in dundalk, an accident involving a pedestrian german hill road.e will let you know when that is clear. we are up to speed. 59 on the j.f.x. heading south to the city. 56 on 95 in the northeast corner. no problems to report. this is the northwest corner of the beltway at old court road. you can see it very light volume. might be a good sign to head out if you are planning to travel. 895 at the harbor tunnel looking good both north and southbound. those roads are wet, so use extra caution. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. the rain has ended. the roads are still wet. that storm is lifting off shore. cold air is pushing in. a high of 52 today in baltimore. a busy travel day. you should not see too many problems in atlanta. dallas is cloudy. some light snow back in the upper midwest. not too bad for a busy travel day. >> the ravens are hit with another setback. anquan boldin had minor knee surgery yesterday. torrey smith has matured so quickly in his rookie season. the real question is about lee evans. he has been playing the ro

we have a crash in dundalk at north point road.verall, we're looking nice on the major roadways. 11 minutes on the inner loop. five minutes and 95 south between 100 and 32 in howard county. no delays just yet. the topside of the beltway is looking good. both loops are moving just fine. nothing unusual for this time of the morning. 95 in white marsh, you can see southbound traffic is moving just fine. you should not see any delays all the way down 95 on either side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we have a few clouds in the sky. 48 degrees at the airport. a mild start today. four degrees above our average high. kind of odd to see that site on the first day of winter. this will be shortest day of the year, nine hours and 24 minutes of sunlight. we will gain a couple of seconds of some light tomorrow and will keep seeing more sun. winter the start to drop down -- the temperatures will start to drop down. we're clearing down to the south. the front is moving offshore. mild air will bounce back into the mid atl

now ava marie is joining us from dundalk. looks like a pretty spectacular site. >> spectacular is a great word to describe this train garden. this has been a tradition in dundalk for about 90 years. it has moved to the volunteer fire company. they put so much work into this. weeks and weeks. the openness after the thanksgiving holiday. the only take a couple months off every year from working on it. you can see why. all the different train tracks. you can see the highway. the high with looks so realistic perspective be 95 right there. we will come back and tell you how they did that. tried to imagine how they made that looks so real. let's check the forecast. it will be in the mid to upper 50's this afternoon. temperatures are warming up. we do have a chance for rain this afternoon. friday intoing odrying out saturday. we're not expecting a lot of accumulation. we will go back to stan and mindy. >> i don't have a clue about how that was made. >> batteries. southern high school is closed because of an accident on solomon islan

also still dealing with the collision on the east side of 695 in dundalk. the collision on inner loop at eastern boulevard on the shoulder but we are seeing rubber necking delays. west side traffic on 695 at baltimore national pike. outer loop delays for of you ma drive on the top side, at har foreroad, very -- harford road, very heavy traffic over to providence road. >>> if you've child, you want to pay attention because the morning after pill or plan b may soon be going to an overthe count meredcation. and health reporter linda so is live with more on what's expected with the decision and this is not just teenagers 13 to 17. this is preteens. >> reporter: yes they are going decide whether or not to allow younger teens to bite drug without a prescription. if you under 17 you need a prescription, but that could change if the fda does away with the age restriction. kids as young as 12 could buy it without asking an adult. and that means the pill is as easy to bias cough medicine or other medications. the fda has -- buy as cough medicine or other medications.

in dundalk, german hill road, another crash involving a pedestrian. the cleanup from that does continue. we are up to speed on the major roadways. six minutes on 95 northbound between 100 and the beltway. 895 southbound looking good between 9the 95's. the roads are still a little wet. this is old court road. this is 895 at the harbor tunnel. moving just fine both north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. good morning. a mild start to the day. 50's around baltimore. colder weather is on the way. ocean city, 57. 46 in westminster. we will see the clouds starting to clear out. high temperatures will not make it much past 52 in baltimore. 30's al towards the western mountains with flurries a possibility. you can see temperatures dropping in the seven-day forecast. we will have dry conditions on the christmas spirit a storm stays to our south. we will see temperatures in the 40's. maybe some flurries in the mountains on christmas day. >> oh, well. coming up, a look at the massive flight it took hundreds of firefighters to

the drive was heading northbound on dundalk avenue and remained at the scene. green was pronounced dead. police are investigating. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> search will resume for 25- year-old man whose boat capsized. crews located the boat and the passenger. a 40-year-old man is dead and a woman is injured. may day call was saying the sailboat was taking on water. the passengers were already in the water. the boat was found in the chesapeake bay on the northeast sandy point submerged in 40 feet of water. >>> one year ago a teen traveled to baltimore to spend the holidays with her sister. a few days later she went missing and found dead. kuren redmond is standing by with more on what the family is doing to keep the young girl's spirit alive. >> reporter: her family held a vigil to keep her memory alive. barnes traveled from her home in north carolina, to stay with her sister in northwest baltimore. family members gathered near the plaza. the individual ill was called hunt for her rally. cars drove by and showed support. felecia's body was found ne

it happened to a dundalk woman and it ended with police firing. >> reporter: that 27-year-old suspect broke into that dundalk home and police say they were forced to fire at him after they fired he fired a semi automatic weapon at them. a woman wakes to find a stranger in her home wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun. >> she was obviously frightened and distraught, contacted a next door neighbor. the neighbor called 911 and initiated the police response. >> reporter: officered rushed to the home, at least one opened fire. the 27-year-old suspect was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. neighbors say they didn't hear a thing. >> came out to take my little one to school and that's when i noticed all the cops and everything was roped off. >>> sky high chopper 13 over the scene as investigators combed through the evidence. neighbors are on edge about the attempted home invasion. >> like i say i live a couple of streets down and it just makes you wonder, my goodness in your own neighborhood. it's kind of frightening. >> reporter: the incident happened within walking di

today, she's in dundalk, maryland addressing high school seniors enrolled in an economics course. but instead of talking supply and demand, she's discussing savings accounts, loans, debit cards and credit scores. >> i think it's really important to learn it early on so that as you go through your life you can learn to be a responsible money manager. >> reporter: the lecture and the class comes at a critical time for many of these students who are about to graduate. some of them also operate the credit union branch downstairs and all students are welcome to join it. but in order to be successful members, students need to learn the basics. jonelle hill listens intently and says she's already learned a lot about how to juggle holiday shopping with paying bills and saving for college, using money she's earned at her part-time job. >> when we learned about saving money, i went, yeah, i should have been saving money. and i don't have no money in my savings account. >> reporter: maryland comptroller peter franchot says not enough high schoolers are graduating with a financial education--

today, she's in dundalk, maryland addressing high school seniors enrolled in an economics course. but instead of talking supply and demand, she's discussing savings accounts, loans, debit cards and credit scores. >> i think it's really important to learn it early on so that as you go through your life you can learn to be a responsible money manager. >> reporter: the lecture and the class comes at a critical time for many of these students who are about to graduate. some of them also operate the credit union branch downstairs and all students are welcome to join it. but in order to be successful members, students need to learn the basics. jonelle hill listens intently and says she's already learned a lot about how to juggle holiday shopping with paying bills and saving for college, using money she's earned at her part-time job. >> when we learned about saving money, i went, yeah, i should have been saving money. and i don't have no money in my savings account. >> reporter: maryland comptroller peter franchot says not enough high schoolers are graduating with a financial education--

today, she's in dundalk, maryland addressing high school seniors enrolled in an economics course. but instead of talking supply and demand, she's discussing savings accounts, loans, debit cards and credit scores. >> i think it's really important to learn it early on so that as you go through your life you can learn to be a responsible money manager. >> reporter: the lecture and the class comes at a critical time for many of these students who are about to graduate. some of them also operate the credit union branch downstairs and all students are welcome to join it. but in order to be successful members, students need to learn the basics. jonelle hill listens intently and says she's already learned a lot about how to juggle holiday shopping with paying bills and saving for college, using money she's earned at her part-time job. >> when we learned about saving money, i went, yeah, i should have been saving money. and i don't have no money in my savings account. >> reporter: maryland comptroller peter franchot says not enough high schoolers are graduating with a financial education--

tonight, ron matz is in dundalk worry a look -- for a look at one of the biggest on the east coast. >> reporter: take a look at the spectacular display. this is the train garden at the y's avenue volunteer fire company. nine trains, six levels, and new this year, a tribute to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and much more. >> we also have to washington monument. a local gentleman made it for us. made out of clay. and it looks almost like the real. >> hey, bill. good to see you. >> same here, ron. >> bill price is one of the volunteers who helped set up this mammoth display. it takes six weeks to make it happen. >> it takes a lot of work. a lot of devotion. but the biggest reward is seeing that child walk in here. and its face lighting up like a christmas tree. that is our reward. >> you'll see crab houses. the ravens beating the steelers. a scene from back river. number 19. and trains galore. >> you have about 1700 feet of wire that is for the track alone. >> reporter: the train garden is free. but they ask adults for donations. so this dundalk holiday tradition can continue. >> and

. >> ava marie live in dundalk the sporting.ew of a train garden after the break. >> this is a live look down at the harbor area. nice and mild out. check out weather and traffic check out weather and traffic when we come >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not bad out there if you head out in harwood, that is the only problem spark a long solomons island road. all lanes are closed because of eddown the wires, down e pole. everything running smoothly on 97 through the glen burnie area. a nice start so far on the entire beltway, as you can see. the j.f.x. in great shape into town. a smooth ride on the harrisburg expressway. greenspring, you can see things are getting a bit heavier towards the west side. no official delight. traffic pretty like towards the j.f.x. looking just fine and the harbor tunnel. 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. >

. >> police identified a man shot by an officer in dundalk. he faces several charges including attempted murder. police say he entered a home wearing a mask and carrying a gun. he robbed a woman inside the home and was shot by police after he refused to drop his weapon. >> a mississippi man who led police on a chase is convicted in a washington county courtroom. he led police up interstate 81 in a tractor-trailer of december of last year. he was convicted on assault. a sentencing date has not been set. a corruption scheme involving jack johnson. a man will spend three months in prison.10 police say he gave money and gifts to johnson. johnson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison. the prosecution in the case against bradley manning wraps up. defense lawyers are expected to argue that he never should have had access to the classified material. the hearing will determine if manning should be court- martialed. >> martin o'malley held a meeting to discuss the possibility of ending funding. a spokesperson said it is unlikely that he will

these are the cooler numbers, we are hugging the bay with temperature about 42 now dundalk, 41 annapolis we get dry sweep here. not much going on yet. back in to the mountains, sprinkles and rain from southwestern portions of virginia to the gulf of mexico. we stay once again on the warm side. it is generating snow in the in the morning fringe. we got ourselves a cloudy day at the start. we will push those showers in by lunchtime, probably get heavy rain and rumble of thunder portions of the chesapeake afternoon and the evening after high of 49. let's look at the traffic again. here is angela. >> good morning, on the roadways, you should find quiet conditions for the most part. especially on our key routes right now. baltimore county police say expect a brief slowdown if you are traveling in north baltimore, cockeysville, warren, fender bender. beltway, looking good. making the way through columbia this morning, u.s. 29 at maryland 108, volume light for you. northbound and southbound and here is a live look at u.s. 50, i-97, 97 looking good, especially in the northbound lanes from 50 up

police have identified the man shot by an officer in dundalk. the man faces several charges including attempted murder after investigators say he entered a home wearing a mask and carrying a gun. we're told he robbed a woman inside the home and was shot by police after he refused to drop his weapon. maryland has not executed a prisoner since 2005. governor martin o'malley held a meeting to discuss taking funding for executions off the books altogether. he met with delegates and state senators who oppose capital punishment. they discussed ending funding for executions in the budget for the next fiscal year. it is unlikely he will follow through on that idea. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should maryland abolished the death penalty? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. the standoff over your payroll taxes is getting worse. nobody is budging. lawmakers are going home for the holiday. >> there is one thing republicans and democrats agree on. >>

. >> police have identified the man shot by an officer in dundalk. he faces several charges including attempted murder. investigators say he entered a home wearing a mask and carrying a gun. he robbed a woman and was shot by police after he refused to drop his weapon. he is now being held without bail at the baltimore detention center. >> a trial date has been set for a woman charged with murdering another. bail was set at $350,000 and if convicted, could face a life sentence. eight landmark bullying trial -- a landmark bullying trial. the boy's parents claimed their son was severely bullied and that school officials did nothing to stop the attack. officials said the never received documentation from the family that the student was being bullied. >> the hearing against private bradley manning. he is accused of passing massive amounts of data to wikileaks. defense attorneys are expected to argue that he never should have had access to the classified data. a judge will determine if manning should be court- martialed. the case of the redistricting is in

low 40s, dundalk to annapolis, rain showers to our west. it's going to take you until lunchtime to get any of it. it's generating cold air, there is a wet snow indiana through illinois. the area will be responsible for spreading rain our way. we could get an inch or so. a flood advisory for the rain along the chesapeake bay. heavier rain this afternoon for the ride home. as the wind picks up through this evening as well. let's see what it looks like on the roads. >>> we anticipate a nice quiet drive this morning, checks of 795 and i-70, both good routes to the we side. if you are trying to travel south of baltimore, we are looking at nice easy flow of traffic on i-95, as well as the bw parkway, southbound 295, 95 looking good at maryland 175, traffic moving well, in good shape. here is a live look at u.s. 50, east of the 7 river. you should have a smooth drive traveling to and from the eastern shore. back to you. >>> one pilot's compassion for dogs is taking him to new heights. up next the second chance is giving a lot of shelter dogs. wal-

a dundalk woman finds a masked man in her home. she managed to escape and called police to her home and when police arrived they found the man on the back porch with a semi-automatic handgun. when he refused to drop the weapon, he was shot several times. so far criminal charges have been filed. after a violent weekend, police are investigating five shootings, three of them deadly. police spoke to reporters this afternoon when they said they had no suspects in any of the investigations but they did have a person of interest in another shooting in which a cab driver was shot and robbed. the woman charged in the death of a johns hopkins researcher will spend five additional years in prison. a judge sentenced her for violating the terms of her probation when she participated in the robbery and murder in july 2010. at the time of the attack, she was serving probation on drug charges. the sentence will be served in addition to rather than concurrent with the 30-year sentence she is already serving. >> the last big political showdown is p

. >> dundalk 41, 30s north and west. 35 churchville. 37 manchester. the clouds rolled in. this is coming earlier than expected. showers back in towards the mountains. look at this hot mess here. we've got ourselves low pressure turning through the ohio valley. mix on the backside, there will be snow from illinois up through indiana and michigan. we get on the warm side of storm. heavy rain spills our way and possible flooding. 35-40, cloudy. mid and upper 40s, rain arrives earlier and holds us back from 50. showers to rain, wind in to the evening. the outlook through 2012, coming up. >>> good morning everyone. getting ready to head out this morning, expect quiet conditions for the most part. especially around the baltimore region. down to dc, one problem to report on i-9 a, three lanes blocked i-95, you may want to hop on u.s. 29. it's looking pretty good at maryland 108. the beltway, quiet conditions for you this morning on the northside of 695. >>> this just in to the abc2 news room, row house fire happened in north baltimore. a man and woman made it out after the flames

tomorrow we'll be up near 5 actually but the chances for rain going up through the day katonville dundalk central parts of the state take a look this one small area of cloud cover really a non-- not an issue. but out south and west we've got more cloud cover rolling in that's the leading cloud shield on a bigger storm. large rainmaker here putting down some pretty heavy and steady rain in tennessee out through arkansas down through louisiana. this texas low is going to come up and bring us quite a bit of rain we think as we go into say after lunchtime tomorrow right through tomorrow evening. in the meantime still another 12, 15 hours of dry, cool breezy weather here across maryland. and timing wise tomorrow you're planning your day out whether you got it off or going back to work clouds increase through the morning but you're dry on the morning commute. as you go towards lunchtime watch out for rain here and better chances as we go toward that evening commute by 6:00 tomorrow evening. that looks like our best chance for some rain around here. will there be any kind of of a wintry precipit

. >> police continued to investigate a home invasion in dundalk that cost one of their officers to open fire. this happened on monday morning after a woman woke to find a masked man inside her home. a confrontation with officers arriving on the scene in sensue. >> you come in my house and i'll shoot you, too. even the homeowner shoes you or the police officer in sheets you. >> the suspect had non-life- threatening injuries. the officer has been placed on routine administration leave le. the southwest gets in a chill real life to a standstill. >> chronic pelvic pain may seem like a bladder infection but we'll tell you about the painful condition you may never have heard of. >> mild temperatures to start off this december day. we have a chance for some more good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. >> good morning. a mild start to the day. mild weather will be in the forecast in the seven-day. we're seeing showers along the eastern shore south of baltimore. there have been some sprinkles in the northeast counties into cecil county. there could be some what whether -- wet weather. more

. >>> and in dundalk police identified a man shot by police. he was shot and is now charged with first -- with attempted first-degree murder. police found him with a gun at a home and were called in for reports of an armed robbery. one of the officers who responded said he pointed a gun at him and the officer returned fire. >>> the cumberland time news reports a woman was in court tuesday when the judge set trial date at april 30th and order her to be held on 330,000 dollar bond. she is accused of star starving courtney mccoy outside a party. if convicted she could face life in prison. >>> the latest news quirk and easer through your ipad. abc2 news launched a ipad app that is great way to stay connected in your hometown and around the world 24 hours a day. >>> we are getting into the holiday spirit with the lights in full display. we sent out lynette charles to check it out in hampden on the 34th street with the latest in this. this is your first time to go lynette. >> reporter: it is. i am experiencing a miracle on 34th street. i have vows ch

. >>> things are back to normal in dundalk after neighbors awoke to gunfire monday morning. one of the neighbors was held at gunpoint. a baltimore county police officer fired shots after he says he confronted a suspected robber in a house on waifford drive. >> a woman a-- wafford drive. >> a woman asleep says she woke up and saw a masked man with the gun. and she was distraught and called for help from a next door neighbor who called 911 and initiated the police response. >> the suspect was inside the home with the gun when police arrived. the suspect was shot but his injuries were minor and he's been released from the hospital. the officer has been placed on administrative leave and county police say charges are currently pending. >>> meanwhile, this man has been arrested for robbing a taxi cab sunday. police say maurice turner has a long record and asked the driver to pull over and shot him in the back. in 2008 turner was convicted of first degree murder. back then he was sentenced to 30 years with 25 years suspended and three months supervised probation. we don't know whe

i think we can touch 5034 dundalk and upper 50s in cats onville. cloudy skies tonight, but no precipitation tonight. not even states just to our west. with the main rain maker moving fairly slowly oust of the gulf coast -- out of the gulf coast states, now rain over southern illinois, southern indiana and western kentucky and tennessee. this will our main rain maker will push through lunchtime tomorrow. dry weather the story. we're getting cloud shield and the rain shield will push in as we go past about 12:00 to 2:00 tomorrow and then that rain will last through tomorrow evening. take a look. this will be arriving at the warmest part of the day. there's no threat of wintry weather even in western maryland early tomorrow. by tomorrow night as that rain begins to blow out pass 6:00, 7:00, we'll see a brief changeover in western maryland customer betterland, -- cumberland, frostburg and could be fresh snow on the slopes. wednesday looks dry. once again, fairly seasonable. overnight, clear and cold, 32. less breezy than the weather all day. rain a goo

are against dundalk they just simply say assad must go and that's also the line of the british government of the french government and the u.s. government i mean they should be putting the same pressure on the opposition to enter a dialogue as they're putting on the government in damascus i mean it's ridiculous to say one side will start talking who's going to talk to if the other side refuses they seem to be siding with the sounds opponents they want why do you think that is well i think they've decided that. it's a lost cause in the sense that they don't like his links to hezbollah in lebanon they don't like the fact that he is sort of in the front line of. opposition to israel you know jordan and egypt have their treaties with with this will seriously only country with a sort of long border. with israel it is not sort of peace at the moment and so they don't like that very closely syria has quite the relations with iran. so they've decided i think that it's almost like a proxy war against iran if you can topple assad it's like it's considered to be a sort of proxy of blow against the g

near dundalk and baltimore and killed by a saturn. the driver remained on the scene. no charges have been filed. >>> police are look for anyone who may have any information about a murder in west baltimore. a 27 year-old man was shot in the car, near the 200 block of north smallwood street. the suspect then took off on foot. barns was the person in the car and he was taken to the hospital and died sunday morning. >>> police are also look for the person who shot and robbed a cab driver, he was on duty when two passengers got in. he pulled in to the parking lot and told police one of the passengers pulled out a gun and demanded cash. the drive says they shot him in the back and ran aey with an un known amount of cash. >>> this week marks the anniversary for the family of fee low sha barns, the 16-year- old visiting baltimore from north carolina and went missing. later her body was found in harford county. kuren redmond is standing by with more on how her family is marking the heart breaking anniversary. >> reporter: this week for sure w

this week's big winner from dundalk got 14 out of 16 games correct. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a little sun flurry, some light rain, snow flurries and something that we were watching, but did not expect to see much of on the ground, but it did and off the radar, here is this system that is bracing up. you have to be in the northern part of the state, northern baltimore and fredrick and washington county to see this activity really. the atmosphere is really dry. most of it on the radar and working its way down on the last hour or so and we saw it on the top portion of 83 and the temperatures are at 40 and it will be pretty to come down and not accumulate where you see it. 28 in the dew point, down from 30 and 61% humidity with a south wind at six. 30.00 is the barometer. the temperatures -- from the city to the south, more of a mild floarks the temperatures in the 40-degrees range. we don't expect to see the snow showers sticking and we have a system moving quick lie over the area near the great lakes and another one behind that and another one moving through on new year's day. each will

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northbound direction between dundalk avenue and the beltway. 15 minutes at 25 miles per hour.hen on 295, 38 minutes now between river dale road and route 100. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway. doing slightly better on the west side. but the top side is slowing down. 29 miles per hour is your average there, with a 21-minute drive time. there's pay live look outside at the top side. plenty of brake lights, stop- and-go traffic there. bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. call 1-877-75-bills. >>> the pounding rain from tropical storm lee caused plenty of problems last summer. alex demetrick reports, one critical resource feared damage appears to have come through better than expected. >> reporter: trillions swept down the chesapeake. debris spread for miles, turning the bay into an obstacle course for watermen at the height of crab season. >> propane tanks to hot water heaters. >> reporter: then this fall, it kept them ashore after fresh water from lee kept them from oysters in may. >> when we went out there in november, they were all d

temperatures up to 43 dundalk. sykesville 36. 39 manchester.this is wrapping on in through the ohio)2uvalley. solid shield of moderate snow on the backside. extends through much of northern, western indiana and michigan. mostly rain, feeding from the gulf and click and funneling all this moisture and some turbulent weather expected in the carolinas and southeast virginia. wrapping in strong winds as well. the rain gets heavy. the onset rain could move in next couple of hours. the steady rain expected during the afternoon and could be heavy during the commute home on in through this evening. we get strong winds and possible flooding along the chesapeake. this cut off by 8 to 10:00, even though we get clearing and clouds try to make a return by day break. for us, we get our way back to a windy and cooler day tomorrow. here is the focus during the afternoon and evening east, southeast push. 30, 40 miles per hour sustained winds briefly as the rain cuts off during the evening hours and shift to a drier direction from the west. we could get an inch

one is that dundalk at kimberley road in north point road. also, anne arundel county in the pasadena area. you want to take ritchie highway as your alternate. we are registering a bit of delay on the west side outer loop, looking at 17 minutes. 11 minutes i-95 southbound in howard county. we are looking good here. all court road, west side of the beltway, we're looking good here. delays start further down around 70. southbound traffic going away from us and moving into the city is looking just fine. ava, over to you. >> good morning to everyone. we have a couple nights nickles around the eastern shore and ocean city with the front moving offshore. other than that, dry conditions along baltimore west. heavy rain building back in to parts of south louisiana and mississippi. the mountains may see showers this afternoon. they will be mostly cloudy today. partly cloudy skies in baltimore. 15 degrees above normal for the first day of winter. increasing clouds tonight as the train approaches. one to two inches of rain accumulation. that will taper o