hi, everyone. i'm mary bubala. kai is off today. we'll begin with breaking news. sky eye chopper 13 is over the area. captain mike. >> it happened about 20 minutes ago, mary. we are over the south river near the lee annapolis airport. this is just west of route two. this airplane has crashed into the water. it is believed to be a small, single-engine style airplane. we do know that the pilot that remained with the aircraft when it went into the water has been rescued. and is at a nearby marina. we are told that the pilot's

injuries are minor at this time. he may even refuse medical treatment, we are told. so not very fortunate. but we have a significant presence of natural resources police, the coast guard, and anne arundel county police and fire both along the route 2 bridge here in annapolis. and at the marina, which is adjacent to it. at this point, they are content just to mark the location of the airplane which is now sunk. you can see the natural resources boat. they're actually just looking to hook a buoy to it. but at this point, no other injuries we know of. and we have heard they have notified the faa of the plane crash. very good news here, the pilot, not severely injured. >> he is so lucky. thanks. captain mike. we'll update you on this and the story as we get information. the fbi get getting threats of violence against lawmakers.

nearly a dozen say disturb phone calls and vandalism has them concerned for their own safety. joel brown reports for wjz from washington. a proud president obama took the stage before a friendly crowd in iowa. >> health insurance reform is the law of the land. all across america. >> he hit the road thursday, hoping to sell the new healthcare reform law to skeptical americans. >> what this reform does is build on the system of private health insurance that we already had. >> but they say it is simply not true. republicans vow they will start fighting the changes, even after they're passed. >> the tax hikes, medicare cuts. the gimmicks, the back-room deals. we're going to fight to repeal them at every single term. >> reporter: republican senators did manage to find problems in the so-called fix- it bill. they sent it back to the house. but it's shaping up to be just

a temporary setback. top democrats say they'll have it passed by the end of the week. but the debate unfolding on capitol hill is raising debate between staffers. after the bill passed, vandals struck the homes of several lawmakers. and some like democrat bart stupack calling for calm. >> some will only enflame these situations to dangerous levels. enough is enough. it has to stop. >> capitol police and fbi agencies are -- agents are now reporting the damage. joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> in respect for the late senator ted kennedy who spent his career championing all healthcare for all americans, the senator observed a moment of silence before voting on the healthcare fix-it bill. al qaeda leader osama bin laden issues a chilling warning to the u.s.

jessica kartalija has more. >> reporter: in the new message, bin laden threatens to kill any captured americans if the u.s. captures the mastermind of 9/11. khalid sheikh mohammed is the most senior al qaeda being in u.s. custody. mohammed faces the death penalty for murder and war crimes relating to 9/11. obama is trying to decide whether to hold his trial in an american court. >> bin laden is believed to be hiding somewhere in the rugged, lawless border between afghanistan and pakistan. the mayor calls it a doomsday scenario. but it is all too real. helpeds of city police officers and firefighters could lose their job because of a massive budget shortfall. wjz stays on this important

story. mike hellgren breaks down the tough numbers. >> reporter: a lot of people are angry about these budget proposals. that i say it's a scare tactic by the mayor's office. but the reality is, the final budget will not look nearly as bad, as the mayor is proposing a number of new fees and taxes. >> the police chopper, marine and mounted units will go away under the proposed budget, which cuts more than 300 positions. three fire companies will be closed. >> no one has been spared, no agency. and the budget reflects that. >> the city is going through the difficult choices that have to be made because of the revenue shortfalls that have affected the entire country, every state because of the contraction of the global economy. >> i don't want to create panic. but it certainly does minimize our ability to simply be there when we're needed. >> it provides more money for

the health department. >> last year, we had to cut 35% of our budget for materials. in the past six months alone, we had a 20% increase in the visitors. and the year before that, we had a 32% increase in visitors. >> reporter: the mayor hopes to scale back some of these cuts by increasing fees, by running a tax on hospital beds. >> we'll only be able to restore the top priorities, the mayor indicated, public safety, recreation, and infrastructure are at the top. >> the budget closes 29 of 55 rec centers and seven pools, leaving kids with little to do. >> we don't have movie theaters. we have bars on every corner. >> sometimes you gotta pull from somewhere when there's budget cuts to be made. >> also cuts to the funding for the preakness parade and 4th of july. >> the mayor says she will not

report. >> the mayor will talk about the fees on april 12th. baltimore brothers charged in the death of a dog have are the things to consider. they will face animal cruelty and mutilation charges in the death of a pit bull. charges were filed when guns and drug were found inside the johnson home during the investigation. the assistant state's attorney said they had insufficient evidence to take that case to court. a former pharmacologist at the university of maryland pleads guilty to growing marijuana in their baltimore home. gigi other barnett. >> reporter: he faces deportation to his native canada. police arrested the 33-year-old in september when detectives found pots pot in his home. they were investigating the death of his fiance, carrie john.

carrie john died to an allergic reaction to a bogus drug she ordered online from the philippines. mccracken said he wants to go home soon to virginia, because he wants to donate one of his kidneys to his father who has late-stage renal cancer. >> he had been a promising scientific career. former naacp president kweisi mfume has a new job. the group represents more than 30,000 african american doctors and their patients. mfume says he hopes to increase the number of minority healthcare workers and end racial disparities in diagnosing treatments. the day started sunny and warm and will likely end with rain. outside now, the clouds are beginning to move a little bit on this mild afternoon. wjz has weather and traffic together. but we'll start over with

meteorologist tim williams in the updated first warning weather. our normal high for this time of year, around 37 degrees. temperature now, 71. at bwi marshall. firstwarning doppler radar shows we have some rain moving into our direction. with 72 degrees, things are still mild to welcome that in. the front driving this rain and the low pressure with it now down around st. louis. and the front is meandering across the ohio river valley and up to the northeast. it's going to get here after sundown or so and linger until dawn. before we start to see the temperatures really drop behind this. the back edge of this is responsible for snow in the eastern great lakes. we'll see colder air filter in here. and while the weekend does start to dry out, it does definitely cool down. we'll talk about that in your updated first warning forecast. let's check in on the roads with sharon gibala. >> hi. despite the nice weather out there, we have plenty of problems to talk about, unfortunately, this afternoon. one of those problems on the

83, in the northbound lanes. past mount caramel. it is causing a big delay, back possibly to the beltway. meanwhile, in edgewater, we're following a problem with the plane. solomon's island road. the right lane blocked there. watch for an accident. another in middle river. wilson point at cypress drive. another in randallstown. that one on liberty at old court. two in the city at fayette. and there's a crash on sterling lane. and debris, 29 northbound. that's just past broken lamb. a 96-minute setback. there's a live look at the beltway. drive times and speeds, 33 miles an hour. your slowest spots on the west side, inner and outer loop, averaging 19-minute drive times. on the top side, 38 miles an hour. there's a look at that delay, on the harrisburg expressway. again, that is because of that

accident in the northbound lanes, just in the area past mount caramel road. this is brought to you by the ringling brothers, barnum and bailey. april 7th through the 18th. back over to you. filling up your tank continues to get more expensive. in tonight's pump watch report, andrea fujii explains why it may only get worse. it's always painful for ron lame to fill up his school bus. >> will probably be about $150. >> reporter: luckily, he doesn't have to pay this bill. but increases for everyone at the pump, even businesses, means cuts elsewhere. >> we're already cutting back. it's just something everybody has to do. >> extra $5, $10, sometimes $15 a month i have to spend on gas. >> baltimore is at $2.79. one year ago, prices were

nearly $1 less. experts say it's nearly all supply and demand. >> people are out in their cars more. filling up. they have warm weather. and the demand is up now. >> reporter: but it's not just u.s. demand. >> reporter: china is the world's second largest consumer in gas, oil. that's helping to drive up crude oil. >> some shoppers say they're shopping wisely. there are some deals to be had. some offer a few cents cheaper if you pay with cash. >> those prices may still rise. the good news is the $4 days of 2008 may be history. >> with this seasonal demand, it continues to increase. could possibly see prices around $3 a gallon. >> reporter: andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> and experts say consumer confidence in the u.s. economy is also driving up crude oil prices, which is traigd about $81 a barrel now. to find the cheapest gas near

you, go to wjz.com. and still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. she's been a vice vice presidential candidate and a governor. we'll tell you about sarah palin's new job. money doesn't grow on trees. so how did it get into a truckload of cheese? we'll explain. you'll need your sunglasses now. but the clouds are moving in. meteorologist tim williams has the updated first warning weather forecast coming up next.

fire investigators are sifting through the rubble of a massive fire in north carolina. half a dozen homes burned to the ground when a grass fire was whipped into an inferno. more than 1 dozen people are homeless. no one, though, is hurt. police in nebraska seize a semi truck, full of drug money packed in cheese.

douse lass -- douglas county sheriffs say this is the third time they have seized drug money. former vice president sarah palin is now branching out. she can now add cable tv to herb resume. >> saberra palin just inked a new deal to bring her home state to your tv. >> people, whether they love her or hate hore -- her, they still want to talk about her. so she really is a natural in manipulating that and profiting from that. >> the former alaska governor and republican vice presidential candidate will star in a documentary series on discovery tlc since the gop

conceded. after stepping down as alaska's governor, she sold a million books, and now speaks at the tea party. >> what she made in a year as governor of alaska, she can now make in one evening speaking to conservatives. >> i think this might be a good platform for her. >> reporter: sarah and her husband look forward to the new shift. diane scherchg ner couldn't care less. >> if i were focusing on the presidency, i don't know if i would be focusing on a documentary. >> she is headed to arizona to help john mccain hold onto his senate seat. whether she will be running is still up in the air. >> discovery says it will be

more of a documentary than a reality show. mixed news from wall street today. the dow was up, but other markets were down. dow was up 5 points. s&p down 2. nasdaq off just a point. let's go to new york right now, where farnoosh torabi has tonight's update. >> benefits fell by 14,000 last week. the decline was more than expected. it was also the fourth consecutive weekly drop. shares of best buy are getting a boost on better-than-expected profits in the quarter. toyota has named a top executive for a quality tax board in north america. toyota says the move will also help speed up responses to driver concern.

couples planning to retire this year will need a quarter million dollars. and that is just to cover medical expenses. fidelity ran the survey. and projections are based on the 65-year-old couple, retiring this year with medicare coverage. and that estimate is up 50% from 2002. for more news, click on cbs money watch.com. in new york, i'm farnoosh torabi. killer trainer. what sea world's family thinks of the request to keep the death sealed. we could be looking for rain. sunny and mild. get your updated forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click on wjz.com. [ male announcer ] it's our hottest offer of the season,

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degrees. we really can't complain too much about this. we have a change moving into the region. we'll show you live doppler radar. giving you a bit of a spin. you'll see that that is kind of moving in that direction. it's driving that low, the long line. precipitation to the northeast. and that is going to be coming in our direction. this low here, as a matter of fact. i'll just click it on for you just to give you an idea of where it is. we're looking at the potential for severe weather down toward the gulf state. down around the florida panhandle. up into alabama. toward atlanta. that is going to miss up completely. what we're dealing with are temperatures very comfortable this time of year. keep in mind, this is middle march. and we're looking at temperatures averaging in the mid- to upper 50s. we're at 72. these are the same types of temperatures that spoil us about a week and a half ago. getting another little dose of them. 27% relative humidity. southwest wind. 29.72 and rising is the barometer reading.

ocean city, flanked by those temperatures near 60. but we have 72 at bwi marshall. and 74 down in reagan national in d.c., where the winds are coming in. light winds out in western maryland. and double digits around the rest of the state. tapping into colder air that is going to be moving in here. you see detroit, chicago. this is where the front has crossed. and this front has been responsible for some snow in the great lakes region. back toward minneapolis. and back toward iowa. temperatures getting down into the 20s over the next few nights. it's going to get here late. taking a little time to get here. clouds are increasing. but we'll see after the overnight hours start to really settle in after sundown and through the dawn, we'll start to see the rain moving in. some of the rain could really be heavy at times. and after it moves on out of here by mid- to late morning tomorrow. we'll start to see the return of the sun. cooler air, however, settles

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it is 4:29. 72 degrees. partially sunny. vic is off today. here's what people are talking about. we have an update on a small plane crash. fire officials say a small plane crashed in south river. the crash happened around 3:00 this afternoon. the pilot was the only person aboard and suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. there is a growing outrage tonight, facing pope benedict, over the way the catholic church handles priests accused of sexual abuse.

the vatican strongly denies there were -- there was any cover-up in the case of two bishops in washington. >> reporter: the ever-widening sex abuse scandal was related to pope benedict xvi today. four americans who said they were all abuse victims held demonstrations in st. peter's square, to highlight and confront what they see as a veil of secrecy. >> he assaulted this child here, this child here, this child here and this child here. >> reporter: the perpetrator was father lawrence murphy, who according to documents in a lawsuit abused between 100 to 250 children. the offenses took place over 24 years, many of them during confession. the demonstrators denounced the pope for turning a blind eye when it was brought to his attention in 1996. they say in order to avoid a scandal, his office ousted officials.

they repeatedly said they could discipline the priest. the vatican continues to insist the pope cannot be held responsible for every abuse scandal. but it continues to raise questions. >> law does not prohibit this. an official vatican statement on the milwaukee case today called it tragic. those that brought it to the vatican were detained. alan pizzy, cbs news, vatican city. the demonstrators were held for more than two hours, but no criminal charges were filed against them. the secretary of defense has issued new guidelines for the military, under the don't ask, don't tell policy. mary is in the newsroom to explain. >> reporter: they make it harder for gay soldiers to violate the don't ask, don't tell policy. it puts higher-ranking officers in charge.

president obama has called on congress to lift the ban, saying it unfairly punishes gay military personnel. gay right the groups say the new guidelines are a step in the right direction. >> defense secretary robert gates recommended congress repeal the ban, after an internal review is completed showing how it affects morale and recruitment. they are called flash mobs. gatherings on facebook and twitter. they have become a much bigger problem in philadelphia. >> reporter: philadelphia is cracking down on flash mobs like this one posted on you tube. what began as innocent gatherings, organized by teenagers online, has turned violent. last weekend, at least four people, including a police officer, were assaulted. >> stop the stupidity. cut it out. we're not messing around. >> you're going to jail. >> reporter: after internet postings indicated a possible gathering on wednesday, police mobilized a rapid response

team. and stepped up curfew enforcement. nothing happened. but authorities weren't ready. >> don't think for a minute. we're going to allow others on the street. destroy properties. >> gatherings on the internet to bring large groups together to do something conspicuous. often humorous. but police say what's happened in philadelphia is no laughing matter. >> reporter: this assault victim is glad police are getting tough. >> i'm glad they had a conference. and we'll see what happens. >> reporter: and while police are determined to make philadelphia safe, they are also calling on parents to do their part. >> take control of your kid. it is not government's responsibility to raise your child. >> reporter: officials warn if the violence continues, teen curfews will be expanded and aggressive enforcement will follow. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> witnesses say as many as 2,000 teenagers converged on a commercial area last saturday, jumping on cars and roughing up

bystanders. a medical helicopter crashed in western tennessee this morning, killing all three crewmembers on board. the aircraft was returning to its base, after flying a patient, when it crashed into a field during a rain storm. the medivac chopper was only a few miles from its destination at the time. weather experts say there were thunderstorms in the area that could have played a role in that crash. we have an update now on a trainer at sea world orlando, who was killed by a whale. as kelly cobiella reports for wjz, the video showing her death is now at the center of a court case. >> reporter: dawn brancheau's family sat quietly wednesday, as circuit court judge deliberated whether the security videotapes and photos of brancho's death should be released. sea world, brancheau's lawyer, supports the request for privacy. >> the risk is simply too high to allow these to be released to the public. the internet has changed things. and there are people who will

do disturbing things to these videos. >> reporter: brancheau was killed when tillicum grabbed the 40-year-old by her ponytail and dragged her into the water. tillicum is responsible for two other deaths. one was another trainer. and another was a homeless man. sea world admits it knew the whale's violent history. last week, a judge issued a restraining order on the videos, preventing their release. >> the issue before this court is what happens to those records when they are through with their job. >> kelly cobiella, cbs news, miami. >> the 40-year-old trainer was sea world's most experienced trainer at the time of her death. a voluntary recall for thousands of evenflo baby gates that can break or become

detached. evenflo is recalling 1,000 gates. they can detach, causing injuries to at least 11 children. well, a mild, dry weather. sticking around for at least one more day. outside right now, it's partly cloudy. very comfortable. actually warm. wjz has weather and traffic together. and bob is here with the numbers. >> a little shaky out there. actually, very warm this afternoon. 62 degrees right now. we have clouds. we've had sun and clouds on and off. for the clouds to be thickening up tonight. and here's why. out to the west, low pressure that is really wrapping up with low moisture. and even thundershower activity. we'll see clouds increasing tonight after 8:00, 9:00. look for some rain in the region. it will be with us probably until noon tomorrow. and it might even end as some wet snow flakes for a while. denise?

>> oh, no. all right, thank you, bob. let's check on the roads with sharon gibala, wjz traffic control. sharon? [ inaudible ] >> we're having difficulty with sharon's microphone, as you saw, we'll get back to her as soon as we can remedy the problem. we appreciate your patience. in maryland, a little disposable income can buy in appetizer. but you may not know, buying a plate of oysters is also an investment in the bay. >> oyster shells may seem common enough until you need them. in the fight to restore mative oyster stocks, a lot of shells are needed to build old oyster bars. but old sources are drying up. >> there's definitely a shortage of shells in the chesapeake bay. historically, we've gone out and dredged old historic areas.

and there's a lot of concern about environmental impacts. >> but one place shells are common is on maryland place. so the oyster recovery partnership is turning to restaurants and caterers for their leftover shels. >> when our oyster bar is shelling them, he is putting them off into the trash can. >> in other words, recycling oyster shells. >> we've collected 3,000 bushels. those are going to turn into 15 million oysters that are going to be replanted into the bay. >> reporter: when cleaned and aged, the shells returned, carrying tiny oysters. baby spat are being placed before new bars on the bay. volunteers do the work. it's being funded by a maryland developer. with an interest in saving the bay. >> it was given to us by god. we have an obligation to take care of it. >> reporter: down the road, this program offers the unique

possibility of recycling one meal into another. >> essentially, that's what you're doing. >> by polishing off a few. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> great idea. restoring native oysters means more than a runo -- run on cocktail sauce. the healthy oyster population could help clean water on the bay. let's go back to sharon gibala, with an update on the traffic. hello, sharon. >> hi, denise. it's busy out there. 83, northbound. we still center -- have that wreck. 16-minute delay behind it. crash in edgewater, involving a plane off the runway at lee airport. southbound, route 2. watch for an accident in middle river. wilson point road. another in randalls town. liberty at old court. and one in the city. that one on east fayette. and a new one in severna park. richie highway at arundel beach road. and watch for debris. just past broken land beltway.

a large shovel there. it will one of cost you about five minutes. cost you 16 minutes again. belfast to mount caramel. there's a look at beltway delays. this traffic report is brought to you by the all-new ringling brothers and barnum and bailey circus. playing at the first mariner arena. family ticket prices start at only $14. get your tickets today at ringling. com. -- ringling.com. straight ahead. legal to smoke pot in california? hear about the new proposal that could make it a reality. using video do -- voodoo to help police fight drug wars in mexico. we'll explain. and it's warm. but it's going to get cooler. bob is explaining in your updated forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

police in mexico are using strange rituals, involving animal sacrifice and spirit tattoos to seek protection from raging violence on u.s. border. priests are slaughtering chickens on full moon nights on beaches. and using prayers to evoke spirits to guard them as drug cartels battle into smuggling routes. violence has exploded on the borders in the last years, leaving some 19,000 people dead. a tragic end for the search for a missing college student. >> reporter: patrick trainer's body was found in his car, in a pond, not far from where the purdue university student was last seen. the discovery came after an intense four-day search. he was home on spring break. friends say trainer was at home. police reviewed security video. they realized his car never left that development. trainer was home from college,

recovering from having hernia surgery just last week. his parents were concerned pain medications may have impaired his judgment when he went out saturday night. denise? >> thank you, jessica. could california be the first state in the country to legalize marijuana. when voters head to the polls in november, they will decide whether the state will legalize pot for recreational use. in 1998, california was the first state to legalize marijuana for medical use. rhode island is also considering a bill that would decriminalize an ounce or less by anyone 18 or older. police ransacked a home in albany outside louisville. after the homeowner said they wouldn't be there. as maggie rodriguez said, one of the facebook friends is responsible. >> reporter: carrie mcmullen and curt pendleton lfort home for an 8:00 concert last saturday night. but not before telling their facebook friends in the post. luckily for them, they had

recently installed a surveillance system in the home. at 8:42, two burglars broke into the home. the cameras caught the entire episode on tape. the video shows the two men going through mcmullen's purse. stealing electronics, including a plasma television right off the wall. the burglars are seen driving away with a laundry basket, posing for goods. mcmullen realized one of them had friended her about six months ago. she says he grew up across the street from her and she hasn't seen him in more than 20 yours. >> the victims say they installed the camera because they are selling their home and they wanted to see who was coming and going. actor dennis hopper is not only fighting cancer. he is fighting his wife in divorce court. the star is dying of prostate cancer, according to his lawyer. the lawyer say hopper barely weighs 100 pounds and cannot

tolerate stress. and therefore cannot give a deposition in his divorce case. a london landmark for four searches. as amanda holden reports, it is about to become more accessible to the general public. >> reporter: our abiding memory of kensington palace as people mourned the death of princess diana. now, musicians are shake out the secrets of this 400-year- old palace. >> in this room sleeps a princess. >> reporter: and reinventing it. costume designers were asked to create new dress for each princess who lived here. and here inside the room, dresses they say are the color of time, inspired by brass clockworks. >> oh. >> ooh. >> a cabinet of curiosity. >> oh, look. >> i think we still have a prince charles and lady diana

in our house somewhere. ♪ [ music ] >> wow. it's like narnia. it's incredible this room. >> here, the artists have chosen outfits, owned by both princess margaret and princess diana. >> that's a wonderful image of her, of being free and dancing. >> this is queen victoria's room. >> that's why the princess and the pea is a room in which she slept with her mother, until she was over 18 years old. >> oh. that's my idea of a nightmare. >> reporter: plastic soldiers replace lead soldiers in this will royal play room, where would-be kings never lost a battle. >> well, the magical exhibit called the enchanted palace opens tomorrow. if you happen to be traveling to london, that is. it's a mild, dry sunny day. there's a big change on the way. and bob turk has your updated and bob turk has your updated firsrs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this batch of rain around driftol, southern west virginia is moving directly toward our

region. later tonight, probably after 10:00, 11:00, it will cloud up this evening. in addition, this front is going to slip slowly southward. behind it, much cooler. it's cleared out. only in the 30s now in chicago and southern michigan. but it got clearing skies. right along the northern fringe here, they've had snow this afternoon. that front is going to slide across here. it will get chillier. that's for sure. and it's even possible. some areas north of the city in the morning, may see some snowflakes before the rain precip ends tomorrow. 72 now. i don't care if it snows and even if it snows a little bit tomorrow. it's all going to melt. but it could snow in the morning. humidity, very dry. so 27%. winds southwest, 22. the barometer 29.73 inches. there you see the breeze. out of the south. kept us really, really warm. 25 in washington. we had a nice breeze. kept the warm air in for at least one more day. then that front is going to

come through and really chill us down. 34, chicago. and minneapolis. 26 in bismarck, middle of the afternoon. that's pretty cold air for the end of march. south of us, atlanta had rain. they're at 56. 72 here. 62 in boston. getting us warmer up the east coast. the front is going to slip through the area, slowly but surely. and our temperatures will start to fall. tomorrow, we'll be in the 40s most of the day. that's about it. and with rain ending, probably around noontime, just on the northern fringe of that area, with the cool air coming in. may just be cool enough for snowflakes. particularly i'd say, across garrett county, central p.a. and the rain coming in later tonight and during the day tomorrow. in the morning. particularly by afternoon, i deputy -- expect to see sunshine. but it will be breezy and chilly. chilly start to the weekend. small craft advisory. until midnight. and again on friday. winds can gust as high as 30 knots. tonight, clouding up.

rain developing later on. and got a little chilly. 44. tomorrow, we probably won't go much higher than 40s. and 50, if people are lucky. as i mentioned, any rain could end in wet snow. and then sunday afternoon. >> i put all of my food down on the plant today. that should help. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. baltimore's budget crisis. i'm mike hellgren at city hall, a day after the mayor reveals deep cuts to the budget, including to public safety. a lot of people are angry. some are calling this a scare tactic. complete coverage of the solutions straight aheadad at the super low price of $99.99 a month -- guaranteed for 2 years! call now and you'll also get a multi-room dvr and set top box -- free for six months. with 100% fiber optics straight to your home

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breaking news, a plane submerged after a plane crashed in anne arundel county. >> tonight, the condition of the pilot and the search for the wreckage. >> hi, everyone. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm denise koch. kai had the evening off. >> a single-engine plane crashed into the south river. a little more than an hour ago. investigators are now calling it an emergency landing. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the scene in anne arundel county. captain mike perry has the latest on the efforts to get the plane out of the water. and the condition of the pilot who office board. >> it all did occur just shortly around 3:20 this afternoon. where an airplane operating in the vicinity of the annapolis airport, near route 2, had to make an emergency landing. he landed in the south river, just west of the route 2 bridge, near a