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kim dacey has more. >> maryland banned slot machine the 1960's. hollywood casino will be the first casino to open. they got the okay to open after a trial run went well saturday night. 1500 slot machines. there are no table games. you can experience something similar. >> i am excited. all of the staff is excited. all the cast members were smiling from ear to ear yesterday to be part of history in maryland. >> this casino has created 350 jobs. 80% of the employees are coming from cecil and harford counties. this meant no longer needs to compete so long. >> i have a two-year-old and we have been here for about eight years. it has been great coming home near. >> the casino is opening three days earlier than expected thanks to quick construction. they wanted to expedite this process so maryland could compete with bordering states. others hope to follow in their footsteps soon. the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a home collapsed and calling attention the housing problem. firefighters were brought to the scene for p.m. yesterday. nobody was trapped under the rubble. there are 30,000 vacant homes in the city. it is a matter of time before one collapses on top boat somebody. >> once the water gets in them and the walls start decaying, is a matter of time before they fall in. >> for years and years. do something with it. don't just let them sit there and sit there. the same thing will happen again. nobody was hurt this time. eventually, somebody is going to get hurt. >> you can dial 311 to report vacant homes that look structurally unsound. they will arrange to shore up or demolish homes that pose a threat. >> dna evidence took center stage in the ken harris murder trial. kelly miller spent the day saying how police were charged the three defendants. testimony resumes later today. a white supremacist will spend 31 days in prison for an attack on an elderly fishermen. the judge sentenced the man t

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. polls will open today at 7:00 a.m. this morning and will be open until 8:00 p.m. this evening. the woman who watched a gunman telling harris' life is her story. barry simms has details. >> the first witness described a devastating experience. monica foreman robinson was in the car with ken harris when he was shot and killed. she could not identify the suitor, saying he was wearing a white halloween mask. >> no one can identify these three individuals. this is a high-profile case. my suspicion is the police department had to make a quick arrest to calm the fears of the community. >> charles mcganey, garry collins, and jerome williams are charged with harris' murder. prosecutors told the jury new witness was going to say i saw who did the shooting. they are relying on dna evidence. they believe williams shot harris. robinson said she met harris five months before the shooting and that they were good friends. she remained in the car while harris went into the lounge. she could see motion inside the door and she saw harris

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we invite you to sign the pledge on our website. you can check out the official data for yourself. it is on wbaltv.com. >> the family of a girl electrocuted by a fence settled their lawsuit with the private contractor. they're looking to open their case against the city. the settlement does not admit the company was at fault when the girl became electrified. this was in 2006. a judge has yet to rule on whether the case against the city can go forward. >> the recession appears to be hitting the americans in more than just their wallets. marriages are at an all-time low with just 52% of adults say they are joined in wedlock. the number was 57% in 2000. home ownership has declined for the third year in a row after hitting a peak of 67.3% in 2006. the income gap grew last year to the largest margin ever. the bottom 20% brought in just 3.4%. there is another golf that appears to be widening. the salary gap between men and women. women still make less than their male counterparts. women managers with children earned seven 9 cents for ever

. >> kim dacey has the details this morning. she is live on federal hill. >> the law makes it a secondary offense to hold your cell phone while you are driving. now you have to buy a handsfree devices. the best buy in glen bernie was packed yesterday. todd heap stopped by to have people comply, and also to sign autographs. law enforcement's know just how dangerous it distracted driving can be. >> i have a firsthand experience when a family member was in a crash. it was attributable to the use of the cell phone while driving. >> anything we can do to help focusing on the road will make a difference in the jobs. >> maryland will become the

kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we are still checking for that accident in the city at northern parkway and liberty heights. information about the accident in jessup. it is blocking all lanes at washington boulevard. police are directing traffic there. otherwise, we're looking nice. live drive times are up to speed on the major roadways. eight minutes on 895 south. seven minutes on -- we will give you a live look outside. things are moving just fine there. in the northeast corner, again, things are moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you can see a gorgeous sunrise in progress. right now is mild outside, 68 downtown. 66 at the airport. we will head for a high in the low 80's, just a little bit above normal. it will feel much dryer when the wind picks up from the northwest. hopefully all could things for the ravens this weekend. here is keith mills with more. >> thank you. it is back on the roads for the ravens as they had to cincinnati. they have started with back-to- back road games. the ben

reporting live at camden yards, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thanks, kim. coming up today on "oprah," it's the movie that could revolutionize america's schools. "waiting for superman," find out what this documentary has to say about our public education system and what you can do about it. plus, the one-woman tornado at the center of a washington, d.c. storm. that's today at 4:00 on "oprah." but first, a look at what's next on the "today" show. here's matt lauer. >> good morning. coming up on a monday here on "today," hurricane igor hits bermuda overnight, knocking out power to parts of that island. we will have a live report on that storm. also ahead, president jimmy carter will join us. we'll ask the former president about a variety of topics, everything from the two americans being held in iran to tea party politics and his own legacy. and plus, will lindsay lohan be sent back to jail now that she's admitted to failing a drug test? we'll have more on that. and the twin brothers who claim the creator of facebook stole their idea. we'll speak to them in an

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kim, thank you. the parents of a 6-year-old say their daughter was dismissed from a cheering squad after they complained about what they considered to be inappropriate words in one of the cheers. jennifer tesch says she was shocked when her daughter kennedy came home from practice and demonstrated the routine. tesch says when they went to the coach and general manager to express her concern, she got the runaround. event we'll managers of the detroit-area cheerleading squad reportedly removed the girl from the squad, adding they were keeping the 20-year-old cheer. >> and the lyrics are, our backs ache, our skirts are too tight, we shake our booties from left to right. and at that point, i was just kind of in shock, and right away the next day i addressed it with the coach and the general manager of the wolverines. >> tesch says other cheerleading squads have offered to put kennedy on their team. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a detroit cheering squad's choice of c

revend kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a building tumbles to the ground in northwest baltimore triggered a frantic search for survivors. officials confirmed nobody was trapped inside the rubble, which was once a vacant home on druid hill avenue. another vacant building has collapsed and baltimore city. this was early this morning in norfolk avenue in northwest. we're still trying to get information on that. four people are dead after being thrown from their vehicle. this happened along route 50. police say that crash involved a couple of box trucks. it is not certain if weather played a role in the crash. >> a white supremacist will spend years behind bars. he was sentenced for the beating of james privett. attack would not have happened if the man was white. >> authorities want to keep an eye on social media outlets in their fight against terrorism. this could lead to a change in wiretap laws. that possibility is getting a mixed reception. >> it is not hard to find a connected college student. is asomputer screen close as say laptop or a cell phone. >> i honestly cannot doing anything w

reporter kim dacey was there. >> the books and vendors are here. mount vernon place is ready to go for the 15th annual baltimore book festival. >> it is truly a celebration of the literary arts. we have a lot of book authors. we have a lot of food and entertainment. there are activities based on the books. >> the event is expected to generate $4.5 million economy for the local economy. it isn't hard to see why. they have nearly 100 vendors of food, activities, and thousands of books. there are special spade -- stages and tents. and this bookstore is here every year. >> it is fantastic. how often you get to spend an entire weekend talking about books? >> the support independently- owned bookstores around the country and hear some nationally-known authors speak about their books. >> we have holly robinson peete and her husband. daughter andz's her book about dieting and the dorm rooms at college. >> there is a state-of-the-art kitchen where some of the cookbook authors will be dishing up some of their recipes. organizers say there is truly something

voters will decide and kim dacey is in our newsroom with details. >> the race between joe bartenfelder and kevin is so tight. both spent the night pressing for more votes. one campaign with a purple and yellow sign for drivers. he has served on the council for 16 years. so has his opponent, joe bartenfelder. he appeared last night to talk with voters. bartenfelder is a career former. kevin has endorsements from "the baltimore sun." >> i think that i have the rights experience and knowledge to move our county forward and stress a positive message of keeping our neighborhoods safe and are schools strong and have a modern government that delivers basic services. >> if you do not need to be a lawyer to be a ceo. we have been successful. i have been in the legislature before this and on the appropriations committee. >> the winner will face a candidate who is running unopposed. the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. tonight. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> be sure to check out our website to view or print out a voters guide. you can also learn more about the voters. we have pos

kim dacey joins us live with more. >> hollywood casino got the official green light after a trial run went well saturday night. it will be maryland's first slots casino opened. voters approved a slots on referendum in 2008. the perryville casino is opening three days earlier than scheduled because construction finished more quickly than expected. no table games. 350 new jobs have been created. 80% of the new employees are from cecil and harford counties. they are proud to be starting a new era in maryland deeming. >> all our cast members are smiling from ear to ear. >> the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> police are charging a patient in howard county with the murder of a fellow patient. a hospital nurse found susan sachs dead yesterday morning. saladin taylor is charged in the strangulation. susan sachs was accused of stabbing a social worker back in 2004. a woman isn't shock trauma after she was shot during a domestic dispute. this was just before 4:00 p.m. sunday afternoon. police say she suffered non- life-threat

kim dacey joins us live with more on that race. >> patricia jessamy will take on gregg bernstein at the polls today. the baptist ministers are backing jessamy. bernstein picked up the endorsements of a well-known attorney and former judge. pat jessamy and gregg bernstein both spend part of the last day before the primary campaigning. both picked up endorsements. billy murphy publicly declared his support for bernstein. >> considering the platforms both candidates, i think his platform is superior to hers. she had a failed tenure. >> representing more than 200 of the city's religious leaders, they are backing petraeus at jessamy. >> she understands we cannot arrest and convict our way out of our current predicament. this persistent violence that seems to plague every violence. she has been a tireless worker for prevention, for drug treatment on demand. >> both candidates got a last word on what they think needs to be done. >> i think the issues of public safety transcend race and status. >> to create a safer city, there has been nothing offered here relative to how that would be done. >>

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. ultrasound made it possible to determine the sex of a child before it was born. now there is gender selection. doctors conduct this through in vitro fertilization, making it possible to determine which are male and which are fameemale. the procedure is raising some eyebrows. >> it is potentially problematic and it does raise serious ethical issues. but the balance so far favors autonomy on the part of the parents in making reproductive decisions that were before them. >> supporting doctors say time has a tendency to change minds. some doctors have restrictions, often turning away parents who options for selective reasons. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think about technology that allows parents to choose the sex of the child they are having? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 57 degrees on tv hill. a man behind bars is not a free man. we will tell you why. >> a chaotic day for students after a man opens fire on campus. this

kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have picked up an accident on route 40 at rogers avenue. police are just getting on the scene. there is the report of an accident in towson and another in baltimore. in carroll county, there is a cow in the road, so watch out for that. there is to report francis scott key highway. this is the northwest corner of the beltway at old court road. you can see the fog out there. traffic is moving ok. this is the key bridge on the east side. there are some fog warnings on the bridges in the area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now over to john. >> thought is an issue. -- fog is in issue. queen anne county and kent county schools are delayed 90 minutes because of the fog. temperatures are route 7 with fog this morning. it will be hot and of the schubert side -- temperatures are in the 70's. we will have more on the forecast coming up in just a minute. >> good morning, everybody. the countdown continues to sunday's home opener for the ravens. they play the cleveland browns. nothing

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kim dacey joins us with more on the story. >> maryland banned slots in the 1960's. hollywood casino cut the official word last night it will become the first maryland slots casino since a referendum was approved in 2008. hollywood casino got the ok after a trial run winds well saturday night. the casino has 1500 slot machines. you can experience something similar to table games. >> i am excited and all the staff is as well. all of our cast members are smiling from ear to ear. >> officials hope to help the economy in maryland. this casino has created 350 jobs. tony nylander has to commute from north east to a casino in rhode island. >> i have a 2-year-old and we have been for about eight years. it is great aunt to hear the little guy yelled daddy. >> the casino is opening three days earlier thanks to construction. officials wanted to expedite this process so maryland could compete with casinos in bordering states. other locations hoped to fall in hollywood's footsteps. the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. >> a patient has been charged with the mu

kim dacey joins us live from federal help with the details. >> this deal would be a billion-dollar deal. baltimore could expect to see some defects with 140 flights already out of bwi. the merger between southwest and airtran will mean more flights for carriers. there will spend more time on parking and foods. that translates into more revenue. there are some unanswered questions. no decisions have been made about eliminating employees. there will likely be job cuts at the corporate levels. more jobs could be coming to baltimore. >> southwest gets bigger at bwi. there are more flights and more people needed to service those flights, including screening them through security. >> there are positives about the merger. there could be a decrease in local ad revenue and less competition between two local airlines would lead to lower advertising. >> baltimore county police are investigating a homicide in the cockeysville. there was a fight at stone gate port about 11:30 last night. a male was found with head trauma and he was pronounced dead at the scene. there was a stabbing at a small. polic

kim dacey checking on your morning commute. will looking very nice on this friday morning. it looks like a smooth ride around the area. 59 on the west side as you head down south on the beltway. 61 on the j.f.x., and we're looking at 65 on 95 in the northeast corner. live drive times confirm that. 95 south between the beltway and 32, 11 minutes. 895 southbound is looking at 9 minutes. very, very nice all around the area. this is ed old court road. the inner and outer loops moving in just fine. this is 95 at the for mechanic toll plaza. things are moving just fine north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. happy friday. >> happy friday. thank you. we are looking pretty good. we have it marc train on the camden line. it is running 10 to 15 minutes late. we have on the buses, the seven, 16, 77, and 97 buses all running about 15 minutes late. there is a diversion that lie street and pratt street. the line is available 410-539- 5000 or toll free. also information available on the web at www.mta.maryland.gov

here is kim dacey. >> things looking very nice so far on this purple friday. there is one incident to talk about. first i want to show you some live drive times. six minutes on 95 north between the beltway -- between 100 and the beltway. no delays at all to report. this is harford road. you can see there is some fog out there as you head out the door. this is 95 just north of the beltway. we do have the report of a vehicle fire in the white marsh area. it does not appear to be affecting traffic. traffic seems to be moving just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in howard county. a family claims the school board did not step in when the child became a victim of bullying. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more on this story. >> the family is suing for three counts of defamation of constitutional rights. they are seeking $1 million to $10 million. a student at the patapsco middle school has been believed. he was pushed and slammed into lockers and other such acts of cruelty. bullying in schools is a growing problem. b

kim dacey checking on your morning commute. not looking too bad overall. 95 southbound in the white marsh area, there is a vehicle fire there. live drive times looking ok. 95 south to the beltway and 32, 11 minutes. in that area.good this is the topside of the beltway at harford road. use the low beams to get through the fog. traffic is moving fine. light volume. we do have flocked on. bridges. there is an accident, something to watch out for. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a diversion on the three, 11, 64 buses diverted northbound around the book festival. the 35 bus is being diverted around pratt street. there is a diversion that light street and pratt street because of construction. metro subway is on time. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. now back to john collins. >> thank you. look at the radar. all of the clouds part to the north of us. we do have some ground fog in the area. kent county public schools are running on

i'm kim dacey. i'll explain, straight ahead. >> president obama defending his economic plan, drumming up votes, and hoping to get his message into your living room. i'm kate ma'am ar ain washington to explain. >> and sarah caldwell tag a look at your morning commute. right now, looking pretty good. we'll fill you in on traffic we'll fill you in on traffic pulse 11. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] >> good monday morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. pretty nice weekend. >> yeah, turned out to be nice. a little warmer yesterday, temperatures in the low 80's. today we're going to dip back into the setchts, but still nice. we had a couple go through a couple of hours ago.

kim dacey has their story. >> the 12 chefs of the food works kitchen are cooking up delicious food. these chefs are students just six weeks into a 14-week training program. >> what we do, we bring in folks that are either under-employed or unemployed, and we give them the opportunity to put them through a quite intense 14-week program. >> the students spend part of their day in the classroom learning the fundamentals of food and working as a head chef. then they take that knowledge into the kitchen, whipping up nutritious and tasty meals using the money donated to the food bank. >> i learned new skills. this program has helped me. >> the food the chefs prepare is placed into vacuum seal bags and frozen to family-sized portions for agency -- agencies to distribute. in addition, student chefs are getting priceless, practical experience. >> the whole point and the goal, once we're done, 14 weeks later, is to get them fully employed. hopefully a great-paying job, great benefits. >> this is taking students closer to achieving their dreams one job at a time. >> a cruise ship. >> to own my