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>> what went wrong. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> here's what people are talking about today. the faa is investigating a near collision involving three employees flying over washington dc. tear a has the latest details from reagan national airport. >> federal officials say three u.s. airways regional jets came within seconds of crashing in the skies over the nation's capital. one plane was approaching reagan national airport for a landing when air traffic control mistakeingly sent it into the path of other planes taking off. air traffic controllers changed the flow of traffic because of the wind shift. no one told the inbound pilot. two of the planes came within 12 seconds of a midair collision before the control tower ordered one of the pilots to swerve away. >> what happened?

>> standby >> the three planes involved were carrying a total of 192 passengers and crew. they all reached their destination safely. former chairman mark rose said a communication failure almost caused a tragedy. >> what was the break down in procedure? we have to understand where it was so we can make sure it doesn't happen again. >> they are working to find out what went wrong. >> when the incoming jet was diverted at the last second the pilot told the control tower he was almost out of fuel and had to land quickly. the most decorated olympian of all time is back if the pool in just a few hours trying to add another medal to his total. ron matsz is -- matz is in the news room with more. >> reporter: phelps will go head to head this afternoon with ryan lochte. phelps is trying to clench his third consecutive

olympic gold in the men's 200 meter individual medley final. this is the second time the two are meeting in the pool. they competed against one another in the 400 meter individual medley. after the olympics phelps may not be returning home to baltimore. tmz.com reports his fells point condo has been sold and sold at a substantial loss. don, back to you. >> thank you very much. the substantial loss is right. he paid $1.7 million for his three bedroom town home back in 2007. it sold for $400,000 less than that. football star arrested. a former raven set to be honored by the team lands himself in jail. wjz is live. derek value valcourt explains how jamal lewis is in trouble for failing to pay child support. >> reporter: so far no comment from the 32-year-old former running back who faces a misdemeanor charge of child

abandonment. >> former raven jamal lewis released from jail. this is his mug shot from clayton county, georgia where shorts -- where authorities sited he has not seen his son in more than a year. he listed $14.5 in assets when he filed for bankruptcy, including a four coat, trucking business and that championship ring. he's $10.6 million in debt. the name on the stadium where he made his stadium in the nfl, he owes money to. this is not his first brush where the law. he spent 4 months in federal prison in 2005 when he was indicted on drug charges related to a cocaine deal and entered a employee. >> i made a mistake 4 years ago when i was 20 years ago -- year old. >> >> reporter: still waiting on official comment from the ravens

camp, this is set to honor jamal lewis inducting him into their ring of honor at a game on september 27th. back to you. >> thank you . lewis retired from football in 2009 at the age of 30 after spending 6 years in baltimore and three in cleveland. some scary moments at a pg movie inside an ann arundel county theater. movie goers satan ner starting shouting and cursing during the movie madagascar 3. they say he left the movie, came back in at one point, this time pointing at people simulating he had a gun. it frightened people who ran out of the theater. place say they -- police say they have no idea why he would do such a thing. the man police say threatened to shoot up his workplace and kill his coworkers has been charged with a misdemeanor. neil prescott as

charged for use of a telephone. federal charges may be filed. another water main break in baltimore city. a 16 inch main broke on kirk avenue in northeast baltimore just before 11:00 last night. water got into some basements. their concerned about the pipe because this is the second break in just 3 years. >> it's an old water main here. i don't have the exact age on it right now. we're going to have engineering look at it for total replacement and see where it is on our priorities. because of the additional break today, it's something that we're concerned about. >> a little over 2 weeks ago a 20 inch main break on light street downtown. repairs are expected to last another 3 weeks. a little more than a week from today baltimore city recreation centers will shut their door for good.

the mayor wants to create a smaller system of higher quality centers pledging to spend $19 million to biment three new ones and renovate another. some say closing the centers is bad idea. today marked one year since the disace -- disappearance of robin gardener in aruba. guard more's body -- gardener's body has never been found. girodano spent months in jail but was released. friends and family held a vigil. the state of maryland continues to operate under its long standing gun permit pom -- policy. yesterday a federal appeals court overruled a judge's finding allowing time for appeals to heard. it's a hot and more humid day this noon. let's take a live look outside. it's sunny

with some clear skies. it looks thick. is that a term? >> thick? >> thick, like thick hazy. we have complete first warning weather coverage with tim williams in the weather center. i call it thick. >> it is thick. people say the air feels thick. it feels thick, it feels close. it's a term. if you say it's a term, it's a term. we're looking at a pretty thick day kind of shaping up right now. the sun, the humidity, it's one of those days that feels summer like and it does feel kind of thick. 68 the dew point is up there. the moisture in the atmosphere is definitely adding to that feel. 80 on the shore, 73 oakland is the coolest spot, 88 at bwi marshall, the nation's capital at 89. 92 is what it feels like out there with the heat index. it feels cooler in the mountains but still warm towards 94 in the

nation's capital. a because of high -- it's because of high pressure building into the region. it's going to be this way for the next few days, right on through the weekend. get ready for a pretty thick forecast. we'll talk about it coming up in just a few moments. don, back over to you. >> thank you very much. b wi thurgood marshall is making it ease you for travelers to get on line at the airport, instituting a free wi-fi access. it does come in two versions. free with pop up ads or without advertising for a nominal fee. still to come on witness eyewitness news at noon, going after iran. the u.s. approves tougher sanctions on the country. >> taxes on olympic medals? the thousands of dollars uncle sam is forcing american winners to pay. >> a mix of sun and clouds. your first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,

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it is 88 degrees, partly sunny with a thick haze. the complete first warning weather forecast is doing -- is coming

up. congress is taking tighter aim at iran. they are improving sanctions. the legislation would penalize any american companies violating its terms and designed to get ie rain -- iran to give up their nuclear program. a judge will decide whether to declare a mistrail in the peterson trial. he's charged with killing his third wife in 2004. the skruj -- judge says he will consider declaring a mistrial after a second witness says peterson may have left a bullet in his driveway to intimidate him. cuba gooding junior is no longer a wanted man. a new orleans bartender who says he pushed her has dropped charges. she told police she was upset because fans were asking him for

pictures and he shooufed her. the world is abuzz on word that medals isn't just a win for athletes and their countries but taxes as well. they will be taxed by the irs for the value of their accomplishments. they have little monetary value but come with cash prizes, $25,000 for gold, $15,000 and $10,000 for bronze. that means michael phelps is just shy of $20,000 to be owed in income taxes and still three more races to go. >> that income could pay for the difference in what he sold his house for. >> no. he lost a lot more than on the house. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon. a calm day in our area weatherize. the full forecast 2 minutes away. >> first let's take a look at

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[ harry umlaut ] hey you know what, i speak european. [ sally umlaut ] european isn't a language. i think they speak all kinds over there. nah. it's basically one language with a few variations. my cousin has a passport. uh-huh. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." as in creamy yogurt down below. and a delectable, aromatic layer of blended fruity, moussey, uppiness on top. frut up. as the europeans say. in their language. wow. you really are bilingual. yeah, i dated a comma in high school. [ male announcer ] muller. the european for yummy. it's thick. >> it is. >> it's a thick day outside. >> you know, that is actually a term. we don't use it a lot. >> this is why you're the number one meteorologist in baltimore. . >> my, my, is it now? >> baltimore's best. >> thank you . >> top meteorologist according to baltimore magazine.

>> i paid them a lot of money for that. intlsz it's -- >> it's because you use words like thick. >> and hotterer. it's going to be a very warm weekend. it's shaping up to be that way. 88 right now. we have the dew point up now in the 60s, almost 70. it's very warm out there. the re relative humidity is this evening. what it feels like on your skin is about 92. we already talked about that at the beginning of our program. you bet the idea. east wind now keeping it cooler down on the shore and right around the edges of the water. of course, that breeze is coming in off the cooler water. temperatures -- the water temperature is around 82. that's not much cooler either. it's contributing to the 80 degree temperature in ocean city. 79 right now in oakland, in the interior of the state you start to get warmer as

you see 88 range closer to 90. on the edge of the water temperatures are cooler, 84 kent island and annapolis. winds coming in from the east and a bit of a flow from the south. again, this wind is going to shift to the south and southwest over the next day or so curtesy of high pressure that's building in from our northwest. that high pressure starting the sink now that the low pressure system that's been offshore kind of locking things up is lifting away and up to the northeast. it's clearing out the way for that high to start sinking down into our region. it's going to allow for hot and humid air to move into the region. that's whether we have to look forward to -- that's what we have to look forward to for this beak -- this weekend. maybe a slight chance for widely showers mostly east into the weekend. nothing that's going to wash out plans. tropical depression number 5, which could turn into ernesto is

moving in. 35 mile an hour wind speed. it's moving to the west at 20 miles an hour. it is going to be a while before it's close enough to take any real note of its impact on any u.s. interest. it will be moving in our direction over the next week or so and we will be keeping our eye on it for you heading into monday into tuesday. sunset today is at 8:16. 92 today, the real feel in the mid 90s. 72 tonight, partly cloudy. five day forecast coming up. >> thank you. the oriels road trip continues this weekend in tampa, florida and here. saturday and sunday it will be on wjz. you can see the birds taking on the rays saturday night at 7:00 and sunday afternoon at 1:30 live on wjz 13. still to come, breast-feeding boom. a look at how many women in the u.s. are choosing to nurse their newborns. >> remember wejz -- wjz 13 is

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