range missile tests. the latest is coming up. >> can we keep up our good luck with the weather through the weekend? [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. >> it is pretty right now at the inner harbor. a couple of scattered clouds that makes for an interesting picture. there is the picture appeared in asia want to stay in bed -- there is the picture. it makes you want to stay in bed. 39 degrees at the airport. the wind is calm. 70% is the humidity. a little bit warmer at the inner

harbor where the humidity is 44%. a good start today. the weekend gets better. it will be wonderful. now we check traffic. >> happy friday. great to have you with us. in howard county, the ramp from eastbound 40 is blocked to northbound 29 and that will cause some delays for the next month. you have to make a u-turn after the ramp and the west on 40 to access northbound 29. no delays on the west side. the j.f.x. in good shape at the moment. things will change as there is construction later this evening into the next eight weeks. jennifer franciotti will have more on that in a moment. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to travel south to 95

from the beltway southwest down towards 32. this is 70 at 29. take this instead of eastbound 40. no delays to report in towards the beltway. this is 95 out of white marsh and so for a smooth ride down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> getting ready for gridlock. >> that is the message from transportation officials as they get ready to make some emergency repairs on the jones falls expressway. jennifer franciotti has details for us. >> good morning. this will be a major headache for quite a while for commuters. the closures will start tonight at 7:00 p.m. and there will be in effect for the monday morning rush. the will be in effect for the next two months.

one lane in each direction will be closing down. they need to make emergency repairs. the work is necessary because they want to avoid a scene cult situation. the closures start around north avenue. you'll find one lane gone south of 41st street. the result will be major congestion. >> we have identified nine alternate routes, which are the typical roads that come in from the beltway into downtown baltimore, like charles street. we have a map on our website and we have detailed driving instructions. it will tell you how to make your way in and back out. >> we have all that information and links to that information on our website, wbaltv.com. on any given rush hour, 6000

cars an hour travel on the jones falls expressway in either direction. ane closures,the link place that will make 4000 cars an hour. this gives you another chance to find a new way into the city and a new way to go home. >> embraced the change. a fire in southwest baltimore that destroyed two homes. flames broke out 9:30 on thursday evening. two of the damage homes were vacant. everybody got out safely. investigators believe the fire started in the vacant building but it is not clear how. >> a shelter is no longer able to help those in need after their power was shut off. the shelter is in the dark this

morning after falling behind on the electric payments. >> the city thinks they have a problem with recidivism, people going back to prison. desperation crates desperate acts. they may be seeing the situation they want to combat. >> i have to put 16 people on the street because the city is not paying their bills. >> the officials say the shelter is mistaken about the money they are owed. police have identified the boy who accidently shot and killed himself. he found the bond in a backpack in his home and shot himself in the chest on monday. remember round was charged on tuesday

with reckless endangerment. police are hoping you can identify three suspects in a video that has gone viral. three people have been isolated. take a lot. this happened on north calvert street. -- take a look. >> testimony continues in a deadly hit-and-run accident. a person was driving drunk when they struck and killed two teenagers. his door friend testified that dunn told her to switch se ats. they say that she was the driver and she is lying.

>> if this was mr dunn, in that position, she would never have been charged. they would've gone after mr. dunn. >> they are charged with driving under the influence, among other charges. lawmakers may be back in annapolis soon. the governor said he is willing to call lawmakers back to annapolis if there's a consensus on how to undo the so-called doomsday budget. if lawmakers cannot agree on an alternate budget plan, budget cuts will go into effect in july. the governor will join us live this morning to discuss the options for a special session.

>> is in called a provocative act by the white house. north korea launched a long- range rocket this morning. tara mergener has more on what could become an international incident. >> this launch has sparked international outrage. the u.n. security council meets to talk about a possible response. north korea launched the rocket friday morning, despite repeated warnings and international protest. >> it is in clear violation of the united nations resolutions -- security resolutions and that was made very clear to the north koreans. >> north korean officials say the rocket was carrying a weather satellite into space. as the search continues off the korean peninsula, there is concern at home and abroad the launch was a cover for long-

range weapons testing. >> there is no doubt that this satellite will be launched using ballistic missile technology. >> the regime struck a deal with the u.s. to suspend nuclear programs in exchange for food. ahead of the launch, the white house said aid would end if north korea broke its promise. >> the clear violation of u.n. security council resolutions that a launch of a ballistic missile would represent makes it virtually impossible for us to go ahead with that program of assistance. >> in response to the launch, president obama said he is prepared to deal constructively with north korea but insists the country must live up to its commitments. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6;09. 44 degrees on tv hill. >> some good news in the housing

market. >> a standoff with police in of which comes to a fiery end. >> all the rain is out in the midwest and will not see it for awhile. we have a good forecast coming up. >> we have details on your morning comm [ male announcer ] can't get to sleep? can't stay asleep? clinically proven unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep so you wake rested. unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer.

>> good morning. 51 degrees right now. 6:13. it is a friday morning. temperatures are pretty nice. 51 is little chillyier -- degrees downtown. at 39 degrees at the airport. let's look at all we have as far as the temperature readings around the area. 47 degrees in annapolis. 46 in cambridge. around the beltway, we see the 50 degreesing, at the inner harbor. 43 in sykesville. rock hall, 44 right now.

frost warnings in effect in cecil county, the northern part carroll county and frederick counties until 9:00 a.m. freeze warnings of an intensely and farther west maryland. clear skies to the north. high pressure coming in and that will rule the weather going into the weekend. once the center of this ridge passes, will get a more southerly breeze. looks like the rain coming in will pass to our north on the weekend. warm temperatures will, with lots of sunshine. we are in pretty good shape. a nice forecast. these temperatures are close to what we had yesterday but we get more sunshine. northwest winds at 6 to 12 miles per hour. these clouds will move out of the picture appeared a few

clouds on saturday and some rain to our north. rain chances are minimal. we could pick up a shower. temperatures will be on the rise the whole time. 66 today. 80 degrees warmer on saturday, 74. 10 more degrees on sunday, 80 degrees. minimal brain changes over the weekend appeared in nice warm day on monday. tuesday and wednesday, a cold front moves in. thunderstorms in the forecast into wednesday. temperatures will be down just a bit. >> thank you. good morning. a nice friday. not seeing much in the way out delays. volume is picking up. eastbound route 40, there is a closure on the ramp because of construction for the next month to northbound 29. you have to go to the light and

make a u-turn to access that ramp. 51 as you travel on the west side making your way down from liberty. the j.f.x. continuing to run smoothly until construction goes into effect tonight. expect to be down to one lane in each direction on the j.f.x. and will help you navigate through that alternate. let's update some of our cameras. this is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. southbound traffic is very smoothes into town. this is 295 at 175. southbound traffic is running smoothly down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. a shootout in a small new hampshire town leaves one police officer dead and four others heard.

this was a drug investigation -- four others hurt. authorities made their way into the home and the found the suspect and the woman dead inside. a stand up for the man who shot and killed a sheriff's deputy ends in a house fire. the suspect open fire at a deputy serving an eviction notice. police responded with flash grenades and tear gas. no word on the condition of the person inside the house. >> if you can afford, now is a great time to buy a house as fixed mortgage rates have fallen to an all-time low. the average rate fell to 3.88%. the record low was reached back in february.

3.11% is the average rate on 815-year loan -- on a 15-year loan. 41% of people say the eat pizza once a week. revamped menus with specialty piezza are credited for the increases. have say the pick up a pizza -- half say they picked up a pizza at the local grocery store. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> game over for some video-game fans. apple is denying allegations it conspired with publishers to fix prices on digital books to undermine amazon's dominance.

they say it is the other way around. google announcing a big stock split. they will keep control of a lot of the decision making. bring to unleash another round of stimulus, and to give stocks their best back-to-back gains in years. what does facebook know about you? facebook will let users see more of the personal dated it gathers on facebook users as they navigate the site. facebook is ready to sell shares to the public this spring. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:19. 44 degrees on tv hill. >> the caps take to the ice against boston. >> here is a look at last

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a nice start as far as delays. no incidents to report at this air. -- at this hour. some construction on the ramp to northbound 29 from 40.

expect delays from eastbound 40 approaching that ramp. you have to make a u-turn. we are developing our first the light of the morning on the west side just past liberty and down towards edmondson. still moving well on the j.f.x. delays are expected for the next six monttwo months. 60 miles per hour at the moment. 64 on southbound 83 from hunt valley. no problems to report down to the beltway. we start with 83 at ruxton road. no problems to report into town. a nice start on 295 although the volume is building to the right of your screen. that is southbound traffic. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're about seven minutes away from a sunrise.

39 degrees at the airport with a few clouds. a chilly start today. mostly sunny. temperatures will be moving into the 40's. by afternoon, we will see plenty of sunshine with temperatures into the 60's so we will give the day an a and it just it's better for everybody this weekend. details are coming up. >> good morning. the stanley cup playoffs are underway for the capitals perfect game 1 last night in boston. braden holtby was the goaltender last night for the capitals. alex ovechkin dished it out and took it. the bruins were a little too aggressive. a lot of pushing and shoving. finally a goal in overtime.

it was not at the state of the capitals player. chris kelly. 1-0, boston wins. a tough loss for the capitals. the orioles kickoff a 10-game road trip tonight in toronto. tommy hunter will start tonight. pitchers have given their team a chance to win five of their first six games. jake arrieta it is well on wednesday night. buck says he likes we seize from the starting rotation. >> there is an opportunity in our sport to do better very quickly. that is something that we will learn from and will get better.

i like what i'm seeing. >> dwyane wade has backed off his claim about basketball players getting paid in the olympics. >> this was good enough. dwyane wade has raised this spectrum that professional athletes should be getting paid. he has backtracked now. olympian.rmer colombi he says that you're giving up a axingo do it and it is tex your body. he backtracked somewhat on those comments saying, i don't want to be paid to go to the olympics.

that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you agree with dwyane wade's comments that athletes should be compensated for competing in the olympics? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:27. 44 degrees on tv hill. the downtown rush-hour is about to get worse. >> looking good right now but that will be a different story on monday and will tell you why. >> hopkins hospital is polishing up its already sterling

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we will see warmer temperatures this weekend -- -- the sun is in our forecast today. >> the blood pressure will be raised by many drivers. jennifer franciotti is live with details on the emergency repairs that will be taking place. >> good morning. officials said if anyone does not make their plan now, they will wish they made a different decision on monday morning when they are sitting in traffic. they will be doing emergency repairs. taken alternate route a lesson . >> the problem area is north of 29th street. the closure starts around north avenue.

>> starting tonight at 7:00, one lane in each direction will be unusable in advance of repair work that will start in about two weeks. crews will be making emergency repairs. it is necessary to avoid a situation that could cause a sinkhole. the closures will mean big trouble for commuters. the j.f.x. handles 6000 cars an hour in each direction. taking out one lane will leave thousands of drivers with basically nowhere to go. >> they will have to find other ways or they will be stuck in traffic. >> it is recommended that commuters use mass transit or find another way to get to work. >> we have identified nine alternate routes, which are the typical roads that come in from the beltway into downtown baltimore, like charles street. and perring parkway. we have a map on our website and we have detailed driving instructions. it will tell you how to make your way in and back out.

>> most people know only one way to get to and from. don't be afraid to go to the website. we have all the information on our website, wbaltv.com. we're here on the 41st street bridge. they are taking out the lane south out of here. heading up north on the j.f.x., you'll start to see the closures in the left lane around north avenue. there will be a lot of cars in a little tiny space. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> an international cast of vips turned out. michael bloom brought in the royal family for the opening of the sheikh zayed cardiovascular and critical care tower and charlotte r. bloomberg children's center. there'll be an expanded

pediatric intensive care unit. >> we will have the best facilities. >> senator mikulski. >> the facility has been a project tenures in the making for the hopkins campus -- 10 years in the making. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. volume starts to pick up. we are seeing some delays on the west side down towards edmondson. so far so good on 795. 65 on the j.f.x. enjoy the smooth ride for now. we'll be down to two lanes in both directions for the next two months. eastbound route 40, the ramp to northbound 29, we have construction in place.

you have to make a u-turn and access northbound 29 from westbound 40. delays on 95 to howard county, 63 miles per hour as you approached 32. we're problem free at the moment on the eastern shore. 95 at the tydings memorial bridge, to and from cecil county, excellent shape north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have a few clouds over the area. the basic forecast today is sunny skies. temperatures into the mid 60's. on the beaches, 59. 60 in the mountains. major destinations, most of the nation is dry. there could be some thunderstorm activity in los angeles, 57 degrees. we'll talk about the forecast locally in just a few minutes.

>> thank you. 41 degrees on tv hill. no confetti during the new year in thailand. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you agree with dwyane wade's comments that athletes should be compensated for competing in the olympics? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> ever wonder where you would hide a stolen rare work of art? possibly a secluded home? in serbia, a masterpiece was discovered in the trunk of a car. three suspects have been arrested. >> tourists splashed the new day in thailand.thailan water fights. what fun! >> that one guy did not look too happy. >> high pressure water guns and

alcohol are prohibited. >> exactly. >> 6:38. still ahead, your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we will check your morning commute and will update you on any delays that we are tracking. >> we're between storm systems on the mid-atlantic. stick around.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:41. fire investigators are looking to see what set off a fire in southwest baltimore that

destroyed three homes. blaze broke out on 9:30 on thursday night. two of the homes were vacant. everybody get out safely. a man has been found incompetent to stand trial. he has been charged with first- degree murder last october. one man was found on the floor of his room. the other man was seen going in and out of the room. dwyane wade is making headlines about him getting paid while representing his nation in the olympic games. he said this is taxing on your body and it will be nice to get compensated. yesterday he said he does not want to be paid to go to the

olympics. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. i love the backtracking. >> this morning we asked -- do you agree with dwyane wade's comments that athletes should be compensated for competing in the olympics? >> hmm. russian players were playing against our amateurs. 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. let's see what is going on on

the area roads. kind of busy on the west side. fire activity in the city to watch for a long for kennedy avenue and 20th streets. 39 on the west side. a delay between liberty and edmondson. a nice start on 70 in towards the beltway. at 7:00 p.m., the left lane will close in both directions to and from 28 street on the j.f.x. that will impact your traffic big time over the next two months. you might want to consider eastbound 70 to avoid those delays. an update on 50 at 7.2 and from the bay bridge. a pretty smooth ride. no delays in either direction. -- an update on 50 at sandy point.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. temperatures around the beltway, 50 downtown and cooler as you get away from it urban area. 43 and sykesville. randallstown, 41. 43 at edgewood. 44 in chestertown. the coldest temperatures up to the north and west. temperatures close into the freezing point. there are a few clouds around here and there, mostly to the south of us. clouds will continue to move to the south. this big area of high pressure extends from the great lakes down to the florida coast. we're on the east side of it so temperatures are a little cooler. once the ridge line moves east of us, things will start to warm up.

the storm activity out west will state west for a couple days. 63 to 68 today for the high temperature. not as windy as has been. we're in good shape today and tomorrow. we will pick up a few clouds tomorrow. most of the activity will stay north of us tomorrow. we will have minimal rain chances. sunday looks dry. the wind will becoming more southerly into early next week. the temperatures will go up. 66 today. 74 with an outside shower to our north. dry on sunday and monday. but the temperatures. cooler on tuesday. the rain changes go up early next week. >> thank you. it has been a roller-coaster session for the maryland general

assembly. there may be more work to be done. joining us now is maryland governor martin o'malley. thank you for coming in. where do we go from here? >> there was a very positive session and many stores. we passed a capital budget which supports about 50,000 jobs, schools construction and renovation. we gridlocked on the operating budget. there was a dispute between the presiding officers over whether to accept gambling in maryland. there was some brinksmanship and what we hope would be a compromise was breaking down in the final minutes. >> we now have a doomsday budget. describe what that means. >> when you resort to the all cuts approach, it cuts public

education and public safety and make college more expensive for everyone. that is that the kind of budget that most of us believe is in the best interests of the people of our state. there are many in the republican caucus the work -- we now need the nation -- ninth among 50 states in the rate of job creation because we have used the balanced approach. we have asked people to do more in terms of taxes. we have cut $7.5 billion. that allows us to create jobs. we need take a deep breath. presiding officers need to remind each other what we got into public service to begin with and hopefully we can recruit and pass a budget that allows us to continue to move our state forward.

the board of regents will need to today. we've heard us probably repeat that we have kept college more affordable for more people. now the university will be facing a 10%, 15% increase in tuition. those decisions of the city of baltimore and the counties and school boards, all of those are putting together their budgets and this lack of closure will go down to them. >> to see the frustration of maryland presence that this could not get down -- do you see? >> absolutely. this was one of the more frustrating moments for me. i understand why citizens are frustrated. after 90 days in the session that we could not work this out. there is a way for but it requires us to put our personal

agendas to the side and focus on what is best. >> you said you were willing to call a special session. what are you looking for from the leadership of the house and senate before you're willing to call a special session? >> will we need to revisit is the framework of the compromise that we thought we had on the final 90. there are some that say we ran at of time and others say we ran out of trust. we need to do is focus on a budget that's balanced and protect our priorities and keeps maryland moving forward so we can put this precision in our rearview mirror. same-sex marriage >> did get done -- >> same-sex marriage did get done. >> the maryland innovation

initiative that allows us to move 40 ideas out of the labs and into the economy for start- ups. we were able to pass important legislation for the protection of the bay. septic sprawl and also storm water, being able to mitigate that damage into the future appeared in many respects it was a positive session. if you cannot pass the budget, that undermines the progress we to make in job creation. >> the wind power -- people are concerned about the cost. people are thinking that they might start -- they could end up paying more than they want to pay. >> i think people are ahead of

their leaders on this. we did get the wind legislation. it was approved overall by the delegates in the house. it's all but one vote in the senate. this is a big, long-term project. will require the federal government cooperating -- this will require the federal government cooperating. >> would like to join us for the "three stooges" midnight showing -- would you like to join us? [laughter] thank you, governor. >> 6:52. you'll not let that go. >> last book on weather and traffic is straight ahead --

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>> it is not bad. we have one problem in the city. watch for some closures because of fire activity. there are some delays on the west side. this is near security. it is not that bad. this is the worst we have to talk about. a smooth ride elsewhere. >> a great-looking for gasp. >> 39 at the airport. the sunshine will be out today.

84 then 85 -- what can i say? nice. we need some rain and that is next week. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial, from president and general manager dan joerres. >> research by the pew center shows that the nation's 8% unemployment rate is not only about too few jobs, but also

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