[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you are watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news at noon. >> good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. our top story at noon, the shooting of eight pit bull adds more controversy to a court ruling labeling the dogs inherently dangerous. jennifer franciotti has that story from the newsroom.

>> authorities say they were forced to shoot a pit bull after the dog went after an 11-year- old boy, and this comes after lawmakers in annapolis failed to deal with the ruling that affects all pit bull owners and landlords. this 5-year-old has been here for months trying to find a home, but finding a home for her just became more difficult. state lawmakers fail to pass a bill in special session that would have addressed liability concerns related to pit bull- related injuries. >> we have adoptions on hold, and they have fallen through. we have won a dog who went home with a young woman and as soon as the landlord saw him, he said that he had to come back. >> maryland lawmakers cannot agree on the high court ruling that declared pit bulls inherently dangerous. the owner could be held liable without proof of a violent attack. >> a breed does not determine

behavior, and a third party should not be held accountable for what somebody else and their pet does. >> a motion has been filed with the maryland court of appeals for reconsideration. >> for our shelter and other shelters through maryland, we are inundated with animals. we are going to be taking in a higher volume of animals, we will probably have less adoption, and what does that mean? more euthanasia of animals that would otherwise have a home. >> the maryland court of appeals is expected to meet today, so we could know more by tonight. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> another hotly debated issue on the november ballot is same- sex marriage. members of the black church initiative held a prayer vigil wednesday night to show their opposition to making same-sex marriage legal in maryland.

church is saying is that we love you, we welcome you in our churches, but there is no way in the word of god, both through scripture and tradition, that we as a church community can validate anything remotely as marriage. >> marylanders for marriage equality issued a statement yesterday that reads in part, "civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples does not force any religious institution to affirm or perform marriage ceremonies that are not in accordance with their beliefs and practices and." measure is stirring controversy less than three months before the election. republican critics accused president obama of creating a deportation deferral plan only to increase his standing with certain voters. hallie jackson has that story. >> natalie, whose parents brought her to maryland from

chile when she was two, has been collecting documents she needs to qualify for the program that president obama announced in june. >> this is our home, and it feels nice to know that there is something being done. >> on the program's first day, winds through chicago and los angeles. >> we announce that we are lifting the shadow of deportation -- >> president obama's campaign is highlighting the temporary program in a spanish-language video aimed at voters that could be crucial in states like florida. president obama is leading mitt romney among hispanics voters 62-27%. >> gov. romney believes that we need a long-term solution to our immigration problem in this country. >> i am hallie jackson, wbal-tv

11 news. >> 11 people are killed after a helicopter crashes in afghanistan, and seven of them were reportedly american troops. the cause is under investigation, but a taliban spokesperson says that insurgents shot down the aircraft in kandahar. among those who died were an interpreter and three members of the afghan security forces. state health officials confirmed are heat related debtaths among the worst in recent years. the total number of heat-related debts is 40 this summer. nearly half of them died during power outages caused by june's to read joe's storm. -- derecho storm. >> lots of sunshine, comfortable, low humidity, and temperatures are moving into the 80's around the area.

a lingering storm in the state of maine, and a cold front in the midwest, the mississippi valley, is driving some thunderstorms. they are moving through chicago and are perching detroit and annapolis and are moving east. the storm activity looks somewhat threatening, but there is a big area of high pressure over west virginia, and that will affect the way the storms behaved today. i will be talking about the forecast for the rest of the afternoon, but also tomorrow's stormier forecast. >> the orioles magic continues to work into mid-august, as they is still hold one of the two wild cards in the american league. baltimore blogger boston 5-3 at oriole park. -- baltimore and beat boston 5-3 at oriole park. jim johnson recorded his 35th save in last night's game.

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>> prince philip was admitted to a hospital in scotland on wednesday with a recurrence of a flatter infection he suffered earlier this year. buckingham palace officials said that he would likely stay in the hospital for a few days. officials call that "a precautionary measure." for five days in june -- five days in june for i knew fully-versa of health rush of water that is pretty scary. at least one winning powerball ticket has been sold. lottery officials said that the

$337 million winner was purchased in michigan. the jackpot was considered the fourth largest prize in the lottery's history. you could still be a winner. officials say there were also eight $1 million tickets sold, one in pennsylvania and one in virginia. those winning numbers -- good luck. still to come, big-name retailers came up to help customers pay for their smartphones. at the latest when it comes to the sale of the spare is point steel mill. will it go to a liquidator? >> we are watching this stuff out west. out west. there's a lot of

>> up out of bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the sparrows point steel mill to a liquidator. it was sold for $72 million to help co industrials. the location was put up for auction in new york after the owner, r j steele, filed for bankruptcy in june. around 2000 employees were working for the plant when it shut down in may. big-name retailers like wal- mart, target, and best by teaming up to give customers away to pay with their smartphones. they created a company called merchant customer exchange, which is developing a mobile application that will be available for nearly any smartphone. it would compete with the google wallet payment app and other mobile applications. >> now your forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> nothing here.

lingering rain over new england. approaching indianapolis now, thunderstorm activity. the site it is moving and a good rate, we have this big area of high pressure over west virginia right now. it will cause a lot of this to fall apart this afternoon. tomorrow, a different story. more on that in a minute. along the beach at ocean city and the boardwalk, a lot of people out there. mid-summer, really crowded. it is not even the weekend yet. the water looks really in fighting. let's look at the current temperatures and situation outside. it will give an idea of what is going on. edgewood, 82. 79 in parkton. frederick is up to 88. low seventies in far western maryland right now. key to all of this is the humidity. dew points temperatures are

down. dew points are mostly in the 60's. that is a little bit on the humid side, but not terrible. even lower to the west, where the dew points are in the 50's. that is pretty dry air out there. you will begin to feel that more in the atmosphere. tomorrow will be the case for the dew points and the humidity. satellite image -- departing storm system carried a lot of rain over the ocean. this from complex over michigan, indiana, and illinois, this went through chicago and is now approaching indianapolis. that will have an effect on how this affects the rest of the afternoon. eventually, the cold front does come in and out will be tomorrow. more rain will develop ahead of the front. the front will move too slowly.

first part of the weekend may be affected as well. this is a significant front. behind the front, temperatures in the 50's and 60's. ahead of the front, readings are in the 80's to near 90. that is what is charging all of that storm activity. out in the atlantic, a tropical system. that is turning down and adding to its the atlantic. no where near us. just kind of a tropical curiosity. our forecast, not tropical today. very nice. mid-to-upper-84 highs. we have sun now. with the temperature in the upper 80s, white northwest breeze. winds are northwesterly, five to 10 knots. next high tide at 6:39 this evening. insta-weather futurecast -- there is the stormy weather. it is not look like it will be

an issue today. by tomorrow, the cold front approaches. as we go into saturday, it looks like the front will still be in the neighborhood and still very likely generate rain activity and even some clouds on sunday. tomorrow, a bit more humid, with the rain chance kicking in. sunday, things taper off just a little bit. >> after being away for two weeks due to the olympics, the popular show "grimm" will take the money night slot at 10:00. thanks for being with us. you guys hear me ok? ok, perfect. you are back to basically schering the pants off us again. >> i got nothing. i can at hea -- cannot hear

them. >> can you guys hear me now? >> no. i will say this trend we are happy to be back. season premiere on monday. there is a lot going on. my mom just came back and she pretended to be dead. julie is in a coma. you want to say anything about that? >> no, we will have answers as far as what happens when i come out of a coma very shortly. last season it is taking a lot of creative maneuvering in the relationship. i am looking forward to seeing how it pans out. >> my character is just a green corn detective, and now he knows about the grimm world. is going to be a good season, more epic, more fighting.

that is really it. >> well, we wish that we could communicate better, but we appreciate you carrying the interview and we hope that you have a great day. either way, "grimm" airs monday at 10:00 on wbal-tv 11. coming up, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the as to whether + forecast wi -- the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with john. not everyone can understand it. the worry. the endless collection calls. we know what it's like... to be in your shoes. we're the providers of careone debt relief services.

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>> welcome back. dr. kim hammond is here from the falls road animal hospital to answer your pet questions with foxy and she, is the cutest. >> she is not for adoption, but you can find dog like her at shelter rescued. dogs thatlot of great are looking for a home. >> great temperament. >> not available, but find them on line.

yes, you should be worried. there are real problems with the jerky treats from china and mexico. look at the bag. if it says china or mexico, don't buy it, don't buy it, don't buy it. it is actually killing some dogs. there are some great tricks. there are products you can buy that are little chewies. on some pills, you give it to a cat and they start this copious forming. you can buy these gel capsules and that will stop the cat from foaming.

another think someone told me -- this only occurs in pills you get the permission to do this in. could it -- coat it with butter and put it in the freezer. >> it goes down easily. >> it kind of works, and no, you shouldn't buy it. it is an old product. we have the products that have growth regulators. flea season is just upon us. as the weather gets cooler, you are going to see the huge exacerbation of fleas.

make sure you stay on our products now all the way through winter. >> by the way, if you have a pet questions, just e-mail it to our website. tonight at 5:00, it is official -- young people brought into the u.s. illegally can apply for work permits. happening tonight at 5:00, mass application clinic is expected to bring a massive group of people seeking help. the push to keep your kids sit on the school bus, and it starts with traffic safety. and hepatitis -- one in three cases are baby boomers. now time for your maryland lottery numbers. the maryland lottery, let yourself play ♪ >> good afternoon. your pick 3 numbers are --

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