remember, wjz is always on. for the updated forecast and if there are any power outages in the area, go to wjz.com. >>> "cash for clunkers" is so popular it's running out of gas blowing through a billion dollars in less than a week as people trade in old cars for up to $4500 each. it's not dead yet. eyewitness news live in baltimore county. we have the details on the move to save the program. >> reporter: good afternoon, some uncertainty and some good signs of hope for this program. the white house made assurances that the program will last through i want and tonight and the push to get funds through the house today and people continue to trade in through the weekend. the "cash for clunkers" program designed to provide a boost for ailing car sales in this economy and it succeeded. it raised through the one billion dollar budget. last night the government said they might suspend the program causing a rush on dealerships. now congress is expected to save it with $2 billion in extra funding. >> we're glad to have t

wjz is always on. for more on this developing storge to wjz.com. >>> for our other top story this noon, the aftermath of storms that roared throughout region last night. a live view of some of the damage in the daylight. sky chopper 13 is following the damage and reports throughout our area. captain mike perry is live over carroll county and meteorologist tim williams live in our first warning weather center but we begin with alex demetrick on the ground in owings mill with more on the extensive damage there. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, mary. this is the reisterstown area. the meadows and sunnybrook farm neighborhoods that took a real hit in the storm last night. not even the largest of trees was strong enough to stand up last night's powerful storm. in the reisterstown area, the thunderstorm hit with blinding rain, hail and wind. >> i looked outside and i saw the trees across the street lay down, and i knew something wasn't right. >> we had these limbs behind you all in t

wjz sports director will be here. and we should give one more mention and kudos to another company very involved. >> they deliver all of the food to the food banks and pick up the box, they're responsible for getting that food to the maryland food bank. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. go orioles. >> reporter: good to see you. go orioles. one more bump. >> ron you're correct about the generosity of the red sox fans. two years ago, a guy came through a couple years ago and said i saw you guys on tv promoting the food drive and dumped a 50 in my bucket. >> very generous. orioles fans step up tonight to help the maryland food bank. >> i noticed one thing, i have to mention, tonight, don, i'm here with you and kye, it's all guys. i've always said this about mark our sports director. he's a friend of mine, he's a babe magnet. >> he's on sunday. >> reporter: with denise, susan, kelly, proves my point. thank you very much. always great to see you, orioles food drive. have a great weekend. >> join us on the guy

remember wjz is always on.at doppler weather radar and a list of power outages in your area. simply go to wjz.com. >>> an overnight accident in the city claims the clive of a cabdriver on northern parkway. cabbie was attempting to make a u-turn when it was hit by another vehicle. the impact killed the cab's driver and sent several occupants of the second car to the hospital. police are investigating who is to blame. >>> city police are searching for the gunman who open fired wounding a dozen people in east baltimore overnight, the group was attending a cookout along the 2600 block of ashland avenue. a 2-year-old girl and a pregnant woman were among those caught in the crossfire. none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening at this hour. police are not saying a suspect or a motive at this hour. >>> another attack on a popular bike trail have police in anne arundel county on alert. as jessica kartalija reports, they have a small message for anyone who uses the b & a trail. >> reporter: a popular place for h

wjz is is always on. log on to wjz.com for complete coverage of his funeral when it gets under way later this afternoon. >>> and still to come on wjz us a eyewitness news at noon .. >> there is a long history in this country of african- americans and latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. >> president obama expresses his thoughts on the recent arrest of harvard scholar henry gates. >>> collision caught on tape. another commuter train collides on the tracks. we will have more on that. and take another live look outside this noon. meteorologist tim williams will be back with your first warning weather forecast. hi. number two, please. would you like that to hurt now or later? uh, what? sir, it's a simple question. do you want heartburn pain, now or later? these heartburn medicines make you choose... between hurting now or later. pepcid complete doesn't. it starts to neutralize acid in seconds... and keeps it under control all day or all night. sometimes you gotta make compromises, man.

in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, jessica. bge hopes to have the meters in place by the end of this year. >>> the road to the supreme court begins with confirmation hearings of sonia sotomayor kick into gear. and even though they were concerned about president obama's pick, her path to the bench appears to be relatively smooth. hari sreenivasan has the latest for wjz. >> so help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor promised senators if she's confirmed to the supreme court, law will drive her decisions, not emotions. >> my personal and professional experiences help me to listen and understand, with the law always commanding the result in every case. >> reporter: in the first day of her confirmation hearings, lawmakers on both sides, laid out the lines of questioning they plan to follow when they grilled the first hispanic nominated to seven on the high court. >> she appears to believe that her role is not constrained to objectively decide who wins based on the weight of the law, but rather who in her personal op

it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello, again. at the top of the hour, it is another real nice day start on the 13th day of the month. is that lucky for driving? you are about to find out from sharon. marty over in first warning weather. >> take a look at temps. super pleasant. a few high clouds around. low 60s cumberland and oakland. mid-70s pax river and ocean city. 65, hagerstown. 62 it degrees in elkton. downtown, 65. 6 to, bel air. 64 westminster and columbia. annapolis at 72. rock hall and kent island in the mid- to upper 60s. pretty good amount of sunshine this day. 83 at lunch going for high of 86. don. >> thank you. >>> if you were about ready to make your run, sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. >> so far our morning commute is pretty good. reports of a vehicle fire in crofton at davidsonville roled watch out for that. only one problem to get in your way. it is there with water in the road. water main break on golden ring at concern avenue. meantime, if you were going to be traveling in the city later this morning at

we'll see you then. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >>> i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitnessews. picking up the pieces from the storm in eldersburg. the story when eyewitness news >>> wild weather. hundreds of trees toppled. the cleanup is just beginning. the coverage is coming right up. >>> i'm mike hellgren, at city police headquarters. investigators are delving into a string of shootings in east baltimore. including one that wounded a pregnant woman and a 2-year-old girl. the investigation straight ahead. >>> horrific collision. three people dead, when a car slammed into a street sweeper. how did it happen? >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> path of destruction. powerful storms toppled trees, damaged cars and knocked out power. >> tonight, the intense cleanup. and efforts to get power restored to thousands. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the wicked weather. at this hour, people throughout the region are still assessing the d

charlie d'agata reports for wjz now.first significant medical issue of his 4-year-old papacy. >> reporter: pope benedict smiled and waved his left hand, keeping his broken right wrist by his side as he left the hospital. the vatican says the pope broke his wrist overnight while taking a bath. it didn't stop his morning routine. >> this morning, the holy father celebrated the mass and the breakfast. >> reporter: doctors gave the 82-year-old pontiff a local anesthetic and a small incision to realign the broken bones. they say he'll stay in a cast for about a month. vatican officials deny that the pope got dizzy or fainted. it's not the first time he slipped. earlier this year, he tripped but kept himself from falling. at st. peter's square, they are wishing the pope well. >> i feel terrible that the pope had an accident. it's too bad he had it. but thank god he's okay. >> reporter: just a week ago, pope benedict hosted president obama and the first lady at the vatican. in the four years since becoming pope, he's never skip

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz dt, and wjz ..com, baltimore. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >>> remembering the times. family friends gathering this hour in los angeles preparing to say goodbye to the king of pop. >> hello, again, i am don scott. >> and i am mary bubala. here is what people are definitely talking about today. crowds are streaming into the staples center for one of the biggest memorials in u.s. history. a live look at the scene in los angeles. we are just now an hour away from the start of the star- studded tribute tore michael jackson. complete coverage begins with terri okita. we are live in the staple center with more on what is going on right now. >> reporter: not an overstatement to say we have never seen anything like this before from the thousands of fans who turned out here to the private memorial service in los angeles to logistics and organization it took to put all of this together, it is a tribute fit for a king. the jacksons left their family home today to say farewell to the king of pop.

i'm mary bubala, wjz 13. trying to help you ride out the recession. >> go to wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all of these stories and more, denise is standing by with a preview. >>> mayor sheila dixon, reindicted on corruption charges. hear more from her at 6:00. >>> this comes one day after prominent baltimore developer john paterakis is indicted in the same probe. new at 6:00, why he is such an influential figure in both city business and politics. >>> the national federation of the blind has filed a formal complaint against the baltimore public school system. coming up, hear from blind students who say their schools failed them. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, coming up new at 6:00. but now, back to kai. >>> a teenage girl in texas is cashing in on the popularity of the movie "twilight." the 17-year-old saw this truck for sale and discovered it was driven by one of the main characters, bella in the mov

at wjz. >>> now, turning to weather. we'll have your complete first warning forecast. first, bernadette has a look at the ocean city forecast. hey, bern. >> hello there, sally and everybody out there. congratulations to don. that's just fantastic. as far as our forecast goes, if you're going down to the ocean over the next few days, there is a chance for a few thunderstorms tomorrow. then late friday into saturday, once again, it's going to be a couple of different rounds coming through. warm and muggy, the next couple of days. we start to cool it down a little bit as we head through the weekend. and back here at home, for tomorrow, not quite the aim -- same as the last few days. we start out in the 60s tomorrow. not the 50s of the past few mornings. then as we head through the afternoon, warm and muggy. scattered showers and thunderstorms. pretty much at any point of the day, it is a possibility. then this front is going to stall out in the area. for more on that, here's bob. >> may actually get to 90 degrees tomorrow.

. >>> this is wjz, wjz d t and wjz.com baltimore. >>> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, breaking news with mary bubala, your first warning weather and traffic control with sharon gibala. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> hello again at the top of the hour. we're starting to feel a little sultry out there. it's also my anniversary and someone's day start is not nice with their car disabled. >> a lead of the federal government, it's don's anniversary observed. to be exact, it was the 7th of this month. it's a corporate 3-day weekend. it is warm for sure. 71 in cumberland. 76 packs river. mid-70s d.c. and easton. 72 in elkton. 70 westminister. 76 annapolis. 73 degrees in rock hall. radar is showing some isolated showers. can't rule out a shower through the day. best time late this afternoon. 87 at lunch going to a high of 90. >>> thank you, where did someone's vehicle break down? here's sharon in traffic control. >>> they have a flat tire on the inner loop, watch for that. otherwise, one other issue coming into us, a trash truck fire on cedar

mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news.k you. >>> three churches were burglarized over the weekend and police believe there may have been more to it and the same people may have been behind each crime. all three robberies happened in the cockeysville area of baltimore county. cash and a safe was taken from two offices at united methodist church. two other churches were also broken into. police are searching for suspects this morning. >>> a fire in west baltimore sends two residents and a firefighter to the hospital late last night. the fire happened on south carey street. firefighters found two men on the third floor of the rowhome. one person was in cardiac arrest. the other was not breathing. both were rushed to the hospital. the firefighter was taken to bayview burn center with burns. no word on fbi anyone's conditions this morning. >>> be prepared for a commuter headache this morning along the 895 and 95 split. the new lane shift is in effect and catching drivers offguard. >> reporter: right where i-95 and 895 split, dr

food. >>> wjz is always on. here's some of the stories on our web site. for updates and the weather forecast, go the wjz.com. . >>> in today's eyewitness news health watch, organic foods may not be bringing you any health benefits. it has no nutritional benefits over ordinary food. researchers could not find evidence in support of going organic. it's estimated to be about $48 billion. >>> there's new warning about the harmful effect of sugary drinking on your teeth. soda and fizzy drinks can cause decay, sipping sports drinks and fruit juices juices can strip the protective coating from your teeth. stick with water. >>> the health risks with obesity surgery are dropping significantly. they have a better chance of dying from heart disease than from stomach stapling. many doctors were reluctant to suggest the surgery. >>> many reasons to check in tonight, most unusual assault. some young women visiting a movie theater is attack by someone wielding superglue. >>> a heart warming story there. go to these stories and

so now, we are live in hamden, wjz jang, wjz eyewitness news. >> the victims have closed their accounts and are working with the fraud center in this ongoing investigation. >>> more breaking news to tell you about. a shooting near the capitol in washington, d.c. gunfire was reported just off the fringe of capitol hill a short time ago. and there were unconfirmed reports of at least one injury. police briefly sealed off part of the capital as a precaution. investigators remain on the scene. >>> tonight, the maryland department of health confirms another death in this state from the h1n1 virus. they will only confirm it was an adult who lives on the eastern shore. the person only died in june. but the state was only just able to confirm it was from h1n1 this week. it is the third death in the state. >>> the long arm of the law is proving shorter than the reach of criminals behind bars. and that's the message to lawmakers in washington, by corrections experts, upset by the use of cell phones by inmates. eyewitness news has been following this problem with a series of exclusive reports. ale

now complete coverage on wjz 13. maryland's news station. >>> it is just before 6:30. 80 degrees and partly sunny. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a controversy could be brewing at harvard university. prosecutors dropped charges against an african-american professor who is having trouble getting into his own home. there are allegations of racial profiling played a part in the arrest. >> charges against a reknowned black harvard professor are dropped and cambridge police say race had nothing to do with his arrest. >> it was a circumstance where cooler heads perhaps should have prevailed but did not. and after several days, hopefully now they have. >> reporter: last week dr. henry lewis gates, jr. got into a heated dispute with officers after a witness mistook the 58-year-old for an intruder at his own home. when they asked him to come outside he responded why? because i'm a black man in america? police say things escalated from there with gates ye

wjz 13 is always on. check in with eyewitness news for complete coverage of the city hall corruption probe. for updates and a full background probe on the story, log onto wjz.com. >>> words from afghanistan. strong words. mike hellgren is live at city police headquarters with the latest on how the police show of force and their search for suspects. mike? >> vic, these shootings have genalated -- generated a lot of outrage. and prompted police to review how they get their intelligence. >> reporter: police are everywhere. along ashland avenue, after a mass shooting. part of a bloody battle over drug money and turf. it prompted strong reaction from the archbishop. >> parts of the city are very violent. parts of the city are as bad as afghanistan if not worse, as we saw this weekend. >> this time, it was just pure carnage and pandemonium. it was crazy. >> we've got to fall on the floor like a combat zone. >> a pregnant female. they took her right past me, on a gurney to the ambulance. >> reporter: sources say

kathryn brown reports for wjz, robbery may be the motive. but police are also looking into other reasons. >>> police are talking to three more suspects in the wealthy florida couple, known for adopting children with special needs. they released video taken from their home, just minutes before the couple were shot and killed. investigators say up to eight people could be involved in their murder. >> it leads me to believe that this was a very well-planned and methodical operation. >> reporter: tips led to this van and leonard gonzalez senior. a judge raised his bond to $500,000, after he appeared in court on charges of evidence tampering. he told investigators he was the getaway driver for a burglary. also in custody are 41-year-old wayne coldmyer, and gonzalez's son, leonard gonzalez junior. >> to know there are people capable of this type of violence and people with this magnitude of hate in their lives is sickening. >> reporter: the billings had extensive surveillance at their house to keep an eye on the children. each had two kids from a

as manuel gallegus reports for wjz, dr. conrad murray was with jackson when he died. >> reporter: drug enforcement agents, los angeles and las vegas police officers searched the las vegas home and offices of dr. conrad murray. the latest development in the manslaughter investigation of murry, the private physician hired by jackson's concert promoters and with as with jackson when he died. >> looking through all the documents and everything else at this time and looking for anything that comes under the direction of what the search warrant itself states. >> reporter: according to dr. murray's attorneys. the investigators were looking for any records relating to jackson and his reported ail grasses. they seized cell phones and a computer hard drive. a seizure at a clinic where murray also works. they took a hard drive and documents from there. the coroner here in los angeles is expected to release details on michael jackson's death some time this week. they say they were asked by the lapd to hold off on any report pending the

wjz is always on. the top stories. for instant updates on all of the day's news and first >>> in today's eyewitness news health watch, a new study is now confirming what many parents have long believed, the more active kids are during the day, the faster they fall asleep at night. researchers also found that children who fall asleep quicker tend to stay asleep longer. the findings are particularly important because bad sleep patterns in kids have been associated with poor school performance and an increased risk of being obese or overweight. >>> chinese scientists have made a major breakthrough in a new kind of stem cell that does not involve destroying embryos. they were able to create powerful cells from mouse skin and use those to produce live mice. the discovery is being hailed as a breakthrough. >>> the u.s. government has announced a purchase of 95 million doses of a suspected vaccine for the h1n1 virus also known as swine flu that cost $2 billion. it has been distributed to five countries working on an anecdote.

reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. police had some concerns in the delayed and somewhat odd call mcnair's friends made to 911. >>> updating the breaking news last hour. a huge fire. sky eye chopper 13 was first on the scene. captain mike perry with the latest on the fire house. >> reporter: fire eventually went to three alarms. this being the suburban house. and when we arrived just shortly after 5:00 this evening, heavy smoke and flames coming up from the front and rear of the restaurant. like we said, the fire quickly escalated. firefighters made very rapid progress in getting the fire extinguished. there were three people inside the restaurant at the time. apparently they were accounted for. no reports of injuries at this point. and no word on a cause of this fire. fire investigators have been called to the scene. reisterstown road remains closed between sud brook lane and milford mill road. back to you. >> reaction to the fire at this historic landmark tonight at 11:00. >>> we have more breaking news to tell you ab

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>>> this is wjz tv, wjz dt, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >>> hello, again, i am don scott. >> and i am mary bubala. we will begin with that breaking news. another body has been found in baltimore's inner harbor and this noon we have learned it is a member of a washington d.c. councilperson's staff. 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

this is wjz and wjz.com. baltimore. >>> complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >>> hi everybody, i'm kye jackson. here's what people will be talking about: a system packed with powerful thunderstorms and heavy rain moving through maryland right now. you can see the video we recorded a short time ago. a severe thunderstorm and watch is in effect and you're looking at the rain that fell in baltimore. outside it's raining in most places and it's warm and humid. we are live with first-warning coverage. tim williams is tracking radar and has an update on is situation. >>> we have new severe thunderstorm warnings that have just been issued. let's get to first-warning doppler radar, new severe thunderstorm warnings for kent, and care line until 5:00 and that's what tim is looking at. we'll have a flash flood watch until 7 p.m. so this is what we have going on. the thunderstorms are racing across the state at 45 miles per hour. so any wind coming out of them can be damaging winds because the storms alo

reporting live, wjz eyewitness news. >>> okay. thank you very much. the mayor's trial was scheduled for january but it could be pushed back. >>> wjz is always on, check in with us for complete coverage of the probe, for updates, more reaction and previous story, log onto wjz.com. >>> swine flu fears, the health department confirms an out break in baltimore. several people attending a conference are sick. gigi has more on what is being done. >> reporter: there were 220 workers in one building from all across the country to attend a two-week seminar. some spent the week in their hotel sick with the h1n1 virus flu. 200 workers in town for a seminary, 11 people contract the h1n1 virus. three more patients are suspected cases. the city's health department says all of the patients are in the downtown building. >> they put a dispenser on the wall to sanitize your hands. >> reporter: it asked the patients to stay in their hotel rooms and away from other workers. >> this is everywhere. >> reporter: the doctor with the city's health department says medical inve

now complete coverage on wjz 13, modesto's news station. >>> inside the allegations, wjz breaking down the indictment facing mayor dixon. >> what does it mean for her future and what impact on city hall? >> here's what people are talking about. >>> the mayor is under fire facing allegations rocking city hall and the business community. wjz stays on the story with a look at the charges. mike was with the mayor and has new analysis. >> reporter: these indictment weave together power and flounce. they claim the mayor got thousands of dollars from developers. these are serious charge that could land her in jail, her public schedule has

make sure you tune in tomorrow for wjz wjz's special coverage as we celebrate don's special day. >> they did not give me the day off, by the way. >> i know. >> still ahead -- i wouldn't want it off, anyway. stick around, your complete first warning forecast now two and a half minutes away. >> maybe the day after. >> nope. next week. >> next week, yes. first, here's a look at today's midday stocks, then last night's mega millions wing numbers. x this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. and miralax relieves constipation with no bloating, no excess gas, no taste, no grit. you'll see. it's clearly different. announcer: restore your body's natural rhythm >>> so this is how we started out the day. cool once again, 58 degrees in baltimore, very close to the record, but the record this morning was 57. you see across the board it was a cool morning. but things are starting to change this afternoon. we are warming into the low 80s already. we're going to top out in the upper 80s. the dew points are starting to come up a bit out there. still somewhat comfortable, because we're in the 50s

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz dt and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the cities to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >> shot in the line of duty. two baltimore city police officers recovering right now after the commissioner says they were ambushed and shot by a man with a semi automatic handgun. wjz uncovers new information about that accused shooter. >> hi, again, everybody, i am mary bubala. here is what people are talking about today. the wild gunfight unfolded in west baltimore over the weekend and injured two officers. one has been released from shock trauma. another is still there. eyewitness news stays on the story live from the hospital. mike hellgren has the latest on their conditions and the's condition. >> reporter: officer jerome shaurette went for another surgery. the accused shooter had several domestic violence in the past and was under a peace order to stay away from an ex- girlfriend. police say 34-year-old shawn sinclair fired directly into the patrol car of officer jerome shaurette hitting him three times. officer shauret

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now complete coverage on wjz 13 maryland's news station. >>> still on the hot seat, senators continue to question sonia sotomayor. >> as they decide when she should be confirmed to the u.s. supreme court. >>> hello, again, i'm don scott. >> and i'm mary bubala and here's what people are talking about today. this is the last day of grilling for the supreme court nominee. parties of both sides will decide what they think of her ability to serve on the supreme court. >> reporter: nominee sonia sotomayor returned to the hot seat for the fourth day in a row. so far she's avoided any major mistakes but republicans kept trying to knock her off of her script. >> is there any personal judgment to be relied upon in deciding whether or not it's the second amend is a right. >> democrats used the session to support her. >> it's my belief that you're going to be a great supreme court justice. >> once they're through grilling the nominee, they will hear from witnesses and testify about why they think so

wjz is always on. for the latest in this developing story and for updates on the officers' condition, log onto wjz.com. >>> the other big story tonight, legendary news anchor walter cronkite has died at 92 years of age. hari sreenivasan reports for wjz, on cronkite's important accomplishments. >> reporter: broadcast journalism lost a giant friday. anchorman walter cronkite passed away of sereb row vascular disease at age 92. >> this is walter cronkite, cbs news, good night. >> reporter: he recorded some of america's greatest accomplishments. >> man on the moon. oh, boy. >> thank you. >> boy! whew! >> the flash apparently official. president kennedy died. >> reporter: and also some of the country's most painful moments. at one point, cronkite was named one of the most trusted men in america. >> in an era before blogs and cable, walter was the news. he invited us to believe in him and never let us down. >> reporter: he earned the name "uncle walter" because millions invited him into their homes every nig

and remember wjz is always on. for additional news on the michael jackson story, go to wjz.com. >>> talk about a beautiful day. sunny skies and no humidity out there. taking a live look outside. it is a perfect afternoon for lunch outside after you watch our newscast. take that lunch outdoors. what will the rest of the day bring. meteorologist is live. meteorologist tim williams and bernadette woods are updating the numbers from first warning weather. we will start over with bernadette. >> a difficult word there, meteorologist. >> let me say it one more time, meteorologist. >> you got it. you got it down. weather-wise, it is gorgeous outside. as mary was just saying, we want to show you the numbers we are dealing with. all over the state starting to warm up, 80 degrees in baltimore. a lot of 70s still out there, but notice the dew points are in the low 50s. that is why it feels so refreshing still. the humidity is incredibly low. but as we head toward tomorrow, a new front moving our way. for more on that, here is

wjz is always on. go to wjz.com for investigation updates and video. >>> the rescue has turned into a recovery for the maryland team presumed drowned in south carolina. eyewitness news has learned the victim had traveled to myrtle beach to play at a baseball tournament at the rip kin complex. >>> 13-year-old lonnie hill was with his teammates yesterday when they decided to take a break from baseball and cool off at the beach. the victim went under water and never came back up. >> the guys came out there. and saw somebody go out on the water. and these guys came back in and grabbed boogie boards. i cut off my radio and went straight out there. >> reporter: hundreds of volunteers joined the coast guard for the massive search from the water and the air, but have so far been unable to locate the teen. >> usually when you don't find the person within the first hour, they're submerged. and he could be in probably, say, 10 feet of water. and he might be 3 feet off the bottom of the ocean. or he could be in an

wjz 13. trying to help you ride out the recession. >>> for more tips, go to wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page and check with the baltimore sun. >>> for all of the news stories coming up, denise is tanding tand standing by with a preview. >>> a western maryland father kills his wife and then himself. new at 6:00, what police say was found next to each body. >>> horrible crime. puppies found dead in a trunk. >>> your pet can now fly the friendly skies right out of bwi marshall airport. tuesday, they will begin. airline says pets will ride in the main cabin. flight attendabilities will -- attendants will be at every pet's bark and call. there is only one problem, though. pet owners must find their own flights. this only covers pets. >> i guarantee this will be a hit. >> it can be traumatic putting nem in the crates. >> it will be a hit. lucky dogs out there. >>> and lucky mark viviano in the ballpark. o's about to start with the blue jays. >>> and manager dave trembley sa

>> reporter: kai jackson, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz is always on. to see a list of participating dealers in our area, goer to our web site, wjz.com, and look for cash for clunkers link with this story. >>> the orioles head to boston today to start a new series against the red sox tonight. just a reminder, it is masn on wjz. see the os battle boston at 1:30 on wjz. but tonight. >> yeah. >> tonight it is all about football. >> spelled, f-u-t-b-o-l. >> b-u-l sometimes. >> soccer us to but football to europeans. people packing into m&t bank stadium. not too many people wearing purple. >> unless one of the international teams has a purple logo. >> blue for chelsea and red and black for ac milan. >> reporter: that's right. >> what are you wearing? >> reporter: neither. none of those colors. f-u-t-b-u-l. >> we will look it. you. three different spellings from three different people. >> i am sure i am wrong. don't by what i am saying? >> reporter: you mentioned it, 70,000 fans, m&t bank stadium, a sold-out crowd. all that means is one thing, time for futbol

remember, wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information at any time, you always log on. >> thank you and here is what people are talking about this morning. maryland stepped to the frontline in the battle of the h1n1 virus. fearing the virus will be much worse in the fall, docks -- doctors are developing a vaccine. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning. they're calling it ground- breaking work. it is a ground-breaking city. for the first time since this flu virus swept the world, researchers here are not only trying to death penalty a vaccine bthey're also trying to study its effectiveness. besides lori being pregnant, she is one of the 37, 000 h1n1 flu cases diagnosed across the u.s. she is also one of the hows who will be helped by ground-breaking work underway at the university of maryland school of medicine in baltimore where a vaccine is being developed. >> it can be very devastating and you want to about as quickly as possible. >> reporter: and in the fall h1n1 is expected to get worse, far worse, m

drew levinson reports from wjz. the move comes as violence in both countries shows no sign of slowing down. >>> as the u.s. presence is ratcheting down, the violence is going up. in the northern part of the country, two suicide bombers, one impersonating a police officer, killed several people, including an anti-terrorism officer and his family. this uptick in violence comes on the heels of last week's fullback of american combat troops from cities in iraq. the u.s. is now shifting its focus to the war in oofg. and with the addition of thousands of u.s. troops, violence there is up. the number of coalition troops killed in afghanistan, doubled from may to june. militants are responsible for most of the violence, including this deadly scene south of kabul. a truck carrying the explosives blew up, leaving a huge crater in the road. more than two dozen killed. half of them, school children. >>> this man said i saw dead bodies around. some with blood everywhere. this is the latest incident, since the u.s. marines launch

reporting live at shock trauma, wjz news. >>> thank you. they say shawn sinclair used a 9 mm handgun. >>> a man faces theft charges after driving away from police and causing a serious accident involves four children. calvin kurtis was pull over and he fled and hit another car on jacobs road. their conditions are unknown. in the other car, 3 adults and a 3, 6 and 9-year-old were taken to the hospital with non- life-threatening injuries. >>> here's a live look outside, what the can we expect tonight? eyewitness news live with coverage. we're tracking live doppler radar. >> beautiful weather this july with little rain. we have a good shot of getting some today and tomorrow. looking at radar, there's a batch of precipitation around virginia and come moving towards our region. we have a good batch down to packs river and thunder and lightning as well. light rain just leaving ocean city area. out to the west, some thunder around. cumberland, moving up. we have a chance of showers today and tomorrow. tuesday's out look. >> we have a chance of thu

susan robert reports for wjz.ve 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, we are getting close. >> reporter: a handful of witnesses have caught a glimpse of the killer, providing investigators with a description for this sketch. >> salt and pepper hair, he's had a ball cap on at all three of the locations and his hair comes down kind of over his ears a little bit. >> reporter: steven tyler and his daughter abby are the latest victims, shot here at the family's busi

masn on wjz. orioles taking on the toronto blue jays sunday afternoon at 1:30 right here at wjz 13. >>> i just saw a stunning news story. one we got to talk about just real quick. >> okay. >> here is -- 60 cities in america have already kind of bellied up to the water bar. look at the web site. and have kind of endorsed this think outside the bottle. in other words, don't necessarily jump at the opportunity to grab a water when you are tap water for the most part is just fine. plus, you know, it is an environmental thing. those of how want to be green but not green with envy because of plastic bottles, et cetera, et cetera. check this out. the web site of the city called vona noon in australia. they have banned bottled water. i am telling you, you are going to hear about this story today. a water bottling company in australia wanted to come and -- basically truck it to sydney and in essence sell it back to them. they said we don't want your business. check this out. bunda noon becomes the world's

tonight, susan roberts reports for wjz that mr.apped off a report to ghana. >> the first african-american, first family toured a castle in ghana. a place where slaves were chained. >> it was here that the journey of much of the african-american experience began. >> up at the castle crowds cheered him. american presidents visited before but for africans this president is unique. >> thank you. >> something he noted to parliament. >> my father grew up herding goats in a tiny village. >> president obama's father born in kenya but chose to visit ghana because it's seen as a growth. followed others to follow ghan a's lead. >> it won't be easy, it will take time and effort. there will be suffering and setbacks. i promise you this, america will be with you every step as a way as a partner and friend. >> the president's visit to africa wrapped up a week long trip where he held talks in russia, attended the g-8 summit and met with the pope. on saturday he headed for home leaving the land of his ancestor ancestor. >> president obama will host

that will air right here on wjz 13.fter that "csi: new york" followed by eyewitness news at 1 is o'clock. >>> finally this noon, the longest solar eclipse many of us will ever see, so i guess we are out of luck unless you happened to be in asia or india yesterday. the solar eclipse lasted more than six minutes. in japan villagers said their cows were confused heading to feeding troughs too early thinking it was time for dinner. solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the earth and the sun. >> pretty cool picture there and i guess it would throw things off a little bit. >> doesn't take much to throw me off. >> thank you for watching eyewitness news on wjz maryland's news station. mary will be back tomorrow. >> kevin: jana. jana, >> jana:,

>> we definitely are. >>> coming up tonight on wjz 13. don't miss the hit drama "medium." >>> and wjz and the orioles are teaming up to feed the hungry. and we need your help. during this weekend's home stand, take nonperishable foods to camden food drive. the wjz family will collect your donations at the gate. it's all part of the wjz continuing community commitment. >>> breaking news in the city's corruption scandal. minutes ago, a local city councilwoman indicted. >>> it could be the next major healthcare problem. primary physicians are in short supply. and clinics across the country are severely understaffed. could hundreds of millions of dollars solve this impending crisis? we'll investigate tonight only on the cbs evening news. >>> a little boy has a rare condition. he's allergic to all food. how he's able to survive. >>> shot to death at church. an usher testifies today in the trial of an abortion doctor murdered. >>> a north carolina group was planning against the u.s. >>> it is 4:29. 87 degrees and mostly cloudy. hello. thanks fo

wjz 13 is always on. check in with eye witness news for complete coverage, for updates on the investigation and more reactions and to e- mail us your thoughts or read what other fans are saying go to wjz.com. >>> updating another breaking story an apparent drowning in baltimore county where the man dives into the water off a pier, but never resurfaces. eye witness is live. kelly? >> reporter: denise, everyone here says something went terribly wrong when a group of people went swimming but it's still unclear what that was that happened. you can see from sky eye chopper 13 that emergency responders were here just before 4:00 jumping into the water to try to find a 22 year old man. the search lasted for about a half hour, they did pull the man out who friends call rick. we spoke to people here at the house where rick would stay and they explained to us what happened as they went swimming. >> the kids were going to race and see who got to the other side of the creek fast enough, and we all got, we all started

wjz 13 is always on. for instant updates, go to wjz.com. >>> the other big breaking story we're following right now, from city hall. where minutes ago, baltimore mayor sheila dixon is indicted on two new charges. eyewitness news is live with complete coverage. mike hellgren has more on the latest. >> reporter: all of those charges that have been dropped a little while back, have all been put back in. this story has had so many twists and turns over the past day, the prosecutor seems bent on getting a conviction against the mayor. this is certainly not good news for her. >> reporter: wjz has confirmed mayor sheila dixon has been reindicted on two perjury charges. the state prosecutor went back to the grand jury to obtain those new indictments after a judge had thrown them out because they were based on her votes protected by legislative immunity. the mayor spoke to wjz today. >> i'm not really going to answer any near questions involved in this. this is going around in a circle. you need to ask the prosecu

reporting live from city hall, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> remember, wjz is always on. for the very latest on the indictments against councilwoman helen holton and businessman john paterakis, log onto our website, wjz.com. >>> witnesses say it looked like a war zone, as a rivalry between feuding leads to a mass shooting in baltimore. and today, the city's archbishop says, parts of baltimore are as bad as afghanistan. eyewitness news stays on this unfolding investigation, live at police headquarters, where mike hellgren is following the fallout. mike? >> reporter: on the loose. and police are right now reviewing their intelligence on some of baltimore's biggest drug gangs. >> reporter: cops like it, at ash land avenue, hoping to calm the bloody violence that left 12 here wounded, after what police are calling a carefully planned hit on a drug king pin. >> this time, it was pure carnage and pandemonium. it was crazy. we've got to fall on the floor like a combat zone. >> this guy jumped out here in front of the yard and everything. a pregnant female, they took her right pa

wjz is always on. for instant updates and to watch the full news conferences with mayor sheila dixon and commissioner fred bealefeld log on to wjz.com. >>> on the eve of the anniversary of dj k-swift's death, her memory is honored. tomorrow her friends at radio one will hold a dinner honoring the k-swift scholarship, this as the family files a lawsuit against her former business partners alleging that they're exploiting her name. >> it's copyright infringement. we're just really looking forward to, you know, having our day in court, being able to bring all of this activity and all of the parties that are involved in this activity, bring to the a halt. >> the family claims her former partners forged her signature. the company is withholding her royalties. a lawyer for the company calls the allegations ridiculous. >>> for this year's annual pony swim on the lower eastern shore horses won't be the only presence in the water. the coast guard says it will be out in force patrolling for illegal boat charters

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remember wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information any time, log on to wjz.com. don, back over to you. >> thank you. >>> thank you, this is what people will be talking about news-wise. the mta is taking a back seat in the investigation in the deaths of two teens found lying on light rail tracks. the two were spotted south of the lutherville light rail station in baltimore county on sunday. eyewitness news and mary bubala are at that station right now. good morning once again, mary. >> good morning, again, don and good morning, everybody. baltimore county police are now in charge of this investigation after the mother of one of the teens complained that the mta may not be able to be objective enough investigating itself. >> i answered the phone like i always do when either one of the boys call. hi, sweetie, what's up. it was an officer. he said there has been an accident. and then everything just fell apart. >> reporter: families of 17- year-old connor peterson and kyle wainingmiller are trying to piece together the events that led to their deaths. >> i want closu

just a reminder, it's masn on wjz this sunday. can see the o's battle the sox this sunday. >>> katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. katie? >>> the government says it will give you up to $4500 to turn in your old, polluting gas guzzler for a new car. it's called cash for clunkers. and it's supposed to boost sales. but why do so many critics, including auto dealers say the program is a real lemon? that story tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> shocking betrayal of the public's trust. tonight, several leaders of some of new jersey's most prominent towns, dip behind bars after a major bust. >>> a federal indictment on child pornography charges. eyewitness news continues with denise and vic right after >>> it is 4:29. 85 degrees and partly cloudy. hello, thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >>> the government's cash for clunkers program begins today. the government is calling it a win-win situation. but as alexi