>> world leaders working toward a global economic recovery. i'm kate amara with the overnight news from south korea. >> the battle in california but you wouldn't think of a possibility of legalizing marijuana and what that has to do with the ravens? i have not the faintest idea but we have that. >> we will figure it out at some point. we will have the forecast, that is a promise. that is coming up. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> that was a ballot question in california. welcome to "11 news today." i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. sandra shaw has a check of the forecast. >> that was a gorgeous sky

camera picture. i like it when the sunrises early. gets you started well. >> is it easier to get up at 2:30 in the morning? >> i don't know about that. let's look at what is happening with the temperatures. the sun will be up at 6:47, 46 degrees downtown. that is the mild location. 32 in contrast at the airport. 36 on the eastern shore. today the forecast above normal at 61 to 66 degrees. light winds, beautiful sunshine throughout. sunsetting at 4:54. we will see the temperature plunge again because we are so clear out there. 32 in the outlying areas, 42 downtown and milder tomorrow. i will have more on that but first let's check out the friday morning commute with kim dacey. >> good morning, everyone. we have incidents scattered all across the area. let's start in towson joppa road fire activity, it is out but the clean-up continues possibly lane

blockages between danway and pleasant plains road. crash golden ring at kenwood in rosedale. we understand a car went through the front after 7-11. moving north in upperco a traffic light defective. watch out for that. crash in parkton at old york and lentz. anne arundel county brookland area down poles shutting down north ritchie between townsend and 11th. new accident in the city southwest corner at wilkins and southwestern. we will have a live look at the made roads. not bad here. harrisburg expressway at shawan nice southbound traffic. live view of the beltway at 295 on the southwest corner looking good theren out inner and out are loops. that is the latest back to you. >> our big story the battle

between baltimore city hall and police union continues. the latest round over the new contract proposal. the rank and feile rejected the latest offer. turnout was very high and rejection was overwhelming. if passed, the contract would have taken nearly 2% off police salaries, which is the equivalent of five days pay. in 2012 they would have received five days paid leave to make up for the cut. they have been without a contract since june. mayor rawlings-blake said she believed the contract was fair. f.o.p. president said the rejection is sending a clear message to the mayor. >> i think tonight it speaks volumes about the -- about where we go from here around the rejection of not only the last contract but mayor rawlings-blake and her policy to keep the city safe. >> reaction to the vote the

mayor says she is disappoint bud is confident they can reach an agreement. union officials say they are willing to return to the table but they have strong words for the mayor. big button sweaters and dresses are a popular fashion item but it was not style that interested agents in a package of dresses being sent from the philippines to baltimore. it was the heroin inside the buttons. after being tipped off agent intercepted the package and delivered to the row home on loretta avenue. instead of getting the suspect's signature agents got the fingerprints of james jeter and michael anderson booking them on charges of conspiracy to import drugs. >> typically reports of a car break-in don't make the news but its to when the victim is the husband of the mayor. some time between late weapons night and thursday morning someone broke in the car of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's

husband and stole a satellite radio system. the mayor's home is under executive protection but officials say mr. blake's car was out of their view at the time. >> are you concerned that the city may have dropped the ball? >> no, there are 5,000 larcenies in autos and victims and we're doing what we can do to raise awareness. >> police say there was no sign of forced entry on the car and they caution people to to keep their parked cars locked and valuab valuables out of site. a frederick man was sentenced to for sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. he was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to charges of sex abuse of a minor and second degree sex offense in september. after serving his sentence he will be deported to mexico. >> harford county officials hope somebody will represent the people on a tape in a robbery when they forced the employees

and two customers into the back room of the game stop and made off with several thousand dollars of game and equipment. they believe the suspects robbed an aberdeen game stop since both escaped in a similar van. prosecutors have dropped an attempted murder charge against a man accused of cutting four people in a bar fit. they university of maryland students were injured in the attack after the college park bar. leonardo ramos was charged with attempted murder based on evidence at the time but now video suggesting he was acting in self-defense. prosecutors are weighing whether to charge four others. the westboro baptist church is turning up for another protest in maryland. the church known for protesting mill tier funerals -- military funerals is picketting a play at rockville. they are performing the laramie project that chronicles the

murder of matthew shepherd. the church says it plans to protest the opening night performance not to shut it down but to spread their message that acceptance of homosexuality is wrong. >> today president obama heads to his fourth nation on a 10-day trip through asia. this is japan and the apec summit. kate amara joins us live with more. good morning, kate. >> good morning to you, mindy. in japan president obama will encounter the same trade and currency issues that defined the g-20 summit in south korea. g-20 leaders smiling for a photo while in closed door meetings clashing over currency. president obama pressing china to act responsibly on a currency many believe it is unfairly low. >> it is undervalued and china spends enormous amounts of money

intervening in the market to keep in undervalued. >> ladders working to -- leaders working to prevent it from turning into a trade war. >> we understand that it needs to be dealt with, and i'm confident that it can be. >> members came here hoping for a compromise on how to create a recovery. what they signed off on was a communique' agreeing to a set of guidelines to measure imbalances and agreeing to discuss the details next year. >> so, the president arrives in japan later today. the apec summit is over the weekend. during the meetings movement is expected on creating a pacific-wide free trade zone. live in washington, i'm kate amara. >> once again if the ravens only had to play 58 minutes of a game

they could have walked away winners in atlanta but ned -- instead it dropped them to 6-3. after being dominated by the falcons' defense joe flacco managed to lead them to a 21-20 lead with just a minute left but matt ryan had enough time to lead an 80-yard drive into the end zone to reclaim the lead and seal the game for the falcons. final score atlanta 26 the ravens 21. keith mills will have highlights later on in sports. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. sort of a midterm report card. the question, have the ravens played up to your expectations so far in season? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:09 now and 32 degrees on tv hill. coming up the morning financial news. >> also ahead, you never know what you will find lying around your attic. that vase right there, you never

believe what one family is getting for this. >> as we look at the weather, plenty of sun throughout the weekend. details on the extended forecast ahead. >> several incidents persisting but we are not seeing delays on major roads. we will have the latest in the "traffic pulse 11" reportse

>> top of the morning to you, 6:12. look at the screen. it is spectacular out there as the sun makes its way up over the city sky line. 46 downtown. the official sunrise time is 6:47 this morning.

so, only about 30 minutes from now but it is lightening up bright and early and we will be gorgeous again today and milder than normal. you see a lot of nothing on the eastern seaboard as there is a dominant high ridge of high pressure that will extend the reach all weekend over not only other our area but the east coast. we have showers in a front that will come that you sunday night but not really generate much in the way of rainfall. next best shot is tuesday. 46 downtown right now but what a contrast. 28 up near the state line in parkton. we have the influence of the buildings and moderating influence of the inner harbor downtown. 32 at the airport and 36 easton and st. michaels. the constant statewide will be the abundant sunshine, gorgeous in the mountains at 60. here about five degrees milder at 65. yesterday we topped out at 62. the normal high for november 12

is 58. well above normal and mild are tomorrow. 58 on the dot on the lower eastern shore. the only variable is there is a coastal flood advisory and the reason is remember the gusty winds we had monday and tuesday? we have not seen them ease too much. they have been pretty consistent tending to elevate the waters of the chesapeake and there is the coastal flood advisory until tonight. 78 the record high set in 1800's and even though we are above normal we won't threaten that. 18 the record low in 1957. the range tonight from freezing in the suburbs to about 42 downtown. clear skies allowing the temperature to plunge. there is the front out to the west generating showers but won't affect us soon. high pressure will hold up today and all weekend so prepare for an awesome weekend. tomorrow milder still, 65 to 69

degrees. sunshine throughout and even on sunday partly cloudy, mid 60's. cooler air monday and 59. slight chance of evening shower. chance of rain from the gulf of mexico and up into this area by tuesday. early wednesday some showers and then clearing again. >> the roads we have seen little things going on all morning and they are still persisting. joppa road some fire activity in towson danway and pleasant plains road. you could see lane closures there. rosedale we have an accident at golden ring at kenwood avenue, a car through the front of a 7-11 and could take a while. upperco defective light at hanover pike and emory and old york near lentz in parkton. ritchie highway shut down 11th to townsend and southwestern boulevard at wilkins avenue an

accident. the harrisburg expressway at shawan both directions moving freely. over to a live view of the beltway at 295 in the southwest corner it is moving on the inner and out are loops. 95 ok as well. that is the latest. over to you. >> looking at some of the top stories, north carolina investigators looking for a missing 10-year-old have found new evidence that could end their search for zara baker. authorities are tight-lipped but dogs and search teams are out in caldwell county. she's been missing since october 9. last month they found her artificial leg. r stepmother is charged with writing a bogus ransom note. a plane crashed in a florida airport. officials say the piper crashed and caught fire during takeoff from the palm beach international airport. records show it is owned by a flight school in melbourne about 120 miles up the coast.

the sole survivor was taken to a hospital. no word on what caused the accident. the family heirloom turned out to be a hidden treasure. this rare 178 ed century vase ws in one family's home since the 1930's. after getting it appraised they put it up for auction where it fetched $69.3 million. >> what? >> that is what the copy says. $69.3 million. it could be the highest price ever paid for any chinese artwork sold at auction. >> i'm stunned buy that. that is amazing. nissan is recalling more than a half million vehicles most of which were sold in the u.s. it says steering columns and battery cables need to be fixed. it covers 303,000 frontier pickups, 282,000 xterra

s.u.v.'s. nearly 19,000 send extra sedans 2010 are named. owners will be begin to be notified next month. if you are looking to make a little cash for the holidays retailers are hanging out the help wanted signs. sears is the number one looking to add workers. they have a little more than 12,000 postings. others including j.c. penney, macy a macy's and fedex. some could be the gift that keeps on giving. 40% of companies that were surveyed plan to make some of the hires full-time. and good news for one local drug company and walt disney is subpoena we will -- somebody we,want to watch. >> disney shares in focus today. fourth quarter profit fell more than what was predicted. some espn profits were shifted into other. woody and the gang helped boost

the film but not as much as expected and park attendance dropped. they are gearing up for the release of "cars 2" next summer. investors waiting for a report on consumer sentiment. yesterday on wall street stocks took a dip as cisco said profit will miss expectations and there is growing concern that european nations including ireland may need bailouts. losses for lockheed martin weighed on the maryland index and a company is trying to get approval for a company the first new lupus treatment in 50 years. it could create possible acquisition offers for the company. that is business at the new york stock exchange. i'm jane king, bloomberg news. >> listen up, folks. some loud but unsuspecting sounds could cause permanent

hearing damage. from screaming babies to passing motorcycles to the special quizzes you on which are loudest and which cause the most rarely. go to medical alert. >> definitely the crying babies causes member health issues. it is 6:20. 32 degrees on tv hill. >> close but no cigar. the ravens come up just short after overcoming a 13-point. keith mills has reaction to the game in sports. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> good morning. kim dacey checking the morning commute. dealing with fire activity in towson on east joppa between danway and pleasant plains. it looks like the accident in rosedale at golden ring and kenwood has cleared. upperco defective light hanover pike. crash at parkton and downed pole in anne arundel shutting down ritchie in both directions. both directions ritchie highway between 11th avenue and townsend avenue. report of an accident southwestern boulevard at wilkins avenue. we will have a live look at the harrisburg expressway at somewhat juan road. north and southbound light volume for this time of morning. over to a live view of the beltway at 295 in the southwest corner moving fine this.

that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." >> any time you have a nice mild friday in november, things are looking good. look at the dry swath on the water vapor imagery from new england to the deep south. that is a ridge of high pressure built in over the area and will keep us in the warmth for this time of year for this weekend. 61 to 66 today. 65 to close to 70 for tomorrow. i have the details of the forecast coming up in a bit. >> good evening. ed reed walked through the ravens locker room after the game and said the ravens let them off the hook. the falcons may have let the ravens back it but the ravens couldn't hold a one-point lead with one minute left. 26-21 the falcons go on an 80-yard drive to win. it was all atlanta in the first half. matt ryan to jason snelling.

story of the first half, support ravens tackling. 7-0 there. third quarter, not much better. from the offensive side joe flacco throws it into coverage and brent grimes picks it up. then the ravens couldn't be stopped. flacco to anquan boldin. 13-7. new gill. it was 20-14 with one minute left. the ravens would take the lead. joe todd heap in the seam. 21-20 after the point after. the ravens are leading. too much time you may say. and clearly it was for matt ryan. later in the drive ryan to roddy white. he pushes off on josh wilson. no call. that is the game winner. 26-20. john harbaugh and mike smith talked about the game. >> i thought it was a hard fought victory.

great environment. thursday nate possibly. -- thursday tphaoenight footbal against a playoff caliber team. we fought through some of the errors we had early and fought back from the deficit and took the lead and we were disappointed with the who is. >> we went out this and went to work and made the lays we needed -- plays that we needed to make and got the outcome we wanted. i am proud of every man in that locker room because of what they did tonight. they came and played a very good baltimore ravens football team. >> one quick oriole not. juan samuel will join the phillies. ravens play a week from sunday in charlotte against carolina. the ravens will be ok. they came become. good comeback. >> thank you, keith. it is 6:26. 32 degrees on tv hill.

much more ahead. >> the race may be over but the clock is ticking as state education officials scramble to get the millions of dollars they have been granted. that is coming up. >> we have several incidents clearing in the area so that is good. we have a few lingering. we will have the latest next. >> the sun will be up and we will see plenty of it today. the details on the seven-day forecast headed your

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "11 news toda.". >> thanks for joining us. sandra shaw has a look at the forecast. >> beautiful friday, plenty of sun and temperatures in the lower to mid 60's today. winds light out of the north five to 10 miles an hour. the sun coming up in a few minutes and setting tonight early at 4:54. if youlike today you will really like the rest of the weekend. i have the seven-day at the end of the news block. >> our big story, baltimore city police overwhelmingly rejected the new contract offer.

jennifer franciotti joins us live from police headquarters with reaction. >> that rejection is making the mayor feel disappointed and it has the union saying they deserve a contract that reflect what is they say is the work they have done the last few years to get the crime numbers down. it is called an historic turnout at members of the police department voted on a new contract rejecting it. 95% turned down the contract. the crux of the issue for police a nearly 2% pay cut the equivalent of give days of salary in 2011. 2012 would have given them an additional five days of paid leave. officials say the vote should send a clear message. >> the rejection of the offer which is it is unconscionable. the union recognizes that and we are prepared to unite with membership and fight back and

remind our citizens our men and women will do their job but they want to be respected and rewarded for the work they have do done. bringing crime to levels we have not seen in years. >> in reaction mayor rawlings-blake said i'm disappointed in the result of tonight's vote but i remain confident that we could come to an agreement. both the union and city leaders will now go back to negotiating a new contract which must be completed by the end of the year. however, the union says that new contract has to be worthy of the sacrifices that the men and women of the baltimore city police department make each day. >> two baltimore corrections officers are recovering after being overcome by carbon monoxide at work. they responded to the east madison street detention center yesterday when they found a malfunctioning furnace. they were taken to the mercy

medical center. maryland was in jeopardy of losing $250 million in federal funds over changes in a teacher evaluation system. that money is critical to funding the state education budget. as tim tooten tells us, no one can say for sure if maryland will be able to eventually cash in on the education dollars. >> the nag came this week over fine print in a proposal to change how maryland teachers are evaluated. at issue, should a percentage be based on student progress. the application said 50% but a legislative review committee says it is sticking by 35%. this concern that a change in the race to the top application could place maryland on the sidelines and the school superintendent is fearing the

worst. >> as you know, 500 points, the maximum points you could get, but if you dipped below 440 you were no longer competitive. there are states that lost this opportunity by a few points. if we were to change something and it required a major deduction in points, that could be problematic. >> federal education officials stopped short of saying whether or not maryland was in jeopardy of losing the millions already promised. >> this is not a time to take a step back but keep moving forward and my hope and anticipation is maryland will do that. >> the governor called the recent disagreement with lawmakers over teacher evaluations a bump in the road. the state school superintendent is a bit more cautious about with could happen. >> it really resides now with the u.s. department of education to make that determination should there be any change. and whether they see this as substantive or not.

>> for now no one is setting deadlines, not even the state board of education, on when the issue might be resolved. it is clear the federal government may not be in the mood to negotiate. >> we have tremendous confidence in the leadership of the state and anticipate that they will fit with their original proposal and they worked very hard on that. >> the latest on traffic. some of the incidents from earlier have cleared. we are still dealing with a situation in anne arundel county in the brookland area with a downed pole that is shut down ritchie highway from 11th avenue to townsend. the alternate is morgan. we have an accident at southwestern boulevard and wilkins. reisterstown we have an accident toughton avenue and police are on the scene.

defective light at hanover and emory in upperco. 95 usually a lot heavier. but looking nice there. beltway southwest corner at 295 looking great there. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> today will be gorgeous. what a way to wrap up the workweek. into the 60's. mid 60's around the metropolitan areas and low 60's in the suburb. sunny across the state. winds light out of the north. the forecast tonight takes us back below freezing but we get up to 68 for saturday. abundant sun, partly cloudy sunday and 64. cooler air as the front passes through sunday night. a chance of showers then. >> coming up, it was good clean fun but fun at a new jersey high school. what prompted this food fight.

>> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. have the ravens played up to your expectations so far this season? you can e-mail watercooler@wbaltv.com. m.

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to though pies to beat the record. looks like fountain. >> a north carolina cat has used up two of nine lives but is hopefully on the way to a much better life. meet rob. his name shouldn't be lucky. vets say he was hit by a car a few weeks ago and buried by a couple that found him by the side of the road. trouble is he was not dead so he clawed out and a woman took him to the vet for proper care. he will soon be adopted by the woman that found him and hopefully live an uneventful life the rest of his days. >> 6:39 and 32 degrees. coming up we will look at the morning headlines. >> we have several accidents working on the roads out there. no delays to speak of but we will have a live look coming up. >> sunny as we wrap up the workweek and head into a beautiful fall weekend.

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>> federal agents raid a west baltimore row home after posing as delivery men carrying a package of dressing with $50,000 of heroin in the buttons. james jeter and michael anderson are charged with conspiracy to import drugs after the package was intercepted by border security agents. city police are at a loss to explain how a car belonging to the husband of the baltimore city mayor was burglarized. the car was out of sight of the mayor's protective detail and there are no signs of forced entry. they made off with a satellite

radio. the police warn residents to keep cars locked and valuables out of sight. the ravens were 30 seconds from pulling out their seventh win of the year in atlanta but matt ryan had other plans. he had a great game finishing with an 80-yard drive. the ravens travel to north carolina to play the panthers a week from sunday. >> tough loss. that brings us to the answers to our water cooler question of the day. we asked are the ravens playing up to your expectations so far? >> sandy says no. the defense has to get their act together. game after game they are giving yards away. the offense needs to protect joe. everyone wants to blame joe and the fact he needs to learn to operate under pressure. i get that. however, the guys hired to protect him are not doing their job either. >> some of our facebook fans are weighing in. ron writes after last night the super bowl talk needs to stop. we have no defense. >> d-way writes the defense has

to may better. very unusual to see us give up so many points. i like the offense though. >> i like this answer. lee says they have provided us with entertainment, reasons for having parties and something to complain about other than the economy and crime rate. go ravens. >> we will post more answers at wbaltv.com. >> got a point this. all across the nation yesterday americans took time to honor our men and women who have served their country in observance of veterans day. rob roblin brings us the story of a town that went the extra mile to honor one iraq war veteran. >> for captain ferris butler and his wife there is tph new -- their new home t. is especially designed for him. 9 folks in chester, came out early this morning for their own veterans day ceremony. they were here to honor a wounded veteran and give him a

special gift. >> people say what a great job but this is nothing compared to what he has given. >> thanks to homes for our troops, some generous contractors and the people of chester, captain ferris butler and his wife have a new home. >> of all the selfless acts everyone has done to make this a reality is the reason why men and women join the military to fight for our country, because this is the type of kindness that you will see nowhere else. >> i would say 90% of the house has been donated. it has been unbelievable the response we have gotten from the volunteers and local contractors and vendors. it is phenomenal. >> butler was left injured from an i.e.d. explosion in iraq. a double amputee he needed a specially designed home and today he got that home. >> neighbors coming together volunteering their time and resources so we may have a place to call home has been inspiring.

your rebuilding the lives of wounded service members and families. you provide hope for uncertain futures and a way for veterans to open a new chapter. >> for the people of chester and captain butler and his wife this generosity and compassion is what this country is all about. >>♪ oh say does that st"star spangled banner" yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave♪ >> kim dacey checking the morning commute. we have a serious situation in the pwhreub area of anne arundel county. richie highway closed because of a downed pole between 11th

avenue and town accepted. take morgan road to avoid this. southwestern boulevard at wilkins also. reisterstown at tufton and falls road possibly lane closures and could take a while to clean that up. disabled vehicle in upperco falls road at benson mill road. essex a report at old eastern and 702. we have a live look at 95 at 100 and looks pretty good there north and southbound. no delays to report. switching to a live view in the northwest corner of the beltway at old court road even there is looking ok for this time of morning. no delays there. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> weather is looking very good out there. the sun has made its way up and we will see an abundance of it today. we have a nice clear path all up and down the eastern seaboard thanks to a very strong ridge of high pressure that will hold up not only today but all weekend. to the west there is a frontal system and that is generating precipitation ahead of it. it will make it through here

sunday not. won't give us a shower then. next chance of showers in full force tuesday from another system from the south. we will be above normal throughout the weekend. 46 degrees downtown, 32 at the airport this morning is a big range there. 28 in parkton and on the eastern mid 30's to near 40. statewide, in the mountains of western maryland a high of about 60, plenty of sun and that will be the consistent element of the forecast for today. sun here, 65. light winds. yesterday we topped out at 62. today a little milder and mild are tomorrow still. 58 on the lower eastern shore today. there is a coastal flood advisory because the winds were so intense earlier this week and it elevated the water. this is in effect that you midnight tonight for the eastern and western sides of the chesapeake bay. 58 is the normal high so we are

above that today and it has been a mild week for this time of year. november tends to be gray and damp and cloudy. not this week. clear skies tonight. 32 in the outlying suburbs and closer to 40's downtown. we have high pressure that will block anything from affecting us in the way of precipitation this weekend but there is the next front that will come through sunday night. next week a very strong system will emerge from the gulf of mexico bringing in more moisture and give us a shot of showers. meantime, beautiful tomorrow, 65 to 69. extended forecast, nice sunday, 64 and partly cloudy. slightest chance with cooler temperatures of a shower passing through monday evening and good chance of rain tuesday. >> by an overwhelming margin baltimore police say no the new contract calling for pay cuts. jennifer franciotti joins us live from city police headquarters with more. >> it was 95% rejection. the turnout was exceptional yesterday but that overwhelming

rejection of the new contract means they will have to go back it the table. if passed it would have taken nearly 2% off police salaries. in 2012 they would have received five days paid leave to make up for the cut. they have been without a contract since june. the mayor said she believed the contract was fair and best option for now. f.o.p. president says the rejection of the contract is sending a clear mention to the mayor. they are willing to sit back down to negotiate, but they say they would like to have a contract and will demand a contract that is worthy of the hard job the men and women of the baltimore city police force do every day. >> coming up later today on oprah tyler perry and 200 courage o courageous men continue the talk about male sexual abuse. it is a powerful and moving conversation at 4:00 on open

virgin ra. -- oprah. coming up on a friday new video taken during the fire that left the cruise ship stranded at sea as passengers reach land. newlywed couples tell us what it was like. and the latest on the murder case against the so-called hiccup girl. her mother speaks out in an exclusive live interview. the man who right hand that russian spy ring that was busted in the u.s. apparently became a double agent, betrayed his colleagues and is now believed to be under the protection of american authorities. we will have the latest on that. and bon jovi will perform for these happy people out on the plaza in our 8:30 half hour. a beautiful fall concert on tap as we start on friday morning right here on "today." >> 6:51 and 32 degrees. just ahead we will look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day.

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>> what is happening in a.a. county. >> brooklyn we have been talking about this, ritchie highway closed in both directions because of a downed pole 11th avenue to townsend. take morgan road. accident in the city southwestern boulevard at wilkins avenue. reisterstown another serious accident tufton at falls road. police on the scene, could be lane closures. disabled vehicle at upperco at falls and benson. essex accident old eastern at

702. 95 at 100 things moving fine. old court road northwest corner looking good. >> do not be confused by the near freezing temps because it will improve. >> same trend we have seen the last couple of days will continue. great news in the weather. you can see 65 today and 68 tomorrow. plenty of sun. partly cloudy sunday and 64. a week front will come that you late sunday so 59 on monday and slight chance of evening shower. next best shot of rain tuesday. don't forget we you get into your car be tune to 10 in wbal radio with traffic and forecasts together on the point of views. >> thanks for joining us for "11 news today." >> we are back with a live update at 7:25.

american elections there have been political operatives and unspoken positions within the campaign charged with digging up information on the opposition. influencing voter attitudes and interests and even skirting the ethical lines to get their candidate elected. unfortunately it appears maryland politics are not immune as well known operative julius henson said he was to blame for

the election night dirt kwry tr. but what was surprising is the claim the call was an effort to get registered republicans motivated. according to him and finance records the ehrlich for governor campaign was his employer and it was intended to get out the vote for the ex-governor. but as first reported by the wbal i-team the calls were primarily to registered democrats. when pressed he insisted ehrlich was unaware. in the hours and days following the attorney general vowed to investigate the violation. the senator requested whether civil rights laws were violated and promised a full investigation. many others have voiced outrage but governor ehrlich has been quiet. we believe he must tell the public what he knows about the incident. we support the attorney general's investigation and encourage the former governor to insist. mr. ehrlich owes voters honesty,

the same things he promised during the campaign. on election night he was gracious in defeat citing his love for our state and service. however, until he provides clarity about what he knows with regard to the call incident he will have lost more than the election. he will have lost his legacy and respect as a true public servant to the people of maryland. ♪

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