[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 5:00 a.m. >> winter weather approaches. there is plenty to talk about. we have live team coverage. >> how many do you dress for each game? >> they get dressed but not in football uniforms. [laughter] >> ok. all right. >> cracking jokes. we will show you more of john harbaugh possible appearance later this morning. >> this get right to the big story this morning.

>> just rain for us. there have been some reports of sleet near the pennsylvania line. light rain and wet pavement. there is the radar. the rain is beginning to reach into pennsylvania. in frederick county, there is some snow as well where temperatures are a few degrees chillier. down south, a lot of heavy rain falling. rain today. snow and a forecast tonight. -- know in our forecast tonight -- snow in our forecast tonight. we'll talk more about that storm

coming upper. we do want to check the roads. >> the potential for problems out there. right now we're not tracking any incidence. this is 95 down towards the beltway, 7 minutes from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. this is southbound traffic and the roads are wet. a reminder to leave early. seven in the eastbound direction, 62 prior to the beltway. we will keep you posted as any new problems develop. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we want to continue our team coverage. >> jennifer franciotti is live in timonium. >> good morning.

tricky, tricky. the temperature is not quite freezing. we're along york road. it is just rain. reports of some icing conditions. salting operations just began. satl trucks -- salt trucks out in howard county. temperature this morning was about 34 degrees. down to about 35 on the j.f.x. heading into baltimore city. this situation will be changing this morning. it is a tricky situation. be aware for some flash freezing.

everything's to be just fine. carroll county parents will be wanting to watch carefully. there's an early dismissal today. that will cancel elementary schools. wait for our announcement. it would mean the closing of schools for elementary schools but it has not happened yet. jennifer franciotti reporting live. >> thank you so much. the northeast is bracing for worse conditions. >> as much as 3 feet of snow in some areas. jay gray has more. >> the early warning signs for heavy snow pushing across the midwest. two systems that will collide later today across new england.

>> it will explode and intensify. >> concern over conditions that could be some of the worst this region has ever seen. >> these numbers could be pushed to 28 or 30 inches of snow in some areas. >> residents are bracing for impact. another devastating storm surge. >> i am devastated. some >> are moving to higher ground. >> hi tate, high hurricane force wind, and northeast is the recipe for disaster. >> hardware stores are selling out of batteries, flashlights, and other necessities. emergency operation center is

are working around the clock to making sure residents do not take any chances. >> we're used to these types of storms. use common sense. stay off the streets of our city. basically to stay home. >> perhaps the most important advice as the storm starts to move then. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> our first delay is in this morning -- 2-hour delay. you can download our smartphone app for your iphone or android. click on weather at the top of the home page. >> surveillance pictures of the suspect.

police believe he got into a dispute with deontae smith after attending the ravens super bowl celebration. the suspect killed smith of north howard street. anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to call police. >> a manhunt continues in california this morning. >> the 55th annual grammys. the dress code this year. t. those roads are we you yourself some extra tim dinner's ready.

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>> the manhunt continues in the southern california for a former police officer accused of a murderous rampage. police say he killed three people and injured two more. he posted a manifesto on facebook. he was fired from the lapd in 2008 for making false statements. said will not stop until his name is cleared. president obama will host a farewell ceremony for leon panetta today. chuck hagel has yet to be confirmed. >> the grammy awards are this

sunday. talent has been asked to adequately cover their private parts and avoid see through clothing. that eliminates your entire wardrobe. supporting and organized cause. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you agree with producers giving dress code requirements at events like the grammys and the oscars? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> no see-through, eh? >> >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> the roads are wet. we could be dealing with sleet. 65 on southbound 83.

this is a live picture at york road. 64 on southbound 95. so for some wet roads. moving well on southbound 95 moving out of the northeast. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 32 degrees with light rain at fort meade. light rain is the rule this morning. mostly rain in the forecast today. northeast winds at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. most of the east is messed up. new york city will get about a foot of snow. 3 feet in the boston area. once you go west, everything is

fine. more details are coming up. >> 5:12. 33 worst excuses for employees that are late. >> baltimore is one the best cities for women.

>> good morning. just a little bit of rain. light rain across the area.

out of the pennsylvania line, temperatures around freezing. there are some reports of sleet. cecil county and into and.ylvania maybe some snow mixed in with the rain in carroll county. we will be on the edge of this storm all day long. 33 at the airport. 43 in ocean city. was minister is right near freezing -- westminster is right near freezing. nothing from hagerstown was offered as far as precipitation right now. here is the storm. the moisture is coming from the southern parts. northern part will merge.

these parts will merge north of us. not so great from the new york to boston area. all this moisture would translate into snow. they are going to get hammered. this is the low pressure center. will be coming together like a perfect storm. for us, mostly rain in the forecast. a wintry mix this morning. high temperature into the upper 30's. winter weather advisories until 10:00 a.m. this morning. the worst off is up to the north. this merger is occurring later this afternoon. boston is all snow.

around cape cod, they will get some rain mi beforex before everything ends. 100% of precipitation, mostly rain. snow overnight ending saturday morning. saturday will be a windy day. >> let's check your morning commute. not dealing with any accidents at the moment. give yourself a few extra minutes. the major roads are running smoothly at the airport. a long list of cancellations at the airport. we are dealing with a pretty smooth ride and 95 towards the

beltway. seven minutes from the 895 split to the fort mchenry toll plaza. very light volume around the area and that includes the harrisburg expressway coming down from the pennsylvania line. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good news for the feed mill work force in baltimore. -- good news for the female work force in baltimore. baltimore area working women working full-time earn more than $47,600. ranks baltimore as number 16 on the list. washington, d.c., ranks number one. the most outrageous excuses from

tardy employees. the top three -- i dropped my purse. i like this one. my car would not start because of the breathalyzer. my angry wife put my car keys in our water in the freezer. >> there could be more feature- length movies on youtube that you think. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> airlines cancelling thousands of flights as a severe winter weather system moves into the northeast. the third largest cause of catastrophic property damage.

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>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> the raider is a big deal of this morning -- the radar is a big deal this morning. we could see some sleet mixing in. temperatures near the freezing point around frederick. the forecast around the state calls for temperatures around 40 . all rain from baltimore on south. it wintry mix coming into the picture until 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. and that is mostly north of us. >> it is early and volume is on the light side. give yourself some extra time. 11 minutes on the north side. 12 minutes on the west side.

call early if you're traveling north this morning. seven minutes from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. so far so good at the tydings memorial and 95. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 5:23. gas.

>> lawmakers in annapolis are allowing natural gas companies to seek a surcharge to will

recover costs from aging infrastructure. >> the surcharge would have to be approved. the money would not be charged until work was done to improve infrastructure. opponents say the companies should not be asking for extra money to do a job they should have been doing all along. >> recording conversations of bus passengers. there is a digital recorder on board. investigators can download the file for review. some legislators want to outlaw the policy. >> to me that is extortion. meanseople who don't have

to have a car. >> mta officials say they're not watching or listening to people in real time. there are 100 calls a day. 5:27. 34 degrees at the airport. team coverage of today's storm system. >> folks in the northeast are getting ready for a powerful winter storm. details are coming up. still >> the light rain in lutherville. salting operations have begun. >> we have rain showing up on the radar. we will talk about how long this will last coming up. >> we are keeping tabs on the >> we are keeping tabs on the area

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. welcome back to 11 news today. >> i am mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. robert gladden faces attempted first-degree murder for shooting inside perry hall high school last august. >> the hospital admitted to submitting false claims to medicare and medicaid. that cause some overbilling for

government health care reimbursement and the hospital received more money than they should have. >> looks like mostly rain forests. there is a mix up to the north. it is training in stevensville. we expect rain chances to continue. this fall we expect today. it is mostly a rain situation -- this is what we expect today. deeper into pennsylvania and new york, a foot or two or three of snow. if you have travel plans to the north -- >> probably a good idea to check

ahead. >> the roads are ok. they are wet. leave some extra time. 58 on 795 from franklin. more traffic on the southbound side. continuing to build in volume. 12 minutes on the west side. 65 on southbound 83 at york road. mostly dealing with wet roads. 895 in great shape at the harbor tunnel, 50 miles per hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. >> multiple states are under a blizzard warning. >> we have live team coverage.

jennifer franciotti is live in baltimore county. >> we begin with hallie jackson in washington. >> fema is asking people to be ready for power outages and for wind and flooding. the trucks are getting trapped in boston and new york. >> the good news if you like snow is we are going to have some. >> some? try a foot in the big apple. double that in boston. >> i order all non emergency workers to work from home. >> than 2000 flights have been grounded today. avalanches of snow in chicago. it could be for more intense than the northeast.

that means hard work and grocery stores are seeing a scramble for shovel and snacks. >> last year we did use hardly any of our salt resource is. there's a lot left. >> this potential record breaker could be anything but routine. >> used to these types of storms in new england. use common sense. >> the storm is expected to intensify tonight into tomorrow. the weekend could be a positive . traffic to get in the way of snow trucks. >> what is like in the seat this morning?-- what is it whatin t n

dc? >> probably similar to what you are seeing in baltimore. >> hallie jackson, thank you. we continue our team coverage with jennifer franciotti liven lutherville. >> so far so good. temperatures have not reached the freezing point. york road is just to my right. traffic is not having any trouble getting by. coming in this morning, i did not see any salt trucks into baltimore city. they are doing limiting salting operations in howard county with the road temperatures are roundly freezing mark. they are moving from the rain into the light snow in some parts of howard and carroll

county is. it to see some icing conditions. they are closely monitoring the situations. as we get closer to sunrise, temperatures always tend to dip. as far as school closings or delays, in carroll county, they are expecting an early dismissal any way for elementary schools. that is something to be watchful for. right here, just rain. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the contract the winter weather with our interactive radar. you confine a lot information on our website, wbaltv.com. >> new details in the murder of

a woman that was stabbed to death. police say jeffrey shiflett stabbed katie hadel several times on tuesday night at her apartment. the children were found unharmed inside the home. jeffrey shiflett was released from prison and there were reports he was threatening her. 5:37. too much of something can be a bad thing. >> especially when that something is fried, fatty foods . >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you agree with producers giving dress-code requirements at events like the grammys and the oscars? 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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between 2006 and 2011. restaurants increased their low- calorie options boosted their sales. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> it could be worse on the. roads.ea 55 on southbound 295. the volume is starting to build on 175. 895 in great shape down towards the harbor tunnel. area bridges are running smoothly. no delays on the outer loop north or west side. of mass transit on time this morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> mostly rain across the area.

sleet could mix in up near the pennsylvania line. the forecast for annapolis calls for a high of 37 today and mostly rain. miss snow mixing into that situation. for school today, kind of a wet day. temperatures in the 30's today. t umbrella weather -- it is an umbrella weather. >> 5:42. the super bowl champion media circuit luzon for the ravens. >> how about a movie? up

good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. right now we're dealing with wet roads. there could be the possibility of sleet up towards the pennsylvania line. john love more on that. -- john will have more on that. 50 on the j.f.x. at northern parkway. no delays to report. a buildup of volume around franklin boulevard. 11 minutes on the west side. the minutes from the 895 split to the fort mchenry. good morning. >> mostly rain across the area.

down south the rain is a heavier. it is pushing to the north. indications of some sleet mixing in in carroll county. nothing going on west of hagerstown. let's look at the temperatures around the area. in the 40's in southern maryland. mid 40's around baltimore. near the freezing point up towards pennsylvania. there could be slippery road conditions. a storm developing along the coast. you can see that spinning motion. second part of the storm at the great lakes. they emerged off cape cod or long island.

boston will catch a lot of this stuff. the reddest shade, that is a blizzard warning. combination of wind and heavy snow. right now the snow is north and the west of boston. temperatures are colder than us right now. as far as how much know, here's the bull's-eye -- 2-3 feet around boston. 1-2 inches possible for us. during the day today, mostly rain. then it changes over to snow. 36 to 41 the high temperature. mostly a rainmaker today.

39 the high. it will be windy tomorrow. a wintry mix next wednesday. >> were you happy with the game? >> i like the way it turned out. it started well. it finished well. this >> is you during the blackout. >> what was the issue? >> a concerned about the restaurants. we weren't sure where to go. >> i love it. >> ravens head coach john harbaugh. a member of the ravens talk with

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capital beltway. six to five on southbound 97 -- 65 on southbound 97. dealing with slick roads. there could be sleet up near the pennsylvania line. >> rain in mill river, -- middle river. snow may begin to mix in. the basic forecast is rain today. high temperatures seldom baltimore near 40 degrees. up towards pennsylvania, a little snow or sleet man next into the picture.

newington gets hammered today with the snow -- new england gets hammered today.

>> good morning appeared the off-season is here. the biggest item is reciting joe flacco. ozzie newsome and steve bisciotti said that is going to happen. it commits some other players might not be back. steve bisciotti and ozzie newsome and john harbaugh outlined their approach to the future. no question some free agents may not return. jacoby jones appeared on "jimmy kimmel" last night. he admitted joe flacco deserved award.vp >> i thought you should've been the super bowl mvp.

>> joe flacco deserves said. that guy went there and did. get the postseason -- look at the postseason. the seven touchdowns, -- 11 touchdowns, zero ints. >> maryland wins last night. >> more traffic and weather together when we come back.

>> good morning. it is raining outside