writes this is simply wrong approach at their -- at the wrong time and could undermine their economic recovery. protesting income tax increases and shifting teacher pensions and the addition of session. >> we are not cutting costs year. we are increasing the burden on our people. >> it is that by 1000 cuts. these large tax, the storm water fees, the increase in tolls. i call on the general assembly to stop the bleeding. >> it is because of this mentality that starts at the second floor with a governor that it's completely out of touch with the people. >> governor o'malley can be what he called a special session to rework the budget. they worked out a deal that includes income taxes increases for those making more than

$150,000 a year. o'malley says the tax increases are necessary to avoid cuts in education and other services. the plan will cut the cost of teacher pensions. >> it the state cannot afford the bill, how will cutting it up into 24 sections make it less of a burden to those counties? crisfield malley administration claims is also a group -- includes additional cuts. -- this also includes additional cuts. >> when you come here to spend $600 million and you know better, you are 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 to me that we've got something to overcome and that the public could not sign up by the deadline to participate. >> house republicans raised the same concerns, but the budget package was sent to the tax committees for a public hearing

anyway. that is where new details emerged, including a mechanism that restores funding for budget cuts. it eliminates 100 state bacon and -- vacant positions. it increases sales tax on cigars 70% snuff to 30%, but not cigarettes. >> and they gave preliminary approval to the teacher pension shift. at this hour, they are debating the income tax rate increase. hertford county republican center -- senator nancy jacobs tweeting she will save taxpayers money by sleeping on her office couch. others were encouraged to stay nearby to avoid commuting. >> jpmorgan chase prove that banks are still making those risky trades.

now there is a call to change banking regulations. sally kidd has the latest. >> congress members are calling for hearings and say that taxpayers need to be reassured that they are fully protected from losses at major financial institutions. >> a big bank making risky bets. it sounds familiar. this time, though, there will be no bailout. the banks will survive and the shareholders will lose. >> there has been a guerrilla war out there in which the largest financial institutions have been doing everything they can to make sure that financial and regulations do not get put in place, and if they do, they're loaded with loopholes. >> the white house said this reinforces the importance of wall street reform. the -- the law known as the dog frank act has still not been

fully implemented, including the so-called blogger rules. it prohibits itvolcker rule, which prohibits this kind of trading others say it is minuscule, amounting to 1.5% of a billion -- multibillion-dollar portfolio. >> it was not well drafted. it directed the regulators to do things that are impossible for them to do. you cannot square a circle. >> the sec is investigating. pmorgan's ceo jamie dimon attributes the losses to sloppiness and bad judgment. >> a violent weekend in baltimore city left four dead and it just as many injured.

lowell melzer joins us from city police headquarters with the latest. >> police tell us they remain concerned about the amount of violence over the weekend. however, they do point out they have made progress in a number of these cases. >> i had about nor -- four non- fatal shootings, including a stabbing. >> a weekend of violence left four people dead. the bloodshed began friday night at about 9:00 p.m. when a 27- year-old man was shot in the hundred block of bridge be road. he would survive. a couple of hours later on saturday, a 25-year-old man shot and the shoulder -- in the shoulder and leg. he would survive as well. around 2:45 a.m., a woman was stopped in her car in the 3200 block of east northern parkway

was shot as a car pulled up next door and opened fire. the violence spread into mother's day resulting in four homicides. one at franklin and loudoun avenues. the other 2600 park heights terrace. the other on the -- on chilson street. -- chilton street. >> we have some people of interest in custody and being cast -- questioned by detectives. police are making progress on the others. >> police say they're making progress on a number of the cases that have taken a number 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 an argument? was there another shooting in the area? we want to make sure we have proper police coverage in the neighborhoods. >> as far as the homicide total for this year, police telas we

are at one less than last year's -- please tell us we are at one less than last year's record-breaking low. any information, call police at 410-276-888. -- 8888. the cracks an investigation after reports of a man lurking -- >> an investigation after reports of a man lurking in seidlin to adem elementary school. officials were not aware until two students came forward. he was standing outside the girls' bathroom near the fourth and fifth grade classrooms. school officials called police immediately and found no one unfamiliar inside the school and all exterior doors were locked. >> baltimore county police are working with a major utility company to help put a stop to copper theft. >> the department of energy says rising prices for metals have

turned copper theft into a major problem. it is costing more than a billion dollars a year. b.g.e. and the county is stepping up their game on stopping this. >> the rise in the price of metals, especially copper, is a big reason for the increase in metals that's. >> the police chief has treated the areas first task force dedicated to stopping the theft of metals, specifically copper. >> how this product is stolen, how it is designed to move it through the system, and then the process from scrap -- and frankly, the impact on the global market that the staff has. >> there are 13 scrapple recyclers in baltimore county. they do about 12,000 transactions a month, according to police. while copper prices fluctuate daily, it was selling for $3.90 in april. police face many challenges in

the theft. the incidents go unreported and there are usually no witnesses. it's hard to trace evidence. >> we are beginning to paint the copper wire brean in order to make it evident when a shows up at the reclamation's site that is where it came from. >> b.g.e. is concerned that these interrupt utility functioning and endanger themselves and the public by tampering with equipment. they also take cover from baking homes, homes or businesses under construction, -- a vacant homes, homes or businesses under construction, as well as other sources. the damage is often more destructive than the missing copper -- more expensive than the missing cover itself.

>> road crews are reportedly working 12-hour shifts to complete the j.f.x. road project. officials tell us they are about 50% duyn and a 10% -- 10 foot section of one pride has been removed. the recent wet weather has delayed the goal of being done by june. coming up, michael phelps comments on his own performance. gregg's he says he has a lot of work to do before london. -- >> he says he has a lot of work to do before london. >> and the triple crown hopeful, why he fears his chances. >> raindrops on the camera lens. ♪

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>> on preakness day, the focus will be on the big race. but there are plenty of other races that day. >> one of the horses racing is owned by the same family that helped to build the new johns hopkins adult hospital. >> it was a morning of training here at delaware park for a special horse that will be 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 threefold, dixie's valentine is back to racing. >> she is 7 years old and had three foals and then came back and raced. >> and raced well. she not only came back and raised, but she's very competitive. >> ron is her trainer. >> she is definitely a special horse. >> she is owned by the ziad family, the royal family of abu dhabi, the same family whose general -- a generous donations help to build the new adult john hastert -- the a new adult johns hopkins hospital. >> during these 20 years, he has quietly accumulated some of the best racing mares, horses,

stallions, and we have won since 199318 darby awards. -- 1993, 18 darby awards. >> the erase that dixie's valentine will be racing in on preakness day is the first of its kind. >> we are gradually gaining more recognition by the fact that we will be there racing on the same day as the historic priebus race. -- preakness race. gre>> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> wet weather has been moving in and out of central maryland throughout the day today. around baltimore, rainfall totals have been substantial. very little rain around ocean city. essentially, a dry day. the rains have been steady on

west and was slowly develop further east. the threat of rain is in the forecast for the next couple of days. decent weather and a lot warmer as well. we are four or 5 inches below normal for spring and for the year as a whole. rain getting to the ground helps. big thunderstorms west of north and bequette -- north carolina. 500th of an inch is all we could measure at the airport today. the same thing downtown. that will not help out much. but the rain is still on its way. 73 is normal. so far, only have to 70 at the airport. in western maryland, up-to-date -- an injured brain.

even more in parts of -- in western maryland, up to an inch of rain. even more in parts of southern maryland. it is warmer to the south and east where there is less moisture to contend with. allegany and garrett counties and western maryland. showers tonight through tomorrow morning's rush hour. those will taper off a little bit, but isolated thunderstorms will pop up in the afternoon. 60's for the los tonight. east wins from 5-10. thunderstorms become possible to are as high temperatures reach the mid to upper 70's and still the potential for substantial rain through central maryland and southern maryland. maybe a couple more inches of rain with the heavier showers that rolled through tonight into tomorrow.

they will be casting out of the south. the water temperatures in the mid-60s. . 60's in the mountains tomorrow. the eastern shore, finally, your rain comes in late tomorrow and scattered showers are still possible wednesday. down the coast, a possible showers tuesday and wednesday with thunder mixed in. and all of this weather will be pushed off the coast and out of here by the next day. it should be just in time to clear as out and hold the weather nicely for preakness weekend. it will turn a little cooler on thursday and friday and less humid. if all the weather pattern holds like it is right now, priebus looks great. partly cloudy and a comfortable 76. >> a few weeks ago we looked at

the orioles upcoming schedule as the first real test as to whether there first place had any potential to stick. tonight, weather permitting, they will have a chance to close out test run #one. looking pretty solid. they took a series in new york and a sweep in boston and to the rays from this past weekend. no need to start comparing the opposed to the 27 yankees yet. but if they can take new york at the yard, that they have the chance. >> jason hamels goes after a team leading fifth win. he gets to start for new york against devaughn over -- ivan novak. >> and the player to coach dale

hunter with their reputation for making decisions quickly and standing by them, he stood by that decision to leave the capitals less than two days after the season-ending loss. he took over in november after the team fired woodrow. them general manager says he did not try to change his mind. he told mcfee wants to return to canada to spend more time with his family. the preakness has a field of 10 set for saturday's race, but you can scratch any umba references. hampton -- hanson captured attention leading up to the kentucky derby, but did not impress anyone in the race. just a reminder, wbal tv 11 is your home for all things.

yes. -- all things preakness. will be live from pimlico saturday, may 19, five days away. the summer olympics begin in just under 74 days. and for michael phelps, i'd means crunch time in his preparations. he already holds the record for medals in the game, 16th overall, 8 gold. but he has had inconsistent results since beijing. he sounds ready to lock in for final preparations. >> i think the biggest thing i know it's just being able to move in the right direction. my performances have not been too great in training. this is an exciting time. it is going to be a fun summer. i have been able to get an

excitement back in the water. he is -- >> he is holding back some of that energy in the final preparationsep

>> bayh one of the special session continues at this hour. what is at stake for people on both sides of the budget debate rally in annapolis. and she was sentenced to murder for life -- a sentence to life

for the murder of an anne arundel dentist.

>> it will be tough to play baseball tonight with the showers in the area not only tonight, but through wednesday afternoon. preakness' looks beautiful. >> thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncice