thank you for joining us this morning. >> it is colder than it has been the last couple of days. 37 at the airport. up close to the pennsylvania line, it is below 32. it is a bit chilly this morning. there could be some frost on your windshield. temperature expected near 53. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> good morning. starting off with an accident in finksburg in carroll county. a crash at route 32. looks like it was just cleared. that is big news. everything is on in finksburg. looking good on the topside outer loop. looking good on 70 in towards the beltway. 52 on the harrisburg expressway.

we have the big problems all morning yesterday. we're running smoothly down to the beltway. 95 through howard county at 32, 50 miles per hour. no problems on the b-w parkway. this is traffic of baltimore national pike. outer loop traffic is a little busier than the inner loop. so far so good. east and westbound on 70 checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> prosecutors have wrapped up their case against and 84 bob ehrlich. paul schurick is accused of using the calls to suppress the african american vote. kim dacey is live with what happens next. >> yesterday, jurors heard from a key witness in the case.

the woman who recorded the call. rhonda russell is the voice on the robocall. she was given immunity to testify. she worked for julius henson who had been hired by the ehrlich campaign. she said henson wrote tthe text of the call. prosecutors showed jurors a note sh. russell denies the calls were an attempt of voter suppression. they work reverse psychology. >> the call was meant to stimulate voters that would not have been in support of o'malley or the democratic administration. this would stimulate to voter to

say that my vote was for ehrlich and he is down and out. >> julius henson is also facing charges in the case. his trial is set for early next year. the defense is set to begin their case today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we know the identity of a deadly shooting. officers found 29-year-old kenneth davis on tuesday night. he had been shot in the head. police have no suspects or motive. >> police have arrested a young mother. after trying to rob another bank, stephanie lynn schwab led them on a chase in a stolen vehicle. she's accused of a crime spree that began in virginia. >> occupy protesters -- their

permit has been denied to remain in mckeldin square. parks and recreation director denied a request saying the department cannot approve requests lasting more than five days. demonstrators have assured the city that seems in philadelphia will not happen here in baltimore. >> you cannot sit there and argue all day and fight the law. keep a peaceful and it will not mess with you. >> the city denied their request to have four large tents. protesters in boston may find out if they will be able to continue to camp. the mayor is stepping in and

says it does violate the paperwork the city filed in court. they will argue their encampment is protected by free speech. >> should consumers have to pay sales tax on internet purchases. a move is under way to level the playing field. tara mergener is live in washington with that story. >> so-called main street retailers say they are at a disadvantage, forced to charge sales tax while they're on-line competitors are not. the frenzy of cyber monday is over. if some lawmakers have their way, all online retailers will soon be getting something else to your shopping cart -- sales tax. >> the obligation to pay exists

today. >> online retailers -- let's face it, an unfair advantage over local and small businesses who are required to collect sales taxes. >> traditional brick and mortar retailers must charge customers sales tax in their stores and online. >> to have that additional 6% sales tax differential is something that creates an unlevel playing field. >> requiring all online retailers to charge sales tax. >> we want to stand with the little guys. >> amazon says it is happy to comply. >> we have supported federal legislation. >> we oppose the bill that would empower bills to conscript

remote retailers to become sales collectors. >> one of the bills would allow some smaller online retailers to remain exempt from imposing the sales tax. >> how much money to states stand to gain? >> quite a bit. $20 billion could be generated for states. a lot of the states are desperately searching for sources of revenue. >> thank you, tara mergener honor. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think congress should impose a tax on sales made online? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. two planes catch fire after

colliding. >> and allow overt drug trafficking scheme. a tunnel found between mexico and the u.s.

>> welcome back. 5:10. that is a live shot of 95 at 32. it is rather mild in town. it cools off away from the city. close to freezing up near the pennsylvania line. 31 in taneytown. 37 at the airport. lots of sunshine today. we will make it up to 53 this afternoon. >> a light plane crashed and hit an unoccupied aircraft in seattle. the plane was departing when it

veered right and hit another aircraft. both planes caught fire. passengers on board were treated for cuts and scratches. new details about an lobber drug toddle -- you details about an elaborate drug tunnel. even had an elevator. 32 tons of marijuana were seized. aggressive enforcement have left mexican drug cartels desperate. >> a cake, the longest christmas cake ever. it was baked this week in shanghai. 3,504 feet long. it was created by 80 cooks.

150 staff members worked on the cake. required 2,300 pounds of flour, of fresh cream. >> and a partridge in a pear tree. 36 degrees on tv hill. millions of dollars in undelivered tax money. >> we're checking the area

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a nice start. we had an earlier accident in finksburg. that has now cleared. problem free on the j.f.x. this morning. looking good on 83. running smoothly down to the beltway. 52 miles per hour on southbound 95 towards the fort mchenry. the key bridge traffic looks good. 52 miles per hour on southbound 97 at 100. 295 checking out ok. i 95 through howard county, problem free at the moment. this is 83 at padonia road. no delays to report.

this is 29 at broken land parkway. looking good north and southbound. 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 good on the mta system. light rail on schedule. metro subway on time. on the marc trains, on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. a few bus delays. 8, 9, and 36 buses operating with delays. >> good morning. we have turned the corner into the month of december. november was a fairly warm month. the average daily temperature was 50.6. we averaged 54.7 during the warmest november. it was above average for the month of november.

we have a chilly air mass salient across the mid atlantic. mostly in the 30's here at home. up there pennsylvania, we're close to the freezing point. 32 in parkton. 37 at the airport. it is colder this morning than the last couple of days. there could be some frost on your windshield in the northern suburbs. we will see a lot of sunshine today appeared that will make it feel nice. we are watching a front. this will come through our neighborhood tomorrow. there's not a lot of precipitation. there was some snow in parts of wisconsin. that should stay north of us. high pressure will move off the coast. lots of sunshine today. nothing unusual to start

december. high temperature between 50 and 55. mostly clear tonight and chilly. temperatures will drop back into the 30's. the front will come through tomorrow but dry. a mixture of sun and clouds. a high of 50 on saturday. near 60 on sunday. a chance for rain monday, tuesday, and wednesday. >> the irs is looking to return millions of dollars in undelivered tax return checks. the checks were returned to the irs because of mailing address errors. anyone looking for a check should go to irs.gov.

you can also call the irs. they recommend filing tax returns electronically. a new survey shows that black friday was just the beginning of competition for parking spots. we have some tips for stress free shopping. >> sometimes holiday shopping could see more naughty than nice. peeves linked iep directly to the malls. 15% say they dread having to be nice. there is the gloomy economy. >> i think it does play into the

equation because the season seems to be so long these days. >> if you do it had to stores, try shopping hungry. >> shop at breakfast time or at lunch time when people are taking a break to have a meal. dinnertime is a great time to shop. >> think of backup gueifts. >> think that you're here to enjoy it this season. >> it only happens once a year. >> facebook letting your voice be heard. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. investors getting the latest numbers on jobs. we get these every thursday ahead of the big monthly number.

a report on manufacturing out later today. stock futures are flat today. a monster rally yesterday. the biggest day since march of 2009, almost 500 points higher. central banks made a coordinated effort and making it cheaper for lenders to borrow money. a company is the biggest maker of games on facebook. they are seeking a valuation of $10 billion in their ipo. they could become the second- biggest game company. facebook letting you ramble on your status update even longer. the character limit has been increased to 6000 from 5000.

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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i am jennifer franciotti. >> i am mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. it is colder this morning.

>> nothing unusual for this time of year. temperatures are in the low 30's of credit pennsylvania line. 37 degrees at the airport -- a little breeze that will make it feel cooler. lots of sunshine. we will make it up to 53. things will change a little bit over the weekend. >> no big problems because there were some angry motorists on 83 yesterday. right now, at 83 is looking good. no problems anywhere. we're running smoothly on the north side. 52 on the west side. so far so good at the tunnels. 55 and as we check our speed sensor on 70 going eastbound in toward the beltway.

this is the harrisburg expressway at padonia road. southbound traffic checks out just fine. this is 29 and broken land parkway. we're in great shape in howard county north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the prosecution has rested and the defense team will begin presenting its case in the trial of port schurick. >> he is accused of using robocalls to suppress the african-american vote. kim dacey is live with the latest. >> jurors heard from a key witness, the woman who recorded the robocall. rhonda russell is a key witness in the case. she is the voice on the robocall step prosecutors say were intended to keep voters at home.

but she denies the calls were an attempt at voter suppression. she says their work reverse psychology. >> the call was literally meant to stimulate voters that would not have been in support of o'malley or the democratic administration. this would stimulate the voters to say, "hey, my vote was going for ehrlich. he is down and out. i'm going to go out and vote for ehrlich after i heard this call." >> she worked for julius henson, who had been hired by the ehrlich campaign. henson wrote the text of the call. she did not take the time to include republicans and independents. >> i was being lazy. it was not out of anyone's asking. it was my decision to use the list. >> prosecutors showed a note. it said suppress turnout in the

black community, 100,000 votes. she was given immunity to testify. the defense will begin their case today. bob ehrlich could be called as a character witness for sure. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> three men are behind bars, accused of going on a crime spree that began in a carjacking in baltimore city. police caught the suspect after their stolen vehicle crash. they targeted at least a dozen people. the spree including the armed robbery of seven people. one victim did survive. >> the suspect in a slaying of a frederick restaurant manager or will spend more than three years in prison. there was an attempted robbery conviction.

police obtained a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. police say he shot and killed a burger king manager as she opened the restaurant. a former rock climbing coach pleads guilty to having sex with a minor. his attorney said the sex was consensual. he will have to register as a sex offender. >> the scandal is far from over for penn state. they will have to fight their first lawsuit. the lawsuit came down on the same day the university and held a town hall meeting to talk about the accusations. >> he was part of the penn state family. i feel shame.

>> the scandal brought students and school officials together at a town hall meeting last night. it happened hours after the first lawsuit was filed. sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight boys. the lawsuit is from my ninth saw the person who said sandusky abused him more than 100 times in the 1990's. >> he began to coerce this child to satisfy his own perverse impulses, which he cannot control. attorney says his client is innocent. >> he sat there with his mother and brother and said he was not a victim.

that he was not engaged in any sexual acts with jerry. >> sandusky said he only horse around in the shower. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. a popular drug now has a generic version. that means you could be paying less. >> a dangerous substance being found in some of your fruit juices. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think congress should impose a tax on sales made online? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we will let you know if any delays have developed on your

>> welcome back. 42 degrees downtown. it is a quiet start on this thursday morning. it is much cooler than those low 40's in the city. 34 in york, pennsylvania. 37 at the airport. we will see a lot of sunshine and that will push the temperature up close to 53 this afternoon. we will check the forecast going into the weekend and into next week when we come back. >> concerns over high levels of arsenic in grape juice. >> 10% of tested brands had arsenic that exceeded federal standards for drinking water.

>> that lot of juice has such a small amount of arsenic that it would be no concern whatsoever. >> the fda is conducting more tests on this. perring is should dilute the juice -- parents should dilute the juice with water. >> lipitor lowers cholesterol. generic manufacturers use a take the market share in a year or less. pfizer is not going down without a fight. they are offering a discount card which would be cheaper than the generic. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. president obama campaigning in new york city. >> baltimore annual running

festival has, and got a we are learning how much money it pumped into the local economy. >> give your vehicle time to heat up this morning.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. hopefully you are doing well. the major roads are. the north and west side, you can see speed sensors not picking up any delays. the j.f.x. is problem free all the way into town. there will be some closures at 9:00 a.m. this morning on not vernon from charles to cathedral because of the monument lighting tonight. also some closures expected along charles.

55 on southbound 95. for the south on 95 come speeds around 53. so far so good on the b-w parkway. this is 70 at 29. east and westbound traffic checking out just fine. this is 95 at white marsh. no delays in the area of route 24 or mountain road. we will enjoy a quiet ride for now. 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 are moving along nicely. on the buses, the eight, nine, and 36 buses are operating with the leas. light route on schedule. mature sublet on time. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. 407 getting ready to leave.

you are invited to take free pictures but santa claus from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the mondawmin mezzanine level at the annual trade garden on display through january 7. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> we have turned the corner into december. november turned out to be warm month for us. it was number 13 on the all-time list with an average temperature of 50.6. the warmest november was back in 1931, 54.7 degrees. 1985, number four on the list. it was a warm months.

overall, most will think it was relatively mild. we will start out december on the mild side. right now, 37 at the airport. 31 in taneytown. it is chilly this morning. up north, you guys might have some frost on the wind shield. we have clear skies. we will see lots of sunshine. patchy clouds around state college. those are pulling off the lake up to the north. we're watching some snow. some snow around minneapolis and central wisconsin. a significant snowfall around denver. a cold front is dropping to the south. this will visit maryland tomorrow. all the precipitation will stay north of us. we do not have any rain or snow

in our forecast as this goes by on friday. lots of sunshine today. " but nothing unusual for this time of year. -- cool but nothing unusual for this time of year. the seven-day forecast -- partly cloudy tomorrow. we will see a few clouds but we should stay dry. a cold start on saturday. upper 50's to around 60 on sunday. a chance for rain monday, tuesday, and wednesday. >> we now know the identity of the victim in a deadly shooting. investigators say officers found kenneth davis on south bentalou street. he later died at shock trauma.

police have no suspects in that case. a young mother has been arrested. authorities say she tried to rob another bank, stephanie lynn schwab led police on a chase. she is accused on a crime spree that began in virginia. protesters may have to pack up and leave. the group wanted permission to continue to protest through april. but the request was shot down because it permits law within five days can no longer be approved. occupy baltimore say they do not know what will happen now. >> president obama campaigned in new york city last night. there was a massive back up on traffic on manhattan streets.

the president and the supporters were in an upbeat mood. >> it is good to be in new york during the holiday season. everybody is out and about how. christmas tree at rockefeller center up and lit. it makes it feel like anything is possible. >> the president raised $2.4 million at that fund raiser. >> andy harris is recommending newt gingrich. he said he believes gingrich has the experience to turn the economy around. >> rockefeller lights up this year's trade. nearly 5 miles of wire and 30,000 lights. their performances by justin

bieber and tony bennett. the tradition began bacchant 1933 -- the tradition began in 1933. a special is tonight at 7:00 p.m. and 9mindy will be there. >> $30 million was brought it to the city and state economy. the event attracted 25,000 runners. becoming a very successful event. 36 degrees on tv hill. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think congress should impose a tax on sales made online? ting.ank you for right-wwri 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. we begin with the ravens. they now have to play sunday's game without ray lewis. to get him elected be a game time decision -- he may have to be a game time decision. this could mean a good deal of

ray rice. they ran 35 times against the 49ers. ray rice wants the ball. he ran 13 times against the 49ers. yes, ray wants the ball. >> we know what is ahead of us. i want to elevate my game. this is the fourth quarter of our season. it is time for a veteran players to lead us. >> the browns' defense ranked first against the run. second night of the acc-big ten challenge. carolina against wisconsin. harrison barnes steped it up.

12 of his 20 in a key second- half run. cut the lead to 3. watch this from jordan taylor, which goes in. 60-57. north carolina wins. the ravens game is set for 4:00 p.m. it was 1:00 p.m. on the schedule. are you feeling nervous? >> no. >> you said they were going to win. >> protecting your smart phone from hackers. >> police arrest someone they said preyed on older people.

>> nothing like a late night surf. >> wish to get some of those people to do the weather -- we should get. it is chilly. we'll check the seven-day forecast. >> we will let you know if there are any delays as we approach the 6:00 a.m. hour.

>> the first trial in the rubble case trial gets underway. >> online shoppers could soon >> online shoppers could soon face a little something