>> you are watching wbal tv 11, live, local, late breaking. this is a 11 news adnan. >> good afternoon. our big story at noon -- soggy conditions and more severe weather and tornadoes may be headed our way. >> we are under a tornado watch

until 7:00 this evening. there are no tornado warnings right now. there are some pretty strong cells out there. around baltimore, it is mostly light to moderate rain. the wind is gusting over 30 miles per hour but no tornado warnings. they issued a severe thunderstorm warning and little while ago but that has expired. in the northern part of the county in carroll county, you can see some heavy rain and wind gusts between 50 and 60 miles per hour. the storm is moving to the northeast at 60 miles per hour. there is a lot of momentum but there are no warnings in effect at this time but that could change at any moment. we will keep you updated. or a tornado watch in effect until 7:00 tonight, we will have heavy amounts of rain and the high temperature this section and will be around 79 degrees.

we will be back in a few minutes. >> thank you. the severe weather is causing some major flooding in baltimore county. we're live over one of the worst hit areas at miller's island. >> this is the area of chesapeake avenue down here at miller's island. we will show you a little bit of the road which is flooded out. this is a small taste of what will be going on down here. tonight between 6:00 and 2:00 a.m. is when they have the flood warnings. this is not unusual for the residents of miller's island to be dealing with this. there are no evacuation set up at the present time a baltimore county fire department is prepared to deal with it. >> thank you. more violence in afghanistan today -- a suicide bomber blew up a bus carrying foreign

workers near kabul airport. the group behind the attacks as it was in response to an anti- islamic film making its way across the matter -- middle east. >> the suicide bomber appears to have been trolling for any foreigners in kabul in response to an anti a islamic town. the bomb exploded next to a small bus, killing eight south african aviation contractors. the militant group claimed responsibility and said the car bombing was carried out by a 22- year-old female which is rare in afghanistan where few women even drive let alone carry out attacks. there were riots in kabul on monday and attention from the video only adds to a far bigger problem, a spike in insider

attacks. afghan forces killing their nato partners. from now on, most u.s. and afghan troops are being kept apart. it is not a good sign for the direction of the war which is supposed to wind down in 2014. >> in military sides, the most perilous of all military operations is the withdrawal under pressure. that is what we're doing in afghanistan. >> in a statement this morning, the coalition commander said they are committed to a long- term partnership with afghan forces and this suspension is temporary, only designed for protection and that u.s. and afghan troops can conduct joint operations even in small numbers but that those operations now require commander approval on a case by case basis. >> anne arundel county police are searching for a man who allegedly committed a lewd act

outside an elementary school. the man was acting suspiciously outside the school in odenton. the incident happened after normal school operation hours but community activities or under way at the time. if you recognize this person, call anne arundel county police. city police are investigating the murder of a doctor in northeast baltimore. police responded before 10:30 last night. they found the 51-year-old suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the head and torso. he was rushed to johns hopkins but did not survive. police say he worked as a contractor for the national as to the pelt was parking his car when he was approached by unknown suspects in a possible armed robbery attempt. police continue their investigation and search for suspects. baltimore county police are

warning residents to lock their doors today after a string of burglaries. in some cases, the victims accidentally gave steve access to their homes. most have left their cars unlocked with their garage openers clips to their visors. at least 30 car break-ins have been reported over the last two weeks. the thieves made off with credit cards and other valuables. police are reiterating the importance of locking your cars and making sure you don't have any valuables in plain sight. the orioles continue their post -- there end of season push. the former mariner's embarrassed his former team mates. thanks to a whole lot of run support from his teammates.

the leadoff spot, it is crushed to right field to make it 1-0. then we move to the top of the second inning where adam jones hit one so hard he takes off brendan ryan's glove. he gets the are be a signal -- single and finishes the night with three hits. then there is a two-run shot, his third homer in two days. the orioles win 10-4. their record is 83-64, a half- game back of the yankees in the american league east. the orioles box of this is embracing the plight of poor starting this thursday. you can pick up your playoff tickets. tickets will be available exclusively on line with three options to purchase. there is a link to their website our home page, wbaltv.com. coming up next, a possible end to the teachers' strike looming

in chicago and how students could be headed back to school. how far would you go to get your child a date to the big dance? how one that is paying for going overboard when we cover the nation. terry ankle is year from valley view farm's to answer your plant questions.

devastating floods in cameroon have killed at least seven people. the resulting floods have forced thousands of people out of their homes. those displaced have taken shelter and i wanted to a number of schools. there's fears of a humanitarian crisis and the creeping fears of waterborne diseases. chicago teachers union officials are scheduled to meet today to discuss and potentially boat on the latest contract offer, possibly ending the strike. chicago mayor rahm emanuel says the strike is illegal and will have city attorneys to file an injunction to force teachers back to work in that hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. one virginia dad may have gone too far to help is on land a homecoming date. the department, and security

employee used a customs and border protection helicopter to hover over his son's high school. he dropped a teddy bear with a homecoming invitation to his son's girlfriend. the pilot is on administrative duty. no word on whether the girl accepted the invitation. still to come -- a royal ruling comes down across the pond today. the court's decision about the topless photos of kate middleton coming up. >> a tornado watches in effect until 7:00 tonight with heavy rain moving through carroll county right now. we will talk about that in a few minutes. there is some light rain in baltimore city. >> terry engel from valley view farm's is here to answer your plant questions. send your questions in. you can visit our website, wbaltv.com.

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>> a french gossip magazine was banned from publishing further photographs of kate middleton. >> this may be the first time anyone is talking about what kate middleton was wearing but what she wasn't. she and william scored a courtroom victory in france, the court giving them everything best for. the french magazine published the topless photos and must now stop all publication and distribution including on the internet. within 24 hours, they must turn over the originals to the royal family. the criminal investigation to this entire matter is now being opened.

>> the harm has been done. tens of thousands of copies are now in public circulation and a legal decision is a wonderful thing to obtain of the royal couple did exactly what they should have done. >> french privacy laws are among the toughest around. the first girlfriend of france just won a judgment against this same magazine for publishing pictures of her in her bikini. the penalties tend to be very light but william and kate got what it wanted at this at least here in france. >> in today's medical alert, agriculture officials said west nile virus investigations have been postponed and that is due to the rain. officials say spring in parts of catonsville go on tomorrow night. it will help with mosquitos.

if you're trying to lose weight, we hope you got a good night's sleep. canadian researchers say sleep as an important key to weight- loss along with a healthy diet and exercise. the study found total sleep time and quality of sleep predicted the loss of those enrolled in a weight-loss program. >> now, your 11 instaweather plus forecast. >> we have a couple of things going on that are not good. about 5,000 feet up, we have a screaming south wind going about 75 miles per hour and that will transfer showers down to the surface. to the west, we have wind shear. we've got both of those things happening this afternoon. a tornado watches in effect until 7:00 because of all of

that. there are no warnings in effect at this time but there is no lightning detected at this time. that is all good. the instability in the atmosphere is not high. there is nothing right around baltimore right now, just a light ray. once you get into the northern part of carroll county and frederick county, there's a strike a pretty heavy rain. in that raid, you can see some of that momentum from 5,000 feet up transferred to the surface so there could be gusty winds. at the present time, not a whole lot of things happening but we will keep an eye on a to see how things progress. rain andt some heavy wind gusts about 40 miles per hour. most of the areas under the tornado watch until 7:00 tonight. it is basically the entire mid atlantic region under a tornado watch.

we showed you this at the top of the show, you have a coastal flood warning in effect for the western shore of chesapeake bay with a self been going about 35 miles per hour pushing this water out of the chesapeake bay. the high tide may come in about two or 3 feet above normal. there is a look at the wind gusts in annapolis at 35 miles per hour. 76 degrees at the airport and 71 in parkton and you will feel the humidity. rain is likely today and some will be heavy with thunderstorms possible, the high temperature between 76-81 degrees. it quiets down through the middle portion of the week. a mixture of sun and clouds the tail end of the week and i could be a sprinkle wednesday afternoon but generally quiet the rest of the week and next chance of rain will be saturday.

>> terry engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant questions today. >> this is croton. when people do decorating with plants this time of year, this is a great plant to put outside. but inside -- bring it inside after that. >> here is our first question -- what is the best way to eliminate prettily weeds from my landscape area? >> if it is the vessel, i don't mind people spraying that plant. crack -- >> -- thistle - you can dig up by the roots but they're pretty long. kettle hole with a weed killer -- get a hold of a weed killer and that should take care of it.

you can cut off and spray or just spread it. >> next question -- we used an insecticide on our pumpkins but it is not working. can we keep blogs off of them? >> you can have a cover to go right over your plant. with most warms and caterpillars, you can use a natural insecticide. there are some options. >> this question is from me -- i had a christmas tree in my garage since last year. can i put to good use in my garden? >> many people use christmas trees. cut off the branches and use it in your garden. this can act as cover for wild

animals. you can put it in your compost pile. >> it has already degraded. thank you very much. if you have a plant question, he mallet to plant questions or just visit our website, wbaltv.com. up next, your maryland lottery pick three and pick 4 numbers and another check of the weather + forecast. first, a look at how wall street is performing at this hour.

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