Start the day. We will hit 60 in the middle of the week. Good morning. We have a bad crash northbound on 95 at 24 in Harford County. It appears all lanes are blocked. You can see a lot of rescue crews on the scene. Otherwise, for the south on 95, 65 near white marsh. Up to speed on the other major roadways. 10 minutes on 95 south between the beltway and 32 in howard county. Everything is fine east and west dowbound. You can see all the latest School Closings and delays on the bottom of the tv screen. You could also get our free app. See the forecast at the palm of your hand. One down, one to go. The San Francisco 49ers touchdown in a new orleans yesterday. The ravens head down to the the you see later today. George lettis is live downtown. We star with mindy basara. She is in new orleans this morning. Hi. We got into town yesterday afternoon. Getting to our hotel was a bit of a challenge. So much energy here. So much activity. We went to get our press credentials. Notice the color of the beads, purple beads. We did a little shopping. There is a football fans paradise. Lots of ravens stuff. There are plenty of new orleans native that are ravens fans. I am glad to have it here. I am glad that baltimore is here. Im glad ray lewis is here. Check this out. How would you like to have your picture on a football . Mindy basara, wbaltv 11 news. That is very cool. What a great idea. Thank you. George lettis is live with a preview of todays big sendoff. Were live at the inner harbor amphitheater. The stage is set. You can see the tents. The ravens bus will come here. They will talk to the fans a little bit. We will talk to some folks. What is your name . Tina spears. Why are you here so early . We love their ravens. Ray lewis is a great guy. What do you think about the sendoff rally . [no auduio] that was George Lettis reporting. Complete coverage on our website, wbaltv. Com. Just click on ravens at the top of the home page. 32 degrees at the airport. Two major trials pick back up today. A live look at traffic on the beltway. Traffic and weather when we come traffic and weather when we come but when i cook up some beef, ketchup, relish and cheese, cover it with crescent dough and pow cheeseburger crescent casserole. Double awesome. Pillsbury crescents. Let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. To this symphony of flavor beautiful. Shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. Gorgeous here comes the crescendo. Kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. Just. Incredible. Pillsbury toaster strudel. If beethoven made breakfast. Testimony resumes today in the trial of john leopold. There were motions to dismiss all misconduct charges on friday. The judges decided to dismiss one charge. Leopold still faces three other charges. Michael johnson is accused of killing Phylicia Barnes back in 2010. Prosecutors suggested a love triangle between johnson, Phylicia Barnes, and deena. Jayne miller will have more on the trial throughout the day. It will but remains in Critical Condition after an earlymorning shooting. Police found a man and woman suffering gunshot wounds. Officials believe this was a domestic dispute. There was a deadly weekend fire claimed the life of a girl in dundalk. Went up in flames on saturday night. Seven other family members escaped the fire. Now instaweather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. Good morning. Kim dacey checking on your morning commute. We are following a bad crash in Harford County. This is an area to avoid. That scene is blocked northbound with the fire trucks and rescue crews. Southbound traffic is moving just fine. Northbound is completely blocked. 56 on 795 heading south. 60 on 83 heading south to the beltway. The same story on 70 at 29. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. The earlier you leave, the better it is going to get. We could see some minor icing. It is starting as some snow. Light snow at the airport. This will transition over to sleet or freezing rain. This will not be a major ice event. We will get above freezing this afternoon. The roads should be just fine. We will check the sevenday forecast coming up in just a few minutes. 32 degrees at 5 12. Lawmakers will be busy today. Football fans will start making their way to new orleans for the big game. Watch out if you buy something with a credit card. More upside down homeowners may soon be able to walk away from their mortgage. [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. You cant imagine how long ive been searching for Something Like this for my family. Im amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. My guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. For me, its cinnamon. It means a lot to be able to give them something thats good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. cause i really love those smiles. Were the harris family. And we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex . Connect with us on facebook. Whoo, look at the snowflakes fly on the skycam this will be an interesting event this morning. We will see all kinds of precipitation. We will probably start out with some snow. This could be a minor icin event for us. We have low pressure coming up through the mountains. These fronts do not go through easily. Were trying to make a transition to the mild air. Sometimes it gets a little messy. Winter weather advisory is in effect for just about everybody. There will be a period of snow than probably sleet or freezing rain. The early you leave, the better it will be on the roads. 30 in taneytown. These temperatures will probably come down a couple of degrees. It will be a difficult pro cess. The precipitation is starting to develop. It was evaporate before it hit the ground. Now the atmosphere has become saturated. We will start out with some snow. Some light icing is possible. There could be a few leftover rain showers. 30 chance for a shower tomorrow. 61 on wednesday for a chance for thunderstorms. Week. Y the end of the the check roads. We have a bad crash northbound on 95 at route 24. You can see the scene is not a good one. Lanes of on 95 north blocked. Use 40 as your alternate. On the other side of 95 down speeds 100, were up to and everything is in the green. 70 at 29 looks good. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Gun violence prevention hearings are set to begin today in connecticut. There will be public hearings and issues related to the Mass Shootings at sandy hook elementary school. School safety, gun control, and mental health. The senate is expected to vote on it disaster package for the victims of hurricane sandy. The storm hit late in october. Bill was passed last week. Immigration reform will come front and center in washington this week. President obama travels to las vegas to lay out his vision for reform tomorrow. 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At the new york stock exchange, im jane king with the Bloomberg Business report. Now instaweather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. We have some light snow in most areas. It will transition over to freezing rain or sleet. We will get the temperatures above freezing this afternoon. A high near 38. Down to dallas or new orleans, temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Good morning. A bad situation in Harford County. All lanes of northbound 95 foreclosed. It will take awhile to clean that up. Take 40 as your alternate. We have a disabled vehicle at the fort mchenry tunnel. 70 at 29 is looking good with light volume. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. 5 22. A live report from washington. Reforming the system. Coming up. Hey did you know that honey t cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol . And it tastes good . Sure does wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right . Yeah. Its the honey, it makes it taste so. Well, would you look at the time. Whats the rush . Bee happy. Bee healthy. With clusters of flakes and os. Oh, ho ho. Its the honey sweetness. I. I mean, you. Love. It is a problem washington has tried to tackle for years, immigration reform. Some lawmakers outline their deal. Hallie jackson has the latest. The allied is just the beginning. The outline is just the beginning. Today well hear more about the firm mark when a group of senators reveals that deal. It includes issues like border security, stronger employment verification. The centerpiece creates a path to citizenship for the 11 million Illegal Immigrants in the united states. Is accelerates the process for their children. What else has been included in the framework . It would beef up border patrol. It would also reform the current legal system. It would give green cards to people who get their masters from u. S. Schools. Hallie jackson, thank you. 5 26. Mort super bowl coverage from new orleans. You can get yourself one of these. A preview of the ravens sendoff rally in the inner harbor. Some light snow and freezing rain is possible this morning. We have a bad crash in Harford County. The car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. The car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. Which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. Go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. Now you have the power to lower gas prices with the bp visa with pump rewards. Apply at choosebp. Com youre watching wbaltv 11. Live, local, latebreaking. This is 11 news today at 5 00 a. M. Good morning. Welcome back to 11 news today. I am stan stovall. I am sarah caldwell. Thanks for joining us for 11 news today. Very busy morning for traffic and weather. This is not going to be a major ice storm. There could be some slippery roads. This will start out as some light snow and turn into freezing rain. Minor ice accumulations are possible. We will make it up to the 38. 61 on wednesday with a chance for thunderstorms. Then it will get cold again by the end of the week. We will see all kinds of weather. Not a major ice storm. We are seeing a big problem in Harford County. 95 northbound in Harford County is shutdown. We can see the emergency crews on the scene. Take 40 as your alternate. A disabled car at the fort mchenry tunnel. Looking good over towards the 83s. Nine minutes between 95 and the harbor tunnel. Looking good in howard county. Same story at 70 at 29. The wintry mix is the first of two big stories. Ava marie as a closer look at the conditions. It was only a matter of time since we saw some precipitation. I have been watching the radar since 2 00 a. M. It is happening higher up but is evaporating before reaching the ground. Ice is starting to saturate the atmosphere and reaching the surface. We are seeing the snow start to come down. Were not seeing anything sticking. We are not expecting much accumulation with this snow. During the icy mix, freezing rain is possible. That could make things slippery. There could be slick spots on the rain. The very careful. Be very careful. We have snow falling in northwest baltimore. That is a change from 90 minutes ago. You can get the forecast anytime on our app and at wbaltv. Com. Click weather on the homepage. Our other big story, super bowl week is officially under way. The ravens will take on the 49ers. We continue our Live Team Coverage in new orleans with mindy basara. It looks like youre having fun. The superdome is behind me. People already arriving in new orleans. We wasted no time having fun. We went to the nfl shop at the convention center. You can get a football with your picture on. They make a graphic on the computer. I can show you the final product. I love this item. I will keep this forever. I will keep this in my room. I think it is the coolest thing. We are having a great time. It may be snowing and freezing but so what . This is the ravens. The stage is set. There will be a great rally here. We have some ravens cheerleaders. Alyssa. Henry. How awesome is this . It is amazing. It is the perfect way to go out for ray lewis. Did you think you would get to go to the super bowl . It is not setting in to me. We are going to the super bowl. It will not hit me until we get down there. You are going down on wednesday. There will be a Welcome Party of thursday night. We will be practicing. We will visit some of the super bowl parties as guests. We will be performing on the sidelines. We have fire dance sidelines. We will put a Team Together and do it halftime performance. Thank you so much for joining us. It will not be as cold in new orleans. Will be too excited to Pay Attention to that. We will cover live the ravens super bowl sendoff rally. Stan stovall will be our host. We will hear from gerry sandusky. We are live in downtown baltimore. George lettis, wbaltv 11 news. Starting tonight, we will have Live Team Coverage from new orleans. Mindy basara and Lowell Melser were are both live in new orleans. Gerry sandusky will take a look back on the first day of arrival in new orleans for both teams. I am looking forward to the kickoff. It cannot come soon enough. 5 38. 32 degrees at the airport. There might be some good news in avoiding the flu. We have some updated information on the [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. You cant imagine how long ive been searching for Something Like this for my family. Im amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. My guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. For me, its cinnamon. It means a lot to be able to give them something thats good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. cause i really love those smiles. Were the harris family. And we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex . Connect with us on facebook. It appears the flu is starting to lose some of its force. 47 states are providing reporting influenza activity. Thats down from 48. Levels seen to be declining in our income, the southwest, and midwest. A rise in type 2 diabetes in kids. There is a set of guidelines to treat the disease in the young population. Children with low blood sugar should be put on insulin therapy. Everyone else should be treated with a popular diabetes drug and speak with experts about changes in diet and exercise. Now weather and traffic together on the 1s. Good morning. Kim dacey checking on your morning commute. We have some updated information. Northbound 95 is closed for the accident at 24. You can see all lanes northbound car shot between Mountain Road and riverside parkway. Otherwise, the rest of the major roadways are checking out ok. 55 along the northwest corner of the beltway. This is the west side of the beltway at liberty road. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Good morning. It will be l little slippery for the next couple of hours. We will see a light snow, and freezingnd rain. A high near 38. 7 22 will be the next high tide. 5 42. 32 degrees. The ravens brought crash crew is on the scene in new orleans. We are here and the ravens are on their way look at tht at. The snow is flying. We will see all kinds of precipitation. We have a warm front south of us. We expect a high of 60 on wednesday. The cold air doesnt want to go away. These warm fronts have a difficult time coming through. You get a mix of all kinds of stuff. We will start out with some snow and transition over to sleet and freezing rain. There could be some minor ice accumulations. I dont expect this to be a big ice storm. 28 in parkton. The further north and west to go, the better the chance the snow will transition over to freezing rain. It will continue through the middle of the morning. Then it will taper off. By then the temperatures will be the upper 30s. We will start with a wintry mix. Quick look at the sevenday forecast. 53 tomorrow. 61 on wednesday. 0s over the weekend a chance for some light snow on friday and on sunday. This will be a crazy week weatherwise. Ava marie is live on tv hill. We started out with the snow. Is it changing over . The snowflakes are starting to stick together. Bigger snowflakes are starting to fall. They are sticking together. That means warmer air is coming this way. Then it changes over to ice and rain. The blue and white shadings represent snow. Green represents rain. We cannot see what is happening on the ground. It could interact with temperatures on the surface that are much colder. We have to worry about a thin layer of ice. Were seeing heavy, wet snowflakes. Now we go to kim. We have a bad situation in Harford County. Northbound 95 remains shut down at Mountain Road. Take 40 as your alternate. Looking good in the area of white marsh. No problems south of the accident scene. 58 on 795 near owings mills boulevard. 55 along the west side of the beltway. 70 at 29 is moving just fine. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. We have heard from mindy. It seems new orleans will be hopping all wheaeek. A lot of things happening in new orleans. We continue our super bowl coverage. We are joining you on the Mississippi River this morning. Behind me is the Mississippi River bridge. Over by a river is down river towards the gulf of mexico. We got here yesterday and hit the ground running. This is going to be a nonstop party. Our trip started with an early flight out of bwi. They were anticipating many people making the trip. The flight was good and the anticipation was building. We were greeted with quite a parade. Ray lewis, ed reed, i like flacco. I want to see somebody stop the 49ers quarterback. People to enjoy coffee. Others taking a stroll after a few of bill beverages. Not everybody is excited about having the super bowl in town. Cyrus things tourists will be more interested in partying. It will be good for the city but tough for us. There is an excitement in the air. If this is any indication, it will be quite a ride. The city looks great. We want everybody to have a good time. Are you going to root for the ravens . Absolutely. We do not like San Francisco. The ravens will arrive and the real fun will begin. Lowell melser, wbaltv 11 news. 5 52. Keith mills is a part of the broadcast team and he will be going down to new orleans later today. An update from the bad accident on 95 in Harford County. Light snow, sleet, and freezing rain likely to start the day today. Here is a look at last nights winning maryland lottery numbers. We were skipping stones and letting go over the river and down the road [ female announcer ] at Nature Valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. 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Gerry sandusky will emcee the event. Last might was the lastnigh night was the pro bowl. Not a good start for eli manning. All nfc from there. The seattle quarterback, great play. 6235, the nfc wins. I love to see eli throw a pick. 16th super bowl youre going to. Have a great time down there. Much more coverage of the super bowl. A sneak peek at the inner harbor. We will talk to some dedicated ravens fans. Super bowl is 6 days away but were already having fun. Ava marie live in northwest baltimore. The snow is coming down and changing to sleet