i've put my mind i do something that nobody had ever done before. >> michael phelps now stands for no olympian has ever stood before. >> with more medals than anyone to his name, this is where michael phelps got his start. >> this is a live look at the cauldron in london or michael is looking to add more medals to his name in the coming days. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> looking like an average day. >> we should be below 90 today. just like yesterday, we have some rain passing south of

baltimore. heavier thunderstorms going across the lower eastern shore counties. you guys will see some heavy rain to start the day. just sprinkles around baltimore. temperatures in the low 70's and will make it up to the upper 80's today appeared we could see some thunderstorms today. >> progress to report at powder mill road. all northbound lanes were closed. the accident is off to the side. there is a northbound problem at caton avenue on 95. an accident at 295 and the inner loop of the beltway. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. also monument street because of the sinkhole repair.

moving well on southbound 95 down towards the fort mchenry. york road is building in of volume. we switched to the accident scene on the inner loop of the beltway at the b-w parkway. a lot of activity. all of the right shoulder is squeezing by an it is causing a backup. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. -- only the right shoulder is squeezing by. >> michael phelps now has the most medals in olympic history. >> he won his 19th medal, anchoring team usa to gold. michael phelps got emotional on

the podium, understandably. >> michael phelps has only won one gold medal here in london but that is one metal he will -- medal he will never forget. he now has 19 olympic medals, most any olympian has ever won. allison schmidt earned her third medal in london. missy franklin won a medal. men's basketball was a blowout when team usa played tunisia. kobe bryant even signed an autograph for a tunisian player post-game. memorable moment for team usa

gymnastics. the american women won the team gold. the gymnastics team that won back in 1996 was called the magnificent seven. this time around the women are called the fab five. >> whose record did michael phelps beat? >> it was a russian gymnast, larisa latynina. is 77 and was in the stands when michael phelps broke her record. >> thank you so much. teammates were' cheering him on from baltimore. >> jennifer franciotti has more. >> pretty exciting watching this

amazing athlete get 19 medals. pretty amazing. people were so exciting they could not wait for it to appear on tv. michael phelps has swam his way into the record books. his home-town pool club couldn't wait for his races to air live on tv. they crammed around a computer to watch him shatter a world record. >> very exciting. it was very loud. a lot of the kids are screaming and yelling. every time they saw michael or alison on the screen, everybody was erupting in cheers. >> especially the younger kids. they look up to people like alison and michael. they are just thrilled to be part of the same team watching the olympics. >> michael now has 15 gold medals, two silvers, and two bronzes. very exciting stuff. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. assuming michael phelps wins a few more medals, do you think anyone can break his all-time

medals record? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> an update. police hope new video will bring them closer to finding the person who abducted vi ripken. this is an updated sketch of the man that police are looking for. police think he took vi ripken at gunpoint and drove around before leaving her balance in her car on the side of the road. police are investigating a shooting in north baltimore. police responded for a family disturbance yesterday afternoon. the responding officer called for backup when he got into a struggle with the man inside. >> there was a, what we believe a knife-like object in the vicinity. the officer who was being

attacked did summon the other officer to assistant him. that other officer fired at least one round to the suspect. >> the suspect died from his injuries. >> b.g.e. reports to state regulators on how they responded to the outages after the big storm in late june. the company found on average customers waited about 38 hours for their power to be restored. they expressed the importance of educating their customers. >> we have to find a better way to educate our customers. we have to be collectively smart about the fact that these restoration efforts can take days.

>> the report shows the utility was able to implement some lessons they learned from hurricane irene. >> the post office is facing a first. >> a nasty welcome message in an ohio hotel. >> a major cruise line is respond to an ongoing problem aboard its ship. >> ava marie will learn trampoline. it was fun and an incredible work out. an earlychecking on morning accident on the inner morning accident on the inner loop of the

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>> good morning. a bit of a dreary start to the day. details coming up in the forecast. i'm alive where we do our olympic coverage in the evening hours. we're trying out the different sports in the next couple of days. today i learned trampoline. it was incredibly fun and a great workout.

i traveled to sterling, virginia. 16,000 square feet of rebounding services. so much fun that you forgot to take a workout. it is definitely a very intense workout. >> people do not realize how much staminate it takes to jump on a trampoline. >> it helps to improve your coordination, not to mention all the calories that you burn. >> it depends on your fitness level and how much shape you're in. >> 700-800 calories an hour and

you hardly notice you're doing it. it makes me want to turn my back yard into a trampoline. >> after you have done this, would you say this qualifies as an olympic sport? >> it is a cardio, and incredibly coordination. death like an olympic sport -- definitely an olympic sport. i was only jumping 5 feet off the ground. va.thank you, a yesterday she was doing the synchronized swimming. 68 in parkton right now. some pretty heavy rain passing south of baltimore. some light rain around

annapolis. a few sprinkles into the baltimore area right now. don't be surprised if you run into some light rain shower activity. you can see a twist in the cloud. this will go by this morning. another front will be coming at us from the northwest this afternoon. it will be enough to probably trigger a few thunderstorms this afternoon. take an umbrella with you. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a few showers or thunderstorms. high temperatures in the upper 80's. we drop the chance for rain down to 20% tomorrow. 93, 94 on friday and saturday. a strong front comes through on sunday and monday with some scattered storms.

6:15. let's check the roads with sarah. >> we are tracking an accident that has some lane closures on the inner loop of the beltway is right near 295. expect delays in that area. northbound 95 at caton avenue, a disabled vehicle clearing. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. if you head out on the outer loop northeast side, 11 minutes to get you through that stretch. five minute travel time on southbound 95 from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. this is 95 at caton avenue. everything is moving well in this camera. this is the beltway at 295. the right shoulder is getting by in the inner loop of the beltway. we will keep you posted.

they are starting to make some progress. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> for the first time, the united states postal service all have to default on a major loan. it looks like the usps have to default on a loan payment for workers' retirement. it is not expected to prevent a disruption in service. a live report coming up at 6:30. a man said eight racial statement greeted him after he checked into a motel 6 outside cincinnati. he was offered a free night but he once the corporate headquarters to get involved and find out who is responsible.

today is the unofficial chick- fil-a appreciation day after they found themselves in the middle of a controversy. the president of the company said he believes in the biblical definition of a marriage between a man and woman. some were calling for a boycott. >> jcpenney is helping send kids back to school in style with a new do. salons give any kids through sixth grade a free hair cut. it will donate a dollar for every free cut to the boys and girls clubs of america. carnival cruise lines is cracking down on passengers who hoard deck chairs. it a passenger saved a deck

chair believes it unoccupied, a sticker with the current time will replaced on the chair. after 40 minutes, the belongings are tossed overboard. i'm just kidding. that would teach you if your stuff is floating in the ocean. starbucks is bringing back a promotion for an afternoon treat. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> starbucks is looking to drive traffic into stores during the slow afternoon hours. the starbucks treat receipt is back for august. wells fargo is the nation's

largest home lender. and also the most influential. they are spending more on lobbying. $7.8 million just last year. we are waiting to hear what the fed says about monetary policy. the bloomberg maryland index moved fractionally on the day. obsession with the london olympics could result in a workplace slowdown. how much? $650 million. the games are being held in eight times a conducive to daytime viewing. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:19. >> it was a grand day in the

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the side. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is shutdown towards patterson park because of the sinkhole repairs. moving well on the north and west side of the beltway. this is 97 at the beltway. no problems north or southbound on 97. sorry about the camera. inner loop at the b-w parkway, things are starting to flow again. a little bit of a delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we have some heavy rain passing south of baltimore. cambridge and easton getting some heavy rain and some light rain around annapolis. don't be surprised if the seat sprinkle activity around the

beltway. there will be some strong thunderstorms this afternoon that will be hit and miss. high temperature in the upper 80's. here is mindy basara. keith mills is off today. you can be the man. >> you provisions go into effect for the affordable care act. diabetes screening for pregnant women and wellness victims for health problems in women. >> starting to mark, thanks to the new health care law, all insurance policies will be required to cover new vital care that women need to stay healthy. >> the controversial provision

kicks in today but the health care act exempted -- >> now we will talk a little sports. orioles will go for a sweep today of the yankees in the bronx. the yankees scored five runs in the first inning. chris davis hit a grand slam to give the orioles the lead. it's gone. >> the orioles lead 7-5. >> the orioles win a game 11-5. the ravens are hoping to get more bodies on the practice fields. tight end dennis pitta's broken

right hand was confirmed yesterday. matt birk was arrested yesterday. one player is suffering a sore shoulder. this is the latest medal count. the u.s. and china are tied for the most medals. team usa have been doing well thanks to domination in the pool. south korea rounds out the top four with eight medals. >> 73 degrees on tv hill. willchael phelps' legacy be his a dominance. >> we will look at how folks here reacted to his big win.

>> this is one check that is not in the mail. what the postal service default means for you. >> checking on a brand new accident in the city. we will see how things are moving on the b-w parkway. >> will be back with the seven- day forecast in just a few

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> 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. >> i notice that jennifer broker out the umbrella. >> you might want to take an

umbrella with you. a chance for a few like rain showers to start today. high temperature will stay in the upper 80's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. stay with us. >> sports and the olympics and olympic history. michael phelps now has the most aolympic medals ever. >> he put on a show in a beijing picking up eight gold medals. that is the most gold medals won in any olympics. >> the record-breaking 19th last night in the freestyle relay. >> fans back here with

celebrating in baltimore. jennifer franciotti is live outside a familiar spot to michael phelps's family. >> 15 gold medals and that is six more than any olympian ever . he has two silver and two bronze and this is where it all began for him. when a meadowbrook alum won an olympic gold medal for swimming back in 1984, those in the pool thought they had reached their pinnacle. but now they can brag that the most decorated olympian in history swam here when he was a kid. >> i don't think anybody could have seen this coming. i think the coach certainly had some foresight in to how good michael could be. >> with 19 olympic medals, michael phelps has swam his way into the record books. his hometown pool club couldn't wait for the races to air on tv, so they crammed around a computer to watch him shatter a world record. >> very exciting.

it was very loud. a lot of the kids are screaming and yelling. every time they saw michael or alison on the screen, everybody was erupting in cheers. >> especially the younger kids. they look up to people like alison and michael. they are just thrilled to be part of the same team watching the olympics. >> over at charles village pub in towson, people settled in to watch phelps make history on a projector screen. >> good for him. very excited. local guy makes great. >> we are just really proud. proud to be from baltimore. proud to be part of this home- town swim club. it is very exciting. >> michael phelps will be back in the pool today to qualify for the 200 meter i.m. >> thank you so much. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. assuming michael phelps wins a few more medals, do you think anyone can break his all-time medals record? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook

page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. wbal-tv 11 is your home for the olympic games. join us every night at 7:30 p.m. for the olympic zone. our interactive schedule is on wbaltv.com. just click on olympics. >> the yeah states postal service can say the check is not in the mail. the usps will default on a loan payment that is due today without action from congress. what does this mean for our mail service? >> it doesn't mean much for folks like you and me.

we will still see the same day to day service. this default is a sign of a deeper concern of the long term health of the usps. they are losing $25 million a day. they have a plan to become more profitable. some of those plants require approval from congress and that has not happened yet. >> why did they take out the loan in the first place? >> congress mandated that the cover health pension payouts to future retirees, said vote they took out 8 $13 billion loan. that mandate is such a burden and he would like to see congress repealed it all

together. >> but i'll still get might jump mail on time? >> you'll still get your jump mail entered bills. >> thank you. >> slots could be on their way to baltimore city. caesars will run the facility under the harrah's brand. there was a lengthy discussion on several issues. the commission expressed concern over caesars. caesars has yet to get construction financing. proposal to add a liquor store to the new wegmans store has been rejected. the company planned to have the liquor location operate independently but share the

same entrance as wegmans. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a few problems. a new accident in the city at north avenue. also monument street is closed because of the sinkhole repair. the accident off to decide on 295 at the beltway. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. reports of a possible accident near baltimore national pike. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 795. southbound traffic is starting to build as the volume picks up down towards the beltway. you'll see some delays he down towards 70 and baltimore national pike. this is the beltway at 295.

you can see the activity on the right shoulder. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie hazard umbrella and talking about the trampoline today. it's such an awesome job. >> thank you. it was so much fun. it was amazing how those skills came back to me. that came right back to me as i was out on the trampoline. i was smiling ear to ear. it was fun and it was a great workout. i was sweating in just a few minutes and i was out of breath. that is what is so neat about it. all the things you can do on a trampoline. they have walls with trampoline so you can bounce off the walls.

what a great experience to learn the sport. it is sprinkling right now. we're expecting a few sprinkles this morning. a better chance for storms this afternoon. temperatures jump back into the low 90's by the end of the week. >> everybody is wearing a special shoes for the trampoline. >> probably to give you more grip and to protect your ankles. >> got to be the shoes. a lot of fun. 6:38. plenty of events to watch at the london olympics. >> how about $100 million for this penthouse?

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>> it is not an olympic sport but maybe it should be. japanese school children jumping rope in unison. they beat 150 other teams. they are very good at it.

jump into the rope line with 10 other kids. >> a penthouse on manhattan's west side can be yours for $100 million. this is believed to be the country's most expensive apartment. it has three levels and was listed with the son of actor robert deniro. it has a private elevator, a dining room and a wraparound terrace offering 83 and 60 degree view -- offering a 360- degree view of the city. >> we may have an accident on the west side. >> we have a few light rain

showers this morning and maybe some thunderstorms popping up this afternoon. this is in a look at ocean city. 73 here at home at the airport.

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people are getting ready for ps ir morning la and they are swimming in the same place that michael phelps train. who knew that now we would be celebrate such an amazing feat. people could not wait for it to air on tv. they crammed around a computer to watch the events unfold live. the little kids are watching michael phelps doing something that they hoped one day to do themselves. that is a special thing in the minds of children. >> he now has 15 golds, two silver, and two bronze. an amazing feat for a michael phelps. >> that is a lot of bling.

>> he will be back in the water today to qualify for the 200 individual medley and he will compete in the finals tomorrow night against ryan lochte. that will be tomorrow night on channel 11. >> payback would be sweet. thank you, jennifer. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to bring you up to date on your morning commute. we have an accident in the area of baltimore national pike. down to 23 miles per hour. 23 miles perre at hour beginning at liberty down to baltimore national pike. closures in the city along light street at lumbered and monument. we have an accident for the

south near powder mill road. this is traffic at 795. headlights starting to show some delays. this is baltimore national pike on the beltway west side. delays bidding up to the reported accident on the outer loop. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie -- will go to tony with the forecast. >> good morning. we have some rain -- have the rain passing south of baltimore and some sprinkles in baltimore city. you might want to take an umbrella with you. especially if you're watching in easton in cambridge. you guys will see some heavy rain to start the day. we could see heavier thunderstorms pop up around baltimore this afternoon.

you can see a twist in the clouds. that is triggering the thunderstorms down along the lower eastern shore. a cold front is coming across ohio. this will come in this afternoon and run into the heat and humidity and that could create some thunderstorms. take an umbrella with you. 73 at the airport. 68 in parkton. the forecast for today -- a mixture of sun and clouds. a pretty good chance for some light to rain at this morning and scattered showers this afternoon. in high temperature between 84 and 89. 30% chance for a thunderstorm tomorrow. high temperature around 88. will make it back into the 90's. 93 on friday and saturday.

a strong cold front will go through on sunday and monday with a few more scattered showers and thunderstorms. now we will catch up with ava marie. >> i think this one fits my personality because i was bouncing off the walls as i've learned the sport of trampoline. i learned how to do the trampoline. i travel to sterling, virginia. 16,000 square feet of rebounding services all to bounce your troubles away. i spent about an hour there but i was amazed how quickly i worked up a sweat. it is it definitely an intense workout. >> people don't realize how much energy it takes to jump on a

trampoline. >> jumping forces all of your muscles to work together. not to mention all the calories you burn. >> it depends on your fitness level and how good a shape you're in. you can burn 800 calories an hour. >> every muscle in my body was sore the next day. >> you did a great job. i am impressed. here is savannah guthrie with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. a huge night for team usa. five live up to their name and they will be with us live. it was a big night for michael

phelps, winning at two medals to become the most decorated olympian of all time. can we compete in beach volleyball? that is what we get started on a wednesday morning right here on "today." >> 5:52. 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 -- assuming michael phelps wins a few more medals, do you think anyone can break his all-time medals record?

and speaking of that streak -- we will post more answers on our website. there is some of rain outside. >> let's take a look. we have some west side delays in developing in the outer loop. it is a of volume-related delays. 20 bows brower in terms of speed from liberty. we have an accident that is a pedestrian-involved. at bayside beach, we have an accident in anne arundel county. 61 and southbound 97. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 795 at owings mills. a little bit of a delay. we switch over to the beltway where we're looking at delays. that is baltimore national pike. there are some delays forming

from liberty. >> we have a little bit of light rain and some strong or thunderstorms could develop this afternoon. some of you will get the rain and some of the one not. -- and some of you will not. we'll be under 90 today appeared the heat will come back. maybe 93 or 94 on friday and saturday before another front comes through on sunday. >> if you're 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. here you go little man.

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