bad day on wall street? i'm tracie potts. >> one of the worst disasters of the 20th-century. both are paying top dollar to retrace the path of the titanic. >> now -- are some rain clouds about to intrude? [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. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> is today going to be the best of the bunch? >> we will make it into the 60's. it will turn chilly by the time we get towards tuesday and wednesday. now, around 50 degrees at the

airport. a west wind of seven. it will be kind of breezy later today. a slight chance for a rain shower, 30%. the best chance for that will be in the mountains. high temperature of 67 degrees. first we say good morning to sarah. >> a busy start at 70. only the left lane is squeezing by. and overturned tanker. the cleanup process continues. it is creating a backup on the outer loop. since avenue, we have an accident in the city. lanes are closed at suffolk lane because of fire activity.

so far so good on the harrisburg expressway. the inner loop at 70, the left lane is squeezing by. it is backing up traffic in that area. opposite that, you can see the outer loop delays forming. this is traffic at wilkins avenue. traffic looks pretty good just past the wilkens avenue exit. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police investigating a late- night shootings in northeast baltimore show. lots around 10:00 p.m. last night --shaw it's around 10:00 p.m. last night -- shots around 10:00 p.m. last night. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive.

>> it is down to the wire for members of the general assembly. the session is scheduled to end at midnight tonight. kim dacey has some details for us. >> negotiators worked on friday and had a session on saturday. they have not reached an agreement on the budget. they backed off plans for an across-the-board income tax hike. reductions in income-tax rate exemptions. there was some concern for house conferees. they want to come back with a counter proposal. of the house plan to split the cost on teacher pensions.

think 50% of the cost the first year. both sides remain confident they can reach an agreement by midnight. >> we will have a different sense of timing. nothing happens until you have something to break through. i think we will get there. >> if the house and senate cannot reach a compromise, the session will have to be extended. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> residents in the joppatowne region are back in their homes this morning. harford county fire crews were busy battling a mass of brush fire in the area. it took more than 100 firefighters to contain the blaze. weather did not help the situation. >> wind was a contributing factor. doesn't seem to take much to

have a going pretty fast. >> crews had to use atv's to get to the source of the flames. residents are wart to not panic if they see some smoke coming from the woods. a problem could smolder for a few days. three families are without their homes after they were destroyed by fires. these are pictures taken by the of the fire. the red cross is assisting the displaced families. >> there was a stabbing incident early on sunday morning in west baltimore streets around 1:00 a.m. the victim was taken to the hospital. police are searching for a

suspect in a sunday night shooting in northeast baltimore. victim was found around 7:00 p.m. police continued to investigate to determine a motive. >> a man was stranded in the chesapeake on sunday. this was a mile north of annapolis. he spent more than nine hours a draft. people should be prepared before setting sail. >> life jackets and you do file your plantn.s have all your safety equipment on board -- plans. >> the man is now in stable condition after suffering hypothermia.

>> the markets were closed on friday. big slowdown in job growth last month. investors are waiting to see help wall street will react to that disappointing report. >> half as many jobs in march as the month before. asian markets were down this morning. the nikkei lost 1%. will wall street follow suit? republicans plan president obama. -- republicans blame president obama. >> he does not quite know what to do. >> democrats came to his defense, saying this one report must be put in perspective. >> we're on the right track. do we want to go back to an economy that is shrinking? >> there are other signs that the economy is still on the rebound. -- mend.

inflation is creeping up. that signals a healthier economy. the auto industry is making a comeback. >> people are not as worried about losing jobs. they're more likely to spend. >> perhaps more likely to invest. we will see as u.s. markets open this morning. more indications of where the economy is headed. we will get the consumer price index reports. i'm tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:08. 52 degrees on tv hill. >> hundreds of people are selling out to the middle of the atlantic. it is heartfelt moral or ju mem?

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with the tea. >> we wanted to celebrate a company that does do things for a cause. they give a lot back to the community. >> tell me about these glasses. i'm having my tea seeped in this glass. place the tea into the glass. set it here on this base. and you can enjoy your tea. >> fancy. look at this. it begins this saturday at 2:00 p.m. you can register online,

harbormagic.com\tea. we see some showers in west virginia. we go back to tony in the weather center. this tea is incredible. it is hand-picked. itter.s not get bett this is the finest of the teas. >> that has traveled great distances. cannot get locally palatines. -- you cannot get locally. >> it is an exclusive tea. >> some class this morning on the morning show. high tea.

43 in parkton. it is cooler in the northwest suburbs. it is breezy. a west wind at 7. if you high, thin clouds drifting in from the northwest. may see a slight chance for a rain shower later this morning or this afternoon. most of you will have a dry day today. a mixture of sun and clouds. a little on the breezy chance. high temperature between 64 and 69. it will be a little choppy if you take the boat out today. it will turn much cooler over the next couple days. high temperature will stay in the 50's.

a slight chance for a couple of showers on tuesday and wednesday. high temperature on tuesday will struggle to get out of the mountains on tuesday. then it's a turnaround. 6:16. let's check the roads with sarah. >> a busy start on the west side of the beltway. have an accident at 70. and overturned tanker that was to carry asphalts. 19 miles per hour on the inner loop. at wilkins avenue in the city, there is an accident we are tracking. debris southbound on 83 just past middletown road. we do have some of fire activity in fallston. as hopkins road, watch for an

accident in howard county. it's a live view of the delay leading up to the accident. you can see the left lane squeezing by. outer loop traffic is impacted as well. we will keep you posted on this accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. two men been arrested in oklahoma. police arrested jake england and alvin watts. both are expected to be charged with three counts of first- degree murder. the shootings occurred within 3 miles of each other within a one-hour span. members of the tulsa community came together for a prayer service for the victims. a procedural hearing is

scheduled to take place in ohio today. there was a shooting in late february. the suspect was to appear at a hearing but the judge move the hearing to today. today's hearing will determine whether competency hearings will be held. ail, retracingd sel the path of the titanic. there will be on board lectures to give passengers a glimpse of life. there'll be special services on april 14 and 15th to mark the moment that the titanic hit an iceberg and sank. tickets cost up to $9,500. that

brings us to our water cooler question of the day. the titanic anniversary cruise: touching tribute, or tacky tour? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> googled is ending a program that allows independent booksellers to offer e-books. digital publishing director said the program did not gain the traction they were hoping for. some say the company was reluctant to promote the service. do you think your mac is safe from the viruses? the malware masquerades as a safe plug-in. this is the largest attack ever

on the mac operating system. google is bringing some of the greatest works of art to a computer screen near you. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. ou can google the louvre, featuring hundreds of masterpieces using technology similar to googled street view. federal funds are dwindling. it has fallen by 13%. april ramp aimed at helping military spouses benefiting for-profit groups.

the march jobs report is still in focus on wall street. stocks did closed mixed on concern over europe's debt crisis. economy is in recovery mode. recant enrollment is on the rise nationwide and popular camps are filling up quickly. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 6:21. >> three wins under their belts already. plenty to cheer about over at camden yards if the orioles continue to play this way. keith mills will have sports coming up. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is busy on the west side. we have an accident involving an overturned tanker. the left lane is getting by. down to 18 miles per hour. this is impacting traffic on the outer loop as well. hess road is closed at suffolk lane because of fire activity.

in howard county, an accident at johns hopkins road. this is the accident scene. you can see the left lane is squeezing by it on the inner loop at 70. outer loop traffic very heavy opposite the accident scene. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. so far so good on this monday morning. right now, upper 40's and low 50's in most spots. 43 in taneytown. a mixture of sun and clouds. a slight chance for rain shower. breezy with a high temperature near 67. big changes coming up over the next several days. here is keith mills, the man.

>> thank you. good morning. the orioles and yankees kickoff a series tonight at new york. yankees swept by the rays. the orioles sweep the twins. jason hammel shut down the twins. j.j. hardy got it started against anthony swarzak. 1-0. jason hammel was the big story. he gets luke hughes. one homerun in 22 innings. much needed insurance. wilson betemit finds the gap. there was just a double steal. 3-0. jason hammel takes a no-

hitter into the eighth. hammel gets out of the inning. the orioles with the sweep. brian matusz will start against the yankees. bubba watson defeated louis oosthuizen on the second playoff hole at augusta. louis oosthuizen set the tone with this shot. the second double eagle -- the fourth double eagle in masters history. tiger woods was not a factor yesterday. he finished 5 over. phil mickelson, this was an

unbelievable shot. he triple bogeyed number four. bubba watson in trouble, out of trouble. a spectacular shot that wins him the tournament. louis oosthuizen needs this to keep the match going. watson, his father died a couple of years ago. a stirring win. nearly 100,000 fans at camden yards this weekend to watch the sweep. >> 6:27. 52 degrees on tv hill. >> state legislators have until midnight to agree on a budget.

>> a spectacular fire on a california highway looks like something out of a movie. something out of a movie.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today.

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. tony pann has a look at the forecast. >> good morning. so far so good. we are around 50 degrees with a few scattered clouds. it will be a breezy day. a slight chance for rain shower. big changes coming up for the middle of the week. >> state legislators have until midnight to reach an agreement on the budget. that is one the general assembly is scheduled to end. >> kim dacey has more. >> there was a closed-door

session on friday but still no deal. the standoff -- they met behind closed doors on friday. going over the latest concessions. >> there is some discussions behind the scene in terms of a compromise. we just haven't gotten there yet. >> negotiators backed off plans for an across-the-board income- tax hike. the compromise includes reductions in income-tax exemptions. they are eliminated for people who make more than 150 grand a year. house conferees expressed concern about that. they want to discuss the offer and come back with a counterproposal. >> monday at midnight, a lot can happen. >> we're close enough where we could sit down and iron it out. >> how to split the cost on teacher pension. they will accept shifting 50% of the cost the first year.

>> we will have a different sense of timing. nothing happens until you have something to break through. everybody agrees all of a sudden. i think we will get there. >> if they cannot reach a compromise by midnight, the session will have to be extended. the doomsday budget could take effect. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> the end of an era for the archdiocese at a mass yesterday. cardinal o'brien has been called to rome. >> it is been a great ride here, people have been a wonderful. a great service.

opportunities in this community are so great. would like to stay longer -- i would like to stay longer. >> it was his birthday. >> his successor was given the bully pulpit on "meet the press." he participated in a roundtable discussion on faith and politics. spoke out on the contraception mandate. >> the minute you serve the common good, then you are not exempt. then you are subject to having to provide or facilitate services which are contrary to the church is teaching and i don't think we should have to do that. >> he will be the archbishop of baltimore and will be formally

installed in may. >> gasoline tanker caught fire. it was carrying 9,000 gallons of gas. it took 150 firefighters over an hour to put out the blaze. no injuries were reported. >> mike wallace passed away on saturday night in his connecticut home. became synonymous with hard- hitting interviews. he had been in frail health. he was 93 years old. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together.

>> good morning. let's kill you up today. there is a west side accident, an overturned tanker. right now the left lane is getting by only. more of a delay in the outer loop opposite the accident. hess road in fallston come we have some closures because of fire department activity. delays on southbound 83 because of some debris in the road. john hopkins road, watch for an accident. there is the accident on the inner loop. you can see the cleanup process continues. the left lane is squeezing by at 70. this is traffic at liberty and you can see the delays and they will continue to grow.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with ava marie. high tea. quite a departure. >> we are talking about the new high tea program at the henderson hotel. this is really neat. this is the opportunity to enjoy some great tea. this begins on saturday. >> right, at 2;00 :00. it will be a lot of fun. every saturday starting this saturday. >> you could go to tea.ormagic.com \

>> top mergers in the mid to upper 60's today -- temperatures in the mid to upper 60's today. i know how you love your coffee. hope to turn you into a tea drinker. >> i switched to tea. >> then high tea may be for you. >> he is a renaissance man. >> 6:38. they say it is all downhill from here. here.

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were tight turns -- their work tight turns. >> i would do that. that looks like fun. a new polar bear cub is 100 years old. they celebrated the day. sang songs and cut birthday cake. has been hand fed. kind of looks like a dog. he is growing any normal rate. they do not know how long they will hand feed him. they will get big. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. >> we have an accident on the west side and it is causing a big backup in the outer loop.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. police are investigating a late- night shooting. shots were reported around 10:00 p.m. last night. police say they found the unidentified victim dead. no word on a suspect or possible motive. a man is recovering after a stabbing incident. this was their arlington avenue and west baltimore street. he was taken to an area hospital. no word on who may have stabbed

him or why. some residents of joppatowne are glad to be back in their homes this morning. fire crews were busy all day matalin -- battling a mass of brush fire. it threatens nearly 60 nearby homes. people should not panic if they see smoke. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. right now we have some west side delays in both directions because of an accident. the left lane is squeezing by only. you're seeing delays from approaching liberty down towards 70. shares beads on average around 15 miles per hour.

an accident off to the side of charles street. accident in fallston because of fire department activity. john hopkins road, watch for an accident cleanup. this is the accident scene. this was an overturned tanker. only the left lane is squeezing by at 70. this is baltimore national pike. that is your inner loop delay leading up to the accident. outer loop delays from liberty down towards 70. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava is experiencing high tea. >> it is a new program at the henderson hotel at fells point. they are offering a high tea.

maybe people getting into tea- tasting, this is a great opportunity. this is what is so great about this tea. it is good for people and good for the global economy. >> this is a truly ethical company. first ethical tea company. proceeds go back into the company to sustain the t growea growers. anyone involved in the process of making the tea ship benefit from the process. >> that is such a great concept. it is great tea. it is hand-picked.

>> when you're the plantation owner, and you handpick within days, you retain the anti oxidants. it is unblended. no word of the tea is coming from. >> you can try this tea at the henderson wharf hotel. harbormagic.com/tea. thee seeing some showers in mountains of west virginia. we will go back to tony for more on the forecast. this whole thing can be composted. that is huge. >> what is high tea? i know it is a european thing.

>> there are -- sabean afternoon -- this will be an afternoon tea. >> sounds like a lot of fun. good fun. high tea. i'm sure it is a blast. 44 in randallstown. it is a little chilly in the northern suburbs. there is a breeze, west wind at 7. that will pick up. we had a clipper go through last night. an impulse that is coming across ohio and west virginia. there's a slight chance that some of that rain will come across the mountains this

afternoon. we have a slight chance for it rain shower, 30%. a breezy and mild day with temperatures in the mid to upper 60's. lings will change in the seven- day forecast -- things will change. there could be some showers on tuesday and wednesday. the big story will be the change in the temperatures. then it will turn around. expect temperatures to get back to around 70 this weekend. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. lawmakers in annapolis have yet to hammer out a budget deal. kim dacey has that story. >> negotiators worked on friday and had a session on saturday. they have not reached an agreement on the budget. they backed off plans for an

across-the-board income-tax hike. the senate compromise includes reductions in income-tax rate exemptions. there was some concern for house conferees. they want to come back with a counterproposal. senate conferees are willing to accept part of the house plan. they want to negotiate the rest of the phas-in. they have until midnight to come to an agreement. >> what happens if they do not reach an agreement before midnight? >> the session will have to be extended. >> kim dacey, thank you. 52 degrees on tv hill.

>> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- the titanic anniversary cruise: touching tribute, or tacky tour? [laughter]

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> is the situation any better on the beltway? >> the left lane was getting by at last checked. 13 miles per hour in terms of speech tods through that area. inner loop past charles street, watch for an accident on the shoulder. fire activity in fallston. accident at johns hopkins road. you can see the left lane is squeezing by. outer loop traffic is also impacted.

this is traffic near baltimore national pike. there's your delight leading up to the accident -- is your delay. >> we need some rain. >> maybe get a couple of sprinkles today. we have a slight chance today, tomorrow, and wednesday, 30%. we will make it up to 67 today. 50's through the end of the week. kind of chilly over the next few days. >> 70 by the weekend. >> there you go. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.