cheryl conner has more on the plan to save baltimore $60 million. >> i want to see why - >> reporter: union chiefs representing city employees are at odds with the apliewfl to cut back on spending. the chief of the city's biggest union june says departments are spending without counting the cost. >> in the city there's a lot of contracts still doing work. the mayor has said for the last two months she would look into it. >> reporter: the mayor says the city doesn't have the equipment to accomplish the work contractors k. the president of the city's fire department union is hoping current employees can pick up the slack after five positions were eliminated today. >> one of the people was a grant writer so she actually brought money into the fire department. >> reporter: in all, 27 employees were laid off and a furlough plan was approved. everyone will take at least five unpaid days, those making over $100,000 will take 10 days. we found at least one employee who agrees with the plan. >> there are people looking at this, trying to be as fair as they can. [sirens] >> reporter: negotiates

abc2 news cheryl conner shows you how. >> reporter: larry loves the movies. >> i probably go to the moviestimes a week. >> reporter: a habit that could really cost him if he always had to pay but he doesn't. he knows the inside secrets on getting in for free and doesn't mean sneaking in either. >> if you really try and you really want to you can go see a movie for free every week. >> reporter: want to know how? a simple search on-line can get you the ticket you're looking for. sites like wildaboutmovies or mycinemaaccess list films offering free passes in dozens of cities. >> generally most of them have you put in a user name and password. some have several pages but they are optional. look for skip this step so you can log on as soon as possible and get ready to find out where the screenings are. >> reporter: if you're in l.a. or new york you can get in to see a live taping of one of your favorite tv shows by checking audiencesunlimitted.com. >> they will tell you which tv shows, what time, what location. >> reporter: don't want to leave home? jamming.com has hundreds of movies both new a

abc2 news cheryl conner talks to the fans lining up early outside the first mariner arena before tickets go on sale and looks at how management is trying to avoid any problems with scalpers. >> ♪ everybody's got a hungry heart♪ >> reporter: john is singing the bruce springsteen classic, sounds better when the man known as the boss is heard above him. for the first time since 1973 springsteen is coming back to baltimore and back to the first mariner arena where he last played 36 years ago. >> it's a little bit of a drag to go travel to see him. not that he's not worth it but we most likely we will never see him here again. >> reporter: joshua has waited in line since monday. that's right, four days so far and five before his tickets are in hand for the november 20th show. >> i want to see bruce springsteen first time. i wasn't born yet the last time he came by. i'm a huge fan of his. >> reporter: the general manager says he tried for six years to get bruce springsteen to come back to baltimore. now he's doing what he can to make sure there are no problems when tickets go on sale. at the v

cheryl conner takes us to a candlelight vigil that brought out friends, neighbors and even members of the volunteer fire department tonight. >> reporter: it's clear this tragedy may be the most difficult on the neighbor's young people. lights shined where the news of an apparent murder suicide has left this mount airy community in shock. >> we know he's in a better place now. where there's no suffering. >> reporter: friends are struggling with their loss. they can't possibly answer why 38-year-old charles daulton killed his wife jennifer, their two kids, and the dog before taking his life. police said he shot the family while sleeping. a friend made the discovery. >> very kind, and very loving. very friendly, he was always talkative. >> looking forward to moving up, and being a senior and fight fire for real. >> reporter: with parents by their sides, friends spoke with incredible courage. >> he was a good person. he didn't deserve this. he was a very nice person. >> reporter: this was a church going family. but some believe there were financial issues that led charles daulton to kill.

cheryl conner, abc 2 news. >> greg morgan will officially announced his candidacy friday september 11th. for a look at the top stories, baltimore police charged one of their own tonight officer michael sylvester charged with drug possession and theft after a sting operation. police spokesman says he took $70 from an under cover officer during the sting a bag of crake cocaine was found in his locker he has been with the department since 2005, 55 children are safe tonight after escaping from a fire at the daycare, happened after 11:00 today although the learning center. the cause is still under investigation, the state fire marshal says he thinks it may have started in an un used kindergarten room. damages are totaled $175,000. >>> it has been more than a month since michael jackson passed away. tonight he will finally be laid to rest. it's private service, jackson will rest in the great mausoleum at forest lawn glendale, 8 miles knot of downtown los angeles, stars including clarke gable and wc fields has been buried there. no charges have been filed. >>> the latest now on efforts to keep

abc 2 news' cheryl conner has more from neighbor who's are struggling to understand what could lead a husband and father to kill his family and then take his own life. >> reporter: a growing memorial, flowers, balloons, stuffed animals now stands outside of the dalton house. >> it's just so sad to see the whole family go. >> reporter: friendses and neighbors gathering in this quiet subdivision to remember 14-year-old charlie dalton, his 7-year-old sister and their mother and father. >> such a shock because she was such a wonderful little girl and they were a nice, nice family. >> reporter: police responding to a 911 call around 5:30 friday night are call this a murder-suicide. that 38-year-old charles dalton sr. killed his wife and two children as they slept and turned the 12 gauge shotgun on himself. >> it's devastating to everyone. >> i don't know what to say. it's horrible somebody could do that. >> reporter: neighbors are at a loss to say why. this was a church-going family but some believed there were financial issues. >> i see he's got his house up for sale and the economy has b

cheryl conner introduces us to the man who wants counsellman moxley's job. >> you know what?y. >> reporter: greg morgan has called catonsville home for 20 years. he's never held elected office but hopes to serve his community as the district one county councilmanp. >> i served as a pta president both elementary school and middle school. very active in the fourth of july celebrations here in catonsville. >> reporter: one day after sam moxley was sentenced to two years of supervised probation for drunk driving, morgan publicly announced his intentions to run against him. greg morgan says he doesn't want councilman sam moxley's legal troubles to be a reflection on his campaign. he says he's been talking about running for the seat for five years. morgan calls councilman moxley a friend. >> that was a concern of mine that i might look opportunistic. i had to keep it going. >> reporter: morgan says he's proven himself worthy of holding an elected seat by launching community initiatives like the tree park. >> no one answered at councilman moxley's home. an assistant says he's unavai

abc 2's cheryl conner shows you how. >> mary lee bo loves the movies. >> i probably go to the movies at least two times a week. >> reporter: it's a habit that could really cost him if he was the kind of guy who always had to pay but he is not. he knows the inside secrets on getting in for free and he doesn't mean sneaking in either. >> if you really try and you really want to you can go see a movie for free every week. >> want to know how? a simple search online can get you exactly the ticket you're looking for. sites like "wild about movies" or"my cinema access" list films offering three passes in dozens of cities. >> generally most of them will have you put in like a user name and password. some of them have several pages but those pages are optional. so just kind of look for skip the step so you can log in as quick as possible and find out where the screenings are. >> reporter: if you're going to be in l.a. or new york you can get into see a life taping of one of your favorite television shows by checking the web site's audiences unlimited.com. >> they'll tell you which tv shows,

in downtown baltimore, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> the board of estimates will meet again october 21st to hammer out the details with the firefighters and police. coming up at 6:00, why the city's biggest union chief says the mayor missed opportunities to save thousands of dollars. >>> and the city state's attorney's office feeling the pinching. patricia jessamy said today her office has 20 unfilled positions including 10 prosecutors and 10 support staff. her office will take furlough days as well and she says this means over the next nine months beginning october 1st and each day the courts are open through june 30th, we'll have about nine fewer prosecutors on duty and five less support staff. she says all courts will be fully operational and she will reassign staff to cover the courtroom vacancies. >>> law enforcement across the country remains on heightened alert following that suspected terror plot in new york city. the homeland security secretary janet napolitano says we must remain vigilant in the face of security threats. she was in baltimore today. kelly swoope joins us to expl

in columbia, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >> howard county's drivethrough flu clinic is scheduled for october 4th, from 10:00 to 2:00 at the health department it's free to the public. harford county also bumped up its seasonal flu clinic by a month. it will be at cal ripken stadium september 29th from 10:00 to 2:00. flu shots cost $20 there. >>> also in howard county, monday night at 7:00 community leaders will hold a town hall meeting will h1n1 and seasonal flu. they will be given the most up to date information about viruses and details on plans to protect you and your family. it will be the 10 oaks ballroom on signal bell lane. >>> a building that dates back 200 years was destroyed by fire in howard county this morning. nothing is left of the old barn. it's near he -- ellicott city's main street. it was behind some homes. firefighters say it may have had electricity in the past but has been vacant for 10 years. >> 25, 30-foot structure, was an old blacks mith's farm in the 1800s. >> investigators are still looking into it. >>> four people accused of assaulting several people with a pellet