40's to around 50. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> good morning. not that out there. we have the watermen repairs in the city at charles street -- we have the water main repairs in the city. 11 minutes in the outer loop northeast side. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is the fort mchenry. no delays at the toll plaza. a nice start at the harbor tunnel as well. a nice start southbound on any of the major roadways. we will keep you posted on

anything that develops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are following a developing story. one woman is in the hospital after a fire in reisterstown. >> jennifer franciotti has been on the scene all morning. >> this fire started just after 1:00 a.m. this morning. was a heavy smoke and fire coming from the second-floor of this house. the victim is a woman in the late 50's was transported to a local hospital in critical condition. >> first units arrived with heavy fire on the second floor and called the second alarm. the victim was found on the second-floor. she was brought out and we

began resuscitation efforts and she was transported to the hospital. >> this fire did not take that long to get under control. the second floor has been completely gutted. alarms werehe smoke going off in the basement. they did not hear any alarm on the second-floor. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one person is dead after a late night accident in carroll county. it happened about 10:00 p.m. last night. the drivers were flown to shock trauma with non-life-threatening injuries. police are investigating a

triple shooting in west baltimore on west lafayette avenue. three people were found suffering gunshot wounds. police will continue this search for two suspects wanted in a shooting and an attempted armed robbery. this happened in parkville. >> a bus driver is suspended as police tried to piece together surveillance video following a fight between the driver and a passenger. the incident involves a student riding the 40 line. the cell phone video does not show what triggered the fight. >> our operators are instructed

to contact a supervisor. the operator has been removed from service pending the outcome of the investigation. >> similar incidents happened in cleveland and florida. a high-speed chase in howard county on tuesday. the stolen red car exited in scaggsville and smashed into another vehicle. police later caught him in a nearby neighborhood. charges are pending for the suspect. >> the man who accused kevin clash of having sex with him is changing his story. the man now says the relationship with clash was consensual and it happened when he was and adults.

clash had taken a leave of absence after the incident came to light. class said he is relieved this painful allegation has been put to rest. police are offering a $2,000 reward in an attempt to track down the suspect of the shooting outside of a columbia taco bell. police say the man opened fire hitting the manager several times. he remains in critical condition. anyone with information should call police. >> more and more students are showing up for class with issues too complex for teachers

to address. there are more than 3500 psychologist in schools right now. it is important to meet the psychological needs of students so they can focus on learning. >> they have backpacks filled with things from home and the community. >> this is national school psychology awareness week. >> 5:06. 30 degrees at the airport. this is going to be a busy day on capitol hill. >> lawmakers have some questions in the david petraeus sex scandal. >> this is traffic at greenspring avenue.

volume is still light. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta-weather plus with tony pann and ava marie, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment. there are hundreds of ways people use

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in the suburbs. upper 20's and low 40's in the suburbs. in catonsville, 32 degrees. 35 in white marsh. mostly sunny skies today. you'll see a lot of sunshine but little wind. high temperature of only 49 degrees. thel come back and check seven forecast going through the weekend -- the seven-day forecast. >> lawmakers on capitol hill will try to get answers to their questions about the scandal involving david petraeus. lawmakers learned another top general is being investigated for exchanging flirtatious e-

mails. .e'll have the latest at 5:30 a small plane crashed into a home in jackson, mississippi, last night. one person escaped the house with minor injuries. three people on the plane died in the crash. >> a subcommittee will hold a hearing to explore whether the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. 32 people have died. 483 have a gun at sick during the outbreak. -- have gotten suck during the

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>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are looking at a smooth ride on the major roadways. we have fire activity in reisterstown.

otherwise, looking pretty good on the major roads. we have closures along charles street and madison street along with the rams to the j.f.x. and guilford avenue. 64 on the b-w parkway from 100 down towards 197. running smoothly on 70 towards the airport. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. moving well through the tunnel. area bridges in great shape. running smoothly on 95 down towards the fort mchenry and beyond. 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 more trained delay on 841, running 10 to 50 minutes

late. -- we have a train delay, camden 851, 10 to 15 minutes late. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. high pressure is in control on the east coast. the front is now off the coast. there is a disturbance in the midwest that may mix with the front and creates some cloud cover over the next few days. high pressure is from canada and we have some chilly air. temperatures in the 20's and 30 p's.

27 in frederick. 32 degrees in catonsville. you may have to scrape some frost off your windshield this morning. there will not be much wind. into the sunshine, it will not be that bad even though temperatures will be below average. high temperature between 46 and 51. the average high temperature should be near 57 degrees. maybe 10 degrees below average. record high today is 77. another cold night tonight. the seven-day forecast -- more cloud cover on thursday and friday.

temperatures staying below average. a coastal storm at the beginning of next week. we will see how that plays out. >> the 2013 car of the year is the tesla model s sedan, an electric model. they hope to deliver 20,000 new models next year with a starting price of nearly $59,000. travelers will have less room on the roads than last year and will spend less on their trips, too. we have an outlook.

>> more americans will hit the roads but they will spend less. 43.6 million travelers for the holiday. >> the factors relate to the economy. the economy is still sluggish but there is improvement. >> average spending on thanksgiving trips is expected to drop $56 from last year. the vast majority of travelers will go by cars. gas prices are expected to be on par with last year's national averages. do not expect a last-minute deals. >> for thanksgiving weekend, you

may be out of luck. those few seats will be at a premium. >> read up on security and screening procedures. >> a great trip often begins with a positive experience at the airport. >> be mindful of peak travel days. >> did you receive an allowance growing up? six out of 10 parents pay and allowances, the average earning $15 a week. that sounds high to me. kids spend the allowance as quickly as they receive it. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think is it reasonable allowance to give to your kids?

you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> did you get an allowance ? >> i did not. >> a free smartphone that comes with a catch. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning, jane. >> hi, stan. toyota, another blow to the reputation of this company. more than 2.7 million vehicles and does include 607,000 prius hybrids that were sold in the u.s. after faults were detected in the steering and with water

pumps. you can go to toyota.com/recall for more information. they had been counting on a surplus and it is smaller than was estimated because of lower interest rates. there will report their losses tomorrow. record annual loss of $15 billion tomorrow. the markets closed lower overall yesterday. futures this morning are looking healthy. t-mobile offering samsung smartphones for foree. you pay up front and male and a a rebate.n

apple is lagging behind samsung in the smartphone market. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. trump.s talk donald he is pretty vocal when it comes to his thoughts and political views. macy's is under pressure to dump the trump. >> a petition is picking up some steam. they want macy's to get rid of the trump brand. more stories coming up in the next hour. >> i will bet the donald will have something to say about that. >> 5:23. a growing problem in baltimore.

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>> there is a new debate over a drug for people that overdosed on drugs like heroin. >> the truck is free in baltimore. deborah weiner has a preview. >> overdose cases or exploding. what if there was an antidote to save lives? would not be more widely available? for this mother, the only thing more numbing was discovered there is an inexpensive drug that might have allowed dan to

survive. >> i was said to know that the could have if i had it. will that make a difference? i will never know. >> is the antidote? why can some get it for free? >> do we want to give them heroin next? >> the effort to make this antidote more widely available and the controversy surrounding it. the 11 news i-team, i am deborah weiner. >> the latest on a developing story. >> fire ravages a baltimore county home overnight sending one woman to the hospital. >> more on lawmakers demanding answers in this ongoing military scandal. >> it will be a dry and chilly

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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'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. the kids need the coach todoats. >> we will see a lot of sunshine and it will not be as windy as yesterday. 30 at the airport. many areas in the pennsylvania line are in the 20's. high temperature of 49 degrees.

we will see a lot of sunshine. things will change next week. there could be another coastal storm developing. >> i just got chills. >> the major roads are ok. we do have fire activity in reisterstown. 66 on southbound 795 down towards the beltway. watch for closures on charles street because of the water main repair. seven the on southbound 83. no problems on the north or west sides. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 795. picking up near mcdonough road down to the beltway.

here's a quick, live look at traffic. 70 at 29. eastbound traffic in towards 29, heavier volume as you approach the beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're following a developing story out of baltimore county. >> jennifer franciotti is live this morning with the details. >> we are here on blake court. fire crews have left the scene. it is pretty remarkable considering the damage. this fire started just after 1:00 a.m. this morning. the victim is a woman in her late 50's or early 60's.

>> first units arrived with heavy fire on the second floor and called the second alarm. surely there after -- shortly thereafter, the victim was found on the second floor. she was brought out and we began resuscitation efforts and she was transported to the hospital. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation. we're told that fire crews could hear the smoke alarms going off in the basement. they have no idea if there were working smoke detectors on the second floor. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a student is charged with killing her roommate. there was an argument over loud music.

simpson later turned herself and in. >> a group of catholic bishops believes that is weakening. the cardinal proclaimed the church will never comply which the mandate to provide birth control coverage in health care. >> the only thing we are prepared to do this not give in. >> catholics protested outside of the conference and delivered a petition calling on church leaders to reconsider. questions leaders on capitol hill want answered -- who knew what and when? there will be closed door hearings. hallie jackson joins us live with the latest.

good morning. thee're waking up to news secretary of defense is warning to leaping to any conclusions about another general. cameras try to capture jill kelley after she and general john allen exchange thousands of pages of females. general allan will continue as top commander in afghanistan. >> no one has ever ordered his performance of duty has not been excellent. >> lawmakers will hear from the acting cia director about the resignation of david petraeus. his amnesties were discovered after jill kelley complained of receiving harassing e-mail us from his mistress. >> what do they say -- hell hath

no fury as a woman scorned. >> a top person and the president should know that. >> was there a national security threat? >> if it involves core behavior, it would have nice to know before we saw it on tv. >> we expect to hear from the president at a news conference this afternoon. hallie jackson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 5:36. new guidelines for hospitals to follow when it comes to breastfeeding mothers. >> reducing the risk of certain heart-related problems. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day.

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>> welcome back. a chilly start on this wednesday morning. we will see a lot of sunshine. temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees colder in the suburbs. 32 in catonsville. 35 in white marsh.

lots of sunshine and it will not be as windy as yesterday. high temperature of 49 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> the state health department has new recommendations for hospitals to better support breast-feeding mothers. >> maintaining a written breastfeeding policy and a practicing mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day while in the hospital. the recommendations are voluntary. daily meditation may reduce heart attacks among african americans with heart disease. >> the meditation group was 40%

less likely to have a cardiac events. those to meditated lowered their blood pressure. african-americans are 50% more likely to die from heart disease than whites. >> 30 degrees at the airport. john harbaugh enjoys this week so much. >> we are live as we get ready for the big thanksgiving tradition. details are coming up. >> it is pretty chilly outside this morning. traffic and weather when we come back. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news

today with stan stovall and mindy basara, double-team insta-weather plus with tony pann and ava marie, and sarah caldwell with traffic pulse 11. wbal-tv 11 news today continues in a moment.

>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. all clear and most of the major roadways. we have fire activity in prices court. like coblake be careful and watch for closures. five minutes on southbound 95 from the split to the fort mchenry. 11 minutes to travel on the

outer loop west side down towards 95. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 795 at mcdonough road. up to speed down towards the beltway. this is 70 at 29, running without delay. close to the beltway, even heavier. 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 canton limden line. light rail and metro subway on time. the 60 best diverting at falls -- the 60's diverting at falls and old court. 5 thus diverting at monument because of construction -- the

five bus diverting at monument. >> ava marie is live at the getty center.eea >> we're getting into the thanksgiving spirit. i am at the family center and the family continues on the tradition even after she has passed away. such a great story to talk about. you are one of the oldest daughter's. that makes you the wisest daughter. you had a big fundraiser last night. >> we say thank you to everybody that participated. we need much more. we need the money and the food.

everybody should take home a bag or tie vote to take home. give us a call on monday -- everybody to take home a bag or two to take home. it takes each one of us. >> how many people do you plan to serve ? >> about 60,000. >> i am with the black tigers motorcycle club. you guys help make this happen. you or even helping to collect some bags. >> we hope to raise cash and goods, nonperishable, and monetary donations. we have been doing this for about 12 years.

>> that is nice. why do you make this your main charity? >> the founder of the club had a need to come down. here we are still going strong at 12 years later setting up on the wednesday before thanksgiving. they need manpower and help. >> so nice to see the community coming together. they need your help to come together. more details are coming up. there's a lot of food but they need plenty more. >> think about 60,000 meals that they serve. thank you, ava. what a great charity.

we have high pressure in control on the east coast. we have chilly temperatures. 30's.20's and low there is a disturbance in the midwest that may develop a coastal lull. i think we will miss the precipitation with that. you can see the cloud deck around cincinnati. we will see high, thin cloud deck tomorrow into friday. upper 20's and low 30's. 30 at the airport. 32 in rising sun. at least there is no wind. sunshine is the forecast for today.

the average high temperature today is 57. the record high is 77. most the clear and cold denied -- mostly clear and cold tonight. temperatures in the 50's this weekend. a very slow-moving coastal storm next week which could give us off and on rain showers and lasting through wednesday. >> 30 degrees at the airport. ravens are gearing up for the big steelers matchup. >> the baseball writers announced the manager of the year award. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> good morning. a dramatic turnaround was not good enough for the baseball writers associion of america. they chose bob melvin of oakland as the manager of the year in the american league this year. .t was a close vote buck showalter said he was happy for melvin but he acknowledged -- what he did is nothing shy of spectacular. the orioles went to a second place team in the american league east. he change the culture around the orioles.

he said his focus is improving the orioles. the countdown is on during steelers week. this rivalry means everything. john harbaugh is no stranger to this game. despite the pressure, john harbaugh lives for this game. >> i think it is the best week of the year. it is where i feel the most comfortable. that is a team, a defining type of rivalry. it means so much to both teams. we love playing these guys. i would say is the best week of the year, botohoh of them.

>> you have a divided house hold. time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, what do you think is a reasonable allowance to give to your kids? >> hmm. >> i love this. [laughter] keep sending us those responses. >> coming up next hour -- >> a fire cents a woman to the hospital with critical injuries. >> she was suspended from office after pleading guilty. tiffany alston says she should

be reinstated. >> two snow boarders were stranded in washington state. what kept them alive. >> everybody loves a comeback story. >> it will be dry and chilly today. we have some rain in the forecast. >> we will update you on any delays to expect enclosures in reisterstown because of fire activity.

>> fire ripped through a home overnight here in reisterstown sending a woman to the hospital. sending a woman to the hospital. >>