>> good morning. >> thank you for joining us for "11 news today." >> lets get a check on our forecast with sandra shaw. >> we had a front. today, it feels like a covenant for much of today like yesterday. not quite -- feels like an oven for much of today like yesterday. it is a somewhat cooler. los 7's on the eastern shore. -- an 70's on the eastern shore.

the front is finally going to change our weather pattern. we have a heat wave of about three days. what does traffic look like? >> there are a couple of problems. we have a water main break. some lanes are closed between reed and chase. graceland road and old york road with a downed tree. five minute ride on southbound i-95. the white marsh area is running smoothly so far this morning. here is a live view of the northeast corner of hartford. the roadways leading up to the beltway are looking good. that is the latest. >> i knew here to tell the federal government that they are overstepping their bounds. we do not want them involved in

our health care decisions. >> across the nation, people are raising their voices about the president's proposed health care plan. >> protesters are looking for someone to listen to them. s ninth, senator ben cardin took on that role. -- last night, senator ben cardin took on that role. >> some were voting for and against the reform. our reporter was live with his comments and their reactions. >> good morning. more people showed up for the senators meeting than expected. on both sides of the issue, constituents are passionate about their stance on the health care reform plan. outside of the university, protesters for and against the plan voiced their opinions on the issue. senator ben cardin listened to the questions and try to answer them. he was interrupted several times. there are many rules -- rumors about the proposal. >> we are not terminating --

terminating peebles care at the end of life. that is not in the bill. you want it to be more efficient and cheaper. you want the government to do it? come on. >> and other town hall meeting is planned for another area. so many people showed up last night, the senator is considering holding another meeting. wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. president obama will hold its own president health care -- his own health care reform meeting. >> he is going to new hampshire to do it. burkhart is in washington with what we can expect. >> before leaving for mexico, president obama acknowledge that passions on health care are hot. >> i suspect that we will continue to have a vigorous debate. >> he as his own town hall

meeting today. this was virginia last night. it is not just democrats getting booed. south carolina republican is against the obama-backed a public auction. and his town hall meeting, he urged to quit listening to a white ring a host -- right raiig host. the white house launched a new web site to debunked rumors. >> i have heard that in some way this bill is going to force euthanasia. >> democrats propose in the like counseling to seniors who want it. what about age being a factor to treatment? >> what this country desperately needs is a real, honest

discussion about what the problem is. we are going broke on health care. >> it is the cost of change that worries critics. >> the taxpayers are thinking, we have to pay for all of this. maybe we need to slow down. >> some 18 other participants are expected inside today's town hall in new hampshire and more people outside. many see it as a high-profile opportunity to get their messages across. in washington, wbal tv 11 news. >> secretary of state hillary clinton wants to make one thing clear. she is not her husband bill clinton. she was asked what former president bill clinton got about a financial issue. here is what she had to say. >> you asked my opinion? i will tell you my opinion. i will not be channeling my husband. >> the whole thing was a big

misunderstanding. he said he meant to ask what president obama's thoughts were. the miss translation was the fault of the translator or someone else. >> a decline in home values has many residents checking their property value assessments. officials say some homeowners are challenging their assessments which determines how much they will pay in property taxes. officials believe that could be a record number. they reassess their property every three years. for more, we have postilion a link to the website on our website at wbaltv.com. >> baltimore city police are investigating a robbery at a gas station which led to an elderly man being held hostage.

it happened on the 5900 block of bellaire road. >> police said they held a 93- year-old man hostage. >> we saw a suspect come out of the back. they brought him out into into the paramedics. we saw an ambulance go by. >> police say the man is doing just fine. the search continues for the suspect. three consecutive life sentences for emanuel will spend -- for a man who will spend time in jail convicted of conspiracy to distribute jugs and other charges. -- distribute drugs and other

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>> is 77 degrees downtown. the sun will be up at about a quarter past the hour. not quite as hot as yesterday. it will be uncomfortable. low 90's today as opposed to the mid-90's yesterday. a couple of isolated storms last night. we have a better chance of scattered storms this afternoon. a front is sliding through the area. it will pull us down by the middle of the week. details on that coming up in a bit. >> and now puncher -- a mouth on in on a roller-coaster in california let people hanging in the air. -- a malfunction on a roller coaster in california left

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>> some storms last night. >> i expected to see more of that this morning,. we are dealing with one downed tree in baltimore county. we will update you on that in a moment. around maryland 212, this area has some problems. a lot of people are heading down to washington, d.c. and it may affect your right. we will let you know that it is

there. a water main break. lanes are closed between reed and chase street. a downed tree in baltimore county. several problem spots. none of them are having a major impact right now, because volume is light right now. that is looking good at the fort mckinley or harbor tunnel. if you are heading on the east side of pulaski highway, it is very smooth. that is the latest and traffic. let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we have a cancellation on a train 405. the browns for the trains are operating on time. metro subway is on time. some construction diversions with the 36 bus. the 21 bus diverting at a

pennsylvania and dolphin. the 17 bus also has a diversion due to construction. back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. we are going to be warm. not quite as bad as etten. bettye board agrees that the airport yesterday. on ht doppler, there is a line of intense thunderstorms developing. we have some strong storms around our area. high humidity yesterday so the storms were inevitable. 77 degrees downtown. 71 degrees at the airport. ocean city was the warmest location yesterday. 98 degrees was the actual temperature. it felt like 109 degrees at one time yesterday. it is better today. not bad in the mountains of western maryland.

showers and storms and a high of 78 degrees in the upper elevations. a high of 93 degrees in central maryland. a good chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. but when a new cold front is starting to slide through the state. on the chesapeake bay, a southwesterly flow at 10 knots. the water temperature is 83 degrees. the yellow air quality means that if you are sensitive to things in the environment, it is not good to be outside. it is not as bad as yesterday. the record low is 54 degrees. and we will be a well as 67

degrees-72 degrees tonight. we have affront to our northwest. it will be hot today. once the front gets through here, we will cool down. we are right where we should become 86 degrees tomorrow. a slight chance of thunderstorms as well. 85 degrees on thursday. a slight chance of a thunderstorm on the eastern shore. a five degrees on friday. for the weekend, normal temperatures with a slight chance of thunderstorms each state. >> in the consumer alert, the consumer product safety commission has announced a resale roundup. it there are the top 10 recall products including four adams recalled in the last year. reselling recall programlrfed

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>> looks like another nasty hot day awaiting the ravens during training camp today. those conditions are pushing them to new limits. it is today, -- yesterday it fell what 100 degrees on the practice field. -- it felt like 100 degrees on the practice field. full pads and full hitting and long practices. they are getting set for the first preseason game to take on the redskins' thursday night they are not worried about any exotic play called formations. >> we just want to throw completions. i want to commend the offense. i want to see s throw completions -- i want to see us

throw completions in the preseason. that is what we are going to try to do this preseason. >> we will have the first preseason game for you right here thursday night. it starts at 7:30. i am jerry sandusky. i hope your day is off to a fantastic start. >> many prizes are being offered. the new $5 scratch off was launched at the with reagan's practice yesterday. -- ravens practice yesterday. >> season tickets for life. 20 tickets. -- 20 years. >> the only five other scratch off we have offered.

>> tickets for life. that is a whole lot of a football games. remember we have your official ravens broadcast. >> coming up in the next half- hour. >> there was no lack of opinion at the town hall meeting last night on the president's health care reform plan. we will show you all of the highlights straight ahead. >> in washington, the president confronts the heated debate on health care. i will have that story coming up. >> a clear stand on ag doppler this morning. this afternoon -- on 80 doppler this morning. we could see that changed this afternoon. -- a clear scanda on