if gooernor o'malley has his wwy. fund transportation.megan to gglliland is live with more n why the governor is runninn out of time though. good morning patrice,we're entering he final days of the session... wiih rising gas prices... governor o'malley's plan to phase-in a gas tax has been eehaustee.so now hees asking lawmakers... to conssder raising the sales tax... ...from 6 to 7-percent.it's pxxected to generage moreethan 600 illion dollars a year.the governor says all of that new revvnue would go directly to transportation projects.it's a plea that comes after a national transportation research group identified 40 critical road projects in need of full funding.an idea drawing mixed reaction. (fry) "because it will create economic growth in the statt, it will help relieve pressures on the general fund."(ready) ""ou knowwthis economy that we have, we hopp it's recovering but it's recovering very slowly if at all so the last disproportionally hurts families."as monday's adjournment of the 20-12 session creeps in... s

buu o'malley was at's - cleaaly pushing for some additional tax hikes.n.. o'malley is pointing the finger at other democrat leadees in thh house and senatt. < "i think that the overnor was working for speciil innerest and ... not the job that he was sent to do." "ww had aa aggeement ... that they it's estimated that a special session could cost taxpayerr about 30-thousand bucks ddy. and there's no telllng how longgit could last.melinda roeder... fox 45 news at 5:00 even... procrastinators ...are out of time / ááyouráá... taxes... arr due today. in... maryland, .../ about... 75-%...// of... filers.../ file... online,.../ áásoáá traditional ptops ... like... the post office...// don't exppct ...to be .../ very busy tonight..../ ááthisáá main branch... downtown .../ on... fayette street.../ will... untill.. 9...///. áátheáá state comptroller... says.../ one million... marrlanders p../ still.... haven't...// filed.../ ááandáá... the... state's... willinn to work ...with you.../ 2820 trust me, for those folks having a hard time &pafter are those rich folks -

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o'malley will meet with house speaker michael bush and senate president mike miller. the general assembly needs to finish work on the fiscal 2013 budget after key parts of the budget package failed during the recent legislative session. o'malley said he will not call a special session unless there is a consensus on a budget plan. senate president mike miller suggested a budget compromise that reworks the proposed tax increase for marylanders. now some say a gambling bill held everything up. miller says the legislator probably need a day or two to reconvene and finish work. o'malley expects the meeting to be limited to public safety, education and the triple a bond rating and finishing the budga tax increase package with the budget, the legislature ended up with a fiscal year 2013 doomsday budget with more than 500 million dollars in cuts. the meeting between the governor and legislative leaders is expected to happen at 8 this morning in annapolis. sherrie johnson, abc2 news.>> and we will let you know the outcome of the meeting. head to abc2news.com. we are late break

o'malley will meet with house speaker michael bush and senate president mike miller. the general assembly needs to finish work on fiscal 2013 budget after key parts of a budget package failed during the legislative session. o'malley said he will not call for a special session unless there's a consensus on a budget plan. senate president mike miller suggested a budget compromise that reworks the proposed tax increase for marylanders. now some say a gambling bill held everything up. miller says the legislative session probably needs a day or two to reconvene and finish its work. o'malley says he expects today's meeting to be limited to public safety, education, the state's aaa bond rating and finishing the budget work. without a tax increase package with the budget, the legislature ended up with a fiscal year 2013 doomsday budget with more than $500 million in cuts. the meeting between the governor and legislative leaders is expected to happen at 8 this morning in annapolis. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time 5:03. today some legislators will discuss the general

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

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

. >>> o'malley for president. the governor won't talk about his future political plans. but that's not stopping others from speculating. >> and a cool and wet wednesday evening. stick around for the updated forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> light rain and 51 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. climbing the ladder. 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 t

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on fox 45 morning news, governor o'malley outlined what didn't happen in &pannapolis.ook aim at thhe governor. (tuesday, last daa of session bin)) &p(1:00:58) "the governor has &pdo. we've been talking about a sales taxx gas tax, we have to start all over again...." but the governor blames lawmakers....and a last minute maryland. (2::5) g in - (o'malley) "personally, whether we have six slots or five slots doesn't matter to our childrens future with our neeedd for public safety and &ppublic education." (governor naas national show) p the governor has been criticiied for spending more pssues. (4:58) "i - haven't spent tto seconds or threeeseconds worrying about 2016 or running for nats national show) (5:04) "i've been all over the business of this general assembly...." now, he'll decide whether to call the general assembly back to &pannapolis or some un-finishe business. jeff abell, fox 45 news t ttn. the... governor .../ plans... to meet... next &pweek.../ with leaders.../ of... maryland's... house and senate &p...// p here's... ur question of the daa, .../ is... the g

governor martin o'malley and first lady katie o'malley will be attending tonight's premiere screening in annapolis. it follows five students. a town hall discussion on the effects of bullying in maryland schools will follow the film. >>> american stiewntzs seem to be falling behind when it comes to science. and that can jeopardize our economy and national security. now, as jessica kartalija reports, the new exhibit is encourage encouraging kids to take an interest in science. >> reporter: creating future scientists, one dpbt at a time. >> you could do stuff that you never done before. >> reporter: congressman dutch ruppersberger, helping to launch the new stem exhibit at port discovery, called nano fabulous. kids learn how scientists discover and invent. >> technology is so important to the future of our country. and our younger generations needle to learn math, science, physics. and hopefully some of these children who were here today will be influenced by having fun and learning technology. >> they are truly very excited about science. they are excited about learning. and they know

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martin o'malley was on hand with 60 business leaders from maryland and india. back in december cut state leaders met with indian chambers of commerce to talk about ways to trade and bring investment. >> we believe the relationship between people of india and the people of the u.s. will be the defining relationship of our times. and in maryland, we want to lead in that relationship. >> there are 3000 businesses in the state of maryland owned by indian americans. our trade with the nation of india has grown by 70% in the last seven years. >> a big day in the race for the white house today. mitt romney is expected to sweep five presidential primaries, which would solidify the status as they presumptive nominee. >> this 2-year-old and her family have had a tough year, but have gotten some support from a center in towson. details coming up. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the c

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ii governor o'malley has his way.nsportation.megan gilliland is liveewith morr on why the governor is running out of timeethough. good morning patrice,we're entering the final days of the 20-12 session... with rising gas prices... governor o'mmlley's plan to phase-in a gas tax has been exhausted.so now he's asking lawmakers... to conssder raising the sales tax... ...from 6 to 7-percent.it's expected to generate more than 600 million dollars a year.tte governor says all of that new revenue would go directly to transportation projeets.it's a plea that comes after a national transportation research group identified 40 critical road ppojects in need of full funding.still it's drawing mixed reaction. (fry) "because it will create jobs, it is important for eccnomic growth in the state, it will help relieve pressures on the general fund."(ready) "you know this economy that we have, we hope it's recovering but it's recovering very slowly if at all so the last thing ww should do is another tax increase that pisproportionnlly h

o'malley said he won't call for a special session unless there's a conas soon asous on a budget plan. mike miller suggested a budget compromise but actually -- but reworked the tax increase for marylanders. some say a gambling bill held everything up. miller says the legislature probably needs a day or two to reconvene and finish the work. o'malley expects today's meeting to be limited to public safety, education and the state's aaa bond rating and finishing the budget work. without passing a tax increase package with the budget, the legislature ended up with a fiscal year 2013 doomsday budget with more than 500 million dollars in cuts. the meeting between the governor and legislative leaders is he speced to happen at 8 -- expected to happen at 8 this morning in annapolis. sherrie johnson. >>> keep an eye out on the latest with abc 2 news.com. late breaking developments on the story throughout the morning and we will keep you updated on everything we know when it becomes available. >>> pretile hearings resume for bradley manning but not without heavy outcry. he is accused of leaking c

all of it will have to be figured out before governor o'malley calls a special session. reporting live, i'm pat warren. now, back to you. >> pat, thank you. >>> the governor has said, he wants to be sure there is a deal before he calls lawmakers back to annapolis. >>> a drought watch is in effect for eastern maryland. the department of the environment is asking people to conserve water on the eastern shores of maryland because ground water is at a low. no sign of rain relief. just a bright and sunny end to the workweek. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have more. >> let's take a look at this latest drought map. this comes from the national weather service. take a look at the state of maryland. right now, the entire eastern shore. let's go to that drought. can we see that? no. okay. well, i can tell you that the eastern shore in delaware is under what we call a severe drought, west of the bay. it's called abnormally warm, dry conditions. and that's what's going to continue, at least the next several days, because we

means drastic cuts are imminent unless the govvrnor orders lawmakers back to funding lan. (2:00) (o'malleyd &pdone by the budget most will reccgniie its not their bestt work. i opp we can get it tt" ttgether." the governor says he'll meet with leaders week to figureeout what mooe to make next. governor .../ o'maaley's... expecttd to sign into laww../ two.../ key... environmental bills. one.../// "flush tax"... pn.../ hommowners../ from... 30... to ..60-dollars.../.áátheeá baltimore city... and... area counties.../ &p to... charge another fee ...// .../ clean-up...///. (amato) "putting a funding source in place is critical too maintaaning what we havv so we can take care of our city's infrastructure and to meet those clean water mandates." mandates."critics say... the bill.... allows... the city nd counties...// to... charge... whatever they decide whether a reeerendum on - the ddeam act wwll appear on the ggneral election ballot ttis fall. fall. a judge ruled to allow a refeeenduu... after oppooents &plaunched a petition drrve against the measure... which provides in-state tuition for ille

. >> republicans blamed it on govern nor o'malley. >> you have a governor running around here every other day releasing a new tax proposal, a sales tax increase, any manner of tax increases, it was dilatory. it was taking people's focus off of what we should have been focused on. these folks are really out of control, really. >> leaving the governor to try and figure out whether to call a special session to restore some of the cuts. >> i'm going to talk to the speaker and i'm going to talk to the senate president. there was 90 days to work all of this out. >> governor o'malley will hold a bill signing later this morning to sign the bills that did pass here. he may talk at that time a little bit more about whether 6fl >>> the only person who bought a ticket in illinois has not claimed their prize. we'll stream the conference on our website. and if you go and click on the slide show inside the story there's a link. you can have that streaming live. you can also go to our abc 2 news mobile app and download it there as well to see the news conference. back to you. >>> all right. well, today

. >> 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

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governor o'malley weighing in on this a few hours ago.il to protect the priorities that allow our state forward and be a state with an increasingly higher skills in our workforce, a higher level of .ducation for our kids that is not in keeping with what our state expect of their legislature. >> there may be another way for to get this measure back on table. governor o'malley could call a session, bringing the generalck to begin the discussion again. the governor has not said or not he would do that. with all this just still needs tot, to leaders of both chambers making any decisions brianne carter. , abc 7 news. county policege's investigating a deadly police involved shooting. this happened last night along in landover.d an officer chased a suspect and caught him and a confrontation followed. e suspect,r tased th removed the prongs and handgun. a that's when the officer fatally shot him. the officer is on routine leave. police looking into whether be filed inld with the accidental shooting death of a young boy in clinton. old shot himsel

governor o'malley says he wants to call a special legislative session as soon as possible. he won't call one until they have reached a conconsensus. >>> there's more fallout from the prostitution scandal. the actions taken on three workers. >>> we've all heard we only use 10% of our brain power. now that myth is being debunked. how much you really use. >>> the rain has moved out. what's in store. we've got "weather & traffic on th >>> a nationally renowned civilian rights activist is retiring. karen is retiring as the president. she was honored for her decades of work as a champion for diversity not only for this country but for corporations and tv networks including this one and as we saw, we were laughing along. the roasts were rt funny and some of the jokes we couldn't tell on the air as well. she's been a pioneer and champion not for the asian community but i think the entire community when it comes to civil rights and diversity. >> and sometimes the nicest honors are the ones where they can post a little fun at you. >> she's amazing. >>> 5:11 is our time right now, and

. >>> right now, governor o'malley is considering a special edition of the general assembly. but as political reporter pat warren explains, some maryland lawmakers say not so fast. >> silencing the voice of doom. >> there is no doomsday budget. there's a default budget. the only doomsday that looms out there is if we're called back into special session. >> at which point, say house republicans, it's the taxpayers who will be doomed. >> you don't know what you're going to get. >> reporter: the so-called doomsday budget requires $512 million in cuts because the general assembly didn't raise taxes. >> there's been no cut in the budget in maryland at all for the last seven years. >> reporter: but the voice of the opposition may be dropped out by warnings of cuts to education and public safety. >> it's part of the incredible spend to get up anxiety amongst the citizens. but it is a lie. and our leaders ought to quit lying to the citizens of this state. >> reporter: governor o'malley says he won't call a special session unless there is a consensus between the house and leadership.

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

telling governor o'malley, we can't afford another billion dollars in spending. and a special session is not the answer to get maryland's economy moving. >> reporter: well, governor o'malley has said he will not order a special session until he's sure there's a consensus so they can get in there and get the business taken care of this time that they were not able to get done during the session. reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you on tv hill. >> all right. thank you, pat. the budget takes effect july 1st. >>> the sun is finally peeking out after a cloudy day. live look outside now. cooler temperatures as well. any rain moving this way? wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are keeping a close eye on live doppler radar. bob? >> side night's rain was really not much to speak of, unfortunately. most places fell less than a tength of an inch. there's more rain possible, late, late tonight. take a look at radar. out to the west, a bunch of showers and thundershower activity across indiana. down into kentuck

o'malley joined our studios this morning to talk about the budget. >> what we need to revisit is the framework of the compromise we thought we had on the final leg. there are some who say we ran out of time and others who say we veteran of trust -- we ran out of trust. we need to focus on a budget that is balanced, that protect our priorities and allows us to keep maryland moving forward so that we can put this recession in our review mirror. >> if lawmakers cannot make any budget deal, budget cuts will go into effect in july. we will have reaction to the governor's comments tonight at 5:00. baltimore county has managed to balance its $1.65 million budget, and it comes without tax increases, lay-ups, or service cuts. even while staring down a loss of state aid and tax revenue, the county executive says his spending proposal is ballots thanks to labor concessions, early retirement programs, and other consolidations. he says difficult decisions lie ahead when it comes to pension reforms. a baltimore city homeless shelter started the morning without power and cannot stay open without el

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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

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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

martin o'malley joined in special groundbreaking at the facility that will offer forms of cancer therapy to target tumors and reduce damage to other organs. >> this will be particularly beneficial in patients who have tumors that are surrounded by critical organs, such as the long, heart, or brain. >> this is expected to be completed in 2014 and will offer treatment to as many as 2000 cancer patients per day. it is ever a serious injury, you may be better getting to a hospital by helicopter instead of an ambulance. researchers at university of maryland school of medicine compare the effectiveness of a helicopter to grant emergency services. if they were given a helicopter ride to a top-level trauma center were more likely to survive and this included more than two under 23,000 trauma patients and those were blown to the hospital had a 16% higher survival rate. the number of a acl injuries has grown over 400% in just the last 10 years. the problem is that today's youth athletes are overdoing it especially if they are playing one sport year round. that causes repetitive trauma to the muscl

-- 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 we are using science based man

. >>> 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

you are lick ran against o'malley. he tricked voters into not voting saying o'malley around won the election. peter nichols addressing comments made by marion berry. a news talk this morning. he said the comments were out of line and that the council should have done more. >> where were these self-refuted politicses when this happened? why isn't a councilmember coming out saying to barry, that's bad to insult our asian community and we say it's absolutely outrageous. >> in the past week barry has made racist remarks about the asian community. he has since apologized. >> president obama doesn't officially start his re-election campaign until this weekend, but today he began by reaching out to labor unions. he spoke to them this morning focusing on america's infrastructure and he pointed the finger at republicans saying they repeatedly vote against initiatives to create construction jobs. >> well, today the one world trade center will mark a milestone. it will become the tallest building in new york city. take a look at

governor o'malley will speak at the meeting and lowery has been in the position in delaware since 2009 and is known for leading delaware to be the first state in the federal race to the top of a grant. lowery will start on july 1st. >>> transportation secretary raylahood will hold news conference on a a new initiative aimed at teen driving and distraction. they will look at what happens when teens get behind the wheel and knowingly distract themselves. >>> the backwater waste treatment plant is going green. today the mayor along with other officials unveil a solar renewal energy project. the ribbon cutting will take place at 10:30 this morning. that ceremony will take part in celebrate the addition of solar energy power to produce sustainable clean energy for baltimore. >>> governor o'malley is addressing leaders from india and married at business forum in baltimore. members of the indian chamber of commerce will be attending this event. it's the largest and oldest apex business organization and represents leaders in life sciences, and technology and renewable energy. maryland and indi

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

governor o'malley is meeting with the leaders to talk about redistricting. they need to finish work after key parts of the budget package failed. now owe male says he won't call for a -- o'malley says he won't call for a special session unless there's consensus on a budget plan. >>> pretrial hearings will continue for a private who leaked documents through wikileaks. supporters with the occupy of the transport of justice are going to be hold . department of justice are going to be holding vigil in manning's hon aor. >>> the witness for the prosecution is taking the stand in the john edwards trial. he pretended the baby watts his. and edwards is charged with using illegal campaign donations to cover up an affair. >>> meantime, the defense presents an opening argument today and the -- in the retrial of roger clemens. he is accused of lying to congress when he said he never used steroids or human growth hormones. the prosecutor told the juror during the opening argument very maniens has told lies to cover up other lies. co-- he could get 30 years in prison. >>>

o'malley calls the ruling quote a strange decision. he says because of that law, the state has been better able to protect its citizens. >>> homeland security secretary janet napolitano says there was no risk to president obama as a result of the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. but she calls the behavior of those involved inexcusable and an investigation is still going on. >> we are going to get to the bottom of this. we are going to make sure that standards in training if they -- need to be tightened up are tightened. and we have moved with great speed to deal in a disciplinary fashion with the 12 agents involved. >> napolitano was testifying today before the senate judiciary committee about all of this. >>> a man's mother says she's lividded with the transportation security administration. tsa after what happened at the wichita airport. michelle braiden mire was taking her two children through security last week when she set off the alarm. while she was getting further screenings her 4-year-old daughter ran to her gr

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governor o'malley is scheduled to take part in a ribbon cutting for a new company. >>> students in fredrickounty 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, what they need to be doing. right now we have dwayne henderson from h and r block. you've been here all morning long, answering lots of questions for us. good morning, dwayne, thanks for being here. >>> good morning. r

they're going to be urge governor o'malley to call a special session. if not called the doomsday budget will go into effect on july 1s and that could in result in $50 million in cuts to the university of maryland which could lead to drastic tuition increases. >>> in baltimore city now a call to find more money for public schools at a hearing at city hall. there was talk about raying the bottle box to five they wants -- tax toffy cents. now let's hear from -- to five cents, now let's hear from a teacher and also a mother who just put her children into city schools. >> and we have schools that look and feel like prisons. it is unacceptable. >> when i put my five cents in, it's for my hope for baltimore city that this is the first step to a changed baltimore. >> now the other side says they want better schools as well but city schools are hurting and they want the city to play fair. >> it's a $1.4 billion industry within these city limits. it is no different than underarmor whost a $1.3 billion industry thesy city seems to -- the city seems to bend over ba

how and no ao fund the state'ssbudgt budget.governor o'malley joins dissuss what happens next.orninn. ((break 6)) the ggneral assembly ends it's 90--ay session with a balanced budget .. but nn pay to pay for it. the midniiht deadline monddy came and wnt without an agreement &pon a tax plln that would rais enough revenue to avoid drastic cuts. lawmakers are calling on a special session to inish sorttng things out... the governor has yet to call one. (((pat))) governor martin o''alley joins us this will happenngoing forward. 3 coming up ...our talkkwith governor o'mmlley contiiues.... p you're watching fox 45 morning news.. ll local.. all orning. ((brrak 7)) ((bump in)) (((pat)))( we are back with goverror martin oomalley .. talking about the state here. here we go from 3 comingguu n ourr8 o'clock hour...the life of ob marley... coold you be loved nats nats where and when you an catch the new docuuentary on the out. you're d the chari3 3 youtube nats pats a disturbing new trend... among teens.why a soocalled "cinammon challlnge" is the nternet... and the serious health problems..

o'malley, a jesuit. he said the emmer rick-brentano papers are perhaps best treated as devout fiction or well intentioned frauds. that's how her original writings evolved and were added to. so that has to be said in connection with this. >> that's right, he's drawing from all sorts of resources, he's drawing from med evil passion plays, i think he's drawing from the tradition of the horror movie, i think he's drawing from the action adventure movies, there's all sorts of sources that we see here. >> let me give you a real question here on what image may be emerging. some viewers have said that the brutalization of death and jesus leave, for revenge, could we say the new image of jesus as the savior, demands or at least inspires venn jennings, we feel victims of the terrorists of 9/11 and 311 and want revenge, we see jesus as another innocent and he's brute alized and have this feeling of revenge, is that at work here? >> i think absolutely. one part might have book is these track things in the united sta

. >>> 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 was on hand. lowry was the first for delaware. and she replaces interim state secretary bernard sandusky. >>> sun is out. but still a little cooler than it usually is this time of year. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are updating the first warning weather for us. here's bob. >>> we have a couple of sprinkles and a couple of showers that have popped up to our north and northwest, and also to the northeast, as can you see. still possible between now and about 7:30 or so, a few folks might see a brief shower before it clears out. temperature-wise, around the region, we are at 61 degrees now. orc land, only at 43. the most of the snow that fell yesterday is pretty much gone. most of it, at least. 55 in ocean city. and a warmer 62 down in pax river. but today's temps are running, as you can see, 10, 15, 16 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. so yesterday was extremely chilly day for the end of april. but we had all of that rain. speaking of rain. and those numbers they keep addi

. >>> governor o'malley will be talking about an initiative to partner maryland's leading academic institutionsomising technology. o'malley will be meeting with entrepreneurs and university as and business leertds at the baltimore technicallal center today. the governor is scheduled to speak at the maryland professional firefighters spring convention that afternoon at the baltimore hilton hotel. >>> the state's top court has agreed to decide if maryland's dream act will be on the ballot this fall. now, the court of appeals said this week it's going to hear casa day maryland's appeal to the judge's decision to allow a referendum on the 2010 law. the court scheduled arguments for jeup 12th. the measure was designed to serve college tuition discounts from certain illegal immigrants. the court blocked the law last year from getting signatures on a petition. >>> around 10:00 in the morning, the national cherry blossom festival parade will be under way. the parade includes floats, marching bands and balloons, entertainers include debbie gibson and hot air cologne from the voice. also the finalists fr

governor o'malley's flush tax got approved, doubling the rate from $30 to $60 a year. a bill to limit septic systems to reduce pollution in the chesapeake bay also passed. >>> finally we'll get answers about who won the mega millions lottery. there will be a news conference at 8:00. someone claimed their piece of the jackpot yesterday. the winner wants to remain anonymous. last week mcdonald's employee merla dm i wilson had the winning ticket, then she says she lost it. we asked if she found, and she said, "i can't tell you." the jackpot was the largest jackpot in history. if they take the lump sum, the person in question, each of the three winners will receive $158 million before taxes. we want to know if you would remain anonymous or if you would come forward. let us know on "news4 today's" facebook package. >>> this morning firefighters in the area are on guard. parts of maryland, virginia, and west virginia under a reds flag warning from noon until 8:00 today. the dry and behiwindy weather hd push this forest fire in new jersey. milar fires have popped up from rich

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