[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good afternoon, everyone. our big story, have you been outside yet today? it is a scorcher. temperatures are approaching triple digits and the heat advisory is in effect until 9:00 tonight. and for the latest on those sweltering details, we're going to go to john collins. >> we're not quite to 100 yet but it certainly feels like it when you actor in the humidity and the temperatures, we're running ahead of yesterday. right now, the temperatures at the airport is 97 degrees. warmer than it was yesterday at this time. add the humidity that, it feels like 100-plus. 41%, the humidity. at least we have a breeze for

the northwest at 13. the downtown, the temperature is at 98 at the science center right now. now, the record high for today, 105. i think that will be tough to break. we might get into the hundreds, barely. but to make it 105 might be tough. saturday's highs only 100 but there's a cool front coming in tomorrow. so we'll see. it may be tough to reach these records. but you know what? if it feels like 100, it's uncomfortable out there. we'll talk about the instaweather forecast in just a minute. >> new at noon, police are investigating a suspicious death in owenton earlier this morning. police responded to the royal inn around 5:40. they found a 63-year-old man suffering from an apparent trauma to the upper body. he was taken to baltimore/washington medical center where he later died. anyone with information is asked to call the anne arundel major crimes unit.

>> today, the o'malley administration is applauding the supreme court's decision to uphold most of the president's health care reform law declaring it gives mom item to the law underway in our state. maryland has legislation creating the framework for a marketplace where individuals and small businesses can buy coverage. lieutenant governor anthony brown says the decision is expected to accelerate those efforts while state republicans call the court's ruling disappointing and revealing. >> doubts are eliminated so we redoubled our efforts which is hard to do considering how much we've already been putting into it, but we actually wean -- we'll even move forward with even more drive. they are president today in his response said he disagreed, in fact, that it was a tax but the supreme court has held it's a tax.

>> the health benefit exchange does not rely on state funds but rather on federal grants. the caucus believes taxpayers will pick up the state tax when subsidies run out. many are unsure how they will be affected by the health care reform. companies that have more than 50 employees will be required to provide affordable health insurance for their workers and if they don't, they will be forced to pay a penalty. it is based on complicated formula but start at $2,000 for every worker who doesn't have health assurance. the insurance at one place are concerned about how the supreme court's decision will affect their business. >> it's overly, you know, burdensome to the retailer. any small business. you know, it's unworkable, it's hard to administer and to be penalized as a businessman, we don't need any more expenses.

>> one local economist says in one cases, it may be cheaper for some to pay for the penalty rather than for health insurance. and we have continuing coverage on the health care law ruling on you website. you can hear reaction and get an interactive timeline on how health care has changed over the years. you can find it all on wbaltv.com. the 11 news i team is following an incident on an attorney and his roommate. authorities say they were called to the 500 block of scott street in south baltimore early thursday morning for a report of aggravated assault. that's where they say they found 22-year-old owen bernstein who is the son of gregg bernstein and 30-year-old robert hardie, both with what look like cuts. so far, no charges have been filed but police are investigating. meanwhile, baltimore city's population continues to shrink according to the latest u.s. census numbers. the city lost about 1,500 residents in less than a year

and a half. that dropped baltimore's population to about 619,500 making it the 24th largest city in the nation. baltimore was the 10th largest city back in 1980. washington, d.c. has gained about 1,600 residents in the last 15 months. that's making it one of the fastest growing cities in the country. hundreds of baltimore area catholics are in rome this morning celebrating a special recognition for archbishop william lori. pope benedict gave all the new archbishops at a mass in rome earlier this morning. that is a light vestment. it's made from a wool shorn from lamb and blessed by the pope, given to the new archbishop as part of an annual service. we're going to hear from arch bishop lori on 11 news and on line at wbaltv.com. >> in today's educaon alert, a

new student grading rule is now in effect in anne arundel county. that new regulation will affect how teachers grade all students in the county. official says the change is designed to help students and staff. the teachers association of anne arundel county have a hand in drawing up those final regulations. >> what the difference is how many retakes the children are going to be able to takers when the materials are going to be able to turned in and you're going to have probably a much more feeling that they have actually mastered the material that they're supposed to master. >> and you can read a copy of the new grading regulations. you can find it on wbaltv.com. just click on education alert. coming up on 11 news at noon, wildfires rage on in colorado. we'll hear from some of the victims and we'll tell you who is visiting the region today. plus, traffic is something everyone seems to complain about, but we'll show you a scene in indonesia that's making the baltimore beltway look like breeze.

>> covering the nation this noon. the younger brother of the ponzi scheme has been arrested by the f.b.i. 66-year-old peter madoff was take into custody in his lawyer's office. he is expected to plead guilty to charges including conspiracy to commit securities fraud and falsifying records.

they're all related to his brother's crimes. prosecutors say peter madoff has agreed to a prison sentence of 10 years. bernie madoff confessed to running the largest ponzi scheme. he's serving a 150 brizz sentence. president obama is in colorado today to see the areas devastated by the raging wildfires. the waldo canyon fire destroyed more than 300 homes in an area of colorado springs covering 34 streets. that makes this the most destructive fire in the state's history. one person has been found dead but despite the destruction, some area residents are trying to be optimistic. >> it's not the end of the world. you lose some things that you can't replace. but as long as you're alive, we've got us out and our daughter out and our cat out and what else matters? we're alive with family. >> we found out today that our

house survived. and again, you're mixed emotions. you're sad that the neighbors lost theirs and you're happy that yours is saved. there's just nothing that -- there's just no other way to describe it. >> and i told my husband i think i need a daily five-minute cry and then i can move ahead. i just need to release that emotion and then let's get down to the business of getting ourselves back together again. you have to compare yourself to the people in japan who went through the tsunami and they came back not even of having loved ones. they still -- i can say i come back to a wonderful husband who i dearly love. and that's important. >> we really feel for all of those people. we're going to switch gears quite a bit here. no one likes being stuck in traffic even if it's just a few

minutes. imagine being stuck in traffic for days. that's when truck drivers in indonesia had to wait for a ferry. the usual wait is only three to four hours and that seems like a lot but some truckers are waiting as long as five days for a spot on the bopet that delay is being caused by a high volume of people traveling add ahead of the radaman holiday. wow. still to come, blood doe nations in our area are down and the road cross is -- red cross is worried. >> some of you've got some pretty good thunderstorms moving across the northeast corner of the state. we're done with that. but we're not done with these temperatures. the instaweather forecast just ahead. there's a view of our towers on tv hill. it feels like about 102 or 103. details on the forecast straight t

>> in today's consumer alert, entertainment in the skies. delta airline will offer wi-fi on its international flights starting next year the sheriffs be made possible using a high band with k.u. band capacity satellites. delta is the first airline to use this technology. and from wi-fi to live tv, you won't have to let a little thing like flying make you miss the ravens game. southwest airlines says passengers will be able to view several sports stations. it's going to be $3-$8. so bring your laptop your tablet. southwest will expand the service by mid july and if

successful, all wifi enabled plane by the end of the year. and a summer cocktail just might be the thing to reach your summer december -- test nation. steph -- destination. the art of drink mixology. >> they call him the maestro. >> and now, the maestro. >> london-based salvatore is one of the leading bartenders in the world. >> a great cocktail shouldn't be overcomplicated. >> he's behind mixology 101 where he's holding a master class. >> you can be a great mixologist but it doesn't make you be a great bartender. you have to be both. >> his art is about pleasing the senses. >> a great cocktail has three elements the eyes, the nose, and the mouth. >> from the breakfast martini to the hollywood bubble, he created more drinks than he can count.

>> spicy, tasty, by far one of the most popular here in mixology 101. vanilla scodvod ka with a little bit of citrus. and now, i'm going to glaze the drink. and glazing, i'm using honey. and the fresh chili. he says it is the perfect companion to chicken wing. for sweet and sour pork, the perfect concoction is the pea pod. >> i'm going to bring the essence of flavors. i'm going to marinate it. so we're going to put one or three quarters of ginger. quite a bit of lemon juice and honey. >> time more me to shake up my own spicy 50.

>> as long as there's ice. that's all with need today because of the heat and humidity. we had some rain tonight. early this morning, right across the northeast corner, cecil county got hit. all out to sea right now. we have a clear shot on radar. you see a couple of little echos back in west virginia and ohio right now. and that's an indication there's a little unsettled atmosphere. show mountains may pick up something this afternoon. let's take a look at the pollen count. if you're sensitive to it, the pollen count are moderate. 813, that puts that in the high range. and speaking of high, temperatures are way up there. 95 in annapolis. 84 in ocean city. that's refreshing. a breeze out of the water there. edgewood, 93. almost 100 in frederick. 99 right now. in which 80's out in far western maryland. it's the dew point temperatures that make the big difference and

the dew point temperatures yesterday were all in the 50's throughout our area in the 70's on the eastern shore. but sensibly here in the urban area, temperatures are in the 70's. today, the dew points are up in the 70's. when you're up there, it feels like a tropical jungle. so those upper 90's to near 100 will feel like 104 at the airport. 105 at west minutesster right now. -- westminster right now. frederick, feels like 109 right now. all right. here we are. at the inner harbor. the sun is shining. we're roasting with these temperatures. a cool front out to the west. that's going to be one brine that might produce a -- boundary that might produce a trigger. some storm activity out in the midwest. and this storm activity will ride along the north end of this ridge and come into the area

overnight night and much like the one did earlier this morning. so that may help to trigger the shower and thunderstorm activity. and we'll repeat the cycle for saturday. so very hot and humid today. isolated thunderstorms west. 96-101 for the high. that would not high or break the record. southwest wind about 10. advise advice and warnings are out throughout almost all of our area. and for boaters in the bay, a refreshing place to be. instaweather forecast shows some rain coming in from the west tonight. so towards midnight, we could see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. and then we set ourselves up for tomorrow. so tonight's forecast, warm and humid. maybe a thunderstorm. 75-80 for the low. that's almost ridiculous, right? and then we go into saturday. here's the departing overnight storms from overnight tonight. and then we have another one come along. and that could affect us on saturday into saturday night and

even sunday, we could see some scattered or isolated storms. the seven-day forecast, 100 today. when you're at 97 and humid, it's going to feel like 100. and each day, we have a chance for widely scattered or isolated thunderstorms right into next week. but for the moment, the fourth of july looks dry. >> in today's medical alert, local red cross officials say the donated blood supply has reached emergency levels the local blood supply is 1,500 units short. donations are lower during the summer but the mild winter may have kept more regular donors away this year. >> we're trying to avoid is a situation where doctors could potentially have to postpone elective surgeries or in a very worst case scenario, they might have to forgo surgery,s for even more serious patients. >> all blood types are needed

but the universal o negative is in the highest demand because it can help the most people. the last thing you want to worry about is being touched with a used or dirty needle. it sounds like something medical practice know not to think but it's not as uncommon. >> you need be very meticulous in your sterile technique. >> dr. guthrie birkhead is deputy commissioner for the new york's department of health and he's determined to end outbreak of infection or the threat of an outbreak because someone is sloppy when handing needles or i.v. tubing. most often, he says the problem happens in clinics and doctor's offices. >> we have multi-dose vials of medications to serve patients and once you enter that vial, you have to be very careful with it and not to re-enter. only use a sterile syringe once

to enter that vial. >> since 2007, more than 135,000 new yorkers were notified they've been exposed to hepatitis c, hepatitis b and/or hepatitis b because sterile techniques were not used with i.v. solutions. >> once a syringe even attaches to i.v. tubing that's attached to a patient, that singer -- syringe is anded to be contaminated. that vial is assumed to be contaminated. >> it's not clear how many new yorkers may have been infected. but the push to protect patients is nationwide. and doctor burkhead wants patients to know it's not only ok but important to speak up and ask questions when getting an injection. >> up and next, your maryland lottery midday pick three and pick four numbers. and another check on the

instaweather forecast with john. here's how wall street is

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