him. >> reporter: civillester was -- sylvester was on the other side. police say sylvester stole $27 from an undercover officer posing as a drug dealer. police then went to search where he was assigned. inside, detectives found three bags of crack cocaine. >> we found three zip lock bags of crack cocaine. >> sylvester faces charges of theft along with charges of misconduct and malfeasance. >> you're supposed to protect the city, the citizens, the community. and that's just the opposite. and that's not right. absolutely, 100%, not right. >> reporter: the four-year veteran was recently transported to patrol duty, after serving on a violent crime task force. >> this is probably where a lot of this took place. >> reporter: investigators are not revealing why he was removed from that. only to say it was not for disciplinary reasons. and as police probe the case, those who they serve wonder if it could happen again. >> i'm not shocked. because with the economy being the way it is, when people find ways that they can make money, especially quick money. i think, you know, maybe he looked at that as opportunity. >> we feel bad about police. who can you trust? besides god, nobody. >> reporter: and if sylvester is ultimately convicted, he can no longer be a police officer. reporting live from the northwest district in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. sylvester joined the police department in july of 2005. a teenager indicted in the beating of an elderly african american man says he was not involved in the attack. grims priv on the was beaten while fishing. 16-year-old emadge miller, calvin lockner are being held without bond. miller's attorney says his client was not involved in the beating and is, quote, horrified in being called a racist. only ending after police shoot and kill the suspect. wjz first told you about this terrifying crime consist -- crime yesterday. now, a history of drug abuse may have fueled the entire ordeal. >> reporter: neighbors who live in this cul-de-sac just about 50 feet from the crime scene say they didn't even hear the gunshots. >> you would think you would hear, being so close to it. i didn't hear a thing. >> reporter: this quiet neighborhood in lothian, anne arundel county. >> that was like an hour before i woke up. and i didn't hear it. >> reporter: got quite a wake- up wednesday morning. >> witnesses actually say they witnessed the suspect kick in the door and go inside and heard loud pops. >> reporter: police say theodore plannedford shot and killed his estranged wife, sheen and and her sister. >> reporter: they say the victim had just filed for a protective order to have her husband leave the home immediately. that was filed just last week. >> reporter: minutes after anne arundel police arrived on scene, they called detectives to look for blandford. >> identified the suspect. located the subject. and actually a pursuit ensued in washington, d.c. >> reporter: police chasing blandford's white suburban towards the capital. minutes later, the suv spun out. bland thereto ford tried to -- bland ford tried to run. turned. and that's when officers began firing. >> they shot him 20 times. i don't know. >> reporter: blandford was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. >> it was right on the treat. i talked to him before. he seemed look a nice guy. i never thought anything like that would happen. >> reporter: blandford's criminal history includes drug possession, theft and identity fraud. in may, he was arrested for robbing the big fish grill in crofton. her husband threatened him with a hammer. >> just one day after the murder, family members were in and out of the home, they did not want to go on camera. >> in anne arundel county, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> neighbors say blandford had been living in his car, ever since that protective order was issued. we're following breaking news right now. sky eye chopper 13 is live over a car into a building in south baltimore. captain mike perry is above it all. >> reporter: we're in southwest baltimore. this is old annapolis road, at west patapsco avenue. the city-county line, where apparently a motor vehicle has departed the roadway and crashed into the side of a supermarket. you can see the vehicle went over the embankment and struck the building. now, at this point, there have been no evacuations to the shiewrp market, which is -- supermarket, which is located on old annapolis road. you can see, the driver of the ambulance is being transported to the hospital. no word on their condition. police have one lane of eastbound old annapolis road blocked as they continue their investigation. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike. thank you. it's been a busy day for captain mike. dozens of children are safe tonight, after a fire in a day care center. sky eye chopper 13 was over that scene this afternoon. investigators say it started in an unused kindergarten room. all 55 children got out safely. the cause of the fire is under investigation. months after his sudden death, the king of pop will finally be laid to rest tonight. manuel gallegus has the latest on michael jackson's funeral, from glendale, california. >> reporter: only friends and family will be allowed to attend michael jackson's funeral at the famed forest lawn cemetery. but the event will be captured on video, and sent out to the world, via the hoasheds -- hordes of media gathered outside. jackson will be placed in a crypt near stars from the golden age of hollywood. jimmy stewart. jean harlow. sammy davis, jr., and one of his idols, walt disney. >> this is a different experience than, say, elvis at graceland, or even michael jackson at neverland. the public will not be able to visit michael jackson's grave. >> forest lawn discourages people from wandering the grounds here. but it does attract a million visitors a year. >> there was a lot of concern about kidnapping the body. about vandalizing the body. >> reporter: jackson will be intered in style in a gleaming $25,000 casket. among lavish decorations, including statues and stained glass, according to a family attorney. the family will cover the costs, which are said to be extraordinary. and once jackson is finally laid to rest, we could see criminal charges in his death, which has been ruled a homicide. in dplep -- glendale, california, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> michael jackson died on june 25th, after suffering cardiac arrest. he was 50 years old. moments ago, a change for tropical depression erika. she is -- tropical storm erika. she is now a depression. >> reporter: the latest update from the national hurricane center came in just a few moments ago. and what that says is that erika, has you mentioned -- as you mentioned, has been downgraded now to a tropical depression. it is just a bunch of thunderstorms and rain now. if it resurfaces, it would have another name. that would then be fred. let's talk about the path these storms will take. it is expected to pass pretty much to the west. and under most of the vacation islands. it is moving to the west. the winds have been downgraded to 35 miles per hour. 39 is the minimal tropical storm level. the gusts, of course, are higher. erika now, not a named storm. it is a tropical depression. and it is starting to lose intensity. we'll continue to keep you posted. and if it should resurface as another name, we'll keep you posted on that as well. michael vick will be playing in the regular season as a philadelphia eagle earlier than thought. nfl commissioner roger goodell says vick is eligible to play in the third game of the season. goodell originally said he would be eligible to play after the sixth week of the season. dolphins are preparing to play in their final weeks of the preseason. but they also learned that baltimore ravens ranked in the top of the league when it comes to most valuable league. while many nfl team values are dropping, the ravens are bucking that trend. hi, mike. >> hello. winners both on and off the field. the average price for one of the nfl 32 franchises dropped in the past year. but that wasn't the case for the ravens. which could mean good news for the fans and the team. >> reporter: right here, forbes magazine added up dozens of factors. and though we're a smaller market, the ravens are the 10th most valuable in the league. dallas, washington, and new england lead the list. >> pretty impressive for the ravens. 11th ranking. and it seems to have a lot to do with stadiums. they are blessed with an extraordinarily fine stadium. m&t stadium. >> reporter: but a stadium means little without fans to fill it up. >> reporter: frankly, demographically and otherwise, baltimore is a superior market. >> reporter: the value of the team rose to $-- from $479 million to over a billion this year. at the same time, the amount of money collected from fans, tv and other sources nearly doubled. from $123 million to $240 million. back to the fans. the value of their psl has also jumped by 300%. >> the psls have become more valuable. and of course, there is the bad news to that. which is that people who want season tickets have to pay up front. which might be too much for some people. and also current psn, they want to improve their seat. >> reporter: you are going to have to write a pretty big check. ready? dr. 1. -- $1.79 billion. billion, "b" is the worth of the ravens now. not bad, considering mr. bisciotti bisciotti bought it for a mere $600 million nine years ago. ravens play against the atlantic falcons. in the first game of the regular season. you can see the ravens take on the kansas city chiefs right here on wjz 13, september 13th, at 1:00 p.m. and with the regular football season around the corner, sign up for wjz's football challenge. log onto wjz.com and pick games each week. and match them up against our team of 10 experts. you could even win a prize. only on wjz.com. just scroll down the home page to find the link. >> "experts," a loosely applied term. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. on the rise, the number. h1n1 cases is not slowing down. especially among children. the precautions being taken. tight financial times are beginning to affect emergency workers, not just office workers at the state and city level. i'll have that coming up next. well, sunny skies continue through labor day weekend. the updated forecast with tim. tight financial times are beginning to affect emergency workers. both at the state and local level. suzanne collins reports, firefighters unions met with their chief, after word they could face layoffs or even furloughs. >> reporter: baltimore firefighters have been told almost $3 million must be cut. either lay off 93 firefighters, or face extensive furloughs. the union presidents talked with the chief today to see if there is a less painful approach. >> i try not to be an alarmist. but quite frankly, our department is bare bones as we speak. so any reduction beyond where we are right now, would be in my opinion, simply dangerous. >> other options being considered would be elim na -- eliminating 70 firefighter vacancies. correctional officers and state police will not be forced to take time off. but they do take a cut in pay, nonetheless. >> they will be subject to a pay reduction. but they will be out there, enforcing traffic laws and fighting crime in maryland. >> tomorrow is a big furlough day, as are the days before thanksgiving and christmas. even more days if the worker makes a higher salary. >> at least i still have a job. >> but some have not worked out a furlough schedule. >> reporter: the chief judge decided not to close the courts tomorrow because there was too little notice. and defendants have certain rights to a speedy trial. and if they don't get one within the set amount of time, charges could drop. >> reporter: the irony is, state public defenders will be off. but judges and all officials aren't required to take furlough dayless. >> what i'm suggesting is that all elected officials take part in the plan. >> you think judges should take a pay cut? >> absolutely. >> reporter: chief robert bell is not saying whether he will ask judges to give up salary or take a day off. >> f.o.p. says they now accept re fuse to accept furloughs or pay cuts. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, christy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we have plenty of activity going on there. if you are traveling on the beltway system, that's slow from park rights road to fall road. due to that earlier crash. also a second one to watch out for. moving to the west side, that's crawling along from 95 to security boulevard. as for 70 eastbound, that remains slow as you approach the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. 95 northbound. that's sluggish on the northeast side. and 95, we have a slight slowdown. let's now take a live look here at the north side of the inner loop. and you can approach green spring. this traffic report is brought to you by the maryland department of agriculture. go local. take the buy maryland challenge. at maryland's best.net. about one in 13 h1n1 flu deaths in the united states are children. and a new report shows most of the flu's young victims are of school age. >> that concern is mounting with flu season approaching. >> reporter: the centers for disease control says the number of h1n1 cases is growing and it's deadly. especially among young people. this year, h1n1 has killed about 500 people. 36 of them under the age of 18. >> most of the children who had fatal h1n1 infections this past spring had an underlying condition. >> reporter: with flu season approaching, fear is growing. more than 100 4-hers were sent home from the minnesota 78 fair, after four children came down with the virus. in north carolina, several high schoolers went home complaining of flu-like symptoms. the cdc says the number of cases are up. because many schools around the country are beginning their fall terms. still, it's unusual to see this many illnesses so early in the school year. >> reporter: to avoid the virus, the institute of medicine is recommending healthcare workers, interacting with h1n1 patients, wear specially-fitted respirators. >> they are the first line of defense. and we need to ensure that we do everything we can to reduce, to the greatest extent possible, their risk of becoming ill on the job. >> reporter: a major concern, since the cdc says a vaccine is still at least a month and a half away. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. new at 6:00, the status of the h1n1 flu in in maryland. hear from local health officials on what is being done in our state to prevent the spread of the virus. we are asphyxiated -- just fixated on this beautiful weather we're having outside. >> very nice. >> and they say a picture >> go outside. >> come on, guys. let's go. >> this is what it looks like. we're talking 75 degrees or so in some parts of the area. temperatures are very nice. cool going into the evening. dry dew point and low humidity. we'll have the forecast coming up. it is a gorgeous evening. it's one of a long line of gorgeous days that we have been looking at. and we have been seeing another pretty perfect stretch, moving into the labor day weekend. one of the nicest stretches we've seen in recent memory for a holiday weekend. let's take a look at your current conditions. right now, temperatures are bomb -- bottoming out. well, they are on their way. we have 50s and 60s now. relative humidity at 37%. with the winds from the east/southeast at 8 miles per hour. across the state, temperatures are ranging from about 73 in oakland, to about 76 in ocean city. we do have one spot of 80 degrees in hagerstown. hagerstown regional airport. and 82 in cumberland. around the metro area, we're seeing a nice, moderate range of mid-70s. and that's a comfortable temperature going into this labor day. we see the wins coming to the-- winds coming to the east. 15-mile-per-hour winds down around ocean city. they're doing the same. but the temperatures really have not fluctuated too much. we're seeing basically a little bit of a cloud cover because of a stalled front off the coast. and it is allowing just several little disturbances to ride along it. as a result, we're seeing those clouds, just a slight chance of showers, down along the lower eastern shore and southern maryland. heading into tomorrow. pleasant conditions stay in place. the high brings in that flow of air from the northeast and the east. and as it does, it keeps us in the dry zone. and with that dry air, comes the nice, pleasant conditions. still talking about erika. downgraded to a tropical depression. moving to the west. and pretty much under puerto rico. dominican republic and haiti. all of that now just going to see some thunderstorms as a result of this. no, the tropical storm warnings that were in effect will be lifted over the next few hours. but this storm, now the winds sustained at 35 miles per hour. at 39, a storm becomes a tropical storm. the winds again coming up from the west. and they will be upgraded here soon. erika, should it resurface, will come back as fred, should it go into warmer waters and come back again. we'll keep you posted. there's a north wind on the bay. from 5:00 to 10:00. and next high tide, port mchepry. and a moonlit scief. go out and -- sky. go out and count the stars, mary. and tomorrow, very pleasant 83 degrees. and that's pretty much a foreshadowing of the weekend. >> he's just ordering you around. >> he does this, you know. >> all right. still ahead at 5:00. cell phones in prisons. the special tests. the devices that could cut the calls. and the violence they bring. i'm kellye lynn at the university of maryland medical center. with important information for women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain. a commonly performed procedure may not be as effective as once thought. the story next. i'm ron matz at east point mall, where the mall's post office could be closing. the potential impact and the full story when eyewitness news continues. 5:29. 76 degrees and mostly clear right now. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a series of wjz investigations exposed the investigations of problems of cell phones behind bars. tonight, the state is taking critical steps to detect contraband phones. mike hellgren stays on the story with the latest push to get them out of the hands of prisoners. >> reporter: several highway high-pro -- high-profile incidents have dropped this into the spotlight. today, several officials from around the country are here to test solutions. >> reporter: wjz revealed how inmates obtained cell phones, keep them and use them to run criminal empires on the outside. >> i wound up getting the phone. it worked. and got a charger with it. >> reporter: they've even been used to kill. patrick byers was convicted in april of using a contraband phone to order the murder of witness carl lackle. >> it was everybody's dirty secret. and i don't think they ever thought it would escalate to a murder. >> reporter: they have taken major steps to stop the problem. including cell phone sniffing dogs. >> i can replay what happened yesterday. >> reporter: and they have now conducted landmark devices. >> i'm in a place few people have ever been. this is back behind the cell walls at the old house of correction. and this is where the sensor is that actually detects those cell phone calls. >> reporter: this computer shows where the phone is in the cell block. and moves as the phone moves. it can even detect sensors. >> when a sensor detects a call. it alerts the neighbors. and they say everybody go listen on that particular frequency. >> reporter: one thing it doesn't do is jam the phone altogether, which ask currently -- is currently against the law. secretary of public safety testified in the senate. >> none of this will replace the jamming in my opinion. but we still have to have that capability. >> reporter: still, these are part of the solution to a dangerous problem. behind bars, cell phones can turn into deadly weapons. >> there's too many. it only takes one to negotiate that criminal activity. >> reporter: the number of cell phones the division of correction has confiscated has continued to go up almost 1,000 last year alone. in jessop, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> governor martin o'malley and senator barbara mikulski issued a statement today, urging congress to pass a law, allowing phone jamming. the wireless industry is against it. police in montgomery county are on the lookout for two suspects. vincent minto and dylan are wanted. dillon was hospitalized wednesday with a gunshot wound to the right leg. but left the hospital with a brace on before a warrant was issue said. minto hasn't been seen since the time of the crime. anyone with information is asked to call police. a robbery at a beauty supply store at anne arundel county has police searching for three suspects right now. three female suspects entered and asked to look at several hair products. police say one of the suspects stole items worth $350. while the other sprayed the clerk with pepper spray. anyone with information is asked to call police. the relentless wildfire in southern california is now 38% contained. but is costing the state millions of dollars. firefighters continued to make good progress today. setting back fires to devour the dry brush. more than 145,000 acres have been burned and engulfed in the flames. many are feeling concerned. but governor arnold schwarzenegger is already talking about rebuilding. the state of california has spent more than $27 million fighting the massive wildfires. >> i have a feeling of what's going to happen next. so we know everything is up in the air. >> it was heartbreaking to see the devastation and the destruction that this fire has caused. >> reporter: firefighters are focusing on pushing the fires toward wilderness areas, away from home. this wildfire is the largest national forest fire in l.a. history. >> tonight, jaycee dugard's aunt is sharing details about the family's reunion. tina dugard, says jaycee, who was kidnapped over 18 years ago, is bonding with her mom. she said they have been laughing, talking, even braiding each other's hair. jaycee's mother is also getting to know her two granddaughters she never knew she had. jaycee's aunt talked about how they never had any school. >> although they had no formal education, they are certainly educated. jaycee did an extraordinary job with the limited resources that she had. >> reporter: jies jasee -- jaycee's captors are both behind bars. we are getting a closer look at the soon to be published memoir. in it, kennedy discusses the accident at chappaquiddick. a young woman in the car, mary jo kopechne. the senator waited hours before reporting it to authorities. in the book, he called his actions inexcusable. chronic health pain in is as chronic as back pain. women have one less option to relieve that pain. >> reporter: for years, doctors have performed a procedure called luna to ease pelvic pain. now, a newly released study finds the treatment doesn't work. >> reporter: registered nurse cara ward lived with chronic pelvic pain for two years before getting help. her doctors thought the problem was a large ovarian cyst that needed to come out. but even after it did, the pain still wouldn't let up. . >> it was removed. and after that, i just had like chronic and constant pelvic pain. and it got worse with periods. >> reporter: it's a common occurrence among women. endometriosis, inflam tory disease, fibroids or an hesions can lead to long-lasting pelvic pain. >> on average, 40 to 60% of women will have pelvic pain at one point in their lifetime. >> reporter: a procedure called luna uses cauterization to destroy nerves in the servic back. >> with the luna, the surgeon would normally dissect the portion of the left and right. >> reporter: now a just- released british study shows the procedure is ineffective. the researchers followed nearly 500, some of whom had luna and some who dot. >> they followed them up to five years and found that luna didn't relieve the comfort or improve their quality of life. >> there is no benefit to offer this procedure. >> life is great. life is completely different. i don't have pelvic pain anymore. no pain with period. i mean, it was just like amazing. >> now, cara can take care of her patients without being one. at the university of maryland medical center, i'm kellye lynn, with healthwatch. >> doctors say staying active can reduce pelvic pain. because exercise is associated with the production of feel- good chemicals in the brain known as endorphins. also in healthwatch, it may take more than just sports for kids kids to succeed in life. a new study finds that kid the participating if after-school sports have lower risk for bad behavior. it improves confidence, character connection and caring. >> we are sticking with that positive theme. he is back in town. baltimore native and nba star carmelo anthony, kicks off a weekend of fundraising activities to help baltimore students. gigi barnett is live in baltimore, with all of the details for us. gigi? >> reporter: well, we are actually in downtown baltimore. but yes, baltimore, here in baltimore, giving away some special gifts for baltimore students, hoping it will help during the school year. >> reporter: nba star carmelo anthony received. these students visit an anthony's community center every day. and they ofed -- they received a special gift from the basketball star. >> i know what they want, what they need. and why not give it. i'm in a blessed place right now. >> reporter: enough for 300 students. >> reporter: the backpack giveaway is just one event anthony plans to attend this weekend. he's joined by fellow baltimore native ask r&b singer. they will hold a softball match to raise money for inner city students. >> all you kids that are watching right now, make sure you take your education very serious. >> reporter: and some very good advice. take your education seriously. the kids here did listen to that as they picked up their supplies. coming up at 6:00, what they think of carmelo anthony and mario being back in town. mary, back to you on tv hill. >> what a fun day. thank you. triple a and local police team up to help motorists ward off car thieves. experts etched vehicle identification numbers onto the windows of cars. they say this measure isn't noticeable to cars' owners and will help deter car thieves. triple a also conducted free battery and tire pressure checks. drivers were able to take advantage of free window repairs. two baltimore area post officers may be stamped out soon. u.s. post office is considering closing two locations at the east point mall. ron matz reports on the impact the closures could bring. >> reporter: these are tough times for the u.s. postal service. cost-cutting issue ins have -- measures have begun. >> i talk to a lot of people. a lot of people go there. >> reporter: she's talking about this post office, located inside the eastpoint mall. >> it's only place in this area close that you can buy stamps and take care of your postal needs. so that's why we're hoping that it doesn't close. >> reporter: the u.s. postal service expects to lose $7 billion this fiscal year, as many customers switch from snail mail to e-mail. >> well, with the recession, the economy, and people using electronic months to communicate, it's kind of giving us, you know, heart's impact. we have been impacted greatly. >> reporter: many seniors who come to eastpoint say any closing would impact them. >> we'll have our stamps at the grocery store. and put our mail in the box for the mail lady to pick up. >> reporter: towson town location is also targeted for possible closing. but the postal service emphasizes no final decisions have been made. >> just because those offices are on a list or on this consolidation list, it doesn't mean they will be affected. >> reporter: that's why folks who come to eastpoint are hoping for a special delivery. >> you know, you get kind of icky about it, and say, why can't they leave it open? >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> there are 413 locations nationwide, targeted for possible closure or consolidation by the postal service. they include two other offices. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. new head of the johns hopkins school for business shares his views on the business climate. could the o's really lose 100 games? and new reviews here. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, with wjz's first warning weather team. still ahead on eyewitness news. accident on set. a teen's curiosity. a man's curiosity lands him in a lion's den. i'm tim williams in the first warning weather center. bob turk is on assignment. i'm putting the finishing touches on your exclusive first warning forecast. first, here's today's report from wall street. wow. look at that. the wildfires in california are having an effect on space. take a look at the full moon seen over los angeles last night. it glowed in a fiery red color, due to smoky skies from the fires. well, back here in maryland, we are seeing pleasant temps and temps and sunny skies. meteorologist tim williams has a look at the first warning five-day forecast. tim? >> that freaked a few animals out. they don't understand that. this is the harvest moon. we're in the actual moon. this is the one that typically is the first harvest or first full moon of september. this is the one we're dealing with now. looking at ocean city, 78 degrees. tomorrow, friday evening, we're looking at temperatures in the 60s overnight. 82 on saturday. 80 on sunday. 78 on monday. a slight chance of showers on friday. water temperatures, 75 degrees. one of the three weekends we've had. without tropical depressions or storms. tomorrow, we're looking at temperatures up around 81 to 83 degrees. and for the next five days, that holds true. 85 for saturday and sunday. 83 on monday and tuesday. kai? >> tim, thank you. discovery astronauts are right now getting ready for the second spacewalk of their mission. here's a look at the international space station. two astronauts will install a new ammonia tank. earlier this week, another spacewalk was moved. even hollywood can't make this up. a massachusetts man sneaks onto a wild animal movie set. then falls into the lion's den. luckily, no animals were inside. firefighters were able to pull him to safety. this is being used for an upcoming movie. former alaska governor sarah palin is back in the headlines. levi johnston, the father of her grandchild, is talking about what he claims he saw in the palin household. kelly wallace reports with the explosive new allegations. >> you ever thought about doing that? >> i'd do it. >> reporter: in the latest issue of "vanity fair," 19-year- old levijohnston doesn't take off his clothes, but he does take off the gloves. there wasn't much parenting in that house, sarah doesn't cook, todd doesn't cook. the kids would do it all themselves. >> they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull, lipstick. >> reporter: johnston said the popular image of palin as hockey mom and moose hunter says she doesn't hunt, doesn't read, doesn't work hard, doesn't spend time with her family, but instead spends all night alone in her bedroom. as for sarah and todd's marriage, johnston said they constantly threatened each other with divorce. >> reporter: once the cameras would leave, they didn't talk to each other. i've never seen them sleep in the same bedroom. >> reporter: and when it came to levi and bristol's baby, sarah told me, she had a great idea. we would keep it secret. after bristol was born, sarah would pay more attention to our son than she would with her baby trig. she would say sometimes, playing around, no, i don't want the retarded baby. i want this one. >> we're not cashing in on their name. you know. i'm just trying to get my side of the story out there. >> reporter: kelly wallace, cbs news, new york. >> johnston also claims that palin wanted to adopt her grandchild childto hide her daughter's -- grandchild to hide her daughter's pregnancy. a palin spokesperson declined to comment. friday is a mandatory state furlough day. what happens if you are planning to go to a state park? >> biological warfare. i'm coming up. what maryland is doing to battle the deadly h1n1 virus. check in with these stories and all the day's breaking news. coming up at 6:00. well, you can call it a turtle cam. it's a live, streaming look that shows baby turtles emerging from their nest. if you look closely at the bottom of your screen, you can see the baby lager head turtles, crawling from their nests. there they are. the turtles are all headed towards the nearby ocean. the live stream camera set up on the florida keys website. pretty cute. eyewitness sports is next. this is mark viviano. one more tuneup from the ravens. we'll hear from the team before their preseason game in atlanta tonight. and a long baseball season cannot seem to end soon enough for the orioles. we'll hear from the baseball birds when eyewitness news continues. this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. announcer: miralax is the only brand clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. you'll see. it's clearly different. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. mark viviano is here. we're talking football, of course. >> preseason football. there's about eight or 10 preseason players. everybody else. well, not such a big deal. ravens in atlanta tonight. for the final dress rehearsal. even the commissioner of the nfl admits that four preseason games may be one too many. roger goodell will consider plans to reduce the practice games. maybe even expand the regular season. most of the starting players will play very little if at all tonight. in the three games they have played in this preseason, they have shown that they can be a play-off contender. it's sometimes tough. but winning the three they've played so far, carries some significance. >> as far as you know, status and everything else, it doesn't mean anything. but it means something for our team. especially even the guy that are late in the fourth quarter. they're in there to win the game. you know. and nobody wants to go out and lose a game. doesn't matter if it's preseason or regular season. it feels good to know that even our younger guys were going out there and finishing games for us. >> ray rice has been the ravens' most impressive offensive player this preseason. he has the most passing and the most rushing. ravens against atlanta. in baseball, it's a night off for the orioles. and they need it. after getting swept three. the birds have lost 10 in a row this year. that's the longest streak in more than 50 years. no relief last night. jim johnson in the oriole bullpen suffered a 9th inning collapse. a deficit spiraled out of control. scored seven runs in the final frame. this single by arod brought in 2. the yankees added five more in that game. a close game turned into a blowout. making the last loss to new york a close one. >> never know what we're going to get out of it. obviously, the floodgates open and that's all my fault. >> it's not easy for anybody. but i think we all have to handle it the very best we can. and give credit where credit is due. they have a tremendous team. >> the o's record now stands at 54 winds and 80 defeats. with two more losses, they will clinch the club's 12/100ths -- 12th straight losing season. coming up next hour, a sun- flashed afternoon at the u.s. open tennis tournament in new york. and some young players make a splash, with some upsets on the women's side. who is in? who is out? it's funny. the record does not reflect the talent on that team. they have a lot of young players. so we don't know how good they're going to be. but you endure the growing pains in the interim. >> we have been doing that for a while. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. >> city police make a drug bust in northwest baltimore. the suspects, one of their own. i'm weijia jiang, in baltimore. coming up, the unbelievable events that led to the arrest. stir baltimore city police -- baltimore city police. >> the victim shot by police hours later near washington, d.c. i'm jessica kartalija. how this bizarre story unfolded. coming up. flu season is approaching. tonight, an inside look at how maryland is taking extensive efforts to protect us all. >> it's another mild summer evening. will it last into the holiday weekend? the updated forecast is coming up. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. undercover sting. >> a city recover under -- officer under arrest, facing serious drug charges. >> hi, everyone. i'm kile jackson. and i'm mare -- kai jackson. >> and i'm mary but bal a. here's what police are talking about tonight. >> city police set up a sting to catch one of their own. and they did. weijia jiang is live at theivation station, where an officer worked, to explain what