>> it could have been resolved without my son being handcuffed. >> i cannot believe the amount of drug dealers in the neighborhood that cannot thing is being done. >> the boys tell 11 news they had definitely learned their lesson and were not charged. instead, it will take part in a special program that will include mediation with the property owner. want to know if you agree with the officer's actions in this case. text the word yes or no to this number, 88509. text messaging rates apply. we will reveal the results of the poll tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. you can have more detailed comments on our website. it is on wbaltv.com. two baltimore city firefighters were recovering

from injuries suffered battling a fire in east baltimore. it broke out at st. matthews street. the residents escaped unharmed. we are told that because of the fire was electrical. a 16-year-old accused of skipping a juvenile detention center is charged as an adult for his role and the crime. he and others are accused of attacking a guard in frederick county before escaping back in may. another juvenile offender, who turned 18 in two weeks before the incident, is also charged. disturbing allegations against the prince george's county man, 22-year-old, accused of showing a 5-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl pornography agreed she is also accused of telling the boy to stand nude in

front of a web camera. she sits in a jail cell, held on $350,000 bond. >> i sure hope your day is going well. people are wanted some showers. nothing has materialized we have a chance of seeing some hit and miss showers. not a great chance. most of the precipitation associated with a coastal storm is hitting. to our north -- hitting areas to our north in new england. some of the cloud cover is starting to dissipate a little bit. you see a little bit of a break in central maryland. is it a try to cloudy to mostly cloudy afternoon. -- basically a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy afternoon. a cooler daytime high of the 79 degrees. showers and storms in the seven- day forecast. >> president obama has signed

-- has summoned key house democrats to the white house to hammer out an agreement on health care. many adjoining republicans in criticizing proposals -- are joining republicans in criticizing proposals. former maryland lt. gov. and republican committee chairman is taking shots. >> it is a risk our country cannot afford. it is too much, too fast, too soon. >> the president wants congress to have a health care reform bill on his desk by the end of the legislative session in august. leaders in congress are calling on the nation's top finance officials to keep better track of the bailout money. that office towns of new york and max baucus of montana once the treasury department to adopt recommendations it once resisted. leaders complain that the treasury's response: " don't

ask, don't tell." in idaho, a u.s. soldier captured in afghanistan continues to plead for privacy as they cope with what they call an extremely difficult ordeal. the private first class was captured three weeks ago. circumstances surrounding the capture are still unclear. >> while those who live in caylee, idaho, wait and hope, president obama told nbc's meredith vieira that he and the military are working for the return of the army private. >> it makes you think about families, the young men. we are hopeful that it will have a good ending. >> shihe remains in taliban custody after being taken earlier this month in afghanistan.

this propaganda videos showed the soldier a perring unharmed but clearly under address. his family remains in seclusion. this share of spoke on their behalf. >> they want to be careful so that they did not do anything to inflame the situation. >> people who know him are talking about the individual, not the soldier. >> as a young boy, he was shy and quiet. he was quite the sportsman can. as he got older, he just became -- he came out of his shell more. >> his sense of adventure is what caused him to join the army. >> he is having way more adventure than he bargained on, and we want him, say. ships -- will -- we want him

home safe. >> if someone told me that eating around placentia had health benefits, would you do it? how about in pill form? some women are doing that. and a prominent black professor put in a massachusetts jail. the accusations against him and why he is claiming racism. >> i thought i had seen everything, and quite frankly, is seeing this case, i had not even scratched the surface. >> a man charged with sexually assaulting a special needs boy before going and a sexual escapades.

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allegedly continued the odd behavior. msnbc is reporting that the disorderly conduct chart is against a prominent professor have been dropped. henry louis gates, jr. was arrested while trying to get into his massachusetts home. he is climbing racism. police responded to a call about a possible break in. he apparently raised his voice officers and refused to show id. >> if a harvard professor is arrested breaking into his own home, it has a certain comical aspect. on the other hand, as a person of color, one has to wonder whether he was treated as any other harvard professor might have been. >> gates is the director of the harvard to beat the boys institute for african-american research. -- harvard web dubois institute for african-american research.

carrie engel is here to answer the plant and gardening questions. >> we are short for rain for the month of july. nothing over that state of maryland. i will let you know if there is a chance of that changing this afternoon. we're looking at a cloudy view of the inner harbor. 78 downtown, jessamy 6 at the fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing.

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>> after months without a budget, california reached an agreement to close its budget shortfall. >> it is a budget that will have no tax increases, a budget that is cutting spending. >> gov. arnold schwarzenegger and lawmakers worked late last night. $15 billion has been cut from

the budget, about $9 billion from education about $1 billion each from correction and medical. state workers will have to take furlough days. after a baby is born, the placenta is usually destroyed, but some believe that in testing their own could have health benefits. after delivery, and is claimed -- it is clean, dehydrated, dry, and then put into a pill. the women have to sign a release form before taking them home. >> i did not have any depression after my baby was born. the nutrients helped to balance my hormones and make me feel good. >> of the bleeding was minimal, and my skin was fabulous. >> the specialist charges about $50,000 to make the bills. healthier eating does not

mean that food needs to be bland. a key compound in indian creek may help keep your arteries clear of fatty buildup. the ingredient that gives curry the distinctive color of the worst levels of fats in my speech in s been studied for its apparent cancer-fighting properties. >> now the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with sandra shaw. >> earlier this morning, we saw showers and storms around ocean city and the delmarva peninsula. the rainfall is headed up to the northeast, and the moisture is just missing. we actually need the rain. for the year, we are still above normal, but it has been a really dry spell for us. what you don't see on the map is an upper level los bidding to our mass -- upper level load spinning to our west. the chance is not great, about 40%. but we cannot rule it out.

there is a little silver lining. cloud cover mainly to our north. still a mostly cloudy start to the day. we will see some cloud cover this afternoon as well. 75 downtown, 76 at the airport. we are looking at mid-70's along the eastern shore. cooler than normal. that is the other with a story, that we have been so dry and cool for the month of july. we should be up to 88 degrees today, but we will come in probably about 79 or 80 at best. showers and storms extends for most of the state, but right now, we are high and dry throughout. the best chances later this afternoon when the upper level gets through here. waves on the chesapeake only about one to two feet. temperatures comparable to the air temperatures, in the upper seventies. 104 is the record high from july 21, 1930. on the state in 1966, 53 was the record low both of those records hold for at least another year.

typical overnight tonight. at the low 60s. lowest temperatures in the northern and outlying suburbs. what we have in place many today is this coastal storm, but it is quickly moving out of our area. a previous high of four will be taking over. we will be dealing with this upper level low over the great lakes. the contrast between the two will bring in a southwesterly flow, breathing in moisture from the gulf of mexico. we will have a much more tropical field to things tomorrow. it will be much more she met, warmer as well. we will be into the mid-80s, just the slightest chance for a possible thunderstorm. mid-80's still and very humid. friday, they thunderstorms. saturday is the hottest day of the week. >> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

who is this? >> this is milton, or actually, miltonia. this is one of the cool weather or bids. -- orchids. it has the pansy flower on it. they call it a pansy or kid. >> let's get to the questions. >> one of the main ways to get rid of it is to spray it with something -- there is a product called cut the vine. cut it off and get rid of the top part of it. you will not have to much of it. you might have to do a couple of times. you might have to give it a second try. >> we don't need to worry about

that now. >> things like plan can and do very well. petunia's do well on either end. they are just doing great. and you pick up a garden magazine, and there is always an article on succulence. you do have to keep in mind that usually you're evergreens are big. you have to keep watering them. you may have a lot of those every day, once we get really hot, and stay that way for awhile. you also have to watch the winter weather. if the pot freezes, it does not matter how hard to the plant is. if you're part -- you putting it in evergreen, you might need 30 gallons or so. >> you go out there and you

water it in the morning and you come back in the afternoon -- are we giving enough water to the plans? >> you have to water it pretty heavily, but i like that you are watering it in the morning. you about the plants to try out, and it is not a bad thing. it is not really going to affect it much. >> i thought it was being bad to the plant. >> you are being nice. >> if you have a plant or gardening question -- up next, the maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

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>> coming up tonight at 5:00, teenagers are scrambling to put the plastic bag in the wallets now. the new restrictions that will make tougher for teenagers to get credit cards. later today, the governor is expected to announce another $300 million in budget cuts. see what is on the chopping block, tonight on 11 news at 5:00. and now the maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. >> it is a green ball double draw. now after august 16. >> now you have a chance to win and two pick three drawings. a green ball pops up, we will draw up on this set of numbers. your pick 3 numbers for today

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>> and that we will have more fun and play pick four. angela jackson and marty strauss saying let yourself play. >> the green ball came up yesterday. wish we had some great on the radar, but none yet. we have an upper level of that is moving through. we could see showers and storms, about a 40% chance. it will be 79 for the daytime high today. well below normal for july. but we watch him back the heat and humidity. it will stay with us for the first half of the weekend. >> come back tonight at 5:00

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