>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. >> today we will be dry again. upper 80's. not quite as hot as it is today. partly cloudy.

84-87. a possible isolated thunderstorms today. this is a tropical storm danny. not very organized. 773 miles east to ocean city. it is still moving in the direction of the east coast. we will be on the good side of this thing if it is a hurricane by late saturday and sunday. >> thank you. >> major roads are looking good. no delays at this time. we have some sort of closures along how offered -- harvard road due to police activity is closed. dealing with closures along utah street because of a gas main break repair. saratoga is blocked in the area of green street due to the water main break repairs.

all lanes are closed in both directions. take pennsylvania asher alternates to utah. -- as your alternate to utah. this is a live view of the beltway up for the west. the delays to report on the north side. that is the late as. back to you both. >> shooting involving one of their>> police tell us a woman was injured in the incident. hazelwood. our reporter joins us live from police headquarters with more. >> a routine stop became a chase for a baltimore pity last night. the driver got away but the companion was not so lucky.

>> baltimore police said a pair of officers were patrolling on hazelwood avenue when they tried camry. the car did not stop until one particular street. the driver put the car in reverse and tried to run the officer down. at least one officer fired his gun. fled on foot. police were able to get him. the passenger was not so lucky. >> the officer followed. >> we did learn that a female passenger was injured in the right arm. we do not know if she was hit by a round that the officer shot were hit by breaking glass. >> the woman was taken to an area hospital. no officers were injured. police say they were shaken up after the incident. police are still looking for the driver of the car. if you have any information about the suspect, please call baltimore county police. wbal-tv.

>> in the "project economy" report, some cuts were approved yesterday. they will release some more state employees from jobs. everything from fire to police, after-school programs, higher education, even cancer screening will see a reduction in the budget. >> do have given us fair warning that this round of cuts will be painful. having reviewed the proposal in detail, i am inclined to agree. the list of reduction reports will affect the lives of virtually every person in maryland. >> for more information on how the cuts are broken down, go to our website at wbaltv.com and click on politics. the cash for clunkers program was highly successful. it offered customers rebates for turning in their gas guzzlers for more gas division cars ended

on monday evening. more than $690,000 were submitted from car dealers. that is roughly $2.9 billion worth. the ford explorer was the vehicle traded in the most. >> today marks the beginning of several days of remembrance is for senator ted kennedy. we are learning more about plans for his funeral. our washington bureau reporter has more details. >> his body will lie in massachusetts for the next two days until it is very here this saturday just outside of washington. to date a farewell tour begins for senator ted kennedy. his body will be escorted from the home to the library in boston. he will stay there for a memorial service friday evening. >> we will celebrate his life. >> a place where kennedy prayed

daily during his daughter's own battle with cancer is where the eulogy will be delivered by president obama. >> he was a guardian for america lewis the defender of a dream. >> he will then be buried in the arlington national cemetery. he will not be far from the capital and where there is a makeshift memorial there. >> he was a great man serving in the senate during this last century. so many of his foes embrace him. >> there are many expected to

speak at the memorial service tomorrow night. wbal tv 11 news. >> senator kennedy impacted politicians from all across the country including right here in maryland. local lawmakers are remembered him as a champion. his legacy will be felt for generations to come. not only was he a friend, but his work in washington saves millions of lives. >> when i worked with him, whether it was increasing opportunity for higher education or creating the office of women's help -- helped to bring down breast cancer rates by more than 15%, he always said we should work together. that is his great legacy. >> many lawmakers say that he helped spearhead major social shifts in this country. he always had his hand on legislation during his time in the senate. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think will be the lasting legacy of senator ted

kennedy? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com >> the school buses are moving in harford county today. >> you can always get more on the first days of school from our education reporter tim tooten on 11 news at 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. uncertain scans be creating too much radiation? >> we will get benefits and risks during pregnancy. >> major roadways are running smoothly so far. we will update you coming up.

>> 76 degrees downtown. a mouse start again. the sun will be up half past the hour. -- tha mild start again. the sun will be up half past the hour. men 7's in the mountains of western maryland today. it's like to ask for it than this -- mid 70's in the mountains of western maryland today. there may be a slight chance of a thunderstorm. bill >> is in the medical alert, the number of ct scans has quadrupled since the past and is raising concerns about too much

radiation. close to 7% had undergone -- 70% had undergone some sort of test. most scans to not pose a risk to the health of patients. some studies suggest that at least 2% of cancers are linked to this type of exposure. researchers want to do more studies to see if it this affect the outcome of patients. >> some organizations have released guidelines to help doctors to determine if pregnant women should take anti- depressant. women with suicidal thoughts are candidates for a dose of drugs and shock therapy may be considered. evidence suggests that taking anti-depressants during a pregnancy can cause risks.

coming up, a park is expected to bring in millions of dollars of revenue. some residents are not happy with the idea. we will tell you why. we will update weather and traffic when we come back. stay with us.

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go to chevy.com/openhouse for more details. >> and new accident coming in near route 29. we still have several closures in the city. harford road is closed due to police activity. saratoga is blocked in both directions at green street. that is due to water main break repairs. and a gas main break repair is also closing in other road. here is a live view of traffic

on the harrisburg expressed. it is running smoothly all the way down to the beltway. that is the latest. but the latest on the buses and the trains. >> good morning. we have all the buses right now. the 15 bus is being diverted at harford in green. and other bosses are diverted at utah and saratoga. 16 bus with a 30 minute delay. light rail is back on schedule. metro subway is back on time. back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. hope you are doing well today. a tri-star this morning. -- a dry start this morning. we run the risk of an isolated

thunderstorms in the mountains of western maryland today. it is very pleasant right now. 86 is our forecast high in baltimore. in mostly dry day and a pretty comfortable day. 85 in ocean city. your forecast for tonight gives us mostly cloudy skies and a better chance for showers and storms. 65-72. a front is stalled out. moisture well-developed as a result. tropical storm danny is a churning of the east course. there is the front with energy there. it will be wet tomorrow. a good chance of scattered showers and storms. tropical storm danny is not very impressive. 50 mauer per hour winds. -- 50 miles per hour winds.

at the take a look at the forecast, it is going to give us the potential to say a fax tomorrow and into saturday morning of the tropical storm. by saturday, it is out of our area. friday night through saturday morning is where we will see some heavy downpours and maybe some strong rip currents on the shores of ocean city. this will have minimal impact especially on central maryland. we will be an settled throughout the weekend. then it quickly raises up into it the cape cod area. today will be the driest of the next several. better chance of showers friday

night into saturday morning. by monday, fall makes a comeback. 78 degrees, partly cloudy and mostly sunny. it should be very nice outside. >> thank you. two other $12 million is how much it is going to -- $212 million is how much it is going to cost to make a new development near a park. some residents are not happy with the timing or the placement. our reporter has the details. >> wednesday afternoon, members of the baltimore city entertainment group unveiled plans for the celebration casino and the very attractive land it wants to build on, this lot near the stadium. bceg wants to install the maximum amount of machines allowed, over 350 which should generate over half a billion

dollars in revenue over the first year. that would mean close to $400 million to the state in nearly $20 million to baltimore city as well as creating 900 jobs with the facility and 2300 construction jobs. this sounds great on paper. that is the problem. at a public hearing, the chairman of the video lottery commission says he has yet to get anything in writing from bceg or the additional $19.5 million licensing fee to get more machines. they are only licensed for 500. >> we cannot move forward with any consideration of either looking at a new alternative plan until the proposal is given in writing and is accompanied by the mandatory licensing fees. >> it is also apparent that members of the public are concerned over the timing and location of these public

hearings which was held at 4:30 p.m. >> if you really want to hear input from the community, maybe you should have these meetings in the community at a time when people can attend. that is how you get input from the public. >> they have been advertising that the meetings would last until 7:00 and that attendance has filled. >> that would give people ample time to come during the process. we have had very few members of the public attend many of the event. >> wbal tv 11 news. >> the ravens annual luncheon turned into a countdown to kickoff barbeque. the barbecue featured players and coaches. and the ravens cheerleaders were there as well. the proceeds benefit their foundation which encourages development of baltimore use and

across -- youth in baltimore and across the state. >> students gave teachers coasters. the letter k is missing from the word education. the company -- the letter "a" is missing from the word education. the company did not realize the mistake when they printed them. many teachers received it as a gift. and many people are trying to determine who the anonymous donor has given millions of dollars to scholarships. not even the schools know who the top person is. it starts out with a phone call from a bank. a money order arrives in the

mail with specific instructions. $88 million total has been given out to 17 colleges in 14 states. the university of maryland is among them. >> we have so many students who need scholarship funds. we were delighted to be able to support these students. >> who is the mystery person? the money is directed -- some believe that it could be michelle obama, hillary clinton, or oprah. the schools are not spending much time trying to figure out who it is. they are thankful for it. how fantastic. it would not it be great if your child received that gift? >> yes it would. >> there is still much more news ahead on 11 news today. >> will take a look at one of your answers to the watercooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers from last night.

>> how far would you go to make things right with your spouse? this man stood on the street corner wearing a sign that read, i cheated and this is my punishment. that was after his wife caught him being unfaithful. it costs quite a commotion during the rush hour of the committee yesterday. he will return to the street

with the sun every morning for the rest of the week. -- with the sign every morning for the rest of the week. >> we ask what you thought would be the lasting legacy of senator ted kennedy. one person said he will be remembered for not backing down from a good fight in the senate. he is a liberal lion in the senate. he will be missed greatly. may he rest in peace. >> keep emailing those responses. we will read more the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. >> here is a look ahead to the next hour of the 11 news today. >the state fair begins. >> and party is being held. we will explain coming up. >> we are dealing with tropical

storm danny which may play into our weather forecast. i will let you know it's the impact will be big or minimal. stay tuned.

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