in the first interview responding to the cutbacks, chief clack talked about the tough times. >> i am not going to guarantee that there won't be any permanent fire company closing. i am not going to garn had tee there won't be more rotating closures or layoffs. or any of those things. i cannot take any of that stuff off the table. what i will say is i hope that there is no layoffs. and thankfully, in the fire department we have not had any. >> clack is also preparing to eliminate 7 1/2 million dollars from the budget. since is the mayor has requested all departments cut 5 percent. >> city leaders and residents met tonight to take on property taxes. mayor sheila dixon wants to cut property taxes, but spokesperson for the mayor said making property taxes match surrounding areas may put a huge burden on the city. circuit court clerk frank conaway said he is tired of the excuses. >> the senator theater hit the auction block today. but not without interruptions. several times supporters interrupted auctioneers calling the sale rigged. but in the end, the city, which now owns the mortgage w

and with even more cuts in the works, fire chief jim clack responds to concerns about safety. kathleen cairns has the latest on the story you saw first on fox. >>. >> as many as six city fire companies are closed every shift. due to cuts to overtime. and even more cuts could be coming. >> no, i would not say safety is in jeopardy. i would say that we are going to be a little slower. when we get a full box alarm, we call it. >> in the first sit down interview to respond to the cutbacks, chief clack explains. >> these times are tough. and i am the first to admit i don't like rotating closures. i don't like companies being out of service. >> the chief is also bracing to reduce the budget by another $7.5 million, since the mayor requested all departments cut 5 percent. >> nobody is exempt, we could not afford for any agency to be exempt. >> i will not guarantee there won't be any permanent fire company closing. i am not going to guarantee there won't be morrow taking closures or layoffs or any of those things. i cannot take any of that stuff off the table. what i will say is i hop

baltimore fire chief jim clack is speaking out about the closing of several city fire houses. he says safety is not in jeopardy despite the rotating closures of the fire companies. he also warnings more reductions are in the works. as many as six city fire companies are closed every shift due to the elimination of overtime pay. in his first interview responding to the cutbacks, chief clack talked about the tough times. >> i'm not going to guarantee that there won't be any permanent fire company closing. i'm not going to guarantee there won't be more rotating closures or layoffs or any of those things. i can't take any of that stuff off of table. what i do say, is i hope that there's no layoffs. and thankfully in the fire department we haven't had any. >> chief clack is preparing to eliminate another $7.5 million from the budget since the mayor has requested all departments cut 5%. >>> a sales pitch from the president. president obama took to the airwaves last night to try to sell his much debated health care plan, but will he win the support of the american public? elizabeth m

. >>> the white house is guaranteeing the clack for clunkers program through this weekend and senator karl levin of michigan says the house plans to pass $2 billion to people the program running. a week after taking effect the cash for clunkers program has run through a billion allocated to it. that program al indicates money to people who turn in old cars for more fuel-efficient cars. michigan senator debbie stabenow joins me now. good to see you. >> great to be with you. >> senator, i assume in michigan where unemployment is north of 15% and, obviously, there have been tough woes this comes as good news. >> yes. >> that the billion dollar program has run through so quickly. do you have a sense of where we go from here? >> sure. i have to say when i authored this in the senate, i had no idea that it would be as fast as it's been. i knew it would be successful because there are all kinds of people that want to get back into showrooms and want to buy new great cars and i'm hoping they will all be american-made when they are buying them. but the reality is that it was so popular that th

clack>> the remote jungle provis cover for one of the poorest countries. a huge cocaine processing plant was found in this area in march. the authorities say they have uncovered an even bigger operation. they say it could produce up to 100 kilos of cocaine per day. the interior minister flew in to see for himself. >> this is the most important hit against drug trafficking in a long time. we're hoping that these industrial plants that produce drugs and produce cocaine will not continue. >> previously, they would have been uprooted by the u.s. war on drugs. he says the traditional use of cocoa for medicinal purposes should not be confused with the drug trade. it set him at odds with the u.s.. he ordered american anti-drug agents out of bolivia last year, accusing them of spaldeen and destabilizing the country. the u.s. suspended trade benefits. and all explains why the bolivian people are so key to trumpet this latest success. bbc news. >> this is "world news" today fm bbc. president obama calls on russia to be a great cover working in partnership with the u

years ago that constant clicketing and clacking created a vibration and you don't feel that any more. >> reporter: and that's what happened here, devastating a family. >> kyle and connor were totally inseparable. fortunately they died together. but at least the two of them are together. >> reporter: experts say there's only one solution. >> stay off, stay away, stay alive. >> reporter: adam may, wjz, eyewitness news. >> now, the timonium light rail accident remains under investigation. to see more stories about people hit and killed by trains, log on to wjz.com. >>> no excuses. that was the message tonight from president obama, as he addressed the naacp at their 100th anniversary convention. the president says it doesn't matter what your race, gender, sexual orientation or your background. you can still succeed in america. >> yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out o

. >> chris clack um, news 4. >>> walter cronkite was considered to be the dean of news anchors. brian, you and i grew up with walter cronkite. he set the standard for our industry. he was and still is the mountaintop, isn't he? >> wendy, the absolute gold standard. he made the mold before anybody thought of making the mold. he was the first and lasting model of kind of correspondent as anchor. he was a journalist's journalist. i was watching on a small black and white tv in upstate new york when my family tells me i declared that that was my goal, that i wanted to be that man we saw on tv. i'm sitting here thinking about listening to the coverage, wendy. this is a guy who had tears in his eyes twice on television. for a second each. when man landed on the moon and when we lost president kennedy. there are now people on cable burst into tears every day. he broke his vow about impartiality once when he decided the vietnam war was unwinnable, after going there, getting shot at, studying it. now we wake up to entire cable networks that already agreed with our point of view. it was a

that's right the years ago, that constant clickety clack created a vibraille bration. you don't feel that -- vibration. >> you don't feel that anymore. >> that's what happened here, creating a family tragedy. >> they were inseparable. at least they died together. they are together. >> stay off, stay away, stay alive. >> reporter: adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> the timonium light rail accident remains under investigation. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore edition of the baltimore sun. the shooting of a 5-year-old girl has focused attention on gps technology and its limitation. >>> a cost-cutting modification to the proposed east-west red line light rail route. >>> and an update on the william donald schaefer statue. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> though nfl training camps aren't even open yet, some of the best football players in the world are going to set foot in baltimore next week. not nfl football players. but the athletes known only in this country as sock every

we need him to clack like a chicken. >> he is doing it now. >> he does that anyway.esn't need to be hypnotized. he acts crazy all the time. joining me is jason who has some guests who are hypnotized. your show is this friday. tell me what viewers can expect when they come on down. does everybody have to get hypnotized or can they sit and watch. >> i give them great reasons to hypnotized. the hour they spend on stage with me, they're going to feel like they slept eight hours and they're going to feel great. >> do people come to you for weight loss and does it really work? >> i have a number of home audio cds that have different titles from stop smoking to weight loss. i also do a weight loss workshop that i do in people's homes sort of like a home hypnosize party. >> reporter: we have two guests who are in deep trance. i will let you work with them. hopefully i will try it a little bit as well. >> we have michael who is a martian vimarsh visitor. and he is world marsh an to english translator. we will ask them some questions. sitting up, 2, 3, eyes open. good, i'm goi