through the area this evening.. evening..meteorologist tony pagnotti joins us now. tony. what do the skies look like ? ? it s a high stakes game in annapolis.maryland lawmakers roll the dice on another casino. casino.(governor) it allows us to create jobs and it will allow us to realize almost immediately $100 million in revenue for our pubbic schools. schools. and today. the real fight begins some say the numbers just don t add up. .and taxpayers lose. .because others hold all the . chips. (3:14) this is basically a special session for special interests. tonight.maryland s big bet. gambling on a new casino gambling takes center stage in annapolis tonight.as maryland lawmakers begin their debate on a bill to expand gambling. it s already won approvalin a senate committee. but as john rydell reports lawmakers are still sharply divided on the controversial bi. bill. in historic annapolis.summer. ..is all about tourists. ((nats))but in the state house.public officials make a
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 gambling takes center stage in annapolisstoday. s maryland lawmakers eeter their special session, to debate a bill to expand wagering. it s already won approval in aa senate committee, but that doess t mean it s a done deal. deal.joel d. smith is live at the proposed site of a new casino in baltimore to explain. gooddmorning joel d. good morning tom, we re usually talking about something else in of year.. the ravens and that are talking about competition. this is the proposed site of baltimore, to open up in 2014.. will it have it have competition in a 6th maryland casino, this one in county? that s what the special session is in annapolis again, public decide if table games, and maybe a 6th casino, this national haabor, are the right moves to protect gambling revenue maybe expand it. some fear it would simply be gamblers that already exist, while others, protesters in annapolis already, are trying to make goes to their county. either way, the senate committe
3 wilekns map 3 the special session is underway in annapolis, and already, the senate committee has approved the bill 11-1 to expland gamblinn. joel d. smith is live in baltimore at the proposed site of the city s casino to explain why competition there, is just one of the reasons,, the bill is no sure bet to pass the house. good morning joel d. good morning 3 if the bill passes, proponents say the additional revenue will be used to fund ed. education. lawmakers made the same promise when voters first approved slots two years ago..but so far, critics say education has not bbnefitted from slots proceeds. (9:02) not one extra penny has been used to increase education spending. instead the slots money has been used to supplant education spending not to increase it..! it..! one group that áwillá benefit from the expanded gambling proposal is casino operators. they ll get a huge tax cut if the measure passes. the mystery behind a young woman s remains. found behind this pasa
assaulted her near the playground swings.sot 00:01:08 runs: 07 someone would think of a child being grabbed and pulled and the youngster kicking and screaming. abductors don t want that kind of attention brought to them. lowery says it s no longer enough to tell children not to talk to strangers.or to just say no to anyone asking them to do something they don t want to do.sot 00:01:52 runs: 06 if that person tries to grab or pull at you..kick, scream, do whatever you can to bring attention to that situation. charles amofa has 550 facebook friends.police say they re examining his online activity to see if they can find evidence of any other victims. myranda stephens, fox45 news at 530. ice investigators need your help to identify a woman accused of producing child pornography and rescue at least two underage victims. victims. investigators say jane doe, seen here in these photos, is producing videos of herself and a man engaging in sexual contact with two children.the videos
3 3 3 lawmakers convene on the state house this morning. to begin a special session called by the governor to decide whether to expand gambling in the state. state. it will cost taxpayers about 24-thousand dollars for each day the legislature is in session. lawmakers are set to decide whether to add table games and a sixth casino in maryland. the governor says it will create 25-hundred jobs. .and pump millions intt the economy. the maryland constitution allows the governor to call a special session if there are extraordinary occasions.but some of the voters we spoke to don t think gambling warrants a special session. (25:25) it seems that there are more important issues.. (18:02) they ve been paid off by the mafia the gamblers, the casino owners how do you think donald trump made his billions..? billions..? it s still unclear how long this session will last. and whether measures to expand gambling will even pass.and even if lawmakers pass the measure, it must still be a