vote on al is set to bill to ban styrofoam containers from carryout restaurants. cab rides in the city. a bill was proposed to eliminate the use of a styrofoam cups and containers at restaurants that have carry out. >> president obama is in northern ireland the is mor ning for a summit. tolie jackson joins us live explain. good morning. >> good morning. president obama speaking out in northern ireland, telling people that their peace serves as a guide to try to solve conflicts around the world. syria is expected to be part of the discussion at the group of eight summit. the u.s. and its allies want russia to take a harder line against syria. president obama and president putin will meet face-to-face today to talk about syria and things like arms control. >> what else should we look for out of the g-8 summit. .> economic growth david cameron wants to establish more transparency around the world. he wants to hammer out an agreement on a trade pact. this is an idea that has been kicking around for awhile. >> the u.s. supreme court might announce some major decisions

. >> to reduce the amount of litter in the city one is looking to pass a bill banning styrofoam cups. >> and you might want to re-think the handshake. the unsanitary bathroom habits of most people. >> ew. >> and we're going to have more on the first-ever maker camp when we come back. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> in this morning's "medical alert" a baltimore study says children with autism could also be at a higher risk for add h.d. nearly 1/3 of autistic children also exhibit attention problems. the higher pairing were boys and it suggests that children may benefit from adhd treatment even if their autism therapy isn't showing progress. st. jude children hospital studied 1700 pediatric cancer sferts and by their mid 40's 80% suffered from things l

this would eliminate the use of styrofoam at carry out. restaurant owners oppose the bill, saying it would cost but it would save money for cleaning storm drains. more than a dozen said their vows in a mass ceremony held by the mayor today. some of the same-sex couples came from out-of-state. others others from here in maryland. they all said they have been waiting for this day for a long time. were flowers, rings, huge smiles, and a crowd of hundreds. same-sex a dozen couples wed in a mass ceremony. >> it is reaffirming what we have always known, that love is people and for everybody. >> nothing will be different, because we have been together all the time, but in another way everything will be different. >> this is the bookend to the baltimore pride celebrations. >> we recognize this day as a celebration and a true testament to the value of marriage, patience, and persistence. >> the mayor led the couples in their vows as they stood side by side in front of family and friends. >> as a symbol of my unending love. and commitment to you. >>

a councilman proposed a bill that would eliminate the use of the styrofoam cups and antennas and any establishment inside baltimore city. restaurant owners oppose the bill, claiming it will cost them more, but supporters say it would reduce the amanda cash in the inner harbor. -- reduce the amount of trash in the inner harbor. more details may unravel this week on how the government cost collecting of phone records and internet activity has kept terrorists off of u.s. soil. no question that this issue transcends politics him and his tracie potts reports, many are choosing which size their on with another republican setting with president obama. >> former vice president dick cheney says that he is no fan of president obama but wishes the government had the nsa database of phone and internet records 12 years ago. >> we might well have been able to prevent nine -- 9/11. >> theres growing angst on capitol hill for the fbi defined edward snowden and make them pay for exposing secret surveillance. >> he has optimized and you should be held accountable. look at american jury in the eye and

. >> you may not care whether your carry out foot food is in a styrofoam container but some businesss are probably breathing a sigh of relief for now. >>> we are coming up on the hottest time of the year and you won't be able to swim at threebeaches. bacteria levels are too risky for your eyes ears and you can't swim at magothy or londonton beach. >>> swimming might be a good idea these days coming up the next few days because it's certainly warm out there. >> let's find out what days are best to hit the beach. >> i would choose probably wednesday, thursday and friday maybe even into the weekend. even though temperatures are going to be a little cooler but we will be seeing lots of sunshine and it's going to be nice. right now, not so much. look at the dew points. we are in the upper 60s so we are quite humid annapolis at 73. so very sultry and uncomfortable. this is the time we will have to take three hours a day. that's what you want to feel like. yes, three. it's a mess i am telling you. trust me. stepping out door also the humidity but we are dealing with temperatures that are on

. >>> a plan to man the use of styrofoam and -- ban the use of sty row foams is on hoed -- styrofoam is on hold. a number of council members withdrew support. some say the problem of pollution in the harbor is a people problem. they need to focus on changing habs and not just banning things. if passed violators will be fined up to a thousand doars for anything they do wrong. dollars for anything they do wrong. >>> the head of the nsa will testify on the secret surveillance programs made public thanks to a leak. keith alexander said they worked to keep americans safe and thwart dozens of terrorist eventsch the general wouldn't discuss the failed terror plots saying they were classified. he did say federal data mining appeared to play a role in the disrupting an attack on the new york city subway system. >>> the afghan president says his country's arm forces are taking over the lead for the security from the u.s. led nato coalition. this marks the significant milestone in a nearly 12-year war and marks a turning point for american and nato military forces and opens the way for the full

the talk of will be the city council -- styrofoam will be the talk of the city council later today. >> good morning. many mindy thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. ava is in the studio this morning. >> is it the first day of summer break? i think there will be patches of dry weather. dew point of 62. showers mainly down to the south. a few are breaking out in western maryland. high temperatures from 84 to 88 . showers will be pretty widely scattered. details coming up in the full forecast. >> a nice monday. about, one thing to talk and some construction. looks pretty good on 895 just prior to the harbor tunnel

. >>> first, propropose add ban on large sodas and then styrofoam cups. now mayor michael bloomberg is at it again. he wants people to separate their food scraps for composting. >>> a lot of red flags for the youngest and oldest expectant moms. researchers looked at 1,000 betters. baby born to teenagers have a higher chance of prethat churr births. women in their 40s have a higher risk for cesareans. >>> five deaths and dozens of injuries led regulators to stop sales of the nap nanny. the consumer product safety commission received numerous requests. the company that makes them are no longer in business. >>> nearly 500 homes destroyed by wildfires in colorado but there is hope. some of the evacuees are headed back. >>> do you have lawn envy? is your neighbor's grass a little greener than yours and lusher? we have tips to pick a pro to get your yard in great shape. >> i'm chief meteorologist wyatt everhart, a few passing clouds from time to time. we had a stray shower toward cecil county. things will get more active tomorrow. we'll talk about when you migh

styrofoam cups, chess pieces. anything that doesn't burn complete. that's what soot is, unburned carbon. put it underneath a desk or in your locker box or something. >> then you put that in your body. >> oh, yeah. >> does it pose any health risks? >> yeah, of course. of course. but so does homosexual activity and they not trying to stop that. >> he told me that he learned how to tattoo in prison, and then when he went back out on the streets, he learned more technique, and i guess he brought those back in with him when he was incarcerated again. like using multiple needles to do tattoos. >> that's done with ten needles. some of it's missing. some of it is kind of patchy. you can see the difference between -- you can see how smooth, you know what i mean, almost solid black that is. single needle would be like this, where it's kind of gray and you know broke up. i'm trying to get it where the work we're doing in here can compare with the work they're doing on the street. that's my goal. >> raising the level of prison ink work prompted sampson to create

styrofoam is not environmentally friendly. are complaining that paper will cost twice as much. >> by creating the ban it will obligate us to raise the price on our food, which in return could mean disaster. >> the city council is expected to vote on the styrofoam ban later this year. this truly is one of those stories where you look and you say, how much more are you going to ban on us? >> yes, exactly. kind of like you wonder where is the line drawn between having the right to do something and knowing what's good for you and not good for you. it really gets pretty crazy. >> yeah, there was a quote out there that said it isn't environmentally friendly. we know that. when the world is over, it's just going to be cockroaches and styrofoam that's left over. if it is cheaper and right now, it's -- saving a whole lot of money and it's being used in other parts of the city anyway, why go after small businesses who need every penny they can pinch? >> hold everybody to the same standard. >>> let's talk about the nhl stanley cup finals

the council will also vote on the styrofoam ban. >> 5:09. >> 5:09. 71 degrees at the denny's red white & blue plate specials are as american as apple pie. >> 5:09. 71 degrees at the especially, the apple pie french toast. come in today for specials starting at just $4.99. only at denny's. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> time to look your morning commute. we are not tracking any delays or incidents. harford road is moving well. west side on the outer loop, 55 miles per hour approaching 32. this is a live picture at security. allill keep you posted on the major roads. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. we're mostly cloudy over baltimore. fog. areas could see some showers are further down to the south. more showers into southern maryland. we have an unsettled pattern. 84 degrees this afternoon. some scattered storms will be approaching annapolis by 2:00 p.m. they will be pretty widely scattered. >> 71 degrees at the airport. 5:13. >> it is not an option for most dads, maternity leave. >> is your driveway making use hey, look! a shooting star! make a w

. >> a bill banning restaurants from using styrofoam was put on hold.acey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the yankees fan who was assaulted last month is now out of the hospital. matt fortese wore a yankees hat last month to a orioles game. michael bell and gregory fleishman allegedly threw a beer that hit matt fortese and his stdate. he suffered life-threatening head injuries and he is a long road to recovery. understandarting to things a little more and starting to ask some questions and starting to recognize people. in the next breath, he could say something off a wall that makes no sense. >> both suspects in the case are free on bail. >> 5:31. makes too much red meat you more likely to develop a disease found mrihers have scans reveal the brain's response to a concussion similar to early alzheimer's disease. work teenagers who played sports. there was a process in the brain in the same areas that are affected by alzheimer's. there was trouble filtering out white noise. a diet high in red meat could increase the risk for type 2 diabetes. >> people who added hal

. >> a bill banning restaurants from using styrofoam was put on hold. from was a major push back the restaurant industry. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a double shooting happened late last night in west baltimore. sufferingre found gunshot wounds. there was another shooting, on grogan avenue. that was the same block where police were investigating another shooting on a monday evening. >> a sexual assault case will continue forward. michael miller sent the case to article 32 proceedings. the assault took place in annapolis last year after a night of heavy drinking. she learned that three friends claimed to have had sex with her while she was blacked out. it is not clear how many football players would be named in the case. president obama face some awkward questions. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> former cia employee edward snowden claims the u.s. may have help britain spike on its predecessor in 2009. he denies he was a spike for china in claims there is more to come. >> he looks like somebody that wants to hurt the united states. >> e

. >>> when you get carry out in baltimore city, it will be in a styrofoam container a bill bans bamming the use of the foam cups and containers is going back to committee. they decided not to vote after members withdrew support. >>> u.s. naval academy is moving forward with sexual assault charges. official say they are sending the case to article 32 proceedings and the military equivalent for a grand jury investigation. the female midshipman says the assault occurred at an off campus house last year. authorities have yet to release specific ideas about the charges against the players. >>> new plans at pentagon could have women training for combat roles in two years. the pentagon is expected to announce the plans today. it could open thousands of jobs for women in the mill tarry. official say women may begin training for jobs in army ranger and navy seal units by the middle of 2015. earlier this year then secretary of defense leon pineta order all jobs be opened to women lls a specific request was made. >>> news time 4:38 and 30 years ago today sally ride was the first to fly in space. j

the ban would apply to styrofoam containers. >>> the first active gay athlete celebrated with thousandshers at boston's gay pride parade. former boston celtic jason collins walked alongside joe kennedy yesterday. kennedy and collins were roommates at stanford. collins said in april he made the decision to come out after kennedy told him about marching in last year's pride parade. collins is a 12 year nba veteran and becomes a free agent next month. >>> the supreme court is expected to rule this month on california's ban on same-sex marriage. but ahead of that decision, same-sex couples today celebrated their lives and their love. habitat children's museum in berkeley hosted a free family pride day. amy and don moy say it's important for their daughter veronica to see other families that look like theirs. >> our kids really find sol solice. even the young ones start to recognize that our families are not that average. >>> and why the man who played chubakka was stop bid tsa. >>> and after record breaking heat, the bay area in the midst of a cooldown. mark tamayo is up next with what we c

true caltrans worker out there picking up the trash things like beer bottles, and water bottles, styrofoamcups and >> reporter: plastic bags i have personally watch people toss out their fast food packaging from a moving car on many occasions >> reporter:but in some cases its blatant illegal dumping like this pile of construction materials including this bucket and tape measure its kind of unfortunate but it part of the things that we do run into we need to address them and get them cleanded up best we can >> reporter:caltrans worker risk there lives everyday trying to keep our freeways clean but it's apparent some people just don't care the fine for littering on california freeways can easily hit into the thousands and the chp is planning on stepped up enforcement >> reporter: look at it this way, this trash on the roadway is making it's way to the bay like this used oil container this fical year caltrans has spent a little over 13 million on litter cleanup and sweepers in the bay alone last time i checked this is the only bay area we have so let's not trash it for that matter don't trash

cerrito will hold a public hearing and the city is considering banning all plastic bags as well as styrofoamood containers. it will allow paper bags that have 40% recycled materials. the hearing in el cerrito starts at city hall at 7:00 p.m. >>> they released a sketch of a man who is responsible for exposing himself along the iron horse trail. they have more on the most recent happening which occurred just last week. >>> i will just turnaround and that allows me to maintain who is coming and going. >> here is a look at the suspect, police say he is in his 20s, has a thin build with dirty blond hair and if you see him let us know. >>> he is showing a nude photo of himself and is due in court. richard steiner has been charged with child pornography and burglary. in april he accidentally projected the nude photo in front of his class. they later found stories and photos that warned child pornography charges and he's also accused of burglarizing his friends' home. >> apple bands are used in overall apple devices and they are likely to have sharper icons and many familiar indicating the note's ap

. >> and the city wants to eliminate all single use and styrofoam food containers.et feed back before voting. tonight's meet something at city hall and it is at 7:00. if they pass, they will be in effect next year. >>> and let's get everyone moving. sal, you are watching 237? >> that's right. it is getting crowded now as you get into san jose a bottle neck reported there. no problems but you are seeing slow traffic. if you are driving this morning out to the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a backup that you can see there on the 880 ramp. it is moving okay. and it is slow coming through. if you are in marin, a ladder in the reeled -- road. that was reported. if you are driving there you should be careful to watch out where you are going there. chp is on the way. steve? >>> we have a lot of low clouds and a little drizzle. cloudy skies. here are some breaks. there are a few high clouds. we start off cloudy to mostly cloudy. and storm activity is calmed down and moved off into utah. whoosh. turbocharged. a few high clouds they are taking aim. down in monterey a mild pa

all right, you thought this mayor would begun soon enough, so party now, well don't take out your styrofoamet. because, gulp! bloomy is spawning, and these two mayers, they are mull flying. -- mayors they are mull flying. riving to bring insight to every investment, and integrity to every plan. we are morgan stanley. and we're ready to work for r you. neil: you know seems that everyone wants to be like mike. at least a lot of mayors have taken a liking to mike. as in outgoing new york mayor michael bloomberg. a bunch of big city mayors are getting in on the act by proposing strict limits to using food stamps to buy soda, down the road a lot of other stuff they don't like. is that their call? to a guy from ben begins -- bennna begans sayss bu butt out. your issue is not the food stamp part but telling folks what they can do. >> i think that mike and dr. pepper got in a tussle at one point, and dr pepper beet the beat the hell out of him i don't know. the government overreach, and mandating what they can, and cannot ead o eat or drink is wr. that is a country of choice. that is what we should

neither of them knew what to do for example, with styrofoam containers or plastic cups they thought items so wondrously made should certainly be prized and they carefully washed and reused them until the replacements began to appear at the alarming rate for a long time, isn't that sweet don't you just love my parents? such a dear understanding of what would become the problem but for a long time they collected and carefully stashed the new invention in the pantry believing they would come in handy. isn't that? [laughter] i just want to hug them. they were so wise. perhaps it could be used to carry food to picnics or share food if somebody wanted to take the food home. really. that makes so much sense how could they know almost this plastic from that time to this would end up in the ocean killing turtles and dolphins and whales and fish and presenting major health challenges to humans all because it was used once and thrown away? my parents he to their home never more than three small rooms in the kitchen was would they cut themselves until the move to town where everyone use electric heat

. >>> the city of el cerrito wants to ban plastic bag and styrofoam containers but they want the public's first. the city says other cities and counties around the state ban the items and there's even backing from local businesses. the meeting started at 7:00 p.m. a decision expected next month. >>> the first of banning the cuts in el cerrito starts tonight. businesses offering single use plastic bag and styrofoam containers, the city wants to hear what residents have to say. they will start too listen at 7:00 p.m. at el cerrito city hall. >>> a critical deadline in b.a.r.t.'s labor negotiation, now just three weeks ago. b.a.r.t. has until june 30th to hammer out a deal or the union could authorize a strike. tara moriarty is live getting a reaction. >> reporter: well, the mud slinging has begun. these negotiations happen every four years and every time it gets political. we just spoke to a union president who said her workers have not had a wage for four years. they are asking for an increase. the labor talks involve engineers, train operators and station agents. b.a.r.t. says it wants to

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the ban would apply to styrofoam containers. >> >> we are getting our first look at the new woody alanver been to san francisco. >> trailer for "blue jasmine" was released this weekend. the film follow's blanchette's character, jasmine a wealthy new yorker who loses all of her money and moves in with her sister in san francisco. alan shot it last year in several san francisco neighborhoods. expected to released june 26th. >> >> bacon bacon restaurant reopening this wednesday at the brick and mortar music venue. temporary location while the owner works out a dispute with neighbors. there is reportedly a verbal agreement that involves the installation of a filtration system to try to cothe odor of bacon. >> >> apple he apple kicks off their conference, many analysts are expecting the unveiling of a new streaming music service that might be called i rad yo'. tickets reportedly sold out within minutes of going on sale last month. >> >> there are reports that google plans to pay more than a billion dollar for the user based navigation app called waves. it collects real time traffic informat

i guess that's as opposed to fake or i don't know, styrofoam ones.r 5:00 p.m. >> a good day to get out and about today. check the forecast. >> fun to see skaters and bladers competing for those bowls. good time in fremont. beautiful conditions on the east shoulder today. you'll hit 70 degrees at 4:00 p.m. 78 rrninland. 62 at the coast. if you missed the seven day outlook, we'll have it for you every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. >> clear look at san mateo bridge. commute building in thethñ westbound direction. watch there might be a gust over the high-rise. not a major concern. slowdown that's a concern. off of 880, west 92 jaing up toward the toll plaza. build out of hayward into union city, we have a stalled vehicle. clearing to the shoulder. slow across the dumbarton bridge, just starting to build. >> thank 6:59. monitoring what is happening in berlin, germany. the president walking away there. he wrapped up his speech 50 years after president kennedy's famous speech at the brandonburg gates. the president spoke of freedom and defending

once dismissed as a staple of college dorm life, eaten out of a styrofoam cup nonetheless.oodles have gone gourmet and mainstream. it is the mission to bring the noodle to the masses and herald the comeback of the much maligned carbo load. >> are you ready to do a flip here. >> reporter: yes. as ceo of noodles and company, redding knows these carbs are big business. >> reporter: that was really good. you have experienced all this explosive growth, at the expense of somebody, right? >> yeah, i think we are stealing a little bit from the mcdonald's of the world, the sit-down, chili's, applebee's. >> reporter: the colorado based chain tripled in size, since the financial crisis going to 339 outlets in 25 states with an emphasis on healthy, wallet friendly price points. noodles and company features family friendly dining areas and global, exotic flavors while maintaining the beloved kid friendly mac and cheese. oh, my golly. pickled mariachi, bean sprouts. >> this is a work of art. look at that. ivan orkin, hand down the most renowned ramen guru. >> is shouldn't be too subtle.

on the freeway, tried and true picking up the trash things like beer bottles, and water bottles, styrofoamtic bags i have personally watch people toss out their fast food packaging from a moving car on many occasions but in some cases its this pile of construction materials including this bucket and tape measure sot: its kind of unfortunate that we do run into we need to address them and get them caltrans worker risk there keep our freeways clean but just don't care the fine for littering on california freeways can thousands and the chp is planning on stepped up enforcement nats: ambiance look at it this way, this trash on the roadway is making it's way to the bay like this used oil container this fical year caltrans has spent a little over 13 million on litter cleanup and sweepers in the bay alone last time i checked this is the only bay area we have so let's not trash it for that matter don't trash california oh highway 101 in brisbane stanley roberts kron 4 news if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, e- mail us at 'people behaving badly' at kron- four-dot- com. time that after

out there picking up the trash things like beer bottles and water bottles, styrofoam cups and plasticlly saw of people throwing out their backs and from their vehicles. this is >> it is kind of unfortunate but this is used to things that we do run into. >> reporter: caltran workers or risk their lives every day trying to keep our city clean but some people just to not care. the c h peak is stepping up to enforce bans. this trash and to the role played is making its way into the bay. this fiscal year caltran said mormon $13 million sweeping up the bay area alone. for that matter to not trash california on highway one a one stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: 86 degrees net antioch with 83 in livermore. otherwise we were and '60s and '70s. fairly breezy this afternoon and will continue into this evening on round-the-clock. 24 in redwood city and 29 for fairfield. it will be even warmer today without a lot of the '80s and 85 for livermore, 82 for plaza 10 and 84 san jose. by the weekend it will be cooler so let's take a look at our for extended forecast. stay with us will be >> c

he opened it up and found marijuana heavily wrapped with packing styrofoam. he doesn't know why the box was delivered to his house but he posted a sign on his door in case the rightful owners come looking for it. >>> are you ready for a warmup? >> i'm ready. >> sounds like we'll get it in some parts of the bay area. temperatures soaring over the next couple of days. but it will remain cool in other areas. steve paulson will have your complete forecast up next. >>> check this out -- an l.a. county deputy goes out on a call to chase down an alligator and guess what. he also found a kangaroo and a monkey. >>> good morning. san mateo bridge might be the way for you to get across the bay today because of some slow traffic on another bridge. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. yoplait. it is so good. (hocoming!ing) mom, come on. m

the city is considering a ban on all single-use plastic and paper bags as well as styrofoam food containersd allow the paper bags that include 40% of recycled materials. but shoppers would have to pay 5 cents for knows. tonight's -- for those. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. at el cerrito hall. >>> sal, everybody banking in san francisco? >> yeah -- banking in san francisco? >> yeah, northbound 101 suvs along nicely -- northbound 101 continues along nicely. if you are driving on 101 to the central freeway, you will show down as you approach market street. there are no problemsen the bay bridge. it's backed up to et maze. it's getting better. but it's still a 20 to 30- minute delay. interstate 80 is slow and so is traffic on the peninsula. but 880 is worse. southbound 101 slowing after highway 92 as you head down to redwood city. let's go to steve. >>> a lot going on here, not only a low cloud deck but thunderstorms overnight. 500 or so reports of lightning, especially up towards mendocino county, lake county, livermore, all the way down to san jose. it's been quite active over into pa