here we're in a nice marsh, beautiful early morning light. - yeah, a lot of people think that these birdse only feed on what the horses stir up as their walking around grazing and stuff like that, but as you see, that bird's actually pulling parasites off of that horse, and that's why it's a mutualistic symbiotic relationship instead of just the bird benefiting from the horse being out here. - oh, there you go. - there he goes. just like you said. bird jumped right back up on top. - this is when they get a little skittish. we just need that horse's head to come up now. - oh, man. - see what i mean? they get skittish when they get up there like that, and he's gone. - with this horse standing in the marsh like this, you know, when you look through the camera, it looks like a horse with no legs, and when you're trying to compose the shots, you know, a lot of first-time photographers, the first thing they're gonna do, they're gonna start composing the shot with what they can see of the horse when, in reality, you have to kind of guess where-- even though you can't see the horse's legs and whe

nice and clear. using 95 in white marsh area 56 southbound at the beltway.in harford county, watch out for a crash in chun. churchville -- churchville road and follow me on twitter and i am usually the first to post anything on twitter and you have to follow me to avoid the delays. that's your timesaver traffic. >>> new this morning, the victim of a 2004 shooting at randallstown shy school is award 2-- high school is awarded 21.9 million dollars. he won the civil case against the shooters. he was paralyzed after being shot twice in the school's porking-- parking lot on may 7th, 2004 after a charity basketball game. tipper who is 26 years old is a graduate of morgan state university where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. >>> new developments this morning in nsa whistle blower case edward snowden will decide today or tomorrow whether to apply to russian authorities to sooive asylum according to a russian lawyer who says he is seeking advice. meantime, russian president putin is characterizing snowden's long stay at a moscow airport as an unwelcome

, a 12 minute ride from 795 all the way down to 95. 95 also going to be nice and clear here in downtown baltimore. from white marsh it's going to take 7 minutes to travel from the harbor tunnel through way to the fort mchenry tunnel. we have two crashes one on briggs avenue. that is your time saver traffic. >> what is it going to take to stop the shootings in baltimore, another day six people shot. linda so is live this morning at police headquarters. linda what is the police commissioner saying about the plan and strategy for tackling this problem. >> reporter: (inaudible). he's replaced them with new ones who he says are up and coming talent. the city is now up to 66 shootings in the past 17 days. what's so unsettling about this latest shooting is it happened in the middle of the day along a busy street in west baltimore. four people ages 15, 33, 20, and 19 were shot. they were all sitting on the front steps of a home in north carrollton avenue. earlier in the day two men were shot on east ran dell street. one of them died. the major -- the people

nice. we are up to speed on 95 in the area of white marsh. 65 at white marsh boulevard. onwill take about 11 minutes the topside of the the beltway. 12 minutes down the west side outer loop. 70 and 29 is looking great. this is eastbound traffic coming towards the beltway. this is 83 at worton road -- warren road, where we are looking good. no delays just yet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is live in canton this morning. are you making snow cones? >> we are about to. we are joined by cold stone. we are in the 70's mo 80's already. it will feel more humid into the afternoon. we are talking about a summer series happening in canton every thursday night starting tomorrow. i understand you guys make shaved ice. >> we started to make shaved ice. right now i'm going to make a rainbow. we shaved the ice and we add the flavoring. us making thists up for me. >> piÑa colada. then watermelon. looks like a i rainbow. >> then you do something special to it. mix-ins we can put on top. there are gummy bears mixed in. >> this will be happening every thursday night in

marsh is looking good. willpefully the cold front clear off the coast by the weekend. pretty nice weather friday and saturday. that could change and if you go either way. more storms wednesday and thursday. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day. >>> good morning. messages of thanks. the cleveland kidnapping victims release a video overnight speaking publicly for the first time since being freed from captivity. >> i am strong enough to walk through hell with a smile on my face. >>> this morning, their words to the world and their plea for privacy. >>> new this morning, crash investigators now talking to the pilots of asiana airlines flight 214. why did they fail to recognize signs of trouble until it was too late? >>> critical condition grammy winning country star randy travis hospitalized with a potentially deadly heart condition. how he is fighting for his life today, tuesday, july 9th, 2013. >>> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza.

way down to 95, east side, nice and clear, nice and normal drive time. 11 minutes from the outer loop from 95 up to 83 and there are no concerns on 95 white marsh 8 minutes from the harbor to the fort mc henry toll plaza. >>> 19 minutes after 6. the latest on a girl whose parents fought to get her a lung transplant. sarah developed pneumonia because one of the transplanted lungs was infected. it can be treated with antibiotics. since making it on the adult donor list she under went two lung transplants, a surgery and battling pneumonia. the mother says she is stable but this is a huge set back. >>> the wife of secretary of state john kerry, doctors at massachusetts general hospital say they have upgraded her condition, from critical to fair. she was admitted to the hospital after falling ill and remained in the hospital this morning. she exhibits symptoms consistent with some sort of seizure. >>> randy travis is in the hospital in critical condition, with a viral heart infection. admitted to the hospital sunday. travis had a tough year in 2012 with arrest for assault and public intoxication and 7 grammies 10 academy of music awards and 10 ameri

marsh, a look at the drive times, 8 minutes to get from the harbor thoroughway. on the east side, 11 minute trip on the outer loop, 95 up to 83. the west side nice and calm as well. 12 minutes on the outer loop from 795 to 95. >>> washington monument got a facelift following the 2011 earthquake. >> adorning the land mark. the switch was flipped during a special ceremony last night. relighting mark as milestone in the work to complete the restoration. money from congress and private donations is covering the cost for the repairs and lights. monument expected to re-open sometime next year. >>> if you kid loves having the summer off, sometimes it's too hot to play outside. sometimes it's too hot. one way to beat the heat, get insides and bowl. why not? we have more on a local program to let kids bowl. it's not going to cost you a thing. >>> to the inner harbor. the hard rock sign is up. barnes and noble at the power plant. great start to the day. lit remain this way? we will tell you when good morning maryland continues. and hudson valley are backs and open for business. with hundreds of miles of streams to fish. and countless trails for biking. or

evidence is going to fit together in a nice, big puzzle to at the end of this all give us a full picture, hopefully, of what went wrong. candy? >> thanks so much, rene marsh. on the left, those are the black boxes. on the right, that is a picture of what is left of that plane after that horrific crash landing. the pictures on the right are live. the pictures on the left are off twitter. so, we bring you all venues here as we are covering this story, which we will continue to cover, by the way. we are awaiting a news conference by the national transportation safety board. we, of course, will cover that live. right now we're going to go to break and after the break, we are going to reliable sources for a look at how the plane crash story unfolded on social media, including a tweet from survivors as they raced away from the wreck. i'm the next american success story. working for a company where over seventy-five percent of store management started as hourly associates. there's opportunity here. i can use walmart's education benefits to get a degree, maybe work in it, or be an engineer, helping walmart conserve energy. even today, when our store does well, i

nice drive from 110 shaping up. the maps, a slow drive in both directions. another new crash around marshestbound jammeded. it's cleared in the menlo park area. >> thanks to both of you. >> and thank you for joining us. another local news update in half an hour. >>> i like this song. >> who doesn't? >> i really like this song. [ music playing ] >> he wants us to wait before you talk. >> we're waiting. >> we can speak now? >> now we can speak? you give us permission to speak? we now have permission. >> mel b. is referring to our stage manager. >> come and say hi. this is what she does. say hi mom. >> he looks thrilled to be here. >> hey mom. >> we love mel b. because she narrates the stage director. >> i don't understand half of it. >> neither do we. >> i'm willie geist along with mel b. in for natalie this week. you can see mel on america's got talent. let's go back to natalie outside st. mary's hospital in london for the latest. how are we doing. >> she is smiling now, look. >> hey guys, we will i'm assuming things are progressing along. we haven't gotten any royal announcement yet but k