right now at the airport, -- there were go. 34 degrees. you said three words. [laughter] 34 degrees at the airport. we will see a lot of sunshine this afternoon. it will not be as windy as yesterday with a high temperature of 55 degrees. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast. you get three words and you are done. >> good morning. it is a nice start on the area roads. not tracking any incidents and speeds around 60 miles per hour over towards the 83's. the rest of the major roadways are cooperating. we had a wind warnings at the area bridges. and looks good on the west side, 63 as you make your way

down towards baltimore national pike. 67 on 83. the major roads are in great shape and that includes 795. this is the north side of york road. problem free at the moment. this is 83 at mount carmel road on the harrisburg expressway. delay-free all the way down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the historic health care law enters its second day of hearings at the supreme court. >> at the heart is whether it is constitutional to require americans to purchase health insurance or face a fine. tara mergener has the latest. >> good morning. it boils down to other parts of this law are in fact unconstitutional. virtually every american will be

affected by the answer. as the high court hears a challenge to the health care reform law, protesters on both sides of the debate hover outside the supreme court. >> the government has never meant to be mandating what we need to buy. >> on monday the justices signaled they are ready to move forward after 90 minutes of debate. >> all this talk about tax policy is beside the point because this is not challenging the penalty. this institute is challenging the provision. >> today arguments will focus on the heart of the case, a provision that would require all americans to carry insurance or pay a penalty. >> the key is whether the government can compel you to buy a product.

just because you're a citizen. >> 26 states are trying to get the lot struck down. the obama administration insists congress has the authority. >> this is about preserving human dignity. if you don't have your health, what else do you have? >> the white house says the law will have about 30 million more people get health care coverage. >> what are some of the other arguments the court will hear? >> what happens if the individual mandate is found to be unconstitutional? also, they have to consider whether medicaid can be expanded to low income americans who do not qualify. a lot on the table. >> tara mergener, thank you.

exactly one week ahead of maryland's republican presidential primary, newt gingrich will visit the state capital. he will visit annapolis today and meet with local business leaders. our state is drawing more attention than usual. mitt romney was in arbutus last week's. . >> hundreds of people take to the streets seeking justice for trayvon martin. he was shot last month. oodies, ple wore hug which martin was wearing when he was killed. >> this is something i have to do. i was 01 -year-old 1 am unt whet

till was killed. >> i'm a vietnam vet. >> the march ended at city hall. several organizations organized that event. a legal setback for two brothers accused of setting a dog on fire. >> jury selection was slated to begin yesterday. the judge ruled on some motions and that was delayed. twin brothers travers and tremayne johnson are accused of setting a dog on fire. he died several days later. the twins were put on trial in 2011. prosecutors relied on surveillance video to identify the twins as well as the taped

conversations. it ended in a mistrial. both motions were denied. this retrial and was scheduled and the late three times in 2011. and all activists are still putting a positive spin on the case despite the delay. >> we need to see this through to a logical conclusion, whenever that may happen to be. we're grateful to what is happened over this three-year period of time that of moved in a positive direction. >> jury selection is scheduled to begin tomorrow. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police chief james teare complies with a subpoena and shows up at a county meeting. he was called to testify against john leopold. he said he could not comment on

the case because it is still being investigated by a grand jury. >> i would be breaking the law. i do not want to break the law. i declined to answer questions. >> he faced the threat of a second subpoena. >> do you feel lucky this morning? $363 million. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 250 bucks. [laughter] >> 34 degrees on tv hill. driving distracted. >> pink slime. the company that produces the

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>> welcome back. 38 degrees. a chilly start on this tuesday morning. we will see plenty of sunshine today. below freezing in the northern suburbs. 31 in parkton. 34 at the airport. it will be a little on the

breezy side this afternoon. not as breezy as yesterday. we will make it up to 55 later today. we will come back and check the seven forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> the national transportation safety board will hold a forum on the broad range of distractions for drivers. a public forum will be held in washington, d.c. panels will consider the latest findings of distracted driver research and discuss the differences in how states have adopted various restrictions. the natural resources committee will hold a hearing on the impact of rising gas prices on u.s. tourism. the will focus how that will affect the vacations.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad this tuesday morning. we had wind warnings that the area bridges. 64 down from the white marsh area on 95. on the north side, around 59. no problems in the area of baltimore national pike on the west side. 62 on southbound 97 at 100. -- delay at the curtis creek drawbridge. the inner loop delay. out of the traffic is where you're getting by in both directions.

-- outer loop traffic. this is york road and the north side. light volume to and from towson. this is 83 at mount carmel. southbound traffic looks good all the way down to the beltway. delay-free at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. we have a delay on the penn line. candid and brunswick trains are on schedule. light rail on schedule. if you bust diversions. the 30 bus diverting at edmondson and swann because of construction -- a few buster diversions. >> it is cold. a big area of high pressure in

control on the east coast. it will not be quite as windy as yesterday. the temperatures did not tank off. which could have dropped into the 20's early this morning. -- we could have dropped into the 20's. north west wind at 6. 34 degrees at the airport. we probably would drop off two or three more degrees. 30 in taneytown. 31 in parkton. 39 downtown. 31 in rising sun. hopefully you did not plant anything outside that is sensitive to the cold. sunshine is our forecast for today. high temperatures between 52 and 57. that is below normal for this time of year. the average high is 58. overnight tonight, mostly clear skies and chilly but not quite as cold as last night.

we will jump will quit tomorrow to near 70. some scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. we go back to around 60 on thursday and friday. another chance for showers over the weekend on saturday and sunday. >> bmw is recalling more than 1 seriesn of its 5 adnd 6- vehicles. the car and possibly might not be able to start. speaking of recalls, children's product recalls by 24% last year. injuries increase by 7%.

companies are hearing to a new product safety law. high gas prices are causing you to drive less, you might be able to catch a break on your car insurance rates. >> every mile you drive is costing you more these days. prices are at record highs for this time of year and some people are looking for ways to cut back. >> i do not go any place additional at all. >> $20 gets me less than half a tank. >> fear miles _ could mean saving on your car insurance. >> more customers are changing their car insurance plan and linking it to the number of miles they drive. the plan is based on driving

19,000 miles per year. >> it varies depending on which mileage but i've seen savings averaging 50%, 20% -- 15%. >> some are cutting back based on prices at the pump. what if they are driving more than 19,000 miles? >> they don't go on this program. star will keep track of your miles. >> we ask you how many miles on your car one time per year. >> a growing number of insurance companies are offering the plan. a silver lining. >> i'm driving less. >> as we get closer to summer

travel season, hotels and airlines are driving more. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> good morning. mort fare hikes right around the corner -- more fare hikes. united and american are beginning a new fare hike. southwest did this yesterday. they are paying more for fuel and pass on those costs to the passengers. hotel rates jumped more than 7% for business and leisure travelers last month. that was the biggest year over year increase on record. getting to the markets. ben bernanke hitting on possible

more stimulus programs to help boost the economy. a bit of an extension of that rally we had yesterday. investors getting a report on home prices in 20 big u.s. cities. at&t turn into microsoft to boost sales. it uses their high-speed so- called lte network. that is much cheaper than the latest iphone. apple is working on adding sports scores to its mobile assistance service. espn is part of disney which has a longstanding relationship with apple. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> you mentioned the summer travel season is around the corner and that means summer

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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. i think even you need a jacket this morning. >> it was chilly. los 40's this morning -- low 40's this morning. the temperature did drop below freezing. 34 at the airport. it will not be as windy as was yesterday. we will see plenty of sunshine. it will be a nice day but on the chilly side. we'll comeack and check the forecast going into the weekend. we will bounce around with the temperatures this week. something for everybody. >> not bad out there on the roads as you make your way around the area. we had some wind warnings

overnight at the bridges. traveling southbound on 95 towards the beltway, around 57 towards the parkville region. speech continues down. 68 south on 95 towards 32. a nice start. not tracking any incidents at this hour. 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. southbound traffic is through the construction zone. the left lane is closed. two lanes are open. this is 795 at franklin and boulevard. problem free down to the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it is day two of the supreme court arguments about whether the new health care what is legal.

>> whether the government can force you to buy health insurance. tracie potts has more. >> day two gets to the heart of the issue -- the individual mandate. it makes you paypal see if you do not buy health insurance. >> obamacare would fall. >> 26 states and the business group will argue the law that allows the government to regulate business does not apply. >> if the federal government can force people to buy health insurance then there are no limits on what they can force individuals to do. >> outside the court, supporters argue it it is the only way to make sure everyone is covered because no one should ever be told they have cancer and they should be quiet and go home to die. >> monday's argument was whether the penalty was a tax. >> it is assessed and collected

by the irs. >> it is attached to it health care requirement. >> this is not a revenue-raising measure. if it is successful, nobody will pay the penalty and there will be no reverent to raise. >> rick santorum argues that mitt romney cannot fight the health care law. >> the worst person to make that case is mitt romney. we're here today and he is not. >> there are more campers out here today. they are waiting for one of the few coveted tickets inside. i am tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the maryland general assembly is laying the groundwork to implement it. they're creating the framework. they have established --

>> the supreme court overthrows some of it or leaves it as is, will have to make some changes along the way. >> the bill establishes two health care exchanges. >> they will work up the differences between their bills. see what is up for debate in a special photo gallery on wbaltv.com. click on national news. >> pretrial motions are on the way. the first trial ended in a hung jury. kim dacey is live with the latest on the case. >> this retrial was delayed at three times. jury selection was set to begin yesterday. the judge ruled on some pretrial motions. it was late may of 2009 when

prosecutors say twin brothers travers and tremayne johnson said a pit bull on fire with an unknown of flammable liquid. phoenix would died several days later. the twins were put on trial in february of 2011. prosecutors relied on surveillance video to identify the twins as well as taped conversations. a mistrial was declared. >> the media is covering it and people are still interested. the fact it three years has passed -- some people might of forgot about that. there's a huge number of people who are following this. >> animal rights activists were in court on monday. the twins clothing supposedly contained a liquid. this retrial was scheduled and a late three times in 2011.

animal activists are still putting a positive spin on this case. >> we need to see this through to a logical conclusion, whatever that may happen to be. and we're very grateful to the things that have happened over this three-year period of time that have moved in a positive direction. >> jury selection is scheduled to begin tomorrow and the trout is scheduled to run to april 5. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the shooting death of a baltimore man happened just after 10:00 a.m. on monday morning in northeast baltimore. the victim opened his front door after hearing the doorbell. he was shot several times. he later died at a hospital at. >> police say a new initiative helped them make 30 arrest over the weekend. authorities say these arrests are not the only thing they are ing to combat armed robberies.

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>> welcome back. 38 degrees downtown. much colder in the suburbs. the temperatures have dipped below freezing in the northern suburbs. up to the pennsylvania line it will probably dip into the low 20's before sunrise. 30 in york, pennsylvania. a cold start. temperatures will make it into the 50's this afternoon. it will not be as windy as yesterday. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast going all the

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>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. 95 from the white marsh area looks good, 61 miles per hour towards the beltway. the speech continues over towards the west side, 59 at baltimore national pike. 67 traveling towards 32.

an update on the tydings memorial bridge. a little bit of a delay in the southbound direction. the left lane is close with construction. we switch over to traffic at the j.f.x. at ruxton road. light volume coming down from the beltway all the way into town. no delays on the harrisburg expressway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good mning. we have a delay, 20 to 25 minutes late. canton and penn trains on schedule. light rail and metro subway on time. we have a diversion at ford and lawrence on the one bus -- fort . >> it is cold. we have not had this kind of weather for a long time. high pressure is in control on

the east coast. the wind is relatively calm. it was a little breezy last night. that helped us out with the temperatures. we do have clear skies and there is a bit of a breeze. it will not be as windy as yesterday. 34 degrees at the airport. the temperatures are close to the 20 posner the pennsylvania line. 31 in rising sun. you guys will probably sneak into the upper 20's right before sunrise. lots of sunshine today. 52 to 57 this afternoon. the average high temperature is 58. we'll have a day below average. record is 86. mostly clear tonight. temperatures drop back into the upper 30's.

tomorrow, high pressure will slide off the coast. the wind direction will change. it will warm up again. we'll be close to 70. we will see some scattered thunderstorms. we have a chance that you'll see one in your house, a 30%. this will not be widespread for wednesday afternoon. it will be warmer and of that front. 70 tomorrow. 60 on thursday. breezy behind the front. unfortunately, we have a chance for some rain on saturday and sunday. scattered showers with high temperatures in the mid 50's. >> it seems there is an app for everything and everyone. >> one is designed to help the first responder. >> when a first responders arrived on the scene, they need

to know several important things about the patient. if the patient is unconscious come in makes it that much more difficult. >> for a first responders, a phone has no value to them. you have these cell phones that more power than the space shuttle that took man to the moon. >> the answer is -- >> this type of technology allows people to do their job more efficiently in terms of getting information or information gathering that is crucial to help save a life. >> as soon as the dialer hangs up, the app cents a text message stating they called 911 and pinpoint them on a gps global map.

>> it displays medical information so first responders can have that information. >> information about their medical history and what chemicals they should not take. critical information that could save a life. >> whenever somebody is injured, there's a short time frame that we have to work with them. to get them the most efficient care that we can, will look for this information and try to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. >> this application will save a life at the end of the day. >> all of the information is available only on the patient's fallen but the designers hope to have everything available for the dispatch center. >> very cool.

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four. the terps will play notre dame. in 2006, they moved on to the final quarter and eventually won a national championship. the nfl meetings continue in florida. the ravens owner said he feels a sense of urgency to get ray rice and joe flacco re-signed to free up more space.s expep then there are the new york jets. tim tebow addressed the media. the first backup quarterback to hold a news conference. was all class and saying no hard feelings in leaving the broncos. is something he cannot control.

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ago and aggravated last may. tim tebow and rex ryan. what an interesting marriage that will be in the big apple. >> we're pulling for him. >> senator ben cardin says there's a greater demand for justice. >> you might be more protective of each and every drop in your tank and out it still could be wasting gas anyway. >> things go from bad to worse for bobby brown. >> a cold start on this tuesday morning. we have a nice warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> we will see how things are shaping up on the major roadways.

>> day two of high drama at the high court. >> more delays in the retrial of two boys accused of setting a pait bull on fire. >> after weeks of warm temperatures, somebody rolled the temperature back to february. how long until we get back to springlike temperatures.