right now partly cloudy. significantly warmer than it was yesterday at this time, but a front will come through bringing in cold air from the north. we expect a high of around 58 and we'll put that 20%-30% chance of a shower in for this morning before it clears up for the rest of the day. good morning sarah caldwell. >> good morning everyone. already some accidents to talk about it. at washington boulevard, we have an accident and at makan street and eastern. use caution at those locations. nothing significant on southbound 5 but northbound 95 past kiest avenue a disabled tractor-trailer. closures in effect for gas main repairs happening. and right now looking at a smooth ride from the beltway to 32.

we'll check our cameras 95 at the fort mchenry, no delays to report in the tunnel. a smooth start right now on the west side at baltimore national pike. that's the latest. >> our big story this morning, fire crews are investigating a fatal fire in northwest baltimore. at park heights what officials know so far about the fire, kim? >> the fire started at about 9 :00 last night and started in a garage and spread throughout the dwelling at elmer avenue. fire crews worked after the blaze was out and firefighters went in the garage and found one person dead. >> firefighters performed search and rescue operations after extinguishing another fire where they found the body of a non-responsive victim

expired. preliminarily appeared to be from smoke inhalations and burns. >> the state medical examiners office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death but no word on the person's identity or cause of death at the moment. >> students recovering and another after a stabbing that happened yesterday afternoon. according to officials a 14-year-old student stabbed another in the stomach in the stair well. >> they are kids. that's ridiculous! one, why do they have a knife in school? how did he make it through the school and how long did this kid have a knife in school? and how many other kids have nies and guns? it's -- and knives? it's sad. >> no word this morning on what

led up to that attack. >> the boy's varsity soccer team is no longer in the playoffs because of a particular dance. delaney parents contacted perry hall's principal about the dance calling it vullger and lewd. these are similar dances imitating the main character from "weekend at bernies" that was dead. >> one, two, three, hey! >> that's what we got in trouble for. >> while according to coach pete eve they are in, the entire team was suspended for the last game against blake high school, parents and students are frustrated, because they say the punishment doesn't fit the crime. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day, do you think school officials overreacted by suspending the soccer team because of an

on-field dance causing them to miss the playoffs? >> you can send us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> later today we could hear from one of the women who claims g.o.p. candidate herman cain sexually harassed her in the 1990's. she was bound by a confidentiality agreement but she might be allowed to release a statement. cane blames rick perry for releasing a smear campaign. >> on our website you can follow the candidates and keep track of who is leading the pack in the race to the white house. go to www.wbaltv.com and click on "politics." a rare siting of what sur if

you ares. >> we'll tell you what dallas process are recommending to members about a rape case. >> more on weather and traffic when we come back.

>> and welcome back. the time is seven minutes after 5:00. we have a little cloud cover hanging around. a fesprinkles. it's 53 downtown. significantly warmer this morning than the last couple of days but the temperatures aren't going move much. you'll think it's chilly later on today, because we will stay in the 50's. low to mid 40's common in the suburbs. it's 53 in annapolis and again,

there's about a 20%-30% chance you will see a sprinkle or shower pass by. it certainly won't affect the drive time, and you can leave your umbrella at home. it will become breezy and cool as we head into the afternoon with a high temperature of only 58. we'll take a look at the forecast into the weekend coming up. >> covering the nation this morning police in texas are still on the lookout for a serial rapist and facing criticism for not alerting the people sooner. plano people have met with a particular vorte to discuss the case but only recently told the public they believe the same person is responsible for the same attacks. police continue investigating. >> two fans accused of beating

a fan will appear in court. they are accused of severely beating giants fan in march. the criminal charge says they put the man in a coma due to brain injury and partially paralyzed him. >> a surfer and come kayakers have an amazing encounter with a whale. a surfer sitting on a board and the whales burst out of the water. they emerged with their mouths wide open and went back below the surface. the woman shooting the video obviously taken aback as well. >> that is so cool. i'm glad nobody was hurt. >> kayaks are sort of fragile that way, i would think, but that was really awesome. look at all the sea gulls. come on.

come out of the water. wow! >> whoa. >> what are the odds of that happening? >> beautiful. >> too cool. >> it's 5:09 and 47 degrees on tv hill. the weekend matchup between the ravens and steelers, it's sparking a feud here. some trash talking is straight ahead. >> for those who are fans of black friday shopping frenzy, stay tuned by the world's largest retailer that you may want to get in on. >> already a couple of accidents to tell you about in the city. and we'll check on road

>> good morning. sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute. not bad out there this friday. in towson at york and burke avenue, an accident in the city at makan street and eastern avenue. use caution there. checking on this closure, east bound cold spring, traffic gets by but delays as we get further into this rush. in the glen burnie area we're at 46 traveling southbound at 100. the rest of the major roadways in and around the airport are just fine. let's check the major roads. 95 at the fort mchenry, task is moving well. the key bridge is equally smooth. switching to a live view of traffic at 40 west, we are

problem free so far on this portion of the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now for the buses and the trains we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. happy friday. >> we're looking for the most part good on the marc trains and camden and brunswick lines are operating on time. we have a few diversions on the buses. the 33 bus with a diversion eastbound. 1030 buses diverting at broadway. >> thank you. good morning. we're watching the storm system, the same one we've been watching passing to our south. it's close enough to give us some cloud cover and sprinkles this morning but nothing that will slow the traffic down, and you can leave your umbrella at home. there's a little front coming

down through the mid-atlantic. it went through baltimore and the wind shifted from the south to the north-northeast. it's not windy right now, but this afternoon the winds may be gusting up to 25-30 miles per hour. heavy rain across the southern part of virginia to norfolk. again, nothing of any consequence here, but you could see a little sprinkle activity on your windshield as you're driving to work. looking up towards pennsylvania, you can see the clearing line that will sink to the south. so we'll see more and more sunshine breaking through, but the temperatures aren't really going to move. the temperatures are now in the 40's but we'll only make it into the upper 50's today.

no frost to talk about on the windshield this morning for sure. so clouds to start the day, then sunshine will break through. could be a sprinkle to start the day. breezy later on. highs between 55-60. overnight, clear skies turning colder. temperatures will drop to 30 in the northwest suburbs. sunset at two minutes after 6:00. during the day tomorrow to start the weekend. it will be cold in the morning but we'll make it into the 50's with sunshine in the afternoon and winds will diminish. over the weekend the sun will be going down at 5:00. daylight savings time comes to an end saturday night, sunday morning. you set your clock back an hour and you get an extra hour of sleep, but the sun goes down an hour earlier. we'll make it up to 60 on

sunday. a few clouds come in, but the temperatures will be nice and mild. the next chance for rain will hold off until wednesday or thursday. overall, a good forecast for the weekend. >> today's show matt lauer will head out for his 10th trip around the globe for the "where in the world is matt lauer" segment. to get your first clue, tune in later today. the show begins immediately following 11 news today. in conjunction we are sending our very own ava marie. we'll give you a clue as to the next day's location. if you post the correct guess on our facebook page. here's the clue for monday's location. this town should have called

love considering couples used to travel from hundreds of miles away to get hitched there. you'll find us at facebook.com/ wbal/tv11. >> in this morning's "consumer alert," be on the lookout for an increase in airfares. delta and another are raising airfares in an attempt to boost revenue during this slow time. american airlines is contemplating matching. >> big weekend for wal-mart shoppers, the world's largest retailers will offer a black friday preview saturday meaning shoppers known as super saturday will start at 11:00 a.m. and end at midnight. televisions and gaming systems and other products will be on

sale. >> the labor department releases its october jobs report this morning. kate amara is in our d.c. newsroom with more. >> good morning jen. economists believe 100,000 jobs were added to payroll. last month. >> it's enough to hang on and keep the unemployment rate from rising, but it's not going to start bringing the unemployment rate down. >> the labor department out with its jobs report. >> just to keep holding on, just to read the water right now actually is a disaster. >> economist heidi sheer hold says the public sector keeps shedding jobs and the private sector -- >> it comes with the latest component of president's job

pack. >> jobs, jobs, jobs. you say how are we going to create them? >> and lawmakers in both parties are blaming america. >> why don't you ask the millions of americans out of work if they are better off. >> economists predict the unemployment rate will stay at %. -- at 9%. >> college loan debt continues to mount and it's all about jobs. jane king joins us for a look at the bloomberg business report. happy friday to you jane. >> happy friday. definitely watching the jobs report coming up here. with the holiday season upon us hiring is ramping up. career builders says it's about on par for last year and seasonal work could turn permanent. many plan to transition their

part-time holiday workers into full-time staff. jobs report coming out in about three hours and we expect 5,000 jobs added. -- yesterday, blockbuster day for stocks. it was two big news items out of europe. the european central bank, like our federal reserve, unexpectedly lowered interest rates and starbucks brewing strong profit sales. helped by sales of the newbie astro boxes and increased lunchtime items. starting november 15 expect announcements on a full pipeline of temperatures for the holiday. >> are you in over your head with college loans? topping $25,000 for the first time ever according to a report

by the institute. the "l.a. times" says the heavy debt load is a challenge for new grads. live at the new york stock exchange. reporting for tv 11 news. >> another effect of the tops jobs market leading to more boomer rang kids. >> that's right. with the economy the new bachelor pad is the childhood bedroom. affecting more men than women. >> i'm not surprised by that. >> no. thanks. >> the time is 5:22. 47 degrees on tv hill. a lot of trash talking on the sister station we have in pittsburgh. >> and our water cooler question of the day. do you think school officials overreacted by suspending a school's soccer team for a

dance on the field causing them to miss the playoffs? send your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> well sunday's big ravens game against steelers always brings out a good rivalry. >> yes. between tv 11 and our sister station. here's a look at what head to say about the upcoming game. >> all right. big game this weekend. our steelers taking on the ravens. >> yes. and you know what's going to happen, you know? first place on the line. >> baltimore treated it as if it was the super bowl but here we actually go to super bowls. the steelers have beat at any ravens twice get to the super bowl in 2009 and last year. i don't know if you remember

that at all. >> i remember that very, very well. >> so here's the deal. when the ravens lose on this sunday night, you are going to have to wear black and gold showing up on monday morning and then send us the footage. so we can show everyone here in the pittsburgh area. if we happen to lose? >> chances of that are slim. >> we have to wear purple and black? >> if i have any in my closet. who wears purple? >> see you at heinz field. >> and she was wearing purple and they can get that wardrobe back out! >> and i'm sorry there's nothing that would make me wear gold and black, you know? >> well, yellow and black. >> i don't know. i don't know. >> it's not going to happen anyway. >> yeah. it's not going to happen anyway.

log on to www.wbaltv.com and our live pregame coverage here. 6:30, ravens countdown prior to football night in america. >> that's right. you and sarah got to do the trash talking. and i know you did a much better job. >> 47 degrees on tv hill. this morning two people behind bars for a drive-by shooting. what police believe sparked that attack. >> one person is dead after a fire in northwest baltimore. >> a lot of blame on the city police department after a report is released on the deadly shooting of two people, one being a police officer. what the review found. >> overall not a bad day on tap. your forecast for the rest of the weekend when

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>> good morning, and welcome back to 11 news today. i'm general manager -- i'm jennifer franciotti in for stan stovall. >> it's going to be a chilly weekend, but there's going to be more sunshine than anything else. this morning we have cloud coverage to start the day. a few sprinkles, but you can leave your umbrella at home. 49 at the airport. northeast wind at 3 miles per hour. you say that's warmer than yesterday. you're right. but it's not going to warm up much more than that. as we go through the day, you will see more and more sunshine, but the wind will pick up and so it will feel rather chilly. >> we're doing pretty well until a few minutes ago. we're getting word of a problem, a tractor-trailer that overturned in key mar if you travel in crouts.

we're getting word medevac has been called to the scene and they are going to have to shut down that area completely. that's in carroll county. in york road at berk avenue in towson, we have an accident. and some closures remain in effect eastbound cold spring lane. the speed sensor in glen burnie. no problems to report on 295. 95 north and southbound, everything looking good. southbound traffic, problem-free at the moment from the maryland line to the beltway. a live look at traffic on 95. tough to see but there's no delay as you make your way to 32. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> fire crews in baltimore city

spent much of the evening fighting a fire in northwest baltimore. >> hi kim. >> hi jen and mindy. the started at 9:00 p.m. last night. the fire started in a garage behind the home and spread to that dwelling. city police roped off elmer avenue. after the blaze was out and it was safe, firefighters went inside the garage and found one person dead. >> firefighters performed search and rescue operations after extinguishing another fire where they found the body of an unconscious, nonresponsive victim expired. preliminarily appeared to be from smoke inhalation and burns. >> the state million examiner will perform an autopsy on the body to determine the official cause of death. no word on that person's identity or what caused the fire.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you kim. another fire is being investigated this morning. this one at the intersection of green and mores road in harford county. the fire reached two alarms and two people went to the hospital. no word on their conditions. >> two men are behind bars charged with attempted murder in a drive-by shooting in queen an's county. police say shots were fired in october out of a vehicle that 36-year-old enter nell mcfarland junior and another were driving in. we're told the target were two men standing at the edge of saw middle lane. according to court documents an altercation between men earlier in the day sparked the attack. >> mourning the death of a grandmother and grandson after an alleged murder-suicide. authorities say she was murdered by her grandson, the

21-year-old. police believe he stole her car and then took his own life. >> the daughter became concerned when the employer stayed victim had not been to work in two days which was highly unusual. another family member went to check on things and found victim in the basement. she had been shot several times. >> they later found victim's grandson dead inside her car on loch raven boulevard. he had apparently shot himself. >> authorities say 54-year-old young gong kim worked at a hair salon. we're told the victim was a client of the salon and police believe there may be other juvenile victims. so far they have not released a victim of the perpetrator. >> and around 4:30 a man was taken away on a gerny after an accident.

>> and blame on authorities for a shooting outside a baltimore club that left two men dead including a police officer. he was killed by friendly fire. he was reportedly in plain clothes and shawn gamble was also shot and killed. the latest report found there was a lack of supervision and an unorganized response. for a full report from jayne miller, log on to www.wbaltv.com. the fate of state senator you license is curry is in the hands of a jury. the defense said curry was just unorganized and would never knowingly break the law. the senator is charged with bribery and extortion and making false statements to investigators. >> the perry hall boys varsity

soccer team is no longer in the playoffs after being suspended for a particular dance they performed after a game. >> one, two, three. hey! >> that's what we got in trouble for. >> according to the coach the entire team was suspended for the last game. players and parents are frustrated because they say the punishment does not fit crime. parents plan to meet with the principal about the suspension which brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think officials overreacted by suspending them causing them to miss the playoffs. share your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com or on our facebook page. >> it's 5:37. 47 degrees on tv hill. coming up, researchers are one step closer to studying

childhood sleep disorders. >> an overturned tractor-trailer. tractor-trailer. we'll update you onu

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sunshine as we go through the day, but the winds will pick up. again, 207% or 30% chance for a rain shower this morning. your weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> in this morning's "medical alert" new research reveals two sleep disorders among children may be connected. >> one factor is b.m.i. in a study of 350 children researchers found a high body mass index was linked to sleep a anya and kids with sleep a anya were more likely to be overweight and have cognitive difficulties, like me. [laughter] >> did you know sithing too long could increase your chances for cancer. >> the longer people spent sithing during the day, the higher the risk of dying.

they linked 90,000 new cancer cases to sitting for prolonged periods every day. so a brisk walk could significantly reduce your risk and they say you should not sit down for more than an hour at a time. >> the time is 5:41. >> baltimore animal control making rounds in several city neighborhoods. what they are doing to preevepbt dog owner violations. >> here's a live look outside. how is the weekend shaping up? tony is going to tell us, coming up.

>> good morning. happy friday. sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute. if you travel in carroll

county, medevac situation. tractor-trailer overturned at middleburg road. all lanes are temporarily blocked. medevac is on the scene. take 194 as your alternate. york road at burke avenue police are on the scene of a cratch. of a crash. if you are traveling along cold spring lane at roland avenue, there are road closures. volume picks up this morning. looks like we're doing well as far as drive times. a live view of traffic, i-70 at 29, problem-free at the moment into the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now for the latest on the buses and trains we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a.

good morning. >> good morning. the20, 23, 30, 36 buses diverting at baltimore and holiday. the 7, 10 and 30 buses diverting. other rails looking good. no delays on the pen camden and brunswick lines. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. >> there's a little cloud cover out there. maybe a few sprinkles this morning. an area of low pressure passes through the carolinas and this will keep going east, so it will not bother us. the front coming through behind that is what will produce a few sprinkles this morning. but the clouds will break up and you'll see more and more sunshine but you will still

have a chilly day. in the southern part of virginia there's a lot of sprinkles. we'll see more and more sunshine as we go through the day. we'll start with the clouds this morning. then some sun will break through. it will turn windy behind the front. going into the afternoon. it's 48 at the airport. 45 at park on the. we'll only make it into the mid to upper 50's today. the sunshine will come through. it will turn breezy and cool. high temperatures between 55-60. sunrise at 6:37. it will drop to 30 in the suburbs.

sunset this evening is at two minutes after 6:00. high pressure takes control of the weather here on the east coast meaning quiet conditions. we'll see plenty of sunshine. we'll stay in the low to mid 50's for the highs after starting near freezing in the morning. overall this is going to be a pretty good weekend. don't forget daylight savings time comes to an end. you set your clocks back one hour. get an extra hour of sleep. you will be driving home in the dark. monday and tuesday, dry and mild. just a couple of clouds hanging around with temperatures in the 60's. >> a student at the baltimore civic high school is recovering in the hospital this morning and another in a heap of trouble after a stabbing that happened thursday afternoon according to baltimore city school officials a 14-year-old student stabbed another student in the stair welle.

he was rushed to surgery. there's no word this morning on what led to that attack. >> according to baltimore city, since july over 300 calls were made to animal control. officers hit the streets mainly looking for violations and hoping to educate residents. many are relieved by animal control's effort. >> people with dogs let them out and they chase people. and people are scared to walk. they came after me. i can't go out of my yard sometimes. >> well, animal enforcement officers say this program is not about writing citations but instead about educating pet owners about their responsibilities. >> good news for fishermen as dead zones yours truly chesapeake bay are getting smaller.

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>> the perry hall boys soccer team is no longer in the playoffs after being suspended for a particular dance they performed at a game. according to the head coach, parents contacted the principal about the dance calling it vulgar and lewd. like many videos you can see

nowadays on youtube, the dance imitates a dead man from "weekend at bernies." the team was suspended from the last game. parents and players say they are upset because the punishment doesn't fit crime. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked do you think high school officials overreacted by suspending the soccer team for an on-field dance causing them to miss the playoffs? you can comment at watercooler@wbaltv.com and on facebook. all responses will be posted on the front page of www.wbaltv.com. >> real quick footnote than to, the coach at perry hall, a longtime regular on the 98 rock morning show and former assistant coach at unbc and is a very well respected soccer

guy around town. meanwhile among the ravens players on hand for the johnathan ogden fundraiser. an evening at ringside. five professional boxing matches at cockeysville. a lot of talk about last year's loss to the steelers. a regular-season loss which meant the ravens had to travel back to pittsburgh for the afc game and getting off to a good start and dealing with the inevitable emotional swings that always seem to be a part of a game in pittsburgh. >> we won a lot of football games, and my job is to continue to get us to do that. >> winning on the road, you know better than anybody is probably harder this year than it's ever been. you guys have had mixed success, 1-2 on the road. what makes it so much more difficult?

the field is the same length but it's not the same game, is it? >> i don't know. we really like to look at it as being no different but there are certain crowd noises you have to deal with. but we didn't play well, and that's why we lost is what we attribute our road loss. >> kickoff at 8:20 live from heinz field. the other yals scheduled to meet with a prospective replacement for their manager. albert pujols headlines this year's free agent class and doesn't figure to sign here. the cubs will likely make a big move to keep pujols. prince fielder is another big player. he already said his future is as a designated hitter, and

he's only 27. steelers favored by four, nice job. way to hold your ground with the tv guide. >> we're going to do a little trash talking. you can check it out. >> next half-hour i think we're going to see it. >> good. >> hang out for that. >> if you knew you were going to do some trash talking with another team, would you wear the other team's colors? >> no. >> if we win they have to wear our colors. >> coming up in the next hour of 11 news today, a breakdown of how much the baltimore -- fell short labor day weekend. >> a young boy living without both legs and parents say the amputation could have been prevented. details about a lawsuit against the hospital at 6:33. >> and a man made a millionaire at 6:40. >> things are fairly quiet this morning. your forecast is coming up.

>> and not so quiet in carroll county. an accident involving a tractor-trailer. medevac on the scene.

>> the investigation continues into a fatal fire in northwest baltimore. i'm kim dacey live with details. >> waiting for word on jobs. what to look for in today's employment report. i'm kate amara in washington. >> a soccer team's dance moves on the field cost them a chance at the playoffs. did the principal overresnact did the principal overresnact that's our question