this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. y to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> church rampage, chilling new information about the shootings that targeted two women. >> police reveal a disturbing motive as cruisers grieve tonight. >> hello, i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> two women shot inside their church office were trying to help the man who killed them. tonight, the close knitted community is in shock. meghan mccorkell has new details on this devastating case. meghan? >> reporter: denise, police say the shooter was a homeless man who once turned to the church for help and then turned on the church and came back with gun. inside a place that's supposed to be sacred, an unthinkable act. >> hard to fathom. >> reporter: the administrator shot. a homeless man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. neighbors tell wjz that often tried to reach after the homeless population. >> it's wrong. the gu

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> million dollar man. center fielder adam jones becomes the highest paid oriole in history. the deal that has baseball buzzing. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm adam may. sounds like a lottery jackpot. $85.5million. that's how much adam jones will make under a new six-year deal. stan saunders has new details about tomorrow's history making announcement. stan? >> well, it is a historic contract, none seen by any orioles player since they came into town in 1944. young, gifted. six years, $85 million. that's about $14 million per year which stops $8 million per year. 1-4. even stretched double even into a triple and even sold another base this year. adam jones, second highest paid behind matt of the dodgers. >> it's humbling just the thought of it. >> they're going to keep on calling, especially new family out of the woodwork, et cetera. adam, there is a no t

. >> this is wjz-hd, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >>> what a win! "i'll have another" surpasses with a win at the preakness. close ending. thanks for joining us. pamlico erupted with cheers today when "i'll have another" won today. >> reporter: there was picture perfect weather and a near photo finish in the race. it took less than two minutes, the last few seconds were the most thrilling in history. bodemiller was in front of but "i'll have another" closes with a flurry and turned in another memorable run. this one is a win at the preakness, putting him one step away from the triple crown. >> you think you have a chance the whole race. you are yelling at the top of your lungs. to see your horse in front at the wire, there is no better feeling. >> it is a wonderful feeling when the horse gives you 100%. he is an amazing horse. >> reporter: from tony to the parties, there was plenty of horsing around at the preakness. music and modeling the latest in hat fashion. a record

>> this is wjtd, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> new details about of us -- about about accident. >> and the conditions of the people onboard. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. >> here's what people are talking about. a speedboat slams into the pier. we are learning more about what went wrong and the people injured. wjz is why. the very latest on what the coast guard is now saying. good afternoon, derek. >> there were a apparently a number of factors contributing to this accident. police say they are waiting for test results to determine if the driver of that vote was operating under the influence of alcohol. >> mayday, mayday. do you have a copy? >> this is coast guard station. >> the frantic call for help came seconds after this 40-foot boat slammed into a concrete pier damaging the pier and injuring the boats owner and operator, jerry redman, along with two of his passengers. a fourth person

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> disaster. the family of two students killed by a barge, sued for millions of dollars. >> how this horrifying new video of the collision would help them in court. >> i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. >> how the family is on the verge of a civil lawsuit. new video comes to light. in the delaware river, they're unable to steer out of the way of the boat. it's hit, leaving 35 tourists to swim for their lives. >> if you look at the video, not a single passenger was able to successfully get their life preserver on. >> reporter: there's an issue of life preservers will be a focus as it was that day. >> how many persons under water? >> i'm going to get the people. i don't have time to talk to you. >> is it possible any life jackets to the person underwater? >> helpless passengers were not told to put on life jackets until seconds before they hit. only a few survived. their fami

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> signs of violence inside a secure government building. >> stabbing her baby with a knife. >> tonight, the chilling calls to 9-1-1 and the quick actions to save the baby's life. >> i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> here's tonight stories. >>> a mother stabbed her baby in the head. >> kai jackson has the desperate calls you'll hear only on wjz. kai? >> reporter: we have the chilling account of a violent attack on a baby, an act now etched in the minds of those who witnessed it. >> a parent came in. she stabbed the baby. >> reporter: chaos inside the department of social services office in east baltimore on the 22nd. a helpless infant is stabbed. >> she's in the conference room. she was having a visit with the mother and she stabbed the baby. >> how old is the child? >> the baby is an infant. can you get here quickly? >> reporter: tanisha thomas pulled out a knife t

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> killed inside a church. >> two women are shot. tonight, the developing investigation of what police found in the woods nearby. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> we begin with breaking news. shot in the howard county church. kai jackson has been on the scene of this horrifying crime. he has the latest, kai? >> reporter: the police are trying to sort out all the evidence. two women were shot and one of them died. >> we had a custodian call 9-1- 1. he was in the building cleaning when he called immediately. >> reporter: police say the surviving victim was taken to shock trauma in very serious condition. a short time later, they found the man dead near the church. he was suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. detectives were trying to determine whether he was the shooter. >> thoughts and prayers go out to the family. >> reporter: th

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> in her own words. >> i'm speaking for my son. i'm speaking for my family. i'm speaking for myself. >> the mother of a florida teen opens up about the case here in maryland. tonight, what she's saying about her son. >> good evening everyone and thanks for joining us. 17 year old trevaughn martin was shot by george zimmerman in florida and tonight his mother comes to baltimore to talk about his death. >> reporter: she got a warm welcome and staling ovation when pastors introduced her as the mother of the new civil rights movement but it was a title and a role to she never wanted. trevaughn martin's mother overwhelmed by support. >> it's so easy for me to cry every day but i can't. i have work to do. >> reporter: she spoke to the baltimore congregation nearly three months after the death of her son. george zimmerman now faces trial for the killing. >> my heart is filled right now to see you and see baltimore and know your

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> hope for allen gross, willing to negotiate with the united states to release a maryland man in prison for spying. >> the big demand the cuban government is making in exchange. >>> hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the world's most influential leaders appealed to the cuban government to release gross. he could be allowed to come home to his family in maryland, but there is a catch. we're live and we have a new message from cuban leaders tonight. >> reporter: wjz has been following this story for more than two years. now a cuban official is asking the u.s. to come to the table. for two and a half years, international aid worker allen gross sits in a cuban prison cell. the baltimore native is accused of being a spy, sentenced to 15 years behind bars for smuggling illegal communications equipment into cuba. now a cuban official indicates the country may be willing to release him. >> we a

>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the county's to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news nation. >> hello again. i'm jessica kartalija. >> and i'm dons that. >> breaking news. a fatal accident and hartford county has shut down a major roadway. it happened on route 152. police are confirming at least one person was killed in an accident involving multiple cars. there are still a few details right now. we do know officers have shut down route 152 to route one. of course, we will bring you more updates as soon as they become available. >> the cia says its disrupted an al qaeda plot to take over u.s. bound airplane with a very sophisticated bomb. the fbi now has that device in its possession. randall pinkston has the latest for wjz. >> reporter: specialists from the fbi are picking apart the bomb. they want to know if it could have made it past airport security and onto a plane. intelligence agents say the device is a more refined version of the so-called und

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> frantic calls for help. a 40-foot speedboat slams into a pier into the middle of the night. >> the investigation is under way. >>> hello, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> high speeds, poor visibility, and no radar. these factors are being blamed for a terrible boating accident that landed three people in the hospital. we are live and we have more on the crash and those on board. >> reporter: apparently two of the victims remain hospitalized including one here at shock trauma. >> may day, may day, this is the minnow to u.s. coast guard. >> reporter: after a boating accident near the key bridge. the coast guard released this recording. >> this is coast guard station, 1-6, over. >> reporter: nearby fishermen called for help. this 40-foot cruiser struck a concrete pier around 9:45 sunday night. four people on the boat had to be rescued. three were rushed to the hospital for treatment. they in

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> terror plots stopped. dangerous high-tech explosives intercepted. >> the undetectable bomb. >>> hello, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a terror threat on the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. that threat was real. a sophisticated underwear bomb was supposed to be on a flight bound for the u.s. we explain how the cia caught the plot just in time. >> reporter: what we're understanding tonight is despite all the sophisticated, high-tech equipment reavailable, it was intelligence that stopped the plot from taking place. pentagon officials say the plot involving using a bomb inside a passenger's underwear to blow up an airline. it may have been discovered through newer full-bodied scanners depending on the skill of the tsa agent. it's believed to be the work of alsili. he built the first underwear bomb. >> this is a very clever guy, very good at making bombs. he's probably the number one

this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm adam may. that man believed to be the man to reel police officers inside his home and what happened that has police scouring the area for suspects. wjz is live on the story. weijia jiang spoke to the victim. weijia? >> reporter: he can't stop thinking about all the things he should have done but at the time, the suspects looked and acted absolutely legitimate. when two men outside george johnson on cook's lane told them they were police officers, he believed them. but soon the 75 year old realized -- >> they got me. >> reporter: got him for $3,000. the suspects told johnson to told them his cash because they were investigating if it was counterfeit. they had a photo book and glove and authoritative words. >> i never seen the money. they had it out of my hands. >> reporter: this is something baltimore knows all too well. now they'r

>> mrs.wjz tv, wjz hd, and w jz. com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> full speed ahead. the baltimore grand prix is back on track with one of the biggest names in racing behind the wheel. >> their grand plan for race weekend and the multiyear contract just approved. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> world famous race car driver michael andretti stepping in to save the baltimore grand prix and he's sure it will be a success. baltimore city has just given his company the green flag. >> reporter: after many twisted turns, the baltimore grand prix is officially back on. the city board of estimates approves a new deal with new groups. >> we've believed in the city for a long time. this is a world-class that deserves world-class events. >> the new organizers are well aware of last year's race managers went broke failing to pay the city and numerous local contractors. up until andretti. >> we are going to make sur

wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> terror trial. the 9/11 mastermind hauled into court. >> the day of reckoning has come. >> what he and other suspects did to frustrate the junk judge and vic -- judge and victims' families. >>> the five men who planned the 9/11 attacks appear in court charged with the murder of each single person who died on september 11th. tonight, drew levenson reports for wjz on what happened inside the courtroom and reaction from families who lost loved ones. >> khalid sheikh mohammed, the man who claims to have orchestrated the 9/11 terror attack tried to disrupt court. he and his four co-conspirators refused to answer the judge's questions and read, prayed and refused to listen to translations. >> they're doing everything to delay justice. >> because of their behavior, what was supposed to be a simple arraignment at guantanamo bay turned into an all-day affair that went into the night. the lawyers for the five men said their clients

. ♪ this stuff works this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com baltimore. >> from cities to the counties to neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is just before 5:30. 88 degrees and partly sunny. good evening and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. some of the stories people are talking about tonight, just about a week until the grand opening of a casino. wjz is live to get a sneak peak at the casino. what's it like? >> reporter: i've spent a couple of late nights in casinos before and this one is really, really nice and looks like something you would see in las vegas. right now it's the only casino in the immediate baltimore metro area. are you ready to open up? >> we're ready. >> reporter: the manager gave wjz and more a tour. even if someone comes in here and don't play the machines, will it benefit every marylander? >> absolutely. we'll be one of the top tax payers in the entire united states. >> reporter: right now they have 3200 machines. they start at one penny and then there's the high rollers. we're going to bet a couple of c

. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the county's to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news. it's eight. >> a bit of clouds out there. believe or not, there's not really any rain in sight. >> it just looks like it. >> this is due to win coming in from the northeast ringing moisture off the ocean. as you look outside, it's a great start to the day. you'll see there's not a raindrop anywhere in sight. this is one of those things we expect to see a little rain or mist out there because of the direction of the win but we see potentially sun breaking through in the afternoon. right now temperatures are in the 60s across the area. 59 now at bwi marshall, 61 cumberland, 63 hagerstown, 61 patuxent river. our for just going up to 69 degrees. temperatures close to 80 degrees yesterday. clearing this afternoon, however. increase clouds and patchy fog. tomorrow is 72 with variable cloudiness ahead of our next storm sy

. >> this is the wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the county's to your neighborhood. and now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> good morning and welcome to eyewitness news this sunday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> and until williams. temperatures around 60 degrees. clouds are rolling in by the sun is still up and still out, i should say. it looks like a pretty nice day overall. the picture really tells the story. you do see the sun. it's pretty bright right now and it's a pretty nice day overall. fortunately, this will hold off until basically the day is done. so your plans should be safe rolling in on some pretty strong showers and storms tonight. overall, your mother's day looks pretty nice. overall, temperatures are right around 60 degrees today. this morning started off and then we go up from here. the forecast high of around 80 degrees. >> thank you, tim. first, here's what people are talking about. neighbors are on edge after men posed as police officers and rob a senior

. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhoodete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hi everybody. >> i'm nick carter. here's what people are talking about. >> we are following breaking news. a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for parts of weather. right now there's major delays at dwi airport. planes can't take off or arrive for storms in the region moving close to our area

. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhoods complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> troubled waters, a boat crashes into a pier on the patapsco. >> tonight how it happened and what about the people on board? >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. >> a bloody accident near the key bridge, three people seriously injured and a lot of unanswered questions about what happened. wjz's derek valcourt has more on the accident and the fishing

. >> and the rutgers ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com baltimore. >> from the cityo the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is just before 6:30. it is clearing and 73 degrees. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here's some of the stories people are talking about tonight. 30 days in prison, that is the sentence for the former rutgers student found guilty of bias crimes against his roommate who committed suicide. drew levinson reports from the courthouse in new brunswick, new jersey. >> reporter: dharun ravi showed no expression as judge told him he acted with collosal incense activity. 21-year-old ravi was convicted in march for all the charges against him for using his webcam to spy on his roommate having a sexual encounter with another man. ravi then tweeted about it. >> i heard this jury say guilty 288 times and haven't heard you apologize once. >> reporter: despite strong words the judge sentenced ravi to just 30 days in jail, far less than prosecutors wanted. shortly after the cyber bullyin

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> a violent group of teenagers descend on a 7/11 store and make off with thousands of dollars. >> the growing concern over out of control teens downtown. >>> hello, everyone. >> here's what people are talking about tonight. >> dozens oh of teens swarm a 7/11 on free slurpy day but they leave with much more. the store owner was attacked and robbed of $7000 in cash. >> reporter: a nationwide 7/11 free slurpy give away. >> it was a a lot of kids and they were out of control. >> reporter: witnesses saw other kids raiding the candy shelf. >> they started grabbing things. i see them run out and i knew they didn't buy it. they ran that way, they ran that way. there were so many. >> reporter: a store manager blocked the door to keep the rest of the kids from leaving. those kids got so mad the door was blocked, they started punching the store manager. >> they started hitting that guy. he eventually let them out and they just ran