so your sailabration forecast.u're planning to come down tonight or into tomorrow, it's going to be wonderful. 60 degrees tonight ask is what we're talking about. and we're looking at just a mostly clear night, with a light breeze down here. just a delightful evening down here on the water. tonight, much like today. temperature around 80 degrees. we'll go up to about 82. and again, a carbon copy day. pretty dry. and a phenomenal heading in. >> and as tim was saying to me earlier, if you're planning to come down and bring your family, most of the things that are happening here this weekend are free. including the blue angels. >> so a moment of history that you don't want to miss. for now, we'll send it back to vic and mary. >> okay. thank you very much, denise and tim. >> and make sure to join us. for coverage of star-spangled sailabration, hosted by cbs's bob schieffer, along with jessica kartalija. >> we'll update the breaking news. wjz first reported last hour. the medical examiner just ruled the death of a teena

at 6:00, fort avenue will close near the fort mchenry because of 295 sailabration -- because of sailabrationn the way of delays on the north or west side of the beltway. 11 minutes to get used to the stretch on the north side. 10 minutes on southbound 95 down towards 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. the j.f.x. a ruxton road, so far moving very well into town. the fort mchenry, southbound traffic, no delays in through the tunnel. a nice start at the harbor tunnel. key bridge traffic checks out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> who would do a better job of handling the economy, president obama or mitt romney? >> tara mergener is live with this report. good morning. >> hello. president obama and mitt romney are gearing up for these duel economic speeches minutes apart in the crucial swing state of ohio. the president's first major economic speech will happen at a community college in cleveland where he is expected to defend his handling of the economy and telling voters he feels their pain and for them to stick with him for another term. mitt romney will make a campa

the sailabration is under way.complete coverage on the ground and in the air. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, it's not just tall ships but the star spangled sailabration. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> demanding answers. i'm mike hellgren in baltimore county, where the family of a teenager involved in a fight with an off-duty officer wants to know how it unfolded. their emotional plea straight ahead. >> those stories and all the breaking news coming up next at 6:00. >>> honoring our history. [ gunshot ] >> the national celebration taking place in baltimore. >> tonight, the sights and sounds from inside the star- spangled sailabration. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. live in the inner harbor. and we are following all of the events down here, as the sun begins to set. the music is picking up. the food is sizzling. and the crowds are packing in to witness this moment in history. we honor the bicentennial of the war of 1812. and of course, the penning of the star-spangled banner

sailabration steams full speed ahead. >> we are officially kicking off baltimore's star spangled sailabration >> the cap pins of the -- captains of the 40 tall ships from around the world are honored with gifts and a special performance by the navy band. thousands of tourists are touring the ship. >> we're having a ball. >> this is to commemorate the bicentennial of the war of 1812. the sill operation is draw -- sailabration is drawing national and international attention. >> i feel right at home. they're speak ing portuguese. i'm here with my family. we feel right at home. >> the navy blue angles are putting finishing touch ts on their -- touches on their show. >> every show location is yuk knee. >> -- is unique. >> we ran outside as as we heard everything taking videos an pictures to send to our friends. >> reporter: those jets are back in the air for yet another rehearsal. having seen yesterday's, wow. the best part, it's free. reporting live downtown, mike schuh wjz eyewitness news. don, back to you. >> thank you. wjz's comeplete coverage continues now with meghan mccorkell. >> a special

the star spangled will sailabration is officially under way. and it feels like a festival down here at the waterfront. 14 captains from 13 different nations were welcomed in a lavish nautical ceremony. wjz is live with coverage on the week-long event, which of course is celebrating the 200th anniversary. war of 1812, and the writing of the star spangled banner, which happened in those waters, right there, about two years later. the spectacular ships made its way up the chesapeake and up the francis scott key bridge, by the buoy where the star spangled banner was written, as francis scott key stood and wondered if it would still be there when the dawn arose. jsesica kartalija was there during all of the welcoming ceremonies. and she's also at the other end of the harbor. i'm going to throw to her now. >> hello, everyone. we have been having a wonderful day out here. the weather is absolutely gorgeous. we have been watching the blue angels flying over us, practicing their formation today. but it all began with a bunch of pomp and circumstance thi

the star spangled sailabration, full steam ahead. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the inner harbor now, where we see some skydivers, jumping from an airplane, as part of the sailabration. there's one now, creating smoke, a trail of excitement. for all of those waiting on the ground to see him. wjz is live with complete coverage of this major cell -- sailabration. sky eye chopper 13 with a view of the ships. but first, here's jessica kartalija. >> reporter: you could not ask for a more picture-perfect day out here, vic. thousands of people expected to show up around the harsh hor and -- harbor and around the baltimore city. to take part in the bicentennial sailabration of the war of 1812. >> the ships are coming in. the ships are coming in! >> one by one, tall ships, from around the world, make their way to baltimore. brazil, followed by ecuador. each ship giving a 21-gun salute. then, a welcome from fort mchenry. >> and we were fortunate to get on board mexico's tall ships. the gautima, viva mexico. >> reporter: the mexican ship visi

. >> weather for sailabration. we are continuing our coverage of the star spangled sailabration into the weekend. jennifer franciotti spent her morning downtown and as a closer look at some of the fun festivities you can see this weekend. >> it really takes you back in time. something else that can do that is listening to music. are going to hear a rendition of "yankee doodle" we may have heard in 1812. take it away. landyour country's laws by and sea until her cause attended yankee doodle is the tune american delight in just the song for fightin' for king george they wouldn't care nor for his descendants yankee doodle is the two americans delight in ♪ >> that was lovely. tell me all about yankee frolics. >> it is a recording of music from 1812 to commemorate the war's 200th anniversary in baltimore and maryland. >> eventually we will be able to buy the cd. we will hear you performing? >> we will be at west shore park. >> thank you so much for joining us. you can hear all types of music over the weekend, and milita

break. >> i'm jennifer franciotti live at the inner harbor for sailabration. sailabration.

and that is for sailabration events. sixth street, for an accident on the south side. a drive times of around 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. five minutes to travel south on 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. here's a quick live look at traffic. the west side is picking up in volume at security. this is 795 as you make your way from franklin boulevard. a smooth start at owings mills down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> some late breaking stories. a man is dead after some kind of altercation with baltimore county police. it began last night around 10:30. officers got into a confrontation with an unidentified suspect. police say no shots were fired. the investigation into this case continues this morning. police are looking for a suspect in connection with a beating attack on homewood avenue. police found a person had been attacked a number of times by baseball bat. a child was found unresponsive inside a home on north streaker kereet. -- north stricte street. so far no

. >> it seems many of you attended the sailabration festivities. we hit the inner harbor to see what you thought. the results were unanimous. some say the events made them proud of their city. >> i think it brings everybody together and brings everybody out and helps them celebrate and let's them know that baltimore is rich in culture, and this is history. that's why we came down. this is history. this is never going to happen again in our lifetime. this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. >> sailabration is not over yet. ava marie will bring us more later in the newscast. >> our "water cooler question", what do you think you -- the city can do to make it easier to get in and out of the city for public events? >> one of the navy's newest ships were docked at the inner harbor. the u.s.s. monsoon showed off state-of-the-art technology. the ship has 29 crew members on it at all times to keep it running smoothly. >> if you are still planning to head out to the sailabration events, you can head to our web site for a lot of details. you can get a schedule of

great for sailabration.or anything. >> golfing. >> terrific. >> thanks, bob. >>> don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. at 10:00, it's another episode of blue bloods. and stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> the orioles are on a five- game winning streak after a sweep of the pittsburgh pirates. it was so sweet, they began a weekend series against the braves in atlanta. then sunday, it is masn on wjz. see the birds and the braves at 1:30, sunday afternoon, live on wjz 13. kind of all enjoy -- also enjoy that on father's day. >>> lots more ahead on wjz at 4:30. a body is found near the home of a suspect in a nationwide manhunt. is it the surgeon who shot and killed his girlfriend in buffalo? >>> wjz's complete coverage of the star spangled sailabration continues, with more on the sailors volunteering their time. >>> runaway wildfires continue to cause major destruction in colorado. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael? you know

the impressive sight is part of the star spangied sailabration. it is just the start of a week- long commemoration of the war of 1812. wjz is live at the inner harbor with complete coverage. jessica kartalija goes on board one of the ships as the festivities get under way. hi, jess. i heard a cannon behind you at one point. >> oh, my gosh, mary. i think we all jumped out of our skin when we heard it. when you are that close up, it is so loud, so exciting. we have the ashes literally raining down on top of us. but what an incredible day to be on the water. ask an equally incredible day standing by for all of those watching the ships coming into the harbor. >> the ships are coming in. the ships are coming in. >> reporter: one by one, tall ships from around the world make their way to baltimore. brazil, followed by ecuador. each ship giving a 21-gun salute. then a welcome from fort mchenry. >> and we were fortunate in to get on board mexico's tall ships. viva mexico. >> reporter: the mexico naval ship visited baltimore in 2008. officers say they are

there'll be a closure because of sailabration. other than that, some delays starting to form on 295. let's check on 95 in howard county. a smooth ride down to the capital beltway. let's check 295. e're seeing delays from 175 down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. day three of testimony in the trial of jerry sandusky. mike mcqueary testified on tuesday. he said he saw the coach standing naked behind a young boy in a shower. sandusky denies the molestation charges. a man on has come to an end -- a manhunt has come to an end. desmonte leonard turned himself in. george washington's personal copy of the u.s. constitution is about to hit the auction block. the rare documents were showed off on tuesday before they go up to bid. they were printed in 1789 and are valued at between $2 million and $3 million. >> the language of the internet is about to expand. thousands of applications for new top-level domains. the traditional suffixes could soon be joined by more colorful ones like ".food" or ".lol. " workin

enjoy it on this beautiful sunday for sailabration. currently it is 69 degrees at the maryland science center. 65 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. winds are light. you see the wind flapping those flags a little bit now. it could be breezy at times today. much of what we saw yesterday. similar day today. clouds pushing in from the east. fairly cloudy now through delaware. a little sunshine. clouds off to the east. out west, more clouds building in. these should hold off until later in the day. as the storm system approaches, the cold front entering into the great lakes region. also showers and thunderstorms crossing over through central ohio. these will make their way through the appalachians. they will cross over late tonight. behind that, a storm moves from from the plains. another storm moves in from the end of the week. this storm will be more significant where it could bring more showers and thunderstorms. if you are out on the bay today, it is going to be beautiful. no concerns for small craft. waves are about 1 foot or less. next hig

the ships are entering inner harbor for the sailabration celebration.hat a beautiful shot that is. magnificent ships. he might be spending more on your dry cleaning bill this month as they deal with a tax on hangers. the u.s. commerce department has announced an anti-dumping tarrifff on hangers. many say they are raising prices at economists say using biodegradable cardboard hangers like these could cut down on costs, but so far not many are using them. giant and martin food stores are recalling a popular ice cream, as peanuts were not disclosed. no problems have been reported so far. for a list of codes, visit our web site, wbaltv.com. speaking of ice cream, burger king has a new item on the menu. a bacon sundae that, as with soft serve, -- that comes with soft serve, chocolate fudge, and bacon. there are 18 grams of fat and 61 grams of sugar. >> now, your insta-weather-plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> it would be a fine afternoon to sit outside with your bacon sundae. how perfect is that? the source said the bus rain yesterday is pushing

that sailabration is still going on. sharon will have traffic after tim in for marty. >> we've had a beautiful stretch of weather for the entire sailabration. we have clouds moving in ahead of a system that's going to be coming in later this this afternoon. just -- later this afternoon. today 78, mostly cloudy skies and the chance of showers early on and then a better chance of rain tonight. 64 with mostly cloudy skies tonight. 87 tomorrow, partly sunny and warmer. we will talk about how hot it gets the first few days of summer coming up in just a few minutes. >>> your rush from sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. if you are just about to head out, one new problem to add to the mix, it's some degree at 95. do watch for that. watch for two accidents still out there there, hamny church road at glennville, another one on writingly street at harmon. speeds still in the 60s on the beltway. there's a live look at the west side outer loop, still empty there. wjz 13 is always on so for traffic information log

weather, traffic news wise it's a sailabration. a lot of sailors and people will be walking around so they want to know what the weather will be like why are you laughing? >> i saw so many sailors at the orioles game. >> they look sharp. >> it was packed. >> a man in uniform i tell you. >> yeah. >> pretty nice. let me get back to weather. >> clearly, ladies here. >> yeah. >> let's talk about what's going on this morning because we are nice and dry. whoa look at maryland's most powerful radar. when you see the sweeps we are scanning the skies looking for something. but this morning we are not going to see any wet weather and this will continue even going into the afternoon. for a while, as we look at what's going on the hour by hour forecast for you, we can see we have a good day to contend with this morning, but also we are going to be looking at temperatures earlier today a little on the cool side. should say mild side. so as you step out and about be prepared for that. we can see some of the temperatures coming in right around 55

for the rest of sailabration, things looking good. >> well, it is one of the most exciting parts of sailabrationguably the biggest stars of the navy show will be taking flight today. and so did ava. >> finally that video. we'll show it. >> the blue angels are the big act at sailabration. knowing what these guys do, i was a little nervous. thankfully i didn't have to do it alone. along side me was the vice president of nursing and shock trauma. >> prior to our flight we were briefed. >> i promise not to make you puke or passout. if you are not having fun, we are not doing our job. >> another major talking point, positive and negative g forces. negative make you feel weightless. positive causes blood to rush away from your brain. so we had to do a breathing technique called an anti-g maneuver. >> from there you will regulate your breath. if i were to slow it down, it would go like this -- you will contradict your -- it is controling your blood to go right back to your head. while she was nervous before takeoff, she did have fun. >> it was incredible. the pilot talks you through everything. it is a

wjz has complete coverage of the sailabration.sica kartalija reports from the inner harbor. >> reporter: good evening, everyone. as sailabration continues, there are visit oshes in from around the world. and many of those visitors are helping baltimore city and their children. mike schuh reports from fells point. >> reporter: away from all the festivities. far from the crowds. military visitors to our city are helping our city. >> we have over 700 sailors and marines that are doing community relations projects that we've worked hard over the last year to develop. >> reporter: sailors like naval academy first year james carrick, volunteering at living classrooms. >> we want to help and serve the people in every way, in every capacity we can. what better way than helping out a program that wants to help kids. >> reporter: up front, operation scrape and paint. >> effective, air force. and some cadets. we're just out to help. >> reporter: 50 military volunteers here, equals thousands of dollars worth of work, all done for free. >> the

then specially this time for 1812 sailabration. just looking forward to and excited to be here. >> reporter: poem will have the opportunity to talk to you to come on to the u south america san antonio? >> we're open every day this week. the tours will go on in the afternoons from about 1300, 1:00 p.m., to about 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. and you know, we're open for tours. so we got marines on board. we've got the cow on board. and -- crew on board. >> reporter: what kind of questions do you hear from people regarding what you do? the ship, the military, history? i imagine you get a lot of them. >> we hear a lot of questions. we know you're in the military and we know you're in the navy but what does that mean? you know, and what we like to tell them is you know we're part of the navy and the marine corps team. we like to -- we go out and deploy and we defend freedom for our country. and that's exactly what we do. and you know we take it offshore and we go out and deplay and just have a great time. >> reporter: i imagine on flag day

this is the star-spangled sailabration and the tall ships arrived here yesterday. and it got us thinking what is life like on one of these ships? it's got to be an incredible experience. so lamont williams hopped on one of the ships to see what life is like on the open sea. ♪ >> reporter: in the year 1812, baltimore's harbor and fort is the site of what is now naval history. the year is 12012 and baltimore again is at the center of the naval world. from june 14th through the 18th naval vessels from around the world will be gracing our fair city. >> the celebration is really a salute to america's naval power and a commemoration of the war of 1812 and as such as part of the grand celebration, baltimore is host to 40 naval vessels. and about 10 to 15 tall ships so class as and class bs. >> reporter: ships from 12 countries came under the key bridge. among those, is the guise. a tall ship from ecuador and south america. a ship built in 1977 and serves as a training vessel for sailors of the country's naval academy. >> we are sailing now -- 151 people. >> reporter: of t

we will have a live, star- spangled sailabration special.s hosted by cbs's bob schieffer, along with wjz's jessica kartalija and me. >>> a piece of space exploration history is on display, along with a spaceship of the future. teresa garcia reports for wjz, from space expaz headquarters in hawthorne, california. >> reporter: just weeks after space ex, sent a capsule to the international space station, nasa's charles boldin visited and got a look at its past and future. >> space ex, and the nasa team came together to be america's team. and you saw what we do. >> reporter: space ex ceo showed off the first dragon craft. the original capsule has scorch marks from reentering earth's atmosphere. spaceex also revealed its newest dragon craft as being allowed to take people in. >> behind me is the newest model that will carry seven astronauts into space. nasa's goal is to have a private astronaut transport ready by 2017. >> musk, who was also spaceex's chief designer, made his fortune as cofounder of pay pal. but this is has new project. >> i think

tonight for sailabration events.ittle sluggish on the west side beginning at 70 down towards edmondson. moving well on the north side through the towson region. everything looking good on 795, down from owings mills. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic building just a bit. looking good here. 895 checks out fine at the harbor tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's check on the forecast. >> we're expecting a lot of sunshine today. there could be a few clouds but it will be comfortable. low 80's this afternoon. the wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. there could be some concerns south of annapolis if you plan to be on the bay. a small craft advisory. waves around one to two feet. the next high tide at 4:24. we will drop into the 60's tonight. into the 50's out in the suburbs. ocean city, they are fairly breezy for the next couple of days. that will be a concern for rip currents. the risk for rip currents right now is high. something to keep in mind for the next cou

more than a million people are expected to start the star spaingled sailabration -- spangled sailabration. for more, head to abc2news.com. >>> anne arundel police are warning you about bottle bombs. the latest happened monday when two teenagers threw a bottle bomb at a 6-year-old girl on a play ground in pasadena. don harrison is working the story. >> reporter: these bottle have become popular on youtube. in 2011, recount recount fire investigators d--- anne arundel fire investigators have handled several cases. you can buy them at any store by themselves. they're fine. when you mix them together, not only is it dangerous but illegal. >> it's a felony in the state of maryland. it's the manufacturing of an explosive device. >> reporter: here's some evidence. you can still see some of the hydroclearic acid that was in the liquid. >> it's stupid. >> reporter: tyler riley knows the kids involved when the two threw a bottle bomb at a 6-year-old goirl-- girl. >> i think they should put them away for a little while. bail should be high. >> i think that's sick. >> reporter: i showed some youtube

sailabration is not over just yet. but still a little rain to contend with. some steadier, heavier rain in the mountains and this is moving toward baltimore as well. basically the more we get to the morning the better chance of rain will catch up with you. let's take a water view. right behind this one up in the great lakes, that may give us a chance of a shower and thunderstorms tonight. all of this is a breaking down of the current weather pattern. low pressure stalled out in the atlantic. relatively cool here in the east coast. but that will be kicked out. what it means that the warm air of the midwest will have a chance to visit us here in maryland. temperatures jumping all the way to the 90's the next couple of days. 61 at the airport, 61 and westminster. the forecast for today, often on rain showers likely, especially later on this morning and early this afternoon. otherwise, variable clouds with high temperature of only 76 degrees. 92 on wednesday, 94 on thursday. thursday, likely the upper 90's. summer begins on wednesday. nine minutes after 7:00. we

all of it can be fount heriot the -- found here at the inner harbor with the sailabration kicking off, i'm megan pringle, that just ahead. >>> one person is dead after a car crash on interstate 97. i'm sherrie johnson live in millersville and oleine reaction on that crash -- all new reaction on that crash. >>> a fifth grader already close to bankrupt. the latest threats now to your child's id and how you can protect them. that and much more on this thursday, june 14th. "good morning maryland," i'm charlie crowson. megan pringle is out live this morning getting ready for the sailabration, give us a wave megan. there she is. there she is. we begin this thursday morning with breaking news right now out of anne arundel county. word just after 1:30 this morning of a crash involving a wrong way driver and right now one person is dead. this along i-97 in millersville and abc2 news sherrie johnson is live with all new detail this is morning. >> reporter: we are here in anne arundel county. about a mile away from the crash site. the cash happened about 1:30 this morning. and it happened at the

call this year's sailabration it a success would really be an understatement. everywhere you went, from the inner harbor to locust point, there were crowds of people trying to get a peek at tall ships from around the world and gray hulls ships from our own u.s. navy. if ships were not your thing, over the weekend, all you had to do was look up to get a spectacular view of the blue angels putting on quite a clinic. >> i like the blue angels because they did cool tricks in the air. >> there are crowds everywhere, very well this first. everywhere you went there were crowds of people that are happy. i went to power plant life and the whole place was jumping because of all the activity. >> kirby fowler, president of the downtown partnership says sailabration went beyond expectations. some sources indicate car more than 500,000 people visited baltimore of the past four days, making it one of the largest events in the city's recent history. local businesses were pleased, too. one business said saturday night they tripled their business. >> we have used it as a sell- a

. >>> has more and more ships arrive for baltimore's sailabration, more are coming around. >> reporter: from defending or country to prepping meals for the homeless, there's no job too small for the u.s. navy. they prepped lunch for the homeless but this isn't unusual. >> i like helping out, you know. whether it's in the form of someone who's less fortunate or whatever, i don't mind getting out, giving back to the community, especially if it's for a great cause like this here. >> reporter: he's been serving the navy since january 2001. >> not doing it for a trough if he or accolade or something like that. >> reporter: growing new a small town outside of oklahoma city, he has learned to become the man that he is. >> just do the right thing and try to be that model citizen. >> reporter: he will only be in town for the next few days for baltimore's sailabration, you can bet that no mat thr where he is -- >> i love doing this type of stuff. it makes me feel good on the inside. >> reporter: he will be serving both his country and fellow man. >> and abc2 news and abc2news.com is your guide t

. >> charley is out live at the inner harbor for the star- spangled sailabration. we want to find out not only about what the situation is on the roads because lauren has been tracking a lot of accidents but the situation with the weather. >> and the weather has good news out there. so that's good because we have lots going on this weekend. it's going to be fabulous. let's start you out with headlines this morning. a funtastic friday is on tap. we are mostly clear and dry. seasonable temperatures and the winds are light out of the northeast. so get out and do your thing. as we look at what's going on right now, temperatures coming in the upper 50s in northville and walkersville. we are looking at 62 in annapolis and those winds again light out of the north and east for today. it's not going to be as breezyas we have seen. and let's see it in annapolis where we are doing a beautiful sunrise this morning. not a whole lot of clouds to be seen and not a lot of boats on the severn river as of yet but things will pick up going throughout the day. maryland's most powerful

that is for star-spangled sailabration. here's a quick live look at traffic. 95 at the b-w parkway in great shape so far. no problems north and southbound. 395 looks great into town. a smooth ride coming down from franken boulevard all the way down towards owings mills and the beltway. 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. >>>> light rail is operating without any delays. shuttle buses between timonium and hunt valley. metro subway on schedule. the 15 bus is diverting near bloomingdale's. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we got a good rain out of the system yesterday. some people picked up close to two inches of rain. it will be a slow climb to get the clouds out and the humidity to go away. it will be a fairly comfortable by this afternoon. we have some clouds and the dew points are still in the 60's. they will drop off as we get past lunchtime. the dew point is almost 70 in annapolis.

pangledart of the star settl sailabration. "starhe writing of the spangled banner." >> my advice would be to get here early. get your spot. bring your food. bring the suntan lotion. make a day of it. >> this see what will be a great spot to see the parade of tall ships. 200,000 people are expected here. this sign on ford avenue says it all. expect delays. >> use public transportation. >> the term city banner rout e or mta route 1. heavy traffic is also expected on the water. the coast guard says boating safety is a big concern. >> we're going to see an unprecedented number of vessels and it could be thousands of recreation boaters coming from one location. >> the message, have fun but do so responsibly. >> so pretty. we will have special coverage tomorrow night. i will be joined by jeff salkin and gary jobson. get ready for a bird's-eye view. >> 1 fast-food chain wants to prove you can make anything taste better by prink -- sprinkle in some bacon. the items on the west, a bacon sunday. here is a look at what will be a tasty co

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in all, 41 tall ships and naval vessels are participating in sailabration.tarting thursday, visitors will be able to see them up close. >> they will all be open to the public for free, starting tomorrow from 11:00 to 5:00. correct reading speed that up to 180 miles an hour. ava marie got into the act, flying with their real blue angels, even flying upside down. >> did get a break. we did a lot of different maneuvers today and experienced some unusual attitudes. >> rules are expected for just about everyone at the sailabration continues. >> we are a family of sailors, so we just came down to see it all. let the celebration begin. >> it has only just begun. it continues tomorrow on flag day preview will be able to to were those magnificent tall ships and naval vessels for free. the ships dock at the inner harbor and felt. an open at 11:00 a.m. you can get on the ones at locust point starting at 1:00 in the afternoon. the navy band will play starting at 10:30 a.m., followed by the official welcome ceremony. you definitely want to check out the star spangled ban

sailabration is winding down, but it is not over yet. we can expect another magnificent site tomorrow as all the ships began to depart. the navy warships, the gray hulls will take off first, leaving between 6:00 and 11:00 tomorrow morning. after that come the tall ships, and they are set to depart in a parade of ships between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. it should be beautiful. the star-spangled sailabration is coming to an end, but there is continuing coverage on wbaltv.com. you can attack along with shelton dutes aboard the cisne branco. you'll find all on our home page. up next, some high-profile national court cases. plus microsoft unveils its answer to a ipad. we have our blue crabs, but a different type of blue crustaceans has been caught in maryland's waters. a rare cats, coming up. >> some thunderstorms to the west are developing a long 0 warm front. temperatures will start rising around here. around here. right now x the judge in the jerry sandusky trial said deliberations could begin on thursday. another former penn state coach, ri

the sailabration of the -- celebration of the sailabration.ousands expected out here for 40 ships going on tour and experience it with the family. all commemorating the war of 1812. we are aboard the pride of baltimore 2. this is just one of the vessels you can come out and tour. and offer my shoulder is a ship that came in from mexico and sarah told us when the crew came in, when they first arrived onwednesday all the spans along the mast were the crew standing on those as they welcomed baltimore inner harbor. so many vessels from around the world coming in and today, it's all about the tours. they start this morning at 11 and concludes at 6 and events throughout the weekend for more on that abc 2 news.com. charley crowson, abc2 news. >>> the sailabration not just about the tall ships and sailors but about giving back and today dozens of sailors are volunteering their time to local charities. some will be helping clean up and beautify the new em p sparrows -- museum in sparrows point and others will unload trucks full of food donated to the m

. >> everyone involved with the sailabration says this was a huge success. we have a great seat right now to take a final look at some of these beautiful tall ships sitting in the inner harbor, but some of the tents are starting to come down. the ferris wheel that was going up monday is now coming down. there is no doubt if you were here, from the sea to the air, it was an amazing sight. to call this year's sailabration a success would really be an understatement. everywhere you went, from the inner harbor to locust point, there were crowds of people trying to get a peek at the tall ships from real-world and gray hulls ships from our own u.s. navy. the ships were not your thing, over the weekend, all you had to do was look up to get a spectacular view of the blue angels, putting on quite a clinic. >> i love the blue angels because they do cool tricks in the air. >> is better than we expected. the weather really cooperated. people were commenting about the jets flying over downtown. it was just a tremendous thing for baltimore. >> kirby fowler says sailabrati

. >> date two of the star spangled sailabration. good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. several events expected to take place today. that set out to our news reporter rob roblin. >> you can see how many people are behind to be, and all the people. it is a mass of people at the inner harbor. this is the one from mexico. basically a line to get on to take the two -- tour. there was a line of people waiting, and it is still that way now. all the way from baltimore, a man beset -- came all the way from baltimore to be here. a lot of people coming from pennsylvania, new york, and having a good time. our own and mindy basara was the mistress of ceremonies, opening up the sailabration today could the commanders and captains of mini-ships from all over the world. this the one that sheldon was aboard. isn't that beautiful vessel? to the right of that is our own, the pride of baltimore. this ship from indonesia is over there. people are taking that -- the tours at it is just a wonderful event. be patient, because you can see a lot of people if you're enjoying this. -- are here enj

rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the highlight of sailabration is the tall ships. the uss fort mchenry is the navy's amphibious warfare vessel. the public is excited to see it and the 300-member crew is just as thrilled to be here in baltimore. >> is great for us. every day we have to live up to our namesake and to be right here next to fort mchenry, this historic american side, is an honor, really. >> the vessels primary mission is to support the transport operations of u.s. marines, including all the weapons and gear that they require. you can plan your visit on wbaltv.com. you can get an event schedule and see had to get around downtown. >> a story about a local girl. >> stay tuned to learn more about this amazing 6-year-old and we will feel un on the national competition she will be in. >> the orioles wrapup at home can tonight at camden yards. you'll hear from carol suggs, who has a lot to say, later in sports. >> a beautiful night for baseball. we will let you know if we can keep the great weather going through father's day. 79 degrees at the airport. 79 degr

today it's good-bye tot -- good-bye to the star spangled sailabration. this morning the inner harbor is alive with all the crews from the ships. mike schuh is down there as well. good morning, mike. sglsh good -- >> reporter: good morning. about 10 0 crew members from the mexican boat that is down here for the last day here in baltimore are doing their morning cal sustain -- work outs. they're in these incredible rows and every foot hits at exactly the same time. some cool things we've been able to show you this past week. >> they're now a familiar site in baltimore's inner harbor but dozens of ships are preparing for one final send off this morning. at fort mcwhen are ri a ceremony -- mchenry a ceremony marking the start of the war in 1812. >> this is our story. this is a story worthy of the great people. this is the story we will tell together. >> maryland's top brass marks two centuries of friendship between the u.s., britain and canada. >> for the first time ever the ambassador of canada and the ambassador of great britain came here to attest to peac

. >> sailabration has brought in ships. will have more when abc2 news returns. >>> now to a story that proves you don't have to be the strongest, fastest or fittest to win a race. you can cross the finish line far ahead of others without even rung. >> reporter: when these pictures were taken, he was already a miracle. he wasn't supposed to make this past two weeks. he was born with a rare genetic disorder and a short life expect tan -- expectancy. ray was an ore fafnlt george and his wife adopted him. when george thinks about sitting with his son, now a grown man, words are hard to come by. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: amazing but challenging. >> rain can't bathe himself. ray can't toilet himself. rain cannot transfer from one situation to the next like off his bed to his chair or to a toilet. he has to have help. >> reporter: ray weighs 90 pounds. i don't have the muscle tone. weak physically but in spirit ray is mighty. >> i don't see myself in a wheelchair. >> reporter: not only does ray not define himself with his disa

it looks good for wednesday for the sailabration. the rain ending overnight. that is our forecast. 61 to 65 the low. the winds will swing around northwesterly. during the day, the winds pick up and get gusty. it will be some stronger gusts from time to time. generally, partly cloudy skies. at time, the sun may outweigh the clouds. less humid. 84 the high. on the bay, a small craft revisory is out, winds from the north to nw, gusting them 25 knots with a three-foot chop on the open waters of the bay. the futurecast shows that way of developing, so on thursday, we may pick up some clouds and maybe a sprinkle or two, but essentially after tonight, the forecast is a good one. 78 on thursday. a little cooler. most of the cloudy skies. friday and tuesday, dry weather. next week looks great. a high around 80 degrees. >> the ravens take the next step in their off-season preparation, the beginning of mandatory camp. there were a couple of no-shows. they did not take part in practice today. one is negotiating a new contract, and coach harbaugh says he did not speak with

sailabration. you want to give you a forecast for that.at the inner harbor. the water is really, there. temperature downtown of 60 degrees right now. it will warm up during the day to day. let us take a look at the forecast for you as we check our celebration forecast -- sailabration forecast. 82. calm winds tonight. lows will drop into the 60's. downtown. during the day tomorrow, a lot of sun. some clouds will come in towards the end of the day. heavier clouds cover. south east wind at 7 miles per hour. for father's day -- great day. >> do you know what love about old bay? it goes in everything. [laughter] fried chicken. the teselle. -- potato salad. >> i have a bloody mary. >> old bay and ice-cream. >> thank you for watching. we're back in 25 minutes. "today" is next. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 news editorial. >> baltimore city has the distinction of being one of america's murder capitals. for the first time in more than 30 years, baltimore is no longer among the most 5 did the cities. the numbers show a 12% decline in murders and 2011 as o

remember tomorrow is the end of a week long sail sailabration.the ships start their departure tomorrow morning and then time for the tall ships to say so long to baltimore. we'll head out at 11. tomorrow night it will be a good day to take a long lunch down by the harbor. what a week it was. >>> the o's fine the final stretch of interlang play. they will take on the mets before heading back here. right now they're a game and a half behind for first place in the al-east. let's get more vote forced a yam jones. he is fourth on the list. that's not right. he should be number one. we'll wrap things up and what is coming up tonight at 11 and mike will tell us how hot it will get. ♪ [ male announcer ] we have more than 3,000 daily flights on southwest airlines. and that gives our customers thousands of options to fly where they want, when they want. fly nonstop service from bwi airport to greenville-spartanburg and charleston. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >>> before we go what is coming up at 11 eurbgts more fun than the g

was just another event in the ciiy's weeklong "sailabration" .'s alllfor thh late edition, i'm jeff barnd. barnd. and i'' jennifer gilbbrt. here's bruce with sports unlimited tuesday night, brian matusz took one off his nose in a bunting drill, and had to be scratched from tonight's start against the pirates..jake arrieta, banished to the bullpen after aadisasterous outing friday,,got the call...the spot start...and man did he respond... respond... and he got some help earlyy.. ...bottom 2nd, already 11 0...wilson betemit doubles to righh center...mark rrynolds ccmes in to score..they get another rri from steve pearce and it was 3-0 after two... ...arietta, as mentioned, was sensational in the spot start...7 innings, scattered 7 hits, allowed just one run and had a career high 99 strikeouts...andrew mc cutheon the victim here......bottom 6th, it's now 4-0 and wilson betemit lifts onn up aad it court...a solop shot...his 8th...5-0 orioles......bottom 7th, it's now 5-1 and chris davis shatters his bat, but he'' so strong it leaves the park anyyay..

ships and a lot of them are coming in for the sailabration. pink ring has been live through the -- megan pringle has been live in the morning on abc2news.com coming up we'll is a full list and a calendar of events for the days to come. this does kick off officially on the 16th and then ends on the 19th but you'll notice the inner harbor is full of ships. we'll have more for you as the day progresses. >>> well, today marks a significant day in our history. it is flag day. this day, 1777 the continental congress approved the design of our national flag. now the very first flag has 13 stripes alternating between red and white and also 13 white stars on a blue background representing what the congress called a new constellation. >>> well, a columbia woman is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty charges now expected in court today for a motioning hearing, they found 40 dead animals in elizabeth's lindenau's house in december. they had no access to food, water or any heat. >>> same sex couples who work for washington county can now receive spous

skyteam 11 is live over the bustling scene of sailabration.oday is extra significant because it is flag day. >> the original star spangled banner flag is being used to honor veterans. >> in about an hour there will be a national call for the pledge of allegiance here at ford mchenry. a few people have already started gathering. that ceremonial pledge of allegiance will include patriotic music. there was a fitting tribute not far away from here at the star spangled banner flying museum. hundreds of people gathered for an historic event. three threads of the original flag that flew above fort benning henry were sewn into the national 9/11 flag. the flight was destroyed during the 9/11 attacks and was restored over the years. sit today maryland history is united with all those stories. >> i just thought about everything that had gone into the flag, and everyone who had stitched it, and what an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime moment that i was here. >> i think it is incredible. all of the different stories that go into it, it is very incredible. >>

so we have a lot of activities going on with the sailabration. let's take a look at this with wyatt everhart. >> we got the sailabration all week and the 10-miler and also the big canoe and paddle boat ride. dry, and nothing on the radar. winds from the north providing a refreshing breeze. the rest of the evening we stay clear and breezy, mighty fine weather on tap. wool a talk about how long -- we'll talk about how long it will last. >>> more graphic testimony on day three of jerry sandusky's trial. yesterday jurors were brought to tears when an 18-year-old testified about being molested in sandusky's basement. tonight two more alleged victims took the stand. >> reporter: jerry sandusky arrived to what was supposed to be another long day in court. building on testimony from the first two days prosecutors called another alleged victim, identified by abc as juror 10. he said sandusky subjected him to oral sex and made him to stay quiet. yesterday a teenager recounted being just 11 when the abuse started in sandusky's basement. his testimony, so em

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large crowds continue to pack into the inner harbor for sailabration.go inside of the festivities. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. there was a lot of excitement here at the inner harbor. most people campaign to check out the boats. the ships may be the star attraction. these sailors prove they can rock a crowd, just as good as the boat. >> and just came from the ship. the whole atmosphere. >> reporter: as sailabration docked into day three, thousands of people lined up. >> for them to have an event and chose baltimore. >> reporter: visitors were surprised with everything. >> they the event and the music. >> to have a free event. we enjoy it. >> reporter: because the last few celebrations that inner harbor were marked with violence, these people hope that this shows wall baltimore has to offer. >> nothing keeps us out. >> reporter: so whether you took a trip on a ship or jammed with the navy band. there was no denying the electric energy at the inner harbor. >> the mood is all love. everybody is altogether having a good time. >> we did meet a few pe

today the star spaingel sailabration comes to a close.rs from around the worldmade baltimore -- spaingel sailabration comes to a -- spangled celebration comes to a close. sailors from around the worldmade baltimore their home. the first to go are naval warships leaving between 7 and 11 and then watch the tall ships raise their sails, sails starting at 11. and they will depart in a parade of ships between 11 and 1 this afternoon. the ship you are look at right now that's -- be looking at right now from brazil they are headed to newport rhode island after that, they will head up to boston. and many of these ships this is from that. they are heading to different ports all to celebrate the war of 1812. live at the inner harbor, linda so, aby2 news. >>> remembering -- abc2 news. >>> remembering the battle that was the bloodiest single day battle on u.s. soil. today an event is being held to commemorate the day beginning at 10:30. during the summer other tours will be offered in virginia, maryland and west virginia. >>> baltimore is looking to