>> welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. we will get a check on weather and traffic this morning. no major problems on the roads. it is pretty up there. >> it is hard to clear the snow. last night we were around 23 degrees. may have cost three-4 inches of snow.

the smell of there is not a big deal. let us talk about the weather here. a few snow showers left on the eastern shore. give it an hour and it should be gone. the rest of the day should be nice and quiet. if there is a side street that has not been treated, it may be slippery. the forecast for today, sunshine. it should be a decent afternoon. high-temperature close to 40 degrees. we will discuss the weekend later. >> it took time to get the snow off the car which will taking the most time. we are in pretty good shape on the roads. many accidents to they have been cleared. some water main breaks right at stevenson and at milford mail.

-- mill. we are not dealing with significant delays at the moment. we are in great shape of their. we are pleasantly surprised. road crews did an excellent job over night. 12 minutes on southbound 95. this is liberty road. can live view 895 approach in the harbor tunnel. fort mchenry is in great shape as well. back to you. >> our big story this morning is the road crews continued to sought the roads after overnight snow. -- salt the roads after

overnight snow. >> traffic is picking up on reisterstown road. they are not having any problems getting by. the road is very clear as we found on many of the major roadways on our way up here. it is down to the pavement and wet. use extra caution because of that. it is very cold out here. be very careful. not really an issue on the roads. an issue on the sidewalk however. something to be aware of. some snow goods may be a good idea this morning. the cautious and careful. over to you. >> it may be taking a way to get

information from schools regarding delays. timtooten is covering that. >> they are coming in. a mixed bag. anne arundel county closed, prince george's county closed. frederick county, baltimore county, baltimore city, a two hour delay along with carroll county, cecil, caroyork. it is balancing out. that delay gives you a chance to call if we need to. howard and harford two hour delay. we will keep you posted. that can change. back to you.

>> thanks. our weather coverage will continue on our website. you can access our interactive radar and post snow pictures. it is on the front page of wbal tv dot com. >> stephanie rollins blake was focusing on fire arms yesterday. she testified in favor of urging lawmakers to close a gun law loophole. >> a person should not be able to go into a convenience store with a shotgun, robbed the place and get a lesser sentence then someone who does the same thing with a handgun. it is not good policy. >> leaders are lobbying for money for fighting the appropriation in the state budget.

>> when a city council president takes over the role of mayor, hersey's will become vacant. many think a person could philip which could cause a dilemma. he holds a job with the state. our reporter asked the council man about that in the council meeting on monday night. >> my plan would be to take a leave of absence. being council presidents is an acting position. i would take a leave of absence until i decide if i would run to the city council president. >> young is only eligible for 30 days of unpaid leave. >> there isn't an update on the christmas day terror plot. the suspect is cooperating with authorities. administration officials warn of a another possibility of a

terrorist attack by al qaeda in the coming months. nikole killion has more on that. >> administration officials say one of the main ways they're able to get the bombing suspect to talk is with help from his family. according to officials, the nigerian men at the center of this is talking again. some members of his family were flown from nigeria to the united states on january 17. after meeting with him, they were able to persuade him to speak with investigators. the approach was successful. a law-enforcement professional has provided more information about context in yemen and where he received training from al qaeda. information about his cooperation lead out during a senate hearing on tuesday. intelligence officials offered a warning. another attack could happen soon on the united states by al qaeda.

>> what would happen regarding that? high or low? >> and the attempted attack is probably certain. >> i would agree with that. >> intelligence officials did not cite a specific threat. they are concerned that al qaeda has methods that are harder to detect like in the case of the christmas day terror plot. wbal tv. >> coming up, days before her resignation, prosecutors are firing at baltimore mayor sheila dixon. what they have to say this time. >> what do you think of the governor's visit to maryland? e-mail your response to us. why does lubriderm work so well with skin?

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>> people are digging out from a couple of inches of snow. on average, 3-4 inches of snow. the accumulating snow is off to the east. snow clearing throughout the day. it is slightly below freezing. sidestreets may not have been treated so they could be slippery. we will be close to 40 degrees today. another storm in the seven-day forecasts. we will talk about that in a few moments. >> baltimore mayor sheila dixon

will resign pending power over to city council president stephanie bolland's blake. >> she made comments to the press regarding her criminal trial. in a random has been written to the judge asking them to stick to the deal. she had a gift card in her possession. she gave an interview singing the gifts she received from developers did not amount to much. >> could the citizens of baltimore continued to except in mayor who has talked herself into having gift certificates that do not amount to much. such an arrogant attitude is shameful. if you would like to read the entire memo, it is on a website under local news wbaltv.com.

>> another look at your morning commute coming up. >> we are digging out here at roland park. some progress has been made over the last hour. things will get b

>> good morning we are checking a year morning commute. we are looking at a pretty nice ride. major roads have been treated very well overnight. nothing significant as far as problems on the major roadways. we have a water main break left over from yesterday. the bright line is closed in the pylesville region. -- pikes filville region. here are the drive times. a live view of the accident

scene involving a couple of vehicles off to the side. southbound 95 approaching the built with north east. it is backing up traffic just a bit. there are nine not any major delays in the white marsh area. we are doing well with the weather we had overnight. that is the latest. let us check the mta. >> the buses are being diverted. use the main straight stops. the five is bypassing clover del, 15 is diverting cheered light rail and metro is running problem free. a delay on the brunswick mine

with a 20 minute delay. the at the trains are problem free. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. sandra likes to play out in the snow. did this storm behave like we thought it would? what is this a like out there? >> some are aclearing the sidewalk. starbucks as a popular location. the one of the problems with the sidewalk because they have been working for the last hour. everything is clear. i think the you delay on the roads is interesting.

the snow plows have been hitting this road repeatedly laying down more salt. things are pretty good. we are kind of used to this. today we will see some sunshine this afternoon. the storm system is moving to our east. the energy is pulling out of the area. another storm will emerge from the gulf of mexico. that has been a pattern so far this year. >> we do not want to break the pattern. take a look at the snow fall totals from last night. no snow left except for flurries on the eastern shore.

most spas between 2-4 inches. -- spots between 2-4 inches. there could be some icing are going on. it should not be a huge problem especially with the sunshine that will melt as of after the sun rises. clouds will break up which is the twinned for this afternoon. -- trende for this afternoon. mostly clear tonight. temperatures will drop back into the 20 kooky. we are watching the storm coming out of the gulf of mexico.

it will be with us friday and saturday. i think it will be a mix of snow, sleet, rain and then be all snow by the weekend. it is too early to talk about who is going to get what. we will keep an eye out on the storm. 36 on friday. everything changes to snow on sunday if the storm track holds. stay tuned. >> let us get in another check on school closings and delays. >> anne arundel county, charles

county closed. prince george's -- a two hour delay for baltimore city, baltimore county, howard, cecil, frederick, carroll county. russell college, harvard college at 11:00. we will keep posted. for a full list go to our web site wbaltv.com. >> will you be teaching your class today? >> it was last night. >> thanks. our weather coverage continues on our web sites wbaltv.com.

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some accidents this morning. we will update you coming up.