>>> this is wjz baltimore. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood. it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> millions of phone records collected by the federal government. >> good afternoon and here's what people are talking about today. a new controversy involving another aspect of the government. danielle nodding ham reports the latest for wjz. >> the white house is -- senior administration officials says the practice does not allow the security agency to listen in on anyone's phone calls. it relates to metadata such as the telephone number or length of a call. >> britain's newspaper first reported a secret court order that expires in july is getting verizon to give them the metadata on a yearly basis of customers even if suspected of no wrong doing. >> it was amended after 9/11 and gives the government sweeping legal authorities to make demands on phone carriers. some believe untogetherred surveillance goes too far. >> i think the american people deserve to know whether their government is picking up all their phone records whet

. >>> this is wjz baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> missed opportunity, a child welfare group is speaking out after a young girl's tragic murder. good evening. i'm jessica kartalija. a heartbroken cecil county family prepares to bury a 10- year-old girl who police say was raped and murdered by a family friend. now child abuse prevention advocates are hoping other families can learn from this tragedy. wjz is live and derek valcourt has more on the case and the man accused of the savage crime. >> reporter: experts are not surprised that this little girl knew her accused killer. they say that's what happens in about 90% of the child sex abuse cases. 10-year-old kami ring was the apple of her family's eye. last week their hearts were shattered when her body was discovered not far from the home where she was staying with the couple that had become like grandparents to her. dn approves the couple's adult son was the killer who also lived at the house, richard madden. >> although the people kam

your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. >>> this is wjz tv, baltimorefrom the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz. , maryland's news station. >>> it is just after 4:30. mostly cloudy, 71 degrees. hello everyone, thanks for staying with with eyewitness news. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >>> the international revenue service is under review after holding expensive conferences and pricey training videos. >> they call it the tax gap. >> reporter: it cost the internal revenue service thousands of taxpayer dollars to produce this video of employees parodying star trek. they opened a $4 million irs employee conference in anaheim california in 2010. >> to the right. >> reporter: this video of employees line dancing closing the conference. lawmakers with wasteful spending weren't impressed. >> the ridiculous star trek video, and i swear to god, i have looked at that video over and over again, and i swear i do not see the redeeming value. >> reporter: the man who played aspect says the video and conference

. >> this is wjz-tv. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland news station. >> happy father's day. >> to fool? >> you and everybody else. good morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. it's cloudy, a little humid, but pretty dry start to the day so far. >> no washout on dad state. >> it's not produce day of the weekend. yesterday was a gorgeous day. maybe cats weekend overall has been pretty nice. yesterday was really nice. if you have things on the grill, on the deck. the day was a nice one. sunshine and blue skies. write no more cloud cover than anything. we did have a few peaks of sun early on. right now, as you see, there's rain moving in from the west. most of it except for a real brief blip moving across washington county, is still out to the west. moving into the west virginia area. it's a few hours before gets here, but the temperatures are going to continue to rise because of a southwest wind. right now 65 degrees at bwi marshall, 57 oakland, 74 on the shore. daytime high today in

. >> this is wjz-tv, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland news station. >> the white house turns purple as president obama welcomes the super bowl champions to washington. >> tonight the ravens check out their super celebration with the commander-in-chief. >> i'm denise coke. >> and i'm vic carter. >> it was the perfect end to a magical season. the super bowl winning ravens reunite for a final celebration with president obama. kai jackson reports from the white house with more on the big day. >> reporter: ravens, their fans, baltimore, and maryland celebrate today as president obama congratulates the team here at the white house on winning super bowl xlvii. >> super bowl xlvii champions, the baltimore ravens. >> the commander-in-chief well presents -- welcomes them to the white house. president obama rolled out the red carpet for the baltimore ravens in a ceremony on the south lawn of the executive mansion. >> and then just when it looked like they had the momentum, the lights went out. for a half-ho

baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> baltimore's three arts and entertainment districts are getting a facelift. christie ileto is explaining how a grant is helping baltimore get to know europe. >> reporter: baltimore's art district is about to get more entertaining. >> they are sort of the heart of the culture community. what we're doing is creating waves to promote art in transit district. >> reporter: they just announced they're get a 200,000 grant from art place of america that aims to add elements to baltimore's transit system through are art. and for baltimore's highland town area. >> install better crosswalks. >> reporter: it manies -- means a better facelift. one idea is adding funhouse mirrors. >> why the artistic flare? >> it's an opportunity to engage people around a place. >> reporter: the areas slated for makeover include three intersections and bus shelters in highland town, station north and bremle town art district. ultimately, putting many artists back to work. >> it allows us to push money back into the community. >

caring for eyes since 1961. >>> this is wjz tv, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to youreighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is 5:28, 71 degrees with a big dark clouds out there right now. good evening, thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news, here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. frightening moments at an elementary school in cecil county. a man comes onto the playground during recess and begins interrogating children and teachers. michelle richey spoke with parents and students. >> reporter: a scary retreat at high school -- retreat at holly school, after this man appearing drunk began antagonizing students and teachers. >> this creepy guy came over and he was just taking and like, he wasn't saying anything, but he was like interfering with our kick ball game. >> school officials say teachers repeatedly asked briscoe to leave, he didn't. they used hand held radars to inform the front office. and the children are told to run the in the building. >> during the process, he gained access to the

baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> the baltimorecommunity foundation honors recipients from 20 different scholarship programs today, including the jerry turner broadcast and al sanders music scholarships. wjz is live. pat warren has more on this year's recipients. pat? >> reporter: that's right. parents and students boaghtsz know how extensive the transition from high school and college can be. so these scholarships really help. >> reporter: these young people have set their sights on careers in broadcasting and music. and they're getting some help along the way. >> i was honored to be able, to pursue broadcasting in the name of the great jerry turner. >> this is an eyewitness news brief. >> i'm jerry turner, here in the eyewitness news room. >> reporter: the jerry turner broadcast scholarship has been awarded to four students this year. >> otherwise, i wouldn't be able to go. >> reporter: the al sanders scholarship award was awarded to two students. >> you like al. now al joins jerry weekweeknights. >> glen is one of two winners. h

. >> that's maryland senator ben carden speaking to our sister station wjz in baltimore. according to the pentagon, sexual assaults in the military are on the rise. a reported 26,000 cases last year, and that's up from 19,000 two years ago. andrea, jess, back to you. >> delia goncalfs from our satellite center. >>> susan g. komen has named a new ceo. last summer brinker announced she would step down. her decision came after komen says the plan to stop giving grants to planned parenthood for breast cancer screenings. komen's decision was quickly reversed. >>> time right now is 6:36. and i'm watching your money. the federal reserve begins a two-day meeting on interest rates today. now, the fed is expected to determine that the economic recovery is moving more slowly than expected and that could encourage the central bank to keep interest rates low in order to stimulate borrowing and spending. a decision is expected tomorrow. >>> home builders are more optimistic than they've been since before the great recession. home builder confidence has hit a seven-year high. this is ac

baltimore city police are not saying whether or not that has anything to do with this shooting. we're live tonight. i'm rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you rochelle. police continue to look for a third suspect. >>> baltimore looks to settle a lawsuit. the suit was brought by a mother of a child who was bullied. she claims neglect led up to her daughter's serious injuries. the city board of estimates is set to approve a deal that would pay the family $45,000. >>> major league baseball is questioning as many as 25 players for buying performance- enhancing drugs. some are big names. >> reporter: cbs news has learned that 25 major league baseball players are now being investigated for performance- enhancing drugs. some who have not been involved in past drug scandals. they're suspected of buying drugs from an anti-aging clinic in miami. cbs has also learned that tony bosh, founder of biogenesis of america, will take an oaghtdz before telling mlb investigators everything he knows. he reportedly agreed to talk to the league after it said it would drop its lawsuit against him. two players connected to the clinic of

baltimore county police officer goes on trial. that story as eyewitness continues. >> here's today's report from ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's just after 5:30, 84 degrees and mostly sunny. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. >>> the killing sparked out rage and protests. now one year after the death of 17-year-old christopher brown a baltimore county police officer goes on trial. alex demetrick reports t charge is manslaughter. >> after a rock hit his door off duty police officer james laboard chased down one of the teens. 17-year-old christopher brown died of asphyxiation. today jury selection began in the manslaughter trial of laboard, a veteran baltimore county police officer. >> we're not looking for life for a life. i'll say that over and over again. we pray for laboard's family, pray for him. when you've done something wrong people need to own responsibility. >> responsibility was something the victim's family felt laboard was escaping when his arrest took days and the charge was manslaughter not the second degree murder charge protestors for calling for. there was anger laboard was free without having to post bail. brown's mother and others saw it as unfair treatment. >> i've assur

wjz returns. >> good morning. president obama honors the ray e baltimore ravens for their super bowl xlvi victory. i'm kai jackson, i'll have a report from the white house coming up. >> i'm sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. if you're about to head out starting to see delays in all the usual spots. a look at our speed sensors in just a few. >> if you're a man of mike and ike, the candy, you know about their break up. it's just you and me and we just disagree. isn't that how the song used the say it? well, now they're back together. hip hop artist nelly talks about the reunion of mike and ike and that candy that we all love. you stay tuned, it's coffee with at 6:45, w,,,,,,,,,, >>> at the bottom of the hour, a live look at the vietnam veterans memorial bridge and 95 heading into the tunnel in the forground there. sharon can tell you where traffic isn't moving that smoothly. marty is over at first warning weather. >> we have generally gray skies in the area. as the sun comes up there's brightening in some locations and there's moisture that's riding almost straight bottom to the top of your tv s

baltimore. sun shining, a few clouds around, butted's warm outside right now. wjz has weather and traffic together. how long will this beautiful weather last? let's go to bob turk in our first warning weather center. >> take a look at radar. we have two thundershowers. one extreme northeastern portions of cecil county. there you see it just around north della washings northeast of elkton, and around wilmington, gusty winds, some brief downpours for that cell. the other one just to the east of washington just popped up, this one right here over pg county. really, southeast d.c. it's got some heavy rain with it just north of clinton right there around the capital beltway. so a few folks will see some showers. most of us will not. now, as far as tomorrow is concerned, looks like we may have more activity in the region. a look at what you have on tap for tuesday. chel see. >> thanks, bob. you are exactly right. we could see a few more rain showers and thunderstorms as we head into tomorrow afternoon. let's take a look at this graphic. we've got a cold front that's sett

wjz eyewitness news. >> alban, who is a retired baltimore county firefighter is not commenting publicly. a convicted computer hacker takes the stand today in the wikileaks trial in fort meade, anne arundel county. adrian lamo said he chatted online with manning in may of 2010 and alerted law enforcement the next day about the contents army private pradly manning -- bradleymaning's messages, of those messages. >> reporter: he said manning never told him he wanted help and never expressed disloyalty to the u.s. manning is accused of leaking thousands of documents to the website wikileaks. he faces life in prison if convicted of the most serious charges. >>> groups get a chance to tell their story on capitol hill today. just as details of another irs controversy are made public. danielle nottingham reports from washington. >> reporter: these six leaders of conservative groups, say the irs unfairly singled them out for their political beliefs. >> this was not an accident. this is a willful act of intimidation. becky garrettson says the irs ignored her application for tax- exempt status for m

wjz eyewitness news. >>> donations will also be collected at octave yeah and other stores in baltimore city. >>> howard county police searching for the man who exposed himself to two women at a target store this is surveillance photo from the store in columbia it happened saturday night. police say this man exposed himself to two different women inside a coed dressing room anyone who recognizes this man is asked to call howard county police. >>> health warning as three chesapeake bay beaches are set down. three popular anne arundel county swimming spots are not safe. wjz live, monique explains why the water is too dangerous. >> reporter: well, vick, health leaders say for the past three weeks all beaches have had a high level of a certain bacteria. beach goers in anne arundel county warned to stay away from certain waters. >> once the weather gets warm people are swimming and i think today because of that sign that is the only reason people aren't swimming. >> reporter: she stayed on the sand after seeing a sign alerting people to dangers at this beach county health leaders say the waters had 10 times

the 51-year-old victim is an employee of blastech in baltimore a company that commercial sizes in bridge restoration. >>> stay with wjzpany is using new technology to try and get a leg up on its competition. again, a beautiful day start here in baltimore, maryland. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. >>> good morning to you. it's 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is a shakeup in the white house this morning. tom donilin is out and ambassador susan rice is taking on an important new role. >>> robert f. kennedy was shot 45 years ago today. our own michelle miller learns new details behind the connection to that event. >>> and does this look like fine art to you? we'll show you why somebody paid big bucks this morning to photos taken by a chimp. yes, a chimpanzee. but first here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. >>> the players involve ready said to be some of the biggest names in the game. >> the founder of a florida clinic is agreeing to cooperate fully with investigators. >> i don't know about the 100 games, but remember that players' association is going to back the

wjz has learned the 51-year-old victim is an employee at lass tech enterprises here in baltimore. it specializes in bridge restoration. this shut the bridge down for two hours leaving drivers with nowhere to go. >> we were parking waiting for the normal traffic for, i think for maybe an hour and a half. >> reporter: the worker is expected to survive. and both anne arundel and queen anne firefighters departments were involved in the rescue. >>> maryland transportation authority police are now investigating the accident. >>> violent at an orioles game. a marylander is lying in the hospital a week after fans attacked him for wearing a yankees hat. tonight his condition is deteriorating. how the community is stepping up to help. >> reporter: cell phone video captures the frightening moments after matthew fortese is sucker punched by two oriole fans at camden yard as they took on the nationals. these two men, gregory and fleischmann, were taunting fortese throughout the game. >> they threw a beer and when they threw the beer it hit another individual. >> reporter: fortese confronts the

877-75-bills. >>> our breaking news from over night in baltimore county, something at a group home in sparkville sends several people tot hospital. wjzgood morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning. by the time this situation was over all 8 people who were inside this group home were mentally challenged patients ended up you being taken to the hospital. they weren't taken all at once. here a jay ring l with the baltimore county fire document. >> the initial call came in around midnight. >> and then you came back? >> yes. got a call around midnight for unconscious. got another call an hour late r for another unconscious and started putting the pieces together that maybe it was something else involved. >> high levels of carbon monoxide but you're not sure about that anymore? >> our meters were real high levels but that's just saying it's a dangerous environment. >> reporter: so half of the people who were taken, four were staff members, half were patients. they were taken to area hospitals and 6 of the patients were transported to shock trauma where they're in a hyerbaric chamber. they don't know what it is. as you heard, the carbon mon

proceeds benefit the neonatal unit at the baltimore medical center. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland'sar's u.s. open champion. justin rose. he finished 1 over two shots ahead of mickelson and day. he's the first to win in 43 years, and watch this shot by shaun stefani. it was the shot of the day at the open on sunday on the par 3, 17th hole. stefani hits the ball into the rough. it bounces off the green and then it rolls and rolls. some 70 feet in all for, yes, a hole in one. >> you had certain -- >> phil mickelson is heartbroken. he wants this so bad. this is the six lgt time he's come in. >> second place. >> yes exactly. >> he worries this may be his last shot at the u.s. open. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." did vladimir putin swipe a super bowl ring? >>> plus an unlikely pairing of the vatican. pope francis and blessing of more than a thousand bikers. they meet the new lead ore the catholic church. that's ahead joomd the pentagon survey finds 26,000 sexual assaults took place in the military last year. it's only recently come to light. the current investigation of three naval ac

and wjz has just learned that the man worked for blastec enterprises, incorporated, of baltimore. >>> a raid yields a massive amount of cash and drugs. and now a suspect with extensive records is in custody. mary has more on that raid. >> reporter: police say the suspect is well known to them, with murder and drug charges in his background. take a look at what police seized from the home in the 4900 block of st. george in north baltimore. more than $55,000 in cash and half a kilo of suspected heroin. and large amounts of drug- packaging material. 39-year-old anthony hall is now in custody. for some time, detectives have been monitoring suspected drug activity from the home. today, they got enough evidence to obtain a warrant and they were able to conduct that raid. back to you, denise. >> all right. thank you, mary. hall is being interrogated by detectives and will soon be charged. >>> destruction and chaos. one week ago in baltimore's rosedale county community, the blast heard and felt for miles. tonight, they are still looking into the disaster. investigator mike hellgren explains,

wjz eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. the latest on the illness at a group home in parkville and what the baltimore county fire department thinks went wrong. a former hit man takes the stand out. his shocking testimony. join us for these stories and all the day's breaking news today at 4:00 right after doctor phil. >> stay with us, the five day forecast that will take copd makes it hard to breathe... but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. ask your doctor if including advair could help

. >> reporter: wjz has learned that worker is 51 years old, employed at blastech here in baltimore. they specialize in bridge restoration. back to you. >> thank you. the maryland transportation aute continue to investigate. >>> an investigation is underway in howard county after a child is hit by a van transporting day care children. the teen was taken to johns hopkins children's center where she's reported to be in critical condition at this hour. none of the five children in the van were injured. investigators believe the teen stepped out in front of the van and the driver just did not see her in time. >>> a man is behind bars this morning facing several charges after a drug bust in this city. police say they seized more than $55,000 in cash, half a kilo of suspected heroin on saint john's george road. 39 year old anthony hall is in custody. >>> some heartbreaking moments for the fiancee of a howard county businessman stabbed to death inside his home. now she speaks for the first time about the night his teenage daughter plotted to him kill and her too. kai jackson has her story.

wjz talks to the girl's god mother coming up at 5:00 and 6:00 today. >>> twice today baltimore county firefighters rush today a group home in parkville. the second time they ordered everyone out. mike schuh explains why several people were evacuated. >> 8 people were taken to the hospital, four patients, four staff. the assistance director said right now they are all feeling better. >> the windows are open but the front door warns of danger. here at midnight a person is found unconscious. >> came in, treated the patient and transported. >> the fire department left. an hour later, another call. >> this is a group home for those with mental disabilities. all four patients and four staff members were transported to hospitals. six were in need of the hyerbaric chambers. >> i went and saw everybody. >> how are i do are they doing? >> doing well. >> i understand they have disabilities. did they understand what happened? >> probably not. >> the number 2 at the agency which runs the home praises her staff, firefighters and er nurses who saw to it that those were off went to shock trauma. >> i

wjz eyewitness news. >> anyone with information on the suspects on their whereabouts is urged to contact miss. >>> meanwhile in the city police are investigating a double shooting in northeast baltimore. it happened on the 5500 block of bully's lane. officers said they found a man and a teenager suffering from gunshot words. no word on what sparked the violence, no arrests have been made. >>> on a lighter note, hundreds of fathers and other family members spent father's day putting their running shoes to good use. it was held in towson. the money generated goes right to the people who need it the most at the neonatal center. >> what great morning to be out this. >> yeah. wasn't too bad. actually turned out to be a pleasant day. but the clouds rolled in really fast especially as we head into the afternoon. temperatures are sitting on the comfortable side right now. a little humidity out there, though. we're at 76 right now in baltimore. we topped out at 85 today at bwi marshal and it's those areas in southern maryland and over on the eastern shore that have been hanging on to the warmer temperatures throughout the day today. but they saw a little bit more sunshine than the rest of us