tuition, which has been frozen since 2006, it is no longer a question of if, but when. >> we have to wait and see a what the impact is, so we have to leave open the possibility there will beat a tuition increase. " college presidents appear to be on board. >> of the cuts get so bad it begins to destroy the quality, i do not know if we can continue to embrace it. >> colleges will have to tighten their belts even more. for starters, that means freezing part-time teaching positions, which will lead to fewer courses and larger classes come september, but members warned there of more than likely been budget cuts. >> what we have not planned for is the next shoe to drop, which is going to be a real challenge for the state, and we will have to wait and see what it means to the system. >> for now the university system has a week to what stays and

what goes. >> the cuts represent about 2% of the total budget. >> what we want to do is go through the power points from yesterday. >> governor ramallah once your input. he has said of the web site allows the public through comment. today the governor held this cabinet meeting to discuss the challenges to state faces, trying to find up to $750 million in spending reductions by labor day. yesterday the board approved about to enter a $80 million in cuts to make up for the shortfall. it does not appear -- made about $280 million in cuts to make up for the shortfall. negotiations are still under way for a compromise, but the

president forged ahead and took his battle for reform on the board. in washington with the latest. >> he tried to rally support for reform. >> never again will anybody an america of the denied coverage. >> of the town hall meeting in ohio, president obama's message was aimed at washington. >> we have to get it done soon. >> the top democrat said it will not get done before congress leaves for recess. >> it is better to have a product based on quality and thoughtfulness rather than trying to jam something through. >> that is ok. i want to keep on working. >> the work continues on the house side, where blue dog democrats are demanding changes to the legislation. house republicans invited business owners to speak out

against democratic proposals. >> employer mandates, the regulations and penalties. these are only going to raise costs on small businesses. >> republicans argue the bill amounts to a government takeover that will not bring down health-care costs. >> it will increase the cost of health care in america, except what the american people do not want. >> democratic leaders are expressing confidence getting a bill passed by the end of the year. republicans say it is more important to slow down and get it right. when congress gets back from recess, the majority leader says services into pieces of legislation need to be worked out before a final vote can take place. >> breaking news -- right now captain roy taylor over an accident. >> westbound, a pickup truck

accident with rescue. emergency crews now getting on the scene. county police are arriving now as well as fire crews trying to get the victims out of both vehicles. we do not know how serious the injuries are, but it is causing issues for people heading eastbound. >> as you can see from those pictures from the helicopter, it is not raining there. you can verify that on our radar, but to the west of there, we have seen several showers and thunderstorms, one reaching all the way to the district of columbia and sows at this time. at the moment, the stronger storm cell is in montgomery county. everything is moving slowly to

the east, so most of howard county of leeds has some shower activity right now. the strong nacelles are just south of there. it is all moving to the east. we will talk about the prospect of more rain this evening -- this weekend coming out. >> baltimore city fire officials are investigating two accidents involving medics. the first one happened at around 8:45 this morning. authorities say the ambulance was carrying patience when it was involved in a crash. another matter it was called to transfer the victim. there were no serious injuries. 30 minutes later, another medic was involved in an accident on madison in west baltimore. two people, including one emergency responder, were hurt. today they are investigating the incident. >> baltimore city police are searching for one of three

suspects they say tried to rob an off-duty police officer. it happened early this morning, just moments after the officer finished his shift. authorities say when one of the suspects showed a gun, the officer, who was not in uniform, shot him. that person was taken to the hospital. a third person is still on the loose. the family of a teenager who nearly died three years ago filed a $40 million lawsuit claiming negligence. james becker was 15 years old when he went for a swim. he is now confined to a wheelchair and requires constant medical attention. the lawsuit contends because becker was deprived of oxygen he suffered severe brain damage. >> the number is not a number we picked out of a hat. it is not a number for shock. it is a realistic estimate of what chaves is going to require

and medical expenses throughout the remainder of his life. >> we understand it was cardiac arrest. the guard of sir fat and observe the struggling, observed the boy tried to reach from the latter, pulled the boy from the pool -- >> witnesses say they responded immediately after noticing the struggle. the county gave commendations for the stock and their actions that day. >> who would steal from the house of worship? five churches were burned large. three of those churches in the area. the other two churches are in different cities. >> police believe all of the burglaries are related. they say this suspect wanted money and quickly. now >> i am very sad, and a

regret that times have fallen so harshly that people are desperate enough to come in and rob churches. >> st. stephen's episcopal church is one of five churches broken into and robbed within the last week. police believe they are all the work of the same person or persons. themo the mo is the same. >> they took two bottles of wine, which we had on here, and they took my lunch box. khaksar officers and the precinct commander has reached out to the churches in the area -- >> our officers in the precinct commander has reached up to the churches in the area. we are taking extra measures to protect the church and to observe them and see what else is going on. >> they are asking the public to be on a lookout to stop this thief before he strikes again. father james is grateful they

did not take anything of religious value and says it would have helped the suspect as they do many people in need, if they had only asked. >> our prayers to god to those who felt desperate enough to do this, and we -- our prayers are for all of those who felt desperate enough to do this. >> police say he is facing serious charges. >> first, damaging the windows and anything inside they may have damaged, secondary grieve burglary is a felony -- second- degree burglary is a felony. they are breaking into a church. >> if you do have any information about these crimes, give baltimore county police are called. -- a call. >> soccer fans from across the world will file into the stadium to watch -- to watch the world football challenge. the city is counting on those

soccer fans to spend some money. live outside the stadium with that story. >> they say soccer fans are some of the biggest diehards, and that is certainly evident. i want to show you what is going on. there are literally thousands of fans from around the world waiting in line that signalize throughout the stadium, just to get a chance to get a picture and an autograph from some of their favorite figures, and excitement has tourism officials excited as well. karins show of the day early -- fans show up a day early in search of autographs. most of these two boys are not from around here. most are not even from the u.s. >> -- most are not from around here. most not even from the u.s. this is music to the ears of city tourism officials, who expect a soccer match to bring

in 50 million dollarsto $20 million in tourism dollars. $30 million if you include sold of hotels and packed restaurants. >> you're going to have people downtown, but even more restaurant and bar usage because of people from out of town. >> the money is an awesome piece of the puzzle. what this event has done for baltimore and the state of maryland is put us in the international sports landscape. >> the director of the maryland office of sports marketing helped bring the match to baltimore. he says because of baltimore now being placed on the world soccer stage, it means so much more than money. it now means the world soccer league and organizations may take a closer look and baltimore, especially since it was able to sell out this game so quickly. >> my job and my responsibility with partners throughout the

city and state is to open the door and let the floodgates takeover. >> what really is so neat about the soccer matches you have so many people from around the world that have never been to the city here now to experiencing it. it is completely sold out, but they are putting an american twist on the soccer match. they will be tailgating several hours before the event, so the devices to get here early. >> it is harvest time. today mayor dixon thinks some of the vegetables in the garden at city hall. >> we will tell you where that is headed now and why the mayor is hopeful other urban gardens will spring up across the city. >> a pervert the afternoon for baseball turns into perfect baseball this out -- a perfect afternoon for a graceful turns into a perfect baseball this afternoon. >> -- not a perfect afternoon for baseball turns into perfect

baseball this afternoon. >> right now it looks nice, but there are thunderstorms approaching. inner harbor is 80 degrees, and the ♪

♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving wh h geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. ufuffled music (announcer) 's's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel lik somebody's watchg g me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh.

>> if you are taking a vacation, you weren't thinking about travel insurance. we discovered a policy of exclusion you might not be aware of, and it could mean your claim will be the night. >> a maryland woman is balancing an insurance company. she believes the company should have reimbursed her when she was forced to cancel the family trip to hawaii. when her father became seriously ill, she thought she would get the cost of airline tickets back because she would pay hundreds of extra for travel insurance. >> it was a relief. that is one thing we have to not worry about because we will go another time. >> the uncovered included

cancellation, but the claim was rejected. >> it was the number-one reason for declining policy. >> i felt anger and then i felt stupid. >> coming up, why claims are being denied and the exclusion you need to know about when you buy travel insurance. >> mayor dixon is doing her part to make baltimore of fear. she was joined by city leaders as they harvested vegetables. some of the produce but today was eggplant, zucchini, and everything to be donated to our daily bread, which is local meal program for residents. she says she is hopeful there garden will inspire others to plant herbs and vegetables in their backyards. >> now your weather forecast with john collins. >> the gardens have needed a lot of help. we are getting a little shower

and thunderstorm activity. some have gotten more than others. it is very spot the right now. the strongest thunderstorms cell is in montgomery county right now. it is moving toward the bay. there is lightning, but it is kind of scattered. that is displayed on statistics. rainfall is totally different. the airport has only 14/1 hundredth of an inch. they are not that far apart. we had about an inch and a quarter of rain. temperatures held down a little because of the clouds downtown. morning lows were around 70. the humidity is way up there. 81 degrees at easton. college park is 81. middle river is 82. let's take the temperature back a couple of degrees. frederick is 77.

if cooled a little bit because of the rain. here is the latest satellite image showing a lot of clouds but no rain. here is the line of showers and thundershowers into southern pennsylvania. slowly approaching the city, you may pick up something, but none of it is very strong. there was activity earlier this evening, but that had weakened some. it is a complex situation. the main service over the atlantic ocean. we had northeast winds over pennsylvania, but southeast winds were transporting the really tropical air mass into maryland right now. this will slide through tonight and tomorrow and finally get out of the area for a little while, so that will reduce rain chances. tonight we have scattered showers and thunderstorms. low to mid 80's 4 highs tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. an afternoon thunderstorm would

not be out of the question. for voters, no. 2 northeast winds tomorrow. no flags out, and a lack of a thunderstorm activities tomorrow, except maybe the afternoon and evening. tamara something could pop up in the afternoon, but it does not last that long. it should be rain free saturday, but sunday, the next weather system comes in with another chance of rain, so our seven-day forecast calls for temperatures tomorrow to be in the mid 80's. hot and humid on saturday with rain chances to marat a little spotty. no rain saturday. -- with rain chances tomorrow a little spotty. no rain saturday. >> now sports with sherry. >> everyone in sports strives for a perfect game, but most stores do not have a way to measure such a thing. baseball though, and the white

sox pitcher achieved it, pitching a perfect game. he pitched the first perfect game in five years against the tampa bay reyes. only the 16th perfect game of baseball's modern era. the first inning, strikes out evan huang gloria -- longoria. a grand slam home run, and the white sox have all lead. the defensive replacement. he makes the ground, and he keeps the perfect game in tact with a home run. 27 batters up, 27 batters down. a perfect game, and a day for celebration in chicago as the white sox ticket 5-nothing. one word says it all.

the steelers quarterback roethlisberger, the public for the first time since a nevada woman accused him of sexual assault. he made his out ridge clear over the accusation berrigan and -- made his outrage clear over the accusation. she accused him of raping her last summer. she did not file criminal charges of the time because she says she feared she would lose her job if she did. roethlisberger spoke of a press conference at which the quarterback looked furious. he denied having any contact in the way of sexual assault with the woman. ours are false and vicious allegations are an attack on my family and on me. i would never force myself on a woman. i am gratified to protect my family and reputation. i am not calling to discuss my

pro-life or the civil case in the media. i will respond to outrageous allegations in the appropriate forum. >> baltimore's closest connections to nascar plans to pull out of the sponsorship position. they will part wages from the team, and and it has served as its primary sponsors of the driver won rookie of the your honor in 2000. he made a detour in his plans to come to baltimore and visit with the employees. this looks like the latest evidence of tough economic times spilling over into the world of professional sports. professional sports.

announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it!

>> president obama is caught in the middle of a race relations firestorm. to night high-school is in the headlines. the actions taken by parents and alumni in the hopes of saving the schoo

>> a lot of rain showing up on this seven-day forecast. it is just slashing away like crazy. it will not be raining all the time. >> you get a lot of rain and thunder. you will have a big man mad at you. >> it is going to be hot and humid when it is not raining. >> nbc nightly news is coming your way next. your way next. we will

dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. yeah it's great. i just really want to be sure. whoa, it's us from... ...the future. 11 days in the future. look, you love your new routan. you love the german tuned suspension. you love not having to pay for scheduled maintenance,you- i love what you've done with your hair. we'll take it.

diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope -- that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barbara mikulski understands the importance of innovative biomedical research for patients, their families, and our economy here in maryland. call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life.