we are live downtown, linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, linh. thank you. other agencies helping with security include maryland transportation police, baltimore sheriff's office, and baltimore city school police. >>> downtown baltimore will be busy on sunday, too. the ravens have a home game with the green bay packers coming to town. sports director mark viviano joins us no -- now with a look ahead. plus sports predictions. >> ravens are back home after two straight home games. and sunday's game with the packers is one of the most anticipated games of the nfl weekend. >> reporter: prior to ravens and packers, a lot of cheer about the quarterbacks. the ravens joe flacco, and green bay's aaron rodgers are both super bowl mvps. but the ravens insist, their success on offense is still rooted in the run game. and rye rice and company final -- ray rice and company finally found the good gear last week in miami. >> now we feel like our running game is only to get better from here. felt good to put our foot on the pedal. we're right there. wferlt r wmplettive lal w

reporting live in d.c., linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, linh. and wjz now has the latest on the situation in d.c. it started when a woman tried to ram a security gate at the white house with her car. she was chased to capitol hill. shots were fired. cbs news is reporting that she has died. the capitol was locked down for a half hour. a police officer was injured in a traffic accident during the chase but his injuries are said to be non-life-threatening. we invite tough to stay with wjz for complete coverage. weapon jut date you. for more instant images and updates go to wjz.com. >>> more than 100 people are dead tonight following a shipwreck off the coast of sicily. >> reporter: dozens of body bags lined the shore in lampadusa italy. united states of migrants were trying to reach the island when their ship caught fire and capsized. a pregnant woman would and her 3-year-old child are among the dead. the island's mayor called it horrific. helicopters flew overhead as crews pulled bodies from the sea. the italian coast guard saved more than 150 peo

linh bui is live at the scene. she's speaking with lawmakers about the scare. >> reporter: it is still a very active scene near the capitol building. roads are still blocked near that building as police do their investigation. we can see at least a dozen police officers scouring through this scene looking for evidence. they're directing traffic around the area. we can say the mood is calmer than it was when the shots were first fired around 2:15. we talked to congressman dutch ruppersberger. he describes what that was like. take a listen. >> i was coming out of the capitol. i was going over to my office. i did not hear shots. 2 minutes after i left the capitol parking lot is when the incident occurred. i came back to my office and people are saying it's a lock down, get into your office. the capitol police have trained our staff and let us all know that when there are situations like that that occur you're supposed to lock your doors, turn your lights out and listen for communication. that's exactly what occurred.

i'm linh bui reporting from washington., reactions from frustrated americans and maryland lawmakers. ,, >>> coming up right now on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. wild chasing gunfire, the new revelation about the woman that sent capitol hill into a lockdown. >>> tracking tropical storm karen. where it is expected to make landfall and the potential impact on maryland. >>> a baltimore county school bus loses control crashing into a ditch injuring six people including five students. we'll have the very latest on the investigation. >>> and check in for these stories and all the breaking news on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> out of control, a school bus crashed in baltimore county. >> tonight, the injuries to the children and inest have -- investigation on how it happened. >> hello, i'm denise koch. >> i'm ricky liu. a sight that no parent wants to see. the school bus turned over on the baltimore county road. wjz is live where we've got the latest on the investigation with monique. >> reporter: this was a singl

linh. >> reporter: good afternoon. we are live near 3rd and constitution which is pretty much as close to the action as we can get. as you can imagine, the many of the roads surrounding the capitol building still blocked off. officers directing traffic. they've set up crime scene tape. you cannot cross. we're out here with just a ton of media as well as just near by residents doing their daily activities, riding their bikes and walking their dogs trying to see what's happening out there. as you said, it's still under investigation. police officer collecting evidence and going through what happened. out here a lot calmer, totally different than it was an hour ago when the capitol was on lock down after the shots were fired. much, much calmer. less dramatic, dress urgency. it feels like things are more under control as they piece together the details of what happened. we will stay live and bring you the latest. linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. witnesses describe that chaotict the capitol. complete coverage co

linh bui talks to local federal workers who are relieved to get their jobs back. linh? >> kai, relieved is absolutely the right word. many of them just so happy to be back. today, around baltimore, it was business as usual for federal employees. >> reporter: the gates are open at fort mchenry, and it's busier than usual. >> we're just delighted that we can finally come to fort mchenry. >> reporter: like other national monuments, the fort closed down during the government shutdown, affecting about 50 employees. >> overwhelmingly. happy to be back open. >> tina capetta says they're busy catching up, as workers deal with the stress from the furlough. >> everyone should be relieved to be back to work. but i think that there's still some of those emotions run high. >> reporter: at the social security administration building in woodlawn, federal workers return. >> reporter: across the country, thousands of furloughed federal workers get back to work today after 16 days off the job. >> down the street, city view bar and grill took a hit during the shutdown. vast majority are f

i'm linh bui, details on the agreement next on wjz. >> no talk. the ravens say it's time for action as they prepare to face the steelers. i'm mark viviano, the latest on the game coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> complete coverage continues with gigi barnett and meteorologist tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm marty bass in for tim williams. 6:31. 45 degrees and kind of a layer of high clouds over the area right now. if we can go ahead and look outside you'll note there's no fog. temperatures and dew point are very close right now. there is no wind. it's a recipe for fog. we're not seeing any of that on our harbor cam shot. forecast calls for cloudy skies, maybe a late afternoon shower. a high of 66. we'll have our first warning complete forecast in just a couple minutes. >> thank you marty. here's a look at the stories we're keeping an eye on this morning. a former patient of a local ob/gyn speaks out about her doctor's suspension after federal agents find what

i'm linh bui. details on the agreement next on wjz. >> no talk, the ravens say it's time for action as they prepare to face the steelers. i'm mark viviano, the latest on the game coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> complete coverage continues with gigi barnett and meteorologist tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> and welcome back to eyewitness news weekend edition. i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm marty bass in for tim williams. it's in the mid-40s right now at 7:30. interestingly enough, overnight high clouds are now busted up a bit on the eastern horizon and we're getting some sun. this is not going to be a real sunny day, though. take a look at the day part. by midday i think we're overcast, 66 degrees going to be the high this day, and that will pretty much happen right at lunchtime. we'll have your full first warning weather forecast coming up shortly. >>> thank you marty. here's a look at the stories people are talking about this weekend. a former patient of a local ob/gyn speaks out to

thanks, linh. no word on when construction or hiring will din. >>> one of baltimore's oldest supermarkets shuts its doors for good. santoni's in highland town is closed for good. the family-run store opened in the 1930s. the owner said the city's bottle tax is to blame for him going out of business. the mayor disputes that, claiming that the tax is the sole reason for them closing. several have reportedly expressed interest in taking over santoni's space. >>> a student at a high school in northeastern massachusetts is being held without bail, in connection with the death of one of the school's math teachers. now, investigators are trying to figure out why she was killed. vinita nair has the latest for wjz. >> reporter: 14-year-old phillip chisholm stood before a judge wednesday. he was arraigned in connection with a death of a popular math teacher, at a high school, outside of boston. police were called tuesday afternoon, after the boy didn't return home, from danvers high school. >> we didn't know

wjz 5 has complete coverage with linh bui. but first the latest on the negotiations from capitol hill. >> reporter: president obama stepped out for lunch at a local sandwich shop, but has no immediate plans to sit down at the table with republicans to end the partial government shutdown. >> i'm happy to have negotiations with the republicans and speaker boehner on a whole range of issues, but we cannot do it with the gun held to the head of the american people. >> reporter: an agitated house speaker john boehner once again pointed the finger at the senate democrats and the white house. >> this is not some kind of a game. the american people don't want their government shutdown and neither do i. >> reporter: they continue to push for legislation to reopen parts of the federal government. including the veterans administrations, the national institute of health, and the parks department. >> we cannot agree on some things like the health care bill. we're trying to put out bills where we can agree. >> reporter: the house will be in

linh bui is live to explain this collaboration. linh? >> the idea is universities can accomplish more if they work together and with community warns. >> reporter: it's comm common on almost every campus. >> people drink in college. >> take a load off and have a few beers or drinks. >> reporter: but excessive drinking is a major problem. in maryland, one in five college students shows signs of alcohol abuse. >> you will always have cases of excessive drinking. >> now there is a new initiative called the maryland collaborative. bringing several universities together. >> alcohol has gotten to be too much of the college experience, when we're seeing 1800 deaths a year, 600,000 unintentional injuries, close to 100,000 rapes and sexual assaults. the collaborative just released a report on college drinking in the state. most maryland universities have alcohol education and basic training. but this collaborative takes it a step further. >> reporter: schools will develop multilevel intervention. targeting parents, students and the surrounding are

reporting live outside shock trauma, linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. >> linh, thank you. once prather is officially charged, more details will be release said about this investigation. >>> well, wjz continues to update the breaking news from baltimore county. a large house on fire in glen arm. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. captain jeff long has the latest for us. jeff? [ no audio ] >> reporter: white smoke, billowing out of the roof of this house in glen arm. and you can see most of the smoke is coming out of that hole, where firefighters earlier vented the roof. and when they did that, as expected, flames shot up through the roof. we were here, taking a look at that. those flames lasted only a few minutes. nay got some-- they got some fire on them, knocked the flames down quickly. then we've seen the smoke here change from light smoke to dark smoke back to light smoke. good indication that the fire may be under control at this time. reporting live, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> thank you very much, captain jeff. and of course, we'll continue to follow th

. >>> good evening, i'm linh bui and that's what people are talking about tonight. hours ago the manhunt for two convicted killers came to answered. they were arrested in a panama city hotel room after their families begged them to turn themselves in. we have the latest. >> reporter: police found joseph jenkins and charles walker at hotel in panama city, florida, just 100 miles from the prison they escaped from. authorities say no one was injured during the arrest that came hours after family members urged the men to turn themselves in. >> we want you to surrender yourself to someone who you trust, who will bring you back in safely. >> reporter: they were serving life sentences for separate murders but both were allowed to leave the prison outside of tallahassee after officials received forged court papers for their release. >> we took them to his grandmother's house. we then took him to his mother's house. >> reporter: amazingly earlier this month both men followed florida law and returned to a florida jail to register as felons. they were fingerprinted and had the

i'm linh bui. an investigation is now underway into a suspected murder suicide in anne arundel county. police say the suspect is a baltimore city police officer hired in september of 2009 to the eastern district. wjz is live. rochelle ritchie reports on this murderous love triangle. >> reporter: this is certainly a disturbing story of love gone wrong. the family of the firefight shot and killed released a statement -- firefighter shot and killed released a statement moments ago saying he died a hero trying to protect his girl friend. 27-year-old baltimore city firefighter andrew scott hoffman is dead after being shot at his home in glen burnie police say by baltimore city police officer christopher robinson. >> we were quickly able to determine through our evidence and investigation that this was a murder suicide. it was a domestic type relationship that was going on. >> reporter: anne arundel county police say 26-year-old marie hartman was killed before robinson turned the gun on himself. family f

linh bui explains how maryland colleges are coming together to fight excessive drinking. linh? >> it's all about working together. universities say they can accomplish more by working together and also working with the community. >> reporter: it's common in almost every campus. >> take a load off, and have a few beers or drinks. >> reporter: but excessive drinking is a major problem. in maryland, one in five college students shows signs of alcohol abuse. >> you will always have some excessich drinking at -- excessive drinking at universities. >> alcohol has gotten to be too much of a part of the college experience, when we're seeing 1800 deaths a year, 600,000 unintentional injuries, close to 100,000 rapes and sexual assaults. >> reporter: most maryland universities have alcohol education programs and basic training, but this collaborative takes it a step further. >> schools target students, parents and the surrounding ar. dot exist in bubbles. they're right next to communities. we've got to work with the communities to reduce the level of risk from alcohol use. >> reporter: th

linh bui is live in the newsroom to explain this for us. linh?nnsylvania court says sandusky does not deserve a new trial. he argued his attorneys did not have enough time to prepare for the trial. sandusky's case led to the downfall of hall of fame coach, joe paterno. sandusky's attorney says he will ask the supreme court to review the case. mary? back to you. >> all right, linh. sandusky is serving a 30 to 60- year prison sentence. >>> tourism in washington, d.c. tick takes a big hit. mo monique griego has more on how that is bringing a boost to business in baltimore. >> it's a bad time to be a tourist in d.c. national parks, monuments and the museums remain closed up and blocked off for day 2 of the government shutdown. >> pretty disappointing. hope they can fix it up pretty soon. >> expensive trip for nothing. >> with tours being turned away from the nation's capital, some baltimore attractions are expecting a boost in customers. >> see if they can explore something different with all of the facilities shut down in d.c. >> jane valentine from

linh bui has more on potential impact. >> amazon, the online retail giant is coming to charm city creating more than 1,000 full time positions. >> it's a great day for baltimore and i'm very pleased at the work that was done in order to make that happen. >> the 1 million square foot facility will be built at the former gm assembly plant in the port of baltimore. it will look similar to this warehouse. >> this location in baltimore is one of eight new warehouses planned across the country. according to amazon each city has a large consumer base. >> amazon's moving towards same-day delivery. the new fulfillment center would serve the baltimore/washington area. employees will pack and ship goods. >> that would be perfect for me. i love that kind of work. i've been doing that all my life life. >> amazon said it will pay 30% more than the average retail job plus benefits include a 401k, health care and prepaid tuition for college. >> i will apply. i will be the first one there . >> economists said this will bring energy to the area and could attract other fortunate 500 companies to baltimore. >

>> thank you, linh.he cause of this crash is under investigation. >>> just moments ago, baltimore city police announce a new public enemy number 1. christopher goode is wanted for attempted murder and domestic violence. last month, goode stabbed the mother of his child 12 times in the neck. the mother did survive. goode is believed to be in south baltimore and is considered armed and extremely dangerous. anyone with information on goode is asked to call city police. >> and still more breaking news to tell you about. a jury has reached a verdict in the wrongful death trial of michael jackson. the verdict is expected to be in court next half hour. sued concert promoter, aeg, saying the company hired dr. conrad murray, the man convicted in jackson's death and that makes the company responsible. aeg contends jackson hired murray himself. we will bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced. >>> a $189 million mega million jackpot. and the only ticket sold is here -- winning ticket was sold here in maryla

i'm linh bui. that story is next on wjz. >>> making good schools better. i'm pat warren. mayor stephanie rwalings-blake touring the schools first to get construction funds. >>> first, here's today's report from wall street. we will be righ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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followed by kai and linh bui.emember, you can still sign up to play in the 2013 pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the link at the top of the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one entry per person. and you're competing with people nationally for prizes. come to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up for now. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. >>> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. is it a must win for the ravens this week? >> mark has more from coach john harbaugh, on what's ahead john harbaugh, on what's ahead with ,,,,,, >>> mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> could be a tough day. ravens are headed to ohio this weekend as is. they made no new acquisitions today. as the nfl trade deadline came and went this afternoon. there are no significant deals to report league wide. the ravens are coming off their bye week. they will return to their regular practice schedule in owings mills tomorrow. prepari

i'm linh bui, coming up on wjz.ve a ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. 1,000 jobs coming to baltimore. wjz is live with more. >>> wjz has first warning weather coverage. how low temperatures could be dropping in our area. >>> working or driving allowed. a local high school has students and parents sign a contract. banning explicit dancing. >>> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary but bubala. here's what people -- people are talking about. >> we have breaking news out of howard county. there has been a shooting. a police officer there shot. let's go to captain jeff long. he's live in sky eye chopper 13 with more on this breaking news. >> howard cowntzy police officer was shot after responding to a call on route 1, washington boulevard, through laurel. now, there's still a heavy presence on route 1, as the suspect is still on the loose. now, i was talking to the howard county police helic

wjz linh bui explains. >>> it's been over a year since anthony anderson has died.ow his family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. >> according to this lawsuit,ang thony anker onson died from police bruseattle. >> obviously more than anything else, they want justice for their son, their father, anthony an

reporting live, linh bui, wjz eyewitness news. >>> maryland attorney general is facing tough questions tonight. this time, about a party where underaged drinking may have taken place. >> that's right. that criticism as you said, centers around a party. a party at which doug gansler's son was the d.c. >> reporter: white shirt centered. doug gansler at a house party where there was some underaged drinking going on. >> i guess if you look at picture, they're not right where i was. but there are one or two kids holding red cups. and generally, there could be kool-aid in the red cups. but there's probably beer in the red cups. i didn't stick my nose in and see. but maybe i should have. >> reporter: gansler said he stopped in to see his son. the party was chaperoned and he saw nosign of -- no sign. >> they say they ordered them to break traffic laws. first driving, now drinking. >> it's the dirt tricks and the innuendos. it's going to continue absolutely. we're more than a year away from an election. and this stuff is going on now. i assume auto going to get more and more. >> reporter: what

followed by kai, and newcomer to the bobblehead leader board, linh bui. they both have 75 points.nd remember, you can still sign up to play at the pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the link at the top of the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one per person. and you're competing nationally for prizes. come here to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up for now. guys, back to you. >>> and the ravens are coming off the bye week. and looking to get back in the win column. see the game shers us the browns -- versus the browns. live here on wjz. >>> still ahead at 4:00. disastrous sea. the latest on the trial for the captain of the costa concordia. >> how quick he did he go down? >> gunned down in the prime of his life. the latest flattic testimony of the man who allegedly killed nfl star sean taylor. >> and will the rest of the week be just as nice nice as today? stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the captain of the costa concordia is back