this morning is still rather nice. dew points in the 50's. 67 degrees at the airport. comfortable as far as the humidity goes. will make it up to 93. the dew points will run in the 50's. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes >> good morning. not bad as you head out this morning. speeds around 55 on the north side. 60 on the west side past 70. so far so good on 70 in towards the beltway. 59 on 795. eight minutes on southbound 895 down to the harbor tunnel tolls. five minutes down towards the fort mchenry. 10 minutes to travel on 95 down towards 32.

here's a quick live look at traffic. inner and outer loops are checking out just fine. this is dulaney valley. looking good on the entire beltway. we will keep you posted on any problems. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police are investigating an early-morning shooting in northwest baltimore. police were called to moravia road with a found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore city police. harford county police are looking into a shooting in edgewood. deputies found a man on 1700 block of fountain rock way with a gunshot wound to the torso. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. meanwhile, our big story this

morning -- as i was saying. a police officer faces manslaughter charges in the death of a teenager. >> the teenager died after a confrontation. jennifer franciotti is live with the new details. good morning. >> officer james laboard is a veteran of the police department the was off duty the night he was accused of chasing christopher brown after hearing a loud noise. police say when he caught brown, they got into a fight. the teenagers became unconscious. brown died from asphyxiation. >> in this case, the evidence shows that a moment during this

altercation, officer laboard stepped beyond the scope of this investigation. >> he did not consider the christopher does not come home with that christopher has a family. he did not consider he is a kid. he did not consider anything when he killed him that night. >> that was christopher brown's mother. both charges against laboard are considered felonies. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we're following a developing story. detectives conduct a raid on the road department involving an investigation into overtime pay. internal affairs executed the search warrant. the search warrant look for

records as part of the investigation. the possible abuse of overtime pay. totaling tens of millions of dollars each year in overtime. the department gave no comment on the investigation. a personnel move -- john king left the department. he was brought an early this year by fred bealefeld who wants to trading standards for city police. the department has not provided details on why king left. detective anthony fata faces perjury charges. prosecutors say he falsified his story to get workers' comp.

>> after years building the foundation for the federal health care law, today is the date we expect to find out what the justices have decided. hallie jackson is outside the supreme court with what we can expect. >> some very high stakes expected in just a couple of hours. this affects the lives of nearly 50 million americans that don't have insurance. >> every once in awhile something comes to washington that is a big deal and this is a big deal. >> the ground will not shake but the decision on health care could send a shudder through the supporters or opponents, to padding of whether the health care act is considered constitutional. the time spent waiting means

plenty of time to talking about it. sarah palin stands by her comments about death panels. >> just ridiculously false to say it included death paddles. this is a phrase that stock in the american imagination. >> the president is confident the supreme court will not take the step -- >> of overturning a lot that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. >> that is not exactly true. >> this lot did not pass overwhelmingly. it passed on pretty narrow party-line votes. >> a close vote now and a closely held secret now, at least for lumber. >> i think everybody will be a little bit unhappy but not totally unhappy. >> the fight will not be over after the ruling comes down. republicans have vowed to try to

repeal the law. hallie jackson reporting. >> several landmark cases have helped shape the law. few know how the cases changed the country. you can see these cases on ou website, wbaltv.com, the top story section. >> 66 degrees on tv hill. the house is set to hold the major vote today. >> a tentative deal is in place for highway construction. >> this is the beltway at the b- w parkway. more on weather and traffic when more on weather and traffic when we come right

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>> welcome back. 75 degrees downtown. much cooler in the suburbs. humidity it is in the comfortable range. let's look is so the other numbers. 63 in parkton. 64 in westminster. mostly sunny skies today. the dew points in the 50's. high temperature of 93. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. stay with us. >> a giant while fire continues to burn out of control in colorado. it is been called the worst fire in that state's history. more than 30,000 people have

been evacuated. we're expecting to get a better idea of how many homes are destroyed and a news conference later this morning. the house is set to vote today to hold eric holder in contempt of congress. the house will hold two votes and both are expected to pass. jury which a grand will decide whether or not to indict eric holder. >> leaders have agreed on a bill on transportation. there's been a tight deadline by saturday. the goal is to attach the bill to legislation extending a rate cut on student loans. lawmakers are expected to vote on the bill before the fourth of july recess.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. around 66 traveling southbound

towards the fort mchenry. problem free at the harbor tunnel. a smooth start making way towards the harrisburg expressway. 83 looking good. on the j.f.x., that is moving well into town. 56 at baltimore national pike. 70 problem free all the way in towards the beltway. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the fort mchenry. southbound traffic moving pretty well. no significant delays at the toll plaza. we're moving very well at the key bridge with light volume to and from the key bridge. 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're off to a smooth commute. light rail is on schedule. shuttle buses between timonium and hunt valley. metro subway is on time. the 22 bus is diverting at

mason. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. >> good morning. a comfortable start today. temperatures will be warmer. the dew points are in the 50's. 67 at the airport. 63 in parkton. not as cool as the last couple of mornings. the dew point is 58 at the airport. that will go up significantly as a move into the weekend. here is the senate appeared you can see the jet stream up into the northern part of the great lakes and then it dips down over towards us. the heat will be stretching from chicago to st. louis. we will be on the fringe of the hot air. 100d not think we will heit

today. you can see some thunderstorms that developed yesterday afternoon. we'll be on that fringe. we have the chance for a thunderstorm this weekend towards the fourth of july. but not today. mostly sunny skies. the humidity will be low. sunrise at 5:42. if you take the boat out, wave heights a foot or less. a beautiful day to be on the water. if you're going down to the ocean, up 30% chance for a thunderstorm each day. most of the day will be fine. if you are concerned about tropical storm debby, that will stay on offshore but it could produce some dangerous rip currents. here's the heat.

98 tomorrow. 30% chance for a thunderstorm. that is basically the forecast through the fourth of july. 96 on saturday. upper 80's on wednesday. we have a 30% chance for a thunderstorm on the fourth of july. typical baltimore summer weather. roads cars on america's have reached 11 years on average. the average age of the vehicles registered in the u.s. in the first quarter of this year. many drivers are putting off buying new cars and vehicles are being built to last longer. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how long the plant to keep the core or cores you currently own? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

now might be the right time to part ways with your cars. vehicle prices have dropped $500 in the past year. the toyota prius and honda accord have seen the biggest decline. inventory is returning back to normal. parents go to great lengths to make sure their children sleep in the safest place possible. we have more. >> for this parent, every called children's products became a matter of life and death. >> 14 years ago my beautiful son danny was strangled in a chicago neighborhood. >> she said then it was sleeping

in a portable crib like this one when it collapsed. tougher standards for the k cribs been enforced. >> a standard which will prevent the deadly side rails from collapsing. >> the new rules take effect in december. consumers are always reminded to keep an eye on product recalls and be mindful of secondhand products manufactured before standards have taken a fact. >> changes are coming for apple itunes users. ellen braitman joins us with the bloomberg business report. >> good morning.

stock futures are pretty weak this morning. there are events in brussels, there is another big meeting. the on the supreme court ruling on the health care system which could impact health care stocks. stock switch during higher yesterday. straw reports for durable goods orders -- strong reports for a durable goods orders. a survey found two-thirds of the applicants knowingly applied for positions for which they don't have the required skills for. many companies are short staffed and those employees are overworked. big changes coming to itunes.

apple will overhaul itunes and they will integrate itunes more closely with icloud. that is business news. ellen braitman reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> every parent knows having kids is expensive. having kids out of school for the summer can be a budget buster. >> school is out for the summer. ps adds up.or cam's adds u even harder to walk away with hotel teowels. i have all the details. >> thank you. >> 5:22. less than a month away from the start of the olympics.

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put in place on the tower bridge in london yesterday -- a giant was put in place. >> the olympic trials county was some local swimmers competing in omaha. keith mills will have more on michael phelps. you can read a post on her blog. we have a link on our website at wbaltv.com. that to be pretty interesting. >> and the mother will be doing sports. 5:26. 66 degrees on tv hill. >> baltimore city residents will start to pay more for their water bill. >> a police officer is indicted in the death of a teenager.

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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 is comfortable this morning. temperatures in the 60's. that is still pretty nice for this time of year. 67 at the airport. at the top of the error the wind -- at the top of the hour, the winds are calm.

the heat index this week and will probably be over 100. it is summer. this kind of thing happens. this is almost the fourth of july. >> we're not fighting in the delays. 52 on southbound 95 coming towards the fort mchenry. speeds at around 57 in the parkville region. 65 as you closer to 795. 58 at baltimore national pike. 54 traveling southbound on 97 at 100. volume is picking up southbound on 295. here's a quick live look at traffic. 895 coming up towards the construction zone. no signs of delays.

everything looks good so far this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> a grand jury indicts a police officer charging him with manslaughter. >> the charges stem from a deadly confrontation with a teenager. jennifer franciotti is live with the details. good morning. >> the mother of the teenager is not happy with the charges. prosecutors contend the charges are not a result of public pressure. james laboard has been charged with manslaughter. >> do what murder charges? he murdered my child. mother isopher brown's not happy with the charges against officer james laboard. he has been indicted by grand

jury. >> the fact that he was a police officer took no bearing. >> he is a single father and his been with the police department for nine years. he has a pristine record with the department. he is a graduate of woodlawn high school and decided to become a police officer. his attorney said he turned himself off after learning about the award for his arrest. he was off to the the night that brown died and is accused of chasing the teenager. police say they got into a fight on a nearby road and the teenager became unconscious. brown died from asphyxiation. >> in this case, the evidence shows that a moment during this altercation, officer laboard stepped beyond the scope of his employment.

>> the charges against him are different means of proving illegal conduct. they are both considered felonies and carry a maximum of 10 years in prison. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one of the brothers convicted of a beating of a black teenager when not spend any time in jail. eli werdesheim received a three- year suspended sentence yesterday along with three years probation. the attorney for the victim's family says the sentence was the right thing to do. his brother was acquitted of similar charges. presidential never been a collector barry landau was sentenced to seven years in prison. he was caught stealing documents last july. he stole at least 6400 items

worth more than $1 million in archives. firefighters battled a fire in hanover yesterday. the flames shot out of the home that is located in the alberto callaspo. crews -- that is located in 1300 block of sewell farm drive. >> residents paying for water usage will see higher bills. and 9% increase was approved yesterday. the average family will see their bill increase about $97 a year. >> our sewer system is will pass its useful life. resulting in overflows into our streams, harbors, streets, and homes. >> it is expected other jurisdictions will follow suit.

there are assistance programs for those who cannot afford the increase. liquor stores in baltimore city when not be able to sell snacks and sodas to minors. the new bill was signed into a law yesterday by the mayor. the u.s. circuit appeals signed with the counseling center really ordnances violated the free speech rights. three groups challenged the ordinance requires pregnancy counseling centers that to not provide abortions to post disclaimers stating so. >> 66 degrees on tv hill. reversing the effects of diabetes. >> the fda approves a new weight-loss drug. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day.

how long do you plan on keeping your car or cars you currently own? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> major roads are looking good but we have a problem in randallstown that could impact randallstown that could impact your ride

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>> welcome back. 5:38. it is a comfortable morning. that would change going into the weekend. 67 at the airport. 64 in westminster. dew points in the upper 50's. it will feel comfortable even though it will get hot today.

we will make it up to 93. the humidity will be in the comfortable range. more coming up in just a few minutes. >> canadian researchers were able to erase the symptoms of type 1 diabetes in a new study of mice. >> when stem cells were injected into mice -- human stem cells were injected into mice. there were side effects like cartilage formation where the stem cells were injected. researchers hope to reverse diabetes in humans. the treatment should work for patients with type 2 diabetes as well. the fda approves a new weight- loss drug. >> it was approved for

overweight adults. users can lose 3% of their body weight. the drug blocks a specific receptor in the brain which makes users feel fall after eating small amounts of food. >> 66 degrees on tv hill. brian phelps -- michael phelps and ryan lochte collided again in the pool. >> volunteers and their pets -- they need your help with fundraising. >> the heat is back. tony has your full forecast when

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad is to start out. the major roadways are checking out just fine. there is a problem along liberty road in randallstown. word of some fire department activity. looking good on the west side traveling down towards baltimore national pike. southbound 95, problem free. speeds around 67 through howard county on 95 down towards the b- 2. here's a quick live look at traffic. 50 at sandy point, so far so

good at the toll plaza. here's a quick live look at traffic. security. some building volume in the outer loop. not a bad start as you head out this morning. anyl keep you posted on problems. 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. >> moving along nicely on the mta. the 30 bus is diverting at edmondson and swann. light rail is on schedule. shuttle buses between timonium and hunt valley. the metro subway is operating on schedule. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. the heat is the major headline. first we say good morning to ava marie. she is out in timonium. she will talk about -- she has cute dogs.og

>> i'm talking about pets on wheels. wins. >> what sweet dogs. it probably takes a lot to prepare a dog to be a therapy dog. you guys are having a big fundraiser coming up. >> the dogathon, people can get sponsors to walk around the infield. we will have about 50 vendors and the kissing booth. you can get your picture taken with your dog. we will have face paying. >> it is two weeks away. >> we can use more vendors and more people to get sponsors.

this is our big fundraiser. >> if you want to support this cause, this is how to do it. >> people can go to our website, petsonwheels.com. she is down for the count. she has been doing this since she was a year-old. >> how exciting. what a way to celebrate. >> she things everybody is coming to see her. >> the people get so much out of this. the big fundraiser is coming up weeks.a weekwo you can find more information on our website, wbaltv.com. click on ava to find more information.

>> they have a good energy. it is a wonderful program. it is a great program. what is the dog's name? he doesn't care he is on tv. >> use the people get excited when ava comes by. -- usually people get excited. >> i would not care if i was on tv. thank you. some people say i sleep to the the weather. it is comfortable as far as the humidity. that will change over the next couple of days. here's the start-up.

you can see where the jet stream is running. underneath this ridge is a big heat dome. that will be centered over chicago and st. louis. that will slide to the east. will be on the fringe of it. you will see showers and thunderstorms developing. there is a chance we could see some scattered showers and thunderstorms in the heat and humidity as we go through the weekend. 90 to 95 for the high temperature today. it will not feel so bad with humidity in the comparable range. fights a foot or less -- wave heights a foot or less if you

take the boat out today. 30% chance for a thunderstorm if you down to the ocean. most of the day will be fine. debby will stay offshore. all the rain will stay offshore. 98 tomorrow. 96 on saturday. the heat index both days will be over 100. then we'll start to step down. the disenchants for a thunderstorm all the way through wednesday. typical baltimore this other weather over the weekend and into next week. >> 5:50, 66 degrees on tv hill. the orioles suffering long night at the yard. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery

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long do you plan to keep your car or cars you currently own? no surprise -- most of you said forever. [laughter] >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. "wilma!" [laughter] >> to not forget dino -- do not forget dino. michael phelps beat ryan lochte. the rubber race comes on saturday night. they squared off in one of the signature races. it was a tremendous race.

michael touched the wall first. both qualified for the event in london. call has the advantage now.-- michael has the advantage now. >> i'm glad i got one back. >> michael with endear kramer -- with andrea kramer. the orioles -- the best thing about this series with the angels is it is over. jason hammel is handed his third loss of the year. the angels are smoking hot. torii hunter, line shot, home run. j.j. hardy has been struggling.

watch mike trout bring it back. spectacular play by trout. watch this. bass sae hit. kendrys morales to brian roberts. 13-1, the angels win. the indians in town tonight. it will be hot and camden yards, according to tony. >> the supreme court is poised to make an important ruling today that is expected to impact every american. >> googled looks to take its own bite out of the tablet market. >> 60 years and a hundred miles is not stopping one woman from

try to find her half-brother here in maryland. >> it is a beautiful start on this thursday morning. things will change as we head into the weekend. >> pretty nice on the area roads. one problem in randallstown. fire activity to avoid. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland.

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>> a police officer is indicted on manslaughter charges. but that is not all. details are next. >> i am hallie jackson outside the supreme court. the ruling of nine justices will affect the lives of every american. american.