we met last week with the south beach harbor community at the south beach harbor yacht club. we appreciate your hospitality. a number of the members were surprised at this data, quite frankly, and were concerned at the speed it was coming to them. we were surprised at the speed that it was coming to us. the meeting was frank and open. it was a difficult -- in a way, a message to send. the facilities needed revenue enhancement to continue its operation. and to fund capital improvement. we met again this morning. port staff met with members of the tenants association and had a vigorous dialogue regarding revenue enhancement. ports that is setting up meetings for the next couple of weeks to continue this dialogue going forward. in the staff report, recommended coming back to the port commission in july with firm recommendations on different scenarios that would help us to offset the deficit and fund capital plans. after conversations with south beach tenants, we think that that is a bit ambitious, and we can come back to the commission in august but firm recommendations for imple

when you throw in the humidity, 93 in the harbor. this hottest evening by far is after the ships sailed. heat advisories are up for the first day of summer tomorrow. from noon until 8:00, it will be hot. the radar is clear now. route tomorrow, major heat on the way. much more coming up on thursday especially. >> if you ask how business was, they will say it is very good. you will get a thumbs-up. and the oyster bar had a great weekend on federal hill. so it was a strong breeze of business and the sailboats blue and. how is it down there? >> it went so well that many people compared this to having five fourth of july crowds every day. other folks said it was bigger than that. one thing people are agreeing on is that they are all asking, when is it coming back again? >> you know it is a party when the last cast doesn't leave until four days after it started. [ music ] >> thousands of folks were hanging around dockside to watch the show. wait a minute. thousands of people at the harbor on a tuesday. what a part -- party. >> we're hearing

>> the harbor is facing a lot of issues. if we all work together and the city addresses the problem with sewage overflows and people address the storm water runoff problems and also help by reducing a surface and cleaning up after their pets, putting lids on the trash cans will help keep the amount of trash. >> a clean city is a clean harbor. the kids out learning about things we can do to clean up the harbor, downtown baltimore. >> the goal is by 2020 to make the harbor cleanoff that we can grab crabs. wart pollution would make it unsafe but they are living here and every saturday and sunday in july we have it. we have some microfell many disc -- microfilm discs that are covered in microorganisms. >> if you can get a shot. they take these out of the harbor, these filter feeders. they work to clean the harbor. >> if you have a magnifying glass, you can see little animals living in the harbor. people come and say it looks like it's dead and nothing's living there. that's furthest from the truth. if we clean it up, life scan bo

the south beach harbor was considered by that. the city then took back control of the redevelopment agency properties, the transition plan was put together, and it was deemed the port should assume management control of the old redevelopment area, the herein near south beach harbor, affected 2012. that means that we are responsible for all fiscal and regulatory obligations and property management responsibility for the port property. that includes the $13.5 million debt that is still outstanding from the prior construction. there is more detail about the debt and refunding bonds that were done relatively recently. south beach harbor is about 25 years old. it is in good shape, has been well taken care of. we would like to continue to make sure it looks that way, going forward. we believe is the jewel of the waterfront. unfortunately, no capital plan in place right now. it operates on a day to day basis. the port, in the capital planning process -- the funding process needs to be identified. the bcdc requirement of $10 million these

the star-spangled salebration wrapping up in the inner harbor. dozens of ships setting sail after spending the last six -- the last week celebrating. we got a live picture from chopper 13 as 1 of the big ships is being escorted out of the harbor. it's been a spectacular site all morning. and wjz is live with complete coverage. we will check in with captain jeff long inside chopper 13 in a moment. first, jessica cartel you with more on a very successful salebration week. >> good afternoon to everyone. as we speak, the brazilian tall ship is making its way out of baltimore passing by harbor east , now passing through fells. . we are on the broadway pair where people have gathered all around the harbor to take pictures as the ship set sail. i should mention, the navy warship started leaving bright and early this morning at 6:00 a.m. at 11:00 is when these ships started making their way out of old war and the inner harbor. the pride of baltimore leading the parade. it was quite a sight as it made its way out of here. the sales were up and it's absolut

if you are heading to the harbor you may face long lines during the peak meal time hours of the harbor place restaurant. the people working to serve you are grateful for the business and are doing their best to handle the crowds well. >> just busy. with the orioles game, the celebration it's busy. >> yes definitely helped and what with are -- what we are looking for and seeing everybody go through and experience it for the first time . the mayor is hoping the celebration will bring more first time visitor to the city. visitors who will find just why we are known as the charm city. >>> we want you to know that the place for your celebration guide. just check out the website and find the feature story section. you can find the traffic advisories and five things to do in baltimore if you aren't planning ongoing to the celebration. >>> tonight police are investigating the suspicious death of a 1-year-old girl. police were called to the home on stricker street in west baltimore for reports of a child injured. the child later died. detectives waiting on the autopsy for the cause of death. so

let's go to the harbor. is is something we don't see every 200 years. >> i was on my way to the live shot. >> all of those ships in the harbor. >> you have the blue angels performing. it's awesome. we can go straight to the other source. we did capture these tall ships there. 's so many of them arriving. to the point of clarification, the coast guard cutter igor arrives tomorrow. it's in the queue, so to speak, the lineup. that's awesome. >> we have a challenge with pear a leal parking. a pleasant, pleasant evening. it's the opening night so to speak. 0 or so by late tomorrow afternoon. we may get additional clouds but we expect no rain. so far, the weather is set up very, very nicely. >> you have the hex on the ground, all the reenactments. they'll be having fun. >> that's great, 1812. front sis scott key. >> it's almost like the old and the new. you're watching modern aviation fly overhead. >> how strong will the o be tonight. >> thanks for joining us. >> see you tonight at 11:00. ♪ [ male announcer ] for o

tens of thousands of people are flooding the harbor. the ships began arriving yesterday, the first a canadian naval vessel. mike schuh is live this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. they have floated h in from all over -- floated in from all the world. let the celebration begin. >> ships from all over the world drop anchor in the inner harbor for the star spangle celebration. >> i think this is mexico, ecuador. >> it takes my breath away. it's so fabulous with the sailors. >> the ship is magnificent. >> it commemorates the bicentennial the war of 1812, a major showcase of baltimore roll in u.s. history. >> very important for us. baltimore is a very parent harbor in an international way. we are very grateful to have been invited. >> in all 40 tall ships in naval vessels from countries will sail into the harbor. >> it's come because it comes from all over and it's big. >> it's a lifetime event. . >> the action isn't limited to the inner harbor. at patterson park the navy leapfrogs parachute out of the sky. >> it's wonderful

everyone that we met in the harbor. uld recommend everyone come here. >> reporter: thousands are expected to tour the 40 ships docked throughout the harbor. >> having a blast. >> i like seeing the ships and seeing how they could dock and like driving it. that's awesome. >> just seeing all of the people coming together, as one community, enjoying day, and enjoying the anniversary. it's just a wonderful thing. >> reporter: the sailabration is drawing national and international attention. we've seen several people speaking in native tongues, excited to see the ship from their home country. >> i feel right at home. speaking portuguese with my family. i feel right at home. >> reporter: it's all to commemorate the bicentennial of the war of 1812. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it's incredible just how much pride there is down here, with all of the people from baltimore coming in from around the country, and of course, all of the ships, all the naval officers coming in from around the world. everyone is so proud to share in this expe

looking good here. 895 checks out fine at the harbor tunnel. 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 couple of days. i think the wind should start to calm down by sunday. high temperature of 74 degrees on sunday. sailabration. we lucked out with some spectacular weather. high pressure will be in control and comfortable temperatures. low 80's through sunday. humidity returns by the middle of next week. a chance to see it thunderstorms. >> thank you. he

i feel very strongly about my neighborhood in our privileges in the harbor. certainly, we all agree, as far as i know, that things need to change. i hope that they can change reasonably to serve the interests and citizens of san francisco. and that we will not be left out of the deal. thanks for letting me make a comment. i apologize for not getting in there earlier. >> no problem. any other public comment? seeing no one -- >> you have alluded to this, earlier today, talking about the productive meetings, as i looked through the material, a few things jumped out at me. i went sailing not long ago. i loved it. i did note that my friend had a guest pass and as i was leaving and looking at the giants' game i was looking at, i did not want to give up my parking space. others may not have, so there may be some opportunities to look at the parking, perhaps even on a fluctuating basis, working with the birth holders -- berth holders. i imagine that that is some of what was discussed. in terms of increased rates, could be looked at it for different rates and new boats

. >> it looks like more perfect weather for the tall ships at the inner harbor. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> great weather for sailabration. >> tie-gate continues. carlotta wanted me to give her props for fighting be this red tie. >> she did a great job. >> that is part of her job as the floor director. was that good enough? now to the weather. some high cloud cover many to the east of the area. that will lift throughout the day. portions east will see more of those clouds than the western portions. morning clouds and partly cloudy. northeast wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. temperature 75 to 80 degrees. it will be a delightful day. temperatures will continue to climb. alex had over to sarah -- now let's head over to sarah. >> in forestville, route 24, we're dealing with an accident that could cause some delays i

you're certainly wearing it this morning. 82 in the inner harbor. you can see 70s and 80s rule across much of the 95 stretch. it feels like in d.c. 83 degrees. we'll see our heat indices raising through the morning hours and that's why the national weather service has put out an excessive heat advisory and excessive heat warnings where those heat indices to the north and east of us could near 115 degrees. now we do have a cold front out to the west. that is going to allow for relief from the heat. and that will have to wait until at least 20 hours and we're pinpointing the cold front arrival into tomorrow afternoon. and unfortunately these storms could test severe weather limits as we head into tomorrow. we're on the way for 1 money and we're on the way for breaking a record that was set back in 1923. where were you in 1923 in i don't think i was a thought. more about the forecast in a just a little bit. hey lauren. >>> if you are using the entering no problems totem you about from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street and that will

everyone we met in the harbor. d recommend everyone to come and visit. >> reporter: thousands are expected to tour the 40 ships docked throughout the harbor. >> having a ball. >> i like seeing the ships and seeing how they could dock it and like driving it. that's awesome. >> just seeing all of the people coming together as one community, enjoying the day, and enjoying the anniversary. it's just a wonderful thing. >> a sailabration is drawing national and international attention. we have seen several people speaking in native tongues. >> i feel right at home. speaking portuguese with my family. we feel right at home. >> reporter: it's all to commemorate the bicentennial of the war of 1812. [ singing ] >> we are back here live at the inner harbor. and denise, the guys have been laughing here. i've been so excite would am it's been absolutely gorgeous. and we're having a wonderful time. and everyone we have spoken to has been so excited to be part of it. back to you, denise. >> thank you very much, jessica. there is a

tim rutherford. >> spectacular celebration at the harbor. >>> a blue lobster, the lobster named toby was caught thursday by the crew of the potluck fishing boat. the blue color is because of the genetic variation that caution the lobster to produce an extra amount of a particular protein. the lobster has been staying in martin's fish company's lobster tank, and is going to the national aquarium in dc, and eventually you'll be able to cave him at the time national sang which are -- catch him at the national sanctuary exhibit. >>> a commotion here, sheryl was on the scene, shot this video. aren't they cute! stopped her car, jumped out, and helped the little ducks cross the road. she was trying to bring the family on the street. she was able to get them back into where they needed. how cute is that? traffic cop out there, kelly. >>> got to do what you got to do to get to safety. much quieter now that the ships have sailed so to speak, 87 at -- just so gorgeous, what a cool thing, and hey, probably say it again for the try centennial, in about 100 years. scanning clear, weather looking g

more on these beautiful ships in the harbor. just a couple clouds hanging around. are we going to stay rain free? bernadette is live with an updated look at the radar. >> reporter: it's spectacular. this many beautiful days in a row. not just clear but comfortable on top of it. there's nothing going on in our area, when we do open it up a little bit you can see just off to the west of us that's the next storm that will be moving in our direction. already start fog produce some thunderstorms over kentucky. now we'll show you temperaturewise because this is another big part of this story. 78 degrees is where we sit right now in baltimore. the dew point is still low and comfortable. we'll show you everyone in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. this is going to carry for a little while longer. >> we have break news we're following. an avalanche sweeps four people off mount mckenly in alaska. five people were climbing when the avalanche hit. one team member survived. the other four tumbled into debris and they haven't been seen since. we'll have the latest on the search

wjz live at the harbor. oks like the rain is clearing out just in time. >> reporter: i know, it's starting to feel good and this weekend is supposed to be gorgeous. planners have been working around the clock and for years to get this all together. as the ships come in, there will be 40 here at the inner harbor and for the coast guard, that's a lot of work. alex reports. >> reporter: maryland may be used to seeing baltimore but wednesday don't get too close to look at the pride as they move up the chesapeake. >> the area from 100 yards from the naval vessel or ship is off limits. >> reporter: control boats will be enforcing safety zones which move with the vest tells. private craft are -- vessels. >> maintaining a proper lookout and maintaining a safe speed and keeping the direction of the enforcement vessels. >> reporter: this event is so large it's going to take help to pull off. maryland's natural resource of police and 17 others first responder agencies will also control the ship's travel. then there's th

if you use the harbor tunnel, prepare to find another route. repairs are going to lead to major backups this summer. alex explains the reasons for the delays. >> reporter: 71,000 cars a day that travel through the harbor tunnel on the interstate must cross over this steel bridge. >> we do expect to have extensive backup. the delays at the baltimore harbor tunnel during that period of time could be up to an hour. >> reporter: the work will begin after this month's sail-a-bration is over, june 19th. >> all lanes will be open for traffic during that labor day weekend. >> reporter: the work zone will cover one mile and concrete on the bridge will be milled and replaced. it's not an emergency. it's wear and tear. >> with all the effects of traffic and its normal deterioration and road salt. >> reporter: it will mean the loss of the northbound inside lane, stage 2, outside lane. stage 3 will leave one lane in each direction open. after labor day, four compressed lanes will open to accommodate the construction of the new barrier wall. working on weeken

all that fun at the inner harbor. now. >> that cosby a pretty penny -- that cost me a pretty penny. >> i got your facebook and tweets about my tie. this is the reason why. we'll get rid of that. i can see the weather on your shirt. we have the red tie. seven degrees at the inner harbor. things are shaping up and warming up a little bit. low 50's out west. morning clouds from the northeasterly wind. 75 to 80 degrees. high cloud cover right now because of a system in the atlantic ocean that is being stubborn. it is below is of moisture many of the eastern portions of the viewing area on the eastern shore. this high pressure will move out later today and will be under high pressure for the next several days. not a cloud in the sky as the days go on and the temperatures will continue to rise. unfortunate, there will be some humidity. partly cloudy and pleasant tonight. 59 to 65 degrees. the wind is pretty strong on the bay. there is a small craft advisory. and looks pretty good for folks down at the ocean. it will be cloud

. >> 98 degrees bwi and the inner harbor. 76 downtown. keeping in mind it should be 64 degrees rather your normal morning low. we are already self-degrees above the norm. 78 in annapolis down to d.c. already at 79 degrees, these temperatures will be climbing during the afternoon. we are talking about heat indices already feeling like 80 degrees in d.c.. a very, very sticky morning out there shaping up to be some dangerous heat in the forecast today. excessive heat warnings with the heat. we are tracking though cold front to the west about 20 hours from baltimore. but this is going to push all the heat off the coast and allow for cooler air to work in into the weekend. 79 around the 8:00 hour. noontime 91 degrees, we're on the way to 100 and we have a record we are going to try to tie if not break. it's a 1900s records. we'll talk more about the forecast and maybe some severe weather in the mix for tomorrow afternoon. that's coming up in just a little bit. now a check on traffic with lauren. >>> if you are using the jfx no problems to repor

meteorologist tim williams out here live at the harbor as the celebration continues.g baby news to tell you. i love these kinds of stories. joe's wife dane that has delivered a healthy baby boy. he was eight pounds born in philadelphia and his name is steven. the word is joe's already working that arm there in the hospital. congratulations joe and dane that flaco. what a beautiful day to have a baby. >> absolutely. remember, it's celebration year, baby in the hospital and marty, back in the studio with the forecast. take it away. >> hey. let's take a look at the numbers. it is 77 degrees with 51% humidity. north east at times steady breeze at 15. barometer is at 30. chilly morning. oakland has risen to 70. 72 degrees hagerstown. below 70s in ocean city. 76 degrees in washington and 74 west minister and 72 degrees in bellair. the weather is just as easy as we've been discussing. big area of high pressure over the great lakes continues to run the show by tomorrow. it meanders up to the north east. still pleasant conditions tomorrow and through the weekend. we'll slowly

hey, a nice looking night in the harbor. 76 degrees. humidity below 50%. that's not bad. a west wind at 16, stirring the air. stirring the air on the lower eastern shore. thunderstorms rumbling toward ocean city. parts of tal bo. caroline county. we're watching a new cluster on the march out of southern pennsylvania into northern maryland, storms impacting northern frederick county, had a brief shower or storm. a new one toward taneytown. these are sort of garden variety. any lightning is dangerous and it could cause brief ponding of water. look at this storm. big thunderstorm. you see is spinning. hemingway, kent island coming at us. our abc2 weather bug camera, capturing some amazing images with these hit and miss storms from annapolis to kent island. winds from the west around five to 16 and temperatures comfortable mid-vest development tomorrow -- mid-70s. tomorrow we'll warm up. reisterstown to about 85. right now on the map wide shower, especially north of the state line. some of the showers likely to make this across the border. we could see a decent round say towar

tomorrow night the navy land will play at harbor place, that show starts at six. sunday you can catch the blue angels air show over fort mchenry that happens both days at one. monday you can tour the ships docked at the harbor open from 11 tonics and you can get more information, dates and times and parking on the website. just log on to the website. the link is right there on the bottom left received the page. >> the light its went off in the hilton ball room to see what it's like not to see, then to eat a meal, trying to find silver ware and putting up food not know what it was. it's called dining in the dark and they raised a lot of money for the foundation to fight blindness. we heard inspirational stories, we heard about medical advances and honored the former governor and form raven kicker. co chairs and what a job, bill does as ceo. there is matt and kyle giving them the award here tonight. >>> we are coming up onto 15 of 24 hours of lacrosse. we have nine hours left. it's called the shoot out for soldiers, benefiting the wounded warriors and it's open to a

baltimore smells of history from the ships in the harbor. ltimore maryland were a battleground and center of the war of 1812. it showed the england what people could do. >> real great patriots fighting for the american spirit and the american flag and that is what makes me most proud. oning day, what a great day. >> that is why we do this, just to give that -- see and related to that to where we take them to a time and place to where they can meet that great grandfather and i think that aspect of that history really just stimulating and makes them really rises them to a level that gives them a sense of honor and pride. >> reporter: there is stuff going on all over the harbor. the navy and army. they have set up -- they call that the adventure center, you can show how many pull pull ups you can do. we have all the tall ships, all the ships all over the world from the -- this is only part of it. you can go to fell's point and see tall ships and the modern ships are at fort mchenry. don't forget them on a day like this. there are so many differe

thousands they were down in the harbor on tuesday. and coming through there on thursday, friday and the weekend and you had crowds rivalling any event. business in little italy say the business was great for the sailabration. organizers are counting and say we should have the final numbers. >>> here's what's news in the next hour, we visited a special camp in baltimore that gives homeless children a place to go and have fun during summer months. are safe sex talks working with teens in in the united states? we will look at newest numbers on teen pregnancy. and another report of inappropriate touching at a checkpoint but it's not a passenger that's complaining. the stories ahead at 5. >> coming up news around the world and we have gone getting conflicting reports about hosni mubarak a state news agency says he is on life support after covering stroke while in prison. yerl reports said was clinically dead but a clinical hospital says he was in critical condition and his health has been on the decline since being ousted as the egyptian pr

baby was the high at the inner harbor. after 2:00 when the rain hit comedies temperatures dropped down. this was heavier at my house, well, 59 hundredths downtown, 9100 c on tv hill. you had to be under the storm to get the good rains. -- 9100 s on tv hill. it has not rain yet at ocean city, but they are likely to catch some. the shaded orange areas primarily west of the potomac river, they have had some sun this afternoon, and that drove the temperatures near 80 or so. here is the satellite pictures showing the clouds beginning to break up to the west of a but with the heavier clouds, with summering producers, especially up in these counties, including cecil county. there are some pretty big storms in pennsylvania. this is more scattered in western maryland at this time. once the front goes through, it may stall offshore, but the bulk of the rain will be done overnight. the insta-weather futurecast shows the shower activity at midnight, still in the area, still a chance for some showers, but you see this diminishing consid

we have a location in the inter harbor. lis. >> if you one more information, find it at www.tasteofbatriotism.com. >> together. sailabration. you want to give you a forecast for that. there is one of the tall ships 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 ameri

feel safe. >> reporter: these high will-profile crimes show a need for state police patrols at the harbor. he echoes pat mcdonough. >> i think the city police need help. i think they're stretched too thin. >> reporter: the mayor says not true. >> we're much safer than we were last year. >> reporter: crime near the ini were harbor is down 6% with violent crime down 14%. >> anyone questioning the progress that the baltimore police department is making really needs to take a look at the facts. >> reporter: state police are already very much a part of city security helping with large-scale events like 4th of july and new year's eve. viewers tell wjz they feel safe. >> i've seen cops on bikes and helicopters in the air. >> city police, they're good enough. there's too many of them as it is. >> reporter: the next big test, the 1812 celebration expected to bring thousands to the inner harbor next week. the city has already increased the number of officers on summer weekend. they've also upgraded the security cameras here in the area. >> state police will have uniform officers on the ground for t

here's a live look at the inner harbor. we're back in just a bit. >>> well, granite city, illinois have a new tool to help catch drivers mo run red lights. >> they are posting the pictures on facebook. the red light camera was autoat the intersection near the ice cream stand serving kids. there are still people choosing to run the lights and not pay the tickets and once a week they post a video of the camera and post it on the facebook page. >> we had one computer when we first started in the department. so this is all new to most of us. and we're trying to grow with our community. >> the police say in the 40 years the stand has been open, it has been hit seven times because cars have not stopped at that red light. unbelievable. lauren, what do you think? you think that's a good tool? facebook? >> facebook? facebook is always a good tool. yeah. can never go wrong with facebook. >> facebook getting people to pay their tickets though. >> it's interesting though? >> you can always check out our facebook too. if you are going ou

we're live at the inner harbor near rashfield. i'm jessica kartalija. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of our proud history. denise and jessica will lead special coverage all day on thursday, as we celebrate the star-spangled sale a bration. >> and of course the weather couldn't be nicer for baltimore to welcome the tall ships do you want. it's pleasant, breezy. meteorologist tim williams is here now with the updated numbers from first warning weather. tim? >> i don't know how they could have had a more beautiful, appropriate forecast because it's been breezy. so any of them that were coming in under sail just rode the wind, right on into the harbor. it's going to be a wonderful stretch of time and weather for the ships while they're here. right now, we're looking at clear conditions. all of the rain that moved on through here is completely out of here. now, high pressure is in control. a nice, cool start to what is going to be a pleasant five-day period. dryer air, good dew points. just an ideal forecast for the next several

the marina yacht harbor is a treasure. as we think about the america's cup coming forward this year, this project will burly showcase our waterfront in an extremely positive way. i want to thank rec and park. colleagues, can we have a motion to move this forward? so moved. do we have any other items? >> meeting is adjourned. >> this is a special meeting of the san francisco planning commission for thursday, june 7, 2012. let ra

huge crowds are expected again today at the inner harbor and fort mchenry. e fort this morning where they're preparing for a very special commemoration. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is how they dressed back then. look how snappy they are. it's going to be coming down at 11:00 today. people are still buzzing about what happened this weekend. >> hundreds watch as the baltimore orchestra honors sailabration with a prepare of a special piece called the overture of 2012. hundreds of thousands packed the inner harbor to be part of the commemoration of the war of 1812. visiting sailors, tourists and lifelong marylanders took advantage of all the harbor had to offer including tours of the tall ships. >> where he -- really nice. scomblsz for many it was -- >> for many it was a great father's day. >> had lunch at the lar boar, walked -- harbor, walked around. >> all eyes glued to the sky for a spectacular blue angels show. that same team gave a repeat performance packing the ground around the fort. >> it's just fantastic. my dad is one of the best arou

calm -- a calm morning in the inner harbor. sharon is watching land traffic, marty is in the weather center. >> 51 right now on tv hill. that is going to be about 6 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. 73 at lufrng on a way -- lunch on a way to a high of 75. 30, 40% chance of showers this afternoon. dinner time temp 72. >>> here is sharon gibala with traffic control. >> you won't run into any problems on the road. as far as problems go, we just have that one that we've been talking about all morning. it doesn't appear to be a major one. it's isn't -- it's in the city. watch for fire activity around south fulton. speeds still looking nice around the major road ways. lots of high 50s and low 60s. 60 and 61 are your averages on the top and west side outer loop. there's a look at an empty 83. no issues there. 83 at rock ston road also problem free, . -- free. for traffic information any time log onto wjz.com. >>> here is what people will be talking at today, another sign al-qaeda could be crumbling. a senior terrorist leader has

at the inner harbor, the temperature 75 degrees. at the airport 71. 51% the humidity. 30-34 barometeric pressure and that's been showing a rising tendency this morning. if you're going down to sale bration, public transportation is the answer. to make life less complicated. temperatures elsewhere around the region, annapolis up to 72. 70 at cambridge, 6968 at -- 68 at the boardwalk. in the 60's out in far western maryland in the mountains. here's the satellite image. we're right under it and then reaching down into alabama. so that's kind of like a bubble in the atmosphere sitting over us and storms that do try to move into it tend to dry up and we're watching this activity to see what happens. and storms up in the great lakes tend to go up over the top. so no immediate threat from rain. these storms out in the plains states will be here later next week. mostly sunny today. very comfortable. boaters in the bay, east winds 5 knots less than one foot chop. instant weather future cast shows the dry conditions stay with us into sunday b

the marina yacht harbor is a treasure. as we think about the america's cup coming forward this year, this project will burly showcase our waterfront in an extremely positive way. i want to thank rec and park. colleagues, can we have a motion to move this forward? so moved. do we have any other items? >> meeting is adjourned. >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring it. i make gallery work more self and budget and public art work where i have to drop this of indulgence and think about how people will respond. and

. >>> from land, air, sea, it is all about celebrating 200 years of freedom here at the inner harbor. i'm megan pringle. >>> just waking up with us, good morning to you. a developing story we've been following all night. a deadly crash on the northbound lanes of i-97 in anne arundel county. the story broke on abc2news.com. it's on ben field road. the head-on collision happened around 1:30 in the morning. team coverage throughout the day and abc2 news sherrie johnson and don harrison. they are live fare the scene of the crash -- near the scene of the crash. what do you have? >> reporter: basically i've been in touch with maryland state police all morning long. right now i can tell you that the north and southbound lanes of interstate 97 have been reopened to traffic. they were closed down for a period of time during that investigation. this crash happened about 1:30 in the morning. one perp was pronounced -- person was pronounced dead on the scene of the crash and another person was taken to shock trauma with serious injuries there. this morning i have don harrison joining me live here

it here from the harbor. day, dignitaries from three nations came together at fort mchenry to sign the declaration of peace on the 200th anniversary of the war of 1812. today the star spaingel sailabration comes to a close. sailors 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 batt

if you use the harbor tunnel prepare to find another route. epairs are going to lead to major back ups this summer. you're looking live at the bridge that leads to the funnel -- tunnel now. alex explains the reason for the delays. >> the 71,000 cars a day that travel through the harbor tunnel must cross this steel bridge. >> we do expect to have extensive back ups. the delays at the baltimore harbor tunnel could be up to an hour. intlsz the work -- >> the work will begin after the celebration is over. by the time the labor day grand prix runs the work will be done. >> all lanes will be open for traffic during that labor day weekend. >> the work zone will cover one mile. concrete on the bridge will be replaced. it's not an emergency, it's wear and tear. >> with all the effects of traffic and salt. >> stage 2 the outside lanes, stage 3 only one lane in each direction open. after labor day construction of new bare rier wall -- barrier wall. >> doing the work on weekends was considered and quickly ruled out. >> it will drag on for much longer. we'd

he nearly fell last month over the inner harbor. >>> news around the nation prosecutors could wrap up the case to the jerry sandusky trial as soon as tomorrow. they've called several of alleged victims to the stand already and the man already known as victim number ten he testified yesterday. he said sandusky told him he'd never see his family again if he told anyone they would conducted oral -- they had conducted oral sex. he said sandusky later apoll joshua weissmanned and told them -- apologized and told him that he loved him. stay tuned we have more coverage on the story coming up in morning at 5:00. >>> the alleappear in court thi morning. this is desmonte leonard. now facing three counts of capital murder in relation to the shootings at an apartment complex near auburn university. leonard is scheduled to be in court this morning at 10:00. >>> well, police in texas have arrested a man who's been exposing himself to women along the jogging trail but this wasn't his first run-in with the law. james kaiser's been incarcerated 40 times since 2001. he was arrested in 2004 for theft of

we do have the construction going on, on 895 at the harbor tunnel. no backups but that will very well change later this morning. stick with the fort mchenry tunnel or the key bridge and here's a live look at the beltway at burning highway. everything up to speed. so it's nice and clear in that vicinity. stay with us, there's much more to come. you're watching "good morning maryland." >>> we're back, thanks for staying with us, charts in the jerry sandusky -- closing arguments in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case will begin this morning a day after the defense rested. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing ten boys during a 15 year time span. he has pleaded not guilty to 51 separate counts, abc2's sherrie johnson is here with more. >> reporter: well, charlie closing arguments start in just a few hours in the high-profile case. jerry sandusky didn't stake the stand and an aattorney for one of the victims said the defense failed to confront the charges head-on. some character witnesses who met sandusky as children through his charity the second mile, di

live in the inner harbor. ng 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, which happened right here off our waters

partly cloudy skies, most of the clouds east of the harbor. as we look at the airport, it is 77 as well. winds east, 13 miles per hour. temperatures near 80 degrees later today. a few clouds towards the east. maybe a sprinkle a step towards the eastern shore. we will be killed this in the seven-day forecast -- detail th is in the seven-day forecast. >> authorities say this happened around 10:30 at starbrook road. officers responded to a call for unknown trouble. at some point, the suspect was injured. no word on the specific injuries. police say the suspect was not shot by police. city police officers called a surveillance photographs will help to lead them to the man they say committed under operate at a local convenience store. -- committed an armed robbery at a local convenience store. the suspect, pictured here, pointed a gun at a 24-year-old man inside the store and took his belongings. if you recognize the suspect on your screen, you are urged to call metro crime stoppers. today kicks off the summer break for students in baltimore city, a

and now the harbor tunnel. >> safety at the inner harbor is cause for concern, according to one state senator. >> stock surge on wall street. what investors are looking for on capitol hill. >> another cool start on this thursday morning. >> pretty nice start on the area roads. one problem along security boulevard. boulevard. we will check for any low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am at jennifer franciotti. thanks for joining us for 11 news today.

here is a look at some of the bigger events. tomorrow harborstarting at sock 10:30 with the official kickoff and a neyy band concert. tomorrow the pause fort pledge. more music and celebrations, and saturday and sunday the blue angels will be part of an air show right over the fort. that starts at one and the best part all of these events are free. >>> now as you would imagine it'll be crowded that means a lot of traffic. major roads and the side streets impacted. you can expect delays at the tunnel as well as the 95, 395 corridor. we always have that time safer traffic to get a round the area quickly. make sure you check out the news at 4:30 and get the latest on the website. >> all right a big feature on the celebration. the tall ship that said in and docked up and down the harbor. we wondered what's it like to travel the world like on these ships? we share with you a taste of life on the open sea. >> reporter: in the year 1812 baltimore, it's harbor and port were at the center of navy history. the year is 2012 and baltimore is begin at the c

the marina yacht harbor is a treasure. as we think about the america's cup coming forward this year, this project will burly showcase our waterfront in an extremely positive way. i want to thank rec and park. colleagues, can we have a motion to move this forward? so moved. do we have any other items? >> meeting is adjourned. >> good morning. to date is may 16, 2012. this is the meaning of the abatement appeals board. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. the next item is item b, the oath. will all parties giving testimony today please stand and raise your right hand? anyone giving testimony? no. the next item is item c, continued appeals, orders of abatement, case #6752, 1743 12th avenue. action requested by appellate to reverse the order of abatement. >> good morning. the two parties are under an accord situation. this may resolve the matter. you have a request in your package for a continuance. the department would be ok with that. >> do we need a motion? >> questions? >> move to continu

. >> the must ri of the harbor -- the mystery of the harbor smell continues. is it the result of a sewage contamination? we will hear from the city,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i want to start out with first warning doppler radar. we still have shower activity that's slowly but surely getting itself out of here. you're going to be living large today. we have this mild air moving into the region. it's going to get really warm. as a matter of fact, you can say hot by dictionary definition and be on the numbers. 8 p is -- 87 is the high. tonight 59, clear skies over night. tomorrow closer to 90. >>> it's 6:23. we continue to investigate the strange smell at the inner harbor. the initial results are in and monique griego explains how worried we should be. >> gray water, a surge in trash, dead fish and overwhelming smells, signs to blue water baltimore it points to a sewage spill. >> the greece balls only come from sewage pipes, condoms, tam pan apply -- tampons. >> today they got their initial results for sewage testing. >> the highest was around three times the lowest thresh