. >> the department of transportation secretary for maryland admits that the revelations are troubling. >> we had two employees who are former employees who violated the ethics laws and had potential conflicts of interest. >> she says peterson was working with state auditors to clean up problems and make improvements. >> it is important to make sure we get the work on the street. it is equally important to make sure we do that in a transparent way. the rules are there for a good reason and we need to follow them. >> to see the full review, go to our web site, wbaltv.com. >> tonight, 11 news has learned that exxon mobile faces more than $1 billion in cases involving a gasoline leak. a civil court jury returned the verdict yesterday. a gasoline leak spoiled ground water in 2006. the jury awarded one family as much as $46 million. other families could get as much as $20 million each. the total judgment against exxon mobile is $1.50 billion. exxon mobile says it will appeal. >> the search is on for the suspects that impersonated police officers, broke into a home, and tied up the people in

last year, the department of transportation warned exxonmobil, citing seven safety violations along the ruptured pipeline. >>> in just a matter of hours the murder trial of casey anthony is expected to go to the jury. more than three years after the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. this, after highly charged day in the courtroom yesterday that included tears and a showdown in front of jurors. nbc's jay gray has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: with pictures and video of caylee anthony framing his closing arguments, prosecutor jeff ashton described a web of lies the state alleges led to the little girl's death. >> casey anthony maintains her lies until they absolutely cannot be maintained anymore. >> reporter: and provided a day by day narrative of how they believe it happened. >> she knew that that night she would be in the arms of her boyfriend and that caylee would be dead. >> the way the case was presented -- >> reporter: defense attorney jose baez fired back. >> if you hate her, if you think she's a lying no-good slut, then you'll start to look at this evidence in a dif

exxon and federal officials say oil has been spotted 25 miles downstream, although the department of transportation reports some found as far away as 240 miles. >>> california lawmakers have proved a proved a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. governor jerry brown has not said whether he would sign it. >>> and on day six of their north america tour prince william and wife catherine were out in the canadian wilderness. william also gave a shot at hockey, although he was not able to score. they couldn't let him score. he is the prince. come on. zifshgs here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closes at 12,569 after losing 12 points yesterday. the s&p was down a point, but the nasdaq added nine. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei gained 110 points, but in hong kong the hang seng fell 230. >>> light, mostly flat trading on the nasdaq bareland eeked out a sixth day of straight gains. netflix hit a new high after it was expanding its

right after the morning commute the dc department of transportation will close branch avenue on either side of pennsylvania avenue southeast and that is so crews can rebuild that part of the road. if the weather cooperates branch avenue will stay closed until monday morning at 5 a.m. >>> after 28 years in the business, one of the district's most popular dance clubs is closed. apex nightclub's general manager moeed on his facebook page that the club's last night of business was saturday. the bar was popular with college students and members of the gay and lesbian community. >>> a unique safety option to help you not speed or drive aggressively. >>> the high and low today. clouds keeping temperatures down a little bit. still kind of muggy out here. 86 the high. not bad. but 77 was the low. 103 was the record high you might remember back in 1999. we will come back and talk about where the storms will be. >>> first, the president sends a tweet and then answers some of yours. more from his twitter town hall just ahead. >>> right now with a consumer alert about an item that gives children ho

the department of transportation, explosive devices take place, some indicators in environment, are you looking for any type of unattended packages or boxes in high risk areas, liquids, mist -- this is going to be a biological or chemical release. numerous sick or dead animals or birds. any objects that does not seem right, do you want to touch it? i'm not sure what this is, let me jostle it around. no, no, don't do that. move away and report it. remember that. a cell phone, a call, calling 911, using your cell phone may detonate that device. so obviously don't use your cell phone. go to a hard wire phone, land line phone, outside, and call 911. what do we do as first responders. when we come up do we use our walkie talkies or radio? no. you go to a hard wire phone, call it in and get the information back because it may detonate that using the radio frequency. remember we talked about suspected terrorism is a stop sign for you as nerts. you do not want to get hurt. any questions on the terrorism? bnice is not nice. incident takes place, it takes place here on the left side, this is call

even learned itself a sinister sounding nickname however so far mike with the california department of transportations... >> the warning that we put out in the media has been successful people have stayed away from the area which has allowed us to progress on the project very nicely. it >> that includes demolishing a bridge in adding car pool lanes. the mayor says he realizes the challenge that the city faces. >> we are the car capital of the u.s. and the single passenger car cacapital. >> othe media has done an outstanding job of getting the word out to motorists, traffic was light, we were able to start some of the planned construction a little early. >> usually this is one of the busiest freeways caring about five and a thousand cars per day. the story said this will be open in time for monday morning rush hour. >> democrats and republicans have been trying to hammer out a deal for weeks now with no luck. we will get a look at the debt crisis and what is at risk if it comes and goes without a solution. casey anthony is now a free woman. after the break we will show you the scene when she leaves a

today at 11:30, the mayor will team with up councilman and the department of transportation officialsus imprt. is is a part of operatio orange cone. it's a city wide project to expand the number of lane miles resurfaced in baltimore city. this project also highlights and showcases construction projects around the city. now the projects include bridge construction, road construction, and paving projects. operation orange cone is making it easier to get around baltimore city roadways for many of the drivers in the city. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> gl a crofton man accused of breaking into women's homes and videotaping them as they change clothes is expecteded to plead guilty today. charles know -- expecked to -- expected to plead guilty today. charles novak was arrested. they searched his home and found evidence linking hem to other burglaries including the theft of girl's underwear. he faces several charges including burglary and peepingtom. >>> this morning police in carroll county are searching for a man accused of kidnapping an 8-year-old boy

these are department of transportation placards, they are colored. they are all red. they have the sort of flame thing up there. the little number here and number here. we've got books in our rig that tell us what these are. based on a number. we will see a 1219, look in the book and say a truck carrying 1219 and it's leaking every where what do we have. george, we have 92 octane gasoline, that's not good. we call people and get help. we as volunteers are not going to be hazardous material people. you need to know this is red, it's flammable. if there is a problem, let us know and keep people away from it. these are more placards. explosives, anything orange, reds yellow. oxidizer, that's going to make a small fire into a really big fire without much help. inhalation hazards, don't breathe it. okay. the rest it self explanatory. there is nfpa 704 diamonds, you don't need to know that blue, health. :number 4 it will wreck your health fast. 0 means no problem. red, same. 4 means it's a fire hazard and poof, catch on fire like that. this is it may detonate. this is the dn

and a new great -- regulation by the department of transportation will go into effect next month onlyif the bags are lost permanently. >>> the government wants to know more about the fees the airline is charging. the transportation department is proposing new rules that would require airlines to break down those fees by the type of item or service purchased. and now that includes everything from pillows and blankets to entertainment, and as well as all of those snacks that we like to get. >>> kids may be safest in the car. when a grand parent is behind the wheel. hard to believe, but that's the word from the new study which found children are half as likely to suffer an injury in a car when riding with grandma or grandpa instead of a parent. now, the reason, researchers believe grandparents may drive more carefully, when a grandchild is in the car. >>> well, the oscars may no longer be the hottest ticket in town. the other star-studded event gaining popularity among the biggest celebrities. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is time for this week's best buys and i say this each and every wee

last year the department of transportation warned exxon mobil citing seven safety violations along the ruptured pipeline. >>> in just a matter of hours the murder trial of casey anthony is expected to go to the jury. more than three years after the death of her 2-year-old daughter caylee. this halfafter a highly charged in the courtroom yesterday that included tears and a showdown in front of jurors. jay gray has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: with pictures and videos of casey anthony framing his closing arguments -- >> casey anthony may change her lies until they absolutely cannot be maintained anymore. >> reporter: and provided a day by day narrative of how they believe it happened. >> she knew that that night she would be in the arms of her boyfriend and that caylee would be dead. >> reporter: defense attorney jose baez fired back. >> that you hate her, if you think she's a lying no good slut, then you'll start to look at this evidence in a different light. >> reporter: baez said the lies and questionable behavior were the result of a dysfunctional family that hid secrets inc

the minnesota department of transportation has shut down more than 80 highway rest stops and state parks and the zoo are also set to be closed. republicans are accusing governor mark dayton of throwing in the towel too early. dayton, a member of minnesota democratic foreign labor party says he wants to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1.9% as well as cut spending. it is today's sound effect. >> they've known for two months, i said consistently, i will not agree to anything until i agree to everything. we've made a lot of progress in the last couple of days because there was a real deadline. after some to have areas we worked hard on, we made real progress but this one basic difference remains. they don't want to raise revenues on anybody. and i believe the wealthiest can afford to pay more in taxes. >> the federal government will pick up a legal tab for reputed monster james whitey bulger. he was escorted off helicopter at logan international airport in boston yesterday then ushered to a van for a court appearance. there, a judge granted prosecutors request to aloe them to focus only on the

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department of transportation will close branch avenue on either side of pennsylvania avenue in southeast so crews can rebuild part of the road. if the weather cooperates, branch avenue will remain closed until 5:00 a.m. monday. >>> prince william county commuters will have to find a new place to park beginning monday. >> because of a parking lease agreement officially ends tomorrow. friday will also be the last day the potomac and rappahannock commission will provide evening shuttle bus service between horner road and a commuter lot and the first baptist church lot. >> county officials will lease 2200 space on land which borders the lot on miniville road. the new temporary lot opens monday. >>> bethesda will have one less parking lot this fall. capital crescent parking on woodmont avenue which you may remember right across the street from the barnes & noble will be gone in november. the news comes after montgomery county awarded a developer the right to build two mixed use retail buildings in its place. the project also includes underground parking with 1400 spaces. that is set to open i

the california department of transportation also chose chinese maker because it has the huge crane neededlift the pieces onto the span. the new eastern span is scheduled to be open in 2013. >> let's check in now with laura and see what we're working on for later. >> good morning. we're following up on the developing stories overnight. we'll have an update on another shooting along the deanza trail in pittsburg with. we're also following the search for a half dozen fishermen still missing off the coast of baja mexico. the stories and more coming up in a bu minutes. >> thank you much. it's july 11, and that makes it 7-11-11. the people at 7-11 are celebrating, free slurpees. stores will give away seven-ounce slurpees between 7 and 11. it's only while supplies last. there you go. all the slurpees you can drink. >> watch the brain freeze i guess. be careful out there. we'll look to the south bay where we have unusually slow driving now. sensors showing up 39 coming north. a lot of times about this time we see construction equipment and crews moving through the area so that might be one of the

. >>> the mayor's going to make her way to join the councilman and the department of transportation officials to discuss ways to improve roadways throughout the area. it's part of operation orange cone. stay tuned for five this morning for a live report on exactly where the work is going to be and how it will affect your commute. >>> with gas prices, the stress on our wallets, consumers need all the help they can get. well the group environment maryland is trying to help out. they are going to release a comprehensive blueprint they say will put marylanders on the path of declaring independence from oil. the organization is calling on law makers to implement savings plans all the while president obama is trying to start a policy raising fuel standards to go from 60 miles per gallon by 2025. >>> 4:38. largest wild fire in new mexico history put a damper on activity for people in the area. >> coming up next, residents are moving back in, but once the -- what's the status of the nuclear plant close to where the fire was burning. >>> and the drowning of a 6- year-old boy at sandy point beach could

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tonight the department of transportation is asking airlines to report their profit fees for snack,s, entertainment, and blankets for a few. airlines received more than $3 billion from baggage fees last year and more than $2 billion from the fees to change a reservation. >>> now let's take a live look at the 405 freeway in los angeles. drivers are trying to get through in last few hours before the -- while the lanes are open before construction crews shut them down. the freeway is so vital. the shutdown is being called carmageddon. >> not a jerry bruckheimer movie. >>> plus, how google's latest venture may be a little male heavy. >>> and her love may not cost a thing, but the divorce probably will. new word tonight jennifer lopez and mark anthon recalling it quits. >>> good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. another cool day across the bay area. temperatures about 20 degrees off the mark. i want to crush more cars. ♪ i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i wa

after leaving here, i am going down there with the mayor and the head of our department of transportation to really make sure we understand exactly what is happening at this point in time in the project. that is just a smattering of some of the issues, but they are very important, and a plan to spend a lot of my time -- and these are the neighborhoods i grew up in, so, for me, it is fun to be in these neighborhoods to see what is going on and influence some of the thinking of some of the people making these decisions. i think we do lose a lot of sight. in the past, district supervisor's have lost sight of the fact that we do represent sanford cisco as a whole, and we need to major in city hall that we are acting policies, laws, and legislation that will of the city forward as a whole. there are a lot of issues like that. i mentioned job creation, pensions. a lot of them are economic, but some of them are more than that, making sure we continue to have dialogue with the 49ers. that is something that is not necessarily economic but something that matters to the city as a whole. it is a big

department of transportation for interstate commerce in another 500,000 intrastate commerce. so we need to have some level of harmony nation in that area. i think it would be important because we've had some issues where inspect or so, up, some of the viper teams asking truck drivers if they actually have a twit, for example. and for no specific reason. they might not be near a port. so we have some issues in this area and we certainly look forward to working with tsa and the committee on this issue. >> c. probably take the training of inspectors themselves is the issue. >> welcome the problem is detailed with different law enforcement agencies. if you think about the commercial inspectors or state vehicles. we obviously deal with different -- different highway agencies. there is because there in dealing with too many law enforcement people that there is a sense that it's a bit overwhelming for the drivers and how many my law-enforcement agencies have to deal with. so if one more inspector asking for yet another credential for training component or something like that gets a l

the department of transportation has granted an exemption that will allow the terra fugia transition to be driven on public roads. the unique craft is actually a two-seat prop plane that is capable of driving at highway speeds. it is expected to enter production late in 2012. it should sell for around $250,000. and betty, all i have to say is, if i saw that coming at me in my rear view mirror -- >> i would freak out. >> me, too. >> $250,000? really? >> yeah, that's pretty expensive. >> i won't be having one of those any time soon. all right. catch a ride with somebody else. ashley morrison joining us live here in new york. thank you. >>> they say everything is bigger in texas. and in this case, they are right. jamichael brown weighed 16 pounds 1 ounce when he was born friday in long view. look at him. his mother had actually gestational diabetes, which often results in bigger newborns for many mothers. but jamichael is not the biggest baby ever born, believe it or not. that title belongs to one born in 1879, who weighed at a whopping 23 pounds. thinking about that is just painful. >>>