ruling. >> some severe weather right now passing to the area. hot temperatures later today. the forecast as we continue. [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. >> tony is busy this morning. >> it feels like a rough morning. the severe weather bank has moved over towards the eastern shore. in queens and county, you guys under severe thunderstorm warning for another half-hour -- in queen anne's county. wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. it will be rough for the next 20 minutes. then it should clear out. like rain up and down the 95

corridor and baltimore county is in the clear. it could be a little bumpy today, especially over on the eastern shore. hazy sunshine for the rest of the day. high temperature of 99 with a heat index of 102. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> good morning. we do have a first problem spot where the storms will throw in the belcamp area of harford county on philadelphia road. we have a slow spot for the south on 95, 36 miles per hour close to the beltway. a couple of things to watch for. the outer loop along the west side checking in at 11 minutes. 10 minutes on 95 southbound in howard county. 70 minutes on 895 between the 95's.

-- 17 minutes on 895 between the 95's. use some extra caution because the roads are damp. this is the beltway at dulaney valley road. looking good on the inner and outer loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> less than 24 hours after the supreme court ruling, both sides of the political aisle are using the decision to rally their forces. >> democrats see this as a victory for the president. republicans are vowing to get rid of the law. hallie jackson joins us live with more details on the story. >> good morning. you can see the battle over the health care act being repealed possibly in the next couple of

weeks when lawmakers scheduled the vote. this fight will last through november and possibly beyond. the crowds that gathered yesterday have gone. but the halls of congress echoed with protests from republicans. gop leaders saying the real outcome of the court's decision -- >> to strengthen our resolve and to make sure that this law is in fact repealed. >> that's something mitt romney promised to do on his first day in office if elected. >> our mission is clear. if we want to get rid of obamacare, we're going to have to replace president obama. >> romney is just dead wrong and he should know better. >> the president called the ruling a victory for all americans. >> good afternoon. >> and acknowledged that while members of congress should work together to improve the law where they can -- >> what we won't do, what the country cannot afford to do is refight the political battles of two years ago. >> the house has already

scheduled that repeal vote for july 11. next year we'll see some provisions of the health care act go into place. 2014 is when most people will have to have health insurance or pay money to the irs and that is when employers will have to cover employees or they will face stiff penalties. >> many small-business owners are examining how the law will affect them. jennifer franciotti has more on that. >> many small businesses are not sure how they will be affected because under the new ruling, businesses that have 50 employees or more will be required to provide affordable health insurance for their workers or they have to pay a penalty. the penalty starts at $2,000 for every worker that does not have health insurance.

the owners of this market are concerned about how the supreme court's decision will affect their business. >> it is overly burdensome to the retailer. any small business. it is unworkable and hard to administer. to be penalized as a businessman, we don't need any more expenses. >> one local economist says in some cases it might be cheaper for employers to pay the penalty for not providing health insurance to their employees. more on that coming up live at 6:30. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. complete coverage continues online. find out more on what health care reform means to your family. that is on our website, wbaltv.com. >> some new laws will take

effect. starting on sunday, the state's flush tax will double to $5 per month. new laws to limit septic systems will also be implemented. fire officials will bring in some heavy equipment this point to search for a warehouse worker who may still be trapped after the building's roof collapsed. the entire roof collapsed just after 10:00 p.m. last night. fire crews are putting out hotspots of a fire that broke out overnight. fire crews arrived on the scene just before 4:00 a.m. this morning. extra units had to be called in to extinguish the blaze. so far no reports of any injuries or might have started the fire. >> a suspicious incidents.

owen bernstein and robert hardie have been charged with second- degree assault. this all happened on thursday morning on scott street in south baltimore. police are looking for two men who they say robbed and shot a man. this happened on harford road. a man tried to wrestle the gun away from one of the suspects. anyone with information is asked to call police. and then held a woman against her will in his basement. travis melton met the victim at a party. she arrived at his home and

investigators say he forced himself upon her at one point using a knife. his family called police. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. you may be paying more to make your party is look more festive. >> -- well fires in colorado claim their first victim -- raging wildfires in colorado. >> a vehicle fire on the top

>> welcome back. 80 degrees downtown. we had some big thunderstorms this morning. now most of the activity is over on the eastern shore. these terms have wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. these are dangerous storms. they're crossing over on to the eastern shore. ton area, it willand are be kind of rough. expects large hail and wind gusts over

60 miles per hour. the western suburbs are in the clear. i will show you how fast these storms are going. what's them develop up in pennsylvania and then raced down across central maryland. 65 miles per hour. they did not last very long. 78 at the airport right now. 74 in taneytown. the humidity is still not terrible. dew points are the low 60's. that to be enough to get the heat index over 100. he is advisory today. after the storms pass, it should be quiet for a while. there could be another thunderstorm develop this afternoon. high temperature between 96 and 101. i don't think we'll break any records they appeared director

for today is 105. we could be close to 100. a nice day to be on the water if you watch out for the rain. those storms will be down around ocean city early this morning. there could be a few more on saturday and sunday. it will be a decent beach weekend. will make it to 97 tomorrow. heat index will be over 100 again. temperatures will step down. 94 on sunday. all the way back into the 80's by the fourth of july. 6:13. >> good morning. we have a couple of problem spots along the topside of the beltway. one is a vehicle fire just past the j.f.x. there is a crash report on the outer loop topside just past

perring parkway. those of the problem spots. a crash at riverside parkway and philadelphia road. a slow spot, 46 on 95 in the northeast corner down towards the beltway. otherwise, some of the other major roadways. this is the harrisburg expressway at york road. it looks like north and southbound traffic moving just fine. dulaney valley at the beltway. you can see both loops are moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. favorable weather conditions or allowing firefighters to contain about 10% of the while fire in colorado. authorities were able to enter the city to estimate the damage. at least 347 homes were destroyed by the fire.

the first person known to be killed in the blaze has been found. a judge will reexamine whether to set bond for george zimmerman. lied about his income during a bond hearing. he needs a good explanation to convince the judge to let him out again while he awaits trial. a woman who had a face mauled by a chimpanzee is suing the state for injuries. she was blinded by the attack and has undergone a face transplant to repair damage done to our face. she is suing for $150 million. some >> airlines are upgrading

their in-flight perks. -- >> some airlines are upgrading their in-flight perks . delta already offers wifi on its inspired domestic fleet. off west airlines is bringing a live tv to their flights -- southwest airlines. they'll expand the service to 20 aircraft by mid july. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what perk would you like to see added to your in-flight experience? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. wendy's is testing out more new menu items and there is a shortage of helium and life

guards. ellen braitman has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. you may want to try training to become a lifeguard if you're looking for a summer job. there is a shortage. there's also a shortage of helium. some stores are limiting the number of balloons that you can purchase. helium is also used in scientific experience -- experiments and flat screen tv's. stocks ended lower yesterday. the bloomberg maryland index was lower. when these sales have been on the s have beendy's sale on the rise. if you're looking for a star

above street -- if you're looking for a starbucks trade, how about spreading the love? $1 off of it frappuccino if you buy two or more. i'm ellen braitman for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:18. 76 degrees on tv hill. keith mills takes a closer look at the struggles of the orioles. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. new information about the accident just past perring parkway. the left lane is blocked and that is causing a bit of a slowdown. we're down to 32 miles per hour. a vehicle fire on the topside just past the j.f.x. harford county, riverside parkway and philadelphia road, a crash. a slowdown on 95 in the northeast corner as you hit the

beltway. a few things to watch out for. this is the harrisburg expressway at york road. you can see it looks like things are moving in just fine. the beltway at dulaney valley road. both loops are moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check of the forecast. >> good morning. the rest of the drive times should be ok in most areas. they are getting ready to cross over the delaware line. it will take another 20 minutes for the storms to move for your neighborhood in the denton area. you could see heavy rate and large hail. elsewhere, things are quiet. a slight chance we did see a shower later this afternoon. hazy sunshine and hot. high temperature between 96 and

101. here is keith mills. >> thank you. the orioles and the indians continue their weekend series tonight. hopefully it will heat up the orioles' offense. seven-2, the orioles lose to the indians. the indians hit three home runs. johnny damon -- how many times have orioles fans seen this? off of wei-yin chen. j.j. hardy because the lead in half. he was robbed of a home run wednesday night. 4-2. seventh inning. this is the back breaker. it is fair. three-run home run by asdrubal

cabrera. the yankees lost to the white sox last night. michael phelps lost his first race at the olympic trials and has not lost since. last night was his signature event, the two and a meter butterfly. -- the two larger meter butterfly -- 200-meter butterfly. fastest time in the world this year. allison schmidt won her second event. in golf, a second round of the at&t national. tiger woods is the host. he just misses. tiger is one over.

out of the sand and into the wholhole. earl weaver honored tomorrow. a charity basketball to mark at stevenson basketball. torrey smith is going to be there. >> live play basketball or beat each other up -- will they play basketball or beat each other up? >> baltimore's archbishops is receiving a special gift from the pope this morning. >> converse has a lot of work to do before the weekend. there could be a compromise. tracie potts. >> small business owners wonder how the new health care law will

affect them. affect them.

>> 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. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. you are sweating, tony. >> it has been a bumpy morning. things have quieted down. i think the with the bank will be fine for the rest of the commute -- i think the weather

will be fine for the rest of the commute. 30% chance for storms later this afternoon. >> we have the ruling but where do we go from here? the battle over health care is far from over. >> tracie potts begins our coverage. >> republicans have already scheduled a july 11 vote to get rid of of what they call obamacare. >> americans want it repealed and that is precisely what we intend to do. >> we're wasting our time. we should be spending it on jobs. >> president obama said he will move forward. >> what we will not do, what the country cannot afford to do is refight the political battles of two years ago. >> that is what republicans plan to do.

>> we have an opportunity to make the decision on election day because elections have consequences. >> what the court did not do on its last day in session, i will do on my first day if elected president of the united states. >> the court affirmed the penalty for not buying insurance is constitutional. meeting other protections can stay -- meaning other protections can stay. the government cannot serve states of their medical funds if they refuse to expand the program. >> this will have a devastating business impact across the country. >> the fight to get health reform has now become a fight. the house vote to repeal it will probably not pass the senate. meaning all this would get bumped over to the next congress. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the supreme court ruling will

likely treacle all the way down to small businesses all across the country. jennifer franciotti has more on that. >> many small businesses are trying to figure out how the plan will affect them and for them it is a concern. >> this supermarket has been serving customers since 1930. the owners are grateful. they're still concerned about how the decision will affect their business. >> it is overly burdensome to the retailer. any small business. it is unworkable, it's hard to administer. to be penalized as a businessman, we don't need any more expenses. >> companies that have more than 50 employees will be required to provide affordable health insurance for their workers, and if they do not, they have to pay a penalty.

the penalties are based on a complicated formula. they start at $2,000 for every worker that doesn't have health insurance. an economist says in some cases it may be cheaper for businesses to pay the penalty than to provide their employees with health insurance. >> my suspicion is that many of the larger employees will pay the penalty and send employees out looking for insurance, and that is where we'll see some interesting dynamics. >> the new law does go into effect for small businesses in 2014. >> thank you. local red cross officials say the blood supply has reached emergency levels. it is 5000 units short of what is needed for the month of june -- it is 1500 units short of what is needed for the month of june. >> we're trying to avoid a

situation where doctors he'd have to postpone elective surgeries or that might have to forgo surgeries for even more serious patients. all >> blood types are needed -- >> all the blood types are needed. >> catholics are in rome this morning. archbishop laurie was presented with a present by the pope. we'll hear from the archbishop later this morning. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a messy situation on the topside of the beltway.

a crash has moved off to the shoulder near perring parkway and that has caused a slowdown. down to 70 miles per hour. we have a crash at riverside parkway and philadelphia road. several incidents closed to the city. we have some of fire activity. a crash reported eastbound 40. a 29, we have report of a crash as well. this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. you can see some slowing in the outer loop. switching over to a live view of the topside of the beltway. you can see very slow traffic from the accident. you can see the outer loop is backing down quite a bit. leave some extra time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning.

we had some thunderstorms this morning. large hail and wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. those storms are now pushing into delaware. you guys on the eastern shore may see some rain for a while. he's the sunshine for the rest of the morning. 30% chance we could see a thunderstorm later this afternoon. heat index about 102. 97 on saturday. a chance for a thunderstorm each day. high temperature of only 88 on the fourth of july. >> "only 88." >> 6:35. 76 degrees on tv hill. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what perk would you like to see added to your in-flight experience?

>> free bacon for everyone. >> you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. watercooler@wbaltv.com.

♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley,

we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >> some interesting photographs

to show you. take a look of this. this is a cyclist. he calls himself the taiwan float man. he shows off his unique ability to balance on flagpoles. he has performed this stunt in landmarks across taiwan. he plans to embark on a world tour taking into europe, the united states. i think he should have kept his day job. >> a boy it was posing with his father in front of a sleeping lion. on woke up.e lights and woke u there was another memorable visit. do you remember that?

>> there you go. 76 degrees on tv hill. >> we have a bad situation along the top side of the beltway. >> it was kind of a rough start this morning with big thunderstorms. things are settling down. here is a live shot from pimlico. 78 degrees at the airport. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious?

you're a talking bee... honey t cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. police say a pedestrian was struck late last night in north baltimore. the reports of a person being struck by a vehicle. that person's condition is not known at this hour. police of looking into a deadly shooting in northwest baltimore. police responded to denison street near clifton avenue and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. fire crews are putting out the hot spots of a fire that broke out overnight in south baltimore. fire crews arrived on the scene

just before 4:00 a.m. some extra units needed to be brought in. so far no reports of any injuries. >> some high-flying lacrosse action will be going on this weekend. thank you for coming in. we're talking about the best of the best. >> we're honoring the best high school players in the country. >> talk about this helmet. pretty darned cool. >> under armour is a noise breaking the rule in fashion. the players will be getting one of these. >> how many states are represented? lacrosse is really growing. >> it is one of the fastest

growing sports in america. people are coming from california, florida, all over the united states and these are the best players in the country. >> maryland is becoming synonymous with a lacrosse. >> there is a constant battle for this all-star game. we pit the north versus the south. baltimore has a great claim to fame. loyola won the national championship. this is big business. millions of dollars. all the parents come to see the boys and girls play. there will be staying in hotels

and in joint restaurants around town. >> why do think lacrosse is becoming so popular? >> i'm a lacrosse guy. it is action packed. when i was coaching youth lacrosse, parents loved it. it was an hour-long. then you got to go to home depot. >> we have to ask you about the marathon. how is it going? >> the 12th annual. lester we had about 25,000 -- last year we had about 25,000. this year about 27,000. >> thank you for coming in.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have an accident that is causing some problems at perring parkway. 11 miles per hour. we have a crash at windsor mill road. we have some of fire activity in the city. southbound 29 in columbia, we have a crash at river's edge. a live look outside as some of the major roadways. the west side of the beltway, that is moving a little bit slow at baltimore national pike. maybe a quick tapping the brakes. this is the topside of the beltway that this kind of a mess. people are crawling by

approaching perring parkway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it was a rough start in some neighborhoods this morning. strong thunderstorms from pennsylvania with large hail and wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. you can see how fast the storms were going. they're pushing into delaware. they are getting hammered on the new jersey shore. did thunderstorms off the coast of atlantic city. this will continue to move to the east. we'll be just fine around baltimore for the morning commute. we have some cloud cover and that will help to hold the temperatures down. you can see the core of the heat over in the ohio valley. this is the actual temperature, 108 in st. louis.

we made it to 96. you can see the core of the heat and i think will stay on the edge of the big time heat. a lot of times you get the thunderstorms that travel down on the other side. we will be in that neighborhood for the next several days. we could see classes of the thunderstorms at any point for the next four or five days. 74 in 20. taneytown. 30% chance for a thunderstorm to develop later this afternoon. high temperature between 96 a nd 101. i don't think we'll break a record. the record for today is 105.

the average high temperature is 87 degrees. it should be a nice day to be on the water unless more storms develop later. wave heights a foot or less. a couple of rounds of a thunderstorms at the beach this weekend. the temperature will be slightly cooler near the water. 97 degrees tomorrow. then we step down the temperatures and keep the chance for a thunderstorm each day through tuesday. we will drop into the upper 80's by the fourth of july. i hope so. >> thank you. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. a blistering heat wave stretching from nevada all the way to new england. some cities will hit all-time highs.

another flight attendant loses his cool with passengers and goes on a rant on the intercom. this time the flight is canceled and the police are called in. we'll hear from passengers who were on the plane. what your morning routine may hold the key to a happier life. and who will represent team usa in london? a sneak peek at the women's gymnastics trials getting under way today. 5arrmaroon 5 and more for a concert out of the plaza. >> 6:51. what are you doing over there? coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. [ 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. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator to vote "yes" on national harbor... one of the biggest new job projects in the country.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what perk would you like to see added to your in-flight experience? >> she has a good idea.

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> how does a look on the roads? >> it is a good friday. there is any mess on the topside of the beltway. we're seeing a lot of delays back to harford road. a very slow go. take an alternate route or leave some extra time. crash at gwynn oak. in columbia, a crash on southbound 29 and rivers edge. this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. harford road on the topside and you can see those delays and it is still bumper-to-bumper.

>> hot and humid and possibly some thunderstorms. >> a rough start in some neighborhoods. we could see a thunderstorm pop- up. heat index about 102. it will feel like it is over 100 on saturday. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.

>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> the u.s. olympic trials are under way and the excitement has just begun. in the midst of the bicentennial of the war of 1812, independence day this weekend, and the upcoming 2012 olympics, we can truly say we are proud to be americans. the olympics are still the world's stage like no other, with the best athletes competing and representing their countries. you can see the trials and all of the games right here on wbal-tv 11, as world records are broken and new ones are set. join us 7:30 p.m. nightly for the "o-zone" to keep up with all of the action. certainly, all eyes will be on michael phelps, who is registered in 11 events. this is his fourth and final olympics, but he already holds the record for most olympic gold medals and most world records. he is also the first american swimmer to qualify for four olympics. the excitement mounts with each trial as the countdown to the

games gets louder. maryland athletes will compete for their place, while we cheer them on a spectacular race to the finish.