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live with details. >> the blame game in full swing after a weak jobs report. born how the presidential campaigns are handling the latest news about the economy. >> it goes down to the wire as miss maryland makes it down to the final two. >> some wet weather overnight. the forecast as we continue. [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. >> i am lisa robinson in for stan. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> will have a stretch of five days with temperatures in the 70's. this will be a good stretch.
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59 at the airport. there was some rain last night. i think the morning commute will be dry. we could see a couple of showers this afternoon. high temperature only 75. we will come back and check the forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. an update on accident on the eastern shore. that has been cleared so all lanes are open in both directions at 404. we have an accident in harford county. this is a vehicle fire at chester street. calvert and baltimore street, watch for an accident. looking pretty good on the north side. continuing to move well and 50 miles per hour from 795 down towards edmondson. eight minutes to travel from 895 down to the tunnel tolls.
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look at quick live traffic. this is in the area of greenspring. no word of an incident. let's switch over to a live view of 95 at white marsh. southbound traffic moving without delay down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a busy overnight for baltimore city police as another of violence sunday night. the first call went out after 12:30. a man was shot multiple times in the head. report seven of the man shot 20 minutes later on west baltimore street. paramedics were called to treat a man who had reportedly been kicked a number of times in the head.
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there were taken to shock trauma. a woman and their brother remain in custody for a deadly stabbing. antonio madison was stabbed several times. police say madison got into an argument with a woman. no word of a suspect in a fatal shooting on saturday. was a robbery at pimlico road and virginia avenue. anyone with information should call city police. there was a stabbing attack. the male victim was treated for multiple stab wounds. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. no word as to whether charges will be filed against a boy that police believe shot and killed his brother. police say michael szoke and his
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brother were doing yard work when the pair removed a gun from a neighbor's yard. they took the gun to a wooded area and somehow the gun discharge shooting alexander in the head. >> it was identified that he saw his brother fall. we were looking to see if we could see anybody in the area that was hunting or target practicing, to see if this was this random shot had come from. >> they determined it was not a random shot. >> picking up the pieces this morning after reports that least nine tornadoes touched down in maryland on friday. kim dacey is live in towson with details. >> this home shows an example of some of the damage we're scene.
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a tree fell on the roof. one of the hardest-hit areas in the state was harford county. the damage is estimated at more than $1 million. the path of destruction is still visible days later. there are downed trees and collapsed buildings. there were assessing the area. there was a quick response time in keeping the injuries to a minimum. there were three reported injuries, but officials say that could have been worse. >> this is about a mile, mile and a half area that the tornado traveled. it was about a quarter of a mile wide. we're very fortunate the number of residents in that area were not hit harder. had that occurred and the storm taken a different path or occurred in the middle of the night, we might not have been as fortunate. >> b.g.e. reported 26,000
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customers were without power at the height of the store but they have all been restored as of last night. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> fallout from the latest jobs report is feeling the race for the white house. hallie jackson joins us with more on the political blame game. good morning . . ♪ >>mitt romney's campaign advisers say the president is not creating jobs fast enough. >> your response? >> the sunday talk shows dominated by a dismal jobs report. the economy added the fewest jobs in nearly a year. >> this is a hostile environment for job creation in our environment.
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>> that adds a sense of urgency in terms of this year's election. >> the president's advisers blame lawmakers. >> there are a million jobs that they could move on. that is really what is going on right now. >> the president called on congress to stop playing election-year politics and get to work. >> it would make a difference and create jobs right now. there is no excuse for that. >> president may be trying but what he's trying is not working. >> this president came into office without any prior experience running anything, and i think that shows the way he's handling the economy. seeing a ripple effect in the stock market. >> the dow closed on friday with its worst day of the year when the jobs report came out. the markets in asia are down as well.
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>> has any modern president won re-election with the jobs rate this high? >> not since the great depression. right not it is about 8.2%. if the president does win, it would be a record. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. who do you blame more for the state of the economy -- the president, congress, or businesses? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> this maryland their home state proud at the miss usa pageant in las vegas. nana meriwether took the competition down to the wire. miss rhode island took the crown. miss maryland is the first runner-up.
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congratulations to her. >> beautiful. 6:08. shining a black light at some of the area hotels. >> i did not want to know. george zimmerman is back behind bars this morning. why he had to be taken back into custody. >> the space shuttle takes a sea. poll wage by svoyage by >> kind of a busy monday morning. a couple accidents in the city
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>> good morning. this is a live view of the skycam. the skies are mostly clear. we are looking for a decent start to the day. i am live at the bear hills racket and fitness club. you teach yoga and spinning. taking spinning to a whole new level. cundiff described spending for us -- kind of describe spinning
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for us. >> it is great because you can try this at any level. 45 minutes is the typical class, times an hour. the great thing about being outdoors is how many times to you go to the gym and do not want to be inside? >> you do not want to miss the class setting. >> you'll get the camaraderie and the energy. you have all these people to inspire you. even more fantastic outside. >> the music makes the want to get going. this is the startup of it. >> we will warm up and get
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people going then we'll kick it into a hill climb. we do have a climate and sprints and flats. >> they will be offering the classes once a month at the gym and in different locations throughout the city. i have taken a spin class before and they are very intense. it is a great setting ntt motivating -- it is a great setting and it is motivating. >> you have 40 friends out there. >> we have a whole class going and they are here to work out. >> thank you, ava. then i feel kind of nice today. in the middle of summer, 85 degrees at six blocks in the
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morning, in mind that be so nice. 56 in parkton. 55 in westminster. the jet stream is digging down the east coast into the carolinas. 40's and 50's up in new england. may produce a couple of showers. you can see the circulation is very clearly. these spokes of energy on the backside of the storm. one of the spokes went through last night. as probably another one upstream -- there is probably another one of the upstream. a mixture of sun and clouds. dry this morning. high temperature in the mid 70's. the average high is 80 degrees. a little choppy on the bay with wave heights one to two feet.
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temperatures will stay below average all week. the average high is 80. we will be in the low 70's on tuesday and wednesday. a slight chance for some rain showers in the forecast. a slow climb all boy back to the 80's this weekend. 6:16. >> good morning. a little bit of a busy start. we start in fallston. near the post office at 152, we have an accident. another in the city at calvert and baltimore streets. problem free on the west side of the beltway. no delays out of 795. looking good on the j.f.x. into town. a quick live look at traffic. this is the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. traffic moving very good all the
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way down to the beltway. southbound traffic on 95 running smoothly from the white marsh area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. george zimmerman is back in a florida jail cell this morning. a judge revoked his bell saying zimmerman and his wife have lied to the court about their finances. he faces second-degree murder in the shooting of a florida teenager. passenger jet cleared in the middle of a nigerian town. it plummeted and the nose of the jet ended up in the apartment building. there may be casualties' on the ground. the space shuttle enterprise is
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taking a trip on the water. it is making a slow journey on the way to the manhattan's west side. it will go on public display in mid-july. >> lawmakers are increasing their incentives to close deals. -- automakers are increasing their incentives to close deals. several like offer the biggest discounts in may -- chevrolet offer the biggest discounts in may. the usda will begin testing ground beef for six additional strains of e. colo.
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there are more than 700 different strains of e. coli. some can cause serious problems . a popular hotel chain is getting down and dirty with black lights. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. best western is attacking hotel grime in a new way. housekeepers will be armed with wands to a sterilize door handles and clocks. there will also wipe down tv remotes and put them in holders to make sure they are clean. now is a good time to take a closer look at your credit cards rewards programs. more than half a plan to use reward points to cover some other travel costs.
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people use points on everything from air fare to gasoline. a disappointing may jobs report on friday. the bloomberg maryland index was down. many people lied about their age to gain access to facebook. linking children's accounts to parent accounts to their children's. >> the orioles wrestle over first place. keith mills will have highlights. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. who do you blame more for the state of the economy -- the president, congress, or businesses? you can share your response on
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wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.
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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. as you make your way around the area, the roads are still drying
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out. if you travel and fallston, be careful of an accident at 152. another at calvert street and baltimore street in the city. sluggish pass 795 in the outer loop. 63 miles per hour just past 100. 97 at 100 looks pretty good north and southbound. this is 295. southbound traffic is problem free but building as you can see down towards a 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check of your forecast. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. the morning commute should be just fine. temperatures in the 50's in the suburbs. 56 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for some showers this afternoon. high temperature of 75.
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we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here's the man that taught tiger the flop shot. here is keith mills. >> happy flop shot to you, too. tiger woods could be the favorite for the u.s. open? he won the memorial yesterday thanks to a shot that jack nicklaus said was the best he had never seen. tiger woods was one shot back. he was in deep grass. no margin for error. the fist pump. sabatini bogeys. tyra closes it out -- tiger
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closed it out. numberets career whin 73 which ties him with jack nicklaus. the orioles will spend their off day in boston. jones will have an mri -- adam jones will have an mri on his sore wrists. the orioles loss to tampa bay. a home run. 1-0 orioles. tampa that ties it. adam jones tries to get b.j. upton going to third. jake arrieta not there to back it up. 2-1 tampa.
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four arrieta walked tw batters. the orioles will play the red sox tomorrow. the ravens playing some softball. lardarius webb throughout the first ball and signing some autographs. he was the man behind this baby. joe flacco played some baseball. nice throw. ray rice on hand. still in contract talks. third minicamp for the ravens tomorrow. miami loses to boston in the nba playoffs. >> 60 degrees on tv hill.
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>> day 3 after the tornadoes hit and there still a lot of damage and cleanup. >> a local gym
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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to 11 news today. i am lisa robinson. >> i am mindy basara. >> the send out a budget teams to look to the damage field and to see if it was a tornado or .
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an active night on friday night. we have some rain last night but none of that was severe. rain is gone this morning. temperatures are starting out in the 50's. we will make it up to about 75 today. this morning's commute should be dry. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> the cleanup continues. >> kim dacey is live in towson. >> the damage was widespread across central maryland. this home illustrates some of the damage we're scene. a tree fell on the roof. that tree now in pieces on the front lawn.
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harford county is one of the areas that was hit hardest. the damage was estimated at more than $1 million. days after a tornado touched down in harford county, the path of destruction is still visible. downed trees and collapsed buildings. damaged homes. one of them, an auto detailing shop collapsed on the owner. he was sent to the hospital with serious injuries. >> he had an operation on his shoulder and had a rod and some pins in his legs. >> government officials say it could have been worse. >> this is about a mile, mile and a half area that the tornado traveled. it was about a quarter of a mile wide. very fortunate the number of residents in that area were not hit harder. but had that occurred and the storm taken a different path or occurred in the middle of the night, we might not have been as fortunate. >> county officials were out
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all weekend. there were assessing the storm- ravaged area -- they were assessing the storm-ravaged area. the cost of the damage could be $1 million. keeping the property damage to a minimum. >> we dodged a big bullet with this storm. nothing in the world is better than preparedness. the early warning sign measures that were taken by individuals paid dividends. >> b.g.e. reported 26,000 customers without power but all their power has been restored this morning. reporting live in towson, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the student responsible for a security scare now faces a laundry list of violations. charges include having a dangerous weapon on school property and carrying a handgun in a vehicle.
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he showed a handgun to a female acquaintance who then called authorities. >> piggybacked the downtown attraction -- bring back a downtown attraction. a proposal includes a new carrousel. >> the arrival of summer was celebrated with a look of the top trends at the first fashion t.ow held at harbor eas variate served as the host -- ava marie served as the host. that was sarah caldwell. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> that was a great time on saturday.
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we will check the problem spots . there was an accident at 152 but that has now been cleared. so i delays forming on the west side from 795 down towards liberty. on 95 south through howard county, 67 miles per hour. this is a live view of traffic of 97 at 100. looking good north and southbound. we switch over to it live view of traffic of 295 showing building volume from 175 down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in live with ava marie. looks like you're having fun at the spinning class. >> i'm alive here at the bear hills club.
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the atmosphere here is so exciting. we have about 20 people working up a sweat. temperatures in the 50's. the fitness club will be offering outdoor classes this summer at various locations. you get a chance to work out in a motivating environment. you can enjoy it mother nature well-being in a safe environment on your bicycle. let's get a quick check at the seven-day forecast. mid 70's today with a slight chance of a shower this afternoon. we could see a chance for a shower for the next several days. we'll start to warm up as we head towards the end of the week. we're having a party here. it feels like a party with this music. i will be getting back on the
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bicycle at this out door spinning class. >> she was doing her dancing. 6:36. >> talk about an uphill battle. we'll show you a real race to the top
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>> students laid down 40 miles worth of pennies in singapore rose over the weekend -- in single rows. the children hope to break a record with their penney chain but they fell short. >> unusual race in germany. escort of to tackle the sky run up europe's longest stairwell. covers over 1200 steps. firefighters were wearing full gear. it would take some $11,000. - the winner takes home $11,000. i could not do that.
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>> we have some new accidents coming up. >> it is a crisp, cool monday morning. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. skies are clear. stay tuned.
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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. a woman and a brother remain in custody for a deadly stabbing over the weekend. antonio laws madison was stabbed multiple times on saturday near lafayette avenue. police say madison got into an argument with a woman. no word whether charges will be filed against a harford boy who is believed to of shot and killed his brother. police say they were doing yard work for their neighbor on saturday morning when the pair removed a gun from a secured area of a neighbor's yard. the gun somehow discharged. ms. maryland will do their home
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state proud. nana meriwether took the competition down to the wire. rhode island miss rylan took the crown. congratulations to her. >> maybe the third time is the charm for actress drew barrymore as she says "i do " for the third time. reese witherspoon and cameron diaz were among the celebrity guests along with mindy basara. it is reported she is pregnant with their first child. richard dawson at died over the weekend. best known as the kissing host
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of "family feud." he was a contestant's favored choice on "match game." played a prisoner of war on "hogan's heroes." richard dawson was 79. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have an accident on southbound 95 and down to 35 miles per hour on mountain road. it is impacting traffic a share make your way south from the white marsh region. on to the beltway, an average of around 30 miles an hour. this is calvert st. baltimore street in the city. watch for an accident. this is 795 at franklin -no-
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delays right here. this is harford road. outer loop traffic is building as you travel over towards dulaney valley. you'll find a bigger delays on 95 from mountain road down to the accident scene. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie had quite a weekend. steward dancing then and a fashion show and now you're spinning -- stick your dancing. >> we're live at bare hills gym. we're spending. you are one of the instructors and you teach yoga. we have about 20 people out here. >> we are in the heavy part of the workout. this is a hill as we add tension.
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this is an upper body workout and a lower body workout. you are engaging your core. your quads and hamstrings are engaged. >> spitting is a popular type of work out -- spining is a popular type of work out. >> we needed another element. we wanted to take it outside to give people the freedom to still be on a stationary bike and get the idea of an intense work out. >> you'll be offering this once a month outside. >> people confine the information on our website, barehillsfitness.com. there will be five different locations.
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>> she also teaches yoga. this is a great thing you can be involved in. we're trying out their outdoor inning. was out and outdoor event on friday. did my sundance -- i did my s amba dance. it was all raising money for a good cause. it really was a workout. i worked on the dance for about two months. i thought no it incorporates some workout segments -- i thought i would incorporate some workout segments. >> we're very impressed with
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what you did this weekend. quite a weekend for ava marie. you can get off the bicycle now. >> killing two birds with one stone. >> not for me. i just take it easy. a cool start on this monday morning. the jet stream is digging down to the south. it will keep the temperature is cool. 40's in newngland -- england. pieces of energy rotating along the back edge of this storm. you can see this wave coming out of the pennsylvania. there are a couple of those
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stacked up to our north. we will put a chance for a shower in the afternoon back into the forecast. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature in the mid 70's. we're below average and i think will stay there for the next several days. it will be a little choppy on the bay. " 70's on tuesday and wednesday. a slight chance for a shower on both days. i think the best chance will be today. into the weekend, it will slowly warm-up. will give back into the 80's by saturday and sunday. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. the cleanup in the wake of friday's severe weather. kim dacey joins us live from
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towson with that story. >> the damage was widespread across central maryland. a tree crashed into the roof. when the hardest-hit areas of the state was harford county. the path of destruction is still visible days later. there are downed trees and collapsed buildings. they were assessing the area. there was a quick response time in keeping the injuries to a minimum. there were three reported injuries, but officials say that could have been worse. all power has been restored to the customers that lost it during the storm. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. a plane crashes killing its crew.
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a second plane is forced to make an emergency landing. meredith vieira will be live in london with more on the queen's diamond jubilee. soccer sensation david beckham. and those underwear ads. an interview with celine dion when we get started on a monday morning right here on "today." >> 6:53. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start ut
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>> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- who do you blame more for the state of the economy -- the president, congress, or businesses? we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. what is happening on 95? >> we have an accident that is
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causing some delays in harford county. we're down to 21 miles per hour. you might want to consider it philadelphia road or pulaski highway. have an accident in timonium and another one in owings mills. for a crash. some debris in the road on the southwest side. this is 795 at franklin. no delays here but you'll see them further south. >> things are pretty quiet weather-wise. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 50's. high temperature in the low 70's. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. ♪
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