police say was actually shot and killed. 13-year-old monae turnage was laid to rest this morning almost a week after her brother found her body in an alleyway. sheldon dutes has more. >> what a difference a week makes. last saturday night, she was having fun with friends. today her parents buried her. it was not without the support of loved ones. >> the lord is looking down on monae with all his praise and glory for her. >> she may have been young, but she touched a lot of lives. that was evidenced by the hundreds of people who came to celebrate her life. >> a very nice turn out today. the church was packed with people. there was standing room only. it was a very very nice home going services for her. >> this is the home where edith watched her daughter's singing in the choir on many sundays. with the support of loved ones,

she is walking into grieve monae's death. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake came out to pay her respects. >> it is a tragedy and said they for the family and city. >> police say she was killed in an accidental shooting last week. her family does not think her death was an accident. two boys have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. investigators are trying to determine if the city police officer may have been involved in an alleged cover-up. >> if there's criminal wrongdoing, we will hold people accountable. >> despite the confusion surrounding her death, love was are holding on to positive memories of her. >> her smile. she was a lovely young lady. she was a happy person. she was very outgoing and outspoken. she was a beautiful person. >> i do not want to think about the bad things. all i can think about are the good things. i think god allowed us to have

an angel in our presence for a short time. >> i spoke to a family member told us they are doing ok. she told us her mother has a strong support system to lean on in difficult times. sheldon dutes for wbal-tv 11 news. >> a baltimore detective is charged with attempted theft. police were called by store security to investigate a shoplifting case. police discovered the cashier had under-charged the detective by about three inner dollars on her groceries. the cashier is her daughter. >> we are committed to holding individuals accountable. if this proves true, extremely poor choices on the part of this individual. you can rest assured she will answer for the allegations and found to be true. if they're found to be true. >> she has been suspended and

placed on administrative leave. a formal hearing will take place on monday. her daughter has also been charged. >> the man charged with sending a threatening letter containing a suspicious white powder to the center will be in court on monday. federal agents arrested carlsson on friday. they say e-mailed 100 envelopes containing the power and threatening letters to members of congress. he is charged with sending two letters. his neighbors say they are surprised by the charges. >> very quiet. he did not talk to anybody. he said hi and that was about it. >> officials say the letters tested negative for toxic substances. he will be arraigned on monday. cherry hill residents are urging the school board to vote against the plan that would close south side academy.

the ceo made the recommendation citing years of declining enrollment and achievement. at a public hearing today, residents said the school is a part of their community. >> you are messing up a lot of friendships. is a neighborhood school. it is right down the street. it is going to be heartbreaking. >> we expect the conversation will be ongoing even after the board votes to make sure we are able to provide exceptional options. >> three schools may lose their middle school grades as part of the restructuring. the school board is scheduled to vote on march 27. now to commitment 2012. mitt romney has won the republican delegate vote in wyoming.

that adds to his advantage in the race for the nomination. rick santorum took the gop caucuses in kansas. r r hall -- barbara hall has the story. >> we have had a very good day in our neighboring state of kansas. this election is about big things. this is an important election. this may be the most important election in our lifetime. >> more momentum. rick santorum as he lands a victory in the sunflower state. he clicked with social conservatives who share his view on anti-abortion and anti-6 record. ron paul has not won any contests so far but still says it is everybody's race to win. >> i never think it is do-or-die for anything. everybody is still in the race. there are no declared winners. we will all keep doing what we're doing, maximizing our chances to get delegates. we feel good about that.

>> newt gingrich and mitt romney focused on southern states. in mississippi, they made it clear it is time for a new president in the white house. >> this president has not succeeded. this president has failed. that is the reason we're going to get rid of him in 2012. >> if you believe in radicalism, you ought to be for obama. if you believe in the declaration and constitution, you ought to be with us. if you believe in higher taxes, you ought to be with obama. if you believe in lower taxes, you ought to be with us. >> they have good reason to focus attention on the south. there are 90 delegates at stake in alabama and mississippi on tuesday. >> the maryland governor will appear tomorrow on meet the press along with the virginia governor. o'malley heads the democratic governors' association. you can watch it tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. here on wbal.

still ahead, an historical landmark up in flames. what investigators think started the fire. picking up the pieces one year later. what remains after the devastating earthquake in tsunami in japan. >> temperatures are chilly here. they really cold up in maine. a warming trend is coming. there is the moon, almost a full moon. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]

>> a landmark. went up in flames today in slovakia. you can see the fire from some distance. the 14th century capital had been restored last year. the fire most likely started

from dry grass around the capital that caught on fire. a canadian skier died today after crashing during a competition accident. he was finishing the eighth round at the world cup ski across in switzerland when he fell and slammed into the safety netting. his grandmother said she cannot believe what happened. >> it is the hardest part, i am still here. i am old and still here. he is so young and gone. i do not know what to say. >> organizers canceled the entire event after the accident, including tomorrow's scheduled world cup final. now to the disaster in japan. residents in cities along the northeast coast are continuing to recover one year after the massive earthquake in tsunami that killed or left missing

nearly 20,000 people. more than 300,000 people remain in temporary housing while much of the debris has been gathered into piles. very little rebuilding has begun. the government says the damaged plant is stable but remains in the fragile state. next on 11 news, a warning from aaa. what to be aware of on the roads in the early morning and why your clock plays a role. >> temperatures will rise. another wintertime warming trend

>> if you are going to be on the roads in the wee hours, the careful. aaa is warning to watch out for drowsy drivers because of the time change. aaa says drivers to lose an hour of sleep may not be fully alert on the road. >> year is your insta-weather plus forecast with john collins. >> if you are out on the road tonight at 2:00 a.m., do not move the clock had while you were driving.

remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms. we are high and dry this evening. clear skies. it was a beautiful day today. still a little snow in new england. in new storm developing in the south and pacific northwest. that will come together on monday and start heading our way. our weather will be changing. ahead of the storm, temperatures are warming up. today was chilly with temperatures below the average. the normal high is 52. we were only 47 for the high at the airport. right now it is 32 in cambridge. temperatures have tumbled. ocean city is only 28. westminster is 36. it is in the 30's in western maryland. they were in the teens this morning. they are warmer this evening. the wind will probably turn around tomorrow and warm us up. high-pressure is sitting on top

of us. that is where things have gone quiet and temperatures are tumbling. readings in northern maine are in the teens. it is mild relatively speaking in the plains states where the storm is beginning to produce more southerly wind. this will come together with the complex storm coming onshore in the pacific northwest to produce wet conditions in the central part of the nation. this high pressure will move our the picture next week. the sun has been acting up again. around 1:00 in the afternoon, this solar flare exploded again . it was a strong solar flare. it should arrive here about monday afternoon. that may help to generate more aurora activity.

our forecast tonight, clear but cold. the wind will be called. mostly sunny tomorrow. we will get up to about 60 from a high. southwest wind at 5 to 10. today, above normal temperatures. we will get up to about 60 for the high tomorrow. the futurecast shows a dry conditions until we picked up clouds on monday afternoon. monday and tuesday, sparking rain showers. -- spotty rain showers. 65 on monday. monday and tuesday rain chances. we will be into the 70's wednesday and thursday with more rain and slightly cooler temperatures at the end of the week. >> students at the university of maryland are dancing for a good cause. participants are less than one hour away from the last dance.

the marathon helps to raise money and awareness. the children's national medical center. last year, a campus raised more than $140,000. ♪ there you go. it is not every day you find yourself in the middle of the flash mob. that is what happened about an hour ago in downtown baltimore. canada is trying out for the baltimore ravens cheerleaders formed a surprise flash mob. the next round of tryouts are next saturday. you can get tickets to attend through ticketmaster. lots going on. you are so busy. >> a lot of dancing going on. in sports, we will go through everything. we will get through it all. sports is next.

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>> 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> baltimore city schools and the state playoffs go together. eight championships today, have to baltimore city.

we start at comcast center. largo's first time at offense. it was successful. the execution goes to the lakers. in the second half, parks two of his 22. lake park is your champion. the clippers lost last year. now class 3a. quite a show. six out of a point. carr had eight assists, 28. . patterson wins the title 86-75. dunbar is looking for the repeat of baltimore county. danny on the drive early. he makes contact. it was nice but not enough overall. aaron is enjoying his time at

college park. they are your champions, 60-33. the done our guys got the job done. -- the dunbar guys got the job done. not too shabby. j. duncan did some jumping. that brings the wolverines back. dunbar gets it done. he knocks down a jumper. dunbar wins. in the girls final, aberdeen and river hill. a great crowd on hand cheering them on. julia, fly ball. she was ranked no. 1 in the area by the sun. jones goes the other way. maintains control. aberdeen takes the crown 62-48.

, the coachtitle game knows his girls have a big challenge against calvert. the star was mercer. no answer for calvert. smith on a break. calvert takes the title 57-22. the navy women's basketball team earned a place in the tournament for knocking off holy cross to win the patriot league title. they're trying to join them in -- the man in albany for the title game. finishing the run on the long rebound. one of four players in double figures. they could get no closer. albany wednesday america east title. 69-71. -- albany wednesday america will be albany wins the the east

title. the best of three. the lancers were just two points from the game. that was enough for baltimore to blast winning 8-2. they have to travel to rochester for games two and three. the series resumes on monday in new york. only one game has maryland schools on the field. that is the one that gets our attention. hopkins and umbc. a nice crowd. it is not snowing. we will not get greedy. fast break. finds the back of the net. umbc trying to find a comeback. jones has a nice low shot. one out of three goals for him on the day. hopkins is ranked two in the country. you can see why. there it is in the back of the net.

hopkins the winner, a 12-5. also in baltimore, loyola is back home after a thursday night game at michigan. tied at one in the first. o'sullivan unassisted beat his man. 2-1, loyola. nico to dobsman. that made it 10-4. loyola moves to 5-0 on the season. the orioles blanked the phillies in clear water. four scoreless innings. chris davis went yards for the roman -- run. stay with us for one more check of the forecast after this.

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>> tomorrow we will make it to 60. by the middle of the week, we will be in the 70's. look at the temperatures next week. what happened to winter? >> do not forget the clock. we will see you tomorrow. have a great night. he's america's most listened to talk radio host. >> rush limbaugh. [ applause ] >> greetings,