>> a new top cop is named by the mayor. >> how the holiday weekend is shaping up weather-wise. [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. >> we have nothing to complain about in baltimore. >> this is the worst-case scenario for new orleans. the storm sold to the southwest of new orleans. it has been piling all this water into the city. most of new orleans is at or below sea level. we will cover that during the

main weather segment in just a second. temperatures in the mid 60's in baltimore. very comfortable. 65 at the airport. we expect a lot of sunshine today with a high temperature near 84. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. >> starting off with at the busy pace. we have an accident on the west side. 18 miles per hour. some major delays already on the west side. watch for the left lane closure at edmondson. some closures along washington boulevard because of some emergency road work. southbound 295, we are tracking some delays because of that disabled vehicle. a closure at light street in

advance of the grand parade. monument street is closed near patterson park. up to speed on the north side. watch for those delays developing on the west side. this is the impact of an accident at edmondson that is taking up the left lane. major delays will be developing on the west side this morning. this is 295. southbound traffic picking up just a bit. watch for a backup developing there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> hurricane isaac is flooding streets across the gulf. >> we have the latest conditions from new orleans. >> isaac is coming ashore with a

fury. the storm is knocking down trees and taking down power lines. violent waves are hurtling down along the coast and the storm surge is up to 12 feet high. straw >> on winds and heavy rain could produce flooding well away from the coast -- >> strong winds and heavy rain. >> we are in the heart of this fight. >> many neighbors are helping each other survive. >> it is about knowing who is here so if somebody bad happens -- >> you never know who you will need in this world. >> lessons learned from a

hurricane that struck exactly seven years ago today. rain is rushing through the french quarter. the threat of flooding intensify ies. >> a teenager is being held without bail after being charged as an adult at perryville high school for a shooting. jennifer franciotti has the latest on the investigation. >> despite the concern of many parents, school did go off without a hitch yesterday. the suspect is 15-year-old robert gladden jr., a sophomore at the school. he is being held without bond. he is being charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. gladden jr. rode the bus to school on monday with a disassembled shotgun inside his backpack along with 21 rounds of ammunition. police say two shots were fired inside the school's cafeteria during lunch. one hit 17-year-old daniel, a

special-needs student in the back. he is still listed in critical condition in shock trauma. students are trying to remain positive. >> it is important that we all kind of stay together. just because one thing happened, it cannot ruin our whole perry hall community. we really have to stick together and just pray for daniel. >> oh, he is so sweet. oh, my gosh, he's so sweet. he used to come up and give me high-fives. he was so nice. i just love him. he is so sweet. >> daniel's family released a statement thanking everybody for their quick actions, especially school personnel. 11's attorney-- gladden's attorney said his client never

planned to shoot anyone. >> just before 4:00 p.m., officers arrived at the beltway a hotel in landsdowne and encountered a naked man firing a gun out of the window. the suspect was taken to shock trauma. the mayor introduced dr. anthony batts as the new police commissioner after coming from oakland and long beach. he told reporters about an unusual experience while in town interviewing. >> i went to talk to two citizens who is changing read things in red balloons in front of me. they would donate dope deal in

if -- they were doing a dope deal in front me. >> he is replacing fred bealefeld. he retired in august. >> joining us live is the mayor and dr. anthony batts. thank you for joining us this morning and good to see you. >> please call me tony. >> people like to be familiar with their police commissioners. >> just tony. >> people will appreciate that. will that be part of your mandate, getting around the streets to get a good idea of what is happening? >> i want to stay close to my

constituents. i want to know what is going on in the city. >> a lot of similarities to other jurisdictions that you have worked? >> very much so. >> how do you do with gun violence? >> you have to stem the supply that is coming into the city. you have to make sure you are tracking people and put pressure on them. human life is a mainstay and that will be our main focus, making sure that young people stay alive. >> you're looking at candidates, what did you like about dr. batts? >> this was a national search. we had a fantastic panel of civic leaders that screened the

candidates for me. i was looking for somebody with experience leading a major department. he has that. i was looking for somebody who could implement community policing and the has that. we have a like mind about where to put resources as far as the hiring of officers and making sure we get strong officers on the street and working with the community to help drive down violent crime. andou're not from baltimore now you've taken a little bit of a hit because you've taken somebody not from baltimore. >> i have to find the best commissioner that i can. i met with almost 40 community leaders from across the city. they said, bring us the best

commissioner that you can and that is what i did. >> i was born 45 minutes away from here. does that count? >> are you a redskins fan? >> ravens. >> you are in. done of violence is a major issue and needs to be addressed -- gun violence. >> you can see a downward flow for violent crimes. the organization is doing a good job. we're doing well and we want to improve on that. the city has been addressing flat on addressing property crime and i think that is tied to the drug issue. we have a pharmaceutical drug problem. if we hit that would dealing

with the supply, we have to deal people better under influence. i have wilted is in the city that have had some challenges of dealing with drugs -- i have some relatives in the city. >> you said you'd like to see a continuation of the policing that has been in place. are you on board with that? >> absolutely. that was one of the things i talked about what the mayor. she is a tough interviewer. she is very direct. we had those conversations that were in direct. we're right on line. i walked around to several stations and talk to a number of the officers. i wanted to get a concept of the professionalism of the officers

and understand how they treat the residents of this committee. i have met a number of them but i will have a formal meeting. >> how would you like the baltimore community to help you and the police department be more effective? >> we have to start by building trust. they have to know we are not going to harm them at will listen to them and that we care about their pain and the issues that they deal with. >> how do you bring about the trust? >> we spent time with two different committees doing citizens on patrol walks and making sure people know that this is a partnership. we have a strategy that works. we need to strengthen the bond

that we need in order to drop crime and made baltimore the safest city in america. >> are we most likely to see you out in plain clothes? >> i have to me with the officers and they want to see me in a police car. my mainstay is staying in the community and listening and paying attention. thank you for joining us and i can take you to the gym. thank you for coming in this morning. >> 68 degrees on tv hill. cries of police brutality against the los angeles police department. efforts to clear the cruise ship off the italian coast. >> we're waking up your taste

buds this morning at the inner harbor. details after the

>> good morning. 74 degrees downtown. just a few clouds. the skies are clearing out.

i am live at mccormacks world of flavor at harborplace at light street pavilion. this is people a chance to see the spices and learn how to copok at home. >> this is a fantastic place to take your inner chef out and define the great flavors. >> i am putting rice vinegar in here. >> sesame oil. >> ginger for tony, ginger spice. >> soy sauce. making a quick dressing. i will finish cooking the meat and do it quick toss with the dressing, fresh sprouts. gs out. pull the ton >> this will top the neemeat.

>> this is a steamed bun and it is finished with the sesame seeds and roasted cinnamon. >> this looks good. you have a chance to come here and find some of the specialty spices and they will be doing at demonstrations for lunch and dinner. >> fantastic. ava marie, the official spice girl. she has been calling me gingers buys all meaning. good stuff. i will make you talk with your mouth full. tell me anything. good stuff. we will say goodbye to ava. mccormicks has been a big part of maryland for many years.

this ended up being a worst-case scenario for new orleans with isaac. back out over the open water over the last couple of hours. it is still a category 1 hurricane. all the water is pouring into the downtown area of new orleans. the strongest sign of a hurricane is the east side. that is where the storm surge is. it is piling all that water into new orleans. much of that area it is at or below sea level. you'll see a significant damage coming out of the new orleans. this is not as strong as katrina. otherwise we would have seemed devastating conditions. they would get serious damage reports. the storm is stalled.

this will continue for the next four or five hours until the storm begins to weaken. it will not we can right now for the next four or five hours. it is a beautiful morning in baltimore this morning. nice weather for the next couple of days. 65 at the airport. 59 in frederick. the dew points are in the upper 50's and low 60's. high temperature between 81 and 86 with a lot of sunshine this afternoon. temperatures will be in the 50's tomorrow morning. a little bit warmer but still dry on friday. if isaac affects us in maryland, it will be towards the tail end of the weekend. we could see scattered

thunderstorms starting saturday in to monday. the weekend is still a big question mark. we will keep you posted. 6:21. that is the weather. >> good morning. we have been tracking some problems on the west side. all lanes are open now at edmondson. down to 25 miles per hour. on southbound southwest turn near washington boulevard, watch for closures due to a emergency road work. this is baltimore national pike. some improvement after the accident was cleared. this is 295, and showing some delays southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> los angeles police are looking into allegations of

excessive force while a resting a woman last week. a woman was arrested and she was thrown headfirst into the pavement. she was thrown into the pavement a second time. she was charged with resisting arrest and the officers have been taken off the street. after several months, the wreck of a cruise liner has become a tourist site. you can take a boat truck near close to the ship. >> one of the seven wonders of the world. 6:22. keith mills will join us for sports in this studio. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery

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>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. this accident was in the outer loop and we have a pretty big delays that extends back to prior to 795. all lanes are open.

southbound southwestern is shut down because of emergency road work. up to speed on 295. a closure at light street in advance of the grand prix. monument street is closed near patterson park. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is old court road from southbound 795. still very heavy. this is 95. delays forming out of the northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a beautiful start on this wednesday morning. comfortable as far as the humidity. 63 in parkton. 59 in frederick. mostly sunny skies expected. high temperature between 81 and 86. an update on the tropics in just a few minutes. here is keith mills. >> thank you.

the orioles and white sox continue their series tonight. the orioles continue to keep the heat on the new york yankees. a two-hit shutout by chris tillman and brian matusz. beating chris sale. nick markakis, big double in the second inning that cleaned the bases and gave the orioles a 3-0 lead. lew ford hit his second home run, 4-0. chris thompson continues to pitch well. how about adam jones? he gets number 25 and career home run number 100.

6-0, the orioles win. the rays lose to the rangers. the ravens leave for st. louis. billy cundiff signs with the redskins, who play the ravens on december 9. tomorrow night's game will not include many of the starters. the ravens cut down their roster from 75 to 53 and we will see how to more night's game goes. jerry sandusky with the call. kickoff at 7:00 p.m. pregame at 6:30. this is the last preseason game. >> 6:28.

here's what is coming up -- >> he did not intend to shoot anyone. a live report from perryville high school. >> the tea party steeping in. >> the tea party steeping in.

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a check of today's forecast. >> good morning. it is a beautiful start on this wednesday. we expect a great afternoon with lots of sunshine. we'll start out in the 60's. around 84 degrees this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> a 15-rolled is being charged

as an adult to after a shooting at perry high school. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more on the case. good morning. >> his attorney is speaking out. his attorney is saying his client did not intend to shoot anyone and that the shotgun went off after his client was rushed by teachers. robert gladden jr. is being held at the baltimore county detention center without bail. the perry hall high school student has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault after a shooting at the school on the first day. police say gladden rode the bus to school and had a disassembled double barrel shotgun in his backpack along with 21 rounds of ammunition. two shots were fired inside the school's cafeteria during lunch, one of them hitting a 17- year-old special-needs boy, daniel, who remains in critical condition at shock trauma. >> oh, he is so sweet. oh, my gosh, he's so sweet. he used to come up and give me

high-fives. he's so nice. i just love him. he is so sweet. ed onlice haven't comments gladden's motives but say the boy acted alone. gladden's attorney told the associated press that his client did not intend to hurt anyone. he believes the gun went off accidentally when gladden was rushed by teachers. he thinks gladden may have brought the gun to school to intimidate bullies. police say there is no indication that gladden had been bullied. the school's alumni association has set up an account to help daniel's family with his medical expenses. >> we wanted to be able to use that account for people to send funds to the family. >> daniel's family has issued a statement thanking everyone for their support, especially those who acted so quickly on monday. and they're asking for continued

for their son.r srayers jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> paul ryan takes the stage in tampa tonight. >> hallie jackson has more in a report. >> this is the first gop convention since the tea party scene three years ago. delegates made it official last night. mitt romney is the republican nominee. it is about bring about all factions of the grand old party. last night, a woman fired up the crowd. >> the american people are

awake and we're not buying what you're selling in 2012. >> if high-profile of other favorites in tampa. >> it makes me proud that these people represent the things that is so important to us. >> not all are so the number with the process this week. some supporters walked off the floor in protest. toney's campaign is trying smooth out those wrinkles. d paul will be taking the stage tonight to speak with delegates. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do the political conventions have any influence on your vote in the presidential election? you can share your response at

wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's get you up to date. we have some heavy delays on the west side. we had an earlier accident at edmondson. 22 miles per hour beginning approaching 795. that is creating a backup on southbound 795. there is emergency road work at washington boulevard. closures in advance of the grand prix. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is for the sinkhole repair. up to speed on the north side. this is traffic on the west side. it is jam packed coming off the ramp from southbound 795.

this is traffic on 95 south of the beltway. you can see it building volume as you make your way down towards the split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is joining us from a new spice shop. >> it is amazing all the different smells. we're at the world of flavors with mccormicks and this just opened up at the inner harbor. this is a fun little interactive game that people can play. >> this is -- you get to choose your favorite flavor and your meal and it goes everything from hot to cool and 9nutty. .> i'm crazy about chocolate i will start the game.

you choose the meals that you like the most. i want to give you a quick check of the seven-day forecast. temperatures in the mid 80's. a lot of sunshine. a lot of sunshine into friday. maybe some moisture from the remnants of isaac could make its way to the east. a lot could change in the seven- day. we will have details on the forecast in just a little bit. what flavor do think you will be? >> cocoa-loco is definitely me. >> anything chocolate for mae. >> an unusual hitchhiker is

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. the mayor has tapped dr. anthony polices the city's new commissioner. he tells us his focus will be reducing violent crime. he replaces fred bealefeld. anthony barksdale is currently the acting commissioner until dr. batts takes over.

there is a missing boater in frog mortar creek. swimmers were rescued but a man went into the water to rescue the swimmers and he remains missing. hurricane isaac has knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in louisiana. people have opted to ride it out. it is the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> more bad news for samsung as apple gets ready to release a new iphone model. jane king has this morning's bloomberg business report. >> good morning. are you in a rush to dump your samsung?

50% in the uptick of the number of people selling their samsung. the resale value of some of the samsung devices apple once bent is already dropping as consumers wary about samsung's future. august confidence tumbling the most in almost a year. the bloomberg maryland index did got higher on the day. might try san francisco if you're looking for a job. companies are hiring the most grads. bakersfield and modesto and augusta, georgia, are among the area where people hire graduates. is a gap between the education

levels that people want. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> time to check your morning commute. pretty busy on the west side. heavy delays approaching 795. watch for some delays on southbound south western boulevard. it is shutdown at washington boulevard. this is southbound 795. heavy traffic down to the beltway. the outer loop delays began down the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live from the inner harbor at a new mccormick spice shop. stay away from the hot stuff.

>> lots of different flavors that you can experience. i have been choosing different meals and i have to choose my final selection. double chocolate brownies. i will select that and it will tell it what kind of flavor i am. it is counting down. withith the director mccormick. that, cocoa loco. this is one of many interactive things that people can do. you can learn about your taste buds. >> we have a fun smelling game. you can guess which spice comes out.

we have videos on how spices and herbs are cultivated and history of flavors and spices and history of baltimore through mccormick. >> so much to experience when you come to the world of flavors. you can select your flavor and i would be chocolate -- cocoa loco. that makes sense to what i eat every day. >> i think stan and i would be bacon eaters. thank you, ava. let's talk about isaac. this turns out to be the worst- case scenario for the city of new orleans. the center of the storm drifted

across the center part of louisiana and kind of stalled so got stronger. sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. the east side of a hurricane is the strongest side. all this water is piling up against the coast line. it is still coming onshore. the wind is coming from the southeast. most of new orleans is at or below sea level. they will pick up 20 inches of rain. the storm is hugging the coast at the present time. these conditions will stick around for the next four or five hours, at least. for the next several hours, they will continue to get pounded. at home, it is quiet.

high pressure coming out of the great lakes. it is a great start this morning. the skies are clear. 65 at the airport. 57 in frederick. lots of sunshine today. warm but comfortable. high temperature between 81 and 86 degrees. the nice weather will stick around into the weekend. temperatures will be in the 50's tomorrow. into the weekend, some of the computer models take what is left of isaac and drift into our neighborhood. the forecast for the weekend is undecided. we will know when isaac gets into the grid. a chance for showers and thunderstorms. keep your fingers crossed for the holiday weekend. back to you guys.

>> the charging of a perry hall high school student for the shotgun shooting of a fellow student. jennifer franciotti joins us live with that story. >> good morning. 15-year-old robert gladden jr. is being charged as an adult. he rode the school bus on monday with a disassembled shotgun in his backpack. police say two shots were fired inside the school cafeteria. one hit a special needs student named daniel. students are trying to remain positive by putting up supportive signs at school like, "pray for daniel." students went back to school

yesterday and everything went off without a hitch. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 66 degrees on tv hill. 66 degrees on tv hill.

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do the political conventions have any influence on your vote in the presidential election? >> dave is going into an altogether different direction.

[laughter] tell us what you really think, dvae. >> still recovering from the west side accident. we have some additional delays down the west side. 18 miles per hour. traffic is backed up on southbound 795. emergency road work shut down at washington boulevard. 795 is just day mess. the north side is picking up in volume. >> it will be a beautiful day today. sunshine with a high near 84. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good