-- scare tactic. >> a turning to -- according to the attorney general, other insurance companies land to hike rates before the health- care law is fully implemented in 2014. canzler is asking the administration to freeze any increase at five percent. >> i have a six-month review. we need to allow him a have real projections, real cost before we jacked up those rates 25% or above. >> in a statement the maryland insurance commissioners office said they are reviewing the request and will consider all relevant factors with state law. wbal-tv 11 news. >> the anne arundel county council has signed off on empty executive laura neuman's 2014

budget. it comes with higher property taxes. fivewners will pay percent more per year. this increases -- this also includes a three percent increase in water and sewer rates. the council also passed a $201 million capital budget for the that-- next fiscal year goes into effect july 1. also in anne arundel county, police are looking for the second suspect in a home invasion and burglary. already, his accomplice. they kicked in the door in 11:3 -- around 1130 -- 11:30 monday night. the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. anyone with information on other suspects is asked to contact

anne arundel county police. the lease hope surveillance video will help them catch an armed robbery suspect in columbia. this was the 5700 block of columbia road. the suspect walked in at 230 a.m. last friday. you can see his face is totally covered and he was brandishing a handgun. he commanded the employees in tv registers and then ran out with a bag full of cash. anyone with information could call police. you could be eligible for a $500 reward. a >> we have another beautiful day in progress. we started out in the low 50's this morning. we have climbed into the low to mid 70s's this afternoon. uppero points are in the 60's when they are

uncomfortable. this is the good mark. eddy w y, we should be able to , we it into the -- at bwi should be able to make it into the 70s's, the 80's. we do have some rain. i will showed you that in a few minutes. >> thanks, tony. according to howard county police, five children were among those transported to an area hospital for evaluation. the bus was taking students to centennial lane elementary school this morning when it hit the van. a third vehicle was also involved. all nine picked them's are said --have suffered only nine only minor injuries. and the driver of the school bus has been cited with failure to control speed and negligent driving. a preliminary investigation suggests he may have turned his head to adjust the children when the accident happened. meanwhile, police in the same county arts trying to determine

what led to an accident that has a 13-year-old girl in critical condition. she stepped in front of a van owned by a daycare called la petit acedemy. five young children were in the van at the time but none of them were hurt. at noon,ad at 11 news we mentioned this at the top of the hour -- your super bowl champion ravens taking to the road. which player will not be in attendance for today's meeting with resident obama? we will tell you. plus -- >> despite recent controversies, the president's. approval numbers are

>> another doping scandal for major league baseball. according to espn, the league could suspend 20 players for their connection to a miami clinic all bio genesis -- called biogenesis. among those indicated yankee third baseman alex rodriguez. be anod is found to

offender, he could face a 100- day suspension. he will have more reaction to the growing scandal tonight on 11 news at 5:00. championuper bowl ravens or washington, d.c. where they will meet with president obama. most of the championship roster is attending including superstars torrey smith, ray lewis, and ray rice. right now we will go to a live look at the celebration. a few of the players have already -- who have already left the team did not make the trip to the white house. and one old one has duties with his current team, the san francisco 49ers. the 11 news's boards director and voice of the ravens gerry more at 5:00l have

and 6:00 tonight. tv 11 will bring you to more two moreame this -- ravens games this year. we have partnered with espn to bring the game against the carolina panthers and the regular season monday night game against the detroit lions. that is in addition to all the sunday night football games you can catch right here on wbal. a buildingne, collapse in philadelphia. more when we cover the nation. some recovering from mother nature's brutality. from record blake -- we take a look back at may's wild weather. >> we are watching an area of low pressure in the gulf of mexico. this could be the first tropical depression of the season. first, here is a look outside. a few high, thin clouds. weather is next.

>> the death toll from friday's storm in el reno, oklahoma has reached 17. the twister set a new record. may was full of severe storms. monthe a look back on the of wild weather. >> in may, a devastating tornado ripped through more, 17 dead. leaving raising questions about why more storm shelters were not available. >> there should be a place where if this happened

again during school that kids gang gets you a safe place. >> two weeks later this monster storm touchdown in el reno, oklahoma, less than 30 miles from moore. it was a mile wide. 5 damages far as you could see. that is wider than the islands widest tornadohe ever recorded in the u.s. it surprised storm chasers by shifting direction suddenly. >> we are going to die! >> they were lucky, but three other expert storm chasers were killed. firefighters have battled more than 2000 wildfires this year, nearly twice the five-year average. the powerhouse fire burning near

los angeles has charred more than 22,000 acres and destroyed six homes so far. >> the flames were 200 feet high. it was horrible. we could not breathe. it was nothing but smoke. flooding alongs the missouri and mississippi rivers. avril levy's have been breached and officials have urged the evacuation of than 300 residents in the -- several levies have been breached and officials of urged the evacuation of 300 residents and the too easy in the area. the official start of hurricane season. >> now your 11 insta weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> we do have some tropical weather to talk about. enjoy the youthful weather while it is here. 71 here. 71 in parkton. the temperatures should be able to sneak into the upper 70s's

may be degrees this afternoon. two point in the 40's. with dew points in that range, it feels very comfortable. when it gets into the 60 route, 70's, that is when people start to feel uncomfortable. these are not rain producers. all of the rain is to the midwest. all of this rain -- all of little chunk of this -- a little chunk of this energy will move southeast. he major headlines will come out of the gulf of mexico for the next few days. hurricane centers have been watching this area of low pressure for three or four days. it did explode some thunderstorms overnight, but it did not become better organized. the center of circulation is outside the thunderstorm complex. when it wraps around the center, that is when you know it will take off. it was not upgraded to a

tropical depression. if it does become a tropical storm, its name would be andre up. that the first name on the list. whether it becomes a tropical storm or not, most computer models take the storm and our direction. we have charted a few of these tropical models. there are a few of them that take it back into new orleans. those are outliers. most of the computer guidance exit into the east atlantic region. the consensus is it can come across florida tomorrow and up the southeast coast and maybe visit us in maryland to start the weekend. whether it is tropical in nature will not make much of a difference. we will get heavy rain if it takes that have friday and saturday. we will call this partly to mostly sunny. a .igh temperatures maybe sneaking into the low 80's north of baltimore.

30% chance of a couple showers tomorrow afternoon. the best chance of rain will be tomorrow and saturday. when this kind of system is coming up from the gulf, you have to take it with a grain of salt as far as the timing goes. right now it looks like the best chance for rain would be friday night and saturday morning. i will be optimistic and say it clears up for the tail end of the weekend. a 81 on sunday afternoon. thanks for sharing this day with us. >> right now, we want to check back on the festivities underway in washington, d.c. with the super bowl champion ravens meeting with president obama. let's listen in. >> [indiscernible] [laughter] [cheering]

>> ooh! is not, this right here -- [laughter] >> as you can see, the president gift.ng given a it says "mr. president, number 44." the supergift from bowl champion ravens. a frantic search in philadelphia. firefighters are searching for anyone trapped under the rubble of a building collapse. they believe it could be 10 people so far. five people have been taken away on stretchers. fire crews say the building next door to the one that fell was undergoing demolition when the collapse happened. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. it looks like president obama

is coming through his battle with the number of scandals unscathed. at least that is what the numbers in the latest nbc-wall street journal poll is adjusting. tracie potts is in washington with a breakdown of the report that was just out this morning. >> the president's personal numbers are actually holding steady as by the fact that americans do have concerns about inse recent controversies his administration. despite a significant drop in support long -- among independents, his favorability ratings and job approval ratings essentially have not changed. >> these controversies have hit the president, but they have not really damaged his lyrical standing just yet. at -- his political standing just yet. >> but americans are estimating -- questioning his administration.

55% are disturbed by the iris targeting conservative groups. >> i felt betrayed. absolutely betrayed. >> half of those polled think the republican investigations are justified, but in each case, the majority do not hold the president personally responsible. most democrats do not blame the president. most republicans do. itwe do not know how far goes up the chain. we are still trying to figure that out. >> the pentagon has taken a hit. we can and will restore -- trust within the force and with the american people. at only 65% say they are satisfied with the state of the economy. that is the highest number recorded in the last seven years. from washington, i'm tracie potts. back to you.

>> in the wake of the deadly attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, the president will get a new national security adviser. susan rice is expected to be announced later today. she was the ambassador to the united nations. she was in the running to become secretary of state, but dropped out in the wake of the benghazi controversy. , your maryland lottery numbers and another check of the insta-weather were cast. first, how wall street is performing at this hour. stay with us.

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here we go. we have an eight. five.ed by -- that's a for is dutch next number is that's an eight. the final number, we've got, that is a three. 5-8-3.umber 8- the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> we will check in with tony one more time for the weather. very nice today. it will stay that way probably through tonight. the clouds are picking up. 30% chance for clouds. pretty good chance for rain writing and saturday as that rain comes out of the gulf of mexico. 5:00, we will have the latest on that, whether it is a tropical depression or storm. >> it looks like sunday is going to be -- >> if you were going to pick a

weekend day to do something, i would go for sunday right now. friday, not yet. at >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00. >> have a good day.

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