live in washington, kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> is there any other way around this debt situation? >> there is increasing talk about the 14th amendment which would allow the president to raise the debt ceiling without any congressional vote. the president can ignore the debt ceiling because it is unconstitutional and ordered the secretary of treasury to borrow whatever, a money the government needs. >> kate amara, thank you. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. the pursuit of a suspect turns a deadly in florida. >> police make an arrest in an illinois cold case. >> this is the traffic on 50 at 97. most people returning to work this morning. kim dacey will fill you in on which roads to avoid. (announcer) while there are some home disasters you can't avoid, there is one you can. septic system breakdowns affect 1.2 million homes each year. septic backups can cost about six thousand dollars in expense, and countless hours of repair. rid-x. help save yourself from disaster. >> welcome back. all quiet downtown. 74 degrees at the mar

kate amara has more. is there any positive news? >> after weeks of a still make, there are some signs of movement this morning. the president looking for a longer deal with bigger cuts. >> never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. >> a deal is within reach. negotiations continued at the white house as he says that with top leaders in congress. >> we have had a difficult time trying to get a clear proposal out of the president and his people. maybe he can begin by telling us what he has in mind. >> the white house wants a combination of cuts along with new revenue. >> i think the american people are on my side. we need to have a balanced approach where everything is on the table. >> democrats want the solution to have tax increases. >> i am proud the democrats are standing up for america's middle class. >> republicans will only agree to a deal that is completely free of tax hike. >> jobs are not being created in the country. what is the right medicine to treat to a? to add more taxes? >> eric cantor signaled c

kate amara has more details on this story. >> good morning. after this stalemate, there are some signs of movement this morning. republicans willing to talk about tax loopholes. the president looking for bigger deficit cuts. >> never in our history has the united states defaulted on its debt. >> president obama is convinced a deal to reduce the deficit and raise the debt ceiling is within reach. negotiations continue at the white house today as he sits down with the top democratic and republican leaders in congress. >> we have had a difficult time trying to get a clear proposal out of the president and his people. maybe he could begin by telling us what he has in mind. >> the white house wants a combination of cuts to defense, domestic, and entitlement programs, along with new revenue. >> i think the american people are on my side on this. we need to have a balanced approach where everything is on the table. >> democrats want the solution to include tax increases through closing loopholes for oil and gas companies and corporate jet owners. >>

kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news -- will remain at 9.1%. it will take significant sustained growth with the comic adding at least 200,000 jobs every month to put a dent in the unemployment rate. >> kate amara, thank you. >> the final countdown is under way. weather permitting, atlantis will blast off for the final flight of the space shuttle era this morning. storms in the area put the possible bit of a lunch of 30%. the completion of the mission will mark the end of u.s. manned space flights for the foreseeable future. private companies will take over the business of getting cargo to orbit. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. with the loss of the shuttle program, do you think the government should continue to invest in manned space flight, or allow it to be privatized? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. 6:09. 69 degrees on tv hill. a small plane crashes into a hospital building. >> they are rolling out the red carpet in california as prince

kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the deadline has passed for candidacy in the 2012 mayoral race. among those who filed are mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, frank conaway, and jody landers. as plus catherine pugh. one expected candidate, carl stokes, did not filed by the deadline. alfred griffin has filed on the republican side. for a complete list, visit our website, wbaltv.com. roscoe bartlett is planning to file for reelection in the sixth congressional limit. he hopes to win an 11th term representing western and north central maryland. another has filed for the seat . no word on how that seat will be affected by redistricting. the murder trial of casey anthony ends. >> a massive sandstorm in arizona. we have more on the damage it caused. >> u.s. 50 at 97. there are a few roads to avoid this morning. >> welcome back. beautiful shot of the downtown area. 79 degrees at the maryland science center. it is a muggy start on this wednesday morning. this afternoon, we could see a few thunderstorms pop up. to 9 in taneytown. 76 in annapolis. a slight chance for a shower this morning. sca

kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:50. 62 degrees on tv hill. the nba jam summit lockout bandwagon. keith mills will have the details. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of the idea of extending the school week in baltimore city to six days? >> keep sending us those responses. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> good morning. the orioles need a shot of adrenaline. so much for momentum. they went into this series with the cardinals having taken two of 3 from the cincinnati reds. they got swept by the cardinals . brian matusz it continues to struggle. he was hammered again for the third straight start. 2-0. lance berkman with a rocket. 4-0 cardinals. jon jay. matusz has given up seven home runs. 8-0. not good. the orioles battled back. nolan reimold with one swing. 8-3. mark reynolds. number 15. 8-5. 9-6 cardinals. the tie run. double play. cardinals sweep the orioles. they open a 10-game road trip in atlanta. that is a tough road trip. the nba has joined the nfl in the loc

kate amara joins us live to explain why. do you have big plans? >> i do have plans. staying in baltimore and happy to do wiit. i gas prices of this year. more americans are staying home for the holiday. >> the gas prices are really high. >> i think the gas is still -- it went down a little bit, but it is still expensive. >> more americans are staying home this fourth of july weekend. one million more. a 2.5% decline from last year. according to aaa, gas prices are to blame. >> the number of automobile travelers is going to be down 3% compared to a year ago. we're expecting 33 million americans to take to the road this holiday weekend. >> aaa says driving still dominates the fourth with 84% of holiday travelers hitting the road. >> my wife and i are driving to nantucket. >> more than half surveyed said prices at the pump would not impact their plans. 44% of travelers said the rising cost of gas will lead to pinching pennies elsewhere this weekend. >> by taking shorter trips or spending less in other areas of their travel budgets. >> some drivers will cut their distanc

live in washington, kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. the fate of casey anthony is now in the hands of the jury. we will hear of both sides replicase. >> what has detectives in indiana believed the broke open the case of a missing college student? >> if you have been outside, you know how bad the mosquitoes have been pyrrhic we will talk about some easy ways to prevent mosquitoes from happening in the first place. >> we are delay-free on the major roadways. several incidents on smaller roadways. >> good morning. here is a live look outdoors. you can see the sun is coming up and we hardly have any clouds in the sky. it is more humid. that will change as we go through the day. drier and more comfortable air is starting to push in. this summer and we expect the warm weather. along with summer comes the especially mosquitoes. you may be waking up this morning finding anything you can do to stop the itching. we are at valley view farms. we're talking about preventing mosquitoes. >> i forget they are there. take some droll'ills. >> what are so

i am kate amara in washington. >> an early-morning accident in the job or region.ob or region. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. yesterday was nice. the sun felt good. the sun felt good.