events are already under way as we continue. [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. happy friday. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will be hot out there today. >> we expect temperatures to be in the mid 90's. we're starting off at 72 with just a few clouds in the sky. humidity is that 91%. it will be mostly sunny. a couple more clouds with an isolated chance for thunderstorms. a storm will help close down a little bit. that will be far and few in between. >> good morning.

southbound 95 prior to the fort mchenry toll plaza, word of an accident. a possible accident on the topside on the inner loop of the harrisburg expressway. the speeds are not indicating a delay appeared york road at lincoln street, watch for one lane to be closed because of road work. monument a shutdown over near patterson park. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 over to the 83's. 10 minutes on southbound 95 down to 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. york road and out of the traffic is building but moving well over towards the west side. southbound traffic on 295 still moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> another record for the most decorated olympian ever. >> michael phelps had another strong showing in the pool. >> we're live in london with a look at the highlights. good morning, deirdre. >> the duel in the pool does come to end. eight swimmers plan to slam the medley but all eyes were on two as michael phelps and ryan lochte went out it. ryan lochte locked in silver. tyler clary won gold. swimmingme you're back-to-back events at a level

such as the olympics, it is tremendously hard. >> a world record for rebecca soni in the breaststroke. gabby douglas took first in the women's all-around, the first african american woman to win that title. the u.s. swimmers were just as good in london, taking gold. olympic swimming is winding down but track and field is a winding up. the events at the stadium started this morning. back to you. >> when does michael phelps swam again? >> today. he medaled in the butterfly and

he is a relay race that he will swim to qualify today. then after that come he gets to relax. >> the weather was beautiful fort london with a lot of sun and warm temperatures. i'm seeing a lot of clouds behind you and the track and field events begin today. >> i can hear the cheers every few minutes. i watched the forecast and the word they use was "disappointing." it does change how they perform. many athletes have been training any time it rains to try to simulate what it might be like to be out in london. the forecast for saturday and sunday is rain. >> thank you, deirdre. >> fans back in baltimore have followed every lap in the water

of michael phelps. >> jennifer franciotti has more without the fans are keeping up with these record-setting games. >> they have been gathering around the computer. you would have thought there was a ravens game with how to allow defense were screaming. just like the other day when phelps swam the relay to win his record 19th medal, members of his home-town swimming club could t wait for the prime- time broadcast. they watched him win the 200 i.m. some have been at meadowbrook since the beginning of his career. they're so proud to see him do so well in the olympics. >> just to know that all of the united states, maryland, baltimore, meadowbrook are proud and so proud of michael for what he has done. >> he will go for will go21

today. he now has 16 gold medals. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. for a full schedule of when michael hits the water again, visit our website, wbaltv.com. you can find an interactive schedule when you click on olympics. >> police investigating two overnight shootings. what happened on ashburton street. police say a man was shot in the back. police responded to rosedale court in southwest baltimore and found a man and woman both suffering gunshot wounds. the woman was shot in the hand. the misconduct trial for john leopold has now been postponed.

his defense attorney requested additional time to prepare. he is charged with misusing his security detail. the trial will not be held sometime in november. >> president obama signs a major decoration for the state of maryland. the funds will go towards repairing or replacing facilities damaged by the storms in baltimore city, calvert, charles, st. mary's, and montgomery county. you could see a larger bill from b.g.e. this month. cooling usually accounts for half a customer's usage. it does offer several payment options including rebates for participating in their residential heating and cooling programs. >> one of the food staples of

summer is watermelon. >> today is national watermelon day. eat it.an wait to read 92% of watermelon is made up of water. there are 300 different kinds of mexico watermelon. that brings us to our 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. >> only about five months out of the year they are perfect. >> that is why it teaches special for summer. a nice paperweight. >> i have a big stack of papers

over here and i need a big one. >> the july jobs report is coming out this morning. >> a slight mixup over washington, d.c. >> officials for a volkswagen are looking for employees with specific types of former jobs. a lack of experience is welcome. >> it will be another sticky day. i finish my journey through taekwondo.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:12. 78 degrees downtown at the maryland science center. you can see a little bit of haze and that is the humidity building in. we'll get to the forecast in just a little bit. the salt i was loading the different kicks -- you saw i was learning the different cakes. my final challenge was breaking a board in half. i thought it was a good idea to practice on something softer.

>> one of our targeting that spirit i will teach you a downward striking hammer fits. the goal is to go through the target. hands up. coming down like that. that is the idea. as hard as you can. try a few more times. that was good. go ahead. good. again. one more time. you.ot going to mess with >> looks like i have the intimidation thing down. >> it is a board. boards don't hit back. this is all about focus. your body is much stronger than you think it is. >> i hope they were right. better do some yelling for good measure. here we go. >> and that is it.

congratulations. not as hard as it looks. >> i have the finished product. just to prove it it is the right thing. it is pine and pretty thin. you are stronger than you think you are. boards do not hit back. tony is not here because he is scared of me. we're watching the tropics with tropical storm ernesto. heading out towards the west and staying west as it strengthens south of cuba as it heads towards the yucatan peninsula. this could be a problem for areas like cancun. the current temperature in baltimore, 78 down tomb. 75 in catonsville. the dew points make it feel

stickier outside. right now dew points in the upper 60's. a few clouds in the sky. sunshine today with high pressure in control. a cold front will be coming down from the north. for today, mostly sunny. a high of 94 around baltimore. 88 in the mountains. anybody could see a thunderstorm today. a better chance as we get past the lunchtime hour. a high of around 94 today. the storm should be winding down after the evening hours. down into the 70's with another humid night. hot and humid once again tomorrow. a little bit better as the humidity starts to drop. 88 on monday appeared that is

the latest on the weather. >> very nice job. i'm impressed. let's check your morning commute. a nice start with a few exceptions. southbound 95, we have an accident that is taking up one lane. closures in effect at york road in lutherville because of road work. monument street is closed near patterson park. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. that is the water main break repair. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at the fort mchenry. prior to the toll plaza, watch for one lane closed because of the accident. this is 70 west of the beltway. an easy start so far. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. >> thank you. the labor department will release its july jobs report this morning. many believe that 100,000 jobs were created for the july leaving the unemployment rate unchanged. the number is adjusted to account for teachers going on summer break. there was an incident where three commuter jets flew too close to each other near washington, d.c. a miscommunication led to the incident. ray lahood disputes earlier characterization's of the incident as a near miss. the indiana state fair opens one year after strong winds caused a stage to collapse.

the attorney general's office said most of the victims of the stage collapsed have agreed to accept part of a $13.2 million settlement offer. >> it seems apple is getting closer to unveiling its new iphone. sharp is expected to build new screens. the new iphone is expected to go on sale in september or october with a larger screen. no comment from apple. executives at volkswagen prefer to hire fast-food workers. most of the workers on their plant in tennessee are from the fast-food industry because they note standardize work. they want to avoid hiring

assembly line workers that may have developed bad habits. the magic kingdom got more magic with free wifi. american airlines is ready to bring you to your destination and to bring your bags to your home. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> american airlines is looking to give you a full service when you fly. how does baggage delivery sound? you can pay for the delivery service starting on monday. the first deliver beck was a you backed around $30. this is on top of any other existing baggage fees. all eyes on wall street on the july jobs report. stocks continued to tumble yesterday. the bloomberg maryland index was down on losses for fti consulting.

the magic kingdom now has free wifi and should be a available at the other theme parks between now and next year. gay rights organizations are promoting national same-sex kiss stay encouraging people to locked lips with members of the same sex. wednesday was chick-fil-a appreciation day. it posted a one day sales record as patrons lined up to eat more chicken. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. 73 degrees on tv hill. >> the summer blockbusters keep hitting the theaters. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. there are a few problems to avoid. southbound 95, we have an accident that is taking up a lane. on the outer loop at the harrisburg expressway, there is an accident. york road at lincoln street, watch for closures. monument street towards the

patterson park, continued closures because of the sinkhole. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the beltway at the harrisburg expressway. the accident is in the median and not impacting traffic as to exit on northbound 83. 70 west of the beltway building traveling eastbound over towards the beltway. a nice start on 70 in towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. not a bad day if you're out on the bay. waves around 1 foot. it is 78 degrees downtown at the inner harbor. low to mid 70's elsewhere. 72 in randallstown. we should be in the 70's with mostly sunny skies by lunchtime.

an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon with a high near 94 degrees. it will be more humid and it will feel like the upper 90's. >> arnold schwarzenegger was a bankable star. >> now a more studied actor steps into the lead role in a remake. we have more in this morning's box office preview. >> it is all a mistake. >> colin farrell is an accident assassin in "total recall." this remake find some in a funk over his ho-hum life. scientists can implant memories. he opts for the secret agent package at it erases images of a pass. "total recall" is rated pag-13.

"diary of a wimpy kid: dog days." this third installment follows a mills cooler during summer break. in tries to fit t "diary of a wimpy kid: dog days" is rated pg. >> they make a big decision in "the babymakers." his boys are not good swimmers. "the babymakers" is rated r. >> you spent every day together. >> they are not perfect for each other. they are now divorcing. they are best friends until he meets somebody new. it is a limited release and rated r.

that is the box office preview. raphael seth, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the orioles start an important series down in tampa. the orioles are 6 1/2 games behind the yankees. the focus on ravens training camp is shifting onto offense. terrell suggs is out. joe flacco and the offense need to score more to make it to the playoffs. there is a new offensive coordinator and hopes he can make do. here's a look at the latest medal count from the london olympics. the united states jumps ahead of china. china is in second. germany rounds out the top four. >> 73 degrees on tv hill.

another >> record performance in the pool for michael phelps. >> fans at

>> 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. ava marie has a look at the forecast. >> already feeling the humidity. 72 degrees at the airport. the dew point is at 69. the winds are calm. it feels like the upper 90's. maybe an isolated thunderstorm

this afternoon. >> michael phelps set another record in the pool. >> he began the first man to threepeat gold in any swimming event. jennifer franciotti >> is live where it all started in baltimore city. >> everybody is so excited. it would be awesome if he won two more. fans here are very excited and plans are in the work for an olympic-size celebration. >> it is simply unbelievable. everybody in there was so excited and rooting for him so hard. >> just like the other day when michael phelps won a record 19 medals, these folks could not wait for the prime-time broadcast to see if he could clinch a 20th. they gathered around a live

feed in the lobby to watch him win the 200-meter individual medley. >> it was just intense. to watch him lead every length of the race and see the time come up. and the final stroke. your heart is in the top of your mouth. >> phelps isn't done in london yet. plans are in the works to celebrate the home-town hero. four years ago it was billed as a star-spangled salute for all of maryland's olympians. baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz announced the tourism office and chamber of commerce in towson have formed a committee to plan a big event for phelps. we wanted to know what that meant for a potential event in baltimore city, so we asked the mayor. >> i am not going to dim the glow of this moment by having a fight over where a parade that's not even planned is going to be. just like my family, we are still on cloud nine. >> no fighting. there is plenty of his time to plan the celebration.

four years ago it did not happen until october. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. michael collins the new record for most decorated olympian ever. he won his 20th medal last night in the individual medley. you can look at the complete schedule for the games events on our website, wbaltv.com. >> police hope a sketch of the suspect will help them solve a murder. lance johnson was shot and killed last month on north eutaw place. police received a 911 call telling them about the shooting. police develop a suspect sketch from witness reports. >> i hope they find this person. he would deserve that.

he did not bother anybody. he was a good person. >> police have no indication the murder was a hate crime. police are looking into a stream of eight robberies at fells point. neighbors say the suspect in three of the crimes was armed. one victim said she was robbed at gunpoint and pistol whipped. >> a man ran in and out of a showing of the children's movie cursing and pretending he had a gun. kyle tanner is now in police custody. it happened around 4:00 p.m. wednesday afternoon. witnesses say he entered the theater and began acting erratically. he is in custody and will undergo an emergency psychiatric evaluation. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning.

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a few accidents we are tracking in this hour. we start at the harrisburg expressway. this is off to the right shoulder. looking at a new accident at mt. carmel road. watch for delays. southbound 95, we have one lane closed with a tractor-trailer accident. york road and lincoln street, we have some closures. monument street at patterson park, a closure. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the topside of the beltway at the harrisburg expressway. the right shoulder is taken up. this is 83 at mount carmel. not a lot in terms of volume southbound. so far so good.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. there is a little bit of fog on some cameras. 78 downtown. 72 at the airport. temperatures for today -- made this afternoon. there could be an isolated thunderstorm. partly cloudy with lows in the 70's. pretty sticky tomorrow. a better chance for storms on sunday into monday as a cold front comes our way. back to the upper 80's next week. >> thank you. 73 degrees on tv hill. track and field stars make their debut at the olympics this weekend.

>> you never know what you may find when you do a little cleaning. much these cards are worth. >> we are still taking your answers to our 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.

>> some of baseball cards are sold for more than $566,000 right here in baltimore. the cards featured cards such nus wagner.and hornist wagn the family found the cards last month while there are cleaning out their grandfather's attic. >> the track stars hit olympic stadiums. thankfully they didn't have to race this. this is the world's fastest land mammal. it takes the world's fastest human 9.58 seconds to clear the distance. she was clocked at 61 miles per

hour. that is one fast animal. >> that is moving. >> she is beautiful. >> 73 degrees on tv hill. abed, an olympic performance you can count on. >> that is a tough one. we will update you on a few accidents that we are tracking at this hour. >> our latest named storms. not much of an impact to the united states. people already enjoying the boardwalk. 75 right n

>> now let's get this morning's

a lot performance you can count on. baltimore's michael phelps won three events. he beat out ryan lochte. the phelps now has 20 olympic medals. his >> hometown could not be more excited. >> jennifer franciotti is live at meadowbrook house fans are keeping up to the summer games. >> sherry impatient. they are too excited to wait for prime-time tv. they gathered around a computer to watch the events unfold live. he broke his days of record earnings is 20th medal. plans are in the works for a big celebration. the mayor said she is enjoying

the moment. fans in his never read have their own idea about what should be included. >> we want to see the medals displayed and some crabcakes and natty-bo would be in order. >> phelps will go for number 21 today when he swims the 100- meter butterfly. >> how many gold medals does he have? >> he now has 16 gold medals. >> just incredible. jennifer franciotti, thank you. >> sure. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> a time to bring it up to date on your morning commute. there are some accidents. this one is off to the shoulder at the harrisburg expressway.

58 so not impacting traffic. another 1 at mount carmel or -- other at mt. carmel road. everything clear on southbound 95. some closures along york road at lincoln street because of road work. monument street is shut down over towards patterson park. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. because of the water main break repair. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is the topside of the belts like at the harrisburg expressway. everybody is getting by just fine. 795, southbound traffic is building but a nice start down towards the beltway. the west side picking up around security boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. i continue my journey through

the olympic sports. we showed you how learned all the different kicks in taekwondo. my final challenge was breaking a board in half. before attempting to break a board, i thought it was a good idea to practice on something softer. >> this is a targeting mat. i will teach you a downward striking hammer fist. the goal is to go through the target. hands up. coming down like that. as hard as you can. try a few more times. that was good. go ahead. good. again. one more time. i'm not going to mess with you. >> looks like i have the intimidation thing down. time to try it on the real

thing. >> it is a board. boards don't hit back. this is all about focus. your body is much stronger than you think it is. >> i hope they were right. better do some yelling for good measure. ok. here we go. >> and that is it. this is yours. congratulations. not as hard as it looks. of wood is this? >> this is pine. >> you are stronger than you think you are. boards do not hit back. i will keep this in the weather center. >> when you tell us to talk to the hand, we will listen.

>> we will give to the forecast. we can see a batch of showers and thunderstorms moving into tennessee. more in kentucky. notice the track. heading towards the south and east. there is a stationary boundary. that will keep most of the activity down to the south. the skies are mostly clear. nothing showing up on the radar. we could see a thunderstorm this afternoon. temperatures expected to be in the mid 90's. it will be even hotter as we factor in the humidity. we expect temperatures starting off in the 70's. 94 this afternoon. 20% chance for a thunderstorm. about a 30% chance for a

thunderstorm on sunday. temperatures drop back to the upper 80's by monday. >> thank you. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. from london, what a night for gabby douglas, claiming gold in the women's gymnastics all around. this morning she is celebrating with us. then her teammate opens up about the new rules that have kept her off the podium even though she finished in a tie for third. ryan lochte will be here as well. he grabbed two medals was likely his final tool with michael phelps. we will try to get to the bottom of why so many olympians are sporting tattoos these days when we get started on a friday morning.

we have some surprises, joined by the all-time most decorated american olympian in the winter games. we'll talk to him and have a lot of fun in london getting ready in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you. 6:51. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. question of the day. >> plus,

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>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this is here in honor of national watermelon day. what is your favorite summertime snack? we got some answers for beer. hmm. >> that is a good idea. sarah has a different take. >> interesting. we will post more answers on our website. we want to thank our director tony for running us with this lovely prop. >> i thought it was bring your watermelon to work day. we're showing temperatures in the mid 90's.

there is an isolated chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. a better chance on sunday night into monday with a cold front. >> morning commute is not bad. a few accidents. mount carmel, be extra careful because police are arriving on the scene of a crash. here at 57 and not having a major impact on traffic. drive times -- six minutes on southbound 95 down to the fort mchenry. 11 minutes to travel on the west side. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side as the volume conceives to build from liberty down towards edmondson. police still on the scene on the ramp to northbound 83 from the outer loop. all lanes are getting by.

watch for the accident at mark campbell -- mount carmel. >> 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. more produce on the set. you can find it all on comcast -- [laughter] >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> that hurt. >> you think i'm kidding?

>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> michael phelps rewrote history tuesday night when he captured his 19th medal to become the greatest olympian of all time. baltimore's own stands alone as the greatest swimmer the world has ever seen. calling his experiences "an amazing ride," he now has ascended to an olympian peak as he surpassed a 48-year-old record and made america proud. he has always said that his primary goal is to elevate the sport, and that he has done by becoming the face of the 2012 olympic games. some may cast doubt on his legacy because of the color of those medals -- of the three he needed to break the record, only one was gold, the other two silver -- but the fact remains, no one has performed better, ever, at the olympics than michael phelps. it is a moment in history that may not be equaled or surpassed anytime soon. it is a place in time in which we witnessed something truly

remarkable, and it was all accomplished by a young man who calls baltimore home. to michael phelps, his mother, debbie, his sisters, and coach bob bowman, we offer our sincerest congratulations and thanks for allowing us be a part of your history.