hi, everybody. >> here's what people are talking about. >> we are following some breaking news out of ann arundel county where an over turned tanker is causing big problems right now. captain jeff long is over the scene in sky chopper 13 with the latest for us. >> reporter: we're live over pasadena. the tanker tluker truck owe -- truck you see on the right side of the highway, that's the southbound lane at about 3 o'clock that afternoon. that trailer became disconnected from the tractor that was pulling it. it's still leaking, still on the side of the road. hazmat is on the scene. we have the maryland department of environment, ann arundel county police and fire department. they're all on the scene. as you can see on the right side of your screen, another tanker truck has been brought in. it looks like they're going to transfer the

fuel from one to the other. this is gasoline, as far as we understand right now. as far as traffic is concerned, if you're heading southbound on route 2, you're going to be diverted at ford. if you're -- at water ford. northbound the detour is at east west boulevard. this is at the intersection of route 10. route 10 is being forced onto mountain road heading east boun. -- eastbound reporting live, captain jeff long. >> christy will have more on the road closures in just a moment. today the suspect in the tucson, ads -- arizona shooting that injured congresswoman gabby givefords pleads guilty. they had to rule he was competent to stand trail. >> a judge ruled that jared lofner is mentally competent to stand trial. minutes later he mrooeded guilty in the -- pleaded guilty in the case. tv

cameras wither not allowed -- were not allowed in the court. he appeared very different than his booking photo, pail, thin. he sat still as the court appointed psychiatrist testified about his troubled teenage and college years when he heard voices in his head. lofner told a doctor he was remorseful for what he did. he told his doctor, quote, i especially cry about the child, apparently refer together the 9-year-old -- referring to the 9-year-old victim killed in the attack. >> jared lofner's attorneys hope the plea agreement will get him life if prison instead of the death penalties. >> survivors of the shooting came to court. congresswoman gabby giffords were not among them. they said avoiding a trial would help them and the rest of the community continue to recover from the attack.

>> seasons -- since last year lofner has been in a psychiatric hospital. a university of maryland student appears in court to face acquisitions he planned to shoot up the campus. >> reporter: 19-year-old al exander song was an honor student. he was air arrested -- arrested if march after making threats on the internet. today he pleaded guilty to some of the time against him. the jum imopposed a 9 p.m. sur -- the judge imopposed a 9 p.m. curfew on him. . >> he was barred from campus after his arrest. the stepmother of an army veteran accused of killing six people at a wisconsin temple is speaking out about her son. today the community is paying

respects to the victims. susanne mcginnis has the latest from oak creek. >> dmrags -- flags around the sikh temple are flying at half staff. the law center says the department 40-year-old wade michael page was a member of white su premises groups and played with skin head bands including this one called definite hate. the army veteran's stepmother hasn't seen her son since 1999. she said she doesn't remember him the way he's being described. >> he was gentle and kind and loving and he was a happy person and a happy child. what happened, god only knows because i don't. >> the oak creek temple is still blocked off as federal investigators gather evidence but police caution they may never determine a motive. police say page used a handgun to shot and kill six people and critically wound three others,

including police lieutenant bryan murphy. >> people are remembering the victims at makeshift memorials. a man from illinois drove to oak creek to put together this one just like he did in aurora, colorado. >> people are laying teddy bears and other moe men toes in front of the reefs. >> i just really want to show my respect for those killed. >> she's from oak creek and her boyfriend is six. >> you hear about things on the news and don't think it's going to happen and then you hear about it. it's shocking. >> a funeral for all the victims is planned for friday morning. >> the oak creek community is expected to hold a vigil tonight as part of a national night out. an ann arundel woman is facing charges after she's accused of abandoning her baby outside a church. the 2 month old boy was found in a car seat placed outside the church. his mom was later found with her two

older daughters in central virginia. the baby is being treated for minor injuries while the mother faces negligents charges. the push to legally internet gambling appears to be over. lawmakers were expected to take up the issues during this week's special session. according to the baltimore sun online gambling has been taking off the agenda. a pretty nice day outside today. looking live out right now. it's been a mix of sun and clouds all day long. wjz has weather and traffic together. we begin with bernadette woods. >> hello. that front stalled out just to our south. because of that, a couple of showers around thunderstorms across the south today where it's been dry in baltimore this afternoon. there was some bigger thunderstorms earlier today just

around cambridge and easton. at this point we're seeing a thunderstorm drifting around chestertown and a few more showers and thunderstorms along the ocean right now. not the prettiest of beach days unfortunately. as far as something else going on in the water we've been updating you on ernesto. since we were last on although noon it's become a hurricane. this is hurricane ernesto. it's moving off to the west at 14 miles an hour. winds are up to 80 miles an hour. it's expected to make two strike that land fall -- separate land faums. -- falls. we will keep you updated on that. let's check on the roads with christy breslin. >> as í chapter íchap tin jeff show -- as captain jeff showed, there's an over tushed tanker from -- over turned tanker there. we have northbound and southbound highway closed in both directions. that's going to tie up traffic for some time.

northbound route 2 traffic is being diverted on east west highway. if you are traveling on eastbound 100, that's being diverted further up onto catherine avenue. we will continue to bring you up to date on that situation. as far as the rest of the beltway goes and the north side inner loop, some slowing there. west side inner loop just a minor slow down towards security boulevard. northbound 95 brake lights towards the tunnel. we still have a couple of situations in baltimore city because of that major sink hole we have east monument closed, also right street closed between east baltimore street and east lombard because of that water main break. let's take a live look. not a bad drive on the beltway just west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. you can visit them online or call 800-the-firm. back over to you. >> thank you . one of entertainments great

composures has passed away. marvin hamlish died today at the age of 68. he wrote some of the most well known stage and screen music of the last four decades. >> few composures have left behind a bigger musical legacy in hollywood and on broadway than marvin hamlish. he wrote barbara's romantic hit the way we were. >> you're thinking what is this going to be like when she records it. what you found out is it's beyond what you could have imagined. >> there were dozens more, from the family drama ordinary people, to the post war sew any's choice -- sophie's choice. one of his biggest hits was scott joplin's music for the sting. in a career of more than

four decades, marvin hamlish composed, conducted and arranged more than 40 film scores. one of his greatest successes was on stage, the long running musical a chorus line. he was born in 1944 in new york city into a musical family. his first job was a a rehearsal pianoist for funny girl. marvin's work earned him every major entertainment award, including three oscars, four semis, four grammy's and a tony. he had the satisfaction of knowing that long after the life came up audiences were still humming the tune he wrote. >> could listen to it all day long. when he passed away he was working on the score for a

new musical. after nasa successfully sends a rover to mars we're getting a look at the first imagines. the pictures show cure i don't i don't say tay -- curiosity's decent to mars. it touched down late sunday. the go of the 2 year mission is to find evidence the red planet once had the ingredients to sustain life. >> or to see if there are mar shans lurking around. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00, a bizarre abduction attempt. how a california woman tried to take a baby from the hospital without anyone noticing. >> desperate search. more than 100 volunteers spend hours coming through an illinois corn field. what prompted the out pour of support. >> i'm ron matz at m&t bank stadium. it's time to get your ravens cheerleader swimsuit calendar. the story coming up right here on wjz. >> a much more comfortable day as the heat and humidity move

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mostly cloudy and 87 in central maryland. the complete forecast coming up. a terrifying 5 hours between an illinois's couples 2-year-old son disappeared. hundreds of volunteers came out to search for him. he was found a half mile from the baby siters home sitting in a corn field. his parents say he was dirty but okay other wise. another case of a child disappearing. this time a newborn is taken by a stranger at a hospital. luckily that stranger didn't get far. a woman is in custody after a kidnapping attempt in garden grove, california. >> disguised in hospital scrubs, police say this woman walked into the garden grove

hospital at 10:00 this morning with one intention, to kidnap a newborn baby. >> the mother turns her back, she takes the baby, puts it in the total and -- tote and tries to leave the room. >> she walked into the hospital, to the maternity ward. when a nurse asked her why she was there she left. she walked up to the 5th floor where recovery mothers and newborns stay. posing as a nurse, police say she told a mother to shower because a doctor on his way it shall was on his way -- was on his way. she didn't get far. >> it prevented the theft buzz was the fact -- was the fact the hospital put a bracelet on the an l of the infant and it sounded an alarm and locks the door and presents her from leaving. she was confronted by staff. >> now police suspect this is not her first kidnapping

attempt. last week in an i'm she walked into western medical center. >> she confronted a mother who had not given birth yet asking her some suspicious questions about when are you due, do you know the sex of the baby. that raised that mother's attention. she called the police. >> the baby was not harmed in this and is safely back with the mother. investigators found in history of mental illness. the good news continues on wall street. the stocks continue to post gains. the dow is up 51. the nasdaq up 26. let's go to new york for tonight's cbs money watch update. the stock market made three winning days in a row after some encouraging economic news. u.s. businesses posted the most job opening in 4 years in june.

that could signal better hiring in the months ahead. it takes 1 to 3 months the fill a job. the government figures the july unemployment report will be better than expected. >> a new york state regulator accused the bank of laundering hundreds of dollars. >> the government controlledled freddy max as it earned $1.2 billion last quarter. the government rescued freddy feignny may in 2008 after they suffered ma sieve losses on risky mortgages gone bad. >> gas prices are on the rise. triple a says prayses prices at the pump jumped 17 cent as gallon. that's the most for a july in 12 years. the national average is $3.42 for a gallon of regular. experts predict gas prices will continue the rise closer to labor day. if -- that's your cbs money

watch. you enjoy them at every raven's home game. the ravens cheerleaders are part of all the excitement. ron matz reports, their new swimsuit calendar has all of baltimore talking. >> with 70,000 fans screaming, being a ravens cheerleader is something special. so is their flu 18 monthed swimsuit calendar shot in april. court courtney -- courtney is ms. august. >> lindz si is this year's -- lyndsey is this year's rover girl. >> i work out with ed lewis's trainer. he does a boot camp class. it's a t 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. three days a week. >> it features all 40 female

cheerleaders who love what they do. >> i tried out to see if i would make it or not and i made it and i'm so grateful. >> you have to be proud of your daughter? >> very proud. >> es pecially on game day. >> i cry every time she runs out of the tunnel still and this is her third year. >> no crying this year as the ravens and their fans look for a february trip to new orleans. >> it seems like last year we just had our playoff game. >> so you're ready to go? >> we're ready for super bowl. >> the calendar sells for 15$15. it will be on -- $15. it will be on sale this sunday. for more information on where you can buy it log onto our website wjz.com. crisis in syria as the battle ranges on. >> why a woman is now facing

manslaughter charges after her daughter dies in a car crash. >> a much better day to get outside with hotter temperatures. details in the updated forecast. sglz -- >> wjz # is -- 13 is always on. click web jz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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sdmrtd -- welcome back. the clouds have been in place. farther south it's been wetter. that's because of the front to our south. because of that, a couple of showers around thunderstorms out there. around chestertown, these are drifting off to the north but a couple of little thunderstorms. further south from that we had some bigger ones earlier. still a few showers around sales berry all the way out to the beaches. it's not the prettyiest of beach days but we do have some changes coming your way. iffer the rest of us -- for the rest of us, the clouds have filled in because of the thunderstorms down there. 87, even with the clouds around in baltimore. 80s in the mountains. still 77 in ocean

city. there's not much of a wind going on either with that front stalled out. 87 has been our high so far today. the average is down to 86 degrees. we're very close to that. most of this forecast, at least for the next couple of days will be above average but we're coming back down again. the temperatures aren't the big part of this story as they have been. the big part of this story is going to be the chances for showers and thunderstorms. this is the front that's stalled to our south. notice this front out to the west. that's the way that's going to move our way over the next couple of days. tomorrow still the chance for a shower or thunderstorm as one front stays to our south and another one approaches. it will start to draw up that moisture. a couple of showers and storms are possible tomorrow, mainly in the afternoon. what happens after that as that front gets closer thursday into friday it's going to pass through. that's our best chance for some heavy thunderstorms around here and maybe some strong or severe thunderstorms. if watches our warnings come out we will be passing those along to you.

out in the water, this is ernesto, now a hurricane. still moving off to the west at 14 miles an hour. winds are now up to 80 miles an hour. this storm is expected to make two land falls on the northern fringe of beliz e or the southern part of mexico. it moving back over the water, makes another land fall in mexico once again. this is a story we'll be tracking for you. all the forecast models take it off to the west making two distinct land falls. on our waters much quiter. bay temperatures still now 83 degrees. as we head into tonight, a shower, thunderstorm is possible, mainly across the south. same idea for tomorrow, shower, thunderstorm possible. getting closer to 90 and we'll probably see a few more peaks of sunshine tomorrow. as that front comes our way thursday and friday we should see severe weather, heavy rains and thunderstorms. don't miss tonight's prime time cbs line up. at 10:00 it's person of interest then stay

tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. still to come on eyewitness news at 4:00. wisconsin temple shooting. new details may explain the killers motivation. >> some of the most coordinated students in maryland, student athletes try to text and driver in a simulator. they're predictable results when we return. >> what are your thoughts about the hpv vaccine in a new report may change -- vaccine ? a new,,,

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it's 4:30, 87 partly cloudy. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here's what people are talking about. the suspected sikh temple gunman had several ties to white groups and to maryland. wjz investigates with the latest from mike hellgren. >> as people in wisconsin and

nationwide are mourning the victims, a clearer picture is emerging of the suspected gunman, a man fuelled by hate music. >> according to pit bull -- published reports, wade michael page was a member of several white bands with ties to maryland. the tourn poverty law center, which is track page, says a maryland based record label, label 56 distributed some hate filled music. he played at racist music events in baltimore. source rs s say -- sources say he was dishonorably discharged from the army. >> what has changed him, i have no idea. obviously we're never going to know. >> a former friend said page talked about a racial holy war. >> when i kovnt find -- couldn't find any contact information i started looking for news articles that

something like that might have happened somewhere. >> police say page killed six people at the sikh temple just outside milwaukee this weekend before an officer shot and killed him. >> there will always be people that will do this. this one happened to be in a sikh temple. it could happen anywhere. >> that maryland based record label is no longer selling recordings of page's band saying it does not want to profit from tragedy. mike hellgren wjz eyewitness news. >> the fbi believes page acted alone and agents are still investigating his ties to groups. officials find more than three pounds of cocaine stuffed into drink boxes. more from the news room. >> reporter: vic officers say the company belonged to two travelers flying from el salvador. they filled juice boxes and a battle of gar i can salt with the drug. they said they were --

-- were traveling for business. thousands are fleeing the syrian city as government troops attack with fighter jets. dust and its alleys are talking about syria post asad. >> a long line stretches outside this bakery. one of the few shops still open down the street the sound of explosions. fighter jets and gunfire. heavily armed forces loyal to the president asad are trying to push back rebels. the violent clashes forced 1,300 people to flee into turkey. hundreds of thousands of ref few agrees have left for neighbors countries during the uprising. in jordan more than 140,000 are in tent cities. the british government

says it's quadrupling aid. >> it will assist 45,000 people caught up in this dreadful conflict. >> hilary clinton says this week's defection is a sign it's crumbling from within. >> she said the focus should be on what to do once asad is gone. >> we have to think about what we can do to support a syrian led transition that protects the right offense all syrians. >> white house officials say the u.s. is already talking to other countries about help being the transition. >> we will be activity engaged in helping the syrian people together with a broad array of nations who have the interest of the syrian people at heart. >> secretary clinton heads to turkey on saturday for talks on the crisis. >> asad won't end his reign until he runs out of money, not

bullets. a mother is charged in the death of her daughter in maryland. she lost control on a highway, flipping her jeep and ejecting her daughter from the backseat. she was charged with being under the influence of drugs. she faces a host of charges but witnesses say what she has to live with is the worst. >> i think one of the worst things punishments she's probably going to encounter is knowing for the rest of her life that she killed her own daughter. >> her three other children were in the car. no one else was hurt. two men, one from maryland, are charged with robbing people in pennsylvania while pretending to film a reality tv show. a victim says said he believed them until one man put him into a head lock. the maryland man posted bail, the other is still behind bars. new research is pushing parents to get their young girls vaccinated against the hpv

virus. even if they are not sexually active they are at risk. >> the did -- the study shows that more than 11% of young woman who never had sexual intercourse were infected with the virus. they need to be vaccinated by age 12. typically the virus is spread through intercourse but now it can be spread by gentile to gent till contact or hand to gentile contact. experts say more research is needed to apply the findings to the general population. >> thank you. hpv infections can cause cervical cancer. national studies show that those who text and drive are 23% more likely to get in a crash. school leaders from getting the message out loud and clear. >> the most dangerous thing these teens can do is get behind the wheel of a car. almost half of teen deaths are due to car

rashes. >> a lot of our -- crashes. >> a lot of our student@looets are driving -- athletes are driving home. >> at this statewide conference of athletic high school leaders sitting a very special simulator. they dawn googles and are told to drive and given them the one item that will make them all eventually crash. they're told in this setting go ahead and try to text and not crash. >> driver, you were horrible. >> the stimlator is not rigged to make the kids crash. >> it was hard. i don't normally do a whole lot of stuff while i'm driving. just having the phone in my hand was difficult. >> it's hard. you couldn't -- when you're looking down there's no way you could see the street. >> their learning is real. >> i'm clearly not texting. >> what did you hit? >> people. >> keep your phones off. you're skus putting everyone

else in danger -- you're just petting everyone else in danger including yourself. >> the hope is what they saw here today will be passed onto those who follow. >> one of the instructors told the teenagers that some people put their phones in the trunk to avoid the temptation to return texts or phone calls. texting and driving is illegal in maryland. a much nicer day today with the heat and humidity dropping significantly. mostly over cast so far this afternoon. the sun is peeking out here and there. wjz has weather and traffic together. bob is here now with the updated numbers. >> we reached the mid to upper 80s in most places. the humidity did come down a bit to make it more comfortable. to the south and east they've had some shower activity. still a few showers and thunderstorms around not too far from chestertown. another batch in southerly delaware and another area of showers down this way. they've had rain on and off during the day. a couple of

thunderstorms. the beach has been cloudy and damp pretty much all day long. tomorrow it looks like a day much like today but we do have risks of more storms coming our way towards the end of the week. >> thank you very much. let's check in on the roads with christy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, everyone. let's give you another update on the situation in ann arundel county involving the over turned tractor taylor. it still has richie highway closed in both directions. we will update you on that as soon as more information is available. if you're traveling on the beltway, still some slowing at security boulevard. north side inner loop also heavy there. northbound 95 bumper to bumper there from 395 over to the tunnel. as far as accidents go, one new one reported in middle river. expect some congestion in baltimore city around pratt street. we still have light street closed between east baltimore and east lombard

because of that water main break. smooth drive 895. also moving well in the southbound direction. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know suffer add personal injury call 800-the-firm. back over to you. >> thank you. american athletes are facing some tough competition as they try to get to the finals where gold is up for grabs. >> u.s. pole volter den shore out jumped the competition to grab gold. he settled for sill vir last time but -- silver last time but this time she came out on top. she sobbed as her husband wrapped her in an american flag. the women's soccer team nearly lost their shot at gold as they clashed with canada.

alex morgan scored a crucial game winning goal. the u.s. basketball dream team is still undefeated going into the quarter finals. victory didn't come for gymnast gabby dug douglas. many people say one horse and her owner ann romney have created attention. the wife of mitt romney watched from the vip stanldz as the horse competed. romney said her mary had another fabulous ride. the rider's score wasn't good enough to advantage to the individual race. the pressure is over for other athletes like swimming legend michael phelps. he opposed for photos with his girlfriend during a night out in london. >> as always, some a listers are being spotted in the stands.

comed lee san antonio rice was seen today. bill gates had tickets for beach volleyball and table tennis. olympic athletes are being honored at the national zoo. 3 month old key that cubs have been named after olympians, the americans with the best finishes in the 100 meter races. straight ahead on wjz's ynsz -- ynz news at 4:00, massive fraud seized in florida. >> it's not only humans trying to beat the heat. a california couple's encounter with bears. >> should we watch out for any storms? bob is updating the first warning weather forecast.

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a massachusetts store clerk strikes after being rob onced, he proves he won't get it -- after being robbed once he proves he won't let it happen again. he used a stick. then his neighbors stepped in. they talked one robber and held him down until police arrived. a mystery in florida sunder investigation. a man is arrested with an enormous stash of fake uniforms and badges. >> reporter: he was arrested for violating patrol and a traffic offense. it was then that investigators noticed that suspicious badge he was wearing. questions about that beige led to the stash. police say he had fake military, law enforcement and medical pair fa nail yeah, police radios and a full nasa flight suit and helmet. he had

200 suspicious items. >> police are trying to determine whether his motives were dangerous. a three alarm firm at a chevy ron refinery in california. a number of near by residents have checked into hospitals because of respiratory problems. many people are headed back to their homes to assess the damage of the oklahoma wild fires. the fear of what lies ahead is still in the back of many people's minds. >> brandy west was one of dozens who returned to see who was left of her home. >> i'm more worried about everybody else than myself. >> officials contained half of the 50 fires that raged through the state. the largest was described as a monster fire that devoured 90 square mile. arson is suspected as the cause of one of the fires but the severe

drought is also to blame. nationally more than 60% of the country is in moderate or exceptional drought. lyle mackey is a farmer in luther, oklahoma. >> i mean, it's -- the grass crunches understood you are -- understood you are you -- understood -- understood your feet. >> he had 30 cows then, this combreer he can only -- year he can only afford to feed seven. >> the feeling that you have right now, you're feeling helpless. >> i'm frustrated. it's the fact that without the rain, without the moisture, everything is just for nothing. >> not very far from lyle's farm this is what we encountered. the drought is setting the stage for fires which are literally changing the

landscape and it's early in the fire season here. people are worried wondering how much worse things can get. >> experts say typically late summer and winter are the peak seasons for wild fires. in california a woman catches two bears frol licking in her swimming fool. they -- pool. the home owner dialled 911 but the bears took off. a neighbor said she spotted the cubs drinking from a hose in her backyard. a 90-year-old spices up her family reunion by sky diving. she has 25 child children and 37 great grandchildren. quite a ride for a grandmother there. of course she landed safely. cloudy all day. some parts of maryland have scene wet weather. bob is watching for more possible storms this week.

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here's a live look outside right now. >> we have the clouds which have kept temperatures down a bit. the dew point has come down, particularly north of the baltimore area. the dew points today were in the mid 60s and making it very comfortable. south of us it was a lot more humidity and there have been some showers and thunderstorms. now we're at 87. the dew point not all that terrible at 67. we don't have a heat index with that. the humidity is at 51%. the thing is i think we're going to start seeing the humidity come back tonight into tomorrow. the dew points get up to about 70. tomorrow will be a warm and more humid day than today. north winds very light around 6. the barometer holding steady 29.97 inches. 75 oakland, 85 in hagerstown. i know some

thunderstorms in extreme southern portions of the western shore along the river there. 77 ocean city now. once again, 67 dew point, it should come up later tonight and tomorrow. sunshine, more sunshine but drier. 88 westminster, lots of clouds, 84 annapolis and kent island, rock all only 81. the average is 86 and the low has dropped ped one degree to 66. the record 1918. that's the all time high for august of 105. 2004 a nice cool 53. right now very light winds in the region. tomorrow looks more like a southeast wind coming in off the ocean. we had a froont that move -- a front that moved through a few days ago is that stalled out across virginia. it's going to slowly become diffused but that moisture will start moving back to the region.

don't expect to see showers tomorrow. there's another front to the north. that will bring us a risk of a thunderstorm and stronger storms late thursday, on friday as the front gets into that warm humid air mass. we could see strong to severe weather friday afternoon and friday night. it may be lingering into saturday. winds today about 5. the bay temperature around 83. tonight mostly to partly could ly did -- cloudily and becoming more humid. 90 tomorrow, warmer and more humid. back to more mid or late july conditions. >> thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news. >> from the classroom to the courtroom. the latest on a university of maryland student who threatened to kill thousands it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece.

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of the day's breaking news, wjz13 starts now. hi everybody i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm kai jackson. this is what people are talking about. >> we continue to follow breaking news from anne arundel county. a tanker is spilling fuel into the highway. captain jess has the latest for us. >> reporter: that tanker truck was headed southbound around three o -- 3:00 this afternoon making a left hand turn on to southbound route 2. the tanker became separateed from the tractor that was pulling it and ended up on the side of the road here and was leaking. as you can see they are now transferring fuel from that one -- correction that's an $8,000 tanker truck into another tanker and then they'll get this out of the way. but it's goin