>> presidential candidates making strong claims about the economy on the campaign trail. who is telling the truth? >> a new charge against the so- called harford county cannonball. one man says he is likely to be alive. >> the forecast as we continue right now. [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. happy friday. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> can you imagine if the weather was bad for all these festivities? we're so lucky to have this nice

weather. the sun is coming up. the wind is mostly calm. maybe more breezy down into the ocean city. 81 around baltimore and d.c. ocean city.und a little breezy out on the bay -- lois 70's around ocean city -- low 70's around ocean city. >> good morning watch for closures around 70. you'll be diverted onto 32. southbound 95, we have an accident that is off to the side. that is as you travel down along southbound direction. fort avenue getting ready to shut down near the fort mchenry because of sailabration events.

11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to travel south on 95 from the beltway down towards 32. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. very light volume. everything is confined to the shoulder on 95 at eastern. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an off-duty baltimore county police officer could face a homicide charges after allegedly choking a teenager. the ulcer was inside his home in randallstown on wednesday night when he heard a loud noise at his front door. he chased after a group of teenagers. he reportedly caught christopher brown hiding in some bushes. >> the officer reached into the bushes and pulled him out. the young man engaged in a physical fight with the officer.

at some point, the young man became unconscious. >> brown died of this is the asian -- a fixation -- asphyxiation. >> agents attempted to arrest six suspects. officers moved in to make the arrest. four of those suspects tried to get away. >> one of the agents was in fear of this life. one round was fired at the driver of the vehicle who was attempting to run him over and strike in the right shoulder blade. >> all six suspects face federal charges this morning. >> a man at the center of a cannibalism case and faces additional charges.

a man says he was hit over the head by a baseball bat last may, knocking him. that left him blind in one eye. a man was arrested days after that for allegedly killing a family friend and eating his heart and brain. a man has been indicted accused of secretly recording boys at the rest up. he faces several child pornography charges. he had similar files on it memory card. >> a standoff in woodlawn ends peacefully. the report of a domestic disturbance. the girlfriend and sister managed to escape. police managed to get the men out without incident.

>> the comptroller is accusing the mayor of spending more than half a million dollars of city money. pratt said the mayor illegally bought some videophones. pratt said the mayor need to go to the board of estimates before making such a purchase. george nelson says he does not believe there was any wrongdoing. the next casino could have a heavyweight backer with a record for success. a developer is eager to place a casino at national harbor. do not read too much into the discussion because this is still a hot topic in the legislature. >> presidential candidate mitt

romney will try to drive his economic message home as he kicks off a bus tour. this follows a showed up in ohio where he and the president spoke to supporters about the economy. hallie jackson joins us live with more on the story. good morning. >> good morning. on the heels of those economic speeches, we wanted to take a closer look at claims that both are making about who would be better to lead us to a recovery. as president obama hammered republicans in cleveland -- >> they did not grow the middle class. they did not reduce our debt. why would we think that they would work better this time? >> mitt romney laid into democrats in cincinnati. >> so as you look at the president's record, it is long on words and short on action that created jobs. >> each candidate trying to convince voters he would do a better job helping the country to an

economic recovery. so we took a look at accusations each is making in ads out this month to see if they're fiscal fact or fiction. >> massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs. >> a fact-check group rates that half true, saying the numbers are correct, but it is a stretch to blame romney. as for the other side -- >> romney reducednemployment to just 4.7%. >> also half true. a stretch for romney to take credit for those numbers. >> i think you could liken this one to romney saying that under mitt romney as governor, the red sox won the world series. both sides are looking for any number they can get their hands on that makes it look like the other guy would be worse for the economy. >> you can bet we will be hearing a lot more about the economy as romney heads off on that bus tour. the democratic national committee is launching a tour of its own. they are kicking off today just a few miles from where romney is starting his. >> hallie jackson, thank you and

have a great day. >> a perfect day to check out all of the sailabration activities at the inner harbor. >> jennifer franciotti is live downtown. jennifer? >> we have seen so many runners out this morning. it makes you want to exercise. but we're talking about food. thank you so much for coming. >> we're excited to be part of sailabration. we're located in harbor east and we will be opening in the first week of august. we're part of the bagby restaurant group. >> you'll be at the deli works kitchen tonight at 5:00 and will cold soup. as boch

>> we're not sure if this will be on the menu. tell us what you put in the granola. >> everything will be made from scratch. >> we're showing the chocolate. >> chocolate, anlmond, sesame seed. it has been a fantastic response in the harbor east. the harbor is full of lots of people walking, lots of foot traffic. >> we have been seeing the sailors coming off the ship. i love your chronology of the chocolate is to die for -- i

love your granola bar your chocolate is to die for. we will give you a sneak peek into the kids zone. >> 6:10. 61 degrees on tv hill. is the free ride over for users of youtube? >> the shocking testimony continues in the jerry sandusky trial. >> michael phelps hints he's been unfairly targeted for drug tests. do you agree? >> we have some nice weather inv

>> welcome back to 11 news today. look at that spectacular shot. we have old glory flying and the sun is coming up. 6:13, 68 degrees downtown. beautiful start today. we continue our sailabration coverage. we have beautiful weather expected. all those ships are thankful to have the dry weather.

57 in westminster. 61 in elkton. 64 in ocean city. a couple of clouds in the sky. high pressure is moving in from the north. that will bring us quiet weather. we have a clockwise flow. the wind will stay easterly. we could see a couple of clouds. the high pressure system is keeping us dry. some strong storms in central kansas last night and in oklahoma. we have high pressure in the east. we will not see any active weather until the middle of next week. the wind around eight to 10 miles to the south.

no major concerns around baltimore if you plan to take the boat out later today. the wind could be up to about 20 knots around annapolis. a small craft advisory is in effect. the next high tide, 4:24 at fort mchenry. low 80's and sunshine each day. we could see some breezes. concern of a high rip current risk at ocean city. 60's and 70's for the water. we will start to warm up next week and talk about thunderstorms. enjoy this weekend. >> good morning.

there are closures in the city along fort avenue along the fort mchenry. those of be in effect until 11:00 p.m. we have some incidents. but the district is closed in the city because of an accident. a crash clearing from the right shoulder southbound 95 past eastern avenue. west on 70, it shutdown at 32 because of an overnight accident. we'll keep you posted. you'll find westbound delays as traffic is diverted onto 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. bay bridge traffic looks great at this area. a nice start here on 95. the accident has been cleared from the shoulder. a smooth ride down to the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. overview. >> thank you. -- over to you.

the prosecution is expected to wrap up its case in the jerry sandusky trial. an investigator testified that sandusky admitted to showering with young boys but denied it was sexual. he has pled not guilty to all the charges against him. a man received a jail term on thursday. 110 years in prision. he was convicted on 13 of 14 fraud-related accounts in one of the largest ponzi schemes in history. michael phelps is storing up some trauma -- is stirring up some drama. he had a brief suspension from

swimming. now he is complaining about the olympics random drug-testing policy. early this week, phelps tweeted -- "six tims in three weeks? i wonder if the other athletes are getting the randomness that i'm getting." that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. does michael phelps had a point, saying his random drug tests are a little excessive? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it pays to keep checking on hotel rates, even after booking your stay. 80% of respondents say they didn't cancel and reebok the

reservation if the rate has dropped. half never checked to see if the rate changed. 40% of customers could have received a refund if they had checked. microsoft may be coming out with a new tablet. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> the days of watching a free video on youtube may come to an end. they may sell some of their video. the site makes money by selling ads. from for a new tabloet microsoft. there will be a major announcement from microsoft on monday. even companies including amazon

and samsung have put ut tablets but the ipad continues to lead the industry. baltimore is among the top markets for those who of thrown back a microbrew. microbrews are distributed regionally typically. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. 61 degrees on tv hill. the orioles look to sweep the pirates. >> terrell suggs updates on his injury. >> 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. it is shaping up to be a good commute except for a problem on westbound 70 still closed at 32. you can see some delays that began around 40. this because of an overnight accident involving three vehicles.

we have closures for sailabration all day at fort avenue until 11:00 tonight. looking good on the area roads. 95 building southbound in the white marsh area. a buildup on the west side. outer loop traffic at security, so far so good down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. in thee starting off 50's and 60's. 59 at the airport. 68 at the inner harbor. 57 in westminster. temperatures will be very comfortable. 81 degrees with low humidity today. mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the low 70's in

ocean city today. a high risk for rip currents. a good day to sit on the beach. details coming up for the weekend and the seven-day. now we had to sports. >> good morning. it has to be one of the best trades in recent orioles history. adam jones. he has gone on to beat adam jones. well done, andy macphail. the pitcher was hammered early. steve pearce the other way. hat's course matt wieters. -- that scores matt wieters. matt wieters had a big night.

chris davis continues to be on fire. 5-0. base hit for matt wieters. chris davis once again. 7-0. two on for steve pearce. 3-run home run. baltimore sweeps the pirates. baltimore is a half-game behind the yankees in the american league east. still no ed reed. it was a successful three days. now we wait for training camp. terrell suggs addressed the media with the tear it is the achilles. suggs hoping to return sooner rather than later.

>> that is tough. i've never set out before -- i have never sat out before. you have to know your body. rehab and rest. you have to sit down and rest. i'm trying to becoming all-pro asap. >> hoping to get back sooner rather than later. >> thank you. >> 6:27. it was not a ufo. to hear dozensle of musical performance during sailabration, like this one. the original yankee doodle. >> a bus tour.

>> a bus tour.

>> 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. a great day to play hooky and head down to the inner harbor, not that we're condoning that. >> maybe take your lunch outside and you can be responsible today. 68 degrees at the inner harbor.

the humidity will be dropping as we head towards the afternoon. dew points to the upper 50's. 81 degrees today. 80 degrees on sunday. each state will see a lot of sunshine. a light wind out of the east. changes ahead in the seven-day. >> $40,000 a plate -- that's how much yorker's paid to die with the president. -- paid to dine with the president. >> tracie potts has more. >> mitt romney said president obama has spent too much taxpayer money. >> you want four more years of

that? you call that forward? that is a forward over a cliff. >> the president raked in big bucks in fund-raisers in new york. after hammering running for pushing a tax break for the wealthiest americans. >> the only tax breaks they gave you close to $5 trillion of those that help middle-class families afford health care and college and home ownership. >> the president is pushing this is a choice between two people. >> president obama has a new ad slamming romney for his work in bain capital. >> the private sector is doing fine.

>> unemployment figures for maryland, later today. the national rate is 8.2%. tracie potts for wbal-tv 11 news. >> no trial for the second of two inmates. a judge has ruled the man is a competent to stand trial for his role in the death of a corporal. this happened in july of 2006. the other defendant is serving a sentence of life without parole. a botched robbery in glen burnie. shawn johnson was found guilty in the death of flores. flores was working at mr. wings and pizza shop when he was shot and killed. >> the fire in fells point is

coming with a hefty price tag. it did $1.5 million of damages to the structure. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. concerned about a rabid cat. anyone who may have been exposed to the cat should go to the emergency room immediately or contact the cecil county health department. the cat has been described as large and is tested positive for rabies. the inner harbor will be packed with tens of thousands of people this weekend. jennifer franciotti joins us live with a look at what visitors can expect to see. >> seeing these tall ships it

takes you back in time. we will listen to the sounds of yankee frolick. take it away, boys. >> thank you. >> ♪ the country has lost by land and sea yankee doodle employ and justice they declared they would be in depended yankee doodle here is the tune americans delight in justice for fighting ♪ >> very nice.

tell me about yankee frolics. instruments thesue mentio with put togetheat we put toget. mondaye done here on june 18. >> thank you so much for joining us. you can find all kinds of entertainment including military bands from all over the world. good job, guys. >> we are your one-stop guide to sailabration. where to see the fireworks. click the link on the top of our website, wbaltv.com. >> it was not a ufo.

it was a military aircraft. police would not comment on the craft. it is believed to be an unmanned drone. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> looking at it nice start this friday morning. we had a problem westbound on 70 at 32. that has been cleared and all lanes are open in both directions. the delays are dissipating. cathedral is closed at franklin in the city. that is because of an accident. fort avenue is shutdown near the fort mchenry because of sailabration events all day. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. not bad on the inner loop to go from 795 towards the 83's.

here's a quick live look at traffic. southbound traffic is moving at a good clip from white marsh. no problems on 895 at the harbor tunnel. a nice start at security. enjoy these quiet fridays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the blue angels are still in town. there hear some objets, will be practicing. pervert to be outside. -- perfect to be outside. you may see a few clouds off to the east each day. next week the heat and humidity returning. >> thank you.

61 degrees on tv hill. >> you'

>> after getting his feet wet with a walk across the inner harbor, will try to walk a tightrope over niagara falls.

it is 170 feet above the falls. he will perform this feet on tonight. >> the annual toy show in tokyo kicked off with a bang. stick bombs. this demonstration was a world record setter with 10,000 of the sticks cascading one after the other. a new and improved virtual pet. can perform tricks -- they can perform tricks. >> i wonder how long it took to set that up. 6:42. 62 degrees on tv hill.

>> it is a comfortable start to the day. temperatures in the 80 possible later today. justin bieber performing for the "today"

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. 11 news has learned police have ruled the death of a toddler it was baltimore a homicide. is responders arrived around 10:00 on wednesday morning. the victims died at the hospital. the cause of death was blunt force trauma. no charges have been filed. an off-duty police officer could face homicide charges after choking a teenager to death. the officer was inside his home in randallstown on wednesday night when he heard a loud noise at the front door of this house. he chased down a group of teenagers and caught christopher brown hiding in some bushes.

brown fell unconscious after a chokehold and later died of asphyxiation. criminal charges could be filed. police have broken up an armed robbery ring. corbin will was taken into custody after state police found evidence of the crimes in their car during a traffic stop. ellen state police assisted in the investigation -- maryland state police assisted in the investigation. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. everything has been cleared on westbound 70. we had some closures near the 32 appeared the accident is gone. we're still dealing with some closures along to keep the street near franklin. that's because of an accident.

fort avenue remains closed until 11:00 p.m. tonight for sailabration events. a little sluggish on the west side beginning at 70 down towards edmondson. moving well on the north side through the towson region. everything looking good on 795, down from owings mills. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic building just a bit. looking good here. 895 checks out fine at the harbor tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's check on the forecast. >> we're expecting a lot of sunshine today. there could be a few clouds but it will be comfortable. low 80's this afternoon. the wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. there could be some concerns south of annapolis if you plan to be on the bay.

a small craft advisory. waves around one to two feet. the next high tide at 4:24. we will drop into the 60's tonight. into the 50's out in the suburbs. ocean city, they are fairly breezy for the next couple of days. that will be a concern for rip currents. the risk for rip currents right now is high. something to keep in mind for the next couple of days. i think the wind should start to calm down by sunday. high temperature of 74 degrees on sunday. sailabration. we lucked out with some spectacular weather.

high pressure will be in control and comfortable temperatures. low 80's through sunday. humidity returns by the middle of next week. a chance to see it thunderstorms. >> thank you. here is ann curry with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. the manhunt intensified for a surgeon expected of a deadly shooting inside a buffalo hospital. people feel -- police feel he is armed and dangerous and may have altered his appearance. mayhem in rockefeller plaza. a concert this morning.

when we get started on friday here on "today." >> 6:51. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> justin bieber greets some of his fans waiting to see a perform coming up on the "today" show.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- does

michael phelps had a point, saying his random drug tests are a little excessive? we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> when you win a lot of gold medals, you get tested a lot. >> the jewel street is closed because of an accident in the city -- the jewels street is closed -- cathedral streret i et is closed. tapping the brakes on 95. here's a quick live look at traffic. we'll update you at the fort mchenry. traffic is building coming out of the toll plaza. sunshine could be a factor.

a nice start at the harbor tunnel. >> timing is everything. >> it is like said diego. >>-- it is like san diego. >> 81 today and sunday. a lot of sunshine each and every day. humidity will be a very low. so much to look forward to. the blue angels on saturday and sunday. an air display at martin state airport. >> father's day on sunday. >> let's not forget about that. >> happy father's day. >> maybe i could get a bacon sundae. >> thanks for joining us for 11

news today. >> you are easy to please. way.m easy that you're right. >> 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. >> baltimore city has been one of america's murder capitals. now baltimore is no longer among the nation's five deadliest cities.

the numbers show a 12% climb in murders. total dropping below 200. the leaders credited a sustained focus on violent offenders for the decrease. fred bealefeld has been at the helm as the numbers have come down credits the school system and probation agents for helping to drive down gun violence. 31 killings is higher than some of its neighbors. the mayor said she's encouraged by the decline. credit additional foot patrol. baltimore dropped out of the top five, even to only number six. that is a far cry and a new

police commissioner will continue the efforts of safer streets in baltimore. streets in baltimore.