>> live, local, late breaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon, everyone. i am sarah caldwell. our big story, the u.s. supreme court blocks a ruling by maryland's highest court. the decision will have a huge impact on the way police officers conduct investigations. jennifer has details on the ongoing court battle over the dna testing. >> for now, law enforcement are considering this a victory. >> in april, the maryland court of appeals ruled police could no longer collect dna samples from suspects after an arrest without a warrant.

but now a supreme court chief justice has reversed that ruling, at least temporarily. a baltimore defense attorney explains it is a victory for maryland law enforcement. >> it means they're free to collect dna upon arrest. >> the change was sparked by the state's request for the supreme court to look at a case where a man was convicted on a 2003 rate based on dna evidence taken after his arrest in 2010. the court of appeals root -- ruled that his fourth amendment rights had been violated. >> it wasn't a we had a chance to take a look at this, we're going to put the brakes on the maryland court of appeals decision. >> the order allowing dna collection to resume will remain in effect at least until king of response to the state's petition to the supreme court. as he explains, the case still has a long way to go. >> we start collecting dna again tomorrow. the case is overturned -- that

is to say if the supreme court decides not to continue with the state, cannot be used. if they agree with maryland's in court of appeals, it can be used, simple as that. they can collect it, but they are still going to have to really wait to see with the ultimate decision is before it is going to be of any value to them. >> king has until july 25 to respond to the state's petition, so we will have to wait until then to find out what happened. wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police in anne arundel county make a prostitution arrest after a successful undercover sting operation. officers arrested a 19-year-old oakland, california at a hotel. she is charged with prostitution and possession of marijuana. they conducted the sting operation of several who tells in the area after receiving complaints of prostitution from residents.

>> today it is not quite as warm as it was yesterday at this time. we expected the temperature to be at least 10 degrees cooler than yesterday, but that means 90's in step 100's. we have a chance again today of some thunderstorms. today, there is some activity going on, especially out west of us. coming into ohio, a pretty big system. new development in the mountains, pennsylvania, in the eastern shore. i will add radar to this image to show you what is going on. that stuff in ohio, that is the kind of thing that generated would have a few weeks ago. this is not as well the organize, but it is still what they call they can effective system, so we will be watching it closely as it comes into the mountains later this afternoon. we will detail all of this coming up in the insta-weather + forecast. >> thank you. it seems we can i get away from the severe weather this summer.

from heat-related deaths to widespread power outages, the extreme weather has taken its toll on such a maryland. it is now planned for two house fires in anne arundel county. the first one happened around 6:00 wednesday night at this house in arnold. the couple that lives there says lightning hit near the electric breaker for the house. then they lost power and smelled smoke. edward thomas says he and his wife got out safely, but their house was destroyed by water damage. >> the clothes i have is what is on my back. i cannot get in the house it is if we can salvage anything. but, again, we are alive. >> not long after the fire, crews responded to another fire in annapolis. lightning may have traveled through a metal conductor in the home and sparked a fire in the basement. the heat and humidity have not slowed down efforts to repair the broken water main break downtown. crews continue working to repair the 20-inch water main break. workers also replaced in nearby 10-ins line after an assessment

three years ago depart -- determine both lines were at high risk for rupturing. dpw officials say they know are taking steps to prevent similar situations in the future. >> this year, we're going to go for much less than 5 miles in terms of rehabilitation and replacement to 20 miles. that is going to increase in the next five years. we're going to be doing 40 miles a year. >> we found this video of a 40- inch water main break that happened at the same intersection in january of 1980. that blue manhole covers all the way up into the air. repairs on this latest break are expected to take up to three weeks, causing headaches for drivers downtown. we asked city transportation officials how it will impact traffic for artscape this weekend. >> it is in a good area where it and all -- will not be impacted by road closures. but there are closures in place for the event itself. >> ministry tiny mount royal area have already closed because

of the event. -- a lot of the streets in the area have already been closed. head to wbaltv.com for more information on our home page. in today's educational large, high school and college students are marching across baltimore today to raise awareness about the maryland dream act. the umbc president joined local faith based civil rights and labor organizations on the campus wednesday, calling for the law to stay on the books but the dream that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-day tuition. the issue will be on the november ballot for maryland voters to decide. >> they will get good jobs. there will pay taxes. that can help us all out. i believe that. i have seen it. where would we be without educated people? we need to support all of our children. it is the american way. >> his comments came during a press conference to launch the new educating maryland kids

campaign. still ahead, a potential breakthrough in alzheimer's research that could lead to preventing the disease. details in our medical alert. plus, and denominations are in. details on that the nominated shows and who jumped to the front of the pack. and dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer press questions. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing.

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>> the 2012 emmy nominations have been announced and "madmen" and "american horror story" are the big winners. here are some early predictions on who could win the most prestigious awards in television. >> the emmy for best drama has gone to "madmen" four state years. its shares that with two other traumas. >> denominations in the drama series category czar -- >> but after this morning's in denominations, the show has the chance to become the first ever five-time winner of the award. it is nominated with other cable series, including "boardwalk empire" and "breaking bad."

and these shows are also in the running. for the first time, the broadcast networks were shut out of the category. after back-to-back wins as best comedy, "modern family" might make it three in a row. here is its competition including "big bang theory." and a pair of first-year hbo shows. john hamm has another chance for the best actor honors he has never won. the breaking bad actor is among his competitors. hugh laurie is not. the nominations were announced in the wee hours this the time. the amy post was still in his pajamas. >> this is from the husky baby the election. >> what do i care? lexy got to hear his show nominated for outstanding

variety series. wbal-tv 11 news. >> jimmy kimmel in his pajamas. nice look. still to come, seems like summer has only just begun, but back- to-school season is already here. details on how much you can expect to spend this year. >> getting hot here, and it has been stormy in the great lakes. that stormy weather is drifting this way. we will talk about the insta- weather + forecast in a few minutes. ocean city, 91 degrees. sunday at the beach. a few scattered clouds. 87 here in the city. >> do not forget, dr. kim hammond is here to answer your pet questions. you can e-mail your questions to you can e-mail your questions to

>> in today's medical alert, a possible breakthrough in detecting alzheimer's disease center. a new study looked at nearly 100 women over age 70 who did not have dementia. researchers monitored the women for several years and on those with the highest levels of a certain type of fat for 10 times more likely to develop alzheimer's. more studies are needed, but researchers hope this can eventually lead to preventing the disease. a new study shows adhd director not affect the developing brains of young children. researchers at wake forest university looked at 16 young primates that or the age equivalent of six to 10-year-old humans. half were given a standard dose of medication for more than a year, four years for children,

and brain scans reveal no differences in the brains of those taking the drug compared to those who were not treated. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> ok, we're watching the radar very carefully. this is the radar-satellite combination. a little cloud development in pennsylvania. we will be watching carefully to see if it generates rain. a few shares between scranton in philadelphia and new york. a couple sprinkles on the eastern shore in delaware. big storms in ohio, just beginning to move into extreme western pennsylvania. a lot of lightning with this. similar to what started and wound up being -- a few weeks ago. this is not as well-organized. but it is still out there and generating a couple of squall lines. we're watching as carefully as it comes in later this afternoon. it will still make a few hours to work its way in our direction. pollen count in the low range.

mold spore count that the moderate range. temperatures cooler than yesterday. yesterday at this time it felt like 100 plus. it was definitely in the 90's and near 100. today, only in the 80's to near 90. the humidity is still way up there. the dewpoint temperatures around 70, that means it is very humid. that is where we are right now. still very humid atmosphere even know we're only in the 90's. the humidity makes it feel quite warm. feels like 93 at the airport. 96, downtown. annapolis, 92. ocean city is 91, but it feels like 100 rainout. feels like 101 in salisbury. but it feels like the 70's in western maryland. they have more clouds out there right now. dryer air, i should say. but there will be picking up

some clouds in the next few hours as this system moves east. it is lined up along a front. these clouds in pennsylvania are on the dry side of the front, so to speak. but this is the delineation line with this front is sitting. this will be a trigger. it could be a trigger for thunderstorm activity to develop, along with this system moving in. so we have several things that will help to generate a thunderstorm activity or at least provide the potential for it. we will be watching. the hottest weather is in the plains states. easily into the 100's this afternoon. still an hour away from lunch hour. fairly cloudy today. thunderstorms quite likely. 90 to 95, the high. about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday but still very humid. not a very comfortable in an. insta-weather futurecast. here is the storm complex in ohio. we get some rain first before the cops comes in, according to

this model. tomorrow, we're still a target for thunderstorm activity. by saturday, it starts to drift south and we start to drive out. it will take a couple days for that front to move south of us and get out of the picture. storm chances today and tomorrow. saturday, it moves south. by the weekend, 80's for highs. sunday looks dry. monday and tuesday, more thunderstorms. only 980's to near 90 for the high. alert,oday's consumer your kids might not be excited about the prospect of summer indocin, but retailers definitely are. businesses are gearing up for the biggest back-to-school shopping season in nearly a decade. let's get an explanation on what it means for your wallet. >> the thought of going back to school is a downer for most kids on summer break. for retailers, however, things are looking up. the national retail federation's annual survey of back-to-school

shoppers find the average person with school-age children will spend $688. up about $85 from last year, for a total of more than $30 billion in retail sales. >> when you think about how much people are spending, a lot of them have tried to make do with what they had over the last couple of years. and they want to make sure that their kids have everything they need to go back to school. >> the bulk of back-to-school money will be spend on clothing. followed by electronics. then shoes. and about $95 on supplies. retailers hope the robust back- to-school season can snap a three-month streak of declines in sales as consumers remain cautious. half of those surveyed said they will be looking for discounts. retailers say they will find plenty in-store and online. still, back-to-school and back to campus shoppers are expected to spend a combined $83.8 billion this year.

a buying season retailers say ranks second only to the winter holiday. >> dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions. he brought the cutest little pugs. >> harry and blossom. this is a beautiful color for a pug. there are four months old. see how well-drained they are. that is because they go to a local dog trainer. 539-3044. he does a heck of a job. look at this, just perfect. >> i love them. how about some questions. this one is from jerry. how can i stop my cat from jumping on furniture and appliances when i am not home? when i come home, i have to pick up all kinds of stuff.

when i am at home, she does not jump on anything. >> there are two solutions. first of all, cats do not like things with weird textures. so if you put some wax paper or a tin foil around the areas to do not want your cat to jump, chances are that will repel them. but in your house looks ridiculous. and the second is this mat you can get online. it is a tiny piece of rubber with a small irritating church in it. it is not an electrical charge. it is something that is like a pebble in your shoe. that will propel the animals. i would put at around the areas where your cat is jumping. >> the next question is from britney. my partner and i have a 10-month old rottweiler mix. we adore her. there are free rodents in our back patio area but we want to keep our puppy safe. are there additional vaccines to keep our dog safe from our furry nocturnal neighbors? >> not sure what the regular

ones are that you're fed is getting. but there are a lot of diseases out there and parasites. it is a valid concern. you need to make sure your animals are up-to-date on all the vaccines. you can generally go online and use the internet as a library for the appropriate vaccinations. with free rodents, there is a disease that is serious, so make sure you get vaccinated against it because it is not a core vaccine. >> ok, last question from jessica. mosquitos love my dog. they're all over her wherever we go. are there any protectants i can use like doggy bug spray? is there such a thing? >> yeah, sort of. the vector -- mosquito is a vector for heartworm disease. we want to prevent that. make sure your animal is on a hard word preventative -- heartworm preventative. there are a lot of them.

their opportunities to figure out choices but you can go to wal-mart or target and fines of the over-the-counter. it might repel mosquitoes. for the most part, miskitos will not bite your dog like they do you. i would use a flea and tick preventive and heartworm preventative. there are so many on the market. >> good advice. thank you for being here. >> all right. next, your mid de pick 3 and pick 4 numbers and another check of the insta-weather + forecast. first, i look at how wall street is performing at this hour.

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