i'm mike schuh reporting live. ck to you. >> mike, thank you. >>> harford county schools were supposed to go on field trips to washington, d.c. and ab beer dean proving ground but they have been canceled. >>> all of the elite runners were finished but several thousand runners were on the course. wjz and ron matz are live with this story. >> reporter: wbz, our sister station in best stone, here is paul burton's account of what happened. >> reporter: 50 yards from the explosion saw both of them go off. smoke and glass everywhere. we didn't know what it was at first. we thought it sounded like a canon going over. we never heard canons go off at any time during the race. so, we didn't know what to do. we kept on running. then when the second explosion happened, we were stopped dead in our tracks. that's when everyone started running in the opposite direction toward us. we are 50 yards from the finish line trying to finish the race and we saw it all unfold. i watched how the smoke and the glass came across boylston stree

i'm mike schuh reporting live. back to you. >> thank you. md aryland has set a deadline of july 1st for 10 counties and baltimore city to formally establish rain tax rates. >>> north korea says it has no intention of entering peace talk with south korea and the u.s. south korea called the response very regrettable. despite the threats of war north korea is celebrating the birthday of its national founder kim sung. two new statutes were unveiled and a marathon raced through the streets of the capitol. >>> mixed emotions in great britain over the passing of margaret thatcher. >> good morning. margaret thatcher's funeral is y s away and now police are being forced to spend millions of dollars on extra security. >> organizers called it the party of a lifetime. hundreds of people braving the rain to celebrate the death of margaret thatcher. they've been holding these so-called death parties since the former prime minister passed away last week. to some people in britain margaret thatcher is a stressed politician. to others she's remembered for po

mike schuh has the details. good morning, mike. >> good morning, jessica. good morning, everyone.imore but there are two events getting police attention. >> cities across the country are beefing up security in the wake of the boston explosions. in baltimore, anthony bats held a news conference to tell police what they are doing and what people can expect. >> there is increased presence of officers across the city. >> reporter: city police say that there will be increased police presence around public transportation like the bus system and amtrak. maryland state police will be on guard. starting tuesday, police will deploy special operations teams throughout the city. expect to see armed tactical officers patrolling the city. things like infrastructure, government buildings and landmarks will be under greater scrutiny. >> how we address any potentialities is to be diligent. if there is anything suspicious, call us. >> reporter: so, besides the orioles game, the university of baltimore will open up a new law school. i'm mike schuh reporting live downtown. jessica, back to you. >> mo

mike schuh has the latest. mike. >> reporter: good morning.n the state to pass the so-called rain tax, a fee based on the size of your roof, driveway and parking lots. it will cost between 48 and $144 for year for homeowners. for businesses it's $77 for just over 1,000 square feet of parking lots. it will raise $15 billion that the state needs to spend on projects to keep nitrogen from getting into the bay. >> thank you. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up next, she's the only female senator in texas history, former senator cay bailey hitchinson. meeting running legends on this boston marathon morning. fo,,,,,,,,,, hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! ♪ wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in

mike schuh, reporting live, back to you.he led the such for barnes a year earlier. he is suspended without pay. >>> a man convicted of beheadings has been sentenced to life in prison. perez was convicted a third time in the 2004 slayings of the three young children in a northeast baltimore apartment. he will be eligible for parole in 10 to 12 years after a codefendant will be retried next month. >>> the mother of one of the friends of a baltimore teen who was found dead in the alley pleads guilty. he pled guilty for helping her son hide the 13-year-old's body. the death was an accident, but she helped her son and another friend hide the body in an alley. sentences is sed for june 13th. >>> now for the first time, the baltimore city police department is taking nonviolent crimes on-line. we have a link to their website on ours, wjz.com. >>> stay with wjz eyewitness news, maryland's news station. complete news and first [ male announcer ] what do you want to get done today? want to take the loader off? bing. bang. boom. need to

mike schuh talks with a lacrosse player who has come up with a way to make that smell disapee. >> reporter: number 26, drew westerfeld is a year-round lacrosse player. he has endured the unpleasant part of sports. >> it's disgusting. >> yes. it stinks. >> i think if you talk to most parents, they have to drive home with the windows down. >> reporter: for those of you who don't know, most hockey, football and soccer gear, never gets washed. and when it does, the stink doesn't go away. >> it's just the norm. i don't think there has really been a way to do anything about it. >> reporter: until he and some of his friends, who are chemists, came up with this. no perfume. it gets rid of body oils in natural and synthetic fabrics. >> the label on the front says, let your machine do the work. it's as simple as taking your arm pads and throwing them in the washing machines. i have no idea why people haven't done this before. >> reporter: and he has a spray that keeps the funk from coming back. he hopes police and ilitary will use it to clean stinky body armor. funerally, he's selling a spray to dis

mike schuh is in the newsroom with the latest. mike? >> reporter: a teacher at trinity episcopal church school was injured at the marathon. she is undergoing surgery today. she was at the marathon watching her mom participate. her mom is doing okay but other family members were hurt. her sister suffered broken bones. her brother-in-law sustained cuts and bruises. the school is communicating with staff and students using social media she is in icu and her mom still hasn't been able to see her. >> wishing her the best. thank you. >>> we will keep you updated on erica brannick's condition. check in at 4:00, 5:00 and 6 for the latest updates. >>> the police chief in boss stone announced officers from all over the country are helping including in maryland. >> we received offers from assistants from chicago, los angeles, units responded from new york city and baltimore. >> boston's police commissioner said all of the teams are working closely together to solve this complex case. >>> back at home, everyone in the baltimore area was urged to go

. >>> i'm mike schuh, downtown. using hundreds of coaches and community leaders to talk to young men about domestic violence. this story coming up next. >>> and here's today's report from wall wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,, >>> it is a little after 5:30, 72 degrees and clear out there tonight. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. new details about the evidence in the terror attack at the boston marathon that killed three people, injured more than 170. minutes ago, the fbi agent in charge. investigation talked about what evidence agents are finding at the bloody blast scene. and what has to happen now. >> among items partially recovered are pieces of black nylon, which could be from a backpack in what appear to be fragments of bbs and nails, possibly contained in a pressure cooker device. we are expediting this blast evidence to our laboratory in quantico, virginia, for a complete and thorough analysis. >> and president

as mike schuh explains, a local man has a new way to stop that smell. >> in philadelphia, and for the bay hearts, number 26, drew westerfelt is a lacrosse player. he has endured years of the unpleasant side of sports. >> it's usually disgusting. >> yes. his gear stinks. >> i think if you talk to most parents, i think they're the ones who drive home with the windows down. >> for those of who you don't know, most sweaty, hockey gear never gets washed. and if it does, the stink doesn't go away. >> it's just the norm. i don't think there's been a way to really do anything about it. >> reporter: well, until he and some of his friends who are chemists came up with this. no performs. it gets rid of body oils and natural and synthetic fabrics. >> the sticker on the front says, let your machine do the work. it's as simple as taking your gloves and arm pads and throwing it in the washing machine. i don't have the simple answer for why people haven't done this before. >> and he has a spray that keeps the funk from coming back. he said it works for all sports and athletics. he hopes the military