63 right now at the airport. in the 50's in the northern suburbs. dew points are running in the 50's. sunshine is the forecast. we will make it up to 84 later this in afternoon. things will change going into the holiday weekend. first we seek a board to sarah. >> not a lot happening at all. we are looking in a smooth ride on the southwest corner of the beltway. we had a problem westbound at the bay bridge. there was a fuel spill. that has been cleaned up. problem-free on the j.f.x. and the harrisburg expressway. a nice ride at the fort mchenry. this is the west side, the northwest corner from 795 and moving well down towards edmundson. 95 at joppa road, a smooth ride. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an arrest of the murder of a mother and child. >> the suspect knew the victim well. george lettis has more details. >> police say brian eggleston shot and killed alicia avery and her daughter. the bodies were found on monday inside the welcome inn in parkville when police did a welfare check. police believe alicia avery and the suspect were arguing at that location a few days before the bodies were discovered. avery's sister says the two were engaged. >> i am really happy that they found him. i am. i'm really happy. and now my family -- my sister can rest. she can rest, as well as my niece. >> avery was supposed to be a witness in a baltimore city case. eggleston could face a third murder charge because avery was pregnant. >> a shooting in west baltimore brings the murder rateto 100. someone shot and killed christopher samuel in what appears to be robbery. that homicide puts the murder rate slightly above 2010's pace. shots fired in southwest baltimore. officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. we're told he died of his injuries. >> an instructor is behind bars, charged with sexually assaulting one of the students. police say michael lyons engaged in sexual acts with eigha 14-year-old girl. police believe there could be other victims. >> based on the information that the detectives have, the do think it is possible there are other victims. we want to urge anyone who might know about something like this or who might have been involved with this instructor to come forward. >> earth treks said they fired lyons after they learned about his release. he's being held on $100,000 bail. >> outrage from some parents. a principal was fired for speaking out. dr. camille bell was let go last week. officials would not comment, saying it is a personal matter. organizers plan to circulate petitions saying they will do whatever is necessary to get dr. bell back. >> president obama is pushing lawmakers to stay in washington and raise the $14.3 trillion so the government can pay its bills. kate amara has that story. >> good morning. democratic senators say they are thinking about canceling the july 4 recess to work on a possible agreement. >> if you know you have to do something, just do it. >> president obama pressing republicans to accept tax increases as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling by august 2 and avert a debt default by the federal government. >> nobody wants to put the credit-worthiness of the united states in jeopardy. nobody wants to see the united states default. >> democrats and the white house say the deficit-reduction plan must include spending cuts and new revenue. >> this is a matter of congress going ahead and making some tough decisions. >> but republicans say any tax hike must be off the table before they will agree to extend the nation's borrowing limit. >> he's got to satisfy a whole bunch of special interest groups that live off the federal government. we have to end that. >> senate republicans also push for a constitutional amendment that would require congress to have a balanced budged. >> if we don't change course, we will be the first generation of americans to leave our children worse off than ourselves. >> the imf warned u.s. lawmakers that failure to raise the debt limit would pose serious risks to the world economy and financial markets. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what do they think will happen? >> the imf is warning of a massive spike in interest rates, which means it would be more expensive to acquire things like mortgages and other consumer loans. >> kate amara, thank you. >> in the beginning, there was simple black and white. we are talking about tv. the research group is looking to bring smells to your television. cartridges are installed in the tv. scents would be triggered based on what was happening on the screen. it is still a few years away from coming to your home. that brings us 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? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to [email protected]. 10,000 smells. i am not sure i want to smell the many smells. >> 62 degrees. dads are hard workers. >> one of the hottest new cars from toyota makes the recall was. >> a high-profile sendoff for defense secretary robert gates. details when the cover the nation. >> i am here at the home of the big bushel. i am about to eat my first blue crab. >> she is already. we will get you ready for >> good morning. i'm live act fruitland market in essex. you can get fresh crabs. this is the guy i was holding earlier. we will keep it this bad boy. i had she is the expert on this. thank you for being here and teaching me how to be a true marylander. >> first think you want to do is flip it over, take one of the legs and stick it under. >> the key. the thumb. she is stronger than may. i got the body off. these are the lungs. they are a little juicy. ok. >> after you do that, take this and break it. >> what is this yellow stuff? >> that is the mustard. take that out. >> like this. >> break it again. meat.at all that nee we have got to the meat. this is so good. i have had crab legs before. >> crab legs are sweeter. >> a little sweeter. is in?ou normally dip the sta >> butter. i was able to break into my first crab. now we get a check on the weather. a great day to eat crabs. showers out to the rockies. nothing showing up on hd doppler. we head back to tony. he will take a better check of the weather. look at this. >> outstanding effort. buddy wants to know what the mustard is. you did very well. what do think of the old bay seasoning? >> it is delicious. >> that is a great seasoning. thank you. nice job. that is a tradition. this is about as good as it gets. 58 in parkton and taneytown. if you're sensitive to the colts, you may want to take a light jacket. -- if you're sensitive to the cold. temperatures are above average thanks to high pressure above the great lakes. this will be the controlling factor. as it slides off the coast, temperatures will warm up. back up around 90 this weekend. i will show the seven-day forecast in a moment. this is a tropical storm arlene. coming onshore down to mexico. 65 mile per hour wind. most of the beneficial rain will stay south of the texas coastline. it has been a very dry in texas. mostly sunny is our forecast. no rain your home. high temperature around 84. this is as nice as it gets. cool tonight but not as cool as last night. temperatures drop back into the 60's. outstanding down at the beach this weekend. there could be some late- afternoon thunderstorms saturday and sunday. temperatures in the 80's. surf temperatures into the 70's. this weekend, close to 90 degrees. we have a chance for a shower or thunderstorm late in the afternoon or evening. it will not affect your outdoor plants and i don't think it will affect the fireworks on the fourth of july. 6:15. >> let's check the area roads for you. 95 from the northeast, a smooth ride southbound as you make your approach to 32. so far so good on the west side at 70. 55 down towards edmundson. a smooth ride harford road. checking speed sensors at the fort mchenry, 57 miles per hour. key bridge traffic running smoothly. all the major roadways look good on this thursday. this is the west side. this is traffic in the area of 95 at joppa road. southbound traffic building just a bit. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> defense attorneys are prepared to rest their case in the casey anthony trial. it is not clear if the mother will never take the stand. her mother was grilled about his suicide attempt. trull analysts believe the attempt may have backfired. a judge gives the ok to allow present officials to give anti- psychotic medications do jared loughner pa. they are prepared him for trial. he faces murder charges and attempted murder charges. a top brass sent out for robert gates. president obama will attend the formal farewell tribute for gates today outside the pentagon. it will include a 19-gun salute. leon panetta will take over at defense. >> toyota it is recalling some of its hybrid suv's. it involves about 45,000 high land highlanders. toyota says the vehicles have a problem with the hybrid systems. owners will not received repaired notifications until mid july. people have a better chance of dying on or near payday. when people get paid, they are likely to leave home and find ways to spend their money. i think i will take my chances tomorrow when it is payday for us. dads are harder workers then you may think. a big golf company is losing money and cutting jobs. jane king has more. >> it is the name behind big bertha. callaway. they will report a loss of nearly $55 million in the second quarter. it has been hurt by the recent economic downturn. lockheed martin look into electric grid security. they are selling their military expertise as they tried to exploit their recent -- cyber security is a $1.3 billion market. there was an austerity plan okayed for greece. that kicked stocks up a notch. men with children appear to be working harder than those without children. fathers with kids worked three hours more a week on average than those who do not. dads want to call that breadwinner image. they may be working longer to bring in more money for their families. >> jane king fort wbal-tv 11 news > 6:19. 62 degrees on tv hill. >> the orioles still looking for that clutch hit as they take on the cardinals. >> 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? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to [email protected]. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning to you. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're tracking one accident in harford county on northbound 95 at route 24. be extra careful. delays start to form in that area. you can see we are at 61 miles per hour on harford road. 57 miles per hour on the west side. moving well down on 95. the j.f.x. in great shape. we start with the accident scene that is off on the right shoulder. no major problems in that area of 95 at 24. still nothing major around the. delay-wise. we will enjoy a quiet ride for now. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a great start on this thursday morning. clear skies and comfortable temperatures. 55 in frederick. rk.in the yo 71 at the maryland science center. mostly sunny with a high temperature around 84 degrees. note humidity. we'll look at the forecast going into the holiday weekend. here is keith mills. >> good morning. three runs in two games. buck showalter said it will not get it done. 5-1, the orioles lose to the cardinal spirit they must do some work to avoid the sweeping. chris jakubauskas makes the start. last year, lance berkman hits him with a line drive. colby rasmus hits one onto eutaw street on monday night. nick markakis gets one back. j.j. hardy scores. that extends the hitting streak to 18 games. birds load the bases with no outs. cris carpenter gets vlad guerrero and adam jones. he goes on to pitch a complete game. derrek lee. 5-1, the final. the nfl labor talks continue today. roger goodell and smith entered questions from 155 rookies at the nfl rookie symposium in sarasota, florida. >> it was a great opportunity to sit with the rookies. they have lots of questions to be answered. we're under certain restrictions. we're taking a break because it was important to be down here with the players. we have great respect for the players. this is an important few days. >> roger goodell and smith stood side by side. probably more symbolic than anything. real important as they move on. wimbledon today. roger federer is of on his way home. he lost to tsonga. despite the easy winner for federer. federer.ishit by tsonga moves on to the semifinals. the national professionals championship -- pga championship in hershey. he will go to the pga championship in august. 28,000 pros. he is number one. >> ava will be back with the crab account. >> an arrest in the murder of the of a woman and her daughter. >> standardized test scores slide. more schools cheated on those tests. >> i am new to this crab-eating thing. we will talk about soft shell crabs. crabs. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> i am not jennifer franciotti. thank you for joining us this morning. tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> a great start on this thursday. the forecast for today, about as good as it gets. mostly sunny and no humidity. high temperature around 84. welcome back check the forecast for the holiday weekend. >> police charged a man with the murders of a woman and her daughter. >> the mother was pregnant. george lettis is live with more details on the suspect. >> police describe this as a domestic fight that turned into a murder. the woman was pregnant. police arrested 28-year-old brian eggleston for the murders of his fiance, alicia avery, and her 4-year-old daughter, darry'el parker. >> it just -- it hurts me so bad because -- they did not deserve that. >> autopsy showed the mother and daughter were shot inside an apartment at the welcome inn in parkville. their bodies were found monday after authoritiese went to do a welfare check. the victims had been missing since thursday. authorities believe the relationship between avery and eggleston was getting rocky right 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 up in the motel because she was a witness for an upcoming trial that was unrealted to this case. eggleston is in jail in baltimore city. he was arrested on monday for an unrelated drug charge. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death at the coca-cola plant in east baltimore. fire crews responded around 10:30 wednesday border. a trailer fell onto a man identified as a vendor. >> 8 more baltimore schools are suspected of cheating on the maryland assessment test. the city schools ceo announced the probe as they released the declining test scores. >> there is no such thing -- >> the press conference was called to talk about test scores which are down. more city's schools work under the microscope for cheating. pcl would not talk about specifics. >> i wanted to say that the progress was real, because it has been astonishingly problematic. >> elementary and middle school reading scores are down by 3.4%. mouth scores decline by 4.9%. teacher turnover and student attendance are blamed for some of the decline. and now any proposal to add an extra day of the schedule. >> we see this as a model that works in some of our schools. the question is, can quickly get to particular grades? >> that is a proposal not sitting well with the head of the school administrators you in. >> i would prefer parents of our children making that type of decision. i don't think that is a decision the school system should make. issue come from the parents of the children. >> maryland students made slight gains in elementary and middle school reading and math. early childhood programs are credit for the increase. >> they are coming to school ready for the challenges for reading. i would attribute that success in reading in elementary schools, middle schools to what we've done in early childhood. >> the state will release science scores along with figures from the high school assessment and graduation and attendance rates. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a couple of northbound problems on 95. a disabled vehicle at the fort mchenry toll plaza. otherwise, northbound 95, an accident off to the right toat 24. a callous move on the north side. the j.f.x. in great shape. an easy ride on 70 and on 29. this is 95 at 24. the accident is off on the right shoulder. not creating a major delays. the beltway at wilkins avenue looks good. no problems on the entire beltway. a smooth ride so far. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we're having fun with ava. she is having crabs for the first time. i am in press. >> i am hooked. it is delicious and worth all the effort. i cannot believe i have gone my whole life without eating these. my life begins today. i feel like i am a true marylander. i am here with tony, the owner of fruitland markets. he will tell us about the special ingredient they put on their crabs. >> this is similar to olday. we add more rock salt. some dry mustard and some hot pepper. it makes a good blend. salt gives it a good case. >> the seasoning penetrates the crab. i did not know there were soft shell crabs were you could eat the shell. >> you read the whole crab. fry it in a pan of butter. pull it up here. take this part out. rinse it in cold water. >> we will talk about the other things you can pick up for your holiday meal here at the fruitland market. high pressure is in control right now. a chance of storms this weekend. it is turning out to be a great holiday summer. >> do you think she will do impt? >> we will see. some fun but not so clean fun. >> it all makes sense. >> we are still taking your answers 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? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to [email protected]. ring ring progresso i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. you know they're the only ones endorsed by weight watchers. they taste so good. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white meat chicken. oh, 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