news conference together, the mayor issued a statement in a single news release. >> reporter: while i am saddened to announce his retirement, i respect his decision to retire, after decades of service, to spend more time with his family. i know he loves his job and was proud to serve with honesty and integrity for these many years. he has been an extremely effective leader that we will miss. and we wish him the best retirement. >> reporter: now, the commissioner's retirement takes effect on august 1st. mayor rawlings-blake says the search for a replacement will be a nationwide search. and it begins immediately. reporting live at city hall, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> all right, pat. thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage of bealefeld's retirement. we will bring you the latest tonight at 6:00 and 11:00, and on wjz.com. more breaking news to tell you about right now. a verdict in the trial of the two baltimore brothers accused of beating a teenager, during a neighborhood watch patrol. wjz is live do you want at -- live downtown at the mitchell courthouse. weijia jiang has the verdict and the reaction. >> what an emotional day in court for both sides. now, both sides can claim partial victory. the judge said she believes both brothers were at the scene. but only one of them was involved. >> reporter: in a split decision, a judge has convicted 24-year-old eliayahu werdesheim. but acquitted his 22-year-old brother avi. >> eliayahu is very upset now. he's disappointed. and i'm disappointed. i think the social issues are important, regardless of the court's finding. >> reporter: the attack divided baltimore's park heights community where it happened. in november 2010, the boys were responding to a call for shomrim, an orthodox jewish watch group. a then 15-year-old osbee was trespassing on many yards. but many believe he was targeted because of his race. >> i do stand behind that 110%. and i believe that the court records will prove that they could not substantiate many of the members of shomrim. they were falling this young map. >> reporter: the judge ruled that werdesheim used his training for the israeli special forces to take down osbee. while on the witness stand, osbee stood up and passionately said, quote, i don't want to testify. i want all of the charges to be dropped, end quote. to that end, osbee's lawyer has dismissed a civil suit against the werdesheims. >> the young man is not durable enough to make it through the rigorous process of a civil case. and there's no amount of money that would allow his mother to let him go through this process again. >> reporter: eliayahu maintains, osbee charged at him first. and he was only acting in self- defense. >> reporter: now, the two charges eliayahu faces are misdemeanors. the assault carries a maximum of 10 years in prison. but he could get away with as little as probation. we're live at the courthouse, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> eliayahu werdesheim will be sentenced in june. the reigning defensive player of the year, terrell suggs, out for months with a severe injury. sports director mark viviano now with the severity of that impact. >> reporter: well, the impact is immediate, in terms of fan and league reaction. a severe akealies tendon injury. would be a harsh blow to the ravens. but suggs says today, don't count him out yet. >> in recent years, terrell suggs, has become the most feared. he suffered a tendon. it is a potentially season- ending injury, depending on the severity of the tear. suggs says he is amazed that some people have written him off. the linebacker vows to be back as early as october or as late as november. while suggs prepare for surgery, the ravens look for fill-ins. among them are three-year veteran paul krueger. ravens' top draft pick, courtney upshaw. and untested linebacker, sergio kindle, who hasn't played a down yet. it's a concern that has them concerned about their usually dominant defense. they called in today to wjz f.m., 105. seven, the fan. >> we have to look at it. so they they can prove themselves. that might be a plus for us employs. >> it's going to be a tough, tough year. i think we can still make the play-offs. but it definitely got a whole lot harder today. >> reporter: and i'll have more from one of those ravens who may be counted on to fill in for suggs. that's coming up a little later in sports. back to you for now, vic. >> okay, mark. we'll see you then. thank you. the largest ever seizure of counterfeit goods at a flea market happened here in baltimore. mary is in the newsroom with the latest developments in this huge bust. >> federal agents raided the patapsco flea market at the end of last month, making a number of arrests. agents seized nearly 220,000 counterfeit items. including jewelry, clothing, d and other items. if legitimate, the total value would be more than $47 million. a number of vendors of the flea market were selling fake markets with brand names. the 300,000 square market attracts hundreds of visitors each weekend. five people were charged with the counter fit items. >> an arrest came in the arrest in a 2 and a half year investigation. man on trial for the infamous robonight calls. derek valcourt has the exclusive interview with julius henson. >> reporter: henson wants a jury to hear firsthand, what he says happened on election day. >> reporter: will you take the stand in your own defense? >> yes. i'm willing to take the stand, probably starting tomorrow. >> reporter: julius henson awaits his tern, about the robocall he wrote for republican governor bob ehrlich. it told democrats before the polls closed that there was foe need to vote because martin o'malley was already winning. >> relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonightful. >> reporter: that robocall already earned a conviction for paul schurick. because the message did not contain the legally required authority line indicating it was from the ehrlich camp. henson says he'll tell the jury it's not his fault. >> what do you hope to convince them? >> well, we're going to convince them that the call was not my responsibility. the call tag that is in question, is not my responsibility. it's outside the scope of an adviser. as a matter of fact, i advised the campaign to use an authority line. they chose not to. >> reporter: the prosecution has now reflted. -- rested. we're live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. the jury is expected to begin deliberating the case next week. yeardley love's mother -- yeardley love, of course, was the cockeysville native murdered at college, is taking more legal action. yeardley love's on again, off- again boyfriend was convicted of second-degree murder in february. now, love's mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university of virginia men's lacrosse team coaches. the amount being sought is not known. a surprise honor for two social services workers who helped save the life of a baby. they took swift action after a mother stabbed her during a visit. wjz spoke with a social worker who was in the room. >> reporter: denise, she was only about 5 feet away. this case has prompted a review of security at the facility. today, though, those who rescued the child, got some major recognition. >> reporter: the governor and baltimore's mayor honored two social services workers as heroes for their calm. >> where's the baby? >> the worker got the baby. the baby has a knife in her. >> reporter: during the chaos, on full display in these 911 calls. >> security, i had a has been -- a lady just stab her baby. >> reporter: last week, kenisha thomas was having a visit with her 8-month-old baby. she pulled out a knife and stabbed her. >> social worker dana hanees was in the room. she said she was frightened but quickly called for help. >> it's very rewarding, though, when you see that you're able to step in and try to make a difference in everyone's lives. >> i wouldn't do anything less than i would have wanted something to do for my child. >> reporter: a long-time counselor here reportedly threw chairs at the mom, to get her to stop stabbing the child and subdued her. witnesses say she screamed, i hope my baby is dead. >> how many people have to go to work and come home at the end of the day. let alone at the end of their career and say, in my career, in my calling, i saved a life? >> unforgettable moments, as they risk their own lives, to protect an innocent child. >> god bless you. [ applause ] >> the baby's name is pretty diamond. she has already been treated and released from the hospital. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, mike. one of the baltimore -- part of the baltimore beltway, shut down for hours today, after a tractor-trailer overturns and loses its load. sky eye chopper 13 over u.s. 695. crews had to right the truck, then clear up all of the lumber it spilled onto the highway. traffic is backed up for miles. no word on the cause of the accident. things are back to normal now. in less than four hours, one side of the jfx will shut down completely for emergency construction. sky eye chopper 13 live over the jfx now. captain mike perry, with details on the closure. mike? >> hello, vic. things are about to become a little tricky, traveling the jfx, late in the evening. now, we're told at 10:00 this evening. the northbound jones falls expressway will be closed in its entirety so that crews can begin working on some of this underground substructure. everyone is going to be asked to get off at 28th street, northbound. they're going to take you over to citizen street, which is just east of the jones falls expressway. then up to 29th street. back to the jones falls expressway. and put everyone back on northbound. now, that's going to be in effect from 10:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m. and then later, at 9:00, on the southbound side, they're going to take another additional lane away from you. so from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., they're going to have restrictions on the southbound side. so travel is going to be a little tricky. look for the detours. dpw will have the detours set up. but as you can see, work in earnest has really started here. and they're warning that this is going to go on at least until monday, the 7th. these nighttime delays from 9:00 p.m. -- or correction, 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. and the same thing on the southbound side. and as the work continues here, it's likely that these type of nighttime delays and closures will continue. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much. captain mike perry. wjz traffic control will bring you the latest on the morning rush tomorrow, starting at 5:00 a.m. with don and marty. well, may temperatures are back. live look outside now. very pleasant. lots of sunshine. still what's in store for the weekend. we can see it in the future. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. bob? take a look at radar. we had a couple of showers out in washington, allegheny county. they're pretty much gone. but there is a batch around central pa. this is moving up to the east/southeast. if he grows, it's possible as we saw last night, there may be a shower, even a rumble of thunder late tonight. right now, chances aren't that great. but temperatures have certainly come back this afternoon. take a look. we're at 75 now. 89, still in cumberland. 80 in oakland. d.c., just down the road. 81. the cool spot, ocean city, down by the ocean there. they're only 60 degrees. but temperatures today, running 13 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. ocean city is five degrees warmer. and d.cc., 14 degrees warmer. we've had recent rains the last couple of weeks. things are improving droughtwise. but tim has ray look at -- a look at the updated drought map. definitely important to note that the rain totals are monitored at bwi, thurgood marshall officially. but the rest of the state has seen those showers pop up officially. right now, the only area of severe drought is an area around worcester county, right there at ocean city. that one little corner at the bottom right of your screen. most of the area is under mod waitly moderate drought. of course, wjz drought watch will continue to monitor the rain totals. we could see much like we had today. just pop-up showers. but this has turned out to be an extraordinary stretch of days. dew point is up. so there is enough moisture in the atmosphere to make it comfortable. and temperatures are in the low to moderate range. and tomorrow, we will be challenging a record of near 90 degrees. we actually got to 90 in cumberland today. bob has details coming up in your complete first warning forecast coming up. now, back inside. . inside the mind of osama bin laden. the documents recovered when seals took him down and what they revealed about his plans. i'm alex demetrick coming up. a man entrusted steals and sells it. that story on eyewitness news. i'm jessica kartalija, in towson, baltimore county. how two little boys became heroes. coming up, on wjz. and how is the weekend shaping up? don't miss the updated first warn weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is mostly sunny. 75 degrees in most of maryland now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. the maryland man entrusted to protect and care for historical items in the national archives has been sentenced for stealing and selling them. alex demetrick reports, the theft involves thousands of sound recordings. >> reporter: the national archives was created for the recordings. >> the special cause for second lieutenant. sergeant, will you handle this? i want to lie down. [ laughter ] >> reporter: to the words of shakespeare. like burges mir meredith, hamlet. >> pricks the conscience of a king. for 40 years, leslie worked and supervised those recordings. for the last 10 of those years, he stole over 6,000 recordings, selling many on ebay. most bought only at a few dollars. but it addedded upon upon to $83,000. >> mopitary is little compared to the historical value. >> on e, for humanity. >> reporter: in court, a tear laughin admitted he had done wrong and hurt his family, friends and the national archives reputation. >> reporter: a judge sentenced him to 18 months in prison. not just for the money involved but for violating trust. when someone violates the trust and they a federal employee, it damages our institution and damages the rep take of all federal workers. >> reporter: some of whom are working to track down what he stole and sold and return it to where it belongs. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, because he has no previous criminal record, leslie did not receive a stricter sentence. he must return to prison next month. two sisters are being called a hero. after a brave call to 911, the girls saved their grandfather's life. >> hello? >> 911. what's the address of the emergency? >> my pappy fell in the bathroom. and he's on the floor. he needs help. >> reporter: this little voice belongs to 6-year-old emily stunkle, who was home with her 4-year-old sister riley, when they called 911, saying their grandfather collapsed. >> we heard a big boom. and it kind of shook the house a little. >> and emily came in and said, pappy, are you okay? and i said, no, emmy, i'm hurting. >> reporter: using pappy's cell phone, the girls called 911. >> let me just say it's a house. >> it's in parkville, right? >> yeah. parkville. yeah, parkville. >> reporter: now, a special ceremony other, honor hading the girls for being brave and doing the right thing. >> what happened then? >> the girl was talking to us. >> you heard a girl talking to you? >> that operator is heather baker. >> i wish that every caller was like them. they really had their act together. they knew exactly what to do. and they stayed calm. >> we called 911. but i was a little -- i was -- riley was a little afraid. >> reporter: pappy was rushed here to good samaritan hospital, before being transferred to shock trauma. >> i spent two days there and two weeks in the hospital. >> baltimore is proud for your good deed. and we wish you success for the future. and you get a special hero pin. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> the girls were also honored by three organizations that promote the use of 911. and they were calm through it all. >> they were. >> good for them. >> and they look gorgeous for their marching dresses, too. we've got a warm end of the week. take a look at temperatures now. with sunshine. you bet. 75 now. yesterday, only about 65. east winds at 8. humidity up a little bit. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at end of the week warmup. and maybe slight chances of more showers. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, well, woe had a beautiful afternoon. temperatures up in the 70s. and even 80s in some spots. let's take a look at temps right now. really warm stuff, south and west of us. 89 now, still in cumberland. oakland at 80. d.c. did jump up to 81. we're 75, cold spot, down by the ocean as you mooit expect. wikdzs offer the ocean. still eastern areas of the region, never really got much for it. south and west close to 90 in a couple of spots. 68 down by the bay. westminster, sunshine. away from the water. 85 degrees. right now, east wind tomorrow becomes more of a 70 wind. that should bring in pretty warm air 88 in detroit. 88, chicago. everybody to the south and west. 85 to 90 degrees. that will be with us tomorrow. now, on saturday, a front coming down from the north and from the northwest. we'll begin to lower temperatures a little bit. and a slight chance of a shower. best chance probably coming tomorrow afternoon, as we'll be in the pretty warm air. also, a bit on the humid side. so there's a chance of maybe a shower overnight tonight. from the stuff up in pennsylvania. sliding southeast ward, as you can see. just like what happened last night. but the next front coming down, gives us a better chance of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon. and over the weekend, things begin to dry out by saturday afternoon. warm start to the weekend. friday, the warmest day. saturday begins to cool off. it's cooler and dryer air moves in. by saturday afternoon, saturday night. by the way, saturday night, that full moon will be the biggest you're ever going to see in a long, long time. watch out for that saturday evening. south winds on the bay. 5 knots. bay temp around 60. and tonight, maybe a pop-up shower later on. a low near 60. tomorrow, back up, mid- to upper 80s. with a chance of a shower or thundershower in the afternoon or early evening hours. could be some gusty winds for those thunderstorms as well. >> 87. thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. making money and investing it. how one city curriculum is teaching students how to line their pockets. i'm gigi barnett. that story is just ahead. hard hits in the nfl. do they lead to brain disease that causes depression. i'm mary bubala. new questions after the death of junior seau. and how a baltimore raven is part of the quest to find out. arrested. and forgotten. a college student, locked in a holding cell for days. now he's suing. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it's 6:30. 35 degrees and mostly sunny. hello, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a treasure trove of documents from osama bin laden. they reveal his plans and concerns as the world's most wanted man, hid in pakistan. manuel gallegus reports for wjz from new york. the military released the documents online. >> reporter: right up to the end, osama bin laden was plotting terror. a collection of letters from his final hideout shows, he wanted to target airplanes carrying president obama. he said killing him automatically will make biden take over the presidency for the reminder of the term. he described the vice preside