temperatures are going to climb. we will top off around 65 degrees. shop until you drop, 65 degrees and sunny. take advantage of the sales and boost the economy. >> that means a lot of traffic around the malls this morning. that is one thing you want to watch for. let's look at some of our live cameras on the west side at old court road. problem free at that corner. everybody is at the mall. greenspring avenue is shut down at hillside road because of a serious accident. greenspring valley is your alternate. another accident at reisterstown road and straw hat. the major roads are cooperating. >> let's be careful out there.

the rush is on. the sales and shopping started earlier than ever before. >> we have the latest on the big shopping day. >> the bargains are on, and so is the bedlam. >> black friday is the beginning of the season. for many retailers, these are the best deals that consumers are going to get. >> many big chains open today at midnight. >> people did not have to go to sleep and wake up early. >> 1/3 of americans will buy online this season. subcompanies have special mobile-only deals, targeting shoppers on their phones. >> it used to beat you camp out in front of the store -- it

used to be you can out in front of the store. >> it is getting early. >> do you like that? >> no. ." this man got nearly 200,000 signatures to keep stores closed on thanksgiving day. >> rather than getting up in the middle of the night. >> this remains the biggest and busiest shopping day all year. one millions of americans cannot help but buying into. some say one other stores did it come they have to follow suit or risk losing those pressures

black friday shoppers to the competition -- or risk losing those precious black friday shoppers. >> many stores opened at midnight. kim dacey joins us from the best buy in timonium with more. >> they said it was busier earlier when the doors opened at midnight. it has fallen into a lull. a lot of people are out shopping. tell me how has it been? >> it has been just crazy since the doors open. we have a lot of people. a lot of ravens fans coming in after the game getting those great deals that we have. >> what has been flying off the shells? -- shelves. tablets, e-n tv's,

readers, nooks. and laptops are always big sellers. >> you opened at midnight. >> we got a job because of a lot of our competitors were doing that. it was our customers demand. our customers wanted us to open at midnight. >> will was like getting here to work at midnight? >> i said to my employers i never expected to work here at midnight. >> thank you so much. we will keep tabs here and see how things are going and we will bring you the latest. they are open for business if you want to get out and get the holiday shopping done. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> kim, did you buy anything? >> i did check some of the

christmas lists for my friends and family to see if there was something i could grab. i will see if there's something i can pickup. multitasking. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. when you hit the stores for black friday sales and what are you expecting to buy? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we want to help you find the best deals on black friday. our coverage continues online at wbaltv.com. we have the hours at the malls and the five best spots to check. >> lots of football yesterday. the ravens beat the 49ers. pete gilbert has all the

highlights. >> it goes to john. john harbaugh will have bragging rights over little brother jim. a special night on thanksgiving night as the ravens got the victory by the final of 16-6. it was a game of few mistakes. very good defense by the 49ers. the ravens had nine sacks. they got after alex smith all game long. he took a beating and kept coming. the ravens did not have any turnovers. they had one great drive. 16 plays and went 76 yards and lasted more than seven and a half minutes. a touchdown pass by joe flacco to dennis pitta. a special moment for that young

man, his first touchdown. he feels he is a big part of this team. now the ravens have about a week and half off. the move to 8-3 before the take the field in cleveland. that is how things play out at m&t bank stadium. >> that was quite a game. a girl is missing in baltimore city. r'ykia brown was last seen at home on tivoly avenue. a woman was given permission to take the girl but never brought her home. she was last seen wearing blue jeans and a green striped shirt and white sneakers. the woman she is with is between 17 and 25 years old. if you know anything about her whereabouts, you're asked to

contact police. a suspicious death in phoenix. a police helicopter consisting any search for a missing person spotted a burned-out car. officers spotted a body inside. the name of the victim has not been released. the case is considered suspicious. >> 5:08. are you a good tipper? we will tell you who you should and should not be tipping this holiday season. >> quite a wake-up call for a woman in massachusetts when a car smashed through her home. >> this is old court road. a lot of folks have a long weekend off. there are some shoppers head into the malls. traffic moving pretty smoothly.

>> yesterday was good but today is going to be better. currently we're at 50 degrees. that is going to climb to about 65 this morning. it should be it a great day to do some shopping. right now at the airport, 41 degrees. at the inner harbor, 51 degrees. as far as your forecast, mostly sunny with a high of 63 to 66. we will take a closer look at how long this great weather is going to last. we will break that down after the break. >> thank you. officials in phoenix are trying to recover the bodies of six people after a plane crash. the co-pilot had just picked up his children to celebrate the

holiday. it is hard for rescue crews to reach the crash site. officials did not expect to find any survivors. >> a woman in massachusetts got an early thanksgiving wake up when a car crashed into her home. the driver lost control of the car and crashed into the home. the owner of the house was on the second floor of the time and suffered minor injuries after falling down the stairs lot going to investigate the noise. the driver was taken to a local hospital. >> 5:12. a wallaby is still in thanksgiving. >> your trip to the mall could soon be tracked for data. how that would help businesses. this is old court road, the west side of the beltway looking very good in both loops.

we have a problem along greenspring avenue. greenspring avenue.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> i am dragging this morning. i was hoping that that ravens game would be over at halftime with a big blow well. least onwe won. a beautiful day at the airport yesterday, 60 degrees. we are about 10 degrees warmer than normal. lows of around where they should

be. today is going to be even better. 51 downtown. 41 at the airport. mid 40's on the eastern shore. 45 in ocean city. parkton, 38 degrees. about the same temperatures we're seeing out west. hagerstown, 39. as far as today, great shopping weather. mostly sunny and mild. highs around 66 degrees. in light wind of 5 miles per hour. this is the story. i don't have to do anything. when you're under the influence of high pressure, it makes for a beautiful day. we have three high pressure systems that are branched into the deep south and that will give us great weather for the next couple of days. then this upper level system we're watching that will probably move into our area

around mid to late afternoon on sunday which will bring us rain from sunday into monday. tonight, if you continue your shopping, mostly clear and cold, 35 to 40 degrees. no rain in sight. get out -- and of the sales go to about noon today. if they go into the evening, you will not have any problems. 61 degrees on saturday. sunday, will still be warm, but that system moves into the afternoon and this is a 50% chance or rain. you can see it drops anywhere from 13 to 14 degrees. we start to dry out on tuesday. thursday about 48 degrees. the cooler weather is coming. >> thank you. let's check your commute.

we will find most of the violent around the malls. watch for delays. -- will find most of the volume around the malls. we do have an accident at greenspring. that is the biggest issue in the city. 95 looks great with light volume at 395. at the bridges, all of them checking out ok. problem free at the tunnels. not a bad morning to be out this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> now that the holiday season is in full swing, it is time to think about your tipping in a ettiqute. be edi

it is about the relationship. for those who care for your children come at a holiday bonus may be some extra time off. we're taking a closer look at some new technology that tracks people as they are shopping. it uses your cell phone signal to recall your shopping strategies. some shoppers wonder if this is an invasion of privacy. >> the holiday rush is under way. this year is a little different. all the have to do is look at the directories and you'll see signs warning shoppers that they are being tracked through their cell phone. >> what does anybody care if i go to jcpenney? >> marketing managers want to know where shoppers like to go. that is why at this mall is one of two in the nation that are testing out this tracking system.

>> in years past, we would have to shop and ask you, would you mind answering questions? >> questions like what are your favorite places to shop or eat? now the movements of anyone carrying a working cell phone can be recorded. after a shopper enters a parking lot, the transponders a signal from the cell phone. the transponders follow that ping all over the mall. some say it could be seen as an invasion of privacy. the transponders do not have the ability. >> they are not able to collect any kind of demographic. we don't know if you're male or female. >> if you do not want your

movement subtract, turn off your cell phone when you come to the mall -- if you do not want your movements tracked. >> jane king has the bloomberg business report. hopefully you had a good thanksgiving. >> i did. thank you. looks like a rough start on wall street this morning. we are looking lower. it is expected to be a light day of trading. this is kids day at the new york stock exchange. everybody brings their kids to work. even my kids will be taking of the trading floor. stocks are deeply in the red. ratings companies are concerned about hungary and portugal. gold prices are falling. gold traders are getting more

bullish on the metal. so far gold is up 19% this year. at&t has withdrawn their application for its $39 billion megamerger with t-mobile. they ask fellow commissioners to send a proposal to a hearing. it looks like the merger may not happen after all. not everybody is in the holiday spirit. some people are protesting these big deals. occupied wall street protesters have their target on holiday shopping. they say over consumption has gotten us into this mess. small business saturday is tomorrow. 89 million people say they plan to shop small to keep local businesses thriving. some people could get a $25 credit if they shop at the local business.

back to you. >> what are the aha hottest holiday items? >> boy. today is the only day that apple will discount their retail prices. i will tell you how much and who is cutting the price of the ipad. >> thank you, jane. we will see you at 6:15 for your next report. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. a wallaby still thanksgiving in a missouri town. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. will you hit the stores for black friday sales, and what are you expecting to buy? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> on thanksgiving, turkey is king. >> another animal got people talking. >> it could take a lot to get people up and moving on thanksgiving morning. >> take me away from the black friday ads. >> a wallaby in missouri. >> they are used to squirrels. this >> is news in a small town like this -- >> this is news any small town like this. >> he only traveled a few miles. >> he darted out. >> he was spotted in the woods.

the family started their search. >> this is the first time we have encountered a list wallaby. >> an employee spotted him and shut the gate. >> the kids were in the shower and i shouted for them to get out of the shower. >> noah ever broke out. >> he likes to let people -- he likes to let peick people. >> the day the wall be trumped the turkey -- the day the wallaby trumped the turkey. >> lisa robinson's quest to learn more about their ancestors. >> the black friday shopping continues.

>> we will take you to the harbowl. the look of their win. >> we see clear skies. it will be a great shopping day today. >> clear on most of the major roadways, unless you're going to the mall. one accident along greenspring avenue.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. . i am stan stovall. >> thank you for joining us this morning. nice weather. >> good for shopping. >> i wait for the post christmas sales. >> i shopped on-line -- i

shopped on-li onlines. >> 41 degrees at the airport. 51 degrees at the inner harbor. to give you a sneak peek for black friday shopping, there's the money we will save. 65 degrees and sunny -- >> or spend. shop >> to you drop. you will have beautiful weather to do so -- shop till you drop. is to be a delightful day -- it should be a delightful day. >> one location along greenspring avenue, there are still some closures. greenspring value to falls road is your alternate. two early morning promised but not impacting major roadways.

you can see the harrisburg expressway looks great at padonia -- to early-morning problems. a green light down towards the capital beltway. shoppers got an early start. >> many stores opened at midnight. kim dacey is live at one of them, the best buy in timonium, with some details for us. >> good morning. they opened at midnight and managers say the line was wrapped around the building. now it seems to have eased off a little bit. still pretty busy consider it is about 5:30 in the morning. one shopper is here with his mother doing some shopping. how long have you been out here? >> i have been out for about four hours already. >> are you here to get any gifts for anyone? >> kind of. >> ditcher mother dragon route

-- did your mother drag you out? >> it has been fun. people running around and getting tv's. >> what did you get today? >> we get tv's. >> what stores have you been to? >> target, best buy, and the mall. >> shopping at this time of the day is crazy. >> i would be sleeping now. >> then are you going home? >> going to sleep. >> thank you for joining us. people will go home and get some sleep because they have been out all night, since midnight when the stores open. we will keep you posted. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. will you hit the stores for black friday sales, and what are you looking to buy? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> wedged again this year between the shoppers out to play and the ones who will shop on cyber monday are those that will be shopping tomorrow. >> it has been said main street is where you find the backbone of american business, the small business. >> they are able to walk the purchase that you may not be able to get online. >> more often than not they know their customer. they can be relevant to their customer. that matters a lot to consumers in today's day and age. >> small stores are at a disadvantage against big retailers who have big marketing budgets to attract christmas

shoppers. >> small businesses are the lifeblood of our committees. >> that is why american express has launched its small business ad campaign. >> when purchase is all it takes. >> to steer holiday shoppers starting this saturday toward local independently owned businesses instead of bigger stores on black friday or online on cyber monday. this as new research shows small businesses raise the value of properties that surrounds them. >> due to the increased popularity of the small district inchs, it has led to an increased. >> of american express is hoping small business saturday becomes as successful as black friday. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the baltimore ravens beat

the san francisco 49ers. a family picture before the game. all smiles before the kickoff. a key defensive play in the second quarter. alex smith tried every deep score. baltimore up 3 at the break. a huge plate at the start of the third quarter. there's the interception. so good we will watch it three times. it was big at the point. ray lewis likes it on the sidelines. not to the fourth quarter. joe flacco finds dennis pitta in the end zone. the ravens take the lead 13-6. the story of the game was sacks. the ravens but all kinds of pressure on san francisco, recording nine sacks in the

game. that is a team record. the ravens the 12 win 16-6. round one goes to john. >> house we was that -- how sweet was that. did you stay up to watch the whole game? >> 5:37. 50 degrees on tv hill. >> lisa robinson takes us on her journey to a more about her journey to a more about her

>> welcome back to 11 news today. . 5:39.

50 degrees on tv hill. we're setting ourselves up for a delightful day. folks heading out to do their black friday shopping come the weather is going to agree with you. downtown, a 51. 41 at the airport. in westminster, 43 degrees. on the eastern shore, 45 degrees. mostly sunny and mild today. light winds of about 5 miles per hour. high temperature between 63 and 66 degrees. how long will this spectacular weather last of it will tell you in just a couple of minutes. >> sometimes a family history includes us. -- eludes us. >> lisa robinson often wondered about their roots. ancestry.com helped her find some answers.

>> i have known or known about many of these faces all of my life. with the help of this woman, i get a clearer picture about some others. >> your family has been one of the quarter from as we have traced. >> we met harmon at the home of my paternal grandparents. i had been there as a teenager. it was the last time i saw my great-grandmother. i was 70, she was 99. this time -- i was 17. the home was not easy to find. >> we're basically standing where they were living 100 years ago. >> my great grandparents were here in 1910 and living in this house when there were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. eight of their nine children posing with them in this photo.

another light is shining on my heritage. >> this is the race column. can you make that out? mulato. black.e reanrietta is >> it says there's like blood in there and that is visible. >> census records did not have much on my other relatives records. he was a sawmill laborer. lumber is a big industry there. >> mostly it was in the woods dressed to the mills. >> my great-grandmother was a preacher. rose mary huntley met us.

>> the work very well respected people. they lived in a section where the residents were white people accept them. -- except them. they were good people. >> i also met a cousin and i never heard of before. >> he was a short man, very fair complexion. beautiful hair. a lot of people loved him. the black and white wood: uncle tom. >> we go about 40 miles south to rockingham, north carolina, to the coverage of house plantation. >> we believe this plantation house was either a property

where your answers would have been enslaved or that people in this plantation are related to the masters of your ancestors. >> there were 300 enslaved men, women, and children. >> several white covingtons in this area and we believe your ancestors were owned by one of them. >> this is the first one taken after the civil war and the first census that listed formerly enslaved people by name. i find my great-great grandfather, born in 1862. he is now working in the fields. i never knew what his name was. i asked about my paternal grandfather. he my grandmother divorced early in their marriage. the was much talk of him when i was growing up.

my grandmother gave me this picture of him within months of for dying. she wrote, this is your grandfather. >> he was fathered by the white man his mother worked for. his last name was beatty. grandfather i never met. i sought this social security form -- i saw this social security form.

he was born in north carolina. >> he said his father is -- some definite clues. those are your great- grandparents. david o'neill said he was born in 1907. that would make him 3 when the 1910 census was taken. >> she said she has seven children living below six are with her. so where's her husband? where is david? david should be in this. >> i now know the name of my other great-grandmother. was born inews rural north carolina. she looks like a heck of a woman on paper. >> she can read or write. her children are working on the farm with her and are attending school. she owns her home free and clear meeting it is not mortgage and to take a house not a farm.

>> i have more than i ever had before. >> every time you find a clue, there's one more clue. >> i have a clearer picture of who i am. lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> just fascinating. leeson wants to thank ancestry.com -- least once to thank -- lisa wants to thank ancestry.com. this is 83 at padonia road. traffic is very light. folks are probably already parked at the malls.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to take a look at your morning commute. on 795, and looks pretty good at franklin ball for. southbound traffic is problem free. -- on franken boulevard. the promise will be around the malls. -- on franklin boulevard. mall traffic will be heavy until noon today. 50 at sandy point at the bay bridge. there is an accident at greenspring avenue and hillside road. a pretty serious crash. another crash there reisterstown road and straw hat. major roadways are cooperating and will keep you posted on that accident on greenspring avenue. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. lowell.check in with old mis >> looking great if you're coming back from shopping or hitting out at this hour, it will be a delightful day.

temperatures in the mid 60's with a lot of sunshine. you can do some outdoor activities. a little chilly start in some spots. the warmest downtown at 51 degrees. 41 at the airport. parkton, 38. 45 on the eastern shore. some chilly temperatures way out west. 37 in oakland. the rest of the day looks great. mostly sunny and mild. wind at the west at 5 miles per hour. temperatures from 63 to 66 degrees. we're under the influence of high pressure. no clouds. ee + plenty of spots where that son will beam on down -- that will leave us plenty of spots where the sun will beam on down. this is something we will keep

an eye on. this upper level system that will move over the next couple of days and enter our area sometime around sunday afternoon and bring us rain sunday evening into monday. we don't want to talk about that. mostly clear skies tonight. cool conditions. the southwest wind will be pretty light. 35 to 40 degrees. when will the rain gear? we will be dry through saturday. some high clouds start to move in on noon at sunup. then we get some wet weather to the west of the city. into monday morning, you can see some heavy stuff that's moving through. some mixed precipitation in maryland. i don't think any frozen precipitation will get into our viewing area. 50% chance of rain in the afternoon hours.

we'll still be a mild, 63 degrees. in to monday, we drop about 10 to 15 degrees in temperature. it will be a breezy as high pressure moves behind that rain. the rest of the week, lope 50's to high 40's and breezy. have to bring the jackets back out -- low 50's. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, we'll check one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

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votes. ava was not far behind. mindy received 20% of the vote. jennifer franciotti got 13%. tony got four %. >> i think we need a recount. ava was far above everybody else's. but thank you it to everybody who voted. >> you're being a gracious winner. >> i appreciate you voting. makes me feel good. the black friday chaos. a walmart store how to be evacuated after a customer pauper's praised a crowd of shoppers. >> is a match. -- she is a match. >> what firefighters used to

rescue this kitten trapped inside a pole. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. we are shaping up to be a great day. we will of great temperatures for shopping. -- we will have a great temperatures. >> everything running smoothly on the major runways. one problem along greenspring avenue.