it. mcclusky was lying on a sleeping bag outside and tried to run for the tent. >> he had made a statement that he had gotten to the tent. that there was a gun there, and that he would have killed the officers involved. >> reporter: he was in prison for attempted second-degree murder, escaped last month. officials say welsh helped from the outside by throwing cutters over the fence. police believe the others went to new mexico, where they are linked to a double murder. the bodies of an elderly couple were found inside a burned-out camper. a few days later, tracy province was captured. but a park ranger spotted a suspect's vehicle hidden in the woods. mcclusky even talked to the ranger. a decision he apparently regrets. >> he also estated that -- stated that he should have killed the forest ranger when he had the opportunity to. >> reporter: the couple consider themselves a modern- day bonnie and clyde. investigators are searching the campsite where they were caught, linking them to evidence of any crimes. kendis gibson, wjz eyewitness news. >> shocking news from baltimore county today, a woman's body found in a burning home. now police say she was murdered. suzanne collins is in the newsroom with more on this crime. >> reporter: 19-year-old jeremy richards faces the death penalty for the murder of 81- year-old miniie pearl robinson. once firefighters got inside the home, they found robinson's body near the front door. police say richards who lives next door, confessed to killing robinson. they say the motive was robbery. he stole about 20 bucks from her purse. richards is being held without bail. police say the victim had facial fractures, consistent with blunt force trauma. mary, back to you. >> new at 5:00, inside this murder next door. wjz speaks to family and friends. an update today to a sad story we first brought you as breaking news yesterday. a young boy, struck by a car, has died. police say 12-year-old joshua blackwell was riding with friends in northwest baltimore, when he apparently ran a stopsign and lost control. he then collided with an suv near windsor mill. the driver of the suv will not be charged. another child is hospitalized. and police are looking for the person who shot. this is just one of a string of violent crimes in the city that police are promising a crackdown. and now they are canvassing the east baltimore area, where they are looking for witnesses, as well as the suspect. >> reporter: two overnight shootings in baltimore prompt the suspect by city detectives n. one of the cases, gunfire struck a 10-year-old in the hand. police say the shooter walked up the boy's front porch and opened fire. the child is expected to be okay. but who the suspect is, is a mystery. so far, in the last 30 days, city police have tracked 31 shootings in baltimore. 14 of them are fatal. and police have a plan to crack down. >> we need to try to figure out if these acts of violence are related. and in cases like last night, when you had an aggravated assault with a gun, before that turns into a homicide, we need to make sure we get deployment in that area, make sure officers are saturated, talking to people, and really feeling the pressure of police. >> reporter: in the last month, police have seen at least 31 violent gun crimes. that's at least one a day. but what police say is that the number of overall shootings is down from last year to this year. mary, back to you. >> all right, gigi. thank you. wjz is following the investigation into the crime. we'll have the latest coming up at 5:00. well, the naval career of a local astronaut caught up in a very bizarre and very public love triangle may be over. pat is in the newsroom with developments on one-time maryland resident lisa nowak. >> they said she should be less than honorably discharged and have her rank reduced. she was arrested after making a 900-mile drive from houston to orlando to confront a romantic rival. soon after, she was fired as an astronaut for nasa and reassigned to corpus christi. she attended the naval academy in annapolis. she pleaded guilty to misdemeanor. a second egg producer in iowa issues a recall today that involves 14 states. two were distributed under the names hillendale farms, sunny farms and sunny meadow, may be contaminated with salmonella. earlier this week, wright county egg issued a nationwide recall of its airg toss $ -- its eggs to $380 million. two businesses are in trouble with the city health department today for selling jewelry that contains lead. rainbow kids and the young world store are being cited for selling the children's jewelry. excess lead can impair development and even cause death. in 2008, the consumer product safety commission issued new stringent standards for retailers who sell children's products. more and more people are suffering from poison ivy this summer. randall pinkston reports for wjz on why the number of cases of skyrocketing. >> reporter: this year is one of the worst poison ivy seasons in decades. >> i had a lot of blisters. >> reporter: he got poison ivy after working in his yard. carol bratman got the itchy red welts after helping in her daughter's yard. >> it's the kind of thing that you really want to, like, rip your skin off of your body. it gets that itchy sometimes. >> reporter: no one is sure why it's so bad this year. one theory is the bad winter killed off a lot of plants, creating more room for the ivy to grow. another theory is more people are staying home in this tough economy, spending time in their backyards. dermatologist says she's seen 10 cases within two days. >> i'm getting calls morning and night. can you schedule, i'm breaking out? >> it always grows in clusters of three. so as the saying goes, leave the three, let it be. >> reporter: if you wash the oil off within the first 30 minutes of exposure, you can prevent an outbreak. but it's better to avoid contact altogether, by wearing protective clothes. >> they say you shouldn't wear short pants around poison ivy. >> i learned my lesson the hard way. >> reporter: poison ivy stays potent on objects like clothes or shoes for a long time. make sure you wash them. otherwise, you could get a reaction months later. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> you also need to be careful around your pets. poison ivy doesn't seem to affect them. but they can get it on their fur and give it to you when you pet them. it is another hot day outside. temperatures in the low 90s. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to sharon in just a second. but we'll head over to meteorologist tim williams with the updated numbers from first warning weather. hey, tim. happy friday to you. >> it has definitely been a warm day. another day in the 90s, as we continue to stack these 90s up. we are approaching a record year. we're on the way. and we still have another one possibly in the works for this weekend. take a lack at first warn -- look at first warning doppler radar. 90 degrees. and 65% relative humidity. we have activity to the west. that is going to eventually start to approach. as it does, we'll start to see a better chance of showers by the weekend. between now and late on sunday, we have a pretty nice weekend shaping up. we'll talk about that in your complete updated first warning forecast here in a moment. we're going to go out to sharon gibala. she's at wjz traffic control, watching the roads for us on this friday. how are you? >> i'm good. i wish i could say the commute was asked go -- asked go. woo -- as good. we have a tough one. 83 is closed. approaching maryland line. all traffic there must detour onto york road. meanwhile, the vehicle fire, closed at reese road. take 295 instead. 95 northbound, approaching the beltway. we have an accident there. another one in west friendship, northbound 32 at i-70. ellicott city, a crash at columbia pike. one in rosedale, philadelphia road. a few in the city. some include harford, east chafin. 95 northbound slow from eastern avenue to the beltway. four minutes there. there's a look at your drive times and the speeds on the beltway. slower spots. 32 miles an hour with a 19- minute drive time. there's a live look at the west side at wilkens avenue. there is a look at 50. this is what you could say was the calm before the storm on 50 eastbound, just past 97. you're going to start the jam that will continue to the eastbound lanes. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. hurry in and try any new breakfast sandwich. like the western egg white melt. get freshly brewed seattle's best coffee. >> all right, sharon. thank you. a broken rail is what caused the csx train to go off the tracks early ther month inside the howard street tunnel. 13 of 75 cars jumped the tracks on august 5th. some were carrying hazardous materials. the incident caused a few traffic detours. no one was hurt. this is the same tunnel where nine years ago, a more serious derailment led to a chemical fire that led to a destruction for nearly eight weeks. furious flooding in china sends train cars toppling into the rivers. not-so-friendly facebook. a woman loses her job because of her postings. find out what she said. school about to start. baltimore county principals get a lesson on what's to come next year. i'm andrea fujii. that story just ahead on eyewitness news. and it's friday. i think i've said it now four or five times in this newscast. it is a warm afternoon out there. meteorologist tim williams has your forecast when we come back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, air plane in florida makes an upside-down landing. pris say the pilot radioed the engine tower that he wanted to make a landing. he was cleared to land but on his roof. a teacher in massachusetts is forced to resign after parents see comments she made on facebook. she expressed her feelings on a wall that she thought could only be seen by 50 friends. the teacher described the students as germ bags. she called parents arrogant and snobby and said she was not looking forward to another year at this school. after parents spoke out, parents asked her to resign. she blames it on a lack of privacy on facebook. principals get a lesson on this year's academic goals. andrea fujii tells us what new challenges they face. >> reporter: 700 baltimore county school leaders gather to learn about priorities for 2010. >> it's more than a pep talk. this is just a tone setting for the year. and we'll continue to do the work that we're doing. >> i think today really brought the sense of cohesiveness and what we need to do to get to the next level. >> reporter: baltimore county's graduation rate is 86%. and 68% for african american males. the highest in the country for a large district. half of the county's high schools, including right here at perry hall, were named on "newsweek's" list of top high schools in the country. >> reporter: but the superintendent wants principals to set expectations even higher. >> we want you to continue the progress we have in place in terms of preparing our students for high school assessment. >> always looking at every one of them, making sure that no kids fall through the cracks. >> reporter: tight curriculum are some of the biggest obstacles this year. >> we're looking at being more efficient in our resources. >> i'm anticipating a very challenging year in my school in particular, with infusing technology into the curriculum. >> these school leaders say they are excited for sum tore come to a-- summer to come to a close. >> andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> i cannot building it's the end of summer already. a rough end of the rough week on wall street. there are still some serious concerns about the economic recovery. the dow is down 58 points. s&p dipped four points. nasdaq was up less than a point for the week. let's go to new york right now, where manuel gallegus has tonight's cbs money watch update. wall street is struggling to end the week on a higher note. the stock market has been on the down side for seven out of the past nine trading days. as investors worry whether the economy is stuck in a rut. . solid results for the technology industry are enough to spark enthusiasm. it is up 16% in the last quarter as companies spent more on technology. but at the same time, consumer demand for p.c.s was no better than last year. hewlett packard saw a similar trend. companies are stocking up on computer and printer ink, boosting earnings. the company said consumers remain cautious. the obama administration wants to turn around the housing crisis. but nearly half of the homeowners who signed up for the government's mortgage relief program have dropped out. some of those people failed to qualify. others never finished the paperwork. analysts worry the cases could lead to more foreclosures in the second half of the year. as summer winds down, it's already time to think about flu shots. major drug store chains, including walgreens walgreens and rite aid are offering vaccinations, which are becoming an important source of revenue. it will cost between $25 to $30. for more news, stay with cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm manuel gallegus. some new studies show that the moon is, indeed, shrinking. but don't worry. it won't be disappearing any time soon. research shows that cracks around the moon's crust has cooled the interior, meaning the surface has shrunk. but it is such a small change, you can't even notice it by looking at it. and it only took a billion years or so for it to happen. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news, jet line threats. the late evaluate from -- latest from the tsa on the phone call that grounded an american airlines flight from san francisco to new york. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a small force with a big job. that story as eyewitness news continues. lots of sunshine. temperature mostly in the low 90s. get your updated first warning forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was a typical august day out there, tim. a little hot and steamy. but not bad. >> not unexpected, based on what we've had so far this sab woo had a pretty nice day as mary said. what you might expect for the dog days of august. not too bad. not too oppressive. relative humidity at 42%. winds currently now at 8 miles per hour. and that is not a bad direction to be coming in. we're looking at a light breeze that is not so hot and not so sticky. we've had wind come -- and air coming from the south. and that has helped to boost our temperatures. not the case for now. temperatures ranging from just around 81 in oakland. 81 on the shore. delightful down there, where the surf is now just around 75 degrees or so. 90 in elkton. and 92 in d.c. and in hagerstown. up and down that 270 corridor. we have had the winds coming in from the southwest. and still a bit of a westerly flow across d.c. but again, that northerly component is what we're seeing across much of western maryland. and these temperatures, dew points up in the moderate range. creating two things. one is the heat index. still just a little higher than the actual temperature. we're looking at 92. we've also had those problems with pollution levels. the department of the environment has issued for all day today, a code orange air quality alert. that's in effect through tonight. we'll start to lose the heat of the day. but these pollution levels kind of bake and cook. the ozone in the atmosphere get a little worse as the temperatures stay high. again, if you are part. sensitive group with respiratory issues, take heed the rest of this afternoon. we're looking at this front coming from the west. that will be here by the end of the weekend. by sunday afternoon, into the evening, we are expecting a front to move on through that will bring a chance of thundershowers and showers that am linger right into monday and potentially even tuesday. until then, high pressure is in control. high is going to ease off to the east. as it does, it will allow for more warm air to stay in place. right now, we're dealing with 90 degrees. the low moves on in. we'll also start to see a bit of an influx of moisture coming in off the ocean. until then, we have a pretty nice weekend shaping up. your sunset today is at 7:54. no advisories on the bay. mainly clear. average now is 63. tomorrow, 88 degrees. mostly sunny. and slightly more humid. a pretty nice weekend heading into saturday and sunday. >> that sounds good, tim. we like it. thank you. don't miss tonight's seeks primetime lineup at 10:00. it's flashpoint, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. i'm katie couric, reporting from kabul. it would rule. -- taliban rule. more are seeking education and employment. now, with the taliban making a comeback, they're under attack again. on our way to school. this 18-year-old had acid thrown on her face. >> because i want to learn. i want to get educated. i want to do something for myself. they threw acid last time. if they hit me with bullets, i will not stop. i'll go to school. >> reporter: we continue our special coverage of afghanistan, the road ahead. >> that's tonight, on the cbs evening news. secondhand smoke. researchers know how it affects your body. how how -- but how does it affect your genes? healthwatch coming up. invisible danger. the shocking news from scientists about just how much oil is left in the gulf. and middle east peace talks resumes. planning to get both sides back to the table. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denen,,,,,,,,,, where can you find ingredients like... 100% angus beef, hickory-smoked bacon, red onions, swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms? where else but mcdonald's? the mcdonald's angus third pounders. that's what we're made of. ♪ ba da ba ba ba you love at a price you chcan afford without haggling.s carmax is the smart choice because all carmax cars come with comprehensive inspections, thorough reconditioning and guaranteed quality. it is 4:29. nea 90 degrees and partly cloudy. i'm denise koch. and here's what people are talking about. after a 20-month break, israeli and palestinian leaders are ready to return to the table and talk. the obama administration has invited them to d.c. for face- to-face discussion. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is inviting them for a round of face-to-face peace talks. >> it is important that actions by all sides help to advance our efforts, not hinder it. >> reporter: president obama will host israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president abbas. they will begin talks with secretary clinton, their first direct meeting in almost two years. the u.s. coming into the talks with two goals. >> two states, living in peace. >> they have to work out where the borders between those who states would lie. israel is looking for security guarantees. and the palestinians want israelis to stop building settlements in disputed territories. >> reporter: the obama administration says the only way to move forward with those issues is to set a deadline. they want an agreement. >> secretary clinton says she know its won't be easy. >> the enemies of peace will keep trying to defeat us and to derail these talks. >> reporter: the hard line palestinian ham mas movement has already rejected the talks. both palestinian president abbas and israeli president netanyahu say they'll be there. both have met separately with president obama this year. the white house hopes a face-to- face session will move the peace process forward. joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >> now, the president of egypt, and jordan's king abdullah will also attend the talks. both of those nations from peace deals with israel. amazing video out of china today, where record flooding continues to ravage that nation and other parts of asia. mary is in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: at least 2,000 people have been killed by flooding in china so far. take a look at the video. the floods destroyed a section of a railway bridge. and two carriages tumble into floodwater. in this case, no one was killed. the trains were safely evacuated before the collapse. large parts of china have been hit by torrential rains and mudslides this year. the storms have caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. denise, back to you. >> entire villages have been washed away in some parts of china. what was supposed to be a coast-to-coast flight, turned into a day on the ground for more than 150 passengers against a jet in san francisco, bound for new york. kendis gibson has more from los angeles on what happened. it was a scare before american airlines flight 24 had a chance to take to the air thursday morning in san francisco. the new york-bound flight was grounded on the runway, as it was preparing for takeoff. >> what the gate agent told me this morning was the delay because the first officer was coming up from l.a. so maybe that was it. >> did they ever tell you what kind of threat or anything like that? >> no. >> turns out someone phoned in a threat about the flight. >> today, earlier, we had an incident at the airport here. it haved -- involved a telephone call from an outside law enforcementforcement agency. that call was about american airlines flight 24. someone made a verbal threat. >> reporter: the plane was moved to an isolated area on the tarmac out of what the tsa called an abundance of caution. the fbi and tsa determined the threat was not credible after several hours of investigation while passengers waited and waited. >> it was a little tense because it was quiet. but everybody was calm. and everybody handled themselves really well. >> a man and a woman were escorted off the airliner in handcuffs but were later cleared. the rest of the passengers and crew were taken off the plane and loaded onto buses. then sent through security again. the flight was eventually canceled, but not before causing delays at the airport. and big headaches for passengers. there were no arrests. kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >> now, the couple that was taken off the plane say they are upset. but they add that authorities were just doing their jobs. there are new reports this evening that there is a large amount of oil still in the gulf despite assurances from bp and the government that most of it has been cleaned up. according to marine scientists at the university of georgia, there is a huge stream of oil far below the surface. most of it is so small, it can't be seen by the naked eye, and will likely linger for months. baseball fans continue to talk about the indictment of baseball star roger clemens today. he is accused of lying to congress about steroid use. >> reporter: a grand jury has indicted baseball great roger clemens, charging him with lying to congress about using steroids. back in 2008, one of the sport's best pitchers went before a house committee to answer questions from his former trainer. >> brian nak namy has never given me hormones or steroids. >> he denied it on his facebook account. hay are look -- they are looking forward there to day in court. >> he didn't lie to congress about it. >> reporter: he said he injected clemens with performance-enhancing drugs from 2001. >> there were testosterones, steroids and hgh. >> reporter: here at yankees stadium, fans have thoughts about this. >> this is unfortunate. he did good things for the teams he's been on. >> if the jury finds him guilty and everyone else finds him guilty, then so be it. >> reporter: clemens is a seven- time cy young winner. began his career with the red sox. clemens retired in 2007 after 23 years on the mound. a year later, lawmakers started asking questions about steroid use. now, clemens could face up to 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine if convicted on all charges. in new york, kathryn brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> all-time home run king barry bonds is scheduled to go on trial in march on charges of lying to a federal grand jury, when he said he never knowingly used performance-enhancing drugs. in tonight's wjz healthwatch report, researchers have biological data, confirming the health hazards of secondhand smoke. suzanne collins is in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: scientists found changes in genetic activity among nonsmokers. it was triggered by exposure to secondhand smoke. they found subtle changes. whether it was inhaled directly or came from second secondhand smoke. it could cause deterioriation and lung function. it is unclear how permanent these changes are. but some say some of these changes may be irreversible. scientists say the findings should reenforce public health messages about the dangers of secondhand smoke. well, as summer winds down, the next few weekends will bring a flood of people into parks and out onto the bay. alex demetrick reports, that's going to make a busy finish for maryland's natural resources police. after a very busy summer. >> reporter: natural resources police enforce a wide range of regulations. >> how are you making out? >> how many you got so far. >> all right. >> let me take a look please. >> very nice. >> any other fish anywhere else on the boat. >> no, sir. >> all right. let me check your safety equipment. life jacket, portable device, fire extinguisher. >> checking safety equipment now could help in case of emergency. and there are plenty of them. >> boats taking on water. occupants on board need medical attention. boats aground. >> reporter: since memorial day, there have been 3,000 marine calls. 230 of them boating accidents. 430 vessels in distress. and 11 of those calls, fatal accidents. the most recent was this week on the elk river when a man ran his boat into a channel marker and was killed. then there was the giant boat party two weekends ago. >> during that event, we had five operating under the influence arrests. several disorderly conduct arrests, several resisting arrests. there >> reporter: there are fewer than 250 maryland officers patrolling. last weekend alone -- >> 30,000 boats out this weekend. >> 30,000 over the weekend. and the number of officers available? >> maybe 18 to 20? >> as for days off, none of the force gets one on weekends, not until summer is over. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, besides the bay, natural resources police also patrol the state's public land, which sees 12 million visitors a year. a pleasant friday evening. live look outside right now. will this condition through -- continue through the weekend. we have weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods has the updated numbers from first warning weather. we are going to hang onto this for one more day. but we will see some changes by the weekend. there's nothing going on in our area. all of the showers or thunderstorms are often to the -- off to the south or to the west. this is over the midwest now. it will be moving in our direction. but not tomorrow. tomorrow, we're hanging on to another dry day. but this is moving our way for sunday. and we'll give you all of the details coming up in our forecast. let's check on the roads now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. hello, sharon. >> well, i wish i had better news. it is a mess out there. this is basically a picture of what our commute looks like. we have an accident on the inner and outer loop right now, on the top side. at york road. the outer loop one is blocking two left lanes. the inner loop, blocking two right lanes. in fact, you're looking at backups on both the inner and outer loop. meantime, on 83. watch for a spill in the northbound lanes that has northbound 83 closed, approaching the maryland line. that's causing a backup. all traffic there must be toward york road. closed. 295 instead. one in west friendship. northbound 32 at i-70. another in ellicott city. old columbia road. a few more in the city. harford at east chase. liberty heights at cal way. 95 northbound still closed. there is a look at your beltway drive times. extremely slow on the west and top sides. partially due to those new accidents on the top side at york road. there is a live look at 50. and expect delays if you're headed on 50 on the eastbound lanes between 97 and severn river bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by h.h. greg. new to the area? browse through the selection of 100 digital tvs and 400 appliances in stock every day. towsons has a new supermarket tonight. and a new star on hand to help open it. a safe way has opened in the 1,000 block of york road. orioles outfielder on hand to bag groceries today to raise money for their right side foundation. the foundation helps children throughout the state. straight ahead. it is difficult to watch. two deaf men struggling with police. it's video that has gone viral on you tube. the new development in this case. the reason why was your 411 system would not give me the information that i required. >> the 411 on the man upset with the information operator. you'll never guess who he called to complain. the weekend is here. will it be a sunny one? meteorologist bernadette woods has your first warning forecast after this break. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a former exotic animal owner in ohio could be facing charges after one of his bears kills a man. the man was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died. police say the trainer was stripped of his license to exhibit exotic animals two years ago. an investigation is ongoing. service men and women get an unexpected visit. senator john kerry went to thank soldiers for distributing humanitarian aid. there is a new man in charge. but the mission stays the same. katie couric heads overseas to give us a look at the war on terror. >> i'm katie couric, reporting from kabul. in our first sit-down interview, we'll ask general david petrace us about his strategy for putting down the insurgency. and we'll look at the most deadliest enemy here. i.e.d. and you'll meet more brave americans from the bomb disposal team, including sergeant matthew jackson. he wears his heart underhis sleeve. the molecular structure of explosives is tattooed on his arm. >> you have your tnt. >> and we'll look at how women are fairing in afghan society. freed from taliban rule, more girls and women here are seeking education and employment. now with the taliban making a comeback, they are under attack again. on her way to school, this 18- year-old had acid thrown on her face. >> we continue our special coverage of afghanistan, the road ahead. that's tonight on "the cbs evening news." >> and get much more tonight on the cbs evening news with katie couric. that's coming up at 7:00, after eyewitness news at 6:00. controversy over video, showing an accused shoplifting suspect who is deaf, being violently subdued by security officers. suzanne collins is following the story from the newsroom. suzanne? >> alejandro ray is being charged with one count of second-degree ridiculous and petty -- robbery and petty theft. the situation unfolded inside a forever 21 store in los angeles. alejandro ray and his brother are both deaf and angry about how security treated him. at one point, he says his brother was turning blue while being restrained. the security officer has been suspended for his actions. but forever 21 says it will proceed with shoplifting charges against alejandro. >> thank you, suzanne. an attorney for the brothers has asked to meet with forever 21 to try to settle this out of court. a california man faces serious charges for abusing 911 services, by making repeat calls and playing music to patcher -- dispatchers. >> hello? >> after more than two dozen calls, police had enough and tracked down the 45-year-old man and arrested him. his girlfriend says he didn't take his medication for bipolar disorder and did not mean to cause any problems. she says he called 911 repeatedly because 411 would not give him the information he needed. problems for the experimental space jet created by virgin galactic. the space jet meant to take tourists into space was damaged when taking a test flight. the left main landing gear collapsed. virgin's test program is expected to run for another year before any tourist goes into space. well, the weekend is here. will the weather cooperate? meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated first warning forecast coming up after this commercial break. 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