we are here near the grave site area of edgar allen poe, the poe toaster has been a faithful visitor for decades and you know what, he usually shows up anywhere between midnight and 5:30 a.m. this morning, we have a few people that are out here. they have been out here since midnight faithful followers. you can see them lined up speaking through the gates there trying to see if we can see anything. but last year, and a couple years, he's been a no show. this year we are still waiting to see if he turns up. again, we have until 5:30 but so far, he's been a no show this morning. but there have been about 3 impostors i am told by the curator. the poe toaster has paid a visit to poe's grave in honor of the write are's birthday, which is -- writer's birthday which is today. he he leaves and conyeah and fans gather to honor his birthday. we have fred joining us from bowie and tell me, why do you come out every year? >> i am really not certain. it's just intriguing. i saw the original poe toaster twice. >> reporter: wow you saw him and i understand he is so sneaky but you got to see him. >>

half empty bottle of cognac and three red roses as a birthday tribute at the baltimore grave of edgar allen poefor the third year in a row, the so-called poe-toaster did not show up. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens the 12,623 after adding 45 points yesterday. the s&p was up six points. the nasdaq gained 18. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 126 points while in hong kong, the hang seng nudged up 167. >>> this morning we'll find out how a mixed bag of late-day earnings impact markets today. after the bell earnings from online giant google fell well short of market expectations on both net income and net revenue. at one point after hours, google shares plunged 10%. on the upside, ibm easily beat earnings estimates. big blue also promised 10% growth in 2012. elsewhere in late trade, tech titans intel and microsoft both delivered decent reports sending both stocks higher. a 12% rise in profit at american express helped it surpass earnings estimates. overseas, swedish retailer ikea reported a healthy jump in

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. >> reporter: this year, she's taking the edgar allen poe byrd -- bird house, with viniets of baltimore. there's johnny unitas and a good luck voodoo doll. >> we thought it would be nice to go and show these folks how we feel about edgar allen poe and the food house. >> reporter: nancy raises money year round through the kick hunger challenge. >> all of that money gets matched by general mills and goes to that city's food bank. >> this is nancy longo's 16th trip to the super bowl. and she'll take the pride of charm city with her. >> so we're going to go make some crab cakes as usual. and feed the folks in indianapolis and other folks that are coming this year. >> and have a good time. >> and have a good time. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >>> if you'd like to make a donation to help kick hunger challenge. log onto wjz.com. look for this story in the seen on section. >> nancy is such a great person. >> yes. >> an amazing chef. >> great chef. >>> don't miss the cbs evening news. here's one of the stories they're working on. >>> i'm mark strausman. sheets in the windows. and

. >> tomorrow is the birthday of one of baltimore's most loved citizens, edgar allen poe. for decades a mysterious man left a rose and cognac on his gravestone. after he failed to appear two years in a row fans plan one last vigil tomorrow before calling an end to the yearly tradition. >>> and now to tonight's hot topic. an anti profanity crusader asked abc to pull tonight's episode of modern family. apparently tonight a toddler appears to use a curse word that is bleeped out. a 2-year-old shocks her parents with her first curse word. the child aboutly said fudge when the show was taped. abc hasn't commented. we want to know what you think. is the episode inappropriate or just funny? head to the fan page and air in. modern family airs tonight at nine. >>> there is progress in the fight against obesity but not everybody is winning the battle. what groups saw an increase in rates. >>> and you never are to old to learn. how mental exercises help seniors. . >>> in tonight's health alert it's no secret that drinking alcohol while pregnant can lead to birth defects. a new study

. >>> the ravens have edgar allen poe to thank for their name and their mascot. the poe toaster is never more. the cognac and roses are stopped coming. the stranger did not arrive and he or she has been declared gone, vanished, to forever remain a mystery. >>> coming uh up, murder and intrigue. new twists in the gruesome discovery and the connection an a-list actor has to the case. >>> a new health problem caused by your cell phone. you don't even have to be talking on it to feel the effects. >>> thieves want your liquid assets. you want believe the dangerous and brazen way they're trying to get it. >>> we'll have your complete forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> 37-degree, partly cloudy in will central maryland. we have the complete forecast coming up. >>> they're calling it the 100 -year flood in oregon. their car was swept away from a parking lot. many rivers are well above the flood stage. this storm brought record snow to the pacific northwest. winds reaching 80 miles an hour are fueling a raging wild fire in reno. more than 10,000 people have been

edgar allen poe. for decades a mysterious man left a rose and conia on his-- he failed to appear for two years and poe fans plan one last vigil tomorrow and calling an end to the january 19th tradition. >>> riches news now before heading to foxborough. -- ravens news now. before heading to foxborough they will have practice today. the coach addresss the media at noon. joe flacco and ray rice and rey lewis will speak. the rains -- a photo of the nfl and representatives say these are the people from baltimore getting a look at the way things are going at complex. the nfc champs will work out in this complex and they are getting a preview of things tocome. >> there's a way to go to the games. some game logo could be up with the gold logo similar to those in years past and painted loutthroughout the counties and if you spot one, take a picture and upload it to ravens facebook page and you can win a free trip this sunday. >>> re. search for the missing passengers is continuing as startling audio surfaces o

left a half bottle of cognac and three red roses as a birthday tribute at the baltimore grave of edgar allen poebut for the third year in a row the poe toaster did not show up. >>> finally, at cape ka and a half val, florida, a delta rocket was launched carrying a military satellite expected to improve communications with unmanned drone missiles and provide weather information. >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,623 after adding 45 points. the s&p 500 was up six points. the nasdaq gained 18. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei rose 126 points. hong kong, the hang seng nudged up 167. we'll find out how a day of late day earnings impact the market. google fell well short of market expectation onz net income and net revenue. at one point after hours, google shares plunged 10%. >>> on the upside, ibm easily beat earnings estimates. big blue also promised 10% growth in 2012. elsewhere in late trade, tech titans intel and microsoft both delivered decent reports. they say stocks are both higher. a 12% rise in

cloaked in black in the still of the night will leave a bottle of wine and rheostat the grave of edgar allen poe. we have seen a no show. if the foe toaster is toast this would end a chapterrer of baltimore going on since the 40s. >> you have heard the chant at the stadium. you have seen the dance to it. now you can join the ravens seven nation army. how about this two person army that's started a small business out of their attic? they have made shirts for the ravens army. >> going to take a seven nation army to beat the ravens and that is the entire theme behind the shirt and the song. >> reporter: it's catching on. so they have sold thousands of t-shirts. >> the kids up there. its been a hunt tonight. you were out looking for five golden logos throughout the area and once you spot one you have to take a photograph and then up load it to the ravens website and then tomorrow morning some random fan will be selected to go to see the ravens. we will tell you where one is. it's at the townsend town mall. that's where we found, rin johnson trying to get them all. >> we have been to downtown inner h

. >>> today is edgar allen poe's birthday and you hear sherrie johnson because again many people circling outside the grave sight to see if the -- grave site to see if the poe toaster will surface again. sherrie johnson is out there with the people. it's a tradition but we are learning that the tradition could be coming to an end. >> reporter: that's exactly right. if the poe toasters doesn't show up this morning, then thecurator is telling us it could come to a end. we are at the grave site and there has been a lien that's been forming -- line that's been forming. the poe toaster has been a faithful visitor for decades and he usually shows up anywhere between midnight and 5:30 a.m. so we still have a little bit of time. right now there's been no sign of him. there have been three imposters so far but no sign of the real toaster. he's been a no show for the past couple years and this year we are waiting to hear if he turned up but nothing yet. he had paid a visit every year in honor of the writer's birthday which is today and this is the 203rd anniversary of poe's birthday. the toaster us

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since 1940s, a man has delivered a rose and cognac to the grave of edgar allen poe. but since 2009 the grave has been empty of the gift that is. there have been rumor the man that. passed but poe fans will give it one more shot awaiting his arrival tonight. if he doesn't show the fans are calling it quits. time for a check of the forecast. let's say good morning to lynette. >> good morning. we are dealing with temperatures not so cold when you look at them. you can see towson coming in at 40 and bel air right around 40. this is well above average when you wake up in the morning, we should be around 24. but the fact is that we do have winds out there. the big story sustained now into joppa around 6 but they have been fluctuating. look at manchester around 26 right now. and then we have your gusts up to about 30 into bel air and 39 into joppa and arnold around 40. and manchester at 40. the wend chill this is the way it feels. we are looking at 35 at towson and also 38 to westminster. hereford around 32 and bel air around 34. still above average but a little chilly headi

for decades, a mysterious man commemorated the birthday of edgar allen poe, by leaving roses and cognac at the grave. the curator of the house of poe museum said there was a few-- there were a few impostors last night. but the official toaster never came. this, then, ends the tradition dating back to the 1940s. apparently it was a father and two sons who were initially carrying this out. and it silently went away. >> and poe is wondering where his cognac is. >> yeah. and whoever drank it after. >> right. >>> sthil ahead -- still ahead. new phone calls surface from the captain of the wrecked ship wreck. >>> i'm mike schuh. these idle snow plows all across the state, mean that millions aren't being spent. who benefits from this mild weather? when eyewitness news continues. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, millions are dead and more are dying. it's catastrophic for bats. and it's bad news for us. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and we are tracking the possibility of snow in maryland. bob has more on this updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> using state of the art tec

a mysterious figure who visits the grave of edgar allen poe on his birthday failed to show up last night. >> it was the third year in a row the person has been a no show. the tradition is thought to have dated back to the 1940s. it is 2012. >> went on for a long time. >> yeah. okay. >>> a new mom makes it to the hospital in time, but not quite to the delivery room. katie had to deliver a baby boy yesterday in an elevator that got stuck just short of the birthing floor. >> oh, no! >> her husband, mom and a nurse had got an off two floors below. thankfully, two other nurses were with her and able to deliver the baby. the father monitored the delivery by walkie-talkie. when elevator techs opened the doors, he climbed into the elevator to cut the cord. >> and he's sleeping so soundly. here we go. touching moments caught on camera. a real life bubble boy is free after spending nearly five months in a 15 by 30-foot isolation room. 18-month-old timmy osborne of wisconsin was born without a functioning immune system. his orlando brother josh has the same rare syndrome. he says he's happy to see

. >>> a mysterious toasting tradition to edgar allen poe may be over. for decades, a mysterious cloaked figure would leave a half bottle of cognac and roses on the grave downtown. and tonight, fans are expected to hold one final vigil before calling an end to the tradition, if you have a cloak and a half bottle of cognac, you might want to do a favor. >> or you can start a new tradition. just toast everybody while they're alive. [ laughter ] >> i like that. here's to you and you. yes. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. search suspended. the cruise ship wrecked. making rescue efforts unsafe for divers. we'll have the latest. >>> a 20-year-old dies after being hit by a taser. now, his family is suing for millions. i'm adam may, the courthouse testimony coming up. >>> i'm mike schuh, the inner harbor. one of the attractions down here, the carousel is being given the boot by the city. reaction from the owner. >>> and bob will be back with the full first warning forecast. stay with us. ,,,, [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style deli

last night, the famous cloaked man who leaks -- leaves cognac and roses at the grave of edgar allen poe was a no show. that is the third year in a row. some impostors did try to get in. but the curator stopped them in their tracks. he knew they were not the real thing. he said the authentic toaster would have given him a sign that he was back. the birthday tradition dates back to the 1940s. >>> let's check back now with traffic. >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. we are having some delays out there. no real surprise here on the beltway. tramping on the outer loop. slowing there to the harrisburg expressway. delays on the inner loop as well. from delaney road to providence. should only take you about 15 minutes to get through. another 15-minute delay, from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. and a couple of accidents in the area. traveling in towson. one to watch out for. honey go boulevard at ebenezer road over at the whitemarsh area. and two in baltimore city. east monument and monford. and york road and harwood road. let's take a live look. as you can see, not too bad. that's 95, j

. >>> it appears a tradition honoring edgar allen poe will continue never more. the mysterious poe toaster was a no show last night for the third straight year. for decades it was an annual ritual in baltimore. the night before poe's birthday an anonymous man would visit the writer's grave. he always left behind three roses and a half empty bottle of cognac. poe fans now believe the tradition has come to an end. today is the 203rd anniversary of the writer's birth. >>> people think that the guy that the mystery visitor has probably passed away which is too bad. >> three years now. >>> coming up, parents on alert near a fairfax school after several reports of a man trying to lure children to his car. >>> plus, stopped in traffic. why not drive on the shoulder? the new proposal to relieve congestion on one of the area's busiest highways. >>> i'm jane watrel. vi ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go [ male announcer ] hey, capital area! are you feelin' subway®? then heat up your day with the big hot pastrami melt! it's fresh toasted and piled-high with pastrami, then topp

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. >> a baltimore tradition involving enter allen paul is ending -- involving edgar allan poe. >> one problem of note. >> one problem of note. will [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. >> it is chilly outside this morning. >> it is in the 20's. be prepared for that. there's not much wind. there's not much wind.