>> good morning. >> thanks for joining us 4 "11 news today." -- for " 11 news today in." >> we are starting to see a change in the forecast. this has been a slow-moving front. a lot of areas for low pressure has developed. we have seen some whitening in some areas especially on the eastern shore. -- lightning in some areas, especially on the eastern shore. 78 degrees-83 degrees is the temperature range for today.

we will be " for most of today. -- cool for most of today. tomorrow it will be mostly sunny. feeling really pleasant out there. something to look forward to. over to you. >> good morning. the votes are a little slick out there. we it -- the roads are a little slick out there. some possible delays. a transformer fire on courtney road. the inner loop on the beltway, an accident is off to the side. westbound no. still shut down -- the right lane closed. a week and doing quite well of the rise. we are not seeing any delays this morning. it is slick out there.

no problems to report in terms of delays. an easy ride on i-95. that is the latest. >> thank you. as washington works towards replenishing funds for the clash for clunkers program -- cash for others program, we are trying to make budget cuts from maryland. >> the governor says it is not enough. he is asking the public for help. >> there are other things that we have considered not to do. there are things that we never thought of before. >> the o'malley administration has been accepting budget cutting ideas from the public. they hope to have enough ideas for the next round of budget cuts by the end of march. if you would like to submit an idea, you can go to our web site and click to -- click on

the link project economy that wbaltv.com. the state had $49.9 billion in one project other system. >> help is coming to the baltimore area thanks to the stimulus package. $2.4 billion in grants will go to the production of batteries and vehicles. >> i want to build a hybrid car here not import it. , to build a hybrid truck here. >> the money is expected to generate thousands of new jobs. the plant in white marsh and michigan will share money. one senator will return to the

u.s. senate after she fractured her ankle in three places and had surgery. today the senate hopes to confirm supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. >> judge sonia sotomayor has the votes to win her nomination. >> my fear is that she is unable to separate her personal belief system from that of the letter of the law. >> appearing before the committee last month, she tried to soften her most controversial remarks that a wise latino with her experience would reach better conclusions and a white male who has not live that life. >> of professional experiences help me to listen and understand with the law always commanding the result. >> supporters argue that her

experience makes her one of the most qualified supreme court nominees in decades. >> real-world experience in judging. she understands the real-world consequences of decisions. >> fewer than a dozen of republicans are working party ranks to support her. a former louisiana congressman william jefferson could face more than 20 years in prison for accepting thousands of dollars in bribes and is seeking more in evergreen business deals in africa. he has bribery and racketeering and money-laundering charges. he showed no emotion as the verdict was read. his attorney says they will fight the conviction. good nears -- the corruption's

charge of fort mayor sheila dixon has been postponed. -- the corruption's trial for mayor sheila dixon has been postponed giving her attorneys more time to prepare. >> baltimore county police are using advanced technology to reduce crime. they are cross referencing some high crime areas with traffic accident areas. >> the name of the problem stands for data drivenit is improving the technology areas of high crime and traffic accidents. baltimore county is continuing to enhance technology to make our neighborhoods say. they are trying out the new technology. >> we have had significant results.

>> coming up at 5:30, we will take a look at the numbers. the results show a lot of promise for the future not only for saving money and resources, but lives as well. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. the think their strategy could be successfully tried in baltimore city? >> authorities are moving closer to preventing crime from inmates using smuggled cells in prison. there is a bill that would allow states to petition to ban cell phone singles inside a prison. -- signals inside prison. the measure is heading to the senate. coming up, a local tv crew waiting for a press conference as a collision with a corporate >> and details about a deadly

shooting in a health club. >> here is a live look at traffic. this is i-95. pretty light right there. it is raining outside. be careful as you are heading out. more

>> we have a cold front pushing through the area. it is the same one we spoke about yesterday. we are seeing a nice edge of rain falls right now. a little thunderstorm around st. michael's this morning. a round baltimore city, not too much going on. a little shower activity. the roads are slick. be careful out there. 72 degrees at the airport. 77 degrees in ocean city.

we will be to the low 80's today. 78 degrees-83 degrees. we will have more of a northerly flow. partly cloudy tonight. 57 degrees for our outlying suburbs. i think he will likely start to our weekend tomorrow afternoon. more on that coming up in a bit. >> he had a lot of hatred in him. he was bent on committing this act. no one was going to stop him. >> police believe this man went on a shooting spree at a l.a. fitness gym in pennsylvania. in his home, he described his

failure with women and his hatred with just about everyone. he had handguns and fired at least 36 shots, killing three women before turning the gun on himself. >> four people were injured after an suv in a car collided in washington, d.c.. it is in the aftermath seconds after the crash. police say the car slammed into the suv causing that vehicle to flip several times. they had to get people out of the vehicles. no word on charges yet. coming up, experts look to fill jobs and more glasses could be popping up at colleges and universities. >> -- fill more jobs and classis could be popping up at colleges and universities. -- water main breaks

>> a little bit of rain of there. >> that appears to be the case. >> there are some problems out there. 175 in jessup we have an accident. and there is a transformer fire that could affect your drive in another area. at 795 there is an accident off to the side. we are dealing with water main break repairs in the city at roland on the northern parkway.

we will continue to monitor them. not a lot of delays. we have switched to i-95 in the white marsh area. we are dealing with what roads this morning. take it easy. use caution this morning. that is the latest. let's check on the buses and the trains. >> good morning. the wet road is not slowing up the buses get this morning. the 27 and 44 buses are diverging at falls and northern parkway due to the water main break repair their. the 17 bus as a diversion with a water main break repair their as well. light rail is on schedule. no delays on the camden or brent declines. back to sandra shaw.

>> we have an active hd doppler this morning. most of the activity is to the south and east of baltimore. there is a slow-moving front that has not cleared the area yet. there is a storm cellar around st. michael's. around baltimore city, some light rain. no big deal. this energy will move up and out of the area. we will remain settled -- unsettled and cloudy today. 75 degrees downtown. 69 degrees in pennsylvania. it's 77 degrees in ocean city. a lovely days in the mountains of western maryland. they get more of the showers yesterday. they are looking at 74 degrees with partly cloudy skies. we will see some clearing going

on. mostly cloudy skies and they hate at 81 degrees in the baltimore metropolitan area. a northerly wind flow will keep us cooler than normal for august. we should be up to 87 degrees. the surface temperature is at 73 degrees. the bay water in the chesapeake is in the 80's. record high, 105. from 57-66 degrees tonight. mostly clear after midnight. we will be dealing with a drop in temperatures overnight. a low pressure will go through today. take a look at futurecast. it shows a couple of more showers and storms mainly at 12.

we have a line that will cross the eastern shore around 2:00. the cooling process will start tonight. 84 degrees, mostly sunny skies. what a wonderful way to wrap up this week. tonight get used to it. 89 by saturday. 95 degrees on sunday and monday. >> in the consumer alert, lenders are lagging when it comes to helping struggling homeowners. the government implemented a program to each the mortgage crisis. only 9% of eligible borrowers have seen their mortgage payments reduce with modified loans. lenders have not changed a single mortgage. bank of america modified 4% of eligible loans. wells fargo modified only 6%.

colleges are offering green degree programs. more students are interested in the environment. a variety of programs will be popping up like a technical training to operate wind turbines. some universities are offering mba's in new areas. >> investors are waking up to headlines of aig. michelle steel joins us live with that story and the rest of the business news in the bloomberg news report. >> good morning. aig is well known for getting billions of dollars from the government. now the guy who led the insurance company for 38 years may be facing a federal government lawsuit. they may sue the executive. he was pushed out during a

government probe into its business. they accused of hiding losses and inflating reserves. the government is weighing a reorganization of fannie mae and freddie mac. they may put it in a government supported corporation. no decision has been made yet on whether to go through with the good bank-bad bank option. stock futures are pretty quiet indicating a slightly higher open. the government july jobs report comes out tomorrow. that is business news. reporting for wbal-tv. >> see you back here at 6:15. if you are in the market for new

technology, now may be the best time to buy. >> the computer section at best buy was busy this afternoon. people checking at the latest laptops. this year as the budgets are shrinking, so are their computers. >> we have some low-priced laptops. >> computers with a whole new name and price tag call them the netbooks. >> they are an expensive, small and light and can do everything that the notebook computers can do. >> they do not come with eight cd or dvd player. times are tough. the good things about electronics, the longer you wait, the more you get for your money. >> the memory is three times faster than what i have now.

>> back-to-school seems to include a new cell phone. >> the smart phone category is the hot area. that is the iphone, google phone from t-mobile. >> very interesting. it makes you want to shop. >> good luck. coming up, another check on your morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> a season in early for one raven. we will tell you why coming up next. >> do not forget to e-mail us your answer to the watercooler question of the day. the think the baltimore county crime mapping strategy could be successfully implemented in baltimore city? baltimore city?

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>> adamant terry, the season over. -- adam terry, the season is over for him. he will have to undergo further knee surgery to deal with a chronic problem that kept him from practicing at all this year. his absence means more work for michael moore. it is a change in philosophy for the cuts. -- coach. the essence of adam terry cousin to the depth of the ravens. -- cuts in the depth of the

ravens. relative to a year ago, things may not be as bad as they look. >> everybody in every training camp is probably banged up right now. it is part of what you do. the young guys are learning. we have 45 guys active. there is not a lot of opportunity to bring others. >> hope your day is off to a fantastic start. >> 70 degrees on tv hill. >> a new program baltimore county police are finding that crime and traffic accidents is are related. >> the hd doppler is already active this morning. i will break down the weather forecast coming up.

>> what roads means problems for traffic. there are two problems. there are two problems.