right around 48 feet. city officials are confident levy, flood gates and cash basins will hold back the water. they are urging residents outside the city to leave. as soon as possible. joel brown,wjz eyewitness news. about 1,000 people have been forced from their homes in memphis. but the city's musical landmarks like graceland and beal street seem same for now. meteorologist bernadette woods has more on the concerns over the mississippi river and it's cresting tonight, bernadette. >> it's cresting around there. further down downstream we have a few days since we crest. a lot of this started farther north in illinois, around those fringes. a lot of that came from storm over the winter. combine that with the rain we've had and it's taking a long time to make its way down. you can see the crest times may 19 and farther south later than that. as we head through the week, the other problem is it's dry for a couple of days but we have more rain coming in our direction in addition to wet weather. while we have a dry frame a few days, there's more heavy rain on the way. vic. >> reporter: thank you bernadette. still no charges tonight two days after the two local college students were victims of a possible hit and run. it's the latest in a string of accidents. wjz is live right now, adam may has new details on the investigation. >> that driver has been released from police custody. authorities are trying to figure out if he's actually to blame for the accident. now we're learning there's a new piece of evidence that could be a critical crew. >> reporter: security camera footage taken at the intersection of 33rd and st. paul street has been turned over to police. they are investigating a possible hit and run accident early in the morning saturday. >> i think the important message for all of the students, pedestrians of any sort is that you need to walk defensively. >> reporter: a university spokesman would not comment on specifics regarding the investigation. but police say the driver may have been stopped a few blocks from the scene. right now it's unclear if he may have been intoxicated or if the students may share some of the blame. >> it's unfortunate, because people coming from bars are driving, and people coming home from bars are walking. so a lot of confusion i guess. >> regardless we've had a lot of incidents this year. >> reporter: nathan crest left with a crippling brain injury after he was hit by a car on his bicycle earlier this year. and miriam frankl was killed earlier in the year. >> that's going to be a huge difference from pedestrian walkway. >> reporter: that will not affect the bar restaurant where students see a lingering problem. >> it gets really busy, especially in the weekend, this area is open 24/7. there's a ton of kids out here on the weekend. >> reporter: police have handed over their findings already to the state's attorneys office. tonight the states attorney's office says they are carefully reviewing the information. adam may. >> both students are expected to make a full recovery. a viral video shocks parents throughout the nation. the mother who told her son to fight another boy stands by her decision. but tonight she faces a slew of charges. derek valcourt has the latest on this case for us. >> reporter: the mother says this was a case of tough love, but police say her actions on that day were criminal. >> help me mom. >> no, get up and fight now. >> reporter: this video posted on facebook has landed this mother in trouble. >> i was scared for my son's life. that's why i did what i did. >> reporter: she told wjz her son was being bullied by the other boy, so he had to take action. >> i am sure i will face charges for this but i felt i was protecting my child to stand up to this child. >> reporter: she is facing second degree childhood and second degree assault. >> we determined that this mother's action, she did encourage them to fight. it did place this these two boys in threat of getting hurt. >> violence is not going to solve it. >> reporter: if kelly white is convicted on all of the charges she now faces she faces a possibility of up to 33 years in prison. live in baltimore county police headquarters, derek valcourt. >> the boy's mother is not under arrest. she has been issued a criminal summons to appear in court. a car goes flying off the beltway and ends up submerged in water. the driver reportedly lost control of her car, it then went off the road and ended up in a sediment pond. very calm conditions here in maryland tonight. a live look outside right now. clear skies out there. courtesy of sky chopper 13, thanks for the pictures and sun lingering as we move into the evening. bob has your updated forecast, bob. >> expect for the pollen out there, not too many complaints about these temperature, these conditions very comfortable. take a look at radar. we have an entire east coast here this whole area dry and beautiful. really much of the entire ohio valley up to new england. this means baltimore, maryland, right in the middle of very fine weather. rain to the west and east will stay there looks like for most of the week. the only really -- what you can call cool 68 in crescent. looks like these same temperatures will be with us pretty much all week long. there's some word that we may see relief at the pump, denise koch is in the newsroom to tell us about this. >> reporter: nation wide prices have jumped over 12-cents, the national average $3.96. wjz is tracking prices at the pump in maryland. right now the average $3.98. one month ago just $3.73. but relief does appear to be on the way. last week's drop in crude oil prices should lead to lower gas costs in the near future. most analysts are now announcing a drop of 60-cents as early as june. >> we'll take it, denise thank you. a 60% drop in prices could save americans $1,000, americans $1 trillion a day. the owner of animal kingdom lives right here. trainer and horse are headed back for a run at the preakness. >> on the outside animal kingdom roaring down the track. >> reporter: as animal kingdom returns to the track, everybody was watching. >> i said, i think we're going to get it. >> reporter: and he did. animal kingdom who's specialty is running on turf is trained by fair motion who's home field is dirt. >> this is an amazing horse, this is a very special horse. >> we're really excited to have a derby winner trained by a fairfield trainer. >> reporter: the fact animal kingdom is a florida horse doesn't dampen the thrill. >> i don't think you ever expect to win it. it's just so surreal. it was surreal. >> it's like a dream come true. everybody wants to have a derby winner. >> reporter: the dream gets bigger in baltimore when the preakness running in two weeks. >> reporter: animal kingdom could get here wednesday and remain here until just before the preakness. >> he will probably take it easy when he gets here. then start training next week for the preakness. >> reporter: this week animal kingdom will be allowed to run for the fun of it with other horses trained by field in motion. >> we want to be out there. the middle jewel of racing's triple crown will be run on may 21st. animal kingdom will head out tomorrow morning for the long ride. and coming up, casey anthony accused of killing her young daughter. the emotional moment during testimony. and a way to extend your life, tonight on health watch. meet this year's baltimore teacher of the year. so just what school is she pro? we have that next. bob has your updated forecast coming up. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. after a horrible car accident, a woman from new jersey was told her leg would have to be amputated. but as you are about to see in tonight's health watch, stem cell they therapy right here in baltimore changed her fate. >> exciting. >> nervous and excited. >> reporter: susan has not walked on her heel for almost a year. a car accident almost left her without bones in her ankle. but a new stem cell surgery has allowed her bone to grow back. the stem cells are placed on a bone sponge which dr. myerson inplants and it activates production of a new bone. suzy's ankle now has enough bone to walk on. it is such an emotional moment for susan. especially since doctors told her she would have to have her leg amputated. she refused to accept that fate since she runs a therapy program for children with horses. >> the internet was amazing. >> reporter: what would you tell people? >> never give up. i may even take some kids on the trail this summer. >> reporter: she says the six hour round trip is clearly worth it. the stem cell in orthopedics is fairly new. we do have some problems out there on northbound 95. an accident we're watching on henry road. 20 minutes from the interloop over to liberty road. and the north side interloop still backing down there from york road over to pairing parkway. average speed in that direction about 30 miles per hour. no improvement to speak of at all on 70 westbound. that's still jammed from 29 over to marysville road. west temonium road, also hollands ferry road. you can see break lights there on the west side on baltimore national park. there's a look at the delay 70 at 29. this traffic report is brought to you by the cockrin firm. back over to you. >> thanks, christie. head of the class a mount washington elementary school teacher named teacher of the year. and andrea fujihi shows us the surprise announce -pl. -- announcement. >> reporter: margaret mays gets the news, teacher of the year. >> it's very exciting, i work hard. >> she is always helping everyone and she makes it fun. >> reporter: this teacher we are chosen from 13 candidates in part for her love to look. >> we're here to help them become life live learners, and hopefully they love learning. do you guys love learning? >> yeah. >> reporter: the state winner then goes on to the national competition. in fact, fredrick county chemistry teacher michelle sheer was just awarded the title by president obama. >> that was one group thing we're doing. >> reporter: it's been a touch year for may and her mom who is also a teacher recently died. but the struggle has been a motivation. >> my mom has meant a lot to me so i wanted to make sure these kids get everything they need this year to be able to move on and be successful. >> reporter: andrea jujihi. >> reporter: mount washington elementary was one of six schools to earn the coveted state blue ribbon award next year. we're following breaking news, northbound 95 over the scene of a crash, sky 13. captain mike -- >> reporter: this is the action christine bresland was just talking to you about. several vehicles and a large truck involved in a multi vehicular collision. several patients here, looks like a total of four ambulances. one right lane is blocked north of winter's run. as you come northbound into the edge wood area of harper county expect delays. there's no word on how serious or total number of injuries. but you see maryland state police are conducting the in investigation. the back up now is about half a mile. >> the traffic is moving, captain perry thank you. we've been looking outside and saying, hey, what a wonderful day. >> and better than we expected for mother's day. >> yeah. >> 73, low humidity at here's a live look outside, there's the bay. >> and the bay bridge. looks beautiful. >> that's a long shot. you can see there's a little bit of pollen out there. a little bit of moisture near. but all in all, it's really terrific weather this time of year. just about normal too. our normal high is 72. right now we're 73. take a look at the rest of the region readings in the region -- say that four times fast. 68 in oakland, 75 in ocean city. sunshine wall to wall. 73 in walsh. the dewpoint is down at 73. 69 westminster, 73 up in bell air and columbia. that continues to bring us a dry flow in from eastern canada where the big high pressure is dry. at least for the time being we're going to stay in a dry slot all the way down into the southeast. just a new clouds here. they did have showers this morning. the bulk of the rain staying right here over northern minnesota. moved into wisconsin, that's going into the mississippi river. they don't need that. more moisture runs through the west of us and they will see more showers and thundershowers again in the mississippi river valley. for our region, big air low pressure east of main, that means the flow continues to come here out of the north. adding dry eastern canada, big block you see out here to the west it's going to stay there. we won't see probably in the way of any real clouds until probably friday night and maybe a shower then. in the time being, beautiful, dry, not a cloud in sight for miles. mild conditions it stays warm out to the west. see that activity sliding down to the south of it. into wednesday, thursday and probably most of friday will be on the dry side very pleasant temperatures, pleasant nights too back in the 40s to low 50s. still very comfortable great weather. sunset 8:08. the days are getting longer until june 21st. 25 tonight, a few showers. we'll got to 73 tomorrow in the mid-70s. still ahead. the raid in osama bin laden's complex, see what happened to the women he was living with. maryland moves to keep homeowners out of foreclosure. a prooff the field, a raven's football player makes his debut in ♪ ♪ ♪ when you're resonsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ it is 5:28, 73 degrees and clear. good evening and thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. can the united states trust pakistan? that is the big question after osama bin laden was found hiding in a pakistani home. daniel notingham reports for wjz. pakistan has been blamed of hiding the leader of al-qaida. >> reporter: the prime minister say's the country's army will investigate who helped harbor the leader of al-qaida. the pakistani government was concerned about how the discovery of osama bin laden in their country would be perceived in washington. within hours of president obama's announcement that the terror leader was dead, a lobbying firm representing pakistan's government started making calls to members of congress denying anyone had protected the al-qaida leader. president obama says the u.s. will investigate whether osama bin laden had a support network in the country. so far his national security advisors say there's no evidence anyone in pakistan's government was part of that network. the obama administration is pushing for access to osama bin laden's three widows who are now in pakistan any custody. jay carney says he's hopeful corporation between the two countries will help that happen. >> we remain confident that we will be in cooperation with pakistan. >> reporter: in washington, daniel notingham, wjz news. the leader of al-qaida in iraq said today that president obama is no better off after killing osama bin laden. the president will tackle the economy at a special cbs town hall meeting later this week. we want you to participate, so go to wjz.com to submit your questions right on our home page. watch the town hall meeting exclusively right here on wjz thursday morning at 8:00. fighting foreclosure. the state of maryland is the first to use federal mortgage assistance funds to help families stay in their homes. pat warren has more on this program and how it could help you. >> reporter: it's many maryland's latest move to help homeowners from foreclosure. governor o'malley made kitchen talk in trying to save the whole house. >> i watched the company going through downsizing and i did take a big large pay cut that i was struggling to keep my home. >> reporter: a home that would have been lost she says without the help of the counselor in the state's emergency emergency system yeme program. >> when i was going through the struggle i used to ask god, where is god and why me. but she is the person god sent and showed me the guidance. >> reporter: ema also presented lisa barnes from losing her home. >> i just want to say thank you. >> reporter: the o' malley administration wants to share the story. >> both mrs. barnes and mrs. molly saved their home not because someone like ed mcman knocked on the door, but they had to pick up the phone and we were able to help. >> i say that from the bottom of my heart. i'm not going to cry, but i finally get it. >> if your mortgage is wait, do not wait pick up the phone and call. 1-877-462-7555. see i can recite it as well. but i was getting a little nervous with the cameras rolling. >> reporter: fewer than 200 applications have been received so far, 17 have been approved. back to you vic. >> $40 billion have been advocated to helping homeowners to bring their mortgages up to date. a judge will decide the fate of a delaware pediatrician facing very serious charges. dr.earl bradley is accused of assaulting more than 100 young patients over a decade. police say they have video proving that bradley committed the crime. he is scheduled to go to trial starting next month. all eyes are on the courtroom as casey anthony waits to go on trial. >> reporter: anthony started crying at one point during jury selection. lawyers are trying to pick 20 jurors to hear the case against the young mother. she is accused of killing her 2- year-old daughter kaley then dumping her body in the woods. the trial will be held in orlando. the case is being held 100 miles away because of the intense interest in this case. the jury will be sequestered and it could last for two months or longer. >> reporter: if she is convicted, anthony could face the death penalty. people in oregon are hoping hope they can find a young boy alive. kyron's biological mother and father think that his stepmother may have something to do with his disappearance. -- this was the third security scare on a flight yesterday. the driver who caused a deadly crash says he's not guilty. the double decker bus slammed into a bridge killing 70 passengers. police say he made a wrong turn then was distracted by his gps device. propelled grenades and tear gas were turned on the crowd. newt gingrich announced his intentions on twitter and facebook. the move isn't a major surprise as gingrich recently opened a campaign office. gingrich has been a popular speaking since stepping down from the house in 1999. in tonight's consumer watch, students will be graduating with more than a degree, they will also have record debt. this year's senior will owe $23,000. that includes fees taken out by students and parents themselves. that's 8% compared to last year. a project to move forward in the city. mayor blake toured the proposed lexington square project. the project will be where reed's drugstore stood. last month the preservation economy declared the site a historical landmark. the mayor is now urging the commission to allow the project to begin. and here is a look at the stories you will see tomorrow on the baltimore sun. food trucks are finding their presence isn't always welcome in some parts of the city. a look at an optimistic job market for college grads. and the ncaa's men lacrosse brackets. for these stories and more go to -- read these stories and more on baltimore's sun. anything but a regular school day at excel academy high school. ravens wide receiver bolden makes a special appearance at the west baltimore high school. >> i would encourage everybody to get out and at least move around at least for an hour a day. >> reporter: encouraging students to stay fit and active bolden says he does an intention work out every day. >> my work outs usually consistent of at least two, any where from two to three hours a day. and that can be from running, lifting weights, different kind of card owe exercises. >> he told us to make sure we eat right, stay healthy. >> reporter: anita heath entered a contest. >> $2,000 going specifically for the physical education program. >> to motivate our children to let them know that they can be excellent. excellence is very important. >> reporter: the probowler joined the ravens in 2010. >> set a goal and don't let anything deteriorate you from achieving that goal. >> pretty much i think he's a pretty cool dude. i like him as a football player, i like to sit down and watch him play. >> reporter: the students had an opportunity to ask bolden questions about his football career and his personal life. >> today's event was sponsored by cbs radio station mix 106.5 and light fm. don't miss the cbs evening news with katie couric, here are one of the stories they are working on. >> the mississippi flooding crisis now hits a major american city, memphis and neighbors like this one. that story on tonight's cbs evening news with katie couric. and still to come on tonight's wjz evening news, asking for help. what whitney houston is now being treated for. at the mount washington tavern, he's baltimore's newest food critic and he's only 10 years old. you'll meet him right here next on wjz. more perfect spring days ahead. i'll have the exclusive five day warning forecast. but first here is today's repo ,@ [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your 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good, i'm talking with the judges and it's very good. >> reporter: what is your favorite food over all. i mean like when you're home with your mom, what do you ask her to make. what do you like? >> pizza. >> it's probably a combination of my wife and my doing, but yeah it's a foodie. >> for more on his restaurant reviews go to wjz.com and click on the seen on section on the left sides of the page. >> definitely going to check it out. he's so cute. great evening to enjoy evening outdoors definitely. a live look outside and this could be the theme for the rest of the week. wjz is live with first warning weather. bob turk and bernadette woods is live with our forecast. >> it is beautiful out here today. make sure you get outside if not this evening over the next couple of days, because tomorrow take a look at this. we start out with mostly sunny skies as we head through the afternoon. we top out in the 70s once again. mostly sunny skies, and it'll be another nice evening. now for the rest of the five day, here's bob. >> reporter: beautiful weather will continue, maybe friday night could be a shower but 75, 77, plenty of sunshine thursday 76. nighttime lows 40 to the mid- 50s. pretty good chance i think by saturday, a few scattered showers and thunderstorms may start as early as late friday night but really for three or four days that's beautiful weather, mary. >> emergency saver, a 10 minute shower can use less water than a full bath. showers will save you 5-gallons of water over a typical bath. for more information, go to wjz.com then click on our special section. at least two people are dead and two others are missing after a tropical storm slammed the philippines over the weekend. people in the philippines were hit with gusts of up to 70- miles-an-hour. forcing 50 people to evacuate their home. more than 400,000 others still don't have power tonight. a food processing plant goes up in flames. it took 450 firefighters to battle the blames. workers say they heard an explosion before the explosion. at least 30 people are in the hospital tonight after a train running off the tracks in india. seven coaches were train bound for new deli hopped off the rails this morning. investigators are still trying to determine what caused the accident. a spokesman for whitney houston says she checked herself in to a recovery system. she entered rehab in 2004 and again a year later. curiosity gets the best of a stray cat in pennsylvania. the cat got his head in a pipe. a team of doctors tried to get him out but it didn't work. so they moved to plan b. a power saw. you can see they managed to save the rest of the feline's nine lives. >> and the lesson there is don't do that. still to come tonight on eyewitness news. check in for all new stories coming up, denise is standing by with the preview. >> autism in america, an estimate of one in 100 have the disease. but a new study shows it's more common than that. the winner of the kentucky derby comes to maryland for the preakness. and check in for all of today's stories and breaking news coming up on wjz news at 6:00. and a new look for a basketball coach could take them to texas. we have more breaking news, chopper 13 is at the scene. captain mike perry has more. >> reporter: we have a real nasty accident vick. this is in the essexx area. this is right near martin's boulevard. two vehicles involved, one with entrapment. the vehicle you see firefighters working on right now. one person is trapped in the car. the other vehicle hit a utility pole. so police have completely closed orems road which is not too far from martin boulevard and martin boulevard shopping center. we'll keep you updated as we continue to monitor the situation. >> captain mike perry live in sky chopper 13. news of another coaching change in college basketball. this time at the naval university. >> reporter: the naval acad naval academy says it will begin a nationwide search. over the weekend arizona head coach sean miller declined maryland's interest and signed a contract extension in tucson. so the latest name to emerge on the list of possible can dates is mark turgeon. he and his family were on vacation over the weekend, so there's no confirmation if the university has spoken to him. he is a kansas native, he played for ku and was an assistant coach at his alma mater. he's led the aggies to four straight ncaa tournaments. lou scott is diagnosed with a torn laborum in his shoulder. the plan for now is keep playing, possibly have surgery in the offseason. scott can still swing a bat but deals with pain while throwing from the outfield. he will continue to play outfield to get relief from felix pie. we're going to hear from luke scott next hour. he will discuss the o's hitting woes. news from a lacrosse retirement, we'll have more in sports. and a transplant patient is talking for the first time and his results are stunning. >> reporter: dallas weins is getting used to his new face. >> it feels natural. it feels as if it has become my own. >> reporter: it is a remarkable transformation from the way weins looked like before. two years ago he was on a construction sight. he woke up three months later with his face burned off. >> he was literally a man without a face. he had no ability to smell and at times he had difficult breathing. >> reporter: doctors and nurses worked for 15 hours to transplant an anonymously transplanted face on to weins face. the nerves and animation are all new. >> i can never express what has been done. what i have been given. >> reporter: weins is still blind but he's now breathing through his nose. his first aroma, hospital lasagna. >> i cannot imagine it smelled delicious. >> reporter: he is looking to enjoying his life with his daughter. >> she actually said, daddy you are so handsome. the u.s. military paid for weins surgery and hoping to use what it learned to help veterans with similar injuries. just in an hour week of low intensity exercise can help reduce colon polops. polops are sometimes precursors to cancer. and still to come on wjz eyewitness news. john hopkins student hit by a driver who hit the scene. why that driver has coming up right now on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. struck down two john hopkins students hit by a car near campus. the question police are still trying to answer. >> stick up for your son. >> no, my son is right there. do it. controversial video a mother pushes her son to fight. will she face charges? >> hiding in plain sight, rising tensions between the u.s. and pakistan amidst allegations they knew where osama bin laden was all along. picture perfect monday, how long will this last? stick around for the updated forewarning weather forecast. stick around for this forecast and all the breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >> get up, now. >> break it up. >> come on, lady. a baltimore county woman encourages her son to fight. but was it child abuse. >> as i parent i felt i was protecting my child. tonight the serious charges one local mother faces. hello everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> the video caused outrage throughout