after being away from the track for 22 months to have threefold, dixie's valentine is back to racing.> she is 7 years old and had three foals and then came back and raced. >> and raced well. she not only came back and raised, but she's very competitive. >> ron is her trainer. >> she is definitely a special horse. >> she is owned by the ziad family, the royal family of abu dhabi, the same family whose general -- a generous donations help to build the new adult john hastert -- the a new adult johns hopkins hospital. >> during these 20 years, he has quietly accumulated some of the best racing mares, horses, stallions, and we have won since 199318 darby awards. -- 1993, 18 darby awards. >> the erase that dixie's valentine will be racing in on preakness day is the first of its kind. >> we are gradually gaining more recognition by the fact that we will be there racing on the same day as the historic priebus race. -- preakness race. gre>> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> wet weather has been moving in and out of central maryland throug

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crews are battling a house fire in harford county, on dixie lane.us with new information and video. >> we have new video from the scene that came in to the newsroom. see smoke and firefighters using a ladder truck to spray water from above. this is a 2-alarm fire that started in a home around 4:30 this morning on dixie lane in forest hill. neighbor says a dog died in the fire, they tell us the family that lives there is a multigenerational household. the call came in as an entrapment but we are told no one was hurt. one neighbor says the family believes the fire might have started from a outdoor grill used yesterday and left out. >>> reaction in the death of a towson university student. >> police say a drunk driver killed chaz wick. she sherrie johnson is live with more. >> reporter: the school year has ended here at towson university, now students and faculty preparing for summer school and mourning the loss of 22-year-old matthew chess wick. according to the tower light he was a student at towson university. the howard county native died after he

after being away from the track, dixie's valentine is back to racing. >> she's seven years old now, had three foals, right, and then came back and raced? >> correct, and raced well. not only just came back and raced, she's very competitive, no matter where she runs. >> ron mar tino -- martino is dixie valentine's trainer. >> she gives 100% every time she's out there. >> she is owned by the same generous family that donated to help build johns hopkins new hospital. the multieye pass -- the multifaceted horse operation was involved. >> during the recent years he has accumated some of the best mares, horses, stallions, and we have won since 1993, 18 darley awards. >> the race dixie's valentine will be racing in on race day is the first of its kind. >> something is happening in our industry. you can feel it. we are gradually many -- we are going to be racing on the historic preakness race day. >> and thoo -- that will be a very big day today. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, rob. >> if you are looking to bet in -- cash in on the races today, we have our guest here.

he was not a tall man, which is why he's known as the little giant from little dixie, which is the name we give to southeastern oklahoma. he was 5'4", and if you look under the desk here you can see, he has a little stool. that's his original stool to lift his feet up so that he could elevate his chair and be a little bit more of an imposing feature behind the desk, but he certainly lived up to his nickname of the little giant from little dixie. >> why collect all of these items? the papers, the physical items? why is that important? >> well, certainly, you know, we think of this center as a living tribute to the importance of representative democracy, and if you don't honor that history, if you don't preserve that history, we are poorer for it in terms of understanding this important institution in our government. certainly right now congress is not held in high esteem by many people, but the health of our representative institutions is -- is something that we need to care about as a society, and so part of what we do here at the carl albert center in terms of the civil engagement acti

horses like dixie valentine. >> it is wonderful for our industry. something is happening in our industry. you can feel it and we are gradually gaining more recognition by the fact that we will be there racing on the same day as the historic preakness. >> don't forget that we are your home for the running of the preakness stake. live team coverage before and after the race. >> now, your insta-weather forecast. >> speaking of the preakness, we are keeping an eye on the forecast of what could happen this weekend. at least for now, mitre chances of rain. i want to show you what has happened. -- at least for now, minor chances of rain. there are some light showers pushing through eastern maryland. ocean city getting some light rain. behind that, there is just some clouds showing up. partly cloudy skies. the concern is that with the sunshine, the atmosphere is heating up and destabilizing and we could see more thunderstorms as we head towards the afternoon. let's look at the temperature is right now. they heat will help throughout the day. the low to mid

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the area, we are dealing with an accident, not an accident, two alarm house fire in forest hill on dixie lane. do expect a lot of fire activity in the area. we h will bring you the latest. using the jfx, all of the construction has been finished. no delays all the lanes have been re-opened. if you have using the beltway, here is a live look, parkville, harford, everything is up to speed. 11 minutes from 95 to 83, west side clear. no problems as you make your way to 95. >>> four people are in the hospital following a triple shooting. among the victims, a 10-year- old boy. police were out patrolling the area and heard a gunshot and one of the men attempted to drive himself and the 10 year old to the hospital. police are have no suspects in custody. >>> called him smiles or cheese because of his grin. friends and family of chases wick are mourning his life. >> reporter: all is quiet at towson university as friends and family mourn the life of one of their own. matthew was a student here. the howard county native died after hit and killed by a drunk driver. police say the driver of the isuzu

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heavy smoke filled the neighborhoods surrounding disc sip lane as -- dixie lane as firefighters battled the flames. >> the reports indicated there were personnel trapped inside. >> reporter: fortunately, by the time the fire trucks pulled up the family had made it out. the homeowner was awakened at 4:30 in the morning. when he went outside to investigate he saw the glow from the fire. he was able to alert his wife, children and extended family to get out just in time. >> there were five adults and two children under the age of three displaced as a result of the fire. >> reporter: they discover add fired balloon. >> it could easily fall through and fall to the ground, combustibles. >> this could have started the fire. the fire marshal had already picked up one beside the house. >> the state fire marshal on the scene said it's doubtful it caused the fire. nor is there a sign of arson. unfortunately, the dog perished inside the home. >>> new at 5:00, baltimore city police are investigating a shooting on the city's west side. this happened on myrtle avenue northwest of pennsylvania near her

morning, out of harford, crews are battling a 2-alarm fire in forest hill, it started around 4:30 on dixie lane. it's a 2.5 story home. authorities say the home came in to an entrapment. no one wogs was in the home. crews are on the scene. >>> breaking news, italy, a 5.8 magnitude quake struck italy. this is live pictures, the broadcast going on there. minutes ago question learned that 8 people have been confirmed dead, this comes after a week after a trimmer destroyed hundreds of buildings. >>> witnesss are talking about an incident in ocean city that killed a student. >> sherrie johnson is live in towson with the details and new reaction. >> we are hearing from the towson light, campus newspaper, that 22 year old matthew was a student here at towson university. he is a native of howard county. he died on memorial day after he was hit and killed by a drunk driver while trying to cross the highway in ocean city. the driver of this suv that hit him did not stop after the accident and just drove off. witnesses of the accident followed the suv until police arrived to arrest a driver who have

we've got a heat pump high setting up just down to our south and west, almost right over the center of dixie itself. if that was offshore you can imagine what that will do to our weather. it's an inland high and that is allowing an area of low pressure to form off the carolinas. tropical concern? yeah. we may see our second named storm, both happened off of north florida, south carolina. we're not too concerned about the weekend. it's something we've got to watch for early next week. we'll have a further discussion of that and take a look at your first warning forecast coming up shortly. >>> the first african american to graduate from the u.s. naval academy passed away. wesley brown started in 1945. just a few years ago the academy conducted the wesley brown field house. he went onto have a 20 year career in the navy. he was 85 years old. >>> a new state law will have new maryland hotels forced to be greener. the measure requires future hotels to install emergency saving equipments which control the lights. it will save thousands of dollars in electricity. >>> still to come, back in court, t

doesn't look easy, after more than two hours, one student made it replacing a dixie cup hat with midshipman's hat conditioning a tradition started 60 years ago. >>> here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> we're all suckers with tradition. >> you have to show it. any time people are trying to climb up something and fall, gets us every time. >> it took two hours. good morning, everyone yesterday an amazing weather day in miami. we didn't have a beach day, that is an under statement of the day. that is not a misprint, this is the rainfall totals from yesterday, nearly ten inches of rain in miami in 24 hours. thunderstorms and tropical downpours sat over the airport, that is how much rain fell. we could get another inch or two today. thankfully it's florida and soil is sandy, there was flooding but if that happened anywhere else in the country it would be catastrophic. as far as this morning we have areas of rain out there, cold front going through the northern plains, also an area of low pressure in the mid-atlantic causing problems. showers and thunderstorm

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if the mayor of new york gets his way we all better be buying stock in dixie cups. here is kelly. >> reporter: what a talker. the city is calling an effort to fight obesity. the mayor proposed a ban today on sugary drinks like sodas larger than 16 ounces, nondiet serves would go down at restaurant, fast food spots, movie theaters, even food carts in the streets. grocery stores will be exempt but some groups are applauding it. >> the long run i think it's a sensible measure that would be nationwide i would hope and hope people be healthier. >> reporter: not everybody likes the idea. industry groups like the new york drink association and the national restaurant association call it misguided it's not the first time he has acted on issues he believes in the public health interest. he champions bans on smoking transfats and added calorie counts to restaurant menus. >> sunday is a very big day on the life of those who have staired cancer down. it's the day you survivors celebrate their victories. we will show you how to beat it. >>> and tonight from hundreds down to a se

finally after two hours, one student made it up, replacing a dixie cup hat with a midshipman's hat, continuing a tradition started more than 60 years ago. never gets old. now for a look at your national and regional weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning bill. >> like chasing a greased pig. >> that would sell too. >> it works. >> good morning, everyone. we like traditions around here. the tradition of the summer heat in the southwest is in full force. we're looking at 108 yesterday, vegas hit 103, thankfully we're going to cool things off a little bit. we don't need to start this already and have it continue all summer long. temperatures in the northwest are on the cooler side and some of the cool air has sunk to the south. that stationary boundary trying to itch southward. we are watching a fast jet stream into the northwest and that's going to keep the onshore flow going and when we cool temperatures and also showery type weather, it's not going to pour but we are going to see showers out there. here's the boundary i was talking about

. >> dixie's valentine is owned by the royal family of abu dhabi, those who help to also build the new johns hopkins hospital. multifaceted course operation got involved in the arabian horse racing in 1992. >> during these 20 years, he has quietly accumulated some of the best racing mares, courses, stallions, and we have won 18 awards since 1983. >> by 3.5 links. >> she will be racing on preakness day, the first of its kind. >> it is a wonderful for our industry. something is happening in our industry. you can feel it. we are gradually gaining more recognition, with the fact we will be racing on the same day as the historic preakness race. >> do not forget, we are home to the running of the preakness. we will carry the second leg of the triple crown live from pimlico on may 19, plus live team coverage before and after on wbal tv 11 and wbaltv.com. >> if you have a new baby on the way and are not sure what to call that on the way, a new list. especially if it is a name for a 2012 baby. according to the social security administration, the most popular name for a girl is sophia. emma, bol

this happened in the 2400 block of dixie lane early yesterday morning in forest hills. the family all got out safely, but the home was a total loss. investigators are still looking for the cause. meanwhile, a friend said you can drop off items to the bel aire volunteer fire department. that family needs everything from clothes to new furniture. >>> news time 5:33 right now. a judge ordered the man convicted of conspiracy for the 2010robo calls aimed at keeping black voters from going to the polls to pay the state more than $1 million. the damages are for violations of telephone consumer protection. julius henson, his company universal electronics, inc. and an employee who recorded the calls must pay those damages. henson was convict inside the robo calls case earlier this month and scheduled to be sentenced on june 13th. >>> the man charged with hitting and killing a talson university student in ocean city will be back in court in july. police say 30-year-old diego franchini was speeding when he hit matt henry on coastal highway. he was arrested after witnesses chased d

will try to boost a classmate to the top to remove a dxy cup and replace it with amidshipman's -- dixie cup and replace it with a midshipman's hat. >>> traffic here can get pretty bad. >> it can get very bad. we will talk with a traffic expert to see how we stack up against other cities and if our traffic is as bad as we think it is. >>> also, how would you feel if your face was broadcast on an app? a new way bars are trying to lure in customers. but is this going too far? lynette. >> so we still have the unsettled weather pattern hanging around. i will tell you the move out in time for the long weekend. details coming. >> reporter: everything is up a speed on south side of 95. i will show you how the beltway is shaping up coming up in my abc2 time traffic saver report. >>> a live look at times square and it's wet and reiny and let's head up to the big apple for a check of the late nest tech bites. >> reporter: in today's tech bites, more access to wi-fi. five major cable operators are giving customers access to each other's hot spots in five cities, new york, l.a. tampa orlando and fel

he replaced a dixie cup hat with a midshipman's hat, continuing tradition that started more than 60 years ago. >>> and finally, you think it's bad if it rains on your wedding day? last weekend in kansas, a bride and groom had said their i dos at a farm and then walked down the aisle to find tornadoes in the sky some eight miles away. how romantic. created a backdrop of a lifetime for some incredible wedding photos. it was not only the bride's first wedding. it was her first twister. they are now off on their honeymoon. let's hope it is in some better weather. and they have a smile on their face. in let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. >> no one believed those at first. it looked fake. what were the odds? >> or that it was set up in some way. but it ended up being their house. they there were. >> and they weren't hit with the tornado. >> it was eight miles away. they are fine and on their honeymoon having a lovely time. >> good morning, everyone. yesterday was an amazing day in miami, florida. miami can take the rain, but this was just too much. 9

this happened in the 2400 block of dixie lane yesterday morning in forest hill. we told you about this on "good morning maryland." the family all got out safely, but the home is a total loss. investigators are still looking for a cause. a friend says you can help out this family by dropping off items to the bel aire volunteer fire department. the family needs everything from clothes to furniture. >>> just a reminder from public works, officials, about where you're not allowed to swim in the baltimore area. no swimming is allowed at the reservoirs and certain manmade lakes. that includes the prayboy, lockraven and drew id lake, lake montebello. rescue crews had to save a man who did try swimming near the pretty boy dam. people caught in the water will be fined and jailed, so keep that in mind. >>> consumer news for you this morning, an alert for college students and their parents. a public interest group says that as many as 900 colleges are pushing students to use debit cards that carry really hefty fines. the group says sometimes those colleges are even requirin

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. >> it's pretty old but tomorrow we have the dixie i think is the oldest. but i think black eyed susan is in the top three. but you know, pmly co -- pimlico and we have pink today and the girls and we have a lady legends race for retired riders coming out for a mutual event. it's the thirdee and we have a female jockey challenge including rosie who grew up here and rode a couple days after finishing 11th grade and she is the best female rider in the country and one of the best riders in the country. >> reporter: tours going on sunrise on hill top and a musical act. you advice fans to get here early. >> this day is a day where if you don't want to fight the crowds and traffic, it will be about 30,000 people out here today but it's a spectacular day. the weatherman treated us well. if you want to play hooky and have a three-day weekend, today is the day to come. >> reporter: thanks so much for the time this morning. a great time out here at pimlico. more horses going out to the track. we will continue live reports until then charley crowson, a about c2 news.

athens on fears greece won't pay back phil jones last year took over one hundred twenty billion from dixie and k b c new figures show it tally and savers are also panicking six the most in three months on good economic news from china the altie has also gone over one hundred thirteen hundred points this hour let's check major movers russia's top electronics is up off the trading first quarter losses will hold a secondary public offering in hong kong next year and to keep the peace also reacting to more money problems to keep the peace chief executive mccall friedman has resigned it comes off that he blocked a big deal between b.p. and rosen if claim you violate existing agreements. have been reports the move is part of rules in their strategy to boil t. and k b p but oil and gas analysts alexander knows or says that doesn't make sense . i don't think that actual current shareholders would like to sell its share for example look at b.p.'s self. responsible for more than twenty percent of its production reserves and revenues generated in the huge amount of. every quarter but also one of shar

humble and hungry will race in the dixie stakes. tiger what will compete on the preakness stakes on saturday evening. we watched his daily work out. >> it is pretty tough. the horse is doing good. he came out of a nice effort and he is improving always. we're hoping for his best effort in the race. >> tiger walk is the first horse under kevin plank to compete in the preakness. >> we're building something special here and i think it pushes people up. >> their goal is to regulate compete for the triple crown. >> we are all long shots. we hope he gets in and who knows, shocked the world. >> we do have a couple of the preakness horses behind us. more horses will be arriving this afternoon. we wish them all the best of luck this weekend. we're expecting some fog in the morning hours and partly cloudy to for the afternoon. there's a slight chance for showers. we have a storm system that could develop along the coast. it should be a pleasant day with mostly dry conditions. we could not ask for better weather than that. >> give me your impr

1:30 and about a thousand feebs will -- plebes will try to boost a classmate to the to to remove a dixie cup. last year it took two hours 41 minutes and 32 seconds to knock that out. >>> annapolis is look like hollywood. >> sure -- looking like hollywood. >> sure is. which stars will be in the state capital. >> they are recovering from a deadly string of tornadoes in joplin, missouri. how they plan to remember the lives lost. >>> and not a lot of shower activity on maryland's moat powerful radar this morning -- most -- most powerful radar this morning. details coming up. >> reporter: fog is limiting visibility here on 695 in pikesville. i will show you what 95 and jfx look like coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. you are watching "good morning maryland." let's play indoors this weekend. all we need is a couple of gallons of our hardest-working paint... ...from the home depot. the place that gives us more top-rated brands than anywhere else... ...at prices that won't shake up our budget. let's make a one-wall statement... ...or tackle a total room takeover ...with paint that'll

for sides to inside a ward and tonight we're handing it out to two different people in the heart of dixie the alabama's been known to grab the spotlight for all the wrong reasons and one of those reasons is the immigration law the state passed last year h.b. fifty six now the law is several contentious provisions in it like its version of arizona's papers please law it gives cops free. arrange it attains suspected undocumented immigrants a traffic stops essentially opening the door to racial profiling and calls on schools to ask new students for proof of citizenship when they're in rolling and it goes after businesses punishing that if they dare dare hire an undocumented worker you know the use well the laws definitely had an impact on the skate state it scared away on documented workers after the state basically declared a witch hunt on that and while the intent of this law was to help alabama residents find jobs turns out the new rules have actually hurt businesses especially farmers we have just passed a law that conforms with federal law and we will see what happens we expect them to

the goal is to replace a dixie cup. michael crank reached the top in minutes, 1310 seconds.signifies the beginning of summer. >> we have talked about some java plans already. need to keep an eye on two things -- traffic and gas prices. seven hundred 50,000 marylanders -- 750,000 marylanders are expected to be traveling this memorial day weekend. where are the cheapest gas prices? >> if you're heading towards the beaches, the cheapest gas in the state is $3.52 a gallon on the eastern shore. if you travel to ocean city, get your guess what you're down there. >> good to know. air travel is on the decline largely because airline fees are on the rise. >> totally worth going out of your way. 65 degrees on tv hill. still ahead -- >> maryland delegate pat mcdonough it continues to make headlines, this time by asking for the mayor's resignation. >> revised school policy after a large number of student >> 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. >> queen anne's count

the goal is to replace the dixie cup within upperclassman's hat. andrew craig reached the top in over two hours. legend has it whoever reaches the top becomes the classes first admiral or general. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's get you up to date. we had an accident reported northbound 83 just past the beltway. that is not there. speeds around 67 traveling northbound just past the beltway. we're starting to see a slowdown from 795 towards 70. we have an accident in curtis bay at energy parkway. watch for delays. old mill road, still dealing with some of fire department activity. we will update you on the west side at security boulevard. outer loop traffic is building. those delays continued down towards edmondson. so far so good to the construction zone on the j.f.x. southbound. problem free down towards 29th street. 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

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. >> here's a look at a beautiful picture from my facebook friends dixie of the wide array of cloudsrhead. this captures it all. thanks for posting that. this morning there's a cloud deck in the distance. you can see this view from hyattstown washington-lee high school in arlington overlooking parts of arlington. clouds in the distance of. 63 degrees in laurel and in arlington with the cloud deck exit in the region right now. here's a look at temperatures. if 54 degrees in round hill, 64 in alexandria 63 in huntingtown. comfortable start to the day with humidity on the downswing. is dropping all because of the northerly wind that we have. it is out of the north at 13 miles an hour in martinsburg, 14 in the district, 12 in hagerstown. it is a nice, refreshing breeze out there. the air is coming out of canada so we have low humidity. temper tours will be dropping today into the mid 70's, which is average for this time of year. here's a look at some cloud cover that passed overhead late last night. here is the wider view. we have a high-pressure system over to the next couple days. that

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i got her to spend an hour with her and the family and dixie. there she is. you can see her favorite towel. take a look. it's ai maizing how -- amazing how complex these creatures are really are. -- creatures really are. >> reporter: this is buster. we love him. buster, get over here. >> i would have named him bear. >> bear ? >> he looks like a bear to me. >> reporter: exec ti director of -- executive director of maryland spca. good to see you. >> good morning. >> reporter: bust er is up for adoption. tell us about him. >> he's up for adoption. he is 13 years old. he has a center -- sister here. >> give us the number and website. >> it's on the screen. >> reporter: there we go. let's talk about dogs in the city. it's the new show tonight on cbs. you will see it on wjz at 8:00. i have some rules for people raising dogs in the city. it seems simple. >> it's unusual environment. when you bring a dog home go for several short walks, bring treats. one of the tips i saw on a pro moe is give the dog a job. give him a toy to carry around with him. >> reporter: someth

the goal is to replace the dixie cup at the top with a freshmans hat. this year, one from oklahoma -- first, and tradition says that the person who reaches its first will become the first admiral or general. that was fun to watch. >> it is. >> a flurry of voter surveys out show that mitt romney is moving up. >> and not just overall. steve handelsman has the numbers and how they are changing the advertising war. >> it is a super close race. barack obama just slightly ahead of barack obama is and three new polls. the president backing gay marriage made no difference to 62% of voters. the rest were split in today's wall street journal survey. what matters most is still the economy, and the pro-romney group led by karl rove goes after him in a campaign. >> i have always loved watching them play, it even though things have changed. they cannot afford to get their careers started, and i cannot afford to retire. we are all living together again. >> voters now say mitt romney understanding the problems as well as the president does. to counter that, team obama

the goal is to replace the dixie cup at the tip with an upper class man's hat.t took the 19-year-old from oklahoma a little over it two hours and ten minutes to do that with a lot of help. the climb dates back to 1940. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, an openly gay prosecutor may get a judgeship in virginia after it all. we'll have the latest. and also with parking at a premium in d.c. and other big cities, would you pay $1 million for a permanent parking space? that's the asking price for one spot. plus another wrinkle in the facebook ipo. now there's a subpoena to find out if some investors were warned not to buy the stock. >>> final check, a few showers and a few thunderstorms out there right now. most staying south and west of us. probably through about 9:00. but then i would expect some of those to come in towards the metro area around that time. so some of those could produce heavy rain, but tomorrow, some very heavy rain likely across much of the region. so watch out for that. a high of 78. 82 on thursday. and if you don't have yours shorts out already, ge

bing crosby happened years ago when his wife dixie died and he had to sell a lot of his assets to pay on her death. now there's something incredibly terribly wrong. we have worked hard. saved money. built some kind of a business or at least something to leave our kid. government has no right to step in and take half of it because you are not there to defend it any more and we are going to have to elect president and senator and congressmen who understand this and look out for seniors. that's why 60 plus is doing so well. >> doug we have less an minute. i'll give it to you to tell me if there's a big turn out of seniors good they think bad thing for the democrat this year. >> given historical trend probably a bad thing, mike. i think really what i hope from this election is a serious concern and serious discussion of the issues surrounding obama care health care reform entitlement reform so 7.2 million seniors that pat represents and 60 plus and indeed all seniors have a fair vote and fair discussion that's what we need. >> thank you both for being here. pat and doug. let me mention th