the city's mounted police unit is in danger of folding after 121 years. the city is making budgets everywhere. the amount of police units is running out of money to feed and board its six horses. police say the horses are more than good relations. they patrol the downtown area, and police say the horses are a true public safety tool. they're great for crowd control, and they go places that control cars can't. >> we can -- we sit ten-feet high so, we have an advantage. we can actually look into backyards and see if there is anybody perhaps breaking into a yard or doing something they shouldn't be doing. >> i really hope we find a way together to keep the mounted unit in baltimore city. it's important public safety tool. it's important for the police department. it's important future a big city that has big crowd events and the like. >> police are hoping that a private foundation can help keep the unit going by raising $200,000 by the end of next month. mounted unit was formed in 1888 to enforce baltimore's, get this, 6 miles per hour speed limit for horse-d

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. >>> baltimore city could lose its horseback police unit. the city council has cut funding for 121-year-old baltimore mounted police unit. the department is rung out of money to feed and house its six horse. the mounted unit was formed in 1888 to enforce the city's 6 miles per hour speed limit for horse-drawn carriages. but now they're used for public safety. >>> prosecutor says a new york mother who drove the wrong way in a crash that killed her and seven other people was drunk and using marijuana. the medical examiner's report found that diane shuler's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit. shuler, her two young daughters and three young nieces died july 26th. three men in the suv shuler hit also died. shuler's 5-year-old son survived the crash. >>> the term "thumbing a ride" has a new meaning now that drivers are texting while they're driving. now expert says the dangers of texting and driving have really gotten out of hand. tonight the governor wants us to think about taking texting off the road. diana avellar has the st

and all we can find some way to maintain the police mounted unit in the city. it is an important tradition and is important for a loss safety. >> the unit has been a part of the baltimore city police apartment for several years and is the oldest continuously running mounted horse police unit in the country. if you want to help, go to our web site at copper wbaltv.com. >> 71 degrees. coming up, an unusual issue that is under investigation. >> i was covering my ears because the shots were so loud. >> a routine visit to the gym turns deadly when a gunman walked in and opened fire. capturing the beauty of nature. sharing what i see. that's my vision. and i'm living it. every day, transitions lenses are there to help care for my sight. announcer: transitions lenses adjust to changing light to reduce glare and help protect your eyes from uv damage so you can see better today... and tomorrow. lve your vision. transitions. healthy sight in every light. transitions lenses are available at an america's best location near you. >> good morning. we have a friend coming in. w

not give a regular patrol officer. >> unless the unit gets $200,000, the unit will be dissolved. >> it would be terrible for the city. it is a tradition. >> the mounted unit is a part of history. it would be a shame to lose it. >> then there is the public relations aspect. everybody wants to pat the horse or take a picture. gov. martin o'malley knows the value of the unit and hopes the money can be found. >> these are really tough times. there is not a county executive or a major that is not faced with difficult decisions are around the country. i hope we can maintain this unit because it is an important tool for law enforcement. >> if you would like to help, you can go to our website. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> hd doppler show's biggest lenders comes to our west, and look to the north of us. that may be part of the weather system for tomorrow. some pretty strong storms cut him -- coming out of eastern canada heading for northern new england. there have been some sick of it and showers and storms to the west. the leading edge of those ohio valley storms are pushing into the m

but i hope we can find some way to maintain the police mounted unit in this city. it is an important tradition an important public safety and law enforcement tool. >> if you would like to help out the in it, go to our website, wbaltv.com. >>> community members to to the streets last night as a call to stand at a crime and violence in neighboring st. organizers hope events will bring a neighbor's fed up with being prisoners in their own home in touch with police to keep them safe. >> any of the police at these events will tell you that numerous people are coming up to them. >> they have grown up with that and they know what it is about and they know they are here to help us and to fight crime against the community. >> there were recording opportunities for baltimore city police. the department received a $10 million grant to put more police officers on the street. >>> four people are dead and one voted after a lone gunman opened fire on an aerobics class in a pittsburgh gymnasium tuesday night. >> what is is to say it was a scene of chaos and confusion. dozens of sh

in sophia's case, this incredible unit we have, helping to make the city safe. we are honored for her hard work. >> reporter: sophia, it's time for to you present the check. >> thank you very much, sophia, for what you have done for our horses. can you come back and visit our horses and feed them and hang out with them at any time, and maybe get a little ride around. >> reporter: how much is this for? >> $2,319. wow, that's a lot of lemonade. >> reporter: that's a lot of friends, too. the city seems to need friends. is there any effort afloat. would there be a way for the private sector to figure out how to fund this on a regular basis. >> we are getting some of that. we have had private donors donate as much as $50,000. we have had corporate sponsorship and we are getting help from a lot of different sources and, yeah, it is really an ideal way for downtown businesses, people all over the city to help chip in for this very visible representation of what is great about our police force. >> reporter: thank you for join us on morning edition. i appreciate it. i wo

. >> franks' death is now being investigated by the homicide unit and city wide robbery. an autopsy is being performed, and we'll bring it to you as soon as we learn it. >>> let's go back to sherrie johnson with the accident involving michael phelps last night. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. we are here in loch raven catching up with a lot of people running in and out getting the coffee. people are concerned here this morning. michael phelps was in a car accident last night. it happened about 9:00 at the intersection of biddle and calvert streets. fellps was not injured in the accident, but the other female driver of the honda accord was shaken up and take ton an area hospital as a precaution. two passengers in phelps' car were are not injured. phelps has been interviewed by police. they are told alcohol was not a factor, and we caught up with some of the people. here's their are reaction to the accident. >> i'm glad he's okay, but we all get into accidents. i mean, as long as everybody's okay, ain't no big deal. >> i hope he's okay. sending out best wishes to the fami

but now the unit is in danger of folding. the city council has slashed funding, and the department is rung out of money to feed and board its six horses. >> i hope we find a way to preserve this mounted unit. this is a very, very important unit for any big city police department. it's so important on crowd control on big events. and it is such an aid in terms of patrol. and it's an important asset for the police department. >> reporter: officer kelly steinhorn has been with the mounted patrol unit for about eight years. she says the horses are important crime-fighting tool. >> we can go places that patrol vehicles cannot. for example, we can walk in an alley. we can go -- we sit ten-feet high. so we have a vantage point where we can actually look into backyards to see if anybody is doing something they shouldn't be doing. we can walk on sidewalks. >> reporter: the horses have a big effect on the community. >> you can't pet a patrol car, but you can pet a horse. and in some of the communities that we walk around, we find people will ac

baltimore city police mounted unit could be disbanded if it does not get a private funding. the budget ranges between 150,000-$250,000 was cut from the budget. city police commissioner says the officer unit is a priority and he vows to seek private funds including charitable donations. baltimore's horse patrol unit is the oldest continuous running unit in the united states. several more baltimore county residents are recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning after a scare this morning. our reporter spoke with some of the victims. the name of the management company -- >> and neighbors believe that the carbon monoxide detectors save 20 lives this morning. this man called 911 when the alarm sounded. >> my alarm went off in my house. saying it was carbon monoxide -- i got the family out. the fire department came. >> his wife and four children were among 10 residence here rushed to the hospital with co poisoning. >> the readings begun our equipment was -- we got from our work equipment showed there were readings of carbon monoxide. >> she found nothing had been fixed when she came

i hope we can find some way to maintain this unit in the city. it is an important tradition and an important safety and law- enforcement tool. >> the unit is historic. it has been part of the baltimore police department for 120 year is at the -- as the oldest continuous running horse unit in the united states. for more information click on our local news website at wbaltv.com. and the public works the province of baltimore is working to repair a water main break -- department of baltimore is working to repair a water main break. water service to 200 customers in the nearby areas may be experiencing a disruption in service. investigators say one man was beaten in the head. the attack happened in broad daylight. police want to hear from anyone in the area around 3:30 this afternoon. tonight, the i-team is doing an investigation into a middle river copper -- a couple charged with child pornography. the victims in this case range from age two-13. our reporter has the details. >> police seized computer equipment, cd's and dvd's from this home in middle

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. >>> baltimore city police may have to dismountain the mounted police unit because of funding concerns. city council cut funds for the mounted police force meaning that department will soon run out of money to pay for feed and board for 6 horses. now police are hoping private donations will save the unit. >> we would love big company to come in and maybe buy a horse or name a horse so we'll take anything we can get. >>reporter: the mounted police unit has been around since 1888. >>> scary moments for baltimore county family when they came home to find their house on fear. it happened just before 2 in the 1600 block of wentworth avenue and parkville. family was gone for only awhile only to find firefighters battling the blaze hen they came back. the house was damaged. seriously. however no one was hurt. >>> alcohol is likely to blame for a deadly boating accident last weekend. 26-year-old scott yaiing of parkville was tubing on the back river sunday when he was suddenly hit by the boat prop then killed. 30-year-old jay more was behind the wheel of the vessel charged with driving the boa

we begin in mexico city, world cup equal fire between the united states and mexico in mexico city. tiful pass forward to davys, he takes it in and scores. 1-0, usa. united states, 0-22-1 in the country of mexico all-time. 19th minute. israel castro ties it at 1. 82nd minute, still tied at 1. saba will finish and how. mexico, up 2-1. that is your final, the americans lose again in the country of mexico. >>> moving on to baseball. phillies and cubs. pedro martinez making his phillies debut at wrigley field. bottom of the 3rd, strikes out jake fox. pedro looking good early on. phillies up 8-1, two on, top 4. urbanez, 27th home run of the season. they go up 11-1, phillies up 12-2shgs bottom 5. fox, fly ball to left center field. shane victorino, oh, there's boor. he still catches the ball. nice concentration. phillies and pedro with the win. >>> yankees and blue jays at the new stadium. bottom of the 11th, tied at 3. now we're not. deep to right center. a single, walkoff, rodriguez zprors seco scores from home. best record in major league baseball. >>> you might call it a recession-proo

city streets. the mounted police unit has been around since 1888 but unless they get some financial support, it will disappear. after september, the future is uncertain. some $200,000 is needed for the horses. rob roblin joins us live with more on the story. >> first of all, this unit has been around for a long time, over 120 years. they need some financial help because of the budget cutbacks. when you talk to the officers in the unit, they will tell you very fast how valuable this unit is. the mounted unit has been here since 1888. it is the oldest running horse patrol in the country. >> it was funded by a cavalry civil war soldier. >> because of budget cuts, $200,000 is needed to provide for the horses. if they don't get that money, and the unit will be dissolved. >> it would be a shame to lose the unit. >> when you talk to the officers, you learn that the horses are valuable tools in fighting crime. >> we can see overtop fences. we can regulate traffic. when it comes to crowd control, there is nothing better. they will move the crowd out of your way. >> then there is the public relations job that

i'll begin find some way to maintain the police mounted unit in the city. it is an important tradition an important for all safety. >> if you like to help out the mounted unit, go to our web sites attaboy wbaltv.com and click on local news. >> a freak accident in west baltimore has claimed the life of a bicyclist. a man was riding his bicycle when somehow he got caught up in the back wheels of an air conditioning truck when it turned into its path. the writer was pronounced dead at the scene. police -- the impact riderriders pronounced dead at the scene. police say victim was severely beaten and taken to a hospital for treatment for multiple head was. no will -- or of his condition this morning. >> -- no word on his condition this morning. he had multiple head wounds. >> to ledger customers are experiencing an income institute a water main break repair. >> a gun man turns a health club into a scene of chaos after opening fire on a group of women in an exercise class. >> one of what is behind this incredible fire that kept michigan firefighters at bay overnig

. >>> donations are starting to trickle in from people hoping to save the city police department's mounted patrol unit. earlier this week, "eyewitness news" broke the story that city budget cuts may force the department to do away with it. according to the baltimore sun, only $a 50 donations have come in. 2,000 is needed. >>> shots of 4! could be heard today. over 144 players of all ages lit the links. it was the an actual tournament for all of the golfers in the golf programs and their families. the golfers made new friends, learned new skills and competed in the sport they love. >>> it's the soda fountain of the future. it features a touchscreen where you can choose your classics, with more you have probably never heard of. coca-cola is testing 15 of the machines in southern california. we'll be right back.

it needs to be a united city. the access to the holy sites for christians, for muslims, as well as for jews. the idea that two sovereign governments can own the same piece of real estate is pretty unrealistic by anybody's standards. we all want to see peace in the middle east. i'm not here to be critical of the obama administration, but i'm here to say that i think most americans understand that people have a right to live where they want to live. it's part of liberty, part of freedom. we understand that the united states -- israel is the closest thing to a true pure democratic government anywhere in the middle east and almost in the world, and i think it's unrealistic to say that israelis shouldn't be able to live within the context of their country where they wish. jon: you have also had some disagreements with the obama administration regarding health care. now there are signals that the public option as it's called, basically government-run health insurance, that that might be getting blown out of this -- what

you can drop stuff off here or united way in baltimore city and united way community partnership in carroll and harford counties. >> it's great. i'll give you the new dvd-cd from sugarland. >>> let's take a look at some of the events going around town. dorothy writes -- you'll love this. it will be when you're away. feast or fashion. it's going to be saturday from noon to 3:00 at the woodbury kitchen. it helps out the maryland food bank. check out all the new fashions right here in baltimore there. >>> also if you're rrn this weekend -- around this weekend -- i would love to go to this. it's the u.s. air guitar championship. it's going on in d.c. i wouldn't advocate going down there when we have so much here in baltimore but 8:00 p.m. all the practicing you did when you were a kid in front of the mirror, you can put it to good use. air guitar. this is where you can expect the best from the air guitar world so, you know you did it in your bedroom. why not go out there on a stage and win. >>> if you have an event you would like to see on the air, send it in right now. we'll make sure everybod

the times says citi tried to sell the unit berkshire hathaway, but talks went nowhere. citi shares are up about 4%. ross. >> and investors with royal bank of scotland today investors shared a cautious outlook in the and posted a loss in the fist half of the year. the bank has warned the results will be poor for the next two years, as well. in a move to overhaul its top management team, rbs approved the appointment of bruce vansohn. come up within we'll have an interview with the ceo of rshs, stephen hester. stay tuned for that. shares in allianz are low today, as well. net profit was up 22%. operating profit hit by lower income on investments and underwriting. allianz delivered a cautious outlook. we'll get more on that when we speak to the ceo, dr. helmut perlet. >>> coming up, the central bank says it's ready to hike interest rates if needed. what other economies could follow suit? >> we'll talk about that and take a look at the kwurntsy markets on the employment report. snoor >>> ekfy markets, a little caution ahead of the employment report, dollar/yen steady at 95.14

now the baltimore city gang unit is investigating. the pastor says he found the writing on the wall in the church when he arrived this morning. someone also tried to break into a locked window. now the pastor says all of this happened after the church agreed to have 21-year-old david's funeral here at the church. he was shot and killed over the weekend and tonight the pastor believes the people responsible for that deadly shooting are now sending a message. >> we not only know where the funeral is being held, but we have come in and we have desecrated the place where it is going to be held. that is their way of striking fear in the hearts of people who do not have faith. i do not believe that anything will happen to me. i do not believe anything will happen to anybody who comes here. >>reporter: police say he has an extensive criminal record that includes aggravated assault and several narcotics charges. he was known on the street as daner. investigators trying to determine now if he has any connection to any gang. mean time the pasto

money to care for half a dozen horses in baltimore's mounted patrol unit eliminated and a new round of city budget cuts targeting the police department. >> the mounted units are very viesmghts i really would hate to see anything happen to that. >> reporter: this lieutenant wonders why they can't find other places to cut. >> when they go into a crowd, it can be a riot, and when they start walking up, everybody disappears. one horse is worth 15 officers in a crowd control situation. they do great work. >> reporter: if the mounted patrol unit is disbanded some of the officers are planning on taking their horses home or trying to find alternative homes for them in the country but they're really hoping it doesn't come to this. >> i think we need to raise a couple hundred thousands dollars. >> reporter: to keep feeding the horses? >> to keep feeding the horses and the training that they need to do. it's expensive. >> reporter: the baltimore community foundation will oversee police foundation efforts to gather donations. >> they are trying to raise money so that they can keep it going. >> reporter

the city council has slashed money for the baltimore mounted police unit. the unit was founded in 1888 to enforce the city's 6-mile-per- hour speed limit for horse-drawn carriages. officials say that the officers patrol the downtown area and are a true downtown safety tool. >>> the council will vote next month on a bill to install speed cameras. it proposes installing cameras at about a dozen schools this fall. drivers got going 12th miles over the speed limit will get a to get in the mail. >>> there could be action on the cash for clunkers program as early as today. the white house is warning that the program could sputter to a stop on friday unless more money is approved for it. >> ago, who expected car dealers to be saying this? chrysler >>, send us more cars per -- >> chrysler, send us more cars. >> dealers credit cash for clunkers. the rebate offer brought this woman in. she traded her 1986 a van for a new ford escape. she more than doubled her fuel efficiency. and she helped to give up for its first sales increase in nearly two years. >> sales elevate

at first it was several units, then spread to several floors. the baltimore city housing unit manages the apartments and officials say they found out about the problem over the weekend and have been working to get the air back on ever since. meanwhile, residents have been forced out of their homes to escape the heat. they were back outside this morning. >> i had to sleep on the balcony last night because it was too hot. i have oxygen, i have copd and respiratory problems. i can't hardly breathe. we have not had air since friday. ? still, contractors are supposed to be back to try to fix the ac the community room will be kept open all day and night to accommodate the residents. >>> if you were at the inner harbor last night did you notice more police? a weekend shooting has us all worried about gangs. lawmakers want tougher and longer sentences for criminals. the city's top prosecutor says she and her staff are doing all they can to fight gang violence. right now it's not a crime in our state to be a member of a gang. >> this year mrs. jessamy has already begun sev

the baltimore city police homicide unit need your help. they're searching for a couple. they believe angeles jones might have been abducted from her boyfriend sherwin-williams. -- sherman williams. if you have any information on their whereabouts, you are asked to call baltimore city police. police are investigating a shooting in east baltimore. a man was shot in the hip and around 9:00 for the last night. the victim was treated at a hospital. the search continues for the shoot for. -- the shooter. >> a pleasant day outside for our saturday. temperatures were kept a little bit cooler than we otherwise would have seen. a lot of rain to the north. a few of the showers are trying to push into portions of the western maryland mountains. not expecting a lot from the system. temperatures are rich in the low-80's. humidity is sneaking up. it will be a fairly nice evening. 20% chance of storms. you will need the air- conditioner tonight and you will need it for the next few days. heat is on the way. i will have those details. >> she is on the bench. judge sonia sotomayor was swo

. >> baltimore city police may have to dismount their mounted police unit because of funding issues. city council cut funds for the mounting police force. meaning the department will run out of quickly for feed and board for six horses. police are hoping that private donations will save the unit. >> we would love big company to come in ask maybe buy a horse or name a horse. so we will take anything we can get. >> mounted police unit has been around since 1888. >> despite strong opposition from neighbors today the governor threw his support behind the red line. jeff abell reports. >> with the red line many things are possible. >> despite signs of protests, the governor on tuesday announced his support for a new light rail line. >> baltimore right now ranks 14th, for the 14th worse traffic in the nation, and therefore, we must move forward with the red line. >> the proposed red line would run 14 miles, linking west baltimore to east baltimore. and part of it running through a ton mel and part of it running on the surface. >> we don't want it on the surface. >> many residents in canton f

a pretty rough going over but when you take on the president of the united states as i have often said, people say you can't fight city hall. try overthrowing the government of the united states. so you expect that, but let me say on a personal level as tom did, i'm very loyal. i like richard nixon, he was like a father to me, but if i wrote my memoirs, which i intend to do, i would have no hesitancy in saying i urged him to do the bombing on north vietnam in 1969. i thought he should have vetoed this bill and he didn't do it. i think you can do that and be respectful and say, you know, the president of the united states, you serve him loyally, but you got a right to write your memoirs and say where you stood on all these issues. after the presidency is over. >> pat, why didn't you write your nixon memoir in the '70s when it was hot? if you do a nixon memoir, it will come out over 40 years later, after the president is dead. it seems there's a big difference between that and what cheney is doing. >> you're right, but, look, i was not 68 years old. i was 34, 35 when i left the administration. cheney, let's face it, he'

originated mexico, stretched into texas and branched off to various points within the united states and putting the new york cityitan area. for the 12th year period charged in the indictment from 96 to 2008 he imported over 100,000 kilograms of cocaine into the united states. the dea estimates between to fill some four and 2,006 organization was responsible for shipping truckloads containing over 2,000 kilograms of cocaine to new york city alone and in january, 2006 mexican authorities seized approximately 5000 kilograms of the organization's cocaine destined for the united states. finally, the martino sanchez indictment alleges martinez sanchez is the leader of an international narcotics trafficking network and imports multiple tons of cocaine into the united states from mexico for california and texas and transports across the country to cities such as new york, los angeles and chicago. in addition martinez sanchez also allegedly acts as an importer, transport and distributor of cocaine from members of the war as cartel and federation. from september 1999 to january, 2003 law enforcement authorities in new yor

beef up patrols in the inner harbor to combat crime and a budget pinch that could end the city's mounted patrol unit. >> i don't know, though that this is much beyond the scope of a couple officers who used poor judgment, and i'm going to reserve much more comment until i know more of the facts. >> reporter: an aid for delegate cardin tells eyewitness news that the delegate sun available for questions because he is currently out of town, but here at his home, a handyman told us that he's been in contact with cardin all day long via cell phone. so once again, we asked that aid to pass along our request for an over the phone interview. cardin's aid claimed the delegate's cell phone didn't work where he is, so instead they released a statement that said, i should have considered that city resources would be involved and use better judgment to put a stop to the. i will reimburse the city for whatever costs are involved. >> reporter: as of right now, there is no formal complaint, but that could change. >> of course, if does he not reimburse the city, we may decide to take other steps, if we find there's

. >> reporter: cardin also contributed to the city's mounted police unit. although the financial factor has been resolved the police department has it not finished an internal investigation into what happened. >> i don't know, though, that this is much beyond the scope of a couple officers who used poor judgment. and i'm going to reserve much more comment until i know more of the facts. >> reporter: cardin goes on to say, "i certainly hope the blame for this is placed on me and none of it is given to any of the brave officers of the baltimore city police department." cardin also extended a personal apology to the police commissioner and mayor. he writes he hopes his fiance will also forgive him for the way he proposed. weijia jiang, wjz, eyewitness news. >> thank you, weijia. at this point it's unclear whether cardin broke any ethics or criminal laws. >>> today new furloughs were announced to help get maryland out of the red ink. legislative workers will also be taking furloughs. the plan calls for legislative offices to be shut down at least five days duri

the 2007 report recommended that all six of the city's special water supply units should have around the clock staffing. chief dennis rubin said last week that funding was not available. you can read more about the changes in our dave statter's blog, statter 911@wusa9.com. >>> and right now, animal control experts are on the scene of a fire in alexandria. it is because fire crews discovered dozens of potentially dangerous snakes. the snakes were inside the home, located in the 5700 block of -- only six of the snakes survived. the snakes are not poisonous and they are onnoise legal own no one was injured in the fire but investigators are trying to figure out exactly how the fire started. >>> tonight, president obama will be in northern virginia. with three months left before virginiaens select the next governor, the president is scheduled to campaign with democratic candidate key deeds at the tysons hilton. deeds republican opponent bob mcdonnell was supposed to appear in northern virginia last night. the staffers said they had been told that he was delayed at other campaign events, m

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reporter: under the direction of city hall, the city police department is slashing their budget to save about $150,000 if they get rid of the horse unit. governor o'malley threw his support behind it. they say the horses help to reduce crime in the city. it's the oldest running unit in -- anywhere in the country. to save the horses look for the story under local news on wjz.com. >>> heat restrictions on the marc train lines, trains must slow down because the heat can cause the track to warp. passenger trains must travel 25 miles per hour lower than the posted speed limit. >>> after some relief yesterday, the heat and humidity are back. what about the chance of thunderstorms? eyewitness news has weather and traffic. >>> the chance for thunderstorms is back. this is not a wide-spread event but we have some thunderstorms out there. it's building and getting stronger. moving to the northeast at 25 miles per hour. you can see it really started to buildup around whitemarsh. we don't have any warnings but it's gaining some intensity. on the eastern shore moved its way out of maryland into delaware. also off to the west and the western shore

top tier of protection in perks for the mayor when compared to other cities of similar sized population. dixon's police officer unit has eight sforse officers sa signed to it. in addition she has three city-own vehicles at her beck and call,. the s.u.v., charkee, and another car. the cherokee sits in her driveway in case she meeds to get -- needs to get somewhere in a hurry. another mayor that is two city-owned cars, both ford tauruses. another has just two. and he has use of just one city-owned car, a toyota highlander. another mayor that is a lincoln navigator and a smart car. he prefers to drive the cars him sefment one other perq that seems to set baltimore apart, mayor dixon's two personal aides. they are the retired police officers that made $60,000 each. one of them, howard dixon, no relation to the mayor, shows up twice in the new indictments of the mayor. the indictment says he took $4,000 cash from her in 2004 and at her instruction used it to pay her american express bill from his account. and he used five gift cards allegedly stolen by the mayor to buy a play station. he is not accused of any crime, he'

. >> reporter: metropolitan police commander david cameron says the city's prostitution enforcement unit arrested 88 people in the last three months, including many of the men called johns patrolling the streets for a woman. >> if you come here to solicit a prostitute, there's a very good likelihood you'll be soliciting an undercover officer. >> reporter: but neighbors say it's not just the sex. they're frustrated by what else happens on the street. our cameras caught this woman leaving a client's car, going to a bus stop where she fixes her bra, her dress and then does something we can't even show you on tv in full view of morning traffic that could get her arrested. >> obviously -- [ indiscernible ] that is an indecent exposure. >> reporter: why are these former ladies of the night hocking their wares during the morning commute? neighbors say there are plenty of clients during the morning rush hour. the police say it's part of the perpetual game of hide and seek. prostitutes switching their hours up to avoid arrest. whatever the reason, o'donnell says the time has come to resurrect the

. >> money to care for half a dozen horses in baltimore's mounted patrol unit eliminated and a new round of city budget cuts targeting the police department. >> the mounted unit is a very great unit i would hate to see anything happen to that. >> reporter: lieutenant jean ryan of the fop wonders why the city can't find $150,000 somewhere else in the budget. when they go in a crowd, it can be a riot, when they start walking up, everybody disappears. one horse is worth 15 officers in a crowd, crowd control situation. and i've seen it work, i mean, they do great work. >> if the mounted patrol unit is disbanded some officers are planning on taking their horses home or trying to find alternative homes for them in the country, but they're really hoping it doesn't come to that. >> i think they need to raise a couple hundred thousand dollars to be able to do that. >> feeding the horses,. >> keep feeding the horses and the training that they need to do and it's expensive. >> laurie crossly with the baltimore community foundation will oversee police foundation efforts to gather donations. >> they are tryi

the coast guard saying many agencies have responded, including five marine units, the new york city firepartment, as well as new york police department, which has provided its divers that have already descended into the water to try to get ahold of any of the people involved here. this collision took place near pier 40, if you know anything about new york city. this is near lower manhattan. susan candiotti was on shoreline there and did a great job describing what you are able to see. liberty island, statue of liberty, very close to this collision. as you see from these images we are getting from new york 1, it has attracted a huge crowd of people. a beautiful saturday midday there in manhattan. a lot of people who are out walking about. some eyewitnesses were simply taking a stroll there and heard the big bang and saw the collision of these planes. now it's attracted a number of people who are now watching an active intense rescue and search mission under way. john wiley is a retired commercial pilot, contributor for "aviation week" magazine, and is on the phone with us now. we reached

cities trying to stop the violence . the violence has spilled over in the united states. ve has a closer look for mexico city. >> it is in the a war, but the numbers tell a different story. here in mexico. 25 people killed in the past 48 hours. 18s back more than 10,000 people here lost their lives it is not only drug cartels are fighting each other but bribing mayors and policemen. right now president calderon launched a surge of his own just like in iraq and afghanistan . launched more than 40,000 troop to deal with the problem and not having the effectviolence is up one-third over a year ago . that is spilling over to the border into the united states. >> there is an impact on the border. border states in the united states are feeling the impact of the violence . more and more seeing different parts of the united states, this violence that is being produced from the cartels. >> the economy, too, a key topic on the agenda. one in 10 mexicans live in the united states. eitherly legally or illegally. many small towns depend on money sent back to the mexicans from the u.s..

. >> this is part of a special unit cracking down on illegal dumping in the city. it is answered to a hundred complaint calls since it started. illegal dumpers face jail time and a tent -- and/or a $10,000 fine. >> we have seen other crimes in relation to that that we have come across. >> some of those charged brought their trash from out of town. one from howard county and harford county. one was caught because some personal information was dumped along with his trash. >> then we found his prescriptions for niagarviagra. >> be careful what you dump and where. if you hire someone to call for you, they must be licensed. if not, you could get fined. to report illegal dumping, called 311. >> some people are trying a new approach to keep the bears out of their trash in their lawn. one bear spent some time in a puool. -- pool. some towns in the area are testing their resistance to trash barrels. a traffic officer is making the rest are more entertaining. she has a funky dance moves and entertains motorists. it helps to pass time and gets the attention of the drivers. sh

she is helping to save the horses down here in the baltimore city mountain unit. >>> it's 5:29. 90 degrees and sunny and humid. good evening. here are some of the stories people are talking about. we continue to follow the breaking news out of kent island that we brought you a moment ago. sky eye chopper 13 is first at the scene of a medical situation. let's go back to captain mike perry, with what he said appeared to be a case of dehydration. >> reporter: yeah, it's got to be more than that, kai. we have at least 12 football players here at the kept island high school -- kent island high schools. four of them are considered what is priority 1, which is fairly life-threatening. eight more being transported to ann arundle county hospitals, which saturday closest ones. they're also going to the baltimore washington medical center. at this point it is not clear. we're hearing a lot of speculation down there from firefighters that they may have been exposed to some type of a chemical that may have been used on the surface of the field. and it is not clear at that point, whether that is exactly

. >>> well, the city police mounted you nit is -- unit is hoping on getting a big check and now, $550 in donations are put forth. they need about $250,000 in private money to stay running. the donations are coming in in the 50-dollar donations and some are donating in the form of hay and feed. now, they have enough supplies to last 50 days. it would be horrible to lose that tradition in baltimore. that's the longest running mounted patrol in the country. >> i didn't know that. >> a will the of people when they go to town, they like to get their pictures taken. >> they're cute. >>> today, all the clouds helped the temperatures in check. not a bad day. we're at 80 degrees right now. don't get used to this. the hottest air is on the way and we'll have the forecast when we come back. >>> welcome back, everybody, okay, let's get the first warning doppler radar. we have a few showers with a warm front. basically, the thunderstorms are on the virginia side and moving away and they'll move to the south east. this is what we're looking at. it's part of the warm front. it will skim along the st

john cardin is apologizing for an ill-advised stunt he admits to using baltimore city police officers and helicopter units to stage a fake raid. around wanted to create a diversion as part of a plan to propose to his girlfriend. at first, august 7th proposal was paid for by taxpayers. the baltimore county democrat says he will now pay for everything. >>> police in upper montgomery county are looking for a fire starter. we first told you about a series of fires in damascus and germantown yesterday. investigators say someone set fire to more than a dozen bales of hay and at least mailboxes. >> fire can spread to so much more and create so much more damage and you wonder how far are they going to take this? will they start to do it to homes. that's more disturbing. >> we feel pretty safe in our neighborhood. so something like this is a little alarming. >> reporter: if you have any information about the arsonist, please contact montgomery county police. >>> well, the national cold war museum wants to make its prime minister home in virginia. executive director gary powers, junior, says the museum has more tha

the city's horse troll unit facing some budget cuts -- patrol unit is facing budget cuts. it is in need of private donations if it is going to continue. there is some good news this morning. violent crime across baltimore is down. there is a 2% drop in violent crime with an 11% drop in the murder rate. there is a 17% reduction in homicides. 13 of maryland's 24 jurisdictions reported reduction in violent crime. >> war problems for the property management company played with carbon monoxide scarce. the new developments it is experiencing some problems. 10 residents had to be hospitalized due to a covered monoxide leak. -- carbon monoxide leak. some say they have refused to install monitors. >> 20 people could a binge of the hospital last night because -- 20 people could have died last night because they refuse to put monitors. it does not make sense. >> water heaters are blamed for the leak. so you're says it will install the detectors at each of the homes. >> some federal belt-tightening could pit the kendel stamp of 5 area postal branches -- could put the canceled stamp of

car done arranged for a city police helicopter and the marine unit to be involved. today baltimore county's republican party chairman called on the legislative ethics panel to investigate further. chris kay be says lawmakers should determine whether car done used his office to abuse police resources. >>> now an important recall tonight for anyone who has a baby, an infant, in the house. parents are being warned about simplicity basinets. this after two infants were trapped and killed. the cpsc says if the velcro fastened flaps covering the bars aren't properly used it can be very dangerous for your baby. parents are urged to return the bass nets to a store for a refund or a store credit. >>> a local mother's anguish. watching her daughter's killer go free. >> they sent him home in comfort to his family. it's just an outrage. >> reaction to the release of the locker be bomber. >>> and the cash for clunkers program is about to be parked for good. >>> the high today in baltimore at bwi was 92 degrees. giving us 9 days in a row. let's see if we can make it 10. we'll als

>>> this morning city police commissioner fred beelfeld is riding to the rescue of the city's mounted police unitthe long-time program is in jeopardy of being disbanded due to budget cuts. $150,000 is needed to keep the mounted patrol unit going. our media partner the baltimore sun is reporting this morning the commissioner is vowing the program will not go under during his watch. >>> a warning from world health officials this morning. the swine flu pandemic is likely to escalate this fall. the steps are being taken to keep students and school staff safe. eyewitness news and mary bubala is live outside our state health department. good morning once again, mary. >> reporter: good morning again, don and good morning everybody. school officials in maryland are really concerned that the swine flu vaccine will not be ready on time, that it will be ready after the start of school. health officials are working to develop a vaccine for the h1n1 virus but say it won't be ready until october. as it causing lots of concern for education officials who fear an outbreak this fall when school starts. unlike sea

the city police commissioner says the seven officer unit is a priority. he vows to keep it going through private donations. it is the oldest continuously unit in the entire country. >> governor o'malley is plann ing to announce a metoprolol line this morning. he will announce a proposed route. we will have continuing coverage tonight at 11:00. and speed cameras are set to be set nears bolsons. they are trying to crack down on speeders -- near schools. they are trying to crack down on speeders. they could be in place as soon as october. >> there could be an action on that cash for clunkers program as early as today. the program could come to stop by friday unless senate approves another $2 billion for it. our reporter has more. >> weeks ago, we expected car dealers to be singing this. >> [unintelligible] >> sales are brisk. dealers and car makers are crediting cars for clunkers with more sales. it brought this woman in. she traded in her band for a new ford escape. she double her steely efficiency. and she helped give afford its first sales increase in nea

apparently ran a drug route in mexico that branched off into various points in the united states, including the new york city metropolitan area. for the 12-year period charged in the indictment, he allegedly imported over 100,000 kilograms of cocaine into the united states. the dea estimates that between 2004 and 2006, the organization was responsible for shipping truckloads containing over 2000 truckloads -- kilograms of cocaine to new york city. mexican authorities seized 52 kilograms that was destined to the united states. finally, the third indictment -- the last indictment charges of trafficking network that imports multiple tons of cocaine in to united states from mexico through california to texas, and transports its across the country to cities such as los angeles, new york, and chicago. in addition, he also acts as an importer and other functions for the other cartels. law enforcement authorities in new york, chicago, and texas seized approximately 76 and kilograms of the organization's cocaine. now, as you all know, an indictment is simply not a criminal case is begun. all are innocent until proven

. >> critics complain that when the units came in, they got no one, no public hearing, nothing from the city. there is also the issue of parking to 46 unistar, six parking spaces. where are all -- six units here, six parking spaces. where do all the cars go? >> people living down on 23rd who park up here. >> tenets don't usually drives. >> we have one person who has reserved a parking spot. >> and people are just afraid of who might move in next to them. >> an americorps member, university of washington student, a barista. >> the units are going fast. >> here is a deal for those who wanted more leg room on a flight. how does an entire airplane sound? for just $500 a night, you can reserve a deere plants week for the queen size bed, whirlpool, plus bad tv, private sauna. -- plasma t v, private sauna. >> the popular web site twitter suffered a cyber-attacks. the co-founder severed -- was the victim of computer hackers. facebook had a similar attack on thursday morning. but what sites are running smoothly this afternoon. -- both websites are running smoothly this afternoon. >> absolutely great,

beef up patrols in the inner harbor to combat crime in a budget pinch that could end the city's mounted patrol unit. >> i don't know, though, that this is much beyond the scope of a couple officers who used poor judgment. and i'm going to reserve much more comment until i know more of the facts. >> reporter: an aide for delegate cardin tells eyewitness news that the delegate is unavailable for questions because he is currently out of town. but here at his home, a handyman told us that he's been in contact with cardin all day long, via cell phone. once again, we asked that aide to pass along our requests for an over-the-phone interview. >> he said the phone didn't work where he is. so ned instead, -- so instead, they released a statement that said, i should have considered that city resources would have been involved. >> is this an etics -- ethics violation? >> i'm not sure. >> reporter: as of right now, there is no formal complaint. but that could change. >> of course, if he does not reimburse the city, we may decide to take other steps. if we find their is something else -- find there is something