--www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. a little warmth to start today but no rain. built on comfortable. you come to expect it this time of year. let's look to the current conditions. partly cloudy at the airport. the air quality is in the poor range. you'll feel that when you walk outside. we're shooting for a high of 91 this afternoon with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. take an umbrella. we will check the forecast for the weekend in a few minutes. first we say good morning to sarah. >> a busy start at the fort mchenry southbound 95. we had an overturned a vehicle. traffic is starting to flow as you make your way south through the toll plaza.

we do have an accident and paper mill road between phoenix and cooper road in the phoenix area. use extra caution. no promise on the rest of the major roadways. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway southwest to 32. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 toward the 83's. this is it 95 at the fort mchenry. traffic is flowing on the flowingtube. tube. you can still use 895 as for all to appeared a bit of a delay at o'donnell. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the search continues for a man responsible for frightening assault on the man working a highway speed camera. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more on this attack the shut down one of the busiest highways. >> the suspect attacked the

speed enforcement vehicle that was part of the southbound side near the bwi exit. this happened yesterday morning. the parkway was shut down for three hours in both directions. police searched suspicious vehicles for the suspect. a man was considered armed and dangerous. police say the camera operator was inside the vehicle at the time. the witness claimed the man approached the vehicle with a hammer and a shotgun. he told police the suspect began tapping on the back window with the shotgun. >> the witness was obviously frightened at that point and began blowing his horn. he said the individual then came to the front of the truck and began striking the front windshield with his hammer. >> the suspect is described as a white male in his 60's weighing approximately 150 pounds. he has gray hair and was last seen wearing a red and blue

plaid shirt and blue jeans. the camera operator was not hurt. he did say that the suspect fled into the nearby woods. hotels have surveillance cameras and they're being checked to see if they can get a good picture of this suspect. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> you can keep on top of breaking news by signing up for a text alerts on our website, wbaltv.com. >> a stabbing in a parking lot sends one man to the hospital and his son behind bars. witnesses saw the sun and his men arguing off route 40 just before 4:00 p.m. yesterday appeared the victim was rushed to bayview medical center with a stab wound to the chest. the son was arrested at the scene. police are investigating how a man's body was inside a truck inside the city impound lot.

this was on pulaski how we knew the city county line. it is not clear how long the body had been there or how the victim died. >> no word of low-cost several classic cars to go up in flames. firefighters arrived to battle the fire on candlestick drive around 9:00 a.m. yesterday. it became so intense that the flames jumped from the garage to the home. a fire that damaged several buildings at sparrows point was the work of an arsonist. somebody set fire to two sheds and three cars. anyone with information on this case is asked to call police. >> today is sentencing for casey anthony. she is facing four years for lying to police. she could walk and of court free

today. kristen dahlgren has more. >> almost three years after casey anthony was first arrested, the judge could sentence her to time already served. a far cry from the death penalty she could have faced if convicted of murdering her daughter. and far from what many thought should happen. but in an exclusive interview, juror number 3 said they didn't have enough proof it was murder. >> it doesn't feel good. it was a horrible decision to have to make. i had to do it based on the law. >> per parents were seen leaving with a police escort. anthony was subpoenaed and jailed in a lawsuit.

>> as soon as i heard the verdict, my reaction was, game on. >> her legal troubles may not be over. she is so far not fighting muc h sympathy in the court of public opinion. kristen dahlgren, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a convicted peeping tom has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. prosecutors say charles novak took pictures of two lenders 60 unsuspected victims inside their own home. one of his victims discovered him in her garage. police recovered underwear from the victims in his home. his victims and prosecutors were glad to see justice done.

>> you expect a certain measure of privacy when you close your blinds. you are within the confines of your home and your doors are locked. you are alone. to have someone that is your neighbor and that you would expect to have a personal boundary violate that. it's unexplainable. >> the defendant spend his whole day and lines looking for ways to look it would then, for ways to access women's homes. he of the equipment that was so sophisticated. we're happy that the judge understood the severity of the case. >> he pled guilty to burglary and other charges. after serving his sentence, he will have to register as a sex offender. >> a new ownership group to take control of rosecroft racetrack. penn national gaming must guarantee the operation through

2012 and host 20 live racing meets through the end of this year. that will bring live racing back to that track as early as august. verizon has agreed to pay $20 billion to resolve a lawsuit against some of its disabled employees in maryland. the rise in unfairly disciplined or fired employees whose disability caused them to miss work. verizon disputes the findings will pay the fine. >> it may be good to unplugging. a study finds all those gadgets like smart phones and ipads are disruptive and can hinder healthy social skills. they suggest unplugging from those devices and give yourself some time to rest and help stave and the depression.

that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how hard is it for you to unplug when you go on vacation? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 72 degrees on tv hill. it has been a few months since the latest iphone hit the shelter it could be obsolete already? >> a desperate search continues for the remaining passengers and crew of a fishing boat that capsized off the coast of mexico. >> an amazing wonder is marred by violent tragedy. find out what happened. >> we're flipping hamburgers this morning with the latest craze of food trucks hitting the streets of baltimore. that is coming up. >> looking better now that the fort mchenry with the accident clear. we will let you know if the we wilconsumers today havee a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat.

they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.

no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >> good morning. here is a live look outdoors. around 77 degrees downtown. some sunshine and maybe some haze around the area. where: for sunshine today. it is hazy in here. we have the grilled going in this food truck. we're with coopers taverns and this is their chow hound food truck. >> we have a great body of these

young entrepreneurs saying i want to be in the restaurant business and maybe they didn't have enough to get out there and do wiit. lohan of a parking lot behind little italy and we will have rock-and-roll music, cold beer, delicious wine, and a gourmet food. >> i have never been in a food truck before. >> with a full-sized kitchen about the size of a doll house. we have everything. freezers, refrigerators, steam tables, a flame-broiled grilled. friers, everything you need to cook a full-service meal. we have lobster. this is where we take our restaurant. you're getting restaurant- quality food off the street. >> thank you for being here this morning.

restaurant-quality food at the tip of your fingertips. this is a great event happening. let's check out the weather. not a lot going on on the reader. showers off the coast and more showers out to the rockies. tony, this is awesome in here. >> mobile gourmet food. it.vi loved you better come back here with good food. to live. that is cool that food trucks are coming to baltimore. 71 at the airport. 71 in jarrettsville. warm and muggy. check out the dew points. upper 70's and low 70's. -- upper 70's and low 70's. there is no precipitation around us and very little cloud cover. to some high, thin clouds.

you'll see some 80's out there this morning. code orange air quality. we can see the first hint of something trying to develop in central pennsylvania. a cold front will drift down closer to us by the afternoon hours. will probably scattered a few showers or thunderstorms. 40% chance you may see something in your neighborhood. upper 80's and low 90's. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm tonight, mainly the seating. temperatures drop back into the 70's. the front will stall in the mid atlantic. that will create another chance for rain. it has been tried in some areas around the state. this front will move off the coast friday night. 91 today. a better chance for rain

tomorrow. 50%. temperature goes down because of the increase in the cloud cover, a high of 85. the humidity should be comfortable on saturday and sunday. the next chance for rain will come in late monday and tuesday. that is a look of the seven-day forecast. 6:16. >> good morning. let's give you an update on the fort mchenry. we have an accident. everything running smoothly in the southbound direction. we're not seeing delays on 895. a much better picture. paper mill road in phoenix, there is still an accident clearing. one vehicle involved. harrisburg expressway running smoothly as is the entire beltway. the j.f.x. in great shape into town. this is dulaney valley. a nice shot as the sun starts to come up. a smooth ride of the north side.

and he's right at baltimore national pike -- a smooth ride at baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the coast guard continues to search for seven americans who went missing after their fishing boat capsized. this happened early sunday. fishing ships managed to rescue 35 passengers and crew members. one man is confirmed dead. an alleged mob boss pleaded not guilty. james bolger is alleged to be part of 19 crimes. he was arrested in santa monica 16 years after fleeing boston. tragedy at yellowstone national park as a grizzly bear kills a

hiker. this happened wednesday morning. visitors were cleared out of the area. this is the first time a beer has killed a visitor in the park since 1986. >> apple has place parts orders for its next version of its popular iphone. some suppliers say it will be thinner and lighter than the iphone 4 and 118 megapixels camera. apple seems to be getting ready to sell a lot of them -- it will have a 8-megapixels camera. facebook will allow its users to make video calls on its page using skype. the are redesigning the chat feature placing people that a

user messages most often at the top of their chat line. free food tomorrow for die ha rd fans of chick-fil-a. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. cities look to cut back. taking a cold on the public time is becoming endangered. officials in urban cities like houston and cincinnati and philadelphia have had to close the public pools or take alternative funding. baltimore has many public pools operating on limited schedules because of budget cuts. mann are fairing better. men have gained more jobs while women have lost more. the trends are reopening the gender gap in employment. stocks rose yesterday.

the report showed a slow down in the service industry growth. china was hiking interest rates. the bloomberg maryland index was higher. looking for a free meal, move on over to chick-fil-a. it is time for cow appreciation day. go to chick-fil-a restaurant dressed up as a cow to get a free meal. it is totally complementary entree if you don't dress up as a cow. >> where can i find a cow costume? 6:20. the orioles find themselves on the verge of being swept by an opponent. can they stave off the brooms in arlington? >> don't forget to e-mail us

your response to our water cooler question of the day. how hard is it for you to unplug when you go on vacation? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute.

there is an accident on the inner loop west side of baltimore national pike. no word whether it is blocking any lanes. paper mills between phoenix and cooper is clear. a clear run on the north side. no problems on the j.f.x. this is dulaney valley. problem-free on the north side. this is a baltimore national pike. looking for a delays. inner loop traffic -- it doesn't appear that any delay is forming. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> hazy sunshine to start today. we don't expect any of rain for the commute. 74 in annapolis. 77 degrees downtown. a mixture of sunshine and clouds. scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon.

a high temperature around 91. we will check the forecast for the upcoming weekend in just a few minutes. here is keith mills. >> thank you. the orioles have done some good things for much of the first half of this season. they are lending to the all-star break. 13-5, they get swept in texas. now they had to boston. jeremy guthrie made his 18th start. he didn't make it out of the first inning in nearly. michael young. nick markakis plays it off a couple of hops. 2-0. nelson cruz. that finds a gap. 4-0 after one inning. derrek lee onto the hill.

4-2. new ball game. jeremy guthrie gutted it out. seventh inning. brad bergesen in. two on. home run for mike napoli. buck showalter not happy with the three years game sweep. >> it is about us not executing. we will have to do better. it is there if you want to takinge it. >> derek jeter and the yankees in cleveland to play the indians. derek jeter it makes a great play. he did not get the double play. that is a big-time player read different derek jeter. in the seventh, the indian sculpture 2-0.

lonnie chisseled that home run. first major league home run. derek jeter rips one to write. 2997. he is three shy of 3000. roger goodell and demaurice smith rejoin talks. a question of when a deal would get done. hopefully by this weekend or next. >> to live. 6:27. 72 degrees on tv hill. >> police looking for a suspect after a man with a shotgun at disrupted activity on the b-w parkway yesterday. details are next. >> a debt showdown at the white house today. will either side give?

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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. tony pann has a quick look at

today's forecast. >> good morning. it is a warm start for us. we have no precipitation in the forecast for the drive time. maybe some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. high temperature around 91. we'll come back in detail at the forecast for the upcoming weekend. >> thank you. the ongoing search for a man who assaulted a speed camera technician. >> this shut down one of the roads for hours yesterday. jennifer franciotti has more. >> the b-w parkway was shut down for three hours in both directions yesterday. a bizarre incident on 295 wednesday morning near the bwi exit at 195 had the interstate shut down for hours. around 11:30 wednesday morning, police say a man walked out of the woods and onto the b-w parkway holding a hammer in one hand and a shotgun in the other. they say he approached the

speed enforcement vehicle parked on the southbound side. the camera operator says the suspect started the attack by tapping on the back window. >> the witness was obviously frightened at that point and began blowing his horn. he said the individual then came to the front of the truck and began striking the front windshield with his hammer. >> you can see the windshield damage on the left part of your screen. the camera operator says the suspect started yelling at him. >> couldn't determine what was being said. but then within minutes, the individual, he said, walked back into the wooded area, carrying the shotgun and the hammer. >> dozens of law enforcement officers searched the woods and suspicious vehicles in the area. the highway was shut down for hours. area hotels were put on lockdown. mark ford is staying at one of the many hotels near the incident. >> it is weird that somebone would just do that randomly, unless maybe they thought they got a ticket earlier and went back to take care of the camera.

>> police are looking at surveillance video from area hotels, hoping to get a picture of the suspect. he is described as a white male in his 60's, 5'8", weighing approximately 150 pounds. they say he has gray hair and he was last seen wearing a red and blue shirt and blue jeans. the camera operator was not hurt. anyone with information is asked to call police. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> police are looking for an inmate who never returned from as work-release assignment. he was serving a three-year sentence and was expected to be released in october. officials say he did not return to its correction facility after completing his schedule last night. anyone with information is asked to call 911. >> authorities are checking out a plane crash. this happened at martin state

airport and it overturned. the pilot was the only person on board and was able to walk away from the accident. >> the mother and daughter whose bodies were found last week will be laid to rest today. there were killed last week allegedly at the hands of her fiancee. a funeral will be held this morning at 11:00 a.m. on west north avenue. >> president obama sits down with top republicans and democrats to discuss a deal to raise the debt ceiling. a deal mus be reached by august 2 or the u.s. may not be able to pay its bills. kate amara has more details on this story. >> good morning. after this stalemate, there are some signs of movement this morning. republicans willing to talk about tax loopholes. the president looking for bigger deficit cuts.

>> never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. >> president obama is convinced a deal to reduce the deficit and raise the debt ceiling is within reach. negotiations continue at the white house today as he sits down with the top democratic and republican leaders in congress. >> we have had a difficult time trying to get a clear proposal out of the president and his people. maybe he could begin by telling us what he has in mind. >> the white house wants a combination of cuts to defense, domestic, and entitlement programs, along with new revenue. >> i think the american people are on my side on this. we need to have a balanced approach where everything is on the table. >> democrats want the solution to include tax increases through closing loopholes for oil and gas companies and corporate jet owners. >> i am proud that democrats are standing up for america's middle class -- middle class families, so the richest of the rich. >> republicans say they will only agree to a deal that is completely free of tax hikes.

>> jobs are not being created in the country. what is the right medicine? is it to add more taxes on to the people who create jobs? the answer is no. >> eric cantor signaled that closing some of the tax loopholes for businesses is something republicans are willing to consider. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what did representative cantor say about the possibility of changing the tax code? >> any revenue generated has to be combined with offsetting tax cuts somewhere else. >> kate amara, thank you. have a great day. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have one accident that is off to decide on the inner loop at baltimore national pike on the west side.

everything running smoothly on the outer loop. 70 in great shape in towards the beltway. no delays on the west side outer loop. a nice ride on south on 95. 895 checks out ok at eastern ave. this is greenspring. problem-free even though volume is building. on the west side, the inner loop accident on the shoulder is outer loop traffic and starting to look a little heavy approaching 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now get the latest from ava marie who is cooking it up. i have a feeling that food truck will be invaded soon. >> it is an amazing smell. this is a food truck. there is a rally tomorrow in little italy. we're inside the chow hound.

i'm here with bill. he will teaches how to make the famous hamburgers. >> now you're in the kitchen. i will put you to work. this is the sauce of the month. we picked the fresh basil yesterday. squirt that on there. you need some mayonnaise. this will be great. >> very good. this is a coleslaw of hull piwih jalapeno. >> these are made for us by mr. schwartz. hamburger coming up. >> bacon, onion. >> red peppers.

>> this hamburger is for tony. a chance of thunderstorms today and tomorrow. the weekend is shaping up to look pretty good. it is hot in this food truck. we're getting excited for the food truck rally. >> medium well. 6:38. they may be too young, but these ostrich chicks might have some questions for their new mother

>> 3 bb cadence -- three baby were presented. this is part of a rare animal breeding program. they haven't been named yet. maybe transit to a zoo in latvia. >> remember the book, "are you my mother"? these baby hostages are being raised by a chicken. the ostrich chicks have not fare well in that pen. have been carried off by coyotes. have been put in with a black hen. they grow about a foot a month.

soon will be too big for their adopted mom to handle. >> your son is taller than you. >> both of my sons. 72 degrees on tv hill. >> we're keeping tabs on your morning commute. we'll let you know if any delays have occurred. >> that would be like sitting on a beach ball. a big egg. scattered thunderstorms to talk about later this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast. 77 downtown.

>> welcome back.

still no rest in the incidents that marred monday night's celebration at the inner harbor. investigators are going through the crime cameras to find the trail of a bullet that struck a boy. they're hoping someone will recognize the photo of a person of interest. if you have any interest, -- if you have any information, you're asked to call baltimore police. the man will spend the rest of his life behind bars. frederick christian love life without the possibility of parole. he was convicted in the death of jerryell foster. disappeared in 2009. her body was found in virginia. he also received a 20-year sentence for a handgun. it may be good to unplug. all those gadgets like smart phones and social networks are

disruptive and can hinder healthy social skills. they suggest unplugging from those devices and give your mind some time to rest and help stave off adhd and a depression. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- how hard is it for you to unplug when you go on vacation? >> that is incredible. >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not a lot happening, thankfully. a pretty easy rush of most of the major roadways. there is an accident at baltimore national pike that is off to the side. a bit of a delight opposite that. so far so good on the j.f.x., and problem-free on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast. 895 looks good. this is the harrisburg expressway. southbound traffic looking very good down to the beltway. this is the beltway in frederick road. building in the outer loop towards 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we get the latest from ava marie who just came in to share some food and she smells like a hamburger. >> you're going to smell me for the rest of the day, but of these it is a good smell.

trucks,ve in the food one of the many food trucks hitting the streets of baltimore. i'm here with bill. tell me about this rally. >> this inspiration came out when we or any position where we thought food trucks would be yanked off the street. the mayor said, like take business away from baltimore who think she embraced it. she said we will be the most forward-thinking city. she has given people a chance to be entrepreneurs and to have their own food trucks. this gives them the ability to stake a claim in it. we're having a big party with rock-and-roll music, i scold beer, great wine -- ice-cold beer on central avenue behind

little italy. you can taste all kinds of different foods and learn about food trucks. >> this sounds like a great event. gourmet food from a truck. let's check the weather. the reader is quiet. there are some showers out to the rockies. -- the radar is quiet. tony has more on that. the spell is amazing. >> stan says he loves a woman that smells like bacon. >> i'd better go shower. -- the smell is amazing. >> now you have opened the gates. stan has been nice to you. that was fine. thank you. stan, dude.

it is open season on meteorologist. that is fine. we have some humidity to start but noand some haze precipitation. 71 at the airport. the dew points are in the upper 70's and low 70's. it feels so thick outside. -- the dew points are in the upper 60's and low 70's. we're starting to see some storms developing off of central pennsylvania. into theont will pobumb heat and humidity. in a mixture of sunshine and clouds. high temperature in the upper 80's and low 90's. tonight, partly cloudy skies with a chance for a shower and thunderstorms. temperatures drop back into the 70's.

we increase the chance of rain up to 50%. i think it will clear up over the weekend. humidity will go down. it should be nice on saturday and sunday. 91 on sunday. the next chance for rain on monday and tuesday of next week. >> thank you. police all looking for the man they say vandalized a speed enforcement vehicle only b-w parkway, resulting in the interstate been shut down. jennifer franciotti joins us live with more. good morning. >> the parkway was shut down for three hours yesterday. this is a man police considered armed and dangerous after smashing a windshield on a speed enforcement vehicle. the person inside the vehicle at the time it was not hurt. the man approached the vehicle

with a hammer and a shotgun. he began tapping on the window and smashed the windshield with the camera. then he fled into the woods. the camera operator was not hurt. anyone with any information is asked to call police. >> thank you. >> who gets it? 6:52. >> we will come back and check on weather and traffic together before you head out to start before you head out to start yo

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>> i cannot hear a word she is same. it has to do with the personal delivery of the hamburgers. >> it has taken on a it -- it has bacon on it. >> i am reliving this the ava burger. >> a chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. 91 is the high temperature. a better chance for rain tomorrow. it should clear up over the weekend. 87 on saturday. the breakfast of champions! ava is for given. >> i need a beer. >> is right on it, i am sure.

a little bit of a delay on the west side outer loop, 35 miles per hour. looking at a delay forming southbound on 95. for the south, through howard county, 46 miles per hour. a nice ride. this is frederick road. outer loop traffic building. not a lot to complain about people we're good. >> i can eat and eat. >> you'll enjoy yourself. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> mmm! >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

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