>> burgeson is currently penciled in as the orioles fourth starter in the rotation. sarasota florida, you know. this after a rookie season where he posted a 7-5 record, 3.43 earn run average. here is jennifer gilbert and jeff barnd with the "late edition". >> i cannot spend money we do not have. >> doomsday budget for baltimore. what could happen to city services? >> and justice for a serial rapist. the new punishment he faces tonight. >> and changes in student aid. how it will meet another government expansion. >> live, in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. drastic budget proposal is now on the table to cut baltimore city's $120 million deficit. >> and a lot of people are not happy with the proposed cuts. >> it includes more than 600

layoffs. police aviation, marine and mounted units will be eliminated. seven fire companies will close. 90 firefighters will be losing their jobs. and 29 recommend centers will shut down. >> the recommend centers are closed they have nowhere to go. and gang leaders look at this as an opportunity to recruit the kids. >> what we did is try to look at the money that we have. look at the priority. and act accordingly. >> the mayor is expected to present her proposal april 12. >> two agencies seeing deep cuts, are in charge of keeping the city safe. hard pill to swallow for a city ranked nationally for the number of murdters sees on a annual basis. crime and justice reporter joy lepola has more. >> with talk of deep budget cuts, to the police and fire department. >> well i was really along. >> residents are worried about their wellbeing. >> almost horrified. because the police have a hard

enough job. and the fire department, really, those two things we have to find money from somewhere to keep them here. >> under the plan, the police department alone would lose the sole helicopter. marine unit that patrol the inner harbour would be eliminated. as would the department's mounted units. in addition, 120 police officers, would be laid off. >> just as a resident of baltimore city. and knowing go how the crime rate has really risen. i feel as though money should come from somewhere. >> there have been 37 homicides this year. 12 fewer compared to this time last year. a trend in jeopardy. >> to lose even one police officer position right now, would be could adversely affect the fight. each district is comprised of 200 cops. to lose one is unthinkable. >> safety is the most important thing. >> howard stewart lived his life in baltimore city.

a firehouse up the street. stewart wonders the impact potential layoffs would have on his community. >> do not close fire departments. that's the most important thing. you cannot save lives. >> not only putting, we believe, the general public in danger but putting our members in danger as well. >> for the 90 firefighters could be laid off in seven fire companies closed. union president fugate said in a business where response time matters the proposal is a risky move. >> it literally, blows up in your face. two, three, four, five minutes is tops. >> in west baltimore. >> find some other way, to cut the budget. >> joy lepola, fox 45 news "late edition". >> well fugate said when you call them fees or taxes they may be the only way of mitigating the cuts. and that brings us to the question of the day. how do you think baltimore city should balance its budget? so far 67 percent are calling for cuts. 27 percent of you think raising new revenue.

6 percent do both. one writes charges more to provide water in the surrounding counties. i don't know enough about the process, but maybe this is a lucrative option. >> many time maryland communities could have to panels dollars more to fund teacher pensions. part of the operating budget approved today by state senate. it cuts $120 million from the governor's original spending plan. also calls for shifting up to half the cost of teacher pension to say local subdivisions. >> you know, it is hard. you know, nobody wants to do this. but, you know, these are hard times and we have to come up with the best and the most fiscally prudent and socially responsible responses to this economic crisis. >> but local leaders say picking up half the cost of the pensions could force them to raise property taxes, and or cut more services. >> you may have to put await

hand-held cell phone while you drive. senate gave approval to a bill banning motorists from talking on handhelds. drivers allowed to only turn a phone off or on. those caught using handhelds while driving would face $40 fine. and bill needs to be approved by the house. >> the state senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would mandate anyone found guilty of driving while intoxicated, to use an ignition interlock system. an amendment to the bill made today, excludes anyone that gets probation before judgment from having to use the interlock system. the bill is expected to win final approval in the senate later this week. and a similar bill is still awaiting a vote in the house judiciary committee. >> maryland drivers would likely see l car insurance rates increase under a bill backed by the statehouse. lawmakers voted to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance. the bill requires motorists to have, at least, $30,000 in liability for individuals

involved in accidents. and 60,000 for accidents involving more than one person. the measure now moves on, to the state senate. >> the maryland general assembly taps into more unemployment funds. the assembly passed a bill yesterday that allows the state to use $127 million in federal stimulus money for unemployment benefits. the money will arrive as soon as governor o'malley signs off on the bill. maryland's unemployment rate is currently 7.5 percent. that's lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.7 percent. >> and no change whatsoever to maryland's death penalty law. senate committee could not agree upon a bill today. which would have allowed fingerprints and photos as evidence in capital cases. right now only dna evidence, videotaped confession or video of the crime itself, is allowed in such cases. >> east baltimore community is remembering a man that was killed on his way to work.

>> hundreds came out to north avenue in boone street in honor of carlos williams. 50-year-old comcast worker gunned down sunday morning in the same spot. he was on the way to work at the time. now his family and friends hope someone will come forward and help police find the killers. >> i ask god to get this person, or these people, off the streets. for what they did to this innocent man that is a working man. loving father. and he did not deserve this. >> police believe williams was a victim of an attempted robbery. anyone with information should call metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lockup. >> serial rapist is sentenced in a cold rape case. alphonso hill now adds 30 years to his six concurrent, 60 year terms for six other attacks in baltimore county. he was convicted after the dna linked to evidence in a 1989 rape of a 14-year-old student in catonsville. baltimore county police are

asking for your help in identifying two suspects who severely beat up a 29-year-old man march 20. it happened at the corinthian lounge in woodlawn before 2:00. victim is still in critical condition in shock trauma. anyone with information call crime stoppers. >> breezy out there today. >> overall, nice spring day. beautiful. and rain could be in the offing, in the near future. and, you know, it is wet. >> well, you know, spring, that's the tradition. few nice days and couple days of rain and helps the flowers grow and grass comes up. and we are going to see that happen. beautiful day today. more nice weather tomorrow. first part of the day. but the clouds move in. and we get rain. hd radar. no precipitation right now. but put it into motion. off to the west. where the rain is located right now over the midwest. illinois gets showers. as well as missouri. coming down in western suburbs of chicago. and parts of arkansas. but it looks like for us, that

will arrive probably late tomorrow, but the best chance will be early friday morning to the afternoon. 58 degrees in baltimore. 54 in d.c. overnight tonight, we will see breaks in the clouds. clouds gather through the afternoon tomorrow. back in the mid 60s. and it looks like decent weekend. not as warm, decent weekend. show you that in the seven day coming up. >> more than a million baby slings recalled, consumer product safety commission said babies can suffocate in infantino soft fabric slings. agency is asking parents to stop using the slings for babies under four months. the recall involves the sling rider and sling wrap and it will offer a free replacement a baby carrier, activity gym or shopping cart cover. >> tens of thousands of jobs, are likely to be lost throughout the nation. >> days after the health reform

bill signed into law, we're learning about the fine print. how money for student aid could be affected. >> the largest most significant financial crisis since the great depression. >> reforming t

>> will there be an o'malley ehrlich rematch in november? there is a report this week that former governor bob ehrlich will announce his candidacy for governor soon. governor o'malley responded to the possibility today. >> he is welcome. looking forward. enjoyed it the last time. looking forward to it this time. thank you. >> no comment front bob ehrlich. >> that massive health care reform measure is 2400 pages long. and there is a lot hidden in the pages. as megan gilliland reports,

health reform also includes sweeping student loan reform. >> the reform plan would cut out the middle man. leaving more money for grants to low income students and making it easier for students to pay back their loans. but opponents question putting the government in charge of the entire student loan system, and now the fate of the reform is in the hands of the senate. >> when the house passed a health care bill, it also rescued a major source of funding for low income students. the federal pel grant. >> the pel grant used to cover up to 72 percent. now, it only covers about 30 percent of the cost of education. >> under the student aid and fiscal responsibility act. the pel grant program is getting a cash infusion. right out of the pocket of big student lenders like sallie mae. >> it looks as if it will be includeed and past. without any debate. that is a sad statement for, i think, the economy, and for

students and families. >> sally mae and other private leners currently get federal money to provide low cost student loans. they also keep the profits from interest. the plan cancels that subsidy and makes the government the direct lender. and that equals savings, to the tune of $61 billion. of that, $36 billion will fund more pell grants. $4 billion will go to historically black colleges and community colleges. $19 billion will be used to reduce the deficit. >> looking forward to moving that money from banks and lenders to pel grant. >> but critics say the government is inefficient and families will feel the effects when the loans within processed in time. and there is another cost. >> tens of thousands of jobs are likely to be lost throughout the nation. >> sally mae expects to close, at least, 18 of the 25 offices around the country. and layoff a third of its work

force. including other lenders, job loss, could reach 35,000. >> the senate could make changes in the reconciliation package, so the students are lobbying their senators to preserve what they want when health care passed. federal government loans won't cover the entire cost of an education, and there is a cap on borrowing. so students can still turn to private lend tores bridge the gap. megan gilliland, fox 45 news "late edition". >> the fbi is looking into several threats directed at house democrats. following the passage of the health care bill in new york. bricks were thrown through the windows of the niagra falls district office of congressman slaughter. she played a key roll in getting the bill through the house. ten lawmakers say they have received threats. >> president obama keeping a promise that was instrumental in

getting health care he legislation passed. he signed an executive order designed to ensure that no federal money can be used for elective abortions. the president agreed to that order, on sunday. and the next big issue president obama and lawmakers will tackle is reforming the struggling financial markets. the house passed a financial reform bill last year and the senate banking committee moved the bill to the senate floor. now the two chambers have to hammer out the differences. >> if you look at 2,000,000 pieces, house and senate version of a mega piece of legislation, we are closer on this set of rules than we usually are. that's not an accident. >> both sides hope to sign a bill into law by the end of the year. >> joe biden thought health care reform was a big deal and so was the weather. >> yeah it is a big deal. >> to paraphrase joe biden. >> yeah, leave it like that. unlike joe biden. >> to go chief meteorologist

vytas reid. >> nice forecast today. and tomorrow, carry some of the temperatures over. right now, looking at what is going on. hd skycam shows inner harbour relatively quiet tonight. temperatures at 48. few high thin clouds. winds calm. humidity levels at 56 percent. as the moisture continues to get closer. we will see the level go up. as far as the almanac today. high of 65 degrees. low was 44. and normally we should be at 57. so temperatures are above normal. we will see the temperatures getting back into the range of where they should be as we go into the week. as this system brings in cooler air behind it. 58 degrees baltimore. looking at 54 in d.c. 44 in salisbury. cooler. and dover 48. and south of dc 52 degrees. in fredericksberg. we will see the clouds continue to gather through the overnight. so we will see sun and clouds through the day tomorrow. but late in the day. chance for showers increases, as the moisture builds in. model data shows through most of the day we should be dry. western maryland seeing the

showers working in. by friday morning, definitely get downpours of rain along the 95 corridor. so we can probably see maybe a quarter of an inch, as much as maybe a little more. closer to inch. depending on some areas north. in fact, the future scan shows moisture coming down at a good pace potentially. early morning hours. friday morning. maybe as much of an inch or more north. but it looks like we will all get our share of rain. clear conditions, painly out there right now. few high thin clouds. continue to see the frontal boundary, building in from of the west. right now making the way over parts of the ohio river valley. this area of low pressure will continue to drag that moisture in. by late thursday night, mainly early friday morning activity, through the afternoon. storm leaves us quickly. drying out nicely as we go into the weekend. on saturday and sunday as high pressure moves in. five-day forecast shows late showers. about 2:00 shower. picking up in pace on friday morning for the rush hour commute. high of 59. by friday 52 saturday. with plenty of sunshine.

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first round draft pick. jared gaither wants a long-term deal and perceived the absence was a protest. well, protest is over. today on twitter, jared gaither said he would join the workouts, on monday. >> and to florida, the orioles continue play in the grapefruit league, trotted out the pitching brad maddis to face the cardinals. we pick it up in the bottom of the fourth. orioles lead. two on for freeze. and he shoots one into the right field corner, off of maddis. and ludwig scores easily. leru behind him. and game is tied at two on two run double by freeze. ball of the fifth. same score lopez sends one the other way. off maddis, that one rolls to the wall in right center. skip shumacher comes around from first to score. gave the cardinals the 3-2 lead. bottom of the eighth. same score. freeze does the same thing.

drives in rap pay port. cardinals' win, 4-2. maddis allowed three runs. orioles fall to 8 and 13 this spring. >> and it appears we will be seeing this guy, brian roberts soon. roberts took bating and fielding practice again today. said he felt good. expected he will make the grapefruit league debut friday or saturday. roberts has been troubled weigh back issue. got an epidural last week and feeling steadily better. >> the orioles will host the yankees tomorrow afternoon in sarasota. back to you. letting your daughter

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for only $10. >> final look at the forecast. looks like tomorrow we will get sunshine. but clouds move back in. temperatures around 65. showers move in late. it looks like we will see friday, decent rainfall to the afternoon. then the storm is out of here quickly by friday night. makes way for decent weekend. cooler. 52 saturday. sunday, 58. with sunshine. and another round of showers late sunday night to monday. to start off of the work week. and monday, tuesday, sunshine. and temperatures warming through the week. jennifer and jeff? >> weekend looks nice. >> that's important. >> we like to theer. >> that does it for the "late edition". thank you for joining us

tonight. i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. have a great night. see you tomorrow night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning