>> the search continues for the person holding a winning powerball ticket worth $125 million. >> there is rain on the way. [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 sarah called. >> i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. you mentioned rain on the way. >> i think most of the morning commute will be ok unless you are traveling to the western part of the state. for baltimore, it will start around 11:00 a.m. mostly just a rain event. we have some snow through indianapolis. that's where it is cold enough to snow. 40 is the current temperatures. we will have up to 49 for the afternoon high. let's check the roads.

>> the roads are looking pretty good. if you travel in manchester, word of an accident at route 30. use extra caution. in the city, 25th and charles street, we have some fire activity. 59 miles per hour on the north side. the harrisburg expressway czech net ok. 54 on the west side. 58 on southbound 95 through howard county. we start near liberty. you can see the west side so far running smoothly. this is traffic on the key bridge. it's used to run smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a bail bonds business goes up in flames. at least six people had to be treated for smoke inhalation. kim dacey joins us live from the

scene. >> we are here at the corner of 25th and charles where firefighters remained on the scene. they are starting to clean things up. the fire is out. things are under control. firefighters rolling up those hoses. you can see the latter is still there from where they have to go when and rescue somebody from a burning building. the fire spread to two alarms. the blaze began in the building -- in the basement and spread to the first, second, and third floors. one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. >> we understand that there was two occupants inside, one woman who we rescued from the structure who suffered mild smoke inhalation. she was treated here on the scene and transported to shock trauma for further evaluation.

there was an occupant -- also another man inside who was able to escape without any injury. >> firefighters still are not sure what caused the fire. it did start in the basement. they have no indication there was any foul play. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a countdown is on for the contenders looking to burn the republican presidential nomination. the gop hopefuls have set their sights on the hawkeye state. tara mergener has more on the story from washington. >> a short break for christmas and now gop hopefuls are going full steam ahead to iowa voters. a week before the first nominating contest, polls show ron paul at the top of the pack,

with newt gingrich and mitt romney, who just released a new ad. >> i'm going to do something to government. i'm going to make it simpler and smaller and smarter. >> but some experts think a core of loyal supporters in the hawkeye state could seal the deal for paul next week. that's not stopping the other candidates from pulling out all the stops. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> michele bachmann, who won the iowa straw poll last summer, is hitting the road on a bus tour. so are rick perry, gingrich, and romney, each hoping to sway undecided voters. on monday, rick santorum was in town, hunting for votes and pheasants. >> it was an opportunity for me to get out and participate in a sport that i know is a popular one here in the state of iowa. bird shooting. we did some bird shooting today. >> jon huntsman, who is lagging far behind in the polls, is not campaigning in iowa, instead focusing his attention on new hampshire. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the wait continues for the

winner of the $125 million powerball jackpot. someone made the purchase on christmas day. they said no one on the staff recognizes the man featured in the surveillance video. the maryland lottery does not know the winner's name. ocean pines golf courses may be in for a makeover. the course has received recommendations to rebuild the courses greens. the grass died off. talk cost would be $860,000. the course these an updated drainage system --course needs an updated drainage system. some retailers are: monday- monday. this is the first time the day after christmas has fallen on it monday. many spend their day off spending money.

an estimated $8 billion filled cash registers. the third busiest shopping day of the year. store traffic was predicted to be as much as 60% higher compared to last year. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what was your favorite gift given or gift received 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. a shopper's paradise. the mall of america turned into it rietveld nightmare. nine people arrested after a violent fights broke out. it was caught on tape. >> this dramatic video that one person put on youtube showing juvenile is throwing chairs at each other and getting into

fistfights. police officers were shown with their guns drawn. this was in response to early rumors of shots possibly fire. there were a series of fights around the mall. five juveniles and adults were arrested. security arrested four additional people. >> we had up to 10 reports of fights. we wanted to reduce the volume of people in the mall and see if we could push the people that were causing the problems. >> people were confronting each other. nobody was even around. >> how many people? >> 50. >> stores were closing down and the gates are going up. we were being pushed away.

>> nuts. >> that was. they need to go for a hike outside. >> get some exercise. 6:08. still ahead, create a better life. pink cancer patients overcome their fatigue. to waste. gone >> a new storm system is approaching but the temperature is too mild for it to snow. >> we will talk about your morning commute. this is the east side of the beltway at the key bridge. a problem in manchester.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 43 degrees outside. a mild start today. a storm system is approaching from the west. the temperatures are mostly above the freezing mark. 44 in annapolis. 39 in salisbury. the warm air is pushed in from the south. this comes in as a rain event. it is not cold enough to snow. highs around 40 in the mountains with rain beginning this

morning. in baltimore, the rain could be heavy at times throughout the afternoon. 52 in southern maryland. 55 around ocean city. the showers and after the evening tonight. the wind will start to pick up behind this latest storm. 36 in baltimore. colder air pushes in for tomorrow. there's not a lot of cold air associated with this. some snow in indianapolis is mixing with rain. it will change over to it wintry mix. for us, this is a great event. we're talking heavier rain moving into baltimore through the afternoon. then we talk about a changeover to snow. garrett county will be a spot to see some snow tonight into early tomorrow. then the storm system moves off. in mostly dry a pattern ahead.

from cumberland was, you could see some snow into the morning. most of the accumulation will be in garrett county. that should not add up to more than four inches. chilly conditions tomorrow. 50 degrees on friday. the next star system, light showers on friday. mostly dry for new year's eve. >> we do have some problems. we start in manchester. route 30, watch for delays. in the city, fire activity. 25th street is closed at charles street. the j.f.x. looking good into town. 53 on the west side. looking at a smooth start on 95 coming down from white marsh just past the beltway.

harbor tunnel traffic looking pretty good at this hour. we will check the west side at liberty. of the traffic is starting to build. not the type of delays we normally see -- outer loop traffic is starting to build. the east side of the beltway looks very smooth. the rest of the area bridges so far so good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. crews in anne arundel county on the scene of a house fire. the flames broke out this morning on main street. it is 8 two-alarm fire. fire crews are suggesting assistance from the queens and the county fire department. police intelligence is investigating a bomb scare at city hall. no explosives were found when officers called the bomb squad on to the scene. they found a food container

wrapped in a t-shirt with the word "bomb" on it. there was never any threat to any public officials because government offices or already closed. a new study finds married same- sex couples pay as much as $6,000 or more in taxes than married heterosexual couples. the government does not recognize same-sex marriage. a same-sex couple cannot combine their incomes for deductions. prostates now rent full or partial marriage rates -- now grant for partial marriage rights to same-sex couples. >> the consumer confidence index will be released later today. last week increased by half a percentage point. november also showed growth in

consumer confidence. heavy annual losses to unused gift cards. $41 billion has been lost. the majority of that lost money fees and to carte feft card cards that were never used. all the small purchases you make on a plane like a pillow or snack are boosting the revenue of u.s. airlines. on board sales account for nearly 12% of airline revenue. that amounts to billions of dollars each year. some studies show the trend is growing. they make and car rentals and more on board entertainment options. the government is losing the battle against fuel consumption. there is a new hot rod lot more

coming to town. jane king has the bloomberg business report. -- a new hot rod lawn mower. >> people may be trying to drive less. in spite of the obama administration's efforts, the gas consumption is climbing. the problem is that there are not a lot of great alternatives to gasoline. the defense department and the post office for the biggest users of gasoline last year. healthy neighborhoods is looking for developers to buy foreclosed buildings in the city. higher close on friday thanks in part to stronger than expected report on home sales. the bloomberg maryland index was higher.

a lot nor at the big detroit auto show -- lawn mower. high-end tractors that featured a top speed of 8 miles an hour. some of the fastest lawn mowers in the industry. it will cost between $3,000 and $6,000. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> lawn mowers at the other show. -- at the auto show. a program called be well, stay healthy, and getting back on track after cancer. here is donna hamilton. >> lisa went through breast

reconstruction in 2007. she thought she would get back to her old self but she could not shake the fatigue. >> it was beginning to affect how much work i could get done. it was affecting my social life. i could not understand why i was still tired. >> a doctor says that is a common complaint after cancer. they did a study on ways to get your energy back. it reduced fatigue by almost 40%. >> that is better than any other intervention we have including for depression. it was quite a remarkable impact. >> the program deals with the mind-body program and does look diet and taking time for yourself. >> people know what to do. exercise is an important thing

to reduce fatigue. exercise is also good for weight control. >> that struck a chord with lisa. these are pictures of her before the program. this is what she looks like now. >> i lost 70 pounds. i exercise 3 or four days a week. i'm not obsessed with exercise. it is a part of what i do. >> it sounds like this program changed your life. >> it did. i'm healthier now than i was when i was 26. >> good for her. >> she looks incredible. >> get outside and exercise.

the pressure is on. pete gilbert breaks down the road to the playoffs. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. what was your favorite gift given or gift received 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. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. luck.cood

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your early morning commute. the normal volume, we would see some delays. not the case at the mobil. in manchester, we do have an accident and route 30. 25th street is closed at charles street because of fire activity. no delays out of the northeast. the fort mchenry and harbor tunnels are equally smooth. 53 approaching liberty in the outer loop. this is traffic near liberty. still not enough to a delay. we switch over to traffic on the key bridge. the east side continues to run smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> thank you. we are tracking are latest storm. clouds already in place. rain arriving into the afternoon hours. it could be heavy. will time out how much rain we could get. some areas in the mountains could be snow -- we will talk about how much grain we could get. we'll tell you how much rain we could get when we come back. >> good morning. the ravens once again are having a nice season. 11 wins for the fifth time in franchise history. the likelihood this gets extended -- if they don't fix the coverage, they will have problems. special teams have given up three returns for touchdowns. joshua cribbs went 84 yards for

a touchdown. the ravens are 31st in the league in kick coverage and 24th in a bringdown punt returners. john harbaugh broke down one wrong against the browns. >> it wasn't one of the better punts we've had, but we can cover it. so many times sam bails us out with really great punts right out of bounds. that was not one of them. he's not going to bat 1.000, as good as he is. then the coverage has got to bail out that punt, and we didn't do it there. so it split us right down the middle of the coverage. it shouldn't happen. >> it has to get corrected or the playoff scenarios when not mean a lot. the ravens are in the afc east number 1 seed with a win at any patriot loss. the fall to the 5 seed with a loss and it pittsburgh victory -- they fall to the 5 seed with a loss and it could spurred a

victory. the ravens will know by kickoff whether or not the number 1 seed remains in play because new england plays at 1:00 p.m. i'm a pete gilbert. >> this is when the guys in the sports department work the hardest. >> keep it simple. 6:27. can too much social media be a good thing? how facebook save a woman's life. >> fire crews remained on the scene of a fire in charles village. >> a special bedtime story. how the uso is making it how the uso is making it possible

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am several call. thank you for joining us this morning. >> that storm is approaching.

the temperatures are mild in the mid atlantic. we expect this to be a rain event. even in the western mountains. we move up to a high of 49. showers become likely after 11:00 a.m. the heaviest rain muezzin between 1:00 p.m. -- the heaviest rain moves in between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. >> firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in charles village. >> the flames started in the basement of the building before it burned big boyz bail bonds. kim dacey is live on the scene. >> we are here at 25th street and charles street along 25th. there is a lot of damage to the building. fire crews continue to prop up

the scene. they are getting ready to leave. the fire is out. things are kind of wrapping up here. this fire at the start around 2:45 this point and quickly spread to four alarms. firefighters say the blaze began in the basement and then spread to the first, second, and third floors. the middle floor is occupied by the big boyz bail bonds company. one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. >> we understand that there was two occupants inside, one woman who we rescued from the structure who suffered mild smoke inhalation. she was treated here on the scene and transported to shock trauma for further evaluation. there was an occupant -- also another man inside who was able to escape without any injury. >> firefighters are not sure what started the fire. they say it began in the

basement and spread upward. they say they have no indication of any foul play. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the search continues for the person holding that wouldn't powerball lottery ticket. nobody recognized the customer in the surveillance customer. somebody called christmas morning asking for the correct lottery numbers and said, it looks like i am the winner. the ticket is worth $125 million and was sold on christmas eve. a person is in police custody, accused of stabbing a man on christmas day. police say he was trying to vandalize a car. he was stabbed in the arm. there was a short chase but the man was eventually arrested. he faces destruction of

property. >> crews are still working to determine what sparked a fire monday night. you can see the flames shooting from the motel. first responders got the call just before 9:30 on washington boulevard. officials have not said if the fire is suspicious in nature. the uso is working hard to make sure servicemen and women stay connected to their kids. >> this is a special book. mother who loves you very much is reading it just for you. >> soldiers can read a book while being recorded on a dvd. the disc the book are then mailed back home. this goes a long way for family members who are thousands of miles apart. >> i just recorded a book for my

daughter. it is great for her to hear my voice. in makes me feel more connected to her and gives her a chance to feel like i'm still around even though i'm overseas. >> the reading station was the final pit stop for many of the troops passing through baltimore. captain roy is from st. louis, missouri, and on our way to kuwait. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> no major delays. we're expecting it to be that way for the rest of the week. route 32 in manchester, we have an accident. we're still tracking some closures at charles street because of that fire activity. 54 on southbound 95. not a problem once you get down to the fort mchenry. 52 on the west side outer loop.

this is liberty road. so far so good on the west side even though volume is picking up just a bit. if you plan to take the key bridge, a nice start. very smooth and light volume. now we want to check on the forecast with ava. >> the heaviest rain is moving into west virginia. it will be moving into maryland as well. we will put the precipitation forecast into motion. it will move into baltimore after 11:00 a.m., and we could see an inch of accumulation of rain. there could be some snow back in the mountains. up to four inches in garrett county. cumberland, maybe an inch. most of this comes down as it wintry mix. it is winter. temperatures mostly stay at or

above normal for the entire week. wendy and colder tomorrow. dry weather for new year's eve. >> we have been pretty lucky so far. 39 degrees on tv hill. record-setting reward. the latest place for a -- the latest plea for a baby's safe return. >> the year in review. we take a look back at the most search items online. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what was your favorite gift given or gift received 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.

>> the body of the missing indiana girl is found hours after a vigil is held for. the body was found monday night. she has been missing since friday. a neighbor said she had gone home but she never arrived, even though the homes are only 150 feet apart. the neighbor has been charged in the murder. a big reward is being offered in hopes of finding a baby girl has been missing in maine.

an attorney spoke and offered a reward of $30,000 for information leading to the safe return of the girl. the girl has been missing for 10 days. she made a public plea for the safe return. >> i ask and i plead that the person or persons who have the girl, that the keeper safe and returned safely to us. >> this is the largest reward for any missing persons case in maine history. 6:40. 39 degrees on tv hill. will check the stories you need to know about before you start your day. >> the west side is building in volume. we'll tell you about an accident in manchester. >> things looking ok weather- wise for the morning commute. the afternoon commute could get

a little tricky. 40 at the airport. 43 at the inner harbor.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. a 19--year-old accused of shooting a soldier on friday it turns himself into police. ruben ray jurado is accused of opening fire at the porter as christopher sullivan stepped in to break up a fight. sullivan survived a suicide attack and aren't there purpleheart while overseas. his family says he is now paralyzed. the death toll continues to rise in the philippines after a

massive tropical storm. it destroyed thousands of homes. officials said the death toll is close to 1500 people with hundreds more expected missing. we will be taking a look at all sorts of popular trends from a 2011. facebook was the top online search item. facebook-related terms took quarter of the top 10 spots. youtube, yahoo!, and ebay all made the top 10. >> yes day was called mega monday -- sedate was called mega monday -- yesterdray was called mega monday. consumers spent about $8 billion. online shopping was up even on

christmas day. christmas day. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what was your favorite gift given or gift received this holiday season? >> aw. >> keep sending those answers. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> social media has a broad

reach in this country. a woman says she owes her life and the life of her son to facebook. >> an incredible story. she was able to use the social media site to get help after she and son were held hostage. >> the crow for and was allegedly held in this neighborhood against her will for five days. erica found a startling message from a facebook friend. >> i never met her and i don't know where in person or anything like that. >> the message read, "i'm having a serious problem and me and my son will be dead by morning." >> i thought this had to be real. you have to follow through on that. >> she called her husband but

they lacked vital information. several friends and firefighters posted facebook replies. >> nobody was answering back. everybody was typing, "are you there?" >> a facebook friend offered up the address. they found the couple. >> she had multiple bruises on her face. they took the boyfriend into custody. >> he was arrested a year ago by swat team in a similar kidnapping incident. his prison sentence was suspended. this time he allegedly assaulted the victim whenever she tried to leave. >> he took her phone. she posted the message on

facebook when she snuck a computer into the closet. >> this was something serious that saved somebody's life. i am a grinch. it was christmas eve event she was safe and it was very good. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> let's give you up to date. we start in manchester. we had a problem. a medivac came and left. route 30, some closures. harrisburg expressway looks good. the same goes for the j.f.x. 54 on the west side. not dealing with any delays. that will be the case until next week. 60 miles per hour on southbound 95 in howard county at 32.

the west side continues to move well. this is traffic on the quayside at the key bridge. all of the area bridges are in great shape. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in with ava. >> good morning. people starting to dragged themselves out of bed after the long holiday. the showers are starting to move into western maryland. this will we pushing north west today. for baltimore, this moves in after 11:00 a.m. and pushing through in the afternoon. we're expecting a lot of clouds in the sky. there may be some heavier showers this afternoon. we start off near 40 and moved up to 49 for the high temperature. late tonight, the rain will

taper off in baltimore. the mountains may start to pick up some snow. clearing skies late and becoming wendy. colder air will be pushing in. we expect 1 inch across the state -- becoming weindy. the ground is saturated. for the mountains, some of this starts to change over to snow. up to a quarter inches in garrett county. heavy snow on the western-facing slopes. maybe some light snow in cumberland tomorrow morning. this is a rain event for baltimore. it has been so mild so far. we have been above normal for nine days straight. we bounced right back as we head into the end of the week. it has been a mild start to the season. normally this time of year we

should set of scene at least two inches of snow and we avoid had a trace in baltimore. windy and cold tomorrow. 50 degrees by friday. new year's eve is looking at dry and temperatures will not be too bad. >> at least one person is injured after a fire breaks out in charles village. kim dacey joins us with more details. good morning. >> firefighters have the situation under control. they are starting to orlop those hoses. we're at 25th and charles street. the fire began at 2:45 this morning. the blaze began in the basement of the home and spread to the first, second, and the third floor. the middle floor is occupied by the big boyz bail bonds company.

police and firefighters say one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> thank you. here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. prince philip released from the hospital this morning four days after being rushed for emergency heart surgery. a security firm is now the victim of a major hacking attack and the culprits are vowing to cause more havoc. new developments in a murder case. one man has decided to give up his extradition fight and stand trial in mexico in the death of his wife.

the baby polar bear melting hearts around the world. that a much more ahead as we get started on a tuesday morning. >> that was too cute. 39 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

>> the long holiday weekend is over because we're not seeing the volume we normally will see. one problem at warren road at

york road. there is an accident just coming into us. the other one in manchester has been clear. medevac has left the scene. the rest of the major roadways are looking good. this is the west side at baltimore national pike. volume is picking up just a bit. not enough to create a dilemma. a smoothes start on the north side and harford. >> weather-wise, not normal for baltimore. >> it is smiled. this is the ninth day we will be above normal. we will be down to normal -- it is smmild. we have a rain event today. >> oh, darn. 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

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