it could hit you in the wallet. you would get find per person. >> not to mention if someone leave your home and get into a car accident and hurt themselves, or someone else. according to an attorney, andrew white, local police officers aren't forcing underage drinking laws -- are enforcing underage drinking laws with more frequency. it can also affect your reputation. >> it could put a stain on your record that you cannot remove down the road. >> it is not worth the risk to the parents were the kids. they will have a record for the rest of their lives. from that standpoint, it is not worth it. >> set the boundaries. set the discipline. set the example. >> if you know about it, or you should know about it, yes, you can be held liable civilly for the consequences of having that type of party at your house. you have got to be vigilant.

>> one way to be vigilant is to keep an eye on your underage they do notd make sure have access to your beer or liquor cabinet. >> thank you. a pickup truck in a car collision in northwest baltimore send one person to shock trauma after having to be rescued by emergency crews. it happened around 2:30 p.m. today along the 2300 block of west cold spring lane. the driver of the red pickup somehow got distracted and crossed the yellow line into oncoming traffic. >> it appears the driver of the pickup truck might have gotten distracted and cross over the line, striking the car that was traveling westbound. >> officials are not sure what caused the destruction. the driver of the car is now in critical condition. tragedy is holiday weekend after a man is killed on the beltway. 27-year-old craig tamsin was struck by an s.t.v. around 7:45

p.m. saturday night. it happened on the interlude of interstate 635 around north. boulevard. investigators believe he was trying to cross the highway after being at the wal-mart. he died at the scene. an investigation is ongoing. >> in west baltimore family was burglarized on christmas eve. they made off with the christmas gifts and the parents' wedding bands. a sad story. >> a very sad story, jennifer. these christmas bandits made a lot -- madoff with over $6,000 in christmas gifts. -- made off with over $6,000 in christmas gifts. th family says they hope to get them behind bars. >> instead of watching their three young children opening christmas gifts this past weekend, the atkinsons had to file a police report after some burglarized their home.

>> what kind of person would take christmas away from someone else's children? i cannot imagine. >> the hodgkinson family left their edgewood street home saturday evening to attend a christmas eve dinner party. when they return, they noticed something was wrong. >> our house had been broken into. the bedroom had been ransacked. all of our children's christmas gifts had been taken from under the tree, except for one. our televisions were gone. the game systems were gone. >> baltimore police told the auction since the christmas burglars may have -- told the family that the christmas berber's may have broken into a basement window to gain access to the home. but come they're hoping to celebrate their first christmas in their new home that they moved into two months ago. >> it was heartbreaking.

i did not know what to do. >> not only did the thieves take the children's presence, but also the atkinson's wedding rings, too. >> heart is. >> -- heartless. >> i could not protect my family or take care of my family. i feel hurt. >> 11-year-old diante is heartbroken to see his parents so upset. >> i want to tell them that it is okay and don't worry about it. we will just wait until next year, next christmas. >> the family says they are not looking for any handouts. they just want these grinches behind bars. >> if anyone has heard anything, seen anything, call 911 and let them know so that these people

can be caught. >> the families in the process of finding a brand new home because of this ordeal. ha in the mean -- in the meantime if there's any more information about these christmas keepers, give the police the call. >> a man has died from his injuries after a shooting in cherry hill. police were called to the 2700 block of giles wrote sunday night. police found him lying in a grassy area suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. a scare at city hall after authorities discovered a possibly suspicious package got to possibly be a bomb. the bomb squad found in food container route to a t-shirt with the word "bomb" on it. that was just after 6:00 a.m.

this morning. local roads were shut down, but reopened after there was no explosives inside the package. >> police are investigating a stabbing near the stadium. a man was stabbed in the shoulder around and 30 p.m. last by the 1300 block of russell street downtown. he is being treated for non- life-threatening injuries. no word on the motives or possible suspects. >> christmas may be over, but that does not mean shopping is. with court -- with presence to return and gift cards to spend, we caught up with some inches customers today at towson town center. -- some anxious customers today at towson town center. >> the mall opened extra early, , to accommodate

the after christmas rush. the after-christmas sales are usually big draw for faults as retailers dropped -- mark down all of that merchandise -- for folks as retailers mark down all of that merchandise that did not sell before christmas. >> i think there has been a lot of pre-christmas shopping. >> we have a fantastic season. >> merchants say their holiday season sales have been great so far, but it's not over yet. this next week, a holiday boom continues. the 26th is always the biggest day. >> about one-third of people return a gift. >> another reason shoppers fled the stores today after christmas, gift cards. they have surged in popularity in the last few years and shopper's city love them. >> you can get exactly what you want and work toward a larger role. >> and some ambitious shoppers are not just buying things for themselves. believe it or not, they're

getting a jump start on next year's holiday season forget. >> why not? if you can get something up to 60% off, it makes the perfect high and gifts at half-price. -- high-and gifts at half-price. >> shopping will be in full force until the new year. >> here is something to keep in mind. it is estimated that in the past decade, some $41 billion worth of gift cards have gone unspent. that is right, do to people losing more forgetting that they have them. get those cards and use them. the maryland attorney general's office says they will be valid for four years under federal law. >> in the fifth year, they can take out fees. it is important to use them in the first three years if possible. >> it is always a good idea to

keep the receipts, in case something is wrong with the card. for more formation, which posted a link to the attorney-general office at our website wbaltv.com, just click on consumer alert. >> who knew how much of that parcel on the pennsylvania turnpike would end up costing? >> why the insurance policy might not be enough. >> ski resorts need cold weather and more snow. that story, coming up. >> the ravens have it their path laid out beautifully as far as the playoff is concerned. >> the weather is quite right now. we have the forecast in a few minutes. 40 degrees at the airport.

>> it turns out $1 million will not be enough to cover the sticky mess left by a truck in november. uecker member this? -- remember this? a truck leaked asphalt flux material for about 40 miles of the highway, damaging about 1000 vehicles. it damaged tires and in some cases the engines and other parts of cars that rolled through it. >> the winning powerball ticket sold in cecil county has yet to be cleaned tonight. it was sold at a restaurant in elkton. it is worth $125 million.

after taxes, it will come down to $52 million. this is the first time a restaurant has ever sold a winning ticket. you can take a look at the winning ticket numbers. 14, 16, 30, 51, 52, and the powerball number is 19. the mega millions jackpot has now also grown. it has an estimated annuity of $206 million. you can catch that drawing right here on wbal tv 11 tomorrow. >> the weather is on the mild side still, and for most of us that is great news. but if you are into skiing or a ski resort, that is not where you want. natalee no measurable snow for the skies, but it has not even been cold enough to make snow. >> normally on the after christmas this place would be packed with people skiing up and down the slopes. that is not the case now.

at the liberty mountain resort in carroll valley, pa., the parking lot is empty. no one is standing in line to get the tickets and the rental shops are closed. if you take a look up the mountain, you will see why. this is a ski resort with not enough snow. >> normally over the christmas holiday, kids are of school, people are home, governments are closed. people are coming out, but we are just not quite ready for them yet. >> has it hurt your business? >> we would like to see a few more folks out here. we have been in this business a long time and had slow start before. >> the manager says the weather has not been cooperating. while they have the equipment to make snow, it has not been cold enough to make enough snow. >> the temperatures have been pretty mild. we have only had six or seven nights where we have had marginal temperatures and have been able to make some snow. i do hope that is changing this coming week. wednesday looks great.

it should be down in the low 20's. was it gets down to 20 degrees, we can make a lot of snow very quickly. >> they have had a slow starts before. in 2006-07, they could not open until january 12. they're hoping this week they will be able to make enough snow to open this coming weekend. >> we look at our business in 5-6 year cycles and usually they're great, like the last two. and then some are slower, and i think this is one of those years. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. -- tony pann. >> the overall pattern will not change for another couple of weeks. maybe a couple of brief shot of cold air into the beginning of 2012, but basically, what you see is what you get in the short term. if you're a winter weather fan

and rooting for the snow, there are not many opportunities out there in the short term. temperatures are back into the 30's tonight. upper 40's this afternoon. 37 in westminster. 40 at the airport. 38 in rising sun. the clouds have been picking up of the last couple of hours. there is a icloud index picking up right now. -- there is a thickening cloud index right now. this will predominantly be a rain event for us. there are some pockets of heavy rain over the mississippi valley. there's a chance we could see some mild flooding tomorrow afternoon and grangnai because the ground is saturated. we have it -- and tomorrow night because the ground is saturated. we have high -- have had a lot

of rain. during the day tomorrow, the storm will come out of the mississippi valley and get closer to us. we will start today dry. for the morning commute -- commute, no rain. but for the afternoon commute, most likely rain showers. this cold air will likely try to wrap around it tomorrow night and catch up to the rain. a brief time of mixing tomorrow night. most of this will be a cold rain event. high temperatures between 45-50 degrees. this is still a big travel time right before new year's. most of the travel trouble will be in the east. showers possible in tampa. dry weather in the midwest. a few showers in the pacific

northwest in seattle. a brief shot of cold air on wednesday. the high temperatures would be below average. thursday and friday's, upper 40's. maybe a couple of showers on friday. new year's eve looks to be dry. >> from the susquehanna sports center, this is 11 sports. >> they won the game on saturday, but lost a bunch of players in the process. john karr vah began his media briefing talking industry -- john harbaugh began his media briefing talking injuries. terry williams and al-liby each suffered concussions, but continue to respond well. injuries aside, plenty of tanks among fans about their -- plenty

of anxiousness among fans about their ability to put it away. the second half, it looks like eggnog landed on their gloves. they have the potential to be great players. anquan boldin remains on the shelf with a knee injury. as john harbaugh said monday, it has nothing to do with -- >> the biggest issue in the game was the drops. if we catch the ball way we did in the first half, the drives will be extended. we will not be pande the ball down. our defense will be off the field. those are the guys that are open to, have made those plays, but can make those plays, will make those plays, want to make those plays.

>> the ravens game sunday have been moved to 4:15 p.m. kickoff due to its importance. and cincinnati arguably has the most athletic receiver in the nfl. no one had a better job chris busy then jerome simpson. however, -- christmas eve than jerome simpson. however, the cardinals come back to steal the wind. the ravens are in the afc's no. 1 seed with a win and the patriots lost. they fall to a feisty with a loss and a pittsburgh win. the bangles were on a six seed for the win or make the playoffs with the raiders lost and broncos lost. new england plays at 1:00 p.m. on sunday.

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>> retail analyst estimate but all the shopping is done, americans will have spent 4 percent more signed -- a 4% more than last year. and holiday travelers are taking to the road, but one thing you might want to know before you leave home is what happens here in maryland if you get a toe

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>> i am lacking the weather. >> me, too. >> you have to have temperatures down to 20 degrees to make snow at the ski resorts overnight, for it to last. over the next couple of days it will get colder, but a brief shot of colder air.

most of this week, the high temperature of 43, we will be above that mark. wednesday, 42. it may get down into the teens in the mountains. rain coming up tomorrow afternoon. dry in the morning. the evening commute, you will drive through some rain. the end of the week, a chance for a couple of showers on friday. as you go into the new year, i think we will have dry conditions on new year's eve. the new year's day, a chance for rain coming back. then some showers going into monday of the following week. a monster snowstorm will come now that i have said that [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--