there. it's not affecting the lanes of travel on the beltway itself, but where north point meets the beltway, so we'll keep you posted on that. meanwhile, closures at lafayette and mccullough until 4:00 p.m. everything moving well on the j.f.x. this morning. we're looking at a smooth ride on 95 coming out of the northeast. the entire beltway looks pretty good at this hour. a nice ride on 795 out of the owings mills region. i-70 looks great also. live look outside on the west side where we normally see delays, but not for another half-hour or 45 minutes or so. meantime, here's a live view of the beltway at north point boulevard. no sign of the accident. again, lanes of travel on the beltway look fine. it's at north point and the boulevard -- or rather, end of the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you. >> our big story this morning, it was a tied vote last night in baltimore city for the proposed bottle tax. >> which means that bill is more than likely dead. 11 news reporter kerry cavanaugh joins us live from city hall with the very latest. >> hi there. good morning. yes, that proposed bottle tax was expected to generate around $11 million for the cash-strapped city, and the mayor's office says that its defeat means that many services will suffer, and 7 owe people in the department of public works will lose their jobs. services like street sweeping, graffiti removal, and waterway maintenance are slated to be cut back now, which some believe will have dire consequences, especially workers receiving the pink slips. >> they don't care. they got a way to pay their bills. the people that's getting laid off, will they have a way to pay their bills? no. no. and guess what. when time comes for election time, we will remember. >> sparing consumers the tax of four cents on canned or bottle drinks equate toss saving jobs at his store and at local bottling plants. >> we have real people that work for us too and depend on their jobs, and, you know, loss of sales equals loss of jobs, and that just cripples the city's economy when paychecks aren't going into their pockets every friday. now, that dramatic vote last night does not end the budget battle here at city hall. on monday night, lawmakers will come back to vote on a final slate of proposed taxes. reporting live downtown, i'm kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all right, kerry, thank you. republican state delegate joseph bartlett allegedly used taxpayer money to pay rent for his girlfriend. according to "the maryland gazette" and the "frederick news post," the payments total about $30,000. he said if re-elected, he doesn't plan to continue having the state pay his girlfriend. joseph bartlett has been son of roscoe bartlett. >> police have arrested a pair of boys, ages 10 and 11, for a brutal case of animal abuse. they were arrested yesterday and charged with pelting to death a puppy with rocks and sticks t. happened at carroll county golf course last month. the arrest came the same day the abuse task force held a meeting to address an increase in animal abuse cases. america's most wanted joining in the search for this man, brian joseph hill, the man who the county sheriff's office says pulled a gun on a deputy earlier this week. he pulled the trigger, but the gun malfunctioned. the reward for information has also grown to $10,000. >> three soldiers are pacing charges of premeditated murder in the deaths of three afghani civilians in three separate incidents. all of those soldiers are based at fort lewis in washington state. reporter jim foreman has the story. >> and i know andy. he would never do anything without just cause. >> in boise tonight, friends of p.f.c. andrew holmes are standing by the 19-year-old, saying the young man's character would not have allowed him to play any part in the murder of civilians. but holmes is one of five strikes the army says used grenades and rifles to kill civilians. other allegations include trying to cover up the crime by destroying evidence and intimidating an informant, a fellow soldier. >> you know, they're out there for a war and everything, but, you know, you still know what you're doing out there, you know? >> just off base in lakewood, the feeling is investigate fully, then let justice take its course. >> i respect him and everything to the fullest, because they're out there fighting the war, but either way you put it, murder is murder. >> the army says the killings all took place in southern afghanistan's kandahar province, where the military is launching a major security crackdown on the taliban, a major and risky offensive. military prosecutors have not hinted at why the accused soldiers might have wanted to kill the civilians. all now face the death penalty or life. >> i want people to know that he was a great kid. >> back at his hometown high school, his former prince pale believes when all the facts come out, the soldiers will be cleared. >> all i can do is pray for him and his family. >> changing gears, researchers say it's not exactly excusable, but ladies, if you've been cheated on, your man may not have been able to help himself. this is a swedish study that shows that some men are born with cheating on the brain. researchers looked at the gene types of 522 sets of twins. they found a bonding chemical in some men that makes them less like 8 to be married and more likely to have bad relationships. scientists say these men don't have to cheat, but they have to work harder at staying faithful. researchers do plan to study the monogamy of women as well. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think male monogamy is more about genetics or choices? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that's watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> and try to keep it clean, no cuss words, ok? all right. the time now, 5:36, 61 degrees on tv hill. coming up -- a major recall involving your children, why you need to go through your cup boards as soon as possible. >> plus a baby is saved by the cold. we'll have details in our medical alert. >> and we're checking one early morning accident this friday. we'll update that and let you know if any new problems have cropped up in the past few minutes. that's next. >> good morning. you get away from the bay, it's just a little bit cooler. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm john collins. of course, sunday is father's day. he deserves it, right? why don't we give him great weather? we're going to see partly cloudy skies. a little hot and humid with a new of 92 after a morning start of 70. so the relief we're getting this morning, because we're only in the upper 50's and low 60's right now, is kind of nice. the weekend trend is to warm up and get a little sticky. we'll talk about the forecast in detail in just a few minutes. >> reaching for the amount shaker doesn't mean you have a dull sense of taste. 90 adults tried various foods, about 1/3 of them are what they call super tasters, people who have a heightened sense of taste, and there were normal tasters, meaning many foods seem bland to them. they found the super tasters had a prnches for salty stuff, possibly because salt hides the bitterness of certain foods. well, campbell's soup is recalling about 15 million pounds of spaghetti-os with meatballs. there's concerns some of the product of the underprocessed, presentsing a possible health hazard. the recall covers 14.75-ounce cans with meatballs bearing a u.s. product code spa get owe-os with meatballs with a 4n product code and fun shapes with meatballs with a product code of k.s. the codes are found at the bottom of the can. campbell as discovered the problem during an inspection of one of its own plants. for more information, consumers can call the campbell's hotline at 866-495-3774. you should know, no illnesses have been reported in connection to the products. >> doctors in the united kingdom recently saved a baby boy by inducing a state of hypothermia. 5-month-old finley is a survivor. after doctors had surgically repaired two holes in his heart and a narrow artery, the baby's heart began beating irregularly and too quickly. doctors decided to cool finley down by using a cooling bag and blanket. the procedure lowered the boy's body temperature to 92.12 degrees fahrenheit, well below the average range of 96.8 to 98.2 degrees. he spent four days like this. in our finley is enjoying time in the sunshine with his parents and is expected to mack a full recovery. >> interesting. very nice. >> 5:41, 61 degrees on tv hill. coming up -- first there was viagra for men, and now women could soon have a similar option. details straight ahead. >> good morning. i'm tracie potts in washington. we've got an interesting story for you today. viagra for women? the f.d.a. is considering it, but will it work? >> and here's a live look over the downtown area. up next, weather and traffic. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking out your morning commute. hopefully you're well and roads are looking good so far this morning. just one problem spot. north point at the beltway, we are dealing with an accident. clean-up right at dundalk. other than that, we are looking at closures in the city right at mccullough street and lafayette until 4:00 p.m. checking drive times, great shape. 895 south from 95 on the north side and 9509 south side, about 16 minutes through that stretch. 11 minutes on both 9 north and west side outer loop, so moving very smooth so far in those regions. we can take a live view of traffic in the old of old court. there's the west side. no problems to report. if you're traveling in the area of the beltway at north point, the beltway unaffected by this accident, but again, it's on north point boulevard, where it meets the beltway. we'll keep you posted on the impact that has. rest of the major roads leading up to the beltway look great at this hour. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we get the latest on the buses and trains. >> good morning. still showing a few delays this morning. 23, 52, 53, 54, and the 59 line, those buses taking a 20 to 30-meant delay. 51 line continues to be diverted at pratt and pulaski. 33 line diverted at hilton due to construction, so be prepared. we have camden delay, camden train 841 running 21 minutes behind schedule. brunswick train 892 still cancelled this morning. celebrate african-american history culture and art at the african-american heritage festival today, saturday, and sunday at m&t bank stadium. hamburg stop puts you right at the event. for the m.t.a. transit team, now back to john collins. >> good morning. thanks a lot. and a beautiful morning this morning. clear skies, comfortable temperatures, low humidity, and all the stormy weather is off to our northwest. it looks like it will stay up in the great lakes today and tomorrow and stay away from us. big area of high pressure sitting over us now and keeping us in great shape. temperaturewise, well, right around the city itself, some very comfortable readings. rain-wise, we've had spotty results this month for rain so far, just over an inch so far in the month, leaves us almost an inch short of what would be normal or typical on the record books over the past 30 years or so. and with the heat that we get from time to time, it's beginning to stress the gardens a little bit. we could use a little rain. not much is in the forecast, and i mention these comfortable temperatures. add to that low humidity, very nice. 67 downtown. the airport, 61. same at martin state airport. edgewood at 62 degrees. we're in a pocket of cool air that reaches all the way up into new england and back into the eastern portion of the great lakes. but notice the warm temperatures down in the carolinas, the orange shade and also out in the midwest. the warm, humid, sticky weather isn't that far away. we're just being saved here for a couple of days with some nice conditions. we start out on tv hill, pull back, clear skies this morning. here's that stormy activity off to the northwest. here's the high pressure that's kind of cleaned out the atmosphere right now. eventually this cold front, warm front combination will slide into the area, but it's going to take a day and a half or two days to do that. this high pressure has to get out of the way first. but notice the warm, humid air being pushed up into the midwest and feeding storms up there. so our forecast today, mostly sunny, warm and pleasant. by pleasant, we mean low humidity, very comfortable. southeast winds at 2 to 7, 83 to 88 the temperature range. that's right at normal for this time of year. sunrise this morning at 5:40, so that just happened. sun sets this evening at 8:36, so a nice, long day to enjoy this. high pressure keeps storms away for a while, but they start getting closer by the end of the day saturday. mostly out to the mountains, a few isolated storms. down to the carnls and the south. a weak cool front comes through on sunday, probably no rain with it, maybe an isolated shower. most likely south and on the eastern shore, if it occurs at all, but it will be kind of spotty and scattered. monday we dry out again. actual on the monday, humidity will drop just a little bit. here's the weather now. 85 today, very nice. 89 tomorrow. a bit more humid. and maybe a couple of scattered clouds with minimal rain chances. if it does occur, it will be out in the mountains to the west. father's day, hot, humid, 92 the high. with that front trying to push through the area, weak as it, is it might produce an isolated storm. first day of summer, monday morning, 7:28 it starts. 89 the high, a little less humid. then the humidity and temperatures go up again tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. each of those days, there's a rain chance. it's want a big one, but it is a rain chance middle of next week. >> thank you, john. a drug similar to viagra, but this one is for women, is being considered for approval by the f.d.a. today a committee will meet to review the data. 11 news reporter tracie potts joins us from washington with the details. >> this is being dubbed sort of the little pink pill, if you will. >> get to know cialis. >> sometimes you need a little help staying in the game. >> the drug is an antidepressant like prozac. it boostser is tone in, which affects mood and sexual desire. >> it's a much more subtle, perhaps targeting the right organ that is the brain for the female. >> unlike men, the problem in women sent just physical, casting doubt on whether a pill will work. >> because it's much more complicated, some obgyn's are saying it can't just be a pill, perhaps it's too simple. >> the manufacturer says it's time. >> there is an unmet medical need for women suffering from this condition. >> on the street, men and women sayst past time. >> i thought we had one. >> think it would be great. get them a chance to be challenged. >> i would be very reluctant. >> f.d.a. staff recommend against it, saying test results aren't particularly compelling. they cite side effects like depression, fainting, dizziness, nausea, and fatigue. some women say they're willing to take that chance. >> i'm a post-menopausal woman, and i need a boost. >> if approved, this drug could be on the market by the end. year. from washington, i'm tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> still looking for a nice spot? we have the perfect idea. a special father's day message from you to dad that will run at the bottom of your tv screen during 11 news sunday morning. if you want to send your dad a happy father's day wish, text your message to 88509. again, we'll be running those messaging at the bottom of juror clean during 11 news this coming sunday morning. 5:50, 61 degrees on tv hill. there's still much more ahead. >> including one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> and here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. [ diane ne ] when you were 14 we helped keep your skin clear. now we have a solution for wrinkles. neutrogena anti wrinkle with retinol sa smoothes even deep wrinkles. it works...beautifully. neutrogena. >> 53 -- 5:53, 61 degrees on tv hill. are we going to do sports right here? i could have sworn we were doing sports. >> i think it's the water cooler question. we're going to repeat that for you. it's a very interesting one this morning. do you think male monogamy is more about genetics or choices? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. now here's sports. >> now the man. >> i wish i could answer that question, but i'm not going to. hey, good morning, everybody. the party is on in l.a. the lakers won their 16th nba championship late last night, beating the boston celtics. one of those, who is going to be the last team standing games. well, jack nicholson standing at courtside. again, he watched the celtics jump out to a big second-half lead. and guess who. kevin garnett came up big last night, celtics led by 13 at one point in the third quarter. kobe bryant, not one of his better shooting nights, but he nails this one. 68-64 l.a. and then the biggest assist of his year to ron artest, clutch three. lakers win 83-79. kobe bryant, the series m.v.p. ron artest with one of the great postgame press conferences ever. >> he passed me the ball. he never passes me the ball. he passed me the ball. kobe passed me the ball. and i shot a three. i heard him. he can speak to you. and don't need a microphone, you hear him in your head, ron, don't shoot, don't shoot. i said, whatever. >> it's absolutely classic ron artest. 16th championship for the lakers. fifth for kobe bryant. look at ron artest. he's got his family back there and everything. oh, man. hey, the ravens have a new player, safety ken hamlin signed to a one-year contract. while michael oher will receive a big honor. this is actually ken hamlin right here with a big hit. hamlin a big hitter, played with the dallas cowboys and seattle seahawks. he is signed to kind of back up -- or actually insurance for ed reed in case ed's hip is giving him more problems than we think. men's world cup soccer team plays slovenia today. and how about ron artest? >> that was funny. >> first ring. he's been a good ball player for a lot of time. >> no question. >> got blackballed with the incident in the stands with indiana, but bounced back this year. >> redemption. >> cute little girl, too. all right, here's a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news today. >> b.p. executives were not the only ones going before congress yesterday. we'll tell you who was proposing some clean-up ideas. >> back at 6:24 with the late he was on the u.s. open. >> and not sure if you want to take your family to universal orlando's harry potter theme park? well, we're going to give you a sneak peek of what's inside at 6:39. >> nice morning this morning, upper 50's and low 60's and clear skies. no storms nearby. the 11 insta-weather plus plus forecast for today and the weekend just ahead. >> still a nice ride out there despite a few accidents, the latest on southbound 95 through howard county. ♪ storyteller: the itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. down came the rain and clogged the gutter system creating a leak in the roof. luckily, the spider recently had geico help him with homeowners insurance. water completely destroyed his swedish foam mattress. he got full replacement. and now owns the sleep number bed. his sleep number is 25. call geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. >> he came with an apology, but not the answers. i'm kate apple ar are with the uproar over the b.p. boss on capitol hill. >> health concerns are forcing the recall of millions of cans of spaghetti-os. we'll tell you why this child hot treat is being pulled. >> and what kind of weather can we expect for father's day? the forecast as 11 news today continues right now. >> good morning. happy friday. i'm mindy basara. >>