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>> 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. >> might need a jacket this morning. >> people will be room for this kind of weather this summer. if you want to see a place where you can see the obvious transit, there is a link on my facebook page. it is kind of cool. something you love see for over seeyears -- but you'll not for over one arrears' ars.ye we have a 30% chance for a rain shower. >> good morning. one problem in hanover. we have an accident at hanover
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road and anderson avenue. you may find some delays. closures muddy creek road because of a downed tree. all lanes are closed in both directions. suddenly road is your -- sudley road easier all to appeared the j.f.x. checking out ok into town. a nice start on the west side at 62 miles per hour. let's give you a live view of traffic. southbound traffic from 175 downo to 32 and some building volume down towards the capital beltway. this is traffic in the white marsh area. no problems down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> two men are dead as police investigate an overnight shooting. police arrived on the scene and
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found two male victim is found shot to death on a porch. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. reporter vic late-night stabbing in the middle river neighborhood. police found an unidentified victim stabbed in the chest. a howard county motel had to be evacuated after police found a meth lab and one of the rooms. this was that the holiday inn express in elkridge. the hotel was evacuated. this morning after you are men are in custody -- this morning are in custody. men kim dacey has more details on two home invasions.
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>> or two home innovations within a matter of minutes. both of those victims were elderly women. one was on elkton south in . it will and will cut to a stranger flashing a flash by interface. was another incident in which a woman encountered a man in her bedroom with a flashlight. neighbors say this is the latest in a string of five home invasions or attempted home invasions in the last five years. the suspects have been stealing cash. neighbors are afraid they will strike again. >> maybe we're going to have to get a community watch, somebody to stand watch. call the police and stand watch. i don't know what is going to happen. >> police are looking for two male suspects. if you have any information,
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your asked to call metro crime stoppers, 1-866-7-lockup. >> the search continues for the person responsible for a triple shooting. this happened on monday night near east lombard streak. one of the victims has died overnight. a deadly shooting and robbery in northeast baltimore. the owner of a shop on belair road was shot to death. birse expressed shock -- neighbors expressed shock. >> always helped me. he had very good manners. he was a good person. >> police are asking anyone who might have seen anything
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suspicious to give them a call. >> democrats hope to pass a law that would give women equal pay to man. hallie jackson joins us live with more on the story. what are the chances for this bill to pass? >> not very good. senator mikulski is a big sponsor of the bill. some d.c. insiders think it may be more of a political point. issue.s a women's >> she spoke with us about the act. >> women still earn just 77% of each dollar earned by men for the same kind of work. >> just think of what that means for a weekly or annual salary. >> it is about $8,000 a year,
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and over a lifetime, it could be hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the proposed law hopes to make that gap go away. it is illegal to discriminate based on gender. congress would have to show a difference in pay is not because of somebody's sex. >> ensuring paycheck fairness for women should be a no- brainer and they need to pass the bill. >> republicans say it puts unnecessary burdens on businesses. some say it is an election year stunnet. >> they can check the box "he doesn't like women." it is a political game and a sickness. >> and business groups have come out against the act and point to other laws on the books that already prevent against pay discrimination. >> how else would it provide equal pay for women? >> it would protect employees
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who want to share their salaries with others or find out information about salaries. it would authorize a grant program could help women better negotiate. >> 6;0 :07. some companies are putting out the "help wanted" sign. >> the latest on jerry sandusky. >> facebook is looking to get even bigger. >> ava marie live in little italy. we're learning how to play bocce ball. details after the break. >> a couple of problems in the cityhe
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>> good morning. the skies are mostly clear. a little chilly. 59 degrees downtown. i am live in little italy as we get ready for st. anthony's italian festival. i am live in little italy as we
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get ready for this festival. so many people come together to make this happen. it begins on saturday. the food -- you cannot pass that up. >> it is fantastic. everybody is helpful and working hard for this. >> we have the deserts and these cookies. these are the italian cudd ookies. these are flat cookies. >> these are cookies, the italian cookies. parish women make up the cookies and make up boxes to sell. >> you can get them fresh. pay by cash. cannolis are a huge draw.
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will learn how to stuff a cannoli. >> they have wonderful cannolis. the italian women do with spoons and philip from both ends -- fill it from both ends. the cannoli has powdered sugar and chocolate chips. that is nice. the parish has a special seasoning. >> let's go back to tony in the weather center. >> it is all the same stuff. you need two hands. i'm sure she is loving it. that is a wonderful festival with great food.
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you will enjoy it if you go. the weather is going to be nice. 52 degrees in parkton. you can see have the jet stream dig down to the south. that will be with us for the next two days. then we will get warmer temperatures this weekend. you can see the low pressure and these spikes of energy. that is what is creating the showers. we had some pop up last night. there's another batch of energy up to the north. most of you will have a dry day today. a mixture of sun and clouds. 30% chance for a rain shower. the average high temperature is
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80. we will be eight or 10 degrees below the mark today. you look back in july and august and which we have this stuff back. it will be a little choppy on the bay. small craft advisory is in effect. the temperature about the same tomorrow, 73 or 74. we get back into the upper 70's on thursday and friday. back to the 80's this weekend. 6:14. >> good morning. let's get you up to date on the roads. accident in the city at hamilton avenue. hanover road at anderson avenue, still tracking an accident in the clearing stages. muddy creek road remains closed
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because of a downed tree. 97 out looking pretty good to and from 50. so far so good on the west side. let's give you a live view of traffic. this is the ellicott city vicinity. if and southbound traffic looking good. a problem free ride to and from the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> jury selection expected to begin in the jerry sandusky child abuse trial. opening arguments are scheduled for june 11. he pleaded not guilty to abusing 10 boys. scott walker will find out if he gets to finish out his term in office.
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he faces milwaukee mayor, tom barrett. >> verizon is looking to cut 1700 jobs from its work force. they are offering voluntary buyouts. offs could follow -- layoffs could follow. biggest social network could add pre-teens. according to an article, facebook is developing technology that would allow children under 13 to use facebook under parental supervision. controls that allow parents to
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decide whom their children can friend. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think facebook should open themselves up to allow children under 13 to have their own pages? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. marriott hotels are looking to hire thousands of workers. michelle obama it is teaming up with disney. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> there is an announcement from disney. disney will cut advertising time for foods that fail to meet minimal nutritional requirements. michelle obama has been pushing the let's move initiative. school are moving away from pink slime
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. vast majority have opted to order a ground beef without the product known as lean and finely textured beef. seau it is safe to eat -- some say it is safety. an unexpected decrease in factory orders. the bloomberg maryland index fell fractionally. marriott hotels plans to go on a hiring spree. they plan to hire as many as 10,000 workers in the u.s. the european debt crisis and the u.s. economy are the biggest concern for business. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 56 degrees on tv hill. >> keith mills tells us when we
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might see in the prospect for the orioles in the bigs. >> 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.
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let's bring you up to date. have a problem near ritchie highway. police are responding. also at hamilton avenue in the city. problem free in terms of the major roadways south of the city. we have an accident in hanover. muddy creek road remains closed because of a downed tree. sudley road is your alternate. volume continues to build but not enough to amount to any delays. that is good news. here's a quick live look at trafficked. . to and from the beltway, the volume is picking up. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> it is elrod breezy and cool quiet -- it is a little breezy
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and cool. there % chance for a rain shower this afternoon. high temperature in the los 70's -- there is a 30% chance for a rain shower this afternoon. high temperature in the low 70's. >> thank you. the orioles open a three-game series with the red sox tonight in boston and will do so with adam jones in the lineup. the mri he received yesterday was negative so we should play tonight. hopefully will not be long before we see kevin gausman in a major-league uniform. the orioles selected him in the draft, the fourth overall pick. he is a hard-throwing right- hander from lsu. he is close to being big league
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ready. ben mcdonald came out of lsu. the draft continues today and tomorrow. nba playoffs. game 5 last night in san antonio. kevin durant, tim duncan, four- time nba champ. thunder with the early lead. cut it to two. two-point game. next possession, james harden with a huge 3-pointer. thunder -- still up 5-point game -- still a five-point game. manu ginobili misses the chance to tie. game four of the stanley cup
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playoffs will be tomorrow night. one win away fromaw sweeping the series. the kings are 13-2 in the post season. ralph suggs says he will be ready by november -- terrell suggs says he will be ready. >> what do the doctors say? that is encouraging. the i-team on the case of an honors student who had to miss her graduation. will not believe what happened.
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>> police are searching for two men that are sneaking into homes at night. >> new details into the background of the alleged harford county accountable. were there signs he might be a danger to others? >> we have a couple of accidents to report. ♪
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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody.
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welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. definitely check the weather the sporting for some of us. >> it is in the 50's and there is a little breeze. maybe a light jacket. high temperature today of 73. a mixture of sun and clouds. we have a 30% chance for a rain shower this afternoon. most of you would not see any rain. if you like the summer weather, we have better news in the weekend. >> police are searching for two men. kim dacey joins us live in millersville with more details. >> residents say it is becoming a growing problem and cause for
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concern. the latest victims were elderly women. >> i heard her screaming in there so i ran in there. >> his wake-up call on monday morning was the sound of his mother screaming as he came face to face with a stranger in her bedroom, shining a flashlight in her face. >> i went to the bedroom and the guy was in there. i jumped on the guy and we started fighting on the floor. >> the home invasion followed another one about 10 miles away. -- less than a mile away about 10 minutes earlier. >> then he went out. i didn't hear anything for a couple of minutes. i came out and called the kids. >> there is a possibility that the cases are connected. there have been five home invasions or attempted home
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invasions in the past five days. the suspects have been stealing cash. earnest jay is afraid they are going to strike again. >> maybe we're going to have to get a community watch, somebody to stand watch. call the police, sit in your car, and stand watch. i don't know what is going to happen. >> police have only a vague description of the suspects. if you have any information, contact metro crime solvers at 1-866-7-lockup. >> new information about a man accused of killing and eating parts of a victim. alexander kinyua was a member at morgan state university. admitted to vandalizing a computer lab. at the time, he was referred to as "virginia tech waiting to
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happen." alexander kinyua was arrested in may. days later he would allegedly confessed to eating a man before allegedly beating his heart -- before eating his heart and parts of his brain. >> a teenager spent the entire weekend in jail. was accused of a stabbing in the baltimore nightclub back in may. police are had somebody in custody when they picked up tiarra brown. police and prosecutors realize the warrant wrongfully issued but it took until monday night before she was released. >> she did track and field.
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she worked all this year to pay for her graduation and she missed her graduation because of an understanding. >> police say the warrant wrongfully issued by court commissioner. >> jack young unveils his own spending plan. it prevents the three fire companies from permanently closing. but it adds $70 million to the budget -- it adds $17 million to the budget. it came as a complete surprise to the mayor's office. >> i'm taking a look at it. i learned about like you did when it was in the paper. >> hopefully the mayor will agree with me.
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this is the complement to what she has done. >> a controversial issue on the november ballot is being funded by sources outside the state. contributor is the national organization for marriage. their goal is to drive a wedge between gays and for americans -- and african-americans. "we're not a party to the campaign's strategy." >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a few problems at this hour. loop at ritchie highway, we have an accident off to the side -- outer loop at ritchie highway. watch for a crash at hanover
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road. continue closures on muddy creek road. sudley road is your alternate in southern anne arundel county. no problems to report on the harrisburg expressway or the j.f.x. a quick look at traffic. a live picture of 295 southbound approaching 32. this is 95 at o'donnell street. no sign of any delays. we'll keep you posted on those delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is having fun in little italy. >> we're getting ready for the st. anthony's italian festival. we're having a party in little
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italy. we will talk about the entertainment. you are the entertainment chairman. people will be coming to see the bocce tournament. >> we have great bands on saturday and sunday. ears a local group still open and up from noon until 4:00 p.m. doing some american and italian sounds. then we have mixed company. on sunday we have park avenue which features michele petty. then we have park avenue which features a baltimore singer who is my wife. together the delay in mother-daughter -- together they are a mother- daughter team. we have great talent in
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baltimore. >> we do want to check on the forecast because last year there was rain. this year we're hoping for dry weather. temperatures will be in the low 70's. if it rains, i'll have to answer to this guy. i'm putting in a good word with the weather golds. >> a once-in-a-lifetime concert for it once in a lifetime celebration honoring queen elisabeth. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think facebook should open themselves up to allow children under 13 to have their own pages? 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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celebrity to sit for the wax artists. i love her. >> that likeness -- look at that likeness. that is pretty good. celebrations continue for queen elizabeth. countered featured some of england's greatest musicians played a free concert for her majesty. was a crowd of thousands. elton john, paul mccartney were part of the entertainment list. and looks like heading into a mass ceremony this morning. later today there'll be lots of celebrations to mark the end of the four-day celebration.
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very colorful. >> 6:41. >> we will check your morning commute as volume picks up around the area. >> we have a little bit of rain in the forecast. no rain right now.
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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. two men are dead as police investigate an overnight shooting in northwest baltimore. police arrived on the scene and that is where they said they found both victims lying shot to death on the porch. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. susan will spend the rest of her life behind bars in her role for the murder-for-hire of her brother-in-law. provided the murder weapon back in march of 2010. the mass to mind is scheduled to stand trial next march -- jamal lewis will be in a
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bankruptcy court in atlanta this morning. file for bankruptcy in april think $11 million -- listing $11 million in debt. he is seeking permission to sell off the assets to cover his debts. >> two medical conditions on their own could be tough to deal with. together, they could be even tougher. asthma and gird. incomes are often, in asthmatics -- symptoms are often common in asthmatics. >> can exacerbate -- it can make
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the symptoms even more difficult to trade. -- to treat. they're on their in hiller medications and sometimes their allergy medications -- are on their inhaler medications and sometimes their allergy medications. >> gird symptoms can be helped by changing the limiting the consumption of fatty foods and alcohol. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> carlotta is said that as a diet -- just said that as her diet. report said the medical call on 32.
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outer loop at ritchie highway, we have a crash off to the side. hanover road at aniston avenue, watch for an accident. we have a downed tree closing muddy creek road. 97 looking pretty good at the moment. some delays forming on the west side outer loop. so far so good on the north side. here's a quick, live look at traffic. outbound traffic running smoothly down to the beltway. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us from little italy. life get much better -- could
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life get much better? >> we're getting ready for an event this weekend. we will place some budget ball. you're helping to coordinate all these tournaments'. you get a huge crowds. >> we have a tournament on saturday and sunday and we still have openings if anybody wants to play. >> if you ever play, it it is a fun game. you're trying to your main ball as it to the small ball. -- closer to the small ball. >> you can get four points per frame maximum. >> i'm starting to bowl.
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that was too hard. he is really sizing it up. is that allowed? >> yes, it is. >> last year, if i remember correctly, i beat you. he is on my team this year. your turn, will. this is so much fun. >> we will start about 9:30 on saturday and sunday. >>, not to the festival on saturday and sunday. you can enjoy the great food, great food, and bocce ball. we have one more shot. we will go back to tony in the
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weather center. >> you're throwing it left- handed and you are beating them. >> that was pretty pathetic. >> your first one was pretty good. won.ink you on thank you, ava. looks like she's having a lot of fun. go check it out this weekend. 57 at the airport. 52 in parkton. there's a little breeze. you might want to take a light jacket. that same storm is in the same place. you can see it sweeping off the newfoundland coast. -- the new england coast.
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you can see the showers moving across last night. a mixture of sun and clouds. 30% chance for it rain shower this afternoon. high temperatures between 70 and 75. the average high is 80. the record for today is 101. we will hold off on the oppressive heat for a while. north-northeast wind on the bay. a small craft advisory is in effect. 74 on wednesday. upper 70's on thursday and friday. low to mid 80's this weekend.
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>> two separate home invasions have one neighborhood concerned this morning. kim dacey joins us live with that story. >> there were two home innovations within a matter of minutes. this happened early on monday morning. both of those victims were elderly women. a woman awoke to a stranger is shining a flashlight in her room. her son was able to scare him off. there was another incident in which a woman encountered a man in her bedroom with a flashlight. neighbors say this is the latest in a string of five home invasions or attempted home invasions in the last five days. the suspects have been stealing cash. police only have a vague description of the suspects.
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if you know anything, call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. >> 6:53. coming up, we'll look at some of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic
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>> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think facebook should open themselves up to allow children under 13 to have their own pages?
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we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. palin the roads this morning -- how are the roads this morning? >> they are pretty good. we have a crash in the hanover region. muddy creek road is closed because of a tree down. security, we're looking at west side delays. what do you think? >> cool in the 50's. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news f
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