national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> there has been more snow in an unusual place. >> arizona. two inches of snow on the 18th green. >> i've been out there a couple of times when it snowed. people would run out of their houses. there are kids that have never seen snow from phoenix. >> and the maryland -- no snow. we have the cold this morning but knows no no sn ow. 23 at the airport with little wind. we will make it up to 39 this afternoon with a few clouds. we have some rain and maybe some snow in the seven-day forecast. >> a busy start on the northeast corner of the beltway. all lanes are temporarily blocked because of a tractor- trailer accident. that is causing some closures. we are watching for delays around harford. we are seeing southbound delays on 95. 55 on the north side. running smoothly on the west side. an accident at 216 in howard county. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> and overnight freight train derailment shatters a quiet cecil county neighborhood. this happened just after midnight in elkton. nearby road toward shut down for several hours. nobody was injured. >> a strange job interview is about to take place in anne arundel county. jennifer franciotti is live in annapolis with details on a meeting to replace john leopold. >> these interviews will take place in public. public in views of all 16 candidates. it was last friday that was the filing deadline to fill the remainder of john leopold's term. he resigned after a judge found him guilty of misconduct. among the candidates, john hammond, kendel ehrlich are in contention. >> we begin the process of pursuing a new vision for anne arundel county and make our county a model for the rest of maryland. >> several have said they will not seek election once the term ends. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a former gynecologist secretly recorded his patients. dr. nakita levy used spy devices including a pen camera. hundreds of potential victims have already come forward and it hot line has been set up to field more calls. some are stunned. >> i gave anesthesia frequently for him when he was delivering babies. he is an excellent physician. his patients liked him. it is shocking. >> dr. levy took his own life 10 days after he was fired. >> one juror is surprised that johnson is a filing for a new trial. he said the strongest evidence came from his own mouth in the form of recorded phone conversations with family members. >> he didn't act like he was emotional. he didn't, not in one conversation he never claimed he was innocent. all he talked about was the consequences behind everything. like questions about how much time would you get for first- degree murder? what countries to extradite? >> he said the recent attorneys gave further appeal did not factor much into their decision making. >> city police were not supposed to be in a training mission in the first place. there were conducting training exercises without authorization from the state. that is where a trainee was shot in the head after an instructor grabbed the wrong weapon. a top prosecutor is promising a full investigation into a death with the ounces from -- down syndrome. robert saylor died. the death has been ruled a homicide. charlie smith will decide whether to bring criminal charges against the officers or to present evidence to a grand jury. >> there was a murder-suicide. police say candace baird was shot and killed around 6:00 p.m. on tuesday night. a young child was found at the scene unharmed. >> baltimore is being courted to host the olympics. this would be the summer games of 2024. the mayor says it is too early to think about that right now. >> 3-4 years leading in and the legacy afterwards and how you take advantage of that. that is where the economic return is. >> the biggest hurdle is the price tag. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you want to see baltimore host the summer olympics in 2024? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. 6:08. 23 degrees at the airport. the lines that fast-food drive- through lanes are getting shorter. plus -- >> we are one day closer to a big budget deadline in washington. what automatic spending cuts could mean to you and people you know. >> the lead detective faces some legal trouble of the zone in the case against oscar pistorius. pistorius. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. plan for delays on the north side of the beltway. all lanes are closed with a tractor-trailer accident. delays stretch back to harford road. 95 from the northeast, we're developing a southbound delay down towards the beltway. looking good on the north side outer loop. for the self in howard county, an accident at 216 in laurel. the problem is approaching belair road. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. the temperatures will be below average. we are starting out in the low 20's with a little bit of a breeze. 24 degrees in rising sun. take off 5 degrees for wind chills. we could see some cloud cover. these are high, thin clouds. we will see plenty of sunshine as high pressure takes control in the mid-atlantic. this big storm will visit us in maryland. it will be too warm to get snow. it will be a mix of rain and snow. heavy snow around wichita. they will pick up a lot of stuff in the midwest. kansas city, denver, a lot of snow. chicago and milwaukee later tonight and tomorrow. then it will visit us in maryland over the weekend. mostly sunny skies today with a few high, thin clouds. high temperatures between 36 and 41 degrees. the clouds will thicken up tomorrow. it should be dry in the morning. we will see a mix of rain and snow and sleet. same thing on saturday. i don't think there will be much accumulation. it will clear up on sunday with a high near 39. >> thank you. 6:14. joe biden will speak in connecticut today about gun violence. tracie potts has more from capitol hill. >> vice president biden like to make this point again. >> the weapon used by a young man in killing those 20 beautiful little babies up in newtown. that weapon is not needed for your self-defense. buy a shot guy. n. >> the white house explained. >> the point he was making is a shotgun would do the trick. >> but a ban on assault weapons is unlikely. >> increased background checks. >> will gun-control even called for a vote. washington is laser focused on providing those cuts days away. >> my hope is we can get votes on all these items. >> immigration cause this heated exchange in arizona and it could eclipse any action on gun control. there is a very firm deadline to deal with those budget cuts, just eight days away. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have eight days before spending cuts take effect. hallie jackson joins us live to explain. >> whatever happens will have a big impact far beyond the beltway, including up in baltimore. >> everybody is waiting to hear. >> about 800,000 civilians will be forced to take one day off each week if massive spending cuts kick in on march 1. >> i will pay the mortgage and utilities and then you live on what is left. >> the furloughs would last or than five months. the pentagon will have to find more savings. >> this is felt in be in small towns a light. >> it is not just those working for the military that will be affected . house democrats have a hearing to talk about other effects. president obama talked about the impact in an interview. >> we do not need these automatic mindless spending cuts. >> john boehner asked of the president, what is he doing to stop the sequester that would hall allowed the armed forces? as politicians squabble, leon panetta is talking with nato about how these cuts would affect our allies. >> there is a new poll out about these spending cuts. >> it says 25% of people have not heard anything about these cuts. another 25% have heard a lot about these cuts. three in 10 americans would blame the president. >> hallie jackson, thank you. defense attorneys for oscar pistorius are putting the police on trial. the lead detective faces attempted murder charges. a series of police blunders in handling the crime scene. oscar pistorius thought his girlfriend was an intruder. another round of snowstorms slamming the midwest. kansas city could be one of the hardest-hit cities. ony unveiled the long awaited playstation 4 last night. users can broadcaster live game play two friends. sony hopes the new consul will help them compete with the xbox and the wii. fewer americans may be peaking gingon fast food. -- pigin out on fast food. >> at the day for a boeing. will present a redesign of the streamliner that they will - .treamlindreamliner you mention those automatic spending cuts. leon panetta notified congress if automatic budget cuts take effect march 1. most would have to take unpaid leave. we get those weekly jobless claims. futures this morning are pointing a little bit lower. a bit of a downbeat note on wall street. we have a pullback yesterday. when was the last time you had a big mac attacke? adults consume less of their daily calories from fast food between 2007 and 2010. research is could not say why adults are eating less fast food. the u.s. has the largest fast- food industry in the world. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. it is a quiet but cold start on this thursday. temperatures in the low 20's with a little bit of a breeze. 25 at martin state airport. it will be quiet and cold this morning. mostly sunny skies this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> it almost seems we are dealing with bad weather because we have accidents. there is an accident at 795. two left lanes are closed. we have an accident at the inner loop at belair road. traffic is backing up heavily. traffic at a standstill. this is a tractor-trailer accident. on the inner loop, traffic being detoured at white marsh. 95 at the beltway northeast, we have some delays developing. looking pretty good on the north side. an accident on the outer loop at 795. 216, another accident in the laurel region. watch for delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> 6:23. what j.j. hardy expects from the club this year. >> would you want to see baltimore host the summer olympics in 2024? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> good morning. chris tillman, pedro strop among the orioles pictures that will throw today. steve johnson was impressive yesterday. brian roberts drove in a run. j.j. hardy returns at shortstop. he hit 22 home runs. the second lowest batting average of his career. he sees a big difference in the orioles since last year. >> is pretty much the same team as last year. pretty much this same line up with more experience. we should be better this year. >> the orioles open their exhibition season on saturday. college lacrosse is well under way. not the kind of night you want to wear shorts. it. 30.lineit was about 2-0. sean o'sullivan. 3-0 loyola. loyola, 14-9. loyola now 2-0. the nfl combine is today. >> 6:28. >> all 16 candidates will go through a public interview tonight. details are next. >> it went from bad to worse on the beltway. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. weather and traffic in just a moment. >> and overnight freight train derailment in elkton. 10 cars left the track shortly after midnight. >> 6 people are hospitalized after an overnight fire in prince george's county. it broke out after 4:00 a.m. 6:31. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> good morning. the state little bit cold. there's a touch of a breeze. the wind chills in the upper teens to start the day. high temperatures in the upper 30's. we will check the seven-day forecast in about four minutes. >> it busy ride on the beltway. we have an accident near 795 taking up the two left lanes. this is the impact on reisterstown road. traffic pretty much at a standstill leading up to that accident. we also have a tractor-trailer accident. this is a live picture at harford road. all traffic being diverted at white marsh boulevard. for the south, watch for an accident at 216. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live from annapolis with how the process to replace john leopold works. >> all 16 candidates will get to make a statement before taking questions. then the council will take a vote. a forum last thursday revealed several candidates looking to replace john leopold. he resigned after being found guilty of misconduct for the way he treated his employees. he still faces a civil suit for harassment. have gone on -- >> kendel ehrlich is one of 16 candidates that want to fill the remainder of leopold's term. the term ends in december of 2014. the competition includes john hammond. >> it has been a difficult decision in many ways. i have come to the conclusion that i think i can bring the leadership that anne arundel county deserves, and it is time to move the county forward. >> the businessman respects his competition. but he believes his resume is strong. five of the seven-member council must agree on a candidate. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is laid out a 10 year plan after a recent report shows the city will go bankrupt without major reforms. residents may have to pay a fee for trash collection. homeowners could pay 20% less in property taxes. is ae work we're doing retention strategy. the work to improve the quality of our schools and give families more choices, that is about retention. >> the plan will bring 10,000 families to the city and help close a budget gap. to see the rest of the details, go to wbaltv.com and click on local news. >> a senate committee could push maryland one step closer to repealing the death penalty today. a vote is expected on capital punishment today. maryland has five prisoners on death row. the gun control legislation faces a key vote later today. sarah brady met with the governor ahead of today's vote. she is urging lawmakers to pass the measure that will ban assault weapons and strengthen handgun licensing requirements. david collins spoke with brady about the legislation. >> do you like the most about it? >> the licensing and fingerprint checks. >> mike miller has expressed concern about licensing. james brady was shot in 1981 after an assassination attempt on president ronald reagan. >> the identity of the latest mega millionaire is still a mystery this morning. winning ticket was purchased in mount airy. the person has 180 days to claim the jackpot. here are the winning numbers one more time. >> a nice way to start off the new year. 6:36. >> ava marie joins us live from downtown. >> it is a big event coming up this sunday. getting the basic information. they have a beautiful chalkboard. it is being hosted by the baltimore bartenders killed. a charity gala happening this sunday. there will have jazz music and cocktails'. it will be a fun event. they will make some cocktails for us. very chilly today. high temperature in the upper 30's. a chance for a wintry mix friday and saturday. white.like that whit vanna >> how do you get that in your pocket? [laughter] she has no pockets. thank you. 6:38. look out, lebron. some competition when it comes to dunking. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. would you want to see baltimore host the summer olympics in 2024? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. some big problems on the beltway on the west side. we have two the flames closed. it is a vehicle fire. closed to the accident even worse. delays do not stretch back to greenspring. we have some pretty heavy traffic prior to reisterstown road. all lanes are closed near white marsh boulevard. expect big delays in this area. this is harford road. there's a tractor-trailer accident. 216, another accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> it will be a beautiful sunrise in just a few minutes. 23 at the airport with a wind chill of 18. quick look at the bay forecast. we'll look at the weekend forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you. it is a cold morning. this is the largest sweater. it measures 59 feet wide. it took 90,000 people to weave it together. they want to draw attention to climate change. >> he may not be an nba star but he knows how to du nk. he is turning 16 this year. he was taught to dunk to exercise his joints. now he rarely misses. >> maybe i can dunk again. 6:43. still ahead, a look at the top stories >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have two major accidents on the beltway. we have delays leading up to the car fire. this is what looks like it reisterstown road. they have the backup that is growing by the minute. all lanes are closed because of the tractor-trailer accident near belair road. traffic being detoured at white marsh boulevard. another accident at 216. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> sarah is a busy person today. not the case with the weather. 22 in parkton. it is not as windy as yesterday. we can see the clouds on the satellite. we will see plenty of sunshine going into the afternoon. we are watching a big storm in the midwest. the snowfall rate is about two inches an hour. by the time it gets towards us, it will be a mix of rain and snow on friday and saturday. mostly sunny is the forecast for the rest of today. it will be chilly. the average high temperature is 46. we will start out dry tomorrow morning. the mixture will continue into saturday. it will be kind of like the other day. it will clear up on sunday. another chance for rain and snow on tuesday. ava marie will tell us about another charity opportunity. >> good morning. it is coming up this sunday and hosted by the baltimore's bartender guild. you are bartender here. let's start making this drink. you'll be basing the drink on whiskey. that sounds good. let's start making the drink. this is a fun event. >> we do as many events as we can to give back to the committee. we incorporate a lot of different bars in the guild. we'll have over a dozen bartenders represented and a bunch of great restaurants from across the city. woodbury kitchen, a lot of great restaurants. and then great cocktails. this year will be having live jazz. you can learn about the history of rye. we will do a fine scavenger hunt. >> looks like a fun event. a chance to try some rye whiskey. you could get your tickets online and it is coming up on sunday. isn't that drink a beautiful? >> thank you. a deadly crash of the baltimore beltway this morning. one person is dead. tractor-trailer went into a guardrail. this happened after 5:30 this morning. and overnight freight train derailment in cecil county. 10 cars came off the track just after midnight in elkton. police shut down a nearby roads to traffic for several hours. no one was injured. six people are hospitalized after an overnight fire in prince george's county. it broke out around 4:00 a.m. this morning. three children and an adult are in critical condition. >> a 5 minute job interview will result in a new executive for an carroll county. -- and carroll county -- and anne arundel county. jennifer franciotti has more. >> last friday was the filing deadline for these candidates to fill out what is left of it john leopold's term. he resigned after a judge found him guilty of misconduct. john hammond and kendel ehrlich and steve schuh are among the candidates. several of the candidates say they will not run for reelection after the term expires. five members must agree on the candidate. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. you up to date. we have several accidents. first at 140, this is a look traffic crawling over towards 795. we have a vehicle fire taking up two left lanes. inner loop at belair road, we continue to have closures. a tractor-trailer accident on the inner loop at belair road. this is a glimpse of the traffic at harford road. traffic at a standstill. security at the beltway, another accident. we will keep you posted. >> it is cold but no rain or snow. we will start out in the 20's. we will see plenty of sunshine. quiet on the east coast. 81 in tampa. snow in denver. a nice day in los angeles. seven-day forecast one more time. stay with us. >> time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, would you want to see baltimore host the summer olympics in 2024? >> that as an olympic attitude. 6:53. >> another check on traffic and weather whe >> the beltway is a mess. >> this is a live picture at reisterstown road. that is the delay. we have a two the flames closed with a vehicle fire. the inner loop at belair road, lanes are closed. >> i think we'll start in the 20's and will make it up to 39. but at least it is dry. into saturday, a mix of rain and snow. i don't think there'll be a lot of speculation. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one.

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