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good news on the westminster accident. 140 is now clear and malcolm drive. we see a slowdown on the west side. average speed around 39 miles per hour. 51 on the j.f.x. moving south into town. let's check traffic in the area of 295 at 175. we're building in volume in the southbound direction making your way down towards 32. this is baltimore national pike. you can see those delays. it opens up once you get towards edmondson. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony has a check on your forecast. >> we are off to a quiet start and it will be a nice day today. 34 at the airport. it will be mild this afternoon. high temperatures will climb into the upper 40's and low 50's. mostly sunny skies. we will detail the possibility of some snow on wednesday. here is keith mills. >> good morning. we begin with the orioles. spring training begins a week from saturday. it will not include jeremy guthrie. he was traded to the colorado rockies yesterday for pictures jason hammel and matt lindstrom. he was a workhorse. 200 innings the last three years. jason hammel will get

so bravo, westminster kennel club for keeping your standards unsullied by the mixed breeds. i lift my leg to you. (laughter and applause) thank you. thank you. (cheers and applause) sometimes... you have to let them love you sometimes. folks, i have often warned you that president obama is an antireligious zealot which is surprising since he is also a devout secret muslim. (laughter) now he is launching a vengeful crusade against the catholic church which is especially hurtful since venge full crusades-- kind of our thing. jim? >> last month the obama administration said the new health care law requires religious hospitals, colleges, and other institutions to include contraceptive coverage in their insurance plans. >> stephen: translation: obama is forcing priests to handout condoms at mass. (laughter) and i am outraged as a catholic. no, no, i am outraged as the catholic. (laughter) i am sorry, poabd, but you lost my respect in 2010 when you came out in favor of universal health care. i say if jesus wanted everyone to have insurance he'd have been crucified on a blue cross/

who stole the show at westminster?tions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with a pact on the payroll tax cut. house and senate negotiators have worked out a tentative deal to extend a 2 percentage point cut in the payroll tax through the end of this year. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. keep in mind what's at stake here. the 2% you got extra that you got last year, that you got so far this year, runs out at the end of the month in congress does nothing. no one on the hill wants to deal with the fallout of that. negotiators announced a tentative deal last night to keep the 2% payroll tax cut in place the rest of this year for 160 million working americans. >> at the end of the day the more that americans can keep their own money in their own pocket, i think that's better long term. >> reporter: the deal

. >>> top dog, who stole the show at westminster? good morning everyone i'm lynn berry, those stories and more are ahead, this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we'll begin this morning with the payroll tax cut. a deal has been worked out to extend a 2% cut in the payroll tax through the end of the year. tracie potts has more on this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. here's why it was a big deal. if congress does nothing, then that payroll tax cut that put extra money in workers paychecks this year expires at the end of the month, and no one here on capitol hill wants to deal with the political fallout of that. negotiators announced a tentative deal last night that keeps the 2% payroll tax cut in place. the rest of the year for 160 million working americans. >> at the end of the day, the more americans can keep their own money in their own pocket, that is better long term. >> it happened after the obama administration went at offensive and republicans agreed to add the $100 billion cost to america's red ink. tea party repub

he and eric went to the westminster dog show. you don't want to miss what happened.♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: a special time of year in new york city. there are over 2,000 jobs competing for best in show at the annual westminster dog show. the winner is picked tonight. eric and i, two of the biggest dog lovers out therebe, were lucky enough to see the action firsthand. take a look. >> at the 131st westminster dog show, madison square garden. >> "the five" got backstage passes. let's take a look. >> good boys. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> how is the competition so far? >> does he complain the hair is in his eyes and can't see? >> he is has big hair. is he is from jersey? >> with a beautiful afghan hound. wearing a gorgeous athlete. i think fox wardrobe would approve. this is what i'm going for. kimberly and andrea to wear it, too. >> this is a brand new this year at the westminster dog show named -- >> armani. what kind of a dog? >> what? >> sholoquist. >> good boys. ♪ ♪ >> what is this? >> terrier. >> karen is the handler. how long does it take to get suki ready for the show? >> an hour. good hair.

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they didn't have preseason training at westminster this season. >> sorry westminster, see you later.> we don't want to change anything. right? >> you still wearing the same underwear -- okay. people are crazy like that. >> only on thursdays. >> the superstition thing people are crazy like that. all right. coming up on coffee with it is a good one. speaking of the ravens, donnie wahlberg is a huge patriot fan. >> is he ever. >> -- respect for the ravens here. we will neat him. he stars on the hit tv drama blue bloods. 30 million people watch it every day. coming up sharon gibala has your wjz traffic control. first warning weather weather for the first weekend in february and the five-day- forecast which takes us into next week, how is this month squaring away? >> we would like to see photos of the person who makes your heart sing. e-mail them to us then look for them as part of the a ,,,,,,,,,, >>> hi, i am from baltimore city. good morning, wjz. >> good morning. >> good morning, you 2, thanks for making our show that much better, looking live at denver, colorado, there is a pretty bi

. >> first warning weather continues, live in westminster. weijia jiang has more on the concerns on the roads there. wow. what a difference, lots of snow out there, weijia? >> let me tell you, the snow has really started to pound down in the last half hour or so. let me show you how it is sticking to the ground. we have seen everything today, from rain to sleet to snow. and of course that all translates to the potential for a disast or the roadways. >>> a messy wintry mix is blasting through maryland. >> snow can be a headache. >> a headache that is here, after luck ran out. carroll county got the brunt of the first round. snow whipped around sky eye chopper 13 in hampstead. and in westminster, locals treated sidewalks and braved the weather. >> sometimes the stores get crazy when it's going to be a blizzard or any kind of bad weather. >> reporter: with up to 3 inches possible in some areas, salt trucks headed out early. in baltimore city, they were unnecessary stops for dozens. welcome news for drivers bracing for bangups and congestion. >>

westminster isn't the only show going. hollywood rolled out the red carpet for canine screen stars. and for abc's david wright, that's got to be a "sign of the times." >> reporter: when it comes to deciding who is top dog, there's always been just one game in town. the westminster dog show. canine supermodels, walking the catwalk. think new york fashion week with fur. the best in show doesn't necessarily translate as best in showbiz. for that, you have to come out to the coast. >> who are you wearing? >> reporter: last night, here in hollywood, the red carpet went to the dogs. first annual golden collar awards. is this the oddest red carpet you've ever been on? >> absolutely, the strangest. >> i've never made out on a carpet before. and i made out with three or four different dogs today. >> reporter: stars of the big screen and the small one. >> how are you? >> reporter: including reality show dogs. >> can you believe it? i mean, all those years as a young actress. and then, the only award ceremony i'm ever invited to as a

reporter: the snow here in westminster has been coming down for several hours. and it is also sticking to the grass. that is a big concern for transportation crews because they're worried they could start sticking to the roads. these crews have been out since yesterday, pretreating and salting the roads. we have seen a lot of trucks across the state. that is because we've also seen a lot of different forms of precipitation. we have been in the rain today. we have been in the sleet. and now the snow. so all that translates into one big, wet mess. state highway administrators are worried about all of that freezing over and turning into black ice. so the message is for the rest of the night, if you do come out here, do not brush the storm off because they say it could continue to develop well into the morning. so they want you to take extra caution. reporting in westminster, carroll county, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> and complete coverage continues now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. with more on the impact on the roads. kristy, are we seeing

thousands of dogs competed at westminster, but only one could be named the top dog.rn captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> checking our top stories, the house and senate negotiators have reached a tentative deal to extend 2% so security payroll tax cuts for the rest of the year. -- social security payroll tax cut. congress could pass a bill and send it to the president later this week. the prosecution could wrap up its case against george huguely today. medical experts testified that his ex-girlfriend died from injuries caused by blunt force trauma. george huguely is trust with killing yeardley love in may of 2010. a growing robbery spree causing alarm in police say that two people were robbed last night in columbia heights. three others on monday night. it's not clear if the crimes are related to robberies that have happened recently in tenleytown and friendship heights. it will be a private funeral for whitney houston on saturday. that will be held in at the church where she first showcase your singing talents of a child. gospel sing

canines compete in the annual westminster kennel dog show.aptions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with coming home. the body of singer whitney houston is back in her home state of new jersey this morning. plans for a memorial and funeral to be held later this week are being made. meanwhile, questions and the investigation into what exactly killed the pop star continues. nbc's sarah edwards has the latest. >> reporter: the body of 48-year-old whitney houston arrived late monday night back in her home state of new jersey. earlier in the day after the singer's remains were released to her family, houston's body was taken to a funeral home where it was prepared for the flight back to her hometown of newark. as she made her final flight questions surrounding her sudden death saturday at the beverly hilton continued. they say bottles of prescription were found in her hotel room and they were looking into all possibilities. >> the person could have suffered a heart attack or embolism o

. >> one reported accident in westminster in the area of malcolm drive. police possibly responding at that scene. 65 on southbound 83 from mount carmel. that continues to move well once you get down to the j.f.x. into town. 65 on southbound 95 out of the white marsh area. 67 as you make your approach to 32. this is 83 at york road. no problems coming down from the parkton region. this is 795 at franklin boulevard. you may want to consider this an alternate to 140. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> people in baltimore city will soon have an easy way to report minor crimes. >> the city plans to have an on- line reporting service. it should save the city some money. kim dacey has more details. >> the bill was introduced to city counsel last night. the program is already in the works. to make easy. it is aggravating to discover you have been the victim of a crime. even more if you have to wait for a patrolman. >> because of the volume of 911 calls, citizens sometimes wait hours to get a simple report to give to insurance companies to get work rendere

he is the winner of the westminster kennel club dog show. >> best in show at the 136th annual westminster kennel club, america's dog show is the pekinese. [ cheers and applause ] >> the winner is 4-year-old malachi. he is the first pekinese to win since 1990. now, dogs win a silver bowl for that title. the owners don't get prize money, but they certainly will make out when it comes to breeding the champ. look at him. >> i love that dog. >> i do too. some people have been calling him not nice names. saying he looks like a cat. but he's the winner. he is the winner. >>> i will not be here tomorrow because i'm speaking at n.i.h. for black history month. i'll be talking about african- american women, something i know a little bit about, so i hope all the people at n.i.h. come out to hear me at 11:00 tomorrow. i won't be here tomorrow. >> she's good if you you've never seen it, a good opportunity to speak. >> thank you. >>> weather wise a good day out there as well. lots of sunshine, temps going into the mid-50s. we might even hit upper 50 new zealand a couple of spots the way it's been going.

another westminster dog show is in the books. more than 2,000 canines entered in 185 breeds and varieties. we are just going to show you some of the cute pictures right now. dennis will be along to show you who was named best in show at a surprise a little later in sports. >> of course. >> yes. >> now the perfect segway now is raining cats and dogs. i don't think so. but we do have light precipitation. good evening. let's fire up our radar where we are picking up rain showers. right about the santa rosa area. there it goes. this is all associated with an area of low pressure that promises to scatter light rain across the area into the overnight areas. and as we forge ahead towards sunup at 7:00, presimilarration will be out of here. the bottom line is, we have a little smattering of rain. we need a whole lot more. we are half of where we were last year at this time as far as percentage of normal is concerned. and we are lacking as far as our yearly total is concerned. now here you go. area of low pressure, watch the tail end of i

. >> first accident of the morning, westminster, on 140 near malcolm drive. headed out on the main roads, still mostly in the 60s on your major roadways. the average speed on the top side of the beltway, 57 miles an hour, 56 on the west side of the beltway. 95 at 198, no issues there just yet, 795 getting busier. south of franklin boulevard. remember, wjz 13 is always on. for traffic information, any time, always log on to wjz.com. >>> here's what people will be watching closely today. jury selection resuming in the trial of george huguely. the university of virginia lacrosse player accused of murdering yeardley love. >> reporter: two maryland families will be back inside this courtroom later on today. jury selection is still underway. jurors facing questions about alcohol consumption and views on domestic violence. the father, family and friends of yeardley love walk into a courtroom seeking justice two years after the star lacrosse player was murdered. a case that put this small college town in headlines. more than 200 reporters are recovering the trial of

he was named best in show by the westminster kennel club last night. "fox & friends." here he is along with westminster announce be david fry who explained what made malaki top dog. >> he's a wonderful specimen of his breed, of course, but he just sat there and exuded type. he's everything a peke should be. he owns the ground he stands over, even though you may not be able to see it. >> gretchen: everything a peke should be. he also shows off his signature walk. this was the four-year-old's 115th best in show. it will be his last because as of right now at four years old, malaki officially retired. i wonder if he can collect social security. >> brian: joining us in studio, he's now live right here in new york city, governor romney. welcome back to the couch. >> thanks, good to be with you guys this morning. >> brian: you look great. you're at about the halfway point. what's it going to take for to you get back on top in michigan? >> i'm going to get out and visit people across the state. i'll probably spend quite a few days between now and the 28th pri

. >>> the westminster dog show is under way in new york city.ore than 2,000 dogs will spend the next two days trying to win the top prize of best in show. >> manuel gallegus spent the day behind the scenes of the oldest dog show in america. >> reporter: they are the crept dela cream of the canine world. is that a face only a mother and father can love? >> that's a face only a mother and father can love. >> reporter: from poodles to handsome hounds. >> he does everything can he to make everybody look at him. >> reporter: and it takes a lot of work. >> his hair is a lot of work, yes. luckily his mind is not. he's a very good boy. >> reporter: these top dogs and the masters who adore them are packing madison square garden for the 136th annual westminster kennel club dog show. the old english sheep dog is getting ready for his moment in the spotlight and yes, he does have big blue eyes under all that hair. >> oh, this is the real word. >> reporter: this year 2,077 dogs are competing for best in show from 187 different breeds and varieties. six new b

looking at wentry mix to the west -- within theory mix to the west of -- wintery mix to the west of westminster. a couple sprinkles mixing in with flurries but we are dry all in all. you have to head to the north into pennsylvania where you are dealing with the darker blues getting heavier snow across that area. but all in all, as we go into the afternoon, we are going to be dealing with rain. you can see right now temperatures are above freezing into arnold right around 36 degrees. baltimore close to 40. and 36 degrees right now in manchester. and the winds are light andvariable for today and we won't deal with breeze that is we dealt with yesterday. also, we are going to get a southerly flow in here and that's going to help warmth temperatures going into the afternoon. let's check the traffic good morning angela. >> reporter: good morning to you. and good morning everyone. out on the roadways a chance to look at northwest expressway. i-795 look good coming in from owings mills no reported troubles and we have a check of some of the other corridors let's go ahead and look for those of you comi

we're going to show you the winner of the westminster kennel club dog shoe -- dog show.atching "cbs this morning." >>> westminster dog show wrapped up at madison square garden tonight. the westminster dog show combines the excitement of watching people walk dogs with the thrill of watching dogs sit perfectly still. it's an amazing event. >> it was still a great valentine's day for dog lovers here in new york when it was all over, a four-year-old pekinese named malachi took top honors at the westminster kennel club dog show. >> elaine quijano was there. >>> football fans have the super bowl. music lovers the grammys and in the dog world, the granddaddy of all canine contests is the westminster dog show. a prestigious event 136 years old. >> this is irish red and white setter. number 6. >> a peek behind the curtain reveals a chaotic world of primping and pampering. don't let the sub star treatment fool you. >> some people think that dogs and dog show are above the average person and they're somehow different and they're really not. they want to be petted and interact. >> s

we're going to show you the winner of the westminster kennel club dog shoe -- dog show.you're watching "cbs this morning." that the university of phoenix has we have a very progressive online learning environment. we have something called phoenix connect that allows students to have a social network. you can post discussion questions. we have more than twenty thousand faculty members, chances are one of them is online when you need some assistance. i'm ron gdovic, i'm committed to providing my students with a twenty-first-century education and i am a phoenix. >>> westminster dog show wrapped up at madison square garden tonight. the westminster dog show combines the excitement of watching people walk dogs with the thrill of watching dogs sit perfectly still. it's an amazing event. >> it was still a great valentine's day for dog lovers here in new york when it was all over, a four-year-old pekinese named malachi took top honors at the westminster kennel club dog show. >> elaine quijano was there. >>> football fans have the super bowl. music lovers the grammys and in the do

until he made it here, to the big dog of dog shows, westminster.s today, how are you gonna feel? >> i can't even imagine. i can't. that would really tear me up. i'd be so happy for him. >> reporter: as maverick and his trainer paraded before the judge, stallings and i watched together. i haven't been this nervous in a while. in the end, though, the judge picked another dog. >> that was it. >> reporter: so, he didn't make it. >> no. >> reporter: afterwards, stallings said he wasn't disappointed. that maverick had, in a sense, already won. >> there's my boy. there's my boy. this is what it's all about, this is what it's all about every day. >> reporter: maverick, he said, has gone from forgotten to unforgettable. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> and by the way, we hear maverick, as dan said, has won a lot of other shows. will get a competition treat tonight, a bowl of soft serve vanilla ice cream. make it two scoops. >>> and we thank you for watching. we're always there at abcnews.com. and remember, "nightline" will be here later. and we hope to se

right now when problem in westminster. liberty road at maryland a 32, watch for police activity in response to that accident. speeds around 56 on the west side. 63 towards the north side. 63 on 97 south in glen burnie. volume continues to build. 295 moving well at 175. we will start to see some delays heading down towards 32. this is 70 at 29. a delay for a ride in howard county on 70. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> if you bust delays. the 10, 61, and 64 buses operating with delays. on the rails, no delays on light rail or metro subway. mark trays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines are operating on time. -- mark trains. >> it will be a mild afternoon today. still kind of cold this morning. 25 at the airport. 26 in parkton. you probably have to scrape some frost off your windshield. we're watching a system, crossed the great lakes. you can see the swirl in the clouds. that will stay north of

if you are about to head out frost is your biggest issue of the moment. 1 accident but it is in westminster, not causing major issues liberty road at maryland 32. speeds still looking nice, in the 60s mostly on the major roadways, average speeds on the beltway high 50s, 58 miles per hour on the top and the west side. there is a live look at pedonia road. there is the west side looking busier there at baltimore national pike but again no delays just yet. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota. >>> back over to you, don. >> thank you and here is what people will be talking about today. a local man serving with the national guard is dead in afghanistan. wjz and monique griego are live with what his family has to say about it. >> reporter: good morning. family members don't know a lot about what happened so right now they are focused on remembering the man they call their hero. >> he was the best soldier you could have been. >> aaron march chanti and his sister are mourning the loss the loss of their father. >>> saturday two soldiers a lieutenant colonel nell and a major were shot insi

he is the fourth pekingese to win westminster. the first one of the breed since 1990. him go. >> can't even see the dog. >> all hair. >> whole lot of hair. >> this is crazy. jeremy lin so hot. he does it again. the nba star who hails from palo alto hit another game winning shot for the knicks last night. here it is. >> lin... puts it up, bang! jeremy lin from downtown! and the knicks take the lead! >> he is the man right now. calmly waited until the last second so toronto wouldn't get a final shot. the fans in toronto went wild. they're on the road for crying out loud! everyone loves this guy right now. the knicks have won six in a row since he has been a starter and lin of course leading the way, average 20 points of, seven boards. you can't get his jersey sold out everywhere in new york. the garden has been sold out and toronto sold out last night for the second time this season because of that guy. >> and a harvard grad. >> oh, yeah, by the way. 5:56. in the next half hour, watch your valuables at the airport. how a $6,000 watch was snatched in the security line. >>

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you see a pretty decent band of snow through carroll county, westminster.perature wise, wetterling advisories for cecil, harford, northern baltimore and carroll. that will be through 8:00. i want to show you the air temperatures. the freeze line north and west of the city. where we'll have more issues with icy spots on the roads will be places like northern baltimore county and carroll county, above freezing east and southeast of i-95. moving on, i want to show you the reduced visibility, frederick, york. bottom line, more snow showers in the offing. there will be some icy spots by daybreak as temperatures fall below freezing even where the snow has not stuck very well. there will be wet areas that could ice up toward daybreak. we'll talk more about that and how things shape up as we move toward the weekend. that's coming up. >>> this wintery mix has been falling for a couple hours but state officials have been warning drivers. let's check in with joce sterman. looks like it's slowing down a little bit behind you. >> reporter: that's right. this has started

first at westminster. the dog is retiring because there is nothing to win after you win westminster. he is going to enjoy a relaxing life as a house pet and we might assume as a stud and that can't be all bad. >>> people hate robocalls and tonight, new rules are in place to fight them. the federal communications commission is requiring telemark earths to have written consent from consumers before sending the auto dialer or prerecorded calls, even if the consumer hasn't list third phone number on the do not call registry. this ruling does not, unfortunately, impact political campaigns, nonprofits or informational messages such as school closings. rules already prohibit robocalls to cell phones without consent. >> school closings are okay. the rest, i want to talk to a human. >> really, please? >> what's up? you are human, right? >> barely. do a little ollie and ovi. >>> sher rod wright rocks the fairfax, the whole town, the whole county, everybody in fairfax. >>> plus, nick young and the wizards do somethin

especially in westminster and northern frederick county. the reports have been mostly trace amounts of snow. you see some snow showers from detroit to the cincinnati area. picking them some snow and rain showers all the white south. this system is going to take its time -- there is a western system coming at us. an arctic front is coming in here. that will not get here until tomorrow evening. in baltimore, it turned out a little warmer than normal. 46 at the airport, 49 downtown. record low for this day on the coldest day ever in the baltimore, 1899, 7 below zero. that is unheard of in baltimore. 15.5 inches of snow as the blizzard of 2010 were winding down. this time around, it is light snow in the forecast. winter weather advisories. warnings in western maryland. this storm system, area of low pressure south of us, producing light rain and snow mixture. behind it, there is an arctic cold front with a burst of snow showers. look how chilly it is behind us. we will feel some of that arctic air briefly on sunday. 33 in hancock right now. mid

westminster, frederick, all in the 30's. that is the cooling effect of the moisture it from the clouds. snow can make it all like to the ground. the bumpiest clouds are generating as snow. you are getting involved in this weather system. to our south, warmer air. you can see the areas where rain would fall based on temperatures alone. this would be a self-limiting storm hit we have it for about five, six, seven hours, and then it moves out of the picture. our forecast for this afternoon is a mixture of snow and rain, depending on your location and the temperature. snow for baltimore north toward grain starts mixing in, and we have right to our south. higher accumulation will be off to the northwest. 37 to 43, a high temperature range. again, 1 in. or less around baltimore area, mostly right well to the south of us. once you get to the pennsylvania line and off the northwest, a higher elevation. as much as three inches of snow possible from this particular storm. we look at the winter weather advisory in effect. cecil county,