good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> we could be inferred something tonight -- we could be in for some something something tonight. >> today we have nothing to worry about. the weather will be ok. 36 degrees at the airport. the temperatures will be holding steady. will make it up to about 38 with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. all that mess will come in tonight after midnight. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. happy friday. no delays on the west side past 795. problem free on 95 out of the northeast. 49 from the white marsh area.

tunnel traffic looking good. toward the airport, everything looking good on the area roads. something tells me there will be ravens fans there. so far so good on 295 down towards the capital beltway. eight minutes on 895 towards the harbor tunnel. a quick live look outside. moving well so far this morning. this is harford. problem free on the north side in both loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a utah doctor accused of murder will appear in court for a bail review. dr. nicola riley was extradited to maryland on thursday. she will face conspiracy

charges. she allegedly drove in new jersey teenager to elkton hospital after she suffered a ruptured uterus. maryland allows murder charges to be brought against somebody accused of killing a viable fetus. there was a hit-and-run accident in glen burnie. 41-year-old marco garcia was hit by a car and the driver never stop. witnesses identified the vehicle was damaged consistent. police were led to john correlli of baltimore and he is charged with numerous traffic offenses. purple friday is here and this week it is bigger and better than ever. >> the ravens take on the

patriots for a chance to go to the super bowl. jennifer franciotti filed this report from foxboro, massachusetts. >> this is football weather. we have some snow in new england. i know everybody will be wearing their purple finest. schools and businesses are coming together wearing their purple. it is a sense of community that i have not felt here. we have not felt that here. we have seen maybe a handful of people sporting patriots gear. maybe where foxboro is located. it is a different entity altogether. welcome to foxboro. home of gillette stadium. but the first question we had --

how do you spell the name of the town? the most common -- oro. the town manager said it is more traditional. >> i am told it is because we were revolutionary types. some sort of a slight to the king. >> foxboro is home to the new england patriots and has a small town atmosphere with one local fire station. they served as first responders to the stadium. the firefighters show their pride with a logo created by the team. >> we wanted a logo for the trucks and this is what the guys came up with. >> you're patriots fans but what is this? a fu manchu. for joe flacco? >> it is also a firefighter thing. >> that is ok. fear the ru. the photographer got a kick out of me in my ravens gear.

he asked me to do a spike. i played along. people have been very nice to us. that is a good thing. we will go up to boston and see help folks there celebrate the patriots. hopefully we will find some ravens fans. that is what i care about. maybe we will check out a lobster or two. in foxboro, jennifer franciotti. go ravens! >> some ravens received a warm baltimore sendoff last night. it was a packed house at jimmy's seafood last night in dundalk. joe flacco and torrey smith said the support of the fans will carry them to victory. >> they need a lot to us.

that is one reason why we're undefeated at home. >> the fans said they were thrilled to meet their favorite players. the ravens and the patriots are not dealing once engaged with some friendly competition. the mayor's have been entered into the clash of the crustaceans. when the ravens win, the boston mayor will have to send a lobster dinner. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what will be the final score of sunday's ravens-patriots game? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> governor martin o'malley has

laid his cards on the table as to how he plans to correct the billion dollar budget gap. nadia ramdass is live in the studio and to explain. good morning. >> the governor's plan to people together in opposition. the governor is proposing to cap income tax exemptions at 90% in households whose income is at least $100,000, and 80% for those who earn $200,000 or more. opponents say the threshold is too low. >> and early reaction is that possibly the thresholds are too low and might need to be raised. so we're going to look at that. >> some legislators are recommending the threshold be increased to $250,000 or $300,000. there is no word on when lawmakers will vote on the proposal. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.

a rally calling for a hike in the gas tax was held in maryland on thursday. they want to make sure funds stay in the transportation budget. the governor is expected to make an announcement about his plan for a gas tax increase. lawmakers are teaming up to launch a program aimed at giving military veterans jobs. hiring preference for jobs for veterans are pledged. >> it makes sense for a number of reasons. you'll be getting a quality work force in those men and women. they have a strong work ethic. >> they employ it 36,000 people statewide.

david collins post a preview of the agenda every morning on our website, wbaltv.com. click on session 2012. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. damage control time for carnival cruise lines. >> well fires in nevada -- wild fires. >> talk about a close shave. what turned this van into a convertible. >> we have details on this party after the break. >> we're not dealing with any de

>> good morning. it will be called bank outside. 38 degrees right now at the inner harbor. we are kicking off the purple caravan, for stopped to celebrate purple friday. i have these two leaders here. you guys are stopping lots of places. >> you can catch the light up online at baltimoreravens.com.

>> you can win some tickets to the game. >> we have four different spots. you can go to the giants or mothers on federal hill. >> go to the web site and follow them. i'll have you send us all with a cheer. >> here we go, ravens, here we go. here we go! yay! >> this party is getting started. you can join the party. lots of different locations today. stormkeeping our eye on a at down to the south. some interesting weather tonight. i would like to see you top

that. >> i'm trying to decide if they all got up at six gm this morning to see the cheerleaders or to see you -- i'm trying to decide if the dog up at 6:00 up at 6:00 a.m. to see the cheerleaders. high kicks and all, says stan. you cannot drop a start one's it.esce you tease 36 at the airport. 27 in parkton. the temperatures are going to climb a couple of degrees into the upper 30's. a mixture of sun and clouds. robocall par la cloudy -- we

will call it partly cloudy. these storms will combine into a significant storm on the east coast. i will break it down for you. a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperature around 38. don't expect any trouble through the evening commute. even if you got this evening for dinner. we will see a combination of and freezing, rain tonight. we will see all kinds of precipitation. i think it will begin as snow and changeover to some icing. we begin with some light snow at 10:00 p.m. or 11:00 p.m. after midnight, it will change over to freezing rain or sleet. if we do get some light freezing rain, that means there could be some minor ice accumulating on

the roads and the trees. if we do get some snow, it will be an inch or less of accumulation. after it 10:00, the temperature should get about 32 degrees. before 10:00 a.m. on saturday, that is when you could see some trouble. this will be a more significant snow event for folks north of us. 2-6 inches of snow. there will most likely be some flight delays around boston and maybe some cancellations. keep that in mind. on sunday, the storm will be gone and the weather will be fine. breezy with temperatures in the 30's. the rain should end by the middle of the afternoon and i

think most of sunday will be dry. high temperatures in the 40's to start early next week. 6:16. >> good morning. volume starting to build. we are seeing a buildup of volume on the west side just past 795. moving well at the 895 split. 56 on padonia road. the j.f.x. looking good into town. 895 at the harbor tunnel, 54 miles per hour. the major roadways are cooperating. as you approach northern parkway, moving without delight streret.s 28 strth no delays through the tunnels. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. >> thank you. the board of trustees at penn state university will meet for the first time since firing joe paterno. they hope to address some of the concerns that alumni have over the dismissal of the long term coach. some critics have called for wholesale changes in how the board operates in order to better provide transparency. high winds are fanning a brush fire in nevada. more than 10,000 people have been evacuated as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze overnight. rain has started to fall in the area. a truck driver escapes injury in new jersey. the van he was driving was hit

by a swinging steel beam. it ripped off his roof and not the van over on its side. he was not seriously injured. >> the cost of not having any money just got more expensive. the median overdraft fees that banks charge customers has surged to $30. if you're not signed up for overdraft protection, consider applying for it. sex sells a get on super bowl sunday. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> carnival cruise lines is knn for their "ain't we got

fun' commercials. they are suspending marketing for the time being. carnival waited nearly a week to pull their advertisements. stellar earnings from microsoft and ibm. we get a report on existing home sales. bank of america shares posted a fourth quarter profit. the bloomberg maryland index received a boost. martin has received backing from leon panetta about a fighter jet. you may remember a last year ad kim kardashian. 20 default is bringing -- 2012

is bringing sexy back. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> you have to be fair. >> eye candy for the ladies. 36 degrees on tv hill. we'll look at some delays forming during the rush hour this morning. >> keith mills tells us how the ravens are gearing up for sunday's championship game. >> 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. we're starting to see some delays on the west side. 35 miles per hour at baltimore national pike. 95, a nice start out of the northeast. new problems on the harrisburg expressway. the key bridge traffic looking good. this is traffic on 83 at padonia road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. temperatures in the upper 20's and low 30's. 27 in parkton. we'll sneak into the mid to upper 30's with a mix of sun and clouds. things will change tonight and tomorrow morning. first we send it to the man. here is keith mills. >> thank you. game.calling sunday's he was asked what the first call would be. he said, how about a touchdown to ray rice. that was the first play two years ago. again.ed agaimeet joe flacco and ed reed staged

a mocck brawl. the season will not be a success unless they do would again. bernard pollock believes they belong in the super bowl. >> we want to go somewhere. we want to play in that bowl. there is no tomorrow. we are young. only one got one to the super bowl in 2000. we're just hungry. we don't have time. we cannot sit back and savor the moment. we have to stay hungry and just go fight. >> the road to indianapolis

continues tomorrow night. >> very cool. we do these trash talk things. our sister station in bosses sent us some trash talk. their version. >> i know you guys think you're looking pretty good for sunday. >> last check the quarterbacks. joe flacco is ok. we have that tom brady. three-time super bowl winner. >> how about food? how can you top new england clam chowder? >> star power. we love "modern family." we love ben and matt.

oscar winners. top that. >> hmm. >> he is wearing a purple tie. >> they are confused. we were not confused. >> trash talk. "after we win the game, muffy." we know how to top them. i know you. there you go. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. some good news for workers at a plant at sparrows point. >> democrats and republicans think the governor's plan need some changes. >> the city housing department

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>> 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. should we be thinking our fight plans? >> i think this evening the weather will be ok. this morning, no weather problems. we will make it up to 38 today with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. even your evening plans will be ok. we will break down the scenario in just a few minutes going into late tonight. >> go there martin o'malley has rolled out his plan to tackle the budget gap. >> not everybody likes or the governor wanted to come from. nadia ramdass joins us with some reaction. >> the proposal is universally

hated. a powerful chair is looking raising the income threshold to $250,000. governor martin o'malley's proposed tax increase for households earning $100,000 or more is already being tweaked by the powerful chair of the senate budget and tax committee. our david collins asked the chair about those tweaks. >> and early reaction is that possibly the thresholds are too low and might need to be raised. so we're going to look at that. we haven't done it yet. >> is there a range being discussed? if $100,000 is too low, what would be a more reasonable -- >> again, this is just me and not the committee. but, you know, $250,000, $300,000 and above. >> the governor proposes capping income tax exemptions at 90% for $100,000 wage-earners and above, and 80% for incomes $200,000 or more. $100,000 households would lose

10% of their deductions on things such as mortgage interest, property taxes, and charitable contributions. households earning $200,000 and more would see a 20% reduction in deductions. >> what we need to do is have a fair system of taxation. we do not want to overtax anyone. but at the same time, we need to stay number one in education. >> even house democrats consider the governor's plan as a tough sell. republicans have already labeled it a thousand-aire's tax. they say it won't matter if the senate raises the threshold from $100,000. >> i know a lot of people who don't consider themselves wealthy trying to pay their bills, put their kids through college, and make ends meet, and this governor is going after them and he's going after the small businesses, as well. this is outrageous. >> some legislators are recommending the threshold be raised to $250,000 or $300,000. there is no word on when lawmakers will vote on the proposal.

nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> steelworkers at sparrows point will get the news they have been waiting to hear -- come back to work. they have restarted the first after shedding operations just before christmas. the governor will take part in this morning's formal announcements. >> we got sold-out! >> demonstrators took to the streets of downtown baltimore protesting against big banks to protest wall street's involvement in the foreclosure process. the 1 president obama to launch a full investigation.

>> there was an accident on holabird avenue. police say a driver hit the victim and struck another vehicle. no word on how badly she was hurt. police have not identified a man shot to death at a playground. the victim was found on wednesday night on cedar garden road and was pronounced dead at the scene. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. >> baltimore city what i have to pay in eight led. poisoning judgment. the judgment has been overturned. the court said the victims waited too long to file their suit. they said they could not afford to pay the judgments. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning.

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. just a few delays and they are not even a major on the west side. 33 on 70 but it does not stretch all the way back to 795. 48 miles on 95 south as you make your approach to the 895 split. moving well at the tunnels and speeds around 50 miles per hour in the glen burnie area at 100. everything looking good new the airport. key bridge traffic looking good. this is padonia road. southbound traffic on a 83 is moving without delays down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie has been practicing her cheer. we want to hear it. >> we are keyed off the purple

friday contest. -- we are kicking off. i have been practicing my ch eer. we will give this a try. here we go, ravens, here we go. here we go! i need some practice. these girls make a look so easy. 38 degrees today. a storm is heading in tonight. we could see when she weather tomorrow morning. the roads may be a mess if you're heading up for the game on sunday. >> you were a cheerleader and high school. mindy!e on,

nicwe try. 36 degrees on tv hill. it may need to redefine the term "getting along like cats and dogs" after seeing this next torrey. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what will be the final score of sunday's ravens-patriots game?

>> forget what you've heard about cats and dogs. zookeeper's turned over the cubs to a german shepherd. two of the triplets are white tigers. they have gained nearly four and a half pounds since they were given the new maternal influence. epic cake was served up. it took a staff of 10 to serve the 300-pound cake. they used 20 pounds of butter. that would make paul dean

proud. 55 pounds of marshmallows. it took 600 conventioneers to defeat the thank ycake. >> that would be gone in five minutes in the newsroom. still ahead, some of your answers to the water cooler question of the day. >> fireworks at the republican debate last night. >> we will give you up to date on your morning commute. >> we have some snow and freezing rain in the forecast. partly cloudy skies. 36 at the airport.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. police are searching for a missing boy. he was last seen on thursday on caroline street. he is 5 feet tall and weighs 1 to 40 pounds. anyone with information is asked to call the missing persons unit. dna evidence has helped police track down the man they say is responsible for a accident. this was in glen burnie back on july 14. marco garcia was hit by a car. the driver never stopped. police recovered dna from inside the car which led them to john

correlli of baltimore. he's charged with numerous traffic offenses. the ravens prepared to head to massachusetts for the afc championship game. ravens are going to foxborough as seven and a half point underdogs. >> they are playing at foxboro. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what will be the final score of sunday's ravens-patriots game? >> they lend their name off on this one -- they left their name off on this one.

is going big. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> let's get you ready for your morning commute this purple friday. one accident in pikesville at reisterstown road. otherwise, some delays starting to fall into place on the west side outer loop, 34 miles per hour beginning at liberty road. on the j.f.x., no delays. 49 on southbound 95. no problems at the tunnels. everything flowing smoothly on 95 through howard county at 32. 295 checks out fine. 895 at the harbor tunnel, no

delays to report through the tunnel. everything moving well through the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. let's get the latest from ava marie. we're loving your cheers. >> that is probably the last time you'll see that. we're having so much fun at alonso's this morning. i think i found the biggest ravens fan. you have been doing this tradition for about 10 years. >> about 10 years. i have fun with it. this is a custom cape. >> i can only imagine how much this weighs.

>> over 51 pounds. these are shells and beads. >> you have been to 533 consecutive games. that is incredible. you are the biggest ravens fan. >> i went on crutches. >> we are excited for the match against the patriots. there is a storm heading towards the mid atlantic tonight. did you see my cheer? >> i thought you were a great sport. now we know how mr. t would dress if he was a ravens fan. you never know who ava will find

in the crowd. we will see some trouble coming in tonight and tomorrow morning. 36 at the airport. 27 parkton. a chilly start for us. just a few scattered clouds. we're watching a couple of different storms. from the gulf of mexico and one from minnesota. they will combine and form a bigger storm on the east coast. today, a mixture of sun and clouds. high temperatures expected in the upper 30's. i think the weather will be fine if you're going out for dinner tonight. we will see some light snow developed after midnight. the temperatures are going to drop below freezing.

we will start with the light snow. then it will changeover to freezing rain or sleet. we could wind up with an inch or less of snow to start with. then we will see some ice accumulate on top of that. that will cause some traffic problems before 10:00 a.m. on saturday. some plain old rain showers. there will be some problems if you're traveling to the game tomorrow. some big snow from central pennsylvania all the way up to new england. 2-6 inches of snow. there could recent flight delays on saturday. -- there could be some flight delays. breezy and cold conditions on

sunday. wind chills in the 20's. sunday looks dry ban . another chance for rain on sunday into monday. it to dry out on tuesday and wednesday. >> you could call them the final four. >> a debate in south carolina as the candidate's head into tomorrow's primary. kate amara has the report. >> a heated debate last night capped off a wild day on the campaign trail. a fiery start to the final debate before south carolina votes, and newt gingrich came out swinging, swatting down the very first question on his second wife's claim that he asked for an open marriage. >> the story is false. every personal friend i have

who knew us in that period says the story was false, and i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> the other candidates steered clear of the topic. >> john, let's get on to the real issues. >> taxes continued to be an issue for mitt romney, who said he will release his returns, but not until after saturday's primary. >> i pay a lot of taxes. i've been very successful, and when i have our taxes ready for this year, i'll release them. >> jobs and the economy were also on the table. >> we have to recognize why we have unemployment. and it comes because we have a deeply flawed financial system that causes financial bubbles. >> hoarding conservatives, rick santorum said mitt romney and newt gingrich aren't electable. too close to president obama on health care reform. >> i have been fighting for health reform, private sector, bottom-up, the way america works best for 20 years while these two guys were playing footsies with the left. >> the debate came on the same day that rick perry dropped out of the race and endorsed newt

gingrich, and mitt romney was stripped of his iowa caucus victory. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 36 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day. "no messages." but if you're looking for the one place that makes it easy, look no further than carmax. ♪"ta daaaaaaaaaa!" our appraisals are fast and they're free. we'll make you a written offer to buy, good for seven days. and we'll buy your car even if you don't buy one of ours. carmax...the way car buying should be.

>> how was purple friday looking? >> light in terms of volume. joppa road, we have an accident. another in pikesville at reisterstown road. 32 miles per hour on the west side as delays start to fall

into place. this is the harbor tunnel. we are moving well although volume is on the rise. this is liberty and of of of traffic and you'll find delays approaching liberty down to edmondson. >> today is thought to be just fine, even driving home from work. all this stuff starts late tonight into saturday morning. we will see some light snow and sleet ban. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. >> go ravens.