wgn's jay miller is at city hall live with that story. >> reporter: hi, allison. in what was his last budget proposal in his 21 year career as mayor, mayor daley said his plan to but -- balance the budget won't satisfy everyone, but said his job is to protect taxpayers and that is what he has done, he said. s. >> for the next search months i will continue to work as hard as i have for the past 21 years for the betterment of chicago. >> reporter: mayor daley delivering his final budget proposal of his career before the city council this morning. the gallery was packed. people clapped and shouted four more years as mayor concluded his speech. in that speech, the mayor promised not to propose any increase in taxes, fines or fees next year including property taxes. instead, he said the city will continue efforts to consolidate departments to reduce costs. he also proposed the use of $180 million in surplus funds to help balance the budget. that will infuse 38 million into balancing the 2011 budget. he proposed borrowing an additional 120 million from the parking meter

dorian appears at will county courthouse this afternoon and that's where wgn's jay miller is live with more. >>> hi, allison. yes, supporters are already starting to trickle in for that 1:30 bond hearing. they say this is a simple case of mistaken identity and say police have the wrong man. >> i just could not believe that this is the person that they picked for this. >> dorian is being held on a $2.5 million bond in connection with the violent two state shooting spree that left one man dead and two others wounded. police say dorian, a lynnwood police officer on medical leave since october of '09, drove to rural beecher, illinois, last tuesday and asked two men about honey bees before opening fire on them. rolando alonso a father of ten was killed. police say he then drove to lowell, indiana, just across the state line and shot another man after asking him about honey bees. last night supporters of dorian gathered at a lynn #w-d sports bar wearing t-shirts that read free brian. supporters say they plan to pack the courtroom to show the judge they had got the wrong man. >> brian is such

. >> reporter: lawyer jay miller stands next to the massive tile. 101 lawsuits he filed on behalf of patients patients. miller believes his clients all had unnecessary stints implanted. >> these patients here are willing to be very reasonable. this is not, simply a battle over money. i can't get them to even consider paying what's reasonable. >> reporter: he says he filed after settlement negotiations shut down. >> they are not willing to take care of the patients they said they would take care of. >> reporter: the hospital denies that saying the medical center wants patients who believe they have a claim to know that the door remains open to productive, reasonable and serious discussion with their attorneys. doctor maday's attorney says his client has done nothing wrong and believe it is hospital has tarnished its reputation. he says dr. maday's side of the story will eventually come out. dr.maday lost his partnership to the hospital. reporting, mike hellgren. >>> and a stint procedure usually costs about $10,000. >>> city police put out a search for 89-year-old edward ricenger jr.

jay miller and his clients disagree pri >> we discussed all 100 of these cases. we met for over 20 hours. st. joseph's medical center is not willing to accept its responsibility, and they are not willing to take care of the patients they said they would take care of third >> the letter was sent to most of his clients in 2009 after st. joseph's had cardiologists ecologi who found discrepancies in the patient's medical records . hospital responded by saying, the fact that they sent a letter to certain patients is not proof of liability. they will take responsibility when patients demonstrate in an inappropriate care has cost them an injury. miller says his client just want to get a hospital back to the negotiation table. >> i have been available for negotiations. when st. josephs and dr. mark midei are ready to talk, we are ready to listen. >> he said he could be falling 100 more lawsuits on behalf of other clients. as for dr. mark midei, he left the medical center in the summer of 2009, and this past summer, the maryland board of physicians placed charges against

i am jay miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are investigating an accident that happened just over 6:30 at the intersection of security boulevard and rolling road. bye officer's car was t-boned another car. the accident is under investigation. the officer was not responding to a call. in tonight's education alert, maryland is reporting progress on the number of students staying in school until graduation. baltimore city is one of many state school districts where there has been important increases. our education reporter joins us from the newsroom with more details. >> the state dropout rate is 2.3%, the lowest it has been in more than a decade. almost 60,000 maryland students receive diplomas this past spring. in baltimore city, they are crunching the numbers. in baltimore city and across the state, more students are staying in school. in baltimore city the dropout rate is 4.1%, down almost 2%. >> i came back to be successful. i just felt like i need to get back and get my education. >> this baltimore city high- school dropout is now a member of the senior class at w. e. b. du bois hig

jay miller disagrees. >> we discuss all 100 of these cases. we met for over 20 hours. st. joseph's is not willing to accept responsibility and they are not willing to take care of the patients they said they would take care appeared >> he cites a letters sent to his clients in 2009 after st. joseph's had other cardiologists to review the files of the doctor's patients and questions. those cardiologists found discrepancies in the medical records. the hospital responded saying, the fact that they sent a letter to certain patients is not proof of liability. they will take responsibility when patients demonstrate that inappropriate care has caused them an injury. miller says he wants to get hospital back to the negotiating table to work out a settlement. >> i and my clients have been available for negotiations. when sinters is ready to talk, we are ready to listen. >> miller could be filing as many as 100 more lawsuits for other clients. dr. mark midei left st. joseph in 2009. the maryland board of physicians placed charges against him this past summer. >> now to the war on te

attorney jay miller filed more than 100 individual lawsuits against the county hospital but cardiologists accuse of lying about the amount of blockage patients have to justify extents in the arteries. he no longer works at st. joseph medical senter. >> there's a number of people in this 101 people i filed suit for that left that hospital thinking that they had some kind of serious heart problem when in reality, they had none. there's some people that left the hospital having to take a blood thinner the rest of their life a blood thin they're not without serious side effects like fatigue and joint pain, excessive bleeding. >> each lawsuit will seek at least $10,000 for each stent procedure and potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars more for pain and suffering. the hospital says it is open to discuss any case with the patient and their attorney and it adds a letter sent to the patients warning them up unnecessary procedures is not proof of liability. >>> crime is down in baltimore county. the lowest it's been since 1975. police say the county saw lower crime rates in the first half of

attorney jay miller says he has filed more than 100 individual lawsuits against the hospital. the cardiologist who allegedly misstated the amount of blockage patients had to justify the problems with their arteries no longer works at the facility. >> there is a number of people in this 101 people that i've filed suit for that left that hospital thinking that they had some kind of serious heart problem when, in reality. they had none. there's some people that left that hospital having to take play vicks, a blood thinner, that is not without side effects, for the rest of their life, joint pain, excessive bleeding. >> each lawsuit will seek at least $10,000 for each stint procedure and hundreds of thousands more for pain and suffering. the hospital is open to discuss any case with a patient and their attorneys and then it adds a letter it sent to patients warning them of unnecessary procedures is not really proof of liability. >>> well we have some good news to report tonight about the father of that baltimore city council vice president edward wag rye singer the third, his fathe

. >> that was attorney jay miller who said he could be filing another 100 cases. charges were filed against dr. mark midei. reporting live in the newsroom, jennifer franciotti. >> thank you. another dispute comes to a head. doug gansler issued a statement saying he does not think the maryland lottery commission should be able to force penn national gaming to stop funding campaigns against a proposed casino in anne arundel county. there will be a voter referendum that could sink the entire project. david cordish said the latest tv ads were lies. >> it is a separate building. this is a live. >> attorney general gansler said they cannot regulate campaign contributions. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the maryland lottery commission should be able to force penn national gaming to stop funding a campaign against slots near arundel mills mall? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police are investigating a deadly shooting in south baltimore. it happened around midnight. police say

jay miller is live there at the scene with the latest. jay? >> çreporter: hey, there. officials çare still working t remove the bus from the scene here. there were ó[6hpeople aboard th] bus when it crashed çónear 29th and south lakeshore drive. 37 çpeople were transported to area hospitals. passengers tell me the driver appeared to be struggling with the steering-wheel just before the crash. the accident happened just before 6:00 çthis evening. the number 6 express bus was travelling southbound on lake shore drive near 29th street when passengers say the bus began to veer to the right. passengers say the driver appeared to be having a hard time turning çóthe wheel. so much so that w3other passengers actually tried to help the driver. they say the steering-wheel, though, felt as ççóthough it wç locked. passengers say the bus was packed at the time people standing and whatnot. but they say had it not been so crowded people would have gjx flying when the bus slammed into a çtree. >> we didn't know xdup front someone ççwas holding on to t rail to help

i was watching jay miller's reports. that was a scene to see. >> all the way to the steps up to the pavilion. that is all gone now. that is good. you can track the storms and any approaching storms with our interactive radar. go to wbaltv.com. it is 5:37. 61 degrees. new research links follow-up help for suicidal teens to emergency rooms. >> two much or too little of a good thing. why pregnant women should be concerned about the number of of hours they sleep. >> we are dealing with the remnants of the storm. we will update own downed trees and check the sinkholes. here is one, a live view in perry hall. eaks to send jobs ov. eaks to send jobs ov. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> it is 5:40, frida

stan mentioned jay miller's report on the promenade last night. this morning it is still roped off but all of that flooding and water from the harbor has subsided and gone back in. so, it will be more object a clean-up mode. right here behind me thames street was flooded but it has subsided quickly and now just a couple of pools of water are left. the city transportation department guy said you need to move because we need to open back up the street so they are in clean-up and are reopening streets and assessing the situation. you will see a lot of debris down here came up from the inner harbor along the cobblestone streets and that is what you will see on the promenade with the expected trash. that is the clean-up that needs to take place. really it is incredible what we saw with the heavy rain streaming up northward with kind of a hybrid tropical blend of moisture and moisture pulled in from the atlantic. the 10.5 inches to the south shows you where the bull's eye was because that is where all the tornadoes were about this time yesterday when we

this time it was chicago bears quarterback jay cutler. congressman miller wants to change the sports culture that encourages players to suck it up and play. despite ferocious hit to the head. >> certain element of toughness in the sports and sometimes it can be leftal. >>reporter: miller and officials today unveiled this poster at pinole valley high school. poster describing the signs, symptoms and risk of concussion. this is the same poster that is is in all of the nfl locker room. congressman miller now wants it to hang in every high school locker room. [applause] also at the poster unveiling today was former forty-niner linebacker tina turn. he still remembers his concussion from college. >> i think the one at purdue was my worst. got kicked in the head by a running back. >>reporter: last year pinole valley high linebacker travis missed 3 weeks of football because of his concussion. >> all i remember is i ran and everything else blacked out after that. >> he says this campaign is long overdue. >> about glad it is happening now. everybo

this time, it was chicago bears quarterback jay cutler. congressman george miller wants to change the sports culture encouraging players to suck it up and play. >> there is a element of toughness to the sports. >> miller and officials today unveiled this poster at pinole valley high school. a poster describing signs and risks of concussion autos this is a poster that is in the locker rooms. now, he wants it to hang owe every high school longer room. also, today with former 49er linebacker tina turner, he remembers his concussion from college. >> i think the one at purdue was the worst. i got kicked in the head. >> last year, pinole valley linebacker missed three weeks of football because of his concussion. >> i remember is that i ran and everything else blocked out. >> so i'm glad it's happening now. everybody needs to know this is no joke. >> congressman miller troin dused legislation setting safety standards for public schools in hearing horror stories. >> the concussions venturing into voft ball games, and the stories were enough to mov