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i'm jennifer franciotti. coming up, a family member of one of the victims speaks to 11 news. >> i'm brooke hart. in washington, the battle over health care town hall. is it democracy in action? that story coming up. >> new york's hudson river has seen yet another emergency in the skies. this time with disasterous results. the latest on recovery efforts in the midair collision. >> and the weather word of the day -- we should actually make it two words. "extremely hot"! >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for "11 news today. " >> first let's check out the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we'll be about 10 degrees above what is normal. if you thought yesterday was bad at the airport, it will be much worse today. with that said, cooling centers are open around the area. they are located in all community centers and senior centers. you can always call 311 or visit our web site at wbaltv.com and there you will find tips on how to beat the heat and the locations of cooling
i'm jennifer franciotti. coming up, a family member of one of the victims speaks to 11 news. >> i'm brooke hart. in washington, the battle over health care town hall. is it democracy in action? that story coming up. >> new york's hudson river has seen yet another emergency in the skies. this time with disasterous results. the latest on recovery efforts in the midair collision. >> and the weather word of the day -- we should actually make it two words. "extremely...
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jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, jen. meanwhile until baltimore county a 7-year-old is being treated this morning for injuries after being struck by a car along dun dolph road. the child was hit around 7:30 at the intersection of ray button and j.d. avenue. the child's identity has not been released. no word on the child's condition this morning. >> baltimore city police have a pair of multiple shootings on their hands the first happened around 11:30 last night bringing investigators to find one victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the back and foot and moments later they found two other victims that had been wounded in the legs. one was taken to bay view and the other to hopkins and under an hour later police were called to the scene of another double shooting and police found two men shot one in the face the other in the foot in the 200 block of dallas court. no word a suspect or motive in either of these multiple shootings. >> and animal control is investigating animal abuse. a warning this could be very disturbing
jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, jen. meanwhile until baltimore county a 7-year-old is being treated this morning for injuries after being struck by a car along dun dolph road. the child was hit around 7:30 at the intersection of ray button and j.d. avenue. the child's identity has not been released. no word on the child's condition this morning. >> baltimore city police have a pair of multiple shootings on their hands the first happened around 11:30 last night...
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reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a police officer is on routine desk duty and a team of medics are under investigation after a police-involved shooting over the weekend. responding to a burglary call overnight saturday morning, an officer shot a suspect in the head after police say the masked attacker rushed the officer with a screwdriver. first responderses declared the suspect dead on the scene. but a half-hour later that declaration proved a little premature. >> after being observed moving or taking a breath or a sigh, not exactly sure, they returned to that location, treated the victim and transported him to a nearby hospital. >> this morning the suspect is alive, listed in critical condition. >> that was far from the only case of gunfire over the weekend. in northwest baltimore one man was killed, another wounded. the shots were fired by someone in a white conversion minivan with blue stripes and tintded -- tinted windows. one victim, an 18-year-old, was killed while an unidentified 47-year-old man is expected t
reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a police officer is on routine desk duty and a team of medics are under investigation after a police-involved shooting over the weekend. responding to a burglary call overnight saturday morning, an officer shot a suspect in the head after police say the masked attacker rushed the officer with a screwdriver. first responderses declared the suspect dead on the scene. but a half-hour later that declaration proved a little...
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i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> and this is the time when we normally start to see delays. we check on your commute coming up. >> showers moving in from our west. i'll break it down for you, coming up. >> and i'm nicole killian. what you need to know before you head to the car lot, coming up. >> and here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us. sandra shaw has a quick look at the forecast for us. we're sweating already. >> we're already 80 degrees downtown and 83 in ocean city and we're so humid. a lot of muggy air mass in place. showers and storms to the westin filtrating parts of the area. temperatures going up to the low 90's with a good chance of showers and storms. more details on the seven-day at the end of the news blobbling. >> two more arrests on the attack of an elderly man police labeled a hate crime. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live from c
i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> and this is the time when we normally start to see delays. we check on your commute coming up. >> showers moving in from our west. i'll break it down for you, coming up. >> and i'm nicole killian. what you need to know before you head to the car lot, coming up. >> and here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and...
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jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you.e ask you, as the start of the school year have been concerned about the spread of the h1n1 fvirus? >> andy writes that he is concerned because it spreads. parents are reminded to keep their kids all. >> does anyone remember the bird flew? people, wash your hands and cover your mouth and keep yourself and kids tallman your sick in order to reduce transmission. >> amanda rights, it's not enough to tell parents to keep their kids at all. the parents' employers need to be willing and make it now that they can have time to care for their children. we need to work together on this to keep children better six out of schools to prevent the spread of h1n1. we will have your answers on the front page of our website wbaltv.com. today simon cowell will be on 0 ," -- will be on "oprah." meet the four women he is calling the next big thing. that's at 4:00 today. today we will have a live report on the dangerous wild fire spreading across southern california. also, joe jackson speaks out for the fir
jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you.e ask you, as the start of the school year have been concerned about the spread of the h1n1 fvirus? >> andy writes that he is concerned because it spreads. parents are reminded to keep their kids all. >> does anyone remember the bird flew? people, wash your hands and cover your mouth and keep yourself and kids tallman your sick in order to reduce transmission. >> amanda rights, it's not enough to tell parents to keep their kids...
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jennifer franciotti live with the details. >> good morning. police say the suspect was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. the alleged carjacker was spotted near mlk and mulberry. police originally called off the pursuit and then the car collided with a a nissan and was knocked more than 50 feet from the intersection. >> flipped several times then smashed up against the wall. sounded horrible. just a big crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't even get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was real loud, like a boom! loud. >> the suspect was taken to shock trauma with only minor injuries and right now the name of the victim and suspect are not being released. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all right, jen, thank you. a 7-year-old is recovering this morning after being struck by a vehicle in baltimore county. it happened at the intersection of ray abdomen and j.d. avenue in dun do have. officials have not released the name of the child. >> police are still se
jennifer franciotti live with the details. >> good morning. police say the suspect was traveling at a high rate of speed when it hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. the alleged carjacker was spotted near mlk and mulberry. police originally called off the pursuit and then the car collided with a a nissan and was knocked more than 50 feet from the intersection. >> flipped several times then smashed up against the wall. sounded horrible. just a...
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jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jennifer, thank you. the only person ever ever convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in scotland is free. a cheering crowd welcomed him back home. in his home country he's seen as a escape go to the west used to isolate libya. he was released on compassionate grounds after recently being given only a few months to live. scottish law allows prisoners to be shown compassion but many family members of the victims are outraged including one here in maryland. >> he brutally murdered 270 people, i see no tron grant him any amnesty. and that's what this amounts to. he's going home to his family. not to another prison or even a hospital there. >> the family says they are still trying to work through their grief and reeling from the decision, one they don't think they will ever understand. >> tom ridge says he was pressured by former members of president george w. bush's cab note raise the terror alert level before the 2004 presidential election and he said he objected to raiseing the securi
jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jennifer, thank you. the only person ever ever convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in scotland is free. a cheering crowd welcomed him back home. in his home country he's seen as a escape go to the west used to isolate libya. he was released on compassionate grounds after recently being given only a few months to live. scottish law allows prisoners to be shown compassion but many family members of the victims are outraged...
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jennifer franciotti has more on how the violence has people worried about the inner harbor. >> a summer day in 1980, where dense crowds descend on the harbor place, an area regarded as a wasteland transformed into a promenade of culture and leisure. this man watched the vision unfold as he worked for the baltimore office of promotion and tourism in the east. -- in the 1980's. >> you could go out and stroll around the harbor and the outside a cafe. it was a great place to jog. >> recent incidents are endangering the sense of security. >> we have always had incidents at the inner harbor. not very frequent, but they happen occasionally. the happened occasionally in other parts of the city. this certainly was not the first time and it will not be the last. >> many are worried about the long-term impact of people to not feel safe at the harbor. >> the situation this weekend brought it to a head. we have to make sure that we address it seriously and forcefully. >> he points out of the violence at the harbor is symptomatic of a larger problem. >> this is a spillover of what happens each and ev
jennifer franciotti has more on how the violence has people worried about the inner harbor. >> a summer day in 1980, where dense crowds descend on the harbor place, an area regarded as a wasteland transformed into a promenade of culture and leisure. this man watched the vision unfold as he worked for the baltimore office of promotion and tourism in the east. -- in the 1980's. >> you could go out and stroll around the harbor and the outside a cafe. it was a great place to jog....
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jennifer franciotti reporting. but thank you. some good news for students and staff that double its high school. the state has removed it from the persistently dangerous school's list. -- dubois high school. they got a grant last year to help address problems. the funding helped create a paid internship program for students at baltimore companies. >> researchers will start blood tests this week to determine how many doses of swine flu vaccine will be needed to protect americans. the who predicts within two years nearly one-third of the world's population will get caught the virus. state health officials warn those going back to school to consistently wash their hands and stay home if they are not feeling well. officials advised children and young adults to receive their seasonal flu vaccine as well. the and the h1n1 vaccine when it becomes available. that brings us to our question of the day. about the vaccine. email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. baltimore city police investigating a shooting in northeast baltimore at the interse
jennifer franciotti reporting. but thank you. some good news for students and staff that double its high school. the state has removed it from the persistently dangerous school's list. -- dubois high school. they got a grant last year to help address problems. the funding helped create a paid internship program for students at baltimore companies. >> researchers will start blood tests this week to determine how many doses of swine flu vaccine will be needed to protect americans. the who...
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jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you. now to the latest on swine flu. researchers this week will begin blood tests to determine the number of vaccines need to protect against the virus. our washington bureau reporter nicole killian has more. >> when the flu is here, people with the underlying conditions like diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, pregnant women, if they get fever, probably get treated to avoid getting severely ill. >> doctors don't know if it will take one or two shots to guard against swine flu. add to that of regular flu shot and you could be looking at several spots this season. yesterday the government officials confront the colombian president areva pegg contracted swine flu. he began feeling the symptoms friday after returning from a meeting with other latin american presidents -- president uribe of columbia. >> 1 million americans have contracted swine flu. 500 have died. does the start of the school year have you concerned about the spread of h1n1 swine flu virus? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. send us your response. >> nea
jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you. now to the latest on swine flu. researchers this week will begin blood tests to determine the number of vaccines need to protect against the virus. our washington bureau reporter nicole killian has more. >> when the flu is here, people with the underlying conditions like diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, pregnant women, if they get fever, probably get treated to avoid getting severely ill. >> doctors don't know if it will take...
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jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city police are investigating a homicide a man was shot in the 100 block of south high land avenue. four hours later the victim was pronounced dead. if you have any information on this case you should call baltimore city police meanwhile police are searching for cell phone video of a shooting. two men are being treated for gunshot wounds but police say they are not being cooperative at all. a reward of $2,000 in this case. 1866-7 lockup. >> a dozen members of queen an's football team are recovering after a football practice. the first responders turned the football field into a makeshift triage center 12 students in all collapsed in what is being described as heat exhaustion. they were equaly quick to quarterback rumors that something other than heat caused the students to collapse. >> we have no further information. there's been a lot of reports of chemical issues, that is not true. >> after being cooled down at the scene all the affected students were taken to hospitals fo
jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city police are investigating a homicide a man was shot in the 100 block of south high land avenue. four hours later the victim was pronounced dead. if you have any information on this case you should call baltimore city police meanwhile police are searching for cell phone video of a shooting. two men are being treated for gunshot wounds but police say they are not being cooperative at all. a reward of $2,000 in this case....
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jennifer franciotti joins us with the story. >> good morning. erica carr was a correctional officer at the baltimore city detention center. found shot to death early yesterday morning in her car. it's not clear why the 37 year- old was on ken hill avenue in east baltimore. she lived in middle river with her children. police are investigating the possibility this was somehow related to or job. the working mom was shot three times, once in the head, neck, and in the arm. back to you. >> 6:52. >> 6:52. 6 announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! ...at the jcpenney lowest prices of the season sale. all arizona tops and bottoms are buy one, get one for 88¢ plus, save on denim at america's biggest back to school levi's sale kids' backpacks are only $
jennifer franciotti joins us with the story. >> good morning. erica carr was a correctional officer at the baltimore city detention center. found shot to death early yesterday morning in her car. it's not clear why the 37 year- old was on ken hill avenue in east baltimore. she lived in middle river with her children. police are investigating the possibility this was somehow related to or job. the working mom was shot three times, once in the head, neck, and in the arm. back to you....
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live in towson, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that happened yesterday morning in the 2700 block of spellman road in cherry hill. the victim was taken to shock trauma. his identity not released. no word on a suspect or a possible motive. meanwhile, investigators are also work on a shooting in west baltimore. authorities say shortly after 4:00 saturday afternoon they got a call about a man shot several times in the back on edmonton avenue. authorities say the man walked into a tire shop when gunfire erupted. he's currently recovering at shock trauma. no arrests have been made. there is information concerning a nearly 20-year-old mystery. the u.s. military says the remains have been found in iraq and have been positively identified as those of michael "scott" speicher. he's a navy pilot who was shot down in the first gulf war in a statement his family says learning of his fate has been difficult but it does bring some closure. brook hart has more. >> after return from camp david pre
live in towson, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that happened yesterday morning in the 2700 block of spellman road in cherry hill. the victim was taken to shock trauma. his identity not released. no word on a suspect or a possible motive. meanwhile, investigators are also work on a shooting in west baltimore. authorities say shortly after 4:00 saturday afternoon they got a call about a man shot several times in the...
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i'm jennifer franciotti.etails on how you could win straight ahead. >> injury news for the ravens. they signed a quarterback yesterday. who is ready to step up for wide cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy a '09 malibu for $271 a month after a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details. >> john beck had hoped the battle with troy smith. instead his shoulder injury. bad enough the ravens have signed drew willie to be quarterback, and also they have one of these guys to probably take beck's place. it looks like it could be pretty bad in dead. marcus smith on this play injured his knee. this is the cold, hard truth in the nfl. kevin robertson fighting for a job as wide receiver. hoping to fill that
i'm jennifer franciotti.etails on how you could win straight ahead. >> injury news for the ravens. they signed a quarterback yesterday. who is ready to step up for wide cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can...
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live here in towson, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore county police are investigating a deadly boating accident in essex. authorities say a man in his 20's was killed when he was hit by the motor on the boat. it happened just after 5:00 last night on bayside drive. the victim has not been identified. baltimore city police are searching for the person who shot two people in southwest baltimore. the shots were fired just after 1:00 yesterday afternoon in the 800 block offallendale street. that's where police found an 18-year-old and 47-year-old man both suffer from gunshot wounds. the 18-year-old was pronounced dead at shock trauma. the other victim is expected to survive. police are searching for a white conversion minivan with blue stripes and tinted windows. if you know anything about the vehicle or the case, you're urged to call baltimore city police. meanwhile, police are crediting crime cameras with heching to capture a murder suspect. police say saturday morning cameras caught a fight between two groups of boys in the 300
live here in towson, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore county police are investigating a deadly boating accident in essex. authorities say a man in his 20's was killed when he was hit by the motor on the boat. it happened just after 5:00 last night on bayside drive. the victim has not been identified. baltimore city police are searching for the person who shot two people in southwest baltimore. the shots were fired just after 1:00 yesterday afternoon in the 800...
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and i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. first, let's go outside. is it starting to warm up out there? >> it sure it. a lot of people are wondering where summer went as far as temperatures are concerned. we're not going to be breaking any records with this heat, but we haven't really felt this kind of heat or humidity at all this summer, so your body is not quite acclimated to it. we will see some of the warmest temperatures we have seen all year move in today, tomorrow, and tuesday. seeing a few rain showers to the north of us still adding some humidity. downtown baltimore 74. 82 in ocean city and 76 out toward salisbury. partly cloudy. whenever we have this much heat and humidity, we run the risk of a late afternoon thunderstorm. 91 and 96. that's the thermometer. more of this is on the way, and we'll talk about your full seven-day forecast coming up. >> now on to our big story this morning. we're learning more about the victims of a carroll county plane crash. >> that plane went down yesterday morning at 7:30 near the keymar airport. we get the l
and i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. first, let's go outside. is it starting to warm up out there? >> it sure it. a lot of people are wondering where summer went as far as temperatures are concerned. we're not going to be breaking any records with this heat, but we haven't really felt this kind of heat or humidity at all this summer, so your body is not quite acclimated to it. we will see some of the warmest temperatures we have seen all year move in today, tomorrow, and...
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i am jennifer franciotti.ent group is expanding the mission for a slots parlor in the downtown area. the baltimore city entertainment group says it has acquired a lot of russell street near the stadium that it wants to convert into a 3700 part gambling -- palace and to separate those in charge of giving the go-ahead say they have not seen anything in writing. community leaders who oppose such of facilities say they are being silenced by the timing and location of any public hearings on the matter. >>> let's look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we will see partly cloudy skies and a slight chance for an isolated thunderstorm. all in all, a quiet with a day. what we have in play is a front that came through last night. once we see more moisture streaming in here with the approach of tropical storm dennie, which should be by friday night and early saturday morning summer offshore, a parallel to our latitude, we will see a good chance of showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy. we have a s
i am jennifer franciotti.ent group is expanding the mission for a slots parlor in the downtown area. the baltimore city entertainment group says it has acquired a lot of russell street near the stadium that it wants to convert into a 3700 part gambling -- palace and to separate those in charge of giving the go-ahead say they have not seen anything in writing. community leaders who oppose such of facilities say they are being silenced by the timing and location of any public hearings on the...
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and jennifer franciotti is in the newsroom with details. >> erica carr described as an exemplary employee. was it some danger from her job that led to her murder? at the baltimore city detention center, employees are learning about the murder of one of their own, erica carr, found shot to death in her car early thursday morning. >> i was very devastated. she was very well respected by all employees. she will be sorely missed. >> it is unclear why the 37 year-old would have been there in east baltimore. she lived in a middle river home with her children. police don't know why sioux was gunned down. there are investigating the possibility it was connected to her job. >> these corrections officers pleaded dangerous life when they leave these institutions, but they have to look over their shoulder at all times, every hour their republic i. >> being a correctional officer is very hard work. it is dangerous for us coming out every night to going home and being in the public. >> it regardless of the motive, but the president of the union that represents the correctional officer has harsh words f
and jennifer franciotti is in the newsroom with details. >> erica carr described as an exemplary employee. was it some danger from her job that led to her murder? at the baltimore city detention center, employees are learning about the murder of one of their own, erica carr, found shot to death in her car early thursday morning. >> i was very devastated. she was very well respected by all employees. she will be sorely missed. >> it is unclear why the 37 year-old would have...
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jennifer franciotti has reaction from 66-year-old letty williams' family. >> good morning. letty williams died when the plane she was riding in crashed saturday just minutes after taking off. she was traveling with 61-year-old robert kociemba who was the pilot of the two-seater plane. he says bob and his mom were the closest of friends. they enjoyed scuba diving, flying, and at 66 williams was working on getting her own pilot's license. she had an adventureous spirit and a loving nature, but will be missed. >> she was an accomplished woman, she was a professional. she did a lot of good things for a lot of people that loved her. she loved a lot of people, and she's going to be missed by a lot of people. >> williams leaves behind two sons and five grandchildren. federal investigators have not released any information on what caused that plane to crash. reporting live from the news room. mindy, back to you. >> rescue crews continue to search for a small plane and victims in the hudson river. nine people were killed when a plane crashed with a helicopter. new york mayor michael
jennifer franciotti has reaction from 66-year-old letty williams' family. >> good morning. letty williams died when the plane she was riding in crashed saturday just minutes after taking off. she was traveling with 61-year-old robert kociemba who was the pilot of the two-seater plane. he says bob and his mom were the closest of friends. they enjoyed scuba diving, flying, and at 66 williams was working on getting her own pilot's license. she had an adventureous spirit and a loving nature,...
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jennifer franciotti joins us live from city police with details. >> police say the suspect was driving at a high rate of speed when he hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. >> flipped several times, then smashed up against the wall. sound horrible. it just a big just crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't even get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was real loud, like a boom! loud. >> this coop was driven by an alleged carjacker spotted in mulberry but police called off their brief pursuit quickly. >> the officers were not pursueing the car at the time of the crash. they found the vehicle and got the alert that it was taken in an armed carjacking but based on the way the driver reacted when he saw the police, drove erratically, out of control, they were ordered to break it off at which time he did so, however, he continued on. >> the suspect's car was going at an extreme rate of speed just before the car collided with this nissan. the woman's car hit more than four times and was knocked more than 60 feet from the intersection. the name of the victi
jennifer franciotti joins us live from city police with details. >> police say the suspect was driving at a high rate of speed when he hit a nissan causing it to flip over several times killing the woman inside. >> flipped several times, then smashed up against the wall. sound horrible. it just a big just crash. just like that. i mean, i didn't even get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was real loud, like a boom! loud. >> this coop was driven by an alleged carjacker...
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jennifer franciotti. the big story, and alert. overnight thunderstorm struck to our area. at we are under a flash flood watch. john collins is in the insta- weather center with a look at the forecast. more rain? >> absolutely. last night was very noisy and the baltimore area. thunder and lightning. the storms were very intense. they were not severe because there was not a lot of wind, just a lot of rain and thunder and lightning. let's look at the radar back then starting at midnight. that is when the noise started. you can see what it looked like, bring intense storms in montgomery county, western howard county and southern cal county. i will advance it. the and the storms will keep rolling through. a lot of lightning with the storms. some torrential rains fell as well. as far as the rain totals, much of carroll county, the central portion of baltimore county, and in extreme northern howard county received anywhere from 2 inches to 3 inches of rain. up to 5 inches and sw carroll county. there was an area in harford county that got up to 6 inches and intense thunderstorms.
jennifer franciotti. the big story, and alert. overnight thunderstorm struck to our area. at we are under a flash flood watch. john collins is in the insta- weather center with a look at the forecast. more rain? >> absolutely. last night was very noisy and the baltimore area. thunder and lightning. the storms were very intense. they were not severe because there was not a lot of wind, just a lot of rain and thunder and lightning. let's look at the radar back then starting at midnight....
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jennifer franciotti reporting. >> anne arundel county police are interviewing, and that may know something after man was discovered inside a car suffering from a stab bowounds. paramedics found the victim slump over inside his car. he was rushed to a hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries. the woman is not considered a suspect. baltimore city police seven other shooting investigation. it happened at preston street and north fremont avenue just after 2:00 yesterday. police say a man was found shot. there's no word on the victim's condition or suspect or motive. >> baltimore police need help finding a missing 13 year-old girl. if this is a picture of michelle phillips. she was last seen by mother july 17 on ninth street. she last spoke with the girl week later, but the girl had no idea where she was. if you think you have seen her, call city police. >> baltimore police searching for the person or persons who analyzed a southwest baltimore church. a church member discovered spray paint on the building. he believes gangs are responsible. police said tagging are not from gangs. the p
jennifer franciotti reporting. >> anne arundel county police are interviewing, and that may know something after man was discovered inside a car suffering from a stab bowounds. paramedics found the victim slump over inside his car. he was rushed to a hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries. the woman is not considered a suspect. baltimore city police seven other shooting investigation. it happened at preston street and north fremont avenue just after 2:00 yesterday. police say a...
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jennifer franciotti has the latest on an investigation with a tragic ending. >> smashed up against the wall. it was horrible go. just a big crash, just like that. i did not get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was a real loud. >> it was driven by an alleged carjacker and was spotted after 3:00 p.m. at m.l.k. and mulberry. police cut off the pursuit quickly. >> again, they recognized it, or they found the vehicle, and armed carjacking. based on the way the driver reacted when he saw the police, he drove erratically, out of control. they were ordered to break off, at which time they did so. he continued on. >> the suspect car was going and an extreme rate of speed just before the car collided with the disney signed. the woman inside was killed. her car flipped four times and was knocked more than 60 feet from the intersection. >> a city police officer is recovering from injuries after being struck by a car in east baltimore. officers were called to the scene just before midnight to the 3000 block of mcelderry street. the officer was knocked to the ground and had minor injuries. the woman
jennifer franciotti has the latest on an investigation with a tragic ending. >> smashed up against the wall. it was horrible go. just a big crash, just like that. i did not get a chance to blink my eyes. >> it was a real loud. >> it was driven by an alleged carjacker and was spotted after 3:00 p.m. at m.l.k. and mulberry. police cut off the pursuit quickly. >> again, they recognized it, or they found the vehicle, and armed carjacking. based on the way the driver reacted...
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i'm jennifer franciotti. at the kennedy family is gathered at the compound in hyannis port to say a final goodbye to senator ted kennedy. our 11 news reporter have the latest. >> following today's of morning privately, the kennedys the pair of three days of public tribunes and religious services in boston and the nation's capital. the summer retreat now shadowed by the loss of family patriarch, senator ted kennedy. >> i am thankful to all the people who expressed condolences. >> family members were out on the water sailing. it just a few weeks ago the senator, battling brain cancer, took one of his last sales on his boat. now the senator is making one final journey. a motorcade and relatives will export his body to boston where he will lie in repose at the jfk presidential library and museum, a place he helped build an honor of his brother. at the library, people will be able to pay their respects and honor give light and political career appeared close colleagues and rivals say the liberal lion of the senate
i'm jennifer franciotti. at the kennedy family is gathered at the compound in hyannis port to say a final goodbye to senator ted kennedy. our 11 news reporter have the latest. >> following today's of morning privately, the kennedys the pair of three days of public tribunes and religious services in boston and the nation's capital. the summer retreat now shadowed by the loss of family patriarch, senator ted kennedy. >> i am thankful to all the people who expressed condolences....
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. >> jennifer franciotti loves the fair. she told me that yesterday.nt there to show us more of what to expect from what some call the 11 best days of summer. >> it's one of the most looked forward to events of the summer, especially if you love rides, animals, and good food. the maryland state fair. the 11 best stase days of summer. there is no new food to enjoy -- crepes anyone? and this year because of the economy, concerts are free. >> we have gone back to doing free concerts. they are free with fair admission. they are friday night boyz 2 men and the second night gavincrowe. says fairs across the country are doing well because more people are staying close to home and this fair offers something for everyone. >> it is a combination of the old traditions and the new. our carnival has a couple new rides. >> new rides like the windsurfer and something pu will only ride here. the crazy chopper. don brought it in from san salvodore. it goes 30 feet in the air. >> it simulates a full-sized jet ranger and it carries the wlole family -- mothers, dads, kids
. >> jennifer franciotti loves the fair. she told me that yesterday.nt there to show us more of what to expect from what some call the 11 best days of summer. >> it's one of the most looked forward to events of the summer, especially if you love rides, animals, and good food. the maryland state fair. the 11 best stase days of summer. there is no new food to enjoy -- crepes anyone? and this year because of the economy, concerts are free. >> we have gone back to doing free...
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. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. we'll get to our top stories in just a moment. first we want to look outside with john collins. it was certainly active outside. >> yes, we had an interesting past week here. really warm or some could say hot or humid. then we had a hurricane buzzing along off shore and stirring up the ocean. and a lot of rain. it still feels like that this morning. the rain will be less of an issue today than it has been. not gone necessarily, but less of an issue. so let's take a look at our live h.d. doppler radar. it is more of an issue for those on the peninsula than it is for those of us west of the bay. we have partly cloudy skiesment our temperatures are -- cloudy skies. our temperatures are a little cooler now. the activity is pulling away from us. there are also isolated and scattered showers in the mountains of virginia and west virginia at this time. at least there are some breaks in the clouds, and some less humid air is beginning to filter into the area. i'll bring all the details coming
. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. we'll get to our top stories in just a moment. first we want to look outside with john collins. it was certainly active outside. >> yes, we had an interesting past week here. really warm or some could say hot or humid. then we had a hurricane buzzing along off shore and stirring up the ocean. and a lot of rain. it still feels like that this morning. the rain will be less of an issue today than it has been. not gone...
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i am jennifer franciotti. a committee has given the green light to gov.f a billion dollars from the state budget. the board of public works approved the cuts yesterday, which would release more than 200 state employees without jobs and take a hit on most programs and services, from fire to police to after-school programs and even cancer screenings. >> governor, you have given us fair warning that this round of cuts would be exceptionally painful, and having reviewed the proposal in detail, i am inclined to agree. the list of reductions will affect the lives of virtually every marylander. >> for more information, log onto our website, wbaltv.com. back in a minute with a check on toda >> now for a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we are going to see a high in the mid 80's. slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm. there will be a few more clouds around. the same deal for ocean city this afternoon. ocean city will be contending with high swells and rip currents throughout the weekend. we do have a chance for storms. >> thanks for joining us. we wil
i am jennifer franciotti. a committee has given the green light to gov.f a billion dollars from the state budget. the board of public works approved the cuts yesterday, which would release more than 200 state employees without jobs and take a hit on most programs and services, from fire to police to after-school programs and even cancer screenings. >> governor, you have given us fair warning that this round of cuts would be exceptionally painful, and having reviewed the proposal in...
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. >> and i'm lisa robinson here for -- i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. >> we're seeing more sun than we have seen for a day or stew. the presence of bill kept us murky yesterday. why and finally the humidity is going to go away. >> it is still there, but we will make progress by the end of the day, and it will take 24 hours to work through all these issues. we don't have as many issues as we had yesterday morning because most of the rain is off shore. a few showers out to the west. the actual rain falls more out over the atlantic at this time. the clouds are a bit more scattered. the front is still trying to move away. this stalled front-moving front which was here yesterday is still here this morning. so we'll talk about how quickly this thing will get out of our hair coming up with the insta-weather plus forecast. >> and remember, you can follow the storm on our web site. you can pin point wet weather down to your very own street. go to wbaltv.com. you'll find it on the home page. >> hurricane bill passed the u.s. yesterday. >> and even though it did not make landfall
. >> and i'm lisa robinson here for -- i'm jennifer franciotti here for lisa robinson. >> we're seeing more sun than we have seen for a day or stew. the presence of bill kept us murky yesterday. why and finally the humidity is going to go away. >> it is still there, but we will make progress by the end of the day, and it will take 24 hours to work through all these issues. we don't have as many issues as we had yesterday morning because most of the rain is off shore. a few...
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jennifer franciotti has the story. >> it's one of the most anticipated parties of the year. baltimore magazine's best of baltimore party brings out the who's who in town, celebrating this month the most winners ever in shopping, service, food and more. >> 2,000 people usually come and they have the opportunity to taste from 50 restaurants or caterers, have specialityity drinks, listen to live music and have the best time of their lives. >> one chef just opened his restaurant last year and he's thrilled to win top honors for his cuisine, which features latin american and mediterranean influences. >> we opened in december and we've been making people happy. they're very, very, very happy. >> the night isn't just about a party. it's to support aworthy cause. the magazine teams with a family organization on charles street. they offer a 24-hour stress line for parents, parenting classes and support groups. >> families want skills to raise their children. proceeds are so important to us now, particularly with the economy so rough. so many families are reaching out for help. we're
jennifer franciotti has the story. >> it's one of the most anticipated parties of the year. baltimore magazine's best of baltimore party brings out the who's who in town, celebrating this month the most winners ever in shopping, service, food and more. >> 2,000 people usually come and they have the opportunity to taste from 50 restaurants or caterers, have specialityity drinks, listen to live music and have the best time of their lives. >> one chef just opened his restaurant...
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i'm jennifer franciotti. first we want to take a look outside with weather reporter jim nichols. >> temperatures may be slightly cooler than we are expecting, but it will still be in the mid-90's. it is absolutely going to feel summer-like, and we will see humidity move through the region, and that is going to make it feel even worse outside. a quick look at our radar picture shows most of the rain is to our north. a few light rain showers are trying to pu push their way through -- push their way through northern maryland. 80 degrees out toward ocean city. 73 and 72 seem to be the popular numbers. lots of people waking up to early morning fog. temperatures in the mid 80's for breakfast time. by lunch time, 89 degrees. whenever we see this much heat and humidity, we have to talk about the risk of a pop-up thundershower. 93 threes. -- degrees. we'll talk about the seven-day forecast. >> our big story out of carroll county where we are learning more about the victims killed in a plane crash. >> that plane went d
i'm jennifer franciotti. first we want to take a look outside with weather reporter jim nichols. >> temperatures may be slightly cooler than we are expecting, but it will still be in the mid-90's. it is absolutely going to feel summer-like, and we will see humidity move through the region, and that is going to make it feel even worse outside. a quick look at our radar picture shows most of the rain is to our north. a few light rain showers are trying to pu push their way through -- push...
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jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv news. >> a new study finds the ware of many beaches is polluted and endangers the health of swimmers. the beach water quality report released last week found our beach waters continue to suffer from serious contamination that includes human and animal waste. there is a bright spot for maryland's ocean city based on a beach quality notification contamination. to read the entire report, log on to our web site and click on medical alert. >> maryland schools brave for another swine flu spleth threat. state officials are hashing this out before school begins. >> plus getting a divorce may be bad for your heal, even if you remarry. a new study linking divorce and health problems. >> and derrick mason ends his retirement. number 85 is back with the ravens! pete gilbert will have the detail >> in this morning's "medical alert." a warning to those of you who use tanning beds. they are in the top cancer many warnings with cigarettes. a risk of a jump in skin cancer when use of tanning beds was begun under the age of 30. the new classification of these tanning beds and ul
jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv news. >> a new study finds the ware of many beaches is polluted and endangers the health of swimmers. the beach water quality report released last week found our beach waters continue to suffer from serious contamination that includes human and animal waste. there is a bright spot for maryland's ocean city based on a beach quality notification contamination. to read the entire report, log on to our web site and click on medical alert. >> maryland schools...