continue into this week. >> hundreds of thousands take to social media. we begin our team coverage with this morning's big story from florida. good morning. >> good morning. overwhelmingly, the demonstrations to the verdict have been peaceful. that does not mean that emotions are not running high. >> we find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reaction to the acquittal spilled into the streets. >> you murdered this innocent child! >>w can you sleep at night? this is a continuation of racial oppression. >> news of demonstrations spread across social media. thousands marched in chicago and new york and other cities.firing

up debate about gun control and race in the nation. >> this has been a tragedy. coming from the tragedy has been the movement. now it is not just a few people in sanford but everybody. >> president obama urged the country to move forward.he issued a statement. it read in part -- sunday marked george zimmerman's first day as a free man.the ankle monitor tracking him for more than a year removed. his supporters say the jury made the right decision. >> this verdict is the correct verdict, as far as i'm concerned.there was not enough evidence to convict him. >> a sentiment echoed by his legaley.zimmerman's

troubles may not be over. the department of justice continues looking into trayvon martin's death. there could be a civil lawsuit. a focus on remembering their prosecutors plan to take a close look at the trial, including reviews of testimony and evidence before deciding if they will proceed with the case. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> some of those rallies are taking place in baltimore, too. >> there will be a return tonight. >> kim dacey is live in mckeldin square this morning. kim? >> more than 100 people gathered here yesterday evening. tonight they expect close to 500 people. a strong police presence presided over the protest yesterday. the protest was peaceful.calling for a change to the justice

system. the protesters feel justice was not served when george zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> i really cannot say it was racially motivated. i do not know if that is the case. what i can say is there needs to be some re-examination of the justice system. >> we do not want justice just for trayvon. we want justice for everyone. >> the protest tonight is at 5:00 in mckeldin square and they expect hundreds of people to attend.reporting live at the inner harbor,kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there were three more shootings from over the weekend. raymonday someone shot rodriguez in the head on saturday night. officers are searching for

suspects. responded to west north avenue where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. police say that man is expected to survive. someone shot a boy in northeast baltimore. he is being treated for non- life-threatening injuries. anyone with information should call metro crime stoppers at 1- 866-7lockup. >> a gun rights group is asking the supreme court to strike down part of a law. the requirement that applicants state a good and substantial reason to carry a firearm violates the right to keep and bear arms. doug gansler says the state plans to oppose the petition and has until august to file a response. october.term starts in

there are looming fights in both chambers. republicans are taking the slow and steady approach on immigration reform. we have the very latest. >> another week, another partisan showdown on capitol hill. >> shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he wants? >> democrats are unhappy that some nominations are being held up because they cannot get over the 60-vote threshold to stop a filibuster.democrats want to go with a simple majority of 51. that is called a nuclear option and republicans considered when they were in power. >> we went to the brink and we pulled back because cooler heads prevailed. we knew it would be a mistake. >> both sides hash out their differences this evening.no

agreement, a vote could come morrow. republicans want to delay parts of obamacare and hit the reset button on the debate over immigration reform. >> he will not enforce the laws that we might pass. >> it is broken. >> a senate and house divided with time for action running out.congress has three weeks left before the august recess. there is still a lot of work left on the table. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. train conductor on a called and said he might have hit somebody on the tracks. this picture shows cruise at eastern boulevard around 11;15 sunday morning. the conductor said he thought he hit a child.

blood and clothing but not a victim were found. another accident along train tracks. we're told daniel shock was on the freight train when he a either fell or fell off. his body was later found on the tracks. his family in virginia was notified. >> family and friends will say goodbye to a police officer. ran offwhen his jeep the road in baltimore county last wednesday. a.m.uneral starts at 11 this morning in parkville. 6:10. 73 degrees at the airport. >> a boy remains in critical condition. >> and extra level of planning. more men are turning to

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>> welcome back. 78 degrees downtown. the air quality is in the poor range. it does make for a beautiful sunrise. air quality in the code orange range. if you have asthma, you might want to take it easy. the problem is the dew points are in the low 70's. the more uncomfortable it feels. if you live near the water, you will be thankful. kind of interesting set up this morning. this is the area of low pressure that was parked in the mid atlantic and gave us all the

rain on thursday and friday. it is now in the southern plains. a big area of high pressure will build in the mid atlantic. that will produce the hot weather for the next several days. typical baltimore heat coming up. mostly sunny today, hot and humid. the heat index will be close to a hundred. i do not think we will break any records. we will make it into the mid- 90's. 96 on tuesday. on wednesday. scattered thunderstorms are possible thursday, friday, and saturday. that should not the temperatures back into the 80's. 6:15. >> a busy monday morning rush.

reports of a crash at old court in pikesville. delays on the outer loop west of aapproaching 70 because disabled vehicle off to the right shoulder. southbound 83, there is an accident. this is a live picture at york road. you may start to see them closer awon road.y n we have an accident at highland avenue and pulaski highway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. 6:16. texas will soon have some of the most restrictive abortion laws. most of the abortion clinics will be closed.

rick perry has promised to sign the bill. hole rescued from a sand remains in critical condition this morning. it took three hours to get him out on friday. prosecutors say he fell into the hole while visiting with his family. he was transferred to a chicago hepital where a doctor said was following commands on sunday. edward snowden has sensitive blueprints. he is currently trying to get a silent in russia --he is trying to get asylum in russia. birds are not going

anywhere. drivers may have noticed some sticker shock at the pump. jane king joins us live with our bloomberg business report. good morning, jane. jane? >> i am here. hi, stan. good morning. a typical monday. good morning to you. crude oil prices have been spiking. we have seen prices at the pump reflecting that. baltimore drivers are paying about $3.60. you are paying close to the national average. it is a mixed bag. 50% said crude oil will rise.

other said it would fall over maine the same. other said it would fall or remain the same. we did have a rainy june. futures this morning are looking positive. we inched higher on friday. the gains were not jake. --the gains were not big. a new announcement from the makers of angry birds. there could be a prequel to the game.birds "star wars" hoping the birds will have staying power. there'll be a movie in 2016. angry birds has been downloaded

billions of times worldwide. my son still plays it on our ipad. fromam still playing pong 1976. >> i remember that. i played asteroids. >> you read about it in the history books. thank you and have a great day. refine trucks to anybody who bought some shoes from skechers checks are being sent to those who bought certain skechers shoes. skechers settle to avoid additional costs. getting the perfect proposal. proposal planners are the latest trend in the wedding world.

helping to plan an unforgettable marriage proposal. the prices range from $200 to more than $2000. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. for the men out there, would you consider hiring a proposal planner? ladies, would you be upset if your future husband used one of these planners? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. sarah said just use the money to buy a bigger diamond. i threw you under the bus on that one. the heat will be the headlines. high temperature between 91 and 96 this afternoon. the air quality is going to be in the poor range. the heat is going to stick

around through thursday. seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> good morning. let's bring you up to date on what you can expect on the area roads. we had an outer loop disabled vehicle at 70. a little bit of a residual delay. j.f.x. accident also gone it northern parkway. we have a crash in the city. rampound route 40 on the to southbound 95 is a medical emergency. delays around davidsonville road because of an accident. 97 looks pretty good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 6:22. you probably saw a chris davis home run if you watch the orioles this weekend. >> keith mills will have more

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>> good morning. chris davis and the orioles all- stars in new york this morning. 4, they beat the blue jays last night. kevin spacey throughout the first ball last night. number 37 forr --

chris davis. adam jones, number 19. they home and together the last three games. in it.he birds when orioles win. and now they look ahead to the all-star break. chris tillman added to the american league all-star team. runs davis in the home contest tonight. the birds are foreign half games arehe red sox --the birds four and a half games behind the red sox. the red sox lost a tough game last night. donaldson ties the game with a monster shot.

it stay that way until the 11th inning. donaldson again with another loop. the a's do the orioles a favor. st. petersburg yesterday. it was not good. maybe the worst ever. me has the hit song "call maybe." she needs a pitching coach or she needs to move up. pitchroughout the first pitch earlier and camden yards and she did a pretty good job. >> she is not an athlete. >> thank goodness for the all- star break. >> 72 degrees at the airport. 6:27. >> george zimmerman may be done now but het for

could face other charges. >> people in baltimore are joining in the protests over the george zimmerman

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. an suv hit riving two people. a police say the vehicle is expedition. anyone with information should call anne arundel county police.

a boy was killed in that accident. detectortype of smoke all homes and apartments must have within the next five years. it has a hush function to quiet the alarm without removing the battery. >> 6:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. we will begin with tony. >> we have a heat wave in the forecast. we are not going to break any records. this is quite a change. 72 at the airport. the atmosphere has that tropical feel to it. it will be july through wednesday. the heat index up around 100 or 105. it will cool off this weekend with some scattered thunderstorms.

let's check the roads with sarah. >> good morning. , we haverundel county an accident. another one in the city at north avenue. pratt and light street, defective traffic lights. just be careful. this is southbound 83 coming down from york road. traffic looks good down to the beltway. we are seeing west side delays fall into place. that is what it looks like heading down towards 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. protest and demonstrators chanting for justice for trayvon martin. >> george zimmerman was found not guilty of murder on saturday

night. the obama administration plans to potentially take action. >> hallie jackson is live with more. good morning. >> hi. the justice department may decide to bring charges against george zimmerman. thousands of people gathered in times square overnight after george zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. you have no further business with the court. >> the justice department is working to figure out whether it charges.le actione may be a civil wrought by the family. there should be criminal charges brought by the department of justice. >> i would suggest that two

capable teams laid out the issues and that jury made the right decision from their standpoint. >> many protesters disagreed. president obama said in a statement yesterday -- he spoke about the case back in march of 2012. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. >> this should have been handled with law and order. >> we may hear more about a potential case from the department of justice when eric holder speaks in orlando. >> i imagine the department of justice is under pressure to examine this case. >> look at what happened over the weekend after there was a petition online. ,000e are some 217

signatures already. the justice department opened several cases but put that aside to let state prosecutors do their thing. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> there will be a protest square.at mckeldin that is where kim dacey joins us live. tell us about these rallies here in baltimore. >> well, stan,more than 100 people gathered here yesterday evening. they protested peacefully.they were calling for change to the justice system. >> trayvon today! >> as a mother, i was disheartened. i am stunned that this guy would walk. >> they came together in sadness and disbelief.a day after george

zimmerman was found not guilty,more than 100 people gathered at mckeldin square still felt justice had not been served. a strong police presence presided over the protest. >> people should be outraged. that speaks volumes. >> the rally was peaceful but passionate. >> we want justice for everyone. >> i really cannot say if it was racially motivated. what i can say is there needs to be some re-examination of the attorney says.>> this case did not have a clear verdict. and the job of the six jurors was not easy. >> you wound up seeing there was a legitimate argument legally on both sides, and if you went into this in neutral, it could be a

good civics lesson. >> many protesters are calling on the government to press new charges against zimmerman. >> i do not think he should be walking free.i do not think he should be walking free. >> the protest is scheduled for 5:00 tonight and there could be close to 500 people.reporting live at the inner r, kim dacey, wbal-tval-tv 1 11 news. the young man who are possibly struck by lightning last week are now out of comas. family members of john benson and alex steele say they are

still on a critical care floor at the anne arundel medical center but they have made progress in their recovery. >> 6:37. making the trip to a concert can be fun all by itself. >> especially if you how about the star of the show. that was the reality

>> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have an axle in anne arundel county --we have an accident in anne arundel county. ellicott city, there is an accident. an accident in the city at north avenue. defective lights at pratt and light streets. this is a live look at baltimore national pike. outer loop traffic is in pretty good shape. there are is some delays around security. no problems on 95 coming out of security. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. the big news is our first heat wave of the season coming up.

we're in in the low 70's right now. will make it up to 94 this afternoon. it will be dry. a great day to be on the water. wave heights around a foot. water temperature around 80. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. >> thank you. >> somebody stop and help someone on their way to a concert and it paid off big time. >> we saw him on the other side of the road. he takes his bike up and throws it over here. matthews.ave >> they spotted him on the side of both house road stranded. -- boat house road. >> he said, i have never seen a

bike rack like this before. i was holding his helmet. >> then they got him in the car. >> we were talking about his tour and where he had come from. he was just in cincinnati. said he was taking a short break to drop his daughters off at camp. >> dave matthews invited them to dinner. >> we felt out of place. >> then they went behind stage. >> i woke up this morning it said, that really happened yesterday. it was for real. we could not believe it. >> what are the chances? that was so cool. amazing. 6:43.

>> still ahead, we'll take a

>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we start in anne arundel county along424.

the left lane close with an accident. in ellicott city, watch for a crash at 103. defector traffic lights to report in the city along pratt at light street. this is a live look at the west side. those delays are forming at baltimore national pike. still moving up to speed that white marsh. delay start to develop closer to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it will be a hot day today. our first heatwave of the season. 74 in annapolis. 78 downtown. the dew points are running in the low 70's. the dew point at the airport is 70. 68 in parkton.

that will push the heat index up -- that willlater push the heat index close to 100 later today. things are not going to move much over the next few days. high pressure will allow the heat to come in. this will be the hottest part of the country, baltimore through new york. mostly sunny skies. high temperature between 91 and 96. we are not going to break any records. the records are all over100. 100. it is still going to be hot. a front will come through this weekend and that will drop the temperatures into the 80's.

>> rallies are taking place nationwide to protest the george zimmerman trial. kim dacey is live with this morning's big story. hi, kim. >> good morning. more than 100 people gathered here yesterday evening. tonight they expect close to 500 people. a strong police presence presided over the protest yesterday. the protest was peaceful. calling for a change to the justice system. the protesters feel justice was not served when george zimmerman was found not guilty in the shooting death of trayvon martin.they say it highlights some of the problems with our justice department. the protest tonight is at 5:00 in mckeldin square and they expect hundreds of people to attend. reporting live at the inner harbor, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

we talked to a local law attorney. he says besides the emotion, there was no clear-cut verdict. there was evidence on both sides. the jurors did not have an easy job. >> kim dacey, thank you. >> there were three more shootings from over the weekend. someone shot and killed ramon rodriguez near safley high street. lee high street. boy.e say someone shot a police have no suspects in any of the shootings. police are investigating an incident involving an amtrak train in middle river. a conductor said he thought he hit a child around eastern

boulevard. crews check the area and did find blood and clothing what they did not find a victim. 's family and friends will goodbye to a police officer who was killed in a car crash last week. he was killed when his jeep went off the road in baltimore county last wednesday. the funeral starts at 11:00 this morning and parkville. >> here is a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. emotions running high with demonstrations coast to c oast over the acquittal of george zimmerman. >> should sperm donors have parental rights? we have an exclusive live interview. >> bill cosby will reveal the winner of his tournament, which

sweater is the ugliest? >> are you ready for the return of the twinkies? guides the twinkie mobile. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> tony just left to find the twinkie mobile. we have a couple of things to talk about. southbound 95, word of a possible accident. this is in the white marsh area. county, leftrundel lane closed because of an accident. north avenue in the city, an accident. defector light street, traffic lights.

70 and theyelays at continued down towards baltimore national pike. tony is still here. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. wise, it will be a hot one. high temperature around 94 or 95. it will be hazy sunshine. the air quality will be in the poor range. this will be one of the hottest parts of the country in the mid atlantic. all the unsettled weather we had has now drifted into the southern plains. thunderstorms in dallas and denver. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going all the way through the weekend. stay with us. we're back in a moment.

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join us on wbal-tv plus. >> we have an accident that is off to the left shoulder, southbound 95 just prior to the white marsh exit. we have an accident in ellicott city. watch for a crash at 424. the left lane is closed. watch for defective traffic lights at pratt and light. a busy ride on the west side. 94 is the high temperature today. he index up around 100. the heat will stick around till thursday. you need three days in a row of oppressive heat. we haven't had too much. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.

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good morning. break overnight -- >> nationwide protest. nationwide protest. >> the system has failed. >> protests against the acquittal of george zimmerman from times square to a freeway in los angeles. why the legal battle over the controversial case may not be over. >> get ready to bake a massive heat wave impacting tens of millions of people. temperatures skyrocketing from chicago to maine. al will tell you how hot it's

going to get where you are. glee tragedy. an autopsy planned today on 31-year-old cory monteith found dead in his hotel room over the weekend as friends and cast mates remember the troubled star today, monday, july 15th, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm willie geist with tamron hall. look who is here? al roker in all his glory. >> we'll be stripping this down as we go along. >> a sticky day. >> great to have you back. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, the demonstrations over the george zimmerman verdict have been mainly

peaceful but some groups did throw rocks and batteries at police in los angeles overnight. >> we'll get right to kerry sanders who has been covering the trial in sanford, florida. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the trial is over, the not guilty verdict is in and the protests are growing. the city of sanford is preparing for what could be a massive protest this week. late into the night in several major city as cross the country, protestors poured into the streets demanding justice for trayvon martin. >> something is wrong with our society and our world in general when these type things are able to happen. >> fuelled by social media, the demonstrators were mostly peaceful but many are angry. >> this whole system wants you to feel like trayvon was a criminal. this whole system is wrong. >> in new york, a mass of demonstrators virtually shut down times square block streets and bringing traffic to a stand still.