more on the biggest day of the campaign, coming up. >> one of the nfl's most prolific quarterbacks is shown the door. >> it warm-up is on the way. the forecast as we continue right now. [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. >> take a jacket and you can shed it later in the day. it is in the low 30's right now. it will be into the low 60's later today. 33 degrees are now at the airport. then we will add 30 and we should make it up to 63 today.

we will see plenty of sunshine today. we do have some rain in the seven-day forecast. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. not bad out there. one accident on was down 100 involving three vehicles. you'll start to see some delays. you may see some delays in the city. lexington street is blocked because of police activity. moving well on the north and west side. building in volume past liberty. five minutes on southbound 95 from the split down to the fort mchenry. 10 minutes on southbound 95 from the beltway down towards 32. eight minutes on southbound 895 down to the harbor tunnel. this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. southbound traffic -- you can see construction.

this is york road and we're seeing a buildup in volume. brake lights at the outer loop at york road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the biggest night on the gop primary calendar has come to a close. voters weighed in on the choice for the nominee on super tuesday. >> mitt romney scored the biggest prize of the night. tara mergener joins us from our washington bureau this morning. good morning. >> good morning. as expected, it was a fight to the finish for the gop front- runners. that carries in ohio was close -- that key race in ohio was close. >> and i'm not going to let you down. i'm going to get this

nomination. [cheers] >> a super tuesday for mitt romney, who after a fight to the finish with rick santorum, squeaked out a win in ohio, the day's biggest prize. >> tonight we're doing some counting. we're counting up the delegates for the convention and it looks good. >> romney was also victorious in five other states -- vermont, virginia, idaho, alaska, and his home state of massachusetts. >> thank you. >> on the busiest campaign day yet, santorum earned bragging rights in some of the most republican states in the country -- oklahoma, tennessee, and north dakota, raising fresh doubts about romney's ability to rally the conservative vote. >> we have won in the west, the midwest, in the south, and we're ready to win across this country. [cheers] >> newt, newt, newt, newt! >> newt gingrich got the nod in his home state of georgia, a crucial win he hopes will jumpstart his campaign. >> there are lots of bunny rabbits to run through. i'm the tortoise. i just take one step at a time. >> are we going to win? >> yeah! >> we always win, right? [cheers] >> ron paul had pinned his

super tuesday hopes on alaska, but ended up without a single win. the gop candidates are already looking ahead to the next round. kansas and wyoming hold caucuses on saturday. >> more than 400 delegates are up for grabs. one of the grand totals? >> mitt romney got 54% of the delegates on super tuesday. he has for logic 15 delegates. he is about a third of the way there -- he has 413 delegates. newt gingrich. 105. ron paul is trolling with just 47 -- ron paul is trailing. >> maryland's upcoming primary could play a key role.

delegates could go a long way to chronic a nominee -- to crowning a nominee. >> every vote counts. that could be important in a tightly contested primary process. >> maryland's primary is april 3. early voting runs from march 24 through the 29th. >> maryland prosecutors decide to dismissed murder charges against two and abortion doctors. conflicts of expert testimony is cited in the dismissal of all charges against the doctors steven brigham and nicola riley.

they were charged under a new law that allows prosecutors to pursue murder charges in the death of a fetus. a man has admitted to shooting and killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. he pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in the shooting death of a 19-year-old back on september 6. he initially said that it was wallace who tried to rob him. a man will spend 20 years behind bars for his role to smuggle heroin into baltimore. johnson arranged for the heroin by members of the ship's crew. he was one of five people arrested while purchasing $4,000 worth of the drugs in the parking lot of walmart. >> a police officer is suspended

and accused of being involved in the tragic shooting death of a girl. jennifer franciotti has more. >> they want to know why the gun may have been found in his car. sources say the gun used to kill the 13-year-old girl was found in a baltimore city police officer's personal car. her body was found in a trash bag. they charge two boys with involuntary manslaughter. they say they're playing with a rebel, when she was accidentally shot in the chest -- they say she was playing with a replica of an ak-47. an officer has been suspended and the family is furious. >> if you have a police officer that is covering up a crime and a murder, then something is

wrong. >> there is still a lot of questions including who the gun belonged to and how the boys got the gun and other questions about the involvement of a police officer with a relative of the suspect. >> thank you an overwhelming vote of no-confidence against john leopold. every ballot cast opposed leopold and 90% voiced no confident in the police chief who is alleged to of looked the other way. john leopold is accused of using his security detail to show for him to and from sexual affairs -- to chauffeur him. >> legislators in annapolis on the other doomsday budget made about spending cuts and layoffs

of 500 state employees. it is considered a stream alternative to the governor's plan -- it is considered an extreme alternative. >> this is what is left. >> i'm not going to say the world will come to an end if this comes to pass, but it will be a different world. >> funding for education and environmental -- that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you rather see the state budget balanced through a mixture of cuts and tax increases, or strictly through funding cuts, program eliminations and layoffs? 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.

35 degrees on tv hill. >> apple will unveil the ipad 3 today. where you can cash in your ipad 2. >> a massive wildfires in arizona leaves hundreds of acres scorched. >> ava marie live at the maryland home and garden show. i'm sitting under the tuscan sun. >> what a beautiful scene. westbound 100 is where we have some problems because of

>> good morning. the sun or starting to come up. 39 degrees downtown. we're going inside. we're at the maryland home and garden show in timonium. this is the feature garden. the gardens are the main exhibit. this is amazing. you were chosen to do the feature garden. spectacular. >> thank you. what better way to celebrate the outdoors?

this comes from western pennsylvania. this is old world craftsmanship. heme is "under the tuscan sun." we have a collection of evergreens, junipers, and pines that felt like old world tuscany. the outdoor experience. and see it. e >> people can and corporate these things into their own home. >> i have staff that will be here and for your garden needs. >> so much fun. let's check the forecast.

very quiet conditions over the mid-atlantic. we expect a storm to come in over the later half of the week. i feel like i'm in europe. 1,000t table has to w 1,000 pounds. >> that is solid stone. >> thank you. much more from the home and garden show. 32 in parkton. we have clear skies right now. we will see a southwest wind this afternoon. temperatures will jump into the 60's. we can see some clouds moving in from west virginia. we're watching a cold front.

you can see the difference in the temperatures. teens and 20's behind the front. that will give us a chance for rain thursday night or friday. not much happening along that front. it will pick up some moisture. it will be a beautiful day today with high temperatures between 60 and 65. the average high is 51. clear skies tonight and temperatures drop back to around 40 degrees. that storm gets closer to us tomorrow. most of the day tomorrow will be dry. into tomorrow night, there will be a chance for some rain. 67 on thursday. then we drop into the 50's on friday with a chance for rain in

the morning. back up to 60 on sunday. daylight savings time begins on saturday night and sunday morning. 70 minutes after 6:00 -- 17 minutes. >> 1 accident on westbound 100. three vehicles are involved. you may start to see some delays. we have some closures at lexington street because of police activity. moving pretty well on the north and west side. nothing major yet in terms of delays on the beltway or of the major roadways. this is 97 at 100. north and southbound traffic light through the glen burnie area. the problem on westbound 100 at 295 is where you will start to

see some delays. outer loop traffic is looking pretty good. a nice start to your morning commute. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> more than 300 acres have been charred after a massive brushfire in arizona. fire crews say they have made no headway at all. it is believed the fire started as a controlled burn. two police officers are being honored for pulling a man out of a car. this was caught on tape. you can see the officers running up to the car to rescue the man. the driver slammed into a pole. both officers were awarded the medal of valor. royal blood was not want to help prince harry from beating the

fastest man alive. he pretended to beat usain bolt. the prince faked a leg cramp when bolt asked for a rematch. >> ipad 1 and 2 owners are trying to sell or trade in their old tablets. target and despot will take ipad trade-in'ss. owners should get more than $300 for the ipad 2. nike wants to hit the ground running with a new issue. jane king has the bloomberg business report. -- a new shoe. >> take a look at what nike

calls a game changer. this hit stores in july. it is made with synthetic yarn. it is supposed to feel like a sock. netflix trying to peddle its content on cable. watch for the first cable partnership by the end of this year. investors keeping an eye on apple. the company expected to unveil its latest ipad later today. yesterday it was a free fall for stocks. more worries over the global economy. the bloomberg maryland index taking a dip. check out starbucks first european concept store in amsterdam.

when doors open on friday, it will be the biggest star box store in all of europe. the ceiling is killed with more than 1800 hand cut wooden blocks. it will have are rare and exclusive coffees. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> beautiful. >> the coffee will cost you 50 bucks. some problems on westbound 100 us long things down in anne arundel county. >> he is considered the face of the nfl for many. are the colts ready to say goodbye to peyton manning? >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. ♪

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's update you on the accident. westbound 100 in the area of 295. are hearing that three vehicles are involved. westbound 100 at 295. lexington street is blocked at gilmore st. because of police activity. an accident on greenmount avenue in the city.

moving well on the north side at harford. 50 miles per hour on the west side. moving well down towards edmondson. this is the beltway at the b-w parkway. southbound and no sign of delays leading up to 100. we will let you know if it starts to impact traffic on 295. moving well at york road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it will be a beautiful day today. we'll make it into the 60's this afternoon. 33 at the airport. 32 in parkton. mostly sunny skies this afternoon. high temperature between 60 and 65. we'll come back and check the seven day forecast going into the weekend. here's keith mills. >> thank you.

ray lewis was drafted 16 years ago by the ravens. two years later the colts took peyton manning. they have set the standard for excellence in the nfl. peyton manning when not in his career with the colts. peyton manning and the owner food back together and they are expected to hold a joint news conference to announce that peyton manning is moving on. the colts' expected to take with the firstck pick of the draft. the team -- peyton manning is due $28 million. the colts traded johnny unitas. anything in pro sports is possible.

the orioles made a couple of trades during the off-season. the birds in fort myers to play the red sox pitcher chris tillman, his first action of the string. he did give up three runs in two innings. wilson betemit with the good swing. this guy is a good hitter. he drives and two runs. the red sox win 5-4. a big upset in college lacrosse. the terps were ranked number fourth in the country and kamen and beaten. -- and came in unbeatn. the blue jays shut out manhattan.

you don't see many shutouts in college lacrosse. lee coppersmith with a goal. in 14 years.t peyton manning proves anything can happen in pressboards when all that money is involved. >> it will be interesting to see where he ends up. >> do not be surprised if the jets make a play for him. >> 6:28. 35 degrees on tv hill. most signals indicate a possible tax in annapolis. >> new information in the shooting death of a girl this week in baltimore city. details are next. >> an ounce of prevention is worth millions of dollars worth

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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'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. it will feel like spring later today? >> it is in little chilly right now. we will jump into the 60's today. maybe a light jacket to start. mostly sunny skies expected. high temperature of 63. we will check the seven-day forecast going into the weekend when we come back. >> a police officer is suspended as investigators look into his alleged involvement in the death of a girl. >> jennifer franciotti has more details on the twist in the case. >> right now the officer's name is not being released any details of his suspension are not clear. police want to know why they found the gun in his car.

>> well, i can't think right now. it's messed up. >> edith turnage is having trouble processing the latest twist in her daughter monae's death. questions about what an off- duty police officer did or didn't do after the 13-year-old was killed by gunshot. family last saw monae on saturday when she left to go skating with friends. it was the next day when her brother found her body under a pile of trash bags in an alley near their home. monday, police charged two boys with involuntary manslaughter, telling 11 news that monae and her friends were playing with an ak-47 replica when she was accidentally shot in the chest. the family questioned that scenario because the boys allegedly hid monae's body instead of calling for an ambulance. >> we kind of suspected from the beginning that there were an adult involved. those kids is 12 and 13 years old. they would not have known what to do. somebody had to coach them and tell them. and now as we find out, they did. >> on tuesday, baltimore city

police suspended an officer for his conduct in the wake of the shooting. investigators say the officer was not there when monae was shot. but sources tell 11 news that the gun that killed monae was found in his car. the circumstances of her death are compounding her family's grief. we asked a child psychologist to address their biggest question -- why the two boys would not automatically call 911 when the gun went off? >> natural to feel like you want to diminish, because you really didn't intend that consequence. so you try to remove yourself from the scene and do anything you can in your power to pretend like it did not happen. >> right now they are waiting for ballistics tests to come back. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a boy is killed and his mother injured after another apparent accidental shooting.

police say shanice kellam woke up after being shot only to find her son with a gunshot wound to the chest. the boy had been playing with his father's handgun which was kept in the bedroom. a man was killed in queenstown county. sky team 11 was over the scene on tuesday after a porsche driven by a man collided head-on with a tractor-trailer. the driver of the tractor- trailer was treated for minor injuries. >> a pair of bills will be introduced that would raise the tax on tobacco products. one bill would increase the tax on cigar and smoke was products. a committee will hear a bill still increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes from $2 to $3.

for the first time since taking office, the government is considering commuting the sentences of two convicted murderers. he is reviewing the cases and in both cases not a person was found to be the trigger man. >> think of it as a giant pipe cleaner with eyes. look at this. this is a pipe driver. it inspects the pipe for potential problems before they happen. >> being able to locate specific points along the water mains and repair those rather than the entire main saves millions of dollars. >> crews will spend the next six to eight weeks analyzing the data before the replacement work can be done. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. some progress to report in the accident westbound 100 at 295. the tow trucks are on the scene. northbound 295, we have a disabled vehicle. some lanes are blocked at lexington street. down to 30 miles per hour in the west side outer loop and delays in building between liberty and edmondson. a bit of a buildup on southbound 83. we will update you on some of our cameras. this is southbound traffic on 295. moving well down towards 100. we switched to the beltway that security. you can see a delay in the outer loop. pretty normal stock between liberty and 70.

ava marie is that the timonium fairgrounds with the latest on the home and garden show. >> good morning. this is spectacular. this is one of the featured gardens. this year at the theme is books in bloom. this one is "under the tuscan sun." you can come and see these. this gives you some fun ideas that you can do for your home this spring. it seems like it is and early spring. you can get your tickets online or at the door. bring your library card and you can get a discount. let's check the forecast.

looks like a quiet weekend. 60 on sunday. that is the date we change our clocks. we spring forward and we lose an hour of sleep. "charlie and the chocolate factory" -- the use cocoa beans as the mulch. interesting. >> that is interesting. thank you very much. 35 degrees on tv hill. we will introduce you to three little bears. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you rather see the state budget balanced through a mixture of cuts and tax increases, or strictly through funding cuts, program eliminations and layoffs? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. maryland prosecutors decide to dismiss murder charges against two a abortion doctors. their conflicts of expert testimony in dismissal of all charges against steven brigham and nicola riley. they were charged under a maryland law. one person is dead and another hospitalized after a crash in

carroll county. state troopers say the driver of it for escape failed to stop at red light. that was around 10:30 on tuesday night. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. another driver was released with no injuries. the fraternal order of police has turned an overwhelming vote of no-confidence against john leopold. every ballot cast opposed leopold's and 90% voiced no confidence in the police chief, who is alleged to have looked the other way. officers did campaign work for him. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking if you problems.

we have an accident on southbound 83 approaching middletown road. we are tracking delays from that point down towards mount carmel. we will keep you posted. greenmount in the city, watch for an accident. another was down 100 at 295. some closures at lexington street in the city. 25 on the west side beginning at liberty down towards edmondson. 83 at york road is southbound traffic. no sign of delays in the parkton region. you'll start to back up just south of this. on the outer loop at security, a backup developing from 70 -- from liberty down to beyond 70. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. ava marie joins us from the timonium fairgrounds. >> this is such a beautiful show. so many things to see. this baby a chance to get some homemade stuff for the home. beautiful items. i love the crabs. >> it has a three-d effect to it. i like to bring out the causlaw. >> so you have some other stain glasses. >> this is a hanging candle that is made out of a wine bottle and seashells. >> very neat stuff. >> this is my boat. i'm from annapolis.

>> you are with pan dragon and you stained glass and you incorporate some wood. >> i do the stained glass as a background. >> these are scrawled silhouettes with wooden offenders and arrowheads. >> then we do some functional things come vanity trays, fins. >> oh, so they can be a tray. so many things to see. these are some handmade items. you can get tickets to just for the craft show, $6. we see quite conditions but a storm will be coming in by the end of the week. this is great stuff.

landscaped the home that decorate the inside. >> all kinds of things out there. i love the dream catchers thing that he made. thank you. 33 at the airport. 32 in parkton. it is a chilly start this morning but will make it into the 60's this afternoon. the skies are clear. we can see some high, thin clouds coming across west virginia. it will be sunny today. we're watching a cold front. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. it drops off into the teens and 20's behind the cold front. some snow showers across the dakotas. we have a good chance for rain thursday night and into friday morning. mostly sunny is our forecast for

today. it will be a beautiful afternoon with high temperatures between 60 and 65. mostly clear skies tonight. we drop down to around 40 degrees. the front will get closer tomorrow. most of tomorrow will be dry. i think the chance for rain will go up during the evening hours. upper 60's on thursday. 67 on thursday. a good chance for rain thursday night and friday morning. it should clear up on friday. it will turn colder but not bad. 55 on friday. 51 on saturday. temperatures rebound close to 60 on sunday. daylight savings time begins this weekend. set your clocks ahead one hour on saturday night before you go to bed. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories.

new information involving the shooting death of a girl. a police officer may be involved. jennifer franciotti has more. >> sources say the gun used to kill the 13-year-old girl was found in a baltimore city police officer's personal car. her body was found after police did a search. her body was found on sunday. two boys were charged with manslaughter -- with involuntary manslaughter. she was accidentally shot in the chest. the family questioned that scenario. police have suspended an officer for his conduct in the wake of the shooting. the officer was possibly had a relationship with one of the suspects and so all this has the family very upset this morning. reporting live, jennifer

franciotti. back to you. >> to officials believe the teenager could have survived the gunshot wound if the 911 call was made? >> her injuries were not survivable. that is little comfort to the family. >> jennifer franciotti, thank you. 35 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start before you head out to start your day.

>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler

question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- would you rather see the state budget balanced through a mixture of cuts and tax increases, or strictly through funding cuts, program eliminations and layoffs? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> thank you for your answers. >> we have an accident on southbound 83 approaching middletown road. you can see delays in place down towards mount carmel. we will keep you posted. york road is a better bet. some closures because of police activity at lexington street. some delays on the westbound in

towards 29. this is 83. traffic is backing down at york road. delays on the west side near security. >> tony never backs down. >> i never back down. today is an easy forecast. lots of sunshine. 63 this afternoon. it should be a beautiful day. the rain comes in on thursday night and friday morning. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> see you. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.

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