a maryland state trooper is hit by a car while riding a ticket. >> if you have to go outside this morning, wait for a bitterly cold morning. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. >> think you for joining us for 11 news today. -- thank you. >> it is warmer. and it backs up the ravens. it is not exactly a gofu. everyone is going to be doing it now, you know that. >> probably not. [laughter] >> 18 degrees at the airport. and it is cold enough by itself. we're going to make it up to 40 this afternoon under mostly

sunny skies. of little rain will come in tonight and tomorrow. first, would say good morning to sarah. -- say good morning to sarah. >> martin luther king day, not dealing with any delays. right now we have a closure due to an overnight accident. and shut down between keats avenue and the deadlock avenund. 56 traveling southbound i-95. 895 moving smoothly as well. franklin street will strut down around 7:30 this morning. -- shut down around 7:30 this morning. a peek outside. and right now the harrisburg expressway checks out ok.

and i start on the beltway where it meets the vw parkway. -- nice start. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ♪ >> our big story this morning, ravens road continues to indianapolis. >> the when their home playoff game in five years. ray lewis pumped up the town early. the largest crowd in the history. and they took on the houston texans. they get the ravens of 14-po int lead. the ravens offense struggled going into the fourth quarter. an interception and drive allow them to hang on to knock off the houston texans by a final score of 20-14.

now they had to play the patriots. -- now they play the patriots. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the dayare you optimistic or concerned about the ravens, based on what you saw in sunday's playoff game? share your answer on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. >> in this morning's commitment 2012 report, one more republican presidential candidate is dropping out. jon huntsman will quit the race this morning and endorsement romney. -- and endorse mitt romney. >> jon huntsman will endorse mayor ron need this morning. a spokesperson said he did not want to stand in the way of the candidates but is prepared to agrebeat barack obama.

irani has a seven point lead in south carolina on average. his primary has been pummeled with negative advertisements. >> i am doing as well if not better than they're running against barack obama. >> you do not have to let the popular media tell you who is best prepared to be barack obama. ron paul is the only can get it focusing solely on his own candidacy. >> candidates admit if it romney when south carolina, it will be hard to stop him from winning the nomination. as of today he gets one more vote from jon huntsman. he is supposed to speak with mitt romney, a spokesperson said they do not know how often they will be seen together on the

campaign trail. >> maryland state trooper is recovering after an alleged hit and run. it happened early sunday morning during a traffic stop. jason james was issuing a citation to a driver when a car similar to this one feared often struck him. the department spokesperson says the incident is a great example of why is it that -- important to abide by the move over wall. >> it is a matter of inches between safety and jeopardize and the life of the person on the side of the road. in this situation the driver should have moved to a clearer way into his or her left. we're told the trooper was rushed to the hospital with bruises but no broken bones. leonard fosio was traveling south on 30 when he crossed into the northbound lanes and had

occurred. the victim was thrown off the bike and died at the scene. the accident remains under investigation. and >> in this morning's project economy, good news for hundreds of spade off workers at the steel mill. many of them will turn back to work earlier than expected. -- good news for hundreds of laid off steel workers at the steel mill. union officials said 550 workers will be back on the job in the next few days. speaking of jobs, the new casino is opening a new climate center to fill more than 1500 positions. it is looking to fill hundreds of full and part-time positions in the casino, as well as jobs and marketing facilities, food and beverages and and our mental services. the center opens its doors today at 10:00. >> there reverend jesse jackson

made a stop in baltimore on sunday. -- the rev. jesse jackson. he joined members of african american community in empowerment temple on the eve of occupied the dream of demonstration. thousands are expected to gather. the but reserve banks across the country today commemorating the birth of dr. king. >> it is demonstrations and action. bail out the banks. it is not fair. and >> the national day of action comes a few months after $120 million memorial was dedicated in our nation's capital. 90 degrees on tv hill. >> vacation in italy turns into a nightmare as this mammoth ship runs aground. the unbelievable. that investigators think caused

the disaster when we come back. win, we areterday's wearing more ravens gear. we will have details on gear for the ladies after the commercial. >> she looks fantastic. your morning commute shaping up to be a pretty fantastic

>> good morning. we will start you off with a live view from the sky camera. it is cold out there. currently 26 degrees. even colder as you look outside the city. we will get to the forecast in just a minute. first, i am continuing purple pride. we're talking ravens degear. live this morning at ravens store. it is located on eastern avenue. we're going to cut year for the ladies. -- talk gear for the ladies. >> i will show them these bracelets. they are handmade from special clients that we had either come into the store. and these earrings. these are all special hearings

that are handmade. -- earings. rings. >> we have his website. and i do not have the right now. >> you are zero longtime standing friend ofbera longtime bernie. >> this is for the gentleman. we're so happy to be here this morning. somewhere you can feel welcome when you come get your ravens dear. gear. a storm system coming in from the south. we will talk about rain chances as we go back to tony in the weather center.

never a bad day when you start off wearing boa. >> i like it. [laughter] i think it looks better argue. we will talk to you in the next hour. everyone is in the spirit this morning. you will want to thunder up this morning. there is no precipitation out there. 18 at the airport. at least the winds are called here dm. it is 14 in frederick right now. and 17 injured still. and a little warmer near the water. if-- 17 in jeretsville. skies are clear right now. a big area of high pressure in control of the weather of the east coast. that will slide away from us over the next 12 hours. there is activity off to the

west. a storm system going across the upper midwest. this will drift in overnight tonight. i think it will be warm enough by that time so that this will be mostly rain for us. mostly rain overnight. winter weather advisories in effect for central pennsylvania. there could be snow once you get north of harrisburg. mostly sunny. high temperature this afternoon between 37 and 42. becoming mostly cloudy tonight with a chance for a few rain showers. maybe a snowflake to start. sunset at eight minutes after 5:00. it will be warmer tomorrow. fairly decent chance for rain. high temperature near 50

degrees. could be flurries of late in the day on thursday. the time is coming up on 6:15. >> good morning, everyone. light volume out there. we do have burning highway still close between dundock marine avenue. the closure expected to be there through the morning with the accident investigation on there. far problem-free at fort mchenry and the harbor tunnel. greene street was struck down for will shut down for the martn luther king parade. and tell about 95 coming down 32 and howard county. alive you for you on the north side at harbor road.

outer loop traffic. to a live viewer of traffic in the area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> at least 15 people, to americans, are still missing after a cruise ship capsize late friday. the ship captain is being accused of showing off when he steered the vessel to close to shore and abandoning ship before everyone else was safely evacuated. so far that act has claimed the lives of six people and injured 30 others. four people in fresno, calif., are dead in what police believe may have been eight murders-suicide. police found four people shot to death inside. those killed include a 3-year

old boy and 18-month-old girl. police say their mother killed them and another man turned the gun on herself. this little girl has her big brother to think for saving her life. her dress caught fire last week when she got too close to a gas fire in their kitchen. ezra rushed to aid and put out the flames. he routinely watches out for his six sisters. >> in this morning's consumer alert, hundreds of thousands of foreclosure cases will take longer to review than first thought. the reviews covering foreclosures issued in 2009-2010 were expected to be completed this month, but some could take until november. you have until april 30 to request a review. you can get more information

that independent foreclosure review. there is still plenty of business news to report this morning. >> good morning. the market, of is closed today. back to business as usual. -- the market is closed today appeared at the nation's ski resorts are struggling from our record lack of snow. they are scrambling to make enough money. we've seen unseasonable warm temperatures. and consumers are spending elsewhere. the latest reports rose to the highest level in eight months. the boost in confidence from the house will spending may hold up later this year. elsewhere the apple rumor mill continues. and apple will launch a swimmer

iphone 5 later this year. the iphone 5 is expected to be released early this summer. if the ipad 3 is what you are really leadiwaiting for come up lugar has learned it will be here in march. here is good news, sources are telling us that youtube is in talks to renew its video license at the new york stock exchange, i am tally carlin with the bloomberg business report 0--- callie carline. . >> they did not exactly make it look easy, but the road to indianapolis does continue. highlights steve joins us in the

studio. >> are you optimistic or concerns from what you saw on sunday's playoff game? share your response at wbaltv.com or send us an e-mail. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and

instaweather plus together. >> not bad out there. we are anticipating lighter traffic because it is the martin luther king holiday. and up to speed on top of 95 coming down from the beltway northeast. franklin street will shut down between green and remarks for the martin luther king jr. parade. 55 northbound, looking good. 5 and it's your drive time on 95 south from 895 split from the fort mchenry. here is a quick look at traffic pulse site at harvard. the police started to build and traffic. and a live you in traffic from of fort mchenry. delay free at this time. >> good morning, everyone. nothing going on weather-wise. clear and cold to start this

holiday. we will see a lot of sunshine to start. we will still call it mostly sunny. high temperature between 37-42. we do have rain in the forecast. first, we will send it over to the man with the good news this morning. >> beloved sports with keith keithorts with mills. >> the ravens are headed to the afc championship. ask green bay how that feels this morning. a chance to meet new england and go to the super bowl. ray lewis who charged the crowd again. show it to chris welles it came after a big fumble. just like that, 7-nothing

ravens. that is a touchdown. 17-3. for touches and his return. -- four touches in his return. 17-13 in the half. houston with a good team but young quarterback. a signature interception. the third ravens interception of the game. 21-13 the final. to step cocloser indianapolis. >> when is the wind. -- a win is a win. we played a good team. we played a really good team. they was in the playoffs with three or four games left.

there are a really good team. they came out and played a really good game. we know some things we have to correct. then again, we won the game. we will take that any day. >> asked and green bay or new orleans if they would like to take away an ugly or not as for green bay, aaron rogers and the packers playing for the accord later whose son drowned this week. -- fleeing for the offensive coordinator who son drowned this week. we may see this work once or twice a year. here it is. makes a spectacular catch. 21-10 giants at the half. they hand the packers their second loss of the year. it will play the 49ers for the

championship. we usually talk about the high- powered offensive. if you turn it over and do not play defense in the playoffs, you are going down. >> see you, green bay. [laughter] >> 19 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, find out what is causing people to rally outside the state house later this morning. >> i am live with very excited ravens fans. that coming up for you. >> tragedy as a fire ripped through a home. find out how neighbors fought to save the elderly neighbor inside. >> the ravens and other game ahead of them. you probably n

>> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. thank you for joining us. and a quick look at the forecast. >> rain coming in tonight and

tomorrow. during the day today will be dry. plenty of sunshine but cold today. temperatures are in the teens. generally expect sunny skies this morning. we do have rain in the forecast for tonight. we will talk about that when i come back in just a few minutes. >> the ravens are one step closer to the super bowl after taking up the houston texans 20- 13. >> obviously fans cannot have been more exciting whether they were at home or the local watering hole. >> i cannot believe it is 6:30 in the morning. how many ravens fans got up this morning to cheer them on? they are so excited about the win yesterday. >> i thought it was a good game.

and they should have protected more, but go ravens. i am so excited for them. it is just wonderful. take care of flacko. >> do you think we can do it? do you think they can take on the patriots? >> i know we can. >> how are you guys going to cheer them on? >> we're going to have an awfu a full diner. >> they are decked out. they have all kinds of decorations. a lot of people and purple here early this morning. thank you for giving up this morning. and [laughter] reporting live in perry hall. >> the state fires marshall is

still trying to figure out was that of this fire in hartford county just before 5:00 saturday. neighbors who spotted the flames try to enter the home to rescue the homeowner put on the conditions just too dangerous. >> with the door was opened, you could see black smoke. it is too dangerous to go and at that point. and there was no visible side of any kind of life. -- sign of any kind of life. >> firefighters found the body of a homeowner in the second- floor bedroom of the home. city fire officials say 2011 marked fewer fire deaths in over 70 years. the smallest number since the records started being kept in

1938. in 1984 the city hit the high mark with 88 deaths. baltimore is still one of the most the three cities. >> a maryland man will spend 33 years and several prison for extorting and indiana teenager and other underage girls for sexual favors on line. he pleaded guilty friday in federal court to seven counts of objection of child pornography. he said he admitted he blackmailed 10 girls in producing sexually explicit images of themselves. of the death penalty will rally in annapolis this morning calling to strike it

from the books. kim davis is scheduled to attend today's rally. in the 1989 conviction for the shooting death of a savannah police officer became a national story as supporters, including jimmy carter, william sessions, and even pope benedict says he was the victim of mistaken identity. >> good morning to you. a look at your morning commute. and if you're heading out this morning, thankfully no delays to deal with. we have an accident investigation at dunlock marine avenue. we have a clinic in st. accident. franklin street will shut down between green and fremont as 7:00 started for the martin luther king jr. day parade. everything up to speed on the

north and west side. harrisburg expressway looking good. westbound at the bay bridge we have a disabled vehicle coming in. not seeing any delays because of the disabled vehicle but and t a heads up on that.a ava marie letting us know where we can get the purple. >> many reasons to rock the purple,. my closet is looking a little thin this morning. you guys are located at 6901 rave avenue. a great store. you really welcome customers here. >> whenever someone is willing to get in a car and drive to the

store, we should be ready to welcome them with nothing -- if nothing else than a big smile. we have been blessed with 13 years of lots and lots of customers. they are faithful and come back year after year. we feed on that to keep the particular people happy. >> a big selection of t-shirts you have available. you have new teachers coming out today for the new england patriots. >> they should be here are around 12:00. the bigger boys will get them first. we're third in line to get them. and to go if you are looking for your t-shirts for next game, their record to be here. >> let's get a check of the seven-day forecast. increasing clouds tonight as the storm had our way. a better chance for rain

tomorrow. we're talking rain as temperatures are a mere 50 tomorrow afternoon. -- as rain is headed our way. >> 19 degrees on tv hill. the biggest names in hollywood gathered for last night's golden globe awards.

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>> a broad range of winners last night of the golden globe awards. >> the question is will any of them carry that into an oscar win? >> silence was golden at the globe sunday night. carter scored three wins. -- the artists scored three wins. night,oring big sunday "the descendants." >> meryl streep has won more global close than anyone else. thus it was no. 8. -- last night was no. 8.

>> marilyn monroe brought the show williams her first golden glow. -- michelle williams her first golden globe. >> the adventures of "tin tin" took best animated feature. >> thank you. >> "homeland" won best thriller. best actor went to kelsey grammar. "modern family" got best tv comedy. matt leblanc took best actor in "episodes."

." very interesting. 19 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, your answers to the water cooler question of the day. and >> below the outside. and 80 degrees at thet

>> welcome back. a maryland state trooper is recovering after an alleged hit and run in baltimore county. it happened early sunday morning during a traffic stop just north of ruston road. jason james was issuing a citation to a driver when a car veered off, striking him.

he was rushed to the hospital suffering from bruises but no broken bones. a motorcyclist is dead after an accident in carroll county. he was traveling southbound on route 30 around 4:00 sunday afternoon when he crossed into the northbound lane and it occurred. investigators say the victim was thrown off the bike and died at the scene. the accident remains under investigation. good news this morning for hundreds of laid-off workers of the steel mill. many of them will return to work earlier than expected. they laid off 720 workers around christmas time. union officials now say 550 workers will be back on the job in the next few days. >> traffic pulse 11 and insta- weather plus together. >> good morning. and i start up there. lighter volume because it is

run luther king jr. day. -- nice start out there. if you want to consider dundock avenue as your alternate franklin street will shut down between green and fremont at 7:30 for the martin luther king jr. parade. and no delays on any of the major roadways. west on 50 of the bay bridge, watch for a disabled vehicle taking of the right lane. a live look at traffic. so far the besides running smoothly. -- so far traffic running smoothly. picking up a little bit and volume but no official the like. -- delay. >> good morning.

the purple pride continues. it is time to keep stepping up your car, house, and anything else. we're at the ravens store located on eastern avenue. what kind of neat things do you have for people to start giving cars ready for the ravens? >> we have steering covers. we have decals. garden flags. signs. house flags. all kinds of flags. >> this sits on the windshield? >> yes. >> great. it is such a homey feeling. >> we love every customer that

comes in. even the stealers. i took a picture of one shopping here. and we love everyone that comes in our store. we of great people that work with us. we just love the fact that we have fun in the store. >> this is a local store. support your local community. let's get a check of the forecast. much better conditions than what we felt during the game yesterday. high pressure in place for now. back to tony in the weather center. i think the patriots will have to waive -- >> they should wave the white flag. and thank you. we appreciate that. and everything you need at that store to get your car ready,

ready and all the kind of fun stuff. we will talk to her again during the 7:00 show on the digital channel. top of the hour, winds are called. -- winds are calm. 40 and frederick. a little bit warmer near the water. bay area temperatures are still close to 40. big area of high pressure controlling the weather in the mid-atlantic. that means quiet conditions. start're going to sunday, and may be high, thin clouds come in in the afternoon. a storm systems for west that is broken off into two pieces. this down south will give us a chance for rain first. this coming across mississippi, alabama, in kentucky. this will drift towards us

tonight. i do think it will be warm enough for rain purita. if you are driving to pa., there are winter weather advisories in effect. our forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. high temperature between 37-42. no. we cloudy tonight. temperatures will drop back into the 30's. seven-day forecast, going to warm up significantly tomorrow. we're going to make it up to 50. breezy and colder on wednesday. maybe snow flurries on thursday afternoon. a mix of light rain or snow on saturday. high temperature near 39. >> they may not have any males

less but they're riding high. we're joined live from perry hall with more fan reaction. >> we have got a raging purple monday on our hands. and forget purple friday. purple monday. everyone so excited about the win yesterday. and the fans and it was not a pretty wickn but he the way it goes down as a w. purple pandemonium on west street. the fans did not seem to mind the cold. they found creative ways to stay warm. inside the energy was palpable. the players on the field filled it and helped push them to win. they advanced to the playoffs, and they are one win away from the super bowl. these fans and all of us will be cheering them on in massachusetts this sunday as they take on the patriots in the afc to be a ship.

-- championship. >> this morning we askedare you optimistic or concerned about the ravens, based on what you saw in sunday's playoff game? >> sarah tells us on facebook the new england's/denver game would have any opponent worried, but knowing we're us better than denver is what keeps me optimistic. >> korena says i am optimistic because i know our guys will fight hard and practice hard. when by any means necessary. we will post more of our answers on the website. time for a look at what is coming up next on "the today show." >> coming up, complete coverage of the golden globes. we will break down the winners, tell you how the host was this year and check out all of the

action of the red carpet. also ahead, the latest on the cruise ship disaster off the coast of italy. the confirmed death toll rose overnight as the older suggested the company captain may have been guilty of significant human error. we will talk to a california family who survived. those stories and how you can get a red carpet ready body just like your favorite stars when we get started on a monday morning here on "today. " " >> 19 degrees on tv hill. >> at last look at weather and traffic. we will keep you informed.

>> it is on holiday for a lot of folks. how is a looking out there? >> that means it is a lot lighter out there. burning highway is closed. there is an accident investigation going on. take dundock avenue as alternate. franklin street will shut down between green and fremont at 7:30 this morning for the martin luther king jr. parade. up to speed on the major roads. and he side looks good through the construction stone. a live view of traffic at liberty coming towards us. normally we have a delay at this hour. >> as long as the ravens are

still alive, you have to do it now. discounts. >> -- it counts. >> take a week off and come back monday after the ravens go to the super bowl. maybe you should do the sideburns, too. and >> now we are talking. iit is going to be a cold start for us this morning. we're going to make it up to 40 this afternoon. warmer tomorrow. snow flurries on thursday afternoon. >> if all look back in 1978 when they first came here. [laughter] [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]