sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the white house says the average college student graduates with some $26,000 in student loan debt. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> looks like a party down at the beach. the live view down there at ocean city shows plenty of crowds on the beach. maybe it is dinner time, i don't know. maybe there is a wedding going on, but there is a lot of activity down near the cooler waters of the atlantic. it was actually a pretty warm day at ocean city. they hit 90 degrees on the beach earlier this afternoon. here in baltimore, it was 10 degrees warmer than that. the record high today was 100 degrees . >> the record goes back to 1923. it hits 103 degrees at the inner harbor. it goes in the books as a record tying 100 degrees. normal is 85, so we or 15 degrees warmer than normal this afternoon. the hottest that we have had here since july 29 last year. technically the he did rise three was cancelled for the baltimore washington corridor. it is not going to cool off their rapidly tonight. 98 downtown right now, westminst

sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thanks for the report. a terrible tragedy overseas. the death of two baltimore county men, killed and a car accident on a trip to england. >> we will have that an update on the condition of the two survivors, just ahead. >> the mayor and council president in a [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! >> live, local, late-breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 with stan stovall, donna hamilton, and chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 continues now. >> store in baltimore city hall. advocates for youth and city firefighters band together in support of an alternative budget for the city. baltimore city council got a briefing on an alternative budget plan proposed by jack young. he said it would save recreation centers and some fire centers -- some fire station scheduled for closing. >> some consider this a

so far, neither party has agreed to that so far. >> sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> breaking news to pass along, an accident near the beltway. but cocaptain roy taylor. >> this is northbound philadelphia road, the ramp to come off the outer loop of the beltway. at least two vehicles have been involved in a crash here. baltimore county police are on the scene along with baltimore county fire. at least two people were hurt. we do not know the severity of the entries. northbound philadelphia road is shut down just south of the beltway because of this accident. and captain roy taylor. >> beauty queens from all of the country competing all smiling for one very coveted title, miss usa. >> for the first time in a long time, miss maryland is a finalist. we'll have details, next. >> i am jane miller. internal police documents raise more questions about what happened before a former morgan -- morgan state student allegedly cannibalize a border in his family's home. >> misrata lynn -- miss usa 2012, rhode island. >> last night and las vegas, miss maryland get her home state really proud of bein

sally kidd is in washington. >> both campaigns are working very hard to win them over. >> president obama touting his new immigration policy. a variation of the dream act that halt the deportation and he blasted mitt romney. >> when he makes a promise to you, he will keep it. he promises to be that the dream act and we should take him at his word. >> addressing the same group thursday. the president has let down the latino community. >> despite promises, he has failed to address immigration reform. >> ramping up efforts to win the latino vote. announcing he has stepped up to make sure that hispanic -- hispanic members know they have an alternative and the obama camp released a web video and saying they failed to give an answer. recent polling found about one- third of hispanics and view them as extremely important. >> they identified jobs in the economy as the top issue among hispanic registered voters followed by indication and health care. hard to knowy it's the importance of the hispanic vote. he has spent out a flurry of hispanic advertising today. >> president obama 167% of the hispa

those opposed to claim -- >> sally kidd joins us live now from washington. >> a miex ruling but both sides are claiming victory. the supreme court ruled the requirement shoring papers is constitutional. "this is a step back for civil rights in the united states of america, and we will fight. >> they say it encourages racial profiling come about without question before the high court. the case centered around whether the arizona law interferes with federal immigration laws. the justices decided it does not. the arizona, are called that a vindication. >> arizona and every other state can use their authority to defend their people and it has been upheld. >> the court threw out the rest of the law. those provisions required emigrants carry documentation, saying it's a crime to let them work, and allowing the police to make unwarranted arrests. >> this is a big win for the federal government because it reaffirms that immigration reinforcement is primarily a federal responsibility. republican at romney's of the ruling on this is to lead on the issue. they say the remaining provision of the

sally kidd joins us with more. good evening. >> good evening.ans are underway to expand the use of bronze here in the u.s., but some say this crash understates the risk of unmanned aircraft. this is what is left of a navy hawks surveillance drone. it crashed in an unpopulated area near the patuxent naval air station. >> i think we need to investigate this, but these are safe aircraft. >> it was said that was one of five being tested as part of the navy maritime surveillance program. >> very high, very fast. 11 miles up. it is hard to detect. it can gather a lot of data over a broad area. >> they reported concerns about the global hawk reliability last year, including communications failures which caused several crashes in the past, and concerns of safety and privacy have prompted a call for a ban on drones in u.s. airspace. >> i think you should have been warned to invade people's privacy and to spy on them. this basically restates the constitution. >> the faa is looking at testing the unmanned aircraft. law-enforcement agencies are excited abou

we have details from sally kidd. >> it is a surprise twist. chief justice john roberts cast the deciding vote. that court ruled the health care law is constitutional. including its controversial centerpiece, the mandate requiring all americans carry health insurance or pay a fine. >> today's decision was a victory for people all over this country. whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the supreme court's decision to uphold it. >> john roberts wrote that while the government does not have the power to force people to buy insurance, congress does have the authority to impose taxes on those without insurance. the individual mandate constitutes a tax. the court placed limits on the expansion. >> they can do it but there is a limit to how much they can penalize the state if they refuse. >> the decision drew strong reaction from the supreme court. -- the steps of the supreme court. >> this is unconstitutional. there is no basis in the constitution for the government to have this level of history making expansion of power. >> to the

sally kidd joins us with more. >> we are talking about the general services administration. this is happening because there is no policy against it. federal records show 84 gsa workers wrecked in handsome bonuses despite being under investigation. the cost to taxpayers over $1 million. >> it appears to us looking at this that bonuses had turned into something that was a right instead of a bonus. everyone got their bonuses every year no matter what. >> they commissioner under investigation for spending big bucks on a conference in las vegas and an officer who had been reassigned for alleged abuse of authority and a supervisor who had been reprimanded for interfering with an ig investigation. >> anyone under investigation should not be a bonus. >> it is one reason why people have lost faith in -- faith in government, he said. >> the office of management and budget says the white house has taken steps to rein in spending in this area. bonuses to political appointees were eliminated in 2010 and awards to career staff were capped last year. the administration said the movement sa

sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> teachers in harford county who have been fed up with low pay and longhours may be getting the answers they have been waiting for parry >> details on a new agreement that impacts about a half-dozen schools. >> city police said an officer shot and killed a pitbull over the weekend. the weekend. you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >> live, local, late-breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd with dan stovall, donna hamilton, and chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we want to update you on that intense fire in downtown fells point, where a vacant warehouse fire escalated to five alarms. we have been covering it sends about 2:00 this afternoon. gary sims has been following the breaking news. wha