winds out of the southwest around 5 to 15.ow you my forecast for thursday, friday, the weekend and a look at next week. that will be in ten minutes. jerry, good morning. how's the traffic? >> good morning. authorities wrapping up the vehicle fire we told you about earlier out in gainesville at 66 westbound just right at the route 29/gainesville interchange. only one lane is closed off. eastbound from haymarket in, all your lanes are open headed for the capital beltway. let's check the rails this morning, see how they're doing. metrorail, everything's fine. by the way, we're told over at dupont, the escalators are out of service t his morning so bear that in mind if you normally take the red line. vre, no delays. no delays on any ofhe marc rail lines at this hour. joe, kimberly, back to you. >> thank you very much, jerry. >> the time is 5:42. the extreme makeover for arlington national cemetery. >> plus, supreme court justice nominee sonia sotomayor is in the hot seat again. next at 5:45, the tough questions she'll face during

this southwest airlines jet from st. louis was forced to make an emergency landing at orlando international in florida. >> according to southwestern indicating light tre was a fire. the mechanics checked it out and found no fire, smoke or damage. the 129 passengers onboard were bussed to the timor natural as a precaution and no one was injure. >> another southwest flight bound for baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing in west virginia when a large hole suddenly appeared in the cabin in mid flight. a hole so wide that passengers could see the sky above. >> no one was injured in this incident. it made for a frightening situation for passengers onboard. megan mcgrath has that story rope things are back to normal at southwest airlines following overnint respectses at the carri carrier's entire flight of the aircraft. a spokesperson says there were no problems found, no delays, or cancellations. good news for passengers leaving bwi thurgood marshall airport this morning. >> get back, 1:00. >> reporter: investigato

this comes just months after southwest was fined for not adequately inspecting its fleet for fatigue cracks. eye witness news investigates with mike helgren. >> reporter: video captured inside flight 2294 shows the hole that opened at 34,000 feet. it's now the center of a federal investigation. people on that plane were so frightened, they drove six hours from west virginia where it made an emergency landing. these are pictures they took on board. >> it was an experience that, you know, you think about what you would do but you really never know until you're in the situation. >> this is not the first time this model boeing 737 has come under scrutiny for cracking. >> it is not just southwest. this particular issue with these airplanes with the cracking is known in the industry. >> the former inspector general with the u.s. department of transportation tells wjz action must be taken. >> some of the aging aircrafts protocols that cover these inspections did not cover this particular part of the airplane which is ridiculous. >> in 1988, the roof ripped off at aloha airlines plane pullin

. >>> meanwhile, let's get to the southwest airlines plane. the company says it's completed immediate inspections on its fleet of 737-300 aircraft. that amounts to nearly 200 planes. well, the inspections were announced after a one-foot by one-foot hole opened up in flight on a southwest jet at 30,000 feet, causing the cabin to lose pressure. can you imagine? the plane carrying 126 passengers and five crew members from nashville to baltimore had to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. >> we were seated about two rows back from the wing and about four rows back you heard this loud rush and your ears popped, and then we looked back and you could tell that part of the inside was trying to pull out. and it was really -- it was crazy. then the oxygen masks dropped, and of course i put mine on as i was instructed, then put them on my kids. so, it was just crazy, though, but especially as a parent you're doing a lot of talking and calming and that kind of thing and how you've never gone through this before. >> immediately, the air

southwest airlines operates 181 of the 737 300s. planes make up about one-third of the airline's fleet. and southwest says the overnight inspections on their jets should not cause any flight delays this morning. >>> to capitol hill, now, where the supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor, begins her second day of confirmation hearings. while there were contentious moments, while a top republican admits the nomination is in hand. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. the introductions are over. the tough questions will begin, as sonia sotomayor enters day two of this very public job interview. when supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor returns to her nomination hearing today, she will face questions from senators weighing her personal story. >> i grew up in modest circumstances in a bronx housing project. >> reporter: against political consequences of a lifetime appointment. >> let no one demean -- let no one demean this extraordinary woman. >> you're a reflection of who he we are as a country. >> the task of a judge is not to make law. i

winds now out of the southwest. just bringing in additional moisture and slowly but surely, you're going to start feeling that. and with that combination of moisture and some sunshine and a weak front approaching us, we do have a chance of picking up some showers. already this afternoon, a lot of activity in the midwest. but most of it is dying out as you can see. most of it is heading to our south. but as our moisture increases, instability, sunshine. we have a chance of picking up some must have-need -- much- needed rain. this month has been extremely dry. at bwi, they've only seen 37/100ths of an inch. a third of an inch so far. this will give us the focus point for more showers. maybe a break on friday. then saturday, more pressure will ride up on that front and enhance the chances of showers on saturday. should be out of here by sunday, though. half of the weekend might be wet. winds may gust as high as 20 knots. bay temp now, up to 78. tonight, let's call it milder than last night by about 10 degrees. partly c

just last year, southwest found cracks in half a dozen of its 737s. >> reporter: southwest has got a very challenging schedule. their planes fly longer. land and take off more often than other air carriers. it puts a lot of stress on the equipment. they need to be maintained. >> reporter: the carrolls say it's critical for every airline. >> but right this minute, i don't want to fly anything. it's just, i need some time to get myself together. >> reporter: and the carrolls told me they went to the nearest rental car anxiety, got a -- eaptionz, -- agency, got a car and drove to where that i -- plane had a landing. reporting live at bwi marshall, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. mike, the ntsb expects a preliminary result. >>> killer on the loose. at this hour, an investigation continues into the murder in anne arundel county. officers rushed to the scene at glen burnie after getting calls for shots fired. when they arrived, they told them about a male lying on the ground. the victim was dead at the scene moments ago. he was identified as 28-year- old lamont

they had never seen it before here at southwest airlines. as a precaution, they went overnight and inspected all the 737st in the fleet, and that's about 200 planes. they did not find any similar problems. all of the planes flew on the regular schedule today. but investigators are trying to figure out what happened last night. >> things are back to normal at southwest airlines following overnight inspections of the carrier's entire fleet of 737 aircraft. there were no problems found and no delays or cancelations. good news for passengers leaving bwi this morning. >> on time. get back at 1:00, i guess. >> investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a one foot by one foot hole to open up in a plane. and the flight made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. and startled passengers snapped these photos of the hole. and the passengers found the incident disturbing, but not scary enough to change travel plans. >> you take your life in your hands every time you go, and that's the way i feel but willing to take the chance.

southwest winds at 30.14. it's holding steady. around the state. fantastic weather. 85 today. 58 this morning. and that tied the record back in 2001. our normal high is 87. normal low at 66. and the record, 1954, 101. and yes, i said, this morning tied the low record at bwi marshall at 58 degrees. many suburban areas were in the mid to low 50s. 75 in oakland. they were in the 40s this morning, by the way. chilly out there. ocean city at 82 now. dry air everywhere. 39. dew point means it's extremely dry. typically in the summertime, we had dew point in the mid to low 60s, each 70 -- even 70s at some time. right now, temperatures holding in the low 80s tonight. we'll be dropping again to really cool readings overnight. 50s and low 60s. again, a light little breeze. shifting more to the south and southwest. satellite picture. you can barely find a cloud. a few high clouds. that's about it. all of the action is out to the west. a lot of showers and storms in the upper plain states. some of the this moisture will head to the west. warm front heading out

we want to know if you were on that southwest flight. if so, log on to our web site and let us know what you experience and show us any pictures you may have taken at wjz.com. >>> four members of a religious cult accused in the death of a toddler are expected to appear in a baltimore court today. prosecutors say they caused the starvation death of javon thompson 19 months ol' by refusing him food because he couldn't say "amen" after meals. the trial is almost certain to be postponed because two of the defendants haven't yet hired attorneys. >>> president barack obama's pick to be the next supreme court justice is answering her critics today. a live look inside the hearing room where judge sotomayor is finally explaining some of her past controversial statements. that is dianestein right there. here is hari sreenivasan with the very latest for wjz. >> reporter: supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor wants the record to be clear, if she is confirmed to serve on the high court, her personal feelings won't decide cases. >> the process of judg

a hole in the ceiling of a southwest airlines jet, a close call for passengers. what does this say about other planes? >>> making her case for the supreme court. sonia sotomayor gets a chance to explain that now-famous remark she made about latina women. >>> the murder mystery in a family home in florida, the death of the adoptive parents of so many special needs children -- it has taken an odd turn. >>> critical condition -- why america's doctors don't want to go into family practice anymore. >>> a woman making a difference with good works around the world. with good works around the world. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. this was a long first day of questioning for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor who found herself answering for some of her own words from her past. at times it was a classic courtroom cross-examination, mostly by the republicans, while most democrats are interested in wrapping up this and voting to confirm. the woman most believe will be the next supreme court justice. our justice c

it is moving from the southwest and we should be getting it the next hour or so. we are not only dealing with the rain but aides stormy afternoon. high winds, hail, and determined of downpours. add debt with the instability, and we could see ace -- added that to the instability, and we could see some serious storms. we will keep you posted on any weather alerts that may occur today. >> thanks. let's check their morning commute. we have a few things to talk about. there is an overturned vehicle. we will get you more information as we get it. not many delays as far as volume goes. if you are headed out on the 795, it is pretty smith. and is alec with the exception of the accident. there is a live view of harford county. we are looking at a clear ride so far. the disabled vehicle westbound on the bay bridge. that should be out of the way shortly. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, after being cleared of bribery charges just a few months ago, helen holton is under the spotlight again as a result of an ongoing investigation in city hall. >>

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just over the emergency landing of a southwest jet. >> southwest flight number 69, apparently departinge just learned updated information departing. bwi on runway 28, with 169 people on board. struck multiple birds. we are told at least 40 birds or so are dead. and laying along runway 208. apparently this southwest flight was able to maintain power throughout his climb. he circled around quickly. called in an emergency which we heard through the potomac approach. they quickly handed him backuffa to bwi tower. he took about five minutes or so to get himself set up. and you just saw hill now landing safely on runway 33 at bwi. he has rolled out all the way to the end. apparently no significant damage to the engine that we could tell at this point. but this is what we would call in aviation, a precautionary landing. because he struck so many birds so close to the ground, the pilot decided to err on the side of safety. they have a ground stop at this point. they have a couple of airplanes that are tracked -- stacked up, getting ready to take off. they cannot do so because of the number of d

inspections. >> southwest has got a very challenging schedule. their planes fly longer, land and take off more often than other air carriers. it puts a lot of stress on the equipment. they need to be maintained. >> reporter: this particular plane was 15 years old and southwest says the very spot that ripped open had been inspected in january. nancy cordes, cbs news, reagan national airport. >> couric: and still ahead right here on the "cbs evening news," this town's not waiting for uncle sam. it's come up with its own stimulus plan, and it's working. but up next, a cbs news exclusive alongside elite u.s. troops as they prepare to hunt down the taliban. (announcer) for many with arthritis pain, not treating is not an option. all prescription nsaid pain relievers, like celebrex, ibuprofen and naproxen, help treat arthritis pain and have some of the same warnings. but since individual results may vary, having options is important. prescription celebrex has been the option for millions of patients for 10 straight years. just one 200-mg celebrex (once

another emergency landing for southwest today. a flight from saint louis reported a possible fire in an engine compartment after an indicator light went off. the plane landed in orlando which was the destination. an inspection found no evidence of any fire or smoke. >>> now to a developing story on capitol hill. metro's deadliest disaster ever is taking center stage. a house subcommittee is looking into last month's deadly crash that killed 9 people, trying to figure out what went wrong and what changed. john henrehan is following this one live from the hill tonight. john? >> reporter: shawn, members of this house oversight subcommittee, oversight over the district of columbia, including metro, had questions about what happened on june 22nd when 9 people died and more than 70 people were injured in that errible crash. patrick tuitt was one of the witnesses. he was riding in the second car of the strikes train, dozing off, he told the committee, and the narrative brought everyone back to the day of the crash. >> reporter: heard a s

wjz takes you inside the baltimore bound southwest jet where a holes exploded at 24,000 feet. >> all of a sudden you hear a loud bang and all the oxygen masks drop and it is like houston, we've got a problem. >> tonight the developing investigation, passengerses eyewitness accounts and the airlines past problems with inspection. >> i am dick carter. >> i am denise. >> people are talking about tonight. >> those onboard heard a loud boom. they all made it back safely to baltimore but the focus of the baseball sized hole tonight. >> responding to b an inflightier mergence. >> reporter: we obtained video from inside baltimore bound southwest flight 2294. >> this aircraft has 128 souls onboard. >> reporter: after a foot long hole cracked through passengercompartment. >> a roaring noise. you hear a loud bang and then all the oxygen masks dropped. the crew was running up and down the ail. >> reporter: this is the hole from outside. no one on the plane was severely injured. >> we had extreme pressure in that cabin like being deep under the sea, if you will. >> reporter: one third of southwes

southwest is offering trips for $39 this year. air tran goes as low as $39.d major carriers are matching many of the fares. i can almost hear you scurrying to your computer. >>> while you're there, check out our website for the latest business news anytime, abcnews.m. >>> and when we come back, a long trip to a new prison comes to an end for stock swindler, bernard madoff. >>> and the president takes to the mound in st. louis. the ball or strike call, next in spor >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news this morning. sonia sotomayor is defending herself against accusations that she's too biased to become a supreme court justice. there will be more questions today on capitol hill. >>> the black boxes and the damaged portions of a southwest airlines jet arrived in washington, for a closer look by the ntsb. investigators want to know what caused a hole to break open in the plane's fuselage. >>> and a total of seven men are in custody in the murder of a florida couple with adopted children. police are still looking for one more suspect. >>>

southwest flight 2294 left nashville at 4:05 yesterday afternoon. but once at cruising altitude, 30 minutes into flight, the plane's cabin suddenly lost pressure as the skin of the plane peeled back just in front of the tail or dorsal fin. passengers seated below looked up and saw sun light. >> you heard this loud rush, your ears popped, then we looked back and you could tell that part of the -- the inside was trying to pull out. >> once the cool air got sucked out it got very hot very quick. right after that, the dust and the light debris blew by my face and out the hole. >> reporter: within second the plane's oxygen masks dropped as passengers reported feeling lightheaded and dizzy. flight 2294 made an emergency landing in west virginia with everyone on board safe. >> it is mind-boggling for me, someone who spent their whole life maintaining airplanes, to have this happen again. >> reporter: the former ntsb board member, john golias, says for 20 years there has been intense focus on ensuring planes dot open up in flight. since 1988 when the top of

bags fly free on southwest so our low fares stay low. grab your bag. it's on. - ( ding ) - book now at southwest.com.  . >> gary: we are back and a good nine-pitch 1st inning for jason berken. let's take a look at the orioles line-up brought to you by southwest airlines. nine-gauge hit streak for luke, .364 during the streak. >> jim: taking a look at the pnc scouting report on the 23- year-old brett cecil out of the university of maryland grad. he is a five-time loser. for him, we talked about berken not getting a lot of run support. a little bit different story as he gets almost -- well, actually over 6 1/2 runs per game. there are the numbers. you can see the high e.r.a. one thing he does not do is walk anybody. that's something he cannot afford to do. the pitching coach says he has all the pitches. he is one of those wrappers where he kind of -- the wrist goes quickly behind his back. again, for him, he has to stay down in the strike zone to be effective tonight. >> gary: both of these pitchers, very high numbers by opponents against them. brett

that's right, a hole ripped on in a southwest airlines aircraft. mid air. terrifying flyers who saw oxygen masks drop down over their heads. the plane made a safe emergency landing but the incident is raising some concerns about air travel and air safety. julie carrie with our story. >> reporter: some passenger as board southwest flight 2294 returned to baltimore with some frightening photos from their latest trip. this is their original plane, grounded after an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. a football sized hole clearly visible in the fuselage near the tail. the 737-300 took off from nashville with 126 passengers and five crew members just after 4:00 p.m. traveler michael cunningham was napping when an incredible noise woke him up. >> all of a sudden, the loudest noise i ever heard came out november where. there was no pop, no creek, no explosion like noise. it was just a loud roar. and took me a couple seconds to wake up. i got the baseball cap out of my face and i look up and there is the sun coming through the ceiling. >> schara bryant

the move could strengthen southwest's position in denver and speed up new routes such as atlanta.he sale was already approved to republic airways but that can be canceled if a better deal comes from southwest. those are the business headlines. >>> musicians from the southwest orchestra have agreed to salary cuts. the bso already had furloughs as well as job cuts. remember, everybody's struggling right now. we want to help you out during these tough times. check out the financial survival guide. today, three money handcuff saving ways to save on ketchup. >>> plus, ready to fall without breaking your piggy bank? higher unemployment equals competition. some advice for rising above the rest. so all you have to do is log on to abc2news.com and check out our financial survival guide. >>> time now to take a look at news to your health. lawmakers attempting to amend a sweeping bill to cover abortions. the amendment says congress may not impose requirements for coverage of abortion except where a woman's life is in danger or the victim of rape or incest. lawmakers say there's no way an ove

even southwest hurting.. going to see upward pressure. coming up on monday's show, we'll talk with an airline industry insider about what airlines need to do to stop the boom and bust business cycle. a senate committee investigating the market meltdown reportedly has subpoenaed financial firms about what insiders knew about mortgage securities in 2008. one of those firms was where the securities and exchange commission's director of enforcement, robert khuzami, was top lawyer before taking his current position earlier this year. before news of the subpoenas, we spoke with him about what that experience at deutsche bank means in his new role. after the show, go to our website at first business-x-dot- com and search s-e-c to hear what khuzami thinks about new regulation efforts and new areas of inquiry, such as high frequency and trading and having hedge funds register with the feds. still to come why movie ticket sales have cooled off in the month of july...and some very funny people hope to win the top spot at theaters this weekend. but f

still not clear is to what caused the damage in southwest now. has been inspecting all of its 737s overnight as the precaution. an airline spokeswoman says flights this morning and beyond should not be affected but just to be safe abc2 is working for you. we've provided a link to bwi marshall's web site and a listing of just the southwest airline flights and their status this morning. we do see one flight to chicago that has been cancelled but no word yet if that is connected to the inspections overnight. click on the links tab at the top of the home page. >>> less than two weeks to go before the ravens report to westminster and we get a hit like this. after working at owings mills yesterday derrick mason, the best receiver in team history, walked away. and then walked away! the ravens said he never said a word. then word popped up on a web site. that mason was retiring. he said he was emotionally upset over losing his friend and former teammate steve mcnair, but the ravens say that mason hasn't filled out the required nfl paperwork so this isn't

it happen order a southwest airlines last night. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in west virginia. julie carey has our report. >> i look up and there's -- the sun coming through the kraelg. >> reporter: this is why passengers aboard a southwest flight headed from nashville to baltimore could suddenly see a skylight in the cabin. a football-sized hole torn open in the fuselage mid flight. sharm bryant was flying with her children. >> heard this loud rush and your ears popped. and then we looked back and you could tell that part of the inside was trying to pull out. and it was really -- crazy. then oxygen masks dropped. >> reporter: the plane had taken off around 4:00 p.m. and the hole blew out part way through the flight causing the cabin to lose pressure and passenger michael cunningham took this photo of his emergency oxygen mask and he had high praise for the crew. >> the flight crew, they were great. the flight attendants -- how they were able to do this, walking around without their masks on and going from pers

i like to focus meyer remarks about the violence on the southwest border. the campaign of violence is being waged by drug cartels in mexico and remains a major concern. illegal drugs and weapons flow both ways across our border and link the united states and mexico in this battle. the department homeland security has implemented a security strategy and the office of field operations is responsible for implementing the strategy at our ports of entry. we have taken significant action on the southwest border and have enhanced our outbound enforcement efforts with deployment of additional manpower and equipment and technology. teams of officers and border patrol agents and special agents along with local law- enforcement are now conducting outbound inspections of the report of entry with a focus on firearms in currency. the mobile response teams are also utilize to ship personnel between the ports of entry to further disrupt smuggling efforts. they are supported by non intrusive inspection equipment which allows this to scan for presence of anomalies which may

southwest calls the repairs that were made initial. and the airline says more work may need to be done. kai, back to you. >> the ntsb is v -- investigating the problem which prompted southwest to investigate 200 planes. >> new tonight, the baltimore shooting indicted. lamont davis is charged with second-degree attempted murder. police say he never should have had access to a gun. having been arrested 15 times before the shooting. he reportedly cut off a gps monitoring ankle bracelet. davis is being held without bail tonight. >>> a baltimore man will spend the rest of his life in prison for helping in the arranged murder of witness carl lackle. lackle was poised to testify against patrick buyers in another murder trial. when he ordered a hit on his confra -- contraband cell phone from behind bars. he is just one of eight people prosecutors say played a role in that murder. >>> an arrest in the murder of former ravens quarterback steve mcnair. tonight, federal investigators confirm the semi automatic pistol, used to kill mcnair previousl

i like to focus meyer remarks about the violence on the southwest border. the campaign of violence is being waged by drug cartels in mexico and remains a major concern. illegal drugs and weapons flow both ways across our border and link the united states and mexico in this battle. the department homeland security has implemented a security strategy and the office of field operations is responsible for implementing the strategy at our ports of entry. we have taken significant action on the southwest border and have enhanced our outbound enforcement efforts with deployment of additional manpower and equipment and technology. teams of officers and border patrol agents and special agents along with local law- enforcement are now conducting outbound inspections of the report of entry with a focus on firearms in currency. the mobile response teams are also utilize to ship personnel between the ports of entry to further disrupt smuggling efforts. they are supported by non intrusive inspection equipment which allows this to scan for presence of anomalies which may

southwest airlines 2294 was on its way to baltimore when it happened. the plane lost cabin pressure and made an emergency landing. no one was injured. but the plane was old. and that raises questions about the safety of aging airlines. lisa stark is in washington this evening. lisa, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, charlie. well, it was just 30 minutes into that flight when the hole suddenly opened up in the skin of the aircraft. for the 126 passengers on board, it was a terrifying moment, and for the airline industry, it is raising a lot of questions about how something like this could have happened. in cell phone video shot by a passenger, shown on youtube, you can see daylight coming through the plane's ceiling. erin 0 donovan, who took this video, said it all started with a loud bang. >> we definitely knew that something was going on. we kept going down and down and we could see the treatments and we're thinking, where are we going to land? >> reporter: with the hole in the fuselage, passengers were forced to put on oxygen masks to breathe.

tomorrow, more of a south/southwest wind. more water late in the day. night, look at the cloud cover. just a few high, thin clouds. up across western maryland. and across to the city. you'll see these high, thin clouds. about 35,000, 40,000 feet up there. out to the west, showers and thunderstorms. kansas, minnesota, dakotas. lots of activity up there. most of this will head to our north/northwest. but extending from the southeast into indiana. a warm front. that is going to bring us increased humidity. late tomorrow night. maybe after midnight. may see a pop-up shower or thundershower after midnight. by thursday, we should be in the more humid air. it's going to be pretty warm. maybe into the mid- to upper 80s in the next couple of days. it will be warmer. more humid. and when you get those two together, you have a risk of scattered thundershowers developing. same will probably hold true on friday. even into the weekend. that front out to the west is going to get hung up across the mid-atlantic region. we probably expect a little low pressure to roll a

there were about 200 airplanes that are 737's at southwest airlines. we are told the planes should take up with no problems today. >>> the murder trial of members of a suspected cult will not take place today. they are charged with starting a one-year-old boy today. they still do not have lawyers. prosecutors say they denied this boy food because he could not say "amen." >>>a sulfuric acid leak closed down the courthouse yesterday. nine people were treated at the scene. it was from a forklift. it is being ventilated and will open today. >>> because of your electric bill may be brought down. >> bge has some new smart meters which is part of a national plan to work with a smart bridgett. >> it is part of a two-way digital communications network that will enable us to record energy usage on an hourly basis and the bride is to provide customers with more information about the cost of energy they are using. >> officials say it will help the customer say how much gas and electricity they use and when. it will help them reduce energy usage during peak hours.

when out of the south and southwest. -- when some of the south and southwest. wi nds @ -- winds of the south and southwest. we could see some heavy downpours because there is so much moisture in the atmosphere. the record low only 59 degrees set back in 1978. we will be well above that at a 68-75 degrees. it is unsettled with showers and storms. there is a jet stream bringing in moisture. we have a trough sitting right over baltimore with a stalled out front. the combination of that will make today not the best day as far as to whether those. a good chance of showers and storms throughout. tomorrow, 90 degrees is the high. the humidity will remain. friday, some scattered showers and storms in the afternoon as another system comes through. by saturday, we will have less humidity. something to look forward to. state posted especially during this afternoon. >> let's see what is going out -- on out there. in that land is getting by on southbound traffic but very slowly. -- a left lane as getting by on the southbound traffic but very slowly. you can get by even thou

tonight at 6:00, federal investigators want to know how a foot-long hole opened up in the top of a southwest airlines plane. >> that plane carrying 126 passengers from nashville to baltimore had to mage an emergency landing in west virginia. jayne miller live at b.w.i.-thurgood marshall tonight with the latest. >> passengers say they could both hear and feel the impact of the hole suddenly opening. they give a lot of credit to the crew in this case a and say the whole thing unfolded just as those preflight instructions spell out. >> southwest inspected all of its 737-300 planes overnight while investigators from the ntsb and f.a.a. focused on the 15-year-old plane that had to land last evening in charleston, west virginia. a foot-long hole suddenly opened on the top of the fuselage causing the cabin to lose pressure. >> i turned around and saw skylight shining through the plane. >> he was among the baltimore-bound passengers that got into b.w.i. late last night on a different plane. this woman won't soon forget what happened on flight 2298. >> you heard this loud rush and your ears popped an

t second wave of energy is in the southwest. a there was a little moisture in southwestern virginia. looking at it carefully, it kind of rounds into the region and is falling apart somewhat. diminishing as it starts to work into southwestern virginia. you see the higher clouds thickening, an overnight and isolated showers two. but i think the best chance of the energy swinging through tomorrow. today even though the cloud increase, a little bit of a dry spell for the most part with one storm on its way out of here and the next form quickly approaching. kind of back and forth. tomorrow we will have more showers and storms and saturday looks like a pretty dry day as well. i drive home, 83 degrees up to 86. temperatures in the 70's all around the time. isolated thunderstorms tonight but tomorrow more scattered, as we will call it, with temperatures acting back a couple of degrees because of added cloud cover. a stray storm on saturday but for the most part a dry day. it still hot. 90 on sunday. we would do it again monday and tuesd

a little bit of wind out of the southwest. that is significant because that will help usher in e th here humid air. irea ook lat the satellite- radar. nothing really going on this morning. there are a few clouds out reth ead enyocan nsee them quite clearly. i won't wean say a few. there is pretty decent loc cover bayut t t, gaa, inwe'll break out into a mostly sunny day during the daytime hours. it will be warmer today than it was yesterday. forecast if today looks like this. morning clouds becoming mostly nny as the day progresses. more humid. highs will range from , the mid to the upper 80s. 88 in washington. we do want expect precipitation. 90 in fredericksburg. mother details coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you so much. >>> topping our news, while responding to one call, police officers stumbled upon a separate crime scene in prince george's county. they found awe man in the middle of the road in capitol heights, the victim of an apparent hit and run. he is in serious condition this morning. police don't have any

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weeks before the shots rang out in southwest baltimore. crime and justice reporter joy lepola has the story you are seeing first on fox. >> may 29, 2009, lamont davis is thrown into juvenile detention. he faces charges of robbery, theft, and assault. after attacking a young girl. days later, a detention hearing is held. in which a prosecutor tells the judge, quote, your honor, when we spoke yesterday, you expressed some curiosity, and concern, over the underlying offense. it was robbery." after the crime is explained in detail. master james casey said he is going to remain remanded to the department. you can continue the existing order. the decision allows davis back into the community. july 1st, davis is back in court. for an adjudication hearing. he is already on electronic monitoring. and a deal is cut. and davis will admit to charges of theft and assault, in exchange the prosecution drops the robbery charge. and agrees with keeping davis in the community. with the admission comes brutal details of the assault. how he hit the girl in th

southwest corner of the beltway. here is a live view. we have some lanes closed just past wilkins avenue in the outer loop. a couple of, three left lanes squeezing by but causing delays back to frederick road. watch for this to affect the morning commute. this is our one big problem. we switch to the northwest corner at green spring, looking pretty good. barely any traffic on the inner loop away from us toward the j.f.x. j.f.x. good in town. no problems on the harrisburg expressway. another issue on the inner loop ramp that takes you from camp mead to the inner loop is blocked due to a sinkhole. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side, four on southbound 95 from 100 to 32 and about 11 minutes on the northeast outer loop. that is the latest. now let's get another check of buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> good morning, sarah. we have a few delays right now on the marc train. penn 50310 minutes late. camden 841, 30 minutes. brunswick on time. light rail metro on time. on the buses 22 and 64 buses running 15 to 20 minutes late. 22 bus d

. >>> i'm mike hellgren in southwest baltimore where a five-year-old girl was shot in the head. the teenager accused in the crime faced a judge. more on what happened in court and wjz has learned new information about his juvenile word. >>> more pleasant july weather. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> it is 71 degrees with a few clouds across central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> but first, a serial murder suspect who terrorized a south carolina community has been found and killed by police. officers in north carolina reported to a citizen report of a suspicious vehicle. they say patrick tracy burris fired at the officers who then shot and killed him. the bullets in burris' gun matched those used to kill five people over the past two weeks. >>> former district of columbia mayor marion barry is arrested and now faces stalking charges. he appeared with his attorney to deny the claims. a former girlfriend made the complaint after the two called off a weekend trip. barry is scheduled to be in court to se

southwest is the biggest operator of 737s in the word, 544 in total. while it's far too early to tell how and why this happened, investigators from the ntsb and southwest will clearly be looking at the potential for met cal fatigue. remember that in 1988, the roof of an aloha airlines plane opened up in flight, sucking a flight attendant out as the plane was over the pacific. 65 passengers and crew members were injured but that plane did land safely. meredith? >> tom, didn't southwest recently pay a big fine to the federal government for failing to inspect some of its 737s. >> yeah, it was a $10 million fine. it was cut down to $7.5 million for failing to check for fuselage cracks. about 145,000 passengers flew on unchecked planes over an eight-day period back in the spring of '07. and that then led, you may recall, to the federal government, the faa, stepping up inspections of all carriers, hundreds of planes were grounded back in the spring of '08. southwest insists that no passenger was ever in any danger. >> all right, tom costello, thank you very

the southwest plane made an emergency landing in west virginia. no one was hurt and passengers took another jet to baltimore. southwest checked its other 737s before allowing them to get in the air yesterday. >>> an incredible scene caught on tape. video from germany. a small plane comes plumbing from the sky, including into the ground carrying a family of three. perhaps the most amazing video. the most amazing part, everyone made it out ok. the entire clip is very popular on our web site. to see the whole thing head to abc2news.com. >>> what was supposed to be a unique way to toss the bride's bouquet makes the happiest day of the bride's life pretty dangerous. the romantic reception was supposed to end with the bouquet being tossed down from a tiny aircraft to a single woman below. the bouquet blocked the engine. brought the plane down. miraculously no one was injured. the bride and groom not in the plane. >>> hopefully the sixth time is the charge. nasa hopes to launch endeavour tonight if thunderstorms don't cancel liftoff again. the shuttle ha

as we see warmer air building in out of the southwest. but it looks like a relatively quiet night tonight. hd radar. shows scattered showers, flanking richmond virginia. but it looks like around here. clear conditions. so relatively quiet night. temperatures 78 in baltimore downtown. 75 in d.c. 69 degrees out there on the eastern shore in salisbury. and it looks like we will see a relatively quiet night. overnight, temperatures down to the 60s. mid 60s to start off for tomorrow morning's rush hour commute with plenty of sunshine. so keep the sunglasses nearby. looking at 82 degrees by lunch time tomorrow afternoon. and a nice afternoon in store. it looks like warm up in the middle of the week. details coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> okay vytas. baltimore city kicks off a program today to help improve the living conditions at fire stations. the jeanne in july program is seeking donations to fulfill wish lists submitted by city firefighters. asking for basic amenities. city council president hopes that citizens of local businesses h

the southwest flight made an emergency landing in west virginia. no one was hurt. passengers took another jet to baltimore. southwest inspected its entire fleet of 737s and found no other problems. >>> here's an incredible scene caught on tape. check out amazing video from germany. a small plane plunges into the sky, crashing into a car carrying a family of three. perhaps most amazing, everybody's ok. this entire clip is very popular on our web site. so if you want to see the whole thing head to abc2news.com>>> a paraglider gets stuck in a tree 50 feet above the ground. you can see the bright hangar and all the green. this is in washington. the guy there, see him in the blue? he had a cell phone and was able to call for help. he was actually taken to the hospital and expected to be just fine. >>> catonsville's own frank coleric was honored before the all-star game last night for his work with disabled kids. then the president came out and threw out the first pitch. and he pitched like -- look at this. nice -- wait. all right, now, the 80th all-star game in st. loui

with area of low pressure driving up from the southwest. and that's what is helping to create the lift and instability to create the severe weather out there. and that potential will go through the afternoon. so it looks like we will see the thunderstorms tomorrow. high of 89 degrees. winds out of the southwest at five to 10. and humid conditions out there. keep the umbrellas nearby. maybe a bit for saturday morning. chance for a stray shower remaining. but lovely afternoon with temperatures at 88. with sun and clouds. and sunday sun and clouds with 40 percent chance for maybe a stray shower or two. high of 86. and 88 on monday. 87 tuesday with a few spotty showers in the neighborhood. definitely keep an eye to the sky to see if we have any severe weather through tomorrow afternoon. jeff? >> a recovery program got this homeless man clean. but what keeps him going strong? that's later on the "late edition". >> the o's make a big move today. find our 737s fly to over 65 cities across the country every day. gate agent: this is your final board

southwest wind flow at about 12 miles per hour.there is a 20% chance of scattered thunderstorms throughout the day as the front moves through. ocean city is at 83 degrees. on the bay today, there is a small craft advisory. winslet 10-15 not. -- winds are at 10-15 feet -- 10-15 knots great -- miles per hour. the waves are 1-to defeat. -- 1-2 feet. mostly cloudy tonight. 65 degrees. that is where we should be for our overnight rain. it is precipitation to our west. it will take all day to get through here. then it will stall for our south. an era of low pressure will away. -- an area of low pressure will look away. we will have some scattered showers and storms over the next few days. only 82 degrees with a chance of storms on saturday. it is similar on sunday. >>> thank you. the space shuttle endeavor goes off the sixth time. >> 4, 3, 2, 1. booster ignition. lift off of endeavor. >> after five failed attempts, & the shuttle lifted off yesterday at the international space station once they reach space, there will be 13 people togethe

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