>> the final trial in the robocalls case is set to go for today. >> is the president playing politics on the anniversary of the osama bin laden raid? >> a new court ruling holds pit bulls owner when it comes to liability. tell us what you think. >> the forecast as 11 news today continues right now. [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. >> temperatures have been below average. that is about to turn around. 47 degrees at the airport. we have a northwest wind at 8 miles per hour. that thickens the clouds. increasing clouds with a slight chance for some rain late this afternoon. generally dry and cool. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. kind of a busy monday morning rush. an accident at maria the park road. watch for delays as you make your way closer to 95 -- an accident moravia park road.

11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. five minutes to travel south to 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. this is 295 from 175. no delays to report at this hour. this is 70 at 29. meets 70, you may7 start to see some slowing. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. willpolitical consultant go on trial today. >> julius henson was hired. kim dacey joins us live with the latest. >> good morning. >> julius henson's trial has been postponed several times.

it is expected to get underway this morning. prosecutors claim the robocalls tried to suppress the african- american vote in the 2010 election. the call went out to more than 100,000 voters on election night. it suggested the election was over before the polls closed. the calls failed to identify who paid for it. julius henson admits he was the author of the call. he was working for a bob ehrlich at the time. 11 news caught up with henson. he argued the charges were unconstitutional and the charges against him should be thrown out. >> basically, the state made a mistake in bringing this case and we will prove it. >> paul schurick was convicted in the same scandal. he got home detention and a suspended jail sentence. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a bass will start is arrested

on charges of disorderly conduct. p sean howard -- pe'shon howard was arrested. a fight broke out inside. he taunted some of the people involved will people try to calm the situation. he is now awaiting a court date. a suspicious death in northwest baltimore. police found the male victim unresponsive at the scene. this was 1:00 sunday afternoon. the medical examiner will not determine the exact cause of death. there was a stabbing in annapolis over the weekend. there was a private party inside the lodge on solomon's island road. all three victims are in stable

condition at shock trauma. anyone who might have further details should call annapolis police. >> doing what they can to keep their attacker behind bars. a 10-year plea deal. a former catholic school teacher was accused of molesting more than a dozen children. those charges were dropped when he was sentenced to cultural life terms. a man was hit by a cab early on sunday morning. police say he and two friends were running. the cab driver did not have enough time to stop. >> a maryland court of appeals ruled owners of pit bulls are

liable for damages if their dog attack someone. if you can show the owner knew the dog was say pit bulls, that is sufficient grounds to file a lawsuit. >> it doesn't make communities any safer. look at dogs based on appearance, that is not a predictor of aggressive behavior. >> opponents say the lot needs to be breed neutral. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think it is fair for the law to hold the owners of pit bulls and pit bull mixes responsible for damages caused by their dogs? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> this week marks the one-year

anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. nikole killion tells us that al qaeda threats did not die with the mastermind. >> good morning. osama bin laden has been dismantled. new branches of al qaeda continue to sprout up. it was nearly a year ago when u.s. navy seals stormed this pakistan compound, killing osama bin laden. >> it was a momentous day. this is something we will not let down our guard about and we will stay extra vigilant. >> as the anniversary of the raid approaches, al qaeda leaders still dream of payback. there is no evidence of any threats. >> there's not an active plot to coincide with the anniversary of the bin laden takedown. >> the obama campaign is marking the anniversary in a new ad. >> but he reasoned, "i cannot in

good conscience do nothing." >> narrated by bill clinton, it highlights president obama's decision and suggests mitt romney would not have ordered the mission. >> he has managed to turn it into a political attack. >> republicans accused the president of playing politics. an aide says it is not over the line. >> there is a difference in the roles they were playing, and i think that is fair game. >> the white house says the raid is part of the president's foreign policy record and it plans to discuss it in an interview later this week. >> 6:08. >> what is it about this knife some are calling for it to be off the shelves. >> tragedy at the bronx zoo. >> we're getting ready for the

maryland half marathon. we're training already. >> we will detail your morning commute. we have a couple of accidents. we have a couple of accidents.

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50 degrees downtown at the inner harbor. unny. dry and son we're getting ready for the maryland half marathon coming up this sunday. with thecharm city run owner. what made you so motivated to get involved? >> we're motivated on so many different levels. the university of maryland and the hospital are a great sense of pride. my mother was treated here at the cancer center. this is a wonderful thing to be involved in. >> everybody is touched by cancer in some way. it urges people to get involved.

you guys have been training for 12 weeks. you guys have been raising a lot of money. >> i am close to $2,000. it has been great. my mother is battling cancer. i learned about this race and it was a great thing to do and focus on. >> your st. it is easier to find race -- you were saying it is easier to fund-raise. >> it has been good. keeping people updated with great stories and about my mother's efforts and a treatment. they are willing to give and it has been good. >> we wish you the best of luck. you can get involved.

mdhalfmarathon.com get involved. today is a great day to put on those running shoes. we have dry conditions. these are some dedicated souls. >> are you a runner? >> i dabble in running. i give these guys credits. they have run multiple half marathons. >> you have to be the mascot for the weather office. i mean that in a nice way. thank you, va ava. we cut her off before she had a chance to respond.

high pressure in new england. the clouds will thicken up. most of the rain is off to the west. those are thunderstorms will catch up to us tonight and tomorrow. more and more cloud cover is starting to develop. air is the east wind -- there is the east wind. much cooler up north. take a light jacket with you. we will make it into the 60's today. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature around 65 degrees. a better chance for rain tomorrow. we will turn up the heat.

it will feel like summer by the end of the week with high temperatures approaching 80 degrees all three days. 6:15. >> good morning. we are tracking a few problems. this is southbound 32. that ramp is blocked with an accident. that is one to avoid if you travel in west friendship. 95 looks good down towards the fort mchenry. take that as an alternate to pulaski highway. looking good as far as drive times in the north and west side. 11 minutes through those stretches. 10 minutes from 95 down towards 32. this is 295 north and southbound. building volume in the southbound direction. no delays on 70 at 29.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a tragic accident kills seven plummetsfter an suv comm over and over past and into the bronx zoo. the driver crossed over three lanes of traffic, struck a curb and over the guard rail. one person is dead in st. louis. strong winds ripped the bar tent. seven team more were sent to hospitals -- 17 were sent to hospitals. there was a moment of silence at the game. one world trade center could surpass the empire state building as the tallest building in new york city as soon as

today. 1931 is the year the empire state building was built . it was overtaken by the world trade center towers in 1972. >> it looks like as times get tough, more americans are putting off their retirement. 67 is the new 65 when it comes to retiring. 39% of american workers plan to retire after the age of 65. and increasing number of workers say they will not have enough money to live comfortably in retirement. thousands of knives are being recalled because they can cut you. .he blade can fold

the knives were sold for about $50 at sporting goods stores. it is getting harder to hide money from your spouse. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> claims that kashi's cereals are not all natural. kashi says information on line is not accurate. 80% of crops including soybeans are grown that way. kashi remain committed to positive nutrition. retailers are rolling out regifting service. a notification will be sent to

the giftee. then the notification will be posted on their wall. it can be redeemed using a mobile app. stocks higher on friday. amazon was a big winner. the bloomberg maryland index was up fractionally. electronic spy work making it harder to stash cash or have an affair. it may be illegal to hack to a spouse's account. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 47 degrees on tv hill. >> the orioles continue their winning ways at home. keith mills will have details. >> 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. a few accidents we are tracking at this hour. if you travel south on 32, that ramp to westbound 70, there is an accident causing a bit of a dilemma. pulaski highway, we have an accident. you may want to take 95 as your

alternate. up to speed on the north side. a bit of a slowdown on the outer loop web site near edmondson. this is 95 in the white marsh area. southbound traffic is looking good. no problems to report down to the fort mchenry. we will keep you posted on the problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> all is quiet on this monday morning. a few scattered clouds. take a light jacket. it dips into the 30's in the northern suburbs -- it dipped. a slight chance we could see rain shower this afternoon. high temperature neared 65. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here's the man with the good news this morning. >> you are so right.

orioles magic. the orioles are in first place in the american league east because they scored five runs in the ninth inning to stun oakland. a crowd of $31,000 watching tommy hunter. mark reynolds to j.j. hardy. back to reynolds. a spectacular double play. no defense for this in the seventh. oakland up 1-0. the game was kept and stayed close because of this play. bases loaded. under the glove of reynolds. robert andino backs him up. end of the ninth. j.j. hardy it goes to third.

adam jones goes to second. bartolo colon was replaced by grant balfour. matt wieters one-hops the fence. it is a 2-2 tie. wilson betemit, three-run home run. 5-2 orioles win. buck showalter said it was well deserved. >> i take some pleasure in knowing they feel good about themselves. i have been real proud of them this is the first day we get down to camp. >> still a long way to go. open a three-

game series with the yankees. the nfl draft is over. three of the eight players the ravens drafted. could be a good thing they were not drafted hire. >> everybody appreciates being underappreciated. that is a great motivator and a great advantage. we talked about that on the phone. i knew he would feel that way and i think all three of these guys should feel that way. they will have something to prove.-- we'll have something to prove. caps and rangers tonight. >> 47 degrees on tv hill. >> a former political consultant for bob ehrlich is set to go on trial in the robocall case. >> a former police officer fired

after a run-in with a teenager goes viral. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. tracking an accident with some closures in west tracking an accident with some closures in west

>> 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. >> temperatures in the upper 40's and the low 40's in the northern suburbs. we will make it into the 60's this afternoon. the average high is 70. the clouds will thicken up as we go through the day. we have a slight chance for a rain shower this afternoon. >> the trial is expected to start today for a former political consultant for bob ehrlich. >> julius henson is on trial for the robocall prosecutors they tried to suppress the african-

american vote. details fors us. -- kim dacey has details for us. >> julius henson's trial has been postponed several times. it is scheduled to begin this morning. julius henson admits he is the one who wrote the infamous robocall. it went out to more than 100,000 voters. it suggested the race was over even though the polls hadn't closed. >> governor o'malley has been successful. >> julius henson is accused of fraud. prosecutors say the call misled voters. 11 news caught up with henson before his trial was set to begin in february. he said the case against him should be thrown out. >> basically, the state made a mistake in bringing this case,

and we will prove it. >> a former ehrlich aide, paul schurick, was sentenced. he was convicted in the same scandal. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the attorney general said his office may petition the supreme court after it struck down part of a law that lets police collect dna from suspects. they said it amounts to an unreasonable search and seizure. doug gansler says he disagrees with the ruling. a maryland court has upheld the firing of a police officer who pushed a skateboarder. the firing was upheld on friday. he was caught on video berate a teenager at the inner harbor after ordering him to stop skateboarding. officer was cleared of using

excessive force and language. >> sentencing has been postponed for a midshipman for having wrongful sexual contact with a former classmate. he was to have been sentenced on saturday. the sentencing has been postponed to later this week. he was found not guilty of sexual assault. 114 special students were honored downtown last night. the fund recognizes students for their high academic achievement. the students will each receive $1,000 college scholarships. >> the main thing i want students to take the weight is understanding that the person who has most to do is you.

>> gerry sandusky was at the ceremony last night to receive an award honoring his drive and determination and perseverance. congratulations to gerry. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there is an accident shutting down some lanes on the ramp from southbound 32 to was to70. route 97, a new accident. watch for closures along this ramp in west friendship. some delays on the west side beginning approaching 70 down towards edmondson. average speed is 30 miles per hour. a crash is still wrapping up on moravia road. this is 95 from white marsh. problem free at the moment.

building volume down towards the bestltway. no delays on j.f.x. ava marie is getting ready for the half marathon. good morning. >> we are at charm city run and getting excited for the maryland half marathon taking place this weekend in howard county. they have been trading for about 12 weeks. this is a final week and they are excited to go. people can still get involved. you can still fund-raise. it will benefit the university of maryland cancer center. the race begins at 8:00 a.m. and there is a fun run for kids. you can get involved. it is happen this sunday.

you can go to mdhalfmarat hon.com. you can get this nifty jacket if you donate $500. we're getting excited for the race. i'm not running it on sunday. let's check the seven-day forecast. temperatures will be warming up. we move into the 70's midweek and getting close to 80 degrees. a chance for rain tonight and tomorrow. and a chance for rain over the next couple of days. i wish you guys the best of luck. >> i think they are warmed up now. >> i would rather be doing this than running right now.

>> she is procrastinating. thank you. 47 degrees on tv hill. how would you like to feel like a winner without having to get out from under the covers? >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think it is fair for the law to hold the owners of pit bulls and pit bull mixes responsible for damages caused by their dogs? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. ♪

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>> some strange bedfellows make for a fun time in the florida keys. this is the most fun you could have been in bed with their clothing on. the race decorated beds. there was a border patrol. >> a man has built himself quite a kingdom 1 nastic as a time. -- one matchstack at ick at a time.

it takes between 10,000 and 13,000 hours to build each model. look at that. i will get one for you for christmas. >> $1.2 million. 6:41. >> we are tracking a couple of accidents. one and west friendship. details are coming up -- on ein west friendship. >> partly cloudy skies. take a light jacket. 47 at the airport.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. police are looking into a suspicious death in northwest baltimore. a male victim was found unresponsive at the scene at 1:00 on sunday afternoon. the medical examiner cannot determine the exact cause of death. some multiple stabbings outside of an elks lodge in annapolis. the private party broke up outside the lodge on solomon's island road. all three victims are in stable condition in shock trauma. police have vague descriptions of the suspects. pe'shon howard has been arrested.

a fight broke out inside a college park restaurant. board allegedly taunted some of the people involved -- how ards allegedly taunted some of the people involved. replace >> and gas meters with smart meters. some people are leary. >> she suffers from electromagnetic sensitivity and believes radio frequencies make her sick. that is help smart meters communicate -- that is how smart meters communicate. >> i was so sensitive. i couldn't touch things without feeling pain. i could not watch tv because the radiation from the screen would make me dizzy. >> she had pain and earaches. one expert tells us that

electromagnetic sensitivity is real, says one. there's quite a bit of debate. >> we'll hear from both sides of the safety debate and find out if there's something you can do if you do not want a smart meter in your home. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there are some problems. we start in sykesville along route 97. there is an accident clearing. another southbound 32. that ramp is closed as the accident is clearing. 31 miles per hour on the west side from security down towards edmondson. an accident at meridian park road. problem free at the moment on the north side. this is 95 from the white marsh area. problem free down towards the beltway and beyond. this is the j.f.x. at 41st street. traffic starting to build as you

get closer to the construction zone. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is preview a half marathon. i would love a one-mile stroll. >> that sounds a lot better than 13.1. they have been training for 12 weeks. this is a proud partner with this raise. you are the co-founder of this race -- you are a proud partner with this race. >> my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer 22 years ago. in honor of her five-year anniversary of being in remission, the cancer center was named in her honor. i'm proud to do what i can and doing fund raising and combining

running and fundraising together. >> this is something people can get behind. you are running in the race this sunday. this is such a great cause. >> we are ecstatic at the level of support the committee is showing. this is one where we hopefully, we bring passion every day to the fight against cancer. this is a small way we can show faculty and staff and the researchers to participate -- we want to say thank you and we recognize the efforts and we cannot wait to get this event going. >> we wish you the best of luck at the race this sunday. you can get involved by going to mdhalfmarathon.com.

you can donate to the cause. go to the website and get all the information. we see dry conditions over maryland. i have to give it to these guys. they are excited to run the race. >> the weather will be close to 80 degrees. something to think about. thank you. it is a wonderful cause. here is the weather set up. we have high pressure up in new england. that when it takes to moisture off the atlantic and piles in up against the mountains. very little rain until maybe tonight. showers and thunderstorms off to the west.

they will visit us tomorrow. these high, thin clouds will start to thicken up. there is a slight chance we could see a couple of sprinkles. stay with ma e! stay with me! carlotta it usually uses a big coahook. that was a first. a mixture of sun and clouds. i'm staying off camera. take a light jacket with you. most of the day will be dry. i temperature near 74 degrees tomorrow. later on this week will turn up heat.

it will feel like summer by the time we get to wednesday, thursday, and friday. back to the news desk. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. the trial in the robocall scandal. kim dacey joins us with more on that. >> hi. julius henson's trial has been postponed several times. it is expected to get underway this morning. prosecutors claim the robocalls tried to suppress the african- american vote in the 2010 election. the call went out to more than 100,000 voters on election night. it suggested the election was over before the polls closed. prosecutors say the calls failed to identify who paid for it. julius henson admits he was the author of the call. he was working for bob ehrlich at the time. 11 news caught up with henson.

his trial was supposed to begin in february. he argued the charges were unconstitutional and the charges against him should be thrown out. >> was to anyone else involved -- was there anyone else involved? >> paul schurick. >> 5:52. 47 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 your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> we got a lot of responses this morning. this morning we asked -- do you think it is fair for the law to hold the owners of pit bulls and pit bull mixes responsible for damages caused by their dogs? >> we will post more of your

answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. i have been bitten by more poodles. >> co-anchors. [laughter] >> ok. >> you watch out. >> we start on route 97. we have an accident. this one is gone on southbound 32. a problem at pulaski highway and moravia parkway. this is the west side at security. this is the j.f.x. and a slowdown down towards the construction zone. >> nice-looking day. >> plenty of sunshine right now. increasing clouds is the forecast. we could see some rain late this

afternoon. high temperature of 65. a better chance for showers and understands tomorrow. 70's tomorrow. up close to 80 degrees by the end of the week. >> if you're looking for more weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> there you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.