. >> i'm sally thorner. a maryland man is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant.d out how can help coming up next on eyewitness news. >>> a nice day to end the week. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. >>> it is 68 degrees with a few clouds in central maryland. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. >>> but first, a suburban philadelphia swim club faces accusations of racial discrimination. the valley club has canceled the swimming privileges for a group of minority children. they were from a day camp that had a contract with the club to swim there. the director of the day camp said some of the children overheard club members asking, quote, what are black kids doing here. on its website the valley club said they realized after the first day they could not accommodate that many children, so they returned the money to that camp along with several others. >>> even though formal charges were dropped, marion barry says the stalking allegations against him have caused great pain. marion was arrested after his ex-girlfri

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. >> reporter: i am sally thorner. a maryland man is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant.ewitness news. >>> one strike and they are out. new rules for mta buses and trains. i am mary bubala. a live report just ahead. >>> we have word of a vehicle fire that has the southbound lanes of 95 blocked at the fort mchenry tunnel. we will talk about that in just a few. right now send it over to marty. >> bringing some comedy to baltimore. comedy you can believe in, hon. david alan grier. pretty much say it is all. one of the most ireverently funny men will join us on coffee with. he will plug some stuff, we will talk come stuff and hang out with a guy we truly enjoy watching. you stay tuned. the morning edition continues tim, nobody ever asks me what i want to be when i grow up. maybe it's your name. richard? no, smucker. (laughs) (announcer) when your last name is smucker and you live in orrville, everyone knows what you'll do when you grow up. you're gonna make the world's best jam. i love jam. (announcer) for five generations, with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. >>> g

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> while michael jackson's doctors are under scrutiny today, big time. and possible charges are on the horizon. patty kaufman has the shocking report. >>> ever since michael jackson's death, there has been an undertorrent of criticism. >> i suspect there's foul play somewhere. >> reporter: now, tmz reports that police have concluded that dr. conrad murray, who was with him when he died, may have administered a powerful dose of propicol. vials were found inside his home. and police have already talked to the district attorney's office about possible homicide charges. murray's attorney says he's been cooperating with authorities. and he's not the only doctor under scrutiny. >> coroner's officials had to wade through the media. dr. arthur klein is the beverly hills dermatologist who treated michael jackson. >> dr. klein has cooperated with us extensively. >> he is cooperating now. the coroner was frustrated because he had asked arthur klein to ante u

now, complete coverage continues, with sally thorner, kai jackson, and tim williams. and sports with mark viviano. on wjz13, maryland's news station. ♪ ooh, yeah wiggle your day with jell-o sugar-free gelatin. ♪ ooh, yeah it's 10 tasty calories... loved by lips and hips alike. ♪ shake it, shake it, ooh, yeah ♪ jell-o. >>> devastating explosion at a chicago bio diesel plant injuries two people and sends debris flying. the explosion was ignited when chemicals were being mixed this morning. some buildings evacuated after a chemical cloud was seen. two workers were hurt. one in serious condition. a hazmat team remains on the site assessing the situation at this hour. >>> buy a truck, get a free ak 47. that's the offer made by a missouri car dealership. as a part of the sales promotion, those who buy a pickup truck at max motors get a voucher redeemable for the assault rifle. the dealership gave away vouchers for the price of a small handgun last year. >>> a rousing welcome for president obama at the meeting for the naacp. >> now i'm honored to give him the best sprue intr

>> i'm sally thorner. >>> back and better than before. general motors exited bankruptcy today and vows to be meaner, leaner, and greener. >> reporter: loyal gm customers aren't hard to find in michigan. >> what is gm? america. >> reporter: general motors is out of bankruptcy and promising to stay out of trouble. >> business as usual is over at general motors. >> ceo rich senderson is a company trying to reproduce. better cars and a laser focus on the corporate customer. >> reporter: the old general motors received a lot of criticism for relying heavily on gas-guzzling trucks and suvs. the new gm says it will concentrate on fuel-efficient models. gm is relying on solid performers, like the chevy malibu. and it's creating some buzz with the new version of its muscle car. the camaro. more than 9,000 sold in june. and gm says it's the start of a comeback. >> i got a gm product right now. treated real well here. >> reporter: plus, the company that was born decades before the computer era will now sell on ebay. for now, the automaker is down to

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> a flight into bwi landed unexpectedly, when a hole rips into the cabin ceiling. mike hellgren has the latest from the ntsb today. >> a real scare for passengers, but we're told they remain calm, as flight 69 made that emergency landing. right now, the ntsb, southwest and boeing, the plane's manufacturer, are all looking into what caused that hole. >> reporter: if you look closely at the top of this southwest plane, you can see the small hole that cause today to make an emergency landing at yeager airport in charleston, west virginia. the flight was on its way to baltimore, with 126 passengers and five crewmembers on board, when the hole developed in the fuselage. >> when the hole happened, it obviously depressurized the cabin. obviously what would happen is that the oxygen would come. when that happens, the captain has to take the plane to a safe altitude. and then we made the option to divert and get that airplane on the ground as quickly as p

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >>> a chaotic scene. it's forced to evacuate after a suspect being chased by police runs right into the building. jessixica kartalija has more on what happened. >> reporter: hi, everybody at home. a very active scene here in baltimore. police on every corner, surrounding the school. that s.w.a.t. team, we're told, still inside the building at this point. police have been searching since that suspect ran into the school, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of children. >> reporter: as the s.w.a.t. team prepares to enter her daughter's school -- >> the doors should always be secured. i was always afraid of this. >> reporter: a frantic mother fears the worst. just before 10:00 this morning, police pulled a man aside for questioning on northwood lakewood street. >> at some point, the guy became spooked. and we later learned it might possibly be a warrant out for his arrest. at that time, the suspect got up and ran toward this school behind me. >> they chased behind me. and the police chased after. and all of a

. >> i'm sally thorner. today we have strong words from city and religious leaders as though behind a series of shootings sunday night remap on the loose. we have a live report outside police headquarters with a the latest. >> reporter: the pregnant woman who was shot delivered a healthy baby but not much other good news. the violent feud between drug gangs has left a bloody trail across this city. >> it definitelies home. >> what is happening to our chance of rain? >> reporter: the naacp president condemned unprecedented bloodshed in eastern baltimore. >> stand up and deal with what is happening in the community, stop pointing the finger and blaming somebody other than ourselves. >> reporter: 18 people were shot in five hours in the 2600 block of ashland avenue, among 12 wounded at a cookout. that and at least one other stemmed from a feud between rival blood gangs. >> it's a big city t. needs are much greater than our resources are right now. >> reporter: police have swarmed the neighborhood. their presenc

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson.e's what people are talking about. >>> police say 83-year-old doris cook was in the

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about today. >> michael jackson memorialized. a gold casket carries the king of pop to the staples center, where some of the fans of the biggest names in music pay tribute. the world says goodbye to michael jackson. our coverage begins with terry teri okita, reporting from los angeles. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: michael jackson got a sendoff fit for the king of pop. jackson's brothers, wearing a single, sequined glove, helped wheel his golden-draped casket to the stage. there were tributes to the life of the pop star. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: queen latifah spoke on behalf of all of jackson's fans. you believed in michael, and he believed in you. he made you believe in yourself. >> reporter: motown legend barry gordy brought the crowd to their feet. >> i think he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. [ applause ] >> reporter: the family held a private funeral at forest lawn cemetery. los angeles police shut down part of the freeway for the mot

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> new today, videos of michael jackson's scalp burns. >> reporter: well, kai, those burns he suffered required several surgeries and painful skin grafts. also marks the first time jackson started using painkillers. >> reporter: this shows the moment michael jackson's life changed. he was filming a pepsi commercial in 1984. in the first take, everything goes smoothly. but watch the sixth take. the pyrotechnics ignite while he's still at the top of the stairs. incredibly, he continues to dance for a full 10 seconds, each as flames burn away his hair and scalp. j. randy berely was in the audience that night. >> michael went down. and then people started saying, he's been burned, he's been burned. >> reporter: the severity of the burns are visible at the top of his head as he's being rushed off stage. it's believed the second and third-being burns on his scalp and face led to his addiction to painkillers. >> this was when he decided it was not only o

sally thorner is live in the newsroom to explain this for us. sally, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everybody. eight police departments across the state will get funding with the majority to prince george's county. each will get $10 million enough to hire 50 police officers, the funding will only sustain those positions for three years. after that the police department also have to come up with a way to keep the spots funded. baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld says he doesn't think funding will be too much of a problem saying the economy should be better by then. let's hope so, mary. >> the federal government decided which cities to fund based on crime rates and the budget problems. >>> good news on what has been a dismal housing market. it appears we have reached the bottom anyway, and as alexis christoforous reports for wjz, the road to recovery will likely be rocky. >> reporter: bargain-basement prices seem to be bringing out the bargain hunters, putting the brakes on the housing market slide. after a disa

sally thorner is live in the newsroom with the latest on this. good afternoon, sally. >> good afternoon, mary. the teen disappeared while he swam near myrtle beach. witnesses say he was swimming with a group of friends when he went under water and never came up, the area myrtle beach was experiencing rough surf over the past few days. search crews said they switched from rescue to recovery mode. they know the boy is from maryland and went to south carolina for a baseball tournament. his name has not yet been released, mary. >> thank you, sally. reporting live in the newsroom. >>> a lifeguard rescued seven other teens in that area yet and brought them to shore. >>> the department of health has confirmed another death from the h1n1 virus in our state. that thank brings the total number of deaths to four. the latest is an adult in the eastern shore with no apparent underlying medical conditions. further investigation into the cause of death is now under way. to date, 76 of cases of the virus has been confirmed in our state. >>> a former field hockey

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> new developments today in the controversy of an arrest of a harvard professor. massachusetts police say they are demanding an apology from president obama about the arrest of mr. gates. >> the law enforcement is making a show of force behind the white police officer who arrested a black scholar. >> we completely support sergeant crowley and the fine men and women in the cambridge police department. >> reporter: officers arrested professor henry gates at his home last week, after responding to a call last week. president obama amped up the debate, when he called the police department's actions stupid. supporters of sergeant james crowley want an apology. >> i think the president should make an apology to all law enforcement personnel who took offense to this. >> to the extent that my words added to more media frenzy, i think that was unfortunate. what i would like to do is make sure everybody steps back for a moment, recognizes that these are t

sally thorner is live in the eyewitness news room with what is expected in court. good afternoon, sally. >> reporter: good afternoon, don. bernie at that jacks is accused of beating her daughters to death and strangling the other three. the discovery was in her home in january 2008. after her daughters were killed, she lived with the decomposing bodies for nearly seven months. in court she has gone beyond her attorney's advice asking for a judge trial instead of a jury. jacks repeatedly refused to meet with attorneys to discuss the case. back to you. >> the defense will challenge whether it was indeed jacks who killed those girls. >>> the body of a 62-year-old man has been found floating in a marina in anne arundel county. the man was found sunday afternoon in the ship right harbor marina a half hour south of annapolis. the maryland natural resources police are now investigating and are trying to locate the man's family. meantime the body is being sent to the medical examiner for an autopsy. >>> two murder cases with very similar circumstances are not related. that

. >>> hi, everybody oar i am sally thorner. we begin with break news. the university maryland school of medicine will play a key role in the battle against the so-called swine flu. they are going to be degrees vaccines against h1n1. signs there live. mike hellgren has the latest on the vaccine and why it is so critical. mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, sally and everybody. the school says they will quickly be able to get a large number of volunteers for human testing of a vaccine. there have been more than 37,000 cases reported nationwide. and that number is expected to grow as we head into the cold weather months. the university school of medicine will be one of the nation's leaders in the testing of vaccines for h1n1, also known as swine flu. it will begin evaluating vaccines that could protect people across the country and across the world from the vicious flu strain has claimed three lives in the state and killed 211 people nationwide. that major announcement follows the world's first human trials of a h1n1 vaccine in australia earlier this week.

sally thorner is live in the newsroom with more details. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everybody. police say that the coach solicited sex from a girl in essex. charles freedo allegedly sent inappropriate text messages and tried to arrange a meeting with the girl. he showed up with what he thought was a meeting with the teen on july 7 and he was promptly arrested. he is now facing several charges including solicitation of child pornography and sexual solicitation of a minor. >> police say the girl was a sister of one of the coach's players. he has been released after posting a quarter million dollar bond. >>> nashville fans are lining up outside a funeral home to pay their respects to former ravens quarterback steve mcnair. a viewing and a memorial for tonight. police released this new video showing 20-year-old sahel kazimi taking a sobriety test for a dui arrest. steve mcnair who was inside the suv took a cab home. two days after the arrest kazimi shot mcnair and then killed herself. she was upset because of financial problems and thought steve mcnair was seeing someone else. ste

sally thorner is live with this discovery. >> just moments ago we confirmed that the person found dead is councilman jack evans -- he is from jack evans' staff. identified as 30-year-old desi deshaine. they were drinking all day sound and filed a missing persons report when he went missing. it took police until today to find his body. he is councilman evans' communication director. at a meeting they paused for a moment of silence to remember him. >> sally, thank you. reporting live from the newsroom. deschaine's parents are in the area and from their home state of connecticut. we will have more today at 4, 5 and 6:00. >>> the other big story at noon. southwest airline inspects hundreds of planes after a foot-long hole ripped in a flight to bwi thurgood marshall from nashville. it had to make an emergency landing in west virginia. a major investigation unfolding. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everybody. a real scare for passengers but we are told they remained calm as flight 69 made that emergency landing. the airline has in h no major cancellations today. t

sally thorner has more. >> reporter: police still aren't calling this a murder- suicide but it is looking more likely that is what may have happened. we just learned that steve mcnair met 20-year-old sahel kazemi at restaurant where she worked in nashville. police say mcnair, who is married, began dating kazemi soon after as kazemi told her family that he was planning to divorce his wife to be with her. but just this last thursday she purchased a handgun from someone she knew. that same handgun was found at the scene but ballistics tests are penning to see if that gun killed mcnair and kazemi. >> mcnair was not with kazemi when she bought that pistol. >>> more questions than answers in the death of two lutherville teens found on the light rail tracks over the weekend. weijia jiang is live with developments in the case. good afternoon, weijia. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everyone. crews are still on the scene collecting evidence, taking measurements, but the mystery of how the boys got here and exactly what killed them is growing. the beloved one of the two 17- year-olds found de

>>> i'm sally thorner. reading, writing, arithmetic. and baseball. back to school with the orioles coming up on eyewitness news. >>> i'm suzanne collins. the number of autistic children in maryland has skyrocketed. and their parents face a problem. i will have a story about that coming up next. >>> and getting ready for the weekend. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. >>> we have some breaking news now. a car fire on a major interstate. captain mike perry has details for us. >> big trouble. northbound i-95, north of rafael road. this is north of whitemarsh in baltimore county, where it appears a sport utility vehicle was caught fire. north of rafael road. it is on the shoirbled. however, with the fire equipment on the scene, looks like they're blocking. you're heading back towards the discount. you can expect delays in the area, not only construction. but a car fire, north of rafael road. back to you. >>> some help today for parents of children with autism. an autism summit is meant to guide guide those maryland children and

i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm vic carter, in for kai jackson. here's what we continue to talk about. >> baltimore city councilwoman helen holton and businessman john patterakis have been indicted on criminal charges. pat warren joins us with the very late evaluate. >> this stems from the indictment of ron lipscomb. >> reporter: council wment helen holton is charged with two counts of violating campaign finance laws. charges before were dismissed and she told wjz that she was relieved. >> all of this is not over yet. there is still a window of time for the state prosecutor's office to appeal. >> reporter: now, it's come back to life. developer ron lipscomb is the mayor's ex-boyfriend,

. >> i'm sally thorner. >>> it is as dangerous as being drunk, using a cell phone behind the wheel. now is shocking claims that a government agency withheld research on the dangers. that information may have been able to save lives. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: driving and talking on the phone can increase an accident by 3 or 4 times and the administration has known it for years. even hands free driving can be dangerous. >> that risk is equal to drunk driving. >> reporter: some problems go back to 2002. two groups say the government kept the information private and misled the public and said that driving hands free is safe. >> the fact they can withhold data and research on public safety is a disaster. >> reporter: the center for auto safety and public as advocacy group wanted the information released. they claimed there were political reasons for withholding the research. back then many states were starting to create the distracted driver laws. some in congress warned not to lobby over the issue or risk billions in funding. they point to the administration and the department

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about now. >>> here's a live look rowdz right now, with clouds and rain, falling into the baltimore area. let's go right to bob turk in the first warning weather center, who is tracking live doppler radar. >>> downtown, you see the sun is out. stoic a look at radar. these are very isolated. showers, you're seeing heavy downpours. they really diminished in the last hour as you can see. downtown, got some sunshine, south and west of us, a few more showers. right

. >>> hi, everybody, sally thorner maryland at the forefront of medical history with a ground breaking h1n1 vaccine study. for the first time since the swine flu virus swept across the world, thousands will receive the vaccine in hopes of treating the witness. eyewitness news is live at the medical center on where the vaccines will be given. >> reporter: first we start with the testing. that's crucial. they want a vaccine in

. >>> and manager dave trembley says hello to his new friend sally thorner who he had met today. it was sally who got the exclusive interview from the manager about his suspension. we will hear from him about being suspended in a couple of days. that's ahead when eyewitness news continues. >>> mark is down at the ballpark tonight. >> it's two teams, the orioles and the blue jays. seto is out for two days to attend a family funeral. two-game penalty, and undisclosed fine is the result of trembly's action on tuesday. checked it by tom pallian. trembley is being penalized primarily because after he was kicked out, he had confrontation. and that violates major league rules. he spoke to us today when the suspension was announced. >> you do what you have to do when you have to protect your team. i don't think anyone takes it personal. when fines and suspensions are handed out, you go with it, and you do the very best you can. >> reporter: the manager is out. and pitcher david hernandez is out, too. he is sent to the minors. he is headed to buoy to make room on the roster for cesar ertur

. >>> i'm sally thorner. a maryland man is in dire need for a bone marrow transplant. >>> i'm ron matz at pikesville. the suburban house is heavily damaged by fire. but the restaurant owners tell eyewitness news, they plan to rebuild. you'll hear their story when eyewitness news continues. >>> another unforgettable july evening. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. >>> another other recent news has dominated the headlines, swine flu is still a major concern. but as hari sreenivasan reports, a vaccine should be available by then. >> this fall, some americans might get two flu shots. one for the regular flu. the other to prevent the h1n1 strain. or swine flu. scientists are about to test a new vaccine. if all goes well -- >> best case scenario is that the h1n1 vaccine will be available by mid-october. >> the announcement came at a flu summit. outside of washington, d.c. they would be first in line for the new shot. they believe it could make a comeback this fall. the president broke aw

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> updating the breaking news. just a short time ago, we learn more about the death of ravens quarterback steve mcnair. this comes as tennessee police release new information about his death. eyewitness news continue toss monitor this story. >> reporter: just a little more than an hour ago, police did confirm, they believe this is a murder-suicide. it is based on pretty overwhelming physical evidence and now a pretty strong motive. >> reporter: former ravens quarterback steve mccare, killed by his -- mcnair, killed by his girlfriend.

. >>> hi, everybody, i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. >>> updating the breaking news we first told you about at 4:00, an apparent drowning. captain mike hellgren perry -- mike perry joins us with the details. >> reporter: firefighters received a call in the 8700 block of -- in the dundalk area of baltimore county. a man jumped off a pier into the water, then

sally thorner has the details. >> reporter: a woman accused roethlisberger of sexual assault. the quarterback strongly denies the allegation. the woman says it happened at a lake tahoe hotel in july of 2008. according to court documents the woman worked at the hotel and roethlisberger assaulted the woman after calling her to his room to fix a problem with his tv. the steals r steelers' star is one of nine defendants listed in the suit. she alleges hotel officials tried to cover up the incident. roethlisberger's attorney says he is completely innocent and there is not even a criminal complaint in the case. >>> tonight a pittsburgh steelers spokesman says they're aware of the lawsuit answered standing behind roethlisberger. >>> a maryland nanny is accused of showing pornography to children in her care. she is alleged to have shown pornographic images to children in her care and allegedly asked them to pose nude in front of a web camera. she is held on $350,000 bond. >>> baltimore city police ask for help in tracking down a hit and run driver. 35-year-old ytisha hudgins was drivi

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson.what people are talking about. >>> severe thunderstorms. straight-line winds cause damage. here's a look. of the damage in eldersburg, carroll county. where trees toppled onto cars. eyewitness news live with extensive first warning weather coverage. mike schuh, is live in carroll county, with more there. but first, we go to alex demetrick, live in reisterstown. the area that seems to be the hardest hit. >> reporter: what started out as a quick thunderstorm, quickly intensified, into blinding hor horizontal rain and violent winds. >>> thick trees were snapped close to the ground. or cracked like wish bones, further up. and what broke up was carried away on rooftops. or backyard swimming pools as wind and rain from a thunderstorm roared through

. >>> now complete coverage continues with sally thorner, kai jackson, first warning weather with boburk and meteorologist bernadette woods, ♪ ooh, yeah wiggle your day with jell-o sugar-free gelatin. ♪ ooh, yeah it's 10 tasty calories... loved by lips and hips alike. ♪ shake it, shake it, ooh, yeah ♪ jell-o. >>> the search is on for a serial killer in south carolina. the presence of the killer is causing fear and concerns throughout one small community. susan robert reports for wjz. police have few concludes about what -- clues about what led to the murders. >> reporter: resident of gaffney, south carolina are staying inside with the doors locked. >> they are scared to death. everybody you talk to is packing heat. >> reporter: mr. clinton is out on his motorcycle looking for a serial killer. >> this is awful when you start killing older people and children, it's awful. >> reporter: 100 state and local investigators are trying to find this man. police say physical evidence links the killer to five shooting deaths this past week in this rural community. >> every day that we can work it

sally thorner wjz "eyewitness news." >> the baseball themed summer learning program is an outgrowth ofcity schools partnership with the orioles and child first authority. >>> two more games versus the jays reminder on sunday. it's wjz right here see the o's take on the toronto 1:30 on wjz. i hope we can do it. we can do it thinking positive. >>> coming on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, i guess we are not going to take you marty. a shooting of a 5 year old girl mainly to change. governor reacts to the case and address concerns on baltimore's streets and murder-suicide new information about the fed ribbing -- frederick county man who killed his family and himself. siling note he left for his wife. >>> and more trouble for marion barry days after stalking charges are dropped he is back in the hot seat. >>> welcome back. >> this is going to be a half-hour front with danger. >> why? >> because i am here on a saturday morning and i am -- bill howard is coming in and we are talk colon os copi the possibilities of being very dangerous. bill is a great character but subject mat are along.