>> a plane goes down in carroll county killing two people on board. i'm jennifer franciotti. coming up, a family member of one of the victims speaks to 11 news. >> i'm brooke hart. in washington, the battle over health care town hall. is it democracy in action? that story coming up. >> new york's hudson river has seen yet another emergency in the skies. this time with disasterous results. the latest on recovery efforts in the midair collision. >> and the weather word of the day -- we should actually make it two words. "extremely hot"! >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for "11 news today.

" >> first let's check out the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we'll be about 10 degrees above what is normal. if you thought yesterday was bad at the airport, it will be much worse today. with that said, cooling centers are open around the area. they are located in all community centers and senior centers. you can always call 311 or visit our web site at wbaltv.com and there you will find tips on how to beat the heat and the locations of cooling centers. today is the day you want to take advantage of it. right now, current temperatures, we are in the mid to upper 70's. a 79-degree reading. that high anywhere from 95 to 98 degrees today. sunny and hot. it is going to feel much worse with the humidity. the real temperature around the metropolitan area, 100 to 105. and with that said, it is easy to understand why the national

weather service has issued a heat advisory going in effect from noon today until 8:00 tonight. let's go to sandra. >> 70 miles per hour, according to our speed sensor, on southbound 95 as you make your approach to 100. we had a medical call in that area. that is now clear. looking at the rest of our speed sensors, we are up around the area on the beltway and the major roads leading up to it. i want to tell you about police activity on herring street and prath -- pratt street. a quick live look at traffic shows not a lot happening in the white marsh area. no official delay there. let's turn to a live view of traffic where -- of traffic at harford where wever we are running well. >> police questioning a pair of men in connection with a murder

over the weekend. >> officers arrived on the scene on the 600 block of cherry road to find an unidentified victim suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. they have two men in customer ti but have not identified nor charged them at this hour. >> meanwhile, police are looking for the gunman responsible for a shooting last night. the victim was hit in the leg and abdomen at the intersection of baltimore street and highland avenue. he's listed in critical condition. >> a search for the remaining two bodies yet to be recovered from this year's midair collision from a sight-seeing helicopter and a small plane in new york city. so far seven bodies have been pulled from the hudson river. recovery teams have pulled the wreckage from the helicopter out of the water, too, but they are still trying to locate the remains of the plane. both planes were flying below 1,100 feet and by law were not required to have contact with air traffic controllers.

>> it is very busy here. i've been in that air space. you have to watch. >> the accident has renud debate not just in that business -- renewed debate not just in that busy corridor, but whether new regulations are needed to avoid another tragedy. >> a plane went down over the weekend. there were two victims. family members are mourning their losses. >> letty williams died when the plane she was riding in crashed in carroll county saturday just minutes after taking off. she was traveling with 61-year-old robert kociemba who was the pilot of the two-seater plane. eric says bob and his mom were close friends. he said they enjoyed living life to its fullest flying, scuba diving, and traveling. at 66, letty williams was working on getting her own

pilot's license. he said she had a -- an adventureous spirit and will truly be missed. >> she was professional, she did a lot of good things. she had a lot of people that loved her, she loved a lot of people, and she's going to be missed by a lot of people. >> williams leaves hyped two sons and five grandchildren. federal investigators have not released information on what caused that plane to go down. jennifer franciotti reporting. now back to you. >> clinical trials begin today on a vaccine for the h1n1 or swine flu virus. volunteers will begin receiving shots today at the university school of medicine as part of a nationwide attempt to find a vaccine for the illness. fran phillips from the

department of health and mental services says they hope to have a flu vaccine by the fall. >> it will be after school starts. so what is important is that parents get ready for an unlikely flu season in making sure that students have all of the things they need to keep themselves healthy in the classroom. >> so to help keep students healthy, officials are asking parents to keep children home if they aren't feeling well. don't send them to school sick. they also should remember to cover coughs and sneezes examine wash their hands. >> train operators narrowly avoided a similar crash on march 2nd only after the train's operator pulled an emergency brake. there had been a problem with the train's automatic protection system that keeps a set distance for trains. the ntsb says investigators looking into the june 22nd crash

learned of the march incident last week. >> president obama is in mexico for a summit with the leaders of canada and mexico. the meeting comes as the president's health care plans come under attack here at home. brooke hart has more from washington. >> as barack obama's trip abroad began, his domestic priority, health care reform, faced criticism. >> this is not health reform, this is control! >> health care town halls are being called "town brawls." >> no one sent me here. i sent myself. >> tom harkin got an earful from opponents. there was a rowdy overflow crowd outside. inside, people bumped lawmakers from the spotlight. >> you have no ideas. you're typical, man. >> they got wind of the project

through the 9-12 project, conserve commentateor -- commentator glenn beck's web site. they say the concern is genuine. >> of course many americans are upset. >> democrats say the complaints are manufactured. facing anti-stimulus bill rallies, they gave it a name. >> we call it "astro-turf." it is not really grass-roots. >> president obama hit back. >> let me start by disspelling the rumors that reform will promote euthenasia or bring about government takeover --

take-over of health care. >> liberal groups are also organizing supporters. he plans to conduct his own event tomorrow in new hampshire to correct what he calls misleading information. brooke hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we've seen naming rights for baseball stadiums, but a mother to be is hoping to receive money for giving up the naming rights to her unborn child. she says the idea is to raise money for herself and her six other children. family meaps members oppose the idea, but she said she's optimistic it will all turn out ok. >> i'm excited to see what name will actually be chosen, you know? hopefully not hershey or pepsi. >> corporate sponsorship does not appear to be in the cards for lavon, however. right now bidding is just at $445.

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>> welcome back to "11 news today." 80 degrees now. once the sun goes up, we'll see the mercury rise higher and pretty quickly. it could be the hottest day of the year. 80 downtown. 74 at the airport. even 71 at york, pennsylvania, where we're usually much cooler. strong areas of high pressure extending its reach all over the east coast today. so incredible readings. looks like 89. even the upper elevations of the mountains, it will be warm there. it looks like winds will be out of the west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. here a lot worse. 96 degrees the forecast high. we did hit 96 yesterday at the harbor. we were 92 out at the airport. light westerly winds, and it is going to be a steamer with high humidity, as well. a scoff mucher in ocean city with a 95-degree high. the real story is 105 in this

metropolitan i-95 corridor. this is the most dangerous location. we have poor air quality out there and a heat advisory in effect from noon until 8:00. that means it is dangerous heat we're contending with. certainly the hottest day of the year. orange means poor ear quality around the area. yellow, if you are sensitive to pollutants, not a good day either. even though we will be hot, 100 is the record high today. 1900 that was set as a record high and in contrast, the record low was set in 1959. mostly cloudy skies in for us. looks like this ridge and high pressure will dictate our weather pattern. it will hold up for another day. it will weaken tomorrow. a front to our north and west will zip in here. a weak cold front, but enough to get us out of the extreme heat.

a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms as the front pushes through here. then we're back to close to normal levels. 89 for wednesday. down to the mid 80's for thursday and friday as low pressure gives us a clans for thunderstorms each and every -- chance for thunderstorms each and every afternoon. >> not too bad as far as traffic goes this morning. we do have one problem in the city, though. some police activity to deal with on hering court near prath -- pratt street. we want to let you know marc train 513 has been canceled between perryville and baltimore due to mechanical problems. 151 is making the penn north stops, however 513 will operate between baltimore and washington this morning. we'll continue to keep you posted on that. drive time looking good. 11 minutes on the outer loop, 11 minutes on the southwest side,

and a seven-minute drive from 95 down toward the harbor tunnel tolls. white marsh building in volume. so far so good, though, as you make your way down toward fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan, over to you. >> authorities are reporting at least 12 people dead after a typhoon slammed into japan. hundreds have lost homes, and thousands have been evacuated. elsewhere, in china, another tie foon as caused a -- typhoon has caused a million people to evacuate. >> a coordinated blast in a shiite neighborhood yesterday. elsewhere, three other blasts

outside baghdad killed 16 people. american officials claim attacks like these could become more commonplace as u.s. troops scale back their presence in iraq. >> a group of teenagers in florida are lucky to be alive after a drive with an apparent case of road rage opened fire on their jeep. the 34-year-old gunman stormed out of his house after a fight with his girlfriend armed with an assault rifle, a handgun, and a bulletproof vest. after hitting a teenage driver in the leg, he then shot and killed himself. >> this morning, as the temperature climbs, so does the price of crude oil this summer, which means higher prices for you at the pump. marylanders are now paying $2.56 at the pump. that's up 11 cents from just a week ago. positive economic indexes have forced the price in gas up.

>> a drop in demand for air travel. to make it up, companies -- delta has cut more jobs. the company did not say exactly how many positions will be cut or when, but they will be cutting jobs. >> the latest from wall street where shopping for a job has gone virtual. that story and more in this morning's "bloomberg business report." >> general motors and e-bay are forced to take haggling to a new level. the two companies may announce a partnership today letting customers bargain over g.m. quars and trucks on an -- cars and trucks on their auction web site. >> a darker side to the cash for clunkers program. "u.s.a. today" says the program is sending thousands of cars to the scrapyard even though they

could be re-sold and driven for years to come by lower-income families. as they reduce the use of cars, the price of new cars may go up. >> the unemployment rate decreased for the first time since 2008. gains for the bloomberg index as well. finally, new evidence the recession has many of us turning away from slot machines and unwittingly hurting the state's pocketbooks. revenues from casinos and lotteries is dropping for the first time in years. states watch casino ref news -- revenues dropping. >> well, if you thought spending just three hours in a cramped airplane was tough, imagine spen spending the entire one couped

up in one as it sits on a runway. 47 people spent eight hours locked in a plane after severe weather forced the continental flight to make an emergency landing in rochester, minnesota, after midnight. since all screeners had gone home for the night, the passengers weren't allowed to get off the plane. >> everybody in the plane was kind of moving, trying to find positions to sleep in. there wasn't any room. the plane was getting warmer, there were at least two babies nearby me who cried and screamed almost the whole night. the smells were getting worse, the bathroom was getting worse, the babies obviously started going to the bathroom. >> oh, my goodness. it wasn't until morning when parent staff returned to work that passengers were finally allowed to move into the termal area, and then it took another three hours for the plane to get clearance to leave and resume its flight plan. >> that's some sort of torture.

poor babies, they were probably hungry. >> another check on traffic and weather straight ahead. >> and the orioles take on the toronto blue jays in one of the best pictures in baseball. >> keith has sports coming up. >> what do you think of a mother's decision to auction off the name of her child to the highest bidder in return for quick cash? quick cash? e-mail us your response to

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>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your

morning commute. if you are traveling in the city we have police activity that now has herring court completely shut down between pratt street and luck street. we continue to move smoothly around the area. 11 minutes your drive time on the northeast side. about a seven-minute ride on 895 heading toward the harbor tunnel tolls. marc train 513 has been dans canceled. 151 has been making the penn starts. you can find the 513 between baltimore and washington. there is service there. >> that is the latest on "traffic pults 11." we check in on sandra. >> it is going to be a hot day today. probably the hottest this year. a scorcher on tap. when you are starting out at 80, there is a lot of room for that

temperature to rise. we're calling for a high today in baltimore of 96 degrees. the temperature range anywhere from 95 to 98. you combine that with the humidity and the elevated due point and it will feel around the i-95 corridor like 100 to 105 degrees. that puts us in the heat advisory range. so we're talking dangerous heat here. more details on when the heat will go away coming up in your seven-day in a little bit. keith? >> yes, the ravens training staff will keep an eye on the ravens today. you can see it here on wbal-tv 11. the ravens with two practices. only the afternoon session is open to all the fans at 2:45.

way to go jeff fisher of the titans. he called for the a fake punt. this is the back-up punter who scored 50 toins in high school and one now in the nfl. 7-0 titans. replaced by vince young. not a good start by young. young comes back late in the first half. nice touch here to paul williams who keeps his feet in bounds. you tell me, are they in? oh, yeah, they're in. touchdown! in! mindy says it's in, it's in. orioles and blue jays. battle of the birds toronto. luke scott against roy halladay. halladay is 20-4 now against the orioles. remember kevin millar orioles fans? matusz does.

they regain the lead. izturis rips won one down the line. 2-0. then halladay settled in, and the jays' hit two more. the jays win the game. yankees sweep the red sox last night 5-2. tiger woods wins his seventh windstone invitational. >> you know, cal ripken has a birthday in a couple weeks. 49. >> i think cal would have said you could have left that out. >> it's always a good day when we get to meet cal. >> that's right. >> still much more ahead this morning in the next half-hour of "11 news today. " >> a grieving son talks about his mom's adventureous spirit

after her plane goes down. i'm jennifer franciotti. details next. >> and it looks like we are building in volume here on i-95 in the white marsh area. a problem to report in the city and a mass transit note. that's coming up. >> and it's a hot one out there. get ready. >> and here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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inner harbor. 80 right now downtown. plenty of room for that temperature to rise, and rise rather quickly now that the sun is out. 95 to 98. sunny and hot. slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm. light winds out of the west doing little to cool us down. your seven-day forecast coming up in a bit. as you can see, the good news is, it looks like this heat wave will be short-lived. more on that in a little bit. >> president obama takes part in a summit today in mexico with leaders from that country and canada. >> nicole killion has more on the agenda. >> the president has met with both leaders before, and they will tackle an array of regional issues during the summit which ends today. it's being "the three amigos summit." day two of formal talks between president obama, felipe

calderon, and prime minister harper. major topics of discussion, h1n1, also known as "the swine flu." >> the president will be talking to president calderon and prime minister harper to discuss what we will do collectively with the virus. >> now leaders are preparing for a wave of new cases this fall. >> in addition to cooperating on a public health front, we want to make sure we do everything possible to make sure the continue -- ensure the continuation of commerce. >> the heads of mexico and canada continue to press mr. obama about a "buy american" provision in the stimulus package. they want to also discuss drug-fighting efforts to a mexican trucking ban in the u.s. >> we don't to expect to announce anything big coming out of this weekend. >> all three leaders will roll

their press conference today following their meeting in washington this afternoon. in washington, nicole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the crash of a small plane in carroll county has the family members of two victims in that crash struggling to cope with that loss. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> letty williams leaves behind two sons and five grandchildren and they say her spirit of adventure and love of life will be dearly missed. >> it's devastating. that's my mom, you know? >> eric roth says it is just starting to sink in that his mother is gone. letty williams died when the plane she was riding in crashed several minutes after taking off saturday morning. he wants his mom to be remembered as the outgoing person she was. >> without going overboard, she had a good time.

>> the pilot, 61-year-old robert kociemba, was also killed. eric says bob and his mom were close friends for many years. they enjoyed living life to its fullest. letty williams was working on getting her own pilot's license. at 66, letty williams was having the time of her life. >> just an outstanding mother. she loved her grandkids. she was a lot of times the life of the party. >> eric says his one constellation is she died who doing -- his one consellation is that she died doing what she loves. >> there is a reason. not for me to know or anyone else to know. >> funeral arrangements have not been made. the f.a.a. has not released information on what caused the plane to go down. we will report on that whether

we get information. jennifer franciotti. back to you. >> now traffic and weather together. >> we are dealing with police activity in the city. if you normally travel along herring court it is shut down near pratt street. vaughn street is your alternate. we are dealing with a new crash in essex. police activity to watch for in the city. the plage major roads continue to -- the major roads continue to move well. a live view of traffic coming out of the white marsh area. volume ticking up but not resulting in delays at this hour. heading past -- passed fort mchenry, looking good. delays on the northeast side of the beltway. if you are going to use marc train, 513 has been canceled between perryville and baltimore.

151 is making the penn stops. >> sarah, heat ad rise ri going in effect -- advisory going in effect at noon today. it is going to feel like 100 to 105 right through the heart of central maryland. uncomfortable and dangerous levels. the actual forecast high 96. it will be worse downtown. then tomorrow a little better. 92 it looks like, and a 40% chance of evening showers and thunderstorms as a cold front weak in nature gets through here. but it is just enough to get us to the 80's. and that will feel blessed compared to how we'll teel -- we'll feel today. >> coming up, some amateur aviators put on quite a show. we'll show you the flights or

lack thereof. >> and our "water cooler question of the day." what do you think of a mother's what do you think of a mother's decision to auction her unborn

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>> the world famous red bull flying competition was held in russia this past weekend. 41 different people gathered at an airfield outside moscow to see whose flying machine could fly the farthest. machines were made mainly from

wood and foam. planes were awarded not only for the distance achieved, but also for the elegance of the headlong dive into the water from a 30-foot pier. >> the third avenue annual plane pull was held yesterday at the long beach airport. teams participated in a competition to see who could full a plane the distance of 14 feet along the tarmac the fastest. in order to pull the plane, each team had to raise a minimum of $1,000 with the proceeds going to the special olympics of california. you could do it. >> maybe when i was younger. now, i'm not sure. >> the time now 6:40. we'll look at the morning headlines when we come back. >> stan is being modest again. as far as your morning commute, we have a few morning problems. volume is rather light, though. an update coming up. >> a heat advisory has been

issued as temperatures today are expected to soar. i'll let you know how high. here's a hint -- it is already 80 degrees downtown at the inner

>> welcome back to "11 news today." in the headlines today, police are questioning a pair of men in south baltimore in connection with a murder. officers arrived along the scene of 6 -- the 600 block of cherry hill road. they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds who later died of his injuries. >> the meetings between the leaders of the u.s., canada, and mexico wraps up today.

the agenda includes cross-border trade and a plan of attack for the swine flu. >> you've seen naming rights for places like baseball stadiums, but a mother is hoping someone will shell out big money for the naming rights of her unborn child. the mother says the idea is to raise money to support herself and her six other children. so far the bidding is at $645. that brings us to your answers of our "water cooler question of the day." we asked what do you think of a mother's decision to auction off the name of her unborn child's name? >> teresa writes, the it proves some people will do anything for money, to risk a lifetime of ridicule for their child based on a few thousand dollars. >> i'm struggling on how to reply. a fool and his money are soon parted or the famous quote,

there's a sucker born every moment. we'll post your answers at wbaltv.com. >> cal ripken, jr., no stranger to the world series, whether it is winning it all or celebrating a milestone. 10 years already since the cal relationship sen world series. >> 10 years. it hasn't all been 10 years in aberdeen. we have had about seven in aberdeen. >> but you have a beautiful complex. teams from all over the united states to all across the world. we'd have six international teams competing in that division. we have eight regional champions

and three maryland teams. the state champions and harford county champions. >> by the time you were in little league baseball, you probably played in different series right on up to major league baseball. now having a major league series named after you, that is big. >> when they first do that, it feels a little weird. that's something they reserve for when you're not here. but certainly it is the highest honor. our world series starts august 14. we'll be out there for opening series. i'm trying to find a left-handed hitter that can hit the ball over our hotel, so if you know anybody, let me know. >> we're talking the 11 or 12-year-old age group, australia, canada, agueda dominguez -- dome can republic -- dominican republic.

>> australia is coming. they have been stronger the last years. korea and japan were always good, always execute at the highest levels. it is hard to predict from the domestic teams because they come from all over the country. kentucky has a good team, and usually oregon places a good team in that area. >> i think one year a team from hawaii won it all. they had a player from -- that was 14 years old, 6'4 -- >> i hope he wasn't 14 or weel we'd have a situation on our hands if he's older than 12. >> i heard people say this is a fantastic place to play a baseball game. when folks come in, parents come in to watch kids play. >> we have big league caliber

hitters, camden yards, memorial stadium, and fenway park. the big green monster out there. our hotel is exactly what the warehouse is to camden yards. >> and the great thing is, it's all free. >> it is all free. you will have to have a ticket for the final games, so you need to get that, but it's all free. >> this year the game will be televised? >> we have a tv panch this year, the mlb network, they just came online. it is an effort to grow the game. >> you have done a lot to bring up the interest level in baseball and some of these cities where it has gone down. kids aren't playing baseball as much as they were, but you are renewing interest in it. >> we are trying to get kids to play more baseball longer into their lives and have other new kids try it. we're growing the game pretty well. >> i asked cal before the interview how these days are going these days, and he said really busy.

you guys are handling so many different things, the world series, broadcasting, and other things you got. i bet you'd rather be suited up and playing ball? >> well, it would be easier. ripken baseball is an amateur and professional organization of major league teams. i am doing broadcasting. i'm pulled in many directions. >> and you are looking in great shape. >> i'm not going to tell you how much i weigh, but i'm starting to get back in the right range. >> cal ripken world series runs through august 22. you can come out. you will need a ticket, because i'm sure seating is limited for everyone what wants to watch the ball games. >> thanks for your time. >> now, traffic and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's see what's going on out

there. dealing with an accident in essex. watch for possible lane closures. police activity that continues in the city. herring court shut down near pratt street. vaughn street your alternate there. 513 marc train canceled due to mechanical problems so amtrak 151 is making the penn north stop. be advised of that. checking drive times. northeast side about an 11-minute ride over toward the 83. eight-minute ride toward the 83. 5 minutes from i-95 to fort mchenry toll. white marsh area building in volume. looks like we are seeing sluggish conditions there. and checking on the beltway west side looking good here at liberty. were >> and that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. sandra? >> likely to be the hottest day of the year. heat advisory going in effect

from noon until 8:00 tonight. we are well on our way to reach that forecast high of 86. the sun has only been up about 45 minutes. here you see the forecast high in central md -- maryland. slight chance for isolated storm. in the mountains and upper he will -- elevations, dealing with high temperatures today. that's up and down the i-95 corridor. it will feel like 100 to 105 degrees today. that's going to be the realistic letter for your -- the real stickler for your forecast today. orange air quality category. that's the measure for the pollutants in the environment. so don't do anything to exert outside if you can help it. we'll keep the heat intact.

high pressure up and down the eastern seaboard will give temperatures that hot feeling. in fact, we're dealing with a 95-degree reading in new york where they have only been about 80 so far this summer. keep your eyes on this front. tomorrow's high of 92 well above the normal of 86. not as sweltering as today. then we're back down into the 80's and mid 80's by thursday and friday. by the weekend, it looks like mid 80's as well. >> two people killed over the weekend when an ultralight plane went down in carroll county. jennifer franciotti joins us with an update. >> good morning. letty williams died when the plane she was riding in crashed in carroll county minutes after taking off. she was traveling with 61-year-old robert kociemba who was the pilot of the two-seater

plane. williams' son says letty and robert kociemba were close friends. they enjoyed scuba diving, traveling, and flying in bob's plane. williams leaves behind two sons and five grandchildren. now the cause of that plane crash has not yet been determined. jennifer franciotti reporting live from the studio. now back to you. >> thank you. >> coming up today on "oprah" it is some of oprah's most memorable guests. susan smith's ex-husband. plus an update from ted haggert and his wife. for a look at what's coming up next on "the today show," here's matt lour. >> more on that deadly midair collision here in new york. we'll have the latest in a live report. then the godfather to michael jackson's three children says he could be paris jackson's biological father.

we'll here from that. all that plus kate gosslin. all ahead here on "today." >> the time is 6:54. >> just ahead, another look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start

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mesa road. and then herring street completely blocked near pratt street. the only thing they are saying is that 37-mile-per-hour speed sensor, you are starting to slow up. let's see if we have delays at white marsh. a little back-up, but nothing major heading toward the beltway northeast. >> we should mention the city is trying it's best to help people out who may not have air conditioning. >> cooling centers at wreck -- recreation centers and senior centers. if you want full information on locations, check our web site, wbaltv.com. anyway you want to slice it, it looks like 92 tomorrow and 83 on wednesday, so today is the worst of the heat. >> take it slow and stay

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