motorists on the beltway. this is a live picture. an accident is taking up the left lane from southbound 83 to the outer loop of the beltway. police are on the scene. watch for those delays quickly developing in that area down toward the beltway. the rest of the inner loop is just fine. we will keep you posted on this problem. 895, so far so good here. no major problems at the for a mechanic at this hour. north avenue, some fire department activity to watch out for. everything looking good on the rest of the roadways. northeast side checking out fine. west side, 54 miles per hour. the big problem, southbound on 83. 11 minutes on the ne outer loop. so again, south on 83 approaching the beltway, a left lane closure. it is on the ramp to the outer loop. you can take york wrote as an alternate. >> we begin with a breaking story out of pakistan. a passenger jet has crashed in the hills outside of islamabad. >> the airblue was flying from karachi to islamabad when it went down as it was coming in to land. the weather and rough terrain made it difficult for rescue crews to reach that scene. two dozen bodies have been recovered. five survivors have been found. we will have more details as they become available. >> new details about the criminal background of suspects accused of robbing and killing a researcher at johns hopkins university. >> jennifer franciotti is live at police headquarters with more. >> john wagner and his wife are both charged in first-degree murder. john wagner has a rap sheet dating back 20 years. he convinced a judge to keep him on the streets despite the fact he was meeting the terms of his probation. the victim in this case is stephen pitcairn. he was stabbed while walking back to is charles village apartment. he was on the phone with his mother when he was attacked. levelva wagner and her husband john are accused of first-degree murder. there was an alleged holdup in april that was caught on tape. when pitcairn was killed, wagner was on -- wagner told the judge he was battling addiction and mental health issues. he took a job at a law firm to support his family. the judge declined to send him to jail. >> we need to stop this revolving door in which violent criminals are arrested only to see their charges dismissed. >> 11 news has learned investigators have found evidence linking the couple to pitcairn's murder including blood and the victim's wallet. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. still no charges filed this morning in the case of a newborn tossed out side of a window just moments after being born. the child was just delivered went the mother dropped the newborn out the window. relatives heard the child's cries and found her wrapped in a plastic bag. this is a case that has police and neighbors scratching their heads. >> there were claims that she did not know she was pregnant. we did no family members conveyed the fact that they did not know she was pregnant. >> i do not know what to say. she is a nice girl. she already had a kid. she was trying to take care of herself. >> police are still interviewing the woman and her family. the baby is being treated at the neonatal intensive care unit. >> police have arrested four suspects in a series of robberies on the light rail system. none of them are older than 17. mostly this was at the cherry hill station. the community was key to helping investigators tracked down the suspects. >> anytime 8 community steps up and plays a role, it is a great asset to the police department equipped police say one of the victims was rocked for as little as $6. one suspect is being charged as an adult. >> the marriott waterfront hotel remains empty this morning. an estimated 100,000 gallons of water did extensive damage to the carpets, walls, and ceilings from the fourth floor down. all of the guests were needed to be relocated to other hotels. the guest will not be allowed to return until the elevators are deemed safe. there was a burst yesterday. crews continue to repair that break. >> president obama will hit the road today. he is looking for support for his economic policies. kate amara has more from our washington bureau. >> the president sits down with small business owners at a sub shop in new jersey today to talk about legislation he says will hire more workers. roaddent obama hits the today to focus on the economy and small businesses. >> many of these business is still cannot get the loans and capital they need to keep their doors open. >> he wants to sell the american public on his small business jobs measure. it is designed to free up credit so companies can expand and hire. >> we invest in innovators and entrepreneurs. >> democratic leaders want the measure passed today. >> we all know the number one issue is jobs. >> the road trip is designed to highlight the economic highlight and it comes after a distracting week of criticism and slumping poll numbers. >> if people see their housing numbers door, people have jobs, they like what is going on, they are likely to be happy with the democrats. >> a new poll shows 67% of americans think the president has not done enough to promote jobs. this road trip is designed to change their minds. >> a new report has parents scratching their heads. they say students with head lice should not be kept out of schools. many schools don't have a policy to keep students out of school. the lights are not a health hazard. they are transmittable. most transference comes from close contact, like sharing a palo at a sleep over. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think schools should keep students with head lice from attending classes? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it is 66 degrees -- that is not right. >> 74. >> 74 degrees on tv hill. never believe the teleprompter. >> a wildfire continues to devour acres in california. >> the price of a highly anticipated electric car might be too shocking for consumers. what you can expect to pay for the chevy volt. >> we are mixing things up and singing and talking about the annual battle of the stones charity makes off. stay tuned for details. >> chocolate south of lake harrisburg expressway, you might harrisburg expressway, you might want to >> a very good wednesday morning to you. it is 76 degrees. it will be a humid, a typical kind of summer day. we're chilling this morning at cold stone creamery. i am mixing up a key lime spectacular. the breakfast of champions. we're talking about the battle of the stones charity. >> we have two teams representing two great charities. they will be singing, dancing, throwing ice cream, pulling out all of their treks to raise money for the charities. >> that is why people get tips and all the tips go to benefit those charities. one of the things they do is dance. you may wonder why a banana is here. we have to mix things up. this dance, they promised i could do. it's a little cheesy but it's fun. peel, banana, slice, slice bananas, banana bananas ♪d an >> it is happening on sunday from 11:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. all the showers and storms are over the midwest. there is no problem in baltimore. we will see the scattered showers tomorrow. we could see some activity tonight. do you like bananas? >> i like the key lime but i do like the banana dance. we're taking notes. the banana dance. cold stone creamery. if you cannot have fun at work -- weather-wise, there is a cold front that will give us a good chance for some showers and thunderstorms. in the short term, this area of high pressure, the humidity is on the increase today. the atmosphere may create some thunderstorms for us. it is dry right now. the dew points have jumped to around 70. yesterday the dew points or in the los 50's. a big difference between yesterday morning and today. 74 at the airport. 73 degrees in rising sun up in cecil county. a mixture of sunshine and clouds. eight 30% chance for a thunderstorm -- a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. temperatures will drop back into the 70's. during the day tomorrow, we will watch the cold front approaches from the west. some of these storms tomorrow could be strong. another comfortable air mass will be behind those storms. we will be in the 90's again on thursday. then we get rid of the heat and humidity. scattered thunderstorms on thursday. friday and saturday looks very nice with comfortable humidity. computer models are split on sunday. some have rain and some do not. i will keep it dry on sunday and hold off on the rain until monday and tuesday of next week. >> dealing with some problems on southbound 83. it is completely jammed up. it is blocking the left lane southbound on the ramp to the outer loop. some very heavy delays in developing in that area. no problems on the ramp to the inner loop and northbound 83 is checking out fine. you might want to take york road to avoid those delays. let's switch over to a live view of traffic. no problems to report heading down from those ramps. jammed conditions on southbound 83. another problem, north avenue, some fire activity blocking north avenue. in columbia, an accident at harriet tubman lane and cedar lane. >> thank you. polygamist leader will be getting a new trial. he was convicted by a utah jury as an accomplice for his role in the murder of a 14-year-old follower. he is serving two consecutive terms. wildfires continued to burn in california. the fire has charred about eight square miles. six homes have burned down. the cause of the fire is not known. a chicago jury will start deliberating the fate of ron blagojevich. the judge will instruct the jury on the case what and then hand the case over to them. blagojevich has pleaded not guilty on charges of trying to trade or sell appointments on the seat barack obama vacated when he became president. much anticipated next step into the electric car market. but the price of the chevy volt might send you into sticker shock. it will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale. that is about 8000 more than the nissan leaf. the gm will offer a least package for about $350 a month. the chevy volt has a gasoline engine that kicks in at a traveling on battery power alone. good news for back-to-school shoppers, but bad news on the baltimore construction industry. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> states offering the back-to- school tax breaks are on the rise. shoppers in 16 states are getting discounts. this is according to an accounting for which says florida, illinois, and maryland are among three new states offering tax breaks. this will be in the second week of august. a cosmetic company is apologizing for a collection inspired by the town. the collection and the use name like border town and goes tell. a report on durable goods coming out may influence trading today. the orders are expected to show that they gained in june. we did have a mixed bag yesterday. one report showed a jump in home prices. another report showed a drop in consumer confidence. the number of construction jobs in baltimore dropped 10% in the past year. the bloomberg maryland index was lower. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 73 degrees on tv hill. another check on the weather and traffic straight ahead. >> do you think you have what it takes to play for the ravens? >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think schools should keep students with head lice from attending classes? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> gooood morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the accident on 83 approach to the beltway is now clear. things will start to flow much freely. we switch over to 295 at 32. we're checking on the report of a vehicle fire. we do not know which direction yet. watch for fire department activity. north avenue shut down. in columbia, cedar lane at gary tuchman lane, an excellent location there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. -- at harry tubman lane. >> it is warmer and more humid the yesterday. this afternoon, we expect a high of 92. we have a 32% chance of a thunderstorm. maybe take an umbrella with you just in case. we will check the e seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. first we send it over to the man. here is keith mills. >> thank you. day two of training camp for the ravens coming up. it has hardly been the ideal start to training camp. sergio kindle remains in a texas hospital while big number 63, terrence cody, fail yesterday's conditioning test. he is the second draft pick behind kindle. the ravens did not lead players practice until they passed the test. he will have to try again today. he will try every day until he does it. no pass, no practice. this led all of us to wonder exactly what does the test consisted of. gerry sandusky actually took the test. here is how he did. here is the joke. you have to run 25 yards up and back, three times, in 35 seconds. to pass, you have to complete six runs with only 1:10 rest in between. terrence cody only completed three runs. i just completed four. this is not going to be pretty. i am dying here. by now, too many people are watching to quit. tactically, i just fail. but coach harbaugh let it slide because i think he wants to see me throw up. >> you have to come out faster. >> 32, 33. >> i passed. coach harbaugh informs me that qualifies me to practice tomorrow. i announce my retirement and look for a quiet place where i cannot lay down and die. >> nice going. >> i would like to see john get out there. >> that is a challenge it but he will say, you come out there. >> i will do with. >> no question about it. >> we will call him. he might call in sick. 73 degrees on tv hill. there is much more to come in the next hour -- in the next half-hour. >> new information in the murder of a johns hopkins researcher. details are next. >> those bright blue lights outside the national aquarium are about to go green. >> tracking a new problem on the baltimore washington parkway and we will check for delays. >> we are live at cold stone creamery this morning pitching -- pitching a great charity. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. things are pretty quiet. it is warmer and more humid the yesterday. temperatures are in the low to mid 70's are now. we expect a high temperature of around 92 this afternoon. we have a chance for a shower or thunderstorm. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. see what is on tap for the weekend. >> the details in the investigation of the murder of a johns hopkins researcher. >> jennifer franciotti joins us from baltimore city police headquarters with more details on this story. >> stephen pitcairn would have turned 24 years old yesterday. he was on the phone with his mother when he was attacked. blood evidence is tied to the suspects. his co-workers left a card and a cake on the spot where he was stabbed to death. the woman accused of taking his life appeared in court and heard the charges against her -- first-degree murder, assault and conspiracy. the judge denied bail for levelva wagner. her husband is also accused. his rap sheet spent 20 years. six arrests for violent crimes including this holed up in april. police say the footage shows wagner choking and biting a man over $7 and a cell phone. wagner was charged with armed robbery. the victim refused to come to court. >> we cannot proceed without the victim. >> prosecutors should have pursued the case more aggressively to get wagner off the case. >> like many murders, this was not just senseless, it was preventable. >> when pitcairn was killed, wagner was on supervised probation for a assault. he violated the probation twice. wagner told the judge he was badly addiction and mental health issues. judge howard said he was on the right track and declined to send him to jail. investigators did find some blood evidence linking the suspect to the victim, including blood and the victims cell phone and wallet. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police have arrested a convicted sex offender living under an assumed name. the man was tracked down while living under the name of raymond clark. he was convicted of sex crimes in florida. he was also wanted in pennsylvania. anyone who may have encountered this man is asked to call the carroll county share rose -- sheriff's office. police are asking for help in tracking down a rape suspect. police think this man has committed sexual assaults and expose himself in the woodlawn area. he tried to rape a woman on franklin avenue last week. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore police. >> and alleged serial killer has been -- the fbi and police now believe the murder of delores dewitt and her daughter in 2009 is connected to another murder of a mother and daughter in january of that same year. jason scott is being held in custody. no word on what a trial is set to begin. >> an accident between a van and mta bus sent 10 people to the hospital. this happened yesterday. this happened on north wolfe street at east oliver street. the driver of the van failed to stop at a stop sign and rammed into the bus. an investigation has included a faulty circuit was to blame etween two trains on d.c.'s natural. a culture of indifference to chronic safety issues led to the crash that killed nine and injured 52 others. the oncoming train struck the rear of the stopped train. >> maryland is one step closer to receive $250 million in education funding. this is for the race to the top program. maryland made the cut despite opposition from many local teacher unions. administrators will the plan and the white house will announce the winner in september. for more information, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. the recycling program is in joint some huge success. the city has collected 50 million pounds of recyclable material. stephanie rawlings-blake offered her congratulations on the accomplishment. >> we are pretty excited that baltimore ins have embraced recycling. we just want to keep it going. >> to give you how much that is, it is more than 66 million newspapers, 1 billion aluminum cans come 300 million steel cans, and 950 million plastic bottles. >> a sign of change at the national aquarium. the neon wave goes green as in more eco-friendly. the tubing is being replaced with a lead the lights. the change should hardly be noticed by passers-by but it will be noticed in the electric bill. the energy consumption will be reduced by 70%. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. we are dealing with a problem on northbound 295. there is a vehicle in the area of 32. let's take a look at a map. no sign of delays in the southbound direction. a vehicle fire there. north avenue in shutdown. the recent fire department activity happening. 35 miiles per hour on the outer loop west side. starting to filter out on southbound 83. let's take a live view. no sign of delays in this shot, but we will keep you posted in the area of the vehicle fire. things are starting to float once again, filtering out down to padonia. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. sanders shot is at cold stone creamery for a great cause -- sandra shaw. >> it takes place this sunday. there will be singing going on. >> we will have to entertainment going on all day. there will be a magic show for kids. full band, bagpipe bands, rappers, ice-cream throwing contest, great caricatures and face penny. >> it benefits two benefits great causes. we will talk about throwing. i will pitch it on the last one. david will show us what it should look like. this is when you come to a cold stone, you will see the entertainment like this. please do not hit me. perfect catch. cold stone creamery. check it out. the seven-day forecast, it is going to be mild and warm. low 90's potentially and then scattered storms tomorrow. it will cool down a little bit for this weekend. perfect for eating ice cream because i think they should put a big plastic bag over that. >> it should be interesting. >> 72 degrees on tv hill. >> a new arrival is cause for celebration >> 8 new arrival at a swiss suit as not wasting any time getting acquainted with her new environment. this baby rhino is named henna. conservation efforts have helped to increase their numbers, but they are still considered endangered because part of the fun of going to a garage sale is that you never know what you will fine. one man can attest to that. >> i do not believe it. i just do not believe. >> that was not the right video. he did not find a panda. he was -- he paid $45 for an old box of photographic negative spirit it turns out, those plates are never before seen works from ansel adams. there were thought to be lost in a fire. he bought them for $45. they are worth $200 million. >> you are right. i did not believe it. >> i am going to the next garage sale. >> 73 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a look at the morning's headlines. >> he will have a pandit to guard his negative. weather-wise, things are nice and quiet. we will share the 10-day in just a few minutes. partly cloudy skies. mid 70's right now. some six downtown. >> welcome back. more than two dozen bodies have been recovered from the site of a crash. the airblue was carried 152 people. it somehow crashed in the hills as it approached the landing. rescue crews have found a handful of survivors so far. no charges in the case of a new board that was tossed out of a window. the child -- of a newborn. the child had just been delivered when the mother dropped the newborn out the window. relatives heard the child's cries. the baby is being treated and police are still interviewed the woman and the family to see if she should face child abuse charges. a new report says parents -- has parents scratching their heads. it said students with head lice should not be kept out of school. the report says the place are not a health hazard. licehe report says the are not a health hazard. some say the bands from school or an overreaction. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think schools should keep students with head lice from attending classes? we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. on thes get you updated traffic situation. we do have some problems to get to. approaching wilkens avenue, there is a tractor-trailer fire. it may have been put out. it is on his shoulder but it is creating some delays. watch for delays along north avenue in the city. there is fire department activity there. some delays are quickly developing. southbound 95 at 50 miiles per hour, still a nice ride there. watch for a vehicle fire being cleared on 295 at 32. you can see delays in each direction on wilkins avenue. we switch over to a live view at old court. standard volume-deleted -- volume-related delays. now checking with sandra shaw add cold stone creamery. >> i have the outfit on now. we're going to try to toss and makes some ice cream. i am at cold stone creamery. all the proceeds go to two charities. >> the health care for the homeless. they help people with developmental difficulties and with an array of medical care and trying to get people that are experiencing homelessness into houses. >> whoever gets the most tips with the teams. david will match it with the canton cold stone creamery. one thing to get the tips is the annual pitched the ice cream and tried to catch it. we have been practicing. please hold my microphone. here we go. >> it is up. >> whoo! >> i got my ice cream. i am ready to go. it is not a chilly forecast, but it is a great forecast for ice- cream. hot and sticky today. a better chance for showers and storms as we head into tomorrow. then it will be much nicer for the weekend. it is time for me to just chilled and enjoy the icing. >> we all remember you trying to catch a baseball at camden yards. we were concerned. nice catch. i like it. >> it is all about the ice cream. >> let's eat. thank you. lots of fun this morning. weather-wise, things are starting to heat up a little bit. low 90's this afternoon. i don't expect any triple-digit heat like we had over the weekend. the humidity has gone up. we're watching a cold front coming in from the northwest. that would give us a good chance for showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. the atmosphere will use this humidity to create some thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight. take an umbrella with you just in case. 74 at the airport. 73 degrees in elkton. a mixture of sunshine and clouds today. a 30% chance for a thunderstorm. high temperature in the low 90's. a better chance for a thunderstorm tonight. otherwise, partly cloudy with temperatures dropping back into the 70's. we will watch the front approaches from the west. some of these storms to more could be strong or severe. behind this front is a nice area of high pressure which will give us a nice start to the weekend. scattered thunderstorms on thursday with a high temperature near 91. high temperatures in the mid to upper 80's on friday. the computer models are split about sunday. some have rain and some do not. i will be optimistic and keep the rain out. no big heat waves on the horizon over the next theto 10 days. back to the news desk. >> a closer look at the arrest records of one of the suspects in the murder of a johns hopkins researcher. jennifer franciotti joins us live with that story. >> john wagner and his wife are both charged with first-degree murder in the death of stephen pitcairn. she has been denied bail. john wagner's rap sheet spans 20 years, including a hold up in april that was caught on tape. when pitcairn was killed, wagner was on supervised probation for us all. he violated the probation twice. swaggart told a judge he was facing the addiction and recently got a job with a law firm to support his family. the judge declined to send him to jail. two two days ago, -- just two days ago, stephen pitcairn was murdered by john wagner and his wife. >> thank you. here is matt lauer for a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> we are following breaking news. a passenger jet with 152 people on board crashes in pakistan. the founder of the website that publish those classified documents on the war in afghanistan will join us. chelsea clinton sneaks into a showroom to prepare for this weekend's wedding. and aretha franklin live in concert with condoleezza rice? al al speaks with the musical duo when we get started right here on the "today" show. >> 70 degrees on tv hill. >> we will >> what is happening out there? but it has been busy. we have fire activity in the city. we're checking of reports of an accident on the topside outer loop approach in the j.f.x. watch for delays in that area. you can see delays on the west side. inner loop approaching wilkins avenue, watch for a tractor trailer fire. we have big delays on the west side. you can see the slow down inching along heading down towards edmundson. >> are you going to close it down with a banana dance? >> it will be hot and humid today. much better going into friday and saturday. tune into am 1090 to get weather and traffic on the fives all day long. >> 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.