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as i have spoken to leaders, state and political, folks are afraid -- folks want to push forward justice for all people in this country. >> the naacp has opposed and will continue to oppose any national, state, or local policy or legislative initiative that seeks to codify discrimination or hatred into the law or to remove the constitutional rights of lgbt citizens. >> that is not the role of the naacp. on the constitutionality of these issues, the naacp national board of directors voted overwhelmingly to support this issue. >> are the leaders worry about a backlash from african-american clergy, churches, and the groups on members who disagree? >> i have spoken to many clergy
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who feel differently, different size, different ideologies, different doctors. all are very clear that this is a difference, not a division. it is a contrast, not a conflict. >> for pastor at burns, the decision is for checking. currently he is working to get a referendum on the ballot to defeat same sex marriage legislation passed by merrill lawmakers. he believes the old -- it believes the old stallworth would turn over in their graves if they knew this naacp board had somehow come out for gay rights. has nothing to do with civil rights. it is a moral issue, not a civil rights issue. >> the naacp president says the group will firmly opposed all efforts that will restrict marriage equality. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news.
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>> the third street shumlin washington, d.c is back open at this hour after a school bus fire shut it down for nearly three hours this afternoon. this is video from inside the tunnel uploaded to youtube. about 30 to 40 cars were trapped inside at the time. some of the drivers abandoned their vehicles and evacuated the tunnel. the bus broke out in flames. it was in the process of being towed. no major injuries, but two people were taken to hospital for treatment. >> of baltimore man was injured after being pulled from a burning row home. the fire began around 3:00 a.m. in a home in the seventh 100 block of mclean boulevard. we are told the victim was rescued but he did suffered burns to various parts of his body. >> one of the first arriving units on the scene went into the first floor, gained access to the door and found him inside and brought him out to a safe
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area until paramedics arrived. >> authorities say the victim is in serious condition. firefighters and arson police detectives were on the scene. there is no word on the cause of the fire. >> baltimore county police now have a third suspect in cost to the egyptian custody accused of -- have a third suspect in custody accused of helping run eight pill mill. police say she helped distribute narcotics from a clinic on york road in timonium for lease the last 13 months. authorities say the investigation continues, but no other arrests are expected at this time. >> a baltimore man could spend the rest of his life in jail, convicted this afternoon of murdering a glen burnie dentist. and anne arundel county jury spent the last week listening to testimony.
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the co-defendant talked about how she paid jeter $1,000 to kill the doctor. she was afraid he had found out she had been stealing from the business. she is already serving time for 2008 crime. >> james dixon faces 30 years behind bars, found guilty of stabbing another man to death back in 2010. the 23-year-old found stabbed in the neck and stomach at the patapsco arena itself of corporate initial reports showed that dixon went on a stabbing rampage injuring five other people. the first all ended in a hung jury. >> old hilltops a record crowd for the preakness stakes. the maryland jockey club says this year's preakness was bigger and better and they could not be happier with the results. lisa robinson joins us live from pimlico with a look at how the day shaped up.
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it was a beautiful day. >> it certainly was. i have been covering this for years, and i have to say, when you consider the crowd, the weather, the entertainment, it all went pretty well. pimlico could not be happier. >> i think it was a better turnout. it was great. i think it was better than last year. >> officials at pimlico agree. the jockey club president says he could not be happier with the way preakness turned out. >> we had very few problems. we had a couple problems at what kind of a notice, but i receive more compliments today and yesterday from the public. >> 120,000 people came out, a record crowd. more than $80 million was wagered. it was ranked as the fifth highest for preakness. six people were evicted from the track. 10 or taken to the hospital, and
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there were reports of dehydration. baltimore police report what arrest for disorderly conduct. the changes that have made about not bringing in alcohol change the crowd to the better. >> the music, the olympic volleyball, everything we do out there is working together to bring something different. now we have a different demographic. below older, there are some families out there, 25-40. -- they are a little older. >> he says having the derby winner win big in the second leg of the triple crown is a huge plus. >> it puts us on the map and keeps us on the map. remax won the best ambassador to can have for racing. -- pretty much one of the best ambassador boris you can hang out for racing. >> a perfect weather over the weekend for the preakness and anything else you wanted to do
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outside. now dramatic contrast with a low pressure that was hanging to the cell, to keep us in that beautiful weather pattern. i shifted back into virginia, producing a lot of cloud in this alone was some scattered thunderstorms -- producing a lot of clouds along with some scattered thunderstorms. temperatures down in western maryland, low 60's there. with the clouds and showers around, it may hamper baseball in baltimore. the red sox are in town. it looks like some showers in the area with an east wind at 6 miles an hour. it will like change a lot through the evening. checkout tropical storm alberto, coming up in a few minutes. >> this election season could be one of the most expensive on record. both campaigns are putting much of their attention on fund- raising.
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president obama and mitt romney will have millions in their coffers, but that money disappears fast when you have outreach efforts, a growing staff, and infrastructure to support. it is only just beginning. sally kidd has more in her investigation. >> while analysts say the president's campaign has a big cash advantage at this point, the romney campaign starting to really in some big money donors. -- starting to real in some big donors -- reel in some big donors. >> they are going straight to the millionaires. >> team obama has pulled in more than $250 million so far. the romney campaign has $97 million. >> at this point, president obama does have a cash advantage over mitt romney. >> but that gap is beginning to narrow. look at the numbers for april.
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the president's campaign raised $43 million, and the romney camp almost matched that at $40 million. >> it they start raising in on this for the general elections, he can go head-to-head with barack obama . >> the president's re-election campaign has been nearly half of its money setting up shop in dozens of states and hiring hundreds of workers. the romney camp is still ramping up. so far they have heard about 100 workers, a number that is expected to climb. the race for 2012 is very different from 2008, thanks to recent court cases, with the new element of uncertainty. >> somebody could decide to write a check tomorrow for $50 million. they can turn that into real activities either on the air or on the ground. >> that is making everyone nervous. analysts say this, just adding
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pressure on the campaign to try to out spend one another. >> leaders are stepping up their campaign against what they are calling an attack on their faith. >> they are taking new action on the birth control controversy. when we come back, is now a legal battle. >> an instructor at umbc killed in a violent collision. investigators are calling it one of the worst crashes in a long time. >> maryland is holding its first-ever conference on human trafficking. i am kim dacey and i have details coming up.
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>> two people are dead after an accident that shut down both sides of the greenbelt. it was close between the beltway in capital mill road. a 49-year-old was killed instantly and eight pennsylvania man's minivan crossed the median and hit her car. he was also killed in the crash.
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also killed in the crash was one of two dogs that was along for the ride. >> this was a horrific crash. it was not just like a typical crash. the police officer told me that the engine was pushed all the way to the back of the car. >> the cause of the crash remains under investigation. washington, d.c. archdiocese is one of 43 catholic institutions suing the federal government over new healthcare rules requiring contraception coverage. and now represents the largest push against the government mandate since president obama announced the policy in january. and you are sick notre dame and catholic university are among those suing -- the university of notre dame and catholic university. the core argument is exactly what constitutes a religious institution. government officials said it will not comment on any pending litigation.
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>> nearly one in four u.s. teams has diabetes or will soon if they cannot get their blood pressure under control. according to the centers for disease control, the number at risk for heart attack and stroke has risen dramatically over the past decade. pre diabetes and diabetes increased from 1999 up to 23% a decade later. most had at least one other high risk factor such as high cholesterol. many already have damaged parts. for many of us, the smart phone and the ipad are just things we think we cannot do without. almost necessities. people spend a lot of time with them, reading, browsing the internet, but all that texting and scrolling could be damaging your joints. kate amara has more.
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>> it is quick, convenient, and when you are using your smart phone or ipad, your probably not thinking about how much time your spending on it. mercy medical center doctors say too much texting and scrolling can cause repetitive stress injuries in our hands and fingers. >> we are seeing a lot of different types of injuries. people are texting with their fingers, and have the iphone issue where people are using up thumb and finger to flip the screen repetitively that can lead to repetitive stress of the hand. >> symptoms can include stiffness or soreness in the fingers, radiating and in, and joint pain. -- radiating pain and joint pain. >> the smooth surfaces of cartilage where a way so you develop bone on own grinding, and that can lead to severe pain. >> is there any way to avoid it?
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>> stop texting, that is number one. give it a rest. take a break, try to avoid doing it for a repetitive, prolonged period of time. sometimes you can get over the counter splints to support that hand and let those irritated structures rest. >> the doctor says if taking a break and medication and splints do not help, surgery might be required to repair the condition. >> college athletes to sustain head injuries in contact sports may have difficulty remembering new information. researchers at dartmouth tested the memory and thinking skills of college athletes, some often play contact sports and some who played noncontact sport. the rolle test again after the season was over. 22% of the contact sports athletes -- this comes on the heels of an investigation on
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women's lacrosse and head injuries and why women are not required to wear helmets on the field. tonight at 11:00 we will talk to players and coaches about that heated debate and the growing health concerns. >> we have breaking news right now. some activity along the j.f.x. captain roy taylor is over the scene. >> southbound on the jones falls expressway under the guilford avenue bridge, there are at least two cars involved in an accident. there are two separate accidents at that location. southbound jones falls expressway has been shut down. they are sending some northern district units down. it will be shut down until they can get the scene cleaned up. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the hurricane season does not
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officially begin until june 1, but someone forgot to tell alberto about that. a minor system we are tracking is just to our south. let's switch the view and i will show you what is going on in the tropics, down of the south atlantic coast. just barely an official tropical storm at 40 miles an hour, that is the threshold to get a name. is moving east at 8 miles an hour. a little cluster of storms and not really impacting any land areas. all the clouds and showers are off the coast and out over the atlantic. the forecast track kicks it safely to the south and east. by wednesday afternoon, it is tropical depression and moving out toward the atlantic, but an early start to the 2012 hurricane and tropical storm season. the va has a more significant area of low pressure producing a lot of showers and bringing more stress in off the atlantic back
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into central maryland and eastern pennsylvania. a slow-moving cold front coming into western ohio. that will keep our weather and settle. the temperature gets warmer on here and they are more susceptible to some reforms -- were susceptible to thunderstorms. off and on showers and a little fog forming over night. 61-67 degrees for the lows. is the front approaching out of the ohio valley. the storm system is swirling over resumed tracking eased to northeast and beginning to pull away. -- tracking east to northeast. there is passing east of cape hatteras and moving out to see tomorrow afternoon while the showers and thunderstorms continue in the mid atlantic. the same thing on wednesday,
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scattered showers and a few thunderstorms with that slow moving front. it clears up nicely over parts of the highly critical ohio valley. it will take several days for that to get here -- clears up nicely over parts of ohio valley. showers tomorrow, scattered thunderstorms, a 60% chance that the showers move through your area. the southeast wind at about 5 miles an hour. light winds on the bay gusting tomorrow but they will diminish tomorrow. off and on showers and storms tuesday and wednesday, 7% chance tomorrow and 7% in the mountains on wednesday. slowly drying out with each passing day as we get into the upcoming weekend. what you see today is pretty much what you get for tuesday and wednesday. the showers and thunderstorms chances continue into the middle
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part of the week. not writing all the time, but popping up at just about anytime, even over night -- not raining all the time. 76 tomorrow, close to 80 on wednesday, low 80's thursday and friday. now-and because the with haiti sunshine saturday, sunny, and monday. >> the traffic nightmare on the j.f.x. due to construction continues for commuters tonight. >> city transportation officials saying anyone diving -- driving through baltimore county
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which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. x and update on the construction work on the j.f.x. that just seems endless. work is progressing, but as work continues, so will the closure through friday of this week. double left lane closure will be in place from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. wednesday, thursday, and
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friday. officials said the work should take 6-8 weeks, but they don't know how long it will take an lane closures could extend beyond that time. if you'd like to look at alternative rights, go over to our website, wbaltv.com. you have probably seen some of the work alone york road. they will completely close alain over not from sunday through thursday. there is also lane closure -- >> a familiar message this prom and graduation season, don't drive distracted. >> tim tooten has the story. >> give me some examples of distracted driving other than texting and being on the cell phone? the radio, good. >> this attorney is making his
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case to teenagers to avoid driving distracted. >> any alcohol in your system before the age of 21 is going to have serious implications for you personally and professionally in that future. >> he is one of close to 100 -- close to 1000 attorneys across the nation who are voluntarily making the rounds at local schools and hopes of ending distracted driving. he showed up at st. paul's with plenty of action films. -- plenty of facts and films. >> i never really thought about the consequences of you being a distracted driver and hurting the lives of others. i have only thought about you being hurt by your own actions. >> your actions affect everybody else and you have to be responsible for how you present yourself to the world. being a distracted driver, what does that say about you?
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>> that is a good answer. you want to pull over and get off the road. the younger generation wants to know the answers. they want to know what happens if they really mess up. i think i gave them some clear examples today and i hope it makes an impression on them. >> especially classmates, those set to become a first-time drivers. >> it takes two seconds to text someone or pick up your phone and it can really affect so many people. put your phone in the back seat and that can really save lives. >> the attorney says there are other ways to become distracted behind the wheel, such as reading a map, reaching for a drink, or changing the radio station. >> more breaking news ahead. >> we will have live updates fot
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>> live, local, late-breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 with dan stovall, donna hamilton, your forecast with tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 continues now. >> cracking down on human trafficking. state, local, and federal officials say the sale of people for sex in maryland is getting out of control. they are meeting in catonsville with some specialists to try to figure out how to stop it. >> they want couple police officers and social workers to be better able to spot the signs of sex trafficking. kim dacey has the details.
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>> human sex trafficking is an emerging problem in maryland, according to federal officials. >> maryland is right not only for breeding incidents of human trafficking but also as a three- point when you look at the interstate road system and its proximity to major metropolitan areas such as philadelphia, washington d.c., new york, and boston, as well as an international airports, bus stations, and truck stops. >> the maryland human trafficking task force posted a seminar monday to combat this growing problem. core hundred specialists as well as non-profit service providers -- 400 specialists came together to share ideas and methods. >> they will be able to learn from each other and work together and tighten how they llaborate. we have trainers from the maryland region as well as dallas, texas, boston, mass., an atlanta, georgia.
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they are coming to train our people in maryland on how to deal with this issue. >> that have been working with the fbi and other federal agencies to patrol the internet, which has become a hotbed for trafficking. >> we are able to get on the internet, our the internet for these type of web sites, and then do stings to ensure that we do not see women and young children being victimized. >> law enforcement officials stressed the need for everyone to be on the lookout and report suspicious activity to save victims and prosecute the perpetrators. >> these situations occur at hotels, motels, communities. anything the public sees as our ordinary critics sees as out of the ordinary would be helpful to us. -- anything the public sees as out of the ordinary would be helpful to us. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here's a look at some of our other top stories at this hour.
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skyteam 11 is still of the j.f.x. where an accident has shut down and southbound lanes just before north avenue. let's go to captain roy taylor for an update. >> they are still investigating accident southbound on the jones falls expressway but because of the way the traffic is, of course city police have shut down traffic. traffic is backed up from this location. almost at the 41st street bridge. " they do get open, city police have made arrangements to have officers down by president street so they can alleviate the traffic situation so people trying to get to the ball game will be able to do so. >> the naacp president says he hopes the group's support of same-sex marriage will urged blacks to support marriage equality as a civil rights issue.
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the board voted for a resolution in support of marriage equality, a move officials say it marks the first time the organization has made a full statement on marriage and quality that goes beyond the circumstances of any single proposed law or state. the maryland jockey club said this year's preakness was one for the record books. the final headcount shows 120,000 spectators came out to pimlico, more than ever before. more than $80 million was wagered, the sixth highest on record for pimlico. only one person was arrested for disorderly conduct. officials credit that with changes that made about not bringing your own alcohol into the vineyard. -- hinchey the venue -- into the venue. >> summit leaders think the framework for peace that adopted
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two years ago is working, and afghans are on track to provide their own security and a couple of years, with continuing help. >> today we can agree on nato's long-term relationship with afghanistan beyond 2014, including our support of afghan security forces. >> the 50 afghanistan partners will still provide security training and a subsidy for afghan security after troops are gone. for secretary of state madeleine albright said she is an optimist on afghanistan. her main concern is that afghan women may again be relegated to second-class citizenship. >> things are more stable when women are politically and economically empowered. we don't want to see the story go backwards in any way. >> protesters target aircraft maker boeing in the war machine. boeing was shut down for the day, having told its workers to stay home for safety sake. a lot of downtown business has done that.
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normally full parking lot for all but deserted. traffic was light. demonstrators claim the boeing shutdown was a victory. not all nato protest has been so light hearted. police made 45 arrests on sunday, mostly stemming from this clash a couple of side -- a couple blocks from the summit site. the police chief praised his restraint. >> tonight in new jersey woman also known as the super-tan mom as a message, back off. >> she is trying to prove she is a good mom.
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>> a standing ovation yester day for the mother of slain florida teenager trayvon martin. she was invited to baltimore by pastor bryant. she said -- has been in close contact with martin's family in the past couple of months. he was shot and killed by neighborhood watch worker for zimmerman. she remains an active voice on the issue. the special prosecutor handling racially charged case is speaking out, complaining that florida's public record lot is hampered her investigation. the law forced a prosecutor to release 183 pages and 5 gigabytes of files, including surveillance video of trayvon martin just minutes before he was shot and killed. the evidence has been criticized as an underwhelming.
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ford is public record law has been a sore spot among prosecutor since the 1970's. -- among prosecutors. >> three people remain in the hospital tonight all the infected with a flesh eating bacteria infection. amy coplands father has been documenting his daughter's traumatic experience on facebook. doctors recommended she have her hand and remain foot amputated over the weekend. it is not known yet if the server happen. she is not the only ones suffering from necrotizing fasciitis. she remained in critical condition. >> now to the extremely 10 loman from new jersey, she is back in the news tonight -- the extremely tanned woman.
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today she talked on and the today show where she talked about her family is very typical home life. >> i am up at 3:00 in the morning, my husband goes to work at 4:30, and i make pancakes, pack their bags, and they are all often gone. the allegation was completely wrong, and i just want people to leave us alone. >> if convicted on a child endangerment charge, she could face up to 10 years in prison. >> she also said she would like her own reality show. >> after this weekend, there are thousands more college grads out there, many of them looking for work to >> and elisas baltimore is one of the top 10 places for them to start out in the real l
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coming up at 6:00, windows were smashed at a baltimore county church, and is not the first time this happened at that location. the naacp says it supports same sex marriage. we will hear from the civil rights group and also get reaction from others. reaction from others. we'll have these s
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>> tomorrow marks the one year
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anniversary since a deadly tornado struck joplin, missouri. thousands of structures were flattened. we take a look at how far joplin has come, one year later. with a year after her home was ripped to shreds, ginnie george is finally getting her home fixed, thanks to volunteers. hers is one of approximately 8000 homes and 2000 other buildings that were crushed by the tornado that tore through joplin last may 22. in 40 minutes, it killed 161 people, injured 900, and destroyed or damaged 75% of the city. >> there is still a lot of rebuilding to be done, a lot of homes that have not been rebuilt. a lot of it just looks like fields now. >> we watched in horror as so
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many people suffered for the pain. we have gone to funerals. >> she had just graduated from high school when the letter project when the tornado is saw him out -- he had just graduated from high school when a tornado literally sucked him out of the car. >> everyone in job loss something or someone in that tornado, but that all regained a new appreciation for life. >> i am so blessed. everything we have gone through has made us appreciate life even more, including this tornado. >> obama delivered the commencement speech to graduates of joplin high tonight. there are a lot of events planned tomorrow, including a
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community wide walk of unity. >> people forget how long it takes to rebuild a town that has been flattened. there is so much to do. >> this was a small one, off the coast and it looks like it will stay there. this, that we are rider on the corner from the start of the hurricane season. alberto will have to hit the 40-mile an hour threshold, otherwise it is just a tropical depression. it is a couple hundred miles east of jacksonville. it will stake are enough of the coast to leave us alone. this is not a very significant storm, just a cluster of thunderstorms associated with it. is not doing anything on land. we have some sunshine in some locations and it is expected to
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stay east of cape hatteras. it should be weaker and farther offshore as we head into wednesday afternoon, staying safely to the east of us in the city . >> is little hint that hurricane season is the realm the corner. starts officially on june 1. a low pressure system over virginia produced about a third an inch of rain at the airport and the inner harbor. the mourners was quite mild -- the morning was quite mild. we bottomed out at 64 at bwi marshall. the pollen count is still in a higher range for a grass pollen but i think the rain today will help the pollen count the lower when it is taken tomorrow. if you look off to the west there are some storms approaching cleveland. this is a slow-moving cold front coming out of detroit into western ohio and it will be slowly advancing toward us as well.
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that means a couple of days of unsettled weather. 87 in columbus, ohio, right now where they have more sunshine. sunset at 8:19. there is alberto, well to yourself. it will stay away from us as the front makes its approach -- there is alberta, well to the south. moving off into the atlantic as we get into wednesday. by thursday we are still dealing with showers and thunderstorms popping up during the heat of the afternoon and may be lingering in to friday afternoon as well. what you see today is pretty much what we get tomorrow. highs of 73-78. the waves will be less than 1
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foot. the forecast heading for the memorial day weekend, scattered showers and storms tuesday through thursday, 20% chance on friday, and then partly cloudy and warm for sunday -- for saturday, sunday, and monday. >> more trouble for the steel mill in baltimore county. a spokeswoman says the company is looking at selling the location. rg steel has been struggling financially. company officials now confirm there are some potential buyers for the sparrows point location, but will not provide any further details. we are told all options remain on the table. it turns out baltimore is one of the top 10 places to migrate to our region college graduates,
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according to a new report. taking into account cost of living, and employment rate, an average age of local residents, the researchers point to the city's diversified economy, with a good amount of fortune 500 companies in the area. compared to other cities, baltimore's low rent and proximity to washington d.c. are also big bonuses. we also have a solid percentage of young people aged 20-24. boston is noted for a high average in come and a good night life for young professionals pick the nation's capital is given a shout out for low unemployment and tons of cultural activities. southwest airlines is getting some kudos for having the best accessibility. the study was based on thousands of queries.
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award seats on southwest were available 100% of the time. delta rank last three seats available on that airline were only 27%. >> bengals are plaguing the church in middle river. coming up but 6:00, a theory on who is behind it all. >> the bicentennial of the war of 1812. that story, coming up.
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>> we have details on this interactive on-line game that will not only entertainment educate you. it commemorate the bicentennial of the war of 1812. today was unveiled nationally. >> the war of 1812 sometimes referred to as the second american war for independence. of course, baltimore and fort mchenry played an integral part in that war. today a group of sixth graders from patterson park public charter school came to fort mchenry to learn more about the war of 1812. there were people wearing the clothes people were back in 1812, and there was a movie about that war.
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and a new interactive, on-line game called "castor vote -- cast your vote." it gives people across the country the opportunity to act as congressmen and congresswomen and deciding whether or not to declare war against great britain. >> it put its modern relevancy to something that happened 20 years ago. it is right on the front page. >> it is almost like today and some pitbull are four of war and some are against it. shows how history sometimes repeats itself. you can cast your vote for or against the war of 1812. >> the goal is to get people to learn more about the war of
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1812. after hearing both sides, for these young people, the decision to go to war or not has not been easy for them. >> the different perspectives of people. that both have good points and stuff. i don't know. i was pro-war at first, but i don't know. >> kids give board when they just looked at textbooks. -- kids get bored when they just look at textbooks. the video is a good way to get kids to learn about the war of 1812. >> that's all for us at 5:00. here is a look at what is coming of new at 6:00. >> escalating vandalism at a middle river church has accommodation scratching their heads in frustration. >> a prominent civil rights
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groups takes the stand on same- sex marriage. details, coming up. of another preakness behind us, and pimlico could not be happier with the results. i am lisa robinson and i will tell you all about it, coming up a live report. >> live, local, late-breaking. >> our big story at 6:00, vandals smashed windows and destroyed an expensive church sign last night in eastern baltimore county. >> this was not the first time that building has been targeted. david collins joins us live from little river with the latest. >> take a look at this. this is one of several windows and parishioners say was smashed class not. in addition to who would do such a thing new york, the congregation waters how they will pay for repairs. >> quite a bit of force to sit there and break a glass. >> parishioners

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