damage, or citywide curfews that kept shoppers off the streets and therefore out of the stores. highland town, a baltimore neighborhood with a large latino population and growing arts community didn t see the riots from their windows but definitely felt the effects. everything around here was destroyed. it was. mario diaz lost $160,000 worth of inventory on the night of april 27th. basically wiping him out. destroying the business he bought in 2011 to support his family. can you describe for me in as much detail as you can, what did it look like that morning? well, really difficult for us, really. it was i never think something like that could happen. a couple blocks over, an italian market and restaurant popular with locals and visitors
they have. and they practice on the bridge, on a regular basis. reporter: the accident shut down all westbound traffic, on the bay bridge. drivers stuck in the pickup sat in their cars for nearly two hours. a lot of people, they re walking around, waiting. drinking some water. or they say, oh, my god, what s going on? reporter: for people people at sandy point park, a day at the beach turned into a rescue. it s got to be serious. for me, it takes a very special person to get up there to do all of that work. reporter: after being taken by ambulance to sandy point, the worker was air-lifted to shock trauma. his condition is listed as serious but nonlife threatening. reporter: and firefighters say the worker suffered injuries to his head and neck. reporting live, monique griego. wjz eyewitness news. the anne arundel county fire department conducted the rescue to help from the queen anne s county fire department. wjz is updating the breaking news from baltimore co
a 19-year-old patient. she faces a number of charges, including abuse, assault, and reckless endangerment. we will monitor the scene for her into the anticipated return in police custody. police have confirmed with what the i team reported. csx trains may be closer to resuming freight service. we re following developments from the air and ground. we have the latest. you re looking at a live picture from skyteam 11. the track is clear. the last of the damage was removed this morning and within the last couple of hours, csx brought in a team to check the track. the roads will be closed a little bit longer. officials were hoping to open the roads this weekend but that is not the case because there is so much work to be done. it is day three of the cleanup effort in the tragic ellicott city train derailment. there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. dozens of dump trucks are coming in to get all the: of town. that is where we need to keep the streets close
the most decorated olympic athlete ever. and i have to say, the pool here cleared out, as all eyes were on a screen, watching live from london. far from london, meadowbrook aquatic club has olympic fever. we love you, michael. we love you, allison. all eyes, glued to a live feed, as phelps breaks a record, becoming the most decorated olympian ever, with 19 career medals. well, it s just extreme excitement. it s just such a thrill. it is just, you know it s so hard to describe. it s like christmas, thanksgiving, and a birthday, all wrapped up in one. and the mental game is a big part of it. allison schmidt taking the gold in the 200-meter freestyle. i get very excited and i get very emotional about it. really tear up when i watch the races. reporter: cheering for friends in a pool across the pond, these aspiring olympians have high hopes for golds of their own. i know i m one of those kids. i really want to be like allison one day and go to the olympics.
destructive storms. fierce winds and heavy rain wreak-weekend, but maryland to virginia, is the worst over? good morning. welcome to eyewitness news saturday morning. i m gigi barnett. emergency crews are working around-the-clock clearing way hundreds of down trees. damage vehicles and snapped power lines. this is what many people are waking up to this morning. these pictures were sent into the eyewitness news newsroom from baltimore city, where fierce winds caused trees to fall on cars. this morning eyewitness news is live with exclusive first warning weather coverage and meteorologist tim williams is watching the storm and what is ahead. first, mike hellgren is live with the aftermath from the night. mike, good morning. reporter: good morning, gigi and everybody. boy, what a storm this was. one on green spring, that is cold spring behind me, you can see the tree is blocking the road. that s a common sight throughout baltimore city and the counties right now. a slight nu