constellation energy] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we'll get to our big story. first a check of the forecast with meteorologist tony pann. we're so glad you're here. welcome back. >> thank you. it's so nice to be back. it's been about 10 years since i was in this studio, but i never really left. i was just driving up and down 95. >> i saw you in the parking lot saying, gee, i wish i was back. >> i would stop by to see what was going on. the studio's gorgeous. it was on a different floor when i was here. i found my way l -- way. >> good. >> nice to bring good news. partly cloudy this morning. no precipitation. temperatures upper 40's and low 50's. 50 officially at b.w.i. we may get into the supper 60's, low 70's. -- up every 60's, low 70's. the clouds will be drifting

around but i don't expect any rain. we do have some in the seven-day forecast, but first let's see what's happen in the traffic department. >> welcome. it's so good to have you. and more importantly, it's good to have an alley -- alli for stan. -- ally for stan. left lane closed. and east joppa, some fire department activity. in terms of your drive times, look good. 11 minutes on the west side outer loop, same thing on the northeast outer loop. here's a live view of traffic this morning. west side running smoothly. we have some delays earlier because of some late-clearing construction. that's out of there. we're look much better. not dealing with any delays anywhere else. we can give you a live view of traffic on the harrisburg expressway just north of the beltway and moving freely from the maryland line all the way down. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. good morning. >> thank you. our big story, a man suspected.

strangling his girlfriend and then stuffing her body down a man shoal in police custody. >> with that arrest, police hope to close a nearly year-long investigation into the woman's disappearance. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti live at city police headquarters with the story. good morning. >> good morning. police have identified the victim as being 28-year-old yealed vasquez. she was -- elda vasquez. according to charging documents, her then 40-year-old boyfriend, victor hernandez cruz, now facing murder and assault charges in connection with her death. cruz and vasquez had been involved in a relationship at the time. a report showed she was granted a protective order against him. that happened just a month before she disappeared. her body was found in the 500 block of benninghaus road last week. charging documents show a detective in her original missing person's case recognized the address of where that man hole was from media reports and then made the connection. the document also spells out that while vasquez's bot --

body was badly depose -- decomposed, investigators were able to i.d. her body. cruz worked at a tgi-fridays. police went to see him yesterday afternoon. according to this website, he allegedly confessed to the killing. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the search continues in baltimore county this morning for a missing 11-year-old boy. michael necessary is a resident of the -- ness is a resident of the st. vincent's home. he was last seen sunday night in the 2300 block of east lake road wearing a red or orange shirt with blue jeans. if you have any information, call baltimore county police. >> a prominent baltimore rabbi convicted of sexually molesting a woman half his age is once again accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. according to the paper, five more women have come forward alleging the rabbi touched them

in a sexual manner, made suggestive comments, or in some cases did both. the rabbi's attorney says his client is innocent. the "sun" also reports three of the women contacted the newspaper and the other two were referred by others. >> long lines stretched along gateway drive yesterday as thousands showed up to receive a free seasonal flu shot. it was one of the largest flu clinics in the nation. last year 4,000 people lined up for the shot and even more were expected this flu season. >> this year we're trying to do about 5,500 or 6,000, which we believe is the largest drive-through clinic ever in the united states >> this was the fourth year for the drive-through clinic. they held this year's a little early in order to give them time to prepare for the arrival of the vaccine on tuesday. >> tragic news out of afghanistan as u.s. troops suffer their worst blow in more than a year. eight troops were killed in a firefight. this comes as president obama

considers a major revision of the u.s. war strategy there. nbc's brook hart is in washington with that story. >> the attack happened in remote eastern afghanistan. rugged terrain that's seen intense combat in the eight-year-old war. >> very sheer cliffs around you , a lot of rocky, mountainous terrain, some trees around it, hard to see people. the enemy can move about using that as protection. >> u.s. military officials tell nbc news scores of fighters bombarded the u.s. outpost with rifles, grenades and machine-gun fire. u.s. troops radioed for backup and got it but not before eight soldiers were killed. >> there was some bravery up there. they fought a hard fight. >> just friday aboard air force one in copenhagen, president obama met with his war general, stanley mcchrystal. >> we must redefine the fight. >> mcchrystal had just told an audioagainst london shrinking troop levels would be "shortsighted." it's his public push for a

buildup pressuring the president. >> ideally it's better for military advice to come up through the chain of command. >> mcchrystal also wants to shift u.s. troops away from remote outposts to better protect cities. >> we've got a stiff fight in front of us. whether embedded with the population or fighting in the frontiers, these are very dangerous, tough people. >> not all of them tall bans. >> you have villageers who are simply angry that there are american troops in afghanistan and they're fighting to defend their own territory >> as polls show more americans, too, want u.s. troops home. president obama's senior advisors meet twice this week to debate a new strategy. the national security advisor says troops are just one part of the president's decisions. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> this morning funeral services ln held today for a glen burnie soldier killed last month in afghanistan. 29-year-old sergeant first class bolley was one of three soldiers killed when an

explosive device struck their vehicle. funeral services for the 11-year veteran will be held at the st. bernadette catholic church. >> just barely turn the calendar to october but wal-mart is already hoping you'll be in the holiday spirit, hoping to invigorate lagging sales, offering early holiday discounts in the hopes of bringing in customers. 100 toys including tonca cars, bar business and board games are being offered for just $10. some shoppers say spending $10 here there and eases their budget troubles and they won't have to spend the big lump sum to purchase presents. will early holiday deals entice you to begin shopping sooner for the holiday? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that's watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> well, they say you can't win them all. and unfortunately that proved true for the baltimore ravens yesterday as they faced off against the new england patriots in foxborough. tom brady seemed to shake off the rust that dogged him in the first three weeks of the

season, rushing for one touchdown which, by the way, snapped the ravens' three-game streak of keeping rushers out of the end zone. brady also passed for one score. joe flacco threw 262 yards and two scores but that also kept running backs mcgahee and rice from getting their usual touches it came down to the final 30 seconds of the game. mark clayton dropped the pass that could have continued a game-winning drive. he had a lot of other great catches during the game. final score, 27-21. keith mills will have more highlights and reaction coming up later in sports. >> 6:08. it's 48 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the "bloomberg business report." >> also ahead, a state of emergency as california endures yet another wildfire. we'll have the latest on the devastation. >> police struck down the man accused of videotape ang espn reporter undressing inside her hotel room. details on his first court appearance. >> and despite the ravens' loss yesterday we're going to try to

get your motor running with this commemorative ray lewis chopper. it's an iron horse. it is awesome. >> i know sandra's loving that. a couple of problem spots we're monitoring, including an accident in the city. we'll update you on that and more. at dunkin' donuts, there's always fresh coffee brewing, made hot and delicious all day long from the highest quality, freshly ground beans, and that's why more folks choose dunkin' donuts coffee to get their day off to a fresh, delicious start. america runs on dunkin'.

>> 55 degrees. a nice brisk morning. >> fall-like. >> hopefully more weather like we had over the weekend. >> arriving in style while shofing off the ravens' spirit. why one fan, you might say,

born to be wild about the ravens >> it couldn't come better than the day after a heartbreaking loss. this is a 2006 ironhorse lone star chopper. it's special because it's the only one of its type. what distinguishs it? >> ray lewis' autograph. >> you said he did this for you at an autographing event. >> that's correct. memorabilia autographing. my daughter and i took the tank up and showed it to him. he said it was the first one he's ever signed, only one he's ever signed. signed it we had a paint place clear coat t. there is crome everywhere on this. this is totally dedicated. take a look at the license plate. a nice ray lewis license plate as well. you said you sometimes take this out on game day and get some perks from it. >> that's correct. people at the stadium will run out and try to hand me a beer as i'm driving by or want to get on it or pat me on the back. it gets a lot of attention. >> i bet it does. it is one of a kind. it is awesome. you still drive it with pride

even after yesterday. we showed a lot of guts in that game. let's look at our current radar and satellite imagery. a big mass of moisture even clouds to our south. we're blocked by high pressure. kind of like a ray lewis sack, if you will. looking good. tony what do you think about this thing? >> we've been waiting for almost an hour for to you start that thing up and ride off -- well, into the sunrise. >> i want to. is it going to be like 7:06 this morning? >> that's too late. we're off the air at 7:00. >> maybe it will be light enough. >> how convenient. i still want to see you ride that thing it looks cool. >> thanks. >> let's talk about the weather. things are quiet. partly cloudy skies. temperatures upper 40's and low 50's. it's 55 downtown. 49, b.w.i. 51 degrees at dulles airport. this is going to stay south of

us it looks impressive on the radar. but we don't have to worry about any precipitation from that system. we've got high pressure off to our northwest. that's going to squash it to the south. as this high moves to the east, return flow, the winds turn around to the south by the time we get towards the middle portion of the week. that will increase the chance for rain by tuesday night and wednesday. for today, partly sunny. calling it pleasant, high temperatures 67 to 72. the clouds will be a little thicker in the southern suburbs than the northern suburbs. on the bay today, small craft advisory. winds out of the west at 10 to 15 knots. gusting up to 20. partly cloudy. temperatures drop back into the 40's. low 50's in the city. let's take a look at insta-weather future cast. a lot of that moisture riding northbound. a chance for showers on tuesday night. then wednesday morning a strong cold front will move in from the west with a good chance for rain showers it should clear up in the afternoon. dry conditions wednesday night and thursday. so seven-day forecast like this. low 70's on tuesday and

wednesday. that chance for showers tuesday night and wednesday morning. it will be a breezy day on wednesday as well. a little cool on thursday. dry, 69. a chance for rain late friday and into early saturday morning. then the showers come back i think on sunday. it's going to be chilly. high of only 63. >> and thank you. let's go ahead and see what's going on on the area roadways. we have a problem spot in the city we're watching. it's an accident at lombard and light. left lane is closed there. the speed sensors on both the west side and i-95 heading toward the fort mchenry up to speed. that is good news. at least we're not dealing with any significant volume-related delays. east joppa, watch for fire department activity so far so good on the harrisburg expressway and j.f.x. you can see both the outer loop west and north side looking good same for 895 toward the harbor tunnel tolls. a live view of traffic. harford road so far running smoothly on the northeast side. we'll switch over now to a live view of the i-95, beltway

northeast. still looking pretty good at this hour. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you. >> thank you. taking a look at some of our top stories, firefighters are waging an aggressive ground and air assault against a california wildfire that has spread to 11 square miles and threatens a popular resort community. flames advance to within a quarter mile of the mountain resort community of wrightwood which is under mandatory evacuation. boy sunday afternoon firefighters were cautiously off the mistic about keeping the fire at bay. but officials stress the fight is far from over. a man accused of secretly videotaping an espn reporter while she was naked in her hotel room appeared in court yesterday. 48-year-old michael david barrett faces charges of i except state stalking for taking videos of espn sideline reporter erin andrews. bar wet was arrested friday night -- barrett was arrested

friday night. the individual years were taken through a modified peephole while andrews undressed in hotels. if convicted rbling he could face a maximum of five years in prison and a $2250,000 fine. -- $2r50,000 fine. the u.s. supreme court will convene with a new justice on the bench. some issues this year include corporate political spending, dogfighting videos, and a cross in the desert. the court will also hear several other cases with broad implications such as the second amendment right to self-defense. >> in this morning's "consumer alert," even as the unemployment rate inches closer to 10% many employers say they can't hire people to fill good paying jobs. business analysts say that's because of the types of workers being laid off aren't qualified to take on the types of jobs available. people in automotive and other

blue-collar industries get laid off. many businesses are still looking to hire accountants, health care workers, electrical engineers and software salesmen. an average. six people are competing for each job opening. some small businesses are working with state programs to keep workers on the payrolls. 17 states offer what are called work sharing programs. they allow employers to combine fewer work hours with partial unemployment benefits. for instance, companies could cut the employee back to 80% of their former hours, get 20% of what they would get in unemployment benefits. workers still get their benefits like health insurance and employers keep valuable employees. the downside is that it costs employers more nun employment insurance and employees could burn up much of their job loss protection as well. let's get the latest from wall street where one of the nation's largest banks is about to get a new c.e.o. jane king has that story and more. >> good morning. an emergency chief executive for the nation's largest bank

by deposits. bank of america. according to "the wall street journal" this week, b of a plans to appoint what's being called an emergency c.e.o. the paper says the contingency plan was already underway before lewis announced his retirement. bank of america did say it created a search committee to find a replacement. as for the market, stocks fell for a fourth straight session. employers cut more jobs than expected. and the bloomberg index shedding 12579%. -- 1.25%. a money manager says many americans are keeping up to 9% of their disposable income in the bank, the most since 1985. he says while these savings may hurt profits at retailers, they will make the expansion last longer by reducing household debt and the trade deficit. and vogs wagen is getting an american makeover.

the german automaker wants to appeal more to the american middle class by focusing on cup holders and entertainment systems. v.w. is also hoping for sales success with new larger and mid-sized sedans next year. volkswagen's new u.s. headquarters is on the other side of d.c. in herndon, virginia. at the new york stock exchange i'm jane king, bloomberg news for wbal-tv 11 news. >> cup holders. who would have ever thought? poet mia angelou wants you to know she was very much alive and well that after rumors began circulating after she was gravely ill. the 81-year-old says she is fine and she's quite disturbed. relatives as far away as europe and africa began to call her in tears to make sure she was still alive. she gained worldwide fame with her activism during the civil rights movement and for works like "i know why the caged bird sings."

>> i suppose that would make me upset, too. >> i'd find it humorous, myself. >> you have that kind of humor. 6:21. another check on weather and traffic is straight ahead. >> 60 minutes of hard fought football down to the last 30 seconds as the ravens took on tom brady and the patriots. keith mills has highlights and reaction. >> and email your answer to the "question of the day." will early holiday deals entice to you begin shopping sooner? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> and take a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell choning your morning commute. we have one accident of note in city. left lane closed with that we're picking newspaper volume on the west side. about 49 miles per hour as you make your approach to i-70. delays just starting to fall into place. we have some fire department activity that may be block something lanes there. let's check a live view of traffic in the area of harford road. no official delay in the outer loop heading toward providence. we'll switch over to a live view of 95, beltway northeast. toward us is southbound traffic. you may tap the breaks at white marsh. little known fact about tony. he's very scared of spiders. i just escorted one out of the studio for him. tony, now it's your turn >> she called me out, didn't she? >> i should have warned you about sarah.

>> you should have warned me. my first day. yes. there was a huge spider in between this and the weather wall. i wasn't about to walk from here to there. i know. she took care of it for me. you are tough. i like that. let's take a look at what's happening. weatherwise, partly cloudy skies. temperatures upper 40's and low 50's. 49, b.w.i. 55 downtown. bus stop forecast, should be nice and quiet, in the 50's. near 70 this afternoon. we'll check the seven-day in a few minutes. >> thank you. for whatever it's worth so am i. so you and i have a lot more in common than you think. ray lewis called the officiating embarrassing sunday in foxborough. the ravens lose their first game of the year. despite some questionable calls and ravens mistakes they had a chance to win the game with 30 seconds left. 27-21.

though the ravens grabbed the early lead, joe flacco to derrick mason. lands on his neck. 7-3. tom brady answered. you knew if he would. to randy moss. turns around. it's 24-14, new england. fourth quarter, joe flacco. perfect read. tom bradyesque right there. to willis mcgahee. 13 yards, new ball game. but here's the play we're all talking about. fourth and 4. at the patriots' 14. joe hits mark clayton in the numbers and drops it. 27-21, new england. john harbaugh says, though, the ravens will be back. >> the ravens are going to be tentative about coming after people or be tentative about playing aggressive football or allow any team to put them on the their heels, you're in the wrong press conference. >> it's not the end of the world. yes, we're disappointed. but we just got to learn from this one, remember this feeling and play with a chip next week

when we play the bengals. >> and the bengals are 3-1. so it's a first-place showdown next week. >> all right! >> looking forward to it. >> there's so much testosterone in this room i can't stand it. >> all righty. 6:28. 48 degrees. there's much more to come in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> police identify the body of a woman found inside a man hole and they make an arrest. details are next. >> and watching a little bit of rain on to our south. that should catch up to us in the middle of the week. >> the economy threatens the knew tour of a popular senior center. how soon might the budget ax fall

- i'm in. - i'm a part of it. grilled nation is 60 million strong and counting. and now you can be part of it too. try a two-piece meal with 2 sides... and a biscuit for just $3.99. ♪ >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us. tony pann has a quick look at the forecast. there's something crawling on your shoulder >> still on the spider thing. i told you, sarah killed it for

me. it's all gone. everything's good. let's look at what's happening weatherwise. partly cloudy, upper 40's and low 50's. 49, b.w.i. 54 in hagerstown. temperatures should make it into the upper 60's and low 70's. a little bit cooler to the north. a little bit warmer to the south. when we come back, we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast. we have a little bit of rain to talk about. >> thank you, tony. our big story, the mifertry of a woman's nearly year-long disappearance has ended with the discovery of her body stuffed down a man hole. >> now police have the man they believe killed yealed vasquez. -- elda vasquez. jennifer franciotti has more on the story. >> according to charging documents, the victim was reported missing in howard county in january of 2008. and according to an internet website, her former boyfriend has confessed to the killing. the body was found here in the 500 block of benninghaus road. documents identified the victim as elda vasquez.

vasquez was reported missing in january of 2008. the missing person's release says she was last seen being dropped off by a taxi from one of her two jobs. back then this is what howard county police had to say. >> her roommates say she never came home that night. somewhere between being dropped off by the cab and entering the apartment she never made it. >> according to charging documents, vasquez's then boyfriend, 40-year-old victor hernandez crust has been arrested and -- cruz has been arrested and charged with murder. the report she's vasquez was granted a protective order against cruz. she also told investigators that cruz was stalking her and had threatened to kill her. less than two months later she was reported missing. charging documents say a detective from cruz's missing person's case 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. and according to the website, investigativevoice, wus worked at a t. gimplet fridays and allegedly confessed to police after being questioned. right now he is being held without bail. live downtown. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. an anne arundel county ploast police officer is recover -- police officer is recovering. not long after 6:00 saturday night the officer pulled over a driver just over the prince george's county line. during the stop authorities say some type of a struggle ensued, forcing the officer to fire on the driver. the officer was treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. charges against the driver are pending. police say they questioned a person of interest in the

murder of a man found shot to death. an officer was patrolling massachusetts avenue around 2:30 saturday into p morning when he heard gun shots and then discovered the man's body. a dark gray chevy malibu was seen speed ago -- speeding away from the screen. >> a medic found himself in need of treatment. first spornedes responded to a call yesterday afternoon. while trying to treat the patient, authorities say the patient became combative and dislocated the paramedic's shoulder. so far no charges have been filed. m.t.a. police continue to investigate an accident involving a light rail train that injured three people. it happened saturday morning at the intersection of howard and lombard streets. officials believe the train may have dragged the car about 100 yards before coming to a stop. fire officials had to rescue plea people who had become entrapped. >> the shaky economy. for years the center offered

activities. but cutbacks may force the seniors to go someplace else. the senior center has a yearly operating budget of about $157,000. with $97,000 coming from baltimore city. that's been reduced to $12,000 because of the city's budget problems. city leaders say they're still seeking funds so the activities can continue. >> i can't say whether or not we can bail out the center's results of cuts that came from the state. but i want to look at figuring out a way to keep them open. >> if enough money can't be found to keep the center open it could close by the end of this mailbox -- month. >> good morning. tracking a few problem spots. we have an accident just coming in on the inner loop top side. right on that ramp that takes you to the inner loop, watch for an accident. we have fire department

activity. speed sensors are up to speed at this hour, even on 95 95 out of the white marsh area. we'll continue to monitor those delays. 36 miles per hour is what we're down to on the outer loop, i-70. lombard at light, an accident there. a live view of traffic in the area -- let me see. liberty road. west side. we have some delays there. that is quickly filling up there. we'll switch over to a live view of the b.w. parkway so far looking pretty good. now we check in live with sandra who's been showing off a nice bike. you looked very much at home on it. >> hope you're doing well this morning. that is a one of a kind bike for sure. ray lewis' signature on it. it is an ironhorse chopper. if you know anything about bikes, it's awesome. dave, you're the owner. how would you say the spirit of this bike embodies -- even though it has the signature, how else does it embody ray lewis? >> i think because he's

powerful and the smoik very powerful. it's a one of a kind just like him. >> that's for sure. you needed a little help for the ravens after a heartbreaking loss yesterday. dave will drive this into work late we are pride. let's take a look at your seven-day. things are look great today. 70 for our forecast high. tomorrow late it looks like we're going to be seeing the chance of some showers that will linger into monday with the next passage of a front. nice, 75 on thursday. a cooler weekend with showers in store. that's it for now. more come up in a little bit. back to you. >> thank you. i'm sure a lot of folks have bike envy. >> i can't wait to hear her fire it up >> 6:36. 48 degrees. it's a literal race to become top dog at this competition. we'll show you more of what's going on. >> another crucial week of meetings for the president on afghanistan. details coming up. >> and we're still taking your answers to our "question of the day." will early holiday deals entice you to begin shopping earlier?

email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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wonder organizers say it's become one of the most photographed event in the world. >> most scaffenser hunts send people looking for commonplace things. but in washington the stakes were higher. roughly 2,000 people gathered for the diamond dash. armed with cell phones participants were fed text messages throughout the hunt all in the hopes of winning the grand prize, a diamond ring. after completing a series of tasks, the winning couple was, well, in a state of disbelief. >> i didn't think we had any chance. >> the grand prize, that diamond ring -- >> 6:40. 47 degrees. coming up like at the morning headlines. >> and we'll also look at your morning commute. volume continues to build. we'll touch other delays as well and problem spots. that's next. >> and time tony pann. a little rain off to the south on h.d. doppler.

that may catch up to us. we'll be back for the seven-day in a few minutes. stay with us. 49 degrees at the top of the hour. trapped in the trance of their shopping routine,

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rabbi touched them in a sexual manner, made suggestive comments, or in some cases did both. we just barely turned the calendar but wal-mart is already hoping you'll be in the holiday spirit. 100 toys including barbies and board games are being offered for just $10. wal-mart executives hope the early discounts will revive what's been a slum sfming year of sales. >> that brings us to your answers to our "question of the day." >> we asked, will early holiday deals entice to you begin shopping sooner? >> "no. it will be shopping for the holidays as usual. i do my shopping beginning december 1. i'm done by december 5." >> "everyone knows the countdown to the holidays, as you get closer, the prices come douth even more. the invein tremendous the stores have now is huge because no one's buying. i think people will wait as long as they can to see if there's a better deal. i am." >> "i shop when i need to, deal or no deal."

we'll post more on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. after a deadly weekend in afghanistan debate is heating up again over what to do about the war. this as the white house continues negotiations on strategy for a second week. washington bureau reporter nikole killion has latest. >> 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 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 huddles again with his senior advisors as he considers recommendations from the u.s. commander who wants thousands of more troops.

mr. obama met with hame board air force one friday in copenhagen after making his olympic pitch. the president is weighing his options and will make a decision in a matter of weeks. >> in the coming weeks we will have vigorous debates. there will be alternative views presented. and we'll come up -- i'm quite sure we'll come up with the right solution. >> 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 imminent danger of falling. >> the general jones' tone differs sharply from that of general mcchrystal who says the situation is serious and warned last week in a speech that success against the taliban could not be tan taken for granted. in washington, nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tracking a new problem. i-95, if you're getting ready to het out southbound in the

area of 198, an accident taking up two right lanes. heavy delays developing. southbound i-95, approaching 198. this is what you're going to have to contend with this morning. if you're heading out this morning at liberty some other delays. but these are volume related. they extend back to 795 to edmondson. the accident scene, 95 at 198, two right lanes closed. creating delays. delays southbound 795 as a result from owings mills down to the beltway. and i-70 in towards 29. heading out on the inner loop, the ramps from pairing to the inner loop, an accident wropping up there. now to sandra. she is live in the backyard. she's been talking about a nice bike. give us more. we're enjoying watching it. . this is awesome. this is a one of a kind bike. not only have i never been on a chopper, but i can say i've never been on a commemorative

ray lewis 2006 iron horse lone star chopper. it is dave's. he's the proud owner when you're riding around on this, he says it's about 10 degrees cooler >> that's correct when you're actually moving. >> you feel like you're feeling the spirit and power of ray lewis when you're on this thing? >> a little bit. >> maybe i do. i'm trying to live vicariously. it's a great bike it must have been sforblee have him sign this. >> it was. it's a one of a kind. it was real special to have him do that. it gets a lot of attention. >> he says he he's going down to the ravens games and people are saying, here have a free beer. we're going to take a quick look at our radar and satellite imagery. if you're worried about the moisture to the south, we have a nice dome of pressure that will block it. so we're dealing with temperatures in the 70's. let's start this thing up, dave. i said i was going to do it, i'm going to do it.

we're off. see you later. [horn] >> that's awesome. we're a little disappointed. we thought she'd be driving. but considering that's a $30,000 bike and there's other cars in the parking lot, they probably made the right move there. partly cloudy. things are going to be pretty quiet heading off to work and school. upper 40's and low 50's. it's 49 at b.w.i. there is a system passing off to our south. producing a lot of rain through the carolinas. it's going to stay south of us. we have a nice big area of high pressure off to our north. that's protecting us at least for the time being. it's squashing all of that activity to the south. as this high pushes off to the east, we'll get the flow to come back out of the south during the middle pors -- portion of the week. in the short term it's going to be nice. partly sunny skies. a little cloud cover throughout today.

no precipitation. pleasant temperatures. highs in the upper 60's and low 70's. sunrise in a few minutes at 7:07. on the chesapeake, west wind at 10 to 15. wave heights one to two feet. there is a smault craft advisory in effect. -- small craft advisory in effect. next high tide, 7:36. partly cloudy skies. comfortably cool. low temperatures drop back into the upper 40's. low 50's in the city. 10:00 in the morning on tuesday, we're going to watch this moisture coming back up from the south as that high pressure moves off the coast. the winds turn to the south, and we grab some of that. by tuesday night there will be a chance for a couple of rain showers. the chance for rain will go up as we move into wednesday morning. the cold front bumps into that moisture so there could be rain for the wednesday morning commute. everything will sweep off the coast and we expect dry weather into thursday with a wide range in temperatures this week. we'll be in the low 70's on

tuesday and wednesday. again with that chance for showers tuesday night into wednesday morning. thursday it looks like a dry day. kind of cool. the high near 69. then we jump back into the mid 70's on friday with a chance for rain in the afternoon. a couple of showers possible early saturday morning. i think the rain will come back on sunday. and it's going to be cool this weekend with high temperatures until the low 60's . >> thank you. time for one last look at our big story. the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend and trying to hide her body inseed is a baltimore city man hole. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti joins us from city police headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. that body was discovered last week. police have identified the victim as 28-year-old elda vasquez. she was reported missing from howard county in january of 2008. now according to charging documents her former boyfriend, 40-year-old victor hernandez cruz is facing murder and assault charges in connection with her death. cruz and vasquez had been involved in a relationship at

the time. a report shows she was granted a protective order against cruz a month before she disappeared. her body was found in the 500 block of benninghaus road. the directive from the original missing person's case made the connection. right now cruz is being held without bail. according to the internet website he works at a restaurant in howard county and allegedly confessed to the killing while being questioned by baltimore city police officers. live here at city police headquarters, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. coming up today on "oprah," don't stop believing. stories of dreams coming true. also, he sang on the streets for food until his video hit the internet. plus oprah launch as a nationwide search. but searching for what? find out today at 4:00. for a look at what's next on "the today show," here's meredith viera. >> good morning. coming up on a monday morning, the taliban claiming it was

mind behind a dead lay tack. -- deadly attack. eight americans died. we are in kabul with the latest. new details on david letterman's admitted affairs and the suspect accused of trying to blackmail him. and john gosselin reportedly cleans out a joint bank account days after halting production of his family's reality show this morning kate going lynn speaks -- gosselin speaks out that and more right here on "today." >> 6:53. 49 degrees. >> just ahead, another look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> first, a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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