in the death of phylicia barnes. reaction from her family. >> whoever did this, they need to know how good at a person she was and she had a small baby and now the baby doesn't have a mother. >> and baltimore county mother stabbed to death in front of her children. >> a clear day for your morning commute. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> 6:01. tony is tracking a storm. >> we don't have any trouble today.

to mark could be a different story. -- tomorrow could be a different story. it is chilly. increasing clouds but dry today. upper 30's and low 40's. we will talk about the storm in a few minutes. >> good morning. route 27 and main street, some defective traffic light in manchester. 60 on southbound 795. the 12th minutes on the outer loop west side. running smoothly on the north side of the beltway. 620 miles per hour. 49. 195 -- 62 miles per hour. harbor tunnel traffic is move.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a man is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after an incident at a high school. >> police found a startling discovery at his home. kim dacey has more from the studio. what did they find? >> police said it happened on monday. justin beaumont followed an employee into the back door. he said he was a student at the school in 2002. he was approached by another employee and the school resource officer. he said he was bullied and asked about the school's security. investigators say he was not armed and made no threats. officials had a strange feeling. with newtown, connecticut, in mind, detectives looked into his

past. he was the legal owner of several handguns. they got a warrant. detectives found several guns at his home. he had numerous ammunition rounds tucked in his mattress. police seized the weapons. police put him into custody. it is not clear why he was at the school. >> post-connecticut we have got to recognize as an agency and as a state that our school children, we have to take these precautionary steps to make sure that we do everything we can to keep them safe. >> beaumont will remain in custody at a detention center. a judge will likely determine what is next for him. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. guns were on the minds of nearly 1000 people who rallied outside the statehouse in annapolis on wednesday. >> the right of the people to

keep and bear arms shall not be infringed! [cheers] >> activist voice their opposition to a plan to require gun licenses. many signed up to testify to hear from supporters of a ban. >> this is about doing reasonable things that work to save lives. >> the proposal addresses mental-health issues and provides money for schools to beef up security. most believe some form of gun control legislation will land on the governor's desk. >> a push to get the death penalty repealed. was a rally on wednesday that included clergy from across the state. organizes delivered a letter

signed by 300 clergy to every member of the general assembly. this issue will be taken up next week. >> a jury convicts michael johnson in the death of phylicia barnes. she went missing back in 2010 while visiting a family in baltimore. her body was found floating in the susquehanna river. >> an elephant took a foot off my chest so i can breathe a little bit now. >> we can sleep now. >> johnson could face 30 years in prison when he's sentenced in march. >> police arrived after neighbors called 911 say they heard a commotion. they found katie hadel dead of

multiple stab wounds. a man was picked up along reisterstown road. police said he had a previous relationship with katie hadel. >> i hope whoever did this, they need to know how good of a person she was and she had a small baby, ava, and now ava doesn't have a mother. >> two small children were also found inside a home. a boy was attending the super bowl celebration when he and two others were stabbed. the other victims are in serious but stable condition. police are still searching for a suspect. >> was a robbery. a man is in custody. he and two others made off with

tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from colonial jewelers. anyone with information should call the frederick police department. >> a story the i-team has been covering from the start. a judge dismissed the lawsuit saying she couldn't find any illegalities in the conduct. a spokesperson for the mayor said the mayor is pleased with the ruling. >> 26 degrees at the airport. baltimore is leading the way in breaking the glass ceiling. >> five strikes and security. the white house opens up about its drone strike program.

details are coming up. >> 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. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey t cheerios cereal --

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>> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we're checking our speech centers along 100. far so good on the major roadways south of the city. 12 minutes on the outer loop west side. a nice start on 795 from the owings mills area. this is southbound traffic from franklin down towards owings mills. 51 on the bottom lip northeast side. -- 51 on the outer loop northeast side. 95 down to the fort mchenry, a nice start. the area bridges checking out fine. spalthat is the latest on traffc

pulse 11. >> we have clear skies right now. that is going to change. the clouds are going to thicken now. right now temperatures in the 20's. it is a cold start. 26 in jarrettsville. the clouds are starting to thicken up. you'll see some sunshine to start the day. the thicker clouds will start to comment later this morning. the coastal storm is still in two pieces. there is a piece to the gulf coast. the big question is where these pieces of energy come together. if it comes together along the

carolina coast, we have a chance for some more snow in maryland. further north, will miss out on the snow. i think we'll get some snow out of this but we will miss most of the storm. this will be a blizzard in new women with up to two feet of snow. as the storm gets its act together, i think we will start out with a mix of light snow or freezing rain on friday. rain during the day. it will start to wrap some cold there along the back side and we will end with some snow. rain during the day and some snow in the evening. if the storm track chefs, the forecast is going to change --if

the storm track shifts. increasing clouds with a chance for some light snow or sleet overnight. high temperature between 37 and 42 degrees. the whole mix starts tomorrow. i think most of the weekend will be dry. let's check in one more time with ava marie. she is with disney on ice. will you get a chance to skate around/ ice. am already on my eye i'm talking with alex. >> i'm in throughout the entire

show. i'm with mr. incredible and one of the cars and one of the pirates in the peter pan segment. withn under the sea aerial. riel. >> the show is the beginning behind us. this will show off "the lion king." it is one of my favorites. there's so much music and dancing. >> they get to play around and get into mischief. >> a great story line. this is so much fun. >> opening night was a

fantastic. >> they are hyped up from the ravens. a lot going on. thank you. multiple chances to see the show at 1st mariner arena. >> thank you very much. the approach to national security will be the focus on capitol hill. hallie jackson joins us live this morning with more details on the story. >> good morning. john brennan almost certainly faces questions about the drone strike program and whether those tactics should be used overseas. this morning some in congress would get the chance to see secret information about why the government believes they can

use drones to go after citizens working with terrorists. the president has defended the use of drone strikes before. >> there is a legal justification to try to stop them from carrying out plots. >> the government doesn't need evidence of a specific attack. if it believes u.s. citizens are engaged in ongoing operations to kill americans. >> all they have to show is a view that somebody is doing something bad and has not renounced that. >> john brennan will face questions about his role in creating the program. >> we conduct targeted strikes. >> they are necessary to mitigate an actual threat, to prevent future attacks. to save american lives. >> the white house says john brennan has the experience to lead the cia. they've knowledge outside

concerns on the war on terror. >> he thinks that it is legitimate to ask questions about how we prosecute the war against al qaeda. >> the drone strike program is not the only issue likely to come out. expect lawmakers to ask about his stance on enhanced interrogation techniques. at his role in leaks of secret government operations. >> an update on chuck hagel. we haven't heard anything on him. >> the vote to confirm him was supposed to happen today, this morning. it was postponed last night. the head of the committee said the senate group is not done reviewing the nomination. some republicans have a press concerned about some answers last week, the lack of details

about money he has received over the past five years. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> it is taken almost 10 years but apple has reached a new milestone -- 25 billion songs on itunes. it was purchased by a customer in germany who received a gift card worth more than $13,000. custom must download 15,000 songs and milli minute. the move to save billions of dollars, the postal service will end saturday mail service beginning in august.

post offices will remain open. the proposal still needs congressional approval. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how do you feel about the postal service stopping its saturday mail delivery service? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. working women in baltimore are some of the best paid in the country. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning, jane. >> good morning. apple has filed a patent for a solar panel that can be used to charge apple devices. just because they fall for the patent doesn't mean they will make a go of the technology. there is a rating which lets

users share six second videos. not quite what twitter had intended. they're making it harder to find the adult videos. a mixed close for stocks. there was some concern over the european debt crisis. futures this morning are a a little bit higher. good news for all the women of baltimore. one of the 20 best paint cities in the country as cited by "forbes." 600.n earn more than 47,00 washington, d.c., took the top spot. at the new york stock exchange,

i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start. we have clear to partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 20's. 26 at the airport. it will be chilly this morning. a few clouds this afternoon with a high temperature near 40. we will check the seven-day in just a few minutes. >> let's take a look at our speed sensors. 60 on 795 from owings mills. 12 minutes on the other the west side. building volume in the southbound direction of 795 at franklin. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. 6:22. the ravens are looking at next year's schedule and there could be some problems. keith mills explains why coming up in sports. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> good morning. the ravens will hold the state of the team press conference later today. the state of the team is pretty good. super bowl champs. cannot give better than that. if there's a debt home game to open the season on september 5. the orioles have a game that night at camden yards. there's a good chance the ravens will open the preseason in canton, ohio, and sunday, august 4. that is a good problem to have.

nice ceremony yesterday in south florida. ray lewis jr. signing to play at the university of miami. his father was by his side. >> he always said he would go to the university of miami. it came true today. there is no greater reward as a father. >> torrey smith at the towson center as the tigers played delaware. all towson in this one. the tigers win. jacoby jones on jimmy kimmel. opposition >> does -- what position does ray ii i play?

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. will get to weather and traffic in just a minute. >> police are looking for a suspect in a deadly triple stabbing earlier this week. one person was stabbed to death. two teenagers remain in the hospital. >> and a rest in a jewelry store robbery caught on camera. man is in custody -- an arrest in a jewish store robbery that

was caught on camera. >> a judge dismissed a lawsuit by joan pratt over the mayor's plan to install a new phone system. a spokesman said the mayor is police with the ruling. >> 6:31. time for traffic and weather. >> good morning. a little bit of cloud cover. 26 at the airport. 27 degrees at chestertown. increasing clouds but dry. high temperatures in the upper 30's and low 40's. more on the big coastal storm in a few minutes. >> word of an accident on dorsey road near the airport.

11 minutes on the north side. we're in the green and all the major roadways. a buildup in volume down towards owings mills. we are in great shape in terms of mass transit. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a bizarre incident at a school. >> several rifles were found at the man's home. kim dacey has more details. good morning. >> good morning. police say detectives did not want to take any chances. on monday, police say justin beaumont slipped into north county high school through a back door. he was approached by a school resource officer. he said he was a student at the school in 2002 and was bullied. he asked about the security.

he also asked about the military background. he was not armed and made no threats. officials had a strange feeling. with newtown, connecticut, in mind, detectives looked into his past and found he was the owner of several assault-style weapons and handguns. >> our detectives received a search warrant. >> detectives found a loaded ak-47, two rifles, and three handguns. they also found a silencer and numerous ammunition magazines. police seized the weapons. beaumont was put into custody. it is not clear why he was at the school. >> post-connecticut we have got to recognize as an agency and as a state that our school children, we have to take these

kind of precautionary steps to make sure that we do everything we can to keep them safe. >> after his mental evaluation, he will remain in custody at a detention center. a judge will likely determine what is next for him. reporting live in the studio, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> maryland communities hit hard by super storm sandy will receive money from the government. the money will go to eastern shore neighborhoods devastated by the big storm more than 100 days ago. the state must submit a plan saying where the money will go. >> nancy pelosi is passing her congratulations to her home town team on the super bowl win. >> it was hard to lose to the

ravens but it would have been harder to lose to someone else. i congratulate the ravens in a game well played. >> barbara mikulski will cash in honor superbowl bet with diane feinstein. >> the national spotlight continues to shine on the ravens. ray rice appeared on "live with kelly and michael." >> you guys have a commanding lead but there was a power outage. did you think it would cost you the game? the 49ers picked up after that. >> for me it was 84 minutes. >> when you are not on the field. >> you want to keep your momentum. you want to keep yourself up and be ready to play. jacoby jones took the touchdown

back and then the power went out. >> do you think somebody from the 49ers pulled the plug? [laughter] >> i'm glad i am a super bowl champ. >> yes. >> i cannot imagine ray rice not being ready to play. john harbaugh will appear on " late night with david letterman" tonight. and michael" ly michael airs at 10:00 a.m. >> "disney on ice"has returned with the show "treasure trove.' " this is a scene from "alice in

wonderland." all the characters are having such a good time. for sure was last night and they said the audience went wild. we expect that excited to continue through the weekend. there is a show tonight and tomorrow. king get your tickets at ticketmaster.com. temperatures today near 40 degrees -- you can get your tickets at ticketmaster.com. possibly some accumulating snow into friday night. temperatures next week will warm up to bring more rain. i love updates hear from " -- i will have updates here from

"disney on ice." >> thanks, ava. adorable. >> she looks comfortable on ice. 6:38. changes are coming to monopoly. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. how do you feel about the postal service stopping its saturday mail delivery service? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. depending on where you're traveling, you should be in pretty good shape. there's a problem of the airport on dorsey road. areas and accident wrapping up -- there is an accident wrapping up. 795 checks out ok. southbound j.f.x. a smooth ride down towards 28th street.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we are off to a quiet start. 26 at the airport. 40 will be our high today. a quick look at the bay forecast. less.a foot or seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> the cat replaces the iron in monopoly as part of an online contest. versions of monopoly with the new token will come out later this year. >> a book has made its way back to the new york city public library 55 years later.

xavier"rancis back in 1958. it arrived with a check for $100 to cover the overdue fees. there will not reveal the name on the check -- they will not reveal the name on the check. >> 50 years later. 6:42. 3. 3.

>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking an accident along dorsey avenue near the airport. you may find some delays. southbound 295 is building in volume down toward the capital beltway. 11 minutes on the north side. we're starting to see some west side delays fall into place. continuing to build on the j.f.x. down to the beltway.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. let's talk about the big storm going into the weekend. 27 in cockeysville. the clouds will be thickening up over the next several hours. it will become mostly cloudy today but it will stay dry. the storm is in two different pieces. the question is where these pieces of energy come together. that is worthy of big coastal storm is going to develop. if low pressure develops tomorrow morning, we'll get a heavy precipitation and some light snow in the morning and some rain in the afternoon. we might get some snow on the

backside from a night into early saturday morning. then it will turn into a big storm in newington with up to two or 3 feet of snow and a blizzard conditions. -- it will be a big storm in new england. we will see how this develops. clouds will thicken up today. high temperature between 37 and 42 degrees. tomorrow.s takes place there could be some snow early on saturday. sunshine and 44 on sunday. let's say good morning to ava marie. what is going on? >> i'm getting to see the disney

characters. "disney on ice" back in baltimore with their "treasure trove" show. i'm here with josh. you are part of the cast. you've been to baltimore four times. >> we love it here. the crowds are fantastic. it is a wonderful week. the ravens win the super bowl. we have the gold and purple on. >> purple for the ravens. >> we have something for everyone. we have the classic stories like "snow white" and "peter man."

i have to go on the pirates of the caribbean ride. >> these are classic shows. they have been around for so long. multiple shows happening. the first show was last night. you can get tickets at ticketmaster.com. >> looks like a lot of fun. a jury convicts michael johnson of second-degree murder of phylicia barnes. she went missing back in 2010 while visiting family in baltimore. her body was found four months later. police arrest a suspect for the murder of a wife and mother. police arrived at a home after

neighbors called 911 say they heard a loud commotion. they found katie hadel dead of multiple stab wounds. a man was picked up along reisterstown road. had a previous relationship with hadel. >> there was an incident at a high school. several assault rifles were found at his home. kim dacey is live with details. >> good morning. police said it happened on monday. justin beaumont followed an employee into the back door. he was approached by the school resource officer. he said he was a student at the school in 2002. he was approached by another employee and the school resource officer. he said he was bullied and asked

about the school's security. investigators say he was not armed and made no threats. officials had a strange feeling. with newtown, connecticut, in mind, detectives looked into his past. he was the legal owner of several handguns. they got a warrant. at his home in glen bernie, detectives found several guns at his home. he had numerous ammunition rounds tucked in his bed and mattress. police seized the weapons and put him into custody. he will undergo a mental evaluation. it is not clear why he was at the school. beaumont will remain in custody at a detention center. a judge will likely determine what is next for him. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. we are tracking a problem in the white marsh area and we spent eastbound white marsh boulevard. dorsey road near the airport, we have an accident.

and i start -- a nice start on 295. 95 through howard county in great shape. we are starting to see delays on the west side but the north side is running smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we start with some cloud cover and temperatures in the 20's. it will become mostly cloudy. rain in atlanta, 50. there could be some freezing rain in chicago. sunshine in los angeles, 62. stay with us. >> 6:52. >> we will be right b ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait,

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>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> the baltimore ravens' victory celebration was an amazing sight as thousands of fans flocked downtown to see the nfl world champions and welcome them home. players raised the lombardi trophy, and fans cheered the team from city hall to m&t bank stadium. some camp out overnight for a good spot on the parade route. it was like nothing anybody had seen before. it was an incredible run. the dream came true. ray lewis said farewell. ravens nation was in all its glory. there is no date conversations about the at the season will be ongoing.

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