>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. we have a look at the day's forecast. >> you are going to be a little sweaty up there. a high of about 90 degrees today. it is august, what else do you expect? we will not have showers until tomorrow afternoon as a front is going to pass through here. a week high pressure is holding up today. we are starting at 76 degrees

downtown. 70 degrees in general on the eastern shore. 87 degrees-91 degrees today. the southerly winds are in affect. in least we do not have any threat with rain on the roadways. >> traffic is a lot lighter these days. we are not dealing with any problems. yesterday we did not accumulate any delays. we are enjoying it. no incidents to report at this hour which is good. we of looking at speed sensors. everything is up to speed right now. 11 minutes on the absolute -- outer loop. a seven minute ride on a 95 southbound -- a 95 southbound.

-- 895 southbound. 95 and harford county looking good out of the bel-air, at edgewood area. back to you hear it >> -- back to you. >> one couple damage the lives of many children. >> the couple is behind bars for distributing in promoting job pornography. our reporter joins us live from police headquarters with more details. >> this is one horrific story. these suspects are accused of actually participating in the sexual act that they take with the children that range in age from two-13. >> it is gross and indecent. there is no term other than a foul term to describe this.

>> 34 year-old john nicklas and 26 year-old shannon honea were arrested. detectives confirmed that a child pornography was located in the home of the man in middle river. 15 days later, a search warrant was served of the home where police seized computers and several cd's and dvd's. it was not until after police used the material that they say the couple actually participated. >> our suspects are performing the child pornography sexual acts and filling it. they are disturbing it to other people. >> according to court documents, there are too graphic to read on television, the abuse involved children ages 10-13 and took place in their home. a best -- two-13 and took place

in their home. some of the victims appeared to be unconscious. the man is being held without bond walt the female is being held on $5 million bond. -- while the female is being held on $5 million bond. if parents think their child may have been in contact with this couple, or if anyone has more information they are urged to call the police to permit. >> thank you. police were called to a scene near bristol. authorities say a sister was driving a car and loss control, flipped and careened off into the nearby woods. her 67 year-old woman was a passenger. both died at the scene. the 19 year-old son was injured. no word on his condition.

a 21 month old baby boy was killed after a car hit him and his mother. she was pushing her son's stroller on a road when they were struck by a car. the child was pronounced dead at the scene. the mother was forced to shock trauma. the driver was not injured. the accident remains under investigation. >> more problems for the property management company that has been plagued with carbon monoxide scarce. more than 10 residents had to be hospitalized after a leakage was found in a home. neighbors say sawyer realty has refused to install the co monitors progress we could get that over 20 people dead last night because they all would not put the monitors up and the apartments are already displaying the poison in the

area. it does not make any sense. >> police believe malfunctioning water heaters are responsible for the leakage. sawyer realty says it will install the monitors in each of the homes. >> dissent continues talks about the cash for clunkers program. -- the senate continues talks regarding the cash for clunkers program. nikole killion has more of the debate. >> president obama is meeting with senate democrats to make another sales pitch to extend cash for clunkers. >> dealerships across the country move fast. a mad scramble. >> there was some panic and rush. >> sales are booming from showrooms. >> the sales have picked up. >> for reporting its first sales increase in two years. >> other car manufacturers will continue with this if the

program continues. >> the white house is pushing the senate to act. >> it will not make it to the weekend if it does not get more money. >> the program could last until september. the vehicles purchased under the program are 61% more fuel efficient than their trade in. >> our view is why should we stand in the way a bit when fuel efficiency is much better than we anticipated? >> i will support an extension for the program as long as it is paid for. >> others are not ready to buy in. >> this is just a great example of how badly the government manages things. >> the white house says car shoppers can still take it bennett of the program this week, but some dealers are already stopping the rebates until the senate acts. in washington, nikole killion,

wbal tv 11 news. >> sheila dixon, the baltimore mayor, has been advocating for certain things. one person has had problems trying to put a wind turbine on her roof. she is trying to reduce her electric bills. later today, she will go before a board seeking approval to build above the residential limit. if approved, that would be the first when approved device in baltimore. >> many children between the ages of 12 and 14 have a cell phone. that number has increased over the years. and 19% increase is occurring. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day.

what do you think is the appropriate age for a child to have their own cell phone? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it makes you wonder how we survived with one telephone in the house. >> a landmine. -- a land line. >> you probably heard that carry its help your eyesight. now they may help your eyes in the long run as well. >> and americans are trying to >> and americans are trying to

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in the downtown area. to not go outside and exert yourself if you are sensitive. more in a little bit. >> in the "medical alert", the use of medical the presence has nearly doubled. experts surveyed thousands of children and adults. they found a number of people treated with anti-depressant jumped to 27 million in one year. african-americans and hispanics have the lowest treatment rate. >> some people develop one of the leading causes of blindness. giving lab mice a diet rich in a make a three and bettye assets, improves their -- omega 3 fatty

acids which impels they i function better. >> a group of baltimore kids spend the day of the water learning about the environment. >> now you can help celebrate the first birthday at the aquarium of one animal. >> you are looking at a live picture of downtown baltimore. how is the weather shaping up? we will tell you when we come ba

>> good morning. it just gut busier for motorists and police in howard county with the reported head-on collision. watch for possible lang closures there and play activity as a result. we are looking at speed sensors around the area. five times are not bad on the affluent west side. -- outer loop west side. looking good 395 on south bound

and northbound. that is the latest. now we will check in on the mta. >> good morning. we still have a delay on the light rail 20 minutes to bwi marshall. on the buses, the eight bus is 10 minutes late. the 17 is still diverging due to construction. no delays to report on the brunswick lines. back to you. >> good morning. i hope you were doing well this morning. it is going to be cooler in pennsylvania but around baltimore, are bound the seven's. we are not seeing a lot of activity on our satellite imagery. the high-pressure has weakened a little bit. it will slowly be moving offshore as the day progresses. that will allow the dewpoint to

rise. right now, 76 degrees. 68 degrees over bwi marshall. a gorgeous day in the mountains of western maryland. nice clear skies there. 80 degrees is the high. a little bit warmer than yesterday's in the upper elevations. in baltimore, it will be sizzling. 91 degrees is the forecast high. in the bay downpour's the eastern shore and ocean city, 85 degrees by this afternoon. the breeze on the bay is out of the south and south east at 10 knots. the water temperatures are 81 degrees. waves only 1 foot or less. the triple digit record high was set -- set back in 1930. the record low was 1966. our low as around 66 degrees.

probably in the low 70's downtown tonight. mostly cloudy skies after midnight tonight. we will see some unsettled conditions. the high pressure is moving offshore. the cold front to our west will be coming through here tomorrow. by late tomorrow afternoon, there will be precipitation out ahead of the front. some scattered showers and storms by tomorrow afternoon. get the umbrella handy. 89 degrees will be the high tomorrow. thursday it will be partly cloudy skies above 85 degrees. friday, 84 degrees is the forecast high. some isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 89 degrees on saturday. sunday will be hazy, hot, and humid in up to 93 degrees. >> i thank you. it was a sunny day on the waters of maryland. >> some were having fun, but

this experience was also about education and teaching about the environment. our reporter has more on the excursion of the water. >> the water quality steady with malice first lady is an educational program put together by -- steady with the first lady is an educational program put together to teach students about the water in the bay. >> we have chesapeake bay and these great students who are learning about reading, math. they are learning about the environment, how to be safe on the water. >> this is a learning experience for the children. >> what is the number one thing he did not do when you are out on the water? >> it gives them a chance to learn about our environment and take a real part in understanding what is going on.

>> the children through this net of the board. they got to see what was in the water when they pull that out. for the first lady of maryland, it is all about exposing children to their environment. >> they grow up with an appreciation of that and may do something like careen biology. it is quick exposure for our use. >> this is one part of their environmental education for the students here. >> we learn about what lives in different areas of the water and why some things are not living in certain parts. >> they learn about the environment. paul wbal tv 11 news. -- wbal tv 11 news. >> days of fish -- and these

fish eat mosquitos. i have to get some of those. >> how do you get a mosquito and wiped them with it? >> there is much more ahead on "11 news today." >> we will take a look at one of the answers for the water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers from yesterday.

>> what do you think is the perfect age for a child to have a cell phone? >> the profit eight is 16. the child can get it job and pay for the -- the appropriate age is 16. the child can get a job and pay for the bill. there is a birthday celebration this weekend at the national aquarium in baltimore. >> it is been one year since the newest dolphin was born. our reporter has more. >> right now she is eating 6 pounds of fish. >> it is hard to believe that one year has passed since the

newest of an addition was born. remember how she got her name? 22,000 people participated in the building contest. the winner was announced live on wbal tv. >> she is a lot of fun to work with. she is very curious about her environment in she is learning a lot of new things. she participates in shows. >> she is one of the most playful balkans. this weekend you can see her for yourself. they play with toys and buy their food. to help celebrate her birthday, the public can participate for the first time ever. >> they will participate in the activities. the monkeys and the dolphins will easily be viewed. >> they can try to get the fish

out of them by using the creativity. >> the animal encounter will have a lot of animals out everything from first to reptiles -- birds to reptiles. >> it is mating season. in a little while, we could hear some pregnancy news. wbal tv 11 news. >> that is exciting. >> what may be an annoying a skin rash could develop into skin cancer. we will have details on that coming up. >> and the children of michael jackson have an official guardian. >> we will tell you what men in one country do to prove their strength and how it involves their wives. >> sounds intriguing. as far as your weather forecast, not a lot of rain that we are tracking right now. you will see our next shot of showers tomorrow. we will tell you how our weather pattern is changing.

stay tuned. >> we are doing well on area roads for the most part. we do have a head-on collision in howard county. more information coming up.

>> an asset -- and essex couple arrested for child pornography. i will have more why. >> cash for clunkers, for some government bailout and for others a when in for the econom. >> more children are