>> the public service commission wants to hear from b.g.e. customers. >> who is paul ryan? that is a question both sides are trying to answer for voters. >> maryland lawmakers inch closer to putting the gambling measure on the ballot. >> some rain clouds are making an early move over our area this morning. [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, everyone. i am lisa robinson. >> i am stan stovall perry thanks for joining us r 11 news today. >> most of the rain has been confined to the western suburbs. it is moving east. give yourself a few extra

minutes. you can see some showers and thunderstorms extending from howard county into carroll county. that is moving east. it will be around the beltway over the next 30 minutes. showers and thunderstorms likely to start the day. we'll get some sunshine for the middle of the day. high temperature near 87. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. that rain could impact your ride. you may need a few extra minutes. there is an accident in the city at lombard and mlk. 55 miles per hour at baltimore national pike. an accident off to the right shoulder. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. continued closures. monument street is closed near patterson park.

11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. five minutes to go south on 95 towards the fort mchenry. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is baltimore national pike. the accident is on the right shoulder on the inner loop. this is traffic on 95 south of the beltway. southbound traffic is building. a smooth ride on the rest of the major roadways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the public service commission gets an earful from b.g.e. customers. >> they held a hearing last night in the utility's response to the derecho that knocked out power to some customers for more than a week. kim dacey is live downtown with more. >> the meeting last night was the first of four.

the next one is tonight here downtown. the public service commission got an earful in annapolis last night. 21 b.g.e. customers vented their frustrations about being left in the dark, some for more than a week afr the derecho storm in june. the psc says the input gathered at these hearings will allow them to determine if there are any problems or patterns in b.g.e.'s response. >> we had flashlights. i did not use candles because i was scared they might cause a fire. so i used flashlights. and fans -- we didn't use any fans because we didn't have no electricity. >> we're not so arrogant as to think that we're going to dismiss customers' concerns. we are here. we want to hear those concerns. >> the next meeting is it tonight. there is one on one state in ellicott city. another meeting in towson. all these meetings begin at 7:00 p.m..

>> thank you. some welcome relief for downtown commuters. that water main break on light street is now fixed. it ruptured last month pretty massive traffic problems downtown. crews have replaced the entire main plus two other lines nearby. repaving will continue throughout the week. >> expanded gaming in maryland is one step closer to getting on the ballot. a future casino in baltimore city. it is still fighting an uphill battle from baltimore city delegates. >> the questions that are still being researched. if you have a company that owns multiple businesses, will they

be punished by not being able to make any type of contribution ever? >> house members will work on an amendment to the bill over the next day or two. we have more on our website, wbaltv.com. you can read the bill in its entirety. click the politics link on the homepage. >> the presidential campaign weaves through five battleground states. hallie jackson joins us live from our washington bureau with how both sides are hoping to use mitt romney's buys presidential selection to their advantage. >> the race for the white house has become a race as to who can define paul ryan first. >> hey, everybody.

how are you doing? >> paul ryan on his first day campaigning solo wasted no time going after president obama. >> you might ask him the same question that i am getting asked -- "where are the jobs, mr. president?" >> a new "usa today"/gallup poll shows a mixed reaction to ryan's selection as the gop's vice-presidential candidate. that may be because people simply do not know who he is -- yet. >> the good news is most americans have never heard of paul ryan. but they're going to. >> what they will hear is the focus now. president obama, visiting drought-stricken iowa, linked ryan with a congress that has stalled on several key bills this year, including the farm bill. >> i am told paul ryan might be around iowa the next few days. he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way. >> they are running on what the republican congress has been promoting for the past four years. >> the ryan controversial budget plan will be the focus for democrats. mitt romney and his team will try to keep the emphasis

elsewhere. >> we will finally get a balanced budget. >> romney and ryan making separate stops on the campaign trail. they will reunite at the republican national convention which will start in two weeks. there is a new poll that shows grommet has not gone the search for a drop in numbers over the weekend since he ned ryan to the ticket. that can change as both sides are looking to define who ryan is. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> a murder trial has been postponed. the prosecution and defense both requested a delay. prosecutors claim michael

johnson killed phylicia barnes and used a large tub to move the body. >> the man who used to on the senator theatre faces trespassing charges this morning. tom kiefaber was arrested on monday warning after he violated an order. police say officers took him into custody at the historic theater and transported him to central booking. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. walmart is hungry to cash in on one of the hottest movies. >> a leading safety analyst is shaking things up when it comes to their car crash tests. find out why. >> hundreds are forced to flee their homes after a while fires in northern california. >> ava marie live in owings

mills talking about a new way to get locally grown fruit straight to your kitchen. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is getting busy and weather could become a factor for your morning

>> good morning.

clouds to start the day. 79 degrees downtown. i am live in owings mills where it has been raining on and off. we are talking about a new way to get locally grown food. everfarmfrth what esh.com. >> we deliver what is ever farm fresh that week from the state of maryland and pennsylvania and bring it to high-rise business centers. >> we're at the corporate financial center. people can come pick up right from here. >> we have quite a few people that work in the center that come every thursday. it.nline and ordere people outside of the area

driver to pick up a box. you don't have to work in the center to get a box from mas. >> you get a whole box. where does this food come from? >> we have local day two coming out of hampstead, maryland. we have squash from deep run farm. watermelons and cantaloupes are coming from the eastern shore around easton. we have some sweet onions from pennsylvania. peaches off of 83. >> all that information on the website. they have two different locations. >> up and hunt valley and that is on wednesday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. >> what a great deal. the food is picked out for you. stan knows where to get the best stuff. >> outstanding.

people do not think about maryland as an agricultural state. this is a great way to pick it up. this stuff has been inching its way over towards you. is it raining there yet? >> it is just spitting outside. >> it is amazing how slowly this is moving to the east. thank you, ava. there has been sprinkles around baltimore city. the have been getting soaked out in frederick and carroll county and did the western part of a frederick county. if you're driving towards a frederick, you'll run into that rain. it is inching its way to the east. you can see the rain. that will make it into baltimore city and around the beltway. it to drive within the next 45

minutes or an hour. this is the second part of the system moving across ohio. there is a series of fronts. this probably will not go through till wednesday. behind that front is an autumn- like air mast with temperatures in the 50's. that is a sign the seasons are changing. 67 in taneytown. a good chance for a few showers and thunderstorms to start the day. another batch of storms late this afternoon. high temperature between 84 and 89. a slight chance for a few showers on wednesday. most of tomorrow will be fine. thursday looks like a nice day. scattered showers and thunderstorms late friday into

saturday with temperatures in the low to mid 80's by sunday. we could see some 50's by next week. cool air is drifting to the east coast. 6:16. >> good morning. a few new accidents to get to. there is one along lombard and enoki boulevard -- mlk boulevard is blocking some lanes. this accident is clear on the west side at baltimore national pike. in the outer loop, we're seeing a buildup in volume. a reminder for closures in a fact. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. 11 minutes is your drive time on the outer loop north east side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 295 is picking up in volume down

towards 32. no sign of the rain yet. it is on its way and could make for a difficult morning commute. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. candles lit the night on the campus of texas a&m university after a shooting. a man shot and killed the county council as he attempted to serve and eviction notice. a third person was also killed in the crossfire. more than 400 homes have been evacuated because of two fires in northern california. one has consumed about 3,000 acres. a secondary fire has swept acres. 2,000

the fires are only a couple of miles apart. a rector has passed away. helen curly brown -- a writer has passed away. gurley brown died. she was 90. >> several high-end cars are not considers as safe today as yesterday. the way front end crash safety has been changed. in the past they used a full head-on collision. now a quarter of the cars -- only three cars earned a good or

acceptle rating. lexus were rated poor. a growing number of car buyers are making up their minds about their next car before they get behind the wheel. more than one in 10 new car shoppers are buying cars before taking a test drive. car dealers say this is a potentially troubling trend. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you be comfortable buying a car from a dealership without first getting behind the wheel for a test drive? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. retailers all looking to bank off of "the hunger games" media.

jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. is your credit card bill bigger? americans are carrying more credit card debt compared to a year ago. the rate of late payments is there an 18-year low. people are becoming more willing to take on new debt. in the three years since the great recession ended, the institute for women's policy research said women have regained 39% of jobs they lost but men have gotten back 45% of the jobs. the july retail sales report is out. the be closed yesterday after a slowdown on japan's economy. the bloomberg maryland index was down. "the hunger games" raked in more than 540$400 million.

fans to purchase the dvd will get a special pack of trading cards at walmart. walmart is selling exclusive jackets and 14 ^ replica pins for $1,000. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> i could see you in one of those jackets. >> can i get one of those? >> 6:21. 76 degrees on tv hill. manny machado is racking up some honors. >> the ravens are shaking up their roster. keith mills will join us live in the studio.

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geico, see how much you could save. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking several accidents in the city. there is one of lombard and mlk boulevard. another at belvedere avenue and

northern parkway. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. here's a quick, live look at traffic. looking for rain. 295 looks pretty good down towards 32. this is 70 at 29. so far so good in this area. rain is on its way. we'll keep tabs on the roads. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the western suburbs have hit pretty hard.tt up 83 towards the pennsylvania line. this is moving to the east. nothing going on in the city at the present time. the forecast for today -- showers and thunderstorms likely to start the day. there could be some redevelopment later this

afternoon or this evening. high temperature of 87. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. we begin with the ravens. they get ready for friday's second preseason game against detroit. bobbie williams sat out practice yesterday with a swollen left ankle. john reed returned to practice. joe flacco coming off a 77-yard performance against the falcons. a good practice on sunday for number 5. the same for haloti naughty, the anchor of the defensive line. his job will be to get his

heated up to speed with a loss of corey redding. >> we have lost some good football players. good football players have come men. we have to continue to develop them and put them up there and make sure they play like ravens. >> working with guys like art jones and terrence cody up front. the orioles sent red sox opened a series at camden yards. the birds are one game back of the rays at six games back of the yankees. manny machado wins the american league co-player of the year along. he is 20 years old. he hit three home runs this weekend. he got a memorable curtain call. a double, a triple. is that all? nothing else you could do? how about that for a debut? murray was honored last

weekend. >> he is off to a great start. thank you. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. the after effect of the july storm are still being felt by b.g.e.. >> customers have a chance to voice their opinions about the utility. >> we're used to seeing ratings on the door of our favorite restaurants. a different kind of rating might shop on the doors of our favorite eateries. >> a busy commute. several accidents in the city. several accidents in the city.

>> 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 am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11

news today. >> i think the rain will come through in potato different batches. the western suburbs of that most of the rain this point -- it will come through in two different batches. there'll be a break in the day. scattered thunderstorms will redeveloped later today. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> b.g.e. customers got to voice their frustrations at the first of several hearings. >> this is part of the investigation into their response after the big storm that left customers in the dark for more than a week. kim dacey has details. >> the meeting was the first in a series about the june storm. the next one is tonight here downtown. last night, the psc got an earful in annapolis. myrtle watts is still

frustrated after the june derecho storm knocked out the power to her pasadena home and she had to wait for several days for it to be restored. >> we had flashlights. i did not use candles because i was scared they might cause a fire. so i just used flashlights. we didn't have no fans because we didn't have no electricity. >> the state's public service commision is holding four hearings all over central maryland to hear customers' frustrations with b.g.e. the psc kicked off their first hearing in annapolis. 21 angry customers testified. >> i lost almost all the food in my freezer. i had no water because i have a well and septic system. and i had to take my father and leave the house. >> this really took a toll on me. i'm 75 and it's just a good thing that my operation was at the beginning of may. >> the psc says the input gathered at these hearings will allow them to determine if there are any patterns or problems to b.g.e.'s response.

>> i hope they will solve the situation. we can talk and talk and talk. words are cheap. but actions speak louder than the words. >> we're not so arrogant as to think that we're going to dismiss customers' concerns. we are here. we want to hear those concerns. >> the next meeting is tonight here at the war memorial downtown. there is one tomorrow night in ellicott city, and on thursday in towson. all these meetings start at 7:00 p.m. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. no word as to what caused a tractor-trailer carrying tons of garbage to overturned on southbound 95 in howard county last night. traffic was backed up for miles as crews tried to write the

trailer and clean up the leaking fuel and the enormous amount of debris. the driver of the truck continues to recover. a boy kids teased to recover after being struck by the family car in joppa. this was the scene just after 5:00 p.m. last night on pulaski highway. a family member was behind the wheel when the young boy was struck. the child was flown to johns hopkins trauma center but is expected to recover. >> a man is injured following a police shooting. officers arrived on monday to find a man with a gun and ordered him to drop the weapon. that is when darryl williams pointed a gun at police force and offices to shoot back. both men were taken to the hospital. the second man was treated for head injuries. >> want to know how your

favorite restaurant in the city and measures up when it comes to cleanliness? the post a list of the ones that were forced to close to address violations. a new proposal would require restaurants to post the most recent grade from the health department ride on the front door or all the customers can see it. >> you should be able to walk into your favorite restaurant and see that they are great. proper timesusing and temperatures, it will show throughout your building. >> the health department supports the bill was to be involved in figure out the logistics of the database they will have to publish. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. several accidents in the city.

there is one at belvedere and northern parkway. another at lombard and mlk boulevard. 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 the harrisburg expressway. problem free at the moment. looking good down towards the beltway. we will see some rain coming into play shortly. 72 at 29. so far so good in terms of delays but we will see how the rain impacts your ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us live from owings mills. >> good morning. we're live for a location where you can pick up fresh produce. you used to be a farmer. you were telling me that the weather has been good and bad

for the crops around the state. >> around baltimore county and carroll county, we have gone pretty much rain at the right time. there are a lot of parts of the state that diane rain at the wrong time. the crops are looking beautiful around baltimore. >> we have some pictures that you took about the crops around here verses those at the eastern shore. this is outside of denton and you can see a difference. >> we are coming back from ocean city yesterday. it is pretty devastating from the eastern shore almost 2 easton. the crops are looking rough. there probably ran out of water in the freshwater ponds. they're hurting down there. >> we have basically gone the

same amount of rain. he said the timing was the key thing. >> when we got the rain. when the crops were planted and when they were starting to grow. up this area, the corn was 6 for tall and grow like crazy because we got great rain at great time. >> we will talk about how you can get some produce coming out. we're dealing with a little bit of rain. the chance for rain throughout the day. temperatures staying mostly in the 80's for the rest of the week. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. they work under the hottest conditions. conditions. now new york's bravest have put [ male announcer ] progress. opportunity.

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. . 6:44. there was a shooting in dundalk. that was about 2:30 this morning. a victim was shot multiple times. police say two of the men were stabbed after a cover tension in essex. police say the incidents are not connected. monday night, a house committee

passed a plant to lower the taxes paid by maryland live! casino and a future casino in baltimore city to allow a casino at the national harbor. baltimore city delegates questioned a rule about contributing to a political plan. a murder trial has been postponed. more time is needed to sort through all of the evidence. prosecutors claim michael johnson killed phylicia barnes here in baltimore and used a large tub to move the body. the body was found months later in the susquehanna river. a new trial date has been set for next january. >> for many women, the physical changes that come with menopause

are difficult enough. some women find it difficult to concentrate, a condition they call brain fog. doctors say this is a common problem they hear from women. >> it is a hormone imbalance and the estrogen levels start to decrease. >> it was a big relief. i did not know what was going on. i thought it was crazy. i got frustrated. she said it could be related to menopause. that was such a relief. >> there is no medicine that can remedy the condition. word puzzles and concentration games could help to keep your memory sharp. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> the weather is coming into play.

we are seeing rain coming down in our cameras. we have some accidents to get to. there's a crash at belvedere and northern parkway. light street at monument street are shut out because of construction. word of a disabled vehicle was down 50 at route eight. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 29 at 108, the roads are already wet. traffic is moving pretty well. we switch over to 795. lots of violent at owings mills. watch for rain this morning to impact your ride. leave some aftertime this morning. ava marie joins us live from owings mills. >> it has started to rain once again.

i'm alive and owings mills because i'm talking about a new company and is kind of a take on a farmer's market. you get a whole box of food. you helped to start this business in june. >> we bring a box, a week's worth of local produce two business areas where you pick up each week. >> it makes it convenient. maybe people live or work near the red brick financial center. >> you can come on thursdays from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. go online and order your box. it will be a week's worth of local produce and it is $25 a week. >> you try to promote agriculture education. >> i have given over tens of thousands of school tours.

we educate from pre-k up to college students about agriculture and the fall harvest season. this year will be down at the maryland resource center in hunt valley, a brand-new facility. we of corn, sunflowers, soybeans. we'll take the kids out to the farms. that is righted hunt valley. that is a convenient location. www.farmerstandfarmtour.com. >> we will go back to tony in the weather center. >> i think that is a fantastic lesson. everybody thinks it comes from the back of the grocery store. you got to the farm -- >> it relates so much to the weather. >> it was great to hear stan

talk about the timing of the rain. thank you, ava. that is a wonderful program. we have been discussing this rain and how it is moving to the east. frederick and carroll counties are getting soaked. now it is moving into the baltimore metropolitan area. some light rain out of the down 83. all this stuff is moving to the east. this is coming through in a couple of different pieces. this will dissipate by 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. there's a series of these things stacked up in the atmosphere. this will not go through until some time on wednesday appeared a slight chance for a shower on wednesday. 73 at the airport. in the 60's where it has been

raining. 67 in taneytown. a good chance for showers to start the day. i think we'll get a break in the middle of the day. high temperature between 84 and 89. a slight chance for showers on wednesday. i think most of tomorrow will be dry. another system had been late friday into saturday. scattered showers and thunderstorms before a beautiful air mass comes in at the tail end of the weekend. overnight lows dipping maybe into the upper 50's and low 60's. >> the psc the a series of hearings holding bv's response to storms. kim dacey joins us live with details and how customers can

take part. >> the meeting last night was the first of four. the next one is tonight here downtown. the public service commission got an earful in annapolis last night. 21 b.g.e. customers vented their frustrations about being left in the dark, some for more than a week after the derecho storm in june. the psc says the input gathered at these hearings will allow them to determine if there are any problems or patterns in b.g.e.'s response. the next meeting is tonight. there is one on wednesday in ellicott city. and thursday there will be a meeting in towson. all of these meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 6:52. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start before you head out to start your day.

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for a test drive? >> we will post more of your answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> it is getting nasty out there ban. you were right. let's see what is going on. we have accidents in the city. belvedere and northern parkway. enclosures in effect in the city. light street and monument street because of road work. we're seeing some delays at security. this is security at the beltway

and it is pretty heavy. you can see 795 is about the same at owings mills. southbound traffic is backed up. >> the wheels of the court do go round and round. rain is likely to start the day. it will be with us for a couple of hours. we might get another round of storms late in the day. high temperature of 87. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.