>> mitt romney accepted the republican presidential nomination. >> it just a matter of hours, in the cars will be hitting the tracks. >> we're at the start of the long holiday weekend and the weather should be nice for most of it. the forecast as we continue. [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. happy friday. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> the labor day weekend is just about upon us and it will be hot today. >> today will be the hottest of the bunch. tomorrow will be close.

that would have to deal with the prospect of pieces of whatever is left of isaac. we're talking about not the rain-free chance this weekend. 69 at the airport. humidity is up. the high temperature will be near the 9 90's today. the humidity will be relatively low. for your picnics, tomorrow looks pretty good. we will probably pick up some clouds appeared near 90 for the high. a rain chance on sunday and monday. it will be scattered. temperatures will be in the 80's. more about the details in just a few minutes. >> good morning. the grand prix is the big story as we go through the weekend. there is some debris at nursery road. possible lane blockages.

closures in the city for the grand prix. 395 is shut down at mlk. you will be diverted onto mlk because conway street and howard street are shut down. calvert is closed at pratt and light street. you can comment on key highway from 95. in on keynnot come ma highway from 95. russell street is closed at lombard. pratt street is closed from penn st. to past calvert street. monument street is closed near patterson park. we still have closures for the sinkhole. the beltway along the topside at york road is looking good. this is a three at padonia road.

traffic is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the republican presidential ticket is now official. >> mitt romney accepted his nomination on thursday night and made his case as to why he should lead the nation for the next four years. >> mitt romney promised to restore america. chanting and cheers for mitt romney, now the official republican nominee. >> mr. chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> in an address that followed three days of testimonials, romney said he understands many americans are struggling. >> for the first time, the majority of americans now doubt

our children will have a better future. >> he promised to deliver on the promises that president obama has not. >> his promises gave way to disappointments and division. this is not something we have to accept. now is the moment we can do something. >> he got personal about his family -- >> my mom and dad give their kids the greatest gift of all -- the gift of unconditional love. >> and his faith. >> we were mormons growing up in michigan. that might have seemed unusual or out of place, but i don't remember it that way. >> romney insists it is time for a fresh start. >> but today the time has come to turn the page, for us to put the disappointments of the last four years behind us. to put aside the divisiveness. to forget about what might have been and to look ahead to what can be.

>> mitt romney will be facing the most challenging 67 days of the campaign. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> drawn almost as much buzz was the introduction by clint eastwood. the actor turned quite a few heads with his interview with an imaginary president obama in an empty chair next to him. >> i know you're against the war in iraq but you thought the war in afghanistan was ok. you thought that was something that was worth doing. we did not check with the russians about how they did for their 10 years. what do on me to tell romney proved i cannot tell mom to do that. he cannot do that to himself.

you are crazy. [cheers] you're getting as bad as biden. >> overnight comments about the parents flooded twitter, drawing even a comment from president obama. "this seat is taken," said the president. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what did you think of clint eastwood's comments at the republican national convention? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> isaac is being blamed for at least two deaths louisiana. it will be a few days before people will be allowed to return home. as much as 16 inches of rain fell and 500 people have to be

rescued. >> bobby gladden remains at a psychiatric hospital undergoing a mental evaluation. he's charged with attempted murder and is being held without bail. the parents of the shooting victim are speaking about the incident for the first time. >> obviously he is a troubled young man and i hope that he gets the help that he needs. i'm not trying to be forgetting. we're hurting. my son is hurting. but that is for the legal system, for the police, for the judges and for all men to do with a need to do. >> a campaign is underway to get his favorite singer to reach out to daniel as he continues to recover from his injuries.

the man who call themselves the joker appear before a judge on thursday. neil prescott is forbidden from having access to guns. he threatened to shoot co- workers in capitol heights after being fired. his case made national headlines when police say they thwarted his plan for a mass shooting. >> a 23 year sentence for the former lacrosse player convicted of murdering his girlfriend. lowell melser was in the quarterback and has the latest from charlottesville. >> the charlottesville circuit court judge decided to reduce george huguely's sentence from 26 to 23 years. he consulted the virginia sentencing guidelines. the judge took the jury- recommended 25 years for second- degree murder and dropped it to

23 years, and the one year for grand larceny will run concurrent. the commonwealth presented witnesses of love and huguely who highlighted his violent behavior. huguely's attorneys called his aunt, uncle, priest, and family doctor to the stand. they said he was a leader and was an all-around good person. huguely did address the love family saying, "miss love, lexie, i am sorry for your loss." the state of virginia banned parole back in 1995. with good behavior, he will have to serve about 85% of his prison sentence, which comes out to about 20 years. he has so far served two years in prison. once he is out, he will remain on three years' probation. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> after some stalled stars, the flag is about to drop on baltimore's second grand prix weekend.

jennifer franciotti joins us live from downtown with a preview. >> good morning. we're at the corner of eutaw street and pratt street. we have some racing personnel that are standing by eventually it will close when the practice runs started this morning. we have seen all kinds of activity this morning. ambulances making sure they are in position. k-9 officers on patrol. very busy. traffic seems to be moving well. it should go off without a hitch. racing organizers say they're prepared for this year's grand prix. race on llc has taken over the five-year agreement to host the baltimore grand prix. michael andretti leads the

company. michael andretti has heard the complaints about last year's grand prix and already has a plan in motion. >> just improve on some of the things, some of the complaints that some of the people had. like some of the traffic patterns, and so the pedestrian traffic was a little backed up and we're going to try to do things to help relieve that. >> one thing they are doing is letting pedestrians know where and when they can walk and learning drivers to any detours. that should help traffic move along safely. friday morning's is generally lighter in traffic. a lot of folks downtown have been warned they can work from home and maybe stay away from certain areas. it to be an easier commute. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. make wbaltv.com your pet's stoitstop.

you'll find a map of the course on our home page. 6:11. the tables turned in the legal wrangling between apple and samsung. >> what is causing a freak weather in california? >> saying goodbye to neil armstrong. >> today we pleasantly hot. >> today we pleasantly hot.

>> good morning. 76 degrees downtown. a little bit of haze out there bang and we could see some patchy fog in some areas. today will be a low humidity day with some fairly comfortable temperatures, at least this morning. it will get hotter this afternoon. look at the radar. nothing around here. the moisture from isaac has moved northward away from central louisiana. rainstorm west of jackson, mississippi and moving into

southern missouri. eventually the storm will make a turn to the east. let's look at the current temperatures outside. edgewood, 70. 50's and 60's in far western maryland right now. as far as the ratings are concerned to the west, it will be kind of hot later today appeared to bounce may pick up a few clouds. you can see a high pressure that is giving us some fairly decent conditions and holding the moisture off to the south and west of us. the moisture is trapped under the ridge of high pressure. that is what kept isaac down to the south. now the center of the storm isn't western arkansas and moving up towards the ozarks. eventually this cold front will help to steer the storm to the

west and move the moisture and was left of isaac into the ohio river valley over the next 24 hours. the movement of the storm in the various computer models are not all together yet. there are some question marks as we get into sunday and monday as to what happens to what is left of isaac. it is not a sure bet. lots of sunshine today. maybe a puffy cloud. the humidity is all right and we'll have a west wind of six to 12 miles per hour. temperatures near 90 on saturday. we have a chance for some rain on sunday and monday and tuesday with the highest renewed chances but it will not be a washout. i think the holiday weekend will be a good one.

>> the grand prix and the closures will be the big story. 395 is shut down at conway street and howard streets. you have to take mlk if you take 395 into the city. light street is closed near key highway. calvert remains closed at pratt street. 295, russell street and paca street are closed. it will be difficult to get onto 295. pratt street is closed. several closures to watch out for. you might want to consider an alternate route. monument street is closed near patterson park. the topside of the beltway at york road is looking good. this is the harrisburg expressway.

traffic is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. remember the 70's hit that says "it never rains in southern california"? mud flowed into homes and reportedly pushed some cars down the street. the former navy seal who wrote an account of the killing of osama bin laden could be in legal trouble. he is in material violation of nondisclosure agreements he signed while he was in the u.s. navy. a sendoff for an american hero who became the first man to set foot on the moon. a private funeral will be held in cincinnati for former

astronaut neil armstrong. he delivered one of the most famous quotations of all time when he was the first to step on the moon. >> samsung evens the score in the battle of the copyright lawsuits with apple. a japanese court dismissed apple's threat. in a similar case, a jury ruled samsung billy lee used apple technology and awarded the company $1 billion in damages. auto sales are revving up in august. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> you may have heard macy's and jcpenney are fighting over rights to sell martha stewart products.

a judge has ruled against macy's. macy's had filed a lawsuit to jcpenneys.e general motors is using so- called stairstep programs to get awards to dealers who failed to reach thresholds'. edmonds is forecasting strong sales. heavy campaigns running during the olympics. a boost to retailers gap and macy's but not enough to pull stocks higher. the bloomberg maryland index fell on heavy losses for cnn corp.na most colleges and universities are not prepared for the heavy

internet traffic expected at their network as students and faculty often have a competing needs. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:22. maybe the ravens should have ended the preseason last week. we have highlights from the exhibition finale. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have picked up an accident in the curtis bay area at energy parkway. watch for possible late enclosures. a lot of closures in downtown baltimore for the grand prix. 395 is shut down at mlk. you cannot use conway street or howard to get into town. calvert is closed at pratt. light street is closed at key highway. 295, russell street and paca street is closed at pratt street. southbound greene and russell is closed at lombard. you will have difficulty getting onto 295 in that direction. in carroll county, southbound 27 at main street, we have a crash

reported. this is york road and traffic is looking good. this is a 83 at padonia road. traffic is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. 60's and 70's for temperatures. we will move into the 80's and eventually 90 degrees. if you have travel plans, the southeastern u.s. has the most rain. denver and dallas and seattle and los angeles, it all looks dry. good conditions in the northeast. more about the local forecast in just a minute. >> the ravens and rams each had a different strategy for last night's final preseason game. the ravens starters did not

play. we start in the first quarter. st. louis up 7-0. sam bradford hits danny amendola for the touchdown. a great intersection by a guy on the bubble. that made a good impression on the head coach. curtis painter came in for a quarterback for tyrod taylor. this pass was picked off and he is gone. 28-0 rams in the third quarter. fourth quarter. curtis painter to billy bajema. the rams go onto win. i hope you have a great liberty weekend. >> in baseball, the orioles will

take -- took another series from the white sox. they won 5-3. a huge weekend series against the yankees. 68 degrees on tv hill. finding a parking spot downtown can be a new problem but there is a new app for that. >> mitt romney talk about his face and slamming president obama. we're in tampa and we have a wrap of last night's speech. >> the or of the engines now

>> 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'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. are the remnants of isaac going to put a damper on the weekend? >> yes, it may effect us.

let's concentrate on the here and now. the sun is in the process of trying to come up. 69 at the airport. downtown, the temperature is 76 degrees. a very nice morning this morning. the holiday weekend forecast in just a minute. >> mitt romney except the republican nomination for president and heads off on the campaign trail. >> he said the obama administration has failed. ronnie said he has a plan to fix it -- mitt romney said he is a plan. >> it is time to stop blaming your predecessor for your failed

economic policy. >> he should be a shame for putting politics before people. >> when somebody does not do the job, we have to let him go. >> it was mitt romney making the final argument. >> there is something wrong with the kind of job he is done when the best feeling you had was the date you voted for him. >> mitt romney open up about his mormon faith. >> we found kinship through a wild circle of friends through our church. unlike president obama, i will not raise taxes on the middle- class of america. >> the struggling middle-class. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planets.

my promise is to help you and your family. >> his fate now in the hands of those. with the speech behind and, mitt romney and paul ryan hop their newly designed plane and had to virginia. -- and head to virginia. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jennifer franciotti has a preview of the baltimore grand prix. >> traffic was much better yesterday morning. full road closures about ready to go into effect. racing officials are hoping for a smooth ride. >> it was incredible. i cried as soon as i heard the engines. then when i saw the cars, i

cried again. it was so emotional. it was incredible to be at. >> peggy is a diehard racing fan and looking forward to this year's grand prix partly because she has such fond memories of last year's event. race on llc has entered into a five-year agreement with the city to host the baltimore grand prix. they have teamed up with andretti sports marketing for this weekend's event. michael andretti leads the company. yep, he comes from a very famous racing family and he knows about the traffic woes from last year and he said this year things will be different. >> just improve on some of the things, some of the complaints that some of the people had. like some of the traffic patterns, and so the pedestrian traffic was a little backed up and we're going to try to do things to help relieve that. >> he also has plans to have better direction for spectators and downtown drivers. >> people had problems because they did not know where to go. we're trying to put a lot more signage up and make it a better experience for everybody. >> the official start of the

grand prix is just around the corner and these racing enthusiasts are happy that andretti is involved in the baltimore event. >> i admire michael andretti and his father. he was a fairly significant race driver. >> thank you, mr. andretti. thank you, thank you, lord, that he he took it over. i thanked him several times. >> why's that? >> because his name is synonymous with racing and i have faith in that name. >> we spoke with the baltimore city police officer who said they work like crazy overnight. we have seen everything from bulldozers carrying water to golf carts heading by two vans carrying more security. we will hear the roar of the engines as the practice runs began. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. it will be a big weekend this

weekend. a new local company is trying to make it easier to find parking. you can use an app on your smart phone or computer. you can book a parking spot before you get to your destination. choose from a number of destinations with rates as low as $3. users can save up to 70% on parking rates. >> people are saving money on hotels and we can charge 50 or $7.or parki$5 or >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. the report of some police activity southbound on 95. watch for that and possible lane closures.

the right lane is blocked for a crash near ruxton road. in another crash on howard. closures for the grand prix. all traffic on 395 will be diverted onto mlk boulevard. light street is closed at lombard street. russell and paca street are closed at pratt street. russell street is closed at lombard. energy parkway, we have a crash in anne arundel county. the west side of the beltway looks like there could be a delay on the outer loop. this is 95 at 395. that is the ramp to mlk and we're starting to see some delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is clear this morning. all the rain is to the west. if you have travel plans to st.

louis, there could be some rain delays. the slick of the holiday weekend forecast -- let's look of the holiday weekend forecast. today and tomorrow look fine. we start to pick up some clouds tomorrow. a chance for some rain. it will be in the 80's. i do not think it will be a washout. we will continue to fine-tune the holiday weekend. >> you grilled your corn. >> that cheeseburger looks good . how >> this little guy is doing -- how this little guy is doing. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what did you think of clint eastwood's comments at the republican national convention? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send

>> we start off our friday morning queued segmencute segme. a bear is getting a new address. he has his own twitter accounted. he has been seen rummaging in dumpsters for food.

he fell for the trap. i would have fallen for that myself. he will relocate to another sanctuary in colorado. >> let's get to a good pan the story. he is developing normally. they will remain in a special zero. there are only 6000 giant panda believe -- 1600 giant pandas believed to be in the wild. >> delays are starting

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:45. the court postpones the bail hearing for the suspect at perry hall high school. he starts as an adult with attempted murder and first- degree assault and being held without bail. a former lacrosse player has been sent to prison for the beating of his girlfriend. george huguely was sentenced in charlottesville for the murder of yeardley love. a jury found guilty of second- degree murder. spring for mosquitoes in

baltimore county after a case of west nile was found. -- spraying for mosquitoes in baltimore county. residents should stay indoors during the spraying. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. things are picking up on the roads. we have a medical call and some police activity on the scene. 895 northbound, a disabled vehicle blocking all lanes of northbound 895. in the city, lane closures for the grand prix. all of traffic coming off of 395 is diverted onto mlk. 295 chest down paca street at pratt street. pratt street is closed down to past calvert.

this is 895 near child street. we can show you in looks like traffic was just released and was held for a couple of moments. you might see a bit of delay. this is 95 at 395. the exit ramp to mlk from 395 is calling traffic. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a nice morning this morning. not too many people along the boardwalk at ocean city. temperature is 72 with clear skies. a great start for the weekend. mostly 70's in southern maryland. we see some 60's in parkton. even some of 50's in far western maryland this morning. the sunshine is is out.

all the rain is out to the west and southwest. this is for the rain will be concentrated during the day today. down into parts of northern louisiana. some pretty generous rain. high pressure gives us good conditions. a cold front and what is left of isaac collide. this will take a turn in the ohio river valley and starts heading our way. we might have some issues later this weekend. today will be hot and not terribly humid. swims at 6 to 12 miles per hour. into saturday, more clouds and maybe some showers off to the west. more activity on sunday. by sunday into monday, our rain

chances begin to increase. ocean city is good today and tomorrow. rain in ocean city on sunday. temperatures in the 80's. most of the weekend is a fine. the seven-day forecast -- near and 90 on saturday. we begin to have a threat for some rain by sunday and going up on monday and tuesday. none of this is cast in stone. we will make some final adjustments. 80's next week. from're just hours away the first firing of the engines for the baltimore grand prix. jennifer franciotti has a preview. >> good morning. we have seen a lot of happy faces this morning. folks are getting ready to get this labor day started.

traffic on eutaw street is operating north and southbound. lots of pedestrian traffic. the folks operating the grand prix are pleased with how things are going. traffic went by yesterday without a hitch. traffic this morning is later this morning. race on llc is hosting the baltimore grand prix and they have teamed up with andretti sports marketing. michael andretti coming from the famous racing family. he heard all the complaints about last year. he has a plan in motion. a plan including signage. and also traffic along the roadways on different signs posted so the drivers to know

where they are supposed to detour. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 68 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 did you think of clint eastwood's comments at the republican national convention? >> david disagrees.

>> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> you may want to avoid the downtown area. >> it will be difficult this morning. southbound on 95, we have a medical call. possible lane closures. a crash at howard in the city. closures on 395. all lanes are diverted onto mlk boulevard. light street is closed at lombard street. 295 will be closed. paca street is closed at pratt street. a closure at lombard and pratt.

a lot of closures in the downtown area. 895 is looking good north and southbound. this is 95 at 395. some delays are starting to form. you have to take mlk from 395. >> the weather is going to be great. >> a hot day, 93. temperature around 90 on saturday. renewed chances hold off to the west of us. -- rain chances hold off to the west of us. we're not sure will happen with what is left over of isaac. sunday and monday into tuesday, it could be little iffy. it will continue in the 80's. >> cover your chicken wings. looking for a getaway after

labor day? some tips on finding some great vacation deals. those stories and the traffic and weather updates when you join this on wbal plus on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> 460. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.

>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial with president and general manager dan joerres. >> traditionally, the first day of school signals a new beginning with great anticipation for the school year. unfortunately, that was not the case for perry hall high school. a 17-year-old student was shot and critically injured, and police have charged a 15-year- old classmate. immediate heroic action by a guidance counselor who subdued the shooter prevented further carnage as panicked students evacuated the building. it appeared the school's emergency evacuation plan worked, and now the healing begins for both the victim and the student body. increased security and counseling have been provided for students and staff. perry hall has a reputation as a top-performing school, and officials said they will continue to concentrate on that goal as they share concern for both the victim and the suspect. having the first week of school end with a 15-year-old student charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault is certainly not on the agenda for the school or their new ceo, dr. dallas dance -- but now,

it's the reality. one lesson for adults is that while gun ownership is a right, that ownership comes with the responsibility of securing weapons so they are not íúñssible to children.