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we are 91 degrees downtown. when you combine the actual humidity with it, it feels like 97 right now in downtown baltimore. feels like 96 at b.w.i. marshall, 96 in easton, and in ocean city, blazing. heat index is 101 already. the biggest swath is this purple swap here. it will feel like 100 to 105 later on. that is where the heat advisory is in effect. prepare yourself. i will let you know when it some relief is in sight in the seven- day forecast. >> baltimore city officials are helping residents deal with the extreme heat. cooling centers are open around the city for anyone who needs them. barry simms has details. >> there are all kinds of efforts to keep people cool. you mentioned the cooling centers, but the salvation army is also working to give people

cold water at locations around baltimore city agreed tell us about your effort here. >> we do this every summer. when the health department as a code red, 95 degrees and humidity higher, we go to the street and help the homeless or individuals who need water. >> you are giving them out at the baltimore rescue mission and you have other locations as well. >> four locations and we go to. >> thanks a lot. baltimore miller -- baltimore mayor sheila dixon is also talking about the equality and how unhealthy that is. we have more from her on the air quality. >> we are really asking folks to stay in if you can stay in, drink a lot of fluids, particularly water, and try not to be out in the heat, particularly if you have health issues. we want people to check on their neighbors, particularly seniors

and older individuals. >> baltimore city has opened a cooling centers. there are six centers in baltimore providing air- conditioned shelters where people can get water and ice, and the cooling centers are located in various areas around the city. the southern community center is on the 600 block of cherry hill road. the northwest center is on the 3300 block of sheradale avenue, and the west on the 1100 block of pennsylvania ave. the east and center is at the 1400 east federal street. the commission on aging has set up a five cooling centers for the elderly or anyone else who needs to get in from the heat. the mta is working with baltimore city to make bus passes available for one free ride for anyone who may need that because of the heat. those passes are available at emergency department and city far as is. -- city fire houses.

>> we are hoping folks make it ok through the extreme heat. the latest forecast is always at your for -- always at your fingertips wbaltv.com. baltimore city police are investigating a possible robbery at a gas station. david collins is following developments. >> we are on the 5800 block of diller avenue. there are actually two crime scenes. let's start with what brought police here in the first place. police are looking for two suspects to help this gas station convenience store. the store sells everything from t-shirts to eliminate. authorities have not released details of the possible weapon or if anyone was hurt. we are told by a gas station employee that the owner was punched in the temple by the robbers. the neighbors spotted the robbers and they say he on the least three gas stations in the area. according to police, the suspect

fled on foot and entered a home in the 4200 block of mary ave. police believe they are still inside. a city police version of a swat team is in place. the armored vehicle is in place, it sitting there for the past few minutes. belair road is closed. a three-block area from century to the 5500 block, and as a safety precaution, neighbors are being told to stay indoors. about, reporting live, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> investigators are trying to figure out what caused an ultralight plane to go down in carroll county over the weekend letty williams died, along with robert kociemba, the pilot of the plane. the woman had an adventurous spirit and a loving nature. >> she was an accomplished woman, professional.

she did a lot of good things. a lot of people loved her. she left a lot of people. she is going to be missed. -- she loved a lot of people. she is going to be missed. >> today the search continues for bodies and answers in the mid-air collision of a small plane and a helicopter in manhattan this weekend. there were no survivors and the crash, which was so bad that it left to debris scattered over the hudson river. >> as the monday morning commute into manhattan got under way, a grim scene played out along the hudson. divers continued their search for the two final victims of the mid-air collision. pieces of the plane's fuselage could give me to clues into what exactly whawent wrong. >> they are going to have to confirm it today, and hopefully pull it up. >> what they have pulled out so

far has painted a morbid picture of a quick and powerful crash. some of the victims are still inside pieces of chopper pulled from the river late sunday. nine people were killed, including five italian tourists on the helicopter. and family from the pennsylvania on board the plane. pictures obtained by fox news showed the moment of impact, the wing of the airplane ripped off. sources tell nbc that the plane may have been in a climbing right turn when it hit the helicopter. another pilot on the ground tried to warn the pilot. >> i said, "jeremy, you have an airplane off your back. i would do not know if you'll pass off to the left or what." it was a matter of three or four seconds, and i saw the impact. >> the chopper pilot may never have seen it coming. the crash in a crowded corridor of manhattan where aircraft fly under 1100 feet do not have to

communicate with flight controllers, leading many to question if i could keep pilots flying blind. -- if that could keep pilots flying blind. >> coming up, new details of the deadly gymnasium shooting in pennsylvania. the man with a gun was questioned by police days before the shooting. and some are saying that the country is slowly coming out of recession. what you should know about the poster session recovery.

>> it turns out that the man who went on a deadly shooting rampage at a gymnasium last weekend in pennsylvania was questioned by police the week before in an unrelated incident. investigators talked to george sodini after a man fitting his description was caught playing with what appeared to be a hand grenade on a city bus. when police cannot positively determined it was mr. sodini with the grenade, they let him go. houses of people packed the steps of the texas state house to protest a national health plan. they are upset over the proposed changes to the health care system, because they say it gives government too much control with a demonstration mirrors many other rallies being held across the country. still to come, you see it in commercial and all over the grocery stores. products with high fiber. but what is the fiber frenzy all about? >> and heat advisory in effect

until 8:00 tonight. it will feel between 101 hundred five. right now the actual temperature is 93 at the inner harbor. 91 downtown. the hottest part of the day is a few hours away.

>> in the consumer alert, the temperature climbs and so does the price of crude oil, meaning higher prices for you at the pump. marylanders are paying $2.56 for a gallon of regular gas, up 11 cents from a week ago. positive economic news has forced gas prices up again. more job cuts for delta air lines. the ceo says the the weak economy has caused a drop in demand for air travel. it has cost the company billions of dollars to make it up. the company cut more jobs in capacity on its flight. the company announced a loss of

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that so that you are perfectly positioned to when we come out. >> she said that networking is essential. on the job, do your best work to avoid layoffs now and secure position later. now is the taboos are thinking about how to deal with it once a company is -- the time to start thinking about how to deal with it when the company is in recovery. >> the person is an a-player, a highly talented person that the company is going to want to keep, and it will be more open to that conversation. >> now the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast with sandra shaw. >> if you have been outside, you know that we are contending with the hottest day of the summer. we are well on the way to reaching the mid-90s, in the upper 90s downtown. that is not the real story.

the story is the combination of the heat and humidity, making it feel like 97 downtown. 97 evens out in the outlying areas. the sec 101 in ocean city. this massive work is only going to increase throughout the afternoon. a very strong ridge of high pressure not only over maryland but the entire eastern seaboard. the real film temperatures will be in the triple digits, from 100 to 105 all about the i-95 corridor. that is why there is a heated fights we that is in effect until 8:00 tonight. -- a heat advisory that is in effect until 8:00 tonight. as far as the regular highs, at 96 is the actual temperature. you see this chance of an isolated thunderstorm. this would close down just a little bit.

-- this will close down just a little bit. there are plenty of pollutants out there. it is considered unhealthy any time we are orange in metropolitan baltimore. 100 degrees, the record high. don't think we're going to quite rigid today for the actual temperature, but it is something to watch. it was set back in 1900. the order of the was 54 for 1999. -- the record low was 54 for 1999. 72 to 79, upper 70's downtown. we began today in the upper 70's downtown this morning. and high pressure is the dominance of this feature. keep your eyes on a cold front, moving to the northwest tomorrow, and changing our weather pattern by the middle

part of the week, it just a little bit, so that we will be easier to handle things out there. that will bring a slight chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. the 90s tomorrow. well above the normal high of 86 degrees. scattered showers and storms come up into the upper 80s by wednesday. 84 will be the temperature highs. mid 80's this weekend. >> in the medical alert, new research indicates loneliness is, and will likely increase in the coming years. feeling lonely is perfectly normal according to experts at the university of chicago, but staying that way is not agreed loneliness increases depression, which is a risk factor for several serious conditions. having lots of friends may not keep loneliness at bay. what matters is the quality of

friendships. consumers are grabbing food off grocery shelves peppered with added fiber. general mills this year spent $560 million to promote its new high fiber products. why the frenzy? what kind of fiber are talking about? >> at utah state university, we tasted pieces of cheese, some made with and without added fiber. fiber is sort of the new fad. for researchers all over the country are experimented with their own products. >> lower cholesterol, lower obesity, the overweight. a different population of the bacteria living in their colon, mediated by components of fiber. >> consumers need to know that there is it of its between dietary fiber and functional fiber, the kinds of things added to the products you see on the

shelves. on like fiber in whole foods, a functional fibers are components extracted or synthesized using bacteria and fermentation. it is pulled from things like chicory root. it is not only a fiber additive, but may be a possible replacement for sugar as well. even a human enzymes cannot digest the chemical bonds used in the additive, it can trigger a good bacteria in most of us that will lower the acidity of the colon, producing a population of harmful bacteria. based on many of our meeting -- eating, is understandable why functional fiber is a marketable right now. >> it averages about 38 grams per man and 25 grams for a woman. we are getting less than half of that. >> he says we are getting a

wider and more effective for a variety of fiber et wholefoods, but functional fibers cannot hurt, at least based on research so far. >> farmers in italy have extra eyes watching out for their safety. a group of dogs have been trained to rescue troubled swimmers from of the water. you're looking at the video from venice, where they are getting down to work. 200 kaine and lifeguards are assisting the italian coast guard, air force, and red cross. the dogs are trained to jump out of boats, take a life buoys to swimmers, and return them to safety. up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. first, a look at wall street.

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still well above the normal, which is 86 degrees. this is good, because a cold front is putting us into the upper 80s on wednesday. the 80's, downright refreshing, thursday through sunday. if we can make it through today, at least it is not an extended heat wave. >> thank you for joining us. watch tonight with donna hamilton and stan stovall.

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