routes. >> one lane in each direction will be shot down. we have some tips on how to beat the traffic. >> many commuters feel this is an omen. it is starting on friday the 13th. lane closures start at 7:00 tonight. traffic is moving freely at the jfx and hambden road. to make the trip more bearable, you may have to use alternate driving methods. for those who are superstitious, friday the 13th represents a potential date full of bad luck. for commuters, this misfortune starts on friday night and last for weeks. >> i am not looking forward to it at all. >> it is not the best time to

start it. >> starting friday night at 7:00, one lane in each direction will close at 29th street in advance of repair work that will start in about two weeks. the crews will make emergency repairs to drain pipes more than 20 feet below the surface. officials say the work is necessary to avoid a sink hole in the road. repairs could last up to two months. >> it is a necessary evil, so to speak. go round about way, come down 95. people will have to adapt. -- go around the beltway, come down 95. people will have to adapt. >> alternative methods are strongly advised. >> it is going to be something people will have to adjust to. >> she says alternative routes are worth researching. >> liberty road comes in toward the city. part heights, york, charles.

all of them run alongside the jfx. you will be dealing with lights and volume, but they can be used as alternatives. >> officials stress public transportation can be traffic buddy. >> mta has service that can be a tremendous resource for people that would normally travel the jfx. we strongly encourage people to consider them. >> many commuters who travel to the inner harbor plan to heed the warnings and take in stride. >> i was going to take the subway, but that will add 20 minutes to my commit. enjoy the weather. at least it is spring. >> partial road closures on the jfx start tonight at 7:00. for a complete list of alternate routes and schedules for public transportation, wbaltv.com.

reporting live from north baltimore for wbal-tv 11 news. >> a tractor-trailer accident backed up the beltway for 7 miles. we were just over the scene afternoon. crews worked quickly to contain a fuel spill. no word yet on what caused the truck to jackknife. >> a not guilty verdict in baltimore city. last june, two girls were crossing mlk when a driver struck and killed the man fled the scene. prosecutors believe reuben dunn was behind the wheel of the car. today we learned the jury felt otherwise. lowell melser has the latest. >> this is one of the more emotional trials we have covered. it took the jury less than an hour to find reuben dunn not

guilty of the crimes. the families of the victims expressed outrage over the verdict. jurors say they could not figure out who the driver was in the case. but i think they let a guilty man go free. >> the mother of emerald smith reacts to the jury decision finding dunn not guilty of two accounts of manslaughter and bill year to remain at the scene of an accident -- failure to remain at the scene of an accident caused death. >> he has to answer to god for what he has done. >> in june of last year before midnight, the best friends were killed when they were hit by a car as they were crossing at the intersection of mlk and pratt. >> there was no justice.

>> prosecutors presented a case insisting dunn was the driver of the lincoln until the girls and that he was drunk, despite the fact his ex-girlfriend initially told police she was the driver. after the accident, she met with prosecutors implied guilty to excess 3 after the fact getting five-year suspended and 18 months' probation to testify against dunn who prosecutors felt was the driver, saying they switched places after driving away from the scene. >> we did not have enough evidence to prove he was driving. >> tours to less than an hour to deliberate. -- jurors took less than an hour to deliberate. his attorney says the jury got right and his client is still upset. >> he feels for the family. to take the blame for something he did not do, that is not

right. >> i wish i could bring them back. it is over. the city of baltimore spoke. it is what it is. >> dunn was not available for comment as he was escorted out of the courthouse under armed guard. he was acquitted of all charges in the case. i am lowell melser for wbal-tv 11 news. >> new developments in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old. last month, she and two boys were playing with a rifle. gun charges have been filed against martinez armstrong, a half-brother of one of the boys. they do not believe he was there the time of the shooting,. forensic evidence links him to the weapon. he was convicted of felony assault in 2009. that makes it illegal for him to possess a firearm.

>> the police officer involved in the shooting this week in west baltimore has been identified. officer fred murray fired the shot that one did a suspect -- that wounded the suspect tuesday morning. the suspect suffered a wound to the stomach and was taken to the hospital. the incident remains under investigation. charges have been filed against the police detective accused of using her daughter to get a break on her persian bill. misdemeanor theft and conspiracy charges were filed. she was caught by a security guard at a grocery store pay $100 for a bill that should have been $400. her daughter was the clerk who rang her up. she has also been charged. >> governor o'malley tells 11 news he will call a special session to revisit the budget. >> has not taken any action to make that happen. david collins is following the

interesting turn of events. >> the governor, the speaker, and senate president say they are in favor of a special session. the challenge is getting all of them in the same room and coming to a consensus on what should be considered during a special session. >> hopefully we can regroup and pass a budget that allows us to continue to move our state forward. >> so far, the governor has been all talk and no action on calling a special session. he had a brief phone conversation with the senate president. the governor wants to get the presiding officers in the same room to discuss how they plan to move forward. >> we need to take a deep breath. the presiding officers need to remind each other and the members why we got into public service to begin with. hopefully we can regroup. >> the maryland director of the states largest labor union says the cuts that going to affect

july 1 should be a sufficient motivator. >> it will have a drastic effect on all sorts of people across the board across maryland. >> public opinion is mixed. >> what are you going to cut? you are always going to cut something somebody needs. >> negotiators accepted the house plan to increase the income tax rate and pension shift to avoid what is happening now. what happened on the last day of the session is still being disputed. >> there was a dispute between the presiding officers on whether or not to expand gambling. that resulted in sihifts. >> fingers are being appointed. it is believed the casino bill will be tied to a special session. there's talk of resurrecting the governors partnership bill and revisiting the plan to raise

the gas tax to pay for transportation projects. the public suggests state leaders lead. >> live within their means. >> i work for the state. there is the possibility we might lose 500 jobs. we are short now. >> there is more budget fallout. this was first reported by the washington post. the budget secretary wrote the governor recommending he hold off signing any more bills across the state money until the latest budget is balanced. she says more than $500 million in cuts still leave the state $70 million short. david collins for wbal-tv 11 news. >> it was quite a scene. >> the driver lost control. the vehicle ended up inside the store. what may have caused the

accident when we come back. >> the orioles in toronto. >> it was a beautiful spring day to day. it may feel more like summer before the weekend is over. before the weekend is over.

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>> today is friday the 13th. out of nowhere, an suv came

crashing into the store. the driver said he thought he was applying the brakes when he was pushing the gas pedal. the car broke through the class and 10 going into the store. no one was injured in the store. the driver and passenger were taken to the hospital. -- the car broke through the glass and kept going into the store. >> it could be a drones flying overhead. the faa is expediting plans to integrate drone into airspace. it does have some privacy advocates concerned. sally kidd has the story. >> it looks and flies like any other airplane, but this is a robotic aircraft called a drone. there is no pilot at the controls. >> it was built to fly over the ice fields of greenland to map the ice. >> it is among a new breed of

unmanned aircraft in the u.s. that could be sharing the skies with traditional aircraft by 2015. the faa is in the process of selecting six sides across the country to test the safety of flying drones in the same airspace as manned aircraft. >> it looks like a model airplane. the difference is the computer. >> the industry envisions many different uses for the aircraft, as a tool for law enforcement and emergency responders for example. >> it allows the men and women in extra tool to do their job better, save lives, and save money. >> it will fly for about an hour. >> some are small enough to fit inside a briefcase. the integration of drums international airspace has privacy advocates concerned. >> they can. into a window. they can fly so high that people do not know they are above them watching every step the tape.

several groups have petitioned the faa to address privacy concerns. >> we would love for them to put down hard rules in that area. with the faa said it welcomes public input as it moves forward in the process. >> the faa estimates by 2020, 30,000 drones could be flying in u.s. airspace. >> your forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a chilly morning with some spots dipping into the 20's. we were in the 30's at bwi marshall. 35 in pittsburgh this morning. freezing in west virginia. day on the start the coast. we rebound into a little above normal in the afternoon. we hit 66.

68 downtown. the normal high is 64. the record high is 89 set in 1977. the pollen count is still a problem. the mold count came up into the moderate range today. the atmosphere is comfortable with temperatures in the 60's. lows of 35 tonight in the suburbs, 47 downtown. expect light wind overnight. you still have time to enjoy the spring day. warmer, more unsettled weather will approach over the weekend. the warm front is expected tomorrow evening. it might bring scattered showers. it will bring warmer air. look at the 80's on the front. that is what we will get sunday and monday. the coal from behind it is triggering nasty weather. the severe weather will stay in

the plains states for of the weekend. it will be a rough couple of days. one batch of showers is moving east. there has been a tornado confirmed in norman, oklahoma. more storms are breaking out in oklahoma. the weather service has watches and warnings out. the red dot is another tornado warning issued in central oklahoma. tomorrow there is a high risk of severe storms. expect to hear reports of bad weather in the plains states more. we will see clouds arriving in the afternoon and evening with scattered light rain showers. we could use some rain. we could get some showers north of baltimore. sunday and monday, we are on the warm side of the front. temperatures will soar to finish the weekend. 70's tomorrow. watch for a shower in the evening. small craft advisor on the bay. thunderstorms are likely. sunday looks gorgeous in western

maryland. tomorrow in the evening, a chance for a shower on the eastern shore. lots of sunshine for sunday. at ocean city, 72 tomorrow. 80 on sunday. chillier right on the beach. temperatures climbing. 84 on sunday. mid 80's on monday. a chance for showers and thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday. cooling temperatures back into the upper 60's. >> from the susquehanna bay sports center, this is 11 sports. >> the orioles get back to work in toronto. the first road trip of the year. hunter on the mound for baltimore. i imagine he will focus on 2012 instead of 2011. in august, things did not go well. he lasted just four innings.

hunter has one start for the orioles this year. it went exceptionally well. they beat the twins. he will have to get his best tonight. the orioles have struggled for years in toronto. he did not get a win in his 2012 debut but did not give a iran. the first pitch is at 7:07 tonight. tickets remain for the match up this summer between putnam and liverpool. >> the bigger thing for soccer teams it is two teams playing each other. the fact you can see two epl teams from the most popular leader in the world on our soil is really appealing.

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>> looking forward to a great weekend. >> there may be some rain tomorrow evening. the day starts with sunshine. an evening sprinkel. much warmer sunday into monday. highs in the 80's, a chance for a thunderstorm tuesday and wednesday. >> thank you for joining us for 11 news. nbc nightly news is next. >> see you at 11:00. i'm more of an absentee plant parent.

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