>> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. another mob of juveniles causes problems in downtown baltimore. this time, it happens inside a 7-eleven, where dozens of teens came up and showed up for free drinks. but derek valcourt reports, it quickly got out of hand. derek explains, the entire incident is caught on video. derek? >> reporter: well, city police and the 711 shore manager -- store managers would not let us see the surveillance video from inside the store. but there were plenty of people inside that busy downtown, and saw it all unfold. >> reporter: a nationwide 7- eleven free slurpee giveaway brought 35 to 40 kids inside the store on wednesday. >> it was a lot of kids and they were out of control. >> reporter: while some lined up for the free slurpee, witnesses saw other kids raiding the shelves. >> they went in, they would grab things and run out. and i knew they didn't buy it because they just ran out.

>> then a store manager blocked the door to keep the rested kids from leaving. but those kids got so mad the door was locked they started pinching the store manager. >> he couldn't kept getting beat on. so he eventually let them out and they just ran. >> reporter: what happened at this 7-eleven is the latest example of large groups of young people creating problems in downtown baltimore. >> on st. patrick's day, police broke up several fights as teens crossed in lombard. >> probably 200. >> we have a large, large group of juveniles. >> reporter: that same night, another group beat and robbed a tourist. cameras have spotted large groups of teens, roaming the streets in november and caught big fights on the fowrkt -- 4th of july. >> i'm appalled at the behavior of these teenagers. >> the kids are running rampant, running amuck. where are their parents? >> reporter: according to the police report, all of the kids who were inside that 7-eleven were all wearing yellow shirts

with khaki pants. police trying to figure out what school they came from. we're live downtown, derek val court, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. and police declined to be interviewed for this story. updating the breaking news from last hour, a large house fire from anne arundel county. captain mike perry has an update for us. mike? >> hello, denise. we're in the 1800 block of ridge wick road. this is off of norfolk road in the glen burnie area. where a single family home caught fire. heavy smoke and flame was seen coming initially from this, when we first arrived on the scene. fire officials have since gained control of it. and as we come back live, we'll show you, firefighters working on the interior of the home now, most of the fire has been out. we are told that the family -- family that was inside this home, got out before the fire was able to cause them any injury. however, firefighters, once they arrived on the scene, made pretty quick work of knocking

down the smoke and flames. no word on the cause here. you'll see anne arundel county remains on the scene, conducting their investigation. back to you. >> thank you, captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. shot to death, sitting on his front porch. and tonight, police need your help to crack this case. mary is in the newsroom with the latest on the crime. mary? >> denise, 59-year-old floyd dorsey was just minding his own business when he was shot to death. strepolice just released these -- city police just released these sketches of the suspect. he walked up to dorsey on his front porch in the 2500 block of harlem avenue, and opened fire. then the suspect just ran away. if you have any envelopation, or recognize the suspect in that sketch, call baltimore police department's homicide unit, the number, 410-396-2100. denise? >> the suspect was wearing a light-colored skull cap or knit happen. -- hat. a disturbing discovery. the body of a father and two sons are found in an animal

waste pond. it appears to be a tragic accident that has rocked the kennedyville community in kent county. mike schuh has more on what happened. >> reporter: hope turned to heartbreak, as dozens of rescue workers and neighboring farmers tried to save this dad and his two sons. in the end, they could not. >> reporter: from above, you can see the large, dark pit, filled with animal waste. the painstaking search to find the bodies inside, took hours. glen nolt, who is 48, and his son kelvin, who is 18, and closeon, 14, were pronounced dead at the scene. betty freeman, who lives at the entrance to the farm is heartsick. >> i jut can't imagine. anything like that occurring, you know, to fall into a pond and drowning in that liquid manure is just -- it's unthinkable. >> reporter: the mennonite father and his two sons were experienced on dairy farms. they made the trek to kent downtowny from their own farm in peach bottom, pennsylvania, regularly. but their family became alarmed when they didn't return home. calls to 911 started an intense

rescue effort. >> these people were very well liked. >> reporter: greg shipley with maryland state police. >> there was every indication that the victims may be in that manure pit. so rescue operations started immediately. it's about 20 feet deep, 150 feet across and 300 feet long. farmers came from all over with their equipment, as well as multiple fire department units that responded from maryland and delaware. >> reporter: it's unclear how the three ended up in the manure pit. one family member says one of the children may have become trapped inside. and his dad and brother died trying to save him. >> that's just a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: the bodies will be taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. in kent county, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> glen nolt was the father of five children. police do not suspect foul play. a suspicious bag causes alarm at bwi airport.

they found some type of vapor coming out of a bag. fire and rescue crewed responded to the tarmac and determined it was caused by an aerosol can. normal operations resumed within about an hour. sparrows point steel plant. the owner, rg steel, is warning its near three 2,000 workers, they will be laid off starting next month. the company says layoffs will begin june 4th and continue through june 18th. big cash problems. the city-owned hilton hotel is losing millions and millions of dollars. and taxpayers could end up being the ones who pay. wjz is live downtown, weijia jiang has more on the hotel's struggles. weijia? >> reporter: well, denise. controversy has surrounded this hotel, since well before it was even built. now, financial concerns from back then are a reality. >> reporter: when baltimore city opened, the hilton hotel in 2008, it came with big expectations.

>> we expect this hotel to not only pay for itself and produce jobs. but literally, over its many years, to produce revenue. >> reporter: but a just- released audit shows the hotel has lost nearly $54 mill yoj since it opened. $11.5 million from last year alone. >> i have a building here that is making nothing. they should turn that into something that can make some kind of revenue, instead of depending on the poor people to pay the taxes for it. >> reporter: developers with the baltimore hotel corporation insist none of the losses have been in cash. only on paper. that means so far, they have not used any taxpayer money to pay the bills. >> reporter: the $300 million spent on the hilton came in the form of fixed-rate bonds. the city says most of what is in the red is the result of depreciation will so what went wrong? planners say the recession means fewer conventions and lower room rates. they also point to an image problem. >> if their perception of baltimore is "the wire," we

need to correct that perception. >> reporter: still, there's hope. >> we're encouraged that things are starting to turn around. convention customers are giving us positive feedback about our destination. >> fact, we found plenty of them who hope the hilton will make the money to stay put. >> it's one of the nicer hiltons i've stayed in, and i stay in hiltons all the time. it would be a shame if they shut it down. >> reporter: developers admit, they have no idea if they might start making a profit. and if they don't start making enough to make a profit, they'll have to tap into city reserves. >> convention planners say baltimore is beating out cities like philadelphia and boston as a destination. it's really starting to feel like summer. a live look outside now. plenty of sun. and things will continue to heat up as we head into the holiday weekend. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams takes a look at the hurricane season. but first, bob is tracking live doppler radar. >> we have three clusters of

shower and thunderstorm activity in the region. the closest to our area is east of us, right along the mason- dixon line, between delaware. chestertown toward elkton. also, south of us, south of d.c., another batch of storms in northern virginia. they have been hit with like four days of storms. a third one out by cumberland, not real strong. but some stokes are going to be -- folkses are going to see some showers tonight. a little hard to tell. the stuff on the eastern shore has picked up a little in intensity. but it's moving rather quickly now, off to the north. quite a bit of stuff around galena, earlville. and the other stuff way out to the west. rather light. but the stuff in virginia is a little stronger. you'll have to watch that later on this evening, if it holds together. right now, we're at 79. ocean city at 70. oakland down to 68. clouds out there. and 81 over in washington. as you mentioned, tim now has a look at the latest hurricane forecasts that have come out. tim? >> reporter: well, the third of the three major predictions

centers has released its source, or actual predictions for the season. and that source is the federal government. noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric association has projected there will be nine to 15 named storms. and of those, four to eight of them will become hurricanes. of those, one to three will become major hurricanes. that will be category 3 or greater, with winds 103 miles per hour or more. in an average year, as you see to the far left of the screen, there are about 11 named storms through the course of a regular season. of those, six typically become hurricanes. and two of those usually are major storms. we've already had one, of course. alberto was just in the area, over the last few days. that has since raced out of the area. but we should remind you that the hurricane season for the atlantic basin starts next friday, june 1st and runs until november 30th. as for us, bob will have your first warning forecast coming up in a moment. back inside. the asthma and allergy

foundation is calling attention to a maryland bill just signed into law. maryland public schools will now have emergency doses of potentially life-saving epinephrine, on hand for children with food allergies. political reporter pat warren has more on what this means for families. >> reporter: safety first. >> is this hot? >> no. i checked it. it's okay. >> 4-year-old hugh ward has something in common with one in 13 children across the country, according to the journal of pediatrics. food allergies. they come on suddenly. and 16 to 18% of those children have had a reaction in school. >> i'm allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, grapes and wild corn. >> reporter: the general assembly has helped ease the minds of parents of school aged children by requiring maryland schools of keeping emergency supplies of epinephrine, the drug that counters allergic reactions, on hand. >> it is the first reaction at school. it's great for the kids that

are already diagnosed. but also helpful for those kids as well. >> reporter: in addition to her son, shanna has a 6-year-old in kindergarten who also has food allergies. >> you want everyone to be prepared and be ready if there were to be a reaction. >> reporter: ward cofounded a support group for families with allergies. >> whoo. high five. >> who can argue with wanting to protect kids and making sure that they're safe, that all of the kids are safe at school? i mean, who could argue with that? >> the addedded awareness for food allergy reactions in schools may have the benefit of encouraging other child care facilities to put emergency supplies in place. i'm pat warren reporting. now, back to you. >> now, the centers for disease control reported an 18% increase of school-aged children with food allergies in the 10 years between 1997 and 2007. we have breaking news to tell you about now. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a shooting in west baltimore. captain mike perry with more. mike? >> police called just moments ago, in the 2500 block of west

fayette street. this is in southwest baltimore. an adult male has been shot. we arrived on the scene just a few moments ago. paramedics are rendering assistance to the man who is lying next to a stoop at the end of the block in the 2500 block of west fayette. baltimore misare on the scene. they're cordoning off the area. no word on a suspect right now, or the seriousness of the shooting. am the am -- the victim will be transported to a local hospital. >> thank you very much, captain mike perry. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. receiving the message about texting and driving. i'm gigi barnett at fort meade. that story is next. >> i'm mike schuh, in pasadena. a 9-year-old boy here is bitten by a pit bull. i speak with the dog's owners. theirs is a family in crisis. they tell their story next. >> four decades in front of the classroom. i'm mary bubala. tonight, students say thank you to a teacher who has stood the test of time.

>> and ready for the weekend? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is mostly sunny and 79 degrees. right now, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a young boy, bitten by a pit bullet in anne arundel county. the child is now recovering from his wounds. but the family that owns the

dogs tells mike slew, the incident is thealatest in a series of problems. >> reporter: the helems family is in crisis. their electric is cut off. three years ago, they stopped paying on their house. a pending short sale is is avoid foreclosure. >> seem like everything is falling apart. well, it already fell apart. that's why we moved out and went to florida. >> her son is burning plastic off scav efnlged electrical wire. selling the copper gives them money to live. then, yesterday, this pit bull's offspring bit a 9-year- old boy. the dog, big boy, locked on. jas jason hit big boy's head eight times with a baseball bat. >> so you had to hit your own dog eight times with a baseball bat to get him to unclench. >> yes. sad but true. >> reporter: the boy was hospitalized. he was here with his mom, who was visiting. friends say he's doing okay. this is not the first problem caused by this family's pets.

here is neighbor lynn stern. >> because i used to be a walker in the early mornings. and one day, two summers ago, their dog came out, attacked me and bit me on my elbow. >> is this isolated? has it happened before? and we can proceed from there. but it's certainly under investigation now. >> reporter: big poi boy is being held at the animal shelter. and with all of their troubles, the helems want him back. >> the boy came over and he sniffed him the boy got all scared. and dogs can sense that. and as soon as my son jason said, big boy, come here. that's when he bit the kid. >> reporter: in pasadena, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> police are trying to determine if charges will be filed. a long-serving area teacher is recognized for her hard work. mary joins us now with her hard work. it is four decades in front of the classroom. tonight, that teacher is honored for her service to generations of stiewntzs. in 1969, a -- in 69, a teacher

named ms. white walked into the cathedral of mary our queen. and now she is closing her career. >> ms. white is cathedral. i graduated in '79. and i had her twice, in third and fifth grades. >> reporter: not only was paula harmon taught by ms. white. so were her two sons, jack and alex. >> she's a really committed teacher. she's been here for over 40 years. >> yeah, 43 years. >> i would call that commitment. >> all of my friends today still ask about ms. white. that's an incredible legacy. to ask 43 years later, is she still there? how is she doing? i can't think of any other teacher who has left such a great impression. >> ms. white's legacy is tied to a "time" magazine time line that she started in 1985. it leaves a lasting impression on students. >> "time" magazine. every friday, we would get a "time" magazine and read it in class. >> what are you going to police the most? >> it's got to be the kids.

of all ages. >> exactly. >> because they they have been the most fun to deal with. >> reporter: ms. white's last day is approaching. and she knows it is going to be tough to walk away from cathedral after all of these years. >> traditionally, all of the teachers walk to the crosswalk and wave goodbye. so for the last time, that will be quite a challenge. >> ms. white officially retires after 43 years on the last day of school, wednesday, june 6th. vic? >> well, mary, i wonder what she's going to do next. >> she actually said she was going to clean her house. >> okay. >> she said it has been so neglected after all of these years. >> well, she's been busy. thank you very much. nice story. >> woman after my own heart. get the house clean first. let's take a look at the weekend headed our way. right now, very pleasant, actually at 79. the dew point is pretty low at 62 degrees. humidity, 56%.

southeast winds at 10. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at the weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,

here's a live look outside right now. we have been asking for it, bob. and it's finally going to be here. >> it's reallies are a warm, beautiful day. a little warm, compared to

normal. but so far, it's been dry. not all that humid here. but there are showers around. take a quick look on the eastern shore there. the upper eastern shore. we have thunderstorm activity. once again, south of elkton, kent county and over there in cecil county. another batch down here in virginia. this stuff is moving to the north and northwest. may affect the area north and northwest of washington. this is about the fourth night in a row. prince william county. some spots here have had over 5 to 6 inches of rain, believe it or not. they had flooding issues. still some stuff down there. i think as soon as we lose the sun this evening, we'll lose some of that energy. it's quiet. may just stay that way, all night long. 79 here. 70, ocean city. 74, elkton. they did get to the low 80s before the rain is headed that way. and also a shower. 78, annapolis, kent island, and rock hall at 78. southeast winds now. tomorrow, more of a southerly

component. that's going to get us a few degrees from today and over the weekend. wind goes back more to the southwest. that will bump temperatures up even more. look how warm it is. 90 through memphis. this is really where the core of that heat is. it is moving generally to the ohio valley. to our north -- yeah, it's a lot cooler up north. bismarck, 60. and minneapolis, 59. minneapolis was in the 90s two days ago. there is cool air. looks like it's going to head across the great lakes. maybe towards new england. it will probably miss our region completely until maybe tuesday night. that's when we come this next front to go through it. that will cool us down. meantime, not a whole lot happening here in the east. except for some clouds in the bahamas. this could actually develop into a tropical system, maybe later in the weekend. there's a lot of flow of moisture here, coming from cuba and the caribbean area. in our part of the world, a few widely scattered, pop-up showers. not nearly the coverage we had

yesterday. but looks like we may have had just a widely scattered shower or thundershower friday, saturday, and sunday. to our north, it would be cooling down. we'll number the heat and humidity, all weekend long. so get out and take -- i mean, take care. we haven't seen this weather since last summer. southeast wind, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, close to 70. tonight, a thunderstorm in spots. widely scattered. and fog overnight. 62. 87 tomorrow. normal highs only 76. morning fog. and then partly cloudy in the afternoon. there could be a widely scattered shower. but that's going to be, as i said, very few and far between. >> okay. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. fire down below. flames erupt inside a u.s. marine. -- submarine. a potential breakthrough in the case of a child missing 30 years ago. >> also ahead, women are doing it for beauty, without knowing it could cause serious health

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it's 6:30. 79 degrees and sunny. hello, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a possible crack in a decades- old case. the disappearance of 6-year-old etan pates has changed the way the nation has searched for missing children. >> reporter: the nypd has announced a possible break in the disappearance of 6-year-old etan pates. the boy vanished exactly 33 years ago, on may 25th, 1979. and now, a man, named pedro hernandez is in custody. >> he alleges that he lured the boy, killed the boy, and disposed of the blood. -- the body. >> reporter: cbs correspondent john miller says it's unlikely that hernandez can lead them to etan's body. >> description of how and where

he disposed of the body, they say it does not appear that it was disposed of in such a way that it's going to be able to be recovered now. >> reporter: hernandez was arrested at his home near camden, new jersey. a woman who answered the door there, refused to talk to reporters. >> i said no comment. >> reporter: etan was last seen on this block, walking to the school bus alone for the first time. his disappearance rattles people here still. >> i used to see him pass by. but it was a very sad case. >> reporter: tom pryor was a boy when etan vanished. >> i remembered all of the parents where i lived were making sure their kids didn't go out. and everybody was sort of freaking out about it. >> reporter: etan's parents still lived down the block from where he disapore peer -- disappeared ask have kept the same phone number, in case their son ever tried to call. >> etan was one of the first

children to appear on the side of a milk carton for a missing child alert. this led to may 25th being known as national missing children's day. tonight, investigators are trying to figure out what happened. mary is in the newsroom with more on this incident. >> reporter: the fire is now out. and they are waiting for the subto cool down. the flames were kept away from the nuclear propulsion room, but caused extensive damage elsewhere. several 5 fighters and crewmembers were -- firefighters and crewmembers were hurt, but not seriously. crews will be able to assess the damage. however, experts doubt the sub will ever be back in service. vic? >> actually, it's me, mary. no live weapons are currently on the sub. a home -- >> a home invasion escalated into murder in a home in waverly. a teenage daughter was traumatized in the attack. >> reporter: detectives were

still working the crime scene this afternoon in the 3300 block of one of ther wald avenue in waverly. but it started wednesday night, just before 9:00, with a call for help, after shots were heard. police found 35-year-old tevan frederick dead, with multiple gunshot wounds to his head. his distraught teenage daughter was also there. >> unfortunately, the victim's daughter was present in the location and she called 911. >> reporter: police say it began at the back of the house. >> there were several individuals who broke into the rear of the residence. there were signs of a struggle inside the home. >> reporter: according to our media partner, the baltimore sun, that struggle went from room to room, leaving furniture smashed. there are only a dozen homes on this block. the few people who answered their doors declined to answer questions. >> off camera, people told me people are afraid to talk because of an active drug trade in the area. as to whether drugs were involved in the murder -- >> we don't have any motive at this time. >> reporter: but according to court records, tevan has had

drug convictions in the past and he may have known his attackers. >> whether that buys peace of mind in the neighborhood or not is another matter. >> the victim's daughter was not injured in the attack. suspects remain unknown and at large. an unusual accident snarls midafternoon traffic at the fort mchenry toll plaza. you can see, the truck got stuck in one of the toll lanes. it caused a backup for traffic going southbound on interstate 95. but things are back to normal tonight. a new poll shows same-sex marriage is gaining support among maryland voters. the public policy shows 54% would vote in favor of same-sex marriage if it was on the ballot this fall, while 37% would vote against. this is a 12-point swing. experts say it is likely due to growing african american support. they are looking at the figures and putting their lives at risk.

mike hellgren uncovers the dangers women face in their pursuit of killer curves. we want to warn you, some of the images you'll see are disturbing. >> jennifer, for in style. >> reporter: the look can be a killer. a surprising number of women are turning to elicit, back- alley fake doctors to get that shape. >> it's pressure now from hollywood. >> reporter: at underground parties up and down the east coast, they're being injected with industrial-grade silicone in their buttocks for those hollywood curves. but the unsuspecting never realize the danger. >> you don't even think about the side effects. >> reporter: many are left with disfigured bodies, even organs that shut down as the silicone spreads through their blood stream, it can turn deadly. >> did you know what was being injected in your body? >> no, i did not. and we still don't know what it

is. >> reporter: this woman from baltimore asked wjz to conceal her identity. she's gone through numerous surgeries to repair her damaged skin, after many injections. >> it was scar tissue that started to build, around the silicone. >> i almost went into a deep depression over this. because i felt like i did this to myself. i do feel like i'm one of the lucky ones. >> reporter: she is. a friend who was a dancer on the block in baltimore, nearly died after silicone spread to her lungs. and that led the feds, including the fda and the u.s. attorney in maryland to take an aggressive stance. they brought down kimberly insteadly in a spring operation. federal investigator says smedley was raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars, injecting women with silicone in hotel rooms around maryland. >> you can't just buy silicone at your local hardware store and inject it into a person's body. >> the type of silicone injected in the dancer was only supposed to be used for furniture polish and

participate. >> some of these injectors are mixing silicone with motor oil. >> reporter: many turn to the doctor when things go wrong. >> you have to take out the fat and sometimes muscle and skins. i'm seeing four or five every week with problems. >> i have seen where the entire buttock skin has turned to leather. i mean, literally, black, hard, leather. >> reporter: he talks about the pumping parties in hotels. >> it's like a cult. they have to be invited to come to these parties. and they move from hotel to health, and city to city. so sometimes they're not even easy to track down. >> reporter: a risky business that remains lucrative, as a group of women are looking to get it cheap. >> they're irresponsible. they're greedy. it's like attempted murder to me. >> reporter: mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> kimberly smedley will be sentenced in july for her role

in these illegal injections. she faces a maximum of five years in prison and a quarter million dollars in fines. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a report on ocean city's preparations for this weekend's kickoff for the summer season. preview of this weekend's men's and women's lacrosse final fours. and the guide to the maryland death fest, fast becoming one of america's biggest metal music festivals. for all of these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. tributes are coming in tonight to lieutenant commander wesley brown. the first african american to graduate from the naval academy. brown entered the naval academy in 1945 and graduated in the top half of his class in 1949. a veteran of world war 2, korean war and vietnam. brown had a building named after him. he was 85 years old. still to come.

play time goes too far. a little boy put inside a washing machine. will prosecutors press charges? >> i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. we'll look at the warmup this weekend. and my first warning five-day forecast. >> and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,,,,

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everyone grows with miracle-gro. it's a terrifying flight. one ofdoors of the plane comes falling off. it landed in the middle of a golf course, south of fort lauderdale. the plane did manage to land safely. no one was hurt. and the faa is investigating. the mother of a toddler who became stuck in a washing machine, wantss toess press charges. surveillance video shows a man putting the child in a washing machine. the boy's mother said her son was in the care of a babysitter and her male friend. the mother is now calling for that man to be charged. but new jersey prosecutors say it was just a mistake. experts say texting while driving can be as dangerous as drunk driving. it's message the militariments

service members at fort meade to receive. gigi barnett has the story. >> reporter: as a rule, army private mar kia private doesn't send text messages while she drives. but sometimes, she'll pick up the phone and text. >> my husband will say, are you on your way home? and i'll say yes. or i'll text my mom and say, oh, i'm on my way. >> reporter: and after stepping into this texting while driving simulator. she was convicted of manslaughter. >> i feel so bad. because it was a stoplight and i didn't see it. that's how i killed someone. >> try to type in i am driving. >> reporter: the simulator is part of safety day at fort meade. the message for them, put down the phone and spare lives. >> i woantsdz be doing that anymore. >> four out of every five accidents nationwide are caused by distracted driving. and experts say texting is dangerous. >> studies have shown people's

stopping distance is about four times that of a drunk driver. so it's as least as dangerous as drunk driving. if a person makes a regular habit of it, there is a 100% chance they will end up in an accident. >> adding to the thousands who die every year nationwide, due to distracted driving. >> about 89% of americans on cell phones. it is illegal to text and drive here in maryland. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. it appears, there's a huge break in the case of a little boy who vanish said 33 years ago. what we've learned about the man now in custody. tonight, on the cbs evening news. thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,

it's only into may. but it's really feeling like it's already here. live look outside right now. a steamy spring evening. bob turk in the updated forecast. first, here's time.

-- tim. >> it's going to get warm here starting tomorrow. now we'll start a run. starting around 63. we'll top out in the mid- to upper 80s tomorrow, with a good bit of sunshine. and overnight lows back into the 60s. for the increase five days, including the memorial day holiday weekend, we send it in to bob. >> now, tonight, it's pretty comfortable. this weekend, it's going to get pretty hot. 87 tomorrow. 90, 92, 88 on tuesday. late in the day, another chance of some storms as the front comes through. it will cool off after that. but you can see, temperatures running way above our average high, which is only around 76. take a look at the ocean city forecast. you want to be cool, heading down to the beach. only around 70, to the low 70s. maybe a thundershower on sunday. but a slim chance. water temperature, speaking of chilly. only 63 degrees. denise? >> all right. they're starting the ocean city forecast. summer must be here. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. brian roberts is battling back from injury.

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fingers crossed for a veteran oriole. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> it's been a good season for the o's. they could get better with one

of the players if he makes it back. they'll make it to kansasy city who comes to town tomorrow. but it is a work day. bay sox lineup tonight. he's attempting to work his way back to the big leagues. last night, in buoy, roberts played in a game for the first time in more than a year. he's been out of action while dealing with headaches and dizziness, due to concussion symptoms. played a few innings at second base. batted twice. and both times, he drew a walk. and he did this dash from first to home to score on a hit. all of this activity, critical to his recovery, if he can do it without suffering from further symptoms. he talked about being back, playing baseball. >> exietszing, fun. exciting, fun. you just realize how much you enjoy playing baseball. and how fortunate and blessed to be able to do it for this long to begin with. hope being to have the opportunity to continue to do

it. >> roberts will play 20 games, with the goal of possibly returning to the big league lineup in june. orioles held their first mini camp practice. chance for the rookies and newly acquired players to work out with some of the veterans. starting quarterback joe flacco is only veteran in camp this week. in each of his previous four seasons, he's helped lead the ravens to the play-offs. the most recent run ended with sudden disappointment. the afc title in new england which kept the ravens from moving to the super bowl. but they're moving forward for a new year. >> obviously it hurts and stings. but you have to get back out of here. we're all tough guys and understand that that kind of thing happens sometimes. i think time is one thing. and then getting back out here and running around. and realizing that auto not the end of the world. >> it was a tough loss. a catch, field goal, whatever.

we were that away from the super bowl. >> now you have to prove to a lot of people that we can do the same thing again. but end up in the super bowl. >> the ravens will reconvene for another mini camp. >> top seed loyola will take on notre dame in one semifinal. maryland against duke and the other. both games in boston. the terps storm into the final four. over the number 2 seed, johns hopkin. that after maryland upset lehigh in the first round. terps may be unseated. considered an underdog by some. and they're regular tournament contenders. it is what they expect. >> i only came in -- for one reason. we're going for that goal. once we get up there, we're glad to be there and have fun. we just want to be up there, get the business and win a few games. we're only guaranteed one game right now. >> maryland meets duke in boston, saturday at 5:00. that will follow the notre dame

loyola semifinal. >> thank you, mark. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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