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the controllers who handled trooper 2 that evening made a number of critical mistakes. >> reporter: among those mistakes, the lipy family said air traffic control provided pilot with old weather information, as conditions quickly deteriorated. . >> we are completely fogged in. we're unable to land there. >> and if the pilot knew how bad the weather was, he may never have flown. >> you guys able to fly for a mission? >> where? >> to charles county, waldorf. where else? those guys never want to go to the hospital. >> they didn't use the radar for the safe landing. that was necessary because the pilot reported a operational device was not working. the air traffic controller said she was not current on that training. >> the whole point on this lawsuit is to hold those people accountable who didn't protect the people who protect us. >> reporter: they made no attempt to locate the chopper once it lost radar contact. lipy, a paramedic on the flight, has been honored as a hero, who continually risked his life to save others. >> everyone in this business knows that this could happen at any time. and it's a dangerous business. but when it hits so close to home. it's just shocking. >> reporter: the lawsuit seeks $15 million for his family. >> reporter: the ntsb's investigation cited some of the same complaints with air traffic controllers. they also say that the pilots' work load was greatly increased because the air traffic controllers did not handle the situation properly from the start. reporting live at maryland state police headquarters, mike mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you, mike. now, the helicopter was taking victims of the car crash to the hospital at the time. only one person survived. update to breaking news we told you about last hour. kai has the latest information. >> reporter: it all started at 3:30 this afternoon, as police in unmarked cars approached drug suspects. the suspects then took off in their own car. and collided with a third vehicle here in the 3800 block of gwen oak road. two elderly people were injured and taken to shock trauma. one died from his injuries. there is no word on the identity of the person who died or the other crash victim. vic? >> police arrested several suspects following the crash and found heroin in the car. a young girl threatens to kill herself. pushed, she said, to the edge, by constant bullying. wjz first told you about the story last night. and tonight, the problem of bullying in city schools is in the spotlight. wjz stays on the story. derek valcourt is live at school headquarters with more. >> reporter: school officials insist they do take this issue very seriously. but the parents of some bullying victims aren't convinced. >> this teenage girl killed herself after repeated bullying by fellow student, dakwan jameson's teeth were broken in half by a baltimore bully. and now, 8-year-old shania's mother says bullying pushed her child to the extreme. >> my child said she wanted to jump out the window. . >> reporter: shania, who has cerebral palsy, got bullied since she was 6. she has since been transferred to another school. but her mother says administrators aren't dealing with the problem. >> you can't just keep pacifying them. and that's what angers me. and that's what makes me mad. >> reporter: other students at gillmor have come forward saying they have been bullied. in fact, this year, 17 have been suspended for herselfing other classmates. three of them suspended this week for shania abuse. and they're launching a full investigation. >> any time you have one student that is doing something that distracts from other students is cause for concern and something we need to address. >> i will nohave the my -- not have my kids in a dangerous environment. >> reporter: many. the parents we talked to came to the school's defense. >> they really are giving cons consequences to the children. and it's being handled the right way. >> reporter: school officials say they are going to be teaching lessons about bullying. >> don't be picking on other kids. it's not nice. it's really not. >> reporter: this issue has also caught the attention of the baltimore city teachers union, whose president has met with adin pinistrators. we're live at school headquarters. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you, derek. if you would like to report bullying to the school system's tip line, the number is ourioscreen. 410-396-safe. murder investigation. police now say a body found in baltimore county in 2006 was the victim of foul play. it wasn't until recently that the remains of 46-year-old nina tarkovskaya were found. she was reported missing back in 2006. although investigators found that the body found in the reisterstown area were her. they were not able to confirm until recently that they had information. a new development in stem cell research tonight. and maryland doctors will be playing a key role. mary joins us now with details. it's not just the science that is making the headlines. it's whose funding it. >> church and science, normally aren't on the same page. especially when it comes to stem cell research. but inside this lab at the university of maryland school of medicine, the two are seen, eye to eye. the vatican has agreed to fund $2.7 million in adult stem cell research. at a news conference today, both sides talked about the extraordinary partnership. >> there has been a bone ever contention. but embryonic research. sometimes that has led people to know that the church is opposed to stem cell research. but that's not true. >> reporter: the new agreement was announced friday in italy. with them thanking the vatican for its support. he will help guide this research as the university of maryland stem cell center. >> the pope, the cardinal are saying, we have faith in science. and faith comes with a capital f. when you're a catholic priest or a cardinal. and what they were saying was, we want to harness science to help babies. which is being sponsored by the baby jesus children's hospital. >> research will focus on the therapeutic potential of adult stem cells. these cells regenerate quickly. and scientists believe they hold promise, second only to embryonic stem cells. >> our intention is always young. because we have to regenerate these cells all the time. and for that reason, we have the cells, a very, very active in doing exactly that. >> reporter: clinical trials are years away. but the hope is one day, cells can be transplanted and cure and treat g.i.-related diseases. it's called operation dragon. anne arundel county police crack down, hoping to make the streets safer in the brooklyn park neighborhood. adam may has more on the sting operation. >> thousands of dollars in cotain, marijuana, and prescription pills, all seized from the brooklyn park neighborhood of anne arundel county. >> this was a lot of small, local, street-level drug dealings, as we were saying. various homes were being sold in the street. >> reporter: police say they arrested two dozen people during the six-month operation, involving eight homes in the neighborhood. >> reporter: no one was at this home, where three people were arrested, accused of dealing cocaine, right next to an elementary school. the home has been labeled a nuisance by police. >> reporter: with many children living in the area, parents say they are pleased with the police sting. >> i'm very glad. >> why is that? >> we got little ones running around and everything. >> reporter: anne arundel county police also arrested these 16 habitual offenders from here and the surrounding areas. but it's brooklyn park, where they have the county executive, praising proactive residents. >> these eyes and ears that the citizens have, looking for illegal activity, just being vigilant, keeping their eyes and ears open, they pass that information on to the police, they work undercover. they get the information that they need. and they make the arrests. >> and police hope that makes the street safer. >> reporter: if we can rid the drug dealers and we can rid the drug purchasers, then we remove the opportunity from major rhymes and major violent crimes from occurring. >> this is actually an ongoing investigation going. so there could be more arrests. police also seized five vehicles so far and $3,000 in cash. >> police are still searching for one additional suspect. >> well, a breezy, but sunny and mostly pleasant late april evening. a live look outside now. when will warmer temperatures return? we hear they're coming. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. >> we had a frost warning in place. and again, tonight, we'll see bitter cold temps. radar, they are clear. down to 57. west winds at 25. barometer on the way back up. tim has a look at the current advisories, however, that will go into effect late tonight into tomorrow morning. and beyond that. a nice warmup. tim? >> a lot of folks e-mail the weather department, asking whether the late-night frost is going to be over so they can plant things. but we're in the home stretch. there is a frost advisory in effect from 2:00 the coming morning to 9:00. these skies are pretty clear. temperatures are dropping. add a little due to the ground. and it freezes pretty much over onto the surface. that's what we're dealing with. but the warmer temperatures will be on the way. we'll be seeing temperatures in the 70s. then we start a skip of temperatures. temperatures skipping along up to 80s and near 90 degrees over the next five days. bob will have your complete updated first warning forecast for now inside. president obama gives the green light for the nation's first-ever, offshore wind farms. 130 wind turbines will be built in the nantucket sound off the massachusetts coast. however, one native american tribe says it was soon to block the wind farm, saying the project will interfere with sacred rituals. >> poor road conditions across maryland are costing you money. a new study shows that maryland drivers pay more for car repairs than in other states. wjz is live along the beltway in baltimore county. weijia jiang has more on the cost of poor roads on your wallet. >> reporter: the report criticizes the government for spending too much money on new construction projects instead of repairing broken, existing roads. and researchers say the worse the roads get, the more drivers will have to pay. roads across the country are getting worse, according to a new report. maryland ranked 37th in national road quality. 41% of the roads are in "less than good" conditions, compared to the nationwide average of 45%. >> you can find potholes just about everywhere. >> reporter: damages on the road lead to damages in your car, which leads to a dent in your bank could when you have to fix it. >> reporter: according to the report, americans spend $67 billion a year on operating costs as a result of bad roads. the national average is $335 per driver, per year. but the maryland driver pays $425. and those in baltimore city spend $589. >> the cost sometimes is overbearing. that we actually had in two separate instances, had to involve the insurance companies to repair. >> reporter: the owner says the shop is always filled with customers who need wheel alignment, new tires, rims, struts and shocks. >> you have no choice. you have to repair. >> reporter: the report also looks at bridge conditions, pointing to the 2007 collapse of the i-35 bridge in minneapolis, as a tragic consequence of poor maintenance. 13 people were killed. as of december, 7% of maryland's bridges were considered structurally deficient; the state has already poured millions into inspecting and repairing the bay bridge alone. after a fatal crash killed a truck driver in 2008. >> we're doing everything we can to make sure that the money we do have is used for road safety and projects. >> and earlier today, i spoke to one of the authors of the report who praised maryland lawmakers for fixing roads before launching new projects. reporting live tonight, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> that's certainly a story everybody can identify with, weijia. thank you very much. what is bad can always be worse. drivers in los angeles pay $750 are for operating costs as a result of poor road conditions. but they get sun, heat all year round. >> and sun and smog. i'd rather be here. still to come. a woman's worst fears of breast cancer dielings. but a new test -- diagnosis. but a new test could revolutionize treatment. remembering hannah we'lling. a teacher murdered. using money seized during drug raids to help baltimore county school children. and warmer temperatures coming. don't miss the updated first warning forecast economic up. comingup. the only place. what about orbitz? no! southwest isn't on orbitz. the only place! let me make this clear. the only place online to get southwest fares... southwest.com. southwest.com! i know. we're only on 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[ ding ] police suspect a 10-year- old being held in the juvenile facility. in a cottage of the chelten ham youth facility, near the barbed wire fence, teachers find her body in a mess. >> we're here not only to commemorate somebody who has died, but also to fight for the living. the people who are still on the job to try to assure that they have better working conditions, safer working conditions and a nonviolent atmosphere. >> the death of the 65-year-old teacher shocked them. >> one thing that honestly went through my head was how much she loved to teach. she loved children will. she called everyone her sweetie pie, her honey bunch. she treated these children as if they were her own. >> immediately after, the department of juvenile services took steps. >> when this first happened in february, we instituted several safety measures in terms of increased lighting throughout the campus. we implemented the buddy system for employees going to and from the parking lot. >> the workers say the legacy will be to care for students. but also be sure that others aren't victims. suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. >> police have not yet charged the teenager they suspect in the killing, saying the case is still under investigation. the 3-year-old son of a woman who was abandoned in new york will be allowed to return to florida. he was left at st. patrick's cathedral, by alleged criminal associates of his mother. a judge has ruled the boy can go back to florida and visit with his paternal grandparents. but for now, the child will stay in the care of child welfare officials. keeping children off drugs, one poster at a time. jessica kartalija reports from baltimore county. students whose ideas were selected were awarded this cash and you won't believe where it came from. >> reporter: keeping kids away from drugs through powerful messages from their peers. >> it's important for students students to talk to other students about why they should stay away from drugs and alcohol. >> reporter: baltimore county state's attorney, scott shellen berger sponsored the contest, with county police chief james johnson. students from schools across baltimoreux submitted more than 8,000 posters. each with the message stressing the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. in an historic courtroom, at the baltimore county courthouse, students received awards for their creations. >> it's been an honor. >> reporter: students were giving savings bonds, paid for with money seize read from-- seized from drug dealers. >> it's all through money we call a program. >> 13 designs were used for a calendar. 12 were selected to be reprintedas a poster. students, taking home top prize were awarded a $1,000 savings bond. >> the savings bond they get today will be the last good thing a drug dealer ever does for them. >> posters were judged by private leaders, government officials and law enforcement. denise, back to you. >> the savings bond awarded today ranged from $500 to $1,000. time now to check in with one bob. >> a cold night tonight. but a really nice warmup. it's going to be 57. got up to 59. up to 34 at bwi marshall this morning. humidity, very dry. 34%. winds will continue to be quite strong. 25 miles per hour. the barometer on the way back up. come back and take a look at the warmup after this. ,,,,,, i discovered the problem growing grass seed, is me. i'm a grass seed failure. well, i forget to water it, and the seed dries out. and once it's dry, it's dead. and once it's dead, it's just... 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[ male announcer ] seed guaranteed to succeed. that's the scotts advantage. a lot of folks looking forward to the weekend so we can get outside and enjoy the temperatures. get some work done in the yard. >> you got it. blue sky. this is going to be a great start to may. this weekend, believe it or not. seems like the snow piles melted. let's take a look at temps and conditions. 57 here. ocean city at easton. the cool spot. oakland coming in at 88 degrees. boston at 44 degrees. winds continue to be quite strong. 20, 25. 17. now, tonight, after the sun sets, the winds were overnight. as they were last night. get very, very light. and light winds, clear skies. dry air. cool temperatures running. we are going to see some frost in the northern suburbs. this morning, it was still snow from extreme northeastern pennsylvania. all through the catskills, white mountains of vermont. new hampshire area. snow picked up as much as 20 inches around 4,000 to 5,000 feet up there. coming up this weekend. but this afternoon, it's finally cleared out. and now they have rain shower activity. throughout massachusetts. to our west and south, clear. beautiful, a big warmup. coming in from the southwest. you can see it cleared up very nicely. and tonight, once again, clear skies will help to have frost forming on your windshield. radiotops, north and west of the city. not -- rooftops, north and west of the city. not in the city. and here come the winds back to the west and southwest. and a huge warmup. 10 degrees warmer tomorrow. even warmer for the weekend. we'll be back with summertime temps. yeah. in the 80s. west winds in the bay. may gust as high as 25 knots for a brief time. and there will be an advisory. through the afternoon tomorrow. bay temp, around 68. clear, chilly. winds dying down. 38. bwi maybe 36, 37 doubt. but 44 and breezy and -- 37 downtown. but 44 and breezy tomorrow. perfect temperature. tomorrow's high, 72 degrees. and much warmer friday into the weekend. >> okay. >> 72 is perfect? >> perfect temperature. >> most people. >> all right, bob. >> not going to argue with it. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. single-stream success. i'm alex demetrick, coming up, a sudden surge in recycling. that story as eyewitness news continues. i'm suzanne collins at the comptroller's office. are any of these valuables yours? they have been left behind in safe deposit boxes. and money has been left behind in an account. i'll have that story coming up next. oil, water and fire. the unusual tactics that may be used to prevent a major ecological disaster along the gulf coast. this is mark viviano at the ballpark. the o's get set to take on. we'll talk to dave trembley. plus, joe torre has a horse in the cannot kent derby. we'll hear from -- kentucky derby. we'll hear from the former manager. it is just before 6:30. 57 degrees. good evening. here are some of the stories people are talking about. drastic measures are being taken to control the oil spill off the louisiana coast. the oil is being set on fire and burned off. now, the process started just a short time ago. >> reporter: beginning as early as today, the coast guard says it plans to set fire to large areas of the oil slick, floating on the surface of the gulf. burning it away. >> we have the office. and this is something we are considering using. and it's constantly changing the dynamic environment. >> reporter: officials say bushing -- burning the oil in place. because robotic submarines have been unsuccessful so far in shutting off a valve that would stop the flow of the oil which would collapse in the deep water horizon. >> history shows that when you burn can be very effective and providing a marked and significant decrease in the amount of oil contained in a spill area. >> reporter: so far, the growing oil spill has remained more than 20 miles offshore. but a change in the wind could bring the oil to environmentally sensitive marshes. >> preparation is the key right now. that's what we're work on now to kind of get one step ahead and try to minimize whatever impact we may be dealing with here in the future. >> crews are using this to protect the coastline. they may also have an underwater structure in place to collect the leaking oil within two to four weeks. >> now, 11 workers are missing and presumed dead from when the oil rig exploded. the cause of that blast has not been determined. federal investigators are now looking into the deadly crash of a small plane that took off from maryland and crashed last night. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: the plane took off bound for mississippi, when it crashed short of its destination. want to take eye look at -- a look at the rural scene. faa records show this. investigators are now on the scene. according to the flight report, the plane was scheduled to land in olive branch. an explosion at a western maryland paint factory plant leaves one man critically injured. it happened just after 7:00 this morning 30-year-old michael hopkins was burned. he had third-degree burns to his face. the times are tight. and having a couple hundred dollars fall into your lap could make your day. suzanne collins report, that's what's been happening all day at the maryland comptroller's office. >> i need you to sign this for me. >> reporter: this baltimore man just discovered he had about $500 bucks in his pocket. >> i'm excited. i'm a little bit broke. and i'm getting $500. >> reporter: today, the office is alerting people they have money due. unclaimed funds for bank accounts, investments, over paid bills and paychecks not pick the up. some people don't know they're beneficiaries on accounts of deceased people. >> your parents are old. and sometimes they don't communicate all of the details of their familiar situation if they pass on suddenly. >> there are also plenty of valuables found in safety deposit boxes. certificates, collections, coins, silver and jewelry. even costume jewelry that meant something to its owner. the items are auctioned on ebay by the state. because there isn't much room to store them. but if you learned you lost your belongings that way, you can claim the proceeds. >> reporter: this is a letter from the civil war. the comptroller says he will not put it on ebay right away because it may have more than monetary value, it will probably have sentimental value to its owner. >> some interesting items come from safety deposit boxes. >> we get everything from baseball cards to an urn with ashes in it. >> this married couple hadn't touched a savings account left by his mother. but they did not realize three years had passed and it was turned over to the state. >> we were going to get our car. that's why we went up to get the car. we were going to put a good down payment on it. money wasn't there. i said, oh, there goes my car. >> reporter: now, with a $5700 check in hand, they can buy the used buick they had in mind. >> now, those with unclaimed property can be found in the papers in the coming weeks. and the link is on wjz.com. according a new study released today, the baltimore/washington area had the 16th worst air of smog for large cities. the information is included in the 2010 lung association state of the air report. los angeles was the worst city for smog. 10 weeks. that's all it's taken for a new recycling program to catch on and take off in baltimore county. alex demetrick reports, it's giving trash a silver lining. >> reporter: for most of us, once it's collected, garbage is out of sight, out of mind. but not for those who have to get rid of it. baltimore county is handling less trash. because the number of people recycling things like bottles and paper is suddenly up. >> recycling at 30%. and concurrently, trash had gone down. >> that's because the old way of sorting and storing has been replaced at recycling dropoffs and at the curbs. >> that has changed. residents can again, set their full range of recyclables out in a single container. >> great. fantastic idea. >> we have this. put the recycling in it. and on thursdays, we set it out. and they come down and pick it up. >> reporter: recycling is also picking up the bottom line. here's how. currently, over 900 a week are being recycled. no longer parts. >> if we can continue at this pace, we might be seeing as much as a 12,000 tons per year increase. >> and since it costs $55,000 to handle, it will lead to a savings, approaching $700,000. >> reporter: the increase in recycling not only saves money. it saves space. >> we're going to save the landfill space. and here, we're down to -- we have half the space left. and we need that to go from here to here and here. and with recycling, that can happen. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> right now, a pickup for single-stream recycling is limit the to just homes. but baltimore plans to extend it to 74,000 apartment units. a major change in leadership at center stage. pardon me. tanning beds are coming under increasing scrutiny. but they're still popular. and the local high school lacrosse player who is one of the nation's top face-off specialists. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news, not-so-happy meal. the plans one community has to remove the toys from fast food meals and the impact it could have. serious flames. firefighters battle a massive apartment fire. i'm bob turk in the first warning weather center. a really nice warmup on the way. and wjz 13 is always on. and here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast any time, log onto wjz.com. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. is southwest.com. we're not on travelocity. the only place. what's the other one? we're not on expedia. what about orbitz? no! 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[ ding ] new information about the event. the fbi says 26-year-old derek dansbury told officials he had dynamites in his boot and laptop computer. he had taken the sleeping aid, ambien and that he believed he was being followed. he once served in the air force and completed tours in iraq and afghanistan. smoke could be seen several miles away. firefighters say high winds fanned the flames. the fire went to two alarms. everyone was able to escape however. crews worked throughout the afternoon to put out hot spots. we do not have word yet on the cause. a colorado family is homeless after their 4-year-old son set the house on fire. the boy was playing with a lighter he took from his father and accidentally touched the flame to a nearby mattress. his family estimates the fire caused about $35,000 in damages. a new test could offer help to women already diagnosed with a certain type of breast cancer. as kathryn brown reports for wjz, scientists say they could help predict if their cancer will spread or stay contained. >> reporter: diane gillmor's life changed the way she went in for a routine mammogram. and her doctor found breast cancer. >> it's like i'm in emergency mode. and i've got to get this taken care of. >> reporter: her doctor recommended a lumpectomy, the standard treatment for patients who like diane, are diagnosed with a noninvasive type cancer, called ductile carcinoma. but there was no way to know for sure if it would come back. but now, in a breakthrough study, scientists say they have found a way to help predict whether a woman with dcis will go on to develop a tumor later in life. they have discovered that certain patients with a certain characteristic in their breast tissue were likely to go on. >> only one in 10 go on to develop cancer. and so many may be having surgery they don't need. >> they may opt for a mastectomy when it's not necessary. >> it would be wonderful to say to these patients, just a surgical lumpectomy. is enough for you. you don't need to do more. so the patients who are in the high risk, those are probably the patients who will benefit most from the additional treatment. >> reporter: diane doesn't know which category she falls into. but she's been cancer-free for nearly eight years and counting. in new york, kathryn brown, wjz eyewitness news. the test still is in the research phase and is not available to the public. also in healthwatch, a new push to ban restaurants from giving away toys with high- calorie millmeals to entice children. supporters say it is unfair to parents and children to use happy meal toys to capture the tastes of children with high- sugar, high-fat foods. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight. our doctor jon lapook has a special eye on medicine you need to see tonight, only on the cbs evening news. thank you, katie. here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,, [ male announcer ] this year, get the most out of your lawn with the fertilizer that gives you the most for your money. scotts turf builder. it has what other fertilizers don't. scotts patented all in one granule. every key nutrient combined into a single particle so every part of your lawn gets more even feeding. bargain brands have separate nutrients on separate particles, so feeding can be hit or miss. and a lot of what they give you isn't even food, it's filler. some have up to 40% sand, sawdust, even gravel. but scotts turf builder is 100% food. the perfect balance of nutrition lawns need to be beautiful, durable... barefootable. it all adds up to the scotts advantage. it's a difference you can see. a difference you can feel. it's a difference you can enjoy. and now it's up to $5 off your next purchase. go to scotts.com to get your coupon. for a lawn that can't be beat, get a fertilizer that can't be copied. get the scotts advantage. to kill dandelions, get turf builder with plus 2 weed control. a live look outside right now. are we in store? i think we are, for a major warmup. wjz is live. bob will update the five-day forecast. but first, meteorologist tim williams is in the outback with a more detailed look at what we can expect tomorrow. tim? >> that warmup is under way. but we have to get a little colder before we get warmer tonight. there is a freeze advisory, or frost advisory, i should say, for many of our counties. temperatures getting down to around freezing. just for a short time. we go down to around 39 for the metro area. and for the next few days, we go up to near 90 degrees. >> look for a quantum leap tomorrow. 82 friday. 86, 85. maybe a shower or thundershower sunday night. as the front comes through. but drops in with sunshine and a few clouds. denise? >> wonderful. thank you, bob. still to come tonight. o's are looking for another hero to come through. who will he be? > boss: so word's gettin' out that geico customers could save even more on their car insurance by signing up for other things - like homeowner's or renter's insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute little lizard. gecko: ah, gecko, actually - exec: with all due respect, if i was tiny and green and had a british accent i'd have more folks paying attention to me too... i mean - (faux english accent) "save money! pip pip cheerio!" exec 2: british? 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'cause actually, i'm from - mark is live at the ballpark. and go figure, they're in a slump. then they beat the yankees. >> how about that? if you're going to beat a slump, that's the team you want to go for. the last relief pitcher is the closer. that position has been wide open. they're won just four games. each has been saved by a different pitcher. the guy who got the safe leer last night is altradeo shimon. he had scary moment little. here he is. bithe o's had plans for simone. >> we talked about this. taking simon out of the starting proitation. he's got a power arm. maybe he can help us in the bullpen. our starting pitching has been good. back end of our bullpen hasn't. >> so it's been simone. closers, who each had a save in the orioles wins so far this season. if the o's need relief help tonight, it will be to spell jeremy guthrie who gets the start. still looking for that first victory this year, though. orioles will start cc sabathia. first start in about 15 minutes. this reminder, following the yankees series. the red sox come to down sunday. o's bath boston, sunday. 1 happen 30 here on wjz 13. the l.a. dodgers are off to a close start. their general manager, ned colletti came out and criticized his team and how they have been playing so far this year. and it's interesting to note. the dodgers manager is joe torre. his attention has been divided here. tory was trackside at churchill downs in louisville this last week. hoo now, he got involved in racing while he was the manager of the yankees. homeboy chris trained by rick dutro, jr. but tory enjoys being in the horse game. >> you know, it would be a little different. it would be more of a spectator enjoyment for me. because i really don't know what the hell i'm doing around here. [ laughter ] and at least baseball, i have an idea what i'm doing. >> tory's horse, homeboy chris, a 50-1 long shot for saturday. look at it, lucky, named a 3-1 morning line favorite. sidney's candy is the favorite for the derby. there's a lot more going on here tonight. there are post season ramifications to that game. and in hockey, it's the caps and the canadiens. in the gnash play-off, well, you can forget about the doomsday for kobe bryant and the lakers. they have taken the lead in their series with oklahoma city. bryant with a nifty, up and under move there. helped the lakers build a 21- point lead by halftime. they would cruise to a victory to take a 3-2 best of series. game 2, oklahoma city, coming up friday nievment i'll have highlights for you tonight at 11:00. we'll see you then. >> i have high hopes, too. thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,, is southwest.com. we're not on travelocity. the only place. what's the other one? we're not on expedia. what about orbitz? no! southwest isn't on orbitz. the only place! let me make this clear. the only place online to get southwest fares... southwest.com. southwest.com! i know. we're only on one website. you want to fly all over. you don't want to browse all over. 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[ ding ] don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. finally tonight, an illinois woman gets a surprise of a lifetime on her birthday. 62-year-old linda hicks' best friend, nellie, passed away nearly a decade ago. but she still made it to her birthday celebration. may be hard to believe, but the woman on the shirt is her best friend nellie. nellie's family say it is her, but they aren't sure where the picture was taken. linda believes it was nellie's way of saying happy birthday. >> how does she get it, though. >> i guess it's just a picture on a hall mark card. thanks for watching wjz, >> couric: that massive spill off louisiana stopped it from reaching to coast. that's the plan. also, the backlash against arizona's new immigration law. san francisco bans official travel to that state as pressure grows for a national immigration reform law. a test may help women decide how aggressively to treat their breast cancer. and can you do anything to reduce your risk of alzheimer's? plus, a prime minister has one sorry day. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's about the last thing you'd expect a coast guard to approve. starting a fire in the gulf of