. >> today, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced a plan to increase the bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents. she has asked the city council to consider it monday. david collins has the details. >> revenue from the embattled city bottle tax has already fallen short of expectations. city hall estimated the tax would bring in $5.8 million per year. but it actually just generated $4.7 million in its first year. two days after the election, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has announced a plan to increase the bonnell tax from 2 cents to 5 cents. >> we were looking for a creative way to put more resources into construction for schools. you take a look at the schools around the city, and our kids deserve more. we think this is a way we can get there. >> school administrators are still looking into how much money is needed. an aclu representative put the figure at $2.8 million. the increase to 5 cents would provide $2.2 million. but the tax increase needs approval from city council and is expected to face stiff opposition from the beverage industry. after hearing the mayor wants to increase t

>> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake literally pulls the plug on the occupy baltimore protesters. >> and clear skies today, but what lies ahead for the weekend? the forecast, as 11 news today continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti in for stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> going to be a quiet day in the weather department? >> i think so, maybe not as much sunshine as yesterday, but maybe the rain will catch up to us, but we'll talk about that. outside right now, not as cold ads yesterday. most spots are above freezing. 39 at the airport with relative humidity at 89%. the forecast for today, a mix of sun and clouds. a little more cloud cover than yesterday, but still nice, no rain. the high temperature, 61. when we come back, we'll check the forecast for the weekend. first let's say good morning to sarah, see what's happening on the roads. >> good morning. we are tracking an accident on the harrisburg expressway. it's southbound just as you make your approach to t

including griffin, who is challenging stephanie rawlings blake. on the national front, presidential candidate and front runner herman cane fire back saying he sexually harassed two women in the 1990s. >> while at the restaurant association i was accused of sexual harass ltment, falsely accused, i was falsely accused of sexual harassment and when the charges were brought, as the leader of the organization, i recused myself and allowed my general council and my human resource officer to deal with the situation. it was concluded after a thorough investigation that it had no basis. >> mr. cain spoke at a press club and the accusations stem from a report that two female employees complained of inappropriate behavior. the women left the organization after receiving five figure deals and when asked both cain and chief of staff said they weren't aware of the deals. . now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >>> glen burnie, storm center weather net, an ruin dale community college, 4 a degrees. l

mayor stephanie rawlings blanked -- mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced a plan to raise it from 2 cents to 5 cents. >> take a look at some of our schools around the city and you know our schools deserve more. we think this is a way to get there. >> school administrators are still looking into how much money is needed. an aclu figure put the figure at $2.8 million. generating -- increasing the bottle tax to 5 cents would generate $2.2 million. the tax increase needs approval from city council, and it is expected to face stiff opposition from the beverage industry and business. after hearing the mayor wants to increase the tax to 5 cents, one person writes, "mader stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore business, in my opinion. it is somewhat of debuts out of power. -- of an abuse of power." >> fully committed to finding a way to speed up the pace of school construction, so we can make sure the facilities match the greatness of our kids. >> the school and city council will include -- will introduce an amendment to increase the tax. co

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it does not come as a big surprise, but democratic incumbent stephanie rawlings- blake has been officially elected as the mayor of baltimore city. >> i want to thank everyone for being here tonight. thank you for believing in me and for being here. >> happy with her when, mayor rawlings-blake says she is extremely satisfied with voter turnout. only 12% of registered voters casting ballots. residents are becoming disgusted according to analysts. >> it is not the same set were happening, but the things that were not happening here. people have detached themselves. they find it unpleasant. they have to and out of politics. >> stephanie rawlings-blake was council president in 2007 but was appointed mayor when sheila dixon stepped down during a scandal. >> it has shaped up to be a spectacular day, especially for the month of november. if it does not get better than this. 60 degrees right now. a lot of sunshine. the wind out of the south is light in nature, ushering in warmer weather. we will hit 65 degrees. the sun will set at 4:578 -- 4 cuts 57 this afternoon. we dropped down to 53 by 9:00 p.m

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake acknowledged the grand prix troubles. a splashy event for baltimore, but besieged by debt and vendors. >> i have concerns about the management. >> yesterday, city hall told the developers to pay their debt by the end of the year or the city pulled out of the deal. the city says is owed about $1.5 million. a number of vendors complained they have not been paid either. the city spent nearly $7 million on roadwork for the event. a study last week showed the event generated about $47,000 in economic impact, far short of what's promoters promised. >> i am pleased by every day that goes by. while there have certainly been detractors, people coming up to me and telling me what a wonderful experience they had, it was definitely a chance to showcase baltimore on a world stage. we just need to make sure that it matches the magnitude of the event. >> the deadline for deciding about next year's event, which is scheduled for labor day next year, the mayor said they will see what happens by the end of the year first. >> thank you, jane

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake is talking money. the controversial tax she now wants to increase. that's just ahead. john? >> well, it is autumn out there. we will see plenty of sun during the day. temperatures still a little on the chilly side. not as much wind. a good one coming up. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle git. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> it's so quiet this morning. we don't have the winds roaring around. redistributing the leaves in your yard or mine. my yard emptied out a little bit. i'm still going to have to work on those leaves as well. it is quiet this morning. it is rain free. and if there were something going on, we might even see snow in the area. a few of the temperatures are down near freezing. here on tv hill, it is 30 degrees. at the airport, warmer at this stage of the game. we have clear skies. a few high, thin clouds. let's look at the statistics right now and give you an idea of what's going on outside. 34 at the airport. a southwest wind 5 miles per hour. this

. >> days after releasing their first full determine, stephanie rawlings-blake has said she wants toncrease the bottle tax. rawlings blake assures the increase will go toward funding school construction. >> we were looking for ways -- creative ways to really put some more resources into school construction. you take a look at some of our schools around the city. you know our kids deserve more. >> after hearing about that proposal, roxanne -- stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore businesses. mocking our industry in my opinion is an abuse of power. school administrators don't know how much money is needed for construction. one study puts the figure at $2.8 billion. the bottle tax generated $4.7 million in its first year. baltimore city states attorney greg bernstein will be our guest. if you have a question, e-mail your questions to www.wbaltv.com. sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> most who served in world war 1 are no longer alive but there is an effort to remember them. nicole killion says it is turning into a fight. >> this is the on

. >>> election results are in and great news for stephanie rawlings-blake who will continue to lead baltimoree was elected mayor last night. she took over office two years ago when sheila dickon -- dixon stepped down. it was clear defeat against her opponent. polls were with little traffic. 12% of eligible voters cast their ballots in mayoral race. 44,000 people cast ballots in person and 1600 absentee ballots from the -- for the city of 620,000 residents. >>> we want to dealel for the holidays. we are several weeks away from thanksgiving and the black friday deals are pouring in. lynette charles tracking new information on the products you will soon be able to get in your stores as you get ready for the holidays. lynette. >> reporter: all right. i am here and i am out here live target parking lot and this is waiting in anticipation because that's the word we live in we wait for the next big thing. next big thing is going to be that black friday shopping is going to start earlier than ever. for some stores, black friday sales will start on thursday. and then you have some stores participating

. >> reporter: a spokesperson for mayor stephanie rawlings-blake declined to say whether she was one of the mayors on that conference call. but the mayor has expressed concern about this encampment. >> at a press conference this morning, the mayor acknowledged protestors are ignoring rules at the inner harbor site. but she would not say how the city plans to deal with the occupy encampment. >> i have asked repeatedly that the tents be removed. and we're going to deal with it at a time of our choosing. >> reporter: for now, the occupation continues. >> reporter: probably the time is coming that they're going to take some action. i actually talked to the mayor last night. i thanked her. for keeping out of this so far. and she told me, it won't be forever. and the tents have got to go. >> i don't think we'll be going anywhere. >> so far, if the city does have a plan on how they're going to deal with these protestors, they have not tipped their hat yet. and there could be more protestors on the way. the occupy wall street movement up in new york, now marching down, many of them down the

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. >>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake is using her pay raise to benefit local youth.he is promising to give the money to the youth works summer jobs program. that raise is a 2 1/2% cost of living raise and will go to program that places teens in summer jobs. it averages out to about 3900 dollars. rawlings blake is makeing that donation because of the city's dire financial situation. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> here we go again. it's damp and it's foggy and it's going to continue. this bel air i want to show you main street route 22. from our friend at safe harbor travel and charm city run. this is another one of those wet and mild days and cooler than yesterday as many of us start with temperatures if the 40s. check out 46 in bel air and 48 perry hall pasadena annapolis and northeast. and uniformed cons this morning. maryland's most powerful doppler radar showing steady rains around the bay. heavier stuff along 50 on to the eastern shore. we expect to have slowly rising temperatures. we wil

big vote is is for mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has to win to take the office in her own right. she took office last year after her predecessor stepped down amid a scandal. voters will choose between her and at fred griffon and city council members and the president and two ballots questions will be on the ballot for voters. >>> and for more election coverage and the latest on the results, head to abc2news.com where we will have the latest in due time. >>> in other news, a man is still in shock trauma after being shot by howard county police in the industrial park off high tech road in elk ridge. call came in around 3:00 monday afternoon. they found an armed man. he kept walking despite efforts by police to get him to stop. the officers hit him in the back -- into a back parking lot where he refused to give up the gun. and officers opened fire. >>> she is is saying she is not guilty -- she is saying she is not guilty in the murder of her he classmate and is telling her side of the story. records show she says it started with three boys who wouldn't let her reach something in her

then in february, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake scommigsed the independent panel to look into the incident. one officer and one civilian lost their lives and three other civilians and another police officer were injured in a brawl that got out of hand. the independent review board consisted of four national law enforcement experts. they've been working since april, charged to review the incident and recommend changes to policies and procedures to prevent a similar occurrence in the future. the state's attorney office says torbitt was shot 20 times by fellow police officers who didn't recognize him in plainclothes or see his badge. they announced in august no charges would be filed against the officers who shot torbitt. torbitt's sister spoke to 11 news after that announcement. >> i feel as though they know the truth, and it's time people stop covering up for the police officers. there's no way in the world, if you're standing over someone and shoot them 22 times and no one -- no justice come out of that. >> the results of the independent review will be released today at police headquarters

. >> a new proposed tax by stephanie rawlings-blake. >> breezy and called this morning but no fog -- breezy and cold. >> 5 is pretty light this morning. it is veterans day. ons ♪ [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a moment of warm, gooey, togetherness. chocolate chip cookies... from pillsbury. grands! and gravy. man, it's butter all the way.g? uncle ray, gravy or butter? definitely butter. boom! or gravy. ham. turkey. or nothing. as long as it's grands!, i'm good. [ female announcer ] grands! holiday ideas made easy. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. happy veterans day. it is windy out there this morning. >> the temperature or something like that and you would say it it is not b

stephanie rawlings-blake was electedto washer first term as mayor. everyone of the democratic candidates for city council won their races as well. prosecutors tried to prove ulysses currie accepted $245,000 from shoppers food warehouse in exchange for political favors. prosecutors failed to prove a federal crime was committed. could the recent child sex abuse scandal mean the end of the era? e paterno he has not been charged with anything. but many feel that joe paterno failed to follow up, in essence into the cover-up. reports are swirling that he may be forced to step down if he does not opt to resign. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should penn state coach joe paterno step down in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal coverup? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. it is getting dizzy on eastbound 7. delays forming back to 40 because of an accident ea

. >> after hearing the proposal, rob santoni of santoni markets writes, "mayor stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore business. mocking our industry like this, in my opinion, is somewhat of an abuse of power." the city council is expected to hear the proposal at their meeting tonight. they will have to sign off on the measure. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. how natural gas levels got so high in cite two annapolis shopping centers is still a mystery. forest plaza and festival riva, nearly to its dozen stores were cleared out -- nearly two dozen stores were cleared out. >> we went right out. >> nobody was injured. >> a violent crash in the white marsh area on sunday. a tree split into three p ieces. no word on what caused the crash. a motorcyclist collided with a police cruiser. this was just after 9:30 and sunday morning. the harley-davidson went to the intersection at striking the cruiser. one man was taken to shock trauma. >> maryland state senator nancy jacobs will push a plan to make it a crime to fail to report suspicions of

...the city provides 30 percent of the schools opprating budggt.a spokesperson for mayor stephanie rawlings blake says pse and he schhol c-e-o made &pcity can generateefunds for the many much needed school projects. you've seen it... raa rice has madeethis dance .... called the "bernie" famous.hh's oing it here agginst tte steeeers. bbt the same dance just cost a high school their season. season. 3 we win with classs weeloss with dignity and unfortunately not very class behavior. perry hall high school's title are dashed...after the principal cancelledd he vaasity soccer team's season. this is a picturr of players doing the dance after winning theirrplayoff game against parents emailed complaining abouu the "ray rice" dance.we spoke to the coach ... who says he respects the principal's decisionnbut doesn't agree with it. 3 i'' disappointed, i'm &pdisappointed for the kids mainly becauss what they did was not malicious and it was uninteetional to insult the othhr team's pprents, and thee price that they're paying for it is exorbitant. one dulaney parent changed their mind aater realizing it was ju

it is expected to be very easy victory for mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. her republican challenger is alfred agron. 11 news caught up with him on monday. -- alfred griffin. 11 news caught up with him on monday. he said he has less than $1,000 in campaign funds, but says he can't -- capitalizing on his community experience. the polls are open until 8:00 p.m., but for those waiting until the last minute, you can attract mechanic -- you can track the candidates at wbaltv.com, click on "politics." >> still ahead, bringing to light things that parents need to know about. first, simone is no ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the angels won't receive me ♪ ♪ let me go, boys, let me go, boys ♪ ♪ let me go down in the mud where the rivers... ♪ [ female announcer ] when you're responsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ >> orioles pitcher alfredo simone has been cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges. the charges were dropped in santa demillo in the dom

. >> mayor stephany rawlings- blake is unveiling a multipronged proposal to generate more money for schools. some of these are controversial. >> the mayor's school construction plan goes beyond raising the city's bonnell tax, but a number of the elements of it go beyond the city's control. it is unclear if the bottle tax will come up tonight. >> we have now reached a breaking point and it is time to act now. today, the school system faces a major funding shortfall for school construction and richard -- renovation. >> it is already meeting stiff resistance. >> business leaders call it a job killer. >> why is our mayor not talking about job creation? this does everything to reduce jobs in our city. >> revenue is already falling short of expectations. city hall estimated $5.8 million per year, but it has only generated $4.7 million. the mayor's better school initiative deserves more scrutiny. in addition to raising the bottle tax, she would raise slots revenues as well. the city will ask the general assembly to increase the city's debt capacity to $100 million. the city wants to try to create

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the city's board of estiiates in assthe city faces an expected 50-million dollar deficit, stephanie rawlings-blake to donate hhr salary ncrease... to charity. 1:14"i think there are tough times in this city""i also youthworlks, which is providing opportunities for oou young people for a lifetime oo worr force readiness readinessthe raise will put an xtra 15-hundrrd dollar in &pcouncil member paychecks... the mayor and city council or president jack young. we asked a young spokesman what the council president planned to do with his extta pay... but we have yet to hear back. 3 in curtis ay, one woman's idea to help a few neighbors has blossomed into a yearly event. joel d. smith is live at her workplace, which this week, &pdoubles as a packing and ssipping center for hope. ood morning joel d. ,3 3 3 coming up on the earlyy edition... the baltimore ravens secret weapon... weapon... before every game i want to touch him and i ask him tt be as strong as him and perform like him... the story behind their good luck charm... beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know th

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says protestors have been ignoring rules at the campsite. but she would not specify how the city plan toss deal with the "occupy" movement. >> i have asked repeatedly that the tents be removed. and we're going to deal with it at a time of our choosing really. >> i don't think we'll be going anywhere. >> reporter: occupy protestors insist they will not budge from their spot, even in the face of police action. >> probably the time is coming that they'll have some action. i talked to the mayor and thanked her for keeping out of this so far. and the tents have got to go. but she also expressed interest about dialoguing with us in a way that sort of goes beyond the movement here. >> reporter: and more protestors are on the way. that's because a group from occupy wall street is marching from new york, down the i-95 corridor, as they move all the way to d.c. this weekend, they'll be stopping here in baltimore. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> we are monitoring the activity at mceldon square and we'll bring you updates on the baltimore march

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is running and is expected to coast to ree-- reelection. and they will vote on whether to lower the age remember the for city council members to the lag of 18. stay with abc2 news and abc2news.com for continuing coverage. we'll also have the updated results all night long on abc2news.com and tonight at abc2 news at 11. >>> hang on, locus point. your gas is coming back on. 1,000 customers are still affected by the break. so all of last night and this morning, bge was knocking on your door trying to come into your home and shut your gas off. tonight and tomorrow bge will again be knocking on your door to come back in and turn your gas on. >> we do believe we'll be able to restore natural gas service to about 100 customers. however, because of the labor-intensive work that's involved, it will be a multiday restoration. >> in less than an hour bge will be out there at locus point. they will hold a community meeting tonight to address the repairs and answer your questions. the meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 at 1301 towson street. >>> weat

. >>> baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she will take her raise and donate 2 1/2% cost of living raise to the programs that puts teens in summer jobs. last year she declined. she made more than $155,000 last year and said she is make the donations because have the city's dire financial situation. >>> the city seems to be changing its mind on who should mind the walks. in 2008 the city of annapolis said they will take over responsibility of maintaining city sidewalks. now it's your responsibility top pay $25 a year. when residents got the bill, they complained, so the city removed the bill. the city said budget restraints may stop them from doing the job all together. >>> there's a real benefit to having the city maintain this. owe can repair -- we can repair it, but the problem is, the city does not have a dedicated revenue stream. >> the city will hold a public hearing next monday, the 28th at city hall. >>> it is fearchlt the university of maryland will cut eight athletic programs to eliminate a budget shortfall. the programs being cut, men's and women's diving teams,

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out of the field of five, stephanie rawlings-blake was the clear winner. maybe too clear. early winners indicate baltimore's general election was dead on arrival. >> in my exercise class, my instructor was asking, i said, i have to leave here and go vote. he said, why are you going to vote? we voted several months ago. and i said, well, wasn't that the preliminary? and this is the -- what is it? >> general. >> i said, this is the general. she said, yoi know anything about that. >> reporter: wjz talked to mayor rawlings-blake about the election just minutes ago. >> so many people like to complain. but then you ask them if they actually participate, that's a different story. >> reporter: some voters who did cast ballots today were surprised how few of them, as in voters, there were. >> persons that are going to be in are going to be in. there's nothing they can do about it. when we had the primaries, it was a little activity, but nothing like what we should have. >> but even little turnout is better than no turnout. those who want to set an example for their children. >> are

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is favored to win the general election. only about 22% of eligible voters cast votes in september's primary. they will also vote for city council members and council president. who evercomes out on track will have to deal with organizers of the baltimore grand prix. the city is not happy with the way organizers have handled the payments. they owe the city her than -- more than $1.5 million. the organizers are already facing lawsuits from vendors and investors. >>> with all of us getting ready to pay nearly 60 cents more for gas, increasing the gas tax could be a tough sell for the general assembly. he who take the extra money from the tax and use it for road and construction projects. the governor said it would, in turn, create more jobs, but many drivers aren't thrilled with it. >> everything's going up. they're raising taxes on this, raising taxes on that. i'm against it. >> i'm against it unless there's a guarantee they who use it for infrastructure. >> over the last two years, the legislator has raided the fund to pay f

. >>> mayor stephanie rawlings blake will join leader at a news conference to increase awareness.planning works act, providing free family planning services. that goes in to effect january 1st of 2012 and a fundraising announcement today alongside the hud acting deputy elijah cummings. the announcement made in the executive conference room at city hall. >>> tonight, drum healthy families facility. the ray lewis will give away meals to families in need in baltimore city. >>> joe biden and his wife will host an early thanksgiving dinner today with wounded warriors observatory. mile this morning, 55. look at the 60s to the south including charlotte 62. 64 in hatteras. there is the boundary, the focal appointment for the rain. one batch pushed through overnight. next next waive should stay -- wave should stay to the north. we surging milder air. we will have a brief cool down with the boundary. as the rain returns, cool tomorrow we will bring in warm air behind it and just you wait, thanksgiving, a brief cool down, warm up over the weekend. rainfall tomorrow, a wet day. repeat of the

outnumber repubbicans in baltimmre...the results are not a surprise suupriseincumbent mayor stephanie rawlings blake has beating republlcan challenger alfred griffinbut look at this.. people voted for the mayor...a - very low number of votes. so mayor stephanie rawlings morning, knowing that she will be baatimore's leader for years to ome. the she eerned her first full-term that runs hrough 2015.in her speech... she said in: here is no doubtout: and - win 3 for complete results on the payor's race, city council race and the two ballot quessions in tteecity... go to the baltimore votes section oo our website... at fox baltimore-doo-com. and &pcontent our wwbsite is abbooutely free. in northwest baltimore...a &pwoman is deed and police say &pit was at the hands of her gr. grandson.67 year old, shirley tyler's body was found in her park eiggtsshome on spaulding avenue... saturday morning. police say 36 year old demond to death.heeis now charged with irst degree murder. just 2 days after a verdict in &pthe deeth offmichael jackson... we learn that thh bed where michael jackkon took hissfinal breath is u

discriminaciones hacia latinos......y es por eso que le piden a la alcaldesa de baltimore stephanie rawlings- blake que cumpla con la promesa que les hizo antes de ser elegida.... "nos prometio a la comunidad latina que iba a meter una orden ejecutiva poniendo un alto a la discriminacion y la colaboracion entre la policia e inmigracion , hasta el dia de hoy no se ha visto esto en papel" una orden ejecutiva daria garantias para que baltimore no se convierta en arizona o alabama.... con el proposito de presionar, 30 organizacione s entregaron peticiones pidiendo una pronta accion "hay gente que no tiene voz ni voto ni cuenta en la sociedad y estan sufriendo discriminacion y persecucion" la oficina de la alcaldesa no devolvio nuestras llamadas .... y aunque activistas aqui en el area saben que los inmigrantes no tienen una situacion tan complicada como los de alabama o arizona, saben que una orden ejecutiva podria ayudar a muchos inmigrantes... en baltimore, maryland claudia uceda univision un condado de maryland es mencionado como uno de los que cuenta con la mayor poblacion de pandillas juveniles en

stephanie rawlings blake says action could be taken when the time is right. the protesters in philadelphia were ordered to leave by midnight. police have not moved in. back to you. >>> live in the newsroom, thank you. >>> earlier than expected conclusion to the career of a local radio personality. ron smith announcing today he is retiring and will no longer be on the air. smith says his stage 4 pancreatic cancer has weakened his body. >>> rush for gift buying turns from your local mall to your computer. it's cyber mondays. following the black friday it could be a record setting one. analysts expect $1 billion in sales today. that's after shoppers spent more than $11 billion on friday. >>> the weather couldn't have been better for shopping this weekend. today the skies aren't clear out there taking a live look outside. clouds are moving in. the temperatures are warm for post thanksgiving. tim williams is in the weather center with a look at what is ahead in the forecast. >> today is a good day to go outside and run around. tomorrow, stay in and do the treadmil

permit because they want to stay asked the mayor when the protesters are expected to mayor stephanie rawlings blakegiven any type of timetable. today here s whht one occupy supporttr haa to say about the graffitti on the war monument. 41159 they re damaging mvmt better wayy to express themselves ...hopefully can cclan it up thhmselves that could be great occupy movemeet is planning on having their thanksgiving meal in about 30 minutes at mckeldin sq. we lllhave their reaction coming uu at fox45 news at 10. & our.../ other ...big story../ áeveryáá... thanksgiving.../ for... he... past 30--years...// áátheáá bea feeds ... thousands ...of people.../ in need...//.ááthisáá... year.../ the need.../ is... even greater.....// áájeffáá abell ...shows us /// how... volunteers.../ made.../ it...// work, jeff.... it was thirty years ago when bea ggddy first opened her east baltimore home to feeddthe hunggy on thankssiving day. 3 now, the need has grown so great that the meal has movvd into patterson park..... where today, thouuands waited at sunrise for tuukey anddall the trimmings. bea gaddy died a decade ago

stephanie rawlings blake will be there for a ribbon cutting ceremony. >>> kinder time toy drive has a kickoff in our area. abc2 news is taking part in giving you a great opportunity to give to kids in our area. think about picking up a toy for a child in need as well. this is the 13th year of the it's kinder time toy drive. you have until december 22nd to donate or use musical instruments. head to abc2 news.com and find the information on our home page, helping out the kids in need this holiday season. >>> let's look at right now and temperatures really show the whole story. we get warm air pumping in off of the atlantic, we are in the 50s to 60s. around the backside of the storm is the cold air pulling and widespread 30s. underneath that, above that, we are getting snow falling. snow falling, see the upper level sitting and spinning. cold air on the backside. heavy snow pushing in through western tennessee, expecting 2- 4 inches. mixing in snow on the south side of the storm. storm system is pumping in the cold air and will drag in the cold air behind this conveyer belt. we have to d

. >>> stephanie rawlings blake will join leaders to increase aware ness.ll provide family planning service for low income women in maryland. it goes in to effect january 1st, 2012. >>> pizza maybe considered a vegetable. bet you won't find it at a salad bar. the first public school to lawn afternoon salad bar. they received a grant from let's move salad bars to schools. the mission is to equip public schools with salad bars allowing them to increase healthier food options. >>> we've got ourselves a mild start to the workweek. damp for the most part. highlight the temperatures along the east. we've got ourselves a boundary from 50s and 60s in the southeast, to 30s and cooler to the northwest. boundary is what is separating winter weather or hint of winter weather versus the fall across the soutxñ we tracks like train tracks in the areas of low pressure will ride along them. that's what i suspect with this push. maybe a slight hint of cooler air trying to work in later today and overnight. once this area returns, it's going to pick the winds up and allow tem

to johns hopkins, the hybrid service is every 15 minutes and today baltimore city mayor, stephanie rawlings blake and others will gather at 10:30 to launch the green line officially. the mayor plans to call on congress to support the rebuild america jobs act. it includes $50 billion in much needed funding for transportation projects around the country. this would help road, rail and airport transportation projects, plus an additional $10 billion for an infrastructure bank. we saw the green route for the charm city circulator on its way on the move and picking up people since 6:30 this morning. repotting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> mta holding a series of open houses on purple line, connecting communities in the prince georges and montgomery area. the first open house is from 50:00 the 8:30 at the college park campus and prince georges room. >>> belinda conway will announce a federal election complaint. says it's about a major documented irregularity. >>> we learned overnight more banks are doing away with the monthly debit card fees. kuren redmond is here with us to tell us how the bank

as expected, after winning the democratic primary, stephanie rawlings-blake will remain baltimore's mayorthe vote. and oo course all the results are runninn at the bottom of the screen and we'll keep thhm up throughout the newscast. 3 the mayor was officially declared the winnnr just over an hour and a half ago. her supporters cheered as the mayor earned her first &pfull-term. this is what sh had to say after the official announcement. 3 in her speech, the mayor promised better days ahead. she's the 49th mayor and her term runs through 2015. 3 a... baltimore woman .../ is dead..../// áápoliceáá... say... her grandson.../ killed her....// áápoliceáá found... hhe body.../ at... her home ...ii... park heights.../. heights.../. áá keith áá aniels.../ is... at the scene.../// ááwhereáá... the suspecc... lived... with his gr. grandmooher. police say alcohol murder of a frostburg state university tudenn from baltimore. kortneigh mccoy was stabbed to death.. another studentt degreee mmrder charges.but rst 3 liggins says someone else is to blame foo the stabbing. onee expert says... it's a symptom

. >>> stephanie rawlings blake will join officials for the garbage man appreciation event. >>> somethingor your sweet tuesday after testing 18 chocolate chip cookies, consumer reports picked taste bake shop as the best. it was based on the big butter cookie, chocolate flavor, chocolate chips and buttery taste. >>> one candidate is not happy about the election process. conway plans to issue a federal complaint. and time for you to cast your vote for the leaders and a 9th grader has an allergy so bad she can't go to school but technology is allowing her to have a seat in the classroom. more in a bit. we are the house when it comes to the big game. yeah. it's his thing... i don't even participate. boom! here it comes. bring it back! bring it... [ male announcer ] some parties need a bowl of queso. made from creamy velveeta and zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles. it makes any get-together better. [ female announcer ] having grands! biscis easy.the morning just pop 'em in... then go about your business... and in just 15 minutes, your family can enjoy warm fresh from the oven biscuits. gran

schools.mayor stephanie rawlings-blake... wants to more than double funding... for school construution.she also wants to use 10-percent of city revenue from aafuture slots ccsino... for schools. and she wants to seeure... extra state funds by restructuring hhaltt care costs forrcity teachers.if &papproved by the city council... the 3 cent increasee woold not ttke eefect until july of 20-13. we all know it's a uuer's -ma to real estate. estate.a new study finds that home prices will soon be at 35 percent below what they were at their peak in 2006. 2006. but if it's aking too long to sell your home... the expertt say the problem might not be the housing market.... it could be you! &p joel d. smith is live n northeast baltimore to show us how some simple steps could p good morning joel d. t. 3 & 3 toys árá us is staging quite &pan event for thanksgiving nig. night.the store is opening its thanksgiving!believe it or not... that's ust an hour earlier than last year. year.toys r us is justtanother pn a growing listtof stooes to promote deals before black friday. walla

. >>> stood -- today mayor stephanie rawlings-blake received a plan on hiv aids to lower the rate. it was broken into four goals including the number by 25%, increasing access to health cairks focusing resources on the most at risk population and creating a collaborative city response to deal with it. they talked about the importance of the mission and the idea that all of the ideas are really achievable. >> when we treat a person the virus goes down and their abilityd to infect someone else goes down. if we can oif every -- identify every one we have a vaccine and can stop it. that's not feasible with the funds but it's the goals that we set. >> city council president bernard jack young said baltimore has been declared an hiv aids crisis. all of them present said none of the goals cannot be reached without community involvement as well. >>> taking a look at tonight's top story, a bomb squad from aberdeen proving ground carried out a strange assignment in carroll county. they were called to a manchester home after a family members with sorting through items at a deeased relative's

a traffic accident involving part of mayor stephanie rawlings blake's police detail is under investigationo. morning.ii happened just afterr 8:30 last night on i-83 at the guilford avenue exit.tte baltimore police officer was returning to city hall , when his unmarkee -u-v was hit by taken to shock trauma .... ut pre expected to be okay.mayor rawlings-blake wws ánotá in a maryland driver is facing charges... after a sneezing attack behind the wheel... caused him to veer off road and into a tree... killing the passenger.it happened on route 50 in salisbury... monday afternoon.the driver... 37- year-old brian evanss.. is now negligent driving.ess and the flu virus kills thousands of people each year, and a recent report shows the flu shot is not as affective aa we thought. so with flu season starting now, is there anytting we can do to ight owings mills with the 5 thingg you can do now,,to increase your chances of skipping the flu. good morning joel d. 3 3 good morning patrice. 3 hhlloween has come and gone for maryland residdnts....but for somm olks in new englandd.. it hasn't even start. f

later this morning, mayor stephanie rawlings blake along with business leader and others will launch the green route. service is at 6:30 and the green route runs from city hall to fells point to johns hopkins and this new hybrid bus has serviced every 15 minutes and the mayor plans to call on congress to support the rebuild america jobs act including $50 billion in much needed funding for transportation projects around the country. it would help road, rail, and airport transportation projects plus additional $10 billion for an infrastructure bank. today's event kicks off at 10:30 this morning. reporting life, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the owner of mount washington tavern plans to rebuild afa fire driedz droid the land mark. -- fire destroyed the landmark. the fire started around 4:30 yesterday arounding and by 5:00 a.m., crews were called in for a second alarm bringing 70 firefighters. scores of people got a look at the damage. the owners started calling contractors with a plan to rebuild. firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire. >>> people who work at clifft

just six days after being elected, mayor stephanie rawlings blake will rid -- revealed her plan to increase the bottle tax. city margins are not happy about the proposed hike. it is already a controversial tax. >> revenue from the embattled city bottle tax has fallen short of expectations. city hall estimates the tax would bring in $5.8 million budget only generated for a point -- $4.7 million. mayor stefanie rollins like announced plans to increase the tax to 5 cents. >> we were looking for creative ways to put more resources into school construction. take a look at some of our schools around the city and our kids deserve more. we think this is a way that can help us get there. >> increasing the tax would generate $10.2 million but it needs approval from the city council and is expected to face stiff opposition from the beverage industry. last month, during a hearing, coca-cola warned its business is threatened by the tax. pepsi will no longer bottle its beverages in the city and santoni markets estimated cost is business $500,000 in tax -- in revenue and jobs. robasantoni says the mayor h

mayor stephanie rawlings blake, commissioned an independent panel for the incident and recommended changes to policies and procedures to prevent a similar occurrence in the future. jayne miller will have the latest coming up tonight on "11 news at 5:00 and 6:00." please help security visible -- -- the footage shows 52-year-old freddie jones involved in some kind of argument with the suspects inside the yao brothers carry out monday night. the tape stops just before jones is shot and killed. investors believe the three people showed the video are in their late teens or early 20's. if you have any information on the suspects, contact police immediately. a jury convicted brittany norwood men's day of first- degree miller -- first-degree murder of a co-worker. nor would faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. ellicott city barber is held on $500,000 bond for this after he was charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy. police say 54 year-old jung gon kim made inappropriate comments to is victim before abusing him in september. kim was an employee of scissors sound hair sal