>> that is all later. >> -- what was that? it was 94 yesterday at the inner harbor and out at the airport. with the heat index, it feels close to 100. 88 to 92 today. we're in the mid 70's. 70's on the eastern shore. with that said, the front that has been lingering over the us will finally moved this afternoon. that will change the weather pattern by tomorrow. right now, let's check out your morning commute. >> a nice ride overall. we have one problem on southbound 95 near the 895 on the southbound side. we're getting reports of a vehicle fire. there are some closures after the greek festival. the cleanup continues. they will be in effect until 4:00 p.m. a bit sluggish but still moving well on the j.f.x. website at 55 miles per hour. 795 in good shape from the owings mills region. looking at 11 minutes on the west side. eight minutes getting over to the j.f.x. this is a live look on the west side at liberty road. we're searching for delays because of the vehicle fire. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the search is over for a suspended police officer charged with first-degree murder. >> officer gahiji tshamba turned himself in saturday morning. jennifer franciotti is live at central booking with that story. >> officer tshamba is being held without bail. he did turn himself into central booking early yesterday morning after running from police for nearly 24 hours. he is charged with first o-degre murder in the death of tyrone brown. the charging documents say tshamba used his service weapon, firing 13 shots at brown who was not armed. >> we intend to proceed with this case as we do with all cases. the investigation continues. prosecutors are working with the police department to gather statements. >> this case does qualify for the death penalty. is not known if prosecutors will seek the death penalty. right now officer tshamba is suspended without pay. >> police are questioning a person of interest in the murder of an officer last friday. a man was picked up on a charge not related to the death of wesley brown. he was charged in a parking lot of an apple bees. police say the man in custody has not been charged with trooper brown's murder. there will be a public viewing on friday from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. services will be held on saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the jericho city of praise. >> police are puzzled over what caused a man to murder his wife. this was on stone gate boulevard. troopers found the woman's body while the husband locked himself in a bathroom in an apparent attempt to take his own life. no word on what caused a cart to drive into a wall saturday night. the car lost control and slammed into a brick wall. there is no word on the victim's condition. >> concerned citizens will be taking their complaints to city hall and will be joined with the senior clerk of the court. it will be held at 5:30 this evening. but what better laws to keep dirt bikes off the streets. >> >> city colleges and universities are pitching in to keep -- to help close the budget shortfall. rather than be hit with a so- called bed tax. among the largest contributors, johns hopkins will pay $6.8 million over the time span while medical campuses will contribute $4.3 million. the mayor said she is grateful for their help. those opposing the proposed four-cent beverage tax will make sure the legislation is kept on ice. a coalition of groups opposing the tax include retailers and they will meet this morning on bel air road. royal caribbean cruises will set sells for new homes in south baltimore. the last crews departed saturday from norfolk. the boat will offer cruises to the caribbean, bermuda, millwood and, and canada -- bermuda, new england, and canada. >> this will be a pivotal week for the gulf of mexico. barack obama will head to the region for the fourth time since the leak began. kate amara has more on this story. >> this is day 56 of the oil spill disaster. you can see they are still trying to make fixes to the busted well had to stop the oil from flowing. this will be at the top of the president's agenda for much of the week. president obama is heading back to the gulf coast this morning in mississippi, alabama, and florida. >> whenever the president comes in to an affected area, questions get answered more quickly and there is a greater focus where it needs to be right now. >> president returns to washington tuesday night with an oval office speech to the nation. he plans to lay out the steps the government will take to get through this disaster. >> this is an ongoing crisis much like an epidemic. >> the president will demand bp set aside billions of dollars to pay for damages. he expects tony hayward to withstand that white house meeting. >> when you talk about the containment options, i think those will be focused points. >> last night, bp started using robotic submarines to place sensors inside the broken well. they are trying to figure out how much oil is billing. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> how much money will bp be asked to put into the escrow account? >> we do not know. we do know that amount will be discussed. the state of louisiana has asked for $5 billion. a letter has been sent to bp saying they want $20 billion. the president wants an independent, third-party panel to a minister of these plans. >> thank you. in utah, repair crews have capped an underground pipe leak that is dumped 20,000 gallons of oil into a creek. this is one of the state's most important breeding grounds for migratory birds. some canadian geese have been recovered. they are concerned will could make its way into the great salt lakle. e. >> arizona is targeting children of illegal immigrants. lawmakers will likely introduce legislation that would tonight birth certificates to students born in arizona who are not u.s. citizens. any child born in the u.s. is an american citizen regardless of the status of their parents. both sides expect this bill to end up before the u.s. supreme court. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think of an arizona bill that would deny citizenship to children born in the u.s. whose parents are not u.s. citizens? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com >> 6:11, 71 degrees. coming up, the bloomberg business report. >> a sudden storm transforms a quiet campground into a deadly scene. >> if you have a ticket on a spirit airlines flight, you better make some other plans. >> it is already quite warm and humid. it will be downright hot this afternoon. details on when we will break this weather pattern coming up. >> there was a vehicle fire on interstate 95. >> welcome back. is 6:14. spa -- it is 6:14. it is a steamy 76 degrees. this air mass is hovering above us. it has been there for the past several days. 73 at the airport. low to mid 7's up and down the eastern shore. 77 in annapolis -- low to mid 70's up and down the eastern shore. the front will move later this afternoon. that could trigger some isolated thunderstorms. 90 in southern maryland. downtown, low 90's again. 94 yesterday at the airport. the wind will be light at the bay. we are well surpassing the high. 98 is the record set back in 1994. the front has been stalled out over us and it will finally moved. tomorrow we'll see a 10-degree drop in the upper 70's for a high. then another system will affect us by the middle part of the week. it is hurricane season. we could see our first named storm. it is well away from the u.s., as you can see. it is showing some signs of organization. it could be named within the next 48 hours. some of the models are indicating some of these tar balls have gone into the loop current. it goes into the gulf stream. tar balls could be heading south florida within the next two weeks and possibly the bahamas. at least we will get a break from the heat tomorrow. a chance of showers early on. thursday and friday looked great. upper 80's. >> good morning. a nice ride overall. we had an earlier vehicle fire. everything is off to the side on 95 at age 95. part of eastern avenue is closed because of the greek festival. 50 miles per hour on southbound 95 is our first sluggish spot. those delays will grow quickly. still moving very well. harrisburg expressway in great shape. let's give you a quick live look outside. coming from the eastern shore, there is a disabled vehicle being reported on the westbound span. watch for that to impact your right. 95 in harford county, going towards bellaire, everything moving very well at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. . >> thank you. the death toll from flash floods in arkansas now stands at 19 after a body was recovered. some reports seeing a 20-wall of water. search dogs continue to look for one person still missing. the search has been difficult because the terrain is difficult. a woman is scheduled to be sentenced today for a woman killing her child friend last year. she faces a sentence of 25 years without life parole. jimmy dean has passed away. he was born in 1928. he went on to a successful entertainment career that included his own nationwide tv show. he became a businessman who started his own sausage empire. his wife said he had a recent health problems. his death came as a shock. jimmy dean was 81. >> you will soon noticed a drop in your bg&e bill because the company purchased wholesale power at a lower price. you could see an extra $2 added to your bill in the coming months because they want relief from delivery costs which has risen. a pilots' strike is causing spirit airlines to cancel all flights through tuesday. strandedt always help travelers. spirits pilots walked off the job as part of an ongoing contract dispute. the airline has offered to increase pay over five years. the worst oil spill in u.s. history may have bp seeing its stock price nose dive. jane king has that story and more. >> the board of bp is meeting to discuss whether to cut or trim its dividend. investors are betting bp shares will plunge 63% in a month. investors may see curbed profits. president obama is heading to the gulf today. he wants money set aside for damage claims. there was a rally in tech shares. the bloomberg maryland index was pending in the green. portfolio manager said wells fargo may rise to higher than $60 in three or four years. shares could climb $85 in 18 months. the company may be a takeover target. at&t is saying they are sorry to ipad users whose e-mail addresses were exposed. this happen earlier this month. that is business. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:21, 70 degrees. another check on the weather and traffic straight ahead. >> how did the nationals' stephen strasburg do in this second trip on the mound? >> loohere is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you had them. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> hello. hopefully you are doing well this morning. the major roads are faring well. we have one closure at eastern avenue that will remain the fact until 4:00 p.m. they are cleaning up after greek festival. southbound 95 moving well. let's give you a live view of traffic. westbound on the bay bridge, we had a disabled vehicle. it looks like that is gone. 95 in the white marsh area is the one sluggish area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have one more day of this steamy, hot conditions. this is the real-feel temperature, already 80 degrees. the actual temperature is 76 but is so humid out there. it feels like 79 in annapolis. it is going to be another sizzler. more sun than clouds until late this afternoon until the front decides to make a move. it could trigger some storms but it will cool us down tomorrow. more on your seven-day in just a low bid. >> keith mills with you. we begin with the nba finals. the boston celtics are one win away from the championship. this is a classic rivalry. they were in boston last night as the celtics win game 5. paul pierce gives boston the lead. kobe bryant, this shot from fenway park, way downtown. it was not enough. two huge plays. dwyane wade says, he is not bad. paul pierce the mess. here comes rondo. the skyscraper. with that step and then the back breaker for the lakers. paul pierce to rondo. the celtics' lead the series 2- 1. the orioles in san francisco this morning. they open a series with the giants. the orioles were swept by the mets. in cleveland, a sellout crowd to watch stephen strasburg. he gives up a home run for the second straight game. a line shot over the right-field fence. but then strasburg settles in. he strikes out the side in the fourth. take a secret austin kerns, take a seat. 99 mile an hour heater, take a seat. 9-4, the nationals wind. strasbourg is 2-0. the u.s. soccer team is back in action on friday. here is the play they are still talking about all over the world. clint dempsey, late first half. there is robert green. oops. you can do it in jayvee soccer or in the world cup. they are drilling for robert green in the english tabloids but they are hammering this poor guy. italy plays today. the party in little italy to stay at 2:30. >> do you think that guy can show his face when he gets home? thank you. 6:27. there is much more to come in the next half-hour. >> a baltimore city police officer turns himself in after the murder of a former marine. >> hot, hot, hot, and we're not talking about the world's cop. the weather pattern mayth >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning and welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thank you for joining us this morning. >> do you want to go to the sauna? it is a steam bath out there. yesterday, 94 at the airport and downtown. more of the same today. 88 to 92 with a slight chance of some isolated storms. there is a change in your seven day. >> a suspended baltimore city police officer will appear in court today to answer charges of first-degree murder. >> jennifer franciotti has more details. >> officer tshamba is being held without bail this morning and he could face the death penalty in the murder of a former marine. >> i will be glad when they catch him. >> after this tearful vigils, his accused murderer turned himself in. police officer gahiji tshamba surrendered alongside his lawyer. police have been searching for him since friday afternoon. >> you can run but you cannot hide. >> police say officer tshamba was off duty when he and tyrone brown got into an argument. tshamba used his service weapon to shoot brown multiple times. >> nebraska life lost is tragic. the circumstances surrounding this young man are disturbing. >> at the state attorney's office has charged tshamba with several offenses, including first-degree murder. >> this is a death-eligible kansas. >> prosecutors say tshamba might be separated from the other inmates because he is a police officer. >> this is a murder case and we intend to proceed in this case as we do with all murder cases. the prosecutors are working closely with the police department to gather all evidence. >> tshamba is due back in court. he is suspended from the department without pay. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> when jim smith stepped down, it will not be to seek office. he said he is not interested in the case vacated by north dakota harris.y election records show the war chest has more than $1 million on hand. >> the motor vehicle administration is rolling out a new license plate that features fort mchenry. it will become standard issue for all maryland vehicles for the next five years the crest more than 100 american heroes were given a special homecoming over the weekend. mindy basara has more. >> this summer day is a day these families have been dreaming of. their mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters are home safe from iraq. >> each one that was killed in doody was someone needed at home. we're grateful that these fighters were able to come all after accomplishing their mission and are able to rejoin their families. >> they gathered along with the governor to pay a public debt of gratitude. >> with military intelligence, sometimes they don't get publicity about the accomplishments they perform. you may not see the ramifications of everything they have done. >> the wellpoint warrior award. >> it consists of a flag and a plaque and date:. >> perhaps a small token for all that they have given -- and a coin. >> they put their domestic lives on hold. the recognition of doing this at fort mchenry with the governor and the congressman, there's a feeling of elation of a job well done. >> mindy basara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the 40th anniversary of the maryland special olympics wrapped up this weekend. over 100 athletes took part in the events. it is not too late to donate to the cause by texting the thesond to 25383. a $10 donation will be added to your wireless bill. it is honfest and the event was a huge success. the best to to the stage in hopes of becoming h becoming hon. -- baltimore's best hon. the festival is now in its 16th year. to submit your photos, you can log onto our website, wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> now time to check your morning commute. there are a few problems. in parkton, there is a downed tree blocking all lanes. use caution there. everything moving well on the harrisburg expressway coming down from parkton. the jfx is running smooth. there are reports of an accident on the east side of the beltway. there are closures because of the greek festival that remain in effect until 4:00 p.m. there is a bit of a slow spot on 95 approaching the beltway north east. we start with the outer loop. nothing showing about a purported accident. 95 coming out of white marsh, those delays are falling into place. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> another sizzling forecast. hit the pool or stay inside. the sheet and committee hang around for another -- the heat and humidity hang around for another day. we could see some isolated storms later today and this evening. what a change tomorrow. we will see a high of only 79 tomorrow. maybe some morning showers and storms. a decent day with some showers around. upper 80's on friday. >> 6:37. >> some stories have to be seen to be believed. this baby have some back. we will try to explain exactly what is going on here. >> baby has back and front and sides. [laughter] >> did president obama react fast enough to the gulf oil spill? >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of an arizona bill that would deny citizenship to children born in the u.s. whose parents are not u.s. citizens? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. ♪ hey i'm donkey settin' sail far far away from far far away. we're out here in the caribbean. soakin' up some sun. woohoo shrek's got some move hi five boys, it's sushi time. i'm donkey, feeling the oce, gettin' my vacation on donkey style. why aren't you? ♪ >> we have a story for you. you are looking at the third annual wife-carrying competition from latvia. couples needed to be married or living together for more than a year. the wife could not way less than 110 pounds. the woman was carried up the hill. the secret of success for the winner was lots of determination. >> this 10-year-old is taking things a bit too far. everybody has a dream. he wants to be a record holder for weren't the most underwear at one time. he needed help to put on the ever expanding waist bands. it all paid off. in 18 minutes, he put on 215 the previousg record. what happened when he had to go to the bathroom? >> they're reminds me the first time we took our first child to the beach. he was wearing pampers. as a new parent, you learn. 69 degrees. we will check the morning headlines. >> is a great state to head to the beach. the heat is on. -- is a great day to head to the beach. 76 at the airport. nort >> welcome back. prince george's county police are questioning a person of interest in last friday's murder of a maryland straight trooper. the person was taken into custody on saturday. the officer was shot in the parking lot of a forestville applebee's after escorting a customer out of the restaurant. the man in custody has not been charged in the murder of wesley brown. the senior clerk of the court will be joined for a rally that starts at 5:30 this evening. they will be calling on protecting the public from dirt bikes. arizona republicans are expected to launch their immigration reform policy by targeting the children of illegal immigrants. legislation is likely to be introduced that would give birth certificates of parents who are not illegal residents. any child born in the u.s. is a legal citizen regardless of their parents' status. both sides expect this bill to end up before the u.s. supreme court. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of an arizona bill that would deny citizenship to children born in the u.s. whose parents are not u.s. citizens? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. american samoa president obama heads to the gulf coast today, he faces increasing criticism. tracie potts has more from washington. >> president obama is hearing concerns about whether bp can stay profitable, but he has never met the bp team in charge of clean up. >> this is not an effort with the president is exerting enough pressure to get this thing fixed. >> the president on day one understood how massive this could be and mobilized the greatest response to this disaster. >> down in the gulf, there are more than a dozen different federal agencies. no one is cordoning them. >> we need one person who makes the call on what we do and where. >> lacks oversight allowed the oil industry to get too cozy with their regulators. >> they were going on trips with them, even sleeping with them. >> president obama can address it all when he speaks to the public tuesday night about this oil spill. congress will question bp executives on tuesday and thursday. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. a few delays starting to form. an accident at bel air road and harford road. be careful at that intersection. all lanes are closed in parkton because of a downed tree. use caution. so far so good on 83. delays and southbound 95. 21 miles per hour towards edmundson. there is a closure because of the greek festival. we have some new delays southbound on the baltimore- washington parkway. nothing out of the ordinary. there is an accident and nothing showing in this shop. things are running smoothly across the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> warm, humid air continues to hover over the mid atlantic. temperatures in the mid 70's. the heat index is making it feel like 80. there is moisture in this air mass that is trapped because of a stalled-out front to our north. we could see a few showers and storms. '88 in central maryland. 90 on the eastern shore. lote 90's downtown at the inner harbor. the wind will be light on the chesapeake bay. our benchmark for today is 84 degrees. we are well above that today. we are not in a record territory. average low overnight, 61 tonight. a slight chance of some storms. this front will finally slide across the mid-atlantic overnight tonight. we will see a huge turnaround, a major drop in temperatures tomorrow. upper 70's. this could be our first named storm later this week. it is down to the south, south- west and is showing some signs of organization. gulf oil spill is now extending. models suggesting these tar balls are getting caught in the loop curran. the models are forecasting that some tar balls could start heading to south florida and potentially the bahamas. seven-day forecast looks like this. 79 degrees. a good chance of some storms early on. lake-day storms on wednesday. less humid. upper 80's. >> thank you. the surrender of a baltimore city police officer wanted in connection with a former marine. jennifer franciotti joins us live from central booking with more details. >> officer gahiji tshamba is due for another hit bail review hearing sometime today. he turned himself in early yesterday morning. he was on the run from police for more than 24 hours. he is charged in the death of tyrone brown. police say officer tshamba was leaving a nightclub in mount vernon when he and brown got into an argument. he used his service weapon and fired 13 shots. right now he is suspended from the department without pay. this could be considered a death penalty case. it is not certain whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty. >> here is matt lauer for a look at what is coming up on the "today" show. >> president obama heads back to the gulf coast region this morning as he prepares to address the nation tuesday night. he will take a helicopter tour. also, a discovery that could change the entire future of the country of afghanistan. a fourth grade teacher fired for conceiving a child out of wedlock with her fiancee. jenna bush catches up with when we getattinson started. >> will take another look at the weather and traffic. >> a quick look at traffic. there are a couple of accidents at the. normal delays around the area. one accident at bellaire road and harford road. there is a backup on 95 at white marsh. >> it is going to be hot. upper 70's tomorrow. lote 90's yet again today. maybe some isolated storms when the front moves through. cloudy tomorrow. wednesday, 85. nice thursday and friday. upper 80's and less humid. tune forget, be sure to into am 1090 wbal radio in your car. >> all right. sounds good. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.