our website. we show you how tornadoes form and offer tips for how to keep you and your family safe. a reminder for anyone who missed oprah because of their tornado coverage, you will be able to catch tonight s episode at 9:00 on wbal tv 11 plus. expect to pay more for water. after much debate, the baltimore works public works approved a 9% rate hike. it has not even been a year since the last rate hike, which june 10 of last year. there is some controversy around this move, as many feel the city s estimated billing process is to blame for the hike, rather than the infrastructure. it may come as a shock, but water and sewer rates in the baltimore area are going up yet again. this time it is a 9% hike. as an example, a typical household of four currently pays $265.94. the new rate would now be $268.21. that is a difference of $22.16 per quarter. the mayor defended her vote to reporters because she says the city s infrastructure is in need. we have to continue to upgrad
nonstarters. house republicans say the deal must include policy provisions on abortion, the environment, and the health care law. the speaker says the house will vote on another one-week extension that will include 12 billion in cuts and also will fund the troops through september. senate democrats have indicated they do not want to support another short-term measure. we will see if that changes. sally kid, wbal-tv 11 news. will it be politically tricky for senate democrats not to support a bill that includes spending for u.s. troops? it sure could. one house republican was asked whether republicans were trying into a corner onm this. his reply was if they do not want to support them and the troops come they will have to explain that to the american people. thousands of government workers in maryland will be watching very closely to what happens in washington. we are live as a security where employees rallied against the looming showdown. we are live at the social
police were rather to follow from the air rather than cause a dangerous situation by chasing it on the ground. take of that is why we have and aviation unit. if we chase with a police officer, it is fair to say the it could have been disastrous. i could see a high-speed chase. it was a helicopter following them. fig is terrible. anybody could have got hurt. it is very bad. according to court documents both suspects had an extensive past. the driver had been accused of armed carjacking for but only serve a couple years before being transferred to an inpatient treatment center. a warrant was out on him when he was arrested on tuesday. as far as low cory had been concerned, he had been found guilty of second-degree assault and drug charges and currently stands charged for assaulting a law-enforcement officer in march of last year. both suspects are facing a laundry list of charges, including carjacking, robbery, and first and second-degree assault. last we heard both were
step down any time now. this is a live picture from tahrir square, as news of his pending resignation comes on the 17th day of political unrest. we have the latest from nbc. news sources close to president mubarak tell nbc news that the egyptian president, after nearly 30 years in power, will step down tonight. we are expecting a statement from president mubarak. we have already heard a statement from the egyptian military, saying that they are taking the necessary actions to ensure the security of the egyptian people and to meet their legitimate demands. and the higher army council held a meeting today under hassan al-roueini, the head of the armed forces minister of defense to discuss the protection of the administration, the plan, and the people. who will take over next remains unclear. the white house would not confirm that mubarak will resign, but we are told the president obama is monitoring the situation. stay with us for the latest on this breaking news out of
controversial robo-calls. julius henson has been served a subpoena and is facing criminal charges. david collins has the latest development i am on the bobber like team. we thought of call like that would call i am on the bob ehrlich team. we thought a call like that would help. does he know about the actual message? in hello lee had no knowledge. julius henson julius henson runs two consulting firms and says the robo-calls were made to encourage voters. the calls were made for voters who were not going to go to the polls and vote, to go out and vote. it never said do not vote. it never told anyone to stay home. on the contrary, the call was to designed was designed to have people who would have voted for bob elect to go out and vote for him. state filings show that hanson was paid. rhonda russell works for julienne julius henson s company. i am calling to let everyone know that governor o malley and president obama have been successful. our goals have