>> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> [unintelligible] >> pope benedict xvi elevates archbishop edwin frederick o'brien to cardinal, making him the third archbishop because of baltimore in history to receive the honor. but afternoon peter i am sarah caldwell. that is our big story. cardinal-designate was in rome as the news was announced. but he took time to talk with stan and jennifer. >> i will be traveling a lot to

try to get support for the holy places and the holy land and have more people conscious of the pie as christians there. all around the world. probably will be at the vatican. i will help the central administration. one of the roles of a cardinal is to assist in the universal role of pastor. >> the pope appointed cardinal- designate o'brien grand master of the equestrian order of the sepulchre of jerusalem in august. news spread quickly. our news reporter caught up with parishioners at the cathedral this morning. she joins us live with a reaction. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. parishioners thought they were attending a debacle morning

mass, but this is anything but typical. [bell rings] >> little did these parishioners note that big and extraordinary news was in store for them at this friday morning mass. >> [inaudible] >> the historical announcement was made about the 72-year-old archbishop being elevated to cardinal friday. churchgoers were elated. >> i was glad, very happy. >> all things are possible. >> we knew it was coming eventually, and we shared the news, and we're delighted to be able to tell folks this. >> o'brien served as the 15th our pitch -- archbishop of baltimore until last august, when he was appointed to a higher spiritual leadership role. the areas have million

catholics, many attended his masses through the years. >> it makes me feel like part of the historical process at the church. >> when asked if there were surprised about o'brien being a part of the cardinal brother heard, and his work unanimous. >> no. >> no, not at all. i thought he would be. >> we knew this was going to happen eventually with his new assignment to rome. unfortunately, the archbishop will leave us to serve the universal church in supported the christians in the holy land. >> the monsignor also served as the victor general of the archdiocese adds that the new appointment is tremendous for the baltimore community. >> we have been blessed with very good archbishop's here. to have one of our archbishop's be named a cardinal, whether he remains here or moves on, i think it is a great testament to the stellar leadership that the holy father has sent to our archdiocese.

>> and cardinal o'brien will remain at of the baltimore archdiocese until his successor is installed. live from downtown baltimore, w b l -- wbal-tv 11 news. >> coming up tonight at 5:00, we will have reaction to the appointment from a local catholic scholar. if you like to read up on cardinal-designate o'brien's akron, log onto our website, wbaltv.com. anne arundel police are investigating the first, but the edition didn't happen to this morning in laurel. officers responded just before to 30 a.m., and that is without a 36 year old suffering from a gunshot wound in his driveway. he later died at shock trauma. it is unclear whether the victim was targeted or if it was a random attack. members of the ball to help community are upset with police about how they handled a kidnapping and robbery that took place in their neighborhood new year's weekend. they found out about the attack

by word of mouth, not by police. on december 30, police confirmed two suspects attacked the unidentified victim, stole his phone and wallet, and then ordered him into his suv. they forced him to withdraw money from his account. police say they have several leads but have made no arrests a baltimore county man is sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body has yet to be found. a 36-year-old jason grows it was found guilty of murdering the girl they met in a chat room, and arranged a meeting in march 2009, and they found that using cell phone records and interviews. prosecutors managed to overcome the fact that they never found the girl's body. ♪ >> today, 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. a nice trend we're setting. still early january, still the middle of winter. hard to believe today, with a

lot of sun out there. some clouds. the disease degrees at the airport. humidity is way down. a rising tendency. southwest wind at 9. sunshine taking temperatures up. inner harbor downtown, 57 degrees. no complaints. we cannot have this last forever. we will talk about cooler temperatures on the way, coming up. ♪ >> in our project economy report, good news today on the jobs front. the economy added 200,000 new jobs, and the unemployment rate is down to 8.5%. december hiring helped end this year on a positive note. >> holiday hiring help lower the nation's unemployment rate to 8.5%, the lowest level in nearly three years. for economists, the headline is 200,000 new jobs. >> good numbers.

it is darned good, and if we can maintain that, we can get unemployment moving south in a big way. >> the economy added one + 6 million jobs last year and unemployment averaged 8.9%, down from 9.6% in 2010. that is good news for president obama and this election year. courts in the last year, there were two million private sector jobs created, which is not that. we're still not out of the woods. >> it is still a rough market for job-seekers. boeing has announced it is closing a facility in wichita, kansas next year, leaving more than 2100 people out of work because defense contracts are drying up of the national unemployment average and account people who have given up on finding work or those forced into part-time jobs. the national underemployment rate is over 15%. wbal-tv 11 news. >> next, details on a public memorial plant in honor of wbal radio talk-show host ron smith.

plus, a major supermarket chain is looking to get hire hundreds of people in the baltimore area. and a piece of good and is falling tragedy in montana. meet the dog who definitely has more than just one life. more than just one life.

>> attorneys for utah doctor charged with murder for a botched abortion in cecil county are meeting with prosecutors. lawyers are asking prosecutors and police to be held in contempt for disclosing contents of a sealed indictment. dr. raley was arrested last month accused of transporting patients across state lines to form late term abortions in cecil county. his colleagues, a 52 -- 55-year- old, with extradition thursday, allowing it to be brought to maryland to face similar charges meanwhile in baltimore county, authorities have charged a man with attempted murder after he allegedly set both himself and his girlfriend on fire. according to charging document, back on november 22, joseph miller poured paint thinner on his girlfriend rose ann owens and set her on fire. miller was also injured when the flammable liquid spread to him and burned his leg. owens is in critical but stable condition.

since his passing, many of you have asked us about a public memorial service for wbal-tv britta talk show host ron smith. those details have been finalized. the service will be on tuesday, january 17, at groucher college auditorium at 11:00 a.m. you can watch it live on wbal plus, or listen to it on radio. still to come, hollywood is hoping for a blockbuster year at the box office. still ahead, we will look at what moviegoers can expect in 2012. >> sunshine today and south winds taking the temperature is out. nice day. we will talk about the forecast and to average is going down in just a minute. there are the sunny skies at the airport and at the inner harbor. middle h

>> in today's consumer alert, already at a record low, 30-year mortgage rates have fallen lower. the average rate of a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.91% this week, matching the record low reached two weeks ago. the 15-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.23%. although mortgage rates are low, the have done little to boost the economy. many americans say they are not able to take advantage of their rates or they have done so already. new jobs are coming to howard county as a food market prepares to open its newest store in columbia. they are recruiting full-time employees for the location set to open in mid-june. the positions range from entry- level management to customer service and cashiers that there are a wide range of culinary and

restaurant openings. hiring begins in march, and you need to make an apartment for an interview. find out how on our web site, just click on as seen on wbal. new efforts to help hundreds of employees recently laid off over the christmas holiday at a steel company, the executive is announcing an outreach initiative to help the 720 people of a job. an informational fair will be held next thursday at the united steelworkers union hall. the session includes presentations about unemployment insurance benefits and career services. it takes place from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. >> and now york 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> if you like yesterday, you certainly like today with all the sun and warm temperatures. we have had a few thin clouds moving overhead. does not show up well on this satellite image. we also have a lot of jet contrails in the sky.

the atmosphere is set up right for that. that adds a little bit to the cloudiness filtering the sunshine. so we do not have a perfectly blue sky. but it is a very nice day. let's look at the current conditions as far as temperatures. annapolis, 59. cambridge, 55. boardwalk, 56. only 49 at edgewood. that is all right. 52 at westminster. farther south, to riches of getting closer to 60. for the north, further away from 6 to come closer to 50 degrees but only in the 40's in the mountains out to the west. i want to show you a black and white satellite image from a few hours ago some of those thin clouds overhead, you can see some of the jet contrails overhead. there is snow on the ground in the mountains to the west. the satellite picture does show that snow cover in garrett county and in west virginia. they will probably lose a little

bit of that today because of this warm temperatures. but there has been enough snow out there. earlier in the week it was cold enough that some of it stuck, so it shows up on a satellite image. here is a different image. here is the warm front allowing the warm air to come in duty to our north. it is nice and mild out there. there is a cold front in the midwest. the main ice storm connected to this is in the great lakes. the moisture will be limited to a nonexistent as it comes through on saturday. but we're on the warm side of everything, and it is very nice. warm temperatures displacing the cold air. only five degrees here right now. a big difference just in a few hundred miles to our north. very nice today, partly cloudy. unseasonably mild. 55 to 64 the high. southwest winds, 5 to 10 miles per hour. in the bay, 10 knots for winds.

futurecast shows the front coming through on saturday. there will get some snow in the mountains. it will probably pass through here dry saturday evening, maybe a sprinkle. something's out of us on monday its as close to maybe make a presentation on monday morning. our seven-day forecast of 58, today. 54 on saturday, and 47 on sunday. over the weekend, we stepped back on temperatures. but it looked dry. monday morning, there might be a brief morning mixed. cloudy skies. 45 is the height. a dry day tuesday. a larger storm wednesday and thursday. looks like a rain mixed. >> thank you so much. a new year's miracle for one montana family who recently suffered a terrible loss. mother, husband -- a husband died in an avalanche while cross-country skiing. the family thought their dog was also killed. but amazingly, the welsh corgi showed up at the hotel four days after the accident, the same

hotel or the family stayed before the avalanche. rescue workers reunited the dog with his family who cannot believe the news. >> i was just like, what? what happened? she was like, he survived. >> it was a willingness -- a nice moment, because we all had a moment of happiness. it was nice to share that. >> the wife survived the avalanche as well. the winter months are usually a time when hollywood slows the release of blockbuster films and text and to congratulate itself with honors and awards shows. with only one major release this week, we look ahead to what tinseltown may be congratulating itself for in 2012. ♪ >> perhaps the biggest trend you can expect in 2012 is one that began last fall. >> when the "llewellyn king" was released in 3d and made so much money, i think it set off a light bull. >> the idea, really smart duties. look for "beauty and the beast"

next week. falling by 3d version that star wars and titanic. and super hero movies in july. the film that will kick off the summer season is open " the avengers." >> all these super years in the same movie together. it will be the mother of all superhero films. >> the first adaptation of "the hunger games." >> ribble hope this will be the next twilight. >> and every boot up and 80's tv cop show and a 21st century touch up of "and the three stooges." and another one will be tested twice. look for live action version of snow white. >> they are different enough that they could both do quite well. >> the very top it's another twist in hansel and gretal witch

hunters. and abraham lincoln, a vampire hunter. the biggest surprise might be 0h " rock of ages." >> tom cruise is planning this decadent rock star with long hair. apparently, he can really sing. >> hollywood is hoping these upcoming relations make cash registers sing at a theater near you. that is the 2012 box office preview. >> that was quite a selection. baltimore's film industry is getting a big boost from actor kevin spacey, who is bringing his production of our revolutionary tv series to baltimore. he is producing and storing in a remake of the british political miniseries "house of cards." baltimore will be used to fill in for many of the show's locations. it will be the first original production offered by the online streaming and mail-in dvd service netflix. the series could on sunday $5

million into the economy and create two thousand jobs. coming up next, your maryland lottery midday pick three and picked four numbers. another check of the forecast. first, a look at how wall street

>> tonight at 5, a nightmare for morning commuters on i-83. a vicious crash lands one woman

in the hospital, and we catch up with people stuck in that mess for earlier this morning. from archbishop to cardinal, with a continuing coverage of the elevation of archbishop edwin frederick o'brien and its impact on the catholic church. and a special visit tonight for martin luther king, iii, and his message at the and commemoration. now, your maryland lottery midday numbers. >> the maryland lottery celebrates purple friday all season long with purple drawings and scratch-offs. >> the ravens are getting ready for the playoffs, but we're still celebrating. hello, you're picked three numbers are -- 0, 3, and 4. 0, 3, 4. want to win reagan's season tickets for 2012? play cash fantasy and visit mdlottery.com/ravens to enter your extra yards by 8:00 a.m. on

january 12. we're moving right along to the pick four game. 4, 6, 9, and 0. 4, 6, 9, 0. the meron blend -- the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> quite nice today. >> but it is january. so it will eventually be generous. so enjoy it while we have got it. near 60 today. 50's tomorrow. drive through the weekend of 47 is the high on sunday, closer to normal. monday morning, we could get something to our south. it may come far enough north that we see a morning mix of precipitation but tuesday, dry a much more rainy story coming up after that. >> all right, thank you so much. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]

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