sure. no problem.ere? ♪ >> live, local, late breaking -- this is wbal tv 11 news @ maren. >> good afternoon griff our big story at known -- is -- it is a day of remembrance and reflections. one year ago today, a deadly tornado touched down, one of its 61 people in joplin, missouri. the community continues to rebuild. >> this city of joplin has come a long way in the year thanks in part to the federal government,

volunteers, and a persistence of its people. >> the road has been hard and the day has been long. >> president obama told joplin high school's class of 2012 to use their experience theme that is the spirit that has allowed all of you to rebuild the city and that is the same spirit we need now to help rebuild america. >> minutes after graduates were handed diplomas one year ago, a monster tornado came through shredding homes and businesses and leaving the worst death toll in six decades. >> it is not just for today or tomorrow, but for the long haul. >> on monday, the white house said since the tornado struck, the federal government approved more than $20 million to help victims. also more than $40 million in loans for business as. >> it will come back bigger and stronger, everything. it will take a mountain of time.

>> did has so many businesses are fully operational and hundreds are still living in trailers, joplin has made great progress with the help of more than 100,000 volunteers. >> it has been pretty traumatic but on the other hand, we're doing the best we can to get through it. >> joplin will symbolically break ground on three new schools today lost last year including a new bicycle. -- a new high school. ♪ >> there is a threat for severe weather down to the south has a new front is approaching for a bad cold front could spark some thunderstorms in maryland. it is mostly dry with cloud cover at the airport, 68 degrees and the winds are mostly calm. they will be out of the southeast through the afternoon

and evening and we could see some scattered showers later today and maybe even thunderstorms. not as much rain today as we saw yesterday but this unsettled pattern continues so we have to allow for raising chances, warm and humid in the mid-7's later today and we will talk about more when we come back. >> baltimore county police say some kids are using common household items to cook up dangerous drano bombs and detoting them around the county. they look at youtube video is a as to how to make the bombs. only the slightest motion can trigger the explosion on leasing dangerous chemicals. no one has been her just yet, officials are concerned that could change. >> they can be extremely dangerous especially if they are put in sight of a mailbox and detonated inside the mailbox. then you have a shrapnel situation. >> police say the reason they arrested a 13-year-old after a bomb went off at a playground

and charged him with possession of a destructive device. police in annapolis are searching for an alleged rapist who attacked a woman in a busy section of town over the weekend. investigators say the men dragged her into an alley before assaulting her. we have more on where police are turning for answers. >> police said the woman was walking by herself, leading debtor with friends when the man attacked her. investigators say they don't have much to go on and they are looking for any possible witnesses. the 21-year-old victim was walking home from busy west street after a night out with friends. police say they noticed a man following her so she crossed the street and he crossed after her and the next thing she knew he had grabbed her and dragged her into an alleyway. >> the alleyway sits between two homes. she told police the man threw her to the ground beef her up, and sexually assaulted her. she was eventually able to fighter of and he took off

running. the victim could not provide much of a description. it was dark and a man grabbed her from behind. the attack happened at 1:30 in the morning saturday when downtown annapolis has an active night life. police are hoping that someone noticed something out of the ordinary. >> is a very busy area that time of night there are people leaving restaurants and bars and there are cabdrivers' driving for all the time. we are hoping that someone might have seen someone running from the area. >> police are checking with businesses in the area to see if the man was caught on any surveillance tapes. >> thank you. fire officials and anne arundel counties say smoke detector save the lives of a family when their home caught fire overnight. it took in 80 firefighters an hour to control a fire on nottingham drive. the fire was reported around 3:00 a.m. and quickly went to two alarms unknown was injured but the red cross is assisting the family while fire crews

investigate. baltimore city police are investigating a deadly shooting from overnight. officers responded just before 12:30 this morning where they discovered the male victim later died at the hospital. less than one week after lawmakers concluded a special session to fix the state budget, there are more signs pointing to a second special session later this summer. lawmakers have formed their work group aimed at exploring the benefits of expanded gambling in maryland. some topics include fair compensation to existing facilities and determining dates for table game expansion. once the group members get a handle, there will propose legislation for the general assembly of necessary. the group meets for the first time june 1 with two more meetings later on in the month ended a consensus is reached, the special second session will start the week of july 9. still ahead, details of a recall involving jeep cherokees and the happiest place on earth is about to cost you more.

how much more? first, an arrest in the disappearance of a girl in california but still a sign of her. the latest on the investigation. terry engel is here to answer your plants and garden and questions. you can e-

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>> a first of its kind of launch this morning from central florida. te spacex company made history. this is the first time a private company has launched a vessel to the space station. nasa's shuttle provided the bulk of space station equipment and now x one of its competitors will now take over that job. investigators have arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a northern california teenager. the 21-year-old is now charged with suspicion of kidnapping and murder in connection with the disappearance of the 15-year- old bridge she has not been seen or heard from since she left her home to go to school on march 16. officials have released few details about what, if any evidence they found directly linking the man to the case. at least eight people were shot

during a scuffle after the nba playoffs in oklahoma city. a group of men opened fire on a group of women they have been arguing with near a popular nightlife area monday night. one of the victims is in critical condition while the other is sustainable -- non- life-threatening injuries and it happens just blocks from the every net after the playoff game between the thunder and the los angeles lakers. still to come, disney fans, listen top -- you'll have to pay more to get into one of their parts and details will be in consumer alerts and medical experts suggested new test for baby boomers, hepatitis concerns. >> a cold front is moving our way but temperatures will warm up as we go throughout the week and we will tell you why when we come back. a live look of the downtown area with cloudy skies and 73 degrees at the inner harbor. >> i am -- terry angle is here to answer your plant and gardening questions.

♪ >> chrysler is recalling thousands of jeep wrangler is due to risk of fire. the recall affects 2010 model wranglers' with automatic transmission. debris can get caught between the transmission pipe and a catalytic converter and possibly cause a fire. chrysler will fix the problem for free. that tight grip on the gas pump also has consumers keeping a tight grip on their wallets. a study finds even though gas prices have been declining, nearly six in 10 consumers say they have cut back on non- essential spending like vacations and dinners out

although fuel prices have been falling, they remain at elevated levels and that as consumers staying cautious. if your summer travel plans include a trip to disneyland, be prepared to pay more. the happiest place on earth has boosted its ticket prices every summer in recent years and this year is no exception. a single day press jumped from $80 to $7 this year. california residents can take advantage of discounts, the cause for year-round passed outside the state runs $649. no word whether disney will raise ticket prices at its other parks. >> now, your instaweather plus forecast. >> once again, we are locked in this cloudy, unsettled pattern and it will take a couple of days for the sunshine to return in full force. hd doppler radar is showing mostly dry conditions across the state would just some light sprinkles moving in from the west toward hagerstown.

toward the south, there are thunderstorms crossing over from virginia going toward virginia beach. also some thunderstorms are heading for the appalachians. there may be a chance for isolated storms later today. the temperature is right now are pretty humid. 73 degrees feels more muggy in baltimore. 68 at the airport and 70 degrees in annapolis and only 66 in ocean city. it is warming up in virginia. they have had some sunshine and currently 80 degrees in charlottesville. you conceive a son down there but it is more cloudy as you go to the north. -- you can see the sun down there but it is more cloudy as you go to the north. this is coming in with a cold front moving across the mountains and heading into the east but it is a slow mover so it will not pass through any time soon. it will meander into the east

and will stall out for the next couple of days per we stay in this humid weather pattern and stick with those french chances. it is not until high pressure moves and by the end of the week that we finally see things dry out and that should lead us into nice weather for the first half of this weekend which happens to be memorial day weekend. that to be good for folks trying to get out and enjoy the weekend. there is some cooler air behind the cold front. it is 60 in chicago and '60s in the northeast area we are not going to see any major changes in baltimore through the week. we get more of as warmer air pushing in as we go through the weekend. temperatures this afternoon should be in the mid to upper 70's with humid conditions, cloudy, and scattered thunderstorms are possible. more and the way of showers and the afternoon and for the evening hours, some of that could contain thunder. thunderstorms are possible as we go into the night with mostly cloudy skies, down into the mid- 60's.

we're keeping an eye on what was alberto, a post-tropical storm but no major concerns but showing a lot of the moisture hanging around the east coast. isolated chances for a thunderstorm the next couple of days but we warm up into the weekend, 85 on saturday with sonny's guys and memorial day looks good. we will keep you updated that changes. engel joins us from valley view farms. she has brought jasmine. >> this is an easy tropical so you can put it in a pot and you can get them in different sizes. they really are phenomenal. >> i love this sense. we have a few questions to get to. i need a hanging basket that will do well in shade. any ideas? >> ne thing with the name begonia.

the fuchsia has an hour ride battle and they do well in the shade. you can take house plants and take them outside. boston ferns and spider plants. >> when should i fertilize my water garden plants? >> i checked with our water garden manager and he says now is the time to do that and feed them for the summertime. they have little plugs you can put into the plants don't have to add fertilizer. >> are there to make is that do better in contenders? >> there are, they come in two different types. they have a determinate and indeterminate variety so the only grow so tall. they're easier to handle in containers but celebrity as one of the best ones and the other was better bush. there are various cherry tomatoes which only gets to be this big.

it could get 10 feet, some of them. there are very manageable in containers. >> let's get back to the jasmine. what is the care? >> it likes humid conditions. these come out of florida said they liked that. the light moderate to full sun, water when they are dry to the touch them wonderful, i may have to grab one of those. thank you so much. if you have a plant or gardening question, you could e-mail or sent pictures of your plant are guarded and to plant questions. you could go to our website wbaltv.com and click on family. you can send your questions and pictures to plant questions at our address. ♪ a new study finds its surgical residents are sleepy for at least half the day and that could impact their work. 27 residents really present -- recently provided their sleep

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received blood transfusions are at a higher risk. it won't hurt everyone to get tested. >> not all experts agree with the cdc recommendations. most people do not have hepatitis c. the basis of the recommendation is there is no downside to getting the test. >> scientists estimate that one out of every 30 baby boomers infected with hepatitis c don't know it. coming next, your maryland lottery pick three and pick 4 numbers and will get another check of the instaweather plus forecasts. first a look at how wall street is performing at this hour.

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