are transporting a transformer up to 1 pennsylvania. 161 as your call today. eight minutes on 895 down towards the harbor tunnel. 11 minutes on the northeast outer loop. this is 50 at maryland 8 . you can see the flashing lights in the westbound direction. so far so good on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> a man is behind bars for the murder of a pregnant mother and her daughter. the bodies were found monday inside the welcome inn. george lettis is live with details on the suspect who was very close to the victim. >> police say brian eggleston shot and killed alicia avery and her daughter. the bodies were found on monday. police believe alicia avery and the suspect or are doing at that location a few days before the bodies were discovered. persistence said they were engaged. >> i am happy that they found them. i am. i'm happy. now my family -- my sister can rest, as well as my niece. >> eggleston could face a third murder charge because avery was pregnant. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore city reaches its 100th homicide of the year. a man was shot and killed early wednesday morning. this is near pennsylvania avenue. no word on a suspect or a motive. the murder count is consistent with last year went at this time, 99 people had been killed. a girl has been sexually assaulted in howard county. michael lyons is accused of having sex with the girl while working at earth treks. the victim is on the competitive climbing team. he works at several earth treks facilities. >> we think it is possible there are other victims. we want to urge anyone who may will know about this court who have been involved with this instructor to come forward. >> earth treks said that the top priority is providing a safe environment. we're doing everything we can to work with police. lyons is also an instructor for the u.s. climbing team. the investigation continues into the death of a person at coca- cola plant in east baltimore. police say a trot fell onto a person who is not a worker at the plant. egyptian forces clashed with hundreds of youths for a second day of protest in cairo. police officers accused of brutally -- brutality during that contest. some 180 people have been hurt. new video at of cirio showing a tank backing over a group of motorcyclists. activists say at least one village was shelled to try to reduce anti-government protests. fortune hunter people have been killed as the government tries to crush a widespread pro- democracy movement that has lasted more than three months. -- 1400 people. lawmakers in washington may be working this weekd. president obama is pushing for them to raise the $14.3 trillion soviet-era red can pay its bills. kate amara has more. >> democratic senators say they will think about canceling the july 4 recess to work on a possible agreement. >> if you know you have to do so but, just do it. >> raising the debt ceiling by august 2 and avert a default. >> nobody wants the but the credit worthiness of the united states in jeopardy. nobody wants to see the united states default. >> the plan must include spending cuts and new revenue. >> if this is a matter of congress making some tough decisions. >> republicans say any tax hike must be off the table before they will agree to extend the borrowing limit. >> they have to satisfy interest groups that live off the federal government. we have to and that. ." >> an amendment that would require congress to have a balanced budget. >> we will be the first generation to leave our children worse off than ourselves. >> the imf warned that failure to raise the debt limit would pose serious risk to the world economy and financial markets. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> what kind of consequences do the international monetary fund it talks about? >> the imf says a default would cause a spike in interest rates which will make mortgages and other consumer loans more expensive. >> kate amara, thank you. imagine watching tv and in smelling what you're seeing. that is what some researchers in san diego have made possible. it is called smellovision. chambers will be input into your tv. in image would activate the chambers and a scent would be released. you could smell pizza or coffee during a commercial it that is what is on the screen. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you buy a tv that inc. your sense of smell into the program you're watching? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to [email protected]. 62 degrees on tv hill. an emotional day at the k.c. after the trial. an unbelievable story out of michigan. details are next as we cover the nation. this is traffic on 50 at 97. looks breeze moved right there. honey, why aren't you playing with your friends? i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d... joseph? sarah! it's mommy's turn now. let's go. 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[ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> that is a pretty open but we have some trouble. >> we have a problem at the bay bridge in the westbound direction. there could be some delays. there was a fuel spill and they are trying to clean that up. the two left lanes continue to be closed. on the west side, 57 miles per hour. looking good coming down from 70. a smooth ride at belair road. harrisburg expressway, an easy ride from the maryland line all the way to the beltway. the j.f.x. looks good so far. this is a 50 at maryland 8. a bit of a delay approach to the bay bridge. two left lanes are closed. this is frederick road. traffic running smoothly in both loops at this hour. no delays to report. hopefully that trend will continue. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we're moving along nicely. no delays on penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail on time. the metro subway on schedule. we have a couple of bust diversions. 70 bus diverting at nursery. another diversion at charles and conway street. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> a beautiful start today. temperatures have dipped into the 50's. that hardly ever happens for this time of year. 57 in parkton and taneytown. walmart near the water and downtown. 69 in annapolis. 73 degrees in the city. temperatures are well below average. 56 in pittsburgh. a big area of high pressure is parked over the great lakes. this will be in control over the next 48 hours. the wind will shift to the south on friday and temperatures will be closer will 90 over the weekend. i will show the forecast in a second. this is a tropical storm arlene. the eye is coming on sure. sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. it will bring some beneficial rain to mexico. most of the rain will stay south of texas. mostly sunny in our forecast. high temperature around 84 this afternoon. outstanding day. clear tonight and comfortable. very nice with temperatures dropping back into the 60's. it looks good at the beach this weekend. a chance for a thunderstorm on saturday and sunday. this will be an outstanding beach weekend with temperatures in the upper 80's to around 90. in baltimore, we will make it up to 84. 88 tomorrow. near 90 saturday, sunday, and monday. a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. do not cancel any plans. i did not think it will affect the fireworks display. a typical fourth of july forecast for baltimore. >> a verdict is expected in how much the exxon mobil corp will have to pay for a gas leak in jacksonville. families are seeking payments for emotional stress for that 2006 leak. the jury decided the plaintiffs should be compensated. exxon mobil has been found guilty of committing fraud and misleading officials along with the jacksonville community. some truckers are getting a break from driving rules. carriers of fireworks are getting an exemption that extends their driving hours. the exemption has been granted since 2004 without th. without the exemption, cities will not get there are fireworks delivered by the fourth. exempting the drivers could make the roads more dangerous. chance is only one of view is doing planning for life after work if you are in a couple. that means the majority of couples has one person planning for their future. 70% say the other is prepared to handle their finances on their own if they need to. people should know how to cope with their partner is no longer available to make decisions. moving social maybe next to jump on the ippo train. jane king has the business news in this morning's business report. >> good morning. house hunting is in full swing. hundreds of foreclosed properties. that is upsetting real estate agents who cannot close on them. hud is out of money to pay lawyers to manage the sales of properties. living the social getting its ducks in a row to go public, wall street. they are selecting investment banks for an ipo. the company is worth about $15 billion. we have a report on weekly jobless claims. we did the dance yesterday after parliament approved austerity measures so that would avoid default. we're covering apple. the stock typically gets a boost when they release a new project. shares of apple have dropped 4% this month. investors are waiting on new products. it has been more than a year since apple introduced the original ipad. the next iphone is not due until september. jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> i somehow think apple will do just fine. i hear if fatherhood may make father's work longer hours. >> you have to bring home the toys. working fathers tend to work 47 hours per week compared to 44 hours for fmen who don't have kids. >> 62 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll get another look at your morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> this morning we're remembering willie adams. on monday, he died a millionaire. he is being remembered as a modest, unassuming man. >> he in many respects was a small business administration long before existed. >> willie adams was the godfather of the black community from 1938 until his death. >> little willie is a local legend. he moved to east baltimore in 1929. he started his first business within 10 years, a tavern in west baltimore. he opened his own real to business. over the years, he became so much more. >> every person who sought to go into politics or who sought to go into business or in other areas, really found them coming to mr. adams for ideas and financial support. >> like the parks sausage company. >> he was the power broker in terms of politics. he had to fight a vast machine the kept everybody out or down unless she played their down. >> he joined forces and founded a &r development corporations. the properties include the symphony center and midtown marketplace. a 30,000 square foot station center. >> he was a man of modest means. he never flaunted his wealth. he never tried to cling to exploit. >> in 1935, willie adams married his wife. mrs. adams became the first african american woman elected to the baltimore county council. willie adams was 97 years old. 5:26. coming up in our next half-hour -- >> a mother and her young daughter found murdered. police have made an arrest. we have in new details on the case. >> the head of the pentagon is retiring. we'll talk about his accomplishments and the challenges he leaves behind. >> the weather is nice and quiet right now. we'll show you the seven-day forecast. delaysll find some heavy heading towards the bay bridge. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> i am jennifer franciotti. thank you for joining us this morning. we will check on weather and traffic. >> me first. we do rock, paper, scissors. weather-wise, nothing to talk about. a beautiful start on this thursday. 62 degrees at the airport. into the 50's in the northern suburbs. the forecast is about as good as it gets. a high temperature near 84 with no humidity. things will change as we move into the weekend. enjoy this nice stretch of weather. >> his hair looks good. >> doesn't matter what the temperature. let's check the roads. we have some closures on the bay bridge in the westbound direction. two left lanes are closed because of a fuel spill. watch for delays developing as you make your approach to the westbound span of the bridge. 58 miles per hour on the outer loop west span. so far so good on the north the side. if you head south on the j.f.x. into town, 58 miles per hour just south of the beltway. this is a 50 at maryland 8. you can see the back up. the right lane is open. this is frederick and so far running smoothly on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. an arrest in the murder of a mother and daughter in baltimore county. >> the suspect had close ties with the victims. george lettis joins us live from the newsroom with the latest on the investigation. >> the suspect could face charges because that mother was pregnant. police arrested 28-year-old brian eggleston for the murder of alicia avery and her daughter, darry'el parker. >> it hurts so bad. they did not deserve that. >> autopsy showed they were shot. their bodies were found on monday. the victims had been missing since thursday. authorities believe the relationship was getting rocky before the shooting. >> we are aware of reports of a domestic argument inside and outside that location several days prior to discovering the bodies. we're not certain that this is the individual involved in that verbal altercation with the victim. we believe it is. > police had put avery and her daughter inside the hotel. eggleston was arrested on monday for an unrelated drug charge. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are investigating a shooting in southwest baltimore. police say one man was found shot. no word on his condition or possible motive. >> a community is upset over the forced resignation of the montebello school principal. people came together in support of their principal, dr. camille bell, who was let go last week. those in support believe she was fired after speaking out about the murder of whatever students. she organized a meeting last week to develop a plan. she got an unannounced visit from personnel. >> they handed her a letter of non renewal. they told her that if she did not write a letter of resignation to the parents, they would write a letter to the parents. >> mary pat clarke says bell is upset she did not get a chance to say goodbye to our students. two more baltimore city schools are expected of cheating on the maryland assessment exams. the probe was announced by dr. andres alonso. the real scores are down 3.4%. math scores declined by nearly 5%. a new proposal is being pitched for an extra day to the school week for some students. that is not sitting well with the head of the union. >> i would prefer the parents of our children making that type of decision. i do not think that is a decision the school system should make. i think it should come from the parents. >> maryland students made slight gains in reading and math. early childhood programs are credited for the increase. >> they are coming to school ready for the challenges of formal reading. i would attribute that success in reading in elementary school, middle school to we have done in early childhood. >> you can see your students's's test results on our website, wbaltv.com. click on education alert. >> robert gates is calling it quits. he retires today. president obama will speak at is going-away ceremony. tracie potts has more on the challenges he leaves behind. >> robert gates retires today as the only defense secretary who has worked under two presidents from different parties. he is known as a straight talker. >> > >calhe brought calm and te sense of accountability. >> reduced violence in afghanistan. >> i would ask what al qaeda ever did for me. >> osama bin laden was found and killed on his watch. gay soldiers were allowed to serve in the military. promoting democracy in arab nations. the pentagon is at risk. >> there is fat here. bob gates has identified $400 billion in cuts. >> gates calls the cuts disastrous. the focus today will be on gates's role presenting disasters in america and beyond. slicing the military budget will be left to his successor, leon panetta. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:37. 62 degrees on tv hill. saving a life. >> a look at a new device that could eliminate the task of keeping blood sugar levels normal. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. would you buy a tv that incorporated your sense of smell into the program you're watching? smell-o-vision. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to [email protected]. >> as long as they are cooking something good. we are tracking some delays at the bay bridge. >> clear skies this morning. a cool start. 73 downtown. we're dropped into the 50's in the northern suburbs. 58 in your. york. 49 in west virginia. mostly sunny and pleasant to them with no humidity. high temperature around 84. welcome back and give you an update on the tropics and the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. >> ct scans could help lower the risk of death of smokers. 50,000 smokers participants underwent spiral scans annually for three years. nearly 25% came back positive as well as 7% of the chest x-rays. the false positive rate was 96%. >> researchers believe an artificial pancreas could monitor blood sugar and administer insulin. it takes a number of large pieces of equipment right now. researchers hope it will be married into one small unit. device has passed the first testing curdhurdle. >> 5:42. 62 degrees on tv h