>> neighborhood gathers together after a room claims the lives of a mother and son. >> ravens snatch defeat from which should have been the jaws of victory. >> what kind of weather awaits us this week? [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. >> could morning. -- good morning. i am elmer fudd. i am kidding. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. >> temperatures are mild. there is some cloud cover. 56 at the airport. we will make it up to 67 today.

most of the day will be dry. maybe some showers this evening. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the week. >> i am glad we don't have wet roads. that is tough to say. 55 at greenspring. 795 looks good out of the owings mills area. looking good on the entire beltway. a nice ride on 70 in towards the beltway. 51 traveling south on shawan road. this is the j.f.x. as you make your approach to northern parkway. the key bridge in great shape at this hour. tunnel traffic moving well.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> cities across the nation are saying enough is enough as the crackdown on occupy protests. >> many are now leaving without a fight. >> a police standoff went on for hours in portland, oregon. the mayor says there been no serious injuries. >> we were card -- we work hard to make sure cooler heads prevail. >> i feel like i am extremely disappointed at the kmanner chose to crack down on these parks. >> in denver, police in riot gear arrested seven people.

in philadelphia, the mayor said he is putting more people in the camp. >> occupy philly has changed. occupy philly is fractured with internal disagreement and disputes. >> fire investigators trying to determine what started a deadly fire that claimed the life of a woman and her adult son. friends gathered to remember the victims on sunday night. this was on south fulton street. >> he was a good man. he cared about his mother. >> they are still here.

we still love them. >> the victims died of smoke inhalation. >> a pair of fire fighters are recovering from injuries after a fire. it was not clear if anyone was home at the time. >> the mayor plans to increase the stakes. kim dacey is live at city hall with more on the plant to increase the already controversial bottle tax. >> the mayor plans to increase the bottle tax from two to five cents on bottled drinks. the tax faced stiff opposition when it was first proposed from the beverage industry. revenue from the bottle tax has already fallen short of expectations. city hall estimiated the tax would bring in $5.8 million a year, but it actually generated

$4.7 million in the first year. increasing the bottle tax to five cents would generate $10.2 million. the mayor plans to use that money for school construction and renovations. >> we were looking for ways, creative ways to really put some more resources into school construction. you know, you take a look at some of our schools around the city and you know our kids deserve more. and we think this was a way that can help us get there. >> after hearing the proposal, rob santoni of santoni markets writes, "mayor stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore business. mocking our industry like this, in my opinion, is somewhat of an abuse of power." the city council is expected to hear the proposal at their meeting tonight. they will have to sign off on the measure. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.

how natural gas levels got so high in cite two annapolis shopping centers is still a mystery. forest plaza and festival riva, nearly to its dozen stores were cleared out -- nearly two dozen stores were cleared out. >> we went right out. >> nobody was injured. >> a violent crash in the white marsh area on sunday. a tree split into three p ieces. no word on what caused the crash. a motorcyclist collided with a police cruiser. this was just after 9:30 and sunday morning.

the harley-davidson went to the intersection at striking the cruiser. one man was taken to shock trauma. >> maryland state senator nancy jacobs will push a plan to make it a crime to fail to report suspicions of sex crimes against children. state law requires report to police and social services. the bill would attach -- that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. should failure to report suspected sex crimes against children to police become a criminal offense? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:07. 55 degrees on tv hill. here recall for apple -- a rare

recall for apple. >> the next up in the space program. >> justin timberlake makes headlines with this new date over the weekend. >> ava marie talking about a weeklong charity event that encourage you to donate canned goods and to go shopping. >> we are checking on some problems in rosedale. we will update you on your morning commute. morning commute.

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>> good morning. 57 degrees downtown. pretty mild and a mild start to the day. we have a storm system that will eventually move in. we are talking about a week long charity event at greenspring station. you are encouraged to donate your canned goods and to go shopping. the images break this down. this is called the weigh to shop. you are weighing canned good. 10% will go to the organization if you have up to 10 pounds of canned goods. you're getting a voucher. i hope i broke that down

correctly. wherefrom the our daily bread charity -- you are from the our daily bread charity. >> we are a comprehensive employment center. we feed about 700 people every day. will now provide other services --we now provide other services. we have a weeklong job readiness program. help people find jobs and a residential program that houses about 60 men in our building. >> the job center is key. thank you very much. we will be talking about this event all week long. bring your can foods and getting donations voucher.

let's check the forecast. we go back to tony for more details. this is a great organization. it encourages you to shop. >> our daily bread. great organization. thank you, ava. let's talk about the situation. there is a friend producing some shower activity. high pressure is blocking that from coming in right now. it will be a mild start to the work week. we're in the upper 50's right now. we have some light rain around pittsburgh and back into ohio. a slight chance some of that range could catch up to us later this afternoon -- some of that

rain. we will caught variable clouds. -- we will call it variable clouds. 57 downtown. the start is on the mild side. that is our fair test -- that is our forecast. a high temperature of 67, at 10 degrees above average. a slight chance for some rain showers tonight. a chance for rain increases tomorrow, especially tomorrow night and wednesday morning. a steady rain will develop. 63 on tuesday. back into the 50's on wednesday. breezy and chilly on thursday with highs in the upper 40's and low 50's. back into the 60's by saturday.

6:15. >> good morning. getting busy in the rosedale area. one accident in the pulaski area. another at a hospital drive. use extra caution. still moving well, even on the west side. 54 miles per hour as you approach 70. looking good on the j.f.x. outer loop traveler, 11 minutes on the west side top to bottom. five minutes to travel southbound 95 down to the fort mchenry. this is the j.f.x. as you make your approach to northern parkway. no sign of delays there. a smooth ride to and from the key bridge.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> one man is dead after home invasion in palm beach. three men armed with shotguns forced their way into a home on saturday night. one girl escaped through a bedroom window and called 911. the officers shot one of the suspects. italy has a new prime minister. the former commissioner has been appointed. silvio burlesque going has resigned -- silly liberal sto a russian spacecraft is headed to the international space station. this is a big boost for russia's

space program. there was a reason crash -- there was the recent crash. rusher can take humans to the international space station -- russia. >> black friday is starting on thursday for walmart shoppers. there are opening their doors on 10:00 p.m. on thanksgiving night -- they are opening their doors at 10:00 p.m. some are not convinced the extra two hours will make a big difference to wal-mart's bottom line. mothers receive some sort of paid maternity leave. some have paid sick or vacation benefits.

37% of working moms and got some kind of paid maternity leave. the huge scandal at penn state is having a effect on the business world. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> the scandal at penn state costing the school sponsorship deals. about half a dozen advertisers have pulled commercials for coppin state football games -- penn state football games. resell price tickets to the penn state game against nebraska dropped more than 20% since coach joe paterno was fired. markets rallying. we had a strong report on consumer confidence. the bloomberg maryland index getting a boost on gains from under armour.

more theaters bring the stage to the big screen. customers can have a night at the ballet or opera or the fights. struggling theaters are looking for additional ways for revenue. some ipod nanos may have defective batteries that overheat. you can contact your local outposts or at the towson town center for more. >> never let it be said that justin timberlake goes back on a promise. he agreed to accompany a woman ball in rine colrpse richmond. there he is. he wrote it was one of the most

moving evenings he had. i bet everybody loved watching and dance. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. >> the ravens collapsed against a struggling opponent. >> 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. we are attracting some problems. it reported accident on the topside outer loop at the j.f.x. an accident cleaned up at franklin square drive and hospital drive in rosedale. watch for a crash at pulaski highway. checking speed sensors. building volume on the west side as you make your approach to security. this is the j.f.x. so far so good in this area. there may be an accident. this is the key bridge. so far so good on the east side of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> nice and mild to start this monday morning.

56 at the airport. 51 in parkton. a mixture of sun and clouds. 30% chance for rain showers late in the day. high temperature around 67 degrees. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast. here is keith mills. >> thank you. the morning. the ravens are inconsistent -- good morning. filed a big win against -- they followed a big win against pittsburgh with a poor performance against seattle. the ravens dug a 10-0 hole. a toss to ed dixon. rice ran the ball just five times yesterday.

here is the kick. a fumble. seattle recovers. fourth quarter. joe flacco to ed dixon. a lot of time to go. marshawn lynch coast to the ravens defense -- goes through. john harbaugh said the ravens did not deserve to win. >> we understand will be the target of lot of criticism. we understand that. we understand the fans are disappointed in the game. we had an opportunity to separate ourselves in our division and we didn't take the advantage of that. >> now the cincinnati bengals come to town.

both teams are tied at 6-3. a rare sellout. the bengals were brought back. hits the rookie green. 17-17 in the second half. you can see the fans. 9-yard run. william gay picks off dalton. the ravens and cincinnati bengals on sunday. the ravens remain in mystery. the bottom line is they did not get it done yesterday. >> thank goodness we are playing a tough team this weekend. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. a deadly shooting least to a

dramatic confrontation with police. >> i'm kim dacey with details of the mayor's increased to proposed bottle tax. wife defending's her husband. >> two early-morning accidents in rosedale. a reporter crash on the north side of the beltway. >> ava marie talking about a week long charity event week long charity event encouraging you to get local and

>> 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. i guess we should enjoy these warmer temperatures while they last. >> temperatures will make it into the 60's this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. possibility of a few rain showers late in the day. most of this monday will be dry --

most of this monday will be dry. >> she has stayed out of the spotlight until now. >> but now we're hearing from the wife of herman cain. kate amara joins us live with more on the story. >> good morning. gloria cain says she does not believe these accusations. the wife of herman cain is speaking out about the sexual harassment allegations against him. gloria cain's interview will air on fox news channel today. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that was totally disrespectful of her as a woman, and i know that is not the person he is. >> four women have accused the

former pizza chain ceo of sexually harassing them during his tenure at the national restaurant association in the 1990's. >> i said, "what are you doing? you know i have a boyfriend. this isn't what i came here for." mr. cain said, "you want a job, right?" >> the gop candidate has repeatedly denied he did anything wrong and is trying to move forward with his presidential campaign. >> i am back on message. i want to fix this economy so people can go back to work, not continue all of this attention on stuff that does not matter. >> in defending her husband of 43 years, gloria cain says the claims against him just do not ring true. >> he totally respects women. >> mrs. cain said her husband would have to have a split personality to do the things he's accused of. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> how is herman cain looking in the polls? >> he's either at the top or

near the top. in terms of money, they raise more than $9 million since october 1. >> kate amara, thank you. >> an unpopular tax is planned to get more so. kim dacey has more on the plan. >> the mayor wants to use the money for school renovations and construction. critics called irresponsible and a result of poor decision making at city hall. revenue from the embattled city bottle tax has fallen short of expectations. city hall estimated the tax would bring in $5.8 million a year, but it actually generated $4.7 million in the first year. now the mayor announced plans to increase the bottle tax from two to five cents. >> we were looking for ways, creative ways to really put

some more resources into school construction. you know, you take a look at some of our schools around the city and you know our kids deserve more. and we think this was a way that can help us get there. >> increasing the tax would generate $10.2 million. but it needs approval from city council and is expected to face stiff opposition from the beverage industry. during a hearing last month to put an end to the tax, coca- cola warned its business is threatened by the tax. pepsi no longer will bottle its beverages in the city. and rob santoni of santoni markets estimated it has cost his business a half million dollars in sales and seven jobs. after hearing the mayor wants to increase the tax, rob santoni writes, "mayor stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore business. mocking our industry like this, in my opinion, is somewhat of an abuse of power." but the mayor says the city's schools need the money. >> fully committed to finding a way to speed up the pace of the

school construction so we can make sure that the facilities match the greatest of our kids. >> the mayor is expected to bring up the proposal at tonight's city council meeting. reporting live from city hall, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police continue to search for a gunmen responsible for a double shooting in east baltimore. this happened on saturday night. no word on the victim's condition. a molotov cocktail attack. police believe this was connected to several past september. reports of the firebombing on groveland avenue. another homemade explosive was tossed on liberty heights

avenue. in each case, the fires were put out quickly and nobody was hurt. >> two people were shot outside of arundel mills. there were gunned down just before midnight, chonsay green and jeneen dunn. ulcers confronted james coleman -- officers confronted jeneen coleman. >> this investigation is in the early stages. we believe the victims may have been known to the suspect. >> one officer suffered some injuries. coleman has an extensive criminal history. >> a woman bought what she thought was at an

affordable casket. barry simms explains what happened. >> it was supposed to be a simple purchase, a casket. but it didn't arrive in time for the funeral. even worse, the funeral had to be postponed. diana johnson had the responsibility of handling her mother's final arrangements. with limited funds, she decided to purchase a casket online. getting it in time for the funeral turned into a disaster. >> i felt like i failed. >> the delays lasted weeks. the family finally had to settle for something they did not want. so why didn't johnson get what she ordered or receive a refund? tonight at 11:00, what we discovered about the online casket company and what happens when we got ahold of the owner. for the 11 news i-team, i'm barry simms. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. kind of busy out there. there is an incident in columbia and charter drive.

police are responding. franklin square drive and hospital drive in rosedale. there are fluids leaking and it is a bit slick. some delays on the west side outer loop, 22 miles per hour. that delay continues down towards edmondson. tapping the brakes just before the beltway. on the harrisburg expressway, so far so good. the j.f.x. in great shape. reported accident in the outer loop. we will keep you posted on any changes. we do have a problem on 95 at 152. kind of tough to see because it is out of focus. this looks like a nasty scene on

95 in harford county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in again with ava marie. good morning. >> the holidays are all about giving back. we're getting ready for thanksgiving and the winter holidays. you can participate in this week-long event at the greenspring station. you do and canned goods. -- you donate canned goods. they will weigh them and you get a voucher. up to 10 pounds, you get a 10% donation voucher. take out a voucher to the local store and it goes back to our daily bread. such a cute baby boutique.

look at this cute raincoat. we will check the forecast. we expect a chance for rain into tonight and into tomorrow. much cooler weather by the end of the week. i hope this comes in my size. >> bring that back. [laughter] >> 6:39. 55 degrees on tv hill. a young man who does not have any problems deciding which

>> an artist made more than $160,000 this weekend. he is not out of elementary school yet. is nine years old -- he is 9 years old. he has sold 89 paintings in five expositions. people lineup to buy his water cools. >> they say to dress in layers.

a real love for his work. he wore his entire store's inventory. he holds the world record for the most t-shirts worn by a person. f them over267 og his head. winning shirt is about the size of a mattress sheet. >> look at that. >> he beat the old record by two t-shirts. >> do you still hold the record for underwear? >> yes, i still have come on now. now. >> 55 degrees on tv

at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. fire investigators are still trying to determine what started a deadly fire. neighbors say it woman and her son were killed when fire swept through their home on south fulton street. the boy was killed while trying to rescue his mother. a mystery as to how natural gas levels got so hot inside two annapolis shopping centers. both have to be evaluated on sunday afternoon. nearly two dozen stores were cleared out for safety sake. maryland state senator nancy

jacobs will push a plan to make it a crime to phelps report suspicion of sex crimes against children. this bill would attach criminal penalties to anyone who does not. she points to what happens at penn state for the need for such penalties. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should failure to report suspected sex crimes against children to police become a criminal offense?

>> 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 looking at it mess on 95. we have an accident involving an overturned vehicle and taking up two left lanes just past mountain road. the delays began around 24 and they continue down toward the white marsh area. two left lanes are closed. franklin square drive, we have an accident in rosedale. another one at pulaski highway. a crash near york road. an accident at charter ridge drive in columbia. 20 wells prior -- 20 miles per hour is you make your way down past 795.

you can get by. take either pulaski highway or philadelphia road as your alternate. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live with ava marie. she is talking about a great cause. >> it is all about the holidays. it is the season of giving. totally into the local food bank and to the local community. i'm alive and it baby boutique inside of greenspring station -- i am alive inside the baby boutique. they are asking people to bring canned goods. a portion of the proceeds that they buy will go to the food bank. you are the owner of this cute baby boutique. tell us what you guys are

involved. >> it is important to support our daily bread. they are a good institution in charity in baltimore. it feels great to be able to give back to them directly. >> so bring your canned goods. a portion will go to our daily bread. what kind of items might people buy? >> this is a favored. >> rockers -- this is a favorite. everybody needs a perfect party dress. >> i love it. thank you so much. this runs into saturday. bring your canned goods. they will weigh them.

let's check the forecast. rain showers are starting to move towards the mid-atlantic. we will go back to tony. it has been quite a morning. this is a great organization. >> that is a great trade off. thank you, ava. weather-wise, a couple of things will happen over the next few days. this area of high pressure will move away from us. this front will move thin. we have a good chance for rain on tuesday night. we could see some light rain out of western pennsylvania and back towards pittsburg and into ohio. this is moving into the east and the south.

you guys in the western suburbs could see a touch of rain. variable clouds. temperatures will be nice and mild. 56 run out of the airport. 51 and parkton -- 56 degrees at the airport. a high temperature of 67. sunrise just a few minutes ago. mostly cloudy skies tonight. the seven-day forecast -- the chance for rain increases from tuesday night into wednesday morning. there could be some showers in the morning on tuesday with a high temperature of 63. breezy and chilly on thursday with high temperatures in the upper 40's and low 50's.

temperatures should get back into the 60's this weekend. 65 on sunday. >> thank you. 55 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. stay with us.

>> 95 out of harford county is a nesmess.

>> can see the delays that stretch back to prior to 24. it is just a mess. two left lanes are closed. franklin square drive in rosedale, another accident. in dundalk, we have an accident. degree rage -- hickory ridge, another accident. an overturned vehicle. pulaski highway is a better bet . we will keep you posted. >> mid to upper 50's already. we will make it to 67. maybe a couple of showers late in the day. the best chance for rain will be tuesday night and wednesday evening. enjoy the temperatures while

they are in the 60's. it should warm up going into the weekend. >> very nice. 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.