mtv, president obama this week on a cross-country run to the campaign finish. >> 10/10/10 was, oh, a memorable day, so i hear, for some. how did you spend it? that's the topic of our water cooler question of the day. >> i know you partied, stan. and it was a beautiful weekend to celebrate, so how long will the warming trend continue? insta-weather forecast, as 11 news today continues right now. >> you know, i get the sense we're inventing a holiday, you know? we're, like, making up our own holiday, and i'm not against it. >> why not? >> sure. >> did you celebrate? >> of course i did. it was a huge, momentous occasion. it wasn't as big as the equinox party that we had in the weather office, but it was close. >> yeah, absolutely. >> get momentum, next year --

well, there won't be a next year. >> it will be 11/11/11 next year. now, that's going to be a big one. that's going to be a big one. party at monday mindy's house. >> sorry to interrupt you guys. >> it's ok. any time, tony. >> well, i was saying -- get out of my shot, stan. let's take a look at what's happening otherwise. temperatures are in the upper 50's. it's 59 at the airport. it's a little bit warmer this morning than the last couple of mornings, but this afternoon you're really going to notice it. if you're a summer weather fan, we're going to shoot for 83 or 84. the average high is 69. there could be a few thunderstorms late in the afternoon, but a nice summer day if you like that stuff. if you like the cooler temperatures, that's back in the forecast later this week. get out of my shot. >> air hog. >> i know. and sarah is over at my wall just taking over here. >> yeah, taking over. by the way, i love your costume for 10/10. is that a costume? oh, sorry. let's go ahead and check your morning commute right now. looking pretty good aside from this problem.

argonne drive right at the alameda, all lanes are closed with a water main break being repaired. that's going to be repaired until next week, so watch for those closures. let's see what else is going on. 48 on the north side right around the harrisburg expressway. outer loop west side at 50 miles per hour. still looking good on 795 towards the beltway. no problems on report on i-70. everything moving well on the rest of the major roadways. 95 at 49 miles per hour coming out of the northeast. 10 minutes is the drive time on southbound 95 from the beltway southwest down to 32. about an eight-minute ride to travel from the inner loop over to the 83. 295 is in great shape at 32, north and southbound. switch over to a live view of traffic at old court, and the west side is running smoothly so far. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy and stan, back to you. >> sarah, thank you very much. our big story, it was a violent weekend in baltimore city and the surrounding area. with several shootings and a stabbing. >> 11 news reporter kim dacey is live with the details.

good morning, kim. >> good morning, mindy. the weekend violence left five people dead and several others injured. police say an unidentified man was shot and killed in the 3000 block of presbr i street around midnight sunday. police believe that victim was involved in some kind of argument at that location before the shooting. shorting before 2:00 send morning, officers responded to warwick avenue, where they fond a 28-year-old shot in the arm and a 33-year-old shot several times. we're told that 33-year-old later died. three additional deadly shootings happened on saturday on grantley road, shamrock avenue, and in baltimore county saturday night, there was a stabbing at the fairgrounds in timonium with two victims. a witness called police apprehending a suspect with a bloody shirt on his cell phone. he spoke to 11 news about what happened during oktoberfest. >> it's kind of crazy. i mean, there was kids around. so we went across the building, and somebody's on the floor bleeding, another guy is being

held down, and, you know, we fond out somebody got stabbed. >> police say the two victims were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. meanwhile, baltimore city police say that they are deploying additional units to address this outbreak of violence. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> homicide detectives are investigating a suspicious death in west baltimore. that's where police found a body shortly before 6:00 saturday evening inside a vacant row home. this morning it's unclear how the victim died. police have identified the body found in an elevator shaft thursday as 43-year-old tracey baird. police say it's believed she was walking through the vacant building with two others at the time of the fall. the death has been ruled accidental. >> a georgia man is behind bars here in maryland this morning. police say 30-year-old deivi polanco is charged with

kidnapping his children from his estranged wife. within an hour after the mother reported the incident, polanco was taken into custody. in addition to kidnapping, polanco was also charged with two couldn't of child abduction, false imprisonment and other charges. he's being held on $750,000 bond. the trifle a man accused of murdering his wife will resume later today in baltimore county. tracy tetso disappeared in march of 2005 while heading to a concert. those close to tracy say she told her husband, dennis torque move out of their home and the marriage was over. tracy never showed up at that concert, and her cars car was later found some 11 days later. to this day, her body has never been found. the prosecution it says does not need a body to prove its case. >> in this morning's commitment 2010 report, 22 days until the midterm elections, and recent polls show republicans have enthusiasm behind them. now president barack obama is heading out on the stump trying

to drum up some enthusiasm for democrats. 11 news reart kate amara joins us live with more on the story. hi, kate. how are you? >> hey, i'm good, stan. good morning to you. so it's miami today, it's mtv on thursday. president obama hitting the road and the airwaves in a fierce sprint for democratic candidates. president barack obama on a cross-country campaign road trip, on the stump, six out of seven days this week. >> on november 2, i need you as fired up as you were in 2008. >> he's rallying democrats to vote in the midterm elections. he's fighting for his party to keep control of congress. >> our job is not yet done, and the success of our mission is at stake right now. >> it's probably too late for obama to convince middle america that the democrats are doing a great job. but what he can do is get out there and fire up the base. >> recent polls show republicans have enthusiasm on

their side and are poised to gain ground in the house and senate. >> this election is the republicans' best chance to peck up seats since the first term of bill cln's presidency. >> the g.o.p. is confident voters just want change. >> people have had enough, and the democrats haven't listened. and we as republicans have positive alternatives every step of the way. >> on tuesday and thursday, the president is targeting the youth vote. he has town hall meetings planned at george washington university here in d.c. and live on mtv. live in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. stan, back to you. >> kate, how about some of the other big names joining the president on the campaign trail? >> well, the biggest name and possibly the most popular sidekick, the first lady, is traveling with him to a d.n.c. rally in ohio next week. vice president joe biden is headlining his own rally, while

also appearing alongside the president as he did in philadelphia yesterday. also, former president bill clinton hitting the campaign trail in six different states, including florida, california, and his home state of arkansas. >> should be an interesting week. kate amara live from washington, thank you. and remember, tomorrow, october 12, is the last day to register to vote in the general election. for more commitment 2010 coverage, log on to our website, wbaltv.com, for a voters' guide, candidate profiles, and a look at david cool bs' ad fact checks. >> 10/10/10, a day that some apparently find to be very special. a perfect day for some, a lucky one as well, some believe numbers have different meanings, can be able to predict what happens in people's lives. and sunday gathered a lot of attention. >> there's been a lot of hype, i think, about the 10/10/10. we reduce the one from 10, the one from 10 the date, and 2010 is a three, so the day actually reduces to a universal five

day. five is about love. it's about self-expression. >> just a memory rational day. >> i'm still trying to figure that out. anyway, yesterday many headed to the altar or celebrated a special birthday. all last week, we asked you to send in your photos on how you spent your day on 10/10/10. can't show stan's on tv, but we can show this one. pam posted that her family spend the day together if you want to send in your pictures, you're in luck. that's our water cooler question of the day. what did you do to commemorate 10/10/10? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that's watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> i'm waiting for 11/11/11 next year. hey, yesterday's ravens game against the denver broncos turned out to be a good one for us, not so good for the denver broncos. they'd never won at m&t bank stadium. the matchup featured denver's

top-ranked passing offense against baltimore's number one-rated pass defense. in the end, the ravens' run game led by ray rice and the ray lewis-led defense proved to be too much for the broncos. the final score, ravens 31, broncos 17. the ravens now head to foxboro next sunday to face off against tom brady and the patriots. keith mills will have some reaction to the team's big win yesterday coming up a little bit later in sports. if you're looking to attend the purple evening downtown tonight, sorry. you're too late. tickets are sold out for the fourth annual event for the ladies' only. tonight's event will be held at m&t bank stadium. it will include tours, autographs and much more. 11 news reporter and huge ravens fan jennifer franciotti will be at tonight's event, and she will have all the details coming up tonight on 11 news at 11:00. >> very popular event. >> growing by the year. 6:10, down to 58 degrees here on tv hill. coming up -- the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> also ahead, many are calling

it one of the most brutal hate crimes ever as eight people face charges in a anti-gay gang attack. details are next. >> and microsoft is expected to unveil its new smart phone. we'll have more in this morning's consumer alert. >> and i'm tony pann. we have a touch of summer in the forecast for today. we'll let you know how warm it's going to get and check the sn-day in a few minutes. >> we're taking a look at the area roads. so far, so good out there, just dealing with a water main break in the city. we'll update that.

two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >> welcome back. 6:14, 64 degrees downtown.

always quiet in the weather department this morning. it's going to be a warm day. that's the big story. temperatures into the 80's this afternoon. if you don't like the autumn weather, you're going to like at least today, because later on things are going to change. but for today, it will feel like summer again. 59 at the airport. 61 in westminster. it's 56 degrees and rising sun, so significantly warmer than the last couple of mornings. here's the weather setup. we have a warm front across central pennsylvania. there's going to be little waves of energy traveling along that front as we head into this afternoon. some of those may come close enough to us in this heat and slightly increased humidity to trigger a shower or thunderstorm later on this afternoon. but i only put a 30% chance on it. most of the precip right now is way off to our north across new york state and the southern part of canada, and some big thunderstorms across the plains states right now. so event we'll this whole system will catch up to us and bring us a better chance for rain tonight and on tuesday. but for now, just some scattered clouds. it's going to mack a beautiful sunrise here in just a few minutes. the forecast for today, a

mixture of sunshine and clouds, 30% chance for a thunderstorm late this afternoon. unseasonably warm with high temperatures between 80 and 85. the average high is 69. overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies, better chance for a shower, maybe a thunderstorm, temperatures will drop back into the upper 50's. and then during the day tomorrow, this whole system will sweep off the coast and we'll see a chance for a few lingering showers, but winds will turn north, so we'll see the high temperatures drop into the low to mid 70's on tuesday. we just keep dropping from there. down to 69 on wednesday. we'll be in the low to mid 60's on friday. a chance for a few showers late thursday and friday. the overnight low temperatures going into the weekend are going to drop into the upper 30's to around 40 on saturday. i wouldn't be surprised if we had our first frost of the season this weekend. maybe saturday morning. it will jump back into the low 70's on sunday. overall, wind up with a decent upcoming weekend. that's a look at the seven-day forecast. let's see what's happening on the roads at 6:15. here's sarah.

>> hello, tony. good morning, everyone. volume a little bit light they are morning. we're not dealing with any delays yet, but we have this problem right at argonne drive and the alameda. all lanes closed due to ongoing road repairs with a water main break. those are in effect until next week, so definitely take cold spring as your alternate. everything looking good on the speed sensors. 48 miles per hour on southbound 95 as you approach the beltway. on the northeast side, still at 48 on the harrisburg expressway. no problems to report on 795 from owings mills down toward the beltway. eastbound i-70 still without delay. if you're heading southbound 83, the faceburg expressway, we're at 58 miles per hour. and we'll go ahead and take a live view of traffic and show what you it looks like. coming toward us is southbound traffic and picking up. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic at 95 and the fort mchenry, and so far, running smoothly in toward the toll plaza and the tunnel. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy, over to you. >> eight people faced a judge

yesterday for what some are calling one of the most brutal hate crimes. the suspects are accused of anti-gay gang attacks on three men in the bronx. >> the eight young suspects were arraigned yesterday sunday, a day after their arrest for the vicious attack. police say the crimes happened at this abandoned apartment in the bronx last weekend. investigators believe a gang known as the latin king goonees lashed out after learning that a 17-year-old recruit was gay. >> he was thrown into a wall, made to strip naked, hit in the head with a beer can, cut with a box cutter, and sodomized with a wooden handle of a plunger. >> the eight suspects then allegedly attacked and tortured another teen and a 30-year-old man over several hours. >> the heartless men who committed these crimes should know that their fellow new yorkers will not tolerate their vicious acts or the hatred that fuels them. >> the shock of the crime caused outrage among city and state leaders. >> you don't attack somebody

because of who they are unless you are an ignorant coward. >> over the weekend, the father of one of the suspects defended his son. >> no, no, no, he not involved in that. >> one thing is clear, the community wants those responsible brought to justice. >> police are still looking for a ninth suspect. >> in this morning's consumer alert, if you're thinking of switching cell phone carriers, here's a way to test a new service first. smart money recommends first checking to make sure your old contract has expired to avoid any early termination fees. and you can make -- make certain you can bring your old number along. smart money says carriers will let you try out a new contract without penalty for 14 to 30 days. test your new home at places you go for signal coverage. if it doesn't work, you only owe for the plan charges

through the trial period, and you can repeat the process with another carrier. well, a baltimore company may soon be selling big chunks of its business to an overseas partner. jane king has more in this morning's bloomberg business report. >> good morning. today there's a big spotlight on baltimore's constellation energy group. constellation jeopardizing its relationship with a french you're at this time by pulling out of negotiations on a $7.5 billion loan guarantee to build a nuclear reactor in maryland. constellation says the cost of the federal loan guarantee is simply too high and risky. a head researcher tells us this may force the french company, e.d.f., to buy as much as $2 billion of constellation's nonnuclear plants. as for trading, stocks climbed higher. back on friday, the dow closed above 11,000 for the first time since the may flash crash. and the bloomberg maryland index also seeing gains. in the meantime, the economy taking a toll on man's best friend. "usa today" says animal shelters are overwhelm this had year as cash-strapped americans

abandon their pets and fewer people are taking in needy pets. the paper says the problem is worse in areas with high foreclosh you're rates. in the meantime, today google's android and apple's iphone get new competition. microsoft set to unveil windows 7 smart phones. they go on sale just eight weeks from now. also, the next generation of xboxes, a new motion sensing controller is included. i'm jane king for bloomberg news, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20, 59 degrees on tv hill. >> take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. eaks to.

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>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. still dealing with that water main break, and we're going to have those lanes closed on argonne drive right at the alameda until next week, so consider cold spring as your alternate. right now that's running smoothly. no delays on the j.f.x. everything looking good as far as our speed sensors. they're staying the same, 48 miles per hour on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast. still 4809 north side at the harrisburg expressway. 51 on the west said. in terms of traffic on southbound 97, 47 miles per hour if you travel through the glen bernie area, so starting to tap the brakes just a bit there. here's a live view in a couple of spots. 795 right at cook ease mill,

and so far running smoothly. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic at the fort mchenry, picking up a little bit in volume coming toward the tunnel, but everything running smooth until terms of traffic at the toll plaza, and no problems at the harbor tunnel this morning. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now tony has a check on your forecast. hi, tony. >> good morning, everyone. a little touch of summer in the middle of october, if you're a summer weather fan. partly cloudy skies right now, things pretty quiet. don't expect any rain to start the day. it's 62 in annapolis. 61 in west menster. we're shooting for a high temperature this afternoon of 83 degrees. in the 30% chance for a thunderstorm late in the day, but most of the day is going to be dry and unseasonably warm. we'll check the seven-day forecast in just a few, but first to the man with the good news this morning. here's keith mills. >> yeah, town, always good news, ravens in sole possession of first place in the a.f.c. north this morning, 31-17 they pound the denver broncos at m&t

bank stadium. as they follow up the steelers win with another good one. they let the fans know, hey, ray rice is still around, so is ray lewis, but ray rice, big game yesterday for number 27. 133 yards rushing, two touchdowns, the first one made it 14-0. second quarter, he's not giving that ball up. ensuing kickoff, billy cundiff to demaryius thomas, and he runs it out. check out the hit right there. oh, baby, up to the play in the nfl? kenny hamelin recovers the fumble. edgar jones hits him low, phillips hits him low. thomas did not return. it was 17-0 late first half. kyle or to know to brandon lloyd, gets behind dujuan landry, diving catch. they let everybody know it's still a game. but in the fourth quarter and in the second half, the ravens dominate. they right it right down denver's throat. willis mcgahee caps a 90-yard drive, 31-17 ravens.

john harbaugh talked about taking care of business after the big win in pittsburgh. >> our guys talked all week about following up the big win with a win. and that's really important. you know, if you don't follow it up with a win, then it negates the big win, because they just count for one apiece. this was a big game for that reason. it may get you to 4-1, because it's an opportunity going to new england to be 1-0 this week, and it's really an important game. >> as john said, ravens 4-1, play the patriots sunday in new england. they are a half game now in front of the steelers. the baseball playoffs continue tonight in atlanta. the giants and braves play game four. giants up 2-1. phils close out the reds last night 2-0, while the rays and rangers series headed back to st. petersburg. uh-oh! ian kinsler, nelson cruz can't haul it in. carlos pena scores. matt joyce's pop-up falls in. 1-0 rays. in the fourth, pena off tommy hunter. good piece of hitting, little flare to left field. evan longoria scores to make it

5-2. game five tuesday in st. pete, as that -- i love game fives. you love any game that goes to the wire. but a couple of anxious moments yesterday for the ravens, but they really dominated the denver broncos in every phase yesterday. >> it was good. good to see you, yes, indeed. >> the time now is 6:27, 58 degrees on tv hill. there's much more to come this morning in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> several deadly shootings in the city over the weekend. up next, find out what police are doing to help stop this violence. >> the trapped miners in chile should be able to breathe fresh air in just a few days. we'll tell you how soon the 33 are expected to be rescued. >> and we're keeping tabs on a water main break in the city that could affect your morning ride. we'll update that and also update any new problems. >> and sarah, we have big swings in the department. swings in the department. stay with us.

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you.

eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election,

it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!!

woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.