. this is wjztv, wjzhd baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. city scandal, emt reports the skids are cheating on their tests. and what's being done about it. there are serious questions surrounding the baltimore fire department after students are caught cheating on their tests. explains it's a scandal that could put your safety in jeopardy. >> tonight all ems training at the fire academy has been temporarily suspended by the fire chief who calls this a serious mistake by a few that tarnishes the reputation of hundreds of men and women in his department. when lives are on the line, knowledge matters. that's why fire paramedics must pass state testing. but a state agency found what amounts to cheating. they say a recent class of about 20 baltimore city cadets had a copy of the test in advance. >> from what i understand they had taken the test already and one of the state examiners found a test, supposed to have been a confidential test out in the open and from there they launched an investigation. >> reporter: the testing took place in northwest baltimore. the chief says he does not know whether cadets or instructors were to blame. in fact the office is already conducting a full investigation during which all ems training has temporarily been suspended. mayor troubled by the allegations. >> cheating from any city worker will not be tolerated and it's unbecoming a member of our fire department. i support the chief suspending training while we do this investigation. >> we want to make sure they can pass any test the state wants to give us. we're certainly going to do that. >> reporter: none of the cadets involved have been put out on the streets yet. meanwhile the city says their investigation will take up to two weeks. the president of the firefighters union had no comment for this story. derrick, thank you. the festing for -- testing for paramedics is overseen by the emergency. surrounding those infamous calls -- accused of trying to keep african american voters from going to the polls. both pleaded not guilty. >> was there in any way an effort to discredit african american voters? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: stopped to -- he says this phone message was no dirty political >> the state prosecutors and the attorney general of the united states should reach -- the speech clause in the constitution says that political speech is free. >> reporter: was working for former democratic. >> this is something by ben karden, o'malley, just to punish people. >> reporter: another campaign aid pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say he wanted to could confuse and frustrate african american voters. >> i'm very confident in taking this case. >> reporter: a grand jury indicted hanson and -- but not. >> no law was violated. find it. nothing in that call was not true. >> reporter: in the past, henson has worked on a number of campaigns for democrats. mike halgren, wjz. the judge set the trial date for september 22nd. a police pursuit begins at baltimore city but ends inside the mall. you can see at one point a city officer ended running off into the median of the bw parkway. police say that the suspect tried to ram the officer. police say he started running after officers spotted him during a drug deal. he went all the way to the mall where an officer arrested him inside a clothing store. baltimore police still haven't charged anyone with that crash that killed a innocent man. you can see the damage to both the victim's van and the -- were badly damaged. police say someone driving a stolen mercedes slammed into the van. a new twist in the telephone hacking. there's now a death connected with the scandal. the new development comes a day before rupert mor dock is set to appear. >> reporter: will likely face tough questions from lawmakers. brooks was arrested over the weekend and released under bail. >> she is not guilty. >> reporter: a second top law enforcement official stepped down monday. john yates decided in 2009 not to reopen an investigation into illegal phone hacking at the news of the world. >> i have acted with complete integrity and my conscious is clear. >> reporter: in another case a top whistle blower was found dead alt his home in watt ford. police say his death is unexplained but not suspicious. the fall out has reached all the way to downing street. he's reassuring the public of a fair investigation. >> the inquire emuy -- inquirey must go beyond. hackers also at the. wire getting closer to d- day and that -- over the nation's debt limit and that apparently is make ago lot of americans mad. show that 48% do not approve of how handling the negotiations. do not like how republicans are handling the talks. they have until august 2nd to agree on a plan. a debate over a new study when a grandparent is driving rather than their own parents. live along the belt way explains the results. >> reporter: a new study says grandchildren are much safer with their grandparents out on the road. >> grandparents love their grandchildren. >> grandparents tend to be overly protective of their grandchildren. >> reporter: show that grandparents are safe drivers. previous data shows that older drivers are involved in more crashes. but if children are with them the rate of injury are lower. determine that the child's injury were 50% lower than if with their parents. >> i'm not surprised to hear that. i think if the grandparents are put in a position to have to accept that responsibility. they take it on. >> reporter: were taken from 2003 to 2007. 15 states were analyzed and involves 12,000 children. overall 1.5% of children were hurt riding with their apartments, a -- parents, a 33% lower risk. >> they don't have to worry about texting or calling. just get in the car and buckle up. >> reporter: the average age, 58 years old. so apparently when it comes to grand parents and their grandchildren, they are in good hands. the study also noted that trips in the car with grandchildren might be more quality time than running errands. bringing down the house, a rock concert ends with an encore no one expected. the video next. >> it seemed like a regular party. didn't expect anything like that. a teenager accused of throwing a party in the middle of a murder scene while his guests had no idea. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete forecast coming up next. complete can coverage continues with sports with mark viviano. it's wj,,,,,, [ bailiff ] fee court is now in session. come on out, guys. the jury has reached its decision. now, you guys found the other airline guilty of charging a 150-dollar change fee. you bet! southwest would never do that. and that was after she changed her flight and paid the difference in airfare. that other airline treated her wrong. she was understandably upset. well, who can afford a 150-dollar change fee? 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[ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. it is 82 degrees, mainly clear in central maryland right now. a violent thunderstorm causes major damage at a festival. fortunately the band, cheap trick was able to exit just before the storm hit. police say none of the injuries were serious. the skies over phoenix turned ominous this evening as large amounts of sand hit. caused power outages and flight delays. a florida teenager is arrested after throwing a house party while the bluing unked -- plunge they say 60 people then came to a party. neighbors can't believe what happened. >> it's not something a normal person would do. first off, kill your parents, and second of all, have a party. >> reporter: police say they found the bodies covered up and the murder weapon was in between them. he is being held without bond at a juvenile detention strap. a strong connection is discovered between brain injury and dementiona. the support's earlier studies that made the connection between the traumatic brain injury and a loss. dementiona -- dementia and her mission to help other players. >> reporter: john mackey took the hard knocks. took the colts to the super bowl. took the titans -- tight end position to a whole new level and now taking care of other battered players. >> he's leaving another legacy that he will never know about. >> even though john just died, sylvia mackey and the world loved number 88. >> if someone says to you, sylvia, what did your husband die of. >> frontal caused by too many hits in football. >> you are convinced of that? >> i am more and more. >> one of sylvia's most cherished memories is watching him being inducted into the hall of fame. but the game john loved so much had caused the disease that would destroy him. >> everybody knew that he had he had dementia. this is just the hall of fame, how many others outside of this small knit fraternity have this horrible disease and that's when it dawned on me, there's got to be a common denominator. >> people in power listened and the 88 plan was born. the plan now provides up to $88,000 a year to retired players diagnosed with dementia. to date the plan that given 166 players $12.7 million. >> the player himself doesn't know it but the ripple effect from the family of how much better it makes life for them. >> reporter: do you see yourself assort of the face and voice of this issue because you were the first wife to be so vocal and open about it. >> i want to be because i know how much it helped me to come out right away, i would like to help others be able to do that. i'm proud of his legacy and he would be even prouder of the legacy he doesn't know about. the nfl is trying to decrease head injuries with research into better helmets and better diagnosis. with more you can go to our website at wjz.com. the shuttle atlantis is heading home. the small american flag from the first shuttle flight was placed on the hatch. the crew also left a commemorative -- the final flight is due to land at cape canaveral on friday. make news for the newest crime fighter e he is a chihuahua. here's surveillance video to prove it. you see him barking and then nipping at their ankles. pack o'owner said he's thinking of getting him a. >> they can be terrific. i have two little ones, you know, and they are the best -- they have the best hearing of any dog, it's amazing. >> reporter: okay. >> let's take a look at some hot weather this week, hotter than a chihuahua. hotter than the weather in chihuahua. 82 right now. a very warm night. southwest winds at 6. the barometer is holding steady. air temperature 82 here. 82 in al tay. 70 in oakland. they had some showers as well. 69 dewpoint. hopefully the dewpoint stays below 70. it looks like it will by the ends of the week with even warmer temperatures, it's going to be miserable. 83 in an annapolis. the average is 88. right now southwest wind in the region keeps us in that warm humid air. there is a font, a weak cool front, just a boundary line somewhat dryer up in canada. there were some showers tonight. and there's still a front to our north so the front may just kick up a shower across the region. they will be widely scattered. behind it may be a little dryer for wednesday and right after that things go back to normal. the heat comes right across our region. so thursday, friday, and into the weekend, really hot temperatures. humid this afternoon. the heat index was up to 112 degrees. we might get that bad. winds 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 80 degrees. chance of a shower possibly. hopefully we'll get one to cool you down. 94 on wednesday. 98, some spots will definitely get to the century mark by the end of the week. starting at 4:55 your first warning forecast. bombs bursting in air. mark has highlights in the battle with boston coming up battle with boston coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @@ a lot of red sox fans. is it rivalry if one team always wins in they are tired of getting bullied by the red sox. when i asked manager about the significance of standing up to a team like boston. he said, all that matters is playing better baseball. he's agreed to stay around for 3 more seasons. contracts finalized today. but pitching is the os problem. bad debut. sends one over with the bases loaded. 2 runs scored. the sox explode. they beat the os. the os have lost 7 straight to the red sox. good news, owners with nfl and players and all indications point to a settlement this week. players will huddle on wednesday. the league will be back in business by friday if no snags arise. greeted by fans in times square a day after that stunning loss to japan. soccer fans tuned in. espn said baltimore had higher ratings for this game than any other city. we cared but unfortunately the result wasn't changed. here's something to chew on before you go to bed. a woman shows all her ,,,,,,,,,, anchts men asking -- a menacing looking individual is making his way across australia. hoping to raise $50,000 for a children's charity. so may the force be with him. a woman finds a unique way to tow a vehicle, she does it with her teeth. actually this truck was a light work out for her. she's already towed an airplane and even a ship. and this taring -- her next target is a loco,,,, ♪ whoa, whoa! 10:00 and 2:00, buddy. eyes on the road, right? 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