local time. about 30 minutes from landing, su severe turbulence jolted the aircraft for a full 15 seconds, launching people from their seats and each slamming one woman into the ceiling after she got up to secure her son. >> i was with her in the bathroom. and i hit myself in the knee. and i just went back to my seat. >> reporter: the two other flights were actually diverted off course. the first, a delta flight, headed from minneapolis to st. louis made an emergency landing in cedar rapids, iowa. all 150 people on board landed safely. >> reporter: across the country, however, five crewmembers were taken to the hospital in philadelphia. u.s. airways flight 720, out of charlotte north carolina, was forced from its destination to rome, when fumes on board caused several people to become nauseous. >> everybody is screaming. >> reporter: none of the injuries and even the philadelphia or miami incidents appear to be life-threatening. american flight 1780 arrived on time at miami-dade at 7:00. >> i don't want to have it anymore. but everything is fine now. >> no word yet on the source of the fumes and the flight that made the emergency landing in philadelphia. in a sudden move, anne arundel county's police chief announces he is retiring. vic is live in the newsroom with more on the reason why. vic? >> james tier is stepping down. his retirement becomes effective august 1st. now, the state department is dropping a criminal investigation into tirr. although never indicted, he facessed questions over -- faced questions about how much he knew. he was said to keep taps on political opponents. leopold was indicted in march but denies any wrongdoing. through a statement from the department, he declined to comment but released a statement saying -- thanking the citizens. we'll have much more in a live report, new at 5:00 and 6:00. baltimore's board of estimates approves the request to give the fire chief a raise. it comes amid a budget crunch. derek valcourt has reaction to the controversial decision. >> reporter: over the course of the six-year contract, the fire chief would earn an extra 18% pay raise. >> reporter: just days after the controversial closure of two fire companies, due to budget constraints, the city's board of estimates in a 3-2 vote, decided to grant the mayor's request to extend city fire chief james clack's contract until 2018. the vote grants clack $28,700 worth of pay increases over seven years, a 2% over all years, except year 4, where he would earn $8%, nearly $14,000. the mayor touted clack's accomplishments as fire chief, pointing to a record low 17 fire fatalities last year and only three this year. >> i believe allowing to extend his contract would improve public safety in the city. >> reporter: but the pay increase outrages firefighters and their union representatives. >> if there's no money there's no money. we should all feel the pain. it's my opinion, we should just turn the raise down. again, it's a slap in the face to the people that he leads. >> you don't give yourself a raise, you don't accept a raise when your men are doing more with less. it's just a disgusting, disgusting proposal. >> reporter: chief clack released a statement saying, i am very happy that the mayor has asked me to continue to serve as fire chief over the next several years. we have made great progress. we have more work to do. there were two votes opposing the fire chief's pay raise. at city hall, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the chief's contract allows for the mayor to terminate the chief's employment at any time if she chooses. a retired anne arundel county teacher is found murdered. now, two people are behind bars, charged with his death. andrea is following the story from the newsroom. >> reporter: 76-year-old william norman was the first principal at chesapeake high school. spent three decades in the school systems. his body was found floating in a canal with a plastic bag, sealed with tape over his head. two 19-year-olds are charged with premeditated murders in has death. police say the men admitted to beating norman, then rolling him into the water. they say money was the motive. one of the suspects reportedly rented a home from norman. >> norman was principal at chesapeake until 1983. the auditorium there is named for him. baltimore county police are looking for two men wanted for engaging in sexual activity with an underaged girl. they're looking for 19-year-old mark macklas jackson and lawrence mayo. investigators say they took a 13-year-old girl to the home. but the girl engaged in sexual activity with both men. both men face second-degree rape and second-degree sex offenses. a man's bizarre behavior leads to dangerous confrontation. police say 36-year-old james brown was partially naked, running around crain highway. he refused orders to surrender. and it took several officers to take him into custody. officers found him under the pcp and crack cocaine. >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney takes his campaign on the road to the annual naacp convention. while most of the convention are supporting president obama, romney is making his case for why they should reconsider that vote. danielle nottingham reports from washington, with this campaign 2012 report. mitt romney received a luke warm greeting at the naacp's annual meeting. much of his speech was met with light applause, until he started criticizing president obama and his policies. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> reporter: about 90% of black voters are expected to support president obama in november. but romney says that support has not led to results. >> the unemployment right, duration of unemployment, average income, median family wealth are all worst in the black economy. >> reporter: polls show the race is tightening. a new university survey of voters nationwide shows romney just 3 points behind. 46 to 43%. >> president obama has been working to lock in his support to president obama in the battleground state. >> the states in this election could not be bigger. >> reporter: he traveled to iowa on tuesday. trying to reignite the enthusiasm that letled him to victory four years ago. >> i'm betting that you are going to be as fired up as you were in 2008. because you understand the stakes. >> reporter: the president is trying to convince voters he is the candidate who can turn the economy around. and defend the middle class. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. for instant updates on the candidates and the key issues, log onto wjz.com. we have breaking news from washington right now. the house of representatives just voted on a measure to repeal president obama's healthcare overhaul. the vote was 244-185. it's the 33rd time in 18 months that the gop majority has tried to scrap the plan. however, it's basically a symbolic vote. because the measure stands no chance in the democratically- controlled senate. heavy storms hit parts of a washington, d.c. region. take a look at some of the mess late last night. the hard and fast rain was simply too much for sewers to handle. cars struggle to get through waters on the street. and a number of homeowners had flooded basements. now, those same storms didn't make it this far north, thank goodness for us. a live look outside now. another mid-july evening. although it's getting a bit more humid. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> hello, kai. good afternoon, everyone. temperatures right on target for our normal highs this time of year. just around 88 degrees is our normal high. we're now sitting at around 88. right now, temperatures are 88 with a dew point of 57 degrees, which is a beautiful thing because when you factor that in, our heat index is actually 1 degree lower, at 87. 77 right now in oakland. 80 out in ocean city. and i do want to show you first warning doppler radar, to give you an idea of what is happening with the heat index, pretty much right around the upper 80s or so. we do have a chance with higher humidity now of a shower. most of that chance is out to the west. there is nothing actually in maryland right now. the showers you see towards chambersburg. the others are down in panhandle of west virginia. overall, the state is pretty nice, albeit just a little warm. we'll talk about what we can expect for the next few days, coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. let's check in on your roads now. here's kristy. hi, mary. hi, everyone. lots of brake lights around the beltway. the west side inner loop, slow from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. on the top side inner loop, another 15 minutes there from the jones falls expressway. around to dulaney valley road. and northbound 95, a bit of trouble on a couple of spots. the first from 395 over to the fort mchenry tunnel. and it does slow down again on the southwest side. from route 32 to route 100. as far as accidents go in the city, north utah, at lexington. also, smith avenue at old pimlico. and if you are traveling in the harford county, around aberdeen. we have an accident there. paradise road at cronan. you can see things are pretty jammed up. that's northbound 895 as you make your approach to potee street. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. i stop in and try the saucy santa fe melt. only at subway. eat fresh. back to you. >> thanks, kristy. a flock of visitors makes their new home on the roof of washington, d.c.'s museum. take a look. a flock of baby ducks decided to move in. look at that. the staff at the museum adopted the little waddlers. the ducks eat leftovers from the congressional cafeteria. those must be some good leftovers. >> i think so. and i think we have to get a camera perched there to watch their every move. right? >> yes. that's right. you should do that. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. she never gave up. a young woman fights off deadly flesh-eating bacteria. how the community is reaching out to help her as she continues her recovery. foot brawl. a wild fight. but wait until you see who is involved. off track, a train derails and explodes. is anyone in danger? and is the heat and humidity getting ready to make a comeback? stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,, it is partly sunny. 88 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a train derails and explodes into flames in ohio. take a look at the scene overnight in columbus. the train was carrying highly explosive ethanol. dozens of homes near the scene were evacuated as a precaution. firefighters decided to let the fire burn itself out, instead of trying to extinguish it. no word yet on what caused the derailment. a sight for drivers along the interstate in san diego. a man sits on the freeway sign. rescue crews shut down the entire highway, while they tried to negotiate with the man. he was sitting on the sign at an overpass with a rope near him. he also had a sign that read, the fbi is going to kill me. the man was eventually taken into custody. a man arrested at a football brawl in boston. police had to break it up. but it was mostly women in the middle of the night. >> players. >> i'm still in shock that something like that would lap. happen. >> reporter: boston militia defensive back said all she can remember is getting her helmet ripped off during the women's football game. grabbed the face mask off and started beating her on the sideline. so the entire sideline is there, kicking her. >> a large amount of girls came over and i had cleat marcos my back. >> reporter: early in the fourth quarter, the talk turned physical. >> it sort of festers but you never think it's going to get to that point. >> it's embarrassing for football, for our fans and for the league. >> reporter: they have been rivals for years. and during saturday's games, emotions were very high. ultimately at the end of the game, frustration got the best of some of the players. >> reporter: house says unfortunate -- fortunately, one of the opposing team's coaches jumped on top of her to protect her. >> he huddle said over me and said, i got you, jen, don't worry. if not for him, i don't know where i would be right now. >> powell says she plans to press charges against the player who started the brawl. >> she needs to be held accountable for what she did. >> the game ended with the team winning. the team qualifies july 21st against the chicago force. the wall street losing streak continues. five straight days of losses for the to you. dow is down 49 points. s&p is off just a fraction. and the nasdaq is down 14. let's go to new york right now, where alison harmelin has tonight's cbs money watch update. wall street was on the down side for the fifth day in ray row. stocks dropped after the federal reserve released minutes from a june policy meeting. the note showed fed officials are worried the economy could get worse. but there is no hint of any large-scale stimulus plan. one of the biggest losers was groupon, which sank to an all all-time low. it went public at $20 a share. today, it went below $8 for the first time. that's a drop of more than 60%. investors are concerned about the company's financial health. and there's growing concern about the health of country's corn crops. today, the department of agriculture dropped its projections for this your's crops by 12%. that will likely boost food prices, particularly meat, since corn is used in cattle feed. and all-star michael vick is getting into the clothing business. he is launching a sports line to be sold at model stores. part of the profit the will go to charity. vick has been working to repair his reputation, since figure to prison for animal cruelty. for more business headlines, check out cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alison harmelin. residents in new jersey are complaining about a series of poultry problems. they say turkeys are overrunning their communities and it's having an effect on farming. turkeys are picking at produce. eating and pecking at them enough so that they can't be sold. officials say there are 21,000 to 23,000. and residents are now being fined if they're caught feeding the birds. it could cost you up to $200. i guess they don't have to worry about thanksgiving dinner, though. >> exactly. turkeys for everyone. >> yeah, the president can't pardon them all. >> exactly. >> that is literally wild. you don't see that every day. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. incredible discovery. why these baseball cards are turning the world of collecting upside down. summer sizzle. much of the united states still suffering from a heat wave and drought. the impact on crops. nice weekend ahead. well, stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, welcome back. we are looking at a warm afternoon. nothing we wouldn't expect this time of year. temperatures in the upper 80s. and right now, with a few showers developing out towards hagerstown and out towards cham -- chambersburg. nothing is happening over the state now. all of those showers are developing out to the west. and they're going to be pretty much with us a chance of that for the next few days or so. right now, temperatures are in the upper 80s. we're at 88 degrees. that is our normal high for this. could squeak out another day or two. 57 as the dew point means that our heat index is actually one degree lower than the temperatures. pretty comfortable afternoon. as july afternoons go. 35% relative humidity. southeast wind at 10 miles per hour. high pressure in control of our forecast. our temperatures right now, going from 65 in cumberland to 86 over toward elkton. 86 in patuxent. breeze off the ocean, keeping the temperature down a little off the boardwalk. 88 in westminster and columbia. 90 in bel air. 87 in kent island and annapolis. winds coming from the southeast around the airport right now. just a light breeze around much of the area. nothing too gusty. those storms out there. triggering any problems. so the breeze is a delightful air blowing across most of the state right now. still a little warm. but it is nothing like what we delt with just one week ago. [ audio problems ] >> change in our temperatures. pubbed across the state and sitting to the south. all of the showers and storms that are to our south are riding along that front. and it will be the case, pretty much through the end of the week. but we do see some in our region. and that's the reason we do have the chance of some showers. and you cany see most of the activity to the west and the clouds are going to be without any real rain with them, at least for the foreseeable future. this system stays to the south. our next rain maker comes by saturday into sunday, coming in from the west. it will be a system moving from the west. but high pressure will keep pushing dryer air into the region. and that's going to be the cause of a lot of sunshine. and warmer temperatures, as the flow starts to come in more from the south. our sunset today is at 8:34. with a southeast wind, no advisories on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. tonight, going down to 69 degrees. patchy clouds with spotty showers as you see. mostly north and west of the metro area. and 90 degrees tomorrow, very warm, with clouds and sun. and still, 90 degrees after what we have been through. >> i'll take it. no complaints, tim. >> none at all. >> i think we can handle it, timmy. thank you. well, don't miss cbs primetime lineup. tonight at 10:00, it's an episode of the hit drama csi, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and the orioles are back in action this weekend at camden yards. see the birds take on the detroit tigers sunday afternoon, at 1:30, live on wjz 13. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. caught on tape. more dramatic surveillance video of a bus crash in texas. and the fallouts of the driver. mysterious death. the body of a billionaire found in her london home. what happened to her husband. >> symbolic vote. republicans once again seeking to repeal the president's healthcare plan. why it's being done now. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is 4:30. 89 degrees and partly sunny. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> breaking news. republicans make good on a pledge to repeal another vote on the healthcare overhaul. the house just voted to repeal the law, but the senate will not follow suit. >> on this vote, the yeas are 244, the nays are 185, the bill is passed. >> reporter: this is the 33rd time, the republican-controlled house has voted to scrap all or part of president obama's healthcare reform law. >> this is a law, madam speaker, that the american people did not want when it was passed. and it remains a law that the american people do not want now. >> reporter: republicans promise this repeal vote the same day the supreme court ruled that the affordable care act is constitutional. >> repealing the affordable care act was wrong. it was wrong the first time. it is wrong the 31st time. welcome to groundhog day in the house of representatives. >> reporter: republicans know their repeal effort is doomed in the democratic-controlled senate. but the vote forces everyone to go on the record as for or against the law during this campaign season. >> we should repeal it. we should replace it. and here's the good news. the voters get the last word in november. stay tuned. >> reporter: democrats called the repeal effort a democratic stunt. >> you're wasting the time of the american people. wasting the time of congress. >> reporter: most democrats argue in support of the law. but a handful in tough re- election fights voted for repeal. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. several house democrats lost their seats in 2010. in part because they voted for the affordable care act. >> several new developments today in the hazing death of a band member at florida a&m university. kai is in the newsroom with the latest on the fallout from the death of robert champion. >> reporter: james ammons announces he is retiring. it comes just hours after robert champion's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit. champion died after allegedly being beaten by fellow band mates on board a parked bus outside an orlando hotel last fall. his parents are suing the university, saying the school, quote, failed to properly supervise, train, discipline and control the famu band. the lawsuit says a school dean wanted to suspend the band because of hazing concerns three days before champion's death, but no action was taken. >> 11 famu band members face felony hazing charges. one of the world's richest women is dead and her husband is now under arrest. it is the story making headlines across the world. monica villamizar reports with more on the mystery from london. >> reporter: police stand guard outside the $100 million mansion, where american-born millionaire, evarousing, was found dead. according to reports, her body may have been in the bedroom for a week before police discovered it after arresting her husband. 49-year-old hans christian rousing is being held on drug charges and is expected to spend the next few days in the hospital for an undisclosed condition. the rousings, who have four children, were photographed just four weeks ago. they met in the early '90s and in 2008 were arrested after the security embassy found heroin and crack cocaine in mrs. rousing's death. for now, the cause of death is officially unexplained. police are awaiting the results of the toxicology tests. >> reporter: police seized surveillance footage. they're trying to determine when mrs. rousing was last seen alive. and they're questioning the members of the house hold staff who also lived here. >> reporter: rousing's husband was heir to his father's food packaging. ms. rousing was the daughter of a former pepsi executive, who reportedly owns an island off south carolina. she donated millions of dollars and her time to charities that help drug addicts. she was easy to work with. and she was absolutely very conscientious. if one went to a trustees meeting, you can be darn sure she read the papers. >> reporter: despite her helping others, friends say rousing couldn't help herself. monica villamizar, wjz eyewitness news. >> rousing parents express their shock and sadness over mrs. rousing's untimely death. a man charged with killing his estranged wife and allegedly beating to death her 11-year-old son. now, the judge wants to bar some items of evidence. defense lawyers want lopez's cell phone records to be barred from evidence, saying it is an abuse of his privacy. lopez is charged with killing his estranged wife, jane mccrane and her son william. their bodies were found six days apart in october. a 21-year-old glen burnie man is in custody, facing a number of charges right now. police say aaron adams stabbed an 18-year-old during the fight and fled the scene. they were able to give enough information to track adam's death. while we are getting a nice break from the extreme heat. other parts of the nation are not so lucky. in fact, much of the country is facing a severe drought. as wyatt an drus -- andrews explains, government scientists say climate may be to blame. >> he was expecting his corn crop to yield more than 150,000 bushels this year. but he was also expecting more rain and a lot less heat. central illinois, instead is in a serious drought. and the state set more than 200 records for high temperatures just in june and july. >> weave had temperatures in -- we've had temperatures in the 90s for as many days as i can remember. >> reporter: theig aboutest reason -- the biggest reason for the heat is the transition in the pacific from the la nina weather pattern. similar to this year's el nino. >> now, this year, we have a growing el nino. the warm phase. and we're already seeing all- time temperature records being broken for global temperatures. and that's because the pacific waters now are warming. >> reporter: scientists at noaa have also announced the first scientific connection between extreme weather events, like last year's drought in texas. and man made climate change. a new study found that man made heat made the texas drought roughly 20 times more likely. >> there definitely is a connection between greenhouse gases and extreme weather. we're seeing very strong evidence to suggest that not all but many of the extremes that we're seeing around the planet, are being enhanced by greenhouse gases. >> reporter: and every day, in this record-setting heat takes more of jeff fisher's crop and his livelihood away. >> it's stressful. it's stressful on myself and my family. or my father and i, it's a family farm. >> and a live look outside at the weather here in maryland. another normal summer afternoon. but the heat and is humidity could soon be on the way back up. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. tim? >> good afternoon, denise. good afternoon, everyone. this is about as normal as you can get. temperatures right on target for what we typically expect this time of year. we're at 88 degrees right now. that is our normal high. only place we have activity, any type of shower or rain activity now is out to the west. none of those, showers or storms, are over the state. some in the panhandle of west virginia, south of cumberland. others up north of the state line. and we're looking at a pretty dry day overall in maryland. right now, temperature is at 88 degrees at bwi marshall. cumberland and oakland, both being cooled down a little bit because of the rain on either side. and with the dew point in the 50s, that 88 degrees feels at least one degree cooler, at least in central maryland. feels more like 87 in d.c., bwi marshall, and elkton. right up and down the 95 corridor. things pretty comfortable overall. we'll continue to keep you posted on the afternoon's weather. we'll have your complete updated first warning forecast coming up. >> let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin. >> hi, vic. hi, everyone. well, things are a bit hectic out there on northbound 95. delays still from 395. well past the fort mchenry tunnel. and it slows down again from route 32 to route 100. as far as the beltway goes, stop and go on the inner loop from the jones falls expressway to dulaney valley road. although things do break free after that. the westbound inner loop, expect 20 minutes in that direction from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. and several accidents, two in harford county. paradise road at cronin drive. also fallston road at connelly. back to baltimore city. accidents there. smith avenue at old pimlico. also, north utah at west lexington. we have plenty of traffic out there on the beltway, north of security boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in for the saucy santa fe steak and melt. back to you. baseball card bonanza. a discovery is rocking the collecting card world. mary joins us now with more. >> baltimore is rich in baseball history. and now our city is playing a role in what is being called the most exciting find ever in the history of baseball card collecting. >> reporter: something remarkable happened to carl kiss ner in this attic, after he and this family inherited this turn of the century house. passed down by his aunt after her receipt passing. -- recent passing. what three found were these unassuming baseball cards. they had been tied in a neat bundle and put in a cardboard box, sitting untouched for 100 years. he didn't know bell what he had -- exactly what he had. but the sports directors did. >> we believe this is the most significant find in the history of hobby. when they sent in the package and we initially opened it up, our reaction was, oh, my god, these are the nicest condition examples of this series that we're ever seen. >> reporter: the cards were given away as a candy promotion around 1910. they include such baseball luminaries as tie cobs, young and mathison. he assumes his immigrant father didn't know what to do about them, so he put them in the attic and forgot about them. today, they're valued@least valued at, at least $3 million. they willab the -- tell be at the convention center. >> when they called us and said, carl this is one of the most significant finds of baseball cards ever. i was like, no, this is just baseball. they were like, no nthis particular series, this particular card, in this condition, some of them are mint condition. it just blows everybody away. >> reporter: the kiss ner grandfather is survived by about 20 family members, who will divide the winfall when the cards are auctioned off. >> reporter: the 37 of the 700 cards being auction ed often right here in baltimore areed to fetch around $500,000. denise. pretty cool story. >> you bet. thank you, mary. the highest price ever paid for a single baseball card is $2.8 million. that was for a 1909 hoinous wagner card, sold at auction in 2007. >> that's better than a vintage elvis on velvet. >> yes. elvis, you decorate your house. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. what did you do when you were 8 years old? meet the little boy who climbed the second highest mountain in the world and why he did it. courtroom chaos. a man dies after swallowing a mysterious substance. steamy weekend ahead. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering so, i'm walking down the street, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering just you know walking, sfx: sounds of marching band and crowd cheering and i found myself in the middle of this parade honoring america's troops. which is actually quite fitting because geico has been serving the military for over 75 years. aawh no, look, i know this is about the troops and not about me. right, but i don't look like that. who can i write a letter to about this? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. a father is accused of killing three daughters in wisconsin. police say he went to the girls home, after the girls' mother called police concerned for their safety. officers say the house smelled strongly of gas. an investigation is ongoing. the father is now in custody. investigators believe the defendant killed himself in a phoenix courtroom, shortly after a jury found him guilty of arson. >> reporter: 53-year-old michael marin was convicted of deliberately burning down his mansion. video shows marin putting his hands over his eyes and covering his mouth with both hands am so it appears he slipped something inside his mouth right before he collapsed -- collapsed. the jury found him guilty on something with a can labeled cyanide inside his car. the medical medical examiner's office is still determining his cause of death. >> he faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. a violent crash. take a look. that new surveillance video shows the driver was alert and not using his cell phone when he slammed into several parked cars on the dallas north tollway last month. two people were injured and one is recovering in the hospital with a cracked skull. dart says that he caused the accident by not slowing down. women who drink moderate amount of alcohol can help prevent bone loss, lowering their risk of osteoporosis. >> reporter: women who want to prevent osteoporosis may want to raise their glass. a new study says drinking a moderate amount of alcohol may help prevent bone loss. >> it's better than medicine, which has bad side effects. >> reporter: researchers studied post menopausal women, who regularly had one or two drinks a day. they found when the women stopped drinking for two weeks, their rates of bone turnover, when bone is lost or replaced, went up. >> basically, this study found that reducing alcohol, the rate went up. by reducing this turnover. >> reporter: the body constantly removes and replaces bone. with osteoprocess, more bone is losed than reformed, resulting in weak bones that are more likely to break. >> reporter: about 10 million americans have osteoporosis. older women are more affected because estrogen, the hormone that keeps bone placement in check, decreases after menopause. >> i have friends my age. and they have osteoporosis. it's very common. and we can all use a little bit more wine. why not? >> reporter: but researchers warn not to drink too much. >> excessive alcohol consumption is detrimental to bone health. but in this moderate range, it appears to be beneficial. >> reporter: and they say eating a healthy diet and exercising will also go a long way to keeping bones healthy. in los angeles, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> 80% of the osteoporosis patients are women. most of the women say -- in the study say that they drink wine. the woman who is battling a flesh-eating disease is get a new home edition, free of charge. one generous builder is volunteering to create an addition to help with 24-year- old amy copeland's rehab. the two-story house in atlanta will include a new bedroom, fitness room and study area. copelan land contracted the rare infection in may when she cut open her leg on a zip line. doctors amputated her leg, foot and hands. tyler armstrong became the second youngest person to tackle mount killa min jaro. he completed the eight-day journey with his dad to raise money to help boys with muscular dystrophy disease. >> it makes me proud that he can do these things but also that he can help others. >> by doing kilimanjaro, i want to raise awareness for them. >> reporter: tyler trained for this by running with weighted backpacks. he raised more than $10,000 for 300,000 young boys in africa. >> wow. >> that's a beautiful mountain. i've seen it. but i don't know how in the world he was able to do that. that's incredible. >> yes. the stamina to train and then do it. that's phenomenal. after a heat wave, we are enjoying a nice streak of mild summer days. 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[ laughter ] what do you know? hopefully they're coming in from a place where this weather is very nice for them. coming in from maybe a cooler or very hot place. it's all in perspective. because last week at this time, we were dealing with temperatures up around record highs, 100 degrees. and look at it now. just one week later. just 88 degrees. 88 is on target for our normal high for this date. 57 as a dew point means that the heat index is one degree, actually, lower than the real temperature. so 88 feels like 87 out there. just a comfortable day. southeast winds at 10 miles per hour. 30.12, the barometer reading. around the state, temperatures in the 70s out in cumberland and oakland. there have been showers on either side of those cities there. so the rain has cool down the air just a little bit. 78 in ocean city, where the wind off the ocean is keeping it a little cool. but everyone else, pretty much in the 80s. 86 in elkton. 87 in d.c. we have 87. westminster, columbia as well. 90 in bel air, seems to be the hot spot on the map. 86 in rock hall. southeast winds, coming around toward bwi marshall. 16-mile-per-hour winds in hagerstown. and just a nice, delightful afternoon. most of the rain and the clouds coming from a storm system and a front that stalled down to our south. this is the same one that changed our temperatures from those 100-degree temperatures. came through here the weekend. pushed to our south. and it has not gone anywhere. so it's still casting clouds in our direction. and as you can see, there are light showers moving along basically the path of this front and coming into the western portion of the state. now, this is going to stay with us through the weekend. and high pressure now is going to start easing away. as that high starts to move off to the east, it's going to allow for warmer air to come in from the south and southwest, which is why our temperatures are going to go up heading into the weekend. our humidity and dew point levels are going to go up. it's going to start feeling a little sticky. then we'll also have a chance of a shower maybe or thundershower. widely scattered. saturday, sunday, and into monday because of a storm system coming from the west. not going to wash out any of your plants. but tell be part of our forecast heading into the weekend. sunset today at 8:34. no advisories. tonight, going down to 68 degrees. again, right on target. that's our normal low for this time of year. any showers will be out to the north and west. very warm tomorrow. 90 degrees. but again, just a nice, delightful summer july thursday. it is thursday, right? >> tomorrow. today is wednesday. >> still figuring that out. >> thank you, tim. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. stepping down in a scandal. i'm mike hellgren in anne arundel county, where the police chief is retiring under fire. the conflicting reasons why. and who will replace him. 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