. >> reporter: as the waters recede, the traces of monument city, indiana, reemerge. bricks from demolished buildings and foundations. >> this time of year, it's very rare to see any of the spots where the towns used to be. >> reporter: it's a result of the intensifying drought. the area of extreme or exceptional drought has nearly doubled from 13.5% in may to almost 24% this week. nearly one-quarter of the 48 contiguous states. monument city was one of three small towns submerged in 1965 when the army corps of engineers create a reservoir. 81-year-old dick roth is one of the class of 1949's six members. >> our school didn't have a gymnasium. our gymnasium was outside. it was a cement slab. >> reporter: he lives half a mile away in a house that was moved from the town when it was flooded. >> i just didn't believe they could put that much water there. but they did. >> reporter: at a visitor's center, other memories are captured in oral history. mary jo bowl's mother was a teacher. >> for summer it was a bathing suit, coveralls, my fish pole, my bicycle and my dog. i wa

city. main street remains closed because of the train derailment. a multi vehicle crash on frederick road east of westchester road. monument street is closed near patterson park. cleanup in the city as well. the major roadways are checking out ok. 62 on the harrisburg expressway eat. 61 along the top side outer loop of the beltway. no problems on the major roadways. this is 95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. everything is moving just fine. this is 795 at owings mills boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now for a check of the buses and trains, we go to kurt kronke. >> good morning. moving along nicely on the marc trains. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. a slight delay on the light rail. the 22 bus is operating with a delay. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> we will start in the tropics. we have a tropical storm isaac and this storm has been getting better organized overnight. it is about 200 miles east of the windward islands. this will take a number track than the other storms we have had appeared the tropical seas it has been pretty busy. this one might be different. we have the

city. main street remains closed. that is expected to go through the end of the week. monument the city, we still have some cleanup from the water main break a couple of weeks ago. 95 in the northwest corner checking in at 65 miles per hour. looking good on the harrisburg expressway near padonia road. 60 on the j.f.x. into town. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. things are moving nicely. inner and outer loops. this is 95 at o'donnell street. north and southbound is moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. here is kurt kronke with the mta. >> good morning. looking good on the buses. the 35 bus is diverting at monument and patterson park. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. and today is your ride to the grand prix of baltimore. visit www.mta.maryland.gov or call 410-539-5000 for details. now back to ava marie. >> thank you. hd doppler is showing dry conditions from baltimore all the way into western maryland. we have some light sprinkles pushing out of virginia. not a big concern. there could be some fog along

city. monument and light street are closed. looking good on 95 traveling down from the white marsh area towards the beltway. those speeds continued towards the fort mchenry. no problems on the 83's this morning. 57 on the west side. 70 checks out fine as well. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is j.f.x. at coldspring. southbound traffic is looking good from the beltway into town. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 83 at york road. problem free at the moment. a nice start all the way down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a breakthrough at a special session in annapolis. an expanded gambling bill is passed. >> the bill was passed late last night. the bill would allow live table games in maryland, allowing a sixth casino to be built in prince george's county. the issue prompted lengthy debates since the session started last tuesday and most of the day on tuesday. >> anything that deals with the people who are our constituents that will be subjected to what we're doing. this is one safe

city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco,

city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monumentity spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go >> just a few steps away from union square is a quiet corner stone of san francisco's our community to the meridian gallery has a 20-year history of supporting visual arts. experimental music concert, and also readings. >> give us this day our daily bread at least three times a day. and lead us not into temptation to often on weekdays. [laughter] >> meridians' stands apart from the commercial galleries around union square, and it is because of their core mission, to increase social, philosophical, and spiritual change my isolated individuals and communities. >> it gives a statement, the idea that a significant art of any kind, in any discipline, creates change. >> it is philosophy that attracted david linger to mount a show at meridian. >> you want to feel like your work this summer that it can do some good. i felt like at meridian, it could do some good. w

city in the world that runs cable cars. these cars right here are part of national parks system. in the early 1960's, they became the first roles monument. the way city spread changed with the invention of the cable car. >> people know in san francisco, first thing they think about is, let's go >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to work, excavate, play with the dancers, and then things began to emerge. you may have a plan that this is what i want to create. here are the ideas i want to play with, but then, you go into the room, and there maybe some fertile ideas that are becoming manifest that are more interesting than the idea you had initially set out t

from mayan monuments to the city's train station, everything at the museum is made from chocolate. it took owners six months and 2,500 pounds of chocolate to make all these exhibits. one of the largest creations is a life-size statue made from over 400 pounds of white chocolate. >>> well, have you ever wondered what happens to all those unclaimed lost and found items at the airport? well, let me tell you. at indianapolis they end up here at this auction recently held in an airplane hangar. lost items along with anything else the airport wants to sell are open for bidding. items include laptops, luggage carriers, and, yes, even x-ray machines. and apparently a really dirty vacuum cleaner. what might you want these things for? >> well, they had like the indianapolis fire truck there too. hopefully they know where it is now, and maybe they can go and get it. >> yeah. and if you're bidding on my cell phone from 2004 that i lost, please, let me know. send me an e-mail. >>> it's time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. aerial mosquito spra

city at maria road and st. thomas avenue. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. watch for closures on monument avenue in the city because of a sinkhole of repair. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is near belair road on the beltway. the northeast corner of the beltway checks out fine with light bottom. problem free on 95 coming down from white marsh and down into howard county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the search for answers continues in the disappearance of robyn gardner. >> she went missing one year ago today while on vacation. jennifer franciotti joins us with the latest on the case. >> friends and family gathered in downtown frederick last night to remember a woman that they hope is still alive. a picture montage of robyn gardner as your loved ones listen to an acoustic performance. >> i have hope that maybe she will come home one day. it has been extremely difficult. >> it is been a year since anyone has seen robyn gardner. loved ones gathered for a candlelight vigil in frederick. they remembered her through song and personal palms and letter appeared there were

nearby shops on monument street have been watching... wondering when the city would get it fixed.now thee're being told... that three week time frame... wwll be more like three months.the patches of ppvement are just a temporary fix. 12:10:32 "they said they're just patching it up so trucks ... they're not gonna open the street."12:10:17 "probably it's gonna put some f us out of business." business."because the pipeline is so old... we're told fixing it is even more difficult. relying only on foot traffic for the next several of months... some merchants are planning to meet with city officials hoping to get some relief. the attorney for the man accused of killing north carolina teenager, phylicia barnes... will ask to postpooe his trial today. today.the trial for 28- year-old michaal johnson was scheduled to start today... but just about an hour ago... fox45 spoke with his defense... who says they will ask for more time to prepare forrtrial.barnes isappeared almost two years ago... her body was found months later... a suspect has turned himself in.. telling pol

closures on main street in ellicott city because of the train derailment. monument --clean up from the water main still going on near patterson park. the major roadways are checking out ok. 95 south in howard county is looking good. no delays at this early hour. this is york road. the inner and outer loops are very light for this time of the morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a public admission from the lawmaker regarding his actions that led to a boating accident on the water. >> jennifer franciotti is live with the details. what did he admit to? >> he admitted he was drinking alcohol while operating his boat. he is asking for the public's forgiveness. state delegate don dwyer was wheeled that sck trauma to make a confession to the media. they were injured in a boating incident. officials have not released all of the victims' names. all are expected to be ok. >> it is true i was drinking while operating my boat yesterday. it as a reporter might blood alcohol content was .2. >> he refused to take any questions from the media. coming up, a lesson he

city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. the sinkhole repairs. looking good. 59 on the north side through the towson region. moving well on the 83's. 63 as you make your way down towards edmondson. eastbound 700 looking good. five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split down towards the fort mchenry. 10 minutes to go south down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 70 west of the beltway. east and westbound out looking good at the moment. this is near dulaney valley. the north side is running smoothly. no signs of a beginning of a delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the man accused of killing phylicia barnes is set to go on trial today. kim dacey is live with a preview. good morning. >> michael johnson is the ex- boyfriend of phylicia's sister. she was staying in baltimore when she disappeared in december of 2010. months later her body was found in the susquehanna river. an autopsy determined she died of asphyxiation. prosecutors say johnson killed p

in the city, monument street is closed near patterson park. that water main break is still shut down in that area. the major roadways are checking nap ok. 11 minutes all the way down to the west side. 10 minutes in howard county. no delays forming just yet. this is the beltway in the northeast corner around green spring. 95 near killion avenue is moving freely. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the cleanup continues in ellicott city after the train derailment that took the lives of two young women. >> several questions remain. george lettis has the latest on the investigation. >> good morning. crews have been here all night and are still here working on this big cleanup which will take a while and so will the investigation. we are learning more about what happened. officials say the train was traveling 25 miles per hour when the first 21 cars went off the track. police say the bodies of elizabeth nass and rose mayr were found buried beneath caloal underneath the bridge. crews are trying to right the overturned cars. >> automatic funct

everything lking good in the city other than the closures. monument street is closed near patterson park. moving well on the major roadways. it will take you eight minutes to go south towards the harbor tunnel spirit moving well at the construction zone at the steel bridge. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. moving without delay. this is 83 at shawan road. problem free down to the beltway. the j.f.x. is moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the public service commission got an earful from b.g.e. customers monday night. >> there was a hearing on monday night. power was knocked out for more than a week. kim dacey has what was said. good morning. >> the meeting last night was the first of four. the next one is tonight. the public service commission got an earful in annapolis last night. 21 b.g.e. customers vented their frustrations about being left in the dark. the input gathered at these hearings will determine if there are any patterns in b.g.e.'s response. >> i did not use candles because i was scar

and now nearby shops on monument - street have been watching... wondering when the city would get it fixed.now they're being told... that three week time frame... will be more like three months.the patches of pavement are just a temporary fix. 12:10:32 "they said they''e just patching it up so trucks ... they're not gonna open the " street."the sinkhole is at least 40 feet deep in some spots... and the problem with fixing it fastt.. goes deeper than that. why the city is having so much trouble... coming up next half hour.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the trial of the man accused of killing north carolina teenager, phylicia barnes... is expected to start today. today.28-year-old michael johnson was arrested back in april...police say he is the last person to see barnes alive.she disappeared almost two years ago, and her body was found months later... in the susquehanna river.johnson was the boyfriend of barnes' sister and maintains his innocence. police are on the hunt for two suspects who shot two people... killing one of them... early friday morring near the

nearby shops on monument street have been watching and waiting... wondering when the cityrom paul's 7/31 pkg) "that's all hey've been doing - talk, talk - talk." talk."well now they're talking three months... to finish the repair work here.right now, the sinkhole is at least 40 feet deep in some spots.we're told part of the problem... is that the pipeline is so old... that reconstruution is difficult. 12:02:57 "they said the pipes were down there since the 18-something. so the pipes got to be reel old."12:10:17 "probably it's gonna put some of us out of business." business."until the siddwalks were ooen some tores had a tough time even receiving deliveries to stock up.relying purely on foot traffic now... some merchants are worried their business is going right down the hole. find out who they're going to... to ask for relief... coming up next half hour.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning nnws. a 3-year-old boy remains in morning... after accidentally shooting himself. himself.the boy and his 7- year-old sister were playing in the parking lot behind a building on west frank

city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. south on 97 through glen burnie, 56 miles per hour. we have an accident along college parkway in annapolis. a bridge traffic is not seeing any delays. so far so good on the rest of the major roadways. be prepared for the rain. here's a quick, live look at traffic. southbound traffic is rather light down to the beltway. a smooth ride into town on the j.f.x. starting to see a buildup in volume as you get closer to 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you're mentioning all the delays. we are seeing heavy rain on the radar. we can see the shades of red. heavy rain entering into baltimore county from montgomery county. the heaviest rain is falling north of columbia along 70. this will be moving north east. we will put this into motion. the track is north and to the east. moving into the eastern shore. that is the look of the forecast. we're expecting a chance for thunderstorms towards the afternoon. if we get a break in the cloud cover, we ma

avoid downtown ellicott city if you can. monument street is closed near patterson park.at is for a water main break. that closure is still ongoing. otherwise, the major roadways are looking ok. five minutes on 95 northbound between the fort mchenry and the tunnel. no delays on the major roadways. this is the west side of the beltway at frederick road. no delays just yet. this is 95 near 175 in howard county. north and southbound traffic is moving freely. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we continue to follow breaking news. the derailment of several train cars in howard county. >> nadia ramdass is live at the scene. >> we are near the police department, up five minutes away from the scene because we had a difficult time getting a picture. the area right now is not a place you want to drive. frederick road is closed from ellicott city into baltimore county as crews continue to investigate the scene. this is the video we shocked a few minutes ago. and eastbound train came off the tracks on the bridge in historic ellicott city. 21 at of 80 freight trains turned ove

a new accident in the city at north avenue. also monument street is closed because of the sinkhole repair. the accident off to decide on 295 at the beltway. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. reports of a possible accident near baltimore national pike. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 795. southbound traffic is starting to build as the volume picks up down towards the beltway. you'll see some delays he down towards 70 and baltimore national pike. this is the beltway at 295. you can see the activity on the right shoulder. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie hazard umbrella and talking about the trampoline today. it's such an awesome job. >> thank you. it was so much fun. it was amazing how those skills came back to me. that came right back to me as i was out on the trampoline. i was smiling ear to ear. it was fun and it was a great workout. i was sweating in just a few minutes and i was out of breath. that is what is so neat about it. all the things you can do on a trampoline. they have walls with

city camera. washington monument under a cloudy sky. reagan national at 69. the dew point is at 66. not too humid. and we have temperatures hovering in the 60s throughout most of the region right now. in fact, it's in the low 60s. panhandle of west virginia. a little bit of patchy fog. rural areas, watch out for that. in the 60s across maryland virginia, except right near the bay, low 70s. eastern waters in the 60s this morning as well. now, here's what's been happening over the last several hours. we've had some clouds coming and going over our region. these clouds are going to be with us from time to time through the morning but there are some breaks in the clouds off to our west around parts of the shenandoah valley, out in the mountains, dry air trying to push in ahead of that. hitting a few sprinkles into carroll county and the pennsylvania border heading off to the north and east. otherwise, off to a dry morning. we might get a few passing showers around perhaps later this afternoon. by 6:00 a.m., still cloudy. 60. sun rise at 6:27. noontime, partly sunny and mild. mid 70s, ma

point us in any real direction" thhs vigil tonight will be 7 pm at the washington monument...is being help by the baltimore city police department and midtown baltimore...where citizens volunteer and ride segways patroling this neighborhood. live in mount vernon, janice park fox45 news at 5:30. cherry hill residents... sue... a... private &psecurity firm... for "illegal policing"... in... south baltimore....// attorney... william murphy ... announced... the 25 million dollar lawsuit... news conference... with the - plaintiffs....// they... claim... private security guards ... were working with baltimore... police officers... to illegally arrest residents ... under the guise ...of... enforcing trespass laws. "i've seen them down the street from my block involved with officers doing house raids, i've seen them harass, i've seen them mace a bunch of school girls- girls."///butt to//"iq: i see why the community dont come out... oq: while i'm in the communiiy helpinggyoung men for beinn parked somewhere that i'm not parked illegal." illegal." the guards are employed by a cleveland security firmm.. called... "tenable

city. light street and monument street because of road work. we're seeing some delays at security. this is security at the beltway and it is pretty heavy. you can see 795 is about the same at owings mills. southbound traffic is backed up. >> the wheels of the court do go round and round. rain is likely to start the day. it will be with us for a couple of hours. we might get another round of storms late in the day. high temperature of 87. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.

we are learning it did not cause the washington monument to sink, as a lot of people had thought. they surveyed the city's tallest structure. the lead surveyor called it surprising, but attributed it to the monument's original engineers. the monument is currently closed for repairs and not expected to reopen until 2014. tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the quake. and we all remember it, don't we, tom? >> can't believe it's been a year. >> isn't it amazing? >> i remember when it hit i was standing in my kitschen and i saw my refrigerator going like this. >> you remember, i was in my kitchen shooting a story for the news with a cook. in fact, we have a surprise coming up tomorrow, i won't tell you what it is. but tune in for the anversity tomorrow. >> no earthquakes today. a gorgeous summer morning under way. temperatures around the region under a partly cloudy sky. you're now climbing into the 70s. tale of two skies in the satellite and team 4 satellite radar image showing clouds southeast and west and north, it's all sunny and we might have one little shower trying to get going just to the southwes

a month has passed since a hole in east monument street &popened up.now, city officials say brace foree more months of closures.paul gessler reports neighbors and business owners are getting res. restless. gregory crowell, east baltimore: "i seen that bbg crane right there, i said, 'they're doing something out here big today.' "on the corner of monument and montfood,gregory crowell, east baltimore: "yeah, man..." gregory crowell has a front row stoop...gregory crowell, east baltimore: "here comes another truck with some steee on it."to now month two of reeairs.nikia grrmes: "this is ridiculous."neighbors who live here,veronica: "mmm hmm..." show us to their homes, without gas for weeks. veronica: "ooo... i couldnnt tell you how big, but it's big enough. it looked like a ppol." veronica was evacuated hearing ssmething boom, boom, the whole building shaking, so why are we in here? why are we in here?"while she hears the booms f repairs, businesss owners hear nothing.nikia grimes: "you hear crickets, and you'll continue to hear crickets until they decide tt kim, sun's grocery: "too much

city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. otherwise, looking pretty good at the moment. once the rain comes in, things are going to change. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is wilkins avenue. looking pretty good and moving well from 795 down towards the outer loop. this is york road. traffic is still light on the north side of the beltway. so for 83 is running smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> baltimore city and howard county police are working together to find -- >> an officer shot and killed a suspect. jennifer franciotti is live with details. good morning. >> two jurisdictions working together. they got a call and had located and assault suspect they had been looking for all day in colombia. the suspect broke into his ex- girlfriend home just after midnight yesterday and then took off with their child. she was able to escape thursday morning and called police. baltimo

a live view from the hd city camera shows the washington monument and jefferson memorial on this beautiful monday. looking at the view from space, we have a few clouds drifting from the west. they produced a few sprinkles out of the mountains. those tend to dissipate, and temperature there is are into the 70s. closer to washington it's in the mid to low 80s. reagan national is 84. it's in the low to mid-80s in montgomery, prince georges, and arlington and fairfax counties and we're in the low 80s in the chesapeake bay. a wonderful beach and pool day. if you have to work outside, great day for that. then overnight tonight humidity does return with clouds, and it looks like a steamy day on tuesday. morning lows in the 70s, afternoon highs upper 80s tomorrow. might get a morning shower on tuesday, and then tuesday afternoon might get some passing storms to be followed by low humidity returning again for wednesday, thursday and into friday. getting a little more humid again friday night and saturday. front comes in saturday, maybe triggering some storms but looks nice nor sunday now. that's ho

city. this is a monumental task, one that requires a great deal of skill, knowledge, and above all, care and patience. i personally want to thank gary from the police officers association. all the visits to have made to the office and all the work you have done, but also your steadfast leadership in your patients, most above all. i know you have gone through many years and several mayors. -- and also your patience. to tom o'connor, firefighter's 798. thank you for being patient and being here as well. i know have been through some hard times in the past year, year-and-a-half. i want to continue working with you and gary to make sure you know that this administration will work closely with u.s. we welcome in these new classes and make sure that our overtime is lower and that excitement of working in these departments continues. i look forward to working with everybody together and for our community to continue and make our world-class city even more safer. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much, mayor lee, not just for your comments but for the staffing that has just been anno

city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. five minutes on southbound 95 to go down to the fort mchenry from the 895 split. 10 minutes southbound 95 from the beltway to 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on 50 and traffic moving without delay. the bay bridge checks out ok. this is 95 at 32. problem free down to the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the race for gold is over for another maryland olympian after a thrilling race in london. >> 22-year-old matt centrowitz ran in the 1500-meter race last night. he missed the podium by .04 seconds. his family was in london and his mother called 11 news not long after the race and did. >> he wants me to say to you guys, the newspapers, all his friends, everyone, thank you so much for the support. thank you for the belief in him and that he will continue to do everybody in maryland proud. >> matt plans to be back in four years for the summer games in rio. >> tracie potts has a look at the rest of the action

after saying a monument street sink hole would be fixed in three weeks... baltimore city officials anticipate a much longer repair time. 3 vytas says.... says.... and the ravens are back home, but not before a stop off in annapolis.what the team was doing at the naval academy... hello, i'm jennifer gilbertt the days of dog discrimination may sooonbe done.the maryland state senate passed legislation thursday that could chhnge dog bite liability.paul gessler reports why pit ulls sparked the bill. at tte canton dog park,(nats) all kinds of breeds, and all kinds of people get together for some dog gone fun. (entering gate nat)everyone who enters this park knows the social cues. they're responsible for their dog's actions, ya dig?(katie: "she's sure there's a treasure in bowser's owner (boxer): "i've trained him well enough. i can get him to sittdown if i need to. he can come to me if i really need him to, but i'm not really worried about him ever attacking anybody."(dog panting)like will and his dog, bowswer, the boxer--(kicks ball)who loves soccer...will, bowser's owner (box

nnarby shops on monument street have been watching and waiting... wondering when the city would get it fixed. fixed.((file from paul's 7/31 pkg) "that's all they've been doing - talk, talk - talk." talk."well now they're talking three months... to finiih the repair work here.right now, the sinkhole is at least 40 feet deep in some spots.we're told part of the problem... is that the pipeline is so old... that reconstruction is difficult. 12:02:57 "they said the pipes were down there since the 18-something. so the pipes got to be real old."12:10:17 "probably it's gonna put some of us out of business." business."until the sidewalks were open some stores had a tough time even receiving deliveries to stock up.relying purely on foot traffic now... some merccants are worried their business is going right down the hole. find out who they're going to... to ask for relief... coming up next half hour.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. anne arundel county police are searching for a hit and run su. suspect.just before 7:30 sunday morning... a man was found dead.... on the edge of

city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. 41 miles per hour on the west side. everything else is running smoothly at this hour. this is 895 at the steel bridge. it is building in the volume. you'll find delays southbound because of construction. 29 at 108 in ellicott city. watch for the problem in columbia. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie has quite a spread at the towson tavern. >> we're previewing the baltimore county restaurant week which runs into the weekend. i'm here at the towson tavern. i am with the general manager. .his is they neeat spread >> it is not often we're up at 6:00 a.m. doing a live shoots . >> you have some items that are available for restaurant week. >> it has been great for us. we had a great turnout on friday, saturday, and sunday. we are looking forward to tonight and showing towson we have going on. >> these are four of the entrees you'll be offering. >> this is dark short ribs with a garlic mashed potatoes. we have grilled atlantic salmon. gol

continued closes in the city along light street and monument. up to speed on the beltway. 795 checking out ok. problem free on 70 in towards the beltway. on northbound 95, this is what looks like at 395. the closure is at the beltway. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 895 as an alternate, looking pretty good at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we do have a few bus diversions. the five, 35 buses diverting around the sinkhole at patterson park. light rail and metro subway both on schedule. no delays to report on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. mta is your ride to the grand prix of baltimore. >> good morning. a nice start on this friday morning. we have the wind shifting to the southwest. a cold front is moving across the ohio valley right now. this is a legitimate cold front. it is moving into the northern part of the country. temperatures in the 40's across the dakotas. it will cool off as we head i

monument to sink. that word today from a team of experts who surveyed the city's tallest structure. after that 5.8 magnitude earthquake last year. the lead surveyor called it surprising, but attributed it to the monument's original engineers. the monument is currently closed for repairs. it is not expected to reopen until 2014. >>> bloomingdale and detroit park areas missed the rain in d.c. tonight, and that's quite a relief for the people that live there. they worry every time they get a storm. water, some of it contaminated with sewage, gushed into the homes there three tichmes in ju two weeks back in july. today vincent gray, an official, said a task force is promising some short-term solutions by december. those solutions would include better storm drain management and some financial help to install flood barriers. >> what is even worse is the emotional toll that it takes on families, the emotional strain. it's just unreal to have to be scared of rain, to have to be scared because it's cloudy outside. >> those temporary improvements could be in place for years to come. a massive

city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. because of the water main repairs. monument street, continued closures over towards patterson park because of the sinkhole. the j.f.x. looks pretty good. southbound 95 down towards the beltway, 65 miles per hour coming down from the white marsh area. eight minutes to go south on 895 from the 95 merge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. here's a quick live look at traffic. looking good to and from the key bridge. this is 95 that the fort mchenry. southbound traffic is building. a quiet ride at the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> free tickets handed out by the hundreds to city officials. >> 11 news obtained correspondence detailing the free passes to show the arena. kim dacey is live this morning with the details. >> more than 300 pages of correspondence show the mayor and city council members attended a variety of shows a hearing at the 1st mariner arena for free. big-names name from concerts to sporting events to the circus. the mayor's office asked for five tickets for husband to attend a mma fight. scott

there's a live view from our hd city camera. the monumentsre under a partly to mostly cloudy sky on this tuesday morning. northwest, at 7 4. over the last several hours. a few showers in stafford, spon spotsylvania. hometown forecast, front royal. right there along the blue ridge mountains. by 7:00, 6:00, upper 60s. nice fresh start there. then by noontime, into the low 80s. now, here is the day planner for the region. maybe a few scattered showers south of us this morning through noontime. and mid afternoon, ought to be around 90 degrees. rather humid but not sweltering humidity like we've seen. sun rise at 6:15. the sunset will be at 8:12. through the evening hour, partly cloudy. the 80s back down to the 70s. and by dawn tomorrow, humidity is back. it's going to be swelteringly humid day on wednesday and again on thursday and friday. and each day, there's a possibility of scattered afternoon, mainly afternoon showers and thunder showers. looks like a greater chance on friday of that. we need the rain. we're running about eight inches below

if you are heading into baltimore city today, watch out for the sink hole on monument street will be shut down between willk and partyson park area. use or -- and park area. here's 95 at 395. no problems getting into the city using this and it will be a nice easy ride through the fort mchenry tunnel. now over to you. >>> they have been wrapped in controversy over the president's opinion regarding same sex marriage. >> how supportive chick-fil-a will show support for the restaurants. >> it sold over 20 million copies in the last four months and mow some say 50 shades of gray may be bringing on -- and now some say 50 shade of gray may be bringing on another trend. >>> now "good morning maryland. >> today the national organize for consider considering organization for marriage and mike huckabee will encourage supporters to eat at chick-fil- a. it's. >> it's dubbed appreciation day. sherrie johnson is live in parkville near a chick-fil-a and they haven't opened so we don't know what sort of turn out we will have do we. >> reporter: that's right. as a matter of fact, just a few moments ago

city. monument street between wolfe at patterson park due to the sinkhole repair is. 295 and 175, southbounde. filling up quickly stretching back to belair road towards dulaney valley. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we should have a dry morning commute. we could see a little thunderstorm pop up today. most of us will have a dry 1. two. went down a little bit from yesterday. it should feel a touch better from that respect. all this will stay south of baltimore, but we will put a 20% chance that something could pop up around the city later on this afternoon. high temperatures between 85 and 90 degrees. weather is not going to change much tomorrow. chance for rain is going to go up at the end of the week. some of these could be strong or severe. we will have to keep an eye on that for friday. it will cool off over the weekend. weekend. i'm drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin' iced mocha. they make it exactly how i like it. medium, iced, with a turbo shot. french vanilla, hazelnut, caramel -- i love 'em all. they make it perfect every time. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> 8:00

that's a live view of the washington monument, jefferson memorial from our nbc 4 hd city camera early on this thursday morning. yeah, we've got some steam heat. 77 now at reagan national. the dew point, well, that's a steamy 72. that gets our humidity up to 84% starting off this morning. we've got a light southerly breeze to blame for this humidity. it's going to be persistently out of the south here throughout the day. temperatures right now are more pleasant in the shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, into much of western maryland and west virginia. it's in the mid-60s most locations, but closer to washington, montgomery county, arlington, fairfax, prince george's, right around 70. much of southern maryland, eastern shore, too, right around 70. on the bay waters, mid-to-upper 70s. here's the view from space. we've got venus and jupiter brilliant in the eastern sky right now and that half moon in the southern sky. we've got a mostly clear start to the day. by 5:00 a.m., we'll still be in the low to mid-70s and it will be a mild morning. but then by noontime, we'll be into t

city camera. there's the washington monument under the gray skies. 77 at reagan national.s beginning to show up there now. it's pretty much going to be about the high for the day. may only climb up to around 80 by early afternoon. right now in southern maryland where they are getting some of this rain, it's in the low to mid-70s as well as right around the bay and northern neck. farther west, much of northern virginia in fairfax county and loudoun and fauquier. upper 70s in leesburg up towards gaithersburg and frederick in montgomery county and howard county, generally low 70s now. here's the radar over the last several hours. we've had some waves of rain, some showers moving inland. as they do move inland, they tend to break down a bit. there were some heavier downpours earlier this morning in the northern neck of virginia. as they do come back closer to the metro area, they are weakening a bit. still this area in green just a few sprinkles, light rain now. anne arundel, calvert, southern prince george's county, and into parts of charles county. farther to the west now, j

this is not mexico city where indian families wrapped in newspapers huddel uppered the monument of the revolution. this is not where girls peddle chicklets on street corners no this is lamission. land of palm trees and skyscrapers where there is dollars enough for cell phones, sports cars and [inaudible] by the trunk full. where a suitcase of cocaine is as easy to buy as a broken stemmed rose from his white bucket. how much for that hand full of rose buds? for fingers go up. he makes change for a 20, returns clefrjed winched with b. you tip him a couple of dollars, so what. every love struck couple stairing into each other's eyes. every loner with a half empty beer even a waitress after a shift receives a visit from john nitto. he returns to the faces above the steaming plates before he's out into the neon lit street leaving behind a trail of rose petals bark as sacrificial hearts. thank you. [applause]. >> whenever i had writer's block i do research so i thought i would redo a section which started as writer's block and it took place in a library. i think all you need to know is my na

looking at the activities going on around the monumental art, the people that are in this emancipated state of mind, how does it stack up to the average city, as far as number of injuries and such, in that window of time? >> it is a remarkably safe place, actually. there is no pavement. [laughter] and you cannot drive your car. that eliminates most injuries right there. it may feel like the world is coming to an end when the dust rises and the colts the world, but it is not. it is true, your habitation could blow away if you do not secure it. but that is not the end of the world. [laughter] in terms of public safety, it is very -- and we have emergency response times that would be the envy of any city that size. we are very well organized. you are more likely to fall in your bathtub and break your hip. there are some typical injuries, but mild. we have had a couple of deaths, but from natural causes, one from an accident at the event site. of course, what city hasn't? we used to scare people with that. in the old days, just to let people know, this required hardihood. we put down that people had died here. well, they have died everywhere.

monument. live view from our hd city camera. national, 83 degrees and northwesterly breeze and line of showers that came through this morning pretty much dissipating and one little lonely shower to the east of fredericksburg and another one southeast of cambridge and otherwise we'll have this drying trend for the rest of the afternoon. reagan national at 83 and it's near 80 in fairfax, aural ai and every minute that goes by this afternoon it will be turning gradually less humid. overnight tonight, low humidity in place under a clear sky. we'll be down to the low 60s by dawn tomorrow. beautiful summer day on wednesday, highs mid-80s and sunny, low humidity and another sunny day on thursday with more humidity and then over the weekend, some of the remnants of isaac may be pass aing near our region. and after that, another pleasant pattern setting up. barbara? >> all right, thank you, tom. >>> and new today, police are investigating a double shooting in columbia heights. the shooting happened just before 2:00 a.m. a along sherman a

reagan should have a monument in every city. nowak recalled the days in 1981 when he, wa lesa and others were imprisoned by the communist regime. they learned that in the white house, the president of the united states was lighting candles. it was a demonstration of unity. unity with them. a sign of solidarity. when reagan lit the candles, he recalled, we knew we had a friend in the united states. this is a country that made a prisoner a president. that went from foreign dom nation the proud, intonation you are today. and now for both of our nations, the challenge is to be worthy of this legacy as we find our way forward. the false gods of the all-powerful state claim the allegiance of a lonely few. it is for us to show all the world what free people and free economies can achieve for the good of all. perhaps because here and poland centralized control is no distant memory, you brought a special determination to bring a prosperous economy. poland's economy was in a state of crisis but economists analyzed it from abroad. one hear

city at moravia road and st. thomas avenue. there are some closures at monument street.eet is closed between baltimore and lombard. that is because of water main break repair. we start on the northeast corner of bel air road to and from 95 picking up in volume but running smoothly on the north side until you get to 795. 395 moving well in toward conway street from 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now the latest from ava marie joining us live. you are previewing water polo. >> if you had a chance to see the water polo, it is an aggressive sport and the slightly confusing. it is a complicated sport. i met with players and coaches at johns hopkins university. this is what they taught me so far. the team with the most goals win. you can throw the ball to different teammates with one hand. it is similar to hockey and soccer but you have to tread water at the entire time. there is a contact defense. the sport involves many whistles and the time is constantly stopping. that is why people watching can be confused. as you start to watch, you can see the beauty of the s

monument street. officials fear the road and the sidewalk near the area might be unstable. the storm washed away the gravel and recycle concrete that cityrews used to fill in the hole. it first appeared after heavy rains last month and exposed a 20-inch storm drain culvert that dates back to the 1930's. there is no word when officials will reopen that section on monument street. with the second annual grand prix approaching this friday, a few more down st. -- a few more downtown streets are expected to close. city officials say they have made several improvements to this year's race track, especially involving road closings. a promise that getting to downtown should be much easier for motorists. >> thursday is the most challenging. we know that people have a little more expanding -- a little more understanding of what to expect. once the businessweek was over, and we got into friday afternoon, things opened up a great deal. >> we are told that a number of downtown companies are planning ahead and will be closing for business on thursday and friday. for a full list of street closures and the best way to get around downtown, go over to ou

monument.../ in... hhpes ... of garnering... community support. 16:42:35 were looking for anyone who may have been in the area in the mount vernon section of tte city to contact police with information if you saw something suspicious if you know anyhting detectives really need your help :45 :45 ul-rich... died... from... his injuries..../ larry peterson...// who... many... call... the "unofficial mayor of mount vernon"... remains... in the hospital tonite. a baltimore man is shot and killed by police in north carolina.authorities say &pdarryl wiggins was shot sunda night after officers responded to an argument outside an apartment.there they found wiggins holding a gun.after he refused to drop the weapon... police opened fire. the wife of a maryland man abducted in pakistan..is pleading for her husband's safe return... on the one year anniversary of his kidnapping. elaine weinstein says her husband, warren... is in poor health and is missed by his family.the 71-year-old ... was kidnapped last august after gunmen tricked his guards and broke into his home. al-qaida released an undated video in may where weinstein said he would be killed unless presi