and a fewer 20's clouds. we'll get to the morning commute drive. a clipper storm will pass south of us. a chance for some rain or snow showers. the best chance into southern maryland. high temperature of 44. we will come back and discuss that storm in great detail. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. it is a nice start. speeds around 56 on the northeast side from parkville over towards towson. 57 on the west side. running smoothly down towards edmondson. 65 on the harrisburg expressway down from padonia road. we will enjoyed a quiet ride. this is 795 at franklin

boulevard. volume is building in the southbound direction. this is traffic in the area of york road. outer loop traffic, a very nice start towards the j.f.x. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> two firefighters are recovering from injuries battling a fire overnight. they were called to a burning home in arnold. ceiling collapsed injuring two firefighters. smoke detectors allowed family inside the home to escape safely. no word on what started that fire. police want to know how a girl ended up dead in an alley.

>> her body was found in northeast baltimore on sunday. kim dacey joins us live with the latest on the investigation. >> family members say the girl is 13 years old. she was out roller skating with some friends but did not come home. she was reported missing 1:00 on sunday morning. her brother was out looking for her and found her body in an alley in the 1600 block of cliftview avenue. police say her body shows signs of trauma. her family was devastated by the news. >> she was a good kid. she went to the school right here. would never had any problems. she was a good kid. >> the autopsy is scheduled today.

detectives continued to investigate. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> officials are searching for information about 5 weekend stabbings in edgewood. they take place late saturday night. three more stabbing victims approach the officers. all five victims will be ok. a deadly shooting this morning in northeast baltimore. somebody shot terrence joyner multiple times in the chest following a fight near 7-eleven. >> dozens of communities are waking up once again to scenes of devastation. jay gray is a closer look. >> better tournedos are waking

up to anything but a normal monday. the high school has been torn apart. there are other signs of survival. working to pile up what they can. others are sifting through the rubble. >> she is probably 70 and she lost everything except what we could pull out. >> more than three dozen families set know they will not find anything in this debris. they have lost loved ones in this storm. a toddler was found fighting for life in the field. yesterday she passed away after being pulled from life-support. >> we are going to pray and i

will tell that little girl, i am going to tell her that it is time for her to meet her mommy and daddy. >> those left behind now fight their overwhelming grief as they face the difficult struggle to survive. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for the latest forecast, follow us on verizon fios 460. you can get weather updates on facebook, twitter, and are website, wbaltv.com. >> it is the day before super tuesday. mitt romney is hoping to win most of the states. tracie potts has more.

>> what president obama said about iran brought strong reaction from the campaign trail because there is too much talk of war. last few weeks, such talks has only benefited the iranian government by driving up the price of oil. >> the best thing that happened is that iran without a nuclear weapon. >> the world will change. >> the candidates are laser focused on super tuesday. >> i have good support in florida. >> ohio will be a big prize. >> we have a grass-roots campaign and we're hanging in there. >> newt gingrich is predicting a decisive win in georgia.

ron paul could make his strongest showing in virginia. he has been attacking rick santorum. >> is there a deal? obviously not. >> rick santorum has an edge in ohio and tennessee. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 31 degrees on tv hill. the virginia tech shootings are the subject of a hearing today. >> rush limbaugh issues an apology. >> this is 95 north of the beltway. more on weather and traffic when more on weather and traffic when we come right back

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>> welcome back. 5:10. 36 degrees downtown. temperatures into the 20's in some areas. the skies will thicken up with some clouds. 29 in parkton. 29 in mount berairy. a slight chance we could see eight rain or snow chance, mostly south of baltimore. high temperature near 44 degrees. we will come back and check the seven day forecast going into next weekend.

>> a civil trial begins stemming from the deadly 2007 virginia tech shooting massacre. the president is expected to explain his actions on the witness stand. the lawsuit involves the parents of two students that were killed. president obama welcomes benjamin netanyahu to the white house for meetings today. they are at odds over iran. experts say their talks are unlikely to change. >> rush limbaugh apologizes to student.ge a georgetown law in a statement, he said he did

not mean to attack her and chose the wrong words. several advertisers pulled commercials from his show. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:12. 31 degrees on tv hill. what exactly do 3-g and 4-g mean? >> one company is testing tv programming for your dog. >> we have an accident in edgewood. we will check on the major we will check on the major roads

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. no delays to beat him with at the moment. we have an accident in edgewood to watch for at route 24 and 755. looking good on the north side over towards the west side. speeds around 60 just beyond 70. no problems on 97 north and southbound. travelling towards 100, checking in at 66. this is 795 at franklin

boulevard. you can see some construction off to the right shoulder. moving well north and southbound at franklin boulevard. this is the north side of york road. this portion of the beltway running smoothly. you may start to see some delays to the curtis creek drawbridge construction projects. we are up to speed of the major roads. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we have a few diversions on the buses. 30 bus with a diversion at edmondson and swann. metro subway on time. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. the skies are basically clear. we will see some cloud cover moving in.

a pretty impressive storm passing south of us. 29 in parkton. there are some clouds moving in from the west. the skies are clear. a clipper storm is coming in from the mountains and it has an energy with it and moving into west virginia. the trajectory of the storm is hard to tell but i think it will stay south of us. i think this will miss us to the south. we have a 20% chance for a rain shower just in case that sneaks up towards baltimore. the best chance will be off to the south for some precipitation. there could be some snow across northern virginia and into southern maryland, some accumulating snow south of d.c. once again baltimore mrs. the

snow -- misses the snow. variable clouds with a slight chance for a rain or snow sure, mostly south of baltimore. the average high temperature is 50 degrees. we will be below average today. the record is 83. clearing tonight and chilly. temperatures drop back into the 20's. the seven-day forecast -- some beautiful weather the next couple days. 60 on wednesday. 65 on thursday appeared we will see a chance for some rain on a thursday afternoon and into friday morning as we head into the weekend with highs on the 50's on saturday. >> the number of people using

credit ian's hit a record. more than 1 million americans had a credit union account last year. that brings the number of members to nearly 92 million, a record. your tv is going to the dogs. dog tv targets k-9 viewers. their test marketing this in san diego -- they are test marketing this in san diego and there are plans to move across the country. very interesting. apple is expected to make a big announcement later this week. many of us did not quite understand what 3g or 2g means or why that is just important. chris cochrane looks at some

answers -chris clackum- . stay >> a step ahead -- >> stay a step ahead. wireless companies touting 4g while some are still confused by 3g. >> the whole g way of county is a way of accounting. this is the fastest throughputs. -year-old pc dial-up internet access. >> it is all about the upload and download times. >> superfast network connections are imperative. people use smart phones for work

and pleasure or watching movies. >> your connections can get 10 times the throughput of a 3g connection and some networks is radically faster. >> 4g is expected to solve 3g's most persistent problem -- the dreaded dropped call. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tech jobs are blowing up. united continental hit some turbulence over the weekend. jane king has the bloomberg business report. did you know what g meant? >> i think i heard at some point but i have trouble keeping up. i'm getting too old. good morning.

the continental website on saturday began redirecting traffic over to united. that switchover was bumpy. to seek outhad help.t fs for they have to train new workers on this new software. public pension funds rose 60% in the year ending june 30. we're under some pressure this morning. mostly lower energy shares dragging as crude oil dropped per barrel. tech jobs are booming again.

this is up from zerio in 2007, the iphone was introduced. it has nearly doubled their work force in the past six months and is looking to hire even more. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> it seems it is all about teh apphe apps these days. >> the 25 billionth app was just sold. oreo cooking hitting a milestone. >> 5:23. 31 degrees on tv hill. dr. seuss outdoes the movie competition.

>> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think rush limbaugh's apology, for remarks made about sandra fluke, is sufficient? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> the number-one movie at the box office was just what the doctor ordered. >> [screams] >> ow. question -- what are they doing here? what are you doing here? >> we're talking about dr. seuss' "the lorax," the biggest opening weekend of the year.

it is based on the popular children's book and features the voice of taylor swift. >>"project x," $20.8 million. >> "act of valor," $13.7 million. 31 degrees on tv hill. >> baltimore police are investigating how a girl ended up dead in an alley. i am kim dacey with the latest on the investigation. >> gop hopefuls have one last day to make their pitches before super tuesday. i have the latest on the campaign trail coming up. >> things will warm up nicely this week. you'll like the seven-day

forecast. >> tracking one accident in edgewood. we'll check got the rest of the we'll check got the rest of the major

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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. [laughter] you know they're all john collins fans. he has to hire security. hole.igging my own ha those clouds will thicken up and we could see it rain or snow chance. the best chance of the south of

baltimore. the morning commute will be just fine. later today there will be a clipper storm that passes to the south of us. there could be accumulating snow in the southern maryland shore counties. the shield of snow is over baltimore again and i think we will miss this storm. >> right now the roads look good. the only problem is in edgewood. we have an accident to route 24 approaching the 95 overpass. be careful. 61 on the north side traveling over towards providence. on the west side, 61 in just past 70. so far so good on most of the major roadways. a bit of a delay through the construction zone to and from the curtis creek drawbridge. this is 95 at 543.

no problems to report in this area of harford county. this is the j.f.x. at ruxton road. southbound traffic not tracking any delays down towards 28. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the race for the white house is entering the home stretch. >> one day left before voters go to the polls in 10 states. tara mergener has this morning's report. good morning. >> this is a potentially pivotal moment in this race and may provide a clue as to whether anyone can stop mitt romney. deciding races may be ohio. mitt romney -- >> government keeps on raising

your taxes. >> and rick santorum running neck and neck. >> this is a tough state for us. we have a money disadvantage. with a great grassroots campaign. >> ohio has a large number of delegates and could play key role in deciding which republican gets the nomination. voters in 10 states will go to the polls. mitt romney got a boost with an endorsement from the house majority leader. >> mitt romney is the only candidate who was put forward a bold plan for the future. >> newt gingrich is counting on a victory in his home state of georgia. >> you lose all credibility if the folks who know you best repudiate you. >> ron paul needs a break. >> in alaska there's a chance we will come out with a majority of the delegates. in iowa and north dakota, as

well. >> mitt romney is getting some help from former first lady barbara bush. she is sending out robocalls on his behalf in ohio and vermont. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a disturbing story. the body of a girl is found under trash bags in an alley. the discovery made by her brother. this happened in the 6000 block of cliftview avenue. kim dacey has the latest on the case. >> family members say the girl is monae turnage. she was out with their friends on saturday night but she did not come home. >> what kind of figured that something had to have happen because she didn't come all and that is not like your.

>> she says her niece went roller skating with friends on saturday night but never came home. the famine reported her missing around 1:00 a.m. her brother found her body on cliftview avenue in northeast baltimore. >> the boys are walking the alleys and they had been walking the alice all but lot trying to find your. >> she does set some signs of trauma. >> people in that neighborhood watched police activity as they started the investigation last bite and are saddened by the news. >> it saddens my heart. it does. i pray for the whole neighborhood all the time. >> you have to turn yourself in. >> her mother was visibly upset.

she said she will be sorely missed. >> she was a good kid. she went to the school right here. she never had any problems. she was a good kid. >> the autopsy is scheduled for today. that will tell detectives how she died. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the fbi is teaming up with the faa to investigate an incident at bwi airport. a plane was hit by a laser. the plane did land safely. a special mass showing gratitude to baltimore. cardinal o'brien thank them for their support for is tenure as archbishop.

successor has not been named. >> rush limbaugh apologizes to the georgetown university law student. he said this was an attempt to force americans to pay for her sexual activities. he said he chose the wrong words. several advertisers pulled commercials from his show. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think rush limbaugh's apology, for remarks made about sandra fluke, is sufficient? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. 5:37. 31 degrees on tv hill. does hearing your kids snore keep you up at night? >> teenagers are sneaking out of the house.

>> we are tracking 1 accident in harford county.

>> welcome back. 36 degrees downtown. in the 20's in the suburbs. the weather will be quiet. a storm is passing to the south of us. 35 in annapolis. 29 at the airport. 28 in westminster. a storm will pass south of us turn the middle of the day. a slight chance for some rain or snow showers. the best chance will be from baltimore on south and that it

clears up later today. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend. >> dear little ones snore when they sleep -- do your little ones snore when they sleep? >> sleep problems often precede behavioral problems. they could be more likely to develop hyperactivity by age 7. sleep disorders could decrease oxygen levels in the brain. or your teenagers going to sleep at night -- are your teenagers going to sleep at night? >> teenagers were serve rate and those who secretly left home at night or more likely to smoke and drink alcohol. this is more common among kids

living in cities and those with troubled relationships with their parents. >> 31 degrees on tv hill. oyola one win away from dancing. >> we have an improvised play in baltimore. >> a chance of showers today in baltimore.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a smooth start on the major roadways. we start in edgewood. southbound 24 approaching 95 we have an accident clearing. 64 on southbound -- running

smoothly on the west side traveling down towards edmondson. 63 on 70 in towards the beltway. a quiet start to look forward to. this is 295. this is southbound traffic and it is building at 175. this is in the area of the key bridge because of the construction. a nice start as well. tunnel traffic moving without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> moving along nicely on the rails. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. light rail and metro subway on schedule. the one bus with a diversion.

now back to tony pann. >> thank you pierre we are tracking a clipper storm out of the great lakes. -- thank you. ava marie is getting ready for big prime-time spot on "saturday night live." >> we're talking about a big play in baltimore and it is all improvised. no script. interesting concept. we're not far from the tv hill. i'm here with the director and one of the players. interesting concept. >> from the audience perspective, it will feel like a polite except you'll see the director and the stage manager. we built the set and props in front of you. eight players make the play happen but you have no idea what

it will be every night. >> that takes a lot of skills from an actor's point of view. >> they are all improvises including the late director and the sound director, working together. it is coming together well. >> you had a show last weekend. you're giving a good analogy about improv. >> it is like a sport with rules. you know what is supposed to happen. with tennis, you serve and somebody will receive. but you don't know who will win the tennis match. >> press got was dressing you --

prescott was dressing you. you have a couple of shows coming up. >> you can go to bigimprov.org. >> some audience interaction and all improvised. we see it snow on the raider back into west virginia and virginia -- we see snow on the radar. i like the idea of that. >> kind of like to the weather. people ask me why i stumble around. and make those mistakes in my head. it is all my fault. anchors can blame it on the script. thank you.

that is difficult to do. 29 in parkton. we're watching a storm system coming on the mountains. skies are clear around baltimore. you can see the clouds a thickening up off to the west. this is a pretty potent storm. this will drop some snow into the mountains and back into the essential part of virginia. we might get clipped but the topside of the storm around baltimore. best chance for rain or snow will be from baltimore on south. accumulating snow across southern maryland, maybe two or 3 inches of snow in the mountains of virginia. once again, baltimore will miss a snowstorm. we will say variable clouds with a chance for a couple of rain or

snow showers and that will be during the middle of the day. the best chance will be south of town. tonight, clearing in chilly. temperatures drop back into the 20's. the seven-day forecast -- some nice weather coming up. 50 on tuesday. 60 on wednesday. a chance for rain late thursday into friday morning. it should clear up as we head into the weekend. >> thank you. the 31 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. what's better then a s'more?

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>> good morning. we begin with college basketball. the loyola greyhound's one win away moving on to the ncaa tournament. the coach was not happy with how the team started. he learned at the lap of gary williams. and of the half. lob to shane walker. second half, they pull away. loyola wins. a win and they go to the ncaa tournament. senior day at maryland yesterday.

sean mosley played well. he lowers his shoulder. he gets a feed from terrell stoglin. he had 17 points. second-half. for gmac nice run -- virginia makes a nice run. for the tie -- gets it. they go to overtime. virginia win s it. maryland and wake forest on thursday -- virginia wins it. alyssa thomas, 29 for maryland.

the honda classic. tiger woods was on his game. he is quite sure shots back of mcalroy.y is tiger back? the number-one player in the world after winning the honda classic. orioles opened exhibition season tonight. a double header against the rays and the pirates. >> police give a vote of no- confidence to don leopold and the police chief. >> all those videogames your kids' plight might not be such a bad idea. what colleges are offering the gamers of the world. >> one way to keep busy -- they

created out of snow. >> we have a nice warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> 1 accident in harford county .

>> a girl turns up dead in an alley. i have details in a live report. >> picking up the pieces after deadly tornadoes ripped through deadly tornadoes ripped through the tennessee