. >>> i'm suzanne collins. the parents of a 16-year-old found dead on a baltimore street say police flubbed the investigation. i'll tell you what they money to do about that coming up next. >>> screen legend gone. hollywood remembers actor tony curtis. >>> serious storms. when will maryland see relief. the updated first warning forecast with bob is coming up. , bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science t

. >>> i'm suzanne collins at the federal courthouse. intentional pollution in the atlantic ocean. officials say they would not have known about that crime had it not been for any courageous whistle-blowers. >>> and hawaii five-0 may mean big bucks for an area university. the story coming up here on wjz. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 5:28. 75 degrees and sunny. good evening, everybody. thanks for staying with wjz's eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a push to protect maryland's environment and punish those who harm it. four maritime workers receive whistle-blower awards after towing illegal dumping on board their ship. suzanne collins reports, the shipping company was fined millions of dollars. >> reporter: this photo shows a black pipe that diverted waste oil from a polluted machine. it was dumped directly into the ocean. but a filipino ship hand who carried out that task, decided to slip this letter about illegal dumping to an official when the ship arrived at baltimore's port. >> the whistle-blower who produced the note would be awarded

. >>> i'm suzanne collins at the federal courthouse. intentional pollution in the atlantic ocean. i'll tell you how federal prosecutors say they would have never known about that crime had it not been for some very courageous whistle-blowers. that's coming up next. >>> the baltimore symphony orchestra, sharing the stage tonight, with amateurs. i'm andrea fujii. i'll tell you about the rusty musicians program. that's coming up tonight on eyewitness news. >>> and a live look outside. and another perfect eaching we have warmer temperatures moving in. find out how high they'll clime. ,,,,,, old gibbs canning company. ,,,,,, today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >>> a major victory. four maritime workers received whistle-blower awards after telling t

suzanne collins has more. >> reporter: witnesses say this was all a fight over a seat. and the fight went from the middle of the bug to the front and then out on the sidewalk endangering innocent people. at one of the busiest times when the students are riding from school, a brawl breaks out. it's on board the 51 bus. >> then the knives came out, people stabbing each other back and forth and you see people running and kids like crying. >> reporter: it fan as an -- it began as an argument between two men who didn't know each other. >> there was an altercation involving three men. as a result, all three wound up with stab wounds. >> reporter: one man was waiting to board the bus. his only thought was about getting to his daughter. they started jumping the guy. >> reporter: you saw it happen? >> yes. >> reporter: what were you thinking? >> get out the way. >> >> reporter: three years ago, there were several attacks. these photos were released by mta after a stabbing on board the bus. this is the first report of incidents on board the bus. >> i was scared. i was real, real

as suzanne collins reports the new law may be just in time. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of people are out this weekend buying hands free technology for their cell phones. they know that by next friday that is the only legal way that you can talk and drive. the car has become an office for many people who need to stay in touch, talking, tweeting or texting. we've seen it on the glowed people with one hand on the wheel and the phone about this level, you know pushing things about. you don't know whether they're texting, if they're dialing. >> texting while driving is already illegal in maryland. starting next friday it will also be against the law to talk and drive unless it's hands free. >> the new law doesn't prevent you from touching your phone to send a call, end a call or turn your phone off. aaa is advocating you don't talk on the cell phone at all while driving. they say it's the conversation that's distracting. >> it's not the act of holding the cell phone. it's the act of holding the conversation that is the distraction. >> reporter: a new aaa study shows 70

suzanne collins considered the crucial 60th vote was not on board. >> i cannot vote to proceed to this bill under a situation that is going to shut down the debate and preclude republican amendment. >> reporter: republica ns blocked consideration of the $726 billion defense authorization bill which includes a repeal of the law known as don't ask, don't tell, and other possible controversial measures. democrats needed 60 votes but fell four votes short. >> the yeahs are 56, the nays are 43. >> all we wanted to do was bring it to the floor. they wouldn't even let us do that. they wouldn't allow the courage to have a vote on this. >> reporter: gray rights groups saw this as the last chance before the election to over turn the 17-year-old law. >> it ought to go. it's unamerican and in consistent with our values of opportunity. >> reporter: democrats blamed republicans. >> looking at a bleak elect oral situation, we are going to jam this through. >> reporter: president barack obama's pick to lead the marine corp didn't help. general james amos said he didn't think congress should lift the b

saw san coliseum -- suzanne collins wjz. >>> out of washington tonight, that is where a u.s. appeals court said stem cell research can continue. they say it violated a law because embree yeses were -- embryos were destroyed in the process. they are looking into a full appeal.$♪. >>> they are getting into more hiv infested pregnant women -- pregnant women. they are receiving aids drugs to protect their unborn children. the number more than tripled over the last few years. the number of people who are lower income are receiving the drugs. >>> today is world rabies prevention day and the baltimore health department is hoping to rid the city of the disease.$♪ here is more on how your pet can get a free vaccination. >> reporter: every 10 minutes, more than 1 person dies from the disease. spread by sal life have a, it is completely -- spread by mouth, you can bring the voucher and there is a clinic the first saturday of every month. >> you can get your pet vaccinated for free. >> one of the reaps we are success -- reasons, we are successful, it is all about preventive healthcare. >

here's suzanne collins with more. >> reporter: they look like little tag. they stink if you crush them. at this household, they're congregating in great numbers, taking out welcome friends sign to heart. a taking out the air conditioner doesn't stop the critters from coming inside. >> i had 40 in the bedroom. the kids are like, get the bugs out. >> a woman in windsor mills has the same problem. every time i went upstairs, it was worse and worse and worse. >> what will you do? >> well, we stripped the room and bombed it and sealed it and the exterminator iscoming and i'm over it. >> reporter: this may have made it from asia in 2007. a bug expert says that the population is growing largely. you'll get an increase when each female produces the eggs and nothing's keeping the eggs from growing and thriving. >> they have no predators and now it's colder, they want to come inside and get warm and cozy. >> it's on your top. in rundalestown, the bugs are setting off the motion alarm. there are hundreds around town. they fly and land on you, they're in groups and the

. >>> a last-minute push is under way to convince suzanne collins and olympia snow to vote for the repeal. >>> earlier, lady gaga was in maine for a rally against don't ask, don't tell. the singer has been a vocal opponent of the policy in recent weeks. >>> iran's president is in new york for the annual asembly. randall pinkston reports for wjz. >>> iran's president is commanding the spotlight on the sea of world leaders for the annual world assembly. they are objecting to manude ahmadinejad's presence. >> iran continues to mock the u.s. and ahmadinejad is still welcome at the u.n. >> reporter: ahmadinejad says that his country is only interested in building nuclear power plants. in a town hall meeting, president obama said, iran having a nuclear weapon, would be a real problem. >> we continue to be open to diplomatic solutions to resolve this. we don't think that a war between israel and iran or military options would be the ideal way to solve this problem. but but we are keeping all of our problems on options on the cable. >>> waiting on the sidebaselines, there are two american mothers

suzanne collins explains why there is this sudden invasion of stink bugs in maryland. i have them in my house. i don't know what to do. they stink. >>> you're not alone, mary. they are a delicacy in mexico and they do not bite. but people have had enough of stink bugs. >> they look like a little tank. if you disturb them or crush them, they really do stink. atat the cross household, they are taking the sign to heart. but taping around the window air conditioner did not stop these critters from coming inside. >> i had like 40 in my bedroom. and the kids are like, get the bugs out. we don't want the bugs. >>> a windsor mills woman had the same problem. >> every time i went, it got worse and worse and worse. >> what are you going to do? >> i have the exterminator coming. and i'm over it. these bugs have to go these bugs are not native. but leaping onto cars, they are now spring and now in maryland. a towson bug expert says they are growing and growing and growing. >> you're going to increase exponentially. there's nothing to keep these eggs from growing and thriving. >> n

. >> reporter: democrats were counting on suzanne collins as the crucial 60th vote. in the end they didn't get that and even lost a vote of some democrats. in the final tally, democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to bring the legislation up for debate by a 56-43 margin. the repeal of the military ban was attached to the $726 billion defense spending bill, along with other controversial measures. how republicans and democrats accuse each other of political grandstanding with a mid-term elections just weeks away. >> they want to use this week for a political exercise. they want to weigh this bill down with controversy and a transparent attempt to show the interest groups they haven't forgotten about them ahead of the election. >> we just wanted to bring it to the floor. they wouldn't even allow us to do that. they wouldn't even allow us to have a vote on this. >> reporter: three democrats joined republicans. senate majority leader harry reid voted against the measure which allowed him to revive it later. gray rights groups saw this as the last chance before the

the senator suzanne collins announced she would vote against repealing the law and her vote was crucial towards a repeal. senators dick durbin and joe leiberman at a joint news conference this morning. >> it's time to bring some justice in this particular regard to the united states military. thank you. >> i want to thank senator leiberman for his support of the dream act. i support his efforts to repeal don't ask, don't tell. >> don't ask, don't tell has been in effect for 17 years. >>> another devicive issue facing senators today, an immigration bill. wgn's robert jordan is live downtown with details on what's called the dream act. >> allison and steve, as you heard, dick durbin mentioned he is one of the authors of this dream act which was proposed by senator durbin with republican support. it's not law yet. it will offer a path to citizenship for undocumented citizens. and one ever the ways they could go about gaining this is to go to an institution of higher learning like a college or trade school for a couple of years or go into the u.s. military. it's all designed to help young p

. >> reporter: in west baltimore, suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, police say they want to stress, despite these mondawmin holdups, commercial robberies are down in the city. >>> captain mike perry with more. >> reporter: it wasn't clear initially what firefighters had here. a large column of smoke could be seen in the sparks area. firefighters dispatched to the feign,000 block of yoho road. off of belfast in northern baltimore county. excuse me. firefighters arrived on the scene and found a container burning here. apparently it is unknown what was burning, but firefighters were able to knock down the smoke and flames rather easily at this point. they have several pieces of equipment. this is on a farm in the area. and at this point, it's unclear what sparked the fire. >>> a maryland soldier is among those killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. >> brendan loony was a former lacrosse player at the naval academy and lived in silver springs. loony graduated from the naval academy in 2004 and became a navy seal. he was one of nine u.s. military personnel killed in the

considered very beautiful to the code seeing that the only republicans would be voting would be suzanne collins. now the house of representatives already passed the repeal back in may. today democrats will need 60 to vote in favor of this in order to conquer a filibuster threat by republicans. live on capitol hill, tony, back to you. >> that iy. -- stacy, thank you very much. >>> and the taliban is claiming they shot down a helicopter but nato disputes that, saying there was no enemy fire in the area. nine american soldiers died in the crash in southern afghanistan but two people survived, an afghan soldier and an american civilian. it is the deadliest chopper crash for coalition troops in four years. so far this year 525 coalition soldiers have been killed in afghanistan. more than the 504 killed last year. >>> staying with war in afghanistan, a once trusted colleague of osama bin laden is now cast he'sing him for continuing to wage war. nome and benodman is believed to have been present when the attacks were first discussed and now why is he breaking that. and now fascinating subject here. go