>> if you are planning to take russell street into work, you might want to reconsider. >> a glimmer of hope on capitol hill this morning. will the deal get through the house? has beenlike the nsa collecting more information

lately. and life update from washington. >> another great fall day on tap today. [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 tuesday morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. >> 6:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> it was a nice day yesterday. we will see sunshine again today. you might start out with some fog and low clouds this morning. some spots in the upper 40's in the northern suburbs. we expect the high temperatures to climb to around 70. we will see some sunshine later

today. we will come back and take the forecast into the weekend. >> good morning. we are seeing the fog in some of our cameras. we do have some problems to report on eastbound liberty road and washington avenue as you travel from windsor mill road into the city. looking at closures along wilkins avenue. your alternate is frederick road or southwestern boulevard. a problem in the city involving an accident along ellerslie. the j.f.x. in pretty good shape as it is 29 through ellicott city. north and southbound traffic in pretty good shape. . little bit of fog on 295 the big problem is going to be a long russell street with the new

construction pattern. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> if it does play a part in your morning commute, you might want to start looking for a new way into the city. >> construction started overnight. downtown to is live map out the construction for us. >> the closures started overnight. you can see the lanes blocked off. you might want to consider an alternate route. construction on the horseshoe casino and closures are expected to be in effect until july of 2014. the left lanes of northbound and southbound russell street will be shut down and it also affects drivers trying to get off the northbound 95 ramp onto russell street.

some of the side streets will be affected. this is because of utility work to accommodate the new casino. crews will move infrastructure. things like electric wires, telecommunications, water and sewer. >> the way the casino is being built is they will be building awnings and walkways over top of streets where underground facilities currently are. we need to move them from their location to a place where we can easily access them and keep an eye on them to make sure there is no issues. >> officials plan to suspend work on ravens game days. russell street runs right by m&t bank stadium. drivers are urged to take different routes. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the trial begins today for a police officer accused of

shooting and wounding a police trainiee. during a recruit training exercise back in february. he has filed a lawsuit against the city for negligence. the mayor will talk about the cities virtual supermarket program. this comes news that santoni's will close its doors. one of the owners blames the five cent bottle tax for killing his business. he says it costs him 3000 customers a week since the tax started. >> we are no longer competitive on beverage pricing and we cannot absorb the bottle tax and not look like we're pricing ourselves out of the market. >> santoni's has also faced

increased competition. the mayor says the bottle tax is not to blame and the business had reported losses anyway. >> there was a deadly hit and run in baltimore earlier this month. it happened on west north avenue. video shows a vehicle hitting and killing joseph black. police say the driver of the car did not stop. >> anyone who can head an individual and not stop is someone we want off the streets. >> police are asking anyone who may have been in that area to come forward. breakthroughave a over the budget. senate leaders are showing signs

to close in on a deal to end the shutdown. so far the agreement would just postpone things. we are starting to break some of the gridlock we have seen. >> we have made tremendous fog rests. we are not there yet, but tremendous progress. >> if the senate does pass a plan, it would be up to the house to pass a plan. the deal does not include many of the concessions republicans wanted. >> 51 degrees at the airport. >> could that e-mail you sent to your mom and up in the hands of the government? >> a new way to deliver netflix to your tv could be in the

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"just found a @dunkindonuts pumpkin flavored k-cup pack in my coffee stash -- best day ever!!! #mydunkin" get two boxes of dunkin' k-cup packs for just $19.99. share your story. #mydunkin >> welcome back. 6:10. time for a look at what is coming up on the "today" show. >> good morning. overnight developments on a potential deal in the works to end the government shutdown. a new snooping scandal for the nsa tied to the e-mail and chat

accounts of millions of americans. the world's first bionic man shows off his skills in our studio. robert redford will talk about his new movie. he's the only person in it and barely speaks. some say is the performance of his life. all coming up in just a few minutes. buzz.lot of oscar >> thank you. >> thank you. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. again. morning once not bad out there as far as delays. eastbound liberty road out of windsor mill road, we are tracking a crash that could be causing some delays on washington boulevard. downed wires on wilkins avenue.

for an anoblem, watch accident. north and southbound russell streets. the left lane is closed in each direction near m&t bank stadium. the ramp from northbound 95 to russell street, you may see some delays. 65 miles per hour on southbound 95 out of the white marsh area. north and south on traffic up to speed at this hour at 100. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is live at the inner harbor. >> it is 58 degrees at the inner harbor. down towards the airport, 51. you can see how quickly those temperatures drop off into the suburbs.

we are looking out for some fog and some mist. more details are coming up on the forecast. we are at west shore park. this is the location of a fun fall activity happening this weekend. i am here with the downtown waterfront partnership of baltimore. the kids will be doing some cookie decorating. this is a fun event coming up. >> this is one of our signature events. we bring the country to the city. there'll be pony rides, train rides, bales of hay. crafts.pkins, scarecrow >> we have some cookies and we will get this started. so basically there are so many different activities.

i know it is a free event. >> we're doing a kids pass. kids can decorate cookies, take out a pumpkin, they will get a tote bag and get to do scarecrow crass and pumpkin decorating for $5. >> this saturday from 10:00 until 2:00. where is the best place for people to park? >> there are garages all over the city, water taxis, like racks, and walking -- bike racks. >> this is happening on saturday called the harbor harvest. i always think i need more hands. i need some sprinkles. hold on. i am sorry. cutting into your forecast.

>> now you have done it. >> it doesn't matter what it looks like because it is going to taste the same. appreciate that. sounds like a lot of fun. it is great. you go downtown and you have the beautiful backdrop. weatherwise, a little bit of fog, especially in the western suburbs. once that goes away, it will be a nice day. you might want a light jacket to start. temperatures this afternoon close to 70 degrees. andstorm is still offshore it has drifted back to the coast. it might produce some rain or sprinkles in ocean city. that will miss us here in baltimore. our next chance for rain comes

with the storm from the midwest. a chance for some rain on thursday night and friday. it does not look like a big deal. early fog and some low clouds. it will be nice this afternoon. high temperatures between 67 and 72 degrees. another mild day tomorrow. be best chance for rain will late thursday into friday morning. slightly cooler going into the weekend with high temperatures in the upper 60's. releasingsnowden is new information showing the government might be collecting more from our e-mails. hallie jackson has the very latest. what is going on right now? >> the an essay has been collect

inc. millions of contact list and e-mails from gmail, facebook "theahoo!, according to washington post." swept up some of these contact lists and instant messaging lists of americans. documents were given to the paper by edward snowden. the agency isld focused on developing intelligence on traffickers and drug smugglers and is not interested in the ordinary lives, the personal information of ordinary americans. >> the talks are supposed to pick up about iran's disputed nuclear program. >> they have a new proposal to

potentially move forward talks with five major world powers. this is the first time these talks are happening. of a seen as a key test new moderate style. iran has said there nuclear program is peaceful. to potentially end sanctions against iran. they are willing to make concessions. no final deal is expected after the talks. >> hallie jackson, thank you. at least 85 people are dead in the philippines following an overnight earthquake. it was centered on the island. two people died when the roof of a market collapsed. .art of a fish port gave way steakback thinks some

will bring an end to the standoff for lawmakers. jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with the morning bloomberg business report. >> good morning. the latest company giving payment relief options for those who are burdened by the budget impasse. it covers people who work for businesses, contractors directly affected by the shutdown. they can see if they are eligible to defer up to three months of payments. more americans nervous over their paychecks. says auto sales in october could fall as much as october.red to

futures are cautiously higher this morning as investors wait to see if there is a deal materializing in washington. the market was boosted yesterday on hints that a deal could be reached soon. outback restaurant has a table roped off for john boehner, andy reid, mitch mcconnell president obama. invitations have been sent out so they can come to a solution over some steak. maybe that will work. >> you throw in the looming onion, good tong go. >> throw in some bottles of wine. >> thank you, jane.

looking to put netflix on cable boxes. talks are in the early stages and may not pan out. a point of contention is that cable operators adopt a new technology to improve their streaming video. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. about a lot to talk weatherwise. there is some thought and some low clouds in some neighborhoods. 48 in westminster. you might want to give the kids a light jacket or sweater this morning. we expect a high temperature to be around 70. e will see 20 of sunshine -- we will see plenty of sunshine. >> good morning. a few problems out there. we look on eastbound liberty

road at washington avenue. we have some closures in the eastbound direction. watch for downed wires being cleared on wilkins avenue. in the city, we have a crash. we have a crash. left lane block in each direction at m&t bank stadium. that will impact your ride on northbound 95 as you make it exit onto russell street. 65 miles per hour on 95 out of the white marsh region. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 51 degrees at the airport. >> many machado undergoes successful knee surgery. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them.

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>> 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 basara. >> i'm stan stovall. >> sentencing for the man who admitted to assaulting his girlfriend and setting her apartment building on fire. this happened back in april in columbia. >> a deadly accident in northwest baltimore on monday. a man driving a motorcycle hit an sun. the man on the motorcycle died at the hospital. >> a public hearing is scheduled focusing on the i-95 express toll lanes. atight hearing is that 6:00 patterson mill high school. >> time for traffic and weather together on the 1's.

it should be a nice-looking day. >> we do have some low clouds and fog hanging around. we will wind up with sunshine again. a mix of clouds and sun. it is a little cool right now. 51 at the airport. we will make it all the way up to 70 this afternoon. that is a few degrees above average for this time of year. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. >> good morning. let's bring you up to date. we start in anne arundel county. 5, that is the 17 most recent crash coming into us. some down wires blocking lanes at wilkins avenue. just starting to see some west

side delays fall into place. 12 minute travel time. delay free on the north side. russell street closures now in effect. be prepared for heavy delays as we get further into this rush. 60 miles per hour on 95 coming out of white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> you can expect major changes if you travel on russell street near m&t bank stadium. >> it will happen for the better part of a year. >> construction may change your can you. >> good morning. crews are on the scene. we are not seeing much of a delay yet. this construction is for the horseshoe casino.

it is expected to go through july of 2014. the ride on russell street by the new casino construction project is about to get treacherous. according to city officials, the left lanes of northbound and southbound russell street will be shut down. it will also affect drivers trying to get off of the northbound 95 ramp and onto russell street and on some side streets. it all starts today and runs until july of next year. >> right now it is hard to drive around right there. parking is just a mess. that is the way it goes. >> you're not looking forward to it? >> not really. not in that area. there is a lot of congestion. >> the reason behind the changes, the city needs to relocate several utilities to accommodate the new casino.

crews will move infrastructure like water and sewer. >> the way the casino is being built is they will be building awnings and walkways over top of streets where underground facilities currently are. we need to move them from their location to a place where we can easily access them and keep an eye on them to make sure there is no issues. byrussell street runs right m&t bank stadium. work will be suspended on ravens game days. drivers are urged to use public transportation to get around the construction. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police find a body floating in the inner harbor. a body was pulled from the water near lancaster and spring streets. police have not yet identified him.

police found that this page -- douglas page not far from where they found the body. pit bullsg of two attacking other dogs. barbara kronner says she checked with her neighbor to make sure his dogs were locked in the garage. she said her neighbor's son must've opened the garage door and the dogs got out. >> the dogs cornered isabel. i tried to get them off. their son could not help me. we ended up down on the driveway. my neighbor tried beating on them to let me go because they had me and isabel. >> she sustained some nasty bites to her arm and foot.

intercepted animal control if any civil or criminal charges will be filed or if the dogs need to be confined. >> 3-d glasses are not just for the movies anymore. doctors are using them in the oh in highelp them see definition and 3-d vision. we canan't remove -- remove tubes. anything that can be done laparoscopically can be done with the scopes. >> and helps them get closer and go deeper than they would otherwise. very interesting. 6:36. >> ava marie joins us from the inner harbor. >> good morning. there is a little bit of chill

in the air. step out into the suburbs and it is much cooler this morning. right now we are getting excited for a big event happening on vest.day, the harbor harbo oneautiful pumpkin display bree. we will talk about how your kids can get involved in this activity. we are starting off with that fog this morning. it should clear off to sunshine this afternoon. 70 degrees later today. we will track a few rain chances through the end of the week. there may be an area of low pressure developing on sunday. keeping our fingers crossed that saturday stays dry. we will come back and show the finished product but a beautiful

halloween display on the other side. >> thank you, ava. kids love facepainting. what does it look like to jump through a burning ring of fire on a buffalo? we are going to show you. >> we told you about the parts that are shut down. how the upcoming holiday is be

>> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> good morning. it will turn out to be another nice day today. we will see the sun again today. there will be some low clouds and fog this morning, especially in the western suburbs. if you do have some fog, it will burn off quickly. and high temperature near 70 degrees. boating,y voting -- bay water temperatures generally in the 60's. >> good morning. there are some problems that may impact your morning rush.

eastbound liberty road and washington avenue, continued closures because of a crash. some downed wires that wilkins avenue. take frederick road or southwestern as your alternate. delays from 795 all the way down towards edmondson. the north side in pretty good stretch. those delays in place in the outer loop. closures in effect on russell street near m&t bank stadium. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. if you're planning a trip to australia, check out the city opera house. you have to see some kangaroos. the daredevil group buffalo girls. they began during filming of the great raid and they perform

fiery stones and acrobatics. stunts. >> pumpkin carving. thisher and his son carved gem. k on this pumpkin has been halted due to the shutdown." >> there you go. 51 degrees at the airport.

>> good morning once again. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we start in millersville on route three at 175, tracking an accident. another one at liberty road and washington avenue. door downed wires at wilkens avenue. frederick road or southwestern boulevard can be used instead. a delay on the west side beginning at 795. it will take around 13 minutes

to get you through that stretch. be prepared for delays on russell street in both directions. kim dacey will have more and a live report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. a little bit of fog out there, especially in the western suburbs. it will not take long to burn off. we will get some sunshine this afternoon. 51 at the airport. may be take a light jacket or sweater to start the day. we will make it up to 70 this afternoon. this is the storm system that gave us all the rain last week. it is still hanging around off the east coast. it might produce some sprinkles at the delmarva beaches. our next chance for rain will

come from this fund from the midwest. temperatures in the 20's across montana and wyoming. it will knock the temperatures as we head into the weekend on thursday night and friday morning. that will be our next best chance for rain. early fog and maybe some low clouds. high temperature between 67 and 72 degrees. it will stay mild for the next couple of days. 70 on wednesday and thursday. it will stay dry until thursday night. then it will cool off a little bit going into the weekend. upper 60's in the afternoon. next week it will get much cooler and we may end up with our first frost of the season next week. we say good morning to ava marie.

she is at the inner harbor. >> good morning. tagging tos will be get their face painted at the inner harbor. experienceat way to fall activities right in the city. you may be able to walk care if you live in the city. we are joined by rhonda. you will be at the event on saturday. just beautiful pumpkin design she did in five minutes. how long have you been doing this? >> i've been an artist off and on. i used to paint the faces of my kids when they were small. and has become a business for me now. >> this will be one of the items you can participate in on saturday. the actual event is a free

event. if you can turn to the right. look at that. beautiful and spooky. how do you face paint? what kind of technique? >> we use our are fashionable products that are fda approved for use on sensitive skin, children's skin. it is like a canvas to me. it is just another form of art. it is a moving canvas and has curves but it is a different kind of art form. >> very good. this is beautiful work you have done. it will be featured on saturday from 10:00 until 2:00. ava marie, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you travel on russell street near m&t bank stadium,

get ready for some big changes that will run well into next year. kim dacey joins us live with the full details. good morning. >> good morning. the collins a rock and the areels are up -- the cones up. the construction is because of the horseshoe could she know. closures are expected to be in effect until july of 2014. city officials and b.g.e. say the left lanes of northbound and southbound russell street will be shut down and it also affects drivers trying to get off the northbound 95 ramp onto russell street. some of the side streets will be affected. this is because of utility work to accommodate the new casino. crews will move infrastructure like electric wires, telecommunications, water and

sewer. that is going to take a while. city officials expect big delays. they are urging folks to take alternate routes or take public transportation instead. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the trial begins for the police officer accused of shooting and wounding a police trainee. he faces misdemeanor second- degree assault and reckless endangerment. he accidentally shot a police recruit during a training exercise back in february. the 15th day of the partial government shutdown and congress does not have a formal agreement just yet. senate leaders will continue talking today. if they pass a deal, it is not clear it will make it through the house. today is tax day for those who

anended --requested extension back in april. owe,u cannot pay what you file anyway to avoid a late filing fee. >> now weather and traffic on the 1's. >> tracking a few problems. we start with anne arundel county along ritchie highway and pasadena road. you mayghway at 175, find some delays because of an accident. traveling in windsor mill road, eastbound liberty at washington, watch for problems because of an accident. downed wires that wilkins. north in place on the side, 13 minutes over towards the 83's. 14 minutes on the west side. heavy traffic in both

directions. delays from 795 down towards edmondson. 795.will impact 70 and >> some of you will have to jive through that fog to start the day. maybe some low clouds as well. it will wind up being a nice afternoon. we expect mostly sunny skies. we will make it all the way up to 70 this afternoon. it will be nice in the northeast. could be some rain in chicago, 66. a chilly day in denver. we will come back and check our seven-day forecast one more time. stay with

>> some accidents in anne arundel county? >> ritchie highway and accident of road, we have an accident. another one on crain highway in millersville. possible lane closures at

bradshaw. eastbound liberty road at washington avenue in windsor mill. downed wires at wilkens avenue. this is what it looks like it harford road in the outer loop. >> a near perfect fall day today. >> we're starting out with some low clouds and some fog in some locations. we expect a high temperature near 70 this afternoon. a little bit of rain thursday night and friday morning. high temperature in the mid to upper 60's. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good day.