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>> some parts of the state will have to deal with snow. that is what tony said. [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. >> do not blame me. there you go. >> i have some messages from facebook from some of the kids. there will be school. six or 7 inches of snow in western maryland. we could see some snowflakes around baltimore. of rain and makeix snow showers. it feels like it is in the 30's.
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there is some rain in the western suburbs. snow showers in frederick county. that colder air will drift over towards baltimore. temperatures will stay in the 40's. a mix of rain and snow showers. dress for winter today. we'll come back and check the seven-day forecast. >> good morning. we're watching to see how the weather impacts your morning rush. route one is shut down every 24. there is an accident that continues to be cleared. another accident in the forestville region of harford county. 55 as a move over towards the west side. 55 on the west side. the j.f.x. in pretty good shape. one accident northbound 97 at
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100. you may start to see some delays. this is route 32. so far so good until you get down to the capital beltway. all lanes are closed on the capital beltway at 29 because of an accident. no problems to report other than a buildup in volume down towards the white marsh area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the man accused of shooting and killing trayvon martin is waking up somewhere other than jail this morning. >> george zimmerman was released sometime after midnight. >> george zimmerman walked out of the jail staring straight ahead and ignoring the photographers. >> i want to get him some more that he is safe. >> his attorney would only say
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that he would be in a secure and secret location, likely outside the state of florida. >> we're worried that some emotions are at negative and some a plan out against george. >> parents of trayvon martin had been so vocal before his arrest have remained silent since friday's bond hearing. >> tears running down his eyes. normally he is the strong one. >> the street that will be tested by zimmerman's release. >> they hope his freedom is a temporary because the damage he has cost to them is permanent. >> george zimmerman left the jail with a brown paper bag.
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it is gps monitoring device. they have considered half a dozen locations for his security. the gps monitoring system will work anywhere in the country. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> two brothers accused of beating a black teenager are scheduled to go on trial today. kim dacey is live with a preview. >> eliyahu and avi werdesheim are facing charges of second- degree assault and carrying a deadly weapon. the incident happened back in november of 2010. the victim says he was walking down the street when a car pulled up and people got out. he said he was thrown to the ground while the suspect said, "you don't belong around here," and hit him in the head with a radio.
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he attorney said his client acted in self-defense. he was responding to reports of suspicious activity in the area at the time. he thought the 15-year-old fit the description. >> the information available to us is that the young man swung a two-by-four at mr. werdesheim. he stepped out of the way and defended himself from this young man's weapon. >> the victim suffered a laceration to the head and a broken wrist. if convicted, the brothers face a possible 13 years in prison. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. fire investigators remain on the scene at the canton warehouse that has forced the evacuation of 60 neighbors. the warehouse contained
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hazardous chemicals. firefighters evacuated surrounding homes. it's a bit more than 90 firefighters three and half hours to contain this blaze. nobody was injured. >> there was a raid at a popular free market on summit that included the seizure of merchandise. homeland security agents descended on the patapsco flea market on west patapsco avenue on sunday. sports apparel and cosmetics were taken that are either fixed or knockoffs. >> it is multibillion dollar industry and it impacts the united states in many ways. it is harmful to our economy and takes away american jobs. >> fda also participated in the
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raid. the investigation is ongoing. more information will be made available in court documents later today. carl snoden said he would not let his arrest on marijuana affect his lawsuit against john leopold. he announced he was stepping down to file a legal lawsuit. his attorney said it was a minor amount of marijuana. there was another person in a car at the time of arrest. >> a deadly crash happened just after 3:00 a.m. on sunday morning on 32. police believe kelly duffy may have fallen asleep at the wheel. she was pronounced dead at the scene. travis
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ground to a halt after this tractor-trailer overturned -- traffic ground to a halt. it is believe weather played a factor in the crash. gunfire outside a colorado church. details on the victim. >> smiles comes to a town that hasn't seen a lot lately. >> ava marie live that the maryland spca it where we're getting ready for march for the animals. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a couple of accidents in harford county affecting major roadways. a cras3q
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course. i want to get the agility course going. what dogs do we have? >> we have socrates and a wide range of animals. >> i want to understand what the until the course is about. --'s sen socrates and dakota let's send socrates and dakota. >> we send the dog's throat. pet owners can do this with their pets -- send the dogs through. >> they do not have to be a circus performing dogs. >> this is a fun activity to do with your dog. >> it is 8 rain or shine event
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and happening on april 29, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and there will be lots of activities. you have a walkathon. >> we have a costume contest, tricks. >> the dogs are in costume. this is socrates. this guy is snow white. we're seeing a couple of rain showers making their way into the baltimore metro area. we'll go back to tony. how do think you would do with the agility course? >> i might take a spill. those guys are pretty cool. i like socrates. >> he is dressed as a bubble
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bee and is up for adoption. >> some people will see the dogs and say they will call. thank you, ava. it is a chilly morning. temperatures in the upper 30's and low 40's. it was when at 13. 41 at the airport. it feels like it is in the 30's. 39 in westminster. 41 in jarrettsville. the heavy rain on sunday is gone but we're picking up some rain showers, especially in the western suburbs. at the end of the loop, you start to see some light in frederick county. that is nsnow.
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that is worthy cold there is bundled -- that is where the cold air is bundle. we don't expect any snow accumulation in baltimore. 6, 7 inches of snow in garrett county. there could be some light accumulations in the higher elevations of washington county. going tods, you're school. breezy and chilly with a chance for snow showers. the average high temperature is 67. it will stay in the 40's but it will feel like it is in the 30's all day. dress appropriately. it will warm obsolete. 58 on tuesday. 64 on wednesday with a slight chance for rain sure. close to 70 by the weekend.
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-- a slight chance for a rain shower. >> start in bel air. route one is shut down to route 24 because of an accident in harford county. an accident at rock spring road and the hickory bypass. watch for delays in both locations. the major roadways continuing to run smoothly. volume is starting to pick up. you may see some delays because of an accident on northbound 97. this is 795. southbound traffic at franklin boulevard building in volume. this is 295, outbound delays just past 175. the capital beltway, some
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closures in the area of 29 because of an accident clearing. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. a gunman takes aim at a colorado church killing the pastor's mother. an off-duty police officer shot the gunman. no word on the gunman's condition. a search for a missing girl in tucson, arizona. the parents say the loss saw her in her bedroom late friday night. more than 150 investigators are searching for her. suspicious circumstances to an entry point of the house. good news in joppa, missouri. this would not have been possible if the were not for a
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so-called dream team of planners paid for by katy perry. students were hoping should make an appearance at the prom but she was not able to attend. >> imax films might be the next weapon in the war against home theaters. imax is gaining popularity as people are being lured from their homes. imax tickets cost about 30% more than a standard ticket. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. despite the higher cost, would you be more likely to go to an imax movie if there were more imax theaters? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.
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want to get a closer look at the lamborghini suv? jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. are you feeling more upbeat about the economy? 40% of businesses expect to pick up in u.s. hiring in the next six months. that would be welcome news to the college class of 2012. half of recent college grads are either unemployed or stock get businesses that don't use their knowledge or skills. corporate results from netflix, texas instruments, and hasbro. a mixed close for stocks on friday. the bloomberg maryland index was higher on gains for under armour. under armour will have some presence at the summer olympics in london, a special with
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michael phelps back in the pool. the company is not looking to make a big splash there. check out the lamborghini suv. is not your typical soccer mom car -- this is not a typical soccer mom car. man is expected to grow, especially in china -- demand is expected to grow, especially in china. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> what you think -- what do you think? >> i don't think my husband will fit in there. >> 6:19. 43 degrees on tv hill. a pair of accidents in harford county will slow things down.
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24 because of an accident -- -- one is shut down at route 24. a bit of a sluggish but developing around liberty at 50 miles per hour. northbound 97 at 100, an accident reported. this is 795 at franklin boulevard. southbound traffic is building. this is 295. celadon traffic is delayed from approaching 175 down to 32. some delays on the capital beltway because of an accident at 29. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it will feel like winter today. 41 at the airport.
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the 39 in westminster. it is breezy. the wind chills are running in the low 40's. we could see some snow in the mountains. we could see some snowflakes around baltimore. breezy and chilly with a chance for rain or snow showers. it will feel like it is in the 30's. here is keith mills, hte man the man. >> thank you. the orioles touchdown a few hours ago at the airport. their road trip is over. it ends with a good win. 3-2, the birds find a way to win in 10 innings. good start for wei-yin chen. nick markakis not happy with the call. ear's buck showalter were -- neither is buck showalter.
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he gets ejected. albert pujols strikes out twice. clutch single by nick markakis. endy chavez beats the throat and the tag -- beats the throat and the tw and the tag. 2-1 orioles. tis the game at -- ties the game. orioles win 3-2. jim johnson gets howie kendrick for the final out. game 6 in d.c. yesterday between the caps and boston. this ties the game at 2.
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five minutes left. alex ovechkin with a rocket pass. the game goes to overtime. he beats the goalie. boston wins. check this out. metta world peace dumps over kevin durant. this is a vicious elbow. metta world peace is ejected. harden severs a concussion -- offers a concussion -- suffers a concussion. expect a suspension for world peace.
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>> live, local, late-breaking, 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. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. several inches of snow expected in western maryland today? >> out and garrett county. there will pick up 6, 8 inches of snow in parts of western maryland. we could see a few snowflakes around here. breezy and chilly with temperatures in the 40's. a mixture of rain and snow showers. all the kids will be going to
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school around here. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> two brothers accused of beating a black teenager will go on trial today. >> kim dacey joins us with a preview. good morning. >> good morning. eliyahu and avi werdesheim are facing charges of second-degree assault and carrying a deadly weapon. this trial has been delayed several times. it is set to begin this morning. the incident happened november, 2010. the 15-year-old alleged victim was walking down the street when he noticed a car that was following him. the teenager told police he said he picked up a wooden stick for his safety. the teenager said he dropped the stick when individuals got out of the car. he was thrown to the ground and held down. a suspect said, you don't
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belong around here. he was hit in the head with a radio. the attorney said his client acted in self-defense. he volunteers with a committee watch group and was reporting to suspicious activity in the area and thought the 15-year-old fit the description. >> the information available to us is that the young man swung a two-by-four at mr. werdesheim. he stepped out of the way and defended himself from this young man's weapon. >> the victim suffered a laceration to his head and a broken wrist. if convicted on all the charges, the brothers could face 13 years in prison. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the fallout continues as committees to investigate an alleged scandal involving u.s. secret service members and prostitutes in colombia. we hear some lawmakers are
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requesting that the probe should include the white house. >> good morning. lawmakers say they are looking .t all evidence before an >> 12 agents put on administrative leave was not staying at the hotel where the other agents were but at the hilton. the hilton is significant because that is where president obama was going to stay. >> the scandal broke after a group of a secret service agents was accused of hiring prostitutes. so far six have lost their jobs. five remained on administrative leave. agents are expected to lose their jobs. >> we have to minimize the possibility of this ever happening again. >> our committees will look over
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the shoulder and make sure it is fixed. >> just to make sure that none of them were involved in this kind of inappropriate behavior. >> and obama campaign adviser says the mysteries of a few should not tarnish the work of the agency. >> there will be missed behavior in any large organization. how do deal with it is the question. >> lawmakers are getting daily briefings. so far there is no evidence any sensitive information was compromised during the incident. tara mergener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. >> a sailor is back home in after making an historic third voyage. he navigated 25,000 miles by himself in a cell bowed.
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-- in a sailboat. >> the hardest part was the northwest passage. the combination of ice and fog is incredibly dangerous. i had some close near misses where i was coming and of the fog. i have no raider on this boat -- i have no radar. >> what is next? >> i'm needing a hair cut and a beer. >> the journey raised $60,000 for people that make selling possible with disabilities. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it was busy in harford county. we had a couple of accidents. they have been cleared. good news along route 1 and
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along rock springs. there was an accident southbound traffic. on route one, it has been reopened air route 24. 29 miles per hour on the west side " beginning at 795. those delays continued down towards edmondson. tapping the brakes on the j.f.x. to the construction zone. you can see it is wet out there. a backup from 75 all the way to edmondson. moving well on the north side. delays southbound on the j.f.x. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. let's get the latest from ava marie, joining us from the maryland spca, surrounded by poppies -- puppies. >> all of these dogs are up for
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adoption. this does benefit the spca. introduced all these dogs. >> the march for the animals supports the adoption program. this is dakota, jack, saugerties, and maggies. all of these dogs are up for adoption -- socrates and maggie. >> they are so cute. we have some dogs in costume. peter pan and bumble bee. >> there is a costume contest and smart tricks. it is a great festival. >> we will show more dogs later. we're showing temperatures very chilly, upper 40's with a slight chance for a wintry mix.
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maybe you could see some snowflakes later on. >> thank you. >> i will be judging the costume contest. i do take bribes. no margin for error. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. despite the higher ticket prices, would you be more likely to go to an imax movie if there were more imax theaters? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.
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>> folks it the maryland in zoo a welcoming some new additions. is due monday was born on saturday. we don't know if it is a boy or girl but is able to make you go aw. look at that face. >> a jumper walked across a canyon in eastern china on sunday. the line was less than an inch thick at an altitude of 5,900 feet.
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he did this without a net or harness. he completed his journey in just two minutes. >> "i made it, i made it!" >> incredible. >> we will check your morning commute. we are tracking a closure is causing some delays in. >> do you know if he had headsets on? i wonder what he was listening to. it will feel like we do today. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. some light rain showers this morning. 41 degrees at the airport. 41 degrees at the airport.
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>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. fire investigators remain on the scene of a fire at a canton warehouse that forced the evacuation of 60 neighbors. the warehouse contained warehouse chemicals. firefighters evacuated surrounding homes. it took more than 90 firefighters about 3 1/2 hours to contain this blaze. no one was injured. police are looking for a suspect in connection with a deadly overnight shooting in northwest baltimore. officers arrived at park heights
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avenue and found an an unidentified victim shot in the head. there was a raid at a popular free-market on sunday. agents seized pirated merchandise. homeland security agents descended on the patapsco flea market on west patapsco avenue on sunday. among the items confiscated were musical recordings and cosmetics that they allege are either fixed or unlicensed knockoffs. the investigation is ongoing and no arrests were made. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. some problems and the roads are a little wet. have an accident on southbound
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97. watch for delays just prior to 100. 19 miles per hour down towards 175. up to speed on the north side. a bit of a delay on the outer loop was side. reports of an accident near 795. it could be slowing up traffic prior to 795. you can see backup coming down from owings mills. they crashed in bel air -- a crash in bel air. no sign up delays on either of these roadways. approaching 795. the j.f.x. looking okay through the construction zone down past coldspring. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is talking about some great dogs that are up for adoption. >> good morning.
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we're live at the maryland spca and we're talking about their big event, what for the animals. this event will be so much fun. dog costume contests -- people can bring their pets and dress them up. >> we had a horse and a jockey last year. >> this guy was adopted for the shelter. >> he was found on the streets and he was nursed back to health and adopted. >> we have two dogs to my left that are up for adoption. some more volunteers have brought their dogs with them to show you the idea is that you could dress your pets. doddie ice cream truck will be there -- doggie ice cream truck
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will be a direct druid hill park. >> we will have trees for your dogs and the agility course. trick four border collies -- tricks for border college pickwick registration is at 9:00 a.m. and you can register the date of event. >> you can register online or you can register early. >> we're showing rain showers moving into baltimore. they are fairly light. we go back to tony. it is pretty chilly out here. this guy is shivering up a storm. >> you might as well put a coat on those stockdogs. mindy basara will be a judge.
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>> yes, i am. >> get your judging shoes ready. >> mindy is excited and everybody will be excited to see mindy and the dogs. i didn't know which will be bigger. >> it depends on the dogs. >> it feels like winter. there is some rain out there but it is not as heavy as yesterday. temperatures in the 30's in the northern suburbs. 38 in taneytown. dress for winter conditions this morning. we're picking up some light rain showers. notice some white on the map in frederick county. it is starting to mix in with some snow in frederick county. low pressure will slide over
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towards us. the cold air will filter and at the upper levels. we will have some snow showers around baltimore. no accumulation around here. rain and snow shares. six or 7 inches of snow in garrett county. they will pick up over half a foot of snow. unbelievable. breezy and chilly is our forecast. off and on rain or snow showers. high temperatures in the 40's. it will feel like it is in the 40's. into the 50's tomorrow. maybe rain shower on tuesday. back into the 60's on wednesday. maybe some more rain over the weekend. we will break out of this drought pattern we have had with a couple of chances for rain this week.
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>> time now for a last look at one of our big stories. a pair of brothers accused of attacking a teenager are expected to stand trial today. kim dacey joins us live with more on that story. >> eliyahu and avi werdesheim are facing charges of second- degree assault and carrying a deadly weapon. the incident happened back in november of 2010. the victim says he was walking down the street when a car pulled up and people got out. he said he was thrown to the ground while the suspect said, "you don't belong around here," and hit him in the head with a radio. the attorney said his client acted in self-defense. he volunteers with a community watch group. he was responding to reports of suspicious activity in the area at the time. he thought the 15-year-old fit the description. the victim suffered a laceration
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despite the higher ticket prices, would you be more likely to go to an imax movie if there were more imax theaters? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> it is busy because it is wet out. out on 97, we have a left lane closure with an accident at 100. we have delays around 21 miles per hour beginning at 1955 down towards 32. a reported accident just prior to 795.
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this is the beltway at 97. for the south on 97, watch for slow spots with the accident. the j.f.x. looks ok for the construction zone. >> we do not think we would hear "snow" until late fall. >> rain or snow showers expected today. temperatures will be in the 40's. it will feel like it is in the 30's because of the wind. dress for winter. >> kids to have school. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. ♪
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