the average high is 42. we will not break any records but that is pretty good. we will come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> good morning. a problem on the inner loop of the south side near 95. we have an accident reported. some downed wires on joppa road approaching harford road. 11 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. we continue to move while there. 10 minutes on 95 down towards 32. this is the white marsh area. southbound traffic is moving very well down towards the fort mchenry. this is 50 at sandy point. bay bridge traffic moving very well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> falling some breaking news.

police say they are investigating an incident involving a stolen police cruiser. police set officers were following a car on 695 near washington boulevard. the suspect and an officer got into a physical altercation and the suspect took off in the cruiser. no one was injured. the suspect was arrested. the price at the pump could go even higher. >> the governor wants to raise the gas tax gradually over time. jennifer franciotti has the details. >> the price at the pump could go up by 21 cents over the next three years. gas has its own tax. he governor's plan would add

that to the price of the p ump. that money would be used to fix roads and bridges. the governor would rather have the sales tax raised by a penny. >> without a consensus to raise the sales tax by a penny and decate that, the next best available option would be to repeal the current exemption on the sale of gasoline in the state of maryland and face in act 2% a year the current 6% exemption and have a break in their a case gasoline were to spike in any given year to put a mechanism in place with a break. >> the governor is apparently rejecting a task force recommendation to raise the gas tax by 15 cents.

this proposal will come in the form of a bill. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the proposal to attack on a sales tax to the sale of gasoline? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> later today, those for and against legalizing same-sex marriage will voice their opinions. the governor introduced the legislation earlier this month. last year the senate passed a version of the bill but it stalled in the house of delegates. this year's bill offers additional protection to religious institutions that do not support same-sex unions.

there was a rally held in front of the state house. >> language in the bill suggests we may not be responsible are held in contempt of the law, it is so ambiguous it suggests there is still a possibility. >> i support the governor's bill that allows families to be protected. i'm here because this is about family and not discriminated against the american family because somebody is gay. >> the governor is expected to testify during today's hearing. >> fargo order bob ehrlich throws his support behind nancy jacobs and her bid for congress -.

he said she's the kind of competitor taxpayers need to shake of congress. she threw her hat in earlier this month to challenge dutch ruppersberger. the first big state to vote in the nominated contest could help reshape the field. kate amara is in washington with more. >> a big turnout is expected today, more than 2 million voters. >> i am beginning to feel we might win tomorrow. >> the republican primary in florida it is finally here. mitt romney is looking to tighten its hold on the nomination. he continues to attack newt gingrich. >> he was paid $1.6 million to be a lobbyist for freddie mac and that is not what we want in

the white house. >> newt gingrich has recognize the momentum has swung back in mitt romney's direction. >> we need witnesses who are prepared to stand for conservatism and are prepared to tell the truth. we need to beat the big lie campaign. >> ron paul steered clear of florida. he is focused on other caucus states. rick santorum has turned his campaign away from florida's primary. rick santorum and ron paul will spend today campaigning across colorado and nevada. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> new gingrich is slapped by a lawsuit from the man who wrote the anthem for "rocky

iii." he claims newt gingrich has been using the song without his permission. there is no response from the gingrich campaign. more than 21 25,000 voters submitted questions via -- more than 225,000 voters semitic questions for president obama on youtube yesterday. most of the questions focused on the economy. >> 33 degrees on tv hill. how long a former dentist will spend behind bars. >> a teenager is behind bars accused of killing his adoptive parents.

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>> welcome back. a chilly start for us on this tuesday. you'll not think that this afternoon. let's look of the current conditions. 27 in frederick. 31 in jarrettsville. we will jumped almost 30 degrees into the afternoon. we expect a high temperature near 60 degrees by the middle of the day. this afternoon, you'll not need a jakob. we'll come back and check the forecast going into the weekend -- you'll not need a jacket.

>> a california teen is accused of killing his parents. their bodies were found last week. the teenager was adopted 10 years ago. there was some friction and the family with the teenager spending too much time at the occupy camps. a dentist was using paper clips. he lost his license and pleaded guilty to several charges including assault and battery and defrauding medicaid. he was ordered to stay away from several patients. >> the postal service will announce a black heritage stamp honoring johnson. this is the 35th stamp in the

black heritage series. >> 33 degrees on tv hill. the steps the government is taking to crackdown on parents that don't pay court ordered the child support. >> some closures in the city along annapolis road. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are tracking a few problems. on the inner loop, reports of an accident.

no sign of any delays. 648 at patapsco avenue, at some closures still in effect because of police activity. the spout at joppa road, continued closures because of downed wires. a nice start on the inner loop on the 83's. five minutes on southbound 95 from the 895 split down to the fort mchenry. this is 95 out of the white marsh area. moving well down towards the beltway. this is 50 at sandy point. everything looking good at the bay bridge. no delays at the toll plaza. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. haven't talked to in a while. welcome back. >> it is great to be back. no delays on the trains.

the penn, camden, and brunswick lines on schedule. metro subway on time. 15 thus diverting at saratoga and howard because of construction. i am at kurt kronke -- the 15 bus diverting. >> thank you. welcome back. we have high pressure off the carolina coast and a warm front north of us. our surface winds will tap into the warm air in the southern plains and we will get our fair share in the mid-atlantic region. there is some snow north of the warm front going across new england and boston. that will stay north of us and we will wind up with sunshine. skies are basically clear. we see a cloud deck over west virginia. maybe a few high, thin clouds

will move and later today. a wide range of temperatures to start the day. 40 at the airport. 27 in frederick. those in the northwest suburbs, it is a cold start. you will need a jacket to start today. mostly sunny skies. temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. about as nice as it gets this time of year. the average high is 42. i do not think we will break any records. partly cloudy tonight. not as cold as last night. temperatures may drop into the 40's. tomorrow, a front comes out of the great lakes. this will cool things off. the better the chance for some rain as it moves closer. we will still be on the warm side of the front tomorrow.

60 again on wednesday. back into the 40's on thursday. low 40's on friday. some computer models are developing a mix of snow and rain on super bowl sunday. >> thank you. an extra effort to track down parents who refuse to pay child support. a program called save our children. >> in virginia, deputies have gotten used to the retain. the hunt for deadbeat parents. >> sheriff's office. >> they have a warrant out for the arrest. police cannot chase them across state lines. if they cross state lines, that becomes a felony.

do they realize this is becoming a criminal matter? >> do you think it is a civil matter. >> 175 outstanding child support warrants. at $5,000, the feds get involved. now a new web site is naming names. >> you are talking about a willful attempt to pay for children. >> one man owes more than $1 million in child support and is thought to be living in thailand. one person bought an island in the south pacific but refused to pay support, even for a child with medical needs.

then there is rusty, who refuse to support his four kids. he fled to bermuda. >> i always hoped he would do was wrright. these kids are counting on him. >> he pleaded guilty. trying to make deadbeat parents pay. reporting in virginia. >> mcdonald's is doing away with the pink slime used in its hamburgers. it is used to kill bacteria. the material has come under fire. the department of agriculture said the use of this is safe.

two other chains have stopped using it as well. the early tax filer will not get the warm. there has been a delay in processing returns. this is to prevent fraud. returns accepted on or after a date will not be affected. a much-needed overhaul for coffee. and it involves jane king has the bloomberg business report. hi, jane. >> good morning. lastly, president obama announced a new unit to investigate misconduct. we have a subpoena from the justice department. they subpoenaed wells fargo.

there could be a supplement for the big probe with the big banks. banks have until friday to accept the settlement. we get the latest reports on home prices before the opening bell. futures are looking at a bit of a bounce after a slightly lower day yesterday on concern that talks over europe on its debt crisis are not going as moved as thought. we are expecting a solid quarter from amazon. announced an aggressive strategy to upgrade their restaurants. they say plans to revamp its restaurants with patio seating and wifi.

they are starting with 50 remodels for now and they're putting more emphasis on a better breakfast menu and better coffee. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you. you always win people over with the coffee. >> 33 degrees on tv hill. the unusual punishment one person received after he skipped person received after he skipped jury

>> we're expecting about 60 degrees in baltimore said. they are after a frigid in alaska. 49 degrees below zero in fairbanks, alaska.

it warmed up to 30 below on monday. local leaders are urging people down.y home and hunkered dow anyone who goes outside is urged to bring an emergency kit to including blankets. the polar bear plunge. more than 14,000 plungers raised $2.5 million. there's still time to donate. go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> and unusual punishment for a man who did not report for jury duty. he had to carry a sign. his name was not released. he is scheduled to carry it

assigned again on monday. this is the second time he has done this to someone who has skipped jury duty. do not skip jury duty. 5:27. baltimore city may soon have a new finance director. >> it is the last date of january but it feels like spring outside -- or will this afternoon. >> right now the major roads look good. just a few closures to talk about

>> 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 big question -- how do address the kids today? >> you have to give in the winter jacket to start today. then it will be 60 this afternoon. you have to buy a new jacket. it will be one of those days. dress for winter to start then it will feel like spring. still close to freezing in the northern suburbs. by this afternoon, we will jump almost 20 or 30 degrees to 60 this afternoon. the average high is 42. this will feel like march this afternoon. it will stick around for a while. these things will change by this afternoon. maybe some rain or snow by super bowl sunday. >> the major roads are cooperating. we have an accident on the inner

loop of about what near 95 on the southwest corner. you may find some delays because of police activity on annapolis road at patapsco avenue. eastbound joppa road, continues closures because of downed wires in parkville. so far so good on the rest of the major roads. this is the harrisburg expressway at shawan road. southbound traffic looking very good. traveling on 70, east and westbound, traffic checks out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are following breaking news. police are investigating an incident involving a stolen police cruiser. police say officers were following a car suspected in the shooting near washington

boulevard. the suspect and the officer got into a physical altercation. the incident ended in baltimore city. no one was injured. the suspect was arrested. we will have more information as it becomes available. a quest to dismiss charges of for a new jersey abortion doctor accused of killing five fetuses in maryland. the fetuses died in new jersey and not maryland. he lost his new jersey medical license after he was beginning second trimester abortions in new jersey. >> an investigation into the discovery of a body at the patapsco river. not much information is available.

homicide is investigating. a private jet overshoots the runway at the airport. the plane was carrying two passengers and landed in a grassy area on monday evening. the incident is under investigation. >> governor martin o'malley outlines his plan to increase the gas tax. jennifer franciotti has more. >> the price of gas has its own tax. the governor's proposal adds the sales tax to the price but not at once. he will face in at 2% a year. the money generated estimated to be $613 million would be used to fix roads and bridges.

the governor would have rather have raised the sales tax by a penny. >> without a consensus to raise the sales tax by a penny and dedicate that, the next best available option, it seems to me, would be to repeal the current exemption on the sale of gasoline in the state of maryland and phase in at 2% a year the current 6% exemption and have a break in there in case gasoline were to spike in any given year, to put a mechanism in place with an inflationary break. >> that was jennifer franciotti reporting. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the proposal to tack on a sales tax to the sale of gasoline? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the governor along with barbara mikulski attended a ribbon-

cutting ceremony for a new edition. the new center brings together in varmint scientist and behavior researchers to improve problems. this is only one of three centers in the country. >> some criticism involving the pick for the city's new finance director. harry black will more than likely takeover for edward gallagher. there is concern about the mayor's decision. when he was in richmond, he was caught between a feud between his former boss and the city council. no comment was given by the mayor about her decision to hire blacks. 33 degrees on tv hill. -- no comment was given by the mayor about her decision to hire

black. >> tracking a few closures in the city and in parkville. the city and in parkville.

>> welcome back. 5:38. this'll be one day we take the winter jacket in the morning and then you shed it. there's a wide range of temperatures. 25 in york, pennsylvania. 39 downtown. 46 in annapos. warm air moving in from the south. there will be a 20-degree temperature jump. we'll start out in the 30's and

wind up in the 60's with mostly sunny skies. the average high is 42. we are way above average for this time of year. we will come back and check the seven-day forecast going through the weekend. >> officials have approved the first drug to treat advanced basil cell carcinoma. >> the drug is for patients who are not candidates for surgery or radiation. more than 40% of patients had a complete or partial response to the drug. hair loss and fatigue were common responses to the drug. >> researchers conducted brain

scans on nearly 100 school age children. they found those who led been nurtured and hippocampus than those who were not as loving. researchers also apply to other care givers. a new smart phone app is credited for people breathing free air. this is for apple and ensured users.roid people with heart or lung conditions are more at risk when a particle pollution is elevated. >> 5:40. 33 degrees on tv hill. orioles spring training is just around the corner. how the team is upgrading its

pitching staff. >> i am live at the show producing costumes for "fiddler on the roof." >> it is cold outside right now. you will be able to put on your you will be able to put on your bermuda shorts

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. not tracking any significant delays at the moment. east joppa road is closed at old harford road because of downed wires. speeds around 54 on the southbound j.f.x. just south of the beltway. annapolis road at patapsco avenue, tracking some closures. 36 on the outer loop as you make your way across the curtis creek

drawbridge. the two-way traffic pattern is set up in the outer loop. 64 on the southbound side of 97. the rest of the major roadways including 295 and 95 looking good at the moment. this is the harrisburg expressway coming down from shawan road. good always down to the maryland beltway. this is 70 at 29. delay-free at this time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> good morning. a smooth commute so far on the rails. no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. the 44 bus is operating with a delay. the 36 bus not stopping at washington and monroe.

near's a bus in service you to help you avoid parking hassles. call the mta at 410-500-4444. also on the web at www.mta.maryland.gov. i am kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning. we're off to a chilly start but it will be a warm day today. first we say good morning to ava marie. persius had enough of television news and is going into show business -- she has had enough. >> i'm channeling ava gabor. we're in a glen burnie. they are responsible for creating costumes for the traveling productions that comes through baltimore, including "fiddler on the roof."

this is beautiful. this is from "42nd straight." i cannot imagine how many hours goes into these costumes. >> that constant would take between 60 and 80 hours -- that costume. >> you go to the entire concept. >> very neat. give us an idea of some of the productions you helped produce costumes for. >> "cats," "evita," "grease." we have some upcoming productions that are exciting. it is wonderful to get to see our work on stage here in

baltimore. >> very exciting. people can rent these costumes. >> absolutely. we have full packages of shows with produced like "jesus christ superstar," "evita," "42nd street." something like this garment. you can rent them and you would be getting the full broadway production. >> can you imagine showing up at a costume party? you can get involved in these customs. more details when we come back. that warm front is producing the snow up in new york. we are warming up today. my cameraman was laughing at me.

he says this was made for may. >> i know you will read that if we get another snowstorm. no need for an orange vests. they will not miss you. thank you. very cold that the company is here in baltimore. we have high pressure off the southeast coast. the surface winds have shifted to the southwest. we get a taste of the 60's in the mid atlantic. the northern boundary is producing some snow up in new england. we are starting at with clear skies. you can see some high, thin clouds off to the west. i still will call its mostly

sunny. below freezing up north. 28 in frederick. 40 at the airport. you will need the heavier jacket to start the day but the temperatures would jump quickly. we will get up near 60 degrees this afternoon with the southwest wind at 10 to 15. the average high temperature is 42 at the end of january. i do not think we will break any records. the record high was 69. partly cloudy skies tonight and night as cold -- and not as cold as the last few days. we're watching a storm system moved in from the west. we have a chance for rain on wednesday. i think we will be up close to 60 degrees again. it will be a mild day.

that will start to change on thursday. a chance for showers lingers into thursday. dry and cooler on friday. it could be kind of chilly on saturday. temperatures around 40. we could see rain or snow on super bowl sunday. we will keep an eye on that. >> 33 degrees on tv hill. coming up, we'll look at one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

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>> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of the proposal to tack on a sales tax to the sale of gasoline? >> keep sending us those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. the giants and patriots get

ready for the super bowl. their fans at the ready to roll into indianapolis. jim caldwell is heading out of town and coming to baltimore. he is heading to the city as the quarterbacks coach. he spent the last three years as head coach. he was peyton manning's quarterbacks coach. now he will work with joe flacco. he's pretty even keel. we will see what influence he has on joe flacco. the giants joined the patriots in indianapolis. eli said in annapolis is the coach that is brother played for. he backtracked and said he does not know anything about peyton manning's future.

eli with a steady diet of clichees. >> we know that they are a talented team. they have tremendous players on both sides of the ball. they have a way of making comebacks at the end. both sides will have to play our best football. we have to play for 60 minutes. >> come on, eli. cliche central. the players are getting ready for media day. the orioles open spring training two weeks from now. the orioles signed armando galarraga and have invited him to camp. he came within one out of pitching a perfect game. the umpire made the wrong call.

he has struggled since then. stevie johnson will also report. that is dave johnson's son. that is a great story. >> we continue to follow breaking news in southwest baltimore. a suspect still at an officer's cruiser. >> the foods and drinks you should avoid to steer from stomach aches. >> talk about a big baby. that is a newborn. >> wow. weather-wise, things are fairly quiet. we have a nice warmup. >> starting to see some delays because of an accident on 95. we will check on some closures

around the area.

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only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> a suspect is shot in baltimore city after allegedly stealing a police cruiser. we are following breaking news. >> it is primary day in florida. closing arguments from the republican candidates. >> are you ready to pay more at the pump? tell us what you think. >> it will not feel like the end of january today. [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 foin