>> live , local, late breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon, everyone. the nation's highest court upheld a key part of the president's health-care overhaul, the requirement that individuals have health insurance or pay a penalty. brian moore has the live, local, late breaking story. >> the divided support is at the

centerpiece of president obama's health care reform law, upholding it is the law of the land. the conservative chief justice john roberts joined the liberal wing, upholding obama cares individual mandates. that forced americans to buy insurance or pay a penalty. the chief justice wrote because the constitutional -- constitution permits such attacks, it is not our role to permit it or pass from the wisdom or fairness. to go deep justice roberts found a different power. >> they rejected a mandatory selection of medicare, saying they can provide states to require benefits, but cannot throw them out of the medicaid system if they do not. it is one of the most sweeping decisions in decades and will impact health care every american can expect. >> today's decision by the supreme court is a resounding confirmation of the

constitutionality of the affordable care act. this is great news for american families, businesses, and our economy. >> stunning victory for a president who wagered his political legacy on the health care front. congressional republicans vow they will dismantle the law. what began as the signature achievement, now an american legal landmark. to go this marks the end of the legal battle, but not the end of the political war. at the supreme court, brian more, nbc washington. >> the other big news today is really the weather. it is beautiful of there, but the temperatures alre rising. today at the airport, temperature of 290 degrees and climbing. -- up to 90 degrees and

climbing. 31 percent of the committee downtown, but temperatures has not hit 90 yet. this forecast hinges on the fact that temperatures should up tomorrow, saturday, and sunday and could threaten 100 degrees in the record range again. we will talk about the details coming up. >> thank you. meantime, baltimore grand jury indicts a police officer after a deadly confrontation with a teenager. >> the state's attorney's office says the charges are not a result of public pressure. the grand jury has indicted officer on charges of manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter. >> life? do i want time? he murdered my son on my daughter's long.

>> two weeks after her son's death, officer has been indicted by a grand jury, something county officials say had nothing to do with public pressure. to go the fact that he was an off-duty police officer had the note -- had no bearing on the time it took to review the evidence and move the case forward. >> he is been with the baltimore county police officer for nine years. during that hearing, it was said he has the prea clean record. his attorney says he turned himself in after learning about the warrant for his arrest. he was off duty the night the brown died and is accused of chasing the teenager several blocks after hearing a loud noise at his front door. police say they got into a physical fight on the nearby road, and the teenager became unconscious. the medical examiner says the

teenager died from is the createxposition. >> data for france naughty, wbal-tv 11 news. -- jennifer franciati, wbal-tv 11 news. detective anthony fada this is perjury in misconduct charges claiming he was shot during an attack during january of last year. prosecutors say he falsified the story to get workman's comp. he is currently assigned to the property division. the former member of an orthodox - jewish group convicted of beating a teenager will not spend time in jail. he got a three-year suspended sentence of three years of probation. he was convicted last month of

second-degree assault and false imprisonment for the 2010 beating of a black teenager. his brother was acquitted of similar charges. as part of his probation, he is to write a number of essays about neighborhood diversity. at least one man responsible for stealing thousands of historical documents and artifacts will spend time in prison. barry landau was sentenced wednesday to seven years behin bars. an investigation reveals he stole at least six to 500 items from the maryland historical society and other our lives across the country last july. they include copies of presidential inaugural addresses, off letters written by isaac newton and charles dickens and are worth more than $1 million. his 25-year-old accomplice's has also pled guilty to theft charges. no sentencing date has been set. coming up on 11 news at noon, the president expected to tahnhk

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while fire continues to burn out of control in colorado springs. it is being called the worst fire in the state's history. board more than 40,000 people have been forced to evacuate. the house of representatives will vote today to keep their colder in contempt of congress. they will hold two votes, and both are expected to pass. this stems from the refusal to turn over documents related to a mexican gun-running charge. a crow in oregon is not feeling very sweet. he is spent the last couple months swooping down on their heads. no one is sure why he is so protective of his bridge in portland, but there are several theories. some believe he is protecting a

nest, and others say he is aggravated by anyone wearing a hat or riding a bicycle. you can see in the video he pulls up at the very last second. that would be a little scary. still to come on 11 news at noon, new safety standards when it comes to child care. the product where many babies and toddlers spend time every day. >> there are some storms out there, but nothing anywhere near as at all. we will talk about the forecast in a moment. blue skies, couple of scattered skies. 90 at the airport and climb

>> in our consumer alert, parents go to great lengths to make sure their children sleep in the safest place possible, and now they will get more help with a new state these be safety standard. >> for this parents, i recalled children's product became a matter of life and death. >> it is hard for me to believe 14 years ago may 12, 1998, my beautiful son was strangled at his licensed child care facility in our chicago neighborhood. >> she says he was sleeping in a portable crib like this one when it collapsed on the napping baby. on wednesday the consumer product safety commission approved tougher standards for the cribs and play yards. >> all distributors must comply

with a strict federal standards, a standard that will prevent the deadly side rails that took the life of daniel's like and the life of nearly 20 other children. -- daniel's life and other children. >> unfortunately we do have to interrupt that. we're going to go live to hear the president's speech about the supreme court ruling. >> the name of the health care reform we past two years ago. in doing so, they reaffirmed a fundamental principle that here in america, the wealthiest nation on earth, no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial undoing. i know there will be a lot of discussions about the politics of all of this about who won and lost. that is how these things tend to be viewed in washington, but that discussion completely

misses the point. whatever the politics, today's decision was a victory for people all over the country whose lives will be more secure because of this and the supreme court's decision to uphold it. because this has a direct impact on so many americans, i want to take the opportunity to talk about what it means for you. first, if you are one of the more than 250 million americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance. this will only make it more secure and affordable. insurance companies can no longer impose life limits on the amount of care you receive. they can no longer discriminate against children with pre- existing conditions. they can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. they are required to provide free preventive care like checkups and mammograms, a provision that has already helped 54 million americans with

private insurance. by this august, nearly 13 million will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it has been too much on things like administrative cost and ceo bonuses and not enough on your health care. there is more. because of the affordable care act, young adults are able to stay on their parents' health care plans, a provision that has already helped 6 million young americans. because of the affordable care act, seniors receive a discount on prescription care drugs. this is already saved $6 million -- $600 each. all of this happens because of the affordable care act. these provisions provide common sense solutions and enjoy broad, popular support. because of today's decisions all of these protections will continue for americans who already have health insurance. now, if you are one of the 30 million americans who do not yet

have health insurance, starting law will offer you an array of quality, affordable private health insurance plans to choose from. each state will take the lead in designing their own menu of options so states can come up with better ways of covering the same people. this law allows them to do that too. i have asked congress to help speed up this process. once the state set up the health insurance marketplace is known as exchanges, insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate against any american with a pre-existing health condition. they will not be able to charge you more because you were a woman. -- you are a woman. if you are sick, you have the same chance to get quality, affordable health care as everyone else. if you cannot afford the premiums, you will receive a credit that helps to pay for it. today the supreme court upheld

the principle of the people that can afford health insurance should take the response to buy healthibility insurance. this is important because one uninsured people get sick and show up at the emergency care for coverage, we end up paying in the form of higher premiums. second, if you ask insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions but do not expect those that can afford it to not have insurance, those might wait till they are sick. that is why even though i knew it would not be politically popular and resisted the idea when i ran for office, we ultimately included a provision that people who can afford to buy health insurance should take the responsibility to do so. in fact, this idea is story -- enjoyed support from members of both parties, including the

current nominee for president. still, i know this has been debated. i respect the very real concerns that millions of americans have shared. i know a lot of coverage through the health-care debate has focused on what it means politically. it should be pretty clear by now i did not do this because it was good politics. i did it because i believed it was good for the country. i did it because i believed it was good for the american people. there is a letter that hangs in my office right now. it was sent to me during the health-care debate by a woman named [inaudible] four years and years she did everything right. she bought health insurance, pre premiums on time, but 18 years ago she was diagnosed with cancer. even though she had been cancer- free for more than a decade, her insurance company, jacking up rates year after year, and despite her desire to keep coverage, despite her fears she

would get sick again, she had this render her health insurance and was forced to hang her fortunes on chance. i carry her story with me every day. it reminded me of all americans across the country have had to worry not only about getting sick, but about the cost of getting well. she is well today, and because of this law there are other americans, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, who will not have to hang their fortunes on chance. these are the americans for whom we passed this law. the highest court in the land has not spoken. we will continue to implement this law. we will work together to improve on it where we can. what we will not do, what the country cannot afford to do is fight the political battles of two years ago or back to the way things were. with today's announcement, it is

time for us to move forward. to implement and improve on this lot. now is the time to keep the focus on the most urgent challenge of our lifetime, putting people back to work, paying down the deck and building an economy where they can have confidence that they work hard, baking get ahead. today i am as confident as ever then when we look back five years from now or 10 years from now or 20 years from now, we will be better off, because we had the courage to pass this law and keep moving forward. thank you. god bless you. and god bless america. >> that, of course, president obama speaking from the white house live as he reflects upon the ruling by the supreme court, the historic ruling to uphold the health-care overhaul, a key component of his plan and the most hotly-debated component of his plan. his comments, referring to it as a victory for people across the

country, including 30 million people without health insurance in our country. much more coverage of this tonight at 5:00, 6:00, and 11:00. for more, john collins on the forecast. >> sunny skies. a couple of scattered clouds here and there. as far as the pollen count concerned, we have to count early this afternoon. grass, moderate pollen count. total pollen count, moderate at 23. molds is 650. in addition to the heat and humidity, a little bit of pollen to worry about. temperatures are climbing. annapolis 87. cambridge 88. mid-'80s at ocean city. 90 at b.w.i.. 88 prepare. 70's in the west and the mountains. we take a look at the satellite image over the city. this is tv hill right here.

all is clear. a couple little scattered clouds here and there. the view is a little whiider. this is what is left of the tropical depression. a weather system out in the upper midwest that may give us an isolated showers overnight tonight, but basically our weather is this big area of high pressure sitting down over the eastern u.s. in beginning to creep into our direction. -- is beginning to creep into our direction. just on the edge of it now. we will get more into its beginning tomorrow and into the weekend. today mostly sunny. it will be hot today. we expect it at least into the humidity ist the still relatively low. winds will be variable at 10 miles per hour over.

southwest winds at 10 knots. looking at future past, here is the rain in the midwest. if it holds together through the mountains, we may have a sprinkle overnight tonight, but not a major part of the forecast. maybe an isolated showers or thunderstorms. rain chances to go up on saturday for isolated showers and thunderstorms. overnight tonight, an isolated showers. temperatures mostly in the 70's. humidity will be added to the forecast as well. next seven days, temperatures right near 100 degrees, at least in the upper 90s with the highest rain chances on saturday and sunday. temperatures to back off a little bit as we head towards the fourth of july. >> thank you. for your maryland lottery pick three and four numbers. >> hi, maryland lottery.

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