michael andretti leads the company. michael andretti has heard the complaints about last year's grand prix and already has a plan in motion. >> just improve on some of the things, some of the complaints that some of the people had. like some of the traffic patterns, and so the pedestrian traffic was a little backed up and we're going to try to do things to help relieve that. >> one thing they are doing is letting pedestrians know where and when they can walk and learning drivers to any detours. that should help traffic move along safely. friday morning's is generally lighter in traffic. a lot of folks downtown have been warned they can work from home and maybe stay away from certain areas. it to be an easier commute. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. make wbaltv.com your pet's stoitstop. you'll find a map of the course on our home page. 6:11. the tables turned in the legal wrangling between apple and samsung. >> what is causing a freak weather in california? >> saying goodbye to neil armstrong. >> toda

they have teamed up with andretti sports marketing.mesel andretti, from a famous racing family and he said this year things will be different. >> just improve on some of the things, some of the complaints that some of the people had. like some of the traffic patterns, and so the pedestrian traffic was a little backed up and we're going to try to do things to help relieve that. >> he has plans for downtown drivers. >> people had problems because they did not know where to go. we're trying to make a better experience. >> the official startt of the grand prix is just around the corner and he's raising interest are happy that andretti is involved in the baltimore defend. >> i admire him and his father appeared he was a significant racing driver. >> thank you, mr. andretti then he took it over. i thanked him several times. his name is synonymous with racing and i have faith in that name. >> it is loud rock right now but not nearly as loud as it will be in about two and a half hours. we have police officers and k-9 units, racing personnel we

andretti.is name is synonymous with racing and i have faith in that man. >> you are taking a live look at the racetrack at the corner of pratt and utah. crews have been working throughout the night. all the fund kicks off tomorrow. >> you can make wbaltv.com your pit stop for the grand prix information. coming up next, the numbers of west nile virus cases continues to grow. >> the deadly impact in maryland, then you alert and what officials are planning to do. >> looking to save money on parking? before you head into downtown baltimore, czech on line. we will tell you how and why. >> beautiful weather out there right now. it's a state gorgeous. isaac may change the end of the weekend. wççÑçÑ >> they have recovered of a woman who disappeared in baltimore county. the body of the 57-year-old was a cover around 10:00 this morning he disappeared 10:00 on tuesday. investigators say he went into the water to assist to

we have had the privilege of connecting with the andretti family and, in that connection, we have had the honor of having their race car, which is going to be displayed and kick off the grand prix's kickoff, st. gabriel festival. we thought how unique this would be. an italian festival, italian family, italian car. that will be displayed on sunday i believe from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. along with that, the andretti family has been gracious enough to give us tickets to the grand prix which we will again raffle off on sunday. so this is a great opportunity for people to come down. the restaurants have been ones that have instituted the connection with the andretti family and the community as a whole has embraced this entire several weekends presume it is going to be for getting ready for st. gabriel to kick off for the grand pre. it will be dubbed race to the italy. so we want everyone to race for little italy this weekend to begin the st. gabriel festival. i told you a few minutes ago that st. grain relate was a racing fan. all italian boys arrestened of his an italian boy. between soccer an

tim mayer, andretti sports marketing: 3.47.30 "you'll see these 10,000-pound concrete blocks being placedbut it doesn't happen during the day. all the streets are open. all the sidewalks are open, and everyone can get around." around."the show car for the 20-12 grand prix was at fort mchenry today.the flag- draped porsche 9-11 was the 2003 winner of the 24 hours of daytona race.the race on baltimore is set for labor day weekend. starting todayy.. five new cameras are ready to click pictures of speeders in baltimore county. the speed cameras are set up near schools and will target drivers going more than 11 miles over the speed limit. it's not something mann drivers are happy about.one camera in arbutus had spray paint all over it... it...and this camera in pikesville is actually ripped out of the ground.the assumption is that someone jumped the curb and slammed into it... possibly on purpose, no ne knows.there were no witnesses, but plenty of reaction. chuck hines, baltimore co.: 2.11.04 "i'd probably give thhm a reward. if i had the courage, i'd probably come down here with a saw and saw

tim mayer, andretti sports marketing: "our focus s to keep downtown baltimore open for business ight through until the day of the race."in downtown baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. with the exceptton of sharp street under the convention center,officials have assured us they don't expect to close any roads until the friday of race weekend. 3 --shock nats--- nats--- the painful device these guys added to ávideo 3 gamesá......and when it gets triggered......later on fox45 news at ten ...and the cityy workers... making more than 50- ttousand dollars... in overtime......some... even making more ttan the mayor... afttr the break 3 ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. book all of our destinations online

we had izod, indy car driver marrow yes andretti. it was part of racing for kids, a national organization that uses the popularity of racing to promote the healthcare needs of our children. >>> all right. or we go. let's get to the see son. ravens are out there in st. louis against the rams. you will not seat starters. this is for people trying to make a job at the ravens. the raves get the home opener against the cincinnati beaning dpels -- bengels. >>> consider those drug discount cards. we have the report on how you can save oar are for 30 days worth of lipitor you'll probably save $100 but if you use aarp's discount card it would be cut in half. little known prescription discount cards. they fond that you can save around 70% off the cash price if you don't have prescription coverage. she is with aaa. they're offering a discun card that saved members more than $200,000 in prescription savings. >> it can save up to 50%. >> reporter: the average savings using all five cards was 16% but no one card offered savings across the board. t

tim mayer, andretti sports marketing: 3.48.19 "we're making sure that we don't build those grandstands until the very last moment. so, all around and shut off the facility remain open until friday of race week." 3 that friday of race week is august 31st..harp street will be the first street closed during race weee.this is the street that goes underneath the convention center.live in downtown baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 news at five.-thirty how are the roads looking tonig? tonight? brandi proctor has our traffic edge report. report. mapwilkens195395fiber map restaurant week 3 3 fibermap a teen collapses at his aunt's house... ttree times.why a video game is to blame. 3 a frightening ride on a coach bus early this morning. the threet that caused 45 passengers to evacuate. and a taste of technologya& how this gadget could have yoo spending less time watching your grilla& in deal or dud. 3 --adblib weather tz-- police in colorado are invesitgating a bomb threat a man made on a coach bus early this morning.they arrested roland pauu arel without incident after he claimed there was a bomb

tim mayer, andretti sports marketing: 3.47.30 "you'll see these 10,000-pound concrete blocks being placedbut it doesn't happen during the day. all the streets are open. all the sidewalks are open, and everyone can get around." around."the show car for the 20-12 grand prix was at fort mchenry today.the red, white and blue porsche 9-11 was the 2003 winner of the "24 hourss of daytona" race.the race in baltimore is set for labor day weekend. 3 baltimore's batman has a ew-- well, make that old-- ay to get around.paul gessler tells us what wheels the local hero is driving now. now. through this unassuming front door... and down the stairr... a suburban baltimore mancave....lenny b. robinson, 'batman': "smiles are put on their faces, and that's what it's all about."doubles as a lenny isn't ashamed to apply makeup.(nats: leather)...or squeeze into tight leather pants."they know i'm crazy." this is the same ritual lenny has done for the better part of 10 years.tapping into his inner child...("here we go!") as baltimorr's... batman.he's the same superhero patroling gotham... same cape... same mask

new research shows that in the second quarter of this year for andretti quit phones ship for everyoneiphone. together they both account for 85 percent of the market. the biggest loser is the blackberry which is seen its market share plunged below 5%. i still have a blackberry. >> i just got rid of mind so don't feel bad. >> it is 547 now, trending down for one of quitters co-founders upset neighbors. they're sounding off on plans to demolish an iconic san francisco home. evan williams bought this home on edgewood avenue for $2.9 million. now the williams family wants to tear down and replace it with an ecologically friendly residents. according to website more than 300 neighbors have filed complaints because they don't want it torn down. >> it's a look at the weather. >> >> around the bay area today it will be the top of the town the next few days. numbers expecting to soar into the triple digits. we are heading into the hot stretch we've seen all season. by the afternoon, we will see numbers headed over 100 degrees in some spots. some nineties in the san jose area but only 60s at the

i'm here with president of andretti sports marketing. >> it is race week after three short months and're ready to go. >> you got the notice about 100 days ago that you'll be taking on this task. >> we sat around for about a week and decided to pull the trigger and we share of about 18 months of work into about three months. >> what does it take to bring this into the city? >> great resources, great people and a lot of elbow grease from experienced event people. >> you got some pretty big national sponsors. >> it was always our segto rebuild this event to reset the confidence in this market with the profession of water racing. we reached out right away at lebron dr pepper, dhl, verizon, and chrysler. >> halt to the financial support hopes to make this a successful event. there is an opening to conway street that allows access in the night when the race is not going on. that is a big difference. now you'll find they will open up some of the streets safe and still get through the city. >> it is little bit of a pain, it is cole have a transformed an urban area into a racetracks. it is a p

kept telling my dad i wanted to race and at 12 we bought a go-kart and in twenty signed up with andretti we have video of him racing. the interesting thing is that you actually wanted to be a successful race car driver because that was a way to prove to the people that were bullying that you can't do this to me. >> i was in public school. i was bullied growing up when i was getting into carting and i use what they used against me as fuel saying i'm going to make it just because you said that i can do anything that i can and i want to make sure that kids across america can do whatever they want, as well. >> and also kids across america i just want to give you one tactic that zack used. they were kind of making fun of you because you were on the smaller side and so -- >> as you can tell. i is wanted to stand up. it's not about your size. it's not about what you're doing. it's how you -- all you want to achieve in your life and you should never let someone stop you. >> reporter: now what you told that guy? maybe i'm not small. maybe you're a giant. i love it. turning the cards. i'm going to