no for an answer. >> this is about you. g now. building moral >> trying to revamp the struggling schools. >> he told my son he had 21 bullets and whoever got it his way was going to get shot. >> life in prison for robert gladden jr. why he will not serve that entire sentence. >> a lot of drivers would do anything to save money. the results of a new survey. >> good morning. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11

news today. tuesday, february 26. 5;;01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> you did not see me siphoning gas out of your car. it will be chilly today but we're off to a quiet start. take an umbrella with you. 28 degrees at b.w.i. there could be some sleet mixing in at a time at some freezing rain or snow at the mountains. it will be a rain event for baltimore. high temperature of 42. >> good morning. a nice start out there.

looking good on the north side, 11 minutes. 12 minutes on the west side. 65 on 70. volume is light in that area. 65 on 83 near mount carmel. those speeds continued down to the beltway. moving well down to the j.f.x. if you take the capital beltway between 450 and 50, there's a tractor-trailer accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. s comfort will leave baltimore for the last time. it will take off around 7:00

a.m. this morning for norfolk, virginia. it was there to up citizens affected by the earthquake in haiti. about 40 civilian jobs are expected to move with the ship. we'll have more on its legacy coming up later this morning on tv 11. >> the u.s. supreme court will hold a hearing on a controversial maryland law. the law was changed in 2009. there have been 43 convictions. many say collection of dna is against those rights. jayne miller will have live reports on 11 news.

a teacher's aide is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. kim dacey is live to explain. >> police say anthony farris had a sexual relationship with a 16- year-old girl. he was working as an inclusion helper, a form of a teacher's aide, and the 16-year-old was a student. it happened between september and december of last year. he was an assistant football coach at the high school. he faces charges of sex abuse of a minor and perverted practice. >> very upset.

i don't know what you do but it's frustrating. >> school officials did send letters home about the arrest. a spokesperson said faris had been placed on administrative leave. he is no longer an employee of harford county public schools. he is the second school employee in the last couple weeks to be charged having sexual relationships with a student. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the student who admitted to open fire receives a life in prison sentence. a judge sentenced robert gladden jr.

this happened of the first day of school back in august. >> there's a lot of hurt people and that room today. we're hurt because denny was shot. he is a boy that is going to jail. he is going to pay for that crime. >> the boy said he did not intentionally target daniel. >> the battle over school construction moves on. students and parents and teachers showed up to rally. the proposal would guarantee $32 million per year for the next 20 years. they say this is the only way to carry out full-scale renovation.

>> we have come up with a way to raise money to try to build schools in baltimore. >> house speaker supported the bill at the rally. governor o'malley has not said if he supports this measure. for more, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. 27 degrees at the airport. >> we will look back at the trayvon martin case and the first world trade center bombing. >> this is the beltway at baltimore national pike. more on weather and traffic when

>> two anniversaries almost 20 years apart. george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin in california. later tonight, the foundation will hold a million hoodie candlelight vigil. 20 years ago, six people were killed when that bomb exploded in a parking garage at the world trade center in new york city. several floors in the vicinity were affected. several convictions followed.

>> former surgeon general c. everett koop has died. he became one of the best known surgeon general's in history. he rallied against smoking saying nicotine is just as addictive as cocaine. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> pretty smooth start to your morning commute. let's take a look at some of the drive times. 11 minutes on the north side. 12 minutes on the west side. 70, 65 miles per hour. this is a live picture of 29. those speeds continue all the way into the beltway. not a bad start into town at this hour.

this is the harrisburg expressway. just fine on the ramp. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. so far so good. things will change this afternoon. take an umbrella with you. 28 in randallstown. the temperature should get above freezing before the precipitation starts. it will be dry in chilly this morning. it will be raining this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> 5:12. 27 degrees at the airport. you stop for gasoline and you see a cheaper price elsewhere. >> the stay the course or do you

go out of the way for the cheaper price?

>> welcome back. 5:15. 37 degrees downtown. this will be a race between the warm air and the precipitation. outside the city, temperatures in the 20's. 29 in rising sun. the clouds have been thickening up.

it will be difficult to get the temperatures to climb. the precipitation is on its way in. the precipitation will take a couple of hours. hopefully we will get the temperatures above freezing before that gets in here. not the case in the mountains. winter weather advisories from hagerstown on the west for freezing rain and sleet. we could get a lot of rain from this. a flood watch in effect for most of the metro area. some heavy rain is possible later today. this morning it will be dry.

this will be mostly rain. we will drop into the mid 40's tomorrow. snow showers possible wednesday night and thursday. it should clear up going into the weekend. >> good morning. not bad for your morning commute. 11 minutes on the north side. 12 minutes on the west side. you can see the beltway at baltimore national pike is building in the outer loop but still running smoothly all the way down. that ramp takes you towards the beltway and so for and looks good down to the beltway. 55 southbound on the b-w parkway down towards 100. all the major roadways around

the airports looking good. two right lanes closed on the capital beltway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> baltimore officials addressed the local state of real-estate. county executive kevin kamenetz said money is tight right now. when it comes to looking forward, he sees the glass as half full. >> we have made a lot of the changes that allows us to move forward without having to raise taxes and to fully fund our education needs. >> he expects the market to be invested in december new investments into the county.

a new survey reveals just how far drivers would go to save at the pump. 60% would make a left-hand turn to save 5 cents a gallon. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how far out of your weight have you driven to get a cheaper price on gas? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> five cents sounds about right. we're going to move on. where should you look for sales if you are trying to fix up your home? jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. to have a chance for bargain

prices at lowes -- you have a chance for a bargain prices at lowe's. darden restaurants cutting the opening of olive garden to about 15 a year. the dining business is struggling as people line up at cheaper chains instead. warnings of extreme weather could be destroyed by automatic budget cuts set to kick in on friday. this could leave weather forecasters with a blind spot. ben bernanke testified and talks of consumer confidence. stocks plunged yesterday on instability in italy.

three free monthly deliveries for people on food stamps. 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. this will be a changing day. we will get through the morning commute would just cloudy skies. we will see a cold rain by this afternoon. 28 at the airport right now. blizzard conditions continued in parts of the plains states, kansas and parts of iowa. strong thunderstorms in tampa.

check the seven forecast in just a few minutes. >> good morning. we continued to move well in the baltimore area roadways. there is a problem on the capital beltway. this is what the scene looks like right now. it is at good luck road. inner loop of the capital beltway between 450 and 50. two right lanes closed. looking good on the west side of the baltimore beltway. traffic flowing smoothly from white marsh. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. 5:22. warning aboutnt's

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>> president obama will hit the road today taking his warnings about severe budget cuts to virginia. >> some republicans say the president should be on capitol hill to work on the deadline. >> hallie jackson has more. >> the curtain is rising on another day of political theater in washington. president obama will be going to

newport news to warrant what could happen if $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in in just three days. it doesn't look like either side is working on a deal. just crafting bills that and not likely to pass both chambers. we may see some republicans that would shift the responsibility for the cuts to the white house. that does not have a good chance of passing the senate. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> maryland could lose more than 12,000 jobs because of across-the-board cuts. ben cardin talk through with employees at the social security headquarters in

woodlawn. >> they have no choice but to lay people off or use the furlough process. that is going to happen. >> he does not think a deal will happen before friday. >> 5:27. >> a harford county school employee is accused of having employee is accused of having sex with a ♪ alright, let's go.

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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. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today.

robert gladden jr. will spend the next 35 years in prison. he pleaded guilty to first- degree attempted murder. he injured a special needs student. >> law requires anyone convicted of a serious crime to provide a dna sample. jayne miller will have more throughout the day on 11 news. >> the usns comfort will move to virginia.k, >> 5:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. what is happening with the precipitation? >> today is like a facrace

day. i think we'll get the temperature above freezing before the precipitation gets here. it should be tried this morning -- dry this morning. i think the rain will move in and around lunchtime. we're shooting for a high of 42 this afternoon. i do not think we will have a problem with freezing rain. there could be some ice in the mountains. >> we have a problem in the d.c. region. it is on the capital beltway and causing major backup. two white lanes are closed with

this tractor-trailer accident -- closed.t lanes are other than that, looking good on the major roadways heading down to the capital beltway and the airport the city. 12 minutes on the west side outer loop. 95 continues to build in volume down toward the 895 split. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the man charged with transparent at a high school in glen burnie returns to court in a few hours. police say he got into the high school asking detailed questions about their security system.

he had handguns inside his home . those weapons were seized. disturbing allegations against a teacher's aide. >> anthony farris is accused of having sexual relations with a student. >> anthony farris was the assistant football coach at joppatowne high school. he is accused of having a relationship with a student. anthony farris was working as an inclusion helper when he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. his conduct allegedly took place in one of the bel air high school offices between september and december of last year. >> very upset.

i don't know what you do, but it's frustrating. >> school officials did not send letters home. in a statement, a school spokesperson said he had been placed on administrative leave in january of this year. he is no longer an employee of harford county public schools. another inclusion helper was arrested two weeks ago and charged with having sex with a student. the county school spokesperson said all potential school employees are evaluated and undergo background checks and fingerprinting prior to being hired. >> they should not be in that type of atmosphere. there's no way to test for somebody like that to make sure they are not type of person.

>> he faces perverted practice. he is out of jail on bail. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the governor has a new role. is now co-chair of a council. he also cochairs the special committee on homeland committee and special safety. they address issues related to homeland security. >> todd huff said he is giving up his county owned vehicle. he was pulled over early on saturday morning and his blood alcohol level was .20. he said he deeply regrets his decision.

lawmakers decide not to keep the mta from recording audio on buses. a digital recorder will stay in place. investigators can download the file for review. they are not listening or watching people in real time. >> which total about renovations coming to m&t bank stadium -- we told you about renovations coming to m&t bank stadium. a complete ban on smoking in both stadiums, and the thing bay stadium and camden yards. smoking is prohibited in the complex. there will be policies to

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>> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a problem in the d.c. area on the capital beltway between 450 and 50. traffic is starting to move better now that they have opened up one lane. 55 on the b-w parkway heading down to the airport. 11 minutes on the north side. a nice start on the west side, 12-minute travel time. 95 in the white marsh area looking good. the rest of the major roadways in great shape at this hour.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we're off to a good start but things will turn down held this afternoon. take an umbrella with you. 29 in rising sun. i do think we will get above freezing before the precipitation comes in. the clouds have been thickening up. the rain is moving in from the southwest. it is still a good distance away from us. we have until lunchtime before the precipitation kicks in. this will be primarily a rain event for us. it is a different story in the mountains. there could be some ice

accumulating west of hagerstown. this will be a pretty good soak her. could pick up an inch for inch and a half of rain. clouded this morning but dry. i temperature in the upper 30's and low 40's. it gets colder on thursday. there could be some snow showers as the system lives out. beat dry on saturday and sunday. -- it should be dry on saturday and sunday. >> good morning. i met a new restaurant -- i am at a new restaurant in harbor

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another major winter storm is spreading heavy snow to several states. we have a look at the latest conditions in oklahoma. >> it has been an adventure. we got stuck last night going a few blocks and we did have to have a tractor help pull us out. very nice people have been helping us out. that is good to see in a storm like this. there were several people they had to help. you can see all the snow that has fallen. it is frozen solid. take a look at these d

rifts. this is a car that is covered in snow. it may take some time to get this car out of this parking lot. at least the snow has stopped and the wind is dying down. it is not as bad as yesterday. we expect conditions to improve in northwest oklahoma. >> from dancing in the end zone , jacoby jones will put his moves to the test on "dancing with the stars." e awill b a contestant on the dancing competition. he would join other nfl stars if

the has the super bowl win and a dancing win. 5:50. the university of maryland football team had some questions at quarterback. >> all the trains are running on time. marc train and metro are on time at this hour. traffic on the north side continues to run smoothly all the way over to sell the 95. 12 minutes on the west side. not a lot in the way of volume heading down to the beltway. we have a right lane taken out by tractor-trailer accident on the capital beltway.

it is moving better in that area. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we do not expect any trouble for the morning commute. 27 in frederick. we will see some rain develop around lunchtime. we'll talk more about this storm in just a few minutes. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> good morning. we begin with the orioles. we're a month away from the start of the regular season. the oil's had an impressive start from brian matusz -- the orioles had impressive start from brian matusz. they beat the yankees. adam jones respond to left- center field.

brian roberts had two doubles yesterday and he scores. nate mclouth, a shot to the opposite gap. the orioles win 5-1. they play the pirates today. college football. the terps start the year at home against florida international. there will play west virginia in baltimore at m&t bank stadium. the big question is who will start at quarterback? c.j. brown is back. he is one of four quarterbacks to go down last year. quarterbacks will compete for the starting job. c.j. brown says he doesn't mind the competition.

>> there will be competition everywhere. i will do as much as i can to win the job. i note coaches would give everybody a fair advantage. anytime you can take all the reps, it is going to help. >> you have to think the terps are not going to lose four quarterbacks. 40-yard dashn the at the nfl combine. check out the reaction of john harbaugh. "that is not good." that is not a glowing endorsement. overcoming the fake

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