kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. not using government computers were front men to protect him from house phones. member must reflect itself in a manner that reflects credibly on the house. that general rule has been cited when it lawmaker did violate the standards of conduct. >> kate amara, thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think congressman anthony weiner should resign for sending inappropriate pictures and lying about it? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the controversial conservative former u.s. senator is the latest to throw his hat into the presidential ring. rick santorum got congress to intervene in the right-to-life case. the former pennsylvania senator says he was motivated to run in light of president obama's failure to turn around the u.s. economy. catherine pugh represents baltimore in annapolis. now she says she wants to lead from city hall. she wants to cut property taxes in half

kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 72 degrees on tv hill. another reason to lose weight. common disease that could be prevented. >> the medical alert is next. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what's your biggest pet peeve about the airline industry? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> welcome back. 75 degrees downtown. that baddity is not dead yet. 69 degrees at the airport. we're shooting for a high temperature of 96 today. we have the chance for a shower or thunderstorm late in the day. most of the will not see that. it will be uncomfortable. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. on tap as wet is head into the weekend. >> obesity has been linked to increased risk for alzheimer's disease. bypass surgery can lower the rest. researchers discovered weight- loss appears to reduce the proteins that form plaques in the brain. they compared blood samples before and after it went the surgery losing an average of 86

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kate amara sat down with the president to discuss the troops. dozens of residents in harford and cecil counties are outraged. the state wants to increase the toll and the way with the decal system. state officials want holders to participate in easy test. >> if they do not back down, we will file suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> many residents and business owners question why a toll was necessary when the bridge is already paid for. slot revenues in maryland dropped slightly, but continues to bring in big money. the hollywood casino in perryville brought in more than $9,600,000. the casino and ocean downs generated more than $3 million. so far, the casinos have brought in more than $90 million texas dollars. >> we are starting to see some thunderstorms popup. you can see a line of thunderstorms that are moving to the southeast. we will put a 40% chance in for a thunderstorm or a shower. most of you will have a dry day, but in the northern and western suburbs a chance as possible. the high temperatures will be in the

is similar to that of michelle baachman, who is also expected to declare soon. 11 news reporter kate amara sat down with president barack obama today. the two discussed the economy and the schedule for bring our troops home. you can watch it at wbaltv.com, be sure to click on politics. >> the prosecution rested its case today in the park -- in the murder trial of a baltimore city police officer. a witness today said she saw the victim bag for his life. -- beg for his life. >> that offense expected to begin its case tomorrow. one woman testified she was scared when the police-involved shooting unfolded. sawammie dajadescribe what she outside the lounge. the june 2010 incident claimed the life of a marine. the officer is accused of shooting the marine 12 times. during testimony she said she was a friend of the marines sister. the three of them were drinking together. she claims she saw the officer intervene after the marine patted a woman on the butt. sheared the marines say he did not mean any harm and he backed up and said the miami marine. i have two kids. i am sorry. -- and he backed up

. >> kate amara sat down with president barack obama today.he joins us with more. >> the economy did dominate our conversation, but we also touched on news breaking overseas that five american soldiers were killed when a rocket hit a base in baghdad. >> we had a heartbreaking loss in iraq. >> we sat down with president obama shortly after it is meeting with his national security team and ask whether today's developments might mean a steeper drawdown of troops. >> currently, we are slated to have all of our troops out of iraq by the end of this year. with respect to afghanistan, i will be making an announcement soon. >> but it was here at home, specifically the latest economic news, that dominated the conversation. the president pointed to good news about the auto industry as a good sign for the manufacturing sector. >> if you are an autoworker in kansas city, cincinnati, louisville, you can feel confident that american manufacturing will come back. even though this month additions were not as high as we would like, we would like -- if you look