morning. >> a code blue this morning. how long can we expect the cold whether to last? -- weather? >> by next week will be back in the 50's. let's start with this morning. let's look at the current conditions. 24 degrees at the airport. not much of a win. there is a little breeze. the actual temperatures in the teens at the pennsylvania line. it should stay dry with a high near 38. we could wind up with some snow flurries overnight. we will detail the forecast going into the weekend when we come back in just a few minutes. >> good morning. we are tracking an accident approaching security boulevard. multiple vehicles are involved and that is in the security off

ramp as he tried to exit from the outer loop. watch for delays. we have some fire activity at fairfax road near west chester road in the city. 56 on southbound 895 down toward the harbor tunnel. at the bay bridge, we have it right lane closures because of some debris westbound but not creating a delay. volume is on the light side. we have a delay on southbound 95 from cecil county. construction in place. the left lane is getting by. on the west side, delays are forming because of an accident at security boulevard. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police have arrested a man they say stabbed his nephew.

he's being held without bond after allegedly stabbing his nephew in the stomach. the nephew is listed in serious but stable condition. there was a crash in crofton. alcohol may have been a factor. angela biggins was traveling north when she struck a car. she was killed in the collision. a mainstay of the inner harbor is about to disappear the city has ordered the carrousel near the maryland science center to be closed. the proprietor has not paid rent in five years. he has until the end of march to move the attraction.

it has been a victim of lagging sales. >> a unique and mysterious tradition may soon be nevermore. >> we are hearing the edgar allan poe toaster has been a no- show. we have more. >> he did not show up this morning. we were hoping that the toaster that tradition places a rose would show up but he just did not. i have the curator of the poe house. thank you so much. your thoughts about him not showing up this year. >> i think it is sad.

some traditions must come to an end and i guess this is one of them. it is a little sad. we will continue to celebrate thes birthday, giving public a chance to share their good wishes. but life goes on. >> there were three impersonators. >> we had three poe toaster wannabes. i appreciate the gesture. we should let it die a peaceful death. anything similar to it is just a cheap imitation no matter what the thought is behind it. >> thank you so much. the tradition has ended. i guess he just decided maybe it

was too cold to come out. nadia ramdass reporting. >> thank you. a man is accused of shooting and a car on wednesday on 95. nicholas heider is charged with first-degree assault after allegedly firing three shots. police say the altercation began at the white marsh exit. he was arrested at his home. nobody was hurt. a fire claimed the life of a man. the fire began in the second- floor bedroom of this home on lombard accord. the homeowner was found dead. he died of heart failure. >> police have tracked down the

man they said fled the scene after striking a trooper. he's being held on bond after it surrendered himself to troopers. the troopipped er's car. the trooper has yet to return to work. the road to indianapolis will take a detour through massachusetts as the ravens take on the patriots. jennifer franciotti it is along for the ride and filed this report. ofi'm here in foxboro, home gillette stadium. the ravens will take not the patriots. i have never been to foxborough before. we were surprised it was in the

middle of nowhere. there is a lot of shopping and a system out around the stadium. here's also a skating rink -- shopping and a cinema. most likely you'll stay in boston or providence. we will show you what they have to offer. they have a federal help complete with dining. the only patriots signs i have seen are at the stadium. we celebrate our ravens everywhere. i have seen nobody wearing spirit wear at all. i have brought plenty of purple and i'm ready to go and hopefully we will run into some ravens fans. go ravens! >> if you want to make the trip,

be careful to avoid the growing number of scam artists. one in 12 sports fans falls victim to a scam. one woman thought she had a great deal on craigslist and found out it was too good to be true. many tickets sites will protect you. >> there are sites that specialize in ticket sales like stubhub which guarantees that if the tickets don't arrive on time that you'll get a full refund. >> enough red flags went off for them to prevent from buying those tickets. there's a playoff t-shirt dedicated to ray lewis. he has been the heart and soul of the defense since 1996.

this year he as been absent from playoff year. the creators of the t-shirt expect huge sales. >> that should be a good seller. what the price of those chicken wings are going up. they say timing is everything. >> a tattoo tribute is gaining controversy. >> the days of backbreaking book bags could become a thing of the past for students. apple is looking to change the college experience. >> a local restaurant is hosting a dinner in honor of t

>> good morning. it is a chilly morning. 28 degrees downtown. we will get to the forecast in just a minute. we're live in dundalk at jamie's seafood. they are hosting a special dinner. there'll be some special people. tickets are still available. >> joe flacco and torrey smith

will be the special guests. >> this is a dinner you're hosting. a chance to interact with those players, joe flacco and torrey smith. you have 11 tickets available. >> we held 11 tickets for the wbal-tv viewers. the first 11 people that call 410-633-4040 will get a chance to purchase one of those tickets. >> the number should be on your screen. >> 410-633-4040. >> call at 11:00 a.m. new t-shirts will be available and you can get them signed at the event. a great experience. we do have a new storm system moving in from the west. that could bring some snow later tonight. you have to love purple.

here is the new shirt. >> more purple for you to wear. 11 tickets are available. we will show that phone number again. stay tuned for that. 24 degrees at the airport. it is a cold start for us this morning. no rain or no snow or ice. the skies are clear. it will be a beautiful sunrise. we're watching a clipper storm. that may give us some light snow or flurries after sunset. plenty of sunshine and this morning. high temperature around 38 degrees. tonight, mostly cloudy skies and some light snow or flurries possible. no accumulation.

tomorrow, that start with the part of to the northeast and high pressure will take control. we do expect a dry day on friday. the weather will turn active this weekend. it looks like there will be a big snowstorm -- moderate snow storm on saturday and into saturday night in new england. they could pick up anywhere from five to 6 inches of snow. it should be dry bank on sunday for the game with temperatures in the 30's -- it should be dry on sunday. a mix of rain and snow for us on saturday. it will probably start as snow and changeover to rein. -- rain. we will give back to 50 by next week. 6:15. >> good morning.

kind of busy on the west side. a new problem on the inner loop approaching 140. a possible vehicle fire. it is clear but delays are in place prior to security. fairfax road, watch for some of fire activity in the city. so far the j.f.x. looks good. what for some debris eastbound span at the bridge from sandy point. on 95 at the tydings memorial bridge, looking at a construction on southbound heading from cecil county. you can see the two right lanes are closed. here are the delays on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. a billionaire history buff has stepped up to help pay for repairs to the washington monument. he said he felt inspired after

he learned about the cracks after the earthquake. congress put up the first half of the money. president obama has shutdown plans to construct an oil pipeline that would have stressed from canada to texas. he said congress was rushing the project. house speaker john boehner denied the claim. a georgia mother faces child cruelty charges after allowing her son to get a tattoo. she said her son came to work with the idea to get the tattoo to honor his brother who was killed in a car accident. she allowed it. police are investigating the tattoo artists. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. should the state impose an age limit on tattoos, even if the person has parental consent? you can share your response at

wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> cruise lines are bracing for a slump in bookings after the accident in italy. at their highestthe highe during spring season. they will refund tens of thousands of vacationers. apple said to announce a platform for publishers to market digital text books. few details are known about the plan. a leading online textbook seller

is announcing its own cloud- based textbook service. a price hike on the way for new at&t wireless customers. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. more people are using smart phones and tablets. at&t is seeing a huge surge in traffic. $50 for 5 gigs. they will boost the amount of data you get. expect to pay more for chicken wings. they will cost more than ever during this year's super bowl. there's strong demand. people want the wings and the recession does not seem to have

any effect on that. stocks were higher. concern about europe easing. walmart reaching out to aspiring businesses. the company holding a contest with the public can vote on videos. the grand prize winner will have their products sold online and at slack walmart stores. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> i cannot believe chicken producers are going to gouge us. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. word of a possible vehicle fire on the west side of the beltway. >> nothing says football like quiche. joe flacco response to comments made by ed reed.

let's put this to end. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. busy out there.

problems approaching 140. it reported a vehicle fire. delays on the outer loop because of an earlier accident at security. some of fire activity. we have construction southbound at the tydings memorial bridge. here's what looks like traveling southbound. this is security looking at delays because of the earlier accident and now normal volume coming into play. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're off to a quiet but cold start. 18 in taneytown. 24 at the airport. there is a bit of a breeze. sunshine to start today. a few clouds move in today. a high temperature of a 38. we might get some snow flurries tonight.

here is the man, keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. ehe ravens say ed red' d's comments about joe flacco is a whole lot of nothing. tom brady said ed has no weakness. ed will need to slow down the tom brady offense that is playing at a high level. you want to try to keep tom brady off the field with long, sustained drives. ray lewis knows tom brady. >> i think for our team, i think we have that right chemistry right now that we have, the guys who's been in the

playoffs, who's had the disappointments and things like that, and, you know, we have a certain sense in things that we want to do personally as a team, so, you know, i think everything that we went through, we definitely learned from it. >> the experience factor helps. it's good to have that under your belt so you got an understanding of being in that situation. that is as far as you can take it. >> for me, i've been spoiled. i've played in every single game but one, and that is the super bowl. >> joe flacco 1-0 against tom brady in the playoffs. >> he said it was time to move on. >> it is what it is. we talked about it.

>> there's anxious is leading up to the game. hopefully we got into a good job. >> saturday at 7:00 p.m., the road to indianapolis continues. almost lost -- ed reed will all. bad anle ankle and >> the governor unveils his plan to close the budget deficit. >> it is the end of the baltimore tradition. will explain, coming up -- will explain. >> the candidates on the attack. >> ava marie talking about a few tickets still available for a

big dinner tonight. you can meet

>> 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. the city has issued a code blue this morning. >> temperatures in the teens in the northern suburbs right now. there's not much of a wind. we will see sunshine to start the day. 38 for a high temperature. maybe some flurries or snow showers tonight. we will talk about the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> the five remaining candidates face off in south carolina at tonight. >> things are heating up on the campaign trail. kate amara has more on the story. good morning. >> good morning. newt gingrich is surging to

within 10 points of mitt romney. this race is far from over. >> ladies and gentlemen, mitt and ann romney. [cheers] >> with just days to go before south carolina's republican primary, mitt romney's wealth is taking center stage. his campaign confirming romney has money invested in the cayman islands, but insists he is not getting any tax break. >> my goal's not to raise mitt romney's taxes. it's to let everybody pay mitt romney's rate. >> armed with new ammunition, romney's rivals are stepping up attacks on the gop front-runner. >> this idea of the inevitability of mitt romney as the candidate -- well, it's going to look so inevitable. >> recent polls show newt gingrich has cut into romney's lead in south carolina, half of what it was two weeks ago. in addition to gingrich momentum, the survey shows support for romney and santorum slipping, while ron paul and rick perry remain flat. >> if we carry saturday, i think i will become the nominee. >> on the web, romney's surrogates unleashed a new attack on the former speaker's leadership skills, while on the

stump, romney slammed gingrich's claim that he created jobs while serving on capitol hill. >> congressmen taking responsibility or taking credit for helping create jobs is like al gore taking credit for the internet. >> all this as the gop hopefuls prepare for their final televised debate before saturday's primary. in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> what are the thoughts going on right now on newt gingrich possibly overtaking mitt romney on saturday? >> analysts say it is not clear if he can continue to edge romney out. rick santorum and prepared to threaten to siphon off some of that conservative support from newt gingrich. >> thank you. have a great day. >> you, too. >> if you made more than

$100,000 a year, the prepared to see a change in your tax rate. measure would cap income tax reduction and face that reductions who pull down six figures a year. >> i do not like doing this. in order to protect the priorities of the people of our state and the futures of our children. they're difficult things we need to ask of one another. >> opponents accuse the governor of waging class or four and redefining the standards of wealth in the state. david collins host a preview on our website, wbaltv.com. click on session 2012. >> was the mysterious strangers last chance. nadia ramdass is live at westminster hall to explain why the end of an era has come.

>> it is very cold out here. plenty of people were hoping that this toaster would show. the toaster did not show. this tradition started back in the 1940's. the life and death of edgar allan poe are steeped in mystery. someone started leaving three roses and a half empty bottle of cognac on his grave. this is the only known image of the figure cloaked in black. >> we have had several suspects over the years but they have passed away. this will be one of those mysteries that never solves.

>> the curator has seen the toaster more than 30 times. he said if he fails to show tonight, he will give up on the tradition. >> part of me says i will be sad, but part of me says it will be nice to sleep. >> he says a note was left in the 1990's indicating the tradition will be passed to his son. did they see fit to end it on the poet's 200th birthday? >> i'm glad it was done. this triggered has brought international attention to edgar allan poe and the baltimore. >> there were three close calls

in the form of impersonators but there were quickly identified. his birth date will be celebrated tonight. there will be readings of the writer's work at 8:00 p.m. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are looking at a bit of a busy start on the west side. 24 miles per hour approaching 795. a couple of earlier problems have been cleared included an accident at security. southbound 795, a long line of volume heading down to the beltway. fire activity in the city at fairfax road. some delays because of construction. construction is taking up the southbound two right lanes.

this is traffic approaching the toll plaza. there is reportedly an accident within the delay prior to the bridge southbound. outer loop traffic and a long line of volume down towards 95 on the south side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in live with ava marie continuing ravens fever. seafoodlive at jimmy's in dundalk and they are hosting a special dinner tonight. there will be some special guests, joe flacco and torrey smith. you can ask them questions and take pictures with them. it is almost sold out. there are 11 tickets available. you can call at 11:00 a.m. to hopefully get one of those tickets. the number to call is 410-633-

4040. you have to call at 11:00 a.m. and hopefully get those tickets. it is pretty chilly to start off today. teens and 20's. there's a quick klipper heading our way. we're trying out on friday, 40 degrees. a new storm on saturday. that same storm could break accumulating snow up in foxboro. hopefully get those tickets to jimmy's seafood. >> she is making as hungry. 24 degrees on tv hill. a polar bear cub is showing

>> a baby panda got his first taste of winter in vienna. he's just a year old. he had a chance to play in the snow. got and dishes and tried to climb a tree -- he got ambitious. he will be ok. his name means let the tiger --

lucky tiger. >> you can do it. >> that was too cute. >> officials at a zoo in china are optimistic about the panda bear cub that was abandoned by parents. she weighed just over a pound. per parents rejected her -- h er parents rejected her. she has been placed in an incubator. >> she was having a dream about getting something to eat. 6:42. 24 degrees on tv hill. >> it is clear and cold this morning. the weather will turn active turning into the weekend.

24 degrees at the a

>> welcome back to 11 news today. police say alcohol may of been a factor in a crash in crofton. angela biggins was traveling north in the southbound lanes of route 3 at about 8:30 on tuesday when she struck a car. she was killed in the collision. lawyers for two victims of lead paint poisoning are asking a request for some of the assets. they are trying to stall after the loss eight let. poisoning suits. some

of the vehicles were attacked. no hearing has been set. georgia mother took her son to get a tattoo. she said her son came up with the idea as a way to honor her older brother. the mother said yes, not knowing it was illegal. georgia law prohibits it. police are investigating the attack to artist. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should the state impose an age limit on tattoos, even if the person has parental consent?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. we are tracking some heavy delays on the west side. down to 15 miles per hour approaching reisterstown road. looking at a backup on 795. another accident on the j.f.x. fire activity has cleared at fairfax. another accident on the east

side of the city. southbound 95, a big jam up approaching 222 because of construction in cecil county. you can see there is a minor accident within this delight southbound prior to the bridge and adding to these major delays out of cecil county. the have is delays on the west side of the beltway. it stretches back to prices down down to edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie has a check on how we can get some tickets for this weekend's game. >> we're talking about tickets to a big dinner held at jimmy's seafood in dundalk and that is to meet joe flacco and torrey smith. they will be here and you can get their autographs and take pictures. delicious food. it smells amazing.

>> which tried to mix it up. we have garlic mashed potatoes, crabby chicken, our fried chicken smothered with crab dip. we of the seafood ecstasy with shrimp and crabmeat tossed with penne pasta. one of our stables at jimmy's. very simple to make. cream cheese, mustard, old bay, white pepper, and the quality of the crab need, monterey, and cheddar cheese on top. >> that sounds pervert for a game. -- that sounds perfect for the game.

here's the number to get those tickets -- 410-633-4040. you have to call at 11:00 a.m. and there are 11 tickets available. there will be a buffet on sunday for the game at jimmy's. we do have that storm moving in from the west. a goodoks looks place to spend for the game. >> you can interact with the players if you get tickets to the dinner. >> and you can see that fu manchu up close and personal. >> i know it is not the same. you would rather see joe flacco. we will give you that phone number again. 24 degrees at the airport. 18 in taneytown. cold this morning but not much of a breeze.

the skies are clear right now. we will see plenty of sunshine. there is a system moving in from the west that may end up giving us some snow showers or flurries tonight. it will not be a big deal and we do not expect any accumulation. high temperature between 35 and 40. mostly cloudy tonight and a chance for some light snow or flurries. temperatures drop back into the 20's and 30's. high pressure will take control. it should be dry. there will be a storm going off the coast this weekend. if you're traveling up to new england, there could be some accumulating snow around foxboro. five or 6 inches. there could be some flight delays if you're flying into

boston. temperatures in the 30's on sunday. a few clouds on friday. it will be dry with a high near 40. a mix of light rain and snow on saturday. dry on sunday, 46. temperatures back up to 50 by next week. >> a mysterious stranger has paid a graveside tribute to author edgar allan poe on the anniversary of his birth. nadia ramdass joins us live from westminster hall. any sign of him? >> he did not show up. he did not show up and so that tradition has ended.

it started back in the 1940's. three impersonators did show up in his place. poe's birthday will be celebrated tonight. readings of the author's work will be held tonight at the poe house. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 24 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day.

>> the west side is done a good place to be. >> we're down to 19 miles per hour appeared the accident is clear. a back up from 75 and you may see some delays on the j.f.x. because of an accident. a crash and southbound 95, some major jam ups. as you make a quick pass the perryville toll plaza. north.ls or are we have to guess right lanes closed because of construction -- we have two right lanes closed because ofonstruction. >> a clipper storm moves in tonight with maybe some snow flurries. a bigger storm friday night into saturday. rain showers in the afternoon.

if you're going up to the game on sunday, people will be traveling on saturday and there could be a big snowstorm in new england before the game. >> that adds to the excitement. if you're 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. >> there you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.