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>> terry: and the u.s. will fall to 0-3. their chance of advancing to the quarterfinals and playing for the cup is done. they'll keep playing, but not for the cup. don't forget we continue tonight, 7:00 eastern on nbc sports network and then tomorrow, final day of usa sevens, 12:30 eastern universal sports network and then at 2:30, nbc sportsn network and again o nbc at 4:30 tomorrow. and tonight again, the u.s. will advance and be in action, but not playing for the overall cup. until then, for brian hightower and marty snider, i'm terry gannon. so long from las vegas.
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[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 6. >> a light dusting of snow made for a pretty sight. the drop in temperature tonight will bring the feel of a winter. for more on the forecast -- >> some pretty strong winds.
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it will make the temperatures feel even colder. the snowfall today was only an inch or two around the area. there are still some snow showers, mostly in southern maryland and on the eastern shore. most of the snow has crossed the bay. behind that, at some very windy conditions. let's look at three hours worth of radar. so concerned are finished. some strong winds overnight tonight. colder temperatures, a little taste of winter before week warm-up once again. your forecast is just ahead. >> for many people, the of mild temperatures in the area have been a blessing. for those businesses to thrive on snow, it has been a curse. >> the light coating of snow that fell this morning may be a pleasant sight for some, but it
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is not enough for area businesses. the winters seem like a distant memory with this -- with this year's mild temperatures. >> we are letting this. >> good news for these joggers. >> i am loving pets. -- loving it. >> not good news for this business owner. >> it is tough to be selling winter jackets when it is 50 degrees. we do the sleds and the tubes, and kids are not planning in the snow. >> other recreational stores have also seen a slight decline of consumers' buying their winter equipment. management says by selling sporting goods before year-round
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activities, it helps make up the loss. >> we are fortunate because we do a lot of different kinds of recreational activities. if one area of the business is soft, it picks up in a different area. >> davis is fortunate that his store sells more than a ski and snowboarding equipment as well. >> i hope this season is not over yet. >> specialty stores pushed up their winter sales event hoping to make up for the sales because of this warm weather. i am reporting and baltimore. >> one thing that is heating up, powerball fever. the jackpot has climbed to $325 million. have you bought your ticket yet?
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>> i did. it is right here. i am not the only one who rushed out to the store to do so. the fever is heating up in north baltimore. there has been a steady stream of folks filing in throughout the afternoon. the jackpot is worth an estimated $325 million. >> i am buying a ticket. actually, five of them. $325 million is a lot of money. >> she is already thinking about what she would do with all of the money. >> i would make sure my children have their college funds set up. i would buy a house. i would give my mom and dad a million dollars. i would give a million dollars to my sister's research foundation. >> have you guys ever sold a winning ticket? >> it was not the jackpot, it
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was $250,000. >> this has already been a lucky spot in the past. i have never bought a lottery ticket in my life. i am going to try my luck for the first time. what we through the process. where do i begin? >> you can buy this for $2. this increases the chances by the number of times when they spin the wheel tonight at 11:20. >> do you have a debit cards limits? >> if you are planning on playing tonight, make sure you have enough cash. i cannot buy a ticket with a debit card. i would like to buy a ticket. all right. excellent, thank you. this is my very first lottery ticket.
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public, i win big money. >> ladies and gentlemen -- hopefully, i win big money. we're live tonight in the north baltimore. >> thank you. the hartford county sheriff's office is investigating the overnight assault and stabbing of a cabdriver. police said the driver picked up a passenger are around 1:30 this morning. the stabbing happened -- the sheriff's office says the suspect demanded money and stop the driver in the upper body before running away. >> this is not something we get a lot of calls for. the suspect was described as a white male in his mid-20's. the stabbing occurred in the bel air area.
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>> robbery is believed to be the motive. good news for mitt romney. an influential gathering of conservatives through its support behind him. >> mitt romney edged out rick santorum in a straw poll saturday at the conservative public option conference in washington. newt gingrich and ron put finished a distant third and fourth. this is completely unofficial, but could telegraph and important signal to voters. the rowboat -- the results were announced as maine voters are wrapped up their caucuses. the conference wound down with an appearance by sarah palin.
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the biggest drop was the presidential candidates. mitt romney argued his conservative credentials. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> newt gingrich and rick santorum was preaching to acquire that knows them well. >> it is about to government control of your lives, and it has to stop. >> after weeks of action, there the end of the month primaries. >> coming up, family and friends gathered for the funeral of the two boys became part of the national spotlight after the disappearance of their mother. the former president of south africa about to be everywhere in the country without leaving his,. -- home. -- home.
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>> said thousands of people came to a public funeral for the two sons of susan powell a week after their father killed them in a gas field explosion. -- fuel explosion. the boys remains were in one coffin. >> he had a heart of gold, always wanting to show affection. he liked to hold his teacher's hand and not let go. >> their father also died in the fire. he was a person of interest in the disappearance of his wife two years ago. nelson mandela's image will soon be on monday in south africa. so that its president made the announcement today on the 22nd anniversary of the anti-
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apartheid icons release from prison. he became the first black president in 1994. the 93-year-old nobel peace prize winner has retired from public life. >> it was good for a while. we will go down that road. >> the temperatures have tumbled and will stay low for a while. it is going to feel very winter- like for the very rest of the weekend.
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>> your insta-weather-plus forecast -- >> a quick look at the radar. the storm is pushing to the east. it still consists of a mix farther south. some pretty good snow showers, too. not much accumulation. the wind is blowing so hard, this note cannot settle down. the cold air is coming in. the radar does not show that. the current temperatures 31 and 35. an inch of snow at the airport officially. it did not yield much out of. the record for today was 1983.
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let's take a look at the current temperatures. you might want to pull these down a little bit. the winds are so strong. 30 at parkton. hagerstown 25. satellite image shows this part of the storm is beginning to push out and clouds are beginning to break up in western maryland. there are two parts of this storm. the parts of the carolinas charging out. this will become the nor'easter. the arctic front, pretty strong winds gusting into the 30's and 40's late this afternoon. our forecast overnight, windy and cold. the gusts will get up near 40. 17 to 25, the overnight low.
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that is wintertime. there is an advisory in effect for most of our area until 7:00 in the morning. there is a little bit of a winter weather advisory. number baltimore county and lower eastern shore, that will continue until 7:00 this evening. a mix of sunshine and clouds tomorrow. the gusts will be a little bit stronger. 33 to 37 the high. at least the days are getting longer. gale warnings out on the bay tonight and tomorrow. look at the bay water temperatures, still in the 40's. an indication that it has been a mild winter. this is your futurecast. this is the last of this note. this mol indicates one more impulse tonight could bring a
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snow shower stall in the mountains, they will get a pretty good accumulations. we could pick up a flurry tomorrow. another weather disturbance comes in about tuesday or so. seven-day forecast. 39 tomorrow -- 39 today and -- this is not the updated forecast. just ignore this part. it must have been a computer glitch. it will be dry on monday, about 41. the mix of precipitation on tuesday. look out next week, temperatures and the 40's. back to the same old thing. towards the end of the week, we have a system that will be a rainmaker. >> this is 11 sports. >> the terps at duke today.
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the chances of that to a monster hit. the loss of howard on friday. they can -- great finish. let stake in the first half. -- stay in the first half. 12-10. oops. their egos. -- there he goes. he had 22 rebounds in the day. terps down 3 at the break. a final 73-55. cal ripken considered -- continue the good works of his
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father. more than $2 million raised for the foundation. part of the program was the chance to meet mark teixeira. he has enjoyed a world championship ring and the scrutiny that comes with a giant contract and expectations. i asked yesterday if he had any regrets. >> so much better than i ever expected. one of the great things about the yankees is that you are not the guy. cal was with the orioles, it was cal ripken and the orioles. but it is great to be one of many guys. in new york, i am one of many guys. i get to play baseball and get back to the community. >> more baseball. horton the headliner for
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today's baseball clinic in baltimore. they put together the event. more than 100 kids to the advantage of the opportunity. a great job getting back to the community. early season pga, it has lacked star power. that changes on many levels this week. for the first time in a decade, tiger woods kicks off his season in wine country. bill murray having fun with the fans. bird at 18. priceless. tiger woods at the 15th. he started on the back nine today. 18-hole. he gets dangerous. four shots off the pace.
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please stay with us. we have a check of your forecast right after this.
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>> here is a look at some of the stories you're working on for 11:00. who will be the next voice of the orioles? we will take you to the auditions. the latest on the cold temperatur
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>> 35 tomorrow, and it will be a blustery day. maybe a went remix on tuesday. >> that sounds good. that is it for the news at 6:00. we will see you back
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