bad. it's a mild start for us. problem is temperatures aren't going to move heading into the afternoon. but the steady stuff we had last night is now across the lower eastern shore counties. it won't be a steady, heavy rain on your commute. the forecast for today, we'll just say off and on light rain showers, a little bit of fog out there this morning. visibility down to half a mile. high temperature, 59. when we come back, we'll check the forecast going all the way through the holiday. for now, back over to sarah. >> fog could be the issue f. you're heading out of town, fog warnings in effect for the bay bridges. the same for the rest of the area bridges. we're at 56 miles per hour, traveling southbound on 95, a little bit of a northbound delay as you make your way up towards 32. no reason for that as we check some of our other area roads. 95 still looking good out of the northeast. no problems to report once you get on the north side of the beltway. we're at 51 miles per hour. j.f.k. in great shape. let's give you a live view of traffic, and we'll show you, first the haden memorial bridge, and that's pulaski

highway there, to and from the bridge, so far, so good. but again, just be advised of that. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic. 50 at sandy point. no delays there, east or westbound from the bay bridge. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. minledy and stan, back to you. >> our big story this morning, the deadline is here, and there is no deal. >> the congressional supercommittee could not compromise on a deal to cut more than a trillion dollars from the deficit. 11 news reporter kate amara joins us live from washington with more on the story. >> good morning. under the rules, the deficit reduction supercommittee was supposed to have announced a plan by today and then approve it by wednesday. but now it approves that's not going to happen. the supercommittee's current task, how to break the news they couldn't get the job done. >> the reality is, to some extent, starting to overtake hope. >> on the sunday talk show circuit, members of the special bipartisan debt-cutting panel indicated they're heading towards failure after two months of talks, unable or

unwilling to compromise on a mix of spending cuts and tax increases to find $1.2 trillion in savings. >> it's not an issue of a deal or no deal. it's a better deal. >> always the prospect of any deal looked less and less likely, each size accused the other of standing in the way. >> one way or another, we're going to have $1.2 trillion in reduced spending. it can either be done the ugly way, which would happen if our committee fails, or we could do it more intelligently. >> republicans, resistant to raising taxes. democrats oppose to cutting entitlement programs. >> their insistence, insistence, insistence on the pledge and extending the bush tax cuts. now, we are not a tax-cutting committee. we're a deficit reduction committee. >> failure by this committee triggers automatic, across the board spending cuts. reporting live from washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11

news. stan, back to you. >> automatic cuts to the pentagon are very controversial right now. >> that's right. there would be $454 billion in required cuts to the pentagon, cuts which defense secretary leon panetta called "devastating." >> kate amara live from washington, thank you. in a hypothetical matchup found by epic m.r.a., it appears mitt romney is leading in michigan. the michigan governor getting 46% compared to 41% for president barack obama. but it also revealed that mr. obama has an apparent lead over newt gingrich, 45% to 41%. and it showed him leading herman cane 50% to 36%, 14% undecided. the president carried michigan in 2008. some good news this morning just in time for the holiday travel season. gas prices drop, falling nearly five cents over the past two weeks. that puts the average price for a gallon of regular at $3.38,

according to lundberg survey fuel prices. albuquerque, new mexico, had the nation's lowest average price at $2.96 a gallon. san francisco had the highest at $3.78 a gallon. >> and the rush to get out of town for thanksgiving is expected to start a little earlier this year. 11 news reporter kim dacey live in north baltimore with more on what travelers need to know. good morning, kim. >> good morning, mindy. the wednesday before thanksgiving is notorious as one of the busiest travel days of the year, but this year travel experts say that rush could start as early as tuesday. the mbta is expecting nearly three million travelers on state highways, tunnels, and bridges over the home day weekend. the roads will most likely be jammed during peak hours. if you'll be driving the i-95 corridor on tuesday and wednesday, the mbta suggests traveling before 6:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. the authority says non-peak hours on thursday through sunday will mostly be like 9:00 in the morning and after 9:00

p.m. even though local gas prices have dropped over the last week, they're still higher than they were a year ago, but it's still not affecting holiday travel. >> we've actually seen sort of a spreading out, if you will, over the entire week. some people just take the entire week off, tend to leave maybe on monday or tuesday. so we've seen a little less congestion. >> to find the lowest gas prices in your area, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. reporting live in north baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kim, thank you. now that drivers will no longer be issued just warnings when caught by speed cameras in howard county, the county executive says he hopes the change will decrease the number of speeders. >> we have mobile cameras now, so there are no fixed locations. we're going to move vans around. we don't have enough railroad every location, nor do we want to. we just to want change the culture, and people hopefully know you might get a ticket, so please slow down when you're in a school zone. >> drivers will receive a $40

fine for driving 12 miles an hour over the posted speed limit. the full length of the intercounty connector will officially be open starting tuesday, easing congestion between prince george's and montgomery counties. later this morning, a ribbon cutting ceremony will sell operate the completion of the project that stretches from georgia avenue to i-95. the i.c.c. opens at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. tolls are normally collected electronically, but trips will be free for drivers through december 4. >> after last weekend's loss to seattle, the raines fans' confidence shaken, yesterday's big game against cincinnati went a long way to restoring it. the ravens' passing attack was in full force with joe flacco connecting with anquan boldin and torrey smith for two touchdowns, while ray rice found his way back into the game plan, rushing for two touchdowns and 104 yards on the ground. without ray lewis for the first time in four years, the defense wasn't perfect, but got the job done when it counted, including

a nail-biter on the final stand in the red zone. ravens take full control of the a.f.c. north with a 31-24 win and keith mills will have more highlights and reaction later on in sports. good win. >> very exciting. >> 56 degrees on tv hill at 5:07. an alleged plot to bomb manhattan, how the suspect was caught. >> plus, many are appalled by this scene. police officers dousing protesting students with pepper spray. how the officers involved are being reprimanded, next. >> and here's a live look at traffic. this is the beltway at old court road. some fog warnings on area bridges this morning. what to expect is straight ahead.

>> welcome back. you can see some local clouds and fog hanging over baltimore city this morning. visibility may be down in spots. 58 degrees at the maryland science center. mild start, but the temperatures aren't going to move much as we head through the day. let's take a look at h.d. doppler.

most of the rain is east of baltimore right now. showers in the eastern county counties, but just sprinkles and drizzles around the city. it should stay that way for the rest of the morning, so just light rain showers, fog, and drizz toll start. you might get a peek of the sun. off and on showers come back in the afternoon. high temperature only 59. when we come back, we'll check the forecast going all the way through thanksgiving. for now, to the news desk. >> covering the nation this morning, the search continues for a missing florida mother who police believe may have been carjacked. today will be five days since michelle parker was last seen. her black hummer was found abandoned in an apartment complex last week. but police have been searching the area that parker as last cell phone signal came from. police believe she's still alive, and as there's no evidence of homicide. authorities have ruled out her ex-boyfriend, who was considered a person of interest. >> the new york city man accused of plotting to bomb various targets around manhattan is being held behind bars without bail. new york police say they have been watching jose pimentel with the help of an inform apt

and they moved quickly because they believed he was ready to carry out a plan to bomb police and post offices and to attack u.s. troops returning home. officials describe him as an al qaeda theser and was motivated by the u.s. killing of a cleric in september. two san francisco police officers are on administrative leave this morning after they pepper sprayed protesters at the university of california davis. as you can see here, at the time the students protesting high tuition costs, they were sitting calm when will they were sprayed. it's reported the officers also arrested students who refused to leaf. the president of the university system says he's "appalled" by the images. >> 5:11, 56 degrees on tv hill. food stamps accepted at fast food restaurants. we want to know what you think, next. >> and the holiday vacation can always be bumped off track by unexpected events, but coming up, we'll tell you how you can avoid some of the hassle. >> if you're getting ready for holiday travel or just heading to work, we'll update the morning commute. a foggy start out there.

we'll let you know if it's impacting the roads.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell with a look at your more than commute. want bad, aside from the fog. one accident of note, liberty road at florida road. use extra caution there. 55 miles per hour, according to our sensors on the west side at liberty. so far running smoothly on 95 coming out of the northeast. we're at 56 just south of the beltway. tunnel traffic moving well on the j.f.x. speeded glen burnie on 97 south, 51 miles per hour as you make your way past 100. of course, fog warnings in

effect at the area bridges, so just use extra caution, take your time traveling across the bay bridge. a live view and a couple of other sports, we'll start with the key bridge, and so far, so go on on the east side of the beltway. again, a little foggy, especially at the bridges. it could impact your rush. if you're heading out at the bay bridge, running smoothly despite the fog. no delays to report east or westbound. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on buses and trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. good morning, kurt. >> good morning, sarah. earlier power outage causing a 30-minute delay on the light rail, also west bridge northbound between cromwell and b.w.i. to camden. however, light rail is full service right now. metro subway on time. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden and brunswick lines. we have the 19 bus with a diversion at eutaw and baltimore. 311 diverting southbound at cathedral and monument. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you, sir. good morning, everyone. we're heading into the biggest travel time of the year, so i

thought we'd start with the national travel weather, then work our way back to baltimore. there's going to be rain shower activity all along the east coast from new york all the way down to the carolinas, maybe even into the northern part of florida. if you're driving or flying up to new york, expect rain there. atlanta is a huge connecting hub. there could be thunderstorms there this afternoon. dallas, 63 with a chance for rain showers. dry in chicago, but chilly with a high temperature of 48. stay in the 30's as cro the northern plains going into the dakotas. 52 and dry in denver. maybe rain in seattle, the pacific northwest. and then los angeles looks good, maybe fog in the morning with a high of only 61. relatively cool for them. here at home, we have light rain that we've been dealing with. most of the rain that we had last night is now east of us, and that's good for the morning commute. but you see the showers working their way west to east, left behind some drizzle and some fog. the vizz it's is down to half a mile in some areas, so keep that in mind. but at least a steady rain is not out there right now. the temperatures, mild for this time of the day. it's 56 at the airport. 54 in cockeysville.

52 in parkton, but they're not going to move much as we head into the afternoon. we've got cloud cover hanging arched. here's the weather setup. a front is just south of us. the dividing line between the mild air and chilly air to the north, and that front will stick around the next couple of days. we're going to keep a chance of rain in the forecast through wednesday morning. so, for today, mostly cloudy skies. i'm going to say off and on rain showers. it's not going to rain steady. fog this morning as well. the high temperatures between 56 and 61. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy skies, a chance for rain showers still. temperatures have dropped back into the 40's. the forecast going into the holiday, pretty good chance for rain tomorrow. looks like a chance for rain in the morning on wednesday. then i think it might clear up in the afternoon. thanksgiving day, cooler, breezy, but dry with a high temperature near 52. some nice weather going into the beginning of next weekend. >> in this morning's consumer alert, should food stamps be accepted at kentucky fried chicken and taco bell?

it looks like the fast food chains are not getting much support, as people who once wanted that plea have abandoned plans to petition the government. this after the department of agriculture objected to the proposal. according to bloomberg, an administrator says the food stamp program should promote access to healthy food. and that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think food stamps should be able to be redeemed at fast food restaurants? share your response on wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we're heading into the holiday travel rush, and you may have booked your flight, reserved your car, mapped your route and found your hotel with your smartphone, but what do you do when weather delays or other unexpected snags wreck that itinerary? we have apps to help salvage your eye tin air and your sanity. >> even the best-planned trips can get detoured by a weather delay or other mishaps during the holidays. just like your smartphone helped you plan your getaway, it can help you salvage it too.

if a missed connection leads you in a not so familiar place, the around me app for iphone has become a go to for finding restaurants, hotels, and a.a.m.t.'s with a simple touch. avoid the rush to the airline counter with everyone else and use the on the fly app to research other options among multiple airlines and airports. frozen out at the rental car counter? car sharing is an option in some big cities, and the zip car app for iphone and android will point you toward the nearest cars and can lock and unlock your car too. when you're on the go, sometimes you got to go. a sit or squat app for iphone and blackberry both has over 100,000 restrooms. it helps you find those closest, some with reviews and photos. one other travel tip, load up your smartphone, tablet or laptop with pleasantive entertainment and invest in a battery-operated charger. you never know when a minor delay will turn into a longer

one. >> that was our report. turkey day just a few days away. i can't wait. 71% of americans say they will host the thanksgiving dinner. according to allrecipes.com, most spend the same amount of money as they did last year. the favorite side dishes are stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy. the day that the kids' table may be numbered. nearly 2/3 of holiday gatherings, including christmas, will top out at 10 people. our consumer alert continues on line. you can find out if the recent released kindle fire is all that it's cracked up to be, learn how to keep your home cozy while saving some cash, and find out a complete list of recalls, including the latest involving the certain peanut butter brand. it's all on wbaltv.com, just click on consumers. >> might find this very interesting this morning. a new study says shopping online actually takes longer than going to the stores. investors are keeping a close watch on washington this morning. jane king joins us live with a look at the day's business news in the bloomberg business report. good morning, jane. >> good morning to you.

the congressional supercommittee looks unlikely to reach an agreement. that is weighing on futures this morning. we're looking at a loss of a little more than 150 points in the dow at the open today. back on friday, mixed close with tech and energy shares dragging the s&p and nasdaq lower. for those that like to save time by shopping online, you may be wasting more time than you think. a study found, on average, it takes women 22 hours to find one purchase, like an item of clothing online. according to the british paper, "the daily mail," that's six times as long compared with visiting scombrick mortar stores. but if you insist on sticking to web surfing, ebay may have something for you. they plan to roll out 25 days of deals starting today, and the company is expected to offer discounted products, as well as send users what they're calling a deal blast each day to customers via email. the daily deal site, living social, also into the holiday spirit. it will announce discounts from businesses ranging from verizon

wireless, video game company electronic arts, and sneaker maker skechers, and cybermonday, living social expected to roll out another round of deep discounts. even if it takes you longer, still sounds better than dealing with crowded malls and packed parking lots. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. stan and mindy, back to you. >> with the economy weak, fewer people are expanding their families. this comes down to finances. but apparently that's bad news for the housing market. >> yeah, interesting here. the ripple effect, an economic from wells fargo says fewer births will help the housing recovery. i'll tell you why that's so. u.p.s. hiking prices again. i'll have all that coming up in the next hour. >> all right. see you at 6:15. thank you. >> 5:22, 56 degrees on tv hill. it's that time of year here at tv 11 as we begin to seek out the local retail stores that have the best customer service. your report is up next.

>> it's become a holiday tradition, seeking out great customer service in the baltimore area. a thaw time around, we asked for your experiences and recommendations. here's 11 news reporter lisa robinson. >> good customer service is about making people happy enough to want to come back. viewers shared with us some of the places where they have found that kind of service. >> i have never coming in here and not had good customer service. if it asks you if it looks good, they are completely honest. >> any time i come here for equipment for my son, they give me a lot of really good advice and they're very had he he. >> what do you like about the store? >> everything. people, the collegeness of it, the way it's stocked with everything you possibly need.

>> tonight at 11:00, where these and other wbal-tv viewers say they're getting great customer service, some unique things that stores are doing to get your business, and a surprise from a big department store that doesn't want to talk about customer service at all. lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> those who came out to support the ravens sunday were also asked to help out the maryland food bank. this is 916th year the team has joined forces with the food bank. fans were asked to bring food to the game, but drive will run through today. make a donation through a link on our website, wbal-tv 11 news. the time is now 5:26, 56 degrees on tv hill. new this morning, why more than 150 nursing assistants were stripped of their certificates. plus -- >> some tips to avoid traffic jams during this, the busiest travel week of the year. i'm kim dacey live with that. >> some new information could be released in the alleged sex abuse scandal at penn state

university. the latest on the case, straight ahead. >> and we have a little rain in the forecast for the next couple of days. we'll let you know what you can expect on thanksgiving in the seven-day forecast. >> and we're dealing with a little fog out there. fog warnings in effect at the area bridges. we'll let you know if it's we'll let you know if it's impacting your rush, coming up.

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks so much for joining us. a little bit of fog out there, some wet roads. >> fog and light rain. we had steady rain last night. that's east of us now, so that's good. you're going to have to deal with visibility down to half a mile in some spots. mid are in the mid temperatures. h.d. doppler radar showing the heavier rain over on the eastern coast counties and back into delaware. around baltimore, just drizzle and fog. that's our forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies, off and on light rain showers. certainly won't be a steady

rain. you might even get a peek of the sun. temperatures aren't going to move. we'll see a high up to 59 around this afternoon. a lot of rain in the forecast the next couple of days, but i have better news for thanksgiving. i'll show you the seven-day. >> ok, good. i think we all kind of feel like a foggy monday morning anyway. right now, fog warns in he -- effect at the area bridges. one accident of note right at liberty road, use extra caution there. coming down from the beltway northeast, problem-free at the tunnels this morning. of course, fog warnings in effect at all of the area bridges. right now, running smoothly on 97 coming down through the glen burnie area, 54 miles per hour at 100. so far, 295 in good shape. of course, a lot of folks heading out of town this week. so far, so good in that area. a quick look outside, we'll show you how foggy it is on the east side of the beltway. really tough to see. it's going to be a slow morning rush out there, and definitely want to take your time. here's what it looks like on the west side right at dogwood

road, problem-free other than a buildup of volume there. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> new this morning, the search is on for an inmate who was mistakenly release from the jail in prince george's county. authorities say frederick scott was in custody for the murder of a washington, d.c., man back in march. it's reported that he was arrested in las vegas and extradited back to maryland. police say frederick -- excuse me, scott was being held without bond, but a clerical error allowed him to post bond and be released. anyone with any information on scott's whereabouts is asked to contact prince george's county police. also new this morning, more than 150 nursing assistants no longer have their certificate. this after maryland health officials learned that a state employee awarded the docents to people who didn't apply or didn't meet minimum standards. that employee has been fired. a new audit also found that 53% of maryland assisted living

facilities were not inspected during the year 2010. >> the holiday travel season starts this week. millions of marylanders expected to hit the roads, but this year the rush is expected to start a little early. 11 news reporter kim dacey live in north baltimore with details. how early? are people on the roads now? >> well, people are on the road s right now, and they say it could continue through this week. wednesday is notoriously the busiest travel day of the year. but this year, experts say the big rush could pick up on tuesday. it's the one part of thanksgiving weekend most people dread. >> just so much traffic, everybody's, you know, kind of preoccupied, traveling on the same days, and it takes you, it seems like, three to five times longer to get to where you're going. >> and if you're hitting the roads, you may want to pack patience. the mbta is expecting nearly three million travel others state highways, tunnels, and bridges. even though local gas prices have dropped over the last week, they're still higher than

they were a year ago. but it's still not affecting holiday travel. >> we've actually seen sorts of a spreading out, if you will, over the entire week some. people just take the entire week off, tend to leave maybe on monday or tuesday, so we've seen a little less congestion. >> the roads will most likely be jammed during peak hours f. you're driving the i-95 corridor on tuesday and wednesday, the mbta suggests traveling before 6:00 a.m. and after 11:00 p.m. the authority says nonpeak hours on thursday through sunday will most likely be good 9:00 in the morning and after 9:00 p.m. to find the best gas prices in your neighborhood, visit our website, wbaltv.com. reporting live in north baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kim, thank you. two people are recovering this morning after a small plane crash in calvert county. maryland state police say it went down sunday night at the chesapeake ranch state airport. the plane was flying back from

illinois and overshot the runway. police say the injuries are not not life-threatening. the f.a.a. is investigating. one person is in police custody this morning after a triple stabbing in the parking lot of a bar in white marsh. it happened early sunday morning at the sunset beach bar and grill in the 11,400 block of pulaski highway. police say two men with stab wounds were taken to area hospitals, while a third victim reportedly ran from the scene. >> jury selection set to begin later today in the retrial of twin brothers accused of setting a pit bowel fire. the first trial end in addition hung injury. the twins are accused of torturing and setting the pill bull on fire in 2009. the dog was so sadly injured she had to be euthanized. possibly some new information later this morning in the penn state child sex abuse scandal. >> this as the special committee appointed by the university's board of trustees held its first press conference. 11 news reporter francis coe has more. >> serious questions remain about the child sex abuse

scandal at penn state, and one of the three groups looking into the university's actions could shed some light on the investigation this morning. the special committee appointed by penn state's board of trustees and led by merck c.e.o. ken frazier will talk to the media for the first time monday morning. up to now, most board members, including the new interim athletic director, david joyner, say they knew little. >> the physician i learned of any of this was march of this year, that the "faceburg patriot news" did a story. >> the allegations apparently rarely, if ever, were discussed by the board, even when dismissed university president graham spanier and legendary head coach joe paterno were called to testify before the grand jury. and as many on campus and in the community wait for answers, there's a growing concern about lasting repercussions. >> but unfortunately, with this scandal and the riot and all the other things that are going on, it's going to give penn state a bad stigma, in a sense. >> a concern large enough that

penn state post this had letter on i said website. >> the integrity of our academic programs has not changed. >> it's an integrity now being examined by three ongoing investigations. francis coe, nbc news. >> over the weekend, penn state police say they referred another previous incident of indecent assault by "a known individual" to the attorney general's office. police would not say, however, if that known individual is jerry sandusky, the former penn state defensive coordinator at the center of the child sex abuse scandal. 5:36, 56 degrees on tv hill. a positive report on diabetics and their vision, we'll explain in this morning's medical alert. >> plus, alternative treatment for childhood ailments that's turning heads. >> don't forget to email your answer to our water cooler question of the day. do you think food stamps should be able to be redeemed at fast food restaurants? share your response on wbaltv.com.

>> it's a foggy monday morning. we're checking the area bridges and let you know if any delays have developed.

>> welcome back. the time is 39 minutes after 5:00. low clouds and fog hanging over baltimore city there. it's ral at the maryland science center. mid 50's in the suburbs. a relatively mild start for us, but the temperatures aren't going to move much through the day. let's take a look at h.d. doppler radar. the steady rain is east of us, so just deal with the low clouds, fog, and probably some drizzle your way to work. the forecast for today, we'll just say off and on light rain showers if we're lucky. we might get a peek of the sun during the day. high temperature, 59. when we come back, we'll check the forecast going through thanksgiving. for now, over to mindy and stan.

>> in this morning's medical alert, people with diabetes are reporting fewer vision problems. >> this is according to a new constituted friday the centers for disease control and prevention. diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among adults in the united states. >> the study in the journal says acupuncture is safe for children if performed by a professional. it was related to substandard practice. the use of acupuncture in children is pretty common. >> 5:40, 56 degrees on tv hill. it's being considered one of the better games of the year. keith mills and 11 sports will join us live with the raines' performance against the bengals. >> and there's a great need for

food right now at the maryland food bank. coming up, an easier way to donate. you don't even have to leave your home. >> and here's a live look at traffic on i-83 at york road this morning. just keep in mind, it's foggy out, the roads a little wet. keep that in mind.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute f. you're heading out of town or just to work, there is fog to deal with and a couple of accidents. eastern just past demers run, that's the latest crash in the essex region. liberty road at florida road, watch for an accident. 55 miles per hour on the west side. problem-free on 795 in towards the beltway. fog warnings are in effect at all of the area bridges, so just be advised of that. may help to have an early start this morning. 54 miles per hour as you travel south on 97 through the glen

burnie area. everything flowing smoothly around the airport, and we're not getting any reports of fog delays heading out of town on a plane. let's go ahead and take a live view of traffic. we'll see what's going on. 83 right at york road from the parkton region. again, a fog is going to be an issue, along with a little bit of slick roadways out there, so just take your time. no delays to report here. everything looking good as we switch over to a live view of i-70 just west of the beltway. eastbound and westbound traffic running without delay. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on buses and trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. good morning, kurt. >> we have a 30-minute delay and also a bus bridge in place northbound from cromwl and b.w.i. to camden. that's due to an earlier power outage, but trains are in full service at this hour. we have on the metro subway, an on-time commute. camden and brunswick lines on schedule. the 19 bus with a diversion at eutaw and baltimore. the 1 bus diverting at lawrence. when you're away from your

radio or television, metro subway and marc rail time reports are available on demand at your finger temperatures and by phone weekday mornings and afternoons at 410. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you, sir. good morning, everyone. we're dealing with fog and drizzle out there this morning. we'll talk about that and let you know what you can expect going into thanksgiving. first let's say good morning to ava marie down at the maryland food bank, a wonderful organization, and, of course, this is the time. year to start thinking about giving to others. what's going on? >> good morning, tony. yes, you said it. we think about thanksgiving, we're starting to think about the meals we're going to be sharing with our friends and family. but we also need to think about everyone else who maybe needs a meal, who needs our help in getting a meal for the holidays. i'm here this morning we're with kfan, and a great need year. all year long you have a great need, but especially the holidays. tell us about that. >> like you said, there's a great need year round, but food

is about more than just nutrition. it's an emotional need. so having that at the holidays when people are feeling emotional, they're with family, it's really important that we can, you know, fill that need and have a happy holiday. >> absolutely. that's why you have such a great need right now. so as people start to prepare for their thanksgiving dinners, maybe they want to pick up some food and donate to the shelter, or not to the shelter, rather to the food bank. but you guys can donate it here. how can they at least bring the cans to the food center? >> sure. you can drop off monday through friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. we are closed thanksgiving and the day after. so if you can't get here before thanksgiving, obviously we still need food after that. >> i like your newest option that you have available, because this is a busy time of year, people might not have time to go out, get the food, then bring it to the food bank. you can do it all from home, your virtual food bank. how does that work? >> you just go online to our website, it's

www.mdfoodbank.org. we have a virtual food drive, and you can pick up whole cases of food that we order wholesale at very discounted prices. >> yeah, like a whole case like this. you said it was only $12. you can donate a whole case of vegetables. that's going to go a far way. >> that's 22 cans for $12. it's a great deal. we're very fortunate that we're able to get those prices. >> that is such a good option. if you don't do the virtual food bank, you can come here and donate your food. when we come back, we're going to start talking about some of the items they're looking for. all canned food goods are welcome, but there are some types that they need more than others. we'll talk about that in our next break. first, a quick check at the forecast, where we have the steadiest of the rain moving down along the eastern shore. there's still scattered showers around maryland, but we also have areas of fog and drizzle. we'll head back to tony in the whether center for details. you can do everything online nowadays. >> is great. you can donate on time, and that saves a lot of time. what a great organization the maryland food bank s. i'm glad

we're helping to support them this morning. thanks, ava. just a quick note here, penn county schools on the eastern shore an hour late because of the fog. you can get all those delays at the bottom of the screen or else online on our website. kent county schools, the only one an hour late. let's start with the national travel whether, because this is the busiest travel time of the year. there's going to be a swath of rain from new york to atlanta, back to dallas. anywhere in the eastern and southeastern part of the country. you're going run into rain. of course, atlanta is the huge connecting hub if you're connecting a flight in atlanta, there could be thunderstorms in the afternoon that may cause some delays. tampa, maybe some thunderstorms tonight, but dry during the day. high near 83. dallas might get some rain as well, 63. it's going to be cold across the upper midwest. you'll probably stay in the 30's in the dakotas, dry in chicago, 48. maybe rain in seattle, and los angeles, kind of cool, but a high of 61. here at home, we have temperatures in the mid 50's right now, but most of the rain, as ava mentioned, is gone.

there's not a whole lot showing up on the radar at the present time, but he'll see the fog and maybe a little bit of drizzle inside that fog. the visibility is down to a half a mile in some spots, so you got to be careful. now, as the fog burns off, maybe we'll get a peek of the sun through the cloud deck, but it's going to be difficult to move the temperatures because of all this activity. it's 55 right now, and that's pretty mild for this time of the year. but it may be picking up four or five degrees this afternoon. it's 50 in taneytown. the forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies, a chance for showers. areas of fog this morning, visibility down to a half or quarter mile. and like i said, maybe during the middle of the day we'll get a peek of the sun. high temperature, about 59. low 60's south of baltimore. sunrise at 6:56. overnight tonight, mostly cloudy, a chance for rain showers. temperatures will drop back into the 40's, and we may see fog redevelop. sun sets this evening at 4:48. seven-day forecast, pretty good chance for rain tomorrow. up to 60%. hold the temperatures in the 50's. rain ithe morning on

wednesday, then clearing up in the afternoon with a high temperature around 60. and at this point it looks like thanksgiving day is going to be all right, dry with a high temperature of 52, a little bit chilly, but that's not bad for thanksgiving. sunshine friday and saturday, and temperatures will warm up back into the low 60's as we head into the beginning of next weekend. it's going to be wet the next couple of days. >> thank you, tony. 5:50, 56 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a look at one of your answer toss our water cooler question of the day. >> and take a look at last knit's winning lottery numbers.

>> should food stamps be accepted at fast food restaurants like kentucky fried chicken or taco bell? it looks like the food fast chains aren't getting much support, as people who once supported the idea have abandoned plans to petition the government, this after the department of agriculture objected to the proposal. according to bloomberg, an administrator says the food stamp program should promote access to healthy food. and that brings us to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning, we asked, do you think food stamps should be able to be redeemed at fast food restaurants? >> james in owings mills writes, why not? it's the response of the food stamp recipient to be frugal

when using them. if they believe spending funds on expensive fast food is more spokesible, -- is more responsible than buying in bulk, let them. but once it's gone, it's gone. >> now 11 sports with keith mills. >> good morning, everybody. all together now -- a collective sigh of relief. aah! the raines hold on, beat the cincinnati bengals in really one of the better games of the year yesterday. ray lewis did not play, and the ravens built a 17-point lead and beat the bengals and once again, take control of the a.f.c. crazy game yesterday. joe flacco airs it out. that's torrey smith hauling it in. and the ravens at this point up 31-14. it looked like a rout. andy dalton brings them back. airs it out here. actually last play of the game right there, incomplete pass. dalton was pressured by pernell

mcphee. ravens win 31-24. pete gilbert talked about l.a. darius webb about bending but not breaking on defense. >> the guys are great. the d line kept us fresh on them boys. they made it easier for us. you know, we almost gave it away, but they got across that line to beat us. they can get as far as they want, but as long as they don't cross that line. >> i heard got to cross that line to score a touchdown. there's nothing like talking to a player in the nfl who just won the game, right after it's over, talking about emotions. the ravens now 7-3, once again in first place in both the a.f.c. north and the a.f.c. the steelsers and houston also at 7-3, but the ravens swept the steelers and beat houston. now they welcome jim harbaugh and the 49ers to the town, thanksgiving night, the harbaugh bowl, baby. they're already talking about it. niners beat arizona. alex smith to former maryland standout vernon davis. he is a big-time player and

sets up the first of three san francisco field goals. later, smith, the young quarterback, to alex -- i'm sorry, to kyle williams. 16-0 san francisco. the niners lost to dallas in week two. they won aetna row, and now they come to baltimore on a roll. they're 9-1, second-best record in the nfl against mr. vernon davis. bring them on, says john harbaugh. jack harbaugh, the dad, was on cbs coverage yesterday and says he's not coming to the game. >> what do you do? >> i'll believe it when i see it. you ought to have him out with the ceremonial coin flip. >> maybe he'll hunker down in a hotel and not play favorites. >> exactly. >> one side for the 49ers, the other side -- >> there you go. perfect time, 7:00 p.m. game, awesome, after dinner, chill out. >> be a lot of fun. >> coming up in the next hour of 11 news today -- an alleged terror plot foiled in new york city, who's being target and had why police say they had to move quickly. >> the commercial bus driver

leaves his passengers stranded along the road. what police say happened at 6:16. >> and items that belonged to aretha franklin go up for auction, a closer look at her clothes, shoes, and hats at 6:40. >> and we have a little drizzle and fog in the forecast this morning and rain to talk about the next few days. the forecast in just a few minutes. >> as volume picks up, that could certainly impact your morning rush. right now, not tracking anything significant on the major roads.

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