. >> is lisa robinson -- here is lisa robinson. >> he was diagnosed with a rare cancer that was inoperable. he was forced to leave the country and go to europe. >> you should not have to travel that far to get a surgery like this done. >> his family spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get the surgery. his mother traveled with him. >> we're from america. we had to go to their country to get help. >> why he couldn't get the surgery here in maryland even know the technology comes from the u.s. i am lisa robinson. >> 51 degrees on tv hill. governor o'malley takes his tax police to the people. >> some frustrating news for homeowners in baltimore city. >> we will check the forecast for the weekend when we come back. >> there is an accident near the airport. we will check for >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. >> we will find out what punxsutawney phil thinks about winter. >> that has a ring to it. >> punxsutawney pann. >> wh

lisa robinson is live at police headquarters downtown. she has the very latest. >> according to police documents, charles shelley had access to the victim. in fact, he apparently had gained the confidence of her family. >> 44-year-old charles shelley is charged with molesting a 13- year-old northeast middle school student on december 7th. >> he is charged with several sex offenses and assault all stemming from an incident that occurred this past december. >> according to charging documents, after school, shelley drove his son and one other girl to their homes before the incident. he stopped at a dollar store and bought some baby oil. he drove the girl to a park where they watched christmas movies on his ipod before things got "weird." he removed her jacket, began touching her breasts and rubbing her back with baby oil. when he realized the park was about to close, he drove to a parking lot where they watched more movies and he attempted to kiss her neck. she told police he stopped when she told him she was uncomfortable and he asked her i

lisa robinson investigates. >> chris lyell's is a medical pioneer after a life-saving operation last november and months of recovery, he is back in baltimore, his family happy to have him home. >> i am happy to be here with family and friends. >> last june, doctors diagnosed crist with the rare, late stage tracheal cancer. his tumor was inoperable because of its size, although he underwent chemotherapy and radiation, doctors here in maryland told him it would likely come back. he was given six months to live. >> he is very brave. he is the bravest person i know, because i was scared to death. >> together with his family, they got to work researching life saving options. finally, they found a doctor in sweden who could help. >> that dr. volunteer to perform an experimental surgery that chris hoped would save his life at no charge. still, the medical and travel expenses would add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. what is ironic, the technology for the procedure is made right here in the united states. >> all this money for health care you pay out, and it cannot get treated. every

lisa robinson has more. he just returned from the trip of his life to save a life. >> he was diagnosed with a rare cancer that was inoperable. he was forced to leave the country and go to europe. >> you should not have to travel that far to get a surgery like this done. >> his family spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get the surgery. his mother traveled with him. >> we're from america. they consider america the greatest country in the world. we had to go to their country to get help. >> why he couldn't get the surgery here in maryland, even though the technology comes from the u.s. i am lisa robinson. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a let's see what is going on. one accident -- a bicycle was involved on joppa farm road in the joppatowne region. be extra careful as police are responding. everything looking good on pulaski highway. no problems on 24 in and out of bel air or edgewood. problem free at the moment on

lisa robinson for the i-team. >> 40 degrees on tv hill. here is what is coming up. >> not happy about the proposed gas tax increase? grab your pen the next time you fill up. >> it is a primary sweep for mitt romney. >> we do have some rain in the forecast and will check the seven-day forecast. >> 95 in howard county, a new problem and we will update you on >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. when is the rain heading in? >> we have a couple of hours. maybe after a o'clock or 9:00. it is out in the mountains right now -- maybe after 8:00 or 9:00. 36 at the airport with cloudy skies. will not move a lot with the temperatures. maybe into the mid or upper 40's. it will be a relatively chilly day compared to what it has been like. the rain will stick around once a gets here. >> we are tracking a problem on southbound 95 in howard county. word of some fire activity. a vehicle leasin

i am lisa robinson. >> according to the city health department, a pakistani life expectancy is 65.me of these neighbor rather just below that, and there are others. if you like to see a list of all the neighborhoods profiled, go to wbaltv.com. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> bitter cold air in northern new england this morning, and some of that has worked its way down the coast. we were not freezing here, but the really cold stuff seems to be oozing down the coast. you can see that on this map with the blues and purples going all the way down to sell these virginia. richmond was at 35 degrees this morning. that cold air is kind of polling on in their region, barely retreating now -- holding on in the region. the chill has protected us from the severe and violent thunderstorms that have been working their way through the midwest, the ohio valley and out in parts of southwest virginia. in our region, the cool air is protecting us from that, at least for now. as the chilly air retreats and the warmest of to the south starts to sneak in,

i'm lisa robinson. it's 7:55.ce have yet to release the name of a person hit and killed by a train in havrede grace. >> a same sex marriage bill awaits the governor's approval. a day after, a petition application with the state board of elections. it cleared by the board. more than 55,000 signatures will be needed to pass the bill. >> i think we will be successful. i think we will defend the bill, and maryland quite frankly will be the first state to win a referendum in the country. >> the petition will go online. the board has seven business days and signatures have to be collected by june 30. >> a change in the university system at the president of university of maryland college placed on indefinite leave. the leave announced wednesday in a letter to students and staff. a spokesperson declined to eelaborate saying it was a surprise. it is the largest public university in the united states with more than 90,000 students, many of whom live overseas and take classes online. >> good morning. we have had sunshine off

i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment.with ava marie. hopefully the wind is blowing out of here. >> yes, if you were outside yesterday, you definitely felt that wind. temperatures were in the mid 40's. temperature-wise we have seen much warmer. with those winds, it felt worse. today, fortunately, the winds will be calming down. still a little breezy out there. northwest winds 10 miles per hour. the current temperature at b.w.i. marshall. this afternoon, highs get into the mid to upper 40's. that's pretty much where we should be for end of february. a little bit of clouds and mostly sunny toward the afternoon. then those calming down into the afternoon as well. even warmer weather is on the way in the seven-day. when we come back in a few minutes, we'll show you that. >> our big story this morning comes out of prince george's county where two firefighters remain in critical condition after fighting a fire. >> seven firefighters were injured fighting a house fire. here's sheldon dutes with the latest. >> the firefighters wer

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to our top stories in just a minute. first a look outside with john collins. it is chilly. >> it is chilly, but a nice morning. no rain or anything like that. yesterday was a nice day. things will be changing. if anybody has seen the news recently, they heard about this big storm that has been out in the central part of the u.s. parts of the eastern colorado, foothills. that storm is coming our way. it won't come with that kind of intensity. a wide-ranging radar. first we get clouds, and then the storm comes in because we're not quite as cold. maybe a little snow mixed in. right now the snow is producing most of its snow out in nebraska and parts of western iowa. a little bit of snow-rain mix in northern indiana and northeast-northwest ohio at this stage. that's temperature-related. farther south along our latitude out in parts of the ohio river valley it is rain. some thunderstorms moving through in parts of arkansas overnight as well. we'll talk about how this storm will affect our weather this weekend coming up. >> ou

." >> i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment. first john is here with a look outside. >> we've made the adjustment. we've gotten temperatures back to sane for this time of year. >> i like the insane. >> unusual weather. we are back. we have adjusted the temperatures. now do we get a storm to come into this colder situation. yes, there has been one out there. now, we're not going to get the bad part of the storm, which was blizzard conditions in nebraska and colorado yesterday. a couple feet of snow. no, this thing will be weakened by the time it gets here. you can see just to our west out in the lower great lakes there is a little rain-snow mix. and in the lie high river valley, there is rain coming in. stronger storms moving in. western kentucky right now. this will be moving east during the day. the thin clouds this morning get thinner today. maybe rain comes in. details on the forecast coming up. >> a clash between two leaders in women's health have apparently been smoothed over. >> the susan g. komen foundation will not cut f

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to our top stories in just a minute, but first we're going to check outside with john collins. >> nothing extreme temperature-wise. a lot of readings have gotten above the freezing point. we have picked up some clouds, and those clouds are coming off a storm. if you've been watching the news, there is a lot of snow in the plains states. in fact, it is still snowing in nebraska. some of the snow is over two feet. near the denver area in the foothills, in the rockies. part of that storm coming our way is evident on our radar this morning. not locally. local radar showing a couple sprinkles toward frederick county or beyond. on the other side of the mountains, west of the mountains, sthr a rain-snow mix, and just plain rain in kentucky and tennessee beginning to move into southern west virginia now. so the wet part of this storm is coming our way. so we'll talk about a chance for rain, and maybe some snow in the insta-weather plus forecast coming up. >> our big story this morni

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. rob daniels will bring us a live report in just a few minutes. but first -- >> let's check in now with john collins for the latest. >> there is a big storm developing down in the dex gulf coast region -- in the texas gulf coast region. rain and a little snow in kansas. the storm will be along the north carolina coast just south of cape hatteras by tomorrow evening. that's when temperature have its greatest impact on our weather. the key to this storm is we will be on the very north edge of all the precipitation. so that puts some question as to exactly how much 0 snow can fall in our area. it looks like we may get robbed of anything significant. that will make some people happy and other people not so happy. i will talk about how much snow we get or do not get coming up. >> and when the skies will clear is at our web site. go to wbaltv.com and click on "weather." ♪ >> our big story this morning is the elevation of baltimore's cardinal edwin o'brien. baltimore news brought it to you as

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. let's forget about winter for a moment. we want to know where 70 went. >> went south. there is a warm front coming north last night. it just stopped just short of annapolis. it was in the 70's on the lower eastern shore. southern maryland, virginia, and it never got into the 50's yesterday, up here around baltimore. it got warmer as you move south. >> i kept waiting for it, and then the wind finally came. >> but there was severe weather south. so at least we avoided damaging winds from thunderstorms. now we have winds coming in from behind the cold front coming through, and they are bringing in a reinforcement of chilly air, which will keep us locked in the 40's all weekend long. our temperatures now are in the low 40's. here is radar. this is about, what? five hours worth of radar imaginary. all we're seeing is radar lake effect snow showers. look how quickly they are moving. the strongest gusts we have had here is 26, but we expect those, as the sun comes up, we expect those winds to pick up during the day today. so a win

i'm lisa robinson. jennifer has the day off. >> i'm kate amara. i'm filling in for jennifer franciotti. first we want to go to ava marie. good morning. >> all week long we have been hinting at the possibility of a snowstorm in maryland, but we knew it had to hit us to directly bring that snow. it looks like it is impacting to the south, and that means minimal snow chances here in baltimore. the bulk of the storm down in the southeast. just the northern fringe of it has the possibility of bringing a rain-snow mix. 38 degrees the current temperature. for today's forecast, mostly cloudy skies. the southern part of the state may see a little accumulation. we will talk about that and tell you about the warmer weather in the seven-day when we come back. >> thanks, ava. after two weeks of intense testimony and several delays, the defense and prosecution have rested in the george huguely murder trial. >> the former lacrosse player is accused of killing his exgirlfriend, u.v.a. student yeardley love. >> after defense and prosecution arguments, a jury must

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm kate amara. jennifer franciotti has the day off.ava marie. >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." >> it was iffy and now it looks like it is tracking to our south. you may be bummed or happy about the news. regardless, that is our current thinking. we have mostly cloudy skies right now. 35 for the current temperature. winds from the north 3 miles per hour. as we head into the h.d. doppler view, we can see that storm is mostly a southern storm. there is still a chance it could bring a rain-snow mix as far north ads baltimore. it will mostly be in the evening hours. our best bet is that it will be in southern maryland from st. mary's county into ocean city. they may see minimal accumulation. as for baltimore, 45 for the high with mostly cloudy skies. we'll talk about the possibility of snow and the warmer weather in the seven-day when we come back. >> our big story this morning, after two weeks of intense testimony and several delays, both the defense and prosecution have rested in the george huguely murder trial. >> the former unive

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to our top stories in just a minute. first we want to goo to our top stories with ava marie. >> we had just a trace out there. still some snow falling on the radar. north of 95 to the west, those are the areas that might see light snow this morning. roads could be slick. take it easy if you head out today. south of baltimore, rain showers. northeast wind 7 miles per hour. we do expect at least these showers to basically end after the morning hours. a snow mix to the south. that should be ending this mornings. clearing skies this afternoon, and temperatures in the mid to upper 40's. when we come back, a forecast in indianapolis. we'll look at what it will be like outside the stadium. >> our big story this morning, another win for mitt romney. he won the presidential caucus on saturday with newt gingrich battling for second place. >> his decisive win came after he battled to a victory in florida's primary. brian mooar has that story from washington. >> mitt romney celebrated a big win in nevada. >> i have to take it to the

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti.e're here hearing to bring you the live ceremony of cardinal designate edwin o'brien. >> he's being elevated at st. peter's bascilica in rome. good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to see you. this is a very big day. >> it certainly is. not just for cardinal o'brien, but the whole church. it has to do with the future of the church and the leadership of the church. >> and he's one of three americans? >> two americans and one can canned. three nornse, to be politically correct. >> one you know quite well. >> yes, archbishop dolan. >> what are we likely to see? >> a large procession. all of the cardinals who are gathering. a consistery is a meeting of the cardinals, and it is beginning essentially with welcoming a number of new cardinals. today is largely the public ceremony, and there will be a number of ceremonies where the faithful who gather there will have opportunities to greet and celebrate with cardinal o'brien. >> and who is there? who made up a contingency? >> the archdiocese o

i'm lisa robinson. it is 8:26. here's a look at our top stories this morning.arundel county police arrest one of their own after learning he allegedly tipped off a group of suspects that were about to be raided. police say after conducting a narcotics search and seizure along the 1300 block of june per street in shady -- juniper street in shady side, they discovered that corporal alexander had tipped them off about the raid and they had relocated a large portion of the marijuana elsewhere. >> we want to reiterate that this incident in no way reflects upon the hard work and dedication of the men and women that work for the police department. the men and women in the department take this investigation seriously and will continue to invisit on the highest level ofeth caling conduct by our members. >> corporal zand are faces obstruction of hindering a police officer. no word on the relationship between alexander those raided. >> family and friends gathered to remember one of the four people killed in last weekend's deadly crash. a memorial held for terry wayne davi

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. here's a look at our top stories for you.ning an elite group of catholic priests. the archbishop became among several priests inducted into the college of cardinals. rod daniels is the only news reporter acome anying the delegation. he will bring us a live report coming up in a few minutes. >> meanwhile, the effort to obtain gay marriage has passed a long hurdle in maryland. the measure now heads to the state senate where last year it cleared the 47-member body. the governor has said he would sign it. >> two people, including a baltimore city police officer are in the hospital this morning after an accident downtown. it happened around 5:30 this morning on east center street. the officer was taken to shock trauma, and the other person was transported to johns hopkins hospital. there is no word on their condition or how that happened. >> coming up next, will snow put a damn per on the holiday weekend? john is tracking the forecast. >> that is our headline for tomorrow's weather, but we'll see exactly what snow means. the forec

i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti.top stories for you. a dramatic scene on northbound i-95. a car caught fire north of the fort mchenry tunnel. thankfully there were no reports of injuries. >> a disturbing discovery outside of an elementary school in anne arundel county where fire officials say they found a burned body in a wooded area behind an elementary school in brooklyn park. police say the victim is an adult male. they tell 11 news that investigation is ongoing. >> the delivery of the new state police medvack -- medivac helicopters is on hold. officials say one of the problems has to do with the position of the helicopter's search light. >> there are certain things that you need to change in order to have it for a law enforcement function and search and rescue and certain homeland security functions to make it adaptable for one pilot as opposed to two. >> right now there is no word on how long those modifications will take or how much they are going to cost. >> up next, baltimore is celebrating the birthday of a