>> reporter: officer tshamba refused a breathalyzer. his lawyer qulaims -- claims he feared for his life and was trying to protect someone from a sexual assault. >> 13 shots were fired into this victim. and that's not even in our training. we feel confident that this is a murder case. >> reporter: it was ruled justified. but tshamba was disciplined because he was drinking. his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. >> if the first time something would have been done, it wouldn't have happened again. and i sure hope that something is done this time so it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: officer tshamba was very well dressed, wore a nice suit in court today. he was very calm and had lots of friends and family there to support him. reporting live in courthouse east, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the latest on a civil suit that the brown family is filing against the officer and the city. crews in howard county are working tonight to detonate several explosives. sky eye chopper 13 was on the scene in elkridge. that's where the expired dynamite was found in the 1600 block of hanover road. the area is now closed off. and fire officials are burning the dynamite to destroy it. no word on how it ended up there. sticky and hot, just two ways to describe weather around maryland tonight. a live look outside shows us -- and how bad will it get? wjz is live with the first warning weather coverage. bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods are updating the temperatures. >> getting up to 92. right now, we have thunderstorm activity to our west and northwest. with a little luck later on tonight, we will get some of these showers into the region. there's a whole batch across portions of ohio as you can see. it's slowly moving to the south and southeast. right now, storms approaching garrett county. cumberland, you'll you'll see your activity in the coming hours. maybe 10, 11, or even after midnight, can you see some activity moving into the region. yes, it's hot and humid. bernadette woods has more on that. >> reporter: that's right. this heat and humidity really kicked up today. but the thing is, even more so tomorrow. here's what we're looking at for tomorrow. heat advisory in effect until from -- from 11:00 to 8:00 p.m. it is covering a heat index that could be 101 to 105. in addition to that, we have a strong cooperate coming our -- cold front coming our way. it is bringing strong to possibly severe thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. all of that gets out of here. big changes for the weekend. with a lot to get through before we get here. >> bernadette, thank you. a 1-year-old starved to death by his own mother. tonight, that young woman responsible appears before a judge for the very first time since starting her treatment. denise is in the newsroom with details for us. denise? >> reporter: mary ai judge -- a judge is praising ria ramkissoon's progress tonight. her young son died after he was starved for not saying "amen" at meals. prosecutors agreed to a plea deal because ramkissoon had been brain-washed by the cult leader, maria antoinette. the judge ordered her to remain at the treatment center until its operator decides she is ready to leave. >> all right, denise. thank you. when asked how she was dog outside the courtroom, ramkissoon said, quote, she was blessed, very blessed. an elderly man is hurt tonight, seriously hurt, after his car plows into a toll booth on interstate 95. that accident happened around 9:00 this morning. police say the man was driving through the fort mchenry tunnel. he hit a metal barrier and crashed into a toll booth. a woman in the car was not seriously hurt. a siberian husky is shot to death at a private dog park. the shooter, an off-duty federal officer. tonight, anne arundel county leaders are calling for a full investigation. wjz is live. gigi barnett spoke with the dog's heartbroken owners. >> everyone in this particular case, the family who owns the dogs, as well as detectives all have more questions than answers. one of those questions is, why would a federal police officer shoot the dog in a place where that dog is supposed to be safe? >> he can't be replaced. >> bear bear was shot and killed at this dog park monday night. it's blocks away from their home in severn, anne arundel county. and the alleged shooter is a federal police officer. >> you just don't aim and fire at someone else's dog. because you think that's the best way to go. >> the investigation into the shooting. they were told the case was closed. until today, county leaders are demanding a full investigation into what happened. county executive john leopold says neighbors were asking for it. >> there are certain specific information which was not known initially but is now known. i think there will be grounds for bringing charges. >> the officer who isn't being identified, told investigators that bear bear attacked his job. -- dog. a german shepherd on a leash. he pulled out a weapon and shot bear bear once. >> didn't know it was a 9- millimeter. i shot him in the rear. >> they say bear bear was a friendly dog. and wrestling was how huskies play. now they'll get the investigation they wanted. >> we want this to be investigated. for them to sweep it under the carpet in the manner they did between monday and yesterday was asinine. it should have never gotten to the point where it's a dog. >> and they adopted bear bear about two years ago from a rescue shelter specifically for huskies. right now, they say they don't know if a new dog is in their future. >> detectives are looking for more witnesses who may have been there at the time of the shooting. sarah palin. endorsed republican candidate brian murphy today. she announced the endorsement on her facebook page. murphy is running. for a third straight day, the baltimore county circuit courthouse will remain closed. sky eye chopper 13 was over the building in towson. it was closed yesterday because of a water main break that flooded it. cleanup efforts continue today. now, the courthouse will be closed tomorrow. but all employees must report to work. a very powerful presence at ravens training camp today. the nfl commissioner roger goodell was in westminster, watching the team work out. wjz is live at training camp. sports director mark viviano has details of the visit. >> the ravens tell me, this is the first time in their history that a commissioner has paid a visit to one of their practices. roger gooddel is the topman and he is reaching down to the league's grass roots. injured raven dominique foxworth. the two have an injured relationship. gooddel was warmly received on this hot day in westminster. and it's not the first time he's paid a visit to a baltimore football practice. >> i grew up in the washington area in the 60s. and i was a big colts fan. so i understand the passion this area has for football. >> gooddel arrived in style. a passenger on the madden cruiser. the bus made famous by the hall of fame coach and tv commentator, john madden. their presence at practice was felt by the players. >> feel like you want to do a good job and we know what we're codoing? >> ravens players met face to face after their morning workout. this is his way of staying connected with the players and a way to get perspective. >> i think it's dialogue. and i've had great meetings. i get a lot from talking to the players. they talk to me about what they see as trends and their views and issues. and i respect that. >> the biggest issue they face at the moment is a labor showdown. guarddel wants to hand it out without the cloud of lingering labor strife. >> i know the clubs are working to get that done. part of the commissioner's day included meeting with 400 raven ticket holders. westminster is one of five campos the commissioners tour. he'll visit with the redskins down in northern virginia, before he heads to the pro football hall of fame, before induction ceremonies on saturday. more ravens coming up in sports. the first preseason game is just over a week away. you can see the game live here on wjz. our special live coverage of the ravens-carolina panthers game begins 7:30, august 12th, here on wjz 13. the end of the gulf oil disaster may finally be near. this is a live look at the well. the federal government says there is a lot of work ahead. joel brown reports for wjz, from venice, louisiana. >> bp's deep water experiment is a success. at least so far. engineers pumped mud deep into the well pipe. it's holding back the oil. the static kill is working. >> the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. >> reporter: with pressure in the well finally under control, bp engineers are watching and waiting to decide whether to start pumping in cement to permanently seal the well. >> this is a very significant step. it told us a lot more about the well itself. >> despite the static kill success, the government wants the relief wells finished to ensure the blownout well is dead for good. >> government scientists delivered what seemed to be more good news for the gulf. a new report says 75% of the oil that gushed out of the well is no longer in the works. >> a significant amount of this is a direct result of the very robust federal response efforts. >> the report says that the large majority of the oil has either evaporated, been burned, skimmed or chemically dispersed. some gulf coast residents find that hard to believe. >> i'm sure there's more than what they're saying out there. they just don't say what it takes to make the public happy. >> reporter: even if the report is accurate, the gulf is still dealing with more than 50 million gallons of oil. the federal government stresses the cleanup and impact from the spill are far from over. joel brown, cbs news, venice, louisiana. >> the amount of oil unaccounted for in the gulf is still nearly five times the size of the 11 million gallons exxon valdez spill. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. gar marriage ruling. california makes a major shift on a same sex marriage ban. first, wjz brought you an exclusive video of animal control officers rescuing this small american alligator. now, we have a full update on how he's doing. i'm weijia jiang, with that story next on wjz eyewitness news. hospital says, it's noticed there will be a baby boom. in october, november, could it be tied to the blizzard. is it city wide, we'll investigate. that's coming up next. is rain on the way? 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>> newborn nicholas is tired. there must have been a big effort to push him down the birth canal before his tv appearance. two are saying they expect an uptick in new babies in the fall. that were likely conceived around the time of the winter blizzards. they checked records of mothers to be. >> we've steen already about a 14% increase from last year, with ultrasounds and anticipation of more babies. >> but it's very difficult to determine if there is a blizzard baby boom in baltimore, until after births are recorded. at sinai hospital, registrations for prenatal care are up, for mothers due in november. at gbmc, there are more calls requiring this. >> i actually took the numbers from october and november of 2009 and compared those with the number of deliveries that we have due this year. and they're identical. they're exactly the same. >> no blizzard baby? >> no blizzard babies in our practice. >> reporter: there's no scientific evidence to prove that people kept in their homes are linked to babies. but there was a new york blackout. and there was no increase? births. >> i know mine is not a blizzard baby. because she came to be on our honeymoon in maui. >> when the light goes out, and there's not a lot going on, and you've eaten all of the food you can possibly eat in your home and you've played in the snow, yes, there are other activities i suppose can be done. >> those numbers can also be explained by more baby making also and winter. because winter in june, gbmc had 40 more babies delivered that month than the year before. >> suzanne, i'm convinced it's all fact. the washington, d.c. area hospitals are also noticing a bump in babies due this fall. woowe sat here talking about the coverage of the blizzard. and we were talking about that. let's take a look at these stomachs here. we're at 91. temperatures falling. take a little at a hot day. ,,,, got a bit of a breeze, at least. it's a hot, humid breeze at least. there are some showers possible later on tonight. take a look at temperatures around the region. it's been a hot and very humid afternoon. 91 here. and in washington, 90 out in cumberland. and 94 in hagerstown. 85 ocean city. even and in oakland. the dew points way up there in the low 70s. when you combine them with 91 degrees, with the dew point of 73, it feels like 100 degrees out there 106 in easton. 79 in oakland. that will give showers and thunderstorm activity far western maryland. in fact, they do have a severe thunderstorm watch. those showers getting into our region before too lon long. a little activity beginning to get caught up. this will move through chicago last night into today. now across pense pense. sloalt moving to our region. i expect to see some of it late tonight. maybe after 10:00, 11:00. it's possible something might pop up before that. late tomorrow afternoon. this approaches. a good chance of some strong thunderstorms. they could be severe. dangerous lightning. and drenching downpours. once it passes, we have the relief from the heat and humidity. tomorrow night, friday, looks like a really nice day. in fact, temperatures will be dropping a little on friday eve. and even cooler for the weekend. temperatures are right back in the low 60s. west winds in the bay, at 10 to 15 knots. sets at 8:14. and maybe a risk of more showers and thunderstorms coming in late tonight. stays in the 70s. a hot, humid day. warmer than today. heat indexes, 100 to 106 probably. getting up to 95 or 96. but look for those thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. and it could be locally strong across the region later tomorrow afternoon. >> we'll be tracking them for sure. we do need the rain. but not the severe weather. hope for haiti. celebrity efficiently getting into the run for the country's next president. new details on tuesday night's shooting inside the city-owned hilton hotel here in baltimore. i'll have that story coming up on eyewitness news. it is warm now. but the flu season is around the corner. ♪ [ female announcer ] why choose between delicious or 100 calories? 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