jessica kartalija explains why akon thinks they have a case. >> reporter: here in the state of mafr mayor it is illegal to tape-record anyone without their consent. acorn is fighting back. she posed as a prostitute, he as a pimp. in this youtube video the couple entered the acorn office on 25th street seeking advice from how bigs counselors on how to run their criminal business. >> dancing? >> it's not dancing trust me. >> dance is is considered an art. >> sex is kind of like dancing? >> yeah, great sex. >> reporter: acorn an organization representing low income families is firing back. >> in maryland, we still have a right to say dumb things in the privacy of our offices or our homes without being taped. >> reporter: now attorney andrew freeman is filing suit on behalf of the organization and two baltimore employees fired after the video went public. >> maryland law requires two-party consent. if i want to tape a conversation with you, i have to tell you that i'm doing it and you have to agree. >> there are going to be 13 el salvadorian girls coming into the house. we don't want to cause

i'm jessica kartalija. the girl contracted the h1n1 flu. details coming up in a live report. >>> astonishing secret. president obama reveals what iran has been hiding for years. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> arrested. two teens in custody, accused of shooting a city police officer. >>> tonight, the officer's condition and how police found the suspects. >> here's what police are talking about. >>> a baltimore city officer is recovering tonight after being shot multiple times. now, two teenagers have been arrested and charged. wjz is live at city police headquarters as alex demetrick explains the officer was shot during an attempted robbery. alex? >> well, denise, that officer was detective aaron harris. he is recovering this evening, as you mentioned, after being shot in a gun battle on his own front porch. >> there is still police presence outside the northwest baltimore home of detective aaron harris. but last night, a heavy response flooded the neighborhood, after harris

i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, jessica. wjz 13 is always on. check in for complete flu watch coverage. for updates and important information from the cdc, log onto wjz.com. >>> a baltimore city police officer is also hospitalized tonight in serious condition after he is shot several times during a robbery attempt. just a short time ago, police announced several arrests in the case. wjz live at city police headquarters. alex demetrick has more. alex? >> reporter: well, vic, it took police less than 24 hours to find and charge two suspects in the shooting, which took place on the officer's front porch last night. >>> there is still police presence outside the northwaste baltimore -- northwest baltimore home. aaron harris. but last night, a heavy response flooded the neighborhood. after harris is attacked by two 16-year-old males. >> preliminarily, we know he was attempting to get into his home, when he was approached by at least two suspects. who were trying to rob him. at some point, gunfire was exchanged. he was struck in thesome -- stomach. >>

at the university, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks jessica. hope to offer the h1n1 vaccine to every student. that vaccine is expected to be made available to health officials in mid october. >> baltimore city schools are hoping to make high school dropouts a thing of the past. holding a fair for students who aren't currently in school. teens can find out about academic programs that work for them on their terms. the fair runs from 9:00 to 1:00 this afternoon at success academy on east north avenue. for more information, call city schools. >>> we are starting to get some glimpses, and we have some studio guests who are talking about the baltimore book fair that is happening and the weather is holding up. you know, we have been talking, especially in my house, number one in the box office, cloudy with a chance of meatballs. that's not in our forecast, but you know, i will say that if the rain does come. >> let's hope neither in this area, yes. but we are looking at a decent forecast until the evening when it will be cloudy and a chance of someth

we are live in glen burnie, i'm jessica kartalija, back to you on tv hill.o, ravens. >> at least you see the fans sitting behind you are quiet. that's all we care about. >> hey, it's risky to be eating over here. that's all i have to say. >> jessica, thank you very much. >>> complete coverage continues now with mark viviano. >>> there are several reasons why many experts are picking the ravens to make another play- off run this season. i've isolated a couple of those reasons. let's call them baltimore's rays of hope. >> reporter: all discussions about the ravens begins with their defense. and that defense is led by ray lewis. the last original raven, entering his 14th nfl season. louis be -- lewis began and continues the ravens' legacy of a dominated defense. >> reporter: we have a guy here, who is dedicated to each other. any time you have a chemistry like that, it's almost impossible not to have that kind of defense. >> reporter: the ray of hope on the offense is ray rice. a second-year running back who could become the most versatile offensive weapon the

i jessica kartalija. >> i am tim william. its the bottom of the hours.tures around 60 degrees area wide with cloudy conditions but the cloud are breaking as we have seen with the picture outside and we will see more sun for this day. looking at temperatures as we have seen starting off around 60 degrees the schoolest spot in the state is about 55 out in oakland. but we are going up today to temperatures in the low 70s. and we keep in the forecast just a chance of widely scattered isolated showers but it's going to be a pretty nice day overall a complete first warning forecast for you and a look at tropics coming up in few moments. >>> thanks go but first here's what people are talking about called one of the most dangerous streps of roads in the entire state. and now that is proving to be true again. after the third deadliest accident in the last three months. mike hellgren reports on the effort to make route 32 safer. >> reporter: dr. brian emery acura is a mangled mess from skyeye chopper 13 you can see the tragic scene on route 32 just a half mile fro

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. >> i'm jessica kartalija.g up, this letter sent home to parents of students here at montebello. after a teen becomes sick with the h1n1 virus. that story coming up in a live report. >>> coming up right now on eyewitness news at 6:00. collapsed. a young baltimore girl suddenly gets sick with the swine flu. what doctors are saying tonight. >>> city officials will not take a furlough. what will they do to help get the city to meet its budget cuts. >>> ready for the worst. less than a week after a massive water main break. an exercise to help others prepare. >>> and calm and quiet thursday evening. don't miss the updated first warning forecast. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> flu fears. a young baltimore girl contracts the swine flu. >> tonight, how sick is she? and the precautions being taken in city schools? >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> concern for city and fa

i'm jessica kartalija in baltimore city. tailgating means sausage. we are behind the scenes here at roma. how does this sausage get to your barbecue? i'll let you know, coming up. >>> wet night ahead. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> money matters. nearly a billion dollars, already cut from the state budget. >> tonight, hundreds of millions more

and tonight jessica kartalija reports how a group in anne arundel county is offering help. >> reporter: coping with the death of her 14-year-old son has caused jenny atkins quite a bit of cash. >> i go to church every sunday. i'm also in therapy every monday. i go to a grief counseling session every wednesday. >> reporter: on may 30th, 14- year-old christopher jones was murdered by a group of teens in crofton. >> it tees most tragic thing that can happen to anybody ever in your entire life. >> reporter: now she will be joining 400 others for a 5k run raising money for crime victims forced to pay out of their own pockets for ge

live in federal hill, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks, jez. right now -- jess. right now, the ravens are on their way to san diego. you did see them take -- can see them take on the chargers, exclusively sunday at 4:00. >>> let's go back to the breaking news out of dundalk. and the big water main break. let's go to captain mike perry with more. mike? >> reporter: hello, kai. you're hooking at -- looking at the main source of this water main break. this large volume water main broke underneath a burning highway. and has run out, collapsed burning highway. and run out onto dundalk avenue, in front of the logan village shopping center. it quickly flooded dundalk avenue. flooded the logan village shopping center. and has moved into the nearby neighborhood. again we'll go through the roads. we have dun haven road. which is closed. the lower end. mcshane way is closed. the lower end of mcshane way. and logan view drive is closed. police are considering this a life-threatening situation. they are concerned about not only the rising water, but the pos

i am jessica kartalija. complete coverage of the water main break will continue in a minute but first let's start with meteorologist tim williams and a look at first warning weather. hello, again. >> good morning. temperatures today starting off around 50 degrees in parts of the area. we will get up to a high of just around 75. we are getting back down to around 55 degrees this evening with a good bit of sunshine and clear skies. complete first updated forecast coming up in few moments jess. >> first an update on the story everyone is talking about this morning. the 72 inch water main burst in baltimore county that sent water flooding through the streets of dundalk. it happened near broening highway and left businesses and homes surrounded with water. wjz and skyeye 13 were the first to capture the incredible images moment after the break. being see the water came gushing out of the huge hole in the road lead together widespread mess that is being cleaned up this morning. wjz stays on the story live with com

upon jessica kartalija. back to brag again, live at wjz.com, to update the standings. >> i know. the funniest part is we're still not sure how it happened. but somehow i made it on the leader board. on top for the second straight week. meteorologist tim williams with 26 points. stan saunders about rite behind him, 25 points. and then adam may and myself, tied with 24. not too shabby. as for our weekly winner. he got 14 out of 16 games correctly and came close to the final score on the sunday night game. he wins a $50 best buy gift certificate. you can still play, go to wjz.com. click on the top of the home page. >> somehow, it's kind of a disturbing scene. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. an angel on her side. wait until you see what happens to this little girl when a car backs into her. >>> removing cigarettes from store shelves. which ones are now off the market. >>> tainted fuel. >>> it is 6:30. 81 degrees and partly sunny. good evening. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. and here are scientist stories people are talking about tonight. actor john travo

jessica kartalija is live with more on the buzz. >> hello to you and everyone at home. the buzz is all about the ravens. now, before you can have a game, you have to have pep rallies like this one. and of course, you have to pregame. so we have the very tough assignment of setting out today to find the best tailgating food so that you won't go into kickoff on an empty. -- empty stomach. >> reporter: football is tailgating. and tailgating is sausage. >> but before you get here, pregame starts on eastern avenue. >> give me a break. there is no taste to it. sausage, you just eat it by itself or on a roll. that's all you need. >> the guy thats are working overtime to prepare for kickoff sunday. >> sedonia station. all of the different places. normally, we sell at the grocery stores and restaurants. but all of a sudden, this week, the secretary is working overtime. >> reporter: across town in windsor mill. if you can't make it to the game, not to worry. football fans catch the game at corinthians. >> with the home of ravens, the largest ravens roost in the state. i mean, thi

now here to perform is uncle kracker. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ snets ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> good morning, i'm jessica kartalija and about today. >>> the water's shut off and the lights are back on in baltimore county after a massive water main break. it broke and sent the water cascading through the rush hour friday. the maryland insurance agency is assisting homeowners. >>> a baltimore county mother and several football players from a high school are facing charges after a stabbing. the 34-year-old drove the teens to the 3900 block of twin circle way seeking revenge for an earlier attack on her son. all were treated at local hospitals. >>> changes are coming to the mean you -- menus of restaurants. starting sunday, a ban on transfats takes affect on all restaurants in the city. they're hoping it will encourage healthy eating. >>> today's exclusive first warning weather forecast. mostly sunny and highs in the 70s. shaping up to be a beautiful weekend and cooling down a little bit tonight. 49 degrees and >>> of mice and men. he was in charge of small lab animals and often had to deal with their deaths. could that h

we're live at montebello elementary middle school, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much. wjz 13 is always on. check in for complete flu watch coverage. and updates on important information from the cdc, log onto wjz.com. >>> we want to update the breaking news last hour. a hit-and-run accident. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene just after 5:00 in whitemarsh. an elderly person was struck by a vehicle. police caught up with that car and arrested the driver a short time later. >>> an off-duty, baltimore county police officer was injured in a violent crash. gigi barnett is following that story from the newsroom. gigi? >> reporter: well, denise, there's no exact word on the officer's condition right now. but reports indicate that it is serious. sky eye chopper 13 is over the crash just before 2:00 this afternoon, on falls road, near blackrock road in baltimore county. the accident left the officer's vehicle upside down and along an embankment. the rescue crews had to cut him from the wreckage. and the officer was flown to shock trauma. >> an investigation into t

i'm jessica kartalija, in baltimore city.o play like a raven in we have everything you need to get ready for sunday. that story coming up. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> ripken, ripped off. the number 8 ironman's monument stolen from camden yards. >> tonight, who took it and how they tracked the suspects. >>> i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> camden yards has turned into a crime scene. as cal ripkens' number 8 is stolen from the ballpark. four men face felony charges in the theft. >> reporter: these retired numbers here at camden yards are very, very popular with fans. eddie murray. and back here, one of the most popular numbers of all fans, cal ripken. but you can see here, it has been stolen and vandalized. the deputy director of the sports legends museum, cooperate believe his eyes when he showed up