in towson, york and chumley. howard county, we have some flooding near new hampshire avenue.ris blocking a lane. an accident at dogwood in the windsor mill area. we have several spots of fire activity in the city. st. paul near reed. harford road near lous ise road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it was a rough night last night. 3-4 inches of rain in many places. temperatures are going to be dropping. low to mid 40's this afternoon. it will feel like it is in the 20's and 30's. it will be mostly dry. seven-day forecast is coming up. >> 6:42. >> ravens fans will find plenty of things to do >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. it is a busy morning on the roads. there is a closure on york road for some flooding. howard county, we have some flooding as well near new hampshire avenue. there is some debris blocking the right lane of route 1. several areas of fire activity in the city. harford near louise avenue. you can see the outer loop filling up just a bit at liberty road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> last night was rough. 3-4 i

for the south, that will be closed near chumley road. we have a crash eastbound 50 at sandy point.d warnings on the bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 5:23. take to leaddent's the pentagon will combat criticism in his confirmation hearings. hi le >> president obama's take to lead the department of defense begins the confirmation process. >> lawmakers are not sure chuck hagel is the right person for the pentagon. >> hallie jackson has more. >> chuck hagel answered more than 100 written questions. today he will answer many more in person as his confirmation hearing begins. some senators said they would oppose his nomination for secretary of defense because of this stance on iran and israel. the defense budget is almost certain to come up because of cuts set to be triggered in march. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >> 5:27. >> the effort to remove john leopold is in the works but is it legal? i will have details coming up. franciotti live in new orleans where the ravens fans are coming. fans are coming. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 1