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threatening injuries. the others are in serious condition. shooting happened around 2:00 p.m. east coast time at the cafe. we are keeping an eye on this breaking for story. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. daroon raffy says he is ready to give up his freedom. today, the 20-year-old rutgers student surrenders in a new jersey courtroom. ines ferre reports for wjz. for the very first time publicly, ra vi apologizes. >> reporter: darune raffy walked into a courthouse and agrees to give up his freedom. he is expected to start a 30- day jail sentence thursday, even as prosecutors fight for an extended punishment. ravi and said yes after the judge and his attorney made sure he understood the consequences. he could be punished twice for the same crime if prosecutors succeed. ravi was convicted of using a web cam on his gay roommate, tyler clementi. prosecutors want him to spend a longer time in state prison, rather than county jail. >> a state prison, that houses people convicted of offense such as murder, armed robbery and rape. >> reporter: ravi's lawyer says once the 20-year-old gets out of jail, he'll begin his community service. during the sentencing, the judge ordered ravi to complete 300 hours. >> reporter: ravi issued his first public apology thursday, calling his actions thoughtless, senseless, immature and thoughtless. he said getting out of jail is the only way he can get on with his life. ravi and his lawyers are also moving forward with an appeal of his own, arguing that he is innocent. ines ferre, wjz eyewitness news. >> in most cases, new jersey county jail inmates with 30-day sentences automatically have them reduced by 10 days for good behavior. the judge gets a note from the jury in the 8th day of deliberations. the judge met with attorneys behind closed doors during a break for lunch. the jury's behavior continues, making headlines. the four alternates are all wearing purple today. one woman alternate juror has been smiling at edwards and is no longer making eye contact with him. the former presidential candidate is facing six felony charges of campaign fraud. a baby dies after she's beaten and shaken. her father is accused of child abuse. weijia jiang explains, he may soon be facing more serious charges. 32-year-old damante palmer confessed to violently shaking his daughter. 6-month-old baby girl olivia, the infant who had been in the hospital since last week, has died died from several injuries. burns on her face and neck. a broken right rib, and bruising to her arm. police say palmer told them his daughter wouldn't stop crying. and that's why he shook her. it happened at the 1600 block of cold spring lane in baltimore. researchers are using a high- tech doll to demonstrate why every year, hundreds of babies died just like olivia. >> he was throwing up. he had a really high-pitched cry. and you know, like something was hurting him. so at that point, i took him to the e.r. >> reporter: mom, jennifer lomess, was stunned to hear her son had been shaken at a day care. he survived. just one of 15% of children who make it through with no symptoms. but typically, the brain is injured when blood vessels break. turning adult frustration into tragedy. now palmer is in custody, held without bond. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> olivia is the fifth juvenile killed in baltimore this year, the third case in which the child's father has been charged. mitt romney seals the republican nomination with a primary victory in texas. in tonight's campaign 2012 report, it is overshadowing his victory. susan mcginniss reports from washington. >> mitt romney campaigned in the swing state of nevada, while voters in the texas primary handed him enough delegates to become the state's gop nominee. he said he is honored and humbled, adding we will settle for nothing less than getting america back on the path to full employment. >> reporter: he will now spend the summer before the republican convention, raising money and trying to convince voters president obama doesn't deserve a second term. we need to have presidents who understand how this economy works, day to day, small business, middle-sized business, big business, i do, i want to use that experience to get us to work again. >> reporter: but romney is also dealing with controversy. real estate tycoon donald trump keeps questioning president obama's birth certificate, even though most people accept the president was born in hawaii. >> reporter: the president's supporters put out an internet video, criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump. it shows mccain questioning the president's citizenship in 2008. >> i have read about him. >> and the obama campaign issued a statement saying romney lacks the backbone to back away from trump because, quote, he's so concerned about lining his pockets. >> president obama did not campaign tuesday and has no campaign events for today. stay with wjz for complete campaign 2012 coverage. for the latest on the candidates, the important issues as well, log onto wjz.com at any time. beryl barrels through charleston, south carolina. the one-time tropical storm is bringing strong winds and dumping heavy rain across the area. some people woke up to downed trees with no power. at one point today, in orangeberg county, south carolina, a tornado warning was in effect. it has since expired. no injuries are reported. meanwhile, here in maryland, we had our own rain, which helped to cool things down considerably. outside right now, there is sun trying to peek through the clouds. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated first warning weather. i'm familiar with orangeberg, that's where i went to college. >> check this out. you can be where we take a look at the details in the storm report. for our weather. the front came through. and it has created a wall for beryl. and you see all of the moisture that continues to try to make its way to the north, hit that wall, which is our front. so this front is what is directing beryl back out to sea. and keeping for the most part, beryl away from us. you also notice some of the moisture has been drawn up. so lower parts of the eastern shore, we did get enhanced rain today because of beryl. let's take a look at this. it's cooled down the last couple of days. 81 degrees is where we sit in baltimore. compared to the last couple of days, we're about 10 to 15 degrees cooler. we're still above average. but it was so hot over the weekend with highs in the 90s. we'll have your forecast coming up. kai? >> bernadette, thank you. an horrific crash of in harford county. happened on northbound 95. just after the fallston exit. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. you can see a car somehow wound underneath a tractor-trailer. there is no word on how many people were in the car or any word on their condition at the time. traffic is being affected. let's get the latest with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> definitely a horrific crash. i did pass it on the way here. and the delay is absolutely solid. 60 minutes, back to whitemarsh boulevard. as you can see, there were two vehicles involved. one car was pinned underneath that tractor-trailer. no word on how the people involved are doing at this point. but right now, there's only one lane getting by in the northbound direction. and we have a little bit of a rubber necking in the southbound direction as well. but we'll keep you posted on the situation. as far as the rest of the region goes, we also have another accident at mountain road. two vehicles on the shoulder there. that's christianitying to the delay. and if you're traveling on the inner loop, at charles street, we had an accident that has just been cleared. but the delay is a solid 30 minutes back to park heights avenue. as far as the west side of the inner loop, expect 20 minutes there from southwestern boulevard to security boulevard. and a couple of other accidents in pasadena, mountain road, at freetown. also east patapsco at shelby in baltimore city. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic just solid there. that is the look the northbound 95. as you can see, it is delayed well back to whitemarsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by sarah lee, 100% whole wheat bread. so good you'll eat the whole loaf. it is america's largest free arts festival. a sneak peek at art scape 2012. today, mayor stephanie rawlings- blake announced award-winning singer-songwriter brian mcknight. and features attention. 20 tents designed by different artists and face forward interactive 16-foot sculpture. art scape runs july 20 through the 21st. >> all right. should be a good event. >> always is. >> all right. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. he's responsible for the most heinous war crimes in history. today, charles taylor learns his sentence. you will never believe what caused this mess and the explosion to follow. the heat is gone. while the clouds are trying to leave. meteorologist bernadette woods is updating your first warning weather forecast. with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ it is partly sunny. 81 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a drunk man in wisconsin decides to take his lawn mower for a spin around town. and it is, of course, caught on camera. >> and i have traffic with a lawn mower. >> the man motions the officer to go around him while he weechs down the road. well, he finally pulls into a parking lot. but instead of putting the lawn mower in park, he drives forward and hits the curb. the officer gives him a sobriety test, which he failed. this is the fourth time the man has been charm charged-- charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. a small dog's discovery of cleaning supplies leads to a big mess in his owner's kitchen. [ bleep ] >> oh, no. are you [ bleep ] kidding me? >> reporter: the dog punctures a can of spray paint, after attacking cleaning products under the sink. but the mess gets even worse while his owner is cleaning up, this happens. >> whoa! [ bleep ] >> what was that? >> the house just caught on fire. >> it did? >> yeah. >> no, no, no! [ bleep ] >> reporter: turns out the spray paint ignited a pilot light on the stove. thankfully, the dog and his owner were not hurt. the owner now says she no longer keeps cleaning supplies under the sink. >> wow. in today's wjz healthwatch, an eye surgeon near towson is one of the first in the country to use the new technology to perform cat rablght surger -- cataract surgery. the doctor has invested more than a million dollars. >> reporter: for the second time, joyce savage is being wheeled into cataract surgery. the results after her first procedure amazed her. >> i woke up and i could see the clock across the room. and i could read it. and i hadn't been able to do that since i was a child. >> reporter: she didn't opt for traditional surgery, where a surgeon uses these tiny knives. that machine next to her is a laser. it does the cutting. a million-dollar machine. >> yes. same thing in both eyes. >> reporter: surgeons are proud of their knife skills, so listen to this. >> i've been operating for 12 years. i think i have great hands. but the laser is better. >> see the flashing purple bar, a graphic representing when the laser actually making cuts. the doctor says it's more precise. the eye suffers trauma. >> everything went great with that part. >> reporter: but initially, when these machines became available, he was skeptical. >> when i saw the technology, i fell off my chair. it was that precise, and that much better. that's why i had to have this technology. >> reporter: that desire meant he took out a loan for this million-dollar machine. insurance doesn't cover the extra cost, averaging $1,000 per eye. >> you're paying for a precision. and paying for better technology to offer safer procedure as well. >> reporter: for joy, traditional surgery would be covered mostly by insurance. a photographer, she gladly tock -- took out a loan to have the laser correct her eye. >> i talked it over with my family. and i wanted the best. >> reporter: near towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> besides having his own practices in towson and howard county, dr. leborrow wit is an assistant professor at hopkins and teaches cataract surgery. another rocky day on wall street. more concerns about the european economy drag the markets down. dow is down 161 points. s&p off 19. and nasdaq is down 34. let's go right to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. stocks sank, as investors worry troubles in europe will set off a wider crisis. economists believe greece could leave the euro zone, as soon as next month. and spain's largest bank says it is in need of a bailout. that sent investors dumping stocks for the relative safety of u.s. bonds, pushing the interest rate on a 10-year treasury to a record low. the 10-year bond is tied to mortgage rates. experts predict home buyers will see rates on 10-year and 15-year loans fall to historic records. experts say decline could be the sign that a milder winter sped up some home sales that usually take place in the spring. contract signings are a good indicator of where the housing market is headed. there is usually a 1- to two- month lag time. business is booming at macy's. the department store chain, which also owns bloomingdales, saw stocks rise more than 4% in may. macy's online sales surged more than 40%. and blackberry maker research in motion may soon be hanging out the re-sale sign. the company has hired out a team of bankers. rim is also warning of a quarterly loss in job cuts. its business has been hurt as more people trade in their blackberries for iphones and android devices. that's your money watch. for more, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. people in baltimore apparently need a lesson in style. according to travel and leisure magazine, baltimore is the third worst dressed city in the country. the magazine ranks baltimore so high because what they call baltimore hipsters known to go dumpster diving for their clothes. they also knocked charm city for our harm look. the title of worst-dressed city goes to anchorage, alaska. salt lake city, utah came in third. >> and we're third? i disagree. >> i don't think so at all. >> i disagree. i saw people in that video looked very stylish. go down to harbor east. very stylish. >> i disagree with that. >> okay. >> we need to call and write travel and leisure magazine. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. radioactive tuna. where the infected fish are washing up. and will it affect our supply? it's not early or nearly as hot today. will the dryer weather stick around, though? >> 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. ,,,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. act now and we'll add a special bonus: $250 back. but hurry, this offer ends june 2nd. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet plus the best tv picture quality. why keep paying so much for cable? 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they will become gusty. and we could see some advisories posted because of that. 63 for our low. and tomorrow, as we head through the day, sunshine out there. we're topping out around 84 degrees. pretty beautiful day tomorrow afternoon. >> nice. >> so if you have plans outside over the next couple of days, maybe yard work you want to have done, tomorrow is the day to do so. >> sounds good, bern. thank you. don't miss the cbs primetime lineup. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. the orioles agency -- orioles' road trip continues in tampa. see the birds take on the rays, saturday at 4:00, live here on wjz 13. and still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. fake medicine. the warning the fda has for people who buy their prescriptions online. motion denied. a judge makes an important decision in the case against former penn state coach jerry sandusky. diplomats are sent packing as the u.s. looks for ways to stop the deadly violence in syria. eyewitness news at 4:00 eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and ,,,,,, i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. 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week. u.n. investigators say the syrian government is responsible. the security council met wednesday to talk about what action to take against syrian president bashir alasad. >> the syrian government has made commitments, it's blatantly violated those commitments. and i think it's quite year, as we said for many weeks, if they continue to do so, there should be consequences. >> whowtd officials say although options are on the table, for now, they are increasing the diplomatic pressure on the assad regime. >> reporter: the treasury department is putting new sanctions on the bank. and here at the syrian embassy, diplomats have been given 72 hours to leave the u.s. >> reporter: several u.s. allies have also expelled syrian diplomats from the countries. hundreds are trying to salvage a cease-fire between president assad's forces and opposition fighters. >> after 15 months of violence, only very strong signals will have an impact. >> reporter: the syrian government denies any involvement in the hula massacre, saying armed terrorists were behind the killings. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. now, both vushia and china have been road blocked inside the security council. so far, rejecting tough action against syria. former liberian president charles taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for war crimes. kai is in the newsroom with reaction to the verdict. >> reporter: they convicted them last month of aiding rebelless. taylor looked down while a sentence was read, which included murder, rape, and sexual slavery charges. the crimes were allegedly carried out by rebels with the form -- former president's backing. his dallas says taylor, who was president of liberia, was wronged by corruption. taylor is appealing his conviction and will receive credit for time already served since march of 2006. denise? >> taylor's conviction last month was the first war crimes conviction of a former head of state by an international court, since the neuremberg trials after world war ii. wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to face charges of rain and assault in sweden. but assange's lawyers say the fight is not over. >> reporter: wikileaks founder, julian assange, was not in court, when the supreme court ruled against him. >> the request for the extradition has been lawfully made. and his appeal, against extradition, is accordingly dismissed. >> reporter: the panel of judges said assange will be sent to sweden to face sex crime allegations. assange sent a tweet to his online followers saying, we got the news not hoped for. he's accused of sexually assaulting two female wikileaks volunteers on a trip to sweden in 2010. the defense had argued their arrest warrant for assanch was invalid, because the swedish prosecutor was not authorized to issue it. but the supreme court judges disagreed. >> reporter: lawyers for assange swiftly appealed the decision. they have two weeks to challenge the ruling. >> reporter: they said the court's decision relied on a european extradition treaty she didn't get a chance to dispute. assanch admits to having sex with his accusers but says it is consensual. he thinks this is political payback for the leaks on his website. he has been under house arrest at a friend's mansion. assange is in the spotlight in russia, where he hosts a talk show on skype television. in london, monica villamizar, wjz eyewitness news. >> even if the supreme court refuses to change its decision, assange could appeal to human rights. but analysts say it is unlikely to stop his extradition. the trial against former penn state football coach jerry sandusky will start next week. lawyers have requested more time to prepare his dallas. but today, a judge denied that motion, saying starting the trial next week is best for the alleged victim and the defendant. police in japan are holding two american men in connection to the death of an irish exchange student. 20-year-old nicolla furlong was killed after she went to see a nikki minag concert. investigators are now questioning two men, a backup dancer and a musician, allegedly tied to menag. the men have not yet been charged. the food and drug administration has a warning for people who buy aderol online. it could be fake. mare sein the newsroom with details. >> reporter: several companies make aderol. but right now, there is a shortage because of a lack of active ingredients and growing demand. that is where the fda is issuing a warning about a counterfeit version of aderall. the fda recommends that anybody who potentially purchased fake adderall stop taking the pills and immediately talk to their doctor. >> so far, no warnings have been issued about internet fakes of the other brands. a potentially hazardous situation today in south baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 was over hawkins point and chemical road. a propane truck and a tractor. there is damage to a line from the propane truck that leaked. no one was hurt. but two businesses were evacuated. and hawkins point road was closed for several hours. the maryland department of the environment is assisting firefighters. police arrest a kent county teenager they say was behind a bomb threat that shut down schools. a handwriting expert has tied a 15-year-old boy from chestertown to the note discovered on the door last month at kent middle school. the note said there was a bomb inside all county schools. more than 2500 students were evacuated. but no explosive devices were found. and that teenager now faces 22 counts of threats, of arson, and disturbing school operations. well, it's rain-free in most of maryland right now. let's take a live look outside. the sun has made a return. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bob? >> and the weather really is clearing up nicely. particularly from baltimore area west. south and east, still kind of cloudy. but look at the rain. just along the coast here. ocean city, down to just southeast of chrisfield. still getting some lingering showers. but will open up a very interesting picture. because beryl is sitting just about over, let's say, cape hatteras right now. and it's causing heavy rain to about the norfolk area. in fact, just offshore from ocean city, there's all the heavy rain. the actually is still over hatteras. and heading out to sea. so eventually, that rain will pull out away from our region. and ocean city, so far, only half inch of rain, with no wind really to speak of. we'll have a beautiful forecast coming up for at least the next 24 hours. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> we'll take it. let's check the roads now with kristy breslin. >> hello, denise. hi, everyone. let's give you an update on the situation at northbound 95. major trouble there. you can see that, is footage that occurred around 1:00 p.m. today. a tractor-trailer and two vehicles involved in that, as you saw before, one vehicle pinned underneath the tractor- trailer. the delay right now, still well past whitemarsh boulevard. you're looking at about an hour to get through. your best bet at this point would be to take either pulaski highway or bel air road. because only one lane is getting by on the right-hand side at this point. as far as the rest of the region goes, if you are traveling around the beltway, we had an accident there on the inner loop at charles street. we're looking at about 40 minutes there from 795 to 95. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, stop and go there, over to security boulevard. traffic only moving at about 30 miles per hour. harrisburg expressway in the northbound direction. slow from shawan to belfast. and a couple of new accidents. west furnace branch. washington boulevard at western avenue and east 33rd at old york road. let's now take another live look at the delay there because of that accident. northbound 95, at emerton road. that's a look there at mountain road. and you can see, this camera shows the delay, well past whitemarsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by your hyundai dealers. introducing the new hyundai crx. you can save thousands now at your baltimore hyundai dealers. >> thank you, kristy. straight ahead. buried alive, inside an extreme and dangerous protest in columbia. speaking out. what etan pates' mother is saying about the arrest in her son's murder. and the air is cooler. and the sun is trying to stay out. bob is updating your first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, emergency crews in arizona race to save a man critically injured while rock climbing. investigators say the man was climbing up a cliff when he lost his footing and fell to the rocks below. it's not clear how far he fell. but he's now being treated for severe injuries to his head, back and legs. in columbia, south america, residents risking their own to protect their homes, their lives, that is. more than a dozen people buried themselves up to their necks to protest nearly 300 recent eviction notices. now, despite the sweltering heat, the people vow not to move until the landlords reconsider. many had to be treated for heat stroke and dehydration. protestors are calling on more people to join the protests in the days ahead. the death toll from tuesday's earthquake in italy is now up to 17, with 14,000 people homeless. the government has started efforts to rebuild, even as experts warn more tremors are hit. anna metraininga reports for wjz, from italy. >> reporter: rescue workers removed the bodies of the last earthquake victims from a factory in the town of medolla. a woman was pulled out alive tuesday night, after spending 12 hours underneath the ruins of her house. the 5.8 quake hit northern italy, injuring 350, and leaving 14,000 homeless. tent cities are cropping up throughout the area. 130 people spent the night on a train, brought in from rome. this mother says her family may never be able to return to their home. >> it's a tragedy, she says, the house was moving all over the place and and we're being thrown from side to side. her daughter says they don't know what to do next. >> they told us that the schools also crumbled, she said. we can't go back to our schools. >> reporter: expert says cluster quakes are hitting the region and could continue for a long time. they're telling terrified victims that stronger tremors could be on the way. >> reporter: in the town of cavalcare, residents lined up, so firemen could escort them back to their home toss grab a few essentials. alessandra collected clothes, medicine and her cat. >> i'm anguished, she said. i'm speechless and terrorized. this saturday second deadly quake to hit italy in two weeks. both were centered in italy's industrial region, dealing a blow to the country's struggling economy. in italy, anna metraininga, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, today, the italian government approved measures, include raising gas prices, to pay for the reconstruction of homes, businesses and historic structures. well, they lost their son 30 years ago. and police have a suspect in custody. but etan pates' parents say enough is enough. adam may is in the newsroom with more on the couple's comments. >> reporter: boy, denise. your heart really goes out to the mother of etan pates. she said she just wishes this could be over. julie pates say the media scrutiny is overwhelming and is just reopening the wound. a man confessed to strangling the boy. that man high, pedro hernandez is on suicide watch. juliey pates also refuses to say whether she thinks hernandez is telling the truth. >> hernandez' lawyer says the man is schizophrenic and has a history of hallucinations. a water main break shuts down a business street. -- busy street. take a look at this. water gushing out of a large sinkhole. that is affecting service of dozens of nearby homes. crews are telling neighbors to avoid nonessential water use until repairs are complete. radioactive tuna are turning up on the california coast. it is believed the blue fins picked up in the ocean. >> reporter: stanford researcher daniel madigan said the evidence of radioactivity found in the blue fin tuna is unequivocal that the tuna, which are a japanese delicacy, were contaminated from fukushima's nuclear explosion last year. >> we'll be looking at a wider number of blue fin tuna and other species. >> the fish had two types of radioactive. they were caught by fishermen and weren't intended for american consumers. they said it's not surprising that radioactivity was detected in the blue fin tuna. >> i'm sorry to say i'm not too surprised to hear about that. because they did a lot of testing after the nuclear disaster. and a lot of the fishes there showed signs of radiation absorption. >> reporter: the levels were well below what is considered unsafe for humans. but salt laker believes the discovery shouldn't be taken lightly. >> any kind of unnatural radioactivity is a concern, whether we're immediately eating it or whether it's just staying in the ocean. now, my understanding is that this type of radiation has a relatively short half life of two years. but still, all kines of toxins, pollutants, make their way into the food web. and ultimately, we are the end consumers. so it will affect us. >> the japanese government says it plans to look into the international monitoring of radioactive fish but it still needs more information on the issue. a driver in ohio takes the term drive-through to a whole new level. workers at a taco bell say an angry customer rammed his pickup truck into the restaurant. because he was missing a taco from his order. what is wrong with people? he then drove off. police tracked him down a couple of miles away. the suspect is now facing a number of charges, including felony vandalism. well, closing your account at a big bank to avoid fees could end up costing you more money. the advocacy group, consumers union, surveyed the 10 largest banks in the country and found it could cost as much as $55 to close an account. this is because none of the 10 banks will make a free, same- day electronic transfer. instead, all charge for wire transfers or certified checks. well, the youngest person ever to qualify for the national spelling bee, breezes through round 2, after tackling the word,. >> diritable. dirigible. >> challenging to say. 6-year-old ann madison of virginia secured her place in the next phase of the competition, which you can see on espn.com. this 6-year-old is sharing the stage with contestants twice her age. no one younger than 8 has ever before qualified for the nationals. good for her. much more comfortable outside today. bob turk has the updated first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, all right. the sun came out. and it was not as hot. it was a much better day today. >> tremendous difference. one day to the next. front came through. some areas picked up some really decent rain. a lot of areas north of the city had over an inch of rain. south of the city, not nearly as much. take a look at temps right now. completely different kind of day. because the dew point is down to 57. yesterday was in the upper 60s. 43% humidity. no wind right now. the barometer just holding steady. 29.73 inches. right now, 70 in oakland. 79 pretty much from the baltimore area west. 82 in cumberland. 81 in hagerstown. still cloudy. just a little light rain in the ocean city now. but no wind to speak of. even though there's a lot of rain offshore. that will move away from our region. 73 in pax river. still shower activity. extreme southern bay. norfolk getting decent rain today. it had over an inch and a half. 81 here. sunshine and 84. last report, from westminster. and 77, around the bay right now. very light winds. but later tonight, they'll become a little more northerly wind, bringing more dry air, compared to the high humidity, and temps in the low 90s. there's a big, big change as you saw. tomorrow is going to be an absolutely spectacular day. down to the south, all of that rain from beryl, moving awe shore. it's probably sitting over cape hatteras. and it's taking that rain with it. it may get stronger. but it's out to sea. now, you see that clearing line, just coming to the baltimore region. that rain offshore and moving out into the atlantic. sunshine. beautiful day. coming up tomorrow. but on friday, yet another system developing out of the midwest. it's going to pass to our northwest. it will bring us southerly air, moist air. and then the front coming through friday afternoon and night. good chance of thunderstorm activity. could be some strong storms friday afternoon or night, into early saturday before it clears out for the weekend. northwest winds at 10 to 15. bay temp, around 75 degrees. so tonight, clear. very comfortable, upper 50s to low 60s. great sleeping weather tonight. low to mid-80s tomorrow. maybe 80 to 84 with a lot of sunshine and nice breeze. a really beautiful late spring, early summer day tomorrow. >> we could open the windows. >> yes, you can. if you'd like to. >> i would like to, thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. heroin and homicides. i'm mike hellgren in baltimore. when does an overdose rise to the level of murder? a closer look straight ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. 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