interstate 272 i-95. with a cut of the ribbon in front of local, state, and federal leaders, one of the state's largest road projects, the icc, is in the books. noticeably absent was governor martin o'malley, forcing the lieutenant governor to take the wheel. he went as far as to poke fun on how far the how long it took the road to be built. >> the day i was born, this vision of cutting a ribbon today to connect to make counties in maryland, and here we are. >> the completion of the next 10 miles, the only extension left is from i-95 to route 1, which will be completed in the future. >> we have had autobus and downs, but when we started construction, we made a commitment to be on time and

under budget. we had a few people that made that happen. -- we have had our ups and downs. >> despite all the headaches, the project went as planned and will say people lot of time. monday is another issue. as far as cost, a one-way trip will cost four dollars peak and $3.20 off-peak, and $6 peak and four $80 since off pete without an easy task. a small group of protesters had a big problem with the tolls and say a higher gas prices and told are already paying for the icc. >> people who have to pay increased tolls and baltimore, it is all for the icc. >> others expressed environmental and community

concerns. >> it is not going to relieve congestion. we have loaned $3 billion is not relieving congestion while they are not fixing roads. >> as far as told, those collected on the icc will pay for its building. the official public opening will be tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. and will be free through december 40. for more information on the icc, we have provided some help on our website, wbaltv.com. >> drivers will no longer be issued warnings when they are caught on speed cameras. howard county executive says he hopes it will decrease the number of speeders. >> we have mobile cameras, so there are no fixed locations. we don't have enough for every location. we just want to change the culture, and people know they

might get a ticket, so please slowdown in a school zone. >> drivers will receive 40 or fined for driving 12 miles an hour over the speed limit -- $40 fines. >> this store in cockeysville was hit on friday for the second time in a week. gulf war can police are investigating for robberies at goodwill stores. -- a man took money from the register and a safe in the store and took off on foot. the store was for fraud on november 11. the towson goodwill was brought on november 11 and november 16. they suspect all the robberies are related. >> we are aware of the community and customer concerns about shopping at these locations. we want all our customers to

feel safe in the goodwill stores and other businesses in area as a holiday season approaches. >> police are looking into the possibility that the robberies involving a former employee or a customer. they are still looking at all the evidence, but they have increased security around all the goodwill stores. anyone with information is asked to call baltimore county police. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police said the clerk of courts frank conway senior pulled out a weapon during an altercation. there was a this bid this morning outside conaway's house. officers said they saw, where -- conaway chasing him and stop to help. meister had written that belinda conway's primary residence was in the county, not baltimore

city. >> a blind veteran who uses a guide dog alleges that city paramedics refused to take him to the hospital unless he left his service doppler on the sidewalk. the former marine had been hit by a car on his way to a veterans day parade last week. david collins is live at our department headquarters with the latest. >> alleged ultimatum current into an internal investigation. also has put that kind of committee on edge. leaders say that many are afraid to call 911 because they are concerned that will be reduced service. this blonde labrador is more than curtis graham is best friend. >> he is a guide dog. he is my eyes. >> they are team, and until last week, they had been inseparable. curtis is a former marine. on veteran's day, they were invited to walk in the city's veterans day parade, but they never made it. curtis and his guide dog were

struck by a car. >> that my dog first. his job is to protect me. they hit him first, and i did not know what was going on. i just grabbed him and pushed him out of the way so he would not get run over, and they hit me also. >> laying in the street, bruised and swollen, a city paramedic crew rolled up. >> i told them i was a blind person and i had a service dog. i said i cannot go anywhere without my service dog and he is sitting over there on the pavement. they tell me that they could not take my service dog. >> so they gave you an ultimatum, either leave your service job or they are not going to treat you are taking to the hospital? >> they tell me they were going to have to leave my dog and i told them i was not going without my dog. >> federal law mandates that it cannot interfere with an

individual with a service dr. >> they did not care. they said there is nowhere for him to be strapped down. i said he does not need to be strapped down, he will stay in one position, and they would not do it. >> curtis said he and the paramedics argued. he did go to the hospital, but only after he called someone to take care of his dog. what do you want to happen now? >> these guys need to be trained. >> how about an apology? >> i would appreciate that. that would help out a whole lot. >> do you think should be disciplined as well? >> as far as i am concerned, yes. >> city officials say there may be department of charges. this is a misdemeanor under maryland law that carries a $500 fine for each offense. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a major expansion move by city and state officials

effective date 12012. the family planning works act, women and certain income will not have to pay sliding scale fees at clinics. it is expected to help reverse infant mortality and low birth weights. >> starting january 1, women up to 200% of poverty will be able to be eligible for family planning services through the medicaid program at a bunch of sites. >> the family planning works act says women living in an income of 21 dowson $780 or less and younger than 51 years or eligible. >> a developing story from capitol hill. a congressional super committee failed to reach a deficit deal. that news sent markets tumbling today, ending down almost 250 points. nikole killion has more on those negotiations.

>> lawmakers for making a last- ditch effort to reach an agreement, but they released a statement at the end saying they failed. the head of the congressional super committee admitted super failure, despite lawmakers working behind closed doors to come up with a last-minute deal. >> we are working as hard as we can. >> 11th-hour discussions, after almost two months of negotiations by the panel over how to slash $1.20 trillion from the federal deficit. >> our democratic friends say we will not cut $1 more without raising taxes. that tells you a lot about the ease those here in washington. >> a whole deal is being held hostage by the idea that the wealthiest people in america ought to get a bigger tax cut while everyone else should sen. >> despite the broad agreements of this concession approach, there are still too many

republicans in congress who have refused to listen to the voice of reason and compromise. >> the dell lost triple digits. -- the dow lost triple digits. >> it is just a shame, because it has to happen sometime. every minute that we delay makes the conclusion more painful. >> in their statement, the chairs of the super committee say that despite their intense deliberations, they were unable to bridge significant differences. >> stay with us, there is more news ahead. >> the ravens put themselves back in great position in the standings, but that schedule puts them in a tough spot. >> there is rain all run the region and it will stick around for a couple more days. the holiday weekend looks pretty nice. right now, wet weather and 50 at the airport, 5

>> baltimore county cape doppler the toy drive in the adopt a family program. if you like to donate, you and drop off a new, unwrapped toys any branch of the baltimore library. >> this time around we did things a little differently. we ask you for your experiences and recommendations. here is lisa robinson. >> good customer service is about pig -- making people happy enough to want to come back. the or 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 is like shopping with a girlfriend. >> any time i come here for equipment with my son, they give me a lot of good advice. >> the people, the cleanliness, the way it is stocked with everything you could possibly need. >> where these and other viewers say they are getting great customer service. some unique things that stores are doing to get your business, and as a prize from a big department store that does not want to talk about customer service at all. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> off and on rain in the area today, looks like it will happen again tomorrow and into wednesday. big changes on the way. the timing could be perfect this week as far as getting rid of the wet and dreary weather,

although it may hamper some travel for your holiday plans coming up this week. right now, just like rain across the state. there are some heavier showers to the south. since midnight in maryland, the precipitation has been pretty light across our region. the computer model showed just a couple of tenths of an inch of rain through southern pennsylvania and parts of central and eastern maryland. areas around baltimore have not had much that you could measure in the rain gauge. this is going to change tomorrow and into wednesday. at the airport, 0.13 inches of rain today. highs in the low 60's compared to the normal, which is now only 54 degrees. it is getting cooler across the northern tier. overnight, it will be cool with. of rain and fog is likely. a big area of rain just to the

south at 6:00 a.m. on tuesday with lighter rain or drizzle across the baltimore metro area. 43-54 the overnight low with the breeze coming in at about 5 miles an hour. it is cold up here in northern new england. we are on the southern edge of that chilly air for now. the storm in the southern plains will push warmer air into the mid atlantic and the boundary between the two air masses will be the focus of rain. there could be a little bit of thunder down here on wednesday afternoon. wednesday night, high pressure builds in behind the system. by thanksgiving day, it looks like we will see a lot of sunshine. hang in there for couple more cloudy, dreary november days. in western maryland, it is going to get colder heading into thanksgiving day, but tomorrow 56 and rain. wednesday night and early thursday morning, a few snow

showers may develop in the western maryland mountains. a chance for a thunderstorm wednesday. on the lower eastern shore, thunderstorms are more likely. highs on wednesday could push into the upper 60's, and a couple of wet days before it clears out in time for thanksgiving day. tomorrow afternoon, some rain and snow showers in the pacific northwest might delay things in seattle. nice weather in denver. atlanta, not too bad tomorrow but they may deal with some thunderstorms rolling through their early wednesday morning. that big travel they wednesday might be a little wet up and down the eastern seaboard kuala begins to dry out in the central part of that state. -- while it begins to dry out. atlanta should be cleared out nicely by wednesday afternoon, and on thursday it should be nice for most of the nation, including here in baltimore. but on tuesday, a possible

thunderstorm wednesday. on thanksgiving day, sunny skies and cool, great football weather. lots of sunshine during the day. more sunshine for friday, partly cloudy saturday, rain chances sunday but not until very late in the evening. >> is by the struggles on the road, the ravens perfect home record has put them back in full control of their destiny this season. -- in spite of struggles on the road. the win over the cincinnati bengals put some of the hope for the home field advantage back on track. ray lewis had his first missed a game since 2007. cincinnati became the first team to score two rushing touchdowns against the ravens. joe flacco only hit anquan boldin 41 pass yesterday's, but it was a doozy. a 35-yard catch, run, and run

over for the touchdown. that is a man who likes to hit. ray rice ran for 100 four yards, the third time he has run for more than 100 yards. we all see the trend emerging there. the passing game had so many highlights. smith broke the record for the most receiving yards but a ravens rookie. 509 yards and counting. the ravens were up 31-14. this kid can play. a seven-point game, a perfect throw to jerome simpson. most of us felt like overtime was coming, but the rookie defensive lineman with a fourth- down sack on dalton ended it. a short celebration and a quick turnaround to get ready for thursday night's game at home against the san francisco forty- niners.

>> we got banged up. we need to make sure we take our time and be smart with that. you have to be very smart about what you are doing. we knew that this game was on the schedule along time ago. >> earlier we ask you who would get the mvp award. text a four rate rise ,b for smith, and c for joe flacco. 14% are going with joe. today a significant piece of history when to detroit pitcher justin and burr lander -- justin verlander.

eldersburg finished second. six years ago, verlander also won the haruki of the year award. he has won all three awards. tom tasselmyer with the start of the holiday season and the seven-day forecast, when we come back.

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>> ran for a couple of days, but clearing up in time for the weekend. showers tomorrow, maybe a thunderstorm with that ran on wednesday as we get into the 60's, and then it clears out. nice cool, dry weather for ravens football on thursday. most of the weekend looks great until late on sunday when a rain chance returns. we have a nice holiday coming up. >> beautiful for thanksgiving day, just like you promised. thanks for joining us, everybody. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--