i'm kate amara with signs of growth. >> and the latest of the baltimore county murder for hire trial. >> a halloween weekend. tony, is it a trick? it certainly won't be a treat. we'll have the forecast as "11 news" continues right now. >> it is a spooky forecast. >> it is a rare event. we would be talking about a gigantic snowstorm if it was a different time of the year. >> when you get the word "nor'easter" that's not a good word. >> for those of you that have lived around here for a long time, you know what nor'easter

means. >> it is going to be a smooth ride to work, compared to yesterday. 40 at the airport. cloud covering hanging around. forecast today, a mix of sun and clouds. a cool day with a high of 54. when we come back, we'll sort out the details for saturday. >> good morning, everyone. glad we're not dealing with the snow today. your morning rush shaping up well. still looking good on the expressway. an accident reported southbound. 55 on southbound 95 toward the 895 split. traffic moving well. we have wind warnings at area bridges. something to keep in mind as you travel southward. the 895 split :00 -- eight minutes down to the beltway

southwest. let's give you a live view of traffic. here's the j.f.x. north and southbound traffic at this time. volume picking up there. still no delays as you make your way to fort mcrenhi. >> our big story this morning, a teenager is behind bars. >> he was 17 at the time of the brutal attack. kim dacey has more on that story. -- kim dacey. >> milton was parking his bee loved scooter in july of last year when investigators say then 17-year-old johnson shot him twice in the chest. according to court documents, johnson and two other men

struggled with hill before the shooting and then took off with the shooter. investigators say johnson confessed to the murder after being brought in twice for questioning. ark church was like his second home. he spent most of his time study at the church. his sunday sermon will include prayers for both hill and the suspect, james johnson. h >> our prayers go out to him. obviously things went wrong for him to have made that kind of action. so we're praying for him. >> milton hill's scooter was found four days after the murder just a couple miles from where he was killed. he is charged with first-degree murder. police are still looking for two other suspects. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> new this morning, the death of a patient at clifton t. perkins hospital. staff found the unidentified patient, a man in his 30's, dead inside his room around 8:00 thursday night. police have decline today say if they suspect foul play. last friday another patient was charged with the murder of a fellow patient. >> baltimore city homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting in southwest baltimore. it happened after 10:00 at the intersection of bradish and he will do the could the drive. the william was shot multiple times, including in the head. there is no word on who might have shot him or why. >> a tanker truck forced a road to shut down. the driver was treated with

minor burns. >> a harford county teen behind bars arrested for a home invasion that took place in pennsylvania. police say stay last thursday mason carter entered a home through the dog door and shot the home owner. after that he demand the car keys from the home owner's wife. >> this is like country. we don't think about that happening here. >> i'm sure they had it locked up. you don't lock dog door. >> the blue hyundai was found nearby. >> the life of a man convicted in a baltimore county murder-for-hire scheme rests in the hands of a jury. since he confessed to murdering

porter, he could be eligible for the death penalty. l his relatives reacted to the news. >> it worries me. i don't want to see him get the death penalty. he's my neff few. many it is going to kill a lot of people to see that. >> something had to push him to get to this. to get money. something drove him crazy. that's not walter. walter, catch a mouse, he'd probably let it go. >> defense attorneys tried to argue bishop didn't realize the quenses of his confession. the jury resumes its sentencing deliberation today and a decision is expect today come sometime next week. >> the mother much a fatally abused baby girl will spend a year in prison. she plead guilty to second-degree child abuse charges after her daughter died at the hands of his father. jason zorinsky is serving a

30-year prison sentence for the death of the child. >> one of the two men trying to smuggle documents out of the maryland historical society confessed. he plead guilty to trying to stale steal 80 documents worgets half a million dollars, including papers signed by president abraham lincoln. the other person charged in the case, gary landeau, maintains his not guilty plea. >> in this morning's "project economy" report, signs of progress on this long road back from the recession. kate amara joins us live with encouraging numbers. good morning, kate. >> good morning, mindy. not only is it friday, we have good economic news for you. it comes courtesy of consumers in baltimore.

>> i'm using groupon. >> shoppers helped lift the economy over the weekend. >> there were a bunch of sales. >> the dwrose domestic product shows the economy expanded at a rate of 2.5%. it is the strongest growth in a year, and it is fueling optimism that the recovery is gaining steam. >> the big changes are business investment continues to be strong. software continues to be invested in at a high rate by businesses. >> whale the g.d.p. shows progress, economists say it is not enough to bring down a painfully high jobless rate. >> i think today's report does assuage fears of an outright dip. to me the more worrisome peer fear is that we bump along at 2%

growth for yet another year which means another year of 9% unemployment. >> analysts predict we will see similar growth for the rest of this year and into next. live in washington, i'm kate amara. >> in terms of the g.d.p. wharks would it take to bring down the unemployment rate? >> this news is not good, mindy. analysts say it would take growth as nearly double what we saw in the third quarter, 2.5%, to make any kind of debt in this painfully high jobless rate. >> kate amara live in washington, thank you, kate. have a good weekend. >> another positive sign for the economy is the sale of halloween items. the national retail federation reports overall spending in halloween is up this year to a record high 72 dollars per person. plenty of costume sales are driving numbers as well as expandy sales. halloween ranks fifth among spending here in the united states. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what if anything will you be doing for halloween this year?

you can share your sponsor our facebook page or send a message to our facebook page. >> you may have pay foremore for a movie rental this weekend. >> plus tragedy overnight on an indiana highway as more than half a dozen people are killed in an accident. what police -- think may have caused a deadly collision. >> we have rain and snow in the forecast. details in eye few minutes. >> and we'll also detail your morning commute. if you are heading out this friday morning, we're checking on the mige roads we can update you on p

>> welcome back. the time is 6:12. 44 degrees downtown. not a lot to talk about today, but that will be changing as we head into the weekend. right now, chilly temperatures out there. 35 in parkton. warmer south of baltimore with the temperatures in the 40's. we're still picking up rain showers out to our south, believe it or not. that's all going to stay south of us during the day today. we'll probably get high, thin cloud cover out there. i suspect you will see sunshine sneaking through the cloud deck. also the forecast for today, a mix of sun and clouds. cooler, but high temperature near 54 degrees. sunshine exactly at 7:30. overnight, mostly cloudy skies. a chance of rain developing after midnight. temperatures drop back into the upper 50's. the evening commute will be dry as well. let's get to what everybody

wants to talk about. the jet stream down to the south. a couple impulses in the upper levels of the atmosphere. what's going to happen, we're going to see a storm develop on the coast tomorrow morning. this is what we call one of those nor'easter type things. the storm will travel up toward new york. as that happens, we will start out with a cold rain in the morning, and i think it will change over to snow in the afternoon gradually. we're going to drop in the upper 30's, low 40's tonight. we'll be above 32 degrees. even if you see snow coming down, the roads will be fine. it will be like driving in the rain. it is hard to get the snow to stick this time of year. it is difficult to tell how much snow is going to accumulate. if this were a different time of the year, we might be forecasting a snowstorm. for now, this is what we think -- rain changing to snow. 1 to 2 inches of accumulation

from baltimore up toward the pennsylvania county line. if you are closer to baltimore, you will be closer to the inch mark. closer to pennsylvania, closer to the 2 hch inch mark. the elevation change makes a difference with the temperatures. this will be a wet slushy snow. even if you see something sticking to the ground the roads will be ok. it will be like driving in the rain. still, this is a very, very unusual event for the month of october. i think things will cool off on sunday for the ravens game. sunshine, chilly, with a high near 50. halloween on monday, the clouds will thicken up, there could be sprinkles in the evening. i doubt if it is going to put a -- time 6:15. see what's happening on the roads. >> good morning to you. actually it has been a nice start so far. let's check some of the area roads. harrisburg expressway. down to the maryland line. jfx continues to move into town.

south of the beltway on i-95. 61 on the north side outer loop. 53 once you get past 795 p so that continues to run smoothly. if you want to travel through the glen burnie area around 60 miles per hour there. 295 in good shape. here's a live view of the west side. you can see volume starting to build, especially in the outer loop. we'll see delays soon. here's what it looks like on 95. this is coming out of the harford county vicinity at 152. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. mindy, over to you. >> top stories this morning. seven people are dead after a tractor trailer and a minivan collided on an independent -- indiana highway. the 10 people were on the -- were in the minivan when a

tractor trailer hit the rear-end of the van. the van had slowed to miss a deer. >> a trial will begin next year. >> the south pole researcher flown to johns hopkins for medical emergency will address the media this morning. rene ducol is being treated for symptoms of a stroke. poor weather kept her from being evackwate for seven weeks. we'll have an 11 news drew crew there. >> in this morning's consumer alert, good news for medicare patients. your premium will not go up as much as expected. that's an increase of $3.50 a month.

earlier this year, the government had projected premiums would increase to $106 per month. the deductible for part b will drop from $162 to $140. new this morning, when it comes to millionaires, maryland has more than traditional big money states like new york, texas, and california. a new survey finds maryland has the most mill nirs per capita than any other state in the union. approximately 7.2% of maryland's households are millionaires. hawaii comes in a close second. >> no more cheap thrills. dollar d.v.d. rentals are going up. job cuts for the marlboro man. more in this morning's "bloomberg business report." >> the country's largest seller of tobacco plans to cut 16% of its cigarette related salary jobs. altria said fewer customers are

lighting up after the federal government boosted taxes. workers will learn by mid december whether they will be cut. >> also, when you go to check out your favorite raurnt, you may need to open your pockets wider. groceries are following supermarkets lead without being too conspicuous in making customers angry. >> red box is about to get more expensive to rent. the price is going up by 20 cents to $1.20. coin star said it is to counter higher costs like debit fees in recent regulations. >> numbers on spending and consumer sentiment. yesterday stocks soaring as european leaders came to a bail-out agreement. also, g.d.p. expanded, and the u.s. has had its biggest monthly

rally since 2004. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jayne king, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the time is 6:19. 40 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, delays on the beltway. sarah has more on that coming up. >> and we have seen all sorts of high drama ut out -- high drama out of the world series. more coming up on the latest comeback win. >> and here's a look at maryland lottery numbers.

>> good morning. the only thing we have is a bit of a slowdown on the west side. you can see we're 30 miles per hour. we have enough volume that's amounting to a delay. i-70, j.f.x., equally smooth into town. coming down south of the btway northeast. if you are going to head south on 83, coming down on sheron road. nice start as you make your way. a live view of traffic. you can see the outer loop going away from us, that's where things are starting to get heavy. a live view of traffic. north side not amounting to a

delay. of course we'll pass that along toufment tony, over to you. >> not a lot to talk about today. that's a good thing. for now just a few clouds. it is dry. 30 at the airport. in the 30's in the northern suburbs. the forecast for today. a mixture of sun and clouds. we do have snow in the forecast. beel talk -- we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> good morning, everybody. the world series going to game seven thanks to one of the great nights in baseball history. no hype, just fact. the cardinals found a way to come back and win game six 10-9 to keep the series alive. we say "unbelievable" a lot in

sports. last night truly wass. in the ninth, if cruz catches that, the series is over. he doesn't. pulholz. ties the game at 7. in the 10th, josh hamilton, the m.v.p. of the american league last year off jason mott. two-run home run. surely this would clinch it for the rafse, right? all they need is three outs. wrong. in the 11th, david who said he never hit a walk-off anything anywhere does it last night in the world series off mark lowe to dead center field. that wins it. the hero in both the ninth and 11th innings. >> growing up or whatever and you see stuff like that happen,

you know, those become memories. you know, i have said it time and time again, as far as being a part of this comeback, it wouldn't be as sweet if this group of guys, you know, weren't with me. >> by the way, when you are a little kid, and you are out there, you don't have a bunch of reporters and fans ready to call you a choking dog if you don't come through. when you are a kid, you don't realize what a big moment that is. i'm just going to caution all little kids out there, be careful what you wish for. >> that's lance berkman. >> choking dog? we would never call anyone a choking dog. a choking cat maybe, but never a choking dog. >> the ravens lay their -- now the cat people will be all over me. just kidding. todd returns for the cardinals while the ravens take the field with the number one ranked defense now in the nfl.

chuck's unit has allowed just five touchdowns in six games. chuck still aware that the -- kickoff sunday at 1:00. the broadcast team from wbal will be out in full force. the radio call on wbal. pete gilbert joins us for the pregame show. todd heap is coming back. let's applaud. 10 years here. he was a tremendous player. >> thank you. >> coming up, it is 6:26. 40 degrees. >> left holding the bag in an elaborate scheme. we'll tell you about that. >> an elderly church caretaker is murdered for his scooter. now more than a year later, police have made an arrest in the case.

i'm kim dacey live with details. >> and for dozens of families, it is a day they have hoped and prayed for, for more than a year. they will share their joyful

>> welcome back to 11 news. tony pann. snow this early, really? >> 2003 was the last time we had snow in october, but this will probably be the most snow we have had in the month of october ever. i'll talk about that coming up. today nothing like that to talk about. it is quiet. chilly. temperatures in the low 40's. this afternoon the high near 54. i'll detail the forecast for saturday when i come back in a few minutes. for now, to the news desk. >> more than a year after the murder of an elderly church caretaker, police make an arrest in the case. >> james johnson who was 17 at the time of the murder is charged in the death of milton hill and the theft of his

scooter. kim dacey is live at police head quarters with that story. >> police arrested 18-year-old james johnson on wednesday after they say he confessed to killing milton hill outside of his east baltimore home last year. >> 70-year-old milton hill was a happy, smiling caring man full of life. >> i think he was in his 70's, but you would have thought he was in his 40's. >> he was parking his bee loved scooter -- beloved scooter in the garage of his home when police say james johnson shot him twice in the chest. according to documents, johnson and two other men struggled with hill before the shooting and then took off with the scooter. police say johnson confessed to the murder after being draut -- brought in twice for questioning. johnson spent much of his time

as church caretaker. >> he took out the trash. he helped the ladies bring the food in for the church dinners. he did all that with a smile on his face. >> once reconstructed, a playground from the church will be renamed in hill's honor. >> our prayers go out for him and his family. obviously some things went wrong for him to have made that kind of action. so we're praying for them. >> james johnson is charged with first degree murder, assault and robbery. meanwhile, police are still looking for two other suspects. reporting live at police head quarters, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, kim. a washington county man is suing the state over redrawing congressional districts. he filed suit in federal court arguing the new redistricting.

agricultural related interests in the sixth congressional district. the new plan adds a large part of montgomery county to that district which covers most of western maryland. the court has to rule on this case by january 11 in order for candidates to file in time for next year's election. >> the baltimore ravens have left a dozen cash-strapped schools holding the bag. >> anti-bullying and character-building messages. >> the checks were cashed. he can cited students disappointed. >> in some cases, students were in assemblies when they found out the players weren't coming. that's a terrible blow for children who are expecting someone that they look up to. again, it is not the ravens fault or the players' fault, but the disappointment is there. >> it is a hard sell. they wanted their checks soon

because they wanted to get these scheduled, so it sounded legitimate. >> in each of these cases the ravens knew nothing of the promises for them being made to appear. the owner of the odd disy group did not return our phone calls, and legal teams are going after them for reimbursement. >> service members waking up in their beds for the first time in a year. on thursday, they shared their emotions and tearful reunions. >> it has been rough. >> good to be back home. the rain doesn't even matter. good to be home. >> apparently, it took a -- >> glad to have you. welcome home.

>> service members were part of a battalion welcome home and congratulations on a job well done. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus forecast together. >> good morning to you. a look at your friday commute. we are not dealing with anything significant delay-wise. we have one problem of note southbound 95. a disabled tractor-trailer to watch for. 54 on southbound 9 ra. volume picking up on southbound 95 as you approach the beltway. looking at a slowdown on the west side. we're at 16 miles per hour. beginning at 795 in the outer loop. that delay continues down to liberty. things break up after that. then you are looking at a smooth ride beyond that point. j.f.x. in great shape. heading down toward the beltway. a live view of traffic. here's what it looks like. you can see definitely in the outer loop going away from us,

delays developing. a live view at white marsh and you can see a lot of volume there southbound toward the beltway northeast. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. time to check in with tony. let me tell you, you are so going to get booed. >> let me tell you what's going on now. a chilly start. partly cloudy skies today. we'll make it up to 54. sunday it cools off. it looks like it will be ok for trick-or-treating monday with a high near 60. we'll start with a cold rain in the morning thfment changes to snow in the afternoon. >> some minor accumulations possible. i do have to emphasize, temperatures way above freezing. even if you see stickage, it will be mostly oirg. you will be able to drive through it. we can talk more about this in a

few minutes. >> in the grocery store. >> thanks. >> the time is 6:36. 40 degrees on tv hill. coming up, families take a few months off to go on an amazing journey on the open road. how far his travels took him.

>> may be a small dog, but a jack russell terrier went on a big adventure. >> he left from his house and was found miles away in michigan. >> this is a rare moment.

he doesn't sit still often. that's why he traveled 600 miles from his home in tennessee all to arrive here at his home in rawchester. >> i wish he could talk and tell us what he's been doing. >> it's been a long adventure. this 4-year-old jack russell terrier took off in july, and his disappearance could not have come at a worst time. >> unfortunately, his wife had died. so finding pety was actually helping fill a gaping hole in his heart. >> he is going home to a new lovely family. but thanks to. >> dogs can't get out of a

microchip. that's always going to be thrfment >> a quick scan, and pety is now on his way home. >> dog owner nancy is in the driver's seat. this time his drive will ven take four months but just 10 short hours. >> i can't imagine not getting him back. >> can you imagine that reunion? >> i can't believe he found his way home. >> the time is 6:39. up next, an update on the tanker crash that shut down route 1 for more than a day. >> the economy is growing, and wall street is happy. the latest next. >> yes, it is true. we have a little snow in the forecast, but not today. let's look outside. partlyloudy skies now. beautiful sunrise in progress. 40 at the airport. stay tuned. st

>> welcome back. the time is 6:43. baltimore city homicide detectives are investigating a deadly shooting in southwest baltimore. it happened after 10:00 at the intersection of bradish and ellicott drive. the victim was shot multiple times. no word on who shot him or why. >> route 1 has reopened 24 hours after a tanker truck accident forced it to shot down. state police trying to demple what cause -- state police are trying to determine what caused the accident. the driver was treated for minor burns. fuel mopped up to keep the fuel from going into the river. >> the sale of halloween items on the rise. the national retail federation reports sales up for a year.

a record high $72 per person. sales for adults and kids driving those numbers. halloween ranks sixth among holiday spending. >> this morning we asked what will you be doing this year? >> well, "i'll probably be sitting inside with the lights out eating all the candy as opposed to giving it out." [laughter] >> jessica is dressed like a d.p.w. worker. sitting on the front porch for the trick-or-treaters. >> don't bother. you aren't getting anything por me. >> "i'll be dressing up like brian wilson, go to my friend's party, and get sick from all the candy."

>> it does appear that the economy is finally bouncing back. the commerce department reports growth last summer was the strongest in a year, back to prerecession levels. as tracy pots -- tracie potts tells us, the economy is up. >> we are already seeing asian and european markets up this morning after a european bail out. president obama said what happened there has a direct impact on mrn workers -- american workers. >> europe is not wrong. as our eighth largest trading partner, that will have an impact on our ability to create jobs here in the united states. >> the economy grew 2.5% over the summer, almost twice as much as last spring. >> we're moving further and

further away from the possibility of a so-called double-dip recession. >> consumers are spending money, but with does poseable income down, they are dipping into savings. that's a concern. businesses are spending, too. >> we are not and should not be in the business of making it more difficult for public entities nor private sector to operate. >> the feds meet next week to decide if there is more action needed on their part to keep the economy growing. also, the growth may have been due to a dip in gas prices. wbal-tv 11 news. >> be careful there. otherwise, looking at a bit of a delay coming down toward the beltway. around 37 miles per hour there.

once you get get past the tunnel, it is picking up the right lane. stay to the left, you should be ok. 13 miles per hour on the outer loop. right around 795, continues down toward liberty. thing things open up a bit. then we will see the stretch down to edmonton. a live view of traffic. we'll start on 795 on franklin going away from southbound traffic. picking up for sure. as you get closer to the beltway, a break on lights. white marsh going away from task. still less quickly toward the beltway northeast. now tony has a check on the forecast. tony, you are not winning many friends. >> i'm going to get booed in the supermarket. that's for sure. it is unyureb to have a snow situation in the month of october. in 1979 and back in 2003. today will be fine.

40 at the airport right now. 35 in parkton. northern suburbs, you guys might have frost on the ground we can still pick up rain on h.d. doppler. all of that will stay south of us today. we get a high, thin cloud deck to move through. we saw that on skycam picture. a beautiful sunrise in progress right now. a mix of sun and clouds. the high temperature only 54. sunrise at 7:30. overnight tonight, the clouds thicken up, and we'll see a chants for rain developing. we'll have one of these nor'easter type storms coming up the delmarva coastline. as the cold air wraps around the back side of this storm, the rain we will see in the morning will likely change over to snow late in the afternoon and into tomorrow evening. now this time of the year, it is hard to tell how much is going

to stick because the ground is so warm. it is unusual to snow in october. forecasting snow amounts is difficult in this kind of situation. we will start with plain old rain in the morning. even if it does change to snow and decides to stick, roads will be fine. you don't have to worry it be above freezing. 2 inches. closer to baltimore, you will be closer to the one-inch mark. closer to pennsylvania, closer to the two-inch mark. if you go to the mountains, 2 to 4 inches. elevation differences make a big difference. and southern maryland, mostly rain. so again, even if it does start to accumulate, it will be motchtly on the grass, and i think the roads will be ok. so 54 today. temperatures will start in the upper 30's and low 40's tomorrow, and then fall in the afternoon. it is going to clear up on sunday for the ravens game, if you are going.

high temperature near 50. a couple sprinkles in the evening. clouds thicken up. a high temperature around 60. send it back to the news desk. >> time for a last look at our big story this morning. an arrest in the suspect of a murder of a church care worker. >> police arrested james johnson wednesday after he confessed to killing 70-year-old milton hill outside his east baltimore home last year. hill was parking his peloved scooter july 29 last year when investigators shay just 17 -year-old johnson shot him twice in the chest. according to court documents johnson and two other men struggled with hill before the shooting and took off with his scooter. johnson confessed to the murder after being brought in for questioning.

ark church next to hill's house was -- he spent much of the time caring for the church. police are still looking for two other suspects. report live at police head quarters, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the time is 6:51. 40 degrees on tv hill. >> still ahead, our last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your friday.

>> the good news is, it is not snowing today, right? >> we're not dealing with

significant delays out there. we do have an accident at kenwood avenue and golden ring road. watch for that. a little delay on the outer loop. watch for disabled tractor-trailer taking up the right line. a quick live look outside. we'll switch to a live view in white marsh where things are slowing, but not all that bad. >> you have a houseful of woman that are not happy with you. >> it will not be that pleasant of a day tomorrow. it will be raining for most of the day tomorrow. i think it will change to snow in the afternoon and evening, and then there will be minor accumulations. i want to emphasize this is not the situation where you go buy milk ask bread and all that. the roads will be fine. it is a rare and unusual event

to have any accumulation in october. >> we still invite you to boo him. regardless, it will be wet. >> it will be an unpleasant day. >> thank you, tony. thank you for joining us for "11 news today." >> more news weather and traffic on wbal. >> have a good one. >> follow breaking news and weather at any time on www.wbaltv.com and stay conducted with us on facebook and twitter. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- sflue

>> it is not quite the hatfields and mccoys, but the merging of the university of pac campus with university of maryland campus has incited that kind of passion and debate. forget the alumnus the proposal has created a political drama that has the potential to pit city leaders against mike miller. miller proposed the merger, and that has them thinking they have an interest in the campus. a merging could create a jobs deficit in baltimore city and that's something no one wants hon on his or her watch. getting lost in all of this, is what's best for the student body of all campuses. there is no question a combined campus could create more prestige for the university system. combined graduate and under

graduate programs with professional schools and research facilities. to the depents students and parents, it is more than just prestige. full questions mufert be answered. what about a longer commute? moving arrangements? the over-a. l interest must be to the quality of