rec center is at risk. >> there would be out causing trouble. >> it will keep hundreds of police and fire department employees working. >> hang up the phone and drive. how maryland is one step closer to banning the use of hand-held cell phones. he's not the governor explains what is about to change. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> our big story tonight, trouble with baltimore city pose a new budget. a 600 people could be losing their jobs. >> the results and the drop in state highway funds -- the crisis is so severe, even police and fire departments could feel the pain. under the current plan, the police would help -- lose the helicopter fox-trot and the marine unit that patrols the inner harbor.

>> in this fiscal crisis, they could not go untouched. >> of the cuts include the layoffs of over 600 city employees. 120 are in the police department, 91 and the fire department, seven city firehouses, and 29 of the city's rec centers will also close. the idea of closing those rec centers is causing an outcry. we're live at city hall with the very latest. >> program organizers are saying that if he cut recreation and parks, prepare for a spike in crime. these wrecks centers are what is keeping many kids out of trouble and off the streets. these kids are bored or for clues from a mock crime scene preparing to help solve the case. >> i am playing a lawyer. >> as much crime as we see in baltimore, i am glad to see teenagers involved at this

program. >> they worry it may fall victim to budget cuts. >> they would be out on the corners causing trouble and police would be dealing with them in another way. >> there is a preliminary plan that calls for closing 29 of the recreation centers. >> the cuts are devastating. >> taking away after-school activities would be beyond devastating for many teenagers. >> they would be pregnant or in trouble in the future. it would be a shame. what the mayor needs to do and what the city needs to do is to talk about public safety. >> this is a good experience for me. >> we should not cut programs that would help a lot of single parents that lane on the recreation center to support them.

>> not going to take it anymore. >> we heard the same sentiment in 2009 when she shortened rec center hours and closed several facilities. they understand -- that they want the current mayor to understand that it keeps kids safe while exposing them to enriching activities. >> that they can go on a ton of trips during the summer. and they have lots of other types of enrichment programs. >> and we are told that the recreation parks department will brief the mayor tomorrow and present a list of centers that could potentially close. the mayor's office is looking at other revenue generators. reporting live downtown, wbal tv 11 news. >> if private funds are not raise, the parade will get the ax and solely for the july -- so

will the fourth of july. >> basically, a collection of both trash -- it is going to be cut out of the budget. but we really cannot tolerate that. >> patrol as being hit a 11%. >> they're discussing how to find $50 million in additional revenue including a slot machine go, and parking tax increase, a bottle tax, and a toll booth targeting out of state drivers. with continuing coverage on the proposed budget cuts. even read more details and leave your comments by going to wbaltv.com.

>> maryland is one step closer banning the use of a cell phone while driving. it passed by just a single vote. he has details. >> with humor, the debate became a battle over public safety versus civil liberties. absurdity call the senate and several members picked up the phone. >> i have both hands on the wheel now because i have myself: and i am perfectly legal. which is really not the intent of what this is about. >> putting your hand here is not what is causing the problem. if it were, we would have the band resting your arm on the window. how many of you have put your arm around your girlfriend at some point? i guarantee that if you are distracted -- [laughter]

i said at some point. >> they are sincerely rooted in public safety. and a concern that the law will violate civil liberty. >> id violates civil liberty. i think we are giving up something that the law will not be able to give us back. >> it squeaked by by the slimmest of margins. the ban would not apply to our emergency circumstances. drivers would be allowed to use a hands-free device. police could not pull you over unless there was a primary traffic violations such as beating. first-time violators face a $40 fine at but not points unless it causes an accident. still, opponents charged that the law puts government inside your car. it smacks of 1984, and prohibits

doing routine things performed daily by millions of people. public safety trumped liberty. >> it is preventable. >> it is a matter of common sense. the senate also passed the measure banning watching tv while driving. similar bills are stuck in a senate committee and have been there for nearly a month. committee members said they wanted to see what the senate did first. >> one day after president obama signs a sweeping health care overhaul, it is now debating changes in the outlawed. the bill requires such things like fraudulent payments for prescription drugs. >> it will be a wonderful

campaign ad when at the same time he refused to get rid of the fraud in medicaid and voted to give child molesters drugs. nosh the planet earth that i am on tells me to pass health insurance. >> if the senate passes any amendments, the bill will have to go back to the house. >> it should be handled largely at the same level, so what does that mean for us in maryland? melvyn r. o'malley kicked off the state's efforts -- >> he says it will bring lower costs for hundreds of thousands of marylanders. >> it will touch of many families for legislations. >> finalization of health insurance reform in washington

means big changes are coming here. >> you will not be denied coverage because of a pre- existing condition. it will be a real liberating piece of legislation for our economy. the >> governor o'malley announced a coordinating uncil headed by lt. gov. anthony brown. >> there is a lot of work yet to do. that is because states will employment federal standards -- is going to require light -- regulatory work and administrative work. >> the announcement was staged in front of the medical center for good reason. they expect major changes here and at every maryland emergency room. >> it means that the emergency room will not be used as primary care facilities. but rather for emergency

services that everybody will have a medical home. >> he knows this will be a campaign issue, but he expected to be positive. >> having analyzed it, we're already spending and wasting a lot of money. it covers a lot of the compensated care we're already paying for. >> it will go before the 2014 start to get many of these reforms started sooner. >> baltimore county police are looking into a stabbing that sent one man to the hospital. the attacks took place just after 10:00 last night in the 8100 block of locke raven boulevard. there is no word on the suspect.

another delay in the trial of twin brothers accused of setting fire to a pit bull. they were supposed to go on trial today. their father who is also charged decided to have a judge decide his fate. prosecutors will wait until his trial concludes before going after the brothers. the police say they have so the rape case for nearly rigid from nearly seven years ago using dna. the 31-year-old faces charges of first-degree rape in the attack of the 13 year-old girl. the victim was walking home on july 2 of 2003 when she was attacked. dna recently linked bellamy to that crime. >> charges are pending against the driver of a tractor-trailer that collided with a train yesterday. investigators say 53-year-old mark caused the crash when he drove into the train's path. the driver remains hospitalized

with serious injuries. the tracts warning signal devices were properly working at the time of the crash. to see how the accident affected the schedule, and go to wbaltv.com. >> at age 105, she has not only seen history, but lived it. friends and family are celebrating her life. >> tonight, details on the sudden death of an actor. >> end of the numbers are not adding up for a local college students. -- and the othenumbers are not adding up for a loclocal college students. >> things are about to change, reining in this direction. about 24 hours or so.

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visit royalcaribbean.com today. >> in tonight's "education alert," they have predicted college enrollment. by 2019, and will only increase by 27,000 students. shaky economy and fiscal constraints are to blame. the hope students enrolling in online krauses will help balance out those numbers. >> we have to discover how to take advantage of it. i am sure the board will do that. >> college enrollment currently stands at over 148,000 students. most maryland school districts have applied for or received waivers for the snow days. the superintendent will wait five days [unintelligible]

baltimore county has only requested one. howard county has received a waiver for one day. six others have received waivers for three or four days. >> covering the nation after robert culp has died, teaming up with bill cosby and the groundbreaking television series " i spy." he died this morning after a devastating fall outside of his home. he is survived by his wife, five children, and five grandchildren. he was 79 years old. a civic leader turns veterinarian and has died. and at 105, she gained national attention as pratt -- at president obama's inauguration. it is well with my soul is the

name of the biography. tonight, you will need a breast cancer survivor that lost her son to the h1n1 virus. she received today of pampering at a spa. it will not make her sorrows go away, but it is a little salve for the soul. >> she thought she was going to give a talk about breast cancer. little did she know that today was her dream day. >> you have been nominated to receive a day full of experiences. it is time for you to sit back, relax, and enjoy. >> that she will have a day of tampering and entertainment. -- pampering and entertainment. >> we have done it in over 20 different cities for a long time. >> she has overcome cancer three times, and she has lost her son to h1n1 last year.

it is time for somebody to give back to her. >> [unintelligible] and giving life back the way that it should be, happy. >> they started with the use of this luxury as bmw sports car. >> cancer survivors getting a day to be pamepred -- pampered around town, we thought was a great way for us to give back. >> it is off to the hotel monaco where she will be spending the evening. from there, after lunch, it is over to the aquarium where tamara became part of the dolphin show. this is a day that the people who know and love tamara wanted her to have.

>> when this opportunity came about, she was the only person i thought about. >> i have been through so much, so this is just like -- i never thought someone would do something like this for me. >> this is just the beginning. it is on to winetasting, cooking class, and a spot. then back to the hotel monaco. >> and a special honor for our own kate today. >> the city of baltimore do hereby proclaim march 24, 2010 as kate o'mara day in baltimore. [applause] >> she is heading to washington -- a washington bureau. >> now, your forecast.

>> an unseasonably mild weather pattern is about to change a little bit. we will sneak in one more day with temperatures above normal, then a pretty decent cold front comes in. 65 degrees at the airport. the normal high as 57, so above that, beat it by 10 degrees. the record low was 18 back in 1896. it was 83 back in 1929. quite a bit of mold in the atmosphere. maybe that is getting new as the spring allergy season gets under way. a little bit chilly. there is the 40's. parts of howard county in the upper 40's. it is 51 at park bill, and a relatively mild 58 degrees at the inner harbor right now.

clouds increasing overnight tonight. a few other locations in the outlying suburbs will feel a bit of a chill as we had through morning. the light wind will continue to a normal -- warmer than normal night. sunrise at 7:00 go to -- 7:02. the front is stretching back to the storm, all headed in this direction on the north side of our front. we will get into some of that tonight and friday. this is dropping south across the colorado rockies and dumped quite a bit of snow. it seems to be winding down. it is transitioning more ithe just thunderstorms. the futurecast shows that for most of the day tomorrow, it stays dry. 11:00 going in the midnight,

scattered showers breaking out. pretty decent rain being forecast during the friday morning rush hour. there is that little bit of snow on the northern fringe of this precipitation. the rain is ending friday afternoon. saturday looks like it will be a sunny day with temperatures coming down after tomorrow. 64-69 thursday, when out of the south 6-12. they will have more rain a little earlier. 67, dry weather at ocean city until very late tomorrow night. there is a small craft advisory up to the day, increasing out of the south. bay water temperatures are hovering right about 50. it will turn chillier with 49. sunny skies on saturday.

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>> now, 11 sports. >> you don't need the assistance of a medium to see this as a playoff preview. the rivalry game had intensity,

4-3 the shoot out. sydney crosby, there he is. there is the goal. and the caps had a one-nothing lead. third period, point blank. ties the game at 2 a piece. three minutes left at regulation. the penguins rich not -- only the second third period goal in 2 years. mike beats mark andre for the winner, the caps take it over the penguins. roberts hopes to see his first game of the spring either friday night or saturday off of his back injury.

we have more on the exhibition season. the orioles struck first this afternoon. the single to right field, [unintelligible] they are tied at 2 appeased. one inning later, holiday -- phillipe lopez runs, a little bit of a learning curve today. it is six innings in. tiger woods resumes his golf career on april 8. he may need even more composure three days earlier. he will hold his first press conference since announcing his return on monday, april 5 at the masters. golf legend arnold palmer thought that was should let you guys shoot at him, referring to the media.

he took it to heart, even in a press conference format. he can expect a certain amount of insulation. the masters remains the most tightly controlled and restricted media control in all of professional sports. owners talking about the schedule today. from this point forward, divisional matchups games to avoid teams repeating what annapolis did this year and a phone in the last couple of regular-season games. the owners made changes to the rule books of the ball carrier lose his helmet, the whistle the play dead were the helmet came off. they modify the rule prohibiting defensive players as rayless did from launching and making contact with a receiver's head or neck with the helmet, shoulder, or form. contact with any player, not just a defensive receiver. they also made other rule modifications, one that will be known as the cowboys rule. if the ball hits the video

board, they will whistle the play dead and replay the down. in other words, a do-ever. a defensive team can never place to play zero but it plays a player over the snapper. stick around.

>> the temperatures take a little bit of a dip?

>> a cool frida