about these mild days -- "more please." [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. ." >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. weather.loving this >> we should mention mindy is back from vacation. >> hopefully you got to enjoy some of this nice weather. there are a few clouds in the sky. 63 is the current dew point. humidity near 93%. we will have mostly sunny skies. pretty seasonable. the sun is coming up in about 25 minutes.

>> good morning. we have picked up a water main break in the abingdon area of harford county. traffic is getting by one lane in each direction. you can take box filled south parkway to avoid that area. route 165, we have a crash near 543. those closures still in effect on main street in ellicott city. that is for the train derailment and the ongoing cleanup. the major roadways are checking out ok. we have six minutes on 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway. no delays at this early hour. this is the beltway at york road. things are moving in just fine

on the inner and the outer loop. north and southbound traffic on 97 is moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have new details regarding breaking news. nine people including four children injured after a pair of boats collided. it happened just after 7:00 p.m. near sillery bay. witnesses say they could not believe what they were seeing. >> one boat was coming in at a high rate of speed and they seem to be approaching each other quickly. >> this was a terrible noise. it was like a bomb to me.

it was just like an explosion. >> one of the men injured was delegate don dwyer. three children were taken to hopkins pediatric trauma center. another boy was taken to hopkins e.r. the other two victims declined treatment. >> things are about to get back to normal in ellicott city. jennifer franciotti is live with the progress being made. >> a very active in seen on the train tracks behind me. you can see it appears csx workers are working on the last car that needs to be removed from the tracks. and has been fascinating to watch how they go about this. the investigation into the

derailment could take weeks. they have gathered information from event recorders aboard the train. the accident claimed the lives of elizabeth nass and rose mayr. members gathered for a town hall meeting last night. business owners can looking for answers about the status of the cleanup. >> it will be a lot slower. >> joining me live is can all mken ullman. >> a good thing is there is progress being made. they're getting these trains operated and getting them out of here. it is a big challenge. >> csx expects the trains to be

running by 6:00 a.m. but there's still work that needs to be done on the track. i'm surprised that trains would be able to be moving again. >> it looks like the bridge is sound. there will have to be some work fixing retaining walls long term. they feel comfortable getting this track back up and running so we nifties rose open. >> just because the trains will be running does not mean the roads will be opened. >> mde has been here. it will be some time before we get everything up. we asked for continued patience. we want to get this safely back to normal. >> what are some of the questions about safety on the

bridge? >> 6 sex had a safety person here and looking at ways that they can better secure the area. there is a staircase not too far. there is a fencing we want to continue down the line. our thoughts and families block to the victims' families. >> any thoughts about putting up cameras? >> oh, sure. gnage andetter side n no trespassing. >> i know your heart goes out to the families of the girls that were killed in the tragedy. >> it is a terrible tragedy. i have two little girls at home.

>> thank you so much for joining us this morning. a viewing is set for tonight 419-year-old elizabeth nass. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can find continuing coverage of the derailment disaster on our website including photos from the scene and more on the lives of the young women that were killed on wbaltv.com. the families of two essex teens that were killed or grieving this morning. police say alejandro wine and james boothe were killed. investigators say the teenager was speeding and could not navigate a curve. both were days away from starting their senior year at bayview high school.

>> we are a very close-knit community here at kenwood. we are giving the teachers that have taught these students the support that they need through our counseling staff. most of all, our prayers and our thoughts go out to the families of these two young men. >> a viewing for wine will be held this friday. a woman is charged with manslaughter in the death of her mother. police say she left her mother on the toilet for two days back in january. investigators say she told officers she knew her mother was in the bathroom but don't ask for help. the mother died a few days later. the kenyan woman wanting for abusing an elderly man will be returning to baltimore. the story of anastacia olouch was caught on tape beating john

taylor, a patient in her care. she will face multiple counts of assault and reckless endangerment. >> with more than a month left in this season, orioles fans are showing the signs of playoff fever. playoff ticket vouchers begin to arrive. tickets will go on sale to the general public in mid september. keith mills will tell us how the playoff hopes are fairing. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. now that the orioles are preparing playoff tickets, is it time to embrace the magic? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

6:09. 66 degrees on tv hill. >> a mass of wildfire in northern california. >> an accident sets off a deadly chain of events in a los angeles neighborhood. >> we have some fog in ocean city. the rest of the state looking mostly dry. >> we have some problem spots in

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:13. 65 degrees on tv hill. it looks ill little hazy -- it looks a little hazy to start the day. let's take you down to the tropics. things are active. tropical storm isaac is traveling west around 12 miles an hour. winds around 40 miles per hour. the's the latest track from national hurricane center. towards haiti, cuba, and maybe

florida. this is days and days away. if it gets into the gulf of mexico, it could strengthen into a category 1 hurricane. the models have been all over the place. we put all the models on one plot. they are trying to come together. earlier they were all over the place. now they know are coming to a consensus and we get a better idea of where isaac is going to travel. they are all pointing at florida. maybe up towards the east coast next week. 65 in baltimore at the airport. 66 in college park. across the lower eastern shore, 66 in ocean city. we are starting off with a lot of clouds to the south.

southern areas of the state some to start off the day. the high pressure keeps us at dry into the next couple of days. there is a look at isaac. he is starng to organize traveling west. 85 for the high around baltimore today. mostly clear skies tonight. mostly sunny skies. up to 87 for the high tomorrow. a slight chance for showers as we get into sunday night. >> good morning. we have a couple of problems spots in harford county. there is a water main break. traffic is getting by. you might want to avoid that.

your alternate will be box hill south parkway. route 165, a crash. in this city, another at 23rd street. closures on main street in ellicott city for the ongoing cleanup from the train derailment. the major roadways are looking ok. 56 down towards the beltway. 57 on the j.f.x. as you head into downtown. this is york road and the inner and outer loops are moving delay-free. this is 97 and everything looks good here, too. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> firefighters are battling flareups of the ponder rosa fire in northern california. osa fire.i ros

last is casey anthony's day of probation. she was convicted of check fraud cases, leading to the probation. a bizarre crash in los angeles. a driver lost control of a vehicle and slammed into a utility pole. live wires identified water from the hydrant. two people were killed after stepping in the electrified water. >> a new report confirms that america's middle class is shrinking. the middle class families suffered their worst decade since the start of world war ii. median income dropped nearly

$3,500. middle-class americans are getting more pessimistic about the future. 43% their children will have a better life than their own. target is winning the price war against walmart. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. americans are getting better and paying their car loans. the lowest level in 13 years. consumers now the value of their auto loans more than their credit cards and mortgages. that is partly due to the need of transportation to get to work. the number of people that are underwater on their mortgages fell slightly. it is on the decline in the

baltimore area. nearly 31% are still pay more for their homes then what they are worth. we'll get the latest word on a new home sales in a few hours. the fed may make a move to jump- start the economy. the bloomberg maryland index was up fractionally. target had lower prices this month had lower prices then walmart, especially on groceries. more promotions are tied to back-to-school shopping. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:19. 66 degrees on tv hill. the orioles look to take the series against the texas rangers but things didn't go as planned.

>> now that the orioles are preparing playoff tickets, is it time to embrace the magic? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a water main break in the aventine area of harford county. -- in the aventine area. traffic is getting by but it might take you a little while -- in the abington area. route 165, we have a crash. in the city, st. paul at 23rd street, another crashed to watch for. closures in ellicott city for the ongoing cleanup of the train derailment. the major roadways are checking out ok. this is along york road. very light in volume. this is 97 at new cut road. north and southbound is moving fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're starting out fairly

pleasant. we have a temperatures in the 60's at the airport. 66 in ocean city. ocean city up to 83. baltimore up to 85. albert 70's and low 80's in the mountains -- it will be in the upper 70's and low 80's in the mountains. >> good morning. the orioles back home this morning. forgive the birds if they do not want to play the rangers again on august 22. the loss of five years ago -- they lost five years ago 30-3. they lost 12-3 last night.

adrian beltre, his second home run of the game. 3-1 texas. part of a nine-run fourth inning. tommy hunter to mitch moreland and that is a grand slam and it is 8-1 texas. kevin gregg comes in for tom hunter in the fourth inning and adrian beltre again hits a home run. adam jones runs out of room. nick markakis drove in all three orioles runs. there a half-game back of the oakland a's. tough night to finish the road trip. 3-3. the ravens and jacksonville tonight at m&t bank stadium. the ravens figure to play their regular is well into the third quarter and that includes paul kruger who is starting at

outside linebacker, a spot that was played by terrell suggs. ray lewis said paul kruger is coming into his own. >> he has a great opportunity to increase his role. he is our next guy to keep these young guys and show how to get to the quarterback. >> kickoff tonight at 7:30. gerry sandusky with the simulcast. the ray lewis vernacular. >> thank you. 6:26. do you remember one year ago today? the events that shook our world. >> the last train car be moved

as we speak on a tractor- trailer. a live report from ellicott city is next. s facings of pit bull a tough decision from their landlord -- their dog or their home. >> we have some problem spots in harford county to tell you

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. what a great way to head into the weekend. >> we're hoping it will last a couple of days. 65 at the airport. the dew point is 65. humidity in the 90% range. we're expecting quiet conditions into the afternoon. we will see mostly sunny skies. the average high today is 85.

we are expecting temperatures to stay that way into the start of the seven-day. >> thank you. csx crews are making progress in cleaning up the damage from the deadly freight train derailment. >> jennifer franciotti is in ellicott city this morning. we're hearing the trains should start running soon. >> that might be the case. the 6:00 a.m. deadline came and went. we watched csx crews remove the last of the train cars. some progress. not quite sure if they have some coal thtey need to remove from the train tracks. if we see a train, we will let you know. much more work to be done before roads can be reopened. investigation could still take weeks. this is came together last night

to talk about the crash and to come up with some possible safety solutions. >> we have been through hurricanes, floods, earthquake, and now the derailment. this is a tough group down on main street. battle-tested and we will open up and be stronger than ever. >> howard county executive ken ulman rallied community members at a town hall meeting held under a cloud of tragedy. the meeting was scheduled before the train derailment that made a mess of main street and took two teenagers' lives. business owners and neighborrs came looking for answers about the status of the cleanup and to offer some suggestions. >> if we can prevent people from getting on the right of way, i think that would be a huge benefit. >> mike smith has lived in the historic district for 17 years. he thinks the fence along part of the train tracks where the crash happened should be extended. >> the fence line could be extended and might prevent other people from gaining access to the tracks.

it's a very active train line. we had this tragedy happen three or four times before. >> business owners are dealing with parking issues as they wait for main street to reopen. >> we rely heavily on the foot traffic. right now, you can only park on the outskirts and then walk in. so as of that point, it is going to be a lot slower. >> i had a bummed moment when i heard it might be another 48 hours. oh, no. >> no word on when the roads will reopen. have the caterpillar equipment crossing the train tracks. that is over by a huge amount of coal. it seems the they are still removing some of the coal from the tracks before the trains can continue running.

csx planning at some point to have trains running once again. we have been told that a viewing for one of the girls killed in the deadly derailment, 19-year- old elizabeth nass, that review will be held in ellicott city tonight from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. >> a police-involved shooting along the eastern shore. this happened on wednesday evening. the person broke into a nearby home. then he escaped into a field. a police officer located the suspect and fatally shot him. >> police are searching for a suspect posing as a b.g.e. worker. the imposter assaulted an elderly man on east baltimore street.

the suspect said he needed to check an electrical panel in the basement. the suspect pulled a gun and a struggle took place. the suspect then fled the scene. he is believed to be between 25 and 30 years of age and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and a neon yellow b.g.e. vast and hart hdhat. >> one complex is forcing tenants to get rid of their pit bulls. they must be removed from the property immediately. lamb was are liable to damages if pit bulls attacks on their property. >> these are innocent families

and good owners that are being forced to develop their animals. it will mean a high volume of euthanasia as the all, that once. >> 500 of tenants have pit bull s, it is estimated. >> four days away from the start of the political conventions which have been kicked off campaigning in the presidential race. gone are the days of surprises. hallie jackson examines what the parties still hold conventions. >> modern conventions look and feel different than they used to but they can still make a difference. >> in the early days, the political bosses and not the voters chose delegates to the convention.

>> in the 1970's, things changed as the smoke-filled rooms cleared. there were fewer surprises. less drama to drum up. >> the conventions have only one role. they are lengthy infomercials. it is like selling vacuum cleaners or soap. >> except the political pitch lasts even longer and it is on prime time. a number --- organizes will take advantage of the time. they will carefully stack speakers to send a message, like to show the softer side of mitt romney or to highlight women's rights. why should you tune in? >> there will be tens of millions of americans watching those speeches. and how the media portrays it. >> this is so close and i think the conventions are going to matter. >> bill clinton rocketed ahead in the convention. republicans would rather we live

2004. john kerry lost ground after the democrats met. >> who gets the bigger bounce can set themselves well and this could change in the fall. >> typically candidates see about a 5-point bounce in the poll after the convention. will that happen this year? we will find out about two weeks. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> marylanders were getting quite a shock after a earthquake rocked the region one year ago today. the effect of the powerful tremors are still being felt today. repairs are still being done on the washington monument. no one was seriously hurt. it was believed to have been felt by more people than any other in u.s. history. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a water main break in

abington in harford county. take box hill south parkway as your alternate. there is an alternating traffic pattern. the way for area, route 165 is closed so you want to avoid that area. a crash in the city at st. paul and 23rd street. closures on main street in ellicott city because of the train derailment and cleanup. take 40 west as your alternate. this is the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike and things are moving just fine. this is 95 southbound at 32. traffic is moving just fine heading down to the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it looks like there's a little bit of fog in some areas.

mostly sunny skies. seasonable temperatures this afternoon into the mid 80's later today. we drop down to 69 degrees downtown and closer to 60 degrees in the suburbs. some patchy fog to start the day. each afternoon through saturday should be mostly sunny. a 20% chance for a shower or thunderstorm later in the day. we do have to keep an eye on the tropics. tropical storm isaac is in the mix. >> 66 degrees on tv hill. we have proof of adorable

>> there is a new arrival at the lincoln park zoo in chicago. it is a newborn monkey. it is on the back. they are native to south america with their numbers are shrinking. it is not clear if this baby is a male or female. >> a special singer claims to

have a voice solo it can go subsonic. [singing low note] wow. he discovered his the pipes when he was a young boy. his vocal range is 10 octaves. his vocal cords are twice as long as normal. >> i can go lower than that. i don't want to drive everybody nuts. still ahead, and looked at the top stories. >> we have

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. new details regarding breaking news we brought you last night. nine people are injured after a pair of boats collided. the collision happened just after 7:00 p.m. last night near sillery bay. one of the men injured was anne arundel county delegate don dwyer. three children were taken to hopkins pediatric trauma center. a third adult was sent to baltimore washington medical center. a man who neighbors said has not been seen since last week is

found dead in west baltimore. police found the body around 9:00 p.m. wednesday night. police have not release the man's identity and are awaiting a report from the medical examiner's office. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. looking pretty nice. we have a couple of problem spots. one is in harford county. a water main break. take box hill south parkway to avoid that. route 165 remains close so avoid that area. we have a couple of crashes in the city. one is on 23rd street. closures remain in effect in ellicott city as they clean up the train derailment.

this is the beltway along the west side. baltimore national pike. traffic is moving just fine. this is 95 southbound at 32 in howard county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava has a check of the forecast. >> would have tropical storm isaac with a 40 mile per hour winds traveling last 12 miles per hour and in the towards haiti, cuba, and maybe has eyes on florida. this is days away. this is the latest track from the national hurricane center. the models are steering it in different directions. it will head toward the west coast of florida and may be near apalachicola and this is a big story we will be following for the next couple of weeks. maybe it could impact the east

coast. this is the spaghetti plots. noticed some out fliers taking it further south. they are kind of coming together and steering towards florida. back to the mid atlantic. we have a stationary boundary down to the south which is producing the clouds into the carolinas. high pressure in place up to our north. that will be in control for the next couple of days. that means lots of sunshine. clear skies into arkansas and missouri. 65 at the airport. 72 in annapolis. 66 in ocean city. ocean city up to 83 today. 84 for southern maryland. most of the state with sunny skies.

ocean city beginning with a little bit of fog this morning. 84 on saturday. for baltimore, where dry tonight -- we are dry with mostly clear skies. made 80's for the next couple of days. -- mid 80's for the next couple of days. >> a major sign of progress in the clean-up following this week's deadly train derailment in ellicott city. jennifer franciotti has the latest. good morning. >> the last of the train cars removed from the tracks but the work is far from over. joining us is ken ulman. >> they'll will bring in some cars and dump some of the

remaining coal into the cars. the roads will be closed for a while longer. they will power washed the streets and get everything back to normal. it will take a while to get the equipment in here to finish the job. >> the ntsb is recreate the crash site right here. >> they have taken over a parking lot to recreate the scene. that will be an inconvenience but we want them to do their job. >> that is the latest live here from ellicott city. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 66 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the da >> plus, 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 -- now that the orioles are preparing playoff tickets, is it time to embrace the magic? >> playoffs?

>> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> embracethe them. >> are we embracing the traffic? >> a couple of problem spots in harford county. corporate drive, we have a water main break. take box hill south parkway as your alternate to avoid that. route 165 is closed. in the city, st. paul at 23rd street, an accident. lombard, a third accident with possible lane closures. main street remains shut down in ellicott city. the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike is looking good. this is 95 in howard county. looks like things are moving good.

>> these temperatures have been comfortable. >> let's give the weather a hug. maybe some fog the next couple of mornings. a 20% chance for showers on sunday. possible rain chance is on tuesday. >> thank you. some news stories you can find. people are battening down the hatches on the florida coast because of tropical storm isaac. those stories and the latest traffic and weather updates when you join us. you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day.

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