the cia, fbi and u.s. military will all be part of the interrogation. al libi will stand trial in the u.s. for planning the bombings. in new york a store clerk brought out a very large gun or a knife, i should say to a gunfight. security camera shows a deli worker keeping his cool as the robber shoots at the wall. the worker pulls out a huge machete. the robber panicked, rushes out the store with the clerk hot on his tail. >> he is lucky. >> don't try that at home. four feet of snow in south

dakota. cleanup efforts have begun but ranchers feel cattle losses from the storm will prove disastrous. let's get a closer look at the weather now with meteorologist bill karins. >> it came so unexpectedly that they were unable to keep them alive? >> just too many. >> one tv station the workers were trapped inside. on facebook they are asking for supplies on snow mobiles. a lot of it is melted. yesterday the big weather story was the storms that rolled through the northeast, horrible airport delays. we didn't have tornadoes. we had a lot of reports of wind damage, a lot of trees fell down and a lot of leaves came down. now what we are watching is the tail end of the storm existing off the southeast coast line. it has lost its push out to sea.

it is mixing with what was tropical storm karen. this is going to linger along the southeast coast for a couple of days and slowly drift to the north up into the mid-atlantic. you can see all of the rain out there. coastal areas of north carolina and south carolina it is going to be kind of windy, raw. the waves are going to be up and you are going to get rain, maybe heavy rain. by the way, the middle of the country gorgeous. 76 and sunny today in minneapolis. here is a look at the weather outside your window. minneapolis isn't alone. chicago 72 and sunny. memphis, tennessee, low humidity and 74 degrees. october summer heat can't last forever. that is the next big question is how long will we continue with this really warm

october? we are waiting for the canadian cold air. >> make good use of that time while you can. speaking of time, there is a wrist watch that can tell you how many seconds you have left to live. while firefighters battle blaze the outcome is uncertain.

this morning. the process of destroying syria's chemical weapon stock pile has begun. secretary of state john kerry acknowledged bashar al assad's cooperation. >> it is credit for complying as they are supposed to. we hope that will continue. i'm not going to vouch today for what happens months down the road but it is a good beginning. black smoke filled the streets of brussels monday.

no one called the fire department to put out the blaze. that's because firefighters started it. when riot police appeared on the scene firefighters sprayed them with foam. parts of manhattan came to a stand still when a crane malfunctioned leaving a load of heavy materials suspended 40 stories above the streets. the upscale condo development site experienced problems last year, too, when wind from hurricane sandy destroyed a crane. algae so thick it looks like bright green carpet. people being warned it is toxic. apparently when north korea isn't focused on dennis rodman or their military they are busy building a lavish ski resort. they are putting the finishing touches on a new ski complex

meant to show the world they can have nice things. time for a look at your money. let's begin with the brand new benjamins. the redesigned $100 bill with security features including a blue 3 d ribbon. just as snazzy, new commemorative coins to mark the christening of will and kate's baby, prince george. there is a project that will have you talking called the happiness watch. others call it the death watch. this wrist watch counts down the seconds to the wearer's death. it calculates your time left through a series of questions. the watches are estimated to begin shipping by 2014. i will not be on that list.

the watch probably cannot factor questionable food but the department of agriculture issued an alert for chicken products. next with $317 million on the line, a retrial has begun with the california judge trying to decide who the rightful owner of this 840-pound emerald is. i will put my name in the hat for that. federal workers and members of the military can score a free popcorn at amc theaters during the shutdown and don't have to buy a movie ticket. a little perspective from jimmy fallon. >> a new survey found 9% of americans have considered given up their u.s. citizenship because of the constant arguing in washington. even obama today is like are you sure i wasn't born in kenya. just ahead your sports

highlights. first a question. it was revealed in 2001 that when bobby thomson at the giants hit his famed shot heard around the world in a 1951 playoff game, he had what secret advantage? his bat was loaded with cork. his team was stealing signs using a telescope. pitcher ralph branchia was hung over.

so before the break we asked when bobby thomson hit his famed shot heard around the world in a 1951 playoff game he had what secret advantage? and the answer is b, his team was stealing signs using a telescope. in 2001 players revealed they were relayed to the giants' dugout via a buzzer wire. i thought it was the underwear. which did you think? >> i thought it could be the underwear or he was hungover. >> we were both wrong. atlanta your former hometown did not have a good night. it started with the falcons losing in the final minutes.

geno smith connecting for the touchdown. matt ryan responds. the jets flip the upright with a 44 yarder and the win, 30-28. take you to the baseball playoffs. braves and dodgers first. did i say he would have a good night. >> you used to live there, too. >> dodgers could not get a gount so he went for the home run there and to win the series there, 3-1. next up the championship series. st. louis at pittsburgh. it was all about the cardinals after a two-run homer. st. louis's pitcher so close to a no-hitter. alvarez homers. cards win, 2-1. the deciding game five is tomorrow.

to the american league. two outs, bottom of the ninth. blasting a walk off home run. the red sox lead two games to one. three home runs by oakland putting the as in front of the tigers early on in this game. later in the night things got hairy. >> what is he saying? you don't want to know. >> he is known for being a potty mouth. he mixes it up there with martinez. oakland wins 6-3 and leads the series. don't break grandma's windows, his warning. the prince practiced with the players in blue sweats and orange soccer cleats. what do you think of his technique? >> he could use a little practice.

break out your shrines. the massive collisions and push decide which team in the strongest. the festival is to pray for good harvest and prosperity. >> they just rammed into each other. >> 200 people running into each other. >> sounds like fun. >> maybe they were drunk. this year's sexiest woman alive is next.

welcome back. beautiful weather continues in the middle of the country. unfortunately, the southeast, the coastal areas will be cloudy, breezy and raw. the cold front will hold up and little area of low pressure will drift northward and work its way up the coast. looks like rainy weather returning to the norfolk area. that will probably last until thursday. rain moves north to new york city thursday to friday. the storm in the southeast is really the only one on the board over the next couple of days. listen up because in the world of entertainment the world's most sexiest woman has been named. you have any guesses who it might be? it is scarlett johansson. this is the second time she has been named the sexiest lady

alive by "esquire" magazine. lady gaga released the artwork for her newest album "art pop" yesterday. what do you think of it? not bad. quentthere was one unexpect flick, one of the biggest flops of the season and that being "the lone ranger". justin bieber's new cover may look familiar. web md has diagnosed the lyrics of some of the most famous songs of the summer. the site used lyrics of songs and put them into the symptom checker and gave the songs a medical diagnosis. katy perry's "roar" probably has

hepatitis b. and robin thicke's "blurred lines". i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc.

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. things have changed temperature- wise. you will want to take a jacket with you.

we have been well above average for the last couple of weeks and that is about to change. 54 in rock hall. we do not expect any rain today. a mix of clouds and sun. theill be much cooler than last couple of days with highs in the upper 60's. >> 4:57. 50 degrees at the airport. >> it is hard to put context in 140 characters. >> a woman is arrested by police. >> that is the question police are dealing with this morning. it is drawing some sharp witticism from a councilmember --sharp criticism. a police arrest a woman for

pair of robberies at the same bank. >> sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we will let you know how the major roads are shaping up. >> we are not going to negotiate under the threat of economic catastrophe. >> the president urging action on the government too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up.

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[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. >> we are kind of shooting ourselves in the foot if you put out bad information. >> if you want crime reports, do not check the police twitter page. they are scaling back on tweets. critics say this is pushing

crime-fighting in the wrong direction. >> certainly a 47-year-old female is not your typical bank robbery suspect. >> that is not all police are saying about a woman charged with robbing the same bank twice. she has had plenty of interaction with school children. >> the government is 20% of the economy. if that ends of stopping because the government cannot borrow, then everybody is going to feel that. >> the debt ceiling looms larger this morning. good morning, everybody. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. we got rain yesterday. >> we brought the big chill

back. it finally feels like october again. you will want to take a light jacket to start the day. we have a few high, thin clouds but no rain. the temperature right now is 48. we will be in the upper 60's. it will feel much cooler because how warm it has been. we do have more rain in the seven-day forecast. first we checked the roads with sarah. >> a nice start for your tuesday. 55down towards the tunnel, miles per hour. 11 minutes over towards the 83's from 95. same situation on the southwest side. we are looking very good so far southbound, 55 miles per

hour down towards 100. this is what it looks like it wilkins avenue. so far so good out towards liberty road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the police department has ignited a cyber firestorm. they will not use twitter to relay real-time crime reports. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live with the details. good morning. >> this was not a popular idea. people get updates on alerts and find out about police response to various crimes around the city. the twitter feed will be scaled back. cutting out mentions of criminal on criminal shootings.

the intent is to weed out incidents that do not have a wider impact. >> if there is someone walking down the street at 9:00 at night with the family and they are shot, that is a bigger story than someone who got shot because you do not pay me my $25 for the dope i was trying to buy for you. it is a different level of engagement. a city councilmember says tell that to a child who gets caught in the crossfire. we will hear from him coming up that 5:30. the police department is scaling back. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think baltimore city police need to tweet out alerts about crime and other incidents? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mailo