thanks so much for joining us. easy for me to say. let's get a check on weather and traffic together. tony's here. we're so excited. >> i'm excited to be here. i am. >> the only problem is that these guys like it cold and jar -- sarah and i -- >> there's always a battle in the studio. stan's got a little air-conditioner. you have a little heater it should be raining in between you two. >> or a tornado. cold air, warm air. >> i'm on your side, just so you know that. temperaturewise this morning we're in the 50's. mother nature doing its own air-conditioning. partly cloudy, no precipitation. 50 at b.w.i. elsewhere mid 50's. the clouds keep the temperatures warmer at night. 70 will be the high this afternoon. it will stay in the 60's in the mountains, southern pennsylvania. a little bit warmer to the south in sorn maryland. we have some rain to talk about. i'll do that in a few minutes. >> it's about time stan has an ally. >> right. >> he needed some help.

>> i had to call in reinforcement. you especially. >> we like to gang up on stan. it's all in good fun. we have some late clearing construction. i had to go out there and clear it myself. sometimes we do that in the traffic department. east bound i-70 at security, an accident clearing there. also st. paul at 25th in the city, an accident. looks like that one may be gone. some delays lingering on the west side outer loop due to that earlier construction. if you're going to be heading out, east joppa, some fire department activity. the volume that you see on the west side, 17 minutes creating that delay there because of the earlier construction. that's gone so hopefully that will filter out soon. 11 minutes on the outer loop. five minutes from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. i-70 look better than last check. a live view at frederick, where things are moving better also with that late-clearing construction.

mindy and stan, back to you. >> thank you. our big story, police have identified the body of a woman found inside a sewer in north baltimore on friday. >> this morning a former boyfriend is behind bars, charged in the case. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti joins us from baltimore city police headquarters with more details. >> according to charging documents this victim was reported missing in howard county in january of 2008. according to a website her ex-boyfriend or one-time boyfriend has confessed to the killing. the body was found in the 5 hundred block of benninghaus road. charging documents identify the woman as 28-year-old elda vasquez, reported missing back in january of 2008. the missing persons release says she was last seen being dropped off by a taxi one from one of her two jobs. back then this is what police had to say >> her roommates say she never came home that night so somewhere between being dropped off by the cab and entering the apartment she never made it.

>> according to charging documents vasquez's then boyfriend victor cruz has been charged with murder. the report shows vasquez was granted a protective order against cruz as she told investigators he "grabbed her, struck her in the head and attempted to drab her into the woods." she also told investigators then that cruz was stalking her and had threatened to kill her. less than two months later she was reported missing. charging documents also say a detective from cruz's missing person's case in howard county recognized the address from the media reports and made a connection. the document also spells out that while vasquez's body was badly decomposed, investigators were able to i.d. the body throughout work uniform she was wearing and jewelry that vasquez still had on at the time. cruz is being held without bail. according to the internet website, investigativevoice, he works at a tgi-fridays in

howard county and allegedly confessed after being questioned by baltimore city police. live at city police headquarters, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. meanwhile, baltimore city police are searching for the person who shot and killed a 17-year-old by. police say dar russ anderson was shot -- darius anders so was shot. if enough any information, call . >> facing trouble this morning due to the shaky economy. for years the center has offered educational and recreational activities swelt health screenings. but cutbacks may force the seen -- seniors to go someplace else. city leaders are still seeking funds so the activities there can continue. >> can't say whether or not we

can bail out the center as a result of the cuts that came from the state, but i want to figure out a way to keep them open. >>if enough money is not found to keep the center open it could close by the end of this month. >> after a deadly weekend in afghanistan, debate is heating up over what to do about the war. >> this as the white house continues negotiations on strategy for its second week. washington bureau reporter nikole killion is live with the latest. >> good morning. just to bring you up to speed, we are learning about some more deaths in afghanistan two nato troops including one american who were killed in more violence in addition to the violence that you mentioned over the weekend. now, today the president is scheduled to meet with defense secretary robert gates followed by two more high-level meet thgs week on afghanistan. the insurgent attack over the weekend was the deadliest on u.s. forces in more than a year, say military officials. in all, at least eight service members were killed. the violence is a stark reminder of what's at stake as

pressure builds on the white house to reassess its war strategy. >> time is of the essence. i don't think we have a great deal of time to sit around and have a big debate about this. >> this week president obama huddled again with his senior advisors as he considers recommendations from u.s. commander stanley mcchrystal who wants thousands of more troops. mr. obama met with him aboard air force one friday in copenhagen after making his olympic page. the says is weighing his options and will make a decision in the matter of weeks. >> in the coming weeks we will have vigorous debates. there will be alternative views presented. and we will come up with -- i'm quite sure we'll come up with the right solution. >> in the meantime jones says he doesn't foresee any major risks. >> i don't foresee the return of the taliban. i want to be very clear that afghanistan is not in danger -- imminent danger of falling. >> but general jones' tone differs sharply from that of general mcchrystal who says the situation in afghanistan is

serious and warned in a speech last week that success against the taliban shouldn't be taken for granted. >> what doles we know about that attack over the weekend? >> ironically this all happened at a pair of small combat outposts that were set to close down. this was all part of the strategy to try to move u.s. troops into more populated areas so only about 50 u.s. soldiers were stationed there. the taliban is claiming responsibility for attack. -- the attack. >> thank you. >> it may be the season for halloween but wal-mart is already abuzz for the upcoming holiday season. they're offering early deals. the popular schain offering 100 toys at $10 a pop, hoping to get an early lead in the holiday retail sales. the toys include tonca cars, bar i by -- barbies just to name a few. some say spending $10 here there and eases their budget troubles. that brings us to our "question of the day." will early holiday deals entice

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>> welcome back. a nice quiet monday morning. partly cloudy, 55 degrees. the temperature will climb up close to 70 this afternoon. let's start with the bus top forecast. temperatures will be in the 50's this morning. partly cloudy conditions. a couple clouds still hanging around this afternoon but still nice with a high temperature in the upper 60's and low 70's. a little rain in the seven-day

forecast. i'll be back with that. >> you might sea it's a -- say it's a dog-eat-dog world. these fast canines, more than 450 of them, duked it out in what they call the largest flyball competition. the sport involves teams of four dogs each competing in a relay race. they have to clear four hurdles to reach the box where they trigger the release of the ball and then carry the ball back over the hurdles. my goodness they're fast. and the fastest team wins. >> one runner at a 5-k race in chicago went the extra mile when he proposed to his girlfriend. ryan finished the race by running to his girlfriend with a bouquet of flowers, got down on one knee and proposed. the two first met when she was shopping for running shoes and their first date was a five-mile run. how romantic. meanwhile, it was a competition in washington state to win a $15,000 diamond ring.

roughly 2,000 people participated in the scaffenser hunt. a text message was sent to the player's cell phones. once they completed the task, they received another text message instructing them to go to the next location that sounds like fun. that is a nice rock. >> really was. >> very pretty. 5:42. 49 degrees. coming up, the ravens' winning streak ends when they take on the patriots. keith mills will join us with a wrap-up of the team's first loss. >> and here's a live look at the downtown baltimore area courtesy of our sky cam. up nergets an update on weather and traffic pulse 11 for your morning commute. morning commute. stay with us. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com.

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down to 14 miles per hour. but the construction is all clear now. east joppa, some fire department activity. 13 minutes your drive time on the outer loop west side. 11 minutes, northeast outer loop. about five minutes from the 895 split towards the fort mchenry. a live view on the west side, i-70. looking much better than last check. and a live i have -- live view of 95, north and southbound, without delay. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> good morning. looking good on the rails right now no. delays on the marc, light rail on time from hunt valley to cromwell. and the metro on time in both directions. on the buses, a few construction diversions. the 15 bus diverted at saratoga and green. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> thanks. weather is pretty quiet.

temperatures are in the 50's. we have a little bit of rain to discuss. we'll do that in a few minutes. let's have some fun first, send it out to sandra shaw. she has something that might make the ravens fans feel a little better this morning. >> we need it. what a heartbreaker yesterday. the spirit of the team always has been ray lewis, for real. he was just the leader like none other yesterday as well. i'm here with dave de carlo. we have a 2006 american iron horse, lone star chopper. this is the real thing. the cool thing is what, dave? >> ray lewis autographed for us. >> the only one in existence, we might add. this is never going to come off. tell us the story behind it and what ray said when you got him to do this. >> ray lewis was doing an autographing at towson university, sports memorabilia. my daughter and i took this up to him. he autographed across it. as i was taking it out of the bag, he said what is that, a motorcycle gas snank i said, yes, it is. he said it's the only one i've

ever signed, it's a first for me, buddy. >> you take this around town and people are always like, where did you get that? >> sometimes they even think it's his. >> would be sweet if it was. did he say if he's ever been on a chopper like this one? >> no. there was a lot of people waiting for him to get an autograph. >> you even have a ray lewis license plate. you said you're not really a sport fan but you love the ravens and ray lewis? >> that's right. just to support the ravens. ray lewis being one of the first ravens. he's just such a great player. he's the last one standing. he is still the spirit of this team. i think they're coming back. we showed a lot of guts in that game yesterday. let's look at our current imagery. very pleasant as far as the temperatures. we're in the 50's. but you see a big mass of moisture that's really to our south. if you're worried about that never fear. high pressure will suppress it. it will stay we will to our south. we're going so see nice, sunny

skies. a high near 70. things look going. going to be a great day to take this chopper out. i have to work up my nerve. it's a little big for me. >> we want to see that in the 6:00 hour. the consensus is we all want to know how much the bike could cost. stan's thinking about writing a check. >> how much would this bike cost? stan stovall is intrigued. >> one without his signature probably about $30,000 >> there you go. pretty cool. it's a one of a kind though. sports memorabilia would put that a little higher. >> thank you. stan you got that on you right now, right? >> i guess that means i'll have to learn how to ride a motorcycle. >> first, before you spend $30,000. that would be smart. temperatures low 50's right now. 55, b.w.i. of -- 55 downtown. temperatures aren't going to move much this morning but it will warm up close to 70 by

this afternoon. we are watching a system pushing down through the carolinas. all of that precipitation will stay south of us. there's a big area of high pressure protecting us. the high will slide off to the east. that's going to open the door to some of that moisture coming back in from down in the carolinas. in the short term, the weather will stay quiet. by the time we get to the middle of the week, maybe a little bit of rain. partly sunny, pleasant. the high temperatures between 67 and 72. a west wind 10 to 15. sunrise at 7:07. overnight tonight, partly cloudy skies. cool but nothing unusual. temperatures drop back into the 40's. low 50's in the city. insta-weather future cast, 9:00 this morning on tuesday. we can watch that moisture move in from the south. the clouds will thicken up through the day. there is a chance for a couple of showers overnight on tuesday. think it's going to stay dry during the day. but wednesday, a strong cold front will come through. that front will trigger a few showers and maybe even a rumble

of thunder. it will slide off the coast. things will clear up wednesday afternoon into thursday. the seven-day looks like this. on tuesday, 72 for a high. low 70's on wednesday as well that chance for showers tuesday night and into wednesday morning. thursday looks like a dry day. high near 69. we jump back into the mid 70's on friday. a couple of showers possible early saturday. rain possible sunday. much cooler. highs in the 60's. >> thank you. maryland firefighters showcase their life-saving techniques. firefighters gathered at the baltimore city fire academy on saturday. and they demonstrated saving a victim from a burning building and putting on an auto fire who was also -- who also showed off the jaws of life. the purpose of the event? to show everyone thousand dree decrease the fires in the homes >> we want foam know that fire is real and dangerous. but using these techniques and basic common sense will help decrease the potential for

fires to occur in their home. >> officials say you can stay safe by following the basic tips like creating a fire escape plan and properly installing smoke detectors. >> you want that motorcycle. don't you? >> i've had two rides in my life two near death experiences. i'm going to leave it alone. i'll leave it to tony this time. >> maybe you should not. 5:51. 49 degrees. there's still much more ahead. >> and we'll look at one of your answers to our "question of the day." >> here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> good morning, everybody. keith mills with you. the ravens lose their first game of the year. it was one of those what if games what if the ravens would have gotten some of the calls that went against them? what if mark clayton would have not dropped that final pass of the game? we will never know. but what do know is joe flacco was the real deal. he wasn't perfect, made some mistakes but not on that pass to derrick mason who lands on his neck, 7-3, ravens. patriots would answer. you knew they would. tom brady to randy moss. 24-14 new england. fourth quarter. the ravens answer. joe flacco. great read to willis mcgahee. 13 yards, this 24-21, new ball game. here's the play though we're all talking about. fourth and 4. joe flacco hits mark clayton in the chest and he drops it.

joe looks stunned. 27-21, new england. john harbaugh says the ravens will be back. >> if you think the ravens are going to be tentative about coming after people, we're going to be tentative about playing aggressive football or allow any teem put them on their heels, you're in the wrong press conference. that's how we play. that's how we're always going to play. >> it's not the end of the world. yes, we're disappointed but we just got to learn from this one and remember this feeling and play with a chip next week when we play the bengals. >> the steelers win last night 38-28. ray lewis called the officiating embarrassing. he's right, but despite the loss, you have to feel good about it. >> they nung there >> open kickoff, they fumble. the team would have folded in years past. but they showed resiliencey. with the exception of one dropped pass i can't put it --

>> no. they were in position to win on the road with 30 seconds. >> there you go. see you in a bit. let's get to one of your answers to our "question of the day." >> will early holiday deals entice you to begin shopping sooner? >> "yes. as a matter of fact, i've been putting my holiday spending money aside all year long so bring on the sales. i'm ready. " keep emailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we'll read more in the next hour and we'll post all of them on the front page of our website. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour. >> the unemployment rate is rising but some employers say they can't find foam fill jobs. -- people to fill jobs. >> a famous pow set speaking out. -- poet is speaking out. >> and some great video from new mexico as hundreds of balloons ascend into the sky. >> and the weather is nice and quiet. but we have some rain in the seven-day forecast. >> and we're still tracking

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>> a missing person's case is solved after a discovery inside a baltimore city man hole. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> i'm brook hart in washington. in afghanistan this weekend the deadliest gun fight for u.s. troops in more than a year, just as president obama contemplates an overhaul to u.s. strategy there. >> it may have been week four of the season but yesterday's ravens-patriots match-up had all the feel of a playoff game. keith mills has highlights and reaction. >> and will the pleasant temperatures from the weekend carry over into the start of the workweek? the insta-weather plus forecast as 11 news today continues right now.