outstanding. the average high temperature is 51. no problems expected this morning. 47 degrees at the airport. partly to mostly cloudy skies. a few peaks of sunshine mixed in with the clouds. temperature of 66. maybe not quite as warm as yesterday -- a high temperature of 66. >> good morning. this is 95 through howard county. north and southbound traffic looks ok. problems in harford county. near route 24. a disabled tractor-trailer on southbound 95 at 24. a vehicle into a ditch.

police are responding. taking up part of a lane on northbound 95 at route 24. so far the major roads elsewhere are cooperating. no delays or incidents. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police are looking for who vandalized a middle river neighborhood with a graffiti. kim dacey has details. >> police think the vandals struck overnight from saturday night into sunday morning on holly grove road in middle river. residents say it is usually a nice neighborhood and they have had no problems. they found a swastika and other messages spray-painted on cars and fences. they spent a lot of sunday trying to undo the damage.

neighbors think it may be a group of teenagers they have seen around the area. >> these kids -- there are better things you can be doing with your time than vandalizing people's property. someday they will understand. >> nothing major damage. it generally comes off. to more of an inconvenience -- it is more of an inconvenience. >> anyone with information is asked to call baltimore county police. >> no word whether charges will be filed against motorcyclist hit a driver. this happened on sunday morning when he lost control of this motorcycle. he was thrown by as motorcycle and hit by a car. two teenagers will be laid to

rest this week. family and friends gathered to remember the young men. >> trust me, none of us knew anything would happen that night. of you out here and seeing how much he affected everybody, and feel i got more time to know him. >> the pain in my heart will probably never go away. i'm so touched that he touched so many people. >> the driver is in serious condition. funerals will be a hell of this week. -- funerals will be held this week. >> a house fire on riverside drive. a woman and three firefighters were taken to the hospital.

the firefighters have since been release. family and friends are remembered a boy killed in a house fire. flames broke out on sunday morning. a third person escaped unharmed. >> it is always a tragedy when somebody dies in a fire, especially around this time of year. it does take its toll on the firefighters and paramedics. >> a firefighter also suffered some burns. no word on what caused the fire. >> dozens of occupy protesters remained outside city hall despite a deadline. -organizers ledhand

chants with a bullhorn. protesters are now into their 10th day of anti-government demonstrations. military leaders are urging people to head to the polls. time is running out for the republican underdogs. the caucuses are just over five weeks away. >> the main endorsement is the one here in iowa on january 3 in the caucuses. >> false accusations and confusion about some of my business have contributed to it. >> mitt romney is second in the polls when it comes to a fund- raising. keep track of the candidates on our website, wbaltv.com. >> millions of americans were

shopping. travel is up and retailers are reporting record sales. >> americans are returning to their daily routines. an estimated 42.5 million americans traveled over thanksgiving. from atlanta to kansas city. sunday was more of the same. travelers once again braving the headaches of holiday congestion. still or owners were smiling after retail sales broke records -- store owners were smiling. $52 billion in sales. an increase of $7 billion from last year. 226 million shoppers visited

stores and websites over black friday weekend. next up, cyber monday, where shoppers will once again be looking for those bargains. 8 out of 10 retailers are expected to have special deals on cyber monday. >> about 123 million americans are expected to shop on cyber monday. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how much holiday shopping do plan to do online? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. more people are spending time in front of screens. the gift many children are asking for. >> an assistant basketball coach is without a job this morning.

>> this is southbound 95 and maryland 32. o

>> welcome back. 5:10. a mild start. it will be another warm day today. above average. we don't expect any weather trouble for your morning commute. 47 at the airport. 52 in jarrettsville. increasing clouds or a mixture of clouds and sunshine but dry. we could see some rain showers this evening or tonight. we will check the seven of forecast in just a few minutes. >> syracuse university of fires

its longtime assistant basketball coach. three men have accused bernie fine of sexually abusing them when they were boys. sunday night, the school said that his employment with syracuse has been terminated effective immediately. fine has been an assistant coach at syracuse for 35 years. >> bystander's lifting a truck to save a woman. people were pinned underneath the truck. so of drivers listed that truck and pulled out a female passenger -- several drivers listed the trufted that truck and told nota female passenger. that is great they came to her aid. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. man's best friend is quite the

shopper. how one man borders with his dog. arters hisne man bor dog. >> we have an accident in harford

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we originally with a problem in harford county -- two of them. we start on the northbound side.

an accident involving a vehicle into the bitch ditch. you can see lots of response that northbound at 24 in harford county. watch for a partial right lane closures and some delays starting to form. pretty good shape on rest of the major roads. everything flowing smoothly at the area bridges. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning to you. >> we are looking at a smooth commute on the rails right now. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. the 44 and 64 bosses are operating with delays. a diversion at edmondson and swann. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann.

>> good morning. it has been quite a stretch of weather. temperatures around 70 degrees for the past three days. yesterday, 71. it was nice. the average high temperature is 51. almost 20 degrees above average. we will be above average again today. 57 in annapolis. 52 in parkton. a little bit of cloud cover to start the day. we don't expect any problems on the way to work or school. you'll probably see some sunshine breaking through the cloud deck. there is some rain off to the west. this is across the ohio valley. some snow on backside of it in western kentucky appear that will catch up to us tonight and

tomorrow. a friend has stalled just west of us. almost winter like air in the great lakes. the temperature across this front is 40 degrees. a very slow-moving system. it will take its time. it will stick around for a while. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for some rain showers this evening. high temperature around 66. still pretty good for this time of year. a chance for some rain showers tonight as temperatures drop back into the upper 40's and low 50's. rate is likely tomorrow. 59 or 60 degrees. 49 on wednesday with a slight chance for a rain shower. 50 by the end of the week.

60 on sunday. >> electronic screens are getting a lot of face time, according to a new survey. 60% spend anywhere from one to six hours a day looking at a tv or smart phone. 34% admit to seven to 10 hours or more per day. kids want an iholiday. 44% of children want to ipad from santa claus. many kids will also be asking for gaming devices this year. nintendo 3ds leads the pack.

chris clackum has some ways to stay safe. >> the big theme for online holiday shopping this year is mobile. a survey supports that finding 71% of taba owners and 53% of smart phone owners plan to shop using mobile devices. for cyber criminals, it is an opportunity. >> one click. press this button and you purchase something. >> protect yourself, starting with a passport that stays away from familiar names were street addresses. >> at passport that is at least 8 characters long and is a mixture of numbers, letters, and doesn't include any real words you find in a dictionary. >> be careful downloading holiday apps and for a mouse

that claim to find the hard to find gift. >> they are likely to click on an e-mail like that and not think about it. >> security software for mobile devices is far behind security for desktop computers. more >> opportunities for bad guys to break into your e-mail and phone book and take evanish of all the things hackers could do. >> hackers go where the money is, and that means christmas shoppers online. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all online shoppers using a mobile need to be aware of things like online coupon scams and offers, especially those involving the well-known delivery services. screen savers can be loaded with

e.l whealwar >> seekers between the big banks and the feds are revealed -see- chr- secrets. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> bankers took tens of billions of dollars in emergency loans and they were assuring investors their money was fine. bloomberg has sifted through 29,000 pages and found that taxpayers were paying the price and helping the biggest banks to grow even bigger. nearly all the loans have been repaid and there have been no financial losses. hrj capital. sources

say the probe is whether the firm misled investors as it struggled to stay . among those who could be manning. is p. mannieyton more european woes. last week was the worst thanksgiving week for stocks since 1932. investors looking to buy all the heavy shopping and creating optimism. we have some good news for your. working and efforts to contain the debt crisis. looking at a gain of about to enter 50 points on the dow -- 250 pointts. jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news.

>> we all know the song "the 12 days of christmas." looks like those items will cost more. >> they break down the costs every year. more on that. even how much a partridge in a pear tree will cost. >> thank you, jane. we will see you at 6:15 for your next report. >> where do you buy a partridge in a pear tree? your christmas helper may be lying if your feet. >> he said speedo and i said yes. >> under its of santa clause -- hundreds of santa clauses running around in speedos. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how much of your holiday

shopping will you do online? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send

>> this reminds me i should get my lights up. holiday season arrived in style with within 80 miles of lights in kansas city. fireworks lit up the sky. hundreds of skivvies. santas in speedos ran to the streets to raise money for breast cancer. cancer survivors say they were happy with the turnout. >> send the dog if you're running behind your christmas

shopping. man has trained his best friend to do the shopping for him. the shopkeepers fill the basket and said the dog back home. dog is to enjoy his favorite food -- sausage and ice-cream -- the dog gets to enjoy his favorite food. >> don't shortchange the dog. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. >> vandals strike a middle river neighborhood. will explain. -- i will explain. >> back to business for congress. >> we do have some rain in the forecast. >> anticipate the normal delays once again.

95 is where we have one problem in h

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. it was a gorgeous weekend. everybody in my neighborhood was putting up their christmas lights. >> we hit 70 degrees three days in a row. it was nice. we will be in the 60's today. 47 right now at the airport. we don't expect any rain during the day. we will make it up to 66 this afternoon. there could be some rain in western maryland. that range could catch up to us tonight in baltimore -- that

rain. >> 1 accident on 95 in harford county and has been cleared. good news to report. we are looking at a disabled tractor-trailer on the southbound side. it does not appear to be impacting traffic in harford county. this is the beltway at old court road. you can see it is picking up in volume. normal delays will be falling into place as you make your way from old court road down to edmondson. still running smoothly. no delays on the harrisburg expressway or the j.f.x. the rest of the major roads leading up to the beltway in good shape. a disabled tractor-trailer it should be out of there on southbound 95 at route 24. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> the thanksgiving recess is over. lawmakers return this week to a hefty work load. tara mergener is live with what happens now. good morning . >> good morning. lawmakers are on their way back to capitol hill. that means haggling over some pressing economic issues. congress returns to work this week. topping the to do list -- extending the payroll tax cuts. >> it would give middle-class families about $1,000 extra in their pockets. >> the measure reduces the employee share of the social security tax peril by 2%. president obama is asking congress to extend the break. >> if congress refuses to act,

middle-class families are going to get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time. >> an extension could cost the treasury an estimated $112 billion. many republicans are against it. >> peril tax holiday has not stimulated job creation. >> democrats want to play for the holiday by raising taxes on the nation's top earners. >> let's help the working families who are struggling and ask those who are the most well- off to pay a small increase in taxes. >> the idea does not sit well with republicans. >> by taxing the people who provide the jobs come you put off the day we have economic recovery and job creation in this country. >> congress must also decide whether or not to extend jobless

benefits for the long-term unemployed. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> jury selection is expected to begin later today in the trial of two men's trying to suppress voter turnout. paul schurick is accused of conspiring with julius henson to keep african american voters home by logic in robocall by telling them the election had already been decided. fire cause a heavy damage to a greenhouse. the flames spread to the greenhouse on sunday afternoon. the cause is under investigation. >> authorities say they did not

expect felt like in the death of an inmate. michael malpass was found unresponsive in his cell. he had been at the detention center for about a week. officials have not said how he died. some people in middle river are upset and said their property has been vandalized. kim dacey joins us live in towson with the latest. good morning. >> police think the vandals struck saturday night into sunday on holly grove road. neighbors say it is usually a nice neighborhood and the use it did not have any major problems. they found a swastika and several other messages spray- painted on several cars and fences. they spend a lot of day on sunday to try to undo the damage.

police did not have a description of the suspect but it could be a group of teenagers. >> these kids -- there's a lot of better things that you can be doing with your time than vandalizing people's property. someday they will understand what it's like to own something and have somebody ruin it. >> we have one single -- or double lines painted across the cars. nothing -- no major damage. it generally comes off. but it's more of an inconvenience than anything. >> police did not think the incident is hate related. if you have any information, contact baltimore county police. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> frosty the snowman isn't oul.ys a jolly happy sa kevin walsh has dressed as frosty for a parade has been released on his own recognizance.

>> if you chose not to stand in the cold on black friday, you may not have missed out on any deals. cyber sales are expected to be on the rise this holiday season. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how much of your holiday shopping will you do online? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:37. 52 degrees on tv hill. a low-calorie diet may be able to improve heart function. >> print to diagnose children -- helping to diagnose children. >> tracking a new accident on the harrisburg expressway. the harrisburg expressway. we will update you on

>> welcome back. 56 degrees downtown. we're off to a quiet start on this monday morning. we did not expect any weather trouble. 47 at the airport. 58 in hagerstown. above the average high temperature already. we will make it up to 66 this afternoon. thickening clouds as we go through the day. this evening and tonight, we will see a chance for some rain. we'll check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> researchers have discovered differences in the brains of a child with adhd. scientists use rmi compare brain

activity. those with adhd had a normal activity in the visual processing regions of the brain. adhd often has different symptoms. >> a low-calorie diet -- people were watched and restricted to only 500 calories a day. they have lost weight and shed some of the fat around their part. even if they gain some weight back, the benefits remained over the long term. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. the ravens had to cleveland on sunday. keith mills has a preview. >> this is a live look over the downtown area. we will come back and check weather and traff

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. . we're building in volume. lots of folks heading back to work and school. anticipate the normal delays falling back into place. a possible accident southbound on the harrisburg expressway. we are looking for delays. the accident is reported southbound just past padonia road. southbound traffic coming toward us. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. a lot of volume heading south out into the tunnel. no major delays into the fort mchenry toll plaza. on any of the other major roadways, they continue to run smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system.

good morning. >> good morning. we have a few bus delays. 36 and 64 buses are operating with delays. a diversion affecting the 30 bus at edmondson and swann. light rail and metro subway on time. 403 is running 10 to 50 minutes late. canton trains are on schedule -- 10 to 15 minutes late. camden train our unscheduled. now back to tony pann. >> we will sycamore into ava marie. -- we will say good morning to ava marie. >> tis the season to get your christmas tree. a lot of people are starting to

get their trees ready for christmas. it is about five weeks away. i'm with the new owner of the frosty tree lot. you carry on the tradition of helen and george. >> 1974 started selling the trees. one on from there -- it went on from there. i took over after 2005. >> on this day, allen passed away a year ago from cancer -- helen. >> that is why i'm doing a fund- raiser. 10% of sales will go to the hon spin cancer foundation. we're donating another 10% to match those funds. >> that is incredible. there will be matched to go to

the cancer foundationo benefit the memory of helen. >> i have so many customers. every two to three weeks, another is being diagnosed or passing away from cancer. >> everybody knows someone who is affected by cancer. so this is a great way to carry on the christmas spirit. this is a great experience to come to a christmas tree farm. ee. cut down your own tr >> have saws and a drilling machine -- we have saws. >> they smell amazing. they can muster christmas -- they can last through christmas. >> we will be talking about your

christmas tree farm all morning long and how to keep a christmas tree fresh. they are in perry hall. we do have a storm system approaching from the west. that rain is heading our way slowly but surely. >> it is fun to get it live tree and take it home. i love the smell and the house. thank you. think about cold and snow when you talk about christmas. the temperature has been near 70 degrees. we will be in the 60's said. the average high temperature is 51. 57 already in annapolis. 54 in westminster. a mile start and it is dry. -- a

mild start. you'll probably see some sunshine breaking through that cloud deck. it will be a nice morning. rain extending back into the ohio valley. this is the culprit. low pressure will be traveling through the valley. some chilly air on the other side of the mountains. you will see that reflected in the seven-day forecast. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for some evening rain showers. tonight, mostly cloudy skies with a chance for a few rain showers off and on. the best chance to be after 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. temperatures drop back into the 50's. a good chance for rain tomorrow with a high temperature of 59. upper 40's and low 50's on

wednesday and thursday. there could be some leftover rain showers on wednesday. then it will warm up again over the weekend. back into above average conditions with a high temperature near 60 by sunday. >> you can get the forecast on facebook. search maryland updates and collect like. >> 5:50. 52 degrees on tv hill. the ravens back to practice today. >> we will check with your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- how much of your holiday shopping will you do online? >> keep sending as those

responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. back to work for the ravens. john harbaugh gave them three days off after their win on thanksgiving day against the 49ers. three teams tied with the ravens needed to win and they all won, including the steelers last night. the chiefs' quarterback to not play well. .econd quarter, a horrible pass the't a kansas city chief picture. ben roethlisberger, two-yard touchdown. this was the only touchdown of the game. kansas city driving. he has an open.

poor pass. the pass is picked off. the steelers win. the bengals stay a game back. cedric benson helps them come back. a bruiser. bengals tied the game at 7-7. mccoy to little. the bengals comeback. the recorder back. 20-17 browns. here's the big play of the game. dalton, the throw. nearly scores. the bengals beat the browns. they are 7-4.

the ravens plate cleveland on sunday. that game has been moved to 4:05 on sunday afternoon. >> thank you. looking to buy the 12 days of christmas? how much will it cost tyou? >> a hometown hero is honored. >> prince william is a man on a mission. >> dry and mild, but things will change. >> we will update you on any problems you may find on your morning commute.

>> a middle river neighborhood is vandalized. i have details in a live report. >> back to business for congress. what lawmakers have to tackle now. >> the virtual doors are open as people snatch of deals on cyber monday. will you be one of them? let us know. >> november 1 down on the warm side -- winding down. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] constellation energy group]