you'rwe're looking at at 4 minue clip.liberty road, we haven't had anything to talk about, as far as incidents are concerned. now it's the volume that we have to deal with on the inner and outer loop lanes. it's a crystal clear ride for a friday morning on the beltway. that's a look at morning commute, patrice, back to you. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce... and melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love. subway. eat fresh! > new this morning, the search is underway for gunman who shot a teenager. it happened yesterday night around 8:00. the 18-year-old was playing basketball in the parking lot of cradle rock school in columbia when the fight broke out. the victim was shot in the stomach but managed to ride home on his bike. he was flown to shock trauma where his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. >>> a man is arrested by police after he ran hiding at a southeast baltimore school. they got a call about

the fire started at 11:00 last night at a vacant home at carey street.- the firefighters are expected to be okay. the conditions of the other patients are not being released. >>> the search is on this morning for the gunman who shot two people in east baltimore. it happened late last night on kenwood near madison. one of the victims is dead, there's no word on the condition of the second victim. >>> the world prepares to say goodbye to a news legend, funeral services for wall ker -r conkrite are scheduled for thursday. he will then be laid to rest inside of his family plot at kansas city, missouri right next to his wife betsy. >> he made you feel comfortable. he taught me the difference when you're on the air between pontificating and communicating. >> he never exaggerated a news story. he just reported the facts. that was his thing. >> walter conkrite died on friday. he was 92 years old. >>> most the time we're warning to stay out of dangerous weather conditions like 100-mile per hour winds, but this time we gent joel d smith right into the teeth of a s

only 1300 of an inch at national. 500 at dulles. are an inch and a half below where we should be if this time of the month. we need rain and again rain chances aren't be highest until saturday. this morning some high clouds moving in from the northwest. other than that there is a fine, comfortable morning out there. 55 our cool spot in winchester. manassas, montgomery county 57. 64 from from patuxent river and on the bay in annapolis, lou anne 66 degrees. outside we have been looking at a nice morning the sun is up in the mid-60s. southwesterly winds at 6:00 and the dew point is creeping up at 54 thunderstorms from illinois to st. louis and more delays. over than that a good looking wednesday on tap. here's the seven-day forecast. 89 tomorrow with a slight chance of a storm. by saturday rain chances go up. not all day rain but scattered shower and storms. we dry out for the second half of the week. good morning, angie. hello, howard. we begin with a story we have been following since overnight. the police standoff in virginia impact

at baltimore at the inner harbor it's 58 degrees. obviously that is not as cool as in the outlying areas. in the suburbs could be in the low 60s, and the 50s, too. you see the 50s in pittsburgh, 56 and 57 respectively. we will get the winds to shift from the northeast to the southeast. that will begin to change things as far as temperatures, but that won't happen to any great degree until we get into the weekend saturday and sunday of the meanwhile no problems at the airports due to weather concerns. what about the roadways? let's check in with candace dold who has the traffic edge. candace, how are you this morning. >> reporter: thanks steve. i'm doing okay. people outside are not going to be so cool this morning. there's a lot going on at the 6:00 hour. we will start at linthicum. that blocks the ramp to inner loop 695. on the beltway there's more trouble. in fact some big time trouble. a crash involving a tractor trailer on the outer loop lanes at wilkens avenue. it blocks two lanes there. and as a result we have delays from frede

we have 84 at fredericksberg. 89 at dulles. 86 at baltimore. and 88 at frederick. and to the south, 89 at charlotte. 94 degrees this hour at raleigh. now a little cooler. mainly it's always like this, as far as the far northeast is concerned. new york at 81. and 80 degrees at boston. but to the south, thas where all of the heat is situationed. for tonight, we'll see mainly some partly cloudy skies and then mostly cloudy skies. and our overnight lows will be into the 60s and below the mid- 80s everywhere across the board. and the wind, fairly light to picking up to breezy into the course of the afternoon. so right now winds are from about 9-18 miles per hour. but we adh some gusty winds as well. and winds are now gusting at 17 miles per hour at both dulles and frederick. 24 at hagerstown. so a little bit on the brisk side there. here is a look at temperatures across the country. we have triple digits to talk about. look at dallas. 101 degrees. 113 in phoenix this hour. and 107 in las vegas. we're going to see all of this warm air continuing to pump toward areas of t

play is going to have to be at first. oh, what play at second base!>> jim: and abreu doesn't slide! >> gary: he was falling down, was not going to have a chance to go to first, so is jim johnson just let it rip to second base, and they get abreu. >> jim: who stands up. this is going to be about as food a play as you can make. he stumbles, and look at this throw, and he doesn't slide. unbelievable, 35-year-old guy, another bad base running play. terrific play by jimmie johnson. >> gary: look at this mile and on his face. boy, that's a big, big play to get an out, keep the potential tying run from getting to the plate here. and you saw brian roberts point to first base. that will be fouled off by guerrero as the took the throw, and abreu may have looked at that and figured, well, throw is going the other way way, because he wasn't looking at the ball, and just kind of meandered into second, and was out. if he slides, he's in by a country mile. >> jim: oh, yeah. >> gary: guerrero with a single, 1 for 38, and has scored a 3, and has scored a run in the ba

coming up, we will take a look at the forecast in much more detail plus a look at the beach forecast. >>>> storms blew throu with winds strong enough to blow off roofs, knocking down trees as well. one of those trees fell onto several cars in rosslyn, shutting down the highway and creating long delays. john gonzales has a look at the damage. >> traffic is once again moving on route 66, for about an hour, all westbound lanes were closed along with two lanes going the other way after the storm caused a major accident involving three cars and about seven people. the driver of this car was headed west on route 66 when the storm picked up. that is when they felt the earth shake. >> i looked at my rearview mirror and a tree was crossing the road. the violent storm brought down this enormous tree clear across the highway and onto oncoming traffic. it smashed this white construction van and shattered the windshield of this small car. the driver was able to get his family out safely. >> believe me, we will remember this for the rest of our lives. >> with traffic completely shut down on westbou

looking at a pretty dreamy forecast. not bad at all. if you are stretching out your holiday weekend this was the weekend to do it. temperatures starting off in the 60s. 85 degrees today. mostly sunny, warm, mainly clear tonight and up to about 85 tomorrow with a chance of a shower in the afternoon. gorgeous day. we will talk about that in your forecast in a moment. >>> here is sharon, wjz traffic condition troll. >> not much to get in your way so far if you have to go to work, one and only disabled vehicle on 95 is gone. there is a look at your drive time sp speeds, back up to full speeds. right in the area of 895 is where the disabled vehicle was. sun glare could be a factor. not much traffic out there, same goes for the topside, hartford everything running smoothly at 95. wjz13 is always on. log on to wjz.com. >>> there are questions as well as answers surrounding the weekend death of former raven's quarterback steve mcnair. >> reporter: good morning, football fans here in baltimore and in tennessee mourning the loss of steve mcnair.

we are at a level of higher by 0.2% at the moment.uropean bourses have been looking weak this morning compared to what we've seen over the past couple of weeks. we're seeing declines by svms 0.2% for us dax while the cac and the smi shutting below the ftse 100 almost entirely flat at this stage.e. let's take a check on the dollar rates, as well. we are looking at dollar/yen, 95.63. euro/dollar, 1.40 5 is where we're standing at the moment. and sterling/dollar at 1.6542. now out to christine with a look at the asian markets. >> hey, becky.y. strong earnings are helping to power the way. asia use could possibly lead the world into recovery, so that is putting confidence into the stock market. the nikkei 225 up 1.9%. kospi up 1.5%. the shanghai composite up 2.7% today. the hang seng is up 1.7%. the property stocks there continue to do well and the bombay sensitive index in india up 1.4%. nymex light sweet crude is ticking higher, boosting on oil demand, it is down, $66.34 a barrel. take a look at the sharp drop we're seeing on the chart

least 1,000 at-bats at fenway.aparra's career .337 batting average is sixth best all time, five players ahead of him, four are hall of famers. wade boggs, ted williams, tris speaker and fox. >> yankees and blue jays, in the new stadium, in the afternoon, ricky romero, young left-handed pitcher. derek jeter on second. he appears to avoid the tag by scott rolen but gets thrown out. jeter asked for an explanation and didn't like what he heard. joe girardi comes out to support the captain, and goodbye. foster, 7-4 game. we'll hear from jeter in a moment about the scenario. mats uwe -- winning run, but no theatric on this day in the new yankee stadium. blue jays hold on to beat the yankees and avoid getting swept in the four-game series. andy petitte gave up six runs, five hits, five walks in six plus. 12 of the 14 home runs he's allowed this year have come at home. yankees hit the road for six games, three in minnesota and three at anaheim leading up to the all-star break. back to the phantom tag, why were you so upset

a live look at the delay at liberty road, traffic moving but not at full speed. the report brought to you by toyota. you can choose from 16 fuel- efficient models. toyota moving forward. >>> thank you. we'll explain who henry hill is if you don't know. listen to howard stern, you know mr. hill pretty well. what you might not know he is in town right now and tomorrow night and saturday night beginning at 10:00 he's going a meet and greet at the baltimore hustler club. please welcome henry hill, it's a pleasure to meet you. >> for those who don't know, henry hill is the man on whom the good fellows character is based. >> yes. ray played myself. >> my evil twin. >> you were the young man who wanted to be a mobster. >> yes. that is true. >> were successful. >> to a certain point. until they tried to whack me. >> that's how you stop being a mobster. >> and you go into a witness protection program. >> for 7 years. they did a great job. i was the screw up. i was taken out of the program. but i -- >> i'm impressed someone gets kick out of the program. since then you've d

a live look at 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. sun glare could be a factor as we come out of the tunnel there. no problems on 95 at white marsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota deal we are you can choose from 16 different fuel efficient models including prius, camry and highlander hybrid. back to you. >>> the top of the news, the mta has handed over the investigation in the deaths of two teens struck by a light rail train. struck on the tracks. >> good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, don and everybody. this investigation is now in the hands of baltimore county police after the mother of one of the teens questioned the mta would be objective enough to investigate itself. >> i answered the phone like i always do when either one of the boys call. hi, sweetie, what's up. it was an officer and he said there has been an accident. and then everything just fell apart. >> reporter: families of 17- year-old connor peterson and kyle wankmiller are trying to piece together the events t

you at all?was a trooper. she had to take the phone and tell me what to do, so she was the big hero in the thing. >> that's amazing! >> ty wiggington this season, playing a lot more recently because of a rotation between third and first base. having a good year, his first here in baltimore. coming one be the top five plays of the week. tuesday, number five, great play by mora, goes into foul territory. enough strength to make the play oh to first for the out. number 4 comes up on wednesday, top of the 9th inning with the bases loaded. ty wiggington to center field. drives in two runs. the orioles score 4 and go on for a 5-3 victory. valuen teen, down the third -- valuen valuen attain -- valuen attain down to third for the next play. top play, though, a last night, melvin mora with the home run. rick's scout ising report on the pitchers will be coming up next. how far can you see? at pnc, taking the long view is how we help you take the right path. even to change it when conditions demand. keeping

in control.loi he look at that. ws ian: back over at the ninth. just a reminder that some of the players finishing on the front side today. and that's a beautiful shot down from snoopy 2. metlife snoopy 2 has been cruising the skies this week, giving us a beautiful shot of the t.p.c. deere run. cruising the skies at about 1,200 feet. nothing like a shot from the blump. it looks fantastic when you get a good view down, as brett quigley finishes up with a par. nicely done. 67 this afternoon following the 62 this morning. and in a tie for third with zach johnson at 17 under. good finish. finally finding some good form again. back over to 17. david: and boy, i hope this isn't a sand wedge. you want to punch this out low. yeah, that's better looking. look at that. that is a great effort. i know it's not very close, but that's something like a 60-yard bunker shot. he played that beautifully. gave hist a chance. with the sand wedge, you would just have to take such a chance to throw it all the way to the hole. stricker walks up 17 to find his ball. he wi

at this point, the fire remains at two alarms. we'll continue to keep you updated. >>> thank you very much. captain mike perry. >>> more discussion on the controversial red line. prominent businessman ed heal weighs hoo -- hale remains on the issue. >> reporter: he likes the idea. he has several businesses in this area. but some are adamantly opposed. they say more harm would be done than good. >> reporter: mass transit may be expanding in baltimore. but not everyone is on board. >> picture a 24-foot-wide, by 600-foot hole going down here. and ask, really, how is everybody out here in the community supposed to get to the water to enjoy the water like we do. >> canton resident bill sohan opposes the highly controversial redline. it would run above and underground with stops in canton, fells point, and harbor east. some fear at this time red -- fear the red line could lower property value. block access to the harbor and create more traffic. >> our children are going to be here all the time. it's going to be a very, very dangerous sp

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take a quick look at the cameras, 695 at the bw parkway. you can see traffic is flowing freely at this moment. no problems to let you know about in either direction. back to you. >>> 5:31. a maryland nanny is charged with showing pornography to the children she cared for and asking them to pose nude. 22-year-old asa hernchek faces charges. police say she showed web sites to a 5-year-old boy and 10 and 12-year-olds girls. also accused of telling the buoy to stand nude in front of a computer web cam are a and having explicit sexual conversations with the children. the children's mother says the nanny was recommended by a relative. >> it was totally unexpected. i would have never, ever thought something like that would happen. i guess you can't judge somebody by what they look like. she just didn't seem like that type of person. >> it just serves as a reminder to all parents please don't take for granted anything at all when leaving the children in the care of trusted friends, of neighbors are of so-called professionals. you can never ever be

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but we were at 1.61 at the beginning of the week. christine, always a pleasure. >> here in asia, stocks rising for the third straight session. u.s. corporate earnings helped fuel a recovery. we had strong gdp growth coming from china and that is helping to lift sentiment across the region. nikkei 225 up 0.8%. kospi up 0.8%. shanghai composite, this particular market ending lower, 0.1%. and the hang seng is up 0.4%. and the bombay sensex is trading down 0.2%. in terms of crude oil, we are seeing a slight recovery, as well, moving higher. but now it is trading downward, 34 credence. $61.20 a barrel. and brent is trading down 39 cents, $63.13 a barrel. scott, always good to see you. >> and it's always good to see you, christine. good morning. this will be an interesting day with jp morgan chase earnings this morning and certainly the market is going to react to the news that commercial lender cit could be on the brink of bankruptcy. so as we take a look at the futures here, not a surprise that we're below fair value. this is coming off

look at the euro zone. euro zone economies are more severely hit by the global recession than the united states. so i think that china needs to still have these reserve fund into the u.s. equities and treasuries. >> thank you so much for talking to us about china. >>> from china, let's head over to india. ayesha joins us live from mumbai to the india report. >> relatively quiet day from our markets. it has picked up from the low points of the day, now conclusively holding above that 4100 mark and the rolly has been led by the i.t. space. it has delivered well and has beaten expectations. let me quickly take you through the nitty-gritties of the first quarter numbers. the company has paired down the full year guidance and it's been trading higher because of the numbers, that is the first quarter numbers have indeed beaten specations after the first time aarp and says they will see a recovery only by 2010. we will be joined just a short while a now on the show, but the stock has been sparring to have the enti

winds northwesterly at five to ten but not looking at a big dryout.yellow area, that's the severe threat from the storm prediction center and includes us. damaging winds and large hail the severest of the storms. we have a lot of moisture outside. we are seeing that on radar. we saw a little on doppler 9000 but in western pennsylvania, ohio, kentucky, tennessee, this will all lift northeast. the first batch will miss us but with the daytime heating i expect us to fire upa thunderstorm. 73 winchester. 79 cambridge. easton is 75 along with quantico and culpeper. in washington, we sit at 76. with a dew.of 72. the heat index is already 80. we could see heat indices in the low to mid-90s an uncomfortable day but thankfully not going to be even hotter. big picture. here we go. nice in the central part of the country but as this piece of energy tracks a little spin here. coming up. as it gets closer watch out for shower and thunderstorms. here's the seven-day forecast. mid to upper 80s with thunderstorms. stay up on the weather this afternoon and you can alw

at the moment, we're at 1.4047. sterling is firmer against the dollar, trying to get back to the 1.65 mark than we were at the beginning of the week, christine. >> hey, ross. early jitters about the country faded as people jumped in to do some bargain hunt bing after the big slump we saw in the market yesterday. also helping the markets was china's central bank pledging to maintain a loose monetary pol y policy. that is giving the shanghai composite a lift, erasing some of the earlier losses we've seen. the bombay sensitive 30 trading up 0.6%. taking a look at the nikkei 225 continuing to push higher, 0.5%. highest close in nine months. bargain hunting is the theme of the day here in asia. bertha. >> could be the same theme here in the u.s., christine. we are seeing dow futures above fair value. could be in part because of an upgrade of our parent company shares, general electric over at goldman sachs, they see less of a threat now that ge capital may have to be spun off because of regulation. meantime, we are expec

winds out of the south-southwest at five. and our humidity levels at 57 percent. that humidity level will go up a bit as we see a chance for pop-up showers possibly tomorrow. but comfortable conditions out there at this time. temperatures across the region, looking at 75 degrees, or 70 degrees in richmond. 75 in new york. looking at 74 in harrisburg. 77 out at the airport. and we can see 71 in pittsburg. so all across the region looking at the lower mid 70s. but we have warmer temperatures that will be building up out of the south as we get through the day tomorrow. looking at another warm day. with temperatures in the mid, upper 80s. but we have a little trough moving through the area. firing off scattered showers to the north of us, in parts of new york state. trough right now, dry right here is running now through parts of pennsylvania and west virginia. and ang lot trough you get a lift in the atmosphere. few pop-up showers and thunderstorms here. so you can see to the north. through our region. but not a lot of activity. cold front back to the northwest that

here is a look at your five-day forecast for you. not bad at all.get sunshine in the early part of the week. look at thursday. talk about hot, 90 degrees i'm rolling out. summer's back. >> thank you, gwen. >>> the weather was perfect for a star-studded concert at the ballpark. >> what a night is was. ♪ >> the rocket band and the piano performed. elton john and billy joel kicked it off. they sang a few duets before doing some of their classics. it was the first ever musical concert held at national park. >>> a bash for barbie. hundreds of barbie fanatics are in town. it includes five days of buying, selling and talking about the iconic doll. there is even a barbie fashion show. >> she's had hundreds of careers, endless eras covered, different lifestyles and -- and, you know, things that we do in our everyday life, everybody can relate to. >> this is not cheap. it costs $400 to attend. >> high heels and and barbie. >>> we all wonder if someone is g.g. >> yep. a psychologist reveal someone is telling a lie. that's all coming up next.  >>> having a

there is a look at traffic going across the american legion bridge at 495. a little bit better than it was this time yesterday, that's for sure. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's check in with tony perkins to get a look at that forecast. >> not bad. we'll see a lot of sunshine. it will be a warm one as one would expect for this time of year. perhaps not quite as comfortable as it was yesterday. currently here in washington, our temperature is 69 degrees. relative humidity at 63%. that is very nice. winds rea acalm and your barometric pressure, 30.15. here is a look at your satellite-radar. there are a few cloudsut another very pretty sunrise across the washington area. you seat cloud coverallily from here to points west. that will break up as the day progresses and it will become a mostly sunny day today. today, temperatures where they should be in the upper 80s as opposed to the low and mid-80s that we've seen in parts of the area. yesterday, we topped out at 85 degrees. today in wash, we are looking for a high of 88 with inreesed humidity as

i was at the club at fenway park.reaction from the team about what is for them an important win. >>> you looked unflappable. tell me how you felt out there. >> i felt pretty good, going into the game. i knew i had to pitch well to be able to compete against the team and have a very good lineup. i was able to throw my fast ball to both sides of the plate. >> coming out, to finish a win. the importance of this, first and foremost. >> it was big. it's been a rocky road trip. and we need to come out and get a win. >> reporter: orioles, kansas city tonight. plus more at 11:00. we'll see you then. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. >>> be sure to tune in to tonight's prime time lineup at 10:00. >> stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> that's it for us. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm vic carter. >>> i'm denise koch, thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. don't go away. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric. including a look at sp >> couric: tonight, the 9

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glen wood at north york and mlk. and 25th at garrett. you're also looking at delays still looking at 295 northbound. slow between savage and annapolis road. there is a look at your drive times and your speeds on 95 as well as the top and the west sides was beltway. there's a live look at the top side. slow and go on the inner loop. between park heights and falls road. that's about an eight-minute drive. and another 11 minutes on the inner loop between charles and harford. there's a look at the west side. this traffic report was brought to you by mountain side. com. where baltimore finds great deals on maryland mountain getaways. >>> the owners and their customers are in shock today, after fire heavily damages the suburban house in pikesville. the restaurant has been a landmark in baltimore's jewish community for nearly half a century. ron matz reports, they're vowing to reopen. >> you can see that thick, black smoke, bellowing out of both the front and the rear. >> reporter: from sky eye chopper 13, you could see the heavy smoke. today,

relative humidity is at 73%. your winds out of the northeast at 8 miles per hour. yesterday morning, during the mid morning hours, the humidity was at 38%. you can't get much lower thn that in the middle of the summertime. now tak aoo lat satellite radar, one thing different this morning than yesterday morning, more clouds out there. you cansee that osn the satellite radar image. no precipitation. don't worry about that. but there are clouds out there this morning and most of the areas are reporting mostly cloudy skies. your forecast for today, mostly sunny. although partly sunny in most of the area. lower than normal humidity. let's get an update on traffic with julie wright. no, we don't have julie. we'll go back to the desk. steve and allison, back to you. >>> we start off with an exclusive metro operator apparently asleep at the wheel. the passenger says the praiser -- the passenger says the operator was sleeping at the wheel. >> sarah simmons joins us live from metro headquarters with the latest on this mess. sarah. >> reporter: allison and steve, we got that

same goes for the west side at baltimore national pike. there's a look at the top side at 83. that is even looking pretty nice at this hour. this traffic report brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. maryland'sbest.net. back to you. >>> an unusual assault of young women visiting a movie theater. attacked by someone wielding super glue. into new york's homeless. if they want the city will fly them anywhere free of charge. >>> wild ride. a second grader behind the wheel. >>> and july is about over. get ready for august. weather in baltimore. the forecast coming up. >>> a police chase starts by a 7-year-old boy, caught on tape in utah. police dash cam captures the child travels after he steals his father's car to avoid going to church. when the car came to a church -- look at that. wow. the officer -- we shouldn't laugh because it's serious, he could have been hurt or hurt somebody. the officer was surprised to see the young child jump out and run away. police say they will probably not file charges. >>> a chicago woman is being sued over posting she made on th

k at the to point number -- look at those dew point numbers. that means low humidity relative to july. stafford at 66. a lot of sunshine for today. a few clouds later on today. noticeably cooler and less humid. highs in the low 80's today. tomorrow, pretty much the same story. comfortable with highs in the low 80's. we will seek a brief return of the heat and humidity. high temperatures up to where they should be. whether looking great this week. >> -- the weather is looking great this week. >> there is a crash on the outer loop by the clara barton part way. this just in according to mdot. i just got off the phone. new york avenue is closed in both directions between bladensburg -- wait a minute. between west montana avenue after bladensburg wrote. this is after the old hecht company warehouse. they tell me new york avenue will be closed for 30 minutes. avoid new york ave. they are still paying a portion of 410 westbound heading over to route 1. only one lane is getting by. i will take you to the camera where it is quiet becausee needed to end

it happened at william paca. abc 2 news brittney gordon joins us now live with details on what happened. brittney? >> reporter: well, marybeth, police do now have their man. his name is keon earl. he is 26 years old, and he has been hiding inside of william paca all day long. now students here were in a summer learning camp today when they were suddenly evacuated this morning. according to police, there was just before 10 a.m. when they had come out responding to a call for drug dealing in the nearby area. while questioning their suspect, he took off and into the school. police evacuated the building, and the children were sent home as police searched every floor of the school. >> after about the third sweep, we actually found them on the second floor in some cabinets underneath of a sink. he was actually arrested without any type of incident, taken to central booking where he'll be processed. >> reporter: there are about 200 students in the school when it was evacuated, but now that this man has been caught, the

no one was home at his house. court documents say police confiscated various computer equipment from it. representatives tell us that he coached during the spring league, but as far as we know, he was not scheduled to coach this fall. he had been removed from their soccer program recently and that he previously passed a full background check. >> he passed all the necessary background checks and was complied with coaching and the training that we provide. it is unfortunate but we are doing everything we can to make sure that no one was harmed. >> court documents reveal that he admitted to police about the texting and the pictures, but said he was only kidding. he has since been released on $250,000 bond. police say there may be -- there may be more victims out there. >> student attending summer school got out early after a suspect ran into the school. detectives were asking the man questions in east baltimore, but that is when the man suddenly turned off, running into william paca elementary school. detectives are

at night. the stars in new york, of course. >> as a foot note, walter was a tremendous competitor. yes, he was yunkal walter, yes, all the social graces and professional graces, which made him a legend, but down where he lived, he was turning the wind and every was climbing, nbc, abc, and he became a champion of the space program in many ways you would see -- >> to ensure man's survival in a hostile environment of outer space. >> reporter: being on television, particularly being a supernova star, such as walter cronkite, wasn't news. it's an egocentric, narcissistic business, and but you rarely if ever saw that in walter cronkite. one reason was his wife betsy. saying, hey, come on, big guy, that sort of thing. she would have kept him on an even keel. walter never talked in terms of power. never saw hip as a powerful person. he saw himself as an honest broker of information that he gathered information and walter was one hell of a reporter, he wasn't just an anchor and he knew good reporting, d

and that was definitely what they were looking at at the time. we have a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for york count they will die out here in about 10 minutes. we'll keep you posted from first warning weather. now, back to you. >> thank you. stay with wjz eyewitness news, for complete coverage of the deadly helicopter crash. wjz is always on. go to wjz.com for investigation updates and video. >>> the rescue has turned into a recovery for the maryland team presumed drowned in south carolina. eyewitness news has learned the victim had traveled to myrtle beach to play at a baseball tournament at the rip kin complex. >>> 13-year-old lonnie hill was with his teammates yesterday when they decided to take a break from baseball and cool off at the beach. the victim went under water and never came back up. >> the guys came out there. and saw somebody go out on the water. and these guys came back in and grabbed boogie boards. i cut off my radio and went straight out there. >> reporter: hundreds of volunteers joined the coast guard for the massive

56. 63 at b.w.i.l. 79 to 83, mostly sunny, high of 80 expected for the airport. cooler with the light northwest win. beautiful tonight, down to 55. >> ooh.

at the university of texas at austin he took a part time job at the post and that led to a full position. as a sportscaster he had a challenge -- the station had no wire. so he ran back from next door to broadcast the stories. the station let him go, saying he would "never make a radio announcer." he got a job at the state capitol and this led to a full-time job at the houston press newspaper and the end of his two-year college career. his parents did not seem too disappointed he never graduated. in the great depression a job was considered more valuable than an education. during world war ii cronkite worked for a correspondent for u.p.i. he stayed on as chief correspondent during the nuremberg war crimes trial. in 1950 he was lured to cbs where he covered politics and hosted historical documentaries. he helped found the cbs evening news which he anchored. more americans started to get their news from cronkite than from nbc's huntley and brinkley report. >> the united states information agency -- >> he broke some of the century's biggest stories. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. ce

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at $64.what is the proper price of oil given supply and demand? and is it even supply and demand dictating the price these days? sharon epperson on the floor of the nymex. >> there are new fundamentals to consider when you're looking at oil prices, as well. and one of those are investment flows, which are considerably greater than they've been in some time. and as i said before, up from $80 billion in february to $125 billion in commodity indices today. so with that said, you've been  on the floor for a very long time, you've watched the trade change, and what do you tnk is driving the prices right now? >> you know, sharon, that's the $64,000 question. we could talk about so many things that go into the price of energy. i would argue that the old school supply and demand fundamentals are not at play. we've seen this market can escape those fundamentals easily. we saw it last summer when it went to $147 really on nothing. we've a two times price increase since march and i don't know that sup

ground ball, roberts at second can't make that play. at that shar a scored. and then the yankees had four runs. ozone never recovered. one hitting star, adam jones had a good day. they lose 6-4. they lost ten straight in new york. day off tomorrow. not getting easier as they go to boston. >>> ravens training camp kicks off in six days. they begin to gather monday. first practice tuesday. today we caught up with running back ma gay hee at the grand opening of a mobile store. he is teaming up for charity. running back is committed to a come back in 2009. missed three games last year, tells us plans to be full strength starting next week. >> i have a lot of doubt about this. it is going to be fun, like hey, he is in great shape, doing his moves. but it is not all about that. it is about me proving to myself i can go out there. >> they pledged to donate five hundred dollars to johns hopkins children center for every touchdown he scores this season. >>> soccer takes center stage. southern california, more than 80,000 fans, match between england and italy. they cal

easterly wind at five to 10.oks like that rain will stick around through the evening hours as well. then we will start to see some breaks in the clouds on friday. 86 degrees. 89 on saturday. with plenty of sunshine. looks like a beautiful saturday. pool weather. a must on saturday. looking at sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday. chances for scattered showers, but the temperatures will increase as we go get down through the middle of next week. so definitely keep an eye to the sky to see if we have any severe weather. keep it right here and keep you up to date with all the latest events, back to you. >> thank you, vytas. >> the orioles glad to be getting out of new york. bruce joins us with details on "sports unlimited". >> new york can be that way. coming up on "sports unlimited". after spotting the yankees in early lead. the o's rally but is it enough to avoid the sweep? highlights coming up. after another rough outing last night. have we seen the last of o's starter rich hill. we have details for you. and we der

i don't regret it at all. not at all.ould have regretted it if i broken down and couldn't have continued. that i would have regretted. but this brief show of emotion was something that i think is perfectly natural. i don't blame a on-air person for showing emotion. it seems to me that you really don't want people reporting to you who don't have any sense of the emotional impact of a given moment in history. >> you've seen a lot of emotion here tonight from people who dearly miss walter cronkite and honor his legacy. mr. cronkite made history, the defining moments of his legendary career, just ahead. is there anything that the bank can do for you? customers are stressed. so that's why, you know we've adjusted a lot of the different processes we have in place such as rolling out more innovative products to really meet the needs of the customers. we actually move with the economic times. customers who maybe have lost their jobs, we're looking at waiving fees for them. we've introduced add it up. our risk free cd. it's one st

we'll look at what's at stake here and what this means for america. we'll go inside that war next door. >>> there are allegations of racism at a philadelphia area pool. dozens of children say they were kicked out simply because of their race. the swim club denies it. we have the details. >>> before the break we told bu a polygamist community which called mexico home. hundreds of americans belong to this group, and this week two of its members were killed by a drug cartel. they were described as crime fighters who stood up to the cartels and who died defending what they believe in. fred burton is a counterterrorism expert joining us from austin, texas. also with us is gary tuchman in el paso tonight. americans beaten, dragged out of their homes and murdered in cold blood. it seems pretty brazen, but in some respects is this another day sadly in mexico? >> erica, i'm afraid you're right. the area where this took place is a disputed territory. you have the suarez and the loras cartel fighting over this geography. what is more troubling is this location h

sunrise tomorrow morning, at 6:05. current temperatures, still in the upper 80s, especially where it hasn't been raining. where it's been raining it's obviously cooler. 89 degrees at national airport. the dew point has dropped down to 61. not too bad, producing a relative humidity of 42%. he mesoheotsome esotr numbers. a little cooler where the clouds and showers have been. winchester checking in at 73, but it's 81 at bwi. 75 with a little bay breeze down there and some rain from earlier at the naval air takes. here is the setup. a little change for us. the dip in the jet stream that has been giving us the great summer weather is going to shift to the west. and that means some of the heat from the south will get a chance to sneak up the east coast. i don't think we will get into the hottest part of this air mass, but let's just say normal for the rest of the week. temperatures upper 80s to around 90 degrees, all the way through friday, and that is average for this time of year. and each day, there will be a chance for

steve mcnair dead at the age of 36. >>> the finals at wimbledon.yesterday another chapter of sister act. serena beating venus. in straight sets to win the crown for a third time. venus was asked if it was any easier to take loseing to her sister. she said there is no easy to losing. second stage of tour de france, american icon lance armstrong, his return following a four-year retirement. trying to pick up the pace today, started in tenth place. that's a check of the sports. >>> hln money expert clark >>> former president bush made a public appearance on the july 4th. what he told the crowd he misses most now that he's no longer in office. >>> continuing our holiday trip around the u.s. about 55,000 runners took part in the peachtree rod race in atlanta. it is billed as the largest 10-k in the country. >>> former president bush spent his july 4th in oklahoma. he spoke in woodward as part of festivities celebrating a local park there. bush joked with the crowd saying he appreciated them giving a retired guy something to do. he also told them what he

reagan national. 75 at dulles. 74 at bwi marshall. tony is right. it's hot out there and hotter later today. afternoon showers and thunderstorms return and, as mentioned, some of the storms could be strong later today. we have some hail and damaging wind and very torrential rains so get ready for that. wind will be out of the south at five to 10 miles per hour. we'll talk saturday and sunday coming up in just a minute. >> hot in here too. >> i know it is. >> you going through the change. >> about that time. let's find out what is happening with traffic. for that, we go to julie wright. >> good lord what a tease will do to the anchors on the news desk early in the morning. >> i'm not still roving from the tease. >> a woman's legs and a pair of heels and you got hot flashes. honey, let me hose you down jackpot that was good video. >> all right. as you are traveling the beltway, you'll find the lane are open as you travel between college park and silver spring. inner loop of the beltway, they've been busy picking up construction at 2 # 6

beltway at pulaski. any cars at all? i don't see any. on 97 at generals highway looking very good so far this morning. we will keep you posted and let you know if any problems come up. >> our big story, it was an emotional night in nashville as family, friends and fans gathered to remember steve mcnair. >> keith mills is live in the studio with more on the memorial service. a lot of folks showed up. >> they did. steve mcnair's widow and four boys obviously an emotional time for them. two of the boys on hand for the memorial service. so was derrick mason. pete gilbert has more as more than 4,500 family, friends and teammates honored him. >> fans arrived early willing to bake under a tennessee sun for their chance to say good-bye. former teammates poured in remembering what made steve mcnair a gridiron legend and their friend. eddie george inspired by his father in thinking of steve wrote a poem. >> so, walk with your head held high into the gold en lien ligh knowing you have done your very best, wrong or