[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon. >> you are looking at pictures from sky team 11. snow is already falling in carroll county. the weather is our big story at noon. wintry mix is making its way across the state. we could see some accumulating snow. workers are ready. they began preparing just in

case. john, just of talking about? > -- how much snow or talking about? >> at the moment we are only talking about snow showers in carroll county. northern parts of carroll county could get as much as three inches of snow. further south, maybe an inch or so, because grain is going to mix in at some point. temperatures i kind of sitting -- a kind of sitting right on the edge. mine are commissioned in some area -- minor accumulation in some areas. the roads look pretty good. they are pretty warm at this stage of the game. some of this, especially south of baltimore, is not even hitting the ground yet. green shades from baltimore

southport would be all right. temperatures are up around 40 degrees. then you have this going to bluest, whitest shade, and that is where you get the changeover from rain to snow. so we will talk more about how this storm will be halved during much hour this evening. that is the bad part. >> when bad weather strikes, you can follow storm systems right down to your streets using our interactive radar on wbaltv.com. now to our the big story, the birth control controversy. outraged catholic clergy are speaking out against the requirement by the obama administration of religious organizations to include birth control coverage in health care plans for employees. we have reaction from cardinal- designate edwin o'brien. >> catholic leaders are railing

against a new federal policy that forces every health plans to cover contraceptives for employees. it requires catholic institutions like universities and hospitals to pay for medications that go against the faith. there is one exception. >> under federal law, a roman catholic organization whose primary purpose is religious worship, like a church, parish, archdiocese, and majority of its employees are roman catholic, are exempt. >> cardinal-doesn't it and when o'brien does not believe it goes far enough. he issued a sharply worded letter to every parish. >> our catholic institutions that serve this nation well are being told, you who find these things offensive, you should pay for them. in fact, you must pay for them. >> o'brien says the archdiocese will drop cohealth care

coverage for its employees before it complies. a political analyst put says that catholics could turn this issue into a serious challenge for the president's reelection bid. >> the one thing i can guarantee is that this decision was not made for political reasons, because what is it was had a great gift to prospective republican opponents. >> it is expected to energize the march for life taking place later this week to mark the anniversary of the roe v wade ruling. >> the policy would go into effect this summer, but gives religious employers an extra year to comply meanwhile, an obama spokesman defended the mandate today, even as he raised the possibility of making some sort of concession to the church. a big boost for gay rights activists. the federal appeals court has vowed that california's ban on

same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. it upheld the ruling made by a federal judge in august 2010. proposition 8 supporters vowed to appeal either to a larger panel or directly to the u.s. supreme court. opening statements are under way in the trial of a former uva lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, a cockeysville native yeardley love. this is video of george huguely and heading into court this morning, charged with first- degree murder in the may 2010 death of the 22-year-old. lowell melser is in charlottesville and will have the latest on today's court proceedings, 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. a noted presidential historian admits to conspiring to steal thousands of priceless documents from the maryland historical society and other institutions. barry landau and his assistant were arrested last july. they were accused of trying to smuggle more than 60 documents

out of the historical society, including a plan to grant signed by abraham lincoln. in his plea, landau admitted to stealing from several other museums across the east coast and selling items for tens of thousands of dollars. he could face 10 years in prison. a disturbing case in harford county as sheriff's deputies investigate a case of anyone found dead inside a dumpster. we are told that -- a newborn found dead inside a dumpster. we're told that this stillborn had been dropped inside a plastic bag inside a dumpster at sablewood road. the woman claims to have given birth outside the residence of the relative, who lives in the town of bel-air. an autopsy will determine the exact cause of death. the momentum has shifted once again. rick santorum had a huge night in the republican race for the white house, winning colorado, minnesota, and missouri.

kate amara has the details. >> after a 4-state losing streak, rick santorum prove his campaign is far from over. a clean sweep for rick santorum. >> conservatism is alive and well in missouri and minnesota. >> the republican presidential candidate won a missouri and minnesota last night, and then he took colorado, too. he campaigned hard in these states, laying the groundwork for weeks among conservative voters. >> i don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney. i stand here to be the conservative alternative to barack obama. . >> the question today, can at santorum stall mitt romney's recent surge? >> this was a good night for rick santorum. i want to congratulate him. but i expect to become the nominee with your help.

>> for ron paul, the highlight was the second place finish in minnesota. >> the straw vote is one thing, but why not a thing called the delegates? yeah. >> newt gingrich was not on the ballot in missouri and was not really competitive in the other two contests, but he plans to play catch-up on super tuesday in southern states. >> our hope is that by the time we get to texas, we will be close to a tie with governor romney. >> the race now turns to maine. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> still ahead, considering a used car over a new one? you may not save as much cash as you think. at a california school closed. white it is replacing its entire staff. an unwelcome surprise for a family visiting their miami vacation home. vacation home.

>> some new yorkers were surprised to find squatters' when they arrived at their miami get away. there were also narcotics, a weapon, streets were closed off.

the squatters also had a pet pig. an elementary school teacher's aide is accused of the videotaping himself sexually abusing students. police arrested the aide for distributing child pornography when they found the videos. the videos included two take advantage classroom, another of the man -- taken in a classroom, another of them and spanking a naked child. classes are closed and the staff of the los angeles elementary school is removed over sexual abuse allegations. a teacher was arrested over allegations he performed other acts on the students. another teacher was arrested on

allegations of fondling kids in the classroom. still to come, details on how to protect yourself from hidden fees. "rock center" moves to a new night and adds a new face. >> a storm is coming. not a big one, but it has a combination of rain and snow. we will look at the forecast and what happens for the evening rush hour in a minute. capt. roy has gotten out of this note because it was dangerous in carroll county to be flying. at b.w.i. marshall, temperatures 39.

>> in the "consumer alert," the days of an expense of used cars appear to be long gone, according to the national automobile dealers association. the average price of a used vehicle is expected to rise almost 2% this year, on top of last year's 3% hike. people are holding on to their cars longer, so there are fewer used vehicles to celebrate the average used car costs around $12,000. one place that consumers may be able to find relief is when it comes to selling their homes. bloomberg reports that some are paying homeowners who are under water to sell homes for less than they are worth it, bec.

jpmorgan chase generally offers $10,000 -- $1,000 to $3,500 as settlement. homeland security secretary janet napolitano announced of is-based prescreening project allows some passengers to avoid long lines with prescreening. it is currently in use at seven airports. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with john collins. >> let's look at our hd doppler rate are once again. we kind of a divide the areas where it it is rain or snow and. what we cannot show you is that many of these areas south of baltimore are not getting anything. basically, this is from i-95 south. what you are seeing down here,

nothing is happening yet. once you get to the north, just north of the city, we're beginning to see some sprinkles develop there. once you get to the colder air around carroll county, they are getting some snow showers around the westminster are. and points west and northwest. that is going to be moving to the east. temperatures are warm enough where it might start out as a sprinkle or rain shower, but the minute that starts to cool the atmosphere down, you expand the area where snow was falling. it looks like in parts of baltimore county, too, will start extends southeastward. in the next half hour, it will be starting towards baltimore area. i was just outside, and at the moment it is just cloudy on tv hill. let's look at the temperatures we have for you. 39 at the airport. mostly in the 40's to our south. rain indicator.

nothing has started up there yen. westminster, frederick, all in the 30's. that is the cooling effect of the moisture it from the clouds. snow can make it all like to the ground. the bumpiest clouds are generating as snow. you are getting involved in this weather system. to our south, warmer air. you can see the areas where rain would fall based on temperatures alone. this would be a self-limiting storm hit we have it for about five, six, seven hours, and then it moves out of the picture. our forecast for this afternoon is a mixture of snow and rain, depending on your location and the temperature. snow for baltimore north toward grain starts mixing in, and we have right to our south. higher accumulation will be off to the northwest.

37 to 43, a high temperature range. again, 1 in. or less around baltimore area, mostly right well to the south of us. once you get to the pennsylvania line and off the northwest, a higher elevation. as much as three inches of snow possible from this particular storm. we look at the winter weather advisory in effect. cecil county, harford, baltimore county in the city, carroll county, points out west and up to the mountains. winter weather advisory in effect until 10:00 this evening insta-weather futurecast shows snow coming in, and it is most intense around evening rush hour. how convenient, right? light to moderate snow, fairly steady in some areas. as we get into the evening and tonight, it dissipates. tomorrow, we get some sun back in the picture. pretty good chance for a rain-

snow mix, depending on your location today. dry weather on thursday. back into the 30's for the weekend. another weather system comes in on saturday. snow-rain mix, depending on your location. a few flurries are possible on a sunday. >> fans of nbc's newsmagazine "rock center with brian williams" will have to switch their schedules. it will be on wednesday at 9:00 p.m., starting tonight. a familiar face is jumping on board. >> "rock center's" time slot may be changing but its approach is not. >> it won't change "rock center ." you will learn a lot along the way. you will talk about a lot of the next day. >> meredith vieira is likely accomplishing that this week.

>> you find yourself days into your internship in the white house in the swimming pool with the president of the united states. >> her "rock center" debut is an interview with an intern who claims to have an affair with john f. kennedy. >> what made you get out from under the covers? >> when you keep a secret and when you keep silent about something, you do it because you think it is keeping you safe. >> she joins a large roster of correspondents who largely fl ex their reporting muscle in the field. >> are you sexually attracted to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> journalism on the fly. >> a legacy building block for broadcast still in its infancy. >> "rock center" is dead center

where we want it. >> in a new home on wednesday nights. >> coming up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and as we take in live view from sky team 11, incoming snow. we will get the latest on the forecast.

>> tonight at 5:00, we continue to monitor the severe weather headed our way, and nasty system with snow that will make tonight's commute a headache. prompted by the scandal at penn state, legislators in annapolis want to do more to keep kids protected and punish a child predator is. it might not work. when you think of yoga, kids don't really come to mind, but one at a gymnasium and shows just how beneficial it stretching can be. and now maryland lottery numbers. >> i am sarah fleischer from 98 rock, and we are ready for your pick three game.

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