gary giordano it is in trouble with police in annapolis. >> super pacs, a mitt romney attacked, and a new round of political attack ads. >> it feels like rain today. [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 has the baltimore summer feeling. >> the dew points are in the 60's. that reminded me when people say i can smell the snow coming. carlotta it is our human barometer. "my joint pain."

>> she is the human barometer. >> right now it is dry in baltimore. there's some fog on the eastern shore counties. around baltimore, the fog is not that bad. thunderstorms will come back this afternoon. not everybody will see the rain in their neighborhood. scattered thunderstorms will be redeveloping. upper 70's and low 80's expected later today. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. not bad on the major roadways. we are tracking a few problems. we start at white marsh and honeygo boulevard, we have an accident. the accident in fallston is now cleared at bel air and 152.

we have some of fire department activity on old mill road in pasadena. 11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. same thing on the west side. temin's to travel south on 95 from the beltway towards 32. captain roy is flying above the beltway on the southwest corner near 95. you can see volume is picking up just a bit. here's the topside at perring parkway. no delays to or from the harrisburg expressway. if you travel anywhere else, pretty smooth conditions and that includes here on 95 at 395. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> state delegate pat mcdonough says he is not backing down from recent comments about what he calls black youth mobs running

right in the streets. >> jennifer franciotti is live at city hall. singling out is singl the mayor in this issue. >> he says unless she starts enforcing the nighttime curfew on teenagers, she should be forced to resign. pat mcdonough is talking about these roving mobs of black youths. he says it is unacceptable. he says it is scaring families and tourists away from some parts of the city. some are calling for him to resign for injecting race into his complaints about city crime. pat mcdonough said there is no need to apologize for stating the facts. >> problems we are addressing -- street crimes and the mob action and violence are black people. they're black kids. that is it. >> the mayor says that he's

trying to call attention away from the racially infused comments. the mayor is point to the good work that the police department is doing to reduce crime. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. after being released from jail, gary giordano is in hot water with police in annapolis. he was arrested on friday after he was allegedly being spotted naked with a woman in the back of this as you the. police were called after being tipped off about sexual activity. >> i went out to look around and found a black suv and found the work tw people in the back presumably doing something they should not. there was some clothing missing so-called the officers. giordano and his

companion were charged with indecent exposure. a man is accused of disguises himself as a baltimore police station policeng a reports. if you have had an encounter with him, you're asked to call baltimore county police. >> concerned b.g.e. customers to give utility officials and their fall over the installation of the new outsmart meters. some say the new meters pose health risks. the utility insist the devices pose no additional health risk and put out last reuter frequencies than microwaves and cell phone. >> they want us to help them become more energy efficient and to restore power as quickly as we can.

this will change the entire relationship with our customers. >> smart meters are dangerous and intrusive and they only benefit the monopoly utility company. they don't benefit the consumers. >> officials contend consumers should have the right to opt out. b.g.e. said customers would have to pay more if such an option is granted. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think b.g.e. customers with health concerns over the new smart meters should have to pay more to opt out of the program? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the elkton convention center hotel continues to hemorrhage money --the city lost $400,000 more than a loss in 2010. hotel operators took nearly $4 million out of their reserves because they did not taken enough money to pay their debt. more than three and $2 million

in tax-exempt bonds to finance its construction. the first year the hotel lost reportedly $17 million. >> election day is still six months away. mitt romney and president obama are in a statistical tie right now. the gloves are off in the latest round of campaign ads. tara mergener joins us live with that story. >> these new campaign ads are coming out in some key battleground states. the messages are tough. super pacs take aim. a new ad picking voter disappointment with president obama. >> obama added almost $16,000 in debt for each american. >> the other features a woman who lost her job after a and a factory.

>> i was suddenly 60 years old. i have no health care. that is scary. >> a string of attacks from the obama camp taking aim at mitt romney's tenure at bain capital. >> that no more qualifies you to being president as being a plumber. >> some say it is a risky strategy. >> if you're a big company, how can you possibly fault that? americans hate big business. >> several polls show the candidates are locked in a dead heat. >> now obama wants more spending and taxes. that will not fix things. >> it is impossible to overstate how important the economy is to the election. it is what is on voters' minds when they go into the election booths. -- into the voting booths.

>> mitt romney makes a stop in d.c. today. the president campaigns in colorado. >> thank you, tara mergener. >> 6:09. the 21st century boy scouts are going high-tech. >> keeping the family together will cost you more if you fly on some airlines. >> atypically quiet suburb in or got becomes the scene of a grisly crime scene. .etails on the murder-suicide >> ava marie exploring the oregon trail. we'll have details after the break. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. this is the fort mchenry toll plaza.

we will let you know where you might find some delays this morning.

>> good morning. we're starting you out with a live view from skyteam 11. a cloudy start to the day. very warm. 70 degrees downtown.

we're talking about today -- where live at the harford county public library where we're talking about the latest exhibit from the smithsonian. i'm with the foundation director of the library. what a neat concept for an exhibit especially if kids are getting at of school. >> we're thrilled to be hosting the exhibit here at harford county. it is a fabulous partnership with the smithsonian institute. it explores the intersection of travel migration and immigration in harford county. we're watching a cultural marathon with 12 speakers and over 50 programs. >> this saves you a journey down

to d.c. we are standing out front of the out west exhibit. so many other journeys we're talking about. >> we took pieces from the smithsonian exhibit here and we explore the many local way. you can learn about the underground railroad in harford county. even the canning industry. >> this is available through july. there are so offshoots of this in other locations of harford county. you can find more online. we will go back to tony in the weather center. you can play a game here. this was the first computer game i ever played. >> kind of cool.

if you're a history buff, maryland is a good place to live. thank you very much. things have calmed down. kind of interesting what happened last night. watch these thunderstorms fall apart after they come out of the mountains. now there are a couple sprinkles around washington, d.c. there is some fog that is the thickest over the eastern shore counties. we're watching a storm system coming up to the carolinas. that will drift over into our neighborhood this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms will redevelop and some could produce a lot of rain. rain will come back later on. take an umbrella with you. 64 at the airport. 64 degrees in randallstown. a mixture of sun and clouds.

a little bit of fog this morning. showers and thunderstorms come back into the picture. high temperature near 80. if you take the boat out, it will be fine this morning. watch out for lightning this afternoon. the seven-day forecast -- will drop to transfer bring you down to their present tomorrow and then we turn up the heat. you'll feel like summer over the weekend appeared near 90 on monday with a 30% chance for a few scattered thunderstorms. 6:16. >> books like a great forecast. the commute is getting a little busy. -- looks like a great forecast. add energy parkway, were of an accident. be careful and watch for

closures. you might find some closures at liberty road. another problem, little town pike, we have reports of debris taking up a few lanes. white marsh boulevard at honeygo boulevard. for the south in pasadena, fire activity with related closures along old mill road. we have sky team 11 over the scene looking for the accident at liberty. we do have a couple of vehicles off to the side. the right lane is closed on all liberty. we will keep you posted. that is the intersection of liberty and glenn burkrook. building volume west of 70 over towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. today the head of the u.s.

secret service will answer about the recent scandals that have disgraced the detail. the director is expected to defend the secret service. the sex scandal resulted in the resignation of seven agents. five people are dead in oregon. a mother and her three children were found inside their home dead. the father's body was later found inside an suv 80 miles away. officials are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> where you'll be staying more of the weekend is likely not a hotel. 2500 online travelers or server it and found a 39% plan to sleep at a hotel, motel, or better breakfast -- or a bed and

breakfast inn. if you plan to fly this summer, be prepared to break up the family. airlines are reserving a number of seats for passengers who are willing to pay extra. this is a bummer for families wanting to sit together. some passengers find the only way to sit next to a spouse, child, our friend is to pay an extra $25 each way. the boy scouts are going high- tech to boost membership. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. chipotle has been facing investigation over hiring and firing off illegal firing said there is examining possible law violations.

they were subpoenaed over work violations. allstate looking to recruit as many as 400 workers including in the mid-atlantic region. investors on wall street getting quarterly results from hewlett- packard. they're getting ready to detail job cuts that may involve doing away with 25,000 businesses. stocks losing much of the early gains on concern greece may abandon the euro. the bloomberg maryland index rising just slightly. the new generation of boy scouts can earn badges for things like digital photography and robotics as lost loading had to start a campfire. should hit its peak of about 5 million back in 1972 and has

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're looking at several accidents at this hour. a tractor-trailer and two passenger vehicles northbound 83, north of the beltway. as you get on to the ramp, you may start to see some delays north of the beltway on 83. they're pretty road, we have an accident. that is a fender bender. energy parkway, another accident. in pasadena, watch for fire activity at old mill road. as far as delays, we start with 83 north of the beltway. in terms of traffic, 83 is where we will probably see some delays shortly. no sign of them yet.

southbound traffic is coming toward us. in terms of traffic on 97, north and southbound traffic very light at 100. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we did have some rain last night. all that has dissipated. it should be a dry morning commute. let's let the current conditions. mid 60's. 64 at the airport. thunderstorms will redevelop this afternoon. it will be a warm and muggy day. a mixture of sun and clouds. scattered showers comeback with this morning and this afternoon. highs in the upper 70's and low 80's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. the man at last i was brian matusz -- a man last night was

brian matusz. a big night for the birds last night. the rebound to beat boston. joe flacco watched brian matusz on his game. david ortiz goes down. steve tolleson, the young kids brought up last week when mark reynolds one of the disabled list. 2-1. the big story was brian matusz. nine strikeouts and two hits. he gets a standing ovation. a big home run from wilson betemit 8. 4-1, orioles win. 16th save for jim johnson and the celebration continues at camden yards. the miami heat played like one

of the elite teams in the league. lebron james handed indiana a tough loss in game 5. no match for lebron james and company. he followed sunday's monster game with another. and it to end with the dog -- end to end with the dunk. the heat lead the series three games to two. happy 56 birth date to buck showalter -- happy 56 birthday to buck showalter. >> pat mcdonough: for the mayor to step down. we will tell you why, next. >> the freshman class of the

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>> 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. a number of school delays on the eastern shore because of fog. what is the situation here? >> the fog is a little thicker on the eastern shore. the morning commute should go off without a hitch as far as rain goes. later this afternoon, some thunderstorms will redevelop and some could produce locally heavy amounts of rain. low 80's this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> thank you. the war of words is escalating between pat mcdonough and city hall over claims that large groups of kids are taking over the inner harbor. >> jennifer franciotti is live

at city hall this morning. how was the mayor responding to all the criticism and the call for her to resign? >> right now she says the focus needs to be on the good work that she believes the police department is doing to reduce juvenile crime. >> mayor pat mcdonough says the mayor has the real power to make a difference and she should step down unless she takes action. a 911 call painted patterson park as a riot zone. >> i want to make a report. 50 kids are fighting in the park. >> that type of case is what pat mcdonough says is scaring tourists away from parts of the city, including the inner harbor. >> if baltimore city does not overcome crime, crime will overcome baltimore city.

>> this is a crisis. >> he characterizes the episode as the work of roving black mobs. these community activist called for pat mcdonough to apologize. >> this is about an issue of class and an issue of race and people are attempting to protect the downtown inner harbor when we need to be protecting and investing in the neighborhoods where people are. >> mcdonough says there's no need to apologize for addressing the facts. >> problems we are addressing -- street crimes and the mob actions and violence are black people. they're black kids. that is it. >> he said the mayor should resign. he said she is downplaying the problem instead of addressing it. >> the city is getting more foot patrols to the inner harbor.

they both are calling for more summits on how to increase parental involvement and job opportunities for what they are calling at-risk youths. >> 3 harness race drivers were covered this morning after an incident on the track. becamef the writriders entangled on the track. none of the injuries are life threatening. no word on whether any of the horses were injured. 6000 fish died. it is turning the water reddish- brown because of the heavy rains last year. >> per 7 answer for a church --

prayers have been answered for a church. member say the church has been the target of numerous cases of vandalism and theft. >> changes could be in the works for the white maryland public schools to allow discipline -- the way maryland public schools is doling out discipline. this was the subject of a recent i-team investigation. there are also examining how many students were placed on long-term expulsions and why. >> it takes the form of a suspension that should not be suspension. >> the board is expected to vote

on changes in the policy next month. >> success comes on the backs of others, lots of others. [cheers] 1000 academy of fresh mint fought their way up a statute covered with lard. the goal is to replace the dixie cup within upperclassman's hat. andrew craig reached the top in over two hours. legend has it whoever reaches the top becomes the classes first admiral or general. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's get you up to date. we had an accident reported northbound 83 just past the beltway. that is not there. speeds around 67 traveling

northbound just past the beltway. we're starting to see a slowdown from 795 towards 70. we have an accident in curtis bay at energy parkway. watch for delays. old mill road, still dealing with some of fire department activity. we will update you on the west side at security boulevard. outer loop traffic is building. those delays continued down towards edmondson. so far so good to the construction zone on the j.f.x. southbound. problem free down towards 29th street. now we check in live with ava marie. she isn't harford county at the abington library wearing a new hat and as a history lesson. >> good morning.

i'm dressed as rosie the rick eter. i'm here with beth hendricks. this is so neat. >> this exhibit is that the havre de grace activity center. it follows house folks moved here for jobs, especially women. >> so many women migrated to aberdeen to work at the proving grounds. >> we have lots of photographs and people may recognize family and friends. >> so many stories that shaped our country. this is a good activity for kids to get out. >> this is located in the havre de grace. >> this will be available

through july. you can learn about the underground railroad. we will see temperatures warm up. a chance for showers and thunderstorms through this afternoon. we should dry out for the weekend. a slight chance for showers on sunday. >> she can wear any hat. >> i could use a rivet gun. >> 6:38. a new fresh prince entering the dj seen. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think b.g.e. customers with health concerns over the new smart meters should have to pay more to opt out of the program? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> when most businesses move, take what is inside. this time an entire building is moving. a real-estate company decided to

save the building. it had to be moved. it will be pushed 60 yards to its new location at a cost of $13 million. >> it is possible prince charles is starting to pursue other career options. we saw him try his hand as a tv weatherman. he took a turn as a deejay while in canada. he got some lessons in scratching. other deejays have nothing to lose sleep over. a little stiff. did not give up your day job.

>> weather-wise, things are pretty quiet. we have some thunderstorms back in the forecast for later today. will check the forecast for the weekend coming up. 64 at the airport.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. a family is without a home this morning after fire rips through. the flames were for spotted in the town house of majors lane in just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. it took 40 firefighters 15 minutes to put out the blaze. nobody was injured. police officers have arrested a

man pretending to be one of them. donald church to your is accused of disguises himself as a police officer in st. mary's county, flashing a police badge and carry realistic-looking -- carry a realistic-looking toy gun. after being released from a jail in connection with the disappearance of his traveling companion, gary giordano is in hot water with police in annapolis. he was arrested on friday after he was allegedly spotted naked with a woman in the back of this suv in downtown annapolis. both giordano and his companion has been charged with indecent exposure. >> people have been confused with other people all the time but what if you're confused with a criminal?

lisa robinson has more. >> how would you like to be on a wanted list and have no idea that you are wanted? it happened to a maryland man and it is making his life hell. they make sure when they do travel they stay in the united states. it is because of what they experienced trying to return to the united states during a trip in canada. >> i wake up, because i'm on the passenger side. our son is in the back. i see officers are running out and pulling their weapons. i look to him and say, "something is going down." >> i said, "they are coming after me." >> i look and they are surrounded my car. >> the mixup had david levin on the wanted list. what he's doing to try to clear his name. i'm lisa robinson reporting for the i-team. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is looking it is a little breezy as delays start to around the area.

this accident is now clear that energy parkway. we are seeing some delays on the j.f.x., a 26 miles per hour down to the construction zone. old mill road in pasadena, watch for fire department activity. if you travel on westbound 100, we're starting to see a delay on our map. sky team 11 it is flying over the j.f.x. and it doesn't appear to be too bad at this hour. we will keep monitoring this. things are starting to get heavy down at 29th street. this is southbound traffic and it is building just a bit heavier as to get closer to owings mills. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in live with ava marie. she has changed hats again.

where is this one from? >> i'm wearing a jockey hat. so much fog this morning as we traveled through harford county. be careful as you're heading out this morning. we're talking about the jury's you make throughout america. -- wearing a jockey hat we're talking about the journeys you make through america. you have partnered up with the public library here in harford county to bring these exhibits. >> this is a great story, especially with the recent preakness. there was a racetrack back in the day. it was a huge employer. >> there is so much for

everybody to see. >> it is all about how folks migrated here for jobs. >> you'll have other events. >> will have a chef -- will have a chef and the nasa not moving in and also a famous neurosurgeon. >> the main exhibit runs through july. there are many locations and you can find it on the library's website. we're going to eat some space food when we come back. >> you mean like the freeze dried stuff they take into space? >> we will talk about the journey into space. >> likes when she gets to where

-- she likes when she gets to wear new hats. we have some fog in harford county and in the lower eastern shore. most of you will not have a big problem with the fog. it is dry. another storm system is coming up to the carolinas. dell will visit our neighborhood later this morning and into this evening -- that will visit our neighborhood. we will see some showers develop ahead of that system. the air is pretty saturated. 64 at the airport. 62 in parkton. 62 degrees in rising sun. a mixture of sun and clouds. warm and kind of humid. a chance for showers and thunderstorms coming back this afternoon. this morning should be dry with areas of fog.

the seven-day forecast -- it will be warm. if you like summer weather this will be your forecast. there is a chance for some thunderstorms tomorrow. 86 on saturday. 88 on monday. we have a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. overall, i think this'll be a dry bank and summerlike unofficial start to summer. how about that? >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. a delegate calls for the mayor to step down if she doesn't do something to curb youth violence. jennifer franciotti has more. >> pat mcdonough says the mayor has the power to make a difference and says if he does not do something like and forced the nighttime curfews for teenagers, she needs to step

down. kids callpointed to proving in the city. some are calling for him to apologize for his choice of words and for injecti race into city crime. but madonna says there is no need to apologize for stating the facts. the mayor's office is saying mcdonough is trying to draw attention away from this all your comments and point to the good work that city police is doing against violent crime. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 65 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. >> this morning we asked -- do you think b.g.e. customers with health concerns over the new smart meters should have to pay more to opt out of the program? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> how is it shaping up right now?

>> we have some fog in some of our shots. 26 miles per hour from 795 all the way down towards edmondson. slowing down through the parkville region. 30 on the southbound j.f.x. toward the construction zone from falls road. skyteam 11 is flying over 95 and 395. looking pretty good on 395 into town. this is a 83 at shawan road. southbound traffic moving well down towards the beltway. >> it is dry right now but don't be fooled. >> showers will redevelop this afternoon. the storms could be pretty heavy. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.