>> this is wbal 12 news. >> im mendis era. late breaking news on the president's plan to reform the nation's health-care system. a senate committee has advanced the $600 billion bill to expand insurance coverage to all americans. it's one piece of broader puzzle still developing. burkhardt reports from washington. >> house democrats unveiled

their health care plan, saying now with the time. >> this legislation is landmark legislation. >> in 1000 pages the plan requires americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. it requires employers to offer coverage or pay a fee. critics blasted that, bound to squeeze business is at a bad time. but employers would minimize the number of people want to employ. but that is one issue. the plan would also create a government-run insurance and that cutting costs. injuring almost all americans, by 2015. >> if you lose your job or starting a business, you still have health care. >> over a trillion dollar cost would be paid for in part by a tax hike on the 2 million highest earnings americans. obama said that saves all americans long term. >> don't let folks full year. the best way to bring down deficits is to get control of

health-care costs. that's why we need reform. >> he wants the house and senate to pass reforms by the fall. republicans say what is the rush? >> we are a few weeks before the recess. you have the impression they want to pass just anything mccann as rapidly as they can. but both sides know democrats don't care reform long shot gets even longer in an election year. >> in washington the senate judiciary committee has reconvened for the third day of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. republicans pounded her over comments she made about latina judge is making better choices and denied reports she is a bully on the bench. >> what do you really believe? >> i do not believe any ethnic, racial, or gender group has an advantage in judgment.

>> she is a terror on the bench. she is temperamental, excitable. she seems angry. do you have the temperament problem? >> no, sir. >> the questioning could stretch into thursday. they predict she will be confirmed. there is continuing coverage of the confirmation hearing on our website happening now. you can see it live at wbaltv.com. there's a link gunnoe home page. police in anne arundel county are looking for the gunman to kill the man is morning, forcing a school and to lock down. police responded to the 7900 block of summer rain courts near tripling woods elementary. officials found the man had been shot several times. he was pronounced dead on the scene. no students were inside at the time. a group fighting to keep a catholic high school and is taking the archdiocese to court.

according to the thousand catholic alumni association, two families are filing an injunction. church officials say the school is already past the point of no return. >> we were first hoping for a reversal of the decision so that we and the community would have time to rally support for the school and fix the troubled dimensions. >> you are talking about a high- school having 163 kids were unproblematically the target number is at least 300. a check is not going to solve that problem. >> there is some good news. our lady of mount carmel, a sister school in the county, has agreed to take all 38 members of the senior class. one of the key members of the ravens defense will call baltimore home for the next six seasons. terrell suggs agreed to a six- year $63 million deal to stay

with the ravens. he has never missed a game in six years and has 53 sacks as a raven. the head coach called the signing good news and calls it a foundation to the ravens defense. construction is under way in a major artery downtown. a resurfacing part of lombard street. the main westbound route through downtown between president street and mlk boulevard will be affected. commuters should expect delays in that area. the project is expected to cost the city 2.6 million. officials expect it to take a year to complete. july 15 and the chilly temperatures continue. upper 50's yesterday. this afternoon we will be warm. what will change the weather pattern toward the weekend is the front to the west. associated with that is a strong

line showers and storms. behind that there is a front. the french will begin -- that front will begin to approach tonight. 86 this afternoon. partly cloudy today. more humid with a chance of showers and storms tomorrow morning. >> thank you, sandra. the postseason party involving alcohol has caused a pair of frederik county high school softball coaches their job. brad young was the coach of the girls' softball team at walkersville high school. he was fired along with junior varsity coach danny cleveland. the coach to a party at the house where both players and their parents attended. one parent brought beer to share with some other parents. later young received an e-mail from the principal asking why beer was at a school function. he did not realize it was a violation of school policy. >> the players were very hurt, upset, dismayed. now they are fighting to help

kebe as coach. >> if the school board would not comment following -- calling this a personal matter. coach young has filed an appeal with the superintendent's office and as a meeting next month. but the remains of two maryland marines serving in afghanistan are on their way back to the united states. they should arrive at dover air force base later this afternoon. the department of defense has not released how they died. the ocean city beach patrol is credited with saving a young boy's life after sand tunnel collapsed on him. it happened at 12:15 yesterday at the beach at 37 street. police found the 11 year-old without a pulse and not breathing. he was given cpr and was resuscitated. he was talking an ambulance and is recovering at children's hospital in delaware. the search is on for a pair of bank robbers. the brazen attack caught on tape. we will list products you may

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plane that went down in iran this morning. the caspian airline jet crashed about 15 minutes after takeoff northwest of iran. witnesses reported seeing the tail burst into flames before circling as if looking for a place to land. the cause is under investigation. >> in the u.s. and brass robbery at a bank in southern washington state was caught on tape. the suspects stormed the bank in london yesterday morning, brandishing a gun. nobody was hurt. the whole ordeal lasted less than two minutes. police have not name any suspects, however they have recovered a stolen car. >> the president's plan to put people to work could mean more money for two-year colleges. $12 million of junior colleges to renovate outdated facilities and develop more online courses. 6 million students attend those colleges. president obama hopes to increase it to 11 million by 2020.

>> we have already taken steps that are building the foundation for 21st century education system in america, one that will allow us to compete with china and india and everybody else around the world. >> the president made his remarks in michigan, the home of the struggling american auto industry. this is the jobs won't come back in the ottawa industry and new jobs will require more training. >> an early look at an investigation exposing what may be happening to items you donated to help the needy. also, doctors forced to perform surgery on an unborn baby. how it works. >> things are high and dry over the mid-atlantic. strong storms rolling through the ohio valley, associated with a front moving to our direction. it will change our weather pattern. if it's nice right now. 76 at the airport, 79 downtown.

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>> you would not expect a lot of sales in july, but you will find good deals on some products. new computer models will be coming out in a month. it may be a great time to buy last year's model at a discount. you may want to go to the outdoor cooking supply aisle. grills and other accessories have been discounted since the fourth of july. swimsuits, gardening tools, towels, and toys on sales as well. the american academy of pediatrics reported 43,000 children are injured in the bath tubs and showers every year. some seriously. tiffany harris shows us simple things you can make to protect your children. >> toddlers are naturally curious. >> what is this?

>> in the bathroom that can be dangerous. >> we see children injured in the bathroom every week. in the emergency department. >> a pediatrician goes into homes to show people how to make things safer for kids. >> the first thing i notice is there's a lot of time everywhere, for which is nice to clean, but it is slippery. >> watch what happens. it is an accident waiting to happen. >> what i would recommend is a bath mat like this with a rubber bottom. this will group more-- grip more. >> he recommends covering the faucet and this one tells the temperature. the american academy of pediatrics recommends setting hot water heater no higher than 120 degrees to prevent scalding. if you don't have a nonskid

bathtub, put down a bath mat. >> meant to minimize risk. there's no substitution for proper supervision. >> even kids don't know the rules don't always know why. >> my dad says to sit down in the bathtub. >> if curiosity takes over -- >> can you fall? >> your child could end up with a bump on the head or worse. the doctor says most injuries are minor bumps and cuts, but he has seen children ripped open body parts, requiring surgery. >> your insta-weather plus forecast with sandra shaul. >> july 15. we continue with our cooler than normal and dry trend for july. we are monitoring showers and storms, strong to severe storms rolling through the ohio valley ahead of a cold front. the front will move through

during the night. we may have some rain tomorrow. nothing today. partly cloudy skies for the rest of the afternoon. 79 downtown, 78 at the airport, 76 in york, 81 on the eastern shore. humidity is not much of a factor. hite today -- 75 in the mountains of western maryland and the higher elevations. in baltimore, 86 degrees. 87 is actually normal for this time of year. light east wind this morning. it shifted to the south. 12 miles an hour. on the beaches of ocean city, 83 degrees for the high temperature with wind at 15 miles an hour, southerly wind. chesapeake, attentive 15 knots, 1 foot waves. water temperatures in the upper 70's. 102, record high set in 1995.

on july 15, 1999 it was 57 degrees. that was the record low. it was 58 this morning. so far this year we have had three record lows. it's been much cooler than normal and wetter than normal. still above normal as far as rainfall for the year. partly cloudy tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 65 degrees tonight with southerly wind. high pressure in control today. it's moving offshore. we will see different approach. we have the potential tomorrow morning to see a few scattered showers and storms. it's going to be much more humid tomorrow. really pretty light. 5:00 most activity still north of the state line. we will see more clouds tomorrow. at 6:00, sporadic activity. 40% chance. it will feel different tomorrow. we will say goodbye to the dry air.

it will be sticking out there. 88 degrees to 90 after the showers get settled. 86 on friday with clouds. saturday, enloe will come through, potentially giving showers and storms. 83. then 81 on sunday. >> thank you. a mother at 24 weeks is recovering from surgery to repair her baby's lungs. the doctors inserted a device that will drained unwanted fluid from the baby's lungs. >> during ultrasound after surgery the mumm is looking at her daughter's healthy lungs for the first time, a rare condition found in 1 and 15,000 unborn babies. now with seemed less threatening. >> a large selection of fluid in the chest cavity surrounding the lungs. so much fluid buildup that we weren't it would not enable the

lungs to grow properly. so when the baby was born the lungs would not function properly. >> going through melissa's belly, doctors inserted a tooled into the baby's lungs. the function is to drain the excess fluid in her chest cavity. doctors say this gives the baby the best chance of a healthy delivery. >> they will taken out shortly after she is born. >> doctors say the problem of fluid filling the lungs may have prepared itself by then. the mamas will lead to the surgery prevented her baby's condition from being fatal. >-- the mother is believed. >> if it's already spread through her lungs and pressing her heart and diaphragm. >> fetuses may have short-term memory spirit scientists in the netherlands studied them at 30 weeks gestation, examining imagine the sound and vibration. they have a short-term memory of 10 minutes. at 34 weeks they store

information and remember it a month later. an infant is not full time until 38 weeks gestation perio. >> increase competition for your family's old clothes. look at all the donation bins that have sprung up outside local businesses. how much do we know about those charities? lesa robinson has more. >> it's convenient when you want to get rid of clothing. when you dump it, do you know where it goes both the oil is benefiting? -- do you know who it benefit? some are owned by a for-profit companies. one baltimore charity is feeling the pain. >> our donations ddropped 35%. >> this collection box is not

benefiting maryland resident. another one is a charity oversight organisation. and tonight at 11:00 you will see the owners of these boxes and hear what they have to say about where your donations go and who is profiting. >> thank you. next, your maryland lottery. >> and your insta-weather forecast with sandra. first,

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