. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- a marine from maryland is one of the latest casualties in afghanistan. this comes as president obama brainstorms about a strategy change. good afternoon everyone. the president is meeting with the defense secretary later today. this comes with news that an maryland marine was killed over the weekend. brooke has the latest from washington. >> president obama will carry out the case to send more troops to afghanistan. up to 40,000 more is what general mccrhrystal is said to want. the president says he will ask, will be wiped out al qaeda?

>> my overriding goal is to dismantle the al qaeda network. >> 68,000 troops are in afghanistan now, almost one- third on barack obama's order. the pentagon is committed to this mission. >> if the world is committed to this, it will require us to something -- will acquire us excepting additional responsibility. >> many civilians have been killed. taliban fighters are regrouping and claims of fraud hang over the elections. could an iraqi-style surge help? >> i don't think there is support for sending more troops to afghanistan. >> today, the president will hear from the nato secretary- general to send military trainers.

>> they will have a different mission, to train the afghan security forces. >> in a war obama has long called necessary. >> what the president says is also necessary is a revised four strategy is bound to deepen his responsibility. -- a revised war strategy. a decision is still weeks away. >> lance corporal jordan is one of the latest war casualties. his family says he was shot in the chest. he joined the marines a few years after high school and he spent eight months in iraq. they say he always wanted to be a marine. >> that is the way he would have wanted it. he was very proud to be a marine and that was his life. if there was any way for him to go, that was the way. >> he leaves behind a wife,

three siblings and grandparents. fuel arrangements are still being made. -- funeral arrangements are still being made. they are looking for suspects who stole several guns in a home last week. the owner of the grenades says they don't remember if the arsenal was disabled or alive. you are asked to call police if you have any information. a shooting at a baltimore strip club has two people in critical condition. they were shot before 2:00 a.m. this morning. there is no word on what sparked the violence. the gunman is on the loose. police hope someone will recognize a rape suspect the least -- based on this sketch. the victim told police the suspect was sitting at a bus

stop when he forced her behind a home at gunpoint and raped her. >> detectives were able to learn that there are cameras in the area. they were able to get some footage, as well as they were able to obtain a composite drawing based on the victims information. >> anyone with information should call the police sex crimes unit. and 18-year old is expected to spend the next six years in prison. prosecutors say he started a riot at a juvenile detention center. he will be guilty to escape and second-degree assault. a second teenager also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months. nine teenagers were charged with adults.

>> it is dry out there but a mix of sun and clouds. we were in the upper 40's. now we are sitting at 67 downtown. it will be into the upper 60's before it is all over, but cooler than normal. it feels a little cool out there because we have these winds that have picked up. 23 mile per hour is in westminster, so it will be bless street this afternoon. i will let you know if this fall-like trend will continue. >> gov. martin o'malley hopes to lead by example as health officials gear up for a difficult flu season. for the first time in his life the governor received a seasonal vaccine. with concerns over the swine flu virus, the governor is urging people to get immunized.

>> we need to do everything we can as individuals, as part of this larger public, to do our individual part so that we can get through this particularly tough season. >> vaccine for the swine flu virus are expected to arrive next month. this is epo -- this is as officials are trying to stem side effects of the vaccine. this has some parents opting out of immunizing their children. the cdc said there is no evidence of any problems. a fellow at the university of maryland school of medicine faces criminal drug charges after his girlfriend died after injecting drugs that may have been ordered online. investigators say she injected herself with a joke -- injected herself with a drug.

a search of the house turned out illegal drugs. her boyfriend has been charged with illegal drug possession is. the first family prepares for a trip overseas and they hope to bring the 2016 games back with them. officials began to make headway on the investigation. who they say admitted to stealing packages from a ups plane? and we are here to answer your plant and gardening questions. plant and gardening questions.

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the afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack pleaded not guilty. he bought b projects -- beauty products with key ingredients for making bombs. he is being held without bail. preparations are underway for president obama's visit to copenhagen. he will lobby for chicago to be the host city for the olympic games. security has already put it titans -- has artie been titans -- has already been tightened. the danish prime minister announced he will personally greet the president when he arrives. a cargo pilots has been arrested, accused of stealing some packages he was handling.

he confessed to stealing my putts -- confessed to stealing ipods. police questioned him about the disappearance of guns and computers but say he refused to answer. shipping companies use high-tech security to monitor employees but cannot watch them all the time. >> if he did that have anyone working with him, then he pretty much had the freedom to go through that stuff >> both ups and the plane company of cooperating. what you should know about a possible water scam. a group of business owners is fighting hard to stay afloat. are they falling victim to the downturn or is something else at play?

and we're here to answer your plant and gardening questions. even e-mail your questions to us at wbaltv.com. >> the wind is certainly picking up, and it is cooler than normal. i will break down your forecast coming up, but 65 at the airport. winds have picked

a warning for baltimore residents about a scam involving your water bill. the department of public works received reports of residents receiving phone calls about past due water bills. such information is sent by mail, not by phone. the demands for money have been made.

if you get a call, ask for a name and report it to police. there has been a lot of turnover for businesses, but is it a symptom of the greater economic problems or a challenge related to that area? >> least signs in front of once thriving businesses are becoming more common, but what is the cause of it? >> it is a walk this woman makes all the time from the coffee shop she owns. >> you have to pay your own parking meter? >> every two hours. >> that has to be less than ideal. >> it is not a lot of fun. >> parking is one challenge for businesses, and many have gone under recently. chesapeake trading is closing

its doors for good today. >> it is not a business- friendly town. i was hoping they could issue a permit for us. >> i think everyone is challenged in retail today. >> but over at this jewelry store, this man says he is not worried about competition from nearby malls. >> we consider this the greatest outdoor mall you will find in america today. right in front of these doors, there are 4 million people that walk by. you don't get that kind of foot traffic everywhere. cracks there are lots of different voices, often not fully in agreement. -- >> there are a lot of different voices. >> looking around town today there is ample parking spaces. >> this boehner of one store argues -- this owner says it

should be some months full-time job. >> they had people filling out that space. some of the challenges in a small town is economic development. you need people in the government that our pro-active, go after businesses that can fill those bases. >> the real answer to this question of whether there is something unique to this location or the problem is the economy will not be known until the economy straightens out more. europe whether plus forecast. -- your weather forecast. >> water vapor imageries sets up the stage. you can see this rotation of this big batch of clouds. this period has entrenched itself in the atmosphere. -- this front has entrenched itself in the atmosphere.

a little breezy out there today and temperatures are cooler than normal. 65 at the airport, so we will see maybe 67 for a high. 70 down to the south at the lower eastern shore. 20 mile dust on the eastern shore -- 20 mile gust at the eastern shore. this will continue to hold up strong for the next 24 hours. 56 in the mountains and 57 in southern pennsylvania. 75 around ocean city today. there is also a small craft a advisory with gusty winds out there. waves churned up one to two feet. 91 was the record high set back in 1945.

and a 30 degree record low said also. this still possessed below where we should be at 51. we could even hit the mid 40's in the outlying suburbs. we will stay breezy tonight. this low continues to spin to the north and west. high pressure will not built in here. this will keep us stable for the rest of the week. we can see the cold front that generated some showers as it moved out. cooler than normal week for us. 68 tomorrow with strong winds. 44 when you wake up thursday, and up to 65. friday, we will have the high move offshore. we will see some showers developing. saturday it looks like we will see rain throughout the day, at soap rain is likely as the next

frontal boundary gets in here -- so rain is likely. >> kerry is here from valley view farms. good to see. let's talk about this plants. euclase to me earlier. >> this isy thisou quizzed me y meou -- you quizzed me earlier. >> it is expensive. you can take the time to try these and have more intense flavor. >> you can throw it in anything, you're pastas sauce. the first question is my tomato pan's looks like it has diseases.

-- might to make this look like they have diseases. -- my tomanto plants look like they had a disease. >> a lot of tomato plants crash in the last couple of weeks. everything we have had this year, we don't think it will stay in the soil. >> do i cut my first year plant back? it is 1 foot tall. >> i will wait until the plant goes dormant. right around the end of this time. >> am i supposed to cut the flower cluster and cut it? >> gets some dry branches and bring in some grasses.

>> should i bring my yellow lily and for the winter? >> most yellow lilies are able to stay outside. not knowing the exact variety i hate to say for sure. but most of them can put out in the ground and they will come back. >> good to see it. you are doing a web chat today. that is at 12:30. if you have a gardening question, e-mail id or a senate pictures. e-mail us to wbaltv.com -- e- mailit or send pictures. up next, your maryland lottery numbers. >> we will get another check of your forecast. let's take a look at how wall

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we have a final look at our weather. >> it is clouding up a little bit but not a bad afternoon. 67 for a high and going down to 47. it will say breezy and the coal is day of the week will be thursday. we are -- and the coolest day of the week will be thursday. >> we will have a repeat broadcast for you today at 1:00 p.m. and 8 verizon fios 460. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 p.m. have a great day. so, what do you think?

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