i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we have some shower activity. >> right now it is mostly light rain showers and sprinkles. there's a chance for some heavy rain. around baltimore, sprinkles and drizzle and some fog. early this morning is the best time to do things outside. showers and thunderstorms will be likely today. some could be strong or severe. high temperature of 79 degrees. we will check the forecast for the weekend in a few minutes. >> good morning. the rain makes things a little tricky. the only thing we have to watch

for is continued closures in the city. monument street is closed near patterson park. up to speed on the major roadways. 59. yourself as much time as possible. 57 as you travel on the west side down towards edmondson. nine minutes on southbound 895 from the merge down to the harbor tunnel tolls. about 10 minutes on 95 south from the beltway to 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. north side running smoothly. no problems to report that dulaney valley. this is 70 west of the beltway. traffic is running without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11.

>> al qaeda posted a statement on a website urging muslims to kill u.s. representatives. >> the u.s. has stopped working with the military for now. several people died at the hands of a suicide bomber. tracie potts has more. >> joint operations are suspended indefinitely after four americans were believed to have been killed by afghan troops. >> we will do all we can to minimize those risks. but we will not lose sight of the fundamental mission here. >> a suicide bomb killed nine workers and three others at the airport. the group claiming responsibility angry over the video that sparked protests throughout the muslim world. afghanistan has now blocked it

on you to. >> chris was able to help protecting our city. we were unable to protect him. >> libyan authorities and the fbi are cooperating. libya is running the investigation into his death. >> these are the people who were the losers. these are the al qaeda type elements that are seeking to overthrow what has been achieved. >> protests around the region continue with some countries unable to protect our embassies. >> " we had government that had a lot of will to protect the spill may have overestimated the four cases and had to augment. >> for now our embassy in kabul is closed. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore city police are

investigating a late-night shooting. it happened just before 10:30 last night. a man was found suffering from a gunshot wound. homicide detectives were called to the scene. a rash of car break-ins has residents on alert this morning. >> kim dacey is live outside county police headquarters in towson. >> most of these were crimes of opportunities. people left their cars unlocked. police say there's a string of a least 30 car break-ins over the past two weeks. homeowners say they rifled through the cars and stolen things like credit cards and

bags. thieves stole valuables. the importance of locking your car doors and making sure you don't have any valuables in plain sight. that is a vice homeowners are taking. >> this has never happened in this neighborhood but now we have to be more vigilant. people are reminding each other to close grudge doors and to lock car doors. i will not be leaving any car doors open. >> police do think of these cases are related but don't have any suspects. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> hoping for information this morning that help them find two assault suspects. a man and woman approached someone to use his phone. he said no and try to get into his car.

they returned and demanded he let them inside. they hit him and fled on foot. a paramedic remains suspended this morning for allegedly assaulting a patient. a colleague of shaun white filed a report about what happened. investigators say he slapped a woman and slammed her onto a stretcher. part of the altercation was captured on surveillance video. one person it disagrees with the police version of the story. >> there is no audio on the tape. i see a combative patient and shaun trying to restrain her. do i think the patient care was said the at mupmost. >> an investigation has been

launched. >> probably a good chance you were not awake when the orioles took care of business in seattle. you probably saw nate mclouth leave off the game with a home run. the orioles would score three more in the top of the first inning. matt wieters at the plate, two- run home run. the orioles with the 12 win by a final score of 10-4 -- the orioles went on to win my final score of 10-4. you can pick up your orioles playoff tickets. ticket options will be

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>> welcome back. 5:10. you can see the low clouds and the fog. a little bit of light rain or drizzle. into the afternoon, a good chance for some heavy rain. take an umbrella with you. most of it up and pennsylvania and back into the mountains. scattered light showers to start and maybe some fog. some heavy rain is possible and maybe some severe weather this afternoon. high temperature around 80. we'll look at the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> chicago teachers union officials are scheduled to discuss and potentially the vote

on the latest contract offer. the strike is illegal, said rahm emanuel, the mayor. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. a protest in baltimore in front of western high school in support of chicagos teachers. the u.n. general assembly opens in new york city today. the only group in the united nations in which all countries have an equal votes. items include cultural property to the countries of their origin and the implementation of the declaration of commitment on hiv and aids. >> the royal family will find out if topless pictures will be distributed to other members of the media. lawyers argued the privacy of

the duchess of cambridge was violated. pictures were posted last week in a french magazine. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the court should stop newspapers from printing pictures of the duchess of cambridge sunbathing topless? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:13. 70 degrees at the airport. double rewards from a two discount airlines. >> a new smartphones app can help define the best deal. >> we are checking on the area roads and will check on any roads and will check on any incidents at the moment

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads are wet. the some extra time. moving good on 95 out of the northeast. 60 in the park fell regent heading over towards towson. problem free on the j.f.x. into town. monument street is closed near patterson park. as far as drive times, nine minutes on 895 southbound.

five minutes on southbound 95 down to the fort mchenry. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 97 at new cut road checking out fine. this is 83 at york road. you can see the roads are wet. southbound traffic moving without delay down to the beltway. .et's check in with kurt kronke >> we have a delay on the 77 bus this morning. 27, 44, 91 buses not going into the rogers avenue metro station because of construction. light rail and metro subway both on schedule. 870 on brunswick running 10 to

15 minutes late. now back to tony pann. >> thank you. we can take care of the rest of the show. weather-wise, it is not that bad. the possibility of some severe weather. 70 at the airport. we had a wave of rain showers go through late last night. we have sprinkles around baltimore. the heavy rain is back into the mountains. that will be heading over towards us. the further we go into the day, the chance we have some severe weather. low pressure coming up through kentucky and tennessee. a cold front is coming out of the great lakes.

we could see some bumpy weather late in the day. not necessarily in terms of wind gusts over 60 miles per hour but the possibility of tornadoes. even if we get some moderate rain showers, some could start to produce weak tornadoes. that would be late this afternoon and into this evening. rain is likely this afternoon. it will be a windy day. high temperature around 80 degrees. not a good idea to take the boat out. feetf three to 23 or fou four feet. there could be a sprinkle on

wednesday and thursday and friday. another storm comes through on saturday and that will not be temperatures back into the 40's by monday morning. >> two discount airlines offer up to double points for their passengers. southwest, free travel registration is required. the offer ends november 14. both airlines fly in and out of bwi thurgood marshall. app to a new iphone help to and promises deals on hotels for people looking for rooms.

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families but for single servicemen seeking advice. as people return home, families should keep a major piece of money advice in mind. >> you may want to go buy a brand-new car produce something that is big because everybody is feeling good. it is better to wait when emotions come down a little bit and you can lead with your head and not your heart. >> an android version is in the works. >> deep budget cuts are trickling down to northrop grumman. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning. >> good morning. we're looking a bit lower today.

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. >> we needed the rain. >> it is hard to see the sunshine. we'll get plenty of rain late this afternoon and this evening. we had some rain go through overnight. for the drive time, sprinkles

and maybe some of drizzle. some heavy rain is possible later this afternoon. it will be a windy day. even the possibility of some tornadoes. i do not want to get people excited. there is the possibility we could have some weak tornadoes later this afternoon. it is like baking a cake. just because you have all the ingredients doesn't mean the cake will turn out right. >> i finish my cup of coffee. we do have the rain impacting your ride. with roads -- wet roads. we have an accident in bel air. 62 on southbound 95 out of the

white marsh area. down past 70, 61 miles per hour. 66 on eastbound 70. we have the closures in the city at monument street for the sinkhole of repair. an update on 97 at new cut road. this is 83 at york road. so far not tracking any delays on the 83's. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the romney campaign will allow reporters to record fundraisers in private homes. >> mitt romney can be heard saying no half of americans think they are victims in title to government health. hallie jackson joins us.

how was mitt romney responding to this? >> he called late last minute news conference last night in which he clarified his comments but did not apologize and ask for the full video to be released. >> good evening. i understand there's a video that has been on the internet. >> mitt romney went head-on about a video that was posted. >> they believed that their victims and the government has the responsibility to care for them. campaignent obama's manager pounced on the comments. romney said that is not the case. he did not back away from his

remarks. >> those reliant on government are not as responded to my comments. >> it is not the first time a fund raising clip has caused a stir. here is the candidate talking about frustrated americans. comments that paul ryan has reference in his stump speech for weeks. >> guilty as charged am proud to say so. >> reporters will get a chance as early as today when the candidate goes to salt lake city and dallas. >> residence in several neighborhoods are on edge this morning after a rash of car break-ins. in some cases the thieves gained

access to the homes as well. >> police say most are crimes of opportunities. people have left their cars open. ivy church wrote sits in a quiet part of timonium. they move their family here three months ago. they grew lax about locking their doors because they felt safe. >> my husband's car was one of them. he had some credit cards in his car. please >> said the thieves hid about 20 cars in the neighborhood that night. >> the first car are went to, everything was all over the car. >> most of the car's rear easy targets because they were unlocked. there have been 30 break-ins

over the past two weeks. police say the thieves got a hold of garage door openers and let themselves in, stealing valuables. people are listening to a reminder from police not to leave anything valuable in your car and to make sure it is always locked. >> there are neighbors who have been here for a long time who have said this has never happened in this neighborhood but now we have to be more vigilant. so i think people are helping each other remind each other to close garage doors and lock car doors and things like that. i certainly will not be leaving any car doors open. >> police believe these cases are linked but have no suspects. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a dispute over a parking spot turns into a fight. a woman in police custody. it happened friday night. investigators say brandy ames

became irate after another driver pulled into a spot she wanted. a fight broke out. >> driver entered her vehicle and struck the passenger of the volkswagen. >> she drove into another person hitting her as well. she faces numerous assaults and traffic charges. >> the school system is looking to hire a data forensics company to look through the thousands of standardized test results for possible cheating. they would review 8000 tests. more than a dozen schools saw a dramatic drops in their test scores in the last three years. one principal been reinstated after being fired.

a person pleads guilty. on monday, donnell vannison admitted to hitting the student on the school campus. the victim threw french fries at his sister and that triggered the retaliation. >> 70 degrees at the airport. 5:38. spraying for the west nile virus. >> a reason to get more sleep. it can go a long way towards weight-loss. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the court should stop newspapers from printing pictures of the duchess of cambridge sunbathing topless? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. onwe're keeping a close eye

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>> welcome back. 5:41. 70 degrees. we'll have some heavy rain later today. it will not be a lot happening for the next couple of hours. we have some steadier showers over towards hagerstown. just sprinkles around baltimore. into the late afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will become not likely. we could see some severe weather. high temperature of 79 degrees.

we will check the forecast for the weekend in just a few minutes. >> state agriculture officials say west nile spring in parts of baltimore county are postponed. >> you can blame the rain for that. they will spray for mosquitoes next monday night. the spraying will help reduce human exposure to mosquitoes infected with west nile virus. if you're trying to lose some weight, getting some sleep could help. >> sleep is an important key to weight-loss along with a healthy diet and exercise. lack of sleep appears to increase the hormones that

regulate appetite as well as the impulse to eat more food. >> i am feeling a little heavy this morning after watching monday night football. 5:43. 70 degrees on tv hill. >> top tier schools offering free courses. >> nicer weather is on the way. tony has your full forecast when we come back.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. the roads are wet. leave early if you can. we have an accident on main

street in bel air. 59 miles per hour on 95 out of the white marsh area. not bad on a 95 down towards the harbor tunnel. -- not bad on 895 down towards the harbor tunnel. here's a quick, live look at traffic. an update on some of our cameras. 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic is starting to build. the area bridg are checking out fine at this hour. this is 29 in ellicott city. no sign of any official delay. 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 delays on the front declinebrunswick line.

the wet roads will be slowing up the buses this morning. allows some extra time. we have a delay on the 77 right now. the 58 bus is diverting. the 91 bus is diverting and not going into the rogers avenue metro station. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. most of the rain we had last night is now up in pennsylvania. lights sprinkles and some of drizzle. 70 at the airport. the humidity has gone up. here is the rain i was talking about. some heavier stuff back into the mountains and west of hagerstown. around baltimore, not a lot to be concerned about. we could see some heavy rain develop and maybe some severe weather. low pressure is traveling up the

spine of the appalachia's. a cold front will sweep in. the way they interact with japan whether we get the severe weather. there is veering winds in the atmosphere. heavy rain now is possible and some localized flooding concerns. sometimes you have the ingredients for severe weather and it does not develop. rain likely by late this afternoon and this evening. it will be windy with a high temperature around 79 degrees. it will clear route the next couple of days. maybe a sprinkle in the afternoon tomorrow. generally quiet wednesday, thursday, and friday with high temperatures in the mid 70's.

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>> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the court should stop newspapers from printing pictures of the duchess of cambridge sunbathing topless? >> keep sending us those responses. >> good morning. the march for the playoffs roll gone for the orioles.

a dominating victory for the orioles. chris tillman had plenty of run support. nate mclouth was the first batter of the game, replacing nick markakis at leadoff. that was so brady anderson, leading off the game with a home run. 1-0. adam jones, the other former mariner. rbi single. its.s with four head birds now 83-64. 10-4 was the final. hard to put the ravens' lost to the eagles behind them.

the broncos lost last night to the falcons. next chance will be sent tonight against the patriots. jamal lewis will go to the ravens ring of honor. he brought the offensive force in the super bowl season. >> it will be a great feeling, probably a very emotional. just the fans in the stands and is remembered the first day of mourning for the tunnel and this is it. i guess it will be the same thing this time. this is it. like the set, i am very honored for this. -- like i said, i am very honored. it is a great deal. >> i'm not sure if he gets the

ring but his name will be in the ring of honor at m&t bank stadium. >> i think he'll get a ring, too. >> you can stop it right there. the new iphone 5 is popular. the surprising number of people who pre ordered. >> what is life like after a hysterectomy? >> kittens go up for adoption of the time but this guy is lucky to be alive. >> some heavier thunderstorms are possible later this afternoon. >> we have a second accident, along pulaski highway. anncr: a good job. it's the key to a good life.

but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs, paying... on average fifty five thousand a year. six thousand jobs from increased tourism... and table games like blackjack and poker. add it up: it's twelve thousand new maryland jobs. but to build it you have to vote for it. vote for question seven. and get maryland back to work. >> a string of break-ins in baltimore county. >> and unexpected video has met ronnie unapologetic. how both campaigns are responding. >> it is the great weather could not last forever. we have some rain today. the forecast as we co