>> right now michael phelps may have to change its name to mr. record as he sets a new record in the pool. >> fans here were wild as michael phelps brought in number20. >> a look at the highlights as you take a look at the cauldron in london. [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 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. happy friday. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. >> it is still hot and humid.

>> on thinking this is ok after the run of 90's and 100's. >> we're starting off fairly humid out there. you will notice the humidity into the afternoon. high temperature around 94 outside the city and close to 96 downtown in the city. there is a chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. it will close down and give us the much-needed rain. >> good morning. a nice start as you head out this friday morning. closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. doing well as far as our drive times. eight minutes on 895 as you make your way south down to the

harbor tunnel tolls. 11 minutes from top to bottom in the outer loop west side. we start with 95 near the o'donnell street. southbound traffic up to speed down towards the fort mchenry. on the west side, moving without delay at baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the record-breaking continues for michael phelps. >> the most decorated olympian of all time. he wasn't the only gold-ore the american in the events. >> tracie potts has the highlights. >> back in olympic stadium where the opening ceremony was held, the world's fastest runners and jumpers compete.

next door at the aquatics center, michael phelps has is last olympic race after winning golds in the individual medley. is retiring. ryan lochte lost to michael phelps last night. >> i cannot be too disappointed. i'm pretty happy. >> four more medals will be awarded today. >> the race hurts a lot. >> genesis get a break until sunday. gabby douglas overcame nurse by pretending last night's final was no big deal. >> i wanted to treated like trials. .s. won gold in

judo for the first time ever. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> michael phelps now has 20 -- count thtem -- 20 career olympic medals. >> his home town could not be more happy for him. jennifer franciotti is live at meadowbrook. >> it is so exciting. all of maryland. everybody is getting into phelps fever. you would have thought it was a ravens game yesterday. the crowd was excited. just like the other day, members of this home town swimming club could not wait for the prime- time broadcast. they watched him when the 200

i.m. they're so proud to see him do so well. >> just to know that all of the united states are proud and so proud of michael for what he has done. >> can he keep it up? he will go for number 21 today to swim the butterfly. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. you can track which medals michael won on our website, wbaltv.com. click on olympics. >> the misconduct trial for john leopold has been postponed. he was set to stand trial next month but his attorney needed additional time to prepare.

is charged with misusing his security detail. >> president obama signed a major declaration for the state of maryland. the state will receive federal aid. the funds will go to replacing facilities damaged by the storms in calvert, charles, st. mary's, and montgomery county. you can expect to see a larger bill than expected from b.g.e. this month. officials want to remind the public it does offer several payment options. be prepared for a bigger bill. the labor department is expected to release its jobs reports in just a few hours. >> 3 jets fly too close for

comfort over washington, d.c. >> this is the beltway at baltimore national pike. more on weather and traffic when we come back.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09. 80 degrees downtown. a much better start to the day. we are starting off with mostly clear skies. look at the downtown

temperature, 80 degrees. 73 at the airport. 73 in randallstown. expect high temperatures in the mid 90's if you're on the bay today. 83 degrees in the water. we have details coming up in the seven-day as we cooldown later in the week. >> federal officials are investigating an incident in which three commuter jets flew much too close to each other in washington, d.c. transportation secretary ray lahood disputes reports that the jets nearly missed each other. he said the planes were

traveling on different headings and would not have collided. one woman is dead after a passenger bus slammed into a bridge on interstate 55 in illinois. the bus had 64 passengers on board when it blew a tire and hit a pillar. >> the july jobs report is set to be released this morning. most analysts expect 100,000 jobs created for the month. more in a live report later this hour. >> 5:11. two communication giants are teaming up to offer more. >> step away from your gadgets. that can make your vacation more

relaxing. >> your morning commute is looking pretty good at the moment. we will

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the friday morning commute looks good. we have closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. sinkhole repairs continue along monument street near patterson park. everything moving well along kirk avenue.

if you travel south on 97, around 62 at 100. 295 looking good at the moment. here's a quick live look at traffic. southbound traffic moving it down towards the fort mchenry. no significant delays at the toll plaza. an easy ride on baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have a few diversions downtown at light street and lombard. the 35 bus is diverting around monument and patterson park. the 36 bus with a diversion at kirk. light rail and metro subway both on time.

mta is your right to the baltimore grand prix. >> looking at hd doppler right now. it is completely clear all across the mid atlantic. the raider is clear from baltimore down to number 0 -- the radar is clear from baltimore down to norfolk. if we get anything today, it will be more of a pop up variety of the thunderstorms. we could use some rain but in looks like we'll not see it very much today. 73 at the airport. 73 in randallstown. a mild starts today. we have the humidity. looking at the dew point temperatures. we see 70 at the airport.

70 in westminster. it feels a little bit soupy out there. the actual high temperature expected to be in the made 9 90's. we could see an isolated thunderstorms later in the day. it could bring some gusty winds. basically anyone could see a thunderstorm this afternoon. 89 in ocean city with mostly sunny skies and a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon. there could be more thunderstorms over the mountains. that is the futurecast which shows some thunderstorms in garrett county and washington. maybe you'll be lucky enough to see a storm because we could use

the rain. ot.is humid today and haun 30% chance for thunderstorms on sunday as a cold front approaches. we may get some much-needed rain into monday. >> some believe a new partnership between comcast and verizon could be good news for baltimore. state leaders this will end chances to get a fiber optic network. the summer vacation may be a good time to take a break from the internet. >> our ability to turn them off is beyond dispute.

our mobile devices. >> people do want to stay connected. >> suffering separation anxiety when we're away from our smart phones and tablets. it would be willing to disconnect during vacation? >> absolutely. >> if ever there is a time to wean yourself off of things wifi, it is on vacation. >> we are constantly on social media sites and having our blackberries with us. >> select a destination far away. >> islands in the caribbean

where you may not get cell phone service or wifi. >> set aside about half an hour each day to reconnect. >> respond to e-mail but limit yourself to that time frame. >> a tech-free vacation can make you feel more rejuvenated when you return. chris clackum , wbal-tv 11 news. >> i could do that if i didn't have kids. it is all about jobs on wall street today. jane king has the bloomberg business report. tgif. >> happy friday. july jobs report comes out in just a few hours. maryland lost 11,000 jobs in the month of june.

unemployment rate in maryland stands at 6.9%. job creation is a key issue in the upcoming election. yesterday we did see stocks continued to tumble. the president if failed to reassure investors to fix the crisis in europe. facebook shares dropped another 4%. they disclosed as many as one in 12 of their accounts could be duplicates or fakes. one navy veteran said he was told his wake time would be 4116 minutes before he could speak to an actual person. he wanted to talk about a contract. lawmakers say this is an example

of the problems veteran business owners are facing. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> it has been an interesting week for chick-fil-a restaurants. supporters and protesters gathered at the restaurants to voice their opinion. >> there in the middle of everything. we had the chick-fil-a appreciation day to support the restaurant owner's stance against gay marriage. today will be a kiss-in. >> a lot of publicity. thank you. >> 5:22. fans seems michael phelps' are traveling in style overseas.

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>> as baltimore follows michael phelps, so do his friends. >> they follow him wherever they go. >> we are live in london aboard the floating home base. what a boat. let's check it out. >> this is luxurious stockinalk. the world's greatest swimmer may have the greatest friends. its name is the absolute

pleasure. >> this is the back area where we stay out of the rain. >> this was one of the ones that came mup. this >> is the kitchen. >> a kind of a thrill. we're and a boat and in the middle of london. >> they pooled their money. the yacht has six bedrooms. there are 46 friends and co- workers to cheer michael on. >> he is constantly tweeting. >> i think we'll remember this for the rest of our lives. >> one, two, th ree -

ree -- >>go go michael! >> it seems about half of baltimore is here. fans are everywhere. those who do a have a ticket hang out on the boat. >> that looks like fun. is this group attracting a lot of attention? >> they are. unless you recognize the ravens flag or the state of maryland flag. people walk up and say, what country is that? once word gets out that the support they are, it will attract more attention. >> has michael been to the yacht? >> no. let's describe this as a

distracting place. he has been all business with his coach. he will be done starting tomorrow and i'm sure there'll be some kind of celebration planned on the yacht. >> thank you so much. that sounds like a fun party. .> renting a yacht search for a killer to solve a possible hate crime. >> fans here are a little more land locked but they're just as exciting for the award winning medalist. >> how many jobs were created in july? july? we will find out today and it

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 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. today is a national watermelon day. we have one right here on the set. >> we will see how i learned tai kwan thoudo. >> you can slice it for us. a quick check at the weather. 73 at the airport. it is humid. that makes things feel even hotter towards the afternoon.

mostly sunny skies. maybe an isolated storm this afternoon. >> it will be the prop for a water cooler question of the day. what is your favorite summertime snack? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it looks pretty good. if you travel along york road, we have some closures near lincoln street because of some road work. looking good on the major roadways. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street over towards patterson park, the sinkhole of repair is happening. 83 southbound, 65 miles per hour. 63 traveling south at 97 and 100.

here's a quick live look at traffic. we may have some police activity in the southbound direction of 95 at $0 street. this is the beltway at baltimore national pike. the west side is building as you travel down from 70 down towards edmondson. pauthat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story today is michael phelps. >> he became the first man to threepeat gold in any event in olympics history. >> jennifer franciotti is live. good morning. >> he has 20 metals to his title. plans are in the works for an olympic sized celebration. >> it is simply unbelievable.

everybody was so excited and rooting for him so hard. >> just like the other day when he won a record 19 medals, these folks could not wait for the prime-time broadcast. they gathered around a live feed in the lobby to watch him when the individual medley. >> to watch him lead every land of the race and the final stroke and your heart is in the top of your mouth. >> plans are in the work to celebrate the hometown hero. it was billed as a star spangled banner salute for all of maryland's olympians. baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz announced the tourism have formed a committee for a big event for michael phelps. we wanted to know what that meant for a potential event in baltimore city. >> i am not going to dim the glow having a fight -- just like

my family, we are still on cloud nine. >> and so is everybody else. there is still plenty of time to plan a party. the salute in 2008 did not happen until october. still months to plan for the big bash. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a murder took place. lance johnson was shot and killed on north eutaw place. that was the sketch of the suspect in the case. police received a 911 call telling them about the shooting. police say they have no indication the murder was a hate crime. police are looking into a string of robberies during july in

fells point. one of the robberies involved a weapon. the suspects were armed. one victim said she was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped. >> this is baltimore, this is happening, give me your wallet. >> robberies are down in southeast baltimore from last year. >> today we will learn how many americans are looking for work when the monthly jobs report is released. both candidates want to prove they can turn things around. hallie jackson is live with this morning's report. what is the prediction on the unemployment numbers? >> the general consensus is we will see the unemployment rate stayed the same at 8.2% and that the economy would have added

100,000 jobs in july. the debt in europe and the looming prediction in the u.s. that congress may not cut a deal on the budget leaving us with tax hikes and spending cuts. you can bet we'll hear about the report today out on the campaign trail because it will have an effect. president obama will be speaking from the white house and mitt romney will be speaking in nevada. >> are there any bright spots in the economy? >> it does seem a little of gloom and doom. shopping is doing pretty well. better than expected sales at many stores. about 9% more. that is one of the bigger jobs we have seen since last april.

the reason is the clearance sales that stores put out. >> and back-to-school shopping. thank you. >> 73 degrees on tv hill. age is more than just a number when it comes to mental health. a benefit to getting older. >> dr. hasn't all seeing eye up next -- you doctor having an all-seeom

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mostly clear skies. it should be pleasant for the morning hours. temperatures in the 70's outside the city. 75 in catonsville. temperatures climb into the mid 90's this afternoon. we have details on the forecast coming up when we come back. >> alzheimer's is a vicious disease that adults want to avoid no matter how old they are. getting >> diagnosed after the age of 80 may mean a less aggressive form of the disease. people diagnosed in their 60's tissue ofoss brain faster than those that were diagnosed in their 80's.

is this a medical breakthrough or an invasion of privacy? >> doctors can check on their patience remotely. it is a pill that can monitor when patients are taking their medications. >> 5:42. 73 degrees on tv hill. >> joe flacco and the offense may be stealing the spotlight at training camp so far. >> today my journey through all of exports continues with martial arts. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. in honor of national watermelon day, what is your favorite summertime stacnack?

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. this friday is shaping up to be a nice start. we start at york road and linkedin street. watch for closures in each direction because of road work. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is checked out because of the sinkhole repairs. 11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side and the same thing on the west side. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the beltway at york road. moving well so far. building in volume as you get closer to the harrisburg expressway. 295 picking up just slightly

southbound at 175. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. have a great weekend. >> if you bust diversions. 10, 61, 64 commuter buses diverting downtown around light street and lombard. a diversion at monument and patterson park. light rail is on schedule. we have a delay on the penn line. candid and brunswick trains are operating on schedule -- camden and the brunswick trains are operating on schedule. >> my journey through the olympic sports continues. yesterday i learned water polo. today i learned one of the martial arts in the olympics. i learned the real meaning of defending yourself.

>> that means your brand new and it symbolizes a purity of mind and spirit so you're ready to start your training. >> that is a nice way of putting it. my training began with a demonstration of olympic style of tae kwon do. it sounds like you're hitting pretty hard part is for a way to kick without hurting? >> you have to learn how to pull your moves. i am pulling back by kick. >> with that, it was my turn. we started with a warm up. then we got into are fighting position. i learned the ksnap kick. ollowed by the ax kick.

>> aim for the stomach. this comes straight down on their back. >> we finish with a roundhouse kick. it was time to add -- >> it is a powerful yell that will improve our power because of the focus. >> i don't think mine was scary enough. >> you have to yell loud. we're not just trying to focus our sales. we are trying to psych out our opponents. you did not want to fight. you want to be able to defend yourself if you have to. >> that is an important lesson. coming up, my final challenge of breaking a board in half.

80 degrees at the inner harbor. 73 at the airport. a mild start to the day. the humidity is running high. dew points around 70 degrees. we have 70 in gaithersburg. 68 in annapolis. that will make it feel even hotter into the afternoon. we take a look at the tropics. we're still in hurricane season. this is a tropical storm ernesto and still traveling out towards the west. it could strengthen over the water with not too much wind shear and it could strengthen into a hurricane. may be heading for the yucatan peninsula. for now, ernesto is not too big of a concern for the united states. we have just a few clouds.

high pressure is in control. more thunderstorms as we head into the weekend. high pressure will be moving in. highs around 94 for baltimore and d.c. just about anybody could see an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. maybe with some of heavier downpours. the best chance to see a storm will be afternoon. 89 degrees with hot and humid conditions. that storm could be possible throughout the evening. we are partly cloudy tonight with a low into the mid 70's. we decrease our temperatures over the next couple of days. a chance for storms on sunday and into monday as a cold front swings through. >> be careful.

>> i will wait for the board to break. look at the, we'll latest olympic medal count. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them.

>> for the first time, the united states jumped ahead of china. china is second. they are tied with the u.s. for the number of gold. japan is in third appeared germany rounds out the top four. >> that does not bring us to our water cooler question of the day because it is all about watermelon. >> what is your favorite summertime snack? >> keep sending us those responses. we will post them on our website. >> we will not know until the regular season rolls around. it has been defense dominating

the offense. the offense is more than holding its own against the ravens defense. has the offense gotten that much better? haloti ngata has not yet practice in this training camp so far. we will know for sure until the regular season. the offense has been offensive. the defense has brought a new focus as and looking forward and not worry about the past as impressive as it has been. >> i don't care what anybody did last year. that means nothing. everything is reestablished. readydy once rocwrote defending champions. you're just a super bowl champion. you defend your life and your

family and your country. you did not defend stuff in football. everybody starts new every year. >> the first open public practice on saturday at m&t bank stadium. fans can watch joe flacco and the offense and the new offense as it starts to come together. no admission fee on saturday. i'm gerry sandusky. >> thank you. a golden day for team usa. we'll have all the highlights and a live report from london. >> volkswagen officials are looking for a specific type of employee for their assembly line. >> i'm sure all the olympic track stars will try to channel this recoanimal.

>> to be able to do something that no male has done in sports is pretty cool. >> another record for the baltimore bullet. michael phelps keeps bringing in the gold. >> fans are flying high. theere's a live look at olympic cauldron in londonre