çin the newsroom, kerry cavanaugh, wbal tv 11 news. >> now, tonight's report. that more aig execs will be getting bonuses. they are pressing the federal government to support the company's effort to pay millions to dozens of its top executives. $2.40 million for the executives, at least according to documents from earlier in the year. now, they do not need permission from the government, but they do not want to set off a firestorm of controversy. >> the man seated in senator obama's senate seat says he will not run for a term. he will make a public announcement tomorrow. roland burris has apparently raised only $845 for the 2010 campaign cycle and remains more than $111,000 in debt. roland burris was appointed by disgraced illinois governor rod blagojevich to fill the vacant senate seat. that appointment was criticized from the moment it was announced and prompted roland burris to resign. >> he certainly came here under extraordinary circumstances, and he has been a good friend for many years. >> by not seeking a full term, roland burris increases the chances o

kerry cavanaugh is live at the school. latest for us. >> the towson catholic community is stunned that this school is closing. they are even more upset that in most cases they found out over e-mail. officials tell us that the plan was to inform teachers tomorrow and then tell patients, but somehow the news leaked, and it is response is overwhelming. >> alumni gather to process the niece. >> there has to be more to it. there is too sudden. >> we have had hard times before. >> founded in 1922. it is the oldest co-ed catholic school in the a diocese of baltimore. it draws nearly half its students from baltimore city, with 40% minority. >> i was accepted here. i won awards here for the first time in my life. >> he says the recession undermined the school's bottom line. >> when your sole source of income is tuition, and you have $180,000 worth of tuition that you didn't collect from last year, you have a perfects step. >> i feel so lost and stressed. >> carla would have been president of her senior class. now she is stressed ab

kerry cavanaugh has details. >> the goal is ambitious, to come up with a better way to serve the autistic growing population. leaders in health, education, and social services are coming together to tackle a common challenge. >> it is somewhat disjointed. >> autism rates are soaring in the state, currently 7500 autistic children in the education system, compared to 1600 in 1999. >> we have this increase in the system when resources are becoming very scarce. >> our goal here is to work on better integration between all of the components of state government and the private sector to be prepared for that demographics wave as it moves forward. >> no one knows why that number continues to build. one in 150 children in the state are somewhere on the autistic spectrum. >> the best available evidence from all sources is that there is no credible evidence that there is a relationship between the vaccines and the increase in autism. >> this group is focused on early intervention to produce the best possible outcome. >> if we have a child that is identified early on, literally birth to three-years o

kerry cavanaugh went to ocean city. >> some of the most serious injuries at ocean city happened right here in shallow water. a wave slammed kelly headfirst. >> i was probably 6 feet in the air, and it broke. >> he went into cardiac arrest and suffered a serious neck injury. how did the beach patrol do it? tonight at 11:00, that demonstration, plus the beach patrol gives advice on how to stay safe in shallow water. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> across the region today, the temperatures are running below what you would expect for july. most locations peaking in the upper 70's and 80's. it looks like it is going to hold that way as we head into friday. low amounts of tree, grass, adn weed pollen. the 56 degree temperature was the official low this morning, only two degrees of tying the record low. 60's and 70's all across the eastern seaboard. that is unusual for july. 79 degrees downtown baltimore this hour. 77 degrees at the bay bridge. a few high clouds coming off of storms out to the south and west. it looks like the showers will be staying way o

kerry cavanaugh has the story. >> he was known as mr. chuck to the players but police are calling the 32-year-old volunteer soccer coach a sexual predator. charles triedle is charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and distribution and possession of obscene matter all linked to overtures which police say he made to a 14-year-old girl that you cell phone text messages. charging documents say the girl told her parents friedel sent naked pictures of himself and asked her to send her own. investigators say an undercover officer lured him to a royal farms store on the pretense of sex where he was arrested. the greater baltimore soccer club where friedel volunteered issued this statement about the former volunteer saying chuck coached during this year are's spring league. he is currently free on bail. police want to hear from any parents who believe their children may have been contacted inappropriately by friedel. >> today on opera it is her sandwich showdown. three chefs go head to head. who can cook up the best sandwich? and game goes c

kerry cavanaugh has more. >> those that knew jennifer said they were close to the 15-year- old boy. the two got into an argument, and the boy snapped, pulled a knife, and ended the life of her and her unborn daughter. 26-years old and halfway through her first pregnancy. >> she was really excited. >> she couldn't wait for the baby. >> it is unclear who fathered the child, but police say there is no question who killed thompson and her unborn baby. >> i really wasn't that shocked because when i was around him, he was very aggressive. >> neighbors say there were close family friends. investigators tell 11 news that they got into an argument early sunday morning. a neighbor discovered her body hours later when running water seeped through a wall. >> she pulled the palo off and said -- the pillow off and saw her neck. she screamed. >> her friend say her death has left an awful lot of void in the neighborhood. >> she would brighten your day. >> he is charged with -- as an adult with assault, rape, and murder. he is jailed without bond. >> baltimore city police are investigating the circu

kerry cavanaugh has the report from county police headquarters. >> those who know the married fatherre shocked by the allegations. police say charles friedel sent obscene pictures of himself to a 14-year-old girl over a cell phone and tried to get her alone. >> this is a person who betrayed that trust of the parents and actually tried to exploit a girl who he wasn't even coaching but was the sister of one of the girls he was coaching. >> he was known as mr. chuck to the players. now police say the 32-year-old coach is a sexual predator. charles friedel is charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and distribution and possession of obscene material all linked to overtures which police say he made to a 14-year-old girl. >> he thought she was cute and somehow they exchanged numbers or got the numbers and at that point they started exchanging texts. >> charging documents say the girl told her parents when he sent naked pictures of himself and asked her to accepted her own. an undercover officer lured him to a royal farms on the pretense of sex. >> truly shocked. >> his neighbors are st

towson catholic tonight to demand answers as to why their school is closing. 11 news reporter kerry cavanaugh is live outside the school. she has a preview for us. >> the archdiocese says it all boils down to declining enrollment putting the school $50,000 in the red. the meeting tonight is to help students find new high schools. that doesn't sit well with families forced to switch schools with less than two months until class are set to resume. many question why they didn't get more warning and an opportunity to help bail the school out of its financial hole. a new website called save towson catholic is leading a fundraising push. it credits one alumni with raising $15,000. immediately after the news broke, a spokesperson says even if they raised $1 million tonight it wouldn't be enough to keep the school open because it does not address the ongoing challenge of slumping enrollment. the meeting getting started at 7:00 tonight. we'll be inside to bring you all the latest tonight at 11:00. >> a pennsylvania family whose daughter suffers from an immune disease is reaching out to other children

kerry cavanaugh is live with more. >> he was known as mr. chuck to his players. now police say the 32-year-old volunteer soccer coach is a sexual predator. charles friedel is charged with sexual solicitation of of a minor and distribution and possession of obscene material all linked to overtures which police say he made to a 14-year-old girl by cell phone. all while he was a coach volunteering for the greater baltimore soccer club. charging documents say the girl told her parents that he sent naked pictures of himself and asked her to send hers. under cover officer posing as the child lured him to an essex royal farms store on the pretense of sex where he was arrested. >> this is a person who betrayed that trust of the parents and actually tried to exploit a girl who he wasn't even coaching but of the sister of one that was coaching. >> freed sexual free on $250,000 bond and police want to hear from any parents or children who believe they may have had inappropriate contact with him. back to you. >> the two men convicted of one of baltimore's most notorious witn

kerry cavanaugh went down to see how the beach patrol is saving lives. >> some of the most serious injuries are right here in shallow water when body surfers and boogie borders violently hit bottom. ask kelly ward had went headfirst while body surfing. >> i was probably six feet in the air and it just broke and did a missile nosedive hitting my head on the bottom. >> he went into cardiac arrest and suffered a serious neck injury. just getting him out of the water could have left him pair listed. how did they do it? tonight at 11:00 how kelly ward is doing and the beach patrol gives advice on how to stay safe in shallow water. >> speed cameras appear to be getting the green light in baltimore city. tuesday night the city council approved a proposal to target areas for the cameras that leaders say data captured by speed detectors reveal a major speeding problem. to combat the problem transportation officials have proposed converting red late cameras in speed cameras and want to add minister in problem areas. by law speed cameras must be within a quarter mile of a school zone. officials say th

reporting live downtown, i am kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there are new developmenting tonight in the case against mayor sheila dixon. according to paperwork filed today, three witnesses are being called today about the mayor's use of gift cards, including those solicited for the holly trolley tour. she is accused of stealing gift cards sbeended for need any families. lawyers are asking the judge to quash the subpoenas. >> tonight amtrak service has been restored after a natural gas leak halted trains for several hours. fumes shot from the ground, shaking tree limbs above the break. fire officials say the leak happened when construction workers hit a six-inch gas line under a bridge. no homes were affected by the gas leak, and no one was injured. well, not even 30 minutes later, sky team 11 flew over the blaze of the suburban house restaurant. crews say the fire started in a storage area. about 35 workers and patrons inside at the time had to be evacuated. fortunately, nobody was hurlt. the cause of the blaze remains under investigation. >> tonight, maryland health officials sa

they want to stream line resources for families to find long-term resources and kerry cavanaugh has more. >> the goal of the summit is ambitious to come up with the wage of with ther served population from infancy through adulthood. they are coming together to tack al common challenge the mist of autism. >> it's somewhat disjointed and i think we need to put more emphasis on our education system, and social services system. >> autism rates are soaring. currently there are 7500 compared to 1,600 in 1999. >> we have this wave of people who are crashing into the system at a time when the resources are becoming very, very scares. >> resources for autistic children and their families. >> our goal is to work on better integration between all the components of state government and the private secondor to prepare for that demographic wave. >> no one knows why that wave continues to build. one says one in 150 children in our state are somewhere on the autism rate. we asked him if he thinks vaccines are to blame? >> there's no credible evidence that this relationship between vaccines and the incre

kerry cavanaugh went to ocean city to find out why. >> some of the most serious injuries at ocean city are right here in shallow water when body surfers and boogie borders violently hit water. can kelly award who went headfirst. >> i was probably six feet in the air and it just broke, did a missile nosedive hitting my head on the bottom of the water. >> he went that cardiac arrest and suffered a serious neck injury just getting him out of the water could have left him paralyzed. how did the beach patrol do it? tonight at 11:00 that xhon demonstration, how he is doing and how to stay safe in sal water. >> it is 6:21, 57 degrees. another check of wefrt and traffic straight ahead. >> is your 4-year-old prodigy -- or i should say is this 4-year-old prodigy the tiger woods of women's tennis? >> don't forget to e-mail us your answer to our water cooler question of the day. how did you feel about the idea of speed cameras being set pickup baltimore city? e-mail us your response t]phñ >> good morning, sarah caldwell check i checking the commute. good news on the outer loop. delays but no lo

. >> and i'm kerry cavanaugh.st we'll look outside tw -- with jim nichols. >> are you taking the credit for the nice weather? >> sure, why not? it is going to be a gorgeous day today. today is the day to do something outside. we're currently sitting at 69 degrees at b.w.i. 67 downtown baltimore. 67 in cumberland. 69 in ocean city. a quick look at the satellite picture. you see a few clouds off to the north and west. those have dissipated during the overnight hours. we expect them to come back, which will give us a partly cloudy sky. 54 degrees outside the door. a great opportunity to go out and get a cup of coffee. 79 by lunch time. by mid afternoon, perfect barbecue weather. there is a big change in the forecast, especially if you are headed down to the shore. i'll have all those details coming up. >> two baltimore city police officers were injured in a shootout with a suspect. >> it happened at the intersection of ed monday son -- of edmonson and whitmore avenue. >> the day that ended in a gun battle that left t