divisions. president obama and mitt romney both in ohio today for speeches on the economy. details are coming up. >> the author of those robocalls is led out of court in handcuffs. >> it looks like more perfect weather for the tall ships at the inner harbor. [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. >> great weather for sailabration. >> tie-gate continues. carlotta wanted me to give her props for fighting be this red tie. >> she did a great job. >> that is part of her job as

the floor director. was that good enough? now to the weather. some high cloud cover many to the east of the area. that will lift throughout the day. portions east will see more of those clouds than the western portions. morning clouds and partly cloudy. northeast wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. temperature 75 to 80 degrees. it will be a delightful day. temperatures will continue to climb. alex had over to sarah -- now let's head over to sarah. >> in forestville, route 24, we're dealing with an accident that could cause some delays in harford county. in jarrettsville, we are

tracking an accident on a furnace road. no delays on the harrisburg expressway. we have a closure as we speak along fort avenue at the fort mchenry and that is for sailabration events. sixth street, for an accident on the south side. a drive times of around 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. five minutes to travel south on 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. here's a quick live look at traffic. the west side is picking up in volume at security. this is 795 as you make your way from franklin boulevard. a smooth start at owings mills down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> some late breaking stories. a man is dead after some kind of

altercation with baltimore county police. it began last night around 10:30. officers got into a confrontation with an unidentified suspect. police say no shots were fired. the investigation into this case continues this morning. police are looking for a suspect in connection with a beating attack on homewood avenue. police found a person had been attacked a number of times by baseball bat. a child was found unresponsive inside a home on north streaker kereet. -- north stricte street. so far no charges have been filed. >> the mayor is taking steps to

keep streets safe in the late- night hours. jennifer franciotti is live this morning with more on the story. >> good morning. the idea behind this curfew center is to get young people off the streets after hours. the city is opening its first curfew center. it will be located on north avenue at the success center. it will start to be open this friday, june 15. it will run through august 11. it will be open on fridays and saturdays from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. it's a way to get young people off the streets and hold their parents accountable. last year police say about 750 juveniles came through the curfew center with an average of about 30 a night. >> we expect parents to enforce the curfew all year long. but in the summertime, kids are at risk of being more vulnerable and it is important for us to work in collaboration.

>> kids and parents love access to family services and counseling while at the center. there's more information on our website, wbaltv.com. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the city's new summer curfew policies will be enough to curb the recent surge in youth violence downtown? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> police have identified the man found shot dead in overlay. miguel bailey was found dead in his car with the engine running. police say he had been shot multiple times. the search for a suspect continues. >> julius henson was convicted on the least serious offense but the sentence he received was the harshest against anyone

involved. he will serve 60 days behind bars for the author of the robocalls. the judge explained that he henson was unapologetic for his crimes. >> he he did not see this as a problem. that is what the court was facing and that is why the court made a strong sentence in this matter. >> paul schurick was sentenced to a month of home detention for his role in the crime. >> police hoping surveillance picture will help them identify somebody who robbed a convenience center. this happened on reisterstown road. the suspect brandished a gun. police are asking anyone who can identify this person to give them a call at 1-866-7-lockup.

>> who is do you think will do a better job about the economy, president obama or mitt romney? tara mergener has more on the story. good morning. >> good morning. president obama and mitt romney are gearing up for these du eling economic speeches just minutes apart in the crucial swing state of ohio. the president's first major economic speech of the general election will happen at a community college in cleveland, where he is expected to defend his handling of the economy, tell voters he feels their pain, and urge them to stick with him for another term. mitt romney will make a campaign stop about 250 miles away in cincinnati. the gop hopeful will tell a divided public how he would lead the economy, including his priorities for the first 100 days in office. the speeches follow a month marked by bad economic news including dismal growth and a

spike in the unemployment rate. while the economy remains the top priority in this election, polls show many voters are not impressed with either candidate on this issue. >> so the election may come down to the american people's comparative evaluation -- who is more out of touch? that is not a very comfortable position for either of these candidates to find themselves in. >> the president is not expected to outline any new economic policies during his speech today. >> both candidates have a ways to go to win over voters. >> a new poll shows 30% of undecided voters have a favorable view of president obama's economic policies. mitt romney is a fairy a little bit worse with 35%. not particularly good news in either case.

>> they both have a ways to go. thank you. >> 6:08. the growing cost of being a parent. >> you do not want to know. what changes are being made to protect the youngest generation of football players. >> find out what prosecutors -- find out when prosecutors could wrap up their case against jerry sandusky. >> we continue our coverage on sailabration. >> as for your morning commute, looking pretty good on the area looking pretty good on the area ro

>> 11 news continues with a live look outdoors. this is the cisne branco as we continue our coverage of sailabration. i am live at the inner harbor and we continue to cover star- spangled sailabration. al roker was on just a little

bit earlier. the "today" show is covering this as a live event. i got to fly with the blue angels. i got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go in one of their jets. is a video from inside the cockpit. we went straight up into the sky. it was quite an experience. these pilots go through so much training. they do not wear g-suits. they have to do so much training to be able to withstand that. i got a little taste of what they goes through. it makes you feel like you're almost 900 pounds. it took the wind out of me.

it was so much fun. we flew upside down and we got to do some barrel rolls. we have all the information on our website for the sailabration coverage. i survived! >> i did the same thing when i used to work at virginia beach. i did great until they did the barrel rolls. digit get sick -- did you get sick? >> it was the best sick i have ever been. >> it is a great feeling. >> the adrenalin is pumping. i think that is what makes you sick.

>> your secret is safe with me. easternpper 60's on the shore. they are under the influence of some pretty heavy cloud cover. out west, they are under the influence of high pressure. there temperatures are a little bit cooler. they may get to around 78 to 80 degrees out west. some of this high cloud cover on the eastern shore of the state. things are a little clearer west of the bay and that is because of this system that is being stubborn and bringing with it some cloud cover and the wind. this will move everything out and give us some spectacular weather. the humidity will build because we will have an easterly wind. we will take those nice temperatures and no rain.

mid 70's on the eastern shore. that will bring some cloud cover. will top out around 78 degrees in the city. closer to 80 under high pressure which would give them no cloud cover. partly cloudy and pleasant tonight. 59 to 65 degrees. there is a small craft advisory. ocean city looks pretty good. some high cloud cover today. low 70's through saturday. pretty nice conditions. no rain in the forecast. temperatures build through the mid to upper 80's by the end of the week. >> good morning. not a bad start on the area roads. volume is picking up. there is an accident at route 24

. then furnace road, an accident in the jarrettsville region. police remained on the scene. on the south side, we have an accident at sixth street. fort avenue is shutdown for sailabration events. watch for those closures. a live picture at security. things are picking up a bit. no official delay. 795 at franklin boulevard. southbound traffic a little sluggish down towards owings mills. volume starts to build as you get closer to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. prosecutors in the jerry sandusky trout appeared to be winding down their case. five accusers have testified so

far. one said he stayed quiet about the bees so he could still attend penn state football games. john edwards will not be retried on the remaining five counts. he was found not guilty on one count. the government asked the judge to dismiss those five remaining counts. parents of young football players may rest a little easier. pop warner is making some new changes. the organization is banning head-on tackling drills. the chairman says he hopes the number of hits will be cut in half. >> u.s. retail sales dropped

during the month of may. the schurick tribe in gas prices slow down the overall sales figures. gas station sales fell 2.2% in may. retail spending increased just 0.1% last month. people spend more on things like cars and appliances. there is a growing interest in seeing athletes in their underwear. it is getting more expensive to be a parent. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> a middle income family may middle $235,000 to raise a child. that is up 3.5% from the

previous year. child care, transportation, and food are the biggest expenses. a recent survey reveals 44% of u.s. adults rarely buy organic even though the it is healthier way to go. people would buy more organic food if the was less expensive. the lingering worries over europe's debt crisis. the bloomberg maryland index dropping on losses for under armour. cam newton appeared in his briefs in an ad. jim palmer showed some flesh for jockey underwear. new ads show david beckham.

jockey says women make the majority of underwear purchases. >> how about you? you were at mr. maryland -- you were mr. maryland. >> if you find a copy of fact, i will buy it from you. the orioles led to clinch a another series as they take on the pirates. plus perfection on the west coast. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. hopefully your off to a good start. the major roadways are ok. we start in harford county. route 24, we're still tracking an accident. if you head out at schuster road and furnace road, we have an accident still clearing and some lane closures. the jarrettsville area.

fort avenue is shutdown at the fort mchenry because of sailabration events. that is near the harbor. this is the north side at harford. outer loop traffic, no sign of delays. with well over towards 795. this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road -- moving well over towards 795. no problems on to the j.f.x. in town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is shaping up to be a good day. mostly to partly cloudy. 65 degrees at the airport. 69 under partly cloudy skies at the inner harbor. humidity is still pretty low. that will build over the next several days. morning clouds will give way to partly cloudy conditions. 5 to 10 miles per hour.

temperatures 75 to 80 degrees. the weekend is looking good. i will break that down coming out. -- coming up. >> good morning. last saturday jake arrieta was sent to the bullpen to figure out what was wrong. he is 0-6 since may. brian matusz was scratched last night. jake arrieta was sound against the pirates. he struck out nine. with strong early -- he was a strong early. wilson betemit with a big shot, a home run. watch this. bottom of the seventh inning.

chris davis goes deep. the bat when flying. that is raw strength. 7-1 win last night over the pirates. we go to san francisco. a shot at immortality for matt cain. the groundout to third. perfect game for matt cain. the 22nd it major league history and the second one this season. this puts things into perspective. the first giants pitcher to throw a perfect game. amazing. >> 65 degrees on tv hill. 6:26. >> young people on the streets

in baltimore after curfew will find a place to stay. >> we have an accident in edgewater. edgewater.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. lowell melser has a look at the forecast. looking good.

>> folks east of the bay will be under more cloud cover. temperatures -- ocean city, mid 70's. other maryland, 74. southern pennsylvania, 77. warm spot will be out in the mountains on the mostly sunny skies. more on the forecast in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you. more and more kids will be taking to the streets with nothing but time on the hands. >> the mayor's office and city police are taking steps from keeping things from getting an of hands. jennifer franciotti has more on the story. there has always been a curfew. now there's some place to keep the kids that are violating the curfew. >> it will be easier for police

to do something with these kids. he mayor's office is saying they want these kids to get involved in their communities or they may find themselves in a curfew center. >> this is not about us trying to tell you what to do. it's about us trying to make sure that you are safe. >> the mayor, flanked by police, school and juvenile services officials, opened the city's curfew center, which is located at the success academy on north avenue. the mayor says the center will be opened from june 15 through august 11 on fridays and saturdays from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. it's a way, they say, to get young people off the streets and hold their parents accountable. >> we expect parents to enforce the curfew all year long. but in the summertime, kids are at risk of being more vulnerable and it is important for us to work in collaboration. >> last year police say about 750 juveniles came through the curfew center with an average of about 30 a night. deputy police commissioner john skinner told 11 news the center

helps get kids off the streets. >> no doubt when they put this into place, the number of kids that are kind of out on the streets at nighttime decreases dramatically. >> while at the center, kids and their parents will have access to family services and counseling. the mayor hopes the center in combination with increased patrols downtown and at the inner harbor will keep all parties safe. >> everyone that is on the harbor deployment, the inner harbor deployment, downtown deployment know that on top of making sure that the environment is safe and everyone is obeying the laws in their area, we also are enforcing the curfew. >> anyone who would like more information can log on to our website, wbaltv.com. >> another controversial lot is being left for the voters to decide in november. so-called dream act could be put

on the november ballot with the required number of signatures. supporters say the dream act is a spending bill anshan not be subjected to a referendum -- and should not be subjected to a referendum. >> one month after the i-team asked why so many young people are being suspended, baltimore county schools are taking steps to change their policy. this week the school board voted to end zero tolerance rule to give principals greater latitude in handling serious offenses. >> it was an added patriotic words and music at the peabody conservatory. ♪ it was a musical tribute to veterans and their families.

gerry sandusky and myself were moderator's along with the orchestra and chorus. dean martin's daughter. dave madagen. we had a really good time. the tribute was excellent. thank you for inviting me. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> the fact that stan is awake this morning is just as impressive. we are tracking a new problem. an accident in edgewater at solomon's island road. we're still tracking a couple of more. route 23 is the alternate for schuster's road.

another problem in forest hills. rock spring road, watch for an accident. fort avenue remains closed until 11:00 p.m. and that is for sailabration events. here's a quick live look at traffic. 295, southbound traffic building down towards 32. 50 at sandy point, a nice start to and from the bay bridge east and westbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live as we continue our sailabration coverage. you're such a brave soul. what an amazing ride that must have been. >> i feel like i ran a marathon. so exciting. i am live at the inner harbor this morning. you can see the "today" show set. al roker is over my shoulder.

we have the cisne branco. that is the same ship sheldon dutes rode in on. and the pride of baltimore. we had a lot more sunshine. the clouds are starting to come in from the east. the humidity has dropped down. today, a few more clouds and temperature should be near 80 degrees. no major chances for rain. it looks good this weekend for all of the sailabration activities. you can find all the information for sailabration on wbaltv.com. >> thank you. 64 degrees on tv hill. this is not a grandfathers' soap box derby. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the city's new summer curfew policies will be

enough to curb the recent surge in youth violence downtown? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> the nation of the estonia posted a soap box derby.

speed didn't matter in this race as much as style. speed was not taken into account. stability can be a problem at times with these homemade vehicles. some of the competitors did not make it to the bottom of the hill. >> that looks like a good time. when you think of robots we tend maidink of the jets sinson's rosie. that is a robot. it has it lifelike resemblance to its creator. that is creeping me out. he invented that to investigate the interaction between humans and robot. i can tell you my reaction.

we are freaked out. >> that looks exactly like him. 6:40. 65 degrees on tv hill. >> that was well done. your morning commute is getting a little busy. an update is coming up. >> it is look like a great day today. temperatures are in the upper 60's. it will be a great one. the forecast is coming u

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a man is dead after some kind of an altercation with baltimore county police. is began around 10:30 last ght. officers got into some type of a confrontation with a suspect. police say no shots were fired. homicide detectives are examining the details of a suspicious girl in baltimore. the child was found unresponsive early wednesday morning. she was declared dead on arrival at shock trauma. no charges have been filed so far. julius henson was convicted of the least serious offense in the robocall case but the sentence he received was the harshest against anyone involved. he will serve 60 days behind

bars for authoring the automated calls telling voters to stay home because the outcome had already been decided. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. getting you up to date on the area roads. we're still tracking this accident so be careful. shuster road and furnace road, we have a crash with some closures in effect. yalta it is true 23 in jarrettsville. some west side delays -- your alternate is route 23 in jarrettsville. an accident in edgewater. salas island road. be extra careful. for sailabration, fort avenue is closed.

it will be busy in the city. 295 south of picking up in volume. this is the j.f.x., where we're looking at a smooth start into town. we will keep you posted on the delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live at the inner harbor for sailabration. she has al roker with her. >> and exciting morning. we're live that the inner harbor. we can see the celebration. al roker joins me. how exciting for baltimore. >> how exciting it is it? huzah! that morphed from off chain.

they coined that. >> we have ranger vince off to our right. who better to tell you about everything about the war of 1812. >> this is the bicentennial. it is exciting to be here. i guess this will blow off by later this morning. i know about blown off. i have teenagers. it will be spectacular. there probably will be hundreds of thousands of people coming through. i will say a million people will be coming through. >> we have the beautiful tall ships behind us. a few clouds are coming in from the east.

we should have sunshine. >> i'm happy about that. >> we have steve here. we have opposite motives. it is a little chilly. millions will be coming out for the sailabration. >> it could be a billion people by sunday night to see the tall ships. we'll have more with the u.s. navy ceremonial band. we will be talking about everything that is going on. we're thrilled to be here and be part of tit. >> we continue our coverage down here at the inner harbor. keep an eye on the forecasts. there can be a couple of sprinkles. train going home on the

so i don't have to worry about the weather. >> can al do the weather? east of the bay will be a lot of the cloud cover. that will lift and it should be pretty good. 69 degrees at the inner harbor. upper 60's on the eastern shore. 61 in westminster. 56 in hancock. today's forecast looks pretty good. morning clouds then partly cloudy. 75 to 80 degrees. there is a stubborn low that is bringing in some bands of clouds. pretty much east of the bay. high pressure will bring us some nice weather over the next three to four days and then the

humidity will start to build. partly cloudy and 59 to 60 tonight. beware of the system in the atlantic if you're heading out on the bay. the wind is pretty strong. there is a small craft advisory. pretty cloudy in ocean city. 72 degrees. there will be a breeze. friday looks good and very nice on saturday, 74 degrees. temperatures will gradually rise throughout the week. i think the weekend looks spectacular. 80 to 81 degrees. check out some of those tall ships. we temperatures around 90 degrees by tuesday.

>> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. police will be taking extra measures to keep the streets safe from youth violence. jennifer franciotti is live with that story. >> they are opening a curfew center and it will open tomorrow. this is all in an effort to keep young people off the streets after hours. they're helping to curb youth violence in and around the downtown area. this curfew center will be open through august 11 on fridays and saturdays from 12:00 a.m. until 6:00 a.m. this is a way to hold their parents accountable. about 752 files came through their curfew center with an average of about 30 a night. there is more on our wbaltv.com website.

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>> time to get to your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the city's new summer curfew policies will be enough to curb the recent surge in youth violence downtown?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> how does that look out there? >> kind of busy. have some closures there furnace road. route 23 is your alternate. an accident at liberty that is causing some delays on the west side. in edgewater, watch for a crash on salas island road. closures in effect along fort avenue in effect for sailabration. this is the west side. >> it to be another nice day. >> it will be a great weekend. clouds will give way to parlay

cloudy conditions. the weekend looks spectacular. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. ♪ >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> star-spangled sailabration covers it all with lively activities and entertainment. baltimore hosts its first-ever air show with three teens by the blue angels overhead as 40 tall

ships sail the chesapeake into the harbor. the overture of 2012. history buffs can walk the trail and returned to the 20 days of war that led to the birth of our national anthem. the sailabration is hosting military bands, cooking demonstrations, a family zone, and fun for children and an adventure zone including a rock wall. a three-year commemoration of the war of 1812 bicentennial and is designed to of something for everyone. risk free entertainment, aircraft displays, fireworks, and food. a lasting memory,.

the celebration runs through 2015. for more exciting details, go to for more exciting details, go to