protesters. >> whether the grand jury or special prosecutor this morning. >> in a brief written statement, she said she would not present evidence to a grand jury set to meet tomorrow, saying the investigation continues and there will be no further comment from his office. >> anything that gets this case to the courtroom the right way i think is what we all want. >> the martin family attorney released this statement. we are not surprised by this announcement and in fact are hopeful that a decision will be reached very soon to rest george zimmerman and give trayvon martin's family the simple justice that have been seeking all along. has been 45 days since martin was shot and killed by george zimmerman. his legal team continues to insist he fired in self-defense. >> when you are getting your head slammed in the ground up your nose has been broken, you are entitled to use force including deadly force to protect yourself.

>> with so many people watching and waiting in on the case, we need to go ahead and move forward. the wheels of justice have moved far too slowly in this case. >> the only one that can make it will spend any faster is the special prosecutor in the case. >> they were quick to say just -- that it does not signal anything about what our ultimate decision might be in the case. >> we should mention local prayer vigil will be held tonight at 7:00 at the st. john baptist church in colombia. maryland center ben cardin is expected to attend. within 100 facebook friends have far off as the story broke. after most of the stuff that has come out about this case, it is impossible to agree with either side. if i admitted to pulling the trigger, regardless of self-

defense, should i not be in jail? >> the trial the two accused of setting fire to a pet -- to pitbull continues today. lowell melser is live with the latest on today's testimony. >> the case has entered its second week and is moving in a very slow pace. we only heard from a handful of witnesses earlier today. testimony monday morning was taken up entirely by baltimore police sergeant in charge of the case he said that he was able to identify travers and tremaine johnson on police surveillance video. the sergeant told the court that the two people seen running away, burning dog on the video were the johnson brothers. he said that he knew so because of their mannerisms, which she was familiar with from his six years on patrol in the 1600 block of north gilmore were the burning occurred. the sergeant testified that evidence was gathered from the scene including a red gas can

and from the johnson's home, including two pairs of jeans, shoes, and a backpack. monday afternoon, a trace analyst for the baltimore city crime lab told the court tests on the jeans showed a blended product was found on the jeans, which met the possibility of the presence of a heavy petroleum distillate such as diesel, fuel, or oil. the bottom line in the opinion of the analysts, and inaudible substance was found on the johnson brothers clothing. >> we estimate that the state should wrap up its case within the next day or two with the defense then taking over. the defense is expected to call up to six witnesses. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the maryland attorney general's office is asking the baltimore city judge to retract and $18.50 million reward for the family of an inmate killed aboard a state prison bus. three corrections officers were found negligent for failing to

prevent the death of philip parker jr.. she was strangled by another inmate during the bus ride. >> power crews in carroll county are working to contain a brush fire this evening. the fire broke out around 2:00 this afternoon your home in the 200 block of sullivan wrote. fire officials say the siting of the house melted from the heat. there are red flag warnings throughout the state this evening. the dry brush and high winds can make for a dangerous combination. let's check in with tom tasselmyer. how long is the wind going to stay around? >> it looks like throughout the evening and then kick up during the day again tomorrow. we have not had a lot of precipitation in the last several weeks. coppin gusty winds, low humidity and all that leads to the fire weather threat. only garrett county is not in

the warning area. be careful with cigarette butts and anything that might cause a spark could create a brush fire. the temperatures are getting chilly, 39 in western maryland right now. some cooler over the next few days. western maryland may see a little snow here in the next couple of days. the forecast is coming up in a few minutes. >> coming up at 5:30, we will look at some other buyers keeping firefighters busy. plus another side effect of all that when, allergies. we will look at how maryland allergy sufferers are coping. >> just after 7:00 this morning, the 5400 block of all wilkens avenue. it affected 60 customers.

>> state budget talks are at an impasse once again. it now looks more likely that the session will have to be extended. david collins is monitoring the developments and joins us live from the statehouse. what is the latest there tonight? >> that impasse continues. the house speaker today plains the impasse on what he calls this in its obsession with the prince george's county gambling bill. it took only minutes on last day of the session for state budget negotiators to realize talks are not going anywhere. the general assembly needs five hours to print, distribute, discuss and vote on whatever compromise is reached. the deadline is midnight. it sent mike -- sent majority leader mike miller is said to be holding up the process. >> if the budget of the state of maryland goes down and the senators are more concerned

about the session of gaming and you are with school construction and school funding, hospitals, higher education money, let them aware that when they go home and tell their constituents why they had to spend extra time in annapolis. >> i am not involved with trade- offs are being hijacked on issues. >> governor o'malley does not want to take sides but says the house version of the budget looks more like the one he introduced. reporters asked about the budget impasse. >> i think that government ought ultimatum is never help the exercise. >> whether to reduce tax exemptions on people who earn less than $100,000 a year. the senate wants to cut the exemption to $3,000 for three years. doing so will generate $58 million. the goal of balancing the budget is to chop and have the billion dollar structural deficit. >> these engines have an effect on how much tax people pay.

>> the 18 member baltimore city delegation opposes the prince george's county gambling bill. they said there could be a compromise there as well. they have come up with a list of demands in exchange for their vote. we will have more on this at 6:00. >> after a three-day delay, it is clear president obama will not escape the election year backlash. as steve handelsman shows us, it was not pretty. >> stock prices fell at the opening bell, reaction to the bad news on good friday. hiring down in march, after three months of record growth. gasoline across upper cut to $3.96 nationally. this was chicago, even higher prices. bad political news for barack obama. but he got a break today, as the

president enjoyed the threat the white house, his political opponents took the day off. mitt romney posted a family's direct vote, but tomorrow romney is still saddled with santorum. the port -- former pennsylvania senator has been caring for his daughter who is ill. he has new hope into big primaries. >> we have to do well in pennsylvania. also texas, you heard about the movement afoot over the weekend that texas could be winner-take- all by simple majority. we could have 155 delegates just overnight right there. >> the texas primary is not until may 29. while romney in santorum babylon, president is about to get hammered by a feared republican operative, karl rove and his american crossroads super pac it is while romney and

a santorum battle on. tv in web ads blame barack obama. >> the president tomorrow kicks off another push to try to change the subject to hiking taxes on the rich. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> how the promise of coal-fired -- cold hard cash is helping motivate pickax are you having problems sleeping? details on possible treatments coming up. >> why this year's easter egg roll was a little different than in years past. that is coming up next. >> a 26-year-old maryland man accused of drugging and raping a 14-year-old girl. but he told police during the investigation, coming up.

>> an annual tradition at the white house. take a look at this, nearly 30,000 children and their parents feel the south lawn. aside from the usual eight role and obstacle courses, it also included basketball and even a

yoga garden. president obama, the first lady and their daughters spent some time reading books to the children. the event dates back to 1868 when rutherford b. hayes was president. >> new research shows the recent spike in the number of u.s. children living with optimism could be linked to mothers' weight during pregnancy. mothers who are obese or 60 cents more like -- 60% is done more likely to have children autism. if you are looking to lose weight, which to be more inclined to shed the pounds if you got paid for it? dieters are betting on how much weight they can lose, and sticking to the plan can really pay off. the team that loses the most weight in three months could earn $10,000. website also offers individual

weight-loss programs and health care professionals are available for live chat. having trouble sleeping? you are not alone. the national institutes of health report that about 25% of americans have sleep problems. one major disorder keeping them awake is sleep apnea. how serious is it, and what can you do about it? >> i wake of maybe nine, 10, 11 times at night, and i could not get back to sleep. >> mary ann driscoll those all too well what it is like not to get enough sleep. she says a lack of sleep was taking its toll on her day to day life. >> by the end of the day, you feel like a dish rag, and there's not much left of you for family. >> mary ann went for a sleep study. >> you will come into a center and in the night. and we do a lot of monitoring,

including oxygen levels, it is a cagey, breathing, and brain waves to look at sleep. >> it will tell doctors how much you are sleeping and even if you stop breathing. maryann's study revealed she had moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. she was put on a machine to help work 3 that night. she also lost 130 pounds. now she does not need the machine anymore. the doctor says it is best to see a doctor and get evaluated. >> for day-to-day functioning, quarks sleep can cause coppin difficulty it work, impaired concentration, difficulty driving. sleep apnea can increase your risk for having a car accident. >> if you find yourself getting sleepy during the day, you might ask your family to listen and then find a sleep dr. to help

you on the road to better sleep. >> before you see your doctor, experts say it is a good idea to keep track of when you had trouble sleeping, and write down what is keeping you awake to help the doctor diagnosed the problem. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it has been a breezy day to day, and a good deal of sunshine for most areas. some of the clouds have been trying to produce a few scattered sprinkles. a patch of showers trying to develop sow the baltimore into anne arundel county. northeast into parts of harford county, some light showers are sprinkles trying to form around bellaire and over toward havre de grace and aberdeen. there are some scattered showers. a lot of this on the radar screen is drying up before it can hit the ground because it is so dry beneath those clouds. a more substantial area of showers up in southwest pennsylvania. the temperatures are much colder out west and the rain could even

be mixed with snow in garrett county tonight and tomorrow. some interesting spring weather developing across the mid atlantic at this hour. there is a fire weather threat through 8:00, a red flag warning covers all of maryland's that garrett county. means that atmosphere is very dry and the ground is very dry. with the brisk winds continuing to try things out, a warning has been issued, and in -- enhanced threat of brush fires through the early evening hours. 25 in salisbury. we have had winds gusting at westminster over 30 miles an hour throughout the day and even stronger at times. that brisk northwesterly wind to contend with is dragging in some colder air. quickly dropping to the 50's, 40's, and out in western maryland it got into the 30's this afternoon. in allegheny county there is a freeze warning tonight. temperatures are expected to get down into the 30's tonight with a freeze warning in effect.

partly cloudy, a chance for an isolated shower or sprinkle. close by morning 37 in the suburbs, 47 downtown. sunset at 7:39. a swirl of cloud here in eastern canada, low pressure dragging the chilly air out of central canada down through the mountains to our west and covering new england. we are in the flow around the area of low pressure to the north and that will keep chilly temperatures in the region through midweek. there are little weather disturbances that pick up moisture from the great lakes and generate the scattered showers we see especially during the work of the afternoon. a patch of showers move through tonight, then off the coast in the early morning. tomorrow afternoon, few more isolated showers will pop up as the atmosphere becomes unstable. on wednesday, some scattered showers may be mixed with a little snow.

thursday and friday, it looks like we will enjoy a little more sunshine but the temperatures stay on the cool side. 53-60 tomorrow, 30% chance of a brief isolated shower. small craft advisory on the day. the seven-day forecast of 58 tomorrow and only 55 on wednesday. down in that 30's wednesday and thursday morning. a nice, sunny friday, 62 up to 68 saturday and maybe a few scattered showers by sunday afternoon. >> still ahead, a record-setting shipment to domino sugar. >> the man accused of several murders in a quite oklahoma town appears in court. why investigators fear they were racially motivated. >> the court appearance for a maryland man accused of raping and drugging a 14-year-old girl over a span of three days. i am barry simms, details are coming up.

>> the man accused of killing three people in tulsa, oklahoma, appeared in court this morning. they face charges of first- degree murder and attempted murder. the victims were believed to have been chosen randomly in a predominately black neighborhood. officials are still investigating whether the shootings or racially motivated, and say they are shocked at what happened. >> it sickens me, it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma is about. >> bond for each man was set at roughly $10 million. a formal arraignment is scheduled for next week. >> a 26-romantic is accused of drugging and raping a 14-year- old girl. barry simms joins us live from central booking with details on today's hearing. >> according to the 14-year-old alleged victim, she was raped in the men's basement. she claims that -- supposedly happened during three days during the last weekend in

march. anthony edmondson says after police began asking questions, his stepson, andre haney, turned himself in, following the accusation he drugged and raped a 14-year-old girl over a span of three days. >> i don't see him holding her against her free will. even though he should have had better judgment. >> the 14-year-old claims she met up with 26-year-old andre haney, then walked with him to his house, and there, she claims he forced a small orange below into her mouth and made her drink water so she would swallow it. to tells investigators to try to stop him but could not. he forced himself on her and raped her. she also claims the next morning she woke up with a headache and feeling sleazy on that day in the next, she said she was again -- billingsley be on that day in

the next. -- peeling sleepy on that day and the next. she said he told her he had a gun and said if i show it to you, i will have to kill you. >> at that point, the young man's mother told the girl she had to leave. according to the girl, after three days she escaped out a rear basement door while haney was asleep. they considered the girl's age in design to charge him with sex offenses and perverted practice. haney denies anything happen, claiming they only watched tv and talk. he denied having any sexual contact. >> he comes back on may 84 preliminary hearing.

we contacted the firm of human resources and were told that once they learned that a child is unaccounted for, an investigation is launched into possible fraud abuse and neglect by the foster parents. we will have more tonight at 6:00. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is a look at what is coming up tonight at 5:30. >> a record-setting shipments of sugar it delivered today in the inner harbor. where it came from and how much weight, and reaction to the people at domino sugar to the liver. >> the windy weather is keeping >> the windy weather is keeping firefighters busy. i'm more of an absentee plant parent.

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your forecast with tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 continues now. >> that sounds bad, windy and dry weather making allergy sufferers downright maryland -- downright miserable. >> baltimore and howard cameoed have both band recreational boating. allergy sufferers are headed to doctors in search of some relief. >> my grandson has really bad allergies. i noticed yesterday they seemed to be worse than usual. >> her grandson is like hundreds of thousands of people in this area, suffering from allergies. pollen counts are up and the doctor says he's seeing a lot

more patients these days suffering from allergies. >> tomorrow is going to be higher. >> review are suffering from the gis, scratchy throat and running nose, the doctor suggests -- >> it is best to shower, wash your clothes, try to stay indoors with air conditioning if you can. >> the dry and windy weather has forced the national weather service to issue a red flag warning until 8:00 p.m. for most of maryland and the fire weather watch her tuesday evening. >> the heat, dry grass and feels are ideal conditions of buyers that could quickly ignite. >>, baltimore fire chief kevin cartwright says orioles need to be operated properly and if you do have a charcoal fire, keep a bucket of water nearby. he also cautions smokers. >> we urge people not to grow

cigarette butts out of your car window as you are driving down the roadway. they can be taken by the wind and rest in dry grass, and before you know if you have a full during field fire. >> experts also say the mild winter and early spring are setting us up for a bad season. >> is a look at some of the other top stories at this hour. still no word on what caused a two-alarm fire at the carroll county rescue mission. it started friday night at deep westminster thrift born. we are told it took nearly 100 firefighters more than two hours to get it under control. baltimore city police added three more homicides to the books over the weekend. the first happened saturday afternoon in the 1700 block of north calhoun street. the victim later died at shock trauma. the second to play sunday evening in the 1400 block of fillmore street. the victim was pronounced dead

at johns hopkins hospital. the third took place just before 11:00 sunday night. the unidentified victim was found in shot -- found shot inside a vehicle. he also guided johns hopkins hospital. there were no sex what -- there were no suspects or motives in any of the shootings. the sheriff's office responded to a call for an emotionally disturbed person just before 11:00 this morning. this did it was near the library and we are told was making dangerous threats. the person was taken into custody without incident. the suspect had no weapons and was transported to a hospital for a violation. >> as we deliver this morning for domino sugar. you are looking at video of the massive borge delivering close to 100 million pounds of raw sugar. it said a new record for the large it -- for the largest sugar shipment ever. >> the ship behind me is 600 feet long and 100 feet wide. it is full of sugar.

it is the largest sugar shipped to ever come to baltimore. today they began unloading of the 95.5 billion pounds of sugar. >> it is a lot of sugar. the plant processes a privately 6.5 million pounds of sugar every day, so this shipment will keep us writing about 14 operating days. it comes at a historic time. in about six weeks we have our 90th anniversary coming up in baltimore. >> two cranes were continuously pulling sugar from the belly of the ship, dumping it onto a conveyor belt that carries it inside the plant for processing. >> becomes then looking like sugar in the raw that you put in your coffee. our job at the plant is to refine that sugar to get to that white sugar that everybody

knows. >> the raw sugar comes to the domino plant from guatemala. the death of the baltimore harbor is part of the reason the sugar is being processed here -- the depth of the baltimore harbor. >> the harbor is actually a lot deeper than some of the other reports that some of the other refineries have. we have the ability to get these larger ships in. we just did of the measurements to make sure the depth was appropriate, and found out that it was, and here she is. >> it will take about 14 days to unload and processed sugar. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the winners of this year's words on wheels were announced and will soon be on display. the program allows students of all grade levels to submit their

poems to the contest and the winners will be transformed into posters and displayed on buses. officials say it is a great chance for young students to show off their talents. >> at next, a tragedy in philadelphia. two firefighters killed on the job. we'll tell you what went wrong. >> a brush fire in new jersey.

>> of a forest fire is burning in new jersey and threatening several homes. it began earlier today in the towns of tabernacle and woodland. as many as 1,000 acres could be affected. firefighters have lit a backfire to get the blaze away from about 25 homes. the homes could still be threatened. a warehouse fire in philadelphia turned deadly this morning. two firefighters were killed of

fighting a blaze. the fire alarm fire started around 3:30 this morning. the warehouse was abandoned. the flames spread to adjacent buildings, trapping five firefighters inside. three firefighters were injured and two killed when a wall collapsed. >> actress jennifer hudson will go from the red carpet to a chicago courtroom this week as a prop begins with a man charged accused of murdering her mother, brother, and her nephew. this strange husband of hudson sister is accused of shooting the family members in october -- the estranged husband of hudson's sister. >> getting a driver's license is a rite of passage for teenagers, but it often comes at a cost in the form of car accidents. >> we took a look at a driving program that helps to change that. but first, we have a buzz about the birds. the yankees are in town. we will said that stage,

straight ahead. >> a few scattered showers in our area. the forecast is coming up. right now is kind of windy out there. temperatures in the 60's and west winds gusting to 31 miles an hour.

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>> the nfl rejected the appeal of new orleans saints head coach sean penn and other officials. the suspension will be of help for that entire 2012 season. -- will be of help. >> the orioles entered tonight's series against the yankees with a perfect record after this week with the twins. >> pete gilbert joins us live from camden yards with a preview of tonight's game. >> the evening, everybody.

we can remember last year, baltimore started the season 6- 1 and then lost eight straight games, and the rest was history. " it's here, we will enjoy what we are seeing. baltimore is in first place. we can also enjoy the fact that the yankees' most certainly are not. 0-3, they were swept by tampa bay. , maybe if george steinbrenner was still around that would have something to be worried about. the orioles have played just about perfect baseball. a couple of home runs, the orioles have five, what about brian? his redemption begins tonight. two years ago he was thought -- last year he had a historically awful season. brady anderson tried to convince his career can be short, regardless of your talent.

you have to maximize it now. but showalter will see tonight. >> we have done everything possible to get this opportunity. now comes the biggest of all of them. that puts them competitively at the highest level of baseball in the world against one of the best teams in the world. you cannot shield them from that competition. if it does not happen tonight, sooner or later it will happen for him because of what he has put into it. >> the yankees are not happy about the 0-3 start. coming up at 6:00, we will hear more from but about the incredible start to their rotation. pete gilbert, live at camden yards.

>> breaking news, and we have just learned the winning mega millions ticket holder has come forward. we do not yet know the identity of the winter. however, the maryland state lottery will hold a news conference tomorrow morning at 8:00. we expect to learn more at that time. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a couple of light showers and sprinkled on hd doppler. dried here for the past this couple of weeks. we are running a four-inch precipitation deficit since the beginning of the year. a little rain would help things out quite a bit. this is not going to be substantial. crossing the bay over towards rock hall and centreville. maybe a few hundreds of an inch of rain at the most. a stronger and storm, even a few strikes of lightning showing up in southwest pennsylvania trekking towards somerset in pennsylvania. there will be some pretty chilly

air in western maryland out in garrett county. here in town, the precipitation column on the almanac still shows a goose egg there, zero again. we could use the rain, things are drying out rapidly. another mile day to day. normal is only 62. we are not talking record heat. you had -- the record high is 89. almost an inch of snow back in 1985. brown the area there is a red flag warning for these counties in maryland east of carrot up in to pennsylvania, virginia, delaware. the air is dry, low relative humidity. not much rain in the past several weeks, leading to an enhanced fire threat. 63 degrees right now and westminster but only 43 in oakland. you see the chilly air coming in on was brisk west wins. the rainy season has gotten under way in allegheny county,

going down to near freezing tonight, possibly damaging some of the vegetation out in western maryland tonight. blows about 37 in the course of herbs, and the west winds will gradually diminish. we could see a couple of scattered, isolated showers passing through early tonight. all because of low pressure up in eastern canada. driving weather disturbances across the lakes and mountains toward baltimore, so occasional dark cloud might produce a shower. and they are tracking from northwest to southeast, right across maryland. on tuesday afternoon he sees some scattered showers in the area, and on wednesday afternoon, not only in scattered rain showers but that in some snow showers and amount to our with. it looks like lots of sunshine is headed our way for thursday injured friday. a 53-60 tomorrow, of noticeably cooler. in-20 mile an hour winds. a small craft advisory on the

bay tomorrow. the rain-no major tuesday and wednesday in western maryland, just 38 for the high out near deep creek lake tomorrow. a local lawyer, 58 tomorrow, 55 on wednesday and just some hit -- a little cooler. a cum laude with a sprinkle on wednesday at ocean city. 58 tomorrow, 55 on wednesday and only in the 50's again on thursday, but the warm up begins friday. i sunday we are almost 70, and by sunday in the low 70's. >> we hear a lot about how big companies help our economy, but small businesses are hiring, too, and in big numbers. according to software giant intuit, they are bringing new jobs to the economy. >> people are feeling a little bit more confident to spend

their money. what we are finding as consumers are going into places like bakeries or coffee shops and spending a little bit more than they had in the past. that is very good news for the small-business owner, as it means more money in their pocket. >> small businesses created more jobs in march than in any other month in the past year. but the economic news is not all good. gas prices have jumped again. the average price jumped nearly four since over the past few weeks. the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.97. premium is at $4.22 a gallon. car crashes are the number-one cause of death among teenagers, but some organizations are attending to reverse that trend by involving the parents and practicing lifetime freeway and distracted bribing before they get people driving privileges. -- distracted driving.

>> is a rite of passage for every teenager, learning how to drive. her twin daughters will turn 70 next month and still do not have their drivers' licenses. -- will turn 17 next month. >> they asked me a couple of times, when do we get to start driving? i was completely fine in waiting. >> teenage drivers are four times more likely to crash than an adult. perhaps the harshest reality, car crashes are the number one cause of death among teenagers. >> 90% of crashes are due to human error. we could build the safest cars in the world, but if you turn the keys over to someone who has not been properly trained, all bets are off. >> the team education and training center in los angeles is the only one of its kind in the u.s. >> we have the making decisions from the time they are behind -- the first time they are behind the wheel with us.

>> as a parent, i get to go on one of the lessons where i am coached on how to coach. >> the six-month program is not cheap. just under $1,400, the curriculum goes far beyond state requirements, more than doubling the amount of time behind the wheel and including night and freeway driving as well as a lesson on distracted driving. >> distractions bridgette 23% more risk of getting into a crash. -- distractions puts you at 23% more risk. that could be texting, or someone talking to you from the back seat. >> she already build confidence in the car with them, most of the time. >> it is little nerve wracking, but i don't have that brake on the right side like the instructors have. >> if you are worried about your teenager texting or talking wall behind the wheel, there is a smart phone application that can detect when the car is moving in

turn off their phone. we want to take our 3d pledge, don't drive distracted. of onto our website, wbaltv.com. >> a sailor from annapolis is within weeks of accomplishing his goal to sail around world. 31-year-old matt weatherford is scheduled to return april 21. we first introduced to two as he packed up to sell on his boat. as of last week, he had raised $30,000. we will continue to keep track of his trip and renew his homecoming later this month. up next, and 5-year-old grant was one of the kids selected as part of the wee chic

>> do you think your child has what it takes to be a model? >> a local children's critique has lost the talent search. anyone can enter, and the winners get to become a model for a date. >> 5-year-old grant is not a professional model, but he is one of the kids selected last year at the wee chich little character search para >> he likes to get dressed up and look

nice. he is very photogenic. lucky for us, they chose him. it has been a great experience in. >> the search is on for this year's little characters. you can submit a photo on line by april 15. about 25 kids will be selected to participate. whigs every year we put a different panel of experts in the area that do the picking fourth, because we could never do it. we would pick every single one of them. >> the 25 kids participate in a one-day photo shoot in baltimore. the photography is by a mom herself and she works to make issued as relaxed as possible. -- she works to make the chute as relaxed as possible. >> it gives them a chance to relax and have fun. >> a little characters could also have other opportunities like a fashion show or media

interview, but those events are optional. >> is a chance for grant to make new friends. the runway show was fantastic. >> confined out how to submit your child online, visit our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here's a look at what is coming at new at 6:00. >> the house speaker blames the budget impasse on the casino bill. >> the twin brothers accused of burning in killing a pit bulls are back in court today. i am lowell melser and i will have an update to >> the 14- year-old girl accuses a 26-year- old man of drugging and raping her. he is now here at central booking. details on the investigation, coming up. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00.

>> breaking news that we first broke just a few minutes ago. the maryland lottery reports that the winner or winners of the maryland mega millions jackpot have now come forward and the ticket has been verified. we understand that the winner or winners want to remain anonymous. a press conference will be held tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. to offer more information. stay tuned for the very latest updates. >> the big story tonight, state house leaders warn that a budget compromise to dig in the budget compromise is not on each chambers for in the next hour, the session may have to be extended beyond tonight's midnight deadline. >> what is the holdup? >> officially, one of the sticking points is whether to reduce income tax exemptions. but the underlying reason