tom tasselmyer has tracking the potential for snow in the 11 insta-weather + center. >> it is december after all. things were eventually going to change, you had to know that. reduce the winter weather advisers posted from hartford to no. baltimore counties. west of where it gets even worse as far as winter weather goes. western allegheny and garrett counties under a winter storm warning. right now it is a warm weather pattern along the coast. still seeing temperatures in the 60's all the way up to southern new england. 60's and 70's down to eastern north carolina. it's a whole lot colder to the west hovering around freezing in the mountain locations where the rig has already tense over to snow. iran the baltimore area it is heavy rain. we do expect a quick burst of snow here. more details on that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. you can join as half an hour

earlier tomorrow for 11 news today. the latest on the storm and possible delays begins at 4:30 tomorrow morning. a special start time for allow the news today at 4:30. >> a special store we are following. two baltimore city police officers have been suspended amid allegations of misconduct. we are told two the ball officers have been placed on administrative leave because of a harassment and integrity issue. police will not elaborate on the details of their suspensions but we are working to get more information and we will have much more for you tonight at 11:00. >> into that education a lawyer, maryland's fourth graders are making progress in math. that is according to the results from a test released today. >> the results are from the naep test.

a test that only comparison will baltimore students are doing with students in 20 other urban cities. >> joseph, what is your question? >> the fourth grade students at city springs elementary school have developed a love for math. >> i do not think that is hard because math is not hard if you just pay attention and get 3. >> that may explain why fourth grade math scores were up slightly on day naep test.l it compares students compare to those and philadelphia, washington, d.c., and in new york. there was an increase in eighth grader, but it was well below the nation's best. >> i think that these are gratifying results around movement. results that underlie the urgency around how our kids are doing. it really is useful information in terms of what to do about our mission appeared >> was part

of a national panel that released the naep scores. you're not interested in perpetuating the inequities to bet -- too many of our children suffer. our duty is to overcome them. but baltimore school officials say there is plenty of room for improvement across the board in reading and math they seem most impressed with the progress of african american male students. math scores increase by 1.8% for fourth graders. to provide% for eighth grade mails. >> i like how she teaches math because she knows about it. she takes it slowly. sometimes she has fun with it. >> educators say that highlights the importance of what is taking place in the classroom. >> we tried to approach math as a science. the children are constantly discovering new things. they're coming up with theories

on their on and they are learning, oh, that is how that works. >> show your work. anything that goes on in your brain should be down on your board. >> the results represent only a sampling of baltimore fourth and eighth graders. you can see all of the results in math and reading by logging onto our website wbaltv.com. >> the family of a 9-year-old boy killed after a tree fell on him at the carroll county can't two years ago is suing the county for $12 million. the city county was flat -- negligent for not removing the tree because it was dead and at robbing four years. -- garroting four years. >> it was back in 2009 when the 9-year-old was struck by a tree. despite best efforts by doctors at john hopkins, he did not survive injuries. the family has filed a $12

million lawsuit against carroll county his lawyers say they never apologized for the boy's death and handle the situation in an insulting manner. >> he was the lead of my life. he was a lot of everybody's life and knew him. i mean, we are just devastated. >> she fights back tears as she explains how her life has changed forever center 9-year- old boy noah was killed after being struck by a hickory tree almost two years ago. >> it was very upsetting. everything was handled. -- it definitely should have been handled differently. >> that a lawsuit filed by the family, a clemson the investigation done by the sheriff's office proved that the tree had been dead for a long period of time. the lawsuit goes on to say the camp is that clinton because it allowed the campers to play outside ignoring a high wind

advisory debt had been issued by the national weather service. >> it is clear to us that carroll counties first priority is to protect the kids treaty failed to do that. >> what no was mother calls a slap in the face,, not only did carroll county not apologize for the death, the center a $120 refund with a form letter saying the 2009 winter nature camp did not go as planned and ended unexpectedly. it followed by inviting her to a maple sugar festival at the camp in march. >> they did not even acknowledge it. like the letter said, the camp was cut short. here is your refund. we hope to see you at the next festival. i mean -- i was like, are you kidding me? i could not believe it. >> they are filing the $12

million lawsuit to make sure something like this never happens again. they want to let the county know how they handle the whole situation, and there were, is unforgivable. >> the treatment of kathy is unforgivable. i do not know how anybody can even -- they should be ashamed of themselves for sending out a letter like that. >> i spoke with the administrator for the carroll county recreation and parks department as well as the county attorney. both could not comment on the case as they had not received a copy of the lawsuit for the county has 30 days upon receipt to respond to the suit. >> very solemn day in annapolis as state law enforcement and government officials joined families of drug driving victims across the state. as 11 news reporter barry simms reports, now officials want to know what the number of on alcohol-related fatalities is

increasing. >> mothers against drunk driving and other groups said they are doing everything they can to bring those numbers down. they believe that hearing from victims' families has a tremendous impact. >> the procession is heartfelt and somber. >> my son, he was 16 and killed by a drunk driver in august of 2005. >> families escorted by law- enforcement officers and a ceremony to remember the victims of drought and impaired drivers. >> we have a big hole in our family. we have a huge hole in our heart because we missed them so much. >> betty jones was here to honor her son, sean. >> according to the state troopers, they do not believe that he knew he was on wheels. he said he acted as if he may have been floating. >> casey brooks told how her

father, according brooks, was on duty when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver on do you receive in 2007. offered comfort to other victims families. >> we all know the feeling of not being able to talk to them or hear their voice again. that feeling may never go away or get easier to deal with. we must remember, they are always here in spirit. >> this memorial comes at a time when a truck and impaired driving accidents are increasing. state records show 171 fatalities in 2008, 173 in 2009, and 177 last year. the lt. gov. anthony brown talked about his concerns. >> we are supposed to be doing better. we are supposed to be driving these numbers down. >> the lieutenant governor and superintendent of maryland state police officers are committed to reducing the numbers by adding more patrols and setting up sobriety checkpoints over the holiday season.

>> we will make our goal this holiday season as we do every day throughout the year to prevent festive celebrations from being wracked by drunk driving tragedies. >> crown and the victim families know that police presence is not enough. >> i tell them, please, thing before you drink. so many of them are not even old enough to drink. i want them to be aware and think of consequences. >> police say if you are going to drink, make sure you have a designated driver. reporting live from annapolis, barry simms. >> there is much more ahead on a lebanese and 6:00. >> ray rice the star running back spreads the wealth. details coming up in sports. >> colder weather on the waiting be read as likely to change over to snow.

>> more than 24 americans -- 2100 americans were killed. >> rob roblin shows us how baltimore chose to remember a day that will live in infamy. >> the coast guard here at the inner harbor is the only mass of float that was at pearl harbor on december 7, 1941. it was on the tawny this morning were the can to remember what president roosevelt called a day to remember and to for me. >> as we think back to the fateful? -- the fateful day, let us remember the courage of the men and women. >> there were only a few survivors from that day.

thomas was in the marine corps. >> the do not consider myself a hero. i was doing my job -- i was blessed to be there. blessed to be here. i hope somebody is a hero. i am not. i am just doing my duty. >> his father was here last year. he passed away this year. >> he thought there were doing maneuvers like what in the world is going on. he could see the plants coming pastorate he could see the plan circle and he thought,oh. >> the ceremony lasted one hour and a half with members of the coast guard and world war ii veterans paying their respects. he says pearl harbor changed everything. >> we broke up on a sunday

morning, december 7, and everything was perfectly normal. the rest of the world was at war but we were at not. by the time we went to bed that night, everything had changed. >> finally as they do every year, they tossed a wreath into the harbor to honor those who have served and those who have sacrificed so much. rob roblin, wbal tv 11 news. >> now, your love and insta- weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> cold front is less and work to the state tree on the west side or is turning much colder, the snow is already falling. on the side is not even running around ocean city and salsbury at this point. temperatures still in the 60's iran kokomo city. unseasonably mild weather there.

in contrast to that, temperatures near freezing or below and western maryland were heavy snow is falling. we're still dealing with heavy rain -- a record amount of red and baltimore. temperatures are beginning to cool off a little bit. the cold air will slide in and the rand will switch over to snow. let's check out temperatures in the eastern part of the country and you will see what is going on. 50 degrees at bwi marshall. that is the new low for the day. temperatures in the '60s and '70s and eastern north carolina were thunderstorm watches and the fact that warm air. much colder air is coming in. that is what we look -- that is what will gradually invaded the state. 42 at hagerstown. 40 that just to the north and west of baltimore. we're still unseasonably mild to the north and east. big changes on the way. howard and montgomery county and the winter storm warning to the

further was locations toured we have a bunch of rain and more to come for the next hour or two or three, flash flood warnings on the eastern shore around the d.c. and flash flood watches around baltimore. low lying areas could flood. 1.9 inches of rain at bwi marshall. the old record was one point to 5 inches. -- one point to 5 inches. touring thunderstorms and southern virginia now. heavy snow on the cold side of this. the storm as expected to check on the lower part of the bay at the coast really within the next seven hours or so. heavy rain continues to the early evening up until 9:00 or 10:00. colder air comes in behind the storm, the ring changes over to wet snow. by 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning the storm is racing a waitress is a very quick flash of snow that will come across the area.

it will be a nice sunny and breezy chillier day behind the snow system. with the fast-moving nature of the storm, a key militias will be hard to come by. maybe a trip to 1 inch of baltimore got to the coast. to the north and west to get into the higher terrain. this computer model is predicting -- it is possible one to three inches of snowfall could occur. it will all come quickly and be gone by morning. temperatures by don and the low 30's. breezy and chile throughout the day. small craft advisory with gusts to 25 knots. the storm is pretty strong. it will go quickly and it will kick up the waves. we will see lots of sun. it will be partly cloudy on friday and saturday. great football weather on sunday. cool and dry weather continues into the middle of next week.

>> from the subsequent at bank sports center, this is 11 sports. >> i'm starting to think for a couple of games thisra seasongamesy rice by his standards has barely touched the ball. he leads the afc in total yards. he has 11 touchdowns and was just named offensive player of the week for a perfect right of members for a player in his contract year. a lot of it can be contributed to his fullback. he is figuring out the best way to use his bulldozer. rate rise credits ricky williams as a mentor. "a trio we have going on in the baltimore backfield. "between him and ricky wiliams has been the best thing to happen to me since i became a raven. he is like to take me to where i need to be. that is in the running game.

this week the baltimore ravens coasts the colts and and they travel to san diego for the prime time sunday night game with the chargers. the baltimore ravens will play sunday night for a third time this season. our coverage begins at 6:30 on december 18. while the orioles has yet to make a splash at the winter meetings in dallas with a free agent signing or a trick, he finalized his coaching staff. he has spent time on buck's satff with the rangers. a former oil, eric has his third team in five months. agreed to it one year deal with pittsburgh. questionable 42. he pitched for the mariners into

red sox last year. switching to the national league for the first time may help. he goes to great numbers throughout the a.l. throughout his american league career. at least on paper, the maryland terps should ruise tonight. last night washington's terence ross. he just did that. 360 alley-oop slam and traffic. gravity should be embarrassed. he does it in madison square garden. barquette still the smiles like getting the victory. that is fun to watch. please stay with us. a check on the slightly snow is forecast coming up right after this.

>> what to what the advisers are in effect all across the state. we are staying ahead of the storm including what you can expect for your morning commute. allegations against two baltimore county police officers.

>> some possible snow in winter weather. >> big changes coming. quick changeover from 9:00 to allow the clock. by 2:00 in the morning it is gone. it is like somebody organized a flash snow. 1-3 inches possible, especially up into southern pennsylvania tomorrow, it is a nice sunny but breezy and chilly day. we will have beautiful weather as of last into the weekend. >> thank you for watching.