[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will get to other big story in just a minute. s job of the forecast what sandra shaw. >> -- let's check on our forecast with sandra shaw. >> we may see some showers around. the good news is that even though there is going to be a tropical systems and our vicinity, it will be well offshore because of a front coming through here. another quiet hot one. nothing happening on hd doppler

over or state right now. 73 degrees downtown and at the airport. mostly sunny skies today. we cannot get a lot of moisture just yet. let's check traffic. >> we have a busy morning commute for motorists on northbound i-95. we are tracking an accident in the 295. two right lanes are blocked. this is one ankle of that. traffic is getting by to the letter -- this is one huppah angangle of that. perhaps a third line is blocked. we will switch over to view another angle of this. this is the big problems of this morning. it is going to impact traffic. it is the biggest problem for now. we have those manhole covers

that were blown off in the city. that closure is near mulberry. we will have more on that. that is the latest. back to you. >> we begin with a breaking news this morning. eran era s in it. >> -- an era has ended. senator ted kennedy has died due to brain cancer. >> we have a look on his life and legacy. >> he is the youngest brother stressed -- thrust into the limelight by success in tragedy. he came to the senate in 1962 to replace his brother the newly elected president. he ran for president himself a decade later but lost to jimmy carter he drove an accident --

he drove a car and killed an accident which went some of his political career. he never gave up. >> the dreams shall never die. >> bill for nearly 50 years, he became a champion for the needy, fighting for the cause of his life. >> we need an entirely new model of research, prevention, and the treatment. >> his own health may despite personal. last year he was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. it did not stop him. he gave the candidate barack obama a rousing endorsement. >> i have come here tonight to stand with you, to change america. >> he appeared on capitol hill and was a champion of health care. >> it keeps them going day after day. his determination before he goes

on to the next life, this country is going to have national health care for everyone. >> his passion for politics is now silent. funeral arrangements are expected to be announced in the next day or so. nbc news, washington. >>, morning commute could be long for today if you travel downtown. several streets are blocked off after four manholes covers were released when they were blown off. our reporter has more details. >> the morning. i am here on the utah street. i want to step out of the way so you can see the crew is in this area. they have been working for more than 10 hours straight on this situation. some men are down in the area and are digging some debris out of the way. the situation unfolded just before 6:00 last night. these are conduit covers over lines like electric and gas lines, not sewer lines. crews have been testing this to

see if there is any buildup of methane gas from sewer lines has occurred. as of last night, they did not find any buildup. they have been testing the lines to see if there was some sort of a natural gas explosion. officials say this is not normal for an everyday occurrence. >> people should not start fearing walking down the street that a man who is going to pop up. it is not one of those lightning strike type of things. it is very unlikely. >> we are back live at the scene. you can see the bobcat moving around the area. officials are here along with firefighters. we have been trying to get the attention of workers to get an update. no one has come over to talk to us. we love to bring you with updated information by our next report at 5:30. reporting live, wbal-tv. >> thank you. baltimore county police are investigating a stabbing in catonsville. when police arrived, they found an adult male suffering from

stab wounds. he was taken to a local hospital. no wound -- no word on his condition. something happened in broad daylight in yesterday afternoon. police say a man was shot multiple times outside of a walgreens. he died at the scene. the search for the gunmen continues. >> three men accused of raping a woman is behind bars tonight after one of the victim's license plate helped police track them down. a 19 year-old, a 20 year-old, and another man were accused of raping a woman after giving her a ride downtown. it occurred at a parking lot of seton keough high school. a similar situation happened with another female. the third victim is credited with helping police track down the suspects. >> the victim in this case was able to provide critical

details to the police investigators despite the viciousness of the attack and the violence that she endured. >> police say that critical information led them to one of the suspects who confessed and turned in his friends. all three are being held without bond. kevin o'malley is filling in the details regarding the cuts that have to be made in the state budget. it includes 205 layoffs, furloughs, and million dollars of reduction in state aid. community colleges will feel the pinch as well as other institutions. >> these are difficult times. we have to make the decisions necessary in order to protect our priorities and continue to move forward to the other side of this recession. >> the governor will officially present those cuts to the board of public works later this morning. >> a new law will band texting while driving.

many parents are fearful of the habit especially behind the wheel. there is a new and powerful public service announcement to drive home the dangers of texting while driving. take a look at this. this video may be disturbing. >> [screams and crashing] >> this is not airing in the usa but is on youtube. it is airing in britain. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. the sink this psa is too graphic where does that send the right message? e-mail your response to us. it is hard to watch. >> 71 degrees tv hill.

police officers are under investigation after firing in -- at a school. >> and one person tries to cash in his car under the cash for clunkers program. >> here is a live look at traffic. this is the beltway at liberty road. an update on weather

>> there is a front to our west and we have some nice dry weather. mostly sunny skies today. 87-91. sunset tonight at 7:46. we will be around 70 degrees then. >> covering the nation this

morning, and mansion arizona was taken into police custody after he -- a man in arizona was taken into police custody after he tried to trade in his car after leaving the scene of a fatal accident in trading it in to the cash for clunkers program. he tried to trade in his bmw saying the damage was caused by an animal. >> police are investigating a shooting involving two other officers. a man ran into a preschool of with a knife allegedly. the officers nearby followed him. when they finally located him in the classroom, they opened fire killing the man. children witnessed the entire thing. counseling was made available for them. they are trying to determine if the officers did the right thing. still ahead, nasa scrubs and other large for the space

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>> it is pretty busy this morning with manholes exploding. >> yes. we are dealing with some early morning accident. one is on northbound i-95. you can see we have the two violins still closed. -- two right lanes closed.

we will keep posted on this one. we're also dealing with an accident coming in on the westbound bay bridge. it is blocking the center lane. we are watching for delays to develop here. we will let you know what happens. we have manhole covers that blew off near mulberry. howard fisher alternate there. we will keep you posted on these problems this morning. otherwise we are doing quite well on the other roads. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we have the 1, 8, 20, 36, 40, 91 diverted due to the manhole cover situation. be prepared for those problems. we do have a 16 line with the westbound version. a water main break is also in effect causing some diversions.

the bronson line and some of the other lines are running problem free. now back to standard. >> i hope you are doing well. let's take a look at the age doppler. not a lot is happening. there are showers and storms associated with the front of the great lakes. that is not going to affect debt until tomorrow. -- that is not going to affect us until tomorrow. 76 in ocean city. we will have a high today of 90 degrees. that is in central maryland. it is going to be a blazing hot day today. the winds will be light and out of the west. weights only 1 foot today. mostly sunny skies.

the record high was set back in 1948. we were at 85 yesterday. we are nowhere near the high. the record low was set in 1977. 62 is where we should be for our forecast an tonight. we will be above that tonight. 65 in the outlying areas. the winds are out of the west. and as high pressure is over the area. the cold front is to ever west and will continue to come through here. it is weak in nature. more klaus tomorrow. a tropical system -- more clouds tomorrow. a tropical system could be on the way.

if it does develop into a tropical storm it will be named danny. in front is pushing its offshore -- it off the shore. the tropical system interacting with the front. a good chance of storms later this week. >> maytag which recalled 1.6 million refrigerators is recalling more. a series of electrical failure is causing the unit to overheat and create a fire hazard. you should schedule a free in- home repair if you have one. the average international flight costs just over $1,000.

and the average domestic tetick is to lead to $12. -- tickk is to lead to $12. -- ticket costs $212. >> beer prices are going up. we have the business news in the bloomberg business report now. >> good morning. you will have to start digging deeper into your wallet for some of the most popular brewers. anheuser-busch plans on raising prices for most of its u.s. beers later this year to offset higher costs. it is not said which popular brands will be affected or how big the increases might be. a housing reported they could show the housing industry is on the mend. it is due at 10:00 a.m. sales of new homes probably climbed to the highest level last month according to our

estimates. a report on july orders for durable goods, that comes out this morning at 8:30 a.m. right now we have stopped futures having a flat start to trading compared to yesterday's topping on a sixth straight day of gains. the recession may be ending. i am at the new york stock exchange. reporting for wbal tv 11 news. back to you. >> we will see you back here for your next report at 6:15. >> coming up, we will get another look better morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> and job security getting very thin in the preseason especially for one position with the ravens.

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>> the ravens came into this preseason with several jobs online. the kicker. after two games, things look like they are leaning in the direction of one player. the rookie from florida state pushed a 46 yard attempt wide. look at the reaction from john harbour. it said a lot.

343. it does not give you a lot to work with. -- three for three. it is not give you a lot to work with. that went to worse according to the coach. >> if you miss a field goal, and you get into position to try to drive and escort. that is not what we want to do. we want to make the field goal. if we miss, we want to do something else. >> any number of kickers could play. i am not only competing with them but also with veterans. >> for the ravens, there are changes this week. they face their first road game during the preseason in carolina against the panthers. we will have that for you on tv 11. it will also be on the radio. i am gerry sandusky. i hope your day is off to a

fantastic start. >> ray lewis is encouraging students to work hard in school and live their dreams. childrens arrived by the busloads to join him and mayor sheila dixon at this place in north avenue. they got three backpacks, t- shirts, and other school supplies along with a good pep talk. summer camp at rifkin stadium is helping some stay out of trouble. bad news for baseball program is reinforcing crime prevention. there were special events involving the program which serves as an outreach to children during summertime. >> so far space shuttle discovery is bibliotheque 0-2 as this morning's -- discovery is 0-2 as this morning's launch was scrubbed as well.

stephen colbert is eager to have the treadmill go up to the space station. >> [unintelligible] >> the next opportunity to launch the shuttle will be friday. the time is 5:26. coming up in the next half-hour. >> i am nikole killion in washington. it is a sad day on capitol hill as tributes poured in for senator edward kennedy. i will bring you the latest reaction to his death coming up. >> it is getting out on utah st. as crews worked to repair something underground that caused a mass of a manhole cover to come flying off. the details are straight ahead. >> plenty of sun today but hotter. details are straight ahead. >> we will let you know how to get around that closure on utah st..