former governor is responding well. >> he is as feisty as ever. that is governor schaefer. he would like to be out of here, but he knows he is getting good care. we keep telling him you have to do this and that, so he will finally cooperate. >> shaffer will stay here overnight and is expected to stay at the hospital for couple of days for monitoring. >> we take a look back at his storied career in pictures. you can share your get well messages on our website, wbaltv.com. meanwhile, rocks robinson says he is responding well to antibiotics. he was rushed to the hospital by ambulance, suffering from a fever and infection. in a statement today, robinson

says that doctors are hopeful he will be infection free by the end of the weekend. state budget negotiations broke down in annapolis today after members of the senate failed to show up. >> the big sticking point seem to be pension reform and retiree health-care benefits. david collins is live in annapolis with the details. >> the stalemate is puzzling. after all, these are negotiations and they have only just begun. the budget negotiations table is only half full. house members showed up ready to talk. their senate counterparts are a no show. reconciling the house and senate versions of the state budget resulted in a face-off during the first round of business. there are three major sticking points regarding state worker pension reform and retirees' health-care benefits. under the house plan, all new

retirees get conditional cost- of-living increases of up to 3%, if the system achieves its rate of return at 7.5%, and if the consumer price index and the pension system does not achieve that goal, it would be 1%. the senate supports the rule of 92 for retirement. that is where workers age plus years of service at up to 92. the house retirement ages 65 and or 30 years of service. the prescription drug plans are also different. the house puts a cap on $1,000 on out-of-pocket expenses. the senate plan has incremental increases on out-of-pocket expenses. >> ultimately, we can offer incredible benefit, but if we cannot pay for them, we have not done a service to our employees or retirees. a house plant gets us there, but

in a different way. we are trying to reduce the burden on those who have the least resources to work with. >> in the past couple of minutes, we have learned that budget negotiations that were scheduled to resume tomorrow have been postponed until monday. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> driving while using a cellphone will continue to be a secondary traffic offense. efforts to bump up to a primary offense failed in a senate committee. the senate has passed bill phasing in the increase but the house has not acted. >> and 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by car in southwest baltimore a little over an hour ago and hilton's street and north monastery. the job was taken to hopkins pediatric. that accident is still under investigation -- the child was

taken to hopkins pediatric. >> foster's family knew something was terribly wrong when she did not show up for thanksgiving dinner in 2009. barry simms is live and towson with the details on today's proceedings. >> today the victim's mother testified that when she and other family members spoke to christian about foster's whereabouts, he seemed unconcerned and did nothing to help with any of the searches. >> please, if anybody has any information on my daughter, please call. >> tony castle pleaded for help in november 2009 as the search for her missing daughter began. foster's body was found in march 2010 along an interstate '95 exit ramp in virginia. now the victim's boyfriend is on trial. foster's family members are glad

the case has started. >> it is going to be a long process. we just want justice to prevail. >> christian denies killing his girlfriend and trying to cover- up the crime. investigators are trying to prove that he shot her in their apartment they shared and then moved her body. there was carbon and had several discolored areas. they believe a cleaning solution and baby powder were used to clean those areas after the crime. investigators showed photographs of a honda accord. they claim fiber found in the truck of the car that was driven by christian. the car was owned by the victim. >> christians defense attorney would not comment on the case. the trial continues monday. >> a guilty verdict tonight for the man accused in the drunk driving deaths of two people in baltimore county. late this afternoon the judge

found ray burke guilty on several charges, including two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle and reckless driving. it was june of 229 when the two victims were standing roadside on i-70 watching an illegal street race whenever hit. authorities say it rayburn's blood out all limit was over the legal limit hours after the crash. >> attempted murder charges have been filed against a 14-year-old boy is accused in a vicious attack on his grandmother with a hammer. jayne miller is live downtown at police headquarters. >> a police document provides a chilling account of this brutal attack, and the suspect, a kid with no known history of trouble. police found a bloody scene inside the waverly home of shirley garrett yesterday morning. she was discovered unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom,

suffering from multiple injuries. her grandson, hassanhii garrett, is charged with attempted murder in the attack. he is charged with bludgeoning his grandmother with a hammer. he said when he was getting ready for school he became angry over the way his grandmother had been treating him. he said he got a hammer from a second-floor bathroom and then walked into her bedroom, raise the hammer, and struck her in the head while she was sleeping. the police document says he continued to be his grandmother after she woke up with a hammer and then with his fists. police found an obvious sign of struggle within the house. hassanhii garrett is being held without bail. shirley garrett is in critical condition at johns hopkins hospital. according to court records, she fought for custody of him when his mother died in 2002.

>> stay with us, there is more news ahead on 11 news at 6:00. >> it is opening day at pimlico. a live report, coming up. >> opening day for the orioles as well and with them comes the highest expectation in 14 years. more on that later in sports. >> it may be able, but there is still some rain and snow in the mid-atlantic region and in the forecast. details are straight ahead. what do we have here?

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>> the maryland jockey club says it can break even this year if

the proposed loan clears by april 7. they are backing on $1.7 million from the state horseman's association and the loan from the state to balance its books this year's. officials say a handful of onetime expenses including legal fees cut into the club's profits. >> today was a day that many maryland horse racing fans have waited for all winter long, opening day at pimlico. rob roblin is live at the race course. >> opening day is kind of the beginning of the buildup to the big race, the preakness. there will be a lot of promotions here up to the preakness. a lot of them are aimed at getting a un people to come to the track. -- getting young people to come to the track. for horse racing fans, there is nothing like it. >> i love everything about it. >> i love the races. i wish they had the slots,

though. >> you cannot be the excitement, the people, the yelling and screaming. >> today began the spring in new year at pimlico. for more than 250 years, were stressing france have been coming to old hilltop. -- horseracing fans have been coming to old hilltop. >> you just get a feel for the tremendous amount of horses that ran out here. there is a different feel when you come to pimlico, and you get a little fired up. >> if you look at the crowd out here today, you do not see a lot of young people. >> we do a lot of promotional and saturdays, trying to target the young kids. a lot of different things, because obviously our clientele right now is 45 and over. we are trying to get those 21- 40-year-old still come out to

the track. it did come out here, you are going to have a great time. >> this young lady is the youngest person would find here today. >> my father has been coming down here for years. >> what is it about the horse racing? >> their tradition, the maryland racing experience needs to stay in maryland. >> preakness is right around a corner on may 21. >> as we prepare for the preakness, you can take a look at some of the color has we have seen over the years and share your own on wbaltv.com. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it was a spring nor'easter moving up the coast last night and this morning and still sitting of the coast of new england this evening, producing some snow across much of maine.

rain and snow showers extended to southwest of the low pressure system into parts of pennsylvania and even in parts of western maryland. they will continue to do with that mixed bag of wintry weather for the weekend in garrett county. we are not done with the storm sitting of the new england coast just yet. keep an eye on all this rain coming across the ohio valley. the threat of more rain showers and maybe some snow in the higher elevations tomorrow. up in new england, it is still wintertime. 40 right now in boston with a rain-no mix. -- rain-snow mixed. expect some wintry conditions through tomorrow night and maybe into sunday morning as well. 12 degrees colder than normal. the normal high is 60, and we only had 48 at artificial

weather station at bwi marshall. the rain did wash the pollen of the atmosphere. -- at our official weather station at bwi marshall. some rain and snow showers will continue in the western maryland mountains. anywhere from 31 to 38 for the low around here. wins should diminish to --winds should diminish to five-50 miles an hour. as the storm moves away, another one will rapidly be moving in behind it. another round of rain and snow showers will cut across the region tomorrow afternoon. light accumulations possible in the mountains, especially above 2008. mostly this scattered rain showers for our region. a little sunshine on sunday, it will probably be the best day of the weekend for outdoor activities.

more rain is moving in to the north of baltimore sunday night. this is a better scenario because the showers are developing and had a warm front which will head for new england. right now the timing looks perfect for baseball here on monday, with the warm front moving into new england and the skies clearing. we are forecasting temperatures may be even in eight's in some parts of the mid atlantic on monday. winds will increase during the afternoon, and a small craft advisory is in effect. the highest elevations out here could have one to 2 inches of wet snow. scattered rain showers around the bay. the lower eastern shore is still breezy, along with a couple of scattered showers, but watch for the warming trend coming in just in time for orioles baseball. at least 75 on monday as

possible. some spots could climb into the '80s on monday with shower activity early in the morning and increasing sunshine through the afternoon. wednesday, partly cloudy, breezy, and a little bit cooler. >> payoff tom tasselmyer and you get the opening day forecast you are looking for. the orioles open this season with more fireworks as they take on the tampa bay rays tonight on the road. buck showalter presence at his first full season with the orioles gives fans reason to believe the orioles can finally put together a winning season. they have not done that in the last 13 years. the orioles expect great things from their team this season.

after 13 straight losing seasons, they understand their fans expect a lot better this year as well. absolutely not the way the pitcher wanted to get back into the game. the results of the m.r.i. could force him to be put on the disabled list. the orioles could change their stance on the rookie pitcher who will likely arrive on the roster sooner than later. here is the lineup for the .rioles against the raisys brian roberts leading off. check out who is hitting 8, matt ieders. you can hear the game on wbal

radio 1090. johns hopkins takes the show to just off-broadway sunday in the big city classic. pete gilbert takes a look at a guy who takes a shot and likes it. >> you have to be a little bit crazy. these guys barely where any pads and the ball comes in at 95 miles an hour. you are going to get hit and is going to hurt. you have to embrace that. >> good luck. he has become comfortable out there. >> regardless, the sophomore goalie puts up the second-best percentage in the nation.

the kind that lets the legend grow, but bassett would assume -- would as soon let his actions show. >> his comfort level, not just with the guys but within his own skin, is much different. >> skin tough enough to make an iguana blush as hopkins makes its way back to the top of n.c.a.a. lacrosse. >> i think i am not paid to see an iguana blush. >> i am out of it. >> a look at the seven-day forecast, right after this.

>> we are following the help of

william donald schaefer, the former mayor and governor who was hospitalized today. plus, in the wake of the devastation in japan, a dramatic rescue at sea involving his dog. he is believed to have been floating on a pile of debris in the pacific for weeks. the pacific for weeks. we'll have these stories h [ computerized voice ] do you take this woman

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mountains and chilly temperatures through saturday into sunday. then just like that, some oriole magic. 50's 4 highs tomorrow. 56 on sunday, 75 at least, that is a conservative estimate. it could be warmer as the warm front goes through. showers on monday and then some afternoon sunshine just-in-time for baseball. >> not bad. >> we love your forecast just the way it is. >> that is a look at our news. nbc nightly news is next. nbc nightly news is next. what do we have here?

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