>>> i'm kai jackson >> i'm mary bubala. >>> the kenya red cross said thousand offense people are dead. the situation is apparently unclear. tara mergener has the latest from wjz. >> loud explosions and gunfire erupted in nairobi monday as the terrorist attacks on an upscale mall ended its third day. yeah oh -- two militants killed, ten arrested and more hostages free. >> plums of black smoke billowed out of the key light, a report of militants setting fire to mattresses. >> in new york president obama talked with kenya's president by phone. >> to the kenya people, we stand with them against this terrible out break that's occurred. >> a militant group with ties to al-qaeda is taking responsibility and claims three americans took part in the attack. >> the state department said they have no confirmation americans were involved but said u.s. citizens were injured. . >> san diego native moved there a couple years ago. >> i'm grateful to be alive. >> john kerry said the u.s. will pursue the terrorists responsible. >> the red cross says 63 people are still missing. >>> change is coming on b

mary bubala has her comments tonight. >> reporter: amanda knox told british tv anchor she is too scared to go back to italy to be tried again for murder. >> i would do anything to prove my innocence. >> reporter: she spent four years in an italian prison for the murder of her roommate. she and her ex-boyfriend were acquitted in 2011. now the court wants them back. >> people may see why not go back if you're innocent and you have nothing to fear or nothing to hide. why would you not go back? >> nothing to fear? i've plenty to fear, because i was already imprisoned wrongfully, i was already convicted wrongfully. >> reporter: knox talked to british broadcasters in seattle. she returned there after being set free and secured a book deal reportedly worth millions of dollars. now she says she can't afford to return to italy and stay for the entire trial. her lawyers will represent her instead. the 26-year-old was asked if she would take a lie detector test. >> a lie detector test would be just -- i would be fine with that. >> reporter: the only person behind bars for the murder is rudy giludi

i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about.ore the money runs down. hundreds of thousands of jobs on the line and the effects in maryland could be far reaching. wjz has complete coverage of the potential shut down. derek valcourt has local reaction and gigi barnett has what it means for local services. but first, danielle nottingham has the break down from capitol hill. >> reporter: a senate vote monday afternoon put the budget

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> the four-day-long siege at that upscale shopping mall in kenya appears to be over. but it is unclear if all the hostages are safe and what the death toll will be. alfonsoalphonso van marsh is here with the latest on the situation. >> reporter: kenya's president says his forces have defeated the terrorists who attacked nairobi's largest shopping mall, killing all the people. >> all the attackers wish to destroy the essential character of our society. they failed. kenya endured. kenya endures. >> reporter: he says 11 militants are in custody and five attackers are dead. this grainy security camera photo shows two of the gunmen who launched the attack on the westgate mall. kenyan authorities say at least six died on the fourth day of the siege. alshabab are calling it quits. >> we don't fear your appearance as americans because we're not weak. and you should tell the kenyans to stop their aggression if you want to be safe. >> reporter: those who e

. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> a short time ago, the fbi releases new video and details about aaron alexis. he's the man who went on a shooting rampage at the washington navy yard. >> investigators say alexis was under the, and i quote, "delusional belief that he was being controlled or influenced by electromagnetic waves." this alarming video of alexis was just released, as you said, this afternoon. alexis killed 12 people, wounded several others. the fbi says he did act alone. and there was no evidence he was targeting particular people. >> reporter: there are indicaters that alexis was prepared to die during the attack, and that he accepted death as the inevitable consequence of his actions. >> now, the fbi also says phrases were etched into alexis's shotgun, reading, and i quote, end to torment, not what y'all say, and better off this way. >> alexis also wrote "my elf weapon" which is believed to refer to electromagnetic waves. we'll have more tonight at 5:00 and 6:00.

as mary mary bubala explains, knox has no intention of returning to italy. >> amanda knox said she isoo scared to be to go back to italy to be tried for murder. >> i'd do anything to prove my innocence. >> knox spent four years in an italian prison for the murder of her roommate meredith kercher. >> people might say why don't go back if you are innocent and you'd have nothing to fear or nothing to hide, why would you not go back. >> nothing to fear, i have plenty to fear because i was already imprisoned wrongfully. i was already convicted wrongfully. >> knox talked to british broadcasters in seattle. she returned there after being set free and secured a book deal reportedly worth millions of dollars. now she says she can't afford to return to italy and stay for the entire trial. her lawyers will represent her instead. the 26-year-old was asked if she'd take a lie detector test. >> a lie detector test would be just -- i would be fine with that. >> the only person behind bars for kercher's murder is rudy galiti who knew knox and her boyfriend at the time. he is serving a 16 year jail se

mary bubala has more for us. >> reporter: the cutter eagle is certainly one of the most unique classroomsn america and it just wrapped up some intense training this summer. >> on the main court, sheho. >> sheho. >> reporter: raising sails by running lines hand over hand is the way the eagle pulled everyone on board into a by gone century. but it's really a classroom at full sail. its three masts raise 13 feet high. the crew teaches the fundamentals of seaman ship. >> 0-9 come to 190. >> reporter: a 26-year-old coast guard veteran is the coast guard of the eagle. in this tall ship he is head master and commander. >> it will take you to how people navigated before we had satellites in the sky. >> reporter: the eagle sailed for hitler's germany. the u.s. seized it as a war reparation. >> it was definitely an eye opening experience and one we will always take with us. >> challenging? >> challenging i've never been so tired in my life. >> the teaching on the cutter eagle is 24/7 in continuous four hour shifts. back to you. >> the eagle averaging four to five months of year at sea. it's about t

right on his heels, mary bubala and mark viviano. third place, meteorologist chelsea ingram and me. remember, you can sign up on cbsbaltimore.com. 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. go to cbsbaltimore.com to sign up. >> the ravens take the show on the road, when they travel to buffalo to take on the bills next sunday. watch the game sunday at 1:00, only on wjz. and then make sure to stay tuned for a special post game coverage. join jessica, mark, marty and me, and former raven wally williams. we'll bring you highlights, reaction and analysis. a full football sunday, here on wjz. and we're waiting for kai to show up to the dance on that. [ laughter ] >> yes. >> soon. soon. >> i'm just taking it easy on all of you guys. letting you get in the lead. i'm the anchor leg. >> we'll see. >> all right. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. monitoring some breaking news for you. crews are working to rescue a man from a muddy trench in frederick county. we'l

. >>> i'm mary bubala. with why what's in this little red box could save the life of a student athlete. that story just ahead. >>> a settlement in the harassment suit against former anne arundel executive, john leopold. i'm monique griego. coming up, what the county is paying out. >>> trench rescue. wjz will continue to update you on the breaking news from friend rick county. >>> and a beautiful, early fall evening outside. will the weather remain as nice throughout the rest of the week? your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 73 degrees. beautiful, clear skies in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. there are new development negligence the harassment suit against former anne arundel county executive john leopold. wjz has learned, the county has agreed to settle with leopold's former assistant. wjz is live. monique griego has more on how much is being paid out. monique? >> reporter: well, denise, back in january,

. >> i'm mary bubala in for vic. >> just about six hours and counting until the government shuts down, unless a last- second deal can be struck. thousands of federal workers could lose their jobs and maryland could feel some of the worst effects in the country. gigi barnett breaks down what services could be impacted. but for danielle nottingham, who reports from capitol hill with the latest on the showdown. >> reporter: with the government shutdown just hours away, president obama had a message for republican lawmakers. >> it does not have to happen. all of this is entirely preventable if the house chooses to do what the senate has already done. >> reporter: monday afternoon, the senate took language that would have weakened the president's health care law out of the funding bill and put the budget hot potato back in the hands of the house. >> they're spinning their wheels. we are not going to change obamacare. >> reporter: but that is exactly what house speaker john boehner intends to do. >> we're gonna move here in the next several hours to take the senate bill, add to it a one- ye

. >>> complete coverage continues with kai jackson, mary bubala, and first warning weather with bob turk. meteorologist chelsea ingram, and sports with mark viviano. and sports with mark viviano. ,,,,,,,,,,,,ryland's news >>> it is mostly sunny, 73 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work tonight, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, live at wjz traffic control. >>> hi everyone, we're still dealing with a lot of traffic out there. northbound on the harris expressway, watch for delays over to belfast. on the topside of the inner loop, bumper to bumper from charles street to hartford road. on the west side inner loop, slow traffic there as well. from 895 over to liberty road. and northbound 95, stop and go there from 395 over to white marsh boulevard. a couple accidents as well. northbound 95 on the southwest side at 175 and southbound 95 at 195. let's take a live look. traffic not moving well at all there on the beltway west of york road, brought to you by paul miller, going to the