highs today low 30's. snow is likely tonight and will end after midnight. one to four inches is what we expect before it is over with. we will talk more about that when i come back but first we will see good morning to sarah and see what is happening on the roads. >> good morning. everyone. glad we don't have to deal with the snow. just a couple of water main bricks. could cause delays there. phipps drive at stevenson road in pikesville another one. other than that 59 on the north side. in the area of providence 46 making your way to the west side. still moving well in those areas. looks like we have a delay on northbound 95. approaching 895. 51 miles an hour traveling south on 95 out of white marsh. five minutes on southbound 95 to fort mchenry. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 to the 83's. look outside and we will show you what is going on at baltimore national pike outer loop traffic toward us. no delays on southbound 895 at harbor tunnel. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> our big story, new details about the shooting death of a baltimore city police officer. >> we are learning more than 40 shots were fired sunday morning all from officers' weapons. jennifer franciotti is live at baltimore city police headquarters with the reaction from the police commissioner. >> good morning. 33-year-old officer william torbit was shot and killed sunday morning. he was on duty and was responding to a call at a downtown nightclub when the incident occurred. according to police, it has been determined all of the firearms discharged during the incident belonged to police officers. it was early sunday morning on paca street. witnesses say torbit got into a fight with another man, sean gamble. investigators believe gamble was killed by torbit who had drawn his service weapon to fend off the fight. uniformed officers say torbit was firing but didn't realize that he was a cop at the time because he was in plainclothes. they opened fire hitting him and apparently others. three women were wounded. another police officer was shot in the foot. now four officers are suspended with pay pending results of the investigation. >> in total there were five police officers including officer torbit who discharged their weapons. at this time we have tkweurconf that 41 rounds were discharged during the incident. >> we are told most of the incident was caught on tape by the city crime cameras so they will go through that. it is helping them piece together the investigation. meantime, it is important to note the four officers suspended with pay are not rookies. they are experienced from nine to 17 years on the police force. live, jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 news. >> we spoke with the stepsister of the other man killed in the gunfire. kelsey tucker says she was with shawn gamble when the shootings took place. tucker says uniformed officers starting firing without warning. >> answers will be given for my brother's dying. i don't care whether it happens today, next week, next month, next year. answers will be given, period. >> gamble didn't have a criminal record. he leaves a fiance and 2-year-old son. >> the preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing a university of virginia lacrosse player has been postponed. he waived his right to appear monday morning in charlottesville. he is being held without bond in the first degree murder charge of yeardley love. now he faces five new charges including felony murder, robbery and grand larceny. an attorney says the prosecution wants to make sure he is not convicted for manslaughter but something more. >> one would expect that the defense will argue here that this was a killing that took place during the heat of passion. an argument between two people who were very close where things got out of hand. >> love was found in may of last year after blunt force trauma. huguely said the two had just ended a relationship. >> lee jackson day is a virginia holiday that celebrates the lives of robert e. lee and stonewall jackson but it causes controversy over how it is being observed. the local sons of gone questioned rate veterans chapter ask the city council to put two versions of the confederate flag up monday prior to the holiday and leave them up for a week until martin luther king day. the city council refused but agreed it the week prior. the leader of the group says in his eyes no one should be offended. >> i don't see it as a symbol of racism. some feel that way but we don't consider that -- we did consider that they should what i should say. >> we understand the flags are to hang there for a whole week. it is certainly too much and frankly it is causing me an embarrassment. i teach young people at washington and lee and i'm embarrassed that our town allows such a thing to happen for so long. >> the city manager says a lot went into the decision adding the city felt it feeded to be fair as other flags had been allowed in the past. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. do you think virginia's lee jackson holiday is a matter of historical heritage or a rileder of historical racism? share your response on wbaltv.com or facebook page or watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it tuscon a mass will be held today for the victims of saturday's shooting. six people were killed, 14 others wounded including congressman gabrielle giffords. kate amara is in washington with more. >> word this morning that the congresswoman is responding to doctors and the president is heading to tyson. president barack obama heads to tuscon, adds, wednesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of saturday's shooting rampage. >> as president of the united states, but also as a father, obviously i'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them. >> the president monday led a national moment of silence. official washington pausing to remember the six people killed and 14 wounded including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> this is a sad day for the united states but we will continue to do our work for the people. >> in arizona the suspect made his first court appearance. 22-year-old jared loughner answering to federal charges including first degree murder and attempted assassination. >> there is a lot of evidence that indicates that he planned this attack, he bought the weapon with the intent to assassinate congresswoman giffords. >> giffords remains in intensive care. tomorrow her colleagues in the house plan to honor giffords with a resolution as members meet with capitol police to discuss security. >> if the hair on the back of your neck goes up that is a sign something is not right and you need it talk to law enforcement. >> hopeful signs from the hospital, giffords' doctor say she can understand simple commands and she is even given the thumbs up sign. >> pofp news there. 26 degrees on tv hill at 5:08. tom delay learns his fate in court. how long will he spend behind bars? >> this is 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[ male announcer ] swiffer cleans better than a mop or your money back. >> it is 10 minutes after 5:00. it is pretty quiet and will stay that way for morning. temperatures in the mid 20's when you get out of the city. airport 26 is the temperature but the humidity pretty dry. that will be good for us because it will take a while for the atmosphere to saturate. that means we probably won't see snow flurries until later morning on lunch and then light snow late in the afternoon. the bulk of the snow will come in tonight. we might get through the evening commute ok. high around 32 degrees. when we come back we will detail how much snow we expect. now over to the news desk. >> covering the nation, former house majority leader tom delay will spend three years in jail. this book being photo was released after his sentence. he was convicted on money laundering related to a scheme to funnel corporate campaign donations to candidates in texas. during the proceedings he addressed the court saying his prosecution was politically motivated and he didn't intend to break the law. the request he be granted a bond pending appeal was approved. >> a huge snowstorm causes at least nine deaths bringing snow and ice in several southern states. look at what it looked like on i-30 near little rock, arkansas. the problem stretched 14 miles. traffic at a complete standstill. as i said, there have been nine weather-related deaths and a wide band of states from arkansas to the carolinas and virginia. >> they are not accustomed to dealing with snow like attachment >> no and it is not over. 5:12. 26 degrees on tv hill. coming up the business news including the details on a major car maker who is hiring. >> it may be easier to purchase a hole. we will explain in this morning's consumer alert. >> if you are heading out, a couple of water main breaks to tell you about. we will let you know if they will impact the morning rush,3q even the leading dishwashing detergent doesn't dry dishes completely, leaving spots. finish jet-dry dries dishes better than detergent alone. two times better ! for a brilliant shine, finish jet-dry rinse agent. finish. the diamond standard. >> this afternoon into the evening we will see what happens but for now a pretty nice commute. a couple of water main breaks which has been the issue with the temperatures. we will look at a map to point them out. liberty road and rockville terrace right lane closed. one being repaired at phillips drive and stevenson road in pikesville. two early morning problems. no accidents to report. everything running smoothly. north side 57 at providence. west side 47 down toward liberty road. rest of the roads great. that is including 95 northeast toward the beltway. beyond that no problems to report at fort mchenry or harbor tunnel. we will show you the west side toward baltimore national pike. toward us is outer loop. not much in terms of delays. 895 away from us southbound to the harbor tunnel moving without delay. that is the latest. now let's get the buses and trains with kurt kroncke of the m.t.a. >> good morning. we've got a delay on light rail southbound 30 minutes late. metro on schedule. trains looking good. no delays on penn, camden or brunswick. buses 30 bus has a diversion at edmondson and swann. back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. pretty quiet so far and i expect it to be that way most of the day. i think the snow will hold off until this evening or tonight. so, this morning's chute should be ok. 26 airport. 25 westminster. 18 in parkton. clouds have been thickening up and that prevented the temperatures from really dropping off into the teens in most locations. we are watching a system coming up the coast and it is trying to snow. there have been some areas of snow in the upper atmosphere but it is too dry to make it to the ground. so it will take a couple of hours for the atmosphere to saturate. that probably won't happen until the middle of the day. maybe snow flurries around lunchtime and when you drive home from work you may see light snow. even then i don't think it will be a big deal. most of it will hold off until tonight. it is complicated. we have an area of low pressure on the carolina coast and an area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere in the midwest. this storm will transfer its energy to this one and this will take off up the coast. the good news for us is i think it will take off and deepen once it gets past maryland. we will get snow but we won't get the heavy snow. that will be saved for the folks in new england. it has been a rough winter up there and it looks look this will slam them again. the snow here will start accumulating late evening. overnight. end 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. then one to four inches of accumulation is a pretty good bet for most of you watching. every in white we will see one to four inches before it ends tonight except maybe northeast maryland. as the storm races up the coast we could get heavier snow to wrap around so harford, cecil county may get three to six inches. but most of you one to four inches before it is all over late tonight. the forecast is like this. mostly cloudy today, chilly, light snow or flurries developing. high is in the her end of the 30's. overnight, snow is likely. it will end late tonight after midnight and winds will kick up a little bit. temperatures will drop into the mid 20's. seven-day forecast, should be fairly quiet the rest of the week. breezy and cold wednesday and there could be snow flurries. but no accumulating snow wednesday. high near 34. upper 30's on thursday. low 40's friday. going into the weekend we will sneak into the low 40's on saturday. there could be light rain or snow sunday and monday of next week. >> remember, you can track that snow with our interactive radar and future cast. it is on wbaltv.com's weather page and your cell phone. while you are there get the scientific details on our weather blog and post your snow photos on to the u-local section of our webpage. >> in our consumer alert pepsi is laying off 77 baltimore employees. the company says it shut down manufacturing operations in north baltimore but will continue distribution operations. 320 employees weork there. it may be easier to get a down payment on a home. some states are offering assistance programs. these are low and no interest loans and grants to first-time buyers or those out of the market a few years. 1,000 of the programs offered nationally are increasing. if interested check with mortgage lenders and realtors and state housing agency and local government websites. >> best buy unveils details of its buy-back program and alcoa kicks off the earnings season reports. jane king has a look at the business news. >> hello, stan. good morning to you. stock futures quiet. we did hear from alcoa the aluminum industry front and center this morning. alcoa with better than expected results but says it anticipates sales head winds because of the slowdown in china. ford going on a hiring spree after revealing three new electric or hybrid vehicles. it says it plans to hire more than 7,000 workers. it is looking specifically for engineers with expertise in battery powered cars. mix close yesterday with concern about the european debt problem. investors watching for verizon's unfailing of -- unveiling of the iphone and its effect on destroyed. if you are looking for a new electronic gadget but you are worried it will be obsolete. best buy may have the answer. starting this month it will adjust a buyback program where you can trade in for percentage of the original value. the price of this between $60 and $70 you have to buy at the time of purchase. >> let me understand. if you pay in advance they will give you a small discount when you bring in the return? >> i was actually trying to do the math and thinking if it was worth it. i'm not a big tech gadget. i hold things forever. for me it wouldn't work but if you like everything new maybe it would. you have to do the math. >> we will see you back at 6:15. 5:22, 26 degrees on tv hill. we will have another look at the commute and traffic. >> e-mail us your answer to our water cooler question of the day. do you think virginia's lee jackson holiday is a matter of historical heritage or reminder of historical racism? go to wbaltv.com or facebook page or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. into >> the tragic events of arizona have shaken many past there. americans paused to reflect on what we could do to better ourselves and our nation. as we see, the lingering question of why remains. >> they lined up in washington under the capitol dome to put their thoughts in writing. >> condolences for the congresswoman's family and what we all lost. >> americans everywhere were struggling to find ways to express their grief, anger. flowers left on steps, flags were lowered. hugs and prayers and a search for the right words. >> i'm stunned, shocked. i'm horrified at this horrific act. >> emotions that echoed all the way to the vastness of space. the congresswoman's brother-in-law an astronaut had a view like no other. >> as i look out the window i see a very beautiful planet that seems very inviting and peaceful. unfortunately, it is not. >> times like these we seek comfort in conversation. the airwaves were full of those looking for a reason. >> people are blaming everybody else. >> blame extremist rhetoric. >> people do pay attention to it and regurgitate it. >> others blame gums. some mental illness. >> whatever the reason, perhaps the hardest part of today's reflections is just what to tell the next discrimination. the lessons of free speech and open government are always easy to understand or teach. so maybe that view from space offers the best perspective of all. >> we are better than this. we must do better. >> not a lot of room left for us not to get along. >> 5:26, 26 degrees on tv hill. >> city police trying to unravel the chain of events that led to an officer being shot and killed over the weekend. i'm jennifer franciotti, details are next. >> things are pretty quiet in the weather department but we expect snow to come in later. we will discuss the details momentarily. >> until the snow comes it is quiet on the roads. not dealing with anything significant delay-wise but a significant delay-wise but a couple of water main yeah, dirt? do you think the two of us will ever find the one? well, we've been left behind by so many mops and brooms... aw, man! ...but we have got... see ya! ...each other. ♪ what about love?! 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during the day not that bad but tonight could be slippery. >> of course the morning commute tomorrow. >> your day tomorrow. >> that will be interesting. right now nothing to talk about other than volume picking up around the area and water main breaks. windsor mill along liberty road at rockdale terrace a water main break and another one in pikesville phillips drive at stevenson road. use caution both locations because reportedly they are slick. 59 miles an hour in the outer loop at providence. moving well. once over to the j.f.x. smooth south into town. harrisburg expressway smooth and same for the west side. southbound 97 through glen burnie at 100 and southbound 95 to howard county toward 32. live view of traffic at liberty going away from us outer loop traffic. moving at a pretty nice pace. 95 at white marsh away from us southbound traffic no delays to report there. closer to the beltway it is building. back to you. >> new details in the police involved shooting that took the live of a baltimore city police officer. police confirm there were more than 40 shots fired in all by officers. jennifer franciotti has the latest on the investigation live from city police headquarters. >> good morning. it has been determined all of the police officers involved in the situation are veterans of the police department and no one knows how such a terrible mistake could have happened. william torbit was shot dead sunday morning on duty and responding to a call at a nightclub. police commissioner confirms all of the firearms discharged were from police officers. also killed 22-year-old shawn gamble a patron of the club. investigators and witnesses say gamble and torbit got involved in a fight at the parking lot as people were heading for their cars. >> some man in a gray sweatshirt approached shawn. we didn't know who he was. next thing i know shots go off. >> investigators believe gamble was killed by torbit who drew his weapon to fend off the fight. uniformed officers saw torbit firing but didn't realize he was a police officer because he was in plainclothes. they hit him and apparently others. three women were wounded, another officer was shot in the foot. four officers were suspended with pay pending results of the investigation. >> in total there were five police officers including officer torbit who dischargeded their weapons. at this time we have confirmed that 41 rounds were discharged during the incident. >> and right now police are still trying to put this together. they are looking at the crime cameras which did catch most of the incident on tape. it will help figure out who fired the shots. back to you. >> now to another police involved incident. this involves a former cop. arrested for bizarre behavior. police say he reportedly flashed a woman while working at a funeral hole in baltimore county. >> the incident was thursday around 9:30 in the morning right in front of ridgely middle school. a woman was walking her dog on lynncrest road when she saw a silver minivan and a man in a business suit inside. according to the report the woman thought the man needed directions but instead he exposed his unclothed thighs and general tallahassee. she reported that he was masturbate being, smirked and made no effort to rush away. >> it is creepy. >> william smith lives in the neighborhood. >> wierd. i don't understand what someone would be thinking especially when if is freezing outside. >> investigators eventually traced the van's license plate to sol levin son funeral services. management identified the employee as 48-year-old donald warfield. he was out doing official business for the funeral home at the time of the flashing. turns out he is former baltimore county police officer and this is not the first time he has been accused in an indecent exposure related case. he plead guilty to a similar incident in 1996 and baltimore county police say warfield resigned from the department soon after. e-mails have circulated the neighborhood explaining what happened. neighbors say they are shocked and disgusted but also relieved that the suspect has been caught. >> there are kids walking to school and bus. he was right there. i mean i must have driven by the guy because i left for work like quarter of 10 that day. >> warfield is charged with indecent exposure in glen rock, pennsylvania. he worked for baltimore county police department in 1996. we have an update on last week's burglary turned shooting in baltimore county. police say the suspect robert bus entered a home with intent to kill. we are told he fled relieve exchanging gunfire with the homeowner who owns a barber shop in which the suspect had his haircut. his body was found later in his truck at a nearby restaurant. he had taken his own life. two construction workers are injured in an explosion in a manhole in west baltimore. it was around 12:30 yesterday while several workers were doing electrical work on preston treat. crews say the explosion sparked a fire causing smoke to billow from some manholes. the cause is under investigation. it is 5:35 and 26 degrees on tv hill. a certain antidepressant may help stroke patients. and parents who use human fires in infants' room. >> don't forget to e-mail us. do you think virginia's lee jackson holiday is a matter of historical heritage or reminder of historical racism? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page or at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> not dealing with snow yet so the reads are -- roads are looking pretty good. llywood" test.le of water main "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. >> welcome back. it is coming up on 5:39. 29 at maryland science center. cold are in the suburbs. the morning commute will go off without a hitch as far as snow. there might be flurries later on today. let's look at some other numbers. 21 in frederick, 25 westminster. 27 in annapolis. by the time you head out for lunch you may see a few snow flurries. maybe light snow by late afternoon. the bulk of the snow will hold off until tonight. the high near 32. we will detail how much snow when i come bang and check the seven-day forecast. >> in our medical alert treating stroke patients with prozac may help in the recovery this after researchers rd more than 50 patients after putting them on prozac. after three months they found those taking it had significantly greater improvement in motor function than those not given the drug. also more patients were able to live independently. researchers say the findings are promising but stress more studies are needed. >> the journal of pediatrics warping parents who use human phiers in infants' room could cause lung problems from the fine particles. that is because the baby's lungs may not be able to handle the chemicals. bacteria, fungus and dust can irritate the lungs. experts say there is no clear evidence human fires relieve cold symptoms but there is some argue that humid fires work but if they are cleaned properly. doctors advise always use distilled water to reduce the minerals expelled by the humidifier. i did that. >> i did, too. it is 5:40, 26 degrees. the ravens and fans getting ready for the matchup with the steelers. pete gilbert has how the coaches are preparing the players. >> this is a liv look of the downtown area. when we come back we will update weather and traffic for your morning commute. you are watching "11 news [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles, mean licks of mustard and riffs of melty, bubbly cheese. catch 'em before the fresh toasted tour leaves town. subway big hot pastrami. crank up the flavor at subway. >> this morning the commute pretty good. tomorrow will be a different story but right now we are enjoying a pretty quiet ride in terms of delays. just a few water main breaks are the issue with the temperatures. liberty at rockdale terrace right lane closed. phipps drive in pikesville. water main break. slick conditions reported at both areas. 63 miles an hour in the occup t occupanter loop at belair. everything moving well to the west side. 50 miles an hour toward 795. 37 miles an hour southbound 83 around shawan road. j.f.x. great in town. we will look outside to show what you it is lake in the cameras. good at liberty on the northwest corner of the beltway. volume starting to build there. we should see delays in about a half hour. we will switch to a life view in the white marsh area. away from us southbound smoothly to the fort mchenry. 895 good to the harbor tunnel. that is the latest. now the latest with the buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> good morning, sarah. we have a 30-minute delay on the light rail. metro subway is on schedule. buses the 30 bus has a diversion at edmondson and swann. light rail metro we have the light rail with the 30-minute. marc trains on time on penn, camden and brunswick. for the m.t.a. i'm kurt kroncke. back to tony pann. >> thank you. so far so good. we don't expect significant snow until the night. most of the day will be all right. certainly this morning don't expect trouble. 26 at the airport and 18 in parkton. 25 westminster. it is cold and cloudy but other than that we don't expect any trouble. the clouds have been thickening up the last couple of hours and that held the temperatures up. when the skies are clear at night the temperatures have a chance to drop. when the clouds come in it holds them up. that helped out a little bit. there is snow trying to move in from the south out of virginia. just the first leading edge of the storm. but the area is so -- the air is so dry it get -- can't get down to the ground. maybe by this afternoon and evening the snow may pick up and heaviest stuff tonight. it is kind of a complicated set-up. we have an area of low pressure off the carolina coast and area of low pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere in illinois. this storm is going to transfer its energy to this one and this one will take off up the coast. the good news for us is that the energy transfer will take place around maryland and that is usually a spot where the heavy show doesn't develop. we will get some snow but as the storm really accelerates up the coast to new england that is where the heaviest snow will take place. we will get a brushing, glancing shot from the system as it races up the coast. how much? most of the snow be over with by 3:00 to 4:00 in the morning or early wednesday. most of you will get one to four inches. everything in whit one to four inches is a pretty good bet. there could be mixing on the aoereastern eastern shore and delaware and rain or sleet. up the coast northeast maryland may get more. northern harford, cecil county, northern part of the eastern shore may get three to six inches. most of us one to four inches looks like a pretty good bet before it ends late tonight. the forecast, light snow likely later today. cloudy and chill with highs in the lower end of the 30's. ov overnight snow likely. it will end late after midnight. temperatures dropping back into the 20's. during the day tomorrow the storm will get together up in new england and become a blizzard for them. it has been a rough winter up there and looks like another storm will slam into new york, boston and parts of vermont and new hampshire. on the back side for us breezy, cold, sun and clouds on wednesday. the weather should be pretty quiet the rest of the week. could be snow flurries tomorrow but the accumulating snow should end tonight. 34 for a high, 38 thursday, 41 on friday. maybe the low 40's, 43 saturday is what i'm trying to say. >> all that cold weather in the northeast is taking a toll on wildlife. hundreds of sea turtles have been stranded and sickened because of the chilly waters. the national aquarium in baltimore has stepped up to help nurse them back to health. kim dacey has more. >> 11 sea turtles are in tanks at the national aquarium and they have been on quite a trip. they were rescued from the shores of cape cod, massachusetts. the new england aquarium is overwhelmed with stranded turtles because of the unusually cold weather and cold water. >> i think this year water temperatures were just cooled off so quickly. we had some pretty close to record-breaking temperatures in maryland ourselves. so i think it was just all depending on the different wa r weather. >> the marine animal rescue program took them in last month and are slowly nursing them back to health. the cold water leads to cold stunning like hypotherm kwrafplt they are treated for pneumonia, blood infection and tar vacation. >> they are on antibiotics depending on what condition they are treated for. so, a couple of them are getting pulled once day for antibiotics administered or other treatment. then most of them are pulled every three days for antibiotics. >> they are slowly being rehabilitateed a will be released in a few months. it is critically in danger. >> everybody that we can rehabilitate and release to the natural environment will help add to the genetics. we hope to release them probably some time in maryland when the water temperature is warm enough probably in june. >> the care for the animals runs several hundred dollars a day and the program runs only on grants and donations. if you would like to contribute you can find a link at wbaltv.com. >> looks like they are enjoying the personal attention. like a manicure and massage. >> i hope they are ok. it is 5:49. 26 degrees on tv hill. a lot more ahead on "11 news today." >> including a look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. 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