little pressure on may. i cannot take that kind of pressure! maybe some passing showers for graduation. the major headlines is the change in the temperatures. we have some light rain showers and sprinkles. 64 at the airport. will make it up to 68. it will become breezy this afternoon. some of you may want to take a jacket today. it will get even colder going into the weekend. it will be in the 40's tomorrow morning. >> good morning. delays are expected in the annapolis region for graduation day. otherwise, we're dealing with several accidents. 140 at center street, there is a

crash. telegraph road at 32. route and 175, we have an accident. edgewood, another accident. as far as delays, we are looking pretty good on 95 through howard county. more of volume southbound on 795. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tiringas been a long and week for many oklahoms. >> the community is dealing with is someant loss, this signs of resilience. >> instead of days filled with

barbecues, there will be more cleanup and more heartache. mourners buried the first of seven students on thursday. she was killed at plaza towers elementary school. for those who survived, gratitude for the teachers and staff who put themselves at risk protecting children. i would never have any words to prepare for what she did. she protected my daughter. >> students from plaza towers and briarwood elementary gathered on thursday for a final assembly, a chance for closure. >> we got to see our friends. they are alive. i'm alive and i'm ok. >> president obama is scheduled to visit the ravaged community on sunday. 17-mile to tour the path of destroyed homes and businesses. he will meet with the first

responders who provided everything from muscle to food. >> heavy rain and thunderstorms continued to slow cleanup efforts, with more bad weather expected today. it will take months of work to rebuild what the tornado destroyed in 40 minutes. a task that residents say they are dedicated to seeing through. officials have cut the number of homes destroyed to about 1200. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. the midwest is still recovering from the severe weather. forecasters are talking about a busy hurricane season. 13-20s say there will be main storms. lacher was the third busiest

season on record with 19 named storms, one of which was hurricane sandy. by superest-hit area storm sandy was arguably the new jersey. the president is heading back to see how far the recovery has come. hallie jackson has more. a busy few days for the president. to oklahoma on sunday after a trip to annapolis on sunday. we're looking ahead to tuesday. the president goes back down the area is see how the doing after super storm sandy. folks still hoping to recover. governor christie has spent the week trying to lure tourists

back to the shore. .e will be on the "today" show iconic seaside heights roller- coaster isone. some democrats are wondering if chris christie is using this to promote his own campaign. >> there is another storm brewing in congress, the irs scandal. out on lerner is administrative leave. she headed up the administration that targeted tea party groups. that makes her the third top official to move aside. she insisted she didn't do

anything wrong. she took the fifth and did not testify. she refused to resign. >> congress has been busy with some major legislation. >> you are talking about immigration reform. turn its hope to immigration reform into reality by the end of summer. a bipartisan group says a house bill it is back on track. it had been stalled over a debate about whether illegal immigrants should get health care benefits. the full senate will take a look at an immigration bill. there is a break for lawmakers. hallie jackson, thank you.

>> president obama will be in annapolis today to deliver the commencement address for the u.s. naval academy. jennifer franciotti has a preview of the ceremony at. >> we are here at the ceremony. the midshipmen will hear from governor martin o'malley e and the secretary of the navy. a big day for families. more than 30,000 family members are expected to be here. your son is graduating today. tell me about your son. >> he is a pistol. i am so proud of him. i cannot tell you what it takes to graduate. i am so proud of him. words cannot say how proud i am. >> it is such a big day.

there is a lot of uncertainty that goes with this proud moment. uncertainty. hawaii.son is going to >> i am proud of my nephew. i don't know the words to use. >> you're glad he is not going to iraq or afghanistan. >> he we get to see him every other weekend. >> we are proud and happy for you. " we will bring your reports all morning long. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> officials say it looks like a

piece of a parking deck collapsed onto two workers, killing one of them. rescue workers spent more than four hours to free one of the workers from the structure. >> it was like a loud bomb or a bang. shook. nothing like i have heard before. >> 6:11. officials in washington state are trying to figure out how this interstate bridge collapsed.

>> part of the ocean city fishing pier collapsed last ar. you can now include that fishing holiday weekend plans. roads andolume on the that means accidents out there.

>> welcome back. 68 degrees downtown. that is about as warm as it is going to get today. it will feel much cooler for the next couple of days. when you're heading into the unofficial start for the summer season. i thought we would start with the beach forecast. it will be a little breezy and cool, especially tomorrow. 68 in the afternoon. i think most of the weekend will be dry. 50 in the morning on sunday. 75 on monday. here is the weather setup. we have a front coming into the

mountains. it will start to cool off as we go through the morning. don't expect it to get too much warmer than it is. the thunderstorms came through last night. we have some light rain coming across frederick county into howard county. those showers will be spreading over to baltimore county. the wind will pick up this afternoon. there is a chance for some rain showers. high temperatures will stay in the 60's. there could be some frost in the mountains tomorrow. 40's on sunday morning. 73 on sunday. we will see plenty of sunshine for most of the weekend. 6:16.

>> good morning. a busy start. we have added volume. in terms of accents, southbound 295 just past 195. this is a live picture would 100.bound ptraffic at 213. is an accident at delays expected into annapolis on 450. eastern boulevard, watch for a crash on the outer loop. possibleenter street, delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 6:17. seattle who near have to find a new way to work

and school after a bridge collapsed. no one was seriously hurt. crews rescued three people from the water, taking them to the hospital. president obama gave a major speech on thursday about counter terrorism. the president said the u.s. is no longer fighting a boundless war on terror and issued new guideles for drone strikes and warned that we may be drawn into more wars. willoy scouts of america now admit openly gay students. the band remains in effect for scout leaders -- the ban remains in effect for scout leaders.

>> a lot of folks will be traveling for the weekend. which airlines are people most satisfied with? virgin american airlines is the best, according to a survey. they get high marks in all areas rated, a specialist at baggage handling. passengers also like their seat cushions. jetblue also rated high. you might want to bring your fishing pole. this is a video of the fishing pier after it was damaged by super storm sandy. will cast the first

line. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how willou be celebrating this memorial day weekend? you can share your response on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercoor@wbaltv.com. baltimore is the place to be for a backyard barbecue. lose $1,000rather then gained 20 pounds. jane king has the bloomberg business report. what do you have to say about that trade-off? i think a lot of guys would agree with that as well he. >> man did agree with that. there was a higher percentage for women. if you gain 20 pounds, it might affect your job somehow.

it is job protection hack attacks. more than half of americans say $1,000uld rather lose .hen gaine 20 pounds taking off 20 pounds out ways of $1,000 because it would cost more than that to lose the weight. it also could affect your overall health. at&t is tacking onto another fee which became effective may 1 . that fee could bring in more than half a billion dollars for the company. a little bit of a pullback for stocks yesterday.

we're looking lower for the start of things today. the markets will be closed on monday. lots of people will be firing up the grills. many cities are known for their barbecue restaurants. baltimore is one of the top cities for backyard barbecues. maryland blue crabs with the old bay seasoning. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. i moved to maryland 20 years ago and i thought, what is old bay? now i put it on everything. temperatures in the 60's. light rain scattered showers. 61 in randallstown. the school day forecast -- maybe

give the kids an umbrella this morning. it will become a breezy and cooler than the last couple days with high near 68. let's check the roads with sarah. >> we have some problems already. add volume as folks try to get out of town. there is an accident in the southbound direction of the b-w parkway. take 95 as your alternate. 95 is moving well through howard county. telegraph road at 32, we have a crash. so far so good on the north and west sides of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 64 degrees at the airport. a major debut for a big piece of the orioles' future.

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>> good morning. the orioles and blue jays continue their series tonight in toronto. it started out as a productive

major league debut for kevin gausman. you had to like what you saw, particularly early on. he is loaded with talent employees to. is loaded with talent and poise. his first strikeout, edwin encarnacion. the blue jays scored two runs in the fourth inning. j.p. arencibia, 4-3 toronto. not a good night for the bullpen. .o bases were walked loaded chris tillman starts tonight. in bostonconia back last night as the indians played the red sox. the indians get teh win.

mark reynolds is having a big year. the red sox were down but they come back on one swing from david ortiz. he knows that home run. the indians win 12-3. the ravens have signed arthur brown from ksas state. he agrees to a four-year contract. john harbaugh made the short drive down to stevenson university where he talked with the mustang men's lacrosse tame. stevensone r.i.t. -- .t.cys r.i john harbaugh is going up to the game. >> you can ride with

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this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. good morning. happy friday. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. to look at today's top stories. >> a person stabbed a man at a middle river nightclub on pulaski highwa crews took the victim to the hospital. >> a private sale involved with a haussner's restaurant building. a potential buyer launched private negotiations. haussner's closed after 73 years in business. jacoby jones on "a live with kelly and michael."

it begins at 10:00 a.m. >> that should be fun. 6:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> you'll notice the change in the temperature. we have been in the upper 80's the last couple of days. some of you will be wearing a light jacket today. 64 at the airport. 44 in oakland. there could be some frost in western maryland this weekend. breezy and cooler today. temperatures will hold steady in the 60's. it will be in the 40's on saturday and sunday morning. theill be dry for most of holiday weekend. mid 70's on monday.

>> good morning. there are some problems already to bring it up to date on. start with 295 in the southbound direction, there is word of an accident. this is a live picture at 100. watch for a crash. expect delays along 450. you may find delays along 50 and 97. a car fire at the atomic. potomac.fire at still up to speed at liberty. details intome new the federal audit on the use of federal fus. >> tw schoolo the district might

have to repay the funds. there were at dinner cruises for parents and a parent appreciation night on the town. -- the statend might have to pay back about $540,000 to the government. we are government, trying to do more with less. we're coming out of the recession. meetings?a who's making these judgments? this is what makes government look bad. >> some of the stimulus money was supposed to be spent on schools with the poorest population. and brakever say mold

issues are putting students at risk. employees say their complaints have been ignored too long. are signing drivers on to a class action lawsuit. >> you carry the future of baltimore in your buses every day and you deserve to be compensated fairly for your work. >> durham is the second-largest school bus company in the united states. 1000 midshipmen will veryrate the end of a intense four years at the naval academy. >> jennifer franciotti is live

with more on the graduation. an emotional day for folks. >> you see a lot of parents of walking around crying. why have two happy graduates with me. a have chris, he will be second lieutenant in the marine corps. how excited are you? >> it is going to be great. >> i am really excited. >> you have been waiting four long years hall. >> it has been such a great experience. i have learned-- a lot. >> i'm so excited.

we get instructions on how to throw our hats. >> are you going to take your hat home? >> we will leave them on the field. >> there will be a rotation of speakers. the president wille here. >> a pretty lucky day for us. i'm really excited. >> i am going to quantico, virginia, before i get out to the fleet. >> i am going to san diego. >> congratulations. we're happy for you. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you are a military brat. who would have thought there is

a manual for how to properly throw a hat? congratulations to the graduates. >> 6:37. most of us hope we can stay active into our old age. to be old you will have to break his record for th

for one janese man, 80 is the new record at mount everest. he reached the top of the mountain, making him the oldest person to reach the summit. he also reached the top when he was 70 and 75. the previous record holder is preparing to climb next week to reclaim his record. >> that is impressive. waking up early is not easy. michael caine and morgan freeman were doing an interview. it appears that morgan freeman

falls asleep. michael caine and did not notice. he just kept talking. you cannot blame the guy. we feel his pain. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. that.can relate to good morning. we have the added volume and some accidents. outbound 295, we have a crash just past 175. expect delays as you head towards the naval academy. no delays on 50 at the bay bridge. on the up in volume northwest corner of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. tony, over to you. [snoring] on tv.we're i'm not saying you are boring. let's take a look at the forecast. last night we had the big thunderstorms. we will stay in the 60's all day. not a bad idea to take an umbrella. a smalltry boating, craft advisory is in effect for this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> 6:43. >> still ahead, alas look at

>> good morning. happy friday. there are some delays and some accidents. 75, abound 295 just past 1 crash.

watch for delays along 450. 97 still up to speed. nothing significant to and from the eastern shore. potomac street, watch for a vehicle fire in the city. 11 minutes on the north side. 12 minutes on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we're heading into the unofficial start of summer. we will sta with the beach forecast. high temperature to more in the upper 60's. tomorrow inerature the upper 60's. it will be down to about 50 on sunday in the morning. up to 75 on monday.

here's the set up. we have a front coming in from the mountains. temperatures in the low to mid 60's. the temperatures are not going to move much today. here are the big thunderstorms we had last night. we have some scattered rain shers around baltimore. this is not heavy rain. these will be passing showers. off and on rain showers. kohl this afternoon. -- cool this afternoon. expect frost in western maryland on saturday and sunday morning. 69 on saturday. 73 on sunday.

we will see plenty of sunshine and it should be dry for the holiday weekend. >> thank you. rescue crew saved three people thursday evening in washington state after a bridge collapse. it happened about 60 miles north of seattle. hurt. was seriously the washington state dot says about 77,000 people travel that brid every day. a construction worker is dead after part of a parking garage collapsed in bethesda on thursday. it is located near the macy's store at the west feel montgomery mall. estfield montgomery

mall. there is a renovated fishing aer which was damaged by superstar and sandy last year. fixtureing pier been a in ocean city since 1907 it is reopening just-in-time for memorial day. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, how will you be celebrating this memorial day weekend? [laughter] thank you for sending in those responses this morning.

it is a special day in annapolis for more than 1000 midshipmen. jennifer franciotti has more on the ar motors today. good morning. >> this is a live look at the line of family members waged to get an. they have to clear security and find their seats. it is graduation day. more than 1000 midshipman's clean to be commissioned officers. a very proud family from virginia. how are you feeling? >> bittersweet. it went really fast. we're just proud of him. >> your wife is getting emotional. >> it has been quick. >> where is going to go? >> quantico.

>> you are the proud sister. >> he has worked very hard. >> you guys will get to see the president speak. lots of smiles around here. will stay here with more reports coming up july from the u.s. naval academy all right here in annapolis. now back to you. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> let's check your morning commute. there are some accidents to watch for. we start with telegraph road at 32. expect delays at the naval academy. 63 on 97. watch for a vehicle fire and

possible closures along hampton roads and charles. this is 83 from the parkton region. moving well down to the beltway. the j.f.x. in great shape. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we will -- rewind. we will deal with some light rain showers today. these are the big thunderstorms. take an umbrella with you just in case. 64 at the airport. the wind is going to pick up. it will feel like it is in the 50's. chilly in the great lakes. 92 in tampa. 87 in denver. will check the seven-day forecast one more time. stay with

>> is this a good time to get on the roads?

>> i would say so. we're not dealing with any significant delays. there are some delays on 450. the bay bridgeto to and from the eastern shore. fire ata vehicle potomac. still running smoothly on the beltway. >> cooler. >> we think of this weekend as the beginning of summer. it will be in the 60's. there is a chance for off and on showers. temperatures close to freezing in the mountains. frost and freeze advisories'. >> build a snowman.

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good morning, breaking news overnight. a bridge collapses near seattle, plunging cars and drivers into the river below. emergency crews racing in to pull everyone out alive. this morning a survivor shares his harrowing story. >> i assumed that was it at that point. there was no hope. that's what i was thinking, but here i stand, by god.

landmark decision, after years of debate, the boy scouts vote to allow openly gay members but keep the ban on gay scout leaders. so will the controversial decision split that organization in half? and jersey strong, seven months after sandy, some parts of the jersey shore are bouncing back, and we've made our way here for the official reopening. "today," friday, may 24th, 2013. v x and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. take a look at the scene in seaside heights, new jersey,