>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news, i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mind. going to get a check on the traffic and weather and i hope you have air-conditioning. it's hot outside. >> starting out at 81 downtown. and muggy difficult to breathe and the air quality isn't bad today. we're green, but it's just all the moisture in the air and that's going to create a volatile situation when a front tries plow through that, we're going to see some thunderstorms. showers to our west. front's going to take a while to get through here so no improvement until late tomorrow afternoon. let's take a look at the temperatures. across the board this is the warmest morning we've seen so far this week. steamy and soupy outside this morning. take it easy on that afternoon commute. >> and stan mentioned there may be some road sweat out there because it's so hot.

i couldn't find an icon for that. >> let me provide you with some. >> ooh! >> ue. >> that was bad. >> morning commute actually not that bad. speed crenscrors. -- censors. right in the right lane at harford. stay to the left. the other problem spot of the morning a car fire at daniels road, checking drive times 11 minutes on the outer loop. about a fife-minute ride on southbound 95 from 895 split to the fort mchenry. here's a live view in a couple spots. in the area of 100 we'll sbitch to harford where we have a bit more volume much of that due to tire reads the in the road. back to you. >> our big story this morning three suspects in police custody in connection with a

hate crime earlier this week. >> one suspect admits he's a white sprem assist. we sprem cyst. good morning. the man is home recovering. his wife spoke with 11 news and also did an expert who questions claims the two teens were forced into the situation. >> ethel is determined to protect her husband while he recovers behind closed doors and addressing the savagery he endured after the couple wrapped up a fishing trip. >> here we are. trying to have some fun. and look at him. i mean, he's around but not well. >> police say 76-year-old james privet was attacked by this trio self-proclaimed white supremeicist.

watson said lock they are in asked him for water and a cigarette and erupted into violence when he said no beating the senior citizen with a hammer or bat. we asked is social gist how such a seemingly minor exchange could escalate so quickly. >> it's easy to frustrate people. people whose who feel as if they got nothing to lose by, you know, tiny little things trigger a massive response. >> the teens claim they were forced to go along with the attack but dr. rue question that is. >> i'm more concerned about this 15-17-year-olds who were seem to be be more than a bistander and who are easily

gullible. >> as ethel tends to her husband's eye socket and injuries she's concerned with the hate festering inside those. >> all these gangs are forming and where do we go from here? >> all three are facing more than a dozen charges including attempted murder. all three are still behind bars being held without bond. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jennifer, thank you. the only person ever ever convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in scotland is free. a cheering crowd welcomed him back home. in his home country he's seen as a escape go to the west used to isolate libya. he was released on compassionate grounds after recently being given only a few

months to live. scottish law allows prisoners to be shown compassion but many family members of the victims are outraged including one here in maryland. >> he brutally murdered 270 people, i see no tron grant him any amnesty. and that's what this amounts to. he's going home to his family. not to another prison or even a hospital there. >> the family says they are still trying to work through their grief and reeling from the decision, one they don't think they will ever understand. >> tom ridge says he was pressured by former members of president george w. bush's cab note raise the terror alert level before the 2004 presidential election and he said he objected to raiseing the security level despite the urging of donald rumsfeld and ashcroft. it was a video released and president bush left the terror alert unchanged.

>> 14 days is what you have left to change trade in your old car for the cash for clunkers program. >> call it a cash for clunkers selloff this weekend. >> move fast. >> started a month ago and dealers say it's been a huge success. >> business increased significantly. >> but right now we have nothing funded yet on one deal. >> he says he hasn't seen a dime from the government fronting the cash for more than 100 clunker trade-ins at $4500 a pop. >> about a half a million dollars. and it's scary. >> some dealers dropped out of the program early for fear of not getting rei mean bursed. >> they are going to get their money. we have their money. >> but only $145 million out of $3 billion have been paid. >> there was so much more

demand than expected. >> there's worry another backlog could be created. g.m. and chrysler have agreed to cover short falls and -- >> we are doing everything in our power to expedite the processing of these applications. >> well, it's highly i mean probable that you'll become a millionaire in a matter of seconds, but it is possible simply by wining the maryland lottery. the mega millions jabbling pot is at a whopping $207 million. to win you must match all six numbers. the odds 176 million to one. sounds easy enough. remember? the drawing tonight right here on wbal-tv 11 at 11:22 p.m. sharp bringingtous our water cooler question of the day, what would you do with the

money if you won the mega millions jack shot? email your spons to watercooler@wbaltv.com, i know you said you got your ticket? >> yes. >> i'm getting mine today. i'm splurging $10. >> i would start by getting you half, mindy. we're a team. i roll like that. >> cross my fingers. >> all right. >> i think he's kidding. >> on tv hill coming up enjoying more food and taste could be as simple as kicking the habit. >> and so far, so good on your area roadways. checking your morning commute. a few problems to watch for but over

>> top of the morning to you. this muggy air mass is going to hang around with us for at least another 1 1/2 days then pushed out of here by a strong cold front. showers and storms ahead of it. none over our neck of the woods but hagerstown a little bit of light showers. partly cloudy and warm and humid for the majority of the day but late this afternoon the risk runs about 60% for showers and thunderstorms 80-92. by the end of the weekend low 80's. more on that coming up. >> in this morning's medical alert chatting with therapists online could help some of those with depression. when administered by a trained therapist in real time the study involved those diagnosed

with depression and those who added online support were better quicker. >> stop smoking. a new study finds the shape of the taste buds electronically stimlating the tongues of 62 depreek soldiers to -- greek soldiers. >> i think if anyone shocked my taste buds, they'd wake up too. >> coming up the best and brightest in baseball are here for the cal ripken world series including a maryland team that could win it all. >> and a live look over downtown baltimore. up next we update weather and traffic pulse 11 for your morning commute.

>> good morning, sarah caldwell

checking on your morning commute. a few things to watch for. tire reads the in the road to be outer loop north side along the area of harford road. use caution, stay to the left. you should be ok. as far as speed censors, should be ok. it's been a while sips a reported car fire so it's probably out of there by now. toward 95 on the knot east corner, 11 minutes. let's give you a live view of traffic. heading out at the fort mchenry coming toward us free at the toll plaza, harbor tunnel traffic equally smooth at this time and a life view of the harrisburg expressaway. looking good. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11 now another check to be buses and trains. we go to kurt kroncke and a

check on the buses and trains. >> the pen line 401 six to 10 late. 890 on the brunswick line. light rail metro subway on schedule. 44 bus with a 30-minute delay. look for the 50 bus to be diverted at sinclair and chesterfield due to crurks. i'm kurt kroncke back to sandra shaw. >> thanks, kurt. the good news is weatherwise tomorrow is not going to be great but sunday should be good with the low eight and lower humidity. the strong cold front to our west. out ahead of it feels like the tropics this morning as we are looking at an 81-degree reading in the metropolitan area. 78 at the airport. upper 70's to lower 80's along

the eastern shore and moisture in the air mass today so when we do see all that percolating with the strong heat of the day we are going to get strong thunderstorms if not late this afternoon and evening, overnight tonight. looks like a good chance of thunderstorms and here we're still going to surge above the normal of 85 to 89 degrees and a mixture of clouds and sunshine. 91 and mostly sunny because they are far removed from ocean city. as we head spot weekend the as well as are going to increase and waves and there's going to be a significant risk due to hurricane bill. small craft advisory levels so not a good day to get out on the water. today a 51-degree record low was set. tonight a good chance of showers and storms, mostly cloudy skies , 70-74.

mild air mass in place. throughout day tomorrow, very good chance of seeing showers and storms, some of which could be quite strong then we'll see the humidity level drop and things will start to improve. still talking about hurricane bill as a category three storm. looks like it's going to skirt between bermuda and the u.s. bottom line 120 mile-per-hour sustained winds. not headed towards east coast, though. 82 and nice by sunday afternoon. >> sandra, thank you. it's the dream of many young baseball fans to play in a world series. and that dream is coming true for a group of young boyz playing in the cal ripken world series. >> and one maryland team is still in the hunter for the championship. >> now the quarterfinals of the ripken world series were played today here at cal senior's yard. four teams from around the

wormed and the united states including the upper montgomery county team from maryland. i had a chance to ask those how cool it is to be in cal ripken world series. >> get to meet a lot of other players and this is a great experience for you like a one in a lifetime chance. >> playing on the field. >> mexico played that dominican republic and 6'5" pitcher jefferson ma jaia in the first game though it was mexico on the infield single who scored first, 4-0 lead. oregon played forest hills and the kids from tampa, florida hoping to get to the finals. >> it would be really cool because you would have a chance to be on tv and it would be a one in a lifetime chance.

>> that would be awesome. playing on tv and everything. that would be the best thing. >> now the semifinals of the tournament will be played tomorrow and the finals on saturday. all three games will be simulcast on wbal-tv 11 plus. >> you can watch the ripken world series this weekend on wbal-tv plus comcast 208 verizon phi yose channel 460 and dinl the channel 11-2. the complete schedule is on our website. >> the federal government is giving colleges and universities advice on how to deal with the h 1 n 1 virus this year. there's talk of how easily the virus could spread. if there's space for temporary dorm rooms for six students, encourage using them and be flexible. at towson university they plan

to roll out an educational campaign for students, staff and faculty. >> you should stay at home, not come to work, not go to class. until you are fever-free without any medication to reduce your fever for 24 hours. so that is going to be the message we are going to convey to everybody on campus. >> the towson university will also offer a mass immunization in september and the shots will be free for students and the government guidelines via face book and twitter and other sites popular with young adults. >> and a process to promote skin regeneration naturally by using your own blood a select few board certified doctors have been using cell fill for the past few months. a patient's blood is drawn then plate lets and find rin are separated the resulting product

is then injected into the treatment area. >> over the course of eight weeks they develop new collagen in both the blood vessels and really use their own cells and tissues to reverse the signs of aging. >> the product should last 18 months or longer. doctors say there's no bruising, as welling or launching. expected cost is $1,100 for four cc's. time is 5:52, 77 degrees on tv hill. much more ahead on 11 news today. >> taking a look at your answers also to the water cooler question of the day. >> and here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> this was the scene 50 years ago today when the united states said aloha to hawaii. president dwight eisenhower signed a declaration making hawaii the 50th state of the union and reissued the 50-star configuration to the flag that became official july 4, 1950. >> a womening ticket for wednesday night's power ball drawing was sold worth nearly $260 million to the lucky winner who is yet to come forward. the store owners themselves receive $50,000 just for selling the winning ticket. the idea of being a millionaire sounds real nice to most of us,

i would imagine all of us. i just wouldn't want the hassle of being rich? well if you do like the thought you still have a chance to win the bucks buzz up to $207 million you can catch the mega millions drawing right here on wbal-tv 11 at 11:22 tonight. that brings us to your answer of our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked what would you do with the money if you won tonight's mega amillions jackpot. >> ty boings writes once i regain consciousness i'd repay my debts and purchase my home and help select family members with their debt. >> all family members are, like, who does and doesn't ty like? >> well, send letters to ty now. >> keep those responses coming to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we'll post all of them on our front page of our website.

>> a baltimore county woman is suing police for what they did to her in front of her kids. >> and world sports spotlight once again, what could be coming here at 6:19. >> and as the amount of drive-ins around the country is dwindling one teen is coming up with a unique way to live out the experience. >> and checking out ac doppler this morning. things are going to be firing up as the day progresses. details on that and your weekend forecast coming up.

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it's not just the future, it's life. cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy a '09 cobalt for $168 a month after a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details. >> three people are behind bars for the hate crime beating of an elderly man this week. i'm jennifer franciotti, details are next. >> i'm brook hart in washington, the obama administration announces cash for clunkers will end on monday under pressure to make sure the program is seen as a success. i'll have that story coming up. >> and a frightening scene on