eastern sky. there is a big old moon out there. i want to look at that with our camera. you can see the first light of dawn on the horizon. they go up about halfway up on the screen. see this white speck? that's not dust. that's a gorgeous crescent moon. the camera does not do it justice. it is a beautiful moon. we will have another beautiful sunrise and another beautiful day today. current conditions 58 degrees. a scattering of sunshine out there. 30.27 the barometric pressure. the winds are calm. 71 downtown. quite a range of readings. we'll see what we can do during the day today. with the atmosphere so dry, we will look at it today. we'll bring you details coming up. >> wire taps, firearms. several investigators say there was a major drug trafficking ring. >> they rounded up this group following a violent confrontation on the streets of baltimore. kai reed has more on this morning's big story. >> sorry about that. we're having technical difficulties and will get to that in a moment. police have arrested two minute in connection with a series of burglaries at several shopping centers in columbia. this morning the police believe they are responsible for 34 break-ins in two counties. davon johns and sylvester johnson. johnson remains behind bars while jones is out on bail. investigators say these two robbed a dozen restaurants at several strip malls. in these cases, police say cash was taken. all the entry was made through the front of the businesses. the pair was able to get past alarm sims by crawling on the ground. now investigators say jones and johnson were connected to 2 other burglaries. a third man was also involved in four of those burglaries. >> we now know the name of the off-duty police officer accused of killing a teenager in baltimore county after putting him in a chokehold. we're told he was a nine-year veteran of the force when he heard and nice and saw three or four boys run-off. he caught up with christopher brown who was 17. brown lost consciousness and later died at the hospital. >> police have made an arrest in the death a toddler. this morning 22-year-old charmel thomas has been chadged with second-degree murder in the death of his 1-year-old daughter. he admitted to shaking the baby who he had been watching for several days causing her to have seizures. police say the child had visible bruises. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. >> the regional airport remains closed this morning. the pilot was flown to shock trauma, but he didn't make it. kate amara has more on that investigation. >> it was a crash that shut down the carroll county regional airport. a small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed after 10:00 a.m. on the north of the runway. the pilot flown to shock trauma in critical condition but didn't make it. maryland police have identified him as being from rockville. he was the only person on board. >> my heart goes out to his family. >> the crash left a 40 yard debris field. it came as a blow to the flying community here. >> that's horrible. as a pilot, and being a peer based at this airport for a number of years, i never want to hear that. that is sad and disheartening. >> now the investigation begins. the -- state police say before the impact, about a mile from the airport, judd kins reported mechanical problems with the aircraft. >> the most hazardous parts of flying are the take-off. because in is more concentration required from the pilot. there are more things he has to stay on top of. investigators will be back on scene saturday searching for a cause. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> new details surfacing out of the investigation into the secret service. federal investigators have released allegations involving the agency. they include involvement of prostitutes, sexual assault, and illegal wiretaps since 2004. it is unknown how many of the crimes were true. some officials say the crimes were dealt with administratively. the agency has not responded tot report. >> in a surprise move that seems sure to affect the race for the white house, president obama ordered a major change in immigration enforcement. young people brought here by their parents as children can stay. steve handelsman has more. >> barack obama has deported more illegal immigrants than any other president. today he ended that for one group. >> it makes no sense to expell talented young people who for all intents and purposes are americans. >> they celebrated in los angeles that 800,000 illegal immigrants will not be deported and can get work permits if they are under 30 and law abiding graduates or military. >> this is a stop-gap measure that gives us relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people. it is the right thing to do. >> erika is 24. she came illegally from mexico at age 11, graduated arizona state, but feared depouration -- deportation until today. >> we see it as giving back. a lot of us have our engineering degrees. my boyfriend is a lawyer, and he's undocumented. he will be able to use that. >> critics charge the obama move is bad for american workers. >> it is fundamentally unfair to those who have come here legally. it simply rewards the illegal behavior. it encourages future flows of illegal ale yeps. >> president obama wants his reward from latino voters. mitt romney needs those votes, too. >> the president's actions make reaching a long-term solution more difficult. if i am president we will do our best to get a long-term solution that has more clareilt. >> steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:08. 60 degrees on tv hill. a las vegas high roller has its sights on maryland. >> while point celebration is underway at the inner harbor, another big part of that celebration is in the skies. we'll have a sneak peek at the fabulous blue angels. >> first a live picture outside. john has your fluss plus next. stay with us. 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there with all the sailor activities we have at the inner harbor. not quite to sunrise yet. a beautiful little thin schiffer of a moon. and just to the right of center. 58 degrees at the airport. inner harbor 68 degrees. 71% the humidity. the barometer 30.28. the winds are calm. downtown, it is 71. so it's a nice morning this morning. a little bit of a chill in the air. what do you expect at this hour. inner harbor is 65. 82 is typical. we're in the range for what's normal this time of year. the bonus was the humidity. clouds came down in the afternoon. didn't do much of anything outside. made for an interesting looking sky. the lows yesterday morning roughly where the range of where we are right now. we look at those readings, 58 degrees at the airport. 59 sikesvill. the brightest green is the mildest, the warmest readings. darker green cooler. cockeysville 61. here's our satellite image. we saw the radar a second ago. clouds producing a thin band of showers off shore. more storminess far out to sea. this big area of high pressure is overhead. it is buffering the weather for us. pleasantly cool. upsettled weather in the gulf. stormy weather in the west. in the plains states, that stormy weather is what eventually will play in our weather next week, but not this weekend. national temperatures cooling under that high pressure, right under that ridge. out in the central part of the nation, a southerly breeze warming things up. it has been chilly in the pacific northwest and it will stay that way for a while. the map this evening shows a front out in the upper midwest. shower activity moving into the ohio river valley. we have a good forecast. mostly sunny today. 78-83 the high. east wind at 5 to 10 miles an hour. seven-day forecast. few cattered clouds tomorrow. father's day, 82 the high. 81 on monday. maybe a thundershower. not a huge chance. it will be scattered. really the more significant rain chances or something more persistent, we'll wait until wednesday, thursday, and friday. up to the 90 for the high. >> well, the weather certainly couldn't be any better for celebration. the star spangled celebration continues through the weekend with more events to commemorate the war of 1812. >> that includes the blue angels. our very own rob roblin was there. >> the promotion started until around 2:00 this afternoon. everyone was here to see these guys. >> ladies and gentlemen, to present to you your united states navy's flight demonstration squadron, the blue angels! >> the rehearsal show went on for more than an hour. the crowd was impressed. >> really awesome. >> he's loving it. >> it is one heck of a show. >> this is the first time i've ever seen anything like this. >> these rehearsal shows are extremely important. >> it is important for us to get out on a nonpublic demonstration to make sure when millions of spectators line the river and the harbor tomorrow, that we can put on a big show and do it professionally at blue angels standards. >> yes, it was quite a show this afternoon here at fort mchenry. i have the blue angels will be performing here saturday and sunday. now, if you can, get out here this weekend. because seeing the blue angels flying overport fort mchenry, that is something very special. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can plan the celebration at wbaltv.com. watch ava marie's flight with the blue angels, get an event scheduled. it is at our web site. you will find the link at our home page. >> we are down at the inner har bow. they are a show stopper. they flew over so low, you could read u.s. navy under the planes. >> up next in medical alert, the new men jitis vaccine approved by the f.d.a. >> what some parents need to do right now. >> and he did t a look at the death-defying walk that puts this walenda in a class by himself. he didn't fall. d >> in "medical alert" a fight against bacteria. it is called mehbrix. it is a combination vaccine would allow doctors to prevent meningitis without increasing the number of shots children have. currently children receive hiv -- men jitis is swelling of the brain and spinal cord. >> remember that little boy inside the costume of darget vader? he's now undergone open-heart surgery. he was born with a con genital heart defect. the doctors say the valve and pulmonary artery was nonexistent. yesterday doctors inserted a new valve helping his heart function more normally. >> playing was difficult for him. as we know max, he was a real competitor, so we wanted to keep up with his friends. >> max will have to take it easy for six weeks, but he's expected to do just fine. we can safely say, may the force be with him. >> when we come back, meet the daredevil who is expected to walk on the tight ropes 1800 feet above the ground. stay with us. ♪ jimmy bond my feet are too dry and cracked for sandals. try gold bond foot cream. it has moisturizers that penetrate thick skin. thanks. think gold bond. ♪ this stuff works >> this has to be -- adventurer grill took the olympic torch down a zipline. after he said he was nervous the plane would not be able to stay lilt in high winds. apparently it did. organizers told him the torch had been tested in a wind tunnel. torch bearers are carrying it through more than 1,000 cities before it reaches london. >> back here in the states it was just last month when dare devil nick walenda went across the air in a high wire. now, the walk is just a practice run. he crossed the high wire. >> it gave way to quick applause and nervous silence as nick valenda stretched out on the cable above. 200 feet above the ranging waters. >> i it was awesome. this guy was awesome! >> it was nerveracking knowing whether he would make it or not. >> it was nerveracking for everyone but nik wallenda who kept a steady pace. he never really came close to falling. and once over land in canada, he kneeled briefly and actually ran the last few feet. wallenda's reward, the applause of thousands who got a chance to make history. >> the question is, what will he do next? nik wallenda said he already has some of the permits in place to walk across the grand cannon. >> they made him wear something different this time, and he was concerned about that, but i'm glad he did well. >> up next, a look at this morning's top stories. >> john? >> sometimes forecasting the weather is like walking a tightrope. that's enough for me. we'll have a warm day today. the humidity is down. warm translates this time to a breant forecast ahead. -- pleasant for >> welcome back to "11 news saturday morning." thank you for joining us. >> we'll get to our top stories in just a moment. first john is here with the weather. >> is there anything to say about it except great? >> how lucky can we get? we just kind of wonder when the shoe will drop. >> we don't want to think bad thoughts. let's ride the high. >> we have the whole summer ahead of us. beautiful morning this morning. i want to show that sky picture again. the moon is way at the top. we can see this speck. there are a few clouds drifting across the eastern horizon. i wanted to show that, because it is not a perfectly clear sky. really at sunrise, the clouds make the sky and the sunrise more interesting. the cup is half full, not half empty. temperatures combined with humidity, not bad. a nice high reading. winds are calm downtown. temperature now 68 degrees. so pleasantly cool. low humidity, relatively speaking. we will have another nice day today. details on e weekend forecast coming up. >> we are learning more about an a.t.f. raid in hampden. six people were arrested in that scene thursday that involved wiretaps, firearms, and cocaine. they are charged with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to have a firearm. back for a hearing on june 19. >> the regional airport in carroll county remains closed after a small plane crash friday morning. the flot was flown to shock trauma in critical condition, but later died. maryland police have identified him as henry judkins of rockville. he was the only one on board. >> 5,000 gallons of milk spilled onto the road after a tanker truck overturned. officials arrived to find the tanker on its side, leaking diesel fuel fuel. >> a major casino operator has come up with an agreement for six locations if voters approve it. m. g.m. wants to build a resort at national harbor. lowell melzer has details. >> a p.g. county developer and top brass from m. g.m. resorts were here in annapolis, talking to the governor about a sixth casino location at the national harbor in p.g. county. the governor telling reporters, he feels this is a great idea. >> we're not going to drop las vegas in national harbor. >> chairman and c.e.o. of m. g.m. resorts international makes it clear, the letter of intent his company signed with a.j. developer peterson companies will bring a world class casino to the national harbor. one that won't just be a casino but a destination. >> we look for places where we can build our nongaming enterprise. we don't view ourselves as a slot house company. it is not interesting to us. but rather an integrated resort based company. >> conditions of the letter of intent include lowering what's the unusually high tax rate from 67% to 5 pfer. legalization of cable games, and of course, approving the sixth site. the 13 acre facility would be a green property, have 4,000 slots and 250 table games. m. g.m. would invest 600 million dollars and create 400 jobs. >> we were able to come together on terms and know that m. g.m. is going to build a resort that is what we would talk about, to make national harbor a better place than it is today. >> a group not happy with the proposal, the corniksh company that just opened the maryland live casino. representatives previously told 11 news a sixth location would over-saturate the market. >> they are interested in coming to maryland. >> governor o'malley supports the site and is encouraging p.g. county government to take a closer look as well as other maryland lawmakers. as to how this would affect baltimore's proposals, he said it wouldn't because of demographics. >> the one portion of the city, the one that would be the view of the nation's capital and the monument, they have different markets than say the one in rocky gap in western maryland or the one down in ocean city. >> now, it seems this will all come down to a special session, which it is rumored the goff is going to call for sometime in mid july. if a referendum passes, it will come down to voters in november. in annapolis, lowell melzer, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now that school is out, the city is cracking down on kids out of school -- out at night. >> the nearest stormy weather is roughly 1,000 miles away. eventually, we'll have to deal with it, but not this weekend. the insta-weather plus forecast is next. >> a big area of high pressure over us. we're in great shape here. along the entire eastern seaboard. shower activity off the carolina coast. the stormy weather is all down on the gulf of mexico. in the plains states, southern kansas getting good thunderstorms now. shower activity and storms reaching into the dakotas. and that's about it, really. now, the storms out west eventually play in our forecast, but not in the near future. especially not today. here's the ocean city view. a little bit of surf out there this morning. the air temperature at ocean city is now 63 degrees with hardly a cloud in the sky. 81% the humidity. the barometer a nice high reading. the winds calm. 62 edgewood. and it's in the 50's out in oakland. even the mountains are relatively mild this time of year. not much consequence. kind of dries up. we'll pick up clouds. it might get over the mountains that drift our way as has happened the past couple days. all that stormy weather stays to the west. some storms could reach into the central mississippi valley and ohio river valley. that high pressure is still overhead. that keeps everything away. this afternoon p. yes, again a possibility. 78 to 83 for the high temperature. by the time we get to sunday afternoon, sunday evening, that cold front still in front of us. by monday morning, clouds. looks like we might pick up a shower or two. so first we'll look at father's day. the to-do list we get rid of. on dad's day off we enjoy good weather. southeast winds at 7. 82 degrees. seven-day forecast, though, monday 81. isolated with say scattered shower or thunderstorm. a little more significant weather rain wise coming in, in the middle and end of the week. we'll be near 90 then. >> not just the blue angels, but the tall ships are bringing crowds to baltimore. >> and there is plenty for kids to do, too. >> there is nothing more picture worthy at the inner harbor than the tall ship. it is why gary hull drove up from woodbridge, virginia. >> i drove up taking pictures of everything and anything. i had to come out and see it. >> this -year-old liked what he saw so far. >> it is big and it is white. >> there are all kinds of activities for families during celebration. >> young children can come and enjoy the rock climbing exhibit. this can all be provided by the national guard. >> over at the family fun zone, there are arts and crafts. not far from a sand sculpture still in progress. >> probably do some more ships and some commemorative coins and stuff like that. >> every day there are cooking demonstrations, and live entertainment. ♪ >> whatever you do, don't try this at home. >> this child may be too young to appreciate it all, but the celebration isn't all about her grandfather. >> this is a wonderful celebration. i'm glad it's happening where i can get to it nice and close. >> you watch ava marie's slight with the blue angels, get a schedule, and see how to get around downtown from a link at our home page. go to wbaltv.com. there is water that shoots up when it gets hot. that's a new addition. and a baloon artist. the kids are lining up for that. tons of done fun down there at the inner harbor. >> and the kids are -- >> no, the kids are not doing that. only the professional ma jigses are doing that. john said he's adding that to his not to do list. >> the mayor calls it a way to hold parents accountable. when we come back, what's being done to crack down on young people out after hours. >> and time running out to sign up for summer schools in baltimore. we'll have the date that both parents and students need to mark on their calendar. >> success academy at north avenue in east baltimore will be open fridays and saturdays all summer long. the mayor said it is a good way to keep young people off the streets while holding their parents accountable. >> tim tooten tells us students have less than a week to turn in politics and pay tuition. >> all day long parents were showing up to drop off summer school applications in the hopes of beating the june 20 deadline. >> it is important for his education. he wants to be a junior next year. if we don't do this one class this year, we'd have to do the whole thing. we're not doing that. >> education is very important. >> summer school will start on july 9. either way, students are eager to start and finish. >> they say it is important. i don't think so. >> you look forward to getting it over? >> yes. >> students are making sure there is enough staff on hand for the five weeks of classes. >> we're here to serve students and their families. we want to service the high school students that need to pick up a credit for next year. >> last year's summer school got plenty of good marks. >> student attendance went up, student grades went up. student test scores went up. >> that is good news for the students and the school district. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and you'll find a copy of the summer school application and other key information on summer school at our web site. log on to wbaltv.com and click on education alert. >> stay with us. there is much more news ahead. >> orioles open the roadtrip with an 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o's had a 2-1 lead but it goes away in the fifth. the braves stay at atlanta. comes back to beat the orioles 4-2. washington national -- yankees beat the nationaled in d.c. still in the third. he'll go through left side of the in field. the damage already done on the play as the yankees beat the nationals 7-2. u.s. open second round. tiger woods right there at the top of the leader board. able to move past first-round leaders. when woods had a patch of bogeys. then lost it with the double bogey on four. out of the rough, into the rough. tiger even par for the day. set up a birdie with a perfect tee shot here on 13. woods looking for his first major win in four years. tiger shares the lead with david tom and this man. furyk with a beautiful putt from off the green. he delivers all three co-leaders and one under at the turn. expecting a very tricky course the rest of the way. >> i know i was trying to get even more faster and even more for the weekend. so we'll get prepared for trying to envision what the course may offer. >> i'm jerry sandusky. hope your father's day weekend is off to a fantastic start. >> we'll have the latest on the alleged drug ring. >> and the blue angels gear up for a spectacular show this weekend. a sneak peek. >> and look at the beautiful weather we're having. nothing along the eastern seaboard that even aapproximate mates rain. that will stay that way for at least another day. the insta-weather plus forecast just ahead. bee dohello, and welcome to 11 saturday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. and i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment, but first, we want to take a look outside with meteorologist john collins. wiretaps... firearms... and the promise of a ton of cocaine, are key parts of the startling case against several men investigators say were behind a major drug trafficking ring. city police and a-t-f agents rounded up the group following a violent confrontation on the streets of north baltimore. 11 news reporter kai reed has more details of this morning's big story. according to federal court records ... the six suspects -- >> suspects range in age from 18 to 23. they are charged with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and some firearms. >> these were very violent individuals who intended to do serious harm. >> the majority of the suspects are due back in court for a detention hearing on june 19. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> please arrested two men in colombia. there were also responsible for 34 breaks in -- break-ins. johnson is behind bars and jones is behind bail. it these men -- as was taken and all entry was made for the front of the businesses. they were able to get past the alarm system by crawling on the ground. investigators say jones and johnson are connected with 22 other burglaries in baltimore county. authorities say third man was involved in four of those. >> we know the name of the off- duty police officer accused of killing a teenager in baltimore county. a 9 year vet a man -- veteran was inside when he heard a noise. he ran after the teenagers. a physical confrontation took place. police have also made an arrest in the death of a toddler that they first bought was a suspicious death. he has been charged with second- degree murder in the death of his girlfriend's daughter. he admitted to shaking the child, causing her to have seizures. when authorities that there, the child had visible bruises. she was taken to the hospital where she died. >> the carroll county regional airport is still close to after a plane crash. the pilot is in critical condition but did not make it. kate amara has more. >> it was a crash that shut down the carroll county regional airport on friday. a small plane attending an emergency landing crashed after 10:00 a.m. on the north end of the runway. the pilot did not make it. police have identified him as henry judkins. >> my heart goes out to his family. >> the crash left a 40 yard debris field and came as a blow to the outlying community here in westminster including one of the pilots who has been flying small aircrafts for more than 30 years. >> that is horrible. the pilot has been at this airport for a number of years. i never want to hear that. it is disheartening. >> the investigation begins. the faa was on the ground all day. state police say before the impact, the pilot reported mechanical problems. >> the most difficult part are the takeoff and landing because there is more activity going on. there are more things that he has to stay on top of. investigators will be back on seen searching for a cause. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. the and >> our mental officials will cost to montgomery county where 5,000 gallons of milk spill at the intersection near martinsburg road. the taker truck leaked milken and diesel fuel. the driver was not hurt. what ms. >> 60 degrees on tv hill. buying the perfect gift for father's day just that easier. >> the blue angels take to the skies. we will show you a sneak peek of what you can expect during today's spectacular show. >> first, a live picture outside. your insta-weather plus >> now your, insta-weather plus john collins. >> beautiful day. take a look outside right now at our radar. the nearest significant rain is in kansas. 1,100 miles away. there is a little bit of shower activity off the carolina coast. those are pretty strong storms in kansas. that weather system will affect our weather after the weekend. it will be closer tomorrow. still not here. we might get hit by something monday and then later in the week a little more significant chance of something. let us look outside right now. this is a view over the city. a few clouds come and go off on the horizon. the sun is coming up. terrific morning. that is our view looking just north of tv hill. here are the numbers. 50 degrees at the airport. 60 degrees inner harbor. the readings have been fairly steady for the second hour. 81 for the humidity. 30.29 for the barometer. the winds are calm. beautiful. temperatures are mildest near the bay and in the city. 50 downtown. 63 martin airport. edgewood, 63. 60 at sykesville. 63-4 call. here is the satellite image. a few clouds offshore is what made the sunrise interesting. it is hard to see because there are some scattered clouds overhead. you have to go further west to find any really significant clouds. a little area of high pressure is sitting over head that is giving us the good weather. that goes from new england to the gulf coast area. the rain is on the edge of that. it will be awhile before it gets here. mostly sunny today . comfortable. 78 to 83. boaters can expect nice conditions. 5 knots for the win. our future cast, invasion of high pressure here over head. we look at the time line. the highs are paying in error. sunday, rain closing in from the west. we are in good shape. come sunday night and monday, that one little weather disturbance will come in and we might get a shower or two. the forecast for ocean city today tonight and sunday all look dry. 75 today. 73 tomorrow. our seven-day forecast for rather stay, 82. a lot of sun. a few clouds by the end of the day. no rain for four other states. -- for father's day. more significant rain coming in and of the week. >> the star spangled continue sailabration is with more events to commemorate the war of 8012. >> that includes the blue angels. they had a full dress rehearsal yesterday at the airshow at fort mchenry. rob roblin was there. >> the rehearsals started this afternoon. all kinds of aircraft or feature doing all kinds of maneuvers. everyone was your to see these guys. >> ladies and gentlemen to my present to your united states navy flight demonstration squadron, the blue angels. >> the rehearsal show went on for more than one hour. the crowd was impressed. >> really loud and really cool. >> rossum. >> fun. >> he is loving it. >> one heck of the show. they did a good job. >> this is the first time i have ever seen anything like this. >> these rehearsal shows are extremely important. >> it is important for us to get out on a non-public demonstration to make sure that when millions of spectators are near the river, we can put on a stage show and do it professionally. >> yes, it was quite a show this afternoon here at fort mchenry. [cheering] the blue angels will perform at the fourth saturday and sunday. if you can, come out this weekend because seeing them fly over fort mchenry is something very special. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> you can plan your visit to the sailabration on wbaltv.com. it is all on our website. you'll find a link on our homepage. >> for parents, lots of bathrooms. they were clean. >> good to know. >> important thing when you have kids. >> thousands of strollers are on the recall. that is in our consumer alert. >> father's day is tomorrow. we have a look at some gadgets that dad might like. >> the high winds and fog did not stop us. we take you to niagara falls where nick [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we begin with a look at wall street stocks. sharp and higher as investors wait for the election in greece. the dow jones is up 115 points. the s&p 500 made it 13 points higher at 1342. analysts say it is likely because investors expect the central banks of countries around the world to be head of a deeper debt crisis. we have new numbers from the bureau of labor statistics showing 7500 maryland residents lost their jobs in may. the best sectors to find work are transportation and utilities. education and health services. that is reliable officials say there has been the most growth. good news, more than 30,000 people have found work. maryland still boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the country. tens of thousands of strollers are on the recall after several children lost fingertips. 36,000 of the strollers. when adjusting the handlebars, your fingers can get stuck. if you have one, you are a device to stop using it immediately. contacted the company for a free repair hit. we have all the information on our website,. -- . wbaltv.com. >> you might want to ask for this on father's day. a new line of cordless power tools has been released in time for this weekend. these battery operated tools are lighter and held a longer charge. there are more powerful than older electric counterparts and there is no court to get in the way. >> speaking of father's day, looking for some last-minute gifts, we have some ideas for you when we come back. here are some events going on around town this weekend. >> welcome back. tomorrow is father's day. mr. gadget is here with some good ideas. >> a pleasure to be here. everybody is waiting until the last minute. i have done the thinking for you. >> thank you. >> let us start with something that is a perfect addition to the home entertainment collection. the legendary john wayne western is on blu-ray. it is in widescreen. it has been remastered. what is cool is it has been restored to original glory. you see the great cinematography, the scenery, an introduction by leonard walton. the making of the film is on the blu-ray. you can really settle in. it will be part of your collection forever. >> you have to love that. >> i try to find things that make life easier and that are more effective and efficient. that is what the water pik flosser does. what is cool about it is it does a much better job of cleaning your teeth and then strength loss. it gets underneath the gum line the way traditional flossing and brushing cannot. what else is good is it is 50% better general oral health. for those people with braces, it is three times as effective. it takes care of 99% of black -- plaque. better oral health saves money. >> as it does. >> is mark alarm -- a smoke alarm is important. this is a very high quality product. no means means you put it up and leave it there. you can take it down and get another one and it is only $20. you have the intelligence and combination alarm that is for fires and carbon monoxide. exactly. this will -- you get awakened by the nasty nor iise and it will l you what it is. >> give it to dad but he does not have to put it up tomorrow. >> this gives you a better experience in the kitchen. this is what you want. this has a seven-year warranty. >> what is this? >> these are things i have found cvs.t gardenias says rees. fragrance. over 200 a gift cards. how do you beat that? this is a personalized photo gift. you can make car, thank you cards, announcements. maybe a calendar. even today, you can go into your neighborhood cvs and take them home today. today the day. you have to do it. >> if you are just mailing your car today, you make added -- get it later. >> have a new book. it is called the mr. get to consumer tech guide. in his mind. this is volume one. >> we have never seen this before. >> lots of things you have never seen. we have all seen reviews. we have more questions than our interests. i answer all of them. whether it is travel, buying, -- >> sharpening your knives? >> everyone will save a lot of money and time and find things they never knew were there. this will enhance their lives. good to my website, mrgadget.com. >> i have to go shopping. thank you for coming. >> happy father's day. >> absolutely. 59 degrees on tv hill. we will take a look at top stories, coming up. >> there is the boardwalk. there is the beach at ocean city. we have almost perfect weather right now. temperature is 63 degrees there. hear, 70. we will talk about the forecast coming up. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> welcome back. thank you for joining us. >> we will look outside. really spectacular weather. >> beautiful morning. beautiful day yesterday. tomorrow, father's day, it will look pretty good. i will have details in a minute. let us look outside right now. let us see what we have, temperature wise. if you have to get the newspaper, the something like that. 58 degrees at the airport. a scattering of clouds this morning. 81% humidity. that is a high number. that number will drop dramatically by 10:00 p.m. -- 10:00 a.m. that is a nice high reading on the barometer. this will give us good conditions. 68 degrees downtown at the inner harbor right now. in this city near the bay, warmer than the outlying areas. that is usually the case in these early morning hours. the key is the sunshine. we will have plenty today and the weekend your forecast details just ahead. >> a major casino operator has come up with an agreement for six locations in maryland. mgm resorts struck an agreement with governor o'malley for a casino at the national harbor. 4000facility will have slots and 250 table games. mgm will be investing millions and create 4000 jobs. there are those who do not like the ideas. those who opened a live casino believe this will be too many. the governor disagrees. >> this is the one that would given the view of the nation's capitol. they have different markets than the one in western maryland or the one in ocean city. >> the reposal includes lowering the tax rate from 67% to 52%. and legalizing table games. maryland voters approved it in a referendum. >> in this education alert, time is running are to sign up for summer school. that deadline is coming on wednesday. officials are urging parents and students to turn in applications to the office of alternative education in middle river. the five weeks of glasses are for students who need to pass required courses or for those who want to get ahead. >> it is important for his education. he is supposed to be a junior next year. if we do not do that, we have to do the whole thing had been here we are not doing that. >> education is very important. >> a summer school starts on july 9. for more information on how to get an application, this is the educational large page of wbaltv.com. >> the curfew center opened last night. located in the success academy on north avenue in east baltimore. it will be open on friday and saturday all summer long from midnight until 6:00 a.m. the mayor says it is a way to get young people off the streets while holding parents accountable. last year, 750 juvenile came through the center and there were about 30 per night. ♪ >> blue angels definitely pulling in visitors by the thousands to baltimore. if you are coming down this weekend, we found there is plenty for kids to do. >> there is nothing more picture were the at the inner harbor right now than the tall ships. >> i go all around the area. i take pictures of anything and everything. i saw this on the website and i had to see it. >> this is 8-year-old likes what he sees. >> it is big. his wife. >> there are all kinds of activities for families during the sailabration. take a ride on the ferris wheel near the science center, which is packed with kid-friendly fund takes the children can come and enjoy the up rock climbing walls and exhibits. this is all provided by the national guard. >> in the family fun zone, there are arts and crafts not far away from a sand sculpture that is still in progress. >> we will do some warships and some commemorative coins and stuff like that. >> every day, they're cooking demonstrations and live entertainment. >captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- ♪ >> he is one of the street performers you will see around the harbor. what ever you do, do not try this at home. >> he has to get in the exact -- >> she may be too young to appreciate it but the sailabration is not lost on her grandfather. >> this is a wonderful time. i am glad this is happening. >> just a heads up for you about that there is real, the first hour is free. after that, pay for it. >> plan for the sailabration on wbaltv.com and get the schedule. find a link on our wbaltv.com homepage. . fun times. old bay is synonymous with baltimore culture and heritage. coming up, we are in the kitchen for a taste. >> definitely nerve wracking for everyone on the ground. a look at a walk that separates nik wallenda from the managers. >> as far as the weather, yes, it will be warm out there. if you 80 degree readings. the humidity is low. the sun is out. our insta-weather plusu switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> now, your insta-weather plus with john collins. >> we have to pull back to find the closest rain. the closest to the baltimore area right now is a shower off the carolina coast. 57 miles away. 875 miles -- there are some big thunderstorms in kansas. that is the severe weather this morning. there is also some shower activity right along the river in iowa and illinois. all of those are big. it will take a long time for the rain to get close to us. that is a good outlook. let us look outside right now. here is our camera view of tv hill. a few scattered showers -- clouds out there. no big deal. here are the numbers for you. 50 degrees at the airport. 68 at the inner harbor. 81% humidity. the winds are calm on this gorgeous saturday morning. after a gorgeous friday and gorgeous thursday. beautiful out there. cambridge, 55. ocean city, 63. 63 at edgewood. westminster, 59. greetings are in the 50's right now. satellite images are all clear. a couple of grey right there. a couple of clouds drifting by here and there. most of the clouds are offshore or associated with a momore sube weather. high pressure in the great lakes. there is low pressure in iowa. with this bubble of high pressure, dry air sitting on top of us. none of this will get in. all right? the warmest year is the west side where there are southerly winds. that is more of a thunderstorm activity will be triggered. eventually, the -- center point will move higher east. we will get more human next week. mostly sunny today. 78 to 83. when-5 deale 10 miles per hour. as far as the weekend those for the sailabration, 82 at the inner harbor. a few scattered clouds here and there. temperatures dropped to about 68 tonight. much like overnight the past night. again on sunday, a scattering of clouds, especially in the afternoon. high temperatures of 82 degrees. insta-weather futurecast. we are in good shape. the weather to the west is getting closer. sunday night and monday, we may catch a shower or two as the first of the systems coming in. dad is working on the to do list, on weekends, not on sunday. that is father's day. we expect a lot of sun. especially in the morning. scattered clouds in the afternoon. southeast wind at 7 miles per hour, with 72 degrees. on monday, we are around 80 degrees. we could see the shore. more clouds and maybe some thunder. wednesday looks dry. temperatures start to warm up here closer to 90 by the end of the week. rain chances increase, as well. >> you might remember it was just last month when nik wallenda amazed onlookers by crossing the baltimore inner harbor on a wire cable. more than 300 feet off the ground. 11 news captured the feet and it only took 10 minutes. the what was actually just a practice run for what he did last night. >> he crossed the waters of niagara falls on a high wire, something that has never been done before. >> the anticipation give away too nervous silence. nik wallenda step out onto the 1800's foot cable stretched across the falls. 200 feet above the waters with the wind adding to the difficulty and danger. he carefully took 1 foot in front of the other. >> i thought it was awesome. this guy is out of his mind. if i was his mother, i would cry. >> pausing at times, shifting to maintain balance -- >> i was nerve wracking. >> it was racking for everyone but him. he kept a steady pace despite taking a pounding from the water directly over the falls. he never really came close to falling. once in canada, he pumped his fist. he actually ran the last few feet. the wild applause of thousands was his reward. >> with that walk into the history books complete, what will he do next? nik wallenda says he has other plans to walk across the again canyon. -- the grand canyon. >> that is amazing. >> it is. you have to be in great shape to do that. the maryland athletic club is here to work for body of this summer. first, a look at last night's's winning lottery numbers. >> welcome back. it is time for the fitness news. we are joined by the maryland athletic club. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. you have the summer beach body. you have three things for us to explore. >> i will show you how easy it is to exercise at home. we offer a high interval training. we offer so many glasses. there is so much stuff you can do at home. two dumbbells. one stability ball. i will show you some things you can do what home. -- do et al.. start with a plank. my belly button is to my spine. i have good form. if you want to take that pointed to something more exciting, we can go down onto our forearms and then back onto our hands. one home in it. >> oh, my gosh. you can walk get out? >> yes. while we are in the planning, we can do some mountain climbers. one whole minute. what our hands up to our feet. grab the dumbbells. hit some bicep curls. some bicep curls with supinated grip. hammer curls. >> 20 minutes a day. >> mix it up. to monica -- to one minute of each. do some jumping jacks. some walking. i cried. -- bike ride. go down into your plank. >> why is it a burpee? >> i have no idea. >> everybody thinks of all. what is the deal? you all like the ball. >> it is fun if you just sit on it. you can bounce up and down. [laughter] you can do crunches. one of my favorites -- is to put it right under your back, sit down into a squad and hold it. >> your bucci will be on fire. >> lots of good ideas. get moving. stay hydrated. >> drink a lot of water. make the right food choices. >> all right. thank you for coming in. stay with us, john has a look at the forecast when we come back. >> good morning, coming up, president obama announces a major policy shift when it comes to immigration. how will this impact the presidential campaign? mitt romney tries to steer the bus tour back to the economy. we are live on the campaign trail. also, a woman featured on the hg program "house hunter's" says the show is a sham. we have seen parents going crazy at their kids' games. one mother does not take violence like this. see how this mom takes a bad situation into her own hands. a death defying stunt over niagara falls. see how the daredevil made history. all of that when we get started >> combat. old bay is celebrating years of seasoning. joining us are some chefs. you guys have used old baby in your recipes. -- old bay in your recipes. >> we are part of a restaurant promotion. we are highlighting our dishes that have old bay. >> what do you have? >> some of our starters are deviled eggs with maryland crab meat. then, we have our crab bites, which we use an old based sauce on. >> what is that? >> it is basically capers, onion, manas. we spice it up with old bay. one of our signature dishes is the soft shell the ltv. that has led this, bacon, tomato, and a deep-fried soft shell crab and poached eggs. >> that is exotic. >> has had an interesting for you to come up with new ways to use this? >> of course. we are always trying. >> is this something people can get now? this promotion starts next friday. >> these items are on our menu all the time. we also have our spicy surely -- shirley. the restaurant promotions starts june 22 through the 30th. there are many baltimore restaurants. if you want to get on board, go to our website or the facebook page. >> seeing the signs all over the place is pretty cool. talk about father's day. >> we have our signature menu. i think our menu has a lot to offer. it will be busy, i'm sure. >> all the fathers can come in. tell us where you are located. >> our signature in is in nolin park. we have a location in the inter harbor. >our third location is in annapolis. >> 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 america's murder capitals. for the first time in more than 30 years, baltimore is no longer among the most 5 did the cities. the numbers show a 12% decline in murders and 2011 as opposed to 2010. the total is dropping below 200 for the first time since 1978. baker did a focus on repeating offenders and increase community engagement. outgoing police commissioners at the helm also credit the rank- and-file police officers as well as the school system and state parole and probation agent for helping to drive down the gun violence. the rate of 31 killings is higher than its neighbors but the mayor says she is encouraged by the decline. some residents credit neighborhood revitalization, camera technology, and additional patrols. whatever the reason, baltimore dropped out of the top five, even if only to number 6. that is a far place from the murder peak. a new police commissioner will continue efforts of safer streets in baltimore. for more information, go to re