[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> i am lisa robinson. >> pretty cold this morning. >> it will warm up later this week. this morning, 24 degrees at the airport with a few clouds. in the teens up near the pennsylvania line. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature, 46, which is average for this time of year. we will check the seven-day forecast momentarily. >> good morning. not a lot to contend with right now. a disabled vehicle approaching dulaney valley. 53 around providence.

53 on the west side. moving well out of 795. problem free on 70 in towards the beltway. five minutes towards the fort mchenry on 795. 10 minutes to travel south i-95 from the beltway down towards 32. this is outer loop traffic and it is building in traffic and close to delays closer to security. everything running smoothly on the east side at the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an update to a story we brought you with breaking news. a man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by city police. officers arrived to the report of a domestic disturbance on south morley street. a man armed with a knife

confronted the officers. >> he began to advance police officers with the knife. the officers ask the suspect to drop the knife and was shot. >> no one else was hurt. >> another police-involved shooting. this went into come apart. an officer shot and killed a carjacking suspect who stabbed a man at a gas station. suspect crashed into three cars before flipping over. police tried to arrest him and shot him. victim iscking o in critical condition. detectives found a victim dead inside his apartment on violet avenue on saturday. >> we're hoping that somebody

comes forward who happen to be walking by the building to say that this person did not seem right will help us lead us to an investigative path. >> police are not saying if there was any evidence of forced entry. anyone with information should call baltimore police. >> police say the have the man responsible for robberies at two goodwill stores. kim dacey has more. >> police say 29-year-old richard pettaway used to work at the cockeysville goodwill store. now he's in jail, charged with several counts of armed robbery for allegedly robbing that store and another in baltimore county. the robberies happened during business hours. investigators say the robber would force goodwill employees and some customers into a back office and take money from the cash register and safe. the community is shocked by this turn of events. >> 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. >> court records show pettaway pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003 and was given probation. he is now being held at the baltimore county detention center and he is set for a bail review later this morning. reporting live in towson, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a police officer is recovering after an accident in southwest baltimore. the police cruiser collided with another car on sunday morning near clifton avenue. another vehicle overturned following that collision. those hurt suffered non-life threatening injuries. of the beltway was shut down on sunday evening after a crash diet wilkins avenue exit.

speed was a factor in a deadly crash in ellicott city around 12:45 sunday morning. the driver lost control of a car and crashed into a tree. died at the scene. the victim was not wearing a seat belt. >> mitt romney still explaining one moment from the gop debate. newt gingrich is trying to hold onto his lead in the polls. kate amara joins us live this morning with more. good morning. >> the first votes are just a few weeks away. this republican presidential race remains fluid. with just three weeks left until iowa's lead-off caucuses, newt gingrich and mitt romney have become the candidates to beat. >> if you look at newt romney, they were for cap and trade. if you look at newt romney,

they were for the illegal immigration problem. and if you look at newt romney, they were for the $700 billion bailout. >> in a bid for some last- minute traction, the rest of the field is trying to make the case the two front-runners are not conservative enough. >> if we took that oath of office seriously in washington, we'd get rid of 80% of the government. >> a new nbc news/marist poll shows gingrich with a double- digit lead over romney in the key states of south carolina and florida. gingrich's challenge now will be to preserve his rapid rise. >> the only reason you didn't become a career politican is you lost to teddy kennedy in 1994. >> while mitt romney is shaking off criticism -- >> 10,000 bucks? $10,000 bet >> over the high-stakes bet he threw down in saturday's gop debate. >> ann came up and gave me a kiss and said i was great and she said, "there are a lot of things you do well. betting is not one of them." [laughter] >> opponents accused romney of being out of step with most americans. >> a little out of touch with

the normal iowa citizens. the leadoff iowa caucus is set for january 3. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what is president obama's response to this? >> he said it does not matter to him which republican becomes the nominee because he said all these nominees share the same core beliefs. he believes that american voters do not believe in the republican agenda, which the president describes as lower taxes for the wealthy. >> thank you, kate amara. 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.

>> the former baltimore football team has run roughshod over their former successors. the ravens beat the colts. the ravens offense ran and passed at will and the defense swarmed over colts quarterback dan orlovsky. keith mills love more coming up in sports -- keith mills will have more in sports. >> to pick up a $99 tablet -- how quickly ebay sold out. >> keeping an eye on the ports this morning. controversy.n a

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the skycam. 33 degrees downtown. a chilly start today. we have even colder temperatures as look across the state. cam live at the maryland sp skated on falls road. we have daisy and she's camera shy. >> this is daisy. >> she's so sweet. we're talking help pets are affected. >> kibble connection was founded after hearing those from meals on wheels were feeding -- organizers pack everything up and meals on wheels delivers to the client and that what everybody gets food, pets and people.

>> so many groups are involved. you want to make sure those on meals on wheels aren't getting enough to eat. this is a good way to help both. >> we're focusing on dogs and cats. more of these folks have cats. we're always in need of cat food. cans are great. food -- we like to keep them under 40 pounds. meals on wheels delivers. >> they can bring food to the adoption center. >> we have our regular office hours on our website, spca.org.

>> let's check the forecast. we're showing dry conditions. an area of rain from the southeast, we are expecting it to stay to the south. we will go back to tony in the weather center. >> how can you look at that face and not want to take that dog home? is the cutest little dog -- that is the cutest little dog. that is a great program. thank you. we will be protected from the storm that ava was talking about. some heavy rain off the coast of florida. it's a ticket right turn before most of the coast -- it should

take it right turn before moving up the coast. some clouds around southern pennsylvania and around baltimore. lead to mostly sunny or a mixture of sun and clouds. temperatures in the teens in some spots. 24 at the airport. you'll have to scrape some frost off your windshield. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature will be in the mid 40's. sunrise at 7:16. sunset at 4:44. a storm will be developing out in the planes. will come through on wednesday night and thursday morning. temperatures will get warmer. 51 on tuesday and wednesday. clouds will thicken up on

wednesday. a chance for rain when some night and thursday with that front. into the 40's into the weekend with a slight chance for some rain or snow. 6:16. let's check the roads. >> a nice start. things are starting to build on the west side, 44 miles per hour just past 795. up to speed on the north side. nothing significant on southbound 95. so far so good at the tunnels. no delays on the j.f.x., 61 miles per hour and moving well into town. on the harrisburg expressway, southbound traffic, starting to build around padonia road. this is 97 south of the beltway. southbound traffic is running smoothly from the beltway down

to 50. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> west coast supporters of the occupy movements hoped to disrupt ports along the west coast including the ports of oakland and san diego. the protest has not won the support of union leaders at the ports. joe paterno is recovering after fracturing his pelvis. he reportedly felt over the weekend. -- reportedly fell over the weekend. hundreds of people gathered at the virginia church to pay their respects for officer deriek crouse.

he was shot and leaves behind a wife and five children. heat ass is feeling the state senator says the maybe a boycott. family groups say this is a threat -- highlights a threat to american liberties. officials have asked for a meeting with the senator. and it does not have jobs, according to a new report from a job search website. miami is the toughest place to find employment. the website analyzes job site competition cross referencing government data would job postings. tablets a success on

ebay. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. 70 million holiday packages will be rolling off conveyor belts are packed into trucks today -- 17 million. fedex says today will be the busiest day in their history. they move presence in paris -- they move presents in paris. there were sold top of tablets in minutes. lots on tap for investors this week. we have a report on november retail sales. the fed has its final policy meeting of the year.

a blueprint for saving the debt crisis. the bloomberg maryland index getting some help from under armour. restoration hardware signed a lease for a new warehouse facility in cecil county near baltimore. the location will serve as their distribution center for the east coast. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. reports of an accident on 70. >> the ravens make the colts look like a practice squad. keith mills will have reaction. >> 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

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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. accident on westbound 70. we're still confirming that.

looking at delays on the west side. 25 miles per hour as things start to slow up just past 795. looking good on the north side and southbound 95, 57 miles per hour approaching the beltway. so far so good at the tunnels. this is 70 at 29. east and westbound traffic looks good. in the westbound direction, we're getting reports of an accident. this is traffic of the j.f.x.. this is southbound traffic and still moving at a nice space into the city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check of your forecast. >> things are quiet but it is cold. 21 in parkton. 16 in frederick right now. kind of cold for the kids to stand at the bus stop. a mixture of sun and clouds.

high temperature today around 46. we will check the forecast going into the weekend. here is keith mills. >> good morning. no change at the top of the afc north and the anc as the ravens, steelers, pagers, and texans all won this weekend. the ravens stay in control. this was a beat down of the cults. joe flacco to torrey smith, a touchdown -- this was a breakdown of the colts. brian mechanic with some big time blocks -- bryant mckinnie with some big time blocks. he keeps the play a live. torrey

smith is up. three more sacks for terrell suggs. sacks. is not about this tae says it is about the wins. >> it is short-lived. it doesn't last forever, but championships do. i'm focused on the playoff run. >> the ravens go to san diego on sunday. they are 10-stor3. the giants beat the cowboys. broncos beat the bears in overtime. 7-0 chicago. tim tebow was awful.

is a different quarterback in the last minutes. 13-10. six seconds left. the field goal to send the game into overtime. here is the biggest play of the game. he looks like he might score, but he forgot the football. a field goal to win. 13-10. tim tebow is 7-1 as a starter. he doesn't play well for 50 minutes and looks like johnny unitas for two minutes -- he doesn't play well for 58 minutes. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. a plan to make the hard work

habitable. >> man is in jail charged with robbery is at goodwill stores. >> the return of some hometown heroes. >> we're checking on an accident on 70 and checking on a ride out on 70 and checking on a ride out of the parkton

>> 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. thank you for joining us this morning. >> bring the scraper. let's look at the forecast. we start out in the mid 20's. that is cold. we'll make it up to 46 this afternoon. a mixture of sun and clouds. we will come back and check the seven forecast going into the weekend. >> a man is behind bars, but facing armed robbery charges in a string of holdups at goodwill stores. >> he is killed for it bail

review later this morning. kim dacey has more. >> police have suspected the robber new lot about good will. the man they arrested is a former employee of a goodwill store. 29-year-old richard pettaway of baltimore city is charged with five counts of armed robbery and three counts of use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in a string of robberies at goodwill stores in baltimore county. >> 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 a masked gunmen brazenly went into goodwill stores in the 1700 block of east joppa road in towson and the 200 block of west padonia road in cockeysville. the robberies happened during business hours. investigators say the robber would force goodwill employees and some customers into a back office and take money from the cash register and safe. police say pettaway used to

work at the cockeysville store. he is a suspect in at least three of the robberies. >> we did determinate he was an ex-employee of goodwill. we believe that he targeted because he was familiar with how they kept the money inside the store and what their operations were. so that is why you figure they weres the easiest target to rob for him. >> oh. that's what the tarnish on it, but it's good people that work for goodwill. it's a good program. i'm glad it's going to continue, hopefully. you know, it's just unfortunate. you got one bad apple out of the bunch. >> court records show that pettaaway pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003 and was sentenced to probation. he is now being held on these new charges at the baltimore county detention center and he is set for a bail review later today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a traffic stop on the eastern shore turns up more than seven $9,000 worth of smuggled cigarettes -- $79,000.

a trooper noticed a strong smell of tobacco and large number of cartons stashed in the cars. the tax loss to the state is estimated at more than $26,000. it has been at six months since wineries are not allowed to ship to customers. 540 understate wineries have sought business to do business with maryland people. >> a new initiative will get under way to clean up the water of baltimore's inner harbor. healthy corporate campaign -- harbor campain will be launched.

balloons are carried into the waterway. >> more than 150 families will have reason to celebrate this weekend. members return home from a yearlong deployment in afghanistan. >> i'm excited to get this year going and to get my husband home. >> not just about the soldiers, the families go through the same thing. >> the returning heroes were supporting combat operations in afghanistan. we thank them for their service and say, welcome home. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking an accident on westbound on 70 just past 32. you may start to see some westbound delays. 16 miles per hour on the west side.

that is backing up traffic on southbound 795. on southbound 95, speeds around 10 miles per hour on the beltway northeast. no problems until you get over towards the north side. the j.f.x. in good shape. this is 70 and far from the accident scene. westbound 70 just past 32. we will keep you posted on delays. this is the harrisburg expressway at york road. southbound traffic is running without any significant delay down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go to ava marie from the maryland spca with daisy. >> good morning. daisy is up for adoption. we're talking about the kibble connection. you are encouraginpeople to donate food.

>> this is a generous time of year. we're asking for donations of dog and cat food. >> is for people on the meals on wheels plan so their pets can get food. >> mdscpa.org. the hours are on the website. >> you can comment and give daisy a good home -- can come in. a mixture of sun and clouds. into tomorrow, a high of 51. things are improving over the next few days. a chance of rain on wednesday into thursday. we expect a bit of it warm-up until the temperatures drop down again over the weekend. daisy is a sweetheart and we're hoping to find her a good home.

back to you. >> she's so cute. u coulddopt her -- yo ucoul adopt her. already have two. >> find out how much this cat inherited. >> we are still taking your answers 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. s

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to receive all the money. the money will be used to help the cat another neglected animals. some animals get all the bloclu. >> is the longest chain -- this is the longest chain of one-cent coins in the world. students to part in the creation of the winding lines. money will be directed to local charities. house do you come up with that -- how do you come up with that? >> still led, your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> reports of an accident on 70. >> if will line up every pair of

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>> welcome back. 6:44. a southwest baltimore man was shot multiple times by city police. officers arrived to a report of a domestic disturbance on south morley street. officers say after entered a home, a man armed with a knife confronted them after refusing

to put down the weapon. police shot and multiple times. new details into this weekend's deadly stabbing. detectives found a victim whose name has not been released dead inside his apartment on violet avenue on saturday. police cannot sanctify was any evidence of forced entry. anyone with information should call the baltimore city police department. newt gingrich and mitt romney have become the candidates to be at. gingrich is way out in front. mitt romney is deflecting charges he is out of touch with the average voter's by an off- the-cuff remark, lounging need t.newt gingrich to a be

>> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think mitt romney's bet remark will hurt him, or is it much ado about nothing? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> hear what is going on. there is an accident on 70 in the westbound direction just past 32. watch for some delays. a slow go on the west side, 16 miles per hour down the west side to edmonton and backing up traffic out of the owings mills area. some debris in the area northbound on the j.f.x. a slow ride on southbound 95, 11

miles per hour down to approaching the 895 split. no problems to report on 70 at 29. further west, watch for an accident. this is ruston roxton road. no sign of debris. southbound traffic running smoothly into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we go to ava marie jonas live from the maryland spca -- joining us live. >> have the sweetest dog ever -- we have the sweetest dog ever. this is daisy. >> is up for adoption -- she is up for adoption.

the kibble connection is a great thing to talk about. >> maryland spca has kibble connection. it is great the people support this program. we need dog and cat food. eat meals on wheels clients have cats. -- meals on wheels clients have cats. >> the people who are clients of meals on wheels, but they were hellbent to feed their pets -- they were helping out to feed their pets. >> our mission is to help people and pets. we want to make sure people are being taken care of. >> so everyone is happy.

you are accepting cat and dog food. >> people conduct or website - people- can go to our website for the address. cans of food are great. can deliver it on -- we can deliver it on. >> let's check the forecast. we have showers down in georgia and south carolina. clouds are coming up from the south. we will see a mix of clouds and sun. we are expecting dry weather. she is such a sweet dog. >> we're sure that daisy will be adopted by the end of the show.

thank you, ava. we have high pressure blocking that storm to the south. we will wind up with a few high, thin clouds. the storm looks impressive. once it is that high pressure, it to take a right turn. some of the high, thin clouds are streaking north ahead of it. a mixture of sun and clouds. after the cold start, it will be hard to warm up. 24 at the airport. 25 degrees in jarrettsville. you may have to scrape some frost on your windshield today. a mixture of sun and clouds. the average high temperature rate is 46. -- the average high temperature today is 46. partly to mostly cloudy tonight,

not as cold as last night with temperatures in the 20's and 30 's. a storm will be developing over the plains states. we don't expect any rain until wednesday or thursday. 51 tomorrow. 51 on wednesday. clouds will thicken up on wednesday and we could see a chance for rain on wednesday night and thursday with that front. right now looks like there's a slight chance for some rain or snow at the beginning of the weekend. back to the news desk. >> a man accused of robbing several goodwill stores is expected in court this morning for a bail review. kim dacey joins us live with the details. good morning. >> police say 29-year-old richard pettaway used to work

at the cockeysville goodwill store. now he's in jail, charged with several counts of armed robbery for allegedly robbing that store and another in baltimore county. the robberies happened during business hours. investigators say the robber would force goodwill employees and some customers into a back office and take money from the cash register and safe. court records show pettaway pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 2003 and was given probation. he is now being held at the baltimore county detention center and he is set for a bail review later this morning. reporting live in towson, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. the race for the white house. president obama opens up about the gop front-runners. medtronic faces a heat -mitt romney- it faces he'd -- mitt romney faces heat over a bet.

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westminster? >> some disabled tractor trailers. this is that homestead drive. a problem on westbound 70 just past 32. down to 80 miles per hour appeared a bit of a problem northbound on the j.f.x. as there is some debris in the road and one lane is closed. 12 miles per hour coming out of the northeast. this is 70. no promised report here at 29. >> chilly out there this morning. >> it is cold. a mixture of sun and clouds. 20's right now. we will make it up to 46 this afternoon. warmer in the next few days.

rain on wednesday night and thursday. it will warm up a touch. >> we will take warmer. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good day. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

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