it is thursday morning. and a lot of things going on. we have to start with traffic. we had breaking news and developments now to that. >> we're standing by with more details. good morning to you. on the road now and the question all morning has been will i take i-95. you can. the lanes are open from the spill we had last night. the other story is an accident in gambles t is affecting traffic on crane highway. and as you approach southbound lanes are closed. we're moving traffic in a two way pattern on the northbound lanes. heavy delays on the beltway. not bad here. we'll look at the north side in a moment. and traveling on 795 northbound. heavy traffic to the beltway. here are some of the delays. 695. that's the outer loop on the

left side as you make the drive to the beltway and the top side is heavy. and 10 minutes to get from the bel air to providence road. how is it looking out there on the forecast for us? >> things are dry right now. we a couple of showers earlier this morning. and harford and things are drying out. we had a break off to the west and the south there and seeing a wintry mix. that will fizzle out closer to us due to the fact that we have temperatures above freezing and stay that way. but you can see lots of moisture back there to the west and the south. this is poised to move in as we go into the afternoon. what we have, is well. we have a day that will be on the wet side especially for the

commute coming home today. for right now temperatures not so bad. 39. and let's go to charlie. and places like arkansas but it looks like a hitchcock movie. dead birds all over the highway. and linda so is standing by with what may be the cause of the massive deaths. >> that's a mystery but there are theories the birds flew into the power lines or crashed into a vehicle. an expert does not believe that disease killed them but they are sending samples to a lab. they were starlings on northbound 95 in laurel. it backed up traffic as drivers slowed down and a crew cleaned up what they could. >> they were curious.

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and the weather. we start with angela and the traffic alert. >> good morning to you. the big story we have been following. sherrie johnson is on the scene. as you head out you will take i- 95, lanes are reopened. in the meantime we have we opened lanes in gamble. >> another story around beltway. and heavy and slow for this time of morning. as we continue to the west side of 695. heavy traffic there. a 10 minute delay on the west side. making your way around 795 on the southwest side. over to you. >> and the commute is going to be easier when you use 95 and 895 after that spill. this is near the toll plaza.

we have information to pass along about charges with the driver, what he is facing. what is up with the driver? this is scary. >> this is very scary. and jay learned from police overnight is that he has been charged with a number of charges driving under the influence. and a federal charge. and, yes, we learned that overnight here 95 forth and southbound lanes. opened a bit after 4:00 this morning as well as 95. that opened after 1:00 this morning. this accident happened at 8:00 last night. a tractor-trailer overturned spilling concreteadmixture.

police say the truck driver has been charged with a number of offenses including driving will impaired. he was driving in the wrong lane. and the driver faces at least one federal charge of driving under the influence that spill has been cleaned up. again they said it was not hazardous. as you can see 95 and 895. both reopened to traffic. that's a good thing here. >> all right let's get a check of the forecast. we have lots of clouds around. a few showers trying to come this morning. the winds will be to the south 59 miles an hour, you don't

need the heaviest coat. around 40 but you will need that in the backpack. and we're, we had a break, we had are a hour that came back into the area. as we go through the afternoon we'll get the bulk of the rain. the forecast will keep us cloudy throughout the day. we have mild conditions and the big story is the rain. a new storm that's working in as we go into the weekend. charlie? >> a new updates out of baltimore as people wait for the gas to be restored so they can have heatment the line has been repaired. and bge shut down the gas to 900 homes. they are still wouldn't gas. crews are working to get the water mains fixed. they don't want cross

contamination. >> they will go home to home to make sure the gas is turned on. new this morning a person at bay view following a fire that broke out t happened on a building in mount convinceon. 5900 block of charles treat. the man suffered burns t may have started with food on the stove. metro transit is admitting responsibility in a crash. we have details. linda, what you have got? >> reporter: the agency filed documents that said it will accept liability for the crash t is the first time that it has publicly admitted responsibility for the crash that happened in 2009. nine people were killed and 52 were injured when the red line

trains collided during rush hour. and the ntsb said the automated system should have stopped the trains from being on the track at the same time. this is the first time it has admitted fault. that does not comfort ken hawkins who lost his brother. >> they should have said we apologize for the accident. we apologize for taking the life of your loved one. >> the crash was the deadly nest metro history. sentencing for a political aid who worked for the former maryland governor. he faces 12 years in prison for conspiring to use robo calls in what was an effort to suppress the black voter turnout. sentencing for the violations has maximum sentence of a year

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supporting the driver silvestro. they will unveil their car and engine supplier. that's at 11 a.m. why do we care? the grand prix race here has been announced for september 2nd. time for one more check of the forecast. >> check it out here. the satellite and radar. not picking up across the area. we had showers this morning. and now a couple of showers trying to move back into baltimore county. they will slide to the east. we will be replaced with more rain as we go later into the morning especially into the afternoon. ahead of the cold front that will pass through and area of low pressure, we have some warm air match moving n the temperatures in the 50s again for today. future trend picking up that it will be rainy out there. you need the gear by 6:00 the commute will be on the slick side. dount know why i put them

together. i got it. slick side. be careful outside. but we will have plenty of sunshine as we go into friday. >> and back to the south and west, that's our next weather maker t has the potential for some accumulating snow. right now the models have lots of question marks 567890 degrees t will be mild and become breezy and out of the south. the rain will die down and clear out and the temperature 37. here is the forecast as we head into tomorrow. 52 degrees a sun cloud mix. and evening a chance for showers. work in and we're watching sunday with that rain-snow mix possible. president's day is good. >> the big question, all lanes

are open on i-95. and 895. and i want to mention quickly two accidents at busy -pbter sections. and traveling in the city there is an accident on howard street at north avenue. now a look at those live traffic cameras. middle town to bell. belfast road. now around the beltway we're seeing heavy congestion. this is the west side at liberty where we have a 12- minute delay. the top side in a 15 minute delay: be careful on the way to work wherever it is you're heading. >> the news is always on at www.abc2news.com, 24 hours a day. weather, traffic and news in 25 minutes. >> see you then. >> now to gma.