with had some rain to contend with during the drive time. some heavy rain around dundalk and essex. and all the way up to the pennsylvania line, it is raining. the forecast -- showers and thunderstorms this morning mostly. i'm hoping we get a peek of the sun later today. may 80's around washington. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first we say hello to sarah. >> 1 accident in jarrettsville at route 23. use extra caution. police arriving on the scene. a disabled vehicle just past 95 in the southwest corner. everything running smoothly through the construction zone on the j.f.x. the northbound lanes will shut down for additional

construction. that will cause some delays. the stores will be posted. -- detourrs will be posted. five minutes to get you down towards the 895 split and the fort mchenry. this is york road. the roads are wet. no delays at york road. a nice start to the construction zone at north avenue on the j.f.x. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state lawmakers could soon return to annapolis for a special session. >> house leaders are expected to meet with the governor to are not the details. jennifer franciotti has more from the newsroom. >> they are talking about may 14. they could be called back to work this.

state house presiding officers and their leadership teams have agreed to the revenue package that committee members hammered out on the last day of the session. it will mean a higher income tax rate for joint and single filers making over $100,000. >> i think it is proper that we come to an agreement. >> we hope we will have a session on may 14 and may 15. we'll come together and get it done and leave here. all will be well. >> there will take up the matter of shifting the cost of teacher pensions over four-year period. there is talk about a possible second session. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> the city council opens. people have a chance to address

how the budget will affect children. organizers claim the proposed budget cuts funding by 84%, affecting city programs and forcing some recreation centers to close. >> they are concerned about strong schools and recreation centers. if we don't deal with that, we have the potential to become super villains. >> the mayor calls the plant a tough choice but the right thing to do for baltimore's future. the mayor and expects this year's grand prix will still hit the streets of downtown baltimore. the indycar series is looking to replace the group because they have missed several planning deadlines. the mayor is confident that

there will be a race on labor day. >> we have an opportunity to bring over $47 million into the city and put us on a world stage. and that it will happen. >> the grand prix will not receive any additional funding from the city. >> the maryland marrons alliance says it has more than the necessary petitions to put the issue on the ballot in november. they hope voters have a chance to decide the fate of the bill. >> the message is maryland will not take this sitting down. we're talking about voting citizens of maryland being engaged. >> it probably will go to the

ballot. >> opponents have until the end of june to get more than 30,000 petitions signed. >> and attempted armed robbery and shooting. a suspect was shot during an attempted robbery near druid hill park. the suspect left the scene and turned up at shock trauma of looking for treatment. police have arrested a man who used a syringe to rob a pharmacy. benjamin blessing was linked to two robberies. the suspect but a syringe to the chest of it pharmacists and made off with more than $27,000 worth of medication. brothersial for broth two

accused of beating an african- american teenager. one of the brothers took the stand yesterday in his own defense. he said he was defending himself when the teenager to try to hit him with a board after his brother upset the teenager, saying he didn't belong in the neighborhood. the trial continues for julius henson. he was working for governor bob ehrlich at the time. it would is said she recorded the call at hanson's request. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. police make more than a dozen arrests in the hazing of a band member. >> which former candidate will

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>> welcome back. 5:09. 57 degrees downtown. we have some light rain in downtown baltimore. heavy rain in other neighborhoods. the heaviest rain crossing over kentchesapeake bay over to c and queens and county. some of you will get some heavy

rain over the next 15 or 20 minutes. mostly from the senate on north. south of town, you will have a dry commute. showers and thunderstorms this morning. then the skies will clear as a move into the afternoon. high temperature near 78. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> football fans are mourning the loss of former nfl star junior seau. there's a growing makeshift memorial outside his home. he died on wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. he played for the charges for 13 years and played for the patriots before leaving the nfl in 2009. 30 people are charged in the hazing death of a drum major. two of the suspects were taken

into custody on wednesday. robert champion died five months ago after authorities said he was beaten by members of the ban as part of a hazing ritual. >> michele bachmann will make an endorsement today. she will endorse that romney and will appear at him at a campaign event in virginia. newt gingrich is suspended his campaign. michele bachmann and suspended her campaign back in january. we'll have a live report at 5:30 from washington. >> mother's day is right around the corner. do you know what you will buy for mom this year? >> a good smashing in today's "

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with some wet roads in certain areas this morning. mostly north and west of the city. route 23, in jarrettsville is the cause of an accident. 83 looks good towards the beltway. problem free on the j.f.x.

a disabled vehicle. up to speed on 97. not tracking anything on 95 down through howard county. side atthe yorknorth york road. no delays to report. the j.f.x. in great shape. if you travel tonight after 10:00 p.m., there will be additional closures on the northbound side of the j.f.x. for construction. the taurus will be posted -- detours will be posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. >> no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. light rail service will be disrupted between timonium and

hunt valley station's. shuttle buses will be in place from timonium to hunt valley. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. this is the third morning we have some rain to deal with for the beginning of the drive time. we have some fairly impressive thunderstorms across to me bay at on to the eastern shore. light rain at around baltimore. the leading edge of this cluster of thunderstorms is pretty impressive. up 83 and towards the pennsylvania line, it is mostly light rain. any rain gives you a little pause so give yourself a few extra minutes. you guys in annapolis will run into the rain as you get into baltimore. the front has been stalled for the last 36 hours.

this line of thunderstorms goes all the way up until this bird. it will take a couple of hours for it to clear. -- all the way up into pittsburg. we should get this boundary to lift up to the north. the sun did cannot yesterday. high temperature was close to 93 in northern virginia. we were stuck in the 60's in baltimore. 55 at the airport. 53 in jarrettsville. clouds this morning and a chance for showers and thunderstorms. hopefully we'll get some sunshine to break through. that should push the temperatures into the 70's. 84 or maybe 85 tomorrow. thunderstorms are possible friday into friday night. an isolated storm maybe on friday. 80 on saturday.

75 on sunday. los 70's on monday of next week nextw 70's of monday of week. >> some safety tips when it comes to recycling old laptops and cell phones. laptops could be a gold mine to identity thieves because they retain so much data. smash the product very well before you recycle it or sell it. google has something for you. google will have an automatic translation feature. mother's day is a little more than a week away. retailers say consumers will be willing to spend more money this year to honor mom.

what are people buying? >> retailers are looking forward to mother's day. >> consumers will spend about $150 on a mother's day this year. >> americans will spend about $18.6 billion this mother's day. $3.4 billion on dining out. $1.8 billion on a gift cards. the average consumer will spend about $12 more on the holiday this year than last. this continues an upward spending trend from valentines and easter. this is a promising sign for retailers. >> consumers will watch out gas

prices go. we are looking for to a strong quarter this year. >> do not expect too many deep discounts on mother's day items. retailers will focus on value. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is the best gift you have ever given or received for mother's day? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it probably heard about gar age -- there's one in baltimore to tell you about. wells fargo is dominating home lending. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the occupy protesters -- wells

fargo -- that is up 30% from the preceding three months. bank of america has about 40% of the mortgages originated. investors paying attention to jobs numbers from challenger gray as well as the weekly jobless claims. we get those every thursday. futures are flat. we did finish mixed yesterday. we have preliminary jobs data from adt. companies added fewer jobs than projected. the says you cannot get anything for free? buyers will get a portable gaming device while supplies last as part of a promotion to boost sales.

is the smallest cluster best cefour-seater. it is easy to park. more city dwellers are making money by renting out their garages for people looking for parking spots. three guys made a business. there are 2500 spaces throughout the city and d.c. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> target making a key strategic move in favor of abel. >> they have stopped selling the amazon products. they are ramping up inventory of the apple ipad. i will have more details on that. there may be some proof that parents play favorites for their kids when it comes to money.

>> thank you. >> 5:22. 55 degrees on tv hill. jobs for now and may be jobs for the future. >> a way for teenagers to make some money this summer and to get tools for a possible future

>> the search for summer jobs is heating up. >> there is a new program that could help teenagers get a job. giving kids experienced in green jobs as companies become environmentally savvy. the benefits of the program to improve the health of the chesapeake bay.

>> not only am i help in the environment, i've hellbent my mom and a lot of people. the chesapeake bay is really messed up right now. anything we can do will help a lot. >> there was a groundbreaking on the first rain gardens. >> a partner have to close its doors because of financial problems. for more than 50 years, mack lewis trained fighters in his gym. former boxing champ says he will do everything he can to keep it open. there'll be a fund-raiser this weekend. we have posted all the details on a website, wbaltv.com. click on local news. >> 55 degrees on tv hill.

>> an extra $12 million of fines is way into the school budget next year. >> it looks like maryland lawmakers will be heading back for a special session after all. >> mitt romney gets more support from some of this old opponents. more on the rival reversal. >> we have some rain to contend with this morning. >> that rain creating some problems on the road. ♪

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it going to warm up today? >> this front will not leave. this is where. in my house, the high temperature was 63. down around d.c., it was almost 90. >> the lack of cloud cover. >> that same front is here this boring. we have a chance to start with some rain for the third day in a row. there's still some heavy rain over the eastern shore around -- to have centreville and extending towards dundalk and essex. light rain across baltimore and cecil county. give yourself a few extra minutes. that rain should be gone this morning. i will say the sun will come out this afternoon. i will say it again today. >> you are not giving up.

>> a high near seven-day. if it comes out too early, will be close to 90. events and it has to happen -- eventually it has to happen. >> nobody knows how to dress their children. the rain is impacting your ride in jarrettsville. we have an accident along bold and mill road and route 23. -- baldwin mill road. another accident at madison street. inner loop, a disabled vehicle just past 795. and eastbound 70 accident just past old national pike. this is an update on york road. outer loop traffic building as you travel closer to the harrisburg expressway. you can see the road is wet.

running smoothly through the j.f.x. construction zone. how theep you posted on impact traffic. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> newt gingrich is out of the race for president. he will throw his support behind mitt romney. >> nikole killion is live in washington with more on another big endorsement for mitt romney today. >> good morning. former presidential candidate michele bachmann is expected to indoors mitt romney at an event today in virginia. >> barack obama's time is extremely limited. >> michele bachmann returns to the campaign trail, this time backing mitt romney. >> do not settle.

we need a constitutional conservatives for our nominee. >> once a critic of the former governor, she is now changing their tune and so was another ex-rival. >> and asked sometimes is not run a conservative enough? my answer is simple. compared to barack obama? suspending the campaign does not mean suspending a citizenship. we are committed to being active citizens. we owe it to america at. >> the obama campaign is questioning gingrich's support . . >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. >> people ask me, would you do

to get the economy doing. look at what the president is doing and do the opposite. >> mitt romney is expected to meet with rick santorum tomorrow. >> thank you, nikole killion. >> the special sessions might be on the rise for maryland lawmakers. house leaders will discuss plans with the governor. jennifer franciotti has the very latest. >> good morning. it seems like at this point it is 8 for mallee. details are expected to work out. it looks like lawmakers will be heading back to annapolis preakness week. >> i think it is appropriate that we come to an agreement. >> we think we have the mechanism for a complete plan. we'll come together and shake

hands and get the votes and leave here and all will be well. >> they agree to the revenue package that was hammered out on the last day of the session. >> the idea of a small increase for people depending on whether they are single or joint filers for people making over $100,000, $150,000. >> with increases up to $300,000. senate leaders have what they described is an honest philosophical difference with the house in this approach pickwick the welfare of the state of maryland and getting this budget done, completed, to make sure we maintain our commitment. >> the special session will also take up shifting the cost of teacher pensions and take up a revenue package that increases

the sales tax on tobacco products. the governor says he's open to holding a second special session on gaming. >> anne arundel county schools now have an extra $12 million to spend. the money will be added to the school's budget next year. the district had been underfunded. the money will be put to good use. >> we will see through conversations with the county. >> john leopold believes he believes they'll use that money for pay raises. >> a mother allegedly a stab her daughter while on a visit last week. now we're hearing some of the 911 calls from inside the office.

>> i cannot hear you. >> security. >> paramedics are on their way now. >> investigators say kenisha thomas attacked her baby. her daughter is expected to survive. a man is behind bars charged with stabbing his own mother. she was stabbed several times on tuesday night in westminster. the woman remains in critical but stable condition in shock trauma. >> 5:37. 55 degrees on tv hill. the cities that are most beneficial for women to live. >> how charming is charm city for women >> how charming is charm city for women

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>> welcome back. 57 degrees downtown. we have a little bit of rain to contend with today. most of it is not heavy rain. even a little bit of rain can slow the drive time. some heavier batches of rain around centreville and south of the city heading down towards glen burnie and the airport. most of this stuff is light rain. give yourself a couple of extra minutes if you can. a chance for showers and thunderstorms this morning. i'm hoping we'll get some sunshine this afternoon. high temperature of 78. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> aspirin is cheaper than a

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city. the orioles look to take two in a row from the yankees. keith mills will have highlights. >> who is ready for it girl's night out? details after the breakup. >> tony says it will be a little warmer than normal but there will be some storms heading into the weekend. i'm really going to miss you.

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of the major roadways. eastbound 70 just past old national pike we have an accident. 65 on southbound 95 down towards 100. no delays on 295. this is york road. outer loop traffic is building, especially near york road over towards the harrisburg expressway. the j.f.x. in pretty good shape. watch for closures in the northbound direction at 10:00 p.m. tonight until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow and continued closures overnight until monday. we'll keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. >> we have on the marc trains a delay on the camden line. penn and brunswick trains on time. the 10, 44, 54 and 91 buses

operating with delays. light rail service will be disrupted between timonium and hunt valley may 5 until june 30. shuttle buses will be in place during this period. >> we do have some rain to contend with this morning. the seven-day forecast. first we say good morning to ava marie. it has been almost a week since we did a story on shopping. >> good morning. you can never have enough stories about shopping. this is for girls only. this is happening a week from now. 'm here with the editor of "style" magazine. this is a very early morning for you. >> i will have a long day today. i'm glad to be here this morning.

>> this is a shopping event happening next thursday at greenspring station. >> it is a shopping extravaganza at the third time we've partnered with greenspring for this event. a great time for leadership, people to come out here. this is in the heart of our readership. they can come out here and see some great stores, trunk shows, sales. people >> may not be familiar with that term. a lot of merchandise trade from available.ers will be >> you can see some special merchandise and get some great deals. >> you cover at greenspring station a lot. >> we produce fashion shoots for the magazine. the merchandise comes to life in

the pages of the magazine. >> this is the latest edition of "style" magazine and i'm sure it has some shofashion. this is happening next thursday at greenspring station. there will be discounts and refreshments. maybe some champagne. you cannot miss out on this event. i am live in bare necessities this morning, one of the stores that is participating in the event. >> you get to see the same clothing from the magazine. >> very much. they often feature this shopping center. >> anybody from "golf" magazine? thank you. we have some rain to contend

with this morning. give yourself a couple of extra minutes. this is a dying line of thunderstorms. there isn't heavy rain stretching from westminster to down to glen burnie. this will fizzle out over the next couple of hours. we should get some sunshine to break through. to start the day, a chance for some showers and thunderstorms. this line extends all the way up towards pittsburg. there's more stuff upstream drifting down. up until 10:00 a.m., we could see a chance for some showers or thunderstorms. after that, the front across maryland should start to lift up to the north into pennsylvania. we should get some sunshine to break through this afternoon. 55 at the airport. 53 in parkton. clouds this morning and a chance

for showers to start the day. hopefully we'll get some sunshine this afternoon. if you take the boat out, watch out for lightning. generally the wind out of the southeast. high tide and fort mchenry at 4:54 this evening. showers and thunderstorms come back tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. a warm day on friday with a high temperature of 84. a slight chance for a thunderstorm on saturday. most of the weekend will be dry. 75. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. the caps go into triple overtime in game 3 against the rangers. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what is the best gift you have ever given or received for mother's day?

>> sounds very cool. keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. the orioles beat the yankees last night. how they did. they shut them out at yankee stadium. area and jim johnson combined on a shutout -- jake arrieta and jim johnson. matt wieters launches a home run number 7. he also doubled in a run. nick markakis, his first home run since the second game of the season. 3-0.

nick johnson, two more hits last night. 5-0. the big story was jake arrieta. he was dominant. look at the movement on that pitch. jim johnson pitches the ninth. the orioles hold the yankees to two runs. jered weaver pitches a no- hitter. a classic last night in hockey. the game went three overtimes. the capitals did not win. caps in win. missing a chance to win against the new york rangers. shoots it wide.

al.x ovechkin with the stee his shot hit the post. s it for theik win sit for t rangers. a terrific player on the field. nfl fans are really from the shocking death of 43-year-old junior seau. drew brees called him the greatest teammate a guy could have. his a girlfriend found him with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. police are investigating as a suicide. depression may have caused the incident, as by many blows to the head. >> he had a lot of concussions. >> thank you.

>> a blind chinese activists feared for the safety of its family. what u.s. officials are trying to determine. >> a new set of crime cameras in baltimore. >> a lion cannot stop cal lawing at this child. >> we have some rain to contend with. we will check the seven-day forecast. >> a couple of accidents including one in jarrettsville.