morning. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> a steady rain just-in-time for the morning commute. >> it will be with us to the drive time and probably on your way home from work as well. you might see some thunderstorms later on today. some heavy rain. look for the bright orange and red. that is where the heavy rain is coming down. northern part of baltimore city and even into howard county. if you're driving in from the northern suburbs, some rain will get heavier ones you closer to baltimore. rain off and not, maybe even a few thunderstorms this ever known. it will be a breezy day with temperatures in the 60's. we'll come back and check if forecast for the upcoming

weekend. >> good morning. we are coming up with as many traffic cliches as we can. on facebook. give yourself as much time as you can. southbound 95 at 198, we have an accident report. we may have some delays. first we show you northbound 95 just past white marsh. reports of some debris in the road in the left lane. southbound traffic, so far so good. a little bit slow. on the west side, 51 miles per hour down towards baltimore national pike. 70 looks good and problem free on 795 down towards the beltway. this is 95 at 32. a little bit slow as you concede southbound heading down towards 198. this is chesaco avenue. the east side is cooperating.

the roads are wet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> the search is on for the person who raped a 13-year-old girl. >> this happened in east baltimore. jennifer franciotti has more on the attack that this party neighborhood our rage. a terrifying scenario. >> this is awful. this is something people will never forget. this young lady was walking from a friend's house to a store when this attack happened. police say she was grabbed. the have released a sketch of the suspect. he is described as between 40 and 50. they hope crime camera footage could help reveal his identity. the girl was walking past a house alone when she spotted a

man on the sidewalk. he grabbed her by the neck and he pushed her until she fell about 8 feet into a cellar. one man heard screams about a block away. he set the christ stopped before he could figure out what was going on. >> the police came around like 9:30, like an hour, hour-and-a- half after, asking us, did we see anybody, because a young woman just got raped. >> according to police, the victim was able to climb out of that seller after the attackers left her. she had to stack up some old wood scraps. police are asking for anyone with information to please call. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a montgomery county committee is in morning after search crews find a body believed to be that of missing 11-year-old william mcquain. sir

stocks recovered the body yesterday. medical examiners will confirm the identity of the child. police have been searching for mcquain since last week. his stepfather is awaiting extradition in the murder of his mother. >> police make an arrest in connection with the shooting in a charles village neighborhood. one man is accused of shooting a man multiple times on st. paul street. this is back on october 6. residents met with city officials over concerns about rising crime in the charles village area. authorities have a teenager in custody following a stabbing. police say michael fisher is responsible for the attack on dominic miller monday night in a parking lot. miller was rushed to shock trauma or its condition is unknown -- where his condition this morning is unknown. >> a contest to choose a

republican rival to run against president obama got heated last night. kate amara has highlights from the debate in las vegas. t. it was white hido front runners faced attacks from the rest of the field. >> and this is one night when i hope what happens in vegas does not stay in vegas. >> the latest gop debate in las vegas last night, and the candidates came out swinging. >> i want to hear somebody up hear willing to cut something, something real. >> front-runner herman cain took the brunt of the early attacks for his 9-9-9 tax-reform plan. all of his rivals called it a tax increase. >> herman, are you saying that the state sales tax will also go away? >> no, that's an apple. >> ok. >> we're replacing a bunch of oranges. >> the field also fired shots at mitt romney, here for his health care plan in massachusetts. >> your plan was the basis for obamacare.

your consultants helped obama craft obamacare. >> romney's response -- he'd repeal the president's health- care law. >> i have said time and again, obamacare is bad news. >> in a testy exchange, romney and rick perry also turned on each other. >> i'm speaking. i'm speaking. >> perry accused romney of hiring illegal immigrants to work at his home. >> the idea that you stand here before us and talk about that you're strong on immigration is on its face the height of hypocrisy. >> romney denied the charge. >> i don't think i have ever hired an illegal in my life. >> jon huntsman skipped the debate and stayed in new hampshire, boycotting because nevada decided to move up its caucus date. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what other issues came up in last night's debate? >> other topics discussed -- immigration, the economy, energy, and mitt romney's mormon faith.

>> kate amara, thank you. >> she will have lost her seat in the primary but belinda conaway is not going down without a fight. after losing, she is launching a campaign for the general election. she said she is receiving waves of support. >> the residents of baltimore know that they still have a choice, that conaway has not gone away, i'm still here to serve. >> an expected low voter turnout could help chances of getting her seat back. >> the special session of the maryland general assembly could be wrapping up as quickly as it began. they have signed off on the redistricting proposal. that leaves it up to the house of delegates. supporters say the proposed

congressional map reflects the changing demographics of the washington, d.c., suburbs. if the house approved a bill, the session could end as soon as today. >> support is going for increased to maryland's gas tax. developers and many elected officials are plotting a proposed 5 cent increase in the tax. the o'malley administration is also behind the idea. >> we're putting construction workers back to work. we're putting hands on shovels and dollars in the pocket. >> lot needs to raise $800 million each year in order to take on the back lot of state road projects on the books. if the increase is passed, it will give maryland the highest gas tax in the nation. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think maryland needs to raise its tax on gasoline in

order to complete construction projts and spur job growth? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:08. 62 degrees on tv hill. starbucks going blinond. lyons, tires, and bears -- lions, tigers, and bears in ohio. >> we are talking about the library's big gala event. have some bling that i am supportiporting. >> have delays

>> good morning. we're back with a look from the skycam. 65 degrees outside. that is the temperature at downtown. we do have quite a bit of rain in baltimore down to the southeast. i'm in the library this morning. harford county public library. the abington branch. we're getting ready for the big deal out event. it sounds like so much fun. i have one of the auctionees, david craig, a well renowned chef. >> every year i've volunteered to do this.

this allowed my fifth year. i pick a different type of food to cook. i researched all year. this year i will be cooking spanish tapas. i go toon twho buys me, the house. >> that sounds like fun. you are the sponsor. i'm wearing this beautiful ring. i'm just borrowing it this morning. >> we're having a raffle for a diamond ring. the raffle tickets are one for $10, three for $30. >> this is a beautiful ring. you could win a home cooked meal.

quite a bit of rain south and east of the city. we go back to tony in the weather center. he can tell you more about the forecast. my husband may have to upgrade my ring to this. >> mindy and carlotta and sarash have never paid so much attention to the weather segment. we do have some rain this morning. some of it is pretty heavy. from the suburbs driving into baltimore, you'll not have as big a problem until you get to the city. in an epic rating much in and out was but it does pick up in intensity around the city -- around annapolis, it will pick up in intensity. is will combine into one big

storm tomorrow. the atmosphere will destabilize and we could see if you thunderstorms this afternoon. it's unlikely we'll see much in the way of sunshine. we have the range and an east wind and the clouds. these temperatures are not want to move -- we have the rain. 62 at the airport. 61 degrees in catonsville. rain is likely today. there could be a few thunderstorms this afternoon. breezy with a high temperature in the 60's. tonight, mostly cloudy skies. a chance for rain early tonight. i think it will clear up late and would drop back into the 50's. that storm will stall in the great lakes tomorrow. the cold air or wraparound and it will be pretty chilly for us going into the weekend, but mostly dry. a slight chance for a rain shower tomorrow. los 60's on friday and saturday.

during the overnight time, the temperature may dip into the 30's. we could get our first frost of the season. it should warmup on sunday with a high near 66. 6:16. let's check the roads with sarah. >> that rain is impacting your morning rush. we have an accident southbound 95 in jamaica or towards 198. delays are forming and one lane is blocked. delays towards 198. a word of debris near white marsh that is causing folks to get flat tires. in the left lane, there's some debris northbound. a bit slow southbound down towards the beltway. 24 miles per hour, the rate impacting your ride on the west

side down towards security. so far so good on the j.f.x. no problems yet on the major roadways. 95 and 32, there are your delays with the accident at 198. on the east side, so far so good heading towards the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 50 while school districts will be closed after a deadly accident led to the release of deadly analyst. it began when jerry thompson was found dead outside his home on tuesday. deputies say all the cages were open. the facility keeps a range of animals from chimps to bears too big cats. a happy ending for the search for a boy in new hampshire. police search for any sign of the boy. it turns out they could not find

a because he was hiding out in a neighbor's house. he was found under a bed eating ice cream. mother said all that matters is that her boy is home safe and sound. employees at apple will take a day to remember the founder of the company. a celebration of life will be held for steve jobs in california. all of the retail stores will be closed for several hours so employees can watch the celebration via a live broadcast. >> the u.s. postal service is raising the cost of postage stamps. it will cost you 45 cents to mail a letter first class. the post office lost $8 billion

in the 2010 fiscal year. the bottom line is likely to be even worse when final figures for 2011 are released next month. if you have fast fingers, and now is a chance to get away. southwest and airtran airlines are rolling out super low prices based on travel distance. travelers will pay $35 one way for flights 450 miles or less. $65 each way for flights 451 miles to 1000 miles. ond.bucks is going bl king has more. >> starbucks trying to lighten things up, ending a liadding a d

roast. 42% of coffee drinkers prefer a lighter bland. end. consumers will get more bang for their buck. average shopper will shot over $704 on holiday gifts this year. stocks were soaring yesterday on news that germany and france will boost the size of the european rescue fund. financials were leading the way with bank of america posting better than estimated results. the bloomberg maryland index rising on gains for stanley black and decker. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. 81 degrees on tv hill. >> the ravens are preparing for monday night. keith mills joins us live with

sports. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think maryland needs to raise its tax on gasoline in order to complete construction projects and spur job growth? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads are wet. have an accident on southbound 95. you can see the red. those delays now stretching back to 32. 295 seeing evidence there some bailout of volume. number i 95 just past white marsh, watch for some debris in the roads. that is causing some flat tires. the 31 miles per hour traveling southbound on 95. no delays on the north side. 13 miles per hour on the west side in the outer loop approaching 795 towards seven. in the loop delays on the northwest corner as well. this is old court road.

we switch over to traffic on 295. southbound delays at 175. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some heavy rain to contend with this morning. a strip of having to moderate rain from baltimore county into parts of carroll county, howard county. driving north from annapolis, you'll hit that heavy batch of rain. same thing if you come from frederick county. keep that in mind. there could be a few thunderstorms this afternoon. high temperature expected in the 60's. we'll check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the ravens are 8-point favorites to beat the jaguars on monday night. the ravens are in first place of

the afc north. are some concerns over how often joe flacco is getting hit. was sacked twice against houston. he is standing in as long as possible to deliver the ball. you have to wonder how long joe can continue to take the hit. here's john harbaugh. >> we do not want joe getting hit like that. a couple of times he was losing a battle. a couple times we misidentified the protection. but things that weren't that complicated. i think we would agree that we can do a better job. i thought by the end of the game we did a better job. we do not need joe getting hit like that. >> carson, now a former cincinnati bagel -- carson palmer now a former cincinnati

bengal. he was traded to the raiders. the raiders decided to mortgage their future to win now. will see what happens. the washington capitals beat the florida panthers last night. they start 5-0 for the first time ever. capitals in red. 1-0 capital's. the capitals outshot florida 32- 20. great pass to semin. 3-0 the final. the goalie get the shutout. the orioles will interview jerry dipoto -- yesterday they talk to them.

today there will talk with tony lacava. >> you action taken in response to a dangerous drug -- action taken in response to a dangerous drug. >> city police are looking for a rapist after a girl said she was attacked. >> in the report on the economic impact of the baltimore grand prix shows business in the slow lane. >> a lot of slow going on the roads. we have an accident on southbound 95. southbound 95.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. is today going to be a complete washout? >> the rain will be with us off and not through this evening. rain for the morning commute. give yourself some extra time. it will be cooler than yes tonight with a high of only 67. there could be if you thunderstorms this afternoon. back to the news desk. >> and east baltimore committee

is out race after a 13-year-old girl is pulled off the street and raped. >> this is a scary and disturbing situation. >> it was monday night when this happened. the 13-year-old was walking to a store when police say she was attacked. >> around 9:00 monday night, a 13-year-old girl was walking past this house alone when, according to those close to her, she spotted this man on the sidewalk. >> as she tried to speed past him, he grabbed her from her neck and dragged her in. in there, she got there and he pushed her down. >> there is no step into the building. you step on the -- and you drop. he pushed her. >> pushed her, they say, until she fell about 8 feet to the cellar floor. this man says he heard panic screams a block away. >> we heard somebody screaming, "help, please help. help me, please." >> he says the cries stopped

before he could figure out what was happening. he says he felt sick when officers arrived soon after. >> the police came around like 9:30, like an hour, hour and a half after, asking us, did we see anybody, because a young woman just got raped. >> those close to the victim tell 11 news that the attacker said he had a gun, then he raped her. the assault left the high school student battered about the head and ribs and legs, and stranded in the cellar. according to those who know her, they say once the rapist climbed out of the house, the girl stacked up old wood scraps to escape and get help. >> i'm so fed up with these crimes. i'm so fed up with the predators out here. >> police put out this sketch of the alleged rapist, who is described as a black man between 40 and 50 years old with a mustache. they are hoping crime camera footage may help reveal his identify. those rallying around the victim are worried that he could strike again and even more concern about how the 13-year- old will recover. >> we're going to have to be strong for her. we're going to see that she's

going to get this help. >> getting help for that young lady is of importance for those who know her. police say finding a suspect and getting him off the street. anyone with information is asked to give them a call. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some new statistics show police are investigating more allegations of rape than in past year. this is reported 236 rape cases. that was the number of investigations for the entire 12 months of 2010. authorities say this is one crimes that they are happy to see go up. >> see the numbers as a positive sign that people who are victims of rape are coming forward and getting help. >> baltimore has lost its some

public outreach campaign designed to encourage victims of sexual assault to call police and taken vanished of free counseling. >> the search is on for a group of men who attacked and robbed a woman. police say the woman was traveling along greyswood woudre attacked her. if you know anyone that could help, call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >> a study concluded the city took in about $25 million from the grand prix event. that is far short of the said $70 million proposed. >> our data suggest 75% of the people were already in maryland with a spent the

money here regardless of the race. it works up closer to $10 million on spending from outside of the state coming in. >> the mayor's office calls those findings unscientific. it will release their own impact study on the race next week. >> defense attorneys continue the strategy of characterizing ulysses currie as a dim legislator. steny hoyer vouch for is character but said he relied on others to do the heavy lifting of his office. currie is accused of using his influence to help shoppers food warehouse while on the payroll. >> bath salts is no longer available for sale. it was announced that an

emergency ban on the camp now. they can be interested and mimic the high of cocaine. car deck disturbances and psychosis are among the side effects. some say the ban was not completely go away. >> it doesn't fit the definition although it is legal. >> the key is to write legislation so broad that drug manufacturers cannot work around it. we have posted that information and the full investigation on our website, wbaltv.com. >> a compromise has been reached in the neighborhood dispute over eight refuge for mondays in howard county. two dozen monkeys can stay.

they have to turn away any new monkees brought it over the past seven days. they say it's dangerous to house monkeys in a neighborhood. the plan to appeal the decision to hire court. -- they plan to appeal the decision to higher court. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> westbound 50 and davidsonville road, an accident. watch for delays. 42 miles per hour at the accident scene. looking at delays on southbound 95 from 100 down towards 198. similar delays on 295 in the southbound direction. some debris in the roads on 95. delays southbound on 95. a slow ride on the west side

outer loop, 13 miles per hour down to edmondson. inner loop delays at 795 and southbound 795 is backed up back to the beltway. this is the northwest corner. a very crowded. this is traffic on 95. it is barely moving in the southbound direction at 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now get the latest from ava marie who joins us live from harford county. she is in one of the library's. >> i'm at the average in branch of the public library. we're talking about their big chela event -- big gala event. it is from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. there will be food, alcohol, and great auction items. you can get this beautiful sapphire ring.

all this money will go to the library. it helps them invest in great technology like this, is for children and allows them to develop their reading skills. these just cannot and they're all checked out. let's check on the seven-day forecast. we're expecting a chance of rain through most of the day. drying conditions as we head into the weekend. a significant cooldown. we may see our first frost friday morning or saturday morning cover-up the vegetables. >> thank you. do you think she'll give the ring back? an accident and 95 in howard county making a really commit even worse. >> this is a standoff between kitty cousins. more

when we come

>> a pane of glass seems to me this house cat brave. was it not the outside -- there was a mountain lion outside. >> major looked away -- made you look away.

risen high-priced items from neiman-marcus -- there are some high-priced items from neiman- marcus. an ark built in your backyard, $75,000. and officials said the annual college tradition caters to people's wildest dreams and promises to provide unique once- in-a-lifetime experiences. >> i will be earmarked my catalog for you. i would love the chandelier. 61 degrees on tv hill. still at, your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> heavy delays on 95 through howard cou

>> welcome back to 11 news today. . a montgomery county community is morning after crews find the body believed that of missing 11-year-old william mcquain. medical examiners will confirm the identity of the child. police have been searching for mcquain since last thursday when his mother was found dead. his stepfather is awaiting extradition for her murder. police say he is the prime suspect in williams's death. there was a stabbing. police say michael fisher is responsible for the attack on dominic miller monday night in the parking lot of the westminster town mall. miller was rushed to shock trauma. support is growing in annapolis for a maryland gas tax.

is to be a 15-cent increase stress out overate three-year period. if the increase is passed, it would give maryland the highest gas tax in the entire united states. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think maryland needs to raise its tax on gasoline in order to complete construction projects and spur job growth?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we are dealing with some rain. leave some extra time. southbound 95, a speech around 18 miles per hour around howard caton. 99.t is down towards 1 westbound 50, watch for an accident in anne arundel county. a slow go on southbound 95 as volume picks up and the rain contributing to that out of the white marsh area. on the outer loop north side between harford and dulaney valley, a slow ride. 13 miles per hour as you make your way on the west side down to edmondson. that is impacting traffic on southbound 795. on 83, down towards the beltway.

this is the northwest corner of the beltway from 795. that will be the pace of things. this is 95 at 32. still jammed down towards 198. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with ava marie from the harford county library. >> if you notice, i am wearing a hat.ire ring and a card h hard big event and this is their annual fund-raiser. the theme is the sapphire supper club. you guys love lots of great food and music and drink. the big items we're auctioning off is to crasher backyard and to completely redo it. tell us about the specifics of this event.

>> we're going to be taking items to a new item. you'll have this experienced team and transformed a backyard with a patio, a lens daypack is, eight firepit -- a firepit. trans >> form an entire backyard. >> if someone hired all of us, it would be a $50,000 value. some like to make the donation to the library and get a much better price. >> we have greg and nature of limited. thank you everyone. you will try to get this done in a weekend or a couple of weeks. you can have a brand-new backyard by thanksgiving. let's check hd doppler. we're showing heavy rain across the area from baltimore down to the south east.

we'll head back to tony in the weather center to get a better check on the forecast. >> carlotta things need to put a big diamond there and the alpha will work the clock that is the only way i worked. >> they have some great stuff in that auction. big-ticket items. $50,000 makeover to your backyard. we have some heavy rain in portions of baltimore county, a frederick county, and into howard county. we have two parts of the storms. the second part is back in the ohio valley. these will combine into one big storm in the great lakes tomorrow. as that takes place, the atmosphere will become unstable this afternoon. we did see some thunderstorms this area. we could see some severe

weather. the cloud deck is pretty thick. we have the rain to contend with. 65 in annapolis. 57 in parkton. it will add a few degrees as we head into this afternoon. rain is likely today. there could be if you thunderstorms today. you probably will get some breaks in the precipitation. you might be able to do something outside if you get lucky. sunrise at 7:20. rain is still possible tonight. past midnight, the rain will taper off. temperatures drop back into the 50's. a slight chance for a rain shower tomorrow. upper 50's on friday and saturday. overnight lows into the weekend may dip into the 30's. we could get our first frost of the season. temperatures back into the 60's

by sunday. back to the news desk. >> the search is on for the suspect in the rape of a 13- year-old girl in east baltimore. jennifer franciotti has more pick >> police have released this sketch of a suspect. he is described as it blackmail in is -- he is described as a black male is 40's or 50's. a girl was walking past a house when she spotted a man. she was grabbed by her neck and push until she fell about 8 feet into a cellar. that is where she was attacked. she was able to stacked together some wood scraps to escape from the secellar. police

all looking for this suspect. anyone with information is to please give them a call. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

>> what a nightmare this morning. >> we are dealing with big delays. the rain is impacting your ride. 12 miles per hour on southbound 95. another accident on southbound 95 at 175.

that will add to those delays. a lot of folks are trying to belau from 95. spawn 50 -- a lot of folks trying to bail out from 95. delays continued towards the harrisburg expressway. 10 miles per hour on the outer loop west side. you can see the pace of things from southbound 795. >> the might be a couple of dry hours -- there might be a couple of dry hours. a high temperature of 67. it dries out over the weekend. >> thank you. looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today.

>> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.

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