county and cecil county, chester county. temperature wise, well, we had the temperatures. there they are. 85, last report. low 70s for whereit's raining, east dropped down to 72. 87 in washington. what kind of weekend do we expect? the forecast coming up. >> thank you. a pre-season contest against the kansas city, wjz is live. intriguing plot lines for the game. >> reporter: there are. we got dark skies here. for the moment we are dry. 90 minutes before kickoff. ravens, kansas city chiefs. first home season pre-season games. fans get a chance to see former ravens and new ravens who are making their home debut. >> reporter: among those wearing purple for the first time, rickey williams of the dolphins and wide receiver lee evans picked up from the bills and the anticipate home debut of top draft pick jimmy smith, the defensive back who says how muchs he appreciates the welcome he has felt so far. >> pew excitement to play for the -- this crowd and the fans, welcoming me with open arms. excited. >> excited to get back home and play in front of our home fans. obviously we are excited about who the opponent is. very good football team. >> reporter: kansas city comes with kelly craig and it's the ultimate home coming for williams. who played at m&t bank stadium as a maryland turp. baltimore first got the ravens, i always wanted to be a raven and play in the nfl. perfect time. >> reporter: the winds have picked up here. you can feel that storm coming. ray lewis will not be playing tonight. he has been excused as he attends to a serious illness in his family and coming up we will hear from john harbaugh. back to you for now. >> thank you. be safe. complete coverage continues with megan who talked to fans who look like they are in regular season form. >> reporter: already a sea of purple out here. over an hour before kickoff. everybody ready for tonight's game. >> reporter: it's ravens tailgate time. >> today is opening day. you know, home game for us. looking forward to having a good time. >> reporter: here at the firefighter's union hall the party is for a purpose. all the funny goes to the firefighter's funds and everyone is a volunteer. >> been involved for this for twenty years. >> every year it gets bigger and bigger. >> they have everything real ravens fans need. >> gloves, coasters, wallets. stuff for your dog. >> reporter: fandize see the purple power up close, tickets are stable available for tonight's game. just make sure you are routeing for the right team. >> one time a kid was routeing for another team he wound up taped to a pole. >> reporter: they make several thousand dollars for the fund each game. they will tailgating all game long. megan, wjz eyewitness news. >> the firefighter's unien host for every ravens home game. new developments on the woman from maryland missing in aruba. we continue to investigate and mike hellgren brings us the latest from aruba. >> reporter: investigators in aruba postponed a search for robyn gardner saying they need more time to prepare. they are working to build a gis against gary giordano. wjz obtained transcripts of his interview. he says it was a typical day. got up, went to lunch and decided to go snorkeling. he claims they went too far into the water. he said i only looked back when i hit a rock. before that i was busy saving my life. but authorities doubt his story and friends say she would never get into the water. >> he was wearing a shirt, shorts, shoes and socks. didn't seem to be a man who just came out of the water. >> police looked at gary giordano's troubled past. >> yanked my arm really hard. scary. he was, let's say, physically aggressive. >> authorities took a dna sample from gary giordano and sent it for evaluation. wjz also turned they questioned him about a accidental debt insurance policy he bought on robyn gardner. police asked him about his finances too. through all of this he always maintained his innocence. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. did going good told police he took out insurance on himself and named his mother the beneficialary. firefighters are hospitalized battling a blaze in baltimore. the latest on their condition. >> the fire broke out in canton. flames ignited inside the warehouse. the fire burned for several hours before firefighters got it under control this morning. tonight one firefighter remains in the hospital, treated for heat exhausttion. four others were treated and released. no one else was injured. >> thank you. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a lightning strike at a condo caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. of more concern, this is the third time lightning ruined homes there. mike schuh spoke to residents. >> reporter: cell phone vid yeshows what lightning can do. >> crews were dispatched. they found heavy fire. >> reporter: it grew so two extra alarms were called up. 100 people needed to bring it under control. those burned out waiting to return. the manager of the complex, his home took the worst of it. they live across the hall. they were smoked out. >> ceilings caved in. glass everywhere. >> dry wall. crunching as you watch. >> reporter: aside from the memories -- what is your main concern? >> our cats are inside and seeing what we can salvage. >> reporter: five years ago it was hit, two years ago it was this one right here and now it's this one. has residents asking, what is the odds. >> the odds of being struck is good if you were struck before. something about the soil conditions, the structure, elevation, something that makes the site attractive. >> reporter: the science center researched the issue. >> what is making it draw the lightning? >> utilities, soil chemistry, water on site, anything that makes the site attractive. >> reporter: they looked at putting up lightning rods but experts said they could cause more damage. residents here staid up all night as they feared luters. >> circling like vultures. >> disappointing. sad. >> kicking people when they are down. >> like it's not bad enough. >> reporter: some of the residents were allowed to go back inside and now they are wonder figure their insurance will cover them. >> reporter: wjz eyewitness news. >> everyone found other places to stay so they didn't need the red cross. ahead, a collision claims the lives of two people. he crossed over the double line. his van slammed into a car killing a woman. police don't know what caused him to drift across the median. >> the police chief make as push to shut shut down bars and nightclubs with a history of trouble. the sun reports the police chief wants more authority to close establishments like this for extended periods of time. you may encounter sticker shock during back to school shopping. ratailors are raising the price of clothe wise 10%. they are intended to off set manufacturing costs and some will try to mask the cost by adding aadditionallal stitching to dress up the clothes. the job market appears to be on the upstring. the state 15ed 8100 jobs last month. private companies led the way. more than making up for job loss in the government sector. the unemployment rose to 7.2% due to thousands leaving the work force. other states didn't fair so well. leading to another up and down day on wall street. the dow is down 173 points. nasdaq dropped 79. investors continue to worry the global economy is inches towards a recession. >> reporter: stocks spent much of the day in negative territory. >> we haven't seen the fear leave the market. >> it's a serious time and i think people have cause to be seriously concerned. >> reporter: concerns over a global economic slow down sent stocks plummeting early. first in asia and then europe. it intensified after meetings failed to calm investors. >> trust is evapiating. trust in politicians is evapuating. without trust in pust titian -- politicians what are they going to do. >> reporter: the u.s. economy is already faltering. jp morgan is the latest to say there is a increased risk we will slip back into recession. add to that high unemployment. more people found themselves out of work in july. analyst say all the bad news has investors looking to put their money with the least amount of risk. >> people consider it to be the safest place to be. >> close second, gold. it reached another record high, topping $1,850 an ounce. wjz eyewitness news. >> the thdow dropped 500 points this week. three men convicted in the murder of three boys leave prison. the reason for their sudden release. man is murdered, we will hear from the victim's mother. little italy, food, fun and friendship, part of the st. gabriel festival this weekend. the story coming up here on wjz. storms moving into maryland, stick around for the forecast. complete coverage continues. ,,, >> most are trying to figure out who murdered a 19-year-old and why. >> reporter: breeann bradley robinson was shot and killed tuesday night. police don't have a lot to go on but the family is hoping a break in the case comes soon. police swarmed this community after neighbors reported hearing gun shots. lying dead was bradley robinson. >> we don't know. we don't know. >> reporter: his mother can't understand why someone would murder her son. he was a high school graduate. >> he didn't bother anyone. >> reporter: police haven't released a lot of details but so far leads are slim. >> we don't have a suspect description at this time and we are asking for the public's help. >> reporter: witnesses saw a suspect running away, police searched the area but found nothing. >> we haven't heard anything. nothing. >> reporter: neighbors wonder why this happened. >> everybody was shocked. >> reporter: they want this killer off the streets. >> he got away with killing one person, you don't want him to get away with killing someone else. >> reporter: the family is holding a vigil tomorrow night at 7:00 right here. wjz eyewitness news. >> if you have any information on the murder you are asked to call police. 2500 motorcyclist take part in a rolling tribute to the 9/11 task. they made their way down to virginia. they will visit the pentagon tomorrow before heading to ground zero. the money raised goes to support first responders across the country. one of the biggest festivals of the year in baltimore, food, fun and friendship in the streets. ron matz reports. >> you are very good at this. >> reporter: he is ready for the st. gabriel festival. he will be playing bocce ball. part of the fun and all the food you could enjoy this weekend. >> our trade mark dish is the sandwich with the broccoli raab. we got the fried dough. everybody loves it and the pizza. >> reporter: if those who attend the feast is important. >> we have a special place in our hearts and minds here because many came from the town of his birth. the festival started in 1925 and now raises money for three organizations. church, st. gabriel congregation, little italy lodge. it's a joint effort for the three. >> they are waffle cookies made on a waffle iron and they are delicious. >> reporter: yes, they are. come to little italy and enjoy. >> about the family coming together, enjoying the fun, the activity, the music is great, dancing, everything and the food. see you at the festival. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> hours are noon till 8:00 sunday and sunday -- saturday and sunday and for more information log on to www.wjz.com. heavy rain east of the city, flash flood warnings for the south eastern sections of baltimore county till 9:00 tonight. could see 2-3 inches of rain. watch out. 85 now at the airport. hasn't rained there. winds at three. come back and look that live radar right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, . now, weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> almost like clock work. as soon as we start the newscast here comes the rain and the storms. >> amazing, one minute the sun is out, next you are getting down pours. southeast of baltimore county, that's the hebbast activity and that's why they issued a flash flood warning. east of the city. perry off, essex, rock hall, edgewood. downtown east at camden yards, not a drop. look at that activity east of it. moving to the east, northeast as you can see but there are reports of small hail. very heavy rain and it continues to be scattered now. some of the cells also producing heavy rain. we got another warning for portions of cecil, cent and queen anne's county. to the west, hagerstown, weakening. flash flood warning through the evening hours as well. temperature wise right now, 85, because it hasn't rained. where it's rained low 70s. otherwise everybody else dropped. dew point 69. moist atmosphere. so conducive to produce heavy down pours. tomorrow drier. rock hall 73. westminster 77. some areas 70 degrees where we saw rain. winds not a factor unless you are one of those under the thunderstorm cells. flash flood warning for little piece of baltimore county. the whole county lights up. northern hartford, ceasal and -- cecil and pittsburgh had three inches of rain this afternoon. to the west, drier in the great lakes. that will come in tomorrow. chances of thunderstorms tomorrow reduced but we still have a chance and a better chance on sunday as another frontal system comes in from canada. behind it dry air. sunday humid and a risk of afternoon thunderstorms on sunday. winds 5-10. 81 degrees tonight. heavy storms. not everywhere. when you get one it could drench your area. 66 by morning. 88 tomorrow. scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon, widely scatters variety. most areas should be dry. coverage not what we have seen this afternoon. and better chance on sunday. >> thank you. still to come on wjz eyewitness news, an emotional journey, relatives of those killed in norway travel to the scene of the crime. and a search for a utah woman, the nude leads that have the case back in the spotlight. how teachers are preparing for the new school year. ,,,,,,, this is wjz, and www.wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. it is 6:29, 85 degrees with strong storms throughout the region. thanks for staying with wjz. tonight three convicted murders, known as the west memphis three were released today. the men spent 2 deckads locked up for the murder of three young boys. more on this surprise decision. >> reporter: damien echols, jessie misskelley and jason baldwin were stunned a at their sudden freedom from a arkansas prison after 17 years. >> feel very much in shock still, overwhelmed. you have to take into consideration i spent the past decades in confinement. >> reporter: the west memphis three were teens in 1933 when they were convicted in the killing of three eight-year-old boys, the bodies of the boys were found mutilated in a ditch. prosecutors decided to cut a deal with the men because new dna surfaced and they didn't think they could win a new trial. they agreed to plead guilty in exchange for their freedom. >> we will let you know only if you admit guilt and that's not justice. >> reporter: the case got national attention. even some of the victim's parents are now on their side. >> they are innocent. they did not kill my son. >> reporter: as part of the plea damien echols was released from debt row. jason baldwin said that's the only reason he agreed save his friend. wjz eyewitness news. >> the prosecutor believes the case is closed and there is no one else involved. strong storms rolling through the region. >> strong storms from the city east and on the eastern shore and activity moving from west to east but the strongest activity locally around eastern baltimore county. perry hall, essex, eastern shore downtown right now it's quit. airport not a drop. watch this activity sitting over baltimore county. some areas getting 2-3 inches rain. that's why they have a flash flood warning officially in effect till 9:00. remember, if you see water in the roadway, turn around, don't drown. 6-8 inches of water can take your car away. please be careful, watch where you are driving. >> thank you. the search is on for a utah woman who went missing two years ago. susan powell went missing in 2009. her husband said she went camping with her two son and when he came home his wife was gone. investigators are coming -- combing through the desert. >> we never left. december 6. it's just something that we can't get away from. every day we expect to hear they found her body or hear this is over. >> the husband was named a person of interest but he was never arrested or charged. a week after the stage collapse at the indiana state fair a sixth person has died from their injuries. she died this morning at a hospital in indianapolis. he was trapped in the wreckage when the winds toppled the stage. investigators are trying to determine whether proper safety precautions were in place. prince william and kate middleton take a tour of london, hoping to help with the healing process. they stopped by a community center near the site where three men were kill. they say the violence they saw shocked them and they wanted to help with the recovery. month since a gunman massacred people in norway. now relatives are visiting the island where the tragedy happened. >> reporter: boats ferried relatives to the island, 28 miles, most of them are visiting for the 1st time since a gunman omened fire, killing 69. >> the last place they lived. so going there has a function to it, a way of paying -- >> reporter: teams of professionals have been brought in to help them cope. >> we do what we can. >> reporter: anders behring breivik confessed to the ramp page and the bombing that killed 8. he was brought to cort under heavy security on friday. he asked if he could wear a tuxedo but the judge denied, saying it was disturbing. the judge ordered anders behring breivik to beheld in isolation for four more weeks. >> he only spoke about himself. >> reporter: police brought anders behring breivik back to the island to reconstruct the shooting. on sunday a national memorial service will mark the end of the month of mourning. wjz eyewitness news. the court is extended the detention of anders behring breivik for one more month. time now for a look that stories in the baltimore sun. a family is furious about a bill they received to replace a guard rail in which their daughter was killed. and a wrap up of tonight's ravens game with kansas city. these stories and much more in the baltimore sun. the new school year is days away but for teachers it already begun. that means it's time to rally the teachers. >> reporter: for many baltimore county students the beach and oc boardwalk still becket. for the teachers this is the unofficial start of the new year and a chance for the superintendent to lay out the plan for academic success. one of the biggest challenges is money. >> the new normself that finances are tight. we all know that. students are eager to prepare and get to paid employment more quickly. >> last year education week ranked baltimore fourth in the nation when it comes to graduation rate. the washington post found the high schools are in the top 7% nationwide and students who take ap exams jumped by 11%. a trend he wants to continue. >> we think ahead and move forward. we stair at it. we stay ahead of the curve as we have done. >> reporter: much of the achievement the superintendent wants won't happen without teachers in the classroom, that's why this year more programs are on the way. wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 700 teachers and principals attended the back to school address. >> looks like they are more excited than the students. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news, another phone hacking arrest in britain and this time it's a member of the police force. how one hospital is helping calm parents' fears as they leave the hospital