in new york, i'm kathryn brown. >>> as the recession forced stores to close. shoppers can now browse louis vuitton. the store is now open in the mall's luxury wing. and joins other high-end retailers like burberry and izod. sally is on her way now. >> tough times. we wish them well. >>> casino scam. how three employees rigged it so their family and friends could win tens of thousands of dollars in prizes. >>> definition of marriage. the first federal state to vote on the union of same-sex couple. >>> instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. >>> look at those skies. >> doesn't look really. really doesn't, does it? and especially if this is july. just fantastic conditions outside. and wait until you see the numbers. i want to show you the high temperatures from today. only 83 degrees so far. this is a very cool, comfortable air mass on top of us. and we're coming in at 80 at this hour. and notice the dew points. this is what is spectacular. we are in the 40s. 50s would be pretty incredible. >>> tonight, we are going to cool it down.

in new york, i'm kathryn brown. >>> a mystery surrounds the winner of a mega millions jackpot worth $133 million. there was only one winning ticket ared. -- issued. when the winner decides decides to collect, they can spread the payments out or take a lump sum of about $40 million. >>> a man's emotional plea. his emotional story and how you may be able to save his life. >>> humidity is making a comeback. we're updating your first warning forecast. >>> wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, for instant updates all the time, click wjz.com. >>> what a day. how long will they last, though, mr. williams? >> yeah. that's the question you want to know, do you? you know. what i will tell you is that if you think that these days are cool, of course, you're right on target. and may, of course, was the second wettest. you have to go back to april before you have a 90-degree day in our forecast in may. >> wow. >> can you believe that? april. >>> and here we are in july, when we typically expect them. and our temperatures have been cool all month. right now, we're looking at 81 degrees, bw

kathryn brown reports, workers are charged with removing hundreds of bodies. >> reporter: distraught family members learned their loved ones may have been dug up. >> i have gravesites that haven't even been used. headstones that are missing. this is ridiculous. >> reporter: investigators say four workers at the historic bur oak cemetery outside chicago, displaced about 300 bodies, dumping the remains in a mass grave. then they allegedly pocketed cash from unsuspecting customers. in some cases, the bodies were simply pounded down. and another person buried on top. >> there should really be a special place in hell for these grave yard thieves who have done so much to hurt these families. >> reporter: several prominent african americans are included at the cemetery. the suspects are also charged with eliciting funds and pocketing that money as well. >> this crime is -- it's a whole new dimension that shows us what lengths people would go through for financial gain. >> reporter: investigators say the workers targeted older, unmarked and overgrown gravesites. many of the headstones were s

kathryn brown for cbs news. >> so far the sheriff will not say if anything was stolen from that home. >>> southwest airlines mex are hard at work this morning examining nearly 200 of their airplanes after a scary incident in the skies over west virginia. investigators say the plane en route from nashville to bwi thurgood marshall had a hole open up in its fuselage. the plane made an emergency landing in west virginia. southwest officials say the pilot acted quickly. >> in this instance when the hole happened, it obviously depressurized the cabin so the first thing that would happen as a safety procedure that the oxygen masks would deploy. so that happened, and then the captain has to take the airplane a safe altitude, and we diverted -- obviously we made the option to divert and get the airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> investigators don't know what caused the tear in the fuselage in the first place, the airline is inspecting all of its 737s as a precaution. >>> supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor may be on the hot seat on capitol hill. senator also begin the questio

kathryn brown, wjz, eyewitness news. >> the cemetery covers 150 acres and held as many as 1,000 burialsear. >>> preparing now to avoid a crisis. that's the government's plan to tackle the upcoming flu season this fall two flu shots will likely be offered. one for the regular flu, the other for the h1n1 virus. health officials believe the virus could spread this winter to. help the government, it is freeing up $350 to -- $350,000 to states to pay for vaccines and to treat patients. >>> in a cruel world every once in awhile something nice happens. today it happened at delaware's sea shore state park. a male seal was released into the waters of the atlantic. he was found earlier this year injured. hamilton doesn't know it but he is he carrying a satellite tag, and you can follow his movements. to find out more go to our web site. i did it tonight. he's off the shore at bethany beach. >> you have to go to local news and then go to pets. that's the easiest way to find him on our website. >> and swim club controversy. a group of children is told to leave a private swimming club. why some say

as kathryn brown reports robbery maybe the motivation but police in pen sa cole what are also looking into other -- pensacola are also looking into other reasons. >> tips from the public led police to this van and three men wanted in the murder of a wealthy florida couple. byrd and melanie billings known for adopting children with developmental disabilities were shot this their home near pensacola what on thursday. an arrest warrant suggests the suspects went there to rob them. both men face murder charges and will appear in court tomorrow. gonzalez's father, leonard gonzalez, senior, will appear in court today on charges of evidence tampering. police say the 56-year-old tried to paint over the apred v spotted on surveillance video, leaving the billings home. police say more arrests are possible and are looking into multiple motives. >>> we have a sort of tie with this family, through a business relationship. but to state that the participants in this crime knew the billings family we can not confirm that. >> gonzalez, senior, told investigators he was the getaway driver. and that sev

kathryn brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> the company that actually owns the cemetery is from arizona and says it is working with investigators. >>> it is a wake-up call for the nation. that is what the government's drug czar says about the death of michael jackson. kai is following the story from the newsroom to explain why. >> well, denise. gill kerlikowske is warning about drug abuse. he is the chief of the office of national drug control. he says more people die from drug overdoses in the united states than from gunshot riewpped wounds. -- gunshot wounds. he said the report of his use of powerful drugs should serve as a warning to everybody. investigators looking into michael jackson's death have honed in on drugs that were given to the king of pop to fight his insomnia. >> thank you, kai. it could be several more weeks before toxicology reports reveal michael jackson's death. >>> a police-involved shooting at carroll county. a taneytown police officer shot a man who was allegedly trying to run down the officer, along with the woman he was helping. it happened last night, around 10:30

kathryn brown. >> thank you. >>> still ahead at 4:00. caught on tape. mentally challenged students to fight each other. the leaders of this club face justice. >>> on the waterfront in fells point. and the ocean race may be sailing back into baltimore. we'll have the story when we continue. >>> and will this encredible weather last all week? >>> we're always on the top stories. updates and weather all the time click www.wjz.com. >>> beautiful weather. look who is back with it. >> who? >> you. [ laughter ] >> welcome back. >> where is this person? >> were you on vacation. >> sorry. >> weather-wise. it is beautiful outside. we all know that. want to show you numbers to go along with it. we checked out 85-degree degrees. the average at 87 and look where we started. 58 degrees and coming in around 84 right now and i want to point out the dew point is 52 degrees. that's incredible for his time of year in this part of the country. we're usually in the 60s. pushing the 70s that's why it is muggy out there and sticky. with this dew point in the 50s. it is low an

kathryn brown reports for wjz, robbery may be the motive. but police are also looking into other reasons. >>> police are talking to three more suspects in the wealthy florida couple, known for adopting children with special needs. they released video taken from their home, just minutes before the couple were shot and killed. investigators say up to eight people could be involved in their murder. >> it leads me to believe that this was a very well-planned and methodical operation. >> reporter: tips led to this van and leonard gonzalez senior. a judge raised his bond to $500,000, after he appeared in court on charges of evidence tampering. he told investigators he was the getaway driver for a burglary. also in custody are 41-year-old wayne coldmyer, and gonzalez's son, leonard gonzalez junior. >> to know there are people capable of this type of violence and people with this magnitude of hate in their lives is sickening. >> reporter: the billings had extensive surveillance at their house to keep an eye on the children. each had two kids from a