are. >> it was from the london office, which was supposed to be balancing risk. but the portfolio got too complex. and they lost control. >> reporter: the chief executive dismissed it as a tempest in a tea pot. he now admits the blunder has shaken it to its core. >> we don't take it lightly, diamond -- dimontold analysts. >> reporter: even with the giant loss, jp morgan chase made a profit last year. an lifts point out that jp morgan's loss may be another bank's gain. >> someone has made a huge profit. there is another side to this trade. we just don't know who that is. >> reporter: >> reporter: we also don't know if the damage is over yet. dimorn admitted the bad trade could lead to future losses, as much as $1.7 billion. in new york, i'm alison harmelin, wjz eyewitness news. >> jp morgan chase news was better than expected and lifted its stock. that had an impact on the market. dow was up. s&p up. and nasdaq up 43. secret service is looking into a report of a washington, d.c. police officer, threatening first lady michelle obam a. vic is in the newsroom with the latest on this. >> the officer in the middle of the controversy is a 17-year veteran of the d.c. police force. he was overheard saying he would, quote, shoot the first lady, end quote. and then showed the picture from his cell phone of the firearm he would use. he allegedly made the remark when he was asked why he was late for a motorcade assignment. >> late this afternoon, the white house confirmed that the president was aware of the threat but has not yet released a statement on it. bomb scare. a delta flight lands in mad rid, hours after landing at new york's jfk international airport. more than 200 people were evacuated after a report of a suspicious device in the bathroom. officials say the wires were determined to be nonexplosive but didn't belong to the plane. no arrests were made. rochelle ritchie has the latest from police headquarters. >> reporter: the officer who fired those fatal shots is a 17- year veteran with the baltimore county police. he's now on paid administrative leave. >> reporter: baltimore county police say just before midnight, they tried to serve a search warrant at this home on the 400 block of high meadow home. >> they made their way to the second floor. >> reporter: it was on the second floor, corporal kathleen baton says an unknown man, later identified as 48-year-old ronald melvin cox jr., began singing -- swinging a sword as officers entered the bedroom. >> it was a very large sword, somewhere in the vicinity of three feet long. >> the officer opened fire to stop the attack. >> the suspect died at the scene. police are not say figure he is connected to the attempted murder case. >> the officer is with the tactical unit here. his name is not being released. i'm rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> coming up at 5:00 and 6:00, find out how this case is connected to the shooting of a 15-year-old until howard county. a carroll county man is behind bars, accused in a double -- deadly double shooting, rather. it happened at the harvest inn on liberty road -- liberty road in eldersberg, just after midnight. david garrett, and gary how were found lying in the parking lot. garrett was pronounced dead. how was taken to shock trauma with nonlife-threatening injuries. a short time later, police arrested and charged jacob richer with first-degree murder. a montgomery county apartment complex goes up in flames. 100 firefighters battled the blaze this morning. at one point, at least eight people were trapped. but they escaped without injury. fireofficials think the flames started on the ground floor and spread to the roof. the fire has been ruled accidental. the baltimore city fire department is changing its social media guidelines. alex demetrick from the newsroom, with what is bringing about the change. alex. >> according to our media department, the baltimore sun, they are taking a second look at its rules on social media. fire department says they may soon change their rules on comments. this comes after some firefighters wrote inappropriate, insensitive, or inaccurate information on websites like twitter. some firefighters say policies could hinder their constitutional rights to free speech. the city's police force is also reportedly working on its policy as well. mary? >> sounds like complaints posted on twitter include the city's decision to close three fire companies for budgetary reasons. and the approval of a raise for baltimore's fire chief. >> nationwide outrage. a report finds that top school officials at penn state, including legendary coach joe paterno, covered up child sex abuse by jerry sandusky. joe paterno's family is file fighting back. >> we are here today because of a terrible tragedy was allowed to occur over many years at penn state university. >> reporter: fallout from the freeh report seemed to spread to every crack and corner of penn state. from the board of trustees. >> our hearts remain heavy. and we are deeply ashamed. >> reporter: to the school's president, all across this once happy valley ask beyond. >> it's really sad, bad for the university, terrible for the paterno family. >> reporter: the report, 8 months in the making, totaling more than 430 interviews, proved as comprehensive as it was condemning. laying out in details what freeh called the most callous and shocking disregard for child victims. some years of serial sexual abuse by jerry sandusky, covered up by paterno, graham spannier, athletic director tim curly and director gary schulz. >> what is significant and shocking is that the four of them, the most powerful people in penn state university, made a decision to conceal this information. >> reporter: last night, in an interview with cbs news anchor scott pelley, jay paterno defended his father. >> he did not commit any criminal acts. he did not cover up any criminal acts. >> reporter: but the report said that the four were acutely aware of sandusky's pleasure in boys and covered up. driven by a sad truth. >> there's a lot of consequences that go with this. the brand, including the reputation of coaches. including the ability to do fundraising. it's got huge implications. >> all the former penn state officials named in the report deny any wrongdoing. but two of them are charged with lying to the grand jury. the summer skies are turning a little dark today, taking a live look outside. clouds are covering the region. so is rain inevitable. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll start with meteorologist bernadette woods with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bernadette? >> we have rain on radar. we'll show you first warning doppler radar. this is in the form of rain and not the extreme thunderstorms. we saw the last couple of times. and we actually really need the rain. so we can get a good soaking rain out of this, that's not bad news. other than the fact that people have plans going into the weekend. here's how it looks right now. you can see it from the west as part of a new front moving our way. temperature-wise, it is still warm out there. even with the clouds. 87 in baltimore. 88 in d.c. notice where the rain has started to come down. down to 61 in oakland. 70s in cumberland and hagerstown. we do have another warmup, big- time warmup coming our way. we'll have that in the forecast. >> wow, bern. july. 61 in western maryland. arnses amazing. -- amazing. let's check in with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. happy friday the 13th. we have heavy traffic there, that begins with the 895 split over to whitemarsh boulevard. on the top side of the inner loop, stop and go there, from the jfx to dulaney valley road. and the west side inner loop, 25 minutes in that direction. west side outer loop, still some congestion there from 795 to edmondson avenue. average speed about 35 miles an hour. and 70 eastbound, brake lights as you make your way to the beltway. one accident reported in the rose dale area. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic a bit slow there. 95 south of eastern avenue. and it goes down towards the tunnel. we also have that traffic there, northbound 895. beginning at potee street, going over to the steel bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. stop in and try the saucy santa fe steak melt. only for a limited time at subway. eat fresh. back to you. orioles' all-star, adam jones, is whipping up tasty treats in the kitchen. he took part in cake-decorating today, with the winner of the orioles-masn fan challenge. eric cooper is a professional cake decorator. and she won a challenge to challenge jones to a cake decorating cookoff. you know what is funny? he's a foody. so he kind of knows what he's doing. i think he can work his way through a kitchen. >> i'll tell you something, i like to eat. i think baking is one of the hard i think things you can do. >> when something has to rise and stay that way. >> with me, it's not guaranteed it's going to rise. still ahead at 4:00. losing it over labels. why were these u.s. olympic uniforms made are causing controversy and a nationwide uproar. those people, what could they do? a chimp escapes its cage. how its adventure turned deadly in the streets of las vegas. i'm ron matz in fells point. a unique shop, now in its 37th year. the brass facts coming up here on wjz. and it sure looked like rain is headed our way. will it washout the entire weekend. the first warning weather is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is mostly cloudy. 87ing -- 87 degrees in central maryland. right now, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a natural gas line erupts and bursts into flames, causing problems for residents in st. louis. flames shot as high as 40 feet in the air. a nearby apartment complex was evacuated while firefighters worked to protect nearby buildings from the blaze. no word on whether anyone was hurt. a dramatic car crash is caught on camera in new jersey. keep your eyes on the left side of your screen. watch as the driver runs a red light, then slams into another car. the vehicles you see flips over. and then finally comes to a stop. traffic cameras caught the crash from several different angles. despite the sever itof the accident, the driver was treated only for minor injuries. he was, however, charged with dwi. the other driver was not hurt. yahoo is looking into a major hacking of nearly half a million e-mail and password comimations. -- combinations. a hacking group is claiming responsibility, saying it stole the information to give yahoo security managers a wake-up call. well, yahoo apologized today and is urging users to change their passwords regularly. they say only 5% of the pass words are still valid. >> reporter: the athletes representing the united states in the upcoming summer olympics are american. but there's outrage growing because the clothes they'll be wearing are not. >> reporter: the expression "made in the usa" may apply to the 2012 olympic team members am but according to critics, you can't say that about the uniforms they're wearing because the clothes are made in china. >> i am so upset that i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them all in a big pile and burn them and start all over again. >> reporter: fashion giant lauren touts touts that his company is the proud outfitter of team usa. but many of the blazers were outsourced to china. a missed opportunity to provide valuable jobs to america. >> it's very disturbing. it could have completely been manufactured here in the united states. >> reporter: the u.s. olympic committee issued a statement but didn't directly address the controversy, but essentially saying it's privately funded and grateful of sponsors. other says be realistic. >> when companies are able to outsource, they're able to. >> they say the few items, olympic items available for sale, are pricey. a beret, $55. a men's blazer, $750, and the neck tie, $125. a sport made popular by the harry potter books, may be seen at the olympics. many are playing quidditch. and many say it deserves a spot in the olympics. many say it's a cross between rugby and dodgeball. many gathered for their first major international tournament. no word if it will be seen at the 2016 summer games. they have to get them up in the air first, though. >> yeah, i think that's the whole intriguing part of it, right? >> absolutely. it's a unique shop in fells point. and it's been a success for nearly 40 years. ron matz has more on the brass facts for customers here and around the world. >> reporter: simmons is clear coating the page. specializes in brass and copper restoration. >> i think because a lot of these things are old family heirlooms that they've had for years. and good thing about brass is, it can be restored over and over and over again. >> owner cray merrill opened his unique shop in 1995. >> people bring things to us from all over the baltimore region. and as far away as hawaii, we have things to be stored. >> customers love this wooden nautical chart of the bay. there's even a recreation of a vintage sun. >> probably 10 years, i've been coming here for any gift, for anybody. this is my first and last stop. >> need a door knocker? brass works has plenty of them. >> we have 30 different door knockers and stock. 20 different breeds of dog available in everything you can imagine. >> imagine having an old family treasure restored. and at brass works, they do it with pride. >> when people come in to pick up something to be restored, they're just excited and blown away by how good good it looks, it's given them a new lease on life. >> ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> brass works has done restoration for hospitals and courthouses, and even the smithsonian institution. >> it looks brand new. >> it does. >> and some of the stuff is so old. >> any brass items in the house? >> no. but i may need a shellacking. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. fighter jet flaw. is this to blame for problems on the 22. what pilots are saying tonight. >> cleared for takeoff. burning blaze. the wildfire gains in california. the latest on the evacuations. and your updated first warning forecast is two minutes away. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, winning. there are a lot of lawns out there that need some rain. so i think folks, as long as a thunderstorm is not associated with it. we are welcoming the rain. >> that's the thing. we don't like it to interfere with our summertime activities. and there's so much planned outdoors during the summertime but we actually do need the rain right now. and in this case, it's pretty much in the form of rain. let's show you first warning doppler radar. it's a big band of rain coming from the west. and you can see, a lot of it is clipping by western parts of the state and heading up into pennsylvania. that whole band is going to shift a little farther off to the east as we head into tonight and each tomorrow. the chance for some on off showers and maybe a thunderstorm or two. as we get to this front that is approaching the reason. it's part of a warm front. brought in clouds ahead of it. now showers starting to break out. eventually more of that moving into the baltimore region. and then the chance for a couple of thunderstorms as we head through the day tomorrow. winds turning around to the east with this going on. and temperature-wise, we're still up there. 87 degrees in baltimore. 88 in d.c. this is what we pointed out earlier, where the rain is coming down. it's down to 64 in oakland. a cool afternoon for the middle of july. 75 in quum ber land. now, we did manage a high of 89 once again today. just around that average. and tomorrow, close to average. but as we head through this week. those temperatures go way up once again. we're going back to the upper 90s in this forecast here. so first up, though, is this warm front that is going to bring up the warmer air. stalled front still to the south of us. we've got that warm front coming from the west, between that. we see that rain breaking out. then tomorrow, the warm front swings by. it puts up in that warmer air, starting sunday. so we jump back into the 90s. and by monday, tuesday, and wednesday, temperatures go to the upper 90s. now, out on the waters with this going on. winds are going to be light tomorrow, with the warm front coming through. turning to the south at 5 knots. bay temp in the 80s. come down a little bit at 82 degrees. tonight, we're going down to 70. a little rain out there. maybe a thunderstorm or two. mostly cloudy skies. only going down to about 70. then tomorrow, up to 87 degree. close to average once again. chance for a few showers. maybe a little rain. also chance for thunderstorms. clouds, mixing a little sun. absolute rainout of days. but then we get into that hot air. starting sunday, but more so monday, tuesday and wednesday. upper 90s, our highs. >> we're used to it. thank you, bern. don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's another episode of blue bloods. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. we have a reminder for you, the orioles start the second half of the season. this weekend at camden yards. sunday, it's masn on wjz. see the birds take on the detroit tigers. sunday at 1:30, live on wjz 13. coming up at 4:30. campaign showdown. why mitt romney's time as a ceo is creating a fierce debate. memorial at sea. families on board those at costa concordia. metro trains in d.c. set new guidelines for traveling under the summer sun. living on the farm. inside this year's 4h fair. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic after this. 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