us, almost nine hours later, she said she had no idea about her driving status. >> do you have a valid driver's license? >> as far as i know. i have passed the paperwork on to my attorneys. they are looking into it. >> it is the same address listed and other court records, and the address we saw her drive to on monday morning. >> you never received notification that your license was suspended? >> not to my knowledge. we have to see what the case is and what precipitated it. as soon as they get the facts, i will be happy to address them in the court of law. >> these are just the latest questions of her compliance with the law. in december she was indicted again on charges of that in his conduct for allegedly getting

the state to pay for an employee in her law firm. she continues to serve in the house of delegates and as a member of the house judiciary committee with the state's criminal laws are considered. >> what should constituents think of your trouble with the law? >> what they should think is everyone is innocent until proven guilty. just because there are allegations in court, it is not a processor to guilt. >> she is a lawyer. the attorney grievance commission is recommending she be suspended indefinitely from her practice of law after a judge found she committed misconduct in her handling of a client's money. >> also in annapolis, gov. martin o'malley is try to sell his 6% gas tax to lawmakers. we're live in annapolis following today's debate. >> martin o'malley made a passionate plea to senate and house members earlier today for

them to support his gas tax. this as opponents of the proposed tax storm, or your small holding signs like this one shouting stopped the gas tax. >> as a state we have the longest average daily commute in america. martin o'malley making it very clear as he testified to house and senate committees in annapolis wednesday in his opinion it could lead to catastrophe. both economically and safety- wise down the road. >> none of us wants to look back some day as bridges start collapsing in closing in our own state and tell the kids we could have done something, but we chose not to. we chose it to simply kick the can down the road. to give the governor is proposing a 6% hike in the gas tax at a rate of 2% per year for three years. it could be proved stoned if in any one of those years gas prices rise more than 15%.

>> outside of lawyers small, angry protesters rallied against the gas tax. most were small business owners in the petroleum industry speaking out for the little man in consumer. >> the only people that make profits are the big oil companies and credit-card companies. but not the distributor, and not the gas station owner. >> we should have the greatest roads and the nation with this number -- with these numbers. they go in siphon money out of the trust fund and spend it to cover the budget someplace else. this is just so wrong. the governor insists the more than $600 million the tax will bring in a newly will make sure the state infrastructure remain sound. >> we cannot maintain or build out of 21st century transportation system for a population our size with the

level of investment that was fixed and set 20 years ago. it the tax is approved, it will take effect july 1st of this year. is approved,the tax it will take effect july 1st of this year. mike miller told reporters they might hold a special session to discuss this very controversial issue. this is not only hot-button issue taken place. they're trying to iron out issues concerning the budget. for more on that, dave collins inside the white house with more. >> of the senate just gave preliminary approval of the state budget that sets up a final vote tomorrow. they are debating raising the state income tax rate. when republicans and democrats get together down here, they rarely agree on anything, especially when it comes to budget matters.

today one thing proved to be an exception. >> holding state agencies accountable. in rare act of bipartisanship, the senate agreed to withhold funding from departments that deal to submit required supports. dereports. the state health department those several. reports on sanctioning guidelines for doctors. improving financial oversight in the developmental oversight corporation. waiting for a report on juvenile services on the new evaluation process. from chesapeake bay restoration funds will be restricted until a report on the strategic energy investment fund is submitted. the department of general services has not provided a report detailing relocation plans of a housing department to prince george's county.

>> this is an ongoing problem. >> this is ongoing negotiations with the developer. they have been unwilling to provide many of these answers. >> they have done nothing in giving us the information we requested. >> that is all the senate could unanimously agreed to. the democratic majority rejected several republican amendments. one would balance the spending plan by increasing funding to 2012 levels. >> all it is is paring back the increases for this year. i think that is part of what maryland families are looking to see as accomplish here. they are having to do it with a personal budget. the senate just gave preliminary approval of the budget itself. this hour they are debating

raising the state personal income tax rate. >> friends and family of felicia barnes told their story to the house judiciary committee. she went missing in 2010. her body was found a few months later. her family is supporting a bill that will increase communication between agencies. it would raise the age of what police consider a critically- missing child from 14 to 17. the family said the swift action might have helped in her case come and they hope this bill will help families of other missing children. >> my hope is to help other families not be so lost and to know where to go to find help. it should be one phone call. >> the house judiciary committee hopes to vote on that bill next

week. if it passes, it would head to the full house. >> those who oppose seems lastex marriage can now request a ballot on line. -- those who oppose same-sex marriage cannot request a ballot online. this is to avoid errors that in the past have made petition's invalid. the governor signed the same-sex marriage bill into law on march 1. stay on top of what is going on with your tax dollars and the laws that could affect you each and every day of the session with david collins. his daily sessions preview is on our website at wbaltv.com. >> a military official says the u.s. army staff sergeant accused in this week's deadly massacre in afghanistan has been flown out of the country. the case garnered more attention from president obama who hosted david cameron at the white house.

>> u.s. military officials say the suspected soldier was taken to a pre-trial confinement facility in another country, but will not say where. the president and prime minister continue to defend the mission. president obama welcomed david cameron to the white house. overshadowing the traditional pop and circumstance, follow from sunday's alleged shooting by the u.s. soldier in an afghan village. a mission that will not change course. >> we will not give up on this mission. >> the prime minister and president faith they are committed to pulling out of the country in 2014 and gradually shifted to a support role next year. >> if i do not anticipate that we will be making any sudden additional changes to the plan

that we currently have. >> their comments come as we end -- leon panetta made a surprise visit to the afghanistan to meet with troops in smooth over tensions with the country's leaders. >> the purpose of my visit was to indicate how would four in the relationship is. >> we are all tired of this war. we're tired of working together at some level, and we have to maintain the sense that it is coming to an end, even if it is a gradual process. >> if that process continues with at least 23,000 troops expected to come home by the summer. in washington, nicole killian, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the slot parlor is one step closer to opening for business. casino saysd at live casinlive it has to offer. >> we will tell you who you will not see in the ravens uniform of

little later in sports. >> warm weather continues in the mid-atlantic. we will check the seven-day forecast to see how long it will stick around. winds out of the west of 5 miles per hour. mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943.

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finished there will be over 4700. the facility will be one of the largest gaming and entertainment facilities in the entire country. the first phase of the opening will come in june. >> i think we have probably the best assortment of slot machines in the country. one of the largest floors for sure, but it was coming latest, greatest. some of the cold classics along with electronic table games. games like blackjack and poker. anything you are looking for. >> the $500 million facility should be completely opened by the fall. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> i temperatures today right around 80 degree mark in many areas. the normal highs still down in the low 50s, so another day with temperatures almost 30 degrees warmer than normal. 82 degrees at the inner harbor.

those numbers are a degree or two off from yesterday's one numbers. still, way above the normal. 83 is the record high. the record was set in 2007. almost 6 inches of snow came down march 14. clear skies, 80 degrees downtown baltimore at this hour. all across the baltimore metro area. 95 into hartford county. south into and around all. 73 towards columbia. 60's in amounts. the highest elevations out west. -- 60's in the mountains. the sea breeze down at ocean city with the wind coming in off the chilly water is only 61 degrees of the beach. baltimore tonight, relatively mild considering 53 is the normal high temperature. 46-54 is a mild march evening. light winds and sun going down

at 7:14. chicago has been warm. far northern new england, 27 degrees and snow coming down for most of the day. a little bit of winter hanging on but way up in the northern tip of maine. here in baltimore, the warm front to our north. temperatures will be warm again tomorrow. a good indication of what we can expect as the next weather system approaches us during the day tomorrow. the front will probably not get here until friday. in the heat of the afternoon and evening tomorrow, the potential is there for showers or even an isolated thunderstorm. east of the bounce around baltimore. the front will move in from the ohio valley and into the atlantic. friday evening will be a better chance for showers and storms. 76-81 degrees tomorrow. a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. sunrise at 7:17.

on the big, southeast winds barely light. bay water temperatures climbing into the low 50s. 68 in amounts tomorrow. better chance of an afternoon storm tomorrow. 50/50 chance in the mountains on friday. any thunderstorms that pop up tomorrow will be very late in the day. most of it will be on the western shore of the bay. rain chances go up a bit on friday. on the lower eastern shore, a tomorrow. 78 with scattered thunderstorms on friday. the warmth will last for at least another day. there will be more clouds around on friday. st. patrick's day features mostly cloudy skies. upper 60's sunday and monday. warming back into the low 70's on tuesday and wednesday. >> this is a levin and sports. >-- is 11 sports. >> two big losses.

jerry johnston goes to san diego. korey redding goes to indi. the team plans to meet with the philadelphia eagles' free agent guard tonight. jerry johnston signed a four- year deal was san diego. huge loss for the ravens. he had 129 consecutive games. started the last 80 games in a row. that is dependable. a lot of the little things you do not always see in the highlights but make a big difference for the great run defense. korey redding, 93, has reunited with the indianapolis head coach. he did a lot of the no-glory things you need on a great defense, along with providing great locker room leadership. he gets a deal worth more than

$10 million. looks like the most likely replacement is arthur jones next season. to marmite, 13 sized glass slippers and the opening round of the n.c.a.a. tournament. tomorrow night they will play for the first time since beating fairfield in the championship last week. no disrespect to fairfield, but i think everyone would agree to the hounds face a considerably tougher challenge to our night against the buckeyes. >> we have to get the game going north and south. they like to grind it. we have to make a play our style. the kentucky game really prepared us for this. >> pete gilbert is in pittsburgh with the greyhounds. we will hear from him tonight at 11:00. five hits in four runs.

the bird might be the biggest art on this year's team. unfortunately he cannot throw a curve ball. on the bright side, they did show power today from the as you would expect it from, mike -- mark reynolds and j.j. harding. first game action of the break coming back from the abdominal surgery. nothing flashy. zero-to what this what he will see his first action in the field next week. as for the score, luckily they do not count. 11-5. [laughter] >> ok. a lot of people bound out about the key ravens leaving. that is the part about football. >> there could be more guys out the door soon. there are restricted free agents like darius webb.

less likely to happen. several guys who are still shopping. >> stay with us. tom has the seven-day forecast when we come back.

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>> here is a look at what we're working on for 11 news tonight. tonight we will sit down with the group behind that effort, the maryland marriage alliance. the state senate wants to make it illegal to smoke in a car with a child under the age of 8. those girl: i want to tell you about my friend.

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>> would i be a wimp if i admitted i almost turned air conditioning on last night? [laughter] >> yes. >> i used a fan for sure. >> temperatures around 80 degrees. at least it will be cool at night. upper 40's. that could trigger a thunderstorm tomorrow. temperatures will cool off. st. patrick's day 70 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. >> the you for joining us tonight. nbc nightly news is coming your way next. i will see to our morning at 5:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--