[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you are watching wbal tv!!. this is 11 is at 6:00 p.m.. >> back-to-school shopping. no taxes for a lot of families. tax-free week is a much-needed boost to the bottom line. we are live with details on how you can save. >> it is hard to believe that it is already time to start thinking about back-to-school shopping. i feel like the summer started

not too long ago. for families starting to get started, that the tax-free holiday will allow them to stock up on more for less. shoppers will not have to pay the state 6% sales tax on certain items. clothes and shoes are less than $100 a fall in that. officials say annual tax-free week is geared toward encouraging families to make purchases at maryland stores. a survey indicates that 70 5% of parents will take advantage of the tax break. we caught up with one family. >> it is a lot easier to buy shoes and stuff. there is no added taxes. you can get more stuff for less. >> you are always trying to save. especially now in today's economy. it is a good thing to say when you can. >> tax-free week goes until next saturday. the school supplies will not be included in that tax break. clothes and shoes that are

under $100 will be. wbal tv 11 news. >> look at this. it is about time to say goodbye to london. the closing ceremonies already under way. it has been an exciting couple of weeks. we take a look at all of the fun. >> all good things must come to an end. in london, at the time has come to say goodbye. goodbye to legends of the sand and pull. michael felt the most winning the libyan ever. >> 20 years. i could not ask to finish on a better note. >> it is time to say hello to legends in progress like missy

franklin. >> i learned so much about what i am capable of. >> and for those who said things like this. >> i remember when i was a kid seeing them. they were like idols. >> it is hard to realize that now you are in the idle. as the city of london, i believe the word is brilliant to describe your performance. >> we have been impressed with how friendly everybody is. >> london made history. it hosted games in three olympics. it has become the only city to host the summer games three times. >> i am very proud. >> everyone is very happy. >> a buzz and a sense of optimism we need to rediscover every two years. the world comes together in one place celebrating the best of what sports has to offer. >> be sure to catch the whole olympic closing ceremonies tonight on wbal tv !!.

-- 11. today you could say we won the gold. the sun was out. just a slight breeze. very nice weather. after some rains that we got last evening, i guess we deserve it. we will have another day tomorrow. you can see out to the west another storm brewing. that will be coming our way by tuesday. that is what our forecast is all about, the ups and downs of the week ahead. >> thank you appeared the trial against michael johnson is set to begin tomorrow. he is accused of murdering barnes end of the her body in a river. a few months ago he denied those charges pleading not guilty. he is the ex-boyfriend of her sister. prosecutors say johnson exchange hundreds of calls and text messages the summer before she disappeared. we have yet to say why they think he killed her.

the council has its sights on bge. they will be talking about asking them to come into the council. members want to address complaints about the utility's response to all this power outages. specifically the council was to talk about the longer outages in north baltimore and roland park. the state said it has voted to expand maryland in a boat of a 28-14. lawmakers approved the measure that would allow live table games. also calls for the addition of a casino in prince george's county. a key part of the bill decreases the tax rate for casino operators. it is expected to be closer this coming week. to see how your sister voted, you can go to wbaltv.com -- your senate term voted, you can go to. but romney and ryan, obama and

joe biden. in the election is as 86 days away. yesterday morning at romney announced that paul ryan will be his running mate. they spent the day attending a rally at a nascar technical institute near charlotte. the republican candidates at election offers a clear choice between two very different economic decisions. the obama campaign is already pushing back. >> we can either stay on the current pact where i'm, a nation in debt, a nation in doubt and despair, where we are given our children a diminished future appeared correct this is a guy who rubberstamp every aspect of the bush economic policy including not paying 40 did the zero wars. two of big tax cuts. >> coming up, a look at how the romney/ryan campaign can the biggest secret of politics. that is right after levin news

appeared likes gabrielle giffords is headed back home to arizona. her husband tweeted moving back to stucson. giffords has been in rehabilitation. she and 12 others were wounded in a 2011 shooting in a grocery store. six people were killed. he pleaded guilty last week to the massacre. >> one week after a deadly shooting claimed the lives of six people, this sikh tempo is reopening. you can see people gathering for the first one. it was a traditional cleansing and rebirth ceremony. using it only hold that once a year. it symbolizes a fresh start. a man walking along the highway hit by a car and killed. then the driver took off. police are looking for a suspect. some old grads lead to quite a mess.

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at a pedestrian is hit and killed. people are keeping an eye out for a damage car. it happen on solomons island rhode early this morning. the victim was obey traffic laws but wearing dark clothing when the driver hit him. police are trying to find a 2003 volkswagen that likely has extensive damage to the passenger side. check this out. fire crews rushed to put out a brushfire. they had to cut open the door. the flames are not able to spread to the living room area. it was caused by the improper disposal of oily rags.

we to a trip out to the latino festival fairgrounds. there is time for you to check it out, too. >> here is that sunshine we had. a few scattered clouds appeared a storm off share that is going -- a few scattered clouds. a storm off to the west that is going away. we're still in the 80's for temperatures. we will see how cool we get and i coming up. -- tonight

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>> the weather could not have been more perfect for the latino festival. it features the food and music from south and central mexico, a caribbean cultures. they posted it to bring awareness to the growing latino community. it runs until 9:00 tonight. >> your forecast with john collins. >> a lot of sunshine out there. yesterday's weather, and the rainy part has moved offshore. for the most part it is out of the radar. the next one out to the west. none of this looks terribly severe. the storm system is out there. it is spending its way in our direction. i think you'll get another day. to good weather. visualizing the storm. you have one more good day in

here before we began to fill the effects of the neck storm. so that means lower humidity. today was only 85 for the high. 99 in addition to getting the temperatures back into the 80's. we took the humidity back a little bit. right now 83 in annapolis. 81 on the boardwalk. a little breeze coming off the water. 83 in edgewood. westminster 81. very comfortable out there. the humidity is much lower than has been the past couple of days. the green indicate do points in the 50's and 60's. the lighter shaped, the six deposal around us. ecb chance of yellow. this is where they creep up to a around 70's or so. that is where the humidity is

down there. here are the satellite images. generally clear skies. the storm off shore. a well-defined storm off in the midwest. not really producing severe weather. there is a pocket of cool air. it took all day yesterday to move through the area. very slow moving. almost asian area but not quite. that is what generated the ray the morning. it is to be the next storm to come in. notice the temperatu difference. we made into the 80's. a bit cooler to the west of us. this green shade is a pocket of cooler air with the rain is falling right now. very hot down in texas. we are not aiming for that. overnight 62-68. mostly clear skies. nearly, wins.

we expect part cloudy skies tomorrow. the on the bay, northeast winds becoming steadilsoutherly. our forecast is calling for near 90's tomorrow and on tuesday. tuesday the humidity goes up a bit. a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. very comfortable temperatures. friday we will be up near 90's saturday rain chance. >> we just cannot get enough. it is such a great part. >> he is not yet 21 years old. what a weekend for manny. we will check of what he

x. this is 11 sports. >> tremendous hype for the arrival of manny machado. he has extra base hits for every game. he did it again. a to run homer. -- a two run homer purity is pretty special. yard work. he shot his 13. first between now in the eighth. is.troke with th that can pass to mark reynolds. a thing of beauty. if jim johnson closing tonight. there is 3. 34 estate. half-game unleashed the wild-

card spot. as for manny mania he is pleased it is only for the fans. >> i am sure he is having a blast. he does about one to do anything to upset the applecart toward the other team. he has been very special to the competition appeared that is something we try to do all year. >> orioles with an off day tomorrow. the ravens take part in their first-ever public practice. the navy and marine corps steady in the perfect venue. a couple of days after the preseason game. it is not training camp but it is a solid alternative. it is a soft spot. >> i guess we are expecting a really good turnout. it should be fun. i above the navel academy. >> i visited there. i was being recruited. we took it to the naval academy. i did go there.

i probably should have. miami was a great place, too. no offense to miami. >> the call to update you for injury this afternoon. it went well. first pass for a touchdown. the second more challenging. for the hat trick, he drills him into the end zone. egos 30 yards. it touched down. win the game.hcolts 11 at the top players of entry into the hall of fame. it is growing. they run the gamut without a lot and celebrate with the star spangled banner. they're leaving the way.

two plus one there. he has 30 and the gold medal games. fourth quarter down. rise up and joined the show. it flourishes as the u.s. borders gold once again. nascar not an olympic sport. brad spun him. go figure. it did not work well for him. survives. he wins the sprint cup. that is in sports. still stay with us. we have a check on the forecast coming up.

i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'. what a lovely day today. >> we will try to do it tomorrow. a rain chant by tuesday. low humidity tomorrow. at the end of the week, we have a storm, it too. otherwise, and nice. that is it for 11 news.

thank you for joining us. we will see you back here tonight. x. this is an editorial with dan. >> in the most highly contested in the history of the international olympic committee, at the washington baltimore region lost the bid for the olympics. the dream is still alive.

he is the ceo of the 2012 coalition and appears to be up for the task again. he said the kids sat on the 2020 fourth game and testing the waters to seek the support is as supportive as he is. including the largest sports infrastructure and a 40 mile radius. the mayor sees the olympic games as a phenomenal opportunity to showcase the region. dollars sides are on each side. it would return more than $5 billion increase about 70,000 jobs between concept and the game. the olympic committee has indicated they are willing to bid again. decided forames are brazil. they would choose the host city for the 2020 fourth game in 2017.

it is a marathon that concludes with a seven year building in preparation time for the host city. the decision to bid will be made locally over the next year. the exposure would be a win/win for both cities and the entire region. region.