to collect dna. >> reporter: supreme court justice john roberts issued an order this week temporarily blocking a maryland court ruling that bars police officers from collecting dna from suspects. that means the once-banned practice is now legal again.
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and officers in maryland are scrambling to collect it. >> maryland state police have resumed the dna analysis and searching procedures that were in place previous to the court of appeals rulings. >> reporter: police say without dna samples, it's easy for repeat offenders to evade justice on other crimes they may have committed. banking dna from criminals became legal back in 2009. it was one of the governor's signature initiatives. since then, the state has collected more than 16,000 samples that led to 58 criminals arrested, 34 of them burglars, and 8 of them rapists. >> in maryland, we saw countless numbers of homicides and also cold cases and rapes, because of our leadership in dna and the use of dna, which is no more invasive than taking a fingerprint from someone convicted of a crime. >> reporter: the decision stems from a case in which a man was arrested on assault charges back in 2009. police took his dna and matched it to an unsolved 2003 rape
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case, but the state's highest court ruled that banking dna without an arrest warrant was unconstitutional. and the aclu agrees. >> dna on the other hand, unlike fingerprints, reveals vast amounts of highly private, personal, confidential information about you. >> reporter: so state prosecutors asked the supreme court to overturn that ruling and they have agreed, at least for now. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. chief justice roberts says he will allow maryland officers to collect dna samples until he makes a final ruling next week. a man who used to work as johns hopkins hospital is now accused of causing a hepatitis outbreak at a hospital in new hampshire. the man is accused of stealing a powerful anesthetic from exeater hospital, then switching needles with patients from april 2011 to may of this year. the u.s. attorney says the suspect knew he had the disease since june 2010.
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now, he worked in at least three other maryland hospitals. 30 patients have been diagnosed with the virus. the national zoo in washington welcomed new additions. two cuban crocodiles were born at the zoo this week. their mother is named dorothy, thought to be 055 years old. so zoo keepers were surprised they laid any eggs at all. so far, the endangered crocodiles are in good health and nipping at their handlers. >> tiny! >> but they grow fast, as do their teeth. we had some drizzle and some low clouds, but later tonight we could genessee more heavy rain. i'll show you why in a minute. 72 degrees now. boy, hasn't been that cool for a while. 84% humidity, northeast winds off the ocean at 13, barometer currently rising. come back and take a look at risk of shower activity overnight, right after this. . ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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. pretty quiet around here, but for the west of us, heavier showers, thunder as well. take a look at radar. across western pennsylvania, west virginia, clarksburg, not far from cumberland, heavier showers and thunder out there. some of that activity may make it into central maryland later tonight. really quite a bit later tonight. it's moving rather slowly. because it's moving slowly there, could be heavy downpours with that, even flash flooding is possible late tonight in some
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areas. down to 72 degrees, much cooler than average right now. 82, the warm spot. 70 in hagerstown. dewpoint has come down. in fact, it's beginning to dry out just a little bit. it's possible that stuff coming in from the west may not make it this far east. hopefully it stays into the south-southwest. 75 annapolis. pretty good strong northeast wind brought that ocean air, very stable ocean air, not conducive to thunderstorm activity it's quiet around here for the time being, but if that stuff survives from ohio, west virginia, pennsylvania, we could see heavier showers developing much later tonight. so we'll keep monitoring that for you. you can see it develop this afternoon. behind it, clears out beautifully in the ohio valley. looks like the front sags through the area and because of its movement, it won't be that much. we'll probably see more rain developing tomorrow, at least
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light rain and drizzle. by sunday, the front should be far enough away that drier air, not necessarily cooler air, it's going to be warmer on sunday, but we'll probably have a lot drier conditions on sunday. looks like the best day of the weekend certainly would be sunday, not saturday. saturday, probably drizzle, maybe light rain in a few spots. northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. keeping it damp. 84 degrees, almost bath water. 66 overnight, maybe heavy rain and thunder. tomorrow, occasional light rain and drizzle. tomorrow's high, only in the mid to upper 70s, which is about 10 degrees below average for your saturday. >> good. >> thank you, sir. >> below average is good. still to come on wjz eyewitness news, bullied bus monitor. wait till you hear the total donated to send the woman on a dream vacation. shocking outburst of violence, what is the motive for the mass murders in colorado? complete coverage continues after this. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway:
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. it is just before 6:30, 72 degrees, with lots of clouds in the region as you see. good evening. thank you for joining us. here are indeed the stories
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people are talking about tonight. the unthinkable tragedy in aurora, colorado. a lone gunman opens fire in a crowded movie theater, killing at least 12 people and wounding scores more. wjz's extensive complete coverage of the masacre continues with sarah cohen in aurora. >> there is at least one person that's been shot, but they are saying there are hundreds of people running around. >> reporter: chaos and panic at a midnight showing of "the dark knight rises." authorities say a man propped open an exit door at theater 9 at this aurora cinema and threw in a smoke canister before allegedly unleashing a spray of gunfire on unsuspecting movie goers. >> all you hear is gunfire, left and right. any time somebody tried to get up and run away, he would shoot him. he didn't have a specific agenda. he was just shooting people left and right. >> reporter: law enforcement sources identify the suspect as 24-year-old james holmes. officers searched his car and evacuated his apartment complex
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after the suspect allegedly made comments about explosives. >> and our investigation determined that his apartment is booby trapped with various incendiary and chemical devices and apparent trip wires. it may be resolved in hours or days. >> reporter: as the investigation into the crime continues, the community is 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 cohen, reporting. >> holmes graduated from university of california riverside in the spring of 2010 with a bachelor of science
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degree in neuroscience. police believe the suspect planned the attack for sometime. complete coverage continues with mary bubola, in the newsroom, joined with a crisis management group with more on how the situation was handled. >> reporter: thank you. rob, let's talk about the suspect a little bit. seemed like he does not fit sometimes what we have this profile. this is someone who is highly educated. he's young. were there any markers that you have heard of, that authorities should have known about? >> i think there's many more questions than answers at this point. i think as extensive as he went to plan this entire incident, everything from booby trapping the apartment to apparently mixing incendiary devices, buying all of the tactical gear and so on, so forth, acquiring the weapons somehow, there should be some signs that people somewhere along the line should have seen. whether it's friends, family, employer, university colleagues, or even neighbors, who noticed
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some unusual behavior. so from a profile perspective, i would say that there are still many more questions, but certainly it's starting to shape up in a manner with which we've seen in the past. >> reporter: now we see response from movie theaters across the nation, including here in maryland, stepping up patrols as precaution. amc issuing an e ticket to movie goers, don't show up in costume s that a good idea? >> movie theaters are teaming up with police departments, stepping up patrols. the costume thing is a wise idea as well. but particularly paying attention to access control points, making sure security teams are well trained and observant, but also in longer term scenario, making sure there's emergency action plans, crisis communication plans, ongoing security training, particularly in the observation areas, because what we have to do is make sure that not only are employers and their staff members trained, but people who
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attend the movies in any public venue, whether a movie theater, mall, stadium, to be observant, vigilant, and if something doesn't feel right or look right, follow your gut. notify authorities. you may have prevented a crime. >> reporter: people are worried about copycat crimes in this instance. >> i think you always have to worry about copycat crimes, which need to be more vigilant and certainly in the weeks and months to come, but making sure you prepare properly to target harden, the right thing to do. at the end of the day, everyone's responsible, just not security teams, but consumers, movie goers, patrons, use your eyes and ears, follow your gut, notify authorities. i think if everybody does their job, we can prevent things like this from happening in the future. >> reporter: rob, thanks so much. back to you. >> thank you, mary. police have not said how long this extensive investigation will take. wjz has the latest on the tragedy in aurora. at least 12 people are dead, dozens more injured, some fighting for their lives
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tonight. the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, is in custody, arrested outside the theater moments after the shooting. police are at his apartment. they have found fire bombs and other booby traps, and they are still trying to determine a motive for the masacre. stay with yjz for complete coverage on the tragedy. for the latest, log onto wjz.com. then again, coming up tonight at 8:00, a special 48 hours. scott pelley is on the scene in aurora with the latest on the tragedy and the aftermath. six years ago, there was a deadly shooting inside a movie theater in owens mills. a lone gunman walked into a theater and fired shots. he killed one movie goer. the widower of the man released a statement today, saying i would like to express my heart felt sympathy to the families who lost loved ones in last night's horrific shooting. she goes on to say everyone involved is asking why. the answers will be long in
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coming, if ever, and even the answers don't alleviate the pain, end quote. the suspect in that case was found not criminally responsible and is currently in a mental hospital. breaking news to tell you about right now. the ocean city beach patrol says it has pulled three people from the water at 90th street. two of them seem to be okay, but cpr is being performed on that third person. the beach patrol says it warns people not to be in the water after they go off duty at 5:00 p.m. well, time now for a quick look at stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. analysis of why maryland's june unemployment figures were among the worst in the nation. a local artist, upset with the artscape organizers is urging others not to attend the festival. and one of the orioles pitchers is a two-time gold medalist junior olympian in judo. for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's "baltimore sun," and remember, look for the updated forecast from wjz's
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first warning weather team. 40 years of looking down has kept a lot of change on earth. the images taken by nasa's landsat program show past and present as a way to plan for the future. >> reporter: 40 years ago, nasa launched its first landsat satellite, with telescopes and cameras pointed down. as one satellite was replaced by another, four decades worth of fly-overs show the earth as never before seen. >> the most amazing thing was the revelation of the beauty of the land surface, where we could first see the landscape at that scale. >> reporter: dr. james aarons has worked the landsat for much of its existence. >> land surface change goes on continuously. >> reporter: capturing the before and after of natural disasters, like forest fires or rivers suddenly swelling into floods. there is also human change, as earth's population moves into cities. >> as that happens, we watch cities all over the world expand
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into surrounding regions. >> reporter: while landsat's mission is global, landsat is moving in to help the chesapeake bay. when rain hits like it did thursday in baltimore, it washes pollutants into waterways leading into the bay. scientists and engineers use landsat images to track the growth of development, to find ways to slow that runoff from hard surfaces like roads and parking lots. >> it's better being absorbed by the filter and filtered through the soil before it reaches the bay. >> reporter: after tropical storms last year, landsat captured just how far uncontrolled runoff can spread. alex dmitry, wjz eyewitness news. >> landsat will continue with the launch next year of the program's eighth satellite. fascinating. >> very fascinating. still to come, attempting abduction. a man tries to snatch a young girl off the street. the latest on the suspect. >> and in the weather center, a dmple, cool start to the weekend. forecast is coming up.
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>> and here are the top stories at wjz.com at this hour. for the latest, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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. video of an attempted abduction in philadelphia leads to an arrest.
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carlos figueroa tried to grab a 10-year-old girl off the street, charged with a number of offenses after turning himself in to police. they say this appears to be an isolated incident. the 33-year-old did have several drug-related arrests in puerto rico. well, security is ramping up as in london, as the olympic flame arrives in the city. however, there are major concerns with just a week until the opening ceremonies. airport border guards are threatening to strike the day before opening ceremonies. >> reporter: the olympic torch made a dramatic arrival at the tower of london. the royal marine rappeled into the stone wall of the historic landmark. the storage will spend the night in a vault with the queen's crown jewels, and this year's olympic medals. the latest test of olympic security came as the torch drew -- [ no audio ] >> unfortunately, we had to interrupt that story. we'll try to get it for you a little later. london mayor boris johnson has
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admonished his city's attitude, telling him to stop moaning about the olympics and start enjoying them. she touched the hearts of the nation when she was bullied and harassed by students on a schoolbus. an online fund-raiser set up for karen klein, the original goal was to raise $5000 to send klein on a vacation. as of this afternoon, more than $691,000 has been raised. the support came after video of klein being bullied went viral. she should be able to take several really good vacations with that! >> a long vacation! scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the "cbs evening news." we're in aurora, colorado with extensive coverage of the movie theater masacre. what do we know about the suspect and his arsenal of weapons? that's tonight, on the "cbs evening news." . a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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>> reporter: for right now, we have this nagging mist and drizzle out here. nothing torrential, but we do have storms out to the west that could make their way in. tonight, down into the mid-60s, about 66, where we start tomorrow. just expect a day full of gray skies and off and on rain throughout the day. temperatures only going up into the 70s to about 80 degrees. so it will get better heading into the end of the weekend. >> no extreme temperatures, one thing for sure. but the weekend looks like sunday we'll see sunshine and drying out. 77. 85, back up close to 90 on monday, maybe low 90s tuesday. back in the mid-80s, drying out again by the middle of next week. not a terrible forecast. ocean city, still a risk of showers and storms tomorrow, maybe a slight chance on sunday. a little warmer sunday. look at the water temperature, in the upper 70s. denise? >> warm. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news, the orioles adam jones is more than an all-star. he's an ironman. >> how jones is playing with pain, next in sports. ,,,,,,,,
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. well, mark is here with the fan sports report. and the orioles are getting closer to home. >> going to cleveland tonight, opening up another series. if you're following the team and you've got a roster, you need a pencil with an eraser on it. lots of changes all season long.
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this ever-changing orioles roster today sees one coming, one going. pitcher bradburgson is going. he was claimed by the arizona diamondbacks today. infielder omar quintanilla is added, from the mets for future consideration. he's a veteran second baseman and shortstop. quintanilla will join the team in cleveland tomorrow. miguel gonzalez on the mound tonight, making his third career start facing an indians team that won 3 of 4 last month. tonight's game is the start of a four-game series. adam jones is in his usual 4th spot in the batting order, the only oriole to play in all 92 games this season, but he's playing with pain. he's having a career year. he leads the orioles in every batting category, even after he
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earned that second trip to the all-star game. he continues to be the o's most consistent hitter, despite that sore wrist. >> you got to work around it. i wish my hand didn't hurt at all, but, you know, it's part of the game. i get here early to do treatments and get as close to 100% as it is, but it's not going to be until the off season. so i just battle. it's part of the game and, you know, it's part of my makeup. i really don't -- i know it hurts, you got to find ways around it. in addition to his team-leading homerun and rbi numbers, jones also has the o's best batting average at .293. he's in that 4 spot in the lineup for the series opener in cleveland that you can see on masn 2. tomorrow night, masn on wjz, see the o's and indians right here, game 2 of the series. first pitch at 7:00 tomorrow night. well, it's a major surprise and a major golf tournament. american brad snedeker takes the
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lead. so surprising, snedeker today says he's in shock as much as everyone else is. a 31 native of tennessee, snedeker stormed to the lead with a round of 6-under par 64, moves him to 10 under par at the midpoint to tie the record for the lowest 36-hole score at any major. snedeker moved 1 shot ahead of first round leader adam scott. also in the hunt, there he is, three-time british open champ tiger woods. 4 shots off the lead, woods finished his round with this shot. shot of the day from the greenside bunker on 18, into the cup for a birdie. woods shot 3-under par 67 today. while tiger is contending, fellow american phil mickelson failed to make the cut today. keeping it overseas for the tour at the france. it's been marred by a number of crashes this year, but today's mishap comes from a more unusual cause. a dog broke loose onto the road. while trying to avoid the dog, racer collide, causing a
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pile-up. where's the perpetrator? there he is. three weeks of racing more than 2000 miles, the race ends in paris on sunday. wig begins has a 2-minute lead with two days to go. open road, free country, dog wants to run out there, what are you going to do? looks like fun. thank you, mark. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,, i'll have the $4 everyday value slam with... bacon.
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wait... yeah... well, yeah, bacon. and my eggs sunny side-up. no, umm, over-easy. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 great choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu.
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. cbs prime time lineup, tonight at 8:00, a special 48 hours. scott pelley is in aurora, colorado for the latest on the movie theater masacre. coming up at 10:00, an episode of blue bloods, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. finally, tonight, the space shuttle pavillion opened in new york today, giving people the chance to see the space shuttle enterprise docked at its new home. crowds could walk around it,
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underneath it, even go nose to nose with it. the enterprise flew to new york in april on the back of a 747 jumbo jet. the shuttle opens to the public 43 years to the day after apollo 111 landed on the moon. and a community hidden by water for over 40 years has now been exposed. it's all due to the lack of rain in huntington county, indiana. the salamony reservoir was created in 1967 and in order to create the reservoir, four cities had to be flooded. now, what used to be monument city is above the water. take a look. you can see old graves, even foundations of houses, even roads. >> wow, incredible. that's it for us right now. we'll be back >> they're saying somebody's shooting in the auditorium. there's hundreds of people just running around. >> he kept shooting at anybody
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and everybody. >> pelley: tonight, the biggest mass shooting in u.s. history. >> there were children that he was shooting. there were moms that he was shooting. >> pelley: a gunman opens fire at a crowded colorado movie theater. >> he was wearing a ballistics helmet, a tactical ballistic vest. >> pelley: more than 70 people were shot, leaving a nation in shock. >> we have to embrace them and let them know we will be there for them as a nation. >> pelley: police search the suspect's booby trapped apartment for evidence of a crime beyond comprehension. >> i don't ever want to see something like that again. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the theater behind me was packed early this morning with people who had come to experience a big

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