and the fact that the lawmakers are back for another session. the gop lost out with criticisms of their own. >> we are simply increasing our debt burden on the people. >> it is death by 1000 cuts, the income tax, the storm water fee increase, the increase in tolls. >> it is because of the let them eat brie mentality and a government that is completely out of touch with its people. >> the governor called annexes -- called a special session to rework the budget. he wanted to including the taxes for individuals making more than $150,000. o'malley says the tax increases are necessary to avoid cuts in education and other services. the plan will shift the cost of teacher pensions to other services. >> if the state of maryland cannot afford to pay the bill,

how can cutting it up into 24 sections make it any less a burden on the counties. >> it also includes additional cuts. >> when you come here and announced he will step -- cut spending by an additional $600 million and you know better, you're lying intentionally. >> the governor had the budget and his revenue package introduced in the senate first. republicans pushed for a delay in the public hearing on it by one day. >> it seems that we have something to overcome and that the public would not sign up by the deadline to participate. >> house republicans raised the same concerns, but the budget was sent to committee hearings for -- committee hearing anyway. >> we will have more details at 6:00 p.m. >> some breaking news right now,

baltimore county. let's send it out to captain roy taylor. >> traffic problems on the southwest side of the beltway, outer loop. this is just before you get to washington boulevard on the outer loop of the beltway. tebow -- two vehicles in a crash. the two left lanes are shut down and it has traffic backed up all the way to i 70. >> thank you. has tighter banking regulation made president obama looked like he has failed to effectively regulate wall street? there could be eye-popping estimates of $2 billion. steve handelsman has the latest from capitol hill. >> with jpmorgan chase stock still dropping after bad trading debts. -- bad trading debts, it could cost the bank $3 billion or

more, and president obama had a graduation ceremony just uptown from wall street took credit for tighter banking regulation. >> we know we are better off when there are rules that stopped big banks from making bad debts with other people's money. >> mitt romney has said that the obama crackdown has not controlled the big banks. >> they have gotten bigger and the small community banks have been the most hurt. >> jpmorgan forced the entire and of the investment chief. ceo jamie diamond was contrite on sunday at meet the press. dimon opposed some regulation, but he was known as cautious. >> jpmorgan was suppose to be the gold standard in terms of controlling risk. there are a lot of entities that could very well have that type of risk. grex republicans are asking if banks insured by taxpayers ought to get billions.

>> it is questionable whether the banks to -- should be able to engage in this activity. >> experts say there is no question. >> we have to separate these kinds of activities from the commercial side of banking. we cannot spread the safety net over two high-risk trading. >> wall street gambling four years after the crash. the senate will soon hold hearings on jpmorgan chase to find out if the big banks are skirting the new rules. steve handelsman, wbal tv 11 news. >> and taking a quick look at what is happening in the nation's markets, it is not good today. the dow jones dropped 125 points, just under 13,000 now. the s&p is down 15 points to 1300. the trading volume is also lower than the recent average. >> and an investigation into would a stabbing at a barbershop in east baltimore.

the weapon of choice? a pair of scissors. police were called to the scene about 9:30 a.m. by a man who said he had been stabbed by a woman multiple times with a pair of scissors. the victim was taken to johns hopkins hospital and is listed in stable condition tonight. >> now to a violent weekend here in baltimore city. almost a dozen shootings and one stabbing and tonight, for people are dead. our debt.eople t >> police said they are concerned about the amount of violence this weekend, but say they are making progress on a number of these cases. >> we had about four non-fatal shootings and stabbings over the weekend. >> a weekend of violence left four people dead. >> what is important is how police respond. >> it began friday at about 9:00 p.m. when a 27-year-old man was

shot in the 800 block of bridge bureau. he would survive. a couple of hours later at 12:45 p.m. saturday, a 25-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and leg. he would survive as well. around 2:45 a.m., a woman stopped at her car on the 3200 block of north east parkway was shot after a car pulled up next door and opened fire. the violence spread into mother's day, resulting in four homicides. one was on franklin avenue and the other in the 2600 block of park heights terrace, and one more in the 1600 blocks of children's street and another in the 100 block of 32nd street. >> we have people in custody and being questioned by detectives. detectives are making progress. >> police tell us they are making progress on a number of cases and have actually taken a couple of people into custody.

still, they admit there's a lot of work that needs to be done. patrols and detectives will be stepping it up in the various neighborhoods. >> was there something that prompted the shooting, perhaps an argument? we want to make sure we have proper police coverage in the neighborhoods. >> despite the violence this weekend, police tell us as far as homicide totals are concerned for this year, we are one last as compared to last year's record low. anyone with information on these murders should call police. but tonight, five university of maryland college park student need to find a -- another place to live after an overnight fire at their house. firefighters were alerted to a house fire late yesterday at the 700 block of baltimore ave.

flames are believed to have started on a light fixture at the ceiling of the basement bedroom. there was only one student home at the time. one firefighter suffered a sprained ankle while battling a fire. total damage is estimated at $13,000. >> it is not looking for -- to good for baseball in baltimore this evening. we have had rain off and all -- of annon today. it is not very heavy rain, but enough to keep going through the night. temperatures are not too bad, upper 60's and loh 70's in baltimore at this hour. it is kind of muddy as well. over an inch in some spots in the mountains. there is more wet weather in the forecast. looking forward to preakness weekend coming up.

>> rainy weather could mean -- could mean longer drives for commuters driving to j.f.x.. we are told that work is about halfway completed. a 10-foot section of pipe has been successfully removed. excavators are crowding and shoring up the soil to make sure they avoid any of -- other occurrences. the wet weather could drag it out. >> there are certainly plenty of races on preakness day. one is a first of its kind featuring of arabian horses. >> it was a morning of training here at delaware park for a special horse that will be re beat -- racing at pimlico on preakness day. 7-year-old dixie's valentine is an arabian horse with quite a record on and off the track. after being away from the track for 22 months to have three falls, dixies ballantine is back

to racing. valentine is back to racing. >> she is 7 years old and back in the race. >> she is very competitive. >> roniss her trainer. presque she is a special horse. -- >> she is a special horse. >> she is owned by the royal family of abu dhabi, the same family was generous donations helped to build the new johns hopkins hospital. she comes from harford county. >> during these 20 years, he has quietly accumulated some of the best racing mares, horses, stallions. and we have won since 1993, 18 darby awards.

>> the race for arabian horses that dixie's valentine will be racing in on preakness day is the first of its kind. >> is wonderful for our industry. something is happening in our industry. you can feel it. we are gradually gaining more recognition by the fact that we are going to be there racing on the same day as the historic preakness race. >> rob roblin, wbal tv 11 news. >> and wbal tv 11 is your home for the 37th running of the preakness stakes. we will carry it live from pimlico saturday, may 19. >> i will keep my eye on dixie's valentine. look for a new head coach for the washington capitals. >> why he is calling it quits when we come back. >> plus, a fire in a smoker at a

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car dealership fire. it was in prince george's -- prince george's county. no word on what extent of damage, but at least three cars and one r.v. were torched in the blaze. an investigation into the cause continues. after a tough loss in the stanley cup playoffs this weekend, the washington capitals have announced that there had coach will not be returning. he said he is leaving for family reasons. he told the general manager his decision this afternoon, saying he got everything he could out of the team and that it was the right thing to do. he will be returning to ontario, canada where he coached the junior team before heading to washington. alert,onight's medical doctors in massachusetts are testing a new type of colonoscopy in which -- get this -- does not require a laxative

preparation. that is the most common reason people skip the test. it will use a ct scan to get a visual of the colon. patients have to eat high fiber two days before the test and take a special bill. it was able to identify more than 90% of the pilots that are most likely to become cancerous. shoulder pain can come on quite quickly and with no explanation as to what is causing it. you do not have to live with that pain. >> chris is working her way back to being a pain-free. she goes to physical therapy twice a week for a torn rotator cuff, an injury that came as a surprise. >> it felt like a strained muscle, basically. it would work -- hurt worse when i moved a certain way. i could not lift my arm high.

>> that was two months ago. when the pain persisted, her primary care physician referred her to the medical director of mercy's children's center. >> it starts here and goes all the way across to the end of the shoulder bone. when you see a white, bright signal in that muscle, that is a tear in the rotator cuff. >> he said it is pretty typical. >> often, these can be issues that gradually happened over time. you have wear and tear in the muscles with repetitive use an activity. >> treatment can include rest, ice, steroid injections and taking anti-inflammatory medications. in severe cases of traumatic injury, surgery is needed to restore normal shoulder function, but that is a route that chris wants to avoid at all cost and counts herself lucky that so far, her rehabilitation sessions seem to be doing the

trick. >> definitely. it is not bothering me as much. i am very hopeful. i do not know if it is just that i'm being positive and thinking this will help, but i really believe that it will. >> and to the doctor says the biggest thing that affects the muscles and tendons in the body is smoking. smokers have a much higher risk of developing wear and tear injuries. researchers in germany may have figured out why so many of us have trouble getting out in the morning. two-thirds of the population could be set -- suffering from social jet lag. a sale occurs when there is a mismatch between the body's biological clock and when we are actually able to sleep. they say there could be a link to obesity, which has risen by 33%. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer.

>> the heaviest of the rain falling in western maryland. an inch of rain in the mountains. only scattered showers on the eastern shore. it looks like it has been drive around ocean city. maybe some sprinkles just west of town earlier today. but the lower part of the shore is the driest part of the state. heavier showers are trying to form around baltimore this evening. that will continue to be the main threat as we head through the night tonight. as we look for orioles baseball, there is no guarantee that it will be raining for the next three hours. radar will be there for the next several hours coming up from the south. how much rain have we had so far? the western part of the state is getting some substantial rains. pushing up toward western maryland. that is where we are getting an inch, an inch and a quarter.

around baltimore, a few hundredths of an inch officially at the airport and on tv hill. it tapers off quite a bit south and east. not much measurable rain there. first pitch if it were to happen at 7:05 p.m., 71 degrees and showers in the area. not changing much through 10:00 p.m. tonight. the rain clears out a little bit of the pollen. a significant amount of grass pollen and wheat pollen and a total count of 128, still in the high range. 75 at salzburg. the rain has been coming down a bit steadier. it is clear -- kuehler, 50's in hancock and frostburg. futurecastweather o continues to generate. it may be a slow early morning

rush-hour with the wet weather in the area. steady rain tapers to scattered showers and temperatures warm up a bit. it may get unstable in africa love isolated thunderstorms to pop up in central and eastern maryland tomorrow afternoon. we're running about 5 inches below normal for the year again. and showers are not a totally bad thing, other than if you want to play baseball outside. the dewpoint is out, so the temperatures will stay in the 60's. it published scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, i said before-79. if it clears out, some spots could even hit 80. it will be a bit muddied is that -- tomorrow afternoon -- muggy tomorrow afternoon. we are running a rainfall deficit right now. we may pick up substantial rain over the next 48 hours or so a

small craft advisory is in effect tomorrow. showers likely in the mountains tomorrow, scattered thunderstorms -- 30% chance on wednesday. 31 degrees. still a risk of a thunderstorm, but only a 20% chance in this area on wednesday. maybe some thunder and wet weather but tuesday and wednesday. you can finally see it up over the midwest. it will be sliding south and east. that might be perfect timing for. ms. wheatland -- weekend. -- for the preakness weekend. saturday looks good, partly cloudy and a comfortable 76. >> your next text message could be from the federal government. >> before you think big brother is watching you, which i think

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but a scary incident disrupted travelers at b.w.i. third marshall this morning as concourse "a" and "b" work evacuated due to an odor. it turns out to be pepper spray. they were reopened about 30 minutes later. airport officials are still investigating. >> the next time a disaster strikes, things may happen from me at your local hospital. >> in the first of its kind agreement, central maryland facilities have a new plan to deal with large-scale disasters. it allows all of the hospitals to work together during an emergency, sharing staff, led to my equipment and supplies. that means if anyone hospital gets overwhelmed, another one can step in, providing resources and dates.

that includes -- and aid. that includes several counties. the eventual goal is to have a statewide agreement among all maryland hospitals. if you are in danger is whether, you may soon get a text message from the federal government. wireless carriers will notify people of dangerous emergencies on their cell phones. you do not have to sign up for the service and you do not have to pay. it is free. the government will alert anyone in areas of immediate danger, focusing on things like flash floods, hurricanes, blizzards, and other disasters. >> they already have our number. presque yes, there you go. >> -- >> yes, there you go. >> coming up, the most popular baby names of the year. >> and how reality tv is playing a role. >> and targeting homeowners and

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and it will market all in search of the same thing, a more than 400% increase in metals theft. >> they're asking for your help as well. lisa robinson has the details. >> the department of energy says rising prices for metals has turned proper theft into a major problem, costing more than a billion dollars a year. p.g. and the county are stepping up their game on stopping it. -- bge and the county are stepping up their game on stopping it. >> the rates themselves but to steal hundreds of feet of copper wire from the tops of pg&e polls. >> the baltimore county police chief jim johnson has put together a task force dedicated to stopping this theft of metal, specifically carper. >> the rise in the price of metals, especially copper, is a beat -- a big reason for the increase in thefts. >> it has increased by more

than 450% in baltimore county. these are taking it from businesses, homes, properties under construction, transmission poles. they go for grounding wire in substations, cable and wire in vehicles. very often cover the damage and destruction left behind is more costly than the copper itself. bge is concerned that the thieves will interrupt utility function and that they endanger themselves and the public by tampering with their equipment. >> there are 13 scrap recyclers in baltimore county and they do about 12,000 transactions a month, according to police. copper prices fluctuate daily. it was selling for $3.90 in april. -- the thefts occur in remote

sites and there are usually no witnesses and it is hard to trace evidence. greg bge is encouraging scrap metal dealers to deny cable as scrap and to report anyone who brings it to their shop. >> here's a look at the other top stories. it was a violent weekend in baltimore city. police have confirmed a dozen shootings and a stabbing, leaving four people dead. they're questioning suspects in custody. police also say they are making progress on a number of cases as well and there is a lot of work that needs to be done. they are stepping up patrols in many neighborhoods. there will be meeting with the eight leading group of industrial nations at camp david. the money received would have benefited local agencies and hopes that maryland congressional delegation will

help them get the money he said they deserve. it is reported the maryland national guard will be on standby in case of protests. and a special session to avoid a doomsday budget in maryland began today. the senate and budget taxation committee met to hash out a budget. democrats say it is needed to avoid over $500 million in cuts. republicans have deemed the session unnecessary and says -- and say the state can live with the reductions currently in place. >> ron paul says he will no longer actively campaign in the race for the white house. this comes as things are heating up between now and ma'at -- mitt romney and president obama. >> ron paul was the last republican to effectively and his presidential bid, telling supporters in a letter that he will no longer compete in the upcoming primaries because it requires millions of dollars that he simply does not have.

>> with ron paul setting aside in the gop race, is game on between the president and mitt romney. >> the obama team is out with a new ad, criticizing the former governor the two ads are set to run in five battleground states. >> i was devastated. it makes me angry. >> the romney campaign quickly hit back with an ad of its own. highlighting another set of workers touting the candidates achievement at a separate firm called steel dynamics. >> when others shied away, mitt romney's private leadership team stepped in. >> candidates recently gave dueling commencement speeches. >> as tough as things have been, i am convinced that you are tougher.

>> mitt romney making the pitch to christian conservatives at a university. >> culture, what you believe, how you live matters. >> david drucker says the back- and-forth rhetoric will only intensify. >> it is part of the campaign. it is just what happens. it is ultimately about whether voters can tell the difference. >> the obama campaign plans to hammer romney's credentials and romney campaign plans to raise questions about jobs. >> a suspicious -- vicious tug- of-war between the american courts and the trinidad system. >> details, straight ahead. >> and michael phelps has just over 70 days left to train for the london olympics. the london olympics. fi o i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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>> a baltimore county father's desperate efforts to bring his children back to the u.s. may go on longer than he first help. they remain in trinidad with his

ex-wife even though he has been granted custody. on wednesday, a maryland judge demanded a return to the baltimore area by june 1 or the wife will face thousands of dollars of fines. but news tonight, a scathing letter of retaliation by a judge in trinidad. he says the the recent ruling has no legal implications there. no word on what the next course of action will be. >> gov. martin o'malley and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake join in the celebration of landmark law making today. the department of public resources has been working to restore the cemetery today. over 50,000 people are buried at the cemetery, many who helped to shape our city.

the john edwards lawyers tried to make the case that money you -- money that went to support his mistress was not a campaign contribution. she testified in federal court today. money from two wealthy donors is still not on disclosure reports before it -- because the federal election commission decided it was not a campaign competition. -- contribution. several fires in the phoenix, ariz. area continue burning tonight as firefighters work to get them under control. so far, they've destroyed a total of nearly 9,000 acres. one known as the gladiator fire has forced mandatory evacuations.

>> are you a custom monster? >> your name could be on a database for business owners, telling them who to watch out for. how it all works in our consumer alert. >> we just looked at each other and start crying like this is not happening. gregg's more and more small children are swallowing batteries and 90 in the er. just ahead, why new technology is making them even more dangerous. >> that will be a lot of people exercising at the inner harbor this summer. i will explain, next. >> rain falling across the mid- atlantic today and there's more to come. right now, rain in the area and 69

>> coming up, and extremely violent weekend in baltimore. and a special session in annapolis men to avoid the so- called doomsday budget. and calling for tighter banking regulations after the nation's largest bank lost $2 billion.

>> for michael phelps, he may have started his training push a little too late, at least that's what he said he is concerned about this weekend in dallas.

phelps and his longtime coach said they hoped an extended training session in colorado will accelerate his return to form for the olympic trials. he hopes to take his place as the dominant american swimmer. >> i will do everything i can to try to fight back and hopefully not be too far behind to where i cannot make up some of what i've lost. >> feldt has failed to maintain momentum after its record- breaking eight gold medals at the beijing olympics four years ago. >> probably easier said than done. it is an easy way to get in shape, enjoying the outdoors, and it is it -- is all free. kim cayce has the details. >> this is about to become a familiar sight at the inner harbor, waterfront well as, a

new program by the water from partnership providing free fitness class is at the park. >> we love to have people that + add the war + but -- last year we had glasses that really took off. we hope they will appeal to different groups. >> through september 30 their offering yoga and other clauses. >> zumba is dance fitness based on international rhythms. it is carmiel and also works your court. -- it is cardiovascular and also works your core. >> while it is free, you have to register. >> i do show different levels of impact and modifications during the class. it really is a class for most

people and those levels. >> whether you are a gymnasium wrapped -- rat looking for something new or just starting out, it is a way to discover that this can be fun. >> it is such a great backdrop to come down to the inner harbor and have a good workout. it encourages people to come out and try things. it is free. they can try one class or all four. but she confided on the website at wbaltv.com. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a little on the west side, some scattered showers continuing to come through the radar range and tracked through downtown baltimore. it will be tough to get an uninterrupted game of baseball. there are showers in the forecast 3 the evening. coming in from the western

suburbs through downtown baltimore and tracking out across the bay. there will be breaks in the wet weather, but these showers extend all the way through virginia and into the carolinas. that is all moving into our general direction. much more wet weather in the eastern part of the state, but that is fighting eased as well. -- sliding east as well. not a lot of measurable rain. temperatures were held down because of that. and mehdi overnight tonight. -- muggy overnight tonight. substantial rains in the mountains and especially in two parts of west virginia. it should head east and hid most of maryland before it gets out of here some time on wednesday.

71 in downtown baltimore, 72 at easton, and a mild 72 at salsbury on the lower eastern shore. clouds and showers and it may feel a little bit muddy out there -- muggy out there. tomorrow, maybe a couple of late-day thunderstorms. occasional showers, high of 74- 79. gusty winds tomorrow on the bay. a 2 ft. advisory -- to foot waves, so a small craft advisory tomorrow. a 30% chance of thunderstorms on wednesday. skies should clear out nicely in the mountains on thursday and friday. scattered storms and about a 20% chance of storms on wednesday.

71 tomorrow with a thunderstorm. 73 degrees on wednesday with rain shower activity tapering off wednesday night. bit belowing a little normal precipitation wise. loh 80's on wednesday. then a cool front comes through. very nice on thursday and friday with sunshine. preakness saturday looks ok. partly cloudy skies and cool in the morning, warming to 76 degrees in the afternoon. >> in tonight's consumer alert, pg&e -- b.g.e. customers are getting an idea of what the news more readers will mean for them. it starts in houses in glen burnie. the pasadena area will be one of the first to be equipped with the smart meters. the device will eventually save you money, sending your energy usage information wirelessly

back to b.g.e.. anyone concerned about the system or the radiofrequency waves it uses can get a better picture from company officials. >> you have probably heard the face it -- heard the phrase the customer's always right, but what if you have a chronic complainer, somebody who wants something for free, or a scanner? there is a website alerting businesses to customer monsters. these are people that go from business to business, never satisfied, and always looking for something for free. >> for small business owners, we know that each penny counts. if we can do something that covers our costs and we make a little bit off of it, that we are doing what is right. >> businesses have to be a member to use this service, but that have access to those customer monsters and customers who do not pay their bill.

and it warns if they do not pay up, there will be listed on the business be where website. it seems to be working. 90% of people place on that list, we're told, have since paid their bills. and the hidden dangers of button batteries that are in just about every household, according to a new study, every three hours, a child younger than 18 goes to the e r for a battery-related problem. researchers say with new, smaller, more powerful batteries being sold, the problem is not the lithium inside. >> the problem is the current when it is in the esophagus. >> new standards will childproof devices. for older devices, doctors recommend taping them shot.

>> it is time to unveil the top baby names of 2011. according to the social security administration, the most common name for a girl for the last year is sofia. isabella has been the top for the past two years and is now in second place. bolivia and a vah round out the top five -- olivia and eva top of the top five. this year marks the first time since 1948 that michael was not the top five for boy names. mason has made a huge jump in popularity, but do not count the bible out. jacob antonella in the top five are also -- jacob and noah in the top five are also in the bible.

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business known as the upfront. >> nbc officially unveiled a fall lineup this morning heavy on comedy. it includes former "friends" star mattie. . includes -- matthew perry. it includes france forced into their peak. >> he had a dark side that he masks by being funny. >> and also monkey business afoot with animal crackers. >> are you the most talked-about co-star of the season? >> i could choose to be jealous of the attention or i could just ride this monkey all the way to the top. >> guys with kids is about young dads coping with parenthood. and then another about a gay couple who hire a surrogate to have a child. >> it holds a mirror to what is

so divisive in our society now. we must do it with love and with tenderness and with humor. >> there are also two new dramas in the mix. chicago fire spotlights firefighters and paramedics in the windy city. and the futuristic drama, revolution, shows society trying to reconnect after decades of a worldwide loss of electricity. >> we will see humanity rediscovered on the backdrop of some great action. >> action the network hopes will be great. >> also tonight, nbc confirm that this will indeed be "30 final season.

>> preliminary approval shifting the cost of teacher pensions. details, straight ahead. >> and a violent weekend here in baltimore city. how police are handling it. >> these are stealing copper in record numbers, why a local utility is doing what it can't -- what it can to put a stop to it. >> good evening, everyone. our big story at 6:00 p.m., a special session to essentially redo the state budget is now officially under way in annapolis. >> the city included an increase in special taxation. david collins joins us from annapolis with more. >> you can add the state comptroller to those who oppose the special session. in a letter