stan: a great job. you are going to be kicking that ball somewhere around five yards behind the line of scrimmage in that situation. it doesn't take a lot of penetration. and you are sitting back from different things. gerry: and jeff fisher is contend to call it a preseason. austin davis is going to take a couple of snaps and a couple of knees. and john harbaugh, even though he has three time-outs remaining, has no intention of stopping the proceedings now. the reality is settling in on the young players, from asa jackson right down the line, that their time in preseason is over. for the young veterans like chavis williams, and gore. tyrod taylor, second oher quarterback. practice time still awaits, but now it is preparing for regular season games. the summer grind of training camp is over. stan: for some of these guys, this will be the last time they wear football pads. they may not ever get another opportunity and never dress up in their football pads again. qadry: i have the shivers over that. gerry

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will be almost like yesterday with some hit and miss showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. it will be dry for the morning commute. just a few clouds at the airport, 72 degrees. it will be a little more humid than yesterday. temperatures around 90 degrees. the best chance for showers will be in southern maryland. we have a better chance for rain by the end of the week. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. no complaints. light volume still around the area. 61 on southbound 95. no problems at the fort mchenry or the harbor tunnel. speeds around 64 through the towson region. 58 on the west side outer loop. closures continue in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. five minutes on southbound 95 to go down to the fort mchenry from the 895 split. 10 minutes southbound 95 from the beltway to 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on 50 and t

. >> i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. we had and a string tie and the other day. >> stan had a cool three s toogies tie. the fire commissioner and the whole crew, i want to thank them for sending 3 stooges fireman tie. you have to do their calendar wearing just a tie. >> is that how you would like to see stan? >> i'm just passing along the message. thank you up to the baltimore city fire department. this is very cool. it is a nice start with a little bit of fog. 20% chance for a thunderstorm. high temperature near 83. we will come back and update the tropics and the seven-day forecast. >> good morning. we have some emergency road work in halethorpe to talk about. approaching route 1 south is closed. there is a two-way traffic pattern as delays could develop. main street remains shut down in ellicott city for the train derailment and the ongoing cleanup. in the city, monument street is closed near patterson park. that water main break is still shut down in that area. the major roadways are checking nap ok. 11 minutes all t

i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. there is some hidden and ms. rain showers this morning. not a big deal. -- there is some hit and miss rain showers this morning. high temperature of 87. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> our big story, the second special general assembly session will start in annapolis later this week. >> some lawmakers say they should not be returning to annapolis. kim ddacey has the details. >> pit bulls and gambling will be the focus of the special session. state lawmakers do not think the governor should have called this special session. city della get democrat -- city delegate democrat jill carter is not hiding her distain for this week's special session. >> i think that this special session is ill-conceived. i think it is fast and furious. and the gambling industry's urgency should not be our emergency. >> donna stifler also is not happy about the special session. >> t

i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson in fort mindy.hanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it was a nice close to the weekend yesterday. the key is the dew points. upper 50's and low 60's. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be a nice one. 88 and without the humidity it will not feel so bad. we do have some rain in the seven-day forecast. theet's give you a look at problems we are tracking. northbound route 10, we have an accident in the northbound direction. watch for possible delays. there are some closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. 62 on the north side. up to speak at edmondson. one more problem in harford county. glen villa road a route 22, just getting word of an accident -- glenn vville road. this is 70 west of the beltway. further west in the eastbound direction of 70, all lanes are closed on main street in hancock. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is dulaney on the north side. so far so good as you travel over towards the 83's

i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. >> we have showers on the way? >> we have some up rain on the way. give yourself a couple of extra minutes and take an umbrella with you. the heaviest rain is now the pennsylvania line. elsewhere, mostly just light rain. in the city, it will be moving into the downtown area within 15 or 20 minutes. showers or thunderstorms are likely to start the day. more rain may move and later this afternoon. high temperature of 87. >> good morning. one problem across the bay bridge, eastbound 50 on the bay bridge getting word of an accident. watch for delays in the eastbound direction. everything lking good in the city other than the closures. monument street is closed near patterson park. moving well on the major roadways. it will take you eight minutes to go south towards the harbor tunnel spirit moving well at the construction zone at the steel bridge. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. moving without delay. this is 83 at shawan road. problem free down to the

stan has big highlights on stan has big highlights on today's game, ,,,,,,,, i hear you're having a toughay, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. >>> stan is here with the "wjz" fan sports report. >> >> good time orioles. true warriors after accomplishing something they have never done before, winning their 11th consecutive game. scoreless game with tampa bay through the first nine. gonzo just came and did it again today. pitching very well against the best pitcher in the american league. fast forward to ayala, retiring. his era2.6, extra innings we go. top 10. scoreboard said zero -- rbi double left centerfield. mark reynolds, scores all the way from first base. that was the game winner and the birds win 1-0, taking two of series from tampa bay. nonetheless, here's your king for a day, taylor -- >> it's a good feeling winning tight games like this. it will be tough the next two months. we have pitching match ups like to s

i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> i think the rain will come through in potato different batches. the western suburbs of that most of the rain this point -- it will come through in two different batches. there'll be a break in the day. scattered thunderstorms will redeveloped later today. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> b.g.e. customers got to voice their frustrations at the first of several hearings. >> this is part of the investigation into their response after the big storm that left customers in the dark for more than a week. kim dacey has details. >> the meeting was the first in a series about the june storm. the next one is tonight here downtown. last night, the psc got an earful in annapolis. myrtle watts is still frustrated after the june derecho storm knocked out the power to her pasadena home and she had to wait for several days for it to be restored. >> we had flashlights. i did not use candles because i was scared they mig

back home, she and her state's party chairman stan stein are used to battling blizzards, not tropical storms. >> we're watching the weather channel just like everybody else. we're used to doing blizzards in north dakota. we handle them fine. we watch hurricanes on tv. >> delegations from north dakota and connecticut thought they

stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> i think we to get some storms this afternoon. mostly light rain this morning. 77 at the airport. the dew point at 73. we expect a front to move through. it is still kind of humid. some light showers showing up on hd doppler. with the get some sunshine to break to the clouds and we could see some thunderstorms. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. let's say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. northbound 83 at the beltway, word of some debris in the road. continued closures along light street at lombard. along with monument street because of seeing call repair. 11 minutes on the west side outer loop. five minutes to travel south towards the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. 95 is the southbound direction from the toll plaza. not seeing much in ways of delays. 795 checks out just fine at owings mills down towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. lawmak

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have nothing to complain about in baltimore. >> this is the worst-case scenario for new orleans. the storm sold to the southwest of new orleans. it has been piling all this water into the city. most of new orleans is at or below sea level. we will cover that during the main weather segment in just a second. temperatures in the mid 60's in baltimore. very comfortable. 65 at the airport. we expect a lot of sunshine today with a high temperature near 84. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. >> starting off with at the busy pace. we have an accident on the west side. 18 miles per hour. some major delays already on the west side. watch for the left lane closure at edmondson. some closures along washington boulevard because of some emergency road work. southbound 295, we are tracking some delays because of that disabled vehicle. a closure at light street in advance of the g

stan, will you take away with your rendition of "blue moon?" how about that? the second full moon in august. anytime you get two foreman's in one month, you call the second one blue moon. the next one will be 2015. that is every three years. hence the phrase "once in a blue moon." just a few high, thin cloud, so you will see that a full moon for sure tonight. we are about 10 degrees above average. 86 in parkton. the dew point is in the low 60's, so it felt comfortable even though it was hot. here is the remnants of hurricane isaac coming up through the mississippi. they are welcoming the rain. is one of the hardest-hit areas of the -- it is one of the hardest-hit areas of the country with the drought. it just hits a brick wall, west virginia. there is an area of high pressure blocking this. there is a cold front coming in from the northwest. that will sweep that area of high pressure toward us. not the actual storm itself. just of the moisture. we will put a chance for rain in the forecast later this weekend. highs tonight -- temperatures will drop to 70 in mo

stan, good to see you this morning. dress code. >> pass tell colors, too. these are very good numbers for the president. the general consensus is jobs would rice by 100,000 and even the most optimistic 125. to get it 163 is a big deal. the white house will probably be very happy about it. it shows positive momentum, the biggest number in about five months. as you heard with the other number unemployment ticked up at the same time. that shows more people are coming into the work force feeling a little better about looking for a job again. it's a enumerator denominator. >> this is total jobs created. >> right, private sector, public sector. >> and the most in the last five months, which indicates the economy is continuing to recover, maybe just a little faster pace? >> well, and going into the election, we've got three unemployment reports between now and the election, the last one coming out four days before the voting. if this kind of trend continues and it's an if, it will certainly be good news for the white house. i

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> kind of a board forecast but we will take boring -- kind of a boring forecast. >> we typically in august do not see a big change in the forecast. we will lose an hour of daylight by the end of the month. you'll notice that. the temperatures stay in the upper 80's to around 90. not a lot is happening. partly cloudy skies at the airport, 73 degrees. 20% chance a for a thunderstorm. the best chance would be south of baltimore. most of you when not see any rain today. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. --most of you will not see any rain today. >> we start on 95. southbound on 95 near 100, word of a vehicle fire. it is off to the side. it is still impacting your ride. 97 looks pretty good down to 50. we have a disabled vehicle in annapolis. so far so good on most of the other major roadways. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. that is because of water main break repair. then monument over t

. >> i am stan stovall. >> it was a bumpy night for some folks. there were three waves of the thunderstorms that produced wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour and up to four inches of rain. 69 degrees at the airport. there is some fog in some neighborhoods. take an umbrella with you. we will put a 40% chance for a shower this afternoon. high temperature of 86 degrees. we'll come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> good morning. a lot of storm-related issues. we have an accident to add to the mix. effort delays in parkville south on perring parkway and taylor avenue. only the shoulder is getting by. traffic lights are out at warren road and york road. one lane of travel in the eastbound direction. we start on 795 in owings mills. southbound traffic is starting to build down towards the beltway. this is 295 at 175. southbound traffic is building down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the governor is expected to sign a bill extending gambling in maryland. legislature passed the bill late last night. the bill gree

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> how was a looking today? >> temperature will be around 90. overall, it will not be a bad day today. we don't expect any trouble for the morning commute. a little bit of cloud cover. we have a 20% chance for a thunderstorm again. the best chance will be across the eastern shore and southern maryland. high temperature around 89. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first crusade good morning to sarah. -- first we say good morning to sarah. >> light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. we have some delays up towards owings mills. one lane is getting by. these delays should dissipate in the next few minutes. still looking good as you make your way on the north and west side. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards the rich to. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is baltimore national pike. traffic is still rather light. this is york road. traffic towards the harrisburg expressway is checking out j

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> i think we will sneak into the low 90's today. it will be a little warmer than the last couple of days. take an umbrella with you just in case. the morning commute should be dry. 72 at the airport. we have a 30% chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. not everybody will see the rain. high temperature of 91. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. a nice start overall. one problem was bound 150. eastern, be extra careful because of a water main break. police are on the scene. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. looking pretty good. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south on on 95 from the beltway down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. beltway at 83 and looking good at the moment. we switch over to 70 at 29. problem free at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> marylan

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will state dry for the morning commute. a 30% chance that you'll see a thunderstorm this afternoon. take an umbrella just in case. 71 at the airport. the dew points are near 70. the relative humidity is in the 90% range. scattered thunderstorms this afternoon with a high near 91 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. a couple of problems on the inner loop of the key bridge. there was an accident and still some delays. the accident is gone. you might want to take the fort mchenry or the harbor tunnel. it sounds like everything is moving well. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. closures in effect because of the water main repair in the city. a new accident in the glen burnie area. delays may be forming. not a lot in the ways of delays on 95 south down towards the fort mchenry. 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. a nice start with the exception of those proble

stan grant from beijing with more. stan, what's the verdict?reporter: yeah, alison, what we're hearing now, a friend of the family, but she's been given a commuted death sentence. that is a two-year reprieve at the end of that two years they will then hand down a full sentence that perhaps will be live from prison. that's to be determined. her accomplice in this, as well, has been given a nine-year jail term. neither of them, we understand are going to appl this verdict. this has been the most extraordinary story. it's peeled open the curtain here on the highest level dealings of the communist party. this is a secretive party. we never get to see or hear about the people at the top. in this case, this is the very top. gu kailai is married to the son of a revolutionary hero here in china, someone himself was talked about as a potential future president of china. he ruled over the biggest city in the country of more than 30 million people. he was someone who dressed himself in the slogans and the songs, someone who saw himself as the very conscie

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host: stan greenberg is our guest for the next 45 minutes.e are opening up the phone lines for your comments. the convention starting tuesday in charlotte -- will you be there? guest: i will. my wife is a member of congress. she is a delicate and i am a devoted spouse. james carville and i do democracy corps. we will participate in other events during the convention. so i will be active and interested but not in the kind of role that i had with president clinton. host: the issue of medicare and the selection of paul ryan -- i will ask your thoughts on the selection of paul ryan and have they changed since the convention wrapped up. guest: i think it makes the paul ryan budget central. i thought it was a very odd speech. it was quite different. it really was dismissive of the president. he spends a lot of time explaining it. even conservative commentators are still speaking about the fact that the speech needed to be forthright. you cannot have a theme on the first night, that we are the truth tellers. host: does that issue come back to haunt

i am stan stovall. >> i am jennifer franciotti.anks for joining us for 11 news today. >> upper 50's and the low 60's today. we don't expect any rain for the morning commute. let's look at the current conditions. 62 at the airport. relative humidity at 96%. about a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. most of you will not see any rain. a mixture of sun and clouds. high of only 83. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> downtown ellicott city is not the place you want to be this morning. we have some closures in effect on frederick road word turns into main street between old columbia. that is shut down because of the train derailment. a lot of message boards are up. take 40 west to avoid that. avoid downtown ellicott city if you can. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is for a water main break. that closure is still ongoing. otherwise, the major roadways are looking ok. five minutes on 95 northbound between the fort mchenry and the tunnel. no delays on the major roadways. this is the w

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> i think we'll get some rain in the drive time. tches.l come in two bad you can see some rain on the left-hand side of your screen. it is reining in parts of carroll county and howard county. aining in parts of carroll county and howard county. some more storms later this afternoon. high temperature in the mid to upper 80's. right now we're in the 70's. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. we have closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. otherwise, looking pretty good at the moment. once the rain comes in, things are going to change. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is wilkins avenue. looking pretty good and moving well from 795 down towards the outer loop. this is york road. traffic is still light on the north

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we had kind of a hint yesterday. kind of nice. there is what is left of isaac in the midwest giving them some much-needed rain after the disaster in the gulf coast region. we may have to share and that that could affect the latter portion of our weekend. all the rain way out to the west. most falling in arkansas and southern missouri right now. thunderstorms along the mississippi river just west of jackson. we're in the upper right in maryland. dry as a bone. the weekend forecast is coming up. >> the big traffic story is the grand parade and the closures associated with it -- the grand prix. closures on light street between lombard and lee. all the traffic is diverted onto mlk boulevard. we do expect a backup. 295 will be a problem. paca street is closed. avoid the downtown area if you can. monument street is closed near patterson park. that is for the sinkhole. that continues this morning. no big surprises. this is the beltway at greensprin

i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. today is a national watermelon day. we have one right here on the set. >> we will see how i learned tai kwan thoudo. >> you can slice it for us. a quick check at the weather. 73 at the airport. it is humid. that makes things feel even hotter towards the afternoon. mostly sunny skies. maybe an isolated storm this afternoon. >> it will be the prop for a water cooler question of the day. what is your favorite summertime snack? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it looks pretty good. if you travel along york road, we have some closures near lincoln street because of some road work. looking good on the major roadways. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street over towards patterson park, the sinkhole of repair is happening. 83 southbound, 65 miles per hour. 63 traveling south at 97 and 100. here's a quick live look at traffic. we may have some police activity in the southbound direc

. >> and i'm stan stovall.nks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it is a beautiful day in baltimore. it doesn't get much nicer than this. no rain out there and it is a beautiful morning. temperatures in the upper 50's at the pennsylvania line. a high temperature of 84 degrees. this is probably the worst case scenario for new orleans. i will cover that in a second. you'll see a lot of damage reports. >> not bad at the moment for your morning commute. one problem -- no problems at the bay bridge. all lanes are open east and west down on the bridge. northbound 97 and generals highway, that is the accident we are tracking. a closure near light street through the weekend because of the grand prix. watch for closures along monument street at patterson park. the north and west sides checking out ok right now. 50 and maryland to the bay bridge, so far so good. all things are clear. this is traffic on 50 and 97. watch for the accident on 97 northbound near generals highway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> t

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have had a nice break with some cloud cover. today we will get back into the 990's. typical baltimore summer weather. it is 70 at the airport. 67 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. into the afternoon, there could be a few thunderstorms. the best chance will be in the mountains. high temperature of 91. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> thank you. good morning. we have the closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. the sinkhole along monument. watch for those closures near patterson park. 61 on southbound 83 coming down from shawan road. the j.f.x. checking out ok. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side and on the west side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 to 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is bel air road. to and from 95, a problem free spot. 95 checks out find all the way through the white marsh area and to the beltway. that is the latest on t

. >> i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. -- i am sarah caldwell. >> we were in the 70's yesterday. the average high is 85. i think will make it up to 79. it is dry at the airport appeared there are some sprinkles in some neighborhoods. you might want to take an umbrella. only a 30% chance furry rain shower. high temperature of 79. -- only a 30% chance for a rain shower. >> we have a couple of problem spots affecting major roadways. we have a crash with police on the scene. another one southbound 95 just past 100 in howard county. 95 in the northeast corner, 65 miles per hour. the major roadways checking nap ok for the most part. 10 minutes on 95 northbound between 32 and the beltway. 80 minutes on 895 southbound. -- 18 minutes on 895 southbound. this is 83 at ruxton road. the j.f.x. is moving to just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> some overnight shootings in north baltimore cap off a violent weekend. >> nadia ramdass is live with that story. >> four people are recove

when they ask me who's the president of ubeke-beke-stan stan, i'll say i don't know. 9-9-9. >> then there'sleft off the speaking list. but why? why? >> i don't know how to be a politician. i never want to know how to be a politician. how many of you love the ir is? i went to the inside to learn how they work because i want to defeat them. oh, my goodness! >> newt gingrich is leading a series of workshops called newt university. but he won't be speaking either. really? what did newt ever do? >> we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. i got bit. >> are you calling mitt romney a liar? >> yes. i think that mitt and i get along fine and get stuff done. i don't particularly dislike him as a person. >> he doesn't particularly dislike mr. romney as a person. thanks for playing, newt. that leaves us donald trump and sarah palin. the donald has allegedly declined a speaking slot. and no one is saying either way if palin's involved. but let's keep hoping. >> i don't want to bring up a very successful show called "the apprentice". >> she is not j

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. irregulars summer day today -- a regular summer day today/ >> let slip that the current conditions. 72 degrees at the airport. a mixture of sun and clouds. about a 20% chance for a thunderstorm. the best chance will be south of baltimore. high temperature around 88 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. we are tracking closures in the city. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. because of the water main repairs. monument street, continued closures over towards patterson park because of the sinkhole. the j.f.x. looks pretty good. southbound 95 down towards the beltway, 65 miles per hour coming down from the white marsh area. eight minutes to go south on 895 from the 95 merge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. here's a quick live look at traffic. looking good to and from the key bridge. this is 95 that the fort mchenry. southbound traffic is building. a quiet ride at the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic

stan i'm going to say you know i don't know do you know and one thing i would say is when you take the nine nine nine plan and you turn it upside down i think the devil when the detail i think it's a catchy phrase in fact i thought it was the price of the pizza when i first read it i am. what about global warming there is no such thing as global warming we were the first permanent on the moon and it will be america so for the next three months we'll see the announcement for the republican vice presidential candidate made at the republican and democratic national conventions debates and t.v. screens especially and battleground states cluttered with political ads are the correspondent christine was at the white house briefing today and has more. liz this is indeed the time when things really start to heat up as you know members of congress have now taken their long summer recess so when it comes to media attention and jobs by the candidates and of course money spent now is the time now of course a lot of that money is spent on each candidate trying to get his message to the masses and th

. >> i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. . >> i know we will deal with a little bit of rain tonight. >> maybe some showers and thunderstorms. jennifer will be in her private box. >> it involves covers and a tv. >> we have mostly clear skies. 68 at the airport. the humidity it will go up this afternoon. we will be nearer 90. a front will come through with some scattered showers and thunderstorms. that will take care of the heat and humidity. the forecast for saturday and sunday when i come back in just a few minutes. >> there is an overnight accident that involves a tractor-trailer that exploded. it happened around 11:00 p.m. last night. closures remain in the northbound direction of 95. the closure is closed at the beltway. you'll be diverted at the beltway. you can go either direction. traffic continues to build. northbound 95 ramp 2 caton avenue is shut down. we will keep you posted. 62 on the north side. 55 on the west side at edmonton. 68 on southbound 95. the southbound lanes are

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. weather.loving this >> we should mention mindy is back from vacation. >> hopefully you got to enjoy some of this nice weather. there are a few clouds in the sky. 63 is the current dew point. humidity near 93%. we will have mostly sunny skies. pretty seasonable. the sun is coming up in about 25 minutes. >> good morning. we have picked up a water main break in the abingdon area of harford county. traffic is getting by one lane in each direction. you can take box filled south parkway to avoid that area. route 165, we have a crash near 543. those closures still in effect on main street in ellicott city. that is for the train derailment and the ongoing cleanup. the major roadways are checking out ok. we have six minutes on 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway. no delays at this early hour. this is the beltway at york road. things are moving in just fine on the inner and the outer loop. north and southbound traffic on 97 is moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we hav

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> the labor day weekend is just about upon us and it will be hot today. >> today will be the hottest of the bunch. tomorrow will be close. that would have to deal with the prospect of pieces of whatever is left of isaac. we're talking about not the rain-free chance this weekend. 69 at the airport. humidity is up. the high temperature will be near the 9 90's today. the humidity will be relatively low. for your picnics, tomorrow looks pretty good. we will probably pick up some clouds appeared near 90 for the high. a rain chance on sunday and monday. it will be scattered. temperatures will be in the 80's. more about the details in just a few minutes. >> good morning. the grand prix is the big story as we go through the weekend. there is some debris at nursery road. possible lane blockages. closures in the city for the grand prix. 395 is shut down at mlk. you will be diverted onto mlk because conway street and howard street are shut down. calvert

i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm donna hamilton. a man walking in a wooded area makes a smart -- a startling discovery. a partially decomposed human skull. >> police are trying to identify the body and determine whether they have a murder case on their hands. >> a startling discovery in deep. police tell us the skull was found just before 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon in that wooded area. even though homicide detectives are investigating, it is still too early to tell whether fault -- foul play was involved. unless you are a truck driver making a delivery, horey repair man like allen watson, you would never even know this wooded area existed. >> there were about half a dozen, maybe eight law- enforcement vehicles along the road on the right. and a csi unit and unmarked cars and stuff. >> he describes the scene where the partially decomposed gold was found. a man walking in the area noticed it and called police. investigators brought in cadaver? and located what they believe is the rest of the body -- brought in cadaver dogs and foun

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> temperatures are going up. >> today we will break the pattern and get up to 91 or 92 this afternoon. we have mostly clear skies with some patchy fog in some neighborhoods. the dew point is 68. mostly sunny skies. about a 20% chance for a thunderstorm. most of the one that see any rain this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. we're not completely problem free. the accidents we are tracking are not affecting major roadways. there is an accident at moravia road and st. thomas st.. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. that monument because of the sinkhole repair. there's a water main repair at madison street. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 down towards 32. we're problem free at the moment going to and from 95. this is where 95 meets 395. you can see m&t bank stadium and an easy start on 395 in towards conway street. that i

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it will be hot out there today. >> we expect temperatures to be in the mid 90's. we're starting off at 72 with just a few clouds in the sky. humidity is that 91%. it will be mostly sunny. a couple more clouds with an isolated chance for thunderstorms. a storm will help close down a little bit. that will be far and few in between. >> good morning. southbound 95 prior to the fort mchenry toll plaza, word of an accident. a possible accident on the topside on the inner loop of the harrisburg expressway. the speeds are not indicating a delay appeared york road at lincoln street, watch for one lane to be closed because of road work. monument a shutdown over near patterson park. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 over to the 83's. 10 minutes on southbound 95 down to 32. here's a quick live look at traffic. york road and out of the traffic is building but moving well over towards the west s

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> looking like an average day. >> we should be below 90 today. just like yesterday, we have some rain passing south of baltimore. heavier thunderstorms going across the lower eastern shore counties. you guys will see some heavy rain to start the day. just sprinkles around baltimore. temperatures in the low 70's and will make it up to the upper 80's today appeared we could see some thunderstorms today. >> progress to report at powder mill road. all northbound lanes were closed. the accident is off to the side. there is a northbound problem at caton avenue on 95. an accident at 295 and the inner loop of the beltway. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. also monument street because of the sinkhole repair. moving well on southbound 95 down towards the fort mchenry. york road is building in of volume. we switched to the accident scene on the inner loop of the beltway at the b-w parkway. a lot of activity. all of the right shoulder

bring in andrew wilkerson of miller and stan humphries, chief economist at zillow.ndrew, first to you, is housing recovery just a blip or the real deal? >> i don't think you can deny there's a recovery in the housing market but remember that the fed's limited unconventional tools left with which to try to cure the unemployment picture which expects to feed through to the housing market. you have to also remember that construction, rez didn't shl construction these days is a much smaller part of the gdp pie. for example between 2003, 2006, rez didnsidential construction down to about adding just 22 basis points out of a growth rate of 1.5% in the second quarter. >> stan, in terms of data of zillow saying that housing bottoms nationally in the first quarter of this year and rising home prices for eight homes and do you dare dig holes in that hope-pium? >> no. you can look at the metrics. we think that they're all pointing in generally the right direction. it is a slow recovery but a recovery and home values bottomed earlier this year. in terms of bottom, we think it's

someone stormed into amber stan lee's house and then shot her to death while she lay in bed. john gonzalez is live in kettering with more on how are trying to turn up leads. >> this neighborhood is still shocked this morning. at the time of the shooting inside therelatives home, including two sisters, one them a foster child. they were not harmed. the question is whether the 17- old was targeted. who killed amber stan lee, a murder that has battled baffled detectives in prince george's county. amber stanley. she was lying in bed listening to music. sad. is so a young, prosperous lady. the science star in magnet program at flowers high and recently started an aspiring doctors group. >> to kick somebody's door down t shooting a young person, that is premeditated. where dozens of investigators canvassed the quiet community, going door-to-door asking and searching storm drains and garbage cans for the murder weapon. in most cases, they are the line of completing a case. their information can goal long way as far as solving the crime. >> we can tell you this morning on august 17,

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> the good news is it is friday. >> we will get some rain during the morning commute. take an umbrella. right now on the left-hand side, there is some orange and red. that is not a good thing. that is heavy rain coming up from montgomery county and moving into baltimore city. we have some light rain around the beltway. i think it will get heavier towards 6:15 or 6:30. we should see two batches of rain. we get another round developing as we head into the weekend hours. we'll keep an eye on things. mid to upper 80's and on the humid side. things get better over the weekend. >> thank you. good morning. there's a problem, an accident along route 26 which is shutdown. that is because of an accident involving a pedestrian. it is check down completely in both directions. light street is closed between baltimore and lombard. monument street is closed near patterson park. conceived closures because of the sinkhole of repair. looking pretty good aside f

. >> and i'm stan stovall. >> the remnants of isaac may be moving in. this will not be a tropical storm. it will be scattered thunderstorms. a lot of people or e-mail me, i'm going to the beach. it will be the ghost of isaac, so to speak. today will be nice. it will be a little warmer than yesterday. the dew point only 62. 65 at the airport. mostly sunny skies. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> i will start e-mail you,in g you, too. 395 a shutdown between pratt street and conaway. -- conaway and mlk. problem free on the west side just past 70. 70 looking good. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. same thing on the west side. here's a quick, live look at traffic. an update on 95 at 395. we are picking up in volume. 395 the shutdown in the southbound direction between howard and mlk. 50 and 97 looks pretty good. moving well at the bay bridge at that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> entire communities are waking up underwater this morning in southern louisiana. >> people are dealing with the storm that

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>> well, there are groups all over the world, stan's group is working on it, we are working on it. >> is a huge motivation for people like me working in normal subjects to try to discover signatures of consciousness from brain imaging that may be applied to these patients so we can begin to do that with eeg, so that the hope is we may have to put a few electrodes on the head and analyze the signal and this can be done in real-time now, and find the signatures of consciousness and because it is a big event in the brain like i showed you it is a big explosion of activity we are quite hopeful that this can be decked with simple methods. >> >> the advantage that it is extremely easy to use, it is not as complicated as imaging and if you can use that technique it will be very powerful. what interests me, so, you can enhance the functioning of somebody with minimal conscious state but either electrical stimulation or by this cocktail, which is really a sedative, how does that work? >> this is one of the findings that people who get the sedative medication ambien have these paradoxical recov