your insta-weather-plus forecast with john collins and 11 sports with pete gilbert. with pete gilbert. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> baltimore county police need your help to find a missing person. his name is david brightman. he is 91 years old. he was seen at 6:30 yesterday. he was wearing a green t-shirt and white shorts and driving a gray chevy. construction will start monday for this year's grand prix race track. the first jersey. will be placed downtown. -- barrier will be placed in downtown. the race will begin august 31. tickets are on sale now. just as we are getting used to those lower gas prices, reports say they are going back up. gas prices rose 9 cents per gallon over the past two weeks. the nationwide average is $3.50 per gallon. the current price is 20 cents lower than the average price last year. the average price in maryland is at $3.47 for a gallon of regular. the presidential election i

and pete gilbert has more as the ncaa is ready to lay down tough sanctions. a wet week, will tomorrow be the same. >> there is a front to the south. more weather to the northwest. a beautiful evening with 81 at the airport, 82 downtown. very nice. the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for breakfast but muy bueno any time of day. get to your local subway and claim your steak today -- with new santa fe steak melts. subway. eat fresh. >> now, your 11 instaweathe r forecast with john collins. >> the sun brekainaking through, some sprinklses in southwest pennsylvania. we can see some more shower and thunderstorm activity to the south but not much here at all. at the moment, we are in good shape but this is just a moment in time. more weather coming in. 80 is the high, 81 -- that was the reading that just came in. at the inner harbor, 100th of an inch of rain. typical h

you're watching wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 with debra wiener, john collins, and 11 sparta pete gilbert. gilbert. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> ocean city had decent weather over the weekend. i don't know if we have a picture there are not, but there we go. a little cloudy there right now. fairly calm waves coming in. some thunder just to the west of there. a pretty good cell spreading clouds over the lower eastern shore. not moving towards ocean city itself, but we will keep an eye on that. around here, looking at a few showers in lancaster county towards cecil county. if you're going to be stretching under beach weekend, the forecast calls for a decent day tomorrow, sunshine, and 80. when will be coming in off the ocean. here at home today, temperatures were pretty normal. 88 at bwi marshall. the normal is 87. the normal was set last year, 101 degrees. 59 as the record low back in 1978. no rain officially measured. holding up 3.2 inches for the month, 0.5 inch below normal for the month. around the beltway, low to mid 80's. 87 downtown. 83 white marsh. the

. >> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> remember when the american lead went 13 years and grow withouting an all-star game? -- 13 years in a row? with adam jones and matt uighurs, they all played in the game, which was nice. justin were lander, off the wall. well played tonight. a three-run triple, cabrera is up being the mvp. wieters, kem johnson, at 8- 0 was the final period. two weeks from training camp, football just around the corner. lardarius webb taking vantage of his last few days to take in that charity golf tournament. i caught up with him and we talked shop. what about the critics that said reagan's defense is in decline? >> we do a great job of recruiting and drafting guys to take the place of other guys. we believe in the guys we have in the locker room. we have other guys that will step up and make a name for themselves. my hat is off to them. they are working hard. >> with contract negotiations with ray rice, there is a deadline coming up soon. what is your best feeling about what is going to happen here? >> i am going to stay out of that. the luck with it, and i hope h

. >> coming up later, pete gilbert has the story of a south african olympian that everyone in the world should root for in the london games. first, spectacular fireworks above the sea landmarks. first the red, white, and blue lit up the washington monument as patriotic music played for the audience. >> we are still tracking thunderstorms on hd doppler and there is even hotter weather moving this way. 92 degrees in downtown baltimore,6? >> president obama got a chance to show off his grill master skills this independence day. he took a break today and in the first lady treated hundreds of military members and their families to a barbecue on the south lawn of the white house. he called it a day to recognize the sacrifices of military families. >> all the men and women who stand with us here this afternoon are an example of this generation of zero, this 9/11 generation, who earned its place in history alongside the greatest generation. >> earlier in the day, president obama hosted a citizenship ceremony for new americans who are also active-duty service members. it would not be the fourth

. >> 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> michael phelps swam for the final time at the olympic trials tonighthitting the pool in the 100 fly finals and what we learned about the greatest swimmer in the history of water, when he gets focused on a task, everyone else fights for second place. phelps qualified for four individual events in the london games and one more victory makes five, something he accomplished four years ago, a program he said he would never do again. he edged out tyler mcgill so what now? he could try to replicate beijing in london. >> over the next couple of days, bob and i will decide what we're really going to finally do. i have a great opportunity here. i said this earlier in the week, to put a big cherry on top of the ice cream. >> ice cream. can't wait to see and joining phelps in london, another local star, 2007 graduate of broadneck high school. centerowitz who finished third wille world championships run in the olympics, a thrill he expressed on twitter. that's a great tweet. meanwhile at camden yards, the orioles struggle on the mound. brian matusz failed to find t

i'm pete gilbert. >> it is starting to look a lot like christmas inside shoppers' minds. are getting an early start to holiday shopping. >> it looks like the same sex marriage law will have to pass a final hurdle. it is up to the voters. >> it is a big birthday cake made out of cheesecake. >> we have to get through a little warm weather before christmas. >> we're checking on your morning commute. we have a problem in windsor mill. we will let you know if we're tracking any delays. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: the new santa fe steak melts. get extra grande flavor with the santa fe steak & bacon melt. juicy steak, crispy bacon, and melted cheese with creamy santa fe caesar. or try adding egg for a santa fe steak, bacon & egg melt -- a favorito for breakfast but muy bueno any time of day. get to your local subway and claim your steak today -- with new santa fe steak melts. subway. eat fresh. >> a firefighter is charged in an alleged prostitution ring. >> health care and making headlines. the symbolism behind today's vote to repeal the law. >> the mayor

i'm pete gilbert. >> 6:27. 70 degrees on tv hill. >> a firefighter is arrested in connection with a prostitution ring. >> the maryland state assessments are in. roadsre checking the area for your morning commute and for your morning commute and will update you >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. any storms expected today? >> something isolated could show up west of us. a high chance for a great weather. we have partly cloudy skies. 77 downtown at the science center. a great start to the day and humidity is reasonable. >> thank you. a firefighter is waking up behind bars accused of heading up an online prostitution ring. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more details on the story. good morning. >> jamar simmons has been a baltimore city firefighter since 2002. he was charged in a separate case of prostitution and he has managed somehow to keep its job. -- to keephis job. police detectives raided his alleged headquarters at this

in pete gilbert. have a great day. >> let's take a look at the official medal count. the united states second in overall medals with 11. they trailed china by just one. china has the leading gold medals, but the u.s. has the most silver and bronze medals. >> we are in the hunt. and the time now is 6:25. still ahead in the news today. >> summer break will be coming to an end for state lawmakers. >> baltimore's police chief is retiring. i will have more on what happens next. >> showing solidarity. presidential candidates show their support for israel. will it make a difference to voters in november? >> of course, we are monitoring the roads. if you're heading out, >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> the morning, everybody. welcome back to the news today. >> thank you for joining us. a quick look at the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. overall, it will not be a bad day. a couple of isolated showers out there. i'll put a 30% chance in the you'll run into those showers or thunderstorms for the day. the best chance will likely be this aftern

pete gilbert, wbal-tv 11 sports. >> an investigation is under way at a popular purchase store in montgomery county. " northbound and southbound lanes had to be closed at the start of the evening commute. we are told 85 firefighters raced to the scene to try to save the first door as flames were shooting out from the second floor of the building. we are told two firefighters were in st. -- were injured, but injuries were not life- threatening. according to the county executive, john leopold, he has an intimate knowledge because he also served as county police chief until 1998. >> a nationwide crackdown is under way on the synthetic designer drug industry that makes those dangerous basalts. the drug enforcement -- nearly 100 cities and states were involved in that news -- in that crackdown. >> they received an outpouring of help from police across the country. drug enforcement agents raided warehouses and retail outlets in more than 100 cities seizing 5 million packets of designer synthetic drugs and $36 million in cash. >> we have taken decisive action at every level of this illegal industry

pete gilbert joined us now. can you give us any more details? >> there was a sigh of relief. he won a $30 million guaranteed. they wanted to offer about $20 million. they struck the difference in the contract. the deal could be worth as much as $40 million with performance bonuses. they agreed just minutes before the four -- the 4:00 p.m. deadline. entering his fifth season, rice has emerged as arguably the most durable, reliable, and productive running back in the league. his total yards per scrimmage exceeded 2000. even through one, for good measure. this man shall approve a bargain for the community. coming up at 6:00, what may have proved the driving force in getting this deal done. >> there fortunate to have him. >> i agree. >> a landmark decision could change the future of aids and hiv as we know it. >> the first-ever drug to prevent contracting hiv and how it works ahead. >> the baring two apartment buildings. the investigation to determine the cause. >> parts lying between volunteering career >> here's a look at what's happening right now. sky team 11 remains of the s

i'm pete gilbert. have a great day. >> one more sports note for you.geles angels last night 3-2. > >> 5:56. here's a look ahead at the next hour. >> the big sweat for many across the nation continues. how the triple digit temperatures are affecting some major events in baltimore. >> have to take it easy today. this will be the hottest day of the whole bunch out of this heat wave and then we get some storms. they're up north of us right now and then we get some relief. >> and speaking of major events, organizers of this year's african-american festival say they promise to captivate audiences. we have details on "11 news saturday morning" continues. stay with us. >> the heat wave gripping much of maryland will continue today as temperatures soar to dangerous levels again. 11 news has you covered on how to beat the heat and what you can expect for the weekend. good morning and welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lisa robinson. this is day 11 of baltimore's heat wave and it is not over yet. for more on the dangerous c

." >> hi, i'm pete gilbert.p in sports for the first time in a long time, the orioles are buyers as we head to the trade deadline. also, we'll take a look at how they honoured earl weaver saturday at camden yards. very special day. those stories straight ahead. >> first, a programming note for you, congressman will be our q&a guest later this morning on 11 news. if you have a question for them, send them in. e-mail your questions at sundayquestions at wbaltv.com. >> the orioles entered play on saturday in second place. eight times over .500 and that's the point in the season where, yes, you should be buyers if you want to contend with chance to get back to the playoffs. first time since 1997 it would be so. they traded a couple of minor leaguers, low prospects for jim thome. he's 41 years old and has 609 career home runs. 18 of them at camden yards. executive vice president of baseball operations says they'll put him in the line-up at designated hitter on generally a day in, day out basis and he'll be your new d