46 at the airport. maybe take a light jacket with you to start the day. but this afternoon, you probably won't need it. mostly sunny skies expected with a high temperature near 73 degrees. very nice. when we come back, we'll check the seven-day forecast through the weekend. first let's say good morning to sarah, see what's happening on the roads. >> happy friday. good morning, everybody. a nice start on most of the major roadways. here's the one problem in howard county. eastbound 32 on the ramp to southbound 95, we have an accident coming in. we'll update once we get more information on that. meantime, fire department activity in the catonsville region at frederick road. use extra caution. fire equipment in the road there. 25 miles per hour on the southbound j.f.x., though just experiencing some delays through that construction zone, but nothing major. it doesn't stretch back to cold spring lane or anything, just in the immediate area of the construction. as far as drive times, we're at five minutes on southbound 95 to get down to the fort mchenry. eight minutes on 895 from the 95 merge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. only going to take you 11 minutes to travel on the beltway on the west side.

a live view of traffic and see what's going on. no problems to report here. a very light ride as you make your way to the faceburg expressway. live picture of 95 south at 32. no delays here, but you may experience them on the ramp from eastbound 32 to southbound 95 with that accident. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. our oig per this morning -- howard county police find the evidence they need. >> jennifer franciotti is in the newsroom with details for us. good morning, jen. >> guys, good morning. christine jarrett was last seen 21 years ago in elk ridge, and at the time, her husband, robert jarrett, told police she walked down after an argument. police say they have always suspected foul play and that jarrett was considered a suspect very early on. now a couple of days ago, they received a tip that led them back to the home. according to reports, jarrett's current wife gave police permission to search that house, and now police believe they have found christine's

body buried beneath a shed in the back yard. >> they searched the house, went out to the back yard on the property, came upon this shed, pulled up some floor boards on the shed and found a concrete slab underneath with the body inside. auch robert jarrett is in -- >> robert jarrett is in jail, charged with first and second degree murder. officers say he showed no emotion as they picked him up during a traffic stop. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. back tousm >> meanwhile, police in anne arundel county are investigating the death of a man who lost consciousness while under restraint in a patrol car. investigators say 41-year-old patrick tony was taken into custody last friday after officers noticed him behaving erratically as his s.u.v. was stopped. police say tony tried to kick out the windows and then lost consciousness on the way to the hospital. he was initially revived, but died wednesday, five days later. an autopsy is being conducted. >> a push to get increased funding for after-school

programs in baltimore city passes its first hurdle. the city's education and youth committee unanimously approved a resolution thursday that would double funding to after-school and summer programs. the resolution was introduced by local youth organizations worried about funding cuts during upcoming budget debates. >> tried different charge to use the power if it's not in the budget, up against the budget, and made sure that this is in there, because this is making positive change. >> some of the city's youth played on the front lawn of city hall thursday to let the mayor know they would have nowhere to go if funding gets cut. middle school students will head back to school today. crews have repaired a 16-inch water main break that forced officials to cancel classes thursday. a school and a number of homes were without water since wednesday morning when the pipe originally broke. water service has been restored to the school and nearby homes. >> the state comptroller is calling for all state school

systems to begin classes after labor day. he tells the baltimore business journal that a statewide change would save state and local government some $4 million each year. the controller says small businesses that rely on tourism are negatively impacted when schools open before labor day and maintains there is flexibility in the school's 180-day academic calendar. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the start of the school year should be delayed until after labor day? students, i know how you're going to answer, so you don't even have to bother. share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> and i know how many parents, too. in washington, identities revealed. renow know the names of the two secret service supervisors forced out during the investigation of a colombian sex scandal. 11 news reporter tracie potts has the latest from washington.

>> police drove reporters away from the home of david chaney, forced to retire. chaney's lawyer also represents fired supervisors greg stokes. he says stokes will defend himself vigorously and neither left involuntarily. a third agent resigned. lawmakers who have been briefed say more are imminent. >> i'm not sure, but certainly my understanding is there will be more resignations coming pretty soon. >> investigators have interviewed hotel staff, but are still trying to track down the women who say agents hired them for a night of sex just before president obama arrived. at least one lawmaker is pointing the finger at the president. >> the president needs to assert discipline, management directions throughout the executive branch, and presidents are to be held responsible. >> that sounds very much like a lawmaker attempting to politicize something that is not at all political. >> on capitol hill, lawmakers

say they're stunned and disgusted. >> that's either very stupid or total lack of common sense. >> i don't see how the two are involved should be able to continue in their work. >> no public statement yet from the secret service director, but next wednesday, his boss, homeland security secretary janet napolitano, will be questioned here on the hill at an unrelated hearing. from washington, tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 48 degrees on tv hill at 5:06. a cold case in new york heats back up as police search the basement of a building for clues. >> the man charged in the florida death of trayvon martin returns to court today. details when we cover the nation. >> here's a live look at traffic, the beltway at york road. more on weather and traffic on the friday morning when we come back.

>> welcome back. the time is nine minutes after 5:00, 55 degrees downtown. it's in the 40's in the suburbs. kind of a cool start for us on this friday morning. there's a little bit of fog in some neighborhoods. it's not really a big deal. let's take a look at the other current conditions. 43 in frederick, one of the chillier spots, 46 in parkton. 54 in annapolis. the forecast for today, mostly sunny skies, a beautiful afternoon with a high temperature near 73. we have some rain in the forecast over the weekend. we'll show you the seven-day in just a few minutes. >> covering the nation -- the man charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin will return to court today. a bail hearing is scheduled for george zimmerman. he's charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of the florida teen. zirmman has been in a central florida jail for a week now. he says he shot martin in self-defense back in february.

martin was not armed. new york city police officers and f.b.i. agents are tearing up the basement of a building in connection with a decades-old missing child case. etan patz disappeared back in may of 1979 when he was 6 years old. the case was widely publicized, and his face was the very first to appear on a milk carton advertising missing children. investigators are looking for blood, clothing, or human remains. the search is expected to take up to five days. >> today marks the second anniversary of the deep water horizon oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico, which led to the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. on april 20, 2010, an oil rig operated by british petroleum exploded, killing 11 employees and spilling nearly five million barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. the spill was eventually capped in july, 87 days, after more than 200 million gallons of oil leaked. >> quite the event. 5:10, 48 degrees on tv hill. now that most people have filed

their tax returns, probably a lot of documents you don't need anymore, with some important information on them. >> how is the right way and the right time to get rid of those documents? tips on when to sled and where you can do it this weekend in today's consumer alert. >> and a few more problems to add to the list, including an accident on the harrisburg expressway. we'll update that and some fire activity with closures in the reisterstown area.

>> good morning once again, sarah caldwell looking at your friday morning commute. we'll start on 83 just past

timonium road. a vehicle is down an embankment there, so they're working to clear that. they may be blocking some lanes on the southbound side. route 140, just between franklin and berryman lane, we have closures in effect, and that is due to fire department activity. so a busy area there. also have an accident reported in westminster, webster street at manchester avenue. and then further south in catonsville, bell grove road, watch for possible closures due to fire department activity. and eastbound 32 on the ramp to southbound 95, there's an accident still wrapping up. 83, not showing delays as a result of that accident, so we'll keep you posted. again, it's in the timonium road area. southbound 95, no delays at all, but there may be some on the ramp from eastbound 32 to southbound 95 with the accident clearing. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. good morning, kurt. >> off to a good start, no delays on the penn, camden and brunswick lines on marc. both light rail, metro subway

on schedule. on the buses, 22, 27, and 30 bus is operating with delays. the m.t.a. invites and you your family to its annual bus and maintenance rodeo competition being held tomorrow 9:00 to 2:00 at the reisterstown plaza. watch as m.t.a.'s best demonstrate their skills and compete on a bus obstacle course. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. the weather is quiet here this morning, but we are watching showers and thunderstorms off to our northwest coming across the great lakes. those may arrive here over the weekend on saturday especially, but in between now and then, i think the weather is going to be great. there are a few high, thin clouds this morning. temperatures are in the mid 40's, so you mightment to take a light jacket with you. it's 46 at the airport. same thing in taneytown. 47 in jury itsville. forecast for today, mostly sunny. after the school start, we're going to make it to 73 this afternoon, not bad. south-southwest wind at about 10 miles an hour. sunrise this morning at 6:21. a southwest wind at 10 knots,

wave heights around one foot. bay water temperatures are near 60 degrees, the next high tide at fort mchenry is at 6:58. tonight, mostly clear skies. there's something really cool going on tonight, but there might be a few high, thin clouds around, and temperatures will drop back into the 50's. tonight and tomorrow night, you might have the possibility of seeing some shooting stars. the meteor shower will kick in through the weekend. the best chance to see shooting stars is going to be tonight, because there's going to be some clouds around saturday night and sunday night. but if you want to give it a shot tonight, you can see them at any time, but the best time is after midnight. look towards the eastern sky, and you'll probably see a couple of shooting stars overnight tonight. that's kind of cool. during the day tomorrow, big storm system we've been talking about is going to come at us. scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely, especially in the afternoon and evening on saturday. and then on sunday, this front is going to stall along the coast, and we've been talking about the possibility of a big storm riding up the east coast, a nor'easter type storm on sunday that could give us some

drought-busting rain, if we can manage to get into the heavier part of that precipitation. so it's want a good thing because it's the weekend, but it's a good thing because we're nearly in a drought situation here in the state of maryland. so 73 today, 74 tomorrow, with scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly late in the afternoon. and then sunday and monday, if that storm comes up the coast, that's the time period we could get the good, soaking rain. it's going to be breezy and kind of chilly with high temperatures only in the 50's on sunday and monday. and then it should quiet down a little bit as we head toward the middle of next week. but it could be kind of bumpy this weekend weatherwise. >> in this morning's consumer alert, sales of previously owned homes were down last month, a reminder that the housing market remains weak. the national association of realtors says home sales fell 2.6%, despite record low mortgage rates. economists say home sales still remain well below the six million a year needed for a healthy housing market.

seems like a good time for advice on how long you should hang on to tax records and documents you used to file a tax return. there's a local event tomorrow to help you out, but first, 11 news reporter chris clackum explains when to shred. >> it's time to fire up the shreder. time to get rid of old checks, credit card statements, any paper document three years and older that you would have used to prove a tax deduction had the i.r.s. asked for it. >> i recommend keeping the paper at least for three years. that's as long as the i.r.s. has to audit you. >> kimberly langford says after hanging on to them a bit longer, you can even shred the old tax returns themselves. the 1040. >> you may want to keep it for six years, just because there's more chance you may be missing something. but generally, after six years, you're generally safe, unless you've done something horribly wrong. >> to be real safe about it, you can always just digitize the old returns. for that matter, any old

document. >> just keep the digital copy. you may want to go back through some of your old tax records and just scan them, digitize them, take a picture on your cell phone. you can save them into a p.d.f. and keep them on your computer, keep a safe copy somewhere else, and you don't need to take up much space, but it's there if you ever need it. >> keep hard copies of stock purchases. for tax purposes down the road, for as long as you own the stock. and by all means, do indeed use the shreder. >> so shred those things rather than put it into one garbage bag that can be a treasure-trove for i.d. thieves much >> she says a.t.m. receipts, bank deposit slips, and pay stubs can be disclosed of monthly, unless they're important to future tax returns. >> and if you have some documents to shred, you can do so tomorrow, thanks to the better business bureau's annual shred day event. you're allowed to drop off up to three boxes of documents for

free. the event runs from 8:00 to noon tomorrow. you can drop off the boxes of documents at two different locations, at arun dell mills behind the h.h. gregg, and the avenue of white marsh behind the a.m.c. loews theater. >> we may have a date for facebook's much-anticipated i.p.o. jain king joins us live with the day's business news in the bloomberg business report. i apologize for the froggy throat. i'm fading fast here. thank goodness it's friday. >> you know what? i've been there, stan, as you well know. hot tea i think is the ad vimes you gave me, so i'll give it back to you. good morning to you. facebook getting ready to commit to marrying the markets with this i.p.o., and they may have set a date. sources say it's targeting may 17 as the big day to go public. you mentioned lots of anticipation surrounding this, so sources say facebook could be valued at as much as $100 billion in this stock sale. now, speaking of the markets, futures just very quiet.

yesterday we took another step back on more concern over europe's debt crisis. also reports on existing home sales for march, as well as manufacturing numbers were disappointing. check out human genome sciences. no disappointment there. shares doubling as the biotech put itself up for sale after rejecting a bid of more than $2.5 billion from glaxosmithkline. glaxo made this offer of $13 a share. that was an 81% premium to wednesday's closing price of $7. human genome rejected that bid, saying it didn't reflect its true value. you may have heard starbucks getting flak, especially from its vegan customers for using dried bug extract as a pink coloring for its strawberry frappes. well, the coffee chain now says it plans to stop using that extract, will phase it out by june. starbucks says the new color will be replaced with a tomato extract instead. live at the stock stocks i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for reporting for wbal-tv 11 news.

>> jane, when you come back, i understand you have good news from chipotle, and apparently now is the time to plan a trip to a national park. >> yeah, chipotle, first of all, no price hikes this year, so i'll have more details on that. and national parks are free next week. if you've been thinking about going to one, boy, it would be a great time. that's coming up. >> thank you. see you next hour. >> got to love free. >> always. >> 5:22, 48 degrees on tv hill. still to come -- we'll look at some of the movies out this weekend. >> and don't forget to email your answer to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the start of the school year should be delayed until after labor day? share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> nicholas sparks is known for writing romance nols, movies like "the notebook" and "dear john" have done deal. your favorite? >> yeah, and now "the lucky one" goes from the page to the sound stage. we take a look at that and the rest of the weekend's releases in the box office preview. >> it was in the morning after a night raid. i just found it. >> a photo saved the soldier in "the lucky one." zac is a marine on duty in iraq when a picture of an unknown woman takes him out of harm's way and he vow toss find her after his tour is over. he tracks her down where he's hired as a helper, but he can't summon the courage to tell her why he's there. "the lucky one" is rated pg-13. >> until you understand the mindset of a man, you are never going to win much >> single ladies get info in "think like a man."

tired of getting the runaround, four men find a man manual in the form of a book, but when they use the advice to turn the tables on their date, the men fight back with some tricks of their own. "think like a man" is pg-13. a young primate becomes an orphan in "chimpanzee." disney went deep into the african bush to shoot this true story. little oscar was born into a family surrounded by play pals, but when a rival band scattered his pack, oscar was left to survive on his own. "chimpanzee" is rated g. that's the box office preview. >> ok, i'm crying already, and i haven't even seen it. i hope it works out for him. i guess they wouldn't have made a movie if it didn't have a happy ending, right? 5:46, 48 degrees. coming up in the next half-hour -- >> university of maryland students rally to call for a special session to avoid a doomsday budget. >> howard county police say

they solved a cold case 21 years after the murder. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> i'm tara mergener in washington, where outrage over the prostitution scandal continues. the latest coming up. >> and we expect beautiful weather today, but things are going to change over the weekend. seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> and kind of a busy start to your friday morning commute, already tracking several accidents. we'll update you on all of we'll update you on all of those coming up.

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us this friday morning. can we just talk about yesterday for a second? it was so perfect. >> it was nice. >> it was just, bottle it up. >> and we're going to do it today. >> but you don't get two days. >> you reminded me, there you

go. >> 46 degrees at the airport. you might to want take a light jacket with you, but we're going to make it up to 73 this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. that's about as nice as it gets for this time of the year. again, over the weekend, we're talking about this big storm that's coming up the coast, a nor'easter thing, and that may wind up giving us a good soaking rain. i'll talk about that later. >> kind of a busy morning rush out there this friday morning. let's update several accidents that we have. we'll start on the east side of the beltway right in the outer loop at eastern boulevard. that's the latest accident coming in right now. another one wrapping up southbound 83, just past timonium road. we're tracking an accident at windsor mill road and old court road. that's going to set you back a few minutes. 140 between franklin boulevard and berryman lane, fire department activity there in reisterstown, and then in the westminster area, webster street at manchester avenue,

another spot where fire department activity is a problem. bell grove road at frederick road, watch for the same thing in catonsville. forty south, an accident wrapping up on the ramp from eastbound 32 to southbound 95. here's a live view of traffic, an update on some of our cameras. we'll start with the faceburg expressway. no sign of delays heading down toward the accident scene at timonium. we'll update that. we'll switch over to a live view of white marsh. southbound looking pretty good, but definitely building once you get closer to the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> well, more secret service members may be ousted as the embarrassing scandal involving colombian prostitutes continues to evolve. >> lawmakers now weigh in. tara mergener live with the latest on this. good morning, tara. >> good morning, stan. good morning, mindy. that's right, there's still plenty of fallout in this

investigation. so far, three agents are out, and more may follow. >> in the midst of the uproar -- >> it's a stunning thing. it's actually disgusting. >> two secret service supervisors have been pushed out of the agency. a third lower-level worker has resigned, this after 11 agents were accused of cavorting with prostitutes in colombia last week before president obama arrived for a summit. >> a secret service agent would be spending the night, and several of them spending the night with these ladies really causes some some concern. >> they're also investigating 10 members of the military linked to the scandal, as the investigation goes future tilt, more firings are expected, with some questioning the state of secret service director mark sullivan. but the white house is standing behind him. >> the president has faith in the direction tomplet >> with the general election

looming, the scandal has quickly turned partisan, with some calling on the president to step in. >> the president needs to assert discipline, management directions throughout the executive branch, and presidents are to be held responsible. >> but the white house insists it's not about politics. >> now, two of the agents now out of a job have been identified as david chaney, a supervisor, allowed to retire, and greg stokes, a member of the canine unit who was removed with cause. mindy? >> three are out of the agency, so what's happening with the other eight? >> well, mindy, they remain on administrative leave without their security clearances, and they're all getting drug tests apparently, even though there's no indication at this point anyone was using drugs. polygraph tests, they're all getting those as well? >> tara mergener live in washington, thank you.

>> howard county police make a cold case arrest 21 years after a woman goes missing, and now her husband is in custody. jennifer franciotti is in the newsroom with more details. good morning, jen. >> good morning. 57-year-old robert jarrett was always considered a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, but police never had enough evidence to arrest him until now. christine jarrett was last seen in january of 1991. now, 21 years later, police believe they found her body buried underneath the shed in her back yard. >> they searched the house, went out to the back yard on the property, came upon this shed, pulled up some floor boards on the shed, and found a concrete slab underneath with the body inside. >> christine jarrett was a young mother of two small children at the time that she went missing, and at the time of her disappearance, robert jarrett told police she walked out after an argument, but a couple of days ago, they

received a tip that led them back to the house. robert jarrett remarried, but is now separated from his wife. she let police into the house. >> he's been living there all this time, but now they're separated. the victim's current wife answered the door, and this is the first time that she was able to consent to let us search in the house, and we'd not had a search warrant to do that before. >> and now robert jarrett is in jail, charged with first and second degree murder. officers say he showed no emotion when they picked him up during a traffic stop. investigators are waiting for the medical examiner's report to determine the exact cause of death and to confirm the identity, but police say items found near the body indicate that it is christine jarrett. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. stan, back to you. >> meanwhile, authorities are searching for a man this morning who used a syringe as a weapon to steal medication. this happened wednesday night on centennial lane in ellicott city. police say the suspect walked up to the cousht, threatened the pharmacist with a hypodermic needle.

anyone with information should contact howard county police at 410-313-stop. >> hundreds of college students worried about drastic increases in their tuition protest in college park thursday. students are urging governor martin o'malley to call for a special session to balance the state budget, saying the so-called doomsday budget would raise state tuition by $800. out of state by $2,600. some students say that could change the way they approach their education. >> an additional $8 holdup is one less book that i can attend, it's lot less for me. >> going for my bachelor's and master's, that requires summer courses, winter courses, in order to complete, and i probably won't be able to maintain that program just because it will be more expensive to be here in general. >> according to published reports, if the doomsday budget stands, more than $60 million would be cut from state colleges and universities. the state comptroller calls for all state school systems to begin classes after labor day.

a statewide change would save state and local governments $4 million each year. the comptroller says small businesses are negatively impacted when schools open before labor day and maintains there's flexibility in the school's 180-day academic calendar. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the start of the school year should be delayed until after labor day? share your response on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the time now, 5:37, 48 degrees on tv hill. a certain reading technique might help teachers and parents improve their preschooler's reading skills. >> and it's really hard to escape dairy. but a new study shows eating low-fat dairy can reduce the risk of stroke. results in today's medical alert. >> and taking a look at several accidents at this hour, one on the east side of the beltway, another along windsor mill boulevard. we'll update that and mo

>> welcome back. 55 degrees downtown. there is some fog in some areas. the temperatures will warm and nicely as we head into the afternoon. it is still little chilly right now. into the suburbs, it is in the 40's. 43 in new york, pennsylvania. lots of sunshine in the forecast today. high temperature of 73 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> a small change in the way teachers and parents read to preschoolers could give them an edge. >> the key is making a reference

to the printed in a box and showing the difference between capital and lowercase letters. they had more advanced reading skills later. eating a low-fat versions of dairy products could reduce your risk of strokes. >> those who ate low-fat dairy foods had a tall % lower risk of stroke than those who consumed high-fat yogurt and cheese. there were the health benefits of calcium and vitamin d. >> 48 degrees on tv hill. now is the time to buy if you are in the market for a new car . >> it should be a nice day today. maybe some windows down at weather.

sarah has the latest traffic sarah has the latest traffic update when we come

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's get you up today. tracking a few actions. eastern boulevard, watch for possible delays. southbound 83 pass timonium. a vehicle being cleared. old court road, an accident in windsor mill. fire activity near franklin boulevard. fire activity could set you back in westminster in manchester. some good news in the spot eastbound 32. the ramp has reopened. an update on a 83 at padonia road. no sign of delays on southbound

traffic. everything looks good until you get to the timonium road. building just a bit past white marsh. a smooth ride into a howard county. 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. have a great weekend. >> thank you. moving along nicely on the trains with no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the 30 bus is operating with a delay. a diversion at mason. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. it is little on the cool side. no precipitation. the nearest rain is coming across the great lakes. from milwaukee down towards chicago. that system was a chance for rain as we get deeper into the weekend. high pressure and control in the

mid atlantic. it is little on the cool side. you may want to take a light jacket to start. 48 in columbia. 41 in frederick. the forecast for today -- mostly sunny skies. nice this afternoon. high temperature between 70 and 75. it will be a beautiful day to take the boat out. wave heights near one foot. tonight the weather should be quite and mostly clear. a few scattered clouds. temperatures drop back into the 50's. a meteor shower will continue into the weekend. the best night to see this will be saturday night. the clouds will be too thick. the best time is after midnight.

look towards the eastern sky and you might be able to seat a few shooting starts tonight. if your interested, head out tonight. tomorrow, a cold front will be coming in from the west. some thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. this front will stall all along the coast. another area of low pressure will ride up on a sunday and monday with some strong wind and some much cooler temperatures and some much-needed rain. 74 tomorrow. high temperatures into the 50's on sunday and monday. off and on rain showers. some of the rain could be heavy. it should quiet down as we head toward the middle of next week. >> now might be a good time to

think about buying a new car. >> fuel efficiency is at an all- time high. that is fueling car sales. >> for car sales, one word sums it up. >> phenomenal. these levels are happening right now. the car business is phenomenal. >> this is not the biggest factor in the sales boost. >> more than 10 years old. people are making that buyor fix the season. with the fuel efficiency, they are opting to buy. >> the latest figures show car sales are up 20%. suv's are up 12%. truck sales are up 7%.

gas prices are not changing the minds of many when it comes to car selection. >> it tells me that people have died immune to the gas prices. they are just saying that if left to cut back somewhere else, a blood drive what i want to drive. >> dealers are giving consumers more for their straightens. >> if you haven't looked at a car in a while, you'll be surprised how affordable they are and how fuel efficient they are. >> a friendly at market for buyers and sellers has those in the market putting the robber to the road. >> 5:49. game six.guarantee a 8

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>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> do you think the start of the

school year should be delayed until after labor day? keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. the orioles in anaheim, california, this morning to play a series with the angels. they are in the middle of an outstanding road trip. they beat the white sox yesterday. adam jones in the middle of the offense. in the first off of gavin floyd, endy chavez scores. 1-0. the white sox tied it off of

jason hammel. a career high 10 strikeouts. adam jones in the fifth off of gavin, laces that baby. two-run home run. he's playing outstanding baseball. 5-3 in the ninth. three.e he steps on home plate for the final out. 5-3 the final. brian matusz starts tonight. down in d.c., the caps and the bruins play game 4 of their series. it is even, 2-2. alex ovechkin and the caps win game 4. 1-0 caps.

the goalie is sensational with 44 saves. this is the only one that got by him. 1-1. second period. alex ovechkin to semin. the series is tied at two. this time next week the nfl draft should be under way. ozzie newsome sat down and talked about this year's draft class. >> i think the quarterbacks are the strength with those two guys. running back is an area at where people can get one in probably every round. and pass rushers, whether you're an outside linebacker. those are the areas where it seems to be you have a player in each round you can get. >> the ravens do signed a

quarterback. >> sorry, kyle. coming up -- starbucks will change its ways. >> sheila dixon roasted in baltimore. some of the jokes and the good cause they benefited. >> around the world in four months. the number of continents he reached. >> we expect some beautiful weather today. we'll show you the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> tracking an accident on the harrisburg expressway.

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