>> the family of a girl is questioning why her death was ruled an accident. >> it is super tuesday. what is at stake as voters go to the polls. >> judge rules against maryland's handgun law. we want to know what you think. >> it is another chilly starts today. [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 am lisa robinson. >> i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> it is going to warm up? >> i think we will be close to 50. it is kind of cold this morning. no concerns about snow or ice. the wind is calm. sunshine today. upper 40's to around 50 degrees, which is average for this time of year. we have a nice warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> good morning. not bad. a smooth ride on the north side, 62 over towards the harrisburg expressway. 58 traveling down from 795.

looking good out of the owings mills area. so far so good at the fort mchenry. 895 looking good as well. we start on southbound 95. 10 minutes to travel down to 32. eight minutes -- 11 minutes on the outer loop west side. this is 83 at padonia road. no problems to report all the way down. a nice start on the harrisburg expressway. 70 east and westbound is delay- free. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the next hurdle in the race for the white house. >> tara mergener joins us live with with this morning's report.

good morning to you. >> super tuesday has the biggest delegate payout. the stakes are high. it is the busiest day of the primary season. a potential turning point in an unpredictable race. 10 states will vote. the prize -- >> ohio, we could have a good day tomorrow. >> ohio, where polls now show mitt romney -- >> you have a big say as to who our nominee is going to be. >> gaining on rick santorum. no republican has even gone on to be president without winning the buckeye state first. >> we are here for a reason. because on experience, on principle, on values, on energy, and enthusiasm, and grit. >> we need to have a president who understands the economy if we're going to fix the economy.

>> confident about his prospects in the south including in his home state of georgia, newt gingrich is looking for a campaign revival. and ron paul is hoping alaska gives him his first victory of the campaign. 1/3 of the delegates needed to win the nomination are awarded on super tuesday. >> thank you. this is not the biggest super tuesday ever. there were nearly two dozens contests back in 2008. >> an accident that what city police are calling the death of a girl, monae turnage. two boys are charged in connection with the case. kim dacey has more on the story.

>> monae turnage's body was found under trash bags in an alley in northeast baltimore sunday. her family reported her missing after she did not come home after she was out with friends on saturday night. police say monae was accidentally shot in the chest while handling a rifle at a friend's house. the turnage family does not believe it was an accident because the 12- and 13-year-old boys who were with monae when she died did not call 911. instead, police say the boys panicked and stuffed her body under trash bags in an alley. then the family says they pretended to be upset over her disappearance, joining in the search for monae, and eventually guiding her brother to her body. >> that's an accident? "oh, i shot my friend or i hurt my friend. i'm going to call the police immediately, 911. i'm going to get some help." but not hold the body and have the family looking and calling and pretending that you do not know what is going on. >> the boys are charged as

juveniles with involuntary manslaughter. more charges could be filed once they figure out who owns the gun and how the kids got a hold of it. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we are following breaking news. fire crews on the scene of a town house fire. it broke out just after 3:00 a.m. this morning on cutler harbor. 80s too close to firefighters about an hour to control the blaze. there were no reports of any injuries. police are searching for information about a dead the case of aggravated assaults. it happened last night on west mulberry street. one man died at the scene and another was rushed to a hospital

with serious injuries. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. police continue their no- confidence voting process for john leopold today. residents waiting on allegations of misconduct by leopold last night. he was charged with misusing security to campaign for him and to facilitate sexual encounters between him and the employee. this was initiated monday. >> if our members speak out and say they don't have confidence in him, he should step aside. >> police officers are voted on a new police chief. the chief was informed about the alleged police campaign work but took no action. >> the maryland legislative

session is in jeopardy of being extended if the budget cannot be balanced. based discuss how to phase-in the proposed split of teacher pension costs with the county over more than a year instead of all once. they are looking to an increase in state personal income tax. the house is looking at increasing the tax for the top wage earners. maryland's handgun law is ruled unconstitutional, according to a judge. it violates the second amendment, the right to bear arms. a victim was unable to renew a permit when it could not show he had been the subject of threats. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you agree with maryland's law

requiring residents to give a substantial reason to carry a handgun? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >>6:09. 28 degrees on tv hill. $336 million -- the prize in the third largest powerball jackpot in history. how much could be lucky winner be taking home today? >> you will not need a dime to rent the movie later this week. >> we are live at the safeway in towson this morning. we will have the contest shopping spree when we come back. >> we have an accident in havre de grace. de grace.

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good cause. we're live at the safeway towson and talking about healthy harvests for the hungry. they are focusing on healthier food for the homeless. heather, you won this contest. you get to keep all the food you collected. how do you feel? >> pretty good. >> you are the mother of two and you said they are home watching. what kind of food are you hoping to grab? >> snacks for the girls and diapers. this helps because i have not worked for a while. it is nice with two kids. >> we're trying to promote the

healthy harvests for the hungry. this is a food drive all week long. you can shop and donate to the maryland food bank. you can grab a bag that is presorted. you have two minutes and you can grab as much food as you can. are you ready? good luck. and she is off. she is starting with the snacks. she is fighting food for her family. that is some healthy juice. this benefits the healthy harvests for the hungry and this goes to the week. you can donate three your mail carrier. your mail carrier will pick it up. we have corporate sponsors.

let's check the forecast. we have high pressure in control. we will go back to tony. what a great story. she is going through the nee meats. >> good for her. hopefully she can fill that cart up. thank you, ava. a great organization, the maryland food bank. it will be a nice day today. a little on the chilly side. we have the colder temperatures this morning. the wind will shift to the southwest and will get in on the warmer temperatures later this week. a disturbance is coming across

that is producing some snow showers across ohio and michigan. that will stay north of us. some of the clouds may make it down into maryland. you may see some clouds later this afternoon. it is a cold start. 26 at the airport. make sure the kids at the bus stop or in the winter gear. the average high temperature for today is 50 degrees and will be in that neighborhood. temperatures drop back into the 20's at 40's tonigh30's tonight. 65 on thursday. a chance for some rain thursday night and into friday morning. that should clear up over the weekend. dry on saturday and sunday.

daylight saving time kicks in at this weekend. 6:17. >> good morning. a few new problems. we start in havre de grace along pulaski highway at robin hood road. watch for possible delays. 57 on the north side. 53 on the west side. one more problem on route 32 in sykesville. this is 95 and looking good. you can take that as an alternate to pulaski highway. this is 795 at franklin boulevard. nothing out of the ordinary make

your way down towards the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the teenager accused of opening fire inside an ohio high school is due back in court today. prosecutors say t.j. lane walked into the cafeteria and started shooting at random. five students were hit. he faces three counts of aggravated murder. the winner of the third largest powerball jackpot in history collects their jackpot today. $336 million. the winner will take the jackpot in a lump sum or over 30 years. >> be aware of the poison being

sent to your cell phone. a survey found one in five users had experienced a security threat with their device. one might lure you into completing a survey. this thursday, red box is inviting everybody to enjoy a free one night movie rental to say thank you for help them cross the two billion mark. use a promotion code on their facebook page and it is valid for thursday only. healthier happy meals. jane king has the bloomberg business report.

>> good morning. health advocates have advocated the risks of drinking soda. some sodas can have high levels of a chemical that causes tumors in animals. the fda says it is reviewed the complaint as the reason to believe that the substance presents any risk. a consumer would have to drink 1000 cans of soda a day. mcdonald's happy meals are getting healthier. they are pushing a couple slices and fat-free chocolate milk. you'll see a new tv commercials with new characters. stocks falling yesterday giving

two- s&p the twothe s&p its bit day loss since january. the bloomberg maryland index did have a boost. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 28 degrees on tv hill. loyola university is going dancing. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a few new problems to add to the list. route 40 at robin hood road, watch for possible delays because of a fuel spill. 95 is a much better bet. 59 on the north side over towards the harrisburg expressway. 52 on the west side traveling past 795. an accident in sykesville the we are tracking. this is 95 to and from the havre de grace region. so far so good at the moment.

this is baltimore national pike. traffic is starting to develop that delay as you make your way down towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. we have clear skies. temperatures drop into the 20's in some areas. 28 in chestertown on the eastern shore. mostly sunny skies today. temperatures will climb into 50's.pper 40's and " 50low here is keith mills, the man. >> thank you. good morning. the oil men's basketball team will catch a flight from boston men's oil men'loyola

basketball team will catch a flight from boston. a big night for the greyhounds in white. a good start for erik etherly. jimmy patsos grew up in the boston area. fairfield took the lead at the half. loyola features three local players and they all came up big. number 3, right there from cardinal gibbons. the greyhounds never trailed again. this one came down to the final second. loyola up three. shane walker gets the rebound. loyola wins the maac championship.

i wonder what jimmy patsos drove in 1994. this is domonique foxworth. he was released by the ravens yesterday. he was banged up because of knee injuries. he had a huge impact in the community. his role was limited at best if he came back. the ravens may still re-signed hi him. the orioles won the american league east in 1997. brian matusz with the exhibition start last night against the pirates. it was a shaky start. that was a double right there

that scores a run. another run. 10-3, the pirates win. chris tillman starts today. hats off to loyola university. that is a big deal. >> 28 degrees on tv hill. >> police have ruled a girl's death an accident but the family does not agree. i will explain. >> the baltimore city council president takes a bold step in an attempt to fix problems created by the water billing system. >> we're live at the safeway in towson where we're shopping for the healthy harvest for the hungry. teams will collect food. you guys are going -- 3, two,

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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. >> i am lisa robinson. thank you for joining us this morning. >> we have a nice warmup on tap. it is chilly this morning. make sure the kids this morning have their winter gear. upper 40's to around 50 this afternoon with lots of sunshine. we'll show you the seven forecast going into the weekend in just a few minutes -- the seven-day forecast. >> police are calling the shooting death of a girl accidental. the family disagrees. >> now two young boys are charged in connection with her death. kim dacey joins us live to explain. >> her family is questioning why

it was an accident the boys did not call 911 for help but instead hit her body under some trash bags in an alley. the turnage family home was packed last night with loved ones mourning the loss of 13- year-old monae. they spent sunday searching for the eighth-grader after she failed to come home from a skating trip with friends. just before dark, her brother discovered her body under trash bags in an alley near belair road. >> devastating. that boy is -- he has been totally withdrawn. he's been very quiet. >> police say monae was accidentally shot in the chest while handling a rifle at a friend's house. >> i don't believe it. i don't believe that story. >> the turnage family does not believe it because the 12- and 13-year-old boys who were with monae when she died did not call 911. >> that's an accident? "oh, i shot my friend or i hurt my friend. i'm going to call the police immediately, 911. i'm going to get some help." but not hold the body and have the family looking and calling and pretending that you do not know what is going on. >> police say the boys stuffed

monae's body under trash bags in this alley. then the family says they pretended to be upset over her disappearance, joining in the search for monae, and eventually guiding her brother to her body. monae's family is haunted by the thought that she may have survived if the boys had called for help. >> i said heartless because you put the body in the backyard and put bags on it, and that is not a friend. >> the boys are charged as juveniles with involuntary manslaughter. more charges could be filed when they figure out who owns the gun and how the kids got ahold of it. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jack young takes what he called a bold step in response to an audit that uncovers flaws in the water billing system. the audit revealed more than

30,000 customers were overbuild totaling $4.3 million while some customers were not billed at all. he wants a moratorium in place until a more fair billing system is created. >> opponents of a controversial drilling technique want to assess a fee. the retroactive $10 per acre feet would apply to land lease for hydraulic fracking. that extracts the gas by blasting through layers of shale rock. the bill would pay for a safe jeweling study commission by governor o'malley last year. there will be a news conference in annapolis this morning before a version of that bill is heard. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your

morning commute. kind of busy out there. we start on route 40 at roblin hut road. we have an accident. you may want to consider 95. 58 on the north side. a little bit of a delay on the west side, 34 just past 795 and continuing down to baltimore national pike. we have an accident on route 32 in sykesville. there's a leak in that area. we will update you on delays. nothing major in the white marsh area. going away from us is southbound traffic. we're seeing a delay at baltimore national pike. sunshine ending to those delays. you'll see delays down to baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is at the safeway in

towson this morning. >> i love grocery shopping but i think this is the most fun i have ever had at a safeway. we're collecting food for healthy harvest for the hungry. we have some beautiful and handsome children this morning. york shopping spree is coming up -- your shopping spree is coming up. and they are off. i'm here with the founder of healthy harvest for the hungry and the director of public affairs. so great that safer is involved with this. >> nothing more basic than helping needy people who need food. >> safeway is one of the locations you can donate food. >> every safeway is donating food.

we have bags of food you can purchase for $10. >> this runs all through this week. you founded this whole thing. incredible. >> it is so easy to participate. put it next your mailbox and the mail carrier will do the rest. caldwell banker is third. it is easy but the people have to get involved. we have to get them to participate. >> this year you're focusing on a healthy food. >> food banks get food that is often high in food content. we want to make human beings more healthy. >> so nice to talk with you this morning.

you can put it right next your mailbox. we see dry conditions. we're warming up into the 60's midweek. increasing chances for rain on thursday night. mostly quiet for the weekend. we go back to the news desk. >> having a new baby girl may make anyone a proud mama bear. what about triplets? >> how do you tell a friend you do not want to see them anymore? in some cases, it is easy as in some cases, it is easy as hitting a

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users who decided to unfriend other members increase to 63% last year. women were second-guessing their online french ships the most -- frierndships the most. if i did have a facebook friend, i would unfriend the person who is pretending to be me. cannot do anything about it. 6:42. 28 degrees on tv hill. >> we are your friends, stan. your morning commute is looking pretty good. we do have a couple of accidents to talk about. >> q. did not want me posting that page -- you did not want me

posting that page? temperatures in the 20's. a lot of sunshine and a beautiful sunrise in a few minutes.

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facilitating sexual encounters between him and date employee. police officers also voting on the police chief. a judge says the maryland law which requires residents to give a reason to carry a handgun law violates the second amendment. the ruling stems from a case involving a victim who was not able to renew a permit when it could not show he was the subject of threats outside of his residence. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you agree with maryland's law requiring residents to give a substantial reason to carry a handgun?

>> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a closure in sykesville at route 32 because of a fuel spill leftover from an accident. west side delays in place from 795. we are tracking an accident at pulaski highway in havre de grace. be extra careful. 95 a better bet. this is 95 out of white marsh. no promise to report on to the beltway. a smooth start over towards the towson region until you get to the west side of the beltway. this is the beltway in the area of baltimore national pike. you can see a lot of sunshine

and the delays are falling into place in the outer loop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie joins us live from the towson safeway. >> we're collecting food for the maryland food bank. now it is my turn. she will narrate walleye focus on healthy foods. i have two minutes. here we go. >> she is grabbing salad dressing. when you have it produce, you want the salad dressing. and here we are. tuna fish. nothing like healthy tuna fish in water, not oil. now chicken. nice perishable items that can

go to items who are in need. we're stopping. we have 30 seconds. we're grabbing brown rice, pasta, beans. ava is on the move. more rice, more beans, more pasta. even a little cous-cous. here we go. canned vegetables. we have one minute left. low-sodium soups. grap some soups. some bean soups. she is under pressure. pressure like she is never experienced before but we're doing it. the green vegetables are behind you.

the green vegetables are behind you. 30 seconds left. green beans. lima beans. we have corn. we have beets. we have more corn. we have spinach. we have asparagus. sweet potatoes. succotash. the time is up. ava is done. >> that was stressful. this will go to the healthy harvest for the hungry. you can go to safeway and add some donations. a storm coming in later in the week. the big can of big greens was

the best thing i got. >> outstanding effort. wanda is our director of public affairs. she needs some play-by-play tips from keith mills. >> my goodness. that was like a sports play-by- play. >> maybe some more espn. thank you, ava. thank you to wanda. ava is out of breath. you can go down, say hi and make a donation. high pressure on the east coast. you can see some light snow in ohio and back into michigan and parts of the southern parts of

canada. this will pass north of us. we will not get any precipitation out of this. the skies are clear at the present time. maybe some high, thin clouds will drift in. 26 at the airport. 21 in westminster. sunshine is the forecast. high temperatures into the upper 40's and low 50's. mostly clear tonight and chilly. temperatures into the 20's and low 30's. we will have to 65 -- will he wl hit 65 on thursday. daylight savings time begins this weekend. turn your clocks ahead one hour

on saturday night before you go to bed. >> police ruled the death of a girl this weekend an accident. two boys are charged after police say all three were playing with a gun. kim dacey joins us live with the story. >> monae turnage's body was found under trash bags in an alley in northeast baltimore sunday. her family reported her missing after she did not come home after she was out with friends on saturday night. police say monae was accidentally shot in the chest while handling a rifle at a friend's house. the turnage family does not believe it was an accident because the 12- and 13-year-old boys who were with monae when she died did not call 911. instead, police say the boys panicked and stuffed her body under trash bags in an alley. then the family says they pretended to be upset over her disappearance, joining in the search for monae, and eventually guiding her brother

to her body. the boys are charged as juveniles with involuntary manslaughter. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 28 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day.

>> we have a handful of accidents in the last few minutes. on northbound 95, we have a crash at 175. a fuel spill in sykesville.

a disabled vehicle causes some delays approaching eastern avenue. watch for an accident at pulaski highway and roblin hood road with a fuel spill -- robin hood road. this is the west side delays. they are in place in the outer loop. >> temperatures close to 50 today and 60 over the next few days. we'll be in the 60's on wednesday and thursday. >>if you're looking for more 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. > what's better then a s'more?

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