in pasadena, watch for a fire activity at old mill road. this is loch raven boulevard.er loop traffic and no sign of the accident. we will keep you posted. this is 95 out of harford county air route 24. no delays to report. you may see delays along belair road at 152 with that accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a state lawmaker says he wants the mayor to resign. >> this comes from the same delegate who made some controversial comments about black youth mobs' in baltimore city. jennifer franciotti joins us live with more details. why is the delegate singling out the mayor to resign? >> mayor pat mcdonough says the mayor has the real power to make a difference and she should step down unless she takes action. a 911 call painted patterson park is a riot zone. >> in the park. >> that type of case is what pat mcdonough says is scaring tourists away from parts of the city, including the inner harbor. >> this is a crisis. >> he characterizes the episode as the work of a roving black mobs. was called to apologize. >> this is about an issue of class and an issu

this devastated communities of color in pasadena. lacking the financial means to make historic of grit, many were forced to sell their home were seeking to decertify the historic district in which they found themselves residing. for these reasons, we believe the community survey and economic hardship provisions are for thinking tools to protect interests of homeowners or tenants to end up in a historic district against their wishes and like them -- means to pay expenses. there are some protections around giving information to people who reside in those districts currently and there should be a continued push in the planning department to make sure they do appropriate our rights not just when it comes to the issue of historic preservation, but to many issues that deal with development. i feel torn on this one but what did members of the public to know where this was coming from. it was coming from a really good place. from people who saw firsthand some of the negative impact or challenges that some communities faced as a result of som

in pasadena, watch for fire activity at old mill road. as far as delays, we start with 83 north of the beltway. in terms of traffic, 83 is where we will probably see some delays shortly. no sign of them yet. southbound traffic is coming toward us. in terms of traffic on 97, north and southbound traffic very light at 100. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we did have some rain last night. all that has dissipated. it should be a dry morning commute. let's let the current conditions. mid 60's. 64 at the airport. thunderstorms will redevelop this afternoon. it will be a warm and muggy day. a mixture of sun and clouds. scattered showers comeback with this morning and this afternoon. highs in the upper 70's and low 80's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. the man at last i was brian matusz -- a man last night was brian matusz. a big night for the birds last night. the rebound to beat boston. joe flacco watched brian matusz on

a house fire in pasadena shut down old mill road at katherine avenue. we are awaiting on a call back to see if anyone has been injured. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. if you are traveling through the tunnels, no delays at fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. nice and clear. as for the northeast corridor here's what it looks like in white marsh north of route 43. you are look at a 4-minute ride from this point to 695. as for the beltway here's what it looks like in parkville at harford road, everything nice and clear. and it will be a nice easy ride make the crieive up towards 83. the jfx into the city watch out for all that ongoing construction. but, we are in the clear southbound lanes are clocking up at a nice 61 miles per hour at cold spring lane. that's look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> the maryland man suspected in murder in connection with the missing traveling companion in aruba is is in trouble with the law here in maryland. sherrie johnson is here with new reaction regarding the arrest of gary giordano. >> reporter: we

. >> reporter: four people from pasadena were on the boat trying to make their way home when they struck pilings. >> may day, may day. >> reporter: a late night distress call from the darkened waters of the patapsco water. >> i had a 40-foot sea ray hit it. >> reporter: lt. randall brown said a pair of fishermen cast line on one point of the sparrows point pier when the boat crash into the other side. >> the good samaritan who called in on channel 16 happened to be in the area and heard it as it occurred and respond absolutely valiantly to say the least. they immediately called the coast guard and started to render assistance to the people on the boat. >> i have two male patients. one is having a hard time breathing. >> the coast guard deployed it from station curtis bay and arrived within 1 poz of the call before transporting them to a waiting ambulance on the shore. while night fall, cloud cover and rain all may have made it difficult to spot the pier, brown says it appeared on all of the nautical charts and the accident underscored the need for boaters to help protecter that own safet

. >> reporter: we are following break news where there's a house fire in pasadena that hut down old mill road. traveling in the area expect a lot of activity. i am waiting on a phone call back from the fire department to see if anyone has been injured. stay with us and we will bring you more as it becomes available. here's a live look at the south side north of the beltway. no problems to report heading down to 495 or headed north up through the fort mchenry tunnel and the west side of 695 going to be clear. here's a live look at liberty road. you are looking at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. that's your abc2 saver traffic. >>> the flight will continue the 2012 flying season. it's going to take 78 world war ii veterans and two korean war veterans to washington, d.c. they will see the world war ii memorial, korean war memorial and other military memorials while there. >>> we have heard the saying it goes if it took a few frogs to find your prince. >> how long a local woman waited to findly -- phenely find her prince charming. >> ravens are headed to the trai

problems in anne arundel county where a house fire has shut down katherine avenue at old mill road in pasadena and i just spoke with the fire department. no one was seriously injured. but you know remain on the scene and police are there directing traffic. and if you are using 95 no concerns as you drive from the beltway all the way through the fort mchenry tunnel. as for actually here's a live look at northest beltway it will be nice and clear. heading out to the west side here's what it look like at green spring avenue. traffic is picking up in the area as we make the drive towards liberty road but all in all it will be an easy rieive traveling up towards 83. we have an accident that you want to keep in mind on the outer loop clearing from loch raven. no concerns on 95 moving through the white marsh area where you are look at a trip from route 43 to the beltway. that's a look at your abc timesaver traffic now back over to you. >> remember gary giordano. he is back in the news again this morning. >> he is the man jailed and suspected of the murder and disappearance of robin gardnerfrom freder

he grew up in pasadena which means he would be inturned. things start to happen without you looking at it from the beginning when writing a story but as you develop the characters and the year and the situation and the stories a father would tell a daughter. all this came out the camps, what happened. what he hoped for. what he wished for. all the stories he tells the daughters. some of them would have to cover that interment time and a lot is what happened from my research. all that went in the book. does that answer your question? it's not that i purposely said, now i will advocate this. but if a story line covers a certain aspect of history that you tell it to the greatest truth you can. you know, you talk about the situation and if you inhabit the characters, hopefully, in the right way you try to feel hathey would feel. >> thank you. >> we started reading your book in my classroom a couple of weeks ago. >> he's lifting the book up. they are disapointed because we haven't gotten to the part you read yet, it's okay the story is not spoil

it happened in pasadena has the boy was riding his bike down the street with his mother walking alongside. toadded -- today the owner is challenging. they say the victim was the child's friend. >> they were coming to see my son. >> did the dog pop out the door? >> no. he was outside. he should have been inside. there was pan order on him. >> reporter: offer crew was at the house. another family's pitbull was wandering around the house. we have no update yet on his condition at this hour. >>> police are investigating a deadly home invasion in north baltimore. police say a group of men forced themselves in the door and killed the man. they belief the murder could be drug related. >>> they're trying to determine what caused a fire. it went up to two alarms. they pulled up a and saw smoke pouring out. everyone from the beauty salon was able to get out okay. >>> we go to elkton. a two alarm fire nearly destroyed her home. the fire started in the basement of the home in the 100 block of inn keeper court. >> take care, make sure the airways are okay. had a lot of soot on her tongue, nose. >> the

. >>> a pair of pasadena men suffered injuries after their 40-foot boat hit a pier in the patapsco river. the u.s. coast guard received a distress call from a good samaritan who came to the victims' aid. >> may day may day. this is the minnow to the u.s. coast guard. you have a copy. i'm east of bethlehem steel. they hit the concrete pilings at the end. >> the two men will require surgery to repair extensive injuries to their faces. last year 24 people died in boating accidents in maryland, twice as usual. a reminder, this is national safe boating week and they're calling on boaters to have a plan, check to ensure you have all the safety gear and that it's all in working order. >>> a third person wanted in connection with that pill mill in timonium has turned herself. alina margulis is charged with conspiracy to distribute schedule two narcotics. she and two others were running the clinic. it was raided by the dea. they believe they were giving patients prescriptions for cash when they weren't medically necessary. >>> jerry sandusky will -- an annapolis woman caught this man with his pan

a 9-year-old boy is recovering after he is bitten by a dog in pasadena. the dog's owner tells mike schuh, that this incident is just the latest in a series of problems. >> reporter: the helems family is in crisis. their electric is cut off. three years ago, they stopped paying on their house. a pending shortsale is holding off foreclosure. >> it seems to me things are kind of falling apart. >> they already fell apart. that's why we left and moved to florida. >> it is so bad, her 28-year- old son jason is in the fireplace, burning off the packaging around the electrical wire. selling copper to have money to live. then this pit bull's offspring bit a boy. jason hit the bull eight times with a baseball bat. >> you had to hit your own dog eight times with a baseball bat to get him to unclench. >> yes. sad but true. >> reporter: the boy was hospitalized. he was here with his mom, who was visiting. friends say he's doing okay. this is not the first problem caused by this family's pets. here is neighbor lynn sterns. >> because i used to be a walk ner the -- walk

. >> i'm mike schuh, in pasadena. a 9-year-old boy here is bitten by a pit bull. i speak with the dog's owners. theirs is a family in crisis. they tell their story next. >> four decades in front of the classroom. i'm mary bubala. tonight, students say thank you to a teacher who has stood the test of time. >> and ready for the weekend? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is mostly sunny and 79 degrees. right now, the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> a young boy, bitten by a pit bullet in anne arundel county. the child is now recovering from his wounds. but the family that owns the dogs tells mike slew, the incident is thealatest in a series of problems. >> reporter: the helems family is in crisis. their electric is cut off. three years ago, they stopped paying on their house. a pending short sale is is avoid foreclosure. >> seem like everything is falling apart. well, it already fell apart. that's why we moved out and went to florida. >> her son is burning plastic off scav efnlged electrical

this man robbed the suntrust banks when state inside the safe way on mountain road in pasadena. he did not display a weapon but he implied he had won. he is believed to be in his 20s with short brown hair and mustache. anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers. >> several residents in south baltimore come. -- continue the unimaginable clean up after several inches of sewage came spilling out into their home. the back of which affected several homes in the 3700 block was caused by a blockage in an age inch cigar line. dpw said their responsibility is limited when it comes to helping residents because of liability. >> where are responsible for pumping the water down. when we get that down to about an inch, the homeowners can call their insurance company. >> many people have made plans to or have filed claims with the city pose a lot department for things that were ruined like furniture and clothing. >> more documents made public in the trayvon martin shooting case. this is a never before seen image, george is a lemon with blood under his nose and a small cut on his h

it started early this morning in pasadena. crews say the home was covered in raging flames when they arrived. it took time to distinguish the fire. it is not clear what start that fire. rain is finally moving out. the sun may be here to stay, maybe for a couple hours. >> we will see a lot more of the sun in the next couple of days. here is a time lapse from early this morning. a beautiful sunrise. you will not want to miss the sun rise i will share with you later in the show. 70's. 75, arlington. l delphi -- a edolphus, 77. lower 80's in some spots south of town. localized heavy rainfall. we already have action out there. i will be back in a few minutes to show you that, talk about it and let you know where we will see the heaviest rainfall later tonight. >> thank you. it virginia sheriff honored for his efforts to find the missing boy with autism. robert wood, jr. spent five days lost in an over county in november. the corporate is credited with spearheading a massive search and ultimately the safe return of wood to his famil

we have a problem in pasadena to report. report.ning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> there could be some rain coming up. >> there could be some flooding in some neighborhoods. some big time of flooding

investigators say this man robbed a suntrust banks wednesday in the safeway in pasadena. he did not display a weapon, but inside -- but implied that he had one. he is believed to be in his 20s with short brown hair and moustache. if anyone with information is 6 asked to call metro crime stoppers. closing arguments scheduled today in the trial of the man charged in a murder for hire of a glen burnie dentist. jeter is accused of killing a doctor in 2006. his cousin pleaded guilty to murdering the doctor in february. she stole insurance reimbursement checks from her boss. prosecutors in the case say that she was afraid of getting caught, so listed jeter and two other men to kill him $4,000. and in baltimore county, authorities say these two operators of the timonium pain clinic gave out prescriptions for oxycontidone. they said that the need was almost nonexistent and the doctors were hired to write prescriptions for addictive narcotics. but it's not a good idea. but in trial all the facts will be presented. >> more arrests are likely in this case. if you would like to read

if you're watching us on knbc in los angeles, nearby beautiful pasadena, admire the history and beauty of the cherry trees through japanese would block frames at the lessons of the cherry blossoms at the norton simon museum. >> thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. for a third straight weekend nothing could stop the superheroes at the box office. no surprise here, "the avengers" cruised to number one taking in just over $55 million. and a grand total of $457 million, earned so far, it is disney's highest grossing move everer and the sixth highest on record. it's done pretty well safe to say. "battleship" finished second with only $25.4 million, far below expectations. it was a hit overseas, remember that, thought it was going to be huge but now they have to hope for a big second or third week of business to avoid it becoming a disaster here at home. sacha baron cohen's "the dictator" finished a strong third with $17.4 million. "what to expect when you're expecting" underperforming in fifth with only $10.5 million. thought they wo

. >> also another story we brought you last night, update the pasadena boy attacked by the pit bull riding his bike. >> jeff spoke to the dog's owner who said the boy and his mom were warned and they don't believe it's their dog's fault he attacked the boy. >> it's a good community. i want my kids to ride their bikes. >> reporter: we know her as melissa she knows firsthand how the 9-year-old boy suffered as the dog locked his jaws around his leg and wouldn't let go. >> that was the most violent attack i have seen on a -- i have never seen i dog attack a child before. i never want to see it again. >> reporter: while police paint a picture of a unsuspecting victim. >> appears the child was on his bike with his mother nearby. >> reporter: the dog's owner says there is more to the story. >> it wasn't no mother and her innocent kid running down the street okay. that's not what happened. they were coming here specifically. there is the daddy right there. >> reporter: that's right. the so-called daddy, an aging pit bull was walking around the front yard without a leash in the same area where the

. >>> police say a young boy riding his bike in pasadena suffered serious injuries after a friend's pitbull the story. >> reporter: the dog's owner claimed she warned the mother not to bring the children to the house. we

we have an update on a fire that broke out in pasadena and continues to shut down katherine avenue at old mill road. the estimated dang is around 90,000 -- damage is around 09,000 dollarp crews continue to -- 90,000 dollars as crews continue to investigate. salisbury route 50 at route 13, notice you can barely see anything. so reduce your speeds. that will linger in the baltimore area as well. as far as the west side of the beltway, here's what it looks like at liberty road. that outer loop jammed from 795 down towards edmonton. we have an accident to tell you about on liberty road. that is at benbrook drive. that's your abc2 timesaver traffic. >>> the story that rocked the secret service is back in the news. >> yeah. a panel hearing begins look into the colombia. sherrie johnson is here with what is happening. >> reporter: more information unfolding. senate homeland senate committee will hold a public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving u.s. military and secret service agents in columbia. -- colum yeah. agencies will be expected to testify today. they -- cocoa colombia. age

. >> pasadena, california. >> pretty good. that's our broadcast for this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you back here on monday night. a happy mother's day to all and please have a good weekend. good night. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. concerns after the board votes to cancel bus service. san jose's evergreen service says it cannot afford that bus certifica service. damian trujillo joins us live from montgomery elementary where parents are worried and angry. in our current budget mess does the district have any options? >> reporter: not really, raj. looking at the deficit it's facing, this feeds two middle schools, bot o

. >>> a pasadena boy is still recovering after being attacked by a pit bull. the dog's owner is now speaking out saying she doesn't think it's the dog's fault. the child was riding his bike with his mother nearby when he was attacked. it happened this week. now, the dog's owner, donna helm says the family was told not to come near the house, but they didn't listen. >> it wasn't no mother and her innocent little kid running down the street, okay? that's not what happened. they were coming here specifically. >> helms has more than one pit bull and she says a few months ago the same dog attacked the boy, attacked one of her other pit bulls. >>> the makers of the so- called beef seller pink slime. >> as the production plants get ready to shut down, workers are heading home. but for how long? >>> plus. >> if it was anywhere along the east coast or the gulf coast, you need to be prepared each and every hurricane season. >> a big storm brewing right now off the east coast. what officials want you to know. >>> what we want you to know right now is the traffic. here's

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. >> pasadena, california. >> pretty good.t's our broadcast for this friday night and this week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we of course hope to see you back here on monday night. a happy mother's day to all and please have a good weekend. good night.

as i have your word first things first earlier this year a nineteen year old college student in pasadena california was shot and killed by two police officers real tragic story but only recently did the results of the coroner's investigation come out today we wrote about how in that investigation was determined that after the cops shot this boy seven times they then handcuffed him and let him die on the streets. warner's report is outstandingly disgusting so you have to go to our to dot com so she will say read all about this story because now the parents of the c.s. boy are filing a lawsuit in california also remember the whole story of trayvon davis all kind of similar accounts george zimmerman the man the confessed killer of trayvon davis in that case george zimmerman maybe now be facing federal hate crime charges the f.b.i. is considering doing that with him that could mean the death penalty in florida also henry kissinger former secretary of state he had a little mishap over the weekend with the t.s.a. who are to dot com slash usa or follow us on twitter at r.t. underscore america y

if you are headed out in pasadena there's still a house fire on old mill road there's a look at your speeds on the beltway slowing down a bit on the west side but still above the posted speed limit. there's a live look outside at 95 at the tunnel. 70 getting busier, but not delayed just west of the beltway. there's a look at the jfx looking good. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. test drive the new 2012 camry. back over to you guys. >>> ron matz, good morning. how you? >> -- >> reporter: we're live at port discovery the great children ease museum. it's time for the mr. potato head exhibit. we have ms. potato head joining us this morning. this is a fabulous exhibit. >> we are so excited to have mr. potato head here at port discovery. >> reporter: it just opened up. tell us about it. >> it's a wonderful opportunity for children to go on a a faf ri into space under water and all kind of places, to egypt. it's all about science. >> reporter: this is a great educational experience. mr. potato head is sell bating his 6th -- celebrating his 60th birthday. >> child

the pasadena area will be one of the first to be equipped with the smart meters.ice will eventually save you money, sending your energy usage information wirelessly back to b.g.e.. anyone concerned about the system or the radiofrequency waves it uses can get a better picture from company officials. >> you have probably heard the face it -- heard the phrase the customer's always right, but what if you have a chronic complainer, somebody who wants something for free, or a scanner? there is a website alerting businesses to customer monsters. these are people that go from business to business, never satisfied, and always looking for something for free. >> for small business owners, we know that each penny counts. if we can do something that covers our costs and we make a little bit off of it, that we are doing what is right. >> businesses have to be a member to use this service, but that have access to those customer monsters and customers who do not pay their bill. and it warns if they do not pay up, there will be listed on the business be where website. it seems to

. >> anne arundel county, fort small wood, in pasadena, will be closed for students and staff today,y pasadena, closed for students and staff because there is no power. >>> all right. it is 8:31 a.m., good morning once again to tucker barnes. >> good morning saturday, all over the city during the day there were more capitals jerseys and nationals looked great. >> great feeling. >> love it. >> whole town was red. >> we always knew we were winners but to be validated is wonderful. >> we have been holding back for like a decade. >> now that we are winning, it works. >> okay. >> temperatures a little cool to start your day, 50s. now 61 regan national, so we are gradually warming up, cloud cover, holding tough out there, kind of grey and gloomy across the area, not expecting much in the way of rain but i think the clouds will hold tough here for at least the morning hours. >> 59 manassas, that is the winning number in frederick, warmer west, 63, in martins burg and a little cooler, the cooler temperatures trending east, cloud cover thicker, 52 cambridge, and 57 in stevensville. looking at

pasadena area will be one of the first to equipped. the open house starts at 6:00 at the orchard beach volunteer firehouse in glen burnie. >> on the economy, executives at j.p. morgan chase are expected to lose their jobs in the coming days after the bank's trading group lost $2 billion. this has reignited the political battle on capitol hill over how to close to regulate banks. mergenereporter terry mergara has the latest >> . j.p. morgan chase was thought to be the safest u.s. bank. now it admits to a terrible mistake, leading lawmakers arguing over industry regulations. an apology from j.p. morgan chase after a $2 billion loss. the ceo says it is the result of its lobbying strategy to manage financial risk. >> we made a terrible egregious mistake with almost no excuse. >> it is a strategy expert that is similar to what caused chaos in 2008. and it led to the passage of wall street reform lost. thursday oppose the announcement drove down bank stocks and reignited a debate over stiffer regulations aimed at restricting proprietary trad

harbor, baltimore, working down into northern portions of anne arundel county, severna park and pasadenaas i mentioned, they've been falling apart here in the last 15 minutes or so. we've got some stable air kind of overhead here in the immediate washington area. let's move o let me show you the satellite picture. you will see the showers diving down from the north and then kind of fading off here to the south and east. maybe another shower early this morning. then we'll be dealing with the cloudiness. eventually partial sunshine just like yesterday. i think we'll be see something sun and warmer temperatures too. we have a frontal system just out to the west. that is expected to lift off to the north and east today. you get far enough north and east, we'll be into the summertime heat. our afternoon high temperatures, believe it or not, are going to top out in the mid-80s later this afternoon and when we get into the summer air mass, it is possible we could kick up a shower or thunderstorm a little better this afternoon as well. temperatures right now are rather cool. we've got the mariti

and a couple of other accidents in pasadena, mountain road, at freetown. also east patapsco at shelby in baltimore city. let's take a live look. you can see, traffic just solid there. that is the look the northbound 95. as you can see, it is delayed well back to whitemarsh boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by sarah lee, 100% whole wheat bread. so good you'll eat the whole loaf. >>> it is america's largest free arts festival. a sneak peek at art scape 2012. today, mayor stephanie rawlings- blake announced award-winning singer-songwriter brian mcknight. and features attention. 20 tents designed by different artists and face forward interactive 16-foot sculpture. art scape runs july 20 through the 21st. >> all right. should be a good event. >> always is. >> all right. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. he's responsible for the most heinous war crimes in history. today, charles taylor learns his sentence. >>> you will never believe what caused this mess and the explosion to follow. >>> the heat is gone. while the clouds are trying to le

is accused of robbing the sun trust bank, inside the safe way grocery store on mountain road in pasadena mid-20s with short brown hair and a mustache. it is not clear how much money he got away with. >>> time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a special guide to the 134th running of the preakness stakes. previews in the quarterfinals of the lacrosse tournament. and duo of the black keys playing at merry wether. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. >>> well, still to come on wjz's eyewitness news, closing arguments. can lawyers for john edwards convince a jury he did not use campaign cash to cover up his affair. >>> unthinkable crime. a newlywed woman murdered. and police say her new husband is the killer. tonight, the intense search grows. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. dry and sunny. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories to wjz.com at this hour. for updates on all the day's fuse, and the updated forecast any tim

. >> my name is trey kay from west side pasadena. well known, well respected, got a lot of people that's scared of me. i'm an active gang banger. you know what i'm saying? i'm a blood, you know. i'm an active gang banger. i do not want to be where they're taking me right now. >> there are a lot of gang members on the main line, guys that are doing life sentences and stuff, like mr. washington, until they live by a certain standard. and the sny isn't just so much rapists and child molesters. it's weaker guys. >> if i stay over here, before the day is out, i could never go back to a main line because my reputation will be ruined. i'm now considered a no good. >> with his hostile attitude and violent background, washington is exactly the kind of inmate sny residents don't want as a neighbor. >> on the main line i'd be dead in a day. because those guys over there, they just wouldn't care they would kill me right in front of an officer because it's a notch on their belt. >> that's as far as i go. i'm not going up in there. i was hoping th

three special visitors in the southern california town of altadena right near pasadena.r two cubs were perched high atop of a tree. take a look. witnesses say the bears were just strolling around the community around 7:30 this morning when something spooked them and they headed up the tree. it's not uncommon for people to see bears in this area since it's located right near the angeles national forest, but the bears have since come down. they wandered around the neighborhood a little longer and then went up another tree. >> that is so sweet to see the mama and her baby bears. >>> brent cannon joins us with what's coming up at 7:00. >> tonight the u.s. and afghanistan just signed that new long-term agreement, but what's in the deal? a middle east expert examines that document for us and joins us with some of his findings. >>> plus medical marijuana going up in smoke. with federal raids ramping up and nancy pelosi fighting back, we talk to one of the main bay area figures in that debate. that and more coming up in just a few on comcast 186. >> thank you, brent. enjoy your

. ♪ >>> hi, everyone, i'm koreen wynter in pasadena, california, we're at the kids's based outdoor stadiumids actually learn what an ecosystem s the water cycle, the wildlife pond. there's a rock climbing wall, even a vegetable garden, where, yes the kiddies can learn about the food they eat. this is my son carter's favorite room. it's called a digging deeper gallery. check out the ant hole where kids can explore the world of an amount colony. i've done it, it's a blast. anyone hungry in there's actually bug si's diner where the kids get a chance to learn about what insects eat. >> we were reading about it online and we couldn't believe there would be a place like this. it is a fun interaction and there's an educational component to it as well. >> for us gals, it was the beginning of women's lib. >> i want you to meet your new pitcher. amanda. >> a girl? >> grab a bat, punk. >> okay, now it's 2012 and you would think that this is a nonissue. but not for second base woman page, she's a freshman at mesa preparatory academy and the only female on her arizona baseball team. they were going to

mountain road, magothy beach road in pasadena, watch for an accident.you can see on track and, we are doing ok. once we get closer to owings mills, that is where the backup begins. heavy delays from coldspring to the construction zone. tony, over to you. >> the weather has improved since early this morning. just some sprinkles right now. there is another batch of rain out of pennsylvania just north of hagerstown at the present time. we will keep a chance for a shower or thunderstorm in the forecast this morning. temperatures will be in the upper 70's. going into the weekend, 84 tomorrow. it will feel like a summer on friday. chance for storms late in the afternoon. 80 on satur ♪ >>> that's some great footage. you're looking at some video right now of a very young prince william with his parents, prince charles and princess diana. some of those images taken in the gardens of his childhood home which, by the way, happens to be kensington palace. and that is where we are this morning for this thursday morning, may 3rd, 2012, a split edition of "today." i'm

employers to provide birth control to their employees and this is a two-alarm fire according to the pasadenae the church's roof fall over from all of the flames. the fire is still raging that the hour according to our affiliate khou. so far no injuries have been reported and they evacuated the day care next to this church just in case. >>> al gore has a new girlfriend. "the washington post" reports the former vice president is dating elizabeth keadle. she is a democratic donor for california who is also devoted to the environment. keadle accompanied gore in january on a trip to raise awareness about climate change. it's been two years since al and tipper gore separated after 40 years of marriage. >> and the 12-year-old texas boy suspended for shaving his head to look like the face of his favorite nba player. now check out patrick gonzalez's haircut of matt bonner. gonzalez's school called it a distraction and he had to shave off that design, but the spurs, they gave him free tickets to last night's playoff game. gonzalez met bonner who is a redhead like him and he said it was the nicest thin