august on west baltimore street. the suspects reportedly showed off a gun and knife during the robbery. police have charged a school bus driver with a pair of robberies in glen burnie. police say jamese queen robbed a bank twice last month. an officer spotted her car. she has worked as a school bus driver since last october. police say she confessed to oney to payn mi bills. remainsjacqueline kline in critical condition after she was struck by a car. she was providing back up on sunday morning when she was hit by a passing vehicle. >> the arraignments are scheduled for tomorrow and thursday. sailors face dereliction of duty

charges in the drowning deaths of two divers. the deaths happened at the super pond training facility back in february. an update on the sexual assault allegations about three former football players at the naval academy. a judge will not order a man to recuse himself in the case. she did not find grounds for the military to interfere in the preceding. sought to ber was removed from the case. the judge noted such a move would be unprecedented. >> the partial government shutdown anderson it's second week this morning. senate democrats plan to introduce a bill to raise the debt ceiling before the deadline. terme republicans want long-

cuts. hallie jackson will have the latest on the shutdown in a live report in just 10 minutes. the maryland health care exchange has been open for one week today. encounteredhave glitches and delays have not easily been able to sign up for coverage. there have been 170,000 visitors, 10,000 or so phone calls. enrollment stands at about 320 people. >> there are some tweaks that need to be made but we are making them. there is nothing that will be totally problem free. >> the exchange continues to blame technical issues for their lack in productivity. they are working around-the- clock to iron out those glitches. 48 degrees at the airport.

>> we have a preview of what we can expect coming up on the "today" show. good morning. >> the clock is ticking to look to be a default on america's debt. president obama says he will not negotiate. so who will given first? ds over the ops rai

weekend. richard engel will tell us what went wrong in somalia. tes could beed-by da cost you big bucks on your monthly grocery bill. is the proof that marilyn monroe had lasted surgery? that is when we get started on a tuesday morning. back to you. >> thank you very much. we will see you later this morning. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking an accident at 32 and river road. otherwise, in curtis bay, we have an accident that is been there for a little while at aspen street. 11 minutes on the north and west sides. volume not amounting to much. this is on the inner loop

towards the j.f.x. and so far running smoothly onto the j.f.x. 295 looks pretty good. this is southbound traffic at 175. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live this morning. i hear you have your cowboy boots on. >> good morning. i use any excuse to wear my cowgirl boots. we are live at the maryland agricultural resource center. we are here with farmer stan and former wayne. you do this for groups of people and how it applies to everyday life. >> we love to teach kids where food comes from. >> that is important. this is one of the things you demonstrate. >> this is an antique combine.

this is how they used to shelve the corn about 100 years ago. somebody's great-great- grandfather came up with an idea. this is a machine that somebody made in their barn that shells the corn. i like the big green machines we see going down the road. we would like you to try this out. >> get it started. this is going to shell the corn. ooh! anybody hungry this morning? holey-moley. >> all right. >> ok. wow. that is cool. a really took it all off. what could you make with this? >> this is primarily animal

feed. cornflakes, cornmeal. all the way from cosmetics to adhesives and glues. >> this is only open to organize groups like schools or organizations. >> people can call me to go to stan's and book a tour. we do some senior groups. ome on outhe farm -- c to the farm. you can call me. we are here five days a week. there is a charge. >> people can sign up ahead of time. we will post this on our website. we will go back to tony. we are learning about agriculture. he brought by favorite animal

ever. there are goats here. we will play with them coming up. >> let me know if you see the great pumpkin. >> or something else out here. it is dark. >> i was reading your tweets. thank you, ava. we will talk to next half-hour. i think it is great for the kids to learn where the food comes from. i mean, come on. 47 at the airport right now. 53 in chestertown. the atmosphere has made a change this morning. the summer weather pattern is gone. we have high pressure coming out of pennsylvania. that will be important over the next couple days. the chance for rain is going to

go up. we have low pressure to our south. this will develop a nor'easter storm off the carolina coast. that is going to drift to the north. just some high, thin clouds across the state as morning. we do not expect any rehabilitation today. a mix of clouds and sun. high temperature this afternoon in the upper 60's. seven-day forecast. the chance for rain goes up. best chance for rain on thursday. high temperatures in the low to mid 60's. i do think the chance for rain will linger into the weekend. there could be some leftover showers on saturday. >> thank you very much. 6:16. are working to

destroy their chemical stockpile. the process is expected to last into next year. 100 people take an active role in the mission to eliminate the weapons. ban ki-moon wants to courtney efforts.te a man was captured and indicted for the deadly bombing back in 1998. the u.s. is holding him as an enemy combatant. he will stay in custody indefinitely. senate democrats could have a u.s. does not the run out of money to pay their bills. hallie jackson has more. >> stan, experts think if

nothing happens in the next couple of weeks, the impasse could sink the stock markets, which will open today after a tumble yesterday. wall street is watching washington for any signs of movement. they want to make sure the u.s. does not run out of money to pay its bills. senate democrats are putting together a bill but without the conditions that many republicans want. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> take a look at this. indycar video of an crashing in houston over the weekend. this was the last lap of the race. that is when the car was bumped and propelled into the fence. the debris injured 15 people. d driver broke his right angle -- the driver broke his right

ankle. >> starbucks in the u.k. is selling a pastry that is a cross between the doughnut and a muffin. jane king joins us live with the morning bloomberg business report. good morning. >> good morning. headstart offers health care for nearly a million u.s. children. these kits typically come from families that live at the poverty line. thousands of kids have been sent down during the government shutdown. $200 million has been pledged for at risk children. the shutdown continues to weigh on the markets. this morning we could not be flatter. we're just looking steady for the start of things today. looking to lure

tastings and with visits from celebrity chefs. you may have heard about it the cronut craze. people in the u.k. can now buy a doughnut muffin call the duffin. it is sugarcoating like a jelly doughnut. hybrid food as customers are willing to try more things. there are already copycats for the recipe. it could be a while till we get it. they just got the famous pumpkin latte in the u.k. last year. maybe we will see the duffin. >> i will take one.

>> i want one, too. >> jane king, thank you. >> thank you. >> the new benjamin's are hot off the presses. they will start circulating today. it will be easier to authenticate but harder for counterfeiters to replicate. you do not need to trade in your older $100 bills for newer ones. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. the artwork is beautiful on those things. it will be quiet today. this morning some leftover cloud cover. temperatures are cooler than the last couple of days. 51 in white marsh. you do not want to dress the kids in the summer gear. jackets, sweaters, that kind of stuff. a mix of clouds and sun.

high temperature of 69 degrees. first let's check the roads with sarah. >> good morning. we are keeping tabs on a few accidents. route 32 at river road, you may find some lanes closed. there is an accident in curtis bay. this is a live look at harford. so far so good. southbound 95, 10 minutes from the beltway southwest to 32. starting to build down to the capital beltway. we will let you know when those delays start to form. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 6:22. >> we'll know flacco is no average joe. >> don't forget to e-mail us

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look around the league. he is special that way. we do not win that game without his willingness to stand in throws.d make those >> the red sox took the first two games against tampa. game three last night. one of the finer cow palaces in all of baseball. a shot to third. that was not a good throw. jacoby ellsbury scores. evan longoria on his birthday. n shot ties the game. now it is 4-4. jose lobaton facing koji uehara.

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what not to tweet ignited a

>> 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 stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. a look at today's top stories. >> speed likely caused a deadly accident monday evening. a car overturned on southbound route 29 at old columbia road. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. no one else was hurt. >> michael have field was injured and was placed into a medically induced coma. 6:31.

time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. we will start with tony. >> there is a bit of a chill in the air. take a light jacket or sweater. 47 at the airport. we have some leftover cloud cover. we do not expect any rain this morning. a mix of clouds and sun. high temperature this afternoon in the upper 60's. time to check the roads. >> good morning. we have some accidents and we start westbound 70 near 32. watch for possible westbound delays. route 32 and river road, an accident wrapping up. easter not white marsh -- easter n at white marsh, the scene of a crash.

we are starting to see some delays on the west side. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. outer loop traffic is building at harford road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> police will not post as many crime alerts through social media. >> the pressure leads to misleading information. some other city officials think this could put more people in danger. has moreer franciotti on the controversy. good morning. >> police reversing their decision to scale back what they put on twitter. they have decided to cut back saying the public does not need instant access to crimes that involve other criminals. >> we are kind of shooting ourselves in the foot in putting out bad information. you cannot take back the

toothpaste once it is out of the tube. >> the police commissioner's chief of staff talking about putting information out too quickly. on monday, police announced the twitter feed will be scaled back. the intent was to weed out incidents that do not have a wider public safety impact. >> if there is someone walking down the street at 9:00 at night with their family and they are shot, that is a bigger story than someone who got shot because you did not pay me my $25 for the dope i was trying to buy for you. it is a different level of engagement. >> say that to the family of the little kid who got caught in the middle of criminal-on- criminal activity. citye councilman says residents follow the twitter feed to find out where shootings and murders occur. he considers it a critical safety tool.

>> the burglaries, who we are looking for, what to look out for. if the citizens are more informed, they are more safe. the police department has decided not to scale back on their information. they are still looking at new information to get the information out to the public. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> officials are working to correct tax credit errors. the errors have been traced to the property tax program. the mayor is announcing a series of reforms and considering transferring to nongovernment control. >> one of the things we have come to understand in terms of some of the analysis of the areas is that with too many hands touching the process. the idea is to eliminate as many

hands as possible by introducing automation. >> once the upgrades take effect, automation will make sure the city is collecting the proper amount of tax revenue. 6:35. >> ava marie is joining us live from the maryland either cultural resource center talking about farmer stan's tour. >> i have some food in my hands. what is his name? >> his name is goat. >> oh, my gosh. this is so cute. this is my favorite animal ever. this is one of the cool things kids get to interact when they do towards with farmer stan. we will be talking about this throughout the morning. it is cold out here. temperatures in the 40's.

i would probably want gloves on today. we will be approaching 70 degrees today with some sunshine. tonightuds increasing as we will track some rain. that will keep the temperatures in the 60's. we will come back and meet the animals and talk about the produce. aren't they cute? this is been on my bucket list, to hold a goat. >> she is taking that goat home with her. >> there you go. >> thank you, ava. >> it is cute. a new home for some sea lions. why officials say the pups have a lot of new friends.

>> two sealions are getting used to the new digs. they arrived over the weekend. they typically get about 40 sea lion pups in the spring. this year they had more than 1000 of them. these were deemed non-releasable after begging for people. >> we all know that diamonds are

a girls best friend. imagine this rock on your favor. 118 karats. $27.3 million it sold for. it was discovered in southern africa and is the largest i'di amond graded. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> imagine wearing that out in public. i know you would like to give it a try. >> you can be my security. >> things have changed. we have a strong rain go through yesterday. the wind has shifted to the northeast. it is 47 at the airport right now. we do not expect any rain today. i high temperature of 69

degrees. the waves will be kicked up to about two feet. we will do the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. time to check on the roads. >> getting a little bit busier out there along westbound 70 near 32. another accident at rue 32 and river road. st. paul street, we have a crash to avoid. another at eastern and white marsh boulevard. traffic is starting to build from white marsh down towards the 895 split. lombard street, reports of a motorcycle accident. 11 minutes on the north side. 13 minutes on the west side outer loop as delays stretch back to liberty road. we have a delay at harford over toward providence.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 48 degrees at the airport. >> still ahead, one last look at this morning's top stories.

>> good morning.

welcome back. let's get you ready for your morning commute. we have an accident that may start to create some delays at 32. road, we areriver waiting for that to be clear. we have a crash at lombard street involving a motorcycle. white marsh boulevard, we have an accident. nothing out of the ordinary down to the 895 split. delays on the west side stretch back to 795. we are seeing a backup at harford over towards the towson region. the harrisburg expressway is up to speed down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we have some leftover high, thin cloud cover. we do not expect any rain today.

it feels more like autumn this morning. 53 in chestertown. take the typical light jacket or sweater to start this tuesday. high pressure coming in out of western pennsylvania will create a cooling wind. we have high pressure to our north and low pressure to our south. this is the ghost of what was tropical storm karen. a lot of rain down there the outer banks of north carolina. our chance for rain will be increasing tomorrow. we will probably see some showers going into thursday. no precipitation as we go through the day today. a mix of clouds and sun. obviously cooler than yesterday with high temperatures in the upper 60's. will-day forecast -- we

see a chance for showers tomorrow. high temperature of 65. low 60's on thursday. there could be some lingering showers going into the weekend. high temperatures in the upper 60's. this is a more october-like weather pattern. ava marie is down on the farm. you found a new friend, a miniature goat. how is goat doing? >> i think i still have goat hair on me. my dog will be jealous. we have a miniature horse. >> miniature pony, vanilla. >> he is eating some hay. you learn the difference between straw and hay. >> hay is for eating.

straw is for sleeping. many other things that children can learn including the different types of pumpkins and squashes. 10we have the children name things you can make with a pumpkin. we do have a special way we carve a pumpkin. we cut the bottom out instead of the top. it makes it easier to clean out of the inside. it makes it a nice because you can level it off and cut it out here and get the seeds out. you can set it on top of your candle or plate and keep it even. then you end up with something like this. you can put it on your head. a great thing for your halloween costume. >> i do not know about that. >> you can dance.

do know what is amazing? we are 20 minutes away from the station. amazing you can be out on the farm. >> we are 20 minutes from downtown baltimore up 83. there is a farm park. it is open to the public seven days a week. we have hiking trails. it is a great thing that politicians have done for this county. >> what a great resource. you can participate in these farm tours. you can contact them and we will put the information on wbaltv.com later today. ava marie in baltimore county, wbal-tv 11 news. as the the community police announce they will not

tweet about major crime. now they are considering that decision. jennifer franciotti has our big story. good morning. >> good morning. the policele follow twitter feed. on monday, the department made a reverse in an earlier decision to be open and transparent about what is been going on. they decided to scale back on some of the information. they said they didn't need to put out instant messages on criminal-on-criminal shootings. the intent is to weed out incidents that do not have a wider impact. a city councilmember says tell that to a child who gets caught in the crossfire. there was a lot of online support through twitter. police have reversed their earlier decision. they will not make a change the way they put information on twitter.

they are still going to look at ways to make sure information is communicated to the public in a safe and timely manner. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a judge will not intervene in the case of three formal naval academy football players accused of sexual assault. the judge was petition to remove the judge for going angry with the story. the judge refused to remove the superintendent saying such a move is unprecedented. a school bus driver faces robbery charges this morning. police say jamese queen robbed a bank twice last month. she was arrested after an attempted bank robbery in saffron where police reportedly spotted her car. she confessed to using the stolen money to pay her bills. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> we start with the latest

accident in apropos route 30 -- in upperco. 32, you may near tap the brakes because of an accident. related in towards 29. have 32 at river road, we an accident. a crash at lombard street involving a motorcycle. eastern avenue at white marsh, watch for an accident. this is what it looks like on the north side. pretty heady conditions beginning at belair road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it was kind of a rough day yesterday weather-wise. the clouds are hanging around. we do not expect any precipitation. we will call it a mix of clouds and sun.

it is rather cool this morning. 50.r 40's to around we will make it up to about 69 this afternoon. a nice day in chicago. 78 in denver. we will check our seven-day forecast one more time before the

>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, do you think baltimore city police need to tweet out alerts about crime and other incidents? >> thank you for sending in your responses this morning. several accidents going on. >> there was one long route 30. watch for possible delays. 70 at 32, we have an accident. 32 at river road, watch for a crash. we have a crash at lombard

street involving a motorcycle. eastern avenue white marsh, watch for an accident wrapping up. this is harford at the north side. as you travel on southbound 83, starting to pick up delays down towards mount carmel. >> a couple of days of sunshine? >> there'll be another storm developing. i think we will get some sunshine today. a mix of clouds and sun. we are starting out in the upper 40's. the chance for rain increases towards the middle of the week. i think the best chance for rain will be thursday and friday. we have the big running festival coming up on saturday. high temperatures in the low to mid 60's. that is 25 degrees cooler than it was. >> you like to run in the rain. >> i do not like to run at all.

>> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25.

good morning, outrage, the government shutdown preventing the families of fallen soldiers from collecting death benefits as this country moves ever closer to an unprecedented default. >> the 9-year-old boy that snuck on to a vegas bound flight but

new questions surface about his past brush with the law. turning the tables, a new york deli clerk surprises a would be robber with a weapon of his own and then chases him out the door and police are calling this exactly whatnot to do. today, tuesday, october 8th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer and i'm too old to have sex. >> well, that's what i read in the paper today. >> it's all over the place. >> if you didn't see the show yesterday you're thinking what did he just say? we'll fill you in on that a little later. >> i was doing fine until yesterday. now it's over for me. >> if you missed it miley cyrus informed matt that after 40

people don't have sex and needless to say matt is well over 40. as is everyone at this table. >> you guys aren't well over 40. >> we're just past 40. >> just a hair past 40. >> we'll have a little on that later up and have fun with it. but first today's top story, the standoff over the nation's ability to borrow and what happens in washington could impact every american right away. peter alexander has the latest on the stalemate. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt, october 17th is the next potential crisis to circle on your calendar. it's when the country hits the debt ceiling. economists warn that failing to raise the debt ceiling would be infinitely worse. it's now week two of the government shutdown that both sides insist they want to end. >> congress should do what's in the best interest of the economy and the american people. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner is demanding the president make a deal. >> mr. president, it's time to

have that conversation before our economy is put further at risk. >> reporter: next up, that october 17th deadline with concern growing that congress won't raise the debt ceiling by then. what is the debt ceiling? it's the equivalent of the government's credit card limit, when the country runs out of money to pay its bills and can't borrow another dime. the u.s.'s debt limit is $16 trillion. trillion with a t. then what? if congress doesn't green light the government borrowing more the u.s. could default unable to pay its it's. they're all scheduled to get their payments november 1st. big picture, what's at stake? forecasters predict an economic calamity with the treasury department saying it could be

casts caststrophic. those low interest rates are used to guard, same problem for anybody looking to refinance a house. the mortgage rate could skyrocket. >> i have people scrambling to get things in before rates go up any higher. >> reporter: the white house appears to be leaving the door open for at least a temporary solution refusing to rule out a short-term extension, even a matter of weeks, maybe six or eight weeks. if house republicans agree to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling with no strings attached which would mean they will avert this vie risk. >> more from you later. as a story about how some members of the military aren't getting death benefits. but now let's turn to jim cramer.