[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. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> how was a looking today? >> temperature will be around 90. overall, it will not be a bad day today. we don't expect any trouble for the morning commute. a little bit of cloud cover. we have a 20% chance for a thunderstorm again. the best chance will be across

the eastern shore and southern maryland. high temperature around 89. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first crusade good morning to sarah. -- first we say good morning to sarah. >> light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. we have some delays up towards owings mills. one lane is getting by. these delays should dissipate in the next few minutes. still looking good as you make your way on the north and west side. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards the rich to. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is baltimore national pike. traffic is still rather light. this is york road. traffic towards the harrisburg expressway is checking out just fine at this hour.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we start with our london coverage and another maryland olympian quest for gold. >> matt centrowitz was running in the finals of a 5,000 meter race last night. he slipped to fourth towards the end and missed the podium by .04 seconds. his family was in london and his mother called 11 news. >> he will me to say to everyone, thank you so much for the support and for the belief in him and that he will continue to do everybody in maryland proud. >> he says rio in his future. more highlights a little later

in a live report from london. national night out events continue in maryland today. >> people take to the streets rallied against violence in their neighborhood. jennifer franciotti has some details. >> we are here at police headquarters in towson. towson had a huge national night out rally last night. another event will be held in randallstown tonight. this is the 29th national annual national night out. community members come together with police to speak out against drugs and violence. there was a gathering at mondawmin mall. community members gathered to encourage others against a life in crime. >> criminals, when they do not see you, you are looking at them. this is bringing people together

and making sure i know these people and they know me and we can work together. >> it is a yearlong event happening in communities all over the country. the 29th national night out happened last night and more events are planned for today. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. back to you. >> thank you. five new speed cameras are going up today and they're all near schools. here is a list of the new cameras. there is one near southwest academy. another near loch raven high school. wise avenue near patapsco high school. >> a former university of maryland pleads guilty. charges against alexander song include a disturbing the peace. he posted online that a plan to

kill enough people to make it to national news. he must complete 200 hours of national service. a controversial innovation by city housing officials. a couple said they have never missed a payment on their row house. drug arrest records of their adult son shows their address as where his son lives. >> this family is not alone. they have support from the community. the cops are making an example of one family on their own. >> members of the house and avi citigroup have been battling this eviction. they set guidelines can prevent guidelines for people they're trying to help.

>> millions of dollars in help will flood farmers and ranchers for those in drought-stricken areas. hallie jackson joins us live with more details on the story. >> good morning. president obama is announcing a $30 million in help for farmers and ranchers. those programs include one that will help commercial truck drivers that would deliver supplies to people in areas hit hard by the drought. the credit union can lend more money. this drought has spread across daily two-thirds of the continental united states. almost half of all counties in the countries are named national disaster areas. we should no more impact on friday when the department of

agriculture releases its latest estimates for the fall harvest. >> any idea of what the numbers will look like? >> estimates around 15% cut on the amount of harvest from the corn crop of corn, and to reuters and dow jones. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. a vigil for the victims in the wisconsin mass shooting . >> a plea for the gunman in the tucson shootings. >> this is the beltway at york road. hmmm, i don't think i took my pill today.

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>> welcome back. 5:10. partly cloudy skies. 79 at the maryland science center. we could see some thunderstorms pop up later today. 72 at the airport. 73 degrees in catonsville. it will be a dry start. a mixture of sun and clouds. by this afternoon, 20% chance for a thunderstorm. the best chance will be in southern maryland. upper 80's to around 90. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> the man accused in the deadly

shootings in tucson last year pleads guilty in federal court. jared loughner admitted guilt in the shooting that injured gabrielle giffords. he will avoid the death penalty bill will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. a candlelight vigil was held to remember the victims of sunday's deadly shooting in wisconsin. it was at lafayette park across in the white house. the group said they are united against hate. >> president obama kicks off a tour in colorado today. he will discuss his plan to secure 63 to the middle-class. mitt romney heads to buy what today. he is accusing the president of

a plan that would gut welfare. >> 5:11. food prices are up because of the drought. which items will hurt your what the most. >> ways to save on your energy bill. >> some construction on 795.

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sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not too bad in terms of delays. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. 66 on the b-w parkway traveling southbound just past 100. problem free on 97 through the glen burnie area. here's a quick live look at traffic. eight minutes to go south on 895 down to the harbor tunnel toll spirit light volume on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards 32. we will check 795 at owings mills. the overnight-russian has been cleared. some delays in the overnight direction. 95 every 24, moving very well. no problems on 95 down towards the white marsh area and at the

fort mchenry. 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. >> moving along nicely on the rails. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the 36 bus diverting because of a water main break. the 50's diverting at chesterfield. the 35 bus diverting at monument and patterson park. 61, 64 buses diverting. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we will start down in the tropics again. ernesto made landfall and is moving across the yucatan peninsula. sustained winds of 80 miles per hour pared to two back to

tropical storm status. it is a well defined storm and a healthy storm. it will probably regenerate into a hurricane before it makes landfall in southern mexico. we think it will stay south of the texas coast. here home, we have the same setup we had yesterday. there is a stalled front across the state. 73 in columbia. 70 in jarrettsville. you can see this boundary if you plot the dew points. the dew point in annapolis is 74. 66 in westminster. you go east of the boundary and it is humid on the eastern shore. you can kind of see some stuff on the delaware beaches.

south and east of baltimore is the best chance for a thunderstorm today. a mixture of sun and clouds. 20% chance for a thunderstorm. best chance on the eastern shore. high temperature between 86 and 91 degrees. watch for lighting if you take the boat out today. the seven-day forecast -- the chance for rain will go up by the end of the week. a good chance for thunderstorms on friday and some could be strong or severe. the front goes through on saturday morning. most of the weekend will be dry and comfortable with temperatures in the mid 80's. >> your energy bill tends to skyrocket in the summer because of the high cost of keeping your

summer school cool. close the curtains and set the thermostat at 78 degrees. turn it up to 85 degrees when you're out. the price of meat is skyrocketing because of the devastating drought. >> buy now or pay more later. customers have every reason to be concerned. >> we eat a lot of buffalo burgers and i worry with the price of grain going up that it will skyrocket. >> beef prices are up about 15% from two years ago. sean kelly of fears the price of the highest quality of beef may

shoot up even higher. >> it could go up 25%. you don't know how long the drought is going to last. >> the drought has already sent grain prices to record high prices. >> it takes a lot of grain to raise beef. cattleman are finding out they cannot afford to feed their livestock. >> consumers are getting some temporary savings. >> prices on beef are going down. >> family is looking to save money later it should be looking for sales now. >> it is a good time to get and to puty staeaks them in the freezer. >> interesting.

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>> gymnastics gold and two pairs that cannot lose. >> deidre fitzpatrick has all the olympic action. >> team usa is starting off knowing the cannot lose gold and silver in beach volleyball. misty may-treanor and kerri walsh have their 20th straight victory and will face jen kessy and april ross. aly raisman went from fourth to . disappointment

for gabby douglas after that fall from the beam. a penalty and a score by australia. they are now in the final. another medal for sarah hammer, track cycling's newest event. three americans qualify for the high jump. lolo jones comes in fourth. >> we will be watching the final of the woman's 200 meters. i'm deidre fitzpatrick for wbal- tv 11 news. back to you. >> maryland matt centrowitz is fourth in the 1,500 meter race last night. the winner is now being

questioned about his performance. >> he ran the 800 a couple of days ago and an official said you are not trying that hard. this guy from algeria and goes to a doctor and the doctor said his knee is injured. he was allowed back into the competition and he wins gold. if he did not come back in, where would matt have finished? >> thank you. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. >> rallying behind same-sex marriage. >> committee members gather for a national night out. details are next. >> keeping kids safe at school. keeping criminals away

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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. yesterday turned out to be a nice day. >> there is a slight chance that a thunderstorm could pop- up. no big deal for today. a couple of clouds are hanging around. 72 at the airport. 89 or 90 in some areas. the best chance for it thunderstorms will be down across southern maryland. that was changed by the end of the week. the chance for rain will go up.

there could be some severe weather on friday. >> we have a couple of things you have to watch for. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is because of the scene repair. 895 checks out fine at the harbor tunnel. speak to around 63 on southbound 97 at 100. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 795 at owings mills. overnight construction is clear. waiting for the northbound delays to dissipate. a nice start in the southbound direction down towards the beltway. moving without delay in harford county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> local residents take to the streets to rally against drugs and violence in their neighborhood. >> in jennifer franciotti has more on the story. >> hundreds showed up last night for the national night out event in communities all over the state and the country. this event encourages everybody to take a stand against drugs and violence. >> i lost my cousin three years ago and he was like a brother to me. but now. >> they are fed up with crime in their area. they joined hundreds of others to send a strong message for this year's national night out. >> this is will we need. we need more in the committee. it is not enough people going to

events like this or bring a positive message. >> this is a wonderful time to celebrate the progress we have made to have a safer city. >> owings mills was a similar scene marking their national night out event. >> a lot of times when you see criminals, when they do not see you, they don't know you are looking at them. this is bringing people all the people together and making sure that i know these people, they together as a team. >> we appreciate public safety. this community, these folks have been part of that and it has been a great partnership. >> national night out is a yearlong campaign. another event will be held tonight in randallstown. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. anne arundel county is making safety a back-to-school party for students. the district fingerprinted new

employees. criminal background checks are required for anybody working with children. >> we have a duty to assure them that their children are being educated in a safe and secure learning environment. >> students head back to class on monday, august 27. the baltimore mayor is urging state regulators to help with energy costs. the mayor wants the public service commission to grant the city more than $55 million over three years. the mayor says more than half of the low-income customers live in baltimore city. >> kathleen kennedy townsend enters the same sex marriage debate. she joined members of marylanders for marriage encouraging catholic voters to

support same-sex marriage when the balloit goes on the ballot. >> marriage equality is consistent with what the catholic church over 2000 years has tried to teach. >> a director expects marylanders to uphold the timeless values of marriage in november. the governor releases details of the expanded gambling information. the measure calls for the addition of live table games in all casinos and a new casino in prince george's county. the legislation it centers on how much money casinos will keep. 71 degrees on tv hill. eight and diabetes are related. >> drinking cancer away.

helping to fight the deadly disease. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. would you pay an extra fee to avoid the airport luggage carousels and have your bags delivered to your destination? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we will let you know about any problem spots to avoid, coming up. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta- ava marie, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a momenu ve

>> welcome back. 79 degrees downtown at the maryland science center. we do not expect any rain for the morning commute. a few hit and miss thunderstorms could pawpaw. most of you will not see any rain. 72 at the airport. partly cloudy skies to start. it will be mild and a little more humid than yesterday. best chance for a thunderstorm will be south of baltimore. highs around 90. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes and an update on the topics. >> for some people, it seems a glass a day can keep cancer

away. >> a glass of grapefruit juice. it can boost the effect of an anti-cancer drug. it treats certain types of cancer. the juice would allow people to take a lower dose of the drug. some surprising news for overweight people with type 2 diabetes. >> obese people appeared to live longer when diabetes has been detected early. the researchers say this has to do with body mass index. people with normal bmi's on a higher risk if their fitness status is not good. 71 degrees on tv hill.

the orioles are hot on the yankees' heel. keith mills will join us for sports. >> ava marie is en guard this morning. >> it takes a lot of intelligence. you'll see how i did when we come back. >> tony says there are some showers headed our way.

>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> the commute is moving well. not tracking any delays. there is some closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. watch for things to move well until you get to o'donnell and things start to get a little heavier.

59 on the north side over towards the towson region. 795 is back to normal. all those delays have filtered out. the j.f.x. in pretty good shape into town. here's a quick live look at traffic. to and from the annapolis region, we're moving well on 50. bay bridge traffic in great shape. a nice start on 95 in howard county. 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 diversions in the downtown area at light street and lombard. the five, 13 buses diverting at monument street and patterson park around the sinkhole. lateral and metro subway both on schedule.

no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. mta is your right to the grand prix of baltimore. >> good morning. we have an update on the tropics. but first we say good morning to ava marie. she said, you have made fun of me for the last time on the air. what is going on? >> you should see my tight corn dough video -- my tae kwon do video. i learned the art of fencing and went to it fencing gilts. i suited up in multiple layers of clothing for protection. i learned to advance, retreat, and defend myself. a lot of it came down to instinct. you naturally back out to defend

yourself. the best fencers are normally the quickest and the most intelligent. you have to outthink your opponent in order to win. it is a sport that both men and women xl and. men and women can tool each other. i talked to the manager. he said sometimes women make the best fencers. maybe it has to do with the thinking part. women tend to be a bill to bit more vicious and vengeful. i would agree with that. a very neat sport and it was pretty fun. >> what are you trying to say? are you going to put a picture of your husband's face on the mass k?

>> man had the advantage in so many sports. >> what is the deal with the cord hanging on the back? >> you were this suit and every time they hit you with the sword, it sends an electronic pulse and tells them that they hit you. >> that is how they keep score. thank you. ava is doing fencing today. she'll be on again in about 30 minutes. ernesto made landfall late last night. sustained winds up to 80 miles per hour and moving across the yucatan peninsula. it is still a tropical storm that is strong. it will come out over the water and reorganize back into a hurricane. it will miss the seven coast of

texas. it would be nice to get some rain northbound. 77 in annapolis. 69 in parkton. a quiet start for us at home. this is more of a two-point boundary -- is more of a dew point boundary. the dew points in the 60's. it is a little further north than it was yesterday. anywhere south and east of baltimore is a decent chance for a thunderstorm in the afternoon. we have some thunderstorms on the delmarva beach is. for baltimore, it will stay dry. best chance east and south. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature between 86 and 91 degrees. the chance for rain goes out by

the end of the week. a good chance for thunderstorms on friday. some could be strong or severe. then a friend goes through saturday morning. most of the weekend will be comfortable with temperatures in the mid 80's. >> thank you. 5:50. we will check the latest medal count. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> here is a look at the latest medal count. team usa has 70 total medals. the host country is in a tie for third. the brits have 12 more goals than russia. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- would you pay an extra fee to avoid the airport luggage carousels and have your bags delivered to your destination? >> that is the fun part of travel right there.

hmm. really? keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. once again the orioles continued to defy reality. down five runs to seattle twice, they come back to be to the eat the mariners in 14 innings. things did not start well. seattle led 5-0. matt wieters starts the first comeback. a home run number 15. seattle went back up 7-2. home run by the j.j. hardy. 7-7 until the 14th.

he tries to make the sliding catch. omar quintanilla scores game winner. orioles win 8-7. the orioles are 4 and 1/2 games back of the yankees. the tigers beat the yankees. tigers down 2-1. they led 6-5 in the ninth. the tigers win 6-5. the orioles are 4 and 1/2 games back and squarely in the pennant race. a crowd of 15,000 last night. ravens with their final workout and then they fly to atlanta for a game with the falcons. eid'sdi' al of any re

son. courtney upshaw. we will see if he will play tomorrow night. joe flacco expected to play about a quarter. steve johnson makes his first major-league start. 23 years to the day his father won his first big league game for the orioles. why not here? the orioles won from last to almost first in 1989. >> maryland olympian matt centrowitz goes for gold in the 1500-meter. >> the city of pittsburgh is beating up the competition in

hollywood. >> a lot of travelers are finding a place to stay in london for free. and look at their olympic home swap. >> keith mills says why not? we will check the seven-day forecast. >> the morning commute looks good. there are a few closures in the city.