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>> cold. the actual air temperature is one thing. it is not windy or breezy but something is going on that makes the cold feel even colder. we are still dealing with a breeze chill this morning. the atmosphere is really dry allowing temperatures to drop a little bit. the official reading represents what has the well cal i operated incident that represents the area. it's 20 degrees. 46 to humidity. early morning hours are a really dry atmosphere. north wind at seven gives us a wind chill factor later in the

week, it will get much warmer. >> our big story is a rescue at maryland shores. two 12-year-old girls had to be pulled from a icey creek. both girls are ok but a bit shaken. two 12-year-old girls fell through the ice. >> the home from the ice is visible from the shore. two girls were walking on the creek when they fell in. a neighbor saw them and called 9-1-1. the fire department rushed to the scene. it was an emotional time when we pulled up here.

>> this is the first real queue they've done. they sprang into action and jumped into a rescue boat. >> we took ladders we had tied off to ropes to be tedgered back. both of the girls' brothers were there to see them pulled from the icey water. >> she had a blank look like shock. both girls were taken by balance to the hospital it's a

good feeling. you go home and hug your kids. we don't do it for the glory but we have a love for the community. they say they owe these men a debt of gratitude. the lesson to take is to norv go out on the ice. >> for wbal tv 11 news. >> police are questioning a man they say struck an officer. the officer was conducting a traffic stop. he is expected to survive. no charges have been filed. >> baltimore city hall,

transition from the dixon to the blake administration is under way. tackling a looming budget deficit. it seems the council president is already making progress. >> standing side by side, blake, maryland's senior u.s. senator pledged the unwaivering support. we will not miss a beat or deadline to bring federal resources. the incoming mayor called this kind of support humbling. it's crucial. raulings blake will need to

spend some political capital to close that gap. she is also focused on public safety. >> we are on a good track and look forward to partnering with her team to make it feel better. she must also fill vake an sis. with 18 months left. an lists and insiders must also put her own stamp on the office. coming up with some initiatives. >> wbal tv 11 news. city council will announce

members of her transition team this week. this week, sitting down one on one with the eye team. tune in when we learn more about plans for the next mayor. >> this morning, possibly another sign the former marijuanaor considering another run for office. call pg a non-partisan event. a challenging new year for president barak obama as he prepares for the state of the union address. all of his parties remain the majority through midterm elections. >> a day after day more dad

musts on jobs and the economy, president barak obama is touting healthcare reform as a way to help struggling americans. >> this is crushing families and nailing small businesses with bubble bigity increases. >> if they demand too many changes, healthcare reforth would be in travel. he has said to ramp up the war in afghanistan, slow down in pakistan. >> this new year has highlighted the threat of terror and vullner ability of intelligence. all in an election year, it is looking tough for the president

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patriot fans all know the history. the loss came before tom brady entered grade school. tom knows they want to make history, not repeat it. everything you become throughout the course of the season is who you are as a football team. 247 yards passing, two touch duns. he will probably need bigger numbers. his teammates expect playoff experience. he understands how to play in a play off. don't try to do no more than he has to.

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this morning. >> if you look in the upper right, you can see cape cod has picked up a few flurries the morning. typical for this time of year we are off the mark.

elsewhere, can you see this are some teens as well. 18 on the board balk. calm bring, 23. hagerstown, 17. only 9 combreeze at okland. a not of show out there. he factored in some of these winds. we'll have a chance to get the wind. it feel $more like 9 at easton. it feels like eight and hancock four. all above the freezing point. take a look at the satellite imagery. what i wanted to show you is really the next little weather disturbance. the cold air coming over the

blakes northwest winds 7-12 miles an hour. tomorrow, 32 for the high. we'll start picking up some clouds. after sunset we'll pick up a flurry or two. after that, it looks dry. by next weekend, we start picking up some clouds. >> not satisfied with your knob ? you are not alone. >> exercise and diet, the key in losing weight? what should you eat? some things to add to your

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sunday morning. chilly out there. did you notice the crescent moon. clear skies. no clouds or anything this morning. >> a beautiful morning this morning. unless you are out in a wide open space, you are not dealing with much wind. occasionally, we get a 10 mile an hour breeze here.

temperatures are colder there than here. dipping down to 5 or so. so it has been very cold up in new england as opposed to our very cold here. speaking of cold, millions of people are dealing with the worst winter weather they have seen in years. we have a report from london. >> europe's cold has seen icey blizzards bringing freezing temperatures to millions. in britain, mild winters are a memory. local council have used up so much graph el, they have used

up supplies. cold weather is set to set through the weekend with cold expected through much of europe. >> back in the u.s., reses are dealing with extremely cold temperatures. ice and sleet falling in tampa yesterday. warnings of potential ice patches. there have been no chances of snow in the jacksonvilleville area.

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that snow mash is prlt well dried up. clear exercise here. winds aren't as strong. at the airport, officially, 20. 30.29 the pressure. that's higher up. also cold, dense air sitting overhead. pasadena 21. fort meed.

randallstown only 19. doesn't show up there. i have the report. got the call on the other side of the bay. feeling like 13. feeling like 1 degree when you factor in the winds. satellite picture, no clouds here or in new england. that's yt game will be played today. northerlyly wind also keep us chilled. the next weather disturbance will come out of the north plains and push the high to the

south keeping us cold a couple more days and increase the clouds by sunday. ravens game today, plenty of sunshine and chilly conditions. 22-25. wind chill will factor about 10-15 degrees. seven day forecast. freezing tomorrow. sunset to overnight showers. tuesday, dry and 37. wednesday, 42, thursday, 46. by saturday and sunday, we'll pick up some cloud asnd ma maybe a little rain or snow. many consumers looking to clear their debt and have turned to debt settlement for help.

some customers say they put them in worst financial shape. credit cards, led to more than $340,000 of debt. the baltimore woman turned to a debt settlement company and claims everything got worst. i decided to take it upon myself. she eventually had to file for bankruptcy. now she's joining forces hoping get lawmakers to investigate these companies. >> paying more than 400 a

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rematch. he says he still wants to represent the maryland district and is ready to take things on this fall. >> ladies and gentleman, in case you haven't figured it out, i'm here to formally announce that i'm running for congress. >> the rematch is now official. andy harris launched his bid. the conservative democrat had a narrow victory in 2008. the seat will be tough to hold if turn out is low for the midterm election. what they are concerned about is knowing that their congress is doing everything they can and doing everything they can to save and create jobs.

forced to layoff workers already. >> we have been focused on big business and big banks. the problem is that hasn't helped the little guy. we need to make sure we are focused in on small businesses. senator harris sharply criticized the stimulus and vowed to stay away from earmarks. >> he is also a critic of wasteful spending. the first in what is expected to be a tough and expensive

rematch. wbal tv 11 news. >> kate says, raising more than twice his rival. harris will need a lot of cash >> this morning, news of a challenge in the primary. lawmaker has shown he will serve >> can you feel it? the playoff sperr rite is upon us? >> soon beheading up north.

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>> the ravens try to win a playoff game as a road team. i can't wait to see what ray rice does in his first game. he blossomed into a star this season. he insists -- as we saw him run last week. it's another season. right now, you can erase all the stats to get to the playoffs to say, we have to start all over again.

>> we have the touch down for carson palmer. a week ago, they were shut out by the jets. they gave up 167 yards. out playing palmer. 24-14. mcnabb playing the field in dallas.

number seven, michael vick. from that point forward, all dallas cowboys. phoenix jones against the blitz. he bracks free. cowboys definitely own tightal of the team you don't want to see coming. we'll face the vikings next week. >> late night for the ravens wrap up. we'll break it down for you. see you then. >> fans have been showing support all week long. >> out in the cold. they paint the town purple. >> 11 news reporter has more. >> you can't buy their jersey but you see their work at every home game.

grounds crew has a new job to do. their goal to get into the playoff spirit. the ravens fields and grounds supervisor. he said stenciling is a tradition. >> we have stencils cut out of plassyick. we'll dot out individual colors and fill in the cloffers ads you'll see. >> i was out to join him. >> we are here to wish the ravens good look. spreading the good cheer and good luck and hoping they are

going to do well next week. >> we've been asked in the past if we can do this for individual people, yes. we have, yes. love the playoffs. reporting for wbal news. do you know if jennifer got her front yard stenciled? >> it could happen. >> it's 21 degrees. here is a look ahead. >> a new year and a lot of new challenges for president barak obama. that story is coming up. >> yesterday in florida, it was in the 50's in sma some areas. only in the 20's this morning and in some cases the teens. details of the forecast and how high we can go today.

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>> first a a lookout side. some teens out there. there's quite a few of them. temperatures. the occasional wind gust make it's feel like down near zero. on average, temperatures are around 20 and 17-18. clear skies. beautiful moon out there. the sun is still an hour away. first sign of dawn may be 40 or 50 minutes or so.

actually lake effect snows piling up on higher elevations. temperatures a little better. we'll talk about that in the forecast in just a minute. >> our story this morning, two girls had to be pulled from an icey creek. the home on the ice is still vissinl from the shore. two girls were walking on the

creek when they fell in. a neighbor saw them and called 9-1-1. >> they were screaming. it was emotional. >> this is the first real rescue they've done. once they were out and towards the rope, i tried to pull them out the best i could. >> it was quick work. from the time the girls were called in, until they were pulled out, it was nine minutes. one of the firefighters pulling

her out, she had a blank look on her face. >> neither had severe injuries. sthe were back home saturday evening. it's a good feeling. you go home and hug your kids. we don't do it for the glory by any means. we do it because we have a love for the community. >> the lesson is to never take a chance like this out on the ice. >> police are questioning a man they say struck an officer. he was conducting a traffic stop. hit by a pickup truck and taken

to shock trauma. the driver of the truck was arrested. no charges have been filed. >> baltimore city hall, transition is well under way. the to do list is a combination of shoring up state and federal support tackling a looming deficit. it seems the council president is already making progress. >> if a picture is worth 1,000 words, this could be worth ids millions in federal funding. maryland senior u.s. senator pledged the delegations unwaivering support. >> way will not miss a beat or

deadline to bring resources. >> the incoming mayor called this kind of support humbling and crucial facing a budget deficit facing $120 million. focused on public safety. >> we are on a good track and look forward to partnering with our team to make it feel better. in the 18 months left, an lists say she must also put her own

stamp on the office. >> the city council president said she will announce members of her transition team early this week. be sure to tune in monday at 11:00 when we learn the plans. that's right here at 11:00 on wbal tv. >> another possible sign of a run for office. adds hundreds of protestors will be out. they call it a non-partisan event. a challenging new year for

praur president barak obama. he's pushing democrats to complete a healthcare bill all as his party fights to remain in the elections. day after day, more bad news on jobs and the economy. helping struggling americans. >> we are fixing a broken healthcare system that is crushing families. >> he's hoping sign the bill in a few weeks before the state of the union address. they say they wouldn't just rubber stamp the bill before the senate. healthcare reform could be in trouble.

before blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. urging americans to get their shots during what he's declared national week. >> balt fans engineered up. we have a preview of the big matchup. >> a year ago, the ravens began in miami. this year, the playoffs end in miami. before they can even entertain thoughts, they have to make

sure the future looks far different than the past. the ravens arrived in new england t.o. ining ins similar to what they will encounter tomorrow, cold and clear. new england has an 11-1 record at home. the loss came before tom brady entered great school. he knows he wants the ravens to make history, not repeat it. >> it will be our collection of players the way we are assembled. everything you have during the season is what makes you who you are. >> joe having a solid game. one interseppings. he will probably need bigger numbers to get the first win against the ravens.

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>> we take a look at our radar. all clear here. the moon has been out. there are some clouds. a couple of snow flakes in parts of eastern kentucky and tennessee. all clear on i 95 where the game is today. they have clear skies. it's colder there than it is here. the temperature has dropped down to 19 currently at bwi marshal. these represent the lows so far this morning. humidity way down. the dwue point temperature is 3 degrees. that's really dry.

19 at chester town. right in the city itself, it tends to be warmer when you get away. if you factor in the breeze, there is an occasional kick. it feels like 4 and zero. clear skies over us. generally not even producing snow there. that cold dense air reaching down to the gulf of mexico. that cold snap continues.

here is that little clipper into canada. crossing our area late monday into tuesday pushing the high a little further south. it won't be producing much as far as snow goes. sunshine continues unseasonal bli cold. boaters and small craft advisories are out. gusts to 25. a 2-3 foot chop. dry conditions here until monday night when we see this clipper come across the area. that clears out tuesday morning the trend is dry and warmer. by wednesday, 42. thursday, 46.

we begin to pick up clouds on saturday. coming up, target takes on sams club and costco. >> what students can do to get back to class and get their money back. anthony brown will be our guest later on. if you have a question, send it in. to sunday questions at

>> target going after bulk shoppers. target will begin selling some items in bulk, warehouse style calling it the great save.

parts of the store usually saved for seasonal items are filled with these items. target is reacting to the environment, whether it be consumer behavior driven by the recession >> the change is temporary, target will see if the bulk sales work. >> at&t will add more phones including some that run the google an droid operating system. including one made by del. the move helps at&t to challenge other carriers who look to carry the i phone. hackers are now targeting smart

phones with programs to steal your valuable information. first, don't store sensitive information on your phone that can be accessed if it is lost or stolen. smart phones can get fireless so be sure you are using protection. >> polaroid is returning with new cameras and technology. they have made the jump to digital but is bringing back the instant color film. the film $price is said to be some what expensive. >> the i.r.s. will require paid tax preparers will have to

register with the federal government. tax prers will be held to higher standards. individual tax returns are due april 15. time for a look back and a look ahead at the week ahead on wall street. we have the weekend blume business report. stocks shrugged off friday's jobs report. we may see some improvement. the government will hire about 1 million temporary workers to admin stir the 2010 census. bar clay he's chief economist sees this as a short term stimulus. whecking on how the major averages closed throughout the week. all closed up for the week.

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>> packing for a trip? imagine packing for the team we talked to the man responsible for packing what the players need. >> equipment manager is busy.

uniforms are laid out and ready to go. this weekend's game means extras are needed. >> this is where i start with my cold weather engineer. >> two chambers stocked, look for these on the sidelines. >> they can feel the heat packing and keep their fingerprints warm. >> this here, we have long under ware for the players. this is troy smith. i have their number here. this trunk has wind suits, toe warmers, hoods. knit hat for players. >> amazingly, ed packs everything from memory. he personally dresses many of

the players, sometimes multiple times. kelly came back like 22 times before the game even started. >> you got to tuck their shirt down in their pants. >> ed takes player comfort seriously. he got heated blowers and benches. you want them to stay warm to care for their hamstrings. >> if you want to getted upright, the team's new playoff t-shirt is out. reporting for wbal tv 11 news. very good story. 6:28. freezing temperatures, sleet, patches of ice in florida.

we head to the sunshine state for the latest. >> in georgia a walk across a deadly frozen pond proves deadly for teenagers.

taking another a lookout side. >> we are going to have to put up with this stuff through feb at least. the trend is conspiring to give us much more winters than we've had. >> we are due. >> today is a cold one. we are starting out with readings in the teens and 20's. we have clear skies and no storms in the immediate future. it's a rather nice morning and beautiful day if you can hand am the cold. no clouds over us. clouds in the mountains to the west and a couple of flurries in parts of kentucky and tennessee. up in massachusetts between boston and priff dense this place called foxburrow, there's

a big game there today. we'll talk about that coming up. >> the europe cold snap, one of the worst in 30 years has seen roads and airports close across the continent. in britain, normally mild winters are just a memory. local councils have used up so much graph el, they have be gunrunning out of supplies. euro star is running on reduced

performances. spain reports thick snone and heavy winds in italy have caused concern over rising water levels. predicting the cold weather that is set to continue through the weekend. reporting for nbc news. ice and sleet falling in tampa yesterday. there have been no official reports of snow. however there are been reports of ice on roofs and porches. >> in georgia, two boys fell through an icey pond.

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>> the radar and we have centered ourselves up in parts of tennessee and kentucky here. once you hit the high mountains, you hit those clouds. there is in a sense a mix of the cold air crossing the lakes. no bad weather around. we do have that. a sampling. we check out downtown. the first check of dawn there, 19 at the airport and 22 at the inner harpor. humidity is down.

we have a light north west wind. >> we will have much less of a wind chill factor. randallstown, 17 degrees. when you get closer to the water and the urban areas, warmer with a 21 downtown. 20 at parkville. the satellite picture with those lake effect clouds. here is that big area outlining the blue shade. the ridge center reaches from the texarkana area, east of that is where the coldest air is right now. reaching down to the gulf coast states. there is a weather disturbance

in canada. warm front reaching down into the dakotas. that's the next disturbance that will affect us. it's warmer out in the country. chicago, one degree right now. still plenty of cold out there. 28-32. cold companies. we should be close tore 40. northwest winds 7-12 miles an hour. there is a wind schill advisory. about 10:00 this morning in parts of virginia . shoge dry conditions late monday and early tuesday, that clipper will cross the area. some clouds and a flurry or two. really pretty quiet weather. the extended forecast.

a warming trend. the next three days lies will be in the 30's. from wednesday on, we hit the 40's for highs and 20's for lows. we do increase the clouds with a chance of wentry fix. next weekend we'll see a change. at least it will be warmer. a local family refinanced their home only to find out their original mortgage was never paid. before they could gret this resolved, the tightal company that did this was out of business. >> we have that story. >> mart of the normal routine as the children make sure the fish are cared for, parents wonder if they can keep their

home. it's stressful for us. in a month, we may be have our house going up for auction. they recently received notice of foreclosure from a bank they thought had been paid off. they found it difficult to get answers. >> that's been the most shocking thing. when we refinance, you never think you are putting everything at risk until that check make it's all the way from the title company to wells fargo or your old lender. >> they have plenty of questions for maple leave wanting to know what happened to the original money meant to payoff their mortgages. >> we found their offices closed and the phone disconnected. >> if you'd like, i'll give you

all our attorney's information. >> a title insurance company is suing maple leave. fidelity national title and maple leave decided to terminate an agreement. days later, they learned of a $600,000 miss appropriation of funds by a former employee. on october 21, 2009, fidelity national finds $3.3 million missing from another account. >> i can't talk about our investigative activities. i can tell you that any consumers who have been harmed or fear they have been harmed. we urge them to contact us.

>> maryland's insurance commissioner says his office has noticed an increase of similar complaints of stolen funds. he attempted to contact attorney but no luck. next, in education letter, what the teacher's union has to say and what those cuts could effect students.

joot hartford county school district draws up the budget, they are wandering if they need to cut salaries. officials say the cuts would ultimately affect student learning. that concerns the head of the county teacher's union. >> my concern is larger class sizes. honors classes. ultimately any cuts will impact the students adversely. >> a budget hearing will be held at the headquarters. you can read a copy of the budget on our website. click on education. >> hundreds of maryland

students have aspirations for it put on hold. >> 25-year-old adam decided to switch engineers and study internet technology. he enrolled in computer training .edu. it just sounded like a good school. nationally accredited. >> adam's mother did some digging and then wrote a check for the six month accelerated course. we paid the tooish. it was like $13,000 and 25 other people in the class.

the school didn't have a choice but to shutdown operation. they blame the bank for what happened >> computer training has been forced to cease operations. they are disappointed but placing responsibility. we have been working to resolve the situation. the decision to close the schools and corporate offices were maid by computer training not the bank. >> they will try to get refunds for students or get them into comparable situations. >> we try to make students

whole either by offering refunds or teach ups in a comparable program. i passed my first certification, i was learning a lot. if you have been affected, there's a possibility of a refund. click on education for more. stay with us as more news coming up on 11 news sunday morning. >> coming up in sports, we'll check in on college hoops. to our

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>> we'll talk a little bit of college basketball from saturday.

tigers struggling this season 0-4 headed into the game. always doing good. digging out of a big hole. freing that three. a 14-point deficit cut to four. digging the long ball too. the pick and a pop. >> knocking down that three. he had a game high 23. ben lewis with the drop. acc action. second half, wow. fantastic follow. a team high 21 points. tech leading by three. duke and shire looking to go

inside. he had a game high 25. thomas reigns on saturday. duke 71-67. georgetown hosting uconn. walker throwing it up high. up 15 with a break to the half. 28 second half points. huskies get chance but nothing can fall. georgetown v.a. rallies in the victory. maryland opens up the play. we'll have highlights coming up tonight at 11:00. and we check on the game coming

up. >> 6:54. here's a look ahead at the nemplet hour. we have 2010's healthy presents . you can throw the best bash of the year. idea that's really score. 7:25 we we have more news, weather and sports as we continue.

>> the conclusion of the nfl season has made early january in baltimore a special time. purple is everywhere. this year's conclusion to the season did leave something to be desired. the decision to forego the history in preparation for the playoffs has left many disappointed not to mention had a great performance picture. >> just one week after their season finales. these games have an average margin of victory. hess dent to put forth the efforts. nfl football is clear. like all great products, there

is always room for i am provement. as for the scheduling issue, perhaps the nfl should make the last half of the season mean playoff games. the bell has yet to ring for other teams. let's hope new england's alarm is still set for snuse.

>> usually a place where people take out their boats and have a good time. saturday afternoon it become the scene of a water rescue when two 12-year-old girls fell through the ice. they fell in. a neighbor who lives along the water saw them and called 9-1-1. the vol untier fire department rushed to the scene. it was very emotional. >> the fire department has done water rescue training but this is the first real rescue they've done. they sprange into action we

took ladders and were tied off the ropes. i tried to get up the best i could. it was quick work. from the time the call came in until the time the girls were rescued, nine minutes. the boys arrived on the scene to see their sisters pulled from the water. she had this blank look on her face. bonal girls were taken by balance to the hospital. they were back home by saturday evening. as for the rescuers. >> it's a nice feeling. i think i speak for our department. we don't do it for the glory by any means. we do it because we have a love for our community.

>> two families owe these men a debt of gratitude. >> rescuers say the lesson to take from this is never to go out on the ice. >> police are questioning a man they say struck an officer. the 30-year-old was conducting a traffic stop where routes 100 and 70 meet. he was take tone shock trauma and is expected to survive. no charges have been filed. >> baltimore city in a transition in administration. the list is a combination of shoring up state and federal supports. telling us it seems the council president is already making

some progress. if a picture is worth a thousand words, this shot could be worth millions in federal funding. standing side by side pledge the delegations unwaivering support. >> we will not miss a beat or a deadline. we will not miss an opportunity to bring federal resources to the city of baltimore and work with the new mayor. >> the incoming mayor called this kind of support humbling. it's also crucial facing a budget deficit of $120 million. needing to spend some political capitol to close that gap. we are going to get through this. we are operating at a deficit. if we don't get that under control, nothing else matters.

>> the budget is the biggest challenge going forward. insiders must also put her own stamp on the office. it can't be the status quo. >> tv 11 news. >> announcing members of her transition team this week. this week, raulings sits down on monday at 11:00 right here on wbal tv. >> this morning, another sign

of running for office. urging residents to protest the fiscal policy. warming thousands of people at the start of the legislation and adds hundreds of protestors won't be enough. calling it a non-partisan event. >> a challenging new year for president barak obama as he prepares for his first state of the union address. >> a day after getting more bad new on jobs and the economy. we are if i aming our broken healthcare system that is eating away at workers take home pay. >> he's hoping to sign a bill

in a few weeks before the state of the union address. but they won't just rubber stamp a bill. healthcare reform could be in trouble. the president is trying to ramp up the war in afghanistan, wind down the war in pakistan. >> this new year has highlighted the threat of terror the president is focusing on another fight against hsns urging americans to get their shot during what he deems national flu vaccination week. >> 7:07, 19 zpwrees.

what new trends showing up at the grocery store are the healthiest for you and your families. >> get inside with quick suggestions to serve for the game. first looking at the live

>> all clear on the hd doppler radar. no rain or snow or anything like that. clouds are lake effect clouds does squeeze a little moisture out. this air mass is really dry. we are clear as a bell this morning. the sun will be out all day. as the sun comes up on the city. inner harbor, 21. these are the lows this morning in the area. 49% the humidity.

temperature make it's feel like 10. elsewhere throughout the beltway columbia 15, randallstown, 16. here is the satellite picture. big, big area of high pressure. east of that rig line that runs from new york state, that's where the coldest air is. hetching to develop the clouds way outright now. reaching all the way down to the gulf of mexico whereat new orleans, it's 25 degrees, way

below freezing. 36 at miami right now. atlanta, 18, 2 in kansas city, 6 in minneapolis, 1 in chicago. the air isn't as intensely cold. >> ravens football today at fox boro, it will be 23-27 with the wind chill, it will feel like 10-17 degrees. we could see a few snow flurries monday night otherwise no precipitation in the seven-day forecast. >> still ahead, our an list weighs in, why not invite a few people over to watch the game with a party. easy ideas coming up. see if your salon made the

>> new year, new you, we've heard it before. here to sort through what's new. we are trying to make better decisions. nice to see you. >> you've put this into some nice groups here. some new trends that are good and others are good marketing. >> it's always fun for me at this time of the year to look at new trends and see. consumers tastes and desires change.

a great example as well. they put a picture of the farm right here with a statement on the back saying we take care of the farmers and the farm takes care of you. >> next trend, sodium reduction. over 50% of consumers are watching their sodium intake. companies have made changes. these products here. >> naturally newt reent rich. people are tired of all of the stuff in their food. this is a back to the basics thing. your whole grain. fruits and vegetables, these

are going to be the foods that will be the most newt rishes. they'll make really cool supplies and bags. >> we have about a minute left. lucky charms, please don't tell me i need to buy this now. >> better foods for kids. we know this has changed the landscape for children's foods. general mills is reducing shugar content going down to

sing l digits. we have been around 12 grams. chocolate milk is great. there was something about getting it out of squles way back. we know the excellent profile. >> quickly, you have here simply products made with just five ingredients. five ingreedents but still full fat ice cream. people still want to be able to eat food that's fill them up and be great. a little high in calories. for more information, you can check out the website which is

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>> just how daunting a task lies in front of the ravens. we have the story now. >> nothing ever easy in the playoffs. true on the road. a place patriots haven't lost a game. maybe more difficult than stopping tom brady, stopping the guys trying to protect tom

brady. >> first and foremost, the ravens lost in week four. sometime when you get here, you like to get up and cry about kids. you have some talk there but he's just protecting himself too. what's a team to do. given to what they might become. goodness.

pete gilbert for tv 11 sports. >> if you can't make it to the game, the next best thing is to throw a party at home with friends and family. >> i try to keep things within reasonable cost and time commitments. everyone is post holiday. we tried do things affordable and fun. can you repurpose your christmas deck trations. if you haven't gotten rid of the wreath or tree. take these things hanging around and throw it back up on the door. you can do that with your christmas tree. invite people to come to the party to bring raven memorbilia

to put on the tree. you can invite them to bring a photo of people enjoying the game. >> food is important. you don't have to get fencey. i did spend time on beverages. punch is back. this has blue berry juice >> we have done beer and ravens lagar. you have seen wine charms. interesting. you can find party supplies at

staples. we have done that with the glassware there. that's all using office supplies printing out on label paper and applying to your glass. we have cupcakes up front. those purple velvet recipes. that's a red velvet recipe with a couple of blue color added. our punching bag if you get up set. you can play another little game. i created some bingo sheets. you can print out bingo cards

for you. you have people playing along. >> one thing people can't see is the ice cubes. for nobody not yet aware, to make things purple, red and blue make things purple. you can make anything purple. >> the world is good. thank you so much for coming in. >> go ravens. >> calling the game on 98 rock. wbal tv and 98 rock are your raven's broadcast team. we have more to come. stay with us. to our

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>> welcome back to channel 11 news sunday morning. >> still cold at least we have clear skies. a beautiful night with a nice moon out there. we have less wind and lots of

sunshine. a few of those clouds in kentucky and tennessee and around pittsburgh producing a couple of snow flakes here and there. these clouds out west are kind of lake effect clouds here. we are in great shape. details on the forecast coming up. >> time for a look at what's coming up on meet the press. live from l.a., nice to see you. >> here in california because the california story is really a national story. this is a state that's on the edge. a huge budget short fall and a zpworner getting a lot of attention. we'll speak to arnold exclusively. >> also two senators retiring

and announcing their step. >> we have the party chair was us. michael steele and tim caine. he said he didn't think palestinians could retake congress. the landscape is different. in the middle of a very difficult year for the president because of the economy. what does it mean for that super majority and the senate. it's going to be a real wake up call in the middle of a sour mood around the country. in ten days marks one year.

have you ever seen such a shivet it is particular to the times we are living in. the sheer scale of the problems that the president came into office having to deal with. he had to make a lot of unpopular decisions and pursue things like healthcare reform. they hope to become more popular when and if it passes. it is a tough economy. it remains that way. people don't feel like the government is working for them. fur in that climate, it's difficult to govern. now president barak obama having similar feelings. thank you so much. joining us from l.a., we'll catch you later this morning. thank you.

>> with the resignation of mayor sheila dixon, here to talk about that is university of maryland school of law, professor larry dickson. thank you for coming in. how does this transition go? >> because the difficulties did not arise out of the management of city government or any false doing, she's not required to make any substantial changes. of course, every major is able to have their own cabinet and put it in place.

she doesn't have to do any house cleaning. >> what does it seem between the close relationship? when does that do with baltimore. >> more to do with the strength of the delegation there. baltimore didn't suffer as far as i can determine one dime as a result of that. i think what baltimore gets is mainly form law driven and to the extent, a lot is the delegations to analysis. you taught govern owe mali.

and the new mayor coming in. the way to become a political power t.o. is to become a law student. >> that's true. we have had a lot of lawyers. smoke, shaffer all mayors. stephanie raul inns blake is already a lawyer. she comes from a strong family. she is the daughter of a doctor. she comes from a strong background.

occupying the office. part of what they are doing is considering the possibility. >> what does this whole case say in your opinion about city government. bribery, selling contracts. what the charge here was a mistake. a costly one from things in a private donors. considering how thoroughly city government was scam ined. i thought they came out pretty good in terms of being pretty corruption free. >> thank you for coming in.

>> we'll be right back with more news in just a m

>> we have had lows in the teen this morning. some shower activity. the higher elevations there. we have warm weather here. we'll be hard put to get any clouds in the situation. 17 at the airport. inner harbor, 21. these are the lows that general liqueur around sun rise.

49% humidity. getting in to the gust, making it feel about 10. 16 in randallstown, white marsh 19 at edge wood. the clear skies. these clouds are the result of winds coming off the great lakes. moisture develops over open waters. cold air from this ridge point from new york state back to oklahoma. each of that ridge this morning reaching down to the gulf coast where temperatures are below freezing. we are quite cold here in massachusetts, there's a big football game this afternoon. northwest winds 7-12.

for boaters in the bray. greetings in the 30's. future cast chose the dry conditions a little clipper north of tha there moving to the area overnight on monday. it won't be a lot. off to the west. another clipper moves north of us on wednesday we miss most of the weather here. the week ahead looks relatively dry. once we hit wednesday, it looks like our highs will be in the 40's.

things might be a little less calm. we'll talk about that as we get deeper in the week ahead. baltimore magazine out with their top salon edition. before we go to the list, i'm fascinated by how you did your research. >> i spend a good six weeks researching this >> the truth is that i do a lot of hard research and stop people in the street i call to find out who cuts the hair of the anchor people. go on face back and ask friends >> a lot of work goes into this. let's start with what we call

the old favorites. you start with about faces day spa. >> this is almost a baltimore institution at this point. they have something like 50,000 square feet of space. josepee has pretty much trained all the new generation of air people in baltimore. including luminar. this is the place to go if you want a hug. rachel and joudy will get your mail while you are on vacation or hug you if you break up with your boyfriend. and uno the salon. this is where i go. i never leave without getting complimented on my hair.

moving on to new faff ritz you like dk salon and spa. you move on to k company design and day spa. again lovely ladies is a great color artist there. initially air brushes motorcycles in her spare time. the beat nick barber shop. >> i don't even think women are

allowed in there. it's a real guy place and $16 for a hair cut. >> fx, if you want to watch die hard, it katers to the guys. >> and the gentleman. based on sort of an old fashioned english parlor. they sell beautiful cuff linchings there. >> this is really fun. information on how to tip stylists. that's some good information. >> stay with us. we have more

>> good morning. we are joined from animal rescues this morning. he's about to fall asleep here. >> i had to wake him up this morning. >> some dogs you can't hold down. >> he does have energy. he's not an early riser. >> his name is noah. he's a rat terryer mix. 7 years old. he's a great dog. very easy going. he does get playful. you are not seeing that now. he'll be up sfor adoption today. and we have a female version of him name daisy. they look a lot alike. >> you think this guy gets

along with other dogs and cats >> zpwrate with both. let's put the phone number up if you are interested in noah here or any of the other hundreds of animals either at the farm or in their foster homes, call 717-993-3232 or touch base on line at animal rescue inc .org. what's coming up here? >> the 29, 30 or 31, we'll be at the pet expo. that is the ultimate of pet supplies at the fairground, we'll be there with a booth. look us up. >> thank you for joining us this morning. stay warm.

we hope we get a home for noah and maybe the similar dog. >> we have many other wonderful choices. we'll be back with more coming up in just a minute.

minutes away and we have a prevufe what's coming up. >> coming up this morning. complete coverage of the deep freeze that covers our country and the latest on an eight month old baby missing since the day after christmas. we'll talk to that couple in an exclusive interview. some rare footage as we take you inside the den of a hiber nating bear. why today's men are meeting mid life with moran zyity than ever. those stories and more later today. now back to baltimore and lisa. >> time now for sunday brunch. joining me here from mccormic and schidt.

>> we are doing a great dish today. >> sounds complicated. not really. already started in this pan. apple juice, white wine and sugar that we have reducing down. almost caramel. in a heated pan, we'll put a little olive oil to start the salmon off with. nice piece of salmon. you can tell it is wild by the color. >> here's the problem a lot of us have at home with this. it is simple yet weover cook it. >> when you think it is done, it is already over done. you have to learn how to say

back off, throw out thinking you need to go longer. go aheadnd pull it out. >> everything you cook, you need to give it two to three minutes to continue cooking internally. >> this won't take very long. you almost have a full quoff wrath of one giant bubble. it's almost reduced all the way down. almost at a you are up at this point >> at this point my smoke alarm is going off. >> maybe more so from the pan than the salmon. we are offering five dishes from 11 news sunday morning. we are offering green muscles and a muscle fritter.

11 news sunday morning winlte salmon. carm alliesed onions and puff pastery shell. we are also giving away an opportunity to win a trip to 11 news sunday morning. >> good stuff. if you'd like a copy of the recipe log on to our website and click on food or send an envelop to sunday brunch wbal tv 3800 hooper avenue, baltimore, maryland 21211. just like magic, it's done. it's really done now? >> i would say it is too pink. >> no. >> looking at the seven-day forecast, calling for a lot of sunshine here. 32 for the high tomorrow. a flurry for the rest of the week. might be warm enough for rain.

temperatures will be up in the 40's for the high. that's what we can have for brunch today. you are all done. >> yes. that's it. >> wow. thank you so much everybody. thank you for watching today show is next. we'll see you in 25 minutes. . . .

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