fourteen years all but one have basically turns in a sham you don't even get me started yeah so lisa olympicsare kicking about that's really i mean that's really not impressing it even if it's holding us back as a human race pretty good about your idea of the olympics right that's right for them pure ok will actually live on to our other olympic story real quick is that you know it costs a lot of money to be in. either way and so here to be in that when i can do it in the story and there is nothing good about it except for like the forty you spend swimming and then when that's the only way you win i had whilst they were it's great to get a live in anybody these days because you get so many stories to me and whatnot sponsorships and you can make a whole lot of money now back in the day didn't used to be that way but so this little clip looking. why do this for an olympic swimmer so in lessons twenty dollars a class this is just regular not competitive swim club membership fifteen hundred three thousand dollars a year food fifty bucks a day equipment five hundred dollars travel all competitions

. >> hilary phelps held olympics party downtown. lisa robinson and donna hamilton attended the afternoon tea. she and her mom say they are excited about going to their fourth olympics. you can catch michael phelps live on the "today" shows. he needs three more medals to become the most decorated olympian of all time. keep it right here on tv 11 to see michael phelps later on "today." >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the problem is 95 coming out of the white marsh region. it involves a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle. the delays stretch back prior to white marsh. it might want to consider pulaski highway or philadelphia road. we have reports of a vehicle fire no longer there on the west side. things are in pretty good shape. park heights at west belvedere avenue, we have an accident. southbound 95 from white marsh, we have three right lanes closed prior to the beltway and traffic is inching along in the southbound direction. consider the alternate

olympic games. there was a party downtown. >> they leave tomorrow for london. lisa robinson and donna hamilton attended the afternoon tea. hillary and her mother debbie said they're excited to go to the olympics. >> i am so honored to be hosting high tea. high tea is not a stable in london so it is nice to bring a little bit of london to baltimore before i leave. >> i see the commercials and bal and everybody is excited. a lot going on. >> you'll see your baby in a few days. >> that splash goes in the water and we will know everything is ready to start. >> you can see michael phelps live on the "today" show. keep it right here on tv 11 to see michael phelps lebron this morning. >> wbal-tv is your home for the olympic games. you can join donna hamilton and jerry sandusky for the olympic zone. meet the athletes from maryland who will compete in london. you can see their profiles on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 5:26. 72 degrees on tv hill. >> raising the pay floor. pushing to raise the minimum wage rate. >> the big change is coming to maryland's gun laws. >> focusing on

olympic team will be wearing. lisa has been looking at this story that's causing a lot of heartburn out there. >> a lot of people were surprised to find this out. the special outfitter for team usa is ralph loren. instead of using a u.s. manufacturer, the company has gone overseas. they are the pride of america. the u.s. olympic team. but their 2012 uniforms strictly made in china. ralph loren touts it that's the proud outfitter of team usa. but not everybody is happy with the company's sourcing. >> i am so upset that i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a pile and burn them. >> that was harry reed -- reid going off on the olympic committee. he isn't the only one. >> it's very disturbing, because it completely could have been manufactured here in the united states, in new york city or in any other city where there's factories that still exist, and it's frustrating for us, because it's a cause we've been

olympics. >> got that right. let's check in with lisa baden. >> the fair -- the fare is running, and we're going to go to news chopper 7, where it won't cost you a thing. the prince william parkway, the tractor-trailer on the shoulder, about a 40-minute ride from this point, woodbridge, to the beltway. no time to wait. adam caskey next. >> it's a comfortable start today, lisa. we're in the 60's, on our way to 89 this afternoon. just a few thundershowers expected later on today, especially west of washington. slightly enhanced chance of rain the next couple of days. we could use the moisture, but do not look like anything completely wide spread. mid 90's by the weekend. >> all right. not bad at all. and it was $75 a night. so an even better deal. that's going to do it for "good morning washington" today. keep it right here. "good morning america" is up next. >> for continuing local news, tune in to news

. >>> some very well-known companies may be banned from advertising during the olympics. lisa monitoring that and some of the other top stories in "the situation room" right now. lisa, what do you have? >> hi, wolf. a powerful governing "the situa" >>> a powerful governing body in london is calling for a ban on sponsors that produce high calorie foods and beverages saying it sends the wrong message to kids. that would include coca-cola which has sponsored every olympic games since 1928 and mcdonald's, a partner since 1976. the international olympic committee still has to approve the measure, which seems very up likely considering the hundreds of millions of dollars that would be lost. >>> and big news for soccer fans, especially if you've ever felt your team got robbed by a bad goal call. the sport's lawmakers have unanimously approved goal line technology. this is a historic step for a sport that's been resistant to that technology for years. it will help referees determine whether questionable goals crossed the line and will start being used at the end of the year. >>> archa

. >> look for they had off for the fourth and possible olympics games, they sit down for high tea with lisad i was able to tag along. what they had to say coming out. >> first, an early-morning blast leveling a two-story home in rural new york. what spike to the deadly explosion? #f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#f#' , and looking at what used to be a liability for anne arundel county. this former landfill has become an important community asset. the guest to energy facility project is finally complete. the idea was investing gas collecting and converted into fuel producing electricity. they will now be exporting it and selling it back to the power grid to make money for the county. there's enough power to generate for 2000 homes. it cost $2.70 million. >> covering the nation tonight, a house explosion leaving four people injured and a teenage girl dead. after 6:00, rescue workers were called to the home north of buffalo. four family members were found in the front yard. a 14-year-old girl was found dead. the home was completely leveled by the explosion. >> the summer olympics are just days away

>>> the american swimmer michael phelps drops out of an olympic event. lisar top stories in the situation room right now. lisa, what's going on? >> we now know phelps won't tie his own record of eight gold medals this summer because he'll only compete in seven events after dropping out of the 200 meter freestyle. his coach made that announcement on twitter, saying it will help phelps to focus more energy on the three u.s. relays. phelps won eight gold medals at the most recent olympics in beijing. >>> and a runoff between two sprinters for a spot in the london olympics has been cancelled. jeneba tarmoh is backing out and understands she'll now be an alternate in the race. she and sprinter allyson felix, they tied for third place at the u.s. olympic trials last month and it was so close they couldn't tell who won. tarmoh did not give the reasons for her decision. >>> if you don't think tomatoes don't taste very good, it may be the tomato, not you. a new study says plant breeders have been genetically modifying tomatoes for years to make them look tasty. the re

olympic committee through 2020. >> 6:15 on in saturday morning. lisa is here with a look at weather. it's kind of gray news. >> yeah, yeah. the sunrises at 6:00. not seeing any of that. in fact, plenty of clouds and mist and drizzle. here's a look from our roof camera and the a flag not blowing here but we have breezy winds out in the valley. that will lead to another cool afternoon. i will tell you when we expect a warmup coming up. >> that sounds good. thank you, lisa. also next, busting out of the game. all-star buster posey rips a tape measure shot as the giants open up the second half of the ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. looking good never tasted so good. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios >>> we have a new way for you to get your weather and traffic and it will help you get out of bed in the morning. "coffee, coffee, coffee! >>

olympic sponsor talking about ralph lauren. a lot of people including the most powerful united states senator have a big problem with where the uniforms are made. here is moren that from lisay are the pride of america, the u.s. olympic team, but their 2012 uniforms? strictly made in china. ralph lauren touts on its website it's the proud outfitter of team usa but not everydy is happy with the company's sourcing. >> i am so upset that i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again. >> that was senate majority leader harry reid going off on the u.s. olympic committee. reid isn't the only one with strong opinions about it. u.s. fashion designer nannette lapore says this was an opportunity to help support u.s. jobs. >> it is very disturbing because it completely could have been manufactured here in the united states, in new york city, or in any other city where there are factories that still exist. and it's frustrating for us because it's a cause we've been fighting for and trying to raise awareness and trying to convince

lisa, thank you. >>> we turnover our eyes to london where this evening was another terror arrest. this the most troubling. the latest arrest at olympic park where a 24-year-old man said to be an al qaeda militant was detained after crossing into the park five times. authorities have been tracking this man from some time and were suspicious of his latest moves. >>> in libya, an historic election. voters are going to elect a parliament for the first name 50 years. it's the first election since moammar gadhafi was ousted last october. >>> and now to afghanistan tonight where there was a major development from secretary of state hillary clinton. it's how she labeled that country, calling afghanistan a major non-nato ally. carefully chosen words meaning afghanistan will have access to american military training and supplies, even after american troops leave. it comes davis our team captured proof that the afghan troops still des separately need american help. we have more on the taliban and the americans that helped those afghan troops get out alive. an abc news exclusive. >> reporter: we set out with the afghan army and their american tr

will check in with lisa baden for the latest on the situation on 270, northbound at 109, a beer truck overturned, one lane getting by. bottles all over the road. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sendiding... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and reiniving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got the tickets. [ male announcer ] and with citibank popmoney it's even easiero keep sending...and receiving. let me get you back. no, it's on me. i insist. no way. yes way. well let me chip in. [ male announcer ] send money from one bank account to another, with citibank popmoney. easier banking. every step of the way. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead at 5:30, it appears the governor of maryland is closed to rolling the dice on a special session. the big issue, whether to expand gambling in the state. good morning, washington. it's thursday, july 26. i am steve chenevey. >> i am natasha barrett. what's going on, on 270? >> a beer truck turned over. a tractor-trailer loaded with beer overturned on northbound 270 after the exit for 109 which is against

olympic debut. 11 news saturday morning starts right now. >> good morning. welcome to 11 news saturday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. lisa has the weekend off. >> and i'm rob roblin. we want to look outside with mr. john collins. how are you, john? >> pretty good. good morning, everybody. you mentioned the olympics. they start next friday or saturday. the kind of weather they've been having in london is what we're getting this morning, rain much >> and we really need it. >> yeah, we did need the rain. we didn't need all three or four inches we got yesterday, all in twin load, or the day before, the evening before. but we still have rain in the forecast for today. we're still trying to move this front to the south of us. farther south to allow dryer air to get in. it's not happening right now. right now, we have some light rain showers and drizzle over the area. just covering the metropolitan area now from the eastern shore northwestward out into carroll county, and there's more to the west in northern virginia and west virginia as well, and it's drifting in, traveling along the north edge of that front. so, yes, we still

lisa ferguson. >> good morning, bill. good morning everyone. mitt romney is in london for the start of the olympics. on the president's you didn't build that line. and in the latest attempt to distort the president's words the romney camp has released this video this morning. >> mr. president built my business. who took the risk? who put in the long hours? your words are bad enough but your actions over the last four years speak even louder. >> the president is accusing romney of taking his words out of on the next. he said that bridges and roads have helped build businesses and the government has provided loan for small businesses. the democrats proposal passed the senate yesterday 51-48, the gop's version of the bill would have included tax breaks for the wealthiest americans and essentially raised taxes on the middle class, but the senate defeats that by a vote of nine. more bill press after the break, and we are live in chat current.com/billpress. >> a new ad we will play for you when we come back here with lynn sweet, chicago sun times methderr death shiner from row call and bill cress part ful

olympics with horseback riding. erin has a great sense of design, is a really cool kid. >> kroft: his fourth child is lisa brennan-jobsughter jobs had with his girlfriend 33 years ago, and neglected for more than a decade until she moved in with the family as a teenager. isaacson said their reconciliation was important to jobs, because his own birth parents had abandoned him. >> isaacson: he felt there was a hole. he felt something was missing. >> kroft: in 1986, he began searching for his biological mother, and found joanne schieble simpson living in los angeles. >> kroft: did she know that her son, the son that she gave up, was steve jobs? >> isaacson: no. but she says to him, "there's one thing i have to tell you. you have a sister. and the sister, i raised. we did not put up for adoption. and i must tell her, because i've never told this." and the sister turns out to be mona simpson, the novelist. and mona simpson and steve jobs totally bond-- separated at birth, as they say. and then, they go on a quest, a journey to find the birth father. especially mona wants to find what she calls "the lost father." >> kroft:

olympic games in london. the games can't get here soon enough for some u.s. athletes because they're nearly broke. they've gone nearly broke simply trying to get there. lisa us, has this story. what do we know. >> wolf, we watch the olympics, we see the final results of years of training. what we don't see, the sacrifice the athletes had to make along the way. they put incredible hours into their sports, but very few actually have a big pay day. they train for months, and it comes down to a few seconds. the blood, sweat and money all on the line. adam nelson is a three time olympian, his long time training partner, reese hoffa. >> working class people. >> sometimes behind the pageantry of the olympics are world class athletes living in poverty. these two men both are married. nelson also has two children. they both struggle to pay the bills, even as they strive to continue training. >> it becomes a true labor of love and as someone once said, vow of poverty to pursue the olympic games. >> for those that are household names, lucrative contracts come rolling in, but they're in the upper tier. most work part-time jobs, hustle for sports contracts. a survey b

lisa, thanks very much. hurdles, diving, gymnastics and more. it's not the london olympics we're talking about.political olympics. a closer look at the competition between president obama and mitt romney. and romney says he can do for the united states what he did for the salt lake winter olympics. we'll talk about that and more in our strategy session. donna brazile and ana navarro are standing by. chase scene netflix coming soon extra butter tickets swoon penguin journey junior mints movie phone evil prince bollywood 3d shark attack ned the head 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback on movies through september. it pays to discover. i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would've appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide you with proactive updates on the status of your home loan. and our innovative online tools ensure that you're always in the loop. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> starting tomorrow the world will be watching

olympics. do we really need an ugly american in the white house? no. no. no. now we'll get today's current tv update from lisaorning, lisa. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everyone. the obama campaign is out with a new ad called i believe, this one takes a more positive tone and talks about the vision for the middle class. >> we're a nation of workers, and doers, and dreamers and all we ask for is that our hard work pays off. i believe the way you grow the economy is from the middle up. >> the obama campaign is spending $6.5 million running ads during the million is dedicated to the opening ceremony. as for the president's schedule today he is signing the enhanced security cooperation act with israel, then heads to a campaign event. police and gun-control advocate fors are asking the president and all of washington to take a stronger stance against gun violence. president obama says he work within existing laws to fight crime. but the brady campaign says it refuses to accept that answer from washington, and it is time to find a solution. the foundation says they are not even looking for new laws just enf

lisa, for that. >>> during the arab uprisings, thousands of lives were put on hold and olympic athletes were no exceptionad to stop training, others suffered injuries, some even lost family members. cnn's mohamed jamjoom has a story for us. >> reporter: he's finally getting the global recognition he deserves. a major photo shoot for "sports illustrated" in what has become one of the symbols. this is the former home of the toppled tunisia president's brother-in-law. after he fled the country it was gutted and covered in graffiti. now it houses rubble and revolutionary art. for an olympic hopeful, it's a strong statement. he's one of tunisia's leading athletes, known to be one of the best floor exercise performers in african and arab history. he makes the sport look easy. combining physical strength, poise, flexibility and balance. he competed in the 2004 olympics and now set to be the only tunisia gymnast at the 2012 games. during tunisia's revolution, the scenes of protest not only took over his athletic dreams, the violence hit home. >> i was here downstairs with all the neighbors here ready to protect

olympics. we'll get into that and a whole lot more. first we get the latest from los angeles with today's current news update. here's lisa ferguson.lisa. >> hey bill, good morning. mitt romney is saying he would make things better for the african-american community but he got a less than enthusiastic welcome at yesterday's naacp convention. in case you missed if, here's what happened. >> i'm going to eliminate nonessential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [crowd booing] >> not great. the boos lasted a full 15 seconds which is pretty impressive considering it is about on par with the length of the san diego fireworks show last week. there's my lame joke of the day. look up the fireworks if you haven't seen them. romney gave a pretty tough critique of president obama's policies saying the crowd support for the president was misplaced. but here is maybe the best part of this story. later in the day on fox news, romney said he does have the support of black voters, it's just a secret. romney says he spoke with several african-american leaders who said people are afraid

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olympic games are american of course. but there's outrage growing in the united states because the clothes they'll be wearing are not. lisang into this story for us. lisa, their clothes won't be made in the usa. >> yeah. that is right, wolf. the official outfitter for team usa is ralph lauren. and instead of using a u.s. manufacturer, the company has gone overseas. they are the pride of america. the u.s. olympic team. but their 2012 uniforms strictly made in china. ralph lauren touts on its website that it's the proud outfitter of team usa. but not everybody's happy with the company's sourcing. >> i am so upset that i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start all over again. >> reporter: that was senate majority leader harry reid going off on the u.s. olympic committee. reid isn't the only one with strong opinions about it. u.s. fashion designer says this was an opportunity to help support u.s. jobs. >> it's very disturbing because it completely could have been manufactured here

olympic hero make out in the 400 meter? a michael phelps enthusiast as he goes for the gold. >> a hit-and-run along i-70. >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to your top stories in a minute. first we'll check outside with meteorologist ava marie. good morning. >> good morning. not that bad out there. dew points are in the mid 60's and upper 60's in some spots. it's not bad. dryouts, we're improving things. a little less humid today. a lot more sunshine. we're finally getting away from that hot sticky pattern and at least today, most of us spend the day without any thunderstorms. look outside right now and you can see temperatures mainly around 70 degrees. we've got 72 in catonsville and 70 in randallstown. much more of those you get downtown. 77 is current temperature at the inner harbor. forecast for today, mostly sunny skies. just a few clouds by the afternoon. it's going to be warm in the mid to upper 80's but a little less humid so it actually feels quite comfortable. this is back to normal temperatures for this time of the year. later today, there may be an isolated storm that pops u

lisa, thanks very much. happening now, the first bill to prevent hiv is approved by the food and drug administration. treasury department pest conduct exposed. including officials soliciting prostitutes. >>> and olympic about security at the summer games. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> to hear republicans tell it, president obama is public enemy number one for big business. >> and it is the most anti-investment, anti-business, anti-jobs series of policies in modern american history. >> this is certainly the most anti-business administration since the carter years. >> so if president obama is so anti-business as republicans claim, why is the stock market done so well since he took office and the converse question is this. if president bush was so pro business, why did the markets collapse during his final year in office? let's look at the numbers right now. during the bush administration, dow jones industrials close the at an all-time high of 14,1648 back in 2007. but it started to collapse big-time during president bush's final year in office when the great recession really hit. on the day obama was inaugurated in 2009, th

olympic team. >>> a new revelation today about president obama's ancestry. we're now told his rootsgo back to the early days of slavery in the united states. but that's not necessarily the surprising part. lisa us. lisa, what's going on? is this. >> this is a story that might take some people by surprise not because the first african-american has and ses tore who may have been a slave but because the link has been made on his white mother's side of the family. >> president obama's story is well-known, his father from kenya, his mother from the united states. but ancestry.com says it has mapped out the obama family tree going back 11 generations. and came to a stunning conclusion. anastasia harmon is the company's lead family historian. >> our conclusion is that president obama, the first african-american president, is the 11th great grandson of the first documented enslaved african in what would become the united states. >> the link is made not from his father's side but from his mother, ann dunham whose lineage twrased back to an african named john punch who lived in precolonial virginia and had children with a white woman. those children later became known by a slightly different name as t