sunshine will break through. there is some drizzle in some neighborhoods. 68 degrees at the airport. we'll start with mostly cloudy skies. sunshine will break through and that could create some thunderstorms. high temperature of 86. this will be one of the coolest days for the rest of the week. >> good morning. i drove through some drizzle, as well. no problems to report on 95 out of the northeast. 63 traveling down from the white marsh area. a nice start through the parkville region. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. five minutes on southbound 95

from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. 10 minutes to travel south on 95 from the beltway down towards 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is old court road. traffic is building just a bit but no sign of delays. this is 70 at 29. moving without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the battle over the baltimore city budget. >> the city council has rejected the mayor's budget proposal. >> kim dacey has the latest on the battle. >> the mayor says she does not understand the council's actions. they don't make sense to her.

the council signal their intentions to go against her proposed budget. they did agree on raising the bottle tax. the council approved a measure to sell advertising space on the side of fire trucks. pete wilson believes the ads will be enough -- will bring in enough money to prevent three companies from closing. councilmembers' made clear they are willing to -- to safeguard the fire companies, they voted to vote over $5 million from the mayor's proposed budget including police department funding. >> that is not acceptable. you do not say congratulations you have done a good job and recommend cutting the budget does not make common sense. i'm not gone to jeopardize the safety of our city. >> these budget negotiations between the mayor and the city

council are ongoing. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the battle over baltimore's phone system is heating up. joan pratt accused the mayor of spending $659,000 on new phones and equipment. the mayor's office said no bidding was needed. the two sides spoke publicly about the issue on monday. >> the mayor was trying to take over the responsibilities of the telephone exchange. the mayor offered me real-estate positions in exchange for the department of communications and i told her it was an unsold. >> i'm deeply upset about the false accusations. i'm looking forward to an

apology. these have legal or factual merit. i welcome a review begun cyano these are untrue. >> there were scheduled to meet on monday afternoon but the mayor's office canceled the meeting. >> a person went to eutaw street thinking there were going to buy a car posted on craigslist. the two men inside said they knew nothing about the sale. the victim was robbed. a man will spend the rest of his life in prison. seamus coyle was sentenced in the death of is on call, william ray porter. porter was shot and killed. it was supposed to look like a robbery. isla porter's trial

scheduled for next march. >> leaders of the world's largest economy will wrap up their meeting in mexico. they have decided to boost job creation to affect the effects of the economic crisis. hallie jackson has the latest on the story. >> good morning. that g 20 agreement should be released at the end of the day. president obama has more meetings. he is expected to meet with the head of china after speaking with the head of russia yesterday. vladimir putin spoke at the summit in mexico, a relaxed backdrop for a rather stiff appearance in front of the press as they talked about common ground and the situation in syria. >> we to ca cessation in the

violence. a political process has to be created to prevent civil war. >> the ministration is coming under fire for republicans. >> they say they are leading from behind is too generous. that suggests they are leading. they're just behind. >> much of the talk centered on the debt crisis in europe. concerns as spain grows. leaders hammered out a drastic agreement -- a draft agreement to focus on job creation. analysts say the words don't always meet concrete action. >> conversation is still important. they have a stake in seeing europe's situation resolved. >> we will be getting updates throughout the day. president obama is expected to hold a press conference in mexico before flies back to d.c. later tonight.

>> what is the latest situation with spain? >> the interest rate has creeped up to over 7%. that is the level from which other countries can ask for a bailout. spain's leaders say what we're seeing in the market is not a reflection of spain's economy. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. the jerry sandusky trial continues today. >> a jury reaches a verdict on a roger clemens. >> this is the 295 beltway the. more on weather and traffic

>> welcome back. seven degrees downtown. 5:10. light rain or drizzle in some neighborhoods. it will be a much warmer day today. we will keep that trend going through the middle of the week. 68 at the airport. 65 in jarrettsville. clouds to start today. maybe a light rain shower or drizzle. there could be some scattered thunderstorms late in the afternoon. high temperature of 86 degrees. we will come back and talk about the big time heat that is just around the corner. >> the wife of jerry sandusky

uld take the stand today in his sex abuse trial. it was not uncommon for coaches to shower with children. sandusky is accused of abusing 10 boys. jury deliberations could begin as early as thursday. a new jersey man could be released today. his roommate committed suicide after streamed video of them kissing went on line. prosecutors are asking for a longer sentence. >> roger clemens has been found not guilty for lying to congress. charges stem from the testimony

that clemens gave when he denied using steroids. this is his first eligibility for the baseball hall of fame. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think roger clemens' acquittal will make it easier for him to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. summer officially begins tomorrow. travel projections for the fourth of july. >> how much do you tip? >> we're checking on the area roads. fire activity in the city. a

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have some wet spots. there's a closure in park heights because of fire department activity. take quantico avenue as your alternate. 64 coming down from hon valid. so far so good on the west side traveling down towards edmondson. 66 on at 97 at the severna park area. this is southbound traffic on the j.f.x., a very light volume into town.

295 southbound down towards 32 looking for the beginning of a delay and that is not the case. continuing to move well down towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have on the boss's the 51 and 97 buses diverting. light rail is on schedule. -- we have the buses the 51 and the 97 buses diverting. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we had some very mild weather and things are about to change. this heat wave will visit us on the east coast. the leading edge is starting to work its way into the midlantic

region. maybe some clouds and showers. there's a couple of sprinkles and pockets of drizzle. you can kind of see it drifting down from pennsylvania. do not be surprised if you see a little bit of that today appeared there could be some thunderstorms late in the afternoon. that will be widely scattered. 68 at the airport. 63 parkton. the humidity is a lot higher. clouds this morning. slight chance for a thunderstorm with a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperatures will climb into the mid 80's. wave heights near a foot and it should be quiet day on the water. maybe a thunderstorm this evening. temperatures dropping back into the upper 60's. summer begins tomorrow at 9 minutes after 7:00 p.m.

it will feel like it. check out the temperature -- 95 on wednesday. it will feel close to 100 when you consider the humidity. a cold front will come through on thursday night and friday. that will bring the temperatures into the 80's over the weekend. maybe some lingering rain showers on saturday. cooler and drier into the weekend. >> travel for the july 4 holiday is predicted to be up significantly this year. up nearly 5% from last year. 35 million people will travel by car is.

many people start heading out on their summer vacation soon. tipping on vacation can raise a lot of questions. we get some answers. >> tips should be part of your vacation budget. personal finance web site advises having small bills on hand. wallet a nice tfat and include some envelopes to of money for the housekeeper. >> they typically get $2 to $5 each day. airport shows drivers, $1 or $2 after for baggage handling. >> it will say "gratuity

included" and will usually be 18%. you can tip on top of extraordinary service. do not over tip. >> brush up on tipping protocol before you go overseas. >> that could be very tricky. >> there goes my whole vacation budget. microsoft unveils its secretive tablet. ellen braitman joins us live with are the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> we're gearing up for another grilling on the hill for jamie dimon, his second congressional hearing this month.

the house financial services committee will be a tougher audience this time around. a former senior aide says testimony could heat up because many lawmakers are up for reelection in november and would like to get some attention for themselves. president obama's meeting in mexico has been cancelled. he will no longer meet with leaders from germany after the meeting ran late. a report on may housing starts ahead of the opening bell. it was a mixed close yesterday for stocks. the s&p did rise for a third day. microsoft unveiled its own tabloid. the display is just over 10 and

a half inches and has a full keyboard. how much is it? microsoft says that will be announced later this year. that is business news. ellen braitman reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> i understand adidas came out with a new sneaker but that has created a firestorm of controversy. >> a lot of controversy because it promotes imagery of slavery. it has a shackle like ankle cuff. the iphone is turning five years old. all coming up in the next hour. >> thank you. >> 5:22. if you did not catch sailabration, you have a final

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>> all the ships begin to depart today. the tall ships make their way out of the inner harbor, led by the pride of baltimore 2. i'm sure it will be beautiful. some are calling sailabration won the most successful events in city history. >> people worked around the clock to make sure that sailabration went off without a hitch. more than half a million people visited baltimore in the past five days. there were no major crime issues in or around the inner harbor. we have continuing coverage on our website.

tag along with sheldon dutes as he rides a ship, all on our homepage, wbaltv.com. >> it was fabulous. 5:27. still ahead, health officials might be putting an end to dozens of city liquor stores. >> the budget is calling a rift in city hall. i have details, coming up. >> another meeting, the state minority leader is speaking his mind. >> we have some low clouds and drizzle. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> we will check on some of fire >> we will check on some of fire

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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. >> it will be two day of temperatures in the 90's. it will be quite a shock. we have had temperatures in the upper 70's and low 80's. 68 degrees right now at the airport. a light rain shower is possible in some neighborhoods. it will turn warm and humid and there could be a widely scattered thunderstorms late in

the day. the big time heat is coming in tomorrow. >> the result could impact your ride. we have some of fire activity in the city near reisterstown road and park heights. take quantico avenue as your alternate. doing pretty well in terms of speech. 67 on southbound 83. 59 traveling past 70 towards edmondson. 95 through howard county, 65 miles per hour towards 32. no major problems to report on 100. an accident coming in down towards the capital beltway. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on the j.f.x. -- running smoothly with light volume down towards the city. traffic on 295.

southbound portion from 175, no sign of delays. we will see some delays closer to 50. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it seems baltimore's mayor and city council are at odds over the city budget. >> not everybody is on the same page. kim dacey is live with the details. the council made a big statements. >> the council took eight rare stand against the mayor signaling its intention to go against her proposed budget. the mayor and council to agree on the city bottle tax. they raise the tax rate from 2 cents to 5 cents on every bottle sold in the city. city council approved a bill to sell ads based on this side of fire trucks.

pete welsh believes that will bring in enough money to prevent three fire companies from closing. >> i hope it is a big arsenal budget that keeps this open. >> he said they will decide how the rolling billboards will look. the mayor is not as confident that the ads will bring in enough cash to save the fire companies. think it will be enough. we try to find our priorities. >> the mayors parties do not match up with city councils. they are willing to attack her funding parties if they attack occurs. fire companies and voted to cut over $5 million from the mayor's proposed budget including police department funding. >> that is not acceptable. you do not say, "congratulations, you have done a good job" and then recommend cutting the budget just doesn't make common sense. so, i'm not going to jeopardize the safety of our city.

>> these budget negotiations are ongoing. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore health officials are looking to take away license from dozens of liquor stores. zoning laws are outdated and must be changed to improve the health and safety of residents. 128 alice have been identified and are proposing those stores have two years to make a change. >> they can continue to continue operating but not sell alcohol. if they want to make other decisions -- >> i might as well think about start something else to do. >> this proposal must still be

accepted by city council. >> fred bealefeld takes the last cop walk of his career. he started on north chester street and talk to residents about crime and threw the football around. making community our reached helped him achieve success. >> instead of locking everybody up, come out and be their friend. figure out what their priorities are. >> he is been with the police department for 31 years. a public meeting is scheduled to more freight work group put together for the potential of gambling in maryland. it is closed-door meeting. they discussed whether to have a

table games in the state. the senate majority leader had no problems voicing his displeasure with the meeting. he said they have no legal obligations to open their doors. a staffer was barred from the workgroup meeting. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. patients undergoing weight-loss surgery might be more prone to alcoholism. don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think roger clemens' acquittal will make it easier for him to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a check of your morning

commute is coming out. we have some closures in the city because of fire activity

>> welcome back. 5;39. 70 degrees downtown -- 5:39. you run into some drizzle this morning. 54 in it york, pennsylvania. 71 in annapolis. -- 64 in it york, pennsylvania. the sun will break through an act to create some instability for a thunderstorm this afternoon. villages get hotter over the

next -- it will just get hotter over the next couple days. >> people who undergo weight- loss surgery may face an increased risk for alcoholism. >> nearly 2000 adults were followed and they were surveyed on their alcoholic used before and after the procedure. cases of alcohol abuse went up 2% a couple of years after the surgery. it is the equivalent of 2000 additional people with alcohol abuse disorders in the u.s. every year. you might want to reach for minty cough drops. >> a cough suppressant effect or breeding in menthol -- or breathing in menthol. the menthol reduced coughing

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking two areas where fire department activity could set you back some time. this is near reisterstown road in pike tights. that will affect your ride in that area. near federal street, some fire activity with related closures. 58 on the west side outer loop. looking good on this portion of 295 down towards 32. inside the capital beltway, we're hearing about an accident. 95 looking good through howard county. here's a quick live look at traffic. 795 building in volume. southbound traffic at franklin boulevard. we should see some delays

shortly down towards owings mills. 295 at 32, no sign of delays north and southbound. tunnel traffic moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have the 54 bus operating with delays. the 97 bus is diverting. the 22 bus is diverting at edmondson and sinclair. light rail is on schedule. on time service for metro. the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we do have some big time heat in the seven-day forecast. ava marie has a nice assignment this morning. a big battle between the d.c. and baltimore food trucks and

ava is in the right spot. >> we're getting ready to do some "west side story" dancing. between d.c. and baltimore and it is called a taste of two cities. how much fun as this? >> there is a little competition. we will have 20 d.c. food trucks and 20 baltimore food trucks. people can choose their favorite food trucked. >> there will be judges at the event. this is one of the organization's you're benefiting. this is held that the waterfront. >> this is near annapolis boulevard.

you can go to the website and click on directions and you could go down and find out how to get there. >> we are at barcs this morning. part of the proceeds will benefit. that theyo thankful have decided to pick barcs as the charity for the event. we will raise some money to help the animals, medicine, emergency care. this is much-needed funds. >> will you be out at the event? >> we will have some adoptable dogs and possibly some cats, depending on how hot it gets.

otherwise we will have photographs of the pats up for adoption -- photographs of the patets up for adoption. >> it is happening this saturday at westport waterfront. come help baltimore stake its claim on the best food trucks. i'm a little biased. >> you should be on our side. will you sample some food? >> we have some cupcakes. >> cupcake battles. i'm into that. over theget ahot next few days. mididity 90's in chicago --

90's in chicago. we have some cloud cover and some showers. nothing of any consequence. you can see some light rain showers popping up on the radar. this is a warm front. temperatures will jump into the 80's. 63 degrees in parkton. clouds to start and maybe some drizzle. sunshine will create instability. high temperature in the mid 80's. the temperatures will go up. a fairly quiet day on the water. partly cloudy tonight and muggy. will drop down to around 70. -- we will drop down to around

70. summer does begin tomorrow. 95 tomorrow. 96 on thursday. a chance for some thunderstorms on thursday night. this is not a heat wave. back into the 80's on the weekend. >> thank you. 5:50. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them. u ve

>> good morning. the orioles ran into the hottest pitcher in major league baseball last night. he is a 37 year-old r.a. dickey, whose best pitch is a knuckleball.

last night he pitched his second straight complete game one- hitter. the mets win 5-0. matt wieters struck out. he struck out three times last night. wilson betemit, shot to right- center. the only is orioles hait. jake arrieta matched dickey pitch for pitch. ike davis, that is a grand slam. chris davis, the final strike out. 5-0. the mets win. back-to-back one-hit complete games. roger clemens was found not guilty of lying to congress.

he said he did not take performance enhancers. it the jury 10 hours to acquit clemens. the european soccer championships contain with england playing ukraine. spain's beat croatian. spain is the defending world cup champs. they move on. 1-0, spain wins that game. italy moves on. one of the best goals of the tournament. roger clemens found not guilty of lying. we will see how this plays out in the court of public opinion. >> that is the subject of our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think roger clemens'

acquittal will make it easier for him to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame? >> what do you think? >> i think roger clemens is going to go when. he treated the media well when he was playing. >> that makes a difference. >> i think he will go in. >> first time? >> yes. >> businesses say they won't return in the same spot after a fire in mount vernon. >> a man is trying to collect a

big insurance policy on the life of robyn gardner. >> your knee is susceptible to many injuries and women are more susceptible than men. >> there are some light showers out there. the big time heat is the big weather story. >> tracking fire activity in several locations.

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