crash on 95 still being felt this morning. >> it is the weekend by khaled avoid the rain clouds? [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 jennifer franciotti. happy friday. >> i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. . >> i know we will deal with a little bit of rain tonight. >> maybe some showers and thunderstorms. jennifer will be in her private box. >> it involves covers and a tv. >> we have mostly clear skies. 68 at the airport. the humidity it will go up this afternoon. we will be nearer 90.

a front will come through with some scattered showers and thunderstorms. that will take care of the heat and humidity. the forecast for saturday and sunday when i come back in just a few minutes. >> there is an overnight accident that involves a tractor-trailer that exploded. it happened around 11:00 p.m. last night. closures remain in the northbound direction of 95. the closure is closed at the beltway. you'll be diverted at the beltway. you can go either direction. traffic continues to build. northbound 95 ramp 2 caton avenue is shut down. we will keep you posted. 62 on the north side. 55 on the west side at edmonton. 68 on southbound 95.

the southbound lanes are still looking pretty good. another accident at havre de grace and 95. the accident is 95 northbound just past 395. all lanes are closed prior to this portion. this is 195. northbound traffic is still moving good at 195. we will let you know if any delays start to develop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> more on the overnight crash. the driver was killed and traffic was backed up for hours. >> this happened at 11:00 p.m. last night. police and fire crews arrive too late fiery seen.

>> they ruptured the diesel saddle tanks and erupted into flames. >> northbound 95 was shot down throughout the night. investigators have yet to identify the driver. the man accused of killing a family friend and then eating his heart and part of his brain is ruled incompetent to stand trial. >> kim dacey has more. >> prosecutors and defense attorneys agree with the ruling after alexander kinyua underwent psychiatric evaluation. he was indictetd on first- degree murder charges for allegedly killing his house mate and family friend and eating the victim's heart and part of his brain. he has been undergoing a competency evaluation. in an interview, the state's

attorney says they recently got a report stating kinyua should be found incompetent to stand trial because he is not capable of understanding what's happening and not capable of assisting his attorney during trial. that does not mean he will never face a trial. doctors are constantly reassessing his competency. >> given the right treatment or whatever that eventually the determination is that if he can go forward, we can schedule the trial and go forward. and then the issue of whether or not they were criminally responsible at the time of the offense has to be addressed and that is a separate issue. >> kinyua is also facing attempted murder charges for an attack on another man with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. the victim's attorney in that case says the future of his client's case will also be impacted by this ruling. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> thank you. the search continues for the person who shot and killed two people in southwest baltimore and injured athird. two male victims were found dead at the scene. police did not release the victims' identities. >> a man tried to kidnap a woman and a toddler at gunpoint. william brown approached the woman and her daughter just before 4:00 p.m. on wednesday and ordered them to come with him. he's charged with attempted kidnapping and being held on $200,000 bond. fire officials believe the person who started a fire at a denny's restaurant may have struck their once before. this is the scene from the august 3 fire that started from the men's room and spread to the roof.

the suspect may also have set a smaller fire in that same restaurant back on july 4. anyone with information should call the fire marshal. >> a man has died after he fell off a sea wall in ocean city. police say there were walking along the wall on tuesday afternoon and they fell over the edge, striking the rocks below. witnesses were able to rescue the child. the child is now recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. >> medicare is taking center stage on the campaign trail as both candidates hope to win over seniors. hallie jackson joins us live with the latest on how mitt

romney is explaining his plan on the campaign trail. good morning. >> mitt romney went a little old school explaining his take on medicare reform. he busted out a white board and a new marker. >> my plan presents -- >> mitt romney turned an airport into an impromptu classroom to explain how his plan for medicare is different from president obama's. >> this is the president's plan. $616 billion cut. -- $716 billion cut. >> but how true is that? the number is correct. >> is it fair to call them cuts? medicare will still grow but not as much. >> millions of seniors have a stake in the debate over medicare. they are a key voting bloc. the health-care program has become a key talking point on the campaign trail. >> my plan extended medicare by over a decade.

-- by nearly a decade. their plan ends medicare as we know it. >> the president took aim at paul ryan's plan. the republican congressman is ready for a fight, it seems. >> this is a debate we want to have. this is a debate we need to have. this is a debate we're going to win. >> both sides do agree that something has to be done to limit medicare spending. of the debate. the program is slated to go broke in 12 years if something is not done. >> mitt romney offers some new information about his tax return records. >> the democrats have been questioning mitt romney about whether he paid any taxes in some years. yesterday mitt romney said he paid at least 13% of taxes every year for the past decade. the obama said, prove it.

mitt romney has released one year of taxes and promises to release his 2011 returns by the election. he sounded frustrated that this continues to be brought up on the campaign trail. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> another afghan policeman has turned his weapon on u.s. service members, killing two. the attacker was a member of the afghan local police. the assailant was shot and killed. this is the sixth similar incident within the past two weeks. the taliban and is claiming responsibility for an attack on a black hawk helicopter in southern afghanistan. seven of those casualties were american service members. the team may have been on a special operations mission but they cannot confirm whether the

helicopter went down because of enemy fire. the total number of americans have been killed in 28. the growing rate of suicides among active-duty soldiers. the number of army soldiers who took to own lives more than doubled from june to july. the accelerating trend has prompted pentagon leaders to double their efforts to find new ways for members to cope during some tough times. >> that is so heartbreaking. 67 degrees on tv hill. some good news on the jobs front. a new survey shows workers are making more. >> a crash leads police to wait murder scene. >> if the first don't succeed, try, try again and again.

the story behin this swimmers perseverance. >> we have some thunderstorms in the forecast. still >> monitoring the closure of northbound 95. we will let you know

>> welcome back. a beautiful start at the beach. things will start to get a little more active. we have a cold front approaching from the west. the winds have shifted. the humidity will go up. but the air mass behind this boundary. low 40's across the northern plains. it is a sign that things are changing. thunderstorms developing ahead of that boundary last night were strong to severe. there is a lull in the atmosphere. i think they will pick up in intensity. some of those storms will drift over towards us late in the day.

making for a beautiful sunrise. 68 at the airport. 65 in parkton. the humidity will be going out. it will be uncomfortable this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for thunderstorms after 4:00 p.m. high temperatures between 87 and 92 degrees. watch for lightning if you take the boat out today. wave heights one to two feet. down of the ocean, the chance for rain will be increasing. it is beautiful at the beach now. rain is likely tonight and tomorrow. here home, a chance for some rain showers tomorrow morning. it should clear up tomorrow morning. a high of 82 on saturday. cloud cover on sunday, 83. overnight lows made it into the

upper 50's in some of the northwest suburbs. 6:15. >> good morning. northbound 95 remains closed at the beltway itself less because of an overnight tractor-trailer accident. the northbound lanes are still shut down. all traffic is diverted at the beltway on the southwest side. be prepared for some extra time on your morning commute. north and west side of checking it out ok. no delays on 795 or 70. 95 southbound around 60 miles per hour. havre de grace, 155, word of an accident with some lane closures. here's a quick, live look at traffic. an update on 95 at 395.

the cleanup continues northbound 95 past 395. 95 at the beltway southwest, nothing to getting by in the northbound direction. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a deadly crash leads police to a disturbing crime in michigan. police went to a home to report he had been killed in a crash and found his wife and their sons had been stabbed to death. the driver of the other car was also killed. fire crews are fighting a stubborn wildfire in central washington state which forced hundreds to evacuate. some residents have been allowed to return to their homes. they hope to have the fire fully contained by sunday.

a distance swimmer attempts to swim from cuba to the florida keys. she made her first attempt when she was 28 years old. she had shoulder pain and severe jellyfish stains. she'll be accompanied by the hijackers with sharp-repelling devices -- kayakers. talk about a tough swim. >> 26 big u.s. companies paid more in ceo salaries than they did in taxes. $20.4 million spent on average for their ceo's. tax rules are criticized that allow unlimited deductions for performance-based pay.

do you wish you had wished somebody sat down when you're a kid and give you lessons about finance? nearly a bank in 10 parents are talking with their kids about the importance of managing their money. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what financial lessons do you wish you had learned as a child? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. is your foot we're hurting your career. facebook shares suffered another slide. u.s. workers are bringing home the bacon. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> we are looking at the biggest pickup in worker pay in five years. salaries climbed in the first half of this year is the fastest

pace since 2007. putting more money in consumers''s wallets. watch for more open jobs in road construction. the obama administration will release half a million dollars in unspent highway funds to improve the transportation. those working may be due for some rest and relaxation. some do not get any paid vacation or sick days. workers inhospitality feared the worst. workers in auster and get the most paid days a year. stocks rose as reports show building permits jumped in july. the bloomberg maryland index was also higher. facebook shares hit a new low. early investors were able to sell stock. a survey of workers on flip- flops' in the workplace.

arefeel that flip-flops' unprofessional. 5% say it is expectable only for women. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> even i think that is unfair. we do paint our toenails. >> you got me there. 6:21. the ravens preparing for their first home game of the preseason schedule. keith mills will have sports. >> i'm not saying you don't have pretty feet. 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. it is a busy ride for motorists heading north. 95 shutout in the northbound direction at the beltway. the cleanup process continues at 395. those are is northbound 95 at the beltway. we continue to see vehicles stopped prior to the beltway. big delays in that area. north and west sides checking at ok. moving well out of white marsh.

you may find some delays at havre de grace on 95. pulaski highway might be a better bet. you can see the cleanup. it looks like they are making progress. we see some vehicles moving away at the scene. northbound 95 is shut down at 395. some heavy delays developing in the northbound direction. prepare for some extra time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it is nice and quiet in the weather department. a nice start. 65 in parkton. it would turn warmer as we move into the afternoon. after 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m., the chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms. here is the man, keith mills.

>> thank you. good morning. this is a charm city motown friday night. the orioles in detroit, tigers in baseball. the tigers are one game back of the orioles and rays in the wild card. the orioles started fast last night. great piece of hitting by adam jones. nick markakis and j.j. hardy score. 2-0. mark reynolds, four home runs in six games. it is 3-1. the orioles did not score again. adrian gonzalez to adam jones. a strike to matt wieters. a game of inches. the tag just misses.

big play in the sixth inning. a tapper to manny machado appeared that was ruled an infield hit . that led to a run. the orioles finished the homestand 7-3 and open a big road trip in texas and detroit. the ravens play the lions and the ravens will be tested defensively. right now the strength is the ravens secondary. lardarius webb at cornerback. he knows that covering a wide receivers available longer and tighter will be important. >> a lot of young guys will say, i have man-to-man so i'll play man-to-man and not looking at what the offense is trying to do to them. what is the offense trying to do

to me? that is what we're all improving in. see what they are trying to do to us. >> 8:00 p.m. kicks off tonight at m&t bank stadium. we will have the call for you on wbal radio. >> you are going to be there. >> the whole gang will be there. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. 6:28. >> the man accused of a cabalistic murder is found incompetent to stand trial. >> johns hopkins hospital will soon be home to a rare and life- altering su

>> 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 jennifer franciotti. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. some storms tonight? >> we have a big night tonight. a lot of people going to the ravens game. where am i? i found you. hello? it is liked "romper room." i see jennifer and carlotta. that is what happens when you try to get fancy with the cameras. it is a nice starts this morning. this afternoon and this evening, we expect some thunderstorms to develop. if you're going to the game tonight, you may have to deal with some rain. >> thank you. after months of psychiatric evaluation, the man accused of killing his housemates is ruled incompetent to stand trial.

>> kim dacey has what this means for the case. >> 21-year-old alexander kinyua will not be headed to trial anytime soon. because of that incompetency ruling. both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree on the move. 21-year-old alexander kinyua was indicted in june on first-degree murder charges for allegedly killing a family friend and eating his heart and parts of his brain. since thten, he has been undergoing a competency evaluation at a psychiatric hospital in jessup. in interview, the state's attorney said they recently got a report stating kinyua should be found incompetent to stand trial because he is not capable of understanding what is happening. and not capable of assisting his attorneys during trial. that does not mean he will never face a trial. doctors are constatnly reassessing his competency.

>> given the right medicines or treatment or whatever that eventually the determination is that if we can go forward, we can schedule the trial and go forward. and then the issue of whether or not they were criminally responsible at the time of the offense has to be addressed and that is a separate issue. >> kinyua is also facing attempted murder for alleging attacking a man with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. his attorney says this incompetency ruling will impact his client's case. he is glad that kinyua is still in custody. >> my client is at peace as long as this man is incarcerated, whether it is in a hospital setting or in the department of corrections or in a normal jail cell. it doesn't matter. he is scared to death of this guy. >> our calls to alexander kinyua's attorneys for comment were not returned. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you appeared a man is

sentenced to prison for robbing six businesses in the baltimore area. he was convicted back in april. he robbed two fast food restaurants and pistol whipped a clerk. >> the latest case of west nile virus involves a patient that was suffering from encephalitis. the first case came out of anne arundel county. you are urged to take precautions when outdoors. some symptoms of the virus include skin rash and swollen glands. >> johns hopkins hospital will soon start performing facial transplant surgeries. they were approved late last month making hopkins the second hospital in baltimore authorized to perform the surgery. >> it is just like a heart

transplant or liver transplant. it is plastic surgery. we're trained to replace the tissue with the missing tissue. >> hopkins has been developing its own team for face transplants. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. some good news on northbound 95 at the beltway. they have reopened all lanes and traffic is filtering through. it was an overnight tractor- trailer accident and explosion that we were monitoring that happened at 11:00 p.m. last night. all lanes are reopening at the beltway southwest. it will take some time for those delays to filter through. the north and west sides are checking out ok. one more accident in havre de grace at level road and 95.

you can see traffic has not done to the point yet at 395 but all lanes are open after the cleanup 0 occurred. you can see traffic is getting by in the northbound direction. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we will do the seven-day forecast. a beautiful morning to start. 68 degrees at the airport. the humidity will go up this afternoon. we will hit 90 degrees. a chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon or early this evening. leftover showers are possible tomorrow morning. there will be a lot of clouds this weekend but i didn't think it will be a washout with temperatures in the low 80's. more about the

ring yet when we come back. >> the skies are adorable and they're providing help for the preservation of their species. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what financial lessons do you wish you had learned as a child? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet.

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>> time for your daily dose of fah. a pair of rare leopard cubs in syracuse, new york. they're making their public debut this week. they weighed just 1 pound at birth and now the way about eight pounds. about 6500 left in the wild. >> visitors in taxes did not have to crane their necks to see a baby giraffe named tattoo. the mother gave birth to the calf on july 29. he is the third calf. he will likely way close to 2600

pounds he will likely weigh close to 2600 pounds. >> 6:39. >> northbound 95 is now reopened. we're awaiting those delays. we will update you on how your we will update you on how your morning commute

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. rush hour traffic on 95 is being slowed as crews continued to pick up after a deadly tractor- trailer crash. the tractor-trailer crashed into

a barrier last night. the truck burst into flames, killing the driver. police are investigating a double murder in northeast baltimore. the victims were found shot just after midnight on hamilton avenue. they both died on their way to the hospital. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. the search continues for the person who shot and killed two people in southwest baltimore and injured a third person. two male victims were found dead at the scene. police have not released the identify. >> team obama and mitt romney trying to convince voters that their plan is the best. mitt romney dropped a bombshell. we have this report.

>> you could call it tax-gate. mitt romney said he will not release more tax returns. while explaining how was medicare plan would work, he did give his clearest explanation of what he paid to uncle sam. >> i never paid less than 13%. >> mitt romney has made his 2010 tax return in estimates of what he paid public. team obama still wants proof. >> this brings the debate back to the forefront after we spent so much time talking about medicare and the paul ryan peck. ick. idin medicarega

to pay for that is an achievement? >> mitt romney tried to get the button to the hunt ot issues this week. >> and went 55 years of age or older will see no change to medicare. >> a second day of meetings at the white house for the president. paul ryan continues campaigning in virginia. reporting in washington for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it has been a busy ride but we have progress. the northbound accident has been cleared just past 395. all lanes have been open. everything is starting to move in the northbound side of 95.

not tracking any delays on the west side. 56 on southbound 95. this accident is now gone at havre de grace at level road and 95. this was the earlier accident scene just past 395. the cleanup has finished up and everything is looking good. this is 95 near the beltway southwest. northbound traffic is moving without delay up towards 395. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has the forecast. >> good morning. watching a cold front moving in from the midwest. the wind has shifted. the humidity will be increasing coming in from the south. a chance for showers and thunderstorms. tail getting towards the

end of august and you can see a -like air mass.umn you'll see a difference in the temperatures this weekend. big storms through kentucky and tennessee. i do expect more thunderstorms to visit us in baltimore late this afternoon or into tonight. take an umbrella if you're going to the ravens game tonight. a beautiful sunrise and a nice morning. 65 degrees in parkton. the humidity will go up and the temperature will be close to 90 this afternoon. after 3:00 p.m., a chance for showers. a southwest wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. a nice morning if you plan to take the boat out today. wave heights at one to two

feet. that front will stall on the coast. the could be a chance for rain on saturday and sunday at the beaches. temperatures drop into the upper 70's and low 80's. there could be some rain leftover on saturday morning. it should clear up late on saturday afternoon. high temperature of 82. the average high is 85. we will be in the low 80's. we could see the temperatures dipped into the low 50's during the overnight period at the beginning of next week for the overnight temperatures. a real sign that fall is just around the corner. >> the man accused of killing a family friend has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. kim dacey joins us live with

more details on the story. good morning. >> prosecutors and defense attorneys agree with the ruling after alexander kinyua underwent psychiatric evaluation. he was indictetd on first- degree murder charges for allegedly killing his house mate and family friend and eating the victim's heart and part of his brain. since then, he has been undergoing a competency evaluation. in an interview, the state's attorney says they recently got a report stating kinyua should be found incompetent to stand trial because he is not capable of understanding what's happening and not capable of assisting his attorney during trial. that does not mean he will never face a trial. doctors are constantly reassessing his competency. our calls to his attorney were not returned. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. here is savannah guthrie with a look at what is coming up next

on the "today" show. >> good morning. mitt romney offers new details about his personal tax returns. some democrats are saying he is not going far enough. are you wasting your money on sunscreens with ultrahigh spf numbers? some members say they are misleading marketing ploy. rihanna opens up to oprah about the time chris brown attacked her. plus 98 degrees reunites rate live concert on the plaza will make it started on a friday morning. >> 67 degrees on tv hill. 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 your day.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what financial lessons do you wish you had learned as a child? >> good one.

>> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. all good lessons. >> 95 is much better. we have the big problems because of an overnight tractor- trailer accident and fire. we're back to normal and things are flowing smoothly in that area. a nice start on the north and west sides of the beltway. south on 95 out of white marsh, 33 miles per hour. you can see the cleanup has wrapped up. northbound lanes are open at 395. >> lots of folks going to the ravens game tonight. >> we have some rain to contend with. no umbrellas at the ravens game. take a poncho. pick out your favorite poncho. rain come in later this afternoon and into tonight.

pancho time -- poncho time. >> 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. who can forget their first kiss? their permanent reminder. those stories and weather and traffic coming up on the plus channel. >> we'll see you there.

>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial with president and general manager dan joerres. >> it's only fitting that the baltimore orioles are unveiling a legends courtyard when they are having their best season in 14 years. the orioles celebration series salutes the greatest birds of all time, including frank robinson, manager earl weaver, eddie murray, jim palmer, cal ripken jr., and brooks robinson. their legacies are cemented in the courtyard above the bullpens in left-center field by larger-than-life bronze sculptured statutes. while the honorees get a sneak peek just before the public unveiling, fans got to take home an exact miniature replica of probably the hottest oriole collectible. there is also a temporary exhibit of the legends memorabilia in the lobby of the sports legends museum, free to the public. the exhibit includes items actually worn and used by the team, such as the ball eddie murray hit for his 500th home run. with the team playing above-.500 baseball and having their name

mentioned in the same sentence as "the postseason," this is a great year to celebrate the glorious history of the black and orange. and orange.