stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> anywhere from one to 5 inches of rain. it felt like tropical downpours. it should be a lot quieter this morning. 62 degrees at the airport. the wind has shifted to the north and northwest. it will feel even cooler. temperatures in the low to mid 70's this morning. it will stay in the 60's in the mountains. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. standing water will be the issue in many spots this morning. when a closure on the eastern shore in chester near u.s. 50.

otherwise, monument street is closed near patterson park. moving pretty well on the major roadways. about 11 minutes on the outer loop north east side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 70 at 29. it traffic moving without delay. this is traffic on the west side. the speed at security boulevard. the north side running smoothly. as we hear of any other closures, we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're falling some breaking news this morning. fire officials are on the scene of a two alarm fire. it started just before 2:00 a.m.

this morning. six people were injured in the fire. one child was taken to hopkins pediatrics. we will have updates as soon as they become available. >> the search continues for the person who shot and killed a local professor. >> he was murdered monday night a few blocks away from his home. jennifer franciotti has the latest on the investigation. what do we know about the victim? >> he has been identified as dr. peter marvit. it may have been an attempted robbery that turned into murder. detectives canvassed the area and they were looking for clues. police say peter marvit was getting in or out of this car when he was shot in the head and

torso on monday night. he had been a research professor at college park. officials confirmed he was most recently a contract it analyst with clinical trials.gov. >> our hearts ache for his longtime partner and his daughter. we are very concerned and keep his family in our prayers. it is like a family so we have lost an important family member. >> as police continued to look for a suspect, they are looking for the public's help. people are asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police make an arrest in last week's morgan state university shooting.

police arrested kelly ellerbee . police say he was an acquaintance with the victim, michael campbell. campbell is still in the hospital this morning. witnesses reported seeing kelly ellerbee after the shooting. >> it was not a random encounter appeared the victim and the suspect knew each other. >> need there are students at morgan state. charges include attempted murder. >> funeral services will be held died sheriff's deputy who while attending funeral services for a fellow deputy. the funeral begins at 11:00 a.m. in joppa. traffic are expected -- traffic delays are expected on mountain road.

the man wanted for the death of its parent has been hospitalized. matthew long is in fair condition after being found at a hotel room. he overdosed on an undisclosed drug. his grandparents were found murdered last week. >> chances are you saw the storm that passed through the area yesterday. several roads were washed out. most of the chesapeake avenue was washed out. the bay threatened to top a sea wall. residents took the storm in stride. >> d e do anything to prepare for the storm -- did you do anything to prepare for the storm? >> coastal flooding is hit or

miss usually. >> nobody needed to be rescued driving through standing water. >> be ge officials will talk about its response to the powerful derecho storms in june -- b.g.e. officials will talk about is to response. city residents will have the chance to voice their concerns during tonight's meeting which begins at 5:00 p.m. at city hall. >> it probably feels like the game just ended. it was two hours ago. the orioles play the seattle mariners into the early morning hours. neither team scored for another

nine innings. it wasn't until the top of the 18th inning that taylor teagarden scored nate mclouth. the orioles won another extra inning game winning 4-2. keith mills will have more in sports. >> 61 degrees at the airport. 5:07. the orioles game and the chicago teachers strike is over. >> why moms and dads one no longer to be in bed with their kids. >> this is 70 and u.s. 29. more on weather and

>> welcome back. 5:10. 65 degrees downtown. much cooler in the suburbs. temperatures in the 50's in the northwest suburbs. you might want to take a jacket. 58 in randallstown. we'll start out with some cloud cover this morning. then it will become mostly sunny around lunchtime. a high temperature in the low to mid 70's. when we come back, we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> students in chicago will return to class today for the

first time in more than a week. a contract proposal has been accepted on tuesday night. the city will now read teachers on how students score on standardized tests. underperforming teachers can be laid off under the first year of the contract. mitt romney says he will deliver recovery not dependency as a president. this comes as the video from the fundraiser is made public. we will have more than a live report at 5:30. >> school officials and did a tradition saying it was in violation of state gender laws.

the defense can no longer be gender specific -- the events can no longer be gender specific. many parents think it is going to far. others say the times have changed. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think eliminating gender specific events like father daughter dances are a step towards equality? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. a lot of huffing and puffing going on. >> i cannot wait for my first father daughter dance. back me up. 5:12. we thought the telemarketer lessen. withould

>> still tracking some closures leftover from the storms on the leftover from the storms on the eastern

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not too bad. we thought it would be a total mess after the storm but much of it has been cleaned up. there is some flooding on the eastern shore.

we check our speed sensors. still a smooth ride on the west side traveling down towards frederick road. on the north side, 59 over towards the 83's. 65 on southbound 83. 64 on southbound 95 out of the white marsh area. problem free at the harbor tunnel. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 795 at mcdonough road. running smoothly. this is 295 and traffic is up to speed down towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have some delays and cancellations on a train 403. delays on the penn line this

morning because of signal issues because of last night's storm. camden and brunswick trains operating on schedule. we have delays and diversions on the 61 buses. a diversion at clark's lane. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. it was a rough night last night. big rain and heavy thunderstorms. here's the front that triggered all of it. wind has shifted to the north and northwest. there is some cloud cover and some rain showers trying to develop. a few sprinkles in southern maryland. you might see a passing sprinkle to start the day. most of that is not hitting the

ground. we have cloud cover extending back into southern pennsylvania. the clouds will break up and we will see some sunshine. a mostly sunny day as we get into the afternoon. 40's al past hagerstown and into ohio and parts of michigan. we will dip into the 40's tonight. 61 at the airport. into the western suburb, 57 in mount airy. you might want to take a light jacket to start the day. high temperatures between 70 and 75. some sunshine will break through. a little on the breezy side. the seven-day forecast -- it will be chilly in the morning tomorrow.

we will make it up to 75. nother front moves in on saturday. overnight lows in the 40's to start early next week. >> kohl's has its eyes on strong holiday sales. they anticipate hiring 41 associates per store. the jobs are part-time ranging from a few hours to about 20 hours a week. what about the do not call list? bought hanson's looks into the problem -- bob hansen look s

into the problem. >> my reaction is i don't have time. how did you get my number? >> he is talking about the growing number of telemarketing calls that are interrupting his day. calls from people offering lowery a new credit card or asking about his house -- calls from people offering larry a new credit card. stephen is a marketing professor. he says telemarketing calls generate millions of dollars every year. what about the do not call list? enforcement is spotty. >> you may get slapped on the

hand down the road but they are generating a lot of business with these calls. >> you can legally get a call from a politician or somebody you have done business with. >> lately it has been political stuffe. >> what can consumers do/ ? hang up. most people are taking a more passive approach to these calls. some people did not pick up -- some people do not pick up. isbank of america's web site frustrating customers. isn't the only retailer looking to fill thousands of jobs.

jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. interesting to see these retailers and what they are planning to do. and target are in the hiring mode. it is down from the 92,000 that target added last year. a little more optimistic. a possible strike by the international longshoremen's union. still more shells could be bare. retailers are running goods. baltimore brings in goods from asia and serves two-thirds of the nation's population. futures are a little higher today. not a lot of movement.

fedex did cut its profit outlook. many bank of america customers have been experiencing slow loading time on their website. a spokesperson says the bank is looking to the cause of the difficulties. many companies wine and dine. steak houses have been seeing spotty sales. expense accounts are also being cut back. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you very much. >> 5:23. 61 degrees at the airport. the ravens get behind a new ad campaign. >> what they are doing to get >> what they are doing to get the word out

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northeast baltimore where fire officials are on the scene of day two-alarm fire. >> we have some cloud cover -- what? we have some cloud cover this morning. we will check the radar. >> we do have some problems on the eastern shore leftover from the eastern shore leftover from the storm

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> welcome back, i am stan stovall. >> i love that.

it is talk like a pirate day. >> i think we're in the sixth grade. >> the girl does not want to play along. let me give recent factoids about talk like a pirate day -- let me give the some factoids. two guys playing racquetball change the language. this is things like captain's log -- they say things like captain's log. >> and radar! this is a coupon earing and it hurts -- this is a clip on earring. >> the producer is saying to

move on. >> the weather graphics. these cheating pirates! 61 degrees at the airport. we will star with cloud cover in the morning. a high temperature around 74 degrees i could not see me graphics. >> i cannot see anything. [laughter] >> where are we? the things we do for this job. i don't know if i can see my map. we have a closure on the eastern shore because of flooding. maryland 18 is shut down in both directions. watch for those closures.

on the west side, still looking good. 61 miles per hour. 58 miles per hour on the j.f.x. 62 southbound on 95 out of the white marsh area. atering.are wonderi so far running smoothly near mcdonough road on 95. this is 295 and southbound traffic checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we continue to follow breaking news this morning. fire officials are on the scene of a fire that started just before 4:00 a.m. this morning. crews now have the fire under control. six people were injured in the

blaze. three people were sent to johns hopkins hospital. we have a crew arriving on the scene and they are gathering information. police continued to search for the person who shot and killed a local professor. >> police say 51-year-old peter marvit was attacked near his car before heading to the scene of the fire. jennifer franciotti filed this report. >> detectives canvassed the area of the 2800 block of chesterfield avenue and they were looking for clues. peter marvit was gunned down near his car on monday night. >> the car was parked a few blocks from his home. >> he was shot in the head and

torso. >> he was a happy, terrific guy. >> tom hall says -- [no audio] officials also confirmed that he was a contract did analyst with clinical the space trials .gov. >> our hearts ache for his longtime partner and his daughter. we are very concerned and keep his family in our prayers. the society is, in many ways -- and any performing group will tell you this -- it is like a family, so we have lost a very dear and important family member. >> police right now are treating this as an attempted robbery with a fatal ending.

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> back to the breaking news. jennifer franciotti on the scene. bring us up to date. >> it looks like one victim is being transported. we just arrived on the scene three minutes ago and as poker with a firefighter who says the fire here in northeast baltimore is now out. when we arrive, we talked to another firefighter who said they're starting to pack up equipment. the fire was a pretty heavy fire but they did get it under control fairly quickly. six other people have been transported to area hospitals. one person, a child to johns hopkins pediatric. two other victims were taken to bayview medical center.

this is a three story garden style apartment. it looks like over to the right we can see a lot ladder truck that is extended. i'm not smelling smoke at this point. i did arrive and spoke with someone who said it was pretty wild that people were jumping from the windows. we're expected to hear from a captain with the fire department who has remained in on the scene. this fire started just before 4:00 a.m. this morning. six injuries. six people were transported to area hospitals. another person was loaded into an ambulance. the extent of their injuries are unknown. right now we cannot tell you how badly these victims were injured. one child was involved in this

overnight fire. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mitt romney is doubling down on comments he made at a private fundraiser. he says he will deliver a recovery not dependency. president obama is weighing in on the controversy. hallie jackson joins us live from washington. good morning. >> good morning. we see the obama team going on the offensive. the mitt romney team is trying to sharpen its message. president obama on david lebron's show responded to mitt romney comments that 47% of americans believe they are victims. >> my expectation is if you want

to be president, you have to work for everybody and not just for some. >> the president attacking. >> i just think it sends a bad message. >> some think the romney video may mean trouble for the gop candidate's campaign. >> it is the wrong time. voters are starting to tune in now. >> a staffer insists it is not the campaign that needs to get back on track. >> whether we have the answers to put the economy back on track. >> this is an economic debate, talking how they make life better for low economic americans. >> people have to rely on government. the right course to help them is to have government helping people to get back to good jobs. >> it remains to be seen whether

any of this will loosen up what is in a tight race. a new poll shows both candidates are locked neck-and-neck along likely voters. that was taken before this video came out. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 61 degrees at the airport. 5:39. how extra exercise can benefit your children. >> the different types of body fat and how they can determine your risk for diabetes. >> word of an accident on the east side of the beltway.

>> welcome back. 5:41. it is much cooler in the suburbs. temperatures in the 50's in the far northwest suburbs. you may want to take a jacket this morning. 50's in cockeysville. 58 in randallstown. we'll start out with some cloud cover early this morning. breezy and cooler with high temperatures in the low to mid 70's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> new research shows the location of excess body fat might determine the risk of diabetes among adults. >> seven years later, those that

develop diabetes had higher amounts of this rural fat -- viseral fat compared to those who stayed healthy. we know that exercise is good for us. >> more is better. kids did 20 minutes of vigorous exercise a day. 40 minutes helped the children lose even more body fat. benefited both black-and-white and boys and girls. >> go out and play. 5:43. al videos pop up every day. >> we will show you more of the

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. things are a lot better this morning after yesterday. we have an accident on the outer loop. watch for delays coming off the key bridge. 62 miles per hour on southbound 95. 56 on the west side. five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. nine minutes -- 11 minutes on the outer loop west side.

here's a quick, live look at traffic. an update on the key bridge. so far so good in terms of delays. 95 out of the northeast picking up in volume just beyond the beltway as you approach the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. >> we have a cancellation, 403. riders can expect delays of 30 and 60 minutes. d.c. venture will be honoring -- d.c. metro will be honoring penn line tickets. diversion at charles and 28th street. a diversion at clark's line. now back to tony pann. >> thank you.

my voice is a little scratchy after talking like a pirate. now it will be worse. we have high pressure from the ohio valley. the cold front is moving off the coast. we have some cloud cover and some sprinkles trying to develop on the radar! i did it for stan. some sprinkles in the lower eastern shore counties. most of that is not hitting the ground. we don't expect any significant rain today. it will take a couple of hours for the clouds to clear out. it will become mostly sunny. the temperatures drop off into the 40's in western pennsylvania and ohio. the temperatures will cool off as we head into the late morning

hours. you can see the cool air on the local field. 61 at the airport. you might want to take the light jacket. clouds to start. sunshine will work again this afternoon. high temperature between 70 and 75. if you take the boat out, still a little choppy. wave heights one to two feet. it will be chilly tonight. temperatures will drop off into the mid 40's. the seven-day forecast -- nice weather thursday and friday with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70's. scattered showers and thunderstorms this weekend. temperatures around 70 on sunday and monday.

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>> good morning. the orioles game with the mariners started around 10:00 p.m. and ended at 3:55 this morning. the orioles were trailing 2-0 in the ninth inning. chris davis kept the game alive with a two-run single. watch this rocket to short. he makes the catch.

the game goes to the 18th. top of the 18th. the runners moved up. taylor teagarden pinch hitting. he has nine runs batted in. jim johnson gets the safe and the orioles win in 18 innings and are again tied with the yankees. the birds contain to get it done. the tampa rays, their slide continues. they lose to the red sox. a base hit in the third inning puts tapmpa up. the red sox get back in it. tampa leading 3-1. the red sox go on to win 7-5.

tampa is all but out of it. the ravens looking to avoid a two game losing streak. the patriots come to town this weekend. the patriots lost last weekend. they are 0-6 against the patriots in the regular season. the ravens playing a rare home game against new england. the orioles beat the mariners and are tied for first place. >> that is amazing. we have an update to some late breaking news. >> a fire sense seven people to area hospitals. that story is next