. >> state delegate jon cardin make amends with baltimore police for his controversial proposal. what do you think about it? that is the question today. >> are we through the worst of the rough weather? what can we expect for the weekend? the insta-weather plus forecast continues with 11 news today. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning. i'm sarah caldwell. >> i'm stan stovall. >> the forecast is a big story. some thunderstorms moved across the area. anywhere from two inches to 6 inches measured around parts of the area. baltimore county is experiencing 2300 power outages. 2800 been harford county. the heaviest rain has moved out of the northeast corner of the state and is in delaware and new jersey. we have a thundershowers ieast f annapolis. and no. carroll county into frederick county and hagerstown there is thunder activity. with thunder and lightning. not as much as was heard earlier this morning. there is a tropical weather feature over the atlantic. a front try to come through as well. the next 24 hours will be the rainiest. >> it's never goo

he is that -- jon cardin is the nephew of maryland senator ben garden. -- ben cardin. >>> city residents are in courage to call to report cards left in -- are in courage to to call to report cards left in alleys and on streets. on one of vehicles will be donated to a worthy cause. -- unwated vehicles will be donated to a worthy cause. >> the goal is to allow financial independence by making it possible to own a vehicle. >> it was a very muggy start to our day, much more than what we saw in the last few days. plenty of sunshine, but you see those clouds in western pennsylvania and maryland. they are heading our way, giving way to a partly cloudy skies this afternoon. 88 degrees downtown, 84 at the airport. 86 expected in frederick. increasing clouds as we head into the afternoon hours. looking for a chance of scattered rain showers and thunderstorms developing late afternoon through the early evening. we will talk more about what -- about when to expect as thunderstorms and who will see the greatest impact in the full seven-day forecast. >> manufacturing issues could delay the delivery of

police officers boarded the boat until jon cardin popped the question to his fiancee anearlir this month. he reimbursed the city $300 for his use of police resources. email your responses to us with your opinions on this. email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 20,000 people were at the kennedy presidential library and museum to view the body of ted kennedy. nicole killian has more on how the senator is being remembered. >> well-wishers will have several hours to say goodbye to the center before private memorial service tonight. they came throughout the night from all walks of life. civil rights leader jesse jackson, a constituent, friends, colleagues, one by one filing by the flag draped coffin of ted kennedy. they were greeted by his family, including vicki, his wife of 17 years. >> it is a tremendous loss to our family. i want to let them know how grateful we all are. >> of the people responding to this call that he made. >> you will be roberremembered a memorial service it, a private service. >> he left a mark on us. >> he was funny. in terms of campaigning. been around them was so sp

but apparently the delegate doesn't want to talk about it. >> reporter: state delegate jon cardin in hot water, over a major marriage proposal that used tax resources. on august 7th, cardin admits enlisting the help of officers to fake a police raid. it was meant to throw his fiance offguard before popping the question. >> my command staff folks have instructed their subordinates to begin their investigation. >> reporter: the hoax by on- duty officers comes as extra money is being spent to beef up patrols in the inner harbor to combat crime in a budget pinch that could end the city's mounted patrol unit. >> i don't know, though, that this is much beyond the scope of a couple officers who used poor judgment. and i'm going to reserve much more comment until i know more of the facts. >> reporter: an aide for delegate cardin tells eyewitness news that the delegate is unavailable for questions because he is currently out of town. but here at his home, a handyman told us that he's been in contact with cardin all day long, via cell phone. once again, we asked that aide to pass along our requ

but apparently, the delegate doesn't want to talk about it. >> reporter: state delegate jon cardin in hot water over a marriage proposal that used taxpayer resources. on august 7th, on board a friend's boat in the harbor, cardin admits to using a police helicopter to fake a police raid. it was meant to throw his fiance off guard before popping the question. >> my command staff folks have instructed their subordinates to begin an investigation. >> reporter: they are supposed to be used to combat crime. >> i don't know, though, that this is much beyond the scope of a couple of officers who used poor judgment. and i'm going to reserve much more comment until i know more of the facts. >> reporter: an aide for delegate cardin tells eyewitness news that the delegate is unavailable for questions because he is currently out of town. but here at his home, a handyman told us he has been in contact with cardin with a cell phone. once again, we asked that aide to pass along the request for a interview. >> reporter: instead, they released a statement that said, i should have considered that city r

vic is live at wjz.com with more on the incident involving delegate jon cardin. >> he is investigating the use of on-duty marines and officers involved in a pretend raid on august 7th. while fox trot hovered above, they were on board a boat of delegate cardin. they pretended to search a small vessel. delegate cardin got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend. we want to know, should -- should he have used a police boat to propose to his girlfriend? yes, no, or you don't care? commissioner bealefeld says no city resources should be used for anything but the city. delegate cardin says he plans to pay for the resources used in his proposal. >>> hurricane bill is still growing in the atlantic ocean. here's a shot at the season's first named storm. bill is expected to become a major category 3 storm in the next few days. what track is hurricane bill expected to take? meteorologist bernadette woods is in the storm center. >> reporter: well, we've got the latest on it. a new update will come out at 5:00. here's the latest on hurricane bill. we have a closer satellite to show you how

jon cardin is a democrat. >>> the recession is taking a toll on a lot of peep. for some, financial hardship can be too much to bear. that's where a group like crisis link comes in. it is a crisis hotline operating in northern virginia. it has seen a spike in calls this year, especially from loudoun county. one paid staff member and a team of volunteers answer the phones. one volunteer says it can take its toll. >> sad to hear the situations that people are going through on a daily basis but i feel it is an important thing that we are canning here. >> reporter: the phone number for crisis link is 800-273- talk. it is open 24 hours a day from northern virginia you can also call 211. >>> >>> five after the hour. time for a living smart report and jessica doyle has a story that is near and dear to the heart of the newsroom. >> coffee and bargain. starbucks is cutting the price of a plain cup of coffee or a latte. going down 5 to 15 cents but the frosty blended frappichinos will coast you more. they are raising prices on harder to make drinks by ten to 30 cents. the

you you can ask jon cardin your own questions. he will appear this monday night. you can send your questions at foxbaltimore through twitter. >>> candice has our traffic report tonight. >> good to be back haoefrplt now we have to talk about the evening delays as usual. right now we are checking in on 95, 51 miles per hour there. on the jfx 41 miles per hour. looking at 56 there. a slow go there on the west side of the belt way though, now down to 30, that's right, 30 miles per hour there. 54 doing pretty fair on 95 traveling through howard county. as for 83 though in that northern baltimore county, it is going to be a hectic ride on the southbound end. that's because we have disabled vehicles on the ramp on to the outer loop lanes of 695. so york road is going to be a much better bet for the alternate route tonight. the belt way is packed as usual from to to towson. bel air road is looking like a much better belt for the alternate. as for the 95, the northbound lanes we are seeing a heavy but steady ride but the southbound lanes it's pretty much crystal clear head

they are encouraging fellow legislators to do the same spirit state delegate jon cardin has reimbursed baltimore city police to permit for the use of an helicopter, a police boat, and many officers to stage a proposal to his fiancee. $300 what the bill. police say the figure comes from their calculation of the hourly rate of the officers and the cost of fuel for vehicles. on august 7, police officers boarded the boat back to the couple was on hand pretended to search for contraband until he popped the question. he has since apologized, saying he should have used better judgment. coming up on 11 news, wild fire continues to spread across southern california. find out how fast it is spreading. michael vick returns to an nfl game. we will look at how the quarterback performed in his first preseason game with his new team. mega millions fever hits maryland. 333 million reasons to buy a ticket for tonight's drawin >> mourners continue to pay final respects to senator ted kennedy this afternoon. michelle france and has more outside the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston. >> thous

state delegate jon cardin has offered to reimburse police after staging an elaborate marriage proposalanged for the marine unit to pop the question to his girlfriend. the republican party chairman calls now for a legislative ethics panel to investigate further. chris says lawmakers should determine whether cardin used his office to abuse police resources. cardin's girlfriend said yes that night and continues to say yes. >>> the only man convicted in the 1988 lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people including eight from maryland has now been released from a scottish prison. he was supposed to be serving a life sentence but has terminal cancer. he was preed on compassionate grounds. >> you don't allow someone who has murdered, you know, premeditated murder and let them walk away. >> he was given only a few months to live and he boarded the plane and landed to a festive welcome home. >>> a former teacher sentenced for having child morning if i will spend ten years in prison followed by supervised rea leaf for life. back in 2007, he was convicted for unlawful sexual conduct with a then 13-

. >> baltimore county delegate jon cardin says he plans to reimburse the state of for the costs that were made for his wedding proposal. he used a helicopter to a proposed to his fiancee. he popped the question. now city police are investigating whether the incident was a misuse of resources. he says he should have used better judgment. and the world soccer match that we have been trying to get into the sports spotlight is bracing. there could be an indy racing event. our reporter has more to explain. >> it would be exciting to watch cars raced up and down the street along the harbor. the idea has local hotels, restaurants and businesses excited. it could bring in more than $1 million for the city. >> once i got here and i looked at the harbor and where the track is going to be going, it is a win-win situation. >> that is a champion putting his full support behind building a car race in downtown baltimore. if anybody who knows of racing, it is him. it comes one week after the baltimore city council approved a resolution to give increasing development team two years to pursue the race

. >>> a maryland lawmaker wants the ethics investigation in to delegate jon cardin's marriage proposal. police staged a fake raid at the inner harbor while cardin popped the question. baltimore county republican chairman is calling for this investigation. cardin, who is reimbursing the state for the costs connected to this stunt, meis a mo. crde at> in>>a modecrat. >>> in virginia, three demos erh are facing child daenngme nten and drug char rd cog topolice, the g n mewo were traveling with five childr in the ck of an unventilated box truck. the women are e all from ohio. they were stopatd d a highway rest stop along i-77 in bland county. the children have been turned over to social services. >>> well, you only have a couple more days if you want to take advantage of that cash for clunkers deal. because the government is scrapping the program next monday. armando trull explains. >> reporter: the cash for clunkers program runs out of gas next monday at 8 p.m. eastern. by most accounts it has been one of the most successful government initiatives in decades. they offered buyers as much a

. >> state delegate jon cardin has made good on a promise to reimburse police for the staging of proposal to his fiancee. it also covers costs of fuel for the vehicle. police officers boarded about the couple was on hand pretended to search for contraband until he popped the question. he has apologized, saying he should have used better judgment. that brings us to our question, what do you think about is $300 reimbursement to the city for his use of police resources bot? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com today we find out how much money americans spent last month. it is expected there was improvement. now to traci potts for more. >> today we will learn what consumers spent and what their paychecks looked like in july. analysts predict the economy may grow. for the first time in the year. that's a sign the recession may be on its way out. we are seeing a small rebound in housing. people are deciding to buy. >> they see house prices are stabilizing, they're going to jump into the market. we will see a small surge in sales. some corporate profits are a. adell reporting unexpectedly slow sec

it was all over our news, all over the internet and now john cardin -- jon cardin has apologized. >>> we should prepare for the swine flu to explode. that's their word, not mine. i'm jamie costello and i hope this is the last time you watch us because on monday you will be retired after winning $207 million. that is the lottery. the big drawing is tonight.

jon cardin has now apologized and offered to reimburse mees after staging an elaborate marriage proposal. he arranged for the city police helicopter and marines to be involved. now his republican party chairman is calling for an ethics panel to investigate further. lawmakers should determine whether cardin used his office to abuse police resources. >>> the only thing happening today is get out and buy a megamillions ticket. there is nothing else for to you do today except to bay a darn ticket. $207 million, that's it. that's all that's happening today. >>> from food to music and more, it was a celebration of the best charm city has to offer. last night, we were honored to be among those at the hippodrome. megan pringle and i were named best morning anchor team by the magazine and delia goncalves was picked as best reporter. steve jeffy, the publishingisher explains why he looks forward to this every year. >> you don't get a chance to get them under one roof. it's always nice to hear people say it is the best party every year. >> a portion of the proceeds went to prevent child abuse and n

jon cardin has apologized and offered to reimburse police after staging an elaborate proposal. he arranged for the police helicopter and marines to be called in. now there's calls for a legislative ethics panel to investigate further. they want to know whether he used his office to abuse police resources. cardin's girlfriend said yes and continues to say yes. >>> a former baltimore state teacher is sentenced for having child pornography. 52-year-old timothy ga nairis will be sentenced for life in 2007. he was convicted for third degree sexual assault for contact with a 13-year-old former student. he was sentenced for that and he was on probation when he was caught with the child porn. >>> the only man convicted in the 1988 lockerbie bombing that killed 278 people including eight from our state has been released from the scottish prison. he was serve a life sentence but has terminal cancer. he was freed on compassionate grounds. that drew outrage from the victims' families. he was given a few months to live. he boarded a jet to libya and landed to a festive welcome. where is the

. >>> maryland delegate jon cardin is broadening his apology for his marriage proposal stunt. perhaps you have heard of it. he used baltimore resources including a helicopter to stage a fake raid at the inner hour bar. it was part of his proposal to his girlfriend. now he is apologizing. he says in retrospect my plan, as romantic as it was for my fiance was ill conceived no matter how brief the event city resources should not have been involved. >>> the head of more's public defender office is out of a job. in a statement she said the board of trustees fired her for failing to terminate a well- respected african-american public defender for no reason. she said she had been asked to perform other unlawful acts she refused to do. >>> topper is here to talk about the forecast. one moment it is sunny outside and then it looks ominous it. >> did. it was dark and just -- >> unbelievable. despite the clouds still hit 94 which tied the record high. we are looking at some severe weather to the west. we are not under a watch but plenty of warnings out there. jefferson county in west vir

. >>> delegate jon cardin reimbursed baltimore city police $300 for his marriage proposal stunt that involved marine police and the city police helicopter. it happened back on august 7th at the inner harbor. during the 15-minute incident, police officers boarded a boat cardin and his fiancee were on with friends and pretended to search for contraband until cardin popped the question. a police spokesman says cardin's reimbursement was based on the hourly rate paid to the officers and the cost of helicopter fuel. >>> the motorcade carrying the body of senator edward kennedy has arrived at the john f. kennedy presidential library. the procession carried the flag- draped casket along a 70-mile route from the family compound in cape cod into boston. thousands of people along the route applauded as the motorcade passed by. kennedy will lie in repose at the library until tomorrow. he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. >>> the death of edward kennedy has left vacant the senate seat he held for 47 years. many will say no one can replace him, but someone must succeed him. so even a

after numerous apologies, jon cardin today reimbursed baltimore city police $300 for his proposal production that involved marine, police, and the city police helicopter. it happened august 7th at the inner harbor during the 15- minute proposal, police officers boarded a boat cardin and his fiancee were on with friends and pretended they were searching for contraband until cardin popped the question. cardin's reimbursement was based on the hourly rate paid to the officers and the costs of helicopter fuels. >>> a lot of folks may be trying to squeeze in one more weekend at the beach before the kids head back to school, but things have been complicated by danny. that's the tropical storm curving towards the midatlantic coast. norm lewis has been keeping tabs on danny every step of the way. norm? >> thanks a lot. let me show you what is going on with danny. this is the absolute latest information from the national hurricane center. the winds and danny have actually calmed down a little bit. right now they're 50 miles an hour. it is now just kind of meandering around. it doesn't really have a di

continues, but tonight we've gotten a breakdown of the police department's bill for state delegate jon cardin's elaborate marriage proposal. it happened august 7th at the inner harbor with the police health care reform hovering, -- hovering, they boarded a boat and continued to search for contraband until cardin popped the question. yesterday cardin reimbursed city police $300. but how did they come up with that number? we asked, and here is what we told. police say the entire episode lasted 13 minutes, but for billing minutes they rounded it up to 15 minutes. of that bard kin was build for two minutes of the helicopter hovering, gas for the marine unit boat, and the combined cost of less than five city police officers. cardin, again, declined our request for an interview today. he has publicly apologized numerous times. the police department says the $300 is the, quote, fair market value for the incident, and this the invoice was reviewed by the police commissioner. >>> in boston today, last respects. tonight the doors of the kennedy library are closed, but not before tens of thousands have fi

delegate jon cardin reimbursed city police $300 for his proposal production involving marine police and the city police helicopter. during the 15 minute stunt, officers boarded a boat cardin and his fiancee were on and pretended to search for contraband until cardin popped the question. >>> tonight senator ted kennedy is lying in repose at the john f. kennedy presidential library in boston. the hearse carrying his body arrived this afternoon, and people have lined up to pay tribute to the last of the kennedy brothers. before making the trek to boston, members of the storied kennedy clan gathered at the family compound on cape cod for a private mass. ted's widow victoria, along with his sole remaining sibling, jean kennedy smith led the group as the senator's casket was lifted into the hearse. an honor guard led the motorcade on the 70-mile journey north as ted kennedy left his beloved cape cod for the final time. >> this is his home. and he was a friend to people who lived here. and he was a champion for the people with no voice. >> reporter: the motorcade wove its way towards boston fo

delegate jon cardin has apologized for his proposal which took place earlier this month. cardin took his now fiancee and some friends out on a boat and staged a mock police raid. police boarded the boat, as a police helicopter flew overhead. cardin then popped the question. how romantic. police calculated what it cost them and cardin submitted a $300 check to the department. >> the redskins have a good test before them tonight. they will play tom brady and the patriots in another preseason ga. here's dan hellie with your sports minute. >> good morning, everybody. your sports minute starts with the redskins, the guys playing preseason game number three at fedex field tonight. they are taking on the patriots. starters going to go for awhile, at least a half, maybe more. our coverage from fedex begins at 50. >>> in philadelphia, michael vick made his nfl debut for the eagles. last night, 4 for 4 for 19 yards passing, ran the ball once. vick in the game for a total of six plays. it was his first nfl action since the 2006 season. the eagles, by the way, won the game. >>> to bas

jon cardin took his fiancee and -- girlfriend and a few friends on a boat ride. a short time later, police boarded the boat and pretended to search for contraband. while a police helicopter flew overhead. cardin then popped the question. the lawmakers has since apologized. toda he submit ad $300 check to the police department. we are told the amount is based on the hourly rate paid to the officers involved. which lasted -- incident lasted about 15 minutes as well as the cost of the fuel for the helicopter. >>> in the district today, mayor adrian fenty was still refusing to answer more questions about how his young sons were enrolled in an elementary school outside of the family's neighborhood. the sons in the fourth grade are attending a d.c. public school now for the first time. tom sherwood is here with more. >> reporter: flashes of anger from the mayor but no answers to the questions. on news4 this morning, mayor fenty politely but formally turned awith a questions about how his sons got in a popular elementary school not near their home. >> my kids are just l

jon cardin apologized and offered to reimburse police after staging an elaborate marriage proposal. he arranged for a city police headlight helicopter and marine unit to be involved while popping the question to his girlfriend. a legislative ethics panel has been called to investigate further. chris cavy says lawmakers should determine whether cardin used his office to abuse police resources. >>> massive construction's underway at the aberdeen proving ground, but there also is a $50 million project underway outside the base in the heart of edgewood. jeff hager take as look -- takes a look at those plans. >> we used to have a lot of camp outs here. it was just a very, very active military housing development with lots of kids. it was very fond memories growing up as a child here. >> reporter: rob reviews what's left of washington court. a military housing complex. the ground of the massive buildup of world war ii. vines began choking the very life out of the buildings that remain. >> it shows it from the start. >> today marks the beginning of the end of that type of neglect and probl

jon smoltz's return to the national league went just as planned. he got out nine and allowed just three hits in five shutout innings to lead the st. louis cardinals over the san diego padres 5-2. >>> in los angeles, chicago's jake fox went 4 for 4 with a home run and two rbis as the cubs rallied for a 3-1 victory over the dodgers to avoid a four-game sweep. >>> and on to the a.l. in the red sox-yankees in boston, derek jeter hit a home run in the first pitch of the game. that was just the beginning. new york tagged ace josh beckett with five homers, including two by hideki matsui, to beat the sox 8-4. boston now trails new york by 7 1/2 games in the a.l. east. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and a former military prosecutor at guantanamo speaks out about the alleged uptith he onund.fo want faster pain relief? get advil® liqui-gels. they're faster and stronger on tough pain... than tylenol® rapid release gels®. advil® liqui-gels rush real liquid relief... wherever you hurt. advil® liqui-gels. liquid fast. advil strong. now i'm the mom. and i know... 80% of us don't get enough calcium from food. our bodies can steal