>> right now the medals keep piling up for team usa. >> we are proud as a maryland native takes a run at gold. how the finish in the 1500 meter finals. >> committee members gather for national night out. details are next. >> we're in for a bit of a cloudy day today. the forecast 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. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will be almost like

yesterday with some hit and miss showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. it will be dry for the morning commute. just a few clouds at the airport, 72 degrees. it will be a little more humid than yesterday. temperatures around 90 degrees. the best chance for showers will be in southern maryland. we have a better chance for rain by the end of the week. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. no complaints. light volume still around the area. 61 on southbound 95. no problems at the fort mchenry or the harbor tunnel. speeds around 64 through the towson region. 58 on the west side outer loop. closures continue in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near

patterson park. five minutes on southbound 95 to go down to the fort mchenry from the 895 split. 10 minutes southbound 95 from the beltway to 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on 50 and traffic moving without delay. the bay bridge checks out ok. this is 95 at 32. problem free down to the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the race for gold is over for another maryland olympian after a thrilling race in london. >> 22-year-old matt centrowitz ran in the 1500-meter race last night. he missed the podium by .04

seconds. his family was in london and his mother called 11 news not long after the race and did. >> he wants me to say to you guys, the newspapers, all his friends, everyone, thank you so much for the support. thank you for the belief in him and that he will continue to do everybody in maryland proud. >> matt plans to be back in four years for the summer games in rio. >> tracie potts has a look at the rest of the action in london. >> it is an olympic first. the u.s. is guaranteed silver and gold when the women's beach volleyball teams play each other in the final match. >> it will be a nice experience to be here. >> in a sport never before seen

in any olympics, two female boxers are still in the ring and a shirt at least a bronze medal. -- i know what to expect. i have fought her before. >> inching closer to gold. begins and the first half of the men's decathlon today. >> i don't feel the pressure. i can see other people saying the pressure is on you. >> the pressure is on america's track and field team. >> there is alice in phoenix. >> three of the fastest women compete today. >> i think i will be ready.

>> team usa ready to win. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> national night out events take place all across maryland. >> people take to the streets. jennifer franciotti is live this morning with details of some of last night's local events. >> good morning. here in towson, the event was huge. an opportunity for folks to gather and rally against drugs and violence. last night it was in the mondawmin mall area. there was a similar scene in owings mills. they're encouraging against a life in crime. >> 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 know me, and we can work together as a team.

>> the 29th annual event happens all across the country, a chance for members to make a pledge to look out for one another. look for more events for the next year. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. five new speed cameras are going up today and they're all near schools. here's a list of the new cameras. cromwell bridge road near loch raven high school. near patapsco high school. reisterstown road. you have been warned. >> if former university of maryland student pleads guilty for threatening campus violence. the police say he posted online that a planned to kill enough people to make it to the national news. he must complete 200 hours of

community service. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. man lty plea from an ma shot several people including gabrielle giffords. >> word of a problem on northbound 95. some debris to watch for as you travel northbound. learning the sport of fencing. we will be back with the seven- day forecast.

>> good morning. you can see it is pretty hazy across the inner harbor. a check of the full forecast in just a little bit. i am continuing my olympic adventures. today i am learning how to fence. >> it was for a long time before mother killing someone. that is where we're starting from. somebody.ng to kill

>> facing is one of the safest sports around. >> so much care has been put into refining the weapons and equipment. we know that our position is trying to kill someone so we want to protect against accidental killing someone. >> the women even get to where an extra layer of protection which made me feel a little bashful. >next came the underarm protector, the pants, and the fencing jacket. >> you are one buckled short of a straitjacket. >> i was already feeling a little crazy. they gave me just one glove to wear and then to place a cage over my head. >> this takes a little bit to get used to. now you can see ok, right? >> practice advancing forward and retreating backwards.

then we added the attacks to crack that is it. >> i also learned to defend >> ♪ ♪ ♪ . >> very good. i did have to work a special jacket. each time the opponent hit my jacket, it beeped show that he scored. he didn't hold back. neither did my next opponent. >> hit him. hit him. that is it. all right. it takes a little while to get used to it. your training of culture says you're not supposed to hit somebody. in this, you're supposed to hit somebody. >> a lot of fencing comes down to intelligence and in stan. >> you can still win. >> a competitive drive helps as

well. >> you have to love hitting other people as well. that is one of things i had to get over. i did have to lunge at somebody with a sword. you have to outthink your opponent. >> you have inspired me to practice against carlotta. i decided to grab the snow yardstick that we use and i have been practicing. >> we have to battle to the death when i get back to the studio. >> you cannot use the meeting at hook. she is faster than me. you can use this to get stan's attention. weather.k some

ernesto made landfall last night as a category 1 hurricane. shore and it is still a tropical storm. it will probably regenerate as a hurricane. it will make land fall again down in mexico. 70 in randallstown. we still have the same front that we were talking about yesterday. you can see it if you plot the dew points. it feels a tropical south. north and west, into the 60's. we have a slight chance for a thunderstorm in the forecast. the best chance will be in southern maryland. we should get to the morning ok just fine. a mixture of sun and clouds. a slight chance for a thunderstorm, up 20% chance.

high temperature between 86 and 91. the chance for rain goes up by the end of the week. 60% on friday. some of the thunderstorms on friday could be strong or severe. a friend goes through on saturday morning. the rest of the weekend should be fine with high temperatures in the mid 80's. i'm out of breath. >> i knew you were when dinded. >> no sympathy. not bad as you travel. northbound 95, word of some debris at eastern avenue. looking good on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh down towards the fort mchenry. up to speed on the west side. closures in effect. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard.

monument street is closed near patterson park. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at o'donnell, southbound traffic is not bad down towards the fort mchenry. watch for the northbound problem at this past eastern. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the man accused in the deadly tucson shooting pleads guilty in federal court. jarrett off their took responsible for the shooting rampage -- jared loughner took responsibility for the shooting rampage and will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. president obama is expected to discuss his plan to restore security to the middle class. mitt romney rolled out in other attacks on tuesday accusing the president of backing a plan that would gut

welfare reform. the drought is affecting much of the midwest. president obama is off rising additional funding available to help crop and livestock producers. details and a live report at 6:30. >> some tips to keep your cooling costs low during the remainder of the summer. close the curtains. set the thermostat at 78 degrees when you're home. turn it up. 85 degrees when you're not home. closed the doors to rooms he didn't use and close off the air vents in those rooms. travelers on american airlines can skip the carousel and pay to have your bags delivered.

your luggage should arrive within four hours. it costs between $30 and $50 depending on the amount of luggage you want delivered. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you pay an extra fee to avoid the airport luggage carousel and have your bags delivered to your destination? within four hours? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. sure it is working smoothly. starbucks is ramping up its payment system for mobile users. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> the walt disney company has invested big bucks in revamping their theme parks.

a new record in terms of attendance for the third quarter. fantasyland in orlando is under way. it will be the largest expansion of the magic kingdom since it opened nearly 40 years ago. home depot making an investment in a company to add more kitchen products to its stores. it gives home depot a chance to increase their closet organization systems. investors waiting not quarterly results from macy's. markets did get a boost yesterday on earnings from serious exam radio. the bloomberg maryland index was also up on the day. if you like paying for your latte your phone come to expect to see more chains with the

technology. right now starbucks process more than a million mobile transactions a week. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. the ravens get ready for their first preseason game. >> the birds will bring the brooms to the york today. keith mills has highlights in sports. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have some debris northbound 95 just past eastern avenue. looking good out of the white marsh area. 62 on the north side as you make your approach to york road. 56 at baltimore national pike. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at o'donnell street is southbound traffic towards the fort mchenry and moving well. light volume this morning. no delays northbound just past eastern. southbound traffic is starting to build and a nice start on 295 down towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning.

partly cloudy skies. it is eight little more humid. 72 at the airport. a mixture of sun and clouds. 20% chance for a thunderstorm. the best chance will be over on the eastern shore counties. high temperature between 86 and 91. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the orioles go for the sweep tonight against seattle. the orioles come back from two run deficits. interesting story line. zach britton sent down to norfolk after the game. he pitched five innings.

matt wieters begins the comeback. this goes to center. home run number 15. 7-2.mariners would go up 0 in the 14th, adam jones. omar quintanilla scores the game winner. the orioles are now four and a half games back of the yankees, who lose last night, and they are tied for one of the wild- card spots. they have won 12 after inning games in a row. the ravens had to atlantic to open the preseason tomorrow night against the falcons. ozzie newsome attended the funeral of the son of the eagles' coach yesterday in philadelphia. john returned to practice where art modell watched the workout yesterday.

number 91, courtney upshaw practice for the first time yesterday. no word whether he will play tonight. a day of expectation and somber in motion. time.et ad we were welcoming of everybody. as funerals ago, i thought they made it very positive for everybody. >> john coached with and be id for 10 yeras. >> stan had to leave the set. he will be back. here's the latest medal count on the london olympics. team usa has 70 total medals.

great britain and russia have 48 overall medals. 6:26. 71 degrees on tv hill. >> thousands across the country head out for national night out. details are next. >> a wave of relief. the white house is looking to help farmers and ranchers hit hard by the worst drought in 25 years. >> how about your morning commute? that is next. that is next. y> today i trie

>> 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. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. a quiet start on this wednesday morning. a slight chance there could be some thunderstorms popping up this afternoon. you might want to take an umbrella. upper 80's to around 90. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes and an update on the tropics. stay with us. >> millions of dollars in help will flood ranchers and farmers as the white house announces 8. >> the latest attempt to assist people dealing with the worst drought in more than two decades. hallie jackson has the details. good morning.

[no audio] >> lending more money to small business owners like farmers. the drought has affected nearly two-thirds of the continental united states. the eastern shore has been under a drought warning. that is just out this week. we will know more about the corn crop on friday when the latest estimate on the fall harvest. a lot of people are looking to see what the forecast will be. >> any idea what those numbers will look like? >> crops will be cut about 15% . a lower estimate then we have seen. not a rosy picture at all.

>> what does the drought mean for the wildfires we're seeing in oklahoma? >> there is a warm, wet winter in the midwest. some plants got very green but then the drought hit and everything dried out. the vegetation is providing fuel to the fire. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> local committees take to the streets. jennifer franciotti is live in baltimore county this morning with some of the local events for a national night out. >> good morning. national night out has been a popular event. thousands turned out across the state and the country. an opportunity to unite 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 anti-drug and anti-violence message for this year's national night out. >> this is what we need, more in the committee. we need more. it is not enough. it is not enough people going to events like this or bringing a positive message. >> this is a wonderful time for us to celebrate the progress we have made to have a safer city. >> in owings mills, a similar scene where this family joined dozens of other families to mark their town's 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 know me, and we can work together as a team. >> we appreciate public safety. baltimore county police department, with our great crime reductions, this community, these folks have been part of that and it has been a great partnership.

>> those events happened all over the state last night. a big turnout in towson last night. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 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 that works with children. there is an already strict on- site school security system. students go back to class on august 27. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad in terms of delays. it has been light. there is an accident at williams avenue in middle river. 54 out of the white marsh area

on 95. 52 on the west side at baltimore national pike. watch for closures still in effect in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. a disabled vehicle eastbound 50 at the bay bridge. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on 70 west of the beltway. problem free at the moment. this is the area of 95 at 395. moving well to and from the fort mchenry. 395 looks good into conway street. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us live as she continues her olympic journey, this time with fencing. >> good morning. it was a lot of fun. i think i am on my way to becoming a full blown pirate. it was an amazing sport.

it is not just defending yourself. we'll show how boy did in just a few minutes. today, very similar to what we saw yesterday. the humidity is still sticking around baltimore. temperatures in the upper 80's. a slight chance for a thunderstorm. that could include baltimore as a frontal boundary is still stalled over the area. a better chance for storms tomorrow. this will be a powerful cold front. some storms could be strong. a severe weather outbreak in the east. we could be cooling down into the weekend. made 80's on sunday at its should feel a lot better. didng up, you'll see how i at fencing. >> you look good just like that.

>> you are dangerous enough just with your hand. 71 degrees on tv hill. what do you get when you cross a donkey with a zebra/ >> we all know pittsburgh is the city with the football team. hollywood knows it as the movie city and that is helping their economy. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you pay an extra fee to avoid the airport luggage carousel 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. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta-weather plus with tony pann and ava marie, and sarah

caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment.

>> it is an animal that has people doing a double take. it is part donkey and park zebrt zebra.

a donkey andmated a zebra. fun to say. saat is >> the donkey was visiting. stone said the turtles were involved -- do not say the turtles were involved, too. i don't want to see the results of that one. all right. if you think the name pittsburgh in town, somebody might throw something at you. the city is becoming the tinsel town of the east. 24 movies have been filmed in western pennsylvania in the past three years. this seems to be some payback for pittsburgh.

pumped $300ave come million into the economy. >> 6:52. 71 degrees on tv hill. >> making yourself at home while at the london olympics. a chance to live like a londoner by house swapping. >> the morning commute is not bad. one problem on the west side. >> weather-wise, partly cloudy skies right now. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. partly cloudy in baltimore. 72 at the airport. 72 at the airport.

>> time for this morning's olympic performance you can counts on. aly raisman takes home gold on the individual floor exercise. she had a score of 15.6. she also won bronze on the balance beam after a tie breaker. >> many american tourists are making themselves at home and the london games. >> deidre fitzpatrick is live with how they are crashing for free. >> they are doing it using the mantra "my house is your house" olympic style. they are the new neighbors.

they are still trying to get used to the keys for their olympic get away. >> we were not sure if this would work or not. >> they swapped their home in california for this home in south london. >> if you turn around, you turn the water off. >> they hang out all day at olympic events. then hang out all night with the comforts of home. >> the kitchen is stocked with everything from paper towels. been a little challenging. >> we will slide by if factor of four or 5. >> 8 unique way to check into

the olympic experience. >> they want what the home because the homeowners tossed in some tickets to a soccer match. back to you. >> that sounds pretty good. have they heard from the people staying at their house? >> they have the two kids and they have not left the pool. this is a pretty good deal for them, too. >> that is a great deal. thank you, deidre fitzpatrick. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. date.'s bring you up to an accident on the west side. this is near security boulevard. it is off to the side. 30 miles per hour prior to its

security. delay start to develop at perring parkway. an accident in mill river. 50 and southbound 95 coming out of white marsh. a nice start at the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnels. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is security. outer loop traffic is very heavy. those delays will be stretching back to 795 in the outer loop. you may need some extra time. not so much extra time needed at 95 and 395. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is telling us about her experience with fencing. >> good morning. fencing began as a way to kill somebody with a sword. port. a proper suppor

there was a lot of techniques to doing somebody to the death. all the training began with salutes to the opponents, and the spectators. then the fighting began. sometimes you did the right of way which means you get a chance to advance and fight. then you switch. you gave turns to one opponent and then the other. the official support of the language is french. 1500's.gan in the 500 one word means ready and that is how you began. at sport.eed spor it is a sport you can do for with all ages so you might be

able to do it. >> what are you trying to say? because i didn't have moves? you have to think and moved at the same time. >> you have to be good at attacking somebody. >> you are better at that. i could handle the thinking part. golf will lend itself to fencing. >> thank you, ava. more coming up on the digital channel. it is pretty impressive. ernesto made landfall late last night. sustained winds up to 80 miles an hour. it is travelling across the

yucatan peninsula. it is a tropical storm because it lost a little energy. it will come out into the gulf of mexico and probably regenerate into it hurricane before it makes landfall again in mexico. here come, 72 at the airport. partly cloudy skies. this same front is still in the the city. you have to plot the dew point to see the boundary. it feels a tropical. north and west, the dew points are in the 60's. the air masses are bumping together. 20% for a thunderstorm this afternoon. nothing showing up on the radar at the present time. forecast for today, a mixture of sun and clouds. slight chance for a thunderstorm. high temperature between 86 and

91 degrees. high temperature of 91 tomorrow. scattered thunderstorms and some of them on friday could be strong or severe. high temperature 88. a front goes through saturday morning. most of the weekend will be fine. last humid with highs in the mid 80's. >> thank you. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. coming up, another big day for team usa. aly raisman grabs two medals. she'll be here live. we'll talk to the gold, silver, and bronze winners of the hurdles. lolo jones will join us as well. the all-american final in beach

volleyball. what the athletes do to unwind after the big moments in the spotlight. jimmy fallon will join us. we will try a new olympic sport well try not to get hurt in the process. we'll tell you what it is. >> there are some of things we could say about that. 6:53. >> 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 -- would you pay an extra fee to avoid the airport luggage carousel and have your bags delivered to your destination? >> only a few of you said yes on our facebook page. >> i said that earlier. [laughter] >> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com.

carlotta had a great one. oakland? i thought you said aucklalnd. >> there is an accident that is backing up traffic. this is the outer loop at on 70 and we're down to 19 miles per hour. >> forecast? >> 20% chance for a thunderstorm today. take an umbrella just in case. high temperature 89. >> 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.