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>> a deadly earthquake in turkey. countries offer support. >> the situation in libya could mean good news for your wallet. i will explain. >> a bit of a chill in the air this morning. tony has to forecast as we continue. [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 am lisa robinson.
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>> i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> you do not look irish. it is a bit chilly. there is a touch of fog. i was talking about your accent. not your barry white voice. there is no rain. 44 degrees at the airport. i do not think the fog will affect your drive time. it could reduce visibility. we will make it into the 60's. we could see some rain showers this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. >> good morning. one problem around timonium
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road. the right lane is blocked by a disabled vehicle. a bit of a delight. 61 miles per hour on the north side at bel air road. moving well down towards baltimore national pike. the j.f.x. is equally smooth. is move right on 95. five minutes on southbound 95 down towards the fort mchenry. eight minutes on 895 south down towards the tunnel. this is traffic and we start on the harrisburg expressway. we have the northbound disabled vehicle. not enough volume to create much avenue the lead. this is traffic at the key bridge. so far so good. the bay bridge checking out ok. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. after a powerful earthquake hits
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turkey, the death toll continues to climb. >> thousands await word on love one. kate amara has that story. >> turkish officials said the earthquake has killed more than 210 people so far and has left thousands homeless. in eastern turkey today, rescue teams continue to dig through the rubble of buildings for survivors after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake hit sunday. authorities believe dozens of people are trapped and warn the casualty numbers will climb. just desperate search in an earthquake-prone region near the border with iran. crossed by fault lines, turkey is one of the world's most active seismic zones. the last quake of this size in turkey killed nearly 900 people a dozen years ago. one jounalist hopes this one might not be as bad. >> there's hope that the damage
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hasn't been that great. one of the reasons i suspect is because it occurred in the afternoon, on a sunday afternoon. >> the white house says it's been following reports with great concern. in a statetment, the president expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and offered assistance, saying, "we stand shoulder to shoulder with our turkish ally in this difficult time." sentiments echoed by secretary of state hillary clinton, who said the u.s. is ready to help in the effort to rescue survivors and the people of turkey as they recover and rebuild. u.s. scientists recorded more than 100 aftershocks in the area within 10 hours of the earthquake. in washington, i am kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the celebrations continue in libya as they celebrate the era.of a new hillary clinton says the new
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nation is facing some critical days ahead. >> i think it is important that this new government to have a democratic libya start with the rules lot and start with accountability, stan for unity and reconciliation. making clear that everyone who stood with the old regime, as long as they do not have blood on their hands, and should be safe and included in a new libya. >> she also said she supports an investigation into the circumstances surrounding muammar gaddafi's death. >> liberation of libya could soon be felt here in the united states at the gas pump. kim dacey has more. >> after a few weeks of steady decline, now for the second week in a row, gas prices are on the rise here in maryland. the average price is now $3.41 a gallon around the state. analysts say high crude oil prices and the eurozone debt crises have contributed to the trend.
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but now with the death of muammar gaddafi, experts say there will be less violence in libya, meaning there's less chance for that violence to get in the way of libya's oil production. with oil flowing more freely to the united states, that could mean we see a drop in prices at the pump. >> once their economy and sort of their government becomes a little more stable and we can see some production coming out of libya, we could certainly expect to see gas prices decline. >> to find the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood, you can find a link on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what sacrifices if any have you made due to the rise in gas prices? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> now the the revolution appears to be over, the maryland
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journalist will be returning home some. sharon vandyke says she spoke with her son matthew from tripoli yesterday. she says he plans to come back to the united states in the next few weeks. he was captured by gadhafi's forces while covering the uprising. he took up the cause of the insurgence. police are investigating a deadly shooting overnight in west baltimore. shots were fired just before 1:00 a.m.. the victim was taken to shock trauma but did not survive. no word this morning on a possible motive. a baltimore county couple have been arrested. they say they rob four credit unions.
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were arrested waffling the scene of a robbery back in august -- they were arrested after sce leaving a scene. >> one woman was found unconscious and breathing after an accident. a bit of a scare after an accident on the tarmac of the airport. a fuel truck collided with a jet after landed from orlando saturday night. nobody was injured. the plane was pulled out of service as a precaution. >> more than 100 occupy chicago demonstrators were arrested on sunday. they were warned that grant park was closed to the public as . demonstrators were carried away
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by police after refusing to leave. people chanted and heckle police, but there was no violence. than a dozen protesters were taken into police custody in philadelphia yesterday. -- more than a dozen protesters. 15 people were arrested on misdemeanor charge of obstructing a highway. >> 6:09. 45 degrees on tv hill. at&t is reaching out for the justice department for the help with their planned merger with t-mobile. >> gabrielle giffords is moving out over the houston hospital. >> they used to say that you deserve a break today. you could use as a break from the rising costs of the
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mcdonald's menu. >> there is a bit of five this morning but we do not have any rain to talk about this morning -- there's a bit of fog. >> the major roads are looking every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible.
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we get to the cold front. the chance for rain increases this afternoon. you may run into some precipitation underway home from work. you see some precipitations' around the mountains. steady rain along the boundary from the great lakes. as the front it's closer to us, the chance for rain increases. in the short term, we have mostly cloudy skies but no rain and a touch of fog. temperatures in the 40's right now. take a light jacket with you. 44 at the airport. 39 in frederick. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a few rain showers later this morning and into this afternoon. high cheer in the mid 60's. a good chance for some rain this evening. -- high temperature in the mid 60's. temperatures will drop back into
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the 40's tonight. a nice day on tuesday. temperatures in the upper 60's. this storm will come out of the plains states and make things kind of unsettled by the end of the week. beyond wednesday, the forecast is not very good spirit a nice day tomorrow. sunshine with a high of 68. off and on showers possible thursday, friday, and saturday. high temperatures in the 50's thursday and friday and perhaps into the 40's on saturday. let's check the roads. >> good morning. looking at a pretty smooth ride as far as the major roadways. this is the harrisburg expressway. northbound at timonium road, a disabled vehicle that was taking up the right lane. eastbound white marsh boulevard, watch for some debris in the
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road. a bit of a sluggish spot on the northwest corner just past 795. moving well on the j.f.x. into town. a quick live look outside. this is the harrisburg expressway north of the beltway. no sign of any delay. this is traffic at the key bridge. the beltway, aut wh smooth start. >> 28 people were injured in northern ohio. a tractor pulling two hey trawlers went into a ditch on saturday evening. -- a tractor-trailer and pulling two hay riders went into a ditch. open alcohol containers were found with the driver. police in georgia are trying to
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determine what caused a national guardsman to open fire on a deputy and then killed himself. the off-duty deputy pulled over to check out a suspicious car when christopher hodges began firing with a similar au tomatic rifle. say that hodges appeared to be drunk. gabby giffords will be treated in asheville for the next two weeks, no specifics about your treatment were given -- but no specifics about her treatment were given. >> mcdonald's is raising their prices for the third time this year. prices went up last march by 1% may.nother % ipercent in
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toys r us is expanding their layaway plan. almost everything in their store will be available. customers will have 90 days to pay off their balance. the hotel industry is not too happy about some rules involving government workers. at&t is looking for a lifeline to that. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. big day for at&t. they will ask a federal judge to throw a loss so stopping their merge with t-mobile. it will say sprint has no right t. theyg this sui and had the date roadblock to block the deal. result
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from netflix on the heels of user revolts. early results from catapult and texas instruments. stocks rallied on friday over the resolving europe debt crisis. ? index was higher -- the bloomberg maryland index was hired. blasted a proposed rule that prohibits most federal employees from excepting free admission to conferences that lobby big government. the trade groups fear the rule will cut back on hotel attendance, were much of the conventions are held. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 6:19. problems of the harrisburg
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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's check on a few problems. this is 543, we have an accident. 95 looks good and of harford canada. we're attracting a disabled vehicle and it is is still blocking the right lane. church lane, watch for an accident. we have some debris in the road and eastbound white marsh boulevard at perry hall boulevard. we're in good shape despite from a slowdown on the west side, 34 miles per hour just past 795 in the outer loop. this is the harrisburg expressway. northbound traffic looking for a delight. it does not appear that we have one, so that is good news --
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northbound traffic looking for a delay. the area bridges are looking okayed this morning. tunnel traffic in great shape at this hour. we will keep you posted on any new problems that arise. posthat is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some off fog out there. it is a little chilly. take a jacket with you. no rain yet. high temperature in the mid 60's. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. the ravens wrapped up the seventh week of the season tonight in jacksonville. they are 10-point favorites to beat the jags.
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passing attack will take on a very good jacksonville defense. the you see -- there you see ed dixon. evans and anthony allen will be out. this is joe out to torrey smith with a bullet. toneed a win ed a wi stay on top. tim tebow rallies denver to an overtime win. the broncos were covering an onside kick. tim tebow does it again. throws the touchdown pass and
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then the two-point conversion. denver win in overtime. tim tebow one of high school and college championship. there is the field goal that wins it. texas needed a win. ron washington with derek holland. the rangers take an early lead. hamilton. 1-0. mike napoli, a tomahawk home run. 3-run home run. that electrified the crowd, andluding mellonnolan ryan
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laura bush. 8 1/3 shut out earnings. the cardinals were shut out. >> i am excited. >> i can tell. >> time tonight -- >> 8:30. >> 45 degrees on tv hill. >> the situation in libya could cause gas prices in our area to go down. >> president obama unveiling a new battle cry designed to turn up the heat in congress. that story is coming out. >> getting busier by the minute
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every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the more we help them, the more we help make opportunity possible.
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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. >> good morning. a bit of fog to start this morning. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 40 plus. we will make it into the 60's today. the best chance for rain will be late this afternoon and the seating. we'll check the seven-day forecast in about five minutes. >> the presidential election will likely turn on the economy
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and this week is the focus of the president and those that want his job. president obama will be mixing it up with republicans on capitol hill. >> and he will be unveiling a new slogan. brian mooar has more from washington. >> after a weekend of bashing president obama's decision to pull u.s. troops out of iraq -- >> that's just bad public policy. >> it was more politically based than military based. >> the republican presidential candidates are pivoting back to concerns closer to home. this week, rick perry is set to unveil his plan to grow jobs and the economy. it's an attempt to get the spotlight off of herman cain's 9-9-9 plan. >> this economy cannot wait. it is on life support. we need a bold solution. >> meanwhile, president obama is hitting the road again today, heading out west and to unveil a new slogan -- "we cannot wait."
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in las vegas, he is expected to tell congress we cannot wait. he is trying to turn up the heat on republicans. he is unveiling new policies with those struggling with their mortgages. brian mooar, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the death of a muammar gaddafi could have an effect in the united states with lower gas prices. kim dacey is live in northwest baltimore with detail. >> experts say there will be less violence in libya and that could mean we will be paying less at the gas pump. after a few weeks of steady decline, gas prices are back on the rise. >> i think it is outrageous. >> why's that? >> because when you compare it to other things that have gone up, in a relative term, it has
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gone up much more than other things have. >> the national average is actually flat. it's $3.46 a gallon today. maryland has gone up about two cents. we're at $3.41 today, and that is up two cents over last week. >> analysts say high crude oil prices and the eurozone debt crisis have contributed to the trend. but we may see some relief at the pump now with the death of muammar gaddafi. now that the dictator is gone, experts say there's less chance for violence to get in the way of libya's oil production. >> once their economy and sort of their government becomes a little more stable and we can see some production coming out of libya, we could certainly expect to see gas prices decline. >> until that happens, drivers like tommy moody are looking for ways to save however they can. >> i keep my rpm's at -- i try to keep it at three grand. i'll just put a new air filter in and sometimes i put octane booster in.
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that seems to help a little. >> to find the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood, visit our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. testimony resumed in the trial that baltimore county man being the triggerman in a murder for hire scheme. were opening statements last week. they say william porter's wife carla try to have him killed and used various family members to set up the hit. 24-year-old vitaly davydov had been held after being charged with the murder of his roommate, a 22-year-old david rico-noyola. comes 13 months after another patient was charged in the death of a fellow patient.
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>> school hours of runnerslac -- scores of runnersr took part in a variety of events, including the 5-k run. >> he never played an inning, but brooks robinson is now a permanent fixture at oriole park at camden yards. a large crowd was on hand for the unveiling of the brooks robinson statue on the plaza near russell street. it features brooks and his golden gloves as he prepares to make one of its signature throws to first base. was on hand for the celebration -- he was on hand for the celebration. >> i am amazed.
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detail is real life -- every detail is real life. i want you to know that i have always considered to my friends, more than anything else,. and i think is so much for the way you treated me over this many years. >> one of the things that makes ks great.eaoopks played his entire career at memorial stadium. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. there are some problems to watch for. 543, we had an accident and some debris in the road on white marsh boulevard. an accident at milford mill road.
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18 miles per hour approaching 795. so far so good on the harrisburg expressway. let's take a live view of traffic and will start with the west side. there is your delay and the pace of things until you get to 70. this is traffic near chesaco avenue on the east side of the beltway. tunnel traffic looking good on 95 and 895. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are off to an ok start on this monday morning. 44 degrees at the airport. take a light jacket with you. we will make it into the mid 60's this afternoon. 30% chance of rain this afternoon and this evening. dry this morning. tuesday it looks like a good day. 50's on thursday and friday.
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only in the 40's by saturday next weekend. the next couple of days will probably be the warmest days of the week. >> 45 degrees on tv hill. talk about a markup on a dress. wait to hear how much this dress sold for at auction. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what sacrifices if any have you made due to the rise in gas prices? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.
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>> country music legend a lynn had to cancel weekend's performance in kentucky after falling ill. she had to cancel shows in july after suffering from heat exhaustion. >> marilyn monroe still was plenty of star power. a dress she wore in a film netted more than $500,000 in an auction in china. the auction featured a madonna
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bustier which sold for $72,000 and rejected by michael jessup that sold for $162,000. >> i thought we were in a recession. a controversial chemical and plastics is being linked to another health risks. latest findings about bpa become backwhen we come back. >> we have some rain in the seven-day forecast. the first little hi of ints
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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:43. police are investigating a deadly shootings in west baltimore. shots for fired -- shots were fired just before 1:00 a.m. no word on a possible motive. a couple has been arrested in pennsylvania, accused of carrying out a bank robbery spree. jason dixon it will then robbed -- and a woman robbed four credit unions. they could receive a 20-year prison sentence. a girl is recovering after being struck by a car. she was it just before noon in salisbury on sunday.
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no word on their condition. she was conscious and was breathing. it is not clear who was at fault. chemicalroversial can affect behavior and make people more susceptible to depression and anxiety. it also can cause to kantor appeared erica edwards explains -- it can also cause cancer. new research suggests those efforts may have been misguided. it should have been aimed at their mother's. >> shows that the gestational exposure -- >> a doctor leada study of more that too legit mothers and their children comparing the levels of bha.
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pregnant women who led higher levels were more likely to have daughters with slightly elevated behavior problems. >> with a higher exposure had more depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, and aggression because there was no link found two boys. virtually every one of us has some detectable levels of bpa in our system. the chemical is in many plastic products and not shiny receipts. -- and on and it receives. it has been linked to cancer. because of the way it is processed in the body, it is unlikely that bpa could cause health effects at any level. >> this is typical of pregnant
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women in the united states. >> his study needs to be confirmed with future research. he plans to follow these children through age 9. >> behavioral differences found in a girl were not extreme enough to be clinical criteria for anxiety or depression. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're looking at some delays and a few accidents. this one has been added to the list in reisterstown. one spot you want to use extra caution. church lane, a crash still wrapping up. delays on southbound 795 down towards the beltway. west side delays in the outer loop. 543, for a crash. the biggest delay is on the west side, 90 miles per hour on average.
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we started old court road coming off the ramps from southbound 795 appeared in a live traffic still in pretty good shape over towards the j.f.x. and running smoothly on the j.f.x. into town. this is a 32 through howard county, starting to slow down towards the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we have some cloud cover this morning in a touch of fog. it should be a smooth commute. high pressure gave us sunshine. we're watching a cold front move out of the great lakes. we can see some showers and some thunderstorms across ohio and indiana. a few sprinkles out into the mountains. maybe by your drive home this evening, there will be some scattered rain showers and may be a thunderstorm. until then, i think it will be
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mostly dry. cloud cover around baltimore right now. you'll see some sunshine around at cloud deck. 44 at the airport. 45 degrees in rising sun. take a light jacket with you. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for a few rain showers into this afternoon. high temperatures in the 60's later today. tonight, a chance for rain showers this evening. then the skies will clear. temperatures will drop back into the 40's. tomorrow, high pressure case control. a nice day on tuesday with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60's. we will see it rain by the end of the week. the weather will turn on stable beyond wednesday. tuesday looks like a nice day.
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70 on wednesday. most of wednesday will be dry. off and on rain showers thursday, friday, and saturday. only in the 40's on saturday. sunshine back on sunday with a high of 58. back to the news desk. >> the effects of libyas liberation could soon be felt here in the states at the gas pump. kim dacey has more on the story. after a few weeks of steady decline, now for the second week in a row, gas prices are on the rise here in maryland. the average price is now $3.41 a gallon around the state. analysts say high crude oil prices and the eurozone debt crises have contributed to the trend. but now with the death of muammar gaddafi, experts say there will be less violence in libya, meaning there's less chance for that violence to get in the way of libya's oil production. with oil flowing more freely to the united states, that could
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mean we see a drop in prices at the pump. to find the cheapest gas prices in your neighborhood, you can find a link on our website, wbaltv.com. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what sacrifices if any have you made due to the rise in gas prices? >> that's cool. >> we will post more of your
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answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> all right. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. a powerful earthquake rocked eastern turkey killing more than 200 people. that death toll is expected to rise. we will go there live. the family of the missing baby in kansas city takes us inside the home where she was last seen and worked a cadaver dog has detected the scent of human remains. is a like to live with martha stewart? her child is telling all in a book. was never any prepared food in the house. we will talk to her and we'll hear from the woman spotted hanging out with prince harry in california when we get started on a monday morning. >> that will be interesting.
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another at church lane. you can see the delays in placed on southbound 795. that is because of the backup on the west side outer loop. 28 miles per hour on the north side. 95 developing some delays under the northeast. a slowdown from middletown down to mount carmel. this is the pace of things. a pretty standard delay. this is 95 south of 32. a backup developing southbound. >> some rain trying to sneak back in the area. >> we could see some rain especially by the end of the week. no rain this morning. 40's right now. we will make it up to 66. a nice day tomorrow, sunshine and 68. wednesday will be the warmest day of the week. we will hit 70.
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then knocked getting out of the 40's on saturday. i would not be surprised if there are some flakes of wet snow may be north and west -- it would get chilly by the end of the week. just the facts, ma'am. >> you're starting to sell like walter brennan. 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. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.
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