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so she blames police for the crash. police expected to detail some of their version of what happened in a briefing to the media expected to begin at any moment. >> reporter: the fiery crash at york road and northern parkway happened as 26-year-old davel johnson and 30-year-old tevon brown, driving a white honda accord, fled from police. as the honda, seen here on its side, sped through the intersection, it slammed into this white jeep, driven by andrew baker, the only person to survive. >> my father is still in the hospital, still fighting for his life right now. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, angela baker tells wjz her dad remains in critical condition, hooked up to breathing tubes at johns hopkins bayview burning unit. his passenger, angel chiwango was pulled from the car. firefighters, seen here pulling her body from the wreckage, were unable to save her. >> my father is almost gone
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because of the police. and i'm blaming the police. ain't nobody else i can blame but the police. if they weren't chasing the person, it wouldn't have happened. >> reporter: so far, police have only said their officers were following the two men in the honda because of suspected criminal activity. they both have long criminal records. police have refused to say if lights or sirens were on, or if their officers were following the department's restrictive vehiclal pursuit policy, designed to prevent accidents just like this. wjz went to ask commissioner batts about the incident but he walked away without commenting. >> it is a tragedy we are investigating. >> i think police need to be charged with this. charged with this and attempted murder. that's what i think. >> reporter: police commander is expected to brief the media with an update on their investigation into this fatal crash that is expected to happen at just about any moment. we will have an update for you as soon as that is over. we're live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, derek.
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baker says her family is considering taking legal action against the police department. a deadly home invasion causes concern in a normally peaceful, cecil county community. mary is live with more on what happened. >> reporter: the cecil county sheriff's office says it all started when five armed suspects burst into an apartment, looking for drugs and money. investigators say the four suspects here, davon elwood, william dobson, and angela williams got into a struggle with the people inside the apartment. and during the fight, a fifth suspect was shot and wounded. and one person inside the apartment was killed. the suspect fled the scene but were quickly arrested. each is charged with first- and second-degree murder and other charges. back to you, vic. >> mary, thank you. the victim in the apartment, 19- year-old kenneth curry, died after being rushed to the hospital in delaware. chilling new video released by the fbi, shows aaron alexis, hunting for victims, inside building 197 in a washington
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navy yard. he killed 12 people, before killing himself. wjz is live in washington, d.c. outside the fbi field office. rochelle ritchie has the video and new information about alexis's alexis's mental state. rochelle? >> reporter: well, denise. fbi officials say aaron alexis believes he was being controlled by electromag nettic waves -- electromagnetic waves. he started working at the navy yard, just days before he would carry out this massacre. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows aaron alexis, pulling into the parking garage, after passing through a security gate. he walked through with his backpack of weapons and ammunition, assembled has 870 in the bathroom, comes out armed and ready to kill. >> we can say that the remington 870 shotgun had been altered with a sawed-off barrel and stock. purple duct tape covered the end of the stock. >> reporter: the 31-second video shows alexis, looking
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into the doorways for victims, then making his way to another floor. in the video, you see him hiding behind a wall, before running towards the beam in -- the people in the background. >> two of the ncis responders were teamed with the metropolitan police officer. when the three were fired upon by the shooter. >> reporter: the shooting lasts more than an hour before alexis is shot and killed. this is the gun fbi agents say alexis used in the shooting, with several handwritten etchings, saying, quote, better off this way, quote, end to of the torment, and quote, not what yalcy -- y' all say. his backpack was left in the rest room. >> reporter: evidence collected today shows signs of a delusional man. >> there are multiple indicators that alexis held a delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by extremely low-frequency, or e.l.f., electromagnetic waves. >> reporter: officials say alexis acted alone and had a
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valid pass to gain entry into the building. >> he was able to obtain a firearm, two days before he carried out an attack that was planned to kill many innocent civilians as possible. >> reporter: search warrants have now been issued for alexis's hotel room. fbi averages say it does not appear he targeted anyone in particular. >> fbi agents say evidence shows alexis was prepared to die and accepted the fate of his consequences. several are hurt in a school bus accident. it happened in waldorf, charles road. an suv and bus collided at an intersection. the driver was taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. there were more than a dozen online. >> with the deadly mall siege
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in kenya, militant groups are alleging government troops are responsible for many of the hostages' deaths. kenyan leaders say it's all eyes. >> reporter: kenyan authorities are denying terrorist claims that they end at a shopping mall that killed more people. the group accuses kenyan forces of using gas and demolishing part of the mall, burying more than 100 hostages. a government spokesman blamed militants for setting the fire that caused the floors to collapse. >> reporter: new images show a policeman coaxing a mother from hiding just after the attack started. there are also reports that showed that as it hovered overhead, militants started executing hostages and tossing their bodies off the roof. some survivors say the gunman let muslims leave. >> i told him to leave me
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alone, i had been injured. so they let me go. >> a grenade blew off part of this man's foot. >> a kenyan official says it's too soon to confirm the attacker's nationalities, hinting some may still be buried inside. alphonso van marsh, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: the red cross says 71 people remain missing. a construction worker from pennsylvania remains hospitalized tonight, after being rescued from a trench in frederick county. the unidentified 49-year-old man was up to his neck in water, mud and construction debris in the lake linganore subdivision. after three hours he was freed and flown to shock trauma. the extent of his condition, unknown. maryland state police are in overdrive, trying to keep up with the tens of thousands of firearms application. political reporter pat warren has the latest on the progress.
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>> reporter: monday's hearings drew a crowd. >> it was against the people's wishes. they showed upon in masses. ask still, they refused to listen to us. >> reporter: marylanders who may have never thought of arming themselves are trying to get in under the wire. buying weapons at 10 times the normal rate. >> it has been an unprecedented increase. and it has reached now into the low 100,000s that we have reached so far this year. our backlog starts at about $50,000. >> reporter: so they have called in reinforcements just to get these applications processed. working seven days a week, 21 hours a day, 21,000 hours of overtime, doubling the work force. and the applications keep coming. >> we've just seen this increase in numbers that we've never seen before. >> that means some applications won't be processed by october 1st. >> for those who have applied to purchase a firearm, up, up until october 1st, they would not be required to obtain the
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handgun qualification license. >> reporter: it's the one question gun purchasers want answered is whether my application will be void october 1st, the answer is no. in pikesville, i'm pat warren. now, back to you on tv hill. >> now, after october 1st, gun buyers will have to be ambulanced, fingerprinted and take firearms training. what a fantastic week it has been so far. temperature just about perfect. plenty of sun and no rain. and there is another picture- perfect shot. bob surk-- turk is in the first warning weather. >> you see the clouds out to the west/southwest. there are sprinkles and showers. about 150 miles away. some of those clouds move through. but that's about it. take a look at temperatures now. we're down to 69. 67, ocean city. and 66 in oakland. the warmer areas, down around d.c., at 74. and hagerstown, also 74. now, as i just mentioned, a few sprinkles and light rain activity, way down south across
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portions of west virginia, it's really, really not much at all. it's running into this very dry air we have. so none of this rain or sprinkle activity will reach us. just some of the clouds. and by tomorrow, they move off. we have more high pressure and more sunshine and floods and conditions for tomorrow. and well into the weekend and beyond. denise? >> thank you, bob. well, the ravens are back on the practice field, getting ready for a road win to western new york. wjz is live in owings mills. sports director mark viviano has more on the preparations for the bills and a little bit of controversy involving a former teammate. mark? >> a little bit there, denise. you're right. before they take on the bills, the ravens are taking on one of their former teammates. reaction from ravens mayers today. about comments from former linebacker, ray lewis. now, a tv commentator, he says this current ravens team lacks veteran leadership. >> thank you, baltimore. i love you. ray lewis is inducted into
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the ravens' ring of honor this past sunday. then monday,, he ruffled some ranks feathers and commenting on espn, about an early-morning incident, about a ravens player, jacoby jones. >> but we talked about what is going on off the field. that's the most important place, where leadership steps up. and that's what i think of you, when you think about the baltimore ranks and the transition that they went through, they are missing leadership right now. >> reporter: before they hit the practice field wednesday after, some ravens players reacted to ray lewis's comments, regarding leadership. >> ray knows better than that. things happen. i think we're usually a pretty good team with stuff like that. if you look around the league, there's probably a lot of leadership. like i said, ray knows better. >> we all know that the media can word play and misconstrue things. i mean, it's one.
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>> obviously ray. he was a huge vocal leader and stuff like that. and you know, very enthusiastic and stuff like that. it's going to be a different type of leadership obviously. nobody is going to be able to jump into ray lewis's role and try to be exactly the same. but i mean, we all have a lot of good leaders on this team. so the ravens have moved past this mini controversy to begin preparation for the buffalo bills. ray rice on the practice field today. i'll have an update on this coming up later on in sports. back to you for now. >> you don't want to miss all the action. if you're not, watch it here, sunday on wjz. make sure to stay tuned for our special post game coverage. mark, marty, jessica, will bring you highlights, reaction and analysis. right here on wjz.
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still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. closing argument in the wrongful death trial of michael jackson. >> no signs, no yelling. no cursing. if you don't follow new rules at anne arundel county's council meeting, you'll get kicked out. i'm linh bui. that story on wjz. construction at the casino in downtown kicks into high gear. i'm monique grioag -- griego. coming up, a sneak peek at what will soon be the horse shoe casino. >> stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it's 69 degrees with a few clouds. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. no signs, no yelling. no profanity. if you don't follow the rules and anne arundel county meetings for now, you will get booted out. wjz is live. linh bui explains, the reasons for the changes and reaction to it. linh? >> anne arundel county council is cracking down on public outbursts. passing resolutions resolutions that details what you can and cannot do during meetings. >> reporter: a frustrated father, forced to leave a town hall meeting with school officials. outbursts like this recent incident are now banned? ann arund coalunt -- anne arundel county.
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>> they just passed a ban on visual demonstrations such as waving, balloons or banners. also prohibited, personal defamatory remarks. >> reporter: according to the rules, the chairman can remove anyone who does not abide by these new provisions and can suspend testimony that is not relevant to the hearing. >> reporter: councilman says sparked by a few possible outbursts. >> you have to take what people say. you can't suddenly start saying, i don't like the way you are dressed. it's called freedom of expression. >> i think it's bogus. i think it's anarchy. it's crazy. it's not right. >> i think that's probably the right thing to do. because there's a tactful way of delivering any message. >> i can't possibly imagine how that couldn't violate anybody's first amendment rights. >> reporter: councilman grasso expects a lot more reaction from the public, but they have
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to follow a lot more rules if they want to be heard. >> reporter: speakers must also sign in before the meeting and provide their name, address, and any organization they represent. >> lin, thank you. five county members voted for the resolution. two voted against it. care, concern and quick action. tonight, a baltimore county recycling crew is honored for saving a couple from their burning home. county executive kevin cam nets recognized bruce crew for waking them up and getting them out of the burning family home in catonsville. >> i just went in and started banging on the windows and screaming as loud as we could. and ran around front because we weren't getting no response. >> if it wasn't for you, i wouldn't be here. me or mazy or -- would be here. thank you so much. forever. >> the county executive
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presented bruce wood with a special hero pin for his actions that morning. take a drive down russell street now. and you can see the beginnings of what is soon to be baltimore city's first casino. monique griego got a behind the scenes look at this $400 million project. >> construction here has been going on for six months. but in the past six weeks, things have kicked into high gear. all of these cranes are working overtime. >> reporter: it started as a dirt lot downtown. but in just six months, construction crews have turned the empty space between russell and warner streets into the beginning of the $440 million horse shoe casino. >> i think people can see the reality coming with all the talks and the rendering goes gone out. you can see the real look. >> this is the part of the job starting to progress quickly. >> reporter: today, the manager gave wjz a tour of the project's progress. >> just past the elevator trunks, you open into the casino floor. >> reporter: the steel beams are up, as well as much of the
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concrete, for what will be a two-story casino, with a 122,000-square-foot gaming floor. >> 100 table games, 2500 slot machines. a 25-table poker room. >> reporter: but the casino is really just the hub of what caesar says will be an entertainment district with shopping bars and restaurants. >> reporter: crews are already working on the seven-story garage and skywalk, which will cross over warner street to one of the casino's main entrances. inault, the project is providing 2,000 construction jobs. and once open, 1700 permanent jobs. >> and that's just continued money coming into the city. or continued jobs that are available. >> reporter: the project manager says so far, they haven't hit any major snags. and everything is on schedule. so this horse shoe casino should open in late 2014. reporting from downtown baltimore, monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> once open, horse shoe will be the second largest casino in maryland. all righty. i'm betting this weather is going to last into the weekend.
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>> well, yeah. my bet is with you. he's the one who would know. >> that's an easy bet. that's a winning bet. take a look at temps now around the region. 69 categories. -- degrees. south winds at 6. barometer holding steady there. come back and take a look at the weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,
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desire here's a look outside now. no complaints about the weather now. >> those are high clouds out to the west and southwest. they'll move through the next several hours. it will clear out. may see a little fog. tomorrow, more sunshine and pleasant conditions will continue. next seven days, no major changes. right now, we're at 69 degrees. d.c., at 74. hagerstown, 74. and out in oakland, 66. and 67, down in ocean city. right now, locally, upper 60s to low 70s, just very pleasant fall conditions around the region. normal high today, is around 75. we were in the mid and upper 70s, around 78. officially at the airport. right now, south everily -- southerly wind. tomorrow, eastern flow off the atlantic ocean. northern and central florida. it's been that way the last couple of days. it's a front that has kind of stalled out there. this area of precip may move offshore and develop an area of
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low pressure. and that's going to be way offshore. but eventually may get up as close as maybe a couple hundred miles east of cape cod. later this weekend, it will help to create some onshore flow by later in the weekend for some of the beaches. could be a little rough surf there by sunday and monday. for us, won't really affect us at all. clouds and shower activity to the southwest. not going to affect us either. because it's being shunted by this big area of high pressure to the northwest. by the way, first snows of the fall season in the northern rockies tonight. some areas picking up 6 to 8 inches of snow. above 8,000 or 9,000 feet. south of us, clouds, yeah, shower activity through virginia. once again, it's not going to get here. you can see the models, showing it south of us. just dissipating. more high pressure, pleasant conditions into the weekend and beyond. east winds on the bay. very light. bay temp around 73. and then tonight, look for -- let's call it partly cloudy skies. it will clear out later on. could be a little fog. low 50s most places. tomorrow, more sunshine in the afternoon. same as today, really.
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about 78. any morning fog will quickly burn off to really give us another beautiful september day. >> okay. >> no complaints. >> thank you, sir. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. riding for charity gets dangerous. recovering from a hit-and- run crash. a new study shows a drastic drop in the number of rape cases in baltimore. i'm gigi barnett. so what does the report say? coming up, we'll tell you. government shutdown looming. the latest on the budget battle from w,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it is just before 6:30. 69 degrees, with some clouds. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the democratic-led senate is trying to shoot down the latest republican effort to derail president obama's new healthcare plan. but before the senate could move forward, one senator had to wrap up a marathon speech. tara mergener reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> high noon brought an end to a surreal 21-hour show in the
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senate. after delivering a rambling, all-night speech, railing against president obama's healthcare law. >> obama care isn't working. >> reporter: and sometimes making random pop culture references. >> i would point out just a few words of wisdom from duck dynasty. >> reporter: texas tea party republican ted cruz finally surrendered the stage. >> for lack of a better way of describing this, it has been a big waste of time. >> this was all about elevating the debate in the public and giving the american people a chance to speak. >> reporter: after cruz wrapped up his speech, the senate voted unanimously to begin debate on a republican bill that cuts off funding for the president's affordable care act, known as obama care. democrats plan to remove that provision from a budget bill, sent to the senate last week. >> reporter: now, both sides had just days to agree on a new spending plan to avoid a partial government shutdown that looms after october 1st. >> reporter: that's the same day a major part of the
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president's healthcare law kicks in. starting october 1st, americans will be able to shop for coverage through national and state administered insurance exchanges. since president obama signed the affordable care act into law 2 1/2 years ago, republicans have voted 42 times to derail it. in washington, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. two houses must be reconciled and the bill must be signed in to avert a partial shutdown. producer of michael jackson's final concerts he was never able to perform. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest on the arguments for the wrongful death lawsuit. >> the lawyer for kenny ortega said michael jackson died because of his own bad choices not because of anything aeg did. he said the company did not know anything about jackson's use of the drug propofol. nor did it hire dr. conrad
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murray to be his tour doctor. the lawyer said if the company did know he was so addicted to the anesthetic, they never would have financed his tour. he also said katherine jackson closed ears to the truth that her son had a prescription drug problem. the jackson family is suing aeg. allegedly the company as responsible for his death. back to you. >> mary, thank you. the trial has gone on for four months in los angeles. jackson died in june 2009, after receiving a fatal dose of propofol. encouraging flew numbers released tonight from a city task force, designed to reduce the number of sexual assaults from baltimore. as gigi barnett explains, it took a three-year effort to drop the number of unfounded rape cases. >> reporter: back in 2010, the number of unfounded rape cases in baltimore outpaced every other city in the nation. baltimore jumped into action. revamped its sexual assault response team, also called s.a.r.t., and vowed to fully investigate every claim. >> we need and must do
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everything in our power to ensure victims of sexual assault feel safe reporting incidents to police. >> reporter: fast track three years later, and this report released today says the task force made the right changes. the most crucial, officers stopped the practice of dismissing rape and sexual assault cases on the scene. >> that was a big problem, as the commissioner said, people -- women felt like they had been victimized twice. >> reporter: the study shows a number of forcible rape cases is down 17% from last year. one of the largest drops may be the unfounded cases, which fell from 31% to a little less than 2%. and last year, more than 425 rape victims came forward to report the crime and collect evidence. >> reporter: for a lot of victims, they just department feel that people believed them. that people cared about what happened to them. >> reporter: gayle reed runs the victims advocacy arm of turnaround. it's a women's assault crisis center. the agency works with the sart team. and she says the next step now
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is getting more community groups involved and dropping the numbers even more. >> reporter: we need to hear back. look, what are we not doing? what are we missing? where do woo need to improve? >> reporter: and officers say another method that has upon helped reduce the number of cases is a bimonthly review of the claims that come across their desk. by keeping track of those victims, they can help make sure they get the help they need. back to you. >> all right. thank you, gigi. the task force plans to expand and fully staff its child abuse unit, which handled nearly 1,000 cases last year. harford county sheriff's deputies are looking for a suspect who robbed a bank today. both dressed in dark, tactical gear, with masks and guns. the suspects rushed into the sovereign bank. got away with an undisclosed amount of money. riding for charity, takes a dangerous turn for cyclists. jacob landis is recovering from a hit-and-run accident while on the last leg of his tour. >> reporter: jacob landis
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started his charity ride across country, like this. but ended has final leg in florida, bruised and bandaged at the finish lineful. >> when i woke up, i pretty much, i couldn't really remember anything that happened. >> reporter: landis, still in florida, says he can't ride his bike for two weeks, while authorities in polk county are looking for the driver that say they hit him with the side mirror. leaving the 24-year-old, with a concussion, multiple cuts to his face, and his arms in a sling. >> now, it was a shock that it happened. like he only had 170 miles left to go. and it was like, why did it have to happen now. >> reporter: a couple of months ago, landis began riding his bike to all 30 major league baseball stadiums, hoping to raise money for those who needed cochlear implants but couldn't afford them. >> i'm definitely kind of thankful that it happened at the end, instead of in the middle or at the very beginning. because we were able to raise a lot of money and awareness. >> reporter: receiving a cochlear implant when he was 10, landis has raised $140,000
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this summer. and as more donations pouring in from his 11,000-mile journey across the country. while landiss may be sidelined. >> he is not going to stop biking. >> i was biking for about three years. i can't let somebody take that away from me. just because something like that happened, doesn't mean it's gone forever. >> reporter: meaning he'll keep pedaling, and raising money for those who can't help themselves. >> reporter: and jacob is expected to be back in baltimore later this week. he is already planning another bike ride for next summer. in baltimore, christie ileto, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, christie. thank you. and studies show, every year, 12,000 babies in the u.s. are born with a hearing loss. we want to update a story we have been following the last two days. deadly crash in northeast baltimore. and the questions of whether a police pursuit may have caused it. police just updated the investigation moments ago. wjz live at city police headquarters. derek valcourt with more on what the deputy commissioner is
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saying tonight. derek? >> reporter: well, the deputy commissioner is promising there will be a thorough investigation. he promises they will release more details. he says, they're just not going to do it right now. this, of course, all stems from that crash that happened tuesday at the intersection of york road and northern parkway. that is where the car police were trying to pull over, sped away. police said their officers followed. but then the car they were following slammed into another car. both cars erupted into fire. the two suspects died. the driver of the other car was hospitalized. and the passenger in that car died as well. first question now, is did the officers follow the department's pursuit policy, meant to prevent accidents like this. was it an actual police chase, involving lights and siren. >> the deputy police commissioner said, they, in fact, have many of the answers we were looking for. but right now, they say in the interest of their investigation, they are not going to release that information. >> when we have knowledge, and have some information, you must
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understand that we have to balance the public's right to know and need to know, with the integrity of this investigation. we are committed to gather all the facts, to take this investigation to the fullest extent, to understand what happened. >> reporter: the deputy commissioner said they are working closely with the state's attorney's office, who they say in the end, will decide what if any charges should be brought in this case. they say they do know the names of the officers in the car. right now, they have not released that information to us just yet. the names of the officers who were involved, chasing -- or apparently following the suspect's vehicle. so again, right now, police say they do have many of the answers we're looking for, but they say in the interest of preserving their investigation, they are going to wait until after the state's attorney's office makes some decisions in this case. of course, we'll be staying on top of this and bring you are very latest.
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derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and thank you. and of course, we will have the latest on this investigation into the crash tonight on eyewitness news at 11:00. well, time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. park advocates are upset about bge's plans to build a natural gas pipeline through a heavily forested intersection. the former ravens kicker, credits with helping him improve his accuracy. and now, improve -- showcasing young players. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. mariano madness. a bobblehead giveaway. for retiring baseball super star, gets out of control. shooting near a new york mall. is anyone in custody should -- custody? >> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. will this beautiful weather, pleasant conditions we're
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having, last all weekend? i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at cbsbaltimore.com. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. ,,,,,
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an intense manhunt is under
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way in new york tonight, after a deadly police shooting. police say 63-year-old sang ho kim opened fire and then fled. one person died at the scene. roosevelt area malls were put on lockdown. police said his motive appears to be business-related. authorities are investigating the cause of a major train collision. three trains collided early this morning, east of amarillo. the eastbound train was reportedly stopped on the tracks when it was rear-ended by another rieb eastbound train. a few seconds later, a westbound train hit the wreckage. four people were transported to the hospital. two were reportedly in critical condition. chaos and confusion at yankees stadium. thousands of fans showed up last night before the game to get a coveted mariano riviera bobblehead. but they weren't there. the gates opened and fans were given vouchers. many missed most of the game waiting in a long line to pick up the retired baseball star's
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bobblehead. the organization apologized, saying train trouble in chicago, followed by this delayed the delivery. >> but they're all happy now. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. in a remarkable breakthrough, we have seen today, a new artificial leg that is seen by the wearers' thoughts. we'll show you tonight on the cbs evening news. here's a look at tonight's ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,all
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well, may sound like a broken weather. but we like it. our weather is about as pleasant as it can get. sun, blue skies. delightful temperatures. no humidity. perfect. bob turk is in the updated weather center, with the first warning forecast. looked like a little sun dog. have you ever heard of that? with the sun reflecting through its clouds. kind of a neat little line there. we have more great weather. look it up. sun dog. it's not a breed. lawyer. tomorrow morning. clear to partly cloudy skies. fog in a couple of spots. only low to mid-70s by afternoon. may touch 78. some spots, beautiful thursday into the weekend and beyond.
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temps, pretty much the same. ditto. 76. 76. 76. nighttime lows in the 50s. no rain expected, until maybe sometime in the middle of next week. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. still to come tonight on eyewitness news. joe flacco talks about how he is gaining confidence with some of his new receivers. >> mark has that story live from the ravens training ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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well, back to practicing. mark is live with the wjz the fan sports report. mark? >> the ravens are looking forward to sunday. and that game in buffalo. they hope to have that running back, ray rice back in action. rice was on the practice field here in owings mills today. says he plans to play on sunday, after missing the last game with a hip injury. the ranks' running game has been slow to get going through the first three games. meanwhile, the passing attack seems to be picking up, as joe flacco is bet getting used to a couple of new receivers who were added to the team late in the preseason. brandon stokley and dallas clark, combine for 26 years of nfl experience. and so far this season, they've combined to catch 21 passes from flacco.
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>> they're good players. so it's only a matter of time before they really start being productive. and, you know, dallas has a good feel for running routes on guys. he's messed up on a linebacker. it's a good thing for us. and i'm going to trust that he's going to win. and that's kind of what happened a couple of times in the game on sunday. ravens look for their first road win when they play at buffalo sunday. it's a game you can see here, on wjz. coverage kicks off at 1:00. join us for reaction, highlights and analysis, in our special post game show. it's a full ravens sunday here on wjz. in baseball tonight. the orioles take on the toronto blue jays at camden yards. the o's officially eliminated from play-off contention with their loss to the blue jays at camden yards last night. six straight defeats. and it continues a pattern that has plagued the o's for a couple of months. a big drop offin run prub production. just two runs last night in what ended a 3-2 defeat in 10
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innings. the o's have good hitters, but they've slumped at the end of this season. i asked adam jones about it. >> you can hit. you can say what you want. you and formulate all the opinions. we were in the batters boxes and we didn't get the job done. boo hoo, cry about it. we don't. we just -- we know how the cards roll sometimes. >> reporter: meanwhile, manny machado, cheers his teammates from the dugout for the final game of the season. machado's year ended monday when he suffered a torn ligament in his left kneecap. speaking about it for the first time, late this evening, machado, who will not need surgery, says he is confident he'll be back after rest and rehab. >> i'm only 21 years ode. -- old. it's just the nature. i'm so young. my ligaments are going to recover faster than a 30-year- old. so just let it rehab and let it strut on its own like it has
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before. >> so tonight's starting pitcher, bud norris will go for the o's. again, the o's are trying to stop a six-game losing streak here toward the end of the season. that six-game losing streak is the longest they've had so far this year, tied for the longest they've had. meanwhile, it's rogers who will be the starting pitcher, facing a lineup that does not include adam jones. he is not starting for the first timeins since 2011. the lineup does include rookie jonathan scope, making his major league debut. first pitch coming up in about 10 minutes. you can see the game on masn. and finally, we check in with the horses. first race at laurel park today. down the stretch they come. horse in second place is named 52. he's out of sagamore farms. and he's named in honor of ray lewis. 52 finishes second, behind
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crown warrior, who takes that first race at laurel today. jockey trevor maccarktd -- maccarther, aboard 52. we'll see if he's onto a great career after a second place start. more from the ravens coming up tonight at 11:00. plus, the orioles as they play out the string. having been eliminated from play-off contention, after their loss last night. that's ahead at 11:00. back to you for now. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. coming up, newly released evidence details the navy yard shooting. we'll reveal what it talks about for the shooter. i want you to know stuff i don't.
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don't miss the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's the season premiere of the hit drama, csi, at 11:00. that's it for for us right now. >> for bob and mark, at owings mills, thanks for watching, maryland's news station. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including why did the navy yard shooter do it? we'll see >> pelley: tonight, madness drove the navy yard killer.
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