and down across southern maryland. it's dry in baltimore. we'll stay dry for the rest of the day. winds have shifted northwest, and they're gusty. 49 degrees at the airport. the forecast for today, becoming mostly sunny by this afternoon with a high temperature right around 57 degrees. we'll keep that breeze out of the northwest. when we come back, we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of the weekend. first, good morning to sarah and see what's happening on the roads. >> good morning, everyone. happy friday. a nice start for the most part on the major roadways. we had a problem northbound 895 at the harbor tunnel, just cleared. we had all lanes closed, but now it has been reopened. everything running smoothly northbound. eastbound 100 at katherine avenue, may see some delays. there's an accident clearing there. other than that, we're in great shape for your friday morning. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side, eight minutes to get you on the inner loop from 795 over toward the 83. only 10 minutes to travel southbound 95 from the beltway southwest down towards 32. here's a live look outside. we'll update 895 at the harbor

tunnel, again, both lanes are open in the northbound direction. everything running smoothly southbound as well. we'll switch over to the j.f.x. right at ruxton road. southbound traffic running smoothly, delay-free from the beltway into town. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> new this morning -- state police in calvert county, sheriff's deputies are looking into a disturbing recovery in prince frederick. someone reported the body of a newborn infant was found in the trunk of their car. it's not clear right now who left the child there or if there's any connection to the owners of the car. the child's body has been taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. a public viewing is scheduled today for 13-year-old monee turnage. the young girl was accidentally shot and killed with a rifle last weekend. her body discovered under trash bags in an alley. two boys now face involuntary manslaughter charges, and a baltimore city police officer is suspended for a potential coverup. the viewing for turnage starts

at 8:30 this morning, run until 8:00 tonight at march funeral home east. her funeral is set for tomorrow morning. and the maryland african-american tourism council will honor senator barbara mikulski later today with the 2012 lifetime achievement award. mikulski will be the first non-african-american to win the award. the senator supported legislation to establish the hair yet tubman underground railroad historical park in dorchester county. a ceremony will be held later this morning in annapolis. >> our big story this morning -- controversy and debate on the towson campus. a student group writes a racially charged message all over campus, leading students to a major discussion. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti live on campus with the details. what's happening? >> well, good morning. racial tension here at towson university after the words "white pride" were written in chalk on some campus situation. last night, students actually organized a forum so that they

could get together and talk about the issues and figure out what's going on. we know that a group called the youth for western civilization has taken responsibility for using chalk to write their message all over campus. speaking on behalf of the group, wearing a shirt with the confederate flag on it, matt heimbach, defended their actions, while other students talked about how it made them feel. >> after black history month, which we respect everyone's right to celebrate their heritage, thought what would happen if we celebrated our own pride? and there's the answer. our chalkings were defaced, things were said to us, and we're having a huge meeting. >> i come from one of the roughest neighborhoods in baltimore, and to feel like this is the most insecure, unstable environment because i see things like white power. >> and since writing those messages, heimbach says his safety has been threatened. meanwhile, faculty is reacting, and we'll have more on that coming up for you at 5:30. reporting live, jennifer

franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> another no-confidence vote in anne arundel county, this time within the fire department. the firefighters union votes it has no confidence in the leadership of fire chief, john ray. the union says the chief has neglected staffing and safety issues, failing to meet national standards in some areas. the police union already voted it has no confidence in chief james teare and county executive john leopold, who was recently indicted on charges of misconduct in office. >> this sends a strong signal. you're literally saying, we don't have confidence in our leadership, they need to step down. that's a strong message for rank-and-file police officers and firefighters to send to their bosses. >> the fire union says the fire and police votes prove the county government is dysfunctional. >> in session 2012 news this morning, a senate committee takes steps to fill a billion dollar hole in the state budget. to save $239 million next year,

the panel is phasing in a proposed split of teacher pensions with local jurisdictions and raise income taxes. the committee green lighted a plan to hike taxes by .5% to those making $5 hundred,000 a year and .25% for those more than making that. the budget moves to the full senate next week. a new poll shows 52% of maryland voters would support the same-sex marriage bill if the election were held today, and 44% would be against it. the survey of 600 voters was conducted by marylanders for marriage equality. stay on top of what's going on with your tax dollars and the laws that could affect you each and every day of the session with 11 news reporter david collins. you can see his daily session previews on our website, wbaltv.com. just click on session 2012. well, in light of the budget battle for baltimore city schools, administrators say even tougher times are still to come. the city's school system is facing a $35 million deficit. it's a debt due in part to teacher pensions, employee

benefits, and labor costs. the city's school c.e.o. warns the district will have to learn to live with less. >> roughly 80% of district's buppingt is in teachers, is in personnel, it's in our custodians, our ground crew. so, it's all about how we're going to pay people and be competitive, and at the same time manage our budget where we don't get more dollars every single year. >> the system has cut jobs to bridge gaps in the past, but there's no word where additional cuts will come from this time around. >> 48 degrees on tv hill at 5:06. police near pittsburgh are looking for answers after a deadly shooting at a psychiatric hospital. >> and a new study shows the smoking problem among teens is reaching an overwhelming level. the details when we cover the nation. >> here's a live look at traffic. this is 83 at ruxton road, very light.

>> welcome back. nine minutes after 5:00. cloudy skies in downtown baltimore, but dry around the city. 51 degrees at the maryland science center. had a front go through a few hours ago, and we're still picking up a little bit that have stuff eastern on the eastern shore counties, back down into southern maryland. if it's raining at your house, it will be ending very soon, and then things will clear up as we go into the afternoon. 49 at the airport. 41 in taneytown. significantly cooler in the northwest suburbs. forecast for today, we'll start out in the 40's, wind up in the mid to upper 50's this afternoon. we'll get some sunshine as we head through the day today, but it will be significantly cooler than yesterday. when we come back, we'll take a look at the forecast for the

rest of the weekend. >> covering the nation this morning -- one person is dead, several others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a pittsburgh-area psychiatric hospital on thursday. officials say the gunman was armed with two semiautomatic handguns when he opened fire at the western psychiatric institute and clinic in oakland. authorities say one person was killed, six others were injured, including a police officer. the gunman exchanged gunfire with police and was shot and killed. the government will release its monthly jobs report later this morning. economists expect a third month of growth with at least 200,000 jobs added in february. 243,000 jobs were added during the month of january. we'll have plenty more on the upcoming jobs report throughout the morning. >> according to a report on youth smoking, the number of teens and young adults who smoke has reached epidemic proportions. the report is the first one from the office since 1994. according to the report, one in

four american high school seniors smokes, and nine out of 10 current smokers started smoking before the age of 18. the findings also show that approximately 80% will continue to smoke as adults. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think needs to be done to bring down the rising number of teen smokers? share your response on wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:11, 48 degrees on tv hill. tony has been mentioning this all week, daylight-saving time is this weekend. we'll tell you one step you can take to keep your house safe. >> speaking of a safe house, is everything you own working as it should? of course not. a list of the top consumer complaints in today's consumer alert. >> i'm sarah caldwell checking on the area roads f. you're heading out in anne arundel county, there's an accident there. we'll update that. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me!

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only at denny's. >> good morning, sarah caldwell with a look at your friday morning commute. one problem of note, and it's in edgewater in anne arundel county, route 214, central avenue at loch haven road. there's an accident there. other than that, looking pretty good on the rest of the major roadways. if you travel -- for some reason, my map is not advancing. how about that? all right. in terms of the rest of the major roadways, we are up to speed on all of them. in fact, we can give you are a life view. 97 right at 50, to and from the bay bridge in annapolis, and so far running smoothly at this hour. 97 looks good all the way up towards the beltway.

here's i-95 right at the fort mchenry. a nice start as you make your way south toward the tunnel. no problems at the harbor tunnel any locker, and we're also tracking a smooth ride at the key bridge this morning. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on buses and trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. good morning, kurt. >> good morning, sarah. good morning, everyone. the 30 bus diverted due to construction. light rail and metro subway both on time. on the marc trains, on-time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. we had rain around last night. most of you probably noticed that after a beautiful day yesterday. we hit the low to mid 70's in the afternoon, just outstanding. a cold front went through, and now that's going to change the weather. lined up along this front has been some rain shower activity. nothing of any consequence, most of it's just light rain. we have leftovers still out there this morning. if you watch us on the eastern shore counties, rock hall, you guys probably still have rain.

it extends from there into southern maryland, but it's dry around baltimore right now, but it should stay dry the rest of the day. but it's going to be a slow process to get the clouds out of here. probably by this afternoon, we'll get mostly sunny skies, but you see the cloud deck is only slowly moving down to the south. so we'll start out with some cloud cover. the temperatures are going to drop off behind this front as well. you can see that very clearly here. you can see 30's and even some teens once you get up towards the canadian border. all that colder air is starting to slide down towards maryland. you can see that reflected in the local temperatures as well. it's 49 at the airport, but 51 in annapolis. then you drop off 10 degrees going up into carroll county. it's 41 in taneytown. 42 degrees in emmittsburg. it's going to turn breezy and cooler. you wouldn't call it cold by any means, but compared to yesterday, you'll notice the difference. we start off with clouds this morning, then sunshine this afternoon, breezy, high temperatures between 54 and 59. sunrise this morning at 6:26.

overnight tonight, clear skies, colder. temperatures will drop back into the upper 20's to around 30. during the day tomorrow, nice, big area of high pressure will take control of the weather on the east coast. it will be chilly to start the weekend, but a lot of sunshine. as soon as this area of high pressure moves off the coast, winds will turn back to the south and temperatures will jump up quickly again on sunday and monday. so, for today, becoming mostly sunny, breezy, cooler with a high near 57. upper 40's to around 50 on saturday. 60 on sunday, so a little better. we'll keep the sunshine both days. again, don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed saturday night. then it looks like the sibblingts for most of -- looks like the 60's for most of next week. >> in this morning's consumer alert -- daylight-saving time is this weekend, as tony just said. as we move an hour forward, we're reminded by the consumer production safety commission to republican place batteries in smoke detectors. fresh batteries allow such alarms to do their jobs in saving lives. they say 2/3 of fire deaths

occur in homes where there are no smoke alarms or where the alarms are not working. meantime, the ctsc has a warning. the products were offered for sale in stores nationwide. the products include discovery kids animated marine and safari lamps, the baby swing, and more than a handful of other products. how safe is your home? there's a new list out of products that cause the most concerns for consumers over the last year. we take a look at the top 10. >> an overheating dishwasher or a broken toy might seem like a simple household inconvenience, but it could be a sign of a greater problem that affects not just you, but other consumers too. >> it helps us put the pieces. puzzle together f. you're having a safety incident with a consumer product, let us know, because that potentially could lead to a recall of a dangerous

or defective product. >> the consumer product safety commission has released a list of product categories with the most safety incidents reported to its public website, saferproducts.gov. appliances accounted for 1/3 of incidents, followed by items in the nursery, toys, shoes and footwear, heating ventilation and air conditioning, indoor lighting, cookwear, and tablewear, laundry, fabric care and sewing, bedroom, bedding, and a bath, and a tie, furniture and grills. among specific items causing concerns, electric ranges and ovens and determine washers top the list. -- and dishwashers top the list. they've received 7,000 reports to the website since its launch one year ago. >> it is one more piece of information to help consumers as they look to purchase products. >> some critics, however, have worried about the risk of user-generated information that's false or misleading, damaging a product's reputation. a consumer advocate has praised

it, and reports to the site have led to at least two product recalls. >> starbucks is out with something new again, a single serving coffee machine. and bank of america is offering homeowners a break. for those stories and what wall street is watching today, jane king joins us with a look at the day's business news in the bloomberg business report. tgif, jane. how are you? >> yes, happy friday to you. and people with bank of america mortgages may be about to get some extra help. more than 200,000 struggling homeowners with owners originated by b of a will get a chance to cut the amount they owe. in some cases, by as much as $100,000. all this according to "the wall street journal." as part of a side deal that the bank cut with state attorneys general and regulators to help the bank avoid millions of penalties it's facing over foreclosure practices. speaking of big banks, it is pay day for citi group's c.e.o., vikram pandit. his compensation last year

includes his first bonus during the financial crisis. we're looking for more evidence that the labor market is recovering. economists forecasting today's jobs report will show more than 200,000 workers added last month, and if so, such a gain would cap the strongest six-month hiring stretch since 2006. also, greece's sovereign debt deal with creditors continues to be in focus this morning, and futures actually pretty quiet here. typically we are until the jobs numbers come out. yesterday, stocks did charge high air head of the greek debt restructuring. looks like they're going to avoid at least a formal default. the s&p declined a second straight day. starbucks coming out with a single cup brewer of its own this year. even though it has a deal with green mountain to sell cups, starbucks will make espresso-based drinks, as well as brewed coffee. no price point given just yet, but expect to see them on sale this fall. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king,

bloomberg news, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> when you come back, i understand you have details about gerber, out with a warning about one of its baby formulas. >> yeah, i used to use this brand, too, when my kids were little. it's gerber's powdered good start infant formula. it is safe to drink, but they are voluntarily withdrawing them from the market. i'll tell you, more details about that, why they're exactly doing this, coming up. >> jane, thank you. see you then. >> ok. >> 5:22, 48 degrees on tv hill. still to come -- we'll take a look at some of the movies hitting theaters this weekend. >> and don't forget to email your answer to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think needs to be done to bring down the rising number of teen smokers? share your response on wbaltv.com, our facebook page, or watercooler@wbaltv.com. 3q air wick and the national park foundation

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>> many viewers know taylor as the high school burnout from "friday night lights." >> but this week he takes his talents to mars. more on that and other films out this week in the box office preview. >> when i saw you, i believed in something new can come into this world. >> that world is not our own in "john carter." he's a virginia-born civil war captain who finds up in a different war on a different planet. he somehow wakes occupy mars with fewer clothes and greater strength, and he'll need of bit of that muscle to help save the inhabitants of the collapsing world from extinction. "john carter" is rated pg-13. >> >> hello! >> when you talk, the leaves fall off the tree. >> eddie murphy nearly talked himself to death in "a thousand words." he crosses a guru when a magical tree springs up in his back yard, one leaf falls for

every word he speaks. when that tree runs out of leaves, murphy will run out of breath. it's rated pg-13. >> dad, i just thought i heard something upstairs. >> elizabeth olsen gets anything but the silent treatment in "silent house." she's visiting her family's secluded lake house with her dad after a long absence. first there's no power, then things go bump in the night. "silent house" is rated r. >> we need a good story. >> kristin scott thomas tells a fish story in "salmon fishing in the yemen." she's trying to find a feel-good feature when she gets wind of a sheik wanting to bring fly-fishing. it opens in limited release this week. it's rated pg-13. that's the box office preview. >> that "john carter" is a total guy movie, but i'll see that, because i like that action. >> he's in "friday night

lights." he's about the oldest looking high schooler i've ever seen in my life. come on, mindy! >> anyway. >> the time now, 5:26, 48 degrees on tv hill. here's a look at what's still to come in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> racial tension in towson university. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> i'm tara mergener in washington, the latest jobs report is due out today, why it's got the attention of the white house and g.o.p. presidential hopefuls. >> and we had rain around last night, but better news in that department. we'll look at the forecast for the rest. day and the rest of the weekend. >> and we'll also take a look at the morning commute f. you're heading out, one accident of note in edgewater. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us. happy friday. >> it is a happy friday. >> how's it looking? >> yesterday was a happy day. it was in the 70's, sunshine, the clouds held off. it was a great day. today, things are going to be a little different, about 20 degrees cooler. but when you're talking about going from the mid 70's to mid 50's, it's not that bad for this time of the year. let's take a look at the radar, still picking up rain from the front that came through a couple of hours ago. if it's raining at your house on the eastern shore counties, it won't be for long. skies will be clearing the next couple of hours. 49 degrees at the airport, northwest wind at 12. it's going to be a breezy and cooler day, but we are going to get sunshine eventually by later on this morning and into the afternoon with a high temperature of 57. obviously cooler than yesterday, but still, i guess that's not bad. we'll check the forecast for the rest of the weekend when i come back. >> yesterday was one of those days you just leave the kids outside. you're not allowed to come back in, ever. >> i want to play a video game! >> mine are still washing the

car right now. let's see what's going on on the roads if you're heading out. in anne arundel county and edgewater, we are tracking an accident at 214 central avenue at loch haven road. be extra careful there. police are on the scene. other than that, speeds at around 60 miles per hour on southbound 97 coming down toward 100, nice start there in glen burnie. no problems on 95 coming out of the northeast. we're at 63 down from the white marsh area. moving well past 75. j.f.x., so far, so good into town. we'll update on the north side right at harford. going away from us is outer loop traffic, and no delays there. everything looking good as we switch over to a live view of 795 right at franklin boulevard. we are problem-free at the moment, although volume is building southbound. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and mindy, back to you. >> well, today we'll get a snap shot of how the economy is doing when the labor department releases its february jobs

report. >> with roughly 15 million americans out of work, the state of the economy, of course, is shaping up to be a key issue on the campaign trail. 11 news reporter tara mergener live in washington with this project economy report. good morning, tara. >> it sure is a good morning. yeah, economists are predicting that the unemployment rate will stay at 8.3%. now, the white house insists the labor market is improving, but g.o.p. hopefuls are blasting the president's economic performance. the numbers are daunting, 5.5 million americans out of work for six months or mother. nearly four unemployed candidates for every job opening in the country. >> there are still millions of americans who can't find a job. there are millions more who are having a tough time making the rent or the mortgage, paying for gas or groceries. >> super tuesday exit polls show the economy as the number one issue among republican voters.

g.o.p. hope. s are focusing on it -- g.o.p. hopefuls are focusing on it. >> this is about getting americans good jobs, with rising incomes. >> we could have such a positive future as a country if we got back on track. >> from november 2011 through january of this year, the unemployment rate dipped from 8.7% to 8.3%. >> confidence is up. the economy is getting stronger. >> but experts say one reason the numbers are down is because many have stopped searching for work. only those who are actively looking are counted among the unemployed. and the president is heading to a virginia manufacturing plant today to talk some more about the economy. mindy? >> tara, any idea how americans feel about president obama's jobs performance right now? >> well, mindy, according to the latest gallup poll, his approval rating is about 45%. that's the historic low for a

president seeking re-election. now, he did get a spike in february, and economists say that was probably due to some better unemployment numbers and increasing consumer confidence. mindy? >> thank you, tara mergener live in washington. >> our big local story this morning -- towson university students came together to talk race and pride following a controversial message written across campus. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti is live from towson university this morning with some details for us. good morning, jen. >> hey, stan, good morning. a student group has taken responsibility for chalk messages that stated white pride. and last night, a forum was held to talk about the issue. >> i come from one of the roughest neighborhoods in baltimore, and to come all the way to towson and feel like this is the most insecure, unstable environment because i see things like white power.

>> hi, everybody. i'm matt heimbach. you all know me. i feel the hate. >> dressed in a white t-shirt with a confederate flag on the front, matt heimbach spoke on behalf of the student group, youth for western civilization. they've taken responsibility for using chalk to write their messages all over campus, and hine balk defended their actions. >> after black history, which we respect everyone's right to celebrate their heritage, thought what would happen if we celebrated our own pride? there's the answer. our chalkings were defaced, things were said to us, and we're having a huge meeting. >> the forum was organized by students with a goal of talking about the messages and expressing their thoughts and concerns. >> as a baltimore city resident, i felt safe in my community. but as i come to so you -- come to towson, do you want. when i see this, i don't know how to feel, except tears. >> when is it celebrated when i say i'm proud cherokee, proud jesus freak or proud to be female, but it's practically criminal to say i'm proud to be

white or straight? >> faculty admits campus is a little tense right now, but they hope this forum will open the dialogue. >> this is part of what college is about, because teaching them what is right and wrong in terms of the law, but also giving them an opportunity to discuss, to debate, to learn from each other, and to come to their own conclusions about what they believe. >> and matt heimbach, the student you saw in that piece right there, says he and other members of his group have been threatened as a result of their chalk writings. they say they've been threatened with violence, and they feel that their safety is in question. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jen, thank you. the captain of a glen burnie fire station says a crash involving a responding fire truck did not hinder their fire fighting efforts at an assist the living apartment complex. >> they were replaced immediately with another unit am we dispatched additional resources to the scene of the crash to handle the injured personnel there. >> luckily, no one was seriously hurt when the fire truck collided with a car at

the intersection of ritchie highway and baltimore-annapolis boulevard. that was about 6:45 wednesday night. however, it was a different story at the scene of a fire where authorities say one man suffered severe burns. he's being treated right now at bay view burn center. police believe the fire was sparked by something that was left cooking inside the victim's room. >> residents in southwest baltimore are upset about new drug and mental health treatment programs in their community. in january, three university of maryland programs moved to the behavioral health complex at mount clare junction near arlington and press streets. the addition brings a possible 700 patients to already existing drug and mental health programs in the area. neighbors think the move is destabilizing and unhealthy for their neighborhood. >> can you bring 1,000 at-risk individuals into a small community and not disrupt the quality of life? >> university of maryland official say the area has offered similar services for decades. well, the call to prevent public spending on a new jail

in baltimore city gained some momentum. baltimore city councilmembers joined forces with the safe and sound campaign. the proposed complex would house city youth who are charged as adults. the group says research shows the state does not need to build a new jail as long as recommendations are followed to improve public safety and help maryland's young people succeed. the recommendations are based on findings from researchers at the national council on crime and delinquency. >> 5:38, 48 degrees on tv hill. a new johns hopkins study sheds new light on the prevalence of the h.i.v. epidemic among women in major cities. >> the u.s. surgeon general says that teen smoking has become an epidemic of its own. details from the constituted any today's medical alert. >> i'm sarah caldwell taking a look at your morning commute f. you're heading out in anne arundel county, we are tracking one accident along central avenue. we'll update that and check for problems elsewhere.

>> welcome back. 4 minutes after 5:00. it's 51 degrees downtown. cloudy skies, but dry in baltimore now. we did have some rain showers around last night, and there's still some rain hanging over on the eastern shore counties. it should be clear enough pretty quickly as we head through the morning. let's look at the radar. rain on the eastern shore that i was referring to. so if you're watching around rock hall and centreville, you guys might have some rain for the next hour or so, then it should be coming to an end. skies will gradually clear this morning. 49t the airport. 41 in hagerstown. it's going to be significantly cooler than yesterday, but still not bad for this time of the year. we expect a high temperature near 57, and eventually we'll get sunshine to break through. it will turn mostly sunny this afternoon and stay on the breezy side. when we come back, we'll take a look at the forecast for the rest of the weekend.

>> a new local study reveals the h.i.v. open dome i can is not over, especially among urban black women. >> research at johns hopkins found a number of new h.i.v. cases for black women living in the u.s. -- living in six u.s. cities was five times higher than previously thought. infection rates are much higher than overall rates among african-american teens and women. experts say these women need more counseling about s.t.d.'s, access to free condoms, and further education about safe sex practices. the u.s. surgeon general released a surprising report on youth smoking. >> the number of teens and young adults who smoke has reached epidemic proportions. the report is the first one from the office since 1994. according to the report, one in four american high school seniors smokes, nine out of 10 current smokers started smoking before the age of 18. the findings also show approximately 80% will continue to smoke as adults. that brings us to our water

cooler question of the day. what do you think needs to be done to bring down the rising number of teen smokers? share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:43, 48 degrees on tv hill. spring training is in full swing. opening day is right around the corner. >> and one former music teacher is using his trumpet to show his love for the game. but how does he plan on seeing every stadium in the country? >> and tony says we shouldn't see too much rain today, but the temperatures will be dropping down this weekend.

>> good morning. i'm sarah caldwell. we're dealing with a few new problems to add to the list. let's check on this one, southbound 895 right at the harbor tunnel tolls, getting word of an accident there. we'll show it to you in just a moment. meantime, if you want to head

out in edgewater, 214, central avenue at loch haven road, an accident still in the clearing stages. if you're heading out on the west side, 56 still moving well past 795. 64 on the harrisburg expressway coming down towards that ban road down to the beltway, let's give you a live view of traffic. we'll update 895 at the harbor tunnel tolls. you can see the accident. if it were any closer, i don't know what i'd do, but right now, i can't really tell you what the toll lane is blocked. it looks like it's kind of in the middle, but just, yeah, stay to the left, and you should be ok there at the harbor tunnel tolls. here's what it looks like on the west side. outer loop traffic building just a bit at baltimore national pike. but overall, a smooth ride on the entire beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on buses and trains. for that we go to kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. >> gong, sarah. we've got on the brunswick line, an eight to 10-minute delay right now. the other marc trains on the

camden and penn lines operating on schedule. light rail has a 15-minute delay. metro on time. on the buses, 61 bus with a diversion, diverting to the falls road light rail parking lot due to construction. i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. we had rain around last night. most of that's off the coast right now. a cold front went through a couple of hours ago, and you can see that pushing off the coastline at the present time. clouds and rain showers are still left behind. it's mostly east of baltimore now. we're going to have a dry morning commute around the city. but if you're watching us over the eastern shore counties, you guys might have rain the next 45 minutes, maybe an hour, and then it should clear off and go to the east for you guys as well. it's going to take a while to get rid of the clouds. that's going to be a slower process. that cloud deck goes all the way back into the southern part of pennsylvania. it is sinking down to the south, and eventually we're going to get sunshine later this morning and this afternoon. but you'll see a lot of cloud cover i think at least to start the day today. and the temperatures are going to drop off as well. you can see how they drop off on the other side of the mountains behind this front.

34 in cincinnati. it's 33 in chicago. 18 in minneapolis-st. paul. you can see that reflected here on the local temperatures as well. it's 51 in annapolis. 52 downtown. then you drop off into the low 40's in the northwest suburbs. 41 in taneytown. 42 degrees in emmittsburg. it's going to be a chilly day, cooler than yesterday. but maybe not cold. you wouldn't call it cold for this time of the year. the average high is 51. you'll still be above average, but yesterday we were in the 70's. you'll notice the difference. a mechanics tour of clouds and sunshine, breezy. overnight tonight, mostly clear skies and turning much colder. temperatures will drop back into the upper 20's. sunset at 6:07. tomorrow, nice area of high pressure takes control for most of the weekend. we'll start out on the east side of the high, which means chilly temperatures. then we'll get on the west side of the high as it goes off the coast, and that means it will warm up. sunshine both days. just a little cool tomorrow with a high temperature near 50. then we'll jump up to 60 on sunday. don't forget to set your clocks

ahead one hour, davelt savings time begins saturday night and sunday morning. >> thank you, tony. the trend towards warmer weather means opening day is getting closer for the orioles. >> it also means retired music teach her start his journey to every stadium in the nation with his trumpet in hand. >> it's a tradition that's as american as baseball itself. >> mr. trumpet! >> the national anthem, and it's how jim gets access to stadiums around the country. just a few years ago, the retired music teacher cheered on his favorite milwaukee brewers with his trumpet. until one day he got carded. >> i thought i was getting in trouble for playing, and they, in fact, wanted me to be part of the game. >> playing the national anthem. now armed with his trusty trumpet of 50 years ago, he plans to perform at every major league baseball stadium in the country. of course, it does help when

the commissioner of baseball writes a letter of recommendation on mr. trumpet's behalf. on his own dime, the 59-year-old flies to stadiums around the country. he's already played at seven out of 30 regular season stadiums. >> fenway park back in 2008. played in miller park in milwaukee, coors field in denver, colorado, for the rockies. >> his only payment, free tickets to each game he plays. >> this is just for the love of playing and the love of baseball. a by the end of the year -- he'll only have one spring training stadium left in both florida and arizona. he plays hammond stadium in fort myers next week. >> pretty neat guy. >> he's almost fulfilled his bucket list. how about that? >> time is 5:50, 48 degrees on tv hill. coming up -- we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> meanwhile, take a look at

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answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> what do you think needs to be done to bring down the rising number of teen smokers? >> this one was offered up, a real valuable couple of words here, she says she walks up to teens or anyone with a cigarette and smiles with her oxygen tank attached and tells them within years they'll be wearing one of these too if they don't quit. she says with her deep breathing, sounding like an obscene telephone caller, some get the message and put out their cigarette. read more the next hour and post them all on our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning, everybody. the postseason continues today for the maryland men's basketball team. the terps play north carolina in the quarterfinals of the a.c.c. tournament. maryland rolled past wake forest in the first-round game yesterday in atlanta. terrell just tore up wake's defense. he did it scoring and passing. great feed to big alex, seven

assists. wake down 10. into the half, going on a 5-0 run. travis hits the three. 31-26, maryland at the half, but the terps go on a 25-5 run to start the second half. nick from city college, big game for nick. he had 19. the rout is on. he was challenged all year by the coach, the best player on the court yesterday. he had 25, 82-60, maryland wins. they play north carolina today at 12:00 noon. again, great feed there from the freshman, nick. the orioles go for the third straight win today, got good news on nick markakis. nick had abdominal surgery in january. he'll make his spring training debut wednesday against the pirates. the orioles beat the braves yesterday in sarasota, second straight win for the orioles. this is darren oh -- darren o'day. jason hammel started, pitched two scoreless innings. the orioles pitching staff was

sharp. jay miller, good day offensively. he singles in mahoney in the seventh. four r.b.i.'s for miller much the orioles win. they play the rays today and phillies tomorrow. the blast open the playoffs. the blast play the rochester lancers at 7:35 tomorrow night, game one of the eastern division finals. game two will be played on monday in rochester. the blast swept the four-game series with rochester this year f. they win the series, they'll host the championship game next weekend. the face-off classic tomorrow at m&t bank stadium, triple-header, including number one virginia and number three cornell. you're going to that, right? >> i'd love to. are you going to take me? >> very cool. coming up in the next hour of 11 news today -- maryland lay makers are closing to raising your income tax rate as the budget plans makes it through the senate. we'll break down how much more you'll pay in taxes. >> forget counting your lucky stars.

one couple should be thanking the entire galaxy, what caused the near-death experience. >> and as if college students weren't already looking for more room, one student decides to upgrade his living quarters and why the university wants him to reconsider at 6:39. >> weatherwise, we had some rain around last night, but it should be clearing up as we head into the afternoon. we'll talk about the rest of the weekend in the seven-day forecast. >> and tony, we'll also talk about your morning commute f. you're traveling toward the harbor tunnel, we have an accident.

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