>> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> it's terrible. one minute you are here, the next you're gone. >> cleaning up across much of the country with entire towns destroyed by a string of tornadoes. at least 37 people killed in 12 states during the tornado outbreaks. one of the twisters was on the ground for at least 50 miles.

we have the latest from indiana. >> the echo chain saws is getting through this community, already scared to its core. mother nature may have delivered the first violent shot, but clearly the fight here is far from over. an army of volunteers pulling out and piling up what they can. the weapons in this were to survive include a promoter, backhoes, and at times the battle is hand-to-hand combat. >> people for meckler are coming to help carry the fact that in time like this people can come in that do not even know each other means a lot. >> many are drawn because of the fickle nature of these storms in the possibility they could be next. >> by the grace of god 10 miles

south and would have been me. i cannot imagine. i cannot imagine all of my things lying all over the ground. i just could not. quite the been anything that may seem normal in this mess, a handful of survivors gathered for sunday service. as they search for help from a higher power and some kind of perspective. >> we can choose to see this experience as the am sorry new beginning. >> the start of a very long and difficult struggle to survive. wbal-tv 11 news. >> the weather pattern by this weekend is a little less intense. for us, the storms went through but they were not nearly as strong or severe. let's switch over to radar and give you an idea of what is

going on in the area. there have been a fair share of clouds. all of what you're seeing on the radar here is all along. there is a kind of a brush to look under the clouds. that is in place of the raindrops. it is a rare bird in the fourth hit the ground, so it's not nearly as bad as it looks on the radar. -- it is drying out before it hits the ground. back andal o'brien is celebrated about these symbolic gathering. >> he said the year's results of his most gratifying. he was celebrating his most

recent elevation. >> this was the icing on the cake here at our cathedral the celebrate my elevation with my people. >> is back from his recent elevation in rome and celebrated mass of thanksgiving three catholics from churches all over the archdioceses and gathered in in north baltimore to mark a symbolic milestone. >> we are just honored to be year. >> i'm just thankful. i will thank god that i and cap but. i do not think we can say that often enough. >> during his homily, he sank to the archdiocese and the cap book center for their support during his tenure. he also talked about the sanctity of marriage and the rights of catholics to live up moral convictions of their faith. >> it was really wonderful. his homily was cutting edge,

relevant. >> i was so proud of him for what he has done for the catholic community in baltimore. he has done a great job. >> i will continue to periphery. for this church. the premier church in baltimore. >> as far as who will replace him as archbishop, no successor has been announced. in the end, the pope will make the ultimate decision. sheldon dutes, wbal like in tv 11 news. >> at least five people are covering tonight after being stabbed in edgewood. it happen before midnight on metal would court. when they arrived, police found one man stabbed several times. three more victims approached police and around 3:30 a.m., a

fifth victim showed up with a stab wound to his lower torso. all five will be ok. police were busy this morning dealing with a belt shootings. one man died after he got into a fight in front of a 711 and was shot multiple times in the czech -- chest. the man was shot in east baltimore during an attempted robbery. a third man shot after being approached by six or seven men trying to rob him in east baltimore. duets 6:00, someone with shiny laser at a plane coming into bwi thoroughbred marshall last night. it happened around 8:30 p.m. and it was an air wisconsin plan that landed. no word on any suspects. a big win for maryland.

the lady troops beat georgia tech to play in the acc title. -- the lady terps beat georgia tech. >> it did not come easy. georgia tech had a shot at the in to tie it. this celebrate winning one of the best conferences in the country, 68-65. dominating once again. she is the acc player of the year and much more on her big afternoon coming up later in sports. the maryland men take virginia into overtime. >> straight ahead on 11 news at 6:00, two days away from super tuesday and romney picks up another endorsement. will the nominee finally b

>> president obama focused on a familiar topic at a pro-israel conference today. he hopes diplomacy backed by pressure will keep iran from producing a nuclear weapon. he also assured israel of his commitment to the country's security. it in commitment 2012, mitt romney has made another easy win in the washington state caucus. he scored a double digit victory on saturday. this is is for the campaign when from the road. this show of strength comes just days before the super tuesday. newt gingrich ran in a distant fourth. a marathon, not a

sprint. we are doing well. we feel this raises narrowing just like it should. >> 419 delegates up for grabs in 10 states, more than one-third the total needed to secure the nomination. still ahead, more on the acc win for the lady terps. incredible video coming in, a busy year for this volcano in italy. >> a quiet day today with some clouds and some try to produce some precipitation, but the real storm is back in illinois and iowa. we will talk more about that and wind will be here in just a moment. quiet and chile tonight. 41 at the airport. 44 downtown.

clucks take a look at the spectacular images coming from the direction of mount etna in italy. the eruption lasted about three hours. they say this is the third direction this year. so far, the volcanic activity has not had any impact on air traffic. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we have gone in closer on the radar to try to eliminate some of that. rereleasing precipitation down south and some snow shower

activity up in southwestern pennsylvania near pittsburgh. i did get a report from one of our people up in westminster that said the weather had briefs-hour or two. some of these clouds are trying to produce something, but it is not very substantial or significant battle. we will be watching this out about something else passes by. 48 was the high at the airport. 50 is the typical high for this time of year. the record is 80. the little short on the target, so did speak. 40-44 were the lows. 45 in annapolis. 43 ocean city. 37 in annapolis, so there could be is no place for two. getting progressively to learn as you move off to the west. only in the 20's in western maryland right now. satellite shows the clouds, but

these are not very significant. more clouds to the west, and here's what is triggering some of the snow shower activity in pennsylvania. there is a weak cool front there. this is coming out over canada and it is moving into western tennessee and kentucky. it's generating more serious brain activity. it is supposed to pass to our south in the next 24 hours. the prime target for any precipitation will be south of us. ahead of that clipper, just to this out, there is quite a rush of warm air. get us time and we will get into it. clear has settled in over the eastern part of the country. this is on the way. we have to get this clipper out of the way first. futurecast shows the chance for the clippers or two tonight with is no place for two. most of the action will be to

the south, southwest. sprinkle or blurry as a possibility. 27 lapin 34 overnight. west wind that ton miles per hour. a mix of sun and clouds and a light windstream >> but looks like no accumulation. it should pass off to the south. there will love -- be nothing baltimore. temperatures above the same as today. a little bit of a disturbance stemming to the south and moving off very quickly. then once we get past this, we will be all right for a few days. we will see dry weather. 46 tomorrow. 45 tomorrow. 60 on wednesday. and while they on thursday, 65. a chance of rain with a cold front on friday. there may even be some thunder. we will cool down a little bit.

>> a big celebration as the maryland women's basketball team gets a@

>> from the susquehanna by export center, this is a love and sports. >> and maryland women got lost in the acc schauble for a little while this season. let -- this love the terps on heralded. they got their swagger back. now they have everyone's attention. the amazing skilled of alyssa thomas. a nice time for a career high of 29, but this is running a little bit late. this is good for two.

jackets of 62-61. tied at 63 obovate turnover -- with the ball. tech did not do it. maryland it never troubles again. spending in all the way through. having elected type. no good. maryland hangs on with 10 htc take -- titles, the most in the conference. two weeks until the n.c.a.a. tournament. back on campus, the maryland men had birdie ended the hopes for an at large bid, but one of them heard virginia chances and kept them from earning a first-round tournament by in the acc tournament. virginia is always fun for a rival. they have to contain mike scott. scott putting it back. and he's killed maryland all

year. 28-20, virginia. 17 points, 10 rebounds. this can out of baltimore, terps down just one. late second half. knocking down a jumper but a foot on the line. putting virginia up three with time running down. here is an answer -- my goodness. going into overtime. in overtime, another jumper. a career high 35 points. terps down two. uncontested a comer virginia breaking into the comcast center and they will be the eighth seed in the acc tournament playing thursday afternoon. this will be only the second in school history just two wins away with top seed eye on the upsetting will live today.

the other semifinal against siena. they can up said, that will be a break, but as well. getting the kids attention, and it works. olson with a topshop. 24 topshop -- 24-21 loyola. my goodness. only shots of encouragement doctor that big block. walker, the big scene on the receiving end of that value. 12 inside with two minutes to play. the orioles beginning their season monday with a pair of games. it's hard not to get a little excited to take. maybe they will look like they did the last month of 2011. the first round draft pick, his promises awesome. enter squad games and he has the

skills as advertised. >> it's real fun. last time we played this was the high school instructional league. hitting the face the middle part of their lineup was really fun. i got to learn some things, too. >> we will have fun watching him. please stay with us. please stay with us. the forecast com

>> it stealing a little bit chilly today. you know, winter is not over yet until the 20th. we might see a little bit of a mix of precipitation tomorrow, but pretty light. 46 behind. 45 tuesday. then we will get into the 60's. not too bad over the weekend. >> that does for 11 news at 6. nightly news is next. we will see you back at 11.

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