>> we're in a jam. we need to raise at least 41, 42 million dollars. just for basic public safety recreation and solid waste. >> they say that they're interested in making sure that the revenue is there so we can assure central services. how we get there is negotiable. >> hours of conversation in depth, including a new tax on billboards. that and several others would make up some of the money lost without a beverage tax. >> we're looking high and low for money. and when you look high, you see outdoor advertisements. >> one industry is being asked to bear an excessive taxation. >> reporter: also under consideration, raising the income tax and the parking tax, doubling rates. garage tax would rise, too. along with fines. >> we get to a point where we're at least all on the same page. >> they're got to come up with solutions. and i'd rather have this than our property property tax or layoffs again. >> it's sad because every time we vote for an enhancement, people are paying more money for something. we don't like that. >> so the beverage tax actually could be resurrected. looks like the billboard tax did not make it out of committee today, but nothing is final at this point. reporting live at city hall, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. adding to the pressure at city hall, the city is in negotiations with police and fire unions to reduce the $64 million due to their pension system by the end of next month. an update to the breaking news out of philadelphia that we brought you last hour. the building that houses the liberty bell and the streets around it have been evacuated. a suspicious item that looks like a balloon, was found in that area. officials say it appears to have been a white, powdery substance. now, the fbi says the item is being treated as a hazardous material. but it is not explosive. more developing news this time on wall street. a rocky day on the markets with stocks taking a dive because of concerns about new u.s. employment numbers. and the continuing european debt crisis. here's a look at the closing numbers. dow closed down. nasdaq off 94. right now, the dow is on track to have its worst month since february 2008. a baltimore city toddler becomes sick. the culprit, someone who gives that child gonorrhea. tonight, detail the in connection with the person in question. vic has more. >> the girl's mother told police, the 24-year-old was alone with her the day before she became sick. it's yesterday, for the first time, police were able to question a man the girl's mother accused. our media partner, the baltimore sun, reports after hours of questioning, the man is not being considered a suspect at this time. police say they still need to investigate his version of what happened. >> sexual abuse is on the rise in baltimore city and the nation. more than 800 children reported abuse last year in baltimore. a west baltimore man, abducted from his home at gunpoint. tonight, police say they have found his body. the victim was found in a van in northwest baltimore today. police say he had been shot and killed inside that van. last night, witnesses say they saw several people take the man from his home and force him into a van. police say the victim did have an arrest record and his abduction and shooting might be died -- tied to his past criminal history. new details tonight about the body found on a metro train. the family of ricky j. van hooter confirmed that they found a body after he boarded it on monday. an operator found him lying on the floor of the rail car around 3:00. metro operators must now walk through the train before taking them to the rail yard. a shooting happened on north longwood street. police say a man was shot there. they have not released any details about his condition nor a motive for a shooting. clues for a deadly fire. the house fire claims the lives of three young children in cecil county. as mike schuh reports, the mother of the children is in a medically-induced coma, while the relatives try to find the money needed to bury the children. >> reporter: the fire happened in the middle of the night saturday. three children died here. the fire woke them up as they slept in their bedroom. the screams of the children could be heard on the 911 tape. the mother, jewel johnson, survived with massive burns. only the 10-year-old, the one in the glasses, travis survived. he was staying with a relative that night. >> it hurt mease. i don't even like -- hurts me. i don't even like to be here. >> i think, what is she going to do when she wakes up? what is her point of going on, knowing what's happened to her kid. >> reporter: it's all too common to call this a nightmare. but jewel johnson hasn't even awakened. because of her burns, doctors are keeping her in a coma. >> she has no idea that her kids have passed. >> reporter: jewel will even miss next tuesday's burial of her own children. >> it heartbreaking, to not be able to go to your own kids' funeral. that's hard. she has a long road ahead of her. and she needs more than anything, family and friends to support her. and i don't want money to be anything that she has to worry about along that road. >> reporter: but they are worrying about money. the average cost of a funeral is $7,000. take that times three. while the funeral home is working with the family on the cost. >> we don't come from a wealthy family. if you don't have insurance and you don't have money, it's hard to pay. >> reporter: because the family doesn't have the money to bury the children, they're holding a fundraiseer here in this farm, east of town, on sunday. in northeast maryland, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you now on tv hill. to find find out more about the fundraiser mike was talking about, or to help out with funeral expenses, we have posted the information you need on our website. just click on the local news section. city test scores continue to rise. an independent exam shows baltimore students are reading as well as other students across the country. wjz is live at city school headquarters. gigi barnett explains in tonight's school watch report, school leaders say there is room to grow. hi, gigi. the exam is how the federal government creates its national report card. this year, they tested baltimore city students. and the results were encouraging. >> reporter: this is what baltimore city students do well. and according to test scores released today by the u.s. department of education, city students are outpacing kids in other large, urban school districts in reading. today, city school leaders unveiled the independent exam results. they say it proves the plan to transform city schools is on track. >> we have some amazing kids. and if we put the opportunities in front of them, they're going to improve. >> reporter: baltimore students tested better on the exam than students in detroit, washington, d.c., los angeles, and chicago. those school systems look a lot like baltimore. they have many black and latino students who are on free or reduced lunch. but school leaders are most encouraged that students are just four points away from top- performing schools. with more white and asian students like new york, boston and charlotte. school leaders say the next step is closing that gap. >> that allows us to go back and say, we need to change the curriculum here. we're clearly not teaching it right, or we're not teaching it. >> you want to be an elite teacher? you want to be the best teacher? your data is representative of that. >> reporter: sean connolly is the principal. he calls this the war room. it's with where -- it's where teachers track all student progress. he says strong teachers is the key to the battle. >> if we're sending kids out into the world that can't read or can't do arithmetic. think of what will happen when they get older, dropping out of school, not attending school. you have to get them while they're younger. >> reporter: school leaders say they're doing it right. getting them younger is one of the things. and giving principals more control over how money is spent. kai, it's all very important. >> the independent exam only tested a sampling of students in the fourth and 8th grade. a startling admission. bp says more oil is leaking interest the gump than first estimated. -- gulf than first estimated. one month after the reexplosion, the heavy, thick explosion has arrived in the wetlands. >> reporter: live video of the catastrophe 5,000 feet below the sea. is now available on any computer computer. bp says its tube is collecting 510,000 gallons a day. that was the original estimate on what was leaking daily. but the oil giant now conceives more is gushing out. lawmakers pressured bp to make their footage public. and the oil is no longer lurking in the water. >> for weeks now, people have been talking about whether the oil was going to come, what oil was going to come. let's be clear. the oil is here. and we're concerned this is just the beginning. >> reporter: patches of heavy oil have reached the beaches of louisiana's barrier islands. and they're threatening fragile wetlands. >> reporter: cleanup efforts are under way at louisiana's fushon beach. >> as far as we can see in either direction, there was a heavy, thick brown oil, almost looking like latex paint had been poured across the beach. >> reporter: the good news is that the booms have been collecting most of the oil. and the beach itself is acting as a natural boom. to help keep the oil out of the marshes. >> we'd rather keep it out of the sand. it's a lot easier to clean up. once it starts getting into the marsh, it starts affecting plant life, animal life. and things could start dying. >> reporter: and there are also concerns over how it is breaking apart oil overseas. joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> if you want to watch live video of the leak, just log onto wjz.com. and click on the link at the top of our home page. it's feeling and looking more like may right now. here's a live look outside. clear blue skies. everyone hoping these warmer temperatures will stick around, obviously. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob turk and tim williams are updating your forecast. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. today getting up to 83. and that's where we are right now. take a look at radar. nothing around the mid- atlantic. not a thing. but when we expand and go out toward illinois and indiana and kentucky. showers and thundershower activity there. some of the clouds will reach us on saturday. and saturday night, i do think we have at least a chance of widely scattered showers. a lot of this energy is going to our north and south. we may be stuck in between. tim has a look at tomorrow, which looks absolutely speck tar lavment -- spectacular. >> dry air is coming in. and the benefit is now, we don't have the humidity to go along with it like we do in the summer. we're looking at high pressure really building in. and the widespread warm air is keeping the 80s across the region. and what we'll see is another day of that, before that low pressure moves in by the weekend. bob will talk about that in his first warning forecast. for now, i'm going to call this the na-na-na-na-na forecast for kai and mary. because i get to be outside and they can't be. back inside. >> thanks, tim. that's got to be more nanana. >> he won today. >> we'll get him back. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. multimillion-dollar art heist. more than $600 million worth of art gone. the speculation that just one man pulled it off. i'm derek valcourt in howard county, where horses that need a second chance get some help from people who need a second chance. i'll explain coming up on eyewitness news. and coming up, cops and robbers, in cyberspace. that story, as eyewitness news continues. a perfect warmup. the updated first warning forecast with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, qqó dozens of sick and starving animals are being nursed back to help. some of the animals got a major donation in the desperate attempt to save their lives. >> it's been one week since these neglected horses and animals were taken from a farm in garrett county. now they're getting some help from an unlikely place. >> it's a race to save emaciated horses. they need time and a lot of food. today, they got some of that food from men who have nothing but time. inmates at maryland's department of corrections delivered 220 bales of donated, state-owned hay. >> i've given back. i've done a lot in my past and it's good to help animals. >> inmates like john slummaker qualifies for a program that helps animals. >> to help them reenter society and not to commit crimes again. that's the bottom line for us. >> it's a major donation. $1,000 worth of hay that rescuers know won't last long, with 26 starving horses. >> it is too soon to introduce them to food. all they're doing is drinking -- eating hay and drinking water. they will be able to do this for 24 days before they run out. >> the animals were found suffering on this farm pasture. living right alongside 17 rotting animal carcasses. it's an up-close lesson these inmates won't soon forget. >> investigators in garrett county say they will be filing charges against the owners of that farm. 50 misdemeanor charges for the animals who survived. four for the carcasses they have on the property. they have up to a year to complete the investigation and file the charges in court. in howard county, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> the days end horse rescue farm still needs volunteers to help out with horses and donations to help cover the costly food and veterinarian bills. for more on how you can help, click onto the pets and animals section. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's chicago in with sharon gibala. it's one of those afternoons where it could take a while. we've had a lot of accidents this afternoon. and big delays because of them. one accident coming at us. with the backup there. crash that we are still following a pedestrian in windsor mill. that one on windsor mill road at milford mill. they are your best alternates. watch for a crash at cockeysville. east pedonia, 97 northbound, there's an accident there. and we're looking at delays on 83 in the southbound lanes between pedonia road and the beltway. and a few accidents in the city, north charles at west northern parkway. and pulaski at orleans. one more at east 22nd. that one, the vehicle into a building. 95 northbound slow from key highway to the tunnel. two minutes with an average speed of 28 miles per hour. 83 southbound, as i mention the, slow from pedonia road. and there's a look at your drive times and speeds on the beltway. that delay runs all the way over to the nort side. there's a look at the top side. the delay running on the inner loop from reisterstown road, all the way to harford road. it's going to take you 42 minutes with an average speed of 16 miles an hour. there's a look at 50. a big delay there as well. this traffic report is brought to you by next day floors. save time, save money on all of your needs. call next day floors. back over to you. >> you know what? it's a nice day to be stuck in traffic. >> i guess. >> i wish -- i bet they wish they were going to the beach. >> terrible. let's take a look -- cooler than there, by the way. take a look here. temps, 83. humidity only 27 percent. no winds now. barometer holding steady at 30 inches of mercury. come back and take a look at your end of the week and your end of the week and weekend after this. ,, boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas about all the discounts we're offering. i've got some catchphrases that'll make these savings even more memorable. gecko: all right... gecko: good driver discounts. now that's the stuff...? boss: how 'bout this? gecko: ...they're the bee's knees? boss: or this? gecko: sir, how 'bout just "fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance." boss: ha, yeah, good luck with that catching on! anncr: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. beautiful. look at that gorgeous, gorgeous afternoon. temperatures in the low 80s. very dry, low humidity. if we had summers like this, we have a couple of days like this in the summer. but today is really, really nice. after three days of a lot of cold and chilly temperatures. 73 in oakland. we're at 83 now. that's been our high for the di. 83 -- day. 83 in hager thetown. -- hagerstown. winds only 67 in ocean city. the water temperature is only in the upper 50s to low 60s. now, by next week, memorial day weekend is coming up after that. water temperature maybe in the low -- could be in the low to mid-60s. maybe. if you're lucky. about you it's kind -- but it's kind of chilly. right now, winds very, very light. most of the east, really, really clear. the weather maker is this area of low pressure that is spinning over eastern kansas, southeastern sections of missouri now, heading up toward illinois. the bulk of the energy is going to head up to the great lakes. the southern end of this is going to swing through the western carolinas to our south. we'll be kind of in between. saturday night, clouds definitely around the region. on sunday, with that not too far away. also a chance of a few scattered showers. and it will be mild for this weekend. tomorrow will be the warmest day, until next week. by next week, we're starting to see a high pressure off the east coast. that means our winds are going to be south west to west. couldcould have a heat wave. maybe to 90 degrees, perhaps. but tomorrow into the weekend. nice weather for friday. nice and warm. saturday night, front closed. and late at night, after 8:00 or 9:00, scattered showers in the maryland region. and east of the mountains. to the west of us, that's the best chance of showers saturday night and into sunday. won't be a totally dry weekend. we will see some showers this weekend. east winds at 5 knots. sunrise, 5:49. bay is warmer than the ocean for sure. clear skies tonight. temperatures around 54. by morning, which is normal. tomorrow, beautiful. a few high clouds mixed today. tomorrow's high clouds, 83 degrees tomorrow. nice day. >> thank you. that sounds great. as part of our continuing community commitment, wjz is a proud sponsor of sunday's maryland half marathon, benefiting the marilyn greenbaum cancer center. still ahead. a maryland girl takes on illegal immigration. >> barack obama is taking everybody away that doesn't have papers. >> she says her mother is in the country illegally. tonight, are federal authorities planning to track her family down? the white house crashers are back. the silahis stopped by the secret service on the night of president obama's second state dinner. cycling scandal. floyd landis admits to taking performance-enhancing drug. he also admits to pointing the fifi it's the one. 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[ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. it is 5:29. 83 degrees ask clear out there tonight. good evening -- and clear out there tonight. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. right now, an amber alert goes out to the public, when a child is abducted, missing and in danger. now, there will be a blue alert when an officer has been seriously wounded or killed. suzanne collin explains the new law. police officers face great danger in the line of duty. if they're killed or seriously injured, the felon may flee. and others could be harmed. it is at that very moment, a blue alert will be issued in maryland. >> as we have amber alert, for children who are in danger and missing, and silver alert for seniors, we will now have blue alert. and we're only the second state in the country to have that national initiatives. >> reporter: the blue alert is signed into law today. the mother of a police officer worked hard to get it passed. he was shot by a suspect in 2001. >> we do want to include the community and keep the community informed that there is a person out there who has brought harm to a law enforcement officer. >> in the past, if a police officer was shot, all of the officers got a bulletin on their radio. what this would do is put a broadcast out to the general public. >> the wife of a man who died in a crash. >> to put the information out there so the public can help, just as in an amber alert situation, to locate and apprehend suspects is absolutely invaluable. >> now, highway signs will not only have amber alerts about missing children. silver alerts about people with mental disabilities. but also blue alerts when an officer goes down. suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. >> when there is an alert, state police will post the information on the internet. today, the government also required drivers to use a hands- free device like a blue tooth to talk when they're on the road. it is the secondary violation, which means you would have to be pulled over for another traffic violation to get a ticket for that. all of that goes into effect in october. carroll county is investigating a rash of vandalism, which stretches for several miles. at least 50 residential mailboxes were destroyed overnight. the damage occurred in rural neighborhoods between the towns of new windsor and marston. residents reported hearing loud lang banging around 3:00 in the morning. a second grader's admission to the first lady will not start an investigation. denise is live from the newsroom with more on what investigators are say being the remark. >> reporter: michelle obama went to a silver spring elementary school to talk about fitness today. however, it turned into an immigration debate, when one of the students said her mother didn't have papers. today, homeland security said they are not performing an investigation on the girl's family, reiterating that investigations are based on law enforcement work. they hand out informational flyers at the silver spring school today. >> mexican president felipe calderon addressed congress and said he was upset with the new immigration law in arizona. the virginia couple who crashed the state dinner was stopped during last night's state dinner. the secret service pulled over their limo for running a red light and entering an off- limits area. however, they said there was no evidence that the couple was trying to get into the state dinner. after years of denial, cyclist floyd landis admits to doping. he now admits he used the drugs for several years. he also admit -- alleges that lance armstrong and several others were cheating at the same time. he says he has nothing to hide and that armstrong is not credible. tracking down cyberspace. >> alex demetrick. >> cops still chase after crooks the old-fashioned way. but when criminals pull a job in cyberspace. >> everything from fraud, theft schemes, child pedophile screams. >> fraud is where the money is. in maryland, check fraud cost the average victim, $3,000. total investment is just under a quarter million. and for all types of cyber fraud, marylanders lost almost $6 million. >> i guess we have a little time for a couple of questions. >> reporter: those looking for the most current answers gathered for maryland's first seminar on digital forensics. >> these are career professionals who have been schooled in the science. taking from the computer and extracting from it what they think they hid. >> critics say they are playing with a double-edged sword, leaving an electronic edge about hind. >> cell phones -- behind. >> cell phone records can place them close to a crime scene. >> we call pinging off of. that will allow us to find a defendant in the area of a crime. >> a process of tracking down criminals who hack the economy and rob the country of $20 billion a year. >> powerful pocket devices like smart phones and blackberries are increasingly being used by cyber criminals. three hackers being -- hikers being held in iran received a visit from their mothers. for the parents, it was proof that their three children are all alive and well. sarah shore, along with shane bower and josh vital, were hiking near an iraqi waterfall, near the border of iran. they were arrested and charged with spying. >> we try to stay out of the politics of this. because for us, we're mothers who miss our children. like any mother would anywhere in the world. >> reporter: the families hope that their family members will be freed by the iranian leaders. in tonight's wjz health watch, children are taking increasing numbers of prescription drugs. a new report looked at children who are covered by health insurance plans. one in four took at least one prescription medication to treat a chronic condition. since 2001, the number of kids using drugs for diabetes has shot up by 150%. there are also big increases in prescriptions for asthma drugs and medications related to obesity. is there a link between fertility treatments and autism? a new study found that drugs that women took to indiewtion o -- ohavehave youalation -- ovulation were more likely to have a child that has autism. doctors say more study is definitely needed. speaking of autism be -- autism, as the number is increasing. a new hyperbaric oxygen chamber has opened in toronto, canada, raising the hopes of many parents. the treatment involves a child getting into an oxygen chamber and breathing in pure air for two hours. they hope to increase blood flow to areas in the brain responsible for speech or cognitive functioning for areas that are oxygen-deprived. >> we're looking at treating the whole body for recovery. not just to treat the symptoms. >> you know, there is not much research with oxygen therapy. and it can be pretty pricey. 40 sessions are set to cost about $8,000. time now for a look at the baltimore sun. the confusion in the state's we're tap laws, says it reports audio of officers. and a rebuilding program seems to be working. reviews of this weekend's new movies. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. if you live in the baltimore area, you probably have been to lenny's deli. the popular owings mills landmark opened its doors on may 23rd, 1985. ron matz reports, a big celebration is planned this weekend to mark 25 years of success. >> the bacon and eggs are on the grill. at lenny's deli on reisterstown road. it's one of those places where everyone knows your name. >> i love the friendliness. and my buddy is named leon, one of the guys who work here. >> lenny's celebrates its 25th anniversary. owner allen smith. >> it was tough in the first couple of years, like in any new business, it's hard. but thank god the people rallied around us in the neighborhood. and hopefully we got better as we went along. and this is where we are now. >> reporter: there's always a crowd. but the line moves fast. >> the service is great. and no matter how busy it is when you come here, you get right now -- out. >> the tuna salad is the most popular item on the menu. and there is breakfast all day. >> the biggest change we made all year was going to breakfast. and it took us to the next level. >> reporter: but lenny's charm is the familiar. >> i people. i know them by name. i take good care of them when they come in. they all know me. we just have a good time. >> reporter: a sweet time for the owings mills institution, where the recipe for success is simple. >> the food is really superb. and the people here are very friendly. >> the customers have been coming here for 25 years and the new ones that have come a long way. we obviously couldn't do it without them. and we just wanted to say thank you. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, ron. lenny's will give away 25 prizes during sunday's celebration, including a 42- inch panasonic, flatscreen television. >> i'll take the short stack and a couple of the sweet rolls. >> i could eat breakfast any time of the day. they do a great job. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. tough lesson for a 5-year-old. a child handcuffed and put in a police car. how his mom is now accused of going too far. and animal rights group peta using the octomom to spread its message. bob turk in the first warn being weather center. warm, sunny end of the week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, there you go. kind of chillo the water. that is kind of cool. they are moving out there. this is a great shot. i don't know where they are. take a look at tomorrow's forecast. same activity tomorrow will be very enjoyable, i'm sure. temperatures to the low 80s. a few clouds coming in tomorrow night. and kim has a look at the rest of the weekend and beyond. tim? >> definitely. it's going to be pretty nice going into saturday. but temperatures really don't take a hit. despite the pact that we have rain by early saturday into sunday afternoon. 83 degrees. 77 on saturday. look for the rain by midday. rain moves out of here by midday sunday. temperatures back in the 80s. overnight lows in the 60s for the next five days. now, you'll. to resist the urge to set your thermostat to a colder temperature than normal when you firstturn on your air conditioner. it will result in unnatural cooling. for more information on how you can be an energy saver gto wjz.com and click on the special section on the home page. back inside, guys. two police officers are shot and killed during a routine traffic stop. police say the officers were both gunned down after pulling over a white van. investigators say the suspects fled the scene but were later stopped at a nearby wal-mart. the suspects were killed in a shootout with a sheriff and a deputy who were also shot. the deputy is said to be in critical condition. the condition of the sheriff is still not known. police say someone stole more than $600 million worth of famous paintings from a gallery near the eiffel tower. charlie d'agata has the latest from wjz. the sign says paris museum of modern art is closed for technical reasons. $600 million worth of famous paintings are gone. police say a masked intruder stole five works of art in a daring heist, including masterpieces by picasso and matisse. the robber broke a padlock on a gate and a window, while three security guards were on duty. >> reporter: the deputy mayor of paris called it a grave crime, saying important works by major painters must be found. authorities say the paintings appear to have been carefully removed from their frames, not sliced out. a museum director calls the thief a fool, saying no collector would be stupid enough to buy one of the stolen paintings, when an international search is under way. charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: art experts say since the paintings cannot be easily sold, the thief may use them as collateral, when making some other criminal deal. outrage in fort myers, florida, after a mother arranged the fake arrest of her 5-year-old while. the photo was snapped by a woman who witnessed the incident outside of a convenience store. the mother asked the deputy to do it in order to teach her son a lesson about playing with matches. she defends her action. but the person who saw the arrest is still shaken by the image. >> and you know, the little boy is just crying. and i'm sorry -- [ crying ] >> you're a mom. >> i've been crying since i saw this. >> if more parents did what i did, we wouldn't have the crime we have now. >> reporter: they criticized the sheriff's department for taking part in this and says it will never happen again. check in for these stories and more coming up. >> vicious animal attack. jessica kartalija. we are on a farm in westminster, carroll county, where coyotes have been attacking one farmer's livestock. and that's affecting his livelihood. that story coming up. a victim of stalking tells her story exclusively to wjz. and now, some maryland lawmakers are vowing to fight for toughing stalking -- tougher stalking laws. i'm derek valcourt. that story coming up on eyewitness news. >> check in for these stories and the eyewitness news. the california mother of octuplets is now campaigning for birth control among pets. with numerous cameras on her front lawn, nadia suleman unveiled the sign. >> peta is paying her $5,000 to hang that sign. >> suleman says she is doing it partly for the money. but her support of peta is sincere. eyewitness sports is next. this is mark viviano. the orioles continue their road trip in texas. the team would like to discontinue its hitting problem. the ravens wrap up a mini camp today. we'll take a look at a couple of new pass catchers when eyewitness news continues. ,, mark viviano is here. and the o's are on the road. >> if they don't mess with texas, i think they'll get it on the road. >> they do get messed with in texas. pitchers have to throw well, hitters have to hit in baseball. orioles have just half of that going for them so far this season. the pitchers have been fine. the bats have been brutal. another chance to get it right in texas. brian matusz as their starter. he's coming off their best start of the year. ranger goes with right-hander scott feldman. he's allowed an average of nearly six runs a game. those runs have been hard to come by. hitting coach terry crowley watched again last night. the latest example of a team whose lineup is not producing. garrett atkins continues, what has been a season-long slump for him. batting average now down to 221. o's are the only team in the majors who have yet to get a run. students are failing. 4-3 final last night. 8:05. see it is on masn, too. and o's do not look forward to this guy. he is orioles steven strausman. less than a year after, they picked him in the. scoreless innings, 21 in a row. he's expected to make his major league debut. today, the final day of a four-day passing camp. the volunteer workout featured both the young and the old. todd heap remains a force. dixon of oregon. he and dennis pitta could be impact players. >> they have shown us why we have drafted them. they're both talented. they got catch radius. they've got range, good hands. picking things up quickly. so they were a real plus so far. pita is the fourth round pick. and coming up next hour, ncaa lacrosse tournament. it's hard-hitting. maryland needs a win this weekend to earn a trip to baltimore for the final four. we're going to check in with the terps coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. they've got notre dame coming up next. and a reminder, you can catch me on the radio tomorrow morning. from 9:00 to noon, on 105.7, the fan. wjz a.m. a lot of what we talk about depends on what the orioles do. if they lose again, it's a therapy session. bring it on. we'll try to talk to folks. >> people call in. and they need to -- vent. >> vent. >> 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