>> skyteam 11 continues our coverage of the latest traffic conditions near the water main break. >> five more years. the ravens and ray rice come to an agreement. >> it is should be up to be another hot, sticky day outside. 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. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it is sticky and humid. >> it is sticking to start out the day. we expect some drier air to push in. tietmeyer is the day with the heat and humidity -- tomorrow is

the day with the heat and humidity. we have a few clouds in the sky. sunny skies and toasty temperatures. highs near 100 degrees. 95 for ocean city. the mountains have been isolated chance for a thunderstorm. it will turn drier by this afternoon. details in the seven-day forecast. >> linda start by apologizing in advance because it will be a mess -- let me start by apologizing. lombard street is closed and we have closures along light street between fiat and lombard. expect delays throughout the day. kim dacey is live at the scene and she will have a report shirley. mount royal is closed in advance

of artscape. plenty of closures downtown. another problem on the east side of the beltway, an accident just past peninsula expressway. you have to get off at peninsula express. in terms of traffic, not a lot in terms of delays. traffic is the toward in the area of peninsula expressway and they may have it off to the side. that is a good news. the accident is off to the right shoulder. traffic is flowing once again. the rest of the major roadways in very good shape. this is a live view from skyteam 11 up above this water main break. we'll continue to monitor these closures in the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> our big story is the water main break and it could be days before the break is fixed. drivers are urged to take an alternate route to avoid any delays. >> let's take another live look at the scene. there is the problem right now. a huge hole in the middle of the roadway. kim dacey has more. >> skyteam 11 is above us. we will give you the street view. this is at redwood and light street and the road has buckled. they are not allowing pedestrians to walk on that side of the sidewalk. we are expecting big delays during the morning commute. the water main broke yesterday

at the worst possible time. during the evening rush hour. the water main was built in the 1890's and most likely deteriorated because of its old age. seven businesses were impacted because of the break. the affects on the road may be since the longer versu asphalt began buckling. >> you have water gushing under the asphalt and that will cause a void under there. that happens with even small water main breaks. >> officials are not sure how long it will take to fix the main. it depends what they find when they go underground. they are asking folks to avoid this, if they can. take public transportation. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we want to give the look at the streets to avoid. where st. paul becomes light

street is closed. lombard street is closed from calvert street to light street with the exception of the far left turn lane. >> some of baltimore's leaders are weighing in on the water main break st. it is no surprise that something like this happened. >> we have an aging infrastructure. seeing these increase over the years because we have to invest back in these pipes. >> the challenge is staying ahead of the problems but that is not always easy with a tight budget. >> we have an aging infrastructure. when we need to invest additional money to reinforce and to strengthen our infrastructure, it is

frustrating business-wise. -- this is why. >> when asked about the upcoming baltimore grand prix, the mayor is confident the city will be able to handle the event. you can buy your tickets for the grand prix of baltimore. the new race operators announced ticket sales and introduced new ticket sponsors. andretti sports step into ever see the race. >> a local lawmaker is taking steps to shake things up. councilman bill henry introduced four bills which include charter amendments which would shrink the number of votes needed to overturn a mayoral veto and allow the council to get money to the budget if they do not approve the spending plan. >> baltimore city has a strong

system of government. sometimes the council cannot do what people think the council should be able to do. retail sales are down for a third straight month as the economy seems to be slipping. brian mooar tries to answer that in the report from washington. >> >> an economic pulse check. lawmakers are quizzing ben bernanke as they get ready for an epic showdown. >> they're ready to go out on the fiscal cliff if they do not get their way. >> i will continue this debate rather than locking a long-term deal this year that throws -- >> we do not want to throw

middle-class families under the bus. >> democrats and republicans each blame the other. >> terrible jobs report last week. we have had continued bad news on manufacturing and we're looking at the weakest economic recovery. >> the president is blaming congress. >> the problem is we have a stalemate right now in washington. >> the commander in chief made a command performance on the kiss-cam. mitt romney blasted the president for helping his big- money donors and ignoring the middle-class. brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the race will be cooking in baltimore for another five years. -- the rice be cooking. ray rice signed a new contract. he is in the prime of his

career. he's just 25 years old. keith mills will break down the numbers from that contract coming up in sports. 6:08. a member of the kennedy family is expected to appear in court later today. >> the uss some amazing places for you and your family to enjoy. the top-10 family friendly landmarks. >> record desk challenging heat today and tomorrow -- record- challenging heat today and tomorrow. >> closures downtown because of the water main breaks and there is an accident on 100. more from captain roy is coming

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:12. 83 degrees outside. we're expecting it to be a warm stretch of the day. you can see a couple of clouds.

75 was the low this morning at the airport. 80 was the low at the inner harbor. the record to be at today is 101. we will be getting close to that. 83 was the downtown temperature. 72 in westminster. looking down to the lower eastern shore, 77 in ocean city. the dew point temperatures have been decreasing. that means the humidity has been dropping. 70 degrees at the airport. 70's across the eastern shore. look up to the north. we're seeing the dew point temperatures starting to drop. it could be a lot worse if we had higher humidity. a thin band of clouds up to our north. mostly sunny skies and pretty hazy.

a large band of high pressure is in control. we get the clockwise flow bringing in the warm air from the south. the cold front will bring some cooler weather by the end of the week. near 100 degrees. the record high today is 101. mostly sunny skies and a little bit hazy. the waves 1 foot out on the d bay. tomorrow will be just as hot but the humidity will return. a cold front will slide then and we drop into the 80's as we head into the weekend. >> good morning. downtown is the area where focusing on because of the closures along lombard, redwood,

and light street. captain roy is monitoring the situation. how is the traffic situation? >> right now the traffic situation is on the light side. everybody has been heeding the warnings. we have seen very little traffic. as the morning goes on, it will get worse because there are only so many ways you can navigate around downtown baltimore city. eding to the hea warning. you can take a bus or light rail at to get downtown as opposed to navigate through here. this is a fairly good-sized hole that is down here on light street.

>> captain roy it will be with us all morning. we want to update you one redwood. lombard, we have seen some improvement. we had all lanes closed but the left turn lane. light street and lombard of the main closures. mount royal a shutdown between north and charles in advance of artscape. a new accident on westbound 100. watch for delays in that area. 295 looks pretty good at the moment and no delays on 97. this is 95 near 395. traffic looks ok heading into the downtown area. closures in effect downtown. we will keep you posted.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. at least two people are dead after shots were fired at a party in eastern toronto. this happened on monday night. more than one person is responsible for the gunfire, according to police. one man was among the injured and is currently in police custody. most of the country is officially suffering from a drought. nearly 60% of the country is in some stage of drought. the biggest drop decoration in history. a member of the kennedy family will appear in court today. the daughter of robert kennedy was arrested on friday morning after the car she was driving

crashed with a tractor-trailer. >> a list of the best landmarks for families to visit. the statue of liberty is in first and the washington monument is in second. the gateway arch in st. louis comes in third. the golden gate bridge in san francisco ranks fourth. others include the space needle mount rushmore, rushmo and the hollywood sign. the average amount of money parents spend on college for their kids fell 5%.

more students are shelling out of their own pockets in savings and more than half are living at home while they attend college. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. in what areas do you find yourself cutting back in order to save money? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. kids get a gourmet menu at hyatt hotels. ben bernanke answers some tough questions to congress today. we have more in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. job growth is one item that ben bernanke will most likely be asked about today. he will deliver his semi-annual report on the economy. a program designed to lower

borrowing costs to boost the economy. he speaks before the house financial services committee tomorrow. gap is looking to compete with lululemon. gap opens their own store in nearby when lululemon opens a store. lululemon it generated $1 billion in sales last year. it was a down day for the markets yesterday. we had a disappointing report on june retail sales. the bloomberg maryland index falling on losses for jos. a. bank that we saw yesterday. hyatt hotels has a menu for kids by kids. it will soon offer a healthy three-course meal for children.

the dinner includes natural grilled beef served with potatoes and vegetables. it served 3 million kids annually at its hotels and resorts. that is business news. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to. you. >> 6:21. the ravens did not have to worry about a quarterback for the next several years. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. you up to date. there is a lot happening. we start in abingdon at 924. word of an accident that could impact your ride out of harford county. there are closures in a fact in the city because of the water main break. lombard, light street, and redwood. two lanes are getting by a long lombard. light street will be shut down for awhile. in the artscape area, not royal

between north and charles, we have closures in effect because of artscape through the weekend. another accident on the west downside of 100. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 95 at 395. this is the ramp of 395 into town. we will monitor this as a volume picks up. this is lombard at light street. right now we're not seeing any traffic. traffic is getting by. a little bit of improvement on lombard at light street. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. yesterday we had 95 at the airport. it was in another warm day yesterday. a very similar start today.

87% humidity. we have a little bit of clouds and a lot of sunshine today. that will be the forecast and it will be another hot one. highs of 99 degrees. 95 for ocean city. there is a chance for a thunderstorm. the rest of the state is looking mostly at dry. we have higher humidity tomorrow and we will detail that coming up in the fall forecast -- in the full forecast. >> it took longer than many fans might have hoped for. the ravens and ray rice get together on a new contract worth reportedly $40 million. ray was there at a golf

tournaments and to say that, "i want to stay here." he will be a member of the ravens family for the next five years. training camp. a week from today. oh, man. football is here and number 27 is in the fold. orioles and twins play game two . the orioles lose game 1 last night 19-7. first inning, adam jones with two on. this looks like a double. ben revere makes a tremendous play. here is the play the orioles did not make. that scores two runs and leads to four more.

chris tillman was knocked out. denard span rips one. zach britton makes his first start tonight. u.s. men's and women's basketball teams win against brazil last night. >> i do not want to see the orioles highlights anymore. that is giving me a headache. >> 74 degrees on tv hill. >> crews are still on the scene of day water main break in downtown baltimore. >> quite a scene. closes remain in effect downtown. downtown.

>> 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. please tell us we will see some relief from the heat. >> not today. 74 is the current low at the airport. 80 was the low at the inner harbor. all the humidity held in the heat. we have a warm start to the day. the record high is 101. high temperatures near 100 degrees. very common for downtown areas to be the hottest part of the map. not as humid this afternoon. >> thank you. a downtown water main break is expected to cause some major headaches. it is already affecting the morning commute. >> this is a live look courtesy

of skyteam 11. you will see a very large hole in light street. that is where the main is. kim dacey is on the ground and gives us a ground level view of the efforts to repair the main. >> we are here at redwood and light street. that whole in the middle of light street -- that hole. two lanes of lombard street have opened to traffic. hopefully things will be ok in that regard. a lot of these roads are still closed down and that will cause major problems. people almost needed a boat to get around downtown baltimore after water was sent gushing into the street. >> we rushed out to see what

was going on and we saw all the floods and all the water coming out. >> with cars already creeping at slow speeds, the water main at light and lombard streets could not have broken at a worse time. >> traffic is tied up for blocks and blocks in every direction. wawalking andm not driving through this mess. >> it is dirty and it is dangerous. >> the department of public works said the water main was built in the 1890's and most likely deteriorated because of its old age. seven businesses were impacted because of the break. the affects on the road may be felt much logger since the asphalt started buckling. >> you have water gushing under the asphalt and that will cause a void under there. that happens with even small water main breaks. >> officials are not sure how long it will take to fix this main.

it depends what they find when they go underground. they are asking folks to take public transportation or to avoid the downtown area. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for continuing coverage, visit our website, wbaltv.com. you can read a complete list of the road closures and look through a slide show. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> as you can see, there are still some closures remaining in effect in the city. in the downtown area, we have light street closed between fiat and lombard as well as portions of redwood. lombard is moving once again. we have two lanes moving. mount royal between north and

charles is closed because of artscape. we start in aventine at 924, a crash. another on the west bound side of 100. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 95 at 395. the inbound ramp and we're not seeing any delays on the ramp itself. closer to the downtown area, they are expected. give yourself plenty of extra time. this is the downtown area, lombard at light street. traffic is getting by on lombard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you, ava. >> 74 degrees at the current temperature at the airport. humidity at 87%. it will turn much dryer into the

afternoon. it will be extremely hot. it would feel worse if we had a higher humidity. a little bit dryer this afternoon. 95 for ocean city. may be an isolated thunderstorms in the mountains this afternoon. pretty testy tomorrow with a high of 98. a chance for thunderstorms to more afternoon -- pretty toasty tomorrow with a high of 98. great weather to get out stores this weekend. >> 74 degrees on tv hill. you might be preparing your breakfast right now. massive cake in bolivia. >> something the first couple

was pressured into doing. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. in what areas do you find yourself cutting back in order to save money? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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even ifor those with a bake swet tooth. this was a massive desert. the cake was inspired by bolivia's largest mountain. it was cut into 10,000 slices. >> the men's basketball team in washington last night. president obama and his wife was sitting courtside. the couple got caught on th cam.kiss- the second time around, he went for it. you have got that right. >> 6:40.

still had, and look at this morning's top stories. >> a busy ride downtown as closures remain in effect because of water main repairs. >> that is peer pressure. crowd. the crowshame on the this is a live look at the boardwalk at ocean city

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. baltimore city leaders are blaming in part to latest what may break on the infrastructure. the mayor said baltimore's aging

infrastructure can lead to failure like monday's big break downtown. the mayor said incidents like this, the reason the city needs to invest additional money into the infrastructure. the water main break when not affect the upcoming grand prix of baltimore. tickets are on sale. the race is scheduled for labor day weekend. ray rice signs a new five-year contract reportedly worth $40 million to remain a baltimore raven. ray rice is just 25 years old and scored 15 touchdowns and is one of the best running backs in the entire nfl. >> a new way to help hero's heeal.

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opportunity for a brighter future. thanks to the new hotel for heroes program. >> this program is working for the benefit of military families, giving americans a way to show their appreciation. >> people can donate rewards points that give military families a place to stay as their loved ones heal. >> we have you covered. it takes so much stress off of these families. >> it is a way to give back, to give hope. >> it is a perfect pay it forward. >> the program is run by the fisher house foundation. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a busy ride because of closures downtown.

lombard has been reopened. those water main break repairs will be continuing for several days. mount royal, watch for closures in advance of artscape. a medivac has been requested in abington along 924. that will be a busy ride. you may want to avoid was bound 100 near 95. traffic looking good on 95. no delays on 395 into town. not seeing any signs of delays on the ramps. delays around light street. this is lombard at light street. a little bit of progress to report. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has a check on a hot forecast.

>> we will be a very hot into the afternoon. we're near 74 the low at the airport. 95 was the official high at the airport yesterday. downtown areas always get the most hot because of the concrete and asphalt. those materials retained a lot of heat. 83 is the current temperature downtown. 78 in annapolis. 77 in ocean city. a little cooler in the mountains. 64 in frostburg. the dew point temperatures are running pretty high this morning. drier conditions. the lower the dew point temperatures, the dryer it is. still very humid closer to the

water. ocean city dew point at 75. we expect a few passing clouds today. high pressure in control around the area. a very sticky pattern. we get the clockwise flow which is pumping in the heat. it is hot today but it could feel worse if we have the higher at dew points into the afternoon. temperatures in the upper 90's to near 100 degrees. record-challenging. the record today is 101. the record for tomorrow is 102. a chance for thunderstorms wednesday night into thursday as a cold front moves through.

>> the big story is it will be several more days before the water main break is fixed. drivers are urged to take an alternate route to avoid delays. kim dacey is live downtown with the latest. >> we did get some new information. contractors should be down around 7:00 a.m. this morning to help repair the situation here and light street. crucially repairing two mai -- crews will be repairing two mains. the water main broke yesterday at the worst possible time, during the evening rush hour. the water main was built in the 1890's and most likely

deteriorated because of its old age. the affects on the roads could be felt much longer. officials are not sure how long it will take to fix the mains. people are being asked to avoid driving downtown in this area if at all possible. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> i think we got our money's worth and it is time for a repair. or businesses in the area being impacted -- how our business is being impacted? so >> and businesses on one side of the street are open for business, like dunkin' donuts. we're not sure how long this will affect their business. >> kim dacey, thank you. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning.

needles found in seles's serve to passengers on four separate delta flights. the fbi has opened an investigation. a terrifying moment caught on camera as a girl falls from a third-floor window into the arms of a hero. sir elton john will open up about his reckless behavior and what he owes a lot to elizabeth taylor and princess diana. a tourist photographs a couple in washington and she would like your help to track them down. >> the catch. 6:52. 74 degrees on tv hill.

coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- in what areas do you find yourself cutting back in order to save money?

>> do you play football? >> that is the question. >> if you work downtown, maybe ride your bicycle. >> walk. anything is better than driving downtown. >> good morning. this is fat and light street -- this is a fayette and light street. traffic is starting to back up because of the heavy volume coming down st. paul street. fayette street is starting to back up from the east side over towards the west side. be prepared for that as they deal with the water main break. i'm captain roy taylor. >> lafayette is the alternate

for redwood. light street remains closed as well. mount royal is closed in advance of artscape. 924, watch for closures in abingdon because of an accident. >> it is a hot and sweaty day for those preparing the main. >> temperatures near 100 today. 98 tomorrow. um relief in sight for the weekend -- some relief in sight for the weekend. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day.

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