the 40 possible today. this is a typical almost winter day in baltimore. right now it is 29 at the airport with clear skies. we will see a few clouds later today. a mixture of sun and clouds. the lot of sunshine this morning. high temperature around 48 degrees -- a lot of sunshine today. we will come back and check the forecast for the rest of the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. >> happy friday. good morning. a couple of things. we started elkridge on washington boulevard. we're hearing some fire department activity so use extra caution. inner loop at liberty, an accident that is in the process of being cleared. another problem, a tropical lights at belair road and hanover road are defective. main street near green valley road, an accident.

we'll update you once we learn more in terms of closures. we start at liberty. public traffic and inner loop, no sign of the accident. we will keep you posted. this is baltimore national pike. so far so good in this area of the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a series shooting in north baltimore happened just before 11:00 p.m. last night on north calvert street. police found a male victim with a gunshot wound to the head. his condition is unknown. no word i will now have led up to that incident. the woman is charged with assault after police say she pointed a loaded gun at her boyfriend and daughter. she came into her boyfriend's home yelling and boyfriend went into the bathroom. she kicked in the door and pointed the gun at her

boyfriend. >> thank you. a school teacher remains behind bars, charged with having sexual relations with three female students. investigators say jeffrey sears had numerous sexual encounters between november of 2009 and october of this year. we're told the encounters happened both on and off campus. school officials are working with police to ensure the safety of the students. >> when the first allegation against mr. sears arose, we removed him from the classroom and placed him in a position where yet no contact with children. >> school officials sent home letters to parents. sears is being held on $3 million bail. experts say a child sex abuse

victims often suffer long-term effects. jennifer franciotti has more. >> the alleged victims are teenagers. experts say the effects could last a lifetime. experts say victims are more likely to face depression and sexual transmitted disease. the way they see an adult relationships may forever be changed. >> when you put yourself in the hands of a teacher in a school relationship, you don't always want to see that as someone be nice for you for sexual gratification. there will always be an issue of trust. this is not what they are going for. >> child sex abuse experts say the road to caylee is possible through professional therapy and counseling. jennifer franciotti reporting. now back to you.

>> i what is the focus and newt gingrich is the target -- iowa is the focus. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> i do not think he understands -- >> mitt romney, rick santorum, and michele bachmann all hold town hall meetings before saturday's debate. >> i have been married to the same woman for 42 years. >> when i married my wife -- it is an important issue. >> there are coming at newt gingrich from all sides. they're hoping they can bring it down. >> the guy who used to be the speaker? >> mitt romney is taking some heat, too.

>> i'm not going to contort myself into a pretzel. >> but newt gingrich is the clear target. in south carolina, he brushed off the criticism. >> i have one opponent, barack obama. >> one poll has gingrich beating president obama in ohio. >> his biggest primary lead right now is in ohio. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a new era baltimore city government. >> congratulations. >> jack young began his first term as city council president. he was sworn in during a ceremony at the war memorial building yesterday. new members include the second

district councilman and councilman william wch in the ninth district. carol stokes returns. [applause] the new council held their first meeting last night. >> the organizers of the baltimore grand prix revved up more than $12 million in debt. urbanizes have less than $100,000 cash in hand. felix dawson wants to takeover the racing group and make the race profitable next year. 30 degrees on tv hill.

probation or jail time -- the possible punishment barry bonds faces when he is sentenced next week. >> the person to pepper spray customers in walmart may not be facing charges. >> this is the beltway at liberty road. sarah will tell us what to watch out for on the roa

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>> welcome back. 37 degrees downtown. that is deceiving. it is about 10 degrees colder away from the city. not a lot to talk about today. 20's now, we're in the north and west of town. 29 at the airport.

lots of sunshine to start today. a few clouds will comment late this afternoon. seasonably chilly with a high of 48. now to the news desk. >> a georgia man accused of raping and stabbing a child to death goes before a judge for the first time. he appeared in court wearing a bulletproof vest. the girl was last seen near a playground after atlanta complex. her body was found in a trash compactor three days later. no felony charges for the woman who pepper spray shoppers inside a walmart on black friday. she may have acted in self- defense. she could still face misdemeanor charges. this was a chaotic scene in the store. at least 20 people included nose

and throat irritations. >> prosecutors in the barry bonds case are expected to seek prison time. he will be sentenced next week justiceuction of charges. he denied taking performance enhancing drugs. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. a popular rap artists asking for wall street help. >> avoiding the stress of gift giving this year. >> we have some closures in elkridge because of fire activity.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. hopefully you are doing well this morning. the major roadways are ok. we start on northbound route one. we have fire department activity. inner loop at liberty road, an accident on the shoulder. everything following find on the outer loop. a smooth ride on 795. all the road and hanover road, watch for a defect traffic lights. an accident on main street in new windsor near green valley road. 58 on 95. this is liberty. in a live traffic.

no sign of any significant delays -- in a live traffic. topside at putty hill avenue checking out fine. major roads leading up to the beltway in good shape. 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. happy friday to you. >> moving along pretty well. we have a delay on the light rail, 20 minutes. metro subway is on schedule. 35, 36, 40 buses are operating with delays. eight bus northbound diverting. marc trains on time on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. >> thank you. good morning. we have high pressure on the east coast that will keep things nice and quiet today. it is cold. temperatures in the 20's and 30's.

you're watching the clippers storm coming through the great lakes. the temperatures on the other side of the front are very cold, and the digits and teens. -- single digits. there is some light snow, an inch or two us know around cleveland and up towards the buffalo. did the trajectory and you might think this might visit us in maryland. the energy will pass to the north. all that precipitation will pass to the north even though the front will come through tonight. we should wind up with some dry weather. the clouds will thicken up later this after noon. it is cold and there is some frost. sunshine to start and a few

clouds will drift in this afternoon. it will be a unseasonably chilly day with high temperatures between 45 and 50. mostly cloudy tonight as the front comes through. i think all the snow will stay north of us. it will be chilly tomorrow. upper 30's and low 40's on saturday. on sunday, plenty of sunshine for the ravens game, 45. around 50 on monday and tuesday. the next chance for any precipitation will hold off until wednesday and thursday. just some light rain. >> you can avoid some of the stress of gift-giving by giving gift cards and you do not have to pay full price for them.

you can save money if you buy them from reparable resellers. they can think you paid full price for the gift. or you can buy it discount gift card and use it yourself. there are some other ways to save. >> i want them to feel the joy and all the ribbons. >> all things you need to give the perfect gift. >> i will give you something but i will give it to you in the most beautiful way that i can. >> wrapping up the perfect present means spending more than you plan. >> what are you spending? >> a third of the money spent last holiday season when to the extras, like shipping and packaging. >> pay $1 for the back at the

dollar store and pay $4 or $5 and other stores. >> the most expensive shipment was $80 for a toy that cost less than that. skip the shipment or send a gift card. >> thinking get whatever they wanted. >> most people spend more than they plan. >> make a list, it twice. to not spend more than you are planning to pay -- make a list, checked it twice. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how have you been saving up for this holiday season? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> jay-z is turning to wall

street for help. jane king has the bloomberg business report. tgif. >> happy friday to you. interesting to hear a story about walmart.'s wi possible bribery overseas. finding did not reveal which country this may have occurred in. there is a probe. europe is still very much on our mind. this is a fluid situation. futures are a little higher but still quiet. it plunged yesterday -- markets plunged yesterday.

boeing facing competition for a drone program. they have received at least to enter 50 million orders -- 250 million. twitter is redesigning its side making it five times as fast. they are hoping to make it more attractive for advertisers. having scrolling list of messages at the top and you can expect to see those changes in the next few weeks. let me know if you think twitter needs to make changes. you can tweet me. >> we were talking about gift cards earlier. there is a list of the most wanted gift cards.

>> they are huge, even more than last year. if you're thinking about it gift card, i will to play with the safe bets are. >> easier twitter account -- what is your twitter account? >> market jane. >> you'll be the first person i ever tweeted. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. an act of generosity for troops an act of generosity for troops overseas

>> people send all kinds of things to u.s. service members serving overseas.

>> an unusual item being sent to the troops. >> in all started with one box. >> it has gone out of hand. spend about 140 hours a months. >> army veteran sends books to troops overseas. >> this tells it which branch of the service they are in. third year was just over 11,000 . this year it will be over 14,000. i don't like to send a book over that i have not read one or two novels by the author. >> the care packages cost about 5 $1 a month. -- $500. he puts a lot of thought process

into it. he'd make sure the troops get the books they want. there are the popular books. >> adventure, science fiction. >> not every book makes the cut. >> i have not heard any requests for harlequin romances. he had collected these and enjoyed them and now he was dying to make sure someone else could enjoy them. >> it is his way to say thanks for them. >> i do this because to do the right thing to do. >> i am amazed how organized he is. 30 degrees on tv hill.

a woman accused of threatening somebody. >> the emotional distress some students could be facing. >> no holiday for washington lawmakers? the threat is tied to a hassle over your paycheck. >> will check the weather. >> kind of busy on the roads. we have a new accident in bel air and will check the

>> 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. some frost on the window. we were talking about old valtime.

>> maybe from "the christmas story." "you will shoot your eye out, kid." don't stick your tongue on in the polls. that was in the movie. it is in the 20's with clear skies. seasonable chilly. a typical december day in baltimore. we will let you know what you can expect for the rest of the week because you know you've done that before. >> i have. >> so have i. >> let's check the area roads. there are a few things to watch for. frost on your windshield will tie up a little this morning. 924 in bel air, the latest accident. 95 looks good in and out of

harford county. no problems along 24. main street in new windsor, we have an accident wrapping up. it down or one in the elkridge region, some fire activity. the right lane is closed. 97 looks good. no problems on 295. this is the west side at liberty. inner loop traffic and no sign of a delight. the accident at liberty is now gone. this is putty hill avenue. the major roads looking just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a woman is arrested for threatening a witness. she is charged with retaliating against a witness. she now with a woman who was a witness for the state in a case against her boyfriend.

she threatens to fight her. she is out this morning on $5,000 bail. the wife of jack johnson will be sentenced today. she faces up to eight year and a half in prison after pleading guilty to destroying evidence. it was said she flushed a check given an as a bribe down the toilet. jack johnson was sentenced to seven years behind bars earlier this week. >> 29-year-old jeffrey sears had numerous sexual encounters with high school students. the encounters happened on and off campus. sears has been an english teacher at the school since

2006. school officials have sent home letters. sears is being held on $3 million bail. these kinds of incidents can lead to long-term damaging effects. jennifer franciotti is live in our newsroom with more. >> the alleged victims are 15 and 16-year-old girls. the emotional side effects could last a lifetime. as the investigation continues into the alleged sexual relationship, child sex abuse experts warn the emotional stress for the victims. >> there will be shamed and possibly killed because i'm not sure what the relationship was with her peers as well as with the teachers. there will be killed whether it was her that exposed the relationship or someone else. >> ruby nelson says there are

damaging long-term effects of abusive relationships. >> when you put yourself in the hands of a teacher in a school relationship, you don't always want to see that as someone being nice to you for sexual gratification. so there's always going to be an issue of trust, and being able to trust other adults -- this is not what they are going for. >> she says the victims are also more likely to face depression or sexually transmitted diseases. the executive director with the baltimore child abuse center says adduced at any age is concerning. it is important to remember the teenage brains are still developing. >> they are characterized as children. they are still learning to form the right decisions that will affect about later in life. >> police say there might be more students in the fall. anyone with information is asked to call detectives. reporting live, jennifer franciotti.

>> a man is found dead in a court in harford county and police have ruled it a homicide. they say he was shot multiple times. a woman found him. car was found in edgewood yesterday morning. detectives don't think the shooting was a random act of violence. anyone with information it should call the harford county sheriff's office. a teenager is struck by car has died from merck injuries. the vehicle hit the girl near annapolis road and ohio avenue yesterday afternoon. she was rushed to shock trauma but she didn't make it. no word as to who was at fault in this accident. >> a stalemate regarding your paycheck on capitol hill.

kate amara is in washington with what comes next. >> the standoff continues in washington and it could delight congress's trip home for the holidays. >> get it done. if not, maybe we will have a white christmas here in washington. >> president obama will keep lawmakers until the payroll tax cut is extended and unemployment benefits are renewed. this after two senate votes on rival tax plans resulted in stalemates on thursday. house republicans are planning to vote next week on a different proposal. >> if the president is serious, he will sign this bill. >> the house plan includes a provision guaranteeing construction of an oil pipeline from canada to texas. >> the keystone pipeline project will create tens of thousands of

jobs immediately. it has bipartisan support. >> president obama has promised to veto if the pipeline provision is attached. >> however many jobs may be generated, there will be fewer than the jobs created by extending the payroll tax cut and extending unemployment insurance. >> the payroll cut is currently at 4.2%. would jump over 6% if congress does not act. >> 30 degrees on tv hill. an increase in recurring cancer may be connected to somebody's starch in take. >> think twice before taste testing cookie dough. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. how have you been saving up for this holiday season? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> 924 is shutdown in one direction in bel air. we'll touch on some other we'll touch on some other problems in the

>> welcome back. 5:40. about 10 degrees colder in some of the suburbs. not much wind this morning. you may have to scrape some wind of your windshield. this will be a typical almost winter day. 20's in the suburbs. 26 in york, pennsylvania. a mixture of sun and clouds. more sun this morning than this afternoon. high temperature in the upper

40's. we'll come back and check the forecast for the rest of the weekend. >> breast cancer patients who increase their starch intake are any greater risk for an occurrence of that disease. >> women who increased their stores in take the most over the first year were 4.5% more likely to have an occurrence than those who decrease their starched intake. many of us love ready to bake cookie dough. it could make you sick. >> there was an outbreak of the e.coli to prepackages cookie dough. consumer is are warned not to eat the dough before it is cooked.

the copper is the flower -- the culprit is the flour. >> boston's mayor orders occupy protesters to tear down their incomencampment. >> violence revisits virginia tech. >> this is the beltway and putty hill avenue.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> a few new problems as we approach the 6:00 a.m. ohour. we'll start in bel air. southbound lanes are closed because of an accident.

take 24 as your alternate. main street in new windsor, an accident still clearing. problems on southbound 97 near route 3. and overturned a vehicle. northbound route 1 at troy hill drive, closures remain in effect because of fire department activity. this is liberty road. inner loop traffic is pretty easy but building in the outer loop. this is traffic in the area of 97 of the new cut road. looking for delays approaching the accident scene. we will keep you posted. mta with kurt the kronke. >> we are moving along nicely on the rails. brunswick 870 does have a delay. metro subway westbound a 10- minute delay.

the 47 and 48 buses operating with delays. a diversion at greenmount and 29. now back to tony pann. >> it should be quiet day today. a little frosted. nothing going on. high pressure is in control on the east coast. -- a little frosty. the clippers storm is coming to the great lakes. there is arctic air mass on the other side of the front. temperatures in the single digits and teens and will get a taste of that this weekend. some light snow is breaking out from chicago to detroit and buffalo. most of this activity will pass north of us. as the cold front comes through, about a 30% chance we will see a sprinkle or snow flurries. that will be most likely in pennsylvania or new york state. skies are clear right now.

we'll probably see if you high, thin clouds moving in later this afternoon. it is cold. 29 at the airport. 29 in jarrettsville. sunshine to start and then a few clouds come in this afternoon. temperatures between 45 and 50. mostly cloudy skies tonight. a slight chance for a sprinkle or snow flurries. temperatures in the mid 30's. that front will be off the coast tomorrow. the arctic air mass will be modified by the time it gets here. temperatures will be below average on saturday and sunday. the average time is 47. 43 on saturday. 45 on sunday with lots of sunshine. good football weather on sunday for the ravens game. warmer on monday and tuesday.

our next chance for rain will be wednesday and thursday. back to the news desk. >> thank you. protesters at the occupy boston encampment ignore the mayor's order to move out. this was the scene from the park. no word on any confrontations or arrests. >> gunshots rang out across virginia tech university. students are trying to get back to normal. >> let's go! >> four years, two shooting. a campus police officer was shot and killed yesterday. >> i am shocked this happened again. >> 8 late night vigil was held in honor of officer deriek

crouse. he had been with the campus police department for four years. gunman walked up to his car and shot him. >> they opened his car door. he just fell out towards the ground. >> the school was on lockdown as police searched for the killer. the lockout was lifted after a second body was found. police will not say if it is the suspect. a video camera shows a man matching the description of the one found dead. the shooting rampage in 2007 left 33 dead, including the shooter. the school was criticized than by being slow to alert students. >> i got about five text messages in an hour. phrygia tech takes a lot of pride and i'm glad i'm here and

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>> when it comes to saving up for the holidays, every little bit helps. to a dollar store and pick up gift bags. plan ahead when it comes to shipping. pack your gifts in your carry-on bags. good luck with that. [laughter] that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- how have you been saving up for this holiday season?

>> 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. >> good morning. the ravens and colts on sunday. the ravens have to win to keep pace with the steelers. pittsburgh beat cleveland yesterday. ben roethlisberger left the game in the second quarter on it pre- christmas celebration. he thought he had a broken leg. gets sacked in the second quarter and he thought the leg was broken. he was replaced and there is no way you think he's coming back. oh, man! he is one tough guy.

he came back. brown turns into a touchdown. that seals the deal, 14-3. the steelers are now 10-3 and in first place in the afc north. he has set a tough year. ravens remained heavy favorites to beat the colts as they try to snap an eight-game ravens game to the colts. the quarterback will not be peyton manning. the new quarterback played for randy edsall at connecticut. the coach said the ravens will not fall asleep on him. >> they give you all kinds of

problems. they do a great job of stopping the run. find some teams are maybe good run stoppers but cannot stop the pass. they can do both. >> you may want to call albert pujols. got a great deal. >> in the cardinals and going to the angels -- leaving the cardinals. >> a bizarre crime inside a walmart. the illegal substance one woman was trying to make. >> 8 makeover for bwi third goal at marshall -- a makeover for bwi thurgood marshall. >> it is a frosty start on this friday morning.

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