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the northern suburbs. you will have some frost on your windshield. we will make it up to 46 this afternoon a mixture of sun and clouds. will check the forecast going into the weekend. >> good morning. one problem westbound 100 on the ramp to northbound 95. you may start to see some delays. a smooth ride on the west side. problem free on 70 in towards the beltway. 56 after the parkville region. so far so good on the rest of the major regions. -- 56 in the park fell region. no problems on the north side at dulaney valley. this is traffic on 95 south of 100. north and southbound traffic
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problem free at the moment. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. an investigating into a police- involved shooting is under way. it happened on 10:00 p.m. at south morley street. and man was found with a knife -- a man was found with a knife. >> he was argumentative with police. this individual had a knife. police officers ask the suspect to drop the knife. >> the suspect is in critical but stable condition. a carjacking suspect is shot in killed in to come apart. the 19-year-old tried to steal a car and stabbed the resisting owner.
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the suspect took off in another vehicle. the suspect crashed and an officer attempted to used a stun gun. another officer arrived and shot the suspect. three people were killed in a house fire sunday morning that took firefighters 20 minutes to get the blaze under control. >> the man accused of robbing several goodwill stores is expected in court this morning. kim dacey is live with the latest. >> police say richard pettaway used to work at the cockeysville goodwill store. allegedly robbed one store and another in baltimore county. the robberies happened during business hours. he would force employees into a back office and take money from
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the cash register. the committee is shocked. >> it is a shame that somebody was still from a business like the goodwill. they are helping those less fortunate. >> he pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003 and was given probation. he is being held at the baltimore county detention center. kim dacey reporting live. >> joe paterno fractures' his pelvis after a fall of this weekend. the investigations continue. jay gray has the latest. >> jerry sandusky now prepares the most extensive game plan of his life.
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a consensus that the attorney general suggest a list of accusers has grown and weather stories are similar. >> is a possible default reacted the same white by staying in touch with jerry? i find that kind of strange. i find that some kind of collusion. >> "they are trying to raise any kind of doubt." there are questions about a key witness in the case. he says he told investigators he witnessed jerry sandusky sexually abused a young boy. in a report, a source indicates the family friend told the grand jury he asked him three times if he sought anything sexual and three times he said no.
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he is expected to testify in tuesday's preliminary hearing. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> an uproar after mid run it tries to bet -- after mitt romney tries to bet newt gingrich. ney wrote aboutn him in his book. >> after the debate was over, she came up and give me a kiss and said i was great. said betting is not something i do well.
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>> you can keep track on our politics page of wbaltv.com. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think mitt romney's bet remarks will hurt him? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. former football team has run roughshod over the ravens. the ravens stampeded over the baltimore colts. the ravens were better -- the defense swarmed over colts quarterback dan orlovsky. keith mills will have sports. facebook helps police locate
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somebody's inside a home. >> how demonstrators along the west coasts plan to shut down ports. >> this is southbound 95 at 32. a cold commute. a cold commute. make
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>> welcome back. 5:09. much colder in the suburbs. temperatures in the teens and low 20's with plenty of frost. 18 in parkton and frederick. 32 in annapolis. in the city would near the water, it is usually much warmer. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will make it up to 46 this afternoon. we'll come back and check the
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seven-day forecast back to the weekend. >> a facebook post leads police to three bodies. a man status said he would kill two people and himself and gave an address where the bodies could be found. a woman called police. the bodies were found. two 19-year-olds died of homicide. police are still investigating. hundreds of people gathered in virginia to pay their final respects to officer deriek crouse. he leaves behind a wife and five children. law enforcement officers from across virginia gathered for a visitation. the funeral will be held later today. >> occupy it will street protest on the west coast plan to block
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all ports today. one of the busiest shipping ports in oakland was shut down. they plan to do the same thing again including san diego and portland. pets were brought to church on sunday. people lined up to other dogs and pets blast by a rabbi or priests. donations were accepted for animals in need. the choir performed songs. i think that is cute. i do. >> that is a lot of dressing up. five months since maryland residents were able to receive wine in the mail. busiests the
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shopping day of the year. >> we have one closure on the >> we have one closure on the ramp in howard
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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad out there with one exception. we have an accident on iraq from was down 102 northbound 95 in howard county. -- what we have an accident on a ramp.
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up to speed on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast. 57 on the harrisburg expressway around shawan road. this is dulaney valley. the north side is running without delay. light volume so far this morning. this is 95 south of 100. north and southbound traffic up to speed down towards the capital beltway. 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. >> we have a delay on the light rail southbound running about 20 minutes late. one bus diverting at lawrence. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. it is cold but nothing else going on weather-wise. high pressure is over the mid atlantic. there is a storm off the
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southeast coast at we are watching. that should suppress everything to the south. there is some pretty impressive rain but that should take a turn off the north carolina coast. some of the clouds from the system are making their way north. you can see the cloud deck moving in from virginia. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will not be a bad day. it is cold this morning. 18 in parkton and frederick. 20 in jarrettsville. probably will have to scrape some frost off of your windshield today. a mix of sunshine and clouds and will make it up to 46. the average is 47. sunrise at 7:16. cold tonight. temperatures drop back into the
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20 + and 30's. tomorrow, high pressure will be in about the same place. a storm will be developing off to the west. it will get warmer and temperatures will push into the low 50's. some of that rain may catch up to us on wednesday night or thursday. 51 tomorrow. low 50's again on wednesday. a chance for rain on wednesday night and into thursday. back into the 40's. a slight chance for some light rain or snow on saturday. >> some pretty good earnings of five months after a lot is passed to allow wineries to ship wine to maryland customers. 28 maryland wineries have paid the annual fee to ship
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directly to consumers. this is supposed to be a big day for the country's shipping industry. fedex plants is to be the busiest shopping day of the year. chris clackum has more. >> fedex plans to move 70 million packages today, a record -- 17 million. if sales are any indication, it will be a record season for ups as well as fedex. both shippers are looking to stay busy after today. a few shipping tips may be in order. causing the best ways to package something for shipping.
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they don't like packing peanuts either. >> you have peanuts sticking to your pants and shirt. >> bubble wrap is ok. the protective bobbles could burst -- the protective bubbles could burst. >> arnett with a fresh new box -- start out with a fresh new box. >> center whenever you're shipping and surrounded with packing material. shipping wine gets tricky. >> you cannot go to a ups store and ship the wine wherever you want to ship it. >> tabla owners use them to shop
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owners use them to shop. those without tablets generally feel stressed about holiday shopping. shopping relaxes you. >> it takes me an hour to buy one thing. more workers say no vacation, no problem. maryland is full of self starters. jane king has the bloomberg business report. giving up vacation? i don't think so. >> i don't know that i buy that. i am all about supporting small business.
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20% of marylanders have owned or operated a business at one. -- 28%. we did end higher on stocks on friday. taking a second look this morning and the markets do not seem excited about that. alice say we're not out of the woods yet -- analysts say we're not out of the woods yet. toyota now has little choice but to offer more incentives like cash back and lower apr's. wall street journal says workers would be willing to make sacrifices, losing vacation time to hold on to their current
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jobs. they draw a line when it comes to taking a pay cut. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thousands of fedex workers expected to burn the midnight oil. >> today it will be the busiest day in their history. 17 million holiday packages will flood their offices nationwide. a flash fire sale on ebay for tablets. >> thank you, jane. the healthy harbor plan is unveiled downtown. the goal is to make the harbor swimmable and fishable. plan is part of a plan
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by the harbor initiative. i uld see you swimming in the harbor. 24 degrees on tv hill. and idea of giving back -- an idea of giving back. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think mitt romney's bet remark will hurt him, or is it much ado about nothing? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.
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can also getus did around but locomotive. he made his way up and down to pass out gifts.
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all the kids on board said there were good this year and that they deserved a gift. >> a boy collected toys in kansas city, missouri. he was born with half the heart. this was his way of giving back. >> we named it the big toy drive because he has a huge pheart although it is broken. >> the drive collected about 150 tosy. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. details on two police-involved incidents in the city. >> a bail review is set today for a man accused of robbing goodwill stores.
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>> coming down to the wire of the gop presidential race. >> it is cold this morning. >> most of the roads conceded to run smoothly this morning. one problem in howard c
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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 lisa robinson. >> i am mindy basara. it is chilly out there this morning. >> it is in the teens and 20's since the beginning of december. there will be some frost on your windshield this morning. 23 right now at the airport. in the teens up with the pennsylvania line. there will be a few clouds hanging around but we don't
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expect any rain or snow. a mixture of sun and clouds. it is warm-up later this week and will check the seven-day forecast coming up. >> we start in howard county along westbound 100 on the ramp to northbound 95. an accident still blocking that ramp. westbound 100, watch for that accident clearing. in the topside, a disabled vehicle. on the west side, 57 miles per hour as you make your approach to 70. 95 looks good. the rest of the major roadways looking pretty good. this is 29 at broken land parkway. running without delay. a smooth start on the north side at bel air road. watch for the disabled vehicle taking a part of the right lane. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> and investigators into it --
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an investigation into a police- involved shooting. police say an officer responded to a domestic dispute call and found a man with a knife and shot him after the suspect threatened him with the knife. urt.officer was not hear police say a police cruiser collided with another car on sunday morning. another vehicle overturned following that collision. the officer suffered non-life- threatening injuries. a deadly stabbing in northwest baltimore. the person responsible is still at large. this happened not violet avenue. man was found stabbed and unresponsive. the suspect took off and is still on the run.
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call city homicide if you have any information. >> a man is behind bars facing armed robbery charges. he is scheduled for a bail review later this morning. kim dacey is live with that story. good morning. >> police had always suspected the robber new lot about the goodwill stores. 29-year-old richard pettaway is charged with five counts of armed robbery. in a string of robberies. >> i think it's a shame that somebody would steal from a business like the goodwill, especially since they're giving back to the community and helping those less fortunate. >> police say the gunmen went into the goodwill stores in towson and the two larger block
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of west padonia road in cockeysville. the robberies happened during business hours. the robber was forced employees and some customers into a back office and would take money from a cash register and say. he is a suspect in at least three of the robberies. >> he is an extra employee of goodwill. he was familiar with how they kept the money inside the store and what their operations were. that is why you figure he was the easiest target to rob for him. >> this is a good program. i'm glad it will continue, hopefully. it is unfortunate that one bad apple out of the bunch. >> court records show he pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003 and was sentenced to probation. he is now being held at the baltimore county detention center and he is set for a bail
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review later today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mitt romney at still explaining one moment from saturday night's debate in iowa. newt gingrich is trying to hold onto his lead. kate amara is in washington with more. >> good morning. the first votes are just weeks away and the republican race remains fluid. with three weeks left, newt gingrich and mitt romney have become the candidates to be. >> they were four cap and trade. there were for the illegal immigration problem. they for the $700 billion bailout. >> the rest of the field is trying to make the case that the
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two front runners are not conservative enough. a new poll shows gingrich with a double-digit lead over mitt romney in the key states of south carolina and florida. gingrich's challenge will be to preserve his rapid rise. medtronic is shaking off criticism -- mitt romney is shaking off criticism over the high stakes bet threw down. >> she said i was great and that of the things i do well, betting is not one of them. >> out of touch with the normal eye was citizen -- iowa citizen. >> kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.
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that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think mitt romney's bet remark will hurt him, or is it much ado about nothing? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. many breast cancer survivors dealing with memory loss. >> americans suffer from insomnia, but there are ways to fight it. >> so far so good on the major roadways. roadways.
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>> welcome back.
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a cold start on this monday morning. 33 degrees downtown. it is clear and the city turns out to be warmer in the winter. the water temperatures are still in the 50's. let's look at the current conditions. temperatures in the teens in the western suburbs. low 30's into the city. at 32 degrees in annapolis. there will be some frost on your windshield to start this monday. we expect a mixture of sun and clouds. more sunshine this morning than this afternoon. it will stay dry with a high temperature near 46. we will come back and check the seven forecast going into the weekend. >> breast cancer survivors may
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have trouble remembering things. >> or experience other cognitive problems years after being diagnosed. most women experience cognitive problems for up to three years after their treatment ends. hormone therapy was not shown to increase their risk for such mental difficulties. many americans have problems sleeping. >> doctors say first get sunlight during the day to let your brain no it is lunch time. take a warm bath 30 minutes before bed. >> i do that. >> get up at the same time every day. our medical caller continues online -- our medical alert
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continues online on our website, wbaltv.com. click on medical alert. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. keith mills has a look at the ravens dominating defense. >> you may have heard of meals on wheels. how about the cable connection -- kibble connection ? ? >> sarah will be where you need >> sarah will be where you need to get this morning
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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad out there. a disabled vehicle on the north side approaching dulaney valley
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y. so far so good at the tunnels. not dealing with anything significant on the west side. 63 traveling south on 795. problem free on the rest of the major roadways. this is 29 and broken land parkway. north and southbound traffic so far fairly light. this is traffic near bel air road. building a bit in volume but no delays. 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. >> we're moving along smoothly on the buses. the one bus diverting at lawrence because of construction. light rail is running 20 minister late southbound. brunswick line 870 running 12 to 50 minutes late. you are invited to take free
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pictures with santa claus on saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the mondawmin metro station and enjoy the holiday train garden on display. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> it will be a cold start for us on this monday morning. first was a good morning to ava marie. she stopped at the maryland spc a. what is going on? >> a chilly start to the day. we're here on falls road and talking about the kibble connection. you have a friend with you. >> this is days, a dog makes, three years old -- this is daisy. >> she is so cute.
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we're talking about the kibble connection. >> we have had this program for a number of years. we heard from meals on wheels. people were not getting food and nutrition. we wanted to make sure that the pads were oets were ok. >> you are collecting food to bring to clients of meals on wheels. >> we collect dog and cat food. we love the food to be under 40 pounds so that it is easy to transport. >> you guys need cat food.
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>> a lot of the clients do have cats. cans of cat food are easy to transport and the last a long time. >> where can people bring food? >> 3300 falls road in the hampton neighborhood. people can drop them off. >> daisy, thank you for all your help. dry conditions over the mid atlantic. we're keeping our eye on some moisture over the southeast. moisture is producing clouds in the mid atlantic. a chilly start. tony will love details on how warm it would get. an interesting mix. >> that is a cute dog.
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what a great program. thank you, ava. half high pressure over the mid- atlantic states. there is a start -- we have high pressure. there is a storm down to the south and you can see the storms drifting off the coast. they should drift off the coast and run into a big area of high pressure. some of these clouds are starting to streamline. it will not be a complete sunny day. a mixture of sun and clouds. i do believe the precipitation will stay south of us. a cold store for us -- a cold start for us. one of the call this morning's we have seen so far.
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a mixture of sun and clouds. the average high temperature is 46 -- one of the coldest mornings we have seen so far. temperatures drop back into the 20's and 30's tonight. a front will move through on wednesday night and thursday. the wind will turn to the south. we should sneak into the low 50's. 51 on tuesday and wednesday. a chance for rain as the front goes through wednesday night and thursday. temperatures drop back into the 40's. we could see some light rain or snow over the weekend. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. keith mills will be live in the studio. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.
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i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that?
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>> mitt romney tried to bet newt gingrich in saturday's presidential debate.
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it romney said he would bet $10,000. >> i would suggest that $10,000 is pocket change. you need to ask him. after the debate was over, ann came up and said i was great but that betting is not one thing i do well. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think mitt romney's bet remark will hurt him, or is it much ado about nothing? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> good morning. the ravens did exactly what it wanted to on sunday against the colts. they got off to wait fast start and let their defense dominate
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-- they got off to a fast start. they keep pace. this is the fast start. joe flacco to torrey smith. 7-0 ravens. ray rice gets a couple of good blocks, six yards. 17-0 ravens. joe steps up. looks like he may run it. throws for the touchdown. 24-10. terrell suggs, three more sacks. >> i cannot talk about that. what does it matter if we lose our first playoff game? does it mean?
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nothing. it is short-lived. i'm focused on the playoff run. >> the ravens are now 10-3 for the second time ever and they are still tied with the steelers in the afc north. in cincinnati, the texans come back to beat the bill inkles. first half was all cincinnati. .3-3 the texans comeback. 16-10. houston is driving. kevin walter hauls in the game- winner. the ravens go to san diego this sign it. that game right here in prime
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time. too late for you? you will not be here watching the game with us? >> i will be watching the game. >> sure you will. >> you will be here the next morning. you don't need sleep. >> the adrenalin is pumping. >> a home improvement store under fire in california. >> a joyful homecoming for some army reservists in baltimore county. >> some students in australia. >> 8 cold start for us this morning -- a cold start for us this morning. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. volume starting to build.
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>> a former goodwill employee is charged with robbing the store. i am kim dacey. >> it is coming down to the wire. three weeks to go. the latest snapshot of the gop presidential race. >> the ravens make sure work of corralling the indianapolis colts in their first win against the team in 10 years. keith mills will have highlights. >> can we hope for a warm up this week?

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