suspicious substance. the alarming discovery outside congressman elijah cummings' baltimore office. >> now the fbi is handling the investigation. >> i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm kai jackson. a mass -- unknown substance is found outside of congressman elijah cummings' office. monique griego is live with the latest. >> reporter: that substance was found outside the front door to his office. and cummings told us, whoever put it there wanted it to look like a bomb. the office of congressman elijah cummings, at the center of an intense investigation, after a suspicious material is found at the building. according to cummings with

military experience, arrived and noticed a putty-like material around the door. >> she noticed that there was something that gave the appearance of plastic explosive devices in 10 various places around the door. >> reporter: no one was allowed inside the building as baltimore fire and the fbi tested the material and scoured the area for any other crucial evidence. >> determined that it was not an explosive device. but it was made to appear that way, and that there were apparently some type of wiring connected to it. >> reporter: the fbi confirmed, the color was not hazardous. but they are continuing to test it. several sticky notes were also found on glass next to the black puty. but cummings said they did not contain any specific threat. >> reporter: and cummings also told us, sadly, he gets about a threat every week. and they have to take it seriously. >> cummings says the office has about 10 employees on staff

daily. testimony continues today. the trial of the woman accused of ordering a man to kill her husband at a towson gas station. vic is in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: carla porter says there was no other way for her to escape the relationship with her abusive husband. she said her husband had become verbally and physically abusive and controlling. but prosecutors say sporter -- porter still ordered a hit on her husband. and tried to deceive police by saying someone shot him and fled the scene. ray porter died at the gas station he owned on joppa road. >> police eventually charged five people, include karla porter, who is the last to go on trial. she faces november in -- life in prison for first-degree murder. more coming up live from towson, at 5:00 and 6:00. crews tear down the

cleveland house, where three women were held captive and raped for a decade. the victims and community are hoping the demolition will start to bring closure. >> reporter: survivor michelle knight released balloons into the air as the house where she was tied up, raped and tortured for more than a decade, came crumbling down. >> there is hope for everyone. >> reporter: the other victims, amanda berry and gina dejesus were not there. but gina's aunt delivered the first blow on their behalf. >> it just felt great. i mean, knowing that it's coming down. you know. now there will be closure for the whole family. >> reporter: said house was demolished as part of the deal that spared their abductor. ariel castro cried when he signed over the deed to the house, mentioning he had many happy memories there with the women. the victims are happy they won't have to see the house of

horrors anymore. >> i feel very liberated that people think of me as a hero and a role model. and i would love to continue being that. >> reporter: authorities are making sure the rubble does not end up in the wrong hands and sold as memorabilia. >> reporter: castro was sentenced last week to life in prison, plus 1,000 years. an investigation is under way into a two-alarm fire in baltimore county, broke out just after 9:00 this morning. at phil blithe's towing company. at one point, all firefighter his to get out of the building because of a large crack in the wall. no one was hurt. there is no word yet on a cause. a potential snub is raising tensions between russia and the united states. president obama changes a plan to meet with president putin. >> reporter: the white house says when president obama goes to russia next month, he will

not sit down with vladimir putin. president obama had planned to stop in moscow for a one-on-one meeting with the president. a white house statement said, we believe it would be more constructive to postpone the summit until we have more results from our shared agenda. russia's decision to grant edward snowden temporary asylum was part of the decision. >> there have been times where they put us back into cold war thinking and cold war mentality. and what i consistently say to them and what i say to president putin is, that's the past. >> reporter: during an appearance on nbc's the tonight show, with jay leno, the president also emphasized that tension would not keep him from the larger g20 summit in st. petersburg. >> it's not something unique to russia. they're hosting it this year. but it's important for us, as the leading economy in the

world to host it there. >> reporter: the white house says the lines of communication are still open. and secretary of state john kerry will meet with his russian counterpart leader this week in washington. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> some members of congress being including new york senator chuck schumer had been outspoken, urging the president to cancel his meeting with putin. schumer says the president is acting like a bully. taking a live look outside. looks like the sun is trying to break through the clouds, though. meteorologist chelsea ingram is updating our first warning weather forecast. >> good afternoon, everyone. temperatures are warmer than they were this time yesterday. take a look at our current temperatures across the region. 81 in baltimore. 85 in d.c. a little warmer down south. cooler on the eastern shore. and locally, we are sitting in the low 80s for most places. 80 in annapolis and 80 degrees in kent island. some sunshine peeked through earlier this afternoon.

and that helped heat us up a bit. the clouds have thinned out. but we are expecting rain on the way. take a look at live first warning doppler radar. no rain in the immediate vicinity of metro area yet. but we have rain located out in northern virginia. it has sparked a severe thunderstorm warning out there. and its main direction is towards the northeast. we'll expect to see some of this rainfall move into western maryland over the next hour or two. and we could see even a little better rainfall in the next hours. we'll talk about more in your coming forecast. let's check with traffic and kristy breslin at traffic control. let's start off with the accidents out there. quite a few. washington boulevard at hands down. two in baltimore city. north milton at east federal. greenmount at east 39th. and also, anne arundel county, east ordinance at route 10. as far as your delays go, the top side inner loop, kind of creeping along there from charles street to harford road.

the west side inner loop, watch for steady delays there past liberty road. and congestion northbound 295. from 32 to 195. let's now take a live look. as you can see, things don't look too bad there. the belt way west of york road. and another live look at the situation at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by al packer. for the best service, selection and value, al packer.com. before you buy, price packer. feeling lucky? -- i ordered that. you may want to run out and grab a power ball ticket. the jackpot is so high, it is making history. christie ileto has more on all the excitement. >> reporter: here at millford liquors, people have been coming in waves to get that jackpot ticket. maryland lottery officials say this saturday fourth largest jackpot ever. >> reporter: the jackpot will have a $244 million cash

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it is mostly cloudy, 81 degrees in centralled central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. the death toll rises in argentina. officials say a toddle of 10 people are dead, doz knows injured and 12 others

unaccounted for. a repairman and his assistance who were working on the building's gas system before the blast are being held in custody to examine whether there was any negligence. ladies, there is a reason to keep a closer eye on your purrs at the gas pump. take a look at this. shows a thief opening the door, and grabbing a purse. police call it sliding. police say these burglaries can be top stopped by women keeping their purse out of sight, taking their purse with them or i lock my door. california's well-known venice beach boardwalk faces a judge for the first time. now faces nearly three dozen felony counts for murder. bigad shaban has the latest for

wjz. 38-year-old nathan louis campbell didn't say a word,a he walked into a los angeles courtroom with handcuffs. he's charged with murder, 16 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. and 17 counts of hit-and-run. campbell's attorney said he doesn't believe his client intentionally injured anyone. >> he is very saddened that an individual has lost their life. he does not believe that he is a homicidal person. he does not set out in life to injure or harm people. >> reporter: the hearing lasted just a couple of minutes. but the judge agreed to raise campbell's bail to more than $1.5 billion. >> police say campbell owned the car seen in this video. 32-year-old eliche grupone was on her honeymoon and was killed. she and her husband went to forest lawn memorial park to see her one last time before her body is flown back to italy.

her aunt spoke about her niece's desire to come to america. >> this was one of her dreams. and this is where everything ended. >> reporter: authorities say campbell may have lived out of his car and racked up convictions in a number of different states, including reckless driving with alcohol in florida. if convicted for the venice beach rampage, campbell faces up to life in prison. bigad shaban, wjz eyewitness news. >> the l.a. city council is asking to block cars from getting onto the venice beach boardwalk. another rocky day on wall street. all the markets are off for the third straight session. let's take a look at the numbers. dow down 48. nasdaq down 12. let's go to new york right now, where vinita naiir ir has tonight's money watch update. >> reporter: socks sank after several companies reported disappointing earnings.

profits at ralph lauren, and zillow fell short of expectations. freddie mac brought in some but it could be phased out with fannie mae. congress is considering dramatically scaling back on the government's role in guaranteeing mortgages. analyst says likely if that happens, rates will go up. recall involves certain 2004 to 2011 access cab models. the company says screws in the front seat belts can become loose. toyota says there are no reports of any injuries from the problem. and a new report finds most american students also work. the survey from citigroup found four out of five high school and college students had a job. the average student works 19 hours a week during the school year. nearly half of college kids say they need the money to pay for books and other school

expenses. 18% also pay their own tuition. that is your money watch. for more, head to cbs cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm vinita nair. >> bueller? bueller? a house made famous in the movie "ferris bueller's day off" is up for sale. that house was built in 1953 in highland, illinois. it has, of course, an all-glass garage. in the movie, ferris bueller's best friend, cameron fry lived in that house. which was really cool. frye sends a 1961 ferrari into the yard. it can be yours for $1.5 million. my friend mary is from chicago. that's all that house would cost? >> i think. it's kind of like a box of house, with a lot of glass. i think it's a lot. >> that movie was the best. i was in high school when that movie came out.

>> the best shot is when the guy who is parking the car gets in the ferrari. and his whoo! >> and commercials over the years have modeled their commercials after that. >> there's so many great moments in that. >> watch your car. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. usher's son nearly drowns in a pool. we'll hear the frantic 911 calls and what his ex-wife is now demanding. why are 25 nursing mothers outside of the american airlines ticket counter protesting here at bwi? i'm mike schuh, the story coming up next. still, a fairly dreary day out there. we'll see if we can clear this weather out soon. meteorologist chelsea ingram will update our first warning weather forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com, instant updates and first warn weather all the time, click cbsbaltimore.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

well, at least it's not raining. >> that's a plus. >> and i think maybe we could see some sun. right? >> we at least saw a few peeks of sunshine earlier today, when we were outside. >> okay. >> but mostly cloudy across the board for all of us. and it's going to be that way

for the next couple of days. temperatures, though, are warming up. if you have been really wanting those warmer temperatures, you'll want to get the next couple of days now. 85 in d.c. dew point at 70 degrees. that dew point has already started to rise. a lot of 70s. 71 in baltimore, 70-degree dew points are when things start feeling really humid and uncomfortable. we have the southerly flow that's helping to filter in those higher dew points, as well as warmer temperatures. so for the next couple of days, you'll notice we'll go through a warming trend. we may even see a few 90s by the time it's all said and done as we head into the weekend. and we've got some showers on the way. some will be moving through later on this afternoon and evening. particularly for western maryland. then we've got a cold front that will be pushing through as we head into thursday, out in front of that cold front, we could see a few strong thunderstorms start to fire up,

particularly during the afternoon and evening hours. that's going to be the case on friday. and then on saturday, another trailing cold front will make its way towards us. and again, another chance for showers. around 77 77 degrees on the bay. winds with gusts of 20 this afternoon. we have a small craft advisory in effect. and that's going to stay in effect, even as we head into your thursday. tonight, you can expect lows around 70 degrees. a thunderstorm early. mostly cloudy and humid. but i think a lot of spots will stay dry tonight. tomorrow, when we look at showers and a heavier thunderstorm, we're going to be mainly cloudy. temperatures will actually be closer to normal for this time of year, with highs around 86 degrees. then we'll continue to warm up as we head into the end of the workweek and even into the weekend. >> okay. >> i just can't promise a dry day any day this week. >> i know. no promises, chelsea. thank you. baltimore is still mourning the loss of beloved local legend art donovan. the former baltimore colt died

sunday at the age of 89. donovan's funeral is this friday, at cathedral of mary our queen. and you can watch coverage on wjz, and cbsbaltimore.com. it's going to be a crowded house there. >> it will be. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. massive manhunt. the search for the man suspected of killing a mother and son and kidnapping a teenager in california. bradley manning's father is speaking out. what he is saying about his son, whose sentencing hearing continues at fort meade. al qaeda fighter is dead, after a u.s. drone strike in yemen. the latest on the terror warning for americans. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this. [ male announcer ] you know what's so awesome about the internet?

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81 degrees, mostly cloudy in central maryland. here's what people are talking about. an intense man hunt is under way for a 40-year-old california man, suspected of killing her son and kill her 16- year-old daughter. as police search for suspected kidnapper james dimag joe, the -- dimaggio, the alleged suspect's father sends her a message. >> hannah, we love you very much. if you have a chance, take it. you run. >> reporter: authorities believe the suspect snatched 16- year-old hannah anderson, after he killed her mother and set his own house on fire. the remains of a child were found in a house, and they say it could be her brother, ethan. dimaggio was a 20-friend of the family. investigators don't know why he would turn on them.

>> it's frustrating, not knowing, the families were so close. we don't know, unfortunately, what the motives are now. >> reporter: investigators would not offer any more details. they say their top priority right now is finding hannah anderson. >> what we're hopinging is that someone will spot them. whoever sees them will call 911. >> reporter: brit anderson pleaded with his friend to release his daughter. >> jim, i can't fathom what you're thinking. the damage is done. i'm begging you to let my daughter go. >> reporter: an amber alert has been posted across california and parts of mexico. san diego, deresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. an autopsy was performed on the remains of a young filed found. authorities say it will take days to figure out if that child was ethan anderson. agents are on the scene of

the airport, where u.s. flight landed moments ago. police and airport officials say they don't have any specifics about the reported threat or details about where it might have originated. the father of the lan convicted of the largest leak in army history. >> bradley manning says he thinks his son is innocent. the former intelligence analyst was convicted last month of seeking and leaking documents. >> we're worried about that. but then i still did the math in my head and said, well, if he was sentenced to all the other crimes, it would still be -- you know, he'd be 90 to 100

years old, before he ever saw the light of day. >> bradley manning was found guilty of violating the espionage act. he fays up to 90 years in prison. >> a military judge consolidated some of his charges. tensions remain high in yemen after another drone strike. it comes after as more well the country on a state department terror warning. security forces in yemen have their guard up, after another suspected u.s. drone strike killed seven al qaeda fighters. it is believed to be the fifth in yemen in less than two weeks. they are backing the military's campaign to crush terrorist threats. this spokesman says they foil an al qaeda plot to take over oil ports in the country. he says militants plan to

disguise themselves as yemeni troops. yemen is the base for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. it is one of the most active can dangerous branches of the network osama bin laden founded. u.s. state department ordered americans out of the country tuesday, after u.s. intelligence officials intercepted communications between aqab and al qaeda chief ayman al-zawahri. he urged his followers in yemen to launch a major attack before the end of ramadan. the muslim holy week ends later this week. the recent terror alert also triggered a warning for americans overseas. hundreds of protestors are expected to gather outside city hall tonight, as the hearing resumes near the inner harbor. the city is requesting $107

million in tax-funded incentives for the $1 billion lucturey project. union residents who think they're being sheart-changed plan to rally. american airlines is drawing the scorn of mothers who nurse their newborns. as mike schuh reports, a large protest today. >> it is the quietest protest this reporter has ever attended. at bwi, about 25 nursing mothers and their 25 nursing children, have attracted worldwide attention. >> it's common that breast- feeding moms are asked to cover up or asked to feed their babies elsewhere, when it's really illegal to do so. they are allowed to breast-feed wherever and however they see fit. >> reporter: they're in front of the american airlines ticket counter. one of the members of their group, the milk makers, had

this happen on a recent flight. >> she was greetly nursing her son. the flight attendant came over, made her feel really ashamed, unwelcomed. asked her to cover up. the woman complained. her friends, not satisfied with how they hamed it. >> they don't see it as a problem with their policy. we see it as a problem with their policy. >> now american is clarifying its possession -- position. we apologize for the nursing mother who was offered a blanket. the intent was to make everyone on board comfortable. since they're talking about breast-feeding, the moms made a point to breast-feed. and this passerby didn't mind. >> i'm fine with it. it's a natural process. babies get hungry. >> reporter: i asked a media representative with american airlines if such protests and the fact this showed up on social media will affect policy. and she said they are in discussions now, and that social media changes the game.

at bwi, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the airline reiterates that it did apologize to the nursing mother and that nursing is allowed at any time, during any flight. another mostly gray day across the region. still cloudy with a little sun here and there. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with the uptated numbers. that sun boosted our temperatures above 80 degrees for the first time this week. we have widely scattered showers around the baltimore region. heavy activity across the mountains in west virginia. and we'll take a look at some of the activity to the west. and pretty good thundershowers south of romney and south of elkton. they probably will not reach central maryland. but we do have a few light showers popped up. just in the last five, 10 minutes, literally. just south and west of glen burnie. and over downtown, a few light showers now. so in the next couple of hours between let's say, now and 8:00

or 9:00, you may see a shower or two. 81 now. d.c. warmed up to 85. 84, patuxent. humid, 70 dew point. and we'll have the kime kind of picture tomorrow. could be some downpours tomorrow and again on thursday. denise? let's check on the roads now with kristy breslina the wjz -- traffic control. we're already seeing rave delays. they go to harford road. average speed, about 30 miles an hour. west side inner loop, brake lights there, over to liberty road. northbound 295, congestion there, from 32 to 195. and plenty of accidents to report. richie highway at sipress creek road. 175 at ridge road. a couple in the city, south fulton at will kins avenue.

west pratt. and also, north calvert at east 26th. let's take a live look. as you can see, not too bad there. appears to be moving pretty well. and we'll take another live look as you can tell. it is slowing down on the inner loop at the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by erickson living. for fun, maintenance-free living. beautiful new apartment homes now available. visit ericksoning for details. nasa rover landed on mars one year ago this week. alexalex demetrike reports, still more discoveries lie ahead. >> rover curiosity touched down. >> controllers in california celebrated and so did scientists in maryland. at the goddard space flight center, a portable chemistry

lab had been built inside the rover. >> we have only driven about a mile but within this mile, fairly close to the landing site, we found very interesting environments. >> the powder was brought inside and a first of his kind chemical analysis was made. >> we found evidence of clay min will ras and sulfate minerals. >> we now know that mars was a blue planet, much like the earth, billions of years ago. it had an extensive amount of water, extensive atmosphere and clouds. and it rained on mars. >> curiosity began its second year with its main mission still ahead. >> it will travel another five miles to its primary target. the foothills of an immense mountain. each layer, a different era of mars past. it will look for signs of

organic chemistry. >> the question is, does that bring it to life or something else? >> curiosity also made an important discovery on the way to mars. raidiation along the way is creating a new set of problems. straight ahead flames engulf one of the largest airports in africa. health officials are noticing a change nationwide in obesity in children. there's rain, rain on our camera lens there. bob is updating the first warning forecast when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a nassive fire breaks out on nii don't knowy's main airport. firefighters took a while to get to the queen. the fire left travelers standed. they are now back on.

international flights to the largest airport in east africa were canceled. eight people were treated for smoke inhalation after the blaze. a water spout made landmall on the perth construction side. it destroyed it. five were hospitalized. at last check, three are still being treated for spinal injuries and broken bones. 911 calls are released of a terrifying swimming tool accident of r&b singer usher. tory dunit has the story. >> is he breathing? is he breathing? >> he is music superstar usher's 5-year-old son. >> he's breathing. >> okay. >> the frantic 911 call was

placed by the boy's aunt. urveer raymond smith fell to the bottom of the pool, where he became stuck in the drain. >> my nephew was in the pool. and he went -- i couldn't get him. try tried to get him. >> that's when place say two contractors working inside the house tried to get him. place say he was conscious and alert. six years ago, 6-year-old son zach drowned in a pool drain accident. once you're stuck, it's $4 frist to 900 pounds of pressure. >> they started the zach stowmpgz to increase awareness. >> the d, for drain cyst. b is for barriers around pools and bodies of water. >> like the ones that each cpr,

which may have saved usher's son. it was last summer that his 11-year-old stepson died after a tragic boating accident. >> i miss him. >> his -- his ex-wife is asking for custody after this accident. a judge delays a trial in the fort hood hooting -- shooting rampage. >> they say he is deliberately seeking the death penalty. hasan was given a team of attorneys for counsel. but today, they said they wanted out because hasan is eliminating all options. yesterday, he openly calmed himself said shooter but said he wanted to share his side of the story. hasan is accused of opening

fire and killing 13 and wounding dozens more. hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder. and 32 counts of attempted premedicated murder. if convicted, he would face the death penalty. new york mayoral candidate anthony weiner mace -- faces even more drama. [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] >> wiener was arguing with george mcdonald. after the event, mcdonald got into a shouting match with some of wiener's supporters outside, leading police to step in. a nurse is accusing rob filner of. >> i don't appreciate being

used as a bargaining chip to fulfill his sexual desires. >> reporter: comforted by her attorney, gloria allred on one side, and her nurse, michelle tyler on the other, iraq war veteran, katherine patino expressed her disgust in mayor bob phil ner. >> he has increased the stress for both of us and made things worse. >> reporter: they requested his inspect to discuss her war injuries. they say the mayor took immediate action. >> mayor filner turned to the veterans association and said, get it done. >> reporter: then, fillner asked everyone but tyler to leave the room. >> the mayor started rubbing her arm and saying, quote, relax, you are incredible. i will help your veterans. i want to you gut go -- go out to dinner with me.

>> i was stunned. >> reporter: tyler said that fillner persisted, asked if she was married, telling her he would be calling for a date. and even talked about being intimate. >> i believe a person in power should not take advantage of their position to gain sexual advantage for themselves. it is wrong. >> meanwhile, allred suggested the city post a warning sign. >> say danger, warning to women, mayor is in office. proceed alt your own risk. >> a total of 11 women have now made similar allegations against fillner. for the first time in decades, obesity rates are dropping among some children. the centers for disease control says obesity for low-income fell. health officials say it could be attributed to more fruits and vegetables in child

nutrition programs, increase in breast-feeding and greater awareness of health and physical fitness. a tourist trikes the pinky off a 6-year-old-year-old statue. the sat mew representatives the virgin mary. this comes days after someone scribbles with black marker. sounds like a lucy episode. >> yeah. then try to put the finger back on when the gards are this summer, new york's catskills and countless trails for biking. or hiking. we're ready to make your new york state vacation perfect.

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a few light showers in the city. take a look at radar. you can see right over downtown. very light stuff. there it goes. moving off to the northeast. a little heavier over liberty road for a few minutes. but rest of the region, widely scattered tough. shower act activity over there. and out to the west of us, that's where the bulk of the activity is but this am not be

hafnghting much -- much of our -- affecting much of our region. we'll see this over the next few hours. but it will begin to district attorney down as we lose the heat from the sun. instability will begin to stabilize somewhat. temperature-wise, it was a warmer day today than we've seen. humidity is mine%. southeast winds at 8. the barometer healding steady. 84 in oakland. they will probably cool down. low to mid-80s south of us. 77, ocean city. dew point did come up couple of days ago. it's continuing to rise. now up to that sticky 72-degree range. southeasterly and southerly winds will be with us probably until as. a lot of rain across missouri. showers to the north of us.

showers to the south of us. later tonight, we could still see some scattered showers and thunder activity as well. some of will dry down. but we think again tomorrow we'll have a risk of more shower and thundershower activity. there will be a frontal batch. but probably won't map until sometime saturday. then it will turn a little tooler but mainly dryer. in pact, temperatures aren't much cooler. we may see some drop in the movement but not until the weekend. busty winds. tonight, shower or thundershower. mostly cloudy. we're back to where we're really above normal. tomorrow, 86. more sunshine and clouds. but a heavy shower or thunderstorm and some rain could come as early as the morning. then again in the afternoon on your thursday. could be heavy downpours some

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