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mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios. a network ahead. >>> the latest research is raising doubts about whether cell phones really can cause cancer. a review of all previously published reports finds no convincing evidence of any cancer connection. those finds come a month after the world health organization reported they might. >>> babies as young as three months respond to emotions in people's voices. researchers looked at brain scans of nearly two dozen sleeping infants. the scans showed activity in babies' brains when they heard emotional sounds like laughing or crying. >>> graphic new cigarette warning labels may already be doing their job. calls to a national smokers quit line more than doubled the dare they were announced. the warning labels won't appear until next year. >>> check in with us today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. the sex scandal surrounding deposit deposit grows. just how early should toddlers be talking? a new study will put your mind at ease. please join us for these stories today at 4:00. >> stay with us.

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mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios. a network ahead. >> police say to people in memphis were shot and killed last night. there were shot at a hotel in the city's entertainment district. it started as a domestic dispute. the officer has been identified as timothy warren. a shooting at a home in suburban philadelphia left two people dead, including a two-year-old boy. this happened late saturday night. all five of the victims are members of the same family. the three survivors have head wounds and are listed in critical condition and. police say they found the alleged gunmen inside a home. his relationship to the victims, though, is still not clear. >> and our erotic death in central new york. a man protesting the law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets crashed while not wearing one. the 55-year-old lost control of this motorcycle and was thrown over the handlebars, suffering a head injury that killed him. he could have survived if he had been wearing a helmet. parts of the typically on spoiled beauty of montana's yel

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios. a network ahead. >>> going back now inside the courtroom in orlando, florida, where the judge, belvin perry, is listening to rebuttal arguments of sorts from the state of florida on the sentencing phase of this case. of course, casey anthony, acquitted of murdering her 2- year-old daughter, caylee, two days ago, the day before yesterday. now this phase, she could be facing no time, time served already, or some time today we are waiting to hear now as the judge listens in to arguments. >> that their cite was 37, 3rd edition, what page? >> 1067. >> 1067? >> i do have a copy -- this is a situation where an individual was charged with two different counts for one act of shooting. would the court like my copy? >> give me just a second. >>> once again when it comes to court proceedings, nothing is as simple as one thinks it is going to be. we are covering live the sentencing sentence for casey anthony. at issue here is whether or not the four charges of providing false information to invest

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.twork ahead. >>> good news out of new mexico firefighters are getting a handle on the state's largest wild fire ever. confidence is growing it no longer poses a threat to the nations premier nuclear weapons territory officials are planning return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents from nearby communities authorities have not said when they will lift the order which began monday. >>> in phoenix they are dealing with record setting heat they set a high of 118 degrees yesterday topping the 10-year- old record of 116 for the date. meteorologists say clouds from monsoon activity kept it from topping out at 120 degrees however the tomorrow knocked out power to 4,000 homes so no air conditioning. >>> this probably looks nice to folks in phoenix. from california to washington state, ski resorts are open this weekend. this is what it looks like at crystal mountain washington resorts are open late because they are still packed with snow thanks to an unusual combination of late sea

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mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios. a network ahead. ♪[ music ] >> yeah, bringing your baby back. he is not related to me by the way, steve martin. >>> more to see at the national mall than just fireworks yesterday there was music for everyone, all kinds of cake, a 4th capitol was the name of the event. jordan sparks from american idol was there singing sounds good looks good everything looking good over there. >> including elvis and johnny cash impersonators. >> where are they? >> not sure but probably over because little richard of course. >> i wanted to see little richard. >> yeah. >> singing tutti frutti. >> yeah,. >> and he still looks fabulous. >> he does? does he still wear the shoe s with the curly. >> the little elf shoes. >> i think they call them before his time before prince he was the original won't he tell you that. i am the original. no respect. any way a big show last night. >> great concert great fireworks. >> did you watch any of it? >> 45 minutes and had to go to bed. >> i always feel like a bit of a

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.work ahead. >>> a new study finds that one in five airline pilots lives more than 50 miles from work, raising concerns that commutes could lead to pilot fatigue. after a plane crashed in buffalo that killed 50 people. ntb concluded that it was due to pilot errors, due to fatigue. they have long said that pilots could safely commute to work if they act responsibly. >>> a southwest airlines plane had a 6-foot hole ripped in its fuselage in april. >>> southwest airlines. southwest flight 812 was 34,000 feet in the air. when suddenly the roof of a plane ripped open, leaving a gaping hole. air traffic control working to bring down the crippled plane. nobody was hurt. >>> the search continues for several seven people, still missing after a tourist boat capsized off the peninsula. jessica has the latest. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard has sent searchers to help aid in the search for survivors. they were on board the boat when they ran into bad weather, capsized and sank. one person drowned

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.work ahead. >>> now, the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back everybody. you can see that haze from the humidity and it being july outside in baltimore. and we're going to see a little bit more of that over the next few days. here's the forecast for tomorrow. we're going to start out temperatures close to 70 degrees and as we head through the afternoon, we're topping out in the low 90s, once again. the chance for a late-day shower or thunderstorm, it's a small chance but it's there. better chances thursday and friday as a new front comes our way and still 90 on thursday, by saturday, you can still see a lingering thunderstorm before that front completely leaves us. all the while, though, warm and muggy. mary, vic? >> thank you very much. >>> baseball legend roger clemens was in court today to face charges that could send him to prison. he's accused of lying under oath for using performance- enhancing drugs during his playing career. we have the lat

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.a network ahead. >>> 9:55 and we will look at our satellite radar composit. there's nothing to see. what a way to close out the show. huh? >> love it. >> what a way to start july. i gave up on the jacket, too full smer mode. let's do -- summer mode. let's do it. showers to the west tomorrow could spread afternoon clouds, the high thin ones and generating a shower boomer overnight and tomorrow morning. some computer models are trying to linger with showers by the beaches. on sunday night into monday, there will be scattered showers throughout the weekend but it will wash out, 89 today, and tonight we are back down to 60. and it's mid-60s across the bay and downtown, but we are looking at probably upper 50s north and west. check out the rest of the weekend forecast. 92 tomorrow, i know i started earlier in the week with hotter temperatures. even went up to 97 for sunday at one point. this is a knockback of a few degrees but pushing low to mid- 90s and i think there will be scattered show

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.work ahead. >>> coming up next, strong storms. wjz is tracking it all with extensive first warning weather. >>> 2, 1, zero. and liftoff. the final liftoff of the planet. >>> a sentimental journey into space. how nasa's final shuttle launch is impacting hundreds of people in maryland. >>> thousands of names on a petition drive could lead to millions at the polls. coming up, the next step in the battle over giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. >> i'm gigi barnett. that story coming up. >>> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm jessica

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mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.. >>> well, the images you're about to see were obtained at great personal risk and discomfort, not only because of freezing wind and scalding son, but because of razor sharp teeth and claws that ripip prey to th reds. their wildlife cameraman says the waiting is the hardest part. here's abc's stephanie sy for our series "into the wild." >> reporter: think of it as the original reality tv. but capturing drama in the wild isn't easy. andy casagrande's wild life photography has been shown in some of the best nature programming. andy captured the money shot. the stalling, the chase, the takedown and the kill. >> so, we just got a cheetah kill. i got the shot. here we go again! heading north on the polar bear express. >> reporter: but his job requires constant travel and incredible patience. >> i'm a professional at waiting. seriously. this is what i do. right camera? >> reporter: endless waiting, unpredictable weather and equipment snafus are part of the job. >> low temperature. cannot ac

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.etwork ahead. >>> the advantage of a jury system is that jurors aren't experts. the idea is they are ordinary citizens who can be trusted to give their peers a fair shake. but what happens when the jury inside the courthouse doesn't agree with the crowd outside? here's abc's john donvan. >> as to count one. >> reporter: so, these two words -- >> not guilty. >> reporter: repeated twice more by the jury. >> not guilty. not guilty. >> reporter: they gave us an outcome, but not an answer to the most basic question -- how did this little girl die? and because we don't know and won't know, we're still going to argue, either, a, she did it, and the system failed in that courtroom, or b, she did not do it, and the system worked spectacularly well. first, scenario a, where she did it. well, the crowd always knew that. knew what the jurors somehow got wrong. which means in this world, a killer got away with murder. an indication that maybe it's the system that's wrong. >> how did she die? >> rep

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mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios. a network ahead. >>> a quick programming note. tonight at 10:00, tune in for a 48 hours primetime special casey anthony judgment day. they'll have the latest developments on today's verdict from florida. that's it for us tonight at 6:00. back at 11:00. >> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news, including accusations of cheating at nearly four dozen schools. plus, the first american to orbit the earth talks ,, >> pelley: tonight, the verdict is in. >> we, the jury, find the defendant... >> couric: and many are surprised by the decision in the murder trial of casey anthony. troy roberts is at the courthouse. news today of an astounding public school cheating scandal. mark strassmann reports it wasn't the students who cheated on the test but their principals and teachers. some troops who die in the war zone are denied a presidential honor. tonight, the white house tells cbs news that's about to change. and as we count down to the

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios. a network ahead. >>> baseball's all-star break arrives next week. sports director mark viviano joins us now. it has been a rough week for the o's. right, mark? >> it has. but it's hard to convince long- suffering fans. as we look to be what seems to be a rerun for the o's. in june, they swoon. in july, they die. they test the patience of each the most optimistic fans. the o's look to salvage a win in texas last night. mitch atkins made his first- ever orioles start. allowed just one run. struck out four batters. texas tallied 4-2, the final. o's have lost 4-2 in a road trip. jeremy guthrie will pitch in the best. winner takes top spots. lisa dalquist converts with ease. 1-0, sweden in the first half. and their quest for the upset. again for sweden, it will be a free kick this time, blasted off the leg of a u.s. defender and into the net. up 2-0. they hold onto the win. that is the upset for the tournament so far. the u.s. has to play brazil coming up on sunday. how tough is that brazi

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.rk ahead. >>> airplanes could be to blame for extra snow at certain airports. planes can cause snow to fall by flying through certain clouds causing ice crystals and more snow. denver is a prime example as many lower level clouds are punctured creating more snow to fall than normal. however, one scientist says these clouds are very specialized and it isn't often that planes fly through them. giving pilots yet another reason to think they're god-like. >> up there making it snow. >> really cool, though. >> yeah, that is interesting. >> no snow here. >> no complaints, right? we're good. >> 77 degrees out. no humidity. gorgeous. >> very good. that's how we'll keep it. at least for a few more hours. and then things start to creep back up later this afternoon. so today is going to be a good one. just at h little hot, but it's summer. july in d.c. let's take a look. grab your coffee or iced coffee and look at the weather with me. we have clear skies, hardly any clouds. the temperature is stil

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.work ahead. >>> well, taking a look at a pretty warm and a little hazy afternoon. humidity levels and dew points are pretty high today. and the temperature, of course, high with it. adding a bit of an uncomfortable feel to the forecast. but we expect this for the first full week of july. right now, we have temperatures in the mid-90s. with relative humidity at 37. but the dew point is in the mid- 60s. that's going to add to that muggy feel. it is very july-like. feels like 96 when you factor in the warmer winds from the south at 14 miles per hour. and that high dew point. across the state, we have 83 in oakland. 90 in cumberland. 91 in elkton. and 84 down in ocean city. patuxent river in the mid-80s as well. we have mid-90s straight across the central portions of the state. and 86 down on kent island. we have been seeing the winds picking up just a little bit. very light winds and almost a calm reading around noon or so. and then we start to see them pick up as whiffles of low pressure

mrs. connally ] you can't take my fios away. [ male announcer ] fios.e reach the u.s. on their summer tour. today they're way up in the northwest territories of canada. bob woodruff, who has been with the prince and his bride every step of the way, good morning, bob.prince and his bride every >> reporter: good morning, george. yeah, this is the second day in a row for the couple to have a lot of these fun events. actually kate will be playing street hockey right here in the northwest territories, the town, the capital of 19,000 people. this will be in a rink but actually not on ice because they don't have that in this temperature and flying this float plane out to the lake and landing nearby. you know that yesterday you can see that william really loves flying helicopters. he is a military pilot and did safely land this chopper on the water and some training when the engines do fail and a big competition in the dragon boat race. william did win but afterwards you could see this major hug. it is now about seven hours west of where they were then, landed