>> good morning, happy friday, i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us for 11 news today. >> let's take a look at sandra shaw. >> very refreshing. >> going to be stellar today. beautiful. 84 degrees, sunny, dew point low so not really a factor. august 7, we're looking at 56 degrees if york, pennsylvania, 70 downtown. typically warmer there but only 61 at the airport. low 60's on the eastern shore as well. beautiful sky conditions, plenty of blue out there. winds out of the northwest at 5-10 miles an hour and probably 84 out at the airport but depending on the location, 80-85. partly cloudy skies yesterday but then slowly and surely the

heat creeps back into the forecast and more on all that coming up. right now let's check out our friday morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. we are still dealing with that water mean break in the city. the watermain break is fixed but westbound northern parkway between roland and falls road consider an alternate. going to cause problems as we go through the morning rush and eastbound north 100 at 295 a report of an accident. a live look outside. hartford road you can see very little traffic out there. 95 and the white marsh area, usually one of our hot spots of the morning but right now checking out ok. stan and mindy? >> our big story an investigation into a stolen car turns into a deadly accident. >> the tragic scene took place

yesterday in baltimore. jennifer franciotti live with the details. >> good morning. police say the suspect was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. the alleged carjacker was spotted near mlk and mulberry. police originally called off the pursuit and then the car collided with a a nissan and was knocked more than 50 feet from the intersection. >> flipped several times then smashed up against the wall. sounded horrible. just a big crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't even get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was real loud, like a boom! loud. >> the suspect was taken to shock trauma with only minor injuries and right now the name of the victim and suspect are not being released.

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all right, jen, thank you. a 7-year-old is recovering this morning after being struck by a vehicle in baltimore county. it happened at the intersection of ray abdomen and j.d. avenue in dun do have. officials have not released the name of the child. >> police are still searching for the suspects in responsible for shooting and killing the liquor store owner and police received some tips but no arrests have been made. they are looking for two african-american males connected to the murder. the friend of the murdered continues to work at the store and hopes someone 4 will come forward. with information. >> friends, families, wives, sons, suffer. you know, you couldn't imagine what kind of anguish a lot of people have gone through and any information to the police would be appreciated.

>> if you have any information, call baltimore county police or metro crimestoppers at -- and you can remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward. >> this morning we're expecting jobs news out of washington. the labor department will tells how many workers got slapped with pink slips during the month of july and will signal whether hiring is on the horizon? and officials are quick to answer, yes. brook hart has more. >> president obama looked like he was campaigning and he was not just for the democrats for governor but for his handling of the economy. >> we're losing jobs at half the rate we were at the beginning of the year. >> americans are still losing jobs but not as fast. >> i think we're going to be on an improving track. >> still the job market is hardly welcoming. >> we have many more months of

difficult labor situation ahead. >> critics expect better news by now 16 months spot obama-backed stimulus. this was the house majority leader in new york. >> the bill we passed was a recovery to bring us out of this deep recession. >> you're lying to me! >> democrats are under phi fair to, too, in pennsylvania. >> very fast. [yelling] >> and in missouri where one lawmaker plugging cash for clunkers had to shut out protesters at the door. the senate last night extended the program to until labor day over g.o.p. objections. >> the program i believe is little more than a clunker, itself. >> will hefty car rebates -- americans are on hold waiting for stimulus promises to bloom. >> we anticipate that the effects will build through the

end of this year and the gipping of the next. >> and waiting for the security that comes with jobs. >> analysts will look inside today's jobs report for details like the number of hoursal worked and temp workers hired. they'll indicate how busy companies are and how much work they might need in the coming months. >> maryland is set to receive about $4 billion from the president eets economic stimulus package and although it's expected to create more than 2,000 jobs the number of new unemployment claims is much greater standing at 5,023. officials say $365 million went to state highway projects and so far only $468,000 has been disbursed to the programs. education and medicaid are each expected to receive over $1 billion but so far have only seen a couple hundred thousands. a professor at johns hopkins

says it just takes time. >> why is it it seems to be trickling in instead of flowing in? >> it takes time. you need congressional approval to get the money then you have to figure out how the money is to be dispensed. >> for more to be money coming to maryland, you can log on to www.wbaltv.com and click on project economy. and a history-making vote the senate confirmed sonia sotomayor as the first hispanic supreme court justice. president obama called ate wonderful moment for sotomayor's family and for america. >> with this historic vote, the senate has affirmed that judge sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court. >> sotomayor will be sworn in on saturday and will appear at the white house with president obama wednesday and a formal

ceremony will take place at the sitting of the court. >> kids played with dolls that a, walked, and even wet their diaper but a new doll that teaches children about breast feeding is causing concern. she comes with a bra-like halter top and for the kids to wear and when the doll is pressed up against the sun flowers to simulate nipples it makes a sucking action. some parents say it's too much, too soon for kids. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day, do you think a doll that teaches kids about breast feeding is too much, too soon? go to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> you know what i think. >> ok. we'll talk about it later. time is 5:08. coming up a connecticut woman convinces thousands to convince

people she's a nurse. we'll tell you how she was caught. >> and chaos broke out at a town hall meeting in florida. >> update on your weather and traffic when we come back.

>> welcome back to 11 news today, it is 68 degrees downtown. it feels so much better because dew points have dropped and it's only about 60 at the airport. check out that nice, dry channel of air over the mid-atlantic and over the state of maryland. mostly sunny skies today and high of 84 degrees. what a way to wrap up the workweek. more on your weekend ahead. >> and town hall meeting turned into a riot.

florida state representative betty reed and another held a meeting to discuss the proposal when a crowd of almost 300 people disrupted the forum. police had to be called in. they barricaded the doors and at least one person was attacked. after the disruption it is meeting was canceled. >> a woman who claimed to be connecticut's nurse of the year has been arrested for not even having a nursing license. betty liechtenstein had been working as a nurse in the doctor's office after a patient complained about her afterwards authorities realized she wasn't even a nurse. she organized a dinner spending $2,000 of her own money paying for a dinner recognizing her as a connecticut nurse of the year for an organization that didn't even exist.

>> work permit that is could create more jobs especially on the eastern shore. >> and as the housing market slumps more people l

>> going to be a nice friday morning commute. >> not bad so far. >> not seeing any delays. >> not just yet. so that's a good thing. but we do have a watermain break. actually the watermain break is clear but the right lane is blocked westbound northern

parkway between roland and falls road, so that's something to watch out for in the city also that accident on eastbound 100 at 295 is all clear. but an advisory going on that charles street between center and reid street is closed until monday morning. something to be aware of as you head into the weekend. a live look at the beltway. they think so picking up to be outer loop but no delays yet. things looking good at the toll plaza but on southbound 95 just past o'donnell street an accident. we're checking on that and we'll bring you the latest. the buses and trains -- here's kurt kroncke with the mta. good morning, kurt. >> good morning, kim. the road repair on charles street is affecting a few buses, 3, 11 and 61 diverting due to the road construction, 17 diverting at winston and

winterton is and nursery. the 21 diverting at pennsylvania and dolphin due to road construction there. also due to that watermain break that is going on there. light rail, metro subway on schedule and mark trains no delays on the others. fwoong sandra. >> good morning, kurt, and happy friday. we've seen a variety of weather. yesterday we only got up to 78 degrees but today will be quite lovely. plenty of son and 84 the forecasted high. right now no precipitation takeover mid-atlantic. and as far as temperatures we're looking at 68 downtown now, 61 at the airport but check out york pennsylvania dropped to 54 down there so a refreshing air mass in place and will be stable for the most

part of the weekend though we will see a warm front change things by the second half of the weekend. nice in the mountains of western maryland. plenty of sun and blue skies prevailing here in baltimore as well. looks like 84 out at the airport. beautiful conditions and plenty of sun down on the beaches. high u.v.. 81 the high forecasted at ocean city. and out of the west at 10 knots. waves a foot and water temperatures in the low 80's. almanac 105 set in 1918 as the high and a 3 in 2004. 53 in 2004 for the low. winds shifting to the south west from the northwest today under partly cloudy skies , so high pressure really dominating today. it's going to stablize things

and we're going to see a front lift to the north by sunday bringing in the heat and humidity for the second half of your weekend. near normal 89 the forecasted high with a slight chance of an evening thunderstorm tomorrow. but sunday a strong ridge of high pressure that's not going to encompass the mid-atlantic but the entire region so looks on monday we're going to be 96, could be one of the hottest days of the year and a combination of a dew point and heat and humidity looks like we could have some heat advisory issues. so be aware of those two days, then we'll stay up to normal conditions for the rest of the week. >> in this morning's consumer alert researchers believe the drop in homeownership is likely to continue. the percentage of homeownership peaked in 2005 but june marked the end of the second quarter of this year and the census

bureau reported homeownership slipped to 74 .6% and it's projected the number will drop to 63.5% since 2020 the lowest homeownership rate since 1985. government figures show more than 34 million americans were receiving food stamp ins may and it reach ad record 34.4 million that's one in nine americans. may is the latest month for which a record was available. and the department of homeland security says new visas are available and now marylanders are scrambling to get a cut. hotels and restaurants and other seasonal businesses were stalled at the start of the season because they didn't have enough workers. >> investors are waiting for that all-important jobs report

due out today. michelle joins us with the rest of the day's business news. happy friday to you michelle. >> hey, stan, happy friday to you too. it's all about that four-letter word today, j-o-b-s. investors appear to be in a holding pattern. really not much activity for stock futures right now. pretty flat. the unemployment rate comes out at 8:30 about an hour before the opening bell. the prediction is enters cut fewer jobs in july than the month before. 325,000 in july compared to 467,000 jobs cut in june. this is according to economists surveyed by bloomberg still the slowdown in job cuts will not be helping the unemployment rate much showing the unemployment climbing to 9.6% that's a 26-year high. slight pullbacks for stocks ahead of today's report and here's a way to get that

harbored look without paying $96,000 you'll be able to buy harvard clothes taking advantage of this year's preppy look and putting out a line of clothing. the clothes aren't cheap, $160 for shirts, $195 for trousers, $495 for a harvard sport coat. a spokesperson says the harvard yard line is to show quality and excellence. i'm michele steal, bloomberg news reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. for the price of $495 for a sport coat not only do you get the coat but lots and lots of questions from people asking you if you actually went to harvard or if it makes you smart. >> but then you have to tell people you didn't go to harvard. and it makes you look not so smart.

>> keeping the cost of clothing in line with the tuition. >> exactly. >> see you back here. >> time is now 5:22. 59 or 60 degrees on tv hill. >> have to be exact. >> really? >> grab your harvard coat? >> we'll get a look at your commute and traffic and weather together. >> surprise guests inject levity and energy to ravens training camp. come on back and check out the dog himself. yes, snoop dog with the ravens. that's next. >> wow. fo'shizzle. and don't forget to email us your answer to the water cooler question of the day. do you think a doll that teams about breast feeding is

very different stilets of cool, he has his own philosophy to be world of ravens.

>> playing like a raef is like raven. you got a target on you at all times because defense know the -- to me i feel like being a raven is like being snoop dog, you're a target at all times. >> fur a reaves fan and you notice he doesn't show up at orioles games, the birds lose in detroit yesterday afternoon up 3 so it's on to toronto tonight to start a weekend series north of the border. i'm gerry sandusky hope your day's off to a fantastic start. >> that was pretty cool. >> quite a character. somebody had to told you mean umbrella to block the jizzal fo'shizzle. >> are we going to be hearing this all morning? >> yes. i have no idea what any of the transition is but -- >> fo'shizzle. >> you're just not that cool.

the time is 5:27. coming up -- >> a woman dies a violent death when police say she was hit by a carjacker. details are next. >> car buyers hoping to take advantage of cash for clunkers just got more time. i'll have the story coming up. >> and believe it or not there's a webpage that will travel any webpage into snoop speak online. crazy. but we are looking at a nice day. no need for an entourage carrying your umbrella