70 degrees downtown. 64 at the airport. 63 on the eastern shore. today is much like yesterday. a few more clouds will roll in. 85, partly cloudy skies. things will change tomorrow. s find out what the morning commute looks like. >> -- let's find out what the morning commute looks like. >> there is a herd of cattle in one area. the rest of the major roadways look pretty good. some problem spots at the fort mchenry -- only the left two lanes getting through due to some construction. a gas main break causing one problem. here is a live view of traffic this morning. 95 in the wet marsh area going away from us moving very well.

no problems to report in cecil county. here is a live view as the switch over to harford road. that is the latest. over to you. >> good morning and thank you. >> could smart cards provide too much information? >> could it be a new crime- fighting techniques before police? our reporter is live. >> the idea is to provide it with a plastic card they can use for buses, the rec center or the library. but some think it may be used as a law enforcement tracking system. the smart card is giving to patrons to use during the boarding process right now from the mta. they are trying to figure out which ones are being overburdened or underused. the concept is modeled after the

debit card for the washington metro area. the city wants to issue a one pass for transportation, possibly school id cards, of rex center, and libraries. >> we are asking the question, is there a 14 year-old male in this record center. then we know that this wreck center is speaking to the needs of our young people. >> the council person wants to hold a hearing on this issue within the next couple of months. we will have more at 5:30. wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think about the city's proposed one pass program? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com >> baltimore city police officer is on administrative leave as investigators look into a

shooting he was involved in. it started at his home this afternoon and ended with a suspect critically injured. police say the suspect put a gun to the back of the off duty of a surge in his home. the officer chased the suspect for three blocks. he then opened fire. our reporter spoke with the suspect showed some remorse. >> at one time he put his hands up. >> what did he say? >> i am sorry, man. he was apologizing for what ever he did. police say they found a fourth shell casings that the not belong to the officer's gun. the suspect may have a fired before he was wounded. the hot -- the suspect remains in the hospital in critical condition. up at the bottom of a 75 foot and bank debt. he left his girlfriend a voice that is where he would be. police are not sure if he jumped or fell.

it is unclear if the man may have fallen since the injuries are not consistent with a suicide attempt. it took about 25 workers to rescue him. howard county will spend 18 abusing a 14 year-old student. cuaderes, a teacher at a charter school pled guilty today. police began their investigation after they received a tip. he led a male student to his home. he will have to register as a child sex offender. tonight maryland state police need help finding two child sex for registration. they are gary wayne smith and howard walter. if you know where these men are, contact state police. >

>> many are seeing encouraging signs of a recovery after one year of the collapse of lehman brothers. experts see light at the end of the tunnel in the housing and the stock market. >> i think the pace will continue throughout this fall because of the first-time home buyer tax credit. but when things a slowdown in the winter, unless we see the extension of the tax credit, i think we will see it slow down again. >> people are trying to find the companies that offer deep discounts. >> despite growing unemployment claims, forecasters expect to see signs of economic growth in the third and fourth quarters. >> president barack obama traveled to ohio and pennsylvania to talk about the economy and health care. >> they prepared to unveil their

reform bill. our reporter is in washington with a look ahead. >> president obama heads to ohio to show an economy coming back. gm workers are back on the clock. cash for clunkers is cited as spurring sales. >> the president says he is worried the the recession -- >> the taxpayers shouldered the burden of the bailout and they still burdened the fallout results in lost homes and opportunities and jobs. >> the president will urge the largest labor union to support his health-care overhaul. >he tied it to long-term economc

recovery. >> if you look at the other aspects of our budget, nothing deals with the rising cost of health care. >> negotiators of the senate finance committee are tweaking the health care bill to deny benefits to illegal immigrants, balance the state's share of medicaid costs, and deal with the cost of abortion. >> [unintelligible] >> chairman max baucus says the goal is a bipartisan bill. one a gop senator says he wants to bring down the cost of the bill further. he says he may not vote for it even if he likes it. nbc news. >> president obama is bringing his push to health care reform to maryland. he will support a health care

reform at the comcast senatcentt the university of maryland. if you are attending, you will have to go through airport-like screen. >> the problems they could make your heating bill-. >> and some gathered to remember the life of the college student who was murdered. >> here is a look at traffic at the beltway road. we will have more when we come back.

>> once again of the school bus, it looks like we will be partly

cloudy and 85 this afternoon. if you're going to take them to school this morning, it is partly cloudy skies. a plus and started the day with temperatures in the mid 60's. >> covering the nation this morning, police have identified the body found inside of a wall of a university building. is that of the missing student who was to be married last week. and lab technician found the body. it showed signs of defensive wounds. police believe it was a targeted act. they do not have anyone in custody but could make an arrest as early as today. >> an ongoing terrorism investigation by agents of the joint terrorism task force continues. one person was taken in for questioning. many officials say it is

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>> [unintelligible] union bridge, we have a problem of cattle on the loose. watch for that this morning. we will let you know when it is cleared. in nice ride around the area otherwise. you may tap the brakes a little bit as you travel between cold springs and north parkway. we will continue to monitor that. a gas main break at saratoga. it is looking good elsewhere. here is a live view of traffic. 95 at white marsh. no volume related the delays here yet. a pretty nice ride on the northeast corner of the beltway at harford road.

that is the lettuce. -- latest. >> we have a few diversions on the bus this morning. that is due to construction. another bus diverging at corporate and international due to construction. the 15 diverging at saratoga and green. the light rail is on time. metro subway is on schedule eastbound and westbound directions. the other train looking good. now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. i hope you are doing well this morning. partly cloudy. there are some clouds rolling in from the west. a cold front is going to start to approach tonight. it is going to stall out later this week. it may cause some rain showers. more on that in a little bit.

we of looking at 68 degrees downtown. 62 at the airport. a similar start to what we saw a guest today. it may be warmer today. we topped out at 81 yesterday. today it may be more 85. 73 for the mountains of western maryland. it will break down like mostly sunny this morning. 85 degrees, the forecast high. it feels like a summer. it might be a while before we see temperatures in the mid a's again. 83 degrees on shore. the winds are beginning light throughout the daytime hours out of the west at about 5 miles per hour. 5-10 knots. waves are only 1 foot or less.

78 at the baltimore harbor. 97, the record high. we are not going to get near that today. 40 is the record low. we should only be 79 for our high, but going above that. we will be above our average low. mostly cloudy skies, 60-65. a slight chance for showers after midnight. general trend is increasing cloud cover tonight. this front is going to move through here tonight. it will sweep down to the south and stalled over the mid atlantic. what typically happens is we get an onshore flow as get high pressure to our north. it will bring a lot of moisture to an lovers -- levels -- to lower levels. another wave of low pressure

will come along the stalled front. cooler as we head into the rest of the week. >> in the " consumer alert" microsoft is releasing its zune hd and could pose some competition for apple. it will be offered in 16 and 32 gig configuration. only 20% of homes built before 1980 have enough insulation. leaks around windows could drive up your heating costs by 30%. experts recommend you have an energy audit so you can find and fix those leaks. the test can be about $300.

it would pay for itself, i would imagine. >> we would hope. president obama continues his pr offensive. our reporter is live with that story and the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. president obama expected to get a warm reception at the convention today regarding chinese-made tires. he downplayed the possibility that the cycle would garner retaliation. he will likely talk about all of this at the g-20 convention with the chinese president later this month. the u.s. economy looks like it is growing again. the president of boston fight banking industry efforts to kill his oversight -- the presidents

promises to fight banking industry efforts to kill his oversight on the financial regulatory system. citigroup is trying to determine how to sell the government's stake. their stock price has surged since receiving $25 billion in government aid in exchange for shares, it as a paper profit of more than $10 billion. at the new york stock exchange, jane kaining reporting for wbalv 11 news. >> we will get another ligature morning commute was traffic and weather together coming up. >> the art of a comeback, not necessarily something that john harbaugh are was to put in his game plan. we will tell you why coming up next. >> to not forget to e-mail us

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>> a day off for the ravens players today. the coach will put together a game plan for the first road trip against the san diego chargers. they won against the chiefs. they have to play differently than they have in any recent season. if the defense cannot keep the opponents score low, the offense shows it has the ability to come back on an as-needed basis. the joe flacco offense racked up

several yards. there were three-fourth quarter touchdowns. it gives the second year head coach some confidence knowing that if needed, the offense can do that. >> we did not plan it that way. we did not want to be behind in the fourth quarter. the fact that we were behind and put them away at the end, that is something we will take with us for the rest of the season. we can draw on that for the next 15 + games. >> the orioles lost to give a bit last night. i am gerry sandusky. i hope your day is off to of fantastic start. >> actor patrick swayze has passed away after a two-year long battle with pancreatic cancer. the actor died peacefully

yesterday with his family by his side. he is best known for his roles of "dirty dancing" and "ghost." he was 57 years old. >> last night was the first day of the new jail and no prime- time show. his first guest will -- jay leno prime-time show. his first guest was kanye west. >> what do you think your mother would have said about this? >> um,. >> and his actionhis actions hat of course it -- criticism from celebrities. if you want to see his

interview, but to our web site at wbaltv.com. the time is 5:26. coming up in the next hour. >> some criticism is coming from parents who worry if one pass idea is a way for a law enforcement to keep track of their kids. the details are straight ahead. >> i am nikole killion in washington with an update on the swine flu virus from health secretary. the details are coming up. >> and nice and dry skin on hd doppler this morning. that is likely to change the second half of our week. ivo break it down for you coming up. >> will update you on some

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. you get a check on weather and traffic. >> this might be one of our warmest days before we take a >> this might be one of our warmest days before we take a