gardner in a section called baby beach, where the waters are calm. >> seeing if there is any forensic evidence. and going through smart phones. maybe a laptop as well. >> reporter: giordano's lawyer says his client denies any wrongdoing. his house is deserted. but there is a sign warning visitors they are under constant video and audio surveillance. >> reporter: giordano is also accused of videotaping a sexual encounter with a woman. he was never charged in that case. >> he seemed to be someone you didn't want to know. >> reporter: in a public statement, gardner's family says they're keeping faith she'll be found alive. she said, i hope you understand that we are keeping quiet as to not jeopardize the investigation. please continue to pray for robyn. >> reporter: now, gardner has a boyfriend, who claims he never knew she was on vacation with giordano. he now says he has evidence that her e-mail account was tampered with and used after her disappearance. reporting live, mike hellgren, we'll eyewitness news. -- wjz eyewitness news. >> arubean authorities sent gardner's blackberry to the netherlands as part of the investigation. accused of being part of an international drug ring is in court. and the judge makes a controversial ruling. kai is in the newsroom with the latest on this high-profile case. >> reporter: a short time ago, a federal judge ruled that officer daniel redd can be released. he is accused of a drug ring that brought heroin to baltimore. during a hearing, he pled not guilty to all seven counts against him. the proscooecutor -- prosecutor begged that he not be released. but the judge said he must be treated like every other drug suspect. however, he will be monitored. >> redd could be released as early as friday. there is new reaction tonight in connection with the explosive video of a officer being shot by fellow officers. mary joins us now with the latest on this case. >> reporter: a crime camera captured the chaos outside the west baltimore nightclub, where officer william torbit was killed. tonight, his sister watches the video with us. >> reporter: the crime camera captures a caotic scene and the death of an officer. >> that just don't sit right with me. >> reporter: sherry torbit, sister to slain officer william torbit is disturbed by what she sees. the video shows a plain clothed officer arguing with a group. here, he gets punched in the face. what follows is a tragic order of events. torbit fires his gun, after getting knocked to the ground. you see the people scatter. a man involved in the fight. now notice the smoke to the right of your screen. another officer, unaware torbit is a cop, fires at him on the ground. three other officers join in, shooting torbit some 20 times. >> how can you gun down somebody that many times? you know what it takes to make a person stop. this is close range to me. how could you not know that that was your fellow officer? i could see if it was at a distance shooting. but you're right up on him. just as close as you and i are. >> reporter: city attorney gregg bernstein announced he will not bring criminal charges against the officers after reviewing the crime camera and testimony from more than 100 witnesses on the scene that night. officer torbit's family is extremely angry and disappointed with that decision. >> how can you say you don't see the person at that point? and continuing to shoot like that? he's already down. >> reporter: today, we showed the video to attorney byron worken to get his idea. >> we don't want to get out there to get nothing but holes. there's still holes. but they mostly get filled in if you have objective information. >> and you would say this video is the objective information? >> yes. >> the panel is reviewing police processes, including crowd control and firearms training for the officers. >> at least 40 shots were fired during the mayhem. another wild day on wall street. some positive economic news sends the stock markets soaring. here's a look at the closing numbers. dow soared 423 points. closing above the 11,000 mark. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also posted big gains. carrie eterrer reports from the new york stock exchange. >> the dow surged more than 400 points in wall street's wildest week since the financial meltdown in 2008. good news from the labor department sent stocks higher. application for unemployment aid last week fell 7,000. the biggest drop in the past four months. >> probably the most important number we get all week is that jobs number. unfortunately, there's still 7 million people on benefits. but it still is at least going in the direction we want it to go. >> reporter: but the dow hasn't decided which way it wants to go. the fluctuations made history. it's the first time ever that the dow has had four straight, 400-point days. >> it's a roller coaster ride without the fun involved in it. >> i'm not sure what the market is going to do. but europe -- europe is our problem. >> reporter: french banks are especially volatile, as investors fret about their exposure to the debt of countries like french and italy. french president nick cas las sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel plan to meet next week. >> u.s. is a big trading partner. what happens in europe matters instantly here, especially with banking. >> reporter: the u.s. says that they can cope with their debt crisis. and the last three were named to the 12-member bipartisan panel, that will recommend ways to cut debt here in the u.s. one of the people on the committee says everything will be on the table, including tax increases. on wall street, carrie eterrer, wjz eyewitness news. >> the leaders of france and germany, and the biggest european comay say they -- economy says they will meet next week. a man accused of killing a young johns hopkins researcher. the star witness for the prosecution takes the stand. meghan mccorkell with more on what was said on the stand today. meghan? >> reporter: vic, lavelva meritt says she was there when her boyfriend, john wagner, stabbed stephen pitcairn. meritt testified today, in exchange for murder charges being dropped against her. >> reporter: lavelva meritt in court, identifies the knife she says her boyfriend, john wagner used to stab pitcairn. he was walking home in charles village. >> it eats away at me. i've got to live with this for the rest of my life. meritt tells the jury, she admits she robbed pitcairn and took his phone, but says she didn't stab him. she told the jury, it wasn't supposed to go down like that. she originally said her roommate and cousin was responsible for the stabbing. this morning, cospee beetook the-- cosby took the stand. >> he came home and found her out of breath. he said wagner told him, i just beat this white guy so bad, i feel so bad about it. he said he tried to use pitcairn's credit card at a gas station. then wagner asked him to get rid of pitcairn's wallet. he admits he threw it in a dumpster, but says that's where his involvement ends. >> reporter: in a final statement, meritt's mother, says she was asleep at the time. new census data shows the changing face of maryland. it shows a 51% jump in the number of same-sex couples in the last decade. they say the increase was likely from same-sex couples, rather than an increase in gay couples moving to maryland. the census also reveals tathe median age is also up, not surprising, considering people are living longer. if you live for summertime, then this weather is for you. a live look outside right now. very pleasant temperatures. low humidity. who could ask for anything more? bob turk is in the first warning weather center with more. >> the game in philadelphia tonight. the weather was perfect for football, baseball, anything else. you want to do outside. we're 85, upper elkton. not too far from philly. 81. 79, ocean city. and a cool, 64 in oakland. but the dew point is so low, at 48. 85 actually feels like 82 degrees. and if you like today, well, i think you'll like tomorrow. because tomorrow will be a day just like today. enjoy tomorrow. because saturday night, looks like some of those showers might move in. and on sunday, a really good chance to see showers and thundershowers to end the weekend. vic? >> okay, bob. thank you. just about an hour from now, the ravens kick off their first preseason game. and fans can't wait. the team was in philadelphia to take on the eagles. you can see quarterback joe flacco, practicing a short time ago. it's the first real action since the lockout last month. jessica kartalija has more on fan expectation for the new year. jessica? >> reporter: after that very long walkout, fans can't wait to see the ravens take on the eagles tonight. >> the first ravens game day. 105.7, the fan. and the question becomes, who do you believe with this wide receiver situation? >> reporter: it's the talk around town on wjz f.m., 105.7, the fan. the preseason opener against the philadelphia eagles has ravens fans fired up. >> yes. >> this is the most excited i've been about preseason in a long time. >> reporter: at the sports shop at towson town center, new ravens gear makes its season debut. >> it's coming in every day. we're excited about it. there's lots of new women stuff this year. >> reporter: while fans may not be yelling "heap" this year, they will be wearing the jersey. they're on sale because he no longer plays for the ravens. but people are still buying them. >> todd heap is a fan favorite. and it's sad he's gone. but everybody wants it now. dickerson might be the fan favorite in two months. >> i'm interested to see the rookie. >> reporter: at the field house in canton. >> we have all sorts of screens, the projection screens. it should be an interesting turnout. >> reporter: food and drink specials are also expected to draw crowds as fans see the team in action for the first time. >> i'm hoping that we bridge the strong-- bring the strong game like we do every year. and flacco will have to bring the defense and offense. and see how the boys perform. >> reporter: and it will be a packed house here at m&t bank stadium, as the ravens take on the pittsburgh steelers. we're live at m&t bank stadium, i'm jessica kartalija, back to you on tv hill. >> it will be interesting to see them with the steelers. >> a true test. we'll learn a lot. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. know before you go. getting a heads up on traffic before you even go home. the not new service before you head out. whose plan is it anyway? 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[ male announcer ] get your own bbq pulled pork sub at subway®. tender, slow-cooked pork with irresistibly bold barbecue sauce. subway. eat fresh®. city school schoolshakeup. a number to the baltimore schools. and a turnover rate that started when the current -- ceo took the helm. >> since taking over city schools four years ago, school ceo dr. andres alonzo slashed positions and moved employees. so much so that only 25% of principals who were on the job when he arrived are still there. his response? the job is tough. >> the expectations since i arrived is that kids come first. and we're going to move fast. and in the process, for many people that just wasn't the way they wanted to work. >> reporter: dr. alonzo says there are several reasons why 75% of the principals who once headed schools when he arrived are now gone. some of them were promoted and had to come here to central office. others retired. and then there are those who as dr. alonzo says, just weren't a good fit for the job. >> if you're not a good fit for our kids, maybe you should go someplace else. >> reporter: and that's causing a stir, especially amongst civil rights activists like dr. mark cheatam. he fears that experienced principals won't be around. >> it's not as much of us second-guessing dr. alonzo. we're just saying we have to be concerned. these principals have been there for a while. >> reporter: plus, cheatham says those replacing outgoing ones may not have a strong connection to students or the community. >> they need to understand, appreciate and respect the culture in which they're going to be principals over. and it takes a while to do that. >> with a little more than two weeks before the new school year, dr. alonzo says he's almost finished filling the 42 vacant positions. this year, he hired 15 new principals. >> reporter: only about nine vacant principal positions remain. dr. alonzo says he'll make a final position by august 22nd. two baltimore mayoral campaigns will fight. >> reporter: the stage stawg campaign accuse -- stephanie rawlings-blake campaign accuses cath rin pugh of a stolen campaign plan. she unveiled her plan today and got a scolding from the rawlings-blake campaign. the wording differs both will work to get stay laws. target repeat offenders and enhance penalties for crimes committed with guns. >> it's stated, our mayor not doing enough, why would they propose the same plans she's already implementing? it maybes you wonder if the senator really believes her own rhetoric. >> nowhere in that language will you see what she's talking about. but what she's talking about is a general strategy that any city, that is focusing on violent crimes. >> reporter: pugh says her plan comes from her website, not her plan. and the ways of achieving the goals varies greatly. >> but what this plan is, which she's obviously not read, is a crime prevention strategy for baltimore. it focusing -- focuses on youth, the community, and our work we've don with the faith- based community. and we've sat dun -- down with the police department. and this is what we've crafted. >> reporter: crimefighting is a major mayoral issue in this debate. and it's only inevitable that some of the strategies would have to overlap. reporting live, i'm pat warren, now back to you on tv hill. >> a baltimore mayor candidate's forum is taking place in northeast baltimore tonight. >> all right. well, i'll tell youing this weather makes you happy to work the night team. >> very happy. >> we're home all day. then we come here. who cares? it's going to be a gorgeous night for anyone outside. take a lock at temps -- look at temps right now. it's very pleasant out there. 85. pleasantly warm, i would say. humidity only 27%. with the west/northwest wind. we'll come back and look at the beautiful friday as well and into the weekend after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there's one way describing the weather tonight. it's fine. >> every day, all summer long, if you're just in town for a couple of days, stay with us. come back and try next year. all right. let's take a look at temps and conditions. what a really nice day. it's warm. but it's dry. that dew point of 48. it's like, as i said, like reno, nevada, spokane, washington. beautiful temperatures. 64 in oakland now. but they only got up to about 70. 81 in cumberland now. 79, ocean city. once again, with the dew point that low, you are going to be comfortable, even if it were 100 degrees out, you would be comfortable with a dew point of 48. trust me. right now, close to 80s in the warm spots, baltimore, columbia, and washington, up to 87. 87, 66 today. and guess what? the average high today is 86. that's based on 100-something years of record. and the average low is 65. so we're pretty close to that. the record back in 1900 again. 100. and in 1972. 54 degrees on this date. right now, still that northwest breeze, bringing in this cool, dry air. very pleasant conditions again tomorrow. as the high pressure over us right now will kind of slowly, slowly but surely move off into the atlantic ocean. once that happens, the winds will come back around to the southeast. and of course, what that's going to do is bring additional moisture and other levels. and eventually, we'll start moistening up. humidity will start increasing saturday. by saturday evening, with a couple of systems to the southwest. probably a shower or thundershower after dinner saturday. most of the days should be okay. and sunday, with low pressure developing out to the west of the us, we have a good shot on sunday of shower and thundershower activity. that low pressure will be approaching the region. sunday afternoon, you can see should moderate, even heavy pockets of rain across much of the atlantic region. quick look at the tropics. two impressive tropical waves, way out in the atlantic this. is moving to the west. this is moving to the northwest. not too concerned about this one. this could become a tropical depression over the weekend. this low not expected to do anything as it moves off to the northeast. and a very weak tropical storm here. so we'll keep watching the hurricane season. reaches its peak, by the way, on september 10th. northeast winds, 5 to 10 knots. the bay temp, around 82 degrees. tonight, look for clear, very comfortable again, 59, 58 in some of the suburbs. mid-60s in the city. 85 tomorrow. a day like today. low humidity. a few more clouds in the afternoon. and saturday, a little warmer. just a little bit. and also, a little more humidity. and maybe a shower saturday night. sunday doesn't look that great. but i guess some areas could use some rain. still to come tonight on eyewitness news. >> children undergoing cancer treatment are too sick to go to school, but they need tutoring. now, this organization is opening its doors to a first of its kind facility in america. i'm mike schuh, the story coming up next. startling transformation. the first pictures of a woman whose face was literally ripped off by a wild chimpanzee. and won't get away with it. tough words as police move in with the worst ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is just before 4 6:30. here's what some people are talking about tonight. britain's prime minister promises payback. he says the rion otters -- rioters responsible for the worst riots in the country will be held responsible. >> reporter: police teams in london are on the hunt. going door to door are to nab suspects in the looting rampage across the capital. >> i want people who are in their houses now to have stolten property in their home to be scared. british police have already rounded up more than 1,000 suspects. and they're confiscating sacks of stolen merchandise. >> reporter: britain's prime minister blames gangs for insighting -- inciting riots. >> that is how we can discuss going further and getting into grips of gangs, i've been discussing with bill bratton, former police commissioner in new york and los angeles. >> reporter: he said he would not allow a culture of fear to exist on the streets. london has remained relatively calm since monday's mayhem. 16,000 officers will keep watch over the capital for at least one more night. some residents are concerned when the police pull out, the rioters will return. [ indiscernible ] it could well be, couldn't it? if they don't stop them, it's frightening. >> reporter: the prime minister says if this week's riots are repeated, he may call in the army. in london, charlie dagad awjz eyewitness news. >> suspects in the riot come from all walks of life. a postman, a hair dresser, even a millionaire's daughter. several children have also been arrested. the pentagon releases the names and hometowns of the dozens of american soldiers killed in afghanistan. . >> reporter: the closest of those killed from maryland was parachuteman tech nal sergeant daniel norvay. the majority of those killed were special operations forces, including members of the seal team 6, the unit that killed osama bin laden. in all, 30 americans were killed, reportedly on a mission to help another team on the ground in trouble. denise? >> thank you, mary. eight afghans on the chopper were also killed. new controversy in the jared loughner case. prosecutors say jared loughner should be forcibly medicated, with anti-scottic drugs, despite his lawyer's claims that this violates his due rights. loughner is accused of a rampage in arizona earlier this year. tonight, people are asking for the public's help to track down a suspect. the woman you see here is wanted for stealing walleltselts and credit cards from a medical center in towson. police say she rang up more than $14,000 in purchases. she is believed to be driving a silver 2010 nissan altima. getting a heads up on traffic conditions just got easier, starting today. maryland has opened phone and internet service for a 511 system. alex demetrick reports, those three little numbers put you in the know before you go. >> reporter: if you want to know if construction zones arize or if work is under way on your week, and the commute is paying the price, you can now dial 511 on any phone and find out before you leave home. >> welcome to maryland 511. >> which would allow you to look at cameras used. weather information. the message signs that we're putting out to the public. >> reporter: public transportation. >> reporter: traffic conditions. >> all right. traffic conditions. say the name of a bridge or a tunnel, city, highway. or hot spot. >> reporter: interstate 270. >> there's a slowdown on interstate 270, northbound in north bethesda. >> reporter: the 511 information pulls the highway from network and cameras. realtime are also posted on a 511 website. >> you can see the traffic is coming almost to a halt there. >> reporter: if youent to want -- don't want to walk or talk through the menu, you can register with 511. >> enter your preferred routes. you could say home to work, or home to the beach, or home to the lake house. and you enter the registered routes you want. and when you call, it will know who you are. >> reporter: there is no charge for the 511 service, which is also up and running in pennsylvania and virginia. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. why baltimore will take a hit when the state's legislative districts are drawn this year. meet the funniest people in town. baltimore's top comedian. and complete coverage of tonight's ravens preseason opener tonight in philadelphia. for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. families with children battling cancer realize their children quickly fall behind in school. now, mike schuh reports, a first of its kind is getting ready to open. >> emily glenn's cancer is in remission. but when she was fighting hard, her school work here in fallston suffered. >> hi, emily. >> hi. >> reporter: her classmates near -- merely moved on to the next grade without her. >> stheepted to stay home. she felt safe. >> i was worried about getting my grades and stuff. >> reporter: this john profit is opening just such a tutoring center for cancer patients. turning an office space into a fun place. >> this is a nice and vibrant place to come. >> reporter: it's taken two years and $200,000 to get this. this idea for free tutoring for cancer kids, hard to believe, the only of its kind in the country. >> it really is such a simple concept. it really is. >> the best concepts are simple. >> and a really well-thought out, simple concept, wins out every time. >> it does. and there is such a need for this. they just don't have the money to go out and pay for the private tutors. >> they have so many other things going on. jugling their schedule, the kids' schedule, the chemo, the doctors. >> absolutely. and yep. it's not being done. and we're ready to go. >> reporter: with 500 kids in our area, who are getting cancer care, the worry is demand will outstrip their ability to provide. >> yeah. you just have to decide that you're going to get it done and not let anything distract you from that. >> reporter: in towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: right now, the cool kids campaign is looking for qualified volunteers to add to their list of tutors. for a link to their information, go to our website, wjz.com. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. wildlife. a bull on the loose on city streets. see how it's timely wrangled. double jeopardy. the woman accused of robbing alex trebek's hotel room. bob turk in the first warning weather center. perfect end to the week. i'll have the first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. and here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, for the first time, we are seeing the new face of a connecticut woman attacked by a chimpanzee. these photos show charla nash before the attack in 2009, and how she looks now, following her face transplant surgery. the chimp had ripped her hands, lips, nose and eyelids off. in a statement, nash says she is now able to smell again, eat normally, and speak clearly. she is living in a boston area nursing home. a man known as the moving banditz, signed a $1 billion deal. but he won't see a penny of it. he is accused of stealing planes, cars, boats. he faces up to a decade behind bars. the woman accused of breaking into alex trebek's hotel room says she is a prostitute, not a thief. prosecutors say lucinda moyers stole $6,000 and a bracelet. if convicted, she could face life in prison. with governor rick perry in the mix, it is a crowd. they will try to distinguish themselves in a debate tonight in iowa. days ahead of a key test vote. danielle nottingham reports for wjz. >> reporter: former massachusetts governor mitt romney faced a tough crowd at the iowa state fair. >> how many people think we should raise taxes in order to pay for their benefits? how many agree? >> no. >> reporter: romney is the front runner going into tonight's republican debate. he and seven of his fellow gop candidates each hope a solid performance will push them ahead in saturday's straw pole. -- poll. former minnesota governor tim pawlenty needs to finish big saturday. he launched a bus tour this week. >> if anybody asks, why pawlenty and not these are the candidates? i've actually done this stuff. >> reporter: congresswoman michele bachmann is pushing her ideas and experience,too. she could pick up a lot of buzz in iowa and could pick up more momentum heading into the straw poll. it could be huntsman's first time in the debate. he is hoping to ease concerns after several staff fled his campaign. voters are also paying attention to two people who aren't running for the white house, at least not yet. >> reporter: texas governor rick perry is expected to make his candidacy official soon and visit iowa sunday. and former vice presidential candidate sarah palin's bus tour is headed on the road. she is expected to visit the iowa state fair friday. but she's not part of the straw poll and still won't say whether or not she's running for president. >> reporter: in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and also, on stage for tonight's debate, former pizza company ceo herman cane, former house speaker newt gingrich, former senator rick santorum, and congressman ron paul. a running bull charged through the streets. take a look at this. police chased the bull through downtown auburn for four miles before they finally called in the calvary. some real-life cowboys managed to lasso the bull a short time later. nobody was hurt. can't say so much for the bull. i don't know what happened to him. >> let's hope he's munching on some hay or something. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. a look at one of the toughest jobs in the country. we went along with the people who carry out dozens of evictions every day, in the city with the highest foreclosure rate in america. that story tonight on the cbs evening news. thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,, another delightful summer evening. a live look outside now. will this last through the weekend? bob turk will let us know. and also has the forecast if you're planning to head down the ocean. >> beautiful down there. take a look at the forecast for the beaches. delaware, maryland and even virginia as well. temperatures in the low to mid- 80s. a lot of sun through saturday evening. maybe a shower late, late saturday night. and a good chance on sunday, with scattered showers and storms. a little cooler. but the water temperature, down 74 degrees. got to love that. around here tomorrow, lots of sunshine to start the day. and pleasant temperatures in the lowict 60s. upper 70s through the mid-80s by the end of the day. and the humidity starts coming back on saturday. maybe in the afternoon or evening, probably a good thundershower. 86, 81. and good chance of showers and thundershowers on sent. clouds, 82. -- thundershowers sunday. clouds, 82. sunshine and clouds. 85 tuesday. still at night, back down to 62. denise? >> thank you, bob. twilight movie star, kristen stewart, is leaving her tomboy days behind and getting glam. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, a twilight superstar goes glam. fans of the blockbuster franchise certainly aren't used to seeing bella like this. only we can show you christian stewart's provocative new photo shoot. >> reporter: kristen glammed up like a 60s siren, almost unrecognizable on the new magazine cover. the 21-year-old in a motorcycle jacket tells that she was a reluctant tomboy, saying that boyish quality was something i was re -- self conscious about when i was younger. i was like, no, i'm a girl. >> they're a little dangerous. we girls like to test ourselves. which is a huge part of the story. also why i liked it. >> i love me a vam vampire. >> reporter: she thinks fans will be awed by the final chapters of the twilight factor. >> i'm done with the birth, awesome, done with the honeymoon, awesome. there are so many dramas. and george clooney and stacy keebler. plus, glee's movie secrets. that and more coming up to entertainment tonight. >> that's at 7:30, here on wjz. >> george clooney and stacy keebler. i can only think about one thing. >> cookies. >> cookies. ceebler -- keebler elves. getting ready for the first preseason game tonight. >> mark has a preview next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, oh, boy. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. and a lot of people are going to be very happy that there's football tonight. >> there's football. it's practice football. but you're right. it's something to watch. for rookies, the preseason games are like cramming for an exam. there's a lot to learn. not a lot of time to learn it. the ravens have a roster of 90 players. most of them are rookies. most of them are on offense. and offensive lineman, jaw reed. with so many young ones, the offense on the offense. joe flacco comes out looking like a grizzled veteran. here's flacco on the field tonight. getting ready to face the preseason opener. i asked flacco about taking on the role as a leader and teacher. with so many to work with, they're in the preseason. >> it's just another role. it's the role of quarterback. role of football teams to get these guys ready. and embrace them. make sure they can go out there and play confidently. we have to make sure they can go out there and play with all of the confidence in the world come september. i think that's the main goal. i think we're heading towards it. and i think they're doing a great job. believing in themselves and putting their best foot forward. free agent. offensive lineman, jared gailgter going to kansas city. on the pipeline to the chiefs. gaither missed all of last season with a back injury. he was a raven for four years. he is the 11th raven to leave the team, via free agency this year. free agent jericho cotry today agreed to sign with the pittsburgh steelers. baltimore golfer, david hud cell was better than twoosdz in the first round of the pga championship in atlanta. -- better than tiger woods in atlanta. he was 6 over par 76. that was one shot better than woods, who is seven over par, with tiger's worst-ever round in a major. steve stricker is the leader at 7 under par. net work video restrictions prevent us from showing it now. but you can see it here on wjz this weekend. coverage saturday and sunday, comes your way at 2:00. in baseball, orioles manager buck showalter hasn't had much to be worried about lately. but his birds look for a second straight win over the white sox, at camden yards tonight. following this thrilling finish at the ballpark, when nolan reimold entered the game last night. gave the o's a 6-4 victory in 10 innings. chris tillman is the starting pitcher tonight. they get started in about 15 minutes and you can see that game on masn. former german star started in the red, white and blue. they call it a friendly match. not friendly at times, with the two teams pushing and shoves in the heat of the moment. it's just an exhibition. the u.s. trailed into the final minutes. robby robbins is wide open. knocks in the equalizer. it ends a one-one tie. it's football. we'll be watching. tonight, highlights at 11:00. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's the mentalist. that's it for us at 6:00. i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pele, including a look inside the housing crisis. he rides along ,, >> pelley: tonight, another dramamine day on wall street. this time the dow is up more than 400 points. rebecca jarvis explains what's behind the giant swings. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> reporter: voters are angry about the economy. norah o'donnell is with the republican candidates as they get an earful in iowa. the syrian dictator tries to crush the freedom revolt once and for all, and we ask the secretary of state what the u.s. is willing to do. i wonder if it's time for him to go. and giving our troops a fighting chance. seth doane flies with the medics in afghanistan who are saving more wounded americans than ever. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the seat belt sign is on,he