from a window to escape. jennifer franciotti is live with more of that story. good morning. >> you can only imagine how scary that was for that woman who was inside at the time of the attack. a neighbor said the victim did have to jump from a second story window to get away. this home invasion took place early yesterday morning in the woodlawn area. two men broke into a town house and assaulted a woman inside. she was able to get away long enough to jump out of the window. she knocked on a neighbor's door for help. that neighbor to agree to talk but she does not want to be identified. >> the young lady knocked on our door, screaming and hollering. she said, someone just broke in, tried to rob the house. they kept demanding money. they had a crowbar and they hit her with the crowbar, and she jumped out the window. once she jumped out the window, the suspects ran. >> we do know the victim was taken to shock trauma for treatment. she is expecting to be ok. police are asking anyone with information to please give them a call. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some good news rega

jennifer franciotti. >> city officials hope things don't escalate to this level. what caused police in one city to break up the right heot gear. >> i am kate amara in washington with a plan the president will announce today. >> clear skies today but some clouds are on the horizon. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> i think the rain will hold off until 4:00 p.m. most of the day will be ok. we will get up to 70 today. 54 degrees at the airport. the clouds are starting to thicken up. increasing clout with a chance for some rain late this afternoon and into tonight. a high temperature near 70 degrees. it will cool off as we head into the beginning of the weekend. first was a component to kim. >> -- first we say good morning to kim. >> liberty road, we have a crash in randallstown. watch for possible lane closures. as far as the harrisburg exp

interview. jennifer franciotti is live with what he had to say. good morning. >> he still has about nine months left on his current contract. there is uncertainty about his future with the school district. he began his tenure in baltimore county back in 2000. he had a blueprint for progress. it included specific goals for the district achievement including increased college enrollment and retaining quality teachers and close it in minority achievement gap. multiple sources say he will not stay on as superintendent after his current contract expires on june 30 of next year. he has denied any decisions have been made about his contract or his future with the district. >> right now this is business as usual for joe hairston. at the appropriate time, we will certainly make some further comments. but right now, i've taken a move on to get the job done. >> he did say at the appropriate time. many are wondering if that time will be next week at the next school board meeting which is october 11. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the search is not in harford county for a man accused o

new boss. >> dr. joe hairston is stepping down. jennifer franciotti is live in towson with details on the search for his replacement. good morning. >> dr. hairston's contract is up in june, so the board has about nine months to find a replacement. he made the board president aware of his decision to leave on monday. schmidt would not confirm public reports that the board had already decided not to extend hairston's contract several weeks ago. schmidt praised hairston for his work during his 12 years as superintendent. he announced the search for his replacement will begin immediately. >> i have established a committee to institute and to begin to institute the search process in baltimore county for a superintendent to take to range from dr. hairston. >> that committee is considering hiring a national search for it to assist in finding a replacement. dr. hairston has scheduled a news conference on friday. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> he might not be the only county employee looking for work. the county council is considering offering early retirement bailouts. possible f

over whether dr. joe hairston decided to step down voluntarily. jennifer franciotti is live with more. good morning. >> dr. hairston's contract is up in june so the board has about nine months to find a replacement. he made the board president aware of his decision to leave. search forunced the its replacement will begin immediately. >> i have established a committee to institute and to begin to institute the search process in baltimore county for a superintendent to take to range from dr. hairston. >> we're told that committee is considering hiring a national search firm to assist in finding his replacement. we will hear much more from dr. hairston on his decision. he announced he will be holding a press conference on friday. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> smokers in maryland, appear ready to pay more, at least in some legislators have their way. the cost of cigarettes would what a dollar. the tobacco tax for health care would be the most expensive tax for smokers in the country. reaction is not entirely positive. >> i think it will hurt my business. i cannot hire anyo

a purported rape of a 13-year-old girl. jennifer franciotti is live with the latest on the investigation and our residents are responding. >> the 13-year-old girl was walking to the store and she was halfway there when she was allegedly attacked. police have put out a sketch of the suspect. he has a mustache. they are hoping crime camera footage will help with his identity. the girl was walking past a house alone when she spotted a man on the sidewalk. he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her until she fell 8 feet into a cellar. panic screams were heard blocks away. he felt sick when officers arrived soon after. >> the police came around like 9:30, an hour-and-a-half after come asking if we saw anybody because a young woman just that got raped. >> they say the attackers or raped her and beat her. police are asking anyone with information to please call them. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a man is waking up behind bars this morning. michael fisher is accused of stabbing a man on tuesday night. police say dominic miller suffered a stab wound to his stomach. his co

13-year-old girl. >> this happened in east baltimore. jennifer franciotti has more on the attack that this party neighborhood our rage. a terrifying scenario. >> this is awful. this is something people will never forget. this young lady was walking from a friend's house to a store when this attack happened. police say she was grabbed. the have released a sketch of the suspect. he is described as between 40 and 50. they hope crime camera footage could help reveal his identity. the girl was walking past a house alone when she spotted a man on the sidewalk. he grabbed her by the neck and he pushed her until she fell about 8 feet into a cellar. one man heard screams about a block away. he set the christ stopped before he could figure out what was going on. >> the police came around like 9:30, like an hour, hour-and-a- half after, asking us, did we see anybody, because a young woman just got raped. >> according to police, the victim was able to climb out of that seller after the attackers left her. she had to stack up some old wood scraps. police are asking for anyone with information to p

. jennifer franciotti has more on this story. >> as you can imagine police are very concerned. william's mother jane mcquain was found dead in their home. william was missing and so was his step father. police had a vehicle description with an amber alert and found curtis lopez the step father and charged him with first-degree murder. they hoped to find william safe with lopez, however, william was not with him. he was last seen in his montgomery county condo subdivision, the same spot where his mother was found murdered. >> the two people, you see mother, you see son. every time she would go somewhere, he would go somewhere. >> william is a sixth grader, and right now it's unclear whether his school followed policy when he failed to show up to school for more than four consecutive days and in fact he didn't show up to school for two weeks. anyone with information is asked to call the police department. >> thank you. the suspect who was who shot a man inside a downtown parking garage remains on the loose. the shots were fired around 6:00 p.m. at the university garage down the

scale back the size of the protest. jennifer franciotti is live downtown with the latest on the controversy. >> the statement from the mayor's office said they support free speech. they reiterated that mckeldin plaza is not a campground. it has been turned into a campground of source complete with a medic. and sleeping quarters, even a security tent. they say this movement is largely to denounce wall street's role in the mortgage meltdown. marie.e with an arrn or where the city wants you to scale back -- you are aware of the city wanted to scale back. >> we have discussed this at our general assembly and we went through every piece of their proposal. some of it we agree with and some of it we had some discussion. we look forward to having a representative from the city come down. we look forward to opening a dialogue. >> you say general assembly and that is when everybody gets together and every decision is made by consensus. >> we work with the consensus process. it is important to our structure to keep it that. >> you are hoping someone from the city comes down and goes to thr

prescription drugs have possible scrambling to find supplies wherever they can. jennifer franciotti joins us live downtown with more on the plant one maryland congressman has to crack down on the alleged profiteering. >> elijah cummings has requested documents from these so-called gray market companies to see if the price gouging is justified. they're buying and selling drugs on the fda drug shortage list. the help fight cancer and other emergency room medications. quality and manufacturing issues have caused the shortages. elijah cummings launched the investigation. one medication that brenda frese uses is in short supply. >> obviously it impacts us. i'm fortunate that my son, you know, the drugs have been made available. but just to think as a mother and as a parent that you are limited a drug that could save your child's life i think is inexcusable. >> so does congressman elijah cummings and he has found that a lot of these companies are acting as middlemen and raising up the price as much as 680%. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> help is on the way for the mary

the baltimore zoo. that's where our jennifer franciotti is standing by. jen, it is a great day to be at the zoo, but it is a unique day to be with the animals. >> you are right about that. race officials were looking for a fun and unique location because of that construction going on at fort avenue. they said, what is more unique than the baltimore zoo? when the runners come through druid park, they will come in on the left side of the zoo entrance. as you are facing the zoo gate, the runners will come toward the eagle gate. when they do, they will be greeted by rise and conquer. joining me this morning is amy avola. you messed me up a little. this is conquer and rise. >> katie has rise and i have conquer. they are here to cheer all the runners. i get a kick when the people are cheering you on. we have lots of animals waiting for you to go by. they run a little quicker through the zoo. >> these birds are smart and can be trained to talk. are they going to say "go runners, go!" >> they will say lots of fun things. whether or not they can understand them is a different story. >> they a

left very pleased after they got an unexpected show. jennifer franciotti explains. >> it is the biggest event of the year for lady ravens fans who take over the stadium for a purple evening. >> we are having a ball. >> it is my first time. i am so excited. the weather is fabulous. i'm looking forward to taking a field goal. >> on the field, plenty to do -- drills that make you feel like you can play like a ravens, and plenty of picture opportunities. on the concourse, the federal ravens -- standard ravens from the zoo to a huge crowd. >> i am having a blast. it is great to see it so many women all around, supporting, rocking and rolling, it is fun. >> i am quite to give away my jersey. [applause] >> it was the appearance of a number 27, ray rice that had the ladies losing their mind. . he talked about his uniform, and then after repeated pleas he started taking parts of it off. [applause] >> this week, the denver broncos put on their first event for women. they sold 800 tickets. this event was sold out a week ago at 6000. jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 newspaper >> i am sorry i

petrovic. he was recently diagnosed with cancer for the second time. as jennifer franciotti shows us now, it isn't keeping him away from running the half-marathon today or taking his doctor along for the ride. >> they are far more than just running buddies. a doctor and his patient who have an extraordinary relationship. >> but in meeting other patients , it is the way he is with everybody. i don't know how he does it because everybody gets the v.i.p. -- everybody thinks they're a v.i.p. >> it was two years ago we brought you the story of john petrovic. it is a subject near and dear to him. it was on a training run the year prior that john collapsed and learned had he a brain tumor. his surgeon, dr. alfred qinones. >> i -- after my surgery, that was a goal, that i wanted to run the baltimore marathon. that would be the marker for me that i wasn't going to let this affect me at all. >> and it hasn't. >> i was running a race in baltimore, the survivor harbor 7. i was in the inner her bore, and i had another seizure. >> john's seizure was back. dr. q removed the tumor in july, and he finish

found last seen on september 30 at his montgomery home. jennifer franciotti joins us with the latest. >> good morning. william's mother, jane was found dead on wednesday in their germantown home, but william was missing and so was his step father. an amber alert was issued. police found the car and arrested curtis lopez the boy's step father and charged hip with first-degree murder. they hoped the find william safe with lopez, however, he was last seen september 30. they found his mother murdered this week. >> every time she would go somewhere, he would be there. >> william is a sixth grader and it's unclear whether his school followed policy after he failed to show up after four consecutive days. anyone with information is asked to call the police. >> thank you. an inmate escapes from police custody and this morning he is still at large. this man, 21-year-old jermaine stroud took off after being transported when he was arrested for armed robbery, if you know his whereabouts, you're asked to call 911. >> well, dozens of alleged gang members are behind bars, the 35 people indic

jacking up their prices. jennifer franciotti has more. >> congressman elijah cummings has requested documents from these so-called gray market companies to see if these price hikes are justified. these are companies that are buying drugs on the fda drug shortage list. these are emergency room medications. manufacturing issues have caused the shortages. elijah cummings launched an investigation. one woman is upset because one medication her son takes is in short supply. >> obviously it impacts us. i'm fortunate that my son, the drugs have been made available. but to think as a mother and a parent that you are limited to a drug that could save your child's life is inexcusable. >> since launching his investigation, the congressman has learned some of these companies are increasing the prices as much as 650%. will have more on the investigation coming up at 5:30 . jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the republican presidential field is coming into focus after sarah palin said she will not seek the nomination. >> with about three months to go before the voting begins, and looks like

&t bank stadium for a purple evening. as 11 news residents and jennifer franciotti tells us, ray rice kept the fun filled event. >> it is the biggest event of the year for lady ravens fans who takeover of m&t bank stadium for of purple evening. >> we came from the eastern shore and we are having a ball. >> it is my first time. i am so excited. the weather is fabulous, but i am looking forward to kicking a field goal on the field. >> on the field, plenty to do -- drills that make you feel like you to play like a ravens, and plenty of picture opportunities. on the concourse, the feathered ravens drew a crowd. >> you can feel the spirit of purple. >> it is great to see this many people that are supporters of the ravens. it's fun. >> i am going to give away my gloves. >> but it was the appearance of number27 rate rise that had the ladies losing their mind. with the equipment manager by his side, ray rice talked about his uniform. after repeated pleas he started taking parts of it off. >> go, ravens! >> this week, the denver broncos put on their first event for women. they only sold 800 ti

on, but is it just here say question mark jennifer franciotti talked to him in person and has this exclusive reaction. >> dr. joe hairston was elected superintendent in the year 2000. his blueprint for progress included very specific goals for the district's achievement, including increased college enrollment, recruiting and retaining quality teachers, and closing the minority achievement gap. this past august as hairston began his 12th year he told us student performance has increased consistently. >> no one is perfect. there is no perfect school system in america. but if there is a school system that is committed to do all it can do for its children you will see it in baltimore county. >> the district has continually scored high marks and one awards for student achievement and spent millions for the construction of new schools. but on the flip side, hairston took a lot of heat for teachers over the controversial initiative for teachers to start -- chart progress. teachers complain to the paper work was enormous and an unfair way to measure performance. multiple sources tell 11 ne

>> i am stan stovall. >> she is jennifer franciotti. >> you are tony. >> cookie man. jennifer brought a cookies because all she asked for was a dry forecast and we delivered. write that down, stan. we have clear skies at the present time. clouds will be thickening not. the wind is not bad at the present time. -- clouds will be thickening up. breezy today with a mix of sunshine and clouds. we should state dry around baltimore. we will come back and detail the forecast for the weekend. first was taken morning to sarah. >> still tracking an accident on southbound route 24 rap to southbound 95. they are letting traffic by so it is moving slowly by this accident scene. a motorcycle accident on that ramp. in terms of problems elsewhere, in rosedale, pulaski highway, we have an accident. everything else, so far so good on the major roadways. 56 on the north side at providence. the j.f.x. in great shape into town. five minutes on southbound 95 down to the fort mchenry. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 over towards the 83's. this is the harrisburg expressway at york road. volum

charity. greg hood has been challenged with raising $5,000 if he runs the 5-k. jennifer franciotti explains. >> this is warming up in style. >> greg hood trains for the running festival. he has committed to doing a 5-k to raise money for two local charities. >> it is my chance to do something good. >> he admits to letting himself go of late. so he asked for help from kadare ismail. >> i wanted him to understand how the body functions properly. >> he is trying to raise money for the 98 rock and recovery fund and the cool kids campaign. if he gets 5,000 lights on his facebook page, m & t bank will pledge 5,000 thousand dollars. facebook.com, 5-k's for 5-g's. for how he's doing, he sees great progress. >> i am expecting him to do well. >> greg hopes so. he wants to show his morning show cohorts that he can do it. >> they have my back. >> wbal-tv 11 news, jennifer franciotti. >> there is something for everyone from every age. and for the elite runners in this race, there is a 25,000 top prize for the man and woman who break that tape at the finish line. this is how the top of the race is shapin

am jennifer franciotti. >> it has been to states and account for the rain. -- it has been two days and counting for the rain. >> it will be 8 windy day today. most of the rain is gone. we have a front going through right now. 62 degrees right now at the airport. the temperatures will go down a bit before it goes back up. it will tip into the 50's and shoot into the upper 60's this afternoon -- it will dip into the 50's. it to be a dry day it will be windy. we could have our first frost of the season. >> lots of leaves are down. it will be windy. >> you can say that again. >> hold on to your steering wheel. we have a problem southbound 95 just past white marsh boulevard. it is off to the side. not causing a big delays. coldspring at greenspring, an accident in the city. a water main break along sacred heart. perring parkway, that problem is clear. a disabled tractor-trailer on the ramp to 97. the white marsh area. 95, they are searching for that accident. the trees are lovely at this hour. no delay in the white marsh area. 50 at sandy point checking out ok to and from the bay bridge

. >> good morning. i am jennifer franciotti at. >> i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> i will take the cooler temperatures to lose the rain. >> it will be chilly but dry. will be kind of a windy day. a cold front is going through right now. 62 are out at the airport. the wind is starting to pick up. a mixture of sun and clouds. about a 30% chance for a shower this morning. the wind is a bigger story. high temperature in the 60's. we will come back and detail the forecast for the weekend. first we say good morning to sarah. >> we start with the most recent accident at harford road south of 152. you may start to see some delays. if you travel out of the northeast on 95 down towards the white marsh area, you will tap the brakes just a bit. in terms of other problems, we have an accident at coldspring and greenspring. so far so good on the west side. 140 reisterstown, fire activity. another problem involving a water main break. sacred heart is closed. in the white marsh area, you can see the volume is picking up. we had two accidents and they have been cleared o

wheldon. first, these messages. >> good morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. it is 7:26. here's a look at some of our top stories for you. family and friends said a final good-bye to a baltimore teen as u.s. marshals prepare to bring his a-- alleged killer to court. horton accused of killing ryan jackson. jackson's body was found in south baltimore. detectives caught up with horton in alabama. he spoke to a reporter as he was being led to jail. >> i'm sorry to everything that happened and for his family. >> horton's wife was with him also in alabama. she's cite forward resisting arrest. >> the man accused of killing a johns hopkins researcher will spend the rest of his life behind bars. the judge said he would show wagner the same mercy he showed stephen pitcarin. he was on the phone with his mother at the time of the murder. she testified about hearing her son's murder. >> it is hard to move on with this, but they have to move on with their lives. without their son, without their brother. >> the pitcarin family declined to comment. >> two people killed include a morgan state student afte

. jennifer franciotti has the description of theand a suspects' vehicle. >> a little girl was walking on lesley street looking for directions, and that is when a van similar to the one pictured here pulled up and a man inside offer to give her a ride to her destination. >> she entered and there were multiple people in the band. they implied they had a short gun -- a handgun, drove a short distance away and assaulted her. >> he says he heard a commotion and a door slam. all of this allegedly happening less than a stone's throw away from this school in them i remember sunday clearly. there was a van. the book but there was maybe a pillow in the van. three boys in the van. one boy locked the grill to the corner like he was walking her home. the other two walking slower, laughing, walking the other way he dead the girl did not know her attacker and the police are urging everyone to be aware. >> we are not blaming the victim but we know you have to be cautious when engaging in conversation and/or entering a stranger's vehicle. >> now to an news update. route 1 near the conaway the band remain

for treatment. to never franciotti is i -- jennifer franciotti is where the engineer it just tell the press conference. >> she suffered a stroke while working at a research station in antarctica. it is considered the wintertime and it made it impossible to attempt to rescue. she waited two months with basically no treatment before being evacuated. after initially being taken to new zealand on october 17, she chose to come to johns hopkins hospital for care. she is recovering well, says her doctor. the limelight is the last place she ever expected to begin -- to be. >> never had any intentions of this just exploding. daughter, atr my least, that started to push to get the word out that i am having difficulties trying to evacuate. it would and locate -- it would have been locate. >> she is adventurous person and says she likes to skydive. she says she does not think she will be doing a skydiving any time soon, but would love to go back to antarctica for work. she is expected to be released from john hopkins tomorrow and will go to vermont to recuperate with friends. >> good to see her d

festival is in the record books. this year's winner is the first time runner from kenya. jennifer franciotti has a wrap up of the big day. >> for the fifth straight year, is a sellout for the baltimore running festival. this is the largest field of runners in the 11-year history of the event. 25,000 people from all 50 states and 24 countries. it would take full marathon and relay runners through in your location -- new location. >> we have the ping was out. we have an alligator. we have a large rabbit. oure're here to support instructors. >> at mile marker three, a unique and memorable part of the course. miles 21 -- miles 20 and 21 may be the most memorable. they get a chance to refuel with some of the 17,000 gallons of water and 22,000 bananas. >> i have a cramp in my leg. it is killing me. >> it was a beautiful spot where we caught up with sky team 11 above the lake. >> i am feeling great. we're hitting the when the little bit. so far, so good. >> stephen muange broke away from the pack and crossed the finish line in just two hours and 15 minutes. it was his first marathon. >>

race has a new course this year, which jennifer franciotti will break down for us in detail just ahead. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a clean sweep around the radar screen around baltimore. there may be some drizzles not heavy enough to be picked up by radar. nice, dry weather here in baltimore -- at least, not substantial shower activity. heavy showers and storms have been producing 20 warnings down in northern virginia. a warning was just issued for the city of manassas in virginia. those stores are trekking north, but encountering cooler, more stable air. one is southeast of paris in ville, va. moving at 26 miles or so. they're running at 80 sinkler. however, with the cool, moist, stable air around baltimore, the tendency will be for these storms to we can greatly as they move north. but it bears watching. this area in virginia is for the tornado warning is in effect. the yellow shaded area in dorchester county, the eastern shore, anne arundel, st. mary's, to prince george's, and montgomery county all under a torna

field last by but not for monday night football. it was ladies' night. jennifer franciotti was there for it. >> so for tracking two areas were fire activity could tie you up a few minutes. will check on an accident in tho >> 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. the beautiful weather bank is coming to an end? >> it is that time of year. we're transitioning to a different season. we start off with clouds at the airport. 60 degrees and 93% humidity. it feels kind of mild as you step outdoors. we stay a mild throughout the day. we have plenty of clouds all day long and a chance for rain into the day. we will talk about how much rain will get in the seven-day forecast. >> thank you. 80's a security officer faces child pornography charges this morning following a raid of this home. >> now he is suspended from his job. kim dacey joins us live in towson with more on the story. >> michael scott wilson's neighbors are stunned a

always wore a smile. jennifer franciotti has that story. >> 17-year-old kala marie austin was a popular, have become an outstanding student at chesapeake high-school and pasadena but just after 7:30 a.m. is the morning she lost control of her car and slammed into an abandoned home on the opposite side of the street. she was ross -- rushed to hospital but died of injuries. investigators believed the wet pavement and the speed contributed to the accident. >> too much. to many accidents. it is always, you hear about accidents happening on this freeway. >> this neighbor was saddened but not surprised to hear about yet another crash on his heavily-traveled road. she said it it is often congested and dangerous especially during rush hour. >> it is a speedway. drivers are more concerned about getting to their destination the van they are really four safety issues. not enough runway to accommodate the traffic. >> malloux road have light control lanes of traffic flowing east or west down depending on the time of day. police and still investigating exactly what caused the crash. friends have put

jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> another contender out of their running. white sarah palin said she will not enter the race for the white house. >> an early morning accident on the j.f.x. this morning. hey! you want that? you want a warm, super-delicious strawberry toaster strudel yeah but now i have nothing to eat sure you do. hey! you can have the pop tart! pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> i thought yeste w

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baltimore county school system. i'm jennifer franciotti. >> chris christie takes himself out of the running. what it means for the rest of the gop race for president. >> the opening of the new bridge in abingdon. we will update you on that. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> i think we saw the sun yesterday. >> it has been a long time. we deserve a stretch of weather with nothing going on.

time. first, these messages. >> good morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. it is 7 sm 26. our big story, surprise! in some portions of our viewing area, it is snowing. let's check in with lowell melzer. lowell? >> let's look at h.d. doppler. portions of northwestern baltimore county, pretty much all of carroll county and frederick county we understand from some of our weather watchers the snow is falling pretty heavily. how much snow you can expect in your area coming up. >> now a look at some of our other top stories for you. defense attorneys for a convicted hitman are trying to convince the jury to save his life. it is a jury that ruled he was eligible for the death penalty. bishop's attorneys argued that the death penalty is for repeat offenders that have no possibility of reform. >> this morning we're hearing from one of the victims of a violent home invasion at the hands of a harford county teen. 17-year-old mason carter entered the home flu a dog door. we're told the teen opened fire on the husband and can put his gun on the wife. he demanded car keys. connie says she's grateful

constellation energy group] >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lisa robinson. >> 18-year-old ryan jackson has been missing four days. he was last seen in this home in lansdown. kim dacey has the story. >> 18-year-old ryan jacks or from has been missing since wednesday. >> we can't pin point what happened to him, but we know something is wrong. we have been calling his cell phone for the last three days and it just rolls over to the answering machine. >> his father said fred was last seen in lansdowne saturday night. he was asking questions, and the owner let him inside. what he said he saw disturbed him. >> the blood is in the living room, under the pillows on the wall, in the ceiling. there was a good amount of blood in the house. it makes you want to think that something is really happening here. i want to find out what it is. >> reginald says police were called leading to the police presence friday night. police couldn't confirm the investigation is related to the disappearance, but fred has a gut feeling. >> it is an awful feeling. it doesn't sit

talking 3% back on gas. >> good morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. the time right now is 7:55. here's a look at some of our top stories. starting today, a maryland law goes in effect making it illegal to send and read text messages while behind the wheel, even at a red light. a first offense will cost you $75 and a point on your license. if texting contributes to an accident, the penalty goes up to $110 and three points. the new law does not apply to teching, 91 , or gps. if you are planning on the ravens vs. jets, you might want to leave yourself more time. patdowns of all fans entering football stadiums. patdowns now include upper body and knee to ankle searches. they are planning on extra turnstyles to cut down on longer lines. >> the housing authority of balt accused of wasting millions in federal money. senator grassley said his office received several calls about conflict of interest, waste scomprks fraud. these are charges denied. senator grassley asking for documentation on how they spent $67 million in federal dollars. >> dundalk says someone is vandalizing their soccer field

. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. let's check outside with ava marie. it is nasty outside. >> it is just a mess. a storm system is still in our area. that's what we have been talking about for days. it is still hanging around for the weekend. look at the location of h.d. doppler. they are moving counter-clockwise. looks like those have dissipated. out toward hagerstown, most have dissipated. most of the wet weather is in the city. however there is a pobblingt later -- possibility later for showers. as we head throughout your day it will not warm up much. we have a high of 57 this afternoon. each and every moment of the day there is a possible of a shower. there will still be patches of dry weather. as you head out, make sure you have the umbrellas handy. we'll talk about the seven-day coming up. >> our big story this morning, from the floor of the u.s. senate, maryland's senior senator makes history this weekend. >> barbara mikulski was inducked into the women's hall of fame, and deborah weiner was there. >> this year's living inductees include a pioneering chemist and the first wom

morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. lisa has the weekend off. >> and i'm kerry cavanaugh. we'll get to our top stories in just a moment. first let's go to our meteorologist, ava marie. >> it was a chilly start to the morning. maybe some of you got your first frost this morning. at least we have the sunshine out. that is helping temperatures to warm back up. the humidity at 90%. there have been areas of fog. that's something we have been watching out for early this morning. as we head throughout the day, we expect full sunshine in place. that's really our high temperature. sunshine throughout the early part of the day. we will start to see clouds pushing in throughout the afternoon and into tonight. we'll talk about our next chance for rain coming up in the insta-weather plus forecast. >> the transition of libya's government takes a big step today as new leaders declare the country is liberated. >> crowds of men, women, and children continue to view muammar gaddafi's body. gaddafi died of bullet wounds to the head and stomach. so far no autopsy has been scheduled. his family is demandin

royalcaribbean.com today. >> good morning. welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment. first a look outside with meteorologist tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. a beautiful start for us on this sunday. fog has burned off. it is 59 degrees. after the cool start in the 40's, it is 59 at the airport. the humidity 78%. barometric pressure nice and high. the high temperatures this afternoon up around 80 degrees. we'll check the seven-day forecast when i come back in a few minutes. >> our big story this morning is a bleach fight in baltimore county. the hazmat team had to be called in and the entire store evacuated. >> 19 people were rushed to the hospital. sheldon dutes has more on what happened. >> i wasn't really scared, but i have a baby so i had to get out. >> the shong trip was cut short after a fight between two women spiraled out of control. around 11:00 in the morning, theresa jefferson followed a woman into the arbutus store. >> a suspect grabbed whatever she could grab at the time, and she

] >> good morning. welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. lisa has the weekend off. i'm deborah weiner. our top stories in just a moment. fiss a look outside with -- first a look outside with lowell melzer. >> it is going to be a great fall day. no rain in the forecast for the next couple days. clear, dry, cool. >> love it. >> temperatures in the 50's. high 50's, low 60's. so enjoy it. taking a look behind me here. doppler radar showing nothing, absolutely nothing. which we like. at the airport. 43 degrees. humidity up there. which is nice, because over the past couple days it has been breezy. i think those condition also continue as we head into the next couple days. i'll break it down in the insta-weather plus forecast in just a couple minutes. >> the baltimore county police are trying to determine what triggered an parent murder-suicide. >> an elderly come was found in their home on bird river. more from police head quarters in towson with sheldon dutes. >> they were married. she was 84, he was 85. they died of gun shot wounds. there was a note. >> investigators

news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am jennifer franciotti. i promised tony something yesterday. i said if it would not rain, i would baking cookies. >> if only everybody out there was so kind. .ou think i'm going to share >> my daughter and i made those yesterday. >> what do i get for the next snowstorm? let's look at the forecast. it will be breezy and cool but it is going to be dry. 47 at the airport right now. not quite as windy as yesterday. breezy with a high temperature of 61. it does look like it will stay dry for this weekend. >> you are very welcome. >> i came back from the 5:00 p.m. newscast. >> i will not ask tony to cook for me. a nice start. no incidents to report. 60 miles per hour on the north side at providence. and eastbound 70, a 55 miles per hour in towards the beltway. problem free i-95. 973 glen burnie, 49 miles per hour at 100. no problems on 50 to and from the bay bridge. york road, southbound traffic and noelays from the maryland line all the way down to the beltway. the j.f.x. the police moved into town. running smoothly to and from the bay bridge. that is

event is so that but you can see jennifer franciotti's reports tonight. >> they always have a good time. >> you are not allowed to come. >> find out what caused a police officer to open fire over the weekend. >> 8 walmart is evacuated and 90 people are said to a hospital. -- a walmart is evacuate. >> more reaction from the campaign trail on mitt romney's religion. >> a smooth ride so far on the major roads. we will update you on one accident in >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. we're trying to get organized. we have a method to our madness. i am mindy basara. break out the flip-flops. >> it was a beautiful weekend. i wore a dress. 54 right now at the airport. some areas are starting off with some fog. take it easy as you have on the roads. there could be low visibility. it will be cool start out the day. there are some big changes coming up in the seven-day forecast which includes some rain. >> thank you. walmart is back open for business after a bizarre fight breaks out between two women that sent 19

minutes, we're checking on speed >> good morning. welcome back to "11 news." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and tony pann, it is not even halloween yet and we have snow? >> we haven't had snow in october since 2003. the last time it stuck was 2009. we will probably have sticking snow over the weekend. we will get into that in a few minutes. 41 degrees at the airport. a couple clouds hanging around. that's a good thing. this morning's commute should go better. it is going to be a chilly day, but a bit dry. the high temperature around 54 degrees. when we come back, we will check the seven-day forecast. >> what's going to happen tomorrow is not going to happen today. right now the morning commute looks good. >> if you are heading out in a few minutes, let's check the roads. you can see on the outer loop, 53 on the west side. if you are going to travel, the beltway 47 miles per hour. warnings at the key bridge and the bay bridge. let's give you a quick look outside in a couple spots. the harrisburg expressway. moving well. in fact, from the maryland pline down to the beltway, not tracking delays ye

>> good morning. welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment. first, let's take a look outside with meteorologist ava marie. >> yes, i pulled it out of my sleeve once again. a beautiful day, lots of sunshine. what we would expect this time of year, around 56 degrees, the winds in out of the southwest. those are been picking up a bit. breezy throughout the day. much of what we saw yesterday temperatures upper 60's to low 70's. clouds into the afternoon. if you are heading into the ravens game, it will be dry. temperatures at kickoff at 70 degrees. we drop to the 60's at the end. if you are like me and you get chilly easily, you might want a jacket. we'll detail the forecast coming up. >> our big story this morning is a father's plea to find his son. >> 18-year-old ryan jackson has been missing four days. kim dacey has details. >> 18 ryan jackson, or fred, as he was known by his friends and family, has been missing since wednesday. >> we can't pin point -- pinpoint what's happened, because we have been calling hi

am lisa robinson. >> i am jennifer franciotti. let's talk about but let's look outside with meteorologist lowell melser. >> it is hard to concentrate with the smell of pizza coming up later in the hour. it is all for me. [laughter] we are talking wet weather today possibly into the late afternoon. fall is here. highs in the upper-50's. yesterday we hit 81 degrees. it is a big change. we are showing shower activity in the western portion of the state that is bringing some mixed precipitation over by frost bird, which could see snow, believe it or not. it is 58 degrees in the inner harbor. both have cloudy conditions. we will tell you how long this wet weather will last. >> the big story this morning -- serious allegations leveled against the housing authority of baltimore city. >> charles grassely wants an investigation into how they spend $67 million in federal stimulus money. barry simms has more on accusations and reactions from city officials. >> baltimore's housing commissioner is puzzled by questions and concerns. >> frankly, i was shocked. >> senator charles grassley h

." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to our top stories. in just a minute, we'll check outside with meteorologist john collins. it has been so beautiful. >> the only thing that could be more perfect is if the overnights could be more chilly. yesterday was a gem. each day the temperatures get a little warmer. it is almost going to be summer-like. if it weren't for these chilly early morning temperatures, it would be almost summerlike out there. the threat of rain, a long way off. take a look at our live h.d. doppler radar. nothing nearby with these clear skies and dry air overhead. the only way we know is we have to go to a radar. we see a lot of rain down in florida. miserable rain. showers and thunderstorms, and strong storms there, too, reaching into west texas. texas could use the rain, too. they might even put up severe weather to soak things up a little bit. that rain down in florida that may eventually prove to be our undoing with this great weather. again, that is several days away. we'll talk about the insta-weather plus forecast weekend forecast co

news sunday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and we begin with ava marie. >> i was excited because i'm a meteorologist, and it is like seeing your kid take its first step. the first snow of the season is always an exciting event. it was definitely very early. temperatures are extremely cold. we are 34 at the airport. winds coming in from the west at 12 miles per hour. across the state, a few temperatures are even below freezing this morning. we will see a lot more sunshine as we go throughout the day. temperatures stay well below normal. we struggled to get in the upper 40's. winds from the northwest 5 to 10 miles per hour. if you are heading to the ravens game, it will be chilly. sunshine, but temperatures only into its 40's. bundle up if you are going tailgating. you will be glad you did. we will look at the forecast again coming up. >> it is not even halloween. it looked like christmas in parts of maryland. "is. now sheldon dutes has more. >> the roads are not that bad. this stuff is pretty disgusting. it is cold and wet and messy and not a good day for your car to die.

news saturday morning." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. meteorologist lowell melzer is here with the latest on our first big storm of the season maybe possibly. say it isn't snow! >> say it isn't snow, right. the way we are monitoring this, it looks like it will be an event for areas north and west of the city. for baltimore city it looks like it will be a trace to a maximum of 2 inches depending on how this whole thing unfolds. areas in the west from carroll county west will see 2 to 4 inches. a lot of mixed precipitation around hagerstown. spots of sleet in frederick county as well. i wanted to show you quickly some of the watches in the area. the entire state west of baltimore county is under a weather -- winter weather warning. and the areas in the county south and east are all under an advisory. we'll explain how this will unfold in the next several hours go into the afternoon. i'm going to look at your insta-weather plus forecast in just a couple minutes. >> over the years state highway officials have learned some valuable lessons about snow safety. shel

lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to our top stories in just a minute. first to turn oun the temperatures, lowell. >> yeah, you know, fall is here. and unfortunately the cooler temperatures are here with some wetness. >> of course because we live in seattle now, not baltimore. >> and we had record amounts of rainfall in september, which i'll talk about in my forecast. unfortunately, i know folks like the cooler weather, which is great, but when you mix the rain in with it, it can make it miserable, especially when you have problems with arthritis and my grains. it is no good. h.d. doppler showing rain through the eastern shore about an hour ago, and spotty showers to the west of baltimore. unfortunately, we will see on and off rain showers today associated with an upper level low that is churning from this moisture activity. you see those northwest winds 10 miles per hour and then down at the inner harbor, a little warmer, 60 degrees. coming up in your insta-weather plus forecast, we'll take a closer look at weekend anded ravens game which will be perfect foot

>> good morning. welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment. first john is here, and we want to take a look outside. >> what can we say? >> gorgeous. >> it has been great. we deserve it. we suffered for this. >> think of last weekend and this weekend is just wonderful. >> you were noticeably -- noticeably absent. >> yes. well, there is some stormy weather out west between denver and west kansas. some good thunderstorms down in west texas today. good for their rain. they need some. and we'll talk about when rain might get into our forecast coming up in the insta-weather plus forecast in a few minutes. >> our big story this morning, trying to break a cold case. it was a year ago today that 78-year-old sterling palmer was found murdered inside his northeast baltimore home. >> still his killer is on the loose. sheldon dutes has more on palmer's wife's emotional plea in solving this case. >> i will never forget how i found him. when i come in the house, you never expect to find your husband dead in the bas

exercise. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the weather was perfect for today. here is a look at what is coming of new at 6:00. >> federal prosecutors detail a legislative favor and a sweetheart deal in its case against senator curry. >> the victim in one case becomes a suspect in another. i am live with a bizarre twist in the shooting investigation. >> and a murder mystery here in baltimore county. i am lowell melser and i will have details as 11 news at 6:00 start right now. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> baltimore counties longtime school superintendent says it is business as usual, but how long will dr. joe hairston remain on the job? we begin with the story we first told you about yesterday, the future of the baltimore county school superintendent. >> is he and or is he out? tim tooten has been following this story. he is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> this is quickly becoming a story not about how long joe hairston stays around, but how soon he will go public with his decision. it appears the county executive kevin kamenetz may hav