said? >> today will be a lot better. it will be smr looking, but it will feel better because the temperatures are going up. this morning the temperature rs similar to yesterday morning at this time, maybe a degree or two less chilly. yesterday morning at this time we had a couple of places that were down in the 30's. right now it is 50. there is a breeze out there at 6 miles per hour. as we look at the basic picture. still clear skies overhead. we'll tau talk that coming up in the insta-weather plus forecast. stick around. >> our big story this morning, police are investigating another case of police impersonation. >> this time the suspect scammed an elderly man out of $1,000. here's kai reed. >> i thought it was legitimate, and he took me for $3,000. >> george johnson was raking leaves in his northwest baltimore home when two well dressed men in suits walked toup him claiming to be police officers. >> they had pictures of people they were looking for. i thought they were legitimate, so i let them in. >> they said they were looking for a bank robber and counterfeit money. they said they had a warrant and wanted to see the serial numbers on his cash. >> this is the money. they natched it. i tried to hold on to if. they left. i'm 75, and i'm not as quick as i used to be, you know. johnson was recovering from kidney cancer surgery and he knew he was not strong enough to chase them for his $3,000. >> i'm grateful i have my life. nobody harmed me. they could have stabbed me or done anything like that, and i could have died in here. i'm thankful to be alive. my point is, i'm -- i know i'm not going to get my money back, but hopefully they will catch them. >> reporting from wbal-tv 11 news, i'm kai reed. >> a judge sentenced 32 lionel rodriguez to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. he plead guilty to recruit officers to participate in a scheme. he's the 10th officer to be sentenced. >> a verdict in the robo-call trial of julius henceon. he was found guilty of conspiracy that prosecutors say were designed to keep african-american voters away from the polls during the gubetorle election. he was also accused of voter suppression. >> the most serious charge was the charge to keep african-american voters home. i think the state's own witness showed and proved as a result of the robe owe calls, it -- robo calls it motivated teem to vote. >> orioles are taking things a bit too far. one guy was tackled at home plate by an ump. police are stepping up security to prevent a repeat. lowell melzer has more from camden yards. >> everybody loves a clown. last year situations like this, fans running on the field at camden yards were probably more event stangetange than the game itself, given the orioles record at the time. >> puts it into the left center field. that ball is back near the ball, and good-bye home run! >> cut to this year, and the orioles are winning, and fans are still daring enough to run on the field. >> it may seem like a fun, harmless stunt, but it is a real security risk. >> kevin cummings, director of ball park on rages at camden yards is not amused. >> the players are working. this is their workplace. anyone who would come into a workplace and be a disruption like that is not welcome. >> in response to the on field fiascos this year, the orioles have hired a private security company to assist police who will make themselves known in between innings. the long and short of it being, if someone runs on the field, they will be able to surround the person, and police can catch them. >> without going into great detail of what will happen, if and when someone decides to partake on the field, we will do our best to minimize their time on the field and give a very prompt response. >> that also means, once a fan is caught, not only will they be banned from camden yards for life, but the orioles have taken a stance that violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> it is a crime, advertise a disruption, and it is a serious security risk. some of the steps we are taking are getting us in line with the industry standard. >> i'm lowell melzer, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some anne arundel county parents are trying to convince the district to open a new -- build a new edgewater school. it is 60 years old. students and staff have complained about air quality for some time. parents say that's just one reason it needs to be demolished. >> we have been fighting all year long. we have went to every board of education meeting. now we are here to say we deserve to be put in the 2013 budget. >> they say they will make their case during the hearing on monday. >> education will be one of the focuses of monday's special session in snatch list -- annapolis. the main entre on the session menu involves taxes. it involves income taxes with individuals making more than $100,000 a year. a reduction in some tax exemptions will be discussed. it is expected to generate $247 million in revenue. special session begins monday at 10 clock. >> before governor o'malley convenes a special session, he's scheduled to discuss same sex marriage. he signed the law in march, but a large group of marylanders are fighting to overturn the law in a referendum. you can watch "meet the press" following 11 news at 9:00. >> president obama and mitt rom -- romney have been drawn into a high profile fight on same sex marriage that left romney on the defensive. steve handelsman has the latest from washington. >> in north carolina, mitt romney tried to thank change the subject back to jobs. >> we're on the verge of a manufacturing resurgence in this country. jobs will come back with the right policies. >> where romney was kept the big issue out front. same sex maveragete north carolina -- marriage. >> same sex couples should be able to get married. >> yesterday came the story that romney allegedly bullied a boy whom he thought to be gay. romney claims he does not remember. >> i did some stupid things when i was in high school. obviously if i had hurt someone in high school, i would be very sorry for it and apologize for it. >> in an event at george clooney's mansion last night the president was applauded when he bragged he had made news and his campaign took in a record estimated $15 million. today the president went to nevada. he took credit for a program of saving the keller family $240 a month on their mortgage and asked congress to expand it. >> i'm calling on congress to give every responsible home owner the chance to save an average of $3,000 a year by refinancing their mortgage. >> back to dollars and cents. >> 5:10 on tv hill. fighting the bulge? how close are we to having the first new prescripping weight drug in -- prescription weight drug in a decade. >> first, live picture outside p john has your insta-weather plus forecast next. sfuss, "11 news saturday morning" is just getting started. >> good morning. clear skies. temperatures on the cool side. they are not as chilly as yesterday morning. mostly in the 40's to around 50 or so. clear skies. pressure over us. there is a storm to the west. and on radar. in a wide view. you can see in the midwest, around chicago, milwaukee, down south and tennessee, mississippi, alabama, and back into arkansas, there are scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning. that weather system will be edging closer to us all weekend long. so today we still hold with the good weather. tomorrow things start to change a little bit. 50 at b.w.i. marshall. barometer rising. high pressure is just about centered up over us right now. 73 at airport p inner harbor 75. right on target. typical low is 50. you couldn't zero in better on where precipitation and temperatures should be we might do catching up here over the next few days. 49 park ton. so out in the 30's, there are a couple chilly spots right here. off to our west and southwest. a few high, thin clouds beginning to drift in over west virginia. with the high pressure over us, it will be hard-put to get in here. we have sun in the forecast, but we have the term, mostly sunny in the forecast during the day today. because of those clouds, here you see the cool temperatures we have this morning around the area. the weather map shows most of the active weather to our southwest in the lower mississippi scraly. -- 5 to 10 knots on the open waters of the bay. bay water temperatures in the 50's. futurecast shows the clouds coming in later today. by tomorrow, a lot of clouds. in the morning on sunday, rain out in western maryland. early afternoon, two 2 clock or 3:00, west of baltimore. there is an outside chance we could see showerless, by and large, the most significant chance is coming on wednesday. we take at the old frinl rateor here. we see a mostly cloudy day on sunday. a chance for an afternoon shower. it is a slight chance. a high temperature near 80. the higher chances for rain are on monday and tuesday. highs still in the 70's. rain chances taper off on wednesday. >> the defense in the john edwards trial does not think the prosecution proved its case. an update. >> and a flap over a recent magazine cover. up next, what the mother who appeared on the cover had to say about the controversial image. >> i'm rob roblin. getting ready for the preakness. that story coming up. >> in "medical alert" one step closer to the newest weight loss drug. the pill has been shown to lead to a loss of 8% of patient's body weight when combined with exercise and a healthy diet. the f.d.a. is not required to follow the ad vice of advisory pan else, but often does. >> a new c.t. scan. abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons people go to the e.r. and c.t. scans are often ordered. they walk doctors through a series of questions to see if the scan was necessary and keeps track of how many a patient has had. they found when the tool was used patients were 10% less likely to have a c.t. scan cutting down on radiation exposure and unnecessary tests. >> despite a warning about the hazards of 1/3 of young white women are using in door tanning equipment increasing their risk of deadly skin cancer. a new study out today with the first major assessment of federal tanning. it shows caucasian women 18 to 21 have the heightest rate of in-door tanning. that groups reports an average of 28 times they did indoor tanning in the same period. they say they also use in-door tanning devices. >> the mother who appeared in the cover of "time" magazine breast feeding her nearly 4-year-old son. she with her son appeared on the "today" show to defend the provocative story. some say the photo goes too far, but she said she hopes it shows that breast feeding beyond babyhood is biologically normal. she also said this does not interfere with her personal life. >> my relationship with my husband is very, very important to me, and i think that it gives my children a strong bond, too. >> grummet also said her son aaron is self-weaning, and she hopes this will be the last year that she breast feeds him. >> seven days and counting. the preakness is coming up. how pimlico is getting ready for the race. first a look at events going on around town this weekend. [ female announcer ] allergy congestion? allegra-d d-congests, d-pressurizes so you can breathe. a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. >> for folks at pimlico, there is one man making sure it goes off without a hitch on may 19. rob roblin explains. >> this is your event. this is you guys pulling it all together. i may stir the pot here a little bit, but our success rests on you. >> tom chukas is the man in charge. he's the president and c.e.o. for the maryland jockey club and laurel race frack -- track and pimlico race track comes the preakness. 4 >> i'm only as good as the staff i have. there are a lot of people here that go kind of unsung. you have race crews and marketing people. all these people are key components of making this work. it is not one person, it is many people. >> tom took over in 2008. he was in line to make the decision to stop allowing people to bring alcohol into the in field on preakness day. >> look where we are today. it is a better awed yess, a safer audience. >> while we were there, we ran into tom o'neil. the trainer of the kentucky winner. >> did he like the track? >> he loved the track. i like the track. >> doug was nice enough to let usake a look at his winning horse. >> just gives 110% every time he's out in. >> for tom, the preakness is the track's big moment. >> we are limited on certain things, but remember, getting people in and then when they leave, that's the last experience they have with us. i wnt to make -- want to mike it as positive as possible. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we will carry the second leg of the triple crown live from pimlico on wbal tv 11 and wbaltv.com. >> coming up, a look at our top stories. >> a 70-year-old retired police officer is losing his home. a jury looking into the mortgage loans he received has awarded him hundreds of thousands of dollars. we'll tell you why coming up. >> a few clouds today, but very nice weather. what about the rest of the weekend. details on that forecast just ahead. ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...in my arms... ♪ when i want you... ♪ ...and all your charms... ♪ whenever i want you, all i have to do is... ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing xfinity streampix. stream your favorite movies and full seasons of shows instantly on any screen. find out more online. >> welcome back to "11 news saturday morning." thank you for joining us. >> our top stories in jome. first let's look outside with john. >> nice out there. >> pleasantly cool. beautiful day yesterday. a little bit of a breeze. we'll knock the breeze down. we'll take the temperature up, and we'll still provide plenty of sun. so i think, you know, all and all it's a win. 50 degrees right now at the airport. humidity 71%. the numbers normally a little high in the morning. it will drop off dramatically this afternoon. 31.10, the barometer continues to show a rising tendency. high pressure still with us keeping storms to the west and out of the picture now. and a light wind at 6 miles per hour. 62 downtown. this is considerably warmer than yesterday's readings. at this time yesterday, it was roughly 10 degrees chillier. it is off to a good start today. we'll talk about the prospect for a chance for rain some where. >> taking a look at our top stories, the investigation is underway in what sparked a house fire. sky team 11 was over the scene around the 900 block of chester road. crews had to climb to the roof of the building to knock down the flames. the fire was weighted primarily in the atic. it took us 45 minutes to get everything under control. no one was hurt. >> a howard county grand jury has aindicted an elk rifment. dge man accused of the 1991 murder of his wife. robert jarratt faces first-degree murder charges. he sits inside the howard county detention center on no bail. he reported her missing saying she walked away from their home. authorities found the remains of christine jarratt in concrete under the floor board of the shed in his back yard. maryland transportation officials have shut down the ramp from the 65 outer loop to northbound 895. that's exit 8. we're told crews will be performing bridge work and lighting repairs on the ramp. closed until noon. >> a four-year battle is over this morning when a jury says a bank took advantage of a person. i-team reporter barry sims has that story. >> the jury rejected the mortgage broker's claims and decided the owner of this house never should have received those two loans. >> i can't explain it. a real ti -- dennis holiday is having to leave the place he lived for 50 years. it is in foreclosure. he went to court and says the battle over a couple mortgage loans has been worse than a nightmare. >> i was nervous. i've been through it so long, i'm numb to it. >> his lawyer says he was seeking security in retirement and was enticed into taking out one loan in october 2006 and another five months later. >> what this case is about, in a nutshell, is a licensed maryland mortgage broker arranged two loans that the jury in anne arundel county this week found to be unfair and deceptive under maryland law for mr. holiday. they were not appropriate nor suitable for his circumstances. >> he said his client could afford the original mortgage, but agreed to two payment option loans. >> $2,000 mortgage. he now has a mortgage of $460,000. >> the lawyer says a reverse mortgage would have been better but was never offered. the jury agreed the broker violated consumer protection, settlement fees protection laws, and awarded him $428,000 in damages. >> very generous. >> they contacted the moort broker. he said on the advice of his attorney, he declined comment. robinson says there is a message with this case. >> we want people to trust but verify. get a second opinion. >> the mortgage broker that appealed the case, robinson does not think it will be reversed on appeal. reporting from annapolis, barry sims, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a federal judge is refusing to throw out charges in the john edwards criminal trial. the prosecutors tried to prove edwards intentionally violated the law. after 2 1/2 hours of arguments, judge eagle ruled the government had met its burden under the law saying, quote, we will let the jury decide. >> he knows that he committed a number of sins and then lied about them. the other problem for edwards is that the jury may not know all the context of campaign finance law. they may not know this is not the typical corruption case. >> a defense team will call its first witness monday. there is still a strong possibility that edwards and his mistress, real hunter, could still be called to testify. >> prince william and the duchess of camebridge showing their support behind the athletes. >> recognizing children in need of a home. maryland's highest ranking official. >> there is a storm out west. some of those clouds will be getting closer today. what about the rain part of that storm? details with the insta-weather plus forecast just ahead. >> a nice morning this morning. let's look at 9 radar. there is say storm out west. it is making rain. approaching detroit around milwaukee, too. into the south and tennessee and georgia and alabama back toward arkansas. eastern kansas there is a lot of rain. scattered showers and thunderstorms. eventually that comes in here. the question is when? will it be sunday? sunday night? monday? the hear and now, looking good. there's the view of the beach at ocean city and the boardwalk. sun is just coming up. the view courtesy of the grand hotel and spa down on the boardwalk. temperatures down there about the same as they are here. 50 at b.w.i. marshall. inner harbor, 62. 71% the humidity. the barometer rising. we have a west wind. ocean city checks in with 65 degrees. 49 salisbury. 54 chestertown. 49 parkton. 43 frederick s as you move northwest of the bay and baltimore, temperatures do drop into the 40's. we still see 40's out in far western maryland. elkins west virginia, 37 and 36 respectively. those are the chillyest temperatures. here is the satellite image. full half moon out there. that's going to be setting and the sun will be rising shortly. we begin to see high, thin clouds to the west, and that's running ahead of this storm system. what's going to keep the storm away and to some extent tomorrow is this big area of high pressure. it will be moving east during the day today. by tomorrow it will be out over the ocean. that will allow this to get closer to us. the key is, will it be clouds tomorrow or will some of this rain come into the picture. it is a combination so to speak. right now you see chilly condi