tim tooten is live in northwest baltimore. >> many said they would not vote for the contract. even so, many are pleased with the contract. the crux mary made the rounds of one of five voting locations where teachers can cast their ballots. teachers this time will use electronic voting machines. >> we have talked to over 3200 teachers in face-to-face conversations. i do not know what else we could have done to help people understand.

. >>> we begin tonight with breaking news out of northwest baltimore. good evening, iment's joce sterman. police are on the scene of a barricade situation of the 25th00 block of edgecomb circle in the city. we go to cheryl connor with more. >> reporter: it is still a very active scene. we are right here on green spring avenue not far from sinai hospital and about three hours ago, s.w.a.t team and hostage negotiators moved in on a home where they believe a murder suspect may be located. police are talking to someone who barricaded himself in the home after murder victim. it was around 3:35 this this morning when detectives found a body of a woman with a gunshot wound to the chest. she worked in baltimore in central booking. her body was found in a friend's home in the 1700 block of ashwood street and police are at the victim's home right now where they believe the suspect is possibly located. >> he barricaded himself inside the home, and we have reason to believe that he may hurt himself and just to secure the area, make sure neighbors are secure, we hav

roy taylor in the sky team 11. >> a transformer explosion in northwest baltimore city.are on the scene, but they need to wait for bge. we do not know how many homes are affected, but there are still waiting for the electric co. before they can extinguish the fire. live in the sky team 11, i am capt. roy taylor. >> rahm emmanuel is in the race to become the next mayor of chicago. the former north side congressmen discussed plans for the city and in the sized his family's longtime chicago routes, all the more reason, he claims, that he is committed to the job as mayor. >> the next mayor will have big shoes to fill. the choices we make in the next few years will define chicago for future generations. they will determine whether we remain a world-class city. >> he also said he does not plan to raise taxes on the struggling city. the election will be held in february. >> your a 11 insta-weather + forecast its chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> overcast skies producing temperatures that wernearly flat throughout the day. they did not move a lot on the thermometer because

the search continues for whoever shot a man in northwest baltimore. he was shot in the arm and shoulder on collins avenue around 9:00 last night. he is being treated for nine- life threatening issues. -- non-life threatening issues. lacher baltimore ranks 12th on the list. and as a state, a maryland ranked eighth. st. louis, a camden, new jersey, and dietrich top the list. -- detroit at the top of the list. i hope your doing well on this monday. we certainly had a mild start this morning and then a foggy start. we will probably see a couple of sunbreaks. it is turning out nicer than that was. you can barely see low-level clouds. it will start running up as afternoon progresses and we will see a nice daytime high. 58 at the airport. we're in the lower 60's on the eastern shore. i have your holiday forecast coming up in a little bit. still no word on what caused the early morning fire in canton. businesses and another building located in the area under blocks where damage in that fire. it took kreuz half an hour to gain control. one person was sent to th

karen is live outside the baltimore teacher unioo in northwest bbltimore. karen? abbut a dozen teacher came out today to rally against the new teacher contract. they tell me that great improvement have been made within baltimore city public schools. so whyychange things now? automatic raises based on tenure number of degrees required. teacher pay would be as ased on evaluation system that would tie student performance to teacher evaluation. evaluation some teacherr say just are not clear. the mayor released a video on you tube today urging teachers to accept the landmark contract. >> on november 17th you have the chance to make historic, historic, positive statement about the direction of our school system by approving this landmark contract. >>reporter: i find it odd that the mayor wants us to just accept this ccntract when the very same mayor just released to the press that baltimore city schools are doing bet than they ever have. test scores better than they ever have. we have african american male leading us n graduation rates. >>reporter: the teacher will vote

we are talking about your move to your new community in northwest baltimore. was it difficult -- some things make it easy for you to move. believing that community at a time what is about to go through some major changes. >> there are a lot of churches still there in the area. they will probably pick up a large part of the work of ministering to the new residents who moved into that area. we are excited about the opportunity and the possibility for where we are now. we're moving into a neighborhood that people are excited about having a church moved in, excited about having the opportunity to work with us. we bring some resources to the table that i think will be beneficial for the community, and the community brings needs that we think we can help work with. i am excited about the opportunity that we are going to have in this new location. >> how did new psalmist come to be? >> back in 1999, new psalmist baptist church was founded. another church cannot of new psalmist baptist church, and i came from that church. it is like a child's of the daughter church ca

detectives say he was sent to this location in northwest baltimore to tow a car. police do not have any suses expects listed in the murder yet. today tow truck drivers around the area will start a vigil at 9:00 at the scene of his murder. >>> we had another gorgeous day on tap. we had sunshine. clouds will moving in. we have rain on the horizon. check out maryland's radar. you can see a few showers towards the west. they'll try to get in our area overnight. it is not going to happen because our air is too dry as of now. satellite and radar showing a view of the clouds pushing in the area. i'm call it partly to mostly cloudy through the overnight hours. by tomorrow and the next day we'll definitely be seeing changes in the forecast with rain. right now those temperatures dropping. coming in around 57 degrees in the inner harbor. 52 york. 53 annapolis. cambridge 48. by this evening temperatures will remain in the low 50s. then we'll be partly cloudy and fairly mild. then we'll start to see a significant drop as we go into the end of the week. you know what? we'll be

. >> police are on the scene of the barricade situation in northwest baltimore. they say it is related to an early-morning murder. good evening. i am deborah weiner. they say the person inside may be connected to a deadly shooting in another part of the city. our reporter is live on the scene with the latest on the connection. >> this is still an active scene. the police have the area blocked off. a lot of traffic cannot get through the area. they believe a person of interest from this morning's deadly shooting is inside the house. earlier this morning, baltimore city police found a woman shot to death in east baltimore. she has been identified as 28- year-old sharon jones. they say she is a maryland corrections officer. they also say she knew her suspected shooter but would not say how they think she may have known the person who shot her. later today, the police were searching her home for clues. that is when they found the person of interest inside her home. that is not too far away from the situation where we are here on green spring and dupont. they found th

victim said he was robbed at the wacovia bank in northwest baltimore city. a family member then drove him from the scene, into the county. the teen is now at shock trauma. no word at this hour on his condition. >> 145 million-dollar lawsuit goes to trial. this following the death of a 20-year-old frederick man that was tased by sheriff's deputies. an appeals court handed down the decision this week. the family's worst fear is that the case would be thrown out. next week marks three years since the person died. >> been a long road. want people to look at the lawsuit, the case, as far as money, but they don't see what we are going through as far as losing a child. >> this case will go to trial here in baltimore. the attorney for the family said the trial could be scheduled as early as january. >> the city's police union has rejected a new contract. that would have given them five more days off, in exchange for a 1.95% pay cut. 95% of union members voted against the proposal. they are still refusing changes to the pension system. the police and fire unions have

we're live in northwest baltimore. >>> and we'll keep a close eye on it and be sure to stay with wjz-13 and wjz.com for coverage of the executive arrested. we'll lot you know when there are more arrests in the case. >>> a newborn baby church was left in a duffel bag in a church and someone found the girl this morning and the girl was only there alone for a few minutes and they're trying to find who left the little girl there. >>> meanwhile, a surprising twist for the search of four missing people in ohio. this afternoon, the police found a 13-year-old being held hostage inside a house. she was in the basement of a home. you saw the picture of the suspect. the family is still missing and this gives the police hope they'll find the others alive just like sara. >>> a sniper with a b.b. gun started shooting near warren road bridge today. one was hurt when flying glass hit them in the eye. >>> another teen killed on the streets of baltimore, a 19-year- old was stabbed last night near patterson park. last night, this was breaking news. he died overnight and the police have arrested someone

joel d smith is live on the roof of that building in northwest baltimore with the man behind the plan. can't wait to hear this, good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, and good morning, everybody. great view and it's a better view when you see what is on ground. green roof, that is what you do? >> yes, that is my message. >> reporter: 30 years, and you're saying in europe they have many, more of these, right? >> absolutely. we have so much more and this big option and big business in europe over the last two decades. >> reporter: how rare is it and how unique is it for the states and baltimore. >> in baltimore we are lucky. we have a couple of them in baltimore already, but it's comparing to europe, it's a very small portion of it. >> reporter: once again, why is this such a benefit for everybody, but especially the business here? >> well, we have a lot of benefits. that means we retain a lot of sun water directly on the roof. we retain 50 or 60% of the annual run off. there's less water in the sewer system. >> reporter: what about the bee, there's a hive over there, n

. >> teenager taken to the hospital after being shot in northwest baltimore.happened around 10:15 last night at the wachovia bank on rice town road and awe bash avenue. the victim 14 years old told police he was robbed at the atm. being treated for gunshot wounds to the back. >>> and police in baltimore county arrest suspect in connection with a murder m randall's town. 19-year-old cumming ham is charged with shooting a 33-year-old man last friday near an apartment complex along old fork road. he's being held without bail at theebaltimore county detention center. >> back to the bargaining table after baltimore city police union rejected the city contract proposal. jeff shows us the next round of talk could get even more heated. jeff. >> the mayor says she is disappointed by the overwhelm rejection of the city offer. 95 percent of union member voted against the contract proposal last night which would have slashed officer pay by 2%. in exchange the city was offering the officers 5 additional vacation days. well union leaders say the proposal showed little respe

. >>> new at 11:00 tonight a transformer fire caused some problems in northwest baltimore. the fire started before 6:00 tonight in the 4100 block of bateman avenue and the in the windsor community. they downed tree limbs, sparked the fire, knocked out power to 20 people. the power is expected to be back on tonight. >>> tonight baltimore police are on the lookout for a gecko, iguana and several other exotic animals. the theft from the carry murray nature center happened over the weekend. an employee found the doors unlocked this morning and several animals were missing. two depending owes and a mad eye gas car missing cockroach were also taken. they have an insect zoo, live am fibbans and also a hawk house. >>> imagine granting a dying wish for a terminally ill patient. that's what wish upon a wedding is all about. the non-profit organization provides dream weddings for couples facing insurvey moundable circumstances like a terminal illness. organizers hope people will be inspired by the people who get their wishes granted. the maryland chapter just started in march and it i

the storm left people without power noftly in northwest baltimore.ponders provide a temporary shelter and assistance for those in need. city officials have condemned apartment buildings to 54 units. officials say 92 homes were damaged. despite the damage, no lives were lost. while there were injuries, none are life threatening. as we approach the holiday season, some of these families will still be recovering from their loss. wbal-tv 11 news is joining the mayor and asking you to request the mayor make a disaster relief fund to help these people. one person donated $10,000 toward the fund. send your donations to bank of maryland. go to www.wbaltv.com and click on "hot topics" for more information. this holiday season please take a moment for those families whose lives changed in the blink of an eye and are in need of help. there is no better time to reach out in support than now.

. >>> breaking news right now in northwest baltimore. of a crash, captain mike perry with more. >> this is right in front of the roisterstown road plaza. one of the drivers is trapped inside of the vehicle. they were able to pop the door lose but now that operator, or the person inside that vehicle is being removed by paramedics. it is affecting the racers town road. you see two lanes are blocked. one lane is getting by, expected delays in the area as baltimore police are on the scene conducting the investigation. >>> we're going to go to bernadette woods to look at the weather. >> we're going to take a look at tomorrow's forecast. it's going to start off warm. as we head to the afternoon we go up to 65 as our high. a cold front is coming our way. and tomorrow a chance for a shower or thunderstorms. that's going to continue into the evening hours. now for the rest of the five day, here's bob. >> travel day wednesday will be much much nicer. it'll be much cooler. looks like thursday, thanksgiving chilly and damp. showers around into early

. >>> and a correctional officer is murdered in the city setting off a police stand off in northwest baltimorend not far from here. >>> don, that stand off started when the police thought the suspect was inside the officers apartment. it turns out, it was empty and this morning, the killer is still on the loose. >>> baltimore city police surrounded the apartment of a 28-year-old, a veteran officer after finding blood on her front door. >> it's heart breaking. to hear that and it was close to home. >> she was shot to death in a friend's house. and the police went to her apartment, searching for answers. when the detectives came to the location, they saw blood on the door and they believed the individual was inside and then they contacted the s.w.a.t. units. the police leaved she knew her killer. and neighbors say she lived with her boyfriend and daughter. that's terrible, i can't believe it. she's a proud person and i can't understand it. >> it's sad that she had to go through there and her daughter has no parent. >> and it's not clear whether her boyfriend is the person the police are seeking.

tim tooten is live in northwest baltimore. >> many said they would not vote for the contract. even so, many are pleased with the contract. the crux mary made the rounds of one of five voting locations where teachers can cast their ballots. teachers this time will use electronic voting machines. >> we have talked to over 3200 teachers in face-to-face conversations. i do not know what else we could have done to help people understand. >> i would like to take this opportunity to speak directly to baltimore is dedicated teachers about the upcoming vote on the contract. >> my feeling is if the school is so much more improved then why change? >> there is no evidence that the mayor or that the union would sign a contract that is not complete. that is all we ask, that we can look at something we can judge for ourselves. >> he will always have a majority of people who are against it, no matter what. this is a contract for teachers. they are at the heart of it. >> voting takes place first thing tomorrow morning 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at about five locations around the city you can see t

. >> northwest baltimore has never sen anything like this. >> we have not had an instant like that as i can remember. when you have a total of 359 units. that's devastating. >> metal everywhere. >> before the cleanup. police check i.d.s. and only allow residents near these buildings. >> i think this meant that i should compact. >> while she got her medicine, laura got something even better. >> felt like a freight train coming through. >> everybody says that. >> it does. it shakes. like literally shakes. >> i'm still here. i'm still here. that's all that matters to me. no one got hurt. and i'm safe. >> it was a true miracle. and i want to take a moment to thank god for sparing lives yesterday. >> 54 total units were condemned. and the city says they placed all but 14 people from those units in housing tonight. and they may have the city shelter open, at deboise high school, but it's also possible if they get that low enough, they may put them autopsy in hotels this evening. reporting live, back to you on tv hill. >> all right, mike. thank you. >>> homeowners are also hard at work in ba

. >>> we have breaking news to report right now out of northwest baltimore.aptain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. mike? [ no audio ] >> reporter: has caught fire -- >> we'll get back to captain mike in a sec in that breaking news. but in healthwatch, a medical problem is drawing attention to unusual allergies. they can be triggered by anything from your makeup to your cell phone to yes, even a kiss. >> reporter: paul cosue's egg allergy is so bad, he has to be careful if he kisses his girlfriend. >> it's tough, when we go out for ice cream or something. we can't do anything right after that. i can give her a kiss on the cheek or something. but that's about it. >> reporter: paul always thought as long as his girlfriend brushed her teeth after eating eggs, he'd be okay. but now allergy experts say it may not be enough. the allergen may stay in the mouth for hours. that could be a problem for paul. >> i think it would be weird on a first date to say, you have to wait six hours before kissing me fyou've had eggs. >> reporter: allergists say if you have puffy ey

. >>> a teenager is taken to shock trauma aater being shot at northwest baltimore.around 10:15 last night at the wachovia bank at wabash avenue. the victim told police he was he is being treated for gunshot wound to the back. there's no word on his condition -r a suspect. >>> a man accusee of cutting -our people at a college park bar is no longer facing attempted murder charges. prosecutors are now pursuing assault charges against leonardo ramo is. the 21 years old is accused of injuring three students and his brother during a fight at the thirsty turnle last month. there's new evidence that shows he was defending himself during the incident. >>> members of the city police union turned out in huge numbers on thursday to reject the new contract consisting of pay cuts in exchange for more time off. 95% of those who voted said no to the contract. it would have given union members 5 days offfif they agreed to a 1.95% cut. it claims officials under funded the pension for a decade and any changes violates their contract. >> we know that it's tough times for the city and e

the damage was widespread from arlington to northwest d.c. to baltimore. the storm brought down trees and power lines and blew roofs off of apartment buildings. >> close a tornado or something was really wrong. i don't know what it was 368 >> it was like a train coming there on the street. loud, noisy and windy. >> we should know sometime today whether in fact it was a tornado that damaged several apartment buildings in baltimore. there are no reports of any storm-related injuries. it is 4:36 now on this very early thursday morning. >> still ahead, the senior side of hollywood near d.c. >> plus more backlash against invasive security patdowns. now head of the t.s.a. is speaking out. >> but first, a quiet morning. >> and welcome back, everyone. 4:39 this thursday morning. a check of traffic and weather. it is a quiet thursday. that's a nice change. >> yes, we don't have high winds to talk about or rain to talk about. we don't have to recap any thunderstorms. we just have good, typical november weather today. we'll start the day with sunshine. mainly clear s

interest who they believe may be connected to a barricade situation yesterday at the home in northwest baltimoreset at 4: 47. well tomorrow. chance for rain in the afternoon. chance for showers on thanksgiving day. it will get chilly going into the weekend. >> we will have another update at 9:25.

northwest baltimore. three men were shot. one man died from his injuries.tals with non-life-threatening injuries. >> a major turning point in the war in afghanistan. president obama said he wants troops to be done there with major combat by 2014. the date was agreed on by the president and nato meters meeting yesterday in lisbon, portugal. here's brian mooar with the latest. >> at their meeting in lisbon, nato leaders agreed to end their combat mission in afghanistan by 2014. president obama endorsed the plan but refused to commit to a firm time table. >> it is a goal to make sure we are not still engaged in combat oprages of this sort that we're involved with now. the president pledged once again to pull u.s. troops out beginning in july. first, he will have to review progress with his generals. nato announced plans to start drawing down its troop levels and wind down the war over the three-year period. >> i don't foresee isaf troops in a combat role beyond 2014. >> nato insists the withdrawal will be based on conditions, not the calendar. he's optimistic

atrium. >> reporter: they can bring them here up until december second at this location at northwest baltimore does this mean when these people who don't know your husband, they're sharing this with him? >> as an army wife, i see the sacrifices that millitary men every day for their country. a simple holiday greeting card means a lot to them and says a lot that the ameeican people care. >> reporter: we will share one of those. we have something that was written recently. it's going to go out soon. >> it says dear soldier thank you for fighting for my privileges in the u.s. don't know each other, we are still linked because of this counnry. >> reporter: ta icountry. >> reporter: that is perfect. emotional stuff there. you want to do this you can do it at nordstrom at the town mall center. if you want to drop them off at this location. they will take it until december second. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. >>> and we are honoring our nationses heros at fox 45. all this week you can send us a picture of your milliiary friends or even family members and weewill honor them with a special soldie

the destruction aad damage that was done by the 80-mile-an-hour winds that ripped through the northwest baltimoreky ttat no one lost their life. a lot of damage and she keeps saying heading into thee3 holidays, people need help. something will be done. patrice, ack to you. >>> and thht's a part of it, i %-thought of this morning. what happens next week. it's thanksgiving and these people won't be able to return home. still a lot more thaa will have to happen in the coming days. >> certainly, when you are looking at the houses. when she says the roofs are taken off. you see a house without anythin3 covering it. it really is amazing and defendant stating for the folks waking up ttis morning. >> all right, megan, thank you out here this morning. n certainly. >>> coming up our team coverage of the damage from the wicked weather continues. we will take you live to baltimmre couuty straight ahead. 8:31 is the time. you are watch ♪ have a better day... [ male announcer ] with new breakfast melts. try the sunrise subway melt®, or the melt-tastic breakfast b.m.t. on flatbread. they're melted goodness made

we're live in morning at northwest baltimore. megan gilliland.orning news. >>> a balttmore community comes3 together on remember a 7 years old who was killed. dozens of people gathered at bel air and where the dillinger was struck into the road. his mother says something needs to be done to slow drivers down. >> this was all the time. all the time. this was jjst lovable. this is a very dangerous street3 we need to have a light put up >> the driver who hit the boy stayed at the scene. they are not being charged. >>> prince george's county executive jack johnson and his wife are busted in an fbi sting. an investigators say more arrests are coming..3 the home of county executive johnson and his wife was raided on friday bit fbi. they had been under investigation for allegedly taking kickbacks from developers. when agents went into the home, authorities say leslie johnson who was elected to county council tried to flush a check for $100,000 down the toilet and she stuffed more than $79,000 in cash into her bra. fbb i officials recorded a phone conver

joel d smith is live on the roof from the building in northwest baltimore with the man behind the planjoel. >> reporter: hey, there. we are here and what a great view. can you imagine, we have the vegetation. it looks like you're in a little park, but you're actually looking over the city as well. here in the middll of town is the idea for this. we talked to york a while ago and diane is taking it to the next level with the vegetation. when you are not on top of roofs like these. >> design houses and small commercial buildings. >> reporter: what challenge was this and how did you decidd what to do? >> the roof is a nice landscape design. so it's -- this garden was planned for thh bees. ththe seed um is typically used. this roof is special in that we were able to do deep planting and introduce shrubs, too. >> reporter: tell us why having bees is important no matter what you eat and where you live? >> the ees are threatened now and urban environment is one of reasons why. so we're creating a bee habitat in the urban environment. >> reporter: pretty cool, fighting back. how uniiue for som

northwest. >> tracee, thank you. >>> 95, several homes in baltimore have been damaged by what might be a tornado. wbao radio reports firefighters are searching through homes in northeast baltimore badly damaged by a strong wind gust. there are reports of people injured. no reports of any deaths at this point. we'll bring you more details, though, as they become available. >>> tom joins us ithe studio. any indications there might have been a tornado up towards baltimore? >>> well, there was some circulion on radar. we won't know until daylight and they can get teams to assess the damage and figure it out. we had gust 50 to 60 miles per hour. toppled trees in northern virginia and northwest washington, parts of maryland. that's what brought down the power line. this is the radar history the last three hours. heading off north and east and pulling away. we ought to get sunshine here this morning. look at the rainfall totals we had. over an inch in most of northern virginia. .06 in washington. frederick, 1.8 inches. temperatures are still a bit balmy. feels tropical. near 60 in southeastern virginia

. >> northwest hospital is one of three hospitals in the baltimore area to offer that single site surgery. with millions of americans still out of work we've heard a left turn of stories going to extremes to try to find jobs. but would you have plastic surgery if you thought that that might help your chances of getting hired. well, that's exactly what some job seekers are doing many are turning to quick fix treatments to shave off years and stay competitive in the job market. >> if it's between an older overweight woman and a young thin girl, the thin girl is going to get the job. i don't care who's more qualified. it's just the way it is. >> and last year alone 40 to 54-year-olds made up 47% of all cosmetic procedures. a plastic surgeon in new york city has even come up with his own job fighter package which includes botox treatments, laser skin resurfacing and a mini facelift. >>> go for the facelift. why stop at the mini you know. good for the full facelift. >> the whole joe pesci thing. hopefully couple of years before we have to get in that game. chris i tell you what man have you be

northwest. winds right now at 8 miles an hour in baltimore. 10 in dc. 9 in dover looking at 12 miles an hour windsre in wilmington. temperature wise we hold on to the 60's down in dc. 59 in baltimore. 54 in salsbury and as the sun is setting you continue to see the clearing skies then the temperature dropping. especially into outlying areas a little bit cooler around central maryland so looking at the clouds in the area nothing to the west. mainly to the east a few high thin scattered includes and well which stay mainly clear in the overnight and next several days we stay dry due to high pressure to the south of us we have the low that is out over the atlantic that will continue to spin around. creating some showers up there towards boston. up in maine. rain possible even few snow showers possible in parts of vermont and new hampshire. but the cool wind out of the north will keep our temperatures in check we still hold on to clear conditions for the next several days until our next system arrives the end of the weekend so looking at the future scan looks like we see few high thin clouds out there.

northwest at 9 miles per hour. through the day, abundant sunshine in baltimore. beautiful blue skies and not that much wind. it did get breezy at times, but nothing over the top. take you out to mount airy looking west and finding nothing but sapphire blue skies as well. a nice look day of weather. peak wind gusts close to 20 today and being see edgeexceptmere gusting to 20. temperature wise in the mid-50s. i think the reading is off here at patuxent river air stays but of us in the mid-50s. down at 40, for the dew point. it's very dry air we are dealing with. i call it lip balm weather or chap stick whatever your choice is. it's dry out. and highs today in the low 60s. so, really, very seasonable. the average high is 60 or 59 right now technically. tomorrow 62 for an a list and -- annapolis and sunshine and bowie as well. closer up into harford county south and west of the city, laurel about 63. right there satellite radar trend is going to be clear tonight, clear tomorrow and clear for just about every day to come. we don't see a big shift in the weather pattern until something more active until monday or

baltimore, maryland 21201. >>> on the weather front today quiet as a mouse. sunshine northwest breezes all we had to deal with out there. good looking weather as we set up for this first weekend really that kicks off the whole thanksgiving week a lot of earlier travelers hitting the records he said in the airports today. this is a good time to travel right now. we've got clear weather up and down the east coast and all across the upper midwest in fact. there's not much going on. that's what you want when you're traveling. temperature wise we've got cool night in progress down to 50 already in the inner harbor. 48 annapolis and 43 out in frederick. this evening we'll continue to fall right through the 40s. mostly clear and chilly we'll talk more about the weekend ahead and wild swings in the weather thanksgiving week. >>> 50 new lawsuit have been filed against st. joseph's medical center. and dr. mark midday. he's accused of performing hundreds unnecessary procedures. the lawsuit is seeking damages for fraud negligence and civil conspiracy. these latest lawsuits in response to $

northwest couple days. thanksgiving outlook, snow and ice storm to the west. this morning it's about temperatures. 48 officially in baltimoreok at our winds going from the southeast to south. that's the push of warmer temperatures. that'll surge our air through the next couple days. before we get a little cool down, that's it. you can see those arrows turn by wednesday. it'le

northwest suburbs, not a whole lot going on. any of you driving towards baltimore will run into the rain today. rain is likely off and on. the have this stuff will comment later this afternoon. expect a high temperature of 56 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. a pretty nice start despite the fact it is wet outside. york road, some construction to tell you about. that is ongoing. not doing all the bat that in terms of delays. spot.is a sluggish the entire beltway in pretty good shape for the most part. 795 running smoothly out of owings mills. here is a look at drive times. six minutes i-95 south down to the fort mchenry. nine minutes on the inner loop from 795 over towards 83. this is 895. as you approached the harbor tunnel, problem-free at the moment. it is slick out there. old court running smoothly at this hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. new developments out of prince george's county where nine people are under arrest. >> this follows the

wind northwest at 8 at the moment and pressure holding steady rising a little bit. aberdeen is 52. baltimorehrough the day, a lot of blue sky here and really we didn't see any significant clouds from that storm offshore. if anything, we saw very little cloud cover even looking east out over the chesapeake sapphire blue skies and breezy attires but on the whole a beautiful looking day. breeze coming up a little bit today. current wind are around 7 to 8. a bit of a light breeze blowing. temperature wise still 61 at dulles. charlotsville virginia, mid-60s. most of us are down into the 50s. highs today or right around 06 in most spots. downtown 61 with additional concrete. annapolis cooler along the water this. and into the day tomorrow, we are probably talking maybe 62 or so. i think bowie warmer. it depen on the exact a wind we get and if it brings in more of that bay breeze we could be stuck in the upper 50s. satellite radar trend clear. and nothing on the horizon any time soon. it's one quiet weather pattern. other than of course the storm offshore we thought might spend a few more clouds ou

baltimore area. power outages are just part of the story. storms blamed for major damage across the area. tracee wilkins is live in northwest washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. it's a little dark out here. there is a tree all the way across massachusts avenue. i'm going to get out of the way so you can take a look. all four lanes are blocked here. police have been out all morning line. you can take 34th place or observatory to get around this tree. but the tree is blocking a four lanes of massachusetts avenue. this is the kind of damage we have were se all the way around the area, specifically northern virginia. the ft that they don't have a crew yet speaks

northwest and northeast washington. we are also following the situation up in baltimore where the national weather service will survey to see whether a tornado came through early this morning. fire officials say winds around 08 miles per hour ripped off roofs and blew down trees. this happened about 1:30 this morning in the area of flood wood avenue in northeast baltimore. >>> let's find out how it is impaming your commute or it will be soon. let's check in with julie wright and say good morning to her. >> yes, we are dealing with downed trees and wires and we do have problems out on the dulles toll road as well. sarah simmons reporting live from arlington. we have tree debris george mason drive at 16th treat. rhode island avenue shut down between 4th and 12th streets in northeast. just to name a couple of areas where we are finding some problems. now, as far as your interstates go, nothing but wet pavement right now and a lot of road spray. proceed with caution. allow yourself extra time out the front door. we are talking about the dulles toll road. there was a backhoe that struck the overpass at beulah. inbound dulles

baltimore at 46. lagging behind a little bit to the northwest but fairly uniform conditions and about the wind. we have been dealing with some force of wind pretty much throughout the week. the good news we watch the arrows shrink up, the wind is less this afternoon and the shift from the southwest when you wake up tomorrow morning although it will be chilly it will start to usher in milder temperatures. we get back to near normal over the weekend and we may have have ale drop with the winds to the north sunday but overall the winds will ease up for today and more sunshine already developing across the region and our day will look rather nice with the 2-degree guarantee though being a little cool. we should get to 55. on a normal day, 50 is what we'll call for this afternoon with 40s outside of the beltway and we look for less wind to give way to a very chilly night. down to about 29 at the official reporting station bwi marshall, staying low to mid 30s downtown by even colder north to west. the day tomorrow, a mostly sunny sky and a few clouds from time to time and a high temperature back to 5

baltimore. check out the wind forecast and i wanted to highlight we expect a gusty breeze out of the northwest. that keeps it cool today. wind could reach about 25 miles per hour. try to settle up a little bit this afternoon and when the cold air rushes in and the chance of maybe evening showers or snowflakes, notice the cold air behind it as we clear out. strong northwesterly wind. 20 to 30 miles per hour winds early and then the winds ease up and shift directions. but that's a warmer wind on the weekendch let's check it out for today. 56 for the two degreen guarantee. cloudy and lay date or evening shower possible. here kim with traffic. >> reporter: thanks. traffic this morning is off to a pretty good start around the area. looking at 895, just south of the 95 -- 95 split. traffic is moving well in both directions. no problems around the beltway. i70 is checking in without issues approaching 695. looking at the maps, we have a couple incidents to let you know about downtown a crash right there at bank and eaton streets. not bound 895 approaching the 95 split, a disabled tractor trailer is cr

baltimore. still warm in the midwest. minneapolis climbed to 71. chicago, 64. detroit is 60 degrees. 50s in the pacific northwest. 45 in boise. and 34 degrees in colorado springs. >>> and when we come back on this thursday, a day after google execs showed some holiday spirit, now showing a little vengeance. >>> and the growing backlash against this alcoholic beverage. banned by another state. >>> and a little bit of hollywood shines in nashville at the cma awards. we'll be back. ve >>> the number of homes lost to foreclosure fell last month. but that is not expected to be the start of a trend. repossessions were down 9% from september. the sharpest drop of the year. but that was mainly because many lenders temporarily froze foreclosures to review potentially flawed paperwork. the number of homes receiving some kind of foreclosure warning also fell slightly. >>> overseas markets are rising this morning. tokyo's nikkei average climbed 0.3% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow added ten points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq gained 15 points. >>> in

in the 50's all-around baltimore, as you head up towards hagerstown and low 40's said mchenry and frost bird. tonight, 37-44. if you look far enough to the northwestcan see some wintering conditions some of this will try to work its way east. temperatures are back alone normal for a couple of days. one storm is leaving us. a new fast-moving area will cut across the mississippi valley and then head our way. this will be much more week when it comes through. this will grab on to some of the cold air and tried this right into the mid-atlantic. it will be cold enough for snow in the western maryland mountains. we might catch a sprinkle of rain but dry chilly weather coming in to wrap up this work week and it looks like a decent start. a variable cost more because we will start with a piece of sun. there is a slight risk of a sprinkle. on the day, there is still a small craft advisory for wins them might just up to 20 knots at times. -- for winds that my guest up to 20 mcnaught symbol -- 20 knots. a sprinkle, possible down to cambridge. just a quick hitting shower. a mix of sun and clouds on the lower eastern shore and a relatively mild day at ocean ci

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baltimore. 81 in miami. just shy of 60 in detroit and omaha. and 70 in indianapolis. 40s in the pacific northwest. 62 in sacramento. and 69 degrees in phoenix. >>> and when we come back, it is being called stunning and peaceful. we have the newest pictures of the ground zero memorial. >>> plus, an early holiday present for the legions of googlers. the newest perk for already-pampered employees of the internet icon. >>> on top of that, the latest explanation for those strange sights above l.a. >>> there's fresh evidence this morning of just how hard it is out there to find a job. new numbers show job openings fell more than 5% in september. it was the second-straight monthly decline. there is some encouraging news, though. a separate report from a leading small business group finds more small businesses plans to add workers than cut them in the next three months. >>> and a new report from online real estate firm zillow, finds the housing downturn is almost as bad as the decline in the great depression. home prices have plunged 25% from their peak in 2006. home values have dropped 17-straight quart

northwest at eight miles an hour. right now temperature in frederick. 46 degrees. 49 in baltimore. day out of ball, that was just confirmed as an e-f-1 tornado with winds at 100 miles an hour. 48 in kwanco. and 49 in clinton, maryland. none of the damage here around our area was caused by a tornado to let you know. 38 in washington overnight. 34 in frederic. warming up to the low toiddle 50s. it will be a chilly day tomorrow and i think tomorrow will be the first day below average in the last 11 days. and i don't see many days, actually, above average for the next couple of week. >> six months? >> i've got the forect one more time. wait until you tell whayou will happen around thanksgiving. >> we won't behappy until may. >> what's up? >> college basketball if that's okay with you. we'll start with the terps taking off in the fifth. the redskins still trying to figure out how to solve those third down woes. >>> are the titans a good team should expect to beat? >> they're a better team than the redskins so they can hope to beat they will. that's a very good question. mike shanahan st

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baltimore. mostly sunny. a west to northwest breeze. 5 to 15.notice the sunset now. each day these days short again down for winter time. big football game in charlotte. what's the forecast? ravens panthers game. 64 to 68 the temperature range. plenty of sunshine. nice, mild weather in charlotte. it is going to be a great game. the ravens will, of course, win. >> thanks, john. thank you for joining us. "11 news saturday morning" continues in 25 minutes. >>> and we're back on this saturday morning, november 20th, 2010. we actually have two great crowds joining us this morning. we have our fantastic crowd here at studio 1a on rockefeller plaza. and then, take a look at bagram airfield in afghanistan. where lester is joined by the members of the 33rd rescue squadron. and we're going to head back to afghanistan in just a few minutes. but coming up this half hour, oprah's best. she may be ending her 25-year run with her daytime talk show, but her magazine will continue. and coming up, we went inside "o" for a sneak peek at how they put together their

baltimore. 54 dc. 47 in hagerstown. then 45 in oakland. and we will continue to hold onto winds light from the north, northeast. they are shifting. they were in the northwest. now that low is pushing to the southeast it is shifting winds from the northeast. so it looks like we will continue to see the cool air filter in for tonight. temperatures drop for highs tomorrow. but nonetheless nice day all and all. temperatures in the 30s and 40s north. pittsburg, buffalo and new york. south is mid 40s. midwess in the 50s. we will slooly see warmer air work into the forecast down the road. but until then, looking at high pressure keeping us nice and dry. this storm continues to track out east. leaving us clear. we have a weak front off to the west. that will kind of have our temperatures going down. help our temperatures going down for tomorrow. by a couple of degrees. not by much. still see a nice day out there all and all. as you see area of low pressure taking the moisture south of us. we stay dry. no rainfall for the next several days. pressed to get rain in the neighborhood until probably early next week. that's the next chance to see drops. as far as out the