Transcripts For WBAL 11 News Today 20130118

It will be a busy and chilly a breezy and chilly day. A big storm missed us to the south. No snow for us. Indchills in the 20s. High temperature of 39. Good morning. Kind of a busy start. Word of two separate accidents. Eastbound 70 prior to the beltway involving several vehicles including a car hauler on the guard rail. It is behind the trees. It is not backing up traffic too much. He spent 70 prior to the beltway. On the inner loop just past greenspring, watch for a possible accident prior to the j. F. X. Looking pretty good on the north side. Traffic is picking up in the outer loop as you travel towards the harrisburg expressway appeared the 83s checking out ok as is 895 at the harbor tunnel. Major roads running smoothly. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. The anticipation is reaching a fever pitch as this purple friday raises the stakes to a whole new level. Fan excitement is building and that includes the excitement of Jennifer Franciotti. Good morning. I have been so excited i can barely sleep. Bring your body warmers and your feet warmers because the wind chill is 14 degrees. The photographer says it feels a lot colder than it was in denver. Keep that in mind if you are going to foxborough to the game. Patriots fans are pretty confident they will win on sunday. Other people i had to convince him to go on camera. In baltimore, fans have so much passion. Some said they are pretty confident they will win on sunday. I asked if they were nervous at all. They were a little bit nervous retirement. Wis there is a bar called the ravens nest which has been renamed the patriots nest. The patrons are hoping that will bring them good luck on sunday. We will check out this area around the stadium. They have a sports museum. That will be tonight at 5 00 p. M. And 6 00 p. M. Back to you. Ravens fans are up early to support the team. Kim dacey is in white marsh with the purple pride caravan. These people are up early. 98 rock just got on the air. The party is just getting started. Start out with a cheer. Here we go ravens, here we go here we go ravens, here we go a great way to start the morning. All these people in purple just flooded in to get breakfast. What made you get up early on friday morning . The playoffs. What do you think will happen at the game . I think we can pull it out. What is it like being a super ravens fan . It is so much fun. Ravens are everywhere. You have been a ravens fan your entire life. It is exciting and nerve racking. My Blood Pressure is not the best during the season. It is worth it. The last game was a nail biter. It certainly was. The party is getting started. Back to you. Thank you. That brings us to our water cooler question of the day. Where will you be watching the ravenspatriots afc championship game this sunday . You can share your response on wbaltv. Com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler wbaltv. Com. We invite to share your purple pride with us on our website, just like these officers out in howard county. Many are getting ready for the game. Check out this purple mohawk. This is from middle river. This fan is pumped up for the game. Two Police Officers are recovered after an accident in south baltimore. The crash happened around 10 00 p. M. Near amity bank stadium. Investigators say a policemen collided headon with another vehicle. The injuries appeared to be non lifethreatening. A compromise of sorts is reached that may allow pit bull owners to keep their dogs if they are renters. Landlords were liable for any damage done by dog bites. It would ease the responsibility of landlords. It would allow pit bull owners to not have to choose between pet. Home and there hair john leopold is shopping for a judge to decide his fate rather than a jury. A big victory for residents who were opposed to the construction of a new youth facility. They will renovate the citys current unit to create more room for juvenile offenders charged as adults. The renovation of existing space and space that meets the requirements of our juvenile requirements. The plan would have cost 70 million. This alternative will cost only half of that. Officials have confirmed the budget does not contain funding to complete a previously proposed new youth jail. 6 09. Home values are on the rise, and that includes one of the most famous addresses in the nation. Lance armstrong makes an admission. Some atms are about to get user friendly. A big change over small change. It will be a breezy and it will be a breezy and chilly day here home welcome back. 39 degrees downtown. In the 30s in most areas this morning. The wind is starting to gust 15 20 Miles Per Hour. We start with the forecast for foxborough. This is what you can expect. Make sure you take the heavy winter gear. Windchills between 15 and 20 Miles Per Hour. The main story is to take the heavy winter gear with you. Esau Jennifer Franciottis you saw Jennifer Franciottis live shot this morning. We have a few snow flurries coming down from the great lakes. It is not going to cause trouble. 32 in jarrettsville. Wind chills running in the 20 ps. You can watch the time frame at the top of your screen. Watch what happens as we go into tuesday and wednesday of next week. Big dip in the jet stream early next week. Be prepared. Things are going to change. A mixture of sun and clouds. A chance for snow showers and flurries. Not bad on saturday and sunday. The arctic front comes through on sunday night. Temperatures in the upper 20s and low 40s with wind chills in the teens. Good morning. An accident that is creating some delays on eastbound 70 just prior to the beltway. You can see behind the trees lots of activity. It involves a car hauler and several other vehicles. It will take some time to clear all the vehicles. He spent 70 prior to the beltway. It appears the right lane is closed. Otherwise, inner loop of the beltway at the j. F. X. , reports of an accident. The j. F. X. Looking pretty good, 54 down towards the 28th street. 50 as you travel on 95 towards the fort mchenry. A live picture at greenspring doesnt show any activity leading up to the j. F. X. An accident on eastbound 70 prior to the beltway. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Taking a look at some of the top stories this morning. Did you ever take banned substances . Yes. Lance armstrong admits to using performanceenhancing drugs. He said he didnt consider what he was doing was cheating because all of its competitors were doing the same thing. A body will be exhumed today. His death was originally attributed to natural causes. Lethal levels of cyanide were found in his system. Good news for u. S. Home builders. 2012 was the best year for Residential Construction since the start of the housing crisis. The fastest pace since the summer of 2008. Increase of more than 20 in newhome construction. Record low Mortgage Rates are helping the Housing Market recover. That is good news. Dispensing 1of and 5 are popping up around the country. The new atms are free for customers. 6 17. The ravens are heading to foxborough. Keith mills will have some final looks to victory. Speaking of the game, where will you be watching the ravens patriots afc championship game this sunday . You can share your response on wbaltv. Com, on our facebook page, or send us an email to watercooler wbaltv. Com. Now instaweather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. A busy friday morning already. We have another problem. Howard county along governor warfield parkway. Watch for possible delays. Another spot, eastbound 70 prior to the beltway. Police are on the scene. At least the right lane is close in that area. You can see how busy it is. Eastbound on 70. Watch for those delays to grow quickly. Another spot is the inner loop on the northwest corner prior to the j. F. X. , an accident reported. The j. F. X. Looking pretty good at this hour. No delays down to the fort mchenry. This portion of the beltway is not showing any delays. 50 Miles Per Hour on 895 at the harbor tunnel. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Tony has a check on your forecast. It is a breezy and chilly start on this friday. There could be a few snow flurries. 35 in edgewood. Temperatures in the 30s but the wind chills are in the 20s. A mixture of sun and clouds. Maybe a snow flurry. Well come back and check the sevenday forecast and the game day forecast. Thank you. Good morning. The headline in this mornings boston herald. Do you think . Joe getting ready for his third title game. Tom brady getting ready for his seventh. The patriots are the number 1 offense in the nfl averaging 34 points a game. They are running their own version of the hurry up offense , which dean pees says can be a nightmare. If you dont get lined up right, you dont have a chance. On defense, theres always some kind of communication. He is as competitive a person as i have ever seen. He is a very, very competitive guy. He doesnt even like losing in practice. That was dean pees, former defensive coordinator in new england. We have two ravens specials for you this weekend. We looked at last weeks amazing win over the broncos. Terrell suggs takes you inside the heat of the game. Orioles fanfest set for tomorrow at the convention center. Buck showalter said Peter Angelos has in short stability on and off the field. I hope it eliminates some challenges we have had in the past. We felt comfortable and he felt comfortable and we can move on to more important things, and that is our players. Buck said he was at a banquet last week trying to watch the ravens game. It is not just the ravens and patriots that are putting the game on the line. We made a friendly wager with our sister station in boston. Send us their response. Good morning. Great to be with you. Here we go with another bet. You guys were great sports. We wanted to say good luck. Not really. How much fun was that last year . You had to eat the beans and the chaowder. Billy cundiff missed the field goal. Heres the deal. If the ravens win, we will deliver you lobster. If the patriots win, will eat those crab cakes that you make in baltimore. While you eat some crow. May the best team win. That chowder was disgusting. On our best. On aeroba they should do the river was dance. Lewis it is going to be fun. 35 degrees at the airport. Our live ravens coverage continues. We are with some of some ravens fans and are ready for the game on sunday. Ravens fans are getting creative with their purple pride. Youll love it youre watching wbaltv 11. Live, local, latebreaking. This is 11 news today at 6 00 a. M. Welcome back to 11 news today. Im stan stovall. And im mindy basara. Thanks for joining us for 11 news today. Happy purple friday. And looks like bill start feeling more like winter it looks like it will start feeling more like winter. The wind will be gusting close to 20 Miles Per Hour. It will get even colder. I will check the seven forecast in just a few minutes. The stakes could not be any higher as the ravens face the patriots with a trip to the super bowl on the line. We have live team coverage. Kim dacey is live in white marsh this morning. These crowds are showing their love for the ravens. We have some super fans out here, to be here at six in at the house of rock in white marsh. They are revved up for the game. They have their ravens purple. Were excited for a win against the patriots. Im so excited. I think were going to take it. I think they need to focus and hang on to the ball. That would be a good start. Look at this guy. I dont know if you can move your neck. Whyd you come out and show your purple pride . I have been a ravens fan from day one. Last year was a fluke. The ravens are going all the way to the super bowl. Go, ravens lets have some fun if you are right, we will come to for lottery or something. This will be going on all morning. Were live that the house of rock and white marsh. Everybody is getting excited for the game. Superfamilies Jennifer Franciotti is live in foxborough. It sounds like youre having a wonderful time. Tell everybody i say hello. There will be some Patriots Fans appear that are pretty confident that they are going to win. A Billboard Company has put up a bold prediction for ray lewis retirement date. There is only going to be one winner and i know who it is going today. You are pretty sure it is going to be the patriots. It developing rivalry between the patriots and the liven. Ravens. The ravens work looking at last week. Didnt the pictures get lucky patriots didnt the get lucky last year . The Billboard Company has Something Else to say on signs in the baltimore area. It is all in fun. Some admit they are a little nervous. I think it will be a close game. Have you heard about the billboard . Yes, i have. What do you think about it . I have been making jokes on twitter. I think therell be some motivation for the team. Im nervous but i feel confident. Confident doesnt describe this fan. I wanted another game at home. I think it will be a good game in new orleans. Your dreams, buddy. We want the ravens to go to new orleans. That would mean two more purple fridays. Jennifer franciotti, wbaltv 11 news. Go ravens. The men and women in blue are showing their purple pride in a video that has gone viral. Go, ravens go, ravens this is how we treat guys from new england, especially you, tom brady. Go, ravens everybody has their own version of the squirrel. This video has become a youtube hit. Officers are showing off their support for the team. We have posted the whole thing on the video section of our website, wbaltv. Com. Now instaweather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. Time to switch gears and bring you up to date on what is happening on the roads. Kind of a busy morning. Eastbound 70 prior to the beltway. Several vehicles involved with this crash. You can see all the activity prior to the beltway in the eastbound direction. We will keep you posted on that. Howard county, we have an accident at little patuxent parkway. Another one in the glen burnie area. 95 through howard county, 64 Miles Per Hour down towards 100. There is an accident at the frederick road on ramp and one of the inner loop just prior to the j. F. X. 50 Miles Per Hour down to the 895 split. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Good morning. We will do the sevenday forecast this time. 35 at the airport. When the chills wind chills in the 20s. A 30 chance for some snow showers or flurries. Bys 20s and low 40 tuesday and wednesday. A fashion collection that is truly delicious. Fashion designers displayed their love for chocolate on thursday. There are a number of edible creations made from chocolate, all worn by models on the runway. The trick is to not have the clothing in are cracking. There is a theme park with displays of chocolate creations. That is amazing. Incredible. Figurines from dried cabbage stems. Theres a form in the village where he was born there is a farm in the village where he was born. His new craft has never stopped. He has immortalize president obama and the pope. That is cabbage. 6 41. Still ahead, a look at the top stories. Were previewing the crowds expected in d. C. For the inauguration. A lot going on on the area roads. There is an accident on 70. We have some arctic air in the sevenday forecast. 39 downtown welcome back to 11 news today. 6 44. One person is recovering after a latenight house fire in north baltimore. This happened just before 11 00 p. M. Last night. As a singlefamily home was found in engulfed in flames. The upper level of the home partially collapsed. One person was suffering from smoke inhalation. Two Police Officers are recovering after an accident in south baltimore. This happened there at m t bank stadium. A police van collided headon with the other vehicle. The injuries appeared to be non lifethreatening. A compromise can may allow pit bull owners to keep their dogs in their apartments. Pit bull were labeled a dangerous breed making landlords eligible for damages caused by a dog bites. More a liability to the dog owner. It is help owners would not have to choose between their apartment with their pets. An estimated 800,000 will descend on the capital for the inauguration. Hallie jackson joins us live. Your Vantage Point will be tough to beat. We wanted to show you that people will be checking out the action from different parts of the city. Expect a race for the first row. We expect the excitement level to be very high. The press will be here too, 500 strong. We get this fantastic shot of the u. S. Capitol. The president will make the slow trip down to the white house. This view it does not come cheap. This is one of the most prized pieces of real estate in the city. It will be packed. We probably will not see quite the attendance that we saw in 2009. Theres no question this will be an historic moment in the city. This year the crowd estimate is about 600,000 800,000. A lot of people will be packing the streets, many hoping to catch a glimpse of the president and first lady. It was very cold back in 2009. Forecast for monday will be 39 and sunny. By the way, i like your purple. Now instaweather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. We are dealing with some problems. We have an accident eastbound on 70 as a volume continues to build. You can see all of the activity. It is taking up the right lane. Further west, delays are forming over towards the beltway. Outer loop at frederick, we have an accident at the on ramp. Another reporter crash on the j. F. X. Slow going on the west side as you make your way down towards 70. This is a look at greenspring. Not showing any delays on the inner loop. This one is still in place at crain highway. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Tony has the forecast. Good morning. We will start with the game day forecast. Take the heavy winter gear with you. Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and the low 30s. It could affect field goals and long passes. That is what it looks like for game time on sunday evening. Breezy and chilly here home. You will notice the wind. We have some snow showers and flurries. Theyre moving in from the great lakes. It will not cause any trouble. 31 in randallstown. 30 and parkton. The wind chills are running in the 20s. A mixture of sun and clouds. Breezy and chilly. Mostly clear and cold tonight. Temperatures drop back into the low 20s in the colder northwest suburbs. Not bad on saturday and sunday. High temperatures in the 40s. An arctic cold front will go through on sunday night. Will be in thes teens on tuesday and wednesday. Ravens fans excitement has reached a boiling point in baltimore. Kim dacey is live in white marsh. There is a lot of the purple pride out here. Ravens fans came out for breakfast. [cheers] purple pride is happening. These guys are excited for the game. [cheers] the purple caravan is all over the area. Fans will be showing their propriety. Do you think we are going to win on sunday . [cheers] if the team is as wild as these fans, we are going to win. Wow, that is impressive. Time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. This morning we asked, where will you be watching the ravens patriots afc championship game this sunday . [laughter] [laughter] good for him. She takes the cake. Cool. We will post more answers on our website, wbaltv. Com. Hey, we salute you. That is awesome. 6 5 here are some stories youll find at 7 00 a. M. On wbal plus. A teacher is held up as a National Example of excellence. Her story in this mornings education alert. how do you move a baby elephant . Very carefully. What is the latest on 70 . There is an accident that is blocking some lanes. 42 Miles Per Hour. Eastbound 70 prior to the beltway. At least the right lane is taken up. This is traffic leading up to it. Expect delays starting to form. 14 minutes on the outer loop west side. Everything flowing well on the rest of the major roadways. Maybe a few snow flurries. About a 20 chance for some snow flurries. There we go. Thanks for joining us for 11 news today. We will be back with a live update at 7 25. Have a good one. This is a wbaltv 11 editorial with president and general manager dan joerres. Be bold and get cold. Thats the motto of thousands who will take the 17th annual plunge into the frigid waters of the Chesapeake Bay in a week. Beginning with the cool schools plunge and continuing through saturdays final plunge, marylanders will pledge their money and time in support of Special Olympics athletes who pledge to make us proud each time they step onto a field of competition. The maryland Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge has become the largest single day fundraiser in maryland. From western maryland to the lower eastern shore, Special Olympics serves the needs of intellectually disabled athletes, and the money raised from your icy dip will help fund summer and winter competitions for the next year to come. All of us at wbaltv, wbalam, and wiyy 98 rock are proud to support Special Olympics maryland and invite you to join us next weekend at Sandy Point State Park when we get bold and cold. For more information, log onto wbaltv. Com