i'm dick brennan in new york city. i'll have that story coming up. >>> the bodies of a missing father and two sons have been found on a kent county dairy farm where they worked. maryland state police say they appear to be the victims of a terrible accident. the father and sons were last seen wednesday afternoon working at the farm's large manure pit. their bodies were discovered this morning submerged in that pit. the victims, 48-year-old glen nolt, his 18-year-old son kelvin and 14-year-old son cleason all from peach bottom, pennsylvania. >>> 33 years ago tomorrow 6- year-old etan patz disappeared in new york city while on his way to school. police have arrested a new jersey man after a supposed confession. dick brennan brings us more. >> reporter: the nypd announced a possible break in the disappearance of 6-year-old etan patz. the boy vanished 33 years ago on may 25th, 1979, and now a man named pedro hernandez is in custody. >> he alleges that he lured the boy, killed the boy and disposed of the body. >> reporter: c

dick brennan was there for the launch. glr. >> and launch of the spacex falcon 9 rocket. >> reporter: the rocket blasted off this morning from cape canaveral launching a new era in space travel. >> as nasa turns to the private sector to resupply the international space station. >> reporter: for the first time ever, a private spacecraft is on a supply mission to the international space station. >> what a spectacular start. it was just picture perfect. >> reporter: flight controllers celebrated the historic launch. >> degree men douse elation. it's -- tremendous elation. for us it's like winning the super bowl. >> reporter: with the shuttle fleet permanently grounded, spacex is one of several private companies competing for nasa contracts to carry cargo and eventually astronauts into space. the space capsule is carrying about a thousand pounds of mostly food and clothing. if all goes well, it will reach the space station in a few days. after some practice maneuvers, a 58-foot robotic arm will latch on to the capsule and guid

dick brennan reports that the case will likely go to the jury before the end of this week. >> reporterjohn edwards arrived at court for the final phase of the criminal trial. he's charged with violating campaign finance laws to cover- up his extramarital affair. during the government's closing arguments, the prosecutor said by having the affair edwards had planted quote the seeds of destruction. that could derail his presidential campaign. to preserve his political ambition the prosecutor said edwards would quote deny, deceive, manipulate. >> there's enough evidence and it's been corroborated by independent evidence. >> reporter: after the prosecution the defense will have two hours for closing arguments, his attorneys rested their case on wednesday without calling edwards to the stand or his mistress rielle hunter. at the heart of the case are secret payments from wealthy supporters of john edwards. prosecutors claimed the money went to hide the candidate's affair so it wouldn't derail the run for the white house. but the defense says the money was a gift and nevada intended -- never

dick ben fan has the latest -- dick brennan has the latest now from a court in manhattan. >> reporter: sources kel cbs -- tell cbs news the new jersey man was put on suicide watch. he confessed to luring a young boy into a store where he was working taking him into the basement and choking him to death. hernandez says he put etan in a garbage bag and threw him out with the trash. the one thing he's not revealed so far is why he did it. >> there could be a sexual assault involved, but whatever the driver was, he wasn't admitting to it yesterday. >> reporter: cbs news senior correspondent and former deputy director of national intelligence john miller says hernandez' confession alone may not be enough to convict him. >> a jury wants to see evidence beyond that, especially if the defense lawyer is going to challenge that confession saying my client is mentally ill, he made it up. >> reporter: after hernandez confessed to the murder, police brought him back here to the scene of the crime. the store where hernandez once worked is now a designer eye glass shop. hernandez was questioned and

dick brennan brings us more. >> reporter: the new jersey man who confessed to murdering etan patz was hospitalized this morning to get medication for an undisclosed condition. he was also given a psychological evaluation. hours later the wife and daughter of 51-year-old pedro hernandez arrived at the courthouse refusing to answer questions. >> were you surprised by this or did you know? did you expect his confession? >> reporter: hernandez admits to luring the boy into the store where he worked, taking him into the basement, choking him to death and throwing away his body in the trash, but police have not revealed a motive. legal experts say the lack of physical evidence and eyewitness testimony makes it almost impossible for investigators to verify hernandez's confession. hernandez was arrested after police received a tip. authorities say he told relatives years ago that he killed a child in new york. the suspect's brother-in-law says the confession can help bring closure to etan's parents. >> they don't have to suffer anymore waiting whether he's alive or what happened or who killed

dick brennan has the latest for wjz from the courthouse. >> reporter: the new jersey man who confessed to murdering etan pates was hospitalized this morning to get medication for an undisclosed condition. he was also given a psychological evaluation. >> follow me. >> hours later, the wife and daughter of 51-year-old pedro hernandez arrived at the courthouse, refusing to answer questions. >> were you surprised by this? or did you know? did you expect his confession? >> reporter: hernandez admits to luring the boy into the store where he was working, taking him into the basement, choking him to death, and throwing away his body in the trash. but police have not revealed a motive. >> legal experts say the lack of physical evidence and eyewitness testimony make its slm -- almost impossible for investigators to verify hernandez's confession. and. >> reporter: and former director of intelligence says hernandez's story may not be enough to convict him. >> a jury wants to see evidence beyond that. especially if the defense lawyer is going to challenge that confession, saying my client is menta

dick brennan reports for wjz.ormer presidential candidate say the government has no direct proof edwards intended to break the law. >> reporter: john edwards came to court to hear closing arguments. prosecutors claim the former presidential candidate broke campaign finance laws to cover up his affair with mistress rielle hunter. but defense attorney abbey lowell said the government will always try to turn an affair into a crime. he said edwards is guilty of a sin, not a felony. and for that sin, he's already going to pay a life sentence. lowell said the prosecution's star witnesses, andrew and sharon young, could shame bonnie and clyde. >> if the jury absolutely does not believe andrew young, then they can make that resolution pretty quickly. and that pretty much destroys the government's case. >> in his close, he said edwards sewed the seeds of destruction that threatened to ruin his presidential campaign. higden said that edwards knew the rules of campaign finance laws and that edwards would, quote, deny, deceiv

in new york city, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> because of etan's disappearance 33 years ago, may 25th is now known as national missing children's day. >>> still no verdict in the john edwards corruption trial. the former presidential candidate is at the north carolina courthouse for the sixth day of deliberations. the judge just dismissed the jury until tuesday. after warning them not to discuss the case outside of the jury room. edwards is accused of using campaign money to hide his pregnant mistress during his white house run in 2008. >>> right now, millions of people are hitting the roads for memorial day weekend. let's take a live look at the beach traffic route. at 50, at sandy point. now, triple a predicts, 35 million americans are traveling to their holiday destinations, with nearly 700,000 of those drivers here in maryland. >>> we hope anyone who is out is enjoying the beautiful weather. so far, so good, with sunny and warm conditions around the state. let's check in with meteorologist tim williams and bob turk. they're updating our temperatures and the holiday weeken

dick brennan reports for wjz from the kennedy space center. >>> and launch of the space ex, falcon 9 rocket. >> the rocket blasted off this morning from cape canaveral, launching a new era in space travel. >> as nasa turns to the private sector to resupply the international space station. >> reporter: for the first time ever, a private spacecraft is on a supply mission to the international space station. >> what a spectacular start. it was just picture perfect. >> they celebrated the historic launch. >> tremendous celebration. >> with the shuttle fleet permanently grounded, space ex, is one of several private companies, competing for nasa contracts to carry cargo and eventually astronauts into space. the space capsule is carrying about 1,000 pounds of food and clothing. if all goes well, it will reach the space station in a few days. after practice maneuvers, a 50- foot robotic arm will latch onto the capsule and guide it in. >> things are moving in the right direction. but there's still a lot of activity that occurs over the next days that will really stretch the space-exteam and al

as dick brennan reports, they now have to decide whether the former presidential candidate used campaignir. >>> john edwards came to court to hear closing arguments. prosecutors claim the former presidential candidate broke campaign finance laws to cover up his affair with mistress hunter. but abbey lowell said the governor will always try to turn an affair into a crime. he said the senator is guilty of a sin, not a felony and for that he's going to pay a life sentence. the prosecution witness said they could shame bonnie and clyde. >> if the jury absolutely does not believe andrew young then they could make that resolution quickly. and that destroys the case. >> reporter: in his case, he said edwards' affair sewed the seeds of destruction. he said that edwards knew the rules of campaign finance laws. and that edwards would, quote, deny, deceive, to further his ambition. >> you had not been ln lessening to the -- listening to the testimony, you would have been very convinced. >> the prosecution must convince that he also knew they were illegal. >> the government has to prove a lot of poi

dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> the band's director, dr.as been on paid administrative leave. his lawyer is requesting full composition from the university. >>> junior seau, one of the greatest linebackers of all time, was found dead inside of his home in oceanside, california. she was found dead of a self- inflicted gunshot wound. playing 15 years on the chargers, dolphins, patriots. junior seau was 43 years old. >>> two hours after president obama makes a surprise visit to the country. mary is live in the newsroom with more on this close scare. >> reporter: a taliban spokesperson says the terrorist group launched a suicide car bombing attack after learning that the president was in the country. they say the attack was meant to show that the taliban is still strong and still a threat. despite the violence, the president says the u.s. can see what he called the light of a new day in afghanistan. >> our goal is to destroy al qaeda. and we are on a path to do exactly that. >> combat troops are scheduled to pull out in 2014. but some american

dick brennan has the latest from outside the court in greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: arrived at the courthouse with her father. she's expected to testify in his defense. john edwards is charged with violating campaign finance laws. it's unclear how the jury would reaction to testimony from the defendant's daughter. >> if the jury smells or senses that there's disingenuous, it will destroy this case. >> reporter: in the second day presenting its case, the defense did its best to discredit andrew young. elizabeth nicholas said young was considered dishonest. also tried to show a warmer side with stories about his devotion to his kids on and off the campaign trail. a private investigator also testified that wealthy donor deposited $74,000 in payments directly into rielle hunter's bank account. >> page this money for what appears to be the purpose of hiding it from elizabeth edwards. secondly, we never heard about it from the government before. it's a shocking revelation that it hasn't come out before. >> testimony could wrap up this week. the defense will have to decide if john

dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> champion's mother says she is disappointed that she department file more severe charges. the felony hazing charges carry maximum penalties of up to five years. >>> breaking news. junior seau, nfl linebacker, was found dead inside his san diego home. he was found dead inside his home, suffering from a gunshot wound. few other details are available right now. seau was a linebacker, playing for the san diego chargers and new england patriots. seau was just 43 years old. wjz will have much more on this breaking news, coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the reason behind the plot. some new details emerging in the foiled plan to bomb a cleveland bridge. vic has more on the self- proclaimed group of anarchists. >> reporter: many of the discussions were recorded by law enforcement. on the tapes, the men discuss possible action at the g-8 meeting at camp david in maryland. or the republican national convention in tampa. the war, they said, was against -- auto war, they said, was against the 1%. they agreed to attack a bridge near a large city's corporate dist

in greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, week eyewitness news. -- wjz eyewitness news. >> edwards could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. >>> police in southern california are investigating a burglary at the home of football great junior seau, just days after his death. detectives say suspects rummaged through his garage and stole mementos and a bicycle. two of seauo children are moving and packing up his belongings. so far, no arrests have been made. the former football player committed suicide two weeks ago by shooting himself in the chest at his home. >>> the shoe company, skechers will pay up for false advertising. the federal trade commission says skechers has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges it misled consumers, with claims that its shapeups foot wear would help people stay in shape and tone muscles. the settlement will be used for refunds to people who bought the product. >>> urging people to avoid the political showdown over the country's debt. both parties say they want to reach a deal. but already appear to be on a collision course. >> reporter: pres

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dick brennan has the latest for wjz. >> reporter: the new jersey man who confessed to murdering etan pates was hospitalized this morning to get medication for an undisclosed condition. he was also given a psychological evaluation. hours later, the wife and daughter of 51-year-old pedro hernandez, arrived at the courthouse, refusing to answer questions. >> were you surprised by this? or did you know? did you expect his confession? >> reporter: hernandez admits to hurring the boy -- luring the boy into the store he worked, choking him to death and throwing his body in the trash. >> reporter: witnesses say the lack of physical evidence and eyewitness testimony make its almost impossible for investigators to verify hernandez's confession. >> reporter: john miller says hernandez's story may not be enough to convict him. >> a jury wants to see evidence beyond that, especially if the defendant's lawyer is going to challenge that confession issue saying my client is mentally ill, he made it up. >> reporter: hernandez was arrested after police received a tip. authorities say he told authoriti

dick brennan is at the space center this morning. dick, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, spa spa spacex had a spectacular lift-off, and it is now headed to the international space station. spacex has launched the falcon 9 rocket. it's first private space vessel headed to the international space station. >> launch of the space station falcon 9 rocket to resupply the international space station. >> reporter: spacex is attempting to become the first private space vessel to reach the international space station. this was the second launch attempt for spacex. >> lift-off. we had a cut-off. lift-off did not occur. >> reporter: lift-off was halted when a faulty check valve caused high pressure in one of the engines. it sensed the pressure buildup and shut down the engine. spacex is one of five private companies attempting to win a nasa contract for manned space flights. the space agency is hoping a private company would provide a more cost-effective replacement fo

dick brennan has the latest. >> reporter: the nypd announced a possible break in the disappearance of 6-year-old etan patz. the boy vanished 33 years ago on may 25th, 1979 and now a man named pedro hernandez is in custody. >> he alleges that he lured the boy, killed the boy and disposed of the body. >> reporter: cbs news senior correspondent and former deputy director of national intelligence jon miller says it's unlikely that hernandez can lead them to etan's body. >> a description of how and where he disposed of the body they say it does not appear that it was disposed of in such a way that it's going to be able to be recovered now. >> reporter: hernandez was arresteds a his home near cam -- arrested at his home near camden, new jersey. the woman who answered the door refused to talk to reporters. etan was last seen on this block walking to the school bus alone for the first time. his disappearance still rattles people here. 83-year-old clara fortune recalls seeing etan in the neighborhood. >> i used to see him pass by. >> reporter: tom pryor was a boy when etan vanished. >> i remem

dick brennan has the latest. >> reporter: frommer edwards spokeswoman jennifer palmieri, now a white house staffer, came to testify for the prosecution. she described a tense scene at an iowa hotel in 2007, an irate elizabeth edwards had blown up at donors who were supporting her husband's pregnant mistress rielle hunter while the finance chairman tried to calm her down. >> this is the second time that the money man baron han in close proximity to john edwards where he's essentially describing that we're hiding rielle hunter. >> reporter: edwards is charged with using illegal campaign contributions to keep his affair secret. former edwards season writer wendy button testified edwards knew all along about the payments but admitted edwards never exactly told her that. >> rielle hunter is on the witness list for both prosecution and defense, but it's not clear when or if she'll be called. if she does take the stand, she may not help either side. >> almost of witness in this case is cut both ways, some good for the government, some good for the defense. i would anticipate that rielle hun

dick brennan reports from the courthouse in north carolina. >>> john edwards' former advisor took the stand and testified how edwards angled for a job after realizing he lost his bid for the white house. leo henry said even as edwards' affair was leaking to the public in early 2008 the candidate asked him to approach the obama campaign about becoming vice president or attorney general. edwards told henry that a hillary clinton nomination would be a disaster, but he had discussions with her campaign, too. henry says edwards' goal was to one day be a supreme court justice. >> he had raw ambition that he was constantly in the game, so to speak, to find some role for himself in politics. >> reporter: edwards is charged with scheming to use illegal campaign contributions to hide his extramarital affair with rielle hunter. prosecutors showed the jury how $319,000 in cash went to hunter's hotels, jets and rent. they wrapped up their case without calling hunter, but she still appears on the defense witness list. now the defense get to present its case and the big question, should john edwards

dick brennan reports for wjz. a total of 13 people are implicated in the hazing ritual that killed robert champion. >> reporter: authorities in orange county, florida, announced charges against 13 people in connection with the hazing death of 26-year-old robert champion. >> the majority of those charges are hazing, resulting in death. felonies of the third degree. >> reporter: champion was a drum major in the marching 100. florida a&m's famed marching band, he was found unresponsive on a band bus on november 19th of last year. he died a few hours later. investigators say he was beaten during a hazing ritual. >> no one could have expected that his college experience would include being pummeled to death. >> reporter: authorities say there was no one fatal blow. champion suffered bruises to his chest, arms and back. he went into shock and died of internal bleeding. some of those facing charges have not yet been arrested. and more charges could be filed. >> let me strongly state that i urge anyone who has facts about

dick brennan reports, he has already confessed to the crime. >> the nypd has confessed to the diss appearance of aton participates. the boy disappeared 33 years ago. and now, a man, named pedro hernandez, is in custody. >> he alleges that he lured the boy, killed the boy, and disposed of the body. >> reporter: cbs news correspondent, and former director of national intelligence john miller says, it's unlikely that hernandez can lead them to aton's body. description of how and where, they say it does not appear that it was disposed of in such a way nait was going to be recovered now. >> reporter: hernandez was arrested at his home near camden, new jersey. a woman who answered the door there, refused to talk to reporters. >> i said no comment. >> reporter: afon was last seen on the block, walking to the school bus alone for the first time. his disappearance still rattles people here. >> reporter: 83-year-old clara fordun recalls seeing aton in the neighborhood. >> i used to see him pass by. but it was a very sad case. >> reporter: tom pryor was a boy when aton vanished. >> i remember all of the

dick brennan reports for wjz, from greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: former edwards' spokeswomaner palmiery, now a white house staffer, came to testify for the prosecution. she described a tense scene at an iowa hotel in 2007. an irate elizabeth edwards blew up at donors, who were supporting her husband, john edwards. >> what is damaging to john edwards is this saturday second time that the mon-- is the second time that the money man, baron, has been in close proximity to john edwards, where he is essentially describing that we're hiding rielle hunter. >> reporter: edwards is charged with using illegal campaign contributions to keep his affair secret. she testified that he knew about the payments but on cross- examination, she admitted edwards never told her that directly. >> it's not clear whether or if- - when or if she'll be called to testify. >> reporter: and if she does take the stand, she may not help either suicide. >> almost every witnesses cut both ways. some good for the government. i would anticipate rielle hunter will be the same. >> reporter: hunter is expected to ac

dick brennan for cbs news, kennedy space center. >> what do you think? does using private companies make up for the fact that the shuttles are grounded and sure, they got the stuff up into orbit, does any private company have enough company to get to mars? nasa in the backseat, your thoughts in mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> just about as difficult as getting into space, the annual plead climb up the monument at the naval academy. just ask dave owens about this. marking the end of freshman year by racing. that is greased with lard. this tradition started way back in topper's day, 1940. the goal to replace the hat at the top of a mid shipman, legend has it it will be the first person in the class to make admiral. >> one year ago today, a half mile wide tornado roared through joplin, missouri. its 200 mile an hour winds wiping out a third of the town and killing 161 people. the ef5 twister was the deadliest single tornado to hit the country in 60 years. today, that same community was marking the anniversary with a day of unity. p

dick brennan has more this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. it was a spectacular scene. just about 16 minutes ago, people to the space station by 2018. space-x hopes to do it at least two years earlier. now, if all goes according to plan, space-x will return to ertd sometime around the end of the month. it will splash down in the pacific much like the old apollo mission and hopefully be picked up by a ship and be used once again. terrell? >> dick, this is an important moment for the u.s. space program. if all goes well, what's next for space-x. >> reporter: you said the words, terrell "if all goes well." they say they would like to get into manned flights. they think they can do it faster than anybody else. the question is will nasa be ready? they had their budget cut in half this past year. space-x is certainly confident about its future, terrell. >> we'll certainly be watching. dick, thank you so much. >>> one year ago a massive and powerful tornado devastated the town of joplin. today the town will break ground as through new schools includ

in greensboro, north carolina, dick bren brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> if convicted, edwards faces30 years in prison. >>> wildir fires -- wildfires are burning in arizona. >> denise, the firefighting efforts are being made more difficult because of dry and windy conditions. five wildfires have burned nearly 6,000 acres in arizona, including here in crown king. several buildings have already been destroyed. investigators say it did not start naturally. it was started by a person. it was probably arson. people in the area are under a mandatory evacuation. temperatures soared to 106 degrees today, making firefighting efforts very dangerous as well. denise? >> the fires follow a recent warning from state land managers that hot temperatures and dry vegetation have created a very high fire risk in some areas. >>> a man sets himself on fire outside a court in norway, where andres breivik is on trial. it happened here in oslo. so far, there is no word of a motive. and he is in the hospital. breivik is on trial for the terrorist attack last summer that killed 70 people. he is charged with v

the former presidential candidate is accused of violating campaign finance laws, as dick brennan reports for wjz, after closing arguments, the jury takes up edwards' fate. >> reporter: john edwards' defense team rested their case, after just 2 1/2 days of testimony, without calling edwards' daughter kate, his mistress, rile hunter or the defendant himself. the defense apparently felt they made their case to the jury, that john edwards was not guilty of using campaign money to cover up his affair. >> the advantage of not putting john edwards on the stand is it takes away the government the ability to say that john edwards lied and then he got up on the stand and lied to you. >> reporter: while talking about the sordid details of his affair with rielle hunter, the campaign tried to stick with campaign finance laws. >> the prosecution said he used campaign funds. but the defense says the money was a gift. and that edwards hid the affair, only to save his wife and family humiliation. >> the key to this whole case at this point is the definition of what is a campaign contribution. >> reporter

. >> just this week, two music professors were fired, dick brennan for cbs news. >> the band's director has been on paid administrative leave. his lawyer is requesting full reinstatement at the university. >> a former aid to john edwards. josh told the court the former presidential candidate was red in the face and cursed him when he told edwards people were becoming aware of his extramarital affair. he recounted his first meeting with the wealthy philanthropist, known as rachel bunny. she gave edwards more than $700,000 to hide his affair. the funds became known as bunny money by those involved in the coverup. >>> and the possible blow for the prosecution in the roger clemens perjury trial. it comes courtesy of his former teammate and friend, andy petit. petit told the court he may have misunderstood clemens when he heard he used human growth hormones. there was a 50/50 chance he may have understood him. clemens is charged with lying to congress about using performance enhancing drugs. >>> our national zoo, it's got talent. a 36-year-old asian elephant likes to play the harmonica. take

in greens or -- greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> it could bring a total of 30 years in prison and more than a million dollars in fines if convicted on all counts. >>> let's make a deal. an agreement to hike taxes for thousands of marylanders. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom to explain what lawmakers accomplished today. jessica? >> reporter: mary, a budget package is approved. bringing to an end the special session the house broke on party lines to raise income taxes on people who make more than $1 million a year. and for those who make more than $150,000. also, a bill to split teacher pension costs with individual counties and to raise taxes on tobacco, other than sig relatives. sig relatives. -- cigarettes. the general assembly failed to pass a budget during its 90-day session. >> the budget now goes to governor martin o'malley for his signature. >>> on the right track, the city approves a new group to take over the baltimore grand prix. and it involves a big name in indy car racing. adam may has more on the new team and what the race means for

in greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> edwards fay -- faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted. >>> all of the recent rain is helping with our rainfall deficit. a live look outside right now. things are clearing up as we head toward preakness weekend. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating live doppler radar. we'll start with bob. >> bernadette is going to have numbers. take a look at radar. widely scattered showers. and this warm, humid air mass around the region. the bulk of the air to the northwest of us and southeast of us. there's a pretty good batch there that may affect the baltimore, washington area. later this evening, until about 8:00, 9:00, if it survives. right now, this is pretty quiet around here. we had some activity here. there is some developing to the northwest of us, as you can see near the blue ridge. there's still a chance we'll see a shower or thundershower. and tomorrow. take a look at temperatures. it has jumped up to 80 degrees. the dew point is the same at 63. to the west

at kennedy space center, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> the ashes of more than 300 people hitched a ride in space on the rocket this morning. including mercury astronaut cooper and james dowin who played scottie. >> interesting. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. suburban scare. a plane goes down in a california neighborhood. details on the crash. >>> dramatic rescue. crews save a man who jumps over niagara falls. and it's all caught on camera. >>> a teenage boy's hand is nearly blown off in an accident. i'm monique griego. coming up, the warning he has for other kids. >>> bernadette will be back with your updated first warning forecast. stay with us. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! >>> it's mostly cloudy and 76 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. a small plane headed to phoenix makes a

in greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> and edwards faces 30 years in prison if he's convicted. >>> in an unusual move, the charlottesville circuit court makes some of the evidence in the george huguely murder trial public. vic is in the newsroom with more on just what was on display and why. >> well, huguely was convicted in yeardley love's murder. and on display was the evidence used at trial. the police interrogation tape was available for anyone to see. in it, you could see huguely physically enact and reenact love's death. and you could see his reaction when police told him that love was dead. copies of transcripts were given to jurors. the evidence is being made available now because media access during the trial was denied. >>> another viewing of the evidence is set for tomorrow at 1:30. a jury sentenced george huguely to 26 years in prison. in august, a judge will accept or lower the sentence. >>> a 24-year-old man is in court today. jacinta ayala was fatally shot during an apparent robbery, as she opened the restaurant in frederick last march. the sus

in greensboro, north carolina, dick brennan, wjz eyewitness news. >> john edwards pleaded not guiltyx counts of campaign finance violations, related to about $1 million in secret payments. >>> we have breaking news out of boston. a plane makes a crash-landing after a passenger tries to open a cockpit door, midflight. you're looking live at the airport. the man was restrained on the plane. and state police have taken him into custody. the u.s. airways flight is operated by air wisconsin. it originally took off from maine and was headed to philadelphia. >>> the food and drug administration is debating whether to approve the first drug to prevent hiv. an fda panel is leading today in maryland to discuss truvat a. studies show the pill is safe and effective for preventing the spread of hiv. but not everyone thinks it should be used for prevention. a.i.d.s. advocates worry the pill could create a false sense of security. >>> nearly half of americans could become obese within the next 20 years. that's the ax larming prediction -- alarming prediction from a new study. monique grioago -- gri