and balancing the budget. state employees get pink slips instead of checks as budget cuts is announced. >> it is terror. where do you go? what can you do? the governor's plan and how they think about it. hello everyone i'm vic carter. there is outrage from employees over the latest round of cuts.

today the governor announced hundreds of workers will be let go, thousands more forced to be furloughed. we're live downtown we'll break down the plan as workers express their frustrations. >> reporter: it means that the employees could lose from 400 up to $4000 depending on their salary but some employees will lose more. only wjz news was there as a group of angry state workers held a protest outside of the state office building on preston street after learning they will be forced to take furloughs and 205 fellow state employees will lose their jobs. >> they're not nibbling at us any more. you know, this governor is taking bites. >> reporter: the bite is 454 million-dollars with nearly 70,000 employees furloughed. the highest paid lose two weeks salary the lowest will lose three days paid. it will close the day before labor day and other holidays to

facilitate the furloughs. the state has cut $736 million, 60% from agencies, 29 from aid to government and 11% from state employees. >> we have one intention -- to get maryland through the other side of this recession as quick -- as quickly at possible. >> why does it have to be us? why us? >> reporter: these employees say the furloughs all right them enough and vowed this time around their voices will be heard. >> the last time we did it because to save state jobs. now hear we're back again another furlough and the employees are losing jobs. >> we have budgets. we cut our budget, it cuts our budgets at home the bills and our responsibility. >> we cannot stretch it any

further. i just see that going on and on and on. >> everything is going up they are cutting our pay. >> reporter: governments are taking a bigger head for funding cuts with the health dependents and colleges and roads. we're live at federal hill. thank you, the cut goes before the board for approval. stay with us for complete coverage of the budget cuts. for a look at the governor's plan and for more on the cut goes to www.wjz.com. anibility are section is shut down after an explosion forced manhole covers popped off. we're live along fayette street. we explain what went wrong. >> tonight the dependent of public works says that bge gas lines were responsible for the covers blowing off but there is no reasons to why that

happened. >> chopper 13 is over the scene of the explosions downtown. the baltimore fire department says that four covers blew off at utah and fayette streets. >> several covers were partially displaced. what caused that displacement we're notson but we received reports of an explosion eurbgts bge jackhammers the road trying to get under it and why they blew off, the department of public works says it could be some time before they have an answer. >> police established a safety perimeter around the explosion. they investigated, bge determined that one of the gas lines was responsible for the manhole explosion. but the reason was not immediately clear. no one was hurt. the city had its hands full

with problems. a mass of water main break is still being repaired. and a steam leak shrouded the area, making it barely visible. >> how high did they get today that you are aware of. >> i don't know how high, you know, if they pop up it will startle you a bit. >> traffic is expected to be a headache and people are being told that between fayette and liberty will be closed. avoid the area for that reason. utah will be closed between baltimore and lexington street. new at 11, three men are charged with gang raping three women at a local high school. it happened in july. two women accepted a ride from the men walking downtown on fayette street. holding them they drove them to the school where police say

they raped the women. the other attack happened two weeks later. the victim in that incident took down a partial license plate number which led them to the suspects. a murder in baltimore county as a man is found shot to death. we investigate. >> reporter: police are looking for theperson who murdered -- for theperson who murdered a man. his wife made the gruesome discovery. >> he was dead in a pool of blood on the floor. he had been shot several times. >> it does not seem like that kind of neighborhood. >> they are looking into his past for clues. they ran a well-known camp in west virginia. former campers remember him being fun and loving. >> he owned and operated this shop. according to the charging documents it was the scene of a disturbing incident last year involving a teen. he was charged with assaulting

an 18-year-old employee. the victim said that he asked would you ever sexually pleasure me. he said i have been split up for my wife and have been sell bait. on tuesday tkw-bgtives returned to the scene to question employees. records show they were to appear in court to settle a dispute over their home. the issue has been resolved. a neighbor, who considers himself an uncle to the couple's children, spoke only to wjz news, we wish her peace and security and for the kids to have a peaceful life for her and for the future. >> reporter: it may be hard to find until police find the shooter. >> there was no forceddentry, the house had not been ransacked or robbed which leads investigators to believe he knew the killer and the killer was there on a mission. >> reporter: they are not aware of any links between the past charges and the murder.

they cannot stress how important any public information is to help them solve the case. reporting at police headquarters. >> crime stoppers is offering a reward for information. call if you have any tips. police are looking for the whim is the accomplice who was shot and killed by police last night. this is a photo of the suspect holding up a bank on saturday. he was with an unidentified woman. they were forced to kill him after he taxed to run over them. the coast guard is calling for a list of changes tonight for the water taxis that operate in baltimore. it was five years ago that five people were killed when one capsized. today it issued a final report. >> march 6, 2004, the water taxi capsized killing five people. >> the three of us sitting in

the middle of the boat. it was a beautiful afternoon. >> it was run by seaport taxi with 25 people on board when a microburst stormed into the bay. passengers were tossed into the water. >> it started to rain, the second gust of wind, the third came along and the boat flipped over. i thought this is the day that the three of us go together. >> reporter: he survived his wife and daughter did not. five years later they are issuing the final report on the accident. in the report, they list a number of factors that led to the boat cap sizing, including the wind, waves, passenger weight and a decision to turn the boat into the wind. >> the coast guard's focus has been on ensuring the safety to go on the vessels. >> reporter: the coast guard is recommending some changes, including adjusting the average passenger weight size and allow

fewer people on board. they want to ensure that all vessels are tested for stability to find which ones are at a higher risk of overturning. the findings a i grow with the conclusions made in the report from the ntsb. the coast guard will discuss the report in greater detail tomorrow. backups near the bay bridge. a tractor-trailer had a problem in the eastbound lanes. it lacked shutting down lan force several hours. traffic is moving again tonight. and days after bill ripped up the coast, a new storm may be brewing in the atlantic. bernadette woods is tracking it live from the warning center. >> this is an interesting one. it's nothing official yet but aircraft has been in already and you can see the blob to the north of puerto rico that's the area with the bright colors, they are intensifying. there have been winds but no

closed circulation. that is very porn for a tropical system. it is what gets it going. it is not chosed yet. it is pointing to this be a depression and a storm and next 24 hours if that were to happen it would become danny. it will take a track that we see towards the united states and by this weekend, very close to the carolina coast or midatlantic. close enough to us we have to pay attention to this, it is not anything official yet. this will be changing. we'll keep it up to date. we'll have the forecast shortly. >> customs and immigration make a find in a more unusual place. this is a bra packed with cotrain. it was worn by a woman going through customs. she was transporting the drugs in a specially made bra with places for the packets of cocaine. she is now under arrest.

life changing money. the sole winner of the 290malon dollars jackpot and what he plans to do with the cash. millions around the world talking. a new marketing campaign to college students by one of the largest beer companies. at the university of maryland college park. that story is straight ahead. i'm bernadette woods in for bob turk. we have some changes coming our way including something brewing in the tropics. that coming up.

it is 73 degrees right now. the forecast is coming up. michael jackson's personal physician is firing back at investigators looking into the pop star's death. through the lawyer he never told police that he left his room on the day he died. he did admit to giving him several drugs on that day to sleep including the powerful anesthetic. one expert said that murray should have known better. >> he knew all the drugs that michael jackson had been taking, he must have been aware of the effects. >> this is pharmacology 101. and i think he made a poor choice of drugs. >> they are building a case against dr. murray. they have raided his office in houston. and singer chris brown is ordered to stay away from his

ex-girlfriend. he pleaded guilty to attacking her. he has to stay 100-yards away during the next five years. the only exception is music industry events. he received five years probation. it is a public service announcement with a graphic message about texting and driving. this video was made for british high school students and fronted about i a force. since it hit the internet 1.5 million have seen it. the response has been overwhelming with teens -- teens pledging never to text and drive pgh a new campaign is causing controversy. new bud light cans will feature school colors including the university of maryland at college park. and some fear that the look of the cans will increase under

aged drinking. >> reporter: as teams hit the grid iron and fans pack the stands, another way to show spirit may be in a can. at least that's the campaign by a beer maker. they are called fan cans. beer on the inside the team's color on the outside. some say that it is a strategy that may work. >> how they make their money they get people to buy it. it will deliver red and black cans to stores near the campus next week. none of the cans will have the logos or mascots just the school's colors. >> it is like a recession, we're smile and people are finding ways to, i don't know get better marketing so they are hitting the younger kids. >> they will increase bing drinking and give students the impression ta they support the under age drinking. it is targeting only legal drinkers n a written statement a vice president writes: our company's position on drink something clear, if students

are 21 or older and drink, we want them to do so responsibly. if they are under 21 we want them to respect the law ad not drink. they say they are unnecessary. >> i think they are trying too hard. they will get it sold no matter what. and it would not promote the new fan camera near any university that objects to it. there is no word if maryland has made a request. in the health watch, a concern about a popular diet drug. the food and drug administration is looking to see whether alli is causing liver damage. they have not found a link. they are warning users to look out for stomach pain. the makers say it has been used safely by 35 million patients. and a man has more than 259 million reasons to smile. the sole winner of the 19th drawing. the only reason he played the

lottery because the proceeds went to support education. >> i said why can't i throw $2 at the lottery to help education. come to find out i did not need two dollars to win so i wasteed a dollar. >> he said he will start a ship fund with some of the winnings. $259million. >> that's not bad. >> we're related somehow. [ laughter ] >> you would be, too. >> weather-wise beautiful out there. but we have changes coming our way and it will start to involve the tropics. right now let's look at today first. 85-degree is the where we -- that's where we stopped out. and tonight we're coming in at 73. 78 in ocean city. 62 in oakland. the dew points are low. that's why it has been comfortable. the winds have turned around. that's going to provide fog

during the overnight. temperatures getting cho esto 90. but still dry out there because of high pressure. after that, though. the high pressure will give way and things will change after that. there will be dry air. only the chance for a shower and storm. things are starting to pick up surprise and saturday. and we'll be looking down at the tropics. this is why -- this is right here getting it's act together. and the aircraft has been in there. they found winds dut not that closed circulation to classify it as a tropical expression. this will strengthen. it will gain the name danny and even with that, it will continue to the northwest.

and it takes it generally our way. this is what we're going to battle. just to the north. from the south. we head to the weekend. it will be generally in the area of the carolinas into the midatlantic. this is something we have to pay attention to. it has not received a name but it is likely to it will be tropical storm canny. something that will factor into our forecast. out on the waters. beautiful out there. winds a 59 to 10 knots. we're going to 66. patchy fog and then close to 90 degrees. but after that, this is when we see the changes. maybe a shower, storm on thursday. much better chances on friday. some of the moisture is coming from the south. we'll be -- we'll be watching saturday into sunday. and the potential for danny would be. and stay tuned to that. >> thank you u coming up the

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keeping our eye on the o's. >> they are on the road after winning a series and right now, they're battling it out with the twins. the top 2. o's feeling good off one swat from this guy, michael aubrey. and hustling around the bases at full steam ahead. wie. it ers scores. it is going to be a throw to and mora scores safely and easily. look that the. a standup at 3rd. and later and pie. on his high horse for the catch. in the bottom of the 9th. o's and twins tied up at 6:00. elsewhere, zach grinky

heading to the mound for the vertical adventure. he got some reach. he snagged the chopper. he in unfortunate have spring in his feet as they beat the indians 6-2. today in south africa a return for the country's best athlete castor semenya coming home to a celebration. people shouting -- she's a girl. a lot of people suspecting she he is a boy. the 18-year-old is undergoing gender testing after questions arose about her build and deep voice. among the things that stood out in the ravens victory over the jets. a good play from the second year player gooden and mark sanchez celebrating. >> i love it you don't know how long it will last. you have to get up and celebrate with your team.

>> i'm looking to play more and get ready for the season open weir kansas city. we have two more. but folks on them. that's between counts. >> the williams sisser are becoming minority ownerss of their home town dolphins. this he are the first african- americans to possession an ownership stake in an nfl team. that makes me happy that's my home town but the dolphin notice they are wondering they are my second most favorite. >> they're my best team. >> we got it. >> proud of them. >> next... a vacation souvenir of a lifetime.

imagine if you will getting a picture with the president but having no one believe that it is real. that's what happened to one gentleman. he got this of the president during a round of golf. when he posted it his friends thought they were doctored. now they believe that he got the shot of a lifetime on that course. we'll be back.