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already. the latest poll mir oars another another say -- mirrors another one that says it is a neck and neck race. >> reporter: o'malley leads bob ehrlich by three percentage points, slightly less than the margin of error. >> it's very tough. >> an incumbent in the bluest of blue states in a dead heat is in trouble. >> reporter: ehrlich says people aren't paying attention to the ads like this one. >> there's a difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. >> if it comes out of my pocket, it's the same thing. >> maybe that's why there is a difference. >> reporter: now, o'malley is the one under attack. in an ad released tuesday. by the republican governors
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association. >> martin o'malley. higher taxes. fewer jobs. moving maryland backwards. >> reporter: but o'malley says under his leadership, maryland is turning in the right direction. >> we can't go back. we have to keep moving forward. >> politics is a contact sport. these guys are going to be going after one another, tooth and toe mail for the next -- toe nail for the next five weeks. >> they warn not to put too much stock in the rasmussen poll. >> because it doesn't do the type of screening to do fairness. it will almost always favor the republicans. if that's the case in this poll, it's even better for o'malley. >> reporter: the o'malley campaign is reaching out to their supporters, trying to raise $200,000 in the last nine days of september, in order to combat what they expect to be
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more attack ads from the republican governors association in the weeks come to come. -- weeks to come. >> i'm sure we can count on that. >> for the latest polls and updated information, go to wjz.com. unemployment is expected to be a major concern to voters this november. maryland's unemployment rate rose slightly last month. it now stands at 7.3%. it's up slightly from july. but still well below the national average of 9.6. earlier today, governor o'malley announced an expansion of the work exchange. we want to update the breaking news. captain mike perry with more. of course, the big news is all of the explosions out there. it's causing some problems here, vic. we're in the joppatowne area. this is along route 7. where about 45 minutes ago, a truck, utility truck, crashed
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into a utility pole. and into the front of the house. apparently the driver was not seriously injured. but earlier, this is what we had here. we had a fire burning on the pole which caused firefighters. they can't put water on this. because the electrical wires are energized at this point. this happened several times since we have been overhead. so police -- maryland state police and firefighters keeping everyone away from the scene. until bge arrives. and renders -- you know, takes the electricity out of these poles, which will render the situation safe. the trucks are here on the scene. we're just waiting for the all- clear from bge to ensure that these electric lines are deenergized. it appears no one was seriously injured. that is unfortunate. but you can see that it is causing major delays. north and southbound, philadelphia road, in the joppatowne area are closed. we understand it is not affecting electrical service to nearby homes. nor is it affecting any of the traffic signals along route 40
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in the joppatowne, edgewood areas. that's good news. we still have a little smoke coming off of this pole. so this is pretty much going to remain status quo here. >> thank you very much. captain mike perry, live in sky eye chopper 13. a major ruling in the controversial death of a teen. isaiah simmons died at the bolingbrook preparatory school, after being detained by several counselors. a carroll county judge dismissed the charges against the counselors. but today's court of appeals reverses the ruling. all five will now face reckless endangerment charges. bed bugs strike again. this time, it's triggered the massive cleanup of the entire library system. the pests were discovered in one of the state's newest libraries, in urbana, frederick county. wjz is live. adam may has the latest on this. >> reporter: it's a big
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response to this tiny problem. they're trying to keep the bed bugs from spreading. >> reporter: bed bugs creep their way into the urbana regional library in frederick county. >> it's rlings. how -- it's ridiculous. how could somebody get bed bugs in the books? >> a librarian spotted the pest in two children's books, left in the book drop friday. >> we were incredibly fortunate that she saw it and knew immediately what it was and knew what to do. >> reporter: bed bugs have become a national pandemic. nearly eradicated in the 1960s, new limitations on pesticides have made killing them more difficult. costing the u.s. $258 million last year. >> immediately bagged up any of the materials that were in the near proximity to that book. bagged themuf and removed them from the building. >> reporter: right now, all of the contaminated books are in this truck, which is baking in the sun in the inside of a parking lot. once the inside reaches 120 degrees, the critters should
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die. but the sun and containment aren't the only remedies. all eight have been sprayed with pesticides. >> they don't know what causes a.l.s. and parkinsons. but some have tie today to that stuff. >> reporter: but most are confident in the cleanup. >> it's a nice, quiet, relaxing environment. >> you're going to keep using it? >> yes. >> some might think it's overkill the way we've addressed the problem. but we think it's something if handled quickly, we're going to be better off for it. >> reporter: as a courtesy to library users, the urbana library is planning to wave all late fees until friday. and it could be open as early as sometime tomorrow. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, adam. i love you. i hope you didn't get too close to that van with the bed bugs. >> itchy just talking about it. and we'll talk about a unique convention that is trying to take the bite out of
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the bed bug problem. right now, family and friends of a popular teenager are saying goodbye. joey detriment was killed while crossing a road. police say the 19-year-old driver had the right of way. a viewing is held at this hour runs until 9:00. another viewing is scheduled for tomorrow. from 10:00 a.m. until noon, followed by the funeral. the maryland green party candidate for the u.s. senate has died after she was hit by a car while bicycling. state police say 38-year-old natasha ped grew was struck by an suv sunday. they say the driver drove nearly four miles with a bike stuck under her car. still, police thought she struck a deer but called them when she saw the bike. no word on whether she'll face any charges. making sure it never happens again. just days after the shooting and lockdown at johns hopkins hospital. baltimore is taking action to prevent a similar tragedy.
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mary is live now with more on this difficult challenge. commissioner bealefeld is turning to campus security at area colleges and universities to achieve that goal. >> security crisis at johns hopkins hospital tested its emergency response and that of baltimore city police. a man armed with a small- caliber pistol, shot dr. david cohen, before turning the gun on himself and his mother. the baltimore police department is still reviewing this. but today, the police commissioner summoned heads of security for local colleges and universities to a special security meeting. >> easy security plan -- assess security plans and make sure that should an incident arise like hopkins last week, that the baltimore police department and other agencies are able to come in there and have a turnkey response. >> reporter: at the table, heads of security for johns hopkins university and hospital. security directors from compton state university. the university of baltimore. morgan state university.
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loyola university. the college of notre dame. the university of maryland, baltimore. and maryland institute college of art. the response to the hopkins shooting, now the road map of what to do both for local campus security and police. >> training for these things at hopkins. and i know they train for these things as well. and when these tragedies occur, it is enormously gratifying to see things go as planned. their response was breathtaking. >> i'm sure if bge was to come in, we're able to speak the same language. there's not time lost during the incident, setting up a communications infrastructure. and the police commissioner hopes to start meeting with the heads of campus security four times a year to make sure everybody is up to date with the evacuation plans and crisis training. back to you, denise. >> dr. david cohen is expected to make a full recovery. it will be a nice, fall- like night. but it won't last much longer.
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wjz is live with first warning weather. bob joins us from the weather center with your updated forecast. bob? >> if you miss the warm days of summer, take heart. we have three of them coming our way. it's going to be very warm. beautiful around here now. 73, southeast winds at 8. barometer holding steady. but coming from the west right now in the southwest is some very warm air in the 90s over the tennessee valley today. and those very warm temps. maybe not quite that warm. but we'll get up into the upper 80s. maybe 90 degrees tomorrow, thursday, and again on friday. then we'll talk about the weekend coming up. it will cool down once again. denise? >> thank you, bob. in the shadows of the extremely popular towson town center, sits the old towson commons. that building, sold at auction today. wjz is live in downtown towson. weijia jiang has more on the auction that could drastically change the downtown towson area. weijia? >> denise, the towson commons sold for nearly $30 million
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today. and a lot of folks hopes that pumps energy into the development and into downtown towson. >> reporter: the sound of a business deal in motion. >> i have $26,500,000. >> reporter: a major development in the heart of towson. >> it was kind of cold. just doesn't look inviting. it has nothing to offer. >> reporter: the towson commons was handed over to a new owner, as is. >> sold for $26,500,000. >> it was ushered in as a jewel, a sign of rebirth downtown. but today, it's mostly vacant, except for a small restaurant and movie theater, despite its prime location on york road. nearly 900 parking spaces. it's unclear exactly what went wrong. >> the price per square foot was a little high.
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i'm not exactly sure what it was before. and i'm sure it's come down when the market has come down a little bit. but it's still too high. for an average businessman to put their shops in there. >> when you have to pay to park, people don't want to just have to go through that trouble to do it. >> reporter: yet a short, five- minute walk away from the commons, reveals a stark contrast. several new residential complexes and a bustling shopping center. the mall boasts restaurants. it's a consumer mecca, the commons once was. and what many hope it will become again. >> we hope whoever get its can revitalize it. >> and the lawyers for the new owners say they're not quite ready to reveal exactly who they are. so we don't know the exact plans. but sources say they will tear down the commons and start from scratch. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness
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news. >> the towson chamber of commerce says 85% of the vacant space in town is located in towson commons and the small building attached to it. >> it is not an uncommon thing. still to come. casualties of war. american soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. what the military is saying tonight. 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
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a major victory. four maritime workers received whistle-blower awards after telling the baltimore coast guard about illegal dumping from their ship. and the shipping company was fined millions of dollars in court today. >> reporter: this photo shows a black pipe that diverted waste oil from an oil-cleaning machine.
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the polluted liquid was instead dumped directly into the ocean. but a filipino shiphand who had to carry out that attack decided to slip this letter to an official at port. >> the whistle-blower who produced the note will be rewarded with $350,000. and the other three will share the remaining $250,000. >> reporter: today in federal court, irika federal shipping agrees agrees to pay $4 million. some will go to the man who reported the crime, and three others who also gave information. $750,000 will be donated to help the chesapeake bay. >> reporter: the company today accepted responsibility for certain acts and activities that occurred on the high seas by certain crew crewmembers, without the knowledge of the company. >> reporter: the prosecutor says these discharges only took place at night, as the irana sailed from gibraltar to baltimore. >> official records were falsified to conceal any dumping took place.
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>> reporter: evidence including flanges. >> reporter: they stayed in baltimore for eight months in a hotel, working with federal prosecutors. that i just returned to the philippines and their families in august. >> reporter: the whistle- blower's lawyer said he took a big risk of never being hired again in the shipping industry. >> he could have been blang -- black-listed. >> reporter: the whittle blower- - whistle-blower was paid about $800 a month. he will now get a reward equal to 26 years' worth of work. suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the ship's engineer pleaded guilt to criminal charges and received five years probation. right now, professionals and amateurs are making music together at the rusty musicians concert. andrea fujii takes us in as the bso prepares to share the
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stage. tonight, this amateur cellist will be playing with the pros. professor of orthopedic surgery and pathology is by no means rusty. he's been playing the cello for decades. but tonight, he'll be playing in the rusty musicians program. >> i wasn't quite good enough to really play professionally. so i thought that i could make it a good hobby as an amateur. >> reporter: this is the second time for the event in which any musician who is over 25 years old and reads music, can play with the symphony overnight. 325 amateurs will be there. and the bso is a fabulous orchestra. probably five feet off the ground at least. >> the orchestra will be split in half, with each rusty musician, sharing a stand with a professional. >> i get to share some of my expertise. get to teach them tricks of the
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trade. >> reporter: professional solo piccolo lori is a veteran and looks forward to sharing the stage. >> don't have the thrill and the excitement of someone who has been sharing the stage. i get to share in that. >> for dr. mcarthy, this is a dream come true. >> the thrill of playing really wonderful music. music is part of my inner workings. >> reporter: to play beautiful music with the best of the best. andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. with so many rusty musicians, the concert will be split. and you can buy tickets at the door for $10. >> wow. >> should be a lot of fun. >> that's a bargain. let's take a look at the weather. beautiful day today. it's going to get very warm,
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though, trust me. take a look at temps. down to a comfortable 73. still very dry. southeast winds at 8. barometer going up. come back and take a look at that midweek summer-like warmup on the first day of fall coming up tomorrow. ,,,,,,,,
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bob, you love getting weather like this. >> thanks. >> look how clear it is. yesterday, we saw the washington monument in washington. then we shot the appalachian. the blue ridge mountains, clear as day. even though the sun was getting ready to go down in the next 45 minutes or so. let's take a look at temps and conditions. very pleasant afternoon. 73. the hot spot, cumberland down in the valley. warmed up to 82 now. 70 in ocean city. close to 80 in washington. dew point still low. still very dry air. that should come up a little bit in the next couple of days. temperatures going to come up as well. it's going to feel warmer than it has the last couple of days. 71 in oakland. and 77, 47 today. very chilly start this morning. some northern and western se
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suburb -- western suburban areas. going down to 45, 42 degrees. it was chilly. 77 and 55. and the records, 96 and 37. right now, winds a little more to the south and southeast. tomorrow, it will be a little more to the south and southwest. that's going to get us pretty warm. ahead of us to the west, actually, a bunch of showers with the front. but the front is going to kind of lay it across new england. it's not going to get to our region. some of the clouds will get here. there's a slight chance of a shower, north and west of our region. but for the most part, this is basically going to keep us in warm air. across maryland, pennsylvania and virginia area, through the end of the week. beginning tomorrow. by the weekend, that front will slip through the region. maybe a shower saturday night and second. and temperatures will start -- sunday. and temperatures will start to fall once again. for the night, we'll call it cooler temperatures. much warmer air. in fact, one station in tennessee got to the upper 90s. if you can believe that or not. yeah. now, that front kind of
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sliding across new england. may bring us a few clouds and a brief chance of a shower. otherwise, still warm air for thursday and friday. until that front begins to clear things out by the weekend. and drop temperatures. a weak tropical storm, just sitting out there. barely moving. north/northwest at 2. going to stay there for days and days. probably have no influence on the united states or any land mass at this point. we expect it really to become a hurricane briefly and die out. it's so far out in the atlantic. now, this area of disturbed weather, south of the antilles, could develop into a tropical depression over the next several days. and we're watching that as well. south winds at 10 knots. bay temp at 73 now. tonight, clear night. beautiful moonlight. upper 50s to mid-60s. about 10 degrees warmer than last night. upper 80s tomorrow. sunshine and clouds coming in by late in the afternoon tomorrow night. all in all, it will be considered a hot start to fall this year. tumly, fall doesn't a --
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actually, fall doesn't arrive until 11:00 tomorrow night, officially. >> what does that mean? if fall begins with heat? >> doesn't mean anything. [ laughter ] she's looking for something -- >> there was nothing there. [ laughter ] still to come tonight. wjz eyewitness news. bed bug. pest problems are growing across the u.s., including here in maryland. how a bed bug conference could help get it under control. don't ask, don't tell. the senate makes a key vote in the fight over homosexuals in the military. and hawaii five-very could -- five-0 could mean big bucks for an area university. ♪ [ music ] the story coming up, right here on wjz. ma'am, can you identify the other airline that charged you bag fees?
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it is 73 degrees and career this -- clear this evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about. bed bugs have become such a national problem, there is actually a sold-out convention going on today in chicago. manuel gallegus has more on the first of its kind event. >> reporter: bed bugs are biting. and it's big business.
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bed bug experts are showing off their latest efforts to combat the blood-sucking creatures. from a natural, cinnamon-based spray to the crionite machine. >> it kills bed bugs. >> reporter: representatives from the centers for disease control, the military, travel industry and colleges are all here. scooby, who is trained to sniff out the bugs with his nose, has been working seven days a week. >> hotels and office buildings. you name it. >> reporter: bed bugs took another bite out of the big apple this weekend. when an infestation forced nike town to shut down its flagship store here in the heart of midtown. >> reporter: new york tops the list of the 15 most bed bug infested city in the country. with ohio and the most bed bug infested state. >> you definitely want to catch it early. >> reporter: the cost of
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eradicating the bugs is soar -- soaring. >> the summit vendors are pitching some inexpensive ways to detect bed bugs. as they travel to and from the bed, they get in that well and can't get out. >> reporter: mattress encasement can also help ward the bed bugs off. but they admit, once they're in, they're heard -- hard to get out. at one time, bed bugs were all but eradicated from the u.s. but apparently people traveling abroad have been carrying the critters with them. a helicopter crash in afghanistan leaves 10 dead. >> it is the worst chopper crash for coalition forces in afghanistan in four years. sources tell cbs news, that nine americans were killed on
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board a blackhawk helicopter like the one you're seeing. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. right now, the military says there are no reports of fire sources say they were flying a secret mission. 525 u.s. and nato troops have died this year in afghanistan. it is already the deadliest year for international forces since the war began. today, the senate repealed a block -- bill to block the plan. republicans balked when democrats tried to push the bull bill through. >> reporter: the senate has vote the against repealing don't ask, don't tell in the military. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: democrats were counting on republican susan
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collins to break rank. i think we should welcome the service of these individuals. but i cannot vote to proceed to this bill under a situation that is going to shut down the debate and preclude republican amendments. >> reporter: even democrat stratigists call it a train breck. if they lose seats in congress in the november election, it could be even harder to get it passed. some say repealing don't ask, don't tell during war time would be a distraction. >> you do not support the statute change. is that correct? >> senator burris, i do not. i don't know yet what the impact of this will be. >> an estimated 13,000 service members have been discharged under the law, since it was created under president clinton in 1993. defense secretary robert gates had asked congress to wait on the vote, until the military
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finished its study on the issue in december. many top republicans, including former p.o.w. john mccain echoed the sentiment. joel brown, cbs news, washington washington. senate democrats had voted to the repeal. police say suspects made off with several industrial air condition conditioning units at carol community college in westminster. investigators say it happened. a raging fire forces one person to jump out of a second- story window. the fire erupted in the 1300 block of northern parkway. a woman jumped out to save herself. she is expected to be okay. time now for a quick look
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at some of the stories you'll find in findings. questions and answers from ravens' defensive end, cory redding. and a defensive toast to the suns' food and drink columnist. remember to look for the updated forecast on wjz's first warning weather team. it's one of the most recognizable teams in tv history. and now, a local university hopes its band's rendition will bring in big bucks from cbs. ron matz has more on marching mania and the excitement in college park. the music is unmistakable. this is hawaii five-0. no one does it better than the university of maryland marching band. >> we're spelling out hawaii five-0. and we're spelling book them
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dano. >> the mighty maryland musicians have been practicing hard. now competing against bands from 33 other states in marching band mania. sponsored by cbs. >> we're going to go for it and make this thing happen. >> big bucks are riding on the hawaii five-0 contest. cbs will award the winning school $25,000. and also, we were hoping to use some of the money for new uniforms. because i'm also the uniform manager. and they're 13 years old. and they have a lot of love in them. but it would be nice to be able to show our terp pride in something a little snazzy and newer. i think we're all very hopeful that our video would get a lot of votes. and we're excited to come together as a band and try our
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best. ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. developed for the university of -- to vote for the university of maryland marching band, log onto our website. voting continues through october 4th. and don't miss the next episode of hawaii five-0. that's next monday. if you feel like you're breaking the bank to watch the ravens in the nation, you're not alone. the average cost was just over $420 to go to a game for a family of four. that's one game. you'll spend a lot less if you watch us. wjz. still to come tonight on
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wjz eyewitness news. why they have seized money. and speaking out about how he handled a situation. bob turk. that big warmup starts tomorrow. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,
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national guard joins forces with firefighters in utah. three houses have been destroyed. more than 1600 homes have been evacuated. now, the initial fire was sparked during a machine gun training exercise. a florida man is apologizing for how he handled the bullying of his young daughter. james jones stormed onto his daughter's school bus in lake mary, florida. and threatened children who he says were tormenting his
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disabled 13-year-old daughter. jones has been charged with disorderly conduct. wide receiver found dead. authorities say a friend discovered the body after returning from an errand with his young son. this saturday third time in four years, the broncos have had to deal with the death of a teammate. vatican bank in charge of managing money set aside for religious and charity projects may have not complied with the money -- the country's money laws. after 26 years and 38 missions, the shuttle discovery is preparing for its last trip into space. the shuttle is set to lift off november 1st to the
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international space station. thousands are expected to watch the shuttle's final blastoff, which has been bumped up to a more family friendly hour. so i guess not early in the morning. not late at night. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. campaign ads are back. many are paid for by groups who don't have to tell you where their manny is coming from. who is going to investigate? we'll tell you. and here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. wewe,,,,
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it is a spectacular fall evening. a major warmup is on the way. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob has the updated forecast. it's going to feel like oriole. as you move along through the day, it's going to get up through the upper 80s. maybe even touch 90s 90.
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and upper 80s to 80 and 90. it could be a brief shower. saturday evening and again sundays as it cools down. 82 on saturday and only 72 on sunday. denise? >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight. the nfl comes down on john harbaugh with a heflty fine. >> mark has details coming up next in sports. ,,,,,, [ ehrlich ] annapolis --
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if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. i thought it was over here... ♪
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well, i guess you can yell, but you can't touch. noz sne touch -- >> no touching at all. john harbaugh only did what everyone else was thinking. >> at home in front of the tv. >> if he really wanted, it could have been worse. you don't have to light those guys in stripes. especially when you're protesting a call. ravens head coach john harbaugh is fined $15,000 for what the nfl called impermissible verbal and physical contact. terrell suggs was flagged for roughing the passer. harbaugh then roughed the side judge. harbaugh made physical contact and he was quite verbal. he will address this hefty fine tomorrow.
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he admitted yesterday, he did go over the line. ravens are home on sunday but play another team from ohio. the cleveland browns. the browns have started with two straight defeats. they're 0-2 coming to baltimore. obviously they're looking for a win. but so are we. and every team is dangerous. that's proven. week in and week out. so we respect the cleveland browns. they've proven time and time again they can beat us or anybody else. we've had tough games every time we've played them. and this will be no exception. >> harbaugh is unbeaten against the browns since he's been the ravens coach. four straight wins against them. ravens, heavily favored. coverage coming your way at 1:00. monday night football. reggie bush, right leg gets caught. a nasty-looking twist to the leg, resulting in a broken bone. bush expected to miss six games. niners need a two-point
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conversion to tie the game. alex smith to tight end davis. short of the end zone. but look at the zoo. -- the video. conversion ruled gn good on review. game tied, 22-22. but the saints use that final minute. final seconds. garrett connecting on a kick that was hit at the line. but got to the upright. new orleans win. defending champs improved to 2- 0. while san francisco falls to 0-2. the saints, by the way, come to baltimore in december. in baseball, the orioles are in boston tonight. where they begin the final road trip of the season with a win over the red sox last night. birds continue a late season surge under new manager buck showalter. o's have won 12 of their last 19 road games. brad bergesen gets the start. its his -- it's his fourth
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outing. he has beaten baltimore the first times. coming up in about 20 minutes. you can see it on masn hd. more lacrosse for baltimore. ncaa nounces final -- announces final four shots for the future. duke and notre dame met in the championships in may. the event then moves to philly for two years before returning to baltimore in 2014. more than 37,000 fans attended that championship game on memorial day of this year. it is great. it's the memorial day weekend. that's a big part of it. and to know it's going to be here in the future, that's good news. >> thank you, mark. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,, old gibbs canning company.
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cbs premiere week continues. csi los angeles begins at 9:00. and expect to stay with us. >> just in time they will open
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their doors in kent island. the new restaurant will open september 23rd. a three-year supply of chick- fil-a will be. the first celebration has become the signature event for each around the country. it opens at 6:00 a.m. you might want to get there obviously early. >> people come from other states to line up to get their free free supply. that's it for us tonight. >> thanks for watching, wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric, including campaign ads. they don't have to >> couric: tonight, gays in the military. an attempt to overturn "don't ask, don't tell" fails. i'm katie couric.
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also tonight, it's now the deadliest year for nato forces in afghanistan. black hawk down, nine are killed, most of them americans. political ads are flooding the airwaves. why you may never find out who's paying for some of them. and solutions to the bedbug epidemic. enterprising entrepreneurs smell an opportunity to make a profit. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. this is a special broadcast tonight with fewer commercials and more news. and we begin with an issue that has divided this country for years: should gays be allowed to serve openly in the military? since 1993, "don't ask, don't tell" than law, but activists have argued it's not good enough. and congressional democrats saw an opportunity to repeal it and provide fullig

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