later this morning, we could see a few thunderstorms pop up. we will make it up to about 63 today. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. a little wet on the area roads. we have the medical call in the city along orleans street near st. paul. construction in the northbound direction of the j.f.x. 11 minutes on the outer loop. about five minutes to travel south of 95 down towards the fort mchenry from the 895 split. you can see how wet it is on the area roads. 83 at shawan road looks fine.

no problems on the northwest corner of the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> are big story comes from a breaking news overnight. police made an arrest in the murder of phylicia barnes. >> this comes more than a year after her body was found. kim dacey is live with the developing story. >> good morning. we don't have a lot of details. police did confirm that last night they arrested michael johnson in the debt of phylicia barnes. he is the ex-boyfriend of phylicia barnes' older sister. she went missing from our home and north carolina in december of 2010. her body was found a few months later. medical examiners ruled her death a homicide. the attorney for michael johnson confirms his client was taken

into custody. he was the last person to see phylicia barnes alive. there was a vigil on the one- year anniversary of the day she was missing. police said they were making progress in the investigation but would not being specific. the family expressed hope that the killer would be found and brought to justice. >> it was around this time when we were calling and crying. we still don't know what happened. we're just praying and we have faced that justice will be served. >> michael johnson was arrested in connection with phylicia barnes' disappearance and death. prosecutors will be making a statement and releasing more information later today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are looking for information about a shooting in

west baltimore. it happened just before 11:00 on harlem avenue. a man was shot and taken to the hospital. no word on the victim's condition. >> the mother accused of stabbing her infant is now behind bars. she allegedly stabbed her daughter in the face and neck at and east baltimore social services office on tuesday. before the stabbing, thomas said she felt she could do a better job of taking care of her daughter they foster family. >> the mother became irate and reached into her back to grab a knife that she was able to conceal and sneak into the facility. she stabbed her infant daughter multiple times in the face area and the neck. >> she is charged with assault.

>> two men walked into a barbershop and shot an employee. -- this was athe the a-line barbers. the man had non-life-threatening injuries. a fourth suspect is now in police custody. police said they arrested the person just after midnight. investigators say tips from the committee to help them make the arrest once the video went viral. >> president obama is about the headline his first reelection rally. the general election appears to be down to a two-man race. tara mergener is live in our

washington bureau with the report. good morning. >> good morning. president obama shifts gears toward the general election, more republicans are rallying around mitt romney. a. current challenger may be next. with mitt romney on track for the republican presidential nomination -- >> together we're going to win on november 6. >> newt gingrich landsdowne his campaign. he appears ready to stand behind the presumptive nominee. >> i am committed to this party and to defeat barack obama. >> the race is all but an -barackl nemitt romney obama matchup --

using taxpayer dollars to fund the general election efforts. they claim the white house denies. >> we go by the book with regards to payments according to -- depending on which events are campaigns or political and which are official. >> critics say that events like ones in this week, president obama -- >> it is good to be back in iowa. >> on the more like a candidate obama. >> you have to be heard, you have to be counted. >> the first round of oral is are set for may 5 in ohio and virginia. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. a conversation not rising gas prices. >> it tennessee high school is turning away a student for prom

because she wanted to wear a certain kind of dress. details one recovered the nation. >> this is the beltway and the b-w parkway. more on weather and traffic when rak.

>> welcome back. 5:09. 55 degrees downtown. we have some light rain in some neighborhoods. there might be enough to slow things down a little bit. upper 40's and low 50's in the northern suburbs. take a light jacket with you. some light rain around the

beltway. most of it is just a light rain. there could be some thunderstorms of this afternoon. the rain become heavier. we will jump from the 50's into the 60's later today. we'll check the forecast for the weekend when i come back in just a few minutes. >> the u.s. supreme court hears arguments in the u.s. vs. arizona case focusing on immigration law. five states have passed laws like arizona. determine the immigration status of anyone police stop. a committee takes on rising gas prices today. the committee will meet this afternoon to discuss gas prices in the northeast. the hearing will focus on whether the potential closures

of northeastern refiners could impact gas prices in that region. a trade association representative is expected to testify. >> a tennessee high school is restricting a student from going to the prom. she said she wore the dress because she thought it was cool. she does not understand what the dress was banned. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think this was within its rights to bar a girl from wearing a confederate flag dress, or did they go too far? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:11. 51 degrees on tv hill. facebook is taking another step to keep your computer safe.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. light rain around the area and that is impacting your ride along northbound route 10. medical call at orleans street

in the city near st. paul. the west side looking good and the roads are wet. eight minutes to travel south on 95 down to the harbor tunnel tolls. five minutes on 95 south from the split to the fort mchenry. this is 795 near franklin boulevard. this is southbound traffic. no delays to report. the j.f.x. checks out ok. the roads are wet and we're not seeing any delays to the construction zone. 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. if you bust delays. we have the 22, 54, and 91 buses with delays. a diversion at mason because of construction. light rail and metro subway both on schedule.

on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we're off to a quiet start. there is some light rain. i do think the rain will pick up in intensity. light rain around baltimore appeared to have this stuff around dundalk and essex. you'll hit the light rain and may slow things down just a bit. give yourself a couple extra minutes. we're missing most of the big thunderstorms. there is a line of strong thunderstorms out of ohio, west virginia. for the most part, that will stay west of us. a warm front is coming across that area. we should stay on the light side of that. they make it close enough for some of us to hear it rumble of thunder. the clouds are thickening up. it will stay mostly cloudy

today. we're in the upper 40's and the low 50's. we should be able to sneak into the 60's. 45 degrees in rising sun. off and on rain showers today. maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon. mostly cloudy with temperatures between 60 and 65. wave heights around two feet today. water temperatures in the upper 50's. a rain shower is possible early tonight. temperatures drop back into the 40's. to mark, that activity will sink down to the south -- tomorrow. highs in the upper 50's and low 60's. it will stay chilly into the weekend. tomorrow should be dry. on saturday, a chance for some rain showers. high temperatures in the 50's.

it will clear up on sunday afternoon. high temperature of 59. it will get warmer early next week. >> facebook launches an anti virus marketplace offering free software to its users. they have teamed up with microsoft and other top security firms to ensure better security . burger king promises to be caged free in five years. all of their eggs and porks will come from cage free chickens and pigs. burger king uses tens of millions of pounds of pork each year. this is a move to more humane treatment of animals. the class of 2012 is looking for

employment. some brighter spots in the job market. we have elected some hot jobs for grads. >> the job outlook for new college grads is not great, it is better than it has been in recent years. more than 2000 managers were surveyed across the various industries. 54% say they plan to hire college grads this year. >> it is turning in the right direction. we see demand is up. it will take longer to land a position. >> the areas where they're most likely to recruit new grads include customer service, sales, finance and accounting, and marketing. not underestimate the value of their social networking skills. maintain a blog.

>> building profiles online, writeing a blog, these are things that will work in your favor. >> the majority of offers will common under $50,000. >> i know you're taking notes for your kids. >> very much show. ogle sam and delivering the postal service a lifeline. uncle sam.s t jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> you wonder the fate of the postal service is now in the hands of the house of representatives. this would le restructure the payments the

agency makes into a fund for future retirees. the union says the bill would provide short-term relief. the postal service facing massive cuts in may. ben bernanke says the labor and housing markets are showing signs of improvement. that was enough to push us higher yesterday. the nasdaq had a big rally on apple's shares. futures this morning indicating a bit of a higher start. birds just add it to new levels. it was downloaded 20 million times in the first week of release. it is 99 cents a download. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you.

>> a lot of families planning their family vacations. there is something new with plastic bags. >> will have an answer at sea parks.nd other if thetheme you should get more connected on facebook and twitter to find the next travel deal. >> thank you. 52 degrees on tv hill. draft day 2012 is here, the first round. wbal it is helping you get ready. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a school was within its rights to bar a girl from wearing a confederate flag dress, or did they go too far? 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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32 rookies will hear their name called later tonight. 29th tons will pick night. we have a special tonight. an interview with ozzie newsome. that special airs tonight at 7:30 on wbal plus. getting ready for the draft. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. >> and the rest overnight in the phylicia barnes case. i am kim dacey with the details. >> withholding money from schools? that's what john leopold is doing, says some. the state agrees. >> we do have some light rain this morning. we will check the forecast going

into the weekend in just a few minutes. >> that light rain is impacting the morning rush. one accident in anne

>> 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. today's take care daughters and sons to work it. we have a special guest joining us this morning, my daughter lindsay. >> she is acccute. >> thank you. >> how hard was it to get up early this morning? ok. she has it down. >> she was excited to come.

>> she wants her headband. >> i brought my son to work. away, son.t >> we have some light rain shower activity. give yourself a few extra minutes. we will make it to 63. the rain will pick up in intensity or later today. there could be some thunderstorms. we will check the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> we have a few problems. northbound route 10, we have an accident clearing. the medical call in the city at orleans street near st. paul. we check air speed sensors. we're in pretty good shape on the harrisburg expressway, 65 miles per hour. so far so good on 95 towards harford county, 66 miles per

hour down towards 24. here is 795 at franklin boulevard. southbound traffic is building heading towards owings mills. a smooth start down towards the beltway. this is the j.f.x. at coldspring rain. no delays to report down towards the area. -- at coldspring. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> baltimore city police make an arrest in the murder of phylicia barnes. >> this comes more than a year after her body was found floating in the susquehanna river. kim dacey has the late breaking details. what can you tell us? >> we don't have a lot of details. police did confirm that michael johnson was arrested in connection with phylicia barne'' death.

he is the ex-boyfriend of her sister. she went missing while visiting her sister in baltimore in december of 2010. her body was found in the susquehanna river a few months later. her death was ruled a homicide. the attorney for michael johnson confirms his client was taken into custody late last night. johnson was the last person to see felicia alive. the family held a vigil in 2011, the one-year anniversary of the day she went missing. police indicated they were making progress on the investigation but wouldn't be specific. the family expressed hope that her killer would be found and brought to justice. >> it was around this time when we were calling and crying. we didn't know where she was at. we still don't know what happened. we're just praying and we have

faith that justice will be served. >> michael johnson has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of phylicia barnes. the prosecutors will ke an announcement of releasing more information later today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a surprising turn of events in the trial of two brothers accused of beating a baltimore teenager. the alleged victim refused to testify and ask the court to drop the charges against eli and avi werdesheim. the victim was excused from the courtroom. lawyers argued about how to proceed. >> officials are ready if the doomsday budget goes into effect. the city budget director said he is confident the governor will call a special session to repair the budget. at backup plan is still in

place. >> we need more public private partners. we need more assistance. we cannot find everything we did when we were having a year of surplus and we have to do things differently. instead of stating the obvious we would like to have more money, with the figure how we're going to get there. >> elimination would include some prosecutor positions. john leopold shortchange the district by $12 million in the n. coming up short about one under $62 per student. -- $162 per student. >> if the council does not do the right thing, and correct

this, we do believe that the comptroller is going to return the money to the public schools anyway. >> leopold is not surprised by the decision and maintains the right party was not saiet. >> a senior wears a confederate flag dress to a prom in tennessee. was told she could not enter -- she was told she could not enter wearing the dress. >> the principal did not think it was cool. the prom was saturday night. >> we were told that we had to leave because the dress is inappropriate. >> she said she almost cried.

she doesn't understand what the dress was banned. >> i did not see the point. the one and only senior prom, the year they graduate. >> people go to school every day with the symbol on it. >> she didn't go in there to make anybody of said. >> the principle to not return my calls. he walked away from me -- the principal did not return my calls. he did not acknowledge i was there or indicate he would talk. i left an hour later. last year as she wore a camouflage dress to the prom. she said the whole thing has been blown out of proportion. >> hmm.

that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a high school was within its rights to bar a girl from wearing a confederate flag dress to her prom, or did they go too far? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the classmates' seem to be cool with it. 5:37. 51 degrees on tv hill. some good news for food lovers. eating a lot of berries could keep your brain running sharp. >> reasons to eat guacamole. it provides health benefits eating avocado. >> we will updateat

>> welcome back. 5:40. 55 degrees at the maryland science center. it is in the 40's of the northern suburbs. there's some light rain is showing up especially north and east of baltimore. even a little bit of rain can slow down the drive time. the rain should pick up in intensity later today. mostly cloudy with off and on rain showers. high temperature between 60 and 65. will check the seven forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. -- we will check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. erries may boost brain

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51 degrees on tv hill. game 7 for the caps and bruins. an overtime thriller in boston. >> who is ready to do some shopping? we'll have the details in just a few minutes. >> todd says there's a chance for rain. sarah has traffic when we come sarah has traffic when we come back

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're dealing with some light rain. if you problem spots. 140 at the reservoir bridge, we have an accident. another crash at patapsco avenue. some delays on the key bridge and through the construction zone. a pretty nice ride aside from

the fact that the roads are wet. 61 on the north side over towards the towson region. an update on 70 west of the beltway. we're running smoothly at this hour. a little bit more volume in the eastbound direction. this is 97 at 100. the accident on northbound route 10 has been cleared. 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. >> we have a delay on the light rail. metro subway unscheduled. marc trains on time. the 91 bus is operating with a delay. military veterans are invited to take in venice of the workshops and information at the veterans expo at baltimore's fifth regiment armory.

i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. good morning. we have some light rain to discuss this morning. first we say good morning to ava marie. pay attention for all the professional shoppers. >> we're talking about shopping. this year at it is at harbor east tonight at 6:00 p.m. we're talking about this fund event at harbor eased. tell us about this event -- at harbor east. >> we will be offering food and drink specials. the first 100 people to arrive will get gift bags of goodies from all the merchants that are participating.

will be raffles, one-of-a-kind discounts -- there will be raffles. four seasons is offering minimum sizes. massages. >> we have some models showing off when the book clothing. a beautiful dress. we also have men's clothing. look at those yellow shoes. we have a beautiful skirt and a full leatherjacket. i know my stuff. you can come out and have a great time. these stores are located at harbor eased st. you mentioned the gift bags.

>> we have umbrellas, purse clutches, nail files. a bunch of different things. food from four seasons. >> it begins at 6:00 p.m. tonight. a complementary if then. the first 100 guests will get those gift bags. rain showers are building in over the baltimore area. we will go back to tony in the weather center. you have to do the shopping to get those massages. >> you can shop until you get tired and then get a massage and go back to shopping. >> absolutely. maybe if you carry the bags, you can get a massage. >> a lot of guys will be standing outside. >> you should go for the yellow

shoes. >> i don't know if i have the proper amount of cool to pull that off. maybe on the golf course. what do you think, stan? a watson.e bubble wats camouflage.wear, fl >> most of the rain is off to the south and west. the heavier stuff will come towards us into the afternoon. you might get a thunderstorm later this afternoon. the clouds are pretty thick. we're in the upper 40's and low 50's. we should be able to get into the 60's this afternoon. 52 at the airport.

the forecast for today -- off and on rain showers. maybe a thunderstorm. high temperature between 60 and 65. if you take a boat out, variable winds. wave heights two feet. the storm will exit tomorrow. a high temperature of 62. we will be in the 50's over the weekend. there is a chance for rain showers on saturday. maybe we will save the tail end of the weekend. >> thank you. 52 degrees on tv hill on this take your child to work day. coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> she is almost as tall as you. >> i was waiting for you to say that. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery

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>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do

you think a high school was within its rights to bar a girl from wearing a confederate flag dress to her prom, or did they go too far? >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. when the orioles traded german gothic for jason hammel, a lot of people said, are you kidding -- jeremy guthrie. you don't hear too much about german guthrie now. jason hammel helped the orioles shut out the blue jays to stay in first place. jason hammel was dominant to win his third game. he struck out the side in the third inning. the biggest strike ever came an

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game 7 in the stanley cup playoffs. caps and bruins. it was decided by one goal. matt hendricks, 1-0 caps. boston ties it. tyler seguin with the goal. in the overtime, mike knuble blocked. joel ward scores. nfl draft tonight. the ravens picked 29th. >> we follow breaking news in the arrest of the phylicia barnes case. >> universities are raising tuition for harder majors.

>> a mother and her cub in pennsylvania. we will take into bear and we will take you to you bear and makeup. >> we have an accident along 140 and will check on the rest of the major roads, coming up.

>> more than a year after her body was found, police have made an arrest in the phylicia barnes case. barnes case.