prominent d.c. official was found floating in the harbor. >> they say all good things must come to an end. it looks like that's the case with our amazing string of weather. we'll have more right now. >> a couple of week brs we have any measureable precipitation. let's look at what's happening right now. 69 downtown. 60 out at the airport. we are still dealing with those

very low dew points. partly cloudy sky also remain dry. winds out of the east. the high pressure giving us this bought of pressure will be moving off shore. that means some showers when you wake up tomorrow morning. something we are watching. if you are downtown, there's all those issues right now. >> let the fun begin. we have been talking about in advance of this how it is going to be a mess in the city. it does begin today. that project between president and mlk, only 2-3 lanes. that project expected to last through the fall. it will create some big headaches. giving you the heads up on that. some of the other roads, all in advance of art scape as you grin preparations there. looking good around the drive time.

5:00 south 95. and 11 minute ride as well on the west side. a live look at traffic. a noise ride here. a problem-free ride so far on the harrisberg express way. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you. >> our big story this morning, a post season story costs coaches their jobs. >> brad young was the coach of the varsity soft ball team and he was fired. in june, they had an end of the season party in their home where players and students attended. one parent brought beer to share with the other parents. a few days later, he received averpb an email asking him why

there was alcohol at a school function. he responded that he didn't know this was a problem. he has now been fired. >> the school board wouldn't comment calling this a personnel matter. coach young did file a rehearing. >> a three-month investigation on an online network of child porn sharing. dozens of videos and images were found on his computer. it is unsure how the body of a d.c. councilman aid was found floating in the shore. >> yesterday morning, his body

was discovered in the marina of the waters where his boat was docked. >> be careful drinking and boating. drinking and anything impairs your judgment. be safe as you enjoy the harbor. city police continue the search for a suspect who shot a woman in the head. the victim was found 3:00 a.m. and had died from her injuries but that information was incorrect. she is currently listed in critical condition. >> firefighters were able to contain a fire to one unit. no word on how much damage was caused. no word what sparked a

two-alarm house fire. the flames first reported about 8:30. it was a close call when the back of the home collapsed forcing firefighters to pull back. no one was injured. an unschedule delivery at a furniture story as a car crashed through the store's window. >> in the 10,000 block of york road. no one was hurt. the building only sustained minor damage. >> a group fighting to keep to you send school open. two families are filing ways to bring the school out of the red. the squle is already past the point of no return. >> we are first hoping for a reversal of the decision so that we and the community will have time to rally support for

the school and fix the troubles that they had mentioned. >> when you are talking about a high school having 163 kids when the target number is at least 300, a check isn't going to solve that problem. >> a sister school has agreed to take all the students >> president barak obama and a call for congress to get moving on the medical reform. >> house democrats saying now is the time. the plan will choir americans

to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. critics blasted that bound to squeeze businesses a the i bad time. >> if you change jobs, loose your jobs or start a new business, there's your healthcare. >> a tax hike paid by the 2 million highest earning americans. >> don't let folks fool you. the best way is to get control of our healthcare costs, which is why we need reform. >> the president wants the house and senate to pass reforms by the fall.

flynns say what's the rush. both sides know the long shot gets even longer in an election year. zrats want their plan passed in three weeks. tv 11 news. >> that brings us to the wurel question of the day. do you think the president will be able to meet the time table? send your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that's watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the senate judiciary committee will convene again for day three of the confirmation hearing. yesterday, senate republicans put the speech into the fire about statements she's made and report that's she has a short temper.

>> i guess i'm asking today, what do you really believe. >> i do not believe that any ethnic, racial or gender group has superiority. >> the c.i.a. says it will come rate with a is house panel looking at a recently planned program. the house is calling for an investigation into the program after the director that then vice president cheney ordered that they keep the program's existence in secret. >> coming up, the morning's

financial news and business report. mother nature packs a blow. >> another nice july forecast for us. lower than normal humidity and temperatures. stay tuned for the change coming up. >> road work project begins. major delays expected. we'll let you

>> a very good morning. 10 degrees cooler. one more really nice july day

and then we'll see the weather change. a few low level clouds in the area. mainly partly cloudy today. it looks like the temperature is pretty nice. the due point and yesterday at the height of the afternoon. that is something we only see in the middle of the wipter. thads different for sure. it set a new record low at 58 degrees. right now, we are at 59 at the airport. the low for today is 57.

all across the state today, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. 86 for central maryland. we'll be in the upper 80's and 84 in ocean city. a great peach day. winds out of the south 10-15 knots on the waters of the chesapeake. much milder tonight. nowhere near that record high of 102 set back on july 15, 1995. tonight's forecast bringing in more moisture in the air. 65-69 a low for us.

high pressure will dominate and make that push off shore by late this afternoon pulling in more sourlly air. the heat will increase. by tomorrow morning it will be very near us. a shot of showers and storms. other than that, it's going to be scoopy out there. more humid, a high of 88-90 saturday, an upper level low with a chance of showers again. sunday back down into the low 80's. certainly a change from what we have seen lately. back to you. only two lanes will be able.

stick to central avenue. if you travel on the j.f. x travel by way of madison. these will be in effect until late fall. it's going to be a while. as far as what else is going on, drive time looks good at this hour. picking up in volume but still looking good. that's the latest, stan, over to you. >> some breaking news out of middle east. a trench is all that is left of a jet that crashed in a

village. the plane was heading from tehran to armenian. there appear to be no survivors. we'll have more as it becomes available. in other breaking news right now, a 7.8 magnitude earth earthquake has been reported in 11 news sunday morning. >> severe weather and a suspected tornado tore off roofs and uprooted trees. so far, no reports of any injuries. a paira glider in washington state needs some help. stuck at the top of a tree. he had been stuck there high above the ground. he was flown to a hospital where he was treated for injuries to his back and chest.

bad news on the job front for boeing employees. they plan to layoff 1,000 employees. in january, boeing is said to shed 10,000 jobs this year. >> owners of apples new i-phone and i touch are down loading application by the burebl. they are down loaded 1.5 billion aprils. those give apple a big advantage in terms of software offerings. markets are getting a boost from better than expected news from the tech sector. we have that story and more

>> some third quarter sales topping analyst's estimates. the world's biggest chip maker getting another boost. 122% to $22. now on to the markets. u.s. stocks rise forward day. home depo and walt disney a gainer on the dow. mean time keep an eye on boeing today. they are cutting about 1,000 jobs because the pentagon is scaling back funding. they plan to cut 10,000 jobs by the end of the year.

>> 600 ground jobs will be cut at the end of summer. >> reporting for wbal tv 11 news. >> there is an increased competition for your family's old clothing. there are thousands of stand alone donation centers. you may not have realized that some are owned by for profit companies. saw our clothing donations take

about a 345% dip. a local hospital turning away money from the owner of this box. >> see who owns these boxes and hear what they have to say about where your clothing donations go and who is profitting. the time is now 6:31. at the stroke of midnight, one of the most anticipated movies will appear. will appear. we'll have more on t

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>> let's see what's going on. lum barred street, today, they start the resurfashion. expect some major delays. a minimum of two lanes will be open throughout that stretch of time. what is going on there now, volume is light. we want you to know how to avoid it. take st. paul and get on by way of method i son. >> a high of 84-86 it looks like maybe 87 downtown. it will remain dry.

that high pressure moves off shore. we are in an unhealthy air quality category. orange meaning if you are very sensitive, it is a bad day. be aware of that. thank you. pottermania is here again. opening this morning. it is expected to be another block buster. we have the report. the sometimes training and wonderful world is coming to life again across the country.

>> fotter fans waited outside to see the latest installment. in this sixth potter film, the leading character shows a different side. the movie promises to lead loyal fans with less familiar. the gang will navigate through high school with an added touch of magic. it will be add when it is all over. i will miss it.

>> tapped to host this year's broadcast. it's been a good year. last month, the star of "how i met your mother," and broadways, "rent." will host. >> there's more to come in the next half hour on 11 news today. two local high school coaches are without a job this morning. details are next. this morning on hd doppler. thing also change in our weather forecast. stay tuned for details. >> investigators believe they

know what caused last months deadly crash in washington, d.c. here's a look at last night's maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> good morning. thank you for joining us. >> it's 59 down at the airport, 69 downtown. in pennsylvania, it is 49 degrees. today, mid to upper 80's. >> live in the studio to

explain what happened. >> the varsity coach says a parent brought some beer to a end of the season party and now he and the assistant coach are out of a job. at least one parent brought beer to share with the other parents. he received an email asked him to explain why beer was at a "school function." >> i felt an appropriate punishment would be a letter of

reprimand to say don't do this again. >> the players were again very hurt, upset. now they are fighting to help keep me as coach. both coaches have a right to appeal the decision. signaling for d.c.'s metro train system continues to fail periodically. the national transportation board says investigators are replacing pieces of equipment in an attempt to stop the problem.

the train will continue to run manually until the cause of the crash that killed 9 people is determined. >> the woman accused of killing her four daughters tells the court her daughters were peaced by demons. defense attorneys want that statement excluded from the evidence. it will be up to the judge to determine. 1212 news report with more. >> the naacp says in order to train future leaders, they have to reach out to a new generation of future leaders. stand to your feet to welcome

the youngest president. >> claiming their place among the more seasons civil rights leaders. >> there's a lot of youth coming together. the new ceo who is only 36 says the new organization should look at organizing and facing young people. >> for generations from the baby boomers on down need to come together and figure out how we are truly going to put young people out front. >> the naacp says there is proof, there are now 24,000 paid youth members under 25 and

600 junior youth councils, youth councils high school chapters. jo things are growing very well and helping youth to learn about what we need to do on a lower level. >> politics have helped to shape the past, present and future of the civil rights organization. reporting from new york city. wbal tv 11 news. president barak obama is scheduled to address the group tomorrow. you can log on to our website to see the lift much over speakers. officials say money is being

used to proserve jobs in the arts. >> the final touches are being put in place as the count down winds down. this week's entertainment includes deon waaaick and robin thick. >> now, traffic and weather together. >> speaking of art scape, those closures are in effect in preparation for this weekend's activities. we'll see some big delays beginning today until late fall. you will be down to just two lanes in that area. we'll provide some alternates for you. take that to ar leans every

>> ways to get around it but it will be very congested. >> delays forming. just a bit of a slow down there and a 12 minute driver time. tomorrow morning, a front will approach us and change the weather pattern. more humid and hotter, 88-90 degrees on thursday.

>> in washington, house democrats move forward with a bill. we have more on that coming up. >> email us with response

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>> i'm very proud of him. he's an 11-year-old not living the life of an 11-year-old. no child should have to face tough economic times and getting rid of their toys horrendous. >> even though they are fun, you don't really need them. >> he plans to be outside his home selling his toys >> mature young man. coming up, we'll look at the morning's head >> right now, 59 degrees out of the airport.

>> welcome back. a baltimore man is being held on $auto,000 bond on child pornography charges. the man was arrested after a three-month investigation. investigators found dozens of videos and images. questions of how the body of a d.c. councilman aid showed up floating in the harbor. his body was discovered in the waters of the marina where the boat he was on was docked. >> a group fighting to keep

>> without any question, this will kill jobs and limit access to healthcare, raise taxes and lead to a government take over of healthcare. >> highlights of the democrats plan, almost everyone would be required to have health insurance. companies would be required to pay penalties and choose coverage through insurance exchange. how is it paid for? the bill calls for tax increases for people making more than $280,000 a year. >> president barak obama says he expects a major debate over the next couple of weeks. he's expected to make remarks on healthcare at the white house this afternoon. back to you. that brings us to your answer to our wurel?

>> j.r. writes, a degree the healthcare reform bill should be finances with a tax on high income people. i disagree on the point where the president makes wuts to my he care and medicaid. >> the republicans and some of your viewers call the healthcare plan an old plan trying to imply there was not enough thought or analysis to the palestine. to the criltyicks, please offer specific crepe abby is unrealistic. i'm unhappy with the government telling me what doctor i could have nor am i happy that decent honest people like myself will have to fork out more in taxes. >>

>> traffic and weather together. >> good morning, checking on your morning commute. it will be busy today. that resurfacing project begins today through late fall. it's going to be a nightmare. here are some ways to get around it. from east baltimore, take green street or mla. let's see what else is going on out there. we have a doe lay from just past white marsh. not too bad here. we are seeing some backing on the ut outer loop. looking good oit side. a little bit of light cloud cover over the area. a line of storms over the great lake that will change our weather pattern by tomorrow.

yesterday, a 39 degree dew point reading in july. 10 degree increments, we'll start out at 49 at york, pents, 59 at the aret and 69 downtown. it's been a cool year with these record lows. 84 for the high with a zill of rain. 84 is the forecast high. winds today will be shifting out of the south and on land. waves turning only to about a foot. 102, the record high set back in 1995. we have been honoring this

record low meeting. it looks like that was set back in 1989. we will be right within that range tonight. 65-69. moisture and humidity making a come back. a 20 chance of hoursnd storms. we have high pressure dominating us. highs to the north that will allow that southly wind to pick up. it will approach the stalling out to the west. it will serve for an unlimited service. carry the umbrella tomorrow just in case. humid and warm tomorrow. on saturday, another shot of showers at 340%. the high only 83. we are dry and in the low 80's

for sunday and monday. time now for a last look at our big story. a pair of frederick county soft ball coaches are dismissed after a party they felled violated an alcohol rule. one parent brought beer to an end of the season party. the coach received an email asking him to explain why beer was at a school function. last week, the coaches got the word that they have been >> reporting live, back to you. on oprah, it is recession rescue with susie or man.

the advice you never thought you'd hear from susie orman. for a look now at what's coming up next on the today show, here's m&t. >> a passenger plane with 168 people on board crashes in north i ran. a report that police in los angeles are treatinging michael jacksonville's death as a homicide. and a subpoena is issued to his long-time determine owetologist. as you know, we are throwing a wedding life on the plaza and you fepped bring it about. we'll look at weather and

traffic together before you said out to

>> it may not be the best day to go downtown if you don't have to. these impairs will last until late fall. lomard and mlk down to two lanes of traffic. just giving you the heads up on that. major problems scombected there. we have a few areases we are tapping the breaks. you make your way down to the

beltway. things are getting a little bit heavier but not all that bad. >> briefly, a possible major earth earthquake in new zealand. a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. there's a tsunami warning. i'm sure the today show will have more on that. >> nothing like that in our local weather. a slight chance of showers and storms after midnight. 88 degrees the forecast high for tomorrow. more clouds on friday. the weekend with a slight chance of showers. and back up into the 80's. thanks for joining us this morning on