hello i'm don scott. >> i'm mary bubala. >> a small plane crash landed in new jersey. one of people on board is from maryland. alexis chris christoforous reports. >> reporter: a smoldering pile of wreckage is all that is left from a small plane that crashed in a parking lot near new jersey teterboro airport. pilot and passenger managed to get out. >> i saw the wreckage. they said we were in the plane. i was taken back. how did you walk away from this? >> reporter: the men are severely burned, one over 30% of his body. both are conscious and talking. >> i tried to get a story from them. but they were both in shock. >> reporter: the twin engine aircraft was carrying medical spies minutes for quest dieing nottist ks the pilot was planning to land in the middle of the night when something drastically went wrong. a small plane took off earlier this month and minutes later crashd with a helicopter over the hudson river killing nine people, federal government rrs are on the scene of the crash -- investigators are on the scene trying to figure what happened. >> the guy from laurel was listed in serious condition and his co-pilot from pennsylvania is in critical condition the prisoner who escaped from custody in howard county last week has been captured. >> howard county sheriffs say devon champagne was found hiding inside the wall of a house. he escaped after he used his handcuffs to choke a deputy, the deputy lost consciousness and champagne ran away on foot. a tip led them to the home where champagne was hiding out. >> the federal marshals we give them the information they ran with the information. i have no idea how they got the tip. but they got a tip in richmond virginia and looked at that. had the house under observation for two hours, at which time they had belief to believe the gentlemen was in the house. when they entered there was various people in the house, they searched the house twice. they found him within the wall and took him in to custody. >> he was convicted of felony burglary before he made his escape. he will face additional charges including attempted murder for attack on the deputy. at least six police agencyes in the u.s. marshals service all took part in the effort. carroll county, witnesses saw the ultra light engine stop before the accident. the propeller stopped moving. the federal investigators say the control cables were corroded and the fuel may have been contaminated. a 61-year-old of davidsonville and a 66-year-old died when the ultra light went down from key mar air park. dc metro is taking extra steps to defend against lawsuits from the deadly june crash on the retdline. several lawsuits have been filed. metro hired a law firm in addition to the in-house attorneys. spokesperson says it will pay for the extra fees through their insurance policy. over the top marriage proposal at the inner harbor will lead to a investigation. john car bin used a police helicopter to stage a fake raid when he proposed to his girlfriend. baltimore county republicans are calling on an ethics panel to probe where he abused police resources. baltimore police are already conducting an internal investigation. he says he will reimburse the department for any expenses. national weather service says the category three storm pose as high is k for rip currents for later this afternoon. the biggest threat is to bermuda which is under a hurricane watch. eye witness news is live with complete first warningwet coverage. marty bass in the outback and tim williams in the first warning weather center tracking on radar. >> we definitely keeping a close eye on hurricane bill, which although it's not expected to make landfall anywhere along the coast it is going time pact us with rip currents and heavy swells very high surf, along the east coast. this still a category three storm, there is are indications that it's going to be weakening here soon. see some of the eye the very formed but you see it get lost in the rotation, in the circulation there as it starts to move it is starting to move now in to cooler waters, it has been up until now in very warm waters moving on up the east coast. bill -- we are going to be updating this throughout the day is a category three storm expected to go to a two and a one as it makes a wide turn up along the east coast. it's not going to be making landfall until it gets in to canada. we are looking at the storm to move past the east coast, winds sustained 100 miles per hour. gusts up to 150, moving to to north wets at 17 miles per hour. and the pressure is fluctuating a little bit. we will keep you updated on this storm as it moves on up the east coast. so for now and how it's going to affect us and what we are expecting to see for this rest of this afternoon, we send to it marty bass. >> reporter: what is going to keep bill at bay is a cold front that is moving our way. it's going to kickoff pretty big risks of rain showers and thunderstorms in the area. well frankly starting from now through possibly much of tomorrow. this is first warning doppler we're radar. wide scan. harrisburg is getting beat up right now. tim and i over the past half hour watched thunderstorms train, one and another moving north to south over the past 30 minutes, we are seeing vigorous shower activity in and aroundthermont, hagerstown to the east of cum ber land. it's a matter of time before this begins to press in an easterly direction,s that front which will ultimately move through the area and move offshore and keep bill at bay keeps its path through the mid atlantic. the front is going to clear us out of heat and humidity and keep bill away, the bad news is that we could have problematic weather now through tomorrow. we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect all the way up in to central pennsylvania, the white you see there is basically a discussion, that these watches and advisories could be pressed west. look along the coast there is coastal surf advisories in affect. from the mouth of the chesapeake to north of cape may. it's good news and bad news scenario, weather turns around and beautiful conditions return, tim williams will have the details shortly, back inside. now update on the breaking news of yesterday that could bewet related. remain as big story today a day after 12 students collapse at the high school football practice there is concern and confusion over what caused them to get sick. jessica kartalija is live at kent island high school. >> reporter: good afternoon. that's what happened here behind me op the high school football team. several players became ill including one of their coaches, they were all september to four area hospitals. football practice brought to a halt after dozens of players and a coach become sick. 14 people were transported to four area hospitals at last count 9 were taken to eastern memorial they've been released one person is still being held for heat exhaustion. and it's believed as i mentioned that everyone suffered heat exhaustion, no foul play involved at this point. everybody except one person has been released from the hospital. we will stay on the story. eye witness news spoke with the school today, they tell us that they urge their athletes to take breaks and are required to stay hydrated and take the mandatory water breaks. jessica kartalija, wjz eye witness news. eye witness news will continue to follow this story and bring you the latest as soon as it becomes available to us. you may see long i lines a at the tolls after thousands of marylanders canceled the easy pass accounts. the transportation authority says 19,000 people filed requests to close their accounts just in july. this comes as a state started charging a monthly fee of $1.50 for the service, new users will probably help offset the number of dropped accounts. baltimore is the proud home of the second best bathroom in the country. in an on line poll america voteed the treemont grand in two second place. marble sinks and happened crafted wood work finished behind a bathroom in branson missouri. trouble aboard a southwest airlines jet, while passengers taking off his clothing forced an emergency landing. a unique police chase on i- 95, pursuing a 32-foot boat and the man who tried to steal it. a live look outside this noon and stick around your complete first warningwet forecast is still coming up. complete coverage continues with don scott, mary bubala, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. it's what doct most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. for little bodies with fevers.. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand of pain reliever. spread of swine flu will speed up and endanger more lives as it spreads over the coming months. countrys across the globe will see cases multiply over several months. warning government to boost preparation force a swift response. naked man cause as scene and emergency landing. during the flight passengers say the man exposed himself to the woman sitting next to him and took off his clothes and punched her in the face. witnesses say he fought back after they tried to subdue him. >> the flight attendant was like sit down. he had no clothes on. he has his baseball hat and socks. he motioned like he was going to swing at her. then me and this other guy said if he is going to go after the flight attendant, maybe we will have to do something. >> unidentified 21-year-old man was taken in to custody after the landing in oakland california. police say connecticut man stole a 32-foot boat and tried to get away with it in broad daylight. in this police car video see police officers following the boston whaler up i-95. several miles in to the pursuit the suspect starts weaving and the boat flips off the trailer and is dragged along the road. the officers have the suspects in custody and the boat as well. >> got to secure the boats to the trailers. your complete first warning forecast 2.5 minutes away. this is a look at today's midday stocks. shih-tzu, they are great dogs, they don't shed, zero. they do get up and leave. this is poochie, she is 3 years old. i got one of these dogs. they are really relaxed dogs, i mean big time. they don't shed and particularly smart. she needs a home. 235-8826. area code 410. we got a ton of weather to talk about. tim it's so humid out there it's to say that it's humid is a insult to the current conditions no way to describe it. >> we have showers popping up already, a front is going to be pushing through here through tomorrow and that is going to be kind of colliding cooler air colliding with the warm humid air in place. that is going to trigger a steady line of thunderstorms, some passing hagerstown moving down the 70 corridor, that's the case through tomorrow. some storms when they track one behind the other could present area flooding in some spots. flash flooding, we will keep you posted through tomorrow. now 89 degrees is the temperature byi marshal. 73 dew point which is way up. that's a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. 58% humidity. winds from the southwest, 1 miles per hour. 29.88 and falling is your barometer reading. temperatures outside ward, 69 oakland. 87 on the shore. immediate metro 91 columbia, 81byi marshal. those winds from the southwest are going to pump in the warm humid air, it's not until this front comes through through tomorrow that we see improvement late tomorrow in to sunday less humid air on the back sid of this. it's going to be the cause, a lot of thunderstorms in between time we get past the humid air and the warm air it is going to be leaving us, the positive is that that front keeps bill at bay. bill is going to be moving on through and going to bring heavy currents and rip tides and high surf down on the shore. we are looking at 7:53 your sunset time. periods of sun and thunderstorms. see is birds and white sox in action here on wjz13. still to come a warning about 'ing fish. unsafe levels of mercury in waterways nationwide. in health watch all fish caught in the u.s. contains some level of mercury. researchers found mercury in every single fish pulled from nearly 300 streams nationwide. more than a quarter of those fish contain mercury levels considered unsafe for human consumption. as part of the continuing community commitment there is a free prostate cancer treatment at 4501 old frederick road. check with eye witness news at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. let's go to the news room for a preview. >> a family visiting a grave sight finds evidence of voodoo where the loved one is buried. five day forecast is coming up next we talked about the forecast, concentrate on how beautiful the weather is going to be through midweek. very comfortable humidity and comfortable temperatures with a lot of sunshine in the mid-80s. thank you for joining us on wjz13 i'm mary bubala. >> bob scott,. >> tim williams, marty bass, catch you on line through