the fire department has asked that rail traffic, including amtrak be stopped for now. so expect delays. the leak was apparently caused by construction work. no injuries have been reported so far. now to the steve mcnair story. nashville police now confirm that the exnfl star was shot to death nguyen by his 20-year-old girlfriend while he slept on a sofa before she turned the gun on herself. carin? >> reporter: first, the medical examiner released the autopsy results. then just hours ago, nashville police wrapped up their press conference saying they believe mcnair's girlfriend, sahel kazemi, killed mcnair in a murder-suicide. these findings are being released on the same day as loyal fans make their way to titan stadium to remember the pro bowl player. tennessee titans fans flocked today to leave messages, watch highlights and look at photos of slain quarterback steve mcnair. >> me and my mom, we would always sit back and watch the football games.

i remember times when we would be cheering and stuff. it is really sad. >> reporter: mcnair and sahel kazemi, the 20-year-old woman he was reportedly dating, were found shot to death early saturday morning in a downtown nashville condo. today dr. fang lee, the medical examiner who performed the autopsies says mcnair was found in a seated position on a sofa with four gunshot wounds. >> one gunshot wound on the right of the temple is a close range. and the other three gunshot wounds, one to the left side of the eye, and the other two to the torso are distant range. >> reporter: also, just hours ago, nashville police held a press conference to say after four days of an investigation, they have concluded that kazemi killed mcnair and then shot herself. >> mcnair was seated on the sofa and likely was asleep. and we believe that kazemi shot him in the right temple, then shot him twice in the chest and

shot him a final time in the left temple. >> reporter: investigators also say in the days before the shooting, kazemi became very distraught and told friends she wanted to end it all. >> we also have reason to believe kazemi recently learned before this day that she believed mcnair was involved with another woman, and that too participated in her state of mind we think. >> reporter: meanwhile, a close associate of mcnair said he had no plans to divorce and his wife of 12 years had no idea he was having an affair. now memorial service will be held in nashville tomorrow night for mcnair, followed by a funeral service in mississippi on saturday. carin redman, abc 2 news. the curtain has closed on the final farewell to michael jackson, and now the spotlight is on the investigation into his death. there is still no cause of death on the death certificate, and tonight sources say the singer was hooked on powerful painkiller, and a potent

sedative dipprovan was found in his home. coming up one of the doctors weighs in. an outpouring of emotion today from students and their parents. their beloved school is being closed. after 86 years, towson catholic high school will shut its doors. the diocese blames low enrollment and a tough economy. abc 2 news roosevelt leftwich tells us parents and students feel betrayed. >> reporter: it's a very sad day, but also very frustrating. so everyone rallied to get it all out. six weeks before school was supposed to start and parents and kids were excited and ready. tuition checks were written. plans were made, and uniforms purchased. everything was set, but now families like the joneses are scrambling. >> i'm here if the school is going to tell us or direct us

where to take our kids. >> it's really a mess. i have to go into another school and try to get relationships with other people and with other teachers. >> reporter: parents say they didn't know the school was closing until their kids found out about it on facebook and told them. today teachers were officially notified, but they had already found out through a blog. with so little time to adjust, it's simply heartbreaking. >> i don't think it will be [ inaudible ] than it's been with these kids. i can't even explain the bond and the closeness that these children have. >> reporter: the diocese said they tried everything to try to keep this school open. they even extended the enrollment over the summer to see if they could get more students, and that just didn't happen. more than half of the student body turned out for rally. and that's essentially the problem. look at these kids. there is no numbers here, but the diocese says only 163 residents were registered in all grades. >> the school had never lost 26 students from one year to the next, and this year they lost

81. when you combine that with the unpaid tuition, you're looking at $681,000 just for one year of a deficit. >> reporter: they will abe allowed to pay the same tuition that they paid to towson catholic for one year. but that's little comfort to students and families who called this place home. in towson, roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> the diocese has scheduled a meeting with parents next tuesday to help them make plans to attend other schools. another person here in baltimore has died from the h1n1 virus. according to the health department, or the department of health and mental hygiene, this is the second adult to die from the flu. and that person also had serious underlying medical conditions. at last check, 170 people nationwide have died from the swine flu. experts say to be prepared for more flu activity this summer and in the fall in our area, agenda anyone with flu symptoms should contact their doctor.

and like before, details on this particular victim will not be released to protect the privacy of the family. and now police are trying to figure out what led to a shooting in northwest baltimore. it happened shortly after 12:30 this afternoon along the 3300 block of iredale avenue. police say a man was shot in the leg and he ran over to the wall greens on the corner of liberty heights and garrison boulevard. that man was taken to sinai hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. now the latest on last sunday's deadly rail accident. the father and the stepfather of two teenagers who were struck and killed wants answers. mta officials reviewed video from a camera mounted on the front of the light rail, and they say the train hit the two teens from the back as they walked down the tracks in lutherville. the train continue on as the teenagers laid on the tracks only to get hit by a second train, which eventually stopped. that crew found the body. gary peterson says none of this makes sense, and he wants to know how any conductor could

miss hitting two people, and then keep moving. >> my question is, if the cameras picked it up, why didn't the driver pick it up? i don't think it's -- something is not right. >> coming up, we put that question to a top mta official. we'll hear the administration's answers, coming up on abc 2 news at 6. meanwhile, d.c. metro train officials say riders should expect delays to continue on the red line as the investigation into last month's deadly crash continues. riders can expect fewer and slower trains on the red line until at least july 19th. a victory for baltimore tonight as a u.s. district court judge allows the city's case against wells fargo to move ahead. federal judge benson legg has denied the mortgage giant's move to dismiss the case. baltimore city sued the company in 2008, saying the lender unfairly targeted minority borrowers, setting them up with loans that were destined to

fail. the judge cited no affidavits submitted by former wells fargo employees as sufficient proof to proceed with the case. >> hopefully, the results of our lawsuit and the tens of millions of dollars we're losing, we'll be able to help come back and stabilize neighborhoods, as well as to work with families who have been in foreclosure. >> the next court date is scheduled for july 20th. another gorgeous day here in the baltimore area. right now maryland's most powerful radar again not indicating any precipitation around the region. some cooler temperatures than we had yesterday, as we remain below normal fortune wise. here is your forecast for the next couple of hours. partly cloudy, mild. temperatures will be in the upper 70s for the next couple of hours. and how long is this nice weather going to last? we'll have the complete forecast coming up. two decomposing bodies have been found at a del mar

campground. they found the man and woman last night at the woodlawn campground. investigators don't know if foul play was involved. investigators believe the victims were living there, but they have not been identified. tonight police in anne arundel county are looking for an armed robbery suspect. police say the suspect robbed dunkin' doughnuts at 1336 defense highway in crofton on june 29th. a cash reward for up to $2,000 is being offered if it leads to an arrest. if you have seen this suspect or know who he is, call metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7-lock- up. a speed camera proposal has passed its first round of baltimore city council voting. if the measure passes, the cameras could be in use by october. if you drive at least 12 miles over the speed limit in those areas, you could be fined $40. a state law passed this year allowing speed cameras within a half mile of speed zones and road construction sites. got water? bottled water. before you reach for your next

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♪ >> michael jackson's memorial may be over, but the bills are mounting. so los angeles city officials are looking for ways that they can get other people to pick up some of the costs, which could go up to more than $4 million in city services and police overtime. at the same time, we wait to hear why and how jackson died. abc's t.j. winick has the latest from los

angeles. >> reporter: the public mourning for michael jackson over, the investigation into why the pop singer died continues. the cause of death on jackson's death certificate deferred. but sources tell abc news, he was hooked on the powerful painkillers demerol and oxycontin and the potent sedative diprivan was found in his home. >> i never saw him take any prescription drugs myself, but i saw the effects. sort of like looked at me very quizcally, like he didn't even know me. >> reporter: while a spokesman claims the addict was easy to spot, jackson's long-time dermatologist insists there was no signs just three days before he suffered cardiac arrest. >> he was not in terrible pain when i saw him. he danced in the office. he danced for my patients. he was very muscular and very, very happy when he was dancing. >> reporter: dr. klein didn't exactly deny reports that he is the biological father of

jackson's two oldest children. >> best of my knowledge, i'm not the father of these children. >> reporter: in the encino neighborhood of los angeles outside the jackson family home, neighbors had enough of the spotlight. >> it's been two weeks. and i think people have really celebrated and honored the life of this man. who is a genius. and now i think it's really time that they let the family be alone. >> reporter: the los angeles city attorneys office is now investigating how the city intends to pay for yesterday's memorial at the staples center. the event is estimated to have cost as much as $4 million in overtime for police and other services. t.j. winick, abc 2 news, encino, california. now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> we are running out of adjectives for this great weather. >> you everyone been to san diego? >> yes. >> san diego weather. low humidity, cool

temperatures, lots of sunshine. >> threw open the windows this mornings it was great. >> absolutely gorgeous. the next couple days looking pretty good. we do have shower activity coming in. but it's getting a little dry out there. looks like friday night, real late friday night, early saturday morning, we could see some shower and thunderstorm activity move into the region. until then, some nice weather. >> smooth sailing. >> yeah. let's look outside right now. talking about smooth sailing, the clouds out there are fair weather cumulus clouds, absolutely gorgeous in baltimore, especially for this time of the year. normally we're sweltering at this time. our temperature right now, bwi thurgood marshall 79 degrees. 34% humidity. wind currently from the northwest at 7, and the pressure falling 29.92. there are the tides tomorrow at fort mchenry. high tide at 8:44 in the morning. low tide 3:51 in the afternoon. our winds tomorrow different direction from the northeast at 5 to 10 miles an hour. sun comes up at 5:48. we'll set at 8:35. temperatures around the region right now at 76 in york. 81 in hagerstown. it's 66 out in the mountains.

out in oakland 81 at ocean city. easton 9. 79 in pax river. and dover, delaware right now 78 degrees. satellite picture throughout the day. lots of sunshine today. a few little light clouds during the afternoon. but really, for the most part for this time of the year, absolutely gorgeous weather. now on the larger picture, let me show you what is going on, and what is going to be going on. the high pressure that we had overnight and during the day today, a few little light clouds, and a lot of the clouds are going to be dissipating as the evening goes along. what we're watching is an area of low pressure that is going to be forming right down here. this little area of low pressure. basically, making its way on up the eastern seaboard and park itself right off the east coast. and that's going to give us a counterclockwise circulation of air, which is going to bring in that moisture that we're talking about for friday night, actually early saturday morning, setting up some shower activity here all the way down through the carolinas. speaking of the carolinas, look at the shower and thunderstorm activity in south carolina. these folks can't take a break. they've had between 4 to 5- inches of rain in the past 24

hours, and more is in store as it makes its way on into the eastern seaboard. right now maryland's most powerful radar, not indicating any precipitation around the region. and that's what our online interactive radar looks like. these interest tool bars right down here that you can use to kind of move things around. you can change them out, change the view, get wider, get more close in. you can go to other parts of the united states. again, it's available on our website at abc2news.com, 24/7, 365. you can drive it yourself. here is the forecast. a few light clouds, but then for the most part, some nice weather through thursday. and then on friday, we see that shower activity starting to kind of get its act together down here off the carolinas. but that area of low pressure as it makes its way northward again won't bring the showers in until very early saturday morning and through the day on saturday. here is your forecast for the overnight period. mostly clear. we'll see an overnight low of 58 degrees. during the day tomorrow, partly cloudy, again, below normal temperatures with a high of 80 degrees.

the extended outlook for the next seven days. 80 tomorrow. 81 with some very late night showers. actually, the showers are going to be early saturday morning. they'll continue through day on saturday, and again on sunday, with again, below normal temperatures. monday, tuesday, and wednesday, partly cloudy skies. we remain below normal until we get to wednesday. back in a little while with more on the weather. in health news tonight, americans have a deep thirst for bottled water. it is a multibillion dollar industry. but do we really know what we're paying for? a new study out today says we don't, and it's not our fault. abc 2 news christianne klein takes a look at the facts that could make the next drink of water a little harder to swallow. >> reporter: the u.s. bottled water industry is an estimated $16 billion a year business. but few consumers know what is really inside those bottles. officials from leading research and governmental groups argue before a panel today that bottled water should be clearly labeled with the same amount of information that local water districts must provide. >> when we tested ten major

brands of bottled water, we found 38 different pollutants, everything from disinfection by- products to radioactive isotopes. >> reporter: consumers spend 1900 times more for their bottled water than from water straight from the tap. every municipal water district publishes a report on water quality each year, but only 18% of bottled water companies publish that information on their website or labels. the reason for the discrepancy? bottled water is considered a food item and regulated by the food and drug administration, while tap water is regulated by the environmental protection agency. different agencies with different rules. >> consumers may not realize, but that many of the relations that apply to municipalities responsible for tap water do not apply to companies that produce bottled water. >> reporter: but bottled water officials argue their product is just as safe as tap. >> they both have to be safe. there is different ways that you get to that goal. >> reporter: bottled water is

immensely popular. but after increasing steadily for years, the economy is taking a bite out of growth. sales stayed the same in 2007 and 2008. christianne klein, abc news, washington. owners of baltimore's iguana cantina, they're calling last call for good. still ahead, why popular club is locking up, and what new business will be going in its place. and caught on tape. criminals cause chaos at a catholic church. watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand.

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dropping a bomb on security. why explosive materials were successfully snuck into ten federal buildings, and some tips on how to chop your family's summer vacation bill in half. those stories and maryland's most accurate forecast all new on abc 2 news at 5:30. >> thank you, kelly. our look around the nation takes us to south windsor, connecticut where a 13-hour standoff has finally ended. police say an advertising executive kidnapped his ex-wife and held her hostage inside the home the couple once shared. richard schankman held police at bay, claiming the house was wired with explosives. he is accused of setting the house on fire after his ex-wife escaped. schankman is facing attempted murder, and kidnapping and arson charges. in camden, new jersey, a man died after falling into a vat of boiling chocolate inside a factory. it happened at ten thank morning at lyons and sons. the 22-year-old man was walking on top of a vat when he fell in

an opening. the vat was filled with boiling chocolate that was in the process of being mixed. the man was caught up in the machinery mixing the chocolate. and vandals are caught on surveillance tape, smashing and stealing a statue of the virgin mary at a california church. you can see a man climbing a fountain at the church and throwing the porcelain centerpiece to the ground. then someone returns to grab the statue. police are still searching for suspects. toronto is dealing with a very stinky situation. the city's 24,000 municipal workers have been on strike for more than two weeks, leading to a huge garbage pileup. residents have been dumping trash at temporary sites, including city parks. but some tourists say the situation hasn't changed their feelings about toronto. some reality tv stars found out the reality of their newfound fame in d.c. see what happens when bloggers bombard their tv shoot. abc 2 news at 5:30 starts in

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now abc 2 news at 5:30. >> we have an update on breaking news out of east baltimore. good evening. i'm kelly swoope. trains are at a stand still as workers try to fix a natural gas leak. it's underneath a bridge on north point road. the fire department says construction workers broke the six-inch main, so they have asked that all rail traffic, including amtrak, be stopped in that area. officials say the leak apparently was caused by construction work. a bge spokesperson says no residential customer services have been affected. he says it's hoped the repairs can be made in a couple of hours. we're going bring you more updates and details as they come into the newsroom. and also, we have more breaking news out of baltimore county this time. firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at the suburban house restaurant in pikesville, a landmark restaurant that hasen