. >> also, bob ehrlich joins us in our live hour. >> and cooler today, but still above normal. let's see how the temperatures let's see how the temperatures shape up coming up. since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... ♪ ...is a nicely designed package. ♪ you can have brownies again. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. caramel...pretzel 90 calorie bar. ♪ >> good morning. we have the sunshine in place. this sunday having a hard time shining through all those clouds coming in from the west. currently we have 43 at b.w.i. marshall at the inner harbor of baltimore. it is caled colder the farther you look north. 32 in frederick. we have a wide array of temperatures here. it depends on where you are going to be in the afternoon. let's look at the forecast. state-wide, mostly expecting mid 30's in the western mountains. colder into the afternoon. 45 for southern pennsylvania. around the 50 degree mark. maybe 52 or 53. low 50's in southern maryland. overall, we'll see a l

plays out, repercussions in south carolina will be the major story come next week. >> all right, bob ehrlich, thank you for being with us. again, happy new year. >> get him some hot coffee. >> please, i'm begging. >> mike? >> thank you for joining us, mr. ehrlich. >> to a story you saw first right here on channel 9, d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. will resign from office amid allegations of some serious ethics violations. thomas could wind up in prison. delia gonsalves is live outside the wilson building with the story this morning. >> good morning, mike. there are rumors and speculation for several months that still comes as a pretty big shocker. harry thomas jr.'s days here at the wilson building are coming to an end. he's expected to resign in the coming days. we're told that thomas will plead guilty to one felony count that carries a 2 to 3 year jail sentence. he's accused of using $300,000 meant for youth program he ran to pay for his own lavish vacation and a luxury suv. the fbi and i.r.s. raided his northeast home last month where his attorney told me that he was fighting the charges

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. >> bob ehrlich is in dorset mitt romney for president. he explained why on our sunday morning show. >> what does he have that the others do not that would make him a good contender? >> this country needs a leader- manager. this is not going to be a social issue campaign. where's my smart kid who is now walking the street to get a job? middle managers have been downsized. when there is angst, you have a difficult election cycles. >> bob ehrlich has a new book. >> a trial is set to begin for one of the inmates accused of murdering a correctional guards. leigh stevens stabbed to death a corporal back in 2006. a second inmate is also charged in the case. it could be a test for maryland's revived application of the death penalty. four people are arrested in connection with a murder investigation. they're charged with manslaughter and assault. another person faces manslaughter and assault charges. craig myers died aof injuries to resulted from might bar fight. >> kim dacey is live at city police headquarters. she is more on the investigations.

. >> bob ehrlich is throwing his support behind mitt romney. he explained the reasons behind on sunday. >> what did he have that the others do not? >> this country needs a leader- manager. you heard last night -- jobs, jobs, jobs. this will be an issue -- "world will my kid -- where is my kid going to look for a job? a lot of middle-class angst out there. >> bob ehrlich has a book out that examines national issues. a coalition group is calling for baltimore to realign its election cycle. they will gather today to propose bring the city's election with the statewide elections to save money. the local elections are held the year after a statewide elections. some have suggested adding them together to get even more people to the polls. >> tony blankly died in washington, d.c. he was 63 years old. >> a colorado high school senior said her freedom of expression is being censored. she submitted several professional shots for your bher yearbook. >> as seniors we have a right to express who we want to be and who we want to be remembered by. people at t

. >> coming up, governor bob ehrlich is putting his left over campaign funds to use. >> how he used the money, while controversial, state officials say it is not illegal. >> and making a pitch for more construction dollars for the schools, but is how the school districts want to spend the dollars that 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> some baltimore city school students took the day off today to help lobby the state for more money. baltimore has some of the oldest school buildings in the entire state and a good number of them are showing their age. >> that is why the schools ceo was in annapolis to lobby for state dollars. but this time he wants flexibility in how to spend those dollars. tim tooten is in the newsroom with the story. >> right now, it would take about $3 billion to deal with the backlog of fixing up old school buildings, and since those dollars are hard to come by, city and state lawmakers are asking for permission to invest over the long run. this elementary school was built in 1955. it is one of the many cities school buildings in need of a facelift. the key

bob ehrlich told us he is endorsing mitt romney for president. >> what does he have that makes him a contender? >> this country needs a leader- manager. jobs, the economy. this will not be a social issue campaign. this will be an issue of where is my smart, educated kid going to get a job? middle managers have been downsized. there's a lot of middle-class banks -- angst. when you have that, you have a difficult election cycles. >> his book examines national issues in the context of his experience in maryland. our coverage continues online. you can follow the candidates and keep track of who is leading the pack on the politics page of wbaltv.com. baltimore police are searching for clues in a deadly shooting of a man through the window of a home in south baltimore. police were called to the brooklyn section of the city just before 4:00 this morning. police say someone shot at the front windows of the home. he was taken to shop, where he died. one person is recovering from injuries after a fire started a home on edgewood street. the fire was brought under control just after noon today.

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bob ehrlich. he said she is the kind of person taxpayers need to shake a congress. she threw her hat and the rain earlier this month for the second district seat. >> mitt romney and newt gingrich continued the war of words ahead of the florida primary. nikole killion is live in washington with the latest. mitt new poll shows n romney with a lead over newt gingrich. mitt romney expressed confidence that a victory on tuesday may be in reach. at stops in florida, he made some jokes at newt gingrich's expense. send them to the moon. [laughter] he was paid $one. 6 million to be a lobbyist for freddie mac. they said that is not what we want in the white house. >> newt gingrich countered that mitt romney is running a dishonest campaign and pretending he is somebody he is not. >> we nominated a moderate in 2008 and he lost. mitt romney is more liberal than either of those candidates. >> gingrich was joined on the trail by his latest endorsers, including one of ronald reagan's sons and herman cain. >> my response was that he was behind in south carolina. how is that working

bob ehrlich throws his support behind mitt romney. we will tell you why. >> there is a horse race in the new hampshire primary. i have the new numbers. >> police are investigating four separate shootings over the weekend. >> a quiet start for your morning commute. one [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. this warm weather over the weekend was a little strange. >> it was so nice. it is over. we will not see temperatures that mild. it is much

former governor bob ehrlich paid $168,000 in leftover campaign funds to attorneys defending aide paul shirek during the robles trial. the use of the campaign funds to pay an aide's legal defense is not clearly addressed by law but expenditures have to be campaign-related. last month, a jury victed the aide on charges that he authorized robo calls to express express -- suppress the african-american vote. authorities say aaron nathaniel mccoy was driving a car that matched the description of a car that was involved in several burglaryies when it crashed. >> according to investigators, it started with a burglary and ended with a suspect pronounced dead at shock trauma. three cars smashed into each other, one wrapped around a utility poll. >> we heard an ambulance so i thought i would come up and see what was going on but i had no idea the magnitude of the tragedy. my goodness, somebody died. >> the incident began several miles north of the crash site around 2:30. there was a burglary at a home in the 3200 block of vance road. according to investigators, spotted a vehicle matching the get

. >> bob ehrlich will be our guest tomorrow morning on 11 news.you have a question splale oh, -- if you have a question, >> welcome to wbaltv. this is an interesting topic. how do you tackle that? >> with the new year coming, we thought it would good to call political leaders and see what their vision was. almost any leader will have a big idea. frankly some of them are a little nuts. we were looking for ideas that were underway or about to be underway. we found what we thought were 10 interesting ones. education. everybody probably knows young people that really don't -- aren't financially literate. they don't understand credit scores. they can't read a bank statement. the state controller thinks that's a real problem, peter franchot. he wants to vay -- have a distinct public course in high school to teach kids financial literacy. he's getting closer to that. he has 10,000 signatures to fimely make this happen. let's move on to development. >> the city wants more residents. more residents means more retail spending and dax revenue. he's actually

. >> fargo order bob ehrlich throws his support behind nancy jacobs and her bid for congress -. he said she's the kind of competitor taxpayers need to shake of congress. she threw her hat in earlier this month to challenge dutch ruppersberger. the first big state to vote in the nominated contest could help reshape the field. kate amara is in washington with more. >> a big turnout is expected today, more than 2 million voters. >> i am beginning to feel we might win tomorrow. >> the republican primary in florida it is finally here. mitt romney is looking to tighten its hold on the nomination. he continues to attack newt gingrich. >> he was paid $1.6 million to be a lobbyist for freddie mac and that is not what we want in the white house. >> newt gingrich has recognize the momentum has swung back in mitt romney's direction. >> we need witnesses who are prepared to stand for conservatism and are prepared to tell the truth. we need to beat the big lie campaign. >> ron paul steered clear of florida. he is focused on other caucus states. rick santorum has turned his campaign away from

. >> former governor bob ehrlich pay $168,000 in legal fees for last year's robocall trials. the use campaign funds to pay a campaign fund and the law the state expenditures have to be campaign-related. a jury convicted schurick to suppress the african-american votes with robocalls. >> a jury resumes deliberation in the civil trial against a former sheriff's deputy who shot a suspect to death with a stun gun. both sides agree that jarrell gray was lying down and unresponsive after being shocked once. gray was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. they must believe his actions violated the u.s. constitution. >> police are investigating a shooting in northwest baltimore that happened 8:00 p.m. on tuesday night. the victim was found shot in the face. no word as to a suspect or a possible motive. >> schools ceo of doctors and as alonso is taking his campaign to increase funding to annapolis. right now the city gets about $32 million from the state. he asked for six times that amount, $1.2 billion. >> the most important thing is flexibility. we also need predictability. no bank is g

. >> bob ehrlich has thrown his support behind nancy jacobs if your bid for congress. he described her as the kind of competitor taxpayers need to shake up congress. she threw her hat in the ring earlier this month for the second district seat. >> how consumers are opening their hearts and wallets on valentine's day. >> a sour note with a rock band. the dispute lands them in court. >> it was not road rage the cost driver to go through a sign. >> all the costumes for the production cast are made right here in baltimore. we're live at the costume shop. >> is ava having fun? we're checking a few problems including an accident on southbound 95. southbound 95. >> good morning. we're back with a live view from the skycam. a chilly start today. we will be warming up into the day. i'm playing dress up. i am live at a costume shop here in baltimore. you guys make anything and everything. you're the sole customer shot for the licensed production of the traveling cast. you make the costumes. >> we build everything in the production, the touring production of "cats." >> these are

bob ehrlich will be our guest tomorrow morning on sunday sunday. -- "11 news sunday morning." e-mail us at sundayquestions @ wbaltv.com. >> martin luther king jr. iii returned to the campus to honor his father. he served yesterday as the keynote speaker of hopkins 30th anniversary of commemorating and celebrating his father's life. >> my father delivered that incredible speech where he talked about his dream for our nation. that dream, i must say, has not yet totally come to fruition. elements of it have. but you know what, we're going to need everyone's help. >> eight employees of hopkins were awarded with annual martin luther king jr. awards. and you can see local events commen commemorating martin luther king junior's life and leg say at www.wbaltv.com. >> more coming up. first a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. >> welcome back. it is time for "11 fitness." candace joins us with the total body workout. >> if i was training a client, they would be wrapped with gloves on and i would let them bang and hit me. i don't want to do it too hard, because lisa could get

. >> former maryland governor bob ehrlich has a new job.ll tell you what it is in the second half of "11 news today." >> ravens fans standing by their team after the loss. i'm kim dacey. i have that story coming up. >> a tribute to long-time football coach joe paterno. the sternt body turned out to pay their respects. >> live in hampton, side roads still iced from saturday's storm. a check a >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "11 news today." i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us. a few school delays. whatever that is out there that you are calling it? >> a framizzle out there. we have freezing fog and mist. it is not drizzle, it is more like fog or mist. some icing is possible in some of the northwest suburbs this morning. if you are north and west of the city, temperatures still around 32 degrees. keep that in mind. there could be icy spots. temperatures start to warm up quickly. we'll make it into 40 he's this afternoon. the best chance for rain will be late this afternoon and this evening. looking

former governor bob ehrlich will be our "q & a" guest tomorrow morning on "11 news sunday morning."u have a question e-mail us at sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> martin luther king jr. iii returned to the campus to honor his father. king also a civil rights and community leader served yesterday as the keynote speaker of the 30th anniversary commemorating his father's life. >> my father delivered that incredible speech where he talked about his dream for our nation, and that dream i must say has not totally come to fruition. he will mingts of it have. but you know what? we're going to need everyone's help. >> aides were also awarded with annual martin luther king jr. awards for their service during 2011. you can see local events commemorating king's life and legacy at www.wbaltv.com. >> the government's latest look is raising hope that the jobs market will continue to improve. >> what analysts are expecting for job seekers. >> i'm pete gilbert. coming up in sports, a little bit of a secret. and the fifth ranked maryland women down 20 points trying to come back at the comcast cenom

bob ehrlich. he said she is the kind of competitor taxpayers need to shake up congress.hrew her hat in the ring earlier this month challenging for the second district seat in november. >> what brought a carroll county airplane crashing down on sunday? details are ahead. >> protesters in washington, d.c., come face-to-face with the camping ban from park police. >> a school employee claims she applied for >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00. in revenues at 5:00 continues now. -- 11 news at 5:00 continues now. >> 82 cents a paperwork mistake has cost to the prom -- a teacher claims a paperwork problem led to her being denied participation in the early retirement incentive plan. >> she is fighting back saying she just wants what is owed to her. barry simms joins us in the studio. >> we have been going through the early retirement application she received. she still believes she is eligible for the plan. she says she discussed it with school officials and claims they gave her the wrong paperwork. she calls her work as a teacher's assistant rewardin

bob ehrlich will be our guest this morning. if you have a question for him, e-mail us at sundayquestions @ wbal >> in this morning's consumer alert, hundreds of -- wegman's is recruiting for its new store set to open. the positions range from entry level to management to kp customer service and cashiers. there are a wide range of culinary and restaurant openings. hiring begins in march. we have a link to that information on our web site. click on "as seen on" at www.wbaltv.com. >> 2012 could bring more expensive european vacations. starting now, jets will be liable for the carbon emissions, so the price is expected to be passed along to customers. we're talking as much as $15 more per ticket. it is part of an effort to hold companies carbon credit if they emit greenhouse yes -- gas yasts. >> since the typical tax deadline of april 15 falls on a sunday and the 16th is a local holiday in d.c., the i.r.s. announced a new deadline for 2012. that is now april 17. the i.r.s. is also encouraging taxpayers to e-file ss it prepares for

. >>> former governor bob ehrlich shells out $168,000 in an election-fraud trial. the money helped pay defense attorneys representing his aide, paul schurick. virk is in the news-- vic is in the newsroom for this. >> the former governor dipped into leftover campaign funds to help pay those bills. the payments were outlined in a campaign finance report filed last week. last month, the jury convicted schurick on charges he authorized a 2010 campaign election robocall. the use of money to pay an aide's legal defense bill is not clearly addressed in maryland law. >> schurick is scheduled to be sentenced february 16th. >>> the same-sex marriage debate is back in the general assembly. governor martin o'malley has introduced a bill he said should satisfy religious concerns. political reporter pat warren has more on why this opposition is not swaying. >> reporter: that's right. governor o'malley is assuring religious leaders that they won't have to perform same-sex marriages. but despite those assurances, there are those who don't believe the government won't eventually fo

former maryland bob ehrlich will be our q & a guest.your questions to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com or post questions to the front of our facebook >> good morning. a cold front passed by today. we're seeing cooler temperatures come through from the north. we'll be above normal today, just not as warm as we were the past couple days. cold air in the arctic. temperatures do stay at or above normal this entire next week. even today 60 degrees for the high temperature. for january not bad. normally around 41. we're not going to get into the 60's. around 53 for the high in maryland. seven-day forecast, 40's and other's. monday a better chance of rain wednesday and thurds. >> thank you for joining us. "11 news sunday morning" starts in just 25 minutes. we'll see you then. >>> we're back on this sunday morning, january 8th. a week into the new year already, 2012. our thanks to the nice folks who came out this morning. a mild winter morning. christmas tree down, in fact, it's almost summer. i'm jenna wolfe along with lester holt. still to come, gu

. >>> and before redistricting, several prominent republicans held that seat, including bob ehrlich and helen bentley. >> the anticipation keeps building, less than two weeks, until the ravens continue their push toward the super bowl. wjz is your place for complete coverage. jessica kartalija explains how the play-offs are boosting local businesses. first, sports director mark viviano spoke with quarterback joe flacco today. >> joe flacco because of his position, is always the center of attention, especially at play-off time. and he told me today that he is well aware of the high stakes and high pressure of what's ahead. >> he's been called joe cool for his calm demeanor. but joe flacco knows the heat gets turned up in january. he's going to the play-offs for the fourth time. and he knows this is his time to shine. >> yes, play-offs are a big part of what makes great players. but you know, in order -- if we were to think of, you know, what would happen if we lose, what would happen if we won, then it would make me, it would make our team go out there and play more tentative. >> reporte

. >> now, just to be bipartisan on this, in the past, former maryland governor bob ehrlich, who was a also did that. >> they're both bold. >> great cause and a wonderful organization special olympics are, and if they can convince people to run into the icy-cold waters, that's hard-core supporters right there! >> they had the sun on their side, though, a little bit. >> that's true. by january standards, yesterday was a fine day for the polar bear plunge with temperatures up into the 50s, some 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average yesterday. so nothing wrong with that. won't be quite that mild today and tomorrow, but for those of you enjoying this mild weather, well, you can take a look at the seven-day forecast. more mild stuff a coming. outside we go, then, on your sunday morning. nice and clear outside first thing. temperatures seasonably cold out there. but already, our average temperatures have started to inch their way back up again. we've already gone through the coldest part of the winter, statistically speaking. we haven't really been all that cold here in washington. our coldest

senators cardin and mikulski, along with ehrlich attended today. >>> bob has the updated first warningorecast. >> i'll say so. let's take a look at radar. they're just a few showers to the west and southwest of us. there's a chance late tonight that some of these might move through the area. right now, not impressed any any showers here at all. but there won't be a wind shift. and the wind change will bring in colder air. take a look at temperatures around the state now. we're still at 58 degrees here at 6:00 in the evening in january. 59 in pax river. 42 in cumberland. 48 at oakland. winds will shift late tonight, after midnight. and that will start bringing in colder air for tomorrow. so looks like a windy, much colder day. but back to normal tomorrow afternoon. upper 30s to around 40 degrees. and it stays cold for the rest of the week. denise? >> thank you, bob. >>> the ravens have just a few days to prepare for the afc championship and the aerial assault the new england patriots can bring. it's the final road block on the road to the super bowl. wjz is your home for complete play-o