dowbdown we're seeing a little shower activity this evening. as far as the radar satellite imagery, there's low pressure off the shore of south carolina. that's bringing in moisture this morning. we have an easterly flow but it's going to be blocked by high pressure to our north so a partly sunny day for the most part. 72 downtown. 63, b.w.i. marshall. only 58 this morning in york, pennsylvania. so we're going up again to a cooler-than-normal high. it has been a cool month, july, for us for sure. 80 to 84 today. 20% chance of showers mainly to the east and later on. but an increasing chance of rain later this week. we actually are starting to need a little rain, so get the umbrella out. >> yes, and we already have some early morning problems. good morning. legalities check wilkins area. that's where we have an early morning accident. wilkens avenue, at least one lane closed and plenty of

traffic backing down already this early hour so if you're traveling on the southwest corner of the beltway, this accident will tie you up this morning. we'll keep you posted on how it impacts traffic. meantime, sandy point, things are looking good in contrast. across the bay bridge, a nice ride. you can see into the toll plaza across the bay bridge. we do want to remind you southbound 95 at the 895 split a new traffic configuration starting this morning. you're going to have to watch for the signs because it is going to be a bit of a change to adapt to. but otherwise we are doing quite well through that area. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. good morning. >> good morning. >> our big story, a carbon mow noosm yied -- carbon monoxide leak. >> nine people were sent to the hospital and neighbors say the community is no stranger to scares like this. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti live with the latest. what can you tell us? >> good morning. of the nine people that were transported on sunday evening

two are adupt women, the other seven are children. including to fire officials, the cause of this scare is peers to be a faulty water -- appears to be a faulty water heater. 400 parts per mill in the air. two doors down high levels were discovered. not dangerous enough for an evacuation but crews did replace the water heater with a new one as a precaution. neighbors say this isn't the first time something like this has happened. just last month three dutch village patrons suffered carbon monoxide appointonning and even more got sick in essex, in a complex owned by the same company as dutch village. >> want to see something about it. because of what it's going to take. you know, die before they do something about it? >> as for yesterday, fire officials say there was a carbon monoxide detector inside the

town house but they say it wasn't working. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one man is dead, another injured after a double shooting in east baltimore. police responded to a call on kenwood avenue and east madison street shortly before 10:00 last night. they say one man was shot in the head and pronounced dead. another man was shot in the leg. police have no motive or suspect in that case. four people and a firefighter were taken to the hospital after a late-night fire ripped through a vacant three-story house on south carey street. firefighters arrived to find two male victims on the third floor. they were treated for respiratory and cardiac arrest. the female victim suffered an anxiety attack and was also treated at the hospital. one firefighter was treated for burns. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> we now know the name of the two officers shot saturday morning and the man accused of the shooting. police say 34-year-old shaun sinclair fired shots saturday morning before ending up in west

baltimore where he shot and wounded officers, curtis mcmillion and jerome shaurette. >> as the officer walked up to the explorer, the suspect opened fire with a semiautomatic ruger .9-millimeter handgun. if our men weren't there to stop this maniac who knows what he would have done to innocent people on the streets. >> records show sinclair has an extensive arrest record with convictions for drug dealing and possession. officer mcmillion was treated and released. officer shaurette is still in shock trauma. police say sinclair is in the hop under police guard and will be attempted with murder -- charged with attempted murder. the state attorney says some teenagers are not capable of being rehabilitated in the

juvenile system and that community programs and short detentions are not helping. baltimore mayor dixon adds that the process needs to be changed at all levels as more young people become involved in violent crime. the comments follow the case of a 17-year-old boy accused of critically wounding a 5-year-old girl. we're learning more about james von brunn's cast, the man accused of killing a security guard at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum in d.c. we're told the 89-year-old white supremacist spent most of 2005 in jefferson city, missouri, where he ranted about his hatred of jews and blacks. a gallery owner von brunn attempted to sell oil paintings to said she would cut off the conversations when he began his, quote, hate talk. a soldier is being held hostage by taliban fighters.

brook hart is in washington with the latest on the video and the family's prayers to bring their son home. >> 23-year-old bo appears in the hostage tape head shaven no uniform, and sounding distressed. >> i am scared. scared i won't be able to go home. >> his taliban captors repeatedly prompt him in english. "miss them" one says about his family in idaho. >> i miss them every day that i'm gone. i miss them. i'm afraid that i might not ever see them again. >> family friends are worried, too. >> as long as he's alive, of course, there's hope. so that's what we're holding out for, that he will be released. >> please bring us home. >> in the video he tells americans the pressure to president obama to bring u.s. troops home from afghanistan. the u.s. military condemns the

video and rejected the plea. >> we're here to support the afghan government. >> the top senate republican says he backs the war plan. >> happy to say something nice about him here, something supportive. think he's done the right thing in both iraq and afghanistan. >> the soldier went missing from his base three weeks ago. he walked away without his weapon and was quickly captured. >> from the taliban's perspective, this is a minor victory in the battle for hearts and minds. >> as fighting ceas laidz in afghanistan -- escalades in afghanistan, commanders warn of more casualties ahead. for foreign troops in afghanistan july has been the deadliest month of the eight-year-old war. in washington, brook hart, nbc news. >> legendary journalist walter cronkite passed away early friday afternoon. cronkite anchored the "cbs evening news" from 1962 to 1981 covering stories ranging from president kennedy's assassination to america's race to reach the moon.

according to his chief of staff, cronkite died from vascular disease, surrounded by his family in his manhattan home. he was 92 years old that brings to us our "watercooler question of the day." what is your favorite memory of the legendary journalist? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 64 degrees on tv hill. coming up, authorities in california turn their focus to the driver of the commuter train that crashed and injured dozens. >> the children adopted by the slain florida couple have a new guardian. we're going to tell who you it is and why the kids won't have to go far from home. >> and a live look at traffic. beltway at liberty road. looks already this early hour. we'll have more when we come back. you've got a strawberry pop-tart, but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference?

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71 degrees. it's about 10 degrees cooler when you head out to the airport. the sun will be up shortly, before 6:00 a.m. we'll see partly sunny skies, thickening of the clouds this afternoon. we can't rule out a passing shower. the better chance of showers to come in tomorrow. but where you see the cloud cover, that's where a stationary front is parked offshore. we're getting an east easterly, southerly flow. there's a chance of showers but it's minimal. a mix of sun and clouds. 82 degrees in central maryland. i'll let you know how long those temperatures will last and what we can expect as far as showers the rest of the week coming up. >> "covering the nation," federal authorities are investigating a light rail collision in san francisco that injured dozens, four, seriously. officials want to know why the operator of one of those trains switched from automatic to manual moments before rear ending the other train which had stopped to let passengers off. investigators say the auto pilot -- had the auto pilot been

on, the train would have slowed down. they're also looking into whether the signaling system was working properly. >> the adult daughter will adopt her siblings. 26-year-old ashley and her husband say they will move into her parents' home to care for the children. the house has new doors and locks and a security gate is being installed. byrd and melanie were killed during a home invasion. none of the children were injured. >> it is 62 degrees at 5:12. coming up, the down economy could make you the next victim of an i.r.s. audit. are you a good customer? the tip says it all. >> really? >> and good news on that early morning accident on the southwest side. we'll update you on that and let you know if any new accidents have cropped up.

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>> not a lot of traffic going on. >> introduce him. >> i did. he was so amazing. when you can see a singer perform live like that and they're really good, you know they've got it going on. and he did. he did great. the crowds were huge. throughout the weekend, apparently. >> perfect weather. just a great weekend. >> we had a blast. i liked looking at him. [laughing] let's move on to traffic. not a whole lot to talk about. we had an early morning accident. they're zooming out now on wilkens avenue. everything getting by on the

inner loop where we had a couple of lanes blocked at last check. but now we're looking at a much nicer ride in that area of the southwest corner of the beltway. the ft. mchenry equally smooth coming in towards the toll plaza, toward us is southbound traffic. no problems getting through the tunnel. and the harbor tunnel also checking out fine. let's give you a look at a map and point out our speed sensors. everything up to speed. we are in the green on all the major roadways. do want to remind you of the new traffic pattern, southbound 95 at the 895 split. normally you're used to exiting to the left. now with the new pattern that went into effect yesterday morning, you're now exiting to the right. keep an eye on those signs and you should be ok. it may take adjusting to. otherwise, a pretty smooth ride around the area. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> we're looking pretty good. we have a few buses delays to report. 35 buses with a 10-minute delay.

diversions still on the 22 at university and 40th due to construction. and also university and st. paul on the 22 eastbound. 17 buses diverting at nursery. construction-relate there had as well. construction-related there as well. both light rail and metro operating on schedule. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. hope you enjoyed the beautiful weather weekend we had. we have been blessed this month with lower than normal temperatures. and this weekend following suit in the low 80's. let's take a look at the h.d. doppler. there is a little batch of showers just offshore. it's no coincidence that's where a stationary front is resting. the thing is, not affecting us right now. it's probably not going to affect us until later this week with a good chance of showers and storms. can't rule out a passing shower. but for the most part it's minimal. we're going to stay partly

sunny. 71 downtown. 63 out of b.w.i. marshall. 64 across the bay bridge, around easton and st. michaels. your forecast for this monday, 82 for central maryland. 82, southern pennsylvania. 79 or so in the mountains of western maryland. it looks like as we head over to the shores a 78 forecast high. a slight chance of about 20% of a hit and miss shower. winds today are out of the east. we're getting more of an easterly flow. as far as yesterday, interesting. we hit 57. another record low. that marks the fourth record low so far this year. it was beautiful. you were enjoying it hopefully, 81 the high yesterday. keep in mind we should be up to 88 this time of the year. on the bay today, chesapeake. northeast winds. waves only a foot or less. so if you have the day off a great day to get out on the boat. 70's the water temperatures. 102, that's the record high. set back in 1930. on july 20, 199058 is the record

low. we'll monitor that this morning so far we've been above that reading. as far as what's going on tonight, better chance of showers. about 50%. cloudy skies. 60 to 65 the low temperature range. high pressure will keep us mainly dry today. it's to our north. it's not going to move offshore until tomorrow. meanwhile, low pressure will try to bring in more of an easterly flow and moisture. again, today, it's quite minimal what we're going to see happen tomorrow and for the rest of the week, because there's intense high pressure way up to the west, over in the four corners area. that means there's going to be low pressure and upper level lows over the great lakes. that's going to keep things unsettled all week long. when you see the seven-day forecast, you'll know there's chances of showers and storms each and every day. there's a slight chance for afternoon activity it looks like wednesday through sunday so we need the rain. this week it looks like we could get some.

>> in this morning's "consumer alert," there's been a gut of homeowners who have appealed their tax assessments and saved cash in the process. the "wall street journal" has some recommendations in case you're thinking about seek a reassaysment. -- reassessment. a couple of tax sites like eztax. if.com and lowermyassessment.com can help during the process. the national growing deficit may be a growing chance you'll get audited. in fact, your chances of being audit have had gone up to 1 in 99. that's because the i.r.s. believes it doesn't collect about $3 billion every year. as the recession continues, some people have cut back on everything including tipping for service. the problem is wait staff and hospitality workers make their money from tips. the associated press has some

advice for tippers. 15% is the minimum for just being served at restaurants. 20% is for fair or good service. if you're not good at math, use your calculator and try to tip in cash. >> investors getting more signals that the recession is easing and it may be time to begin filling out those job applications. michelle steele joins us with a look at those stories and the rest of the business news in the "bloomberg business report." good morning. >> good morning, everybody. more signs that the recession may be over by the end eve of te year as some economists are predicting. some good news. according to the survey by the national association for business economics, about 45% of u.s. companies say their outlook for hiring is starting to improve. respondents also say their sales bottomed in the first six months of the year. all of this underscoring figures showing that house and manufacturerring are stabilizing. on to the markets. the dow capping its best weekly

gain since march. and the s&p just falling fractionally but really up 7% for the week. right now stock index futures are gaining this morning, indicating a higher open on wall street. and investors are also waiting for confirmation that struggling lender c.i.t. has saved itself from bankruptcy and secured billions in dollars of financing from its debt holders. the world's largest media companies are battling over rights to footage of michael jackson. sony pictures, 20th century fox, paramount and universal pictures are all bidding for distribution and d.v.d. rights to 100 hours of film footage for the king of pop rehearsing shortly before he died. the paper also says jackson's estate and his l.a.-based concert promoter expect to fetch as much as $50 million for the footage rights. big money there. that's business news at the new york stock exchange. i'm michelle steele, bloomberg news reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. lisa and mindy, back over to

you. >> thanks. we'll see you back here at 6:15. >> 5:23. 63 degrees on tv hill. coming up, another look at your morning commute with traffic pulstrafficpulse 11. >> and e-mail your answer to the "watercooler question of the day." what is your favorite memory of the legendary journalist walter cronkite? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> long before there was a space station there was mercury, gemini, then apollo. and it was 40 years ago today that mankind stepped on to the moon for the first time. >> and today we're getting a better look at their mission. tom costello reports. >> coming down the ladder now.

>> this is how 600 million people watched neal armstrong and buzz al drin take their first steps on the moon. now 40 years later this. a 21st century digital makeover of armstrong's first steps of buzz aldrin coming down the ladder with far more clarity. >> beautiful. >> isn't that something? >> of planting the flag before and after the scarred surface of the moon, far more vivid. and reading aloud the plaque on the lunar lander. you can make out the astronauts' faces as they read president nixon's words. the original broadcast from the moon pushed the limits of 1969 technology, transmitting more than 200,000 miles to two tracking stations in australia where the signal was converted to a broadcast image, sent on to sidney, then beamed to california, relayed to houston,

and rebroadcast to the rest of the world. >> we're very happy that we were able to present any television. whether it is snowy or gusty, it is a historic event. >> but nasa had bad news today. it now believes the original, cleanest recordings, 45 tapes, were likely erased in the 197 #'s or 1980's by mistake. so it's now working to digitally enhance all the existing apollo 11 video. also today for the first time an incredible peak inside the command module. nasa has now posted on its website all the private conversations recorded between the astronauts inside their spaceship, including this exchange as they approached the moon's mountains and craters for the first time. >> over here, too. >> even the mundane conversations captivating. 40 years after nasa's greatest

accomplishment the apollo 11 mystique lives on. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> can't believe it's 40 years. >> amazing. >> 5:27. 62 degrees. coming up in the next half-hour of 11 news today -- >> carbon monoxide poisoning sends nine people to the hospital in northeast baltimore. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> the taliban has now released a video of an american soldier being held hostage. the latest is coming up. >> there are some showers and storms brewing to our south. i'll let you know if that will affect us. #