very first year by splitting the combined cost of teacher pensions and social security payments with local jurisdictions. >> i have become convinced some better sharing of that responsibility is in order. primarily because the county's are much closer to the negotiating table. >> 1 howard county executive will lobby to kill the initiative. >> regarding maintenance of effort and how any shift would take place -- we certainly think it is a bad idea. >> the baltimore county executive is keeping his thoughts to themselves. a spokesman for the baltimore marriott -- baltimore mayor says she is evaluating the proposal but is generally opposed, saying if the shift to locals is inevitable, we ask that it is wealth equalized so the baltimore tax based, the poorest in the state of maryland, does not bear the brunt of the cost.

the governor is proposing several measures to mitigate the cost. he seeking changes in the tax code. the state is expected to save $300 million and some go back to local jurisdictions. >> the counties would it some of that period would be a windfall to the counties. >> individuals making $100,000 or more would lose exemptions. joint filers making $150,000 or more will start losing exemptions. the governor proposes phasing out deductions for individuals. joint filers to make $200,000. >> i don't like asking for this. i don't like doing this. >> house republicans say he is balancing the budget on the back of small businesses and the middle class. >> this proposal goes after people making $100,000 or more. it takes away deductions, mortgage deductions, personal exemptions on income tax.

they are going after. this redefines wealthy in this state. >> coming up, there is more, including requiring sellers to have a sales tax for items bought online. >> protesters are demanding a change of heart tonight from immigration officials after a routine traffic stop landed a hispanic grandmother at the top of the list for deportation. she was picked up by local police for driving without a license, which brought her to the attention of customs enforcement officials. at this hour, she is in detention, but protesters say she poses no threat and believe the traffic stop was racially motivated. >> she looks spanish. i have no idea why she got cold, but this happens to a lot of

people. they get pulled over. >> the protest has been organized by an organization that says this conflicts with recent announcements from home when security which said they would focus on serious criminals and threats to national security. the u.s. citizenship and national immigration authorities welcomed new citizens at ceremonies today at the reginald f. lewis museum. the theme of the ceremony was in reaching the american dream -- the celebration of a legacy in honor of dr. martin luther king jr.. >> more testimony today and a wrongful death case of gerald gray after he was pays twice by sheriff's deputies. -- after he was tased twice by sheriff's deputies. >> he died after being hit with a taser gun twice. attorneys claim excessive force

was the cause of his death. >> the parents are seeking $145 million in the wrongful death lawsuit. they claim the actions of a frederick county deputy in november of 2007 led to the death of their 20-year-old son. a jury at the court in baltimore is hearing the case. a frederick county deputy was investigating a disturbance call. he says he tased the man after he for refuse to comply with police commands. then again 23 seconds later. at that time, he was on the ground with his hands underneath him. jurors heard from an investigator, a police sergeant who testified that he was called in by the sheriff's office to conduct an in custody death investigation. the sergeant said he carried it the taster to a research facility where it was checked, evaluated and deemed to be working properly. he says he created a time line

showing when the deputies arrived and the time of the tasing. he said there appeared to be no criminal involvement on the part of the corporal, indicating he should face criminal charges. >> more investigators are testifying in the case. the trial here in downtown baltimore is expected to last about seven days. >> thank you. police are still searching for a howard county woman after finding 40-annals insider town home. animal control made the gruesome discovery in her home on monday. nearly half of the dead animals were stored in a freezer. no one has seen the owner of the home for a week and the authorities said there was no power or heat. the number of animals coming and going from home seemed odd but it never expected the woman was hoarding animals.

>> it is about 25 or 30 degrees colder right now that was 24 hours ago. yesterday, we were around 60 degrees and this afternoon, some spots are hovering around freezing. 39 in downtown baltimore. saul's very looks like a warm part of the state. oakland, a cold 21 degrees. still some brisk gust across the area and wind chills of dropping down into the teens. it is going to be a cold night. there is some wintry weather in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> breaking news tonight on the road to indianapolis -- espn is reporting tom brady did not practice with the team because of some sort of problem with his shoulder.

jerry sandusky and the voice of the ravens it joins us from raven's rating camp. >> everybody practiced, including ed reed. all attention was on both quarterbacks in this game, brady because of his shoulder and flaco, because he looked rattled against the houston tx. they both spoke today and head coach said he understands where his heart is. he probably wishes his words were somewhere else. unlike last week's matchup against houston, this week and is not similar styles at all. new england comes in with a 31st-ranked defense.

brady will play on sunday. he had a career high of 5200 3,500 yards. the ravens come in with the no. 3 ranked defense and offense that takes more heat than a space shuttle solar shield. the key to sunday and advancing to the super bowl is forcing the opponent to play your style instead of playing the opponents style. >> they have total control of what they're doing offensively. they built and offense together over a long time. all of this stuff expresses itself and they do a lot of clever things. >> for ravens fans, getting to the game is a big issue. >> everyone would agree it would be best to bypass the holding

one thing and make travel plans to go to indianapolis for the super bowl. we noticed now that tickets are on sale, folks are making plans to head to new england whether by air, by car or by train. >> if you are lucky enough to score tickets to the afc championship game, the question becomes how do you get there. how much is it going to cost? then it depends on whether you travel with a group or go at it alone. >> by the time we got home on sunday, the phone was ringing and people were booking that evening. >> a company that plans away game trips throughout the years as the fact the game is in new england changes his plan a little bit. instead of offering transportation, he's letting his customers and all the parties providing tickets, hotel and a tailgate for a set price. the most important thing is a raven's fans stick together. >> here's a group of people in a

section all cheering and we meet up with other groups to travel. when we get to another city, all the raven's fans will get together. >> we want to make it simple so that when you show up the day of, we take care of the rest. >> a similar companies providing round-trip transportation which include hotel and various parties. he says some fans have been off to a slow start as far as deciding to go, most likely due to shellshocked from the houston game. >> everyone was expecting a lot more from the raven's-texans game, but we won and that is what matters. >> if you fly and don't mind stopping in, it costs around

$198 roundtrip. round trip on southwest was about $283. the make a bus is $48.50. amtrak is $188. if you drive yourself, depending on your vehicle, it will cost anywhere from 100 dollars to $300 round-trip. >> it seems like the best value seems to be to book a special trip. for more information on the company's we spoke with, log on to our web site, wbaltv.com. >> the excitement builds. >> absolutely. >> four decades, a mysterious man in black has been visiting the grave of edgar allan poe on his birthday. >> but it seems that decades old tradition may be nevermore. >> recovery efforts stalled off the coast of tuscany. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo."

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>> recovery efforts were suspended today after the huge rack shifted position. 11 people are confirmed dead and more than 20 are missing. let's go get the latest from italy. >> it has been a frustrating day for rescuers here. they wanted to blow four holes into the ship in order to reach parts of the vessel that so far have been blocked. but that changed overnight when the vessel moved ever so slightly, making it unsafe for divers. they have not been able to go on all day. we did see helicopters flying overhead, dropping equipment and we understand in the coming days, that will be used to pump hot liquid. -- to pump out liquid. we're moving away from a rescue mission and turning into a salvage operation. hope is fading for the 20 + people still reported as missing. there has been some good news.

a german woman on the missing list turned it to her station in germany. she had been on the vessel and returned home. so we know she is safe. at the moment, the vessel's captain is still under house arrest. the latest we're getting is italian media are reporting he told prosecutors he turned it too late. that has not been confirmed and he denies he is responsible for this accident. >> the accident has the cruise industry base the -- bracing for a major slump in bookings. safety concerns are rising and could not happen at a worse time. this is one cruise bookings are normally at their highest. carnival, which owns the ship involved in the disaster said this accident will reduce its earnings by up to $95 million as

their refunds tens of thousands of vacationers. >> a new study finds a drug recently approved to treat melanoma may actually accelerate the growth of another form of skin cancer. the study takes a look at the drug and researchers have found it triggers skin cells with certain mutations to quickly develop into cancer cells. most had the cancer cells removed surgically and doctors say they are excited to have discovered the mechanism behind how these new cancers develop and hope to prevent them in the future. women who have a normal bone mineral density scan at age of 65 may not be to have another for up to 15 years. researchers at the university of north carolina analyzed data on nearly 5000 older women who were followed for two decades.

many had below average scores and were considered at high risk. but those with normal scores were highly unlikely to develop the bone disease for at least 15 years. >> that was the surprise of the study. it took such a long time for it to develop. >> researchers recommend women talk to their doctors about their own risk factors to determine when to start bone scans and how often to repeat them. the fda is ordering the red cross to pay up to $9.6 million after inspectors reported finding hundreds of blood safety violations at nearly half the red cross centers across the country. violations included in effective donor screening. while the violations did not compromise the nation's blood supply. the red cross says it is taking

steps to look into the issues brought up by the fda. >> another one of those days for the almanac is going to look a little bit upside down. the highest temperatures occurred before dawn. temperatures have been steady or slowly falling throughout the day. 36 degrees at the airport. 39 at the inner harbor. the cold is coming in, but the residual is still reflected in the almanac. close to freezing over to manchester and randallstown. temperatures getting down below freezing. the farther west you go, the colder it gets. the low 20s right now around deep creek lake. northwest winds throughout the

day bringing chile air into parts of the state. -- bringing chilly air into parts of the state. a lot of stormy weather to the north and west. we're starting to get quiet as the pressure builds in. a clipper gracing the south and east with a chance of a flurry tomorrow evening. and over the weekend, we might be dealing with a powerful pacific storm slamming into washington and oregon. heavy snow in seattle. winds gusting to almost hurricane force conditions along the oregon coast. that will be moving across the country and perhaps getting here late friday night into saturday. the flurries in the mountains will wind down and the skies will be clear.

tomorrow, we will start off with sun and see the clouds increasing. some of the flurries will be approaching. it is possible to the north of us gets a light coating of snow friday morning as this clipper passes by. more significant snow to the north. the pacific northwest storm starts to impact the north atlantic. 3:00 in the morning on saturday, a mixed bag of snow, sleet and may be freezing rain in our area late friday night and early saturday morning. saturday afternoon, up toward boston and foxboro, it looks like a few inches of snow out ahead of this system as it gets into colder air in the north. all of this will be gone for new england by the time the kickoff gets underway sunday afternoon. ahead of the storm, a few inches

of snow and we may get a wintery mix. cold in the mountains. 20 degrees to around 30. the eastern shore is the best chance for a flurry tomorrow. during the day, 38 and mostly cloudy on friday. the lower eastern shore while 44 highs on thursday that -- on thursday and friday. a clipper passing tomorrow night with a flurry. mostly cloudy friday. rain, sleet, snow changing to rein in the afternoon and a chance for a shower on sunday. >> thank you. still ahead, the ravens may have made some huge t-shirt sales, but one player was a notably absent. >> ray lewis was missing. coming up at 5:30, a new shirt is hot off the presses. where you can score yours, coming up.

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>> some decidedly unpleasant news in tonight's project economy report -- northrop grumman is announcing hundreds of job cuts in maryland. >> budget tightening is being blamed for cutting 500 jobs. 70 employees will be laid off. employees at the contractor's headquarters have been told their last day on the job will be may 31. there is some good economic news out of carroll county where ground-breaking got underway this morning for a new facility. the manufacturing company employs 230 people. it will allow for continued employment growth. u.s. senator barbara mikulski and and garden were on hand. -- ben cardin were on hand. >> we were very excited.

new job creation has been a big priority in the county. >> braking systems, passenger doors, and brake systems -- >> how much mitt romney pays in taxes has become the center of a political debate that has produced an interesting plan for newt gingrich. >> he wants to lower every person's taxes to the rate mitt romney pays. how that is sitting with the gop, coming up. >> he was critical of joe earlier this week and now the quarterback response. that story, straight ahead.

>> ravens fans are sort of rattled by the comments on satellite radio about joe flaco. tonight, he is responding. >> back at training camp today, he did step up and talk to the media about what happened. let's go live for more on what he had to say today. >> he did talk as did his teammates. they handled everything very well this year.

any controversy that has cropped up, they have tried to dust off pretty well. >> you guys are not going to let go? >> the kind of criticism not seen here since he was head coach -- he helped deliver the ravens to the title game but added a pothole on the road to indianapolis. his comments that he looked rattled against the texans and did not have a good hold on the offense makes for a story line the ravens preferred never existed. >> i'm sure there are some things he would have liked to have said little better. if you look at the context, i think the message he was trying to communicate was a good message. >> the only issue we have is going up and trying to get [unintelligible] >> i believe he open the whole thing saying he did not play well. we know what we've got to do to

get it done and to play better as a unit. >> he arrived at the podium and addressed it in a manner you might expect. >> it was a little funny to me and i was caught off guard, but it is what it is. >> when asked about the need not just to make the playoffs but to get to the super bowl, joe turned passionate. >> we turned it passionate because we're a good football team. you say the teams are not in this position all lot, young guys don't get used to this. you always hear that. we are a good football team, why shouldn't we be here every year? >> he said statistically they have not been a good football team. they will have to be on sunday against one of the best cases against the patriots.

>> let's hope that puts it to rest for good. hot off the presses -- the latest raven's t-shirt is ready for production after serious fan demand. they are fierce. lewis has been a fan favorite since the first suited up in 1996. the created -- the creators of the shirts say they expect some huge sales. >> right now, the baltimore area is probably consuming more t- shirts and paraphernalia than any of the other three cities in the playoffs. >> if the raven's went on sunday, they will print up superbowl shirts starting at midnight. we have some great photos from our ulocal supporters tonight. you can send us your fan picks to wbaltv.com.

>> those are some cute babies. here is a look at some of our other top stories -- more testimony in a wrongful death case involving the death of a 21-year-old from frederick after he was tased twice by a sheriff's deputy. the prosecution claims the deputy was sadistic but the defense claims the deputy did not know he was unarmed. testimony will continue again tomorrow. we are getting our first look tonight on the state budget for the next fiscal year. part of the governor's plan includes significant tax changes for those who make $100 -- $100,000 a year or more. counties will be dealing with a portion of pension costs, meaning they will be taxed more to pay for it all. the governor says that should save more than $230 million in

the very first year. when it comes to the issues, merrill lenders believe the economy as at the top of the list. 49% say they are concerned mostly with the state's economy while education is a distant second. your taxes bought about the top three. the governor's approval rating holds steady at 53%, about the same as it was in september of last year. his consistency is contributed to a strong support among women and african american voters. seeing how barack obama is viewed. the president's approval rating actually rose to 55% come close to where it was his first year in office. in the republican race for the white house, mitt romney is squirming. the latest manned by his opponents is to make his taxes

public. but those details could mean political damage to thfront runner. >> questioned by his rivals in south carolina about his record on job creation and not pressured to release his tax returns, mitt romney fired back. >> i was disappointed to see one of my opponents attacking free enterprise like the president was. that is not the role of the republican party. that makes us sad. >> of voters could get mad. >> romney had met 15% is the income tax he made on the -- he paid on the millions he made because their capital gains. newt gingrich says 15% is enough. >> michael is not to raise mitt romney's taxes, it is for everyone to pay that rate. >> romney is paying to rate the lowest paid worker would make.

if that hurts him with voters, the new jersey governor, chris christie, says take it now. >> if you have tax returns to put out, you should put them out sooner rather than later because it's always better to have complete disclosure, especially when you are the front runner. >> to become the front runner, newt gingrich wants supporters of conservative rick perry and of the choice of evangelicals, rick santorum, to switch to him. >> do you need rick perry and a rick santorum to drop out? >> that leaves ron paul, polling third in south carolina, set for another good primary. >> what started as an evening stroll in hollywood has landed some people in the middle of a horrendous murder investigation. >> the dog walkers discovered a severed human head in a plastic bag. the latest on that bizarre

discovery when we cover the nation. >> blackout on the internet -- the legislation that prompted it and what people on the other side of the debate are saying.

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>> covering the nation tonight -- a woman was taken into custody in dallas this morning after getting through security with a gun. agents spotted the image of the gun after she passed through security. she said she left the board before the screening was complete. officers questioned her and escorted her out of the airport and into a police car. she was a ticket passenger on an american flight to houston dog lovers make a gruesome discovery in hollywood hills last night. they were walking just below the hollywood sign when the dogs started playing with an object inside the bag. on a closer look, the walkers found it was a severed human head. officers say they also found a

human hand. the victim has not been identified. >> after a 60-day deadline from republicans, the obama administration and state department had denied an application to the keystone pipeline project that would have run from canada to the gulf coast. supporters, including -- said it is a pivotal job creator and lessen dependence on board and oil. >> think your private information is protected online? >> listen to what one detective was able to recover without -- with much ease. >> we know it church she goes to color friends' names come mercer -- her soccer club. >> how to keep your family safe. >> winds as high as 110 miles an hour and snow could top 1 foot. a look at the pacific northwest

as its blasted by a winter storm. >> gusty wind bringing wintry weather later this week. >>

>> coming up at 6:00, governor o'malley unveils his budget proposal to state lawmakers. how he hopes changes to the state's tax codes will help close the billion dollar deficit. are you heading to the ravens game? we will break down on travel costs plus the options available that will break the bank.

>> schools across the pacific northwest remain closed as they get slammed with a major winter storm. up to 6 inches of snow are forecast in seattle and more than that further south. snowmobiles are now replacing automobiles and two dozen flights have been cancelled. >> as a state trooper, people forget how to drive from its notorious -- from snowstorm to snowstorm. speed limits are for dry roads. >> the mountains could see as much as 3 feet of snow through tonight. officials are warning of high avalanche dangers as well. >> >> the storm out of the pacific northwest should get

here late friday night into saturday. maybe some messy whether to start the weekend. temperatures are cooling off and the almanac is a little upside down. 57 just after midnight early this morning at the airport. 60 at the inner harbor. we are starting to settle back down into the 30's and will stay that way for the next couple of days. in howard county, 36 degrees. pasadena, 38. eastern shore locations are only a couple of degrees warmer. northwest winds will bring the cold into that area as well. dropping to 19 degrees at oakland with flurries in the mountains. those flurries will billet -- will diminish over night. we are in for cold temperatures and the morning. 20 degrees near the bay.

thankfully, the wins will come down to under 10 miles an hour. high-pressure delivering the cold and diminishing the snow showers here, but to the north and west, to systems that we need to track -- snow showers cutting through the midwest. and there is that big storm -- hurricane force winds on the oregon coast. that system will get here friday night into saturday. they're getting snow in seattle and the arctic cold has been pushing almost down to the coast with strong winds in association with that coast. high pressure until the western storms get here, bringing clearing skies and a low cloud cover. sun in the morning and clouding up. a clipper passing of northwest

with maybe a flurry around baltimore early friday morning. a little fun before the big pacific northwest storm gets here. the peak is problems for us. that's a combination of the computer model producing rain, sleet, and freezing snow altogether. might even be a light snow or ice accumulation north of town before it changes. it looks like a few inches of snow around foxboro and boston. that system will be gone by the time we play football on sunday afternoon. pre-game snow in southern new england. tomorrow night, a chance for a flurry and snow showers are more likely in western maryland. temperatures will probably struggle to get to 30 degrees. on the eastern shore, the wind will diminish the cold will stick around.

partly cloudy on the lower eastern shore with highs in the '40's, which is normal for this time of year. in southeast breeze on the bay with waves around 2 feet. playoff weather -- some snow on saturday afternoon. winds out of the north at 10 miles an hour. cold weather, for east are night. a chance for a few rain showers on sunday. >> beginning in march, you will be able to fly directly from baltimore to cuba. thurgood marshall airport will offer charter flights to cuba after president obama announced an effort to expand charter service from the u.s. flights are scheduled to depart at 3:00 each day. the weekly service begins the week before the pope is

scheduled to visit the communist island nation. we have heard the warnings about things to keep our kids safe online. but you may not know how easy it is for bad guys to find personal information about kids and their friends and use them to contact children directly. we asked a private detective to do it internet safety test with a family's permission. in no time, he was able to find it astonishing amount information. >> they are pretty typical. they both have facebook and twitter counts. there bob agreed to be with us on a story about internet safety. prior to be yes, i had given their name to the chief assistant d.a.. just turn name. they focused just on kristen and without much trouble, had a lot of information. >> i know her church, residents, when her mom does, her soccer club, our friends names -- >> we had an undercover detective go on line and show her how they got that information.

then, the moment of truth. he tells them that with all that information, he was able to pose as a 13-year-old girl and friend kristin. >> you did accept a friend. do you know that person? >> no. >> it did it sound like someone you do? >> yes. >> it sounds like a 13-year-old girl named. >> the girl said she went to her school. >> that is really scary. >> that is really frightening. >> we have gone full circle. we've gone from knowing your soccer team, and telling your church, knowing your school, knowing your friends. now we are able to talk to you. do i look like a 13-year-old girl? >> it is scary for both of them to see. her pages private, but some of her friends were not. >> if i were interested in targeting her, i would do it

through her friends pages. >> and all of this despite the fact they guard their face but pages carefully and have strict rules about what is posted. that is something detective say is great parenting, but unfortunately, many parents do not know how to monitor activity. >> we have discussed the whole don't tell people you are alone online and don't accept people, even if they are friends with other people if you don't recognize the name. don't do it. >> it is very easy to manipulate the internet to get information on people. >> that is really scary. here is some advice -- make sure your child's face but pages private. although it looks like that may not even help. be sure to monitor their posted make sure the computer is in a common room. make sure you know who they're talking with online. >> that was interesting and frightening. skybox showdown -- which broke

the story yesterday. the baltimore mayor asked tickets to be returned. the mayor will not talk about the council president addresses the controversy at 6:00. >> will the tradition involving edgar allan poe died tonight? we're live at the gravesite with details.

>> it could be the final vigil

for the man who has visited at dryland po since the 1940's. the tributes stop cold two years ago. fans say they will wait one last time before the tradition is called to an end. we've got the story from the museum of west baltimore as the clock strikes 5:56. still a little early. >> it is still a little early. the curator of the poe house museum is resting because he's preparing to stay up all night with a few select friends. they will stake out positions here to see if the poster shows up with a traditional rose and a bottle of cognac. there is only one existing picture of the man who started deep tradition in the '40's. it shows him bringing the rose and cognac to the gravesite. the plan is to stay here from midnight until 6:00. if the man and black does not show up with his offering, the curator is prered to declare the much anticipated tradition

dead. >> we always maintained if the toaster does not show up, we would spend the next three years watching. this is the third year. if he does not show up at the grave, i think we can safely assume this tribute which gets international attention is over with, unfortunately. >> you can see right now -- taking a live look at the gravesite, there are rows is there. people bring by offerings all the time to pay tribute to the famous writer who died here in baltimore. but tonight, they will be on the lookout for the toaster to see if they show up with a rose and a bottle of cognac. no one has ever known the identity of the original poster. we're told in the '90s, the tradition changed hands and left a note indicating the tradition had passed from father to son. the the person passed away or perhaps find an error to pass it

onto or did the person decide after 200 years it was time to call it to an end? will have more tonight on the history and what will happen if no one shows up tonight. >> thank you very much. that's all for us at 5:00. here's a look at what is new at 6. >> the governor's proposed budget means less tax refunds for some and some county executives want to get the governor's attention when it comes to teacher pensions. >> if you are thinking of having to look for the big game, what you need to know before you hit the road, hit the air, or hit the rails. >> and i've got the latest on the flap over football tickets between the city's top to elected officials. >> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 6:00. >> good evening, everyone.

the baltimore mayor is still not answering questions about why her office took away prized ravens tickets from the city council president. >> this surfaced after a change its mind after supporting the baltimore grand prix. let's go live now to view -- to the newsroom for the latest. >> nobody can remember any of them using the price tickets of this what could be perceived as punishment of the opposing view. >> publicly last thursday, the mayor seemed to take jack young's change of heart about the grand prix auto race in stride. he said he was switching his position from supporting it to opposing it because he thinks the city has better use for its money. the mayor's response -- >> [inaudible] >> at almost the same t