good morning coming up next on "eyewitness news..." >> it's all going to be painful. none of it is going to be easy. >> budget woes the state needs to fail 700 million dollar budget shortfall. state workers are on edge bracing for possible job cuts. out of control a 3-car accident claims the life of a child in baltimore county. police investigate how it happened. we are at your mama's house. >> i will pick you up right now. >> a friend gets a hand on firefighters radio and uses it to harass for fighters. could rain put an end to the string of beautiful july days? marty bass has the answer in the first warning forecast. "eyewitness news" saturday morning starts right now.

good morning welcome to eyewitness news i am jessica car tal yeah good to see you. always a good cart. >> what's going on? >> you know j. cart in the house. >> people get confused. >> this is your show. >> when don fills in everyone thinks it's like groundhog day. >> friday. >> everybody has something to do. >> well, it's saturday. >> good how are you? >> what's going on. >> not a lot. >> drove in with the roof down. aid beautiful morning, isn't it? >> it is. >> let's look outside there. are a few high ouhave 3/4 moonsetting in theer with skies. we will have a mix to of clouds and sun this day.

a chance of thundershowers probably not until the evening between the early dinner and then the dead time hours. don't worry about it yet. high temps in the very comfortable low mid-80s level. full first warning forecast coming up shortly. >> good to have you. here's what people are talking about a little over a week into the new fiscal year, maryland is warning of major budget problems. state says it need to fill a 700 million dollar hole in the budget and it kelly mcpherson reports it's twice as much as originally projected. >> reporter: good morning. this is not the first time that the governor has had to trim down the budget since the recession hit but it's one of the more significant numbers. he has to cut 700 million dollar from the budget. for the fourth time during the recession, maryland's governor needs to chop up the state budget. >> it is all going to be painful. none of it is going to be easy. >> reporter: hearing the news for the first time state

workers are on edge. >> oh, my god, right now i don't think that would be the correct thing for him to do due to the fact we are lack on so many things we need. >> just like at home, when things get tight tough cut back. and it's no different in state government. >> it's hard on families and people. i am worried about myself because i don't know interdon't know what to say. gees. >> reporter: 700 million dollars must be cut to balance the 14 billion dollar budget. that is 5% that needs to go. the governor aims to preserve state programs families are relying on more than ever during the tough ecomony. >> the other thing that we do not want to do is add to the economic whoa. so that's why we have worked so hard not to engage in the massive layoffs that you have seen in other states. >> reporter: the governor will not present his solution until later this month. and until then, workers here at the state center in baltimore are thinking about the

sacrifices they have made this year. >> yeah. we had to take 3 or 4 days of furloughs. >> we are worried. it's something to think about you know considering what we are enduring. so, right now we have to roll with the punch. >> the ecomony is tight and we felt it and we are hoping that it's not a real big drastic change for the next fiscal year. >> reporter: that fiscal year has started and began july 1st. governor says he is already looking at ideas of where to cut from his senior leadership team. reporting from baltimore, kelly mcpherson wjz. >> thanks the governor will present his plan to the board of works on july 22nd. a new beginning for general motors is the auto giant emerges from bankruptcych the government owns 60% of the company after lending it 50 billion dollars in bailout money. gm, c-eo promised to pay the money back saying they are a new company focus on the consumer and making more fuel efficient cars one is the volt that is

due out next year. company is down to just 4 brand, chefy, buick, cadillac and gmc remain. 11 people are without a home this morning following a late night fire in baltimore county. it happened at an apartment complex in wood lawn in the 3400 block of firelight lane. fire official say the flames are under control and there are no reports of injuries. the red cross is on the scene helping those displayed. police are investigating after a child was struck and killed by a car near the east point mall. it happened on north point boulevard. car hit the child then lost control and then hit two other cars. three people were injured. police have not released the name or age of the child who was killed. no word on any charges. baltimore city intersection shut down for a short time after a manhole cover is blown off around 8:30 last night at saratoga and utah streets. firefighters say a small electrical fire started

underground causing the manhole cover to pop. the fire went "ñthe on its own and no one was hurt and the road reopened. police are investigating after someone gets their hands on a fire department radio then uses it to harass and taunt firefighters. the cat and mouse game went on for 10 hours. vic carter reports the culprit is still on the loose. >> reporter: for almost a day emergency workers in prince george's county had difficult communicating. an agitateor with a stolen radio. >> we are at your mama house. >> reporter: polluted the airways with chatter taunts and music. >> you. [audio not understandable] you have to speak to me i want a reward because i paid money for this. >> reporter: they asked him to stop. police tried to meet up with the road radio operator but addresss he gave led to a longer wild goose chase. >> i got the radio.

pick your radio up. [audio not understandable] my mama was home and my papa was home and came back and now i am gone. >> that was vic carter reporting. dispatchers say despite the interference no safety was interference and crews responded to each call for help. the county is women are elementing a digital radio system allowing dispatchers to block rogue signals. a spokesperson for baltimore city police department is suspend accused a sending a picture of a nude woman to a local tv station. officer troy harris was trying to e-mail a mug shot but ies in mistakenly attached a picture of a naked woman which was saved to his city issued computer. he's nip-year veteran of the department and the department declined to comment. a documentary on lyme disease may be on the movie screen but it's playing in maryland homes. the the fill sm showing at the

senator theater and raising quite a few questions. >> reporter: undered skin is about disease and desperation. >> if i hadn't had kid i might have killed myself. >> reporter: the battle against chronic lyme disease what happens after an infected tick bites is more than a movie. >> having been a victim myself i can tell you it's gone everywhere in my body from my brain to my eyes to my gastrointestinal system to my joints. >> reporter: she is a member of lyme maryland and advocacy group for research for a disease that shows early rashes and different long-term symptoms. >> each person it travels differently. >> reporter: but its source is the deer tick and most often passed by tiny immature ticks in woods and tall grass throughout maryland. the disease itself is frequently misdiagnosed. >> i was given drugs for a disease that made the lyme disease worst. >> reporter: for three years

lori sought relief now the mother of two hope she found it in the needle and tubes she wears for a daily one hour dose of antibiotics. >> i am doing better. >> reporter: and the documentary helps following others who suffer and fight back. >> from the film i realized i am not alone and there's somebody like me and a lot of the people in the film i have read they have gotten better with the antibiotics and that makes me hope fop. >> reporter: the best way to avoid it is avoid ticks. stay on clear trails and short grass and in the fall watch out for piles of wet leaves or brush. back to you on tv hill. >> alex thanks, the centers for disease control say 100,000 means are exposed to it every year. and another health advisory this morning. this one out of anne arundel county where water contamination is threatening swimmers there. health official say stay out of the water at lower and they say high bacteria levels pose a threat to swimmers or anyone who comes in contact with the

water. advisory signs have been posted at the beach and another bacteria test will be conducted monday. well, the orioles are coming off a loss this morning after a shutout against toronto. o's rookie pitcher threw well but it was not enough. jays scored twice in the 5th and that's all they need. rocky pitcher threw 6 shut out innings. final score 2-zip. o's have been shut out 6 times this season. two more gaze versus the jays reminder this sunday on wjz see the o's take on toronto in the series wrap-up sunday 1:30 here on wjz. and if you've been dreaming of a trip to the caribbean paradise is coming to you. ♪ [ music ] >> it's the 28th annual caribbean carnival festival. it features dancers music and

good food. >> i will show you what i think is a great -- when what i think of when i see the caribbean. look at the set computer. that's what i think of. that's yacht rolling on st. bart. >> you were saying how long are they? >> okay that one is ron pearlman's ultimate 3 and the crown of that bow you can't tell it's stick out 25, 30 feet more than any of the other boats and that sailboat left hand side of the screen that's no piece of junk that's the biggest thing in the ann a list harbor. >> come on you would rather be here than on one of those yachts. >> you are 100% correct. >> let's get serious, right. >> i am going to tell you that up front. >> i know. >> go back to this one more time. let's go back to the ultimate 3. ron pearlman basically owns revlon the ultima is the line of revlon cosmetics ultima three.

there's money in personal care products. >> must be nice. >> it is nice. >> must be nice. hey, this weather has been awesome. >> hasn't it been? i want to look outside. we have there's fixed -- mixed clouds and sun and there's a cool 3/4 moon behind the camera. okay. you're seeing the city that started 12 minutes after 6. i want to look at this and show you that during the overnight, we have had clouds meander through the area and such is going to be the case this day. ramona how you doing? how is it going? you good to be here on a saturday? you can talk to me through the microphone. with all your seniority how you here goodman. >> i have no idea. >> no idea. >> sleepwalking. >> you sleepwalking? join the rest of the newsroom. so what we will see this saturday we have got cloud kind of me andering across the region which is fine. we will have a mix of clouds and sun. and there is a chance of a shower maybe a shower in the forecast but i don't think it's

going to be until the early dinner hours through the bedtime hours. bayside we are fine. 60 at ocean city. 63 in easton and pax river. 07 in dc and cumberland 64. 62 in oakland. 64 bel air. 67 rock hall. 68 in -- 65 westminster. dc at 68 degrees. we had 86 prez humidity calm winds and barometer at 30.21. here's bigger picture of the clouds that are just going through the region. we want to talk about, though, is up here to the upper left hand side of the screen. that is pretty zesty turning out to be a pretty zesty wind shift a cold front. we have an arctic blast coming in behind this frontal boundary. but what we do have is some drier air and that's where we will get the chance of maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon. this evening through the bedtime hours. high of 85 this day. notice the breeze take up this

afternoon. now tonight, we will go ahead and call it cloud breaking but we will see some you know, even the clouds are breaking, we will see some thunderstorms and me andering through the area. 68 the is overnight low. tomorrow not as humid. cloud and sun with a high of 86 degrees and then you know roll the five-day out and check it out. we still are looking at great weather. normals in the upper 80s and that's beer where we will be sunday, monday, tuesday, and wednesday and thursday. that's called living daily. look how pleasant it is during the overnight. let's give you sign language for how nice this forecast is. right there. okay. utility bill not going to take a beating over the next five days. jess take it away. still ahead on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, cemetery scandal. new developments in the chicago area grave digging scheme as families file a class action suit. dirty dentist. a california man is busted using dirty tools to clean teeth. and investigators say get this it's not uncommon.

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saturday morning. looking straight down into the inner harbor. some of the bigger toys for the bigger boys and girls. at rest this day start. i want to look at first warning doppler radar. just real quick if we can. because i just i feel it on a interesting scan. forget but today the ground clear around d.c. look at that line of showers that kicked up. here in the mountains, i am not sure this is going to make it out of the mountains. but i think it need to be noted that we have a little line of showers me andering through the area. let's look at the forecast and i am still not going to obsess on rain on your saturday day side but again there's a couple light showers and we are on the air until 8 so in a half-hour we will know if it will make it out of the mountains and over here to the metro area. 85 today. just take -- jess take it away. >> the other stories people are talking about this morning, the chicago area cemetery at the

center of a grave digging scheme has been shut down to the public. the move comes after relatives showed up to check on their loved ones burial plots but found bones all over the ground. five families have filed a class action lawsuit against the buroaks cemeteriy wanting to know where the loved ones remains are to rebury them. four employees have been arrest for dig up 300 grave sights in a scheme to resell the plots. bloody gauze and dirty instruments when they raided a california dentist office. state agent say the lab tech illegally performed dental work charging his patients cash for his services. he set up the store front to look like a dental lab and performed full dental practices without sterile eyeing instruments between patients. >> it's horrible. because they are taking advantage of low income people who live in the state. mostly hispanic community and they are not only getting

ripped off but it's very dangerous and their health is in jeopardy. >> california dental board says this is not an isolated case. this is their third bust in just a week. president barack obama has entered the final leg of his overseas trip. first family landed in ghana, africa last night where the president will address the country's parliament today. it's the last stop of his trip which took him to the vatican to meet the pope for the first time. they talked about stem cell research on which the two have opposing views. they discussed immigration and peace in the middle east. >> a tremendous special on air force one. it was on discovery channel but it was the history channel it's about air force one. >> yes. >> and a lot of it was from the end of the bush administration you had president bush talking about air force one and basically it end with barack obama's first trip when president bush sent it to chicago to get him. anyway,

do you realize when the president of the united states goes somewhere whether it's gary, indiana or ghana there's another air force one sitting there. they can't have him twideling his thumbs something happens shut it down and get in that one. >> 1.5. >> to move the president of the united states around the country of the world, it's a hushing lease task. presidential limo and what if something happens you don't call avis get in the other one we brought. it's wild how to move the president if you find it it would be worth your time watching it. listen, i must beg your forgiveness. forgot to do the ocean city forecast i was looking at showers and ocean city is not looking bad. but just like here, later on, it's going to be a later on deal a chance of a thundershower. today and tomorrow, not all that bad. pretty must same forecast. high temps in the mid-80s. looking on the boardwalk ocean city, very, very pleasant stuff

area wide. >> i was at the beach monday and tuesday on my days off and that's the best time of day before everybody goes out and takes a run on the beach. everybody is walking their dog. >> i wish i knew. for 27 years i've been sitting every morning in a windowless room. coming on "eyewitness news" saturday morning. >> it's true. >> come on. >> i am susanne collins an african american church as much damaged by lightning but that event brings two different faith community together. i will have the story coming up

welcome back at 25 after the hour and here the radar. we don't really have showers in the day's forecast. here comes the contradigs look at live doppler radar and there are a couple showers trying to get out of mountains and we will watch them for the next half-hour and see if they make it into the 70 corridor. forecast day calls for clouds to sun and more humid than yesterday but most comfortable. breezy afternoon high of 85. we are in the mid-60s jess. >> thanks. it's called unity in the community. one of the oldest churches in the city damaged by lightning now a jewish temple offers the building to help out. suzanne collins reports as rule yea next step in a friendly interfaith relationship. >> reporter: the bell tower of bethel ame burned the large popular church suffered water damage and the pastor reverend frank reid was not sure where

the flock would gather until an offer came across states from temple ohab shalom. >> we can't control what nature does or that height ening struck the steeple but we can control how we reacts to the edevelopments. >> what president obama is trying to teach our nation that in times of trial and trouble instead of turning on each other, if we turn to each other we can make a difference. >> reporter: reverend reid says it's good for the jewish community and christian could come together especially at the attack at holocaust museum and other hate crimes and believes there's bond between the groups with a history of oppression. >> this a partnership between the jewish community and the black community are reestablishs the bridge that existed between our two communities for hundreds of years. >> the ceiling or risers. >> reporter: today they discussed logistics in the temple sanctuary a member of

the temple likes the arrangement. >> this is the sad time for them, but friends are there for the good and the bad. >> reporter: the two diverse congregations worked together before for example they grew this vegetable garden and the produce from it is going to feed maryland's hungry. >> our conyes gation and bethel ame are family. >> reporter: member of the synagogue and church v a black jewish dialogue group. >> the morn you -- more you learn about others you the moo are you learn about yourself. >> reporter: suzanne collins wjz eyewitness. >> thanks. and still to come on wjz "eyewitness news" saturday morning, the shooting of a 5-year-old girl mainly to change. this morning the governor reacts to the case and addresss concerns on baltimore's streets. murder-suicide new information about the frederick county man who killed his family and himself. chilling note he left for his wife. and more trouble for marion barry days after stalking charges are dropped. the former dc mayor is back in

the hot seat.

coverage continues with jessica kartalija and tim william. it's wjz maryland's news station. all right. >> welcome back i am jays kartalija this is "eyewitness news" saturday morning and joining us marty bass. >> always great to work with you. >> always great to work with

you. we have a good time. >> and then we come to work and we have a good time. >> right. tim is on vacation this weekend. >> yes hung out with her and burn. and a couple other folks. >> we have a good time. >> and bowling league on wednesday night. >> yes. >> unbelievable. >> we are in a bowling league. >> burn gets strikes and goes okay 12 short ones. take a look at temperatures real quick and then we will see the quick forecast and move about the business. wherever you are we will be in the mid-60s you name the town easton pax river bel air westminster annapolis and dc are at 68 degrees closer to 70 rock hall 67. but for the most part, we are in the mid-60s and we are going to a high today in the low 80s. and sunshine mixing with clouds and through the day. 81 degrees at dinner time. but, i want to take quick look at first warning doppler. there's a couple rogue showers out to the west of the mountains. will they make it across the

barrier? that's a tough question. watch this -- we will watch it over the next half-hour. but first what people are talking about the fiscal year is beginning but maryland is already facing a 700 million dollar budget shortfall. that number is twice the amount previously estimated. it's forcing state law makeers to head to the chopping block. governor martin o'malley says the cuts will be painful but is aiming to preserve state programs and avoid massive state layoffs. he will present the solution july 22nd. baltimore county police are investigating after a child was struck and killed by a car near the east plane mall around 7:30 last night on north point boulevard. police say the car hit the child lost control and hit two other cars. at least three other people were injured. police have not released the name or age of the child killed and no word this morning on any charges. prince george's county police are investigating after someone gets their hand on a fire department radio then used it to harass firefighters. the taunting messages went on

for 10 hours but the culprit remains on the loose. despite the interference no one's safety was compromise and emergency crews were able to respond to calls for help. the county will implement a new digital radio system next year which should allow dispatchers to block rogue signals. the crime outraged a community and raised questions about the juvenile justice system a5-year-old girl shot in the head in southwest baltimore. the toon accused shouldn't have been on the streets. "eyewitness news" stays on this story kelly mcpherson has new reaction from the governor. >> reporter: when a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head last week, the case received a lot of attention. and today, governor omally is speaking about concerns within the juvenile system. controversy still bruise around the south pulaski shooting where raven i wouldate was shot in the head. police say that the teen charged was shooting off the gun with a waiting sentencing in a different case.

lamont davis was place on home monitoring the day before the shooting. he cut off the device. >> shouldn't have never happened and it's ridiculous you know guns on the streets. >> reporter: governor o'malley asked for a review of the case but expressed pride in recent improvements of the juvenile system. >> i think we are a leader in the nation when it comes to using gps on the yng adults i mean young people at risk to themselves or potential threats to others and we are going to continue to expand that -- those programs. >> reporter: the governor says he is in touch with baltimore city police and the -- as the investigation into the fight continues. the community around south pulaski stood together over the past week speaking out against the violence taking over the neighborhood. including raven's aunt. >> what are we as parents supposed to do? kid can't walk the street or go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. and if we can't take care of our babies now what will happen to our future.

>> reporter: there was no clear response about why lamont davis was on the street and without his gps tracker. governor addressed concerns about the number of juveniles facilities. >> it's false to think that the reason that juveniles are on the streets is because we have closed facilities. we have plans to add more facilities all be it not of the giant size of the 1950s but smaller 48-bed facilities. >> reporter: little raven is in the hospital but her family has requested that the hospital no longer give updates on her condition. kelly mcpherson, wjz "eyewitness news." >> thanks. the 17-year-old charged in the shooting remains behind bars without bail. 11 people are without a home this morning following a late night fire in baltimore county. it happened at an apartment complex in wood lawn in the 3400 block of firelight lane. fire official say the flames are now under control and there are no reports of injuries. the red cross is on the scene

helping those who have been displaced. there's chilling new information about the western maryland father who killed his family before killing himself. court record show that christopher wood left loving good-bye notes near bodies of each family member killed in a note to his wife he wrote while he loved her dearly they never should have gotten married. back in april, wood killed his three children and wife and their middletown frederick county home before he used the shotgun to take his life. new legal trouble this morning for marion barry the dc council members says there will be an independent review of a contract wean barry and his ex-girlfriend donna watts. it will look at whether barry complied with city laws and council rules when he award the contract to watts while the two were in a relationship. the announcement comes days after stalking charges against the former dc mayor were dropped. the palin family feud with levi johnston is back in the spotlight this morning. johnston says the governor resigned in order to pursue lucrative deals including books

and a reality show. johnston he overheard palin talk about that when he was engaged to palein adaughter. a spokesman calls the remarks a piece of fiction. and fans from michael jackson's hometown came together to celebrate his life. young and old showed up to pay tribute to the king of pop. lyanne jackson reports from gary, indiana. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: fans danced the night away paying tribute to the late michael jackson at a memorial in the town where it all began. >> we are giving this because we never want to say good-bye. michael jackson put gary, indiana on the map. >> michael jackson. >> reporter: fans from gary and all over the country waited for hours outside the steelyard baseball park to hear performance of michael jackson's greatest hits by a variety of local artists. the reverend jessie jackson and michael's father -- michael's father's joe jackson came out to celebrate the icon's life.

>> we are focused on the in xyz but the abc is born in gary. >> reporter: the jacksons move from gary when michael was 11 after the jackson 5 recorded their first album in 1969. michael jackson's ultimate signature was his glove. and everyone here was given a white one to wear on their right hand to honor the king of pop. it was a chance for thousands to pay their respects to the entertain here meant so much to the world and to one small town. >> we honor him and love him you know. so we wish he was buried out here but it is what it is. >> reporter: a man who was larger than life and now a legend in death. >> he was great humanitarian and a great man. and if you got love in your heart you loved michael jackson. >> reporter: in gary, indiana, leanne jackson, to. cbs news. >> and stay with "eyewitness news" for complete coverage of jackson's death and remembrance wjz is on for instant updates a

slide show of his life and extra video log onto wjz.com. a new report gives us a positive sign the local ecomony may be improving. for the first time in more than two years, home sales are up in the baltimore metro area. according to a local multiple listing service nearly 2400 homes were sold in the area last month. falling home sales and credit federal tax credit for first time buyers likely behind the surge in sale. last month we were named the most courteous drivers in the country but that doesn't mean we are good drivers i'm cording to a recent stot studdie baltimore has some of the worst drivers in the usgigi barnett explains we have a greater chance of getting into accidents. >> reporter: out of 200 cities, baltimore drivers are second to the worst. that's what a new report released this week by all state insurance company discovered. >> it's kind of crazy. >> we try to raise awareness among drivers about what they do in traffic and were there are accidents and why they need to

be more aware and drive safer. >> reporter: the insurance company used a number of collision claims to rank the top cities with the most accidents. the only city baltimore outranks is the nation's capital. >>d.c. has been at that level for the past five years. we don't know why police say it's because it is crowded metropolitan area. >> reporter: the company found that baltimore drivers have an 80% chance of getting into an accident. and the frequency of the crashes are going up every year. and 2005, baltimore drivers experienced an accident on average once every 6 1/2 years. but now, according to all state, they can expect to crash an average of once every 5 1/2 years. >> that's shocking to me. i've driven in other places of the country and they seem -- baltimore doesn't seem tonight worst of the worst. >> reporter: some drivers may be surprised baltimore ranking the state highway administration is not saying 93% of all accidents around the state are caused by

driver error. and some drivers in the city have seen those airors -- errors. >> people cutting off and not using turn signals and. >> reporter: all state says the most common cause of city collisions are distractions especially when drivers are in a rush. >> pretty basic but you know conditions that many people don't take into consideration is if they are in a hurry. >> reporter: all state says larger -- the study shows larger cities has more accidents but they also have more people. more drivers means more accidents. now back to you on tv hill. >> gigi thanks. according to the all state study sioux fallss south dakota has the nation's best drivers. >> because it's all fabo. >> i was going to say i don't know especially in the city going up 83 jones falls expressway i don't know. there's crazy drivers. >> you think? >> and you know and the bikers and they make me so nervous and they shoot down there so quickly and you can't hear them coming

until they are up on you. >> the guys on the pants rockets. >> the pants rockets. >> 9 people going by you like that. >> and before you know it you are like you don't know where they are coming from. and you know on a gorgeous day they are out. >> gosh, i would hope so. >> well. >> sure beats riding in the rain. >> this is true. >> i am just -- you okay over there goody? got to watch out for each other. there you go. let's go through this. how is this next to goody. is it a great morning? yeah? everyone is -- every once in while give him the elbow and make sure he stays with us okay. >> my eyes are watering. >> listen york out, outside it's nice. i did drive in with. >> the top down. >> and you have to think to yourself it's going to be sunner than it looks in the shot. aid pleasant morning. really i. dropped the roof and

a nice moonset in the western sky right now. let's look at the sat rad photo locally. wasn't to see we have had clouds kind of meander across the area during the overnight. and such is going to be the case in the state. noise got to be a bad day but a mix of clouds and sun. i will show you why in a second. 64 on tv hill. generally speak where you are watching, it's in the mid-60s right now. it's in dc and annapolis and easton that far away from 70. 86% humidity calm wind. barometer is at 30.21. here's a bigger picture of the clouds. if you are shifting through the reg ob right now, and again, you can see a lot of breaks in the clouds and you can see the northern edge of this cloud shield. before not too long we will break ute knew the pretty good amount of sun. but for later the wind shift is moving or way. and there's a dynamic that's going to take a pretty good a energy north of the reamon as this frontal boundary is not a

cold front, passes through the mid atlantic and tomorrow will bust into less humid air. energy i am talking about is going to be thunderstorms and potentially strong thunderstorms. let's say from central pennsylvania on up towards new york and long island sound. here is some sun, some cloud and a little more humid and breezy in the afternoon with a high of 85. tonight will enter the chance of a thunderstorm. 68 your overnight low. tomorrow, bust into clean air. sun comes out beautiful day with a high of 86. lock at this five-day. it stays in the general mid-80s with sunshine. sunday through thursday now, look at first warning doppler weather radar. again we have not had shower activity in the outlook for today. but, we are looking at some very light shower activity. it's moving west to east right now it's sitting over the mountains. the question is over the next half-hour, some of the showers getting into the i-70 corridor and move our way. i am not sure it's going to

happen. when we looked that the about 20 minutes ago, it was a little girth and more edgy and now it's hitting the barrier. mountains out in western maryland and it's losing its own. watch for you here coming up shortly a little more first warning weather. jess back to you. >> thanks. still ahead, a carpool of kid hit by an amtrak train new surveillance video reveals more about what happened. and will the shuttle endeavour finally get off the ground today? the latest data -- status on the launch planned for this

welcome back to "eyewitness news" at 6:47. it's 64 degrees. police released surveillance video of the amtrak crash which a train hit a car full of 5 young people in detroit. all of the passengers in the car were killed. video shows the car never even slowed down as it approached the rail crossing. investigators have revealed the 19-year-old driver had a suspended license. police say alcohol was not involved and they are blaming the accident on poor judgment. stormy weather at cape canaveral could delay plans to launch the shuttle which has been delayed by a month thanks to hydrogen gas leaks. seven astronauts aboard had head to the international space station where they will add

another major piece to the giant space lab. the jam packed mission is complex and risky and includes five space walks. apparently it's bonus time again for executives at aig but this time the insurance giant is asking the government for permission beforehanding out the cash to avoid a repeat of what happened earlier when it hand out millions in bonus immediately after receiving a federal bailout. aig says this round of bonus it is necessary to retain its top executives. wjz wants to help everyone during the tough economic times so each day we will bring you suggestions that can save you a little money. here's mary bubala with one way to ride out the recession. >> reporter: new information if you have a home loan owned other gain tied by fanny mae or fredy mack plans have been anouned to allow millions to refinance using a 125% loan to value rateo if your home is worth 100,000 dollars but you owe 125,000

dollars, you will now be able to refinance for a lower interest rate. home values dropped again last month and economists believe home values will sink an average of 40% before turning a corner. an experts say it is very clear. not enough homeowners can refinance because the loan to value rateo of 105% is too lowch the program involving fanny mae and freddie mack is trying to sell homeowners on the idea of loans with shorter terms such as a 15-year or 20-year mortgage. the interest rates will be lower on those. i am mary bubala at wjz13 trying to help you ride out the recession. >> for more tips log onto wjz.com and clig on the special section on the home page. real quickly i want to show you something. this is going to be real, real quick okay. this is nasa.gov that's the crew picture of the endeavour getting ready to launch. and the commander is twittering

and you can follow his twiters on the nasa website. for instance, today met with the crew to go over all the first and second day on orbit activity and details important to all be searchingsry nighsed because they are launching at night on a different schedule and they have been working today so that was a frish twitter from the guy commanding the space shuttle mission. hopefully launching today. >> shouldn't he be like. >> nasa.gov check it out. >> amazing. >> now we may move forward. >> thank you. still ahead on "eyewitness news" saturday morning... >> i am kelliely lynn something we speaksed lingering effects of anesthesia after a dental procedure. i will tell you about a new

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anesthesia for a dental product ure you know you are left with numbness and kellye lynn shows us a product that can restore sensation in minutes. >> how you doing. >> fine had you how are you. >> reporter: one of the most common complaints after an injection of november cane the mouth just isn't the same. >> the fat lip feeling. you feel your bottom lip is out here and that's the most annoying. >> reporter: not anymore amy's dentist offers a product that reverses that droopy lip feeling. >> we give it in the exact same spot exactly like the novocaine was given the same doseage and the patient doesn't feel like they have been given nil. >> reporter: dr. mann inject its after the procedures. patient who is once had difficulty smiling drink or speaking can experience a return of sensation in about half the time. or in amy's case faster.

>> within about 15 minutes that i didn't have the fat lip feeling and within probably 30 minutes it was gone. >> reporter: since it's not covered by insurance you should spect to pay between 15 and $30. >> anything that makes the patient happy is great for the practice. >> reporter: giving them good reason to smile. in glen bernie killiee lynn. >> it's not recommended for children younger than 6. and when we come back, marty will have the forecast. >> absolutely. stay with us.

welcome back. look at the forecast today mix to of clouds and sun and more humid yesterday. a breeze a high of 85. doppler we are in the mid-60s currently. showers we are watching, mountains took care of that. i think rain free until the dinner time out. >> another hour of "eyewitness news" coming right up. stick around.

good morning. coming up next on "eyewitness news." >> it's all going to be painful. none of it is going to be easy. >> budget woes the state needs to fail 700 million dollar shortfall. state workers on edge this morning bracing for possible job cuts. i am alex demeetry at bwi

marshal where bird forced an emergency landing yesterday. how biologist work everyone day to reduce the risk. that story as "eyewitness news" continues. we are at your mama house and i got the radio pick your radio up on brandy wine street. >> prank prankster gets his hands on fire department radio and use it to harass firefighters. how they will prevent it from happening again. and a beautiful start to the weekend. but could rain finally put an end to the string of beautiful july days? marty bass is in with the answer if the first warning weather forecast. we are off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard oz. that's right we are at yellow bricks in emerald city museum here at the museum the exhibit we will take you right inside. so get your red slippers ready all the the details are straight ahead. "eyewitness news" is second away.

good mornings welcome back to "eyewitness news" saturday morning. marty bass in for tim williams this morning. good morning to you. hi five againism love when you come in. >> we have a good time. we hang out. >> we do. >> pretty interesting because we hang out her and her fiancee and everybody so we have to keep it on the straight and narrow. >> this is true. we have a good time when we go out. >> you know. otherwise the script will consist of burn will you hand me another one excuse me. did you note cruise ship coming in on the beauty shot. >> i did. actually. i was wondering what that was you know you were saying earlier it's hard to get a good read of how beautiful it is outside today. >> it is from those shots. it's pleasant many look at the sat rad photo and i will show you why it's hard to get a read after we see temps i will show you clouds that pass through the area. pretty much everybody area wide

with the exception of dc at 68 on that display and ocean city, on that display at 60 everybody area wide is in the mid-60s. westminster 56. bel air and columbia 64. 68 in ann a list near 70 in dc. real quick take a look. we have had cloud meander through the area a mix of clouds and sun there are high clouds which makes it look more than the day s but it's moas most pleasant way to start the saturday. forecast is going to be good. to be honest, we will see a pretty good amount ofshine mixing with clouds. but by the evening a chance of showers and we will talk about that shortly. >> all right. thanks the first here's what people are talk about. just a little over a week into the news if i cay -- fiscal year maryland is warning of major budget problems. state says it needs to fill a $700 million hole in the budget and kelly mcpherson reports, the shortfall is twice as much as originally projected. >> reporter: good morning. this is not the first time that the governor has had to trim

dodge down the bigot since the recession hit. but it's one of the more significant numbers. he has to cut $700 million from the budget. for the fourth time during the recession, maryland's governor needs to chop up the state budget. >> it's all going to be painful. none of it is going to be easy. >> reporter: hearing the news for the first time state workers are on edge. >> okay, my god, right now i don't think that would be the correct thing for him to do due to the fact we are lacking on so many things that we need. >> just like at home, when things get tight you have to cut back. and there's no different in state government. >> hard on families and people. i am worried about myself i don't know. i don't know what to say. gees. >> reporter: 700 million dollars must be cut to balance the 14 billion dollar budget. that is 5% that needs to go. the governor aims to prese of state programs families are relying on more than ever during the tough ecomony. >> the other thing we don't

want to do is add to the economic whoa. so that's why we worked so hard not to ep gauge in the massive layoffs i've seen in other states. >> reporter: the governor will not present the solution until later this month and until then, workers here at the state center in baltimore are thinking about the sacrifices they have made this year. >> we had to take 3, 4 days of furloughs. >> we are worried. it's something to think about you know considering what we are enduring. so, right now we have to kind of roll with the punches. >> the ecomony is tight and we felt it. we are hoping that it's not a real big drastic change for the next fiscal year. >> reporter: that fiscal year has already started. it just been a july 1st. governor says he is already looking at ideas of where to cut from his senior leadership team. reporting from baltimore kelly mcpherson wjz "eyewitness news"." the governor will present his plan to the board of works on july 22nd. a new beginning for general

motors as auto giant emerges from bankruptcy. the government now owns 60% of the company after lending it 50 billion dollars in bailout money. gm, ceo promise to pay it back saying they are new company focused on the consumer and making fuel efficient cars one is the electric volt and it is due out next year. the company has is now down to four brand chefy buick cadillac and gmc remain. 11 people are without a home this morning following a late night fire in baltimore county. it happened at an apartment complex in wood lawn in the 3400 block of firelight lane. fire officials say the flames are under control and there are no reports of injuries. red cross is helping those who have been displaced. police are investigating after someone gets their hands on a fire department radio then uses it to harass and taunt firefighters. the whole cat and mouse game went on for some 10 hours and as vic carter reports, the culprit is still on the lose this

morning. loose this morning. >> reporter: for almost an entire day, emergency workers at prince george's county had difficulty communicating an age tateor with a stolen fire department radio. >> we are at your mama's house. >> reporter: polluting the airways with his chatter taunts and music. >> i got the radio pick your radio up i am on brandy wine street. you have to speak to me i want a reward because i paid money for this thing. >> reporter: they asked him to stop. [audio not understandable] >> reporter: police even tried to meet up with the rogue radio operator but addresss he gave led to a longer wild goose chase. >> i got the radio come pick your radio up. i am on brandy wine street my mama was home when i left my papa was home when i left came back. >> reporter: vic carter wjz "eyewitness news." >> dispatchers says despite the interference no one's safety was compromise and emergency crews were able to respond to each call for help. county impleating a digital

radio system alug dispatchers to block rogue signals. a spokesperson for the baltimore city police is suspend accuseded of sending a picture of a nude woman to a tv station. officers troy harris was reportedly trying to e-mail a mug shot of a suspect but mistakenly attached a picture of a naked woman. that picture was saved to the hard drive of his city issued computer. he's nine-year veteran of the department and the department declined to comment. this past week on "eyewitness news" we showed you an emergency landing at bwi marshal airport after a bird strike which was trying bared flock of european starlings. right now the numbers in the area are very high. alex demetrick looks at what he being done to keep birds and planes on separate flight paps paths. >> reporter: jeremy smith is biologist and one of his job is to make noise at bwi marshal airport. >> really keeps the birds on edge uneasy and frightens them.

>> reporter: and better to frighten birds than airline passengers like yesterday's safe emergency landing at bwi, the captain mike perry and skyeye chopper 13 witnessed. >> this is what we call a precautionary landing because he struck so many bird in close proximity to the ground the pilot decided to e-rr on the side of safety and land the aircraft back at bwi. >> reporter: 40 european starlings collided with the jet. >> the young birds that hatched in the spring form large flock. they are small birds but form large dense flock that can be hazardous to aircraft. >> reporter: and large flocks can make sudden erratic turns difficult to predict. it's gare may smith job to move birds and animals away from aircraft. >> the airport works with airlines and with the faa and other parties to help minimummize the risks and the potential impact between aircraft and bird. >> reporter: pry marl by firing off 12 stationary propane

cannons near runways and mobile noise making as flocks move from one spot to another. but sometimes lethal measures are used. >> the bird get the picture if you do shoot some of the bird from the flock it canly with starlings if you remove some of the birds the rest of the flock gets the picture and it's effective. >> reporter: with airports perfect bird habitat effective still is not 100% guaranteed. alex demetrick wjz "eyewitness news." birds are not only animals being chased dears and fox and groundhogs can be a hazard. dears. oh dears. >> listen, will the me tell you something. >> it's early. >> we talk about it in the morning. driving into work, i am not going for any lines here it's the biggest hazard in the morning show driving into work are drunk drivers. >> right. >> and a lot of people pulled over for dui and deer. as a matter of fact, one of the bud john drives a motorcycle in

and it was about a year, year and half ago he got hit by deer on cycle. yeah. >> we have gosh we have a family of them right on our driveway here at jz. we stopped the other day looking at them and they are not afraid of anything. >> no. they are used to seeing us. it's all good. the granger of the e-mail thanks for the e-mail. somebody's ship is coming in. world caribbean grandure of the seas. virginia september that. you can see the day's sunlight reflecting on the ship. earlier we talked about high clouds in the area. and it kind of looks -- look at current conditions. it looks a little opeek but it's nicer day start than any of the cameras indicate. i took the convertible roof down and drove in. very, very pretty this saturday. 64 right now in tv hill with 86 prez how midity and calm winds. barometer at 30.21 and kind of holding steady for right now. what we have been watching

overovernight is clouds and it's meandering through the area. the northern extent of the clouds is passing north to south through the metro. it's -- this is not going to be a bad day. what we are watching, though sarks wind shift sitting out to the north and west. now there's an energy dynamic starting to occur that's going to happen north of the area. there's going to be some rather zesty thunderstorms to say the least in central pennsylvania. on up towards long island sound, it's this wind shift approaching the area. this day of really not all that bad a. mixture of cloud and sun a little more humid than yesterday which is a little more humid than thursday but still not uncomfortable. breezy in the afternoon as that frontal bondry approaches if you will. 85 degrees is going to be the high. tonight there is a chance even with clouds breaking of a couple strong thunderstorms around us. more because of proximity. remember, north of the area there's going to be problems. and weather and real estate is my old joke what do they have in common? location, location, location. we are on the southern end of

the potentially strong weather. that's why that line is added. 68 in the overnight low. tomorrow the sun comes out. less humid a nice breeze and mixture of cloud and sun and five days this magnificent thursday we are look at temperatures pretty much where they should be. not a ton of humidy. but a load of sun. now super five-day outlook as we move towards mid-late july. wow. such a deal. take it away. >> stale head on "eyewitness news" saturday morning a. cemetery scandal. there are new developments in the chicago area grave digging scheme as several families file a class action lawsuit. and will the shuttle endeavour get off ground. stormy weather is threatening to delay the launch further. latest on the shuttle status and astronauts waiting to complete the risky mission. we have books, board games and dolls all with a wizard of

oz theme. i will have details coming up. but first yesterday's winning lottery numbers. good luck to you.

we are watching right there. by the way if you are watching us on the grandure of the seas we get e-mails from folks as they are coming back in, hope you had a great trip. if you are going out on the grandure of the sea flip your rear view mirror that way. your vacation has started. let's look at forecast for ocean city. essentially the same as here. this day and tomorrow, mixture of clouds and sun. tomorrow morning a chance of thundershower in ocean site. here, a chance tonight. high of 85. water temp in the low 70s. jessica take it away. >> thank you back to the other stories people are talking about this morning. chicago area cemetery at the center of a grave digging scheme has been shut down to the public. move comes after relatives showed up to check on their loved ones' burial plots but found bones all over the ground. five families have filed a class action lawsuit against the bur

oaks cemetery saying they want to know where their love ones remains are so they can rebury them. four cemetery employees have been arrested for digging up as many as 300 grike sites in a scheme to resell the plots. president obama has entered the final leg of his overseas trip. first family planned ghana, africa last night where the president will address the country's parliament today. it's the last stop of the trip which took him to the vatican as you see here to meet a pope for the first time. they talked about stem cell research on which the two have opposing views and discussed immigration and peace in the middle east. you know one of my favorite places in baltimore i brought the website gem. >> today you need your ruby red slippers to get there. gigi is out there this morning. should be a interesting exhibit. hello, gigi. >> have you been in the chappy entertainment. >> reporter: say that again. >> vf you been into the jeepy

museum. >> reporter: many times we are in the # 0s rooms reminiscing about childhood and michael jackson and return of the jedi love it. >> what place. >> what kind of shoes are you wearing. >> reporter: you -- now we are in oz. this is the museum but it's an exhibit called yellow bricks and emerald cities and we are just talk about the wizard of oz and there's so much that comes of it. this is is andy good morning andy. >> good morning nice to have you here. >> reporter: thanks good to be here. talk to us because this is such a -- you tell me. >> wizard of oz was such an exciting thing not just the 1939 movie with judy garland but a series of books and created the series in 1900 writing it on scraps of paper for his kids. before that he was manufacturer of axle grease true story now he created this wizard of oz that

captured imagination then a had hit broadway play in 190 # 2 and from there we have a series of books, that have maintained the america's imagination and this room is just a small dedication to one man's vision. >> reporter: we said it was like the harry potter of its day. >> it was exactly that. harry potter wizard of oz both feature orphans and take people into a new land where they are transformed by a imaginary journey beautiful stories. both very much of their country britain and american. >> reporter: why do you think the story captivates us because we have had the wiz with michael jackson and diana ross and wicked a few years ago broadway play and the book as well. what is it about the story. >> well, it's hard to opinion point the things. i think a lot of it has to do with the youthful character that goes and has an uplifting experience but yet has turmoil overcome it and is better by it. and sometimes the fanciful characters which everybody

loves and exciting things. we have for nightmare before christmas fans wizard of oz jack pumpkin head. we have tick to being the robot that can only -- ticktock that the robot and the patchwork girl all the amaying new characters that come with every new edition and book and in the original series there's 40. 16 penned by bomb and others by other authors. >> reporter: cool lease talk about this quickly before we go. how much does it cost to get in and when does it open. >> the exhibit is open to the public right now. it's $10 on general days. tuesday and thursdays it's half price $5 admission and game days any time there's a game bring every member of the family for a dollar each. >> reporter: andy thanks so much. all right. so, i am off to see the wizard i have to get on the yellow brick road back to you. >> gigi want got good wizard of oz try yeah. check this out. remember the scene towards the end before dorothy hits her

with the water ander in in her castle and the guard are doing the you know what they are saying? >> what? >> they are saying all we know is we owe her. all we know is we owe her. >> oh. they needed a cadence and not unlike a musician, before they put the lyrics down when they write the actual song this kind of scat, they kind of wrote a line that said mumble them all we know is we owe her. amazing sbt it. >> and it's all political. >> yeah. >> son of a gun. >> cool, gigi. >> reporter: back to you. >> don't turn your channel bill howard is coming in talk about colonoscopys. >> how about that with your cheerios. >> talking about going to oz. >> still to come, on "eyewitness news this saturday morning. >> don't tell. >> he what you are dorn. >> reading and write and baseball? back to school with the orioles coming up on "eyewitness news."

col do you know -- cool down for summer but summer school is a reality. thanks to partnership with the orioles learning has never been so much fun. >> you must be a power hitter. >> reporter: before he was a baseball manager he use tubed teacher. and it shows. >> there's a different sound that you hear as it gets up here as it gets up in the sweet spot area. >> reporter: in the midst of a stressful season today's lesson

is grounding. >> i think aid fun part of the job to let everybody know you care about them and that you would like to be a part of this community and not just be in your own area of you know camden yards and managing a baseball team. >> reporter: 4th grade sear blower. >> because i never got a lesson from a pro. i oles dreamed of playing baseball because i have favorite baseball players from back when i was never born. >> reporter: now royal elementary middle school assistant principal knows how important the partnership is to the kid. >> the children have learned about the orioles things they didn't know about and for some of the children, it may be the first time that they will go to a baseball game or meet a player and get to actually learn the basics of baseball. >> reporter: orioles right fielder is happy to be part of the curriculum along with his wife christina. >> any time she can come out with me, she loves teaching and she used to be a teacher. so, you know, makes it a little easier and takes a little

pressure off me. >> reporter: as a teacher you must have plan what do you hope the kid go away with. >> i hope heck see with bat and ball which can work together to produce the fartherest hit ball and they can learn about nowton's wall and movement. >> i hit the 60. >> reporter: good job is it fun. >> yes. >> reporter: did you think summer school could be so fun. >> yes. >> no. >> reporter: we have a split decision. sally thorner wjz "eyewitness news." >> the baseball themed summer learning program is an outgrowth of the city schools partnership with the orioles and child first authority. two more games versus the jays reminder on sunday. it's wjz right here see the o's take on the toronto 1:30 on wjz. i hope we can do it. we can do it thinking positive. coming on "eyewitness news" saturday morning, i guess we are not going to take you marty. a shooting of a 5 year old girl

mainly to change. governor reacts to the case and address concerns on baltimore's streets and murder-suicide new information about the fed ribbing -- frederick county man who killed his family and himself. siling note he left for his wife. and more trouble for marion barry days after stalking charges are dropped he is back in the hot seat.

welcome back. >> this is going to be a half-hour front with danger. >> why? >> because i am here on a saturday morning and i am -- bill howard is coming in and we are talk colon os copi the possibilities of being very dangerous. bill is a great character but subject mat are along. >> one for breakfast hour. >> we will try to save a couple lives. let's talk weather. it's a pretty morning. we have been watching the cruise come to an end or if you getting ready to go on the boat and vacation starting. sun off the white superstructure. let's look at the sat rad photo

and temperatures and i will explain what's going on overnight. essentially in the mid-60s area wide. you've 62 in oakland and 62 in elkton and 36 in easton. 06 in ocean city. around the core of the metro we are in the mid to up upper 60s. overnight clouds meandering around the region that's going to come to an end and you will see a lot more clear skies than cloudy skies. and this is going to be with us through the day. once we get to the bedtime hours weather is problematic. maybe a couple thundershowers throughout i didn't want to indicate that on this graphic because don't want you to think it will be a bad day. 78 at lunch on its way to high of about the low mid-80s. 81 this evening with a little more first warning weather coming up shortly. >> thanks but here's what people are talking about. crime outrageed a community and raised questions about the juvenile justice system. a 5-year-old girl shot in the

head in southwest baltimore. teen accused shouldn't have been on the streets. "eyewitness news" stays on the story kelly mcpherson has new reaction from the governor. >> reporter: when a 5-year-old girl was shot in the head last week, the case received a lot of attention. and today, governor o'malley is speaking about concerns within the goff nile system. -- the juvenile system. controversy bruise around the shooting which raven wyatt was shot in the head. police say the teen charged was shooting off the gun with a wait -- was awaiting sentencing in a different case. lamont davis was placed on home monitoring the day before the shooting. he cut off the device. >> shouldn't have never happened and it's ridiculous guns on the street. >> reporter: governor o'malley asked for a review of the case but expressed pride in recent improvements of the juvenile system. >> i think we are a leader in the nation when it comes to using gps on young adult i mean young people who are at risk to

themselves or potential threat to others. and we are going to continue to expand that those programs. >> reporter: the governor says he is in touch with baltimore city police as the investigation into the fight continues. the community around south pulaski stood together over the past week speaking out against the violence taking over the neighborhood including rave n's aunt. >> what are we as parents posed -- supposed to do, kids can't walk the street. they can't go to school. you know, she was just a little girl. and if we can't take care of our babies now, what's going to happen to our future. >> reporter: there was no clear response about why lamont davis was on the streets and without his gps tracker. governor addressed concerns about the number of juvenile facilities. >> it's false to think that the reason that juveniles are on the street is because we have closed facilities. >> we have plans to add more facilities all be it not of the giant size of the 1950s, but

smaller 48-bed facilities. >> reporter: little raven is still in the hospital but her family has requested that the hospital no longer give updates on her condition. kelly mcpherson wjz "eyewitness news." >> 17-year-old charge in the shooting remains behind bars without bail this morning. there's chilling new information about the western maryland father who killed his family before killing himself. court records show the christopher wood electric loving good-bye notes near body of each family milled he killed that. note to his wife he wrote he loved her dearly the they never should have gotten married. he killed his three children and wife in the middletown frederick home before he used the shotgun to take his own life. former ravens quarterback steve mcnair will be laid to rest in his home state in mississippi. the funeral will be on university of southern mississippi where official are expecting up to 8,000 people. several baltimore ravens players

rex sped to attend weachs shot and killed on the 4th of july by his 20-year-old girlfriend who then shot herself in the head. new legal troubles this morning for mayor yanion barry. there will be an inned pnt review of a contract wean barry and his ex-girlfriend donna watts. the review looks at whether he complied with city laws and council rules when he awarded the contract to watts while the two were in a relationship. the announcements comes days after stalking charges against the former mayor was drapped. tomorrowy weather could days in a' plans to launch endeavour later today. the mission is running a month late thanks to a series of high row general gas leaks in the shuttle. drew levinson reports for wjz with more from kennedy space center. >> reporter: the shuttle endeavour sits atop the launch pad this morning set to go to the international space station. this mission was scheduled to go a month ago. but was repeatedly delayed until engineers could repair a

hydrogen leak. 7' astronauts on board are anxious to strayed in space helmets for hard hats. >> i call this mission a heavy duty construction mission. >> reporter: with the space tool belts at ready, the astronauts will add another major piece to the giant japanese space lab on board the station. they will deliver replace and fix critical parts and batteries. it's jam packed 16-day mission that includes five space walks. >> and we just never get to come up for air. >> reporter: like every shuttle mission this one is risky. after astronauts will tell you it's part of the job. but they know while they are up in space, the families are down here on earth on pins and needles. julie's sons realize the perils of space and she understands their concern. >> it's little harder because we feel more guilty what if i don't come back? wouldn't than selfish of me. >> reporter: commander's 5-year-old can't quite grasp the dang he ever. >> she doesn't really know ex-- danger. >> she doesn't know what that means about going in space.

what she is most upset is daddy will be gone for while. >> reporter: for a child 16 days is a long time. but it's just a blip in space when it comes to exploring the universe. drew levinson, wjz "eyewitness news." >> and just a few hours, the launch team will gather for a weather briefing before fueling the shuttle. nasa says that schedule for 9:30. wjz wants to help everyone during the tough economic times and each day we will bring suggestions to save you money here's one way to ride out the recession. >> reporter: talk to a mortgage lender if you are about to fall behind. according to housing experts, that's a most important advice for people who fear three could fall behind on a mortgage payment. the experts say when you do call make sure to look through your original loan documents to see what they say about missed or late payments. terms can vary from low to -- loan to loan the state of maryland set up a great website packed with lots of information about what to do next. at md hope.org get information on how

to connect with nonprofit housing counselors. they can help you with options for reducing your mortgage burden and can help you communicate with your lender. you can down load a consumer information kit filled with information about how to save your home. get your mortgage paid on time and prevent foreclosure. mary bubala wjz13 trying to head you ride out the recession. >> all right. >> for more recession tips log onto wjz.com and click on the special session on the home page. let's go ahead and jump into weather. dr. bill is here chomping at the bit to talk about colonoscopy have you performed one? you have? seriously? i thought you did shoaledders and knees. >> i am a general surgeon. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah, noon you don't act like one. >> i want to jump into the weather because it's -- look, we can save a couple lives dr. bill getting rade for us. let's look at current conditions in the area. let me tell you something. it's very don't kid yourself. you ask katie couric it's big

deal. 64 right now. 86% humidity. and she lost her husband. calm wind in the area and barometer is at 30.21 and holding steady. we have been watching clouds meander through the area as i mentioned through the morning. last hour, to the west of the mountains and west maryland shower activity trying to bust into the neighborhood. that's not going to make it. and as you look at satellite imagery there's breaks in the clouds up along the mason dixon line. sunner here than the mix of cloud and sun. we have in the area now about the next hour hour and a half. but this is a big deal a frontal boundary sitting up to the north. and there's a energy die that theic -- dynamic taking place as it moves in a eastern direction kick off potentially strong thunderstorms from philidelphia up the 95 corridor. by proximity we have a mention a chance of a thunderstorm me andering south. that wouldn't be until the let's say dinner hours through the bedtime hours. otherwise a pretty good day. mixed clouds and sun. a little breeze in the afternoon with a high of 85 degrees.

tonight, clouds breaking and even with clouds breaking we are mentioning a chance of thunderstorms. 68 your overnight low. tomorrow, beautiful day. a little less hume i and mix of cloud and sun. 86 is the high. and over the five-day we keep it in the mid to upper 80s with sunshine and no blast furnace like mid atlantic july conditions coming into your neighborhood. this run of great weather continues. jess. >> thank you. and still to come on wjz "eyewitness news," dr. bill in the house. dr.s have a new way to perfarm colonoscopys and he will tell us how it works. a picture is worth a thousand words. l frank balm knew that when he recreated the wizard of oz and so did dude went they drew the wonderful pictures here at this exhibit at the museum. all the detail coming up we are taking you to the wizard of oz the land of oz when "eyewitness

g-igi has ruby red slipper live dover tosser. >> that's the entertainment museum one of the more

overlooked museums in the area. it has 250 years of culture. it's awesome. >> good one and today follow the yellow brick road there. hello. >> what's going on? >> reporter: hi, yellow brick road will not lead you to the wizards it will let's you to another room with other great exhibits. but you will learn about the wizards of oz here at the entertainment museum. did you know i know in the earlier segment marty you had pop culture background information about wizard of oz but judy garland jessica you will find this funny in the movie they plucked her eyebrows so she could look like dorothy they never grew back. >> oh no. >> reporter: i know. >> i didn't know that. >> reporter: well, there you go. but she is beautiful in it, right? >> okay. >> reporter: yes. okay. checking out the wizard of oz here at the museum this is the crejs registrar andy good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i want to jump into it because it's decorated so beautifully

and you have students from micah come down and do this. >> that's right. wendy sherman and our vice president she they got together and got students here and they reenvented oz as they saw it giving it a contemporary look and we decorated the room in the new reimaginations and say we have amazing stuff here. dorothy the cornfield and beautiful picture of dorothy and look at the popies and the monkey ever whyone's favorite. >> reporter: you -- everyone's favorite. >> reporter: you mentioned in the book he did know that pictures were important so he teamed up the ies straightor. >> they had a collaboration and it went very well for both of them. they split apart after the first book because royalty issues and he worked with john r neal who was a very imagine imaginative illustrator. the books were so final detailed it still stand up to this day. emerald city of oz has a

special tint and if you look at it it has an extra green. >> reporter: some say that's the wizard. >> true from the wizard of printing. but, one of the many things besides oz balm did a series of mother goose rhymeser with got his start. his book father goose his story was the first big success and enabled him to have the financial backing to right the oz series. >> reporter: we mentioneded spin-offs from the wizar of oz the wizard and the wiz and. >>ed wonderful land of oz. >> reporter: what do you think will come next? is someone going to think of something else? >> i think the wizard is due for several reimagineings we have wicked and i think wiz is back on broadway and who knows with tim burton directing alice in wonderland maybe the next vehicle will be a trip back to the wonderful land of oz but i am not going to speak for the man. >> reporter: all right. we never can get enough of

dorothy and the different characters. >> no or brunets and blood wigs. >> reporter: get the eyebrows plucked. >> exactly some poor girl. >> reporter: quickly, how much does it cost to come in and when is it open. >> well, it cost 10 dollars to come in. it's open tuesday through sunday. 10 to 6. and on game days when the o's are playing $1 everybody can come in for a buck each and on tuesdays and thursday half price $5. >> reporter: all right. okay. >> and we have interesting stuff coming up for those we have a carl bark exhibit and a special event if you go on ebay buy tickets for $99 for the grand opening wine and fun and celebration of carl bark good duck artist the man who brought us scrooge mcduck and a celebration of the food culture soon the foodies. and in february, archy comic. >> reporter: and support the entertainment museum. >> support the museum. don't just do it for us but

come for yourself we have great memories for you to see. >> reporter: andy. back to you. >> all right. thanks very much. all right. still to come, colon os copi are a huge -- >> well it is. >> in the fighting off canser. >> an effective way to save your life. >> but there's a new procedure so rest and shiewrd we will explain it to you coming up.

welcome back. dr. bill is in the house. we are talk colon os copi and opportunities for a lot of off color the jokes exhist but the -- did he canist but it's a procedure. >> management is nervous about

news they should be. >> but the procedure can save your life and what you will talk about is you call it the steel he'll the traditional colonoscopy may be going by the wayside. >> it could be because of the test that are important that you should have, this is one of the most important but clearly the most unpopular. >> and is there -- they put you under there is no pain. >> no. >> there's nothing uncomfortable about it. >> well, it's the whole idea you are not completely under. you are drowsy. so you sort of know. >> you are out. >> it's important because here is the colon and you might have polyps or cancer on inflammation and you have to be able to pick thawp and the only way in the past to do it has been with colonoscopy. but they have a new technique using the cat scan and they just inject co2 and take cat scan pictures of the colon no

issues. [audio not understandable] you get that done. >> but aren't we erate ating ourselves. >> could be absolutely. >> i have a problem. my doctor how you doing aaron. >> he will sen out a bill. >> aaron every once in while says sometimes we cause problems look for problems. >> that's true. this case it's not a lot and you have it once every ten years. so it's really not a lot of radiation. but aid good point and something to keep in mind. >> now we were talking about this shortly before we came on. the cleanse is what a lot of people really don't like. you still need to do that. >> we have to do it. there's an interesting concept coming. it's get together point where if you have some stool left behind from a incomplete prep, there's a dye you can take which sort of hides the stool or makes it invisible on cat scans so you don't have to be prepared quite to the degree you used to for colonoscopy. that's a little better.

>> okay at age whether we are talking virtual which cat scan or. >> this is virtual. >> or traditional 50 years old is the age you start. >> unless you are an african american then 40 and if you are clean every ten years until something shows up. >> now when it's mine the doctor said you are fine and wool see you in a decade and it's like shouldn't i be tested three, four, that's a long time 10 years. >> no. 10 is okay. they have check this out and there are other test you can check the stool for blood and other things but ten years is the standard and that works. >> wow. it's you know like said you and i could have taken this in the wrong direction. >> whoa could have but we didn't because we had a lady present. >> and it's so important for your health. >> yes, it is. >> we may have saved a couple lives. talk to your doctor play the insurance game. look into the blue pages i think the tobacco restoration money helps fund those that don't have insures. look it up be probeing a if active and we

forecast calls for clouds and a tad bit more mule it's than yes but police antitemperatures in the mid-80s through the afternoon. >> that's the report for this saturday i jessica kartalija mart yea great to have you. >> dr. bill thanks for coming. >> thanks for watching see you