. >>> this now comes to us from wmc action news 5 in memphis, tennessee, where in nearby oxford, history has come full circle. this weekend, the university of mississippi crowned its first ever african-american homecoming queen. the selection of courtney pearson comes 50 years after ole miss first allowed black students to be admitted, which at the time, led to race riots. pearson credits a diverse group of supporters in winning the vote. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 on your monday morning. a look at your nation's capital. 66 degrees this morning. feels pretty good, a little breeze blowing. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome this monday, october 15th, 2012. >>> prince william county fire investigators trying to figure out what started a three alarm fire at a storage facility. firefighters called to the 7900 block of sudley road in manassas. at least four s there caught fire. no one was hurt in that blaze. >>> a developing story this morning. the search under

. >>> this now comes to us from wmc action news 5 in memphis, tennessee, where in nearby oxford, history has come full circle. this weekend, the university of mississippi crowned its first ever african-american homecoming queen. the selection of courtney pearson comes 50 years after ole miss first allowed black students to be admitted, which at the time, led to race riots. pearson credits a diverse group of supporters in winning the vote. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> three sea lions in peru were given a new lease on life. fiona, felix, and flynn were released back into the wild. the sea lions were badly injured after being attacked by fishermen, but have all made fantastic recoveries. the trio were taken care of thanks to a project aimed at reintegrating endangered species. >>> a town in mexico is celebrating its british roots with their favorite pastry. the pastes began in england, but mexican restaurateurs have made it their own. the tasty treat can be found in this u.s., but without the spicy sauce.

. >>> this now comes to us from wmc action news 5 in memphis, tennessee, where in nearby oxford, history has come full circle. this weekend, the university of mississippi crowned its first ever african-american homecoming queen. the selection of courtney pearson comes 50 years after ole miss first allowed black students to be admitted, which at the time, led to race riots. pearson credits a diverse group of supporters in winning the vote. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. there will be a little bit of rain today. a couple of showers are possible. it is in the 60's, relatively warm. 61 degrees in randallstown. there are a couple of the sprinkles. we have a 40% chance for rain showers today. otherwise, a mixture of sun and clouds. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 4:57. >> two men were shot and wone killede after a house party. >> details on a push for fire safety