i'm meghan mccorkell. new information about a fiery crash that killed three people was a police pursuit a factor? new information ahead. >> the is rare. this is the kind of thing you don't expect to happen, but it does happen. >> plus, medical emergency mid flight. a pilot suffers a fatal heart attack on a plane packed with passengers and -- >> good morning, the ravens face a rookie quarterback on sunday. i'm sports director mark viviano. what they are saying about bell lo -- buffalo coming up. >> taking a live look outside of baltimore, a cloudy starting to the morning. will we have rain this weekend? we will ask meteorologist tim williams. that is coming up in first warning weather forecast. >> eyewitness news saturday morning starts now. >>> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm meteorologist tim williams. temperatures are in the 50s and some 60s across the area. >> pretty chilly this morning. >> chilly? >> yeah. it was to me. >> clammy, too. >> i need like

i'm meghan mccorkell. new information about a fiery crash that killed three people. was a police pursuit a fact snar new information strange ahead. >> it is rare. you know, this is the kind of thing you don't expect to happen. yet it does happen. >> plus, medical emergency mid flight. a pilot suffer as fatal heart attack on a plane packed with passengers. what they are saying about the moments onboard. >> good morning, the ravens face a rookie quarterback on sunday. i'm sports director mark viviano. what they are saying coming up? >> and looking outside at baltimore. the clouds are giving away to sunshine this morning. so how will the rest of the weekend shape up? meteorologist tim williams tells us in first warning weather forecast. >> eyewitness news saturday morning is seconds away. >>> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm meteorologist tim williams temperatures are in the 50s and 60s across the area. a breezy morning, but calm so far. and damp so far. the dew point is up, but no rain in the region. so a little bit of

i'm meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much. and of course, we'll bring you all information as this rescue unfolds throughout the evening. >> we're learning more about how the washington navy yard shooter was able to get a secret level security clearance, despite several brushes with the law. mary is in the newsroom with more on this. >> reporter: defense officials have acknowledged that a number of red flags were missed in aaron aex -- alexis's background check. they lied about a previous arrest. and failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debt. both of which would have prevented him from getting that type of clearance. in the wake of the findings, the navy said it is making serious changes to the way background checks are done. denise? >> thank you, mary. now, a woman hospitalized with gunshot wounds as a result of the shooting was released from the hospital today. >>> the deadly siege at a shopping mall in kenya appears to be over. but as teresa garcia reports for wjz, the fate of many hostages still is unclear. >> reporte

reporting live, meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you, meghan. mckinney has seen similar trouble in the past in 2006, he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct along with several of his minnesota vikings teammates after they were accused of performing sex acts in public on a boat. >>> a volatile situation in kenya where terrorists took control of a mall killing dozens of people. a maryland woman narrowly escaped the gunfire. kai jackson has the worldwide impact of the ongoing attack. >> reporter: the world is watching the events unfolding inkenya and that includes people in maryland with close ties to that nation. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: gun fair continued for a third straight day in nairobi, kenya. a terrorist attack at an upscale mall killed more than 60 people and left police battling with the gunman to end the siege. >> a lot of casualties rushed in, hurt, we're just trying to get them in and treated as fast as we could. >> reporter: the assault started saturday when gunmen stormed the west gate shopping mall. al qaeda linked terrorist group i

meghan mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, meghan. the fire chief credits the responders who first arrived on the scene for their quick thinking in saving that man's life. >>> the navy wants changes to the way background checks are done in the wake of the navy yard shooting. aaron alexis lied by a previous arrest for a gun related incident. they are asking the pentagon to get all police records for potential employees and contractors. >>> the massacre in kenya is over. that is according to the kenyan president as he declares victory over terrorist who is took control of an upscale shopping mall and killed more than 60 people inside. 11 suspects are under arrest and tonight we're learning more about their murderous mission. kenya's president says his forces have defeated the terrorists who attacked nairobi's largest shopping mall killing more than 60 people. >> they wanted to destroy the essential character of our society. they failed. >> 11 militants are in custody. this grainy photos show two of the gunman. six soldiers died on the f

good morning, i'm meghan mccorkell. the daring rescue straight ahead. >>> so far just some minor delays on area roadways. we will keep you updated though. right now over to marty. >>> she stars in amc the killing and teamed up with brad pitt for world war z. lorea ennis is on coffee with as the film comes out on blue ray to talk about a family action thriller. look at that sunrise. check that out. that's beautiful. the morning edition continues right after this h. -- right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's beautiful. i'm jessica kartalija in for don scott this morning. weather and traffic together. >> i don't usually do this but i walked outside while you were reading the news. i want to see that one in person. see those high clouds. they will be at times around the day. no issues other than a couple passing fair weather clouds. 47 degrees on tv hill. that's going to be 3 warmer than this time yesterday. 76 degrees at lunch on its way to a high of 80. >>> now over the sharon at traffic control. >> good morning. still a

meghan mccorkell. >> thank you. cbs sports reports the woman involved in the altercation supposed that a it was strictly a verbal confrontation. she denies that she's a stripper. >>> the wait is almost over for a group of chick-fil-a lovers in carroll county. more than 200 people are camping to be among the first customers at the new location in elders berg. it will finally open later this morning. the first 100 people through the door win a year's worth of free chicken. some people began camping out on tuesday. >>> there's no playoffs for the o's this season. in the final five games the focus is on the future. bryan roberts, a big part of the past, his contract is up after this season. roberts possible replacement to 2nd base, rookie jonathan scope making his major league debut last night. after a single in his first at bat he gets a long homerun to center field. the o's beat the blue jays 9-5. >>> in football news raven star running back ray rice is back and ready for action. at practice yesterday rice was back on

meghan mccorkell has the story. >> good morning.oach john harbaugh says he is not impressed with the early morning antics of some of his team. >> jacoby jones used to getting hit on the football field but he was far from ravens stadium when he took a hard hit early monday morning. according to a report that first appeared on tmz, jones seen here in an instagram photo was attending bryant mckinny's birthday party at a d. c. nightclub. he was inside a party bus with other ravens players when a brawl broke out and an exotic dancer smashed jones in the head with a giant champagne bottle. on the right you can see mckinnie holding the bottle in question. a police source says jones was profusely bleeding. >> i would like to think it's not something those guys would want to be known for. it's nothing to be proud of. >> ravens fans say they're not too impressed either. >> yeah, i'm a little disappointed because we expect more from our players. >> it was after hours. they were coming home from a birthday party, i can't imagine what was going

as meghan mccorkell reports, he's been missing for weeks. >> reporter: a preheroic- looking pet now missing from baltimore city. >> we haven't had one single report of a person seeing rim. >> reporter: alexandra believes her tortoise may have pushed his way through her fence. tortlie had gotten out before but is usually found by neighbors right away. >> i miss him very much. he wasn't the kind of creature that responds the way a dog does, wagging, but there was he was all the time. he knew when i was feeding him. i kind of knew what he was up to. >> reporter: now she's in a race to find him before the weather turns colder. >> they need to have a house that they can go into or a heat lamp if temperatures drop below 50. >> reporter: tortlie can't survive in cold weather. she says these types of tortoises are apt to escaping and can move pretty fast. >> they will dig through even cement. >> reporter: alexandra says her beloved pet is friendly to most people. >> if he saw you, he would come toward you, hoping to get something to eat. >> reporter: she just hopes someone spots him soon. >> the to