tom tasselmyer >> out for good. anne arundel county executive leopold resigning from office after being found guilty of misconduct. what is next in the transition of power? >> it's going to be called super bowl weekend. more snow on the way. >> we will see you back here >> we will see you back here tonight at 11.

. >> your insta-weather-plus forecast eiyh tom tasselmyer -- with tom tasselmyer -- >> it is a littlelly down there tonight, the temperatures have dropped to 50 degrees. in new orleans, clear skies. the weekend for guests is pretty nice. -- the weekend forecast is pretty nice, especially compared to what we are dealing with. dry conditions and very pleasant. if you are sticking around town, we will be dealing with winter all weekend long. for the time being, skies had cleared and that system drag in more cold there. it is getting really cold, especially in the western maryland mountains. the high temperatures stayed below freezing. temperatures will continue to fall. the winds are dying down, too. without the winds mixing things up, the air temperature will get cold. 18 in westminster. the bitter cold air, a single digits in western maryland. a little bit of a breeze is still blowing. the wind chill is dangerous, degree wind chill at the airport. -- nine degree wind chill at the airport. for our region, we will see temperatures drop as low as 10 degrees. closer to 17 downtown baltimor

. >> for more on what will hit, let's head over to chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> here we get a glancing blow. our main emphasis, the northern counties near the pennsylvania line. you can see why. if you look at the temperatures, already those areas are near the freezing point and will continue to cool off tonight. that means moisture from the west and south, that will perhaps produce some sleet or freezing rain. carroll county, frederick county -- again, a wintry mix. we could have icy patches for the morning commute. we will see how this impacts friday and saturday when we check the for testing in the till, coming up. >> we will see you then, tom. you can track the storms anywhere and can see the and directive radar. you can get the interactive forecast any time up wbaltv.com. investigators are tying up loose when -- loose ends in the phylicia murder case. >> we have more on that story. >> the trial resulted in the conviction of michael johnson. the state's key witness -- also an accessory? a defense lawyer for michael johnson analyze the jury verdict and chopped up the conv

tom tasselmyer has the seven-day forecast. how much know? we have that coming up. >> investigators say a woman was stabbed in the arundel mills parking lot. the late breaking details after they pursued the suspect. a presidential honor for a extraordinary baltimore woman. those stories and much more following "rock >> we will get some is no good. good as the ground is warm. >> most of it will be milton on contact. the front is moving through tonight. tomorrow, flurries and showers. just some uncertain colder coming in. only around freezing on sunday. presidents' day, 39 degrees. >> i will look forward to that 39 then. >> thanks for joining us. it >> we will see you back here at 11.

let's check in with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> watch very closely as temperatures hover near freezing and light precipitation moves through the area. it's not a major events, but it will only take a little bit of precipitation to cause problems. bwi marshall down to 30. below freezing in westminster. south and east, not as much of a problem. in northern baltimore county, howard, frederick, be on alert out for icy patches. this could be mixed at times with some freezing rain. will all be gone in time for tomorrow and the weekend action shows some improvement. >> we will see you then. you can always try to the storms and the time and you can see interactive radar in full screen and get the updated forecast every day at wbaltv.com. tonight, the sweeping gun control bill is heading to the floor, but not without some changes. >> last night's vote sends it to the senate floor for debate. david collins joins us live from annapolis. the changes that were made, are they significant? >> this is going to sound like a political answer, but it depends on who you ask. they say it makes it

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tom tasselmyer with what looks like next we are following late breaking developments. a sweeping gun control measure would prohibit someone from owning a handgun if the person has been in voluntarily committed for any direction from the health reasons. the committee is still meeting and going over amendments. we will have the latest beginning at 5:00 a.m.. >> apparently mother nature is approving some changes in the weather. >> not a heavy storm but there will be a light mix of snow, sleet, and rain. that will be tomorrow evening, so plan on that with your travel plans. rain on saturday, clearing up on sunday. >> thanks for joining us. [captioning made possible by [captioning made possible by excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did

let's get the latest forecast from tom tasselmyer. >> temperatures hovering right around freezing for much of the day. we have not seen a big change from a warning to the afternoon with line precipitation moving through, we need to be on the lookout for icy patches. that is why there is a winter weather revisory north and west of baltimore. right now, it is primarily a light rain showers mixing in with sleep. these are keeping. ok right now. to the south, just rain in southern maryland and it looks like we would get through much of the night without a big impact from the storm system, but a word of caution, there is some light precipitation in the area. we will talk about the weekend getting better coming up. >> what started out as a call for a burning car turning into an investigation into what they're calling a pair of suspicious deaths just before 5:00 this morning. neighbors heard an explosion and they responded to find a car on fire and inside, they found two bodies. they believe they died of smoke inhalation, but they're still working for an autopsy. >> if there is no political

chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer has our insta-weather plus forecast. hey, tom. >> the bulk of the storm will be to our north. the main impact will not be until friday. there will be precipitation during the morning commute. the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisor for the northern counties. you see the system in two parts. one is aimed at the mid atlantic. the other is also aimed at the mid atlantic. they will combine on the jersey shore just to our north. with all the activity to our north and pulling away, we will just be crushed by the storm and our main impact may be late friday night into saturday morning. more on the details on that and other weekend unfolds in just a few minutes. >> all right. see you in a bit. baltimore police are learning more about the deadly stabbing of a teenager. the suspect remains at large tonight. police confirmed that the victim, a 15-year-old deontae smith, was downtown for the ravens parade. police believe the teenager got into some sort of dispute and a step along with two other teenagers in

. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> temperatures on the chilly side, chillier than normal starting off in the teens and low 20's. 75 is the record high back in 1976. three is the record low in 1979. in 1979 we had a big nor'easter. 10 years ago, the president's day storm dumped almost 27 inches here in baltimore. this is normally a snowy time of the year, but nothing today. temperatures just running below normal. 41 degrees at the inner harbor at this hour. it around the beltway, temperatures starting to cool off. in rising sun, 35 degrees. a 38, eastern shore. coastal areas in the 30's. it's warmer in the mountains than it is in ocean city. that's the sign of a weather system coming our way of was southern when developing of the mountains in west virginia. 49 in west virginia. it will not drop dramatically tonight even with clear skies for a good part of the night. the southern restarting to bring in my old air. the main cloud cover and the precipitation will stay away to the west. the rapper precision model going through 5:00 showing mainly clear skies, so it

. >> now your 11 insta-weatherplus forecast was chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> i.t. of 35 degrees. we have seen our normal high temperatures hinging up to 43. a below normal of. look at the high of 72 degrees. the record low is five. going back to 1918. we're still caught in the weather pattern delivering the clippers. the move along quickly. they produce and injured two of snow in this one will be no different. in the mountains it is colder and the absolute of the mountains tends to squeeze the moisture. east of the mountains we're talking pretty much what we have seen for the past several of these. a light coating of snow. there will be slippery spots overnight for sure but this significant snowfall will be in the mountains where temperatures are in the 20's. right around the freezing point in the colder northern suburbs but it will be chilly tonight. in the mountains is where the snowfall will be significant. a higher elevation under the store morning. the advisory's extend across the western japan handle and southwestern pa as well. the snow is approaching baltim

tom tasselmyer with an update on current conditions. >> as the evening wears on and temperatures coldfew degrees we will see more locations picking up snow, maybe some sleet. you can see the -- to the north beingest, that wintry mix indicated by radar. it has been all snow in the higher elevations. down into the western part of virginia where temperatures are cooler in the locations. there will be the key tonight. there will be the key tonight.

. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast was chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> in for some big changes tonight going from spring right back into winter. a strong cold front of bringing in rainshowers in central and western maryland. as i can see on the hd doppler, that changes to snow. other rain comes in, temperatures will begin to cool off. our temperatures will be falling quickly this evening, so i hope you enjoy the spring-like temperatures. out west, feeling more like a winter and will stay that way up in the mountains just in time for presidents day weekend. they will get some fresh powder. this is nowhere near the record high for february 15th. 77 set back in 1949. 45 is the average, so we are way above the normal, but they will be crashing down as the front moves on through. 55 downtown but only 45 in westminster. for the hagerstown. snowy and 32 in oakland. a mixed bag of rain and snow for the rest of the evening and up until about midnight. the main threat for snow accumulation across the northern suburbs and out in the western maryland mountains. by morning, mostly cloudy sk

your insta-weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer and skyteam 11 covering breakingews where you live. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. quex half a dozen emaciated forces are being cared for in the rescue form after being confiscated by the hartford county property on friday. all the horses are several hundred pounds underweight. >> according to officials, more animals are in danger. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> she is as skinny as they can get. >> there are six of them. thoroughbreds being relegated -- rehabilitated in howard county. there were found in various stages of the emaciation on a 68-acre farm on baldwin mill road. officials say the owners claim they could no longer care for the animals and were trying to give them away. one died, six more expected to be removed this week. and on the bodies killed rating of 1 to 9, 9 being the best, they break at one to -- rate tat one to three. >> all of that, you should not be able to see this bone structure. keep in mind she has a hole in her coat. >> the horses are still being evaluated. officials

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> on this 21st day of february, temperatures are colder than normal. a chilly morning and not a very warm afternoon, especially when compared to the averages of this day. we only had 38 for the high and started the morning at 23 degrees. the records are way out of reach. the high temperature record was 74. the skies will stay mostly clear through the early evening, allowing chilly afternoon temperatures. it is already 23 -- we will be in the low 20's in the northern suburbs around the pennsylvania line. we will see some cloud cover arriving late tonight and head of the next farm system, which will be here tomorrow afternoon. things will change rapidly. the next weather system coming our way is the same one that produced snow in phoenix and tucson yesterday. it has been rolling up through the southern plains now and you can see that band of cloudiness associated with a well-developed storm. heavy rain clouds and thundered down around the gulf coast. snow in parts of kansas and nebraska is now pushing in tow

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the doppler roll back all the way to yesterday. you see that fast-moving rain and snow maker track across the region and get out of here pretty quick. there is another one already approaching from the northwest. that little badge of rain and snow that went through last night was long gone by the morning rush hour but there were slippery conditions early today. tonight we will not have that it will be chilly and dry. once the snow moves out and the sky clears, a lot of sunshine with temperatures above normal. tomorrow we will make it up to 50 or even higher in some spots. arctic air returns over the upcoming weekend. right now is 48 degrees in downtown baltimore. temperatures near the pennsylvania line or in the lower 40's. arawn ocean city they are at 45 as well. only a little bit chillier out west, 38 in oakland and frostburg. tonight around baltimore we start out with clear skies and then it becomes part a cloudy. sunset at 5:43. in the western maryland mountains, we have rain and snow showers in the for

are watching wbal-tv 11 news this damn stovall, donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer andky team 11 covering breaking news relive. wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> the state is resting in the murder case after calling 33 witnesses. they're wrapped up their case today against michael johnson, the man accused of killing north carolina teenager barnes. >> the judge expressed great concern. jayne miller joins us live up to circuit court downtown. the the prosecution in trouble? -- is the prosecution in trouble? >> the judge expressed concern and nearly threw the case out about an hour ago. this concern is about the evidence in the case, or the lack thereof. it relies heavily on the word of a career criminal who testified that michael johnson called him on the day that barnes does appear to help him get rid of the body. there is no telephone records to confirm that account. also today, more evidence before the state wraps up to push the theory that barnes body was put into a storage bin. the neighbor michael johnson testifying on the day she disappeared that he so

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> this late february day check in with pretty normal temperatures. we were supposed to be hitting 47 for a high, and that is right where were this afternoon down at bwi marshall airport. morning low of 27 was right on target, too. 28 is the normal low. eight was the record back in 1914. brown the region we are cooling back into the low 40's with some of regarded's in western maryland. overnight tonight with mostly cloudy -- mostly clear skies, a little bit chilly again. 34 near the inner harbor. when is generally light at a north or northeast. the sunset coming up at 5:55. a flood watch in effect for tomorrow evening. tomorrow, clouds and rain, moderate to heavy. if you get into the colder air, trapped in the valley down in western maryland, down in washington county back into the allegheny county and into garrett county, there are advisories and warnings for winter weather and some of it will be sleet and freezing rain. if you have travel plans, this might slow you down a little bit here with some icy co

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> this time yesterday we had some rain and snow moving across the area, getting a little sloppy out there. in the west -- snow in the west, rain in the east. mainly rain in southern maryland and the lower eastern shore. by 1:00 in the morning it was gone, and it was long gone by the morning rush hour but all the sludge that was left behind froze up, causing eyespots this morning. -- causing icy spots this morning. the next chance for precipitation will come tomorrow night into saturday morning. that could be another messy mix of rain changing too early snow. 49 degrees, a milder than normal afternoon with the average time for valentine's day at 45 degrees. outside right now is 43 in parkville. columbia, 43, western maryland in the mid-30's. it will not be that cold tonight, with a little cloud cover coming in and allied, southerly breeze developing. just above freezing in downtown baltimore with clear to partly cloudy skies. in the western maryland mountains there will be a sharp change from friday into th

tom tasselmyer is back with the seven day forecast. and the answer to when it will ever get around to warming up. taiex the i-team tracks and a lengthy and rare legal battle involving a woman named virginia. she cannot speak. the emotional and sometimes bitter debate about where she should live is speaking volumes. we have a preview. >> chances are tonight's i.t. report will deeply divide viewers. it involves a 68-year-old woman with profound intellectual disabilities. and the debate over where she should live. for nearly 10 years, she has been at the middle of an emotional and bitter tug of war. where should virginia live? and who will decide that? because va cannot speak, teterboro sides are speaking for. the state which wants her to remain in a community in a group home, and her devoted legal guardian, who some say wants to turn back the clock by returning virginia to an institution. >> don't you dare tell me where virginia needs to live. we're not looking at the same thing. >> we follow this unusual case -- followed this unusual ca

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> i hope you had a chance to enjoy the sunshine today. things will change quickly overnight and into friday with a cloudy and wet start to the weekend. the high today was 38 degrees, eight degrees below the average. it is going to be another chilly light. -- and other chilly night. westminster at 31, 39 in downtown baltimore right now. western maryland spent the whole day in the 20's. with skies they mostly clear for the next few hours, temperatures will quickly dropping into the 20's. overcast conditions expected for the friday morning rush hour. if the storm stays on its current pace, we will keep snow and sleet in the mountains for the friday morning rush hour. that is likely to change by friday afternoon. overnight, 21-28, clear and partly cloudy later. the sun went down at 5:50 and we are in for a cold night tonight. tomorrow the storm that was first showing up in the desert southwest with snow in tucson yesterday, now is around kansas city, pushing snow into chicago. it will bring all that unsettled weat

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> as we get to the endof february, high temperatures are now getting close to 50 degrees. the average high today was 47, and that is exactly what we hit. we are close to being right on target. tomorrow will be much different. 83 was the record high and 8 for the record low. we are not anywhere near those. up in cecil county, temperatures are in the low 40's. carrolltowne, 41, and in western maryland, oyster is coming in tomorrow and will probably produce some of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. if you have travel plans in that direction early in the day, look out for some ice conditions. we will get more rain here than anything else. we have a flood watch in effect. 27-34 degrees tonight and mostly clear skies. the flood watch includes carroll, baltimore, however, and anne arundel county. the area where the ground is fairly wet, small streams and low lying areas may flood tomorrow night. in allegany and garrett county, there is a warning in effect. there will be an accumulation of slow and -- stowe and sleep

tom tasselmyer is next with the forecast. >> the snow will engulf the northeast but not us. >> we may catch a little bit on the friday night and saturday morning. the big thrust of the storm for tonight and saturday morning will be nyc into boston and new england. that is where snow usually falls. >> next year's super bowl is in new york. keep that in mind. at an outdoor stadium. >> why do they do that? >> it cost $1.50 billion. >> that is all for 11 news tonight. [captioning made possible by constellation energy g >> jay: hey, bar, that godaddy super bowl commercial you did was great. it was one of my favorites. >> thanks, jay. that's so sweet. >> jay: hey, i'm thinking. any chance we could re-create the ad, you know? >> sure. pucker up.

tom tasselmyer has the seven-day forecast next. >> not as warm tomorrow. sunny skies and breezy. the next storm system to arrive gets here on wednesday with a rain-snow mix changing to snow briefly on wednesday night. it should be gone thursday morning. things will be cleaned up by thursday morning. the weekend storm looks stronger ann coulter with highs around freezing. the possibility of accumulating snow saturday night into sunday. >> it could be an nor'easter. >> it depends on how close to the coast is. >> good night. [captioning made possible by constellat >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- from "lincoln" james spader. mentalist lior suchard.

. >> now, your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a few years ago, hard to believe it has been a few years, the first in a series of blizzards in 2010 were rolling in starting late in the evening on february 5 and 6 and dropped an incredible amount of snow in many areas to be followed by another blizzard a couple of days later. we had nearly 50 inches of snow for most areas in one week. elk ridge led the way with 38 inches of snow in a two-day period. there were others over 30 inches. westminster were digging out from nearly 30 inches. here we had 26 inches. at b w i marshall, 20 inches. three years ago today. this year, no snow. temperatures were pretty normal. 44 for the high. the record high 72 set in 2008. we saw some cloud cover but that thinned out as the day when john and allowed for some sunshine to get temperatures back to normal. it is still relatively mild. temperatures in the 40's. 20's around frost bird in carroll county. cold tonight with mostly clear skies and diminishing wind. the close to get as low as 20 in the line suburbs. cl

that had ever to tom tasselmyer with an update. >> the warm temperatures of the past few days and this afternoon help this out quite a bit, keeping global temperatures -- temperatures warmer. this is moving out pretty quickly, tapering off in baltimore and points west and it will be gone by the early morning rush hour. it is a quick k inch or two of slushy, what snow. things will quiet down until another blast of cold over the weekend. more on that in a few minutes. >> are other big story. the police trainee during -- shot during a training exercise remains in critical condition. he was training to be a police officer on the university of maryland campus. what led up to the shooting. as leaders bowed to get answers, -- vowed to get answers, we're joined live. >> the police trainee has undergone to surgery so far. members of the family gathered here and shop, for most of the day. police officials say they are determined to figure out why this happened and how to prevent it from ever happening again. >> i was so angry, i was almost speechless to think that something like this could happe

. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a blizzard crippling parts of the nation's midsection. snowdrifts, one out conditions throughout the texas panhandle makes roads almost impassable. hurricane force winds have been reported in west texas and more than 2 feet of snow along the path of that storm. rain is pretty much in our forecasts. temperatures today were normal, 47 for the high is right on target for the 40-year average. 83 degrees was the record high set in 1980. the skies are clear across the area, but look at the storm clouds gathering to the south and west. that will be your rider around dawn tomorrow morning. temperatures will continue to drop. below freezing now at the airport. it's 34 degrees. an indication of slightly warmer air coming our way. mcculloh mostly clear for the nine but as we get closer to don, some high wind is likely to get here with temperatures of 27-34. tomorrow the wind will be coming out of the northeast. there is a storm producing the blizzard in the plains states. moving out of the texas panhandle. warm mois

with stan stovall and donna hamilton, or forecast with tom tasselmyer, and skyteam 11 covering breaking news relive. wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. continues now. >> the world is still reeling tonight after the bombshell dropped this morning by pope benedict xvi. he broke a longstanding tradition. since the middle ages, no head of the catholic church has stepped down but pope benedict xvi has announced he will. >> the world's 1.2 billion catholics will have a new pope. our team coverage continues. the reaction of the americans and the shocker from the vatican. it is a crazy story. >> who would have expected it? even though this pontiff had warned he might abdicate if he thought the job would get too tough for him. no pope had done that in modern times. pope benedict xvi's decision came as a surprise, shocking york. >> that is big. i can i give a reaction now because it has not sunk in yet. >> the first pope to abdicate in 600 years. chicagoans were stunned. >> to me it is like losing a father. >> the 85-year-old cited fading health saying in a statement, " has -- i have come to a certaint

. >> now, your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a few years ago, hard to believe it has been a few years, the first in a series of blizzards in 2010 were rolling in starting late in the evening on february 5 and 6 and dropped an incredible amount of snow in many areas to be followed by another blizzard a couple of days later. we had nearly 50 inches of snow for most areas in one week. elk ridge led the way with 38 inches of snow in a two-day period. there were others over 30 inches. westminster were digging out from nearly 30 inches. here we had 26 inches. at b w i marshall, 20 inches. three years ago today. this year, no snow. temperatures were pretty normal. 44 for the high. the record high 72 set in 2008. we saw some cloud cover but that thinned out as the day when john and allowed for some sunshine to get temperatures back to normal. it is still relatively mild. temperatures in the 40's. 20's around frost bird in carroll county. cold tonight with mostly clear skies and diminishing wind. the close to get as low as 20 in the line suburbs. cl

tom tasselmyer is next with the forecast. >> the snow will engulf the northeast but not us. >> we may catch a little bit on the friday night and saturday morning. the big thrust of the storm for tonight and saturday morning will be nyc into boston and new england. that is where snow usually falls. >> next year's super bowl is in new york. keep that in mind. at an outdoor stadium. >> why do they do that? >> it cost $1.50 billion. >> that is all for 11 news tonight. [captioning made possible by constellation energy g >> jay: hey, bar, that godaddy super bowl commercial you did was great. it was one of my favorites. >> thanks, jay. that's so sweet. >> jay: hey, i'm thinking. any chance we could re-create the ad, you know? >> sure. pucker up. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- tim mcgraw! from the godaddy super bowl commercial, supermodel bar refaeli. and "ridiculous 911 calls." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal t