a very strong storm system is over the great lakes. that's causing those winds. the slight chance of of a thunderstorm. not a very good chance. just want to mention it in case you're stuck in one. >> and as far as your morning commute, we are dealing with one accident of note. it's southbound on the harrisburg expressway. it's in the area just passed shawan road. your lanes of travel do get by southbound, but you may see delays depending on how volume picks up in that area. in the meantime, not dealing with a whole lot else. the baltimore book festival has wrapped up but the closures remain in effect. just reminding you of that. everything moving very well. j.f.x., 61 miles per hour south of the beltway. no problems on 95, 795 or i-70. you can see our drive times are looking good also. here's a live view of traffic. 95 into the ft. mchenry, problem-free so far this

morning. harbor tunnel looks good, are too. we'll switch over to the harrisburg expressway just north of the beltway. so far so good here. an accident southbound just passed shawan. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> lawmakers are cracking down on careless driving throughout the state. >> this morning the first of 51 speed cameras being placed throughout baltimore city will be unveiled. so a warning to you this morning. you may want to lay off the peddle. jennifer franciotti joins us live from northeast baltimore with more on the story. >> it's going to be hard for a lot of folks to get used to. on thursday a new state law will take effect allowing the speed cameras. that's when baltimore city along with the state highway administration will join montgomery in going after speeders. with speeding an issue in baltimore city, 51 speed cameras are going up. for more than a year speed warning signs and red light cameras have been used to do research to find out where speeding is the worst. >> we're trying to find the best

locations, matching that up with the accident data so we know where there have been both traffic accidents as well as accidents with pedestrians, and then trying to make our best engineering judgment about where the cameras will be placed. >> by law the cameras must be placed within a quarter mile of the school zone. >> we put a task force about two years ago. this was one of the biggest issues in our neighborhoods, the speeding within neighborhoods. we're hoping that this effort will help to educate the public in slowing people down to the speed limit. >> montgomery county has had speed cameras for two years. according to "the baltimore sunnen" thursday. the state highway administration will be using two van-mounted cameras at work sites a pilot program. in the city, speeding will get you a $40 ticket. officials say it's about safety. >> it wasn't a profit-making adventure. it was to get people mindful of the fact they were going through red lights. same thing with speeding. i can go to a neighborhood association and it could be 1,000 issues. this one comes up every time.

>> and this is where the first camera will go up. this is at walter and glenmore. for the first 30 days, only warnings will be issued for anyone going 12 miles over the speed limit. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> meanwhile, another concern for lawmakers is texting while driving. starting thursday anyone caught writing or sending text messages while driving in maryland will be fined $500. the law has gained some criticism over accuracy. lawmakers say police officers will have to make the call based on what they witness. texting while operating a motor vehicle is considered a dangerous distraction and linked to many accidents across the nation. that brings to us our "watercooler question of the day." do you think the new driver safety legislation will result in safer roads? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the three men accused of brutally beating an elderly blackfisherman will appear in court today. they are all scheduled for

arraignment this morning. they have been dined on charges of -- indicted on charges of assault, robbery and hate crimes. the trio faces a possible 85 years in prison. >> maryland health officials confirmed the state's first pediatric death associated with swine flu. the child is from the baltimore area and did have sear is heious -- serious underlying medical conditions. state health leaders tell us the victim is not the same student from the mont bellow -- montebello elementary student. that 13-year-old girl remains in the hospital. >> maryland's comp troller is not ruling out more budget cuts. he said our state is spending more than it earns. a practice he calls unsustainable. >> the state is like everybody else, going to have to tighten their belt. we're going to have to do more with less. that's just the new reality with the state of the economy.

>> he was elected state courtroomp troller in 2007 and says he has filed for re-election. >> we are following a developing story out of iran. according to state media the country test fired more missiles this morning. that follows several tests over the weekend as washington steps up pressure on iran to come clean about its nuclear ambitions. 11 news washington bureau reporter nikole killion live in washington with the latest. any response from the white house to today's missile tests? >> no reaction yet from the white house to this morning's tests. but according to irany officials, they're expected to last for several more days. this morning iran state television reports the country test fired more missiles, this time a long-range one following two short-range tests sunday. >> our major goal for this great missile drill is to actually evaluate our technical and tactical capacities. >> the drills come on the heels

by a disclosure by president obama that the country is building a secret nuclear facility. >> it is up to iran to respond. >> though iran says it will open the plant to inspections, the white house is putting more pressure on the international regime as the administration considers a range of options. >> if we don't get the answer that we are expecting and the changes in behavior that we're looking for, then we will work with our partners to move towards sanctions. >> defense secretary robert gates says he favors diplomacy first over military action but says everything is on the table. >> the reality is, there is no military option that does anything more than buy time. >> this will be crucial week ahead. diplomatic talks take place thursday in geneva, the security council and germany. >> in light of these recent missile tests, how far is iran from developing nuclear weapons? it. >> according to u.s. officials, iran is still anywhere from one

to five years away from having any kind of nuclear weapons capabilities. also, according to intelligence, they do believe, however, that iranian leaders have not made any hard decisions yet about whether or not to build a nuclear weapon. of course, they're still trying to get more information on that, mindy. >> a developing story we'll continue to follow. nikole killion live in washington. thank you. >> 5:37. 55 degrees on tv hill. coming up, 11 sports' keith mills will join us for a wrap-up of the win against the browns. >> first, a rare medical happening. a woman gets pregnant while she's already pregnant. we'll explain how that happened next. >> and we're checking on the area roadways. we'll update you coming up.

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>> a good monday morning. it is 60 degrees. 5:40 on this start of the workweek. looking pretty good today for your bus stop forecast headed out there this morning, anywhere from 58 to 63 degrees, partly cloudy skies. partly cloudy getting off the bus. 75 to 77 which is generally where we should be for this date. it looks like it's going to be breezy. winds southwesterly at 15 to 20 miles per hour today. and by this afternoon we could see some isolated thunderstorm activity as the cold front will move through. it's going to give us a chill in the air tonight, in the upper 40's in our outlying areas. 55 downtown. what about the rest of the workweek? i'll let you know coming up in your full forecast after the break. >> did you know today is family day? it's a day set aside to sit down and eat dinner with your family. the national center on addiction and substance abuse citing studies that teens are twice as likely to start using drugs,

tobacco or marijuana if they have family dinners fewer than three times a week. family day has been celebrated since 2001 and is scheduled for the fourth monday in september. >> good idea. >> yes. >> speaking of families. one arkansas scum about to add two babies -- couple is about to add two babies to their family that were conceived at separate times. they were considering adoption. they were thrilled when julia became pregnant. the ultrasound informed them she was carrying two children conceived two weeks apart. they're a result of a rare occasion when a second child is conceived while the smother already pregnant. -- mother is already pregnant. both babies are healthy and are due around the first of december. you can catch more on "the today show." that's interesting. coming up, "e.r." may have gone off the air but a new season brings some new hospital-based

shows. >> and a live picture over the downtown baltimore area courtesy of our sky cam. we'll update weather and traffic pulse 11 for your morning commute. stay with us. you're watching 11 news today.

>> good morning. there are a few problems to watch for. harrisburg expressway, an accident off to the side. fortunately not having a major impact on traffic. but we'll see how things evolve. as far as what else is going on, not a whole lot. our speed sensors up to speed on the beltway, the j.f.x. 60 miles per hour just south of the beltway down into the city. this is some late-clearing construction, southbound 29, brokenland parkway. that's going to affect your ride if you're heading down to d.c. perhaps. a live view of traffic in the area of 95 just south of 100. if you are heading down toward the capital beltway, not a bad ride here. and problem-free heading northbound toward the baltimore beltway. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic on the beltway.

so far running without delay. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that go to kurt kronke of the m.t. arm. >> good morning. we have a diversion on the three, 11, 61 and 64 buses. on the rails, looking good no. delays. and both light rail and metro on time. the metro subway is your best ride from owings mills to east baltimore's hopkins station and the many points in between with free parking available. for the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. this monday we're looking dry on h.d. doppler. about an inch and a half of rainfall over the weekend, but cleared in time -- out in time for the game yesterday afternoon. very nice yesterday after those morning showers. we are taking a look at a very

intense storm that's churning over the great lakes. it's going to spawn some intense winds for us today. so things are going to get a little bit gusty outside. not nearly to the level that they're seeing to the west. in the western part of the state there's a wind advisory up as well as parts of western pennsylvania and up on to the great lakes. but here just a southwesterly flow at about 15 to 20 miles an hour. a bit breezy, we'll call it outside today. temperature-wise, we're going to hit our target for normalcy which is in the mid 70's. right now we're 54 at the airport. a little chilly. a little brisk. 60 downtown. 58 in york. mid 50's on the eastern shore. in the mountains today it's going to be cooler as is typical. upper elevations, 63. slight chance for a thunderstorm of the the reason for that, a cold front will be pushing through. we have about a 20% chance of seeing some isolated storm activity, but not really enough to put in the forecast. it looks like we'll be seeing partly cloudy skies generally. breezy conditions. a 77-degree high.

74 is normal for september 27. 28, actually. 82 it looks like on the shores of ocean city around the southern eastern shore area as well. it looks like 91 was the report back in 1886. 1989, a record low of 40 was set. average low is 52. we'll be hovering around that mark tonight. we could see a few upper 40's in our outlying areas. still going to be blustery, winds 10 to 15 miles per hour, even overnight. the reason is thin tense low that's churning over the great lakes. it's going to be slowly moving eastward but we're also going to be dealing with the winds all week long. so generally today the real story is it's going to be a little breezy. pretty typical day. then it's going to feel like fall as we head into the middle and the latter part of this week. it will be a little cooler tomorrow. up to about 70. partly cloudy skies and breezy. tomorrow -- then on wednesday even cooler still. 67 degrees. a slight chance for an isolated shower. thursday, cooler still, 66 our high, 44 the low.

mostly sunny. then friday we're back up to 70 with partly cloudy skies and another disturbance will roll through saturday and sunday so a 40% chance of showers late saturday. 50% chance of a shower, maybe a storm next sunday. >> thank you. >> it's the "e.r." outside. that's how some of the actors on nbc's new series "trauma" describe their new show. >> the drama debuts tonight at 9:00. >> for the cast of "trauma" sometimes takes a back seat continue to stirchght. >> i'm actually running from an explosion because i really am. >> the action-intense series spotlights the work of san francisco paramedics. >> most people when they hear a ambulance, they run from it. we run to the fire. other people run away from it. >> but they do take some dramatic license with all of that running. >> that just wouldn't happen as a paramedic. you're not allowed to run. >> where as you?

>> i'm running all the type. >> "trauma" tries to keep the medicine real as well as the characters. >> they come to be hero and fall in love with the adrenaline rush. that kind of keeps you there when maybe you'd walk away from some of the horrible things about it. >> one character, nickname rabbit is a little too caught up in this that rush. >> there's something you should know about me. >> what's that? >> i can't die. >> overly confident but he's the guy that you want out if you're hurt and in need. >> except not everyone -- >> you are an irresponsible idiot. >> sees eye-to-eye with rabbit. >> maybe you can't die, rabbit, but i can. >> i would call him ar gapt and me confident. but despite what he says, it's my copter. >> my copter, my world. >> and the world of "trauma" has plenty to offer. >> it's comedy, drama, thriller. it's got it all. >> nbc news. >> sort of like us. i can't fly without mindy

either. >> don't forget it. >> you can catch the series premiere tonight followed by "the jay leno show" and followed by "11 news tonight." >> a lofty goal met this weekend will raise hundreds of thousands in the fight against cancer. take a look at this video. jump to the cause in search of the women's new freefall record in skydiving to raise money for cancer research. 180 women participated in the week's nearly 30 jumps, eventually break thing -- breaking the record. participants include cancer survivors and together represent more than 25 countries. a current men's record attempt was also made. >> it's got to be difficult. >> 5:51. 55 degrees. there's still much more ahead on 11 news today. >> we'll take a look at one of your answers to our "watercooler question of the day." >> here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> good morning, everybody. keith mills with you. the ravens are 3-0 after crushing the cleveland browns 34-3. with the steelers' loss to the bengals the ravens are two games up on pittsburgh. the first quarter the defense set the tone for this one. foxworth, the interception. the pitch to ray lewis.

and the ravens in business right out of the gate. six plays later, check out the hole. you know what? -- [inaudible] you and i both. joe flacco, 345 yards passing. who's this guy? l.j. smith. shows up, catches the 26-yard pass. just like that sets up the field goal. it was 13-0. milestone for derek mason, career catch 800. he also caught a 72-yard touchdown. that sets up this. joe flacco. eric barton, ball went right through his hands. todd heap catches it, 20 yards that sets up this. check out some blocking here on the inside. ajar he had gath -- jared gather, great. terrell suggs talked about trying to get the shutout. >> we don't talk about it. it's kind of like when you throw the no-hitter. you just don't talk about it. you just line up and prepare for

every week. >> it feels good. we have a bunch of guys who are accountable. we have a coach who will hold us accountable. i think coming off of a swin important. that's the type of attitude a team should have. we showed up wednesday. i think it was one of the hardest practices we had since training camp. it showed on sunday. >> ed a chance to -- i had a chance to talk to dominique foxworth. he was upset the defense didn't get two more interceptions and he didn't return another one for a touchdown. i'm like, you held them to three points. >> the cleveland quarterbacks i think threw more completions to our d.b.'s that their receivers. >> four interceptions. how about the redskins losing to the lions? >> so detroit had lost 19 straight games until yesterday when they beat the redskins. >> and jilly schwartz -- jimmy schwartz coaches them. hat's off. >> i'm happy for detroit. >> and the steelers. >> breaks your heart, doesn't

it? shed a tear for us, would you? >> good day for baltimore. keith, thank you. see you in the next hour. let's get to one of your answers to our "watercooler question of the day." >> we asked, do you think the new driver safety legislation will result in safer roads? >> james writes -- "of course it will. and the only drivers against such legislation are the speeders. those of us that drive every day see the reckless driving habits of some marylanders. why wait until the next tragedy when action can be taken now?" keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we'll read more in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news today. >> if you're looking to take advantage of the home buyer tax credit, time is running out. tips you should know. >> at 6:33, how residents of a dundalk neighborhood flooded more than a week ago are receiving help. >> and hundreds of people get a little hairy to help save gorillas in africa. >> and on h.d. doppler, a strong

storm is plowing through the great lakes. it will give us some breezy conditions today. but what about rainfall? i'll break it down for you, coming up. >> and we're tracking two new accidents at this hour. one in catonsville that could affect your commute along baltimore national pike. we'll update you on that and more coming up.

>> speed cameras. will they're becoming a reality in baltimore city this week. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> i'm brook hart in washington. iran and afghanistan top president obama's aend in -- agenda in a week of critical meetings on both. >> week three of the ravens' schedule looks more like a scrimmage with the practice squad as joe flacco and crew roll all over the cleveland browns. >> and a chilly start to your workweek. can we expect a warm-up later in thee