will joint otis rolley and jody landers -- she will join otis rolley and jody landers.l stokes has not officially filed. >> we are expecting an announcement from rick santorum. tracie potts has more from washington. >> rick santorum is expected to stand in front of a courthouse and announced he is running for president. then he is headed straight for iowa and new hampshire. joins mitt romney, tim pawlenty others whoever declared. >> sarah palin is crisscrossing the country on a bus. the biggest issue is the economy. >> we have not seen a jobs agenda. >> 54,000 jobs were created last month. way below expectations. the white house calls this a road.n the on the campaign trail, this is fuel for a possible when. >> michele bachmann has not announced yet. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what's your opinion of the current field of republican presidential candidates? >> that is from barbara on facebook. >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse

otis rawley, frank conoway, and jodi landers. carl stokes has made his intent to run public. they will face incumbent mayor rawlings-blake in her first campaign for mayor. dark.still in the the city prepares for the first grand prix racing event. what you can expect for your commute tomorrow. authorities believe they have pinpointed the cuasause of the e.coli outbreak. the high school senior at the center of controversy gets his girl and dances the nigtht away. >> the insta-weather-plus forecast coming up. right now, it is modeled at b.w.i.. rain is north of the city. 75 [ waves crashing ] [ whistling ] ♪ [ male announcer ] discover all that northwest florida has to offer. seventeen hidden beaches, one revealing destination. and only at southwest.com can you get our nonstop flights from bwi airport to panama city beach. [ ding ] >> power is expected to be stored at -- restored at umbc tomorrow. fortunately, there are few students living at the campus of the time of year. those who could not move, were assigned a temporary emergency housing. expect traffic downtown as baltimor

jody landers, council man karl stokes and frank con a way, and on the republican side, vickie. >>> an elderly woman is battling painful injuries tonight, mauled by a pit bull in her neighborhood. her he northerly -- emotional message to the owner. >> remains in a medically induced coma after she was attacked while checking her mailbox. the one-year-old dog lives with henry et a. >> i take full responsibility for what happened to this lady because usually my dog is in the house. >> reporter: is he admits the dog did bite the elderly woman in the face. >> reporter: say after the 6 hour jaw reconstruction surgery she is still in icu. she's hooked up to a breathing machine in a medically induced coma and could be on a feeding tube for 2 or 3 months. >> i feel terrible. i really do. >> reporter: rouser feels so bad she has even written this apology letter to the victim and her family. she had a copy translated in greek. for now the dog is being held. >> the family you might imagine wants to have this dog put down. how do you feel about that? will uconn test that? >> no, to be truthful i lo

she joins otis rolley, jody landers, and across stokes. -- cross stokes. -- carl stookes. another republican is expected to announce a bid for the white house today. >> the state of the economy remains the subject of debate. tara mergener has more. >> a blunt talking conservative will enter the race today. rick santorum is expected to jump into the race for the white house today. >> i am concerned about the future of this country. >> he is the latest republican candidate to announce. >> barack obama has failed. >> the latest jobs report was a dismal one. unemployment is now up to 9.1%. consumer spending is down. food and gas prices remain high. president obama insists the economy has hit a bump in the road. >> we have a way to go. >> republicans say the administration has failed and that it is time for new leadership to fix the damage. >> try telling that analogy to those families trying to keep their homes, trying to keep their businesses of floats and just a few up their own vehicles. >> no president since fdr has won reelection when the unemployed rate was at 9.2%. >> t