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good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. several events expected to take place today. that set out to our news reporter rob roblin. >> you can see how many people are behind to be, and all the people. it is a mass of people at the inner harbor. this is the one from mexico. basically a line to get on to take the two -- tour. there was a line of people waiting, and it is still that way now. all the way from baltimore, a man beset -- came all the way from baltimore to be here. a lot of people coming from pennsylvania, new york, and having a good time. our own and mindy basara was the mistress of ceremonies, opening up the sailabration today could

the commanders and captains of mini-ships from all over the world. this the one that sheldon was aboard. isn't that beautiful vessel? to the right of that is our own, the pride of baltimore. this ship from indonesia is over there. people are taking that -- the tours at it is just a wonderful event. be patient, because you can see a lot of people if you're enjoying this. -- are here enjoying this. everybody has a smile on their face. the blue angels flew by. before that, the baltimore city fireboat sprayed us with water. come on down and have a good time. >> you have got a great crowd at there, robby.

plan your visit to the tall ships at sailabration, watch ava marie's flight with the blue angels, and see how to get around downtown. it is all on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> not at weather for people downtown right now. we have temperatures in the mid-70's downtown at the inner harbor. partly cloudy skies, most of the clouds east of the harbor. as we look at the airport, it is 77 as well. winds east, 13 miles per hour. temperatures near 80 degrees later today. a few clouds towards the east. maybe a sprinkle a step towards the eastern shore. we will be killed this in the seven-day forecast -- detail th is in the seven-day forecast.

>> authorities say this happened around 10:30 at starbrook road. officers responded to a call for unknown trouble. at some point, the suspect was injured. no word on the specific injuries. police say the suspect was not shot by police. city police officers called a surveillance photographs will help to lead them to the man they say committed under operate at a local convenience store. -- committed an armed robbery at a local convenience store. the suspect, pictured here, pointed a gun at a 24-year-old man inside the store and took his belongings. if you recognize the suspect on your screen, you are urged to call metro crime stoppers. today kicks off the summer break for students in baltimore city, and mayor stephanie rawlings- blake is using it as an opportunity to announce the opening of the city's curfew center. jennifer franciotti has more on

what the mayor hopes the center will accomplish. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake says that the key is to get kids involved in the community, or else they will find themselves in a curfew center after hours. >> this is not about telling you what to do. this is about making huge safe. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake opened at the city's curfew center, located at the success academy on north ave. it will be open from june 15 through august 11 on fridays and saturdays from 12 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. it is away, they said, to get kids off the streets and to hold their parents accountable. >> in the summertime, kids are at risk of being more vulnerable and it is important to work on collaboration. >> last year, 750 juvenile came through the curfew center.

the deputy police commissioner john skinner told 11 news that the center helps to get kids off the streets. >> the number of kids was out on the streets at nighttime decreases dramatically. >> kids and their parents will have access to family services and counseling. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake hopes that the center, in combination with increased patrols downtown and at the end harbor, will keep all parties safe. >> everyone on the harbor deployment knows that on top of making sure that the environment is safe and everyone is obeying the laws in the area, we are also enforcing the curfew. >> for more information, log onto our website, wbaltv.com. >> renovations aon the way. b.w.i. thurgood marshall totaling $100 million. the renovations including widening concourse c to accommodate a larger screening areas. also, moving walkways,

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>> london is transforming itself into an olympics city. it will be an olympic venue on monday and the final touches are being made across the city. >> don't expect to the british to just toss out tradition for the sake of an olympic rings. was a rousing performance -- the ceremony wednesday night was a rousing performance. the olympic at chairman took the on-air reseller. -- took the honor. salute. he is eager to showcase the alembics. >> it is iconic, very readily recognized, with downing street and the palace at the other end

of the park. that is what london has to offer. >> what a transformation in will be. a trial run was served up last summer, creating shades of miami beach. leading to buckingham palace, the site of so many possessions, will be the venue for the marathon, race walks, and part of the triathlon. the well family is getting in on the other big spirit. -- the royal family is getting in on the olympic spirit. the cost is reportedly under budget. the agency responsible will be cutting a check for $700 million to be returned to the taxpayers. it is not gold, bronze, or silver, but it is not a bad result. >> wbal tv 11 is your olympics station. we will have complete coverage from now until the closing ceremonies. constant updates on our website, wbaltv.com.

having trouble sleeping? there is a new type of medication that may reverse that trend. >> if you are heading out downtown for the sailabrion, comfortable temperatures, a few clouds east of the day. first, and live looked outdoors. >> dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions. e-mail petquestions@wbaltv.com.

>> in our "consumer alert," a fresh batch of foreclosure did it reminds that any recovery will be slow, spotty, and painful. foreclosure filings rose by 9% in from a month earlier. 205,990 total properties were subject to default notices or repossessions. the jump was likely because lenders are finally getting to a backlog of homes they might have started foreclosing on last year if they were not facing criticism for cutting corners and pushing for closures through too quickly and without adequate review. still, the figures for may are down 4%. new statistics show that fewer in 310 american -- three out of time american teams will have jojobs this summer.

i according to a projection by the u.s. bureau of labor statistics, teenage employment may never return to pre- recession levels. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with ava marie. >> i want to give an update on what is going on in the tropics. nothing going on in the atlantic right now. in the eastern pacific, we have a tropical storm named carlotta. i want to give a shout out to our floor director with the same name. it is traveling of the coast of guatemala and could be hitting southern mexico within the next 48 hours. it may even make landfall east of allocable go -- east of allocable go as a hurricane. the current weather pattern is looking a lot more quiet. we have a lot more clouds to our east. over ocean city, where people

are on the boardwalk, lots of sunshine. a few more clouds may move in there through the afternoon. most of maryland is under sunshine right now. with the counter clockwise flow around this, we're getting the on-shore flow around the ocean. that is making it a little bit crazy. those clouds will stick around for the next day. this will give us with sunshine into the next couple of days and will also steer this next storm system up to the north and that keeps us dry through the weekend. you can see what is happening here. the satellite picture is showing a better look at area of low pressure. we should clear out as we head to the weekend. 23 miles per hour at ocean city. 22 at the airport. a little breezy through the afternoon. that is causing a small craft

advisory through the bay bridge waves could be up around 3 feet. ocean city forecast, seven for the next couple of days. slight chance for showers later today.we shoul tonight, we drop down into the 60's and 50's with the dry weather. as we take you into the seven- day, beautiful weekend. we start to warm up and see you monday increase into early next week -- see humidity increase into early next week. >> now to our "medical alert," as a new type of sleep from this -- sleep drug is helping people sleep faster. it turns off parts of the brain that cause wakefulness. merck, the drug manufacturer, plans to apply for fda approval later this year.

changes are being made to reduced devastating head injuries to football players. the changes include limiting contact drills to no more than 40 minutes, and also banned, and head-on blocking and tackling drills when the players start more than three yards apart. the head of the medical advisory board says he hopes the changes will cut the number of its to young football players' heads in half. a new report sounds like science fiction. it is reality, though, a process for screening unborn babies for genetic disorders. >> scientists could be able to retain the screen unborn babies for to genetic disorders simply by taking a blood sample from the mother and a swap of saliva from the father. the only disorder being tested is down syndrome. the finding is a double-edged sword. >> it might give peace of mind if they don't find problems. on the other hand, if they find

problems, it may lead to dilemmas. what do you do about them? my eighth lead to more abortions? -- mighti t lead to more abortions? >> scientists were able to map the baby's genetic code from dna in the mother's blood, even been pointing to the mutations came from the mother's or father's side. >> this will be -- this is only preliminary. we will need to see if the tests are consistently accurate, because we're looking at the mother's blood, not the baby's, and it might not be 100% accurate. on the other hand, it might lead to better treatment. that may prevent many complications. joet is official, ravens' flacco is a daddy.

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>> dr. kim hammond from falls road animal hospital is here to answer your pet questions, with pebbles, who might be the cutest little dog i've ever seen. >> if this and dog got a flea, it might -- >> it might -- >> flea has a dog. >> looks like a toy dog. how about some questions? >> this is brand new information that was just published in the journal of rheumatology, human information. it is looking like procter -- tartar bacteria is the cause of a lot of diseases in a body. arthritis. if your dog or cat has tartar,

get it clean. even if you have tartar, get it clean. it gets into the bloodstream and deposits itself in the body. the disease is -- diseases could be secondary to the tartar in your mouth. the answer is yes, she could have had a stroke. the most common cause -- generally, it is and has gotten into the writing mechanism of your body. there are lots of things that can get in there and. you can have bacterial problems, you cannot parasites, t -- you can have parasites, trauma.

some veterinarians don't understand this. go to iraq but veterinarian -- -- to a rabbit veterinarian -- you can find one online. >> thanks, dr. kim. you can e-mail your questions -- and now for your maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. >> terrific thursday. i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock. let's play a pick 3 game. your pick four is next, but

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