. ♪ >> let's go straight to ron matz. good morning. >> reporter: this is fabulous.want to say hi to everybody we saw at the preakness on saturday. one of the most memorable days in the history of baltimore sports for a lot of different reasons. all right. let me say hi to kelly in westminster. i hope you're doing great. ladies and gentlemen, manic monday at bells point í chapel hill elementary school. >> [cheers. ] >> reporter: look who is here, don scott and marty bass. >> here is the five day forecast. >> reporter: don, what do do you want to say? >> let's talk about that traffic. >> reporter: look at this. we've got everybody here. we have the sun paper, bso musicians, the crab mccormick and company, baltimore city police. michael fells in the back. let's welcome the manic monday major stephanie rawlings black back there. we have oriels fans, ravens cheerleaders, ravens fans, science center, john hopkins doctor an nurse, a blast player. look at this, charm city roller and a baltimore oriole bird. we've got the baltimore zoo keeper e, baltimore black eyed susanne,

ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. [ laughter ] >> got it, ron.ou. >>> the iron birds open the home season on june 20th, against the hudson valley renegades. >> i want ron matz's job. >> yes. >> every single day, goes to a festival, a restaurant. yeah. >> he gaishesly brings -- graciously brings a lot back. >> you know what? i'm going to have to have a denise stash for you. >> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. the orioles hit another bump in the road. a key player injured during a losing streak. >> mark has the latest on nick markakis coming up in sports. ,, >>> nick markakis. sorry to hear that. >> orioles certainly feeling the pain of a four-game losing streak. and that pain is even more intense for gold glove outfielder nick markakis. he's out of the starting lineup. his status listed as day to day, after he suffered an unspecified injury to his right wrist. he has been an iron man in his seven major league seasons. but he is in significant pain still side, after taking that swing in the 9th inning at bat last night. he experienced imme

ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> ron, thank you. >>> the iron birds open a home season june 30th, againstson valley renegades. >> all right. >> ron, let'sing his burger. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. scary security breach. the explanation, after a homeless man sneaks onto a plane without a ticket. >>> i'm alex demetrick, coming up, they eat their young. and it's a good thing they do. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> bob turk. the first warning weather center. perfect day, coming our way. tomorrow. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and here's's today's report from wall street. ,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. act now and we'll add a special bonus: $250 back. but hurry, this offer ends june 2nd. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet plus the best tv pictu

. >>> i'm ron matz, on route 40. a final and fond farewell to an ellicott city landmark.he story coming up here on wjz. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's just before 5:30. 91 degrees and sunny. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. men and women killed while serving our country are honored at dulaney valley memorial day. experience said in the past 12 months. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: six marylanders have fallen since memorial day 2011, including baltimore city firefighter, aaron marcanti's father, murdered by an afghan police officer while on duty last year in can ca bull. >> last year, -- kabul. >> last year, i was one of the guys firing. and he was watching. >> reporter: ceremonies like this 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 that strikes you when you lose somebody close to you is that absolut

. >>> i'm ron matz, at lexington market. famous crab cake, ready to do some traveling.ry coming up here on ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] allergy congestion? allegra-d d-congests, d-pressurizes so you can breathe. a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. >>> it is 5:30. 84 degrees and partly sunny. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here of are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has a hearing tomorrow in guantanamo bay which could lead to his death. alex demetrick reports, fort meade is one of a hand. of sites where that hearing will be seen. >> reporter: of all of the terror suspects held at a u.s. military prison in guantanamo bay, cuba. none approaches khalid sheikh mohammed's attacks. he admits he planned the 9/11 attacks for al qaeda. he will finally be arraigned for murdering 3,000 residents, saturday morning. >> we have to ensure that khalid sheikh mohammed and others, who are accus

i'm ron matz, in essex. the story coming up, here on wjz. >>> keeping a close eye on the weather this holiday weekend. meteorologist tim williams will have your updated first warning weather forecast. >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. >>> well, it's friday. i really don't have anything else to say other than that. >> that's all that matters. >> you know, i was listening to ron matz' story coming up about the crabs. i think this is going to be a weekend where people are out on their deck, either grilling crabs. i don't know. preferences for you two? >> in terms of? >> crabs, grilling? >> oh, definitely. >> i thought you were

ron matz reports. the third annual foody experience is happening at the hippodrome. >> hi, christine. >> hi, ron. good to see you. >> reporter: christine richardson will bring her ice dem cup cakes to saturday's foody experience at the hippodrome. >> tomorrow, we're going to be sampling the french toast with bacon. because it's such a good cupcake. and a few other flair flavors. >> reporter: the experience includes samplings from 35 other restaurants. including the waterfront kitchen. >> this is like a savory little take on an italian dessert. >> reporter: the travel channel's andrew zinern. and they will close to make way for baltimore's best food trucks. >> you have three hours to hang out with friends and enjoy food, wine and beer. >> for foodies in baltimore, it doesn't get any better. >> and big cities like aspen or san diego have these food and wine festivals. and this, i think, is going to grow into our big main event. >> reporter: now, here's a foody experience. a red velvet cupcake. >> come ou

. >>> i'm ron matz on route 40. a final and fond farewell to an ellicott city landmark.he story coming up here on wjz. >>> be careful outside. the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for parts of our area. bob is updating your first warning forecast coming up. with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> a sticky 92 degrees and hot in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast coming up. on this memorial day, police in tennessee are looking for the suspects who broke into a vfw hall. take a look at surveillance video, showing three men, using a sledgehammer to break through the back door of a hall in johnson city. the men stole an undetermined amount of cash and caused thou

. >>> i'm ron matz at security square mall. when you see the big top, that means the universal -- universoul circus is back in baltimore. coming up here on wjz. >>> and because of that sun, it feels like summer is here already. what's in store for the memorial day weekend? meteorologist tim williams will update our first warning weather forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. when i look up into my students' faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate that pride, that was on my f

ron matz joins us from sill burn arboretum. how are you? >> reporter: we're doing great. it's a beautiful morning to be outside. green spring avenue, the sill burn arboretum, big doings here saturday, the 44th annual market day. here is lily. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: how are you doing? >> i'm great. >> reporter: what do you feel here? >> i have a colias. >> reporter: what's going to be happening on saturday? >> it's our 44th anniversary. we've beer and wine and a band play -- playing. saturday the market day runs from 8:00 to 3:00. >> reporter: 8:00 anl -- 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. you expect a thousand people here? >> reporter: yeah, it's a big event. the weather looks good. that make s for a good turn out. you're going to have a used big sale too? >> reporter: -- >> yeah. >> reporter: food , there will be food here. >> definitely ft. -- definitely. >> reporter: it was an estate, right? >> yes >> reporter: built in 1863. businessman jes sie tyson lived here. it's beautiful. come on out saturday, sill burn arboretum, market day. it's my favorite because a

ron matz is live with the news story. good afternoon. >> reporter: the issue comes days after the president publicly endorsed same sex marriage. this is the cover of the may 21st issue. it wrote writes that the president's same sex marriage talk brought him to tears. aids said he's expected the talk about why he thinks same sex marriage could be legal. back to you. >> of course the president is the first commander in chief to publicly support same sex marriage. >>> the president's comments sent shock waives through out the religious community. it outraged many african american leaders. some including ement burns say they can no longer support the president. other leaders say the legally after the issue should not be decided in pulpit. >> this is an issue of the separation of church and state. >> we should not allow our understanding to prevent other citizens of this country from having equal rights >> many church groups are participating in a petition drive that would get the same sex marriage legislation put on the novem

ron matz is live in the news room. >> reporter: seven people were shot in three incidents. first shooting happened around 6 o'clock in southwest baltimore. three people were shot during the a dispute over money. an hour later three others were shot. one died. another man was shot to death in north baltimore. so far no arrests have been made, city police trying to determine whether any of these shootings are linked. back to you. >> that brings the year homicide total to 80. >>> exactly 33 years to the day 6-year-old etan patz disappeared, now a suspect is due in court because of that. >> sources tell cbs news the new jersey man accused of killing etan patz was taken to a hospital this morning and put on suicide watch. 51 year old pedro hernandez is expected to be arraigned today. police say he confessed to luring the young boy into a store where he was working, taking him into the basement and choking him to death. he said he put him in a garbage bag. >> there could be a sexual assault involved. whatever the driver was, he wasn't admitting to it yesterday. >> former deputy d

ron matz at one of the most happening places. >> reporter: we are at pazo. how are you doing? >> we are doing great. >> reporter: what do you have. >> soft shell crabs. >> can't wait. soft shell crab week getting ready to start. tony, roll over there. that is beautiful. we got it for you when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. sure. no problem.ere? ♪ that's all the horses sir. ...and the men? all the king's men are here too sir. it doesn't look good. ♪ >> we are at pazo getting ready to do soft crabs. not a bad morning. a wet day start to say the least. where it's not raining, it will eventually be. it will be steady rain now through lunchtime and more scattered as we look at the c

ron matz live in howard county.it's time for the ride across maryland, kick a little breast cancer rare good. >> >> reporter: good to see you. >> the weather is going to be trefk. sglir feel it. we're going to have a great day saturday and sunday. you're going to be there. >> i'm going to be there. >> reporter: we're ready to roll. sgltsz we've got -- >> we've got checks. >> reporter: big surprise. we're live at howard county general hospital in columbia getting ready for the ride across maryland. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beaut

ron matz is live in the news room with the latest on this. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. deputies found the remains inside the home in joppatowne yesterday. the house belongeded to a man who went missing on friday. 21-year-old alexander kinyua was arrested and charged with first degree murder. kinyua is sate to have a bail review an hour from now. don, back to you. >> the state medical examiner's office is working to identify the remains. >>> a woman is found tied up in a hotel room of a baseball player. police say a man had knocked on the door, identified himself as a maintenance worker and tied the woman up and ransacked the room. chapter man was not in the room at the time. >>> a family is mourning the loss of a marine killed in afghanistan. 22-year-old julian chase died monday. he's the 4th service member from maryland killed this year and the 3rd to die in afghanistan. >>> united nations officials are warning syria it's on the brink of a civil war after two mas cures in a week and a week of violence. >> syrian rebels say t

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. it happened saturday. two officers responded to a call about a mentally troubled man. 31-year-old maurice holloman went for one of their guns. no one else was hurt. >>> tributes are pouring in after one of the founding members of th

. >>> i'm ron matz at clairemont and conklin. pass the shard may -- chardonnay. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> couldn't ask for a better friday. bob will have more on the weekend coming up. ,,,,,, i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> it is mostly sunny. 73 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. murders, multiple shootings, and now, mass arrests. it is one of the largest rounds in recent history. alex demetrick reports, drugs and revenge hits that fuel the violence. >> reporter: a year-long cycle of violence. dorian kests was stabbed to death. the very next day, sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene of a triple shooting. federal and local

ron matz is live in the news room with the latest on the night for marriage equality in the state. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. ate peer ate a -- it appears the issue will be heading to the ballot. the state is verifying 100,000 signatures. that's twice the number needed. the state has 20 days to verify all the signatures. same sex marriage has been struck down in every state on a ballot. back to you. >> a new poll says 57% of marylanders support same sex marriage. >>> from the political climate to the weather outside. it feels cooler than yesterday. there are plenty of clouds following rain. what else can we expect today? we have complete coverage marty bass in the out back and bernadette woods in the weather center. >> good afternoon. this is a very slow moving front. some people are still deal being the rain. -- deal being the rain. you can see lower part of the eastern shore dealing with rain. this entire line will move out of sea. a chance for a couple thunderstorms to pop up. that chance is starting to lesson. as far as rainfall totals go, some places got a go

i'm ron matz, in essex. the story coming up, here on wjz. >>> i'm bob turk.ning weather center. perfect summer weather all weekend. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> for many marylanders, memorial day means steamed crab. and there should be plenty to go around. >> they look great. >> it's the sounds of summer. at fruit land in essex. home of the big bushel, where folks are crab ready for the memorial day weekend. >> it's great because everybody sits around a table. and they pick the shells out and all that kind of stuff. and it's family. it's fun. >> you come in in person. i'll write you up. >> tony walters has been in the crab business 40 years. he agrees with analysts, who say this year's bay crab population is booming. >> we got plenty of suppliers. we've got a lot of different crabbers out here. it takes a lot of crabbers to get what we need on the holidays. >> chuck long drives three hours from western maryland to bring them back home. >> yeah, i have a big cookout

ron matz reports, it's all the creation from a talented producer in baltimore. >> the universoul circus is an eye-popping big-top thrill ride. founder cedric walker is from baltimore. >> i grew up in the evanson village area. and all of my inspiration was from my childhood. >> reporter: you'll be inspired when you see the phone breakers from west africa, doing things most of us can't even think about. >> but when i look in the audience and see their mouths open. and then a young kid, with eyes popping open. that's what is most unique about them. >> i don't want to be dusty like you are. >> reporter: robert dunne,aka, onion head, has been clowning around under the big top for 14 years and loves every minute. >> to me, it's pleasure. it's excitement. it's entertainment. and it's something that really, i'm very passionate about. and when you're passionate about something, it eliminates the big work. >> reporter: from asia, africa, europe and the usa. delivered with pride, by a hometown guy. >> and it's just a feeling of, this is where i come from. this is where my inspiration was gathered.

ron matz is live in the news room. >> the court of appeals issuedd ruling just this morning. it said maryland courts should only with holds recognition of a valid foreign marriage if that marriage goes against state public policy. the case involved two woman married in california and denied ied by a judge in 2010 -- denied by a judge in 2010. back to you. >> thank you . >>> opponents of same sex marriage are pushing for the issue that will appear on the ballot. >>> a drug and murder conspiracy, eight people are now in custody charged with two murders and dozens of shootings. the dea worked with city police on this operation. >>> the mother of murder florida teen trayvon martin will be here. she's expected to talk about her personal journey as we approach the 3 month anniversary of her son's death. today video has been released of trayvon martin before he was shot and killed by george zimmerman. it's of martin at a 711 where he bought skittles and an ice tea. he was shot through the heart at extremely close range. zimmerman suffered a broken nose and cuts and bruises on the ba

ron matz has more. >> reporter: opponents of same- sex marriage in maryland are expected to hand in the first batch of signatures to put the issue to a vote in november. the marriage alliance is leading the petition drive to send same-sex marriage to the referendum. today the group will reveal the number of signatures already collected. 57,000 are required by the ends of next month with one third of those due on thursday. unless it's repealed in november, maryland's new law legalizing same-sex marriage will go into effect next january. don, back to you. >> wjz will have much more in the issue at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the cleanup continues after beryl leaves her mark in parts of the south. there is heavy rain and coastal flooding in florida, georgia and south carolina. the storm left little property behind even though it made landfall with 70 miles per hour winds. it ruined the holiday weekend but residents are pretty upbeat. >> it's unreal. the one weekend gough to the beach you end up with a tropical storm but it's kind of cool. >> to hear the wind last night and all i was thinking

ron matz, good morning, how are you? >> we're doing great don and marty and we're taking a little baseball this morning. we're live at marriott's hunt valley inn. big benefit coming up saturday for the negro league baseball museum of maryland. we're going tell you all about it when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,, on my journey across america, i found new ways to tell people about saving money. this is bobby. say hello bobby. hello bobby. (laughter) hello bobby. do you know you could save hundreds on car insurance over the phone, online or at your local geico office? tell us bobby, what would you do with all those savings? hire a better ventriloquist. your lips are moving. (huge laughter erupts) hire a better ventriloquist. your lips are moving. geico®. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> you got a future in the bises ladies -- biz ladies. am i right? shower activity sitting just to the west from hagerstown and on out toward panhandle of western maryland. what we're thinking is

. >>> ron matz joins us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.re live at the third annual make a wish kids triathlon spot. here is mark with make a wish. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: let's talk about make a wish. >> sure. the make a wish -- i think most people have a pause but the foundation grants the wishes of children going through life threatening medical conditions to end rich the human experience. >> reporter: it's a great organization. sunday what's going to be happening sm >> -- happening? >> we have our annual kids try@lon. it's our signature -- triathlon. we'll have 250 kids out here running, biking, swimming. >> reporter: as for youngers, it's ages 5 through 14? >> that's correct. the race starts at 9:00 but kids on site starting at 7:30. we will have day full of activities. we have awards, lunch, special guest, one of our honored wish children will be here. we have some of the talented football players coming out. a raven or two will be here. >> reporter: it's going to be great. dennis pita going to be here. thes

. >>> straight now to ron matz. >> reporter: all right. good morning. happy friday.starting the me starting -- memorial day weekend. repticon is coming up saturday and sunday. we've got scott -- skip peal. how are you doing? >> doing great. >> reporter: good to see you. what do we have here? >> a couple of spotted pythons from australia. >> reporter: they're not dangerous? >> only to mice. >> reporter: all right . they like the camera. >> they're trying to climb on it. this is about as big as they get. >> reporter: that's a good thing. very smooth. let's talk about the show. >> you're going to see 150 plus tables of all kind of reptiles an other exotic animals. we have every hour educational presentations. if you're looking for a new pet come out and learn about the animals and maybe pick one up. >> reporter: this is the 4th repticon? >> yes. it's been popular. >> reporter: very good. good to see you again. >> we appreciate you having us. >> reporter: our pleasure, skip. do they have names or anything? >> that would be up to the jp. >> reporter: perfect . jp, good to

we want to go right out to ron matz. we are live at pim he koe this -- pimlico this morning. >> reporter: mike, come on over. the legendary -- >> i don't know about that. >> reporter: you get here early. thank you for coming by. we have to do traffic, weather and commercials and then we're going to come back and chat. >> let's hook it up >> reporter: you got it. 137th running of the preakness. -- preakness tomorrow. more from the pimlico when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> that was one of the greatest manic mondays from pimlico. not only did we have the wood lawn vas priceless, maybe the most expensive trophy in all of sports, but team o'neil, the trainer and his team of the kentucky kerr by winner on magic -- manic monday. >>> 50 right now at tv hill. i ran into doug o'neil last night. he looked at me -- this is a direct quote. he goes that was unbelievable, we have to start doing that in la. they tried it in la and it didn't work. 38 oakland,, 50 elkin, 55 dc, 58 in ocean city, 48 wes

. >>> ron matz, good morning. how you? >> -- >> reporter: we're live at port discovery the great children ease museum. it's time for the mr. potato head exhibit. we have ms. potato head joining us this morning. this is a fabulous exhibit. >> we are so excited to have mr. potato head here at port discovery. >> reporter: it just opened up. tell us about it. >> it's a wonderful opportunity for children to go on a a faf ri into space under water and all kind of places, to egypt. it's all about science. >> reporter: this is a great educational experience. mr. potato head is sell bating his 6th -- celebrating his 60th birthday. >> children are learning about the scientific method, math in a fun way. >> reporter: if you haven't gotten to the exhibit yet it just opened. it's going to be here through the summer, right? >> until september 3rd. >> reporter: excellent . very good. by the way they have sold 100 million mr. potato heads in 30 countries since he was invented. that is just amazing. >> that's incredible. >> reporter: he's

. >>> out to ron matz. >> reporter: happy friday.ipa drome theater, utah street. tomorrow the third an yawl food did experience, it's an awesome event, one of the hottest tickets in town. we have a lot of good friends here. here is jeff daniels president of the hip pi -- hipa drome are. let's talk about this event that's exploded here. >> it has. thank you to all the restaurants participating. for the first time this year, some bonderful -- wonderful food trucks. we have ice jims. >> reporter: we're going to talk about that. >> we're going to hopefully do some sampling. >> reporter: 35 restaurants, 5 food trucks. it's a party. >> it is a party. it starts at 3 o'clock on saturday. it's going to be a beautiful day. we're closing the street. we will have a show on stage, beer, wine, music. >> reporter: what else do you need? thanks. the great chef from water front kitchen, jerry. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> reporter: what do we have here, jerry? >> for our dish we're going to do something for spring. we're going an asparagus

. >>> ron matz, good morning. how are you? >> reporter: doing good. how are you doing? >> doing okay. >> reporter: we have buster here. he's is a beauty. >> what's his story in >> reporter: he's up for adoption here at the maryland spca. beautiful dog. all right right, buster. we're going to find you a home. this is in conjunction with this great new show on cbs that starts now, dogs in the city. you can see it on the keen 13. we'll tell you about it when the eyewitness news morning edition rolls on. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. it is absolutely great to have you on the show with us this day start. here is first warning doppler weather radar. we have shower activity in the region. to be quite honest about the deal, i'm not sure we're going to clear skies out of this rain until the end of the morning commute. it's not a lot of rain, it's what's left over from last night. it's all part of a frontal boundary moving through the area. it's warm, it's still humid, it's a damp feel to the day's start. again, there's drier air moving our way. temperatures in the mid upper

. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> the museum is located on patterson avenue, just off road. i had the honor of hosting saturday's hunt valley fundraiser. you can find out more information on our website, wjz.com. >> you can tell these are dedicated folks who help us remember. >> they are. >> they're enthusiastic. but dedicated. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. back on u.s. soil. congressman dutch ruppersberger opens up about his trip to afghanistan. what he witnessed in the war zone. >>> a kidnapping in tennessee. who police arrest in the case. and why the frantic search is still under way. >>> wish your health could look like this? i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll tell you where you can get free design tips from the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:30. 69 degrees and cloudy. good evening, everybody. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. congressman dutch ruppersberger is back on u.s. soil, after a trip to afghanistan, with leaders of the house and senate intelligence committee. toni

. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> for a complete list of the movies at this year's maryland website, wjz.com. >>> it is sunny, mild and calm for now. but can we expect some may showers in the forecast? meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have the answers for us. we begin inside with bob. >>> maybe a slight chance later tonight. and a better chance, i think tomorrow afternoon, showers. there may be a thundershower. temperatures tomorrow will get back up into the 80s. maybe even the upper 80s in some locations. the record tomorrow is 90. may get that warm in some spots. tim has a look at the five-day forecast. tim? >> well, bob talking about tomorrow. we'll be talking about that. let's take it through saturday and the weekend. saturday going up to about 83 degrees. again with another chance of thunderstorms. 75 on sunday, after the front moves through, temperatures drop a little bit. but 74 and 78. still above our normal high of 70 degrees for this time of year. now, for your energy saver tip of the day. use cooking time wisely. turn off the electric range 2 or three minut

. >>> i'm ron matz in columbia. we're counting down to dick gelfman's ride across maryland. >> and it is going to be another great year. >> yes, it will. and a big surprise coming up here on wjz. >>> barely a cloud in the sky over maryland right now. will the weekend be as nice? don't miss bob's updated first warning weather forecast. >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. >>> we have breaking news from north carolina, the jury in the trial says it is hopelessly deadlocked. the jury returned a not guilty verdict on the count of illegal campaign contributions. they told the judge they could not agree on the rest. were sent back into deliberations. edwards is facing six felony counts with a possible six years in prison. we'll have more on this coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. but again, the jury tells the. >> reporter: they are hopelessly deadlocked in the john edwards trial. >>> we're going to go to bob turk. just a beautiful day out t

. >> ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> soft shell crab week starts tonight and continues through mayk look at the stories go to our website, wjz.com. >>> outside, it's sunny and dry. are there any changes in the forecast? meteorologist tim williams and bob turk show us what we can expect over the next few days. bob? >> looks like tomorrow is going to be absolutely gorgeous. chilly in the morning. sunny all day long. temperatures -- hello? are we there? i think we're coming back up. let's go. let's do it. there it is. all right. sunshine in the morning. 50 degrees. upper 60s to the low 70s. eventually, we'll get to about 75, six, maybe 77 in some locations. so a beautiful afternoon and dry. tim has a look at that five-day forecast. tim? >> definitely is going to hold up the forecast at least through saturday. then we'll start to see clouds moving into the region. let's take a look at the region. of course, saturday is the big preakness stakes. more cloud cover on sunday evening, i should say. and heading into monday and tuesday, a better chance of rain. but look at those temperatures.

. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> market day runs from 8:00 to 3:00 saturday.re is a preview party and sale tomorrow. for more information, log onto our website, wjz.com. >> i think the weather is going to be perfect for both of those events. we are hoping it's going to be beautiful weather. playing a little ball down there tonight. not at camden yards. that may be his little high school action, right? meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have a look at what we can expect over the next few days. we'll start with bob. >>> take a look at tomorrow's forecast. it will be chilly in the morning. some areas can be down around 40. yes. honestly. here we go. come on back. yes. are you there? here we go. thank you very much. all right. now we got it up. take a look at it. tomorrow morning, around the 50 degree mark. upper 60s to low 70s by the afternoon. tim has a look at the weekend, including mother's day forecast. tim? >> reporter: well, it's going to be a really nice mother's day. right now, we talk about rain or shine. how about rain and shine. you can see me. an