tennessee condo lay steve mcnair and his 20-year-old girlfriend dead from bullet wounds. and a key piece of evidence. >> it was only when the bodies were moved or they were about to start moving the bodies that the pistol was discovered underneath her. >> can you tell us what kind of gun it is? >> it's a semi automatic pistol. >> reporter: police say sahel kazemi shot him several times and then turned the gun on herself. the robbery is now linked to this man, adrian gillam. he -- police say he admitted to selling the gun to kazemi for $100. the sale was at dave and busters, just two days before the shooting. a trace of the gun first led police to a 2002 sale. >> we identified it as a pawn shop in nashville on charlotte avenue. gave that information to metro detectives, where the record of the first retail buyer will be. and they track today to mr. gillam. and of course, uncovered that he sold it to ms. kazemi.

>> gillam was convicted of murder in 1993. now he is charged in possession of a firearm, also a felony. >> reporter: this arrest has no impact on our conclusion that this was a murder-suicide. >> gillam tells police that he bought the gun about a year and a half ago for $100 after a robbery in his house. he used a picture of kazemi to say that he bought it for her. back to you inside. >> thank you, kelly. if convicted, gilliam faces up to 10 years in prison. scattered showers with a rumble of thunder are moving through parts of the state. here's a live look outside right now. cloudy, warm and humid. bob turk is in the weather center, tracking live doppler radar. we have showers and thundershowers tracking the region. nothing severe. a lot has moved just past the baltimore, washington area. there are still some showers tonight. a batch of showers around.

carroll county, northern baltimore county. annapolis now, and all across northeastern sections of maryland. you folks up there in conowingo. york, delaware, and elkton, getting pretty good stuff. and on the eastern shore, edgewood to chesterville. wewe had showers moving through the region. some more lighter showers. and as we head down to the south, this is where the heavier stuff is, it got warmer down there. and had no sunshine. heading toward the beach. if you're heading down that way, pretty good showers along the beaches. but all of this activity will be over tonight. and the weekend is shaping up to be really, really nice. have that forecast in a few minutes. >> sounds good, bob. police reveal the identity of a liquor store owner shot in his shop last night. now, the hunt for two robbers continues. it happened in baltimore, fuller county. >> reporter: police are using several methods methods to solve this crime. they already have surveillance video. and now they're asking any

witnesses who may have seen this to come forward. >> reporter: throughout the morning and into the afternoon, customers and workers at cutty hill liquor in fullerton, stopped by with flowers and disbelief. >> reporter: baltimore county police say the store's owner, june m. kang is dead. the shop was shut down for now. and two murder suspects are on the loose. hopefully we're going to get information about who these people were. >> reporter: and to do that, police are using plenty of surveillance video from cameras. both on the store's parking lot around 9:00 last night. investigators say that's around the time two men walked inside kang's liquor store. at some point, police say the men shot kang once in the chest and ran away. they left without any cash and came outside on the spot. >> everybody out there. everybody. it's a devastating loss. >> reporter: police wouldn't say kang put up a struggle with the robbers. but his workers say he had one

policy when it came to robbery. he always told us if there was any type of situation, to go ahead and give it to him. it's not worth it. >> reporter: so far, police have one witness to the crime. but kang's employees and friends believe more will come forward soon to help police find the suspect. >> i think they will definitely find them. and i definitely want to get in the courtroom when this goes down. >> reporter: and again, police are looking for two men. one was last spotted wearing a dark t-shirt and shorts. and the other was seen wearing a light t-shirt and shorts. and condition who may have known what happened to mr. kang, police are urging them to come forward. police say a $2,000 reward is offer of offered -- is offered for information in this case. we know more tonight about a body found inside a car at lake montebello. the body was found thursday morning in the 3400 block of lake montebello drive by a jogger.

police now confirm he was shot to death. police have no suspects or motives at this point. an update tonight in a fatal accident in anne arundel county. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene of the single-vehicle accident. douglas nugent was driving a honda civic on route 3 when he lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a tree. the car split in two. nugent was thrown from the vehicle. he was pronounced dead at the scene. just a day after state workers voiced concerns about major cuts because of a huge budget deficit, wjz obtains an internal memo, warning baltimore may be facing its own crisis. a 5% cut across the board. mike hellgren spoke to the mayor today about what the city could soon be facing. >> reporter: sally, this has all trickled down from the state as the economy continues continues to falter. but the mayor says that the city should not worry. that she the work to keep those essential services largely intact.

>> reporter: the fire department, police, trash collection, libraries. every city department is facing cuts. this internal memo wjz obtained went out to all agency heads this week, ordering them to come up with 5% in cuts across the board. it spells out the state's budget problems, down hundreds of millions of dollars, and warns that shortfall will directly impact money flowing into the city. time is of the essence. the longer we wait to control our spending, the more painful. >> we have to be prepared in making sure that we look at those services that we have to do, versus what we might want to do and put some things on hold. >> reporter: the mayor tells wjz, the city's hiring freeze will stay in place. she wants to minimize the impact on public safety. >> we'll look at those proposals on the table in another week. >> and they can go into effect shortly thereafter. >> they'll go into effect immediately after. >> we have a balanced budget. the minute they cut, we have to cut.

>> reporter: councilwoman mary pat clarke has been there before. and remembers budget cuts forced lie bye a shortfall two decades ago. >> we have got to first and four most protect public safety. >> and members say they're willing to fight to keep as much money flowing as possible. but admits cuts will be painful and immediate. >> there have been so many cuts already with the parks and recreation, with the garbage collection. and we can't afford to do any more. so we really have to dig our heels in and work together. >> reporter: the mayor says she's unsure how many, if any, jobs will be lost. >> it's a position that i don't think anyone in government wants to be in. >> reporter: and councilwoman clark notes that the city has millions of drz in a rainy -- dollars in a rainy-day fund that can provide a cushion if things continue to get worse. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> the city spends $112 million a month from its general fund. we're following breaking news right now out of west

baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is over a school bus accident with at least one student on board. police are on the scene of an accident on west north avenue and hilton street. seems like the serious injuries appear to be in the car. at least one adult has been seen loaded onto an ambulance. we'll bring you more information on that story as it becomes available. 150,000 city and baltimore county residents are being asked to conserve water as a mandatory water restriction goes into effect. water managers request that those living in northwest baltimore city and baltimore county curb their usage. the main problem is a water main break which is being repaired. the work on that main is expected to take another week. if you're looking to spend your weekend outdoors, you're looking at the nation's largest free art festival. jessica kartalija is live in mount royal, with more on what you can expect for this year's fair. >> hi, sally. good evening to you. good evening to everyone at home. the rain came through a little while ago. a little wind. but that's not enough to dampen

anybody's spirits out here. as you mentioned, art scape officially under way. you can hear the music, smell all the food. it's a great place to be, if you're looking for something to do. >> art scape is back in baltimore. >> i'm a had you had you been -- hubcap artist. here i am right across the street from my own alma mater. >> reporter: thousands visit the heart of charm city to see and experience art. >> such a cross roads of your community. you get all kinds of people coming. and having a good time with the music and the food. and then the art. you bring in a nice amount of people. and people excited and interested in seeing the work. >> a diverse amount of people. some really cool art. it's just a lot of fun. >> reporter: a little bit of rain. not enough to dampen anyone's spirits. all have you to do is step under a tent and check out a little more art. >> my favorite part is to have all of the art really just

great. and there's nobody who, you know, won't be happy. just to give you samples. >> reporter: some come for inspiration. >> i get my inspiration from walking around. and experiencing thing. and invariably, something will capture my heart. >> reporter: and others to see the sites. >> reporter: and there are several stages throughout this area. tonight, we are told that dionne warwick is performing. that's at 8:00. of course, check listings for any performances you might be interest in seeing. art scape kicks off at night. it runs saturday and sunday. and sally, as you mentioned, it is completely free. so nice in these tough economic times. >> okay, jess. thanks. have fun. still ahead at 5:00. target for terror. hotels in indonesia are bombed.

president obama's response. robotic surgery. an amazing procedure. inside the operating room. i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. they're lay laying down -- laying down a field full of sod here. but it's not for the ravens. we'll tell you about it come eyewitness news continues. will rain put a damper on your weekend? the rain -- we'll have more from bob.

blasts set off at two luxury hotels in indonesia, killing four people. this is the first major terrorist attack in that nation in four year little. >> reporter: guests and workers ran for their lives when suicide bombers struck two luxury american hotels in downtown jakarta.

at least eight people were killed and dozens injured, including at least eight americans in the well- coordinated attacks, just as guests were sitting down for breakfast, one bomb went off on the 18th floor cafe of the marriott, followed almost immediately by the ritz carlton. it's the first major terrorist attack at indonesia in four years, one that experts say could well have been carried out by extremist groups. >> this may be a signal not only to the government in indonesia, but to the rest of the world, that ji still exists. that they don't necessarily agree or like was the political trend in indonesia. >> reporter: president obama quickly condemned the attacks and said they highlight the need to remain vigilant in the fight against violent extremism. officials in washington are watching the situation closely. >> these are acts of terrorism. these acts are committed by

people who don't want to see indonesia succeed. >> reporter: indonesian's president is vowing to hunt down those responsible. and the u.s. has offered assistance if requested. in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. six of the eight americans injured have been treated and released. if you're waiting for somebody to get home from work, let's check on the roads now with joy ponds, live with wjz traffic control. i know wet roads is never a good thing, joy. >> never a good thing. you just summed it up right there. be careful. be patient. anne arundel county crash westbound. telegraph. looks like we have two in the parkway. northbound 295. also 132. activity, not helping the west side outer loop at all. we have delays now on the inner loop. and averaging 19 miles per hour as you approach the accident scene. and delays start, i hate to tell you, well before that on the inner loop.

even back towards 95. be patient hanging in there. not a bad ride at all. not even a delay. a little bottleneck, though, on eastbound 50. as you go over the severn river bridge. and not too nice there on the right side of the screen. delays will continue solid. there's the backup west side. it is a parking lot, west side inner loop at wilkins avenue there. this report is brought to you by subway. the new subway. piled high, with toppings, subway, eat fresh. have a great weekend, everyone. now back to you. you do the same. thanks. nfl training camps aren't open yet. but some of the best players in the world are going to set foot. athletes known only in this country as soccer players are headed. mike schuh has more on the first visible indication they're on the way. >> reporter: the roar of machinery echoes. it's targo.

tons of live bermuda grass. what's the matter with the field the ravens play on now. >> the international rules call for the grass to be played on. >> reporter: if you go to the home center and you're looking for some sod, what you're going to get say half-inch cut. this stuff, much thicker. it's two inches thick. and under that, very heavy plastic. >> it's basically instant grass. it has so much weight. >> reporter: it's that weight which keeps it in place. each at this pace, it will take three days. the cost is $130,000. but they didn't buy it. >> we're actually renting the sod from the sod farm. we don't need it for our ravens game. >> reporter: after the game, it will take three more days to roll up and move. >> reporter: the virginia man who grew the grass is well known to the nfl college teams. and compared to building a whole new field. >> this is a piece of cake. >> reporter: the entire new field needs raking. sidelines. all by hand.

>> basically, yes. how do you feel about that? >> it's got to be done. >> beautiful. >> that's what he gets paid for. >> next friday, the scene should be invisible. grass mowed. logos painted on. at the stadium, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> so far, the game in baltimore is the only one of the six to be played in the u.s., which is sold out. the game will be played next friday, 8:00 p.m. at m&t bank stadium. if you haven't already gotten tickets for the ravens' 2009 season. too late. single game tickets, regular home season game. there are less than 1,000 tickets left for each of the team's two games. >> that's impressive. >> yeah, too bad for those who wanted to if to a -- to go to a game. all right. football season is a month and a half away. all right. we still got summer left.

right now, we're down to very comfortable, 73. humidity is up with the rain. north winds at 8. barometer, 29.74. come back and take a look at what is appearing to be a terrific weekend after this.

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all right. >> got some rain. better than nothing. >> some areas saw some heavier downpours and lightning. but most of it really hasn't been all that spectacular, unfortunately. let's take a look at radar. we have a batch of rain. a lot of it has moved through the baltimore, washington area. it's up across northeast maryland. southwest -- southeastern portions of pennsylvania. hyatts burg to philadelphia. and down across the upper portion of the eastern shore as you can see all of that stuff moving your way. we're hoping later this evening, we'll get more activity. as you can see, a batch of this is now moved to the nort and northeast of -- north and northeast of us. it continues to move in that general direction. for the time being, it's kind of quiet. there is that activity to the west. we'll still keep that in the forecast. it could get enhanced later in

the evening. we still could see decent rain. haven't seen much. 73 degrees now. it has not rained. and the sun was out earlier. still low 80s to the south. elkton, you're about to drop in the 70s. 70 plus out to the west in the baltimore region. the dew point, much higher than it's been, up to 69 degrees. it's rather humid out. of course, it's not hot. 73. if it were 85, you'd really feel it out there. 79, rock hall. 71 in westminster. the winds temporarily now coming back out of the north. there was low pressure down to the south. and once it passes out, that's where the winds are. tomorrow, they will continue to do that. and they will bring in much dryer air. >> this morning, clouds and breaks. and during the day, the showers increase. there you see them going through the region. and right nowl, pri -- now, primarily north of us and southeast of us. west. just a lot of clouds. and another batch of rain

developing over west virginia and western virginia. hopefully we'll get some of that activity into the region tonight. we still need this rain as we have been talking about. but low pressure developing right around here. they had pretty good storms there. once this kicks off the ocean. may kick back some of those additional areas of rain. and still out across the ohio valley. maybe midnight or later of more scattered showers or thundershowers. after it all passes, cooler and dryer, and pleasant conditions coming in for the entire weekend. looking very, very nice. as the winds go west at 10 to 15 knots. the bay temp, up there at 78 degrees. tonight, still a risk of more rain. and thunder. much later on. 66 by morning. then tomorrow, the sun comes out. breezy. less humid. a beautiful start for the weekend. tomorrow back up pretty much normal at 86 degrees. and even nicer. cooler on sunday. so a nice weekend. >> we are living large. >> and we are the warmest week and a half of the entire year

on average. >> right. >> dodged a major bullet so far. still ahead. shocking allegations. headstones. the nation's most patriotic cemetery may be in the wrong place. the controversy surrounding arlington national cemetery. prejudice has no place in the united states of america. that's what the naacp stands for. >> a roar of applause erupts as the first african american president of the united states speaks to the naacp on the 45th anniversary of the civil rights act. local reaction on the momentous occasion. the pope undergoes surgery. what led to the pontiff's broken wrists.

it's 5:29. 73 degrees and cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the president makes his first speech to the naacp as commander in chief. has words were well received in new york. but in baltimore, johns hopkins is giving a well pointed critique. >> reporter: president obama speaks to a large group in new york, as the baltimore-based naacp celebrates its centennial. >> i'm here to say thank you. to those pioneers. and thank you to the naacp. >> reporter: in a post civil rights era, the nation's oldest civil rights organization is trying to establish its relevance to a generation not

hindered by jim crow segregation. >> because jim crow laws were overturned, black ceos today run fortune 500 companies. >> i think it's an excellent start. >> reporter: dr. spence is a political science director at johns hopkins university. >> i am very disappointed in his speech. >> reporter: he believes the president's message was condescending. >> what i see is a trend by which he speaks to black populations with a tough love message that is not really applicable. >> reporter: spence points points to comments like this one. >> for our kids to excel, we have to accept our responsibility to help them learn. that means putting away the x box. putting our kids at a reasonable hour. >> reporter: dr. spence says he wanted the president to outline plans to help those hurting in the struggling economy. >> i think it's tragic that he missed an excellent opportunity to drive home the roll of government in dealing with

social suffering. >> reporter: others say they're satisfied with the president's leadership on race. >> what's the president owe to black mark -- america, if anything? does he owe anything that she should owe to other americans? >> i think he -- and he's doing a great job of this, he's being a great uniter. >> from what i understand, he's committed about $50 billion to this. which would be great in any other context. but given that he spent to bail the banks out, that number seems woefully inadequate. >> dr. lester spence says, in the end, the question wasn't only whether president obama deals with race or poverty. but to what degree. >> a second-degree offense. lackle died in a drive-by shooting. shortly before he was to testify in a murder trial. today, frank goodman, who recruited a man to kill him.

patrick byers who paid for the killing was given a sentence back in may. a taken-year-old -- 15-year- old boy has been charged with killing and raping a pregnant girl. he confessed to stabbing the victim while she was sleeping. the body was discovered the next day, after running water from her bathroom sink seeped seeped into an apartment next door. mourners gathered for a couple today gunned down during a robbery at their home. >> reporter: a funeral was held in pensacola today, for the slain florida couple, bert and melanie billings. they were a couple with 17 children, four from a previous marriage. and 13 with special needs. today, a family spokeswoman revealed that the safe contained jewelry, family documents and children's medication. six men and a teenager had been charged with murder. and a woman has been charged

with aiding them. kai? >> denise, thank you. investigators say robbery was a motive. but other motives may emerge as they follow up on more leads. >> reporter: shocking allegations of improper conduct at arlington national cemetery. as kimberly dozier reports, fallen heroes may not be getting the respect that they or their families deserve. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: there's some 330,000 troops, buried at arlington. for their loved ones, this is their last link to husbands, wives, mothers and fathers that will never see again. but for some family members who come here, they may be paying their respect at the wrong gravesite. >> where people are buried. despite the fact that they spent millions of dollars trying to automate the system. >> reporter: they have been promising congress to fix it since 2000. according to former employee gina gray.

in 2008, gray reported the continuing problems problems with record keeping. >> two days later, i was fired. and nothing happened. >> reporter: she is now suing the army. arlington authorities told cbs news, they became aware of discrep's in -- discrepancies. they say they're on target to implementing a new computerized system to address the problem. mismatched head stones aren't the only worry for the families whose loved ones are buried here. according to mark benjamin from salon.com. >> i watched as the elements have watched those artifacts off of the graves. i've even watched a power washer. >> reporter: tickically -- technically, they have not washed these memorials or flags. >> all of the memor yassials -- memorials you see here are categorized and saved. >> reporter: benjamin has been

photographing graves at section 60, with troops in iraq and afghanistan are buried since memorial day. >> everything is left to rocks out in the elements. except for a few exceptions, it's all thrown in a black dumpster. >> reporter: arlington is the final resting place of john and robert kennedy, several supreme court justices and soldiers dating back to the civil war. history was made moments ago, when the space shuttle endeavour docks at the space station. it's the first time 13 astronauts have been in orbit at the same time. the crew of the endeavour will be there. they will attach a high-tech, japanese laboratory to the space station. >> health officials are reviewing the safety of the asthma drug xolair, after data suggesting an increased risk of heart attack and strokes. the data comes from an ongoing study. 5,000 patients who use it. currently, the food and drug administration is not telling people.

>> in tonight's eyewitness news healthwatch, a patient diagnosed with kidney cancer can get it surgically removed if it's caught early. as karen brown reports, new technology is making that surgery more precise. and allowing patients to recover much faster. >> reporter: 38-year-old wendy cirillo was stunned to find out she had a cancerous tumor growing on her kidney. >> you know, i have three kids. that's all i was thinking about. that they needed me and i needed them. >> luckily, the cancer was caught early. >> reporter: dr. pelacy is going to remove the two-inch tumor with a device that looked something like a video game. >> his hands and feet operate three robotic arms. doctors made three half-inch incisions. >> really working on a space that is really two-by-two inches. >> reporter: a magnified three-

dimentional -- dimensional view gives them depth perception. >> can do wrist-type movements as if you had your hand in there. >> reporter: the tumor will be cut off and taken out in pieces. >> reporter: the traditional surgery requires a foot-long incision. and patients need a week in the hospital to recover. this new approach, allows them to go home after just two days. >> reporter: the surgery removed all of the cancer. wendy will regularly be scanned to make sure it doesn't return. >> i'll probably have an mri every year for the rest of my life. >> reporter: but she won't need chemotherapy or radiation. and her kidney will work normally. karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 31,000 americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. >> an increasing number of sick and starving sea lions and seal pups have been beached in california this summer, due to a lack of food and climate change. experts at the marine mammal center in los angeles say the number of sick sea lions is up more than 130% in a year. staff are spending a record

amount of time and money to help keep these animals alive. but in this economy, they say times are tough. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a shooting of a 5-year-old girl has cast attention ps -- on gps technology. the proposed east-west rail line. and an update on the william donald schaefer statue. for all of these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. 50 years ago, baltimore's beloved billie holiday passed away. the jazz great will forever be memorialized in her old neighborhood. in a monument rededicated just today. >> my biography will strain. >> those truthful words from poet, carol boston wetherford, talking about billie holiday.

>> everyone talked about billie holiday being a drug addict. that's not it. she was the description of that history. she talked about everything that happened to her during that period. and subscwenltly-- subsequently, she was talking about what happened to humanity. >> reporter: the jazz great once said, i'm always making a comeback, but nobody ever tells me where i've been. her statue is in storage. but now she's back home in historic west baltimore on pennsylvania avenue. the dignitaries gathered for today's unveiling, including mayor sheila dixon, who says she learned something new each day. did you know it was worn to cover birds from the hair straightening. >> that's why flowers burned her hair. but after that, she covered it. she liked how it smelled. >> reporter: the lady that sang the blues and left us with

classics like god bless us. >> i will reign over king street and will have inbound the love i crave. >> lady day was sculpted by james earl reed. >> what a piece of american history she is. incredible. still ahead on eyewitness news. in good spirits. the pope leaves the hospital after undergoing surgery. how he broke his ribs. unusual giveaway. what you'll find if you buy a truck in missouri. bob turk in the first warning weather center. a grape weekend shaping up. -- great weekend shaping up. i'll have the forecast. here's today's report from wall street.

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particularly now in the upper eastern shore. you folks north of rock hall getting pretty good stuff. and all of that is moving to the northeast toward abingdon, bel air. and the strong evaluate -- strongest stuff toward upton and golena. and still a little more down around the ocean city area. there's still more out to the west. so still a chance of getting in are showers and thundershower activity yet tonight. if you're heading down to the beach, right now, some showers. but 79 on saturday. 78, sunday. with sunny to partly sunny skies. tism temps in the-- temps in the mid-70s around here tomorrow, looks prell rale, really nice. temperatures probably not getting past the mid-80s. temperatures in the low 80s. i don't know where that came from. but temperatures in the low 80son sunday. low to mid-80s for monday, tuesday, and again on wednesday. sally? >> okay, thanks, bob. a fire engulfs a $7 million mansion in miami beach. take a look.

firefighters rushed to the abandoned waterfront home. it had repeat lead been inspected as part of a fire prevention home. the cause of the fire is not yet known. pope benedict xvi is recovering from surgery after falling and breaking his wrist. charlie d'agata reports for wjz now. it's the first significant medical issue of his 4-year-old papacy. >> reporter: pope benedict smiled and waved his left hand, keeping his broken right wrist by his side as he left the hospital. the vatican says the pope broke his wrist overnight while taking a bath. it didn't stop his morning routine. >> this morning, the holy father celebrated the mass and the breakfast. >> reporter: doctors gave the 82-year-old pontiff a local anesthetic and a small incision to realign the broken bones. they say he'll stay in a cast

for about a month. vatican officials deny that the pope got dizzy or fainted. it's not the first time he slipped. earlier this year, he tripped but kept himself from falling. at st. peter's square, they are wishing the pope well. >> i feel terrible that the pope had an accident. it's too bad he had it. but thank god he's okay. >> reporter: just a week ago, pope benedict hosted president obama and the first lady at the vatican. in the four years since becoming pope, he's never skipped a planned event for health reasons. the right-handed hope is an accomplished piano player. his broken wrist will bring an end to that, at least for this vacation. and it's unclear whether there will be any permanent damage. >> reporter: charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> the pope's cast is expected to be removed in a month. but it's not all negative news. the housing slump may be taking a turn for the better. the commerce department reports construction of new homes in

the united states. it's the highest level in june. or in 7 months for june. construction jumps 3.6% from may to july. and a good sign for the future of the housing activity. applications for building permits rose 8% last month. wjz and the baltimore sun would like to help everyone during these tough economic times. each day, we'll bring you suggestions that can save you money. here's mary bubala. >> reporter: a warning today from the better business bureau of greater maryland, for unemployed people, using tweets, e-mails and websites. right now, 200,000 are in the job market. and twitter is being used for ways to make quick, easy cash. but the bbc has found several places where twits were a scam. one said make extra cash. the e-mail linked to a site

called easy tweet profit.com. and buried in the terms and conditions are details that if consumers don't cancel within seven days of signing up, they could be charged $47 each month. for the unemployed looking to make money, the better business bureau says this is a sure-fire way to lose it. i'm mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. for more recession tips gto wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page and check out tomorrow's baltimore sun. and check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all of the news stories coming up, denise is standing by live with a preview. more alarming previews of the chesapeake bay's grasses. why this problem reaches much further than the bay. despite fences and warning signs, every two hours, someone in the u.s. is hit by a moving train. i'm adam may. we're going to look at what is being called the biggest safety issue. >> check in for these stories

and all the day's breaking news coming up at 6:00. but now, back to sally. a missouri car dealer is stirring up controversy with his latest promotion. at muller max motors, if you get a car, you can get a free ak47 assault rifle. the dealer will get vouchers. last year, they had a similar offer, giving away gift cards for a handgun. we have the hotel deal for you that william shatner will be proud of. >> for just $50, you can spend the night in an intimate bed and breakfast in missouri. >> and people can't wait to get booked in it. that's because it's actually in a jail. the facility is new. the public is being offered a one-night stay in the cells. more than 100 guests have made reservations for the gray bar hotel. >> okay. i'm thinking of party scenes in the area. sleepover. >> scared straight. >> yeah.

that, too. eyewitness sports next. this is mark viviano. the orioles are back in action. they start in action tomorrow. and what a surprise on the second day of golf's british open. some intriguing highlights when eyewitness news continues.

mark is here in sports. we're talking about golf. >> pick a story line from the second day of the british open. an unknown contender who almost failed to make the trip to scotland. and finally, the best golf in the world, on the outside looking in. wind and rain made it a challenging day. five-time british open champ tom watson up to the challenge. 59 years young. struggled early, finished. watson shot even par. he's tied for the lead, 5 under. steve marino, late qualifier. is five under. ify thaied with tom watson for

that lead. then there's tiger woods. three-time champ. not this year. this tee shot, emblematic of his struggles. lost golf ball and lost weekend for tiger. after two double bogeys, he fails to make the cut. just the second time that's happened to him in a major. we'll hear from tiger next hour. and orioles start a series with the white sox. the continuation of a transition season. five rookies have made major league debuts this season. outfielder nolan rimold. catcher matt weeders has 31 games under his belt. i talked to the rookies about his experience and what may be ahead. >> looking forward to playing a whole half. >> reporter: have you had a moment where you felt like i belonged here? has there been anything where you said, yeah, this is comfortable? >> i think once you get the first night out of the way, you go back to baseball. instead of the show that went on. go back to playing baseball.

you go out there and try to win ball games. >> if you are helping your team win, you feel like you belong. i think you just go out and give 100%. and do the little things and help your team win. you know, just show that you belong. >> speak suggest of rookies. pitcher jason berken starts for the o's. trying to show he belongs. he hasn't won since his debut in may. coming up next hour, you have your ravens tickets for 2009. if not, you may be out of luck if you plan to see a game. the latest on the ticket situation, on eyewitness news at 6:00. >> i'm going to hang with you. >> all right. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness wjz's eyewitness news. >> i'm mike hellgren, at baltimore city hall. the state's big budget problems are trickling down here. wjz obtains the memo. asking for a 5% budget cut across the board. complete coverage straight ahead.

coming up at 6:00. the first arrest in the murder of steve mcnair. who is behind bars and why. no suspect. and a liquor store owner dead. why employees are hopeful police will find a suspect in the late-night robbery attempt. i'm gigi barnett, in fullerton, a live report is straight ahead. >> on the chopping block. wjz obtains an internal document, showing cuts to the city budget. eyewitness news investigates what could be in jeopardy.

finally, seeing some changes in the weather. bob is updating the first warning forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. "eyewitness news at 6:00" starts now. tough cuts. a day after the stadium announces a massive budget shortfall, baltimore city takes action. >> wjz has obtained the internal memo, ordering serious and painful cuts. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm kai jackson, in for vic carter. here's what everybody is talking about tonight. no one will be spared. all city agencies will be prepared for 5%. eyewitness news is live at city hall. mike hellgren has reaction from city and state leaders.