>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. welcome to 11 news. >> our top stories in just a moment. first, i looked outside with our meteorologist, ava marie. >> it's a feels all wet. >> it does. a lovely, isn't it? >> we are seeing is an increase in humidity and temperature. it feels a lot more comfortable than yesterday. we started off the day on a warm note. we were at a 77 at the airport. normal high of 88. i think we will surpass that as we had to the afternoon. 92 downtown where it always gets hotter in the urban areas. maybe a chance for a thunderstorm. we will check the 71 we come back in just a few minutes. our big story this morning, a shopping center becomes a crime scene after gunfire inside of a nail salon. >> that happened last night in the city. >> police are still trying to determine what provoked this a double shooting last night. it may have been domestic- related. it happened around 7:00 last night in a busy shopping center. a few popular restaurants and people were out having dinner and getting coffee during that shooting. it appears to be domestic related. officials say an armed man shot a female employee and her male acquaintance after a confrontation. it is unknown what sparked that confrontation, but the search continues for the gunmen. patrons are shot -- are shocked. >> it was a shock. we eat their lots. i could not believe it. >> it is insane. they should have called of the cops before it escalated to guns and violence. >> this seems like a pretty good area. i did not think things like that would happen here. >> victims were rushed with non- threatening injuries. again, the search continues for the gunman. police are urging anyone with information to call the police department. reporting, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we now know the name of the person shot and killed by baltimore city police. police say a man had a semi- automatic gun. he took off. they caught up with him in front of a home in that block and he was still carrying the gun. >> at that point, shooting the suspect, the weapon has been recovered. >> that suspect has been identified as a 22-year-old. we have learned that he was a veteran of the department. >> police say the book he was shot in the arm. that is when police said the two men showed up, pulled out a gun, demanded money, and made the victims take off their clothes. one of the friends tried to run away and was shot after the shooting. >> the body of a man was discovered. it looks like a man somebody and it has been there for quite some time. the remains were taken for further investigation. now for the race to the white house. president obama campaigned for the second straight day. but the romney camp is fighting back. here is the latest. >> at a rally near richmond, virginia, hundreds of people see president obama the way he has seen them before. >> the president took on mother nature and republican mitt romney in a state that is looking like a battleground. >> he invested in companies that have been called pioneers of outsourcing. >> that is the tune of a new ad attacking romney's time at bain capital. >> oh beautiful, for spacious skies. >> ronnie tells the news that the outsourcing claims are untrue. >> the president's campaign has been outrageous. the kind of attacks are beneath the dignity of the presidency. >> romney says he left bain capital in 1999 to head the salt lake city winter olympics. he says he was not responsible for the outsourcing of jobs. but he is listed as bain's ceo after two years when he said he laughed. in the meantime, president obama is keeping up the attacks, rain or shine. >> friends and family welcome home soldiers returning home from deployment in afghanistan. they're relieved to have the troops back home safe and sound. >> i'm very proud of him. he is a hero. it is such a relief to see him and all the other troops that made it back home safe. >> many of these voters we spoke with said they're happy to be able to be home and relax for a while. >> 9:07. still ahead, we are checking in with the maryland transportation director. of the greatest pitcher of all time. >> a couple of light sprinkles showing up on the radar. the dew points increasing as >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast. >> good morning. it looks beautiful out there. a lot of beachgoers already. temperatures quite comfortable at ocean city. 81 at the airport in baltimore. humidity of a 74%. the winds, 5 miles per hour. maybe another rain shower. we had a trace of rain and the airport this morning with a couple of sprinkles. now we can see some light sprinkles building back in. these are all shifting off. we may see a couple of light showers. maybe a thunderstorm as we get later in to the day. other than that, we are seeing a lot of clouds across the area. that was as a warm front pushed across the area last week night. it is still bringing the moisture and instability. notice that these thunderstorms are building towards the appellations, crossing over into eastern kentucky. the potential is there. whether or not see anything will really depend on how unstable the atmosphere gets. the more likely the thunderstorms are. keeping an eye on a stationary front across the northwest. this one turns into a cold front as it slides across the nation. it will increase our grain chances at that time, but behind it we will see much more air and a big drop in temperatures. boy, is it warm. not just outside the city. we are wrigley heating things up. -- we are really heating things up. anytime you get above the 70 degree mark, you start to feel that stickiness. we will see that taking a toll on the temperatures into the afternoon. mostly cloudy skies and a chance for thunderstorms, especially by the afternoon and evening. mostly cloudy tonight and a chance before storms. upper 60's in some of the cooler spots. we definitely could use some rain. 8 inches for the entire year. and the rain we get will be beneficial. seven-day forecast. we heat up. we see the rain chances return and a big drops in temperatures. >> the greatest oral -- the greatest orioles pitcher. check out that statute. many former orioles great store on hand including cal ripken and eddie murray who will soon have their statues unveiled. >> what makes me emotional is the fact that i did it all here and people supported me. the statue is symbolic. we had a lot of other great pitchers. >> you can hear more about his big honor. >> a local basketball coach was also honored yesterday. families and friends put on a series of basketball games to help pay for his medical treatment as he battles alzheimer's disease. >> this was not just a basketball game, but a chance for teammates to give back to someone who made a difference in their lives. >> i think he was a guy that really instilled in me a lot of value, a lot of encouragement to analyze more. >> the legendary coach led them to national rankings in 1992. just one year later, he brought a football and basketball team to the championships as well. he is remembered as more than just a skilled coach. >> he cared about the kids. he made sure they did the work in the classroom to get them to college. he made sure they respected authority. he is everything good about high school sports. >> when he was diagnosed with alzheimer's and his family reached out in need of support, it was an easy decision for many of his former players. >> it wasn't even a question. and nobody hesitated. what you want us to do? we want to play. >> the money collected will help to make sure he has around-the- clock care. his family is touched by all the support. >> it is great to see all these people come out. i am excited. >> wbal-tv 11 news. >> he was with baltimore city schools more than 30 years. >> a great deal? not so fast. >> a toy expert is here with some toys that will entertain the kids. >> first, a look at the events going on around town today. >> in this morning's business report, getting paid to lose weight. there are businesses that will pay you to shed the pounds. there are also plenty of scam artists. some red flags to watch out for. tell me about help the wage.com. >> we pay you to lose weight. >> , and this is serious? >> yes. there are many in the baltimore area who offer to their employees as a way to help them get healthy using a financial incentive and winning money. >> you also offered to individuals. >> up so it. >> you have to put some money in perry how the work? >> you put in $100. if you lose 10% of kuwait, you climbed $200 and you get your -- 10% of your whea breedseight, yu get $200. >> there are some scam artists. >> unfortunately, yes. there are people taking advantage of the consumer. >> been? one is wait verification. if you're just getting paid to lose weight and have not verified, it is probably too good to be true. if your friends have not done that but your friends of friends have, that is something to look out for. ask a question on the facebook page. >> a lot of these companies are trying to sell their goods. >> exactly. they're offering a cash back as a way to do that. but it is probably too good to be true. >> if you cannot reach them for support? >> exactly. if you cannot get in touch with someone within 24 to 40 hours, something is wrong. legitimate companies note their concern about these things. >> you ought to be able to google any company out there. maybe it does not exist legitimacy. >> search around. look and see if there's anything out there. >> you just mentioned, lack of media coverage. >> getting weight -- getting paid to lose weight is great. if they are legitimate, there would have been picked up. look into it. invested it. in a financial advantage is a good incentive. >> how do you get paid? were you getting out of it? >> we are supported by it sponsors like health insurance companies that are interested in creating a solution to obesity. why not compete against yourself? the little money up and learn a little more. >> stay with us. there's much more coming up. >> i understand this is a good plan for attracting hummingbirds. >> there are other ways. you could feed them. >> ok. we'll do it the old-fashioned way or high-tech way, coming out. >> good morning. we begin out in the garden. we're doing our darndest to attract. there are bees and butterflies. one of the rarest creatures of these little hummingbirds. >> that are fun to watch. they really come to those. some of the plants that we found that they like. it really draws them. >> it smells good. >> it does. >> the little time goes down there. right. >> this is another one we like. this is why almost guarantee you have. we included an entire page of what to plant for hummingbirds. >> they are neat to watch. >> they are phenomenal. he also said dogfights. >> really? i have seen some active gardens. they seem to be established. how do attract them? >> the the way to do it is with hummingbird food. you can buy concentrated forms. >> it is not for human consumption. >> exactly. the important thing is to keep it clean. there are a lot of different ones available. >> right. >> it will be tougher. there are goods you can put on the wire. that actually pick up. we were playing with these. these all come apart. they need to be cleaned at least two times a week. >> because the sugar did small? >> exactly. >> than some the i hadn't thought of. >> make sure you do that. >> they also say to a bird that is important. >> the bird bath is great. clearly fly up into the trees around my house. i never knew this before, but they love to sit on that fence. i imagine the birdbath. that has to be rinsed out. >> exactly. they will kill them. it's not a bad idea. >> good tips to encourage creatures -- the nice ones -- to come into your yard. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> if you have a gardening question, e-mail it to us on our web site, wbaltv.com. >> its is 80 degrees. this morning's q&a is coming up next. >> a couple of light sprinkles showing up -- a couple of light sprinkles showing >> we could get more this afternoon. we desperately need it. we'll talk about that when we come back and the forecast. >> time for sunday morning q&a. joining us from the maryland department of transportation. good morning. >> let's talk about this construction going on all over the place. this is the time of year. >> it is that time of year. its rolls around once a year. the thing for people to remember is you have to pay extra attention. you have to be safe and conscious of your surroundings. people say, when they aren't working, why are there warnings in place? when they go in, though lane changes are so dramatic and the jersey walls are right up against it. the thing that people cannot understand is that in many of the construction accidents, while we are always out to protect the workers who are most vulnerable out of their, most of the injuries happen with the drivers and motors in vehicles. not with the workers. everybody has a role to play. >> those cameras are going. >> the reason why is a those changes and turns, there are taken that. >> there are a lot of useful tools on the web site. >> absolutely. which is consolidated a bunch of summer travel tools. we put them all in one location. anybody can go to our web site at any time,. see how bad traffic is? you can click on that. we consolidated all these things on our home page. it is your passport to pleasure. >> you mentioned we could go there and look at the bridge. >> there is some painting. what they do religiously is try to limit the work that is done. that will transit into alleged closures and overnight hours. it is not happening during weekend * when peak travel is literally at the highest level -- times, when the trouble is literally out of the highest level. you can get real-time traffic information. you can see the traffic cameras as well. >> the information is available. people say they got bills and did not know about it. have they streamed out some of the kinks? >> yes. when you have as many accounts out there as the transportation authority does, there are bound to be issues that come up. they diligently tried to resolve those. it is still one of the best ways to get through the facilities. if you're traveling every day from the eastern shore or vice versa. if you go to the website for easy pass, you're going to be able to find a variety of different ways that you can access the easy pass. you can set up an account this morning if you wanted to. >> it continues to of all. >> yes. believe me, customer service is job one. every curve ball is different. their work as hard as they can to try to make things right. >> you said a number of services on your web site. >> they say they love their customers but to not need to see them every day. how many people love to go to the mba? you'll see a variety of different services that keep you from having to make that trip. your license plate renewal. the registration renewal. a variety of other things. just go on line. you'll be able to find a lot of things. all these things are here. >> thank you. >> absolutely. u.s. for having me. >> stay with us. next week, a guest will be a lieutenant governor anthony brown. even your questions. do not go away. we'll be right back. first, i looked at what is coming up on meet the press. good morning. >> good morning. campaign 2012 is getting nasty out there. it is a battle over bain capital. president obama is on the offensive. romney is taking some defensive move is now. epilepsy results to this question of when romney left a bain capital. a debate this morning between senator kyl of arizona. our political roundtable breaks down the veepstakes for mr. romney. the devastating report about penn state thi >> now you're a 11 insta-weather plus forecasts. >> let's take a look at the doppler. here is a loop. hardly anything showing up on their. the green is the rain. pretty minimal right now. to starting to pass into frederick county. these are basically just a couple of rain drops. that is about it. those had been falling apart. not a lot of rain to report just yet. hopefully we will, because it is quite dry across the state. distillates a bit of the break in the cloud cover. everywhere else, a thick cloud cover in place right now. we are not saying too much rain. more thunderstorms crossing over into kentucky and west virginia. a lot of this will fall apart before it can make its way over the mountains. the only thing that gives us a chance for storms today is this little bit of a trough right over the atlantic. even with the cloud cover, something may pop. that helps the atmosphere is destabilized just a little bit more. it is going to slide across the entire northern part of the nation. it will increase our chances for rain wednesday and thursday. we'll see a big drop in the temperatures. before that happens, it is going to be hot and humid. yesterday we were only in the mid 80's. today, we're getting to that spot. 85 degrees downtown. 80 degrees in ocean city. when you factor in did do points, hotter than this. they have definitely been increasing. s 72, the current and do point. mid 70's towards the eastern shore. the higher the do point temperature, the more humid its officials. it definitely starts to fill sticky out of there. the real temperature likely to be in the upper 80's to mid 90 later today. it was much warmer their overnight as well. tonight, maybe even a lingering thunderstorm with mostly cloudy skies. again, that concrete keeps temperatures mild. we desperately need of the rain. anything we get today will be beneficial. more than 8 inches below normal. 86 today. that is a slight chance for thunderstorms. before that happens, it will be hot and humid for the next couple of days. >> hot and humid, that is ok. there is plenty they can play with. >> you have some fun stuff. >> let's start with the baubles. >> this is called the bubble turbine. is is battery-operated. easy for kids to use. they push a button and tons of miracle bubbles come out. there are different settings on it as well. still a lot of fun. the big wheel. and 40 years. so many of us remember getting the big wheel. it is made in the usa. it has an adjustable seat to grow with the child. she looks like a little experts. >> we all remember. we can see that actually light up. >> that is parker. she is a little gymnast. she is playing with the franklin m.l.s. light up soccer ball. it actually grows in the dark, but the ball close up. -- glows up. >> this is so reasonably priced 33995. you did everything you need for a fun game -- $39.95. you get everything you need for a fun game. bows and arrows are really hot right now. archery, we love it. it is completely safe. everything is a foam. >> archery is a huge right now. >> exactly. this is something called cans. this is a fun game for whether we are tailgating or at a picnic. there are two levels at the top. >> you are pretty good. you got that in. >> what i like about this particular line is it also glows in the dark. its has 18 foam darts inside and all of them glow. then he will reload and have fun. >> what is this scooter? >> it is brought to us by razr. this is a brand new level. it plugs in and works like an italian scooter. about 14 miles per hour. the kids are loving it. >> what about those rainy days? the nintendo 3ds is a wonderful game that kids bring with them. you do not need glasses. tennis is really hot. that is why we chose that one. they can play against each other or even on the internet. this comes out august 1. we're going to play a game of cards. they'll do a little bit of stretching the truth, but somebody realizes that someone might not be honest or cheating a little bit, they'll yell fibber. whereas the small snows of into the game is the winner. >> thank you for having us. >> wear the helmet. >> we will be back. night's look at last winning lottery numbers. >> welcome back. but voted by baltimore magazine. good morning. >> where is your restaurant located? >> pennsylvania ave. right in the heart, across from the house of commons. >> what are you making for us? start off.ing to we have our base for our quesadilla. with 3 ounces of monterey jack and cheddar cheese. we have crushed pepper, garlic pepper. that goes into the crab dip. we take our base. >> this is a versatile. this is for dip and quesadillas. we're going to throw tomatoes on there. >> isn't the key to making these? >> i do not know. people do not complain. we have crabmeat. and now we have limited amounts of time. >> that is correct. you're you're doing great. there was creamed cheese. garlic. you're doing great. we're going to start to sauteed that. that was a combination of butter and a peanut oil. but there is basically a reduction on sorrel sauce. one of our specialty dishes. it is begged off after it is sauteed with cream. we call it suisse. in theree that she's 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