be a week of protests in the case of george zimmerman. eric holder gives a speech to naacp. the bal the >> brian marr begins our coverage. good morning. >> the attorney general has not revealed whether he will pursue federal criminal charges. he has acknowledged the investigation. country, around the another day of protests white people who do not believe trayvon martin got justice. they want washington to take another look at the case against george washington. eric holder said he is listening. >> the justice department shares your concern. i share your concern. as we first acknowledge

d, we have opened an investigation into the matter. >> the ncaap is pushing for federal rights charges. >> a civil rights case would have a high urban of proof. the first juror to break her silence says she does not believe race played a role in the fatal showdown. >> if there was another person, if they came in the same situation, i think george would have reacted the same way. >> a trial that is over but still being argued in the court of public opinion. leaders are calling for rallies in on saturday in 100 cities. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. as altimore city served

hotspot for demonstrators. above monday's protest. the protesters showed their disapproval of the verdict in the george zimmerman trial. >> it was the largest rally. kim dacey continues our team coverage from mckeldin square. >> there were several hundred people who came down here yesterday. they started here and took to pratt street and walked down to the war memorial. they were calling for justice in what they call racial profile thing. organizers handed out petitions to convince the u.s. department of justice to file civil rights charges for what some believe was a racially motive encounter with trayvon martin. experts say these protests are a natural reaction in a case like

this. ini think it is difficult any case where race plays a major role to remove that from the public discussion. >> we are in a country where young black men are walking targets. it is open season on black men. they are please the justice department is investigating the possibility of a civil rights issue. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> another homicide investigation is underway in baltimore city. this happened just before 9:00 last night. to an arearansported hospital suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. we are told he died a short time later. >> 80 degrees at the ar

airport. 5:06. >> the airlines owe them billions of dollars when we cover the nation. atthis is the beltway greenspring avenue. more weather and traffic when we come back.

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the charges range from online sexual enticement of a minor and distribution. a number of law enforcement agencies aided in the international bust. six of the victims are from maryland. 6000 suspected child predators have been arrested -- more than 1600 suspected child predators have been arrested. they could not decide whether to sentence her to life in prison or death. >> a judge will decide if several airlines must pay billions of dollars to the owners of the world trade attacks.for the 9/11 the matter will be decided in a nonjury trial.

the judge is expected to hear at least three days of arguments before issuing a decision. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> just pick up one accident in the city as you travel along wildwood parkway. there is a pole down as well. checking the harrisburg expressway, 65 miles per hour. traffic is flowing very well down towards the beltway. seven minutes from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. southbound traffic is building down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. going toheatwave is continue for another couple days. yesterday we hit 95.

we will be in the same neighborhood today. most areas will be dry. the heat index will be between 100 and 108. we'll check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> adam jones is hours away from his third all-star game. this year he will be joined this year he will be joined by four of his teammates. the orioles are 10 games above .500. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. which orioles all-star do you think will have the biggest impact on tonight's game? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. chris davis did well last line in the home run derby.

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5:00 87 degrees at a.m. the temperatures are not going to move much downtown. inis in the upper 80's baltimore city right now. it is hot and we know that. the average high is 88. we are not breaking any records. the record high yesterday was 102. this is pretty common w eather for us in baltimore. 80 at the airport. 76 in parkton. we still have the same set up as yesterday. big area of high pressure on the east coast. we have some thunderstorms just off the delmarva coast and a few

sprinkles along salisbury. that is going to stay away from baltimore. we will see plenty of sunshine as we go through the day today. we cannot rule out an isolated thunderstorm. the heat index between 100 and 108. very little changed tomorrow. 96 tomorrow with the heat index over 100. we will get a front to go through friday and saturday with scattered showers and temperatures and that will push the temperatures back into the 80's. 5:17. >> good morning. not bad out there for the major roadways. there is a downed pole at not would road -- at mountwood road.

light fire him down towards the beltway from the parkton region. on 70.eling eastbound this is a live picture at greenspring. light fog in their -- light volume there. 12 minutes on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. all angry birds fans. a new version of that game is on the way. this is a trailer of the game. friendss, some forceful which can unlock new characters and skills. onhits the app stores september 19. price hikes are driving retail

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idea to keep good working instead of retiring. delaying retirement can help prevent the onset of dementia. the study involved more than 400,000 people. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> the heat is on again today. we're shooting for 95 or 96 today. temperatures right now are around 80. generally dry. he index between 100 and 108 -- heat index. 92 in chicago. some thunderstorms along the gulf coast. high temperatures in the 80's in dallas. >> good morning.

there is one accident on the harrisburg expressway. just prior to the beltway and the southbound direction. watch for delays down towards towson. we have an accident and a downed pole on the west side of the city. this is 83 prior to the beltway. no sign of delays. 65 on southbound 95. this is a live picture. so far so good to one from cecil county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 5:22. 80 degrees at the airport. may make one of its biggest changes to its rules in decades. i'll tell you what it means for lawmakers and for you. >> don't forget to e-mail us

your response to our water cooler question of the day. which orioles all-star do you think will have the biggest impact on tonight's game? chris davis, adam jones, j.j. hardy, matt machado, or chris tillman? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> the senate leader may make good on his threat to go nuclear by pushing through a big change. >> there were no breakthroughs after a marathon meeting last night. hallie jackson is live to explain the nuclear option. it sounds ominous. >> it may be potentially

ominous. unless republicans approve seven presidential them ploy ease, harry reid is threatening to change how the filibuster works. this would be one of the biggest changes in years. why is it significant? the party in power would need 51 votes to approve presidential appointees. supporters hope that will loosen up the gridlock we have seen in congress. theould end up silencing voice of the minority party. a vote like this could come back to bite the democrats if the republicans take control of the senate after the next elections. there were talks last night that did not seem to do much. >> tell us more about the late-

night meeting on capitol hill. >> 98 senators came to this meeting at the old senate chamber. no public or press allowed. slavery was debated back in the 19th century in this chamber. about 40 senators got up to speak in a candid and open discussion. no resolution as of last night. we may see something shake up later this morning. the senate is expected to take some test votes at 10:00 or 11:00. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> some personal information ended up in the trash out on the street. barry simms has a preview of a privacy breach. this old file box did not

seem to matter to anyone because it ended up in a trashy. the man who saw it took it home was dumbfounded when he opened it up. >> i just thought that these people need some type of protection. they at least need to know that they have been exposed. >> thousands of records in old files, lists of current and city employees, the social security numbers and birth dates all put on the streets. >> that is my social security number. if you got it, who else got it? >> details about who this information belongs to and white current law does not offer much protection. and the mayors response to this privacy breach. i am barry simms. >> 5:28. 80 degrees at the airport. >> protesters in baltimore take

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duty police officers. cooling centers are now open. 5 foreat index could top 10 the rest of the week. people should stay inside as much as possible and stay hydrated. we have a list of the cooling centers on our website, wbaltv.com. is the heat here to stay? >> we are not breaking any records. this is not unusual to get a stretch of weather in the mid- 90's. it is warm and uncomfortable. 80, but itto around is dry. we will make it up to 96 this afternoon with the heat index over 100. you cannot rule out an isolated

thunderstorm in that heat. another two or three days to go with this mini heatwave and then we will be back in the 80's over the weekend. sometimes you get big thunderstorms and back it happened over the weekend. >> we have a problem on the harrisburg expressway. we have an accident reported on the southbound side. just expect delays approaching the beltway. traffic is heavier in the southbound direction. watch for lanes closed just prior to the beltway. we have an accident and a downed pole in the city. report on any of the other major roadways and that includes 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

the justice department shares your concern. i share your concern. [cheers] acknowledge last spring, we have opened an investigation into this matter. theric holder speaks out on not guilty verdict of george zimmerman. that is our big story this morning. >> the verdict has sparked passionate and sometimes violent protests across the nation. hundreds took to the streets in los angeles to vent their anger. police had to make several arrests. says interview, a woman the decision to acquit george

zimmerman was not one the panel took lightly. that wet people to know put everything into everything to get the verdict. they are responsible for the situation and both of them could have walked away. nevert juror said she wants to serve on a jury again. >> locally protests took to the streets in downtown baltimore. >> the second rally in baltimore since the verdict. kim dacey joins us live from mckeldin square. >> there were several hundred people who came down here yesterday. ey started here and took to pratt street and walked down to no justice,rial.>> no peace. >> for the second day, they held

a rally on monday calling for justice and the and of what they believe was a central part of this case, racial profiling. >> young black men are walking targets of police. >> the crowd started at the inner harbor's mckeldin square and took over a stretch of rash street as they marched to the war memorial. they were handing out petitions to file civil rights charges what somemmerman to believe was a racially motivated encounter with trayvon martin. similar rallies have happened nationwide. experts say it is a natural reaction for cases like this. >> i think it is difficult in any case where race plays a major role to remove that from the public discussion. >> a law professor says people

should respect the job that jury has to do. >> cases have to be decided. juries decide the judgment of defendant's every day across this country and it will continue tomorrow with this controversial verdict. >> elijah cummings and ben cardin has said they are pleased the justice department is investigating this case as a possible civil rights issue. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. are trying to track down three male suspects. a woman was inside an apartment when a break it happened. it was around 5:00 on monday morning. three men forced their way in. police say the victim was not hurt. boy wase confirm a

struck by a train sunday afternoon. police say the engineer notified authorities about the accident. officers arrived but the victim was nowhere to be found. the boy was taken to the hospital but told doctors he had fallen at a light brown. the boy had been hit by a train. the boy is expected to recover. >> 80 degrees at the airport. a test that could determine how a fever was caused. >> it is important to make and >> it is important to make and [ female announcer ] is your conditioner doing the job?

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we will start with mass transit. light rail is providing a bus so expecteen penn 20 minute delays. no delays otherwise. a live picture of traffic shows it is starting to build just a bit as you make your way down toward the beltway on the harrisburg expressway. watch for anway, accident with a downed pole. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the temperatures made it into the mid-90's today. we are starting around 80. the heat index will be over 100 for just about everybody, except if you live near the bay. temperatures in the 80's in annapolis.

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>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have an accident southbound at the beltway. southbound traffic and we are seeing a few brake lights intermittently. wildwood parkway, watch for an accident and possible closures because of a downed pole. perhbound 95, 65 miles

hour. it looks pretty good at the two inwith light volume from cecil county. this is 97 in the glen burnie area as you travel down towards 100. the rest of the major airports in the airport the city are checking out fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> i thought i would put the heat into perspective. the average high temperature this time of year is 88. i do not think we will be breaking any records. 4.record high today is 10 it is hot and on comparable to nothing unusual for baltimore. you could almost say we are due for one of these hot spells. 80 degrees at the airport. it feels very uncomfortable.

the pattern has not changed very much. there are a couple of disturbances in the upper level pattern. you can see some thunderstorms off ocean city and a few sprinkles on the beach. we will have a dry start this morning. you cannot rule out an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon. high temperature mid 90's. over 100index will be just about everywhere. the same thing tomorrow. the high with a heat index over 100. scattered showers and thunderstorms on friday and saturday. some relief is in sight. >> you gave me the perfect segue. due --g of being

is carrying family on with their official duties. appears, thebaby entire country will be ready for a real celebration. >> the crowd is growing outside the london hospital where princess kate plans to give birth. royal watchers weight. the royal family is going about this is as usual. the queen is pressing ahead with plans to leave town on official business. hours charles is already outside of london. the new grandbaby is top of mind. walking the streets of london it is business as usual. once princess kate is birth nearly 5 million people will

head to area pops to celebrate, pumping about $93 million into the economy with alcohol sales alone. the celebration will go to the english villages. that is especially true in kate's home. she is preparing for the birth. >> everybody is getting exciting. >> this town will be ready. popping theubbly and proud of their royal connection. i am danielle leigh fort wbal-tv 11 news. > i have a chopper on stand by. the competition takes them to las vegas tonight. vie forivors will

live shows to be held in new york. we have a preview. >> the less than serious acts are out of the way. >> do we go to radio city music hall or do we go home? >> this is where dreams are being crushed. >> they were trying to prove their worth on the las vegas stage. >> i am looking for any little mistake that says they are too nervous for radio city music hall. >> in contrast, these performances are only in front of the judges. that is tough for comedians but a moment of truth for singers. >> you can really hear what they sound like. arehis time the acts competing against others in the same category.

>> the acts that aren't good enough -- >> we are looking for the best of the best. >> will be live starting next week. mark harger, wbal-tv 11 news. >> i just love that show. 5:51. chris davis did not win the home run derby. >> time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. let's begin with sarah. >> we have some potential delays for those taking light rail. between a bus brigade penn and north because of art scape. the inner loop of the beltway, that is the latest accident on the northwest corner.

traffic going away from us southbound at owings mills is building as you make your way down to the beltway. southbound 83 at the beltway, watch for delays. we have an action in the city with a downed pole. out of the traffic is heavier in that direction --outer loop traffic is heavier in that direction. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the heat is on again today. temperatures to climb into the mid-90's again today. it may top 105 down town in baltimore. the heat will stick around through the end of the week. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. stay with us. [ male announcer ] now you can get a kindle fire hd,

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>> good morning. chris davis took his lace among the best hitters in major league baseball.

he made the semifinals and represented himself and the orioles well. during the blister second round on his right hand. we hope it isn't serious. chris gets hot in the first round. he nearly hits the truck out there, 451 feet. that is a rocket. he hit several to left and several to right. he moved on to the semifinals. bryce harper matched chris with eight home runs. then there was yoenis cespedes from cuba, 17 in the first round. most were long, high, and deep. chris davis in round two. again, he popped a blister and

was limited to four home runs. adam jones helping out. we know chris will be able to play tonight. in the end, cespedes wins. nobody enjoying the all-star experience more than adam jones. chris tillmanby and manny machado. chris davis bats fourth. j.j. hardy bats ninth. >> well represented. >> the all-star game is the topic of our water cooler question of the day. whichs morning we asked orioles all-star do think we'll have the biggest impact of the game tonight? >> keep sending us those responses. >> we will be right back.

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nuclear option means for lawmakers and for you. >> cool weather is not an option in the near term. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. >> 6:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> if only we can vote on the weather. i went back and looked through the records. there have been 10 days that we affect 90 or better. we have had a good summer. it is going to be hot for the next several days. we are not going to break any records.

we expect a high of 96. 81 at the airport with a dew point of 71. we expect a high temperature near 96. there could be a thunderstorm at the beach and maybe the mountains. i believe it will miss us here in baltimore. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast. >> we have an accident on the inner loop as you make your way on the northwest corner of the beltway. you can see all of the activity. a vehicle turned the opposite direction. there is an ambulance and a tow truck on the scene. that is going to create some delays on the inner loop prior to 795. we're down to 11 minutes already. another accident southbound