murder count passed last year's. >> one less than the same time frame last year, but four of the 73 victims were killed just over the weekend. kerry cavanaugh has more. >> police tell as they are making headway on all of the eight investigations. there is a suspect to is thought to be linked to a pair of northeast baltimore crimes. meanwhile, a criminologist outside has an idea on what might be fueling this. >> like the stock market. >> a recent spike in murders, bringing the homicide counts of to 73 this year. dr. tyrone powers at the institute says it is not unusual for violent crimes to surge when the weather is right -- nice. but -- >> it does not make you go court somebody.

you may be in close proximity to each other. >> the weekend violence covered a wide area in the city, going through a murder and a stabbing. police say one of the homicides appears to be linked to a nearby shooting. >> we have some people in custody that are of interest, and detectives are making progress on those. >> powers believes there is more complex factor working against police when it comes to controlling violent crime. a department plagued by internal scandals. >> may be a murder that could have been stopped or a shooting war there could have been some intervention does not occur because people do not know who to go to. >> matters could get worse. >> we are about to go into a long, hot summer. a long term policing plan,

without that, then we are looking at some difficulties this summer. >> and that recent violence was spread out over the city, but police are looking at statistics to see if they need to step up patrols. reporting, kerry cavanaugh, wbal tv 11 news. >> a weapon in east baltimore at a barbershop, on east monument street where police were called around 9:30 this morning by a man who said he was stabbed multiple times by a woman using scissors. they have caught up with the suspect but have not yet released the identity. >> tomorrow, a testimony in a murder for hire plot of a glen burnie dentist. pleading guilty to murdering the doctor back in 2006, eight she stole insurance reimbursement checks. afraid she got -- would get caught, prosecution says she got

people to kill the doctor for a payment. he was later found tortured and stabbed to death. in exchange for the testimony, her life sentence could be reduced to 40 years. defense attorneys argued that it is an unreliable witness. >> stealing gold and silver is not that unusual, but baltimore county police are working with a utility company to help in a corporate theft. they are looking for the wire at substations. since these occur in remote places, they have come up with a way to trace materials. >> we are beginning to paint our copper wire green in order to identify it when it shows up at the reclamation site that that

is where it came up from. >> they are trying to report anybody who brings it in. >> day one of a special session is already on the books. the senate gave preliminary approval to a plan that contains an income tax rate increase. the increase affects individuals making $100,000 per year or more or joint filers earning more than $150,000. it also ships teacher pensions and raise the sales tax. republicans voted to show opposition. >> when you pronounced it your coming here to cut spending by an additional $600 million, and you know better, you are lying intentionally. >> it is because of this mentality that starts with the governor that is completely out of touch with the people. >> the special session reportedly costs taxpayers

$25,000 per day. it is expected to last for three days. >> those rally before or against -- for or against the doomsday budget had separate rallies outside the statehouse, hoping to have some kind of impact on how the talks play out. we are live with more. >> this debate is all about dollars and cents. cost -- they say that cuts will have an effect. >> no more taxes. >> supporters of the so-called doomsday budget pact lawyers mall in annapolis, protesting the special session generally and the tax raise specifically. >> i have to live within my budget. >> the budget was passed. live with the budget. do not have a special session to get another budget going. it is a balanced budget, as i understand it.

it was passed. live with it. >> the increase was targeted at the highest earning 16% of the state. this is a better alternative, according to those who say the doomsday budget would be devastating to state services and education. >> it would mean classrooms. teachers cannot afford that. as teachers see in increase in class sizes. >> there was a rally just tips from the state house, and even launched their priority directly towards lawmakers' offices. >> my kids directly as well as the other hundreds of thousands of students in maryland, and services to their parents of these kids, who without the support they get through medicaid and other social service programs, you know, families are going to be hurting. >> we are going backwards. maryland went to 14th.

we would go all of the way back with the doomsday budget. we cannot have that. >> the senate comes back at 10:30 in the morning for a final vote, and then the house takes up the measure. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. and teachers and students and others passed a room to talk about the and even if funding. they want to fully fund education baltimore and for the city canceled to pass a tax proposal which would go toward school construction. educators we spoke to believe the city is at a crossroad. >> and tonight, we say to our mayor, to our city council, it is time for you to stand up for our kids. it is time for you to stand up for our schools. it is time for you to stand up for our neighborhoods. >> the rally also called for the

mayor to renew the commitment for after-school program funding. >> well, it is all greek to me. that may be the best way to describe the financial picture increase these days, and their financial turmoil is rattling markets worldwide. tomorrow, the president of greece will convene a meeting with the heads of several political parties in a final push to find an agreement. if these talks fail, elections will have to be called. the continued uncertainty could further affect stocks in trading. >> the dow dropped 125 points. the s&p dipped 15 points, and the nasdaq sank 31 points. also contributing to the wall street sell-off is the jpmorgan chase $2 billion trading blunder. the bank is trying to contain the public relations nightmare that they forced the retirement of the investment chief, the

executive who was responsible for the trading strategy. the move is before the shareholders' meeting in tampa tomorrow. the bank's stock, which lost almost and persons and of its value on friday, posted further declines today. and the ousted yahoo! ceo will get no severance package. they say they do not vote thompson anymore. thompson stepped down amid scrutiny that he listed a computer science degree on his resume that he never had. thompson will keep $7 million in cash and stock that yahoo! paid him when he joined the stock -- company. >> a cover declares president barack obama as the first gay president. the president is actively courting the gay and lesbian community after announcing his personal view that gay couples should have the right to marry. tonight, he was at a fund-raiser

hosted by pop star ricky martin. >> the expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody. it does not weaken families. it strengthens families. [cheers and applause] it is the right thing to do. >> democrats hope that president obama and his polarizing message of same-sex marriage will energize his support. his republican opponent mitt romney says marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman, and congregations are divided over the issue and now their support for the president. >> people i know, people come up to me, saying that they do not support this. they do not like this. they are disappointed in the president. >> as you just turn the pastor it of the baptist church, he publicly withdrew his support for president obama yesterday and said the issue may cost

president obama his election. there is also a petition drive to support a vote on legalizing same-sex marriages. and another says he will work with md. to get a lot overturned. the archbishop will officially become the 16th archbishop of baltimore. shortly after receiving his appointment, the archbishop expressed his goals for the catholic church in baltimore. >> part of my life is the priesthood. it is same mess, preaching the gospel, being with the sick, a hearing confessions. these are things that bring me the greatest joy. these are the things i want to promote. >> and as a reminder, you can see the installation of the archbishop as he becomes the leader of the archdiocese's this coming wednesday on wbal tv plus. we will carry it live.

>> as you know, it is preakness week, and all eyes will be on baltimore. >> and while the second part of the triple crown gets top billing, there are others that focus top notch thoroughbreds. >> and trendy or unique. coming up, get ready to take notes on the most popular baby names in the country. >> showers and some thunderstorms showing up. we are in for some more wet weather.

>> emergency repairs may not

last much longer. road crews are working 12-hour shifts to complete the repair project. we are told they are about 50% done with the storm drain pipe, and a portion has already been removed. they hope to complete this by the first week in june, but the weather we have been having may put a damper on that plan. >> several raises to celebrate your excitement. 11 news reporter rob roblin takes a look at a special arabian horses competing in the first of its kind race. >> an arabian horse with quite a record on and off the track. after being away from the track for 22 months, valentine is back to racing. >> she is 7 years old now. she had three foals. >> she raced well. she is very competitive no matter where she runs.

>> her trainer. >> she is definitely a special wars. 100% every time she goes out there. >> dixie's valentine is owned by the royal family of abu dhabi, those who help to also build the new johns hopkins hospital. multifaceted course operation got involved in the arabian horse racing in 1992. >> during these 20 years, he has quietly accumulated some of the best racing mares, courses, stallions, and we have won 18 awards since 1983. >> by 3.5 links. >> she will be racing on preakness day, the first of its kind. >> it is a wonderful for our

industry. something is happening in our industry. you can feel it. we are gradually gaining more recognition, with the fact we will be racing on the same day as the historic preakness race. >> do not forget, we are home to the running of the preakness. we will carry the second leg of the triple crown live from pimlico on may 19, plus live team coverage before and after on wbal tv 11 and wbaltv.com. >> if you have a new baby on the way and are not sure what to call that on the way, a new list. especially if it is a name for a 2012 baby. according to the social security administration, the most popular name for a girl is sophia. emma, bolivia also in the top

five. for baby boys, jal took the top spot, while the name mason is now a second. -- jason took the top spot. the name rod also made the cut at 913. and it seems that many would like to see their little boy grows up to be a chief meteorologist. the 63rd most popular name. >> i think that is because of the thomas the tank engine. >> thomas the meteorologist. >> you guys are in the top 1000. >> we feel so honored. not. >> you are special. >> exactly. >> we have showers moving

through on the saudi monday night. not as much rain as you might expect. rain on the radar screen all day long. right now, scattered light rain showers, and it did not stop the game in downtown baltimore. a lot of rain moving through from time to time, but they still played baseball in baltimore. scattered showers at the eastern shore moving into the pennsylvania area. the almanac, 14 107 inch, and just one-tenth of an inch at the inner harbor. i guess that is why they could still play baseball. 73 is normal. the lows were quite mild. it is muggy out there. it will stay humid. the more substantial rain is to the west of baltimore, back into northern baltimore county and back into hagerstown. this is at towards the western maryland mountains and some

heavy downpours and thunder in southwestern virginia tonight. we are holding in the mid to upper 60's, and it is muggy. there are a lot of clouds. do not expect much cooling overnight. periods of rain tickets to the rush hour, and then it will heat up tomorrow afternoon and evening. it looks like the threat of a thunderstorm at linger at least into wednesday. muggy in the morning. temperatures about where they are right now. andming into the upper 70's, a little warmer and more vulnerable. be careful out on the bay. a small craft a advisory. showers and storms in the mountains tomorrow, tapering off to justic 30 percent chance on wednesday. then, it should be beautiful thursday, friday, and saturday. why e temperatures. not as much rain on the eastern

shore, but it is coming your way. highs in the 70's. it should clear up this weekend. right now, we are on the edge of this front. this is going to take another day or two for the storm system to drag through. one more front in the upper midwest. this is the nice weather we are anticipating. this will arrive just in time for preakness we can. showers and scattered thunderstorms. a 20% chance on wednesday, and then nice weather wednesday and thursday. cooler. it could dip into the upper 40's friday morning. it will warm into the mid 70's by afternoon. >> and a newcomer picks the park tonight. next in sports.

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>> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> it looks like the orioles snuck one by mother nature. a rain that maybe would have served them better. it 8-5 at the yard. curtis granderson just crushes

the ball. he hit the street. a 3-2, yankees. and a second big league hit tonight. number two, a triple. a score, all square at 3-3, and it did not stay that way very long. j.j., living the dream. he smacks at about 12 rows deep. they could not hold the lead. tied at 5-5 in the seventh. not anymore. mark teixeira. new york goes on to win, 8-5. >> some good teams. the best players in the world every night. this is where the clubs really

get you when you put some people out there. >> and they made it official today. the second place finisher in the kentucky derby will run in the preakness. so far, five derby horses have confirmed. but we will not see the course that is called the great white hope, finishing ninth in the kentucky derby. he will not run in the preakness. we will get you ready for the race throughout the week and all day on saturday. wbal tv 11, your home for the preakness stakes. we will bring you the preakness on saturday. and for a carriage, calling for the than expected in the playoffs, and he told the team he will not be returned. hunter to them within one win of

a trip to the conference, but being away from this family has no long-term appeal. he misses working on his arm. they have a lot to offer, but they cannot compete with things like farming and family. >> this is a tough decision. i enjoyed coaching these guys. it is still my team, you know? so it was a tough decision to make, but it was the right thing to do for me and my family. >> with months to go to the summer olympics, michael phelps seems to have found his on button for motivation. 14 gold. mother is a perception that he has been passed as the best swimmer. michael phelps gearing up for this final olympiad in london. >> my performances have not been

too great, but it is kind of an exciting time. it is going to be a fun summer. i have been able to get an excitement back in the water. >> that was michael phelps with his coach. stick around for the forecast, straight ahead.

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>> will raindrops keep falling on our head on saturday? >> no. not as much on tuesday. maybe some sunshine on wednesday with a warm 81. a possible thunderstorm. nice weather thursday and friday, and it looks like it will hold into the weekend. polyclad disguise on saturday. that is what we are looking for. >> perfect. it has been really cold before and really, really hot. that is perfect. >> he is committed. >> the weather is perfect. >> that is all for 11 news tonight. >> "the tonight show with jay >> "the tonight show with jay leno"

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