degrees this afternoon. that is hundreds of miles away, and behind a cold front that still has to move through here. we are still dealing with 100 degrees in downtown baltimore, 96 at the airport. the heat advisory continues on the eastern shore and in southern pennsylvania. the cooler, drier air to the north and west of us is moving in. we will talk about that in the forecast, coming up at a few minutes. >> bge is giving customers a heads up on how it will deal with these extremely high temperatures. >> the pool here at druid hill park is a welcome sight, and is pretty empty. there were so many people this afternoon we tried to jump in this poll, but we had to tell them the bad news that the pools will not be open until saturday. in the meantime, many of us will continue to use our air

conditioners, and bge says they are ready to accommodate us. john says it is no-brainer how he and his kids are beating the heat. with thousands of people across maryland blasting their air conditioner in their home, there is concern and may put a tremendous strain on electric grids, forcing baltimore gas and electric officials to activate its emergency conservation program. much like last july when many customers without air conditioning for hours. >> everybody needs to be cool right now. >> we looked at our experience and said, what can we do better ?uer >> to get a better understanding of how the utility operates

during extremely hot weather event. they took the opportunity to discuss how they learned from last july's heat wave fiasco. customers for given voluntarily reject a voluntary rebate. officials say they have prepared customers well in advance this year. >> each customer participants in the program received a letter reminding them of the program and had fond of war and had been receiving credit for. >> the good news is, bge has not activated the emergency conservation program, but if they do, those rewards customers will receive an e-mail notification. >> you can follow the forecast on our new application for the apple iphone, ipad, an android devices. you can also send us pictures.

catherine said she keeps comfortable in the pool with her grandparents. show us how you beat the heat. >> a major decision tonight concerning funding for baltimore city recreation centers. council members gave preliminary approval to mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's budget proposal. kim dacey is live at city hall with the late breaking details. >> it is back to the mayor's original budget for the city council. less than an hour ago they voted down an amendment proposed on monday night. ambassadors from the safe and sound campaign said they are disappointed. there were outside city hall all day trying to get council members to vote for the amendment which would have included funds to say things like youth initiatives like recreation centers. councilman bill henry is one of those who voted in favor of the amendment corrects well, i am disappointed because i thought

that we had made a good case, that there was money there in the budget they could be used for better purposes. youth opportunities are tremendously important for the entire city. >> the council did vote in favor of the mayor's originally proposed budget. they will take a final vote on the budget on monday. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> two men are behind bars and baltimore county, linked to the murder of a college student found dead inside his own car. but then you are johnson was picked up and charged today. it happened an apartment complex where police found 22- year-old miguel bailey suffering from several gunshot wounds inside his car with the motor still running. residents expressed concerns

about their own safety, but tonight police said there is no cause for concern. >> this is not a random act. these were parties that knew each other. this was an act of violence, not an armed robbery. >> the ongoing investigation will continue until they determine who pulled the trigger. they have determined that all three men were shot during the robbery and struggle. >> we broke this story yesterday on 11 news it 5:00. lowell melser joins us live from the newsroom with reaction. >> it was just last friday and officials from mgm resorts international announced in annapolis their big plans for a casino resort at the national harbour in prince or discounted. they had the blessing of governor martin o'malley. now both -- now looks like it simply won't happen. texted was touted as a world- class casino and resort, a

destination for tourists and residents alike, right in the middle of the national harbour in prince george's county. it would have four thousand slot machines and 2000 -- 250 table games and create more than 50,000 jobs. last friday, mgm resorts international and developer peterson company signed a letter of intent with the state to build a casino, as long as the sixth site was approved, table games were legalized, and the state dropped its unusually high tax rate from 67% to around 52%. governor martin o'malley praised the idea, saying he would support a special session in july to get the bill on the november ballot. wednesday night, that plan came up snake eyes as a workgroup could not agree, not only on the site but also dropping the tax rate as well. the group did agree on table games. it would seem that a special session is all but off at this

point, meaning the issue will have to be argued during the next regular session in january and would then be on the 2014 ballot if passed. mgm resort ceo told us "mgm resources committed to maryland and our interest in national harbour is unabated." the peterson companies founder echoed the statement saying they appreciate the efforts of the governors work group to evaluate this historic opportunity to create thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in new tax revenue. one business is pleased with the outcome. it has claimed all along there are already too many casinos in the state. the managing partner said he expansion of gaming facilities in maryland before the five designated sites are open and performing is premature and not

in the best interest of the state. i have just been handed a statement from governor o'malley concerning this issue. he seems to be taking a jab at the casino. finding common ground will be difficult but house leadership has become invested in the notion that the anne arundel side of the casino should enjoy a run for as long as possible. it seems like a stay tuned issue from the governor. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> in other news tonight, the latest target in a massive insider-trading investigation is eddie murray. the report stipe besides a

three-year probe by federal prosecutors and regulators. it is about insider information between two medical companies back in 2009. so for 80 murray has not been charged with a crime. -- eddie murray has not been charged with the crime. >> the academy will have more than 80,000 square feet of astroturf, a 200-meter track. the school has not seen such an update since 1981. after the makeover, it will be able to host other's boards throughout the year. it is expected to be complete by the end of the summer. president obama pressures congress as the standoff over student loans continues. >> details on what is happening in washington, next.

>> a major achievement of recognition. that is coming up in sports. >> some heat relief is on the way. right now still warm and baltimore, 98 degrees at the

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>> are resignation from president obama's cabinet. john bryson is leaving after recent seizure. he was involved in a pair of car accidents minutes apart in the

los angeles area. president obama thank him for his experience and expertise. >> president obama urging congress to break the stalemate and stop interest rates from dublin on july 1. >> sally kidd is in washington with more on the story. >> the sticking point is how to pay the $6 billion cost of keeping rates at the current level. he has seen the interest rate on his didn't want double on july 1 unless congress acts. >> that will create thousands of dollars in extra fees over the course of my undergraduate degree. >> based on federally subsidized student loans, rates will double unless they break the deadlock on how to pay for a plan that would freeze rates at current levels. >> played by college students at the white house, the president

urged congress to extend the rate of 3.4%. as more than 7 million students will suddenly be hit with the equivalent of a $1,000 tax hike in congress does not act. >> this is just another sad example of the election-year strategy of deflections and distraction. >> and republican leaders say the president has been missing in action on the issue. >> the only reason the issue is not already resolved is that the president wants to keep it alive little while longer. he thinks it benefit him politically for college students to somehow believe we are the problem. >> he says republicans have proposed multiple solutions but the democrats have failed to act. sally kidd, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the white house says the

average college student graduates with some $26,000 in student loan debt. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> looks like a party down at the beach. the live view down there at ocean city shows plenty of crowds on the beach. maybe it is dinner time, i don't know. maybe there is a wedding going on, but there is a lot of activity down near the cooler waters of the atlantic. it was actually a pretty warm day at ocean city. they hit 90 degrees on the beach earlier this afternoon. here in baltimore, it was 10 degrees warmer than that. the record high today was 100 degrees . >> the record goes back to 1923. it hits 103 degrees at the inner

harbor. it goes in the books as a record tying 100 degrees. normal is 85, so we or 15 degrees warmer than normal this afternoon. the hottest that we have had here since july 29 last year. technically the he did rise three was cancelled for the baltimore washington corridor. it is not going to cool off their rapidly tonight. 98 downtown right now, westminster 93. tourism cooler air and out in the mountains, some that associated with clouds and showers. thunderstorms have popped up in the mounds this afternoon. it feels like the low 100's all across the baltimore metro area. isolated thunderstorms could move again during the overnight hours. the storms will be popping up at the cold front it's a little

closer. the heat -- tomorrow we will still be on the hot side of the front and along the front there are some strong storms. low 70's of along the canadian border. it will bring that line of showers and storms that we see working through the great lakes and parts of western ohio. there may be some severe thunderstorms around here as the front is pushing into are hot and humid air tomorrow afternoon. 89-94, a temperature drop tomorrow, mainly because there will be more clouds around and showers and storms as well. it will still be human as the front go through tomorrow night. they water temperatures in the seven's. of an ounce, show hours and storms are likely tomorrow and then it will be cooler and less humid. -- out in the mountains, showers

and storms are likely tomorrow. the seven-day forecast calls for one more day of 92 tomorrow. another cold front goes through dropping temperatures into the 70's on tuesday and wednesday. >> from the susquehanna bank sports center, this is 11 sports. >> the orioles are still holding on to second place. the rest of the division off.mcooled the orioles had it going tonight. 4-3, and given how many times

they have rallied for a late inning when, that fellow bit short at the end of the game. one week left to vote for the major league all-star game. adam jones sits in fourth place for outfield. matt wieters is third four catches. the road to wbaltv.com and click on sports to test your wrote -- go to wbaltv.com. >> how did he know peralta was cheating? the squabble between them makes it a little sad that play in different leagues.

lebron james and the heat stumbled in the finals, but tonight they can make good on one of their self promised titles. lebron james has risen to the challenge, putting together a historically amazing finals. despite cramps and playing great defense, the series lead has never been a race in the finals. >> it is very important that you have the game winning mentality. we understand there is no tomorrow. we prepare for tonight as if it is our last game. >> is encouraging to see how healthy he is.

if the thunder can still one, go back to obama city. >> we are back with more in a minute. stay with us.

>> family and friends prepare to gather tonight to remember a teenager who died following a physical confrontation with an off-duty police officer. we'll have the latest on the investigation. several catholics in baltimore plan to challenge the federal government. what is behind the campaign. ♪

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>> i wondered what that crowd was. >> it must be so hot. >> and humid and windy down there. >> and the famous line, that was a good one, let's take one more. >> technically a little bit cooler down there at the beach. the water temperature is around 70. here we had 100 and tied the record today. still warm tomorrow and possible relief over the weekend. maybe upper 70's by the middle of next week. >> that will do it for 11 news at 6:00. >> have a good night. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--