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ing her bid for baltimore city mayor this afternoon did she fieldjoined a growing of candidates who hope to oust stephanie rawlings-blake. another candidate now vying for the white house -- former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, who confirmed his bid this morning. the big talking point for all candidates is the economy in. >> former pennsylvania senator rick santorum announced this morning not far from the coal mines where his grandfather worked that he is running for president. then he is headed straight to iowa, new hampshire. he joins tim pawlenty, mitt romney, and others who have declared . >> what president palin what to

do is cut the federal budget. >> she is talking like a candidate but says she is still 50/50 in deciding whether she will run. >> five months of this new congress, we have not seen a jobs agenda. >> friday's news that only 54,000 jobs were created last month, way below expectations, gives republicans plenty to talk about. the white house calls it a bomb in the road. anyon't make too much of one-month job report because they are highly variable. >> rick santorum already said he would participate in the gop presidential debate being held next week, but so did michele bachmann and she has not announced yet that she is running for president. >> for more on commitment 2010 coverage and who else is vying for the job, log onto our website, wbaltv.com.

former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn made his way to cordesman, where he pled not guilty on a sexual sort -- to court this morning, where he pled not guilty on sexual assault charges. investigators say he attacked a housekeeper in a new york hotel in may before boarding a plane bound for paris. meantime, here in the city, important school closures to pass along. 3 baltimore city schools have been closed due to a power outage. prince george's county police have yet to charge the driver in a weekend crash that killed three people. it happened sunday morning near the intersection of route 210 and wilson bridge road. police say a you can rear-ended a mazda 3. the driver of the mazda and two passengers died at the scene. >> the yukon failed to reduce

its speed. that come up with him and being under the influence of alcohol, was one of the contributing factors. >> police say neither the driver of the yukon or the passenger were injured. a dog bit a woman friday night along the 700 block of paca street. she is listed in fair condition. the dog is being observed for 10 days at a shelter, where it will be determined if it is dangerous or not or can be returned to its owner. another dog attack, but this time two dogs attack each other and it ended with one of them being shot. police say the two dogs were being walked sunday morning along oriole court where one attacked the other. police say a man arrived at the scene with a semi-automatic handgun and shot one of the dog. >> i was like, grabbed your dog,

and i was still backing up because they were getting closer and closer, anticipating massive between my kids and two dogs fighting. he had them by the neck and he was going down out of breath, and i shot the dog. >> police have yet to file any charges in this case. employees at an edgewood kfc are being called courageous this afternoon after they stopped an attempted robbery over the weekend. the manager was stabbed. kim dacey has details. >> around -- around of applause for these co-workers. these colleagues and friends survived a violent attempted robbery as they were closing the pulaski highway location just before 11:00 saturday night. the harford county sheriff's office say that two suspects, one with a knife and the other with a semiautomatic gun, a barge in and demanded everyone get on the floor. >> none of us wanted to go

through it, but we are glad we were not here but also glad that james is safe. >> one of suspects saw the manager it reached for the panic button. he walked over and stopped her. -- stabbed her. and theyonly 5'2", were both taller than him a. >> the suspects ran off with no money. when the suspects got there, they found bowen on the floor with a nine-inch blade lodged in her shoulder. >> she was calm, very cooperative. she was transferred to bayview hospital, where she was treated. >> investigators are looking at surveillance video of the incident, but they want the public's help. harford county crime solvers is offering to $2,000 reward for information that leads to a

conviction. it was a deadly weekend in syria as israeli troops fired on activists' there. syriana's news agencies said that 22 people died, and sources in israel say they know of 12 casualty's. protestors gathered over the fence that looks over syria and the golan heights, marking the anniversary of the 1967 war that led to the loss of our control of land to israel. the israeli -- loss of arab control of land to israel. the israeli military says it warned protesters before resorting to force. a suicide bomber in the northern iraqi city of tikrit killed at least 15 people and wounded others. it is the second attack in three days and eight saddam hussein's home town. coming up, and you look is coming to a pop -- a new look is

coming to a popular whiskey bottle. and a teacher attacked student per out why she is not facing charges not don't you don't want to miss this. the latest on over prior to graduation. and we will hear from one of the judges on nbc's hit show "the voice."

>> police have said they will not pursue charges against a florida teacher caught on camera punching a student. look at this video. she clearly hits the male student several times. police say she was acting in self-defense after the teenager allegedly called her a name and backed her against the wall. the student was suspended following the incident. an overnight bus wreck in alabama aounce since several kids to the hospital. about 30 people were on the bus, most of them children. a medical helicopter flew three of the kids to a hospital. the group was on its way to florida. after a contentious court battle, a teenager was allowed

to publicly pray at her high school graduation on, the valedictorian said that her right to free speech would be violated if she was not allowed to thank god in a graduation speech. a quartet and a prayer at the graduation after a family sued -- the sued a court had banned prayer aftat the crowd rushed after a family sued as saying that it violated their free- speech rights. a makeover before one popular whiskey. find out why jack is getting an upgrade. >> we scrambled for five days. >> it is a scary reality. why a drug critical for saving lives is ceasing to exist. "thewe will hear from th voice" judge adam levine. >> midsummer he -- or,

thunderstorms by the forecast. it is a beautiful afternoon

>> in the "consumer alert," google is ready to get into computers. it will start selling its own computer. collapsible store all its information over the internet. -- the laptops will store all its information over the internet. at the first ones will be available june 15 from amazon. changes are coming to the tennessee tradition. the familiar jack daniel's label is undergoing changes and dropping some words. the letters will stay white on black, but the population of the town of lynchburg will no longer be present. is the proprietor's name will be removed as well. other refinements are being

taken out to feature a picture of jack daniel's. "the voice" will move on, certainly garnering a lot of attention and the finale is set for the end of this month, all to see who wins the popular casting call. today, we get a chance to talk to one of the judges himself. adam levine joins u. >> you know, we are not technically judges. >> you are coaches. >> judging is bad. [laughter] >> thank you for the correction. big night tomorrow night. america is voting this time. has it been a fun to watch your team evolve? >> it has been great. it has been an amazing learning process for me and everybody on the show. i was saying earlier, i love this show.

everyone on my team is great. >> we got to talk to devon barley last week it ha six. as his success surprised you? >> i love that he is premed. he is a great kid. i was not sure i was going to take him, but he blew me away when he did that do w -- did that duet. it is one of the toughest things, because you have to let someone go. the rejection part is kind of a difficult thing, but i was surprised. i had my mind set on monday, and he changed my mind. >> your team members have learned so much from you with your experience in the music business. what did you learn from them? >> i love seeing their passion and it's easy as about music, i love the fact that the whole show is -- enthusiasm about

music, and i love the fact of the whole show was about palin and performance and singing and not the way you look -- all show is about talent and performance and sing and not the way you look. i love that there is security to it now, i think that is what people respond to it -- there is a purity to it, and that is what people respond to. >> explain how this change your outlook on life. >> i don't know if it changed my outlook on life, but i was on a basketball court as a kid and my poor father got a technical foul. when your father gets a technical foul, it is like, oh, my god, i cannot believe you do that. i bailed him out by making some unbelievably acrobatic, stupid shot, and was carried away on one shoulders and it was like

one of those moments out of a movie. i don't know if that did anything for me. when i look back on the things that happened to me, i remember that being a moment where i was a very shy, introverted did. that was when i opened up a little bit and gained confidence. i will never forget that day. who nows? -- knows? >> i wish i had a video of that shot. >> me, too. or will shot. >> "the voice" tomorrow at 9:00 right here on a wbal-tv 11. >> so far it has been a beautiful day. humidity is in check. we will climb a few more degrees at this point. 78 in randallstown, 77 in parkton. if you are watching us on the pennsylvania line, you may not crack the 80-degree mark. perhaps 80 or 81. there is a few fairweather of cumulus clouds popping up.

we don't expect precipitation at this afternoon. the nearest rain is a large chicago or milwaukee. those storms are developing along a stationary front. it has been there for the last 24 hours. is the dividing line between the hot and steamy air mass which has been setting record highs, and then i smiled conditions in the northeast. -- the nice, mild conditions in the northeast. this will make its way to the east in the next 24 hours. eventually this hot air will move to the mid-atlantic region, but probably not until wednesday brought temperatures are soaring to the upper eighties around the plains states. the set a record high in houston yesterday, 105. it is going to be a hot again, and that we will have a taste of that as we move into the middle of the week. let's move into the topics here. the hurricane center is watching an area of low pressure south of jamaica. not a tropical system yet, but

they will keep an eye on it. if it does become a tropical storm, its name will be arlene. mostly sunny, pleasant this afternoon. overnight tonight, mostly clear, comfortable. it will drop back into the low 60s and. sunset this evening at 8:30. we will turn up the heat gradually each day. upper 80s tomorrow. 30% chance for a shower or thunderstorm. 94 or 95 on wednesday, heat index in the upper 90s to around 100. scattered thunderstorms on thursday. then it should cool off as we head into the beginning of the weekend. we will keep the chance for rain in, but drop temperatures into the low 80s on saturday and sunday. >> in today's medical alert. concerns over the popular drug to treat cancer. doctors are reportedly having a difficult time treating patients

with leukemia. this is a chemotherapy drug they need that is in short supply. >> he has an aggressive form of leukemia. >> on the seventh -- by the 18th there, chemo. >> there be he nearly did not get because of a critical nationwide shortage of a drug. >> a scramble for four or five days trying to get this drug to save his life. >> oncologist state successfully treat about 40% of patients they combined with other drugs. >> the shortages have, in my opinion, affected life and death situations in the united states over the last six months. >> the fda said the shortages are so severe that there were several weeks early this year when there were is not any of

the dark and a production. three u.s. companies that make the drug and have had manufacturing issues and have had to recall some of the medicine because of crystallization in the product. some experts say it is common for more profitable brand-name drugs to be in short supply, but those companies are slowly resuming production. he has told his doctors will often of the life-saving drugs -- he is hopeful that his drugs will have enough of the drugs to finish his round of chemo. >> coming up, the lottery numbers and another check of the forecast.

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act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >> tonight on 11 news at 5:00, the latest on court proceedings in the murder trial of police officer gahiji tshamba and one state senator is fighting back against proposed toll hikes in maryland. and a procedure that is making life better for many people. those stories and more when you join us for 11 news at 5:00. now, time for the maryland lottery 8numbers. >> i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock with your pick 3 numbers on this marvelous monday.

now are drawing official is ready to pull your pick four numbers. the maryland lottery -- let yourself play. >> toni is back. sounds like we are heating up again. >> up to 88 tomorrow. in the 90s on wednesday and thursday. heat index will be at the upper 90s to around 100, but it will not last long.

>> thank you for joining us. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall.