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WJZ Eyewitness News At 4 August 12, 2013

Fbi agent tipped him off. He spent the next 16 years on the run. His freedom ended in 2011 when agents caught up with him in santa monica, california. He was living with his girlfriend in an apartment that also contained a stash of guns and more than 800,000 in cash. At his trial witnesses testified about seeing bulger shoot, stab and strangle people. He would say nothing in his own defense. He declined to take the witness stand, telling the judge as far as im concerned i didnt get a fair trial. This is a sham. You do what you want with me. The verdict game after 4 and a half days of deliberations. He could be facing life in prison. Wjz Eyewitness News. The jury also said prosecutors did not prove bulgers involvement in 7 murders and could not agree on one killing. Jury deliberations are set to trial in the white marsh woman accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband. Denise is in the news room with the latest. Reporter karla porter faces up to life in prison. Jurors will decide if shes guilty of first degree or Second Degree or manslaughter. Her husband, ray, was shot and killed at a towson gas station he owned in march of 2010. She took the stand in her own defense, saying years from abuse from her husband led her to hire a hitman. She also faces conspiracy and criminal solicitation. Walter bishop, the man who shot and killed ray porter was convicted. We will have live reports from the courtroom coming up at 5 00 and 6 00. A massive sinkhole causes part of a threestory villa to collapse near disney world. Melanie woodrow reports for wjz. Crews are watching a giant sinkhole in florida to see if it gets any bigger. It has already swallowed part of a threestory hotel 10 miles from disney world. We heard some shaking and running up and down the hall and glass breaking. People are yelling get out of the building. It happened over night at the summer bay resort. About a half the building was destroyed when a 50 foot wide hope opened. Two near by building were evacuated as a precaution. One vacationer caught a big part of the collapse on his cell phone. The building housed about 100 visitors. Guests credit Security Guard Richard Shamley for saving lives. People are like is it happening . I said you just have to leave the building because it is collapsing beneath us. Everyone got out safely. Some guests made it out with little time to spare. One woman was sitting in the tube and it fell and she just grabbed a pair of shorts and came out with nothing. Florida is prone to sinkholes because the ground is made up of limestone which dissolves in water. There was no problems before sunday night. Melanie woodrow, wjz Eyewitness News. The developer says testing done before the resort was built 15 years ago showed the ground was stable at that time. The military trial of major hassan resumes today in texas. Hes representing himself in the fort oo wood shooting massacre. 13 fellow soldiers were shot and killed in november of 2009. So far hes watched in silence as more than 40 witnesses described how he prepared and carried out the massacre. Sentencing for the hearing of Army Private Bradley manning is tightened after this courtroom video appears online. Its set to a track of people chanting free bradley manning. Manning is expected to make a statement wednesday. He faces up to 90 years in prison for leaking classified documents to wikileaks. Tonight the city council is expected to make a preliminary vote on the plan to give 107 million to the harbor point development. Groups against that plan say they will continue to fight and will protest outside city hall. The City Council President says the project has the votes to pass the 15member council. A final vote is expected sometime next month. Its managed to stay dry so far. Lets take a live look outside right now. Wjz has weather and traffic together. Chelsea ingram is is updated first warning weather. Hello. I think most of us are going to stay dry for the bulk of the afternoon and then things will change into the over night hour. Take a look at current temperatures. 89 degrees in baltimore, 91 dc. Dew point is at 61. Higher in some other instances. Some of us feel like were in the 90s even though were in the 80s. Take a look at first warning weather radar. Not a lot going on. We have a few showers over on the lower Eastern Shore near berlin. One right around snow hill. Those are going to continue moving off towards the east. We may see a few more fill in on the upper Eastern Shore as we head into the latter part of the afternoon. Things are really going to change heading into tuesday. Chance for strong storms developing ahead of a cold front. Could see heavy downpours, damaging winds and hail. Areas east of 95 are under slight risk for Severe Weather tomorrow. We will talk more about that coming up in your exclusive first warning Weather Forecast. Over to you. Thank you. Lets check on the roads right now with christy breslin at wjz traffic control. Hi. Hi, everyone. By usy afternoon so far accident wise. Harrisburg expressway in the northbound direction we have a crash there right after shaun road. On northbound 95 on the southwest side, an accident at the beltway blocking the righthand shoulder. 97 southbound accident at ben field boulevard around baltimore city. North forest park at windsor mill also. Seeing slow traffic around the west side of the inner loop from 295 past liberty road. Average speed 30 miles an hour. On the topside of the inner loop watch for brake lights from green spring avenue over the Dulaney Valley road. Northbound 295 seeing heavy congestion from 32 past 100. Lets take a live look. Things are a bit slower there in the northbound direction because of that accident on the shoulder at shaun road. This traffic report is brought to you by sleepies. Improving life through better sleep. If you like your fireworks from outer space, now is the time to look up. We are at the peak of a meteor shower that arrives every august. Alex demetrick reports, the potential for mass extinction. 1992 was the last time come mets were drawn towards the sun. First recorded during the civil war it swings into the solar system every 133 years. Ice and debris form a tail. Every august earth passes through whats left of that tail, generates the sparks and splashes of the Perseid Meteor Shower. Its dust size or larger. The internet is fill ed with images of the shower. 50 to 60 meteors an hour. Friction, this thing hits and ignites and thats a streak of light we see. Nice views like that one wont provide any views of the meteor. Cant predict where theyre going to be. Just get a wide view of the sky, as dark as possible. Come met swift huddle has generated worry. Its next approach in 2126 looked like it might hit the earth or moon. Thats since been recalculated to 2144. It would provide mass extinction. Its called the Perseid Meteor Shower because the flashes seem to come from the direction of the constellation. Still ahead at 4 00, deadly house explosion in a quiet neighborhood. Now the search for answers. A girl hangs from a building and is saved by several people. Im mike schuh at Kennedy Krieger. This is chole. Theyre celebrating the first ya anniversary of the animal therapy adistancessistance program. Some sun and clouds outside. Is change on the way . Meteorologist Chelsea Ingram will have your updated first warning Weather Forecast. ,,,, this summer, new york state is back and open for business. With endless beaches, hundreds of miles for hiking. Or biking. Endless rivers and streams ready to take your breath away. And more than enough wineries to please every pallet. Were ready to make your new york state vacation perfect. Theres never been a better time to vacation in new york state. Plan your vacation at iloveny. Com its partly cloudy and 89 degrees. The complete first warning Weather Forecast is coming up. An explosion rocks an illinois neighborhood leaving an 83yearold man dead. Its unclear how many homes were damaged by the explosion and debris. The force was so strong it was felt miles away. Ive never seen anything like this in my life. It looks like somebody dropped a bomb. I live about three quarters of a mile north of here and my house shuttered when the education explosion happened. Gas and Power Service are off in that area until the cause is determined. In china a man trying to save his girlfriend finds himself in need of a rescue. She slipped off the window of a balcony. A neighbor managed to grab his legs. Firefighters were called. Together they lifted the couple to safety. Calls for san diegos major to step down. Nearly a dozen woman are accusing bob filner of sexual harassment. This morning in san diego major bob filner is believed to be back in the city after checking out of rehab before he said he would finish. Its people shaking their heads and saying its ridiculous. Voters arent the only ones. U. S. Senator and fellow democrat Barbara Boxer writing an open letter to filner said you must resign. She said the latest revelations have shaken me to my core. The senator is talking about cnns exclusive interview with these women, military and rape survivors who said they were harassed by bob filner at a support meeting. Filner was invited into their womens Veterans Group seen as a champion of their cause. Were all victims of military sexual assault. It appears to me that he was targeting this organization and hitting on the women in this organization because they were easy prey. Filners chief of staff reportedly changed the locks on the Mayors Office to preserve what she calls potential evidence. The mayor remains on personal leave. The growing core is for him to resign. Filners attorneys say the mayor plans to continue his therapy on an out patient basis. A sluggish start to the week on wall street. [bells ringing] not much in the way of positive or negative news to get investors excited. The dow slipped 6 months, the s p down less than 2 but the nasdaq is up 10. Lets go new york where aai lex sis christoforous has cbss money watch update. Big retailers are keeping tabs on customers that return merchandise. Shares of blackberry rallies as much as 6 after it said its considering putting itself up for sale. Increased competition from apple and android have hurt blackberrys dominant business. Its gone from 50 to 3 today. Apple is expected to release a redesigned iphone september 10th. Apple market share has declined due to new android phones. It will be on store shelves in time for the holidays. Money magazine is out with their 2013 list of best places to live in america. This years issue looks at small towns. Sharon, massachusetts took the number one shot followed by lewisville, colorado. The magazine considered things including unemployment, schools, safety and open space. Thats your money watch. For more, go to cbsmoneywatch. Com. In new york, im Alexis Christoforous countless people know the feeling that coming from hugging their pet. A new years ago hospitals began bringing pets in to cheer patients up. Now mike schuh reports, those animals are doing even more. I imagine the great part about being a dog like chole is when you go to work you dont know it. She knows the way. This is a place that can really use her help. Choles job is to work with austin. He was backside of this car. He died and was brought back. His spine, a web of steel. Can i plug in your sticker so we can throw the ball . Lisa, his physical therapist knows this will be a good session. Chole wont have it any other way. It puts joy in his life. A life now much different than it was. The new snowmobile, the horses still are still distant. Hes 7 and a half. Is he old er er or younger than you . Youre five. So chole is older than you. This past year Kennedy Krieger began using three dogs to motivate during children tough therapy sessions. The dogs them a sense of home, a sense of being in touch with the outside world. Secondary, they have unconditional love and acceptance from the dogs. Dogs do not judge us on our failures. In the year since bringing in therapy dogs about 30 children have benefitted, something this mother is grateful for. If hes having a bad day the dog comes in, he getting excited. Its awesome for them to have. Mike schuh, wjz Eyewitness News. In order to keep that boy here in baltimore for another 4 to 6 months his family has an Online Fundraising campaign. You can find it by going to our link, cbsbaltimore. Com and just click on the story under latest baltimore news. A goodwill worker in california takes her job literally. Lakesha williams was sorting through donations when she found an envelope with 10,000 cash inside. She admitted she thought about keeping the money but did the right thing and turned it over to her bosses. If no one claims that cash she can keep 10 or 1,000. Coming up on Eyewitness News at 4 00, moving on in moore. Teachers head back to school in oklahoma, the town devastated by a deadly tornado. Whats in a name . A judge ordered a mother to change a childs birth certificate. The controversy over the babys name. Some clouds and sun right now but storms could be on the way. Meteorologist Chelsea Ingram will have your updated first warning Weather Forecast. Wjz is always on. ,,,,,, welcome back. We have a little bit of sunshine out there and warm temperatures sitting in the upper 80s. Temperatures around 89 degrees, 91 dc. Thats been the hot spot on the map all day. Dew point at 61. Thats gone down just a little bit. 83 in rock hall, 80 kent island. Dew points have gone down a little bit thanks to a wind shift right out of the north. These winds are going to shift again moving out of the the south by late tonight. Thats going to filter in a lot of moisture. That moisture is going to be the fuel for the storms moving the mid atlantic. Theyre going to be pushing in and bringing us strong to Severe Weather into tomorrow. We are looking at Severe Weather possible for the Eastern Shores, mainly areas east of the 95 corridor. Those areas at slight risk heading into tuesday afternoon. The good news is tuesday late into wednesday High Pressure is going to push in. Once that cold front passes through thats going to bring us less humid air, more comfortable air and temperatures below normal. Its going to be very, very refreshing. That should take us through the latter part of the work week and even the start of the weekend. Bay forecast and bay temperatures around 79 degrees. Winds out of the south around 5 this afternoon. Heading into tonight, lowing around 70 degrees, showers and thunderstorms late. Tomorrow high around 85 degrees thanks to extra cloud cover. A couple of strong thunderstorms possible. That slight risk is for areas east of the 95 corridor. We are looking at major threats of heavy downpours, strong winds, potentially large hill. The length of this potential storm for tomorrow . Like most of the day, half of the day . Its going to start in the morning. We will see some rainfall during the morning commute and heading into the afternoon. Thats when the Severe Weather can kick up, once we get sunshine in the mix too. All right. We will keep our up brel mbrellas handy. Thats right. Tonight under the dome is at 10 00 followed by Eyewitness News at 11 00. Have you always dreamed about being on the price is right. I sure have but i cant. Come out the value city in white marsh for the price is right contestant search. One will make it to contestants row. Print out your application beforehand. Its on cbsbaltimore. Com. Click on contestants and promotions. Still ahead on Eyewitness News at 4 00, a california teenager kidnapped and held hostage is safe. Major prison reform. Details on the changes to the nations criminal justice system. Los angeles to San Francisco in 30 minutes . Inside a super fast transport system that promises to change the way we travel. [ barks ] whoo mmm oh, yeah [ whistling ] [ male announcer ] discover your new orleans. Start exploring at followyournola. Com. [ woman ] and i love new orleans it is 4 30. 89 degrees and mostly sunny in central maryland. Thanks for staying with Eyewitness News. Im denise koch. Im vic carter. An emotional reunion between the california father and his teenager daughter abducted by a family friend. The family is excited to have her back but mourning the loss of her mother and brother. Hannah anderson is back in california with her father after a weeklong manhunt that ended in idaho. The san diego sheriff says the teenager claim family friend James Dimaggio took her there against her will. Police got a tip from a group of local horse back riders who happened to cross paths with the pair. She had a scared look on her face. We didnt know if it was from the horses or what. Authorities spotted dimaggio and anderson from the air then a Hostage Rescue Team went in on the ground. The fbi says the 40yearold was shot and killed by an agent after he was given the opportunity to surrender. Hannah and her father were reunited over the weekend. The teenager now has to prepare for the funerals for her mother and brother. The families of kristina and ethan were found inside dimaggios burning home. The sheriff said hannah was not aware of her deaths until she was rescued. The teenagers family members are celebrating her return but they are also in mourning. We had to totally focus on hannah, period. So now we can take our time to grieve my daughter and grandson. Dimaggio was a long time friend of the Anderson Family and like an uncle to the kids. A friend of hannah says the 40yearold confessed he had a crush on the teenager

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