live in east baltimore, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you.t is one of the most anticipated shows of the year. oprah pulls out all the stops. now was a chance to see her final favored the things. that is to get 4:00 p.m. here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the "today" show. >> good morning. the sweeping tax-cut deal now heads to president obama's desk after being approved by the house. we'll have the latest on what that means. we'll talk to the security court involved in that shootout at a school board meeting in florida. agent attack survivor -- will have the emotional reunion. it look back all the good times we had on the show over the past 12 months. that is what we get started on a friday morning or hear a lot the "today" show. >> that is always fun. it is 23 degrees on tv hill. we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. stay with us. >> we have a lot going on in the roads. highland avenue is closed because of a water main break pre clinton is your ultimate. the

i am lowell melser are. -- lowell melser. >> a firefighter is among four people recovering from injuries suffered in harford county last night in the third floor unit of an apartment building in havre de grace. one person was able to be rescued, but two others jumped from the apartment. the fire remains under investigation. baltimore police are investigating a school bus accident when an suv crashed into a school bus at the intersection of martin luther king boulevard and west pratt street. if there is no word on if anyone was hurt. police have not said if any charges will be filed. the mother of a baltimore teenager whose body was found in suburban boston says her son was afraid of heights. she tells "the boston globe" that 16-year-old delvonte tisdale had never flown and did not like being in high areas. investigators believe that delvonte tisdale was living with his father might have stowed away in a wheel well of a plane. the fbi has teamed up with baltimore police in the search for suspects in the of the auction and robbery of a pharmaceutical trucker. investigators say the robbers

that is where lowell melser is reporting live.hat is down to one lane closed in each direction as they start to clean that up. another assault on york road blocking the right lane. we will give a live look outside. in the northwest corner of the beltway, greenspring avenue is pretty clear. the snow is pushed off to the side. use extra caution. more snow covered here. definitely leave extra time this morning so you don't have to rush. it might take you longer on the side streets. be aware of exit and entrance ramps. they could be icy in the cold temperatures this morning. 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. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays and diversions. the eight and 91 buses are 15- minutes played. 23 bus using edmundson. 16 blessed is also by passing. -- the 16 bus is also by passing. the 21 bus is bypassing oga trope parkway -- ti parkway. i'm kurt kronke. now back to john collins. >> we do have a little disturba

i am lowell melser with that story next. >> live, local, late breaking.is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 in hd. >> tragedy strikes in baltimore. another raging fire in the city, this one with multiple lives lost. that is the big story tonight at 6:00. a fire kills the bill in the east baltimore. >> it happened at 5:00 this morning in east baltimore where we find lowell melser. >> this is just an incredibly sad story to tell you about, especially so close to the holidays. holidays.

. >> lowell melser has completed his course work and is now a meteorologist. >> thank you, thank you.o the advisories in the area because that is what everyone wants to know about. it is important to point out that this snow is not the good snowball snow, it is the powdery snow. it is too dry, so pretty much the whole state is under a winter weather advisory board to keep that in mind as you head out today on the roads. >> 37 tomorrow, and we will see some sun. it will be one of those dry snow as we can sweep for the most part. another storm passing to the south saturday and sunday, the snow chances minimal with that. but we will keep an eye on them for you. it stays cold for the next seven days. >> good to have you both. thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. have a great day. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.nc

live in east baltimore, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one firefighter is among four people recovering from a fire in the harford county in an apartment county in -- on franklin street. a volunteer firefighter was able to rescue one person and two had to jump from a second-floor apartment. that fire is also under investigation. >> in other news, one of the juveniles convicted of manslaughter in the may 2009 death of 14-year-old christopher jones will remain in a juvenile detention center in michigan. david collins is live in the newsroom with more on today's ruling. >> the judge of knowledge that the teenager has made significant steps in the right direction but believes he still has a lot of work to do in the best place to accomplish that is where he is. the circuit judge declared the teenager was not ready. he was the number of two teenage boys responsible for the may 2009 death of a 14-year-old christopher jones. he lost his bid to be released from a michigan juvenile detention center. the defendant was 14 at the time and initially committed -- will be committed until he is 21. >> c