you can avoid traffic jams during the busy holiday rush season. >> a congressional fail, why the supercommittee couldn't get the job done and what happens now. i'm kate amara in washington. >> new york city officials say they have foiled an attempted terrorist plot on them and u.s. troops, who the suspects planned on attacking and why. >> we're off to a warmer than usual start this morning. how about the rest of the day? the forecast as 11 news today continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> it's warm but foggy. >> yeah, fog visibility down to half a mile in spots, but the steady rain is gone. we had a good, soaking rain last night, but that's east of us now. temperatures are in the 50's. it's a mild start. h.d. doppler radar is confirming most of the rain is east of us. you'll still find very light

rain showers or drizzle in the fog. we're going to call it mostly foggy, a 40% chance for rain showers through the day. it's certainly not going to be steady. high temperature, 59. when we come back, we'll check the forecast going through the home day. first let's say good morning to sarah and see what's happening on the roads. >> good morning, everyone. of course, the fog could impact your morning rush, so we'll let you know how that evolved. we do have one accident of note. we're still at 61 miles per hour though as you travel southbound on 95, so not bad as you make your way down toward the beltway. liberty road at florida road, another accident of note. that should be clearing shortly. we're at 51 miles per hour on the west side outer loop at liberty, so still moving well there. fog warnings in effect at all of the area bridges, and that clups the key bridge and bay bridge, so just use extra caution. no delays to report to and from the eastern shore. a live view of traffic, and we'll see what's going on. harrisburg expressway coming down from york road, you can tell fog is an issue there. leave a little bit of extra time for yourself, anywhere you

travel this morning, balls the roads are also slick. let's switch over to a live look just west of the beltway. east and westbound traffic checking out just fine. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story this morning -- the deadline is here, and there's still no deal. >> despite months of talk, the congressional supercommittee could not compromise on a deal to cut more than $1 trillion from the deficit. kate amara has more. >> good morning, stan and mindy. the committee was supposed to announce a plan by today and approve it by wednesday. but it appears that's not going to happen. the supercommittee's current task, how to break the news that they couldn't get the job done. >> 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 between a deal and no deal. it's a matter of a better deal. >> as the prospect of any deal looks less and less likely, partisan blame game got underway, each side accusing 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, opposed to cutting entitlement programs. >> their insistence, insistence, insistence on the grover nor quist pledge and extending the bush tax cuts. now, we are not a tax cutting committee. we're a deficit reduction committee. >> failure by the committee triggers automatic, across the board spending cuts. in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> bail has been denied for an

american citizen and suspected al qaeda sympathizer accused of plotting to bomb government buildings in new york city, as well as u.s. troops returning home. police say this is what 27-year-old jose pimentel had in mind when new york city police, had they not intervened. authorities seized bomb making materials, equipment, and schedules in his home. officials say pimentel was a radical followers of anwar al-awlaki and became angry over his killing back in september. >> the suspect was a so-called lone wolf, motivated by his own resentment of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan. >> federal officials chose not to take the lead in this case, allowing new york city police to investigate and prosecute pimentel. >> 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 for

being one of the busiest travel days of the year, but this year travel experts say that rush could start as early as tuesday. the mbpa is expecting three million travelers on state highways, tunnels, and bridges over the holiday weekend. the roads will most likely be jammed during peak hours. if you'll be driving the i-95 corridor on tuesday and wednesday, they suggest traveling before 6:00 a.m. or after 11:00 p.m. the authorities say nonpeak hours on thursday through sunday will most likely be before 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 neighborhood, you can find a link on our website, wbaltv.com.

reporting live in north baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> speaking of traveling, later this morning the ribbon will be cut on a highly anticipated highway project in what commuters hope will ease the congestion along the p.g.-montgomery county corridor. stage two of the intercounty connector is scompleet now. the road stretches from georgia avenue to i-95. while today's opening is ceremonial, traffic can begin traveling on the road tomorrow toll-free until december 4. >> police have one person in custody this morning after a triple stabbing in the parking lot of a bar in white marsh. officers arrived at the sun set bar beach and grill on pulaski highway around 2:00 sunday morning. they found two men suffering from stab wounds. they were taken to area hospitals. the third victim ran from the scene. meanwhile, baltimore city police are searching for a shooting suspect in southwest baltimore. investigators say a 27-year-old man was shot multiple times in the 2200 block of eagle street. that was about 8:45 saturday night. he was taken to an area

hospital with what's considered to be nonlife-threatening injuries. right now, no word on the victim's identity or a possible motive. >> jury selection begins today in the trial of twin brothers accused of a savannah tack on a pit bull. this is the second trial of the two on animal abuse charges in the case of a pit bull called phoenix. their first trial ended in mistrial when jurors said there wasn't enough evidence. the dog was so badly injured, she had to be euthanized. the man convicted of the high-profile murder of a hopkins researcher in charles village is appealing his conviction. the attorney for john walinger in has -- john wagner has filed an appeal. at his sentencing, wagner insisted he was not the man who killed last summer. for that crime, wagner was sentenced to life plus 20 years. police in prince george's county are looking for a man who was mistakenly released from jail. authorities say frederick scott was taken into custody in may for the murder of a washington, d.c., man back in march.

according to police, scott was arrested in las vegas on a first degree murder warrant and then extradited to prince george's county. police say he was being held without bond, but a clerical error recently allowed him to post bond and be release anyone with information is asked to contact prince george's county police. >> after last weekend's loss to seattle left a lot of ravens' fans confidence shaken, yesterday's very big game against the bengals went a long way to restoring t. the ravens' passing attack information full force when joe flacco connected with anquan boldin and torrey smith for a couple of t.d. passes. ray rice found his way back into the game plan. he rushed for two touchdowns and 10 4 yards on the ground. ray lewis for the first time in four years missed a start. the defense wasn't perfect, but they got the job done when it counted, including a real nail-biter of a fame stand in the red zone at the end of the game. the ravens now take full control of the a.f.c. north with their 31-24 win yesterday

against the cincinnati bengals. keith mills has more highlights and reaction coming up a little later in sports. >> 6:08, 56 degrees on tv hill. find out how empty beds in a hospital delivery room translates into empty homes sitting on the marketful we'll explain the connection in this morning's bloomberg business report. >> plus, officials in california take action against campus police who unleashed pepper spray on a group of peaceful demonstrators. find out what's being done following reaction to this shocking treatment. >> and before you hit the stores for black friday, you might want to know which ones will make the experience as pleasant as possible. thisier's list of naughty and nice stores coming up in our consumer alert. >> and we're live this morning at the maryland food bank, where the need is greater than ever during the holidays. when we come back, we'll talk about the foods they're looking for. stay tuned. >> if you're heading out of town for the holidays or just to work or school this morning, a little foggy for your morning commute, and the roads are slick as well. we'll update any problems to avoid coming up.

>> good morning. we're back with a live view from the skycam. it's 59 degrees downtown, a mild start to the day, but areas of fog and drizzle to watch out for. showers as well. we'll get to the forecast in just a minute, but first, we're talking live at the maryland food bank. i'm here with kate, and the need is greater than ever this time of year, hoping to give people their own thanksgiving meal and eventually christmas meals as well. >> absolutely. >> tell us why the need is so great this time of year. >> you know, i mean, food is always a great nutritional need. it's a basic need, but there's

also an emotional element that goes with food. that's especially important at the holidays to make sure that everyone can have a happy holiday season. >> absolutely. maybe when you're out picking up the ingredients for your thanksgiving dinner, you might think about some ingredients that someone else might want, someone who is in need. we have all the ingredients that you might put together for a dinner. we've got stuffing, potatos in a box, also canned vegetables, anything that hosts well. you want canned foods that are going to last, but hopefully they'll get eaten by people in the holidays, and also cereals. >> sure. these are the foods we need year-round, really. they're staple items, cereal can be used as a meal, any time of day, really. we've got pasta, soups, canned vegetables, canned fruits, peanut butter is a great need and jelly, and canned meats, like canned tuna fish. >> so you can bring it to the food bank and donate, but you can also donate online.

let's get a quick check, as we have rain across the area. the rain down toward the eastern shore, but a chance for rain throughout the day. back to tony with more details. >> let's put that in the bank, perhaps a few things for shopping. thank you. really appreciate it. we love the maryland food bank. they do a great job. we'll talk to you again next half-hour. speak was of the holidays and traveling, the busiest travel time of the year, i thought we'd start with a look around the sexri then we'll zoom back home and see what's going on here in baltimore. up in new york, there could be rain there. 75 in atlanta. atlanta is a big connecting hub, so if you're flying in there, there could be flight delays this afternoon. 63 in dallas with a chance for rain showers. rain comes in in the afternoon in tampa. dry in chicago, 48. 47 in seattle. make it up to 61 in los angeles, and it should stay dry. one thing of note here, there's some arctic air across the northern plains.

the dakotas may not get out of the 20's and 30's. most of the rain around here is now pushing off the eastern shore and moving away from baltimore. we should wind up with basically dry morning. there's a little bit of fog and drizzle out there to start the day today. visibility is down to half a mile in spots, but knowing we might get a peek of the sun during the middle of the day if we're lucky. the temperatures aren't going to move much. for this time of the year you say this is a mild start, and that's true, since the average high is in the mid 50's. we're only going to go up a couple of degrees later on today. 56 right now at the airport. 54 in cockeysville. it's 51 in parkton. forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies. we're going to start with the areas of fog this morning and some drizzle. visibility down to a half a mile. 30% or 40% in for rain showers as we head into the afternoon. this is certainly not going to be a steady rain situation. high temperatures in the upper 50's to around 60. sun rise this is morning at 6:56. overnight, mostly cloudy, a chance for rain showers again. the best chance will be late tonight. we'll drop back into the 40's. there could be fog redeveloping

tonight. off and on showers tomorrow. we'll bump that up to about 60% on tuesday. a chance for rain in the morning on wednesday, then clearing up in the afternoon. the high temperatures will be in the upper 50's to around 60 the next couple of days. right now, i think it's going to clear up on thanksgiving. a little chilly, but not bad. high temperature near 52. we'll sneak back into the 60's the beginning of the weekend. the time is coming up on 16 minutes after 6:00. here's the traffic. >> good morning, tony. good morning, everyone. a nice start if you're heading out of town or just to work or to school. not dealing with any significant delays, just a couple of accidents to watch for. one in essex being cleared. the other at liberty and road. just past liberty, and if you're heading out this morning at the bay bridge, in fact, all of the bridges have fog warnings in effect. 13 minutes is your drive time on the outer loop west side, about 11 minutes to travel on the outer loop. northeast side, 11 minutes as well. southbound 95 from the beltway south toward down towards 32 in howard county.

here's a live view of traffic. 295 filling up quickly. southbound traffic, you can see the fog in this area. delays starting to form as you make your approach to 32. a live view of traffic on the harris bug expressway at sedonia road, building in volume, but still notmenting to much in terms of delays. j.f.x. running smoothly. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> sarah, thank you. taking a look at our top stories this morning, two campus police officers at the university of california davis are on administrative leave this morning as the school investigates the pepper sprague of nine occupy protesters last friday. the university chancellor says she plans on meeting with students later today. some of those students have called for her resignation. a special committee of the penn state board of trustees plans to hold its first press conference today as they continue to investigate the child sex abuse scandal that's embroiled the campus and drawn national attention. the group is one of three groups looking into the university's actions surrounding molestation allegations involving former football defensive coordinator

jerry sandusky. and greyhound says it plans to discipline the bus driver who left passengers stranded by the side of the road for nearly 12 hours in the middle of southeastern missouri. police say after ejecting one of the passengers, the driver then stopped the bus, ordered everyone off, called for a ride to pick her up, and then left. greyhound has apologized and says refunds for issued for all the passengers. >> in today's consumer alert, as people prepare to kick off the holiday shopping season, a new survey of more than 9,000 shoppers rated some of the biggest stores on customer as much as among the best, kohl's, jcpenney, lands' end, q.v.c. rounding out the unranked list are in order symptom, overstock tot tot, zappos and amazon. it's going to cost you more to ship by u.p. suspect and fewer americans having babies is hurting the housing recovery.

11 news reart jane king has those stories and more in this morning's bloomberg business report. >> good morning. it's no secret having children can get expensive. the department of agriculture estimates one child for a middle-income family will cost about $227,000 over 17 years. housing costs are the biggest chunk of that. the number of births in this country has dropped dramatically. an economist at wells fargo says that will leave more households to rent. he also says that will lead to fewer bidesers trading up to homes, hurting any recovery in the housing market. in a separate note, we'll get a report on existing home sales for october ahead of the opening bell. an economist forecasting it will show sales falling in october for a second month in a row. and investors also eyeing the congressional supercommittee, which seems to be deadlocked on cutting the budget deficit. we'll also get results from hewlett-packard and tyson foods today. mixed close for stocks back on friday. a drop in tech and energy shares weighing on the s&p and the nasdaq. and the bloomberg maryland index fractionally lower. rates for u.p.s. going up

again. shipping u.p.s. ground will cost about 5% more, and next-day air freight and international shipments originating from the u.s. going up about 6%. the hikes don't take effect until january 2 after the holiday season. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> the federal food stamp program has very strict rules about what you can and cannot buy with them. should fast food be added to the list? the people behind kentucky fried chicken and taco bell have now abandoned their plans to petition the federal government to allow people to use food stamps at their restaurants. bloomberg's reporting the department of agriculture objected to the proposal with an administrator saying the program should promote access to healthy foods. 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, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> 6:50, 56 degrees on tv hill. there is fog out there. kent county schools, one-hour day because of the fog. an accident on 5 could slow down your morning drive, so safer ahas more on that coming up -- so sarah has more on that coming up. >> ravens fans put through a roaster koehler ride yesterday against the bengals. it was exciting, but in the end, came out on top. keith mills will score all the ups and downs when he joins us with sports. >> and here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> good morning to you. sarah caldwell with another look at your morning commute. a little foggy, and we have some drizzle happening around the area, so certainly going to impact your ride right now. we have an accident reported southbound 95 approaching o'donnell street. speed sensor not indicating many delays, but it could change as this morningee involves. eastern past demers road in essex, another accident. 5 miles per hour approaching the beltway on 95. looking at more of a delay on the west side, where it's 17 miles per hour now. things starting to slow up just volume-related from 795 down towards security. i-70 in good shape toward the beltway. 795 actually running smoothly out of owings mills. we'll check first 295, just south of 175 coming toward us. southbound traffic building, starting to look at delays approaching 32. and let's switch over to a live view of 95, no sign of delays or even an accident here, but again, it's reported southbound approaching o'donnell.

we'll keep you posted. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony, over to you. >> good morning, everyone. we have a little bit of fog and drizzle to contend with on this monday morning, but the steady rain is gone. h.d. doppler radar showing the rain moving off the eastern shore counties now, and left behind, we have the fog and the drizzle. that's all you'll contend with to start the day. mostly cloudy is our forecast. put a 30%, 40% chance for rain shower. the high temperature near 59 right now. it's in the mid 50's. check the seven-day forecast, but first to the man with the good news. here's keith mills. >> yeah, tony, a lot of good news. the ravens in first place in the a.f.c. north and in control of the conference, the a.f.c. 31-24, ravens beat the bengals in an absolutely wild game yesterday at m&t bank stadium. they bounced back from the seattle loss and played without ray lewis. a lot of joe flacco and torrey smith, the rookie from maryland , hauls in the touchdown catch.

31-14. smith set a ravens rookie record, 165 yards receiving. still, it came down to the last play. pernell mcphee gets to andy dalton. he has to chuck it up in desperation. it falls. nice and easy on the ground. the ravens win 31-24. they are 7-3. again, back in first place in the a.f.c. north because of the tiebreaker, their sweep of the pittsburgh steelers. the ravens gave up a 43-yard pass play in that drive, but hold on and win by seven. now once again, in control of the a.f.c. a quick turnaround. jim harbaugh and the 49ers in town on thanksgiving night. the niners are on a roll. they beat arizona last night in san francisco. you see harbaugh getting his quarterback pumped up. alex smith saying, coach, i get hit enough during the game, i don't need to you smack me around on the sideline. smith, not flashy, but doing a good job, hits vernon davis, who grew up in prince george's county, went to the university of maryland. he's having a big year.

smith to kyle williams, it's 16-0 at this point, and this baby is over. 23-7, san francisco beats arizona. they won aetna row. the harbaugh -- they won eight in a row. the harbaugh bowl is here on thanksgiving. already, the national media building it up. >> oh, yeah. >> going to be good. >> a lot of fun. >> and i like how jim harbaugh slaps that guy around. >> you do that before we go on the air. >> all right. thank you, keith. >> and i like that. [laughter] >> hey, i'll leave. >> ok. 6:27, 56 degrees on tv hill. still ahead -- more than 100 people received notice on friday. find out why. >> this is one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. i've got tips on how to avoid traffic jams. >> and an accident on 95 in the southbound direction. we'll update you on delays.

>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall.

>> and i'm mindy basara. thanks so much for joining us. tony, there's some fog out there this morning. >> yeah, visibility is down to half a mile in some spots, but at least the steady rain we had last night is gone. it's mostly just right rain showers and drizzle at worst. that's what you can expect on your way to work this morning. temperatures are mild, mid 50's. but they're not going to move going into the afternoon. high temperature only 59. we'll keep that 30% or 40% chance for a rain shower in all the way through this evening. when we come back, we'll check the forecast going into the holiday. for now, over to the news desk. >> the holiday travel season starts this week. maryland of millions are expected to hit the roads. this year the rush is expected to start earlier. >> kim dacey is live in north baltimore this morning with some details. hi, kim. >> hi, stan and mindy. the wednesday before thanksgiving is usually one of the busiest travel days of the year, but this year experts say that rush could start as early as tuesday. it's the one part of thanksgiving weekend most people dread. >> just so much traffic, everybody's kind of preoccupied, traveling on the

same days, and it takes you, seems like, three to five times longer to get to where you're going. >> if you're hitting the roads, you may also want to pack a little patience. the mbta is expecting nearly three million travelers on 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. >> despite economic uncertainty, higher gas prices, higher airfares, they're making the sacrifice to do that and spend their time with their loved ones. >> the roads will most likely be jammed during peak hours f. you'ring 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 authorities say nonpeak hours on thursday through sunday will most likely be before 9:00 in the morning and after 9:00 p.m. >> 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. >> i just think it's really important that wherever you live or however far you have to travel, whatever you have to have had to spend time with family and loved ones, that's really the most important thing. >> to find the best gas prices in your neighborhood, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. reporting live in north baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, kim. two people have been pulled out of the wreckage of a small plane crash in calvert county sunday. authorities say the plan went down around 6:30 last night. we're told the unidentified victims were flying back from illinois and apparently overshot the runway. their injuries are not considered life threatening. an f.a.a. investigation into this case has begun. >> more than 150 nursing assistants have had their certification pulled this morning after it was discovered a state employee was effectively rubber stamping them. according to reports in the "washington examiner," the employee issued 157 certifications without bothering to check to see if

they had met the minimum state standards to qualify. the employee has been fired, and those affected should refile their certification. >> something literally does not pass the smell test at frederick's lab. the first reports of a foul odor emerged saturday as workers were drilling into the groundwater of a section of an installation called area b. officials say such vapors are not unusual within 10 feet of the site. however, workers will be wearing additional protective equipment, including respirators. meanwhile, a waterway often used as a trading site for naval academy has been suddenly closed. health officials say a sewage leak has made the santee basin unsafe for contact. a sewage pipe ruptured on saturday. while it has been repaired, an unknown amount of sewage leaked into the water. the acted academy prohibits swimming and crabbing there until testing determines it's safe. >> it's a tradition here at wbal-tv, speaking out great customer service in the baltimore area. this time around we asked you

for your experiences and your 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 come in here and not had good customer service. if you ask them if it looks good, they are completely honest. it's like shopping with a girlfriend. >> there's a smile. >> any time i come here for equipment for my son, they give me a lot of really good advice and they're very happyful. >> what do you like about the store? >> everything, the people, collegeness, the way it's stocked with just everything that you possibly need. >> tonight, where these and other 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 to want talk about customer service at all. lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell with a look at your morning commute. we are tracking delays on southbound 95. traffic starting to back down right around the beltway, 22 miles per hour as you make your way down to just prior to o'donnell, where we have two left lanes blocked with an accident. we are going to continue to monitor this, and we'll let you know once we get more information. westbound white marsh boulevard right at i-95, another accident coming in to us. if you normally take 95, consider pulaski hoyas your alternate. j.f.x. in great shape. 11 miles per hour on the west side now. those delays quickly falling into place in the outer loop. northbound 9759 generals highway, -- northbound 97 on generals highway, a delay. no problems in the areas. let's go ahead and give you a live view of traffic. here's what it looks like on 295 coming toward us, southbound traffic backed up just a bit. all volume-related, and the roads are slick, and you can see the fog is impacting things as well. let's take a live view as we switch over to 95 right at the 895 split. we're watching as delays start

to creep back to this point. we'll let you know once things get worse, but right now, the accident is taking up two left lanes southbound 95 just approaching o'donnell. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we want to get the latest from ava marie live from the maryland food bank, where they are in need of your help. good morning. >> good morning, sarah. yes, you said it, we're live at the food bank. this is the time of year that they really need donations, because food is such an important part of the holidays. so we're hoping people will, as they're going out and picking out items for their thanksgiving meal, they might want to donate some well. but you can always drop off items here at the maryland food bank, but there's an even easier option. the virtual food drive is online. what you do, just like online shopping, you go online, pick out the items you want, and they get sent directly to the food bank. you're talking bang for your buck. for a $12 donation, 24 cans of mix vegetables. you're getting 24 boxes of mac and cheese. ease waste way to donate. don't leave your house, and

food gets sent directly to the food bank. such an ease way to help -- such an easy way to help out. the forecast is showing we're expecting temperatures in the mid 50's. we do have a chance for showers as we go throughout the day. in fact, those rain chances are going to last through the next couple of days. unfortunately, a big time of year for people to be traveling, so that could slow them down a little bit. as we look into thanksgiving day, we'll have the sunshine. we cool down, high of 52. by friday, sunshine and 59. looking forward to pleasant weather by the end of the week. we just have to get through the next couple of days. mindy and stan, back to you. >> we love the idea that you can donate online. do you have that website again? >> it's mdfoodbank.org. >> thank you. great. >> 6:37, 56 degrees on tv hill. another member of the armed forces has quite the story to tell as his date makes him worthy of tabloid headlines, the celebrity who joined him for his big night out on the town, when we come back. >> and we're still taking your answers 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, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> some shoppers in aretha

franklin's hometown got a chance to take items once owned by the queen of soul home. a room full of hats and shoes and household goods went on sale. franklin was not involved in the sale herself. these were items that were left several years ago in a storage locker the singer didn't want anymore. items were sold from $10 to as high as $25,000 for a gown that she once wore in concert. anything not bought up will go up for sale on ebay. >> one lucky marine had a very special guest on his arm for friday night's marine corps bell in north carolina. as the people arrived friday night, no one ever thought they'd be rubbing elbows with a hollywood star, but "black swan" star mila kunis made a promise she intended to keep, arriving at the ball with sergeant scott moore. moore asked the date via spud tube after making a fellow bet with a marine serving in afghanistan. as proof, there are lots of pictures of the sergeant and the actress having a great time celebrating the marines' 236th

anniversary. how about that? >> that's great. that's quite the trend. >> i'm waiting for somebody to ask me much it's never happened, you know? >> 6:42, 56 degrees on tv hill. still ahead -- your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we'll also check on a busy morning rush on 95.

>> welcome back at 6:44. jury selection begins later today in the trial of twin brothers accused of a savannah tack on a pit bull.

this is the second trial for the two on animal abuse charges in the case of the pit bull named phoenix. their first trial ended in a mistrial when jurors said there just wasn't enough evidence to prove the brothers set fire to the dog back in 2009. the dog was so badly engineered, she had to be euthanized. baltimore county police have one person in custody this morning after a triple stabbing in the parking lot of a bar in white marsh. officers arrived at the sun set beach bar and grill in the 11,400 block of pulaski highway around 2:00 sunday morning. there they found two men suffering from stab wounds. they were taken to area hospitals. police say the third victim ran from the scene. well, the federal food stamp program has some pretty strict rules about what you can and cannot buy with them. should fast food be added to the list? the people behind kentucky fried chicken and taco bell have abandoned their plans to petition the government to allow people to use food stamps at their restaurants. bloomberg reports that the department of agriculture objected to the proposal with

an administrator saying the program should promote access to healthy foods. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we asked, do you think food stamps should be able to be redeemed at fast food restaurants? >> one viewer writes, yes, i believe the food stamps should be used at fast food restaurants. there's a possibility the users might be homeless and have no other means to feed themselves. >> absolutely not. the food stamp program is designed to provide basic sustenance for families that are struggling. fast food is not basic and is extremely unhealthy. i don't want my tax dollars going to increasing the obesity problem in this country. >> and patty writes, why not allow the persons of alcohol and cigarettes while we're at it? no way. healthy foods only. no sodas or prepared foods. some states now require a drug test in order to qualify. i was behind a lady the other day as she used her independence card and talked on her cell phone. i'm getting tired of this entitlement mentality. we'll post more answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com.

>> good morning. problems continue on 95 this morning if you're heading out of town or perhaps just to work or school smsm delays in place approaching white whaverpb down to just approaching the 895 split. we still have an accident taking up two left lanes southbound approaching o'donnell, but the heaviest delays prior to that in the white marsh area. bel air road right at bester avenue getting word of an accident. also one coming in on white marsh boulevard at i-95. if you travel on wind sore mill and forest park, a crash. delays on the west side, down to 12 miles per hour approaching 795 toward edmonson. and watch for fire activity in the city at lehman street and millington avenue. closureses in effect there. northbound i-97, you take tap the brakes in that area. fog warnings in effect at all of the area bridges. here are the delays in the white marsh area, take pulaski hoyas your alternate or

philadelphia road. delays in place toward edmonson. and that's the latest. now let's check in live with ava marie, live with the maryland food bank. right now they are in need. >> good morning, sarah. yes, as we think about the holidays, we really focus on food. we also need to think about the people who are in need for food, people who really rely on the maryland food bank. we're here live this morning. i'm with kate sam. you guys have such a great need this time of year. >> absolutely. food is a basic need. we have a need year round, but at the holidays, people, you know, they're looking for that emotional need as well. food really fills that gap. >> so you guys have always taken donations here at the maryland food bank. there's an even easier way to do it, one that i didn't even know about t. it's called the virtual food drive. >> you just go online to our website. it's mdfoodbank.org. there's a but ton that says donate food online. you can just buy wholesale the

types of foods that we need most. >> so you're talking entire cases of food, but really great prices. your money is really going far to help out. we have 24 cans of mixed vegetables here, and that goes for $12 online. and then the mac and cheese? >> yes, that's just over $8. for an entire box, 24 boxes. your money is really going a far way to help out the food bank. it's also really easy. you don't have to leave your house. who doesn't love online shopping? let's get a quick check of the forecast. the steadiest of the rain is down towards the eastern shore. we still have scattered showers left out across the area, so that's something to watch out for. wet roads could slow you down as you head out this morning. we'll head back to tony. i love some online shopping, so i think i'm going head to mdfoodbank.org. >> well, we know you're a professional, yes, so just go to the food bank website and make it easy. i love that. >> and my husband can't get mad at me because it's going to

someone else. >> yeah, but then after that you're going to click over to nordstrom's, so we know what's going to happen next. ava, appreciate that. the maryland food bank doing a great job, and they're always in need of assistance, not just during the holidays. a speaking of the holidays, let's start with the national travel weather. if get being out of town today, we're going to take a look around the country and zoom our way back towards baltimore. a chance for rain in new york. if you're driving from baltimore to new york, you'll see the fog. it's the same kind of situation we have here at home this now. atlanta could see some thunderstorms in the afternoon. that's a big connecting hub. there's a lot of flights that connect out of there. there could be delays if you're going into atlanta for a connection. dry in tampa, 83. 63 in dallas with a chance of rain showers. it's going to be really cold across the northern plains from the dakotas. the temperatures may not get out of the 20's for highs. 48 in chicago, but dry. 52 in denver. rain up in seattle with a high near 47. here at home, the steady rain we had last night is now moving off to the east. there's just a little bit of drizzle in the fog that we have out there this morning. the visibility is down to half

a mile. certainly wouldn't call it a steady rain to start the day today. if we're lucky, once we get rid of the fog, there might be a couple of breaks in the overcast, but it's going to be difficult to move the temperatures. right now, mid 50's, which isn't bad for this time of the year, but we're only going to go up three to four degrees this afternoon. the forecast, mostly cloudy, a chance for rain showers off and on, areas of fog this morning. the high temperature about 59. sunrise at 6:56. overnight, mostly cloudy, a chance for a few rain showers, temperatures into the 40's, and fog redevelop. seven-day forecast, we'll bump the chance for rain up to 60% chance. 56 for a high temperature. a chance for rain in the morning on wednesday, then clearing up. the high temperature around 60. it's going to be a breezy day. thanksgiving looks good, sunshine, a little cool, but not bad, 52 for a high. then nice weather going into the beginning of the weekend. we'll send it over to the news desk. >> time for a look at our big story. the holiday travel rush could

start earlier than usual this year. kim dacey joins us live in west baltimore with more. hi, kim. >> hi, mindy. the wednesday before thanksgiving is usually one of the busiest travel days of the year, but this year experts say the rush could start as early as tuesday. the mdpa is predicting nearly three million travelers on state highways, tunnels, and bridges over the holiday weekend. the roads will most likely still be jammed during peak hours. if you're driving i-95 on tuesday and wednesday, they suggest traveling before 6:00 a.m. and after 11:00 p.m. the authorities say nonpeak hours on thursday through sunday will most likely be between 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. to find the lowest gas prices in your neighborhood, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. reporting live in north baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kim, thank you very much. time now for a look at what's

coming up next on the "today" show. here's matt lauer. >> good morning. coming up on a monday here on "today," a frightening terror plot foiled here in new york. a so-called lone wolf under arrest, accused of making pipe bombs to target police and soldiers returning from overseas. we're live with details on that story. also ahead, natalie wood's sister speaks out in an exclusive live interview. she'll share her thoughts on the reopening of the investigation into her sister's death and what she thinks happened. plus, meredith will be back. she'll have an exclusive interview with sharla nash as the victim that have -- of that shim pan zee attack will show off her new face. and we'll have rascal flatts out on the plaza. we've got that on a monday morning right here on "today." >> 6:53, 56 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, another look at weather and traffic together before you head out to start

your day.

>> new accident in. >> yeah, unfortunately. there's really no secret to driving in the rain, just drive slow. >> you don't see, you can't play. >> southbound 795 right at 140, the latest accident coming in. we'll show i 795 in a moment. first, westbound i-70, another crash. delays on the west side. another accident clearing from the two left lanes southbound 95 approaching o'donnell. we're down to 26 miles per hour. and westbound white marsh boulevard at 95, another crash to report. take pulaski hoyas your

alternate. 395, another accident as well. it's taking up part of the right lane. let's switch over to a live view of 795. delays continue all the way down to the beltway. >> slow it down. simmer down out there, there you go. >> weather watch, we got a little bit of drizzle in the fog. you wouldn't call it rain really. maybe showers will pop up later this afternoon or this afternoon. hoe% chance on it. it's in the mid 50's right now. going to make it up to 59. better news by thanksgiving. >> looking for more weather and traffic before you head out the door, join us for 11 news on wbal plus. >> you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us at 11 news today. >> back with an update at 7:25. ♪

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