we're here in downtown baltimore, at pier 5. remember, trust your turk. we'll have your update coming up here in just a moment. back to you inside. >> all right, tim. thank you. stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. for updated forecast and live doppler radar, go to cbsbaltimore.com. >>> there is no deal yet. but republicans and the white house are still talking about a way to end the government shutdown and avoid default. as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, republican senators brought their ideas to the president today. >> reporter: gop senators left a white house meeting in the pouring rain, as the forecast for ending the budget stalemate seemed to improve. >> it was a good exchange, but it was an inconclusive exchange. >> reporter: susan collins of maine is pitching a plan to extend the debt limit until january and reopen the government in exchange for talks on reducing long-term debt and repealing a medical device tax in the president's healthcare law. house republicans have made a separate offer to avoid default and end the shutdown.

downtown baltimore, 68 around the beltway. 70 around edgewood and 69 at rock hall.ntinuation of a mild weather pattern which will continue tonight because we're not going to see the temperature dropped very quickly tonight thanks to a pretty good deck of clouds that are moving across much of central and western maryland. and eventually the state will be blanketed under forecast -- overcast skies. temperatures dropping back to around 50 in the coolest suburbs. 58 to 60 in downtown baltimore. lightnd overnight invariable. there's a storm system tracking through the upper midwest. the system that brought us all that rain is still sitting there and not dissipating but far enough sure to leave us alone. this rings a chance of rain and behind it there is a good temperature drop. there is winter weather advisory rockies. almost ringlike weather ahead of this front with some showers and thunderstorms. the front will come into the mountains with a good chance of showers but east of the mountains it looks like widely scattered rain shower activity. we do not really need the r

we are getting some of the moderate rain in downtown baltimore. 66 on saturday for the baltimore running festival with a chance for light rain and drizzle. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial with president and general manager dan joerres. >> some run for a charity or a cause close to their heart. some run for a personal best. others just want to mark a marathon off their bucket list. regardless the reason, all racers enter the baltimore running festival with a purpose. this weekend, when wbal-tv once again proudly broadcasts the festival, we do so with a purpose. our goal is to celebrate the human spirit that pushes someone to run 26.2 miles. our goal is to help showcase a city that takes great pride in offering all runners a challenging course filled with enthusiastic crowds. our goal is to share stories that will motivate and inspire all of us standing on the sidelines. so we invite you to not only watch our coverage but participate. we want your pictures and your tweets. from the kids' fun run, t

but light rain is about to approach the eastern portion of downtown baltimore. there are some light showers just outside of pottsville. columbia has had 2.2 inches of rain. doesn't -- towson has also received 2.2 inches of rain. around the airport in the last 24 hours, more than three inches with more on the way. we are under a flood warning and flood watch across the eastern half of the area. it will cover the city and county of baltimore until later this evening. 69 and 75.s between there is light fog in some areas. visibility is reduced. rain throughout the day. here is your day planner. by two :00, still in the low 60's. by 7:00 tonight, still dealing with showers. we have decent cloud cover that helps to keep the temperatures level. here is the low pressure system in no hurry to get out of here. we think by sunday night, she will push more into the ocean and give us a break from the rain for a few days. 64 in downtown baltimore right now. still 57 in westminster. the wind is coming in from the north at about 11 miles an hour in westminster. ocean city is se

that were near 90 over the weekend, now back to near 60 in baltimore county. 60 degrees in downtown baltimore, and already down to 53 degrees around oakland. the rain. again, the welcome rain we had, pushing across the beaches and out to sea. as the night wears on, clearing skies will return. clearing air will filter into our region. we look into a refreshing change and back to normal conditions. wherevern track storms you are with our smartphone app. you can also find interactive radar and the most up-to-date forecast on our website. just be sure to click weather. arrested in been connection with the stabbing of two security guards at a comedy club in downtown baltimore. lease a the 21-year-old attacked the men around 8:45 last night at the baltimore comedy factory in the unit block of marketplace. investigators say the incident started as an argument with management over an unpaid bill, and escalated into a stabbing when security tried to escort mr. corporal outside. the guards were not seriously hurt. in anne arundel county, the state trooper injured during a traffic report in pasadena thi

for now, a nice mix of sun and clouds their downtown baltimore, we will talk about the rain chances increasing. i-77 at the airport, 80 at the i-77 at the airport, 80 at the harbor. when you're struggling with your mortgage, your home feels like a burden. but you don't have to struggle alone. the state of maryland has helped thousands of families avoid foreclosure. >> in our consumer alert, it looks like all the upheaval in washington could lower the amount of revenue retailers will see during the holiday shopping season. in projections released this morning, the national federation expects only a marginal increase in holiday spending. 3.9% increase in sales over last season. the longer the shutdown continues, the lower those sales are expected to be. >> considering everything that is happening with the economy, the government shutdown, and the constant wrangling in washington , we do believe that 3.9% is actually pretty optimistic. >> if there is any silver lining, consumers can expect earlier than usual promotions this year. that is because this holiday season will have fewer peak shopping s

are, past 11:00 in the evening, temperatures are still in the upper 60's and 75 degrees and downtown baltimore. a little cooler in frostburg. the skies are clear and the winds are calm. we will see a continuation of the cooling trend overnight. the baltimore area, many of the farther outlying suburbs will probably reach the mid to upper 50's for most. just barely getting below 70 in downtown baltimore overnight tonight. high pressure to the south will keep temperatures mild. into the upcoming weekend. the front should cross through the area. that brings us a decent rain chance sunday night and monday of next week. eventually, some of the cooler air behind the front will start to get back our way. not until next week. summer continues for a while. it is cold behind the front. winter storm warnings are out. idaho expect -- expecting snow. we are expecting partly cloudy skies tomorrow, a continuation of our warm weather pattern. friday, spotty showers breakout in the afternoon. especially to the north and west of baltimore. then we are back to sunshine saturday before real rain chances arise in t

so no trouble now from rosedale to downtown baltimore.e fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel are both going to be up to speed. 54 miles per hour southbound of the jfx at northern parkway. no problems getting down to fayette street. 695 will be delay-free from parkville to towson. as we head to pikesville, this is the beltway at greenspring avenue. the inner loop free of delays all the way up to 83. outer loop normal drive time of 11 minutes to travel from 795 down to 95. for those of you in howard county, 70 at columbia pike, no concerns as you do travel westbound to frederick or eastbound to 695. >>> a nightmare for thousands of drivers on one highway in illinois. a semi truck crashed into a ditch and caught fire. the cameras were rolling. it took firefighters two hours to put out those flames. amazingly though, with all the video and all the incredible flames no one was hurt. >> unreal. >>> a 23-year-old clerk suffered bruises to her face and eyes, after punched by an angry customer over 41 cents. watch this video. brutal attack happen

at timonium road but i'm following a crash on 59 in downtown baltimore. i'm tracking it and i'll bring you the latest. >> in "tech bytes," a frustrating day for grand theft auto 5 fans. the on-line version launched yesterday, plagued with server problems. the developer assured fans they are working to solve the problem. >>> and there's new speculation that the tech giant is developing a cable box to make the cockpit look more high-tech. the airline planned to buy 11,000 microsoft surface 2 tablets to replace the flight books currently used by pilots. >>> ever wonder what your dog is really thinking? a new web site dog mission contains tests to determine your canine's intelligence as well as its personality type. for a $39 fee dog owners will receive a full report on their pooches. Ñ[= >>> we're collecting cans for hungry families in our state. today we're going to get a look at just how many people we helped out. lynette charles is at the food bank to show us. quite a crowd. >> that's right. that's a good thing. there's excitement in the air. that is beca

this is care. >> for the 13th straight year, downtown baltimore would host those who would 122.6 milesng festival. the first cheers arise as the first competitors will be gathering at the start and working their way around the city of baltimore today. good morning. jerry sandusky, kate amara with you. this is almost christmas to you. >> better than christmas. the very first will be the wheelchair portion of the marathon. >> 28 competitors in the wheelchair competition. 14 crank, 14 rim. those who have them on the rim are categorized as rim racers. equivalent to a hand pedal that you use to work the wheelchair. crank races. highly competitive. >> the 28 this year is the most wheelchair competitor they have had. >> they will be the first competitors on the road today here in downtown baltimore. they will set the tone for a field of 27,000 competitors who will take part in the different areas of today's baltimore running festival. 5,000 in the full marathon, 1400 relay teams. about 13,000 will be partaking in the half marathon. there are those who will compete in the 5 k. there is literal

so 68 at the airport this morning and 73 in downtown baltimore. and the temperature is now 64 in the parkton area. winds right now coming from the north and west and we have calm winds at ocean city at this hour. 85 the day expect highs 84- and winds around five miles an hour. here's your day planner. 87 by 4:00 p.m. this afternoon with partly sunny skies and on the bay you will find the winds coming from the west about five norths. 7:58 p.m. will be high tide. let's talk about tropical storm karen barely holding on to the tropical storm status. 2340eur tracking 40 mile-per-hour winds. the winds have not been favorable in the atmosphere for her to grow. she has weakened substantially. let's look at our rain chances. we can see this is 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon and some stray showers look like they could head our way. but to the north of us they will have the better chance. and we don't really get lammed until monday or tuesday when the front makes it in and the remnants of karen pushing their way through as well. this is what will be heading in o

low to mid 50's in downtown baltimore in the morning. activities along the front will slide through late tonight and early tomorrow morning. another front arrives saturday, and behind that cooling for sunday and monday. towardlly below normal the middle of next week. looking forward to lots of sunshine tomorrow, temperatures back to normal, upper 60's in the afternoon. a little breezy tomorrow, but a nice, bright, sunny friday. the main rain chances saturday evening after sunset. just some spotty light showers of sprinkles, and that will move through quickly. sunday should also feature lots of sunshine. at 10-15, son of friday morning at 7:20. small craft advisory on the day tomorrow -- sunup friday morning at 7:20. mountains, sunshine returns tomorrow, 55 degrees. dropping to the 30's friday night and saturday morning with a few spotty showers on saturday. on the eastern shore, chance for showers tonight but a nice, sunny day tomorrow. areas, 70 degrees temperatures for a couple more days with a few widely scattered showers. tomorrow, 6

much below 70 in downtown baltimore for the low tonight.high pressure to the south produces another warm day tomorrow. , back intout west the 30's and 40's over the northern rockies. south dakota has issued a blizzard warning for tomorrow for the black hills of south dakota. warm, muggy, and tropical on this side of it, including tropical storm karen down in the gulf of mexico. the center of the storm is removed from the big thunderstorm activity setting up to the east of it. tropical systems do not like wind shear, which is good news for us. the storm a become a weak hurricane over the gulf of mexico. a hurricane is 74 mile an hour winds. to weaken back down to a storm as it makes landfall somewhere between new orleans and panama city saturday morning. tracks up along the appellations into the mid- atlantic, it will bring all that moisture to the west. for us, be great news we are five inches below normal rainfall for the gear. benefit us a little bit with the dry conditions. 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain along the old tropical system. that wi

. >>> a comedy show in downtown baltimore turns scary. two security guards were stabbed. it happen ladinos -- night as the show up winding down. a group got an argument over their bill. the two security guards are expected to be okay. as of right now, police are investigating. >>> baltimore county police are investigating shooting in parkville. a man was shot on saturday night and is expected to survive. it happened at if 7100 block of darlington drive. >>> despite the shutdown, the supreme court begins a new term today. on the docketed a number of issues. affirmative action, legislative bear, and abortion clinic protests are on the court's calendar. tomorrow, campaign finance restroom. again, the supreme court is in session. >>> all right. 6:06. the ravens are a work in progress. they are not playing as well as last year that lead to a ,super bowl xlvii win. rice had two touchdowns. later this is rice from two yards out. all right. that makes it 13-13. flacco did have an interception late, but baltimore was able to rally behind the foot of tucker, breaking a 23-23 tie. a

jfx in great shape for all of you heading to downtown baltimore. here is what is beltway looks like, west side, outer loop is picking up interstate 70. no significant delays as you make the push from 795, to 95. that will take you 12 minutes on the east sides, that's clear from parkville up to towson, no concerns on 95, white marsh. get the drive times by following me on twitter at maryland traffic. i'm constantly updating this account throughout the morning show. >>> today marks breast cancer awareness month. maryland live casino went pink and will stay that way. they will have an appearance by jewel i can'tna, toshing about her battle with breast cancer. maryland live will kick off the 21st annual komen race for the cure in hunt valley, coming up later this month. >>> the race for the cure is sunday october 20th, abc 2 news is you place for everything related to the race. for information, check out the think pink section. >>> we are going pink today's for the entire month of october, good morning america anchor robin roberts is living proof early

it is the most iconic spot in downtown baltimore. it's going to help our city gr grow. our city needs economic growth. and it's on hold. why? because e.p.a. does not have its people in the office to be able to review this application in a timely way. that's just an example, the environmental protection agency, critically important for public health, critically important for our environment but also for economic growth. i'll give you another example. the bureau of alcohol and tobacco tax. well, they're not at full complement here. now, we have microbreweries in maryland that are doing very well. every time they add a new product, they have on get approval from the alcohol and tobacco tax people. their new labels. that's on hold. their economic growth so hold. -- their economic growth is on hold. i could give you many more examples. you mentioned the -- our refuge. well, blackwater national wildlife refuge located on the eastern shore of maryland, one of the most beautiful spots in the world. this is hunting season. the eastern shore of maryland depends upon the hunting s

in downtown baltimore... (rydell) " it was a short and confusing day...for federal employees.n they showed up...many...were handed this letter...notifyin g them... that they... were officially...being furloughed. for robert askins...who's a homeless veteran...that means...not receiving the help...he had sought. (askins) "you got vets out here that's goin homeless because they can't come in here and get the services that they're supposed to get because the employees are not here at work." maryland's department of budget...estimate s that a two weekloss of income for federal workers... could reduce state tax revenues...by more than 50- million dollars. university of baltimore...profe ssor of finance...steven isberg...says that's revenue...the state cannot afford to lose. (isberg) "it's still squelching the growth engine in this economy which is small and medium sized enterprises." (rydell) "i have a list of all the federal agencies in our area ....at the federal building, john rydell, fox45 news at 5:30." fort mchenry is

the record low of 34 was set in 1974. 80 degrees at the inner harbor in downtown baltimore. hagerstown also at 80 degrees. cloud cover across the region, leading some sunshine get through. the clouds will act as a blanket over the area tonight, trapping the heat of the day. will have atimore struggle to get below 70 degrees. some of the suburbs could reach the upper 50's, quite mild for this time of year. another warm day tomorrow. it isn't this warm everywhere. there is no following in the northern rockies and a blizzard warning for south dakota tomorrow. we are on the warm side of that system and the tropical moisture to our self could play a role in our weather. a hard time having fully intensifying because the center of circulation is over here. there is we ensure cutting across the storm and improvements them from strengthening. is forecast storm to get a little stronger over the next 36 hours or so. the landfall possibilities range from panama city in the florida -- it will not be a tropical storm when it gets here, but the tropical moisture will beheaded north. you se

things are heating up around the area. 69 in downtown baltimore and 67 -- the forecast, most areas will get close to 70 degrees. see pleasant conditions with a lot of sunshine through the afternoon and more clouds tonight. we will break down as a comeback. >> thank you. -- trial begins officer william kern faces assault and reckless endangerment charges and the accidental shooting of the university of maryland cadets raymond in february. they could use a firearm to scare trainees. he lost an eye and the incident and filed a lawsuit against the city for $5 million. general hasorney picked his lieutenant governor. from princeicate george's county. she will have to give up her seat to chase the democratic on -- the democratic -- in a statement he apologized for making a few troopers on his detail uncomfortable. if you have applied for a tax filing extension, don't think to push it off. the deadline for filing is still today. bond devices found at the los angeles international airport. the latest on the discoveries coming up as we cover the nation. >> the problems with george w. bush's hear

downtown baltimore and 63 degrees. fromratures are ranging below two-mid 60s. beach, it is cloud covering the region. even our chilly spots. skiesk there are cloudy coming. tomorrow, approaching the area, there are study -- scattered showers. there's concentrated activities. will get past the mid atlantic and it will be cloudy and mild. we will deal with some shower chances in our region. it does not look like it will be the rain that we have had. we have had some scattered showers. it is out there in the upper midwest and back in the rockies, some snow is falling in denver. it is falling in the central rockies and tonight, it is all about cool air. that is to the east. tomorrow is another mild day. you can see the cloudy skies. night and during the afternoon is when we see the rain chances. the southern end of that front works its way through. the timing is good. temperatures will drop event. mostly cloudy tomorrow. 69-74 degrees. not much of a breeze in the open waters of the day. the wind speeds are only averaging about five knots. another chance for showers

baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. 27 -- 20,000 runners from all of the world will take heart in the ball tomorrow the festival downtownve the marathon race started. the wbal tv will have complete coverage starting at 5:00 a.m. on 11 news saturday morning an exclusive live coverage of the start at 7:55 a.m. oh, please don't call me "pumpkin." no, white chocolate and pumpkin. oh! pumpkin. ha-ha! pumpkin is back at dunkin' donuts. hurry in for delicious pumpkin coffees and lattes today. america runs on dunkin'. >> we are under a flood warning until the afternoon hours. expect it rain throughout the day with high temperatures in the mid-to upper 50s to low 60s. the rain will be moderate to light, but heavy rain will be possible as well.

temperature still mid-60's to low 70's in downtown baltimore. chris feel that 66. some cloud cover there and coming in from the west, the only part of the state that is under increasing cloudiness. with that blanket of cloudiness it will keep the temperatures up not much below 50 in the coolest suburbs and it will be a struggle to get below 60 in downtown baltimore tonight. an unusually warm october night. the storm that brought us that rain is over the atlantic area it is far enough offshore so that we have got some shin -- sunshine in the area. some showers and thunderstorms in the changes to snow. snowing and 36 in denver. there is some cold air out there behind this front. this is the front that comes to our area on thursday morning. we will not get into the chilly stuff until the weekend as it tracks across the country. a mild day but you can see our computer models are indicating lots of cloudiness and shower stay in the mountains through the day tomorrow. thursday we catch a chance for a sprinkle in the morning but the best chance for rain will be scattered

. >>> comedy show in downtown baltimore turns scary. two security guards were stabbed. this happen last night. according to the witnesses a group got into an argument over their bill. the two security guards are expected to be okay. police investigating. >>> two children are recovering this morning after an atv trash in hartford county. the 11 and 6-year-old were riding on the atv and the crashed into a tree. the 11-year-old was flown flown to shock trauma. neither of the children were wearing helmet. >>> diana nyad shows no plans of slowing down, after be the first person to swim from cuba to florida without a shark cage. she plans to swim r 48 hours straight starting tomorrow. there is a pool in new york city. the swim is to raise money for hurricane sandy survivors. >>> the national aquarium in baltimore will begin welcome 1700 new animals today. they are coming from a facility in washington, d.c., they are closing -- it is basically -- the octopus there and a bunch of other animals. so the rest of the animals will arrive over the next few weeks. so they have to go t

temperatures running in the mid-60s to low 60s in most spots, warmer in downtown baltimore. overnight we'll she temperatures closer to 50, even some 40s north and west and cool midday tomorrow. there will be the chance for rain within 24 to 36 hours. we'll look at this rainy period ahead. that's coming up. >>> baltimore police are trying to learn more about a man found dead in the harbor in the00 block of south caroline street. we know homicide detective are investigating. >>> we know the name of a man killed in a crash. michael joseph fitzpatrick was killed when his truck went off the side of the road and overturned. police said speed was a factor. >>> 19 of the accusers in the penn state child abuse case have settled. many have received checks from penn state over the past couple of days. we did know the university set aside $60 million to pay claims. >> a company of warren buffett -- scripps broke the story of lawsuits alleging berk sure companies slow paid claims to boost their own profits. the correspondent jones us right now live from washington tonight. great work. >>

in downtown baltimore, abc2 news. >> now the city dot said you will notice the backup has drivers will be forced to make a complete stop before merging on to russell street. they urge you to find another way into downtown. >>> well, within the last 40 minutes, all lanes of the inner loop opened. it was breaking news that we brought you on twitter. three cars and a tractor- trailer killing rick of ball. traffic in the area has been jammed all afternoon with people jumping on to whitemarsh to get around the scene. state police are working to find out what caused the crash. >> speeding may have caused the deadly crash in anne arundel. the driver collided with the utility pole right near ridge's gateway it. died at the scene. this knocked out power in the area. they're still waiting autopsy results. >>> a homeless man is killed in a hit and run crash. now the search is on for the driver. joseph blake died when hit by a light colored vehicle on october the 4th. police released a picture of blake. they hope this leads them to the driver. anyone with information is asked to call the departmen

. >> tucked a save des stance from the hustle and bustle of downtown baltimore, they withstand more than their share of noise. csx gets its way they will bring extra at the rail yard and send double stacked trains throughout the country. janet said she's already losing sleep over the planned expansion, literally and is convinced the company is sending more trucks into its neighborhood so they can argue it won't add to the existing traffic and noise. >> weave a been informed our property will go down in value. nothing was said on how we will be compensated, just that we will lose in the and. the noise level will go up. >> reporter: tom has lived in morrow park for 42 years and said the company has promised the economic boom of moving more freight would also pay off for the community. >> when they came here, they were giving us good information. jobs created. >> reporter: one of the most polluted areas, others like shannon systemly aren't buying it. when the company laid out its plans, she said any suggested benefits to the community took a back seat. >> they weren't saying what would been

you will need to watchout for a crash west padonia. 83, that's going to be free of delays in downtown baltimore. 95looking good, 395, normal drive time, 6 minutes from the freeway to the toll plaza. northbound in rosedale, disabled car blocking a lane pulaski highway. complicating the commute 175 route 32. be the first to know about alerts, follow me on twitter at maryland traffic. that's you time saver traffic. morning hours won't look like a partial government shutdown, one is in place. workers still have to report for four hours, limited to work related to the shutdown live securing workstation. congress failed to reach a spending deal to keep the government running as republicans try to delay the affordable care act while democrats in the administration refuse to bend. quote due to the lapse in the funding this website is not available. after funding has been restored alloy time for the website to become web. that's the usda website. we have a few examples of web sites unavailable at our website, we are up and running at abc2news.com. megan pringle is live where the gates are locked. they a

unseasonably warm october day. 77 degrees in downtown baltimore right now. still in the upper 60's to low 70's in baltimore. cloud coverage will keep the temperature, -- up. during the day tomorrow, we may see a few of the spotty, isolated showers tracking through parts of central eastern maryland. the weather pattern against a subtle change tomorrow and throughout the weekend. one thing that will not change our the warm temperatures eared 60's for lows tonight. nearly calm winds and a few clouds in the area. a slight risk of an isolated shower. monkey and high. -- muggy and high. waves around one foot. 629 -- 6:29 in the morning, high tide. friday and the weekend, scattered showers. just a 20% chance. temperatures mild in the 70's. eastern shore locations will be muggy like summertime up in the mid-80's that are day. the coast, including oceans the, partly cloudy and warm highs each day in the low 80's. rain chances will go up and potentially some sickness and and even beneficial range from our dry conditions when the thisure combines with front. the front i

at number two, it's coming to downtown baltimore. >> oktoberfest kicks off saturday at the mnt bank lot>> 180 beers. >> get ready for -- beer belly contest. october vest competition, but, sorry, guys, the brave will try their hand at the challenge. >> in the end, you have to go there. at number three, businesses are blooming around baltimore. top companies in the u.s., public company bank sales under $1 billion. now you're caught up and clued in to what's happening around baltimore. i'm nikki may know. nikki mayo. >>> this is matt gallant. >> you know, theresa, we watched a whole bunch of those six-second videos on the internet and picked the week's best. >> welcome to smart phone cinema. >>> oh, look how cute. how do you like it? >>> i just want you guys to know i've been a member of free construction workers since 2007. and i'll do everything in my power to get you out of here. >> this is mine, not yours. >> full moon. >> oh, i'll do the rest later. >> girls be like, oh, oh, oh. >>> get out of here, i'm cocooning. get out of here, i'm cocooning. >> i challenge you to a contest. >> oh,

outside right now, feeling cool. 58 in downtown baltimore. -- winds are coming in at 11 miles per hour. in frederick, 16-mile-per-hour winds. expect highs between 56 and 61 degrees, a bit breezy. steady rains with winds out of the northeast at times 20 miles per hour. we will see temperatures around 59 at 3:00. 58 by 5:00 in the evening. 56 degrees by 7:00 this evening. for tonight, more rain in store. winds in the five to 10 mile-per-hour range. headlines showing we have the rain constant. temperatures below average. in the next several days and we will be but cooler next week. another front will make its way through but this week we deal with below average temperatures. we are still getting light to moderate rain. this is friday at 5:30 in the morning. still some light rain to the south of us. we still have rain chances in store. we could pick up another inch or so. another two inches between now and saturday. that is below where we should be by more than four inches. right around 59 today. 61 tomorrow. decent rain chances on all of those days. upper 60s on monday. low to mid 70s for

more clouds anticipated as the evening rolls along. 55 in the suburbs. 65 in downtown baltimore. light winds and a sunset coming up at 6:49. high-pressure south of us will continue to pump in the summer- like air for a couple more days. there is a front west of chicago, but this high is strong. it will keep it to the west of us until maybe the weekend. there is some cool, unsettled weather over the pacific northwest. eventually, our temperatures will start coming back down, but probably not until the early part of next week. until then, keep your summer shorts and flip-flops handy. it might even turn a little more humid the next few days. honey skies tomorrow. temperatures well up into the 80s. friday, a week weather disturbance coming through. the clouds increase a bit. there might be a sprinkle or a spot or two. untill have to wait perhaps sunday evening into monday for any significant rain chances. sunshine tomorrow, 81-86 degrees. sunrise at 7:04. your bay forecast hall's for westerly winds with waves around one foot. water temperatures in the low 70s. mountain temperatures,

per hour, northbound, not going to have problems now traveling from how do you all the way to downtown baltimore. southbound travels down to dc in good shape. fort mc henry and harbor are going to be delay free. as we look at 695s here in parkville, harford, not too many cars on the inner loop normal drive times of 11 minutes from 95 up to 83. that west side, also looking good at baltimore national pike clear, outer loop clear, an 11 minute trip from 795 down to 95. that's your time saver traffic. >>> th morning state of maryland introducing some of the toughest gun laws in the us. roosevelt leftwich is live in baltimore with the new law -- what it can mean for you, especially if you wish to buy a weapon. >>> if you are looking far handgun or certain types of rifles in maryland, most gun shops we checked with say they are sold out as people tried to beat the gun law. the new law goes in to effect today if you buy a handgun today, or any time after, buyers will need proof they have been through firearms training. they will have to be fingerprinted and pay a fee. there are instructions on rifles a

in downtown baltimore. 73 here at tv hill. we will see overnight temperatures dipped to about 64 degrees. we'll talk about the rain chance coming up in your 11 instaweather plus forecast. >> we are approaching the end of the fifth day of the government shutdown. a live shot of the capitol building tonight where a rare saturday session failed. both the house and senate did find some common ground. both parties agreed unanimously to give back pay to all federal workers who have been furloughed. brian moore has the latest from washington. on day five of the government shutdown, a rare moment of bipartisan agreement. house republicans and democrats unanimously voted to pay 800,000 furloughed federal workers but only after the government shutdown is over. >> why did we do that? >> senate democrats say they will support the bill. so will president obama. but they say they will not agree to refighting obamacare and want to house gop to has a clean pending bill. >> democrats are saying, they are prepared to pass a republican budget fo

the raindrops now now on the camera overlooking downtown baltimore. 64. 64. your forecast pumpkin's back at dunkin'? now you tell me. try the new pumpkin pie donut or any of our other many pumpkin treats today. america runs on dunkin'. >> hundreds of thousands -- of thousands of people are displaced in india tonight. emergency crews have been preparing for days but nothing can get them ready for the 10 foot title search and wins. officials have reported a few deaths and say a more accurate account will be possible when the sun rises tomorrow. this is the strongest storm to hit the ocean since 1999. -- >>now, your forecast now, your forecast. >> we have been lucky for most of the day. it is time to see the light showers pushed her the region. there are light showers just north of cockeysville on i-83 right now. you are seeing light showers as well in bel air. rain with this pushing in from offshore. it will be with us at least until tomorrow afternoon. get rain asd not impressive as the previous days. sevene month of october, inches of rain puts us above where

jfx nice and clear as you push to downtown baltimore.we look at 95, 395, you won't have problems this morning through the fort mc henry tunnel. the latest drive times, down to the toll plaza, typical six minute ride and 695s beltway, in great shape. 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95 up to 83. on the west side, going to take you 11 minutes from 795 down to 95. that's you time saver traffic. >>> baltimore county leaders are cutting ribbon on a school building at 10:00 this morning. the dundalk high school will be introduced to the public, showing off the 800 seat auditorium, shared cafeteria, gym and media center, including student performances and tows of the new building -- tours and the new building for guests. the play 60 campaign, fighting childhood obesity. the students will set goals and win prizes, one lucky student will be invited to the ravens steelers game in november. >>> people living in perry hall are about to get a place to play. a ground breaking for the go park. 17-acre park with fields, walking trails and pavilions

we probably will not get much below 65 degrees in downtown baltimore tonight. high-pressure in the south. warm air will hang around and you more days. the chilly weather in the pacific northwest may eventually ring us a chance for rain, but probably not into late in the weekend at best. tomorrow, honey to partly cloudy skies eerie feeling like summer. more humid. friday, a week weather disturbance. you will see computer models generating showers to the north and west of us. right now, the chance is running less than 20%. we will then i on it to see if it gets stronger as it approaches. tomorrow, sunny skies. 81 to 86 degrees with a west brees. waves around one foot. water temperatures, cooling off with the cool air of september, a blessing a bit in the low 70's. western maryland, highs in the 70's. a one-day sunny to partly cloudy skies. even a little more humid. feeling like summery conditions. 84 wednesday and thursday on the shore. coastal areas, highs in the low 80's era mostly a west brees keeping the cool ocean air out in the ocean. the westerly wind will

the other is in downtown baltimore blocking the left southbound lane approaching the fort mchenry tunnel drive times now being affected. it's going to take eight minutes to travel from the thruway all the way to the accident scene. on the beltway we're down to 35 miles per hour on the outer loop. here at liberty road. 14-minute ride from 795 to 95. inner loop also moving slowly as you do make the push up towards greenspring avenue. the beltway in parkville down to 38 miles per hour on the outer loop there at harford road. so will be a slow ride as you do make the push up to providence road. heading downtown, jfx definitely a great option, normal 11-minute commute from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. >>> day two of the partial government shutdown. we've learned that the president's scheduled trip to asia has since been cancelled. reports citing malaysian authorities received a phone call of the cancelled trip. the white house since confirmed the president is not heading overseas. >>> while his plans changed congressional leaders are still carrying on with the stal

very calm ride to downtown baltimore. fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel problem-free.o problems to get in your way. jfx, 54 miles per hour southbound at northern parkway. no problems all the way down to fayette street. here's the beltway just west of perring parkway, that inner loop going to be clear. and outer loop, normal drive time of 11 minutes to travel from 95 to 83. >>> breaking news overnight. the jacksonville international airport was shut down for nearly five hours stranding incoming passengers on the police found two suspicious packages, one was deemed destructive and had to be deactivated offsite by a bomb squad. investigators are not saying much about the packages other than one was found in the terminal, the other in a nearby parking garage. the airport is back open. >>> the associated press is reporting this morning president obama has cancelled his trip to asia, reports site malaysian authorities saying they received a call informing them of the canceled trip. the white house has yet to confirm the phone call. we'll keep you updated. >>> congressional l

casino construction in downtown baltimore is about to affect every major entry point into the city. we will look at potential headaches to come and how long it will last. >> local women will soon have fewer options when it comes to delivering their babies. services shut down at a local hospital. >> is big brother back at it? nsaw report suggesting the collected more information. but evening, everyone. i'm rod daniels. >> i'm donna hamilton. the big debt limit deadline is just two days away. here's a look at some of the latest developments involving the shut down and he debt limit. today the white house called but then abruptly postponed a meeting. part of the plan would involve raising the federal debt limit until mid february and find the government through mid-january, but the question is, if speaker john baeder would allow a house on any plan that does not roll back the affordable health care law and spending. more than 30 of the nation's veterans and uniform service organizations would -- will show up to voice their frustration. the department of veterans affairs says it will no

. >> and you're not just in downtown baltimore anymore. >> we're in randall'stown, columbia, and other places. we've grown in geographic coverage and the number of people we're providing care to. >> let's talk about the services and the populations

it's a smashing success at the reopening of the hard rock cafe in downtown baltimore. the restaurant known for rock 'n roll, food and fame reopened after a multimillion dollar renovation. it includes new decor and a new stage. >> i think from their perspective, they want to have a great facility along the harbor and be competitive with the other options that are available. >> reporter: philip's seafood is one of those options available. it's a neighboring business to the hard rock, and the maryland restaurant icon had its own renovation in 2011. all of this remodeling is an effort of long-time businesses to keep pace with baltimore's growing harbor area. >> tonight at the hard rock cafe in baltimore, we have a real special performance by imagine dragon. >> hard rock is all about rock 'n roll. >> reporter: the grand opening had a dual purpose. it was also a chance to donate to a good cause. >> we are thrilled to be here tonight at the hard rock cafe to benefit casey cares jothe casey cares foundation helps critically ill children and their families. the organization got

institutions like the national aquarium downtown and the maryland zoo in baltimore trying to step in and help. school kids a good look at the animals on friday. most were supposed to go to the national zoo. >> were you supposed to go to washington? >> because of the government closed down. >> i don't know why they canceled it. my mom told me that they canceled it. >> now you're in baltimore. what do you think of the zoo? >> i like it here. >> a were from a school in hartford county that had been leading a trip to the nationals in. their parents were relieved to find out that the maryland zoo could accommodate them. >> it worked out now. he would have liked to have seen the washington zoo, but another time. >> she had not been to the d.c. you zoo before. we are glad to be here. we are members here. we are excited to be supporting the baltimore zoo. >> we have exciting animals. seveny are -- their phone -- their phones have been ringing off the hook. to get thefor a way kids to the field trip without canceling plans. we have been able to help out with a number of schools and that regar

. >>> now, downtown baltimore will be packed with runners this weekend according to the baltimore business journal, most of the races are already sold out. more than 27,000 runners will be taking part in the 5k and half marathon and full marathon. and organizers say they didn't want to expand the number of participants this year to work out some issues. they discovered them during last year's event. >>> we have all seen it, some people go all out for halloween turning their homes into haunted houses but a court other could end a silver spring woman's annual halloween display. for the past three years, donna kerr has welcomed more than 4,000 people into her backyard haunted house all for free. but now she received a cease and desist order in the mail from montgomery county saying several neighbors have been complaining about the display saying that it creates a traffic hazard. >> it is making me sick to my stomach, to have people hating on you when you're trying to do a thing for the community. it hurts me. >> she will argue her case in front of a judge next week. and until then, show says

. >> temperatures are holding in the 50s in most areas and near 60 in downtown baltimore. temperatures are not going to change a lot for the next few days. we will stay relatively mild at night and cooler than normal during the day because of cloud and the rain. oakland, maryland dipped into the 40s. to the south and east where the clouds are thickest and the rain has been steady, still in the low 60s. today, thehall official high was 60 degrees. that is nine degrees cooler than average for this time of year. the low so far, 53 degrees. the normals, upper 40s for lowe's, upper 60s for normal highs. wendy eight degrees on this day in 2001 -- 28 degrees on this day in 2001. five hundredths of one inch at bwi marshall. the rain is beginning to move in. we are below normal for the month and almost four and three- quarter inches below normal for the year. it will be kind of pesky with clouds and showers and cold temperatures the next few days. it is rainfall that we need. winds are gusting. the storm system on the outer bay of northglenn a has a tropical nature after tropical s

downtown baltimore at 69 degrees. so far, the clouds are not producing rain. a low pressure system is likely to bring us much needed rain tomorrow and perhaps continuing through the rest of the week. >> some call it one of the it opensriumphs. today, home to more than 30 shops and restaurants. we are live on boston street with more. >> what a great day for baltimore city. they are getting some pretty big names in retail. this ceremony behind me here where state and local government officials say they have talked to a number of residents down here. did you ever think you would see the day where something like this would be down here? >> absolutely not. >> something she never could have imagined. the $100 million shopping complex anchored by big names like the loft, dsw, and target. it a pipe dream, a proposed retail development on the side of the old exxon terminal. but that was then and this is now. abraham rosenthal told 11 news several years ago that retailers began lining up. >> we went to the annual real we hadconference and probably three times as much in

and a lits dusty towns or right in downtown baltimore and i spent a huge amount of time doing that. so if you think about it, this robot takes the picture and it takes a picture consistently from the same place and it is really i guess objective. more objective than any taking pictures. any journalist would also present a point of view. there is no point of view initially when these pictures were made, but then i am coming in and creating a point of view from within this ocean of imagery. as a flip through a few of these and let you look through these. you can see the city name down on the lower left, mississippi. the number next to the city is the derivative of the gps marker for this google location and i sort of transposed the numbers and used that. i wanted to connotate that virtual world and also there was a visual connection to the photographic heritage that was pretty wild. on top of this moment in time, there is also a breaking down of the imagery thaps in the google pictures themselves, most of these are lo fi and i chose that i guess because of the esthetics. it did not co

. >> we are 20 minutes from downtown baltimore up 83. there is a farm park. it is open to the public seven days a week. we have hiking trails. it is a great thing that politicians have done for this county. >> what a great resource. you can participate in these farm tours. you can contact them and we will put the information on wbaltv.com later today. ava marie in baltimore county, wbal-tv 11 news. as the the community police announce they will not tweet about major crime. now they are considering that decision. jennifer franciotti has our big story. good morning. >> good morning. the policele follow twitter feed. on monday, the department made a reverse in an earlier decision to be open and transparent about what is been going on. they decided to scale back on some of the information. they said they didn't need to put out instant messages on criminal-on-criminal shootings. the intent is to weed out incidents that do not have a wider impact. a city councilmember says tell that to a child who gets caught in the crossfire. there was a lot of online support thro

mostly clear conditions and light winds and lows ranging from 56 in the suburbs to nearly 70 in downtown baltimoregh pressure off the south atlantic coast pumping in the warm and muggy air all the way almost chicago. kansas city at 85. memphis at 82. 90 in dallas but on the other side of this front, it does not show up because it is in the higher elevations, which are storm watches out for the mountains of wyoming and montana and parts of northern colorado. change theions can rain to snow. there are some conditions of fall changing in the pacific that will take a while to return to the mid- atlantic. may be more humid than today. disturbancether tracking through and you can see the computer models are generating isolated afternoon showers on friday. saturday looks mostly sunny. more substantial rain sunday night into monday. a little bit of rain next week will be a good thing. 81 to 86 degrees tomorrow and more humid. when set of the east on the bay with waves at one foot. water temperatures in the low 70's and keeping up with this warm air. 70's for the highs and some spotty showers on friday. ea

. >> but first, if your commute takes you through downtown baltimore, get ready for changes. why some roads will be closed off in the next nine months. off in the next nine months. >> and you, uh, here for the interview? yeah... is that...? it is! (sigh) naomi, i take it? i'm tracey. your résumé is fantastic... (slurping) with authentic, expertly crafted roasts and legendary brews, eight o'clock is the coffee for those who put coffee first. (slurp) (whirring) >> new headaches for downtown drivers. change fore will nine months and you can thank the newer shoe -- the new horseshoe casino. were broke -- roadwork and lane closures will be in effect in north and south directions. we're told the work will be done plans for-rush hours. other streets will happen in segments through july of next year. alert,onight's medical millions of babies have been born since new reproductive technologies were introduced back in the late 1970's. a new study tracked the use of including inues vitro fertilization. researchers estimate that 5 million children are the result of assisted reproductive t

we are approaching 70 degrees already downtown in baltimore and 65 at the airport. 75 degrees is achievable by 3 p.m. in the downtown area might get in the low 70's expected to stay mostly cloudy him and that's not mean the sun will make a brief appearance between the clouds. you are falling to 63 degrees. you do stay mostly cloudy but it is a mostly dry night as the showers will stay in the stern maryland or stay down in the 50s or the overnight temperatures. it is not that bad of a way to start off your morning. you will see some cooler nights in the week ahead. mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the low 70's. showers are mostly arriving in the afternoon. some eye-popping in the late morning. we will show all of the cloud cover through this afternoon, tonight as well taking you through the morning commute, you still dry around baltimore, the shower start to creep in from the south and west. most of the rain is west of westminster but it is possible 11 a.m. for baltimore. we'll continue to see that rain possible into the afternoon. the heaviest stuff passes up into pennsylvania rather th