a vehicle fire eastbound on 32. police and fire are responding to the scene. northbound 136 is shut down because of debris. on the outer loop northeast side, about 11 minutes to travel. eight minutes to travel south on 895 down to the harbor tunnel tolls. this is 70 at 29. prior to this shot, eastbound 70, watch for possible delays and lane closures. 95 in harford county, so far so good. things start to build as you get closer to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. state lawmakers go back to annapolis this week for their second special session of the year. >> kim dacey has details on the latest session. >> good morning. governor martin o'malley called the special session to talk about expanded gambling in the state. state lawmakers will also talk about a recent court ruling about the liability of pit bull owners. but the main issue is gambling. right now maryland only allows slot machines. lawmakers will consider expanding it to include table games, internet gambling, and building more casinos around the state. regardless of their views on the issues, state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle do not think the governor should have called this special session. >> i think that this special session is ill-conceived. i think it's fast and furious. the gambling industry's urgency should not be our emergency. >> the whole republican caucus definitely opposed it. it's not an emergency situation. we were opposed to have this special session. >> the special session is slated to start on thursday and last about three days. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a group of catholic followers make a march on foot to baltimore to protest a recent mandate. they made the journey from hancock in western maryland. they prayed about a recent ruling that would acquire -- required all workers to provide contraceptives to their employees. >> when i was younger, i did things because i was told. now we have to take their own movements. >> to walk took about eight days -- the walk took about eight days. >> was a fire on edgewood road. somebody noticed the fire in the men's room spreading to the rest of the building. police have identified a suspect is a white male, 62 inches, around 200 pounds wearing an orange t-shirt. anyone with information should call police. ever wonder who the fastest man in the world this/ >> the flying squirrel makes another appearance at the gym. tracie potts has the latest. >> who has the 411? gabby douglas. she is back this afternoon, seeking a win the uneven bars. sanya richards-ross won the 400 meters on sunday. >> i am living a dream. >> a very tough race. >> our best shot at a medal is the pole vaulter. >> i came here to do a job and i will do my best. >> usain bolt is still the fastest man alive. >> i was looking forward to doing what i came here to do. >> the u.s. men's team plays against lafayette in volleyball. the top women's group beat the italians. >> we have some more games. >> confidence as the u.s. women's team plays canada. >> if we lose, we go home. >> tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the games have been exciting. 6:06. >> a deadly wisconsin shooting now being investigated as a case of domestic terrorism. >> a big breakthrough for nasa and space exploration. >> there is an accident in mount airy that could impact your ride. and a problem in harford county. >> track and field is on the spot light. i get a taste of what these athletes go through. that is live after the breakup. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. watch wasarah caldwell checkingr morning commute. wbal-tv [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i've never written a fan letter before, but you've done the impossible. you made gluten free cereals in a whole bunch of yummy flavors. cinnamon chex and honey nut chex are two of our favorites. when my husband found the chocolate one, we were in cereal heaven. the only problem is, with so many great flavors, you're making it very hard to choose. your fans, the mcgregor family. 'cause we love chex. ♪ [ male announcer ] and now try new gluten free apple cinnamon chex. >> good morning. a few clouds out why now. 80 degrees downtown and humid. the dew points are in the 70's. a beautiful set behind me and continuing our olympics. today i learned track and field. to learn the basics, i teamed up with members of the baltimore city track and field club. michael francis served as my coach. he is ranked third in the nation for its age group and it is easy to see why. star >> right here -- start right here. that is my technique. it gets me focused and ready to jump. >> i was just focused on getting off the ground. >> jump up. jump. turn your feet around and land, all right? >> ok. ok. >> do not be nervous. >> ok. i don't know how to make my body move like that. i was starting to get nervous. >> right here. come right here. you get to drive this leg up and this arm up. >> i will try in slow motion. >> take your time. i did not get it on my first day. >> that was nice of him to say. his first day was probably better than mine. >> that was good. >> he showed me how to improve before my next jump. >> you have to bring your feet oup. >> it was time to jump at real speed. >> that was better. was that fun. kudos for him for chichi me to get off the ground. i did make it off the ground and into the sand pit. >> people ask me why we do not switch. after watching you run the hurdles, you are a good athlete. if it was me, it would be like an asteroid hit. that is why we do not switch. >> i was not going to go there, but i'm glad you said it. >> ava is working her way through the track and field portion of the olympics. let's start in the tropics. this is ernesto just south of jamaica. the track takes it across the yucatan and into mexico. it will miss the seven coast of the united states. the folks in the southern plains really need the rain. hopefully it will give some beneficial rain to the folks in the southern united states. florence was downgraded to a tropical depression. its track takes it up close the northeast coast. we'll keep you posted. scattered light rain showers on doppler. 81 downtown. 76 at the airport. the dew points are running in the low 70's. 72 at the airport. a chance for a few light showers this morning. take the umbrella. high temperature near 87 degrees. we will get rid of the humidity after a cold front comes through tonight. it will feel a lot better. highs in the upper 80's. another front moves in by the end of the week. a decent weekend with temperatures in the mid 80's. 6:14. >> the roads are a little wet. we have an accident in mount airy at route 27. there will be some delays in that area. a vehicle fire near 295. northbound whiteford road is closed. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 up to the 83's. eight minutes to go south on 895 down to the harbor tunnel tolls. here's a quick live look at traffic. just started to see a delay at baltimore national pike and 40. this is a 83 at york road. southbound traffic is still light all the way to the beltway. the j.f.x. also checks out fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the fbi is investigating a deadly shootings at the temple in wisconsin. hallie jackson has more. >> the chief of police should be giving the latest information on this. the president is promising whatever support he can give. the fbi is involved. they are taking the lead in this case. agents are also helping with the investigation. the president and mitt romney are expressing their sorrow. the president said the american people have the people of oak creek in their thoughts and prayers. mitt romney calls the shooting a tragedy. >> what has the reaction been around the community from the sikh community? >> there is a lot of grief and a lot of fear. some are talking about their concern that this could that .appen since 9/11 as have been more than 700 incidents about attacks against sikhs. curiosity rover has landed on mars. employees cheered as they received the first signal 14 minutes later. this was the seventh landing on mars. roseanne barr won the nomination of the peace and freedom party over the weekend. they hope her nomination will boost their legislatiregistrati. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what celebrity do you think would make the best president of the united states? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. stan? >> another new party is emerging that could scored to $25,000 in free travel. orbitz is looking for somebody to secure your vacation rights and to fill hotel rooms across the country. the winner gets $25,000 in free travel. you can log on for more rules. the garden treasure sets were stores.t lowe's sick of seeing your friends baby pictures on your news feed on facebook? now you can do something about it. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. people retiring today it will most likely not benefit from social security the way previous generations have. the funds have been built up over the last 30 years will run dry in 2033 unless congress acts. future retirees will probably have to pay higher taxes while they are working or accept lower benefits after they retire. you can try out the quick calculator on the social security website. there's also a link on my twitter. the dow falling more than two under points on friday -- the dow increasing more than 200 points on friday. we have all been there on facebook where you get inundated with pictures of your friends' babies. a new service automatically replaces the baby photos with pictures of something you would rather look at -- maybe cats or album covers. it was launched into a reality. users.or google's chrome at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. the ravens first preseason game is just days away. >> the orioles continue their fight to october. keith mills will have sports next. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads are a little wet. we have an accident on 70 in mount airy. 65 on southbound 95 in howard county. we do have a vehicle fire eastbound 32 near 295. out on 95, 60 miles per hour out of white marsh. we'll look at the west side in a moment. closures northbound near harford county. here's a quick live look at traffic. an update on the west side. some delays starting to fall into place. 83 from parkton at york road, problem free with light volume toward timonium road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> we're off to a quiet start on this monday morning. temperatures in the 70's and feels tropical. some activity on hd doppler. you might want to take an umbrella because the storm could be more numerous this afternoon. a chance for a rain shower this afternoon. high temperature of 87 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. here is the man, keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the orioles open a 10 game homestand tonight against seattle. the orioles are still very much in the wild card race. one came out after a win -- one game out after a win against the rays. robert andino with a great play on the bunt. in the ninth, ryan roberts to end the inning and the game stayed 0-0. 10th inning, taylor teagarden finds the gap. teagarden won the last extra inning game three weeks ago with a home run. jim johnson, save number 32. at third by robert n. dean appeared the pennant race has come to baltimore in august and it should be fun the next 10 games at home. the ravens play their first preseason game on thursday night. a crowd of 20,000 turned out for the first of three open practices. one of the story lines is the kicking situation. billy cundiff, the incumbent. he was 7 of 8 on saturday. his only miss from 65 yards. this is billy cundiff again. john harbaugh likes the way the kicking competition is going. >> billy is a veteran guy. tried to make the 63-yard er. football preseason is here. >> let's take a look at the latest medal count from the london olympics. the united states is in second place. great britain is in third place. they had a great weekend. russia is now in fourth place. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. >> expanding gambling in the state is the subject of a special session this week in annapolis. >> ava marie continuing my olympic journey. we will come back with the seven-day forecast. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. an accident in mount ♪ ♪ i'm thinking sweet ♪ and i'm thinking new ♪ i'm thinking all these brilliant colors ♪ ♪ shining through ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking sunshine ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] ♪ i'm thinking [ whistles ] [ female announcer ] 40 delicious flavors that feel as good as they taste. yoplait, it is so good! >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. there is some hidden and ms. rain showers this morning. not a big deal. -- there is some hit and miss rain showers this morning. high temperature of 87. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> our big story, the second special general assembly session will start in annapolis later this week. >> some lawmakers say they should not be returning to annapolis. kim ddacey has the details. >> pit bulls and gambling will be the focus of the special session. state lawmakers do not think the governor should have called this special session. city della get democrat -- city delegate democrat jill carter is not hiding her distain for this week's special session. >> i think that this special session is ill-conceived. i think it is fast and furious. and the gambling industry's urgency should not be our emergency. >> donna stifler also is not happy about the special session. >> the whole republican caucus definitely opposed it. this is not an emergency situation. we were opposed to have this special session. >> the governor called the session to talk about expanded gambling in the state. state lawmakers will also talk about the liability of pit bull owners. but gambling will likely dominate most of the session. maryland right now only allows slot machines. lawmakers will consider expanding it to include table machines, internet gambling, and building more casinos around the state. >> we have not seen a bill. that is not a good way to operate. we don't have a bill from which to work at this point. >> my constituents have no time to go down there and let their voice be heard. again, i just think we need a deliberate process on this and we're not getting that. >> the special session is scheduled to begin thursday and expected to last about three days. reporting live in the studio, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, kim. a charity motorcycle ride. this happened in a middle river. each participant made a minimum $5 donation. >> we learned a little bit about helptory be get and her quest o feed the homeless. she was homeless as a young kid. >> today marks the 10th day of olympic action. this is a live look at the olympic park. lots of track and field activities still ahead today. some of the activities include usain bolt winning gold. advancing in the beach volleyball semifinals. we'll talk more about a first for the women at this summer's olympic games. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is a little busy because the roads are wet. there's an accident on eastbound 70 air route 27. traffic lights out at route 27 in westminster. on southbound 95, moving well in howard county, 66. there is a vehicle fire on eastbound 32 at 295. northbound 136 is closed in harford county. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is greenspring. inner loop traffic is still moving very well. light volume towards the j.f.x. this is ruxton road. so far moving very well south of the beltway. speeds continue at northern parkway down towards 28th street. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in again with ava marie. you are doing well with that. we're still laughing over tony's reference to an asteroid hit. >> may cause and extinction. my experience took me to the baltimore city track and field club where the coaches say this provides more -- >> our focus is on character development. >> the coach said the program focuses on improving graduation rates and entrances into quarter-year colleges. running track is changed michael francis's life. >> when i started running, i had something to do every day after school. i began practicing every day and it became a big part of my life. now colleges look at my track career. it is a big part of my life because it controls my future. >> michael and many other athletes competed in local events at morgan state and down in houston. it was great for them and they are doing so well. let's check the seven-day forecast. a chance for showers and thunderstorms today. maybe some pop up thunderstorms this afternoon. lower humidity and the storm's return into the late half of the week. i think i'm in trouble about what i said about tony. >> do not worry about him. 6:36. most people use some kind of knife when cutting their fruits and vegetables. >> and umpire throws out the stadium's deejay. >> chances are you've seen an empire eject a player or manager for something they had did. the umpire threw out a deejay. he turned up the song "three blind mice." >> he has no sense of humor. what you're about to see it might take the cake. a chinese man throws a playing card to sliced vegetables. he says he has been training for 10 years. he can cut 10 cucumbers. his goal is 18 cucumbers in 60 seconds. whatever floats your boat. >> olympics 3000. there's a new sport. >> for the first time, women are boxing at the olympics. you spoke to the three american boxers making history. >> competition is now underway. one of the women has been eliminated. boxing has been a sport in modern olympics since 1904. yearss taken more than 100year ars to include women. don't let the flawless face fool you. >> i cannot even look at that pip. sport.n be in a context boar she's >> is only 17 years old and said she is ready to wow the world. >> they will see the best of women's boxing. >> it feels good. a lot of hard work and dedication. >> her nickname, queen of the ring. the men are supporting them but they know there are plenty of doubters. >> people are trying to figure it out. after these games, will be on our way. >> underwood lost to a british fighter. >> each country has sent female athletes for the first time. >> that is a big deal. earlier arabia and brunei -- saudi arabia and brunei have also sent athletes. we are taking over, mindy. what can i say/ >> thank you. >> and there bring home the gold. >> -- what can i say? >> we will let you know about any problem spots to avoid. >> we will check the tropics and the seven-day forecast. it's the dry at ocean city right now. los 70's your home and muggy -- >> when it comes to women's beach volleyball, you can count on the two-time defending champions. they beat italy yesterday. will face the team from china tomorrow -- they will face a team from china tomorrow. >> the fbi is investigating a shooting at a temple in wisconsin. a gunman opened fire in oak creek during sunday mornings services. responding police officer shot and killed the gunman. the fbi is investigating the shooting as a possible act of domestic terrorism. a curiosity rover has landed on mars. employees at nasa cheers as they received the first signals from curiosity. this was nasa's of landing on mars. lawmakers will head back to annapolis. at issue is a recent ruling about the liability of pit bull owners, but the main issue is expanding gambling in the state of maryland. it to last about three days and it will begin on thursday. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's get you up to date. we have a traffic light westminster, so be careful. northbound 795, word of a disabled vehicle. still moving well, 64 miles per hour. the speech continued down towards the 895 split and the fort mchenry. no delays in the severna park area of 97 southbound down southbound50. here's a quick live look at traffic. out of traffic is building towards greenspring and heavier towards liberty. here's a quick live look at traffic. 795 at franklin boulevard. they are making some progress. northbound 795, watch for the disabled vehicle and the right lane closure. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live and has been entertaining us and doing the long jump. >> my latest olympic adventure promised to the baltimore city track and field club where i encountered my biggest hurdle yet. i stood over the hurdles to show i could clear it. he said running over it would be easier. >> when you get to the hurdle, you should believe in yourself that "i can clear it without jumping it." >> then we focused on technique. >> you are going to lift up with this one. >> right. ok. let's come back and try again. lift and pull back. lift. pull it back. see how easy that was? >> then i got a demonstration on how to do it at full speed. with that, i was ready to give it a try. at least i made it. it must have been beginner's luck. my second try to not go as well . with my confidence shaken, i finished the day with the 100- meter dash. i nearly got beaten by a 7- and 8-year-old. after i almost fell, they thought it was enough practice. the only thing i can think of is they make those kids faster because they worked seven and eight years old. >> i'm impressed with everything you did, especially the hurdles. mindy would duck under. >> they can only lower them so much. >> they have a different levels? i thought they were standard. >> they dropped them as low as they could for me. >> you being catch us on the digital channel after 7:00 a.m. if you missed her adventures earlier today. we will start in the tropics. this is ernesto which is passing south of jamaica. it's it travel across the yucatan and into mexico. we would like to get some of that rain into the southern part of the united states. florence is a tropical depression. taken up towards the east coast of the united states in about 10 or 11 days. we will keep an eye on florence over the next couple of weeks. some scattered light rain showers to start the day here home. take an umbrella. even a little bit of rain can slow down the drive time. 76 at the airport. the dew points are running in the low 70's. it will be a humid day today and there's a chance for some rain showers and maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon. high temperature in the upper 80's this afternoon. we will lose the humidity after a friend goes through tonight. the temperatures will be about the same, upper 80's. scattered thunderstorms come back on thursday and friday. not a bad weekend with high temperatures expected in the mid 80's. >> thank you. 76 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> plus, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what celebrity do you think would make the best president of the united states? a lot of you said clint eastwood and bruce springsteen. >> hasn't gene wilder passed? >> post >> that's what he cannot do. >> our favorite answer from rick. so there. go.e is ayou >> free ice cream for everybody. >> we have a problem on southbound 95 near havre de grace, an accident. there could be some lanes closed. inner loop at charles street, a disabled vehicle. another disabled vehicle at franklin boulevard. 40 minutes to go from top to bottom in the outer loop. -- 14 minutes. moving well on 95 from havre de grace even with the accident. they have managed to get the disabled vehicle out of the way northbound. >> complaints about my fan making too much noise. >> stan has a fan going under the desk. a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. the humidity will be gone to more and it will feel better. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. update at 7:25.

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