Transcripts For WBAL 11 News Sunday Morning 20121209

First we are going to look outside with ava and i could barely see this morning. It is so foggy out there, especially in lowlying spots where you really have to watch this morning. I already saw a minor accident on the road on my way to work. Just take it easy because theres light drizzle across the area and people dont expect the roads to be slick but it takes a little bit of rain to get the roads slippery. If you plan to travel, there will be dense areas of fog to worry about. Temperatures hovering around 50 degrees, 49 at b. W. I. Marshall. The dew point at 49, as well, so a relative humidity at 100 , spelling trouble for fog, and even some drizzle. A chance of showers throughout the day as a cold front is in and around the area. This is the warm front ahead of that. Temperatures wont move much, staying in the upper 40s to low 50s through the gay day. A big game down towards d. C. And details coming up in a few minutes. Hour big story this morning, the Dallas Cowboys dealing with a death of a player today while a Second Player is facing charges. Defensive lineman josh brent been charged with intoxication manslaughter after an accident that killed his teammate, jerry brown. Officers say it appears brents vehicle was going at a high rate of speed when it hit a curve, causing it to overturn. The accident happened around 2 20 a. M. , a few hours before brent was supposed to be on a team flight to cincinnati. We have two different groups of investigators working together but it takes time to retrace where they were, how long they were there, people that may have seen them beforehand. Investigators say jerry brown was a passenger in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The 25yearold signed to the cowboys in october. Cowboys owner jerry jones released a statement saying the team is deeply saddened by the accident and browns death. Josh brent was arrested and pleaded guilty to d. U. I. Charges in 2009. We are getting a better picture of what happened the morning Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, then himself. Missouri Police Released dash cam video from their police car showing a traffic stop hours before that murder suicide. It was 3 05 saturday morning when Police Responded to a call of a suspicious person of a black car at armour boulevard and holmes street. Officers approached the black bentley and found Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher asleep in the drivers sleep. The pro Football Player got out of his car and told officers he was visiting a friend that lives in a nearby apartment. You werent driving, you are correct. I hear you, thats why going upstairs is a good place to go back. Belcher greed leave his car there and went inside. Four and a half hours later, belcher called 911 and told police his son shot his girlfriend. Shes been shot. Yes. Right now is she awake. Kasandra police were called to arrowhead stadium. We believe our suspect is a chiefs player. This officer rushed to the scene and pulled into one of the main entrances, then worked his way around to the training facility. When he got out of his car, he got on his radio and described what he saw. Ive got a sighting from afar. It looks like theyre in the negotiation phase. I need a rifle asap. The officer moved forward to where police say belcher was talking with the general manager and head coach romeo crennel. Im on the south side at the main entrance. I need a rifle. Turn off the siren. I can hear one in the distance now. Moments later, police say belcher took his own life. Back here in baltimore, city police are investigating a murder in north baltimore. Officers say shortly before 3 p. M. Saturday, they found a man shot in the 800 block of brooks lane near druid park. Police continue their investigation into the murder of a man found shot in west baltimore friday night. Officers were called to the 2300 block of Westwood Avenue near ruxton around 10 00 where they found a 22yearold man with a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to shock trauma where he died a half an hour later. To washington now and the fiscal cliff budget talks. If lawmakers fail to produce a deal, more than two Million People will lose Unemployment Benefits four days after christmas. Concern over budget talks is changing the way some are shopping this holiday season. Nadia ramdass has more. Alexandria, what do you want for christmas . Furby and barbie. Furby, barbie, and electronics are a taste of some of the musthave items this Holiday Shopping season and this Ellicott City target store was bustling saturday with shoppers determined to make holiday purchases within reason. Theyll save us a lot of money. With the looming fiscal cliff, linda and mike martzen are changing Holiday Shopping habits this year, relying on coupon and shopping less in case the cliff goes over in the beginning of the year. Theyre not alone. Buying more practical, stuff people want. Trying to save more and buy less in case taxes do go up. Experts say the fiscal cliff could play grinch to the u. S. Economy during the Holiday Shopping season. In a recent survey, the National Retail federation found about 2 3 of shoppers said the fiscal cliff and other economic concerns would affect their holiday spending. The fiscal cliff will result in tax increases and federal spenng cuts. Both parties are kind of, hey, im going to do my thing, youre going to do your thing, nobody seems to want to give in. Many shoppers agree, as tax paying citizens, one of the top things on their wish list for christmas is for the president and congress to compromise and to get a deal done. Please start working together and remember the people who put you in office. Nadia ramdass, wbaltv 11 news. Jews around the world celebrated the beginning of hanukkah saturday night. In chicago, hundreds gathered to watch the lighting of an overicized menorah. Hanukkah commemorates the jewish uprising in the second century b. C. According to tradition, when the jews dedicated the temple in jerusalem, a single vial of oil burned for eight days. And some people celebrated hanukkah with a dance party. Creative alliance hosted a party with music, dancing and singing. Tonight is first night of hanukkah, the celebration that brings light into the darkness and we celebrate freedom and liberation movements and really having a really fun time. The music is traditional played at celebrations like weddings. Many reasons to have fun this holiday season. The time is 5 09. Coming up in medical alert, if your child has epilepsy, there may be ways to control seizures other than medication. Football fans gear up for a beltway battle. A live picture outside. Ava has the instaweather plus forecast next. Blizzard Warnings Issued for parts of north dakota. Temperatures began falling into the Single Digits last night as bismarckn falling in and around the surrounding areas. Wind chill made it feel as low as seven degrees below zero. Forecasters expect conditions to worsen this morning and officials have issued a travel alert for the entire state. Your 11 instaweather plus forecast with ava marie. What a different story inaur inaur in our weather here, a damp start to the day, fog out there. Areas of drizzle to watch out for, as well. Look at the Christmas Lights fog. Ng into the beautiful out there. We have to be careful on the roads. Slick spots because of the rain and visibility is a problem, as well. As we look at the radar, we can see a few areas of drizzle showing up around the Baltimore Metroarea and showers off to the west, popping up near hagerstown. Darker shadings of yellow showing heavier showers pushing through northern virginia. This migrates east into the next couple of hours. For now, light precipitation falling around baltimore but lets look at the fog concerns right now. Its mainly from baltimore down across the Eastern Shore and do delaware, as well, and down into southern maryland. These are the places that have worst of the fog right now and especially in lowlying areas, not so much on the hill tops. Thats an easterly flow producing the fog with moisture pushing in across the metroarea. Upper 40s near the airport, low 50s downtown and 40s in the northern part of the viewing area. These temperatures wont be moving much today. Because of the fog, clouds and showers, were holding instead throughout the day so its not too cold right now, however, were not warming up. Highs will range from the upper 40s to low 50s throughout the day and areas of fog in the morning and scattered showers, as well. Winds eastnortheast at 5 to 10 miles per hour, all of this caused by a cold front sitting over the mid atlantic right now that will turn into a warm front as it pushes back north because its going to move in the direction of the warm air behind it so well see mild air the next couple of days and the back end of the cold front will swing through, bringing temperatures back down by next week. Until then, rounds of precipitation and thats what we have to watch for. Ill show you in the future cast. Showers popping up this morning, then the warm front lifts north. As we get to monday, the back end of that cold front that will eventually swing back through, coming through later into monday night and there could be a couple of thunderstorms around. Thats how warm its going to be into tomorrow. Heres a look at the sevenday forecast. Only near 50 degrees today but into the mid 60s tomorrow. The cold front comes through late in the evening when there could be a couple of thunrstorms. Into tuesday, rain showers possible earlier on, only in the 40s by the afternoon and low 50s the rest of the week. Two area families joined forces to help victims of Superstorm Sandy celebrate the holidays. They collected donations and stuffed a truck full of toys. We first introduced you to 5yearold sadey and 6yearold tyler on 11 news earlier this week. When they learned each family was gathering toys to give to children who lost everything in the storm, they teamed up with the goal to fill this truck outside of target in white matt schaub. Schaub marsh. We never thought wed be able to fill a trailer so we are stuffing this truck today and taking it out next weekend to the kids who lost everything. Sadeys mom says theyre grateful for all of the and the families plan to drive the truck next weekend to point pleasant, new jersey. And hundreds of families with loved ones deployed overseas by the military have Christmas Trees in their homes this morning thanks to local business. The staff of the hubbard funeral home worked with the National Guard to identify families that might need extra help in the holiday season. Yesterday, they gave away close to 300 trees. Its been overwhelming at times, actually. Some of the people are really thankful for getting the tree. I knew it was a good idea. I didnt realize how appreciative these soldiers and families would be just to receive a christmas tree. This was the first year for the giveaway. What a great thing. Thats hard work to set up a tree by yourself. Absolutely. Dermatologists have been warning for years that u. V. Lamps are as dangerous as tanning beds when it comes to skin cancer. Next, you may change the way you think about your manicure. An exercise class for seniors helping them stay sharp. Coming up this morning on 11 tv hill, were highlighting three dynamic local authors. Join me for this edition of 11 join me for this edition of 11 tv hill. Look grandma, they have a hobbit menu. I know. Apparently, they based an entire movie off of it. Try the allnew hobbit inspired menu, only at dennys. And see the hobbit an unexpected journey. In this mornings medical alert, a new study out of Johns Hopkins finds that fasting may be key for epilepsy patients. Researchers at hopkins Childrens Center tell 11 news that kids with persistent seizures treated with a low carb kyotogenic diet may get added benefit from periodic fasting. Analysts say fasting may represent a new way to change the metabolism of children with epilepsy. It looks like coating used on aspirin pills could reduce the drugs effectiveness in reducing heart attacks and strokes. Researchers have found resistance to the medication may not be the problem but the coating may prevent aspirin from being absorbed in a way that allows it to do his job beauvaisier says when used as directed, their products provide meaningful benefit and its called brain aerobics and it improve memory, attention and problem solving. Seniors at one facility say they are truly seeing the benefits. Kim dacey has details. I give three words or phrases have to figure out how theyre linked together. Believe it or not, these at Senior Living in cockeysville are in an aerobics class for the brain. Straight. Its a cognitive simulation exercise program that works on stimulating the brain. Normal, healthy, aging brains need to have stimulation to continue to be as sharp as they were as they age. Once a we a week, the group comes together with chuck, their speech pathologist who developed the program, to do puzzles, memories and word games, most of them to challenge their brains to think in a new way. All different parts of your cognitive processing comes from different parts of the brain and you really want to increase blood flow to those parts of the brain. Chuck says mainly the exercises help seniors shortterm memory, helping them to remember things like taking medicine and word recall. The students in the class have noticed a difference. To me, i am remembering things better and the shortterm memory is the first to go and my shortterm memory has improved. I have more confidence and what im going to say when i speak to others. Chucks exercising the brain is just as vital to a Seniors Health as regular physical exercise and the two together can lead to a longer, more fulfilling life. The students have also found the class is fun and they enjoy taking the tests and have found great camaraderie with classmates. Its not how many you get right or how many you get wrong. Its the fact that you are doing things to help our brain. Youre with your friends and if you make a mistake, we all laugh at our mistakes. Starting in the new year, they plan to start a new 13week course called brain university, more intensive but also has better results. In cockeysville, kim dacey, wbaltv 11 news. If you love your manny and pedi, you can let out a sigh of relief. A Study Confirms that the lamps used to dry your nails after a manicure do not lead to skin cancer. Researchers measured the wave length, wattage and irradiance of three different lamp models and determined it would take 250 years of weekly u. V. Lamp sessions to raise the risk of cancer. The ravens head to the redskins today. If youre not going to the game, heres a look at events around town today. If loving you is wrong, i dont wanna be right [ abrupt record scratch, music stops ] what . Its not bad for you. It just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey t cheerios cereal hearthealthy, 100 whole grain oats. And that sweet honey taste. You cant go wrong loving it. Bee happy. Bee healthy. [ female announcer ] find your favorite and fall in love with the great taste of cheerios. Were all hoping purple pain will rain today at fedexfield. Fans of the Baltimore Ravens and redskins have been talking smack all week over who will come out on top in todays matchup. Sarah sampson has more on the battle of the beltway. Touchdown this latest edition of the battle of the beltway isnt until sunday but the green turtle in columbia is full of friends with competing loyalties, like justin and kevin. We have been best friend since 10th grade. I think weve definitely had our good moments with football, redskins and ravens. Weve had serious arguments about this. Fans coming together for the rare matchup could mean more revenue for bars and restaurants in between baltimore and d. C. Expecting a big crowd. Weve had a lot of calls for reservations early. There will probably be lines at the door. Manager ford reuben said nottinghams saw increased business when the orioles and nationals made it to the playoffs this fall. Im going to say go ravens and beat the pants off of them. Its followup, rg3 is all that and a bag of chips. Im hoping the redskins fans pull this out. You redskins fans, all the same, where were you three weeks ago . Rg3. The redskins breakout star is the punchline of this video making light of a redskinsravens rivalry. Rg3. Yeah, rg3. Coincidentally, not one of the four guys who made it calls himself a ravens fan but the videos gotten more than 40,000 views on youtube, proof both the redskins and ravens fans are hoping for something to crow about this weekend. I feel good about it. We have been playing battles recently. Sarah sampson, wbaltv 11 news. Game time less than seven hours now. Not that youre counting. Time right now, 5 28, 51 degrees on tv hill. The story of why egypts president reverses the decree that put him in office. And a dramatic escape plan foiled. A brazilian prisoner stuck in the wall trying to break free. Youre watching wbaltv 11, live, local, late breaking. Welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. Well check outside with ava. Depending on where you came from, you ran into fog or didnt. Its mostly in lowlying areas and especially south and east of the city, where were seeing the worst fog right now. Low visibility and areas of drizzle so roads are wet so you want to travel below the speed limit this morning. From Baltimore County into st. Marys county and east into the Eastern Shore, those are the areas with the worst of the fog but it is patchy. 48 degrees at b. W. I. Marshall with the dew point at 48, as well, so the humidity is 100 , helping to produce some of that fog. Were expecting temperatures to hold instead throughout the day ranging from upper 40s to low 50s. Scattered showers are possible in the next couple of hours. Details coming up in the forecast, how it could impact the weather at fedexfield. Covering the world this morning, a turnaround by egypts president Mohammad Morsi. The leader announced he would annul a controversial decree that granted him sweeping powers. However, hes not backing down on a referendum on a draft scheduled for next weekend. Egypts Vice President , flanked by notable figures, announced that president morsi rescinded a controversial degree. Today president morsi met with members of opposition in an attempt to defuse the fallout from the decree that granted him sweeping powers. The president insisted a referendum on the draft will go ahead as planned next saturday. Tonight the president said if the constitution is not approved next week, he will order the public to directly elect a new constituent assembly to write another constitution for the country. Egyptian sources tell nbc news a man with links to the alleged leader of a militant cell involved in the attack that killed four americans on september 11 in benghazi. Nbc news, cairo. Venezuelan president hugo chavez is back in cuba for more treatment of cancer that has recurred. He announced he will have more surgery for the illness that returned after two previous operations, chemotherapy and radiation. Chavez said if his health were to worsen, his successor would be the Vice President , Nicolas Maduro. And Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a medical hospital. Current president jacob zuma said there was no cause for alarm over the 94yearolds health, and said mandela is doing well and receiving medical care consistent with his age. Mandela spent 27 years in prison during his fight against apartheid and became south africas first black president in 1994. Eight people were killed when two small planes crashed in midair in in germany. Police spokesperson said weather conditions were ideal at the time of the collision. To brazil where an inmate found himself stuck in a difficult situation. Two prisoners were trying to escape the jail. The first inmate made it out but the second got stuck in a hole in the wall. Prisoner guards snapped these pictures of him and local media report that a shower pipe was used to create the hole. Firefighters had to rescue the prisoner using a hammer and drill. Looked like he was really sweating that. Coming up, flooded cars, damaged homes. Parts of maryland were devastated by Superstorm Sandy. And blizzard like conditions in parts of europe. Also blizzardlike conditions in the northern part of our country but here, steamy out there. Areas of fog. Details coming up on the forecast. Look grandma, they have a hobbit menu. I know. Apparently, they based an entire movie off of it. Try the allnew hobbit inspired menu, only at dennys. And see the hobbit an unexpected journey. Blizzards and high winds have paralyzed many areas of croatia. In poland, some cities froze under temperatures of minus two degrees. More frigid nights and snowfall are expected in the next few days. In venice, the gondolas are covered in snow. Temperatures have plunged across northern and central italy and snow has blanketed switzerland. Serbians are struggling with brutal weather as residents cross snow covered streets and cars try to maneuver slippery roads. In our 11 instaweather plus forecast with ava marie. What a different story here as were seeing rainfall across the metro area. A live look from skycam right now. It was foggy earlier on and the rain has picked up, helping clear the fog. You can see the rain drops on the camera. Something to watch out for if youre going out this morning. Dealing with fog and rain drops, as well, making the roads slick this morning. On the radar, scattered showers along the Baltimore Metro area including around the beltway, parts of 95 and 83, as well. West of us, the rain is more wide spread and heavier, as well, especially as you see yellow shading west of gathures burg, hagerstown, as well. This will be shifting north and east throughout the day so rain could be picking up in baltimore the next couple of hours. Zooming out right now, a stationary front sitting over us. I was talking about this as a cold front. Its changing gears, moving towards the north which will change it into a warm front, extending into the plains as a warm front is lifting over texas and oklahoma right now so this storm system will affect us the next couple of days. The northern part of the country getting a fullblown blizzard in part as the storm system the dakotasacross so heavy snow from eastern south dakota into minnesota and theyll be piling up the snow throughout the day but were focused on the southern storm. Right now the warm front eventual will come back through as a cold front and maybe bring thunderstorms by tomorrow night. You can see whats happening with the temperature setup across the nation, cold air behind northern storm. 9 degrees in rapid city and below zero in great falls, montana. So cold air is on the way and will push east. For now, relatively mild, upper 40s and low 50s across the metro area. 51 in annapolis, only 43 in westminster. The temperatures, theyre going to have a hard time moving at all today because of the dense fog. Look at where were expecting it from Baltimore County into st. Marys county into the Eastern Shore and delaware, as well. On the roads, watch out for that through the morning, could be lasting into the afternoon. Scattered showers a possibility, keeping temperatures instead in the upper 40s to low 50s even into the afternoon, a bit of a concern if youre going to fedexfield. Have rain gear handy because of potential for showers into the afternoon. Were not expecting it to be a washout, but wet weather is possible and temperatures at the stadium should be in the upper 40s and low 50s throughout the game. As we take you into the r. P. M. Model, scattered showers from baltimore north fluid throughout the day and the second piece of the storm, the cold front that moves through late into monday. This could cause a couple of thunderstorms across the area into monday eng evening and behind that a drop in temperatures. Around 50 degrees the high this afternoon. Showers possible throughout the day, could have more showers into tomorrow, best bet for thunderstorms tomorrow evening, mid 60s for the highs tomorrow and behind the cold front, drop off in temperatures, 40s into tuesday, low 50s the rest of the week. Thanks, ava. A devastating blow for residents on marylands Eastern Shore and the rest of the state affected by Superstorm Sandy. Fema announced who will be provided funds to recover from the storm. Lowell melser has more. Maryland woke up to this headline. U. S. Denies aid to maryland storm victims. This is the picture of the face of maryland during the storm. Senator Barbara Mikulski speaks wednesday at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on capitol hill expressing sadness fema denied the states request for individual residents of the lower Eastern Shore affected by Superstorm Sandy. Also in attendance, senator ben carden who pointed out while the state was spared from devastation seen to the north, 30 inches of north fell in parts of Garrett County to the west and areas around crisfield were destroyed by flooding. If you live in crisfield, maryland, you are suffering as badly as any community in this that are notmes habitable. Both governor omalley and n. E. M. A. Director have pledged to appeal the denial. Another lawmaker has said, i cannot remember a Public Policy decision that more deeply grieved me than that of the denial of assistance to somerset counties, homes and businesses. As one of marylands poorest communities and hit the hardest, Somerset County needs the help funds will provide. Fema will provide funds to states to be used to repair public structures such as roads and buildings. Back on capitol hill, director fugate seemed to be open to giving the Eastern Shore a closer look. I sometimes struggle with when we say no because its never easy but it doesnt mean were not going to work with the governor and see what we can do. Lowell melser, wbaltv 11 news. Maryland has 26 days to file the appeal. While those in affected counties are urgedy to contact local emergency managers, theres a hotline for those who have questions 8004926116. Shaquille oneal has a new nickname, shacko clause. He paid a visit to Atlantic City to bring Christmas Joy to an area hit hard by the hurricane. Shaq handed out Christmas Gifts to families affected by the storm and took time to pose for pictures with the kids. Makes him look even taller next to a child. How crooks are using cell phones to rip you off. The promise of free gift cards to get your money this holiday season. 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Cell phones are ringing, texting, emailing, everywhere you look but marylands attorney warning thatice is more of those texts include a scam aimed at getting your money. Kai reed has details in this mornings consumer alert. We give out our cell phone number a lot more than we used to. Better Business Bureau president Angie Barnett says scammers, people trying to rip you off, have discovered that your cell phone is an effective to get your attention and money. Its coming at the holiday time, people are interested in gift cards. Theyre also interested in secondary sources of income to help supplement the gift purchasing. The Maryland Attorney generals sofs warning about Text Messages claiming customers have won 500 or 1,000 gift cards to best buy, target or walmart. Cell phone users are asked to reply to the text with personal information or directed to a website requestingin foe like credit card or bank account numbers. They may ask you to win this gift card, they may ask you to do a trial purchase. And that means try these products, its free product, you pay shipping and handling. While the scam may seem too good to be true, experts say many consumers fall victim because the messages and websites appear authentic. Scammers copy the stores text, colors and logo but there is a relatively easy way to tell the difference. Before you click on it, hover over that link and if it doesnt say bestbuy. Com or whatever the website is, walmart. Com, and spelled correct, you know youre led to a bogus website. The real walmart website includes a section warning customers about the scam. Barnett tells consumers to report the text to cell phone carriers right away. Most carriers have ways to report it and you can block that number. Kai reed reporting for wbaltv 11 news. Kai tells you most Cell Phone Companies will tell you to forward the text to block future texts and you can contact the states Consumer Protection division. 4105208662. You cant text 911 for help but that could change. The f. C. C. Says the nations four largest wireless carries have agreed to relay Text Messages to Emergency Centers by may of 2014. The four carriers are at t, verizon, sprint and tmobile, that covers 90 of the population. The f. C. C. Says texting 911 could be better better in some situations when a phone call could put the caller in danger. Stim around, more news in store on 11 news sunday. Im greg toland. The key for a ravens victory . Well tell you what it is. We were skipping stones and letting go over the river and down the road [ female announcer ] at Nature Valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. Thats why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. Perfect combinations of natures delicious ingredients, from Nature Valley. I was thinking that i hope this never ends [ female announcer ] Nature Valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. Now, 11 sports. Good morning, im greg toland. The abilities of ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs for todays matchup against the redskins is a gametime decision. Suggs is dealing with a torn triceps injury. The ravens defense could use tsizzle today because the redskins possess one of the most dynamic players in the league in rookie quarterback Robert Griffin iii. Rg3 has totally transformed the redskins offense from anemic over recent years to explosive this season. His ability to run and throw equally well gives opposing defenses fits and his leadership skills are remarkable. Stopping griffin is the key to stopping the redskins. You got a goal. Got to use sense in that i got to have good leverage on this, good pass discipline. I got to do things disciplinedwise but if you dont do that, you might as well not pressure, you might as well not even pass rush because youll sit on the line all day and hes got all day to throw. The Army Navy Game in philadelphia, joe biden on hand for the game. Trent steelman keeps it on the option and scores, tying the game at 77. Army led 1310 but here when the missed, Keenan Reynolds breaks free and scores giving navy a 1713 lead. Army on the navy 14yard line trying for the winning score but the handoff is botched. Navy recovers and the missed come away with a 1713 victory to capture the commanderinchief trophy. Im greg toland. Have a great sunday. And the time is 5 56, 49 degrees at b. W. I. Marshall. Heres a look ahead to our next hour of 11 news sunday morning. With the fiscal cliff looming, how will it affect Holiday Shopping . That story coming up. And the radar looks messy right now, heavier rain showers coming in from northern virginia. Details in the instaweather plus forecast. Trackidy hits the Dallas Cowboys one day before theyre scheduled to play the bengals. The latest on the arrest of one player and death of another. Youre watching wbaltv 11, live, local, late breaking. [captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] good morning and welcome to 11 news sunday morning, im franciotti. Lisa has the day off. Im kerry cavanaugh. First, a look outside with ava and it was soupy today. Like pea soup. Its a mess out there. We basically have all this fog we have to deal with, showers, as well, to watch for. Earlier this morning, low visibility because of the dense fog from Baltimore County to st. Marys county and eastbound, the lower Eastern Shore and delaware, as well. If you look at the radar, you can see showers across Baltimore City moving up 95 into white marsh into edgewood and temperatures from the upper 40s to low 50s. Currently 49 degrees at b. W. I. Marshall and dew point at 49, as well, indicating thicker fog. Scattered showers possible as we go throughout the day, highs staying instead in the 40s and low 50s so dont expect a major bump in the temperature at all as we get into the afternoon. Unsettled weather still in the the sevenday and details are coming up. To our big story this morning, the nfl is in mourning once again. The Dallas Cowboys are dealing with the death of one player today while a second is facing charges. Defensive lineman josh brent has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after an accident that killed jerry brown. A dallas cowboy in jail after an earlymorning crash that killed his teammate. It appears as if he was traveling at a high rate of speed at which time the vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road causing the vehicle to flip at least one time. Irving police say josh brent was driving when the mercedes flipped and landed on its top. The passenger was jerry brown jr. , a linebacker on the cowboys practice squad. Officers say the car was on fire when they arrived on scene. When our officers arrived on scene, mr. Brent was removing or dragging mr. Brown from the vehicle. Investigators say brown was unresponsive and died at a hospital. They say speed and alcohol are factors in the crash. Brent failed a field sobriety test. Based on his performance of those tests along with our officers observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Once our officers learned that mr. Brown had passed away, then mr. Price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. According to Court Records in illinois, brent was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence, speeding and driving with a suspended license. He finished probation in july 2011. A criminal investigation i ongoing to determine exactly where the two spent the evening before the crash. That was sarah story reporting. The Dallas Cowboys are set to play the bengals in cincinnati today and the game will go on as scheduled. Were getting a better idea of what happened the morning Kansas City Chiefs linebacker belcher shot his girlfriend, then himself. Missouri Police Released camera video from the police car showing the first traffic stop and final moments before belcher shot himself at the stadium. It was 3 05 saturday morning when Police Responded to a call of a suspicious person of a black car at armour boulevard and holmes street. Officers approached the black bentley and found Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher asleep in the drivers seat. Step out, brother. The pro Football Player got out of his car and told officers he was visiting a friend that lives in a nearby apartment. You werent driving, you are correct. I wasnt, im just here. I hear you, thats why going upstairs is a good place to go back. Belcher agreed leave his car there and went inside. Four and a half hours later, belchers mother called 911 and told police her son had shot his girlfriend, 22yearold kasandra perkins, at their home. Shes been shot. Yes. Right now is she awake. Kasandra can you hear me . You hear me . Police were called to arrowhead stadium. We believe our suspect is a chiefs player. This officer rushed to the scene, at times exceeding 90 miles per hour. He pulled into one of the main entrances and worked his way around to the training facility. When he got out of his car, he got on his radio and described what he saw. Cut off sirens immediately. Ive got a sighting from afar. It looks like theyre in the negotiation phase. I need a rifle asap. The officer moved forward to where police say belcher was talking with the general manager scott peoli and head coach romeo crennel. Im on the south side at the main entrance. Trying to sneak up on foot. I need a rifle. Turn off the siren. I can hear one in the distance now. Moments later, police say belcher took his own life. Back here in baltimore, city police are investigating a murder in north baltimore. Investigators say shortly before 3 00 p. M. Saturday afternoon, they found the man shot near brooks lane near druid hill park. Police continue their investigation into the murder of a man found shot in west baltimore friday night. Officers were called to the 2300 block of Westwood Avenue near ruxton around 10 00 where they found a 22yearold man with a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to shock trauma where he died a half an hour later. Police are still working to find a suspect. To washington now and the fiscal cliff budget talks. If lawmakers fail to produce a deal, more than two Million People will lose Unemployment Benefits four days after christmas. Concern over budget talks is changing the way some are shopping this holiday season. Nadia ramdass has more. Alexandria, what do you want for christmas . Furby and barbie. Furby, barbie, and electronics are a taste of some of the musthave items this Holiday Shopping season and this Ellicott City target store was bustling saturday with shoppers determined to make holiday purchases within reason. Theyll save us a lot of money. With the looming fiscal cliff, linda and mike martzen are changing Holiday Shopping habits this year, relying on coupons and shopping less in case the cliff goes over in the beginning of the year. Theyre not alone. Buying more practical, stuff people want. Trying to save more and buy less in case taxes do go up. Experts say the fiscal cliff could play grinch to the u. S. Economy during the Holiday Shopping season. In a recent survey, the National Retail federation found about 2 3 of shoppers said the fiscal cliff and other economic concerns would affect their holiday spending. The fiscal cliff will result in tax increases and federal spending cuts. Both parties are kind of, hey, im going to do my thing, youre going to do your thing, nobody seems to want to give in. Theyre going to have to because this countrys in a dire situation. Many shoppers agree, as tax paying citizens, one of the top things on their wish list for christmas is for the president and congress to compromise and to get a deal done. Please start working together and remember the people who put you in office. Nadia ramdass, wbaltv 11 news. Jews around the world celebrated the beginning of eightday hanukkah festival saturday evening by lighting the ceremonial lamps. In chicago, hundreds gathered to watch the lighting of an eightfoot menorah. Hanukkah commemorates the jewish uprising in the second century b. C. Against the greek syrian kingdom. The holiday last it is eight days. According to tradition, when the jews rededicated the temple in jerusalem, a single vial of oil burned for eight days. And here in baltimore, some people celebrated the first night of hanukkah with a dance party in southeast baltimore. Creative alliance hosted a party with music, dancing and singing. Tonight is first night of hanukkah, the celebration that brings light into the darkness and we celebrate freedom and liberation movements and really having a really fun time. The traditional music is played at celebrations like weddings. Time now is 6 08, 49 degrees at b. W. I. Coming up, infant seats and baby recliners on the recall list this morning. And the lines drawn again as the ravens gear up to take down the skins. What fans have to say about the belt wave battle. First, a live picture outside. The instaweather plus forecast after the break. Blizzard Warnings Issued for parts of north dakota. Temperatures began falling into the Single Digits last night as in bismarckalling and surrounding areas. The wind chill made it feel as low as seven degrees below zero. Officials have issued a travel alert for the entire state. Now, your 11 instaweather plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. Good morning. Were starting off with a live look at the beltway at liberty road, light rain drops falling and areas of fog so hopefully drivers are taking it easy this morning. If you plan to go on the roads, leave extra time to get to your destination. Were tracking rain across the metro area and heavier stuff to the west. Light sprinkles around the beltway of baltimore and 95 towards cecil county. You can see shadings of yellow west of east of winchester, moving up towards hagerstown, as well. This could be heavier rain disrupting travel this morning migrating north and east so expect rain to pick up in intensity around baltimore. A wider view to see whats happening right now, a stationary front is sitting over the area. Thats going to cause the unsettled weather throughout the day. This trails back into the plains where its a wst warm front right now but will come through as a cold front east into the next couple of days, a drop in temperatures by the end of next week. Already temperatures are dropping across the northern part of the state. The blizzard moving into minnesota. Jennifer was mentioning Single Digits. The cold air is spilling in out of canada and will be coming east into the next couple of days. Until then, though, its fairly mild, especially for the Morning Hours. Normally we should be in the 30s to start the day. Notice how were in the upper 40s and low 50s. 53 degrees downtown in baltimore. 49 at the airport. Cooler conditions towards the north, 44 in westminster and 44 in parkton. These temperatures wont move much through the day, with rain and fog holding instead all the way into the afternoon. Expect highs in the upper 40s to low 50s with scattered showers possible at any point, especially through the Morning Hours. There could be a shower lingering around d. C. , ravens at redskins at fedexfield. The game starts at 1 00 p. M. Where a shower is possible. Temperature should be upper 40s, low 50s for the kickoff. Future cast in motion showing majority of rain staying north of baltimore into southern pennsylvania. The baltimore north, best chance to see wet weather. Into tomorrow, theres a cold front coming our way into the evening hours and that starts to push near us by the afternoon and evening and thats what there could be a couple of thunderstorms around. Ahead of the front, temperatures will warm up, mid 60s in tomorrow afternoon and thunderstorms arriving by evening and temperature dropping into the 40s by tuesday. There may be a lingering shower Tuesday Morning, dry by the afternoon and dry throughout the rest of the workweek and only in the low 50s for the highs. Two area families joined forces to help victims of Superstorm Sandy celebrate the holidays. Yesterday they collected donations and stuffed a truck full of toys. We introduced you to sadey and tyler on 11 news earlier this week. They learned children had lost everything in the storm and teamed up to fill this truck outside the target store in white marsh. We never thought wed be able to fill a trailer so we are stuffing this truck today and taking it out next weekend to the kids who lost everything. Were hoping to bring christmas to kids who christmas may be on bottom of their priority list as far as other things in their lives right now. Sadeys mom says theyre grateful for all of the donations and they originally landed to have a truck full of toys. And hundreds of Christmas Trees are in the homes of familiess with loved ones deployed overseas by the military. The staff of the hubbard funeral home worked with the National Guard to identify families that might need extra help in the holiday season. Yesterday, they gave away close to 300 trees. Its been overwhelming at times, actually. Some of the people are really thankful for getting the tree. I knew it was a good idea. I didnt realize how appreciative these soldiers and families would be just to receive a christmas tree. This was the first year for the giveaway. Coming up, would you consider not using a bank to get a mortgage . Weve heard of cyber monday, now theres green monday. Details up next on consumer alert. Coming up this morning on 11 tv hill, were highlighting three dynamic local authors. Joining us are larry gibson, Alonzo Williams and teen author lindsey allowedderman. Im sarah several recalls to report on in this mornings consumer alert. A popular infant recliner the government says is behind at least five infant deaths. Consumer product safety officials are ordering retailers to stop selling the nap nappy childrens recliners immediately. Its designed for sleeping, resting and playing but according to the cpfc, babies have fallen out of the base even when the harness was used. 50,000 infant bath seats are recalled because they do not meet federal Safety Standards and can tip over. The dream on me bath seats were sold at stores and online from july through september for 25 to 40. The company is also recalling bed rails sold in pink and blue. They can separate from the bed, trapping your child. For more information, log on to wbaltv. Com and click on recalls. Time for a look back and look ahead at the week on wall street. Deborah koustron has the Bloomberg Business report. If youre looking for work, customer Management Company converge mans to hire 2500 fulltime employees in the u. S. , offering work at home and call center based management and agent positions to be filled through mid january. We cant underestimate the power of the internet, especially this time of the year. A study by Digital Advertising tech Company Social vibe shows 70 of consumers frequently on facebook, twitter, pinterest or social media sites have made a purchase because they were connected to a brand online, something marketing executives are thinking about, how to get you to engage with their brand. Speaking of shopping with christmas around the corner, macys announcing workers will burn the midnight oil, keeping most locations open for 48 hours straight on the weekend before christmas. Walmart says it had its best cyber monday in history this year and now its offering another online event this monday which it says will include up to 60 off on select items including toys and electronics. Its dubbed green monday and speaking of walmart, would you go there for a mortgage . A new mortgage study shows one in three consumers would consider a mortgage from walmart. Thats a look at business at the new york stock exchange, im with theoustron bloomberg on the weekend report for wbaltv 11 news. tis the season for giving and all this weekend many downtown attractions are doing just. That dozens of ballots top sites are offering visitors a chance to take in the sightss for a dollar or less. Theyre giving a great opportunity for families who wouldnt normally come downtown but also a good way to draw people into downtown during the busy holiday season. You can go to our website for more information, wbaltv. Com, click on local news. The battle of the beltway is what ravens fans are expecting for tonights game against the washington redskins. Heres a look at events around town today. If it rains today it might come in the form of purple rain at fedexfield. Fans of the ravens and redskins are talking smack over whos going to come out on top. More on the battle of the beltway. Flacco, the pass, boldin, a touchdown. This latest edition of the battle of the beltway isnt until sunday but the green turtle in columbia is full of friends with competing loyalties, like justin and kevin. We have been best friend since 10th grade. I think weve definitely had our good moments with football, redskins and ravens. Weve had serious arguments about this. To come together for once. Fans coming together for the rare matchup could mean more revenue for bars and restaurants in between baltimore and d. C. Expecting a big crowd. Weve had a lot of calls for reservations early. We told them to get here as early as possible. There will probably be lines at the door. Manager ford reuben said nottinghams saw increased business when the orioles and nationals made it to the playoffs this fall. Hes hoping hell see crowds like that sunday. Im going to say go ravens and beat the pants off of them. Its definitely fun. Rg3 is all that and a bag of chips. Im hoping the redskins fans pull this out. You redskins fans, all the same, where were you three weeks ago . Rg3. The redskins breakout star is the punchline of this video making light of a redskinsravens rivalry. Rg3. Yeah, rg3. Coincidentally, not one of the four guys who made it calls himself a ravens fan but the videos gotten more than 40,000 views on youtube, proof both the redskins and ravens fans are hoping for something to crow about this weekend. I feel good about it. We have been playing battles recently. Sarah sampson, wbaltv 11 news. Go ravens, obviously, come on. Time right now is 6 27, 51 degrees on tv hill. A brazilian prisoner gets lodged in a wall while trying to make a breakout. What officials had to use to rescue him. The egyptian president reverses a decree that put him into office but we will tell you what he is sticking to. The radar showing anyone traveling to fedexfield could be messy out there. Sfx sounds of african drum and flute look whos back. Again . Its embarrassing its embarrassing we can see you carl. We can totally see you. Come on youre better than this. All that prowling around. Yeah, youre the king of the jungle. Have you thought about going vegan carl . Hahaha you know folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. How happy are they jimmy . Happier than antelope with nightvision goggles. Nice get happy. Get geico. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. Youre watching wbaltv 11, live, local, late breaking. This is 11 news sunday morning. Welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. Thanks for joining us today. Were going to take another look outside. Foggy in spots. Yesterday, there was a fatality in Harford County related to the fog, it was so thick. People underestimate the roads. It takes a little bit of drizzle. If theres less rain, the oil on the roads mixes with the wet weather. Be careful out there. I saw an accident out there this morning. Dense fog to worry about, as well, from Baltimore County to st. Marys county extending to delaware and ocean city and that will cause lower visibilities today and rain causing issues, as well with slick roads across the beltway, 95, even traveling west through catonsville. Temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s, holding instead because of the rain. The highs this afternoon, low 50s. Scattered showers are possible especially through the Morning Hours. Details on the forecast and how it could impact the game at fedexfield, stay tuned. Covering the world this morning, a turnaround by egypts president , Mohammad Morsi. He announced he would annul a controversial decree that granted him sweeping powers but he is not backetds backing down on a referendum scheduled for next weekend. Our correspondent reports from cairo. Egypts Vice President , flanked by notable figures, announced that president Mohammad Morsi rescinded a controversial decree he issued more than two weeks ago. Today president morsi met with members of opposition in an attempt to defuse the fallout from the decree that granted him temporary but absolute powers. It triggered weeks of protests between supporters and opponents of the president. The president insisted a referendum on the draft constitution will go ahead as planned next saturday. Tonight the president said if the constitution is not approved next week, he will order the public to directly elect a new constituent assembly to write another constitution for the country. Egyptian sources tell nbc news a man with links to al quada was arrested in connection to the september 11 attack on the u. S. Consulate in ben gaza. The alleged leader of a militant cell involved in the attack that killed four americans on including ambassador chris stevens. Sources say the man was detained as he returned from egypt to libya. Venezuelan president hugo chavez is back in cuba for more treatment of cancer that has recurred. He announced he will have more surgery for the illness that returned after two previous operations, chemotherapy and radiation. Chavez, who won reelection in october, said if his health were to worsen, his successor would be Vice President Nicolas Maduro and Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a military hospital. He is said to be getting a medical test at the facility. Current president jacob zuma said there was no cause for alarm over the 94yearolds health, and said mandela is doing well and receiving medical care consistent with his age. Mandela spent 27 years in prison during his fight against apartheid and became south africas first black president in 1994. Eight people were killed when two small planes crashed in midair in germany. It happened 20 miles from frankfurt. Parts of the aircraft were spread out across a field. Police spokesperson said weather conditions were ideal at the time of the collision. Its not clear what caused the planes to go down. To brazil where an inmate found himself stuck in a difficult situation. Two prisoners were trying to escape a jail outside the capital of brazillia. The first inmate made it out but the second got stuck in a hole in the wall. Prisoner guards snapped these pictures of him and local media report that a shower pipe was used to create the hole. Firefighters had to rescue the prisoner using a hammer and drill. Quite dramatic. No kidding. Wow. Talk about crazy, life can get crazy around the holidays and run you down. Up next, the folks from the spa in the valley are here with remedies to help you relax. Snow, blizzardlike conditions and frigid nights throughout parts of europe. How the weather there is impacting us here. What a different story. They have snow in the Northern Plains but were getting plain rain here, causing temperatures to swing all over the place in the next couple of days. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets, your season is here. Lets just call it the baking time of year. You need special ingredients. You need the staples. Thats a given. You need safeway sugar for just 1. 97. And that magic thing that makes everyone want another only 2. 99 for land olakes butter. And when hands get messy, quite surely theyll say, yum wow yay what a sweeter holiday. Safeway. Ingredients for life. Winter weather is pounding parts of europe, blizzards and high winds have paralyzed many areas of croatia. In poland, some cities froze under temperatures of minus two degrees fahrenheit. In venice, the gondolas are covered with snow and temperature have plunched across central parts of italy. Serbians are used to the snow and are struggling with brutal weather as residents cross snow covered streets and cars try to maneuver slippery roads. Now, your instaweather plus forecast with ava marie. Showers to start the day, areas of fog, as well, you do have to watch out if you plan to be on the roads. Things are hectic right now. The radar showing light scattered showers across the Baltimore Metro area, along 95, as well, into cecil county. Heavier rain across northern virginia, with the shadings of yellows and oranges south of hagerstown, south of winchester and d. C. , as well. The bulls eye to see heavier rain, some could be migrating towards baltimore. For now, most of the rain around baltimore is light. Across the mid atlantic, theres a stationary front stalled out over maryland right now which will cause unsettled weather throughout the day but because its stationary, we will have mild temperatures. Mild air from the south is not bad to start the day. The cold front or the stationary front extends back into the plains where its a warm front across texas and oklahoma and theres a cold front that the up with it across the plains right now. The cold front will bring a drop in temperatures throughout the week. You can see how cold that air is behind front as you see Single Digits across south dakota, including rapid city. Two degrees below zero in montana. This cold air will continue to migrate east into the next couple of days. For now, were on the boundary of the cold and warm air. Colder to the north and warmer to the south. Were sitting right over that boundary right here in baltimore. Temperatures really arent that bad. Especially when you consider we should be in the 30s this time of year. Were starting off from 48 at airport to 53 degrees downtown. Cooler up towards the north with 44 in westminster and 42 in southern pennsylvania. With the rain, were not going to warm up much into the afternoon and holding instead into the later half of the day so highs in the low 50s later today with areas of fog and scattered showers. Problems on the road heading to fedexfield and for the game a shower possible. Bring rain gear if youre going to the game. Kickoff at 1 00 p. M. Where temperatures should be from 49 to 52 degrees in landover, maryland. The future cast showing unsettled weather playing out. Throughout the Morning Hours, the bulk is north and west of baltimore, the trend going into the afternoon. The boundary keeps most of the unsettled weather to the north and even though this could be spotty showers throughout the afternoon, we could see another round of rain in the afternoon hours. Into tomorrow, the cold front will be building its way towards the mid atlantic. The cold front will make its way into our yeah area by evening hours, causing temperatures to warm and then plummet the next couple of days. Were near 50 degrees for todays high with showers in the area. Showers and thunderstorms possible tomorrow especially later on when the front comes through. 65 for the high tomorrow ahead of the front and behind it dropping into the 40s. There may be a lingering shower by Tuesday Morning and well be dry the rest of the day and the rest of the week. Temperatures in the low 50s for the highs. Between hosting dinners and parties, shopping, getting the house ready for guests, we often neglect ourselves for the holiday season. Betting mchugh is here with tips on how to take care of ourselves. If we dont have time for a spa day, you brought tricks for home. I have all these goodies. Deep breathing is something you can do on your own. Stand against the wall, go into closet, get way from the kids and husband, deep breathe and pulls the pressure. A great idea to center yourself. Exactly. Hot towels in the microwave. We use hot towels in the spa. Just get towels, bring them out in water and microwave safe bowl 30 seconds and feel amazing on the body feet, hands, over the shoulders. And if you are going to do your spa day at home, get a basket put this together. Turbin, fuzzy socks, hair conditioner for the shower and you can jump right in. You feel pampered. Exactly. D. I. Y. Epsom salts. You can get your own essential oils and make your own. Epsom salts on their own are detoxifying but if you add essential oils, they become an immunity booster and we get sicker during the holidays because youre on alert and this is a great way to take a bath and soak, detoxify your body and boost immunity. Ada add a few drops of oil to the bath . Yeah, you can do it in the or the night before in the plastic container. These are different masks. Baking soda is a great exfoliant. I have personally used this. Its wonderful. Its gentle enough you can use it all over and definitely on your face but not see granular that it will abrade. It helps the moistureer to penetrate. Yogurt, lactic acid, you get lightening and brightening properties and add honey and lemon it and becomes soothing and antiseptic. Honey on its own, cold, needs to be warmed up but put it on first, rub it over your face and leave it for 10 minutes and rinse. Wow, ok. That sounds great. And what about up here, i see tea bags. There are tea bags. Ginger tea is wonderful but use any herbal tea but ginger tea is wonderful because its great for digestion, warming for those who suffer from circulation issues and also honey again, great antiseptic and make a honey mask out of honey, cinnamon and cayenne pepper. Does it burn . No. It heats up a little bit depending on how much you add. Start small but thats not such a bad thing and warm water and a cool water and you get cardio for the skin. Its like youre toning the face with the hot and the cold. How long should you leave the masks on . Theyre natural so can you leave them on for as long as 30 minutes. Most people dont have that kind of time. They want to the put it on, get in the shower, set and steam and rinse it off. How do these compare to what you buy in the store . Theyre wonderful, theyre great goto products, great things to use until you get to the store or spa to get your favorite. If you dont have time, theres prepackaged things you come where you buy it and do it yourself. You have it at spa in the valley. Thanks for coming in. Coming up from cocktails to food, we have a celebrity chef in the 11 news kitchen with tips on how to take stress out of hosting holiday parties. Maddy, come on. We got a new book yay come get into bed. This is a story about jingle the husky pup. And jingle was a good dog. Ruff ruff jingle loved to bark hello. Ruff ruff ruff ruff jingle even loved to sing. Ruff ruff ruff ruff ruff jingle lets read the book to him. Jingle, stay. And jingle did. Ruff ruff [ female announcer ] hallmark interactive story buddies. When you read key words, jingle responds. Hollywood chef and author Paul Mccollum joins us to help us take stress out of hosting a holiday party. You want versatility in everything you serve and keep it simple, make it fantastic. You start with red and green apples. The colors of the holiday. I put those in athens mini phyllo shells. Theyre so versatile because you can use them with sweet or savory, brie with apple, pop it in the oven but you can use them right out of the package, dont have to heat them up and layers are flaky phyllo so theyre healthier than puff pastry or chips or crackers and find them where pie crufts are. You would serve them just like that . You can pop them in the have been on. And pomegranate. How about a bottle of frangeelicca as a gift to a party and 95 calories served on the rocks sore you can shake up a signature martini. And youve got a signature martini. Shake it, shake it, get your hips into it. If a coffee drink is on your horizon, make hazelnut coffee and i made this with my gerraina micro one which brews coffee one cup at a time. It grinds your beans and doesnt rely on pods and a highend version for coffees. No matter the coffee pot, make the traditional, pour in the coffee and add frangeleco. Its how things look, too. You can have coffee in dessertso espresso ganache. I dont have time to bake so i can pop over to the Grocery Store and mrs. Smiths pie will hook you up with the deep dish dutch apple pie baked at home so you get that home made aroma through the house and the edwards desserts is thaw and serve. So many flavors, always there for you in a hurry and takes the stress out of it. You want to relax. Relax, have fun. And quickly, food star . Food network star cookbook which im featured in. Thank you so much, paul. Stay with us. More news coming up on 11 news sunday morning. Im greg toland, amazing turn of events in the armynavy game. Well show you what happened. Now, 11 sports. For almost the entire second half it looked like army would sink navy and take home the commanderinchief trophy but mids know a thing or two about staying afloat, escaping with their 11th straight win in this storied rivalry. Vice President Joe Biden on hand for the game. Armys Trent Steelman keeps it on the option and scores. Army led 1310 with less than five minutes to play but here come the mids. Keenan reynolds scores, giving navy a 1713 lead. Army on the navy 14yard line trying for the winning touchdown but the handoff is botched. Navy recovers. And the mids come away with a 1713 win to capture the commanderinchief trophy. To college basketball, the terps hosting South Carolina state. The terps were rolling from start to finish. Pretty bounce pass, howard to mitchell for the two points. Later, this time going up top to alex len. Len, the only player in double figures with 13. Another alleyoop here, this time its dez wells on the receiving end. And later seth allen showing the outside touch, draining the threepointer. The terps led by 13 at the break and won 6146, their eighth straight victory. To Verizon Center in d. C. Where pat scary and the towson tigers were facing georgetown. Great tip ahead to Greg Whittington ahead of the pack and throws it down. Hoyas led by five. Towson would answer, jerrell bet mon drains the three. Under a minute to play, a three ties the game. The shot by berwell not what he had in mind. The air ball. Georgetown holds on to win 4640. Im greg toland, have a great sunday. And the time right now 6 56, 49 degrees at b. W. I. Heres a look ahead to our next hour of news. At 7 20 in medical alert, flu fighting tip. Hightech for the holidays. The top five gadgets that people on your holiday list are sure to love. Give the gift of a book to your son or daughter. A few recommendation for you at 7 41. More news, weather and sports when we return. Youre watching wbaltv 11, live, local, late breaking. This is 11 news sunday morning. [captioning made possible by Constellation Energy group] welcome to 11 news sunday morning, im jennifer franciotti. And im kerry cavanaugh. Well get to our top stories in a moment but first well look outside to ava. To me it was warm but i couldnt see on the way to work today. Its mild to start the day. Temperatures from the upper 40s to low 50s. Normally we should be in the 30s for this time of year so thank in the rain is bringing us milder temperatures but causing slowdowns on the road. Light rain showers reported at the airport, fog to worry about, as well, because of low visibility. Humidity at the airport 100 . Fog is a concern from Baltimore County to st. Marys county and into the Eastern Shore and ocean city. Fog is worse in lowlying areas. Temperatures should hold instead today from 49 at the airport to 50 and 53 currently downtown. Highs only in the upper 40s to low 50s and scattered showers possible throughout the day. This could impact the game at fedexfield. Details coming up. Our big story this morning, another tragic National Football league death and this time it was a car accident that police say involved alcohol. Police have charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman josh brent with intoxication manslaughter after he flipped his car in an accident that killed his teammate, jerry brown a dallas cowboy in jail after an earlymorning crash that killed his teammate. It appears as if he was traveling at a high rate of speed at which time the vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road causing the vehicle to flip at least one time. Irving police say josh brent was driving when the mercedes flipped and landed on its top. The passenger was jerry brown jr. , a linebacker on the cowboys practice squad. Officers say the car was on fire when they arrived on scene. When our officers arrived on scene, mr. Brent was removing or dragging mr. Brown from the vehicle. Investigators say brown was unresponsive and died at a hospital. They say speed and alcohol are factors in the crash. Brent failed a field sobriety test. Based on his performance of those tests along with our officers observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Once our officers learned that mr. Brown had passed away, then mr. Price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. According to Court Records in illinois, brent was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence, speeding and driving with a suspended license. He finished probation in july 2011. A criminal investigation is ongoing to determine exactly where the two spent the evening before the crash. That was sarah story reporting. The Dallas Cowboys are set to play the bengals in cincinnati today and the game will go on as scheduled. Were getting a better idea of what happened the morning Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend, then himself. Missouri Police Released dashboard camera video from the police car showing the first traffic stop and final moments before belcher shot himself at the stadium. It was 3 05 saturday morning when Police Responded to a call of a suspicious person of a black car at armour boulevard and holmes street. Officers approached the black bentley and found Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher asleep in the drivers seat. Step out, brother. Ill roll up the windows. The pro Football Player got out of his car and told officers he was visiting a friend that lives in a nearby apartment. You werent driving, you are correct. I wasnt, im just here. I hear you, thats why going upstairs is a good place to go back. Belcher agreed to leave his car there and went inside. Four and a half hours later, belchers mother called 911 and told police her son had shot his girlfriend, 22yearold kasandra perkins, at their home. Shes been shot. Yes. Right now is she awake . Kasandra can you hear me . You hear me . Kasandra police were called to arrowhead stadium. We believe our suspect is a chiefs player. This officer rushed to the scene, at times exceeding 90 miles per hour. He pulled into one of the main entrances and worked his way around to the training facility. When he got out of his car, he got on his radio and described what he saw. Cut off sirens immediately. Ive got a sighting from afar. It looks like theyre in the negotiation phase. I need a rifle asap. The officer moved forward to where police say belcher was talking with the general manager scott peoli and head coach romeo crennel. Im on the south side at the main entrance. Trying to sneak up on foot. I need a rifle. Turn off the siren. I can hear one in the distance now. Moments later, police say belcher took his own life. Back here in baltimore, city police are investigating a murder in north baltimore. Investigators say shortly before 3 00 p. M. Saturday afternoon, they found a man shot in the 800 block of brooks lane near druid hill park. Investigators are working on identifying a suspect and motive in that case. Police continue their investigation into the murder of a man found shot in west baltimore friday night. Officers were called to the 2300 block of Westwood Avenue near ruxton around 10 00 where they found a 22yearold man with a gunshot wound. The victim was rushed to shock trauma where he died a half an hour later. Police have not identified a suspect in that case, either. To washington now and the fiscal cliff budget talks. If lawmakers fail to produce a deal, more than two Million People will lose Unemployment Benefits four days after christmas. Concern over budget talks is changing the way some are shopping this holiday season. Nadia ramdass has more. Alexandria, what do you want for christmas . Furby and barbie. Furby, barbie, and electronics are a taste of some of the musthave items this Holiday Shopping season and this Ellicott City target store was bustling saturday with shoppers determined to make holiday purchases within reason. Theyll save us a lot of money. With the looming fiscal cliff, linda and mike martzen are changing Holiday Shopping habits this year, relying on coupons and shopping less in case the cliff goes over in the beginning of the year. Theyre not alone. Buying more practical, stuff people want. Trying to save more and buy less in case taxes do go up. Experts say the fiscal cliff could play grinch to the u. S. Economy during the Holiday Shopping season. In a recent survey, the National Retail federation found about 2 3 of shoppers said the fiscal cliff and other economic concerns would affect their holiday spending. The fiscal cliff will result in tax increases and federal spending cuts. Both parties are kind of, hey, im going to do my thing, youre going to do your thing, nobody seems to want to give in. Theyre going to have to because this countrys in a dire situation. Many shoppers agree, as tax paying citizens, one of the top things on their wish list for christmas is for the president and congress to compromise and to get a deal done. Please start working together and remember the people who put you in office. Nadia ramdass, wbaltv 11 news. Time is 7 06, 51 degrees on tv hill. How to keep your families healthy this winter, still ahead on medical alert. And finding the right gift for the tech minded on the holiday list can be a challenge. Our expert is here it narrow it down for you coming up. Right now, a live picture from the skycam. Ava has the 11 instaweather next. Orecast stay wuss. Now, your 11 instaweather plus forecast with ava marie. 710 00, starting off with a live look outdoors, fog out there, rain drops on the camera, as well. 53 degrees downtown, 49 right now at the airport. The humidity right at 100 as dew points are high this morning. Its a steamy start to the day and you have to watch for fog and rain if you plan to be on the roads. Radar showing light rain showers across the Baltimore Metro area, showers pushing along 95 heading into cecil county and a look to the west, heavier, more widespread rain as you can see from the yellow near frederick towards gaithersburg and north of the d. C. Beltway, migrating north and east, could cause slowdowns on the baltimore washington parkway and 295. Allow extra time on the road. A wider view to see whats happening right now, a stalledout front over the state causing unsettled weather throughout the day. We can draw this back into the plains where its a warm front across oklahoma but the cold front slicing across nebraska and the dakotas, causing a blizzard from south dakota to wisconsin and will move our way. We will see a drop in temperatures once the front moves east. For now, were on the boundary between the cold and the warm air so were right in the middle is why we see temperatures from 49 at the airport to 46 in westminster. It is colder into pennsylvania, theyre on the northern end of that front. Were on the boundary so southern areas are warm and Northern Areas are cold. Baltimore is in the middle. Were not going to move much into the afternoon. Fog and clouds and even showers pretty much hold temperatures instead. Were talking highs only in the upper 40s to low 50s even into the afternoon. Watch out for scattered showers, especially earlier on but a few could linger into the afternoon which is why were putting in the forecast for the redskins game, 1 00 p. M. At fedexfield, a shower is possible. Kickoff temperatures around 49 to 52 degrees. Bring rain gear if you plan to game. O the youll appreciate it if it rains. The future cast showing the majority of the rain is sitting from baltimore up towards the north. Southern areas hardly see rain throughout today and thats the case into the afternoon as a couple of scattered showers could pop up around baltimore, the heaviest stuff to the west in maryland and another round of showers could move into baltimore in the evening and a cold front moving our way tomorrow. The cold front will move into the mid atlantic throughout the later half of tomorrow, into the evening hours and could spark thunderstorms around baltimore by the evening and behind it, a drop in temperatures. That shows up in the sevenday forecast. We have 50 degrees for the high today, showers possible at any point especially earlier on and showers possible tomorrow, thunderstorms possible tomorrow evening. Temperatures, 65 for the high. Then dropping into tuesday, a shower early, then 49 for the high and only in the low 50s the rest of the week but mostly dry. Jews around the world celebrated the beginning of the eightday hanukkah festival saturday evening, lighting first candles of the ceremonial lamp. In chicago, hundreds gathered to watch the lighting of an oversized menorah. Hanukkah commemorates the jewish uprising in the second century b. C. Against the greek syrian kingdom. According to tradition, when the jews rededicated the temple in jerusalem, a single vial of oil burned for eight days. And here in baltimore, some people celebrated the first night of hanukkah with a dance party in southeast baltimore. The Creative Alliance hosted a party with music, dancing and singing. Music groups from baltimore and d. C. Played traditional klesmer music. Tonight is first night of hanukkah, the celebration that brings light into the darkness and we celebrate freedom and liberation movements and really having a really fun time. The traditional music is played at celebrations like weddings. Coming up, the flu is continuing to spread throughout the country with the season starting early and threatening to be one of the worst weve seen in decades. Details in medical alert. Who doesnt love ripping off wrapping paper to discover a fancy gadget underneath. Coming up, the gadgets to buy for the techy on your list. Coming up this morning on 11 tv hill, were highlighting three dynamic local authors larry gibson, Alonzo Williams and lindsey lured man. In this mornings medical alert, if you havent gotten your flu shot yet, its not too late but medical experts say all signs point to an especially bad season and early one for the flu. 11 News Reporter kai reed has more. Flu and the colder months always go hand in hand. But this season, the dreaded illness seems to be making a strong appearance early. We are seeing flu in maryland. We have been seeing flu since october of this year, middle of october, and thats earlier than we normally see. Here its in a sporadic, here and there. Last year, the uptick in cases didnt start until february but now according to the c. D. C. , the flus getting its earliest start in nearly 10 years. Its earlier this year and more severe. The confirmed flu cases are from influenza a and b, h3n2, the strain included in influenza a, was part of the particularly bad season we had in 2003 and 2004. That virus causes more severe symptoms. Doctors say this seasons seems to be a good match. We want people to know there is something you can do about flu to prevent it and thats get vaccinated and theres plenty of vaccine still around. Of the healthcare institutions tracked by the state as of for 24, 2. 1 of patients were seen for flulike the stateselow baseline or average. The states hit hardest so far are in the southeast alabama, louisiana, mississippi, tennessee and texas. Neighboring states, activity is increasing and we might expect to see increase in activity here. We watch that closely and want everyone to be aware of that so they can take appropriate actions getting vaccinated and if you get sick, stay home from work. That was kai reed reporting. Were joined by gary cook, pharmacist at walgreen. Thank you for coming in. Are you seeing a rush of people who want the flu vaccine now . Yes, in the last week or so, we have been seeing an increase in the number of patients coming in not only inquiring about the flu but also coming to get flu shots. What is your best advice to someone on the fence and beings i still get sick anyway. The best thing is not to wait. This is the time to get the flu shot. Normally the flu generally peaks around january or february but as you said, on the c. D. C. Is starting to notice a great upsurgence of flu illness at this time so we recommend people not wait and actually come into walgreens to get the flu shot. Tell me about the study that walgreens recently did about the flu. Back in the fall, walgreens commissioned a Consumer Survey where they looked at candidates to see their opinions around immunization and theres a disconnect between Consumer Behavior and actual perceptions when it comes to immunization. A lot of people are aware of the importance of getting a flu shot but theyre not actually going to have those immune zation done so this has reinforced the importance for consumer theation which is one of reasons im here today. So aside from the flu, i know you can get vaccines for other diseases and quite frankly save yourself suffering over the wintertime so what are your best recommendations . The best recommendation is to contact your walgreens pharmacist or any other healthcare provider. We are offering another service this year, as you get your flu shot, the walgreens pharmacist will offer an immunization assessment where they look to see which other vaccinations youre a candidate for. You have flu, whopping cough, shingles, meningitis. Everybody doesnt need everyone everyone of those. For shingles, people having a hard time finding it. Who should get the shingles vaccine . Right now the shingles vaccine is indicated in adults that are 50 years and older. However, the c. D. C. Is recommending that anyone over 60 get the shingles vaccine. There are certain contraindications for getting the shingles vaccine and your pharmacist or clinician is the best one to go through those with that individual patient. We didnt have it on the graphic but pneumonia you told me before the segment is another one some should consider. Who should think about that . Those who, again, this is on a patient individual decision. Patients 65 and older are the ones who get the pneumonia vaccine but patients younger than 65 get the pneumonia vaccine based on their other Health Criteria they have with regard to catching pneumonia. And gary, with any of these shots, is there a concern you will actually get sick . Will you get the flu or mild symptoms if you get the shot . There are some bear in mind that getting a vaccination, theres never 100 guarantee. However, we find the benefits of having the vaccine outweigh any risks. You do not get the illness from the vaccine. But you may have mild local injection site soreness, that type of thing or maybe a slight fever that can easily be treated with overthecounter medications. Thank you very much for being here. If you want more information, go to walgreens. Com flu. Heres a look at events around town today. Welcome back, if youre looking for cool gifts this season, tech expert Mitch English is here with cool ideas. Thech for having me in. I want to find things for everybody on the holiday gift list here and i think i founded if stuff that will hit everybody on the list. I got four kids. As they grew up, i cant tell you how may be things ive run over backing up in the car bikes, skateboards. Friends at peak wireless have this doityourself wireless backup kit on your car, 3 1 2 inch monitor, hook this up to your windshield and no running wires throughout the car, its wireless and will give you piece of mind and people that tow stuff. I thought that would be a great idea. Easy to use. Easy to signal, as well. Bringing back the old gaming system. You saw this. This is really cool. Duo games has two new games out, the atari arcade as well as the pinball. You download the app on the ipad, ataris greatest hits. You get to play centipedes, missile command, space invaders. Joy stick . Youre playing the games we did back when we used quarters. This actually is so easy to do, plug it in, playing those games. Duo pinball makes it feel realistic. Youre mixing m ms . Who doesnt love m ms . Theres a website, Holiday Gifts 2012 and theyve got cool stuff for m ms. They have really cool iphone covers, put those wherever youd like. The durable iphone cases and pick out your favorite. I look like this guy. You do not. Theyre all cute. Very nice. A game you can download for ipad and iphone, the m m Chocolate Factory where you try to save them and the ear buds that go along with them. These are a treat. The boogie boards are so cool. This is the original. Pick that up, play around with it. The boogie board, youve heard of ereaders. This is e rider. It uses the same technologies ereaders, 50,000 erases youve erased on there, lasts 7 to 10 years. Such a good artist. The jot has a magnet and comes in stylish colors. Put that on your fridge. Or your counter, instantly erase them, awesome. So youll be saving the environment on that. If youre tired of buying make your own. Soda stream revolution, onetouch technology. So easy to use, put the check that out, put the bottle inside there, snaps in there, pick the fizz you want, press it in there, it has a monitor that lets you know how much fizz youre putting in. 60 flavors to choose from none of which have High Fructose Corn Syrup or aspartame. Before we go, who doesnt want to throw their iphone into water . Put that in there. This is the first android smartphone. Drop it in there. You can get without a contract, 70 from boost mobile and its water proof, three feet in 30 minutes and it wont ruin. No more running for the tub of rice. There you go. Thank you so much, fun ideas. Really appreciate it. Time right now, 7 29, 51 degrees on tv hill. Stay with us. Youre watching wbaltv 11, live, local, late breaking. This is 11 news sunday morning. Welcome back to 11 news sunday morning, thanks for waking up with us today. Were getting a check outside. Is it clearing up . Hardly, dense fog people have to worry about. Rain is picking up in intensity around baltimore. As we look at the fog advisory, it extends from Baltimore County south into st. Marys county, east into the Eastern Shore, ocean city and much of delaware and southern new jersey right now, extending until 11 00 a. M. , so thats the biggest concern there. Radar showing rain across the metro area, heaviest as shades of yellow near edgewood and chestertown. Temperatures in the upper 40s, lower 50s, holding instead with rain in the area. Time for a look at whats coming up on meet the press. David gregory joins us live with a preview. Whats on tap today . Were going to be talking about the fiscal cliff, are we headed over the deadline here . Were going inside the negotiations with two top lutz, senator dick durbin of illinois and congressman kevin mccarthy, one of boehners top lieutenants. My sense from being on the hill this week is that a deal may be closer at hand, that republicans are willing to give on tax increases if they can get something bigger in the way of entitlement cuts on medicare. So i think thats where the negotiation is at this point. As all of this is playing out, weve seen indications that people are positioning themselves for the 2016 president ial race, is that correct . Well, one of the things that caught our attention this week as you look at the poll that came out about Hillary Clinton who is leaving as secretary of state and leaves at a time when a lot of people are talking about her runningour years from now. Theres a lot of democrats who think she is taking steps necessary to do that, making the connections with voters and potential donors to position herself and shes certainly incredibly popular. Her Approval Rating over 60 . Those saying they would support a president ial bid at 57 according to a poll this week so thats where a lot of smart money is right now. And you mentioned earlier that a deal might be closer than we think. Any more indications that the general public may not see that are going on behind the scenes right now you think are good signs . I think theres a lot of public posturing going on and one of the reasons why is when boehner and the president met privately and were negotiating privately last summer over the debt ceiling they ultimately were not able to produce a deal that boehner felt he could sell to his caucus so you see a lot more of an outside game played here, going directly to voters, campaignstyle events by the president trying to drum up support for his side of it so he can blame republicans if things go bad and i think thats what hes preparing to do. David, thank you so much. We look forward to meet the press today. You can watch meet the press later this morning at 10 00 a. M. Right here on wbaltv following 11 news at 9 00 a. M. Two area families joined forces to help victims of Superstorm Sandy celebrate the holidays. Yesterday they collected donations and stuff a truck full of toys. We first introduced you to sadey and tyler on 11 news last week. Both attend school at st. Kaz mers and when they learned of the situation, they teamed up. Hundreds of Christmas Trees in the homes of families of deployed maryland military members this morning thanks to the staff of the hubbard funeral home, who worked with the maryland National Guard to identify families that might need assistance in the holiday season. Still ahead on 11 news, the Humane Society joining us with a dog that need fattening up this holiday season. A cutie. Do you know the reading personality of your son or daughter . It makes a difference before you buy them a new book. And were keeping an eye on radar. A lot of people may be heading to fedexfield and may have to deal with wet weather. Now, your 11 instaweather plus forecast with meteorologist ava marie. Good morning. With atarting you off look at the radar and its pretty messy right now. Rain showers building from virginia into maryland and some of them are picked up in intensity right now. All the green showing up around the Baltimore Metro area but shades of yellow, heavier rain building in across the western part of the city. Some of it down south near rock hall and most of this extending all the way back towards frederick so expect showers, some heavier in intensity, to move through in the Morning Hours and then showers becoming more spotty. Across the mid atlantic, showers extend up into southern pennsylvania and go from new jersey into west virginia. This is a stationary boundary sitting right over the mid atlantic right now and this is causing the unsettled weather. Because its stationary, were on the border between the cold air to the north and warm air to the south so were in the middle throughout the day. The front extends back into the plains as a warm front across oklahoma but heres the cold front sitting across nebraska and south dakota helping to produce snow across the northern the country. This is all going to move east. Were not going to get the snow but we are going to get a drop in temperatures and thats we dont look forward to in the next couple of days. Currently 50 degrees at the airport, not bad to start off a december day. Normally we should be in the 30s. 53 degrees downtown, cooler towards the north, 46 in westminster and 45 in parkton. The caveat is that temperatures wont change much into the afternoon. Although its mild now, its relatively chilly later today relative to where temperatures normally warm up but were going to stay instead throughout the day ranging from 48 to 52 degrees. Scattered showers are possible at any time today especially the morning and watch out for fog on the roads especially heading towards fedexfield. Have rain gear handy. Temperatures in the upper 40s, low 50s. Showers could be around to the north throughout the day and then we take you into tomorrow where the cold front will be moving through by the evening hours which may spark a thunderstorm. Its behind the front tomorrow that well see a drop in temperatures. That takes us to the sevenday forecast with temperatures in the 60s tomorrow, dropping into the 50s the rest of the week. On a rainy day books are a great gift to give but also wonderful to give to kids for the holidays but fipgged finding the perfect read isnt always easy. Barb is here with great ideas. You have a Personality Test that parents can take to find out what their kids like to read. Yes, which reading super hero are you, you go on a book, it says, which reading super hero are you and they take 10 questions and figure out what kind of reader they are and on the website weve taken books and slotted them in so they can find the book that will resonate with them. You walk into a bookstore or library and youre trying to figure out, what do i want as an adult. Kids are the same way. If you have two kids, theyre completely different. First book im going to kick off with is called ungifted. This is going to be for what i call a belongerconnector. This is a guy whos traditional, a guy who likes to belong to things, likes to invest in a team, school, his family. In this story, you have a kid who is called reckless and has absolutely no impulse crow. Control. He is hardly your candidate for the gifted and talented program but thats where he ends up so its funny and these guys really do like funny but they also like, hey, whats going on with that guy. Try to figure it out. Exactly. The same kind of guy will love sports books so mike lupica is wonderful. This is game changer and ben is about 11 years old like doug flutie so when he wants to go for the quarterback position in the team, hes up against the big guy and up against the coachs son. Who do you think gets the quarterback role . But a lot of stuff starts happening and belonger connector guys like to read about that and see what goes on on the team. Now well kick over to the Warriors Heart. This is the guy i call seeker leader. This is less of our population, just 12 . But this is the guy who wants to know what does it mean to be a great man, what can i do to make a difference in the world. In the Warriors Heart this is a true story about a guy who decided to become a navy seal. He went from Rhodes Scholar to be a navy seal. What is it like to be a seal. To get kids to read fiction can be difficult. Except for the last guy. In a glass, a big part of the population. He likes humor, he likes anything intense, scary, thrilling. Were talking fairytale but not la la fairytale but blood, vomit and naked people. Is that appropriate . Absolutely. We must have naked people. What is life without it . This is for our last guy, the guy i call answer man. This is the bomb. Answer man likes information but he also challenges. Parents who have answer man, they know, every time they tell him something, its, like, prove it to me, hes going to decide for himself. In the bomb, this is the story of the atomic bomb, the scientists and the spies and it opens up in may 1950 with a guy who has spent 17 years spying on american scientists and hes trying to hide all the evidence before the f. B. I. Comes in. Anybody would love this but its perfect for answer man. These are your picks today but many other ideas are on the website, book and a hug. If they have a question about their child, they can email me and i can do personal book recommendations. Next week were talking about girls . Were talking to girls. You can find more of these books and barbs reading personalities on her website, a book and a hug dotcom. Stay with us, the Humane Society joins us next. Welcome back. Joining us now from the baltimore Humane Society is jen swanson with a pet looking for a good home. This is bella, shes 5 1 2 years old, shes a hound and beagle mix, brought to the shelter when her owner became too sick to care for her. Shes very emaciated. She came into the shelter like this. A forest home. Or if we cant find her a forever home, we want to find her a home to fatten her up for the holiday. Maybe the stress of the environment of the shelter is stressing her out right now. Shes frightened by loud noises, thunderstorms, so the kennel environment is stressful and shes not interested in eating so we want to get her into a nice home environment where she can watch the ravens game and she can eat some tailgating snacks and fatten up a little bit. So thats something good to know. Maybe if youre not ready for a fulltime pet, you can offer to be a foster for a pet. How do you do that . The Foster Program is great. We cover all of the medical expenses associated with the pet while you have them. If theyre on prescription food, we will provide the prescription food. And you can sign up online if you if to our website, bemorehumane. Org and click on forest a pet. Sign up for canine or feline and youll be contacted and we will set you up as soon as possible. Is it she have to go to foster first before she can be adopted or if someones interested, can they take her home . She can go straight into a forever home. Shes very curious, shes very good, walks on a leash, a great pet. Friendly, coming up to people. She just needs stability in her life. She really does and shes had a tough life up until this point so we want to find her a nice stable home environment. How are you doing at the shelter . I know you were slammed throughout the summer. Is it getting easier . Were getting out there a little bit more and getting more adoptions and more donations. Everything happens with money so we are able to do a little bit more these days. Very good. Something for people to keep in mind. The baltimore Humane Society, and bella is looking for a nice meal and nice home. Back to you. Glad she came back out. She was scared. Maybe shell have a bite of brunch coming up next. Right now, 7 49, 51 degrees on tv hill. Coming up, in the kitchen with a special guest. And another look at the murky forecast. Were minutes away from nbcs sunday today show and erica hill with a preview. Good morning. Coming up this sunday on today for the second time in a week, Tragedy Strikes the nfl. A 25yearold player for the Dallas Cowboys killed in in a cr accident and his friend and teammate charged with manslaughter. Mtv known for wild reality shows, now a u. S. Senator wants the network to pull the plug on this show before it airs. Well get into that controversy. Plus, its an emotional homecoming for one little girl. Adlin has spent her entire life in the hospital. Were there as she begins a new chapter at home and is it ever ok to regift . We have that and all the other holiday dilemmas answered right here on today. Time now for our holiday brunch and joining us this morning, a special guest chef, hilary stawbs. Good morning. We have a sweet treat. Tell us what were making. This is my great grandmother was a generation where she never wrote down recipes, had a certain bowl, put flour to here, sugar to here, mix it together and made everything from scratch so this is the recipe that we found to be the closest to her home made short bread. Wow. Ok. You said today, you didnt want to haul the mixer in here so we will go through what you would mix up to get the end product. Its a great day to hang out at home and make this recipe and enjoy them during the ravens game today. Well just walk through this. Looks relatively simple. Its so easy and looks so nice and you can take them to a house warming party, give them as Christmas Gifts. So many things you can do, eat them in the morning with coffee. Why not . Exactly, sweet treat in the morning to get you started but we start with a cup of sugar and then three sticks of butter and cream that three sticks of butter for one batch. No wonder theyre so good. It makes a lot. Every once in a while, everything in moderation. Cream those together and put in a teaspoon of vanilla and then you so you have 3 1 2 cups of flour. Sift it in the sifter with salt. This is my grandmothers so i always feel like shes making the goodies with me. I treasure that. You mix that all together with the salt, cream that all together in the mixing bowl and then we get to the dough and so you want to put the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and what that does, when you cream the butter, it then solidifies the dough a little bit so its easier to roll out. We take the dough while youre rolling this out here, hilary, let me ask you, now that the olympic mania has died down, whats going on with you these days . This summer its so funny because people say how was your summer . And it was fine and theyre like we saw you and that was london. It was great, though, it was a lot of fun and were happy to be back. This has probably been refrigerated more than half an hour. Refridge it overnight. It looks delicious. You can get little cutters or you can get big ones so the first time i made them i didnt have cutters and used a big biscuit cutter and they were massive but they were delicious and they have to cook longer but you leave them in the oven. These i left in for 15 minutes. The larger ones, 25 minutes. At 350. The recipes on your website. Its also on my website. Very tasty. How many of these could your brother, michael phelps, eat in one sitting. What are your plans for the Phelps Family for christmas . Were staying in town which is really nice. My niece and nephew, we will all be together. It will be a lot of fun. That will be a big hit. Yes. Keep them occupied. Good day for baking today, ava . Yes, a good day to stay in the house. If youre heading to fedexfield, watch out, you need rain gear. Rain in the forecast and temperatures near 50 at best. Hilary, thanks so much for being here. Thanks for having me. Happy holidays