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kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.xit puts a 17-volt bicyclist in the hospital in critical condition. police said they saw the teenagers selling drugs. officers tried to arrest him and he sped off on his bicycle. one bicycle backdrop cruiser and the cruiser struck the bicycle. >> more trouble for baltimore county skate rink that has had its share of controversy. skateworks has shut its doors as the owners are working to get out of the bankruptcy court. the county has provoked the license. >> we supported them all along and try to find a way to make it work with the owners. i think it might have been more the financial problems they were have a bid ended up closing the doors part i did not put a padlock on the doors. bankruptcy court did that. >> it has been the subject of several police incidents including an alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. >> e-zpass is supposed to make travel easier. some say it has made their lives more difficult. complaints come on the heels of an e-zpass story the i-team area in july. >> we ta

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.rs devastated by the drought will get help by the government. a systems has been approved for maryland farmers because of the dry weather. that applies to 22 maryland counties. the only jurisdiction that will not be receiving any aid for baltimore city and harford county. >> ballroom dancing has never been more popular. even the kids are getting into the swing of things. fifth graders get introduced to the tango and more. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> it is a very grown-up thing to do for these fifth graders in dundalk. they are learning how to ballroom dance. they are being taught the meringe. >> one, two, three, four. >> this is a pilot program. she dances professionally. it is a week-long activity and each day they learned a new dance. >> they learnt four different dances. they learned the tango, the swing, and the cha cha. >> they are getting ready for middle school. they have the maturity that other students do not have. it is a great way to prepare them for middle school

kim dacey is live at police headquarters with the details. good morning. >> two people are dead, five others injured as a result of the violence. it was a busy weekend for city police officers. a rash of violence broke out early on west baltimore street. one person was shot in the head. he was rushed to hospital where he later died. later, a man walked into a hospital for treatment. he had been shot on east lafayette street. and 18-year-old show up at a hospital, suffering from gunshot wound. another man was shot. david hawkins was stabbed in the back around 10:00 p.m. saturday night. this was on southeast avenue, east of patterson park. he later died. according to police, the victim and a friend had a confrontation. somebody inside the car and shot the boy in the stomach. he is listed in serious but stable condition. police were called to the 70- reebok where a man was shot in the leg and possibly the arm. he was taken to the hospital. please do not have possible motives that have not made any arrests. if you have any information, contact ci

kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. one person is in custody in a deadly shooting that happened friday night. the search continues for three others believed to be involved. flores was visiting a friend when four masked men walked in and announced a holdup. he would have turned 21 on saturday. >> he was the person that everybody wanted to hang out with. he was a great person. i will miss him dearly. >> the man in custody is charged in this murder. anyone with information should call police. >> 5 inmates were steps in a baltimore prison. it happened last night. a maryland corrections spokesperson said no officers were hurt and none of the injuries were life-threatening. this man is accused of killing brian stevenson back in october. police said it happened when james through a piece of concrete at stevenson's had. this stand over an argument over a parking space. >> a man broke into the vehicle of the husband of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. a satellite radio worth several hundred dollars was stolen. police say anthony

kim dacey joins us at police headquarters with the details. >> city police say they have identified a person of interest in the shooting and he may also be connected to a barricade situation yesterday. it was just before 4:00 on sunday morning when police found 28-year-old sharon jones shot to death inside her friend's home in the 1700 block of aisquith street of baltimore. she was a maryland correctional officer who worked in baltimore city pretrial unit. police then went to her home on edgecomb to search for more clues and surrounded her apt and blocked -- apartment. >> when homicide detectives came to the location they saw some blood on the door and then had reason to believe that the individual was inside. at that point they contacted swat units. >> when police got inside no one was there so that person of interest remains on the run. police think jones may have known her killer but they are not commenting on what kind of relationship they might have had. reporting live at police headquarters, kim dacey. >> the search continues for whoever shot a man in southwest baltimore. police

kim dacey is live at baltimore city police headquarters with the details. >> good morning. police have identified a person of interest in the shooting and think he may also be connected to a barricade situation yesterday. it was just before 4:00 sunday morning that police found 28-year-old sharon jones shot to death in her friend's home in the 1700 block of aisquith street. she was a maryland correctional officer who worked in the pretrial unit. after her body was discovered police went to jones's home on edge comb circle in west baltimore to search for more clues and surrounded her apartment and blocked off streets several hours because of what they found there. >> when homicide detectives came they saw some blood on the door and then had reason to believe the individual was inside. at that point they contacted swat units. >> when police got inside no one was there so the person of interest remains on the run. police think jones may have known her killer but they have not commented on what her relationship might be with him. back to you. >> also in the city police are inve

kim dacey has more. >> a contemporary south asian dance.ge immigrants. >> i came here and my daddy was here, and i left my mom in the dome can republic -- in the dominican rep yifpblgt -- republic. >> a lot of legislation has been propose thad would make it difficult to immigrate to the united states and these students have a unique perspective on that. >> i think they should give them an opportunity. some of them want to have more opportunity in this land, and they want to make their ghole a new goal. >> the summit is organized every end of the year by towson university to share this unique outlook on immigration bringing awareness and understanding to college officials and personnel to compluent leaders. >> i think it is a wonderful way of bringing people together, teaching people about immigration, and publicizing immigration because we have so mp immigrants in baltimore. we have many, many refugees. over 400 refugees just in one area alone. >> they hope this awareness will make life in the community easier for all of them. kim dacey, wb

kim dacey checking the morning commute. dealing with fire activity in towson on east joppa between danway and pleasant plains. it looks like the accident in rosedale at golden ring and kenwood has cleared. upperco defective light hanover pike. crash at parkton and downed pole in anne arundel shutting down ritchie in both directions. both directions ritchie highway between 11th avenue and townsend avenue. report of an accident southwestern boulevard at wilkins avenue. we will have a live look at the harrisburg expressway at somewhat juan road. north and southbound light volume for this time of morning. over to a live view of the beltway at 295 in the southwest corner moving fine this. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." >> any time you have a nice mild friday in november, things are looking good. look at the dry swath on the water vapor imagery from new england to the deep south. that is a ridge of high pressure built in over the area and will keep us in the warmth for this time of year for this weekend. 61 to 66 today

. >> good morning, kim dacey checking the commute. overall not terrible but several incidents we want it talk about. southbound j.f.x. past ruxton road moved to the shoulders so all lanes are open. we have defective light york road at ridgely road. report of accident on inner loop at route 2 ritchie highway an eastern avenue at southhaven and crash hilton and sequoia and report of an accident 32 at 29, not sure if that east or west 32. we are checking that. we will have the latest in a little bit. we will give you a live look at 95 white marsh area southbound traffic may be starting to back down. you may have a tap of the brakes toward the beltway. live view of west side sky cam at u.s. 40 outer loop picking up but no official delays. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11". >> temperatures starting out the day for school because weather 38 to 44. chilly but dry. we will see sun today. cool temperatures though. highs this afternoon upper 40's and low 50's. definitely at least jacket weather out there. as we go into the weekend this w

. >> kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> ray lewis and allbritton are now on the same team, sort of. -- ray lewis and tom brady are now on the same team, sort of. under armour signed them to a development deal. michael phelps and with it was have the endorsement deals with the the company. -- and ray lewis have endorsement deals with the company. the unique attitudes and cultures of the west coast. reginal hall of "law and order: los angeles joins us." and it is tuesday, so it plan questions. >> 5 with a dozen others to 30,000 -- $500,000 to $30,000. >> authorities in illinois, are on the lookout for the swine fl u robert. he earned the nickname because when asked about the surgical mask, he tells employees he is recovering from the swine flu. a florida woman was arrested accused of trying to sell her 8- week-old grandson. she faces several charges, including the illegal sale of a child, after law enforcement officials say she tried to sell the infant. she reportedly wanted to sell the child for upwards of $70,000. an arrangement -- a meeting was arranged on friday, but she did not know tha

i will have more on that but right now the first check of the morning commute with kim dacey. >> good morning, everyone. usually busy start to the commute. the first is fire activity in towson on joppa road. upperco we have a defective light at emory road. a couple other things. a report of an accident in rosedale at golden ring and kenwood and downed wires in anne arundel northbound richie highway. so an area you may want to avoid for now. we will give you a live look at 95 south of 195. you see looking good both directions. over to a live view northbound here looking good as well. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." >> our big story, the baltimore city f.o.p. rejects the latest offer of a contract for 2011. nearly all of the officers, sergeants and lieutenants disagreed with the proposal. jennifer franciotti is live at headquarters with more on what is next. >> turnout was exceptionally high but rejection of the contract was overwhelming. if passed the contract would have called for a 2% pay cut. that is basically the equivalent of five days of pay. in 2012 however they would

here is kim dacey and traffic pulse 0 hundred >> we have an accident in reisterstown.tty bad accident. watch for lane closures there. report of a water main break. bad news, accident southbound 95 past the beltway. blocking two left lanes there. heavy delays developing. first, life drive times, not looking good at all. west side of the beltway, 25 minutes all the way down. 95 at south between the harbor tunnel and the beltway on the south side. heavy delays paid leave a little extra time on about this morning. you can see that this is backing out of the wife from harford to providence. -- all the way from harford to providence. these are delays on 95. looks like they might be dissipating just a little bit. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> quite a contrast with temperatures this morning. frigid in frederick. 40 degrees downtown, with moderating influences. you will be shutting layers as it progresses because of all the sunshine out there. tomorrow, up to 68. mid-60's on sunday. tuesday is the next best shot of showers. >> check the bottom of your screen for up

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. >> in east baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is great. >> it is good to give. 55 degrees more ahead -- >> including a look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> today the government is expected to band popular energy drinks like four loko. >> one manufacturer may have been them to the punch. >> the maker of four loko announced it is taking caffeine out of the popular energy drink. the company still insists four loko is safe. >> we firmly believe that consumers legally but adult purchasers, we don't have the kind of propblems that are said. >> the federal trade commission will warn these drawings are illegal to market. drinks like four loko contain as much out all as three or four beers. experts say it masks the out all. >> i tasted one. >> my heart was skipping. i just feel like i'm on some other drug. >> critics claim the products are being marketed to underage drinkers. they have become popular on college campuses. >> your kids will not even know it is dangerous until they g

kim dacey checking the commute. biggest thing we have southbound 295 shut down in the area of 198 toward washington. they are working to clean that up. you will see slow traffic approaching 198. you may want to avoid it for the time being. we have picked up an accident on the southbound j.f.x. past reduction ton road. -- reductionton road and forest park avenue north of windsor mill. javier grace 155 at paradise road. we understand no lanes are blocked. we will give you a live look of 295 near 32. it looking good there. we will see if any delays develop from the closure further south. now the northwest corner of the beltway at old court road moving fine inner and outer loops. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now for a final check of the buses and trains we go to kurt kroncke with the m.t.a. >> we are looking pretty good on the marc trains no delays. both light rail and metro subway on schedule. 15 bus diverted at clifton and lindhurst and 20 and 30 buses diverting at old frederick. the m.t.a. customer infor

on board the uss constellation, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> amar does mark the 91st veteran's day-- tomorrow marks the 91st veteran's day for americans. all state and federal county courts and offices will be closed. trains will be running on a special schedule. public schools in baltimore city and the surrounding counties will be open, as well as libraries. baltimore city is the only jurisdiction that has canceled trash pickup. we should also mention that today marks the 235th anniversary of the united states marine corps. congratulations. >> we have new information from florida where a grandmother is accused of trying to sell her grandbaby. we'll find out who else police say was in on the scheme. >> is talking trash about your boss on facebook reason enough to get fired? to get fired? in happen to one woman. (sfx: coach's whistle) the car coach. >> in case your car repair shop hasn't noticed - there's been a shift. sfx: shifting. more women than men are making the decision as to where to get the car fixed. sfx: shifting what's the percentage? the answer in a moment. makes me wan

so it makes me feel good. >> in east baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 5:55.d to our next hour. >> the effects of the devastating tornado are not over. the latest on the victims whose lives were torn apart. >> and the agreement from the war zone coming up. >> and things quiet right now. we have rain in the forecast for thanksgiving week. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. stay with us. >> wind gusts of 80 miles an hour left many homeless mostly in northeast baltimore and parkville. county officials and emergency responders' swift response provided temporary assistance for those in need. officials have condemned 15 apartment buildings and more than 350 other units were damaged. 92 homes were damaged. despite the damage, no lives were lost. while there were some injuries, none are life-threatening. as we approach the holiday season, some of these families will still be recovering from their losses. wbal-tv 11 is joining now and asking you to make contributions for the disaster relief fund for northeast baltimore to help these families. the owner of

here is kim dacey. >> good morning. we have a serious situation in self-help -- in parkville.t is completely shut down for accident cleanup, blocking all lanes. in timonium, report of an accident. shawan road. an accident in reisterstown at 30 southbound. that is involved in a spill as well. in pasadena, a crash route 1 hundred. in the city, an accident at eastern and chester. there is a deer carcass blocking the road. this is a live look at harford road. this is the outer loop. you can see the delays. this is old court road. the outer loop is back down bowie down to 40. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we saw the sunshine. it is a beautiful morning. 38 degrees at the airport. 76% is the humidity. we have a west wind of 6 miles per hour. plenty of sun today. temperatures will be cooler than usual, 48 to 53. the weekend is coming up. 50 will be the height and plenty of sun. closer to the thanksgiving, we have a rain chance. there is a big football game on sunday at charlotte. the forecast, sunny and mild and temperatures in the mid to upper 60 bus. go ravens. >> thank