-- a story that had folks in parkville all while the uriled up. [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. >> we have some rain to contend with this morning. not have the rain but enough to slow down the traffic. the temperatures are in the 70's right now. it is warm start and it is muggy. we have some rain into baltimore county. that stuff is drifting to the north. the forecast for today -- off and on showers this morning.

maybe if you thunderstorms this afternoon. cloudy and humid with a high temperature of 82. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. the rain could have contributed to the accident at route 2 in annapolis. looking at some good news on 295. the new interchange is now open at arundel mills boulevard. closures later on olight street between conaway and pratt. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. not bad on the inner loop over towards the 83's. here's a quick live look at traffic. will update you on greenspring over towards the j.f.x.

the outer loop is building closer to 795. 83 at padonia road checking out fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> fire investigators back on the scene of the massive warehouse fire in fells point. >> coverage began tuesday afternoon on broadway. that fire was battled well into the night. kim dacey continues our coverage. >> this blaze burned for about nine hours yesterday. luckily the building was vacant. neighbors say it was a former grocery store. the facade looks ok. all of the windows are broken out. inside, it looks like a hollow shell burned out from the fire. neighbors say this building is a former grocery store. the fire started around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. dense smoke filled fells point around the 500 block of

broadway. fire officials say it escalated to a five-alarm blaze. around 130 firefighters converged on the scene. neighboring businesses were evacuated as they successfully raced to contain the flames. the warehouse roof collapsed, forcing them to focus their efforts on every outside angle they could attack. two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment. longtime residents say they have never seen anything like this. >> i have never seen anything with quite this force behind it. and i saw these firefighters. they look like they beat it down to white smoke. and then of a the sudden it just came rolling back with a huge vengeance. >> city fire investigators will be back out at the scene later this morning to determine what started the fire. the b.g.e. website is reporting more than 100 people are still without power. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> two people are recovering after a late-night accident near patapsco state park. a man -- a woman turned her hyundai into the path of an oncoming police cruiser. charges are pending against her. the officer is in stable condition at shock trauma. >> police are investigating a triple shooting. this happened just before 6:00 on monday night. the victim's injuries are not life-threatening. some good news when it comes to violent crime in baltimore.

the city is no longer in the top five when it comes to the murder rate. at 12% drop and the first time there have been fewer than 200 homicides in baltimore since the 19 70's. >> a jogger thidiscovered the by of janell balogun. police say there are still a lot of unanswered questions. >> we do not have any suspects at this point. we would like to hear from anybody who has any information about this crime along frederick road. >> an exact cause of death has not been revealed. anyone with any information on this case should call metro crime stoppers, 1-866-7-lockup. >> a man was working near route

97 when he took off. he is serving time for manslaughter and was last seen wearing a road crew vest over white t-shirt and blue jeans. >> the bottle tax takes a big state towards becoming reality. it would raise the cost of water and soda from 2 cents to 5 cents per bottle. opponents say the tax would hurt residents and businesses. >> but i think with all the burden of taxes that the citizens in this city face right now, and the impact that this has on business in a depressed economy, that though the tax is paid by the distributor, it is the trickle- down effect, that it's the consumer that ultimately pays the price for it. >> so that people can object if they wish.

>> a final vote is expected for next week. >> four people are recovering after an accident involving a bus. it happened in cherry hill. a child was riding a bicycle and hit the bus. the child was not hurt. >> jerry sandusky will return to court this morning. chris pallone has a look at how the trial is unfolding. >> former penn state defensive coordinator jerry sandusky back in court tuesday after spending a day listening to a 28-year- old man accuse sandusky of molesting him as a boy in the late 1990's. he's been identified as victim four and the prosecution's first witness said sandusky initiated physical contact with him when he was around 13 years old.

he testified it started as horseplay while showering with sandusky in the penn state coaches' locker room. it soon escalated to something much more sinister, lasting for nearly five years. the witness described sandusky in public acting like a father. but in private, he said sandusky treated him like a girlfriend. the alleged victim said he did not come forward because he was embarrassed and he enjoyed the gifts and access to penn state. he grew emotional during the defense questioning. >> he regretted not coming forward earlier because he felt guilty that ybe he was responsible for these other victims having being molested. >> sandusky's attorney tried to show jurors that showering with a boy is not a crime. the first witness became agitated and seemed evasive. the defense strategy is to show sandusky's accusers are motivated by money. up next is a witness identified in court documents as victim

number one. in all, jerry sandusky is charged with molesting 10 children over about 15 years. >> what a difference a day makes. we told you a story about a seven-foot python. the reptile was not as a fearsome as first thought. it was of 5 foot king snake. it could be somebody's abandoned pet. stan? want that snaked, >> i will pass. >> 6;:09. what fathers do not want as a present. >> police surround a home in alabama in pursuit of a killer.

we will have the latest on the standoff. >> apple makes friends with facebook. what that means for you. >> we have a little bit of rain to contend with. >> that rain already impacting your right in annapolis. we will

>> welcome back. 6:13. we have some rain to contend with this morning. give yourself a couple of minutes if you can. it extends from the eastern shore across towson and back into carroll county and frederick county. this line of showers is moving to the north. there'll be more developing. it will come through in waves from time to time. it not be a steady rain. take an umbrella. we're getting help out by some big thunderstorms out to the south. notice how the heavy rain in pounds way it breaks up. there are some big thunderstorms

along the gulf coast that is robbing the moisture flow. with those big storms, we may not get the heaviest rain yet we thought we would get yesterday. that is a little bit of help. it will be a cloudy day and it will be difficult for the temperatures to move. dew points are around 70 degrees. the temperatures are around 70. the air is pretty much saturated. 68 at the airport. 69 in parkton. off and on rain showers. maybe some thunderstorms this afternoon. it will not be steady. cloudy and muggy with temperatures in the low 80's. a slight chance for some showers on wednesday and thursday. most of those days will be dry. high temperature near 80. it should be dry on friday,

saturday, and sunday with temperatures in the low 80's. 6:14. it out. check we're dealing with rain so you may need a few extra minutes. in annapolis, here is an accident at solomon's island road. everything flowing smoothly across the bay bridge. closures in advance of the president's visit at the inner harbor. light street between conaway and pratt, watch for closures. 58 on southbound 83. running smoothly on the entire beltway and 795. so far so good on the j.f.x. into town. here's a quick live look at traffic. you can see the rain. pros are little slick. inner loop traffic moving well towards the j.f.x. -- roads are a littlet slick.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a standoff in alabama and is overnight. police thought they had cornered the suspect after a shooting in auburn. they found nothing. a man is accused of killing three people at a pool party. roger clemens is accused of lying to congress when it testified that he never used performance enhancing drug. the case could go to the jury this afternoon. it turns out a dingell really did take her baby -- it turns take herg go really did baby. she spent more than three years in prison before being cleared of killing her child.

>> apple becomes friends with facebook and says goodbye to google. the latest products for apple were unveiled at a conference in san francisco. apple is replacing gps maps and making it easier for users to share their lives on facebook instead of google's competing social network. are you an organic shopper? some say do not buy organic food because it is more expensive. there are ways you can save and shop organic such as checking at farmers' market and using coupons. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you be willing to buy more organic foods if the price was lower?

you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. dads profess to what they're hoping to avoid on father's day. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the supreme court's ruling is still up in the air on president obama's health insurance over haul law. some would save the most popular provisions and that would include letting students stay on their parents' plan. jpmorgan chase knew what their lending team was up to two year

before they lost $2 billion. jamie dimon may be asked about that when it testifies. the bloomberg maryland index was falling. dads are not big fans of neckties on father's day. ties and shirts are what thtey ey least want. they do not want time alone either. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. what do you think? >> as a dad, i like to take my kids to the golf range. >> you are a good guy.

6:19. it will come back to the nest for brian roberts. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we have some light rain in the area and then mate set you back a few minutes. we have some taxes to report. an accident in annapolis on

solomon's island road. a crash on eutaw street and fayette street. long light street, we are going to have some closures in effect -- along light street in advance of the president's visit. like rain that could impact your ride. here's a quick live look at traffic. no delays over towards the j.f.x. no problems to report on the j.f.x. in towards 28. this is pulaski highway. problem free other than the rain. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. startre off to a muggy and we have some rain to contend with. light to moderate rain up in towson an hon phallic and back

onto the eastern shore. this will taper off in the next 30 or 45 minutes. give yourself some extra time. showers will come through in waves. the could be a few thunderstorms. cloudy and muggy. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. stay with us. >> good morning. baltimore and pittsburgh. it has a certain ring to it. the first-place pirates are in town to play the orioles. tonight could be special for the orioles. it is expected brian roberts will be activated from the dl. gamess only played in 98 d since 2010.

he has spent the last 13 months battling a variety of issues after suffering multiple concussions. to the ravens. derrick mason officially called it a career. 15 seasons and six of those spent in charm city. john r. hall bought a bunch of coaches on hand yesterday -- john harbaugh and a bunch of coaches on hand yesterday. he is by far number-one in baltimore. >> the decision was easy because my heart was here and it never left.

the city of baltimore embraced me and i'll be forever indebted to the city. >> to the stanley cup finals. the angels and the mighty ducks. one l.a. team has not won, their hockey team. the stars were out in los angeles. early, first period. dustin brown. the rout was on. dustin brown again. 2-0 los angeles. they were not done. the king's close the door. the kings win in. they win the championship 6-1

over the new jersey devils. miami heat against the oklahoma funder, game 1 tonight. -- oklahoma at thunder. >> continuing coverage of a warehouse fire in fells point. i will have the latest. >> car crashes and a seizure for the commerce secretary. the commerce secretary.

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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. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. tony pann has a look at the forecast. the rain has begun. >> we have some rain for the tuesday morning commute. it is friday, thursday! they are trying to confuse me. there could be a few thunderstorms this afternoon. you will notice the humidity today. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> our big story this morning, fire investigators expected to return the story of monday's massive warehouse fire in fells point. >> kim dacey is on the scene

this morning. >> local say this was a former grocery store. it was vacant at the time of the story. doesn't look like it is into bad shape. it looks like a charred mess. firefighters say there were several challenges. dense smoke made it hard to see or breathe in fells point monday afternoon. >> at times it looked like it's calmed down now, but it looked like at times there was a lot of heavy black smoke that was coming out. >> a four-story warehouse in the 500 block of broadway caught fire around 2:00. it escalated to a five-alarm blaze that blackened the sky over south baltimore. longtime fells point residents say they don't recall ever experiencing a fire this incense. -- intense.

>> i have never seen anything with quite this force behind it. and i saw these firefighters. they look like they beat it down to white smoke. and then of a the sudden it just came rolling back with a huge vengeance. >> around 130 firefighters converged on the scene, relieving one another when the flames and the 90-degree heat became overpowering. two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. >> these firemen are really, really working on a hot day like today. >> firefighters evacuated neighboring businesses as they successfully raced to contain the flames. the warehouse roof collapsed, forcing them to focus their efforts on every outside angle they could attack. >> we have ladder pipes, monitor pipes, and large hoses in place to try and extinguish this fire. it appears that there are ordinary combustible materials inside the buildilng burning -- wood, paper. >> fire investigators will be back out at the scene later today to try to determine what started the fire. there are still over 100 people in the area without power.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. tickets for the second running of the baltimore grand prix have been on sale for two weeks. they are pleased with the initial sales. there was a little bit of a late start after two previous companies fail to meet deadlines. >> president obama will make a stop in baltimore in just a few hours in the inner harbor. he will give remarks around 1:15 . then he will attend a private fundraiser with donors. >> a member of the cabinet is on medical leave after being involved in two traffic accidents in california over the weekend.

the commerce secretary will undergo a series of tests. hallie jackson joins us live with more on the story. good morning. >> this has developed over the past 24 hours. secretary john bryson does not remember much when he hit two cars in the span of about 10 minutes. commerce officials say secretary john bryson does not remember much when police say he hit two cars. this is the crossing where police say john bryson hit a stopped car then hit it again as he drove off. the next stop, he hit another car at this intersection. >> he struck that vehicle. he was basically unconscious behind the wheel. >> the commerce department said he had a seizure, the first one he's ever had. >> he was alone. he was not with his security detail.

>> he was treated at a hospital in california and released. he informed the president he would be taking some time off. >> we will see that he gets the best care. then we will be able to make a determination from there. >> he has not been charged. any medical condition could play a role in whethere investigators decide to move forward with the case. >> i am pleased to announce i will nominate john bryson -- >> the time line for when or if he will return to work is not clear. >> that was hallie jackson reporting. the prince george's county delegate is accused -- has been indicted on charges of theft and misconduct. the i-team has uncovered her record that has showed her driving privileges have been

suspended. she's accused of using your campaign funds to finance a wedding -- of using her campaign funds to finance a wedding. >> let's check your morning commute. the rain is coming down and having an impact. we start in fallston. we have a downed tree. take 165 as your alternate. we have a crash at eutaw street and fayette street. another one on the east side of the beltway. solomon's island road, an accident just into less. us. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the j.f.x.

the roads are wet. here's a quick live look at traffic. no delays to and from the key bridge. tunnel traffic moving without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we will do the seven-day forecast. temperatures in the 70's. we have some rain across baltimore and into carroll county. off and on rain showers this morning. high temperature of 82. it will be muggy. father's day weekend is looking good with plenty of sunshine. i hope you have a good time. >> 6:37. 74 degrees on tv hill.

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man in the video. >> 6:42. 74 degrees on tv hill. >> we will check on your morning commute. a downed tree in fallston. >> we have some rain to contend with. we will look at hd doppler and the seven-day forecast. this is a live shot from ocean city. city.

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>> police say a woman turned to her car onto marriottsville road from route 40 east and into the path of a cruiser. charred tours are pending against mrs. -- charges are pending against mrs. lee. the officer is listed in stable condition.

there was a triple shooting in south baltimore this morning. shots were fired just before 6:00 p.m. on monday night. sky team 11 was over the scene. the bottle tax increase takes a big step towards becoming reality. approval was given to a three- tax.decreaincrease in the the money would go to fund school construction. opponents say the vote would hurt city residents and businesses. final votes next week. >> we all know how important is to stay hydrated. did you know you could drink too much water? it can have severe symptoms to ask at ththat look the same

dehydration. >> it can lower your sodium significantly to a level that can cause confusion. there can be brain damage if you deplete the sodium to quickly. >> how much is too much water? about two gallons a day to put you at risk. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we start in fallston. we have a downed tree near putnam road. 165 is a better bet. we have an accident at eutaw street and fayette street. delays on the west side. a crash on northbound 95 near

powder mill. in edgewater, watch for an accident at solomon's island road. things are building on the j.f.x. roads are a little wet. you can see the droplets on the camera and on the west side baltimore national pike as vice conceives to build. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we have some rain to contend with, light to moderate rain stretching from the eastern shore counties back up into harford and carroll county. the line is moving to the northeast. it is pretty dry in annapolis right now. it will come through in waves. maybe some heavier stuff this afternoon. we're being helped out by some

thunderstorms along the gulf coast. notice how the line breaks up down in the carolinas. that is thanks to the thunderstorms. they are cutting off the flow. if the thunderstorms were not there, we would have some heavy rain here in baltimore. just these waves will come through. it will be difficult for the temperature to move. the dew points are pretty close to the temperatures. 72 in catonsville. the forecast for today -- mostly cloudy skies. maybe a couple of thunderstorms. it will be muggy. a small craft advisory in effect for this afternoon. the wind will pick up later today.

the. ---- the seven-day forecast -- highs in the upper 70's around 80. the weekend looks nice with moderate temperatures. highs expected into the middle 80's. that is pretty good this time of year. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. the devastation left behind from might fire at the fells point warehouse. kim dacey is live at the scene with continuing coverage. >> this fire burned for more than nine hours. the building was vacant. neighbors say this is a former grocery store building. the fire started around 2:00

yesterday afternoon. dense smoke filled fells point around the 500 block of broadway. fire officials say it escalated to a five-alarm blaze. around 130 firefighters converged on the scene. neighboring businesses were evacuated as they successfully raced to contain the flames. the warehouse roof collapsed, forcing them to focus their efforts on every outside angle they could attack. two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment. investigators will be back on the scene later this morning to see what started the fire. >> the power was out in the area. has been restored -- has it been restored? >> there are over 100 people without power. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> frozen in time.

>> we apologize for that. >> 74 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. ♪

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>> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- would you be willing to buy more organic foods if the price was lower?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> it is raining out there. >> we have several accidents and a downed tree. putnam rode is close to -- putnam road is closed. take 165 as your alternate. an accident to avoid at hawkins point. another accident in edgewater. 95 of picking up out of the white marsh area.

plenty of brake lights down towards the 895 split. you can see the roads are wet. this is near baltimore national pike. west side delays continue all the way down towards edmondson. going to be an all-day event? >> it will not be a steady rain. cloudy skies otherwise and it will be muggy. it is in the low to mid 70's. around 80 the next couple of days. a slight chance for rain on wednesday and thursday. the weekend looks nice with plenty of sunshine. good news for father's day.

>> get the rain out of the way. >> you're getting an iron, stan. >> a crock pot. >> one year i got a frying pan. >> that is more of a suggestion. >> yeah, right. 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. i didn't know if that was a hint for me to cook more. >> 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. ♪

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