governor martin o'malley and first late di katie -- lady katie o'malley will hold the screening. the film now has a pg-13 rating and more children will be able to see it. it's at the landmark harbor east cinema. >>> today the doors finally opened to a brand-new world for those at johns hopkins and hopkins children center. abc2's christian schaffer has more. how are they celebrating? looks like a lot of people down there. >> reporter: we heard from moke cal bloomberg, one of the major ben factor -- benefactors and the united arab emirates. $1.2billion. the folks say they have the best doctors and nurses in the world. they now feel like they have the best facility unless the world to match. that mayor bloomberg, the billionaire mayor, johns hopkins graduate. he contributed to the hospital, naming it after his mother. and then sheikh zayed with long ties to the community often sending members of the family over here for treatment. it will bare the sheikh's name and works of art inside. during the ceremony, mayor bloomberg talked about it with our mayor mayor stephanie rawlings-blake

governor martin o'malley will join us live to talk about the budget and other issues facing maryland. that is at 7:30. >>> this is just an incredible story. i can't believe. a newborn baby girl declared dead actually ends up being found alive in a morgue after her mother insists on seeing her for what she thought was the last time. >> looking forward to that. also ahead, all eyes on the skies over north korea. the claims of a satellite launch thought by many to be a cover for a missile test. there are no signs of plans to back down. fox 5 morning news will be back in a moment.  as a fashion blogger, i love w wn i get to do a morning talk show. i'm always talking about t.j.maxx. i tell people how to look like a million bucks without spending it. fashion direct from designers. savings direct to you. t.j.maxx. let us make a maxxinista out of you. [ man ] when i went to get my first new car, my dad said to get a subaru because they last. ♪ he drives a legacy, but i'm nothing like him. i got the new impreza. maybe i should have picked a different color... [ male announce

martin o'malley is likely to sign the bill. it gives the appearance of opportunity to freeze their children's credit -- it gives the parents the opportunity to freeze their children's credit at any time. an important film premiere tonight and the governor and first lady were there. it was the showing of the new documentary "bully." it was followed with a town hall meeting on the impact of bullying in the city schools and community. >> weho it in nasa's society to do something to it -- we 08 in our society to do something about it. enough is enough. >> each year, first lady kate teo malick partners with the department of education to declare -- keep o'malley partners with the department of education to declare bullying awareness week in may. a 1.6 million square foot project includes stated the art operating rooms. >> i would describe the dedication ceremony as one big party. a first look at the hospital's new home. nearly six years after construction workers first broke ground. the beginning of a new era, anywhere thinking, is

martin o'malley just finished speaking a few minutes ago. everyone is gathered in the football field-sized courtyard of the new building. patients will move in in april and will open to the public on may 1. today, we got a sneak peek inside. the new sheikh ziad tower and it charlotte r blumberg children's ere dedicated today. >> we wanted the rooms to be , spacious andy beautiful. we think part of healing involves beauty and aesthetics and comfort. >> it includes 550 private patient rooms, including an expanded pediatric intensive care unit, and 33 new operating rooms with state-of-the-art equipment, including surgical teleconferencing's greens. the entire place is equipped with the newest technology and is designed to accommodate new advances in medicine. >> it is designed to accommodate technological features that we probably cannot get it -- anticipate now, but we know will occur. one of the limitations in our old buildings was that they were designed a time when x-ray was considered state of the art. >> the building comes with a pricetag

you see, governor martin o'malley says lawmakers spent too much time debating a sixth casino site in the state and simply let their responsibilities with the budget slide. the only way to avoid a doomsday budget july 1 and more than $500 million in cuts statewide is if lawmakers reach an agreement in a special session. >> it really, really sucks. >> i might not be here. >> i would ask them to call back the legislature and pass a responsible revenue package. >> reporter: the students are not taking this news lying down. the student government association along with 11 other schools in the state of maryland are planning to lobby in annapolis in trying to sway governor martin o'malley and convince him to call the special session. bah does the governor -- so what does the governor have to say about the doomsday situation? we'll have his answer coming up at 5:0. back to you. >> delia goncalves reporting live from the college park campus. >>> an investigation is now under way into what caused a warehouse fire in montgomery county. the blaze started on air park road in gaithersburg last nig

now mayor martin o'malley takes the blame. >>> i'm monique grioagy. -- griego.up, we'll have more on the big names attending today's unveiling. >> check in for these stories and all the day's news. "wjz eyewitness news at 6:00" starts now. >>> sounding off. a police union takes on the anne arundel county executive over the air waves. >> tonight, the new ads, and the building tension. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> the union representing anne arundel county union sergeant has a message for john leopold. they want him gone. and they're mounting a campaign to force him out. wjz continues to investigate the case. mike hellgren is live with the adand the fallout tonight. >> here's some new fallout. in the ad, the adpraises air deputy police chief fo

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a political think tank is talking up governor martin o'malley as a 2016 presidential candidate. the idea may have some foundation in truth. >> reporter: governor o'malley makes the network rounds, promoting the obama agenda as chair of the governor's association. >> governors haley barbour and martin o'malley. >> he signs the bill into law. now he's billed as a hot topic to succeed president obama. >> he's on the national radar now. he's been recognized. >> reporter: maryland politicos have recognized the governor's national exposure, sometimes tongue in cheek. >> the governor will be in new york. >> sometimes in protest. >> i don't begrudge anybody having national ambitions. but do we have to pay for it? really? >> reporter: a spokesperson for the governor says it's all being made too much of and this latest worry is because he leads the democratic governors association and because he led lawmakers to approve same-sex marriage. >> that's 15 minutes of fame that everybody has. if he's going to be considered a serious potential candidate for president, he's going to have to be mak

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governor martin o'malley isn't saying whether he will call a special session.r a proposed compromise sale, only described it as the low point of his sperchlts. if legislators want to avoid the cuts, they will have to hold a special session and that will come in the form of man executive order from the governor. >>> three friends who work in maryland schools have won the megamillions jackpot. they bought 60 tickets in all and pooled them together. they are taking the cash option for $35 million. >>> the government is taking steps to prevent stolen cell phones from being reactivated. carriers could disable them with the push of a button. the database would have the unique i.d. number of every cell phone. >>> a seven man will go on

. >> martin o'malley had not yet decided to call a special session.e wants to meet with the senate president first to discuss the budget. that could happen in the next few days. the general assembly will meet without a budget compromise. a decision on a special session could come as early as next week. >> still to come, the john edwards trial and a list of potential witnesses released today. some of them may surprise you. >> getting into a confrontation over his newborn son? why kennedy cited his late father in court. >> what you can see at the cherry blossom parade tomorrow is next. >> i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. the weather forecast for the cherry blossom parade and the week coming up will feel like ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic!ti [ woman 2] ring ring progresso. they fit! awesome thank you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calories or less and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i

. >> it was authorized by a top aide to bob ehrlich, who tried but failed to be martin o'malley for governor. a former aide paul schurick was convicted on charges related to the shooting earlier last year. >> that have been talking for 18 months. i think the jurors and the judge will find that the call was made -- it was not my decision to put a tag on the call. >> his lawyer says they are trying to make an example out of henson. >> don't tread on me, was the phrase on the flag, the old battle flag of the republic. don't tread on me. that seems to me to be exactly what is going on here. the fiscal adeline, but read are the big guys and gals. >> the state prosecutor was a judge to block his defense from point out that he is an o'malley appointee. >> we will the jurors to consider just the evidence in the case and not a lot of extraneous arguments. >> the judge said today he will allow the defense attorneys to set the stage on some of the political issues. jury selection is still going on and should be wrapping up shortly. one question prospective jurors was asked, do that have an opinion abou

. >>> governor martin o'malley is scheduled to meet with the legislature senior leaders about holding a special session. the meeting is scheduled tuesday, with house speaker michael busch and senate president mike miller. they're trying to prepare the state budget after lawmakers failed to pass a revenue package needed to avoid a half billion dollars of cuts. >>> baltimore county police are the scene of a pedestrian hit by a car in randallstown. it happened at about 9:30. the police say there were no serious injuries, but the scene is still being investigated. >> we are getting our first real rainfall and weeks, welcome news for farmers. we get a first look with john collins. >> some areas got more, and there were severe storms and pennsylvania, parts of new jersey, but the stronger part of the weekend weather system is to the south. a lot of activity spinning around the northeast corner of the gulf of mexico. that storm is very similar to a nor'easter coming up the coast tomorrow, pushing a lot of rain are way. the computer rainfall estimates, by 11:00, some decent rain, the low pres

martin o'malley tells our news partners that he is not sure if there will be a special session to talk about the budget. he says there is plenty of blame to go and run for the pitch for a casino in prince george's county getting in the way. brad bell is live with more. >> this is all about money. the state government says they need more money. one side says the casino will help because it will raise revenue. the governor said he is not a big fan of gambling and but like to raise taxes. either side got their way and now he says it is the people of maryland who will suffer. >> the battle over a proposed casino is being blamed for the possibility that maryland will be forced to implicate -- the blame lies largely with mike miller and his support of the casino. >> the gambling issue in the closing days crowded out a lot of other important things. >> miller points out he is not the only supporter of the casino and he assures the governor it will work out in the end. >> all they have to do is bring the people together. we will work it out. >> in the waning hours of the 90 day legislative ses

they are sending a letter to governor martin o'malley and leaders of the state legislature......aboutet.they want a speeial pession to restore the so- called "doomsday" budget cuts and to enact the tobacco tax increase. "there was a political tug of war between the governor,,the speaker of the house, the president of the senate and that has brought the whole state to a stand still and that has reated this doomsday budget thats unconscionable and that needs to be address ps soon as possible so that the citizens f maryland dont suffer" phe letter was sigg by 30-faith lladers,,,, all reeresentingghundreds of thousands of maryland congregates. the bblttmore campaign ponsultant who created that controversial robo call during thh 2010 gubernatorial election is now on trial 3 julius henson is ccarged with election fraud. he was a campign consultant to former governor bob ehrlich. prosecutors say the robo call was aimed at surpressing bback voter turnout, but henson says the charges are motivated y politics. incue: you know this isspure politicsouttue: hired in the first place. place. jury se

governor martin o'malley hopes the differences can be worked out. >> i would hope that owl of the leaders coming it the in the spirit of mutual respect and conciliation and compromise in order to do the people's business. >>> if they do finish the budget the session could be, tended. it could pass the so-called dooms day budget. >>> we're hearing there could be major developments in budget tongs. a house committee is voting on a measure that with allow a casino in prince george's county and stable games across the state. this has been a sticking point. the senate said it won't past the budget compromise if the house doesn't do something with the gambling bill. we'll bring you updates as they become available online and at 11:00. >>> other bills that have passed include the so-called flush tax which will double your sewer bill from $30 to $60 a year. the house of delegates voted to approve it. the first tax is used to fund a bay restoration account and a new sep tech system can be installed, passed after the senate accepts the house's changes. the bill create as four-tiered system limiting

. >>> governor martin o'malley has been pushing for more highway projects but that means raising our taxes and that is not a popular idea but a local business organization, the greater baltimore committee is proposing just. that they site a -- cite a new study that would stimulate growth and create new jobs. the greater baltimore committee said new infrastructure projects are just what our state needs. >> to make sure that the money we raised is used for the purpose for which it's intended. let's make the investments to move our state forward. >> most of the recommend projects are in the baltimore, d.c., metropolitan area. >> she knows we have a problem. senator barbara mikulski has a plan to make sure we were get the drugs we need and no more authoritiages. >>> it's time to hit the gym at brick bodies. we'll meet the challengers. they will tell their story. >>> looking forward to. that hey, 75 at bwi today. the normal is still just above 60. now we guaranteed 72, three degrees off. sorry, no umbrella getting shipped out today. we'll talk about the impact on maryland. we'll answer th

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. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is set to meet with lawmakers trying to reach an agreement in the budget battle a so-called doomsday budget is in place. governor o'malley has to authorize a certainly session to avoid the cuts which he says will not do unless lawmaker can gaithersburg teen -- can guarantee an agreement can be reached. >>> we'll tell you why some students may be in for a longer school day. >> first, there were loud calls for the police chief of sanford, florida tory resign when -- to resign when the trayvon martin story first break. now, he says he wants to step down and why they won't let him.  >>> the police chief of sanford, florida has turned in his resignation but it is being rejected by city leaders. there were widespread calls for chief bill lee to resign when the trayvon martin case first broke. but city commissioners say they want more details about how the police department handled the case and why george disciple are man was not arrested. lee temporarily stepped down in march and remains on paid leave. >>> a one-time aide to

governor martin o'malley will meet with house and senate leaders at 8:00 this morning. they will try to see eye to eye on a budget that would help avoid more than $500 million in cuts. but this could come at the expense of expanded gambling. the governor has said a table games bill distracted lawmakers from passing a budget and would need to be separated from the budget during a special session. >>> if the gambling bill stays on the agenda, maryland lawmakers will have a new casino location to consider. one prince george's county developer wants to put casino number 6 at the boulevard at the cap center in largo. the plan includes nearly 4,800 slot machines and more than 100 table games. 5,000 parking spaces would go on top of the structure. the developer says that project is shovel ready, but county executives say a vegas-style facility at national harbor is the best option. >>> voters head back to the polls in decision 2012 this morning. five states hold primaries today including connecticut, delaware, new york, pennsylvania, and rhode island. it is the first time sinc

martin o'malley says he would not mind calling lawmakers back. >> if on the jones falls expressway isut to change, and not in it the way -- life on the jones falls expressway. >> we are tracking a smooth ride around the area. we will update you on any developmentsy [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it is friday the 13th. >> it is friday the 13th.

they are urging governor martin o'malley to call for a special session to balance the state budget. lowell melser has more on the story. >> a couple hundred students showed up for this rally today here at the university of maryland college park. many of them upset about the so- called doomsday budget. many of them are already having a tough time making ends meet, paying their own tuition, and do not know how they could take possible hikes. about 200 students gathered on the steps of the library on the campus of the university of maryland thursday to voice their frustrations over the so-called doomsday budget and how it will affect their education. organizers say the budget was raised in-state tuition by $800 and out of state by $2,600. >> in times of economic uncertainty, this could mean them not buying a textbook or not getting computer programs for the classes. this is going to hurt students and erode the quality of education. >> for this of war who recently lost her father to pancreatic cancer, there will be a mental toll as well -- for this student. >> an additional $800 is one

governor martin o'malley will meet with senate president michael miller to help avoid more than $500 million in cuts. it could come at the expense of expanded gambling. the governor has said a table games bill distracted lawmakers from passing a budget and would need previously suppered from the budget talks -- separated from the budget talks during a special session. >>> if gambling stays on the agenda, lawmakers in maryland will have a new casino location to consider. one prince george's county developer wants to put casino number sick at tx at the boulev cap center. it includes more than 4,800 slot machines and more than 100 table games. 5,000 parking spaces would go on top of the structure. the developer says that project is shovel ready. county executives say a vegas-style facility at national harbor is the best option. >>> new this morning, crews moved the capital city diner from its location on bladensburg and mt. olivette. crews moved it to an undisclosed location. details on the diner's future will be released today. the diner closed its doors in the trinidad neighborhood in

today, governor martin o'malley responds to the millions in deep cuts. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: governor martin o'malley says he is partly to blame for the budget meltdown in annapolis. but he says mike miller and mike bush also share the responsibility. the 2007 package that would have raised income taxes did not get passed. now, the governor must decide whether to hold a special session to address the cuts before they go into effect in will judge. o'malley says he is not sure when or if he will give them a second chance. >> education, public safety and healthcare are all being hardest hit with the cuts. we'll have more on the mayor's conversation today, all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> halloween is no treat for a favorite baltimore landmark. that's the night mount washington tavern burned down. alex demetrick reports, work under way right now, could see it reopened by next halloween. >> reporter: the fire burned more than just wood at the mount washington tavern. it consumed a couple of generations' worth of fond m

. >>> governor martin o'malley signed a lot of bills into law today one meant to improve cancer patients' access to education. it will require insurance companies to squallize out of october payments for anticancer treatments. 15 states have already passed a similar law. >>> still breezy, still dry, still an enhanced fire risk but nice day, some sunshine. the camera is shaking in the wind. 65 degrees out at the airport. winds are west at 10 miles an hour. they have been higher than that at times. we'll show you the wind gusts in a second. this is looking at downtown baltimore from the maryland science center. our movable camera. not much moving weather wise today just a sapphire blue sky, the story in towson, sunshine on tap, in bell hair as well. the big difference will be tomorrow as we see the weather developing through the day, likely to see much more cloud cover and also temperatures will be dropping. maryland's most powerful radar remaining dry. a freeze watch from carroll county west. once you get into the more solidly shaded counties, gairp rete and washington, there it's a freez

martin o'malley in the baltimore mayor are urging the matter to go to the supreme court. the celebration after tonight of the st. louis cardinals game that became tragic after storms raked through. -- raced through. >> hundreds gathered at a bar near st. louis's busch stadium when a celebration turned into a nightmare. strong winds from a powerful system barreled through the area. the storm destroyed an outdoor tent where some cardinals fans barely escaped. >> the storm hit and the wind took the tent. >> one man died, although it is not clear if he was stopped by debris or -- struck by debris or suffered a heart attack. the winds gusted up to 50 miles per hour, sending metal poles, chairs, and riggings flying. about 100 people were reportedly heard. some seriously. >> people were laying on the ground bleeding, heads were broken open, people were giving cpr. it was crazy. >> a city official confirmed the tent and had a permit and passed inspection, but st. louis' fire chiefs say these kind of outdoor tense concern emergency workers. >> we do not like this kind of building.

at this year's holocaust commemoration at beth el synagogue, governor martin o'malley acknowledged the humanity of survivors as a dwindling group. >> we should shift responsibility to prevent genocide in our own time and we should take action by the creed of "never again." >> there were a number of young people who attended. >> i love america. america gave me a new life, a new home. >> the telling of the story is new for him. silent about it for years, he plans to share it as long as his health allows. he has just written a book called "from thorns to stars and stripes, memoirs of a penis holocaust survivor." -- memoirs of a teenage holocaust survivor." nearly a year ago, a tornado tore apart a joplin high school. tore apart a joplin high school. you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any ot

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. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will meet with state leaders today about a special session. lawmaker failed to pass a revenue package to avoid about a half billion dollars in cuts. the governor says he will not call a special session until the house and senate both agree to a deal. >>> new developments this morning in the trayvon martin case. the resignation of the police chief there rejected. we will explain coming up next. >>> the fbi says it is done with its search in new york city connected to the disappearance of of a little boy more than 30 years ago. did investigators find anything? we'll check head line coming up after the break. -- we'll check headlines coming up after the break. [ male announcer ] at p.f. chang's, we serve more than starters. we serve igniters. and now, so can you. introducing succulent dumplings and crispy spring rolls. ignite the night with p.f. chang's home menu appetizers. find them near our frozen meals. >>> in the trayvon martin shooting case, the police chief of sanford, florida submitted his resignation. chief bill lee said it would be effe

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. >> martin o'malley says the dna collection act protect residents and he believes there are strong grounds for appeal. >> state police have halted their dna collection procedures. the attorney general's office is revealing -- reviewing the ruling. they are adding more lane closures to the expressway near 29. starting at 6:00 a.m., to left lanes -- two left lanes of closed until noon for repairs. acing the left lane blockage will be in effect until construction is complete. that is expected to take up to eight weeks but could extend beyond that. >> hard work paid off for some students in carroll county today. a former harlem globetrotter visited the school after a fourth grade class wrote letters. begging him to come and get the students excited about learning. he talked about his book which helps young people make the connection between learning and their lives. students say his high-energy was something special. >> it has inspired me that i can do big things when i grow up like he did and i can do what i want to do. >> administrators were so and pressed with a book that they are trying to

martin o'malley and mike miller will gather for a breakfast meeting tuesday at the governor's mansion. they will talk about resolving the budget and other items. miller broke the impasse by sending a letter to the governor and speaker proposing a compromise tied to the budget and the shift to the teacher pensions. the governor responded by saying, "i appreciate your willingness. i have never known a session to end with a perfect results but it would be a positive step forward." reminder, the annual shred day event is tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. until noon. you can drop off of 23 boxes of documents to be shredded. -- up to 3 boxes of documents to be shredded. because these were in town today leaving behind a legacy in wereng and -- the cosby's in town today leaving behind a legacy. >> we are running a decent precipitation but the weekend looks like it will bring some rain. check out the forecast coming up. 61 at the airport. >> the new name of the community center at the st. francis community center was revealed today. they are the most generous donors, giving $2 million for scholarships. it

. >>> governor martin o'malley wants to call a special session over the budget battle. the democrat wants to repair the state budget, after lawmakers failed to pass a passage, that would have avoided nearly half a million in cuts. o'malley wants to meet only after the house and senate agree on a revenue plan, which included income tax increases. >>> a frederick man crashes into a home, then takes off from police. police say 20-year-old davonte williams slammed into a house in the florida block of carrollton drive this morning. he then fled the scene. police found him a short time later and arrested him for dui. no one inside the house was hurt. >>> many soldiers come back from war to find they don't have a job. tonight, andrea fujii explains, there's now a national and local movement for local employers to hire active military veterans. >> reporter: from hero to hired, the maryland national guard held its first-ever job fair for active mill military and veterans. >> many of our veterans have recently deployed, come back. they have not gone out actively looking for a job

students are urging garner martin o'malley to call for a special session to balance the state budget -- urging governor o'malley. according to published reports, if the doomsday budget stands, more than $60 million would be cut from state colleges and universities. after the grade the help -- chesapeake bay received earlier, the increase in the number of blue crabs in the day as a surprise. >> there are two-thirds more this year than last year. david collins has the story. >> this regional icon is making a strong comeback, according to an annual survey of the chesapeake bay blue crab. >> it is good news for watermen, good news for the bay and for the economy. >> experts suggest several reasons for the decline in females, including an unusually warm winter. >> with the water be warmer, they may have stayed more in the shallows, which would have made fewer of them. >> this marks the third year in a row that chesapeake bay crabs have increased in number. four years ago, the annual survey found a population in the state near collapse. >> we are seeing a rebound and crab fishery because w

governor martin o'malley feels there is strong grounds to appeal a ruling that for the bits police from connecting in a sample to investigate crimes. the governor calls it a strange decision, adding that the state has been able to protect residents better because of the law and that dna sampling is now -- no more intrusive than a fingerprint. >> testimony continued in the trial of the brothers accused of beating a teenager while on neighborhood watch. on wednesday, the alleged victim refused to testify, even asking the court to drop the charges. today, a judge ruled on whether or not those words should be taken into account. >> we should point out it was a lot more of a calm day in court than yesterday with the fireworks and drama, but the judge made it clear she would not allow any of the testimony that was given by the elected become in this case yesterday. however, she did point out that if the victim wanted to come back to court and testify, she would allow it. coming off the shocking and very brief testimony of the alleged victim wednesday, where he told the court he did not want t

delegates say they are ready to start a special session to reach a balanced budget but governor martin o'malley has not yet said if he's going to call one. the issue was addressed at a bill signing ceremony tuesday in annapolis. monday lawmakers did agree on a budget but failed to pass two measures in order to balance testimony the two bills would have balanced the budget by raising taxes and shifting a portion of teacher pension costs from the state to the counties. if the bills are not passed by july, a doomsday budget will kick in which cuts state spending by $500 million. >>> across the potomac, governor bob mcdonnell has finished reviewing all of the bills. he vetoed seven and altered several others. most notably the voter id bill. the general assembly will reconvene on the 18th to act on his vetoes and amendments. >>> here's a look at some other stories making news now. secretary of state hillary clinton says the situation in syria will be a major focus of today's meetings in washington. syrian president bashar assad despite monday's deadline to pull out of the cities, secretary clinton s

. >> the bill goes to governor martin o'malley now. >>> more fallout from the nfl bounty scandal. up next, the controversial pre- game speech that has people talking. >>> could the caps earn a spot in the playoffs? highlights up next.

governor martin o'malley says he is not opposed to a special session, but is he not going to call for one until legislative leaders work out their differences ahead of time and they have only until july 1st to get that done. otherwise the doomsday budget takes effect. reporting live at national harbor scott broom, 9 news now. >> got to get working fast. >>> in montgomery county there seems to be a new life for plans to charge a fee if you call an ambulance. that is despite the fact voters rejected it a year and ago in a referendum. county executive ike leggette sent the same bill to the county late last night that seeks a fee between 3 and $800 e when somebody needs to be transported by ambulance. >>> d.c. is the best place in the country for women to work if they want it make about the same as their male counter parts. the american association of university of women is out with its annual look at the gender pay gap and finds the smallest one is in the nation's capital. women here earn 91% of what men earn in the city. the largest gap is wyoming where women earn just 64% of what men m

. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley is keeping quiet about whether he will request a special session. the state's general assembly failed to pass a budget package before the end of their 90-day session. because of that, next year's budgets is being balanced with more than $500 million in cuts. they can still be avoided, or that can, if a budget is passed before july 1st. o'malley called the failure, the low point of his experience as governor. >>> and maryland is now the first state to ban employers from asking for facebook passwords. just minutes ago, martin o'malley signed a law prohibiting companies from demanding employees' user names and passwords to social networking site. the aclu got involved after a maryland man said the department of public safety asked him for his passwords. >>> coming up, we break down the latest studies on autism with our local psychiatrist in residence here. plus, why you may want to slow down while driving to file your taxes. it could save your life. >>> hi, i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrest. here's what you can expect tomorrow morning on "news4

he says he looks forward to meeting with governor martin o'malley, but he and other area church leadersl work to get it tossed out by referendum. >> with a lot of determination. >> he is a strong defender of religious liberty. he believes religious freedom has eroded over time because of court decisions and legislation. >> we may or may not agree with everything the church teaches, but one thing you know, we don't want the government massing on the inside of any church, where the catholic church or a mormon church or the muslim faith. >> he comes to baltimore after serving as before connecticut. he will be installed on may 16. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now, your forecast. >> it turned out to be a pretty nice day today. the temperature made it up to 60 degrees, but it felt cooler than that because the winds were gusting at 40 miles an hour at times. now has diminished and that is important because we are setting up something we called good radiation a kaline tonight. we have all three things in place tonight. high pressure in new england, this warm front is going to make it throug

a spokesperson says martin o'malley was reviewing the measure.will apply to those interviewing for jobs and their potential employees. at least nine other states are considering similar measures. >>> the fbi wants you to run a sweep of your computer to make sure it's clean. that's because hackers have been running an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers around the world. the fbi set up a safety net months ago. that program is going away in early july. hundreds and thousands of us could lose internet connections. learn how to check and clean your computer by logging on to wusa9.com and click on the consumer section. >>> way before the days of computers, ipads, mp3 players, we had these. record albums and tomorrow, folks will be lining up to get their hands on rare releases on vinyl. that is because tomorrow is national record store day. i thought they were extinct, too, but no. recording artists will pay their respects to local record stores by releasing old and new songs on vinyl. record stores will be selling more than 3

calls on election take 2010 that told democrats to relax because president obama and governor martin o'malley had already won, but henson said the calls were not meant to suppress the vote. paul surek was tried separately in the case and found guilty. >>> a newspaper in atlanta is making accusations about cheating at an elementary school in silver spring and tonight the head of montgomery county public schools is striking back. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in silver spring where there is angry reaction and denials tonight from the school superintendent and the principal here at highland elementary school to reports in an atlanta newspaper that this blue ribbon might be cheating on standardized tests. was there any cheating here at highland? >> never, never. >> reporter: school officials are blasting the reporter who wrote the story saying he ignored the massive influx of resources that turned the school around. >> when the reporter came into the school, he saw all that, yet he still decided to take an angle that somehow any changes in scores have to be the result of cheating and that black k

today governor martin o'malley fumed about it to 9 news now mike hydek. >> for crying out loud, there's more important things at stake here than whether or not we have a sixth site for gambling in the state of maryland, five, six, i mean none of that matters as much to me as making sure that our children are given the best education they can. >> reporter: the student government immediately passed a resolution. >> i would ask him to call back the legislature and ask them to pass a responsible revenue package. >> reporter: so it's doomsday budget time here at the university of maryland and the same thing may be coming to local school districts, police departments, even dog catchers a lot quicker than anybody expected thanks to the legislature that couldn't get its act together in the final hours. at the university of maryland scott broom, 9 news now. >> governor o'malley tells 9news he wants a special session and is willing to call for one, but only once he knows the house and senate leadership have talked with their members and come to a consensus on what they could accomplish during suc

. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley will meet with state legislative leaders this tuesday to discuss the possibility of calling a special session to pass a budget and avoid massive cuts. and lawmakers could also put the proposal for a prince georges county casino back in play. mike miller suggests that gaming be expanded. he says it is foolish to deny slots locations the ability to offer table games like neighboring states, and to refuse to permit a sixth site in prince georges county which miller calls the best location on the east coast. the maryland legislature adjourned without passing a revenue bill. a special session could be limited to budget matters or include the proposal to expand gaming as well. >>> well, charles kohlson one of the men at the center of the watergate scandal has died. he was widely called the evil genius of president nixon's administration. he helped run nixon's re-election committee when it burglarized the national democratic committee offices. but his prison time was for obstruction of justice in connection to the pentagon papers. he became a christian ev

governor martin o'malley says he is not opposed to giving the dysfunctional legislature a second crack at working this out by calling a special session, but he says he won't do it until leaders work out their differences ahead of time. they've got until july 1st. at national harbor scott broom, 9 news now. >> now that doomsday budget has counties in maryland already bracing for some big cuts. in montgomery county ike leggette is even reintroducing that bill for the ambulance fee. the county executive sent it over to the county council last night and he says the fee could raise between 14 and $17 million a year. voters have already rejected the idea when it was on the 2010 ballot, but leggette said he put it out there again because the state budget is shifting more costs back to the counties. >>> a surprise court appearance today for george zimmerman in sanford, florida, and the lawyer for the man accused of murdering trayvon martin wants his client out of jail as he waits for trial. the judge today scheduled a bond hearing for next friday, but it could be months before this case actual

governor martin o'malley has to call it, but he wants state lawmakers to reach a deal before he does so. >>> well, the chesapeake bay is getting bluer, but we're not talking about the waters. instead, it's the blue crab and lots of them. in fact, the most in almost 20 years. >> i'm scott broom on the chesapeake bay, where today, scientists, politicians, and water men, they all teamed up to reveal a dramatic turnaround for the chesapeake blue crab. >> and i am now glad to report that the population of the blue crab is now at a 19-year high. >> reporter: scientists who take them up from the bottom in winter will help figure they are at least three quarters of a billion in bay waters. a stunning rebound, and after virginia stopped allowing the controversial practice of winter dredging for crabs and strict restrictions were imposed elsewhere on taking females ready to lay eggs. >> it's important that scientists work on this and it is important to move it up. >> that's one of the clearest indications for you, that the help for the bay is not a hopeless cause and that it will be the reboun

under new budget plan proposed by senate lawmakers before negotiations scheduled with governor martin o'malley this morning. the washington examiner reports that one proposal would hit single filing taxpayers earning more than $75,000 and adjusted gross income or joint filers earning more than $125,000 annually. under the deal that was negotiated in the legislative session, marylanders earning more than a hundred grand would see their tax rates rising. democrats want to call a special session to avoid more than $500 million in doomsday budget cuts that would kick in if the legislature fails to pass a complete budget package. big doings in maryland. >> thanks, jess. >>> researchers try to find ways to stop migraine pain before it begins. >> when we return, we'll take a look at some new guidelines for migraine sufferers and in two minutes howard will have his complete forecast. >> it is 4:43. we'll be right back. . >>> 4:45 this advertise morning. what season -- this tuesday morning. what season are we in? there are people who are shoveling snow still. >> up wrmds of 8 inches -- upwards of 8 inc

. >>> governor martin o'malley is speaking today about academic institutions in maryland that have promisingechnologies. he'll be meeting with university leaders and entrepreneurs at the technology center in baltimore. governor o'malley is scheduled to take part in a ribbon cutting for a new company. >>> students in fredrick county schools, they are now getting an extra day off next month because world leaders are going to be visiting their area. the g8 summit is being held at camp david on may 18th as well as may 19th. the county sheriff has asked schools to be closed on friday and that's for safety concerns. fredrick county public schools has also asked for a special exemption so they don't have to make that day up in june. >>> many of you have already filed your taxes, some are waiting for last minute while others will need extensions. we've got tips this morning on everything you need to know because tax day is just days away. abc 2 news' sherree johnson is live in rogers ford with more. reporter: charley, april 17th is not far away. time to pay those taxes. a lot of folks have questions