. >> good afternoon, everyone. our big story, health care reform. there are hundreds of protesters outside of the u.s. supreme court as justices hear the second day of argument. today, arguments focused on the central issue, the individual mandate requiring everyone to buy health insurance. >> demonstrators gathered hours before today's arguments. supporters insist that this

saved them from ruin. >> i get to keep my house, i want go bankrupt, my kids will get to go to college, and i'm going to live. >> opponents argued that government should not force americans to buy insurance. >> it is tyranny when the government starts telling you what services you have to buy, even if they violate your religious beliefs. >> the government defended the mandate. a new poll finds americans are split. 4 in 10 want law whole lot overturned parent of the national federation of independent business -- 4 in 10 want the whole law overturned. the national federation of independent businesses also issued an opinion. >> they want this care.

>> we have not waved the white flag of surrender on socialized medicine. "legal arguments pitting the government's authority against the cost of health care. the arguments tomorrow or medicaid, whether it can be expanded for low income families. if the court strikes down some parts of the law, whether the rest of it can stand. >> while the supreme court is hearing arguments on the health care law, the maryland general assembly is laying the groundwork to implement it. there is a framework for the health insurance marketplace and providing coverage for the uninsured. the bill includes a key health care exchanges for individuals and businesses to purchase affordable health insurance by 2014. >> obviously, if the supreme court throws out some of it or

leave it as it is, we will have to make some changes. >> house and senate lawmakers will work out the differences before sending a final version to the governor. from the individual mandate to medicaid, what each part means can be found in a special photo gallery on wbaltv.com. time to take a bunch of new photos for the year book. s. dallas dance will become the new superintendent for the baltimore county school board. for the howard county school board, renee foose will be the first woman in charge of the district. >> there is lots of sunshine out there today.

temperatures were in the upper 20's. we have not seen that kind of weather for a while. a bit of a breeze. and north wind at seven gusting to 18. sunshine is the forecast for the rest of the day. the-benchers should climb into the mid 50's. it will get warmer over the next couple of days. we will show you the seven-day and a few minutes. >> police involves shooting leaves a man in critical condition km investigators say that a man threatened to stab his mother with a knife. when police arrived, he refused to drop the knife and police shot the suspect. a new initiative helped police make 30 arrests over the weekend. they focus on individuals with open warrants. authorities say that these are not to the only things used to combat armed robberies, they plan to meet with community is

to make them aware of how they can help. hundreds of people lined the streets of city hall as part of a nationwide call for justice. people voiced their outrage over the handling of the death of trayvon martin. he was on target he was killed by a neighborhood watch captain who claim that he was acting in self-defense. >> this is something that i have to do. i just want to be a part of a movement that meant a lot of this world and i want to see us all come together. >> why did you come out tonight? >> i am a vietnam veteran and i know how it is to be treated different. >> several rallies were held around the nation. some are calling for the rest of george zimmerman.

the police chief was called to testify in front of the council on monday night regarding the alleged misconduct case of the county executive john leopold. he said he could not comment on the case because it is still being investigated by a grand jury. >> i would be breaking the law, which i have served for 25 years. i do not want to break the law so i respectfully decline to answer these questions. >> the chief attended the meeting after a threat of the subpoena for failing to appear last week. today is a day to dream big. people are hoping to win the medal is jackpot. the jackpot stands at $353 million. of course, you can see the drawing right here at 11:22. i have to go buy my ticket. saving lives with a smart phone

application. details on the application helping first responders learned their patients' medical background before they arrive on the scene of the emergency. a school bus chase caught on tape. the extreme lengths that police had to go to to stop the driver. we are here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant.

bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> a boy is dead after a school bus crash with a tractor- trailer. the impacts on the bus around killing a 9-year-old and injuring 14 other students and the bus driver. the tractor-trailer flipped over but its driver was not injured. the driver of the bus could face charges. video shows a high-speed chase involving a school bus in the mexico earlier this month. you can see the stolen schoolbus going towards albuquerque. the driver stole the bus and drove 80 miles around town before he was spotted. an officer tried to ram his cruiser into the bus but even

that did not work. eventually, a state police vehicle was able to stop the bus. no one was hurt. in a matter of hours, and wild fire and the mountains west of denver has spread to four square miles. it is to early to tell how many lives have been lost. more than nine and homes have been evacuated. dry, windy weather is making battling the blazes difficult. still ahead, want to get away? southwest airlines hikes fares. on a diet but having a hard time giving up chocolate. good news, you might not have to. ied in the sweet chocolate might actually be a good thing. >> we have some rain in the forecast. -- why eating the sweet chocolate might actually be a good thing for you. >> don't forget, we are here to

answer your plant and gardening questions. you can e-mail your questions to

>> we are painfully aware of the high price of gas but the know how much of that is going to waste? americans are wasting nearly 2 billion gallons of gasoline a year while stuck in traffic. the report that says that poor road conditions costs the ts money everyst'

year. southwest airlines has increased their rates. most airlines quickly followed suit. this marks the third time that fares have been increased. there seems to be an application for everything and everyone. and new application is designed to assist any first responder in getting information that they need to keep people alive. >> when first responders arrived on the scene of an emergency, they need to know several important things about the patient. if that patient is on crutches, it makes that part of the job much more difficult. -- if that patient is unconscious. >> a cell phone has no value to them in an emergency. you have these phones that have more power than the shuttle that the people to the

men. -- that took people to the moon. >> this type of technology enables public safety professionals to effectively do their jobs more efficiently in terms of getting information or information gathering that is crucial to help save a life. >> the way it saves lives is this -- as soon as the dialer hangs up after calling 911, the application sends a text message to all of the emergency contact list it stated that they called 911 and pence boynes them on a google map. -- and pinpoints them on a global map. >> it also sends personal information. >> information about the medical history, what drugs they take, and what chemicals they should not take. critical information that could save a life. >> time is life. whenever someone is injured,

there is a short time frame in which we have to work with them. to get them the most efficient care that we can and that they deserve, we look for disinformation and try to put all of the pieces together. -- we look forward this information. >> this application will save a life. i don't know if it will be yours or someone else's? >> now, your insta-weather forecast. >> well, it turned out kind of chili this morning. we have not seen this kind of weather in a while. mostly the eastern half of the country is in a deep freeze. up near the pennsylvania line. in maryland, we can take a dip into the 20's. the records are 20's said back in 2001. -- set back in 2001.

42 in clarkton. officially at the airport, now go 46 degrees. we have a north wind at 7-8 miles per hour. the tree pollen count is way up there. that is what is going on, if you're having trouble. it will probably stay that way for the next two or three days. we do have some rain in the forecast. here is what is going on. we have high pressure over the east coast. this is keeping the skies cleared and the air chile. there is a friend coming across the upper midwest. there are a few showers and thunderstorms across the mississippi valley. the temperatures will warm-up but we see the chance for a shower or thunderstorm during the day tomorrow. lots of thunder in the forecast. temperatures will range between

52 and 57. overnight, mostly clear skies. chilly but not as cold as last night. the wind will shift from the north and northwest and southwest. it will get warmer. this should push the temperatures up to 70. we have this front approaching, we have a few scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. this will not be a widespread kind of rain situation. we have a 40% chance that we will see one passed by your past -- your house. it will be a lot warmer and the temperature near 70's. in the 50 parts all the way through the weekend. unfortunately, we have a chance of rain for saturday and sunday. -- in the 50's, all the way through the weekend. >> we are here to answer your

plant and gardening questions. you brought a beautiful hydrangea. >> they are beautiful. they are blue flowers, sometimes think. this plant can eventually go outside but you have to wait until all danger of frost is gone. >> let's get to some questions. are these miniature or are these the same as the full-size plans? >> you have to watch these carefully. generally, they will be in a straight sphagnum moss or a special work it mix. to not let the water sit in the bottom of the plant. >> -- do not let the water sit in the bottom of the plant. >> if i plant this stem, will it grow? >> it should. the can have a hundred days or

more before harvest. >> it is good that you can put those to use. if you have a plant or gardening question, you can e-mail us or send us pictures. you can also go to our website where did you can also send your questions and -- you can also go to our website, send us your questions and pictures. in today's medical alert, we know that sitting around all day is not good it for you but standing up and stretching could add years to your life. a study finds that people that work at least 11 hours of a day have a 40% increase risk of dying within three years. even if you hit the gym in the morning, experts say it is important to stretch your legs if you spend the rest of your time sitting. if you're hoping to lose weight,

you might want to grab some chocolate. researchers at the university california that those who ate chocolate on a regular basis had a lower body mass index. below were -- the lower bmi group did not eat less calories or exercise more than the other group. of course, do not go overboard. now, your midday lottery pick three and picked four numbers. first, a look at

>> the maryland terps face notre dame tonight. if they win, they punch their ticket for the final four they beat defending champion texas a&m on sunday. they won the national championship in 2006, so it has been a while. now, your pick three and picked four numbers. -- pick 4 numbers. >> it is time to get your pick 3 numbers.

8-3-7. in a moment, but it four -- pick 4 numbers. 0-3-4-7. now the maryland lottery let yourself play. >> we have one last check of the forecast. "the little chilly but temperatures will warm up over the next 24 hours. -- a >> a little chilly, but

temperatures will warm up. 70, tomorrow. scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. it will not be a widespread rain situation. the best chance of rain is going to be over the weekend, saturday and sunday. the highs will be into the 50's. >> can't we just go back to 80? >> many people were out in the garden plant is that they should not have been planting. we drop below freezing. hopefully everyone covered up their plants. >> thank you for watching. be sure to watch tonight. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--