pool, you can enjoy one of the last full weekends before school starts. seasonable rains for us. right where we should be. it looks like as we head into tonight, a few more clouds. we're not going to have those strong thunderstorms like we've had. 66 to 69. then tomorrow, more mid 80's and partly cloudy skies. good weekend in store. i have your seven-day forecast coming up. right now, let's check out traffic for the friday morning commute. >> along with that nice weather we're also looking at a nice commute. a bit of a delay perhaps on southbound 95 getting down to fort mchenry. overall we are doing well. from the beltway southwest down to 32, outer loop, heading toward 75, 17 minutes on 895 south to get you from the 95

merged down to the 95 on the southwest side. here's a live few of traffic. so far moving well. not even the beginning of a delay. here's a live view. looks good so far. and that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy and stan, over to you. >> a neighborhood brought to a standstill because of the high-profile athlete behind the wheel. >> police say michael phelps collided with a woman driving a honda. kerry cavanaugh has the details. >> the accident happened around 9:00 last night in mount vernonon where it brought everything to a screeching halt, so to speak. you can see two cars blocking traffic. it was on west calvert and east biddie streets. even though he wore a ravens

t-shirt, he was easily recognizable as michael phelps. police say he was driving a cadillac escalade and collided with a honda. >> we'll look at everything, whether alcohol was a factor, red lights. >> police say they do not believe alcohol was a factor in that crash. phelps and his waffers were not injured -- passengers were not injured, according to police. the woman in the honda was taken to the hospital as a precaution. you will hear later from someone in the neighborhood who says crashes are common at that intersection and why. >> a fatal hit-and-run case involving a bike livet lift. -- bicyclist. police say they don't believe

the driver knew what was happened. yates was killed after the truck drove away. his family's attorney and police have reviewed surveillance video of the incident. they say it doesn't provide enough clues to track down the driver, but yates' family hopes otherwise. >> the family is devastated that someone would leave their loved one on the pavement with mortal injuries and just drive off. >> if you have information that could help baltimore place call 410-396-2100. >> last night was definitely the night to celebrate after the ravens won the game! ravens passing game proved to be better than anticipated. >> i want to try to have the same expectations i had last

year, which were none, and that way my feelings won't be disappointed if it turns out to be bad, and if things turn out great, i can be blissful the entire time. >> i think people have been thing some things about us because they thought last year was a flash in the pan. >> later highlights from the game. >> michael vick has signed a deal with the eagles. he hasn't played since being charged with running a dog-fighting ring in virginia. he has been allowed to sign with the team but he's prohibited from preseason games. that brings us to aur "water cooler question of the day." what do you think of the philadelphia eagles' decision to sign michael vick? e-mail us watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> a baltimore county man is in police custody after they say he attacked his wife with a hack et. -- hatchet. fortunately the woman was not hurt. the suspect faces charges of domestic assault. >> today president obama embarks on a tour of public health care. >> the president is going to take a family vacation, but first he'll hold a town hall meeting. >> president obama heads west on a health care reform meeting. >> one poll shows his efforts in trouble. >> rationing happens now. >> 34% of americans tell u.s.a. today that they are now

sympathetic to protesters. 21% say less so. gingrich wants more town -- newt gingrich wants more town halls. some say the president is pushing everything from abortion to euthenasia in his reform plan. >> we're trying to stop those -- the misinformation. >> the add pays for the doctors teaming up with the major union to back the president. >> it means you can't be denied coverage for a preexisting condition or dropped if you get sick. it means putting health care decisions in the hands of you and your doctor. >> the -- the ad targets a dozen states including mont and colorado. that's where the president next makes his case for health care change, clearly behind where he thought he would be in getting reform passed.

brooke hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one man's actions at a hagerstown townhall got him arrested and the secret service involved. the 51-year-old male is holding a sign that said "death to obama. also on the sign it says death to michelle and her two stupid kids. >> a raging wildfire rips through -- force >> here's a live look at traffic. this is the beltway. very light right there at this on friday morning. more on your weather and traffic when we come right back.

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>> welcome back to "11 news today." there is some patchy fog out there. we will see more sun today than we saw yesterday. high pressure paving the way for a nice, dry weekend in the mid-atlantic. a whole lot of nothing over the state right now. we saw some pop-up thunderstorms late in the day yesterday, but nothing too significant. 84 to 86 degrees. 86 is our normal high for august 14th. saturday 86 and mostly sunny. sunday 88 and mostly sunny. if you have a chance to get down to the shore this weekend, it is going to be great. the surf temperature is 76 degrees. partly cloudy, 66 to 69. the rest of your seven-day forecast coming up. >> a raging wildfire in the mountains along the pacific coast of california has forced the evacuation of two communities in that area. hundreds of firefighters are battling the fires in the santa

cruz mountains as more than 34,000 residents in the community of bonnie dune are forced to leave their homes. evacuation orders have issued for people that live in the town of swanton as well. this started wednesday night and has now grown to 2,300 acres in less than a day's time. >> as to whether former north carolina john edwards is the father of a campaign workers child, last august he admit today having an affair with a woman that served as a videographero on his 2008 campaign. up until now he's denied fathering her 18-month-old child. a federal grand jury is

investigating whether campaign funds were used illegally to pay hunter to be quiet about the affair. >> if you are traveling, you might want to pack lighter. we'll tell you what airlines is raising prices and why you may want to avoid them. >> some people may be able to retire sooner than expected. >> things continue to run smoothly this friday morning and check on any students tha

>> now traffic and weather.

>> good news to report -- absolutely nothing going on out there. if you're heading out in the next few minutes, we are tracking area roads and the speed sensors and you can see all of them looking good so far. a lot of green on the major roadways. we can also look at drive times. your southbound commute, 11 muns also on the outer loop. about a 17-minute ride. 89 south to the i-95 merge. live view of traffic in the white marsh area. monitoring this shot for delays sms -- delays. we'll switch over to a live view of the northeast side at hartford road and so far moving pretty well. lats the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we'll check the buses and the marc trains. >> we're looking good on the

m.t.a.. 33 bus is by-passing arm stead gardens mple 15 bus diverting at gill ford and fay et, and the 36 bus with the al media and curt avenue. also on schedule. and marc trains looking good at this hour. no delays at this hour. for the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. back to sandra shaw. >> happy friday! we've made it through an interesting weather week. a whole lot of nothing going on over the mid-atlantic today. we're dealing with thsh that trend is expected to continue all weekend long. temperature-wise, 73 downtown. 68 at b.w.i.-marshall. 68 over at easton, and 78 on the shores of ocean city. taking that state-eyed wide tour

for some refreshing upper elevation air. 78 heather degree elevation. chances of thunderstorms to the west. might encounter a little bit of light patchy fog around baltimore, too. going to burn off quickly, though. sun 86 degrees. for once, it looks like we're going to be dry for the first time this week with no major chance ever showers or storm. -- chance of showers or storms. it looks like the surf temperature is anywhere from 72 to 76 degrees. >> taking to the bay today, winds out of the east-northeast at 6 to 12 knots. water temperatures still in the low 80's. 86 is where we should be. keep this benchmark in mind because that's going to be really all weekend long where our temperature highs are going to be resting. the record was set back in 1985. the record low was set back in 1961. the normal low is 64 degrees.

partly cloudy and dry overnight tonight. the reason we're going to dry out, this nice dome of high pressure will extend its reach over the mid-atlantic and by this afternoon will set up shop over the eastern region of our state and staying there all weekend long. there is a trauf off shore but not close enough to cause any major problems. as we take a look at your seven-day forecast. we have the ripken world series this weekend in aberdeen. cooling will be airing as well on our wbal-tv digital channel. perfect baseball weather this weekend, 86 and 88 respectively. mostly sunny with partly cloudy skies. not too much humidity, so pretty comfortable for august. a chance of pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon. 88 monday and 90 on tuesday then remaining in the upper 80's with a chance of disturbance

generating showers and tomorrows with coverage of 30% on wednesday and thursday. >> in this morning's consumer alert, starting today if you fly on american airlines, you will have to pay an additional $5 for checked bags. the first bag will cost $20 and $30 for the second. the increase will bring competitors in line with delta, couldn'tental, and u.s. airways. customers can avoid the price hike by prepaying online. >> the nation's biggest 401-k provider said more people increased their savings than decreasing them in the last quarter, reversing the trend of the last three quarters. most employers that cutback their 401-k's expect to reverse themselves in the next 12 months. >> sales of bottled water have fallen because consumers are realizing that tap water is

practically free and the process of bottling water in itself helps contribute to wasting natural resources. >> they finally caught on, hey? >> let's get the latest from wall street where toxic assets -- a look at that story and the rest of today's business news in the "bloomberg business report." >> happy friday to you. a full week back. >> i know, i made it through a week. i'll try to get some rest this weekend. a surging real estate and credit card default is putting more than 12r50 -- 150 publicly traded officials in jeppy. nonperforming loans are weighing down balance sheets at many large banks across the country. the fear is that these toxic as -- assets are at levels that may cause a bank to fail. meanwhile, larger banks may be facing another kind of

earthquake. the obama administration considering hiking fees on larger financial interests tuition tozz help cover the cost of the proposed consumer protection agency. that would include banks like citibank, bank of america. >> finally, winning a -- renting a d.v.d. from blockbuster may become a thing of the past. they may close stores as they roll out rental communism osk -- rental kiosks. that is business news. bloomberg news. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> see you back here at 6:15. >> cufplg up, we'll get another -- coming up, a look at traffic and weather together. >> and don't forget to e-mail us your answer to our "water cooler

question of the day." what do you think of the philadelphia eagles decision to sign quarterback michael vick?

>> more than 20 years after he was convicted of the bombing of the pan-am flight a former libyan wants to be released. he tpwhrue blew up an air -- blew up an airplane. 259 people onboard the 747 were killed along with 11 people on the ground. >> several victims were from maryland and the idea that he may get out of prison is not welcome news to their families.

>> one family sat down with 11 news reporter melissa carlson to share their thoughts. >> one of the fuse things rosemary has of her daughter is a journal of her daughter's. >> the sky was blewer today, the sun was yellower today, and the whole of the earth seemed to be rejoicing in its own perfection. >> it may have been 20-plus years since the plane exploded over locker by, -- lockerbie, but it seems like yesterday. the man who blue up the airplane has been diagnosed wg prostate cancer and wants to live out his last days with his family. >> i am outraged.

he is a mass murder. the mass murderer of 270 innocent victims including 11 lockerbie residents in their homes on the ground. >> miriam's step-father said they have traveled overseas for the trial, says they have worked to improve safety, and this is a step in the wrong direction. >> i am afraid he'll get adulation from people there. >> rosemary is hoping that he will die in the cell he was sentenced to. >> we are praying the scottish government does the right thing by us and by our children and all 270 of our loved ones. >> wbal-tv 11 news. >> despite reports that a

decision has been made in this case, the scottish court says it will have a ruling by the end of the month. >> 69 degrees on tv-hill. >> i'm nicole killion. the president on the road wading back into the health care debate. i'll bring you that story coming up. >> and michael phelps is involved in an accident. we'll show you the crash. >> as we head toward the weekend, things are drying out. i think you'll like the forecast for the next three days. >> if you're going to be traveling soon you'll like the morning commute. so far looking very good. we'll update you on traffic

>> happy friday morning to you, everybody. welcome back to "11 news today." i'm stan stovall. >> a'm