will help keep the ground mild and is now developing in our area will melt on contact. scattered light showers moving into the 95 corridor through aberdeen come down to baltimore. temperature is beginning to cool and they are dealing with the snow this afternoon. this is what is coming our way. rain at changing to snow and the arctic from dropping temperatures quickly tonight. elide accumulation and we will see what happens as the front moves to the coast. details on that coming up. >> along with the concerns about the weather, there are also plenty of worries about the road conditions. barry simms is live in baltimore. i know you have been checking with the city. it sounds like maybe they will not need all that solalt. >> they have plenty, but the crews are on alert and the trucks are ready to roll, but not everyone is worried about

this upcoming weekend's weather. >> just too tempting. with the sunshine and temperatures reaching 56, these guys say it's a perfect opportunity to get together. >> the weather is fantastic. i'm a student at baltimore city community college. and this month to come down and play some disc golf. >> finding and hard to believe the weekend forecast calls for a winter remix. >> that's just par for the course in bbaltimore. you can have a 60 degree days and then you can also get extremely cold. >> because of the possibility, state highway crews are loading the trucks with salt and they're ready to roll out to handle slippery roads. >> we always have to play it safe and be prepared. this winter has been

challenging. the biggest challenge is if it comes in as rain, we cannot pretreat. you have to react once it starts actually snowing. >> they're also getting prepared. they will send kreuz out at 10:00 p.m. >> we will be out addressing a service requests and looking at the bridges and overpasses which tend to freeze. >> we're always at the mercy of mother nature in how we can react. >> the city plans to open the traffic management center tonight at 10:00. live in baltimore, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 16 people are interested in finishing the term of former anne arundel county executi john leopold. david collins is in a topless and he has more on the story. >> one of those people surprised a lot of people out and he now

may just be the front-runner. after a lot of soul-searching, acting executive tossed his hat into the ring of candidates seeking to fill the vacancy. left by the resignation of john leopold. >> it's been a very difficult decision in many ways, but i've come to the conclusion that i think i can bring the leadership to anne arundel county that it deserves and it's time to move the county for word. >> the chief administrative officer and budget director expressed confidence that he will be selected based on his experience in the private sector. >> i have the best resume and experience. >> he is among 16 seeking the position. the applicants include a former county executive and a former first lady. >> it is significant that we have a woman in this race. >> she told a candidates forum

that she would get rid of the perk of the security detail. it is determined leopold misused the patrol. hammond prefers his pickup. >> i drive a pickup truck with a bumper sticker on the back of it, my other truck is a fire engine. >> he respects competition but he believes his resume is strong. >> to begin the process of pursuing in division 4 anne arundel county to make it a vision. >> he said everyone from council members to the general public urged him to run. >> when someone you don't even know says, you were on tv. they said you were the only one telling the truth. how do you not do that? >> councilmembers are prohibited from applying for the job. he will have to accept a $30,000 per year pay cut.

>> online to buy a big pair of shears and my wife's credit cards are going to be history. someone stole her purse a few years ago and i did not reported to the police because they are s and in less than she ever did. -- they are spending less. >> they will contribute each candidate's and make a selection that evening. >> two weeks left to avoid the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester which could impact military programs, education, and disaster relief. even with no deal, lawmakers left town for the weekend. >> and no deal. no break. they should be here. >> once again, they're walking away from the american people. >> the conservative-led house looked elsewhere as they passed a bill blocking the cost of living pay increases for federal

employees. they will delay many of the cuts to defense and other popular programs, but because it had tax increases, republicans rejected it. there will also pay tribute to those who were killed in sandy hook elementary in newton, connecticut. nikole killion has more from washington. >> it's been two months since the tragedy and those who give their lives were honored with the nation's second highest civilian honor. >> on december 14th, 2012, unthinkable tragedy swept through etching the names of the six courageous women and to the heart of our nation and forever. one by one -- the damage of the educators received what they could not, the president's citizen metal. >> they gave their lives to

protect the precious children in their care. they give all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us. that is what we honor today. >> like her secretary, and the principles family were there as well. >> we just -- the emotions were flowing, not only for those people, but for the children. i thought about the children a lot today. >> two months after the tragedy, the community is still healing. he says everyone is taking a day by day. >> we are becoming closer because we need each other and we realize how much we need each other. >> they said the ceremony is one more step in the healing process and they believe their former colleagues would be proud. nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> olympian oscar pistorious broke down in court today while he was formally been charged in the death of his girlfriend. the model was brown suffering from four gunshot wounds including one to her head inside the athletes south african home. some preliminary reports suggest it was a case of mistaken identity. he will stay in jail until his bond hearing, expected to be next week. >> passengers are finally back on dry land after the debacle of the carnival triumph. a loss of power and biohazard bags for bathrooms. adding insult to injury, one of the buses chartered to escort them back to new orleans, one of the charter buses broke down. >> we are tired.

life gives you lemons. i guess you have to eat those lemons. i'm glad i'm home. i'm glad i'm on dry land. >> come on. really? it was sunday when the fire sparked live in them without power -- leaving them. food was hard to get. they're supposed to be getting a full refund and discounts on future cruises plus an additional $500 in compensation. >> i want to go on a cruise next week. not. this afternoon, the cosmic rock past earth and luckily, scientists predictions were spot on. >> terrifying moments in russia as a media right exploded and one dozen people were hurt and countless windows shattered. we have the latest next. >> suffering a significant setback on the eve of the final

home game against duke. we will tell you all about it coming up in sports. >> a much colder weekend with

>> more than 1000 people were hurt as a media right exploded over russia. shocking video shows it streaking over the sky. they estimated the size about 10 tons and its speed, 33,000 miles per hour. it caused windows to shatter in

thousands of buildings and that is what caused most of the injuries. from a meteor to an asteroid. a 150-foot cosmic rock curdled safely past earth. >> this is the closest flyby of an asteroid of its side. >> this morning in russia, immediate right entered the atmosphere and exploded 18-32 miles above the ground injuring 1000 people, blasting out countless windows. for scientists, this was a complete surprise. >> what kind of damage could something this size do? >> it usually breaks in the atmosphere and breaks stones on the earth, so it is usually just a minor property damage. >> is it uncommon? >> we had a really spectacular one in california in 2012. >> also today, an asteroid

traveling in space as the formation of the universe 4.5 billion years ago passing a 17,000 miles from earth. this was not a surprise to scientists. "there's no chance the object will hit the earth. we have been tracking it for well over one year and we have determined precisely that it will pass 17,000 miles above the surface of the earth. >> the asteroid is 150-feet wide, have the distance of a football field. it would have released the energy equivalent of 2.4 million tons of tnt and wipe out 750 square miles. in 2016, nasa will be sending a mission in space to study asteroids. >> it will rendezvous with a potentially hazardous meteoroid, understand its composition, and bring the sample back for analysis. >> for those who study space, an

exciting day. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now you're 11 insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> nearly 60 in many areas and big changes are coming in. as a big line up and down the mid-atlantic region, this will be bringing the changes. still on the one side of things. in western maryland, the rain is changing over to snow and it will continue on and off through western maryland across the weekend. great news for the ski resort on this president's day weekend. and as mixture east of the mountains where temperatures are warmer. check out the contrast to 32 degrees on dealer side of the state. 27 cleveland, 27 detroit. that front as it goes on through will generate rain and eventually a few snow showers. high temperature, 59.

that's not a record or even close. 77 set back in 1949, but the average high is only 49. rain changing to snow across the northern suburbs leaving cecil county by about midnight tonight. overnight and into the morning, mostly cloudy skies with a sprinkle of rain on the coast. some of the colder areas and a few inches of snow. wind shifted to the northwest and 27-35 for the evening low. fox --it will not warmup much more than today. cloudy skies, breezy, a few flurries or snow showers with no additional accumulation. the front coming through will

have another area as it's coming off the coast and that is for additional activity out over the ocean. this will pull in the showers, but the main precipitation is way off the coast. expect much cooler temperatures. a few inches tonight and tomorrow. flurres on sunday, high of 18. showers on the upper eastern shore. a flurry possible monday. rain and snow tomorrow afternoon. instaweather plus 7-day -- temp

erature drop. only aroudn freezing sunday. monday's high -- 39. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center come of this is 11 sports. >> freezing duke in the final trip to the contest until looks daunting enough for maryland and now looks like an even bigger challenge. he has suspended guard howard for the game against duke and possibly longer for violating unspecified team rolls. he will be starting two freshmen and three sophomores. this and become one of the biggest upsets if they win against duke. >> we need to be out. i expect us to be out.

coaching staff, players, managers. everyone involved, i expect us to be really fired up and ready to go. what this does not guarantee anything. as 18 -- as any understand, looking like a victory. struggling out as a 5-10 and starter. they dispatched him to a.a.a.. the new season bringing back old foes who still want a shot. >> the start here in springfield, that's what i've been doing my whole life. opportunities to roll with it. we're going to go out. i'm going to pitch my game and

have fun. >> it takes most players years to make the big money. it becomes a liability. >> at the safety signed a five- year deal in 2010. the veteran says he still wants to play in the nfl. what they do or do not do it, we could see two of the most accomplished defensive backs of all time on the free agent market at the exact same time this off-season. every so often, an athlete comes along to push the boundaries. serena williams will become the oldest woman ever to hold the no. 1 ranking in women's tennis. she turned 31 this year, so she is hardly long in the tooth.

she became the oldest woman right number one in three decades. she will face a challenge to a whole lot of that title playing a 25-year-old maria sharpova. tom tasselmyer has the seven-day forecast. how much know? we have that coming up.

>> investigators say a woman was stabbed in the arundel mills parking lot. the late breaking details after they pursued the suspect. a presidential honor for a extraordinary baltimore woman. those stories and much more following "rock

>> we will get some is no good. good as the ground is warm. >> most of it will be milton on contact. the front is moving through tonight. tomorrow, flurries and showers. just some uncertain colder coming in. only around freezing on sunday. presidents' day, 39 degrees. >> i will look forward to that 39 then. >> thanks for joining us. it >> we will see you back here at 11.