tax and tax incentives for the construction trade. usernor o'malley wants to the special session on redistricting for a sounding board to stimulate the economy. tax breaks are also up for discussion. >> we will look at any tax incentives that can possibly keep people working. the governor signed an executive order to conduct a review and streamline the process.

>> they will have 90 days rather than the three days we have allocated. >> while leadership looks ahead, leadership is looking into it. >> we believe this to be institutional racism. >> that is a very, very narrow criticism not held by the vast majority of people. >> the house redistricting committee -- >> they will hear six the proposals. the governor's plan is just a starting point. >> does meet constitutional requirements? yes. does this protect minorities in this state and the voting rights act? yes. plus the maryland republican party supports a plan with more compact boundaries which would leave the republican-leaning 6 the district intact.

this would create a three- minority majority districts. >> if they do not pass a redistricting plan with the three african american and minority districts, we will be filing a grievance with the department of justice. >> within one hour, they voted along party lines in favor of the governor's plan and it will go to the full senate tonight. tomorrow, everything will be held on the proposal to raise the state's gas tax on the house. live up from annapolis, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> wbal radio post announced today that he has pancreatic cancer. dimon has gotten a lot of recent attention because of the death of steve jobs. -- it has gotten attention. he said he will stay on air as long as possible. >> as you know, he has been a part of the wbal family for 38

years. he calls this a journey that his listeners will share. usually geared toward policy and politics, the al smith show this morning started with something much more personal. >> friday morning at 7:30, i got a call from my beloved friend dr. howard who said to me the cat scan showed i had a tumor on my pancreas. >> what is the prognosis? >> here is what i was told by doctors whom i trust which is this cancer which est. four pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to various organs that is very much worth fighting and they have had success.

for reasons that i could not explain. >> he says he will stay on the air and maybe even a lot about it but will not become the focus of the show. >> it will be like it has been, as it has evolved over the years. it will not be a pity party or anything of that sort. i would like to be helping people however through sharing my experiences and i really want

to be able to help other people on my way out. now i'm tearing up. i haven't cried at all and now my cry just thinking about it. there you have it. >> the co-director of the pancreatic cancer clinic at johns hopkins, not involved in this case, said he applauds his decision to the public about his situation because there is not enough attention to this particular disease. the five-year survival rate is less than 5%. my dog from the newsroom, jayne miller, -- live from teh newsromo. wbal-tv 11 news "ron, you can beat this. prayers with you. you'll do just fine." "prayers and good wishes.

baltimore needs you." >> an amber color remains in effect britain is in baltimore county boy. they come dirty dog parks after receiving a tip that william mcquain's body may be there. no one has seen the boy in two weeks. his murder -- his mother is found murdered in germantown last week. the search for missing teenager is that the search for a homicide suspect. they found 18-year-old brian johnson's body on saturday. -- ryan jackson. if you have any information, you are asked to call410-307-2020. a judge in a row but denied the release of maryland businessman connected to the disappearance of frederick residents robyn gardner, gary giordano. he said robyn gardner banister

when they went snorkeling. he was waiting for a flight back when police found him. >> one person being treated for burns at a fire -- after a fire. the fire was contained to one room on the third floor. the victim was taken to the bayview burn center. because of that fire is under investigation. los melser is covering the keys of ulysses currie with the latest. >> we have reached a milestone earlier today. he's accused of abusing his

power in office. the federal government rested its case. it was the defense's turn out to prove the state senator was innocent and began by asking the judge to throw the case out, standard procedure, and it was denied. he stated that he was interested in becoming a consultant for the grocery chain and suggested a fee. and cross-examined, he indicated that currie was very nice but not a smart one saying, "on the smart end of the spectrum, he would be on the bottom." other witnesses included a former assistant who worked for him from 1989 until she required -- she retired.

one witness was the ethics advisor for the state department of legislative services who went over notes from the mid 1990 party showing several meetings he had -- mid 1990's showing several meetings. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> stay with us. more ahead. >> not leading the quite as much celebration as you might think following the win over the texans. we tell you my leader in sports. >> the reddick festival may be

over but the marathon coverage continues -- teh running festival may be over. results and your photos on ulocal all on wbaltv.com/marathon. >> a terrific day today but stormy weather out there. mostly sunny skies as the look over the city, 67 at the airport, downtown 73.

>> funeral services or halted for patricia modell and rob roblin has the details. >> actress, wife, mother, and

friend. friends and family came to date paid respect for pat modell. married in 1969 and give up her acting career to devote herself to her family and community. "she cared about this state, this city, and about children. >> they cared about the people in the community and they devoted a big part of their lives to being charitable. quads for current and former members of the ravens, pat was a special lady. >> she made it different. you look around this city and there are so many charities and everything they have had their hands in glee. >> it is awesome to come out

here and be able to support art because patricia was such a great lady. >> we wanted to make to the players would be here to let it are now how much they mean to rest. >> it is a sad moment of celebration for a life. >> a woman who had meant so much for so many people. >> it was like losing my second mother. she would always greets me with a kiss and tell me how much she loved me.

>> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with john collins. >> all clear again today a little weather disturbance moving across pennsylvania. this will just dissipate. the disturbance is there, but the moisture is not very significant. as it moves to the east, it will dissipate. there is more behind it. in combination with other things, we will get what eventually. another great day. -- we will get wet. morning lows in the 50's. the green shading indicates readings in the 70's. this blue is chillier.

this has settled to the south of us and you can see the difference. 69 in charleston. this will eventually come back north as this storm in the clouds associated with it, and these are rain makers. the first batch of moisture will dissipate, being drawn east by this storm over eastern canada. we are more interested in the low pressure center in the gulf of mexico. the moisture will come north along with this developing storm

to the west drawing everything northward. and all meats right over the mid-atlantic region. good weather out there, but just for a limited period of time. winds calm and it depends on how much sun we see. showers will be developing after dark tomorrow. watch this timeline. the disturbance out west fizzles out. very early in the morning, here is the cool front to the west.

lane bring to our west on thursday. sprinkles and breezy. 7 days -- 69 tomorrow, sun and clouds, rain holding off until after sunset, possibly heavy rain on wednesday. stuck in the 60's. maybe an isolated shower on thursday, dry but blustery. cool over the weekend but dry. >> from the susquehanna banks spts center, this is the lead in sports. >> the ravens remain perfect coming out of the by week. even though flacco through for 300 yards.

unique. ray lewis, the only player to amass more than 40 stacks. start warming the bus. the offense has become a big play group. both of these drives stalled. a 5 and field gold gained means they did not finish strong. that becomes the next challenge following the 29-14 win over the texans. >> we could not run the ball which hurt us. you need to be able to run the ball down there. we have to get better in the red zone. we are not happy that they were not down there.

ravens red zone offense? 88509, more than 100 so far. 58% saying you have soem concerns. when john and jim meet, they will have a less controversial to meet and greet and this yesterday. jim harbaugh and greeted him with a power handshake and a heavy-duty smack on the back as he uttered a fairly mild four- letter word. he took offense and it led to wait shouting match with players and team personnel separating the two. he spoke with his brother today but considering they have a 5-1 record, he is pretty common sense.

>> whoever was right or wrong, i know whose side i am on. >> he's 5-1. it the biggest lesson he means is how to shake hands after a victory, he's doing ok. >> perhaps to take the family side. >> absolutely. >> stay with us. we will look at the seven-day forecasted and coming up.

klutz depressed case was ruled an accident. one year later, police are investigating how second body ended up at the bottom of a downtown trash chute. coincidence? the majority of drivers say no, but the governor says yes. the increased costs of driving if they raise the gas tax. these and much more.

>> john says that we will definitely get wet, just a question of when. >> autumn is gone so par. we should be able to take it in stride. rain chances are not very high during the day tomorrow, but after dark and into wednesday, then we will get soaked. 69 tomorrow, 65 while it is raining. maybe 1 inch of rain in the baltimore area. an isolated showers possible thursday, but we may be hard put to get it to 60 degrees. some nice weather, but an autumn chill. >> we have a nice weather for the marathon. >> and the gain. keep the rain in the middle of the week. >> think of rejoining us.

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