will be cut tomorrow is just the beginning. the worst is yet to come for state workers. the counties and the city. in the unenviable position of being the bearer of bad news governor owe mail delivers the list of $280 million of cost cutting measures, $75 million in medicaid, 34 million in payments to hospitals and other healthcare providers. 40 million in higher education and agency expenditures including 39 filled and 18 vacant positions. >> when there are cases where the efficiency and the effectiveness of state government call for an elimination and abolishment of some jobs sadly that are already filled we have to do that. >> reporter: other state workers are afraid they may be next. >> yes, we are concerned. >> we would like to know what is happening. what they're going to do.

what is planned. >> reporter: the plan is between now and labor day additional cuts are likely to include furloughs. >> we think that's terrible because people still have to maintain their way of living and the cuts don't help none because the paychecks don't go up. >> reporter: i'm hoping together we can come up with ways to avoid layoffs. over the course of the last year i ran into a couple of state employees who said i don't like those furloughs. i said i don't like them either but i don't dislike them as much as having to laypeople off. and most people i spoke with were reasonable. and understood the painful options here before us. that doesn't mean any of us have to like. this none of us like this. >> reporter: some state workers are already bracing for it. >> i think that day will eventually come, they'll have the furloughs again. it's a difficult situation but we'll get through it. >> reporter: governor o'malley

has said 750 million more cuts will come to state and employee furloughs and local and federal governments. cuts to be made tomorrow also include stem cell research and lottery advertising. new at 6:00 the man accused of killing a carol county teen in a deadly drunk driving accident is out of jail tonight. sally is in the news room. >> kevin smith of frederick county posted $20,000 bond just a short time ago. he is charged with drunken driving and nemth manslaughter. police say he was drunk when he ran off the road striking and killing 15-year-old catlin boss nerve. she was talking to friends. according to court records smith has a previous drunk driving conviction in 2005. bossner's funeralness friday. outrage from a pair of

baltimore mothers much they say their sons were wrong to steal but the elementary school children should not have been handcuffed and locked up for hours in the juvenile jail. city police are defending their actions but the mayor does not agree. >> reporter: it was an experience that 7-year-old jesse play heart will never forget. he was arrested after two friends eight and 11 admitted they took a scooter, a go-kart and wagon from a neighbor's yard. they were all handcuffed and taken to the juvenile jail. >> they called the paddywagon and put handcuffs on us. when the paddywagon would stop i hit my face would hit up against the metal. >> reporter: jesse's mother says the boys need to learn that theft is wrong, but she says metal handcuffs were unnecessary, and she says the boys were given rough treatment by older boys in the lockup at the juvenile justice center where they were held for hours. >> i understand that they did something wrong and need to be punished. i think it was too extreme. i don't think -- i think maybe

if they would have put them in the police car, taken them to northern and had a nice little scary talk with hem. >> reporter: his 8-year-old friend was also arrested. his mother said it's outrageous that police arrested her son at 7:00 p.m. friday and she wasn't able to get him released until after midnight. >> he said i don't have time for no investigation. he's going to jail. so i stated my son is eight years old, you know. at that time my son grabbed me, hugged me and cried, i don't want to go to jail, mommy. >> reporter: the family of the third boy who is 11 had no comment. police defend their actions saying they must divert young people from a life of crime. they cite cases of rowdy teenagers at the inner harbor and a teenager charged with shooting a 5-year-old girl. >> police were following their policy. now, you know, if you ask me, i might have handled a little differently. particularly i believe they picked them up at their homes. i probably would have written the report up at home since they were with their parents. >> the man whose belongings

were stolen says he doesn't think the two younger children should have been put in handcuffs or taken to lockup. what lesson did 7-year-old jesse learn from his experience? >> i never want to do it again. >> why not? >> by would get arrested den. >> suzanne collins, wjz, eyewitness news. the booking area where the boys were held is run by city police. although juvenile workers recommended they not be held. tonight police are looking for several female suspects responsible for a robbery at a light rail station. kai jackson is in the news room with details. >> reporter: it happened last night shortly after 8:00 p.m. when a 16-year-old was attacked by four suspects. the girl got off the light rail in brooklyn park. she says the four women beat the victim and took her purse. the teen ran and found police to tell them what happened. officers canvassed that area around the light rail stop but

were not able to find the suspects. if you were in that area last night and think you have any information on this crime call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. making the grade. elementary and middle school students in maryland continue to improve their scores to standardized tests. eyewitness news is live in east baltimore. adam may with more on the just released results. >> reporter: improving test scores especially in baltimore city are getting the attention of the obama administration even choking up the governor:u.s. secretary of education aaron duncan visits baltimore, celebrating improving test scores in the city. >> what we need in the country is more proof points that we can point to and say it doesn't matter about poverty or social challenges. our children can be successful. what you are collectively doing in baltimore is absolutely remarkable. please give yourselves a huge round of applause. [ applause ] . >> reporter: overall across the entire state of maryland students did better on this

year's school assessment tests. elementary scores are up 25% since 2003 with 80% proficient. math scores are up 32% almost one in three students are not proficient. >> middle school math, 71%. are you satisfied with that? >> of course i'm not. i want 100% in every subject area but i am saying that we're making some progress toward hire a chiefment. i think there are problems -- higher achievement. i think there are problems with the middle school. >> reporter: while much better than last year baltimore city has the most needing improvement. >> the biggest issue we have is insuring that all of our students with disabilities are meeting the standard. >> reporter: those issues aside the governor had this emotional mess angle for students. >> i am so proud of you guys, and i love you very much. and i'm counting on you. keep going.

keep making progress. keep making us proud. . >> reporter: the results also show the achievement gap is starting to close between racial groups. reporting live at abbott son elementary which scored 100% last year, adam may, wjz news. >> i'm sure it reminds you of your days making stellar grades. >> never scored 100%. that's why i'm a news anchor. remember wjz is always on. to see where your child's school ranks click on this story on wjz.com. president obama is trying to stay front and center on the debate in healthcare reform. he wants congress to pass a plan before the summer break in auchlth republicans and even some democrats argue that would be rushing and the plan just costs too much. the president says republicans are just playing politics. >> it's a familiar washington script. that we've seen many times before. >> so mr. president it's time to scrap this bill. let's start over in a bipartisan

way. >> president obama says he's ready to work with congress. that's the message he will take to the american people tomorrow night during a prime time news conference. you can watch it on wjz tomorrow at 8:00. a fairly pleasant tuesday evening across the region. feels more like late july but it's not too bad. eyewitness news with complete coverage. bernadette woods and bob turk are up dath the temperatures. >> reporter: -- updating the temperatures for us. >> reporter: we got to up around 81 degrees. we got a few showers that popped up. one just to the south of the city. however it's dying. just to the south of the airport, threw see it. it was a little stronger an hour ago but it's beginning to weaken. another very weak little shower, a sprinkle from the city toward the western section of the city but that's about it. we had some stuff earlier across portions of western maryland, one pretty good

cell did create small hail. that's moving out of our region into southern pennsylvania so you folks out there, get something pretty good thundershowers. bernadette joins me with a look at why this pattern could produce more showers again tomorrow. >> reporter: we get rid of this storm overnight but there is another one make its way n the winds will turn back around to the south and bring up even more moisture. tomorrow even though the front does not get there there is the isolated chance for a shower or thunderstorm. then the chances increase thursday into friday as the front actually passes over us. so we do have some additional chances for that rain. we'll keep you up-to-date and bring you your forecast sh. a frightening story out of wyoming. a retired baltimore county police officer has been mauled by a grisly bear. it happened while jerry ruth was hike. ruth came across a mother grisly and her three cubs. he shot and killed the bear with his hand gun but not

before suffering serious injuries. ruth moved to wyoming after retiring last year. new information about the use cell phones while behind the wheel. the risk is almost equal to drunk driving. today consumer advocates claim this information has been withheld for years. . >> reporter: the national highway safety administration faces harsh criticism after out dated studies surface about using a cell phone while driving. some date back to 2002 when many states were starting to create distracted driving laws. >> the idea that the federal government kw hold important safety data and its research on public safety is really disastrous. >> reporter: two consumer groups filed a lawsuit to have in the is a release the data. -- ntsa release the dat a they claim that the cell phone

industry got them to hold it. the 2002 report found cell phone usage by drivers increased 50% from 200 to 2 -- 2,000 to 2002. the agency recommended drivers not use these devices when driving except nan emergency. several states have already banned using hand held cell phones while driving. hands-free devices are just as dangerous. the study concluded it's the engaging in conversation not holding the cell phone that distracts drivers. >> this article is certainly cause for concern it also demonstrates how complex and controversial the cell phone while driving issue rool truly is. >> reporter: many drivers say releasing statistics are useless. >> unless there is a law people are going to do it. >> i don't think people care about numbers. people care about convenience and what's important to them. >> reporter: the consumer groups hope the reports will encourage lawmakers to outlaw drivers' phone usal together.

here in maryland authorities aevery year 44,000 crashes are a result of distracted driving and of those at least 200 result in fatalities. reporting in to you is won. wij hachl chang. 55% of motorists say distracted drivers are a major problem in our poll. still to come on wjz eyewitness news, one life lost and others changed forever. the family's -- >> we had him to the point where he was irrational. >> the role a massive dose of ecstasy played in a shooting rampage that injured two baltimore city police officers. i'm alex demetrick and coming up, a hero's welcome for the astronauts who saved the hubble space telescope. that story as eyewitness

news continues. is any rain moving this way in still around for the updated first warn forecast. now complete coverage continues with denise koch, vic carter, first warning weather with bob turk and meteorologist bernadette woods. and sports with mark viviano.

the family of a baltimore man accused of shooting two police officers said he took a massive dose of the drug ecstasy before the wild gun battle. eyewitness news is live at shock trauma where one officer is being treated. michael jenkins has a closer look at the drug. >> it used to be very popular

on the club scene. it has spilled out onto the streets. sinclair's family says he had taken several dozen e pills that day. that's enough to cause violent behavior, experts say. shawn sinclair's family says the drug ecstasy fueled a gun battle that turned the father of five out of control. this is exclusive home video of him after a shoot-out that injured two officers. >> i found out that day that he had consumed 306 them and he was just irrational. there was no talking to him. >> reporter: sinclair's friend told wjz he was suicidal. >> six, seven pills and then he left. he kept telling me i love but it's time for me to check out. >> reporter: ecstasy can cause depression, anxiety, paranoia and suicidal thoughts. >> we grabbed him and took him in, to help him get off these drugs. >> reporter: you are going to

lose your mind. >> you are going to b psychotic. >> reporter: mike gimble says the drug depletes serotonin, a chemical in the brain that regulates mood and behavior. >> they look like candy. and they're stamped, the mtv, the mitts bushy, a music symbol. >> reporter: the pills can be popped, crushed or snorted. as the raw ingredients became harder to get, manufacturers use substitutes in hormone grown labs with dangerous and toxic results. >> if it has lsd or pcp in it, anything could happen. if he took as much as the family is saying he very well could be totally psychotic. he could be out of control. >> reporter: this father who once held a steady job could now be facing years in jail for ambushing officers during that violent rampage. >> this is a situation that can happen to anyone's family. it's not a cultural thing. ecstasy is a dangerous drug. >> reporter: ecstasy was first

developed as an appetite suppress ant, made illegal in 1985. officer jerome shirrett is in stable condition and good spirits. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. sinclair assaulted two women that day in domestic violence attacks that same day. astronauts who saved the hubble telescope received a big thank you from people in maryland who is jobs depend on the hubble. >> reporter: the seven astronauts received more than a warm welcome at the space science institute. they got up on their feet from what they accomplished last may. >> it's amazing what they d there are no words to describe it. it's amazing. >> reporter: what they did was take the shuttle into a dangerous debris field through a pair of telescope where screws wouldn't loosen and bolts wouldn't

bulge. they completed every job and left the hubble more advanced than ever. >> we were so well trained by the folks at goddard to expect the unexpected that it went a lot like we expected it to. >> reporter: most of the questions from the institute's staff and family guests focused on what it was like to be up there looking down. >> kind of took my breath away. i look back at my hand on that hand rail and i said you know eventually you're going to have to move that. [ laughter ] >> reporter: for me i love sleeping in place -- >> for me, i love sleeping in spachlts it's so relaxing. i had my hammock so i could float. >> reporter: john slept so well, we thought he was dead the next day. >> reporter: by doing their job the astronauts not only saved a telescope but up to 500 marylanders here and at goddard space center. >> they're essential. keeps us going, the astronomy community. we plan on hubble going

another five other six years. >> we have the astronauts front here. >> reporter: perfect for a photo open. large format and small. and amid the requests for autographs, a message. >> thank you. thanks for your hard work. >> reporter: that secured the future of the telescope and those who use t alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. calibrations are still being performed on the new equipment installed on the hubble. first new images expected later in the summer. we've had one little shower that just died in the last ten minutes. south of the airport. let's look at the conditions. 80 degrees, the dew point is still only at 64. humidity is 57%. the barometer is holding stead i have. we'll come back and look at

we already had one little shower south of the area. some folks saw a brief shower but that's died out. 80 degrees. oakland had some rain. they're down to 67. cumberland no rain and 82. 82 at ocean city. easton and washington. temperatures no extremes in temperatures pretty much all summer long. dew point is up a little bit to 64. the local area upper to mid-70s and around 80 degrees though rather comfortable. a few showers popped up this evening most to the east of us along the coast and out to the west and mountains. right now that one shot just south of the city is dying out.

a few more are beginning to propagate out in the mountains so there is a chance some of this activity might make it over the mountains but as we're losing sun we're losing energy for the showers so the chances are not that great. thursday looks like a better chance of showers. in between, wednesday, probably pretty quiet but with the sun and humid we could see a pop up shower just like this afternoon. most of the action, new york up to main and new hampshire, new york city picked up about an inch. this afternoon you can see the arc of showers in ohio down to west virginia and western virginia. most would die out before it ever gets to our region. wednesday not a terrible day. by thursday this low gets a little closer. the chances of showers will be increased as the front approaches from the west. thursday afternoon and thursday night maybe we'll get some decent rain. it's been extremely dry this month so far. small craft advisory hot bay tomorrow. winds could gust to 20 knots, temperatures around 78

degrees. thundershowers will be few and far between except to the west. 66 and sunshine and clouds. 85. maybe a thundershower possible in the afternoon tomorrow evening. widely scattered once again. thursday after better chance. fingers crossed. >> the ground is so dry now. >> i know. very hard. thank you, bob still to come, small car safety. the latest crash tests from the government. does your car get a passing grade? i'm ron matz at the national kwarm. it's manatee madness in maryland. the latest on the ad ventures of elia when eyewitness news continues. a lawsuit, the allegations against pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben x

this is wjz, wjz dt and wjz.com baltimore. from the city to the county to your neighborhood. now complete coverage on wjz 13. maryland's news station. it is just before 6:30. 80 degrees and partly sunny. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a controversy could be brewing at harvard university. prosecutors dropped charges against an african-american professor who is having trouble getting into his own home. there are allegations of racial profiling played a part in the arrest. >> charges against a reknowned black harvard professor are dropped and cambridge police say race had

nothing to do with his arrest. >> it was a circumstance where cooler heads perhaps should have prevailed but did not. and after several days, hopefully now they have. >> reporter: last week dr. henry lewis gates, jr. got into a heated dispute with officers after a witness mistook the 58-year-old for an intruder at his own home. when they asked him to come outside he responded why? because i'm a black man in america? police say things escalated from there with gates yelling at the officer. and that they were justified in arresting him for disorderly conduct. now both the officer and gates admit the incident was regrettable and unfortunate. >> i think both parties were wrong. it was not professor gates' best moment and certainly wasn't the cambridge police department's best moment. >> reporter: gates had been spotted trying to pry open his jammed front door. supporters said it was racial profiling. before the charges were dropped gates' attorney said he had a right to be upset. >> you've got to figure out what happens to any person

man or woman whose in their house and they're being accused of breaking into their own home. >> reporter: both sides have issued a joint statement that says this incident should not be viewed as one that demeans the character and reputation of professor gates or the character of the cambridge police department. >> reporter: african and african-american culture. >> reporter: during his a claimed career the prominent academic has hosted the pbs show african-american lives and has often written about what it means to be black in america. karen br enough. cbs news -- brun, cbs news. a civil lawsuit has been filed against pittsburgh steelers quarterback roethlisberger. sally thorner has the details. >> reporter: a woman accused roethlisberger of sexual assault. the quarterback strongly denies the allegation. the woman says it happened at a lake tahoe hotel in july of 2008. according to court

documents the woman worked at the hotel and roethlisberger assaulted the woman after calling her to his room to fix a problem with his tv. the steals r steelers' star is one of nine defendants listed in the suit. she alleges hotel officials tried to cover up the incident. roethlisberger's attorney says he is completely innocent and there is not even a criminal complaint in the case. tonight a pittsburgh steelers spokesman says they're aware of the lawsuit answered standing behind roethlisberger. a maryland nanny is accused of showing pornography to children in her care. she is alleged to have shown pornographic images to children in her care and allegedly asked them to pose nude in front of a web camera. she is held on $350,000 bond. baltimore city police ask for help in tracking down a hit and run driver. 35-year-old ytisha hudgins was driving on the alameda when

her car was struck, her arm nearly served. police are looking for a pontiac grand prix with damage to the front. if you have any information call city police. drowning is how dozens of marylanders die every year. in children 14 and under it is the second leading cause of accidental death. eyewitness investigates why it keeps happening and what one family is doing to prevent it. >> i kissed him good-bye, told him i loved him. >> reporter: it only takes a moment. >> i got a call, said there's been an accident. >> reporter: in that moment... >> they're working on him. >> reporter: a young life was lost. >> it's not kicking and splashing like you see on tv. >> reporter: connor freed was five years old when he died at the krof tonight country club when he drowned in 2006. >> maybe five minutes went by

without him being noticed. >> reporter: then a child spotted connor floating in the busy pool. >> he was actually very good in the water. >> reporter: yes drowned remains a mystery to his parents, debbie and tom freed. >> another parent did mouth to mouth. he threw up and a lot of water came out. >> reporter: someone called 911. >> do you have a defibrillator >>. >> we're not allowed to use it. >> if they had used a defibrillator do you think he would have survived? >> i think it would have restarted his heart. >> reporter: there was only one lifeguard watching connor when he drowned. >> he was 150 feet from the chair and there is no way you can see from that area of the pool. >> reporter: one in five children who drown do so in a public pool with a certified lifeguard present. current law requires one lifeguard for every 50 swimmers. >> one for 50 ratio has got to change. >> reporter: the freeds have made it their mission to change maryland law to require more lifeguards. >> i promised him after this

happened i was going to honor him and told him mommy would do things to change things and i would not let this happen to another family. >> reporter: they're pushing for two bills to pass next session. one would require more lifeguards. specifically pools larger than 2500 square feet would need at least two lifeguards. the other bill would require every public pool to have a defibrillator that lifeguards are trained to use. >> tear open package and remove pads. >> reporter: mary and bill decker believe had it been used on their healthy athletic son when he nearly drowned thee years ago he would not be in this wheelchair. >> you think a matter of minutes would have saved him as you remember him. >> yes, i believe so. >> reporter: instead james' brain, deprived of oxygen suffered debilitating damage. and the moments's failure can break apart a family forever. >> it's presentable. >> it's brutal to hold your 5-year-old son in your arms knowing that he's gone. >> reporter: both bills will be reintroduced to maryland lawmakers in january.

in the past, funding for more lifeguards and defibrillators has been a challenge. sponsors argue you can't put a price on saving a life. time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. smart grid technology is a good thing for consumers. a local soccer player hopes to see action in milan. new flavors at local ice cream shops from vegetable to old bay. this and much more in tomorrow's baltimore sun and updated forecast from wjz's weather team. it's a long wie from miami to maryland but a manatee has made the trip and paid a visit to the upper chesapeake bay. ron matz reports the siting has been confirmed and manatee madness has been spreading. >> do you know what a manatee is? >> yeah. it's a big thing that looks like walruses that live in the ocean. >> reporter: this is a manatee. they're usually found in the waters off florida or the caribbean. on saturday, elia was spotted

in the water near havre de grace. he's about 15 years old. >> he was spotted several times between 1994 and 2006 all in the miami area. and kind of dropped off the radar for a little bit and now he shows up in the chesapeake bay. >> reporter: jennifer ditmar is the marine rescue program coordinator. the most famous manatee to visit maryland was chess i in 1994. >> we have had manatee sightings in the chesapeake bay before so we know they are seasonal visitors in the summer months. >> reporter: he was given the name ilia. russian for elijah. >> do they have man a tease in russia -- manatees in russia. >> they do not northern sea. >> reporter: manatees are an endanger species. if you see one in the water don't try to touch it, chase it or feed it. >> maintain a distance of 50 feet from the animal. we encourage people to

watch and grab photos because it is a very unique situation but just make sure not to touch the animal or try to feed it or anything like that. just let it be wild. >> reporter: a wild ride to the chesapeake. >> reporter: we're not quite sure whether he came north in the bay from the mouth or if he maybe came through the chesapeake delaware canal which they have been known to do. it's hard for us to tell how he got here or exactly how he'll leave. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz, eyewitness news. they're cute but adult manatees weigh about 800 pounds and 10 to 12 feet in length. if you see a stranded manatee or any natural mammal call the maryland national resources police. boats are hazardous to them because they move so slows zambro slowly. >> they -- move so slowly. a another serious incident involving police in new jersey. a man opened fire on a

packed bus. the stiff sentence the judge just handed down. bob turk in the weather center. still some showers possible for the region. more with the five-day forecast. wjz 13 is always on. the top stories on wjz.com and the updated forecast log on to wjz.com.

a chicago teenager will spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting another on public transit. value value is in the news room with the sentence and the frightening video taken. >> reporter: blair holt was killed by the shooter when he moved to shield the body of the girl next to him. the surveillance video shows the gunman open fire with a handgun wounding five passengers and killing holt. pace was sentenced to 100 years behind bars. the mother of the victim says it was extremely painful to watch the surveillance video in court. people close to the case say pace showed no remorse for his crime and may not comprehend the idea of life in prison. denise, back to you. >> thank you sally. holt's father ronald has become an anti- violence activist and hopes to spread his message by running for

political office. police officers are injured in a car chase that led to a shoot-out. the pursuit began when an unmarked car spotted three robbery suspects. one of the suspects reportedly fired shots at the officer and police returned fire. the chase ended when police say the suspects rammed their car into police cruisers, charges against the three are pending. a consumer watch, the latest crash tests bring good news for owners of small to midsized two-door cars. the insurance institute for highway safety gave the ford focus and volvo's z 30 top scores. they were all equipped with side airbags. the overall results showed two-door cars provide a good safety value to consumers. it's time for health watch. new york's bans on transfats appear to be working. kellye lynn has more. >> reporter: all transfats were ordered to be phased out of restaurant food in new york in november of 2008 and the results have been better than

expected. health officials found that the use of transfats for frightening baking or cooking and in spreads declined from 50% to less than 2%. transfats raise the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems. health officials say most diners don't notice any change in taste which is what raunts were most concerned about. also tonight testing for a panel of proteins a in am any on the i can fluid and cervical fluids might unable doctors who are -- to identify those women who are in danger of giving birth early. i'm kellye lynn with health watch. of course it is well known baby born prematurely face a number of medical problems. a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street and we'll be right back.

another mild july evening. what are the chances of more rain tonight or any rain for

that matter? eyewitness news is live with complete coverage. bob is updating the five-day forecast but bernadette woods has a updated look to what we can expect tomorrow. >> reporter: the dry air is dominating. i want to show you for tomorrow we're going to start out with temperatures in the 60s. as we head to the afternoon we'll warm-up a bit more. there will be more sunshine outside. there is an isolated chance for a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow as we head through the day and evening. a small chance but it's there. for the rest of the five-day, here's bob. >> reporter: a much better chance for the showers here on thursday as we get more humidity and the system comes in from the west and a scattered shower or thundershower again friday. back up close to normal and by the weekend, sunny to partly cloudy, 87 on saturday. the o's in new york

tonight.

the orioles are right now thinking about this season but ahead there is a change in the future. >> there could be a big change. travel plans for the spring. the orioles rebuilding plan may include a florida address. the o's have reached a deal to move to sarasota for spring

training starting next year. it's a 30-year grement that goes before the sarasota county commission tomorrow. it would mark a departure from fort lauderdale where it has trained for 13 years. the o's have had contentious negotiations with fort lauderdale officials about the complex. the solution looks to be sarasota where they expect to be starting in february. the o's are in new york for game two of the series with the yankees looking to bounce back from the 2-1 loss last night. lefty rich hill gets the ball for the birds, fight to go keep a spot in the rotation. did have a good performance against toronto his last start. he faces sergio mitre. the first pitch scheduled for 7:05. baseball trade deadline 30 days away. danny baez's name has come up in a number of possible deals.

the veteran right hander has a strong year after elbow surgery. his concentrations is on the o's. >> this i want to have a team that is my team to work on every day and win a ball game. i don't want to think about it. i have a lot of things to think about in these games and i don't want to put those kinds of things in my mind. >> reporter: he's in the final year of his orioles krot making a deal a -- contract, making a deal a more likely event. roberts slides in and doesn't appear to touch the plate, tagged by yankees pitcher. both were out. costly in a one-run defeat. wild inning in oakland. twins trailing the a's by raun bottom of the 9th, wild pitch.

minnesota's michael cadard is called out. twins have an argument. check this out on the replay. he's in there for sure but called out and twins lose a heart breaker from the boys of summer to the girl. the world cup of softball. wild play at the plate in this one. andrea duran drives in a run. caitlyn cochran collides with the catcher. she didn't touch the plate. loose ball picked up and there is the tag. the u.s. had a three-one lead and kept it that way. the final out, team usa holds on and win the coraled cup against australia 3-1. overseas for the tour defrance. five days remain after today's 100 mile stage. a high speed spill going downhill. leaves some skin on the road after that his happen. hats a big ouch. from the pain and agony to the flil of victory.

spain wins today's stage. contador is ahead and lance armstrong is one behind him.

♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving wh h geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. ufuffled music (announcer) 's's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel lik somebody's watchg g me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico.

don't miss the cbs prime timeline up, the premier of medium followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. that's it for us tonight at 6:00. >> thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13. don't rush away. there is much more to head on the cbs evening news with katie couric including the battle over healthcare reform as it continues. up next katie interviews president obama on that and other issues. we now take you to new york and the cbs evening news with katie couric and invite you to be back here with us for >> couric: tonight, the latest threat to health care reform. squabbling among democrats on capitol hill, and the stakes could not be higher for the democrat in the white house. are you concerned at all that if health care reform fails it will be a huge and devastating

setback to your presidency? i'm katie couric. also tonight, danger on the highway. hands-free phones may be a bigger distraction than we knew. why did the government keep us in the dark. a prominent black man is arrested after he enters his own home because someone mistakenly reported a break in. was it racial profiling? and an unusual brain condition opens up a whole new world for an artist. and she wants to keep it that way. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: and good evening, everyone. we came here today to talk to the president in person about perhaps the biggest domestic challenge he's facing: health care reform. he's pressing the people who work behind me at the capitol-- your senators and representatives-- to get it done and soon. but he's facing tough op