alice steinbalk passed away last night from cancer. she won the 1985 pulitzer prize for her account of the world of a 10-year-old blind boy. she was the first woman at the baltimore sun to win the prestigious award. she spent more than two decades with the paper. alice steinbalk was 78 years old. >>> the good times are almost ready to roll at the new maryland live casino. the first 100 slot machines arrived at the casino this morning. it will eventually house the state of the art slot machines and electronic table games. >>> march madness is officially under way with two more opening round games tonight. we want to invite you to try your hand at the asuswjz bracket challenge. you can challenge marty, mark, stan, bob, bernadette, tim, jess, adam, don, mary, plus radio personalities from 105.7 the fan. click on the link at the top of the home page. >> nigh goal is just -- my goal is always just to beat tim. >> that's a good goal. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news at 4:00". >>> the mayor is asking the business community to step up and e

. >> a local pulitzer prize winning writer has died, alice steinbalk was the first woman from the baltimore story to receive that award on a story about a blind 10-year-old. she died after battling cancer for several years dead at the age of 78. >>> turning to the weather where there is nothing but good news, a warm sunny day and no matter what the calendar says it feels like spring out there. marty bass in the outbreak and bernadette woods in the weather center. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, and yes, we continue to say it, but once again just a gorgeous winter afternoon. look at the temperatures this go around. yesterday we made it all the way up to 80. we are already at 72 in baltimore. 72 in cumberland. look at all those 70s across the south. we are getting closer and show you along the water it is cooler but it has already risen up to 71 in annapolis and 67 in kent island. now we do have a couple of little changes to talk about but overall not a bad forecast. with more on that here is marty. >> good afternoon everybody, let's make it simple, take a look at a graphic. what

alice steinbalk. she became the first woman to win a pulitzer prize for writing.as 78 years old. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. the city school system has paid out tens of millions of dollars the past five years in a rare and controversial perk. >>> micah is bringing fine art to the masses, via a vending machine, which dispenses art. >>> and johns hopkins professors check out mobile phone apps to tell you which ones work and which don't. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. >>> well, money is getting moved around in baltimore city schools. and it's heading right to the students. wjz and gigi barnett are live to explain the new plan will likely mean more cuts at school headquarters. gigi. >> that's right, denise. the school leaders say they are funneling more money to the classroom, because that is exactly where it's needed the most. >> reporter: this is where city school leaders want to spend the bulk of their cash. in the classroom on every student. the district u