governor martin o'malley signed the bill in march. today he praised the president's announcement and said he is confident that if the maryland law does go to a referendum, it will not be vote down. >>> a bill that would have allowed civil unions for same sex couples in colorado has died. chances for that bill evaporated late last night after state lawmakers reached an impasse on whether it would be heard on the house floor before the legislative session ended today. it was an especially tough blow for the bill's supporters since they felt confident they had enough votes to pass the measure and had the support of the governor. you can join in the same sex marriage debate on our wusa9 facebook page. >>> we have to kill the clair bear. 16 months after the attempted -- nation of gabrielle giffords that -- a attempted assassination of gabrielle giffords, this comes the same day after a republican news party in virginia called for an armed revolution if president obama is elected. saying political discourse has taken a turn for the nasty in

. >> meanwhile, martin o'malley says he is confident maryland voters would allow gay marriage if it were to come to a referendum. opponents are currently connecting signatures for a referendum that is possible. and charges filed in the st. paddy's day beating and robbery are dropped. it is reported that more than half the charges by the state attorney's office have now been thrown out. the accused face charges of first-degree assault, following this videotaped attack on a tourist from virginia in front of the courthouse on calvert street. so far, 13 of the 24 charges have been dropped. we have contacted the state attorney's office, and they say after review, prosecutors have amended the charges. >> there is a case being deliberated, and the jury has gone home today but will resume tomorrow concerning a case involving a robo call during the elections that prosecutors say was intended to keep black voters at home. they asked jurors to convict the man for writing the message that suggested the election was over before the polls were closed. he says he is being punished for choosing not to b

the bill heads to governor martin o'malley's desk. at 6:00 weal' hear from the neighbor -- we'll hear from the neighbors, those affected by it. >>> we've seen some improvements. no rain coming down on maryland's most powerful radar. we have cloud cover, an interesting feature, but on the whole a mix of sun and clouds. some spots we're seeing more sunshine. frederick 84. 80 in d.c. humidity is still high from baltimore south and east, but we've got drier air working in from the are in the and the west. that's going to men a more refreshing kind of scenario. this evening 70s and generally dry. >>> now to a developing story, drivers in mississippi and surrounding states are on high alert after two people had been murdered and the kill are may have pulled them over in what looked like an unmarked police car jamie costello has more. >> there's a huge manhunt to find the person who may be pulling cars over and killing the drivers. thomas schlin der was driving in northern mississippi. he was shot and killed. three days later, about 50 miles

martin o'malley, the governor of all over that event. he's running and running hard. chris: who's winning that fight right now? >> right now, i'd say hillary clinton. i would say andrew cuomo of new york, i would say martin o'malley is a 15-to-1 shot. chris: is it a four-way race? >> i think senator mark warner was in kentucky, also, around the same honey pot of donors. i think a lot of people are interested but i would say right now hillary clinton would be the first. chris: would biden challenge her? >> i think in the run joe can't resist. chris: joe can't resist is a general statement. it's all id. the big question of the week, which media figure has the power to lead american public opinion? chris: welcome back, there's a new retrospective airing this monday night on pbs called "johnny carson, king of late night." here's a clip. >> it is commonly assumed in washington that once somebody reaches the point where you use them in your monologue, they are through. >> tonight's monologue is dedicated to president nixon. i've got a monologue that just won't quit. chris:

martin o'malley, the governor of all over that event. he's running and running hard.who's winning that fight right now? >> right now, i'd say hillary clinton. i would say andrew cuomo of new york, i would say martin o'malley is a 15-to-1 shot. chris: is it a four-way race? >> i think senator mark warner was in kentucky, also, around the same honey pot of donors. i think a lot of people are interested but i would say right now hillary clinton would be the first. chris: would biden challenge her? >> i think in the run joe can't resist. chris: joe can't resist is a general statement. it's all id. the big question of the week, which media figure has the power to lead american public opinion? power bikini to charge your cell phone. but there are easier ways to go green. like turning your thermostat up two degrees in the summer. you'll avoid those awkward tan lines the more you know. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more l

governor martin o'malley wants a budget deal. fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports republicans want to fight it. >> reporter: outside maryland's statehouse the verbal sparring got an early start. >> they bought a candy bar, you think they would get the money back from the sales tax? >> reporter: this is how protestors like tammy tiffany spend their day, trying to stop lawmakers from raising new taxes. >> if they do any kind of an increase, it's going to take away all that money '. >> reporter: in sight, though, the general -- inside, though, the general assembly got underway. governor martin o'malley and his democratic house incentive leaders have crafted a new budget agreement that calls for income tax increases on individuals earning over $100,000 households over $150,000. >> we're not trying to come up with fictitious cuts or fictitious revenues. the whole idea, we're here in special session, it's very serious. >> reporter: but maryland's republicans are denouncing any tax increases. house minority leader anthony o'connell tried and

martin o'malley signed the bill in march allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. opponents are collecting signatures to get the issue on the november ballot. in the past maryland voters have usually chosen to expand right rather than limit them. >>> developing tonight fairfax county police are looking for three men who kidnapped a springfield man and took him on a ride he'll never forget. he managed to escape from the trunk of his own car. fox 5's audrey barnes has the story. >> the 22-year-old man was leaving his apartment at 1:30 this morning when he was abducted at gunpoint. he was forced to withdraw money at two different banks before he was finally freed. police say the man was walking out of this apartment in the 6100 block of cumberland avenue when he was approached by three men, one of them with a gun. >> they took him to his own car, a 1998 red honda civic, and they put him in the car. all three of them got in and drove to two separate banks and forced him to withdraw an undisclosed amount of cash. >> reporter: myra guvera lives right next-door to the vic

this is to tidy everything up and also to make martin o'malley, who would like to be president four years from now say look, i got the legislature together but he took a bruising on this as not being an effective leader. >> expansion of gambling is among the key sticking points. some experts believe it will take another session to finalize the issue. >>> president obama is hosting leaders of the world's most powerful economies in maryland at the end ever the week. but russia's president vladimir putin will not be there. he just retook office this month and is declining the president's invitation claiming needs time to appoint a new cabinet. france's new president will be in the spotlight at camp david. francois hollande will be there. >>> a top taliban peace negotiatish was assassinated in kabul over the weekend a gunman in a car useed a pistol with a silencer to shoot him one week before a key nato summit on ending the war in afghanistan. he knew all the big players in pakistan and afghanistan. -- a top taliban peace negotiator was assassinated in kabul over the weekend. >>> the d.c. gua

. >> and at 5:39, governor martin o'malley, hear his response when he got asked about running for president. >>> hello friends. memorial day is here. plenty of barbecues. 70 degrees and it's early. >> sticky. feeling more like independence day. were you out doing any yard work yesterday or anything? >> no. no. i was fighting the flu yesterday. >> good job. our ahere. apparently you -- you're here. apparently you won. i was out 90 minutes working the lawn and it was a heck after workout. >> i was out eating barbecue and it turned out to be just final. >> well played. >>> we have a heat advisory today because the weather service it's early in the season and we may not be used to all this heat and humidity. so we're going to raise the flag and tell you you've got to be careful. noon to 9:00 all the counties in orange surrounding the d.c. and metro regions. we're talking about drinking plenty of fluids, taking it easy, get in the air conditioning. again noon to 9:00 is the hottest part of the day we'll be worried b. your day planner 8:00 mid-70s. by noon we'll get back into mostly sunny skies a

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joining me the democratic governor of maryland, the chairman of governors association martin o'malley and former speaker of the house newt gingrich. great to have you both here and good morning. speaker gingrich, now that you are here and no longer as a candidate, you were here about a year ago declaring your candidacy. where are you in this race? are you unequivocally behind governor romney and do you think he can win? >> oh, sure, given this level of unchltment and this level of deficits it's very likely he will win and you'll see it pull away in september and october. >> what have you learned about mitt romney? >> he's tough. much tougher than i thought. he's a very good organizer, in the end he can organize at a scale that can match obama, i couldn't. i think he's a good study. i think he really, woed hard at understanding when i beat him in south carolina, what he had to do to come back in florida, and so i have substantial respect for his ability as a leader to do the things he has to do to get the jobs done. >> you heard me frame this. who's got the skills? i feel this is a bai

. >> president martin o'malley? it has a ring to it.eculation that the governor is eyeing 2016. >> where he is heading next month that has political loggers a buzz. >> this is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. how much clients will be paying for a share in the social network. >> gov. martin o'malley is generating talk about a possible bid for president in 2016. he is headed to new hampshire. the party talks about the governors were to pass the same- sex marriage law. he has been appearing in a number of national talk shows in the past few months. the governor has brushed off most speculation about presidential ambition. >> let's get to a commitment 2012. after a day of back and forth on major political issues, we're learning more money could be thrown into the mix for a ads.us attacks a going after president obama for his association with reverend wright. romney's response came this afternoon in florida. >> our approach was to make the price more successful. the purpose of the ads are not to describe success and failure bu

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this spring, the maryland legislature passed the same-sex marriage bill and governor martin o'malley immediately signed it into law. but opponents launched a petition drive for a referendum to put the issue before the voters across the state in this november's general election. maryland governor martin o'malley and legislative leaders appeared today to announce a special session next week to take care of unfinished budget business. i asked the governor if he is confident that maryland voters will ratify the same-sex marriage law in light of yesterday's voter in north carolina, banning same-sex unions. >> they've given the opportunity to expand rights more fully to more of our citizens or to limit rights to other people. we have, for the most part, throughout -- or the long arc of our industry, always chose ton expand rights more fully to more people. >> reporter: for years, opponents of gay marriage rallied in annapolis for the traditional approach to marriage. the union between a man and a woman. there were hearings, testimony and debates. this year, maryland's governor sponsored th

martin o'malley bills into lawf this week. they include a 3 budget and tax bills. bills deal with teacher pensions and raising income-tax rates. separate bill requires public keep it on hand in has an allergic reaction. to prince is coming schools andnty workers for the county council a $2.7 billion budget. for increasing school spending 3.1% and using $80 give raises to teachers. the budget includes money for bonuses for nearly all county employees this year. metro leaders approved a new week. this the $2.5 billion plan will help for train and bus operations. preparations for the new silver major rush hour orange line.e metro riders will see fare increases of about 5%. if you are planning on taking this weekend, you are going to want to plan ahead. delays on the red and green lines. the green line, there is no between green belt tautotten. on the red line, trains will between forest glen takoma. red light cameras are bringing big bucks for alexandria. much the city is raking in? new needs and make it to order to the top. >> i do think we will turn up heat a little

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governor martin o'malley called legislators back over the doomsday budget. was triggered when lawmakers failed to reach a deal during the regular session. >> today john edwards eldest daughter will take a stand and be former give descriptions rouse. it is not clear what kids edwards knows about the proposed coverage that will help him. yesterday the attorneys tried to shift the focus for money and sex to the dry details of can pay its -- campaign expenditures. they want to pay the former candidate as a lawyer but not as a criminal. 64 degrees outside. >> straight ahead -- the j.p. morgan mess has capitol hill. politico's ann palmer on the latest fallout. >> another first for the rookie -- and a catcher out of commission. highlights from last night's nats highlights. >> areas of rain, heavy rain [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. lite bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us.

on the november ballot, but just moments after the president made his announcement, governor martin o'malley said that most in maryland agree with obama. o'malley's says he remains confident that voters will allow a gay marriage if the referendum makes the ballot. he says marylanders are likely to expand the rights if given the chance. we would like to know what you think. if it does reach a referendum, how would you vote? >> jurors are deciding the case about a consultant to did the robo call that they said was intended to keep black voters at home. another was convicted on similar charges in november. jayne miller has more. >> they began around 3:00 this afternoon. was it a criminal action, or was it part of the routine business of politics? a lot is on the line for him. if the jury goes his way, maybe, he says, he can get his political consulting business back on track. >> in the political world, all politicians running for cover. i have not done any work and about 20 months. >> state prosecutors asked the jurors to convict him on fraud, for writing election day 2012 robo call that said t

to work for three days for maryland lawmakers after having been called back by martin o'malley. they are expected to take a new budget deal and leaders of both the house and the senate. under these deal, what would be called for in this proposal is a tax increase of people making more than $100,000 or households making more than $150,000. a new proposal on the table includes almost $600 million in further spending cuts than originally proposed that was put forward at the beginning of the regular session back in january. during the regular session lawmakers failed to agree on any type of revenue packet forcing them to pass the doomsday budget including cuts in things like education and public safety with many not happy with that. it's one of the reasons why they're back here for the special session. governor o'malley is confident this will work out. that lawmakers will be able to reach a deal over the next couple of days to get a new budget. one of the issues that they did not take during that regular session was expanding gambling. so that will not been an issue during these thr

heart stent operaaions.in is 3&pboard had substanniil evidence tootake action. p3- 3&&p governor martin o'malley and leading lawmakers will offer a pprview of nnxt week's special legislaaive session during a news ccnference today. he democraticcgovernorr &pagreed to call thh speciall session after the democratic-led legislaaure failee to gree on a - buddet.... triggering more than 5-hundred million dollarr in cuus. the ouse andd senate aae expected to use the session to push throughhan incomm tax increase that would eliminnte the need for the cuts. thh special session beginssmonday.3 "ripley'ss elieve it or not"" is coming toobaltimore, and already thee're featuring something living up tt its name. name. joel dd smith is live - at the inner harborrto show uu where the world famous high wire walker.... nik wallenda, is daring to go ow. good - morning joel d. 3 faaily that's been performing since the 1700's. on wednesday, may , ripley's is bringing world-famous nik wallenda , the kinggoo the & oncc-in-a-lifetime feat. wallenda will walk a hhgh wire from the new odditorium out over the harbor crane

martin o'malley and lawmakers laid out the legislative plans. in order to avoid the so-called "doomsday budget," people making $100,000 a year or more will be paying more to ogle sam. the special session will last three days. >> we have an inside look at the next leap forward in technology controlled by your eyes. >> as chris van cleve shows us, your eyes may be your guide from everything from computers to cars. >> market research uses these glasses to see what a shopper sees, from the first glance to a lingering days, to the point where the product is picked. quit>> something caught your eye. we want to understand what that is. >> this technology is determining how everything is packaged and sold. the technology is shaping our website you use every day are laid out. microsoft used it to design window's seven. that is just the beginning. >> it will be busy then -- more revolutionary than touch. >> they make the glasses and a laptop you can operate with your eyes. >> you can flip between applications by just looking. >> check this out -- i am pla

martin o'malley legalized same-sex marriage. marriage opponents are organizing efforts to get it placed on the ballot this of member. >> we now know that the comments of security committee will be holding hearings on the prostitution scandal. >> this is a heartbreaking incident. and really dangerous incident. and we really have to make sure that it does not happen again. >> the committee will be asking questions as well as the acting inspector general of the department of homeland security. the committee wants to find at if investigators have learned of other misconduct. >> breaking news in a scandal surrounding jpmorgan chase. "the wall street journal" is reporting that three high- ranking executives are leaving their jobs this week after costing the company two billion dollars. the ceo says they are expecting responsibility. >> they made a terrible egregious mistake and there is no excuse for it. we took for too much risk. the strategy we had was barely monitored. it should never have happened. >> jpmorgan c o jamie diamond sa

. >> remember the political maps between martin o'malley and bob ehrlich and the discussion on fees? this week. the special session marks the third time that democrat o'malley and his administration have pushed through significantly higher taxes and fees. during a previous special session in the fall of 2007, legislators approved a plan to increase the state sales tax. it went from 5 to 6%. the corporate income tax was also increased from 7% to 8.25%. the so-called millionaire's income tax has passed although an expired three years later. the tolls went up at the bridges and tunnels by record amounts. told that the key bridge, for a mechanic, and the tunnell jumped from $2 to $3 and will rise to $4 next year. the toll went from $2 of the cents to $4 and will rise to $6 in 2013. also vehicle type -- title fees rose. the liquor tax increase from 6% to 9%. the special session is expected to produce an income tax hike for individuals making more than $100,000 and couples making more than 150,000. it will be added to a big fee increase. this doubles july 1. >> change maryland which bills i

a spokeswoman for governor martin o'malley said the house and senate leaders have agreed to a special session the week of may 14. this is video from a bill signing session yesterday. no word if lawmakers will also take up a plan to expand gambling in the state. >>> 6:04. jessica doyle is watching your money and your privacy. >> something else important came out of the governor's bill signing yesterday. >> remember several weeks back we add all been talking about this story, potential bosses asking of people applying for jobs for their facebook passwords. governor martin o'malley signed a law making it the first state denying employers to ask for passwords. the washington examiner reports that the bill signing comes just over a year after the maryland department of public safety and correctional services stopped its own practice of asking officers to provide log-in information for facebook or other social media websites. >>> you're not going to be able to find the kindle at target. they're facing out the e-reader this spring. it coincides with the discount store planning to open smalle

responsible when we left withou a final product.al >> reporter: that product, now heads to governor martin o'malley for his final signature governor o'malley issued aey statement congratulating theth legislature on their completion. this might not be the last time we see this legislature, brian. democratic leaders left the doo open to deal with campbelling this -- gambling this summer.t. >>> a howard university hospitau workni certificate fightinger charges of says patient'ss ofpersonal details. indictments say this she sold patient names and socials ansecurity numbers.se if convicted she faces ten year in prison. the hospital says it regrets the incident. >>> the apparents and friends od -- parents and friends of ex- ex-gay's groups is suing.is the group known at p fox sentx flyers home claiming that people can choose to be heterosexual standpoint of gay. they claim the superintendent called the message reprehensible and dee brotherly.an the district said they had no choice but to he put out the flyers.ye >>> the government key witnesser in the trial of roger clemens said he has lied before about

. >> martin o'malley and the two top legislative leaders unveiled their plan for next week was the special session. in order to avoid the doomsday budget with $500 million in cuts, they plan to pass some tax increases. people making $100,000 or more will face increases. the three day special session begins on monday. >> everybody likes to debate their commute, which ones are the longest for worst. on the matter we may finally have an answer. the blue line is the worst commute. the blue line had the worst on- time performance of all five lines of the past five the -- over the last year there were on schedule only 88% of the time. >> still to come, we will hear what occupiers had to say to the nation's second largest bank. >> the battle continues over public land in potomac. that story coming up. ♪ ♪ [ mmale announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you'rere choosing..

one of the names already being mentioned, maryland governor martin o'malley. his appearance on "meet the press" this sunday, o'malley answered a question about his future. >> i haven't thought that far. i mean, i'm focused on what i'm doing now, this is doing everything in my power to elect democratic governors like tom bare n barrett in wisconsin. >> newt gingrich did have advice for o'malley should he decide run -- raise a lot of money. >>> we have breaking news. tropical storm beryl made landfall, hitting the northeastern coast of florida near jacksonville. we have more on the storm. >> reporter: good morning. no significant damage or reports of injuries. it's a storm that could bring a foot of rain in spots, and the strongest recorded tropical storm to hit the u.s. in may in over sanchry. before making landfall, tropical storm beryl had trees falling in savannah, georgia, massive trees began that to see fall sunday afternoon. some on to power lines, others on to vehicles and home. the storm hit southeast coast of florida about five hours ago. it's weakened

. >>> governor martin o'malley had a busy day signing those laws. they have agreed to hold a special session. lawmakers will be called back to annapolis on may the 14th to make changes to a budget that in left unchanged who leave the state with $500 million in cuts. miller says he believes the special session could be wrapped up within a day or two. >>> and mitt romney is one step closer to his party's nomination after newt gingrich announced that his bid for the presidency is over. he was joined by his wife and he is ready to throw his support behind nominee mitt romney. gingrich will continue to push scek -- conservative ideas [ mosquitoes buzzing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] repel mosquitoes without spraying your skin. try off! clip-on repellant. in minutes, its fan surrounds you, head to toe with effective odorless protection. whether it's at a game, enjoying family, or just relaxing, repel mosquitoes away without a spray. off! clip-on. keeps bugs off. sc johnson. a family company. off! clip-on. keeps bugs off. >>> before we go here's kelly. >>> for

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. >> it is official, martin o'malley has called a special session. the goal at this time is to avoid the doomsday budget $500 million in automatic cuts. it could not come to a deal last month but they are now making headway. >> we are on storm watch tonight as we look at storms that could arrive by the time you wake up in the morning. bob wright joins us with the mechanics backed. >> we have had the last couple of mornings with showers and even a rumble of thunder. tomorrow morning maybe a little bit different. this is how much rain fell. that was really in the early morning hours at germantown and around washington, but especially southern maryland. but the on live doppler right now. let's get our north. a line of showers and nasty storms coming through pennsylvania. tomorrow morning maybe your time for people and no. the maryland. we are into a similar pattern. i will tell the about that. also, i will tell the amazing things people said about thunderstorms and facebook. >> new at 11:00giii -- egiii and now capitol's fever. tonight of course the ver

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and they're wondering if maryland governor martin o'malley will be involved. nce on "meet the press" on sunday, david gregory asked o'malley if he has presidential aspirations. >> i haven't even thought that far. i mean, i'm focused on what i'm doing now, which is doing everything in my power to help elect democratic governors like tom barrett in wisconsin. >> newt gingrich did have a little advice for o'malley should he decide to run for president -- raise a lot of money. >>> opponents of same-sex marriage say they will meet a key deadline this week as they try to get maryland's new law on the november ballot. the november marriage alliance says it has more than the nearly 19,000 signatures needed by thursday. from there, the group must gather another 37,000 signatures by june 30 to force a referendum. >>> people came from out of state to protest the sunday service of a controversial pastor. demonstrators lined the streets in the town of newton, north carolina, on sunday to condemn statements made by pastor charles wuerly. earlier this month he called for gay

today, after months of squabbling, governor martin o'malley, and senate president and house leader agree on tax hikes. gigi barnett is live in the newsroom with more on what happens next. >> reporter: the governor and the state's leading lawmakers have come up with a budget plan they expect to get approved during a three-day session, next-- special session, next week. the budget includes an income tax hike on people who make more than $100,000. the increases would affect about 16% of marylanders. the general assembly was not able to agree on a spending plan during the regular 90-day session. triggering a doomsday budget, with $90 million in cuts. now, they argue a special session is not worth the cost to taxpayers, and the state should just accept the default budget. >> reporter: a special session would cost about $25,000 per day. hear from the governor and other leaders, coming up all new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> clouds dominated the sky for most of the day. but the sun is out now. and nick wolinda is getting ready for his inner harbor, high-wire stunt. you can see the wire is hooked up to

governor martin o'malley is calling on democrats to attend. meanwhile, the president's republican arrival -- rival is receiving a big endorsement. rick santorum is throwing his support behind mitt romney. >>> stay with wjz for complete campaign coverage, 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the candidates and the issues. >>> some light rain arrives in maryland. outside tonight, it's humid and cloudy. how long will these conditions last? wjz is live at first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the showers. we'll start inside with bob. >> it's been spotty and rather light. take a quick look at radar. there's still a few batches of light rain moving across the region. most of it now to the east of us am but there will be more rain in the light variety, from time to time. if you're heading out to the game tonight, could rain just a little bit across the region. take a look temperature-wise right now. it's been pretty much in the upper 60s and low 70s. and that's where we're probably going to stay at

the calls told them not to go to the polls because governor martin o'malley and president obama were already successful. the calls were placed on behalf of republican challenger robert you are lick. federal judge agreed with dogginess her and ordered consultant julia henson to pay a $1 million fine. >>> people living in the districts ward five will have a voice on the city council again because kenya will be sworn into office today. the democrat won the special election to fill the seat of harry thomas junior. he was forced from office after he pled guilty to stealing money from the city. he will spend three years in prison. >>> the public viewing of chuck brown has to be cut short last night. police cleared a crowd at about 8:30. they didn't want anyone becoming injured in the storm. which we're moving through that area. thousands of people visited the howard theater yesterday to pay their respects and to pay attribute to the god father of go go music. chuck brown died two weeks ago. and the scene outside the theater actually resembled a street party. something people say chuck brow

governor martin o'malley says the session will be held may 14th. it will last three days. lawmakers need to make changes to a budget that left the state with $500 million in cuts. the budget process fell apart last month, when lawmakers failed to pass an income tax increase, which would have prevented the cuts. >>> more on the funeral services planned for junior seau. >> seau's family says they will donate his brain to research for repetitive head injuries. the medical examiner's office ruled his death a suicide. it appears to be a self- inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. the family and other nfl players are worried the suicide may have been prompted by the brain disease, cte. it occurs when a person suffers multiple concussions. seau's doctors are hoping that doctors will be able to confirm that, once they finish researching his brain. >>> sad news from the world of music tonight. adam yowch of the beef beast -- of the beastie boys has died. his representatives confirmed he died in new york, after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. he was also known as mca. he was

governor martin o'malley wants the legislature to okay a new budget deal which would increase taxes on certain people, but to no avail the republicans have been trying to block that deal. >> reporter: this is maryland's appropriations committee, the last stop for the governor's budget deal before it moved on to the house of delegates. trying to put the brakes on that deal are republicans like tony mcconkey who proposed an amendment to control how any new tax dollars are spent, but just as quickly democrats and the majority sent the republicans' amendment to a quick defeat, 19-6. >> the bills that we have before us are the administration's bills. >> reporter: soon after the full house took up governor martin o'malley's budget including those income tax hikes on individuals making over $100,000 households over 150,000. democrats say they're taxes will prevent $500 million in cuts scheduled for july 1st including school funding and state worker layoffs, but democrats also had to defend the deal against critics who say it is different from what they originally proposed. >> not necessarily.

2010 governor's race and went to rob for republican bob ehrlich in his rematch with democrat martin o'malley picture except he rode the now infamous robocalls that was sent to more than 100,000 voters in the city and prince george's county. prosecutors say the call used fraud to suppress the black vote and by suggesting the race was over before the polls closed. >> they are saying you cannot register people to vote unless they are in person, or we need additional id. that is oppression. political campaigning is simply trying to get your voters to the poll and have the other guy stay home. >> julius henson says it was not his called. he said the was only an adviser to the early campaign and that no decision making authority bge he had note decisionmaking authority in the bob ehrlich campaign. -- he had no decision making authority. >> an aide to former governor bob ehrlich today said he did not know whether henson had been paid. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the prosecution rested today in the trial of the brothers accused of beating a black teen while patrolling for the of the park's jur

political consultant was hired by former governor bob ehrlich in his failed bid against governor martin o'malley in 2010.on tuesddy.. a recording of the election night robocall henson is charged with creating was played for jurors. the robocall suggested o'malley had aaready won. prosecutors say it waa an attempt to supress black voter turnout... but henson disagrees. disagrees. 3incue: the purpose of the call outcue: they did exactly that 3 thatlast year... former aide to ehrlich... paul schurick was convicted on siiilar charges. you can hear everything henson has to sayy.. go to fox baltimore dot com... slash raw nees. attorreys for two brothers baltimore teen during a - community-watch patrol in december 20-10 ...will present their defense todayyattorneyy for avi and eli werdeeheim requested an early end to the trial tuesday... but a judge denied it... saying there was enough evidence to support the charges. the wife of a former top aide to john edwards was back on the stand tuesday... in the cheri young defended takkng a video of the house and items belonging to edwards' pregnant mistress in

maryland governor martin o'malley sits down with former on n-b-c's "meet the press."ch capiia during his timeein 3 massaahusstts.buu gingrich says romney's job creation experience will speak more to voters innthe faal..e says president obama's track record wiil be working against him during this year's election. "this is why obama is gonna phve a hard time this fall. he can't fight over jobs because can't fight over debt because he's increasing it." was at bain capital or as governor of massachhsettt, it's not a record of reducing debt, it'ssof increasing debtt pot a record of increasing private job creation, but actuully have the 47th out of 50 staaes in terms of the worst job creation..." creation..."mitt omney's time at bain capital is a central theme of presidden obama's campaign against the former governor. it seemed like great day out there.but it's the kind of ddy that could be dangerous for certain people. people.the high temperatures, combined with high pollution.....aused the maryland departmenn of the envvronmenn to issue a code orange air qualityy urging t

governor martin o'malley hosted a group who submitted an entry for the first every -- first- ever contestghlighted maryland onto printers and small business owners. coming out on top was gb wallace, and beer giver. they do show it on their smart phone to the bartender and then is taken off their tab. >> 81 tomorrow, a chance for thunderstorms and evening, but that is it. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today!