i'm sally thorner in for adam may. this is what people are talking about right now. we're beginning now with breaking news. a light rail train has struck a car. the train collided with a passenger vehicle. one occupant in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, but there's no word on the victim's condition just yet. >>> a second tornado confirmed right here in maryland yesterday brought severe weather, as you know, knocking down trees and power to hundreds of thousands. suzanne colins is in carroll county where some families can't go home until repairs are made. >> that's correct. we knew we had a tornado in carroll county. >> the play house was gone. the neighborhood's shed trashed. the serious damage on the house was where the pine tree apparently caught the back corner foundation. >> reporter: bob had to respond to the emergency at his sister's home. she was shocked to learn her home was struck by flying trees and strong winds while the family was away on vacation in south carolina. >> then they turned the tv on and saw the picture of their house that had damage. s

sally thorner reports they were badly burned but alive. >> reporter: a smoldering pile of wreckage is all that's left from a small plane that crashed in a parking lot near new jersey's teterboro airport. somehow the pilot and copilot managed to get out. >> i saw the wreckage, and they both said we were in the plane. so i was taken aback. how did you walk away from this? >> reporter: both men are severely burned, one with burns over 30% of his body, but both are conscious and talk. >> i tried to get a story from them, but they were both in shock. they didn't realize what was going on. >> reporter: the twin engine aircraft was carrying medical specimens for quest diagnostics. they were attempting to land when something went drastically wrong. >> at some point it attempted to do a go-around to aboard the landing, and during that time it climbed a little bit, then struck a tree and came to rest in the parking lot. >> at this point we have no reports of any emergency or mechanical difficulty, but i want to express that that's preliminary. >> i guess god was on his shoulder flying that one.

and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about today. some harsh words tonight from the city's top cop. he's speaking out about violence at the inner harbor and how he plans to help it. >> reporter: police commissioner fred bealefeld, talking publicly for the first time since saturday night's shooting at the inner harbor. that's where a feud between the crips and the bloods turned violent, when a gang member whipped out a semi automatic weapon and shot to live members. the commissioner said he wants his officers to pay more attention to signs of criminal behavior, such as teens wearing gang colors. >> this isn't brain surgery. they give us clues. and we should act on those clues before trouble starts. that's what i want my cops to do. and i want them to go up and say, "welcome to the harbor. don't act like a jerk here. we want you to have a good time, but leave all of this gang stuff at home. and if you can't, go back home and we'll deal with you there. but you don't get to act like a fool here

i'm sally thorner in for adam may tonight. here's what people are talking about. fredrick and carol counties leafing damage behind. susan collins is live with the devastation and cleanen efforts left behind. >> reporter: hi. the broken trees and damaged roofs was decided that yes this was caused by tornadoes. tornadotornadoes ripped up barns and wreaked havoc in this county. >> the serious damage on the house was where the pine tree apparently tore touch back foundation. >> reporter: bob had to respond to the devastation at his sister's home. she was shocked to find her home was struck by flying trees while they were on vacation in carolina. >> they turned on the tv and saw their house had damage. >> reporter: the national weather service examed the house today and determines determines the line of destruction determines a tornado passed through. it's clear they were rip add part or pulled from the ground with great force by the roots. >> you can see the lower they break off. >> reporter: a howard county family had two cars wrecked. one car had a windshield smashe

and tonight, anger from city leads and how this could have been avoided. >>> hi, everyone, i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. >> out rage after two were hurt inside the lilt light street pavilion. adam may is live where the shootings happened. >> reporter: sally, right now as the police identify the shooter, there's growing criticism of state lawmakers for failing to crack down over the gang violence over the past few years. >> saturday night's shooting was the result of a feud between the bloond

how this could have happened. >>> hi, i'm -- sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. >> a medic pronouncedan dead and he was still alive. kelly mcpherson has more. >> reporter: sally, the man is here in critical condition and he's only alive because as he was lying on the floor, assumed dead, an officer noticed he started to move. >> reporter: a man suspected of robbing this market saturday morning was pronounced dead and then, later, found to be alive still laying on the floor. the police believe that the 51- year-old

sally thorner, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and both were in serious condition. report will be done next week. >>> now a check on other news. a local woman is recovering from first degree burns after someone put acid on a bus seat. the pain started immediately after she sat down thursday. they're conducting a criminal investigation and reviewing the video in hopes of catching the person who placed the substance on the seat. >>> police are investigating after 14 student football players and coaches collapsed at kent island high school. it happened during the practice thursday and heat exhaustion is to blame and the deputies are now looking into what they ate and drank. >>> and there's an advisory along the east coast including ocean city. waves could be very hazardous and pay attention to life guards and we'll have more on this in a few minutes. >>> home sales have hit their strongest levels in two years. a new report shows they've sored more than 7% in july and as we report, the boost is thanks to a federal tax credit for first time home buyers. >> reporter: he n

i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> the summer -- heat advisory is under way. the blazing sun is taking its toll on these football players. stopping for a water break. and a line formed at the druid hill park, as people waited for a chance to hop in the pool and cool off. eyewitness news has complete first warning weather

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >>> the crime has sparked outrage from city leaders and residents alike. police say a man was savagely attacked because of the color of his skin. now, police have all three suspects in custody. derek valcourt is live in central booking with more on the arrest. derek? >> reporter: kai, late last night, police say they were able to track down two teenagers who helped commit is this crime against a 76-year- old man. >> reporter: 17-year-old zachary watson and 16-year-old immanuel miller, both arrested separately at their homes last night. police say they were accomplices to calvin leitner. >> there's a couple of different accounts as to who did what. even as sutlezy -- subtly as who drove the vehicle when it crashed or who was operating the vehicle when it crashed. i think the versions are, -- it depends on who you talk to. >> the group attacked 73-year- old fisherman james pravat. >> he said the boys came from behind and was banging on -- knocked hi

i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm vic carter. kai is off tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> the death of senator edward kennedy. he passed away overnight after a year-long battle with brain cancer and nearly 50 years of outstanding service in the senate. tonight, eyewitness news has complete coverage of his life and legacy. karen brown reports from wjz, from hyannis port. >> reporter: senator ted kennedy will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery, near his brothers, john and robert. this has released a flood of admiration. they say the lion of the senate passionately maintained his causes while maintaining contact with his adversaries. >> reporter: during his 47 years on capitol hill, kennedy championed healthcare, education, and civil rights. condolences are pouring into his washington office, and flags have been lowered to half staff. >> for me, i lost my best friend in the senate. he's a great friend. >> reporter: the 77-year-old lost a long battle with brain cancer overnight at his home. vice president joe biden spoke wit

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> let's update the breaking news from 4:00. a suspect in a stolen vehicle crashes into another killing another. kelly? >> reporter: kile kai, the woman was driving southbound on calhoun when the suspected car thief t boned her car. we have learned she has died at shock trauma. you can see from the images of the chopper above just what's left here. the car that was on the southbound part of the sidewalk, that's the car the woman was driving. she had to

. >> i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> police are refusing to release the initial report in the michael phelps case. >> this is one of the most talked about crash. exclusive wjz video shows michael phelps, wearing a ravens jersey inside an ambulance. he was questioned by police minutes after his cadillac escalade collided with a honda accord. it happened at the intersection of calvert and biddle last night. police say the city's top cop got involved because of the publicity it. >> we knew it was michael phelps. and we knew there was going to be national interest. so we had our people on it. >> reporter: they told wjz at the scene, they did investigate it. >> it's standard. if i get into an accident on my way home tonight, they'll want to make sure i'm not drinking. obviously alcohol was not a significant factor. that would have been pretty evident. >> reporter: the side air bags went off as a precaution. you can see the air bags went off in phelps escalade, too. but police say he wa

let's go back to sally thorner live in the newsroom. good afternoon, sally. >> reporter: good afternoon don and everybody. police arrested an essex man and woman. they are charged with filming, distributing, and promoting child pornography. the male suspect is also charged with child sexual assault. detectives say known victims range in age from two to 13. police urge anyone with children who may have had contact with them to contact police. >> bond is set at $5 million. >>> a man is pronounced dead after he is shot by city police only to show signs of life soon after. did the error cost him critical minutes of medical care? eyewitness news is live. weijia jiang is at shock trauma where the man remains alive. good afternoon, weijia. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everyone. as the suspect is here clinging to life that is certainly the question many people are asking. and while the investigation is ongoing, at least we know now several minutes passed before he was even transported here. it was here at sean's food market in the west

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are still talking about. >> separating fact from fiction. the white house goes on the offensive in the healthcare war, if that makes any sense. joel brown reports, americans are getting caught up in mix- ups and misinformation. >> president obama is counting on his supporters to help him take back control of the debate over healthcare reform. they're trying to counter the vocal critics of the healthcare plan. [ inaudible ] >> better than a private sector job can. >> reporter: now the white house is taking the fight for reform online. a top aide to the president sent this. it lists reasons to the obama administration's agenda. >> it is important to address misconceptions or misimpressions that have been left out there about the bills. >> reporter: the president will make its case in person in who conservative areas of the country. he'll hold a town hall meeting in montana on friday. and another in colorado on saturday. >> he'll have his work cut out for him. opponent

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >>> chilling video will be key to a defense. just hours ago, a teenager pled not guilty to footing a five- year-old girl. tonight, mike hellgren has the videotape that you just saw a moment ago. >>> the defense attorney says several people close to the case have reviewed that case and says his client is not the shooter. now, that came from this city watch camera here behind me. >>> this video shows the shooting that severely injured 5-year-old wyatt. the video wjz abtained from our newspaper partner, the baltimore sun, shows people scattering. the gunman, hard to distinguish. police say he's 17-year-old lamont davis, arrested since the time he was 10. at the time of the shooting, davis was wearing home monitoring. his lawyer, a public defender, told wjz, the shooter on this video is not his client. because, he says, he's not wearing that ankle bracelet monitor. these are davis' legs, enhanced for a closer view. investigators believe he was fightin

sally thorner is standing by with more on the police investigation now underway. good afternoon, to you. >> good afternoon, mary and everybody, it was a fairy tale like proposal. it may be a misuse of police resources, when the budget's already strapped for cash. police say he set up an elaborate plan aboard a boat in the inner harbor, with a fly by from an onduty helicopter. officers pretended to raid the boat. then amid the chaos he proposed. we want to know what you think, do you think john cardin should have used a police boat and helicopter to propose to his girlfriend? yes, it was a nice gesture, no, it was a misuse of resources or you don't care. come here to cast your vote. he didn't consider that city resources would be involved in his dream proposal and he's promised to reimburse the city for the costs incurred. mary back to you. >> did we say she did say yes? >> good point. that's the follow-up, that's the good news for them right now. >> they are getting married. sally, thank you, live from wjz.com. delegate cardin is is the nephew of ben cardin. 00 re

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> remembering a tv news pioneer. you may not know his name, but you definitely know his work. cbs tv producer director and creator, donahueit has died. we have a report on his decades of work. and how it changed the broadcast you're watching now. >> donahueit was a pioneer, helping to create the blueprint for television news, a career that could be described as illustrious began. he directed many of the cbs news shows, including edward r. murrow's signature show "see it now ." >> i can turn to donahueet and say, don, can you bring in the coast? >> he directed and produced the famous presidential debate. >> i felt like a referee at a fight. i was giving him the last- minute instructions before they came to -- went to the corner and came out swinging. >> he appeared tired and pale on television and eventually lost the election. he became the first to produce the "cbs evening news" with walter cronkite. he's credited with coining the term "anchorma

sally thorner is live with a raucous town hall meeting that took place at towson university. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. maryland senator ben cardin showed up to answer questions about the health care plan, but he was immediately met with angry resistance. >> i am confident that we're going to get this right. [booing ñ] >> how are you going to keep my employer from stopping offering insurance and forcing me on to the public option if that's cheaper for their bottom line? [ applause ] >> reporter: some made it inside to take part, but hundreds more who wouldn't fit surrounded the area holding their own debate. >> america is not about government running things and free enterprise matters. >> we have a barbaric system that when somebody loses a job they lose their health care. >> reporter: senator cardin defended the reform saying it will provide more choices when it comes to health care coverage. he told eyewitness news he hopes people will become more informed and hopes to begin a better understanding of people's concerns. don, back to you. >> thank you very m

i'm sally thorner, for denise koch. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. we don't want you to rush ahead because -- rush away, because there's much more ahead with the cbs evening news with katie couric. >> couric: tonight the leaders of the united states, canada and mexico unite to fight a common enemy the h1n1 flu virus. i'm katie couric. also tonight collision over the hudson. as divers find the wreckage of the plane involved in that deadly crash with the tourist helicopter, investigators tried to determine what happened. >> a flight from houston lands in the twilight zone. a plane load of passengers stuck on the tarmac all night long. >> and a right of passage, how riding a bike can put special needs children on a path to a better life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it was three neighbors getting together to talk about their mutual problems and challenges. in this case,

i'm sally thorner. >> and i'm kai jackson. >> the lights went dark and gunshots ring out and less than a minute later, four people were dead. it was into a pennsylvania health club. >> reporter: the man police believe opened fire inside this gym outside pittsburgh was a loner and may have faced repeated rejection from women. he has been named as the gunman that killed three women and him self. >> we do not believe any woman that was shot or anybody that we interviewed said they had any type of relationship with this man. >> reporter: on a website registered to his name, he wrote that he had not had a girlfriend since 1984 and in another entry said, women just don't like me. there are 30 million desirable women in the u.s. and i cannot find one. a member of the health club also talked about plans for a shooting, writing on august 3rd, last time a tried this in january, i chickened out. let's see how the new approach works. neighbors described him as antisocial. >> this will sound awful, but when i was watching this on tv and talked about the car and i thought it might have been him. >>

i'm sally thorner. >> thanks for watch watching baltimore's eyewitness news tonight. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with >> couric: tonight a chance for redemption after serving 18 months in prison for running a dog fighting ring, former nfl star michael vick has a new sdpeem is promising a new attitude. >> now i want to be parts of the solution and not the problem. >> couric: i'm katie couric. also tonight, flying blind. the f.a.a. says an air traffic controller was on the phone nstead of warning pilots they were about to crash. and woodstock, three days of peace, love and rock and roll in a turbulent time. he was there and can't remember a thing, but not for the reason you think. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with the return of a fallen sports star, quarterback michael vick re-entered rather to the nfl today, joining a new team, the philadelphia eagles. two years ago he was one of the league's

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> she changed the way the world looked at developmental disability. >>> although she lived in the shadow of her more famous relatives, eunice kennedy- shriver had a legacy of her own. she founded the special olympics in 1968, using sports as a way to empower the intellectually handicapped. that event is still going strong, with many taking part in its sports programs and competition. >> by your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. a message of hope. a message of victory. >> reporter: she also spent plenty of time on the campaign trail, with her husband, sergeant shriver, who ran for vice president in 1972, and her kennedy brothers. shriver watched proudly as daughter maria's husband took california politics by storm. >> my mother-in-law is the true terminator. and she gives us all orders and says, you do this, and you do that. and she is all over the place. and she is very enthusiastic. and very strong. >> repo

i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> fiery debates are erupting at healthcare reform town hall meetings across the country. drew levinson reports, president obama is stepping up his countoffensive to make sure his message gets to the front line. >> reporter: the heated healthcare questions keep coming. >> you take my question to washington and tell nancy pelosi that. >> are you angry? >> yes, i'm angry. i'm angry at the lies. >> reporter: but demotto said he would voice his opinion without the rage he's seen at other town halls. >> it's okay that we don't agree. but let's at least come up with a bill that's not going to live all the seniors in the lurch. >> reporter: across the country, lawmakers are facing voters frustrated by this. >> you have to take into account what they're going to say. and they are very angry about what is happening in washington. >> reporter: organizer his to move it from a small venue to this large gymnasium. >> reporter: on capitol hill, democrats set up

. >> and i'm sally thorner, in for denise tonight. >> it's not just hot out there. the most uncomfortable day so far this year. football practice began with these players trying to drink plenty of water. and residents from all over have flocked to the druid hill pool for their chance to cool down. some places were so bad that summer classes had to be canceled. students from 20 schools were sent home early, including poly. temperatures coming down. but not for long. more high temperatures are expected for tomorrow. eyewitness news is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologbe

i'm sally thorner. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland's news station. don't go away. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric, including complete coverage of the life and legacy- - legacy of senator ted kennedy. we'll >> for me, a few hours ago this campaign came to an end. >> couric: america mourns the lion of the senate. >> we on this side are interested in protecting american servicemen from the close fire of a civil war. >> couric: the man who carried the torch and the burden of a political dynasty. through triumph, tragedy... >> my brother need not be idealized or enlarged in death what... beyond what he was in life. >> couric: and scandal. >> for this reason i would understand full well why some might think it right for me to resign. >> couric: and leave the legacy of landmark legislation that changed millions of lives. >> the work goes on, the cause

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> this started at the inner harbor, where security mistook the cell phone a

. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >>> we have breaking news.t seconds ago, wjz obtained the police report. and it reveals surprising new information. mike hellgren with the just released information. >> reporter: here's what we learned from the police authorities. michael vick admitted

. >> i'm sally thorner, in for denise koch tonight.ere's what people are talking about. >>> bound with duct tape. a man tries to free one hand. tonight, the search is on for the suspect responsible. eyewitness news is live in canton, where frank was found. jessica kartalija has more. >> reporter: good evening, vic. good evening to everyone at home. the victim's body was found

i'm sally thorner. kai is off today. here's what people are talking about. he's being called the greatest u.s. senator of all time. today, the world remembers the life and legacy of senator kennedy. karen brown reports from hyannis port. >> reporter: senator ted kennedy will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery, near his brothers, john and robert. his death has unleashed a flood of sentiment. they said the lion of the senate passionately pursued his causes, while remaining friends with his opposition. >> that's why he was one of the greatest to serve in our democracy. >> reporter: kennedy championed healthcare, education, and civil rights. condolences are pouring into his washington office, and flags have been lowered to half staff. >> for me, i lost my best friend in the senate, he was a great friend. >> reporter: the 77-year-old lost the long battle with brain cancer overnight in his home. vice president joe biden spoke with kennedy's widow. >> she said, she said, he was ready to go, joe, but we were not ready to let him go. >> reporter: the fami