accident that occurred last night. and overturned a gasoline tanker. out on on 97, a smooth ride -- southbound on 97. up to speed as we travel across the north side. the j.f.x. and the harrisburg expressway are in good shape. eight minutes towards the harbor tunnel tolls on 895. a quick live look at traffic. east and was not traffic at 29 checking out just fine. this is traffic at the key bridge -- east and westbound traffic at 29 checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a dispute over free speech between baltimore city and the archdiocese had this to court this morning. arguments over the order at that church based pregnancy centers must post a sign that says abortions and birth controls are not available at the clinics. lower-court sided with the church. >> calling for a big day of action to date as they focus on foreclosure prices. people in 20 states are expected to take part in the demonstrations. authorities disband and campus in many cities. police are investigating a stabbing at the occupy baltimore encampment in mckeldin square. police say desiree nicholson stabbed a woman over a dispute over a cat. >> a former rock climbing coach is expected to enter a plea agreement on child sex abuse charges. he is charged with engaging in sexual acts with an underage student. the lead to victim said that he was aware of her age when they became involved in a relationship last april. the mayor will be sworn in for first full term in office. >> kim dacey is live downtown with what the mayor envisions for baltimore. good morning. >> the inauguration will take place here at the war memorial plaza right in front of city hall. it is all set up and ready to go for the ceremony that starts at 11:30 this morning. nearly two years ago, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, then city council president, took over the top job in the city after mayor sheila dixon resigned after an embezzlement conviction. this inauguration will start mayor rawlings-blake's first full term in office, the successful end of a campaign that brought the fiercest competition in the democratic primary. she will receive her oath from one of her former challengers, frank conaway, the clerk of the circuit court. 11 news caught up with the mayor for a preview of what her inauguration speech will focus on. >> the theme of the speech, the inauguration, is baltimore, a great place to grow. my administration is focusing on ways that we can make sure that baltimore is a vibrant, thriving, growing city for the future. >> the rest of the city council will also be sworn in this week. that will be on thursday at the war memorial building. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one of maryland's most prominent conservative state legislators is considering a possible run for congress. nancy jacobs said she is planning at mounting a run to challenge dutch ruppersberger. she said she thought about running for that seat 10 years ago. she says she believes running as a republican is not necessarily a setback. >> a lot of what i do is not partisan. have represented a strong lead democrat area before. >> she says she will make your decision whether to run within the next three or four weeks. >> the jury will could see you deliberating the fate of paul schurick. prosecutors said schurick broke the law by not identifying the calls as coming from the republican campaign. >> we think it is a big disparity in terms of crossing the line of criminal prosecution while these other things were just accept it as politics as usual. >> the jury deliberated for just a few hours yesterday. >> a police officer is recovering after a fellow officer accidently shot him. officers were searching for drugs inside a home at pinecove avenue when a gun accidentally discharged. neighbors described the scene. >> when the gunshots went off, the first thing i thought about was, is anybody outside? >> it is crazy that this happens right down the street from me. >> police did recovered 27 pounds of marijuana from the house. >> emotions are running home about safety in patterson park. dozens of people showed up at a meeting to address the safety issue. among them was joanne dolgow, whose poodle was attacked last month. >> both dogs were on my dog. he was pressed to the ground. >> i really feel bad. this tore me apart. >> baltimore city has no specific rules in regard to pit bulls. each dog is ruled on a case by case basis. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think should be done to prevent dog attacks from happening in our community? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> president obama says the middle class deserves a break. he goes to a small town in kansas today to make his point. kate amara has a preview. >> the president is stepping up pressure to renew a popular tax cut that is about to run out. president obama hits the road today, travels to kansas to lay out an economic theme we're expected to hear echoed throughout the campaign season. >> now is not the time to slam on the breaks. now's the time to step on the gas. now's the time to keep growing the economy, to keep creating jobs, to keep giving working americans the boost that they need. >> the president is pressuring congress to extend a payroll tax cut that expires at the end of the month. >> if congress fails to renew this tax cut before then, that same family will see a tax hike of about $1,000 a year. >> he also wants to renew unemployment benefits that expire at the end of the year. but with just a few days left in the legislative calendar, the battle on capitol hill is coming down to the wire. democrats floated a modified plan after failing to push through the tax cut last week. >> democrats will not relent on keeping taxes low for the middle class. >> while some in the gop support an extension, the parties are split on how to pay for it. >> republicans will work to find offsets if we in fact are going to extend this payroll tax holiday. >> republicans are resisting a tax increase on the very wealthy. >> the surtax that would fund this is something that would very much hurt small business and job creation. >> house republicans are pushing to extend a pay freeze for federal workers to help pay for the tax cut. in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:09. why more fathers are staying home with their kids. >> police have turned up the remains of 10 women. >> everybody likes to treat themselves to something nice. what american airlines is doing that is raising eyebrows. >> i am live at valley view farms where they have everything to celebrate the christmas holiday. >> 1 accident gone in annapolis but still attracting some closures along route 3. closures along route 3. we will >> good morning. we're starting off with a live of view of the skycam. we have a chance to see some fog this morning and areas of showers. we're talking christmas, just 19 days away. you guys have everything you could think of for the ravens for the holidays. you're the expert here at the christmas store. >> we have -- start your day with the ravens toothbrush. like the ball that bounces and lights up and shows the ravens football inside. think is about noise. here we go ravens. ages.for all we have a gift set for babies, big and bottle. nts also.ve ornament's al >> this is the number one- selling. in the store, especially when they are winning. >> people can come here to the valley view farms and give everything for the holidays. showers west of the area. we could have a slow commute. they have flying round monkeys from "the wizard of oz." >> those are pretty scary. jennifer franciotti will love that section. >> i'm sure she has been here. >> scary flying monkeys. thank you. great gift ideas. temperatures are nice and mild on the east coast. that cold air across the mountains will catch up to us. 57 at the airport. almost 10 degrees above the average high temperature for today. we should be able to get into the low 60's. light rain in the western suburbs is moving east. it is not running at your house right now, it probably will at one point or another. a high temperature of 62. a decent trade off with the temperatures. off and on rain showers tonight. here is the setup for tomorrow. a front will go through so it will be much cooler on wednesday. low pressure will move through maryland late wednesday night and early thursday morning. the cold air will catch up to the rain and we could see snow. the rain will change over to snow sometime after midnight on wednesday night. some accumulations are possible. i think it will end early, like 5:00 a.m. or 6:00 a.m. you could see some snow early thursday morning. temperatures will stay above 32. it will clear up on thursday. sunny but much colder with a high of 44. in the 40's through the weekend. on sunday, it will be dry with a high near 49. 6:16. >> good morning. we still have a problem leftover from last night. a pretty nasty accident involving an overturned gasoline tanker. we have some video of this accident scene -- this is live. northbound route 3 and all northbound lanes remained closed at 450. nothing getting by in the northbound directions. you may want to consider 97 as your alternate. we will keep you posted on this problem. watch for the northbound closures on route 3 at 450. nothing happening on at 95 through howard county. --57 miles per hour at 32. the big problem will be that the roads continue to be wet. take your time. leave early if you can. problem free on the west side. the date at 29, east and westbound traffic so far so good -- traveling at 29. the east side of the beltway in great shape aside from the wet roads. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a government take the lives of three people before turning the gun on themselves. among the victims are inan infant. york officials believe one person is behind the deaths of 10 people -- new york officials. the help define the remains of a prostitute from new jersey that disappeared. no new evidence was found. rob blagojevich will be in court this morning as the sentencing phase of his corruption trial begins. he was convicted of 17 counts including corruption and bribery. a judge should hand down his sentence tomorrow. >> american airlines is not letting a thing like bankruptcy get in the wake of an expensive upgrade to its fleet. the have opted for it high and interior for 10 new jets. there will have mod -- they will have mood lighting. if your name is jim, today is your lucky day. more jobless dads are playing a bigger role in the household. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. more out of work fathers are playing mr. mom because of the depressed economy. one in three. investors in europe are taking center stage said. the credit rating of 15 european countries may be cut. stocks were higher yesterday. german and france push for a new treaty to face the debt crisis. the bloomberg maryland index was up. fewer teenagers are hitting the open road. your young people are getting their driver's licenses. older people are holding on to them as long as possible. they're putting off retirement so they are still driving to work. all the jims will be offered a free taste of a hamburger and that is to drive traffic. burger king says if your name is some derivation of jim, you're also an loin luck. >> i guess i couldn't get away with that. >> mindy jim. >> 6:20. >> i will take you. >> we will check traffic on route 3. >> how do top performance like that against cleveland if you are ray rice? we'll have sports. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have the accident on northbound 3. we want to give you a live view of the situation. if you travel in towards anne arundel county, northbound route 3 remains blocked. we have an overturned tanker. all lanes are closed northbound at 450. best alternate is 97 at 61 miles per hour. we have an accident at walter boulevard and upton road. some delays developing on the west side outer loop. this is 70. volume picking up, especially eastbound towards the city. this is the area of the key bridge and so far so good on the east side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. it is a mild start. temperatures in the mid 50's right now. you can see it doppler picking up some light rain. it is moving east. the forecast for today -- off and on rain showers. cloudy skies and mild temperatures with a high near 62. we will check the seven forecast in just a few minutes. stay with us. >> a contract year for ray rice . a long-term payday. his season was not that wow. the offense threw the ball more. that changed on sunday in cleveland. a career high 204 yards rushing on 29 carries. you can keep serving rice. he is second in the league in yards from scrimmage. don't assume the ravens will give it to rice on sunday against the colts. >> our objective is not to score the most points, to score more points than our opponent on any given sunday. the idea is to be the winningist -- h offense, defense, and special teams. we think you after run the ball to stop the run -- think you have to run the ball to stop the run. luck.drew b he is a heisman trophy finalist. was named the johnny unitas golden arm winner. luck will come to baltimore to receive the trophy. 35 touchdowns this season for the 11-1 cardinal. will receive the trophy here on friday. charges knocked off the jaguar last night. the ravens will face the chargers in two weeks. that game could be pretty tough. >> 6:27. the numbers aren't about how much maryland's slot parlor spotted last month. >> the mayor will be sworn in for her first full term of office. i am kim dacey. >> just because you have the chicken pox as a kid does not meet you could get it again. we will get shingles. >> you may have heard of the "elf on the shelf" book. they have plenty of elves for they have plenty of elves for >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. a mild morning but ma wet one. >> there will be some off and on rain showers on this tuesday. often on rain showers. it will not be a steady rain -- off and on rain showers. be a high temperature of 62. things will turn more arctic later this week. now to the news desk. >> thank you. the mayor will take the oath to getting her first elected term in office. >> kim dacey is live downtown with details on today's inauguration. >> the inauguration will take place here at the war memorial plaza right in front of city hall. it is all set up and ready to go for the ceremony that starts at 11:30 this morning. nearly two years ago, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, then city council president, took over the top job in the city after mayor sheila dixon resigned after an embezzlement conviction. this inauguration will start mayor rawlings-blake's first full term in office, the successful end of a campaign that brought the fiercest competition in the democratic primary. she will receive her oath from one of her former challengers, frank conaway, the clerk of the circuit court. 11 news caught up with the mayor for a preview of what her inauguration speech will focus on. >> the theme of the speech, the inauguration, is baltimore, a great place to grow. my administration is focusing on ways that we can make sure that baltimore is a vibrant, thriving, growing city for the future. >> the rest of the city council will also be sworn in this week. that will be on thursday at the war memorial building. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are investigating a shooting on the north side of town. shots were fired just after 12:30 on willow avenue. a man was found shot in critical condition. >> slots revenue for the month of november is down compared to october. in october, the total was $12.9 million. the hollywood slots parlor contains to be the bigger draw. revenue has jumped nearly 20% in its first year of operation. over $3 million from the other casino. >> police have rounded up four people in connection with a brutal attack and robbery of a couple in glen burnie. the four people were arrested early on monday morning. one of the suspects called her ex-boyfriend to find where they were. happened near gate water court. they may have been armed with knives. the victims were taken to baltimore medical center for treatment. >> funeral services for brother james kelly. died over the weekend after battling prostate cancer at the age of 64. services will be held today on north charles street at 10:30. >> many of us can remember getting chickenpox when we were a kids. at san the virus can strike again when we get older as the painful and shingles rash. >> this is the painful as shingles rash. the virus remains in the nurse and spinal cords. >> the immune system keeps a good job of keeping it in check. but if something happens to your immune system -- you get sick, may reactivate this virus and it comes out in a rash form. >> when the virus becomes active, it travels in a nerve endings. >> it may be more than one nerve root but typically it will follow a pattern. it bands around the body or an arm or leg, but it will follow a single dermatone. >> the symptoms of shingles are hard to ignore. the sooner you are treated the better. a vaccine can help reduce your risk. >> the age group we most commonly see is after the age of 60, although you will see it in younger people. >> donna hamilton, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if you're thinking of getting the shingles of vaccine, check with your health plan. it can be expensive. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. at the busy spot is northbound route 3 at 450. we have it live picture for you. northbound route 3 at 450 continues to be blocked. northbound, watch for continued closures. take 97 as your alternate. this is upton road. we have an accident in the parkville region. we have some delays falling into place. down towards the fort mchenry, so far so good. 10 miles per hour on the west side. really filling up in volume in the outer loop all the way down to reisterstown. that will impact your ride out of the owings mills area. eastbound 70 so far so good in towards the beltway. the roads are wet so keep that in mind. ava joins us from valley view farm's talking about christmas and the great holiday celebrations happening there. good morning. >> such great traditions with the holidays. i am at hunt valley where you can start your own tradition. you may have heard of the "elf on the shelf." it is about an elf that hides every morning. there are limited quantities of these books. they have many other elves, small and large and all sizes. the nutcracker. they have some fancy ones. and the pickle. that is the last ornament you hang on a tree. we see a mild temperatures today. we have rain through tomorrow into thursday morning. that could come down as some snow. that is something we will be tracking. a good tradition, the pickle on the tree. >> have that at my house -- we have that at my house. >> a nightmare as millions of dollars worth of luxury automobiles crash on a highway. we >> perhaps one of the most car crashes in history played out in japan. some of these images demographic. ferraris were among the casualties in southwestern japan. the cards for on their way to an exotic car show when the chain reaction happen -- the cars were on their way. none of the drivers suffered serious injuries. >> casablanca -- largest mall in africa sits on 25 acres of land. 600 international brands are represented. it hasn't ice rink and an aquarium -- it has an ice rink. >> quite the mall. >> think carlotta it is going. >> details on a friendly fire shooting in anne arundel county. >> we're dealing with some closures on route 3. >> welcome back to 11 news today. a dispute over free speech between baltimore city and the archdiocese had to federal court this morning. armas will be heard concerning church based pregnancy centers must post a sign saying abortions are not available at the clinics. a lower-court sided with the church. a police officer is recovering after a fellow officer accidently shot him while serving a search warrant in anne arundel county. officers were searching for drugs inside a home on pinecove avenue when a gun accidentally discharged. the injury to the officer is not life-threatening. dozens of patterson park residents showed up at the meeting to address safety concerns. baltimore city has no specific rules in regard to pit bulls. animal control said the judge each dog on a case by case basis. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked what do you think should be done to prevent dog attacks from happening in our community? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> tracking a couple of accidents. and some delays. we start with northbound route 3. there remains closed at 450. this is due to an overnight accident involving an overturned gasoline tanker appeared southbound traffic does get by. take 97 as her alter that. watch for delays forming at 175. delays in place on southbound 95 coming out of white marsh to the beltway northeast. topping the brakes but bigger delays on the west side beginning at 795. that will back up traffic on southbound 795. we'll update you on the route through southbound 795 down towards the beltway. it is at a crawl at old court road. this is white marsh. we're starting to back down in that area as motorists make their way down toward the beltway. the roads are wet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now go to ava marie from valley view farms. >> this is a great place to get into the christmas spirit. i'm here with kathy, the manager. you guys have a personalized ornaments. >> every saturday and sunday until christmas, we have someone here who personalizes any ornament in the store that has a writable purchase. it is free of charge. it is a free service. >> you have so many different ornaments. maybe the guitar player in your life. have some for your pets and for the whole family. you could write the name for your whole family. is is one for the newlyweds -- this is one for the newlyweds. >> a baby's first christmas ornament. >> so cute. >> december 22 and december 23 . that is the radio kids campaign. they will be taking donations live. >> let's check the weather. a bit of it would commute. -- a bit of a wet commute. >> and you have the "just married" one for you. i'm sure your husband is a hallmark rolling his eyes -- is at home. thank you, ava. weather-wise, it doesn't feel like december or winter right now. we have some cold air on the other side of the mountains. temperatures in the single digits across the northern plains. in the mild side. 55 in parkton. the average high temperature today is 48. we are already above that at 6:00 a.m. or 7:00 a.m. we do have some rain showers to contend with and movie parts of howard and carroll county and moving into the city. rain will be with us off and on today. rain showers today is our forecast with a high temperature of 62. temperatures drop back into the upper 40's tonight. arctic air is going to start to move and tomorrow. is area of low pressure will ride along this front lines the night into thursday morning. cold air is going to mix with the rain. we have the possibility of some rain. rain change to snow after midnight. i do think it will end around 5:00 p.m. or 6:00 a.m. on thursday morning. temperatures will stay above freezing. that will help if we get some snow. a high temperature of 44. we will stay in the 40 posture through the weekend. -- will stay in the 40's through the weekend. >> in just a few hours, the mayor will be officially sworn in for first elected term in office. kim dacey joins us live downtown with today's in operation. good morning. >> the inauguration will take place here at the war memorial plaza right in front of city hall. it is all set up and ready to go for the ceremony that starts at 11:30 this morning. nearly two years ago, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, then city council president, took over the top job in the city after mayor sheila dixon resigned after an embezzlement conviction. this inauguration will start mayor rawlings-blake's first full term in office, the successful end of a campaign that brought the fiercest competition in the democratic primary. she will receive her oath from one of her former challengers, frank conaway, the clerk of the circuit court. 11 news caught up with the mayor for a preview of her speech. the rest of the city council will also be sworn in this week. that will be on thursday at the war memorial building. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:53. 56 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start so, if the mint makes this hot chocolate cool, does the mint hot chocolate make me cool? not really. the new mint hot chocolate from dunkin' donuts. grab the cool sensation of mint today. ♪ oh, what fun it is to... get in the spirit with dunkin's holiday coffees and lattes. try peppermint mocha, gingerbread, or new cinnamon swirl today. >> the overturned tanker is still in place. that is a major accident that occurred last night. northbound closures remain in effect at route 3 at 450. 97 a much better bet. upton road in parkville, an accident being cleared. 60 miles per hour on southbound 95. a backup on 795 south from owings mills. -- 16 miles per hour on southbound 95. the roads are still wet. this is delays in the white marsh area. >> it will feel like christmas later this week. we're in the mid 50's today. will get up to 62 today. temperatures are not bad. a good chance for rain on wednesday. a mix of rain and snow early on thursday morning. 40's for the rest of the week. a big change in temperatures, coming up. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com, and stay connected with us on facebook and twitter.