tim tooten is along the jones falls. >> it looks like it's going down. give you an idea how this was overnight. you can see some debris heading down. it looks to be going down. this becomes a measuring stick. look at the parking lot at metal mill. it has all come down. it is still raining and coming down at a good clip. it is chilly here. we will keep you posted. tim tooten along the jones falls. >> a lot of people remember the massive surge of water from isabel. >> the water level is high. isabel set a benchmark. everybody remembers the damage it did. behind me is the area between the pavilions at harborplace. the prom night area is a huge enade area isromise a huge pool. high tide is about 7:30 this morning. during isabel, the water level went up the steps. the other thing that happened is that water got pushed onto pratt street and there was some flooding downtown. the water level is high and that the brim at the promenade. whenever but it will be watching is what happens at high tide and after. i was on the air yesterday. this is nothing like it was

tim tooten live outside in have been -- in hamdan. >> gov.tin o'malley has declared a state of emergency in maryland. >> let's check in with sarah caldwell h. >> we are seeing conditions deteriorate out there. the latest accident at on arundel mills boulevard. we have a crash southbound on 97 at toward the road. downed pole and wires with police directing at reece road and montevideo road. website outer loop, security boulevard, lanes closed. one is closed in the city, ala with aliceanna. we have wind warnings just issued at the eight in memorial bridge. tydings memorial will follow shortly. we have restrictions at the bay bridge. there is still a limited amount of flights going out. after 10:35, all flights are canceled. 95, live look at the tydings memorial bridge. not a whole lot of people out there. we will keep you posted on problems as they come in. quick mass-transit know. mta and amtrak, all not operating. >> all along the eastern seaboard, thousands of people have been evacuated. people are hunkering down as hurricane sandy makes its

thank you, tim tooten, thank you charles.: casino owners in west virginia are spending millions against question seven. that upsets me. and that upsets jonathan ogden. you don't want to upset jonathan ogden. ogden: no you don't. mayor: question seven means thousands of jobs and millions for our schools. but these west virginia casinos want to keep it all for themselves. we're not happy about that. ogden: no we aren't. mayor: so join us and vote for question seven. and west virginia, don't make me send jonathan ogden over there. mayor: vote for question seven. ogden: for baltimore. >> now, 11 sports with pete gilbert. >> bye week going on for the ravens but not the nfl league office, busy handing out fines on friday. bernard pollard tagged for an illegal facemask in the game against the texans and that was the smallest fine of the day for baltimore. the franchise itself tagged with a $20,000 fine for not including ed reed on the injury report. reed admitting he was playing with a torn labrum. john harbaugh said since reed miss

tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tomorrow morning, the sound of thousands of feet in the street. the baltimore running festival is set for tomorrow. >> what organizers expect this year and how to get full coverage of the marathon from home. >> coming up, and a date from the orioles in new york and the ravens getting a break from the pittsburgh steelers. >> frost and feet -- freeze advisory for tonight. we will give you the seven-day in a few minutes. a beautiful shot of the city. stay tuned. the weather is next. >> live, local, late-breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news at 6 with rod daniels and donna hamilton. if your insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. 11 sports director jerry sandusky and sky team 11 covering breaking news. covering breaking news. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >> get ready, set, go. baltimore >> will be filled with thousands of runners. there are looking at about 27,000 participati

tim tooten has more on that story. >> the enrollment numbers will not only help principal staff theirls but give them a better idea of how much money they will need next year from the state for schools. here is what they are looking for. they come across schools with too many students, they will shift some of those teachers to other areas where the numbers are low. even though it is necessary, it will not be easy for students. >> it is very challenging and very disruptive when you have spent the time getting to know your children, you have set up your room, and made plans for the next couple of months, and now you have to be uprooted and placed somewhere else. >> school officials say they will have the official numbers by the end of this month and decide which schools will be affected. >> the maryland state education association is helping put 8000 new books in hands of baltimore city students. the reading project was launched today. >> it is very important to get them in the hands of young children who need them. the earlier they learn how to read, the better chance they have for suc

tim tooten joined us in the studio with more. >> it turns out the international dyslexia association in baltimore is doing their part to get the word out, especially to parents. >> is a further apart than together? >> their mission is to educate talented and bright students struggling with dyslexia or other language-based learning differences. >> when i got here, i was not good at reading or writing. >> now? >> i amazing. i can , papers. i loved to read. games,"w i'm on "hunger and i cannot put it down. >> comprehension it is not an issue. they tend to be gifted in understanding the world. they struggle with the mechanics of language. >> we use smart boards. it's very hands-on. they really care. they care that you do well. but they're trying to help spread the word to parents about the symptoms. their son had been showing signs of dyslexia. >> they came back with some crazy have uninventive non- traditional spelling patterns. by friday, he had memorized and that point it was not ratified but the school. >> this year, he enrolled in the school. they will be the first to tell you why t

tim tooten is in baltimore city. >> i haven't gotten closer to the jones falls. there we go. the water has subsided some. the water was up to about my knees in terms of the level of water. you can hear the rage of the jones falls. this is a measuring stick of sorts. the rain continues here in baltimore city. this is an area where we can watch on the jones falls. >> that is a tricky spot. i was there around 1:00 p.m. yesterday. down.t think it ever shut >> the near the center of the storm is in reisterstown. unfriend is there -- jennifer franciotti is there. >> people are getting a nap before the next wave of information starts to pour in. some people working 12-hour shifts. ken was saying that things are improving. >> they are somewhat. we still have the headlines up, high wind warnings. each should be on the downside through the afternoon into the evening. rain will continue. we should start to improve. >> the storm is moving a bit faster and weakening. >> it did come in faster. it is weakening over land. >> thank you so much for joining us. working until 7:00 a.m. 355,000 p

tim tooten, wbal, 11 news. the federal trade commission is taking a new approach to getting rid of those unwanted marketing calls better known as robo calls. >> they're offering a $50,000 reward to whoever creates the best technology to stop consumers from getting those calls. details coming up in our consumer alert. >>> john harbaugh has a problem with the media. we'll check out high school beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >> good morning. ravens fly away lear today off to houston and terrell suggs will be on the team charter although it's not much of a bet that he will play. he's coming off that achilles tendon surgery and, yeah, he practiced for the first time this week still not on the active roster. however, earlier in the week there was a report from espn that he will play this sunday. it's almost improbable, impossible that he would suit up for a game sunday. because of that report, it became a story all week. john

live in the 11 news room, tim tooten, -- in towson. wbal-tv 11 news. >> this home that went up in flames killing four children and their grandmother did not have a working smoke detectors. they're working to determine a cause of the fire in northeast baltimore. they believe it may have started from clothing left to close to a furnace. this gives three second-floor window and a third survivor remains in terrible condition tonight. state police are formally charging the man shot and wounded by a state trooper earlier this week with us all. john murphy is recovering from a gunshot but he is also being held on $250,000 bond. we were over the scene wednesday in. mr. gaidar same murphy was claiming he wanted to be killed by police. when they arrived, he refused to drop his gun. the trooper her opened fire is on routine administrative leave. police in montgomery county are trying to figure out how to avoid fell nine stories from a silver spring apartment building just after 3:00 p.m. yesterday where a woman says she found the child crying in

. >> a staggering number has forced the state to take a closer look at the problem as tim tooten explains being dealt with in experts in criminal justice, education and mental health. >> the problems seem to start before middle school, young people in the trouble with the law, for committing crimes from assault to murder. the governor's office of crime, control and prevention picked the campus of morgan state university to try to come up with solutions. >> i've worked with young adults who have left the school system, who have been incarcerated, some inappropriately charge and can't get back into school. >> state officials admit minority youth are more likely to face the juvenile justice system than white youth and spend time behind bars but those attending the conference say there's enough blame to go around. >> the how is us not being intentional about the impact of race on kids and college and the why is how do we change our behavior? >> most believe the problems are larger than one government agency and believe accountability starts with those affected the most. >> we are trying to re

tim tooten has that story. >> educators say they believe they know why so few teachers are signing up for math. may have to do with the with the subject is being taught in the early years. math teachers spend a full day in the classroom to brush up on the basics and share ideas. >> you get to collaborate with a lot of teachers from different areas. i am high school. it is interesting to see the elementary school. we teach a lot of things they teach as well. >> the maryland teachers held their annual conference. this was part of their strategy. to help the teachers build bridges between what is being taught now and how to use those lessons to reach teacher educators. >> when you get a teacher to help you make connections, all the sudden, your tune into it and cannot wait to do more. >> university students also showed up for the math conference. it did not take long to steer them toward math education. >> i was in engineering. i wanted to be in something where people help each other. >> organizers believe the conference is a first step in helping to bring more math teachers to the class

now we check in live with tim tooten. >> it is still raining. we're here on the banks of the raging jones falls. it has subsided a lot. where i'm standing out was covered with water and over the banks. you can see the parking lot this was completely covered. that is always a good barometer to see how bad it is. this is something to behold. travel restrictions in baltimore city. shell tears remain open. -- shelters remained open. >> after the rain marathon, a lot of areas are flooding. >> we have this report from earlier this morning. >> hurricane sandy leaving her mark. no major damage. the water level is high enough that it has spilled over onto the promise not. it is slapping up against the steps of the light street pavilion. you will not notice any traffic because travel restrictions remain in effect, keeping everybody off the road. it might be a hurricane but this is cold. your gloves.d to clo >> our live team coverage continues. >> what parts of the northeast will be waking up to no power and underwater? >> this is a live look from virginia

. >> we continue our team coverage with tim tooten. he has been tracking the third day of school closings. >> the list continues to grow. baltimore city schools are closed today. over to the west, allegany because of the snow. half a dozen schools are still without power but they will open today. one hour delay in kent county. baltimore county is on time all but 18 schools because no power . the same story for a howard county. there on time except for 11 schools. there will try to open schools wherever possible. there will be school for the majority of you today. >> early voting stations were shut down. early voting will pick back up today. the hours have been extended from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. the deadline for absentee ballot applications was extended to tonight. the new deadline is 11594 fax and e-mail. after a break, the presidential campaign resumes today, sort of. >> governor mitt romney will be talking politics. tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> today the campaign is back on, sort of. paul ryan as rallies in wi

tim tooten has the latest closings. >> it is all changing. howard county -- one school will be closed today. baltimore county is on time today except the areas of 18 schools without power. more than a dozen schools are trying to come back with lights. one-hour delay in kent county. no school today in baltimore city and harford county. we talked about the eastern shore and the mountains. lights may be coming back on for a few of you, no school today. >> thank you. the maryland transit administration plans to resume full service for light rail and commuter bus lines this morning. some service will resume for amtrak. officials at the airport said airlines are working to get back to full speed this morning. travelers are asked to check with their airlines before arriving at the airport. >> hundreds are still stranded in new york and new jersey. danielle leigh is in toms river, new jersey. >> entire coastline is waking up to a new reality. >> the skerries think i have ever been through -- the scariest thing i've ever been through. >> pieces of the

.> in college park, tim tooten >> that is all for us at 5:00. >> live in arlington, texas.ill hear from the man that will start the first orioles playoff game in 15 years. >> a story you want to talk about. they thought he was on their side. >> the state police reveal the next best public gave you -- debut of the medivac helicopter. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is 1 1news at 6:00 p.m. -- 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> 160 games later, getting a chance to enjoy the post-season party. >> it is all learn nothing tonight, beginning the live team coverage outside of the ranger'' ballpark in arlington. >> it is amazing to think of all the different story lines. they have been with the orioles for about two months, joe saunders. if nothing else has made a whole lot of sense. despite the fact that his resonate is on -- his era is 9, but he has had a couple good starts.

tim tooten is here with the story. what was really different about his presentation? is really about self- esteem and self-confidence. it seems to have gone with students at eastern tech high school. >> today i am here because i am on a mission to make sure that everyone of you in here understands that you can have mojo. >> travis brown knows how to connect with young people. >> the message is pretty simple. i am here to teach the kids that you can be a leader, you don't have to stand by and watch as things are happening all around you. we want to teach you to be leaders today. >> some of you have been called up because of pout short or tall you are, how much you weigh or how little you wait. >> it visits about 300 schools a year. >> it is means being able to walk by and tell somebody, you know that is not right, or that is not cool. don't stand on the sidelines. it is time to get up, stand up, and mojo up. >> there are a lot of things going on with kids and bullying and a lot of deaths and stuff like that are happening. we want to get the message got there to stop it

tim tooten joins us. where is the problem? >> there are no easy answers for a school system that is already- strapped. this audit comes as no surprise. school officials do agree there is lots of room for improvement. the audit covers years 2009 and 2010. and appears the but stopped at central office -- the buck stopped at central office. in one case, an employee was given a leave payment, twice. >> when we looked at over time, we saw a number of discrepanc ies where payments being made could not be supported by the record and supervisors could not explain why it there were those discrepancies. >> and the school system has done a poor job of that collection. they found that the district was owed more than $4 million for accounts past due more than 60 days. >> they have to establish better collection policies to make sure amounts that are owed are being paid to. especially for employees who have not fulfilled certain work commitments they are responsible for. >> the school system also could not account for more than 1200 compute

tim tooten joins us in the studio with that story. >> it is helping more than 1000 veterans at communityges in baltimore county. the have at least one thing in common, that's all serve their country in the military. between classes, tucked away in the corner of the campus, you will find many of them at the veterans service center, helping each other get preschool. -- helping each other get through school. >> it has been a great help and a great relief. next to help them make the transition to higher education, the academic leadership program is now offering them psychological help on campus. it is an effort that has been eight months in the making. >> seven months ago, the va middle healthcare system contacted me and ask if we would be interested in helping partners with them and we said absolutely. >> so far it has been exactly what veterans say they needed to do their personal best. >> we actually had be a representation here on campus. they help with issues that veterans might encounter with education benefits, and also provide assistance and direction. >> it is nice to have someone u

tim tooten finds out why. >> the terror attack to reduce the attempt to attack the -- attempted terror attack on the fed is hitting close to home. beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. >> the man accused of plotting to attack the federal reserve was reportedly considering tapping a location in baltimore according to authorities recording the phone calls of nafis for a least 10 days. he had contacts with al qaeda overseas and mention the attack in a military base in baltimore with one guard outside. authorities have not yet determined which military installations the suspect was referring to. they say he changed course to attack more people. the bangladeshi national was arrested on wednesday after he attempted to detonate when he thought was a real bomb outside the federal reserve in manhattan. >> the ravens tape on the houston texans on sunday. some big questions are about to be answered. will he or won't he? the anticipation of terrell suggs. pete gilbert joins us with details. >> the ravens suffered

. >> 11 news education reporter tim tooten has more. >> the legislative audit covers the years 2009 andppears the buck stopped at central office where school officials failed to keep track of overtime and overpayments to employee. in one case, an employee was given a $57,000 annual leave payment twice. there were similar concerns raised about overtime. thomas barnacle is the state's acting legislative auditor. >> we found a number of discrepancies where the payments made couldn't be supported by the record and on top of that the supervisors couldn't explain why this were discrepancies. >> the state audit revealed the school system has done a poor job of debt collection. it found that as of may of last year, the district was owed for more than $4 million for accounts past due over 60 days. >> they have to establish better collection policies to make sure amounts owed are paid, especially as it relates to employees that haven't fulfilled work commitments. >> the audit shows the city's school system couldn't account for more than 12,000 computers including 32 laptops. the audit criticized

. >> tim tooten, wbal, tv 11 news. >>> stay with us.ll much more ahead on 11 news saturday morning. ray rice and the ravens have spent a lot of time this week looking at game tape of the kansas city chiefs. but not of the chiefs' record. we'll tell you >>> ravens set to travel healthy and rested to kansas city for sunday's showdown with the chiefs. ravens heading out on the road at 3-1, looking for their first win on the road after losing their first away game against philadelphia in week two. this time around, ray rice hopes that the outcome is significantly different than it was against the eagles. ravens learn a year ago can't take a team with a losing record too lightly. kansas city struggled to start the season, but last year all four of the ravens regular season losses came against opponents with losing records. so ray rice traveled to kansas city knowing focus on the chiefs, not the chiefs record. >> they are a playoff team. not a lot has changed with the personnel there. so we know what they're capable of. that's a very dangerou

tim tooten has details. >> the main office. >> it's another law enforcement tool to help school resourcecrime. police have been trained to use the wands in cases where they suspect the student is armed. >> the tools will be used when an roger officer has reasonable suspicion something isn't ride and that officer will engage in dialogue to try to detective whether or not there's a weapon. was a call for metal detectors after the student was shot in the cafeteria of perry hall high school first day of classes. since, there have been three other gun-related incidents. the latest was atat owings mills high school. >> when an individual is carrying a weapon, they carry themselves different. they hold their belt line different. they'll be constantly touching the object itself. officers are trained at a young age in the police academy to look for these behaviors. >> police say even with hand held detectors, they'll continue to rely on students to speak up when classmates have weapons. it's an ongoing message from the county superintendent. >> we must make sure our schools are environments where