>> mitt romney scooops up three more wins. >> if you cut out to vote, chances are you did not wait in any lines. >> another clear and warm day. 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 am lisa robinson. >> i am stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> another great day. >> we have the sunshine yesterday. now we have the clouds rolling in. we are well above the freezing mark. we will continue to war as a move into the afternoon. there have been some isolated showers this morning. we will see a drying trend. 72 in baltimore. cooler weather is on the way. >> good morning. the commute is looking well. no delays to report. 64 traveling through the park fell region. speeds are pretty good on the west side -- through the parkville region.

to 5 on southbound 83. a nice start of the harrisburg expressway. 66 on southbound 95 down towards the beltway. five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split down towards the fort mchenry. eight minutes to travel on the inner loop from a 75 over towards the 83's. outer loop traffic on the north side is moving very well. no sign of a delight. this is traffic on 70 at 29. traffic is moving well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a clean sweep on tuesday for mitt romney with big wins in maryland, washington, d.c., and

wisconsin. >> tara mergener joins us live with that story. romney's y's -- mitt rivals have no plan to leave the race. >> four candidates still remain. >> and thank you to wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c. we win them all. [cheers] >> with three more wins and half the delegates under his belt, mitt romney is forging ahead. >> tonight i am asking the good people of pennsylvania, new york, rhode island, delaware, and connecticut to join me. join me in the next step toward that destination of november 6. >> while newt gingrich and ron paul have scaled back their campaigns -- >> thank you so much. >> a defiant rick santorum seems undaunted by a string of setbacks, his eye on his home state of pennsylvania, where he

clings to the lead. >> half the delegates in this process have been selected, and who is ready to charge out of the locker room in pennsylvania for a strong second half? [cheers] >> while pressure is mounting on romney's rivals to clear the way, the republican national committee chair says the drawn- out battle has benefits. >> we have got a republican primary process that has allowed us to accumulate more volunteers, more people going to caucuses, which is going to help us defeat barack obama in november. >> the next round of contests is on april 24 when five more states head to the polls. >> one of those states is pennsylvania, a must win for rick santorum. what are his chances theyre? >> according to a poll, rick santorum is still up six points in his home state.

that sounds good until you consider that three weeks ago he was up by 14 points. he may actually be losing some ground. >> tara mergener, thank you. >> mitt romney came out as the big winner in maryland. he took more than 49% of the votes. rick santorum was second. ben cardin easily beat a field of democratic challengers with a 74% of the vote. he will face a candidate in november. roscoe bartlett failed to get a majority of the votes but held off a field of challengers to win his party's nomination. he will go up against john dulaney in the general election.

voter turnout was low. jennifer franciotti is live with a look at the disappointing numbers. >> the supporting but not altogether unexpected. you cannot blame the weather because the weather was outstanding. only about 10% of registered voters in maryland came out to the polls for tuesday's primary. light turnout again was expected with a democratic president up for re-election in a state where democrats outnumber republicans more than two to one. those who did come out to vote thought it was important to exercise their right to cast a ballot. >> i have never not voted since i was eligible to vote. i think it is important. beingk that it's part of a citizen of the country. it is what enables me to have a say in government and to be able to influence it in some small way.

>> early voting failed to attract large crowds. only about 3% in baltimore city and surrounding counties. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> university of maryland college park file additional scharges against a student. alexander song was arrested. he was released on his own recognizance. he allegedly posted threats of going on a shooting rampage on line. dante parrish will not spend another day outside of prison. he was charged for murdering jason mattison and stuffing his body in a closet. parrish was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. >> and does want to jump up and

down and give god the glory for that sentence saying. i'm grateful he would not be able to hurt anyone else. >> her we're told a man approached a victim and reportedly attacked her. the victim fought back and was able to get away. anyone with information should call 1-866-7-lockup. police are trying to solve a rash of poor workers that has two never rest on edge. 10 burglaries to place in harford county and nine incidents in kingsville and one in joppa. investigators from both counties are looking at the interest to see if they are connected.

>> we do not want to narrow the scope. if you see something suspicious, report it. >> authorities cautioned people to keep their doors locked even when they are home. >> a bomb scare sense students in kent county home for the day. a teacher found a note saying bombs have been placed. >> it could have been a prank but a could have been real. we have to respond accordingly. >> it was determined it was a hoax. police or investigating a drowning death of a girl. a neighbor found her unconscious and unresponsive on monday in a pool at the child's home. she did not survive.

there were no obvious signs of trauma. 6;09. 50 degrees on tv hill -- 6:09. >> a protest at a california college turned chaotic, sending the 30 students to the hospital. >> a close call for one woman who steps into a convenience store. wasn't that convenient. details as we cover the nation. >> we have clouds right now and maybe a chance for a shower this morning. >> volume is lighter on the area >> volume is lighter on the area hey, what do you think "artisan" means? it's latin. for what?

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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:13. the sun coming up in about half an hour. we have some clouds built-in across the area. you could see it all the clouds from baltimore out towards the west. a lot of clearing in to ocean city. they will see a better sunrise out there. some showers have moved offshore. a couple of showers back into west virginia.

these are very minor. there are some more showers out towards the west. a star system moving across the mid-atlantic right now. -- a storm system moving across the mid-atlantic right now. this will likely take a southerly track. then we're looking at a powerful storm moving through eastern texas. that brought severe weather yesterday. now looks like those are shifting the spirit the severe weather threat is moving east. the bull's-eye will be along the ohio valley and down into the mississippi valley. there is a threat for more tornadoes. maybe some damaging wind. other severe weather. this is much more minor. mostly a damaging wind threat. that mostly stays out of the

delmarva region. general thunderstorms for southern maryland. any of the storms could produce heavy downpours. this is from ocean city and we're trying out into the afternoon with a high of 72. 57 in the mountains with a chance for a shower. clearing skies tonight. those storms states to the south. 30's and 40's for the overnight lows. 61 tomorrow. clear skies. friday, opening day at camden yards, i think the showers will stay to the south. 60's as we head into easter weekend. >> not bad on the rose. no significant delays. 61 on the north side over towards parkville and towson. on southbound 83, 64 near mount

carmel. 63 on southbound 795 towards the beltway. on the b-w parkway, 56 miles per hour down towards 197 southbound. this is harford road. traffic is starting to build. inner loop looks good towards 95 on the northeast corner. this is 95 at white marsh and we're building. a delay down towards the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the man suspected of shooting seven people at a small christian university in california will make his first court appearance today. one goh allegedly opened fire at oikos killing six students and one employee. officials say he was angered by his treatment at the school. more than 30 students were

treated after police pepper spray them at a rally in southern california. this was the scene on tuesday night. the school has agreed to cover all the medical expenses incurred by these students after being pepper sprayed. is very close call for a customer at a connecticut convenience store. after a woman stepped to a counter, she was feeling lucky and an suv comes barreling through the front window. she jumps law up on the counter to get away. the driver was booked on suspicious of drunk driving. >> march was a banner month for chrysler. it was their best month since 2008.

new vehicle sales increased 34% from a year earlier. that is the highest monthly total in four years. the favorite supermarket chain is right here in maryland. wegmans is top according to a new survey. there was a common complaint regarding insurance and check outs in most stores. the easter bunny is getting more generous. the job market is recovering. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. men have now landed 80% of the non-farm jobs created since the end of the recession. the share of men saying the

economy has improved jumped more than 40% last month. traditionally male-dominated fields like construction are working up from hibernation as the economy recovers. a growing number of companies are limiting internet access for their workers. workers are slowing down their own band witdth. another job fair. peapod holding a job bought today at the ramada inn in hanover on parkway drive. getting to stocks. minutes help to push stocks lower yesterday. the bloomberg maryland index was down just a bit. easter is the number-one sales season for toys outside of christmas. tweens are getting everything

from ipods to hand-held video games. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> i thought kids would be satisfied with getting peeps. >> i do not like peeps. neither do i. 6:20. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are not tracking anything significant delay-wise. one avenue -- accident at wilkins avenue. a bit of it sluggish bought at edmondson but nothing major. 61 on the north side. 95 running smoothly, 65 miles per hour approaching 32. an update at harford road. bill but of a delay in the outer loop but moving well towards 95 on the northeast corner. this is 95 out of white marsh. we do have a delay southbound between white marsh and the beltway northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning.

we do have a mild conditions right now. many temperatures in the 40's and 50's. 57 at the inner harbor. 57 in westminster. expects temperatures to move into the low 70's today. we had some isolated showers early on. mostly the storms hit south of baltimore. cooler weather all the way in the seven-day forecast. now we go to sports with keith mills. we want to hear more about the tight uniforms. >> that is what we want to talk about. 40-0. baylor capped off a perfect season. every team strives for perfection. some big-time players in this game including brittney griner of baylor.

brittney griner was the player of the year. showed why early on. in.banks iit robert griffin iii will probably go to the redskins. mallory knocks down the three. it is one thing to be big. it is another thing to be big and good. that is brittney griner. baylor was 40-0. the masters gets underway tomorrow. tiger woods is one of the favorites. >> i feel like i'm driving the ball much better than i have. have some heat behind it.

my iron game is improving. everything is headed in the right direction. >> tiger tees off tomorrow morning. the orioles will play in rfolk.o brian matusz will start. one pitchers has a sore elbow. he will start the year in sarasota and work with scott mcgregor. opening day is friday at 3:00 p.m. ray rice displayed the new uniforms. >> let's show you what he was

fortunate enough to be at. theirry year teams tweake uniforms. nike is taking over as the official uniform maker. in the case of the ravens, a few modifications. the numbers look a little different. a far cry from the changes nike made to the uniforms that oregon state. that is the new look. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. are the changes to the ravens uniforms enough to make you want to buy new jerseys? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. i know you got a free one yesterday. >> a ben roethlisberger at jersey.

>> 50 degrees on tv hill. the push to expand gambling in maryland. >> mitt romney, mitt romney, mitt romney. that is how the primaries went yesterday. >>

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. will be sunny -- will it be sunny? >> there are some clouds building at the airport. it is milder to start today. high temperatures into the low 70's. i think most areas will stay dry. we will continue to do to lessen the forecast. >> mitt romney has a strong lead in the republican race for the

white house. >> he is focus now on beating president obama in the fall. >> and thank you to wisconsin, maryland, and washington, d.c. >> it's a clean sweep for mitt romney, clear victories in all three primaries, including wisconsin, where he beat rick santorum by seven points. but romney's no longer focused on his republican competition. >> years of flying around on air force one, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers, telling you that you're great and you're doing a great job. it is enough to make you think that you might become a little out of touch. >> with a 16-point lead in the latest gallup poll, today romney courts newspaper editors, preparing for the next round of primaries -- connecticut, delaware, new york, rhode island, and santorum's home state, pennsylvania. >> the clock starts tonight. we've got three weeks to go out here in pennsylvania and win this state. and after winning this state, the field looks a little different in may.

>> santorum, who goes bowling again today, isn't so sure this is over. but romney's delegates are mounting. he's got 561. 203 for santorum, and 137 for gingrich. gingrich released a statement last night. despite the delegate count, he still says he's in this all the way to the republican convention in tampa. ron paul is still campaigning. he has 16 events scheduled over the next month and a half, many of them at college campuses. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you invited 10 people to a party and only one person showed, that would be disappointing. jennifer franciotti has more about the poor performance at the polls. >> voter turnout for this primary is a far cry from 2008 when 40% cannot to decide who

should be on the democratic ticket for president. the weather could not have been better tuesday, but the sun did not shine on polling locations, which saw only a slow trickle of voters throughout the day. >> i have never not voted since i was eligible to vote. i think it is important. i think that it's part of being a citizen of the country. it is what enables me to have a say in government and to be able to influence it in some small way. >> state officials estimate only 10% of registered voters cast their ballots on primary tuesday here in maryland. turnout peaked at 16% in conservative western maryland, and leveling out around 9% in more liberal baltimore city. voter turnout was not expected to be high, though, given a democratic president up for re- election in a state where democrats outnumber republicans by more than two to one. early voting opportunities also failed to attract higher crowds. >> we had about 7400 voters, which is not good for the six days.

>> in the first hours of polls being opened yesterday, polling locations all over reported only seeing about two to three dozen voters. that's not really a surprise overall because it was primary election day and this wonly. >> you can see the election votes down to your county. it is on wbaltv.com. click on politics. >> the road to a new budget hits a speed bump. discussions broke down on tuesday between the house and senate. negotiators are too far apart on raising the personal income tax rate. mike miller is warned that the general assembly may have to

extend the adjournment date. there is push back on legislation to make prince george's county the sixth slots venue. heavyweights shared a crowded hearing room with opponents of expanded gambling. >> table games means 5 under new games and a much bigger and more competitive business. it allows us to invest at a higher scale. >> it really is about the dollar and so from their perspective, they would love to be able to have it and i suspect they try to provide all kinds of promises to some of our elected officials. >> the house ways and means committee has not scheduled a vote on this bill. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> we have an accident in annapolis at the jennifer road.

be extra careful as a police respond to that. another accident at wilkins avenue and brunswick street. so far so good on the north and south side. sluggish on 70. we start in the area of harford road. in terms of our cameras, so far so good. no delays to report here. closer to 70, things are getting heavier. 95 is not bad out of the white marsh area. we're seeing intermittent delays on 95 south down. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> most of the roads are dry and they should stay that way in baltimore by the afternoon. a high of 70. southern maryland has a threat for thunderstorms.

mid to upper 70's. 50's in the mountains and a slight chance for storms. we have a clearing skies tonight. we drop into the 30's. cooler tomorrow. 61 with sunny skies. friday is opening day for the orioles. it will be in the 50's. showers are expected to stay to the south. easter sunday should be a good day. >> 50 degrees on tv hill. in easter egg hunt that takes it to the next level. we'll tell you where it took place. we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. are the changes to the ravens uniforms enough to make you want to buy new jerseys? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> easter is this sunday. take a look of this. scuba bunny is hiding eggs on the sea floor. underwater hunters will search for those eggs on sunday.

the ellicott raises money for a holiday gifts for needy children -- the egg hunt raises money. a town in wyoming has a population of one. now you can own your own town for the last of a condo in someplace like howard county. the price is $100,000. he hopes to take the town into the 21st century. 50 degrees on tv hill. tornadoes touched down in texas. >> not all the bad in terms of delays. there are two accidence. >> the same storms are pushing into the east.

this is a live look outdoors. 49 at the airport.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. police are working to identify the remains of a body found in middle river on tuesday. this happened around 7:30. an autopsy will be done to determine how the victim died. more charges against a student after he posted online threats of a shooting spree. police arrested 19-year-old alexander song on charges of misuse of e- mail and other offenses.

he had been charged with the misdemeanor charge last month. police are working to try to solve a rash of burglaries that has two never rest on edge. 10 burglaries took place in harford county. similar nighttime berkley's were reported in baltimore county -- similar nighttime burglaries were reported in baltimore county. over half a dozen reported tornadoes touched down in texas yesterday. >> this is something i have never seen before. this >> helicopter shot fall the tornadoes. >> it just hit so quick. >> we looked out of my husband said, there is a tornado.

>> massive tornadoes in the arlington and lancaster areas, south of dallas. >> i was in this restroom here, in the bathtub, and the need this morning board -- underneath this parting boaironing board. >> the owners were left in shock as they surveyed the damage. >> my whole house is gone. >> my wife could have been in the bedroom. >> i don't know how you go on. look at this. there's not a wall. >> it is another thing when it's a person. >> the magnitude is matched by

starling sense that things could have been worse. >> so glad we're here. >> those left alive now face how they will rebuild. brian sanders, nbc news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> pretty remarkable video. we are tracking a few problems for your commute. we start in annapolis. we have an overturned vehicle and jennifer road at medical parkway. be careful as police are responding. an accident on the southwest side of the city at wilkens avenue. the only delay we are seeing is at 70 down towards baltimore national pike. light volume around the area. it is spring break for many schools. this is the area of old court

road. normally a very heavy spot but moving well down towards 70. this is traffic on 83 at york road. problem free at the moment all the way down to the beltway. enjoy this quiet ride. not bad on the j.f.x. into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the sun is rising as we speak. we had a lot of clouds over baltimore and back into western maryland. sunshine along the eastern shore. off towards the west, there are some showers making their way over the west virginia border into northern virginia. these could push their way east into washington, d.c. we cannot rule an isolated sprinkle, not much more that a couple of raindrops on the windshield. low pressure is moving

offshore. schreiber thunderstorms moving in from the ohio valley -- stronger thunderstorms. this is all connected to the same storm system ripping across the plains that brought all the severe weather to texas yesterday. that severe threat is shifting to the east. a severe thunderstorm watch right now. the severe threat from new orleans into the ohio valley where they have the threat for tornadoes. a second area of severe weather we will be watching and this is mainly eastern north carolina into virginia. mostly a damaging wind thread. it is is staying south of the lmarva region -- mostly a damaging wind threat.

72 in baltimore. the start activity is down to the south. clearing skies into the overnight hours. 61 tomorrow with sunshine. cool on friday for opening day at camden yards. 58 for the afternoon temperatures. showers likely to stay to the south. minimal chances for rain on easter sunday. that should not be a big issue. >> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. maryland poor voter turnout in yesterday's primary election. jennifer franciotti joins us with a close look at the numbers. >> good morning. you cannot blame the weather. it was a beautiful day. only about 10% of registered voters in maryland came out to the polls for tuesday's primary. light turnout again was expected with a democratic president up for re-election in a state where democrats

outnumber republicans more than two to one. those who did come out to vote thought it was important to exercise their right to cast a ballot. early voting failed to attract large crowds. only about 3% in baltimore city and surrounding counties. back to you. >> how does it turn out primary compared to the one before the presidential election? >> about 40% back then. back to you. >> jennifer franciotti, thank you. >> here is matt lauer with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. we have a dramatic new images of those powerful tornadoes that left a trail of destruction in the dallas area. al roker has the threat of more severe weather in the south today. donald trump on his decision to allow a transgendered

decongested to compete for the miss universe crown -- a transgendered contestant. ryan see crest will be live to talk about all kinds of things including his plans for the future and he will answer some of your questions -- ryan seacrest. that we get started on it was the morning. >> still ahead, some of your answers to our water cooler questi

>> let's get to some of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- are the changes to the ravens uniforms enough to make you want to buy new jerseys? >> keep in mind those changes are very slight. [laughter] >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> we could show that video a few more times. >> the ray rice video rolling. >> did you say they were tighter? >> we will start in annapolis. we have an accident involving an

overturned vehicle. another crash at winter burned road and hilton parkway. there's still delight at 70. we'll update you on some of our cameras. this is baltimore national pike and not too bad. you're seeing a tapping the brakes intermittently. this is traffic on 83 york road. problem free from the khmer line all the way down. -- problem free from the maryland line all the way down. >> we have a lot more clouds. most of that is going south. southern maryland macy isolated thunderstorms hit. have your jackets handy for opening day for the orioles. >> that is ok. it is opening day. if you're looking for more weather and traffic together, be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on

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