pounding action from the air. the qualifying races for the american lamonts series -- la mans series will take up. rob, how are things so far? >> i will tell you so far from what i can ascertain, it is very, very smooth. a few problems with the trap. we will talk about that later ron. -- a few problems with the track. we will talk about that later on. right now, it is quiet, but we expect a few cars to hit the track anytime. this is a spectacular event going on in baltimore city. at 10:00 this morning, people were already lined up for tickets to this year's grand prix. out on the track, drivers were checking out the surface, getting a view of the course. >> it is great.

>> racing in baltimore. you better believe it. >> the only woman driver in this year's grand be -- grand prix was in pit lane. >> how is it looking to you? >> of fuel of the corners are a little bumpy. we will look at how we can make that better for tomorrow. a little bumpy, but ok. if we make a few improvements, it will be cool. >> the car is one key to winning the race. >> it is a little bumpy. it was bumpy last year. i do not know how much has changed from last year. >> you are trying to set up the car for the track, aren't you? >> yes, that's at. >> fans got an up close look at the race cars and got to talk to

some of the crew members. >> it is members only. >> how many hp? >> about 170 hp. >> >> i like it. is fine to answer questions. >> you get a lot of questions, don't you? >> i do. and i get a lot of kids wanting to take their picture in the car. >> the fans love it. >> this has got to be fun. >> yes, it is. we just love it. >> to be with the big professionals of the world, it is just nice. >> what could be more exciting for a young boy than a chance to sit in a real race card? >> there we are. [laughter] >> look up here. >> we have a live picture and you can see the cars are on the

track. a few minutes ago it was quiet. it is not quiet here anymore. they are coming around the corner. this is pratt street where they are coming by. they are moving. these are not be in the cars -- indy cars. when they come by, they are so loud, you cannot really hear. i do not know whether you heard me or not, but it is exciting. it will be a weekend of racing here in baltimore city. hold on. here they come again. i like that. here they come again. come on. >> rob, for a while there i thought you were moving your lips and not really talking. i did not hear anything you were saying. it will be three days of the racing fun and noise downtown. thank you very much. >> i love it.

i love it. something else as we head into the evening commute, the roads to the beach are filling up as people get ready for one last summer getaway. here is the situation at the foot of the bay bridge. actually, traffic does not look that congested right now. looks like a typical friday commute. i don't know. >> that looks great. >> make a break for it. >> we will keep an eye on the situation as the olive weekend progresses. >> some analysts have been predicting that holiday traffic would drop because of gas prices. as our 11 news reporter explains, that is not changing some plans. >> more than 650,000 md. there's -- marylanders are

hitting the road. air and auto travel is expected to be up. >> despite economic hardships, despite higher gas prices, they want to get away. >> those gas prices are 10% higher than last week, courtesy of hurricane isaac that shutdown refineries in the gulf. drivers across the area are feeling the pinch and say they have no choice but to fill up. >> we go to d.c. five days out of the week and i am filling up every couple of days. >> i cannot really worry about it. got to get the gas. i watch it go up, but i cannot really think about it. i just keep going. >> he not only has to fill up his truck, but his equipment for his business. >> we would go, but we cannot afford to. the gas prices. it is tuck. >> others say a holiday events

around the area will have them staying put. >> we have the traffic along 83, also the state fair traffic. we are experiencing that regardless of the holiday weekend. >> others will be heading out of town to capture the last few days of summer. in the good news is everyone should get relief from those gas prices after the holiday. >> now that it seems there is not that much damage in the refineries will come on-line, we hope the prices will start to decline. >> to find the best gas prices in your neighborhood, good to our website -- wbaltv.com. click on project economy. >> but how was the holiday it forecast shaping up? we have a first look. >> so far, so good. a little warm. the temperature above 10 degrees above average. the average high is 83. we made it up to 92. humidity is only 34%.

the dew point in the 50's. temperatures will be low 70's tonight. i will put in a chance for a rain shower tonight, but most areas will have temperatures in the upper 80's. we will take you all through the holiday forecast in just a few minutes. >> all right, tony. thank you. if you are adding to ella cut city -- ellicot city, things are going to look different. police are increasing patrols near the site of the accident. that is meant to discourage trespassers. on august 20, two young women were sitting on the edge of the bridge when it two cars derailed. the accident itself is under investigation. of baltimore county jury is deciding the fate of two men

connected with a shooting outside towson center mall last year. >>uring closing arguments, prosecutors contended the defendants together a killing team, complete with spotters in the getaway driver. according to court testimony, frank williams ordered by hit against the 19-year-old. williams heard that pritchett shot his cousin. his co-defendant struck a deal for his testimony, which implicated tyrone brown, the alleged shooter in the case. they put together a crew for the job. the jury watched a videotape of detective jim lambert interviewing ward, who adamantly denied any knowledge of the

crime. the detective told him that they had surveillance tape showing how they pointed out the victim to a man in a gray sweat shirt. the police interview revealed that ward pass to brown in the mall. "you look back at him, turned around. you pointed to where he walked. he, brown, walked outside and killed him." williams was characterized as a dumb and stupid fall guy. the attorney took aim at the state's evidence and their expert witness. they say the police, knowing they were on a high-profile case, work backwards from the conclusion. >> thank you, david. be 15-year-old -- the 15-year- old suspect in the perry hall

shooting is in custody. the victim, daniel borowy, remains in critical condition. doctors describe the hole in his right just as being in the size of a dinner plate. they are working to close that whole. daniel has had a breathing tube for most of the week. we have a live report from perry hall high school as students prepare for the first school football game since the tragedy. >> obviously, we're pulling for daniel. >> dozens of nursing-home residents weltering in a baltimore facility with a broken air conditioner. >> now we learn that nursing home is shut down for good. >> and evidence of hurricane isaac's fury scattered all over the gulf coast. >> we know of

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11 news reporter is in new orleans tonight. >> the midevening. we are seeing patches of sunshine for the first time tonight. something the city really needs. the storm may be gone, but evidence of isaac's fury is still scattered across the gulf coast. >> we're in the cleanup phase of the storm in the city of new orleans. the bill has not rung on the storm and it will not rain until we are finished. >> just like the slow-moving storm, the clean-up here is going to take some time. after two straight days of driving rains, floodwaters still fill some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods. >> we will continue to see localized flooding challenges. we do have to deal with these rivers and bayous. quite frankly, the water continues to accumulate without

the brain. >> and power companies trying to get 1 million customers back online. for survivors, recovery has become an all too familiar fight. >> you pick up the pieces and move on. >> the day after accepting his party's nomination, mitt romney toward the site. president obama will visit on monday on the eve of his party's nomination. but the focus is not political. >> we are not talking politics. we are solely focused on the hurricane and recovery efforts. >> and there are signs that recovery is on the way. >> it could take a week. it is what it is at this point. >> the task here is a big and will be anything but easy. >> businesses are reopening as the power is restored and the focus has clearly shifted to

recover. in new orleans, back to your. >> it is amazing what a category one hurricane can do. 20 inches of rain down there, tournedos. the storm surge. and hurricane isaac is hitting a drought-parched part of the country. mississippi is welcoming whatever is left of isaac. parts of illinois and iowa. is interesting to look at the water vapor here. you look at the moisture and where it is cut off by the area of high-pressure. it was a beautiful day today. you see that area of low pressure and it hit that wall there in west virginia. that is an area of low pressure parked over the eastern coast of the united states. that will be over the coast over the next 24 hours as the cold front comes in from the northwest. there is high pressure off the coast, and what is left of

isaac, at least some of the moisture from the storm, is going to drift to the east. when we say the remnants of is it are going to visit us, we need to clarify that -- the remnants of isaac are going to visit us, we need to clarify that. we do not expect a tropical storm. but it was a beautiful day today. as i said at the top of the show, the dew point is in the upper 50's and low 60's. 98 at the airport. the forecast for the rest of the night -- expect mostly clear skies, mild conditions. temperatures drop into the upper 60's 270 degrees. we have the second full moon of the month tonight. what happens when you have a two full moons in one month? you get a blue moon. it happens every three years. the next one will be in 2015.

hence the phrase "once in a blue moon." the high temperature is about 89. if you're going to take the boat out, variable winds. b which is about 1 foot. if you are heading to the ocean this weekend, temperatures will hang around 80 degrees for a high, it looks like. the rip current risk will below. even though there are some tropical winds and the atlantic, i do not think that will be a problem at ocean city. we will take rain at 40% sunday and monday. this will not be a washout situation with what is left of hurricane isaac coming through here. temperatures will stay in the low 80's for friday of next week. >> well, just a few hours after the raven's final preseason

game, a number of players were facing the sobering reality of cutdowns in the nfl. >> like the rest of the teams, they have to trim the roster, leaving 22 men without a job. there have got to be a lot of nerves and play tonight. >> it is not a fun day for anybody. cutdown day is not on. from 75 to 53. 12 players will be cut tonight. they have made some decisions. bobby rainey announced on twitter that he made the team. when we have the news, we will convey the information online and on their. the rams and had starters -- the rams had their starters out. and the score -- 21-nothing.

great coverage and he held onto the ball for the interceptions. still not sure if the ravens can keep three quarterbacks. three touchdowns, four interceptions in the preseason. the last one to make a statement on the roster, he spoke with volume, lots of its. he has earned his way on to the 53. >> i am excited. i am excited. it has been a long one, but it has been fun. i have enjoyed it. it has been great. it has been fun. >> the ravens are one of see a few teams to pick him as a wide receiver. many wanted him as a wide back. another game against cincinnati

at home. they are happy about that. >> all right, they got it. >> thanks. have you ever heard of this trend? a a new experimental heart transplant. we will tell you what it works. >> and grand prix the continues. of few moments ago, qualifying races kicked off. spectators continue to pile in. we will take a look. the drivers, the course. the drivers, the course. we have

>> nearly 70 honorable adults and elderly patients are looking -- and vulnerable adults and elderly patients are looking for a new place to live. this is the same nursing home we told you about in 2010 that had residents sweltering inside with faulty air conditioning in july. the issue caused the facility

$52,000 in state funds. with no buyers, they could not afford to keep it open. officials released a statement saying that family members and staff and residents had been provided with information about community and long-term nursing care options within the area. the inspection uncovered dozens of safety violations and fire hazards. >> in tonight's medical alert, a fascinating story. doctors call it a beating heart transplant. it is more commonly called a heart in a box. we sat down with the first patient to receive this new and experimental type of heart transplant. >> she was not giving up. not a single mom with two kids at home. her heart was quitting and she

knew without a transplant soon, she would die. >> i do not think anyone knows what that is like. >> which is what makes this moment so unforgettable, when she learned a donor heart was coming. >> it must have been like you won the lottery. >> it was. i realized i need to move on. >> the transplant was special. and new england first. her donor heart arrived not frozen, packed in ice, but warm and beating in an experimental computerized box. >> this provides oxygenated heart, -- blood, so the heart comes back beating. >> amy's new heart function well immediately. >> i looked at this beautiful big heart and right away i noticed it was not my.

the bells were working. it was pumping wonderfully. -- the valves were working. >> right now, a donor heart is only viable for four hours. but this device could double that time, making hearts last longer and more transplants possible. >> we could increase transplants by 30%. >> it is amazing. whoever this donor is, i will be forever grateful. >> and so will her kids. grateful to have their mom home again. >> yes, i am happy, because she can do more activities with us now. >> [unintelligible] >> heart in a box. pretty cool. amy is doing moderate exercises and a recent echocardiogram showed excellent heart function.

she says she had no hesitation at all about taking part in a program. >> still ahead, four men have been indicted in the death of a taxicab driver. details of 5:30. but first, the community is coming together in more ways than one. we have a live report when we come back.

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at 5:00 p.m., with stan stovall and donna hamilton. the news continues now. >> new at 5:30, as a high school victim recovers in the hospital, the community as rallying around his family. 16-year-old daniel borowy remains in critical condition at shock trauma five days after he was shot in the perry hall cafeteria by a 15-year-old classmate. >> local churches and businesses are showing their support for the victim's family. our education reporter is live outside perry hall with that story. tim? >> id has been a trying week for perry hall high school. the school and the community are

trying to deal. the first game of the season is tonight, a home game against st. paul's. there has been an outpouring of support. all along belair road and perry hall, local churches and businesses have expressed their concern over the shooting. there have been plenty of prayers'. over the weekend, this restaurant is donating a portion of its profits to the victim's family. >> everyone is very upset. we are very upset. this is a nice community. we love perry hall. >> patrons are pitching in. some are just now learning about the plans. >> i did not know. i did not see it advertised. i happened to be passing by and i saw it. >> i think that is wonderful. it is a tragedy in the community. >> the parents talk about their

hopes for the suspect and their son. >> i hope that he gets the help that he needs. i am not trying to be forgiving, because we are hurting. my son is hurting. but that is for the legal system, for the police, for them to do what they need to do. >> back at the restaurant, the focus remains on healing. >> we really, really hope he will be ok. that is all we wish for him. >> and that is the sentiment throughout the community, people expressing concern. new at 6:00 tonight, we will hear from the family's pastor. wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have more on the breaking news we brought you at the top of the our.

sky team 11 over the scene of an accident in baltimore county. the collision happened in the westview area. the collision involved a police cruiser and another vehicle. and officer was transported -- an officer was transported to shock trauma. we have just learned that those injuries were not life- threatening. stay tuned for late breaking developments. >> spectators piling in for the opening of the baltimore grand prix. the view from sky team 11 shows at the inner harbor downtown. the qualifying races started about 20 minutes ago. they go through 7:00 tonight. organizers claim the downtown area will not be as congested this time around as people expect, because some people who live downtown are leaving for the weekend. some 750,000 marylanders are

expected to be leaving due to the labor day weekend, even with rising gas prices. some people plan on staying said they do not have to deal with the traffic from the grand prix and the state fair this weekend. we are expected to see relief and gas prices after the holiday. finally, an update to and i team story. four men have been indicted in a case of witness intimidation. robert gibbons was found dead. it is believed -- robert givens was found dead. the indicted men are keyon beads, clifford butler, derius duncan, and david johnson. >> mitt romney closed out the republican convention with a rousing acceptance speech. now, we are in charlotte, north

carolina were the democrats will hold their convention next week. we have the latest. >> good evening from charlotte, n.c.. this is time warner cable arena, the site next week of the democratic national convention where president obama will take his shot at firing up his base and trying to win over undecided voters like the republicans just tried to do. paul ryan and mitt romney tried to put a positive spin on the republican convention. >> we have given our fellow countrymen a very clear choice. >> if you listened to the last guy running for president. he laid out what he was going to do. he was not able to do it. it is time to give someone new a chance. >> in a soaring speech last night, romney did not lay out specific. >> i plan to care -- a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> campaigning resumed and joe

biden took a shot. >> congressman paul ryan has given it absolutely clear definition to all those vague commitments. >> a lot of the applause today is not about to run the speech, but clint eastwood and his chat with an imaginary barack obama. >> people were wondering -- >> viewers saw that instead of moving tributes. >> what happened with clint eastwood is not going to decide the outcome of this campaign, but what it represents is a mistake in a big moment by the romney campaign. >> today, ronnie change is scheduled to visit louisiana where barack -- romney changed his schedule to visit louisiana where barack obama plans to go monday. obama head to fort worth texas to remind voters he kept his promise to end the iraq war two

years ago today. >> you left iraq with honor, i permission complete. >> next week it is the president's turn in the spotlight at the time warner i read in charlotte. is almost ready. florida and north carolina are battleground for both campaigns will be looking carefully at the polls to measure what kind of a convention bounce, if any, romney got from the rnc. from charlotte, wbal-tv 11 news. >> actor clint eastwood's imaginary conversation with president obama inspired some marylanders. summit sent us some pictures. into tears. you can add share your photos on u local. wbaltv.com. >> it was certainly all the talk on twitter last night and today. >> what did you think?

>> odd. odd. coming up, and i really cheating scandal. what could happen to the students involved. >> opening fire and killing two colleagues before killing himself. >> i am live downtown. and it is the grand prix of baltimore. a live report, coming up. >> the baltimore grand prix's only all women racing team. that is straight ahead. that is straight ahead.

>> welcome back to 11 news at 5:00. you are looking at a live look at the downtown situation along lombard street. we are monitoring the heavy back up because of the road closures. we will have a live report from the race at the top of the our. we will be monitoring traffic for the next 90 minutes. -- we will have a live report from the race at the top of the

our. -- the hour. >> covering the nation, a vigil in memory of two students killed in a supermarket shooting this morning. the gunman was a former marine. tyler left his ship around 3:30 this morning and returned a half-hour later with a handgun and an assault rifle. he fired at least 16 rounds from the rifle, killing an 18-year- old woman and a 24-year-old man. there are new allegations denied that widespread cheating is at harvard university. the school is investigating the cases, involving nearly half of the students in undergraduate class is last spring -- the undergraduate classes last spring. of harvard's administrative board is investigating. those found guilty of academic

dishonesty could be forced to withdraw from the university for a full year and face other disciplinary action. >> we said goodbye today for the first man who ever walked on the moon. neil armstrong died saturday at the age of 82 after complications after heart surgery. the service included comments by his two sons and congressman robert portman. and national service is expected in two weeks. >> still ahead -- >> officials are trying to get diet pepsi to taste like the diet pepsi they make. i cannot imagine why. that is in the consumer alert. + -- >> it is peer pressure of a different kind. transportation officials using teenagers to crack down on one of the deadliest driving habits in the country. >> it

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>> it is part of the latest effort to crack down on yount, distracted drivers. >> teenagers are being -- on young, distracted drivers. >> teenagers are influencing each other. >> applicants create their own videos like the one you just saw, trying to get the message across that distracted driving is dangerous and can be deadly. >> transportation officials chose the grand prix as a backdrop to launch that mentions -- message. also on hand, the secretary of transportation. >> if you are texting and you look down at 60 miles per hour, nobody can do that safely. what we are doing today is

joining the national video council. we want teenagers talking to teenagers about distracted driving. >> this is the second year of the nationwide competition, but this time around it is expanding to high school and college students. that begins october 31 and ends april 21, 2013. another idea taking off to curb texting -- named a designated texter, a passenger who send replies for the driver. some teenagers tell us they already use 1. >> when i am driving and need to find directions, i will ask my friend to do it. >> my mom will have me look stuff up on her phone for her. >> four out of five teenagers say they have spoken up when someone was texting and driving

and in most cases, the driver listened and stopped texting. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast. >> that is a great idea. i love it. a designated texter. the grass and the wheat pollen is in the high range. keep that in mind. temperature-wise, we made it up to 92 this afternoon. that is 10 degrees above average. the average temperature is 80 degrees. but even though it was a hot day, it did not feel so bad. the depot -- the dew point was very low. the skies are clear right now, expected to stay clear tonight. you get a look at the blue moon, the second full moon of the month tonight, if you want to go out and take a look at that. obviously, we're watching what is left of isaac. they want the ray. indiana, parts of kentucky, back

into missouri. this is a hard hit part of the country. you know they want the rain at their. this is a tropical favor. it hits the wall in west virginia. there is a big area of high pressure. that is going to slide up the coast of the next 24 hours. that this is a chance for a thunderstorm, but more importantly, it will open the door to the tropical moisture, what is left of isaac. not the storm itself. i do not want to make it sound like we have a tropical storm coming through here. we have the chance for storms. not tonight. temperatures dropping into the upper 60's and low 70's. starting tonight, only a 20% chance of a shower. if you are going out tonight, i do not think you have to worry about the rain. if you're taking the boat out tomorrow, should be a good one for that.

variable winds. if you're going on to the new ocean, the best chance for rain will be sunday and monday. even then it will not be a washout. you can still get plenty of sunshine at the beach. scattered showers and thunderstorms sunday and monday, but i emphasize the word "scattered." that everybody is going to see the rain. is not going to be a washout for the weekend. it will clear out on thursday and friday. consumer alert, two major national airlines are one step closer to a potential merger. american airlines and u.s. airways are confirming they have signed legal documents that allow them to confidentially exchange information. that does not mean the merger is definite, but it does mean they have agreed to work together to consider joining forces. frequent flyer miles would

ultimately be merged into the american airlines program. u.s. airways passengers would get access to american airways -- american airlines destinations like latin america and u.s. airways would get access to smaller destinations. hot spots in the u.s. -- deals can be found on resorts, theme parks. if you are not one of the 3 million expected to travel this holiday weekend but still have vacation time left, consider yourself lucky. >> there are no crowds. you'll find great bargains in many destinations. not just in the united states. in the caribbean and europe. >> air fares will not be dropping much before october, but deals can offset that. post-labor day travel may be

more attractively priced this year due to the unstable economy. and the next time you crack open a diet pepsi, you may notice the drink stating sweet a little longer. they are testing the formula. they have a new mix of artificial sweeteners that lets it keep its taste for a long time. problem, the sweetener used -- ask for tam -- the new version of guy pepsi could come up as early as -- of diet pepsi could come out as early as next year. >> a visit to flooded out louisiana. new a 6:00, our washington bureau reporter has a live report on the very latest to the road to november. >> several racecars this weekend. that is trading at.

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>> this year is a baltimore grand prix has some serious girl power. >> yes, it does. our 11 news reporter has the story. >> shannon mcintosh waits in the pit, ready to warm up for the race this weekend. she is racing the true car. so

is her teammate ashley. >> it is not often that you get a company that wants to sponsor six women. it has been an incredible experience. >> there are six women on the team, but only two are racing in the grand prix. a tomboy with two brothers, her racing career started early. >> it was kind of hard for me not to try raising. when i got into it, i basically got into the go kart and took off. >> this is a dream come true for ashley. she remembers being in baltimore last year. >> i remember wishing i could be out here. the fans are super enthusiastic. to be here this year, driving is just, like, so amazing.

>> they will be raising -- bracing both saturday and sunday. >> so much of it is mental. obviously, a big part of it is physical. but there is strategizing, thinking ahead, and i think that is a lot of white women can be equal with the men in this board. >> -- that is a lot of why women can be equal with men in this sport. >> interesting. that is it for us at 5:00. here is what is coming up at 6:00. >> the murder in the telson center mall. >> a community response to a tragedy. i am live at perry hall high school. the story, coming up. >> baltimore city, a live report, coming up. >> you are watching 11 news at

6:00 p.m. >> good evening, everybody. our big story at 6:00, a baltimore county jury has decided the fate of two meant connected with the murder outside of towson center mall. >> the jury has only been deliberating for about 90 minutes. the judge told them that they could go as long as they like. if they do not reach a decision, he will bring them back tuesday. the officials say that they designed a killing team. he slowly counted one to six and punctuated the display with an emphatic "dead dead." court