i'm rochelle ritchie. i'll tell you how liquor stores are being affected. ,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30. 88 and ok at the beaul this evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz. brng newfrom neunde county. sky eye chopper 13 is ov the let's go to captain je ng with more. captain jeff? >> reporter: good afternoon. we're flying over this scene in southern maryland, a two-alarm fire. no reports of injuries. has received extensive damage om the fire. two alarms. trks on the scene. keep -- look it's completely under control. sowe'll go back to studio. >> jeff, thank you. >>> ison time for the man who admit to the stealing thousands vaofable historical documents in maryland and around the country. wjz is live downtown. derek valcourt is in fel urt, with the sentence for derek? >> : barry landau, log years prison. both e have and prosecutors are hoping this sends a meage to anyone who would trto steal and sell history. >> reporter: 64-year-old barry landau said nothing as he le court, sentenced to seven years in pri

i'm rochelle ritchie. the intense search efforts, coming up. >>> healthcare for all.ne of the state's leading health officials reveals his own diagnosis. >> now he shares his story with wjz. i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> hi. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. denise and vic have the night off. here's what people are talking about. >> the summer scorcher outside. dangerously high temperatures grip the entire region. take a look at these pictures from sky eye chopper 13, a short i'm ago. people are on the patapsco river, staying cool by tubing. great idea. just please do it safely. >>> and folks in west baltimore stay hydrated on this extremely hot day. and the right idea. if you're outside, stay in shape if you can. rit's take a live look outside

rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> brain a little scrambled, is it, rochelle?yes, i still am. >> i can totally, totally imagine. good for you, though. >> thank you. >>> make sure to join us at 11:00 a.m., for a live, star- spangled sailabration. hosted by bob schieffer, along with jessica kartalija and. >>> in tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. find out what hurdles the state still needs to clear. many of the sailors in town this week. taking time out to participate in various service projects around the city. and complete coverage of the red hot orioles as they take their streak to atlanta. remember to look for the updated forecast, wjz's first warning weather team. >>> well, still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. school fight. what caused these mothers to brawl at a preschool graduation. >>> a blind anchorman. how he's delivering the news and inspiration in south korea. >>> bob turk. the first warning weather center. great weather on tap all weekend long. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here are the top stories on wjz.com a

i'm rochelle ritchie. that story coming up. >>> it's a gorgeous day for ray sailabration. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> mostly sunny out there. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up in just a moment. but first, a small change to baltimore county's student handbook. it's wiping out zero tolerance policies for students. this could wipe out the number of suspensions every year. gigi barnett has more on this change. >> reporter: well, adam, baltimore county had one of the toughest discipline codes in the state. it led to thousands of suspensions last year. but now, the county is planning some leniency. >> reporter: for years, baltimore county school leaders took a tough stance on discipline. its student code of conduct was one of the toughest in the state, until this week, when school leaders erased one word in the student handbook and replaced it with another. >> we replaced one word with "shall" be suspended to "may" be be suspended. >> reporter: that give the principals more leeway whe

i'm rochelle ritchie. that story coming up. ,,,,,,,, do you see it ? there it is ! there it is ! ? where ? it's getting away ! where is it ? it's gone. we'll find it. any day can be an adventure. that's why we got a subaru. love wherever the road takes you. wow, there it is. >>> it is 6:31. 79 degrees on a beautiful evening. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. they had an international sailabration, now centered in maryland, as ships from all around the world have come and docked in our harbor. tonight, representing hundreds of years of history. it is all for the star spangled sailabration. baltimore is the centerpiece of that sailabration. although it is also being honored in new york, in norfolk, and in new orleans. we are honoring the people who sacrificed their lives 200 years ago to keep this nation independent. the war of 1812 has been called the second war of independence. came just under 40 years after our first independence from britain. and it was here in baltimore, at fort mchenry, that 1,000 militia

and our own rochelle ritchie got a great opportunity to go up in the sky and see them clos up. -- close rochelle, how was it? >> we will get rochelle ritchie's report in just a second. but let's tell you about monday. monday morning, at 11:00 a.m. we will have a live, star- spangled sailabration special. it's hosted by cbs's bob schieffer, along with wjz's jessica kartalija and me. >>> a piece of space exploration history is on display, along with a spaceship of the future. teresa garcia reports for wjz, from space expaz headquarters in hawthorne, california. >> reporter: just weeks after space ex, sent a capsule to the international space station, nasa's charles boldin visited and got a look at its past and future. >> space ex, and the nasa team came together to be america's team. and you saw what we do. >> reporter: space ex ceo showed off the first dragon craft. the original capsule has scorch marks from reentering earth's atmosphere. spaceex also revealed its newest dragon craft as being allowed to take people in. >> behind me is the newest model that will carry seven astronauts int

rochelle ritchie speaks with the missing man's brother, who is still hoping for the best. >> reporter: the man's name is rolin hageins. the family is hoping he's able to survive being buried under debris and extremely hot temperatures long enough for rescuers to find him alive. >> reporter: underneath this debris of heavy boxes, steel beams and wood, is the brother of rolando hageins, father and brother. >> right now, we're just hoping for the best. >> reporter: hagins was last seen in aisle 6 when a forklift accidentally hit a large, 40- foot storage shelf, causing a domino effect. >> as that domino effect with shelves was ongoing, it struck support beams for the roof, causing the roof to collapse. the roof collapse caused the side and rear walls to buckle. >> reporter: hagins is not only concerned about the weight of the debris, but also the weather. >> the heat is what is really concerning me about him being in there. >> reporter: he said he took his brother to work yesterday. >> dropped him off about a quarter to 3:00 yesterday. >> the man and his wife, stay at the scene, all pray

i'm rochelle ritchie.story coming up. >>> a suspect is shot as atf agents and baltimore police arrest what they call a known gang of armed robbers. i'm pat warren, coming up on eyewitness news. more on the gang of 6. ,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 5:30. 80 degrees and sunny. good evening, everybody. and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a suspect is shot as atf agents and baltimore police arrest what they call a gang of armed robbers. pat warren reports, officers and agents swooped in on the alleged gang, on clifford mills road, under the jfx. >> reporter: for three weeks, the bureau of tabacko -- tobacco, firearms, were tracking a game of six violent robbers. >> these are a group of violent individuals who were going to do harm today. >> reporter: agents and officers closed in. >> four of the individuals in a vehicle deliberately attempted to run over officers and agents. one of the agents, who was in fear of his life, and the other agents

rochelle ritchie spoke th sinessownersand the counan behinde bill. >> this variety store has been seg everything from -- >> potato chips. even incondthere. >> and alcohol one of reasons councilman nickmosby pr a new law, prohibiting minors, under the age of 18 from buying anything side liquor stores, >> many of thplacare filledh s. or the flavored cigar. blunt r. >> reporter: mossbee says they are an open door focrime. >> liquor stores are set up r adults, not children. liquorrs have been in disagrmewith new licensing agreements. but with this, they are in agement. have no problem with it. i >> reporter: some say if teenages are g things offlimits, they wi >> the kids feel they can buy hol at age. st gesomebody to and get alcohol. >>repo: mossbee is hoping if they're serious about building and brinpeop back, we have ly attack thisystemiill. and the law will into effect 30 da after. >>> all of its r similalaws nnfrom stores >>> good news, we're homeo one of thcleanest beaches in the country. ocn city earns a fivestar . released its annual asssment today. delaware's dewey beach also ear

i'm rochelle ritchie. that story coming up. >>> wiping out zero tolerance. the change to discipline, coming for baltimore county students. i'm gigi barnett. that story is next in tonight's school watch. >>> and delightful weather to add to fort mchenry for the star spangled sailabration. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> mostly sunny, 78 degrees here in central maryland. coming out for the star- spangled sailabration. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. major change is coming for baltimore students next year. the zero tolerance policy is being wiped from the handbook. the move could drop the number. student suspensions each year. >> reporter: for years, baltimore county school leaders took a tough stance on discipline. its student code of conduct was one of the toughest in the state, until this week, when school leaders erased one word in the student handbook and replaced it with another. we changed one word from "shall" be suspended to "may "be suspended. >> reporter: that erases the zero tol

rochelle ritchie has more on the incident. >> reporter: police say it all started with the fight overoman. right now, they are looking for 22-year-old damanty leonard. he is accused of killing three people at an apartment complex near auburn university. two of the victims are former players for the school. three others were also shot, including one victim who currently plays for the tigers. investigators suspect leonard is back in his hometown of montgomery. that's about an hour away from the scene. jessica? >> reporter: rochelle, thank you. the football player who was injured is expected to make a full recovery. >>> we have new information about two car accidents involving a man in president obama's inner circle. as bigad bigad shaban reports from california, what happened to u.s. commerce secretary john bryson is under investigation. >> reporter: a government spokesperson says commerce secretary john bryson suffered a seizure at the wheel of his car, when he allegedly caused two separate crashes near los angeles saturday. bryson spent a night in the hospital for observation and retu

rochelle ritchie has reaction from drivers and more on what's driving prices down. >> reporter: filling up at the tank used to seem like an easy enough task, but watching the dollars add up has been a setback for many, like business owner alan bland. >> it's really tough out here on a small businessman. >> reporter: for 30 years, alan has owned his business, but says once gas prices shot up, he had to dig deep in his pockets to fill up his work truck. spending nearly 500 to $600 a month. >> that's a lot of money, ton of money. >> reporter: but today, energy analysts have provided a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel, predicting gas prices to hit below $3 a gallon by halloween. >> i find it very hard to believe. they have been high for so long. >> reporter: in just one year, the national average has dropped 18-cents. the state of maryland has seen a drop of more than 30-cents, and baltimore went from $3.64 a gallon to $3.34. aaa says the recent predictions for drop in gas prices are solely due to crude oil prices going down. >> we've seen them consistently drop over the last few wee

i'm rochelle ritchie, the intense search efforts coming up. >>> healthcare for all. one of the state's leading health officials reveals hison diagnosis. now he shares his story with wjz. i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> hi. i'm kai jackson! and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about today. heat. >> yes. it hits 101 and then some. it's only the beginning of a heat wave. these sweltering conditions could last for days. construction crews are struggling under the hot sun. there are lots of works for people as you can imagine. >>> the water is one of the best places to cool off. this place is catching a

rochelle ritchie has more. >> reporter: police believe they know where the shooter is and where he mightng. they say this man opened fire at an apartment complex saturday night. three people were killed, including two former auburn university football players. and three others were hurt. police are searching for leonard in montgomery, alabama, about 55 miles west of auburn. police are also looking for two other people they want to question about the shooting. >> reporter: police say they have a motive for the deadly shooting. but they are not releasing that information. >>> there is new information about two car accidents, involving the u.s. commerce secretary. the crashes may have been caused by a medical condition. bigad shaban has the latest for wjz from california. >> reporter: a government spokesperson says commerce jettary john-- secretary john bryson suffered at the wheel of his car, when he allegedly caused two crashes near los angeles saturday. bryson spent the night at the hospital and returned to washington. the president's chief of staff, jack lu, spoke to bryson this morning

rochelle ritchie has more on what's driving prices down. >> reporter: filling up at the tank used to seem like an easy enough task, but watching the dollars add up has been a setback for many, like business owner alan bland. >> it's really tough out here on a small businessman. >> reporter: for 30 years, alan has owned his business, but says once gas prices shot up, he had to dig deep in his pockets to fill up his work truck. spending nearly 5 to $600 a month-- >> lot of money, a ton of money. >> reporter: today, energy analysts have provided a light at the end of a long, dark tunnel, predicting gas prices to hit below $3 a gallon by halloween. >> i find it very hard to believe. they have been high for so long. >> reporter: in just one year, the national average has dropped 18-cents. the state of maryland has seen a drop of more than 30-cents. baltimore went from $3.64 to $3.34. aaa says the recent predictions in dropping gas prices are solely due to crude oil prices going down. >> we've seen them consistently drop over the last few weeks, trading in the 80 to $85 per barrel range. >

rochelle ritchie is live with more on who investigator says is responsible. >> reporter: investigators holocaust memorial was defaced by jewish militants. the anti-zionist graffiti is at 12 spots at the compound. this saturday latest and mot most calloused attack in jerusalem. one spray-painted a message on the building, thanked hitler for the holocaust. it's unclear how they broke into the memorial, which is under guard 24 hours a day. many orthodox jews reject the state of israel, because they believe a jewish state can only be established by the messiah under those laws. >>> new fallout today for the california state official caught on tape, beating his stepson with a belt. now, that man is resigning from his office. richard allen has more on the video that shocked neighbors and police. >> i heard him yell, please, please, no. and i heard him crying. >> reporter: imperial county resident oscar lopez says from his upstairs bedroom, he witnessed his neighbor, repeatedly striking his 10-year- old stepson in their backyard, during a game of catch wednesday morning. >> once he started be