we have some rain going up and down the 95 corridor right now. northwest suburbs, not a whole lot going on. any of you driving towards baltimore will run into the rain today. rain is likely off and on. the have this stuff will comment later this afternoon. expect a high temperature of 56 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. a pretty nice start despite the fact it is wet outside. york road, some construction to tell you about. that is ongoing. not doing all the bat that in terms of delays. spot.is a sluggish the entire beltway in pretty good shape for the most part. 795 running smoothly out of owings mills. here is a look at drive times.

six minutes i-95 south down to the fort mchenry. nine minutes on the inner loop from 795 over towards 83. this is 895. as you approached the harbor tunnel, problem-free at the moment. it is slick out there. old court running smoothly at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. new developments out of prince george's county where nine people are under arrest. >> this follows the arrest of the county executive and his wife last week. kim dacey is live in our newsroom with the new details. >> the u.s. attorney unsealed two indictments yesterday. the fbi arrested three prince george's police officers and six other defendants. the defendants would pave the

officers to distribute untaxed cigarettes and alcohol. two of the officers are charged with distortion. on friday, jack johnson and his wife, just elected to the county council, were arrested on charges of witness tampering. attorneys are keeping mum on whether the johnson arrests are related to the other arrests. >> we're not going to talk about any connections among these investigations. >> authorities are seeking the forfeiture of $3.5 million, 13 vehicles, and 84 bank accounts that were used to facilitate criminal acts. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. one person is in custody in a deadly shooting that happened

friday night. the search continues for three others believed to be involved. flores was visiting a friend when four masked men walked in and announced a holdup. he would have turned 21 on saturday. >> he was the person that everybody wanted to hang out with. he was a great person. i will miss him dearly. >> the man in custody is charged in this murder. anyone with information should call police. >> 5 inmates were steps in a baltimore prison. it happened last night. a maryland corrections spokesperson said no officers were hurt and none of the injuries were life-threatening. this man is accused of killing brian stevenson back in october. police said it happened when james through a piece of

concrete at stevenson's had. this stand over an argument over a parking space. >> a man broke into the vehicle of the husband of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. a satellite radio worth several hundred dollars was stolen. police say anthony thomas was picked up and he admitted to the break-in. >> students at a high school in fairfax county well-liked harder time filling a course. officials have changed their grading system. instead of getting an f, students will get an i which stands for incomplete. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think about the idea of replacing the "f" with an "i" for incomplete on student report cards?

you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a special ceremony is expected to take place at the white house today. somebody will receive the medal of honor. it has stopped been given to a living person who has served in a war since the vietnam. a specialist saved three american paratroopers during an ambush in afghanistan three years ago. he is now based in italy. >> many experiencing the new tsa regulations say they hit to close to home. >> kate amara has the latest on this morning. good morning. >> these full body scanners have been at bwi for some time. but now the government is trying to address a growing concern that these scanners are too

invasive. the tsa is taking heat over a new security screening measures. >> and now we are deploying them across the united states as the next generation of technology to use to keep our passengers safe. >> but one traveler refused to go through the scanner at the san diego airport last night. >> i said, if you touch my ju nk, i will have you arrested. >> critics are concerned the --hines in emit >> more people are concerned about having their naked bodies witness by an agent in a back room. >> officials are listening to concerns but say the new

procedures protect all passengers by protecting against terrorist threats. >> this is all about making sure that you, your family, and your kids are safe when they travel. >> there are about 300 of these full body scanners operate at about 60 u.s. airports. 500 will be deployed by the end of the year. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> is this just a few outspoken travelers? >> there is a recent gallup poll that found 78% of air travelers did approve of these full body scanners being used at airports. 84% of them believe the scanners would prevent explosives from being carried on board a plane. >> all right. kate amara, thank you. >> 48 degrees on tv hill.

the latest on the alleged murder of 10-year-old sarah baker. >> the hearing to determine whether army major nidal hasan should stand trial for the fort hood shooting. >> this is the beltway at liberty road. the roadway is wet. the roadway is wet. be ♪

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>> welcome back. 51 degrees downtown pier there is some rain and fog out there this morning so give yourself some extra time. most of the rate is around baltimore. frederick counties, it is dry. as you drive into baltimore, you will run into the rain today. a good chance that everybody will see rain at one point or

another today. it will be cool and cloudy otherwise. areas of fog with a high temperature near 56. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. for now, to the news desk. >> thank you. police believe they have found the remains of a missing 10- year-old. they have not said how she was killed. her body was found dismembered played last week. lawyers of the stepmother are asking for a reduction in bell, say their client helped lead investigators to the remains. there was a fake ransom note for another child. >> a hearing to determine if an army major it should stand trial for a rampage at fort hood. 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. the hearing ended when defense attorneys presented no evidence. the army psychologist declined

to make a statement. the investigating officer or recommend whether hasan goes to trial. >> at least 12 people were injured on a colorado interstate. 34 vehicles were involved in the pileup on interstate 25, just south of denver. the 12 victims were all taken to the hospital. light snow was falling at the time. the roads were icy. 48 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. easy for me to say. >> cundifkind of soggy o ut

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we have some rain out there. >> you want to be careful. we're not seeing any incidents as a result. 31 miles per hour on the north side. nick harrisburg expressway, we're not seeing much in the ways of delays on 95 coming out of the northeast. not a better ride on 70 east town in towards the beltway. the jfx is in great shape. it is wet outside, so offer some extra time. 11 minutes on the outer loop north the side. talbots on the west side outer loop. 895 is still moving well to the harbor tunnel. moving over to the west side, old court, coming off those

ramps, still without delay. affiant is still on the light side. it is slick out there. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that would go to kurt kronke. good morning. >> the rain is slowing up a few buses, including the 17 bus, 45 minutes late. a diversion on the 20 and 30 buses, diversions and apple because of construction. light rail is on time. marc trains looking very good at this hour. no delays on penn, camden, and brunswick lines so far. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> we are off to a wet start on this tuesday. rain is likely as you drive in to work today. it does taper off in the far southern suburbs and up towards the pennsylvania line. anybody driving in towards baltimore will catch the rain at some point.

there is a front stalled off to the south. that is triggering the rain we have at the present time. in area of low pressure is coming out of the gulf of mexico. it is gone to travel up the east coast, to the west of baltimore. i think the best chance for heavy rain will come in later this afternoon and into tonight. we do have some cloud cover and light rain showers. it will make a difficult -- it will be difficult for the temperatures to move. maybe the mid 50's this afternoon. it is 48 at the airport and 49 degrees in rock hall. rain is likely. otherwise cloudy and cool. sunrise this morning at 6:51. rain is likely overnight. areas of fog will develop. not much movement in the temperatures, even overnight. the storm will be pulling away

up into the southern part of canada. there could be some rain left on wednesday. i think it will clear up in the after now -- in the afternoon. a shot of colder air comes in by the end of the week. the high temperatures will only be in the upper 40's and low 50's thursday and friday. it looks like a nice weekend with high temperatures near 60 by sunday. >> in about a week, many of us will take to the skies and hit the roads to visit family and friends for thanksgiving. hall the trouble forecasts will be released later today in washington -- holiday travel forecasts will be released later today in washington.

gas is 3 cents shy of the high back in may. we could see an average approaching $3 by the end of the year. >disturbing news about the number of families going hungry. millions of american families are struggling to put enough food on their table and. >> report issued monday says 17 million american families had trouble putting enough food on the table in 2009. that is 15% of all u.s. households. >> it is a very shocking and compelling figure. >> people don't have the resources to buy the basics, the essentials of. >> the number of food in secure american families is tied to this countries troubled economy. >> in this current recession, more people are going without

jobs for a longer period of time. >> the report indicates the number of food in secure homes remained roughly the same as in 20008, then never has more than tripled since 2006. the food programs have helped to stabilize the number of food insecure families. >> we are seeing record numbers of americans turning to programs like snap or what used to be called the food stamp program. >> most affected -- families living in large cities and rural areas. the organization anticipates the number of food secure families will improve as the economy improves. . gregory, nbc news. >> the findings come from a survey of 46,000 households. 5.6 billion households and as

many as 1 million children had ongoing financial problems that forced them to miss meals regularly. >> walmart is expanding its black friday hours. a major announcement from apple. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. another big announcement coming from apple. itunes giving users a hint. it said watch for an exciting announcement at 10:00 a.m. today. apple will start selling beatles' music through itunes for the first time. this ends a decade-long stalemate. officials from bank of america and jpmorgan chase facing off over their handling of foreclosures. regulators should conduct new stress tests on the big banks because of new uncertainties. it could threaten the financial system yet again.

we have stock futures and we're looking at a lower start to things. quarterly results from walmart come out in about an hour from now. economists were concerned about inflation. walmart says the plans to open most of its stores at midnight the night of thanksgiving. after you have digested the turkey dinner, you can take evanish of big discounts. that is business. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> jane, thank you. we'll see you back here at 6:15 for your next report. >> we are excited about black friday already depressed i do not want to think about it yet. coming up, we'll check your morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think about the idea of replacing the "f" with an "i" for incomplete on student report cards?

e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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items. >> he is a person that is really into disney. he eats, drinks, and sleeps disney. >> if you can hang it gets the time from a, this collector had it in his house. was all for sale at this one day auction. he is selling its so he can move to south florida with his girlfriend. his body has 2200 disney tattoos. it was suggested he did not come because when you are eliminating something that is a lifelong passion, it is not good to see it go away. >> the highest -- these are two of the hottest items. they went quick.

as for george, who travels to disney every year, he is currently on a disney cruise. nothing goofy about that. >> i think the girlfriend made him sell all that stuff. >> there are not moving to a disney world. >> 48 degrees on tv hill. coming up in the next half-hour -- >> 3 prince george's county police officers are arrested in a corruption investigation. i have that story next. >> it is going to be a rainy tuesday out there. we will check on the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> that rate may make for a difficult morning commute. [ male announcer ] dear civic, boy we wish edmunds.com hadn't told you to start looking over your shoulder. ♪

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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning. welcome back. i am jennifer franciotti. >> and i am mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's check the weather and traffic. >> it will be a tough one out there. give yourself a couple of extra business. i think the heavy rain will hold off until the evening commute. it will get heavier going into a plate of afternoon. light rain up and down 95 per it tapers off near the pennsylvania line. driving toward a baltimore, you will hit the rain on your way in. reign forever but it at one point or another with a high near 56 degrees. -- rain for everyone at one point or another. >> wet roads. >> things are looking good. as the volume picks up, we

expect things to change. you'll need some extra time. 32 miles per hour on the north side around harrisburg expressway. that is the construction zone. 49 miles per hour padonia as you travel south on 83 towards the beltway. on 97, 48 miles per hour in the glen bernie. at 100. like route running 15 to 20 minutes late between hunt valley and cromwell. this is the b-w parkway where it meets the beltway. so far running smoothly here. the roads are slick this morning. this is a white marsh. southbound traffic is building in that area. still no official delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. in fbi corruption probe in maryland widens. nine people have now been arrested. >> this follows the arrest of

the county executive and his wife last week. attorneys are not confirm whether those arrests are connected. kim dacey is live with more on the investigation. >> extortion, cocaine, and gun charges are some of the charges. >> u.s. attorney rob rosenstein unsealed two indictments yesterday in an expanding corruption probe of prince george's county government. >> police officers are given badges and guns to prevent crimes. the indictments allege these three police officers used their badges and guns to commit crimes. the fbi arrested three prince george's police officers and six other defendants. >> the indictment charged these defendants agreed that they would pay police officers in exchange for using their official authority to assist in the transport and distribution

of untaxed cigarettes and alcohol. >> the other officer faces cocaine and gun charges. ided more thans rate two dozen facilities. 25 properties, 13 vehicles, and 84 bank accounts that are proceeds of crimes or were used to facilitate criminal acts. the question is whether any of this is tied to the rest of jack johnson and his wife, lesley. >> we have ongoing a series of related corruption investigations in prince george's county. we're not going to talk about what if any connection there might be among these investigations. >> the fbi took the johnson's into custody. according to federal court documents, it is in connection with a probe of providing things of dying to public officials in exchange for official favors.

the couple declined to comment on their legal troubles. >> feeling well, doing well. we're all uplifted. we are strong. had a lot of calls from citizens and all the church people that called to say they are praying for us. that has uplifted our spirits and we have a long road to hoe. >> jack johnson is back on the job as county executive because elected officials can only be removed from office wanted they are convicted of a crime. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> two men are accused of a shooting in a convenience store. happens to a.m. yesterday morning along annapolis road. a man and woman were hit and both are expected to survive.

a maryland woman was one of four people involved in a murder suicide. they were shot by their father. after the incident, the father turned the gun on himself. >> the skating rink that made headlines in august has closed its doors. skateworks faces a huge financial problems. the roller skating rink was revoked following the august rape allegation. >> people living near morgan state university want student and faculty out of their neighborhood. protesters stood on a corner all day monday with signs. residents say they're having difficulty finding parking spots near their homes because students take them. some told students exactly what

they are so fed up. >> you park in the alley. what if we had a house fire. what if somebody had a heart attack. paramedics could not get here. >> students are just as frustrated and concerned. a spokesperson said the parking from construction. >> e-zpass is supposed to make travel easier. some say it is made their life more difficult. the complaints come on the heels of an e-zpass story we aired in july. barry simms has more. >> when we first reported on e- zpass policies, which talked to a maryland couple whose license was suspended all. that story struck a director and now we're for from dozens of other e-zpass customers. >> i was hysterical.

>> maryland authorities pulled her over outside the fort mchenry tunnel. >> he said, i will take your tags. she owes more than $2,000. we also spoke with a nursing student who westward she could lose her student loan. >> these claims are corneous. >> and a man who said he has to monitor his account daily because of overcharges. tonight at 11:00 p.m., their stories and the tactics used to collect outstanding violations. barry simms. >> 48 degrees. if you take supplements, it could be putting yourself at risk for dangerous interaction. >> stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood could help treat a certain kind of arthritis. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think about the idea

of replacing the "f" with an "i" for incomplete on student report cards? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> extra time needed this morning. it is slick out there. it is slick out there.

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-- rain at some point. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. for now, to the news desk. >> a warning for people who combined prescription medications with herbal or dietary supplements. patients taking a blood thinner could have dangerous interactions with many supplements. 69% interfere with the effectiveness. less than half of the patients in the study were aware of the dangers. more -- herbal supplements compete in the liver. that could reduce the effectiveness of the blood thinner. >> stem cells may help treat rheumatoid arthritis. researchers using bone marrow stem cells has shown promise. researchers in fuse umbilical cord cells into mice and there

was a significant effect of reducing the inflammation. it is a promising new therapy for a disease that has no long- term drug free cure. >> it is 48 degrees on tv hill. family and friends gathered to honor a fallen soldier at arlington national cemetery. the family plans to give back to other soldiers returning from war. >> this is a live look at downtown. it is foggy and rainy. we will update

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it. southbound on the harrisburg expressway, we're checking in at 58 miles per hour per further south to the glen bernie, 47 and 97 at 100. 295 it looks good. let's start with the beltway at the b-w parkway. the beltway it looks good. underneath that ramp, this is 295 running smoothly southbound down to west nursery road. this is white marsh. starting to build at the white marsh. down towards the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. we go to kurt kronke. good morning. >> we have a delay of the penn line right now. 503 running 20 minutes late. camden and brunswick trains are on time. 20 minutes north and south, between north avenue in glen bernie on light rail. on the buses, the 17 bus is 45

minutes late. the 20 and 30 buses before the old frederick because of construction. now back to tony pann. good morning. >> give yourself extra time today. we will check hd doppler in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to santer shot who is doing the thanksgiving theme once again at a turkey farm -- we signatory to sandra shaw. >> it is their last day of freedom. they are silent. they cannot say anything. we're at tom's turkey farm in reisterstown. what is up? what is going on? we're here at tom's turkey farm. >> we had a good growing year this year. we were hot early. they are big, fat, plump birds.

>> the bigger the better? >> yes. >> what is the key to raising them? >> they need plenty of room to roam. fresh water, fresh feet daily. room to run. you can go to our website or call 410-526-6892 and place your order. >> you can find that information and our website, wbaltv.com. how many turkeys he did you have? >> we have about 3000 birds to process this year. we will do 1500 to more and another 1500 on friday. >> so you are busy getting this already. >> it takes almost a week of

preparation for the event the court do these guys getting last supper? >> they have fresh food and water. >> they are ignorant. they have no idea. >> poor babies. >> bus stop weather. weather-wise, there is a lot of rain. -- let's talk weather. take the umbrella of this morning. it will last today and through tomorrow morning. we have shelter right here. it doesn't smell so nice. it is what it is. say hello to tony pann. gobble gobble. >> there they go. they do not like me. i do not know if i could pick one out. if it comes wrapped in the supermarket, it is ok. >> it is terrible. tom has been doing it for years. he is a pro. go.ere you

>> we will talk to next half- hour. is that time of year. thanksgiving is just around the corner. we had a wonderful stretch of weather through the weekend. it will feel more like autumn with some rain in the picture. we have a front stalled to our south. these will combine to keep things pretty wet today. the heaviest rain is off to our south and west. we're getting a light precipitation. heaviest rain is now just moving up in our direction. i think the rain will get heavier and steadier. the heaviest rain will comment this evening. plan on the same stuff on your way home. with the rain, it will be difficult to move the temperatures. upper 40's cost to around 50 degrees. we might 85 or six degrees. it will be a cool day.

rain is likely. we might add five or six degrees. rain is likely tonight. temperatures will drop back into the upper 40 plus. not much movement in the temperature department today. tomorrow, that area of low pressure will move into the southern part of canada. the could be some rain left early wednesday. it will clear up and turn out to be a fairly decent day. a struggle front will move in on thursday and it will not the temperatures back into the upper 40's and low 50's by the end of the week. it will get chilly late in the week but we will lose the rain. a slight chance for showers on thursday. it should be dry on friday with a high near 52. it could be called in the morning on saturday. in theould be calleold

morning on saturday. we send it over to the news desk. >> thank you. family, friends, and fellow servicemen gathered to honor a local army reservist who was killed in afghanistan. >> chris coffman was killed. the memorial service held on the first anniversary of his death served as a springboard for its family to launch a foundation. kerry cavanaugh has that story. >> chris coffman wore his first set of fatigues. he trained for a year to deploy to afghanistan. lynn coffman said her brother was pragmatic about his choice. >> when is he going to come back? he said, i had a great run. i had a great life. i'm ok with that. he was at peace somewhere in his heart. >> two weeks into his store, he

took on a mission in a the alltel area. >> my brother took his place because he had two little children, a boy in a girl. my brother said i will go and you stay back. he knew it was dangerous. >> he was killed by an ied blast in november of 2009. his family debated the best way to honor the heroes they knew, a man who played or coached football on three continents and proudly gave his life for this country. >> that is something that he has taught me to follow your dreams and your passions and be confident in the decisions you make and do what you love and have a good time doing it. >> that spirit gave way to the christopher coffman memorial fund. >> it have to have help,

whether career reentry into civilian life. they really are the heroes. my brother was a hero. his pain is over. he died. these men have to live every day with that. >> i think he would be honored that we're giving other people opportunities to better themselves or to help their families. >> kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is a great idea for a foundation. >> 48 degrees on tv hill. so much more ahead -- onewe will take a look at w of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

>> let's get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think about the idea of replacing the "f" with an "i" for incomplete on student report cards? >> keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. >> the ravens hosted a special effect last night. it was an option party that

happened inside an empty m &t stadium. >> here is a look ahead -- >> write in votes are still being counted in alaska before a senate seat. we'll have the latest numbers. >> botox in maryland now classified as a medical procedure. that means stricter regulations. >> a career in amusement park opens by dressing up penguin's. >> we have some rain to contend with on this tuesday morning. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> we will also check your morning commute. a rough ride with the rain coming down. no significant problems to report.

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