we barely made it into the 40's this weekend. 27 at the airport. a very chilly start to the day under mostly clear skies. we will see sunshine to start off. temperatures are warming up. we do expect a high of about 50 degrees. >> our director says we look like a christmas picture. >> we. >> we match the poinsettias. >> as far as trout -- we do. as far as traffic, we have middelburg road closed in both directions at 194. take an alternate route. the major roadways are looking ok. the j.f.x., 63 miles per hour.

65 on the topside of the beltway. no delays just yet. we are looking good. this is the topside of the beltway. traffic is very light and moving just fine in the inner and the outer loops. same story on the west side at baltimore national pike. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> north korea's longtime leader has passed away. >> we take a look at what is death means for the future of north korea. >> for 17 years, kim jong il ruled north korea with an iron fist. his father founded the communist nation. after he died, kim jong il took the reins of power over nearly

all aspects of north korean life. >> he will remember as a person who was responsible for awful things, the existing of one of the worst dictatorships in the world history. >> it took more than six days for an -- two days for news of this death to become public. he died of a massive heart attack. tears were shed over his death. in south korea, the military was put on high alert. at midnight, president obama called south korea's president

and reaffirm the united states to the south security. kim jong il had been on its odds many rulers. >> not much is known about his son. there are questions about what he will be able to do. >> the funeral is expected to be held next wednesday. >> a violent weekend in baltimore's city. 5 shootings have been reported. >> the most recent shooting happened 11:00 p.m. last night when a man was shot. his condition is not known.

it highlights a violent 48 our period in the city. violence began after a man died after he was gunned down in northeast baltimore. police say the victim was shot in the head on saturday night on bel air road. he was rushed to hopkins where he later died. then another man was shot and killed in west baltimore. police believe dayon barnes was sitting in a car on sunday morning when somebody opened fire. he was taken to shock trauma were later died. police say a cab driver was pulling into a parking lot on sisson street. one of two passengers in the taxi pulled a gun and shot the driver. the victim was treated for non- life-threatening injuries. >> this is one of the dangerous jobs in the country, being a cab driver. but when you get called to a

resident -- that feels safe for us. but as you know, it wasn't safe. >> the suspect fled on foot and remain on large this morning. any leads in all of these cases -- and they are asking at people to call the city's homicide unit. the homicide total for the year now stands at 192 compared to 219 at the same time last year. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a hearing will continue in the case against bradley manning, the man accused of spilling a mountain of secrets on wikileaks. that will determine if there is sufficient information for a court martial against manning.

over 10,000 cables were found on his work computer. the fbi may have its headquarters located in prince george's county. they have been based at the j. edgar hoover building in downtown washington. the new headquarters would cost $1.2 billion and would not be completed until 2020. ben cardin says if the new headquarters lands in maryland it would create 12,000 jobs. >> many americans will receive a horrible gift this year. there is a 20% chance dual hate of youru will hate holiday gifts. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what's the worst gift you ever received, and what happened to

it? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. i have an aunt that took some and from my house -- liked it button holder fixer. two years later, it showed up as my brothers christmas gift. laughed so hard. are you kidding me? 26 degrees on tv hill. diabetic patients been no need to work as much as previously thought. >> planning on kicking the habit of smoking? >>

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:40. 32 degrees downtown. in the 20's as you head into the suburbs. make sure the kids are bundled up. they will be facing temperatures near freezing. maybe a few clouds into the afternoon. it will be an a day, if i had to give it a grade. are expecting a milder temperatures into the afternoon. i was big on grades growing up. can you tell? >> she is a tough grader. >> diabetics can still be a

major health benefit if they worked out 30 minutes a week. >> 8 patients were studied and they completed high-intensity trading's a week. after the intense says, their blood sugar levels were low for 24 hours afterwards. a new study finds women who smoke more likely to develop skin cancer. >> that study looked at women and compared them to a similar number of women without the disease. more they smoke, the higher the risk for their disease. >> 5:41. 26 degrees on tv hill. a disappointing game for the

ravens as they lose to the chargers. what they can do to make a comeback. >> eight republican rebellion -- aa

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. one problem spot in carroll county. middelburg road remains shut down in both directions at 194. you might want to take an alternate route if that is underway. the major roadways around baltimore are looking pretty good. eight minutes i-95 south between the fort mchenry and the beltway on the south side. we are looking good all the way around the city.

this is the beltway along the topside at providence road. both sides are moving in just fine. no delays. the beltway up baltimore national pike looking good on the inner and the outer loops. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. happy monday. >> thank you. we do have a delay on the 77 bus. diversion at ford and lawrence. metro subway on schedule. on time service on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. i am kurt kronke. now back to ava marie. good morning. >> good morning. a bit of a chilly start to the day. temperatures struggled to get into the mid 40's this weekend. 33 in annapolis. 27 at the airport.

20's into the western suburbs. 25 in frostburg. the call this of the temperatures is further south and east of us. 22 at ocean city -- the coldest of the temperatures. lots of sunshine this afternoon. we will see a high of 50 in baltimore and down towards d c. fall sunshine into new jersey. high pressure is controlling our weather patterns -- fall sunshine into new jersey. a storm system is approaching to the west -- full s unshine. we will see a monstrous blizzard from north texas in two western kansas into tonight with a strong winds.

if you plan on doing any delaysng, uses tyou could see in denver. temperatures are bouncing back this afternoon. this storm will play a role in our weather pattern. it will pass to our north. when state into thursday. that is good news for us -- when state into thursday. it will keep the rain to the north. if it was going further south, which could be talking about snow. we will see increasing clouds tonight. not as cold. low 40's in the downtown area. mid to upper 50's tomorrow with isolated showers. mostly cloudy skies. as the storm passes to the north and west, will see a milder air

move in. the first official day of winter, not too bad, 55. heavy rain possibility on wednesday. colder air and the start to arrive by the christmas holiday -- colder air may start to arrive. >> after helping to negotiate a payroll tax extension. >> some gop leaders are saying not so fast. kate amara has more. >> gop leaders say the house and atake up thi 3 cells bill and it is expected to fail. >> the american people are tired of it. >> leaders want a new payroll tax bill and are opposing a bipartisan measure approved on saturday. >> as amended it is past.

>> legislation would extend the payroll tax holiday for two more months. >> the president applauded both sides. >> i want to thank them so that folks at home don't have to worry about their taxes going up. >> john boehner wants a new year long version. >> it is time to do our work and extend this for one year. >> white house called the speaker out for changing his tune on the bill. speaker call this a good deal and a victory. the administration said the house to pass the extension now. if nothing is done, 160 million american workers will see their

taxes increases in the new year. kate amara , wbal-tv 11 news. >> 26 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> this morning we asked -- what's the worst gift you ever received, and what happened to it? [laughter] >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. family gave me a toaster oven year.a a ticket back -- i took it back. let's go to sports. >> we need to root for the 49ers

tonight. much for being in control -- so much for being in control. the ravens were thumped by the charges. they must win out. not a good night for the ravens. flacco and ed dixon great play. great catch. 15-yard touchdown. 7-7. all san diego. philip rivers to vincent jackson, a 58-yard gain. this sets up a touchdown before the half. another third-down conversion. joe flacco, two touchdowns and

two interceptions. john harbaugh had to talk about the loss. >> we did not play well at all. the mistakes we made, they were able to capitalize on. credit to them. we're disappointed but moving on. >> that team camera ready to play -- team came ready to play. that was a winning performance. they got into the red zone and they scored. we put it in one time. they played a complete game. >> the ravens now 10-4. if pittsburgh loses tonight, the

ravens are back in control. unbeaten season of the green bay packers is now over. the chiefs beat the packers. rogers to donald driver. the packers 13-1. not surprise the ravens lost. they were outplayed big-time. has really happened to this team -- that has rarely happened. >> a spy for the united states is discovered in iran. >> new standards for protecting toys. >> more than enough snow in

china for some of giant pandas. so cute. >> aw. i have to follow that. weather may not so cute. a storm system approaching from the west will affect our weather pattern. >> we have picked up an accident in rosedale.

a very violent weekend in baltimore. >> the death of kim jong il. >> the ravens did not look read