members, including public safety chairman phil mendelson and ward 7 member avet alexander praised lanier. >> the public is very happy with cathy lanier and crime in the district of columbia has gone down and gone down a bit more than what the national average has been. >> reporter: i know she has a challenging job. i think it's well deserved. she's supported across the city. >> reporter: well, we tried to talk with chief lanier today, but in a text to us, she said she was too busy going over crime stats. she's got the contract. i don't know why she couldn't stop for three minutes and talk to us. >> you didn't take that personally, did you, tom? >> yes, i did. >> she's got to be the most popular city official -- >> she leads all the public officials. she's up there. >> thanks, tom. >>> we're keeping an eye on another round of showers out there. doug, some of us are getting some much-needed rain, huh? >> oh, very much-needed rainfall happening out there right now. and even some heavier downpours happening right now. you can actually see two license of precipitation. one of them down to the

lanier was first appointed chief in 2007 by then mayor adrian fenty.or grey took over the job when he left office. she's one of the few females to head a large city police force. >>> there was controversy tonight over the plans to build a memorial for the victims of a deadly metro crash. people who live in the area where it could be built say they're not happy about the site or how it was chosen. darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: a metro train crash in june of 2009 claimed nine lives and injured dozens more. d.c. wants to memorialize the victims of the crash by creating a memorial park here at new hampshire and south dakota avenues in northeast near the crash site. but the city is running into some unexpected and vocal opposition from residents, who live near where the trains collided. >> i grieve for them. i'm sorry for that. but, unfortunately, we still have to live on this block. and so, i'd like to at least allow the neighbors the opportunity to have, you know, a part of the conversation. >> reporter: the plot of national park service land is cal

lanier has increased her compensation by 35%. we node her out of this process.ontract is expired so scherr exemption from being removed from that law is over now and she needs to move out of the process so we have a chance at actually getting compensation for police officers. what chris baumann is referring to is a law passed by former mayor tony williams which allows the chief of police to have management approval over working conditions but leaves it is raises to the office of labor relations and collective bargaining but chief lanier told us an e-mail i do not participate in the negotiations directly anyway and there has been no discussion around compensation yet and that will be handled by olrcb or the office of labor relations and collective bargaining. and she says, the chairman, meaning baumann, knows this as he does participate. after looking over the lawsuit and the law from 2005, city councilmember mary cheh says she understand the up's frustration. >> not to get a raise for five years, though i would say the economic circumstances, that is not that un

the chief lanier told us in an e-mail i don't participate in the negotiations directly, anyway. and there has been no discussion around compensation yet and that will be handled by olrcb or the office of labor relations and collective bargaining. and, she said, the chairman, meaning bowman, knows this as he does participate. after looking over the lawsuit, the city council member mary chay understands the union's frustration. >> not to get a raise for five years is significant. i would say the economic circumstances are such that it's not unusual. in terms of filing a lawsuit, a lot of times when folks are unhappy with how things are going, they try endless courts and use lawsuits as a way to make things go forward. i'm not surprised by the act. i don't know whether it has any merit, but i understand that they're trying to move it. >> reporter: phil mendelson had a similar take. >> the whole process is set forward in the law for how public unions can bargain for stompsation and this is part of a negotiating tactic to stir the pot going to court. >> the city is playing by fire no

police chief cathy lanier is answering tough questions about the department's response. >> reporter: danny knows something about street justice. >> i got on the bike and i said all right, i'm going to take it for a test drive and i took off. >> reporter: the cyclist stole his own bike back if a man who had taken it and was selling it. he found a listing on craigslist for his bicycle. he contacted the seller and ranged a meeting -- arranged a meeting. that's when he called police. he claimed the call to the cops fell on deaf ears. >> i served them a criminal on a platter. whatever reason they weren't able to do it. >> reporter: cathy lanier is answering the question he is asking. why doesn't authorities help him get his bike back. >> we wanted to do some backgroundwork. >> reporter: she said instead of waiting, he decided to act. >> we asked him to be patient and let us get our plan together and i think he decided he was going to get his bike. >> reporter: that's exactly what he wanted. he's smiling now and happy to have his bike back but chief lanier says it isn't the wisest idea to

lanier tells news4 she's on call 24 hours a day.e to live in the district even if she didn't have to. >>> a judge dropped drunk driving charges against the former head of the federal aviation administration, randy babbitt. the judge ruled the officer who pulled him over had no reason to do that after babbitt -- had no reason to pull him over for a screening, which you could see on a dash cam video. showed babbitt driving normally. babbitt also was below the legal limit for alcohol. randy babbitt resigned in december when news of his arrest was made public. he says he does not regret stepping down. >>> neighbors in prince george's county opposed to a controversial town center development will voice complaints today before the county council. hearings will resume at 10:00 on the proposal to build the development known as cafritz in riverdale park. it would include what would be the county's first whole foods storement many nearby residents fear the town center will lead to unbearable traffic and are concerned about the environment am

police chief kathy lanier took all kind of questions thursday on her monthly appearance on wtop radio. >> when they're playing at home, is there less crime? >> reporter: but she became the most animated when she was asked about a front page story in the "washington times" that said her police sergeant boyfriend earned $34,000 in overtime, suggesting there might be favoritism in the special operating division. >> i think it's a really cheap shot at my personal life. all the benefits that every member of the department gets are codified in law and they all get the same benefits. it can't be manipulated. to suggest i manipulated particular sergeant's benefits is absolutely absurd. >> reporter: the article also suggested that the chief actually lives with her boyfriend in the maryland house they own together. by law she must live in the district. >> they also say we live together. >> we don't live together. >> do you own a house with him? >> i own a house with him. when i refinanced, i had to pay extra fees because it's not my primary residence. >> reporter: where is your primary residenc

. >>> cathy lanier will stick around as top cop in d.c. signing a five-year extension to stay on as chief of the metropolitan police department. wtop reports her salary will remain the same, $253,000 a year. she's got no raises or bonuses. lanier has been chief since 2007. >>> loudoun county supervisors will decide the fate of phase 2 of metro silver line when they vote july on whether or not to opt out. that includes a poe posed staying at dulles airport -- proposed station at dulles errant. today a local consequence today we have the report. >> reporter: stage 2 is supposed to include two stops in loudoun county right here along the greenway, but loudon supervisors may not let that happen. >> i have nothing against dulles rail. i think it should stop at the airport. i don't think loudoun county residents will benefit from it. >> reporter: supervisor ken reed is unconvinced after listening to economist steven fuller. >> the outcome is more residential development with less commercial development, a higher tax burden for residents. this is

lanier said she's not directly involved in the negotiations. >>> quote, people are tired of the huge fees. that is the word from the head of the d.c. council today during the budget cuts. chairman brown said it's time to take a serious look at all of the tickets and fees getting handed out by the government and there could be a new deal when it comes to extending bar hours in d.c. matt ackland is live now. >> reporter: let's talk about those bar hours in just a second. and some strong words from chairman brown. when it comes speed cameras, red light cameras and other fees. if you don't want a ticket, don't break the law. the chairman said that the amount of the tickets is too much and he's considering calling a special hearing to look at all fee structures. >> and at some point, we have to stop this. we might get the ticket out of the door. >> reporter: chairman brown hears complaints often from speed cameras, and higher rates to park on the street. >> and they getting ticketed and feed for everything that is moving and we should take a look at. this. >> reporter: like it or not, tha

cathy lanier's contract has been renewed for an additional five years. mayor vincent gray said lanier's work to reduce crime city wide and the public's confidence in the police department led to the extension. no salary increase. it's going to remain the same, roughly $250,000 a year. >>> a mississippi man charged with kidnapping a mother and her three daughters and killing two of them is now on the f.b.i.'s ten most-wanted list. 35-year-old adam mayes believed to be hiding in northeast mississippi with two of the girls he's accused of abducting. federal authorities are asking for the public's help in finding these sisters. >>> jury deliberations are expected to resume in the murder trial of william balfour. he's accused of killing singer/actress jennifer hudson's mother, brother and nephew. >>> prosecutors are expected to rest their kay against former -- their case against former democratic candidate john edwards. they plan to wrap things up without calling on his mistress to testify in the case. he's accused of illegally using campaign funds to hide hi

but chief lanier told us in an e-mail, i do not participate in the negotiations directly anyway. and there has been no discussion around compensation yet. and that will be handled by olrcb, or the office of labor relations and collective bargaining. the chairman, meaning bowman knows this as he does participate. after looking at the lawsuit and the law from 2005, city council member says she understands the union's frustration. >> not to get a raise for five years is significant. i would say the economic circumstances are such that you know, maybe that's not that unusual. but in terms of filing a lawsuit, a will the of times when folks are unhappy with how things are going, they try to enlist courts and use lawsuits as a way to make things go forward. so i'm not surprised by the action. i don't know whether it has any merit, but i understand that they are trying to move the ball. >> chairman of the city council's committee had a similar take. >> there's a whole progress set forward for how public can bargain and i just see this as part of the negotiating tactics to stir the pot b

police chief cathy lanier. crime has dropped significantly during that time. >>> alexander ovechkin and jay sofn chimera -- jason chimera both score for the capitals last night tying up the series. deciding game seven will be saturday night in new york. >>> 6:54. time to answer the question of the morning. the question one more time is 43% of americans have gone one week without doing which of these things? one week without using cash, a, b, one week without checking your e-mail, or c, one week without answering your cell phone. >> the answer that we heard from a lot of our viewers is a, using cash. gone one week without doing it. >> makes total sense. >>> one more check of traffic and weather coming up next right here on 9news now. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat!

. >> police chief kathy lanier fires back today. she denied the fact her boyfriend receives preferential overtime. >> all the benefits is codified in law. they all get the same benefits. it can't manipulated. >> lanier says the boyfriend earns overtime as part of a special division that works a lot of extra hour. doug has your first forecast. doug? >> it's still cool out now. close to 70 degrees. we have the winds gusting 15 to 20, even up to 30 miles an hour right now. it is rather nice evening. it's going to be a fairly chilly night tonight. temperatures now 63 in leesburg, 64 down toward fredericksburg. storm four radar, we have had calm of. they're mostly that i'm going to stay dry for the rest of the evening. they're coming from the northwest and that's going to have an impact on our night last night. >> and the school that was damaged will held for jom as jefferson entry. it's already offered new i ti t tight. >> and the clean-up is over. now residents are able to return home after that jet crash. >> and the >>> jury members f

under lanier, the city has seen a sharp drop in homicides. she's also won praise as one of the first females to head a large city police force. >>> a suspected serial burglar is behind bars tonight. police charged 20-year-old jamiel alamb of reston with two counts of burglary. he was arrested sunday after two break-ins in the monroe manor community. alam is also a suspect in at least 20 garage break-ins in fairfax county that began back in mid-march. apples, gadgets, alcohol, and wallets were all taken. >>> concussions have become an epidemic in youth sports, and it turns out that girls are injured twice as often as boys. these girls play soccer in pennsylvania, they have more than 12 concussions between them and three of them have brain injuries so severe, they've had to give up their sports. one girl's room is lit with blue right to relieve her nearly constant headaches. >> it's like a break, it's visible, but it's almost like i need a sign on my back saying, my head is broken. >> girls, as a group, have far weaker necks. the same force del

only one still unsolved and his mother walked the street where her son died with police chief kathy lanier and dozens of recruits, hoping someone will feel compelled to break their silence. >> people want to talk. they want to but they afraid and you have to understand that. i need closure and i don't think you should allow a murderer to stay on the street. >> and that means a lot that you're hopefully what will be closure. >> reporter: the effort coincides with this weekend's all-hands on deck initiative. >> we have extra resources and we can take some large groups of retruths like this and family members and try to go back to hit the cases that are cold cases. >> reporter: she said they did a similar thing two years ago and got some information that helped them solve the murder of a georgia avenue liquor store clerk. >> and if can you have a small part and help to bring closure to the family, it will make you feel good. >> reporter: residents hope the high visibility in trinidad continues, even after the case is closed. >> deters more crime. the more visibility, the less crime. >> report

under the contract lanier will not receive a pay raise.he's already one of the highest paid city employees make ing $253,000 a year. not everybody is happy with the deal. and "the washington post" and others called it a grim day for city officers. they have gone five years without a cop tract or cost-of-living increase. >>> today we'll have details on plan by some montgomery council members to block construction of a new controversial gas station. costco wants to build a station at it new store at the westfield shopping mall in wheaton. it will be the biggest gas station in the county, but neighbors fear it could pose a health risk. opponents on the council have introduced a zoning measure that would ban mega gas stations within a thousand feet of schools, playgrounds, and other locations. >>> capitals are still alive after a dominating win at home. >> ovechkin, he scores. >> alex ovechkin got the score. on a power play then. in the second, jason chimera is at the right place at the right time to give the caps a 2-0 lead, and it will be al

police chief cathy lanier signed a new five-year quarter million dollar contract earlier this week. it comes as the police union sued to have her removed from negotiations. there's a report her contract does not have to be approved by the d.c. council. >> fairfax county police looking for three men who kidnapped and robbed a man by gunpoint. the victim was a abducted outside his home in springfield gardens apartments earlier yesterday morning. the kidnappers forced him to drive his honda to two atm machines to withdraw money. then they forced him into the trunk and drove to piedmont police in annandale and he was left there and told not to get out of the truck until the kidnappers were long gone. >> pretty shocking. i have lived here since 1998. >> i will not go anywhere by myself and not at night. >> if you know information about the robbers, contact your tax county police. a ceremony will be held this evening at the national cathedral to dedicate a carving of civil rights leader rosa parks. the ceremony is at 5:30 today. cathedral choir will perform. >> it is 53 degrees. coming up

. >>> police chief cathy lanier will remain in charge for at least five more years.nder a new contract she will not receive a pay raise. she's currently making about $250,000 a year. not everybody is happy with this deal. in "the washington post", the lead over the d.c. police officer's union called it a grim day for police officers. the union is upset because city officers have gone five years without a contract or a cost-of-living increase. d.c. mayor vincent gray says he feels safer with chief lanier leading the city's police force jo a man believed to be mind more than 20 garage break h ins in fairfax county is in jail this morning. he was charged with two counts of burglary. they say he's also the prime suspect in a string of garage robberies that began in mid-march. >>> virginia state police say there are no signs of foul play in the death of man whose body was found at a rest area. that man's body was discovered inside a car at the virginia welcome center westbound on i-66. the car had out-of-state plates. >>> the price for a hotel room at the ritz-carlton tur

. >>> today, lanier spoke out on wtop's ask the chief and claims the police union is preventing officers from getting the raises. the union filed a lawsuit this week claiming lanier didn't have the authority to negotiate salaries because of a 2007 contract that expired. >> it looks like the union is, once again, trying to stall negotiations through litigation. just like they did in 2008. very frustrating for me. the men and women of mpd deserve a pay raise and contract. i am frustrated it continues to be stalled. >> rank and file officers have gone five years withoutcontract and cost-of-living income. she signed a new contract that will pay her $250,000 a year. >>> hundreds of columbia heights residents are asking city officials to revoke the liquor license of a 14th street carryout after an owner was indicted on felony charges. they found crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia inside a store during a raid and the owner was helping to facilitate sales. fox 5s paul wagner is here with the story you will see on fox 5. paul. >> reporter: more than 330 people have so far signed an online petit

police filed a lawsuit against the city and chief kathy lanier. >>> new information in the john edwardsury learns about a sex tape between edwards and his mist tress the first time. >>> and can social networks put a stop to bad service? >>> a special blue mass at saint patrick's in the district to pray for the safety of the first responders. washington archbishop cardinal whirl joined hundreds of safety officials at the service. this mass is held every year at the start of national police week. >>> it may seem like every day is mother's day at the prince georges county police department. there are three sets of mothers and daughters on the force. the pairs posed in front of headquarters from left to right. first starting with lieutenant stephanie frankenfield and officer rebecca frankenfield. then lieutenant sandy jurgenen and her daughter alicia and finally corporal loretta williams and officer lavon dickerson. >> when we first came on, i came on a year before her and when she came on, we happened to trade off baby sitting a lot. both of our husbands were officers as well. >> i'm proud

. >>> metropolitan police chief cathy lanier will get to keep her job for the next five years. in a statement mayor vince gray says crime is down. sources say la near's salary will remain at the rate of $250,000 a year. >>> a man accused of killing a mother and daughter so he could abduct her sisters was in court today. the bodies of joanne bane and a 4-year-old were found outside tons. >>> the kiss against former presidential candidate john edwards. a former edwards spokesperson, now a white house staffer, testified about a tense scene in which edwards' late wife elizabeth blew up at donors. >>> if you've been hearing some random cheers, here's why. >> your washington capitals have just tied up their series with the new york rangers. kristen berset is live at verizon center. they tried their best to go into overtime. >> a little deja vu there. you were talking about some cheers. when about cow bells if there's plenty of that going on tonight. the caps playing some inspired hockey, backs against the wall. they yet to lose consecutive games, and that was not about to happen toni

it's also a time that police chief kathy lanier has to warn visiting officers against rowdy and illegalior. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: thousands of law enforcement officers, families, and supporters are here honoring those who serve and those who have died serving. a solemn and respectful observance. but each year the week is marred by some officers who illegally park and engage in public activities that an ordinary citizen might be arrested or ticketed for doing. like blocking rush hour lanes. >> this very apathetic attitude. they don't seem to care about local traffic jams. >> reporter: a citizen who lives downtown sent news 4 this and other pictures of what he said were out of town officers drinking on public squawks near 5th and 8th streets northwest. >> we would hope there would be no drinking, no public drinking that frankly the officers would comport themselves in a way that we would expect the citizens -- these are law enforcement officials. >> reporter: some past years have been so rowdy that chief kathy lanier sends an annual, stern letter in advance to other police de

lanier says she owns a home in maryland but her primary residence is in the ft.incoln neighborhood in northeast washington. by law she must live in the district. >>> a former maryland terp and current oakland raiders wide receiver is facing drunk driving charges. darrius heyward bay was pulled over last month after police say him speeding and weaving. he failed a field sobriety test and was arrested. his blood alcohol level has not been released. his attorney says it was very low. he is due in court at the end of the month. heyward bay had his best season this year after struggling in the past two seasons. >>> and a judge dropped drunk driving charges against former faa chief randy babbitt. dash cam video showed him driving normally. the officer had no reasonable suspicion to pull him over. babbitt was also below the legal limit for alcohol even though charge were dropped. babbitt says he does not regret stepping down from his post. >>> 5:51. congratulations, you made it to friday. the sun is coming up. tom, a gorgeous day on tap. yeah? >> yeah. you thought you w

but it is also a time police chief kathy lanier has to warn visiting officers not to act rowdy or behavellegal manner. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: thousands of law enforcement officers, families, and supporters are here honoring those who serve and those who have died serving. a solemn and respectful observance. but each year the week is marred by some officers who illegally park and engage in public activities that an ordinary citizen might be arrested or ticketed for doing like blocking rush hour lanes. >> it is a very apathetic attitude and they don't seem to care about local traffic jams. >> i think it's a double standard. the rest of us pay for parking and when i'm on vacation i don't get to park for free or any kind of event. whenever you say anything to them, about putting money in the meters, they think it's -- they're above and beyond that. >> reporter: a citizen who lives downtown sent news 4 this and other pictures of what he said were out of town officers drinking on public sidewalks near 5th and 8th streets northwest. >> we would hope there would be no drinking, no pu

lanier tells news4 she's on call 24 hours a day, so it makes sense to live in the district.if she didn't have to. >>> well we're going to check in with tom kierein for the latest on the forecast now. hey, tom. >> a marvelous morning and temperatures are beginning to jump quickly with the strong may sun. and it's well into the 60s throughout most of the region now. and a little bit of a breeze coming in out of the north and west. just a delightful day under way. 66 now at reagan national. and it's climbing into the 60s for the mountains all the way to the atlantic beaches and around the bay. later today into the low to mid 70s, with lots of sunshine. just a wonderful afternoon. overnight tonight, clear, and we'll be down to the 50s by midnight. then to the low to mid 40s starting off saturday morning. maybe not quite as chilly as it was this morning. when we dipped down to the 30s in much of the region. then the rest of the day on saturday warming up nicely. should make it into the upper 70s tomorrow afternoon. for mother's day, sunday, looks like it may be a bit warmer, up a

police chief kathy lanier came down here with the police and prosecutors to secure the convicts and to off smear words of comfort and thank the jury. >> to the family members of the victims, there is nothing more i can say. i know the hearbreak is tremendous -- heartbreak is tremendous. to the jurors, thank you for doing what i know has been difficult to sit through this trial and come to conclusions and do what you had to do. thank you for doing that and for the people in the city. >> and the system worked for us today. they didn't fail us. i didn't see a smile on their face at all and they were smirking and throwing kisses. not today. >> i always said it was in god's hands, and i preyed -- prayed he would give rochelle and all of the children, those who died and those wounded, those who witnessed the maihem to give them justice. this is a step in the right direction for us. >> reporter: on the night of the attack on south capital street, march 30th, 2010, prosecutors say orlando carter, best, boast and sims got into this van and went looking for revenge. sims, who cooperated with the

. >> this question is really for lanier. can you go through the process of u.n.believe linking up and i would also like to know how many pages of notes you have from her? >> thousands, thousands. i met lilly right after the bill was signed when i did a profile for a statewide magazine. when she decided she wanted to do a book, she knew she wanted an alabama writer. she liked the article a lot and we had a natural sort of rapport lo and behold, we got together and started talking or lilly started talking and i started listening and writing. lilly was traveling so much and we talked a lot on the phone, and i did a lot of research. but it took a year of research and interviewing and writing the book proposal to sell the book. nine months to finish the book in nine months to publication. so that was the process. >> the picture on the front is the birmingham photographer. is the terming ham photographer and the alabama -- [inaudible] >> we did a tour of possum trot. >> where i grew up in all that section and that is on the video. >> and the family cemetery of- >> went

that strictly came from lanier, and i liked it. and the article she did for the magazine, they had the tire with grace on one side and the winged foot in the middle and grit. we couldn't do that on the book. [laughter] >> well, thank you for coming to the gadsden public library. >> thank you for having me. [applause] i want y'all to see the bracelet i'm wearing. it says don't settle for less. i really like that on college campuses. i have another one i found that says make a difference. and i did tell my pastor at my funeral i wanted that to be the last line, she made a difference. thank you. thank you folks for being here. thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> booktv has over 1 50,000 twitter followers. follow booktv to get scheduling updates, author information and talk directly with authors during our live programming. twitter.com/booktv. >> the fact is, in our world which is up remarkably stifling when it comes to thinking about writing, about our politics, about the national security state, about what used to be called forei

police chief kathy lanier has signed a deal to stay put for another five years as chief. in appear announcement yesterday, mayor gray commended her for the drop in crime d.c. has seen since she took office in 2007. she will stay at her current salary of $253,000 a year. >>> the washington region is being asked to come together to fray for -- to pray for chuck brown. he remains in the hospital suffering from pneumonia. folks are asked to stop what they are doing today at noon to offer prayers for the legendary performer. >>> a new name on the nub's 10 most wanted list. >> also ahead, we'll tell you about somewhat pricing moves by the prosecution in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards. find out who probably will not take the stand as we continue. time now 6:07  >>> making headlines this morning and around the globe, syria is hit with a deadly double bombing. two explosions rocked the capital of damascus today. syrian tv says at least 40 people were killed, another 170 hurt. there are also big headlines coming out of yemen today. securit

there you are, there. [ cheers and applause ] "you try dragging walton and lanier up and down the courte. [ cheers and applause ] i mean, this is what i'm talking about. you are the coolest human being. >> you know, after he did that move in that picture, he spoke in a high voice for about a half hour. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. now, what -- how did you get involved with bruce lee in -- >> when i was going to ucla, you know, i was into martial arts and i started training, and someone suggested that i train with bruce. and they made an introduction. and we hit it off right away. and i worked out. i trained with him for about four years. >> jimmy: did you really? >> yep. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh, that's crazy. just training with bruce lee. i mean, did he ever hit you good? >> no, i tried to avoid that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: as one would. as one would. and this is when you were out in ucla? >> that's in hong kong. that's in hong kong. >> jimmy: this is in hong kong? >> yeah, it's on a soundstage in hong kong. and they shot everything without shooting any sound because it's so nois

. >>> chief cathy lanier will be around for a while. she got a five-year contract extension. mayor gray said people have more confidence under her leadership. the officers have gone five years without a contract or cost of living increase. >>> the governor of maryland has announced a budget deal heading into next week's special session of the general assembly. lawmakers weren't able to agree on a spending plan during the regular session that ended last month, and that put in a motion a budget that calls for more than half a billion dollars in cuts starting july 1. now governor o'malley says the new probably includes an income tax hike on individuals who make more than $100,000 a year and households that make more than $150,000 a year. lawmakers are expected to approve it. >>> it is 5:05. time for the latest your money report now. jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. another debbie downer for wall street. >> the dow at 13,000, that's a distant memory. there's not a lot going on in the news today that could really change the tone. the problem here is analysts are sayin