get cold tonight and then it might snow. kind of a strange day today. it is near 60 today. we're showing heavy rain south of baltimore. right now it is a light rain but it will pick up in intensity later this morning. rain is likely off and on. a flood watch in effect. we'll start out near 60 but the temperature will drop into the 50's and the 40's. the rain will change to snow and we could see one or two inches of accumulation. >> good morning. a recipe for a difficult start on the west side. we have an accident at liberty road on the outer loop. once volume starts to pick up, that will impact traffic.

we have wet roads and fog. police activity by ritchie highway. ritchie highway closed at the beltway. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side. eight minutes on southbound 895 towards the harbor tunnel. the accident at liberty is off to the right shoulder. a bit of a backup. this is 97 south of the beltway. traffic looks ok in this area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. a fight on capitol hill that impacts your paycheck. kate amara is live with the latest on the standoff over the payroll tax cut. good morning. >> from the white house to the capital, political leaders will be meeting behind closed doors to figure out what to do.

across the capital there are plans to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires by the end of the year. >> time is running out. we have to do this now. >> the parties are split over how to pay for it. the president stepped up the pressure. >> if we do not do that, people will see their taxes go up by an average of $1,000 starting in january. it would weaken our recovery. >> democrats want to expand the holiday and offset cost with a surtax on it millionaires. >> every piece in there is bipartisan in nature. >> some say that would hurt job creators and have no chance of passing. >> democrats can have another week of fun and games while tens of millions of americans go another week and wonder if they will see a smaller paycheck by

the end of the year. >> a vote on the latest proposal is likely by the end of this week. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> can congress get this done in time? >> that is the overwhelming question. harry reid says he will not let lawmakers go home for the holiday break until this is dealt with. the white house indicated the president would stay here in d.c. through christmas if need bbe. >> she was swept into office followed a corruption scandal. the mayor is looking to make her own mark. officials celebrated with the mayor during her gala last night. she was officially sworn in yesterday. she's set a goal to bring 10,000

families back to baltimore in the next decade. >> our number one goal is to grow baltimore, create new jobs and attract new people. it begins in earnest today. right now, we can make it happen. >> the mayor challahs her own administration and educators to buy into growing the city while embracing less government. >> community leaders met with the fire even to discuss safety concerns. kim dacey joins us live with more details on the story. >> more than six dozen association leaders attended the meeting last night. more cuts could be devastating. officials explained the process of how the department fights fire and claims right now the process is not operating at its

full potential. they have reported that response times beat the national standards. firefighters have voiced concerns about rotating closures. they were first implemented nearly three years ago. you leaders are afraid there will be more cuts in the future. >> the preliminary numbers may be up to five to eight more cuts and that is what we are out now. we have to take the offensive on it and get the word out that we can barely hang on now. >> in a statement, a spokesperson said providing optimum fire service is a top priority for the city. we're fortunate to be able to continue that high level of service. leaders say community members need to talk to city officials about this issue.

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one person remains in critical condition after being struck by light rail train. the victim was hit on tuesday afternoon in south baltimore. police on the lookout for a suspect in a vault in a deadly stabbing. a person was stabbed in the chest on tuesday afternoon and later died. the victim's name has not been released. >> a teachers change to a popular christmas carol causes some controversy. the music instructor gave students a sheet of music with a changed reverse from "deck the halls." the principal found out about it and talked to the teacher. >> some students were snickering and she attempted to

get them back on track if you times and decided to make a change in the wording. >> she wishes the teacher would have used the moment as a teachable moment. the stock has since been changed back to the original version. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 61 degrees on tv hill. virginia tech appeals how much they're being ordered to pay. they're being ordered to pay. >> the abrupt pre

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temperatures around 60 degrees on this wednesday morning. there will be some rain today. let's check hd doppler. most of the heavy rain is south around d.c., but it is moving north. that is heavy rain down around washington. the rain it will pick up in intensity. a flood watch is in effect. temperatures starting out near 60. we will drop into the 50's and and maybe into the 40's by the time the drive home from work. it could be called up to snow tonight. now to the news desk -- it could to snowenough tonight. >> fines for virginia tech. there were fined $55,000 for failing to notify the campus

sooner. rod blagojevich is scheduled to speak and his sentencing hearing. the judge will announce his punishment today. the judge said he was the ringleader to sell president obama's senate seat. >> a patrol officer in fairfax said he saw randy babbitt driving on the wrong side of the road and pulled him over. he worked at the faa and handed in his resignation. it is all about deals in our consumer alert. >> how some ravens players gave a helping hand to those in need. >> recovered from white west

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. another rough start out there. we're dealing with wet roads once again. you might want to leave early. 61 miles per hour on the west side. things are starting to move once again. there was an accident at liberty. everything moving well on 795. reduced speeds and visibility is

what you can expect. police activity at ritchie highway has also been cleared. around 47 miles per hour on southbound 95 in howard county. speeds are about the same on 295. this is the east side at pulaski highway. a pretty smooth ride so far. this is the southwest corner at wilkins avenue. just the arctic to build ever so slightly. we will let you know once any delays start to form. 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. >> moving along nicely on the the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. no delays. light rail is on schedule. metro subway on time. 27 and 91 buses operating with delays. i am kurt kronke.

>> good morning. it will be a changeable day today. we will start out with temperatures above average and then they will fall through the day. right now we're on the opposite end of that spectrum. 63 downtown. the average high temperature today is 48. you can see some colder temperatures on the other side of the mountains. a front will go through a baltimore in a couple of hours. temperature will start to fall. 40's by this evening. be prepared for a big temperature change. we could see some heavy rain from the d.c. area towards baltimore. it is mostly light rain. we do expect the rain to pick up in intensity. a flood watch is in effect. rain off and on today. we'll start up around 60 and

wind up in the 40's. the temperature will continue to fall tonight. the rain could changeover to snow tonight. i think the rain will stay above freezing. we should not have any problems with ice. low pressure traveling up the coast. the cold air will wrap around the storm and it will catch up to the rain and change over to snow. between midnight and 3:00 a.m. is the best time for snow. then it will clear out real quick. it should be all gone by 4:00. this is how much snow i expect. one to two inches of snow around the city. in to western maryland, a frederick county, southern pennsylvania, two to four inches of snow. mostly rained down in annapolis. this will be a quick shot, only

a couple of hours' worth of snow. things will clear up by 4:00 a.m. in the morning. you'll see sunshine on thursday. it will be a breezy and colder with a high temperature around 44. into thein the 40's weekend. sunshine on sunday for the ravens game. >> if you need a job, how about one and a slots parlor? they are expected to hire 1500 people. the president says several clerical and management positions are now open. you don't have to have prior gaming experience. the inner harbor is all decked out for the holidays. the promotion features discounts

and special deals at popular inner harbor attractions like the national aquarium. there are some special events over the weekend. this weekend is the "rock the dock," and don't forget the laser light show. >> we will have the music, train enade,along the promise npromise and a moonbounce. the late show is spectacular. it runs nightly from november 19 through new year's eve. involves lasers, lights, holiday imagery and is choreographed to music. >> this is an effort to get people down to the inner harbor. free shipping.

the fourth annual free shipping date will take place on friday, december 16. 5000 participating merchants will offer free shipping with delivery by christmas eve. go to freeshippingday.com for more information. >> facebook uncovers another privacy flaw. kelley: has the bloomberg business report. the morning to you -- cali carlin. >> martha stewart teaming up with jcpenney. the retailer plans to buy a stake of 17% of her company. jcpenney is revamping its online presence. this is expected for early 2013.

your private pictures on phase but could happen reviewable by anybody regardless of your privacy setting. the company is working on fixing this latest flaw. a big shot up by alec baldwin. he was ejected by a flight by refusing to stop playing a game on his phone. the publicity boost is just what the game company needs. investors are looking for developments with europe's debt crisis. stocks were mostly higher yesterday. the nasdaq took a big hit on losses for amazon. a poll found just over half of pet owners will spend an average

of $46 on their pets this holiday season. include shoot torichew toys. live with the new york stock exchange, reporting for bloomberg news and wbal-tv 11 news. >> someone has the money to burn for animals. a lot of companies are planning to spend on holiday parties. >> a sign of the times that things are improving in this recession. more companies throwing holiday parties. i will have that any story on some unfortunate job cuts. >> thank you. 61 degrees on tv hill. how the data changed history

will be remembered.

>> a real challenge for nfl teams to keep players fresh. but like seeing the players running the ball well than those on the defensive time. the ravens ran the ball 90 times. the ravens dominated the time of possession. the keeps the defense from getting run down. a strong defense and a strong running game marks the ravens game. it starts with a strong running game and a fresh defense. >> play good defense. we have been able to run the ball. we have been some years doing better running the ball and we

have been better in different areas. we like to believe we're built for december. we're trying to be our best in december and january. the whole program is organized that way. our players begin to think that way. we tried to improve throughout the course of the year. >> the ravens are spending some of their time giving back. some players joined members of jos. a. bank to hand out hundreds of suits at the mission men's shelter at downtown. getting them suited up and back to work. >> these guys are appreciative of the clothes. makes me feel like i'm doing a good thing. >> the hardships that they do it and you can learn off of that. >> to ravens were joined with

jos. a. bank. 5:26. 61 degrees on tv hill. among wall street protesters. >> will happen later today to commemorate the attack on pearl harbor. >> committee members and fire officials speak out about rotating firehouse closures. >> 8 rating and mild start to this wednesday morning. talk of snow tonight -- a rainy and mild start. >> we are tracking a new >> we are tracking a new accident and will

>> 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. let's start the rollercoaster now. >> it will be kind of a strange day. we'll start out near 60 degrees this morning. by the time the drive home for more, it will be in the upper 40's. and we will deal with heavy rain. the rain around d.c. is moving up towards baltimore. a flood watch is a fact. some flooding is possible. temperatures will be falling into the 40's by the time you drive home from work. it might be called enough for the rain to changeover to snow -- it might be cold enough for the rain to change over to snow. everything will be finished by the time to wake up tomorrow. an inch or two of snow. >> this might come in handy. we have an ice scraper sentence

by a viewer. this was sentenced by a george. >> it took me an extra 20 minutes to get to work because i did not have an ice scraper. >> i am passing it off. i do expect $20. tony has been using his shoe. >> thank you, george. >> it is another morning like has been for the past two mornings. word of an accident at philadelphia road. that could impact your ride on the east side. moving well on the north side. the roads are wet. 51 on southbound 97 through the glen burnie area. this is pulaski highway on the

east side. the roads are slick. a buildup in volume at wilkins avenue on the outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. december 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy. the attack on pearl harbor. >> survivors have returned to pearl harbor to remember those who lost their lives. we have more. >> they are historic images. now, survivors of the attack on pearl harbor are gathering to mark the anniversary. >> it is good to have them all here. >> among them, survivors of the uss arizona. only 18 arizona survivors are still alive. seven of them traveled to pearl

harbor to take part in remembrance ceremonies. >> we are the ones who are here for those that were lost. it is a very sad day. >> at 97, joseph is the oldest survivor of the arizona. >> it is it almost impossible to describe. >> he still gets emotional, talking about that fateful sunday morning seven decades ago. >> you see the tears come out. >> the surprise attack killed more than 2400 americans. time cannot erase and history will never forget. >> the people that died here, they died for liberty. >> the governor has ordered flags to be flown at half staff

from sunrise to sunset today. an investigation into allegations of police misconduct. there has been reports of possible unlawful surveillance activities and excessive use of force by new york police department officers. officers accommodative lawful protests and made arrests only after observing unlawful conduct. >> paul schurick is found guilty of suppressing african- american votes. he was behind more than 100,000 calls that told voters that democrats already won and that there was no need to go to the polls. julius henson goes on trial for similar charges.

jack johnson is sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for excepting $1 million in bribes from developers. he pleaded guilty to extortion and evidence tampering. he was arrested as part of a probe. the judge felt he deserved a stronger sentence. >> fire department union leaders say there could be more cuts on the way. kim dacey is live downtown with more on that story. leaders say they held the meeting to encourage community members to reach out to their public leaders about their issues and that more cuts could be devastating. fire union members met with more than two doesn't leaders last night. officials have reported that fire response times have stayed in line or beat the national

standard. firefighters have voiced concerns about rotating firehouse closures. >> right now we feel that we can barely cover the city. we have a tough time doing the job that as we have been sworn to do. >> the rotating closures were first implemented more than three years ago. the president of the howard park civic association is concerned. >> with the rotations, we have that two fires within one block of the firehouse, but the format would not there. there were at another station. >> union leaders are afraid there will more cuts in the future. >> the preliminary numbers are -- there may be up to five to eight more cuts and that is why we're out now. we've got to take the offensive on it and get the word out that we -- we can barely hang on now. >> in a statement, a spokesman said providing optimum fire

service is a top priority for the city. in the midst of a challenging fiscal cycle, we're fortunate to be able to continue that high level of service. the rotating closures initially shut out four stations a day. the decrease to three is a sign that things are moving in the right direction. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 61 degrees on tv hill. the new concerns about a comment breast cancer treatment. >> steroid injections may help premature infants. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think an elementary school teacher overreacted by replacing the word "gay" in the christmas carol "deck the halls?" you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> an early morning accident in

rosedale. we will check on the rest of the we will check on the rest of the major

>> welcome back. good morning. 63 degrees in baltimore right now. it will get colder as we head throughout the day. by the time the drive home, the temperatures may drop off into the 40's. we have some heavy rain knocking on the door. heavy rain back over towards washington, d.c., that will move into the southern part of maryland. we'll have rain and some could be heavy. temperatures will be falling from 60 to the upper 40's by the

time the drive home from work. it might be called enough for snow tonight -- might be cold enough for snow tonight. >> some new doubts about a radiation treatment for breast cancer. >> it reaches part of the breast. women who have a partial radiation were twice as likely to need the whole breast removed later because the cancer came back. uses radioactive pellets instead of radiation beams from a machine. t popular with working women. steroids appeared to help infants with a better chance for survival. >> it helps to assure the babies' lungs. researchers looked at 13 years of data and found steroids

decrease infant deaths by 1/3 and lowered neural defects by 20%. >> 5:42. 61 degrees on tv hill. how about your pets taking a picture with santa claus? >> how about the shop crawl. local mall is taking shopping to a whole new level. >> this is 695 and wilkins avenue. the roads are wet but otherwise a pretty decent morning this morning.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have rain again this morning.

one accident in at rosedale at philadelphia road. so far so good. speeds are average. 57 on the north side towards the harrisburg expressway. so far so good on the on 59 on the harrisburg expressway coming down from padonia road. so far so good coming down from franklin boulevard. this is the east side of the beltway at pulaski highway. that continues to run smoothly. you can see the roads are wet. this is wilkins avenue. that is out of the traffic. as delays ill heavier start to form. 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. the 27, 54 bus operating with delays.

a diversion affecting the 20 bus. i wrote on schedule. natcher subway on time. marc trains looking good. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. -- metro subway on time. >> it will be changeable day. we'll start out milds and there is a chance for some snow tonight. first let's say good morning to ava marie. where have you landed on this wednesday? >> good morning. i could say i am in heaven. i am at the shops. this is a shop that is very well known for their train at a garden. i'm talking right now with jackie german. spa.e with a baseba day you are participating with a

shop crawl that is happening this thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. ie bags.ve good bag we will do the purple hair strands in support of the ravens. >> i saw those. a federal gets added to your eather. a fa let's bring in the model. >> we have a neutral lip and neutral eyes. >> you guys offer hairstylist and makeup. >> you can come and spend the day with us. >> this sounds like a good gift

idea. about faces here at the shops and we do have the shop crawl happening on thursday. let's check the weather. we see plenty of rain showers are crossed the area. it will be a wet commute. we have flood concerns. now we get throw some champagne with this. >> champagne helps a lot. thank you, ava. ava is always fighting fun things to do. we'll talk to her again in a 30 minutes. 61 at the airport right now. 55 in parkton. the average high temperature is 48 degrees. right now we are way above that mark. temperatures in the 30's on the other side of the mountain. some heavy rain will catch up to us.

a flood watch is in effect. ok. i had a glip -- there go. sometimes the computer does not want to help. rain changing to snow tonight. temperatures will drop into the 30's tonight. temperatures will be above freezing tonight. we will get cold enough to create some snow. temperature will be above 32 degrees. around midnight, will see a storm coming up the coast. cold air will catch up to the rain that we have. there will be brief window of about three hours between midnight and 3:00 a.m. or the heavy rain we have, it will be called enough to change over to snow. everything will be gone by 4:00 a.m. this morning. by tomorrow morning, there would

not be anything happening. you probably will see some snow on the ground. one to two inches of snow around the metro area. this will not be a big event. in the mountains, elevation will make a huge difference. two to four inches. down around annapolis, you guys will be close to half an inch or dusting. the snow window is very brief, between midnight and 3:00 a.m. and that will be it. a flood watch is in effect today. we start out near 60 degrees and drop off into the 40's by the time the drive home from work. high temperatures in the 40's tomorrow. low to mid 40's tomorrow. same thing on friday. we stay in the 40's all the way through the weekend. on sunday, a high temperature

around 48 degrees. the big story today is the change in the temperatures and maybe some snow late tonight. >> the sauce was deafening -- the silence was deafening. toyou don't have a child take a picture with santa, there is a pet for that. >> they are here to see this guy. what do these dogs and cats want? >> streets and toys -- treats and toys. >> i'm all decked out. i have squeaky toys to make noises. >> if the squeaky toys do not work, she makes sounds. >> it is very cute.

>> carrot is a a volunteer -- karen is a volunteer. she has to get the pets to sit still. >> we have a blast. >> this is lola. >> this is a big day. >> he has been looking forward to this all year. >> enough of the dogs. we know that cats rule. the cats seem to be easier than the dogs. >> just a part of our family now. sometimes they take the place of children. >> what is easier to photograph, kids or pets? >> that is a tough question.

>> ho-ho-ho. >> none of my pets are well- behaved enough. 5:53. 61 degrees on tv hill. coming up, 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.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think an elementary school teacher overreacted by replacing the word "gay" in the christmas carol "deck the halls?" >> 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. >> general motors offers to buy back their chevy vaolt. >> maryland raises the bar for student athletes when it comes to grades. some

could be bench. >> an experiment goes wrong when it cannibal crashes into a home. on this coming up. >> rain out there this morning. it might be called enough for snow tonight. >> that rain might mean problems on the road -- it might be called bank enough for snow tonight.

>> more cuts to the city fire department could beat on the way. i'm kim dacey with details. >> it is a washington fi