arkansas. iran the warm side of this system. it is almost 60 degrees in baltimore -- it is on the warm side. we will get some rain from this system. pretty impressive to get snow at the far south. a few scattered rain showers in baltimore right now. you can see the heavy rain. that will move in during the middle of the day. rain showers likely as we head through the day. mild and temperatures are not going to move much. we will make it up to 63. it is going to cool off over the next several days. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. not the best guard. we have weather moving into the area. this is 95 southbound down

towards the capital beltway. the roads are a bit wet. would have a couple of things. there's an accident on the harrisburg expressway in the northbound direction near warren road. reports of an overturned the vehicle. this is 95 near 195. we have some construction. they have reopened a left lane. that will ease some of the construction. this is the harrisburg expressway at warren road. no sign of the accident. tt reported northbound just past warren road, an overturned vehicle. -- it is reported northbound. the rest of the major roadways so far cooperating. give yourself some extra time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> and overnight fire in carroll

county claims the life of a man. fire crews responded to the fire just after 1:00 a.m. this morning. five other people escaped the fire. gary giordano will be a free man today. he is being released from a jail because of lack of evidence. he has been held since august in the disappearance of this travel companion, and gardner. will be extradited if they win their appeal. michael jackson's former doctor will learn his fate today. defense attorneys will ask the arege for probation but afraid he'll get the full four years. >> i'm not confident the best

thing will be done for him. >> prosecutors want murray to pay jackson's children more than $100 million in restitution. >> kim dacey is live in towson with details on a carjacking. >> detectives believe 26-year- old stephanie schwab may be using her looks to manipulate potential victims. she does not look like a threat, but police say she is a street savvy former member of a gang. police believe her crime spree began in virginia when she robbed two banks. posed as a college student ran out of gas and carjacked the person who pulled over to help her. she talked away into a good

samaritans car in thanksgiving. >> she asked for a ride. the victim drover down to the shoppers food store parking lot. the suspect displayed a knife and ordered our victim to keep driving. >> detectives say the victim flag down -- ran out of the shopping center. police believe it should be hiding out in a baltimore area hotel waiting for a chance to get out of the city. if you do see here, you should assume she is armed and contact police immediately. >> how is the victim doing? >> we're told that she is ok. she was treated and released from st. agnes hospital. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man sits behind bars with

no bond in the rape of a girl. victim was walking along north caroline street when alvin wright allegedly pulled the girl into a house and raped her. >> that was my friend he did it to. was my best friend.-- she was my best friend. >> evidence was matched to wright's dna. a pit bull has to undergo surgery after being attacked. >> we think that these dogs need to be put down. what if a taller have been out here playing?-- a toddler?

almost died -- he almost died. the dog will need more surgery. police are looking for a dog owner this morning after an attack in davidsonville. victim was jogging when three pit bulls attacked ham. the victim was taken to the hospital. the owner fled the scene. animal control recovered the other two anyone with information should call police >> another woman has come forward with allegations for herman cain. >> ginger white says herman cain flew her all over the country and portia's phone records to

prove an affair. >> it was pretty simple. i was aware that he was married. >> cain denies any affair. >> this was no a fair. >> what complicates things is this statement saying, this appears to be an accusation of consensual conduct between adults. >> what happens is nobody's business. this is the closest you'll get to an admission. >> nuking bridge -- newt gingrich steered clear. got a key endorsement. >> this was a big boost and he will write it well as long as it doesn't trip up and get caught into accidents about the past.

>> and there is mitt romney. 30% over romney in the latest poll. >> 5:08, 60 degrees on tv hill. one man's attempt to break into its own home got heated. >> a sad story out of the california. a shooting sense a 1-year-old to a hospital. >> of down 95 at 32. more on weather and traffic when

>> welcome back. we have some light rain and baltimore city. 62 degrees at the maryland science center appeared way above average.

light rain and sprinkles around baltimore at the present time. you can see some heavy rain in virginia and the up towards baltimore. light rain and sprinkles to start. a steadier rain around lunchtime that will taper off around 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. high temperatures into the low 60's. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the week. seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> doctors are working to save a boy who was shot in west oakland. this happened 6:00 p.m. last night. doctors are trying to relieve swelling around his brain. police are looking for multiple shooters. someone should tell this next got their chimneys are only for santa claus. >> this man blocked his key in

his home so we thought he would try sliding down the chimney to get into the house. wife and child waited patiently outside. his wife eventually called 911. the ordeal started because he did not want to pay locksmith. firefighters had to break down the door to get inside. just pay the locksmith. >> 5:12. 60 degrees on tv hill. >> who was the most searched person on the internet this year? >> we have all received gifts that were real fond of. the results of a new study. >> accident has all lanes closed northbound on the harrisburg

expressway with an overturned vehicle.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a problem on northbound on the harrisburg expressway in the area of warrant road. all northbound lanes are closed. we have an overturned pickup truck -- in the area of warren road. a pretty heavy delays southbound as motorists slowed down to take a look.

perhaps it left lane. it is a little tough to see appeared york road is your alternate. all northbound lanes are closed, 83 at warren road. 95 running smoothly. no problems at 195. new left lane is open through that construction zone. hopefully that will ease some of that construction. no other delays. the big problem is northbound 83 at warren road. lanes are closed. 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. >> we have a delay on the light rail. mattress subway is on schedule. marc trains on schedule on the the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. delays on the three and 19 buses. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning.

we have some light rain and drizzle at the present time. the rain will pick up in intensity as we go through the morning. there is nothing showing up around baltimore on hd doppler. some light rain showers in carroll county. we can see some heavy rain out in the mountains of west virginia and virginia and that is heading up towards virginia -- towards baltimore. the rain will become steadier around lunchtime. temperatures -- it is a mild start. average high temperature is 51. 62 downtown. the temperatures are not gone to move much today. we will be above average again for this time of year. this is the storm that is giving us a chance for rain today. it is cold enough in the upper levels to produce some snow and

get more snow around memphis this morning and back into parts of missouri and parts of arkansas. in the deep south, the temperature is much colder. we don't expect any snow around here. rain showers are likely for us today. cloudy skies. high temperature between 60 and 65. a chance for a few rain showers tonight with temperatures dropping back into the 30's and 40's. it will turn cooler over the next few days. 20% chance for rain shower tomorrow. around 50 on thursday with sunshine. it will get warmer over the weekend. around 60 with sunshine. >> thank you. people want to know the latest on justin bieber. is now the most searched person

of the year. was the only male in the top 10. is fall by kim kardashian and jennifer lopez -- he is followed by. >> a warning for parents who baby seats.ao never place the seats on race services with the baby inside. infants have fallen out and suffered skull fractures. there have been 45 incidents before a voluntary recall of the product. you can bet there would be read 15 go non this year -- there will be regifting this year.

more than one-third of those surveyed say they received what they believe to be a we gifted item. make sure your name is not in the "to" action if you plan to pre gi regift a gift card. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what items have you regifted? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. have you regifted? >> fruit cake. we have heard about road rage. there is wrap rage. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning to you.

>> good morning. facebook it could be valued at more than $100 billion. source is say the network side is considering raising $10 million -- a sources say. the company may file an ipo by the end of the year. we will get a report on home prices. price could be falling at a slower pace -- prices could be falling. futures are looking to hire. markets are off and running. the dow up almost 300 points. cyber monday it was a big hit this year. more people shopping on their

smart phones. mobil payments surged more than 52000%. trying to eliminate those hard plastic clam shell casings that enclose electronics and other items. those twist ties that secure children's toys -- very annoying. they call that a wrap rage. >> i hate those twist ties. thank you. a trio steps for up to claim a powerball jackpot. they are well as managers and came forward. formed a trust after their

ticket was purchased by $1. they took $104 million in eight lump sa lump psum. happy holidays for them -- lump sum. >> a veteran makes a major announcement. >> officials are building a new park.

>> you will no longer hear a familiar face on radio -- a familiar voice. ron smith has decided to retire. he announced he was battling pancreatic cancer and he hoped to stay on the air for a few

more weeks but he says that is not possible. >> the decision has been made to stop appearing on the radio show. i'm retiring. i basically can no longer to rit. and getting weaker every day -- i am getting weaker every day. >> yuca listen to the entire announcement and post your well- wishers on our website, wbaltv.com. ron.e blocked tbest of luck to >> new park is going up and officials need to help naming it. >> we have always named parks ourselves. we're inviting the community to participate. is raises awareness that the park is happening -- this raises

awareness. >> this will soon be a place for some family time. the sports programs are growing and they need more space. five names have been submitted and the winner will be named by the end of february. >> mindy park. 5:27. 60 degrees on tv hill. a man being held in aruba it is about to go free. >> more trouble for the herman cain campaign. policeoman who believe is responsible for a crime spree is on the run. >> we have some light rain right now. we will check hd doppler and the we will check hd doppler and the seven-day

>> 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. tony, some rain out there heading our way. >> it is mostly light rain and drizzle. i think it will pick up in intensity. let's look at hd doppler. it is a warm morning. you don't have to worry about cold weather around here. we have heard stories of snow in the forecast but not here. you can see some heavy rain in the mountains. that will arrive later this morning and into the midday hours. rain showers likely. it will pick up in intensity later this morning. we will make it to 63. we will be above average.

the average high temperature is only 51. i will share the seven forecast in just a few minutes. >> we have a problem on the harrisburg expressway. another accident coming in in the southbound direction, both at warren road. traffic is blocked northbound because of an overturned the vehicle. have the police response. northbound lanes are closed. intermittently they are letting one lane by. southbound, another accident opposite that. watch for a major delays in both directions. take york road instead. this is 95 and moving pretty well yesterday at this time because we have a new left lane opened through that construction zone between 195 and the beltway. watch for closures in both directions on the harrisburg

expressway at warren road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> another woman has come forward with allegations against herman cain, but this woman is not accusing cain sexual- harassment. >> first the were allegations of sexual harassment but now herman cain is accused of having an affair. there is another black cloud hanging over his campaign. >> my heart goes out to many people. ginger white claims she had an affair with the gop hopeful, an affair that lasted almost until he announced his bid for the white house. there were leaks. there were people threatening to

come out with their version. >> cain denies having an intimate relationship. >> was this an affair/ >> no. >> eight months ago, ca -- a month ago, cain was sorry in the polls. -- was soaring in the polls. cain says he is not dropping out of the race. >> as long as my wife is behind it and she believes i should stay in this race, i am staying in this race. >> he says there was no affair. his lawyer says the media and the public have no right snooping into details of consensual conduct between adults. >> what led this woman to come forward now?

>> ginger white says she decided to come forward after her name began circulating around reporters and she wanted to get her name out before herman cain could say anything. she said she did not like the way hurricane demonize women about sexual harassment. >> new cases of police impersonations this morning. crimes are happening between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. in the patterson park area. people say there with law enforcement. if you have been a victim, you are urged to call 911. a young woman is preying on other woman for a crime spree. kim dacey is live in towson to

explain. good morning. >> detectives believe 26-year- old stephanie schwab may be using her looks to manipulate potential victims. she should be considered armed and dangerous. she does not cut an imposing figure, which is how she talked a victim into a car on thanksgiving. >> she asked for a ride, and our victim was nice enough to drive her down to the shopper's food store parking lot. when they reached that location, the suspect displayed a knife and ordered our victim to keep driving. >> detectives say the victim flagged down help. sheet/her with a knife. police found an accura, the same car that schwab is suspected of stealing and carjacking in tyson's corner last week. she posed as a college student

who had run at of gas and force the owner out of the car at knifepoint. >> she looks very young, way too young. she looks like a nice girl. you would not think, you would never suspect. >> this one but a glimpse of schwab. police say these photos show her pulling off the highest. detectives said she buildup street savvy as a member of a gang. she may be waiting in a baltimore hotel waiting to commandeer a getaway car out of baltimore. the woman in the carjacking is ok. she was treated and released from st. agnes hospital. if you do see schwab, she is armed. there is a $2,000 reward in this case.

>> one person is in police custody every marijuana bust. detectives were service and warrant and discovered thousands of dollars in cash and 9 pounds of marijuana. >> gary giordano will be a free man today. he is being released from a jail because of lack of evidence. he has been held since august in the disappearance of his traveling companion, robyn gardner and. said she drowned while snorkeling -- he said she drowned while snorkeling. paul schurick is accused of using robocalls to keep african american voters from the polls.

elijah cummings may be called to testify. troffer julius henson is a scheduled to go in trial in february. >> 5:38. new findings on how often women should get mammograms. >> if your child plays soccer, be conscious of how many times double could hit their head. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what items have you regifted? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we have closures in both directions on the harrisburg expressway. we have to

>> welcome back. good morning. temperatures already in the low 60's. you can see some raindrops on the lens. the rain will pick up in intensity. nothing showing up on the radar around baltimore. you can see some rain in the mountains and this is moving towards us. the forecast for today -- sprinkles to start and temperatures are not going to move much. the lower end of the 60's. the seven-day forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >> a new study adds to the debate over whether women in their 40's should get routine mammograms. many cases were look that.

women with no family history of the disease were just as likely to be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer as women with a family history. more studies are needed. soccer ballseading sourball could lead to a head injuries. researchers in new york found changes in areas of the brain and those who estimated they had it soccer balls more than 5000 times a year. -- 1500 times a year. >> wow. that's a lot. 60 degrees on tv hill. ray lewis return to the field on sunday? >> i'm talking about a toy drive

for the holiday. that is coming up. >> you can see the sprinkles on the lens of the camera. the roads are wet

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have all lanes opened on the southbound side of the harrisburg expressway. starting to ease up at shawan road. watch for heavy delays approaching warren wrote. we'll show you what is happening northbound -- warren road. was an overturned pickup truck and a passenger vehicle involved in an accident. it will take a while to clear and take even longer for those southbound delays to clear. take york road to avoid all this

this morning. if you travel in nottingham, belair road is blocked at done road.rfield 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. >> the light rail delay is out of the way. metro subway on time. there is a delay on a train 8 20. 19 bus is operating with a delay. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we have some rain to talk about today. first let's say good morning to ava marie. she is in the park heights area of baltimore city and she will keep the holiday theme going to de. >> we are talking holidays and the need is so great for the

holidays. we're at the jewish community services and talking about their latest toy drive. you're the senior manager of volunteer services. this is a voluntary-run toy drive. why is the need so great this year? >> the need is great because families are having a hard time making ends meet. we have seen that all year long. families want to provide something for their kids during the holidays. people have holidays on their mind. the toy driver runs this time of chanukah. for koni started many years ago from a need in the community and from people saying they want to do something. people said, what can we do for kids in our community? seoul

this week and the next few weeks, we're busy collecting toys and gifts and school supplies and art projects and books, anything new that folks want to give us we're happy to receive. this sunday we are open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. if people want to come on sunday. we'll be here to graciously received them or if they want to come up during the week. >> they have to be new guess, on ifts and unwrapped. we will be talking about this all morning long. you are collecting toys this sunday. just come to the jewish community services building on 5750 park heights in baltimore city. let's check at the weather. we have a storm system coming in

from the west. heavier rain is on the way as we go into the afternoon. we will go back to tony in the weather center. even take gift cards if they are under $10 in value. >> we appreciate that, ava. weather-wise, there is not a lot going on right now. just some sprinkles and some drizzle. the rain is going to pick up in intensity. plan on that for later today. right now, there's not a lot of rain to contend with. 57 at the airport. a warm start for us this time of year. typically we're in the 30's. we are already above the average high temperature, which is 51. the temperatures will be above average all day. this is the storm system giving

us a chance for rain. you can see the swirl in the clouds and it is east of memphis. low pressure is stacked into the upper levels of the atmosphere. it is cold enough for some snow. there is snow right now around memphis. very unusual. it is even snow in parts of arkansas and missouri. there could be some snow flurries around atlanta. we are on the warm side of the storm. we don't expect any frozen practicprecipitation. mostly cloudy skies. tonight, a chance for rain showers and temperatures drop back into the upper 30's and low 40's. tomorrow, it will get chillier but not unusual for this time of

year. we're forecasting a 51 on wednesday. we have a 20% chance for it rain shower tomorrow. mostly dry on wednesday. low 50's again on friday. maybe a sprinkle. the weekend looks good. it should start to warm up. 51 on saturday. around 60 on sunday. >> thank you. 60 degrees on tv hill. an old feud between two elderly football players. rather amusing. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. this morning we asked -- what items have you regifted?

>> 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. .> let's start with the ravens harbaugh says ray lewis remains the furthest away of all the injured ravens from returning to the lineup. chris carr appears closer to returning to action. the ravens traveled to cleveland to take on the browns. we have seen this scenario before. it has spelled disappointment three times this season against tennessee, jacksonville, and

seattle. coach carr bought knows his team has to do a better job of rising to the occasion -- coach carr harbaugh knows his team has to do a better job of rising to the occasion. >> we have to be concerned with what we do. that is what you have to focus on. >> talking about holding a grudge. former minnesota vikings joe kapp was at a lunch. they met on stage, mosca swung his cane. he caught them ride on the j aw. he goes down!

they had a running feud when he said there was a cheap shot on one of his teammates. try to offer the olive branch. after this, the two men did sit down together on stage and the program continued. >> that is like something from a "seinfeld" episode. >> more time in the penalty box. >> those aches and pains are on the way. how can we preserve our joints? >> a touchscreen toyota. the new was high-tech vehicle by toyota -- the newest high-tech vehicle by toyota. >> i'm coming after you, man.

we have some rain to talk about.