state workers fear they could cost them their job. >> reporter: days into the start of the new fiscal year, maryland's new $14 million budget is already facing a 5% shortfall. >> it is a daunting and huge challenge. to cut in a current budget. the fiscal year only begins july 1st. >> asking the heads of every state department to find places to cut. a list will be presented to the board of public works later this month. >> everything is on the table. what we do not want to do, in addition to protecting families through who 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. >> 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: 80% of the state's

budget goes toward education, healthcare or public safety. it's still unclear who will be affected. areas targeted in the first three rounds of budget cuts would likely be hit first. >> reporter: still, despite tough economic times, the government says maryland is actually 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. >> and we specifically asked governor martin o'malley about the possibility of more furloughs. he said at this point he really can't comment. again, he's just not sure where those cuts are going to come from. live in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> the state has an $800 million rainy day fund. in other economic news,

there is good news coming out of baltimore, the metro area, regarding the housing market. denise is in the newsroom with more. denise? for the first time in years, they have seen an increase in home sales. residents sold more than 2300 homes last month. that's a 2% increase. decreasing home prices and the first-time federal tax credit may be the reason. only time will tell if the sale's turnaround is temporary. getting back to be business. general motors is out of bankruptcy and promising a leaner, greener company. >> reporter: loyal gm customers aren't hard to find in michigan. >> we all need tol support gm.

what is gm? gm is america. >> reporter: ceo fritz henderson introduced the new gm as a company with priorities. >> the old gm received a lot of criticism. new gm says it will concentrate on the more fuel efficient models. more than 9,000 sold in june. and gm says it's the start of a comeback. >> i got a gm product here. >> plus, the company born decades before the computer era will now sell on ebay for now,

they are down to just four brands. >> but it's still dependent on the government. we chose 60% and have pledged $50 billion in loans. gm promises to pay it all back. but in a rough economy, there could be potholes along the way in the detroit, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. general motors is expected to generate cash and repay billions in government loans, ahead of a 2015 deadline. the company's 40 days under court supervision was far bigger than anyone predicted. vic is in the newsroom with details. an attorney for the self- proclaimed white supremacist says his client is still not well enough. a public defender says when he

visited von brunn, he was able to hear him doctors say von brunn might be able to be transported to court later this month. kai, back to you. >> next hearing to be held in three weeks. a teenager is shot and wounded while playing in baltimore county. investigators say 18-year- old chianti johnson was shot in the torso after a flight broke out. gunfire broke out. tonight, the 18-year-old victim remains in stable condition at shock traum a. prince george's county police have made an arrest 10 months after the shooting of the deadly incident. police say he shot and killed 8- month-old anthony savoy, as the child sat in a car seat, in a parking lot. tonight, wilson is being held without bond. governor martin o'malley is taking aim on the juvenile

justice system. this comes as a 5-year-old girl is shot in the city by a teen who was able to break free. when a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head last week, the case received a lot of attention. today, governor o'malley is speaking about concerns within the juvenile system. controversy still brews around the south polaski shooting. 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. police say the teen charged with shooting off the gun will be awaiting sentencing in the case. he was placed on home monitoring the day before the shooting. he cut off the device. >> it's ridiculous. guns on the street. >> governor o'malley has asked for a review on the case. but expressed ride -- pride. >> i think we're a leader in the nation when it comes to using gps on young adult, i mean, young people who are at

risk for themselves or potential threat to others. and we're going to continue to expand that -- those programs now. >> reporter: the governor says he is in touch with baltimore city police, as the investigation into the fight continues. the community around south polaski has stood together over the past week, speaking out about the violence taking over the neighborhood, including raven's aunt. >> what are we as parents supposed to do? kids can't walk the street. they can't go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. and if we can't take care of our babies now, what's going to happen to our future? >> there was no clear response about why lamont davis was on the streets and without his gps tracker. the governor addressed concerns about the number of juvenile facilities. >> it's false to think that the reason that juveniles are on the street is because we have closed facilities. >> we have plans to add more facilities.

albeit, not of the giant size of the 1950s. but smaller, 48-bed facilities. >> reporter: little raven is still in the hospital. but her family has requested that the hospital no longer give updates on her condition. kelly mcpherson, wjz eyewitness news. tonight, little raven wyatt remains hospitalized in very serious conditions. carroll county firefighters spipt the day at the scene of a very large barn fire. the blaze broke out in the 4,000 block of hanover pike. investigators say no serious injuries have been reported. we're having a great friday evening to route out a super week of weather. another day with below normal temperatures and humidity. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the numbers. >> next couple of days, with humidity coming back somewhat tomorrow. and maybe thundershowers late tomorrow night. right now, nothing is at all

showing up on radar. right now, still going to stay quiet at 80 degrees. tim has a look at the pattern. once we get into the weekend. we'll look at more decent weather. definitely. going to be a little hiccup. they'll do two things. as bob mentioned, the humidity will rise. so will the heat. that front comes through tomorrow. and knocks everything back. while the temperatures stay pretty warm, the humidity goes back down. and so do the temperatures. we'll stay pretty much for the next week or so in the zone of low to moderate humidity. and temperatures just slightly below average. so again, this stays with us at least for the next five days. bob will have your complete updated first warning details coming up in a moment. president obama sat down for an historic meeting today with the pope. the two leaders met face to face for the first time, getting right down to business. charlie d'agata reports for wjz, from the vatican. >> reporter: president obama told pope benedict, the vatican meeting was a great honor.

the two leaders jumped right into some of the more controversial issues during their 30-minute private talks. 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 to the use of embryos for science. obama promised to read it on the plane. they also discussed immigration. middle east peace and aid to developing nations, areas where the two are more closely aligned. the first lady and a handful of the president's top aides, got a chance to meet the pontiff. >> thank you so much. very grateful. >> reporter: along with a gift exchange, the president gave the pope a letter from ted kennedy and asked the pontiff to pray for the ailing senator. >> reporter: the president called the three days of tough negotiations very productive. >> reporter: speaking at the end of the summit, the president said leaders took a united stand against the

iranian treatment of protestors after the disputed presidential elections. >> what we got was exactly what we got. which was a statement of unity and strong confrontation. >> reporter: the leaders signed onto a $20 billion aid package to help poor nations feed themselves. obama ends his week overseas. at the vatican, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. when president obama returns to the united states, healthcare reform will be his top priority. and still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. giving back, the orioles lend a hand with some baltimore city summer school students. why baseball is on the curriculum. i'm suzanne collins. the number of autistic children in maryland has skyrocketed. and their parents face a lot of problems. i will have a story about that coming up next. we're the nation's worst drivers. one study released this week

says they're in baltimore. i'm gigi barnett. coming up, i'll explain how city drivers received that ranking. that story is straight ahead. bob is updating your forecast.

to. their two boys are both autistic. rj often talks as if he's reading from a movie script. >> it's a curse, a terrible, terrible curls, a curse that cannot -- that can take years and years to get rid of. >> reporter: you can see that the 17-year-old struggles to put his thoughts in order.

his parents say when he gets frustrated, he can really lose control. >> well if it's annoying things, i get antsy. and i just want to tear their heart out. sorry if i sound a little gory but... >> reporter: this has made it very hard for the family to go out in public when others don't understand. >> i hate to say this. it almost feels like we're kind of in a mobile prison at times. we can go to different restaurants and places, but we have to be much, much, more careful. >> reporter: the children's mother heads an autism group and is attending a state summit in baltimore today. the goal is to improve services, especially early diagnosis, which can drastically improve the life of an autistic child. >> we need to do more unraveling, figuring out this tragic mystery. of autism, what causes it, how can we best identify it? >> r.j. and cory's mother says her older son has grown tall.

and with an autistic child who has behavioral problems, it is hard. >> he's taller than me and weighs over $200 pounds. imagine what that looks like. i love him dearly, but it's raging bull. >> one of the things when an oughtistic child turns 21, many of the services are no longer available. and about 2400 children face that in the next five years. >> reporter: the government will appoint a commission to recommend what can be done to help. suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. now, you can find a link to many autism resources in the state at wjz.com by clicking on the links and numbers. it is a busy ride out there. and for those of you heading toward the beach, you will see some congestion on 50 eastbound. as for everything else, on the

beltway system it will take you about 10 minutes to get through that. wilkins avenue to security boulevard. 95 northbound. that does remain heavily congested from route 40. give yourself a little extra time. northbound harbor tunnel throughway. bumper to bumper. and an accident to watch out for in the lutherville timonium area. that's york road at pedonia road. as far as city accidents go, two in baltimore city. east at biddle street. and south street at east lombard. let's look at the top side at green spring avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by mv mountain side. com. the online home of maryland mountain. just two miles west of interstate 68. back to you. school is out for summer. but summer school is a reality for many baltimore city students. thanks to a new partnership with the orioles, learning has

never been so much fun. >> you must be a power hitter. >> reporter: before he was a baseball manager, the orioles' dave trembley used to be a teacher and it shows. >> there's a difference sound that you hear as it gets up here. as it gets up in this sweet spot area. >> reporter: in the midst of a stressful season, today's lesson is grounding. >> i think it's a fun part of the job to let everybody know that you care about them. and that you'd like to be part of that community. and not just be your own little area of camden yards and managing a baseball team. >> reporter: fourth grader parish riley is a believer. >> i always dreamed of playing baseball. because i have favorite baseball players from back when i was never born. >> reporter: mount royal elementary school principal knows how important this partnership is to her kids. >> the children have learned things they didn't know about. and for some of the kids it may be the first time they get to

meet a player, learn about a baseball game, and get to learn the basics of baseball. >> reporter: orioles right fielder nick markakis is happy to be part of the can you lick lum. -- curriculum. >> she used to be a teacher. makes it a little easier. and takes a little pressure off of me. >> as a teacher, you must have a plan. what do you hope these kids go away with today? >> they can work together to produce at this time furthest hit ball. and also they can learn about newton's law and inertia and movement. >> i hit the 60. >> good job. is it fun? >> yes. >> did you ever think summer school would be so fun? >> yes. >> no. >> we have a split decision. >> looks like the kids had fun. and you, too. >> how could you not? >> great day for baseball. great day to be outside, doing anything. looks like we have at least one

more of these coming up. 80 now. south winds at 3. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at your weekend after this.

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so far this month, officially at the airport, they've had 37/1ths of an inch of rain. plenty of water. but we could use showers. later on saturday night, a good chance we'll see some scattered thunderstorms in the region. and some could even give brief downpours. watch out for that, late tomorrow night. and the humidity will slowly come back. temperature-wise, with 80 now, 76 ocean city. oakland at 74. 79, elkton. around the baltimore region, upper 70s to 80 degrees. really can't be beat. and the dew point still low. still relatively dry air. tomorrow, that will be increasing as the winds become a little more southerly for a while. and bring in additional moisture. by tomorrow night, we'll have a front approaching us from the west.

and because of that, we'll start seeing more clouds. and a good chance of some showers. more clouds out of the south. and most of the area, plenty of sunshine around the region. out to the west, quite a bit of thunderstorm activity from wisconsin to michigan. west of chicago now. and milwaukee area, down into portions of kansas. in central oklahoma. temperatures in woodward, oklahoma. that's west central oklahoma right now. at $113 degrees. 113 degrees. 113 there. out in the southwest, clouds. even phoenix is only coming in at about 106. but a little more humid there. ahead of this front, the winds become southwesterly. and that will bring us showers and some showers. possibility late tomorrow night. this is going to go through rather quickly by early sunday. we're already going to start seeing northwest flow of dryer air. it's not going to -- the humidity may be four or five hours saturday night. then it gets less humid once again on sunday afternoon. the sun returns.

mostly showers. sout of the front, hot and humid 90 degree stuff for us. low to mid-80s once again and less humid at general flow for next week. primarily again out of the northwest, bringing some pleasant conditions for the most part. small craft advisory. southeast winds, becoming southwest or west late. bay temp at 77. tonight, nice night once again. a few clouds. comfortable. 62. upper 50s. suburbs, mid-60s downtown. 85, still below normal. cloudsclouds and sunshine. and also, lower humidity. and tomorrow night, watch out for scattered showers and thundershowers tomorrow night after probably 9:00 saturday night. >> okay. >> okay. thank you. still ahead at 5:00. emotions pour out after a group of black children are ordered to leave a swimming

pool. 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. higher cancer death rates in minorities may be linked to biology.

5:39. quay degrees. if you're just getting home, happy friday. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> some of the worst drivers in

the country are right here, on baltimore's roadways. a study released this week says baltimore drivers have a greater chance of getting into accidents. eyewitness news is live along the beltway, in brooklynville. gigi barnett has the latest details for us. >> reporter: if you believe that baltimore has the worst drivers around, this study may support your claim. but there is one city that beats baltimore when it comes to bad drivers. and that city is not too far away. >> reporter: out of 200 cities, baltimore drivers are second to the worst. that's what a new report released this week by allstate insurance company discovered. >> it's kind of crazy out there. >> we try to raise awareness among drivers of what they do in traffic. why there are accidents. why they need to be more aware and drive safer. >> reporter: the insurance company used the number of collision trains to rank the top cities with the most accidents. >> d.c. has been at that level for the past five years. we don't know why. police say it's got a crowded metropolitan area.

>> reporter: they also found that baltimore drivers have an 80% chance of getting into an accident. and the frequency of those crashes are going up every year. in 2005, baltimore drivers experience an accident on average once every six and a half years. but now, according to allstate, they can expect to crash an average of once every five and a half years. >> that's just shocking to me. i've driven in other places of the country. and they say baltimore definitely doesn't seem to be the worst of the worst. >> reporter: while some drivers may be surprised with baltimore's ranking in the study, the state highway administration isn't. it says 93% of all accidents around the state are caused by driver error. and? drivers in the cities have seen those errors. >> people cutting off, not using turn signals. and kind of weaving in and out of traffic. >> reporter: but allstate says the most common cause of city collision accidents are distressing, especially when drivers are in a rush. >> pretty basic. but conditions that many people

don't take knoconsideration. because -- into consideration. they're in a hurry to get somewhere. >> reporter: it says that larger cities have more accidents. but it also says larger cities mean more people. and more people mean more accidents. back to you on tv hill. according to the allstate study, the city with the best drivers are in sioux falls, south dakota. two men who were part of a plan to murder carl lackle, have received lengthy prison terms. lackle was waiting outside the home while awaiting to testify against byers. marcus pearson was sentenced to 35 years. and ronald williams will serve 25 years. patrick byers recently received a life sentence for orchestrating lackle's murder. the start of renee beauman's trial. she is accused of killing her two adopted daughters and storing their bodies inside a freezer. also faces charges in calvert county for abusing her

surviving daughter. that trial is scheduled to start september 28th. a philadelphia day care said a philadelphia club made racist comments about their campers and then canceled their contract. >> reporter: 65 mostly minority children from philadelphia's creative steps day camp spent june 29th, cooling off at the private valley club. >> that hurts. how they were like mad that black people were coming in here. >> reporter: it's where they were planning to swim every monday through 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: camp director alissia wright says the money 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 that we could not accommodate the number of children from these camps. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: the pool was closed thursday. and people protested outside. amy goldman is a club member. and joined because she thought it was so whole coming -- welcoming. >> and i'm embarrassed and ashamed that a pool would do this to a group of young people that were very respectful and well behaved. >> reporter: this incident is making impact. cullin jones heads up make a splash foundation, which trains young minority swimmerless. >> this is a major stepback to see that people are still in the old ways, if you will. >> bianca solorzano, cbs fuse, huntington valley, pennsylvania. the director of another day camp turned away by the club says her group was treated well. the storybook says half of

their campers are minorities. a traffic stop in louisiana turns deadly as an officer and the suspect struggle. the dash cam shows a deputy trying to handcuff adam stocker when stocker puts something in his mouth. the two eventually fall to the ground. and he eventually has breathing trouble. he later died on the roadside. a coroner ruled the death accidental. but a family attorney is not satisfied. >> his butt beat. because he's all bruised up and dead. >> you see him put it in his mouth right there. and this is where the struggle starts. was it appropriate in his actions? he followed departmental protocol. >> reporter: they said stocker did have methamphetamine in his system. however, there was no specific cause of death. the investigation is ongoing. and the full autopsy results will take a few weeks. we are learning more gruesome details today about the horrific scheme to dig up

corpses and resell the plots. >> reporter: sally, four former cemetery employees are accused of digging bodies, and double stacking others. it's part of a scam that spanned four years, making the suspects some $300,000. family members have been flocking to the cemetery, discovering the disturbed graves of their loved ones. reverend jesse jackson says these families deserve answers. >> some are growing this long, involving this much money, cash money. it will very well involved more people than those already jailed and arrested. so this is a scam of some depth and breadth that must be dealt with. >> reporter: investigators say at least 300 bodies were disturbed with 100 of them being thrown into a mass grave in the back in the 150-acre property. the cemetery is the burial place of emmitt till. his grave was not disturbed. one of the workers is also accused of setting up a fake

memorial fund in the name of civil rights activist emmitt till. higher cancer rates among african americans have been blamed for poor care or late diagnosis. karen brown reports for wjz, a new study now suggests biology may be the culprit. hi. how are you? >> charise majet was pregiant with her -- pregnant with her second child when she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. >> i had days when i was very depressed. it was hard because i really wanted the baby. >> 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 breast and other 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 bilogic

differences between the cancers among these groups that may be contributing to it. >> reporter: the study found that even with equal treatment, death rates were much higher for blacks. breast cancer, 45% higher. ovarian, 61%. and prostate cancer, 21% higher. >> reporter: the study also found that in nonhormone based cancers, like lung, colon and lymphoma, minorities actually had the same survival rate. >> makes us wonder what the role is between hormones and race and outcome. >> reporter: minority cancer rates are predicted to rise by 99% over the next 20 years. charise is still in radiation. 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 better treatments in the future. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. are maryland's public school graduates prepared for college level math classes? the emergency operation center is getting a $14 million upgrade. and bge says mild summer weather should mean lower bills for you. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. many baltimore area shoppers traveled to washington and new york to buy luxury items because they can't seem to get them here. but that's starting to change. ron matz reports, that despite these tough economic times, louis vuitton is the latest high end retailer to open in baltimore. >> the hand bags. the pricey purses. the shades. the famous logo. this is the louis vuitton store. >> it's a store that is all louis vuitton.

>> i think it's a great idea. i have three louis vuitton bags already. so i just want to add to my collection. >> and it's something that we have been hearing customers say they have wanted for a long, long time. so it's in addition to our luxury wing. it accentuates the unique boutique that we already have. >> and she is a big lucy fan. -- louie fan. she's happy to have it closer to home. >> it will prevent me from driving down to pick up my louis product. >> you can sit at the purse bar. some purses sell for $600. >> even if you can't afford it, it's nice to look around. you not everyone who goes into louis vuitton can exactly afford to buy something in there. but it's still nice to look around. >> 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, monrat, wjz -- ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> louis vuitton's only other location is on wisconsin avenue in chevy chase. still to come on eyewitness news. the hunt has come to an end. officials call off the search for air france black boxes. officials look to resume paying out large bonuses. but one maryland lawmaker is not so pleased with the decision. bob turk. a bit more like summer this weekend. i'll violate -- i'll have the exclusive five-day forecast. dow is down 37. s&p down 4. but the nasdaq is

beautiful weather continues. tim williams is here in the outback. >> definitely, ocean city,

another great weekend. 85 degrees. both days with a chance for showers and possibly a thundershower on sunday. water temperature in the low 70s. again, a pretty nice stretch. and for us tonight and into tomorrow, we'll get down to temperatures around 60 degrees. tonight network the low 60s, we'll get up into a daytime high with a little more humidity in the mid-80s. and tomorrow night, back down around 70 degrees. for the next five days, we send it back to bob. temperatures tomorrow, closer to normal. but tomorrow night, look for the scattered thunderstorms, into early sunday morning. maybe around 10:00, 11:00 tomorrow night. then it clears out in the afternoon. and lower humidity. 86, 64. 86, 83. 86. still temperatures at or slightly below average with pleasant nights. could be a scattered shower or thundershower tuesday night. and maybe again wednesday. but chances next week of more beautiful weather. >> sky eye chopper 13 is live over an accident right now in east baltimore. captain mike perry, what happened?

>> i couldn't begin to tell you what happened here. you got cars going in every which direction. there's at least three vehicles. this is madison at east baltimore. three vehicles heavily involved. you can see damage on all three of them. it's difficult to tell how this accident occurred. but looks like we had multiple patients waiting here. to transport several people to the hospital. fortunately, we're very close to johns hopkins. it does not appear anyone is injured at this point critically. two ships on a hunt for the black boxes from air france 447 are turning back to shore. the ships had been using u.s. navy listening devices to search for the black boxes about 900 miles off brazil's northeastern coast. a french nuclear submarine will continue. however, investigators say without the black box, it may be impossible to determine what caused the june 1st crash that killed all 228 people on board.

get ready for another round of bonus backlash. insurance giant aig is about to pay out $2.4 billion in bonuses. but this time, it's asking the government for its blessing. congressman elijah cummings says a.i.g. should be looking to pay back the money that bailed it out before it looks to pay bonuses. wjz and the baltimore sun would like to help everyone during these tough economic times. each day, we'll bring you suggestions that could save you money. here's mary bubala with one way you can ride out the recession. >> reporter: a warning today about using caution when buying up michael jackson memorabilia. the anxiety says -- agency says it's common sense. but most of what is being sold is at inflated prices. and the value will likely drop overtime. -- drop over time. before jackson's death, sellers

on ebay listed about 400 items. after the pop star's death, that number soared to 20,000 michael jackson items on ebay. so the advice from the better business bureau is first to get educated. collectors should research the value of the memorabilia. next, confirm authenticity. especially if you are trying to buy an autograph. and finally, the bbb recommends using a credit card to purchase items. if the seller turns out to be fraud lent, then consumers can dispute the charge with the credit card company and may be able to get their money back. i'm mary bubala. wjz 13. trying to help you ride out the recession. for more tips, go to wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page and check with the baltimore sun. for all of the news stories coming up, denise is tanding tand standing by with a preview. a western maryland father kills his wife and then himself.

new at 6:00, what police say was found next to each body. horrible crime. puppies found dead in a trunk. your pet can now fly the friendly skies right out of bwi marshall airport. tuesday, they will begin. airline says pets will ride in the main cabin. flight attendabilities will -- attendants will be at every pet's bark and call. there is only one problem, though. pet owners must find their own flights. this only covers pets. >> i guarantee this will be a hit. >> it can be traumatic putting nem in the crates. >> it will be a hit. lucky dogs out there. and lucky mark viviano in the ballpark. o's about to start with the blue jays. and manager dave trembley says hello to his new friend sally thorner who he had met

today. it was sally who got the exclusive interview from the manager about his suspension. we will hear from him about being suspended in a couple of days. that's ahead when eyewitness news continues.

mark is down at the ballpark tonight. >> it's two teams, the orioles and the blue jays. seto is out for two days to attend a family funeral. two-game penalty, and undisclosed fine is the result of trembly's action on tuesday. checked it by tom pallian. trembley is being penalized primarily because after he was kicked out, he had confrontation. and that violates major league rules. he spoke to us today when the suspension was announced. >> you do what you have to do when you have to protect your team. i don't think anyone takes it personal. when fines and suspensions are handed out, you go with it, and

you do the very best you can. >> reporter: the manager is out. and pitcher david hernandez is out, too. he is sent to the minors. he is headed to buoy to make room on the roster for cesar erturez. hernandez will be back with the big league club. rookie right-hander jason berken is the o's starter tonight. has one big league win. that was against toronto in his debut. jays have lost three straight. pitched at the university of maryland. game time, 7:05. on masn 2. and this reminder, sunday. masn. see the o's and the blue jays wrap up. news from the u.s. swimming nationals in indianapolis. baltimore's michael phelps has cut short his participation because of a minor injury. it's a lingering sore neck. it led phelps to withdraw from

the 100-meter freestyle which was to be the final event in the championship. he is still planning on swimming at the world championships in rome in two weeks. more on the orioles coming up next hour. we'll send it back to you. >> okay, mark. thanks. still ahead on eyewitness news. >> we are the nation's worst drivers. one study released this week says they're in baltimore. i'm gigi barnett coming up.

coming up next on eyewitness news at 6:00. five-year-old shot and should have been in home confinement. at the start of a fiscal year, we're facing a $700 million budget shortfall. where will that money come from? i'm jessica kartalija. we'll tell you. the details coming up. general emergency -- general motors emerms from bankruptcy. fantastic changes are coming. don't miss the updated forecast. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. have a great weekend. >> you, too.

unanswered questions. a teen accused of shooting a girl. he was supposed to be on home monitoring. tonight, the situation. the crime outraged a community and raised questions about the juvenile justice system. a 5-year-old girl shot in the head in southwest baltimore. the teen accused should not have been on the street. eyewitness news stays on the story. kelly mcpherson has new reaction from the governor. kelly? >> reporter: when a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head last week, the case received a lot of attention and today, governor o'malley is speaking about concerns within the juvenile system. >> controversy still brews around the south pulaski shooting, where 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. police say the teen charged was shooting off the gun was awaiting sentencing in a different case. lamont davis is placed on home montoshing the day before the