in just a minute. let's check on the forecast. >> we will have more storms today. the temperatures are going to climb back up. we are anticipating more thunderstorms this afternoon. here of the storms that rolled through last night. some people are still without power. more clout will be on the way later this afternoon. temperatures are holding in the upper 70's. by lunchtime we will be in the mid 80's. thunderstorms will come through in the afternoon and evening hours. there will be much like what we saw last night. that is the latest in weather. let's take a look on the roads. >> we have a few scattered incidents. on the inner loop of the beltway

just past harford road, we have an accident that has moved off to the shoulder. it is not affecting traffic. police are on the scene so it could cause some rubbernecking. a downed tree is blocking harford road in both directions. your alternate is going to be bel air road. and the pasadena traffic light is still out at ritchie highway and route watch out for that. 2 we are up to speed on most of the roads. this is the beltway at u.s.-40. nonetheless as yet. no problems here. that is the latest on traffic. back over to you. >> our big story this morning. the search continues for two suspects who are trying to --

two suspects who allegedly beat a 76 for all fishermen. our reporter is live with that story. >> from severe head injury. police say his wife witnessedshe tells baltimore city police racial slurs and started beating the victim, leaving him with a severe head injury. to be raised. they are handling this case as a hate crime. park in the victim's truck. are able to locate its a few they were able to apprehend one suspect. >> the suspect jumped out and fled. with the help of a local citizen, they saw where one of the suspects went and called police.

>> the suspect is a 28 year old who is a registered sex offender. his previous charges including rape and child abuse. we will tell you what police associating with african- americans. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. police continue to look for whoever opened fire on people in the pavilion over the weekend, some are criticizing the police of causing more violence. they are trying to play a more visible sites around town. the commissioner is advocating ait is not a policy that all are comfortable with. >> some of these guys live very overt, conspicuous signs or symbols to do that. when we see that, we should respond to it. we should engage. i want them to go off and say

welcome to the harbor. do not act like a church here. we want you to have a good time. leave all of this game stuff at home. or if you cannot, go back home. we will deal with you there. you do not get to act like a fool here. >> i think it is ludicrous. it is racial profiling. >> police said they are receiving little cooperation from the shooting victims. watercooler question of the day. do you think the city's new approach to downtown crime is aggressive police work or racial profiling? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the combination of technology and detective work is burning one case to a close.

police are being praised for the an assault and shooting. the entire incident was caught on a citiwatch camera. it was two years ago. she got into a fight outside a convenience store outside utah st. a worker watches the fight but does not do anything to stop it. she got into another altercation gun. without this valuable footage, they never would have been able to bring the person to justice. >> the sentence is 18 years. that is an outstanding sentence considering that the victim in this case never came forward. the prosecutor is using the evidence on the camera as well as testimony from the officers. >> she was convicted of assault and reckless endangerment. anne arundel county police are death of a three year-old boy. charles brandley was rushed to had fallen down some stairs. the three-year old was flown to the hospital. his injuries were too severe for just a fall. >> our officers were able to learn that he reportedly had

fallen downstairs. they were not able to corroborate the story. the injuries were not consistent with that of a fall. wednesday. death a homicide. no charges have been filed yet. >> are -- police are investigating a rape case. one person says she was sexually assaulted and the suspect fled. police have a vague description of the suspect. >> and crews are working hard this hour to restore power for three dozen customers that were stranded in the dark yesterday because of the storm. 18,000 customers were in the dark and its peak.

and state senator john carden has apologized for using resources to propose to this fiancee. he intends to pay for whatever costs before staging a phony both inspection for the boat he was using for the proposal. >> questions about what resources were used, how were they used, who was involved, whatever relationship they may have been. those are the type of questions i have. >> we have learned that both the city's helicopter and police boats were used in the august 7 proposal. obama administration officials are announcing a new federal guidelines to help businesses to prepare for an expected outbreak of the swine flu this fall. and others are trying to deal with the virus that is showing up in schools.

at johnson city elementary school in kentucky, the swine flu has swallowed -- followed the students back to school. >> it is scary. >> despite efforts to clean the school, there is one confirmed case of the swine flu virus. more than one-quarter of the school's students and staff were home. many were reporting a fever and vomiting and sore throat. >> it is not a good thing. there is something going around. >> expecting more cases like this at schools and workplaces this fall, the obama administration advises employers on how to prepare for it. >> everybody is holding their breath. this is a barbarous that -- this is a virus that has high activity. >> swine vaccine is expected to be available in october. >> we want people to think about where to get a vexing and make plans for that knowing that additional doses will come in

after that. >> people can protect themselves. >> make sure you get your kids and water. >> it can affect more under people than the seasonal fluke. more people will be bomb rubble. -- more people will be vulnerable. officials say is -- say schools should not close unless a lot of students become sick. >> coming up, the mornings financial news in a bloomberg business report. >> and the path of destruction at a shopping center. we will have more of the damage. >> the cash for clunkers has been great for the auto industry but not for the u.s. auto industry. details are coming up in the consumer alert.

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>> the son is starting to come up. it's 77 degrees already. good morning to you. we have some scattered thunderstorms yesterday evening. we will do it again today. the storms are pushing their way off the coast line, but more in forms -- more storms are behind it. cooler air is waiting for us. we will not see it for quite a

while. hour winds continue of the south and southwest bringing in all of this heat and humidity. 77 downtown. a portion of ocean city. a high-pressure is in control. more moist air is being pumped into our backyard. a lot of this is leftover moisture from the tropical storm. a cold front does not help us out to the north. we will do it all over again tomorrow. partly cloudy skies and an afternoon thunderstorm. a cold front will try to move through by friday. that will provide more steadier rain. in the atlantic, we are dealing with hurricane bill which is a category 4 hurricane. we will be watching it very closely. it is close to the closed but not close enough. that is good news for us.

that is not the news for bermuda. the arcane is very close to them. we have to watch how this could clip portions of new england. we will be watching it very closely. a 7-91 degrees here. -- 87-91 degrees here. it will be warm and humid. the cal ripken world series has games at noon, to look a lot 30, and five. -- 2:00 35:00. -- 2:00 35:00. -- 2:30 and 5pm. sunday will be great.

>> good morning. we still have the accident on the inner loop of the beltway. it is on the shoulder. it showed such as on the scene. it will be cleaned up pretty soon. and down a tree on harford road. the alternate is bel air road. an accident on 70 westbound at 29. the pasadena traffic light is still out. and we will give you some live drive times. the beltway a loop 11 minutes. 95 southbound six minutes between the beltway and 100. they live look at the beltway on the west side. things looking good in and out of the city. >> taking a look as some of our

top stories this morning. mother nature left her mark after a 22 ripped through one area. it touched down at a shopping center -- after a tornado ripped through one shopping center. several people had to be taken to the hospital suffering from minor injuries. and the trains are not ready to go back of the automatic service in one area. it has been operating in manual mode since the crash when several people were killed in the d.c. area. experts caution that the repetitive operation by drivers could lead to fatigue in future accidents. manually operated trains run slower. and one conservative columnist passed away. he died after a long battle with

cancer. he retired last year after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. he worked for the chicago sun- times. he was noted as the columnist who revealed the identity of one person. he was 78 years old. >> american automakers are not the only ones benefiting from the cash for clunkers program. they are not benefiting the most. toyota has sold more cars than any other maker under the government program. it is followed by the honda civic, the fourth focus -- ford focus. it should not be hard to keep

the doctor away this year. this year's apple should be bigger and better this year. nintendo is on the hot seat. our reporter has the bloomberg business report now. >> it morning. we are watching computer stocks. hewlett-packard says sales fell last quarter. this news allowing the effect of the net books. revenue is expected to grow this quarter. revenue is expected to grow this quarter. sony is slashing the price of the play station three just under $300. stocks are rising falling better than expected earnings at home depot and target.

we are tracking the gains higher on the day of the bloomberg maryland index. consumers are trying to repair their finances. credit-card balances are plummeting. card debt fell more than 3% in the second quarter. areas are experiencing higher unemployment and declining home values, but there are areas seeing an increase in credit card use. the credit-card reform bill takes effect soon. reporting for wbal tv 11 news. >> back-to-school for college students will translate into hundreds of dollars spent on textbooks. prices have risen so much that loss may be changed. our reporter takes a look. this college textbook about $125. in paperback, $50.

textbook prices of nearly tripled over the last few years. stennis spend about $1,000 a students spend almost $1,000 a year on college books. it is almost unbelievable. >> used is $107. while the science books tend to be the priciest, it is a lesson in economics. room, board, and books are a triple threat for higher education. >> it is largely due to predatory practices on the part of publishers. >> publishers say the facts are being misrepresent it. students continue to pay and pay. coming up tonight at 11, how our students paying for this, and what they can do to save money. >> that is right around the corner for you. they're ready.

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>> good morning. here is the latest on traffic. we have some reports of accidents, one is on westbound

70 at 29. the other is north of cold spring lane. we're still dealing with the downed tree. harford road is closed. the alternate is going to be bel air road. some horses in the road near turner road. watch out for that. in an absolute delight -- inner loop and envelope are light -- out her loop are light. -- outer loop are light. >> we dealt with thunderstorms yesterday evening. we will do it again today. a few clouds are trying to clear out of baltimore right now. some patchy fog in some locations. temperatures are mainly in the 7's. -- 70's.

by lunchtime, in the mid 80's. we expect the first bombs to form around 2:00 or 3:00. -- first storms to form around 2:00 or 3:00. we will have more in the seven- day forecast. >> the on-again and off-again marriage of sean penn and robin wright penn is off again. people magazine is reporting that she filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years citing irreconcilable differences. they have dismissed the petitions previously. the magazine reports they have a file for joint custody of their son. silane deion will be singing lullabies -- selling the locelil

be singing lullabies sen. she is expecting her second child. -- lullabies soon. she is expecting more second child. she is fertility treatment to do so. >> sandra shaw will be appearing on "live! with regis and kelly" she filed this report from the big apple. >>now she will be on "live! with regis and kelly" i am getting ready for live with regis and sandra. everything is very laid-back. we have tim gunn from "project runway." here is sunday the state/baltimore area. other forward to you all -- i look forward to all of you watching me.

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>> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. >> and as for joining us. we have a quick look at the forecast for today. >> and other warm spot to our day. temperatures will be -- muggy start to our day. temperatures will be in the mid 80's by lunchtime. mostly cloudy skies. after that the thunderstorms will roll in which can be heavy at times. we will talk about how long this story weather pattern will last in the seven-day forecast. >> our big story this morning is that police are looking for suspects in a hate crime.

>> the man is in critical condition in the hospital. our report for those of us live from police headquarters with more details on the story. >> good morning. she tells baltimore city police that they were packing up their trip yesterday morning when they were approached at a popular fishing spot. three young men started yelling racial slurs and started beating the victim, leaving him with a severe head injury. the only apparent motive seems to be raised. hate crime. police say the suspect fled the park in the victim's truck. it had an anti-theft device and

are able to locate its a few miles away. they were able to apprehend one suspect. he is a registered sex offender in maryland. he is accused of beating a wife because she associated with african-americans. some could only shake their heads after learning what happened earlier that day. >> he was fishing here. it is terrible. >> just evil. >> the police commissioner along with the mayor are expected to live press conference sometime later this morning. reporting live, wbal tv 11 news. >> it is going to be a noisy couple of weeks for one area. they have conducted some

explosive testings which has had some loud explosions that can be heard outside of the boundaries of the operations. the testing will continue for the rest of the month and part of september. police say they arrested dozens of people on drug possession charges at a concert. some men were allegedly selling drugs. officers seize the drugs and 12 dozen dollars of cash. -- officers seized the drugs and $12,000 in cash. >> one church will reopen august 24 for its annual event. the church as been under repair since lightning struck the steeple back on july 1.

with almost 10 the weeks to go before baltimore county students headed back to school, teachers are returning for some on-the- job training. tim tooten tells us that fewer teachers are returning. >> some are new to teaching and someone new to baltimore county. >> i am from fort worth and i love life here in baltimore. >> this new group of teachers is familiar with baltimore county. " i went for the baltimore county school system. i loved the experience that i have. i know the curriculum. it was an easy decision to determine which county to teach in. >> those numbers are likely to change even more. the teachers' union is digging for answers. >> we want to look at what causes teachers to lead. right now people cannot retire.

they compare baltimore county across the state, and we have a high turnover rate. >> it is very exciting to see all of these young people and some that are not young that are coming from other areas. baltimore county is a great school system. they will make it even better. >> summer sang better with the support of a superintendent. >> you're always -- some are saying better with the support of a superintendent. >> you're always excited. there is great talent here. >> more than 4000 teachers were hired across the state this year, but there remains a critical shortage in areas such as language, high school science and math, and special education. >> >> we have a few incidents

scattered around the area. an accident on 70 westbound right at 29. we are dealing with the downed trees in glen arm. the alternate is bel air road. those where still in the -- those horses are still in the roadway. things are moving fines in both directions in this area. things of looking good around the tunnel. over to you. >> temperatures rise now are on the mall side. he will need to take the umbrella with you on your drive home from work. 84 degrees in ocean city.

it is warm and humid with the afternoon thunderstorms developing. a little bit cooler than yesterday but not by much. a chance of isolated thunderstorms becoming heavy in parts. we will have more in deep seven- day forecast. >> all coming up, he may be a little dog, but as to what is being called a big hero by his owner. -- but this dog is being called a big hero by his owner. >> i will have details on health care coming up. >> we're still taking your answers to our watercooler question of the day. do you think the city's new approach to downtown crime is aggressive police work or racial profiling? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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saying he had fallen down the stairs. the boy died last wednesday from his injuries. officials say they are not sure of the cause of death. no charges have been filed. police are looking for the suspects of a man who entered a burger king and dropped it. he then crossed the street to arby's where he took money from a cash register. no one was hurt. if you have information call baltimore county police. police continue to look for whoever opened fire on people at the pavilion on the weekend, some are criticizing the aggressive approach of the police as creating more violence. the commissioner is advocating a more direct approach to suspected gang members. some call the approach racial profiling. >> that brings us to your answers of the water cooler question of the day. >> we asked if the new approach

helpful or racial profiling? >> one person says this is not racial profiling. why is being stopped as well. the police need to step up their assertiveness to go after these gangsters. good work by the mayor and the top cop. >> i do not see this as racial profiling. i agree that many where their gang signs for all to see. what do others propose? police to sit back and wait for the next gun to be fired? the least they are working to make a change in solve the problem. we will pose more of your answers on the front page of our website at wbaltv.com. >> the president is talking health care again. he is addressing religious leaders across the country. nikole killion joins as more with -- joins us with more on that story. >> good morning.

millions of people of faith are supporting health reform. >> message. >> you will see the consistency of ensuring that we cut costs. >> robert gibbs trying to downplay criticism over the last comments of a public auction from the illustration. >> that is not the essential element. >> gibbs says the president and health secretary are open to ideas which is what they have said for months. >> sunday must of been a very slow news day. here is the bottom-line. absolutely nothing has changed. >>fears over potentially losing the public auction has riled up some.

and democrats may go it alone without republican support on a health care reform bill. democrats need to scratch their entire approach and start over. in washington, nikole killion, wbal-tv. this is separate from the health-care bill. it deals with an investigation into executive compensation. democrats are requesting to see the records of some of these insurance companies and to seek information about their highly paid employees. they want to know more about expenses and expense information from some of these companies and some of the even as they have

held outside of their companies over the last 2.5 years. >> thanks. >> i have the latest on traffic. there is an accident near north cold spring. again from accident on295 at195. that is on the shoulder there. it down the street is still a problem. and they are rounding up some stubborn horses in harford county. we will give a live look at the west side of the beltway. a bit of delay there. white marsh looking okay right now. we will keep an eye on that for you. that is the latest on traffic.

back over to you. >> we have dealt with a few scattered thunderstorms. we are still clearing out in portions of baltimore right now. there is cooler air but not for us. hour winds are still of the south and southwest bringing a lot of this he did humidity. it will be a very warm today. you will need to bring your umbrella with you this evening. a hil need to bring your umbrella with you this evening. a high-pressure is 6 c13 you will need to bring your umbrella with you this evening. a high-pressure is in control. that is allowing the winds to come out of the south and southwest. by tomorrow, we will do it again

on thursday. evening thunderstorms will develop. a cold front is moving through here by friday. it will put an end to this storm in pattern. friday will be a washout. we are watching mccain bill. -- a hurricane bill. it is currently a category 4. the winds are 135 miles per hour. it is out of our hair. it is not good news for bermuda. it may cause some problems there. it will cost some very heavy surf here. the rip currents will probably be dead. -- bad. the cal ripken will series today. the 5:00 game could have some problems with some scattered thunderstorms.

temperatures are slightly cooler than yesterday. we are dealing with scattered thunderstorms this evening. a storm a pattern for thursday. a washout by friday. rainshowers lingering through early saturday at 85 degrees. the weekend will be gorgeous. a four degrees with a partly cloudy skies on sunday. -- 84 degrees with a partly cloudy sky on sunday. >> than he. our group -- thank you. >> a victim remains at shock trauma this morning. he suffers from severe head injury. police tell us that the wife witnessed the attack. she said they were packing up their trek around 3:00 yesterday morning. they were approached by three young suspects. they started yelling racial slurs at the couple. a 76 year-old man was left with

a severe head injury. the commissioner says the only apparent motive is race. they are handling the case as a hate crime. the suspects fled the scene in the victim's truck which had an anti-theft device. there are able to track him and the rest one suspect. the suspect faces charges in this case. he has been previously charged with rape and child abuse. police looking for other suspects in this case. reporting live, wbal-tv. >> coming up on "oprah" one person is making house calls. if you are trapped in a decorating time warp in your home, you can get help. that is a day at 4:00. here is a look at what is coming up on "the today show."

>> hurricane bill becomes a major category 4 storm overnight. other powerful storms caused major damage in texas. al as the latest on the weather news. and why was a former survivor champ arrested yesterday after his interview with us? we will have that. and the position for michael jackson speaks out for the first time since his death. we will show you what he has to say. the cat who can play the piano will perform for us live. >> we will be right back.

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>> it is very early. harford county still has horses in the roadway. we headed down the street in glen arm. -- we have a downed tree in glen arm. 295 northbound 197 an accident on the shoulder. >> we are dealing with another humid day with afternoon thunderstorms. >> sandra shot is live on "live! with regis and kelly" that will