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cap. he was rushed to an area hospital but did not make it. are trying to determine if the driver was speeding. a 78-year-old man jumped the curb his vehicle, struck several the 1900 block of town center boulevard. and two femals were struck. cause of the accident remains under investigation. >> family and friends gathered to hold the federal for kami ring. to the cecilame
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county funeral home to say goodbye to a little girl whose life was savagely snatched away. extreme sorrow, confusion, it is horrifying. it is horrible. >> her godmother said this is the worst day of her life. a hard time for the entire family. ,> the kids are devastated everyone poured out their hearts for the family and for kami. thank't even know how to everyone for their support. >> lease have charged richard madden with killing kami and leaving her body in a field. she was no relation to the clark's but consider them her
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grandparents. people in this small community came to the funeral home to pay their respects and expressed their sorrow to her family. >> i have a 12-year-old little girl and it -- we came out for support to let them know that i care. kami was an active member of the boys and girls club in that organization has started a scholarship in her name. a westence inside the apartment building on calhoun street, it did not cause enough damage to displace residents. concerneddents are no about the state of their building.
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>> authorities were reported -- home when one person became ill. whenwere called back others became ill. >> we're looking at some time both pesticide that a commercial exterminator may have applied. showers and some thunderstorms up to the north and east of baltimore. we see a couple of showers to
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the east of baltimore. bigger storms are moving into sections of new castle county and northern delaware. star systems will progress to the east and southeast. really clipping northern to theounty and moving north. part of her warm and muggy atmosphere. that is what we have to deal with for a couple of days. more in a few minutes. >> the baltimore city council talk about the 20 14th fiscal budget which would include big changes for city workers. >> the budget has been approved by the city council. there are a couple of details to be hammered out. the council will prove that tax hike to make it official.
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includes some big changes. the mayor talked a lot of -- about a lot of them. workfirefighters to longer hours and cutting the workforce by 10%. $.25 tax. theded a proposal includes a plan to increase the city's police force. a measure to clean up area waterways is on the budget. wrecks the problem is not people using it at home. the problem is someone goes into a sub shop in the ghetto sandwich and they throw it into and it goes down the storm drain and into the net harbor. motionuncilman made the
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to send it back to committee. he wanted to work out some concerns about how the bill was written. that bill is on hold for now. delivered ame court victory to voting rights advocates. the impact to voters all around the country. preventss decision states from adding requirements to a federal registration block. wouldter registration act require individuals to promise in writing they were citizens. justices told there is on a went too far. >> 90% of the people whose
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applications were rejected because they did not have proof of citizenship for u.s. citizens. this impact other states with similar requirements. x what is important about this it is saying to state you cannot come out with these restrictions. you cannot make it harder to vote. s saidservative watchdog integrity will suffer. >> there is now a way to make sure that they are not registering to vote. >> this decision gives the federal government too much power over elections by limiting a state's to decide who is eligible to register. advocates are turning their
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attention to the landmark voting rights act. advocates are hoping the decision will be an indication of how justices will rule. more women are delaying becoming mothers. >>
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that location was ranked the lowest processing center in the nation. the average weight time almost a year. senator cardin discussed how officials are reducing the backlog. >> the accuracy century has been improved from approximately 60% to a -- approximately 80%. that is an improvement but not good enough. >> the va has been going paperless and stripes to ensure all claims are processed within 100 days by 2015. are considering
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preserving their baby's cord blood. they can also take their stem cells after liposuction. fat cells contain larger quantities of more versatile stem cells. that could one day save your life. createcan in the future it from any tissue in the future. you should be able to grow any part of your body. >> the procedure act -- extracts stem cells and costs $2000 and $120 a year to store them. are putting motherhood on hold until after the age of 40.
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the number of women waiting doubled from 1997 through 2008. there are risks to having children later in life. baby news that took many of us by surprise. mother aty will be a age 46. it is not just hollywood actresses. birth fivend gave weeks ago. emphasis onlot of our careers in our 20s and 30s. it is a wonderful experience to have a baby now. >> there are women who are being successful in not only conceiving but having children after the age of 40. it is a wonderful event.
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>> dr. robert adler is the chair of obstetrics at university medical center. there is an increased risk of problems. >> we know there at higher risks of competitions. there is a higher risk of stillbirth. and fetal death. helping to try to minimize that risk if at all possible. >> it can take an emotional toll as well. it took three years and several miscarriages before she got her bundle of joy. that is a cute baby. squabbling siblings may be normal but an intense rivalry could be a precursor to serious
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mental health problems. bullying can cause as much mental distress as that done by peers. if the kid was physically abused by a sibling or told that they are not wanted or loved they're more likely to have mental health issues. parents should confront and deal with that type of behavior, researchers said. >> we have had a couple of thunderstorms develop in our area. they have been isolated. parts of harford and cecil .ounties in pennsylvania you can see them now on hd doppler. al cutting across southern pennsylvania heading toward northern delaware. the storms that were approaching from the west and tool -- into storms inaryland have
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pennsylvania are the strongest ones. there have been reports of dime- sized hail. we'll see if this gets any stronger. the warnings have dropped. in downtown baltimore. you can see the storms developing. 86 in westminster. we have a slight chance of an isolated evening storm under partly cloudy skies. this could result in some fog overnight. trying to push into the warm and muggy air. an area pressure developing. the combination will produce
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more clouds and a better chance for showers and thunderstorms tuesday and wednesday. this thing will get out of here and by the end of the week my high-pressure moves in with some nice weather shaping up for thursday and friday. further to the south, we have the next tropical depression number two. this is the possibility of becoming a tropical storm and windsor it 39 miles an hour. if it does get named it will be -- barry. mostly cloudy skies and a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. 79 to 84 degrees. light southerly winds.
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waves about one foot. water temperatures. in the mountains, temperatures are in the 70 plus. showers are likely tomorrow but the clouds the noun on wednesday. isolated storms on the upper eastern shore tonight. highs in the upper 70 plus and low 80 plus. a 50% chance of a storm tomorrow and down to one third on wednesday. lots of sunshine for thursday. 82 tomorrow and storms in the area. mostly cloudy skies. some showers wednesday. 80's.70 plus low extending until next weekend. >> the u.s. is not the only country under scrutiny for
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secret government surveillance programs. >> we will have the latest developments. for truckers.ogy that story is next. have a good night. here you go. you, too.
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your hours of service that you are allowed to drive and save you fuel. >> information can be transmitted in real-time. keeps driving past the station if everything is ok. .> this is a snapshot >> the technology allows state police to see how much the truck ways, the safety record, the hours of service, and much more. >> [inaudible] it prints out my log just like in the log book. says the new technology is
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great. >> you have to wait online -- in line to get on the scale. don't have to slow down and i do not have to stop. >> this also saves time and manpower for state police. >> we want to target and go after the carriers that are not compliant. big help in segregating the we need to look at. >> it allows police to see critical information about a truck and real-time. >> it is said to be the most destructive wildfire in colorado. a man identified as edward snowden takes questions in a live web chat. just ahead.
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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11 news of 5 p.m. stan stovall and donna hamilton, your insta weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer, and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5 p.m. continues now. >> the family of a lifelong yankees fan seriously injured in an assault allegedly by two orioles fan as at camden yards speaks out. he suffered severe head trauma and a skull fracture. >> it happened during an orioles-nationals game. to oriole fans are accused of taunting or tease for wearing a yankees hat which escalated into a fight. this is a a support group made up of his family, friends, business people, and liars. -- lawyers.
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>> this kind of behavior at sporting events has no place. it is outrageous, it ruins lives, it is irresponsible. it is not what sportsmanship is all about. >> they're making a public plea for witnesses to call a tip line. donations.e seeking boutique is providing donation boxes. >> we are imploring other urchins to do the same thing. matthew w.a.r. yankees baseball wore alast months -- yankees baseball cap to the game. allegedly threw a beer that struck ortiz and his date. one of the assailants punched or
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tease with his fist, sending him over a railing onto the concrete five feet below. matthew was not breathing and was bleeding from his nose and ears. >> one or more individuals were spitting on matthew and the trooper. >> matthew was rushed to shock trauma suffering from a skull fracture. he is now in rehab. he is starting to understand things a little more and starting to ask some more questions. starting to recognize the people. he can say something off the wall that makes no sense in the next breath.
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>> both defendants are charged with assault and are free on $50,000 bond each. >> howard county police are looking for this man who they say exposed himself to women at a columbia target store this has weakened. he entered the coed dressing room at 8 p.m. on saturday a and did not close the door. he reportedly exposed himself as women entered. the men asked one of the women to come into the fitting room with him but she declined. anyone with information should contact police. jury selection begins in the trial of baltimore county police officer james labord. he is charged with killing christopher rounbrown. teens were group of throwing rocks at his home. when they fled, the officer gave
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chase. brown died of asphyxiation after a struggle. he had been with the county police force for nine years at the time and had a pristine record with the department. >> this -- demonstrators were detained in northern ireland as president obama and other world leaders gathered for the g-8 summit. they marched down the street chanting for the resident to leave. right please work called and - ther protest as edwardtified snowden answered questions in a live web chat on the newspaper's website. he is believed to be hiding out in hong kong after aching details of two top secret nsa programs. the web chat comes as new
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teed tales surface about an alleged british spying operation. a person the guardian newspaper identified as edward snowden took questions in a live web chat. writing, the u.s. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. truth is coming and it cannot be stopped. to welcome delighted world leaders here to northern ireland. >> the g8 summit gets under way in northern ireland. the guardian sites government documents provided by snowden david cameron commented. >> it is embarrassing to the united states. knew that wee were listening for terrorist conversations.
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most people suspected that their rex we've believe the u.s. should pay attention. >> we have not been able to independently confirm that the person answering the questions was edward snowden. ask the nsa director says the surveillance programs have disrupted terrorist watch by clicking metadata on phone calls and tracking internet activity. disappearance and possibly murder. >> a new lead in the disappearance of jimmy hoffa.
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now just a little bit safer thanks to these signs.
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>> the fbi is searching a field for the remains of former teamsters leader jimmy hoffa. they executed a search warrant in oakland township. authorities are hoping to find the remains of jimmy hoffa, the teamsters leader who went missing in 1975. his disappearance is one of the biggest unsolved mysteries. it is believed that that interviews with an aging mobster led to the war in. he was told about it by a mafia enforcer. authorities are getting closer to pinpointing what caused that massive wildfire in colorado. there were no lightning strikes
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so the fire must have been caused by a person or a me sheen. it is reported two unidentified people who were trying to flee were found dead in the rubble. being described as the most destructive wildfire ever. only some of the residents are being allowed to return home. authorities are urging the families to get tetanus shots because of all the debris surrounding the damaged homes. >> four months after the carnival triumph left passengers stranded in the gulf without food and human waste running down the hallways, they returned to port in texas. they were pleased by the uneventful circumstances after it went under millions of dollars of renovations.
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the cruise was sold out. astronomers found evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion miles away. challenging current theories about planet formation. this is the first to be found at such a great distance from its star. the planet is orbiting around a red dwarf star called tw hydrae. it is 26 times larger than earth. the root -- orbit would be twice pluto's distance from the sun if it were orbiting our star. get ready to compact yourself. which airlines are sacrificing leg room for more seats. >> those stories and more coming up in our consumer alert. >> a strong thunderstorm in
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parts of cecil county. the insta-weather plus seven day forecast coming up. 84 at the airport. 91 downtown.
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>> here is look at what we are working on for 6 p.m. the city council is discussing the 2014 budget. small signs are making a huge difference and safety for walkers, joggers, and isaac lists on some howard county bikeways and pathways.
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>> the building is equipped with labs. the campus shows the building with the public library. the community college's location means that students will not need a car. >> this is the first transit oriented development and we think it is the finest one in the state. >> the new extension will benefit not only those in owings in a but the location will fit the entire county. >> a warm mid-june day.
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this is ending up with isolated thunderstorms. the high was a bit above normal. therd high in the mid-90's. morning was mild at 69. the typical low is in the low 60's with a likert -- a record low in the 40's. not quite as hot in the out buying suburban areas. stevensville at 81. 80 on the boardwalk at ocean city where it is more comfortable with a seabreeze. the western maryland mountains in the 70's. the heat has triggered some storms. some heavy downpours and lightning and gusty winds. close to anil of -- inch in diameter.
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on the susquehanna we are seeing a storm pop up. that is where most of the activity has been so far. it looks again will stay there. some of the storms have been strong. use some caution to wait until the storm passes by until we get back outside. probably cloudy for the area. storms are possible until an hour after sunset. south of theront great lakes. high-pressure keeps it up there. that will give time for the storm center to track out of the plane states and move along the front tomorrow into wednesday. the showers are numerous in the
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area. scattered activity on wednesday as cooler air tries to move in. we should have sunshine as we get into thursday and friday. the end of the workweek is looking nice for a tvs out here. comfortable as far as lowering the humidity level. chance of aecent thunderstorm or shower. waves around one foot. .atch out for the storms the skies begin to clear. high of 70's. 82 on the shore tomorrow with a thunderstorm. 78 with some scattered showers. -- stormsered short on tuesday and wednesday. cooler as the winds turnaround off the ocean thursday into friday. 82 tomorrow and 78 wednesday. a nice-looking thursday.
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and warmerdy friday and more humid saturday and sunday. highs in the mid and upper 80's. >> the big squeeze is coming to some airlines. where can airlines is adding more rows of seats to most of its fleet by taking away leg room. >> those romantic days of yesteryear flying are long gone, of course. warning a plane can feel more like a cattle call. the space we pay for is shrinking. seats unlike room. american airlines which is merging with us airways says it will likely add more seats to accommodate asked economy seating. >> i do not know how they can cram any more seats in some of the planes. >> the seat now is 7.2 inches wide with 31 inches of legroom.
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sometimes less on short haul flights. more on international flights. legroom has shrunk by three inches over the last 10 to 15 years. >> the average america -- american is 24 pounds heavier and an inch taller but the airlines keep cramming in more seats by giving you less space. american is considering what many airlines have done, installing more seats and moving rows closer together. united has added six seats to eight 320's.19 and spirit uses the maximum number of lightweight seats that the faa allows and they do not recline. a spokesperson said this allows us to offer customers even lower more fuelmakes us efficient. value to paywed for extra legroom.
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on ans buying passage airplane is what we are getting. in a 10 can in the sky. a if you're planning vacation, you will pay them most during july which is when most americans take time off. make sure you can't delete, it's the baggage and legroom for the family will cost you when it is all said and done. --walk -- no warning about a new warning about a scam you need to look out for. ups and fedex say you need to watch out for fraudulent e- mails asking for money for package delivery. others say a lost packages waiting. they posted some examples on their websites. if you get one of those, do not open it or click on any links. if you have a facebook and twitter account and maybe a commandthis is
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center that works with businesses to track what you're saying about them. when you talk about a picture on social media, command centers track that information and help the company listen to what social media is saying about them. the company said this is a better way to listen to ken simmers using a boost from technology. how many of you have dropped your cell phone and damaged it? at&t is taking pre-orders for the more rugged phone. it is water and dust resistant. the phone costs 190 nine dollars and comes comes with a two-year subscription plan. made aharlem trotters landing at towson university. it all caps off globetrotter
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week here in baltimore. turns dribbling through downtown baltimore down york road. ar every .1 of a mile, minimum of 150 tickets will be donated. plays this wednesday, thursday, and friday. baltimore city council takes up the 2014 budget. one that include some big changes for city workers. a closer look at 6 p.m. >> it is down to the wire with the big finale tomorrow. each of the artists will take the stage tonight and i will ring you all the action backstage.
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>> the finale of "the voice" is here. tomorrow we will find out who the winners are. >> we are one day away from learning the fate of these top three artist. it has been an amazing season of highs and lows. country music has dominated the ?eason. w will go on to win will it be one of the country thests or will it be
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contestant from boston? only time will tell. after weeks of performances, the finalists get one last chance to earn america's vote. singing what they hope are the right tunes. >> are wanting to sing a song is really powerful and you have to make sure it is the best one. wrecks deciding on tonight's song was tough. >> it is the most difficult choice today. they settled on songs pretty quickly. >> usually it is what about this song? >> they are in full and they sing amazing.
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>> we are hoping they get lost on the to the finale. daniel bradberry is the youngest and least experienced. >> i was excited to go out there and be myself. i think going to be -- i can use the word an epic show. so much work has gone into it. >> the one that america hearts the most will be crowned the voice. the top 16 will be returning for performance. the voting is open for the big star-studded finale. that is all for us at 5 p.m. here is a look at what is coming up new at 6 p.m. kami ring is laid to rest.
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that story coming up. in the case of a yankees fan that was hurt. wrecks you're watching wbal-tv 11. this is 11 news at 6 p.m. >> good evening. stephanie rawlings-blake warned of drastic measures to bring the budget gap under control. -- make up for the shortfall, city workers will see some changes. -- the budget was approved i the city council. the mayor applauded
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councilmembers to of proof reforms. will see's plan significant changes like asking firefighters to work longer hours, hiring more officers, and a 25 cent tax on cap brides. this should make a lot of residents happy, he said. >> it is everything that everybody wants to be, it never is. if you live your -- in your home and you own your home, there is an eight cent tax cut. that is an a ms. tax cut. bills were discussed and passed. they're still discussing details on the proposed toeboard tax.
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fire officials say eight people were taken to the hospital after possible chemical exposure at a group home in parkville. a report of a person who was unconscious. that person was taken to franklin square hospital. they returned to the home to staff who -- and residents who complained of feeling ill. howard county police are looking for this man who they say exposed himself to women at a columbia target store. the man entered the coed dressing room at 8 p.m. on saturday at the target and the 6100 block of dublin road. he did not close the dressing room door. as other women entered he exposed himself. the man asked one woman to come into the room with him and she declined

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