northwest. it will be coming in later today in the form of showers and thunderstorms. maybe some strong storms in there. so we'll talk about the maybes and what happens once that dry air comes in. now let's check on traffic. sarah? >> hello there, john. problem spots already this morning. this is from yesterday along back river neck some closures and fire department activity. more on that in a moment. on parents parkway there's a vehicle in the ditch. it's off to the right shoulder but they may have to block a right lane. closures in advance of preakness and will be in effect all weekend. not dealing with delays yet. everything moving well besides that accident. west side traffic in great shape at this time. that's the latest on traffic

pulse 11. >> we have breaking news this morning from baltimore count, an apartment has caught fire near wake pine road near seneca elementary school. we'll bring you details as soon as we can get the crew up and running. >> three pakistani men who police say helped the times square car bomb suspect are behind bars right now. the latest from homeland security is changeing the city. >> kate amara has the latest. >> after the f.b.i. arrested at least three suspects in connection with the bungled times square car bomb arrest, there's word of a new arrest, and a vehicle scare shuts down manhattan. the bomb squad called in for what turned out to be a landscaper's gas can left in the back of a truck.

>> we are on target and should never make the mistake of thinking well, that's over and nobody's going to try again. >> overnight word of another pakistani accomplice. the man claims he helped the man travel to tribal areas of pakistan and learn how to make a bomb. >> we now believe the pakistan taliban was responsible for this attempted attack. >> chaseing the money trail federal agents staged raids from maine to new york arresting at least three suspects. they are connected to the suspect and may have provided him money. >> we are actively pursuing all those involved in it. >> attorney general holder said these arrests are not connected to any known immediate threat to the united states or -- or

anywhere else. >> and jennifer franciotti is on the scene of the apartment fire. >> the fire started just about right when you said in the second floor of the seneca bayh apartment building. baltimore county fire crews say they have this under control. it started on the second floor and went straight to the roof. we have a total of 12 apartments affected. so far only one injury due to smoke inhalation, but we did find someone who lives in that building. alex, describe how you woke up this morning. >> i woke up from my bedroom and saw the flames coming out from the balcony from the bedroom side and grabbed my lap top and car keys and walk out just like that. after five minutes fire came over and take everybody out and that basically it.

just cannot meeve it happened with me. >> you've got a nice little smile on your face but it's more of an incredulous look at -- as you take a look at your apartment building. >> i was thinking hopefully i got something left so but when i see a firefighter walking in my bedroom, not a good sign. >> you heard from somewhere else how this fire may have started. could you retell that story for us? >> yes. when i walk through the leasing office they had a police officer with another neighbor in my building and i heard the cat started the fire, actually the cat was chasing the mouse, and somehow the cat jumped in the kitchen, and i guess hit the stove and flipped the oil flip over and basically started. but it's probably going to find out more information from the firefighters. >> alex, you provided us with

an awful lot of information. thank you, so much and so sorry for all the things you may have lost. go get some coffee. thank you. one injury reportedly due to smoke inhalation and that person was able to drive himself or herself to the hospital so that's good news. but as you just heard from a resident it may have been from a cat chasing a mouse. wbal-tv 11 news. >> the white house is asking congress to approve $10 million for the potential litigation costs arising from the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. this is this question is part of an aid package that would help fishermen get back on their feet. >> in this morning's "project economy report," the city's red i think project and how it may tasket men in blue.

a man asked to spare his department from what he described as deps budget cuts. he'll lose twice as many officers as expected and the commissioner said as many as 200 officers may have to be let go. meanwhile, baltimore city's states attorney also plans to put up a fight against the bumminget. patricia says she'll file an in junction if the budget cuts reach her community outreach department and says the mayor does not have authority to cut those jobs and she is defendant two can reach a resolution. and most of the day thanks to another watermain break, but the 12-inch watermain broke on

back river neck road. once again public works is blaming the area's aging infrastructure but it's getting to the point where residents in the area say they cannot take it anymoral. >> something needs to be done. taxpayer's money is going down drain that they are over here five-six months. >> water service has yet to return to the area. >> and police are searching for the -- those responsible for a hit-and-run. police now need your help. two people were walking together when one was hit by a vehicle. still not clear what type of vehicle it was. if you have any information, you are urged to call police. >> baltimore city is considered one of the biggest charmers when it comes to tourism as the city had 1 million more visitors in 2009 than in 2008. in hopes of keeping with that

trend baltimore kicks off that find your baltimore campaign. this year it includes half a million dollars in television, radio and online ads. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day, what do you think of baltimore's new terrorism slogan? find your happy in baltimore? email your responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a man gets trapped underneath a house. tell you how he got there. >> here's a live look at traffic. this is 83 at exit 24. more on weather and traffic when we come back.

>> good morning, and welcome back to 11 news today. the time now 11 minutes past

5:00, and it's 58 degrees downtown. the view here is 95 and liberty. low clouds this morning. a little damp out there. we'll be solveing the situation eventually. clouds overhead and you see a lot of the ohio valley. take a look at how clear this is. the clearing whether is come -- clearing weather is coming in tonight and over the weekend. i'll cover all that with the insta-weather plus forecast coming up to date. >> covering the nation this morning several minutes probably seemed like a lifetime for one nan washington state after a house collapsed on top of him. at the time the house was being moved. at the time the house shifted knocking him underneath it. his jurse do not appear to be serious. >> a total of 13 people were

hurt in the train derailment in north carolina. the accident caused the train catch fire and then derail. a dozen passengers and one crew member were taken to the hospital suffering from non- life-threatening injuries. coming up, some experts say a four-year college might not be the best choice. we'll explain in "consumer alert." >> why boxed wine,e, i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure. cake or pie?

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>> we're having some issues this friday morning. not just us, the traffic. >> that goes without saying. the traffic is a bit busy out there. we have a couple problem spots. in middle river 2007 fire department activity we've been talking about also back river neck a broken watermain. and they may have to block the

right lane for a crash to clear it. but everything moving well in spite of it. preakness-related closures will be in effect until saturday until 9:00 p.m. no problems geting in towards the west side on i-70. a live look at perring parkway just past the accident scene right now moving well in both directions despite the accident. right at liberty, running smoothly, but a bit tough to see this morning. hopefully once everything clears out, a little misty, but for the most part we're moving well on the west side. now the buses and trains. for that we go to kirk kirk and the mta. >> -- kurt kurt -- >> we do have a few bus diversions. 54, 55, those diverting due to

bus work. and the 33 using cold spring. and the express buses diverting at st. paul. i'm kurt kroncke. back to john jamelske. >> -- john collins. >> drizzle right now. rainfall is off to our northwest. south of eerie down toward oil city and toward pittsburgh some strong thunderstorm activity. we're going to get into some warm, humid air today. look what happened yesterday. confined to 62. 61, morning low in the throw mid 50's. we should add about 20 degrees to this and look at the difference in temperatures. a cool pocket of air over the mid-atlantic region, but out

west in the near 70's. then you get back to chicago and beyond. and it gets cold again, 50 in chicago, 48 out at biz mark, so cool air, warm air, and then we kind of stablize they think so a little bit. again, satellite image with the warm air overhead, the clouds should break a little bit today. warm air is off to our west and south and that will be moving up into new york state throughout the day today. with the cold front approaching and warm humid air, that means we'll probably boil up a few scattered thunderstorms. our forecast today, a mix of clouds and sun. morning drizzle then afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms and west to southwest winds 10- 15. high temperatures once we get ahold of the sun upper 70's to

low 80's and later in the day that we expect the shower and thunderstorm activity and in the slight risk of thunderstorm activity running from long island, to new york state, across our region then back into the ohio valley and tennessee river valleys. and him a and strong winds would be the danger there. our insta-weather plus forecast shows this murky air coming in the area today and storms north of us. but a better chance for scattered storm activity. doesn't look impressive but any of them have the potential for strong thunderstorms. saturday afternoon into sunday we look nice and dry. monday we begin to see a hint of the next weatherer maker coming in. so we have a brief drying period just in time for the weekend. 82 today, but stormy later on.

for the preakness rain chances increase monday into tuesday, temperatures back off then at the end of the week it looks dry once again. >> in our "consumer alert" if you think a four-year college is not right for you, you might be right. even though the u.s. ranks 10th in degreed citizens and the president wants the country to regain number one status many academics don't agree. experts say perspective students who consider student get and stagnant employment rates could have an affect. on your decision. >> courtney now with our bloomberg business report. >> if you use your debit card the senate approved an

amendment that would empower the federal to impose debit fees and this is all part of the financial overhaul bill. senator richard daughter ban says the measure will give small businesses and their customers a real chance in the fight against outrageously high fees. as for the markets. it was a lower close led by banks and technology companies, and this morning stock futures are lower. there's continued concerns that the debt crisis that's happening right now in europe will spread across the globe, but this is before a report on april retail sales. speaking of retail, department store chain nordstrom report quarter profits and also you got to keep an eye on sony, the maker of the televigs.

new televisions. courtney reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> see you back here at 6:15 for your next report. >> boxed wine is often mocked for being low grade but they have uped the packaging and created kuwait not -- quality not to be laughed at. >> there's the stigma attached to boxed wine. and i think people are loosening up a little bit. >> not only is boxed wine more environmently friendly, it's also more economical. >> take if for example, this california red, the boxed version is three litters. that's the equivalent of four bottles of wine but the boxed version is $10 cheaper. >> it gives you an advantage.

absolutely. and it's easier to store in the refrigerator. >> with all the benefits, experts don't expect the changes to affect the sale of bottled wine. sounds good to me, i'll take it. the time is 5:22. coming up we'll take a look at traffic and weather together. >> and we'll look at the preakness activity. >> and don't forget to email us your response to our water cooler question of the day, what do you think of the slogan

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the preakness. >> it provides light hearted moments in the days leading up to the race. jennifer franciotti has more. >> what started off as a coffee in the 1930's has morphed into an elaborate spread. the al buy is a who's who of horseracing like looking at the lucky horse trainer still shaking his head over the derby. >> i got t-boned early and that was the end of it. >> lucas has two horses in the preakness, and he joked about how he and baffered actually swapped riders for the race. >> get down here, more opportunity to run in the preakness. he says look, you want my rider, just take it, ok? >> number nine, kara can a tana's camp is happy to be in baltimore and the owner thinks his horse has a shot. >> he hasn't disgraced himself,

despite some trouble in the past, but i think we get a clear road? we'll be in good shape. >> and trainer todd pletcher can't settle on an al buy. >> you just go down list. >> but supersavior is the only horse with the fonal win a triple crown and that's an all right feeling for his owner. >> it was pretty special. this is where everybody wants to be. if you can experience it, it's a once -- if you can experience it once in a lifetime in this business, it's worth it. >> and at pimlico, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and a reminder, our live race day coverage begins at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. our prerace coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. be sure and stay with us for

our post race show. >> coming up -- >> i'm jennifer franciotti. a three-alarm apartment fire. details are next. >> a new plan for controlling some of the oil in the gulf. i'm jay gray. we'll have the latest from the coast coming up. >> we'll talk about the insta-weather plus forecast, also look at the weekend, coming up. >> and we're checking on your morning commute. know the stain. after an alpaca? i have. it was awesome. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

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>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today, i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us. let's get a look at weather and traffic this morning. we have a big week going on. >> back and forth and threat of rain and no threat of rain, and it continues today. >> tn