conn. to become the archbishop here. >> i give you archbishop william e. lori. >> the outgoing administrator introduced lori. he studied at mount st. mary's seminary and was ordained a priest in 1977. he was part of the committee looking into the sexual abuse crisis involving catholic priests and a draft a charter protecting children and young people. he is interested in the expected referendum on the recently- passed a marriage a la. >> the church has consistently defined marriage as between one man and one woman for the good of society. at the stage i am in, which is putting my big toe in the water this morning, i have to look at

this carefully. we have to do a lot of studying and a lot of prayer. i understand it is an important process. >> and he says he is committed to getting back catholics who drifted away from the church. >> it is a matter of listening. is a matter of helping people to take a second look at their church. installation as the 16th archbishop of baltimore is set for may 16. >> thank you. our coverage continues online. find out why he is no stranger to maryland. we posted his biography. it is at wbaltv.com and our free iphoneapp. -- free iphone app.

>> police say an assault happened on campus. the incident is under investigation. so far, no charges have been filed. police have risen -- have released this sketch of a man they say attacked and 84-year- old woman inside her home in northwest baltimore. he used a gun to break into our home. once inside, he beat and robbed her. anyone with information should call crime stoppers at -- >> and oral cancer survivor greeted members of the assembly at the front door of the capitol building. he wanted them to see firsthand the consequences of using tobacco products. >> 34-year-old -- once the

general assembly to increase the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products beating his appearance alone created a strong impression. it is one thing to hear about it. to see it is another thing. he wants them to see up close and personal how tobacco products ruined his life. >> i had no idea that they could do this to me. >> he is lobbying the general assembly to increase the sales tax to 7% on little cigars and smokeless tobacco. >> tobacco is tobacco is tobacco. by putting a higher taxes on the smoking tobacco, that is basically the representative saying that this is a safe alternative, and it is not. >> doctors had removed half his tongue.

>> i went to last night's baseball game, and that saved my life. >> he began chewing tobacco at the age of 13. he quickly became addicted. three years later, he noticed a white spot on the side of his tongue. and 17, cancer split his time in half. doctors gave him a 20% chance of survival. >> it hurt me more seeing the way my mother reacted. >> according to the state health department, almost as many high school children smoke cigars as they do cigarettes. officials blamed the low cost and marketing. this eagar is marketed as bubble gum-flavored. >> try to see this face and tell

me about that. >> advocates say neither proposal goes far enough. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mitt romney will be in maryland tomorrow. he will be going to a town hall meeting, and loss of -- lots of folks are excited about his visit. >> on main street, gov. mitt romney's visit tomorrow was the top of the town. >> he is the right man for the right job. >> this is a republican town, so he will be well received. >> a lot of people will be out here to watch him. >> i have to stay, it is the center of the political universe are election-year. >> gov. bob ehrlich is from your. he was out of town today, but told me on the phone at the

visit is a good thing for his home town. >> he is someone that wants to get to know, i think people will like him. >> over at the american legion hall, they were setting up for tomorrow's town hall meeting. >> we are always happy. for us, that is what it is. >> what do you think of governor romney? >> well, i like him. put it that way. >> some are excited about the visit. >> that is a good thing that. that will be real nice. >> what do you think? >> i think that is nice. he is one of the few. >> i would like to see governor romney, yes. >> very, very good. i hope i get to see kim. >> for others -- >> they are all a bunch of crooks. >> you do not like him?

but i do not like ronnie, no. >> the town hall meeting begins tomorrow at 3:30. >> meanwhile, the illinois primary is a face-off between mitt romney and rick santorum. mitt romney needs to beat santorum after failing in michigan and ohio, but today he made another mistake campaigning against obtrusive government. >> it does not matter to me. might campaign does not hinge on unemployment rates. what kind of conservative says the president runs the economy? >> he says he does not care about the unemployment rate and that does not bother him. i do care about the unemployment rate. it does bother me. >> santorum did try to take a step back, saying of course he did care about the unemployment rate but he did not want his candidacy to focus on whether the employment rate goes up or down.

64 ballots -- 64 delegates are at stake. follow along on our special election coverage that wbaltv.com. >> will and new school be built on mayes chapel park? it in a few -- in a few hours, we will find out. some are livid about the plan. >> i will have the story coming up. >> the broncos expectations after the arrival of peyton manning. a little later in sports. >> we're tracking a few isolated showers on hd doppler. warm weather. feels like summer time almost. 71 degrees at dwi marshall.

>> into tonight's -- in tonight's education alert, a vote to approve the new school in maine is chapel park to explain and our. residents has -- residents have voiced their opposition to the plan. is not a done deal. >> we could move it further from the agenda and move it down the road or vote on it. that will be up to the 12 members of the board of education. >> a new building would help ease overcrowding.

the county has owned the site for 20 years. >> i hope my dog is not watching. one dog owner in howard county has the answer -- what appears o be maryland's first doggie ice-cream truck. >> they are trying to redefine the way we look at the traditional ice cream truck with one that has gone to the dogs, literally. >> it is the first truck i know what in maryland. i have done extensive research. it is the very first doggie ice- cream truck in maryland. >> a series of ice cream trucks that catered to dogs in the u.k., and he decided he would take a chance himself and he has

the market cornered in maryland. >> i figured that would be a way to branch out and expand business. >> they travelled to dog barks, ball fields, and work corporate events come up before branching out to surrounding counties and the -- corporate since, before branching out to surrounding counties in the city. >> we have a few dog bottles as well. >> what about getting the attention of the dog? >> any music playing? >> we have a system set up. [barking] >> very clever. what do these guys think? their owners seem to love it, too. >> my dog would think it was fabulous.

>> for more information, you can log onto our website -- wbaltv.com. wbal-tv 11 news. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast. >> spring started at 1:14 this morning. it feels like spring up their. a couple of scattered showers. 1 shower came out of cecil county, and now tracking through central hartford county. the lightning, but this could build up over the next few minutes into up -- no lightning, but this could build up over the next few minutes into a little storm. all the moisture is going into the ocean and the bay and resulting in early morning clouds and fog. there have been some warnings issued with that one in the past couple of hours. bay are not moving our direction right now.

-- they are not moving our direction right now. here is a little shower to track through hartford county right now. we will see a little bit of rain in the precipitation column. a few showers in the early- morning. dry, cloudy, fog. temperatures way above the normally again. really warm. 85 degrees. that 59-degree morning low -- that is one of the low temperatures we have had. we look at our record for the warmest low on this day. 70 degrees. 72 degrees at martin state airport. a little cooler and ebay. western maryland is miles. -- is mild. here it will be mild tonight, a

chance for an isolated shower and a couple of spots. showers are nearly stationary up the mid-atlantic. what we have been dealing with the last couple of days as what we will be dealing with until the spread can get moving. it will probably not reach us until the weekend, which means a few days of this mild, moist, southerlies flow of air. it has cooled off a little bit. in international falls is 77 degrees. the past few days, it was way up in the 70's. there are winter storm warnings in the pacific northwest. it is nowhere near as for the next few days. we have had tornadoes in louisiana today. the severe weather threat again is going to be around new orleans tomorrow afternoon. you see the sharp contrast.

60's and 30's in the northern rocky mountain states. again, changes on the way it. it will just take a while to get their. light east wins. -- winds. waves about a foot. on the eastern shore, the fog break saw. -- breaks off. an isolated storm cannot be ruled out of the next couple of days. seven-day forecast -- temperatures will be close to 80 by friday. showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous and temperatures will cool off a little bit over the weekend. >> this is 11 sports. >> you get the impression that in denver, they have begun to try on the super bowl ring they

believe peyton manning will help them win. he will begin saturday as a denver bronco. the former colts quarterback said all the right things, including talking about having as a teammate tim tebow. that probably will not happen. the broncos will retool again, this time around manning. he brings flare to the mile high city. they did not give him a five- year $95 million contract so he could follow. the expected to lead. >> i am not going to be the offensive coordinator. in a point to be involved in personnel decisions. not even the least bit. that is what these guys are here to do. i am here simply to be teammates. and to do whatever can to help

this team win in whatever role that is. >> i think they expect a little bit more than that. and the ravens than enemy number one -- the steelers announced earlier that they did not intend to bring him back. ward says he still does football left in him, but he cannot bear the thought of wearing another uniform. every ravens and, believe it or not, will miss him. -- every ravens fan, believe it or not, will miss him. for maryland's women's basketball team, the sweet 16, on to raleigh, where they will face texas a&m. they do not call it march meditation. sara hammond with a layup.

giving the cardinals less than 10 minutes to play. 3-point shot put maryland in front. under 4 minutes. kim rogers @ t-line. the terps were in control. 24 points, but heard defense seals the trip to the suit -- to the sweet 16. fortunately -- they lost to the phillies 9-1. they gave up only one run to datea. dam jones becomes even more -- adam jones becomes even more important this season.

nolan ryan still gets three runs late. opening day -- if tom's weather forecast did not let you know will spring, this will do it. >> stay with us. we of the seven-day forecast after this. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models

named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine top safety picks like the passat and jetta. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 jetta for $159 a month. ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. [ male announcer ] for our families...

our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering.

>> here's a look at what we're looking on -- working on for 11 news tonight. a teenager electrocuted on a ball field. now looking at ways to prevent similar tragedies from happening. and a new way to generate and a new way to generate revenue through

[ camera shutters clicking ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] announcing southwest airlines nationwide sale, with flights all over the country starting at only 69 dollars one-way. hurry and book now, only at southwest.com. ♪

>> got up this morning to welcome spring -- >> how was it? >> it did not say anything back. so i went back inside. >> the next few days will be much the same. fog, afternoon sunshine, and temperatures way above normal. it gets here over the weekend with showers and storms that will cool things off a little bit next week. >> that is it for our news. thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.