i'm derek mcginty. anita has the night off. and whether you subscribe to marian barry's theory or not, the national drug policy shows 90% of bank notes from 18 cities all over the country have traces of cocaine on them. and what's more, dc topped the list where the testing took place with 95% of sample bills testing positive. digital correspondent andrew stack has been sniffing around on this one. andrew. >> reporter: well, derek, i spent most of this evening at a chemistry lab at george washington university and learned firsthand pretty much everyone has traces of cocaine on their money. if the latest research is correct, this is still the most popular method for ingesting cocaine. not using $100 bills but rather 5, 10 and 20. the doctor said his assistant are hoping to get results inside their chem lab. >> this was a technique that was recently discovered by purdue university. >> reporter: so for the purposes of testing money off the street, i'm going to go into my own wallet, pull out a couple of the retired tens and 20s and

derek, we'll watch this for the evening. if the president appears during your program and we suspect he will, we'll come back here immediately. >> thank you for that. we'll look forward to that. all right, here at home, capital police investigating a maryland man after he was photographed holding an effigy of a congressman in a noose. here's the picture getting the attention on the internet. the man, patrick samuels, the congress -- from maryland's first district. samuels brought the effigy to his rally. now to other top stories, first their former chief is hit by a dui, now two police officers are under investigation. plus, employee perks. some local city workers get dirt cheap rent and don't have to pay a penny in taxes. and 9news now uncovered other spots around dc with low water pressure. >> i'm dave stadard in northwest washington. in reaction to last week's fire. >> we have solutions now in place that will provide the adequate water protection, or fire protection to every community in the district. >> the water supply

i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm anita brikman. >>> tonight shocking new details come out of an 18-year-old bizarre kidnapping case. >> california police have arrested a convicted sex offender and his wife for abducting little jc dugar back in 1991. but now we find out what happened after that is harder to stomach. she hadn't been seen or heard from in 18 long years. >> there are no known attempts for her to reach out to anybody. >> so when she accompanied the sex offender, his wife nancy and two children in his parole meeting, authorities got suspicious. during questioning, they discovered that jc, now 29 and called alyssa, was really the 11-year-old girl kidnapped back in 1991 near her home in south lake, tahoe. and it turns out, phillip had fathered the two children with jc. >> none of the children have ever gone to school. they've never been to a doctor. they were kept in complete isolation. >> the two girls are 15 and 11 which means jc go pregnant at age 13. authorities say the three lived in a secret area behind the home. >> the back yard had sheds, tents and outbuildings where they s

we're againing with derek valcourt.

derek? >> thank you for that. >>> the u.s.nsportation secretary has a message for car dealers and for drivers. he says you will get your money. today reporters were asking him about the cash for clunkers program and why some dealerships still haven't gotten paid. he says the checks are in the mail. >> we are working with the car dealers. i have taken calls from car dealers in my hometown and other places. they are going to get their money. >> several car dealers have actually pulled out of the program because they are still waiting to get paid. >>> and a side effect of cash for clunkers the price for used it more than it used to be. at the beginning of the summer used cars were cheaper than they are now. the increase is a direct result of cash for clunkers. andrew stack spent this evening figuring out how this is possible when prices are going down all of a sudden. >> well, it is possible because of supply and demand. at a base level cash for clunkers disposes of used cars and because there are fewer available for resale deale

derek is doing the weather one night. you'll know.t's take a look at the three- day trend first as we go into the weekend. temperatures are going to go down initially, and then we're going to shoot them back up big- time late in the weekend. show you the seven-day in a second. there could be some rainshowers around tomorrow morning. but the high temperatures will only be in the upper 70s and low 80s. overnight tonight partly cloudy skies. i do think there is a chance for showers and thunderstorms. but that will be late tonight. i'd say after 10:00. up until that time, should be just fine. low temperatures upper 60s. sunset coming up at 8:15. during the day tomorrow, a chance of showers. possibly a thunderstorm. i don't think thunder is going to be a big deal tomorrow. the best chance for rain will be in the morning. there could be some showers around for the thursday morning commute. high temperatures between 79 and 84. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:14. right now the clouds are thickening up. the temperatures holding steady int the up

derek ward and that story tonight. >> back to school time. stores like staples, already the busy season. >> that time of the year. just, more and more. >> the family has a list and budget. this shopping trip has been well thought out. >> the economy. you really have to plan. tax free shopping days have been a salvation for families all over the area. you won't find the tax free holidays in the district or maryland this year. th cannot afford to give up the revenue. >> for this weekend they're giving up on shopping for school supplies where they live and opting for virginia. home of the lone sales tax holiday this year. why not? >> folks who aren't looking to fill up a cart are happy to take advantage of the tax breaks. after all. 5% off is 5% off. every little helps these days. i know it is going to be significant. the sales tax break applies to clothing items. and purchases are not covered. some like best buy are offering their own for customers. >> every time we run this type of emotio a lot of guests do come in. they are taking advantage o

i'm derek valcourt.ory coming up on eyewitness news. >>> i'm ron matz. in phoenix, baltimore county. your chance to win this dream home and help a good cause. the story when eyewitness news continues. it's a revolution in pain relief. (announcer) new icy hot medicated roll. for wherever you hurt. icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. the new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control. >>> it is 5:28. it's cooling off. only 93 degrees. and if you're just getting in, welcome home, everybody. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> the university of maryland takes center stage in the global fight against the h1n1 virus. the medical community is taking the lead. researchers have begun testing a vaccine on hundreds of volunteers. >> reporter: doctors here at the university of maryland medical center have been busy injecting volunteers from a vaccine they hope will protect the entire country, if not the whole world. >> as a boy, arthur was a test patient for the vaccine for polio.

adam. >> all right, derek, thank you so much, reporting live in baltimore city. health officials are urging students to get that standard flu vaccine in addition to the swine flu vaccine if it becomes available sometime in mid- october. there are some pretty angry baltimore county residents tonight after a day of volunteer work goes to waste. just yesterday the back river cleanup association put in many hours picking up trash and tons of tires and bottles in the river but this morning they returned to find the water a very odd orange color. it was littered once again with bottles and trash. the county believes that the large amount of runoff could be coming from construction projects in the areas of interstates 95 and 695. >> it's disheartening to people to come out and spend a saturday where they work all week, then all of a sudden they want to come out and work on something that's in their backyard, then they wake up the next morning and you've got bottles floating down in front of their house, the river is orange. >> so much trash out there, those volunteers r

derek ward joins us live with the story. d derek? >> four people were injured before 4:00 p.m. three victims lived down the street. they have all been hospitalized including a 12-year-old fighting for his life. police say the vw passat driver and three passengers was stopped at ridge road and morning star drive. the driver, 20-year-old kapur was northbound attempting to make a left turn on to morningstar when the ford work truck came up from behind. after the in pact both vehicles ended up beyond the intersection in the southbound lane. >> we're fortunate that somebody traveling in the other direction didn't become involved in this collision. >> it's sad. very sad. crying. the driver was crying. >> residents of the community say sadly not the first serious accident here. >> three accidents here within the last two years. and two buses over there have not. this year. and we have one a couple years ago. >> those with driveways who faced the heavily traveled road say it can be a frightening experience coming and going. >> near misses every time. you take your life into your hand w

derek valcourt, eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, derek. the victim's family says police have asked them not to comment on the case until after the investigation is complete. >>> breaking news right now out of baltimore county where firefighters are battling a fire at a townhome. a second call just went out for more firefighters to respond to a home in spicewood court in essex. we're told this is a pretty big fire. right now we do not have any words on injuries or what started it. we'll bring you more information as soon as it's available. >>> skyeye chopper 13 was over the area of pleasure island where a man's body was found in the water. police say the man drowned in a swimming accident but it is unclear how he got into the water. the man's name is not yet known. >>> a major identity theft ring targeting people in four states is broken up right here in maryland. eyewitness news is live and kai jackson explains the suspect had the driver's licenses, credit cards, and social security numbers of a number of unsuspecting people. kai. >> repor

i'm derek valcourt. i'll explain coming up on "eyewitness news." >>> a former baltimore man arrived in annapolis after bicycling from the west coast. i'll tell you what his mission is. that's coming up next on "eyewitness news." >>> how low will the temps go tonight? the updated forecast coming up with bob. >>> there's exciting news for the gm plant in whitemarsh, baltimore county. employees who once feared the economy could put their facility on the gm chopping block now know they can play a vital role. derek valcourt has more on how they could be affected by the federal government grant. hi, derek. >> reporter: hi, sally. this plant saw layoffs not long ago and now could be in for a reversal of fortune as they soon could be playing a major role of the development of electric cars. transmission systems for gm cars, trucks and hybrids have been the bread and butter of employees they whitemarsh plant. they could soon have a major hand at developing a rear wheel drive electric system. general motors was aw

we're live, derek valcourt, eyewitness news. >> we've got a little time to prepare, derek. thank you so much. tomorrow he we'll have the latest on that bill. >>> the other big story is the weather that moved through the state earlier today. number of tornado warnings and strong thunderstorms across the state today. one viewer sent in this picture of damage in federalsburg. take another look at this picture from elkton. a large tree looks like it fell on this house. we're told that everyone is say. these are just a few of the pictures that moved through maryland. our cameras also caught some damage in cecil county. one resident said the storm came in so quick did he not even have time to take cover. >> i was in my living room, looked out the front door, and i seen like tree limbs spinning in sir ca.s looked like a tornado to me. it sounded like the house got torn up. >> that storm comes after we learn that two tornadoes touched down on friday. you can see complete opposite outside now from what we have been seeing. bernadette woods has more. those were pretty strong that mov

derek valcourt, wjz, eyewitness news. >> now, the maryland energy administration offers grants of up to $10,000 to help de fray the costs of buying wind turbine. >>> president obama celebrated his birthday today by bringing someone else cupcakes. "happy birthday dear helen, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the president surprised veteran reporter helen thomas with cupcakes for her á89 birthday, also today, thomas has covered every president since john f kennedy. the president himself who turned 48 also celebrated his birthday with a game of bowling, and then, of course, a meeting. >> i don't know which one is happier, the president's birthday, but helen, i don't know, that's pretty terrific. >>> midweek coming up tomorrow, chance of some more showers in the region. take a look at temperatures right now. it's down to pretty comfortable, all things considered. 74, winds are calm, humidity subpoena, barometer holding steady right now. how warm did it it get today? believe it or not, it was a pretty normal day. 88, 66 this morning, 87/66 is average on this date. nothing unusual. the records 10

back to you. >> thanks, derek. even the american bankers association has had its name used by con artists in a similar fake check scheme. >>> the perfect house for the lean real-estate market. an eight-foot wide brown stone is on the market. the dimensions led to some unique ideas like a stove in the wall. it qums a fat $2.75 million price tag. >>> you've got to have a fat bank account to afford the skinny house. >> i was about to say the same thing. >> i agree. >>> we're talking about staying in your house with thunderstorms rolling through the region. doppler showing what's moving on through. very colorful radar as we start to head into this 11:00 hour. we're starting to see really these storms started popping up here just about an hour and a half ago. some of them are bringing with them some pretty gusty winds. cannot rule out the potential for even some hail with some of these storms up toward finksburg. these storms have some pretty strong rains. the winds have been gusting, and up here these brighter colors d

he we're live at tinner harbor, derek valcourt, eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, derek. anyone with any information on that shooting should call police. >> more gunfire in baltimore city tonight. this time a woman is shot while driving her car. you can see the bullet hole that pierced the driver's side of this jeep cherokee. police say the gunman opened fire as the woman was driving on east la fayette. the woman was hit in the leg and treated at the hospital. police did arrest a suspect but are not releasing any other information. >>> sound proposal. a state delegate somehow managed to lasso a police boat and helicopter to help him pop the question, and now city police have opened an investigation into why mar renne and helicopter officers staged a fake raid on a boat in the inner harbor. turned out john cardin, nephew of ben cardin, was on that boat with his girlfriend. a police spokesman says, quote, definitely there was some poor judgment exercised by some officers. cardin is promising to rei am fwurs department for all expenses. >> forecasters are keeping an eye on t

derek mason got a warm welcome after he decided to return from he tirement. mark viviano has more. >> reporter: yeah, he received a warm welcome yesterday and back to business today. he never officially retired and he gave thought to ending his career and he's ready to play at least one more season.

derek jeter. deep drive. center field. look at jacoby ellsbury. into the wall to make the grab.ater in the third inning, nobody's catching this one. johnny damon off john smoltz. his 20th home run of the year for damon. his first 20-homer season since 2006. top four. casey kotchman connects. two-run home run. his first with the red sox. they are up 3-1. but in the fourth, the yanks tee off on john smoltz. melky cabrera -- the no-doubter -- three-run home run, his 11th. smoltz tagged. nine hits, eight earned in 3 1/3 -- his e.r.a. is 8.32. jorge posada off former yankee billy traber, and that's gone for a three-run home run -- his 14th. yanks score eight in the fourth. they lead 9-3. normally, it's joba throwing at kevin youkilis, but on thursday night it was mark melancon throwing at dustin pedroia. it will be interesting to see if on friday night there will be any retaliation. it will be interesting to see if the yankees win it 13-6. they lead boston by 3 1/2 games in the a.l. east. they beat the red sox for the first time this season. they snap a nine-game losing streak to the

pete gilbert is live with more on the return of derek mason. >> as far as retirement dramas go, derek mason after re-evaluating his desire to play football, he discovered he still has business to attend to on the field, and ravens fans say thank you. think he missed football? 13th training camp, laughing like a child playing in the rain. he displayed precision in drills. he didn't sit on the couch while contemplating his future career. he says he is ready to play and wants to reach the super bowl. he said his brief retirement had nothing to do with angling for a new contract. >> when i city to come back, it is because my heart is in it. i don't want to hear anything about contracts because i don't want that to be a carrot hanging over my head. people saying that. no. i didn't get an extension. haven't been talking about an extension. i'm coming back to play football, and i'm coming back to try to win the super bowl. that is basically it. >> derek mason has led the ravens in receiving the last four seasons, including last year when he had 39 more catches than anybody else on the team.

derek jeter. deep drive. center field. look at jacoby ellsbury. into the wall to make the grab.ater in the third inning, nobody's catching this one. johnny damon off john smoltz. his 20th home run of the year for damon. his first 20-homer season since 2006. top four. casey kotchman connects. two-run home run. his first with the red sox. they are up 3-1. but in the fourth, the yanks tee off on john smoltz. melky cabrera -- the no-doubter -- three-run home run, his 11th. smoltz tagged. nine hits, eight earned in 3 1/3 -- his e.r.a. is 8.32. jorge posada off former yankee billy traber, and that's gone for a three-run home run -- his 14th. yanks score eight in the fourth. they lead 9-3. normally, it's joba throwing at kevin youkilis, but on thursday night it was mark melancon throwing at dustin pedroia. it will be interesting to see if on friday night there will be any retaliation. it will be interesting to see if the yankees win it 13-6. they lead boston by 3 1/2 games in the a.l. east. they beat the red sox for the first time this season. they snap a nine-game losing streak to the

bottom three, derek jeter, deep drive center field. jacoby ellsbury makes the sliding grab at the base of the wall. but, it would only hold off those yankee bats for a little while. because later in the third, johnny damon off john smoltz and gone. 20th homer of the year for damon. the yankees tie it at 1 in the fourth. casey kotchman, his first home run as a member of the red sox. boston up 3-1. looking good. but john smoltz has been a victim from the beginning of the year. and thursday night the big inning was the fourth. cabrera's 3-run home run, his 11th. nine hits, 8 earned. bottom four, billy trainer on in relief. that's no relief. jorge posada. another three-run blast. his 14th. the yanks score 8 in the fourth and leave it 9-3. top 8, a 95 mile an hour heater over pedroia's head. a couple of pitches later, the things getting a bit heated as posada trying to calm pedroia down. 13-6 is the final in the bronx. the yankees beat the red sox for the first time this season. snap a nine-game losing streak going back to last year. and no

i'm derek mcginty. anita is off tonight. well, you just heard an eyewitness account of what went down at kent island high school earlier today. we have plenty of new information tonight on this developing story. offialusscit joldci u 5 rte0:0 after 5:00 p.m., some football players developed cramps and nausea at that high school. the players had only been practicing for about 35 minutes before they stoth got sick. 12 -- they got sick. 12 of them had to go to the hospital to be treated. the other members of the team that were not transported did not leave the school until 9:00 tonight. this video was shot earlier today from sky nine with players being carried out on stretchers. there was a little bit of inconsistency what b what caused them to get sick. some say it was the heat, others speculate it was some sort of chemical con sam nation. we have live -- contamination. we have live coverage with brittany morehouse who is just outside of kent island. >> reporter: that's right. i'm on kent island right now. but earlier this eve

derek ward has that report tonight. move in day. right of passages for sons and daughters. howard university and american university, parents say good-bye. >> i'm not so concerned about really just leaving her by herself. am just concerned about, you know, some of the things that may go on here in the city. >> i love the city. the best part of the city as f as i know. and we're very excited. i think it is going to be a tremendous opportunity here for her. >> one of the things parents at both campuses are concerned about is safety. this year, howard university starting a new program aimed at keeping all students safe. >> the new system. the guardian service as well as our upgraded alert system. >> cell phone base. the company, wireless, works with campuses. it has panic buttons and timer function that can alert help if the user isn't at a preset location at a preset time. >> we know students all have cell phones. so we feel that this is a way to reach out to the student and for them to reach us. rapidly. >> in addition to existing campus security measures. meanwhile, here on

good afternoon, derek. >> good afternoon, mary. the police commissioner is trying to make some changes at the inner harbor, especially changes in the way the officers who are there are policing, it's the first time he's been talking about this since the saturday night shooting at the inner harbor, that's where a feud between the crips and the bloods turned violent when a gang member whipped out a semiautomatic weapon and shot two gang members, the commissioner said he wants his officers to pay more attention to signs of criminal behavior, such as teens wearing obvious gang colors. >> this isn't brain surgery, they give us clues. and we should act on those clues before trouble starts. that's my lane, right? that's what i want my cops to do. and i want them to go up and i want them to say, welcome to the harbor. don't act like a jerk here, we want you to have a good time, but leave all this gang stuff at home. or if you can't, go back home, and then we'll deal with you there. you don't get to act like a fool here. >> wjz was the only

big storms and -- and big storms and we'll check back in the news cast and now, we'll check in with derek valcourt and he has more on the heat. >> reporter: well, this is one of six cooling centers open in the city on pennsylvania avenue. it will be open again tomorrow and tuesday as the city tries to help people deal with the intense heat. >> reporter: on a day like this, it doesn't take a long walk down the street before your cooling system kicks in and you start sweating. >> you're human, we're going to perspire. you have to play it safe. >> reporter: the heat rising off of the pavement enough to make your miserable. >> reporter: i feel like i'm about to melt. i want to take may clothes off, but they would arrest me. ingly i'm not a hot weather person, i prefer snow any day. >> reporter: the city monitors the conditions and today through tuesday, they're turning the six community action centers into cooling centers. >> we have had about 15 to 20 people so far. >> reporter: with fresh ice and free water, most importantly, a place to relax in the air- conditioning. the temperatures this

derek valcourt is live at central booking with more on the arrest. derek? >> the other victim said there were three attackers late last night. police tracked down two teenagers they say helped commit this violent hate crime. >> these are the faces of the three men, at the center of the investigation. into one of the biggest hate crime attacks baltimore has seen in recent years. all three are now accused in the brutal beat being and carjacking of a 76-year-old african american fisherman at fort armistead park. 14-year-old zachary watson and miller both arrested separately at their home last night. police said they were ocomp lises -- accomplices. >> i think the consensus is that mr. lockner played a leading real roll in a lot of this. >> reporter: commissioner fred bealefeld says it is unclear if they were also motivated by racial hate rid. >> there are a couple of accounts as to who did what. including who operated the vehicle when it crashed. i think the versions are, depends on who you talk to. >> reporter: adolphadolf hitler appears to have been an icon

in landover, derek ward. news 4. >>> coming up a small plane drops from the sky. it crashes just short of a crowded high school football field. we'll tell you all about that. >>> us, summer comes to an end. kidd a kids are getting ready to go back to school. last minute preparations under way. michael phelps out and about after he was involved in the car wreck last week. but what he was wearing on his leg has some people concerned. >>> on "nbc nightly news," hurricane bill turns up dangerous surf. growing outrage over freedom foc the l >>> two people are dead after a plane crashed near a crowded high school football scrimmage in ohio last night. the pilot and the passenger were pronounced dead at the scene in harrison, ohio. witnesses say it appeared the pilot intentionally took a nose-dive to avoid about 1,000 people at the football stadium. that plane took off from cincinnati, both victims were from indiana. authorities have declared a state of emergency in greece tonight. another major wildfire erupted northeast of athens. scores of residents have been ordered

derek valcourt is live in central booking with more on the arrest. derek? >> reporter: kai, late last night, police say they were able to track down two teenagers who helped commit is this crime against a 76-year- old man. >> reporter: 17-year-old zachary watson and 16-year-old immanuel miller, both arrested separately at their homes last night. police say they were accomplices to calvin leitner. >> there's a couple of different accounts as to who did what. even as sutlezy -- subtly as who drove the vehicle when it crashed or who was operating the vehicle when it crashed. i think the versions are, -- it depends on who you talk to. >> the group attacked 73-year- old fisherman james pravat. >> he said the boys came from behind and was banging on -- knocked him on the ground, kicked him, took his keys and sped off with his truck. >> reporter: police were able to use a tracking device to track pravat's truck. and found kevin lockner. he told police this wouldn't have happened if he was a white man. the three suspects are from curtis bay, where neighbors are dis

derek valcourt shows us. >> reporter: skyeye chopper 13 over the bug dozed vacant lot on russell street between the self-storage facility and a hotel. >> under the proposal, the casino would literally go right here in the fenced in area. >> correct. >> reporter: a presentation for the proposed slots parlor, what is to be called celebration casino. it is a proposal that includes a major parking garage built on the land that now houses the second chance salvage store. >> the site plan calls for closing down warner street between bay yard and warchest tore make it an easy access. >> reporter: the proposed site was once home to the maryland chemical company. though the building is gone, there are concerns pollutants may still be in the ground. the committee says it will await the results of an environmental study. >> it is not unusual for many plainsz baltimore city that there is some form of an environmental remediation that would be required, and we'll have to see. that's certainly part of the consideration that we'd have to look into. >> reporter: for now, slots lovers will have to wait.

derek valcourt says commissioner fred bealefeld believe it's not about how many officers patrol the harbor. instead, it's about how they patrol. >> a gang feud between the crypts and bloods turned violent when one gang member pulled out a gun and shot. >> somebody knows who this skunk is and will help us identify him. >> reporter: this is not the only violent incident here this year. two people were stabbed in air. this teen beaten in june by a pack of teenagers while he was walking. >> i was hit in the face probably 30 times. >> reporter: so far more crime cameras have been installed, and extra officers added in response. >> cops ought to know a gang banger when they see one. i want them to go up and say welcome to the harbor. don't act like a jerk here. we want you to have a good time, but leave all this gang stuff at home. or if you can't, go back home. then we'll deal with you there. you don't get to act like a fool here. >> reporter: security a top concern for the mayor, too. wjz cameras were there when the mayor made an in an announced visit talking to tourists and local store owners

doctors say derek is lucky they didn't have to amputate his leg. the ninth grader is facing months of physical therapy. >>> researchers have scratched the surface of a pesky problem. it found a group of cells in the spinal cord that sends itch alerts to the brain. they were able to knock out those cells in lab mice. the study could lead to better treatments from people suffering from chronic itching. >>> john hughes, who made some of the most memorable movies of the '80s has died. he brought us "the breakfast club." and "ferris buhly's day off." and the popular "home alone series." he produced 23 and wrote 37. including "drill bit taylor" from last year. john hughes died yesterday of a heart attack while walking in manhattan. he was 59 years old. and leaves behind a wife and two kids. >> a great legacy of movies. >>> coming up on rnmoerinthic g, morning," we're off to the longest yard sale in t world. >> it's going on right now. and it stretches a really, >> it's going on right now. and it stretches a really, ong way.ong way. good cnd triglycerides

tonight as derek valcourt shows us, homeowners are just starting to pick up the pieces. >> reporter: skyeye chopper 13 shows the destruction left by the tornadoes that touched down in frederick and carroll counties. >> never forget this one. >> reporter: karen was inside her house when the storm started ripping her roof off. >> so i turned to close the garage door from the house to the garage, and i couldn't close it. it just blew me back and blew me on the ground, and i fractured my wrist. >> reporter: karen's wrist may be fractured, but her home is broken. the walls buckled, and huge holes in the ceiling mean she will be out of the house for months. >> my sons and i, we realize it was bad. we went to the basement. we were in the basement, then we heard gushing water. it was scary, but once i realized everyone was accounted for, we were fine. >> reporter: her home, one of the hardest hit in the community of finksburg where trees, sheds, a pool and trampoline were all smashed into pieces. >> i still feel like i'm in a daze from the. >> reporter: joanne miller didn't see the damage un

next three days we have a chance again tomorrow, derek, at big thunderstorms. low 90s. then more storms on friday again around 90. and maybe some of the storms kind of bleed into saturday morning. back in the upper 80s. i think skies will return to partly cloudy later in the day. will be a nice night for football saturday night. at least weather wise. thunderstorms tonight. muggy. low temperatures in the 70s. winds southwest at 5 to 10. let me show you live doppler 9000. everything still south of town. i think sara will be okay in redskins park. activity across southern sections of st. mary's county and across the northern neck. for the most part this will be exiting shortly here now. heavy rain around 235 just south of st. mary's city down towards sandy point and will move across the bay. future scan takes it across the bay. we still have rain left over. moderate to occasionally heavy rain will be around the st. mary's city area and lexington park and down towards sandy point for the next hour but the severe weather will be out there in the next 15 to 20 minutes. behin

we're live on maryland avenue, derek valcourt, eyewitness news. >> okay, derek. thank you very much. >>> anyone with information on the accident is urged to call city police or metro crimestoppers. or you can send an anonymous text message to crimes. >>> a sixth marylander dies from complications from the swine flu. they will only confirm the person was an adult from the washington, d.c. suburbs with underlying health problems. five of the six people to die in maryland had underlying health conditions. they expect the death toll to rise as the weather cools down. >>> the secret service is investigating a man who had a sign outside yesterday's town hall meeting on healthcare reform in hagerstown. the sign said "death to obama." and also had "death to michelle" and her stupid kids, that's a quote. >>> those tawn halls have been contentious. and new polls show that they're influencing opinions against the president's plan. mike schuh has complete coverage as healthcare debate is raging across maryland. >> reporter: nasty debate over healthcare. >> i'm seriously affe

. >>> good evening, i'm derek mcginty. anita is off tonight. you can't even watch the news these days without hearing crout a teacher violatg inviola edtrust to never harm your kids. yesterday celipo charged a liwr coach charged with online solicitation. what can you do to keep your kids safe from predators when some of their teachers could be moonlighting as the bad guys. britney moorehouse joins us with some answers i hope. >> the truth is sexual harassment is common at every state of education, whether the offense is an inappropriate remark or physical abuse. bottom line for parents, keep talking. parents and kids are getting caught up in the excitement. buzz words in here. markers, notebooks. but parents might also want to keep a communication checklist. >> there is not one typical dialogue or one conversation. it is an ongoing conversation. make sure your kids are talking consistently. >> reporter: a facility where young pictures of workers decorate the walls here so children understand these adults were kids once. while sex abuse may not

. >>> derek valcourt on the precautions you can take in the heat >> reporter: this kind of weather can get the best of even healthy people if they don't stay hydrated, and that is why the city has enacted their first code red heat alert of the summer. >> when the sun goes down so do the temperatures. it's a welcome break from earlier in the day when thermometers passed 90 and just kept ongoing. >> i feel like i'm about to melt. i want to take my clothes off all together but they would probably arrest plea. >> reporter: those in their clothes found any kind of shade they could thankful for what little breeze mother nature could produce. air conditioners were working in overdrive on a day when just walking down the street makes you sweat like you've been doing hard labor. >> we're human. we are going to per spire. >> reporter: heat rising off the pavement enough to make people just plain police ecial. >> i prefer snow to hot weather any day. >> reporter: the city closely monitors these weather conditions. that's why through tuesday they are turning the city's 6 community actions centers

i'm derek valcourt. i'll explain coming up on eyewitness news. >>> let's take another look outside on this august evening. cloudy skies in baltimore, with showers around the region. don't miss the updated weather forecast coming up. >>> one park in desperate need of maintenance and repairs. it happened in baltimore county. tonight, eyewitness news shows you the problem. and derek valcourt has more on what is being done about it. >>> for years, this 25-acre peninsula at robert e. lee park was a popular pooch playground. now, empty and rarely used, the view from sky eye chopper 13 shows tall, overgrown grass, dead trees, picnic tables broken and falling apart. a building, overgrown with vines and weeds. and trash cans overflowing. all because this bridge, the only easy access to the park's peninsula, has been shut down and blocked for more than a year. after it scored a 3 out of nine on a safety inspection. from below, you can see the bridge is broken, eroding, cracked and failing. maintenance crews can't

derek? >> dramatic it was, jim. we are at the park police aviation unit. beyond amid the blue and green lights. a helipad. police helicopter eagle. and in the skies above. as you said, it should take them far beyond as it did today when it performed the daring rescue in the mountains of virginia. a 34-year-old hiker injured and immobile in the mountains, best hope is from above where a crew from the united states park police aviation unit came in. they made the 84 year mile flight before rangers could get to them and began a dangerous rescue mission. it started with the sergeant being lowered to the victim. >> he looked a little surprised. i came on with my full helmet and safety vest and gear. he looked surprised. >> got it. >> for a pilot it was no easy task. the sergeant wasn't on this mission. but he knows the dangers hovering above a rocky, wooded mountainside. you can't, really, see what is going on below you. u are counting on the rescue technician in back who is telling you, your position is good. your altitude is good. come left two. come right th

derek. >> thanks. three people are hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak is found at an ocean city hotel. it happened this morning at the americans hotel on the board walk. ocean city police say they found the relatively high levels of the deadly gas on the three highest floors of the seven story building. >> we were just woke up and the alarm went off and we ran down the stairs. >> the source of that leak is still under investigation. >>> an update now on an explosion that destroyed a dc home. 9news now learned that mechanical failure was the cause of the blast. dc fire says a failure in the pipe leading to the heating system caused a gas buildup. investigators say nearby construction on nebraska avenue not a factor. that homeowner was away visiting friends out of town when the explosion happened. >> there is new information tonight in the story about a bruised and battered pit bull who was tossed into a dumpster to die. apparently the loser and an illegal dog fight. the dc woman who made the disc

derek valcourt is there, live. hi, derek. >> hi, sally. although this is the preseason game, the fans really are pumped up here. a lot of them are already lining up for autographs. that's in part because this is going to be a big game for the team tonight. because as you mentioned, they are going up against their former defense. bart scott is playing for the jets now. the fans here have a lot at stake in this game emotionally. for many of them, they're optimistic. >> i feel i go to that this season. last year is a good start. joe flacco rules. >> tonight, it's hard to say how much the starters play in the first half. we'll see. second half is down. but it's a preseason game. so just a learning experience for the young guys. >> you hope in preseason, nobody gets hurt. i think the season is going to be great. i think after last year, they got nowhere to go but up. rookie coach isn't anything. we'll see what happens. >> and padre louis. decided to stay long with us. he's my favorite player. >> hopefully they win. but it doesn't really matter.

we're live on maryland avenue, derek valcourt, eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. anyone with information on the accident is urged to call metro city police. or you can send an anonymous text message to crimes. >>> it's sunny. but not all of the baltimore area is clear. here's a live look outside. it's raining in some areas as we speak. bob turk is standing by with a look at the first warning radar. meteorologist bob turk has more. >>> take a look at radar. not a whole lot to talk about. very widely scattered. most it over new jersey. even that is dying out. but closer to the region, let's go to southwest of baltimore. a little shower and thunderstorm activity. from catonsville down to arbutus. what's -- it's heading down to columbia. a little leftover rain around glen burnie. another weak shower around cecil ton. and heavier showers around salisbury, right on route 50 there, just to the west of berlin. around the baltimore region, except for that one shower, south of town, not much going on. looks like most areas will probably stay dry tonight. although if you're

back to you in the studio. >> thanks, derek. >>> college campuses in our area and across the nation are preparing for predictions of a widespread outbreak of the swine flu. a lot of schools send out e-mails now with reminders about the preventive measures like washing your hands and vaccinations and other encourage students to prepare swine flu kits that include over-the-counter medication for fever, a thermometer, tissues, hand sanitizer, soup and other items. schools designate empty dorms where sick students can be isolated and students with symptoms are urged to stay away from classrooms and common areas. >>> meanwhile, how's danny? how's your friend danny? >> my friend danny has weakened a little more. >> i love it. jus doesn't know what he's doing out there. getting all discombobulated. outside today it was a hazy day. we have a few showers and thundershowers, more than a few out there in montgomery county. our temperature outside right now after the high temperature of 91 degrees, 79 degrees last ought wasn't too bad. we've had more 90-degree days this august a lot more than in ju

. >> i'm derek mcginty. what should you expect from your car dealership? one couple is reeling after their vehicle was stolen. >> it was returned a wreck the month later and the couple says they may be stuck with us. digital correspondent britney moorehouse has the latest. >> we made the first payment on ve cle and it wasn't in our possession. >> reporter: after the vehicle was stolen from the dealership they say they are no better after even though the vehicle was found. elizabeth wise takes us back to the day she brought her brand- new vehicle to the dealership for a radio repair. an hour later the general manager appeared. >> i've got bad news. a car was stolen from our lot today. it has never happened to us before. o . carveurhayo e er>>portur: >> reporter: by the time polic recovered the car the suspect had taken on an crime spree. >> the trash that was int. i bodily fluid stains in the back seat. rear bumper missing. he robbed a jewelry store. >> reporter: naturally the dealer's insurance company is covering the loss but the wises say when they heard

. >> derek, you are the father. yes. derek.want to tell you something, i want to tell you something. i want to tell you the good news. you want a piece of good news? here's what you can do now, derek. you can claim that child on your taxes. [ laughter ] >> well, in that case, where is my sweet little boy? apparently, maury has been working part-time at the h&r block or something. [ laughter ] barack obama threw out the first pitch at the baseball all-star game last night. i know the president is really busy but he needs a personal shopper. once again, he appeared in public with a pair of heavily stone washed jeans with a big crease down the front of them, like his mom ironed them or something. already his opponents on the right are taking him to task for it. >> in tough times, america needs a strong leader, a leader who wears real pants. barack obama wears bingo jeans. the kind of jeans your mother wears. man up, mr. president and lose the barack o-mama jeans. we need a president who dresses like this guy. paid for by americans

as derek wardreports, that's what buyers and sellers want. >> this is the first program in my opinion that will actually impacts people, you know, i know we impacted banks real well. >> neil sullivan is taking advantage of the cash for clunkers program and figures his oldxplorer has explores enough now with 200,000 miles on it and with the chance to get $4500 out of it, he says he's coming out ahead. >> this car didn't even cost 4500 bucks when we bought it 100,000 miles ago. my dot can get into a brand-new car. we can get something for this clunker which really is a clunker. >> testament to the program's popularity, it's almost out of money. a $200 billion infusion passed the house. late this week, there were $779 million left, prompting some dealerships to stay open late friday to get as many deals in as possible before the money ran out. >> we were really happy because we were very concerned the night before that it was over. >> it's over for these vehicles here on the back lot of dar cars in silver springs, what were once cream puffs await the crusher. a lot of these cars still ru

. >> reporter: derek and anita, as it happens the man arrested is an openly gay dc attorney and he saysthe officer who charged him he asked him what he was being charged with and the officer made a gay slur. >> we walked by some police cars and i criticized the police twice in a sing song voice. >> reporter: on its face saying you hate cops may be rude but does it constitute breaking the law. >> within seconds he turned me around, pushed me up and pinned me against a big metal electrical box. >> what happened next left him speechless. >> i asked what i was being arrested for. the officer sa stju shut up faggot. e he expressed his outrage to police chief and she th responded s rideanor ngwa order ctpe exmy myofficers to pr pre si onofesrealal ndspectful treatment to all residents and visitors and will accept nothing less." >> she has been quick to order an internal investigation and i think that i have a lot of faith in her ability to make this come out fairly. >> in wrote row expect i wished i had probably used better judgment or more polite tone. even though what i said was rude arrest

derek dockery returns after spending time elsewhere the past two seasons. >> really a good group, from tackle to tackle, and backups. we have guys that can really compete and that is what it is about. >> reporter: and the reason for the offensive line question, depth, they hope to have that in spades this season. >> and this whole line can be as good as they want to be seriously. we have the talent and the experience. you know we just need to come each day, work hard, focus on the little things, and just stay healthy of course. >> i think there is no limit on what we can do. we just have to decide, hey, we're going to be a great offensive line, just technique, staying with it. >> don't call these guys the hogs anymore. look at the weight loss, mike williams lost 108 pounds, from 450 to 342. and chris samuels dropped 28, 20 from 330 to 305. dockerry lost some as well, nine pounds lighter. precamp weight, i am sure the guys are lighter now. and beaten by indiana, mystic and the race at dan pocono, rain delay on ra