>> it's immensely better than it was on friday. snow, getting blown around. the winds were insane. we have a storm that's going to affect us on wednesday with that said, precipitation amounts, even though it's going to be snow, not a lot. so nothing compared to what we've been through. today will be lovely, march 1 on your calendar. go on and flip it. let's look at our current h.d. doppler. basically a clear start. partly cloudy skies. that area of low pressure you can clearly see with a comma to our north over new england giving them a little light dusting of snow this morning. we're in between two systems today with the presence of high pressure. it's going to make for a great day. 45 to 49 degrees. 49 is our normal high for march 1. still a bit breezy, though, with winds out of the northwest. tonight more clouds, partly to mostly cloudy. 27 to 33 degrees. then tomorrow, that coastal low will be moving in our direction it looks like snow, light snow and maybe a little rain mix will be affecting us by tomorrow evening. more on that with your seven-day forecast. right now let's find out what that monday morning commute looks like. >> good morning, everyone. it's looking pretty good. overall, one accident of note, pulaski highway. pulaski highway is our only area where we have that problem at rossville. no problems to report other than the construction that's set up at the curtis creek draw bridge. our live camera on the beltway, harrisburg expressway running smoothly. harrisburg expressway and j.f.x. equally smooth. not a whole lot in the way of problems. hopefully it will remain quiet. we'll juch date you on any -- update you on any new problems that come in. >> thank you. a mother is asking for your help locating her missing teenager. >> baltimore city police have been on the lookout for nearly two days and hope someone can provide clues. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti is live outside police headquarters with the details. good morning, jen. >> good morning. the mother says she hasn't seen her daughter since friday when the two went their separate ways friday evening into their bedrooms and when daija didn't get up, that's when she made the discovery her daughter was missing. the family lives on bethel street. daija doesn't go to school in the neighborhood and the mother worries she might have been lured out of the house by someone she met on a social networking site. >> unfortunately to say she does a lot of texting, myspace and facebook. that's where the majority of her friends are which leaves us, as parents, not really knowing all of her friends. i think that maybe someone coerced her to leave the house. that's what i'm thinking. maybe for a quick visit that i'm hoping didn't turn bad. >> and the family says they have put out flyers. they are working with police. if you have any information on 14-year-old daija johnson, you're asked to baltimore balm city police. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a federal investigation is underway into what caused saturday's deadly plane crash in anne arundel county. the national transportation safety board is trying to figure out what caused the plane to go down in edgewater. 53-year-old joseph kelly was on his way back to lee pairpt when his plane crashed. kelly was pronounced dead at the scene. >> rescuers continue to scour parts of chile after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked that country, killing hundreds and leaving many more stranded. as of sunday night the death toll stood at 108 but officials expect that number to rise. 1.5 million have been displaced. >> there's a possibility of some very large aftershocks that can do damage. so far we've recorded at least 100 after shocks of magnitude five or larger. >> this woman said it's out of necessity. we don't have water or anything to eat. i've got a baby and i don't have bread or anything. >> the quake set off a tsunami warning from hawaii to japan. late saturday night hawaiians breathed a sigh of relief after nearly dodging a bullet with just some rough waves. but a nearly three-foot tsunami hit part of japan's coast. this week we find out whether president obama's health care reform will get the thumbs up and his own health is making news as well. >> the summit behind him, what's president obama's next step? >> he's going to have more to say about how he thinks this should move forward. >> the outline is taking shape. >> we're here to do the job for the american people, to get them results. >> first, speaker nancy pelosi would have to convince house democrats to pass the senate reform measure. could she? >> i wouldn't count her out because she is very good at muscling votes. >> part of pelosi's pitch would be a promise that senate democrats would change key parts of the bill, dropping the special deal for nebraska, for instance, and do it using simple majority rule. republicans call it an end run around what voters want. >> it would be a political kamikaze mission for the democratic party if they jam this through. >> polls do show americans oppose the measure but want reform. >> the american people have said, i think, in the polls that they want to see health care reform move forward. >> president obama had his checkup. doctors conclude he hasn't kicked the smoking habit and needs to lower his cloft ral, otherwise his health is excellent. in washington, brook hart, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a new city ordinance designed to protect you and your family goes into effect today. baltimore city officials now require a carbon monoxide detector to be installed in all homes and hotels. maryland governor martin o'malley is coming under fire by his former and possible future contender. on wbal radio the former governor criticized o'malley for visiting troops in iraq during a legislative session. >> he decided to go with this pentagon trip to iraq. there's five weeks left in session. >> and rome is burning. >> the deal is, it's the decision they make. it's a decision i would not make. i just think governors belong in state capitols during sessions. >> the governor was expected to return yesterday but according to a spokesman was grounded in germany because of high winds. >> despite its loss in the last hockey game, team u.s.a. had a lot to smile about. the 2010 winter games were marked by success for the americans. not only does the u.s. snag the most alpine medals in an olympics, but after 62 years the u.s. finally took gold in blob sledding. apolo ono made history. our "watercooler question of the day." what was your most memorable moment from the winter olympics? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. did you see the hockey game yesterday? >> i sure did. it was close. very entertaining. we didn't win but that's ok. it was a good game. 37 degrees on tv hill at 5:07. friends and family gather to remember the life of a trainer drowned by a killer whale. >> details in "covering the nation." >> and a live look at traffic. beltway looks ok there. more when we come back. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:09 on this monday, march 1. it is 38 degrees downtown. well above freezing. we're wedged in between two weather systems today, so high pressure will build in. we're going to see partly cloudy skies to mostly sunny skies. a good start to your workweek and the month for that matter. you can see the two weather systems. there's an area of low pressure which continues to spin off the shores of new england. so boston getting a little snow this morning. maine getting a little mix this morning. clearly down in texas and down in the deep south and southern plains there is another storm that is moving, and it's moving in our direction. so by tomorrow night off the shores of the carolinas there will be another coastal low which will affect us tuesday night into wednesday. but none of that today. good, 45 to 49 with some sun. your seven day and more on that storm that's forthcoming, coming up. >> thank you. "covering the nation," a trainer at orlando seaworld tragically killed last week will be laid to rest today. visitation was held yesterday afternoon at a chicago church. the 40-year-old grew up in western indiana, about an hour outside of chicago. she was killed wednesday when a 12,000-pound orca grabbed her hair and dragged her under water. this is the third death this whale has been involved in. seaworld officials say they will not euthanize him. >> congress wanted to shorten workweek. at a news conference later today the postal service plans to ask congre to approve five-day mail delivery and change its retireee health benefits. it's reported $297 million loss in the quartermainely due to a drop many nail volume. the postal service says it doesn't plan any layoffs. instead, cuts will come through a reduction. >> i'd have no problem. it's all bills anyway. >> right. >> 5:11. 37 degrees. coming up, artscape a few months away. it could be a new stage for the dating scene. we'll explain. >> plus local banks put a spin on the classic speed dating. >> and we're tracking one early morning problem in rosedale. we'll update you on that and let you know if anything new cropped up. with fios you have instant access to news, traffic and weather without changing the channel. i will be ready for whatever the day throws at me. uh, looks like torrential rain, bumper to bumper traffic and some kind of weird smell downtown. i will be working from home today. my sister's coming. i can make it. i'm sure she's lovely. [ male announcer ] instant weather and traffic without changing the channel and 3 times more very satisfied customers than comcast. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >> back in the groove. monday morning. >> yeah, but it's so much better than anything we've had to deal with the past week. we have one problem that we want to tell you about, but the major roadways, as i've been saying, very smooth at this hour. this is at pulasky and rossville boulevard. no real delays at this time. perhaps a bit of a sluggish spot forming on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast. j.f.x. in great shape. harrisburg expressway looks good. we are running smoothly on the west side. 11 minutes on the outer loop. northeast. about seven-minutes 895 towards the harbor item toll. a live look at quarantine road. not a whole lot going on. moving well through that construction zone. we're looking at a nice ride on the northeast outer loop as you make your way passed the harrisburg express way and it looks like we're switching over, harrisburg expressway, as i said, moving very well toward the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's see what's going on as far as the buses and the trains. we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. good morning, kurt. hope you had a great weekend. >> i did. thank you very much. we're looking pretty good as well. we have a diversion on the 20 bus at fred hilton pass and frederick due to construction. light rail is on time from hunt valley to cromwell station. nthere's an m.t.a. bus in servie near you to help you avoid daily parking hassles and add mileage on your car. call the m.t.a. or go to mta.maryland.gov. for the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> my, tony, how you've changed. i'm in for tony today. he'll be back tomorrow. taking a much deserved day off. let's take a look at our march 1 weather. we are starting not only a new workweek but a new month. we're sort of wedged between two weather systems. one that's brewing over texas in the deep south and this one that you can clearly see a distinct comma-shaped counterclockwise motion to our north over new england. a little wintry mix near boston this morning. for us, a clear start in the mid anothemid-atlantic. right now we're 38 degrees downtown. well above freezing. 35 at the airport. 38 in annapolis. and over on the eastern shore across the bay bridge near easton and st. michaels, 36 degrees. forecast for today gives us a seasonable high of about 45 to 49 degrees. 49 is normal for march 1. partly cloudy skies but still a bit breezy, making it feel a little more brisk out there. winds out of the northwest at 10 to at times even 20 miles per hour today. high pressure is in control. taking a look at our almanac. 80 degrees the record for march 1 set back in 1972. a record low o set back in 1980. the wind out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles an hour. increasing clouds. high pressure today wedged in between the two systems. we are closely monitoring another area of low pressure which is going to follow the same southern track and move in our direction by tomorrow. the low pressure area will be off the shores of the carolinas tomorrow night and then be moving up tomorrow night on through the day on wednesday in our direction. so that's a little bit unnerving but it does look like this will not be a big precipitation maker, though we will get some snow out of it. taking a look at future cast. tuesday by 10:00, a little bit of intermittent activity. the bulk of the system is still to our south on tuesday. a nice band of snow by, say, 9:00 a.m. on wednesday. so wednesday morning's commute could be a little bit dicey out there. but, again this will be mover an intermittent snow and rain mix event. a little more rain expected as we head through the rest of the day on wednesday and then clearing by thursday. after we get through with this next midweek storm, i think we're going to break out of the pattern. think we're going to see a beautiful weekend in store. you can see a little more unsettled weather on thursday with perhaps a flurry. by friday we're up to 47. more sun. check out this fabulous weekend. saturday and sunday, sunny, both days, in the low 50's. beautiful weather. we haven't really been in the 50's in about six weeks. so something to look forward to. >> in this morning's "consumer alert," speed dating no longer just for singles. backs are now using the techniques to help small businesses. a small business fair held in february took the techniques of speed dating and introduced small business owners to several local banks. the idea is to help build relationships and educate owners on accessing capital. the maryland chamber of commerce says small businesses are the economic engine and assuring the ability of financing will help the state grow. artscape means big business in baltimore. it could also help the singles scene. 49% of the people who attended last year were single. it's an interesting fact we pulled from an economic impact study of the three-day arts festival. all of that spending on hotels, restaurants and travel added up to a $26 million economic impact. not too bad. >> sounds good. you may love your iphone and ipod but your jaumaa drop when you hear who made them. courtney donahoe joins with us a look at the day's business news in the "bloomberg business report." good morning, courtney. >> good morning, stan. jaw-dropping as you said is totally right. apple says three of its spliez suppliers use underage workers to help build the iphone, ipod and mac computer. it was discovered while an on-site audit was done. the company says the kids are no longer working at the factories but now children advocates are urging apple to disclose more details about its suppliers. stocks futures are pointing to a higher open. stocks overseas also are rising because of speculation greece may get a bailout from the european union. on friday stocks ended slightly higher. this is partly thanks to a report showing the economy is growing faster than expected. and right now toyota's president is speaking in beijing. and toda's appearance mark -- ts limited to about 775,000 vehicles -- 75,000 vehicles there. and rescuers in chile are still looking for survivors. so far 700 people have died. and the 8.8 magnitude quake has disrupted the global copier supply. chile is the world's largest copper producer. prices for the medal are now jumping the most in 11 months. that's business news at the new york stock exchange. bloomberg news reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. stan, back over to you. >> courtney, thank you. we'll see you at 6:15 for your next report. tonight the i-team takes on a family's battle on two fronts, to care for their daughter with a life-threatening disease and to fight for the care they feel she deserves. >> the i-team investigates a kind of david and goliath story involving an ellicott city family and health insurance giants. caught in the middle? a very sick little girl. at age 4, emily lee has outlived expectation that she and her ellicott city family cope with the life-threatening disease. >> we're not asking for things that we don't need. we're asking for things that any sane person would determine is a necessity for life. >> but even the state disagreed with the lees. a maryland lawmaker took notice. >> clearly in this case the system is failing this little girl who is just so courageous and fighting so hard just to stay alive. >> tonight at 11:00, how could this happen? and how could this kind of care be seen as anything but a medical necessity? for the 11 news i-team, i'm deborah weiner. >> coming up, we'll get another look at your morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> coming up in sports, a look at one of the greatest gold medal hockey games in olympic history and your final medal count is straight ahead. >> speaking of the olympics, don't forget to e-mail your answer to our "watercooler question of the day." what was your most memorable moment from the winter olympics? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> frankly, it was a rough start to the game for at naidans. they had problems with snow, with zambonis. it was a mess all over the place. but in the end all the canadians, all they really wanted was to get the gold medal in hockey. and as americans, it was nice of us to help provide, and do so with tremendous drama. ryan miller just was fantastic in that all tournament long for the united states. second period he is just under fire. the pass to patrick marlo to corey perry. he beats miller. credit the americans. back they come. ryan kesler, patrick kane. the shot redirected by kesler. passed robert luongo. 2-1. look at this one. the little touch the difference. right there. and, indeed, we have a hockey game. last second of the third period it is still a 2-1 game. patrick kane shot off jamie langenbrunner's skate. tied 2-2. to overtime. the gold medal game was that good. with seven and a half into o.t. sidney crosby give-and-go. there it is, your game winner. and sidney crosby, his legend forever sealed in canada. ryan miller, he wasn't featured in the highlights making saves but all tournament long he did. for that he was a tournament m.v.p. >> gave a lot of respect. our guys came here an as after thought to a lot of people. i think we just started a new trend with u.s.a. hockey. >> hopefully in four years in russia there will be a smile from ryan miller. as far as your final medal count, it looks like that. team u.s.a. going out on top, 37 total medals. canada topping the gold medal hall with 14. that's a look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. >> very successful olympics. >> the u.s. couldn't win the game, i'm happy canada did. it means a lot to their country. >> 37 degrees on tv hill. coming up in the next half-hour of 11 news today -- >> a baltimore mother worries her teenage daughter may be the victim of an interne internet p. >> a sunny start to the first day of march. details ahead. 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