>> the same sex marriage bill passes the house of delegates. >> rick santorum at the top of the polls in michigan but under fire for controversial comments about president obama. i'm tracie potts in washington. >> after dodging a wintry bullet, what is in store during the week? [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> it just is not want to snow. >> it snow in virginia and ocean city and we got nothing. this was a pretty potent storm. there was a foot of snow in some of the mountains. for us, zero, zip.

we have some cloud cover out there but that will be clearing up. 35 degrees at the airport. the further we go into the morning, the clearer the skies will become. mostly sunny this afternoon. temperatures not bad. 48. it could be on the breezy side. it will get even warmer as we get to the middle portion of the week. stay with us. >> civil rights groups plan to protest tonight's meeting of the anne arundel county council after accounts and used a racial slur during the meeting. he used a derogatory term referring to the soldiers he fought in the vietnam war. the council is made up of white men. maryland is falling behind in its ability to make payments

owed to victims of crime. only $2.6 million backlog in payments. about 1000 claims were approved totaling $5.2 million. the state is working to correct this problem. >> maryland is one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. the house of delegates passed the legislation on friday. but this is not a done deal. kim dacey is live with more details on the story. >> the bill is expected to head to the senate this week for debate. supporters are confident it will pass there like it did last year. under the bill, married same- sex couples would have the same protection under the law as their heterosexual counterparts. getting the bill passed in the house where it died last year is a big hurdle for advocates of same-sex marriage, but they know the fight is not over yet.

some in annapolis strongly oppose the measure. lieutenant governor anthony brown supports the bill, but thinks there's a good chance this issue will go to referendum. >> it is very likely that marriage equality will be on the ballot in november because there are those who have already said that they oppose it, they will bring it to referendum. >> if governor o'malley signs the bill into law, maryland would be the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you rather see the same- sex marriage issue decided in the legislature or through a referendum? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> family and friends gathered in parkville up to remember a boy killed in a freak accident over the weekend. friends say michael trulock had been drinking alcohol and

caffeine drink with friends before being picked up by his stepfather. he opened the door of is moving car to be sick and that's when he was struck by an oncoming car. >> i have lost the only son i will ever have because they wanted to party. it is release sad. i do not want to see another famine have to go through this. -- i do not want to see another family have to go through this. a deadly stabbing downtown on south calhoun street and lombard. no word all may of prompted that attack. police have made an arrest in a murder. police say maurice white shot and killed erwin whaley on

saturday morning. white is being held on first- degree murder. a bail hearing is scheduled for tuesday. >> a firefighter is recovering. the unidentified firefighter was injured three hole in the floor that opened up while he was trying to put out a blaze on east 24 straight. eet. the blaze damaged the home next door. both sides have rested their case in the murder trial of george huguely, accused of killing your beloved. it will be another two days before the jury begins deliberations. court is adjourned for the present state holiday. there will be grand jury proceedings on tuesday. jurors will have to decide if huguely went to her apartment

with the intent to kill her. >> controversial comments. rick santorum is leading the polls but finds himself on defense after comments he made this weekend. tracie potts has more. >> last night, rick santorum seemed to compare president obama to hitler. >> maybe he's not the best guy. after a while you found out some things about this guy over in europe and he's not so good of a guy after all. >> this after another controversial comment saturday. >> it's not about you. it's not about your quality of life. it's not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal. some phony theology. >> he is actually questioning the president's faith. that is a new low in american politics. >> santorum said he wasn't talking about the president's faith. >> i've repeatedly said that i believe the president's christian.

he says he's a christian. but i am talking about his world view. >> republicans came to santorum's rescue, criticizing president obama for requiring churches to pay for employees' birth control. >> he has a political philosophy that believes that he can mandate certain benefits and activities of the american people. >> despite his comments, santorum is leading the latest michigan poll by three to 10 points. mitt romney unable to command the votes so far in his home state. newt gingrich sees opportunity. >> if any of the three of us lose our home state -- if santorum loses pennsylvania, romney loses michigan, or i lose georgia -- you have, i think, a very, very badly weakened candidacy. >> the president's campaign reacted to santorum saying that the president's faith was attacked in what's become a bitter republican race. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:07. 35 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the bloomberg business report.

>> a skiing incident in washington state turns deadly. >> a final farewell to singer whitney houston as she's taken to our final resting place. >> one of the largest craft shows in the entire country and happening this weekend in baltimore.

>> good morning. we're back with a live view from up skyteam 11. we have a temperature near 38 downtown. it is a quiet start to the day. we'll get to the forecast in just a minute. i'm preview at a craft show, one of the most prestigious craft shows in the entire country. it is happening in baltimore this weekend. i'm talking to one the artists. good to see you. this is incredible work. >> this is class using a technique. i begin with sheets of glass. these are made in portland,

oregon. the pieces are cut into little strips. here's a piece you can see. it is a very meticulous. >> they are beautiful and all different shapes and sizes. >> like gate range right or you can use them as appetizer plates -- like a ring tray. the larger pieces can be served ware. as serve- >> you can go to the website to get tickets ahead of time. what are looking for to most? >> i have gone as a spectator for the past 15 years. this is the best craft people. >> this is a show where the

forecast to be chosen to be put in. it is in the crash show. great stuff you'll see of this craft show this weekend, friday through sunday. you can buy your tickets online. clearing conditions behind our latest dorm. that is good news as we go back to tony. these things are just beautiful. >> you can almost hang those on the wall. i would not want to mess them up. >> i agree. >> thank you, ava. we have been talking about this storm for several days. this is a plot of the accumulated accumulation over the past 12 hours. it made it all the way to annapolis, almost. there was no in the lower eastern shore counties and at

annapolis, but nothing for baltimore. we had a couple of snow flurries. eventually this will take the clouds with it and it will be a slow process. we will keep some cloud cover for the next two or three hours. you can see the back edge of the clouds from the mountains. we will have mostly sunny skies into the afternoon. 35 at the airport. 32 degrees in jarrettsville. becoming mostly sunny today. we will start with the clouds this morning and we will have sunshine this afternoon with a high temperature between 45 and 50. mostly chilly tonight with temperatures back around 30. we start at 7:00 a.m. to mark and most of tomorrow will be dry -- which starts 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. 30% chance that you'll see

something passed by in the afternoon tomorrow. into wednesday, a disturbance comes out of the mountains. that stuff will stay north of us. the big weather story is the warm-up that will take place during the middle portion of the week. 49 tomorrow with a chance for a shower. could be a sprinkle on wednesday. high temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50's. a strong cold front will move through on friday and we could see some thunderstorms. the overnight lows will drop back into the 20's. >> thank you. three people are dead after an avalanche in washington state on sunday. the group was in and out of bounds area when the slide sent them a quarter of a mile down the mountain.

it is believed the side of the mountain became unstable. eight other people have been accounted for. two pilots have been taken to hospital after a small plane clipped a helicopter over the air in california. this was 7:00 p.m. on sunday near oakland and sacramento. the faa is investigating. family and friends said a final farewell to whitney houston on sunday. she was laid to rest next to her father in a new jersey cemetery . >> gas prices continue to rise. average retail gasoline prices in baltimore have risen 1.2

cents per gallon in just the past week, averaging $3.57 a gallon. per gallong 49 cents more compared to last year. the largest supplier of apple ipads at the center-right sweatshop scandal has announced it will raise wages. there is reports the companies were under scrutiny for questionable practices. base pay gems to over $3 a month -- base pay increases to over $300 a month. we have business news in this morning's the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. people are trying to figure out who america's next president will be. you might want to just look at

the stock market. a new study out says forget about those political platforms and even the economy and job creation. their study says the best single predictor of the presidential re-election results is the percentage change in the stock market in the three years preceding election day. they studied every presidential campaign going all the way back to george washington in 1792. that may mean that president obama will win re-election because right now the dow jones is up 60% from the march, 2009, low. tomorrow, investors will be watching the latest on greece and reports on home sales. are you sure you know where your car is? presidents' day is a holiday that thieves target. almost 2,000 cars reported stolen on president's day last year. almost as many as on christmas eve.

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>> welcome back. good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this present state. the big storm missed us to the south and we have some cloud cover left behind. 35 at the airport. 30 degrees in taneytown. we start with the clouds and it will become mostly sunny as a

move into the afternoon. highs will be between 45 and 50. we have a nice warmup in the seven-day forecast. here is keith mills. >> thank you. good morning. spring training under way for the orioles. the second workout for pitchers and catchers set for today. the big story line will be the number of pictures competing for a spot in the starting rotation. no less than 12 will compete for the five spots, among them, tommy hunter, who could be the opening day starter. he came over for texas in a trade back in late july and made 11 starts for the orioles. jeremy guthrie is now in colorado. tom is aware of what is on the line. >> it is tough having to battle

against other guys for a job. trying to be as helpful as you can. the ultimate goal is to succeed . as a staff, of which five, six, seven guys that are successful, will be pretty good. first >> full squad workout is set for friday -- first full squad workout. phil mickelson and bradley in the hunt. phil needs to make a birdie putt to force a playoff and phil nails it. he also nails the birdie putt. clutch putting. this is from 40 feet away.

he knocks in and wednesday tournament. tiger woods, who needs him? you know what i'm saying. today is the first day the ravens will place the franchise tax on ray rice. there will start that process this week. >> thank you, keith. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. >> the state senate picks up the debate on same-sex marriage. >> he is the new darling of the nba, but heads are rolling eddie l.cogniz >> ava marie previewed a craft show coming to town. show coming to town. all the

>> 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. . tony pann has a look at the forecast. >> the big storm missed us to the south of the weekend. we have some cloud cover. we start with cloudy skies. we will clear out as we head towards lunchtime. you'll see sunshine this afternoon. not bad temperature-wise with a high near 40. we have a warmup in the seven- day forecast. >> the bill to legalize same-sex marriage pass in the house of delegates on friday. this is a big step for advocates of the legislation. >> there are more hurdles before the law goes on the books. kim dacey has more details. >> the bill is expected to head to the senate this week for debate. supporters are confident it will pass, but they know the fight is not over yet. fred and philip were married in canada six years ago. but the state house of

delegates' passage of the same- sex marriage bill still had special meaning for them. >> it involved in some way in this bill either testifying or lobbying our legislators every year since it's been introduced. >> under the bill, married same-sex couples would have the same protection under the law as their heterosexual counterparts. state senators are expected to start debating the bill this week. fred and philip say they're confident about the senate vote, but still plan to fight. >> keep the pressure on. keep calling and keep writing, keep showing up, keep testifying. >> one delegate is opposed to the same-sex marriage bill and said friday this is not a done deal. >> this is such a vicious political fight, one like i've not seen before and one i really do not understand how seven people who are lesbian and/or gay can rule and run this legislature like they're doing. >> lieutenant governor anthony brown supports the bill but knows the fight is not over.

>> it is very likely that marriage equality will be on the ballot in november because there are those who have already said that they oppose it, they will bring it to referendum. >> if governor o'malley signs the bill into law, maryland would be the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police are looking for whoever shot a man in truth heights on saturday. a man was -- shot a man in druid heights. police are looking for two suspects but no word as to why he was shot. >> espn is feeling the heat after headline regarding jeremy lin briefly appeared on its website. we have more on the fall and the reaction from lin himself. >> many asian american fans that

we spoke to in chinatown are not taking kindly to a comment and a headline made by espn. it was after the new york knicks ended a winning streak by losing to the hornets. espn publicist a line that said, "chink in the armor." espn said the remarks were offensive and said we get apologize, especially to mr. lin. his, since our great pride to the asian american community -- his accomplishments are a great pride. >> you would not say the n- words, so why should chinese be excluded? >> it is inappropriate, it is.

he should be treated like any other player. i don't think race should be a factor. >> lin himself was more philosophical about it. >> they apologized. i do not think it was on purpose or whatever. at the same time they have to apologize so i don't care anymore. i have to learn to forgive and it did not think it was intentional, or hopefully not. >> at a sports bar in my hand, fans were cheering lin on. it is linsanity. the help he can help erase stereotypes. >> as an asian person playing, you always look down upon and

now you can say, there is an asian american playing. i like to see him dunk. >> lin led the team in scoring with 28 points and a career high 14 assists, helping to beat the defending champs, the dallas mavericks, perhaps the start of another linning streak. >> it is impossible not to like jeremy lin. >> he is taking the high road in this debate. he does is talking on the court. is aboutcrafts show to open in baltimore. >> ava marie has more. >> this is happening this weekend. this is one of the most prestigious. all this work has to be selected by a jury.

you do in mixed media sculptures. you have some mixed materials. >> i'm parted with a glass blower in town. my specialty is metal. we have been able to fuse the two together. my specialty is metal but i've been practicing glass for the past few years with tim and we do this stuff together. >> where have the guts and the inspiration for these pieces? >> it comes from all over. sea life. >> interesting. people said the sea world and space -- i'm getting philosophical. you're heading glass pieces to them.

>> we have our own technique where i made a specialty blowpipe for these copper fittings, so every piece of glass is fused to a piece of copper and the copper is threaded or forms or molded or grafted to steel or stainless steel or these other things. >> very neat. the craft show happening this weekend friday through sunday. you can buy your tickets online. craftcounel.org/baltimore. we have a friend coming through on friday and temperatures should be dropping. we have 50's as we head into the midweek and a slight chance we could see some rain. we cannot time as rain impulses out, but they are there. temperatures in the mid to upper

50's. >> very talented people of the craft show. 6:36. 34 degrees on tv hill. lindsay lohan is making headlines this morning. find out what your surprise plans for the weekend will be. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you rather see the same- sex marriage issue decided in the legislature or through a referendum? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> we have breaking news. this is a holiday but i see a mass a backup. what are we talking? >> southbound b-w parkway number 32, they have a multi vehicle collision. one of them rolled over. we do not know the severity of the injuries. traffic is backing up rapidly from here down towards arundel mills. more information as we get it. i'm captain roy taylor. >> actress judy dench is

battling to save her sight. as an eye condition -- she has an eye condition. was relying on friends and families to keep up to speed with her lines. she said yes and no plans to retire. >> he played an anchor man. last by will ferrell was king for a day. he threw lots of gifts for adoring fans. this is one celebrations leading up to mardi gras. loving it. lindsay lohan plans to make a

career comeback on wbal. she is set to service the guest house for next week's "saturday night live." she is known for tabloid exploits and a battle with substance abuse. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we have some cloud cover this morning but no precipitation. here's a look outside. 35 at the airport. stay tuned. the weather is next. it feels totally different from regular toothpaste.

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police continued to look for a suspect in a deadly stabbing downtown. the victim was found 3:00 on sunday afternoon at west lombard and south calhoun st.. he did not survive. no word a lot of prompted the attack. a firefighter is recovering after being injured battling a fire. the unidentified firefighter was injured falling through a hole in the floor that opened up while he was trying to put out a blaze. the blaze was finally brought under control but not before idem as the home next door. the injured firefighter is doing ok this morning. both sides have rested their case in the murder trial of george huguely. he's accused of killing yeardley love. the jury will begin deliberations on wednesday.

there are grand jury proceedings on tuesday. jurors will have to decide if huguely went to her apartment with the intent to killer or if it was an accident brought on by alcohol. get ready as a big craft show begins to open its doors. >> ava marie has more. you have been showing some gorgeous stuff all morning long. >> this is not your typical craft show. this is a large, prestigious craft show, one of the largest in the country. this work has to be judged before it can be in the show. we're talking to one of the artists. you do in mixed media. now your sculptures are made out of metal.

>> i tried to do a little bit of everything. i do furniture, sculptural pieces, stuffer outside. these were convened to bring down to the studio -- stuff for outside. this is all stainless steel. i basically can do pretty much anything mixing the different metals and the different elements with glass and copper. this is the flexibility with the kind of things i can create. >> this is a taste of what people can see. >> the show is pretty amazing. you will see things you have never seen before. clothing, a fashion, shoes, ceramics, custom-made

draperies, and everything. tapestries. it is a beautiful show. >> your booth -- >> 833. there are 650 for the retail. >> so much stuff. all the information can be found on line, craftcouncil.org/baltimore. you can find the times and the dates and the booth numbers. they're ready to see a lot of great things. very good. that storm as setting out to sea. we will have clearing skies. what they need sculpture. this would be a great conversation piece -- what a neat sculpture. >> that looks like a campfire that was caught in a still

frame. >> this screen what reminded me of medusa. >> do not look or you'll turned to stone. at 7:00 a.m. ava on the digital channel. the big storm missed baltimore to the south, but it was close. look how close that snow comes to baltimore. there was no in charles county, st. mary's county, snow in ocean city, but nothing for baltimore. which is had a couple of snow flurries but no accumulating snow. this whole system is moving toward east. the clouds are lagging behind the center of the storm. it will become mostly sunny during the day today. 35 at the airport.

30 in taneytown. mostly sunny skies today. a few clouds early this morning. then the skies above clear and it will be little of the breezy side with temperatures between 45 and 50. tonight, mostly clear and not as cold for this time of year. the seven-day forecast looks like this. 30% chance for a rain shower tomorrow. high temperature in the mid to upper 50's by the middle of the week. it could get near 60 of thursday. a cold front will go through on friday and that will knock the temperatures into the 40's over the weekend. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. maryland is one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. this is not a done deal just yet. kim dacey is live in the studio

to explain. >> the bill is expected to head to the senate this week for debate. supporters are confident it will pass there like it did last year. under the bill, married same-sex couples would have the same protection under the law as their heterosexual counterparts. getting the bill passed in the house where it died last year is a big hurdle for advocates of same-sex marriage, but they know the fight is not over yet. some in annapolis strongly oppose the measure. lieutenant governor anthony brown supports the bill, but thinks there's a good chance this issue will go to referendum. if governor o'malley signs the bill into law, maryland would be the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- would you rather see the same- sex marriage issue decided in the legislature or through a referendum?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> you probably think you ever heard it all about george washington, the cherry tree, the crossing the delaware, the big sales at the mall. did you know at the first president had an entrepreneurial spirit? he found a fault act in the whiskey business -- he found a follow-up act in the whiskey business. >> ex-presidents returned back home to a simpler life. a new venture. >> who knew he operated a large whisky distillery? >> it is a little known fact and

he was pretty good at it. >> by 1799, the man almost 11,000 gallons of distilled spirits. >> this recreations was open to the public in 2007. the product was 11 different of what most people might think of today. >> it would have been like moonshine. >> it was sold in barrels like these. washington may have enjoyed some whiskey of its own. >> it was used for the washington house told. >> today the recipe has been revised in small batches and sold, a reminder of his last ventures. look at what is

coming up on "today." >> 3 skiers killed in an avalanche in washington state. a fourth woman managed to survive and will talk to her. jury deliberations set to begin this week in the trial of the lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend. whitney houston laid to rest a day after an emotional memorial. we will talk to her godmother. it is presidents' day. that means big sales. we will tie it will confine the deals -- we will tell you where you can find the best deals. >> 6:53.

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>> let's go back out to captain roy taylor and the situation on 295. >> all the vehicles are off to the shoulder of the roadway. they are in the process of opening a runway. outbound b-w parkway is backed up past arundel mills. i'm captain roy taylor.

>> what a terrible way to start the holiday. >> there is no where to go on 295. the weather is ok. we have some cloud cover this morning. it will turn sunny. a nice warmup for the middle of the week. some areas could hit 60 during the middle of the week. if your room for the snow, out of luck. moreyou're looking for 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.

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