i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we'll get to our big story. first a check of our forecast with sandra shaw. happy monday. >> exactly. did you have a good weekend? >> yes. it was very nice. went to the international festival. excellent. and free. >> i went running yesterday, got caught in the heavy downpour. already been out three miles, soaking wet rat. nothing like that. there were several others out there as well. but it is going to be calming down today. we did have the reports of severe weather throughout the day yesterday, but today the front has passed through. so we're going to see a stabilization of the atmosphere, meaning hot. 89 our forecast high under partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. we're beginning at 75 downtown. 70 at the airport. there you see just a slight chance later on this afternoon of an isolated thunderstorm. other than that, a pretty typical first monday of august. sarah, what does traffic look like? >> good morning. dealing with some weather-rel

i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for "11 news today." >> first a check of the forecast with sandra. >> it is likely to be the hottest day of the year. we are looking at first of all the fact that our cooling centers are open today. we have i -- a video there for you. yesterday we hit a high of 92. the cooling centers, by the way, are located in all community city action centers and senior centers from 9 a.m. until 7:00. you can also visit our web site at wbaltv.com. we not only have the location of the cooling centers and possible transportation to those, but we also have information on how to beat the heat normally. so how hart hot is it already? well, we are actually in the mid to upper 70's. it is 79 degrees downtown right now. we're surging today to a high between 95 and 98, and the combination of the humidity with that will make it feel like it is 100 to 105. heat advise wriri in effect today. more on how long that will last coming up. right now let's check traffic. >> good morning to you,

mindy grossman, thank you so much. we appreciate it. larry, i think you can do a pretty good search for gold there on the hsn network. >> i just say, silver's nice but i think gold is better. >> larry's selling gold stars. >> go for the gold! go for the gold! >> all right. >> whatever. >> platinum. >>> up next -- the push for health care reform causing friction among democrats on capitol hill. >>> john horowitz spoke with two of the most powerful senators. what did they say? >> timing is one of the flash points in the health care debate and dirpt senators have different views what it needs to get done. we will talk to chuck schumer and kent conrad right after this break. it made a big splash with the employees yeaaaahhhh! find out more at aflac!... ...forbusiness.com (laughter) a day on the days that you have arthritis pain, you could end up taking 4 times the number... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the strength... >>> check out unilever company, reporting a 4% growth

just three weeks later, his 26- year-old sister mindy died from the virus as well. >> mindy helped us over the grieving with matt. i don't know how we're going to get over grieving for mindy. >> children six months to 18 years of age are one of the groups at the highest risk for swine flu. the vaccines will not become available until mid-october. >>> another reason to watch more closely what you eat. new research finds that elevated cholesterol levels in mid life may significantly increase your risk of alzheimer's disease later in life. abc's dr. timothy johnson explains in our medical minute. >> reporter: researchers followed nearly 10,000 people with borderline or high cholesterol for 40 years. participants had their cholesterol measured once a year when they were 40 to 45 years old. they found that those with high cholesterol in mid life have a 66% increased risk for alzheimer's disease later in life. those with borderline cholesterol levels also had a moderately increased risk for vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after alzheimer's disease. nearly 100 mill

stan and mindy? >> our big story an investigation into a stolen car turns into a deadly accident. >> the tragic scene took place yesterday in baltimore. 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 be

. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us, we're going to get a look at weather and traffic and we've been talking like snoop dogg. >> perhaps we should stop because we have no idea what we're saying so if it's something bad we don't know. >> i was cracking up at his quote defense is superofficial. >> deep thoughts of snoop. i think it's a food omen for the team. i think things are looking up this year. as far as your weather things are looking up this friday. mostly sunny skies. take a look at water vapor imagery, you can see a dry swath of air. mostly sunny skies , 80-85, winds northwest 5-10 miles an hour. overnight partly cloudy skies , 64-67 with winds shifting to the south west and anytime we have a southerly flow that means warmer conditions. so hotter into the weekend. >> i'm going to do this in regular speak. >> ok. >> we have got a couple road repairs that could throw a kink into your morning commute. first of all a watermain break cleaned up but road repair going on between roland and falls

. >> and i'm mindy basara. we're going to get a check on traffic and weather. it is going to be so hot out, maybe people will just stay home. >> yes, basically the hottest day of the year today. right now we'll take a look at the curpt temperatures and give you a feel -- current temperatures and give you a feel for things around. it is 71 out at the airport. forecast highs today in the mid to upper 90's. looks like 96 for central maryland. so when you combine the heat and humidity, we're looking at heat index values anywhere around the baltimore metropolitan area between 100 and 105 depreeze. that's why the heat advisory is in effect. that's why you need to stay inside if at all >> we mentioned from car-b-q's. that could be the technical term. southbound 95 approaching 100, we have a medical call coming in there. that could cause delays. also columbia, at phelps luck drive and thurso court, an accident. police on the scene there. harrisburg expressway and the rest of the major roadways leading up to the beltway. 95 and harford county. let's switch to a live vie

you know, whatever happened to mork and mindy? that's another story.tigroup in particular i think is really interesting and the fact that, say, goldman sachs and jpmorgan have kind of stopped rallying and some of the second-tier names like citigroup and bank of america have kind of picked up the baton and are moving forward. i think that's good. but i also think that it means that some things have -- that we're running out a little bit of momentum. in citigroup there's an interesting play, since people were reaching to buy upside calls, i like buying at the money call and selling one of the upside calls to create a call spread to participate in any upside. you can do that in the $4, $6 call spread, i think you can buy it for that. i think that's a logical way to play the rally in second-tier financial names. >> i think "mork and mindy" went back to ork. >> maybe, i think at least one of them ended up in rehab. >> what, on "mork and mindy"? >> yeah. >> don't forget to watch scott, stacy, as well as mike and me on "options action" friday nights beginning

stan and mindy? >> thank you. new this morning city police officer is crfercroing from injuries after being struck by a car in east baltimore. >> officers were called to the scene just before midnight the 3,000 block of cavalry street reports an officer and woman were struck. the woman who was a passenger was dragged when she tried to get out of the vehicle. the woman was taken to hopkins for a treatment. >> police discovered a carjacking. >> and within moments they became witness to a deadly crash as the suspect tried to flee. jennifer franciotti joins us live from city police headquarters with more on this tragic story. >> police say the suspect was traveling at a very high rate of speed when he hit a nissan, caused it to flip over several times, killing the woman inside. this all unfolded about 3:00 p.m. when the alleged carjacker was spotted at mlk and mulberry. police went after the vehicle but they called off the pursuit for safety reasons. the suspect continued on and collided with the nissan. that car flip

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 centers. today is the day you want to take advantage of it. right now, current temperatures, we are in the mid to upper 70's. a 79-degree reading. that high anywhere from 95 to 98 degrees today. sunny and hot. it is going to feel much worse with the humidity. the real temperature around the metropolitan area, 100 to 105. and with that said, it is easy to understand why the national weather service has issued a heat advisory going in effect from noon today until 8:00 tonight. let's go to sandra. >> 70 mi

mindy? >> taking a look now at some of our top stories the man who set the nation's terror alert level for years after the 9/11 attacks says he was pressured by members of the bush administration to raise the level prior to the 2004 election. in his upcoming book tom ridge writes former defense secretary donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft urged him to raise the level based on a non-specific threat and tapes from osama bin laden. he says the encounterled to his resignation. >> and a woman is in critical condition after an attack by a swarm of bees she was sitting on her back porch when the swarm attacked. officers tried to fend off the bees with fire distinguishers but it only enraged them. and a wanted man apparently on the run after being charged in the murder of his ex-wife. police belief ryan jenkins fled to his native canada after being identified in the death of former model jasmine fiore. she was found stuffed in a suit case missing her teeth and fingers. he was the winner on "i love mo

i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 1111. >> looking good. some stabilization is nice, especially after the exstreams we've seen. we even had a flash-flood watch on the eastern shore, but for the weekend, basically dry. not a lot happening in the doppler this morning. there's light fog. sunrise is officially 6:19 this morning. 73 downtown. 68 at the airport. upper 60's to low 70's. 84 to 86 our temperature range today. more on that in a bit. let's check out traffic first with sarah. >> it is a nice quiet ride for your friday morning. it is really an easy ride. no incidents to report. we're just looking at one delay. this is on the outer loop between hammondses ferry -- hammonds ferry and 295. outer loop about a 10-minute ride from the beltway down to 32. howard county, north and southbound running smoothly at 100. a live view of harford county where you can see volume builds, but no sign of delays. that's the latest on traffic 11. mindy and stan, b over to you. >> president obama will take his own health care reform tour before he takes his o

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and the interesting thing is carey ann, she was rooming with mindy mccready the country and when mindy moved out, she took the hard drive with her off the girl's computer and now the video has come out. >> well you know mindy has had her own share of problems too. >> yeah. >> so this fits into the whole scene. >> yeah. but we haven't heard -- >> will this hurt anybody's career here? >> with eric dane, he's such a big star. but it might hurt his career, like cary ann, the beauty queen, nobody knows er name so it might help her. and no one is leaving eric dane's house because there is big paparazzi out there. >> and we learn about the michael jackson doctor speaking. >> and we're finding out from michael jackson's family that they'll bury him in a mausoleum in l.a. he was such a public person and i don't think he would like this and he would want where people could come and see him and now he'll be locked up so i find it strange that family picked to pla him there and they picked on his birthday. it would have been his 51st birthday. >> and the doctor has come out with a video saying he

i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we'll get to the big story. first a check of the forecast. some severe weather over the weekend. >> yes. there were unconfirmed tornado reports yesterday, lower eastern shore. and water spout spotted on the chesapeake bay. heavy downpours. today things are going to calm down. that's the good side of the story. the bad side is, if you don't like the heat, well, this isn't first half of the week for you. today probably 89 or 90. mostly sunny by this afternoon. this morning a little patchy fog in some locations. a few clouds around. 74 downtown. 71 out at the airport. 75 in ocean city. we're going to surge today with the heating up to 89 in central maryland with that heating of the day we can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm. but all in all the best chances of rain aren't until midweek. more on your extended forecast coming up. right now let's say hay to sarah and -- hey to sarah and find out what's going on with traffic. >> word of an accid

stan and mindy, back to you. >> thank you. our big story, a fight at the inner harbor leads to gunfire. it happened late saturday night inside one of the harbor's crowded pavilions. >> while police continue to investigate, 11 news spoke to one witness. kim dacey is live downtown with more on what happened. good morning, kim. >> good morning. baltimore police say the shooting happened just after 10:00 here at the light street pavilion, actually inside the pavilion, when someone pulled a gun during a fight. police say a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 17-year-old man was shot in the forearm. they were both transported to the hospital and are expected to be ok. right now police are interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage to identify a suspect. witnesses say it was pandemonium after the shots rang out. >> just around the corner. so you could actually hear the confrontation that was going on. then you heard the shots. you see everybody running. they ran past my stand. i followed them pretty much. got out

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let's go out to mindy in florida. hi, mindy. thanks for standing by. >> caller: thank you.o her? >> good question. to gloria allred. your thoughts. >> well, i think if -- she is guardian and she was appointed as the permanent guardian today, then it is her role to keep the children safe. therefore, if it's necessary to seek a restraining order, if she feels they're endangered, that's her job to do that and be an advocate for those children. >> are you surprised, gloria, a guardian ad litem was never appointed to represent the children and their interests? >> yes, i am. because a guardian ad litem was not appointed when debbie rowe attempted to relinquish her parental rights years ago, that was a basis for reversing that, for the court of appeals later, to find that she had not relinquished her parental rights and still had them. so i'm wondering why a guardian ad litem was not appointed here. perhaps it was because there was no contested hearing. that is, there was no one else seeking to be the guardian of these children. >> that very well could be. the children signed a de

i am mindy basara. gov.martin o'malley is filling in details as to the painful cuts that will have to be made to trim millions of dollars from the state budget. it cuts the total of $454 million, including two or five laps, thousands of furloughs, and a reduction in -- but did 205 layoffs, thousands apollos, and a reduction in state aid. >> we have to make the necessary protections to protect our priorities and make it to the other side of the recession. >> the government will present these cuts to the board of public works later this morning. >>> a new coast guard report sheds light on the 2004 water taxi accident at the inner harbor that claimed the lives of five people could there are reports that the accident followed an unsafe decision to leave the dock as a storm was approaching. five people drowned. coast guard investigators say that the boat capsized due to a number of reasons, and recommend an assessment of all the boats to identify those at greater risk of caps states senator of all time. ron allen

i am mindy basara.e arundel county police have a person they believe is responsible for a deadly hit- and-run that claimed the life of a woman heading into a saturday evening church service. investigators still want to know cost -- caused the woman to jump occurred at oakland and dna boulevard and strike mary collins of glen burnie. people living around the church say that this not a burst time they've seen accidents like this. >> vehicles move quite fast down this road. our parishioners know that as they come and go in that area, they need to be very careful, because accidents of a minor kind happened pretty frequently. >> police said that charges are pending against the suspect. >> we are looking at an ice with a forecast for today. mostly sunny skies. 82 to 87. seasonable, normal high for this time of year is 84. what we have in place today is high pressure that will push of this fraud -- pushed off this front. a bit of a disturbance in southern maryland. in the heart of central maryland, the dew poi

i am mindy basara. today we remember our real trailblazer for the disabled, a maryland resident, and the matriarch of the kennedy family. eunice kennedy shriver passed away at the hospital surrounded by her family. tracie potts looks back at her life. >> a couple of a member of the kennedy family, eunice kennedy shriver war the mantle of public-service largely out to the public eye. unlike her siblings, john, bobby, and ted. her life's work was inspired by another sibling, rose mary, who was born mentally retarded. she founded the special olympics in 1968, inviting people with mental disabilities to showcase their abilities. >> each time you run and jump, you will save others everywhere , "come to our world, where we are free, free to choose our sport." >> her husband, at sargent shriver, co-founded the peace corps and ran for vice president with george mcgovern in 1972. pearse son-in-law, arnold schwarzenegger, is governor of california. she produced a television special on religious faith, binding the

i am mindy basara. a lawyer for a 17-year-old lamont davis, accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl in that, says his client is innocent and that is driven by crime camera footage of the shooting. you can see the suspect running from the scene. seconds later, people gather around 5-year-old raven wyatt, a critically injured. detectives say he was wearing a malfunctioning gps device when he was arrested. the public defender says that the video shows he was not wearing one. a university of maryland law professor has gone up against davis' attorney in the past and says the strategy could work given the amount of media coverage. >> he has gotten very frustrated in the past several weeks, having his client be found guilty in the media, as he would put it. >> according to court documents, several witnesses have identified mr. davis as the shooter. >>> police are searching for the person or persons who shot a 59-year-old woman while she was sitting at her home. it happened at carver street shortly after 9:00 las

i am mindy basara.ore questioning a pair of men in connection with the murder over the weekend officers are right on the scene at the 600 block of cherry hill road around 9:00 last night to find the unidentified victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. police say they have two men in custody but have not identified or charge to them. >>> police are looking for a gun and the responsible for shooting that wounded a man just after midnight. the man was hit in the legs and abdomen. he is listed in critical condition. >> it is going to be a true artist a dog day today. it could be the hottest day of the year. mostly sunny skies, light winds out of the west. we are so hot because of this well-developed ridge of high pressure not only in our neck of the woods, but all the way down the east coast. in new york, they are expecting a high of 95 degrees. there is a heat advisory in effect today until 8:00 tonight. it goes into effect at noon, simply because the real temperatures and heat index with the humidi

i am mindy basara.killed and another wounded as shots were fired by someone in a white conversion minivan with blue stripes and tinted windows. it happened after 1:00 yesterday at allendale street in northwest baltimore city. one victim, an 18-year-old, was killed, while the unidentified 47-roll band and expected to survive. >>> a neighborhood in silver spring is in shock after a pair of robbers broke into a woman's apartment and attacked her. the astor to come to the door to fill out a survey. they pushed their way into the home stole money and other items. the woman was not seriously injured, but the attack as the neighborhood on edge. >> it is bad, especially for the neighborhood and being that old. it is not a target company at that age. >> let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> things are settling down with high pressure. our temperature range is typical for august. upper eighties to low 90s in places like downtown. winds shifting to the south this afternoon. high pressure over the

i am mindy december.trying to find whatever shot and killed and owings mills man. scott greenberg, the victim in the shooting inside a home on velvet valley way, had two sexual abuse complaints leveled against him, one by an 9-year- old, the other by an 18-year- old, dating as far back as 1991. he was shot multiple plot lines and he may have known his attacker. >>> in howard county, and 87- year-old man was charged with second-degree murder and assault in the first murder of 2009. he was accused in last monday's fatal attack on a fellow assisted living resident. police said that the two men were outside when he began hitting the 91-year-old with his fists. >>> let's look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> a nice start of the day. plenty of sunshine this afternoon. mostly sunny skies, 85 to 88. it will feel like the mid-to- upper-80's. not a lot of moisture in the air, thanks to a nice dome of high pressure. there is a tropical system that we are monitoring just north of the island that will affect the a

mindy and stan, over to you. >> a neighborhood brought to a standstill because of the high-profile athlete behind the wheel. >> police say michael phelps collided with a woman driving a honda. kerry cavanaugh has the details. >> the accident happened around 9:00 last night in mount vernonon where it brought everything to a screeching halt, so to speak. you can see two cars blocking traffic. it was on west calvert and east biddie streets. even though he wore a ravens t-shirt, he was easily recognizable as michael phelps. police say he was driving a cadillac escalade and collided with a honda. >> we'll look at everything, whether alcohol was a factor, red lights. >> police say they do not believe alcohol was a factor in that crash. phelps and his waffers were not injured -- passengers were not injured, according to police. the woman in the honda was taken to the hospital as a precaution. you will hear later from someone in the neighborhood who says crashes are common at that intersection and why. >> a fatal hit-and-run case involving a bike livet lift. -- bicyclist. police say they don't bel

i am mindy basara. more reaction from the developing story told you yesterday. three white men brutally attacked an elderly black man as he and his wife were packing up, a fishing trip in south baltimore. police believe it was a racially motivated hate crime. lisa robinson is live with more. >> top lockner ask for a $5,000 bail and this afternoon, -- calvin lockner asked for a $5,000 bill this afternoon and the judge denied that this afternoon. shocking new details about what happened. documents say that 3 to four white males approached the 76- year-old around 3:30 in the morning at fort armistead park. one of the men kicked into the ground and started punching him in the face saying "you black n, i will get you." they begin to the bat while he was on the ground one suspect took his wallet from his truck. the suspect in custody, calvin lockner, police in a taped statement, "this would not have happened if he was a white man at." he was a member -- he is a two -- a member of two white power groups and has "hitler -- he lives." can -- to -- tattooed. >> we are get

i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us for 11 news today. >> first a check of your forecast. i was sort of sweating the minute i walked out the door. >> it's 81 downtown right now and 86 in ocean city. really tropical moist air mass that just hasn't moved anywhere. a front. such a deliberate mover.

i am mindy basara. two suspects remain behind bars in connection with an identity theft scheme.ail. about 100 victims had their financial and personal information stolen a housekeeper at the best western and elkridge discovered suspicious paperwork and alerted police could people in colombia and ellicott city and elkridge were victimized, and people out of state as well. >>> people in an apartment complex were forced out into the night after a fire erupted. when crews arrived at spicewood court, they found heavy smoke and fire from one unit and two adjacent apartments. one resident says the fire is his fault after he fell asleep and knocked over a nearby candle. fortunately, there were no injuries. back in a minute with a check on today's forecast. >> now let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> we will set -- we will be 90 degrees in central maryland. strong showers and thunderstorms of the standard variety likely to fire up late this evening and persist throughout the night under mostly cloudy skies. while the overnight low temperature range. we are stuck in a tr

mindy? >> in this morning's "medical alert," some people need their beauty rest, but others a few hours and they are ready to go again. researchers at the university of california, san francisco, say it could be because of our genes. they say the latter group may have a genetic predisposition that allows them to function normally on very little sleep. they studied a mother and daughter who needed less sleep. they are able to link to a gene which links to circadian rhythm. they say it is a rare phenomenon, so you should still try to get your regular amount of sleep. >> researchers say inactive lifestyle is the greatest threat to the health of americans. they studied 80,000 men and women dating back to 1970's. they found 35% of adults are inactive with sed enindustry jobs -- sedentary jobs. they say it is a major public health crisis. remember, something as simple as a daily walk could literally save your life. >> a little bit will do a lot. the time is 5:42. coming up, do you have an extra co

i am mindy basara. days after a late-night hit crime at fort armistead, police made two arrests this morning. the victim's wife is speaking exclusively to the 11 news about the incident. lowell melser is live at police headquarters. >> police tell us they have arrested two teenagers in connection with this heinous hate crime. their names, zackary dylon watson, 17 years old, and 16- year-old emanuel miller. they face a laundry list of charges in the bidding of james private at fort armistead park -- james privott, at fort armistead park. she was with him at the time of the attack. she spoke for her husband, who did not want to go on camera, still very shaken up by the whole event. >> what has happened is an unfortunate thing. i think we are living in the prison world. we are not safe here. we cannot have clean fun. this is what happens. fortunately, he is still with me. i have someone to yell at. that is the happy part. >> the victim was behind that door. it is good to see that she is able to keep a sens

i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. >> we'll get to our big stories in just a moment. first a check on the forecast with sandra shaw. it's friday! >> the good news is, we have nice weather this weekend. dry, partly cloudy, mid 80's. you go to the,

i am mindy basara. police are investigating a hate crime that has left an elderly man in critical condition. officials believe it was a racially motivated attack. three white men attacked a 75- year-old black man while he was fishing in baltimore. it happened around 4:30 this morning. police say they beat the man and yelled racial slurs. one of the suspects is in custody. a search is underway for the other two. we will hobble it is tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >> -- have the latest tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> many are worried that the city's crown jewel is losing its luster. 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 o

i am mindy basara.arford county help police -- a routine accident investigation in harford county helped police cracked a rash of burglaries. after investing a teenage driver and passengers involved in a crash, they found they had links to other vehicle thefts and burglaries. police arrested a 79-year-old and off at the accident and an accomplice -- 17-year-old involved in the accident an accomplice. >>> police say that back in june, this 30-year-old entered a chat room and had sexually explicit online conversations with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. a meeting was set up yesterday in the park and police were ready to make the arrest if convicted of soliciting a minor, he could face up to 10 years in prison. >> we are going to see cuts kick in again this afternoon. a little sunshine is out there right now. '80, '84, cooler than normal temperature range. this front paws to dissipate and washed out. a stall to our south. disturbance in the general vicinity. tonight, a slight chance th

i am mindy basara.timore city police are investigating a shooting at the inner harbor, which happened shortly after 10:00 saturday night. the gunfire erupted during a fight, injuring at 20-year-old man and 17-year-old boy. both were taken to hospital and are expected to be ok. police are reviewing surveillance footage hoping to identify a suspect. >>> the howard county sheriff's department is offering a $5,000 reward for information beating to the arrest of a prisoner who escaped custody. 20-year-old devin champagne was being transported last thursday night when he used handcuffs to choke a sheriff's deputy before fleeing on foot. if you have any information on his whereabouts, call the howard county sheriff's office. callers can remain anonymous. >>> let's look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> up to 92 degrees, mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. it looks like high-pressure in dominance over the area. a will and up till at least tomorrow. a chance of scattered showers and storms. tropical storm cl

i am mindy basara. city police officer is recovering from injuries after being struck by a car in east baltimore. the officer was conducting a traffic stop when he was knocked to the ground by a corporate woman in the passenger's seat was dragged for nearly up blocked -- nearly as blocked as she was trying to get out of the vehicle. >>> this morning, the reward leading to an arrest in dished killing -- in a killing is up to $200. you of information, call baltimore county police or metro crime stoppers. you can remain anonymous and might be eligible for the reward. >>> let's look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >>-85 degrees in baltimore. nice dome of high pressure extending its reach over the mid-atlantic. front well off to our south an hour east. warm front will push through our area tonight and into sunday. sunday, we will really feel the heat. hazy, hot, and humid. we will maintain that through monday. >> we will have another update at 9:55. >>> kate and i have decided to separate. >> i'm not very

i am mindy basara.lice are investigating an accident involving of the gold medalist michael phelps. please tell 11 news that he was not injured in the crash, but the female driver of another car was taken the hospital as a precaution. it happened at east biddle and north calvert st. 9:00 last night. >> there was a collision, two cars were driving. alcohol -- there will find out if alcohol was a factor, we will look at red lights. >> residents say it is not surprising to see accident in area and they want something done to reduce the frequency. police say they no alcohol was not a factor in the crash. >> we are going to try out today with partly cloudy skies. 84 to 86 degrees. high pressure will build in here, especially in the afternoon. it will hold up not only today but for the next 48 hours. through sunday, high-pressure and full control at the surface. nice, dry days. temperature-wise right where they should be. partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. great weather for the little league series in aberd

i am mindy basara. the husband of the nation's top diplomat is in north korea to negotiate the release of two jailed american journalists. the international standoff over the countries nuclear program. >> former president bill clinton is not only in north korea, but in direct meetings with the country's reclusive leader, kim jong il. even the north korean experts in south korea, the objective behind a surprise visit is no surprise. >> the fact that he is going there to north korea probably means that they have already made the arrangements for the release of the two reporters. >> the two reporters, laura ling and euna lee have been in custody since march. there were convicted last march on charges of spying. each was sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. although the white house calls it a private visit, the former president will reportedly bring up other issues that divide the two countries. >> it could be a very significant opening in breaking this downward cycle of tension and recrimination between th

. >> i would start by getting you half, mindy. we're a team. i roll like that. >> cross my fingers. >> all right. >> i think he's kidding. >> on tv hill coming up enjoying more food and taste could be as simple as kicking the habit. >> and so far, so good on your area roadways. checking your morning commute. a few problems to watch for but over >> top of the morning to you. this muggy air mass is going to hang around with us for at least another 1 1/2 days then pushed out of here by a strong cold front. showers and storms ahead of it. none over our neck of the woods but hagerstown a little bit of light showers. partly cloudy and warm and humid for the majority of the day but late this afternoon the risk runs about 60% for showers and thunderstorms 80-92. by the end of the weekend low 80's. more on that coming up. >> in this morning's medical alert chatting with therapists online could help some of those with depression. when administered by a trained therapist in real time the study involved those diagnosed with depression and those who added o

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i am mindy basara. the big story, a potential thunderstorm. how did it after weekend plans. >> what we're seeing is that going to the north and south. right now as we look at hd doppler, that is the trend. we had a stronger airline earlier. it is now dissipating. there is a severe thunderstorm watch for counties in our area, including york county, pennsylvania, until 8:00 tonight with the strong stuff is to our north in pennsylvania. as far as our weather goes, we are really warm and muggy and he made -- warm and muggy and humid. 89 downtown, 85 at the airport. 88 to 92. the scattered, strong thunderstorms are possible, especially this evening. more on that coming up. >> a dozen members of the queen anne's county football team are recovering this afternoon after succumbing to why the's sweltering temperatures. sky team 11 was over the scene it was transformed into a makeshift triage center. call students collapsed in what is being described as heat exhaustion -- 12 students caught in what is being described as a heat exhaustion. >> we are clas

i am mindy basara. it was a rough night for olympic swimmer michael phelps. he was driving a cadillac escalade in mount vernon when he crashed into a and honda accord at the intersection of north calvert and biddle st. the woman driving a honda was taken to shock trauma as a precaution. >> they collided on a intersection. we will find out if alcohol was a factor, we will look at red lights. >> police later said that alcohol was not a factor in the crash. they have yet to determine who was at fault. michael phelps and his passengers were not injured. >>> baltimore county police are investigating an accident at middle river. sky team 11 was over the scene where a three vehicles were involved. no word on the extent of injuries or who was at fault. >>> baltimore police are asking for your help in halting the deadly hit-and-run -- for help on info on a deadly hit-and-run case. john yates was biking to the year is the of maryland when he was hit by a truck making a right into the intersection of lafayette at maryland ave. he was killed, the truck kept on going. the

i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us. >> we'll get to our big story. first a check of the forecast. a nice weekend. >> beautiful. >> nice morning. >> it is nice. we're going to be hot again this afternoon. but the humidity by the afternoon hasn't been too bad. so patchy fog p

i am sarah caldwell in for mindy basara. sandra shaw is here with us to tell us how hot it will be. >> it will feel in some locations like 105 degrees. a heat advisory is in effect until 8:00 tonight. we are 91 degrees downtown. when you combine the actual humidity with it, it feels like 97 right now in downtown baltimore. feels like 96 at b.w.i. marshall, 96 in easton, and in ocean city, blazing. heat index is 101 already. the biggest swath is this purple swap here. it will feel like 100 to 105 later on. that is where the heat advisory is in effect. prepare yourself. i will let you know when it some relief is in sight in the seven- day forecast. >> baltimore city officials are helping residents deal with the extreme heat. cooling centers are open around the city for anyone who needs them. barry simms has details. >> there are all kinds of efforts to keep people cool. you mentioned the cooling centers, but the salvation army is also working to give people cold water at locations around baltimore city agreed tell us about you

i am mindy basara.whoever is behind a deadly shooting in east baltimore. police were sent to the intersection of lakewood avenue and east oliver street. the victim was shot in the face and taken to johns hopkins hospital, pronounced dead. >>> an investigation is underway in qesada baltimore neighborhood after a 69-year-old woman was hit by a stray bullet. it was not o'clock last night at carver street. the woman was watching tv when a shot from outside ripped through her home. please do not know how many suspects may be involved in the should -- police do not know how the suspects may be involved in the shooting. >> it will be more comfortable outside for sure. 85 to 88 degrees. 20% chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two. upper level low is spitting over west virginia. for us, just on the periphery of that. for the next seven days or so, we are going to have a slight chance of showers and storms each and every afternoon. tomorrow, a little more sunshine. into the upper 80s by monday and tuesday. >> w

i am mindy basara.heduled to announce plans for two transportation projects today agreed to will announce the plans for the metro purple line in bethesda this morning, and then it david collins will join him for the train ride back to baltimore, where he will announce the red line routes. we will have continuing coverage of the announcement tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the baltimore county council will vote on a bill that, if passed, will allow speed cameras to be installed near a dozen schools. they say that they are a cause division way to crack down on speeders, but opponents call the cameras invasive and question whether they are a safety measure or a revenue generator. if approved, the cameras could be seen as soon as october. >> we will see a sizzling high of 91 degrees at the airport. partly cloudy skies. when you combine it with the humidity, people feel much higher than. we are getting more of a suddenly flow, or teach at humidity today. this will be dipping through late tomorrow afternoon. it

i am mindy basara. for and against the president's health care reform plan to gather outside towson university last night for a health-care town hall. senator ben cardin that listen to concerns and answered questions, but was interrupted many times as he tried to clear up rumors about the proposal. >> we are not putting in terminating people scare at the end of life. that is not going to be in the bill. we are not good to include those who are undocumented in the system. >> you wanted to be more efficient and cheaper, so you want the government to do it? , on. >> another town hall meeting is going to be held in hagerstown. the senate is considering holding another meeting after last night's turnout. >> we will see another above- normal high temperature range, between 90 and 93. a fund is on the move. it is the same kind that will bring more cloud cover this afternoon. position to our northwest, it will make it through the state of maryland and into tonight. it will be completely through but install two

i am mindy basara. five months after they were captured in north korea, two american journalists are back home. laura ling and euna lee arrived in burbank to reunite with family and friends. >> for laura ling and euna lee, a long trip, is finally over. back in the arms of their families, the emotions are overwhelming. >> the past 140 days have been the most difficult, heart wrenching time of our lives. >> law rubbing spoke briefly, providing a bit of insight into them -- laura ling spoke briefly, providing a bit of insight into the mwai when they realized it would be coming home. >> lou were taken to a location. when we walked to the door, we saw standing before us president bill clinton. [applause] we were shocked, but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. and now we stand here home and free. >> and thankful the for the support of so many. >> we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it i