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died. they're wondering how it made it onto store shelves in the first place. >> we love him and miss him. >> consumers can return them to the family dollar stores for a refund. heavy downpours flood the streets of new orleans. the water pumping system designed to handle about an inch of water per hour. the mayor spent millions on repairing the system. it's raining across maryland, not quite that hard. some showers expected through night. we have weather about traffic together. bob has the numbers. we have had less than 1/10" today. it's been drizzly and rainy from time to time. looking at radar, around the baltimore region, not a lot
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going on. most to the north and the south and to the west. looking at the city, just very light to the east. we're talking light rain to the west and south of the city. nothing going on. but down to the south of the area, solid rain down to southern maryland and that will be crossing the region, eastern shores some solid rain and heavier pockets there as well. western maryland, some solid rain moving towards our region. cool, drizzly and occasional rain into tomorrow as well. >> thank you, let's check on the roads with sharon gibala. traffic control. good afternoon, they are busy this afternoon, plenty of accidents, a few on major roadways. one on the jfx, blocking the center lane with the backup there. watch for a crash blocking the left lane of the ramp, no delays. an accident on 895 northbound in the clearing stages of lombard
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street. several crashes in the city. too many to mention. one more in columbia at martin road. as far as delays, still some delays between 212 and 32, you're looking at a 25-minute ride there with an average speed of 22 miles per hour. there's your drive times, 27 miles per hour up to 30 as we speak on the west side between 95 and 795 there on the inner loop, there's a live look at 395. no issues. this report brought to you by honest to goodness savings. as maryland tries to creep out of a recession, the unemployed continues to look
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for jobs. a national company putting some marylanders back to work. >> what are you interested in today >> she's hoping today is the day she finds full-time work. there are 23 employees offering 100 jobs, some applicants could be interviewed on the spot. this is the second local job fair and a national company has organized it. >> we have to be aggressive and keep moving ahead. reporter: maryland's unemployment is better than the national average, 2 1/2% lower than the rest of the country. 36,000 positions were filled last month. that's good news, but doesn't
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mean much to those who are jobless and running out of time. >> i've went through my savings and my 401k is gone. >> michael pipe wins big. he won the 200-meter. an event he hadn't competed in since last summer. he says he's not up to par. >> he needs a whole room for his medals and trophies. an attack by seattle police. a 27-year-old girl shot in the head by a stray bullet. rainy days and monday
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