>> i went for a run yesterday. it was more humid. it was not hot. and lots of people were out around the harbor which is typical. we will see kind of the same day. a great day for sure. limited amount of sun. the moisture is mainly around ocean city this morning. no showers in the heart of maryland. we could use some. there is a chance of that today. temperatures are in the 70's mostly across the board. we may not reach 80 degrees. scattered showers and storms in the afternoon today. drive careful if you encounter them. >> we are not dealing with that at the moment. we have a pretty smooth the ride right now. drive times are up to speed

at this time. everything is looking good. 11 minutes is to drive time on the outer loop of the east side. if the plant to take a 95 this morning, -- if you plan to take a 9i-895, it is looking good. here is a live view of traffic of this and the rest of the area bridges. that is the latest, back to you. >> thank you. our big story this morning is the debate over health care reform continues today. obama faces a growing number of criticism on both sides of the aisle. the west continues to push with the president making remarks today and added a prime-time news conference tomorrow. sarah is lives in washington

with the latest. >> the president what the health-care system fixed now. republicans are critical and some democrats are as well. as criticism amounts against plans to overhaul the nation's $2.40 trillion health care system -- >> we do not allow one man to roll the dice with our nation in america. >> president obama is fighting back. >> if we do nothing, more americans will spend most of their money for less health care. >> some are saying that it will force millions to drop their current coverage with this plan. conservative democrats are on the attack after budget analysis shows the plan will increase the national debt and not provide the savings the white house predicts. >> we have a health-care system that is breaking america's families and businesses and the economy. we cannot afford a delay.

>> a committee is debating the bill. three key committees in the house and senate did pass reform bills last week. there are two to go. wbal tv 11 news. >> there is a new poll of about the president's health care. what are the numbers? >> it is not what he is hoping. enthusiasm for support is changing. in april 57% of the public approved. now only 44% approved. the numbers are moving in the wrong direction for the president. >> thank you. our other big story this morning, three young children handcuffed and put behind bars

after allegedly stealing some bike parts. the mother of one of the children says the children needed to be reprimanded, but the police went too far. >> good morning. the boys are ages 7, 8, and 11. the property owner claims he caught all three boys in the act of stealing some of his bike parts. he called 911, and all three boys were in handcuffs and in the back of a police car. this boy has not been allowed out south of the house says it got into trouble with some of his friends last friday. it all started when he decided to take a bike from a neighbor. he confessed and led police to his friends. the boys knew they were in trouble, but they were unprepared for what came next.

>> i saw the handcuffs. i knew they were going to put them on me. >> they called for a pad wagon. it came. they threw them back in the paddy wagon and they went down to juvenile detention. >> they put us in a separate >> there were released to the paris in a few hours. >> baltimore city police stand behind the arrests say they are charged with enforcing the law regardless of age. >> we are going to hold people accountable for their actions. if that was your property, you would like justice to be served for that. >> this is the first time the boys did something wrong. i felt like they should have been talked to you. it could've been resolved without my son being put in handcuffs. >> i can't count the number of drug dealers in this neighborhood that nothing is being done about. but these children were put in

handcuffs for 2.5 hours. >> we asked the boys if they had learned their lesson. they said, yes. the parents say they will be involved in a special program. reporting live in medfield, wbal tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think city police were justified in arresting three boys under the age of 12 for theft? email us your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police are searching for a person involved in an argument that ended with two people shot. reports of gunfire -- but authorities found a man with a gunshot wound to his leg. zero months later learned of a second man who turned up at the hospital with a gunshot wound.

shots were fired on the scene. police do not have much to go on because the victims are not cooperating. >> the military has decided that it does not have a big enough force. the size of the army will be increased temporarily by 22,000 soldiers. he says more trips are needed in afghanistan because of the worsening violence there. the army needs more troops. >> california finally may have a budget deal that will close the deficit. in the budget calls for no new taxes while safeguarding needed services. there will be many cuts. it is the first step ending the ious they have been using. >> coming up, researchers say

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>> 73 degrees downtown under cloud cover. it is going to be more of a great day than a sunny day today. we do have a chance of scattered showers and storms. we need the rain. we got a trace amount yesterday. there is light shower activity around ocean city this morning.

i will tell you if any will infiltrate the central maryland area later on. we are expecting a 76 degree high today, cooler than normal. >> in this morning's "metal colored" -- "medical alert," there may be pneumatic in -- new medication able to treat lupus. the medicine is given by an injection once a month, but it is not approved by the fda. the this is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack itself. >> experts at the mayo clinic say sales that make up our claim connective tissue turned into adult stem cells can repair the heart.

they found the cells were able to restore heart muscle that were lost during a heart attack in rats. it is 70 degrees on tv hill. there is a cheesy way to honor the man who walked on the moon. >> we have unexpected visitors. we will tell you who they are next. >> we will have the weather forecast when we come back.

>> good morning. nothing to talk about on your morning commute. we are not dealing with any problems thankfully. if you're heading out on i-95, it is smooth.

let's take a little aside for you if you are traveling any time soon. it is problem-free. here is a live view of traffic in the west side at 40 west. is problem-free. we will enjoy it while we can. that is the latest. let's hear what is going on as far as the buses and trains. >> good morning. we are looking good on the rails right now. both are operating on schedule. we have on time service. some diversions with the 13 and 36 buses. it is related to a water main break repair. 22 bus is diverting at 40th. the 17 bus is also diverging due

to construction. actress sandra -- back to sandra. >> mostly cloudy skies thanks to this coastal storm which is growing offshore. a little storm activity around ocean city. much more concentrated way off of the shores of one area. you can see this is where a low pressure is circulating. will it make it through central maryland? that is the question. we probably will remain in saudi throughout today. we need the rain. maybe a better shot throughout the week. the cloud cover kept as mild over the night. 73 degrees downtown. it is usually cooler in

pennsylvania. around the 60's. around the mountains of western maryland, very cold there. only a high today of 74 degrees in the high elevations. about 40% chance of seeing scattered showers here as well as their. it has been called. we should be up to 88 degrees. we are 11 degrees below that. 78 degrees on the shores of ocean city. mostly cloudy and chance of showers. winds out of the northeast sitting to the southeast to night. 10-50 knots underwater. waves are 1-2 feet. water temperature in the upper 70's. 104 is the record high back in 1930.

the record low is 53 degrees. tonight, kind of similar today. more cloud around. possibility of showers. 62 degrees downtown or close to the bay. the ethical snowstorm along the front. it is bringing significant moisture. there is going to be an upper low that set up shop over the great lakes by the middle part of the week. it will bring in some gulf moisture. it will be very humid during the middle part of the week. high pressure offshore. that is in contrast to the upper level love. she met wednesday and thursday is like chance of a shower tomorrow. -- a humid wednesday and thursday with a light chance of a shower tomorrow. >> thank you.

they are gentle and mysterious and hardly ever seen in maryland. as full grown manatee appeared out of the blue this weekend. he was spotted on the banks of the river. >> it was just another saturday afternoon here at the harbor marina went around to look what 30, a most unexpected visitor appeared. >> i could not believe it. >> he was many at people of here saturday. >> it was shocking to see such a big animal among the bulls like that. >> amenity came and stayed in the marina for more than what -- the manatee came and stayed in the marina for more than one hour. >> he was slow moving. he was having a good time. >> after calling everybody he could think of, they called the

aquarium for scientists to confirm what the picture showed. >> it is rare to see a manatee this far north in the bay. occasionally, they do see them come up this far even as far as new york harbor. >> amenity -- a manatee was the first documented manatee of the chesapeake bay several years ago. he had to be captured and airlifted to florida and released back into the waters there. that brings us back to the manatee here on saturday. >> he was white fish-tan in color. -- whitish-tan in color. >> he was first spotted as an independent path in miami. -- dependent calf in miami.

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>> let's get one of the answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> one person says the police for more than justified in arresting the juveniles. they need to know they will be held responsible for their actions. we can at criticizes a sightseeing -- a society when the police try to enforce the law. >> we will read more in our next half hour. we will post all of them on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> if you are looking for a creative way to use giese, the state of ohio -- to use cheese, the state of ohio and has ways for you to do that.

the statue is life-size at 6 feet tall. >> it appears the secret to live a long life is to be good to people. that is what one montana man says. he is the world's oldest man. he was born in 1896. he is 112 years old. his next birthday is in september. he remembers hearing civil war stories from his grandfather. he lives in a retirement hall. >> he looks sweet. he is handsome. >> a harvard professor of arrested and accusing the police of a racial profiling. >> a somewhat common heart

deformity may be linked to dementia. >> and to clay statues. i get whose statue we will stay at the harbor. >> -- find out whose statue we will see at the harbor. >> we are monitoring reports of an accident coming in on the south of harrisburg expressway. we will update you on that when.

>> the three boats -- three boys allegedly stealing bike parts were arrested. the details are straight ahead. >> we uncovered new information about a man accused of gunning about a man accused of gunning down two