live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. good morning. i am mindy basara. and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. sandra shaw has a quick look at the forecast. we have some good news. we have great news. upper 70 s and plenty of sunshine. one more hot day today. hurricane earl is a category 2 storm, 85 miles southeast of cape hatteras. they are dealing with tropical storm force conditions right now. it is moving at 18 miles per hour. like recent wind and rain later this morning and maybe early afternoon in ocean city. then clearing nicely there as well. on friday, 87 to 90, one more hot one. the wind will pick up. there is more cool air behind that front. that will pave the way for a lovely labor day weekend. more coming up. but now let s check on your morning commute with kim dacey. looking pretty good also as we start the labor day weekend. in ellicott city, eastbound not, there is a a downed pole and some downed wires