pennsylvania and western maryland. that does include southern new england. the snow coming in will get here towards midnight and beyond and a lender into saturday morning. significant snow will be falling through pennsylvania. six or 7 inches are possible in the foxboro area by tomorrow afternoon. we will be on the southern edge of that with accumulations likely overnight into tomorrow morning. the folks who prepare the roads are getting ready. heldon, how are you getting ready? >> this is the first snowstorm for the metropolitan area. the state highway administration is ahead of this. they are pre-treating the roads. valerie, tell us what you have done to get ready.

>> we have put down salt brine on the major roads. we have been spreading salt water. that will help to prevent the bonding of ice. it gives us a head start. the crews will be out tonight. when the precipitation comes, they will be plowing. >> do you have any driving tips? >> tonight is a night when you want to get home and stay home. precipitation is supposed to be snow, ice, and freezing rain. if you are out there, use extra caution. even if something looks wet, it could be icing. slow down and be careful. if it turns to rain and warms

up, we are in good shape. buckle up. drive sober. be careful. >> you have a phone number to call for road conditions. >> 511. you can also log on to md 511.org for all the trouble in the nation. for all the travel information you may need. >> it is set to be one of the most compelling matchups in the nfl postseason. they have been focusing on the patriots'higher-powered offense and how to stop it. >> what if he gets snowed in and cannot make it to the game? [laughter] here is the beautiful part of

this. eventually, they will play the game. they have been talking about it for days. we reached the part of the week that the coaches and players love the most, when they can stop talking and start playing. they find themselves in the second half of the afc championship close to going to the super bowl. flacco celebrated his 27th birthday on tuesday. the national media continues to pound on him for everything he has not done yet, mainly win a super bowl, he has found more than a little support from the ravens fans. they have almost the college atmosphere relationship with the players and fans in baltimore. it has become clear the players enjoy it as much as the fans. >> you expect it around here. our fans are great all year. playing as big of a game as we are, you know the fans are going

to be excited. i think it is pretty cool for us to see. we're going to go out there and win the game. >> those are powerful words from joe flacco. you can see the confidence growing by the day. it should come as no surprise that the patriots still the same way as game day inches closer. pete gilbert joins us live from foxboro were the patriots seem almost smug. >> it is the calm before the storm here. it will snow here as well tomorrow. there were several low-key media sessions the patriots today. they have much respect for the ravens, but i am not sure i buy all of it. the patriots brass made sure to offer no bulletin board material on friday. he was full of praise for the players. >> the leading receiver and leading rusher, he made to

defend the whole field. he is a tough guy to handle. he is strong. he tackles well. he will definitely throw his body around and be physical. >> no shots taken at the controversy this week. he would not go near it. >> we're trying to get our team ready to go. i do not really care about that. >> the patriots' owner was effusive talking about the ravens owner. >> the stability in the front office, he is one of my favorite owners. he was very kind and generous and my wife passed. he made a generous donation in her memory. we have been good friends. he is a much better golfer than nine. >> below the service, and dismiss of quality.

he cited his spirituality and believes this is the year. " we're dedicating this season to my sweetheart and what that meant the family. i am a great believer in spirituality. i am pretty pleased and excited that we have the privilege of playing in this game. steven tyler is going to come here and do it and fly back. he has been a loyal patriots' fans. >> during a press conference, a replay of the ravens win from 2010. not everything points the patriots way. coming up at 6:00, we will take a trip to fantasy-land where the patriots say they are the underdogs and get no respect from the media. not kidding. 11te gilbert for wbal tv a

sports. >> ravens fans are getting fired up. the purple friday caravan is back in business. lowell melser is live at the final stop. >> we have all the fans here at the final stop on the friday purple caravan. they're waiting to see themselves on the monitor. they do not understand the delay. when they see themselves, they will start cheering more. purple friday is definitely here. you can feel it in the air. ♪ it is the biggest purple friday of the year. the ravens pulled out all the stops as the purple caravan made its way all over the channel 11 viewing area. to say the least, the fans are site -- psyched.

>> the ravens are going to win. i have faith in them. ♪ >> the main attraction was this huge pep rally at the gallery by the inner harbor on friday afternoon. the place was packed with fans, cheerleaders, and the ravens marching band. sandusky was the master of ceremonies. >> the ravens won their first one in 2000. the ravens beat the new york giants. we could see that same match up on february 5. >> i walked through the door looking at the balloons and signs. it is nice to be part of it and share it with them. things like this make you feel like a part of the team. >> i am very excited. i sent pictures to my son.

it is a good time to be here for the ravens. ♪ >> purple friday got off to an early start in the city. this may have been where all the die-hards' went. >> i have been to every baltimore football game since 1956. it now stands at 533 consecutive home games i have attended. >> we're all a little ravens crazy heading into the weekend. one fan gave us the perfect game plan. >> if we are allowed to hit tom brady, we might have a better chance. >> go, ravens! . >> the purple caravan should make its final stop here at 6:45 this evening. you cannot wait.

live in clarksville for wbal-tv 11 news. >> it is time for today's text question. it is really simple. who will win this sunday? text your answer. standard text messaging rates apply. we will give you -- the results tonight at 6:00. >> police are trying to piece together clues after to the people were found dead in a wooded area off route 22. details are still coming forward. we're told they found a male and female unresponsive. they had apparently spent the night in the tent with a third person, a man who woke up and says he found both of them unconscious. he reported feeling ill himself. there are no signs of foul play. police are asking anyone with

information into what may have happened to contact them. >> a baltimore drug kingpin is heading to prison for the next 20 years. steven rockwell. guilty in november to a multimillion-dollar drug and money-laundering conspiracy. the man lead drug operations in maryland, new york, and the dominican republic. his sentencing followed sentencing for other co- conspirators. >> city police are searching for the man who reportedly exposed himself to two women and tackled one of them in an attempted sexual assault on the freeway near university parkway. this happened about 6:30 on thursday evening. the victim told police she and a female friend were sitting on a park bench when the man exposed himself. when they got to leave, she says the man tackled her.

she was able to break free and he ran off. authorities tell us the suspect is an african-american male in his early 20's. if you have any information about the assault, contact baltimore city police. >> it is back to work for hundreds of employees. >> we will explain what it means for argie still -- rg steel's initial problems. >> there is going to be a change in how autism is diagnosed that could affect eligibility. >> the ravens fans are fired up for the big gain. we set out to find out how to pay tristan's are getting ready. we@

>> union officials have confirmed that workers are returning to the nilson and expected, almost six weeks sooner. there's a new financing agreement. the big question is whether this

means the companies financial future has been stabilized. barry simms is live with more on the story. >> rg steel believes things are turning around. they are restructuring and building for the future. many of the workers laid off are already back on the job. posing with the governor, steel workers presented a united front. many of them are from rg steel. >> a line of credit has been secured to allow rg to fire up the furnace and get our steel workers back to work at sparrows point. >> gone is the uncertainty, frustration, and anchor -- anger of december when they announced they were laying off 700 workers until march. some were not sure the plant would reopen. the plant operator got the news.

>> i was scared for me and my child. i am a single mother. that is my only income. i was scared. it was a shock. >> she says now she is going back to work and everything is ok. >> as long as we have the possibility to stay employed, we're going to stay and fight the battle. >> we have been through this so many times. you never really think the time is coming when you will be down. hopefully, it has definitely brought our members back to work for a long time. >> the steelworkers president says it is all about jobs. >> i am confident we now have leadership at rg steel that wants to make steel. >> the company says it saved 2000 jobs and will help to create 3000 more. >> it should be a model for the country.

political leaders, labor leaders, business leaders working with banks to make something happen like this. it is powerful. >> 200 workers have yet to return. rg steel says they should be back within the next two weeks. barry simms for wbal-tv 11 news. >> a new definition of autism could dramatically reduce the number of people diagnosed. it could make it more difficult to qualify for the condition. we have more on what that could mean for families. >> the number of children diagnosed with autism has skyrocketed over the last decade. that could change soon. the manual that doctors use to guide them through the diagnosis, the dsm, is changing

the definition and narrowing the criteria. >> there is a group of people currently meeting the diagnostic criteria who may not meet it according to the proposed criteria. >> experts estimate half of all patients are high-functioning with normal accused -- iq's and would no longer be considered autistic under the definition. some say this to be cutting the aid they need. >> this might allow you to get early intervention or participate in a classroom that specializes. >> outside experts say the list of symptoms used to diagnose will be cut down. it does not mean children who have the commission will be excluded. >> the hope is we ever find symptoms to the point where this represents the core of the

disorder. this could apply to people with intellectual impairment as well as people who have high i.q.'s. >> experts say a new definition will not put a stop to declining rates. there has been a 600% increase in cases over the last 20 years. only 1/4 about is attributed to a better understanding of the condition. wbal-tv 11 news. >> researchers involved in creating the new definition say they are adding new criteria like social communication disorder. there may be some new doors opening for patients hoping to receive treatment. >> here is your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> it will look like it is snowing on the radar. most of it will be drying up before it hits the ground. the atmosphere is very dry.

the temperatures will get even colder as the initial precipitation arrives. it is starting to develop over head. it is beginning to dry up before it hits the ground. there is much more where that came from. you can see moderate to heavy snow into parts of central ohio. all that is working its way towards the northeast tonight. the weather service has covered most of the area in advisories and warnings. there are warnings for the highlands into ohio. a lot of that is because of the ice accumulation they are expecting. the blue areas are the winter weather advisories with the mixed snow and rain. all of maryland west of the bay has an advisory. it is kind of the calm before the storm. today the highest temperatures were before dawn, 35 to 40 degrees.

since then, it has been getting colder and as the northeast wind has been coming in. it is cold now around the baltimore area. it is very dry. the dew point is the measure of the oyster in the air. the lower it is, the drier it is. they are in the single digits around baltimore. as soon as the initial precipitation this year, the atmosphere will get colder. that moisture is drying up and taking heat out of the atmosphere. snow is spreading into chicago and the ohio valley. that is racing east into our cold, dry atmosphere. that could produce moderate to heavy snow. at midnight, most of the precipitation is still to the south and west. then it starts moving across our region. there is rain around ocean city with snow around the pennsylvania border. that continues until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we see rain south and east of baltimore. the mixed bag stays in the

suburbs. it will finally pull out of the region tomorrow afternoon. the storm will stay on this track with the potential of up to 3 inches of snowfall. there could be 5 inches in parts of southern pennsylvania. that does include areas towards new england. if you are traveling up 95, you are going through the snow storm was sleet mixed in. there could be five to 7 inches of snow in the foxboro area tomorrow afternoon. that will spread into mature new york. the snow will start towards midnight. it will mix with freezing rain towards morning. temperatures will drop in the 20's. they will stay in the 30's tomorrow. all of this should get out of here by tomorrow afternoon. this is our first taste of winter. late tonight into tomorrow, up to 4 inches near the state line. there will be drizzle on sunday with all out rain on monday as temperatures get back to near 50.

>> the search resumed today off the coast of tuscany for survivors and those who did not make it out of the cruise ship disaster. >> the major concern is whether the ship is slipping even further under water. a report from italy is coming up. >> in south carolina, is primary eve. i will tell you how the candidates are spending their candidates are spending their final day on the

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>> the confirmed death toll from the cruise ship off the italian coast still stands at 11 with 21 missing. >> the search resumed today on the surface. it was stopped earlier because of the shifting position. it was considered too dangerous to certain underwater. they hope that search will resume tomorrow. >> the big question today is if the costa concordia is slipping further under water. more movement was detected

overnight. it was enough to stop them from letting divers go beneath the surface. that means a longer wait for the families of the 21 passengers still missing. >> during the night, the ship moved a little bit. we decided to suspend the operations for the safety of the rescue team. >> the ship is resting in two parts. the remainder of it is unsupported. they are using sonar. experts are trying to establish whether it is just vibration or if the ship is physically moving. that would be incredibly dangerous because it is only about four feet away from the alleged down. they tell us tomorrow they hope divers can go back beneath the surface. they consider that an important area because that is where the lifeboats were. >> still ahead, tragedy strikes this morning in cumberland county. >> claims. 35 homes claiming the lives of

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ravens fans are showcasing their purple pride. >> jennifer franciotti is in new england. she has been searching for fan fever. she joins us from gillette stadium in foxboro. what is going on? >> this trip is giving me such an appreciation for how the baltimore ravens treat their fans. the first thing i did when i got here was to call the new england patriots. i said i was here from baltimore wondering what they do for the fans. there was dead silence. i thought maybe i had offended him. there was silence because he came back and said they do not do it there. they do not do that for the fans. i have been waiting to see people showing they're patriots pride. i thought maybe today would be the day. we headed to boston where we found the steamiest -- tiniest little bit of patriots spirit. here is the only sign we have seen so far. we have to go all the way to

boston to find it. it was hanging outside the famous market. as we look across the heart of downtown boston, we were hard to find -- hard-pressed to find fans bursting with patriot find. this is where the founding fathers gave speeches that inspired the revolution. dressed in purple, i went in search of patriots fans. not a patriots then. we will try again. no, not the patriots fan. one guy said not today, only on sunday. we finally found someone excited about the afc cit is it game. >> i have been waiting all week for it. we're pretty confident. >> at least he was wearing a jersey. i explained purple friday to plenty of folks. here are some of the excuses i got back. >> it is not a game time yet.

>> we are down low. we do not want to jinx it. it is going to be a stealth attack. on the game, you will see everybody dressed. >> we will wait until sunday for sure. [laughter] >> at 6:00, we will take you on a tour of boston. we will show you some cool places to hang out. we will show you any place called the ravens nest. they are ready for the ravens bands to come join them. the patriots have been very nice to me. they did call me back to let me know about local events. they did not want us to think they did not have any spirit. they have been trying to be helpful, but they do not do a caravan like the ravens to the purple caravan. jennifer franciotti for wbal-tv 11 news. >> please do not give them --

get them too. before sunday. tune in for our special live from new england. that is tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. right here on wbal-tv 11 news. here is a look at other top stories. snow and freezing rain could be heading our way overnight. let's go to chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we already see the initial signs on the doppler. it is not reaching the ground yet because the air is so dry. this will continue to lower. by midnight, we will start to see snow around the region. it is cold enough with temperatures in the 20's. folks in southern pennsylvania will have more snow. areas south and east of baltimore will end up with rain tomorrow afternoon. all of this is coming in from the west.

in western ohio, temperatures have been in the single digits and teens most of the day. the first real taste of winter is coming in. we will track and check the playoff forecast in a couple minutes. >> a devastating crossfire has claimed the lives of two young girls. cumberland firefighters found two sisters inside the burned rowhouse on harrison street this morning. about 100 firefighters were called to the scene around 6:00 a.m. where they found the bodies of the girls. we're told their mother and an eight-month old baby did escape without injury. the mother is being treated for smoke inhalation. a firefighter was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries. the damage is estimated at 200,000 old. this is set at $300,000 for the utah dr. accused in a botched abortion case in cecil county. lawyers asked the judge to throw out the charges are doing the

doctor is immune from prosecution and the state is trying to infringe upon a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. she was indicted under a law allowing for murder charges to be brought in the death of a viable fetus. that law has never been used in the case of abortion. >> republican presidential candidates are making their final push for votes before tomorrow's primary. nicole killion has tonight 2012 update. >> a new poll from compton university in south carolina shows newt gingrich in the lead. it is a volatile race. are you going to win tomorrow night? >> i hope so. >> newt gingrich visited a children's hospital in charleston. the polls show him locked in a tight race with mitt romney who picked up more endorsements and played down expectations. >> i would like to win south carolina. if the polls were right,

regardless of who gets the final number, we will both get a lot of delegates. >> rick santorum is still counting on a south carolina surge. >> they are looking at this like goldilocks and the three bears. you have one candidate that is a little too hot. >> i am astounded. >> the candidates are making their last stand after a fiery debate. >> the campaign has heated up. the debates last night were very interesting. they were sometimes distracting. overall, i thought the debate went quite well. >> with less than 24 hours to go until the polls open, it is game on. >> with 24 hours, you cannot do much. but if you look at what happened in the last 48 hours when mitt romney looked like the inevitable candidate and he suddenly looks vulnerable, and the candidates know a great deal can happen in 24 hours. >> that is why they are leaving

nothing to chance. they are holding campaign events and hitting the airwaves until late this evening. nicole killion for wbal-tv 11 news. >> the nation and music world are saying. by -- goodbye to a music legend. >> a helicopter crash in afghanistan killed six u.s. marines. the latest on the investigation and whether it is related to enemy fire.

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[ laughs ] wow man! [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] eliminate tough odors with febreze air effects so you can breathe happy guaranteed. ♪ >> six u.s. marines were killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. a senior u.s. defense official confirms all six were marines. is the deadliest helicopter crash since last august. the -- that helicopter was shot down by the taliban. information on this crash is limited because they have not publicly released details. one anonymous official says there is no indication the helicopter was hit by enemy fire. the cause is still under investigation. ♪

>> if you know the popular wedding song "at last," you know who etta james is. she passed away earlier today with her husband and son by her side. she has been battling leukemia. she was 73 years old. >> i had a chance to meet her back in the early 1970's. she was very talented. still ahead, 10,000 people have been evaluated from reno as raging wildfires debar anything in their paths. >> the race to contain the destruction. it looks like baltimore party has one leg up on the pats's fans. that story is coming up. >> the storm is headed this way. there is a winter weather

advisories in effect. temperatures are mostly in the 30's. insta-

>> coming up at 6:00, winter weather is heading our way. what you can expect as we prepare for the weekend. is purple friday, the biggest one in a long time. there are festivities all over the state. we're following the ravens care of them throughout the area. these stories and

>> mayors from across the country are banding together in support of same-sex marriage. at the mayors' conference, they're pushing a campaign that seeks to win legislation that

gives legal recognition to same- sex marriage as well as financial and tax benefits associated with marriage. the endorsement coincides with the debate in maryland to pass same-sex marriage legislation. voters in maryland are split on the issue. >> hundreds of firefighters spent the day working to hold a fire line in reno after high winds triggered a raging wildfire. thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area, including vice president biden who was in town for a public event. >> the wind was gusting over 80 miles an hour. the flames continue to swallow everything in their path outside of reno, nevada. >> they were hurricane-force winds. they were extremely difficult working conditions. visibility was next to nothing. >> with the can see is not good. >> more than 20 homes were damaged or destroyed. over 3,700 acres were impacted.

>> she is still not sure if her home survived. >> the fire was moving faster than i expected. all the sudden, it was over the ridge. they came by in a fire truck and said i had to leave now. >> at least one death is being blamed on the blaze that started on thursday and quickly raged out of control. initially, 10,000 people were evacuated, including vice- president biden. >> they have just told me that if i do not let you get out of here relatively soon, they are going to make me get out of here. >> the school gymnasium was converted to a command center for firefighters. more than 700 continued to work the front lines today fighting to control the flames. forecasters say they could get some help. the wind has leveled off. there's a good chance of snow and rain in the area. many are concerned the hardest work is still to come. >> the biggest part is getting

the residence back in their houses and tried to get the community back to normal. it will take some time. there is a lot of damage. >> there is the real possibility of war damaged after the fire is out. we did more damage after the fire is out. -- there is the real possibility of even more damage after the fire is out. >> you can see what is heading our way. there is snow across much of western maryland into ohio and indiana. all of that is tracking east. most of it will stay north of us. that is where the heaviest accumulations will be. there'll be more rain south into virginia. the further north you go, the worse the weather will be. that does include south, central pennsylvania. you can get the feel for the extent of coverage by the storm

with the watches and warnings. it goes up to southern new england. they are under a winter weather advisories. the paint is for snow and ice accumulations. -- the paint is for snow and ice accumulations. -- pink is for snow and ice accumulations. temperatures are only in the 20's and low 30's. it will get colder tonight. the atmosphere is dry. the dew point numbers are in the single digits around baltimore. that is very dry air. the first precipitation dries up and takes the heat out of the air. temperatures drop even further. temperatures will drop into the 20's as we go through the evening. the first batch of snow will dry up. it will start hitting the ground towards midnight. these are the remnants of the storm from seattle. it will bring us snow and sleet.

it will spread across the region past midnight into southern pennsylvania. even the upper eastern shore will get snow. the mix will go further north on saturday. pennsylvania will state mostly all snow. saturday morning will be messy around here. that does include 95 towards new york city. if you are traveling to foxborough tomorrow, you will be dealing with the wintry weather conditions. the precipitation should move out tomorrow tonight it will cut the area with up to 3 inches of snow and sleet around baltimore. 1 inch of snow or sleet may occur to the south of baltimore before it changes to rain. there may be moderate to heavy snow for a while tonight. in the mountains, there will be heavy snow. the official forecast is five to

7 inches before it tapers off tomorrow afternoon. the snow tonight will mix with sleet and freezing rain. temperatures will drop into the 20's tonight. they will stay in the 30 smart grid it will be a messy mixture in announced market. they will stay in the 30's tomorrow. it will be a messy mixture in the mountains tomorrow. it will be all rain on the lower eastern shore with temperatures in the 50's tomorrow and in the 40's on sunday. we will have wintry conditions tonight into tomorrow morning. there will be sprinkles on sunday with more heavy rain on monday. it will clear and out and turn breezy by tuesday of next week. ♪ >> with temperatures dropping, city health officials are reminding anyone lacking heat that there is help available for those who need it. that could be more people than

ever. heating oil prices are skyrocketing. suppliers say it has nothing to do with supply and demand but the back the oil prices are high. according to lobbyists, investors are driving the prices up without taking possession of oil. they say the situation is one that congress has tried and failed to regulate. >> it is time somebody started reacting in a responsible manner and looked at the long- term negative impact on our economy. >> what is congress doing? >> the silver lining is that the price of heating oil will not go up much higher as the weather turns colder. the cost of postage is going up again. on sunday, a first-class postal stamp will go up to 45 cents. it is the first increase in more than two years. postage for postcards will increase by 3 cents up to 32 cents. letters to canada or mexico will go up to 85 cents.

forever stamps are still valid. they're always equal in value to the current first class rate. >> people in baltimore are among the rudest in america. but we're not the worst. the magazine named its top 10 rudest cities in the company. baltimore was ranked no. 9. they say the city did not feel that say. boston is worse than us. they ranked no. 5 on the list for their tendency to gloat about championship sports teams. los angeles lost to new york city. you can only imagine how much more. bostonian will be after sunday. seven counties are taking a meat cleaver to school funding budgets. the budget for the next fiscal year is making things even worse.

>> here is something to sink your teeth into. baltimore restaurant week kicks off.

>> baltimore city restaurant week kicks off today. the 10-day event is like on your wallet and heavy on the helpings -- light on your wallet and heavy on the helpings. >> it is that time of year. >> it is kind of like the super bowl for us. >> foodies rejoice.

it is also a special event that keeps wallets full. baltimore restaurant week is here. the 10 day culinary event is an opportunity for anyone looking to treat themselves to three course dinners for $30 from some of the most sought after restaurants in the city. if you do not have time for dinner, fear not. they will be offering lunch menus for just $15. >> we always make sure people are getting their money's worth. the contemporary fine dining restaurant is one of the 94 participating restaurants. this will be their third year participating in the event. all of the restaurants participating in restaurant we'd

have committed to supporting the journey home, a 10-year plan to end homelessness by 2018. not only are you getting a great meal for a great price, but you are helping a great cause. >> we feel like we should all be helping the less fortunate. the journey home is one way to do that. >> you will have to make reservations soon. for more information, go to our website wbaltv.com. wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here's a look at what is coming up at 6:00. >> there are advisories and warnings in effect tonight. we will check out the approaching storm next. >> shifting the cost of teacher pensions could impact school spending. details are straight ahead. >> you would not believe who claim a lack of respect from the

national media. >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> this is a live picture of downtown baltimore. things are beautiful clear right now. winter weather is heading our way. a winter weather advisory is in effect. it could dampen a lot of weekend plans. >> what can we expect? we're going to go to chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we can expect just about every kind of wintry precipitation. right now, temperatures are hovering in the upper 20's and low 30's. the snow is not quite reaching the ground yet. the further west, the more substantial this note is. the dark blue is moderate to heavy snow. all of that is tracking east all of that is tracking east toward baltimore and