ticket back. -- jack young to give the ticket back. he complied by the end of the week. we're told it came right after he wrote the opinion piece in the "baltimore sun" recommending they no longer pursue the grand prix. the mayor's office says he is flip-floping. jack young says he has better use for the money. two press secretaries for the mayor did not respond to our e- mails or answer their phone. >> the state is facing a billion dollar deficit. tomorrow, gov. martin o'malley will roll out details on how he plans to pass it. david collins joins us live from annapolis with the very latest. >> at this hour, the governor is meeting with county executives just down the hall from us. he is proposing a 50/50 split regarding teacher pensions. in return, the state would pay

half of social security costs. over the luncheon, gov. martin o'malley has said he has decided to shift some pension costs to help address the ongoing budget deficit. >> i think that will be the overall plan. >> did you discuss it in detail? >> not in detail, just going over bits and pieces. >> how much of the tab locals will have to pick up is not been disclosed yet. but some -- it is somehow tied to school construction funding. a millionaire's tax is not part of the equation. however, the wealthy may lose some tax deductions. some of the estimated $100 million in savings for the state could help -- could offset the cost of teacher pensions.

but it could be a windfall to the counties as well. not a huge windfall, but it would be money back to the county. >> the governor will reveal details of his budget wednesday. the state is facing a $1.1 billion deficit. the governor supports an increase in gas tax to help pay for roads and bridges, but this will be part of the operating budget, not the capital budget. -- will be part of the capital budget, not the operating budget. the money could upgrade waste water treatment plants to avoid pollution. this will be part of this legislative session in the capital budget. >> i think he put it together very fair. a very fair and balanced proposal. >> all of the governor's budget proposals must be approved by

the general assembly. >> tonight, fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire that ripped through three homes in owings mills just before midnight last night. as paul melzer explains, it took cruz some extra time to get to the flames because they had the wrong address. >> as county fire officials continue to investigate this fire, we have learned there were some minor delay with firefighters reaching this fire because of problems with the cross street. as far as the cause, the victims of the fire tell us they feel it was some kids smoking under their back. -- their deck. >> walter said he got a frantic call from his wife just before .idnight tuesday --

fire officials say the two- alarm blaze in owings mills took more than 30 pieces of equipment to control as firefighters were able to keep three adjacent homes from catching fire as well. first responders had trouble locating the house because information on a certain crosstree was incorrect. fire officials insist there's no delay in service. >> occasionally, we will come across an address that is not easy to find. this is one of them. however, it did not have any impact on our ability to fight this fire, or on the outcome. >> fire officials and police officials will not discuss the cause or the outcome, but walters says there have been serious problems with children in the neighborhood smoking in area homes. as recently as last week, his

wife caught them smoking in a shed under his back. >> she told them to get away from the house and she was born to get a lot and put it on the shed. -- she was going to get a lock and put it on the shed. but that did not happen. >> we tried to speak to a woman at the accused shall. and tom, but she will of -- at the accused children's home, and all she would say was that the police are investigating >> public information officers at the baltimore county fire department will not comment as to whether kids were responsible for this fire, only telling us it is under investigation. >> a volunteer firefighter is in serious condition at shock an accidentght after rapi in carroll county around and 30 p.m. last night. we are told 22-year-old kevin

hail was attempting to help victims involved in the multicar crash. there were a total of nine cars involved in an accident. the weather was a factor. >> a teenager accused of killing his own father was back in court today. robert richardson iii waved his right to a preliminary hearing. friends and family are trying to raise money to help with his legal fight, saying that he has no one else to help him. >> the community support comes from students who know robert richardson iii, and also a group of parents. all of them are communicating on facebook. >> it just breaks my part -- my heart. he's just a kid. >> they wanted to come to court to find out more about the murder case against robert bridgton iii.

-- robert richardson iii. he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. >> he has fallen through the cracks for too long. >> they know he is accused of shooting and killing his 58- year-old father robert richardson jr. on january 9, and taking the body to gilbert wrote in aberdeen and dumping the body behind a row letters home in a pond, and then driving into a cinder block wall at a church. the mother believes he was reacting to a situation that had gone terribly wrong. the facebook page was set up by one of the students who knows him. it is on this page that supporters are seeking assistance, including financial, for the 16-year-old who is represented by a public defender. >> he is a kid. he should not be charged as an adult.

we want to raise money for anyone who supports him, to help us to hire a private attorney. >> we are bellaire winning and we want to help this little boy who does not have anybody. his mom died when he was in elementary school. he has got nobody. i would expect the same for my kids. >> his public defender is considering asking for a reverse waiver, so the kid can be moved to juvenile court. >> thank you. much more ahead on 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> a half a dozen maryland schools join the ranks of the blue ribbon. >> ion gerry sandusky at the ravens camp in owings mills.

they're gearing up to challenge for the championship this weekend. >> we are on the one side of that front. 60 degrees in downtown@

>> in tonight's education other, you can expect to see blue ribbon flags flying over six maryland ementary schools any day now. tim tooten joins us live in the

newsroom with the story. >> this is really a big deal for principals, teachers, and students. blue ribbons are handed out on key economic benchmarks where schools have made a lot progress in math and reading. a half a dozen schools from anne arundel to worcester counties were given blue ribbon status. >> it is a big honor because we are one of the only schools in maryland to get this honor. there are hundreds of them and we were one of the few chosen. >> here is the list of schools. all of the schools will get a blue ribbon flag, $2,000, and a

chance to compete with national blue ribbon schools for the year. >> today, family, friends, co- workers and longtime fans of ron smith gathered in towson to remember the legendary talk-show host. there were funny stories and touching remembrances for the man many called "the voice of reason." >> it is my great pleasure to be your host today as we celebrate the life of ron smith. >> it was a service to remember the public and private ron smith. stan stovall was a friend for 34 years. >> everybody has asked me how i'm going to handle today. i said, fine, fine. and i'm not. >> financial analyst jonathan marean spoke of being intimidated by ron when he first worked on the show, but discovered a different man over the years. >> i discovered he was just a

big, really smart, lori a cookie. he was hard and crunchy on the outside and warm and soft on the inside, and he was absolutely filled with love. >> this is action news. >> the service included a video of his career that started as a golden anchor on the action news and evolved into the self- proclaimed voice of reason on the radio. >> listen up, liberals, conservatives, moderates, whenever you may be, i guarantee we will say things to upset you. >> ron smith was an insightful, intelligent, engaging, and loquacious. there we are not here to canonize him. he was also enraging, maddening, outrageous, outlandish, opinionated. >> the audience included both senators mikulski and cardin, democrat, as well as republicans.

>> i feel like i'm grieving for a person i've never met. >> he is probably the most influential person in my life, particularly people cooperating and getting along despite differences of opinion. >> gerry sandusky held up the game ball that the ravens gave ron surely before he died. and he said the last words he heard ron speake. >> i hugged him and i kissed him on the cheek and he whispered in my year, "go reagan's." [applause] >> continuing on is the effort to raise money for pancreatic research. $21,000 has been raised to date. >> you can watch each tribute on line in its entirety on wbaltv.com. just click on local news.

you can also find a link to donate to team reason. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> on hd doppler you can see some changes on the way in the form of scattered showers developing on a cold front. there are spring-like temperatures off the coast. big changes are on the way. this is a line of showers coming across northwest ohio and northeastern pennsylvania. some big thunderstorms are possible. bigger and more severe storms along the gulf coast. actually, the threat of tornadoes down that way. then it changes to snow around chicago. it is really a spring-like storm. we're going to get all of that blown through the mid-atlantic tonight.

it is the anniversary of one of the coldest days ever in baltimore. 7 billone 030 years ago on the 17th of january 1982 -- seven below zero 30 years ago on the 17th of january, 1982. still 60 downtown, 50 in parkton. as the friend goes through, the rainshowers change to snow showers -- as the front goes through, the rainshowers change to snow showers. through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine and dramatic the colder and windy. wind advisories are in effect. once the winds turned to the west and the front rows of the late tonight, skies will be cold and cloudy.

well below zero along the canadian border. arctic air is pushing south and east and a piece of that is going to get here, keeping our temperatures below normal for several days. dry, arctic air plunging south in the middle of the country. scheduled to get here tomorrow afternoon, and then on thursday, snow showers in the mountains and maybe even some snow showers around baltimore thursday evening. it does not look like a big deal, but anything in russia are could be tricky. friday should be partly cloudy for most of the day. winds out of the northwest, gusting to 35. windchill in the 20's. on the eastern shore, a

significant drop down to 40, even though it will be sending. maybe a flurry on the of -- on the upper eastern shore thursday evening. a chance of a sprinkle of rain thursday evening around here. cloudy skies in new england, kapok -- kick off temperatures around 38. about 40 tomorrow, 38 or 40 with a snow shower or flurry thursday evening. another chance for precipitation saturday morning. >> this is 11 sports. >> which you from the ravens broadcast facility, the team headquarters at owings mills. terrell suggs picked up another honor today as the defensive player of the year. a career high 14 sacks for the

ravens as a linebacker. and seven forced fumbles. but it is a ring, not an award, that terrell suggs has his eye on. when the ravens arrived, all eyes will be on tom brady. he has engineered a team that has a 14-3 record this year. tom brady has won three super bowl rings. the ravens have beat the patriots in foxboro, but they know this will be tougher because brady has more weapons this time. jerry johnson calls this the challenge of the year for the ravens. >> they can go in diesel, which is two receivers, a tight end and back. it can be just as efficient as five whites.

they are just as athletic. -- as five wides. they're just as athletic. >> much more coming up with a one-on-one with ray rice. he will talk about the challenges facing the ravens on sunday. and you can see our conversation tonight on wbal + at 10:00 p.m. and yet another coaching change today in the nfl. the indianapolis colts continue to remodel their team, firing their head coach. they have already rebuilt their head office and are now in search of a new head coach. but first, but the seven-day forecast and the championship game day forecast.

>> police found nearly three dead -- three dozen dead animals inside a columbia home. coming up, reaction from neighbors. and drivers beware, morri

>> sunny skies tomorrow, but a 20-degree temperature drop. something is happening tonight, a cold front. >> yes, -- >> and we know what that means. >> january is going to come back. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- --www.ncicap.org--

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