this morning if feels like autumn. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. 60 at the airport. mid 50's in the northern suburbs. the dew point is 52. mostly sunny skies expected. high temperature neared 78. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. .ot bad out there ba traveling smoothly on the harrisburg expressway. no problems on the j.f.x. of course, monument street is closed near patterson park. the rest of the major roadways shaping up just fine. nine minutes to go south on 895 down towards the harbor tunnel

tolls. 10 minutes on 95 south down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. the north side is running smoothly. a nice start as to switch over to harford road where it meets the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the ravens kickoff their regular-season later tonight. >> there will be more than just football taking place tonight. kim dacey is live with the details. >> the game tonight is important stagese it sets the s for the rest of the season. m&t bank stadium was filled with people paying their respects to art modell.

he died last week. tonight there will be several streets to art modell including a moment of silence. players will wear details honoring art modell. michael phelps will be honored as an honorary captain. after winning the two games, the ravens players are ready and confident it will be another good year. joe flacco has taken a big step this season. >> more vocal. he is more loose. i think bringing jim caldwell here, it gives joe and a lot of flexibility to not just can take control of the offense. >> the ravens will take the field at m&t bank stadium against cincinnati tonight at 7:00 p.m. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> what are your predictions for the ravens' 2012-2013 season? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> michael phelps will be honored along with other maryland olympians. crews are setting the stage. michael phelps, kitty little will be honored. ava marie will have more coming up. orioles' were looking to celebrate sole possession of first place in the american league east.

the orioles started fighting back. it was all yankees from there including a home run from derek jeter. the yankees win 13-3. love's highey school dedicates a field to her. she went on to play lacrosse at the university of virginia. her mother and sister attended last night's dedication. >> it just would be something that she would love. >> i am sure she is looking down on the field now with a big smile on her face. >> george huguely was convicted

in her death back in february and sentenced to 23 years in prison. a veteran florida police officer is killed in an accident. a pickup truck hit his motorcycle, and pushing him into a guard rail. he was preparing to close access to the highway. >> the post convention push has started as president obama hopes to ride the momentum. claims his own uptick. hallie jackson joins us with for more. let's talk about where each candidate stands in the polls. >> president obama has pulled ahead of mitt romney by as many

as five percentage points. the gop team is hoping to close the gap. mitt romney said he would keep certain parts of the federal health care law. we are looking at the august fundraising reports. >> what kind of money are we talking about them raising since the conventions? >> $114 million for obama. this is the first time all summer that the obama camp has out raised romney's camp in a single month. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 59 degrees on tv hill. president obama gets up close and personal with voters in

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away from the city. about as nice as it gets. mostly sunny skies. high temperature around 7080 degrees. enjoy. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. -- around 78 degrees. >> for the first time in 25 years, teachers in chicago are going on strike. they say they are walking off the job after talks failed over late last night. at least 400,000 students will be affected by the strike. congress returns to work today. lawmakers will return to the capital fresh offtake five-week vacation. lawmakers face several deadlines

but their focus is expect to be to prevent a government shutdown. >> a supporter sweeps the president of his seed on the campaign trail -- off his feet. the president dead and up close and personal test of his strained when he got a bear hug. i am sure the secret service was not happy about that. >> outside the picture, at it is like this -- [laughter] that was kind of funny. 5:11. are you thinking of flying to florida to try that pizza place? choosing the right airports could have you flying on the cheap this fall. >> one lesson getting left out.

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fort mchenry and into howard county on 95. problem free on southbound 95. nine minutes to go south on 895 to the harbor tunnel tolls. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 and york road. you can see light volume. speech continue down to the beltway. a smooth start to into town. this is the north side air harford road. traffic is very light at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> good morning. we have diversions on the 58 bus because of construction. the 27, 51, 57 buses are diverting at the rogers avenue metro station.

we still have some diversity that monument and patterson park. everything is running on schedule and on time. i am a dave allen. here's tony pann. >> good morning. what a beautiful transition in air mass. a real taste of autumn. canadian high pressure in control and it will stay that way for the next four or five days. we have the cooler temperatures and the northerly flow. and 50's east. some 60's in canada appeared we are on the cool side of the high pressure for right now. 46 degrees in western maryland. downtown, it is always warmer. mid 60's downtown.

52 in frederick. 57 in rising sun. no problems expected this morning. you may want to take a light jacket or sweater. gorgeous afternoon on tap. mostly sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. wave heights around two feet if you take the boat out to day. temperatures in the upper 60's and low 7 ' go to the game tonight -- and low 70's. it will be fantastic football weather tonight in the city. temperatures in the upper 40's in some areas tomorrow morning.

sun said this evening at 7:22 -- sunset. upper 70's and low 80's through the end of the week. scattered thunderstorms this weekend. >> if you are planning a fall vacation, the seven cheapest u.s. cities airfare wise. washington, d.c., makes the list. germany, spain, and london are the best deals internationally. growing concern about a subject students are not being taught. >> when it comes to people in managing money, financial experts are sounding the alarm.

>> we have a national epidemic. >> there is a new push on to get parents to teach their children the virtues of basic finance and to start wild that our young. -- while they are young. >> as early as kindergarten, basic concepts. teach them the value of coins and dollars. open up a savings account for them. >> use regular shopping trips to teach the difference between needs, wants, and wishes. as soon as children start school, they start noticing the difference that money makes. >> it starts when you are 10,

8, 6. >> there is downloadable information to help children make the most of their money. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> amazon wants to sell as new ads, but thatut will cost you. >> good morning. apple is expected to show off the new iphone at a big event on wednesday appeared there has been a wave of iphone owners looking to sell or trade and other current devices. a company has seen an uptick in prices. use iphone prices raise from

$315 to about $35 to older models. aig very much in focus. there were billed out during the financial crisis four years ago. stock futures are plotting to some declines at the open. the federal reserve may make a move this week to help stimulate the economy even more. it will cost you $15 turnoff the ads that are built into the amazon ckindle. if you want to keep your kids tablour tabloet, a new et just for kids from toys "r"

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59 degrees on tv hill. so refreshing this morning. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what are your predictions for the ravens' 2012-2013 season? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. i'll get a build your own burger with something cheesy...

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power. this is a picture of a water spout. this picture was sentenced by a viewer on saturday. most of the damage was down in the washington, d.c., and virginia areas. power was knocked out and trees were knocked down. even unconfirmed reports of tornadoes. a music festival was called off early because of the storm. vendors had to pack up and find shelter quickly. >> they came and told us to pack up. >> tables were flying, chairs, people running. >> officials say it one person

was injured when a stage collapsed. >> you can download our new smartphones app. you can get the daily forecast and the latest upcast from wbaltv.com. just click not weather. 5:27. >> the ravens take on cincinnati tonight but this is not an ordinary game. >> college loans are becoming a problem for students these days. >> it is a beautiful start on this monday morning. >> no changes for now on the roads.

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 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. it feels like fall today. >> it was a little bumpy when we made the transition. this stretch of weather we will have will be outstanding. 60 degrees at the airport. it will be a little breezy today. overall, about as nice as it gets this time of year. sunshine with a high temperature of 78 degrees. good weather for football tonight. >> a nice commute.

let's take a look at the speed sensors. 61 on the north side. 58 as you make your way down towards a frederick. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is because of the sinkhole repair. starting to tap the brakes at the 895 split. 65 miles per hour at 100. here's a quk, live look at traffic. an update on 295. southbound traffic is starting to build. this is 795 at owings mills down towards the beltway. volume starting to build near the west side of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> no more preseason football. the regular-season get started tonight for the ravens. >> they start the season with an honor and a celebration. kim dacey has more. what does the team had planned? >> the game tonight is important because it sets the stage for the rest of the season for the ravens. the ravens will take the field against cincinnati. it is the first time the ravens will play since the death of art modell. he was responsible for bringing the ravens to baltimore. on saturday, m&t bank stadium was filled with hundreds of people paying their respects to art modell. his son said mr. modell would have been proud but embarrassed.

>> as you can imagine how difficult it is. to be soothed by thousands of broader family members, it makes me feel elated. i could float out the door. >> there will be several attributes night. players will wear decals and the coaches will wear pins honoring his name. michael phelps will be honored as an honorary captain. after winning the two games in the preseason, the players are ready for the new season and are confident it will be another good year. ray lewis said joe flacco has taken a big step this season. >> more vocal. joe is just more vocal because he's more loose. i think bringing jim caldwell in here, you know, i think it gives joe a lot of flexibility to really just now take control of the offense. >> the ravens will take on

cincinnati here at m&t bank stadium starting at 7:00 p.m. tonight. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what are your predictions for the ravens' 2012-2013 season? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the viewing will be held for a sheriff's deputy that was killed last week. marcus andersonarcus anderso went down an embankment and hit two trees. the viewing is between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. he will be laid to rest on wednesday.

an officer died after a freak accident. marcus anderson was off duty at the time and was near a bus. at some point, he got off the bus and fell 50 feet off of 95. he was recently assigned to the dog you prograunit program. five separate shootings last weekend that claimed six victims. shootings occurred saturday morning where the two people were shot. another one on orleans street. then a shooting on kent street. anyone with information should call baltimore city police.

>> how are college graduates going to start paying off loans? the i-team has a preview. >> college graduate knew her master's student loan would come calling even though she had not secured a permanent job yet. she did not know it would come calling so aggressively, she said. >> they get the loans and say, we will keep you all this money. the tree you like they're acting like loan sharks and coming after you. >> she logged calls from the lender sallie mae, as many as 25 in just one day, all to collect a loan totaling $146,000. you feel like you were bullied. digging at of student dead and avoiding the trap in the first place.

for the 11 news i-team, heimlich deborah weiner. >> 59 degrees on tv hill. getting your little ones to sleep at night can be a problem. how some training can help out. >> you might wish you can train your teenagers on how to be graceful. >> continued closures in the city that we're monitoring along

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problems for the morning commute right now. 59 in columbia. about as nice as it gets for this time of year. mostly sunny skies. it will be a little bit breezy but nice. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> sleep training camp a positive impact on a baby and mom's mental health. >> researchers followed children that or sleep trained as children. children and mothers slept better after completing a sleep training program. they also had better mental health than children the did not complete the training program. the key to the teenage happen is

might have nothing to do with the latest gadgets. >> teenagers with a better disposition were more satisfied with their lives. they were also less likely to abuse alcohol. gratitude was linked to happiness. >> 5:41. 59 degrees on tv hill. the official kickoff to the there wasseason -- football yesterday. keith has highlights in sports. to an exciting start as maryland honors its olympians. details are next. >> tony has your full forecast

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a nice start on the area roads. 59 on the north side. no problems past 795 all the way down towards 70. monument street is closed near patterson park. 67 on southbound 83 down towards the beltway. 295 checking out just fine, 60 miles per hour just south of 32. an update at the fort mchenry. no problems at the harbor tunnel. the area bridges are doing just fine. this is route 24. problem free from the edgewood

region. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. dave allen has a check of the mta. >> we have a few diversions. the 58 is diverting because of construction. we have diversions at the rogers avenue metro station. light rail and metro subway on time. mta has year ride if you're going to the game tonight. here is tony pann. >> it is a beautiful start on this monday morning. first we say good morning to ava marie. it has been a busy couple of weeks. >> we are starting the work week on a busy note. we have great weather. i am live at the inner harbor. we get ready to honor all of the

olympians in maryland. this is that the inner harbor and beth seder located at pratt and light st. -- at the inner harbor and located at pratt and light streets. the event is set. this will be a big deal. the governor and the mayor will be here. a big celebration. get a chance for people to see the olympians up close and personal. michael phelps will have a chance to speak. a chance for everybody to relive the glory. that will be happening later today. it is free and open to the public. it begins at 4:00 p.m.

you may want to get here early. get here early. it will be a free event. michael phelps will be honored at the ravens game. it will be a little bit cooler. temperature start off in the mid 70's for kickoff and dropping into the 60's by the end of the game. mostly clear skies. it will be a great day for this olympics ceremony and for the ravens came later today. it feels a little chilly. it takes some getting used to. >> kim dacey is down in the inner harbor and i thought she would have a parka.

your star power. i understand mindy basara will be there. >> mindy basara will be an event.eing the >> that will be huge! that is big star power. a big area of high pressure in control. it will state for the next several days. the weather will change very little -- it will stay for the next several days. made 40's in central maryland right now. 52 in frederick. 54 in parkton. 66 degrees in annapolis. mostly sunny skies today. a little bit of a breeze from the northwest at 10 to 15. high temperature between 75 and

80 degrees. the average high temperature is now 80 degrees. the record for today is 100. if you take the boat out, small craft advisory in effect and wave heights around two feet. it will get even cooler tonight. upper 40's and low 50's. how about that? nothing changes to the middle and end of the week. upper 70's and low 80's. lower end of the 50's at night. maybe some thunderstorms on saturday and sunday. >> were those snowflakes on the map? 59 degrees on tv hill. the orioles break even with the

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good morning. the ravens kickoff tonight against cincinnati at 7:00 p.m. the ravens can take early control of the afb north because the broncos beat the pittsburgh steelers. peyton manning. first quarter. he showed no effects from the injury. a touchdown there. denver down 13-7. this was the guy at the took a pass from tim tebow and beat the steelers in the playoffs. he scores again. peyton manning with another touchdown. ben roethlisberger threw an interception to tracy porter.

43-yard return. denver wins. the debut of robert griffin iii. he was sensational yesterday. i don't know anyone that thought the redskins would win yesterday. garcon out runs patrick robinson and griffon on his game. two touchdowns. drew brees had a couple of touchdowns and some interceptions. the redskins win it. billy cundiff four for four kicking field goals. the yankees spank the birds yesterday. over 173,000 for the weekend.

matt wieters off of freddy garcia. some betterment scores -- wilson betemit scores. the yankees were just getting started. the orioles throw the yankees by a game. mohammad ali was a guest of the ravens yesterday at the training complex. very inspirational. >> we have a water cooler question dealing with the ravens. everybody is playing well. we asked -- what are your predictions for the ravens' 2012-2013 season? >> joe has a different prediction.

keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. what do you think? >> i will say 11-5, afc north champions. >> where live at m&t bank stadium -- we are live at m&t bank stadium. >> a new campaign for under armour. >> do you have trouble telling twins apart? in mother decided to numberher quadruplets. -- a mother decided to numberher her quadruplets.

>> it is a special ravens opener. >> president obama gets a lift in the polls and on the trail. >> it looks like we're in for some pleasant weather this week. the forecast as we