>> coming up, tropical storm isaac claimed four lives in haiti and this morning it has its sights set on the florida straits. >> how patrick mckursker is ing remembered this morning. >> and he made history with one small step. how the nation is mourning the first man to walk on the moon. >> in new york city, new details about victims caught in crossfire outside of the empire state building. 11 news sunday morning starts right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning, i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. the big story is tropical storm isaac which killed four people in haiti, has entered the

florida straits and is expected to strengthen. >> a hurricane warning is in effect for the florida keys and a tropical storm warning has been extended up further on t gulf coast. >> it is a beautiful night along the shoreline in fort myers but these conditions will be changing dramatically over the next couple of days here. isaac continues to wreck the caribbean. at least four were killed as high winds and heavy winds ripped apart shelters in haiti. a clear and powerful warning for the gulf coast. >> everyone from louisiana to florida needs to watch this carefully. >> in fort myers, that includes sandbags. >> the storm surge and the size of the storm itself that we are concerned with. we are very anxious. >> nerves are on edge in tampa where preparations continue but events scheduled for monday, first day of the republican

convention, have been pushed back to tuesday because of the storm. >> i think if the chairman thinks it's better for public safety, i'm in favor of it. >> emergency teams have geared up and are ready to move in when isaac moves through. >> there are over 800 red cross workers in florida right now and as the storm decides where it's going to go, we are mobile, able to move the resources. >> the current forecast track targets the gulf coast and shows the storm growing to a category 2 hurricane with 100 mile-an-hour winds before land fall. >> once it moves into the strait of florida, that's a lot of warm water to fuel the hurricane. >> holding things together could be increasingly difficult as conditions take a turn for the worse in a place that, before the storm, looks a lot like paradise. paradise now preparing for hurricane conditions possibly by the end of the weekend. jay gray, nbc news, fort myers.

>> just how quickly things can change. meteorologist ava marie joining with the track of the storm. >> we will get a full look at isaac when we return in a few minutes. where it is right now in the tropics as we look at the satellite picture, we can see winds starting to pick up with it, 65 miles per hour right now and as we get a closer look, we see isaac is sitting right north of cuba. it is going to be traveling northwest as it continues to head up towards florida. we will have details on that in a little bit. first, what's happening here. clouds and 71 degrees currently at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. we have rain being reported further south, heavy rain, at that, could be pushing back into baltimore. showers likely today, especially this morning but we have to account for them later today. skies, fog this morning and highs in the low 80's. details coming up on isaac's track when we return. >> and stay informed any time

severe weather strikes by downloading our free smartphone app for weather updates and live radar. tropical storm isaac is making mitt romney wait another day before he's nominated as the republican apart's presidential nominee. g.o.p. officials are scrapping the first day of the national convention as isaac bears down on florida. romney says the safety of those in the storm's path is most important right now. leaders say it will convene briefly on monday, then go into recess until tuesday afternoon. this is the second republican convention in a row to be delayed due to severe weather. in 2008, it was a convention in minnesota delayed by a day due to a hurricane. >> a man many consider to be an icon in canton has died. this morning, canton remembers the man given credit for helping

revitalize the neighborhood. >> this picture says it all. it's a sad day in canton. >> maryland's lost a hero today. >> patrick mckursker died friday night in a cycling accident, considered one of the pioneers in canton and civic giant across the region. >> he touched a lot of lives. to host a funeral for him, you'd have to have it at m&t bank stadium. >> the 49-year-old husband and father of two were killed in otis when he collided with a city bus while riding along coastal highway. >> we love him. >> back in 1994, he opened nacho mama's. >> the joke was a jewish guy talked to an irish guy about opening a mexican restaurant in a polish neighborhood.

some of his best friends, people didn't think he would last a month. >> the success led to mama's on the half shelf and a revitalized canton. he was a big supporter in the believe in tomorrow children's house at johns john's hopkins, g thousands of restaurant meals to sick kids and their parents. >> he would give pizza to inner city schools for good grades. he's one of those people who i think symbolized all of the good aspects of our community. >> o'donnell square turned into a memorial as word of the crash spread. many gathered to honor the life of the legend in their neighborhood. >> this neighborhood lost a leader today. this guy was like glue. >> funeral arrangements have

been made for wednesday at 10:00 at cathedral of mary our queen. in howard county, the final victim of the train derailment was laid to rest. family and friends gathered to remember rose mayr at bethany methodist church in ellicott city. >> in a tragedy of this kind of thing, there are things that just don't make sense to us and we ask god how to guide us and provide healing and comfort to the family. >> according to autopsy rupts, - reports, the girls died from asphyxiation. >> the family of legendary astronaut neil armstrong says he died from complications of heart surgery at 82 years old. >> one small step for man, one

giant leap for mankind. >> in the summer of 1969, neil armstrong became the first man ever to set foot on the moon and imprinted his name alongside history's greatest explorers. in one tense and glorious july evening, armstrong and the apollo 11 crew changed the face of possibility, made the unimaginable manageable and brought the world together as never before. >> on the surface of the moon, i could look up and see the planet earth and it was very bright and very beautiful and very small. >> it was in wapakaneto, ohio, where young neil armstrong turned his attention to the skies. he earned his pilot's license at 16 and was flying combat missions over korea four years

later. after the service, he flew everything from gliders to supersonic jets as a test pilot for the agency that would become nasa. in 1962, the space agency started training armstrong to be an astronaut, launching a career that would take him where no man had been before. >> 10, 9, ignition sequence start. >> 0, 0, 7, 6, 4. >> the eagle has landed. >> his achievement was one for the ages. neil armstrong will be remembered as one of the most daring pioneers on the earth for his accomplishments outside of it. bruce hall, nbc news. >> what was reported as a cutting has become a homicide around 11:00 a.m. friday morning.

police arrived in the 600 block of brisbane avenue and found lindale carrington suffering from stab wounds. detectives believe the suspect armed himself with a sharp object and stabbed carrington in the torso and fled the scene. we are told there is a person of interest. >> to new york city where officials this morning have confirmed all nine people injured during the dramatic shootout between police and a gunman outside of the empire state building were wounded by police gunfire. >> one day after jeff johnson ignited a firestorm of bullets, detectives were back at the empire state building interviewing witnesses, looking for more answers. >> i saw everybody running inside the building and it was chaos. >> security video shows what tourists and commuters were caught in the middle of. you see johnson in a suit

walking calmly on fifth avenue after killing former co-worker steven ercolino. two officers fired their him.ns, killing >> i saw the man dead on the ground in front of the empire state building. >> i just got shot. >> it was rush hour in midtown. those on the streets ran for cover as the shots multiplied. >> i heard a bunch of shots and after maybe the sixth or seventh shot. i heard screaming, yelling. >> one officer fired nine times, another, seven. nine people were shot, including some who were grazed and others hit by ricochet. while yesterday's mayhem didn't keep tourists away today, they say it's on their mind. >> slightly scared and apprehensive but it's in the going to spoil my trip. >> this morning, all but three

of the bystanders who were wounded have been released from new york city hospital. >> 72 degrees on tv hill. a local man urging you to get tested for hepatitis c. why there's growing concern about infected baby boomers. >> frightening moments for passengers of a ferry in massachusetts. how over 100 people became stranded in the harbor. sweetie, you have to scrub it first.

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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> let's give you a live look of the radar right now. rain building into the area. sprinkles overnight around the metro area and now more substantial showers heading towards annapolis, migrating north. the baltimore metro getting back into that. also heavy rain showers moved

over ocean city, mostly in delaware. this tracking north of ocean city has a flood warning over it as it's sitting still and dropping heavy rain. we are going to watch that cell there and watch for more rain to build out of the south. first i want to show you the tropics. the story is tropical storm isaac expected to strengthen to a hurricane and possibly later today, maybe tonight. isaac showing cloud cover to the north of cuba so it did miss cuba mostly. they didn't get the direct impacts as haiti did but bad news for the united states because the fact that isaac stayed over the open waters, it has the potential to continue to strengthen. it will be moving over the florida straits today, winds sustained at 65 miles per hour right now, a little less than 10 miles per hour short of the hurricane status so not hard for it to reach it especially over the warm waters near the keys,

likely to stay west of the tampa but strong winds and heavy rain possible along the west coast of florida before it could strengthen more, possibly making landfall into the panhandle. in our area, temperatures in the 70's. b.w.i. thurgood marshall 71. annapolis at 74 and down the at 76 degrees. ocean city currently 73 degrees. we are seeing winds still a little bit strong especially along delaware at 13 miles per hour at dover air force base, 9 miles per hour downtown, wind gusts associated with that area of low pressure. winds dying down today. looking at the current weather pattern, clouds in place as the storm system tracks up the coast, drawing in moisture off the atlantic, high pressure to the north, as well, so a straight on-shore flow turning more southeasterly throughout the day.

a beautiful area of high pressure moves in once the storm is finished. today, mostly cloudy skies, showers likely, especially early today but have to account them into the afternoon. an on-and-off pat pattern later today. cloudy skies, dropping to 70's downtown and 60's in the suburbs. seven-day forecast shows a chance for showers, even on tuesday, high pressure through the end of the week. >> major transportation changes ahead for city school students. what parents and kids need to know, still ahead. >> c.d.c. recommends all baby boomers be tested for hepatitis c. >> a new wrinkle in a controversial pit bull ruling. what the state's highest court has decided. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet,

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>> in this morning's medical alert, a scan of the heart arteries is the best way for doctors to tell which patients will develop problems in the future, out of a study from wake forest medical center. researchers looked at the top assessment tests for blocked heart arteries. they found the heart scan was best predictor of future heart disease among patients thought to the have intermediate risk. good news for marylanders, the state has received a $123 million grant to support development of the state's health benefit exchange. lieutenant governor anthony brown made that announcement in baltimore. the exchange is a marketplace where people and small businesses can choose among benefit plans and determine eligibility for medicaid and federal tax credits. maryland's exchange must be

operational by october of 2013 and lieutenant governor brown says the grant will help complete the establishment of the exchange. >> we are going to provide or connect 350,000 marylanders to competitively priced, quality, affordable health products. it's very important to us that we get right and with the resources of the federal government we will be able to do that. >> the lieutenant governor announced the exchange would be renamed as maryland health connection. the c.d.c. right now is urging all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis c and for one local man, that warning is hitting home. he's urging people to get tested. kim dacey has more. >> mike gimble has been sober nearly 40 years but just 12 years ago he learned he has

hepatitis c from sharing drug needles in his teens. >> i thought i was in the clear. 25 years later, my behavior came back to bite me in the butt. >> the centers for disease control and prevention says it's happening to a lot of baby boomers. doctors say some of that is due to using injectable drugs decades ago but there are other factors that put this generation at risk. >> we are a higher risk population. whether we realize it or not because of our behavior, again, whether you got a tattoo, your ears pierced, used drugs or got a blood transfusion, if you were in the hospital. >> that's why the c.d.c. just released recommendation for anyone born between 1945 and 1965 to get a one-time blood test for hepatitis c at their next doctor's visit. many people with the disease don't have symptoms but if it's undetected and untreated, it can lead to big problems with your liver. >> that's what's crazy about

hepatitis, it may lay dormant or it might progress and when it does progress, we are talking about liver cancer, liver disease. >> doctors say a simple blood test can help save lives. there are treatments and even a cure for some patients if the disease is caught early. mike is grateful he got tested and he's encouraging all baby boomers to do the same. >> it's something i want to share and want people to know that it can happen, it does happen. >> for more information on the c.d.c.'s denied lines or hepatitis c, you can find links on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal, tv-11 news. >> here's a look at events around town this weekend.

>> the state's highest court says it went too far in including mixed breed pit bulls in its ruling declaring the dogs inherently dangerous. >> bentley is a pit bull mix looking for a great home. a recent clarification made by the maryland court of appeals should make getting bentley adopted from the spca in

baltimore a little easier but some animal welfare experts aren't so sure. >> because there's no definition of what kind of dog court is talking about, there still is confusion. >>av reviewing the original case of a 10-year-old boy mauled by a pit bull, the court made the decision to modify its previous ruling categorizing pit bulls and pit bull mixes as inherently dangerous. the law now only applies to pure bred pit bulls, a change experts say is vague. attorney katherin howly works with the maryland housing association. the experts were clear that pit bull is not a breed of dog. pit bull includes a variety of different breeds of dogs but in itself it is not a breed of dog so this opinion doesn't clarify what is a pit bull for landlords. >> we are concerned we will see more abandoned animals in

maryland shelter. the main thing we've seen is adoptions falling through. >> caregivers are worried they'll see more of the same and count on legislators to continue the debate in annapolis. >> legislators agreed that the court ruling was unfair and needed to be addressed so we are looking forward to that regular session. >> i think it's far from over. i'm look that the as act two in a three-act play. the next act will take place when the legislature reconvenes in january. >> 5:29, 72 degrees on tv hill. coming up, an explosion in venezuela has left scores injured. >> and people in haiti are trying to recover after tropical storm isaac swept the country, leaving four dead. >> we will look at isaac's track

and look at the rain here.

>> live, local, late breaking, this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning, thanks for joining us. >> let's take another look

outside with ava. >> jen said she saw heavy downpours. >> some of you may encounter all of that and more this morning as rain showers are on the way. the roads are wet and will be slick and you may encounter fog. currently 76 degrees at the inner harbour, b.w.i. thurgood 71.hall pikesville 72, coffeesville 72 and 72 degrees in chestertown. temperature warmer in the afternoon but on-and-off showers throughout the day. you'll have to keep an eye on the radar if you have outdoor plans. this morning, mostly cloudy skies, winds out of the east-southeast 10 to 15 miles per hour. we will look at isaac heading towards florida in a few minutes. >> tropical storm isaac is making its way across cuba towards the florida coast and

haiti took a direct hit. this morning, four people are reported dead. >> as hundreds of thousands of haitians are still living in tents 2 1/2 years after the devastating earthquake. >> throughout haiti, the storm brought heavy rains and in port-au-prince, a flooded river roars dangerously close to a sprawling tent camp housing thousands of haitians left homeless by the 2010 earthquake. overnight, the storm knocked down many of the tents here. charles hubert spent the day picking up pieces, trying to rebuild his tent in the rain and the mud. the wind knocked it down. another man known as little brother also lost his tent and carried his son out of the camp hoping to find shelter somewhere else. as the day worry -- wore on, everyone here worried about the river, hoping it wouldn't swell further and that the levee would

hold. a few miles away, residents slogged through heavy mud, tried to resume their lives. in the camp's school, about 180 people sought shelter from blowing rains in the middle of the night after many of the tents here blew down. >> these families are losing the very little that they had, all their stuff is rotten, is very wet. they're in the mud. >> with rain still falling, many were beginning to clean up all the mess, in a country that has seen so much misery there is now even more. mark potter, nbc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >> torrential rain in north carolina has flooded parts of roanoke rapids, forces 50 people from their homes. 80 homes damaged and interstate 95 shut down because of flooding. a sheriff's deputy rescued three people stranded in hay -- a car.

take a look that the video out of boston. the coast guard ferry ran aground during foggy conditions. the boat ran aground in one of the small harbors in the recreation area. no one was hurt. >> venezuelan president hugo chavez has declared three days of mourning and ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion at the country's largest refinery. officials say a gas leak exploded and ignited two storage tanks and other facilities. the nation's energy minister said the explosion caused significant damage to the plant and nearby community. venezuela is the largest oil exporter in south america. >> disturbing report on hunger that is pushing schools to serve more meals to kids. we will have details ahead on that. >> the camera's stomach was

grumbling. and with six cases of swine flu in queen anne's county, changes at this year's state fair. >> and h.d. doppler showing showers out there. we will pin [ female announcer ] bug bites, poison ivy, and sunburn. relieve the pain and itching fast with gold bond maximum relief anti-itch cream. cool and soothe pain and itch on contact. gold bond maximum relief.

>> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with ava marie. >> good morning. let's start you off with a live look from h.d. doppler. heavy rain showers tracking up the coast moving into anne with a cell south of annapolis. you can see the heavy rain by shades of yellow, orange and red. that's migrating north slowly so

the southern end of baltimore getting into rain, as well. we also have more rain showers across lower eastern shore, ocean city is dry right now but notice this thunderstorm cell north of ocean city tracking across delaware. that's had very heavy rain with it, it may even have caused localized flash flooding. we will watch showers as they continue throughout the morning hours. tropical storm isaac, the big story, and has been for the past week. winds increasing to 65 miles per hour, getting closer to that hurricane mark which is 74 miles per hour. once it surpasses that, it becomes a hurricane of the we are watching it track away from cuba. this is the prime area for it to strengthen because waters are warm and shallow near the keys. it will impact the keys directly throughout the day today, into tonight, where it could strengthen into a category 1 hurricane. it will be west of florida, good news for tampa, likely to stay

off shore so they won'tee direct impacts but likely to be a windy weekend and windy to start the week next week and we have to watch out for rain on the backside of that. we will watch as the storm tracks towards the gulf coast, possibly impacting alabama and mississippi. back to our area, temperatures in the 70's right now across the metro area. 75 downtown, 72 at airport. ocean city at 73 degrees. winds still strong as the storm system tracks into the region. 13 mile-per-hour wind gusts at dover air force base. those could increase in the afternoon. clouds showing up on the satellite, the area of low pressure just down to the south still an easterly flow coming in north of the storm as it continues to track up the coast, drawing in more moisture. you can see clouds coming in right off the atlantic, moist coming into the region. showers possible for everyone today, maybe thunderstorms, the further east you go. highs around baltimore, 82.

ocean city, 81, southern pennsylvania in the upper 70's. tonight dropping into the 70's downtown, 60's in the suburbs and showers still possible. they start to taper off into tomorrow but lingering chance into tuesday. beautiful weather into the end of the week. >> the maryland state fair is underway and with six cases of swine flu reported in queen anne's county, state officials are not taking chances. >> animal health inspectors are checking the pigs. at the maryland state fair, carroll county sophomore brittney lippy unloads her blue buck pig, mecca. i love -- >> i love it. >> this year, each of the pens are sprayed with bleach solution and warning signs are posted with safety tips. across the nation, 230 human

cases of swine flu have been reported, a different strain than a few years ago that spread through direct contact with pigs. in queen anne's county, six cases were confirmed last week and fair officials are taking numerous precautions. >> taking all the bedding out and replacing it all. >> it's a little different than other years. they've been strict on them but this year they're going full throttle so washing my hands time i touch them. >> the state fair is taking other precautions, as well. they're not allowing pigs in the petting zoo. >> they usually have picture time and they're not going to do that that at the birthing center. >> department of agriculture officials will be monitoring the swine barn around the clock and

animal health inspectors who work specifically for the fair board are checking the pigs. >> we are here at the gate checking the livestock as they come through the gate, checking health papers and looking for visual signs of sickness in the animals. >> officials say the best defense is hand washing. that's why you'll find plenty of soap, water and sanitizers at the barns. last year they were plagued with eight days of rain so they want rain to go. >> hunger in the classroom, what a new report reveals and a push to provide meals to students. >> and baltimore city is about to change how your child gets to and from school. >> and a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. ñi

>> in this morning's education alert, if your child is one of the 30,000 or more students who ride the bus to school in baltimore city, expect first-day changes. expect possible route and schedule changes if you ride one of the district's yellow buses. more schools will be starting at the same time. up until this year, at least first schools were operating on different schedules. students who ride the m.t.a. to school can expect new electronic bus passes. >> we wanted to be more effective, more efficient, cut the time that some kids were spending on buses.

it was too many different bus schedules and making it very difficult. >> school officials believe they can save as much as $1 million this year in transportation costs. >> students head back to the classroom, a national report shows how many are showing up to school hungry and that's why there's a real push to feed them breakfast and lunch at school. tim tooten has more. >> at germantown elementary school in anne arundel county, the cafeteria staff gave us a sneak peek of the menu, preparing meals heavy in fruits and vegetables. >> 70% of our students live in poverty so the opportunity for us to feed every student sets the stage for learning. >> a report shows that even though school systems are watching calories, hunger is a problem. a survey of school teachers

conducted by a group called share our strength found that 80% of teachers report their students come to school hungry at least once a week. another 56% believe the problem is worsening. >> many children are lethargic, they come in in a despondent way and as soon as they see breakfast and fruit and whole grain food and the environment of the kindergarten where everyone is nestled together, it's a wonderful feeling. >> a survey shows the first meal of the day has made a difference. 95% of teachers say they've noticed improved academic performance. 99% report better behavior. anne arundel county has expanded breakfast and lunch programs with all students in mind. >> it's critical to have the student ready to learn, fueled and just to be able to be successful. >> tim tooten, wbal, tv-11 news.

>> certain members of monumental elks lodge and american liegian took over the 1400 and 1500 blocks of madison avenue and held a back-to-school block party, providing free school supplies to more than 200 children. >> we know some of the kids can't afford it, some of them need and we give it out to them. >> the children also enjoyed free food and games to kick off the start of school. >> back-to-school tomorrow, wow. maryland is home to a newly discovered dinosaur foote -- footprint. >> where the massive print was found coming up. >> the orioles keep on keeping on. it's a pretty good baseball team and john harbaugh on decision making 101. those stories straight ahead.

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>> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good morning and the orioles continue to do things we don't expect. they are who they are and that's a pretty good baseball team and last night they looked forward to the future which is promising and enjoyed the past, as well. as a few new members went into the orioles hall of fame. the induction of rich dower and mike mussina into the hall. start for steve johnson. st. paul's school alum, with an ill positioned changeup against edwin encarnacion in the first inning and quickly 2-0, toronto. haven't lost 10 out of 11 for nothing. adam jones, to escobar.

flood gates opened. bottom five, jones this time, no assistance from the jay's. maybe the baseball godzilla -- gods as that flare got down. steve johnson settled down nicely, six strikeouts, six innings. bottom six, j.j. haarde putting the game out of reach. very high and just far enough. home run number 17 of the season. 8-2 victory at camden towards, giving baltimore a record of 69-57. where does that put them in the standings? in the a.l. east, four back of the yankees for first and half game out of second from the rays. the red sox traded away several of their stars. they're done for the year. wild card standings, orioles tied with oakland for the second wild card spot, half game back

of tampa. it is an enjoyable conversation we may be having about the orioles. as far as the ravens, if you're looking for a reason to check out preseason game number four, there is a battle that's to watch, kicker. billy cundiff, an incumbent, but big miss in the a.f.c. championship game and he's been ok but justin tucker has been exceptional. in preseason game number three, he made everything, including a 53-yarder. has a decision been made? >> i don't think we've made a decision yet. are on schedule. but it's not an easy decision. obviously both guys bring something to the table. i don't think it's complicated as to what the factors are so we

have to make a decision but not before we have to make a decision. >> the more i hear that sound bite, the more i enjoy it. coach speak from john harbaugh. tune in thursday and maybe we out who wins the kicking battle. >> 5:56 and 72 degrees on tv hill. here's a look ahead at our next hour. >> tropical storm isaac claims four lives in haiti and has impacted the republican national convention in florida. >> we will talk about isaac's track, also look at the rain moving into maryland. >> and canton mourns the man credited for revitalizing the neighborhood. more on the death of patrick scunny mccusker.

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>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. tropical storm isaac killed four people in haiti has entered the florida straits and is expected to strengthen. >> a hurricane warning in effect for the florida keys and tropics warning extended farther up florida's gulf coast, north of tampa bay, where the republican national convention begins this week. here's danielle lee with more. >> a devastating scene in haiti has isaac sent heavy rainfall down on thousands living in tents, flooding their shelters and killing at least four. the damage was a window into

isaac's strength. the storm is massive, stretching 200 miles and heading towards florida. u.s. republicans are responding to the looming threat by postponing their national until tuesday. >> i think if the chairman thinks it's better for public safety, i'm all in favor of it. >> 70,000 people expected to visit tampa will have to hunker down. >> everyone from louisiana to florida needs to watch this carefully. >> people throughout the coastal cities of florida aren't wasting time getting ready. in pensacola, residents are stocking up on plywood and emergency supplies. >> making sure i can get to the supplies while they're available. the same was true in fort myers. tretrey hurried to protect the bed and breakfast she owns with sandbags. >> feeling vulnerable because of forecasts predicting the storm could grow to a category 2

hurricane. in pensacola, danielle lee, nbc news. >> meteorologist ava marie is tracking the storm and joins us with the latest. all i want to know is for the o's game today. >> we have a chance for showers. there may be time for dry weather. i would go ahead and make your plans but have a backup plan. as we are watching isaac, winds sustained at 65 miles per hour traveling northwest heading right for the florida keys, a big concern especially as waters are so shallow and warm in the keys. that's especially where isaac could continue to strengthen, possibly becoming a category 1 tonight and it will continue to travel through the gulf of mexico where it could strengthen, as well. the track of isaac mostly west of florida for now, impacts with strong winds and storm surge but as far as direct impacts, not as likely for areas like tampa but

a concern for the western panhandle of florida, maybe even towards alabama where they could get a direct landfall from hurricane. we will have details coming up in a few minutes. >> as you can see, keep informed any time severe weather hits by downloading our free weather apps. tropical storm isaac is making mitt romney wait at least one more day before he's officially nominated as the republican apart's presidential nominee. g.o.p. officials are scrapping the first day of the national convention as isaac bears down on florida. romney says the safety of those in the storm's path is most now.tant right leaders say it will convene briefly on monday and immediately go into recess until tuesday afternoon. this is the second republican convention in a row to be delayed by severe weather.

a man many considered to be an icon in canton has died. restaurant owner patrick mccusker was hit by a bus while riding his bicycle in ocean city. this morning, canton remembers the man credited with helping to revitalize the neighborhood. george lettis has more. >> this picture says it all. it's a sad day in canton. >> maryland's lost a hero today. >> patrick mccusker died friday night in a cycling accident, considered one of the pioneers of canton and civic giant across the region. >> he touched a lot of lives. i feel like, to host a funeral for him, you'd have to have -- with everyone's whose lives he's touched, you'd have to have it at m&t bank stadium. >> the 49-year-old husband and father of two were killed in ocean city when he collided with a city bus while riding along coastal highway. the circumstances are under investigation. >> we love him. me and my family, everyone down

here. >> back in 1994, on elvis' birthday, scunny opened a tex mex restaurant nacho mama's at a time when canton was a far cry from where it is now. >> the joke was a jewish guy talked to an irish guy about opening a mexican restaurant in a polish neighborhood. some of his best friends, people didn't think he would last a month. >> the success led to mama's on the half shelf and a revitalized canton. scunny had another passion, philanthropy. he was a big supporter in the believe in tomorrow children's house at john's hopkins, serving meals to sickant kids and their parents. scunny's humanity set the bar high. >> he would give pizza to inner city schools for good grades. he's one of those people who i think symbolized all of the good aspects of our community. >> o'donnell square turned into a memorial as word of the crash spread.

as the sunset, friends, residents and restaurant regulars gathered to honor the life of a legend in their neighborhood. >> this neighborhood lost a leader today. this guy was like glue. >> george lettis, wbal, tv-11 news. >> funeral arrangements have been made for wednesday at 10:00 at cathedral of mary our queen. in the meantime, howard county says goodbye to the final victim in the train derailment. family and friends gathered saturday to remember rose mayr at bethany united methodist church in ellicott city. "girls" were -- rose mayr and nass were both killed when the train collided. >> in a tragedy of this kind of thing, there are things that just don't make sense to us and we ask god how to guide us and provide healing and comfort to the family. >> according to autopsy reports, the girls died from asphyxiation due to the coal

that toppled over them. >> the family of legendary astronaut neil armstrong says he died from complications of heart surgery at 82 years old. bruce hall looks at armstrong's amazing life and career. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> in the summer of 1969, neil armstrong became the first man ever to set foot on the moon and imprinted his name alongside history's greatest explorers. in one tense and glorious july evening, armstrong and the apollo 11 crew changed the face of possibility, made the unimaginable manageable and brought the world together as never before. >> on the surface of the moon, i could look up and see the planet earth and it was very bright and very beautiful and very small.

>> it was in wapakaneto, ohio, where young neil armstrong turned his attention to the skies. building model airplanes as a boy in his parents' basement. he earned his pilot's license at 16 and was flying combat missions over korea four years later. after the service, he flew everything from gliders to supersonic jets as a test pilot for the agency that would become nasa. in 1962, the space agency started training armstrong to be an astronaut, launching a career th would take him where no man had been before. >> 10, 9, ignition sequence start. >> 0, 0, 7, 6, 4. >> tranquility base, the eagle has landed. >> his achievement was one for

the ages. neil armstrong will be remembered as one of the most daring pioneers on the earth for his accomplishments outside of it. bruce hall, nbc news. >> in baltimore county, police are investigating a stabbing in dunn dock. it happened early this morning in the 2400 block of plainfield road. the victim was flown to john hopkins by medevac with life-threatening injuries. and in south baltimore, police arrived at the 600 block of brisbane avenue friday morning and found 79-year-old lindale from stab suffering wounds. detectives believe the victim was engaged in a verbal and physical confrontation with a male suspect. police say the suspect armed himself with a sharp object and stabbed carrington in the torso, then fled the scene. carrington was taken to shock trauma and later died. >> to new york city where officials this morning have confirmed all nine people injured during a dramatic shootout between police and a

gunman outside the empire state building were wounded by police gunfire. >> one day after jeff johnson ignited a firestorm of bullets, detectives were back at the empire state building interviewing witnesses, looking for more answers. >> i saw everybody running inside the building and it was chaos. >> security video shows what tourists and commuters were caught in the middle of. you see johnson in a suit walking calmly on fifth avenue after killing former co-worker steven ercolino. as police approach, he reaches into his briefcase and pulls out a gun. two officers fired their weapons, killing him. >> i saw the man dead on the ground in front of the empire state building. >> i just got shot. they're going to rush me to the hospital. >> it was rush hour in midtown. those on the streets ran for cover as the shots multiplied. >> i heard a bunch of shots and after maybe the sixth or seventh shot. i heard screaming, yelling.

i heard running. i saw the body on the ground. >> one officer fired nine times, another, seven. nine people were shot, including some who were grazed and others hit by ricochet. while yesterday's mayhem didn't keep tourists away today, they say it's on their mind. >> slightly scared and apprehensive but it's in the not going to spoil my trip. >> this morning, all but three of the bystanders who were wounded have been released from new york city hospital. >> time right now, 6:11. 72 degrees on tv hill. before you make dinner tonight, we have an important recall to tell you about involving salmon and lettuce. what does fall smell like?

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>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist

ava marie. >> good morning, we are starting you off with a live look at h.d. doppler. heavy rain showers and a couple of rumbles of thunder. a closer look at the baltimore metro area, shades of red with showers tracking over i-97 moving up from annapolis. we've had lightning reported close to annapolis as the storm system is moving towards glen bernie. heavy rain starting to enter the southern end of the baltimore beltway. more rain showers coming and across the lower eastern show, not affecting ocean city, only light rain, but heavier reason toward crystal, tracking north up the eastern shore. rain chances may ease up as we get towards the afternoon. let's look at the current temperatures quickly. 72 in white marsh, baltimore down the at 76. the airport at 70 degrees,

catonsville 72 and 69 degrees in randallstown. cloud cover associated with the storms. thickest clouds south of baltimore, across the lower eastern shore so those areas will get the heaviest of the rain. area of low pressure sitting to the south, enhancing rainfall this morning, this tracks up the coast and then we will dry out. a cold front on the way from the west, enhancing chances for rainfall tomorrow into tuesday, then high pressure building in. it will be beautiful by the end of next week. temperatures starting in the 70's, into the upper 70's, low 80's towards the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies and showers likely, especially early on, may be more isolated in the afternoon. if you have outdoor plans, account for the chance of showers but especially in the morning hours, 9:00 a.m., by

1:00 p.m., rain in the forecast and it tapers off. if you're going to the orioles game later on today, i would bring rain gear just in case we get an isolated shower. high temperatures today in the low 80's this afternoon. across the state, 81 in ocean city, mountains likely in the low to mid 70's. everyone with that chance for rain, especially in the morning hours. tonight's forecast, cloudy skies, down into the 60's in the suburbs, 70's down the. looking at the seven-day forecast, rain chances tomorrow into tuesday, maybe thunderstorms, as well, as that cold front passes by, then we drop down to 83 on wednesday with drying conditions and more sunshine thursday and friday. >> coming up, consumer alert, good news for wegmans customers and why boston market is making a change. >> a chain of restaurants

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>> in this morning's consumer alert, maryland is one of nine states where smoked salmon is being recalled due to possible contamination. the company, spencon company, is pulling wesley farm brand smoked salmon from the shelves. it's been sold through b.j.'s wholesale clubs across the state. company officials have discovered listeria during sampling which can cause serious death. and maryland is also one of 19 states where a brand of romaine lettuce is being recalled due to e-coli concerns. the company is limited to a

single lot of field fresh wrapped single head romaine. the lettuce is packed in a plastic bag with upc number 0-27918-2034-19. when it comes to the drought that has hit much of the nation, many are predicting higher food costs. but wegmans is announcing a price freeze for more than 60 products. company officials say even if costs go up, they won't increase the retail price, for whole roasting chicken, tilapia, veggies and peanut butter. head to wbaltv.com for more information. a new cab in town on the streets of washington, d.c. new smart meters are part of a package of taxicab reforms

approved this year. riders will be able to view nbc news and weather reports from the comfort of the back seat and technology will allow drivers and passengers to quickly contact police or medical personnel. the mayor says there's another element to increased safety, credit card machines. >> it will substantially reduce the extent to which this is a cash system and protect not only the passengers but even more so the drivers who will be less vulnerable to being robbed. >> smart cabs are expected to be up and running in 90 days. time now for a look back and look ahead at the week on wall street. deborah deborah koustron has the weekend bloomberg business report. >> we are keeping an eye on the 47. ben bernanke dropping hints the federal reserve is willing to stimulate the economy and august is a hot month for honda. the company says august car

sales could be up 40% or more on demand for civics and c.r.v. crossovers. as for the markets, the s&p with its first weekly decline in almost two months. wal-mart will provide registered nurses to provide immunizations. the world's largest retailer will offer vaccinations for 10 the c.d.c.'s recommended immunizations, including shingles, flu and pneumonia. the prices range from $25 for flu shots to $220 for a shingles vaccine. you've heard of college students studying abroad in junior and senior years but some colleges including new york university are pushing freshmen to study overseas to enroll larger classes and get more tuition. studying overseas can result in losing federal financial aid and

can leave parents paying extra for travel cost, too. that's a look at business at the new york stock exchange, i'm deborah koustron with the bloomberg on the weekend report for wbal tv-11 news. >> we have much more news coming up. first, a look at events going on around town this weekend.

>> nasa is all abuzz over its latest discovery in maryland.

what's found in the greenbelt site has nothing to do with what's out there but what was here millions of years ago. nasa architect alan benstocky is in wonder over the most recent discovery at the goddard space campus, a dinosaur footprint of a large armored dinosaur called a notosaur. >> they were very heavy, probably slow moving and plant eaters, grazers. >> and covered with nodes like these, amateur dinosaur tracker ray stafford found the footprint. his toy gives us a good idea of what the dina saur would have looked like. over the years, he's discovered thousands of dino tracks and hundreds of fossils. >> amazing came up a lot this

week. if you knew what you were looking for, it was a few feet from the sidewalk. >> the footprint is nine inches long because it appears he was running. >> while the footprint that ray found is a notosaur, he says at one point this area of crawling with dinosaurs. >> this was a hatching ground for numerous dinosaurs. >> nasa is convinced of ray's findings and they're bringing in a paleontologist to talk about the next step in preserving this find. >> it's endless fun. >> you could tell he was having fun with it. >> you can't go wrong with that, i mean, dina saurs. 72 degrees on tv hill. an investigation ordered as venezuela mourns the victims of

an explosion at its largest refinery. >> and tropical storm isaac turns deadly in haiti, an island still haunted by the effects of an earthquake two years ago. >> we will talk about the rain moving into maryland.

>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. >> we are getting another check outside with ava. i think the city's getting it right now. >> we have a couple of moving, as you saw skycam before the break, lightning caught on there. there is lightning moving with the rain. we are watching that on the radar. you can see most of it is tracking up i-97. we are getting snocked annapolis, also glen burnie and starting to enter the city so the southern half of the beltway with heavy rain, migrating north, also along the eastern shore. let's look at what it's doing

right now at the airport, 70 degrees, they're reporting lightning, as well. degrees the current dew point, humidity 94%. we expect temperatures to be in the low 70's throughout the morning hours. as we pass the lunch hour, we expect rain to taper off around baltimore, 78 around luven -- lunch time. 82 for the high temperature, mostly cloudy skies, still a but the bestowers bet for rain this morning rather than into the afternoon. we will continue to detail this when we return in a few minutes. >> tropical storm isaac is making its way across cuba toward the florida coast. haiti took a direct hit and four are reported dead. >> as hundreds of thousands of haitians are living in tents 2 1/2 years after the devastating earthquake. morning potter -- mark potter has more. >> in port-au-prince, a flooded

river roars dangerously close to a sprawling tent camp, housing thousands of haitians left homeless. overnight, the storm knocked down many of the tents here. charles hubert spent the day picking up pieces, trying to rebuild his tent in the rain and the mud. the wind knocked it down. another man known as little brother also lost his tent and carried his son out of the camp hoping to find shelter somewhere else. as the day wore on, everyone here worried about the river, hoping it wouldn't swell further and that the levee would hold. a few miles away, residents slogged through heavy mud, tried to resume their lives. in the camp's school, about 180 people -- mostly women and babies -- sought shelter from the blowing rains in the middle of the night after many of the tents here blew down.

>> these families are losing the very little that they had, all their stuff is rotten, is very wet. they're in the mud. >> with rain still falling, many were beginning to clean up all the mess, in a country that has seen so much misery there is now even more. mark potter, nbc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >> torrential rain in north carolina has flooded parts of roanoke rapids, forcing 50 people from their homes. emergency officials say 80 homes have been damaged. interstate 95 nearby had to be shut down because of flooding. a splch's rescued three people stranded in their car. the coast guard says a ferry ran aground in boston harbor saturday morning with over 100 on board. the boat ran aground in one of the small harbors in the recreation area. another ferry had to rescue the stranded passengers. no one was hurt.

>> venezuelan president hugo chavez has declared three days of mourning and ordered an investigation to determine the cause of the explosion at the country's largest refinery. at least 39 people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed, and 53 more injured in the blast yesterday. officials say a gas leak exploded and ignited two storage tanks and other facilities. the nation's energy minister said the explosion caused significant damage to the plant and nearby community. venezuela is the largest oil exporter in south america. >> stay with us, much more news ahead. >> the first phase of repairs for the baltimore basilica is underway. the details coming up. >> we are looking at the radar. things look messy for baltimore now. details on the rain when we return.

>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. >> good morning. we are starting you off with a live view of down the and, boy, is it foggy out there right now. heavy rain showers moving on in. a little bit ago we saw lightning from downtown. 75 degrees at the harbor. 71 at b.w.i. thurgood marshall. humidity increasing at 100% downtown and 93% at b.w.i. where they're not seeing as much rain. h.d. doppler showing rain tracking all the way up i-97, moving into the southern half of baltimore city and moving north so towson, about to get soaked by that heavy rain and there's more where that came from. it continues to soak annapolis so this is a couple of hours with downpours, watch out for lightning, as well.

more rain tracking across the lower eastern shore moving north. watch out in denton, centreville and kingston, about to get rain in the next couple of hours. right here, the satellite picture showing the heaviest of the storms with the thickest of the clouds around baltimore metro area and eastern shore but a thin area of clouds for everyone else, all associated with our storm system sitting to the south, an area of low pressure associated with the stationary front tracking up the coast, drawing in moisture off the atlantic. area of high pressure sitting north in new england, in between that, an easterly flow, breezy winds to start the day especially as winds are aimed at the coast. high pressure to the west, we are going to be impacted by the next cold front that moves in monday into tuesday. once that passes by, we get an of high pressure, beautiful to the end of next week. in the tropics, we have tropical storm isaac, winds sustained at

65 miles per hour. it's inching its way towards hurricane status when begins at 74 miles per hour. tracking northwest, it will impact the florida keys today where it could strengthen into a category 1 hurricane, where we will watch for it as it moves into the gulf of mexico. it could continue to strengthen, possibly category 2, as it makes landfall between the western panhandle of florida and east of new orleans. this is the area that we have to watch out for as we get into wednesday. for now, the big concern is southern florida. back to our area, feeling tropical right now, a lot of rain soaking in. anyone has a chance for rain in the morning. towards afternoon, rain may taper off a little bit. if you have outdoor plans, i would account for the chance of rain at any time, especially in the morning. 79 degrees to 84, our range for high temperatures this afternoon.

this evening, showers possible but right now is the best bet. we have to account for a 40% chance for showers and storms tomorrow, even into tuesday, a 30% chance, as that cold front passes by the area the once it clears, beautiful weather. end of the week, sunshine and in the 80's. >> a year after an earthquake rocked the mid atlantic region, the process of repairing the basilica is underway. >> crews have ejected scaffolding used to assist with repairs. the work could take months. >> these images of construction throughout the baltimore basilica are a symbol of progress. >> it is a rebirth and we are looking forward to in the spring, we can have a reopening of the basilica. >> last august 23, the 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the mid atlantic, causing more than

50 cracks and structural damage to america's first cathedral. after minor setbacks, first phase of repairs is underway. as crews erect scaffolding, the procedure could take up to seven weeks. >> right now the damage has been from a distance. once the workmen are in place, they can see. >> this is the platform right now. >> the hope is that the retears, estimated to be completed by next easter sunday, will return the basilica back to its 2006 restoration splendor. to do that, the archdiocese enlisted the same general contracting company who worked on the basilica's rest rag. >> rag -- restoration. >> the same contract was the general contractor for the restoration so their people are familiar with the inner workings

of the basilica. >> brides concerned about construction, parish leaders say they have it covered. >> we will bring in event planners to shroud the scaffolding and do lighting that will make it beautiful. >> weekend services, weddings and tour will continue during the kruk. to cost up expected to $5 million, but most covered by insurance. >> one of the most beautiful churches i've ever seen. it is beautiful. >> coming up, the kosher baker is in our kitchen. what treats paula shier is making.

>> welcome back, joining us in the 11 news kitchen is paula shoyer, author of the "kosher baker." good morning. i don't want to miss a thing. what are you going to make for us? >> today we are going to make babka cupcakes. babka is traditionally made in a loaf but i thought i would make it more contemporary and make great single serving. it's a yeast dough like a chawla but easier. you're going to make it moist

and add sugar to it. don't be afraid the dough won't rise because as long as the yeast looks spongy, it will rise perfectly fine. >> you think it you have to wait for it all day long. >> sometimes that's helpful because you can make the dough and go out and come back later and put it back together. this one you mix together, at home i do it with a hook and stand mixer but when it comes together it looks like this and it's a really spongy dough. see that? and i'm going to divide the dough into four, make these rolls with it. >> how do you know when the dough is ready? is it just time? how much time you leave it? >> i always say a minimum of 1 1/2, two hours but sometimes i leave it four hours and it gets really thick and spongy. if you have a warming drawer, put oven on low heat. you can roll it out as thin as you can.

parchment paper, you can roll it in different directions and it's easier cleanup. we have will filling and all this is unsweetened cocoa and sugar and margarine. you can make it with butter but since i don't mix milk and meat, i do it dairy free so spread this on and for extra chocolate -- there's no such thing as too much chocolate. >> even though this is kosher, if you have allergies and dietary concerns, the recipes are helpful. >> my book has gluten free and sugar free and vegan recipes. take a knife and cut it in 3/4 inch rolls and if you bake them to a muffin tin, you can put

sticks on them so you have individual mini babkas so then you're going to put them in the pan and i put them in angles so they puff up nicely and the last piece of it, i put a crumble on top, cinnamon and sugar and a little bit of oil and -- >> you're just putting them in there. >> i like it haphazard, all the bumps you get over there and you put this sprinkle on top and bake them and they're super easy to make. >> that seems easy. the only thing that's scary is making the dough. >> just mix the ingredients together and let it sit. for about two to four hours, go shopping, spend time with the kids, making something else for your meal and what's great about these, they're great frozen so you can make them in advance and freeze them. i put freezing instructions for every recipe in my book because

we are busy people. >> you're in d.c.? >> i'm in chevy chase, maryland, where i teach cooking classes and travel around the country and teach because people who bake are the happiest people wherever you go. >> thanks so much and have a good new year when it comes around for you. >> and here's a babka. >> the name of the book is "the kosher baker" with over 150 dairy free recipes from trendy.nal to >> pete gilbert, coming up in sports, the orioles keep on keeping on. it shouldn't be a surprise. it's a pretty good baseball team and john harbaugh on decision making 101. organic artichokes, organic lettuce, organic kale...

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>> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> good morning and the orioles continue to do things we don't expect. they keep winning games but at this point we should expect it. they are who they are and that's a pretty good baseball team and last night they looked forward to the future which is promising and enjoyed the past, as well. as a few new members went into the orioles hall of fame. the induction of rich dower and mike mussina into the hall. ceremonial strikes from both two, honors well earned.

rough start for steve johnson. st. paul's school alum, with an ill positioned changeup against edwin encarnacion in the first inning and quickly 2-0, toronto. the blue jays haven't lost 10 out of 11 for nothing. bottom three, adam jones, double play ball to yunel escobar and that was not exemplary fielding. whiffs, runs scored, flood gates from that point open. bottom five, jones this time, no assistance from the jay's. maybe the baseball gods as that flare got down. that scored two, orioles in front 4-2. steve johnson settled down nicely, six strikeouts, six innings, just allowed those two runs in the first. bottom 6, j.j. hardy officially putting the game out of reach. very high and just far enough. home run number 17 of the season. 8-2 victory at camden towards, giving baltimore a record of 69-57. where does that put them in the standings? in the a.l. east, four back of the yankees for first and half

game out of second from the rays. toronto are no longer in contention. the red sox traded away several of their stars. they're done for the year. wild card standings, orioles tied with oakland for the second wild card spot, half game back of tampa. detroit, one game back of the playoffs, an enjoyable conversation we may be having about the orioles hopefully the rest of the season. as far as the ravens, if you're looking for a reason to check out preseason game number four, there won't be many starters but there is a position battle that's interesting to watch, kicker. billy cundiff, an incumbent, but the big miss in the a.f.c. championship game and he's been ok but justin tucker has been exceptional. frankly, consider what tucker did in preseason game number three, where he made everything, including a 53-yarder, you have to think he may be in front. has a decision been made? >> i don't think we've made a

decision yet. we are on schedule. we learned what we needed to learn. but it's not an easy decision. if it's an easy decision, we'd have made it. obviously both guys bring something to the table. i don't think it's complicated as to what the factors are so we have to make a decision but not before we have to make a decision. >> the more i hear that sound bite, the more i enjoy it. coach-speak 101 from john harbaugh. tune in thursday and maybe we will figure out who wins the kicking battle. that's a look at sports. have a great day. >> the time right now, 6:56, 71 degrees on tv hill and raining hard. here's a look at our next hour of 11 news sunday morning. >> how to fix a healthy lunch to keep your kids engaged and alert the rest of the day. we have ideas to try. >> the queen of frugal living is in our studios at 7:25 with simple money saving tips that add up to big savings. >> the five questions to ask your manager that can put you on

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>> we are going to get right to our big story this morning. tropical storm isaac, which killed four poem in -- people in haiti, has entered the florida states. >> a hurricane warning is in effect where isaac is expected to arrive later today. here's danielle lee with more. >> a devastating scene in haiti has isaac sent heavy rainfall down on thousands living in tents, flooding their shelters and killing at least four. the damage was a window into isaac's strength. the storm is massive, stretching 200 miles and heading towards florida. u.s. republicans are responding to the looming threat by postponing their national convention until tuesday. >> i think if the chairman thinks it's better for public safety, i'm all in favor of it. >> 70,000 people expected to visit tampa will have to hunker down. >> everyone from louisiana to florida needs to watch this carefully. >> people throughout the coastal cities of florida aren't wasting time getting ready. in pensacola, residents are stocking up on plywood and

emergency supplies. >> making sure i can get to the supplies while they're available. people wait until the last minute, the plywood's gone. >> the same was true in fort myers. treandrey hurried to protect the bed and breakfast she owns with sandbags. >> they are predicting quite a bit of storm surge. and we are very vulnerable. >> feeling vulnerable because of forecasts predicting the storm could grow to a category 2 hurricane. in pensacola, danielle lee, nbc news. >> meteorologist ava marie is tracking the storm and joins us with the latest. we have a storm of our own above us, too. >> you can hear the rain. >> we had thunder a little bit ago, as well. first i want to show you what's happening in florida. the first bands from isaac entering the southern part of florida. they heard had a lot of rain and the last couple of frames of radar show bands hitting the florida keys and miami. they're getting soaked by the

heavy rain and strong winds will come, as well. first i want to show you the radar happening right here in maryland and, boy, soaking rain moving up i-97, soaking parts of annapolis, glen burnie and towson, as well. we will have to watch out for this. on the roads this morning, frequent lightning, so not a good idea to be walking around in the rain. more thunderstorms possible today especially in the morning. we will talk about the forecast when we return in just a few minutes. >> stay informed any time severe weather strikes by downloading our free smartphone app for 11 insta-weather plus forecast updates and live radar, all free and available for the iphone, ipad and android devices. tropical storm isaac making mitt romney wait another day before he's officially nominated as the republican apart's presidential nominee. g.o.p. officials are scrapping the first day of the national convention as isaac bears down on florida. romney says the safety of those in the storm's path is more

important right now. leaders say it will convene briefly on monday and immediately go into recess until tuesday afternoon. is the second republican convention in a row to be delayed by severe weather. back in 2008, the convention in minnesota was delayed by a day because a hurricane. >> a man many consider to be an icon in canton has died. restaurant owner patrick mccusker was hit by a bus while riding his bike in ocean city. this morning, canton remembers the man given credit for helping revitalize the neighborhood. george lettis has more. >> this picture says it all. it's a sad day in canton. >> maryland's lost a hero today. >> patrick mccusker died friday night in a cycling accident, considered one of the pioneers of canton and civic giant across the region. >> he touched a lot of lives. to host a fural for him, you'd have to have it at m&t bank stadium. >> the 49-year-old husband and father of two were killed in

ocean city when he collided with a city bus while riding along coastal highway. the circumstances are under investigation. >> we love him. me and my family, everyone down here. very sorry. >> back in 1994, on elvis' birthday, scunny opened a tex mex restaurant, nacho mama's, at a time when canton was a far cry from what it is now. >> the joke was a jewish guy talked to an irish guy about opening a mexican restaurant in a polish neighborhood. some of his best friends, people didn't think he would last a month. >> the success led to mama's on the half shelf and a revitalized canton. scunny had another passion, philanthropy. he was a big supporter in the believe in tomorrow children's house at john's hopkins, serving thousands of restaurant meals to sick kids and their parents. scunny's humanity set the bar

high. >> he would give pizza to inner city schools for good grades. he's one of those people who i think symbolized all of the good aspects of our community. >> o'donnell square turned into a memorial as word of the crash spread. as the sun set, friends, residents and restaurant regulars gathered to honor the life of a legend in their neighborhood. >> this neighborhood lost a leader today. this guy was like glue. >> george lettis, wbal, tv-11 news. >> funeral arrangements have been made for wednesday at 10:00 at cathedral of mary our queen. in howard county, the final victim of the train derailment was laid to rest. family and friends gathered to remember rose mayr at bethany methodist church in ellicott city. mayr and her friend, elizabeth nass, were both killed while sitting on the side of a train bridge when the cars derailed. >> in a tragedy of this kind of thing, there are things that just don't make sense to us and

we ask god how to guide us and provide healing and comfort to the family. >> according to autopsy reports, the girls died from asphyxiation. due to the coal that toppled over them. the accident remains under investigation. in baltimore county, police are investigating a stabbing in dundalk that happened early this morning in the 2400 block of plainfield road. the victim was thrown by medevac to john's hopkins with injuries.tening in south baltimore, what was reported as a cutting is a homicide. police arrived in the 600 block of brisbane avenue and found 79-year-old lindale carrington from stab wounds. deputies believe the victim was engaged in a confrontation with a male suspect. police say the suspect armed himself with a sharp object and stabbed carrington in the torso, then fled the scene. carrington was taken to shock trauma but later died. >> to new york city where officials have confirmed all nine people injured during a

dramatic shootout between police and gunman outside the empire state building were wounded by police gunfire. here's reporter with more. >> one day after jeff johnson ignited a firestorm of bullets, detectives were back at the empire state building interviewing witnesses, looking for more answers. >> i saw everybody running inside the building and it was chaos. >> security video shows what tourists and commuters were caught in the middle of. you see johnson in a suit walking calmly on fifth avenue after killing former co-worker steven ercolino. as police approach, he reaches into his briefcase and pulls out a gun. two officers fired their weapons, killing him. >> i saw the man dead on the ground in front of the empire state building. >> i just got shot. they're going to rush me to the hospital. >> it was rush hour in midtown. those on the streets ran for cover as the shots multiplied. >> i heard a bunch of shots and after maybe the sixth or seventh

shot, i heard screaming, yelling, i heard running. i saw the body on the ground. >> one officer fired nine times, another, seven. nine people were shot, including some who were grazed and others hit by ricochet. while yesterday's mayhem didn't keep tourists away today, they say it's on their mind. >> slightly scared and apprehensive but it's in the -- not going to spoil my trip. >> this morning, all but three of the bystanders who were wounded have been released from new york hospitals. >> five ways to put $500 back in your pocket each month. >> and whether it's in a paper bag or plastic box, weill show you easy ways to make your kid's lunch nutrition and delicious. >> ava is up next with the insta-weather plus forecast.

>> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with ava marie. >> good morning, starting you off with a live look downtown and it is poring right now. you can see that from our camera picture, hard to see with all the mist picking up, the camera getting wet with all the rain. 72 degrees at the inner harbor, humidity 97%, already 100% down the into the city. h.d. doppler showing rain tracking along 97 and shifting west of that. brooklyn park and southern half of baltimore getting soaked. heavy rain on tv hill justest in of the city. i looked at the rainfall rate from our weather station and it showed three inches per hour. if it continues for an hour, we would get three inches of rain. already we've seen almost an inch of rain falling in the last few minutes. we are watching rain tracking

towards the north. the satellite picture, a lot of clouds associated with the storm system across the state but the thickest of the clouds, where the rain is falling right now, around baltimore, down to the south and lower eastern shore, as well. this is all associated with a low pressure system tracking up the coast, prime to draw in moisture off the atlantic, fueled by a high pressure system to the north because of the clockwise flow around that, bringing an easterly flow and counter-clockwise flow around the low, funneling in moisture off the atlantic. happy heavy downpours this morning as the storm tracks up the coast then the cold front moves in monday and tuesday bringing rain chances, as well. across the state, rain for just about everyone, especially throughout the morning hours. 82 for the high around central

maryland including d.c. and baltimore. ocean city 81 and high in the mountains in the 70's. expect it to be in the low 70's around 9:00 a.m. the rain tapers as we get past the lunch time hour but shower around into the afternoon, the high temperature 82. if you have outdoor plans, you want to keep in mind they could get rained out especially earlier on, it's the afternoon hours where you may gamble for dry weather. clouds through the night with showers possible of the 70's downtown, 60's in the suburbs and quickly i want to mention isaac, winds at 65 miles per hour traveling northwest impacting the keys with heavy rain and strong winds. seven-day forecast, mid 80's the next a couple of days. >> living frugal from the woman who wrote the book on it, she'll be here to show you small changes you can make that add up to big savings.

>> back-to-school time and are you struggling with packing a healthy lunch? we have ideas coming up. >> are you looking for a job? several fields in demand for skilled workers.

>> time right now, 7:17, 71 degrees on tv hill and in this morning's medical alert, tomorrow is back-to-school for many districts and that means it's time to start packing lunches again. here with good ideas is dietitian aaron pasac. you have easy ways to pack the lunches with nutrition kids need. >> i have good tips for moms and dads getting ready to pack lunches. you want to get at least half of the lunch box filled with fruits and vegetables. i have a few tricks to do that. you can find a fun dip.

hummus, guacamole, low fat ranch dressing. they're individually packed for one portion, throw them in the lunch box easy and pack a baggy of raw vegetables or carrot sticks that are prepackaged. >> toss them in the lunch boximent yeah and the other great tip is throw vegetables on the sandwich. then when it comes to fruit, you want to make sure you make it fun. sometimes when you throw in an apple, it's boring. >> banana gets brown. >> these are different ideas for fruit. you could do a pured fruit. >> we have to show this. you said it is just pured and they open it up and squeeze it into their mouth? >> yeah, so the thing is they don't want need a spoon.

it doesn't have added sugar or preservatives. >> interesting. >> this is the apple sauce and they can squeeze it like that and all it has is apples and cinnamon. >> i love these, crazins. >> crazeins and raisins, dried fruit is a good idea. the other option is freeze dried with a crunch but 100% fruit. >> and easy. >> easy is good. >> yogurt? >> you want to do one serving of dairy at lunch. you can do it in all different forms -- cheese, like a piece of cheese on the sandwich or cheese stick. if you wanted to do yogurt, i like the stonyfield kids yogurt for kids or even something like a pudding snack. it has just as much calcium as yogurts so this isn't a bad option or even a milk box is appropriate. >> grains?

>> you want to make as much whole grain decisions during the day as you can so sneak it in the lunch box with snacks. i have whole wheat crackers, whole grain granola bar. >> i forget about these. >> you can put peanut butter on them and whole grain bread. >> skinny pop popcorn. >> that's also considered a whole grain. >> half of getting a kid excited about lunch is the lunch box. the frugal lady will say use last year's. >> these are fun lunch boxes, add a lot of color. you can get a cute ice pack to add fun to the lunch box and be careful with your beverages, not to add sugar sweetened beverages, bottled water or a cool new water bottle in the lunch box. >> good advice. thanks so much.

it all starts tomorrow. trim the fat without sacrificing life.y of five ways to put money back in your pocket each month when we return. a look at events around town.

>> in these tough economic times, every penny counts and this morning my guest is leah engram, the author of "suddenly

frugal, how to hiv happier and healthier for less." >> i've come up with five ways to put $500 back in your monthly budget. let's get started with coffee. believe it or not, the average american spends $220 a month brewing coffee. you don't think about the cost of that when you're buying it at $3 a cup. if you brew it at home, 13 cents a cup. keep that in mind and that's $200 back in your budget. second tip is bottled water. if you are paying for water like you paid for gas, $10 a gallon. so get yourself a refillable water bottle, you're saving on packing lunches. this is $100 easy pack in the budget. third, packing your lunch, clearly. having a kid pack their lunch, that's often a $75 to $80 a

month savings but grown-ups need to do it, too. if you bring lunch to work, $150 back in your budget. >> taking the fun out of everything. >> i'm sorry. i'm all about fun in saving money. the fourth tip is about home phone calls. when our family started living frugally five years ago, biggest glaring error in spending was phones so since you weren't giving up high-speed internet, we wanted a way to make phone calls. this is a phone modem that works with computer modem. you plug it into the computer modem, the computer doesn't need to be on. use a traditional regular phone, it gives you caller i.d., 911, great h.d. sound and in consumer reports" they rate it as best in home phone service. the device is $179 and that's the only up-front cost and you

make calls for free. >> you leave it plugged into the computer? >> the high-speed internet modem that vuin your home office and that's how you make phone calls. >> a lot of people are thinking about it because they use cell phones but are reluctant. >> exactly and the fifth tip has to do with recycling ink. stores like staples, if you bring cartridges back to be recycled, they'll give you $2 per cartridge, up to $10 a month. so that's $20 a month you can have in your pocket. >> save your pennies. >> couch diving, a study showed the average house has $300 in spare change. >> i found spare change in my desk last week at work. spare change in the car. laundry room. >> i feel like i'm making my fee

for laundry by finding money in the pockets. >> thank you so much for coming in. the name of the book is "suddenly frugal, how to live happier and healthier for less." 71 degrees on tv hill. more news coming up.

>> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news sunday morning. welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. >> let's look outside with ava. we can hear it. >> the rain pouring down, i heard a crack of thunder outside. coming down. we have the roof getting rained on above tv hill and many of you are experiencing that, as well. shades of red showing three-inch-per-hour rainfall rates. even here on tv hill we've seen about an inch of rain. heavy rain pushing north of baltimore city soaking us ton right now, eventually through parkville and the eastern edge of westminster may get in on

that heavier rain. then isolated chances into the afternoon. highs today in the low 80's later today. we will continue to talk about rain chances and show you tropical storm isaac when we return. >> time for a look at what's up next on "meet the press." david gregory joins us live from tampa with a special edition of "meet the press." good morning, david. tropical storm isaac delaying the start of the republican convention. this has to take wind out of the romney campaign sails, doesn't it? >> yeah, forgive your pun there. here's the tampa bay times, isaac intrudes. it's really the big story here, not politics and there's a concern about that. they've scrapped the first day and they'll resume and try to get this underway tuesday afternoon but everybody's still watching the weather and the practical impact. four years ago, this was more of a perception issue because gust

gustaf was headed towards new orleans again and after katrina, there was sensitivity about the republicans partying on. here it's more of a concern about transportation, safety and potential storm surge so all of that is weighing heavily. >> after a week of controversial comments, once they do get started, what did we expect from the convention? >> i think -- i like to tell people i think conventions really matter. we are in the media fond of saying these things are infomercials and they're not decisive anymore but they matter because it's an opportunity for a nominee and party to connect vision and leadership for the country to a wider audience. governor romney has image

problems coming into the convention even though it's a tight race. his own image among key voting groups, women, latinos, have been battered by the fact the obama team have taken aim at him the entirety of the summer. he has to dispel negatives and fill in the vacuum with what he wants voters to know about him and his road map for fixing problems in the country. there's a lot to accomplish. >>ive week there's a different issue in the forefront, medicaid, the economy, joblessness and now abortion in the spotlight. is this helping the obama campaign? is it hurting it? that's what doing for romney? >> i think it's hurting romney enormously. the idea that you had congressman todd akin with his ill informed comments about "legitimate rape" and a woman's body's potential to shut down pregnancy in the course of rape

was so beyond the pale. you had romney, you had ryan, the establishment of the republican apart telling him to get out and he didn't do it. i think it really does cast a shadow over these proceedings here as the party and romney have to try to rebrand their relationship with women if they're going to try to close the gender gap. >> very interesting events this week. thank you, david, very much. you can watch "meet the press" later this morning at 10:00 on wbal tv following 11 news at 9:00 a.m. >> the spca joins us with a pet looking for a home. >> and our career expert is here with five questions employees can ask their employers. when back pain slows you down, trust icy hot for powerful relief. [ male announcer ] the icy hot patch. goes on icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away. so you're back to full speed. [ male announcer ] icy hot. power past pain.

>> now, your insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. starting you off with a live look downtown. rain is lightening up but it is rain right now. 72 degrees at the inner harbaugh. the heaviest rain is tracking north of the city. shades of yellow and red, rainfall rates anywhere from one to three inches per hour. here on tv hill, we have two inches of rain within the last hour. that's what you're expecting as the storm tracks towards the north, dousing us ton, heading towards jartsville. we have more rain tracking down towards annapolis, the coastal areas likely to be soaked and more rain building near

salsbury, tracking towards denton. we will look at the forecast, starting with the satellite picture. all those clouds associated with heavier storms from baltimore all the way towards the lower eastern shore. everywhere else starting off with clouds but breaks in the cloud cover near d.c. that's where it's not as heavy rain right now. storm system tracking up the coast, high pressure north of that, on-shore flow from the east drawing moisture off the atlantic so these storms have a lot to feed off of. the storm will track up the coast throughout the day which means rain chancessing likely to decrease later on. the brunt of it, closer to the storm and as the storm heads up the coast, we lighten up. monday and tuesday, we have to account for rain because of the front neither the area. today, showers likely, especially this afternoon, then

less frequent into the afternoon hours. winds east-southeast 10 to 15 miles per hour, highs in the upper 70's to low 80's. planning the day, 70's around 9:00 a.m. when showers and thunderstorms are most likely. towards lunch time, rain tapering off, 78 degrees around 1:00 p.m. and into the afternoon, high near 82 degrees. showers possible later today but not as widespread so if you have outdoor plans, you can take a gamble you'll get dry weather but have that backup plan in mind. we expect cloudy skies and showers possible tonight. dropping into the 60's in the suburbs, 70's down the. an update on tropical storm isaac. winds sustained at 65 miles per hour traveling northwest heading for the keys. this is warm, shallow waters off the south coast of florida, the area in which isaac can possibly turning into a category 1 hurricane,

continuing up the gulf coast, west of tampa but they'll still have strong winds and rain into monday. radar showing outer bands of isaac entering into southern florida. even out ahead of the storm they're seeing impacts. the seven-day forecast shows highs in the 80's, lingering rain chances monday and tuesday. >> unemployment numbers may be gloomy in our economy but believe it or not, there are of companies that can't find enough skilled workers. one profession, there are plenty of openings. >> this flame can change a life especially in a bad economy. whether you're a teenager looking for a career or mid lifer, there are plenty of welding jobs out there. welders are retiring and not being replaced fast enough. >> get a skill because if you go to college and it doesn't work out, you have something to fall back on and college isn't for and you can make just as much money as a college

graduate. >> eden parks turned to welding when her other career dried up and now she's an instructor. after a four-month course that costs around $7,000, graduates won't have trouble finding a job. locally, they can make $22 an hour and double that if they're willing to travel. >> there's a lot of money to be made. if you want to be a pipe welder, go to north dakota, south dakota, these guys are making $40 and hour. >> it may look easy at first. nothing to it, yeah. actually, it's hard work that does take skill but you probably won't end up in the upemployment line if you're good at it. >> that was paul crawley reporting and not just welders but sheet metal workers, electricians and scores of other trades are hurting for skilled workers. our career expert joins us to talk about a new survey that

path tied to job satisfaction for workers. good morning. are we as a national story, is that the same picture here in maryland? >> i think there are certain pockets of the country that are doing more construction work than others. we were just talking about the dakotas and what's going on there. i think skilled trades are starting to pick up again. i think some of the road construction -- i just think there's more construction jobs probably than there was a few years ago. >> let's move on to what you came to talk about. how important is knowing your potential career path to overall job satisfaction. that's a survey you took? >> it's interesting results. 54% of the people said they found it very important to understand kind of what their path could be to make the next rung of the ladder. 31% said it's somewhat important so you have 85% there, that's certainly significant result. >> and only 1% don't know.

thank goodness. five career-related questions that employees should ask managers. >> sure. i think first off is ask your manager. first thing you want to know is what are my strengths, what are my weaknesses, what are my opportunities to progress with the company so you know where you stand and what you need to do moving forward. >> how do you know they're not giving you a bunch of bunk? >> the truth is the culture of the company. if you see people promoted a lot, that she, that should tellu something. if you see every time there's an opening up the chain, they hire somebody from the outside, that you something. it's a combination of the conversation and reality. >> and find out what other things you can do to be more marketable? >> in some cases it might be taking training classes.

you might need a degree of some sort. i joke about the deans of colleges that have been let go because it turned out they didn't have a college degree. we've seen those stories. there are certain things you need have and your manager can help you understand. >> you need to know who to network with internally and externally. >> right. so external people can tell you what's going on in the work you do. the internal people are the ones that can be your advocate, have the right conversations with people up the ladder about, hey, lisa's a real up-and-comer. >> and then ask if there's somebody who can mentor you. >> the difference between the networks and mentors -- the mentor is focused on your career the company sot they can not only talk to you honestly about what you need to do but also help you with the

office politics piece of it because they should be above you and can guide you. >> and take on projects to your horsons at the job? >> we joke about it's who you know. part of getting people to know you is to be involved in projects that might put you in contact with other people you wouldn't normally work with and that can be a big help in career development. >> a fine line between being the person who's the goody two-shoes and doing these things. >> i think if you are humble and effective, that's a good combination. >> thanks, john. >> my pleasure. >> stay with us, the spca joins us with a pet looking for a good home.

>> welcome back. joining us now from the maryland spca is katie flurry with a pet looking for a good home. >> this is a little girl. her name is nahla, 6-month-old miniature shiatsu poodle mix. be a lap dog, such a sweetie. she is going to need grooming and exercise and when she gets down she runs around. >> she's having a bad hair day with this rain. >> me, too. >> she is so precious, though. >> she came in a couple of days ago and she's just waiting to find a new home today.

>> hopefully soon. how can you say no to that? let's talk about what you have here, back-to-school. the pets' friends are leaving. >> even's going back to school and there are things you want to think approximate. pets will get bored during the day. this toy is hida squirrel. you can stuff the squirrels inside and the dog needs to figure out how to get them out. it's not great for destructible dogs but for nahla here, it's perfect and keeps their mind busy. >> keeps their hunting skills fresh. >> and then there's this, the magic interactive game. the dog has to figure out how to get the treat out of the bone or if the bone's not there, they can spin it around and find treats that way. it keeps their mind busy during the day if they're alone. >> back-to-school for the

doggies. >> that's a magic game but when the kids are heading back to school, it's time to go school get new clothes, maybe it's a time to make sure your dog's tags are readable, their i.d. is up to date and get them a new collar. this is a harness. let's say somebody comes to the door,ure, and you are home, youn hold them back so they don't run outside. >> all your pets need something to be active when friends go back to school and nahla is up for adoption at the maryland spca. thanks are being here. >> the time is 7:49, 71 degrees on tv hill. coming up, kitchen for sunday brunch. >> ava has another look at the forecast, stay with us.

>> we're minutes away from nbc's sunday "today show." jenna wolf joins us live with a preview. >> good morning to you, lisa. coming up on sunday morning on "today," we are talking weather, tropical storm isaac picking up steam as it heads towards the florida keys. al roker will have the latest. remembering neil armstrong, we will take a look back at the remarkable life of the first man to walk on the moon. then it's called full meth syndrome, advice for children if your adult children will not leave home. and finally, you might remember this story from a few days ago, a church fresco in spain got a botched restoration. why it's a major tourist attraction, more popular than it was before the restoration. how photo shop pros are having a blast with it. all that and more than when lester and i get started on sunday morning on "today." back to you.

>> it's time for sunday brunch and joining us is patrick russell from cooper's north. good morning. you have miles thurman here, your new partner. >> what is cooper's north? >> that's lutherville timonium. >> opening when? >> tuesday night. >> and burgers on your menu. >> we are expanding the brand. we have chow hound, so now we are taking it to lutherville timonium. >> we are having a mcginnis burger, cheddar cheese and bacon and our veggie berger, black beans, corn, roasted red peppers, tomatoes. we have veggie, turkey burgers. >> they're so big! >> are you ready for a bite?

>> heck, yeah. talk about your fries, in truffle oil? >> truffle oil, parmesan, garlic and parsley. >> how many restaurants is this for you? >> a couple of. >> too many to count. >> chow hound, taco truck. >> what else do you have? >> full service menu, fresh grilled pizza, we make our own dough. crab cakes, salads that are seasonal. >> chow hound, where can you find next? everyone's standing by. we have our orders ready to go. patrick mccusker was a good friend of yours. >> a good friend of everybody in this town. >> he was killed a day and a half ago. how is canton dealing with this right now? >> the city of baltimore is having the same feeling about it. we are all just very distraught. he was a good guy. >> i don't want to say too much. it's really hard.

>> he was a friend to everyone. he really was. >> he was just a great father, great family guy first, which is the most important thing and being a great business guy on top of it, philanthropist. generous. >> thank you so much for coming. in we will see you back here at 9:00. we are ready to eat. nbc's "today show" is next.

>> this is a wbal tv-11 editorial. >> with the start of the new school year comes an important reminder to all of us on the road. it's time to put down the phone and pay attention to buses and students lining our streets. school zone accidents are too common despite red light cameras, stop signs and crossing guards, each year we report on students injured by the recklessness of a driver. the problem of texting and driving is not new and the state has taken steps to make those who break the law more accountable but as we get into our back-to-school routine, we encourage you to take the pledge, don't drive distracted. log on to wbaltv.com and click on news to get information about distracted driving. it's better to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.