washington with the latest developments. >> it all but clears the way for mitt romney with the republican nomination. rick santorum declared he is suspending his campaign for president. >> while this presidential race for s is over for meat, and we will suspend our campaign effective today, we are not done fighting -- while the race is over for me. >> his 3-year-old daughter bella was hospitalized over the weekend. >> don't like it was when we decided to get into this race. >> the candidate credits his sweater vests and the borders. >> this race was as improbable as any rate she will ever see president.

i want to thank god for that, and i want to thank all of you. >> a political analyst on his impact. >> because of santorum, romney spent more time talking about abortion and social issues in a way that he probably never would have otherwise. >> mitt romney called rick santorum a worthy competitor and congratulated him on his campaign. ron paul and newt gingrich also expressed their support, but indicated they have no plans to get out. nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was not supposed to happen. the maryland general assembly failed to pass a budget compromise hammered out just hours before the scheduled sessions was to end. now doomsday budget is on the books, and its impact will be felt especially hard in baltimore city. david collins joins us live with more. is there anything the governor can do about this?

texted governor could call a special session to rework the budget, but aides say he will not. cool but cordial. two of the most powerful legislators in annapolis kept their distance. governor o'malley sign significant policy issues into law, but it was overshadowed by the session's felder to pass a balanced budget. the governor described the outcome as the low point of his experience in annapolis. >> the legislature failed to enact an operating budget that is anything like the plan that either house came up with, and it was pretty far away from the plan that i submitted to the legislature, which is really a shame. >> a doomsday budget is now on the books. it calls for $500 million in cuts that go into effect july 1. the budget eliminates 500 state positions. state employees would pay higher health-insurance premiums and

not receive cost-of-living increases. it calls for an 8% across-the- board cut in agency spending. it eliminates local law- enforcement grants. there will be no grant helping level cost of that project of education. >> how this happened is a tale of two scenarios. the senate voted to adopt the compromise budget conferees hammered out, but the senate did not send the budget to the house along with its revenue package. >> the clock ran out on us. >> the agreement was the house would pass a bill letting voters decide whether to allow casino in prince george's county. >> i learned one thing when i played sports. if you don't have the ball, you cannot score touchdowns. people don't have the revenue package, you cannot make the vote on it. >> baltimore city loses nearly $60 million in grant, including funding for local law enforcement, library aid money

and education dollars. the senate president is in favor of a special session to rework the budget. when a reporter brought up he had not said anything about a special session, his actions sent a message. in addition to losing $60 million, the city also lost $2.50 million toward expanding the convention center, and an increase in bomb capacity for school construction. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> from same-sex marriage to a bill regulating sperm donations, see what the general assembly actually did accomplish on our website, wbaltv.com. new tonight at 6:00, a baltimore county school district is voting to vote on the next school superintendent. >> lowell melser are is live at

the baltimore county school board with more. >> the evening to you. baltimore county school officials tell us they are expecting he will be voted in by unanimous vote. what is interesting is that it seems both from the county and the teachers' union that they are both willing to put their initial concerns aside and give him a chance. it was just a couple of weeks ago when baltimore county learned who the new school superintendent would be. he was also up for the same job in howard county. he drew concerns given his young age and that he only had two years of teaching experience. you need 3 in maryland to be superintendent, but that rule was waived. >> he is surly mature well beyond his years. i really have confidence that he wrote -- that he will be a dynamic leader and we are lucky to get him.

>> he is called the perfect fit. two different headhunting firms chose him for the job. >> that is very reassuring to me. that meant that the experts out there all agreed that he was a worthy candidate. >> from the teachers' union standpoint, experience was a concern. he served as chief of middle schools for the houston independent school district and had only a couple of years teaching experience in virginia. union officials say he has agreed to do some teaching at the elementary, middle, and high school levels and baltimore county, and that teachers are looking forward to working together to make things better. >> there are some special individuals where the timeline that fits everyone else does not fit them sometimes. ey are mature beyond their years or understand things

politically, and i am hoping that is exactly what we will get here. >> there will be 11 votes cast and he will need seven for approval. it is expected that he will receive a unanimous vote. if he is voted in, his tenure will begin on july 1. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the man accused of attempting to sexually assault the male student at a middle school bathroom will be sentenced tomorrow. sean thomas schleigh has accepted a plea deal from prosecutors. barry simms has more from towson. >> the trial was set to begin today, but he did take a plea. he did not admit guilt, but accepted the fact that prosecutors like to have enough evidence to convict him. during a hearing in a towson courtroom that lasted no more than 20 minutes, prosecutors described the attack on the 12-

year-old boy. the men accused, shean thomas schleigh. in december 2010, after early dismissal of the students, the middle school is already undergoing a chaotic and troubling situation. a man had come into the building, claiming he was looking for his little brother. school officials were soon alerted to a serious problem when they heard a 12-year-old male yelling in a bathroom in his efforts to fight off an attacker. parents were livid that someone could slip into a school and try to sexually assault a child. >> that could have been my son in the bathroom this morning, or my nephew goes here. i am very concerned about it. >> like -- why could he not have to show id before he could get past them? >> schleigh reportedly asked to

see the boys genitals and the child said know. he hit the boy and dragged him into a bathroom stall. a school official went into the bathroom and stopped the attack. schleigh confessed to police and he wanted to have sex with the boys and picked the victim because of the way he looked. >> as part of the plea offer, prosecutors are asking the judge to sentence him to life in prison. gary sims, wbal-tv 11 news. >> authorities are seeking the 21-year-old relative of the teenage boy accused of fatally shooting a 13-year-old girl last month. the girl was fatally wounded when police say the teenage boy and a friend were playing with a gun and it accidentally went off. now police are seeking martinez

armstrong. authorities say they believe the gun used in the shooting of the girl was his. a city police officer was suspended because of this case all his role after the shooting is investigated. >> the mega millions winners have come forward. >> they are releasing a few details about themselves. that is coming up after the break. >> matt wieters has mega millions talent. more on that during sports. >> picking up on rain and snow showers to the north and west. we will see how that chilly air makes its way into the mid atlantic. 63 degrees

>> some amazing news for three area educators as they come forward with the winning megamillion lottery ticket. >> kim dacey has the details on the jackpot winners. >> maryland lottery officials said the winners of the mega millions jackpot were modest and humble by their stroke of luck when they came in with their winning ticket. loman in her 20s, a man in his 40's, and a woman in her fifties are the three anonymous winners who will each get nearly $35 million from the jackpot. an elementary schoolteacher, a special-education teacher, and an administrative law support worker in the maryland public school systems. all three of them work multiple jobs to support their families. >> if it cannot be you, these are precisely the people that

you would want to see win the lottery. >> they told lottery officials this was their first time pulling their money to buy tickets. they eat cake and $20 and bought 60 in three different locations. -- they each put in $20. >> they all did comment that had been watching the news and they had been privately laughing among themselves and texting back and forth that other people were claiming to have the ticket when in fact, they knew where the ticket was. >> they realized they had the winning ticket the night of the drawing, make copies, and lot to be original in a safe. they then contacted a financial planner and an attorney before coming forward. they have already thought about how to spend some of their winnings. >> one hopes to take a backpacking trip through europe with their brother. another winner wants to pay for his daughter's college education and by his sister a

new house. another winner would like to go and tour italy's wine country. >> all three winners will continue working at their jobs in the public-school system. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> another day with dry conditions here in baltimore and the fire threat continues. we are under a red flag warning through 8:00 this evening. to the north and west, light showers and sprinkles trying to come out of pennsylvania into parts of northern maryland. the atmosphere beneath the clouds is so dry that even if the rainshowers try to develop, they generally dry up before they can hit the ground. koehler to the north and west, a little more moisture coming off the lakes. detroit, cleveland, pittsburg and all those areas to the north

and west are dealing with some wintry conditions throughout the afternoon, much colder on the other side of the mountains. down to even 70's southeast virginia but only 30's and 40's on the west side of the mountains. we benefit from the northwest wind coming across the mountains and blowing down the eastern slopes of the mound. that compresses the air and warms it, so it is dramatically more on this side of amounts compared to the west side. we were above normal temperatures today. looks like it will be a little cooler tomorrow. the normal 63 degrees and we beat that at bwi marshall with a high of 66. back in 1894 there were 3 inches of snow on april 10. the pollen count checking and with the high range. trees, grass, and we'd pollen are all factored in. we are in the heart of the spring allergy season.

all the way back to allegheny county in western maryland experiencing dry conditions, low humidity, and not much rain in the past few weeks. the fire threat is high for the early evening hours. getting cold out west, 0 gullett 37. 30 degrees warmer than that down at ocean city where it is 67 degrees. frost and freeze warnings out from carroll county and frederick county back into the mounds tonight and tomorrow night and maybe even friday morning. the potential for some freezing temperatures. near 45 in downtown baltimore tonight, but it will not warm up a lot tomorrow as the core of this cold air squeaks' enter the mid atlantic. high pressure is approaching, which will produce a lot of sunshine for thursday and friday. tomorrow we have a slightly better chance of picking up a few showers in the afternoon and then dry weather moves then again for thursday and friday.

it should be a beautiful finish to the work week, 52-57 tomorrow. small craft advisory on the day. 38 in the mounds with rain and snow showers tomorrow, then sunny and 10 degrees warmer on thursday. the eastern shore has a chance for a shower tomorrow afternoon, about 30%. almost 60 on thursday. a slight risk of a shower on the lower eastern shore tomorrow, then lots of sunshine on thursday. the warm up begins after tomorrow, into the 60's friday and over the weekend of warm front passes by with a sprinkle saturday, and much warmer sunday. >> from the susquehanna bank sports center, this is 11 sports. >> much of the top after the orioles lost to the yankees surrounded a depressing debut for bryan mattison.

we cannot overlook what matt wieters did last night. he went 4 for 4, including his second home run of the season. showing us the promise that made him the no. 1 prospect three years ago. already he has developed into the best defensive catcher in the game. the offense is beginning to catch up. >> first time up, we are seeing the ball pretty good. i don't think anybody was looking there. a lot of different pitches. that is good to see. >> tonight with the major league and oriole's debut. a lefty look good in spring training. freddie garcia goes before the yankees.

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>> political and breezy and still very dry, so the fire threat continues through this evening, likely to be post again tomorrow unless we get some of that 30% chance of showers tomorrow afternoon. after that we are back to the dry weather thursday and friday and a slow warming trend. could be some frost and freezing conditions but in the afternoon we climbed into the 60's by friday. upper 70's to finish the weekend on sunday. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--