that rain on us last week. the good news is we're starting off very nice this week. mostly sunny skies on this monday. 68 downtown to begin things. 61, significantly cooler, at b.w.i. marshall. and on the eastern shore we are looking at the low 60's to begin things. for the morning we'll be 64 when you head to the bus stop today. plenty of sun. once it's up at 6:47. this afternoon, it looks like sunny and 83. sunny today with highs in the mid 80's across the board. the exceptions, ocean city at 76 and the mountains at 76. so a nice start to the week. how long will it last? we'll check that out with your seven-day, but right now let's check in with sarah. >> one problem at route 108, clarksville pike in howard county. an accident being cleared there. no word on what lanes are blocked. we'll let you know once we find out. preston attica need ral -- at cathedral, closures until noon

today. volume still light. an 11-minute right on the -- ride on the northeast outer loop. let's give you a live view of traffic in the white marsh area. so far so good, picking up ever so slightly in volume. no sign of delays yet looking good into howard county and beyond. harford road, inner and outer loops checking out fine. the rest of the major roadways in great shape. back to you both. good morning. >> thank you. our big story a violent weekend in baltimore city as police investigate four separate shooting incidents on sunday alone. >> mayor sheila dixon tells 11 news she is fed up. 11 news reporter kate amara is live at police headquarters with more. >> three of those four incidents were deadly. the spade of shootings began when israeli mason was shot several times in the 2000 block of mcculloh street.

he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the next killing, three hours later in south baltimore. 35-year-old andre williams was gunned down in the 100 block of west craw street. another man was murdered just afternoon on sunday after being shot in the area of west cold spring lane and reisterstown road. and according to balm bum police, the search is on for whoever gunned down a man on west pratt street just after 6:00. officers say that victim may have been shot about a block away and then staggered to the area nor help. for help. we do have reaction from mayor dixon who spoke to 11 news right in the middle of this violent streak in her city. >> we got to continue to go after illegal guns. i can't stress that any more. we're still working on a host of issues. i think we're making those kind of strides. do i need some trying times? it's a matter of saying do we want to go backwards or continue to build on that even though we have less? are you committed to the plan in

making a difference for the citizens of this city? >> the violence continued into this day. just after midnight baltimore city police confirm another serious shooting incident that happened, marking the fourth shooting on the spreet in the last four weeks. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a west baltimore priest is letting guns into his church for the seventh time, all in an effort to get them off the street and stop the violence. 21 guns were turned into st. gregory the catholic church. the program offers $100 for each workable automatic or semi-automatic handgun and assault rifle and $50 for any other workable gun. no names were taken. >> we're grateful for the people who turned them in. several who turned them in said they had them laying around the house and they were afraid they would fall into the wrong people's homes, which is the right motivation to turn in

these guns. >> after airing the story, the monsignor told you he received more calls from people wanting to turn in their guns. all guns collect ready turned into local law enforcement. >> in this morning's "project economy report," the stawt audit says the state has no money set aside for the fire and police pension system. the report is for firefighters and police hired before 1947. ed gallagher says the pre1947 plan has always been a pay as you go system and that there are not many people still left on that plan. mayor sheila dixon says despite recent legal issues she's facing she continues to fight and work hard for the city. she also addressed residents' concerns of who's splitting the bill for her legal battle. >> my focus is not allowing the citizens to burden and focus on all of taxes and issues. so i don't want a burden that the taxpayers on a whole host of

issues that we're currently dealing with in this economy. >> mayor dixon also says the city's doing everything possible to save money. that includes cuts in salary and freezing jobs. she also says she signed a document stating she will take the maximum furlough days. you can view the mayor's interview on our website, wbaltv.com. >> today president obama goes to new york looking to kickstart his drive for regulatory reform on wall street. the raging health care debate and opposition have helped move that issue to congress's back burner. brook hart has that story from washington. >> it was a year ago today lehman brothers collapsed and the financial panic began. investors and homeowners saw wealth wiped out and two administrations stepped in with massive bailouts and aid. president obama today highlights what has changed and what hasn't. not a single new law has been enacted to prevent a repeat. but the president will say the

economy is better off. thanks, he'll say, to bold steps. >> rescue the financial system, to ensure that our domestic auto industry didn't go out of business and to stimulate the economy. that certainly cost a lot of money, but it's something that we had to do. >> we have come to speak -- >> thousands of protesters came to washington this weekend angry over those steps. >> we're spending too much money we don't have. >> and wary of the obama health care plan. >> we must stop this government takeover of health care. >> one advisor to the president said more people need change than oppose it. >> i don't think we ought to be distracted by that. my message to them is, they're wrong. >> senate democrats this week unveiled the only reform bill with g.o.p. input. it offers no optional government insurance. >> you turn on the table and it won't be. we'll be using the coop as an option at this point. >> will senator snowe or any g.o.p. senator report it? >> we invite the republicans to

join us for this historic opportunity. if they do not, we are still going to go forward. >> changes are made, changes aimed at getting the reform. the president aims to blunt criticism in the process. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> well, it was all about the o yesterday at m&t bank stadium as the ravens beat the chiefs by 14 points to start off the 2009 regular season. joe flacco led the ravens' offense with 501 total yards against kansas city. that's a new franchise record. the second-year quarterback threw for three touchdowns in the victory. final score, ravens 38, chiefs 24. a tough task next sunday. they'll face the chargers in california. >> lookout prime-time. tonight jay leno's new show debuted. according to leno the new show will not play host to as many guests each night, rather, one guest who won't be sitting on

the couch. instead, they'll be more active in the show. leno says he hopes the show will give the opportunity to discover more talent. one thing that will be the same, his opening monologue at the beginning of the show that people love so much. you can catch "the jay leno show" right here. do you plan to watch jay leno's new show? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> not going get much sleep but i'm going to watch. >> i'm going to do the d.v.r. thing. i can't stay up like you can. we told you before about a program offering free vin etching on your car to prevent theft. how you can take part. >> police say their search for a missing yale student could be over. details on the tragic turn in the case.

>> a very good monday morning. 68 degrees downtown. the sunrise, official time 6:47. once it comes up, we're going to see plenty of it. a gorgeous forecast for this monday. 84 degrees. in central maryland today. 76 in ocean city. 76 in the mountains. a nice start. it's going to last through midweek and then we're going to see a pretty deseptember change. details coming up. >> "covering the nation," police officials believe a body discovered inside the wall of a yale university building could be that of a missing graduate student. the body was discovered yesterday inside the very same building where the 24-year-old was last seen five days ago but never seen leaving the building. officials are presuming the remains are lay's but a positive i.d. has not been made yet. lay's family has been notified. the body was found the same day she was scheduled to get married. >> one person is dead, another injured after shots were fired at a high school party in indianapolis. police officials say an unidentified teenager started

firing a handgun in the party around midnight, killing an 18-year-old and injuring a 15-year-old. apparently the gunman fired shots following an argument. police have no suspects in the case. >> 5:11. 59 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a look at jay leno's highly anticipated move to prime-time. >> plus great news for disney lovers. massive expansion plans. >> and we're keeping tabs on an early morning accident in howard county. we'll update you on that location.

>> monday morning, oh, man. >> i know. >> fortunately there's nothing major out there. just one accident of note. if you're heading out in howard county, eastbound 32 right at route 108. that's been there for a little while so hopefully it will be cleared shortly. nothing happening on 95 in howard county. 100 looking good as well. westbound preston at cathedral closed until noon today. 60 miles per hour in the area of harford road in the router loop. in the outer loop. looking pretty good overall. 95 at white marsh running smoothly so far. even out of harford county and cecil county looks good, too. here's a live view of the beltway at harford road in both the inner and outer loops

equally smooth at this time. we'll keep you posted on any delay that start to crop up. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. good morning. hope you had a good weekend. >> did i. we're look good right now. a few diverses, 17 at corporate and international. the 15 bus at saratoga and green. on the light rail, about a 10 to 15 minute delay north and southbound. metro on schedule. and marc trains on-time service. the metro subway is your best ride from owings mills to east baltimore and many points in between with free parking at the old court, milford mill, reisterstown plaza. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning to you. it turned out ton a nice second half -- to be a nice second half of the weekend.

right now near nice and high and dry, free and clear. all the clouds to our south and west. it looks like we're going to see mostly sunny skies today. beautiful sunshine statewide. right now 68 downtown. 61 at the airport. 59 in easton. so those clear skies allowing the temperature to drop overnight. it's 63 in cambridge. cross the state line and it's only 65 in york, pennsylvania. a cool start. it's going to be a beautiful day. the sun will warm us up to the mid 80's by this afternoon. mid 70's, warmer than normal for the mountains of western maryland. plenty of sun down there as we look at central maryland, the heart of the state it looks like beautiful sunshine, 84 degrees and just a light westerly wind flow at about five to 10 miles per hour. so really no complaints today as we're under the nice influence, stable influence of high pressure. 76, a few little thin clouds on the beaches of ocean city but nothing like that pounding surf and blustery conditions of last week. winds north-northwesterly on the

chesapeake bay, waves a foot or less. the water temperatures are anywhere from 69 degrees to 78 degrees. we should be 79 for the daytime high. so obviously into the mid 80's. 94 the record high in 1931. the record low of 42 set back in 1975. our average low is 58 degrees. so just a little bit above that tonight. but some of our outlying areas, about 59. it looks like 66 or so downtown. the stars will be twinkling throughout tonight. what we have going on surface feature wise is a high dome of nice pressure. a nice clockwise flow around that high will keep us stable, warm and dry and protect from us any problems, at least until midweek. by midweek what's going to happen is that a front will get through. and in the wake of that, there will be high pressure to our north. anytime we have that going on over new england, much like last week we're going to pull in some of that flow from the atlantic so wednesday through at least friday it looks like a chance of

showers each day. it's going to be cooler, too. temperatures in the low to mid 70's. it looks like we're going to see periods of rain wednesday and thursday especially starting to clear out a little more on friday. then it looks like we won't really be clear until sunday by next weekend. >> in this morning's "consumer alert," this week is known as home-grown school lunch week. all week long schools in all 24 districts in the state will serve fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese and meats from maryland. some schools even continue throughout the school year. the program helps teach students where food comes from, how to eat healthier and how food is produced. officials announced new expansion plans to disney world. the dumbo ride will add in size, an added mermaid ride. four princess characters will get their own fantasy land. my daughter would love that. new restaurants will be added as well. to make room the park is tearing

down tune town and mickey and mini are moving their houses elsewhere in the park. if you missed out on free vein etch in etching, you're in luck. the free etching will take place from 4:00 to 7:00 at the oaklandmills police satellite office. your car says personal vin number will be engraved on major pieces of glass. the event is weather permitting. looks like a good day so it should happen. >> investors are following moves in the health care debate while president obama takes a trip to wall street. jane king joins us live this morning with a look at the day's business news in the "bloomberg business report." happy monday, jane. >> happy monday to you, too. president obama poised to revise calls for more financial regulations. this is coming as wall street narkz a somber anniversary. it was one year ago today when we first started seeing those iconic images of brokers walking out of lehman brothers. it will only be a few more hours

before the investment bank filed for bankruptcy protection. that ushered in the global economic crisis. today president obama will give a speech just across the street from here at federal hall. he is expected to urge the financial community to support increased oversight and regulation. the chief economist at jpmorgan chase told bloomberg thanks to the slump, the economy may see its slowest recovery since 1945. as for the number of stocks, a five-day winning streak. concern over earnings growth overshadowed a consumer confidence report. the same concern driving stock futures this morning quite a bit lower. health stocks a major focus this week. chairman max baucus saying he'll make one last attempt to win republican support before he joins other democrats in an effort to overhaul the nation's health care system which could include a government-run insurance option. rising health care costs now account for a sixth of the u.s. economy. the republicans worry the plan may add too much to the federal

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>> a familiar face returns to tv tonight. in case you haven't heard, jay leno will debut his brand new show tonight. >> and will have a star-studded lineup of guests and new tricks up his sleeve. >> there have been near constant

reminders about his move to prime-time. >> yeah, i'm ready to go on. i think the nbc height machine has done its job. >> the "the jay leno show" will replace hour-long dramas at the nightly hour that he says is stuffed with even more comedy than his old show. >> we'll keep elements of "the tonight show" that people like. we've added new things as well. >> like a massive new studio that was still being tweaked last week. >> you stand on the stage and go -- can you fix that? hang on. we're not getting feedback. the. >> the first guest will be leno's long-time friend jerry seinfeld. >> a tv icon, especially here at nbc, and a very funny guy so it should make the premiere easy. >> news also covered with jay-zee, and conway west. >> if you put people together that don't normally work together. we're not reinventing the wheel.

it's maybe putting new tires on it. >> the tv audience gets to kick those tires tonight. gina kim, nbc news, burbank. >> and, yes, another reminder. you can catch "the jay leno show" here on tv 11 at 10:00 p.m. that brings us to our "watercooler question of the day." do you plan to watch jay leno's new show? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> speaking of one of jay's guests tonight, kanye west, he has apologized to taylor swift for disrupting her apart speech during the mt. mtd -- mtv video awards last night. west walked on stage and said he was happy for her but that beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. swift later got a speech do-over courtesy of beyonce who recalled winning her first v.m.a. at the age of 18 and she wanted swift to have her moment. many members in the audience were unhappy and very unforgiving with can yea

kanye's actions. >> coming up in the next half-hour of 11 news today -- >> a deadly weekend in baltimore city. coming up next, we ask the mayor if baltimore's economic problems could be hurting law enforcement. >> i'm nikole killion in washington. president obama heads to wall street today to update the latest on the economy. a preview is coming up. >> a sunny start to your workweek. i'll let you know how long it will last in your 11 insta-weather plus forecast. >> we're still looking good delay wise this morning. but we have an accident in howard county, still clearing. we'll update you coming you

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks so much for joining us. we're going to get a check on weather and traffic. at least it's a nice day. it's a monday. >> that helps. that helps a