some relief soon. details are next. >> there are live pictures of what is happening 1 mile beneath the service at that oil leak. bp is admitting more is flowing into the gulf they have been telling us. >> can we extend this gorgeous weather into the weekend? the forecast as we continue. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning. happy friday. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us. >> john collins has a check on the forecast. >> two more days. it may -- may has been an interesting month. no big extremes. we have had some disappointing may days. we'll go back to less than

perfect situation this weekend. now like it was on tuesday. there is a storm out there. we have fair skies right now. the rain is not a threat today. the storm system affect us and it will happen this weekend. i will have details. do not panic. let's check the panic. we have the latest. >> good morning. we have an advisory. national bicycle to work day will kickoff and there will be a celebration in downtown baltimore. that could cause some congested around lexington. those streets will be pretty jammed up because of that. howard county, northbound 32 we have the report of a vehicle fire. some fire activity at assateague

drive. route 40 white is closed at route 4 in the lothian area. that is completely shut down so you want to avoid routes 408 if at all possible. this is the west side of the beltway. very light traffic for this time of morning. 95, things moving find in both directions. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back over to you. >> relief is on the way for home owners at risk of losing their homes. >> that thanks to a new bill signed by governor o'malley. jennifer franciotti has more. >> the governor is calling this a bill that is near and dear to his heart. it is delinquent homeowners the opportunity to talk directly to lenders to find a solution. >> it requires the lenders to

make a serious effort to renegotiate the loan by changing the terms, the lane of the term, make some adjustment in principle. if that does not work, it is the homeowner the right to request mediation before a neutral third-party. >> the foreclosure rate stands at a record 4% in maryland. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> with the city council giving a cold shoulder to a bottle tax, the mayor said she is anxious to hear her ideas. among the suggested ideas are items like new fees on billboard ads and increased parking meter rates. the mayor is open to suggestions. >> i know that they have some ideas as well and i am looking forward to seeing them.

we have to take their proposals and work to flush them out. >> the mayor's office is reviewing those proposal to see if they could replace the revenue the bottle tax would have generated. >> a car crash has claimed the life of steven wright. he was killed around 7:00 p.m. last night when his suv struck a utility pole. he had been challenging david credit for the republican nomination. he was on his way to a right to life meeting just prior to the crest. please do not believe he was wearing a seatbelt. >> baltimore city police are looking for who shot and killed a man yesterday. the unidentified victim was found shot multiple times. he died after he was taken to

shock trauma. >an investigation has turned into a murder case. after finding the body of a man at hillsdale avenue, police have concluded it is the same man they were looking for in an earlier abduction. police say it appears the adoption was not random. >> a mother cannot understand chargelice have not a man she says has infected her 19-month-old daughter with gonorrhea. police say they do not have enough conclusive evidence to file the charges. >> a person that was alone with her seven days before she was brought to the hospital that has the same disease, it cannot be circumstantial. >> police say it is possible to

contract gonorrhea through non- sexual conduct. a youtube video shot during the preakness has baltimore city police answering questions of excessive force. anna chyzhova and mark dudek were charged with resisting arrest. police say she was intoxicated and said she turned her attack on them. >> the officer tried to restrain her and did strike her back because she was hit on able to use her mace because of the large group of people. she did strike the suspect. the suspect went down the crack police deny any use of excessive force. >> we could be a few days away

from another attempt to fix the oil leak in the gulf of mexico. we're getting live pictures. it appears the amount of oil flowing is much more than we have been told. >> tune in any time and this is what you see -- real-time video, vast amounts of oil pouring into the gulf. bp says they are collecting 5,000 barrels a day. >> bp has lost all credibility. the decision will have to be made by others. they have been hiding the actual consequences. >> the obama administration wants bp to make all this public. they should use a new less toxic disbursement.

in louisiana, they do not need underwater cameras to see oil. it now coats the marshes. >> this was moving west. >> bp is racing to try a top killed, forcing mud into the fractured wellhead and sealing it with concrete. but it could be another long shot. >> it is like torture. you do not know when it will end. >> and wonder how much worse it can get. here in florida, there are continued concerns that it could eventually pull some of the thicker oil down to the keys. environmental groups urged the government to take stronger action. the gulf of mexico has been called a crime scene. >> a pennsylvania senior with a

serious medical condition is fighting to get her picture into the high school yearbook. she is sensitive to light. her school sent a yearbook photographer to her home to take her picture. the results were not good. she took her own pictures and photoshop them. but the school said they will not accept them. classmates or lime green in support of her efforts to be seen. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think a pennsylvania high school should accept a light- sensitive student's personal photo for submission in their yearbook? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:10, 56 degrees. coming up, the morning's financial news. >> a deadly police pursuit in

arkansas leaves four dead. >> what danger lies inside this seemingly innocuous sttrunk? >> we will tell you more about bicycle to work day. >> we have a disabled vehicle on 95 southbound.

>> a very happy friday morning. it is a gorgeous morning. 59 degrees here in bel-air.

beautiful sunny skies today. we are live in bel-air this boring. it is the bicycle to work day. this is national bicycle to work day. there is a rally that starts here at 7:00 a.m. everything from bling your bicycle and unveiling a new link bus this week. tell us what this is a good alternative form of transportation. >> it reduces the carbon footprints. you cannot relax and get to work. >> it is nice. >> we just rolled out the link logo. we're trying to link you to communities throughout harford county. >> it is all about going green because of the exercise benefit. we have no excuses this morning. is absolutely gorgeous this one

-- it is absolutely gorgeous it this morning. what a way to kickoff this. it is starting to look more like summer. we deserve it after the beginning of this week. john, did you bicycle to work this morning? >> no, i did not. >> that would be a long commute. >> i would have had to start at 1:00 a.m. >> that would have been hilarious. >> i will try that. maybe i will cut the grass today. get some exercise. we are starting our day off mild. annapolis, 60. mid 50's boss on the eastern shore. 50's in the mountains to the west of us. fair skies. there are some in clouds overhead. the sky may not be quite as blue

today but it will still be nice. clouds are coming from the storm system out west. the center of the storm is headed for the great lakes. high pressure over us. the storm will go up and around the high. eventually, the rain associated with this storm will catch up with us. it will be over the weekend. the humid air is south of the warm front, which is running down into georgia. the humid air is stuck in the gulf coast region. we will beat warm today but will not have the summertime cubit situation. -- we will not have the summertime humid situation. we cannot seem to lock in on that. that is the way it is going. the wind will be about 10 miles

per hour. more cloudiness coming in by this evening. it is coming from this approaching storm. by saturday morning, some clouds and some sun. the rain moves into western maryland. rain chances increase steadily on saturday and sunday. i do not think it will be a washout weekend. the threat of clouds will be there. mid 80's's today. only in the 7's over the weekend because of the clouds and the rain threat -- only in the 70's over the weekend. we will bounce back into the 80's next week. >> we had a disabled vehicle on 95 southbound. they have cleaned that up. so that is all gone. all clear on 95 southbound.

the bicycle to work day, at the war memorial plaza, there could be some congestion around the war memorial plaza park in clarksville, report of a vehicle fire on 32. in lothian, an accident on 408 is closed in both directions near route 4. things are just fine on the inner and outer lips. at 32, things are looking good southbound there, as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> four people are dead after a traffic stop ended in a chase and a shootout in a walmart parking lot. police pulled over a minivan and the suspects inside opened fire, killing two officers. that set off a pursuit where

sheriff's deputies were wounded. nationalt obama's intelligence directorate is resigning. dennis blair is giving his resignation today after turf wars and embarrassing press leaks. he is the third person to hold this position. in overseas 16 different agencies. crews in california are tackling a fast-moving california. the fire has scorched more than 800 acres. it started yesterday. fires are officials are urging people to be prepared in case any evacuation becomes necessary. target is recalling about 350,000 trunks.

they can close a very quick because there are no locking mechanisms. 118-month old became trapped. the trunks were sold in stores and online. they can be returned to target for a full refund. a baltimore company makes big money off of the problems in europe. courtney donohoe has that story and more in the bloomberg business report. >> stocks around the world are plunging this week on worries that europe's debt crisis is spreading. stocks dropping the most in more than a year yesterday. the bloomberg maryland index lost over 4.25%. that crisis in greece is leaving to profits for legg mason.

they invested heavily in greek debt. when the emergency fund was announced, they are emerging with a profit. t. rowe price was losing money on their euro thaturo bets. the regulation overhaul could cut bank profits by 20%. the average american may be rejoicing because of the consumer protections. the bill still needs to be married to a similar version from the house. did not expect any big sales from victoria's secret. they intend to do fewer promotions this year. i am courtney donohoe reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back over to you. >> another check on weather and traffic just ahead.

>> lance armstrong is facing serious allegations from cheating. his reaction when we come back. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think a pennsylvania high school should accept a light- sensitive student's personal photo for submission in their yearbook? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. i hope you have them.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning.

we have a check on your morning commute. in baltimore city, at war memorial plaza, there is a national bicycle to work even going on that could cause some congestion. in howard county, the report of a vehicle fire. northbound 32 is the area we are looking at. in lothian and a anne arundel county, there is an accident that has closed routes 408 in both directions because of a medevac. take the ultimate, to 59 instead. -- take the all to that, 259 instead. 95, 395, things looking very nice in and out of the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john will check on the forecast. >> upper 50's and low 60's for

temperatures. we start at " but we want out warm. knopf terribly humid. -- will start out warm. there are a few thin clouds out there. more details and the weekend coming up in a few minutes. >> lance armstrong is denying accusations from a former teammate that he cheated the system. the accusation come from floyd landis, who claims he learned from armstrong how to use blood doping. armstrong denies the allegations, saying landis is lying just again. the texas rangers had hot bats last night. nelson cruz was a one-man

wrecking crew. he started with a three-run-off of brian matusz. the high point of his career. the orioles battled back. corey patterson lines 82-run rbi. skipping to the eighth inning -- corey patterson lines a two-run rbi. this seals the game for the rangers. the orioles sent brian matusz down to norfolk. rangers 13, orioles 7. the orioles will play the nationals in washington later tonight. >> 57 degrees. there is much more to come in our next half-hour. >> relief could be coming soon if you are in danger of foreclosure. >> congress makes headway on new rules for wall street.

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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us. john collins has a quick look at the forecast. >> it will be nice to they come out just like yesterday. we will detail the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> new rules of the road are coming to wall street. >> the senate approved an overhaul last night. kate amara joins us live with the story. good morning. >> this bill gets tough on lenders and borrowers, too. >> the title amendment which is at the desk is agreed to. >> the senate passes its version

of financial regulatory reform. >> it says to me street never again will you be asked to bail out big banks when they place those risky bets. >> it makes it easier for the government to take over failing financial institutions. main street will see changes. potential home buyers will now have to provide proved they can make their mortgage payments. there will be a new p consumer protection agency. opponents called the measure flawed, and say it is too far reaching and fails to reform frannie mae and freddie mac. >> despite its size, the bill fails to address these root causes. >> there are significant

differences between the senate bill and the house version that was passed in december. democratic leaders are hoping to have a final version to the president by july 4. back to you. >> any other details you can tell us about the provisions in the senate bill. >> won the facts ceo's on wall street -- one affects the ceo's on wall street. this is in direct result to those huge bank bonuses and executive compensation packages. >> thank you. >> martin o'malley has signed into law new measures to help maryland is at risk of losing their home. jennifer franciotti has more. >> it is a foreclosure built and

is one of many the governor has signed -- it is a foreclosure bill. the rate is at 4%. delete what homeowners have the opportunity to speak directly to lenders to find a solution. >> it requires the lenders to make a serious effort to renegotiate the loan by changing the interest rate or make some adjustments in principle. if that does not work, it is the hallmark of the right to request mediation. >> legislation strengthening their ranks of business owners to defend themselves also landed on the governor's desk. >> there is no guarantee they have to and so it gives assurances to property owners if somebody breaks into their home

that they have a right to protect themselves. >> one makes using a hand-held cell phone a secondary traffic offense in maryland. a number of greenbelt were signed. there will be tax credits for green cards. a measure encouraging solar and wind power. - the governor entitl signed more than 260 bills. >> 600 people will soon be out of work in frederick by the end of the year. jpmorgan chase announced it will close the center based on a diminishing the liquid account centers. the facility will be phased out beginning this summer. >> the fight over a proposed

slots parlor is heading to course. the cordish company is suing the elections board saying they overlooked fraud in that petition drive. the drive is -- the trial is slated to begin on monday. >> some heroes were honored yesterday. 16 individuals were honored for their life saving work above and beyond the call. some recipients were as young as five years old. >> it is amazing. we have little ones starting at the small ages. we have an award for geriatrics. we have the full spectrum of people being honored. >> congratulations to all of this year's recipients. >> you will have to keep your

hands off your cell phone when you are behind the wheel. cell phone customers will be searching through a host of handsfree options. >> you are on your cell phone and you're engaged in your conversation. it is equivalent to .08 drunk driving level in terms of the likelihood you will have an accident. >> to see some handsfree options, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. not looking too bad. in the city, the war memorial plaza, a celebration for the national bike to wake day event got under way. we are -- the national bike to

work day event got underway. an accident has shut accident rue408 in both -- has shut down has408. eight minutes on the outer loop topside. told minutes on the west side outer loop. not too bad there. picking up as you head to the northeast corner down to the beltway from white marsh. this is a live look at the west side. looking pretty good at liberty road. 95 and 395 looking very nice this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go out to sandra shaw who is live at the harford county national right to work day. >> they are getting ready for a variety of activities. one of the honorees is this young man. he is a senior aberdeen high school. he came up with a back that maps

all of the bike trails in harford county. >> it took me about the entire school year. i did not have the idea. but my mentor wanted to give local cyclists another way to plan their bike route. >> show us what it represents. >> here is an overview of our county. these are the roads we calculated the slopes for. we also have information such as bus stops, park and ride, other things like that that will help local cyclist. >> that is amazing. you said you calculated the slopes. that takes math skills. let's look it the seven day forecast. it is looking good. we will be seeing plenty of sunshine today. a slight chance of showers on

sunday. it is a great day to bicycle to work. >> 6:38. more bad luck for brett michaels. find out why he is

>> bret michaels has suffered another health setback. he was hospitalized again this week. doctors say he suffered a warning stroke and further tests

revealed a hole in his heart. his heart condition is treatable but not likely connected to the brain hemorrhage he suffered several years ago. lindsay lohan has dots legal bullet after she failed to -- she has dodged a legal bullet after she a failed to appear in court. the actress has posted bond and is expected to be back in the u.s. sometime today. >> you do not need a passport to party. >> we will check the morning headlines coming up. >> we have a storm out to the west. it is not a concern today. at the moment, some high, thin clouds. clouds. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ]

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>> welcome back. one person was killed in an early-morning fiery crash around 12:30 just north of hot spring road in baltimore county. the vehicle caught fire not long after the crash. it appears an investigation into an abduction has turned into a murder case. a body was found hillsdale avenue. police have concluded it was the same man they were looking for. the victim appears to have been targeted and the abduction was not random. a pennsylvania senior is fighting to get her picture into the yearbook.

she has lyme disease and she is sensitive to light. her official yearbook photo turned out poorly. she took her own photo. the school will not accept them, saying it would affect the contract with the photographer. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked you -- do you think a pennsylvania high school should accept a light- sensitive student's personal photo for submission in their yearbook?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. we have a check on your morning commute. the lothian area, route 408 is now open. that is some good news driving in anne arundel county this morning. at the war memorial plaza in downtown baltimore, there is a national bike to work day event going on so we could see some congestion there. otherwise, we are looking pretty good on the major roadways. some live drive times for you. 95 northbound between 32 and the

beltway, 10 minutes. looking pretty good. west side of the beltway, things are moving just fine at liberty road. 95 in the white marsh area, no delays southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. sandra shaw is live in harford county at the national bike to work day event. >> the rally kicks off at 7:00 a.m. they expect about 200 people this morning. they are giving away three brand-new bicycles. this brand new bicycle will be given away. >> we have a tremendous support from our business community. we like to involve all levels, everybody. they have been some of the best sponsors. >> you have something called a cycle smack down.

>> i wish i could show you the trophy. it is among businesses. small, medium, and large. they are categorized. the business that has the most people to his bike to work, they'd win the cycle smack down. >> we have a student essay contests and people who are enjoying biking and refreshments. it will be great. let's look at hd doppler. everything is beautiful. high pressure is dominating. maybe a couple of degrees warmer today. what a friday. over to john. >> think you. it will be great, just like yesterday -- thank you. we have some high, thin clouds this morning.

almost identical to yesterday. 55 on the eastern shore. 52 york. 50's out west. we are starting out milder this morning. here are those thin clouds overhead. the storm is out over the ohio river valley. the center of the storm is near st. louis and it is headed to the great lakes. this high-pressure keeps us in good shape and nice and dry and keeps the rain to the west of us. hi further to the south east. -- the humid conditions stay off to our south in the gulf coast region behind this warm front. it is less comfortable down there. 81 to 86 today.

mostly sunny skies. temperatures above the seasonal averages. 86 will be the only date we are up that high because we do back off a little bit. the orioles are in washington tonight. there will be sung to start the game with filtered clouds. there will be sunshine to start the game. the storm is off to our west. rain states to our west. thicker clouds begin to move in -- rain stays off to our west. most of the rain will be west of us saturday morning. rain chances increase this weekend. a chance for rain showers will extend into early monday before things clear out. a good day today.

some rain showers developing saturday and continuing into sunday. not a washout. 70's for highs over the weekend. we get some sunshine in the afternoon. lots of sun next week. >> home owners could soon see some relief. jennifer franciotti joins us live with the story. >> the governor signed over 260 bills, and one of those is a delinquent bill. it talks to lenders to find a solution. it requires lenders to renegotiate terms of the interest rate and to make some adjustments in principle. the homeowner has the right to request mediation. this is aimed at keeping more

marylanders in their home. the foreclosure rate stands at 4%. >> coming up, it is friday and you commit the lucky oprah fan who hit the jackpot. dolly parton celebrate 50 years in show business. but first, here is matt lauer. >> good morning. new concerns about the health of the u.s. economy following the biggest one day drop in more than a year. bp admits the oil leak is larger than it had estimated. anger grows in washington. we will have the latest. a man shares his touching reunion with a guerrilla he has not seen in five years. the summer concert series

continues. we get started on a friday morning right here on "today. >> we will take a another look

>> a very good friday morning. here we have the harford county bike to work day. look at this crowd. a lot of different events he going on all involving cycling and getting to work. we even have a bling your

bicycle and it will be going on until 9:00 a.m. this morning. 59 at the airport. 64 downtown. pervert conditions. it is going to beat a gorgeous -- perfect conditions. >> those are some tricked-out bikes. >> absolutely. >> final look at the weather. >> final look at the weather. >> a lot more cloudiness and a rain threat. not a washout. 70's. we bounce back next week. >> baltimore city, there is a bike to work day. there could be congested downtown as we go through the morning. a live look at liberty road shows things are moving well on the west side. no delays southbound on 95 from white marsh. >> anyone with small children

knows the challenge of keeping them clean in pictures. sometimes that makes for the best pictures. we would like you to share your pictures with us. send them to our website, wbaltv.com. we will post them for all the world to see. it stays there forever. >> thank you for joining us. >> we are back with a live update at 7:25. traffic and weather together on the fives. >> stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

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