saying good-bye. young victims of the oklahoma tornados are laid to rest. how the community is coping. hello again. i'm jessica kartalija. here's what people are talking about today. a so lum day in moore, oklahoma. the first of 24 people kill in that tornado is being laid to rest. edward lawrence reports for wjz from moore. >> as the clean up continues in moore, oklahoma family and friends are gathering for the funeral of 9-year-old antonio canteralla. she was killed with 6 other children when the tornado flattened plaza towers elementary school. she was nicknamed lady bug. she was gifted in music and art. president obama is visiting the town sunday. heavy rain and flooding is adding to the misery in moore and slowing down the clean up. >> gary butler has been helping neighbors put tarps on their roofs to keep water from leaking into their damaged home. >> you start getting rain

inside the houses the ceilings will collapse. >> streets already flooded in some moore. in some places tornado debris has washed into the roads. >> today is the last day of school in moore. >> donated supplies are being given out at a special assembly for students. in oklahoma, edward lawrence. >> 13,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. there's an estimated $2 billion in damages. if you want to help go to redcross.org or call 800-red-cross. a man with possible ties to the boston marathon bombers is shot dead in florida. mary is not news room with more another brutal murder the fbi is connecting to the case. >> reporter: jessica, ibgragim

todashev was shot and killed by fbi agents. he knew bombing suspects tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. he confessed that he and tamerlan were part of a triple murder in walton, massachusetts back in 2011. fbi agents say they were questioning todashev when he blame violent and was shot. friends say he barely knew the tsarnaev brothers. >> he knew them 2 years ago when he lived in boston. he knew them. he wasn't real close friends with them. he just happened to know them. i guess that was his fault, his mistake. he had no idea they were up to something like that, like bombings and everything. >> reporter: agents originally called todashev lunged at them with a knife but now it's unclear what happened. >> thank you. the fbi is now checking the see if they can

match tamerlan tsarnaev and todashev's dna 2011 murder. both men accuse ed d of murdering a soldier in london were involved in previous terror investigations. a report from london where the prime minister vows extremists will not win. >> a british soldier stands guard just down to street from where a fellow serviceman was murdered. david cameron called it rateful and horrific. >> the people who did this were trying to divide us. they should know something like this will only bring us together and make us stronger. >> teams of forensic experts scoured the streets for evidence the day of two men crashed their car into a british soldier before knifing him to death. one of the men talked to cameras holding knives with bloody hands. >> an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

>> he called the killings revenge for the death of muslims. police shot him and another man. they are now hospitalized under armed guard. officers raided homes in london on thursday trying to figure out if they're part of a wider plot to terrorize britain. >> residents are shocked what happened. the prime minister is urging them to carry on as usual. >> authorities are crediting a scout leader with saving lives. she confronted the suspects minutes after the attack. >> i could see a butcher's knife. >> the london mother said she tried to reason with the attackers. >> he said i killed him. i said why. he said he's a british soldier. >> they clashed with police. protestors clashed with police claiming government officials are not doing enough to stop islamic extremism from spreading across the country. >> british lawmakers held an emergency session this morning

to discuss the attack and security has stepped up. a maryland state trooper is in serious condition after he was drug by a moving car. it happened in denton, caroline county. he con front seated three teens in a car he suspected of vandalism. the driver said he was scared for his safety and hit the gas. the teens were moving trash cans out of the middle of the road. the trooper never identified himself. the three teens were questioned and released without charges. changes are coming to the city police department to help improve the handling of animal abuse cases. the announcement of four cases of animal abuse in baltimore in just the last week. they accused the department of not taking the cases seriously. the university of maryland is taking on the acc in a prince george's county courtroom. a judge will hear arguments in the

school's lawsuit over its with draw from the acc. maryland announced it will leave the acc for the big 10 in 2014. the acc sued the school saying it must pay a $52 million fee. maryland is now see ing ing the acc saying that's illegal and would wipe out their entire budget. if you have an umbrella keep it handy. gray clouds blocking sunshine out there. thunderstorms are headed our way. marty is monitoring live doppler radar in the first warning weather center. hello. >> hello, jessica. good afternoon, everybody. let's go right to first warning doppler. ever since dawn's first light we had shower activity wide meandering across the area. what you're going to see is frankly not a lot. believe me when i tell you, you look out here just west of virginia where the sun is out, look at the storms firing up.

it's only going to take a few peaks of sun to get the atmosphere unstable. we will start the beginning of what's going to be a very wet day and half or so. that 76 degrees is 3 cooler than this time yesterday. the big story is not doing to be some widely scattered potential severe thunderstorms this day. it's going to be how cool it's going to be as we move through the memorial day holiday weekend. as a matter of fact, one of the sunny weekend days we're not getting out of the 60s. i'll have your first warning weekend holiday forecast. the weather was fine last night as the orioles wrapped up thundershower three game series with the yankees. chris davis gets four hits in four at bats. he hit his 14th homerun this season, the most in the major leagues. o's win 6-3 and take the series 2 games to 1. the o's will have a new face on the

diamonds today. gozmand has been called up. the o's open the series with the toronto today. he pitched in spring training this year. you can see the o's saturday and sunday's games against the blue jays live at 1:00 both days right here on wjz 13. still to come on wjz eyewitness news at noon, behind bars, agents raid a man's home after poison filled letters are mailed to a judge. the latest on the case. >> a fisherman hooked something he never expected. why he's been call add hero. >> gray skies and rain rolling into our area. how long until the sun returns? your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 76 degrees and cloudy in central maryland right now. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a washington man is now charged with mailing letters filled with the deadly poison ricin. matthew ryan bukette was arrested at his home in washington. he's accused of sending the letters to a judge. they were stop at a sorting

center. no one was hurt. if convicted he faceses up up to 10 years in prison. the boy scouts of america will vote today on whether to allow openly gay scouts in its ranks. the vote marks a critical moment for one of the nation's oldest young organizations. 1,400 voting members will have a final vote today. the ban on gay adult leaders would remain in place. a fisherman acts fast to save a man's life and he catches it all on tape. the fisherman called for help after he spotted a man whose kayak had overturned. he improperly tied his life reserver. the fisherman was able to get him to a coast guard boat and save his life. local powerball players better double check those tickets. lottery officials say

there were two second tier winers from last night's drawing. they're worth $1 million. they were old at a royal farms in baltimore. the other was purchased at ken mar in prince frederick. no one has come forward yet. here's a look at the numbers again. 9, 31, 35, 41, 57, the powerball is 26. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at noon a gray and wet start to your afternoon and more on the way. your updated first warning weather forecast is 2 and a half minutes away. >> first here's a look at today's midday stocks. as the people of oklahoma struggle to recover wjz urges you to help. donate to the red cross relief efforts. it's community commitment on wjz. ,,,,,,,,,,

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good afternoon. welcome back to eyewitness news at noon. there's going to be a saving grace when it comes to possible severe weather later. it's the fact that we've been cloudy all day long. don't get me wrong they are still getting the full brunt of the sun. unless we start getting a good amount of sunshine, anything that's going to pop up severe is going to be widely scattered if not isolated. showers have been with us through the morning. they will continue to blossom and press into the area as we move through the afternoon, then

we'll get steady rain tonight and all think tomorrow. 76 degrees right now on tv hill. 68% humidity. a southwest breeze at 9. dew point the same as yesterday. it's just a little bit cooler, slightly more comfortable feeling. 67 oakland,7 of cumberland, 69 hagerstown, the mid upper 70s elkton, easton, dc and pax river. ocean city at 69, waiting for the on slot. it is memorial day weekend. if you live on the route 50 corridor you would say it's an on slot too. 76 columbia, 77 annapolis, kent island, the district at 78 degrees. i think the big story is going to be -- first off, it's going to get beautiful by the end of the weekend. late saturday, sunday, monday, absolutely gorgeous in an april 17th kind of way. what's coming in behind this front are going to be temperatures below normal, which is now 76 degrees. it's going to be absolutely gorgeous, i'll tell you this on sunday,

but it's probably only going to be about 68 degrees. so, you know, it's going to be the memorial holiday weekend. 81 today, 64 over night . 65 tomorrow. temperatures especially remaining steady from the over night low. that 65 is 10 plus degrees below normal. we will take a look at the 5 day forecast coming up. still to come, saying no to dessert may be harder for some people. we will tell you why in health watch. >> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top story ies on cbsbaltimore.com the at this hour. for instant updates on all the days news and the updated forecast please log onto cbsbaltimore.com. ,,,, copd makes it hard to breathe...

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in today's wjz health watch, the government is launching a new campaign telling smokers to ask their doctor for ways to quit. they claim a doctors advice can double the odds a smoker will quit successfully. the government will buy ads on tv and online to promote the campaign. 70% of americans who smoke cigarettes say they do

want to quit. the moern heart association says the cost to treat strokes will double over the next 20 years. one in every 25 adults will suffer a stroke. doctors say because people are living longer out increases their risk. saying no to your sweet tooth isn't so easy. sugar can be addictive for some people. they found their desire for more was similar to an addict wanting drugs. doctors say this may help explain obesity. be sure to check in with wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the deadly tornado in moore, oklahoma. the long awaited vote from the boy scouts for allowing gay members. join us for all these stories and the breaking news today at 4:00, right after dr. phil. and please stay with us,

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. gray skies in the area right now. generally speaking, here's how the weekend is going to square away. damp tomorrow, clearing, breezy saturday, sunday, sunny cool, monday beautiful, tuesday beautiful. sunday is going to be beautiful, it's just going to be on the

cool side. it's not going to be heavy duty swimming pool weather. there it is, memorial day. let's start the season. >> if you bear you wear it, it will come. hello? this is just me. >> i pull ed ed this through that last friday for the black eyed suzanne. it's time to break out. hold on. wait a second. >> the way to wear boots, before memorial day. >> that's okay. >> that doesn't a pply to boots, just open toed shoes or pumps? >> yes. to me, they're not white, they're cream. >> they're white. don't miss tonight's cbs prime time line up. sometimes too much rain uncovers some interesting things. crews found this 17 pound bone and estranged tooth in indiana.

researchers believe the bone may have come from ancient mast done. they are now turning over the bone to researchers. >> that's cool. >> very cool. i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm marty bass. catch us online through the afternoon. news, weather, breaking events i've been coloring liz's hair for years.

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