[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. our big story. day 80 of the three-day special session. the senate is expected to take a final vote after giving it preliminary approval. we have more on what has been accomplished and what is expected out of annapolis.

>> supporters of this so-called doomsday budget passed in the regular session. they're protesting the special session and a plan to raise taxes. >> the budget was passed. we will have another budget going to raise the taxes. it is a balanced budget that was passed. >> inside the state house, the senate gave approval to a new plan that switches the costs of teacher pensions to local jurisdictions and raises sales tax. it also has an income tax increase. this affects individuals making 100,000 or more a year. it is a better alternative according to those who say the budget would be devastating to state services and education. >> this would remain tighter classrooms. we cannot afford that.

this means an increase in class sizes. >> the union representatives held their own rallies and marches their own parties to lawmakers' offices. republican lawmakers have come out against higher taxes. >> stay on top of what is going on with your tax dollars and how the budget affects you. just log on to our website. >> what a difference a couple of hours can make. this morning, we started off with a the very heavy rain. currently, 75 degrees. this humidity is running high as 71%. we can actually see some sunshine as we head towards the afternoon. it is an unstable weather

pattern. this is after 3:00 p.m. parent there there could be showers and thunderstorms are around parent to we are not expecting the rain coverage to be as widespread. the rain should start to taper tonight. >> the search continues in anne arundel county for an adult seen lurking the halls near a girls' bathroom. we're told a key students spotted the stranger friday morning. police called officials immediately. a man is in hospital after recovering from multiple stab loans. a barber shop was the scene of the incident. a man said a woman stabbed him multiple times with scissors. police have rest of the suspect but i have not released a motive. baltimore city police are in the middle of 8 investigations following a wave of shootings and homicides over the weekend.

this is threatening to push the murder count passed last year's checkpoint of 73. crime prevention is more difficult. the retiree of the commissioner of help. >> you have a situation where you have people afraid of both the cops and robbers. maybe a murder that could have been stopped, a shooting does not occur if people don't know where to go to. we are about to head into a long hot summer. >> with this transition, the thought of us having a long-term peace in plan, we will have some difficulty. >> we are told at least three people are in custody for their crimes. they're doing the statistics to see if shifting the plans is necessary. a group of inmates was doing cleanup work parents to we're told three inmates were riding on a dump truck when a passing

car struck it. 80 inmates were thrown from the truck and into the road while the third was in between the trailer and the rear of the truck. the driver of the car is in stable condition. a convicted murderer is expected to testify against her own cousin. charges in the murder for hire plot. she still insurance reimbursement checks from boss and said she was afraid to get caught. she listed her cousin and two other men to kill the doctor for $1,000. the doctor was later found tortured and stabbed to death. in exchange for heard testimony against dante jeter, she could get 10-20 years. prosecutors say that shontay joyner-hickman is a suspicious

witness. >> authorities believe the smell of pepper spray was found near one of a security checkpoints. the evacuation order was lifted about 30 minutes later. the incident remains under investigation. jpmorgan's ceo one the voten a pay package to keep the title. this is the first time that he faced shareholders. many continue to call for him to step down from his position. >> this is about accountability. at some point, you have to be accountable and say you don't get to be in a position of public trust when you are engaging in practices that you yourself described as sloppy and stupid. >> officials said the company is not in jeopardy but the bank has lost 12% of its value in just five days. it will be examined as the committee looks into wall street

reform. coming out, a bride is found dead in a bathtub still at her wedding dress. police -- what the police know about the victim and a motive. singing grannies in russia. the action at the euro addition song contest. we are here to answer your plant and gardening questions. ni

>> a chicago area 1 and is found stabbed to death in her apartment just two days after her wedding. isa chicago area onwoman found stabbed to death. police said it appears to have stemmed from a domestic dispute but they are not releasing any information about a suspect. drivers are warned about a dangerous person who might be posing as a police officer. officials in northern mississippi along with fbi agents are warning drivers after two separate shootings. a woman was found dead near her car friday morning. a man was found three days earlier dead in his car. it is believed that the deaths are connected and a man posing as law enforcement might be

responsible. russia has made a surprise choice to represent it in this year's eurovision song contest. meet these grannies. these women came from a remote village. they beat out 24 other professional acts in russia to represent the country at the rove vision song contest. they started singing together in 2008 and eurovision will be their first breakthrough performance. the contest will be held in azerbaijan. still to come, and look ahead at a possible future of the state of debt. acupuncture might be the key to release pain. the bulk of the showers may have to move offshore. >> details ahead. a closer look at the radar. a few bits of sunshine.

>> we are here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

>> while the eyes of horse racing fans will be focused on the preakness, truth aficionado's might notice another race. this feature is an entire field of arabian horses. many of them have been raised and trade right here in maryland. horses like dixie valentine. >> it is wonderful for our

industry. something is happening in our industry. you can feel it and we are gradually gaining more recognition by the fact that we will be there racing on the same day as the historic preakness. >> don't forget that we are your home for the running of the preakness stake. live team coverage before and after the race. >> now, your insta-weather forecast. >> speaking of the preakness, we are keeping an eye on the forecast of what could happen this weekend. at least for now, mitre chances of rain. i want to show you what has happened. -- at least for now, minor chances of rain. there are some light showers pushing through eastern

maryland. ocean city getting some light rain. behind that, there is just some clouds showing up. partly cloudy skies. the concern is that with the sunshine, the atmosphere is heating up and destabilizing and we could see more thunderstorms as we head towards the afternoon. let's look at the temperature is right now. they heat will help throughout the day. the low to mid 70's along the lower eastern shore. with the committee and warmer temperatures, that is the ingredients that we need to see some active whether. what we are seeing is still an area of low pressure down in the southeast. as long as this is still in our area, we have to include the chance for showers and thunderstorms. we will wait for the next cold front to move in. once this passes by, it will quiet down for the end of the

week. that is back across the plains and will be in our area by tomorrow evening. much drier than what we saw what we had the heavy rain pushed across the area. there will be a lot more spotty but any thunderstorm could bring a heavy downpour and temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70's. tonight, we dropped down into the 60's. we have to allow a chance for showers. the future cast putting as at a half an inch of rain through tomorrow. we have seen a half-inch through the airport. some isolated pockets might get about an inch of rain. some areas much less than that. the cold front will be going across the ohio valley and it will move past us tomorrow evening but it might just fizzle out.

it just an isolated chance for showers. then, high-pressure for the end of the week. that means dry weather thursday and friday. the temperature will be in the 70's today, 80 degrees tomorrow. keeping your eye on the forecast for preakness weekend, a slight chance of showers for now apparent to we will let you know how that develops. >> more american families are drowning in debt. a study by researchers finds one in five american households rose more on credit cards, medical bills, stood loans, and other debts than they have and savings and other liquid assets. nearly 2% of families surveyed believe that it is likely or somewhat likely that they will fall behind on their mortgages in the near future. the latest cost the nation's largest airlines got their passengers to their airlines on

time. the 15 carriers were on time 84% of the time. that is the best on-time arrival performance for any first quarter since the department began collecting data in 1995. >kerry is with us from bally few parent of -- carrie is here with is from vally view. >> the hummingbirds lot is little flowers. i have had them in my yard for several years. this is just a great all-around plant. >> we have a question about them. first, i want to talk about mosquitos. they might be a problem with the mild weather we have had.

how can you keep them under control? >> make sure that you don't have a tire swing with a whole and -- without a hole in the bottom. that way water will be able to drain out you can add these to the birdbath and this will keep them under control. >> what can i plan to attract hummingbirds and butterflies? >> the begonia is very good. black and blue salvia. it gives blue flowers and the hummingbirds' love it. >> are there any deer- resistant plants? >> there are some. they become a problem more and more every year.

it is not a bad idea to use deer repellents be there. i put a ribbon and my best book are to keep them away. we have a whole list of those attending one would like to stop by. >> ok, thank you, if you have a plant or gardening question, you can send pictures of your plant or garden or go to our website. you can send your question and pictures to us. turning now to our medical alert, a tiny pin prick could bring huge relief to patients suffering from obstructive pulmonary disease. researchers found that acupuncture improve labored breathing but it is not clear how long the positive affects my last.

further studies are needed between real and sham acupuncture wherein the needles are blunt and do not pierce the skin. doctors at the university of south carolina followed a group of more than 6000 adults for more than four years and found physically fit participants who had a parent with hypertension lowered their risk for developing high blood pressure themselves by 33%. scientists say additional research was on it mostly physically fit white men. there are quite a few age- defying secrets he might not have heard about. that is the focus of today's dr oz show. they will have women who have made a living off of their

ability to defy age. >> they take these mixes of nutrients and they makes them into an ice cube tray with some water. then, they will break them out and that becomes their morning drink. that is a very smart technique. it is easy to do. >> a little coconut water. for more age testifying secrets, to an into dr. -- -- for more age-defying secrets, tune in to dr.

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numbers ared four 9-to- -- 9-2-5-3. maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> are we seeing peaks of sunshine? >> we are. it is nice right now. maybe and i said a chance of a storm. for now, not bad. >> ok. i have not even been outside. i came in to meet you. thank you so much for joining us. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00. have a great day. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--