increasing clouds this afternoon because of an approaching the system will drag a front through. that may give us a chance for a thunderstorm. we have about a 30 disenchants. 81 to 85, we are on the warm side of things. the best chance of seeing precipitation would be overnight tonight. it will be gorgeous as we head into the weekend. >> i meant out where. >> is definitely. >> not a whole lot happening other than some fire activity in glen bernie. watch for fire activity and be extra careful. major roadways leading up to the airport looks move. 52 miles per hour on southbound 95. 56 miles per hour on the north side. harrisburg expressway and the

jfx, very smooth so far. fairing well on the outer loop down towards 95. no problems on 795. let's look at the key bridge privet looking very good in both lives. looking at old court, looking good. we're off to a good start. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now back to you. >> thank you. it has been over 24 hours and the candidate for city state's attorney has not been determined. >> and no one will declare victory until the absentee ballots have been counted. this morning, jennifer franciotti joins us live with more on that story. >> it seems gregg bernstein is supposed to unseat patricia jessamy, and neither camp will

give up until all absentee ballots are counted. three % have been lost in limbo. judges forgot to turn in the memory cards from 82 voting machines. the cards were tracked down. there is nothing suspicious or unusual about the slow accounting. >> when you have an election night, it is not uncommon to be at 100%. >> the complete results were released and that put bernstein on top with 30,392 votes to jessamy's 29,097 votes. neither camp is calling the race until 2200 absentee ballots are counted. >> i think we all cannot live with the delay once we know that mrs. jessamy and her advisors are reviewing and this includes

everything. >> bernstein tweeted for a resolution to the race. he expressed optimism about the outcome. "i thank all the volunteers who have devoted so much time and energy to helping our campaign." those absentee ballots will start being counted some time this morning. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kevin kamenetz made his victory speech late yesterday morning. he called for joe bartenfelder to support his campaign. born father has not yet responded. kamenetz will go against kenneth holt who was already fired shots against kamenetz for running a negative campaign

against bartenfelder. many don't see the difference between two candidates. brian murphy lost to ehrlich and is now throwing his support behind the republican candidate. >> might wind is more libertarian in nature. -- my wing is more libertarian in nature. wbaltv.com has everything so you can make an informed decision. you will fine results and candidate profiles and more. it is under the politics section of our website, wbaltv.com. >> a fire tears through a baltimore county home.

it started in a storage shed in catonsville and then spread to the house. no word on what sparked that fire. it was a scary morning for students as a body was found near a school campus. the school in columbia was put on lockdown. police investigated the incident. there is no word on the identity of the body found. one person is killed after a car crash in anne arundel county. it happened last night and hanover road and 295. because of the accident is under investigation. plant toa passenger's burn the karan did not happen. >> yesterday, angry demonstrators clashed with police. >> more demonstrations about

alleging burning of the koran. about 800 demonstrators confronted police. "we are not defending ourselves. we will kill americans wherever we find them. this is my message to obama and hillary clinton. there were clashes. 25 policemen -- several of the protesters suffered gunshot wounds. the afghan government said among the crowd of protesters were taliban agitators' stirring up the crowd and trying to cause trouble. the taliban has threatened to disrupt elections by attacking the afghan government forces and the polling stations throughout the country. >> quite the firestorm still.

64 degrees on tv hill. you may be able to eat things like cookies without any regrets at all. >> will tell you how the tasty treats are getting a better rappo. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the placement of a walmart in north baltimore would be good for the neighborhood? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with some fire activity in glen bernie. we

>> welcome back. it is 66 degrees downtown.

we had some clouds roland last night. mostly cloudy this afternoon with a slight chance of some showers. we may see some gusty rain fall later this evening and possibly a thunderstorm. the coverage is only about 30%. 81 to 85 today. it will be a little stickier today and warmer out ahead of the front. we have a slight chance of a thunderstorm. 67 downtown with some gusty southwest winds. more on your weekend and seven- day forecast coming up. >> some fabulous news. cookies and doughnuts may soon be getting healthier. >> a reason to celebrate. trans fats and vegetable oil from soybeans may soon be a thing of the past. >> ted sanders takes medicine

for his high blood pressure. >> i am becoming more conscious of what i should and should not be eating. >> the soybean crop may one day improving meals. soybeans are being grown to make a vegetable oil without trans fats. >> they can fry with it. they will have a heart-healthy oil. it will be a lot like olive oil. >> it must undergo a process called hydrogenation so it does not spoil. this creates trans fats which are not good for your heart. scientists are producing soybeans that avoid this unhealthy process. >> they will be in high demand. >> the oil is stable with a good shelf life and lowers the saturated fat by 25%.

>> it will bring along some good features. it has the ability to enhance heart health. >> people do not realize how much soybean oil is in their diet. healthier french fries could be just around the corner. >> if we could increase the food ingredient without people having to make changes in their lives, we could increase the health of all consumers. >> it will take about three years. >> it is still a good oil. we just made it better. >> the funding for their research was provided in part by the united soybean board through farmer-supported check off funds. >> 64

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there is one problem to report in glen bernie. there is some fire activity. other than that, southbound 95, you can see we are at 51 miles per hour. moving very well there. 48 miles per hour on the outer loop west side around liberty. so far so good on the j.f.x. 70 it looks good. equally smooth off at this time. this is at the the baltimore- washington parkway, we're not dealing with any delays. for now, we're looking good on the harrisburg expressway coming down from parkton. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a delay on the camden line.

it is running 10 to 15 minutes late. the brunswick line is running on schedule. metro subway is on schedule. we have a few bus delays. the 51 bus is running about 20 minutes late. the 30 bus is diverting yet light street and pratt street. now back to sandra shaw. >> i hope you have a great day. we have some clouds on the visible satellite imagery. we will see things heat up later today. there is low pressure over the great lakes. it will drive a cold front this evening. we have a a 30% chance for some rainfall. we could see a thunderstorm. we're starting out mild. 66 downtown. 64 at the airport. it is cooler at parkton.

60's around the metropolitan area. we have a mix of sunshine and clouds in the mountains. 45% chance for some scattered storms. we are on the warm side of things before the front pushes through. we topped out at 84 degrees yesterday. we could see some showers into the evening and nighttime hours. a great beach day, 85 around ocean city. not a great day to hit the chesapeake bay. winds gusting up to 20 knots. three-foot waves are possible. we will be warmer today, about five or six degrees. the average load is 57. does not look like we will dip

into the 50's tonight. 67 downtown. plenty of clout around and a slight chance for a passing storm. it will be pretty windy out there. here we have that high pressure which kept us high and dry for the first part of the week. warm air infiltrating things out ahead of the cold front which will get through here later on this evening. there is a lot of activity in the tropics. igor is a monster. it may track just west of bermuda. they would get the impact of the storm surge. the most dangerous part of a hurricane is the eastern side. julia is a category 2 storm. we have a slight chance of some rain the seating. we are high and dry this weekend

with temperatures around 80 degrees. >> two men who spent 30 years behind bars could have their names cleared in court later today. >> dna evidence supports their claim of evidence. a third man will not be exonerated. >> it is a bittersweet gathering. >> it has been really rough. >> he was one of the three people charged in a rape and murder. she was attacked in front of her small children. her attacker slashed her throat. she ran to a neighbor's home where she went for help. now, this man is set to be exonerated. he died back in 2002 from cardiac arrest. >> if he was alive today, he

would say, i told them in 1980 that i did not do this crime. >> his sister said her brother and maintained his innocence until the day he died. two other men will be able to walk away. dixon was already released from prison a few weeks ago. the other remains behind bars, but not for much longer, thanks to dna, which shows another man will is a suspect. he is already in custody for another crime. >> i want to look at him and i want to ask him, holding you from giving him his freedom? >> the main concern now is clearing her brother's name. >> i am glad that it is a little

too late but i say this to them and i have always told them, it is never too late. never too late to free somebody's name. and his name is free. >> mike mcdaniel, nbc news. >> to reset said her brother told her he was beaten and coerced into giving false statements. >> a tragedy. 64 degrees on tv hill. so much more ahead -- >> including a look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress.

>> if you have canceled an e- mail account, you probably think is gone for good. that did not happen to one local man. michael said 11 years ago he had a paid aol e-mail account that he thought he cancel. >> i terminated the agreement with aol and stopped paying the yearly maintenance fee. i expected everything to be finished. >> that was 1999.

imagine his surprise when there was spam mail from that old account. >> i received a message sent from my instant messenger account to my complete address book that i had at aol chad by current e-mail address. >> it is called e-mail highjacking. >> how e-mail hijacking happens and how you can keep it from happening to you. >> a proposal to build a walmart in baltimore's remington neighborhood is sparking a lot of debate. it would take over the 25th street station. one group feels the large chain store would have a negative impact. they are asking for several conditions if walmart does come to the area.

the committee will have one more meeting before they make a final decision. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the placement of a walmart in north baltimore would be good for the neighborhood? >> keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. we will get the latest on the efforts about the gulf of mexico. >> if you think too much computer time is bad for your children, it could be a good thing. >> when you think of a cat and a dent, the first thing that

comes to mind is a chase. >> i will let you know about your forecast. >> we have fire activity in glen bernie. we will check for other problems. volume is not too bad out there. my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every

bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress. with three freshly baked bagel twists for only $3, like our delicious new tomato basil or sweet chocolate chip, so grab three for 3 today. [ ding! ] everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true.

we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. >> the primary election was on tuesday. one race is not over. we will explain why. >> democrats defecting in joining the gop over tax cuts.