the deadly tornado. >> tonight, the staggering cost of the storm and the immense offering for help. >> hello, everyone. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the operation shifts from rescue to recovery, in devastated moore, oklahoma. 17 as 13,000 homes are completely destroyed or severely damaged in that area. wjz is live with complete coverage. mary bubala has more on some survivors alive. and edward lawrps is on the ground in oklahoma as the cleanup and recovery now is only beginning. we're going to begin by going to moore, oklahoma. edward has the latest on that recovery, live from the ground. edward? >> reporter: we're starting to hear some very touching stories of survival, like the people who were inside this building behind me, when it came down. late this afternoon, police are allowing all the residents to go back to their homes that have been affected by this tornado and begin to clean up. >> reporter: 15-year-old dalton

dufffield's wrestling team is helping him find lost family haylooms in the -- heirlooms in the rubble. >> it means a lot to us. we don't do it all by ourselves. >> just banding together. it's more like a family. >> reporter: youth ministers drove from amarillo, texas to help in the cleanup. >> they're trying to find the smallest little thing just to give them hope or give them something to show their kids. >> reporter: president obama is visiting moore on sunday. his homeland security director janet napolitano was there today. she said she is impressed with how they're pulling together. >> to top it off, i happened the high school-- understand the high school gradiation will continue as planned this weekend. >> this saturday first time i've been down here since they pulled me out. >> reporter: clinic supervisor sandy jones said she still

can't believe that she and others survived after the walls came crashing down on them. >> i really didn't think i'd be talking to you today. >> infants were among those killed. an army of volunteers cleared up a tornado-damaged sem ter -- cemetery. they are hoping to have it rul fully repaired by the weekend. >> all of the major roads will be open by later tonight. the medical examiner says of the victims, 15 of them were women. nine of them were women. of those, 10 were children. the youngest being just four months old. reporting live in oklahoma. edward lawrence, back to you. >> our complete coverage continues now, with mary bubala. she's live in the newsroom. >> meteorologist say they were astounded more people didn't die in the storm. a short time ago, the mayor of moore, oklahoma said that right now, only one person is unaccounted for. hundreds of people were pulled from the rubble of their

destroyed homes. some trapped beneath tons of rubble. one family recounts finding their loved one alive. >> that's my whole family broke down in tears because my grandpa was in the house. we thought he was dead. we thought he was gone. >> as soon as i heard him yelling i just ran over there. started digging. it was crazy. >> i was surprised he was still alive. i thought i was going to find him dead or something. >> reporter: and their grandfather is now recovering in an oklahoma city hospital, nearly 250 people are being treated for injuries tonight. and there is a way you can help survivors. the red cross is on the ground in moore, helping in so many ways. if you would like to help, and the ways you can, go to redcross.org. or call 1-800-red cross. any amount you donate, big or small, will go to survivors in moore. back to you. >> okay, mary. thank you. the oklahoma insurance department says the preliminary estimate of the tornado damage could be more than $2 billion. as the recovery in oklahoma continues, stay with wjz and cbs for the latest on the

storms, the cleanup and all the people who are helping out. guns, drugs and cash. an intense, two-year undercover investigation, ends with more than a dozen arrests. and information on an operation stretching from california to harford county. wjz is live. christie ileto explains tall started with a tip. christie? >> reporter: well, denise. police say they started investigating the intricate drug ring back in 2010, where the suspects were getting and hauling their drugs from across the country. >> reporter: more than a dozen people arrested. 140 pounds of marijuana seized. and 20 guns confiscated after harford county sheriff's office, bust an alleged drug- smuggling operation that they say started with a single tip. >> once we saw how widespread it was, in harford and baltimore counties, we wanted to get a better picture of the whole organization. >> reporter: lieutenant lee dunbar said the task force, focusing on two others were led to more than two dozen others. >> once we got on the wire tap

in 2012, that brought us to another group here in harford county, who were actually classmates in 2005. that was the group that had the source out in oakland, california that was bringing it back here. >> reporter: police say the suspects were flying from baltimore to california, getting high-grade marijuana, then driving it back to maryland. >> reporter: lawmakers say it was at this middle river residence, that the suspects were bringing the high-grade marijuana back from california. but all of that came to a head in october, when lawmakers say they seized 57 pounds of the illegal substance, that was hidden in suitcases. >> i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: this neighbor wants to remain anonymous. but said he never believed it happened near his home. >> you could hear them kicking the door in. hear them yelling. >> reporter: the october raid cleared the case. but police say this is just the tip of an iceberg of a bigger problem. >> do we feel like we've put a dent in it locally here? yes, absolutely. but is there someone else going to fill that void?

absolutely. >> reporter: police say this group was making anywhere between $100,000 to $twenty $120,000 every two months. so along with the drugs, police say they they found $140,000 in cash and seized 14 vehicles. >> some of the arrested are already behind bars. others pending trial, facing charges of conspiracy, distribution, and importing. >> a savage attack appears to be an act of terror. they attack another man. it's believed a british soldier was killed in the attack. two men, carrying weapons, including butchers' knives, were shot by police at the scene. they claim the murder is an, quoting eye for an eye, for the deaths of muslims. >> a deadly twist into the investigation into the boston marathon bombing investigation. this man, 27-year-old iwhere -- ibra gym, was shot to death in orlando, florida, while being

questioned by the boston bombing. he apparently lunged at an fbi agent with a knife. investigators say he was friends with bombing suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev. and previously lived in watertown, massachusetts. up until this point, they say he was cooperating with them. and they are not sure why he suddenly became violent. shock and disbelief for members in a church near in maryland, following an accident in illinois. five killed when a van careens off a highway, rolling several times. rochelle ritchie speaks with heartbroken members at victory outreach. >> reporter: it's a very tragic story coming out of illinois. and investigators say the driver of that van that overturned several times should have never been behind the wheel. >> reporter: shattered windows and a twisted body frame are all that remain of a church van that rolled over so violently, nine people were ejected on an illinois interstate. >> we had four patients arrive at fayet county hospital, after a van rollover on i-70

eastbound. >> reporter: 11 people were on board the 15-passenger van. six were injured, while five men, all from baltimore, were killed. >> it was just a shock to me. i just couldn't believe it. >> reporter: according to an illinois coroner, the men who died are members of victory outreach church in east baltimore. they were returning from a religious event in california. those who died, 54-year-old emerson baldwin, 53-year-old andrew canada, 42-year-old anthony mitchell, 52-year-old mark william, and 29-year-old thomas coleman. >> reporter: it isn't hard finding people in this east baltimore neighborhood, who knew one of the victims who was killed. emerson baldwin. >> it was a hurting feeling to me. because he was a personal friend of mine. i had just talked to him about two days before. >> disbelief. still is. but i come to terms with it. but right now, it's kind of hard to swallow. >> reporter: the driver of the van who survived remains anonymous. but illinois state troopers found he was driving on a

suspended license and should never have been behind the wheel. friends are saddened by the news but were comforted to know that the men were on a religious mission to get their lives back on track. >> the driver was not only cited for driving on suspended license, but also cited for improper lane change. i'm rochelle of rochelle ritchie. >> investigators are still trying to determine why the vehicle ran off the road. another accident under investigation tonight. this one here in baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 on interstate 295, south of monroe street. police say a person was struck by a vehicle, just after 10:00 this morning. now, it's unclear why that person was on the highway. we don't have word yet on that person's condition or if any charges will be filed in the accident. calendar says may 22nd. but it certainly feels like

july 22nd. live look outside now. will the super conditions cause some pop-up thunderstorms? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating temperatures ask tracking radar. bob? >> just a few minutes ago, we had severe thunderstorm warnings for portions of washington county. i showed you some hail. just got a report out of hancock. they had quarter-sized hail out there. right through there. it's all moved into pennsylvania. still have some shower activity out there, as you can see. around the local area. kind of quiet. one little cell just popped up here in northwest montgomery county. let's see where it is. just northwest of german town. south of the frederick county border area. a few pop-up showers and thunderstorms are still possible in our region tonight. mainly, west of us, as you can clearly see. but temperatures, yeah, pretty warm. 84 here. hagerstown will be dropping, 85 now. 68, oakland. 72. the showers ended in cumberland. and only 70 in ocean city. temperatures right now, running

about 1 degree warmer than they were yesterday at this time. but cumberland has dropped, 16 degrees. compared to where they were yesterday. there's that quarter-sized hail. tim is in the outback. tim has a look at what we expect to happen here tomorrow and the next couple of days into the weekend. tim? >> we definitely could see some of the storms rolling this way. we're hoping that hoping that none of them will be severe. we are expecting the intensity to continue to prove in from -- move in from the midwest. and tomorrow, because we start to see the clouds increase, we'll keep the sun at a minimum. ask that will keep the temperatures down a little bit. if you take that a -- away, you take away some energy. we get cool air moving into the weekend. temperatures staying right around the 70s. it will be cool and breezy, heading into saturday. but looks like at least the beginning of the memorial day weekend should be absolutely gorgeous. we'll talk about that coming up, in your complete updated first warning forecast. for now, we're back inside. >> thank you, tim and bob. well, the skies over annapolis

are way too quiet tonight. jet engines should be screaming. but massive federal budget cuts ground the blue angels' annual appearance. alex demetrick reports on what it is saving the navy and costing the town. >> reporter: the hats will still fly at friday's graduation, but not the blue angels. that flyover has been grounded by the sequestered cuts. so is wednesday's traditional air show. >> sorry, it's not happening. >> naval tradition that gets sacrificed that makes a difference to the community for sure. >> reporter: the loss of the blue angels is only a financial loss for some annapolis businesses. >> normally, you'll see families from the naval academy come down the weekend prior to graduation. this year, we're noticing that more families are not coming in until maybe midweek. and some aren't coming in until thursday. so it's definitely had a big financial impact on the businesses downtown. >> reporter: the defense budget stands at $500 billion, grounding the blue angels will save only $28 million.

allowing between just 11 hours a month in flight time. to get back to this level, the team would now have to practice for 10 weeks, two or three times a day. that is not going to happen. >> our house is only 25 miles from the air base in pensacola. we get to see them practice here and there. >> it was a disappointment that they were not going to fly. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> and no date for the blue angels to return to the air has been set. >> history is made for baltimore. chief james clark announces that the promotion of captain charlene b. stokes to battalion chief for community chief. she is the first african american female department chief in the department's 154- year history. she has serviced since 1987. >> congratulations to her. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. maryland's cover girl, first lady, katie o'malley, appearing on the cover of

"style" magazine. a look behind the scenes at the shoot. i'm jessica kartalija. that story coming up. expanded gambling pays off in paychecks. i'm pat warren. look who is hiring now. incredible video. a man opens fire inside a busy philadelphia bar with an assault weapon. the latest from police. and feeling the summer heat. how long will it last? stick around for theium dated first -- for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

first warning weather forecast coming coming up. gambling in the poocts of those -- pockets of those when need it. pat warren explains, maryland live is adding more people to the work force. >> more money, more games, more jobs. they're adding a poker room. >> reporter: since december, marylanders have been gambling 24/7. >> can't sleep? come on out and play. >> gives you somewhere to go, nothing else is open. other than wal-mart. >> all hours of the night. just come in your pajamaless. come on-- jajam -- pajamas. come on.

>> we just launched the 122 live advice--- vegas-style games. where we put another 1,000 people employed. >> reporter: now building a poker room. >> over 50 poker tables that will be in our state of the art poker room, which will include a dedicated 200 employees to join the team to launch that room. >> reporter: maryland live is already taking dealer applications from schools next month. it is the biggest slots operation in the state. slots raked in $38 million for maryland live last month. table games drew nearly $8.5 million. >> at the end of the day, we actually almost doubled our workforce. we went from about 1200 employees to about 2400 employees here at maryland live casino. >> reporter: the poker room adds another 200 employees. >> i'd rather be behind the scenes, dealing versus playing and spending my money. >> reporter: they're taking

applications right now. >> reporter: and gambling continues to expand in the state. the license to operate rocky gap in western maryland was officially awarded today. i'm pat warren reporting. back to you, vic. >> since i just learned how to play poker, i should probably stay out of the poker room for a while. >> reporter: i would advise you to stay away. >> i'll take you along. maryland live is opening in all departments. you can find the link at cbsbaltimore.com. maryland's first lady, katie o'malley goes glam. the city district judge appears on the cover of baltimore style magazine. jessica cartallia has the story behind the photos. >> we see governor martin o'malley featured in magazines all the time. this time, it was the first lady in the spotlight. >> in is a vintage cav gan that she wore in the shot with jack. >> reporter: fashion editor susan bot ford, had a vision for the new magazine.

>> i want today to look very vanity, elegant, like how vogue does celebrities. >> reporter: so she turned to long-time friend and maryland's first lady, katie o'malley. >> i thought, instead of a model, what about a role model. >> that's when katie o'malley went glam. >> she's in a perforated leather jacket, helding -- holding her little dog. >> reporter: seven photos of the first lady, who prefers to be called katie, at home in the governor's mansion, are anything but traditional. >> she got up on the table, kicked her shoes off. she was by that beautiful chandelier. and i was like, we got it. it was magical. >> reporter: the governor's take? >> very proud of her. and it was certainly an artistic side of her that people aren't accustomed to seeing when she's sitting up there in a black robe on the bench. >> the man with the smoke machine got a little carried away. and at one point, the whole front of the mansion was

covered in smoke. >> reporter: not a problem for katie. once the smoke cleared, this one made the cut. >> reporter: the photo shoot in annapolis lasted the entire day, from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 that night. when asked what katie thought about the way she looked in the photos, very modestly, she praised everyone else and made no comment about how beautiful she looked. jessica cartallia, -- jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the baltimore issue of style is on shelves now. i have it. and i was like, oh, katie is in here. i had to go back. i didn't recognize her. gorgeous both ways. >> i understand that bob is up next? you're next on style magazine? >> i don't think so. >> bob goes glam. i can't even imagine it. [ laughter ] >> let's take a look at temps and conditions around the region. 84 degrees now. dew points way up there. very moist atmosphere. humidity, 60%. south/southeast winds at 6. the barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at

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1-800-quit-now. your grilling is still gonna be pretty amateur. but your deck? that's pro. finish like a pro with cabot wood stains. cabot...that's pro. woo have storms developing to the west. take a look at this in a minute. 85, hagerstown. 91, back up there in cumberland. they did cool down quite a bit. only 72 in ocean city. still winds off the ocean there. 84, columbia. and 79 down by the bay, annapolis and kent island. winds now, generally out of the south and southeast. they have been that way pretty

much all day. bringing us warm and humid air mass. and we've got thunderstorms developing to the west of us. just issued a minute ago for a little piece of frederick county, from about middletown up to boonsboro. this storm in west virginia, over harpers ferry, moving in a northeasterly direction, at around 22 miles an hour. the warning to about the next 45 minutes sew now. 35 minutes. harpers feary, up to sandy hook. all right. waverton. we're talking from the area near harpers ferry, right across the potomac river, into central and western frederick county for the next 35 to 40 minutes. that storm headed in your direction. east of the mountains really not much going on here. may see a shower later on. but right now, looks like we'll probably stay quiet. the main focus will be tomorrow afternoon, as our frontal boundary out across the ohio valley will move into this warm, humid air mass. showers and storms already out to the west of us. they'll re-form tomorrow with that front coming through. cooler and dryer air will be

running into this warm and humid air mass. and it's just a matter of time before we see showers and storms. could see heavy downpours and small hail tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night. and turns significantly cooler, particularly friday and into the weekend. only in the 60s. most of the time this weekend, believe it or not. south winds, 10 to 15. and gust at 20. bay temp around 66 now. it has come up. ocean temperature is 58. low tonight of 68 with a shower and storm possible. mainly west of us. 82 degrees tomorrow. showers. a lot of clouds. and a thunderstorm or two. some could be locally heavy. and we probably may just get some plain old rain tomorrow night. maybe some embedded thunder. the front is going to slow down. we actually do need the rain. but looks like it might continue a little bit into friday. much cooler temperatures for friday and the weekend. >> okay. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> graduating from high school, with a college degree. how the state's most successful early college program does it. i'm gigi barnett, at prince

george's community college. that story is next. taking the fifth. a top irs official called to testify about the tax agency scandal, refuses to talk. find out why. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is just before 6:30. mostly sunny and 84 degrees. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the cleanup, effort is under way in oklahoma. many are sifting through the rubble that was once their homes. paul vercamon has more now from the town of moore remember. >> reporter: residents of tornado-struck moore, oklahoma, are being allowed back into their neighborhoods, looking to the next phase of recovery. adam baker is still in shock, after all that he has seen since monday's deadly tornado. >> taking it one day at a time. basically right now, just putting it off for later. concentrating on my work. >> reporter: efforts are now

under way to clear the vast damage. the city of moore called for volunteers to help clean up the cemetery at a local church. community members showed up in droves, raking garbage, and cleaning up debris by hand. >> it just says that we're one community. we always come together as one. we did this before and we'll do it again. and every time that something like this comes up, we're always going to be there to support everyone. >> reporter: fema officials say they are also committed to making sure the neighborhoods devastated by monday's ferocious tornado have the resources they need to fully recover. >> we were here before the storm. we'll be here after the storm. and we're going to be here for as long as it takes. for oklahoma and moore and oklahoma city to rebuild. >> reporter: in moore, oklahoma, i'm paul vercamon reporting. >> reporter: officials now say 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed in the twister. president obama will travel to moore this weekend. he plans to meet with victims and first responders. >> reporter: when the tornado

ripped through the plaza towers elementary school, teachers scrambled to keep their kids safe. mary has more. >> a third grade teacher, who is pregnant, used her body as a shield. jennifer doan still has trouble speaking out about what happened. seven of her students were killed when the tornado really just crashed through their school. seven of the class of just 20. she said she tried to keep her students calm by holding them close to her, protecting them with her own body. >> i had my arms around two of them. just kept saying, someone will come for us. >> reporter: and jennifer doan had suffered a fractured sternum and spine. ask there are lacerations all over her body. she's not sure if she'll need more surgery or when she'll be released from the hospital. vic, she is amazing. >> yes, she is. mary, thank you very much. the little boy who was under the rubble with jennifer doan

survived with no injuries. and stay with wjz and cbs for the latest on the storms. the recovery, and people getting involved. the irs official who first apologized for her agency, targeting conservative groups, is not answering questions about it. lois lerner took the fifth before congress today because of the ongoing fbi criminal investigation. and danielle nottingham reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> reporter: the irs official at the center of the scandal, insists she did nothing wrong. >> i have not violated any irs rules or regulations, and i have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee. >> reporter: lois lerner heads the irs unit that decides who qualifies for tax-exempt status. two weeks ago, she apologized that her agency had targeted conservative groups. but in front of lawmakers wednesday, she invoked her fifth amendment right, not to incriminate herself. >> i've been advised by my counsel to assert my

constitutional right not to testify or answer questions related to the subject matter of this hearing. jazz lawmachers were -- >> reporter: lawmack makers were the-- lawmakers were not happy. >> ms. lerner gets to assert her fifth amendment right. but what about those whose rights she deprived? >> we want to trust the irs. but for this moment, on this day, we need to be able to trust your word. >> at the time i learned about this list, i felt i was taking the appropriate actions and that my course was the proper one. and i still feel that way today. >> reporter: in 2012, then-irs commissioner douglas shulman testified his agency was not targeting conservative groups. he later received word the inspector general was conducting an investigation and did not inform lawmakers. on capitol hill, danielle notingham, wjz eyewitness news.

>> now, the committee chair said he may call lois lerner back in front of the committee, saying she waived her fifth amendment right by giving an opening statement. >> reporter: jurors in the jodi arias murder trial tell the judge they can't reach a verdict in her murder sentencing. arias had been convicted in the murder of her ex-boyfriend, who she claims was abusive. the jury must decide whether arias should respond life in prison. arias addressed the jury in the penalty phase, asking them to spare her life. police are investigating a shooting in baltimore county that sent one man to the hospital. it happened in the 7500 block of sparrows point road in edgemere. officers responding to the area found one man shot. he is now hospitalized in stable condition. police say the victim was fighting with another man right before the shooting. that man is now in custody. a sad day for wjz and our media partner, the baltimore sun. john richard dick irwin, a veteran police reporter, died

earlier today at gbmc from complications of diabetes. irwin's career in charm city started 44 years ago. he started his famous police blotter there in 1979. he then wrote for the evening sun and baltimore sun. his colleagues remember dick irwin as being kind in the newsroom but gruff when police would not give him information he wanted. dick irwin was 76 years old. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. walking the beat for the last time, with the city police officer, who has patrolled the same neighborhood for more than three decades am. an edgewood native is making a splash with her maui girl, swim wear line. and for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember, you can look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. a scary situation.

an elderly woman in nevada gets her house broken into by a bear. how she escaped. deadly bus crash. the latest on the early morning accident in texas that injured several students. i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. a very cool weekend headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. as the people of oklahoma struggle to recover, wjz urges you to help. donate to the red cross relief efforts. it's community commitment ,,,,,,

police this philadelphia, release violent surveillance video. club shooting. police say the two men got into an argument in the elmwood neighborhood. when the suspects were told to go, one came back, as you saw, with an ak-47 and shot numerous shots inside the club. one person was shot. but the injuries are not life- threatening. police are still searching for both suspects tonight. a school bus crash in north texas claims one life and injures one student. police say a driver was drifting in between lanes and slammed into a bus, taking children to school this morning. the driver of the car was killed. while several students and the bus driver were injured. the school district won't say exactly how many students went to the hospital. but says everyone on the bus is expected to be okay. a 92-year-old woman

narrowly escapes after a black bear breaks into her home. marty said she was sitting upstairs in her incline village, nevada home. she was using her chair, motorized chair lift to discover a 3-year-old black bear, similar to this one, had broken into her home. that's when she tried to get away. >> it just scared me. all i could think of, was i've got to get out of here. because he'll really attack me. and, well, i'm afraid of him really. >> reporter: the bear broke in through a second story window. these are pictures of the damage left behind. nevada wildlife officials euthanized the bear, saying it was dangerous. clearly. >> she must have used that elevated lift to get out of its way, i guess. scott pele has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. with more than 1,000 homes obliterated, we wondered how residents escaped the oklahoma tornado. we found out, and we'll tell

you tonight. on the cbs evening news. thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back.,,,,,,,,,,,,

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outside. it certainly feels like summer out there. but is this the calm before a storm? meteorologist tim williams has what we can expect tomorrow. first, bob is tracking some storms on first warning live doppler radar. bob? >> we have one storm over harpers ferry, brunswick, between bruns borough. we have a warning for you folks. and that storm moving off to the northeast. at around 25 miles per hour. could have hail the size of quarters but saw that in hancock a little while ago. if you're between middletown and boonsboro, west of frederick, out on i-70, look out. there could be strong, gusty winds and heavy downpours. looks like we'll do this again tomorrow. tim is looking at the forecast. >> as bob mentioned, we could see more of this playing out tomorrow. the key is that we don't expect temperatures to get as warm. ask don't expect to see as much sun. we'll go up to a daytime high in the low to middle 80s by the end of the afternoon. we'll lose the heat of the day. and hopefully the potency of these storms will die down.

for the next five days, sending it back to bob. >> showers. looks like maybe a little more rain and much cooler air coming on friday. 82, 66 on friday. by friday afternoon or night, it should be clearing out. looks like a cool start to the weekend. 68, 46 on saturday. 70 but more sun on sunday. and a lot of sun. 74, memorial day. looks like the best day coming up for the weekend. great day for cookouts. >> in tonight's school watch, imagine graduating from high school, with a two-year college degree in hand. that is what will happen for hundreds of prince george's county students. gigi barnett shows us how the state's early college program works. >> i'm flipping it now. >> reporter: dissecting frogs in biology 101, begins in high school for these 9th graders in prince george's county. they're students at prince jearnts r george's community college. it's maryland's most successful

early college program. >> sometimes you have to stake a chance and grow up. >> reporter: joelle mason got into the rigorous program. over the next four years, she'll take high school and general ed courses at pg community college. when she graduates, school leaders will hand her a diploma and an associate's degree. but the program is only good for students who want to go into science, technology, engineering, and math courses. also called stem careers. gone are the school-sponsored clubs, programs and field trips. >> i have like second guesses with myself. like saying, maybe i should have went to regular high school. but in the end, it's, you know, a better opportunity. >> reporter: by the time these students reach the 11th grade, they'll be fully integrated in college courses here at prince george's county. and when they get to a four- year university, they'll hit the ground running. >> it's rigorous. it's lots of structure. they have before they get into the college. >> reporter: it's why governor

martin o'malley visited the students tuesday. he's pushing for more early college classes statewide. and boosting the program's budget, too. he said it's a long-run cost- cutting measure for students and their parents. >> we have to do a better job of maximizing our resources and giving our kids a running shot at getting to college. >> reporter: in prince george's county, i'm gigi barnett. wjz eyewitness news. >> and governor o'malley plans to spend $2 million to give the program to other community colleges. meanwhile, there's a lengthy wait list at pg community college. >> fascinating idea. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the orioles go for two in a row over the yankees. >> and the ravens get warmed up in mini camp at owings mills. mark has the latest with a live,

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all right. they did it and they're going to do it again, i believe. mark is live at the orioles park. with the wjz the fan sports report. hey, mark. >> hi, denise. yankees again. orioles beat them again last night. so the six-game losing streak is now history. before the o's hit the road, they'll play in toronto tomorrow. pitching has been at the center of the orioles' recent

struggle. and there's a surprise change coming to the staff tomorrow. as young right-hander kevin gozman will be promoted from the minor league team in bowie. and he's going to make his major league debut, when the o's play in toronto. gossman was the top draft pick just last june. so the hope is the youngster can deliver where some of the veterans have not. top starter, jason hamill has been consistent. he has given up some runs. hamill says he and the other pitchers certainly feel the pressure to perform better. makes you want to try harder. because you know what's inside. but honestly, that's kind of hurting yourself. making you do things maybe out of your ability or affecting what your ability can do. we're justing to to -- just going to try to take a little pressure off our shoulders. and like myself, go out and compete. >> reporter: and it's no coincidence, the o's competed quite well and they won last

night. when starter allowed two runs in seven innings in what ended up a 4-3, orioles win. jason hamill, hoping to pitch as well tonight. o's trying to make a two-game win streak after they had lost seven straight games here at camden yards. oriole hitters are going to face starter hirokey kurodda. first pitch comes your way in about 10 minutes. and this reminder. you can catch the o's , saturday and sunday afternoon. see the o's in toronto, right here on wjz. let's talk football. the super bowl championship ranks are back on the practice field in owings mills. it's a voluntary mini camp for the football birds. voluntary manies -- means a lot of the veteran players do not participate. number of those veterans are out recovering from off-season surgeries, among other things. most of the participants today, rookies rookies and new players to the team.

like veteran safety, michael huff. now, quarterback joe flacco is getting ready for his sixth season. so he's an old veteran now. and he sees change as the greatest constant. >> the only thing that is different is i probably don't know 80% of the guys' names on our team at this point. i would say that's the only difference. i got here five years ago. and you can probably count on one hand how many guys were actually here five years ago that are still here today. >> reporter: among the rookies not there today. linebacker arthur brown. the second round draft pick is out, after sports hernia surgery. he's expected back in 4 to 6 weeks. and finally, chicago bears linebacker, brian urlacher, calls it a career. after 13 nfl seasons. he announced his retirement today. once the nfl defensive player of the year, eight times to the pro bowl. he will join ray lewis in retirement. both likely to be together in

pro football hall of fame in about five years. orioles-yankees, highlights back at 11:00. back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. coming up, a mother caught in the storm without her children. a father's quick thinking that saved has family. surviving the tornado. plus, they make the clothes many of us wear. but at what price? but at what price? coming up on the cb,,,,,,,,,,,,

don't miss the cbs primetime lineup at 9:00. it's the hour season finale of criminal minds. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. finally, the world's most advanced solar plain continues its journey across the united states. the plain called the solar impulse, took off from phoenix, arizona this morning. the plane should land in dallas later tonight. the crew is trying to break a world record for the longest flight ever by a solar-powered aircraft. from dallas, it would head to st. louis, washington, d.c. >> no space in the overhead bins. i'm vic carter. >> here's scott pelley with ,, >> pelley: tonight, how did so

many live? with more than a thousand homes gone, we've learned how residents escaped the oklahoma tornado. anna werner is with the victims. elaine quijano looks at schools without shelters where the children died. the i.r.s. manager at the heart of the political targeting scandal speaks for herself. >> i have not done anything wrong. >> pelley: nancy cordes reports. in london, a terror suspect on video explains why he killed the man in the background. an evening news investigation of clothing factories have brands including wrangler and wal-mart are made. holly williams goes undercover in the city where a thousand workers have died. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we got new numbers today on the