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
mccorkell, wjz eyewitness news. thanks so much for the update. wjz will continue to follow this story. we ll update you with more information when it becomes available in this newscast. the first funeral was held for a victim of the moore, oklahoma tornado. edward lawrence with the details. reporter: the first of 24 victims was laid to rest. family and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the seven children killed. the cleanup was put on hold this morning when more than six inches of rain flooded streets. the tornado stared dianne meyers house, wiping out the rest of her block. she thought she was lucky until this morning. it s been extremely hard. we ve lived here for years and i raised my kids here. reporter: after the rain stop, volunteers helped residents search through piles of rubble for their belongings. where do you start on this? from the top and work your way down. anything we can do to help. the governor of oklahoma announced a memorial servi
reporter: a law enforcement official tells cbs news, the bombs that exploded near the finish line of the boston marathon, were built and put in place to look like pieces of trash. [ explosion ] the devices were put inside pressure cookers and placed inside bags. the pots were packed with nails and small metal pellets. we were maybe 10 feet away from the explosion. reporter: nicholas yanni and his wife are among the survivors being treated for shrapnel injuries and pierced ear drums. i couldn t hear too much. it was just a lot of must haved, ringing sounds. reporter: more than 170 people were hurt. several lost limbs. three people were killed, include 8-year-old martin richards. brahm called the bombings a cowardly act of terrorism. if you want to know who i who we are, what america is, how we respond to evil, that s it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. reporter: surveillance cameras like this one nearby the crime scene are proving crucial to investigat
detonated. we re also learning about the bombs, how they were constructed, authorities calling them crude but deadly. reporter: a law enforcement official tells cbs news, the bombs that exploded near the finish line of the boston marathon, were built and put into place to look like pieces of trash. the devices were put inside pressure cookers and placed inside bag. the pots were packed with nails and small metal pellets. we were maybe 10 feet from the explosion. reporter: nicholasiani and his wife are among those being treated for shrapnel injuries and pierced ear drums. i couldn t hear much. it was a lot of muffled, ringing sounds. more than 170 people were hurt. several lost limbs. three people were killed, including 8-year-old martin richards. president obama called the bombings a cowardly act. if you want to know who we are, who mark is, how we respond to evil, that s it. selflessly, compassionately, unafraid. reporter: surveillance cameras like this one nea
his career. he has one more race tomorrow, the medley relay. michael phelps is not the only gold medalist from maryland today. katie ledaky won the 800-meter freestyle. and the united states has a golden girl, 16-year-old gabby douglas wins the gold in the round. terrell brown reports for wjz. meteorologists are calling douglas the next mary lou retin. reporter: dpaby douglas s lifetime of training paid off thursday, in olympic gold. nicknamed the flying squirrel, she soared through four events to win the women s all-around final. in just a matter of months, the 16-year-old has gone from a virtual unknown to being recognized by oprah winfrey on twitter and president obama on the campaign pain trail. the other thing i want to do is just to acknowledge our unbelievable u.s. athletes who are representing united states in london. including virginia s own gabby douglas! [ cheering ] reporter: but to be the best, douglas had to train with the best. she would just do the