the most hotly contested states. i will have a live report coming up. >> has the severe weather bank moved omoved out? [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 am lisa robinson. >> i am stan stovall. >> it was a bumpy night for some folks. there were three waves of the thunderstorms that produced wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour and up to four inches of rain. 69 degrees at the airport. there is some fog in some neighborhoods. take an umbrella with you. we will put a 40% chance for a shower this afternoon.

high temperature of 86 degrees. we'll come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> good morning. a lot of storm-related issues. we have an accident to add to the mix. effort delays in parkville south on perring parkway and taylor avenue. only the shoulder is getting by. traffic lights are out at warren road and york road. one lane of travel in the eastbound direction. we start on 795 in owings mills. southbound traffic is starting to build down towards the beltway. this is 295 at 175.

southbound traffic is building down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the governor is expected to sign a bill extending gambling in maryland. legislature passed the bill late last night. the bill green knight's table game at existing slots parlor and allows for a sixth casino at national harbor. it lowers the tax rate for a casino. it spurred some passionate debates. >> have we done anything here tonight that deals with the people that are our constituents that will be subjected to what we're doing. this is one safeguard. >> this is not a done deal. the voters still have to sign

off on the referendum this november. for more details, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. will you support the expanded gambling bill when it does appear on the november ballot? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. state legislators could not agree on legislation to overturn a court ruling that ruled pit bulls were inherently dangerous. the court's ruling will stand, at least until next year's regular general assembly session. >> many residents are waking up to storm damage after several inches of rain last night. jennifer franciotti is live. lots of flooding and people

still without power. >> you're absolutely right. a lot of people will be picking up series tree limbs. we're at loch raven boulevard and walker. last night, it looked pretty much like a lake. you can see the debris that was left over, including a refrigerator. there's a tree that his bend over. the situation had to do with a lot of rain. there were some rescues as cars became trapped. folks are dealing with flooded basements. lots of wind and debris. in some areas, it went from ther one to four inches of rain. rain that fell very fast.

>> when i went out my back door, which i have a big raised area, i walked down and saw the water through the parking lot into the apartment complex parking lot behind us, and i kind of walked through, and one of the ladies, her car is somewhere -- in loch raven underneath this overpass right here. there were several houses that had at least 3 feet of water in them. >> the woman that he was referring to, we will hear from her at 6:30. more than 13,000 people without power. this morning, that number is down to around 4200. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you have pictures or video of damage done by the storms, you can upload your images to the u local section of our website, wbaltv.com. you can also use your smart

phone app. >> customers are still criticizing b.g.e.. there was the second of four public hearings. residents shared their frustrations on tuesday night as they spent days without power. >> it took me 11 phone calls and 92 minutes to get somebody in management to deal with my issue. >> had we had some advance warning, we would put 1000 utility workers in place before the storm hits. some of those lessons learned would have resulted in best restoring power quicker. >> that's the worst thing. there was no response. there was no planning. you know, give me a number. say it will be a week. fine. then we'll go away and make plans accordingly. >> two more meetings are

scheduled. there is one tonight at ellicott city and another tomorrow night in towson at 7:00 p.m. be ge is uprooting trees around substations and power lines as part of their new regulations in the wake of the derecho in june . they hope this cuts down on outages when another storm hits. >> we can go a long way to mitigating the outages in the future when we have storms such as a hurricane or derecho. >> it took deep about a and a 1/2 days restore power to our customers after the storm in june.

>> we have a look at where the candidates are heading. >> to a wind farm in iowa, the campaign got heated. president obama ride against mitt romney's economic plan. >> it is not a plan to create jobs. >> they blasted the president's leadership. >> the unemployment rate, 11.6% in nevada. you deserve better than that. >> vice president joe biden stirred up the pot in virginia. >> they will put you back in chains. >> joe biden had this response.

>> they put the middle class in shackles. >> on the final stop, mitt romney came out swinging against the affordable care act and warned of medicare plus vulnerability. >> he is taking your money at he is putting medicare at greater risk and putting health care at greater risk. >> team romney has hauled in $7.4 million since adding paul ryan to the ticket. report for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 69 degrees on tv hill. michael phelps the model. >> plus an accident at a fireworks show injures dozens of people.

>> wildfires out west continued to burn out of control. >> ava marie preview in the inner harbor arts festival inner harbor arts festival coming up this inner harbor arts festival coming up this we gotta sell the car. where would we even start?

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the sun is coming up. 75 degrees downtown at the inner harbor. i'm alive in the studio this morning as i am meeting with different artists. joining us now is tom snyder, a local marylander who is a photographer. you had me fooled. i thought there were paintings. they are beautiful. >> i blend in textures with my photographic images. you blend in enough together and you get some strange effects. >> you are taking a real life photo and your adding different layers and colors. >> pictures of textures to be the bottom of a " pan or a picture of an old piece of paper or a piece of wallpaper.

something with texture and double layer many layers into the photograph. the skill is in not blocking the image and have the texture come through. >> i love jellyfish. this was inspired by the aquarium. >> this was taken at the aquarium. a lot of work to get rid of the tank look. i did that with texture. >> and this one to my left. >> this is an old house on the eastern shore of maryland. this has many layers of textures. it was a photo pickwick if you have brightens it up -- it was a photo. you have brains in doubt. he takes a photo and ed's other photos on top of it.

>> it is beautiful. what is the process called? photo shop.r sh >> whatever he's doing is fantastic. thank you, ava. we're looking forward to seeing more or work. things are nice and quiet this morning. we had some big thunderstorms going through the southern part of baltimore county last night. there was wind damage and up to bowsher inches of rain in some parts of the county -- and up to four inches of rain. you can see the clouds and thickening up. a front is walking its way through the mid atlantic region. another chance for a thunderstorm before things get

better. behind it, high pressure will take control. looking forward to a nice day tomorrow. 69 at the airport. 69 in rising sun. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. maybe take an umbrella just in case. high temperature between 83 and 88. it will be a nice day tomorrow. high temperature near 88. another system comes in late friday into saturday morning. some thunderstorms are possible. most of the weekend will be ok. dew points dipping into the 50's. high temperature of 84 on sunday. 6:16. >> good morning. still recovering from the storm in many spots.

an accident in the city at hilton street and morley street. storm debris at perring parkway and taylor avenue. traffic lights are out at york road and warren road. emergency road worked at block ridge road. one lane only in the eastbound direction. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 95 southbound and is building from just past white marsh down towards the beltway. this is harford road. traffic is moving well but starting to build. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a baby is dead and 14 other people are hospitalized after a house exploded in a long island neighborhood. several of the surrounding homes were damaged along the block.

a pair of propane tanks are possible cause of the blast. a wildfire has destroyed 70 homes in washington state and continues to grow this morning. it has grown to 44 square miles. emergency crews have ordered about 400 people to evacuate. an amazing spectacle at a church in spain as an explosion injured at least 28 people. hundreds have gathered for a firework festival when a stray rocket ignited thousands of fireworks that were meant for that show. 25 people were treated for minor injuries. >> we should get a better idea

of how the housing market is fairing this morning. the monthly market index report will be released. it is not clear what the report will show. there was a six. increased last month. it was the highest point the index has been since march of 2007. michael phelps wants to sell you louis vuitton bags. if you're looking for a fall get away, there is a sale on southwest and airtran. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> southwest and airtran typically called sales but this time you have until august 24 to book a domestic flight out of baltimore. you can fly to boston for $59. there are blackout dates and

restrictions. domino's pizza is ready for a makeover. stores will soon feature a number of grab and go it ems. we're waiting for numbers for inflation and cost of living and quarterly results for target. stocks yesterday were basically hugging the flat line. the bloomberg maryland index fell and losses for cnn. the stock was downgraded because of increased competition. michael phelps is the new face of louis vuitton. he is advertising a dufflebag sold by the french fashion house.

at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> he is a pretty tall guy. that is where you keep your pants when you take a bath. >> there you go. >> congratulations to michael on the ad. a pair of aces square off last night. >> 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. there is an accident at hilton street and morris 3. 11 minutes on the north side. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards a 32. volume is picking up as you make your way south from the beltway. this is traffic at harford. looking pretty good at the moment on the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> things are nice and quiet this morning. for the expect any rain morning commute. a couple of areas of fog.

take an umbrella. there's a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. high temperature between 83 and 88. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. newss the man with good this morning. here is keith mills. >> a lot of good news. the orioles then red sox play a game in two of their series at camden yards. 7-1, the orioles beat the red sox. 6-2 on the homestand. manny machado with the first inning bunt. he made a nice play later on in the game. the game was scoreless until the third inning. omar quintanilla onto eutaw

street. he finds it and mark reynolds finds his swing as well. not a good year offensively for mark. if he can get a going offensively, look out. he mashes the curveball. three-run home run for reynolds. 7-1 orioles. red sox with the bases loaded. darren o'day to end that threat. the orioles win their 63rd game. as we see the submariner again. a simple game plan for the ravens friday night. get off to a better start. they get ready for the alliance and start fast no first downs in the first quarter.

the defense gave up a touchdown drive on the first possession. ray lewis is not happy about that and neither is the new defensive coordinator. >> we need to get off to a fast start. we got off to a slow start on thursday. want anybody to drive the ball on us and score on the first possession. that is not a way to start the game. i've played enough game when they scored on the first drive and we won 41-7. you make the corrections on the sideline and come back to win the game. >> breaks your heart about the red sox last night. >> police tracked down a man accused of killing his own father. >> the rain came down fast and

furious causing some scary moments for some motorists. >> sobering statistics about john driving. more on and it cracked down to

>> 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. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. a scary night for some residents. >> it was a rough night in the southern part of baltimore county. we had three waves of thunderstorms producing up to four inches of rain. some wind damage and a tornado warning. it was a rough night. quiet this morning. partly cloudy skies. put that up one more second. a public cloudy to start the day today. a chance for a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon.

take an umbrella. it will be a dry morning commute. a vote will come back with the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes -- -- ava will come back with the seven-day forecast. >> lightning, strong winds and lots of heavy rain cause some flooding. jennifer franciotti is live to look it some of the damage. >> it was the kind of rain that you wonder, is my house going to wash away? we saw a refrigerator. we're at loch raven boulevard and walker avenue. this area is pretty much like the lake. this was the case over the area. in the white marsh area and in parkville, they had trouble with

flooded roadways. there were helping out folks trapped in their cars. the rain came down hard. anywhere from one to four inches. a major problem for drivers. for some folks, they were bailing out their basements because the rain fell so fast. one woman lost her car in the storm. >> maybe it was a tsunami. i don't know. it was a torrential downpour. my car was behind my house a couple of blocks up the street here, and it is not anymore. it got lifted up in the flood. >> the good news for an lot of folks, not a lot of the power outages. at the height of the storm, a little over 14,000. b.g.e. trying to make quick work of that. that number is now down to just over 3200.

it is pretty cool but folks will have a lot of cleanup in some places. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man is behind bars, a suspected of killing his own father. people picked him up on sunday after an alert for his father's car. a man was found shot to death inside his pasadena home. there is evidence linking the young man to was father's death. a police officer will stand trial for the death of a teenager. the manslaughter trial for the officer is now slated to begin december 11. police say he chased down christopher brown after a group of teenagers threw rocks at his home. after a confrontation, the teenager fell to the ground unconscious and later died. >> a new campaign begins on

friday aimed at keeping drunk drivers off the road. high jackson has the new statistics. >> the traffic safety agency says the majority of drunk drivers involved in deadly way past the legal limit. police crackdown on drunk driving with more enforcement on on tv.ds and more ands this year, a different twist. two-thirds of drunk driving deaths involve people with blood alcohol limits that were nearly twice the limit. advocacy groups are pushing for more of these ignition interlocks in cars. you have to blow into the machine to show you are sober enough to drive.

>> this provides an incentive for states to pass these laws. >> the american beverage institute opposes this for first-time offenders. it would encourage states to pass the law. >> it shows 100% effectiveness for repeat offenders. >> they would like to see this in all 50 states. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> time to get you up to date. not a bad start. we start on the southwest start at hilton street. we have an accident. some debris left over from the storm on southbound perring parkway in parkville. moving well. 11 minutes on the outer loop

northeast side. 12 minutes to go from 795 down go 95 on the south side. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 95 from the northeast is picking up from the beltway down towards the 895 split. this is the north side at harford road. problem free. 83 is checking out fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is preview an upcoming arts festival at the inner harbor. >> we have had a fine morning so far. we talk to a bamboo artists and somebody that uses photography but players different textures on to the photographs. we can see some mixed media. this is made out of medal. -- this is made out of me

tal. over 30 states are rep. not just local artists. we will talk to somebody the came from indiana. the arts festival is on saturday and sunday downtown at the inner harbor. just north of the power plant. you can find more information on our website. check it out. so many different types of media. it is a fine time for the family -- it is a fun time for the family. let's check the seven-day forecast. things are starting to clear out. we're drying out and starting off with mostly sunny skies. temperatures will be in the

80's this afternoon. beautiful tomorrow. our next storm system will be friday night into saturday. back to lisa and stan. >> why these adorable -kittens are a cause for celebration. are those real? >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. will you support the expanded gambling bill when it does appear on the november ballot? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. the governor is expected to sign a bill today expanding gambling in maryland. the bill green lights table games at existing slots parlors. it allows for a sixth casino at national harbor. this is not a done deal. the voters still have to sign off on the referendum this november. no luck for pit bull ownoers

ners. the house and senate adjourned. the court's ruling will stand until next year's regular general assembly session. another water main break has the public works crews busy this morning. it is unclear how many were customers are affected by this. >> tonight, the night team uncovers an assisted living facilities in baltimore that has had some serious problems. the owner feels they are picking on her. barry simms has a preview. >> the state has threatened to shut down this assisted-living facility, citing numerous problems. but the owner said she doesn't understand why her license is at stake. agape home away from home in northeast baltimore offers care for the sick and for low-income

seniors. but the state is investigating the facility because of problems found during past inspections, including mice and bed bugs and unsafe water temperatures. even though it's now in compliance, its license is in jeopardy. >> this particular facility, as a nurse, as an attorney and as the director for this agency, is appalling and shows total disregard for human life. >> the owner of the facility denies the accusations. she says all she is trying to do is provide a safe place for the poor. >> why are they coming at us little people who are trying to help little poor people like ourselves? why are they doing it? >> coming up tonight at 11:00, more on the alleged deficiencies. what the owner has said she's done to fix them and why the state doesn't think that's enough. for the 11 news i-team, i am barry simms. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> word of a disabled vehicle

south on 795. this is at franklin boulevard. the tow truck is just arriving on the scene. watch for an accident at hilton ley street.morally straig here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 795 at franklin. you can see the tow truck on the scene. all lanes of travel are getting by. around owings mills, you'll start to see some delays. approaching security and down towards edmondson in the outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is talking about an upcoming arts festival at the inner harbor. >> good morning. we have a neat media on

display. i'm with steven lloyd. thank you for being here. this is a neat type of art. you have a background in automated painting. >> i picked this up in a seminar in california. it is somewhat soft so it is easy to get these intricate designs. it is all automotive paint and it has clear coat over it. it gives you an in depth perspective, almost like a hologram. >> they almost look like glass. >> natural light and track lighting works the best.

>> this is a little different techniques. >> this is more of a earth tone, kind of like a flat finish. it has and texture to it. >> beautiful. i love what it meant a process is. it is almost like you're working on a car. >> this might be subject i take up full-time. >> thank you for being here all the way from chester, virginia. the arts festival is this weekend at the inner harbor on saturday and sunday. what a conversation starter. >> it was very cool this morning listening to interview all these artists. sarah thought those were at paper plates behind you. "i can make the same thing at

home." >> she will need a blowtorch. >> thank you, ava. beautiful art this morning. it was a rough night last night after a series of storms came through producing up to four inches of rain. nothing showing up on the radar this morning and we should have a dry morning commute. a wave of low pressure has to ride through before we can clear things out. a chance for a thunderstorm in the forecast this afternoon. take an umbrella with you. we'll have some beautiful weather on thursday. 69 at the airport. 69 in rising sun. the forecast for today -- a

mixture of sun and clouds. it should stay dry this morning. a chance for a shower this afternoon. high temperature between 83 and 88. watch for a lightning if you take the boat out today. wave heights one to two feet. the seven-day forecast -- a nice day coming up tomorrow. the humidity will be in the comfortable range. another front move isn't friday night and saturday morning. the tail end of the weekend should be fine. high temperature of 84 on sunday. maybe some 50's overnight in the northwest suburbs next week. back to you guys. >> clots the people cleaning up

this morning after a storm that sport tornado and flash flood warnings. jennifer franciotti is live with some of the damage. >> it looks a lot better this morning than it did last night. as we take a look at loch raven boulevard and walker, you can see a lot of dirt and trash and that has to do with what is left over after the water went away. crews had to do some quick-water rescues. parkville had some trouble with flooding. the water came down very quickly. the storm drains backed up. anywhere from one to four inches. one woman had a car float away from her driveway. what date mess for a lot of folks. a couple of a tornado warnings

and many people experience hail. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:52. >> we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- will you support the expanded gambling bill when it does appear on the november ballot?

>> we will post more of your answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> the roads are in pretty good shape. we have the storms overnight. an accident at hilton street and morley street. that is about it for traffic. >> it will be dry this morning. there could be a few more storms this afternoon. take an umbrella just in case. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.