a new year for general motors. >> the auto giant emerges from bankruptcy but is it stronger? >> i'm sally thorner. back and better than before. general motors exited bankruptcy today and vows to be meaner, leaner, and greener. >> reporter: loyal gm customers aren't hard to find in michigan. >> what is gm? america. >> reporter: general motors is out of bankruptcy and promising to stay out of trouble. >> business as usual is over at general motors. >> ceo rich senderson is a company trying to reproduce. better cars and a laser focus on the corporate customer. >> reporter: the old general motors received a lot of criticism for relying heavily on gas-guzzling trucks and suvs. the new gm says it will concentrate on fuel-efficient

models. gm is relying on solid performers, like the chevy malibu. and it's creating some buzz with the new version of its muscle car. the camaro. more than 9,000 sold in june. and gm says it's the start of a comeback. >> i got a gm product right now. treated real well here. >> reporter: plus, the company that was born decades before the computer era will now sell on ebay. for now, the automaker is down to just four brands. chevrolet, buick, cadillac and gmc. >> we're timely going to have a leaner, better, faster gm. >> reporter: but it's still dependent on the government which has pledged $50 billion in loans. gm promises to pay it all back. but in a rough economy, there could be some potholes all along the way. in detroit, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. and it's mixed news to end

the day on wall street. the dow is down. nasdaq was up 5. another positive sign that the economy is improving, this one local. vic has been -- is in the newsroom to explain. >> reporter: for the first time in a while, sales are up in the baltimore metro area. last month, nearly 2400 homes were sold in this area. the average price for a home continues to fall, down about 10% in the metro area. and the federal tax credit of 8,000 buyers is likely behind the surge in sales. >> economic experts say only time will tell if the turnaround is temporary or permanent. double trouble for the state of maryland. maryland's budget deficit may be twice as big as previously estimated. the governor spoke about the shortfall. >> reporter: we need to find $700 million somewhere. so the governor is asking his budget chief and the heads of every state department to find somewhere to cut.

>> reporter: with the start of a new fiscal year, the financial outlook isn't good. >> it is a daunting and huge challenge to have to find approximately $700 million in cuts or spending reductions in a current year budget. the fiscal year only began july 1st. >> reporter: it's the fourth time the state has had to make budget cuts. and the governor says it is going to be a painful road ahead. >> everything is on the table. what we do not want to do, in addition to protecting families who through no fault of their own, are hard hit by this economy. the other thing we do not want to do is add to the economic woe. >> reporter: the governor is preparing a list of potential cuts which will be presented later this month to the board of public works. >> we have a lot of different options that we can take a look at, going forward. but it is going to be challenging economic times. >> reporter: still, despite tough times, maryland is in better shape than many other states. >> i am encouraged, though,

when i look around the country. and see how much better maryland is faring, both in terms of unemployment rate that is lower than the national average and one of only seven states that has a triple a bond rating. >> reporter: 80% of taxpayer dollars go toward education, health and public safety. those areas are the most difficult to cut financially. in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. the total state budget is $14 billion. by law, the governor must balance the budget and can't borrow money to cover shortfalls. in other news, carroll county covers the barn fire. flames broke out inside the barn in the 4,000 block of hanover park earlier today. it went to two alarms. would building was -- the building was not being used to harm animal -- animals.

one note, christopher wood wrote that he loved has wife, but never should have married her n. a note to his parents, he said he would probably go to hell for what he did. police say he shot and decapitated his family before shooting and killing himself. the arraignment for the annapolis man accused of killing a museum guard is postponed again. james von brunn's attorney says his client's medical condition has not changed. he was shot in the face by a security guard during that attack. police say von brunn, a self- proclaimed extremist, shot and killed police officer stephen tyrone johns. a judge set a new arraignment date of july 30th. von brunn is being cared for in a southeast general hospital in a locked secured ward. bianca solorzano reports for wjz. the club says they simply ran

out of room. >> reporter: the 65 mostly minority children from philadelphia's creative step day camps spent june 29th, cooling off at the private valley club. >> that hurts. how they were mad that black people were coming in here. >> reporter: it's where they were planning to swim every monday through mid-october. -- mid-august. but the first time they showed up, 11-year-old marcus allen said it was obvious he and the campers weren't welcomed by some club members. >> they pulled their children out of the pool. >> reporter: they said days later, the camp's $2,000 check, the money paid to swim at the club, was refunded. meaning the kids no longer had access to the pool. valley club released a statement, saying racism was not a factor. unfortunately, we underestimated the capacity of our facilities and realized we could not accommodate the  number of kids at these camps.

>> the pool was closed thursday. and people protested outside. amy gold is a club member. and joined because she thought it was so welcoming. >> i'm embarrassed and ashamed that they would do this when they were very respectful and well behaved. >> reporter: collin jones, an african american gold medal swimmer, heads up make-a-splash foundation, which trains young minority swimmers. >> this is a major setback to see that people are still in the old ways, if you will. >> reporter: bianca solorzano, cbs news, huntington valley, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the pennsylvania human relations commission is immediately opening investigations into this incident. a spectacular meteor soared over pennsylvania monday. we have video to show you. take a look. this is surveillance video from a business in york, pennsylvania. take a look at that. wow. the image is murky. but if you watch the right side of your screen again, you'll

see the brilliant light drop from the shore. a picture-perfect day. a look at the skies now. outside, it's warm and sunny, with below average temperatures and pleasantly low humidities. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. meteorologist tim williams is here with your updated numbers. still talking about that meteor. >> i'm sorry. i thought that was sally driving to work. [ laughter ] you know, i've seen it before. it's nothing surprising. we're looking at a pretty nice day today. nothing like that in the skies, thank goodness. not too much in the skies at all. what we will be looking at, possibly rain in the skies and a storm system from the west starts to move in our direction. look at the temperatures. 78 degrees now. 48% relative humidity. we'll have the complete updated first warning forecast for the week ahead coming up in a few moments. >> i'll get you, tim williams. let's check on the roads now.

kristy breslin. happy friday. >> happy friday, sally. >> so far, so good. but if you are traveling on the 95 corridor in the northbound direction, we have heavy congestion. that's from 395 to the fort mchenry tunnel. as for inner loop. bumper to bumper. and loch raven boulevard, on the right-hand shoulder, which is going to slow you down. west side outer loop. that is stopped from liberty. and we have our normal heavy delay. in the windsor mill area, we have one new accident to report there. that's liberty road at rock dale. and a few to talk about in baltimore city. west south street in south payson. that one involving a struck pedestrian. and alameda at cold spring lane. let's now take a live look here at the delay on the top side at green spring avenue. and also the congestion here on the west side at baltimore national pike. if you have suffered a personal

injury, call the cochran firm, at 1-800-the firm, or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. all right. some of you may take offense at this, but please don't kill the messenger. others, tonight be surprised. a major survey reveals that drivers may be the worst in the country. in fact, only drivers in washington, d.c. are worse than us. allstate ranked baltimore drivers 80% more likely to crash than the typical american driver. the top spot went to drivers in sioux falls, south dakota. drivers are 26% less likely to be in an accident. harbor seals. he was released into the waters off the atlantic yesterday and off the coast of delaware yesterday. he was found in ber bermuda. hamilton is wearing a tracking device. and we just checked.

he's going about five miles now. to track hamilton, log onto our website. and click on animals for the aquarium links. >> he looks happy there. >> he's hanging out there. doing what you're doing. still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. death investigation. a new avenue, l.a. police are pursuing in the michael jackson death. hospital care. a major report says your chances of surviving a serious illness depend on where you receive your treatment. i'm ron matz at the towson town center. louis vuitton opens a store here. in these tough economic times, will it be a success? we'll have the story when eyewitness news continues. and it's friday. get your updated first warping -- warning forecast.

this is surveillance video that captured the vehicle seconds before that crash yesterday. police say a 19-year-old man was driving with a suspended license when the car skirted a gate at the railroad crossing. four other young people were also in that car. in tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch, your chances of surviving a serious illness could depend where you're treated. nancy cortes reports on a new study depicting the quality of care at our nation's hospitals. >> reporter: the findings were based on the most comprehensive study of its kind. 1 million patients at 4600 hospitals. medicare researchers discovered that one in four heart failure patients were back in the hospital within 30 days. one in five heart attack pneumonia patients. >> not only do one in five patients come right back in the hospital. most have never seen a doctor from the time of release to the time of attack. that is not good medical care.

>> reporter: and because care can vary widely, the government has put all of that data online. so patients can see how that hospital stacks up. on everything from nursing care to treatment. a couple revealed that our closest hospital at george washington university gave surgery patients their antibiotics, promptly 96% of the time. aspirin to heart patients on arrival, 100% of the time. but it had a worse-than-average readmission rate for heart failure patients. >> it frustrates me because we do so well on the direct care level. >> it makes me want to look at the whole system and look at where the ball is being dropped. >> reporter: and that is the main goal of this data, to give hospitals the tools for the first time, to see how they measure up to their competitors. >> it's a weth of -- wealth of information that will make us all better shoppers and put pressure on hospital management

to do better. >> reporter: and doing better could save the healthcare system a lot of money. medicare alone estimates it spends $17 billion a year on all of those heart patients and pneumonia patients who go back to the hospital, again and again and again. nancy cortes, cbs news, washington. wjz is always on. for more information about the study, log onto wjz.com and click on healthwatch. michael jackson's father says he believes foul play was involved in his son's death. investigators are waiting for the coroner's report. and are not ruling out the possibility of foul play. but in the meantime, detectives are looking into jackson's history. they will also be helped by the drug enforcement. olympic gold medalist michael phelps withdraws withdraws from a race today. phelps said the neck pain prevented him from swimming the freestyle. but he managed to swim through

the pain last night and swim well. he set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. thousands of americans are expected to strip down this weekend to set a world record. the american association for nude recreation is hoping to set the guinness world record for the largest number of people simull tain -- simultaneously skinny dipping. for more, go to maryland nudism.com. coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00. cancer rates are higher in african americans. now, researchers think they know why. we at your mama's house. a radio stolen from the prince george's county fire department. and the wild goose chase to get it back. and our luck is holding out. this july weather is nothing short of spectacular. get your updated first warning forecast. wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com.

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i saw a cloud today, tim williams. this just in. wow. whole forecast just shot. >> forget the whole thing. >> forget it all. you know, we are looking at just a nice stretch again. just continuing. our average temperature around 87 degrees. we've only gotten up to 78. almost 10 degrees below the average. let's take a look at our current conditions and give you an idea of what we're dealing with. 78 now at bwi marshall. 57, the dew point. relative humidity, very low. 47%. those clouds are short lived out there. the moisture we have gotten has come in courtesy of the wind. coming in off the east, off the bay. and then down to the south. bringing in a milder flow. high pressure stays in control of our forecast. around the state, 75 out toward oakland. 82 in cumberland. 80 in the northeast corner of the state. 78 with that ocean flow across

ocean city. bringing our temperatures down just a little bit. and while we did have a little cloud cover early, it blocked out the sun a little. and things are going up just a little bit. although we're on the cool side. 77 in columbia, and annapolis. and bel air. 78, the magic number. kent island, rock hall. we have 79 over toward westminster. what we're dealing with, the low bringing in a little moisture, a little cooler air off of the bay, and town along the ocean city corridor. sea breeze down on the shore. that light breeze has kept our temperatures suppress suppressed throughout the day. they're high, thin clouds. pretty decorative. what we'll be looking at later in the afternoon, tomorrow through sunday, this system coming in from the west. bringing with it cooler air and what humidity we will generate tomorrow, this system will knock it back gain. although the temperatures will be pretty mild and each getting into -- even getting into the warm zone. but this system is going to

move on through. on first warning live doppler radar, we have seen many of the storms breaking on up. we're looking at widely scattered showers tomorrow. we're not going to see a washout of your plans. not at all. the satellite picture shows that. and now, the forecast model will give you an idea of what is moving in our direction. humidity and sunshine. building up. the warmth will stay with us throughout the day. less humid conditions as the front moves on through. chance of showers stays with us sunday. then we start to clear out again. looks like this. small craft advisory goes into effect, tomorrow afternoon. your sunset today is 8:34, with next high tide at 9:50. and forecast down to 62 degrees with few clouds and a very comfortable night tonight. 85 tomorrow, clouds and sunshine. and ocean city, we'll see a chance of some thunderstorms on sunday. because the storm is moving westerly. so they were the last ones to see it. but 85 degrees on both days. a lot of sun. with temperatures still in the

70s. just a nice stretch. >> unbelievable. >> it really is. >> thanks. just a reminder. be sure to tune in to the prime time lineup at 10:00. followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and the orioles are back in town. and it's masn on wjz. see the orioles. sunday afternoon at 1:30 here on wjz 13. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the evening news. he she needed -- she needed a heart transplant. he needed a hip. see how a teenage girl and a baseball player helped each other. that's tonight on the cbs evening news. thanks, katie. heinous crimes. graves unearthed and bodies tossed into piles. the latest from the chicago police on this money-making scheme. should the government be able to tell them how to treat their bodies?

the president's private audience with the pope. eyewitne

it is 4:28. 78 degrees. mild and mostly sunny. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> president obama sits down today with the pope. the two leaders met face to face for the first time, getting right down to business. >> reporter: president obama told pope benedict the vatican meeting was a great honor. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: the two leaders jumped right into some of the more controversial issues during their 30-minute private talk. they don't see eye to eye on abortion or stem cell research. the pontiff presented the president with a document, explaining the church's opposition for science. obama promised to read it on the plane. >> reporter: they also discussed immigration, middle east peace, and aid to developing nations.

areas where the two are most closely alaned -- aligned. >> thank you so much. i'm very grateful. >> reporter: along with the gift exchange, the president gave the pope a letter from ted kennedy and asked the pontiff to pray for the ailing senator. >> the pope asked the president how everything went at the g-8 summit here in italy. the president called the three days of tough negotiations very productive. >> reporter: speaking at the end of this summit, the president said the leaders took a united stand against the leaders. >> what we wanted was exactly what we got, which was a statement of unity and strong condemnation. >> reporter: before wrapping up the summit, the g-8 leaders signed onto a $20 billion aid package to help poor nations feed themselves. obama and his overseas with a final stop in the african nation of ghana before heading

home saturday. >> president obama says when he returns to the u.s., healthcare reform will be his highest legislative priority over the next month. a money-making scheme appears to have netted cemetery workers. >> well, vic, police in chicago are learning more and more about the despicable crimes committed at the bur oaks cemetery. investigators believe the four suspects began the scam four years ago. the suspects reportedly 18 earth -- unearthed hundreds of corpses. and they double stacked others in graves. the historic african american cemetery is the burial place. and blues singer, willy dixon and dina washington. >> people have gone to grave sites, where the headstone is gone. people have gone to the grave site, where a different person is there now. people have gone to gravesites, where it's clear something has been removed and moved.

those stories continue. those were just since yesterday, we've had about 30 of those. >> reporter: each of the four suspects has been charged with one felony count of dismembering a human body. >> illinois officials have already begun the process of revoking the cemetery's license. a trial date has been set for the mother accused of killing her two adopted daughters and storing their bodies in a freezer. the murder trial of renee bowman will begin. the 44-year-old also faces charges of abuse with her surviving daughter. that is scheduled for september 28th. now to a prince george's county and stolen fire department radio. for 10 hours wednesday, 911 operators listened to taunts from a man demanding a reward for the radio. >> reporter: this is what fire dispatchers are contending with.

music, singing, and abusive taunts, blogging their vital air waves. a man on a fire department radio, repeatedly abuses fire dispatchers. >> get some, get some, get some. >> reporter: oblivious of the fact that his use of the frequency could cost someone their life. [ indiscernible ] >> finally, after several hours, he seems willing to cooperate with dispatchers. >> your walkie-talkie is on its way back up there right now. can't believe he got this there one of your guys. he is on his way back there. i'm terribly sorry. >> what's your location? >> 202 largo road. >> okay. 8961 town center circle. >> reporter: firefighters on a would-be goose chase as he changes the location he's

telling them. >> tuall want to come pick up this radio right now? i want a reward because i paid money for this. >> they are implementing a new digital radio station next year that will allow them to lock out rogue radio signal waves. a 60-year-old woman fell out of the pedal-powered taxi. the grandmother and retired schoolteacher fell onto the sidewalk, hit her head and was later pronounced dead. police say it was not equipped with seat belts. higher cancer rates have been blamed on poor care or late diagnosis. as karen brown reports for wjz, a new study now suggests biology may be the culprit. >> hi. how are you? >> reporter: charise was

pregnant with her second child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. >> i had days where i was very depressed. it was hard because of the baby. >> reporter: the 29-year-old's cancer was so aggressive, she had to terminate her pregnancy to undergo chemo, surgery and radiation. >> i was horrified. >> reporter: a new study shows that other breast and gender- specific cancers are killing minorities at a higher rate. for the first time, doctors say it's not because of lifestyle or inferior care. >> there may be biological differences between the cancers of these groups that may be contributing. >> reporter: the study of almost 20,000 patients found that with equal treatment, death rates were much higher for blacks with hormone-based cancers. ovarian, 61%. and prostate cancer, 21% higher. >> reporter: the study also found that in nonhormone-based

cancers, like lung, lymphoma, they had the same survival rate. >> it makes us wonder what the role is between hormones and race. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are expected to rise by 28% over the next years. charise says she knows cancer does not discriminate. >> you never know. it's not an age thing. it's not a race thing. it's your body. >> reporter: doctors say the best treatment is early detection. so get screened early and often. in new york, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> researchers are planning more studies to explore the interactions between cancer and genetics that may lead to new and better treatments. pentagon health experts are putting pressure on the military to stop soldiers from smoking. kai jackson has more on this story. >> reporter: pentagon health officials want to ban tobacco use by troops and stop them from being sold. they found that 37% of soldiers used tobacco, a habit that cost

the pentagon nearly $850 million a year. the report also found that soldiers used tobacco as a stress reliever. one in three servicemen and women used tobacco. the study recommends a phase-in band ban on tobacco over a period of up to 20 years. >> the hospital -- report also recommends that the pentagon require all newly enlisted officers to be tobacco free. it's nearly impossible to top this july weather we're having. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with the updated numbers. >> even though the dew point was up. there's a little moisture out there. but compared to what we can expect in july, still only 78 degrees. east winds at 5. only got to 82 this afternoon. barometer is falling. out to the west, though, showers and thundershower activities developing. and some of these will probably be in our region, late tomorrow evening. late tomorrow night, and again

on sunday. in the morning, we'll talk about that. and humidity coming back. >> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin with traffic control. >> reporter: hi, denise. we are seeing some delays on 50 eastbound, for those of you heading towards the beach. the delay headed right up the severn river bridge. 95 northbound does remain heavy. you'll see plenty of brake lights in that area. northbound harbor tunnel throughway. that's just crawling along. and north side inner loop, sluggish from york road to providence road. with a couple of accidents to watch out for. jones falls expressway and the second. as for the west side delay, that has extended from frederick to security boulevard. and as far as city accidents go, we have three new ones to tell you about. east biddle at lakewood. let's now take a live look here. the top side at green spring avenue. a lot of heavy volume there. and here's a look at the west

side, at baltimore national pike. this has been brought to you by subway. try the new big chipotle cheesesteak. piled high with top being -- toppings. subway, eat fresh. now back to you. many baltimore area shoppers traveled to washington and to new york. to buy luxury items. ron matz reports, despite these tough economic times, louis vuitton is the latest high-end retailer to open here in baltimore. >> the handbags, the pricey purses, the shades, the famous logo. this is the new louis louis vuitton store in towson center. >> it's nice to have a store like this. it's a store that is all louis vuitton. >> i think it's a great idea. i have three louie louis vuitton bags. so i want to ardad to my collection. >> -- add to my collection. >> it's something we have been

hearing. customers have said they have wanted it for a long, long time. it accentuates the unique boutiques that we already have. >> reporter: she is a big fan. she is happy to have her favorite closer to her. >> it will prevent me from driving down to pick up my louis products. >> reporter: you can check out the latest louis luxury. some purses sell for $600. >> even if you can't afford it, it's nice to look around. you know not everyone who walks in there can afford to buy, but it's still nice to look at. >> reporter: in these tough economic times, will these luxury good stores be successful? >> everyone is doing very well. and we find that the luxury lines in our department stores continue to do well. so we really feel optimistic that even in the retail environment, that it's going to continue to stay strong. >> reporter: in towson, ron

matz, wjz eyewitness news. and louis vuitton's only other maryland location is on wisconsin avenue and chevy chase. we have breaking news right now. let's go to captain mike perry. mike? >> we are in a working dwelling fire. at east 22nd street and north boone street. supposedly, an occupied dwelling. but there's no early reports of injuries. as you can see, the baltimore fire department arrived. as usual, were able to quickly knock down smoke and flames. east 22nd street for about a block is closed as fire investigators come to the scene. >> thank you. captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. straight ahead. u.s. military focus. it's changing to iraq and afghanistan. and the violence shows no sign of slowing down. supply and demand. the latest move that oil prices are making and how it translates to the pump. will the spring-like stretch continue into the

weekend? bob is continuing your updated first warning forecast.

the exact cause of last month's air france flight crash that has been lost forever, along with the plane's black boxes. two ships using navy search equipment just called off their search for the flight data recorders. the plane went down on its way from brazil to france. the french nuclear submarine will continue the search. hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern china are homeless. an earthquake rocked the hunam province last night. some seriously. rubble covered the streets. and some people are staying inside their homes that are not yet damaged because of the aftershocks. the quake measured 6.0s, with aftershocks, nearly as strong. shifting from iraq to afghanistan. drew levinson reports from wjz. the move comes as violence in

both countries shows no sign of slowing down. as the u.s. presence is ratcheting down, the violence is going up. in the northern part of the country, two suicide bombers, one impersonating a police officer, killed several people, including an anti-terrorism officer and his family. this uptick in violence comes on the heels of last week's fullback of american combat troops from cities in iraq. the u.s. is now shifting its focus to the war in oofg. and with the addition of thousands of u.s. troops, violence there is up. the number of coalition troops killed in afghanistan, doubled from may to june. militants are responsible for most of the violence, including this deadly scene south of kabul. a truck carrying the explosives blew up, leaving a huge crater in the road. more than two dozen killed. half of them, school children. this man said i saw dead

bodies around. some with blood everywhere. this is the latest incident, since the u.s. marines launched operation strike of the sword. the first major operation under president obama's new strategy, to defeat the taliban and stabilize afghanistan. the hard line militia has made a comeback. since the invasion put their government out of business. drew levinson, cbs news. the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor began on monday. and the witness list is beginning to take shape. democrats plan to bring in new york mayor michael bloomberg to speak in favor of the employment. sotomayor rejected the claim. if confirmed, she would be the first hispanic and the third woman to serve on the supreme

court. in oregon, police put an end to a confrontation involving a stubborn environmental activist. the men and women perched in trees and chained themselves in. in an effort to block a road. as for the next step, the activists are suing the state for violating habitat management laws. oil prices sink below $60 a barrel today, as companies gear up to report their second- quarter earnings. today, the international energy agency, says it expects oil to drop. here in the u.s., prices at the pump have fallen 19 days in a row. they fell nearly 19 cents a night. wjz continues to monitor gas prices in our area. last month at this time, $2.52 for a gallon of regular. today, that price drops two cents. a small web company is

engaging in a lawsuit deal with facebook over company policy and user privacy. power.com is suing. they say facebook illegally restricts its users from accessing information when users access it from power. britain's royal kingdom is on the cutting edge of cyberspace. the royal family now has its own twitter account. it's the latest way for watchers soto see what is happening. still don't expect to see any personal tweets from queen elizabeth the second or from prince charles. and healthier option. an ostrich burger. ostrich meat has two-thirds less fat than that of beef and less than chicken.

they are exploring options. >> i wonder if that's the one in columbia. >> they say it all tastes like chicken anyway. isn't that what they say? >> for some things, yeah. can we really hope for another weekend like last weekend? >> bob turk has your first

bags are packed. you're ready to go. >> i think they just did their mustard stations. >> i like that part. heading out of baltimore. nice weather up here. let's take a look at temps around the region. and another perfect july day. we're only at 78. about two or three hours ago, did get to 83, which is still below average. winds east southeast. last hourly, we were at 82. so we dropped a couple of degrees here.

44 degrees. humidity at 47%. barometer, holding steady. and just beginning to fall a little bit as high pressure that's over us begins to move off to the east. and slowly but surely, our humidity will be coming back tomorrow. but not terrible. 78. patuxent, ocean city. 77, easton. 81, away from the bay and the ocean. and hagerstown, 82 in cumberland and oakland. beautiful at 75. around the baltimore region, upper 70s, can't be beat for july. believe me. we have an east wind off the ocean. that's brought a little additional moisture. and a few clouds from time to time. tomorrow, winds should bring us additional humidity. we'll have clouds by late in the day. by tomorrow night, looks like most areas city on north or west, will pick up the first showers or showers -- thundershowers we've seen.

most of this will pass to the north. we see thunderstorms. and some could be gusty with gusty winds and heavy downpours. for us, we'll see a chance of some of those thunderstorms late tomorrow night. we'll lose shift some of the energy. but could see decent showers late tomorrow night. most will pass down to the south and southeast of us. we have a front approaching us. early sunday, late saturday night. low pressure across virginia could bring us an additional shower early sunday. before it clears out. and lower humidity returns. southeast winds tomorrow becoming southwest. small craft advisory through the afternoon. bay temp around 77. temperatures around 72. -- 62. comfortable again. tomorrow, 85. clouds and sun. a little more humid. and by tomorrow night, scattered showers and thundershowers in the region. into sunday morning. that's about it really. not bad forecast. >> boy. better than we even predicted

earlier. still to come on eyewitness news tonight.

state budget shortfall could be twice the amount previously expected. and there is concern for job cuts. a 5-year-old 5-year-old shot by a teen on home confinement. on the road to recovery. tonight, general motors emerges from bankruptcy, leaner and stronger. >> check in for more on these stories and the day's breaking

news. eyewitness news at 4:00 starts now. budget concerns. facing more than anticipated. hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> here's what people are talking about. >> reporter: it's not adding up. that is the concern tonight about maryland's budget. the state may be more in the hole than first thought. to the tune of $8 million. eyewitness news has more on where the governor is saying where the money might be coming from. i spoke with dozens of state workers today who said, i don't want to talk about this.