[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon in hd. >> good afternoon. i am mindy basara. police are investigating a hate crime that has left an elderly man in critical condition. officials believe it was a racially motivated attack. three white men attacked a 75- year-old black man while he was fishing in baltimore. it happened around 4:30 this morning.

police say they beat the man and yelled racial slurs. one of the suspects is in custody. a search is underway for the other two. we will hobble it is tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >> -- have the latest tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. many are worried that the city's crown jewel is losing its luster. jennifer franciotti has more on how the violence has people worried about the inner harbor. >> a summer day in 1980, where dense crowds descend on the harbor place, an area regarded as a wasteland transformed into a promenade of culture and leisure. this man watched the vision unfold as he worked for the baltimore office of promotion and tourism in the east. -- in the 1980's. >> you could go out and stroll around the harbor and the outside a cafe. it was a great place to jog.

>> recent incidents are endangering the sense of security. >> we have always had incidents at the inner harbor. not very frequent, but they happen occasionally. the happened occasionally in other parts of the city. this certainly was not the first time and it will not be the last. >> many are worried about the long-term impact of people to not feel safe at the harbor. >> the situation this weekend brought it to a head. we have to make sure that we address it seriously and forcefully. >> he points out of the violence at the harbor is symptomatic of a larger problem. >> this is a spillover of what happens each and every day throughout the city of baltimore. >> the thing i would personally like to see is the return of more events and festivals at the inner harbor that bring a mass of people down to the waterfront. >> it is estimated at 14 million

come to the inner harbor every year. the mayor is urging the police department to crack down on troublemakers. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mayor sheila dixon has also promised to drop in on a harbor itself for random spot safety checks. jon cardin says he plans to reimburse the city police department for help they provided in his marriage proposal to use a boat and helicopter in an effort to propose to his feet -- he used a boat and helicopter in an effort to propose to his fiancee. police are investigating whether it was a misuse of resources. he is that -- jon cardin is the nephew of maryland senator ben garden. -- ben cardin. city residents are in courage to call to report cards

left in -- are in courage to to call to report cards left in alleys and on streets. on one of vehicles will be donated to a worthy cause. -- unwated vehicles will be donated to a worthy cause. >> the goal is to allow financial independence by making it possible to own a vehicle. >> it was a very muggy start to our day, much more than what we saw in the last few days. plenty of sunshine, but you see those clouds in western pennsylvania and maryland. they are heading our way, giving way to a partly cloudy skies this afternoon. 88 degrees downtown, 84 at the airport. 86 expected in frederick.

increasing clouds as we head into the afternoon hours. looking for a chance of scattered rain showers and thunderstorms developing late afternoon through the early evening. we will talk more about what -- about when to expect as thunderstorms and who will see the greatest impact in the full seven-day forecast. >> manufacturing issues could delay the delivery of millions of doses of the h1n1 vaccine this fall. officials hope to have 20 million doses ready by october, but it appears only 45 million will be ready. now to the new twists and turns in the fight over health care. aides to president obama insists that nothing has changed in his push for a government insurance option. brooke hart has more. >> in orlando last time, lines started early for an up care

town hall. activists on all sides of the debate. >> the health-care industry is ripping off americans. >> almost 10 times as many people showed up as good fit inside. >> i will not let them blocked at a meeting when he has his hand-picked union people. >> inside, the official fielded calm questions. the president has suggested that the public option might be dropped. former party chairman howard dean is meeting of the liberal backlash. -- leading the liberal backlash. >> if the public option is socialized medicine, we have had socialized medicine for years. it is called medicare and people liked it. >> cut backlogs, slash the wait

times. the resources we are providing this time means we will be able to do it. >> republicans are looking to seize on the democrats' internal squabbles on health care. house majority -- house minority leader john boehner sent a letter highlighting the deal with pharma. drug makers have promised $80 million for the overhaul, with much of it for advertising. in the letter, john boehner urges pharma to join republicans to oppose government-run health care. >> some leaders like the idea of turning downtown baltimore into a grand prix race track. in information about the deadly collision into the hudson river.

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>> federal officials have changed a key point of their investigation into a deadly medical collision over the hudson river. previously, the ntsb said that an air traffic controllers failed to warn the plane of aircraft in its path. now they say that while the

controller failed to pass the one, the helicopter was not one of the aircraft on the radar. officials continue to investigate. nine people were killed in that accident. aig could be paying its new ceo more than $10 million a year. in a filing with the sec, american international group said that its new chief executive will receive an annual salary of 7 million -- and a salary of more than $10 million. he is said to be eligible for a performance bonus that could be worth $3.5 million. i'll answer is to to explain why baltimore is ready to hold -- al unser jr. is two to s y -- to exploit my baltimore is ready to hold a grand prix street race. >> we will talk about what to expect and when with thunders

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>> fresh off his success with the world soccer match, baltimore city is trying to get into the world sports spotlight with water racing. it is hoped -- automobile racing. in a moment, we will talk to people who know about the plans, but first, lowell melser with background. >> one and look at the harbor and where the tracks would be going, it is a win-win situation. >> that is in the 500 and al unser jr. putting his full support in a race in downtown baltimore. if anybody knows indycar racing, it is him. the baltimore city council

approved a resolution giving the development team two years to pursue the race, which is expected to bring in $60 billion to $100 million of economic impact. -- $60 million to $100 million of economic impact. >> it is like hosting the event three days straight in our city of baltimore. >> the plan is to run by camden yards and inner harbor with major straightaways on pratt, russell, light, and conway streets. >> it is a huge win for baltimore generally agree. imagine having a car speeding along the waterfront like in california. people are recognizing that we can have these great international events. >> as far as the state department of the business and

economic development, they are reeling from the chelsea-milan soccer match. >> i've never seen the number of restaurants and hotels that were full of folks who wanted to come here to see the game and a backdrop. >> joining us to talk more about this idea is indycar racing hall of famer al unser jr.. thank you for coming in, and ceo of baltimore racing development read why is baltimore a good then you for this? >> it is a really good fit with the racing because of where it is located. you are 3 miles south of new york, washington, d.c., virginia is south of us. it is the eastern seaboard. it is well populated. >> location, location, location. where the course take us?

>> it is to showcase for the downtown harbor area is. back across conway street in front of the stadium. >> you could get a lot of tourists, people familiar with the area. what would baltimore have to do to prepare for something like this? >> we have been working with the city, and getting very good support from staff and the city council leadership. we need to complete some of the studies we have under way. noise mitigation, traffic management. >> from a driver's perspective, what do you think of baltimore city? what about the streets that people wonder about? do we need to fix our streets? >> a little bit. but the track laid out is a very driver-challenging, and there are high speed.

psycho into low speed areas -- high-speed areas that go into low-speed areas. >> where are we in the selection process and who is the competition? >> we are working for rick cooperatively -- working very cooperatively. houston, boston, and others. our expectation would be $60 million to $120 in economic impact for baltimore. -- to $100 million in economic impact for baltimore. >> beautiful way to showcase the harbor and what baltimore has to offer. >> thank you for coming in. if you want to learn more, log onto our website, wbaltv.com.

>> now the 11 insta-weather-plus forecast. >> another night stay on top. we are seeing lots of sunshine over the last few days. humidity is starting to come into the mix. whenever you have an humidity, you ought to talk about a thunderstorm. in oddities are going to push their way for the to the east -- a lot of these are going to push their way further to the east. temperatures right now are pretty steamy all up and down the east coast, with cooler air toward the northwest. it will take a little while to see those kinds of temperatures. 88 at the airport, 91 downtown. 82 at westminster and annapolis. 90 at frederick. high pressure in control right now, providing a lot of the clear skies. it started to lose its influence. ec the clockwise flow, bring at -- you see the clockwise flow,

bringing in a lot of the moisture from what was tropical storm claudette. the humidity level will start to feel a little oppressive over the next few hours, juicing up the atmosphere for a potential thunderstorm into the afternoon and evening hours. a quick look on our satellite picture. we are waiting for those clouds here. but out towards the atlantic, we are watching what is now hurricane bill read it is a category 2 storm at this point, and has the potential of becoming a category 3 hurricane. this has shifted a little bit further to the east, closer to bermuda, but we need to watch it very closely. we are out of the cone of influence, what you see here in red, but anything here will be fair game for the light of the storm. the best bet is that it will continue to move north and stay out to sea.

increasing showers and thunderstorms possible. 91 to 95 degrees, and factor in the humidity and it will feel warmer than that. 91 for the 2:30 game and a chance of scattered storms at 89. the storms will be isolated, but in the isolated spots, we could see the potential for heavy downpours. we need to watch them closely as well. this shows a stormy pattern blasting through the end of the workweek. things cool off nicely on sunday. more sunshine on monday at 84. >> jon porter from valley view farms is here to answer the plant and gardening -- john purdue from valley view farms is here to answer the plant and gardening questions. -- this is one of my favorite shrubs. it is small and very colorful.

is a very first tile plant. >> let's go to the questions. >> but more than likely it is because of black spot, a disease that it is very susceptible to. the only thing to do is to treat it with fungicide. it is hard to get rid of once it is there, but keep the leaves cleanup as they drop off, or picked up -- or pick them up. roses for the most part are high maintenance. there are new ones that are very disease-free, very easy to take care of. >> that is my kind of roads. -- rose.

>> you can get rid of the bugs. mix a little soap in a bottle and spread it on. it could be almost anything. the plant is outside and it takes something up. but just a little soap and water should take care of it. >> thanks, appreciate it. if you have a question -- up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of your insta-weather-plus forecast.

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>> this just in, "chicago sun- times" is reporting that robert novak, a central figure in the val reclaim the case, has died. we will have more tonight on 11 news at 5:00. and now the maryland lottery numbers. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. i am here with maryland lottery drawing official marty strauss. we will play the pick 3 numbers. your pick four numbers in just a

moment. but first, there are two huge jackpots in town this week. the megamillions jackpot is $170 million. tomorrow night's multi match is at a record-breaking $3,750,000 could get out there, get your tickets, before it is too late. moving right along to the pick four game. >> a final look at the weather. >> with this much heat and humidity, we will be dealing

with thunderstorms into the evening hours. 91 downtown. that's for me pattern continues until the end of the weekend. >> have a great day.

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