it just blows my mind. that it was right there in that house and no one knew it. it had to have obviously been going on for years, if that much to be in there. and that s just how much they caught. how much did they get out of there? reporter: lis say the police say the marijuana they found is worth more than half a million dollars. our investigation will continue into what is happening with those drugs after they leave the residence. reporter: and police are also investigating whether this is an each bigger operation, with more players. as for uni, here s been released on a $25,000 bond. live in ellicott city, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. uni left the baltimore police department in 2006 for an undisclosed reason. a man learns his sentence for murdering a state police trooper. vic is in the newsroom with more on the convicted killer s punishment. reporter: williams will spend the rest of his life in prison. it s his sentence for murdering trooper wesley
some homicides. he would dress up in button- ups and slacks. and from what i could tell issue he has a nice car and a nice place. i thought he had like a pretty normal life. obviously not. reporter: police said they started their investigation when someone reported suspicious activity. but all of the neighbors we spoke with say they had no idea what was going on. it just blows my mind. that it was right there in that house. and no one knew it. because it had to have obviously been going on for years, if that much to be in there. and that s just what they caught. how much did they actually sell and get out of there? reporter: police say the 170 pounds of marijuana they found is worth more than half a million dollars. reporter: our our investigation will continue into what was happening with those drugs, after they left this residence. reporter: police are also investigating whether this is part of an even bigger operation with more players. as for uni, he s been
a last-minute budget deal, including more than $38 billion in cuts. president obama signed a short- term spending bill to pay for operations through next friday. the details are being written into legislation. congress should approve it some time next week. all of this was done to avoid what would have been the first government shut down in 15 years. the clock was ticking towards midnight. a federal government shutdown was avoided as lawmakers reached an 11th-hour deal to keep things running. like any worthwhile compromise, both sides had to make tough decisions and give ground on issues that were important to them. and i did that. reporter: after weeks of finger pointing, bitter disblame the and the blame game, leaders of both parties celebrated the final deal. we didn t do this for drama but because it s been hard to write this point. as you know, this is a lot of discussion and a long fight. we fought to keep the government spending down. it will, in fact, help creat
i m living from paycheck to paycheck. i have a family, three kids, car note, mortgage. it s going to affect my household tremendously. we want to serve! reporter: state department workers protested on their lunch break. shutdowns cost the taxpayers money. reporter: and it s not just those with a government paycheck who may be hit. this barber shop is normally packed with soldiers. if they don t get paid, guess what, we don t get paid. reporter: and for those who are off of work and on vacation, a shutdown could close many popular tourist attractions from california s alcatraz to washington s smithsonian. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. now, with more than 100,000 federal workers in our state, maryland will be hit hard by a shutdown. wjz is live at city hall. mike hellgren continues our complete coverage with the impact on local taxpayers. mike? reporter: denise, the mayor just held an emergency cabinet meeting. the state would be c
complicated process of shutting down the government. i m living from paycheck to paycheck. i have three kids, the house payment, car note. this is going to affect my household tremendously. reporter: state department workers protested on their lunchbreak. the shut down costs the taxpayers money. reporter: and it s not just a government pay check who could be hit. this is normally packed with soldiers. if they don t get paid, guess what? we don t get paid. and for those who are off of work and on vacation, a shutdown could pose many popular tourist attractions, from california s alcatraz to washington s smithsonian. tens of thousands of federal workers lich here in maryland. wjz continues with city hall, where the mayor gives a briefing. mike hellgren has a look at how the shutdown will affect our state. reporter: the mayor had an emergency meeting here about an hour ago. she is very concerned about this. and many people we talked to around the state are simply