is 70 at the airport. a cold front is going through. will make it up to about 76. that is still above average. it will not move much from the morning conditions. it will be a little on the breezy side. we will talk about the possibility of some rain moving in later this week. >> good morning. not bad as far as the major roadways. we start in catonsville. north rolling road, an accident location to avoid. north avenue and maryland avenue in the city. delays expected through the areas of the construction zone on the j.f.x. fox did a good job of using alternates yesterday. -- folks did a good job of using alternates yesterday. fire department activity to avoid. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. eight minutes on the inner loop

between 75 and the 83's. here's a quick live look at traffic in the area of the north side of the beltway near york road appeared out of the traffic is delay-free at this time. 895 to and from it harbor tunnel is checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a new council vote in a james tier. the council voice their concerns for him to leave the department. they say he knew about some of the allegations that leopold misused his security detail. two of the police union's cast no-confidence votes in him. three new overnight shootings.

the first one happened just after 9:00 last night and east preston. they found an unidentified man suffering from gunshot wounds. 30 minutes later, reports of another shooting on liberty heights avenue in the forest park neighborhood. the search continues for the shooter in that case. just before midnight, police were called in west baltimore and they found the third victim. no word on his condition right now. anyone with any information is asked to call baltimore city police. >> one councilman wants to sell advertising on the sides of fire trucks. kim dacey is live with details on this unique plan. >> the councilman introduced the

measure last night after he was inspired by seeing a school bus with advertising on the side. he thinks that this could help the fire department with desperately needed cash to keep all but the three fire companies that a scheduled to close. he said he would -- officers came to know more about the proposal. >> i think it will be tastefully done and it should raise enough money so we don't have enough closures or any companies shutting down or anything. will be able to of public safety in tact in baltimore city. >> if this could help, we are wide open to the idea. >> he is asking that this measure go to a hearing within the next two weeks and that it would pass some time in orders of those three did not close.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> drivers traveling along the j.f.x. this morning will hope for a faster commute today. it was slow going on a monday morning after a car crash made a bad situation even worse. cars were backed up and there was a congested evening rush. >> i feel sorry for people that have to check that ride every day. >> i have to go about things differently. >> closures are expected to last from six to eight weeks. we will look at the morning

commute over the scene beginning in our 6:00 hour. new cameras will go up at perry hall high school and johnnycake elementary school. a third camera base will go up to allow authorities to rotate when a camera around the bases. or 17 cameras in the county -- there are 17 cameras in the county. >> the shuttle discovery lifts off for the last time today appeared it is making its way to its new home in the nation's capital. tara mergener has details on this. >> after a bittersweet goodbyes, it heads here to d.c. or a warm welcome will be waiting.

39 missions down and 365 days in space. the shuttle discovery is set to start a new mission in the nation's capital. >> discover has the most missions and is flown the most miles and has spent the most time in space because now bound for d.c., the spacecraft is soon to be part of the smithsonian national air and space museum where it will be on display for future exporters. >> it is a piece of history. >> one last chance to spot discovery in the sky. the shuttle will fly over the country's most famous landmarks before finishing its final flight. >> a bit of a tug of the heart strings to see a machine with such great capabilities and high technologies that is going into a museum extent of being on the launching pad and going into space. >> discovery should be flying over the national mall in just a

few in hours before landing at dulles international airport and it will be on display on thursday. >> how will asked not to get to the u.s. space station/ >> they have to a hitched rides on russian rockets. we do have an american companies vying for the astronaut transportation rights but they will not be ready with their spacecraft for another five years. deride is $60 million on a russian rocket -- a ride is $60 million on it russian rocket. >> that is not cheap. ok. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. 5:07. >> the president is dealing with the investigation into some secret service members and so members of the military for

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♪ >> welcome back. 76 degrees downtown. at 5:00 a.m. in the morning. the temperatures will not move much today. it is a mild start. 72 at the airport. the temperatures drop off in the northwest suburbs. 61 in hagerstown. that cooler air will be moving in.

a high of around 76 this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> the investigation into the secret service sex scandal is whiting. five members of the military are being questioned about wild parties and prosecutes in as there were preparing for the arrival of president obama. remembers have had their top- secret security clearance is revoked. a measure to make the tax rate of 30% failed to get enough votes. president obama -- republicans

say the measure is a political ploy. >> the lucky winner in illinois is coming forward to claim their record in the mega millions jackpot. three baltimore county educators claimed their portion of the jackpot earlier this month. >> congratulations. wow. 5:12. it is tax day. you have less than 24 hours to file your state and local tax returns. >> we're taking a look at the area roads. some of fire activity to avoid. some of fire activity to avoid.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a couple of accidents to watch for. we start with north rolling road and old frederick road in the catonsville region. an accident along north avenue and the city. for some reason my maps are frozen. fire activity in the glen burnie area. this is an apartment fire. the report is that everybody got out safely. that is good news. let's check the j.f.x. we had some problems because of

accidents. not tracking any delays. if you're traveling at this early hour, you should be just fine through the construction zone. as a volume builds, those alternates will come in handy. this is the north side near greenspring. inner loop traffic, so far so good as you make your way towards the j.f.x. everything running smoothly towards the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. so for a good commute. no delays to report on the rails. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the 51 and 97 buses are diverting. light rail is the answer to avoiding potential delays on the j.f.x.. visit www.mta.maryland.gov for

mta service information. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. we have a cold front going through but there is no weather associated with this front. here is the front. there is no weather along the front. the wind has shifted. cooler air is trying to work its way in here. temperatures near 70. the nearest precipitation will stay south of us. high, thine a few,-clo clouds. you can see how the temperatures have dropped off north and west of the city. 76 downtown. carroll county, 60's. it drops down to 61 in hagerstown. that cooler air is starting to work its way in. mostly sunny, breezy, and mild.

highs between 73 and 78 degrees. the average high is 66. be careful if you take the boat out today. wave heights, two feet. tonight, the wind was shift to the northeast. partly cloudy skies. we drop back into the 40's. much cooler tonight. high pressure moves into new england tomorrow. some atlantic moisture up against the mountains. there could be some sprinkles that develop on wednesday. not the good, soaking rain that we need. maybe a sprinkle tomorrow. much cooler. 63. 71 on friday. 30% chance for a thunderstorm on friday and saturday. a good chance for some rain on

sunday and monday going into next weekend. >> it is tax day today. merrill and state taxes and federal returns -- maryland state taxes and federal returns are due tonight. if you have any last-minute tax questions, go to our website, wbaltv.com. getting money back might be going toward a pricier prom. the average american family with teenagers plans to spend $1,078 for each child on a prom. families in the lowest income bracket plan to spend even more, $1,200 per child.

most of us have been asked the question, credit or debit? the wrong choice could be risky. >> it is a decision most of us make in a second. consumers may be inclined to say debit, voting overspending in interest. a debit card gives direct access to your money. >> if you do get hit by fraud, you'll get your money back eventually if you report it on time. but in the meantime, you don't have money to pay your bills. >> stand-alone atm's. for purchases on the internet,

credit may be best. >> there is stronger protection for consumers. the maximum you would be out is $50 under credit card. >> be on the lookout for fraught by checking your account activity on a regular basis -- be on the lookout for fraud. >> if it works for you, it is all good. apple stores inside walmart are open for business. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning, jane. >> good morning. we talked about wells fargo facing racial discrimination pro. a lender is a target of a discrimination complaint from a nonprofit group. it has been doing an undercover

investigation on banks to find how well they maintain properties in black and latino neighborhoods. the investigations are funded by the department of housing and urban development. wish to get more details this afternoon. u.s. bank also reports its quarterly results. goldman sachs and coca-cola will also report this morning. spain just tell day debt auction. -- just held a debt auction. only the dow managed to jump higher yesterday. chipotle said prices will climb by the end of the second quarter. they are in a tough spot because the use naturally raised beef.

a blog giving guest a closer look at apple's store within a store concept. this one is in arkansas. apple has been setting up shop inside some wal-mart's in smaller cities. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> we mention that the illinois mega millions lottery winner is about to step forward. you have a story -- it doesn't take $213 million to make people happy. >> i would like to try it and see. i will have more on that and why you should book your ticket now for memorial day trips. more coming up in the next hour.

>> 5:23. 70 degrees on tv hill. do you have any private documents you would like to get rid of? >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the idea of putting billboard-type ads on city fire trucks to help fund the department? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> the better business bureau has its annual shred day event pickwick you can drop off up to three boxes of documents to shred for free. >> sensitive documents should be

shredded. >> the irs requires you to keep seven years of documentation. if you're going to keep things like bank statements, two or three years worth of that. then it should be shredded. >> it is important to have a personal shredder. it regular strip shredder allows a person to peace documents back together. >> the annual shred day event runs this saturday. you can bring up to three boxes of documents. >> 3 box maximum. >> 70 degrees on tv hill. >> fire trucks could soon double as rolling billboards.

i will explain in a live report. >> police make to express in a dundalk church arson. dundalk church arson.

>> 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. do we need the air conditioning today? >> yesterday we hit 90. it will be much more comfortable today appeared yesterday was in bed because we did not have the humidity. that was a good thing. today we will drop off in the 70's. it is already 70 at the airport.

a cold front is moving through. will make it five or six degrees from this point. a high of 76 this afternoon. that is still 10 degrees above average. today will be a nice day. it is all relative. it will be cooler than yesterday. people are rooting for some rain. >> the major roads are not bad. let's check amount for you. we have an accident on north rolling road at old frederick road. north avenue at maryland avenue in the city. the j.f.x., 50 miles per hour through the construction zone. if you're leaving now, no problems to report. you can take the j.f.x. we have some closures in glen burnie because of fire department activity. westbound 50 at the bay bridge, some debris reported.

this is the j.f.x. south of old pimlico road. traffic coming towards us running smoothly at this hour. this is 50 at maryland 8. westbound traffic and so far so good even with the reports of debris. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. in baltimore city councilman has an unusual proposal. >> he wants to sell advertising on the sides of fire trucks. kim dacey has details on this unique idea. >> good morning. >> the councilman introduced the measure last night after he was inspired by seeing a school bus with advertising on the side. this is one of fire company that is scheduled to close. councilman pete welsh believes

selling advertising space on this side of fire trucks could save the fire departments. >> i think it will be tastefully done and it should raise enough money so we don't have enough closures or any companies shutting down or anything. we will be able to have public safety in tact in baltimore city. >> the measure was introduced on monday night. >> if this could help, we are wide open to the idea. >> the prospect of bringing new revenue is attractive. >> i do not want the firetrucks looking like a nascar. >> welch said he would rely on firefighters to place the designs. >> what type of advertisement and what the advertisement would look like and will be something that will be hanging?

>> welch is asking this measure go before a hearing. he wants to prevent those closures that are slated to happen. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the idea of putting billboard-type ads on city fire trucks to help fund the department? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a fire hit a church in dundalk when wone week ago today. two boys have been arrested. investigators say the boy's unlocked the church shed. the congregation is meeting for services at a nearby church. a crash sent an officer to the hospital. corporal kevin mont remains in

serious condition this morning. he was hit on sunday night. authorities say a speeding acura sent off a chain reaction crash. >> a judge reduces belt for a man. bail was lowered on monday from $1 million down to $500,000. is attorney says alcohol was a major factor in this case. >> i think everybody was caught in the emotions of this matter. the anger that the viral video generated. >> on the video, parsons was identified as the one who threw the punch.

authorities have been able to focus in on three other people they want in the attack. these are pictures of them right here. if you know who they are, you're asked to call baltimore city police. >> no bail for a man facing sex offense charges. police arrested william sharpe after a girl claimed he abused her for years. a judge called sharpe a risk to public safety. his mother came to his offense because my child would not hurt anybody. i know -- he wanted to make sure his mother was safe. >> court documents show sharpe was intimate with the victim. >> a trial stems from a shooting

in which two people died. the families of the two men killed file the lawsuit. 5:37. 70 degrees on tv hill. people with certain accessories drink more on saturday nights. >> how much salt is in your food? >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. will look in your morning commute coming up. a couple of accidents and some of fire department activity in the glen burnie area

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>> welcome back. 5:39. 76 degrees downtown. we hit 90 yesterday. the temperatures are not prone to move much today. we will be in the 70's today. if you look on the left-hand side of your screen, you can see much coover's error in western maryland. 45 in oakland -- you can see much cooler air. the temperatures will be holding steady. we will shoot for a high of 76 a mixture of sun and clouds. will come back and check the forecast going all the way through the weekend. >> we often share some very interesting studies with our viewers. people with tattoos and pierce

things tend to drink or when they go out on a saturday night. researchers >> in france did an important study -- >> researchers in france did an important study. those with the tattoos and a piercing is drank the most compared to the patrons without those embellishments. >> let that be a warning to you. >> the united states has some of the saltiness fast food in the world -- saltiest. >> the study compared the assault levels of six different fast food chains in six countries. -- the study compared the salt levels. canada had the saltiest salads.

>> 5:41. 70 degrees on tv hill. the orioles and go into extra innings in the windy city. keith mills will have highlights. >> we have some dogs this morning ready to strut their stuff. >> tony says we're in for it milder day today. he will give us the

>> some breaking news. anne arundel county fire crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in the glen burnie area. the fire broke out just before 3:30 this morning. it appeared to spread to adjacent apartment. we're told everyone has gone out

of the building safely and no reports of any injuries. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we have information on that and some other problems. trackings and accidents as well. if you travel at cedric avenue, there is an accident. north avenue and maryland avenue, that accident is not clear. 54 on the j.f.x. now would be the time to go. just past 648, we are tracking some closures because of fire department activity. up on traffic of coldspring lane looking good. everything looking good at the moment. we will let you know when those delays start to cropping up.

the harrisburg expressway is running smoothly. no problems always down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have a delay on the penn line. candid and brunswick trains are on time -- camden and brunswick trains are on time. the 51 and 97 nurses are abash because oft baus a water main break. >> the weather is pretty quiet. first we say good morning to ava marie. today she is running with the dogs. >> this live shot is going to the docks. we're talking about the cherry

blossom dog show happening at the maryland state fair show. it is a combination of three clubs. i'm here with george. what a beautiful dog. >> the show is a lot of fun for the dogs and for the exhibitors and for people who like to come and watch. >> you don't need a dog to come to the show. >> the first dog show i ever attended was 10 years ago. >> and now you are hooked. is your dog going to be in the show/ she >> will not be showing this weekend -- she will not be showing this weekend. she is a few more points away

from a championship. >> how does the schedule go? >> there are four days of shows. other day, sunday, and money and all-breed shows. the saturday, sunday, and monday shows will start around 8:00 a.m. and go until 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m. we'll be working each day and we start with about 2000 dogs, 175 breeds. we picked the best of each breed and they go back for best in show. >> what a beautiful dog. >> 160 pounds. he is a gentleman. he is a champion.

he's a wonderful dog. >> canyon, for short. this dog show is happening this weekend. this will be a great show and lots of great vendors. we'll have all the details continuing this morning. a cold front moved offshore. we'll go back to tony in the weather center. these dogs are so sweet this morning. >> it looks like he has a white sock on. >> his name is a canyon. >> thank you. a lot of people are dog enthusiasts. we'll talk to ava in the next half-hour and get more details.

we have a cold front moving through right now. we will be in the 70's right now. the average high is 66. a.b. area of high pressure moving in from the great lakes will bring in the cooler temperatures -- a big area of high pressure. nothing showing up along this front near us. there is some rain in kentucky but that will stay south of us. the skies are basically clear right now. mostly sunny even though there's a cold front coming through. it will make a difference with the temperatures. 72 in annapolis. 76 downtown. 61 in frederick. that cooler air will be making its way to the east. we will level off with the temperatures. shooting for a high of 73 and 78

degrees. mostly sunny skies. still mild for this time of year. we have a chance for a rain shower to mark, 20%. -- we have a chance for rain shower tomorrow. thursday appeared near 70 on friday and saturday. a good chance for eight soaking rain on sunday and monday -- a good chance for a soaking rain. >> the caps return hom. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. -- the caps return home.

>> good morning. down 4-2, the orioles found a way to tie the game and they found a way to win a game in the 10th inning. 10-4. one of the most satisfying wins of the young season. jake arrieta -- the orioles left the bases loaded twice.

the white sox take the lead. big play from nolan reimold. 4-1 chicago. nolan reimold at the plate. home run number 3 and this closes the gap, 4-3. adam jones on fire. a brand new ball game. 4-4. into the tenth. matt wieters hit a grand slam. two home runs last night for matt. the orioles are all alone in first place. the yankees lost to the twins. that was worth one more look. stella cup playoffs --still

ellicott playoffs. the caps against boston. the caps in the red jerseys. alex ovechkin, counsel for alex ovechkin. the caps led 2-1. caps down 3-2. the game is tied at 3. boston wins it. zdeno chara with the shot. joe flacco on hand for ravens conditioning. the nfl schedule will be released tonight. t like christmas around here -- it is like christmas around here. >> we will be tracking the roads for the 6:00 hour.

>> dear ready to pay the price for a diesel-friendly car -- get ready to pay the price. >> weather-wise, things are pretty quiet right now. it is warm and it will get even warmer this afternoon. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. 1 accident of note and we're checking on the j.f.x. with the help of skyteam 11.

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