ava's angels will put her feet in the street for the 5k.un so that one day ava can walk again. >> we've had people do our laundry. we've had people bring us din are for five straight months. it was amazing. it brings out the good in people. >> there's been several fund-raisers both here in south carolina. the first ava's 5k and fun run will be held to not only raise money but raise awareness about brain tumors and strokes. for more information, you can go to our website at abc2news.com to find out how to register for ava's angels. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> all right. start off with a shot of the gray and murky sky over baltimore. right here by the world trade center. i got to tell you this has been the story the last few days and probably more rain around than even today, especially to the east, eastern shore tomorrow could be quite rainy. 69 today at the moment. we may get to 70 or 71 before it's all said and dunn -- done. a lot of rain dousing our camera, which is high atop the scr. cbc cam -- atop the ccbc campus. the rain is con

we'll start with ava. how is it looking now out there, ava. >> it is heating up out there. i had to dress in layers. when we were out there at 5:00 a.m. before the sun came up, it was 51 degrees. now we have warmed 20 degrees in the last done l hours. currently in the sun, it is 72. we're taking off the layers this morning. i already dropped the boots and tights, and the sweater will be the next to go. the sun is out, humidity is low. temperatures will be pleasant. light winds out of the north. fortunately we have a fast track expected today. for the horses, should be a great day. all the activity starting. i can hear the music thumping in the background. i'm in the in field. the real party is out there. as soon as i'm off, that's where i'm headed. >> it is heating up fast out here. a beautiful cool morning. it will be a great day for a party and a great day for a race. point crew here has done a fantastic job and looking for some great races. great day. enjoy the party and the race. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> is there starting to be more activity? are you starting to

. >> ava marie live that medieval times. we're getting a check after we're getting a check after brand-new show agents, be on the lookout for aliens. one small black cocoa creme iced coffee. uh-oh! let me out of here! try dunkin's new black cocoa creme iced coffee and call star-star-d-d for a text to capture your alien today. the galaxy runs on dunkin'. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. sounds like we will need the umbrella again today. >> it is a little better than yesterday. we don't have the heavy rain that we had yesterday. just a little bit of drizzle. that could pick up in intensity this afternoon. scattered thunderstorms might develop after lunch time. high temperature of 76. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> police are searching for a man who raped a woman in annapolis. >> the man dragged the woman into an a

now we check in with ava marie again. look at all that great food.bout food at ripken stadium. you guys are doing a different thing this year. you're taking over the food venue at the stadium. a baseball game with crabs. >> this is a unique item. this is the perfect venue for having crabs. occasionally a foul ball lands in your crabs. >> bill, you're saying this is a huge staple at the stadium. ll-i'm thinking the a american crab. we have joe and andrea. joe is out catching the crabs. he catches them and we eat them. >> speak these ripken style -- style.at these ripken >> open the legs up. take the shell off. i like counting my crab shells. >> of course you do. these are all mine. you know how many to buy next time. >> we're talking about flying objects here. >> now you break this in half. peel this back. >> you're putting me to shame. you can share part of my crabs. ooh, the good stuff. what an experience. everybody eats hot dogs and the ball game but i think this is the perfect food. >> who is winning? i don't care. >> so much to look forward to, c

good morning, ava. >> good morning. what a beautiful day out here. surprisingly see a lot of people out here in sports. a few thin clouds. light winds out of the north. as temperatures, that's the big hit today, in the upper 70's. not too hot, not too cold. a lot of sunshine, though, so sun screen may be a necessity. maybe a big old hat. there may be a block from the sun as well. i'm going to decide which one to put my options on. >> hey, ava, tell us about the hat you picked. >> i remember jen and i tried on the hat from sparkles, and i picked my hat and coordinated it to the outfit. >> excellent job. >> it does loo look beautiful on you. >> look around. take a look at the tents. tell us what it looks like. i'm getting antsy. i'm ready to go out there. >> we'll be out there all day. >> the alibi breakfast. rob roblin joins us again live with all that. >> you look beautiful. >> thank you. tell me more. you can go on talking about how beautiful i am. at any rate, it is beautiful out there. the weather is outstanding. one of the horses racing in the pr

is this the only hat we're going to see for you ava?> i can't tell you how excited i was to get to see this. just as excited as i am for preakness. i was just as excited for my hat as well. i know it will be a good day for me as well. i am thankful, as you mentioned, that we are looking for pleasant weather. we are quiet before gates open at 8:00 a.m. where the crowds start to push on in. very quiet now. i'm looking off to the east where the sun is started to hint over the horizon. the sun will be coming up in about 40 minutes. when it does come up, we'll have mostly sunny skies and what can you expect when you head into the afternoon. temperatures at least getting into the upper 70's at pimlico. a lot of sunshine today. light winds out of the north. low humidity. i don't think you could ask for better weather on pimlico day before preakness, because it is going to be beautiful out here. a little chilly out here. currently 51 degrees. that's what we're expecting now. we will be sheding those later into the afternoon. we'll head back. i

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. >> thank you, ava. julie is expected to return to the stand in his own defense for the rowboat calls -- robocalls. he is charged with trying to suppress the african-american vote by sending out a fraudulent call. he told people they did not need to vote. >> baltimore county police are asking for your help in looking for a man suffering from dementia. he walked away from a nursing home in the 9100 block. he is described as a white male. 115 pounds. he was last seen wearing a track it -- a checkered shirt, gray pants, and tennis shoes. if you see him, please contact baltimore county police. in a commitment 2012, expect a big ad blitz from the obama campaign this week. he officially kicked off his campaign in rallies -- with rallies in two swing to states. >> of president obama kicked off campaign 2012 with two big rallies in ohio and virginia. >> 13,000 is 11,000 more than the largest crowd then mitt romney has never drawn. >> mitt romney was a clear target. >> he seriously believes that if investors i ca

let us ava marie check in ava. >> we had a full moon over night. it was the closest the moon will get this entire year. it is called a super moon. these are shot from florida. they saw the full moon in full force over night. unfortunately, we have clouds over maryland is so we did not see it at its peak. you said you looked outside yesterday. you saw some of it. >> yes. that is right. >> our fellow astronomers. we have clouds in the sky. still some drizzle being reported that b.w.i. thurgood marshall. 59 with wins out of the east. 8 miles per hour -- eight miles per hour. we will see the cloud solyndra through much of the day. temperatures struggled to even get near 70 degrees. -- we will see temperatures warmer in the seven-day. state and 40 tells. -- stay tuned for details. >> a priest is being kept a much support even though she is not expected to survive. >> her family is hoping to donate her organs. mary-marguerite kohn was shot by a homeless man. >> this church has been to many things in its life. this probably is the worst. >> st. peter's ep

we are following up with emma and olivia, and ava.a jacob is the favorite baby boy name in america. mason took the second spot. rounding out the top five william, jop en, and nfor th. this is the first tphe since 1946 that the name michael was not in the top five. ot es didn't make it. >> fine with me. >> ava said she's not sharing her name. >> yes, she is. some surprising findings. up nt ist. illion scholarship. how much one person is getting to g to high school. >> here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers.et >> in "economic report" university officfridls say employees have either resigned or been determinated. an audit conducted betweenzie00 and 2011 found the university failed to bill four students for tuition and fees. campus officials say two of those students rec3eved a financfridl aid refund promptin reaction from the student body. >> yeah, it bothers me because they got a free ride and are getting money back while others are strug tece uology pay for tuition. >> well, they 11y they have taken steps to correct thei

ava? >> one last check on the forecast. up near 89. rain chances tuesday and wednesday and we cool down by the end of the week. this holiday weekend feels like summer. >> it smells so good in here. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> thae brs all the tch.e we ha for now. nbc's "today" show is next. >> and an update at 8:25, and then more news and weather at 9:00. >> have a great day. Ãand waptioned by the national captioning institute --www.n3 teca? >> the i-team was there as 51-year-old michael brer 8ivume was posting bail. the jail is not far from the alleged pill mill he's accused of running. business was lucrative but was shut down by the d.e.a. and baed apch.ore county pk ohice. after months of investigation, the iwweam exposed clinic for what it was. a place where addicts across the Ãand wountry sought prescript 8r pain medicine. >> can you open the door? >> iwweam rkingorter deborah weiner talked to patient who is found out how to get the dnewgs was an easy internet searc"to the business brought in $36,000 do

. >> ava marie about to make my dancing debut in just a couple of weeks. you can come support me. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. backup of accidents impacting major roadways. major roadways. >> good morning. 67 degrees downtown at the maryland science center. we're talking about something i'll be trying out in about two weeks. i will be doing ballroom dancing. i will be the celebrity dancer for tuerk house. to help those who struggle with addictions. here's a sneak peek -- they help those who struggle with addictions. i've been rehearsing in towson, getting ready for my dancing debut at the tuerk house fund raiser. donna hamilton danced last year. i will be dancing the samba. months of preparation will equal to less than six minutes on the dance floor. ok. >> one and hold and hold. >> the highlight of a dance will be a move were right did to the floor while john spins me around. as you can tell, i still need more practice. i will be putting in extra hours at the studio. john seems confident i will be able to pull off in time. >> you ar

. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist, ava marie. >> we're looking at a saudi picture right now. it just seemed like sprinkles. it is just a wet pattern. it to be hard to find those dry patches. all of this wet weather and the cloud cover debt only affecting temperatures right now. it is only in the 60's right out. just a little bit lower along the eastern shore. we do expect temperatures in baltimore to warm just a couple of degrees. we do have the yankees in town. unfortunately, this weather could play a role in the game this afternoon. it will be a pretty saudi the game. temperatures around 68 degrees to start off the game. towards the end of the game, temperatures will drop in the mid 60's. we do expect to reject showers -- showers through the night. look at the satellite picture. we have clouds and a lot of rain. this is all pushing up to the north and east. we have a cold front pressing into the east. these areas of low pressure to enhance the rain, which is why you are getting pockets of light rain enhanced by heavier pockets coming in. finally, we have

ava marie joins us from greenspring record club. >> good morning. we started off the auction so you can bid for those tickets to the u.s. open. we're talking about your free pancake breakfast. >> he has the spatula ready to go. it will be lots of fun this saturday and sunday. bring the kids. we will be flipping pancakes. we offered summer camps from ages 4 to 18. we even have an outdoor facility. you can try out for a ustta a tennis team. this is a wonderful opportunity to be on the team and maybe get to nationals in south carolina this year. >> come for the free pancakes and stay for the information. let's check the forecast. temperatures near 80 degrees this afternoon. we have a chance for showers. we will see another chance for showers towards friday. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. 58 degrees on tv hill. there are easier ways to demolish a home. you'll not find one cooler than this. we'll show you more when we come >> move over, and yellow taxicabs. the replacements in new york city are going green. will be a hybrid cabs -- there will

ava marie is joining us live from pimlico. you had kegasus last time. >> it should be interesting on saturday. i am live outside the stakes barn. i understand there are three of the horses that are here right out in the barns. we have a big flight coming in later this afternoon were more horses will be coming in from louisville. it is pretty calm at the barns. only two laps to warm up and walking with the trainer. they only hit it hard every couple of weeks to condition for the race. there was a nice bubble bath for tiger walk. he will have to step it up to compete with the other horses. they think this will give them the edge they need to start to train horses for the triple crown. that is the goal of the farm after it was established in 1925. you have a chance to tour pimlico the next couple days from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. you can go to preakness.com for more information. we expect partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. a slight chance for showers. tell us about the storm that could develop this weekend. >> it is kind of

ava joins us live from cockeysville. good morning. >> we're getting ready for the make-a-wish kids triathlon this sunday. we have some children who are getting ready to train. they have been training for a few months. i'm with brian. i can imagine how exciting these kids get. >> the best part is kids helping kids. >> people have a chance to help raise.kids find raiund- have emily -- we have emily. the event will be on sunday. we have emily, caitlin, will, emmy, lizzie, and bradlee. what is your favorite part of triathlon? >> probably the swimming. this is a great cause. >> have you done this before? no. >> water you excited for -- what are you excited for? >> the swimming and biking. >> you have done this race before? >> this will be my second time. >> come out to help these kids. they will be competing in the triathlon. we will go back to tony. these kids still have to go to school this morning. >> it is fantastic those kids are helping out. a wonderful cause. thank you, ava. you saw some rain in the cockeysville area.

first we say good morning to ava marie. is getting ready to a high wire walk over the inner harbor. >> good morning. i learned how to a high wire walk and i joked i would do this. we're live outside the ripley's believe it or not order a torrent or you can see the fine, the bizarre, and the strange. this is a high wire walk across the inner harbor. you're the seventh generation member of the wallendas too high wire walk. what is going through your mind? >> i'm very relaxed. this is life to me. >> my stomach is turning. >> i have done this for 31 years. this is normal. this is something we do four or five hours a day. >> you're up on the wire at 2 years old. how long did it take for you to prepare walking over it high height? >> i broke a world record at 19. the sky is the limit. i'm walking across niagara falls. >> you have a petition to let you walk over niagara falls. >> it was banned for over 100 years. we needed a new law. it is part of the process. >> people have a chance to see this on the air. .> i'm starting at 5:15

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ava marie is previewing prius. it is fund to be able to feel the excitement in the air. >> it is beautiful. we're talking to the people in line with the horses. i'll have another. i'm here with the trainer. he has not gone for his work out just yet. >> he looks great this morning. he will head out for exercise around 8:30. >> a lot of people say this is a race.russe >> it is an open race. bodemeister and i'll have another ran one-two in the kentucky derby. five of them could win. >> do you like your post? >> bodemeister is the speed horse in the race. our job it can watch and see what bodemeister does and track him and hopefully not too far away from him and go after matt turned last quarter mile and week end up on top. >> your thoughts on the triple crown. >> that would be awesome. you take one race at a time. our horse is fresh. i think we're in for a big effort on saturday. if that happens, up to new york. >> good luck with the workout. we're excited for pre is. we begin on saturday afternoon. -- we're excited f

ava marie is joining us live at an event to promote literacy. you can donate your books. >> we are live at the baltimore reed's book bang. k. a lot of teachers and students come here to get books. you can help. they will be collecting books at pauley western high school. you can bring books for all ages. gently used or brand new. they are collecting books for adults because they end up selling those books. it makes such a difference. with learning our numbers this activity book. a.am.vent begins at 9:00 p.m. i found a weather book -- the event begins at 9:00 a.m. let's check beat seven-day forecast. it is illegal cooler. we have a chance for rain. temperatures get into the 80's for the next couple of days. mostly dry conditions for this weekend. a good day to head out and donate books to the book drive. >> that boy is so cute. 6:37. ♪ oh yeah, this is what a weekend getaway should feel like. and does. if you're here that is. feel the fun. feel the hamptonality. >> the stork has been busy flying over hollywood. jessica simpson has a new baby. max

now we check in live with ava marie. she isn't harford county at the abington library wearing a new hat and as a history lesson. >> good morning. i'm dressed as rosie the rick eter. i'm here with beth hendricks. this is so neat. >> this exhibit is that the havre de grace activity center. it follows house folks moved here for jobs, especially women. >> so many women migrated to aberdeen to work at the proving grounds. >> we have lots of photographs and people may recognize family and friends. >> so many stories that shaped our country. this is a good activity for kids to get out. >> this is located in the havre de grace. >> this will be available through july. you can learn about the underground railroad. we will see temperatures warm up. a chance for showers and thunderstorms through this afternoon. we should dry out for the weekend. a slight chance for showers on sunday. >> she can wear any hat. >> i could use a rivet gun. >> 6:38. a new fresh prince entering the dj seen. >> we are still taking your answers to our water

the maryland lottery, let yourself play. ♪ >> ava is back. it looks like a great day today.hing for the preakness. >> we're looking at the seven- day forecast. today is in the mid-80's. slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon. cooler the next couple this with such an. we will be watching the weekend. possibly a storm moving in from the south. for now, i think saturday will be dry. sunday could have showers. i do not know how lucky i am. we will see how i am is betting on it the horses as well. >> sounds good. thank you. and thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> be sure to watch at 5:00 p.m. at have every day. -- have a great day. ♪

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first we say good morning to ava marie. she's doing some casual jousting. good way to get your day started. >> we have something that is sure to wake you up. this is an all-out duel. we're live that medieval times and this is quite a show. >> they are going at it. >> that is quite a noise. this is something that people do not see all the time. >> people get a four-course meal with perform our show. >> you probably draw crowds from all over the nation. >> people come from all over we have castles in the country. even in canada. >> this is a brand new show. >> everything has changed -- music, costumes, like, choreography. >> i want to know how long it prepares to do a show like this. >> it takes about a year for somebody to learn how to do this. we don't just take anybody. the same goes for the horses. >> you have horses that you stable here. >> we have 20 in the castle and five at the ranch. they spend a lot of time at the ranch. >> this is a performance but is there a real sense of danger? >> all of our weapons are real. we used titanium instead of steel. w

we will say good morning to ava marie.in the kitchen at nick's fish house. >> the smell here is amazing. we're getting ready for the women's housing coalition fund- raiser, the 32nd annual happening next monday atnick's fish house -- at nick's fish house. you are cooking up a storm. what are you making? >> i start with the shallots. >> that is what you are flying up. >> these are onions and peppers. salt and pepper. >> this is the base for the oysters. >> we will make an herb butter for the oysters. deglaze with the white wine. a little lemon juice. we let this reduced a little. >> ooh, look at that. is this the finished product? >> we add this to the oysters. farmers on cheese and parsley -- parmesan cheese. get the flavor with the oysters along with the herb butter. >> that is one of the items. it will be a caribbean theme. >> we have quite a few items. we have shrimp cocktail, leg of lamb, seafood. >> we will be tasting that when we come back. they are cooked oysters. >> they are not raw. >> this is amazing. you will be

ava was in the cockeysville. this is the big splotch of rain moving through.th of towson and through baltimore county, this is where the heavy rain will be for the next 30 or 45 minutes. it is moving east. it will probably move into a harford county next. the beginning of the drive time will be pretty wet. you can see some thunderstorms coming up out of virginia. this is have the rain moving into maryland. this will bring us a chance for heavy rain. as soon as this passes, things will settle down this afternoon. i don't know if we will get a lot of sunshine, but the rain should not be as heavy or steady. 66 at the airport. outside.uggy 65 in rising sun. off and non rain showers. maybe some thunderstorms this morning. high temperature around 75. ggy day.be a mud watch out for lightning if you take the boat out today. we will keep a 30% chance for a thunderstorm tomorrow. much better than today. beautiful weather on thursday and friday. a system stalled off the east coast this weekend. we have a 30% chance for rain on preakness saturday. >> thank you. 65 degrees

first let's say good morning to ava marie. this morning she is playing tennis.t a tremendous athlete. >> we are live at greenspring record club. you guys have an open house coming up. the open house, people come learn about what is going on this summer here at greenspring racquet club. >> you can come out and bring the kids and have a free pancake breakfast. you can learn about the summer camps. kids can come out to try for the tennis team. we have some participants that participated last year. the teams will compete and they sectiono states and satchel telals. this is grace. she is a teammate on the a team. andrew was on the team as well. >> how was it? >> it was really fun. >> how long have you been playing? >> two years. >> do you think being on the team has made a difference? >> a very good experience. >> you have met a lot of kids. >> they have to go to school. we have a graphic about the open house and the pancake breakfast. >> we do have the foundation. we will have camp scholarships available. for the advance students, we will have some outdoor courts. >

now back to ava marie. >> thank you. a bit of a chilly morning. 50's downtown. even colder outside the city. 44 at the airport. gaithersburg, 40's. 30's in the western mountains. temperatures could still drop a couple of degrees. some of the higher tops of the mountains get a buildup frost this morning, i wouldn't be surprised. the wind is not much of an an hour thises of an hou morning. but this is the morning. the win will start to pick up later this afternoon. -- the wind will start to pick up later this afternoon. temperatures will be in the upper 60's too low to mid 70's in baltimore. cooler to the northwest suburbs. we do have a small craft advisory through the afternoon if you go out on the bay. waves around two feet today. mostly clear skies tonight. down into the 40's across most of the area. 30's in some parts of maryland. mostly clear. we have a couple of showers overnight at the delmarva peninsula. sunshine taking full force as the sun is finally coming up. high pressure normally associated with quiet whether and that this will have on deck -- quiet

. >> ava marie live at pimlico.ocal horse farm is trying to energize racing here in maryland. ♪ [ 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. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have one accident in laurel on northbound 95. that is now clear. both directions are back to normal. 65 on 295 heading down towards 32. 61 on the north side of the beltway. problem free at the fort mchenry and harbor tunnels. 95 at 216, no longer any delays. a nice start in both directions as you travel to and from the capital beltway. the j.f.x. to the construction zone, volume is still on the light side. no delays

now back to ava marie. >> thank you. you may not have any precipitation this morning but it is steamy. you may need your air- conditioning in the car. 77 downtown at the inner harbor. mid 70's along the eastern shore. it is slightly cooler as you move west. 60's in oakland and frostburg. so much moisture in the atmosphere that the temperatures were not able to fall much overnight. it feels sticky when you step outside. we start to feel that humidity when the dew points are in the 60's. seven-day along the eastern shore. that will stay the case as we head through the rest of the day. scattered thunderstorms are possible late as a cold front approaches from the west. those storms could pop up any time late in the day. upper 80's to low 90's. it will feel even hotter when you factor in the humidity. mostly cloudy skies tonight. a cold front passes us by. temperatures drop down to the upper 60's and low 70's tonight. there is so much moisture in the air, maybe some fog forming this morning, especially along the bay. high pre

ava marie is getting ready to go. are you tethered? >> we are tethered because we're keeping an eye on the breeze. this is exciting. come over this way. what is a like to fly a balloon? >> it is thrilling. a beautiful experience. >> how long have you been doing this? >> 30 names. >> what is the name of the balloon? >> kaleidoscope. >> the balloon festival kicks off today. this is an incredible experience. how big is your balloon? >> 76,000 cubic feet. about seven stories high. >> how often do you go look in the balloon? >> we fly from about may to november. >> we are getting ready for preakness. john, i'm in your hands. >> we have clear skies. that breeze will keep you tethered. 12-knot breeze is about the limit on those balloons. that is reaching the limit on what they can do. 59 degrees downtown. 53 at the airport. sykesville, 52. chestertown, 56 degrees. getting off to a good start with plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the mid 50's right now. a good start to the school day with plenty of sunshine. the storm has moved offshore. we

i will get ava off the hook. mostly cloudy skies. there is some rain west of hagerstown. is rain upstream that extends back into ohio. once the storm moves towards baltimore, it will stick around awhile. you might get a peek of the sun. temperature-wise, 64 in annapolis. 62 in rock hall. we should make it up to about 74, becoming mostly cloudy. a chance for a few showers this evidence. the best chance for rain will be late this afternoon or this evening. the wind is light and variable if you take the boat out today. the next high tide at fort mchenry is at 9:00 a.m. the best chance for rain will be tonight. temperatures drop back into the upper 50's. that front will come walking its way across maryland. a chance for rain on wednesday. some cooler air behind this system. temperatures in the 60's on thursday and friday. temperatures will drop into the 40's on thursday night. we will make it up to 74 today. thursday and friday, we go into the 60's. there could be a sprinkle on thursday. dry and cooler going into the weekend. 35% chance for rain on mother's day with a high te

ava marie is talking shopping again.e loved it when you do that. >> we will embarrass all of the man at home. we're talking about a big girls might happening next thursday at greenspring station. it is a good night to get some good discounts on the shops and boutiques. there'll be free gifts with purchase. you can bring donations for ruth's closet. there will be collecting women's clothing and accessories. i'm alive at bare necessities. nd of a boutique. this is amazing. this to be great for it bridesmaid purchase. this is a travel case for your bra. this is incredible. we'll come back in just a few minutes. we're showing temperatures pretty warm the next couple of days. we have a chance for some showers, especially this morning. temperatures will be back in the 70's. this is a great invention. >> now i have seen everything. >> now you have a mother's day gift idea. >> there you go. >> how much would something like that go for? >> you have to come to the store and find out. >> thank you. >> i have never seen anything lik

that is important for ava marie. she will be ballooning.d morning. >> the wind will be a factor today. we had the cold front move through. it is a little breezy. we're starting to get the balloon set up. i'm here with a pilot. i understand you're quite a bit of a champion. >> i am at 5 time national champion. >> what do you enjoy about flying hot air balloons? >> the calmness. it is calm and quiet. >> i agree. we're starting to get the balloons set up. is that your balloon? ours.e purple one is hou the first thing we do is check the direction of the wind. then the balloon is laid out and we put the basket together and we put the burners on. burners' get tested and we put the balloon on. >> that will be exciting. that is a loud noise. >> there will be a nice warm kick to it. >> we will not have any rain this morning. you said wind is a factor. >> this morning the wind will be too much to fly. to get the balloons on the ground, this will be ok. 10 knots to 12 knots is ok. >> maybe we will delay tether ride. getting a cited for the hot air bal

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ava marie joins us live in harford county and previewing the beautiful baby contest. >> this morning we will put them to a test. we have a race of epic proportions this morning. these babies will race to the finish line. we're getting ready for at harford's most beautiful baby contest. there will be a baby race, which you can register your babies for. there'll be a father-son and a mother-daughter look-alike contest. this baby race going. they are anxious. why did you want to get involved in this event? >> we are headquartered here in harford county. we were asked to be the lead sponsor. i went to visit the harford house. there are over 60 children at the harford had family house. we felt obligated to get involved and help them raise money and to help these children. >> so many proceeds going to harford family house. >> the money goes directly to the families. mostly women and children. we provide safety and care for them, a place to live, a place to grow and a place to realize their dreams. >> we encourage everybody to come up to harford mall on saturday. it looks like we have a bab

ava marie is previewing the ripley's believe it or not museum. so exciting it is coming to the inner harbor. >> we had a believe it or not. we will have nick wallenda high wire over the inner harbor. this is incredible. you will be doing this later today. this is a sneak preview. we did try this before. i will hand to the microphone. if you could tell us the technique. >> focus on the opposite end and turn your feet out, just like that. that way you have more coverage on the wire. keep your other arm out. your arms are an extension of your balance. go about 3/4 of the way across and we will stop. two. go another step or you can hold on as much as you want. you let go when you want to and we will see how you do. there you go. you got it. >> this is exciting. you will be up above the inner harbor later today. >> i am relaxed about it. will help to set this up. i will go back to the hotel and take a nap. >> that nap will be crucial. starting off at 5:15 at the ripley's believe it or not cite. out to a barge at 300 feet and walking uphill. we go back

ava marie joins us live from nick's fish house. i love that place. >> our malice or watering -- our are watering. is a sampling of some of the things that will be there. >> we will have steel bands. will be a caribbean theme -- this will be a caribbean theme. we have tons of a silent auction items including a condominium at the beach, baseball tickets, and tickets to almost anything, restaurant gift certificates. people need to come out. $80 a person which is unbelievable for the amount of food that the chef will be making for us and that includes drinks. >> that money is used to help woman's housing collision. womenshousing.org for tickets. >> i temperature around 70 today. maybe a sprinkle. mid 70's as a move into tomorrow and wednesday with a better chance for rain. we're looking for the sunshine to come back out. my mouth is watering. >> that looks really yummy. thank you. 55 degrees on tv hill. a new waters park that is part fly fishing. you do not want to miss this -- a new water sport. >> we are still taking your answers to

. >> ava marie live in a predict at cal ripken stadium. talking about the the season for the eye and birds including the ripken burger -- iron birds. >> tony says there is a cool >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're looking at a nice start with one exception. at the baltimore county-city line, be extra careful at dundalk avenue because of an accident. speeds around 46 on 895. fifth to ninth on the west side old mickey way down towards baltimore national pike. 95 looking good out of the northeast. still a little wet on the roads. we will let you know if we track any new problems. can update you on volume at the fort mchenry. lime is looking light -- volume is looking light. problem free at the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with vanetta brooks for look to the buses and the trains. >> showing on the brunswick line 870, about 15 to 20 minutes behind schedule. yourself some extra time. if you bust diversions as the o

this is ava maria university. it is a small school but they are facing big insurance problems they have two issues about obama care. they have a requirement to provi provide -- 65-82 percent. they tell fox news we are studying it right now. i don't see how it makes sense for us to stay in this. ava maria may be following the lead now in franciscan university. that school is going to drop in student's health policy for the same reason moral and economic. they talked about the conflict on fox and friends. >> we are passionately a catholic university so as soon as this announcement was made we can't comply with this sort of order. we will fight it and we have been fighting it. >> they maintain insurance on their pair p rent's policies. there are a number of other catholic schools planning on providing insurance. th >> doug luzader. thanks. >>> time to entertain this. there was a triple threat on "american idol"". flush ♪ >> the final three contestants sang three songs each. all of them got high marks. find out who is

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. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> the heat is still a danger today, as temperatures are nearing 90 degrees. not as hot as yesterday, but still very warm as we wrap up may. we can see a storm system are purging from the west. could see a stronger thunderstorms from west virginia and western pennsylvania as well. these are likely to develop and band together and produce more in the way of curved out thunderstorms that can produce a very strong winds. is something we will keep in mind for the potential for severe weather as these storms moved our wine. -- move our way. let's take a wider view of the radar and satellite right now. these two storm systems are coming together and it is hard to see the difference between the two. this cold front from the west, you know white it is so you might right now. that is what fuels these thunderstorms today. the heat and humidity is making the atmosphere very unstable. this front is only going to act as a trigger. 86 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall, 91 in the downtown area coral. in the ocean and the mountains rig

. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> a bit of a hazy day. thick fog this morning, and now we are seeing a lot of humanity hanging in the air. under terms are starting to pop up. -- thunderstorms are starting to pop up. recently, shower or thunderstorm just to the north, the north out of carroll county. a couple of sprinkles showing up not in the metro area. the really heavy thunderstorms are down in virginia. that is times and showers are becoming more likely as we head into the afternoon -- thunderstorms and showers are becoming more likely as we head into the afternoon. 81 degrees in frederick, 65 in ocean city. we have an easterly flow keeping temperatures a lot cooler. cooler in the mountains as the cold front is over them. game coming up in a few minutes. the measures should be in the upper 70's. it will feel very humid at oriole park. it is the later half of the game that we have to worry about. these are isolated enough that it is not a threat. that is the forecast through the afternoon. . these could be scattered, but they could dis

ava murray is at the inner harbor working out. a great way to do that on sundays. >> absolutely. good morning. quite a way to wake up. zumba, you can do that for free this summer at the inner harbor, part of a waterfront on the series, a program by the waterfront partnership if. they are offering serious fitness class is through the summer starting this summer and running every sunday through september as long as the weather permits. free fitness class -- classes. all you up to do is register ahead of time and then come any time throughout the summer. are free glasses, starting at 8:30 on sunday morning and then the class is run every hour through 12:30. you get to do yoga, the boot camp, the bar, zumba. showers on and off possible today. 73 degrees for the high temperature. mid 70's tomorrow. the rain could linger into wednesday. we hope for dry conditions by the end of the week. we're keeping an eye on the beacon for the preakness and there could be slight chance of showers. on sunday, there could be a little rain as well. you'll have to register and hopefully we will get that

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