-- president obama is pushing his health care reform prime- time today. >> will the rain come today? we have the forecast for you later. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. >> thanks so much for joining us for 11 news today. >> we would get a check of the forecast with sandra shaw. a lot of people are hoping for rain. >> i know. they have a better chance tomorrow than today. about a 30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. i am not very optimistic that we will see a lot today. we do see showers moving through the ohio valley. we are in between systems today. there is a system in the west. it may trigger some more ran

activity. we are 70 degrees downtown. 67 degrees at the airport. it will be warmer today up to 86 degrees. slight chance of showers and storms and a lot more humid today. i will explain the reason for all this coming up a little bit later. >> we have nothing to report at 6:00 as you head out this morning. no problems. drive times are up to speed. 57 miles per hour as you make your approach to lumbered -- lombard. if you're heading on i-70, 64 miles per hour making your approach into the beltway. here is a lot of view of traffic outside. harbor tunnel traffic is smooth

at this hour. as you approach the bay bridge, and no delays. that is the latest. back to you. >> our big story this morning, and overwhelm reason overwhelming response regarding the three children arrested by police. >> most of you applauded the police department's decision to hand up and detained the boys. the mayor is weighing in as well as a child psychologist. our reporter is live with the story. >> good morning. this story is generating a lot of conversation. a man caught three boys taking bike parts from his yard. all three boys ages 7, 8, and 11 were handcuffed and placed in a patrol car. there were taken to a juvenile detention facility and released

a few hours later to their parents. aaron say the police went too far. -- the parents say the police went too far. >> police were following their policy. if you ask me, i might have handled it a little differently. >> the question would be to the parents. where are they when the children are out of sight? what are they doing? which group of friends are they associating with? >> the parents tell 11 news they have opted to take part in a diversionary program for young offenders. they can avoid charges and keep their records claim. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> a man is recovering this morning after he was set up baltimore city police car. we will live over the scene when it happened. the man was trying to cross the

street. the victim suffered minor injuries. the police say it was the error of the pedestrian. >> a fire broke out just after 6:00 last night. fire crews say the flames started and in the unit. the heat melted the sighting on an adjacent unit. no one was hurt. >> to baltimore city firefighters were taken to the hospital after battling a fire. it occurred at a home on st. matthew's street. the residents escaped unharmed. the cause of the fire was electrical. >> in this morning's educational olmert, the state department has released its annual list of dangerous schools. eight schools made the list.

the remaining schools include these. the schools had a number of children who were suspended or expelled for having things such as weapons. students who attend these schools have the opportunity to transfer to other schools if they wish. elementary school math scores have increased over the years. even with the gate, leaders say more needs to be done to close the gap between minorities, special education, and other students. >> we still have challenges getting students to receive services especially those that might be multiple services to

provisions levels on our tests, especially was they are in middle school. >> warthen 3 etten 65,000 students took the test this spring. to get a closer look of those results, go to a website at wbaltv.com back. >> tonight, president obama goes directly to the american people to push his health care reform. our reporter has more from washington. >> after a string of appearances and interviews, president obama looks to its widest audience for health care tonight. he will offer a dose of reassurance about change. >> if you like your current plan, you'll be able to keep it. let me repeat that. >> most americans back his reform ideas from an individual mandate to a government-run insurance option. but they are wary of the $1 trillion cost. >> we are making significant headway.

lawmakers are trying to figure out how to bring it down and pay for it. conservative democrats went to the white house and threatened revolt on voters behalf. >> we want to squeeze every ounce of savings as we can out of the current system. >> republicans see the majority splintering. >> either this bill fails or it will change dramatically. >> experts say they are split as well. one clinic warns that health plans will lower quality and raise costs. >> we are living in the right direction, but we do not think they have gone far enough. >> by improving quality and reducing unnecessary costs, we totally agree with them. >> backers of looking to the president. >> barack obama is the quarterback. he has been calling the plays. >> he insists the health-care debate is no gain and not about keeping score. it is about convincing americans that reform will contain health- care costs.

president obama is framed the debate that way and will again tonight. in washington, wbal tv 11 news. >> the research group found most small-business owners still left out of the health-care debate. the report also found what a half of uninsured americans are small business owners and their employees. >> we go for days or weeks sometimes with a nagging medical condition, avoiding the cost of treatment. that is clearly affecting my bottom line. >> the proposed reform bill will help rein in health-care costs for small businesses and help save jobs according to some people. you can watch president obama's speech live here at 8:00. >> a pro-life group says they have been unfairly targeted by police. where their rights violated?

>> what am i being arrested for? >> that was the scene last year when 18 protesters were arrested up the side of route 24 in bel air. they admit their anti-abortion message is controversial because of their use of graphic roadside posters. the group spoke out yesterday. they are selling for violation of the first amendment right. despite negativity, they will continue to spread their message. >> we are coming back to bel- air. that is beginning monday july 27-friday july 31. our last stop will be bel-air. >> the protesters say they are issuing a warning to bel-air. that raises to our markell question of the day.

how do you feel about protestors' use of graphic roadside images to relay their anti-abortion message? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> coming up in the cottage a news and the bloomberg business report -- coming up, we have the bloomberg business report. >> and the latest on the allegations on ben roethlisberger and being accused of sexual assault. >> we will have the full forecast coming for you coming up. >> will tell you about an >> will tell you about an accident next.

>> some low-level clouds around. it is still here. it is 70 degrees downtown. no showers or storms over baltimore right now. the entire state is dry. there is activity to our north. we cannot get any showers right now. everything is going to the north and the south lately. that may continue for one more day. we have a better inches of the revolt tomorrow. predictable start to our july 22. we are looking at the mid 60's. that is on the eastern shore this morning. we are saying more moisture than yesterday. these dewpoint are typical for july. it will be much more humid today. it will be that way throughout the weekend.

in the mountains of western maryland, 76 degrees. it is a pop-up thunderstorms this afternoon. part of central melons, a high of 86 degrees. 88 -- part of central maryland, a high of 86 degrees. ocean city will have made a's. -- miche 80's. on the chesapeake bay -- mid 80's. on the chesapeake bay, the temperatures will be similar -- 101 is the record high court today. that was set in 1957. we will let more cloud cover. that will insulate things.

it will be sticky up there. very humid and uncomfortable with a chance of scattered showers and storms. this bermuda high is bring you in the tropical moisture in the mid-atlantic. you'll see an increase in the moister today. it will dissipate. 7% coverage tomorrow. mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms. we are dry saturday. casey, hot, and humid with a high of 91 degrees. -- hazy ambitio, hot and humid a high of 91 degrees. >> sought by a rigid southbound

i-95 there is an accident off the shoulder. there is a disabled vehicle on pulaski highway. trapped on a separate the good however. 11 minutes on the west side this morning. here is a live a few of traffic. coming towards us as the southbound traffic. volume may create a delay in that area. we will keep you posted on what is happening there. the east side of pulaski is looking good so far. over to you. >> taking a look at some of our top stories this morning. witnesses in the trial of the d.c. woman accused of killing a daughters says the board allowed to two of the girls to smoke marijuana. they were four years old and three years old.

they were discovered when he was evicted. he says he is not guilty of charges of first-degree murder. ben roethlisberger has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman a year ago. the criminal charges were filed. he is one of the nine defendants listed. the historic theater is set to go on the auction block today. labonge bill -- loyola college is thinking about bidding on it. the minimum bid is $1 million. they will begin a nationwide search for a buyer if no one makes that bid. >> gov. martin o'malley will announce proposed budget cuts

this morning. the governor says he is looking for about $700 million worth of savings. a reduction in spending will impact higher education and health care. he plans to close of the print shop and renegotiate office space and using less expensive drugs at state hospitals. >> because of the unemployment numbers in our state, would qualify for additional help from the federal government. he plans -- >> he plans to slash the advertising budget for the lottery. for more details on his plans, go to our web site at wbaltv.com and click on project economy. a local giant is humbled by the senate. our business reporter has more on this.

>> good morning. after while. after the closing bell, apple announced a 12% gain in sales even as other technology companies cope with lower demand. the price that attracted more first-time buyers for mac computers over the next few months. starbucks third quarter profits exceeding analysts' estimates. they cut expenses by cutting cafes, jobs, and making changes. it has now been raised at deutsche bank. ben bernanke told congress there are signs the economy is stabilizing. he is back on capitol hill today for de two of testimony. the bloomberg maryland index is falling. speaking of lockheed martin,

after the world's largest defense contractor reported its largest profit drop in more than five years in the u.s. senate voted to end funds for its f-22 jets, the pentagon is now looking at its f-35. i am reporting for the gb wbal 1 news. >> do your homework if you are hiring a contractor. even if he gives you a license number that is valid, you still need to check it out. >> it is a serious problem. we have seen an increase in the number of complaints against unlicensed contractors. they can cost you thousands of dollars and put your safety at risk. >> i am embarrassed, humiliated, because i am so stupid. i am hurt. >> she spent $12,000 for an

addition to her home. the back part of it is open and exposed. the only protection, this las plastic left by the contractor. this man did a poor job on her home. she said he was licensed by the state. we tried to ask him about it. he said he did not do anything wrong. tonight at 11, you will hear with the contractors have to say in my getting a license number is not enough. >> it is 6:21. another check on weather and traffic straight ahead. >> do not forget to enter the water cooler question of the day. how do you feel about protestors' use of graphic roadside images to relay their anti-abortion message? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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>> good morning. we are checking on a morning commute. if you are traveling along pulaski highway, there is an accident there. watch for some possible in closures. southbound i-95, a bit of a delay south of the beltway. a vehicle is off to the shoulder. the disabled vehicle to watch for on the south pulaski highway. they jfx is looking good. overall, aside from those to the problems, there is a nice start.

coming toward us is the southbound traffic. watch for a few delays because of the accident. here is a live view of traffic on the beltway at the vw parkway. over to you. >> thank you. i see a full -- a few clouds out there. there are some low-level clouds the 20. it's a sticky up there. mid-upper 60s on the eastern shore. we will have some moisture today. in nice inflow coming in from the atlantic and the gulf of mexico. 86 degrees in central maryland. the better geddes of rain tomorrow. -- a much better chance of stinging rain tomorrow. we had a severe thunderstorm warning last night in northern

baltimore county in carroll county. it is going to be mauled out there. i have more details and your seven-day forecast coming up in a minute. >> i thank you. there is a report suggesting more ethic complains some sarah palin. the fund was set up to pay debts from a complaint regarding ethics. >> criminal charges against henry louis gates jr. has been dropped. he was arrested at his home while trying to force his front door open when it jammed. a neighbor called police because she thought it was a break-in. >> it is something that many people do every day without a second's thought. talking of the cell phone while

driving. the practice is more dangerous than you think. some groups released some research documents that were not disclosed for several years. people who drive and talk on the phone put themselves and others around them in dangerous situations. >> whether you are doing it on a handsfree device or a hand-held cell phone, the distraction of the conversation causes the increased likelihood of a car crash. >> "the new york times" says they were urged not to disclose the research to avoid antagonizing members of congress. >> we are both really guilty of that. >> there is much more to come this next half-hour on a 11 news today. >> i am reporting live where this morning the mayor and a child psychologist or weigh in on three children under the age

of 12 being arrested for theft. >> a couple of morning accident on pulaski and i-95. we will tell you more in traffic coming up next. >> a clean radar sweep on the doppler. we will have more on our forecast when we come back. >> here is a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. good luck.

>> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. we of a quick look at today's forecast. >> we are hoping for some showers and storms. we had chances each and every day this week. but only a trace amount recorded. we are still high and dry.

67 degrees at the airport. we will see a comeback of the heat and humidity today. 84 degrees-87 degrees. that is the temperature range. i at a more -- there is more of a chance of rain tomorrow. >> an overwhelming response to a story first seen on a 11 news. three children or arrested by police from stealing from a neighbor. >> most applaud the decision from the police to detain and handcuffed the boys. our reporter has more on the story. >> a psychiatrist we spoke with says how the children move forward from this incident depends on how the parents handle it. >> police were following their policy. if you ask me, i might have

handled it differently. >> the lot is clear. they can arrest someone as young as seven. that is exactly what happened friday not far from t.v. kill. -- tv hill. these boys were arrested, handcuffed, and loaded into a police car and get in a cell. a child psychologist says the parents need to ask themselves why the boys broke the law in the first place. >> the question would be to the parents. where are they when the children are out of sight? what are they doing? which group of friends are they associating with? >> the doctor believes the rest will instill a healthy respect in the children if the parents stop second-guessing the police.

>> they can mold and shape the experience. take a look at it as a positive experience. it was a mistake that they needed to learn from. >> what a lesson did you learn from all of this? >> no stealing. >> never steal. >> the mayor believes they need to learn how to make amends with their neighbor. >> the parents know the gentleman an apology. >> it looks like the boys may have a chance to apologize if they attend mediation with their parents. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> a psychiatrist testified at the mother accused in the death of her daughter, she was so depressed. she planned to kill herself. they are trying to determine if she was legally insane when she poisoned her daughter.

she killed her daughter and tried to kill herself with pills. the u.s. senator is still at a medical center after breaking her ankle this weekend during a fall. her ankle least surgery but it was to his wallet to operate at that time. they are confident she will never surgery in the next few days. the baltimore convention center was the place to be if you are looking for a job. more than 1000 job-seekers came out to find work. another job if there is set for september 17. you can register for that by logging onto a website at wbaltv.com. click on project economy. the loss of defense related jobs could occur as the

president decides to cut back on the order for fighter jets. president obama threatens the first veto of his presidency if the rafter remainder in the defense books. you can watch the president's speech tonight at 8:00 p.m.. some are joining the fight of hiv. how does of volunteers will provide testing and counseling across baltimore. >> we are committed to working with everyone to increase counseling and testing in our state said that it becomes routine. everyone will know their status and know how to not get infected or infect others. >> the project will include synagogues and mosques.

>> but we are dealing with one accident this morning. it is a long pulaski how way -- highway. at the eight and revised split -- at 895 split, the accident is gone. nine minutes on southbound 895. here is a live view of traffic. this is south of the 895 split. exiting to the right from i-95 south. volume is building. there is a delay -- we are getting close to a delay on the outer loop. >> we are saying cloudy conditions today.

private cloudy and partly sunny. we could have some storms this afternoon. we are getting back up to near normal which is 88 degrees. it will be about 86 degrees today. heat and humidity through the end of this week through next sunday. our hottest state will be saturday with partly cloudy skies and 91 degrees. the best chances of showers are tomorrow. more details coming up for you in a little bit. >> they give. it is 6:37. a southwest airlines passenger got a little more than what he bargained for on his flight. find what venomous creatures he found crawling up his leg. >> im nikole killion in washington. president obama takes his message for healthcare reform to prime time. a preview of his news conference coming up. >> we're still taking your answers to our water cooler

question of the day. how do you feel about protestors' use of graphic roadside images to relay their anti-abortion message? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

ú >> today there is a status hearing involving rob blagojevich. -- rod blagojevich. you might say in airlines passenger had some extra baggage during a fight, and it came back to bite him. this man was on a flight on southwest airlines from phoenix

to indianapolis. he saw a score been calling up as light. he felt a sting on his finger. -- he sought a scorpion -- he saw a scorpion and crawling up his leg. he felt a sting on his finger. his son noticed by babies scorpions underneath his backpack when the flight landed. >> it big mess -- a big mess was found at the dentist's office thanks to a dealer. -- deer. when workers arrived, it was still there. it took them three hours to get the animal out of the office. >> it was a medical office. he was looking for help. >> coming up, we will look at

the morning's headlines. >> we will let you know if we are seeing any delays. details next appeared >> we are still hoping for some rain. i will let you know if we have better chances of seeing in the activity coming up in the forecast. u.s. and patchy fog out there right now with some low clouds. -- you have some patchy fog out there right now with some

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>> a man is recovering after he was hit from a baltimore city police car just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. police say an unmarked police car hit the man as he crossed the street. the victim suffered minor injuries. authorities say it was the error of the pedestrian. and fire officials are trying to determine what started eight buyer just after 6 -- started a

fire just after 6 yesterday. the flames started at an end unit. the heat melted the deciding on an adjacent unit. no one was hurt. a pro-life group says it has been unfairly targeted by police. where their rights violated? 18 protesters were arrested in bel-air. they admitted their anti- abortion message is controversial. they use graphic roadside posters. the group says it is now suing for violation of its first amendment rights. that brings us to your answers to the water cooler question of the day. >> we asked how you felt about the graphic images used on the anti-abortion posters. it is their right under the first amendment of the constitution according to one viewer.

>> i think the protesters are overzealous about enforcing their own view that they overlook the impact they have on young children who witnessed them. >> i agree with the idea of freedom of speech, but they need to be sensitive to the public, especially children. the images are disturbing. they do not need to be displayed on public roadways or college campuses. >> one person says why would not id be ok? why hide the truth and what it looks like. there is no need to sugarcoat the truth. >> president obama is trying to stay on the offensive when it comes to health care reform. our washington bureau reporter has the details. >> this is the president's fourth major news conference. white house officials say he will lay out his claim when it comes to health care. >> we are closer than ever

before to the reform the american people need. we will get the job done. >> president obama south of in a prime-time news conference. >> he is going to do what he does better than anybody else in the united states. he will explain what is at stake in what we cannot just stick with the status quo and do nothing. >> he is trying to shore up support for his plan among members of his own party. he spoke with moderate democrats tuesday. their key concern is this. >> the cost of the legislation and how we are going to make sure that it is deficit-neutral. >> democrats and republicans are concerned about the $1 trillion price tag. one person more last week that the bill may not lower costs. >> how will we get sustainable health care reform by loading up tens of billions of debt.

>> after making his case tonight, he will continue his public outreach tomorrow hosting a town hall meeting in ohio. in washington, nikole killion, wbal tv 11 news. >> good morning. we are checking on your morning commute. there is an accident on pulaski highway. possible delays there. southbound i-95 is backing down south of the white marsh area. 59 miles per hour in the area of hartford road. no problems to report on the west side here. despite i-70, 53 miles per hour. -- eastbound i-70, 53 miles per hour. there are so per hour. there are southbound delays from what marcia to this area.

-- white of march to this area. that is the latest. over to you. >> thanks. it is a lot more humid today as we take a look at things. nothing happening as far as precipitation. we are looking at a pretty impressive batch moving through the ohio valley. it will not approach just until tomorrow. once it does, we will have a better chance of showers and storms tomorrow afternoon. here is a minimal chance. you'll be lucky if you are in one of the places that it rain. only trace amounts of precipitation recorded over the last few days. 70 degrees downtown. dewpoint are in the mid 60's. this is a typical measure of the moisture for july. we have been very dry so far this month.

it will feel a lot more like the end of summer as the week goes on. a temperature high of 86 degrees in central maryland. we could see some pop up showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. we are off our benchmark for today which is 88 degrees. we will be above that as we head into the weekend. this is a measure of the pollutants in the environment. yellow means that if you are sensitive to items in the environment, and you may want to limit your outdoor activity. there is a small craft advisory on chesapeake bay today. our wind flow is around 15 miles per hour. in 1957, and our record was 101

degrees. a 53 degree record low. we are not in the running for any of that today. mostly cloudy. here is what we have in place. all of this moisture, a tropical full -- flow thanks to a bermuda high. the moisture will stay with us throughout the weekend. the best chance of showers will be tomorrow. it will be humid a friday through sunday. by saturday, we are dry. a high of 91 degrees. 88 degrees on sunday. chances for storms in the afternoon. >> three children arrested for stealing from a neighbor. our reporter is live and with that story. >> a child psychologists say how

these children move forward from this incident depends on how the parents react. the mayor is coming down on both sides of the issue saying police were following policy. she would have handled the situation differently however. the law states that police can't arrest children as young as seven years old. they are to be placed in handcuffs if they are arrested. a man caught three children stealing bike parts from his yard. they were taken down to juvenile detention centers. they were placed in handcuffs and were driven in a patrol car. they were not charged. they have the chance to go through mediation and a diversionary program that will keep the record clean. >> thank you. coming up today on "oprah" she goes to a polygamist branch. that is today at 4:00.

matt lauer has a look at what is coming up on the "today show up. well >> -- today show." >> we will talk with a republican senator that says if the plan fails, it will break president obama. the latest in the investigation of michael jackson's death. they are trying to meet with the doctor who was there when he died. what you need to know before slipping on a pair of these kenny g's. -- skinny jeans. >> i will not where skinny jeans. >> the time is 6:53. >> just a look at weather and

>> let's take a last book of traffic. >> our only accident is on pulaski highway. we are not dealing with any other problems. speed sensors are maintaining where they happen for this past hour. drive * are up to speed -- drive times are up to speed. here is a live view of traffic on a white marsh.

nothing major elsewhere. >> some clouds out there. it is a sticky of there. it will be humid. it's like chance of showers and storms. we did get some showers yesterday, but they were mainly in the mountain. 86 degrees today. 86 degrees tomorrow. the best shot a scene rang is tomorrow. 91 degrees on saturday. it will be a good beach weekend or a weekend to be by the puloo. >> thanks for watching. >> have a good day.