a code blue it is issued in baltimore city for today as temperatures are expected to fall. emergency workers will conduct outreach. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> what is happening today? >> will transition -- we will transition. yesterday the high was 60. a cold front has come through. we have had some rain showers moved to the area. circle baltimore. off to the northwest, carroll county, that rain is mixing with sleep t and snow. the pavement temperatures are dropping down.

there could be some snow or slush on the roads. it will make the day interesting. the wind and the cold when we come back. now we want to check on the roads. >> we have an accident in anne arundel county southbound on 178. southbound lanes are closed. we're doing ok. not a lot in the way of volume. 49 in the outer loop. the j.f.x. looks good. the rest of the major roadways running smoothly aside from the fact that the roads are wet. you could see some icy conditions in carroll county. five minutes south of 95 down to the fort mchenry. 11 minutes to travel south on 95

down towards the 32 from the beltway. harford road, so far no delays to report. it will be slick in spots. we're running smoothly at this intersection in fallston. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> reports of several cases of scarlet fever in the city at george washington elementary school in southwest baltimore. jennifer franciotti has what city health officials are asking parents. >> they are asking parents of infected children to keep their children home from school. scarlet fever is caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat. a letter has been sent home to parents. three students from the same class at george washington elementary have a scarlet fever.

they say it is a common infection. school officials are taking steps to prevented from spreading to more students. representatives from the city health department will be at the school to answer questions from parents who have any concerns. parents are asked to monitor children for symptoms of a scarlet fever which includes a sore thumroat and swollen neck glands. scott fever can be treated with antibiotics -- scarlet fever. parents of infected children are asked to stay home and call the doctor. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the hamilton post office may end up closing its doors as the u.s. postal service deals with a

major shortfall. dozens pleaded for it to stay open. it served 19 routes. residents say they would be a major inconvenience if the closed. >> we do use it. i cannot make it to parkville when the buses are not running right. >> the hamilton post office is one of eight locations slated for possible closure in baltimore city. congress has agreed to wait until may before the close anymore post offices. the governor wants to double the amount of funding for the rental housing works program. this will help close the gap of affordable housing in the state. >> a lot of people make love it

and committed homes in rental properties and care about their neighborhoods and will not be able to raise their children with love and dignity were not for quality, affordable rental properties. >> the initial is expected to generate $36 million in state and local taxes -- the initiative. >> eight days until the next republican primary in south carolina. mitt romney leads the pack. the front runner is facing heat about his past business ventures. >> some of its rivals are blasting his business record, hoping it will help their own campaign make a comeback. net romney's opponents are scrambling to slow the front runner down. >> you are looking for someone

you can trust. >> attempting to patent as a job killer. >> you have a candidate who talks about enjoyment in firing people, who makes comments that seem to be so detached from the problems that americans are facing today. that makes you pretty much on delectable -- unelectable. >> mitt romney and bain capital were involved in a vulture capitalism. >> they don't care who i am. >> a super pact continues to run ads about his time and bain capital. but criticism of this strategy is growing among republicans who fear attacking his business record could undermine the party's identity and make it harder to beat president obama

next fall. people are rushing to mitt romney's defense, including rush limbaugh and g. demand --jim demint. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the "today" show celebrating 60 years today. there's tonight, current and past anchors were reunited to celebrate the legacy of the show. nearly 22,000 mornings later, the show is going strong. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is your favorite the "today" show moment from the past 60 years? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. havre de grace elementary school is closed today because of a strong odor.

5:07. 39 degrees on tv hill. we have more information about a woman who vanished six years ago. this is the beltway at harford road. more on weather and traffic when we come back.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:11. friday the 13th. the temperature downtown is 43.

low to mid 30's in carroll county. there is some scattered rain in the area. some snow is mixed in with that. get up and ready for school. the rain and snow will be ending. temperature is around 40 degrees. wind will be a condition later today. temperatures in the 30's. it will feel like the 20's at times because of the wind, so give the day a d. >> natalee holloway is declared legally dead. she vanished six years ago during a senior class trip to aruba. she was lassie with joran van der sloot. he is expected to be sentenced today in the beating death of a woman in peru. amish men refuse and

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we do have some problems. carroll county is were expected to see some. word of an accident eastbound 7 70.just southbound 178 is now open. 56 miles per hour on southbound 95. no problems to report on the

j.f.x. harrisburg expressway up to speed so far. pretty windy out there and we have slick conditions. harford road, a nice start and no delays. volume will be building in about an hour or so. 295 is southbound traffic at 175 and we're problem free. 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. >> moving along nicely on the marc trains. metro subway on schedule. the 58 bus diverting at northern parkway. a diversion at lawrence. now back to john collins. good morning. >> looking at the doppler right now. circle the city and the beltway and you can see some rain shower activity. temperatures drop into the 30's

north and west of the city. some sleet action is mixed in. this is the extent of it. wind and temperatures will be the big weather feature. yesterday was wonderful. 61 at the inner harbor. we're a bit colder at this stage of the game. 42 in annapolis. the cold front is on the delmarva peninsula. we're beginning to see the temperatures fall back. here's the satellite image. this is the last batch of rain. some snow mixed in. we could see a flurry mixed in.

a lot of cold air is moving in. we will see some snow off to the northwest. strong wind bring in that cold air. some afternoon flurries. gusting to 40. temperatures will be fairly steady. it will feel like the 20's at times. sunset at 5:05. less than an inch of snow off to the west. this is the area that would get it. several inches of snow are possible in the mountains. rain and some snow mixed in this morning. highs in the 40's before sunrise. the wind will make it feel

colder. 37 tomorrow. maybe a flurry on sunday. temperatures in the 30's for the game. dry whether on monday. -- dry weather on monday. >> torbit is working to make affordable products on sale and in store and is teaming up with the owners of specialty shops. they will feature products from shops. they plan to test many apples shops in 25 different target stores. there's a shock hazard in some floor lamps.

the lamps can overheat and milked the shade over the bulb -- and melt. >> a very big way and the iphone sales are being suspended at apple stores in china. we have the bloomberg business report. hello. >> doing great, stan. do you have an iphone? >> no, but i have my purple on. >> i have an iphone. the new voice recognition system is siri. people were frustrated in china. they started throwing eggs at the apple store in beijing. apple calling the chinese demand

just incredible. they have suspended sales of all other iphone models. the holiday shopping rush is over, but best buy is still advertising deals that consumers cannot find. best buy canceled orders at the last minute during december. results from j.p. morgan chase which are expected to be a record-breaking today. stock futures are a bit higher right now. we had a higher close for stocks yesterday. hiring in the u.s. auto industry is on the rise. total payrolls at u.s. plants could reach 650,000 employees this year.

that would be a 10% gain. that is business news. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you. >> she wore the right color. 39 degrees on tv hill. ravens fever in baltimore city.

>> a big purple welcome for the texan fans heading into town for the big game this weekend. hotels are rolling out the purple carpet. we caught up with a few visitors from texas who say most of folks

a of come into contact with have lived up to the charm city reputation. >> they are trying to be as nice as possible without throwing me to the curb. wait until sunday. it has been fairly nice. >> hotel officials are expecting even more tax and fans to roll into town as the weekend approaches. ravens fans are showing their purple pride. the sisters took this picture along with their cousin. this is how folks are getting ready for the big game at one restaurant. let us know how you are showing your ravens pride. go to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on u local. >> details on this year's martin luther king parade.

the route will continue south to eutaw street. lenny moore will serve as this year's grand marshal. the event will kick off at noon on monday. 5:26. 39 degrees on tv hill. we will cover this morning's news stories including man expected to serve time for murder. >> it is scarlet fever that there were about at gw elementary school. details are next. >> success as no water as the "today" show is still going strong --six s as no other -- success as no other. >> very cold temperatures. teens out in the midwest.

>> we are tracking 1 accident in carroll county along eastbound 70, and we will check on the major roads. major roads.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. havre de grace elementary school will be closed because of a strong odor. step >> out the door this morning -- very raw. >> it is still not cold yet. there is a change coming. we have had a cold front moved through with some rain in the area. the temperatures have dropped into the 30's off to the north and northwest and some snow has been mixed in. this is the baltimore beltway.

this is the last band of rain moving through. you can see carroll county and northern baltimore county, they have some snow mixed in with that. it may be enough to make things slippery. we have some incidents on the highways out to the west. >> that could be the cause on eastbound 70 in carroll county. we have an accident that is off to the side as police arrived to clear it. we will be monitoring that area for icy conditions on the road. i 95, 55. the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel checking out ok. the north side is running smoothly. the j.f.x. into town, a nice

start. all the major roadways in the airport are looking good. we start in the area of 70 at 29. problem free. eastbound 70, you may find some delays because of that accident. southbound traffic is looking heavier down towards a 32. no official delay at 175. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a prince and man is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the strangulation of a woman. he pleaded guilty to second- degree murder in the death of shirley smith. he was convicted of another murder in a killing 2008. the maryland court of appeals overturned the conviction last year.

eight maryland state prison inmate faces 20 years of incarceration after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the murder of a cell mate near cumberland. the sentence bush's his expected release date back to the year 200055. -- the sentence pushes his expect to release back to 2050. >> a man is in police custody. police were trying to take shershallan bond-brooks into custody when another man manuel imel attacked one of the officers. authorities were trying to arrests brooks for disorderly conduct. >> a warning for elementary school. there have been several reports of scarlet fever.

jennifer franciotti is live at george washington elementary school with more. good morning. >> scarlet fever is caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat. health officials are sending a letter home and warning parents the types of symptoms to watch out for. three kids in the same class have a scarlet fever. this is a common infection that is spread from person to person by sneezing or coughing. school officials are wiping down hand rails and cleaning different services. representatives from the health department will be able to answer any questions from parents. they are asking parents to monitor the children sentence for scarlet fever which includes a sore throat and swollen neck glance. call your doctor if your child has any symptoms.

scarlet fever can be treated with antibiotics. to prevent illnesses like this from spreading come any child with those symptoms should stay home and contact your doctor. health officials will be on hand today to answer questions from concerned parents. jennifer franciotti reporting, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a milestone for one of the staples of american television. today is the 60th anniversary of the "today" show. >> marking a milestone. >> it is historic. 60 years of a television show is not something that is accomplished very often. >> the celebrated their 60th anniversary in style. >> it is magic. the "today" show is still magic.

>> the big-included former today show hosts. this is really cool. everybody is here. >> there is only one "today" show. >> strong. it is going very strong. >> and music. since they signed on in 1952, americans have tune in to see what is happening in their world and around the world. six decades later, the technology has changed but the core of the show has remained the same. >> it is about what happens in the studio.

a combination of information and news and letting people know what they need to know since they went to bed and send them off with maybe a smile on their face. >> the team has changed over the years. this morning, they will celebrate with a reunion. >> we have 19 people who have at one point sat on the couch on our show and i'm looking forward to talking to those who came before me and hear about their experience. >> landmarks like the empire state building are also getting in on the celebration. an official did not and a few other surprises along the way -- an official doughnut. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what is your favorite "today" show moment from the past 60 years?

you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> spare no expense on the celebration -- 60 donuts. coffee with that? congratulations. 39 degrees on tv hill. helping women reduced their list for a disease. more on the research supporting that. >> we may have some slick spots. will check on

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>> good morning. we have some clouds and some showers in the area. the wind has begun to pick up. we had a gust of 27. we have had some activity as far as the wind is concerned. advisers are out north and west of baltimore. under a wind advisory today. the snow accumulations advisories are out west of us. as for western maryland and the great lakes and places like that. this storm will produce several inches of snow. we'll talk more about the forecast in a few minutes. >> living in a sunny climate may reduce a woman's risk for developing inflammatory bowel

disease. >> women were 52% less likely to be diagnosed with crones disease by age 30 than those living farther north. researchers are not sure what some might has an effect on bowel disease. other infections could explain these findings. hermal medication to not treat the systems of osteoarthritis. >> no evidence of ginger or any commonly used herbs relieve the painful joint condition. they could interfere with other medications and worsen the symptoms of other conditions. previous studies were too small and work flawed in design. >> 39 degrees on tv hill.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are dealing with some slick conditions in spots. there is an accident eastbound route 70. use extra caution. not seeing any delays on the north side. looking pretty good as you make your way to the west side. problem free on the j.f.x. this morning. fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel traffic is running smoothly. no delays to report at the key

bridge this morning. 83 it is checking from mount carmel down to the beltway and free.ing delay- you can see the west side is starting to pick up at liberty. all the way down towards edmondson. you'll start to tap the brakes when you get closer to interstate 70. no sign of any problems. a pretty smooth ride from the maryland line down. 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 brunswick line 870. camden and penn trains are running on schedule. on the buses, the seven and 11 among those delayed. in observance of the martin luther king jr. holiday, light rail and metro subway will operate on a regular weekday

schedule. no commuter bus schedule on monday. now back to john collins. >> thank you. it is and ok morning this morning. temperatures in the 30's to around 40 degrees. all eyes are on sunday. there is a big football game. we're all wearing purple and we're kind of concerned about the game and the weather. ava marie is out there with the cheerleaders. >> i am sure you are jealous. it is purple friday. we are kicking off early. we're starting the party already in getting excited for all of the events they have planned. >> we are going to 18 different locations in five different counties. we have bracelets and photos which are nice.

>> some money things that people can do at the defense. i'm here with kelly. the whole team will be participating today. half the team arriving at 7:00 a.m. >> the other will start at 6:00. we have a fun-packed day today. >> there were already topping before 6:00 a.m.eg >> it will be exciting. >> and poe is here. we're starting at alonso's at 6:00 a.m. and the rest of the cheerleading team will be out. >> we're going to towson town center, m&t bank, verizon stores. check the website,

baltimoreravens.com. >> we are getting excited for the game. we have a chance for flurries. temperatures will be the mid 30's. you could factor in some wind chills. we'll keep our eye on the chance for flurries. this is so much fun this morning. >> i drew the short straw this morning. let's check the weather. the last of the precipitation is moving out of the area. on that one picture in northern baltimore county, it looks like there was some snow in the grassy area. there could be some slippery spots where look like there has been some snow this morning. that is moving into a harford county. accumulation is not much of an

issue, except perhaps some grassy areas or slippery spot here and there. temperatures are beginning to fall into the 30's with the front has gone through. the front is moving towards the atlantic and it will cross the bay. the temperatures on the eastern shore are beginning to fall into the lower 40's. oakland, 14 degrees. frostburg, 25. we have had a gust of 27 so far this morning. the wind will be even stronger this afternoon with gusts up to 40. we may pick up a lake effect snow flurry. here's the map for later this afternoon. most of the snow will be off to

the northwest. it will be cold and convict windy day today. the wind will be gusting to 40. today, clouds, sunshine, and wind. mid 40's to low 40's. it will feel at times more like the 20's. most of the snow accumulations, less than an inch, off to the northwest of baltimore. bigger accumulations will be out in the mountains. 47 today. 30's in some cases off to the northwest. a mix of precipitation. flurries on saturday and sunday. on monday, around 40 with a

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>> keith mills justic ill -- just took ill a couple minutes ago. purple friday in baltimore will be a big pep rally throughout the day. this leads up to sunday's big playoff game against the houston texans 3 anquan boldin returns to the starting lineup after missing two games with knee surgery. he looks fresh and is ready to go. it has been all business. extremely confident. the defensive leaders feel they are a complete team. >> most definitely. you look around and there are so many special people.

what is unusual for us that we have special guys on offense. we have jamal lewis and todd heap. but now you have the ray rice and the vonta leach and the michael ohers, anquan boldin. the offensive side matches the defensive side. we have the potential to be special and do something special. >> we invite to join us on saturday night for a preview of the game. saturday night from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. right here on tv 11. top 25 college basketball in north carolina as duke was playing virginia. duke in white. there is the jam. blue devils in control.

virginia makes a run of it. a one-possession game. ie.hance for the t mike scott, no. duke wins. a nail biter. they just barely escaped. maryland women lost last night to miami for the first time. burble caravan loading up this morning -- purple caravan. the cheerleaders will be hitting 18 different locations. go on there website, baltimoreravens.com. that was very nice. two separate home invasions in anne arundel county. >> reaction from jack young and

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake on whether to support the baltimore grand prix. >> look to these adorable seals. the reason they became orphaned. >> rain and snow is moving off to the east. the wind and the cold is what you will notice today. >> we will see how the combination is impacting your combination is impacting your s

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