>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. -- i'm tom tasselmyer. >> what do you have to save yourself -- to say for yourself? >> it went on early. >> nobody gets up earlier than the weather man. "come on, snow!" it did snow. the snow outran the cold air. no snow. the kids look into it at the school -- they are going to

school. the wind is gusting. up to 40.ust up tgust temperatures are in the 30's. we will make it to 45 this afternoon and it will be sunny. first was a demonic to sarah -- first we say good morning to sarah. >> the kids love you. we have an accident at northern parkway and the alameda. we're pleasantly surprised. north side of checking at ok. 46 on the west side. moving well for the south through howard county. so far so good on the rest of the major roadways. wind warnings are in effect at

the area bridges. let's look to at traffic and will check some of our cameras. wind warnings at the key bridge. so far so good in terms of volume. this is security boulevard. you can see the outer loop is building just a bit but no sign of delays down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. we die as a bullet -- we dodged a bullet as far as the storm. jennifer franciotti joins us where it is colder this morning. >> i have jack frost nipping at my nose. we're in westminster and this is a trooper diane hanson. tell me what you saw on your drive in from work. >> it is rating heavily and

there was some obsolete -- it was raining heavily and there was some sleet. et roadways.ut what roadwa >> we have not had any incidents so far. i still caution people to be careful. >> there is a risk for some fallen trees. >> the wind was pretty high last night. >> overall the rose are not even i -- overall the roads are not icy. 460 crews have been out mainly west with salting operations in washington and garrett counties.

overall, the roads are in great shape. traffic is moving along at the posted speeds. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. back to you. >> you can stay ahead of the weather using facebook and click like to get the forecast. >> two officers are suspended amid allegations of sexual misconduct. we know the case involves an incident of a sexual nature. a third officer says it happened in october. the female police officers were off duty at the time. >> there's a general order for the police department and there's a certain way you have to act and maintain yourself in public if you're a member of the baltimore police department, and i think that just underscores our commitment to holding ourselves to a higher standard. even when individuals are off- duty, they are bound by the

general orders. is handling this investigation. an administrator suspension is standard for an eeoc investigation. this man is behind bars this morning. police say his company never refunded money received from schools in anne arundel and baltimore counties. investigators say he promised to have a player from the baltimore ravens talk to students at assemblies, but it never materialized. at least 17 schools were involved. >> there is a new twist in the effort to keep that extra $1,000 in your wallet next year. republicans now want to tie the tax cut to building a controversial oil pipeline and

the president says absolutely not. republicans want an approval soon. >> this is a lifeline. >> the $7 billion pipeline would run 2,000 miles from the u.s. to canada. republicans say it could create tens of thousands of jobs and one of approved. >> any effort to try to tie a keystone to the peril tax cut, i will reject. everybody should be on notice -- to the payroll tax cut. >> republicans are concerned this could hurt social security. >> we're taking money out of the social security trust fund. we know the trust fund is going broke. >> the president urged a straight up or down vote on the tax-cut. >> i sense there will have enough sense to do the people's business and not truck load up

with politics. >> the tax break ends december 31. president obama said no one gets a holiday break until there is a final vote. >> we are staying in washington until we get the job done. our holiday gift to american families is not going to be a tax increase. >> we're expecting a vote on the house version on monday. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. quite a bit of time in prison for ron blagojevich. >> passenger security will be the hot topic in washington later today. >> the storm may be gone but we're feeling a noticeable chill in the air. we will have

>> good morning.

we're back with a live view outdoors. 40 degrees downtown. when you factor in the wind, and feels like it is in the 20's. we got a bit of rain yesterday. now we have the chill. the wind has been gusting up to 40. we will have a lot of sunshine. dress as if it is the winter season. we'll go back to you. no snow on the ground but it still feels like december. >> police on the lookout for a man who shot three people in north carolina. this happened with a dispute between two men at a food lion. man shot and employee multiple times and then another person.

all three victims were taken to hospital. a judge senses rod blagojevich to 14 years in prison. he was convicted on 18 counts of corruption. he has until february to report to prison. he will be the fourth illinois governor to serve time. >> privacy concerns take center stage in washington. privacy advocates are concerned that scanners can be in evasive. -- invasive. >> who is on your holiday guest list? which celebrities are topping the list of most preferred dinner guest? >> perking keeping to their

slogan, have it your way -- burger king. >> 1 accident in the

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're breathing a sigh of relief that the roads are in good shape. at northern parkway, an accident wrapping up. 53 on the north side at dulaney valley. still moving well on 95 through

howard county, 49 miles per hour as you make your approach to 32. and warnings are in effect at the area bridges. in anne arundel county, heading south towards prince george's county, there are some areas that flooding is reported with some closures. this is the key bridge. wind warnings are in effect here and the rest of the area bridges. this is security. outer loop traffic on the west side continues to build but not amount to take delight. 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 diversion on the eight bus and the one bus diverting at lawrence. metro is on schedule. 841 on the camden lines is running 10 minutes late.

i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> we dodged a bullet. we had heavy rain in a brief period of snow. no mas! no mas! no dice this time. you have to go to school and work. there was a big snowstorm for folks in pennsylvania and new york state. there is sinking air and that means we'll get sunshine today. there are a few clouds drifting in from the mountains. there could be some snow flurries in the mountains. the other big story is the wind. the wind last night was gusting close to 50 miles per hour. it will be windy this morning. there was a 22 miles per hour gust at the airport.

the current temperatures are in the 30's. 36 at the airport. when you factor in the wind, take off about eight or 10 degrees. this is the kind of whether you want to address the kids for at the bus stop. 21 in hagerstown. into western maryland, the wind chills are in the teens. there was some snow at the wisp ski resort. some snow out in garrett county. mostly sunny today. wendy and colder and temperatures in the 40's -- windy. mostly clear tonight and cold. the wind will diminish. it will stay in the 30's in the city. a quiet day on friday. a clipper system will go north of us. a few clouds will comment on

friday night and saturday morning. it will stay chilly. 45 today. 48 tomorrow. the clippers storm comes through on friday night. temperatures will drop into the low to mid 40's on saturday. good football weather on sunday. sunshine and a high of 48. we could sneak into the 50's early next week. >> thank you. here is something fun to think about. which celebrities would you want to have over? jennifer aniston is the preferred guest. brad pitt also got a top spot at the fantasy table. also, martha stewart and paula deen. that brings us to our water

cooler question of the day. which celebrity would you most like to have over for dinner? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. mindy says she is not available. >> i'm all booked up. you could have your hamburger your way and now you could have your drink your way. burger king will install coca- cola freestanding machine. it offers more than 100 drink flavors and features a touch screen menu. starbucks launched an app that allows customers to make mobile payments. they said millions of people have downloaded this app. customers find mobile a faster

and easier way to pay. very convenient. >> the nfl is turning to disney with help for the superbowl. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning to you. >> hello. let's talk about europe. a big european summit the kicks off today. the leaders include tim geithner. one analyst says investors will be hanging on to the words of many policy makers in the next 48 hours. futures are a little lower but cautious. j.p. morgan chase not doing so hot when it comes to giving customers mortgage modifications. chase has the worst record

of the major banks. fannie mae and freddie mac own about a third of the 800,000 foreclosed properties. printing the properties out is one option. markets ended mixed yesterday. the nfl turning to some this the magic for help with the super bowl. the disney institute is training 20,000 workers in the customer ways of the disney parks. hundreds of extra workers in the parking lots and more ushers to direct customers to seats and restrooms. hundreds were without seats last year in dallas. back to you. >> tablets are red hot sellers.

hewlett-packard is now launching a fire sale for its touch pad. >> this is a good deal on a tablet. these are details uncovered f rom a memo. these were basically collecting dust. there will be offered for $99 and with the catches are. >> 99 bucks. the dust must have been thick. >> i think so. >> thank you. 36 degrees on tv hill. prime-time nbc's schedule this week.

>> new episodes have christmas themes tonight. we have a preview. >> the glee club on "community." >> they are using copyrighted music without the authority of the artist. >> they take their place on stage on the annual christmas pageant. >> a lot of singing and dancing. >> umping lawful and personal. spread >> christmas joy on -- spreading christmas joint on " parks and recreation."

>> they battled it out with rob lowe. >> see you in hell. >> the big boss his the sauce. makes anx-wife appearance. >> so if you're going on a cruise to mexico on christmas, there is no reason for me to go to new jersey. >> one think that to make christmas good is to not be with your family. >> think she deals with is the arrival of four divorced mother. >> the government does not want me to look this good. >> a good-looking lineup tonight on nbc. >> a very funny night.

folks from the maryland zoo in baltimore will be on the "today" show. representatives will be from the san diego zoo and there will have penguins and an alligator live at 8:30 this 36 degrees on tv hill. an update on a pair of pit bulls. >> they cannot take them to new york but today is polar bear weather. i am jennifer franciotti. we will bring you an update from westminster. >> the contraception controversy continues. i am kate amara in washington. >> it is going to be windy and

cold. >> better than expected on the area roads. we are tracking one problem in we are tracking one problem in the

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. >> his name is mud. [laughter] better to caution on the side -- >> people are happier if you say it is going to snow and it doesn't. this is the lesser of two evils. >> tony is going with that one. >> keith mills is here.

he will do the forecast. take the heat for me. we had a lot of rain yesterday. some of the trees are a little weak. it feels like it is in the 20's. the kids will have to go to the bus stop this morning. the wind will diminish but it will be windy this morning and there could be some snow flowers -- snow showers in western maryland. if you have plans to go to wi sp, that has no. >> the only problem we are tracking is that northern parkway and the alameda. use extra caution. police are responding to the crash. the north side at 54.

on the west side, 52 miles per hour. problem free on 70 in towards the beltway. 52 traveling southbound down towards a 32 on at 95. the b-w parkway checking in just fine. wind warnings are in effect at the area bridges. no promise on the area bridges. tunnel traffic moving well. this is the key bridge. so far so good. this is traffic on the west side. continuing to build at security boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. we didn't get any snow but it is cold and windy. >> we have some team coverage. let's begin with jennifer franciotti. she has the latest on the conditions in carroll county.

>> good morning. i was worried this morning because i could hear the wind and i could hear some of the branches blowing -- going up against the house. it was a pleasant surprised to see the rain had stopped. check out the motion this morning. it is gorgeous -- check out the moon. you can see there is a frost. this could be the car of trooper hansen who said she came in from frederick county this morning and she encountered some sleep t. no snow on the ground here. there are crews doing minor salting operations. that is not necessary. traffic is moving along a-o that is the status -- a-ok.

>> the conditions are better in baltimore county. we did not get any snow. i'm live in towson on york road. about 2.36 inches of rain. the ground is soaked. the temperatures did not get to freezing. we had a bit of mixing last night but it did not stick to the ground. we expect lots of sunshine. it will be a chilly day. the wind is gusting near 35 miles per hour. mid 40's today. dress as though it is the winter season. ava marie reporting. >> thank you. you can drive to garrett county to get snow. they got lots of snow. this is the ice rink at the resort.ki

and a worker tackling the roadways. thank you to everybody who send their pictures. you can send packages to our u local section. >> a suspect is in custody after a deadly stabbing in baltimore on woodland avenue. the victim died at the scene. officials have 30 days to determine the fate of a pair of pit bulls. at issue is whether the dog should be euthanize. the owner of the pull said two pit bulls attacked her dog. the owner of the pit bulls said he is pledging to fight for his dogs. >> more controversy over

contraception at the fda. the food and drug administration will look at other birth control drugs. kate amara has more from washington. >> the fda begins two days of hearings on the use of birth control pills which some research has shown are more likely to cause blood clots in women. the hearing comes one day after a surprise move by the obama administration. an fda decision was overturned to make the plan b one steop available without a prescription. >> i am shocked and outraged frankly. this act that the secretary of health overruled the commissioner is action unprecedented. >> the move seems to have caught both sides of the debate off guard.

>> we are surprised that we think secretary sibelius' did the right thing. >> the fda commissioner said there is adequate information that plan b is safe and effective and that it could be used properly without the intervention of a health-care provider. >> plan b is safe enough to be on the shelves. >> kathleen sibelius' disagrees saying some girls are too young to understand the label. there was not enough data to support making plan b one step available without talking to a health professional. >> they should still have the screening necessary. >> the fda advisory panel looked at the risk of blood clots to the use of birth controls which . kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 36 degrees on tv hill.

a new study finds a mastectomy may do more harm than good. don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. which celebrity would you most like to have over for dinner? i understand tony is a good cook. 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 an accident in the city and one more in baltimore county. county.

>> welcome back. 5:40. 40 degrees downtown. the wind chills are running in

the 20's. the roads are fine. no snow and no rain in the forecast today. it is much colder in the suburbs. 34 in westminster. it feels like the low 20's. for kids of the bus stop, make sure they take the winter gear. a mixture of sun and clouds. the wind will diminish later today. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast going through the weekend. >> obesity appears to be associated with worst outcomes when diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. research >> is examine the link between obesity and breast cancer. obesity was linked to shorter times of cancer recurrence.

obesity may be associated with a protective effect. information could be a reason why obesity leads to poor outcomes. difficult choice to remove both breasts. >> a new study suggests a prophylactic mastectomy may do more harm than good. provides a modest increase in overall life expectancy but reduces quality of life. >> 5:42, 36 degrees on tv hill. the winless colts return to baltimore this weekend. i don't know what that says. >> i'm not sure they have ever gone winless. >> jerry sandusky back behind bars this morning. >> this is 95 at the tydings

bridge. taking time to check out the frost that might be under car. it wasn't on mine.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the major roadways are looking pretty good. we do have a couple of things happening in terms of accidents. word of a pedestrian-involved accident. also avoid northern parkway at the alameda. north side in good shape. no problems of the entire beltway. we have wind warnings in effect as you cross the key bridge. something to keep in mind. this is 95 at the tydings

memorial bridge. southbound traffic and the construction is in place in the right lane. keep that in mind. 29 at broken land parkway looks pretty good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> metro subway eastbound running about 15 minutes late. light rail is on schedule. a diversion at greenmount and 29. i am kurt kronke. >> good morning. kids are disappointed this morning. we missed out on the snow. the cold air and did not have a chance. it turned out to be a good snowstorm up in pennsylvania and new york state. we have a sinking air and that

means sunshine for us. some clouds are moving in from pennsylvania. the closer to the pennsylvania line, the better the chance you will see some cloud cover. most of us will have mostly sunny skies. a big story is the winner. the wind was gusting close to 50 miles per hour. we had a 22 mile per hour gust at the airport. the current temperatures are in the 40's. take off about 10 degrees for the wind chill. 43 in parkton. these are the wind chills. temperatures in the 20's. the wind chill at the airport is 27. wind chills running in the teens in western maryland. there is some snow on the ground in western maryland.

several inches of snow in garrett county. mostly sunny skies -- a mixture of sun and clouds. further north there will be more cloud cover. windy and colder than yesterday. tonight, mostly clear skies and cold. temperatures will drop back into the 20's. tomorrow, high pressure will be in control on the east coast. temperatures will be warmer. upper 40's. a clipper storm will pass by north of us on friday night. it will cause another shot for a cold air on saturday. 48 tomorrow. it will be dry going into the weekend. on sunday, expect sunshine for the ravens game with highs in the upper 40's. 50's early next week. the next chance for rain holding off until wednesday.

>> a lawyer gofor jerry sandusky says he expects his client to be out on bail. >> kurt gregory reports. >> police led jerry sandusky away from his home in handcuffs. the charges involve allegations by two new abusers. a grand jury accuses sandusky of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of this home. it says the victim claims, "he screamed for help knowing that his wife was upstairs, but nobody came to help them.' he had been freed on bond following his initial arrest, charged with sexually abusing eight other children.

sandusky met all the alleged victims through the second mile charity. sandusky has said he is innocent of all charges. how would you take this? >> he would be devastated. his wife and children are devastated. >> his lawyer says he expected to be out on belt sometime today -- to be out on bail. >> conditions include a $250,000 bond. he expects to be in jail on tuesday. >> 36 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. hope you have them.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- which celebrity would you most like to have over for dinner?

you will like this. >> aw. that is so nice. >> except for tony when he blows the forecast. 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. thank you, todd. >> tony, come on over. good morning. we begin with college basketball. maryland and mount st. mary's. the terps win. hold of the mountaineers down the stretch. maryland is now 5-3 on the year. cary williams in dc last year to

watch oil play georgetown -- gary williams. 26, a career high for loyola. loyola goes on a 17-0 run. .w battles back he had 19 off the bench. here's the dunk. loyola win. his team is off to an outstanding seven-1 start. the ravens are 9-3 and looking for more. the colts are looking for their first win. the ravens or their fans will show no pity on the court s horseshoes. no p manning this year and a

real buzz about the game so far -- no peyton manning. >> i have not bitter that long.-- have not been here that long. you tell me. it from theear from the player players? >> the colts have been gone for a long time. >> 10 years since last beat them. >> 10 years. >> thank you. >> occupy protesters fight back against police officers forcing them out. >> a lawsuit filed against carroll county. >> 90 years old and he's taking

on the slopes. this amazing story of longevity. >> good morning, i'm john collins. we missed the snow and we're sorry about that. >> a few problems for your morning commute. the major roads are cooperating.

>> if you're not ready for snow, a pleasant surprise. i am jennifer franciotti in westminster. conditions are good. >> the contraception controversy continues one day after a shocking move by