reporting live, pat warren. back to you you. >> thank you -- back to you. >> thank you . more reaction tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> several people are recovering at shock trauma after a beating boating accident. ron matz is in the news room with more information from the coast guard. >> reporter: coast guard units were called in after the boat crashed near the key bridge. it hit a pier just before 10 o'clock last night. the crash was witnessed by fisherman who calleder for help. some of the injuries are said to be very serious. police and the fire department assisted with the rescue effort. back to you. >> thank you . the exact cause of that crash is still under investigation. >>> jury deliberation has resumed in the trial of a man charged in the murder of a dentist. jurors are deciding if they believe the prosecution's key witness who says she hired him to kill her boss so she could hide the fact she had been stealing. hickman could get her life sentence shortened if she testified against jeter. >>> a man shot and killed by city police officers has been identified

pat warren with more on this still developing story. pat? >> that's right. this is one of the longest- serving police commissioners in recent history. commissioner fred bealefeld is probably also one of the most surprising announcements we've seen in quite a long time. rather than hold a joint news conference as you might expect, the commissioner and the mayor, both decided to issue statements in a single news release. >> in a ribbon statement, mayor rawlings-blake says, while i am saddened to see his retirement, i respect his decision to retire to spend more time with his family. i know he loved the job and was proud to serve with honest and integrity. >> in his written statement, commissioner bealefeld says this was a very tough decision for me and my family. but it's now the right time for me to bring my career with the baltimore police department to a close. i am very proud of the men and women of the bpd, for all that we have been able to accomplish together over the last five years. and i am looking forward to enjoying retirement with my family and clo

i'm pat warren. up on eyewitness news find out why they're taking the position they are taking. >> more rain in the region and the first tropical storm of the season. >> check all the day's stories and today's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> troubled waters, a boat crashes into a pier on the patapsco. >> tonight how it happened and what about the people on board? >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. >> a bloody accident near the key bridge, three people seriously injured and a lot of unanswered questions about what happened. wjz's derek valcourt has more on the accident and the fishing

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i'm pat warren, now back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, pat. a spokesperson for the governor tells wjz they have received numerous calls and e-mails and are looking into the matter but the special session will focus on the state budget. >>> the debate over similar sex marriage heats up as another member of the president's cabinet speaking out. erny duncan says he believes same-sex couples should be able to marry. this comes after vice president biden said he supports same-sex marriage. >> i'm absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marry men, and women marry women are entitle -- entitled to the same right. quiet frankly i don't see much of a distinction beyond that. >> reporter: the white house says biden is not breaking rights with president obama who does not support same-sex marriage. >>> tomorrow people in north carolina, indiana and west virginia will choose between mitt romney and ron paul for the republican nomination. susan mcginnis is live with the report. >> reporter: mitt romney appeared unconcerned for tomorrow's nomination as

political reporter pat warren has more on the force behind the movement. >> the 2007 pit bull attacked 10-year-old dominique seleski is having far reaching consequences. >> he grabbed my leg, he started shaking me around and shaking me around the alley. >> reporter: dominique is one of several attacks. >> he came under the fence and bit my leg. >> reporter: a court found that when a pit bull is involved there's no more need to determine if a pit bull is negligent. it raises a protest from maryland groups a watchdog that now want it is governor to intervene. >> i have been overwhelmed from the response of people who are very upset on this ruling. >> reporter: the chair is asking the governor to bring the issue up in the legislation. >> the maryland is a one bite rule. all dogs get one bite before they are determined to be dangerous. what this law does is it says, that pit bulls and pit bull mixes and any dog that any jury might determine looks like a pit bull might be a pit bull are immediately considered to be inherently dangerous. >> reporter: according to the humane society, maryla

reporting live from annapolis, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> pat, thank you. >>> wjz will stay in annapolis and bring you the latest developments coming up alt 6:00. >>> an american university student receives more than just her diploma during graduation. as sarah cooper walked across the stage, her boyfriend got down on one knee and popped the question. the students and family members went wild, as you heard. sarah said yes. no word on when they will have their ceremony. when they'll get married. congratulations to them, though. >> to them. and a.u. is a good school. >> it is, yes. >>> still ahead. kid controversy. giving yourself an hiv test in your own home. why some say it's not a good idea. >>> stranded at sea. a cruise line, facing a lawsuit for not helping a ship in distress. who is at fault? >>> he's been called dr. death, assisting the terminally ill with suicide. >> how many people have you helped? >> oh, roughly 100. >>> now, this baltimore man faces new criminal charges. i'm adam may, the battle over the right to die,

reporting live, pat warren. >> thank you. we will have more on today's special session. >>> passengers are evacuated at thur good marshall because of a mysterious odor there. the hazmat teams cleared two concourses. a special item believed to be pepper spray was recovered from a trash can. >>> one of jp morgan chase's top executives is leaving the company in the wake of the bank's $2 billion loss. now there are calls for federal banking regulations. >> jp morgan chase says it's chief investment officer is retiring after a trading mistake that cost the bank $2 billion. the trade's originated out of the british officers. two other executives are reportedly on their way out. now there are calls for ceo jamie diamond to be held accountable. >> i'd like to see him resign from his position as a class a director of the new york federal reserve bank. >> that position allows diamond to have an input on regulations impacting the financial industry. they are using the trading mistakes to push for tougher rules for banks. >> the banks ca

reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> pat, thank you. >>> this also transfers the payment of millions of dollars in teacher pengs from state to local government. >>> a top executive at jp morgan chase leaves the company after the company leaves $2 billion in a trading mistake. as alexis christoforous reports for wjz, there are new calls for tighter regulations for the banking industry. >> reporter: the white house says jp morgan chase's huge losses highlight the need to protect taxpayers when wall street makes mistakes. during his commencement speech at barnard college in new york, president obama called for more financial regulations. >> we know that we're better off when there are rules that stop big banks from making bad bets with other people's money. >> reporter: but traders worry about too much regulation. >> it makes it more difficult for those firms to function and perform their duty for the shareholder value. it drives competition to other places in the world. >> reporter: ceo jamie diam

reporting live from downtown baltimore, i'm pat warren. now, back to you on tv hill. >> okay, pat. thank you. the mayor has already begun a nationwide search for bealefeld's replacement. >>> a special session is now in place, as maryland lawmakers try to avoid a doomsday budget. the session will be held may 14th. it will last three to four days. lawmakers need to make a change to the budget. the budget process fell apart last month. the lawmakers failed to pass an income tax increase that would have prevented the cuts. >>> well, the latest jobs numbers are out. and the news is disappointing. the labor department says hiring has slowed down. only 115,000 jobs were added in april. the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.1%. but the decrease is mainly because americans are giving up on their job search. this news from the labor department sends wall street diving today. here's a look at the closing numbers. the dow closed down 168 points. the s&p off 22. and the nasdaq down 58. >>> some thunderstorms may be threatening maryland tonight. take a live look outside right now. there is

pat warren with more on bealefeld's resignation. and what happened next. >> that's right, vic. in his announcement, commissioner bealefeld offers gratitude to mayor rawlings- blake and the citizens of baltimore city, for giving hip the opportunity to serve. >> reporter: news of the commissioner's retirement is spreading through city hall. >> what a shock. i was shocked when i heard it. >> i was surprised when i heard it. really was. >> described by the mayor as a great public servant. commissioner bealefeld felt it epitomized the cop on the beat. >> i'm just a kid with a modest education that has poured his soul into this job for the past 31 years. that's what i know. >> he had a great commitment to the city. >> i think he had a great term of service. we had a little turmoil in the middle of a few commissioners. but his seems to be not too rocky. >> reporter: rather than hold a news conference together, the mayor issued a statement in a single news release. >> reporter: while i am saddened to announce his retirement, i respect his decision to retire, after decades of service, t

i'm pat warren reporting live. now back to you. >> all 55,000 petitions must be turned in by the end of june. >>> well, we're againing to dry out following a day of rain -- beginning to dry out following a day of rain. all this rain really will help us make up our spring deficit. we are closely tracking the first tropical storm of the season. that's not it. alberto brought rough surf and blustery winds to south carolina as it churns in the atlantic. those are the results there. live look outside now, what impact, if any, will alberto have on our region? wjz is live with the first warning weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods is tracking the stops but first bob turk is tracking live radar. >> take a look at radar around the city. the bulk of the activity is north and west of the baltimore metro area heading towards the blue ridge mountains, a concentration of shower activity that way. locally around the baltimore region, not much going on. as we head south and east of the city just a few very light sprink

i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> the bills passed today include a tax hike on small cigars and smokeless tobacco. and a transfer of teacher pensions from state to local government. >>> the eyes of the world on -- are on maryland, as doz dozens of world leaders address the economic crisis in europe and the war in afghanistan, among other issues. mike hellgren has a look at final preparations. >> reporter: thousands of protestors will descend on thurmont and frederick. and security will be tight. the massive g-8 summit will bring crowds to thurmont and where eight of the powerful leaders will meet at camp david, for high-level discussions from world hunger and unrest in the middle east. it's called unprecedented. >> camp david will be the safest place on the planet, i can assure you of that. >> he had just eight weeks to plan, after the president shifted from chicago. the more remote camp david will protect it from media. >> we ran the top eight governments in the world out of chicago. the g8

now, i'm pat warren, back to you on tv hill. >> the mayor says she has no intention of superseding the existing agreement. >>> an eye-opening study on teenage drivers. research found that the risk of dying increases dramatically, when there are other teens in the car. and plummets when there is an adult looking on. the study points to triple a as a good reason for graduated licensing systems. >>> when you put your car in reverse, tragedy could be just behind your bumper. >> and vic, it is a growing number of backup accidents tonight. wjz investigates. speaking with one woman who shares the heartbreaking reason she wants all cars to have backup cameras. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: 3-year-old bana shiewn dies in her driveway in frederick, maryland. >> she was the cutest, funniest little girl. my heart breaks for her. and it always will. >> reporter: an suv backing up, running over her. the driver is her own mother. she thinks her daughter is safely inside the house. >> she was running outside to tell my sister something. >> reporter: melissa femur is her aunt. it is a tragedy that plays out

today, pat warren explains, families continue to cope with the losses of families in the past 12 months. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: six marylanders have fallen since memorial day 2011, including baltimore city firefighter aaron marchanti's father, major marchanti, killed by an afghan. >> last year, i was one of the guys firing thrup and he was here watching. >> reporter: as iceremonies like this one, at dulaney valley memorial gardens take place all over the country. >> the phrase, "all gave some, and some gave all," is a phrase all veterans know. >> reporter: army specialist ronald wildrick gave all. the soldier was killed by insurgents in afghanistan. >> one of the things things that strikes you when you lose somebody close to you is the absolute devastation, of course. and i'm aware now that more than before, that each and every family must be going through exactly the same devastation. >> reporter: that includes the family of airman matthew fiedler of westminster. lynn kaufman manages a fund in honor of her brother. >> we give gym memberships to any wounded vet, post-9/11. [ playing "

pat warren reporting back to you. >> petition inners must file one third of the necessary signatures more than 18,500 by may 31st to keep the referendum process going. >> good news about gas prices if you are planning on a long trip for memorial day weekend, right now the national average is $3.69, a month ago it was 3 .8 7. let's look at prices in maryland a month ago we were paying average of 3.92, for a gallon of regular today the average price is almost 30¢ cheaper at 3.63 a gallon. >> let's go out to cargas and talk with christy breslin. hi christy. >> hi mary hi everyone. if you are travelling northbound i-95, expect 25 minutes on the southwest side from harbour tunnel through ways past the belt way. as far as west side inner loop, stop and go will kins avenue around to security boulevard, on the outer loop an accident, frederick roadblocking the tworight hand lanes the delay is solid back to liberty road. expect 25 minutes to get through that area. top 5 inner loop slow, a couple accidents 100 eastbound, ritchie highway, southbound 95 disabled vehicle at the fort mchenry tunne

i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> the bills passed today including a tax hike on smokeless cigars and tobacco. >>> this week, the eyes of the world will be on maryland for the g-8 summit. dozens of world leaders are coming to camp david to discuss the crisis in europe. mike hellgren reports from frederick county with a look at the final preparations. >> reporter: thousands of protestors will descend on thurmont and frederick. and security will be tight. the massive g-8 summit will bring crowds to thurmont and frederick, where eight of the world's most powerful leaders will meet for high-level discussions on everything from world hunger to unrest in the middle east. it's an event frederick county sheriff calls unprecedented. >> camp david will be the safest place on the planet. >> reporter: he had just eight weeks to plan after the president shifted it to chicago. the more remote camp david will provide a shield. >> we were in -- ran the top eight governments in the world out of chicago. the

political reporter pat warren has the mayor's response. >> reporter: delegate pat mcdonogh claims mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is sweeping crime under the rug. >> this is an issue about a city that is at risk. about a city that if it doesn't overcome crime, crime is going to overcome it. >> reporter: the baltimore county delegate is now challenging the mayor to a debate. issuing a release, headlined, black youth mob. >> city watch confirms we have a large, large group of juveniles. >> reporter: are evidence of the problem. >> this is a long-term, campaign of awareness. the baltimore city problem is not the only problem. there are problems in baltimore county. and there are problems around the state. >> reporter: but fights, murders and shootings, make the city and mayor rawlings-blake his priority. >> probably more useful if he would have debated himself and the other colleagues that supported the doomsday budget in the state. >> mcdonogh said he voted against this because it included tax increases. but mayor rawlings-blake says funding is critical to crime fighting. >> violent crime

political reporter pat warren looks at the possible outcomes. pat?porter: of course, mary, this is a victory for same-sex marriage advocates. but the president's position, will it influence maryland voters? remains to be seen. >> reporter: president obama's support of same-sex marriage puts smiles on the faces of advocates. but does it have any teeth on the polls? >> i think it's like giving the stamp of approval. it's like, i'm president. he added some validity to it. >> they are each in a committed same-sex relationship. and believe the president's influence will influence the marriage referendum. >> you said it from the president. how can you say that you're against marriage equality? >> i think in maryland, it may be a wash. >> reporter: they believe it may energize people to vote on both sides. and if it does translate into votes, it's more likely to motivate opponents. >> i would say it's a net gain for those in maryland who are more likely to come out on this issue. >> reporter: while there is disagreement on the effect, there is little doubt

i'm pat warren. back to you. >> complete coverage continues. mike hellgren has ray look at fred bealefeld's successes and scandals. >>> in that interview, commissioner bealefeld said he had no plans to step down any time soon. this is a man who was passionate about the job. he spent his life in the bp and had several family members in the department. >> commissioner bealefeld has spent three decades. rising to top cop, he survived several scandals and several mayors. >> last december, i asked him whether he planned to step down. >> i heard people say, now is a good time, to leave on a high note. this is who i am. this is what i do. and i still love doing it. >> reporter: known for tough talk and focusing on the worst of the worst offenders, people he called knuckleheads and bad guys with guns, bealefeld earned credit for raising the rate dramatically. >> i have a lot things left in this police department. i love the men and women who work here. they're out there, every day, right now, while we're having this conversation. they're risking their

political reporter pat warren explains, this isn't the last adjustment maryland will see. >> reporter: rescued from good morning, by deep pockets. >> that will support job creation and move us forward, with the balanced approach. >> reporter: that will raise tax rates on high earners, lower exemptions for some, and eliminate exemptions for others altogether. in addition to making some budget cuts. >> that has served us well over these last, very difficult years. >> reporter: taxpayers, filing single, will see no change up to $100,000. nor will joint filers up to $150,000. every dollar after that will be taxed at a higher rate. in increments of a quarter percent. the highest earns will be pay-- earners will pay between 5 and 5.75%. >> it's an increase that will have a bigger impact on residents in some parts of the state than others. high earners, for example, in carroll, harford, prince george's, are likely to pay $236 more. taxpayers, affected by the hike in frederick, howard, and anne arundel counties, and baltimore city, are likely to see increases between $437, and $704. the highe

i'm pat warren, reporting. back to you. >> franchot served for 20 years before being elected state comptroller. >>> celebrating an extraordinary life, donna summer is being remembered. ♪ [ music ] ♪ on the radio >> known as the queen of disco, she had a string of hits, including "last dance," bad girl, and maybe her biggest single, she works hard for the money, which became an anthem for women's rights. summer died peacefully at her home at the age of 63. >>> our delightful string of summer days rolls on. maybe we're greedy. but could it get any better? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams on deck. bob turk is up to update our forecast. bob? >> take a look at radar. there's rain down across the eastern carolinas. but by tomorrow morning, that front down there, expected to be way off shore, taking the rain with it. the good news is, looks like we will stay dry and mainly sunny most of the weekend. maybe ocean city. maybe stuck with clouds. temperature-wise right now, 74. th

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reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> the governor is also considering a second special session on expanded gambling. >>> a man turns out to be a double agent. instead of boarding a plane for the u.s., he handed the device over to two intelligence averages. he also helped with another counter terrorism operation. >> reporter: the double agent who foiled al al qaeda's latest plot, also helped take out of the woterrorist leaders. according to intelligence officials, he gave the u.s. information that led to last week's drone strike, against fad alcusso. al qaeda's chief. but there is no indication that u.s. agents have gotten closer to the bomb making mastermind. >> when does the bomb maker go down? my question wouldn't be simply, did we stop the plot? my question would be, did we get enough information to stop the plotter? and that's the bomb maker in the field. >> reporter: the double agent's cover was blown, removing himself from the operation and costing the cia a valuable intelligence asset. when's you'r

reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> election day is november 6th. and of course, wjz is always on. check if for campaign 2012. for more, log onto wjz.com. >>> an amazing story of forgiveness. as loved ones bury one of two women, murdered inside a church last week. several congregations offered to provide a funeral for the man accused of the killings. mike hellgren reports from howard county. >> reporter: they came by the hundreds at the funeral to mourn and remember brenda brewington, the mother of two and selfless church administrator, one of two women gunned down one week ago, inside st. peter's episcopal church in ellicott city. >> she died in the process of helping someone less fortunate than herself, someone in great need. and i think it's important that we remember that spirit in her. >> both of the ladies are the kindest ladies you would ever meet. our facebook page has been very busy. >> among the postings around the world, may god bring you comfort and healing. the church is grieving with you. you are all in ply heart and incessant prayers.

i'm pat warren reporting. now, back to you. >> now, the centers for disease control reported an 18% increase of school-aged children with food allergies in the 10 years between 1997 and 2007. >>> we have breaking news to tell you about now. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a shooting in west baltimore. captain mike perry with more. mike? >> police called just moments ago, in the 2500 block of west fayette street. this is in southwest baltimore. an adult male has been shot. we arrived on the scene just a few moments ago. paramedics are rendering assistance to the man who is lying next to a stoop at the end of the block in the 2500 block of west fayette. baltimore misare on the scene. they're cordoning off the area. no word on a suspect right now, or the seriousness of the shooting. am the am -- the victim will be transported to a local hospital. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. >>> receiving the message about texting and driving. i'm gigi barnett at fo

reporting from anapol i, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >>> the increases will apply to the 2012 tax return. >>> rain off and on today. taking a live look outside. a mixture of sun and clouds. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the first warning weather forecast. >>> i've been watching shower activity. we've had activity north of us. now south and west of us, as you can see. it's still developing. still a chance you might get some activity moving across the maryland region. right now, further south and west you go, that's where you're seeing a bunch of activity. fredericksburg, virginia. and to about la plata. looks like most of that will head off to the northeast, probably just south of the washington area. i'm not sure it's going to make it much further north into the washington, d.c. region. west to baltimore, it's very quiet. we really had showers earlier. they pretty much died out. but there's still a risk between now and say, 9:00. of scatt

reporting live, i'm pat warren. now, back to you. >> all right, pat. thank you. >>> the governor is also considering a special session on expanded gambling. >>> angry protests, aimed at one of the country's biggest banks. demonstrators gather outside. bank of america on light street today. they're calling on big banks to do more to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. this protest is timed to coincide with the annual bank holders meeting in charlotte, north carolina. >>> and in charlotte, police arrested several people who forced their way into the meeting. hundreds gathered for that demonstration. one of the men arrested said his home had recently been foreclosed. >>> the maryland lotter seurging several mega millions winner to come forward. lottery officials say there are still four, unclaimed second- tier prizes from the drawing. each winning ticket scored $30,000. two were purchased at stores in bel air. the others at at timonium and lexington park. winners have 180 days to claim their prizes. >> i've got to leave really quickly. >> check your ticket

i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news.nors her fallen heroes. >> packing a punch. tropical depression beryl hits florida. the damage it's causing and the latest on its path. >>> a heat advisory in effect for our area. how long will the hot weather stick around? the first warning weather team is tracking it. check in for these stories and all the breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> chilling crime. a young man shot dead. >> his family's pain tonight. >>> good evening, everyone. vic carter is off tonight. i'm adam may. >> and i'm denise koch. >>> the young man is getting help after being shot. tonight, we have emotional reaction from the victim's family. >> reporter: 22-year-old lamel osbee was supposed to be getting his pictures taken

this morning pat warren is live. >> reporter: the commissioner fred bealefeld commands the eighth largest police station in the country and does on his feet. he is in pursuit of people with guns has led to the lowest rates in the city in recent history. >> i inherited a police department that was averaging 100,000 adult arrests and we're making half that number in being much, much more successful. that's not dependent on the weather. that's not signs of the zodiac or high tides that the harbor. that is a converted conscious effort, a very deliberate leadership change in what this police department was doing before i took over. so, i will take credit for that. >> reporter: he also believes in community contact, like pitching 20s with scouts and greeting citizens where they live. he told everyone he would cast a net for good cops. >> everyone is surprised, oh, my goodness, there is corruption in the ranks. i told you i was going crabbing. no you are surprised. >> reporter: his biggest regret? >> i came here even being kind to myself, a boy, 19. my biggest regret is leaving that behind. in m

pat warren reports. >> reporter: out of the country lately? maryland attorney general stayed in a hotel in taiwan and could not figure out the lights. >> i bumped my head against the doorjamb. went out into the hallway. said, does anyone know how the lights work. yes. you took to card key and put it in the box. >> reporter: and the light went on. that held to a change in maryland. >> i came back here. >> reporter: the lights go off when the room is not in use. saving thousands of dollars in electricity. the bill was passed this year, requiring future hotelcussion in the state to require the devices. >> only in new construction for hotels and motels in maryland we're going to ask you to put it in. >> reporter: the four seasons hotel in baltimore is ahead of the game. >> we have motion sensors in the room of the thermostat. so the air-conditioning knows to operate. >> reporter: in addition, temperature controls when rooms are not in use. >> and the biggest thing we will save money and the carbon footprint comes down. >> reporter: and expect cont

pat warren has more on what happened. pat? >> reporter: according to federal authorities, an unruly passenger aboard a flight from jamaica had to be restrained. the 24-year-old canadian man allegedly rushed toward the cockpit, once the plane touched down in miami. an american airlines spokeswoman said the plane was taxiing at the time. and the man refused to sit down. two passengers helped restrain him. he's now in custody, and faces federal charges, including interference with a flight crew. >> the fbi says the incident wasn't terrorism-related and the man was not on the no-fly list. >>> on this big travel weekend, the transportation security administration is getting ready to expand the program, designed to ease the screening process for elderly flyers. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, of the changes in airport security. >> reporter: at age 74, marvin rosen is happy to take his shoes off when he goes through airport security. but it's not easy. >> i have a problem walking. so i have a problem bending down and getting my

reporting live from downtown, i'm pat warren. now, back to you on tv hill. >> all right, pat. thank you. the mayor has already begun a nationwide search for bealefeld's replacement. >>> the latest job numbers are out. and the news is disappointing. the labor department says hiring has slowed down. only 115,000 jobs were added in april. the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.1%. but the decrease is mainly because americans are giving up on their job searches. this news from the labor department sa sends wall street diving today. here's a look at the closing numbers. dow is down 168 points. s&p up 22. and the nasdaq is down 68. today's disappointing jobs report sent the price of crude oil below 100 dollars a barrel for the first time in three months. traders fear a slowdown will result in lower demand for oil. >>> it's a mild and humid friday afternoon. here's a mix of sun and clouds outside. and we're watching for the chance of stormy cl. -- weather. let's cherk in with bob turk. -- check in with bob turk. >> we have right now, activity, south of washington. heading down t

. >> reporter: reporting from annapolis, i'm pat warren, back to you on tv hill. >> and state employees would also feel the pain without the revenue plan. cost of living adjustments for state employees would be cut to save $33.8 million. >> the scare at bwi marshall today forces security to evacuate two concourses. an unusual smell causes many passenger eyes to stop burning. to be safe, airport fire and rescue shut down piers a&b to investigate. flights were not affected by the closure. the source of the smell was located and found not to be dangerous. the concourses have been reopened. no flights have been affected. >>> it is literally a ripoff, with thieves tearing up anything made of copper. now, the victim is fighting back. and as alex demetrick reports, police are beefing up their efforts to catch the copper robbers. >> reporter: surveillance video shows thieves stealing the copper downspowtds in a home. brazen enough in broad daylight. but only a shadow of what is being taken. >> metal pipes. grounding plates. h-vac coils. wire, gutters, even bronze statues. >> today, baltimore co

political reporter pat warren has more on what taxpayers did expect in the next two days. >>> the plan puts the burden on taxpayers the general assembly feels are wealthy enough to afford it. but any that all of these days is creating a backlash. >>> outside the stais state house, the political action group, americans for prosperity protest. >> we're here with a simple message. governor o'malley, live within your means. >> reporter: they are expected to impose a 6% income tax hike. >> it's a small percentage to pay. >> up to $100,000 will change. there's a quarter percent increase on everybody dollar over $100,000. which brings your tax rate up from four and three quarter toss 5%. taxpayers up to $150,000 will see no change. then the same formula applies. a quarter percent increase on the dollar, so the tax rate goes from 43/4, to 5%. >> we don't have to do this. we could instead choose simple to cut education, cut public safety, cut public health. but i don't believe that would be in the best interest of people in our state. >> reporter: ox ponents argue that with other taxes and fees

i'm pat warren, reporting from annapolis, now back to you on tv hill. >> the governor is expected to call another special session on expanded gambling later this summer. >>> evidence from the george huguely murder trial is going on public display in a charlottesville courtroom. the former lacrosse player is convicted of second-degree murder. the display will include a tape of huguely's interrogation by police, but will not include autopsy photographs. the evidence will be shown may 15th and 16th. >>> and tomorrow marks two years since love was killed in her off-campus apartment. now, those close to her are trying to honor and remember the slain sports star. mare sein the newsroom with more on that. >> reporter: the local lacrosse community is raising money for the one love foundation group. in memory of the native. >> reporter: the lacrosse team took on the high school alma mater, notre dame prep. but it was built around sportsmanship, something yeardley love's parents said she stood for. >> she was an avid spoartszsman. no matter from the bench or the field, she was always a team pl

political reporter pat warren explains, this is not the last adjustment marylanders will see. >> rescued by doom to deep pockets. >> that will move us forward with the balanced approach. >> reporter: that will raise tax rateoss high earners, lower exesmedzs for some, and eliminate exemptions for others altogether. in addition to making budget cuts. >> >> that has served us well over these last difficult jeers. >> taxpie payers will see no change. nor will joint filers up to $150,000. every dollar after that will be taxed at a higher rate, in increments. highest being between 5 and 5 and three-quarters of a percent. high earners if carroll, harford, cecil and prince george's county are likely to pay $256 to $436 more. taxpayers affected by the hike in frederick, howard, and anne arundel county, and baltimore city, are likely to see increases between $437, and $704. the highest increases are likely to affect residents in baltimore county, montgomery, and talbot counties, ranging from $755, to $955 more this year. >> the increases take effect june 1st and are retroactive to january 1st this

i'm pat warren. i'll tell you what that is coming up. >>> women, turning to elicit plastic surgery, to get those hollywood curves. >> reporter: but is it an injection worth dying for? inside the dangerous trend. how it can turn deadly. >>> check in for more on these and the day's breaking news coming up at 6:00. back to you. >>> still to come on eyewitness news. the ravens revene for the first time since -- reconvene for the first time since they fell short of the super bowl. >> mark tells us how the steam is moving ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, juicy johnsonville sausage. made with only premium cuts of pork since 1945. johnsonville. sausage is all we do. >>> we have breaking news in glen burnie. let's go to captain mike perry. captain mike, what is happening? >> we're at the 1800 1800 block of ridge wick road. this is in anne arundel county, as you can see. it was a fully-involved dwelling. they have a pretty good knock on it now. but i think we have video from a few moments ago, where there was very, very heavy s

pat warren reports on one opening that received rave reviews. >> the things your kids won't eat probablyprise you. like a second grader with a preference for bread with no crust. but the things they love to eat may surprise you, too. >> lettuce, tomato. >> onions. >> reporter: this newly installed salad bar is well suited to those tastes, their tummies and a trend toward better nutrition. >> what i have is grapes, cucumber, spinach and... tomatoes. and strawberries. >> reporter: these culinary options are courtesy of grants from hbo, whole kids foundation, and global tap, which is providing filtered water taps. and it is being built on what students are being taught on what makes a good plate. >> your protein would be chicken. >> it's all part of the understanding that the more kids eat healthy foods, the better their levels of achievement. >> ii eat those things because they're healthy. the more you eat salads, the more energy you have in the bay. >> reporter: but you still don't have to eat the crust. >> reporter: now, you saw governor o'malley join the students for lunch. one of the a

but the benedict has tried to reaffirm the roots of the church but rick warren is more positive pat robertsonery evangelicals is seen as a dinosaur and has bet for some time. >> absolutely both protestant and evangelical circles have opted as some over the future. if we step back with the macro picture numbers numbers, affiliations, there is still an catholicism catholicism, with conservative catholics, a sensibility that the american church in particular drifted into error and much of what we think of catholicism is not catholic anymore. we had universities in the jesuit tradition but out of this disarray there is a smaller but here more authentic church. it is a feeling common to conservative catholics as they cold. the challenge of the context of protestants i don't know of american christianity that christians can of or a luxury that we forage was five or 10 million catholics and not those pseudo the of the assumption from immaculate conception. the asarco religions and baptized a yen to confirm to from theological perspective just from catholics in good standing. i worry about the jt's o

i would say someone like rick warren is a lot more positive than pat robertson at least among every even gal call is a dinosaur. >> yeah. i mean, i think there are absolutely in the prod test and catholic circles reasons for at least a certain measured optimism about the future. i think that the challenge is sort of, you know, if you -- still you step back and look at the marco picture and the numbers and affiliation and attendance and so on. the -- there is still in c.a.t thick, this is a subject i know better. there is a conservative catholics a sensibility that, you know, the church, the american church in particular drifted into era into the '50eu6s and '70s. it isn't really catholic. you have universities in the tradition that aren't catholic and so on. but that out of this disarray, there is being forged sort of a smaller but purer more authentic church. the feeling feeling is strongest among those who attend traditional catholic mass. my worry about that feeling is that the -- i think the challenge in the context of catholic but the challenge of the propertiestism. i don't know if