captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> another pleasant morning. .> we're on summer right now it is summer. >> you say we could simmer down. >> today we are cooling off this morning. temperatures have dropped another degree. down to 70 downtown. the humidity will drop by 10:00 a.m. this morning. the barometer is showing a rising tendency. 77 at the science center and that is down from an hour ago. 74% the humidity. the high barometer looks like a good forecast today. let's check out the traffic

right now. >> good morning. one problem in at windsor mill. old court road at carleton lane, police are reporting to an accident. 66 on 70 moving in from 32 towards the beltway. problem free as we traveled south on 95 towards 100. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. eight minutes to travel on 895 from the 95 merged down to the harbor tunnel tolls. here's a quick live look at traffic. we should see some delays but a nice start as you travel from 795 to the west side. this is the j.f.x. at coldspring lane. problem free from the beltway all the way into town. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. >> a firefighter is facing charges of running a prostitution ring out of a baltimore warehouse. >> jennifer franciotti is live with the story. i understand the suspect has a history in this. >> firefighter jamar simmons was arrested for a separate case involving a prostitution ring. we do know that he has been a firefighter since 2002. on monday, police detectives raided his alleged headquarters in a warehouse in southwest baltimore. according to court documents, detectives have been investigating him along with franklin coit since november of last year. >> we found a handgun, ammunition, a small amount of marijuana, and various ledgers and documents that would suggest that an online

prostitution and human trafficking operation was being conducted from the location. >> how investigators found out about the alleged prostitution ring and more on his 2010 arrest for a similar case of prostitution coming up at 6:30. including how he was able to keep his job with the fire department. >> more controversy with the fire department involving a potential raise for fire chief james clack. the mayor is expected to request that his salary be bumped. the mayor's office said he deserves the raise because of his strong record in a recent drop in fire fatalities. some called the idea of a raise outrageous. >> this is a slap in the face to every man and woman in the baltimore city fire department. how can you possibly accept a

raise when you've told your members there are no raises? there is no money in the city of baltimore to give a raise. how can you yourself as chief of the fire department accept a raise? >> the mayor credits the chief by saving the city money by reducing overtime. >> a 13th police officer is heading to prison for his role in a kickback scheme. a judge sentenced jaime lugo to wo years of prison. he faces sentencing in federal court next month. >> a composite sketch has been released hoping to find -- detectives say this man shot a victim in the leg on east lombard street. this happened the night of june 30. anyone with information should call baltimore city police.

a body was found in the park heights neighborhood over the weekend. he was shot and stabbed near spaulding avenue. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. >> there will be a planning meeting this evening. the planning department wants to ales. out liquor s violent crimes tends to cluster around liquor stores. the zoning change would affect about 100 stores. >> people that are brought up in that environment is not going to change because there is no liquor store. the good point of the liquor store is being the problem for people's bad behavior is wrong. >> the planning director says

the change will be introduced to city council this fall and will be phased in over two years. >> a new bill would lower the blood alcohol limit for commercial drivers and tighten penalties for any driver convicted of driving under the influence. the move is on hold. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you support the lowering of the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .04 for drivers of commercial vehicles? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the house of representatives take steps to repeal president obama's health care reform at. hallie jackson has more on what the most adamant opponents agree is simply a symbolic act.

>> the senate is controlled by democrats and one not pass the repeal. >> we are resolved to have this law go away. >> and so on the house floor, republicans push their message. >> we can do better. we owe the american people better. >> this is bad policy today and it will be bad policy tomorrow. >> health care is too important to get wrong, and obamacare got it wrong. >> it's the first time the house will hold a vote to repeal the health-care act since the supreme court upheld the law's requirement that americans have health care or else pay a fine. >> to rally the base and that is their strategy. >> but since the law was passed, house gop members have tried to get rid of it or gut it more than 30 times. >> yet it seems like groundhog day, the same thing over and over and over again. >> what i consider wasting time with politics instead of putting people back to work. >> this is baloney. the arguments are baloney. so baloney, baloney, baloney.

>> the president has said the law is here to stay. >> the only way to really repeal it at this point is to change the occupant in the oval office. >> and even though a repeal wouldn't stand a chance in the senate, in the runup to november's elections, it matters. >> why should the house take a vote when everybody knows how it will turn out? because they can take that vote and use it when they campaign. >> after the debate, the house is back on the floor first thing this morning. a vote is expected by late afternoon. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 6:08. some of the most popular networks a missing from the biggest satellite tv providers. >> large church takes a bold step forward in recognizing gay marriage. >> the investigation into a possible cover-up at penn state is just beginning.

two officials are being brought into court today. >> all the rain is down to the south of us. that should be the trend today. >> we have one accident in windsor mill and we will chec

>> good morning. a beautiful sky this morning. on tv hill, 78 degrees. a little warmer in town than in the outlying areas this morning. we have some rain to the south of us. if you thunderstorms around -- a few thunderstorms. some pretty good storms down prince george's and montgomery county. they got an inch to an inch and a half of rain. we were kind of in between that in the city. not much happened at all. 76 in annapolis. on the boiler at ocean city, 75 degrees. 67 in parkton. 66 in westminster. -- on the barack, 75 degrees.

monterrey, temperatures in the 50's this morning. -- on the boardwalk at ocean city, 75 degrees. scattered clouds. down to the south is where the unsettled weather is going to be. a front drops down into the carolinas similar to yesterday. the front is farther south. we have a battle with all this high pressure to the north. the hike is trying to move but the front is stalled. everything is kind of the way it was yesterday. you can see the cool air in the great lakes and the northeastern part of the u.s. and that is associated with the high pressure. it gets a little more humid down to the south. our forecast for today is similar to yesterday.

partly cloudy skies. isolated shower. the vice chancellor be added frederick and beyond to the west. -- the biggest chance would be out in frederick and beyond. the days are starting to get a little bit shorter. we have some clouds in the area and rain to the south. fair-weather continues into thursday. it looks like the mountains of pennsylvania and towards the great lakes might get some showers tomorrow. we begin to see more weather closing in tomorrow as things begin to change. aside from the isolated shower, generally a parley cloudy day. 87 is the high. similar to tomorrow. the two upper 80's and closer

to 90 and more humid once we hit the weekend. we do increase during chances for a few showers and thunderstorms. >> good morning. we have one accident in windsor mill along old court road and carlton lane. looking good on the west side. 67 on southbound 83. looking good in harford county on 95 towards 543 and 24. everything flowing smoothly at the harbor tunnel and the fort mchenry. here's a quick live look at traffic. 295 southbound at 175, building in time as bessie as you get closer to 32. 95 south and not showing any delays as you continue it down

towards powder mill road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. two former penn state officials will be in court today to answer questions about lying. tim curley and gary shultz are accused of failing to alert police about jerry sandusky. the episcopal church has adopted a service blessing on same-sex relationships. church officials insist the plastic is not a marriage ceremony. they become the largest u.s. denomination to sanction same- sex relationships. we have been following breaking news out of ohio.

if free trade has to melt lead to a massive fire. the train was carrying agricultural products when it derailed and some of the cars burst into flames at 2:00 a.m. this morning and that led to an explosion. people living with the day when mile radius of the fire have been evacuated. officials are not sure what is burning but a hazardous materials team is on the scene. >> we should find out just how bad the recent heat wave has damage to nation's crop. monthly crop estimates will be released today. expect to pay more from everything from cereal to sweetener. it is the worst crop in years, said one former.

networks owned by viacom would no longer available on directv. right now now works like a common central and nickelodeon are off the satellite. it is not clear when viacom will return to network tv. target and neiman-marcus are teaming up for the holidays. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. talk about christmas creep. target and neiman-marcus are joining up to offer a selection by a number of designers that will have 50 limited edition products. most items will cost less than $60. it will be in both target and neiman marcus stores.

there is a program with a 60 day money back guarantee for all 2012 chevys. chrysler already put off monthly payments for the first 90 months and that offer runs to the end of the month. stocks falling on pessimism for the earnings season. the bloomberg maryland index taking a dip. rooftop bars of the big things. the idea of moving the party outdoor creates buzz and buzz usually leads to sales. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> after more than half a istury, actor peter o'toole

calling it a career. he says he has lost his heart for acting. his last oscar nomination was in 2006. fans of "the hundred gager game" will learn several years before have the story plays out on the big screen. one book will be broken up into two separate films. so for the movie has grossed more than $400 million domestically and more than $600 million worldwide.

>> 6:28. we will check in on the all-star game. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. would you support the lowering of the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .04 for drivers of commercial vehicles? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. right now the major roadways are checking out ok. there is a problem in windsor mill. an accident to avoid. police are on the scene. 63 on southbound 795. we checker speech centers on the north and west side and not much in the way of delays -- we check our speed sensors. this is traffic at white marsh down towards the beltway northeast. down to the fort mchenry, not tracking any significant delays. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is a 83 at padonia. not seeing any delays from

padonia down to the beltway. a nice start on the harrisburg expressway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. this morning we have partly cloudy skies. 72 -- 77 is the temperature downtown. 70 at the airport. 72 in rock hill. at columbia, 70. the major destinations are generally dry weather across most of the country. everybody in the 8's or nanny's for highs during the daytime. this is summertime. everybody is in good shape. more on the local forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >> all-star game last night in kansas city. for the third year in a row, the

national league will play host in the world series because the nl squad got the job done. the orioles were well represented as there were introduced last night. all three did polite but this -- did play but this game was over in the first inning. justin verlander on the mound and he was rocked by pablo sandoval. bases were loaded. that was a triple. top of the fourth, melky cabrera. he would become the mvp. two-run shot. 8-0. matt wieters gets into one but not out. maybe the hardest hit ball by an american leaguer. hauled in by bryce harper. 8-0 was the final. seventh shutout in all-star game history. first shutout since 1996. i caught up with lardarius webb

yesterday. working on a new golf swing. last couple weeks before ravens training camp. ravens training camp is two weeks ago. nice to catch up with lardarius webb yesterday. that's it for sports. i'm pete gilbert. >> 6:27. 70 degrees on tv hill. >> a firefighter is arrested in connection with a prostitution ring. >> the maryland state assessments are in. roadsre checking the area for your morning commute and for your morning commute and will update you

>> 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. any storms expected today? >> something isolated could show up west of us. a high chance for a great weather. we have partly cloudy skies. 77 downtown at the science center. a great start to the day and humidity is reasonable. >> thank you. a firefighter is waking up behind bars accused of heading up an online prostitution ring. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more details on the story. good morning. >> jamar simmons has been a baltimore city firefighter since 2002. he was charged in a separate case of prostitution and he has managed somehow to keep its job. -- to keephis job.

police detectives raided his alleged headquarters at this warehouse in southwest baltimore on monday. >> we found a handgun, ammunition, a small amount of marijuana, and various ledgers and documents that would suggest that an online prostitution and human trafficking operation was being conducted from the location. >> detectives have been investigating simmons and 33- year-old franklin coit since november of last year. a cyber tip led them to a website advertising jobs for prostitutes. an informant said simmons and coit had three to six girls working as prostitutes at any given time, either at the warehouse or at various hotels. this is not the for first time both men had been in trouble with the law. both men were arrested after arranging a prostitution meet- up two years ago. simmons was given pbj, or probation before judgment, and a fine. a spokesperson explained why simmons kept his job after that

2010 case. >> a uniformed member of our department would have to be -- the outcome of the case by the judicial system would have to be a guilty plea. if that is not the case, we don't get into that. if he is guilty, that would be how we would proceed with our penalties and dispositions. >> as of right now, jamar simmons has been suspended from the baltimore city fire department without pay pending the outcome of this case. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the state board of elections has enough signatures to get the same sex lot on the ballot. opposition groups have turned in more than 162,000 signatures to repeal it. more than 109,000 signatures

have been confirmed. >> good news for maryland's the school students. students took the took t msa back in the spring. overall the news is encouraging. >> it depends on the different students in the difference mix of students. >> parents can expect copies of their children's test scores in the coming weeks. you can check statewide results on our website, wbaltv.com. >> environment the groups give

high marks to this year's general assembly session when it comes to protecting maryland's environment. the group is legislators high marks for the adoption of a clean water and healthy families initiative. the act is designed to protect tehe bay. >> we have been adding 30,000 pounds of arsenic each year since 1946. it is terrific that this will be the first year that we are not. >> not all lawmakers earned such praise. 19 receive zero on the report card. >> a man has died after falling out of a boat. he was cleaning a boat on tuesday when they fell overboard.

threw him a line but he was not able to grab it. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. there is an accident wrapping up along old court road and carlton lane. speed it's all looking good on the north side. 52 on 395 in down towards conaway. this is the 97 speed sensor in glen burnie at 100. 50 in great shape to and from the bay bridge. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is dulaney valley. the north side is building in volume over towards the harrisburg expressway. on the west side, a buildup in

volume in the outer loop at baltimore national pike. nothing out of the ordinary. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have not changed the condition all that much. this is the view on the camera from ocean city at the boardwalk. the temperature is 75 degrees and the clouds are beginning to break up. 79 is the high on the beach with partly cloudy skies. the farther west you go, more clouds this afternoon. maybe an isolated storm could crop up but a great summer time forecast. >> thank you. 6:36. 70 degrees on tv hill. soem art from an unusual perspective -- some.

>> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you support the lowering of the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .04 for drivers of commercial vehicles? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. #f#f#f#ff

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then chicago is the place today . eli's is celebrating with a thousand-pound cheese cake. you can get a free slice. >> some big strawberries on top. the art museums are getting into the three-d craze. 83 oil paintings are on display. paintedntings are in a special 3-d style. do we have to see that first thing in the morning? there is the appearance of an extra dimension.

they spent four months working on the special painting. is that art or is that real? >> 6:41. >> if you're traveling in the next few minutes, we'll update you on a problem in windsor mill and check on the major roads. >> we do have a rare picture that shows all the rain to the south of us this morning. beautiful sunrise. here's a view of tv hill. 72

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:43. the mayor is expected to run into some opposition from fire union officials as you request bum the chief's salary be ped. the mayor says the chief deserves the raise because of his strong record. officials call the idea of a race outrageous because it comes on the heels of two fire department's closing. a police officer and heads to kickbackter a tellinowing scheme. the final officer faces sentencing next month. police have released a composite sketch in hopes of finding a man accused in a hotel shooting in downtown baltimore. they say this man shot a man on

the night of june 30. the victims injury was not life- threatening. >> your car could simply disappear and then the sold out from under you. barry simms exposed as a law that some say is a license to steal. >> some local car owners said they had no intention of selling their vehicle, but we discovered that didn't matter. her car disappeared from a street near her home. police discovered that the thief sold it. >> this person signed an agreement. i never signed over my car. that is the problem i have with this. you cannot accept some anonymous person's signature for a car that does not belong to them. >> they said their car was stolen, too. they accused a neighbor of selling it. >> i cried. i cried because we put everything into that car. we paid a lot -- we paid a lot,

for us. >> how could these cars be sold when there was no title or proof of ownership? tonight at 11:00, we reveal a maryland law that some consider a license to steal. we ask a neighbor about the serious allegations. i'm barry simms. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it has been a nice start on the area roads. there is a problem on all court road and crofton lane. -- carlton lane. a nice start on 95 from white marsh down. 61 on eastbound 70 from 40 in towards 29. in howard county, around 65 miles per hour. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 out of the white marsh area

is still in pretty good shape. you will tap the breaks around the beltway. this is out of the traffic at baltimore national pike down towards 40. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john collins has the forecast. >> good morning. partly cloudy skies over us right now. all of the rain is to the south of us. we had some rain in harford county yesterday. thundershowers in montgomery county and prince george's county. most of our viewing area did not get anything yesterday. today we're heading into a similar situation where the concentration of rain will be to our south. 76 in annapolis. 75 on the boardwalk. elkton, 69.

hagerstown, 69 degrees. .0's in frostburg and oakland some pretty good thunderstorms down and southeast virginia. we can see some scattered clouds over us and that may for an interesting sunrise this morning. there is a storm stalled offshore down in the carolinas. there is a high pressure fixed in over the great lakes. it will be there again today. yesterday's weather will repeat today. the south and bato good weather to the north. some showers may be west of us from frederick on the west. rain is not a part of this forecast. just an isolated chance.

partly cloudy skies. high.89 fioor the a normal summertime day. a one-foot chop on the open waters of the bay. bay water temperatures are in the low to mid 80's. the weather centers are close to the shore. the concentration of significant rains south of us this afternoon. something could pop up to our north or northwest, may be as close as the frederick area. the greatest renewed chance up with the great lakes and in pennsylvania. 8 weather system will move in and more clouds and humidity. we'll look at the forecast.

87 today with partly cloudy skies. maybe an isolated showers or thunderstorms, probably west of the frederick area. 87 on thursday and friday. humidity and heat go up towards the weekend. closer to 90 degrees with a 30% chance of the thunderstorms. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. i firefighter is accused of heading up a prostitution ring. jennifer franciotti is live with that story. >> firefighter jamar simmons was arrested and charged in a separate case but he received probation and was able to keep his job. he has been a firefighter since 2002. on monday, police detectives raided his alleged headquarters in a warehouse in southwest

baltimore. according to court documents, detectives have been investigating him along with franklin coit since november of last year. found a handgun and various letters and documents that would suggest hum trafficking operation was being conducted at that operation. back to you. >> what is his standing with the fire department right now? >> he has been suspended without pay pending the outcome of this case. >> jennifer franciotti, thank you. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. we are following breaking news out of ohio for a free trade has derailed and burst into trains. homes within a mile of the crash site have been evacuated. new questions surrounding the tragic death of a new york

teenager swept out to sea by a large wave in hawaii. his parents join us to tell us about their son. a high-tech tv scandal involving 70 students at one of the most prestigious high schools. what the students are accused of doing. a lifelong dream to fly in an f-16 with her brother at the controls as we get started on a wednesday morning. >> 6:52. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> plus, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- would you support the lowering of the legal blood alcohol limit from .08 to .04 for drivers of commercial vehicles? >> will post more answers on a website, wbaltv.com.

>> we have a disabled vehicle at the harbor tunnel that is blocking all northbound lanes. they should have it out of there shortly. another accident on all scored in windsor mill. 27 miles per hour on the west side outer loop approaching baltimore national pike. up to speed on the north side and looking good on 70. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on 95 out of the northeast. southbound traffic is building just a bit. you can see a bit of a delay in the outer loop on the west side. >> we had a couple of isolated showers yesterday. if anything crops up today, it will probably be west of us. 87 and partly cloudy. humidity goes up over the weekend. temperatures are closer to 90

and increase the rain chance. >> thank you. looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.

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