[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> live, local, late-breaking - this wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good afternoon, i am sarah caldwell. the supreme court says it will hear arguments over president obama's controversial health care law. those arguments could come as early as march, allowing the court to deliver a decision by late june. the white house says it is pleased with the court's decision and is confident will law is constitutional and will be upheld. we will have more for you at 11 news at 5:00.

just six days after being elected, mayor stephanie rawlings blake will rid -- revealed her plan to increase the bottle tax. city margins are not happy about the proposed hike. it is already a controversial tax. >> revenue from the embattled city bottle tax has fallen short of expectations. city hall estimates the tax would bring in $5.8 million budget only generated for a point -- $4.7 million. mayor stefanie rollins like announced plans to increase the tax to 5 cents. >> we were looking for creative ways to put more resources into school construction. take a look at some of our schools around the city and our kids deserve more. we think this is a way that can help us get there. >> increasing the tax would generate $10.2 million but it needs approval from the city council and is expected to face

stiff opposition from the beverage industry. last month, during a hearing, coca-cola warned its business is threatened by the tax. pepsi will no longer bottle its beverages in the city and santoni markets estimated cost is business $500,000 in tax -- in revenue and jobs. robasantoni says the mayor has an outbreak disrespect. the mayor says the city 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 greatness of our kids. >> homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in anne arundel county. officers responding to a parking

lot where they found a 25-year- old shot in the torso. he was taken to harbor hospital where he later died. detectives believe he was targeted but are not sure of an exact motive. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in southwest baltimore that claimed the life of a woman and her adults on saturday. friends and neighbors join relatives in remembering the victims sunday night and neighbors say that dopnna ritter and her son were killed. the son was killed trying to rescue his mom who was trapped on the third floor of the row home. >> we believe there are angels there. they are still here. they should know that we still love them and they will never be forgotten that the fire officials could not confirm the identities of the victims but said they died of smoke inhalation. ♪ >> we're talking about a

spectacular forecast out there. it is unbelievably warm for the middle of november. clouds are coming in from the west have our next storm system. most of the rain showers have stayed off to our north. we will track this storm system as it moves in tonight into tomorrow and that will increase the rain chances. 68 degrees at b w i-martial and winds are strong. the highs will push up near 70 degrees. we will talk about when the rain will arrive when the comeback. >> the focus of the penn state investigation is turning to the victims today with one reportedly filing a lawsuit against the university. others may be working to do the same. >> most of the alleged victims of the former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky are believed to be in their 20's now and several are said to be nearly ready to fought -- file

suit against the university. an attorney representing one was on today -- >> to say that he is torn apart is a motion that would explain where he is now. >> the victims, at least eight young boys over a 15-year period were the focal point of a candlelight vigil on the penn state campus. >> the student wants justice. that is the most important thing is moving forward. >> the u.s. depart of education says it will investigate whether penn state violated federal law by failing to report the assaults. questions are being raised about why mike mcquery cruz said he witnessed but coke -- the assistant coach raping a boy, why he was placed on leave and not fire. >> how did it all start? >> the charity founded by sandusky, the ceo has resigned.

a profile of the charity is service and which includes an interview by sandusky. >> i enjoyed being around children and i enjoy their enthusiasm. i have a good time with them. >> the pencil and state investigators said they expect more victims to come forward. -- the pennsylvania state investigators said they expect more victims to come forward. ♪ >> ravens fans are trying to shake off the discipline of last night's game. they cannot seem to get an upper hand on teams with losing records. one more possession during sunday's game would have given them the chance to make another memorable comeback. in the end, the seahawks forced three turnovers and beat the ravens 22-17. baltimore is now 6-3, a half- game behind the steelers. they take on the cincinnati bengals at home on sunday and kickoff is at 1:00.

that brings us to our ravens text question -- who is most at fault? grab your cell phone and send us a text to this number. text the letter a if you think the coaches are false or the letter b if you think it is the players. standard text messaging rates apply. we will reveal the results at 5:00 and 6:00. jack frost is dipping into your wallet. still ahead, some quick fixes that can save you lots of cash when heating your home plus, >> i know that is not the kind of person he is. >> the wife of herman k. and speaks out for the first time, what she has to say about

♪ >> another woman is stepping out of the shadows while herman cain is accused. the first time mrs. cain denied the sexual claims against her husband. >> when it comes to these accusations, gloria cain says he does not believe it. >> the wife of republican

presidential candidate herman cain is speaking out about the sexual harassment allegations against him. her interview will air on fox news channel's "on the record" day. >> to hear such graphic allegations and know that that would have been something that would have been totally disrespectful of her as a woman, i know that is not the person he is. >> four women have accused herman cain 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 is not what came here for" >> the gop candidate has 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 allegations don't ring true that he totally respect women. >> she said her husband would have to have a split personality to do the things he is accused of. >> custody extended -- the suspect in the mass terror attacks on norway gets to court for the first time. berlusconi is out and monti is in. >> it is turning into be a very mild day with a few clouds pushing n. a chance for rain and we will talk about that when we come back. first a live look from the skycam, 68 f b w i-marshall airport.

>> 5 north carolina families are searching for a new place to live after an suv destroyed their apartment building. the driver lost control and flipped the vehicle damaging a departments and no one was injured. the driver and passenger were coming from a party and fled the scene but were apprehended. ♪ >> the man who confessed to the july bombing and mass shooting in our wealth that spend another 12 weeks in custody. he made his first court appearance today where the judge decided to extend the customer but lift media restrictions. the judge decided to loosen restrictions on visitors. the 32-year-old has pleaded not guilty to terror charges claiming he was protecting europe from a muslim takeover. the july attacks killed 77 people. >> japanese residents medical of

fukushima nuclear plant can now check their produce for radiation. the city opened a facility to do that houses three radiation machines which can detect radiation levels in fruits and vegetables in about 10 minutes. it has been more than eight months since the massive earthquake and tsunami devastated that area of japan. as the unemployment level rises in spain, the country is dealing with a unique problem -- dozens of villages have been left virtually abandoned. officials say more than 600 towns and villages are now uninhabited and more finding their population shrinking as the residents flocked to urban areas in search of jobs. spain has the 's highest unemployment rate at more than 20%. italy has a new leader after years of controversy. prime minister silvio berlusconi delivered his resignation. the country's new leading man is working to get the italian economy back on track. >> silvio berlusconi was once

untouchable. a self-made man, a man from milan, struck his fortune by founding a media empire is worth about $9 billion. he is said to have hosted sex parties. then there is ruby -- he allegedly had sex with the dancer when she was 17. berlusconi left off but with each scandal, and politics became more of a laughing stock. leaders. european what brought him down was the economy. the italian slow growth, a huge debt, and it * ridiculous politics spooked international creditors. italians said a arrivederci and forth his resignation saturday night. to head off a financial

catastrophe, italy appointed a new prime minister designate. could not be more different mario monti is a sober economist q. >> he promised to end the economic crisis with urgency and scruples. >> silvio berlusconi said he is not on the politics and has promised to double his efforts to reform the italian political system. >> now, your instaweather plus forecast with eva marie. >> we are keeping our eye on an area of showers up toward the north. the approaching storm system that we are talking about will have showers across pennsylvania back into eastern ohio. it is staying out of maryland for now. this is the next storm system that will bring a chance for rain. i had a bad storm, we have seen mild temperatures and gusty

winds. -- ahead of that storm, we have seen mild temperatures and gusty winds. these winds continue to stay strong into the afternoon ahead of this storm. temperatures are warming up. marshall to 68 at bwi- airport and 70 degrees at cambridge. it is hard to believe we are seeing temperatures like this in november. currently, fewer clouds are pushing in from the west while the eastern shore remains under sunshine. this is ahead of the storm system which is already sparking showers across upstate new york into northern ohio and even showers are starting to be produced across the warm front in illinois and indiana. this entire storm system continues to track easton will move our way and we have a chance for some of web wet weather. the warm air is pushing across the east and 75 degrees in st.

louis and 74 in atlanta. this is keeping our temperatures warm through the afternoon. temperatures will be pretty mild tonight, in the mid 40's across the area, warmer in the downtown area. it will be cooler in the suburbs, in the 40's tomorrow morning but a mild start to november day with mostly cloudy skies, a slight chance for showers. we have a better chance for rain more likely into tomorrow. the range of start to push into western maryland early tomorrow, maybe before daybreak, but a better chance in baltimore after the morning commute. we could see showers midday and the second piece of the storm system will move in throughout wednesday into thursday which could lead to a soggy forecast. it will stay mild until that storm system passes and we have rain chances through wednesday and the temperatures will drop off behind the storm pretty drastically.

down to 52 degrees on thursday. ♪ >> with the cooler weather creeping in, experts are sharing a few tips to help consumers say cash when it comes to eating their homes. you should start with an energy audit and make quick fixes around the house like caulking drafty doors and closing the. flu,. turning your thermostat down when you leave helps and don't forget about mother nature, allowing natural sunlight in can also help form your home. -- help warm your home. >> about half of which is banned throughout the year on year on energy bills goes toward heating your home. >> you can find more helpful

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