on i-97. this crash happened this morning at 1:30 and abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live near the scene with all new information especially regarding the roadways. >> reporter: yes, i just touched base with maryland state police and they tell me that yes, the southbound lanes and the northbound lanes on interstate 97 have been reopened to traffic. they actually had to close them after a major accident this morning. a two car crash. it was on interstate 97 about a mile from ben field road. the ben field road exit. two people one person was killed in that crash. another person seriously injured. had to be taken to shock trauma this morning. they actually had to send in medevac. and right now, i have dawn harrison joining me live here. he was the first on the scene this morning. good morning don. tell us a little bit about what you saw. >> well, when i arrived on the scene, it was about an hour after the accident occurred. there was only fire and police personnel there. and originally both lanes were closed. the southbound and the

northbound lanes. they had just opened up the southbound lane. investigators were still working on the vehicles so the northbound lanes were closed. you'll know this was in the northbound lane about a mile shy of where benfield boulevard is. southbound traffic was moving fine and both vehicles were on the scene. and it looked like both of them had a direct head-on collision on the driver's side. one person was flown to shock traffic maw and they were not this. unfortunately the other person the body was still on the scene and ownership not sure if they were ejected from the vehicle or pulled out by fire and emergency personnel but certainly a tragic accident. we've seen that before on route 301 and route 50 we had that some time ago and we're not sure why this happened but originally police are telling us that both vehicles were in the northbound lane one of them traveling the wrong way. and ended up with a tragic accident. >> reporter: i took a look at

the video there. those cars were pretty banged up there. just a terrible accident. >> one was pronounced dead on arrival. the other one was flown to shock trauma. >> reporter: thank you so much for bringing us up to speed on that. once again state police say that one of the vehicles may have been traveling in the wrong direction. once again north and southbound lanes on interstate 97 have been reopened to traffic and right now lauren cook with a look at our own traffic. good morning. well as you mentioned interstate 97 has reopened following the deadly crash and traffic is back to normal in the area. as far as the other main lines are concerned, as we check in and take a live look at the northeast corridor of 95 and white marsh, at route 43 no problems to report whatsoever. it will be nice and clear as you do travel down to the beltway. and as we check in and take a look at some drive times if you are using the jfx to get into the city, just 11 minutes southbound from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street and the beltway also nice and clear. that west side if you are heading out to the outer loop

just 11 minutes to drive from 795 down towards 95. and you're looking at 11 minute stretch as well traveling the outer loop from 95 up towards 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now here's lynette charles with a look at the forecast. the forecast is pretty quiet this morning especially on maryland's most powerful radar. not seeing a whole lot in terms of rainfall. and even through the day it looks like it's going to be on the quiet side. as we look at temperatures right now though, we are cool i'd say in woodbine coming in right around 60 degrees. we should be at 61 degrees now for this time of the year and pretty seasonable. 66 degrees in millersville and 60 in owings mill. we will have the winds picking up a little bit more as we go through time. what's going on once again for today. a recap. tranquil thursday and mild and comfortable and a northerly breeze. 200 years ago baltimore became a pivotal point in the war of 1812. six days it's going to be the site of the bicentennial celebration and

abc2 news megan pringle is live this morning at the inner harbor with more on the sailabration. megan? >> reporter: charlie, good morning to you. this is such a spectacular site if you're driving around here you will do a double take, i'm here with neil the commanding officer of the uss san antonio. >> good morning,. >> reporter: you said the longest time you spent on a ship was 11 months, what was that like? >> 11 months we were on deployment and for that it's just matters of routine. you know you want to get into good routine. where the crew can really understand what they're doing and what's going on. when the mission comes up or they have to flex, if they have to deviate from the routine it makes it a lot easier and they get the mission done. but i'm telling you 11 months out at sea not a lot of port visits. it can get pretty mundane but you're out there for a purpose. >> reporter: that's what williams looked into. he did a story yesterday walking around the ships to find bout what life is -- out what life is like.

>> in the year 1812, baltimore's harbor and the fort was the site of what is now naval history. the year is 2012 and baltimore again is at the center of the naval world. in june 14th through june 18th. naval vessels from around the world will be gracing our fair city. >> the sailabration is -- is really a salute to america's naval power and a commemoration of the war of 1812. and as such as part of the grand celebration all along the eastern seaboard. baltimore is host to 40 naval vessels and about ten to 15 tall ships so class as and class bs. >> among those is the tall ship from ecuador and south america. a ship built in 1977 and serves as a training vessel for sailors of the country's naval academy. >> to have 250 people and we

are sailing out -- 151 people. >> of the 151 people on board, eight are women. and these ships have all the technology at their disposal. things that couldn't even be imagined in 1812. >> we will -- >> as the ship sailed by fort mchenry. a volley of cannon fire erupts. the arriving vessels exchanging 21 gun salutes with the fort. the guise has been at sea since april 2nd and won't return to ecuador until september. >> we went to the -- puerto rico. puerto rico and new york. new york -- very big party. ♪ >> and party they do with their own band blasting latin music, sailors on every level of the ship's mass and people on the shores welcoming these ambassadors of the high seas. >> every day's been open to visit, so all the people can

come and visit the tall ship and know something about us. >> are you going to go to a baseball team while you're here? >> yes, tonight. >> reporter: so take some time and show some love to these visitors from across the globe as they come into our charm city on the bay. it will help you appreciate the lives, sacrificed for the freedom we enjoy in our country. ♪ on the tall ship, i'm lamont williams, abc2 news. well, a florida judge ordered the relinda so of more material in the -- release of more material in the trayvon martin case. that includes crime scene photos and autopsy report and tests on george zimmerman the admitted shooter. he's currently charged with second degree murder in the killing of the unarmed teen. he remains in jail where he was taken after bond was revoked. well, it's not the easy trying to rob a truckie potential simply while that talk is moving. now -- especially while that

truck is moving. now a group of thieves were caught on night camera. maybe michael man's "heat." al pacino reference for you there. take a look. headlights are off. two guys pop out of the sunroof and one holds on to the other as the first guy tries to break into that truck. now once he gets a look inside, he decided to abandon the mission and then he crawled back and crawled back in the way he came. well, ed reid may not have an excuse to miss this week's mini camp but star quarterback joe flacco has the best excuse of all. he missed practice yesterday and may not be here today. his imitation of darth vader and now the young kid, the actor behind the mask has a very serious mission ahead of him. you're waking up to what's new on "good morning maryland." we're back in just a few minutes. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced.

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>> well, today that young actor max page is going to undergo open heart surgery. the 7-year-old was born with a congenital heart defect and today will have his valve replaced. this will be his eighth surgery in seven years. now to stay positive max made a can do list of things he wants to do after he's all better. >> i'm looking forward to august. because me and my brother made a holiday. called brothers' day. and august 1st. >> max has been getting a number of get well wishes from all over the country. as everything goes as planned he's expected to be hospitalized for less than a week. well, he certainly caused panic when hesitaterred screaming about a -- he started screaming about a bomb on a plane in march. now passengers taking action against the airline and the pilot who lost his mind. linda? >> could wrap up a lot more quickly in the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. i'm linda so, why the judge

says the prosecution could be done calling witnesses by tomorrow. >> and the same storm has formed in the eastern pacific. i'll have those details coming up. >> well, everything is up to speed on 695 at route 295. i'll show you what 95 and 83 look like coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. you're watching "good morning maryland."

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5:45. thanks for staying with us. the jet blue pilot who prompted a scare when he started screaming about a bomb on a plane mid-flight has apparently scarred some of the passengers who were on board. ten people are now filing a suit against the airline and against the pilot. that suit says jet blue should never have allowed that pilot to fly the plane in the first place. and the man accused of the edly shooting in auburn university is appearing in court today for the first time. desmonte leonard is facing several counts of capitol murder three to be exact. three people including two former auburn football players were killed in the shooting spree and others were injured. tour de france champ and cycling legend lance armstrong has until june 29th to respond to allegations that he was using doping to win. the u.s. antidoping agency has strong proof armstrong used drugs to get ahead in the races. the usa d. a. is also accusing

his team manager, trainer and three doctors of all being involved in the cover-up. more graphic testimony expected today in the child sex abuse trial against former penn state coach jerry sandusky. abc2 news linda so is standing by with why things could wrap up quickly on actually quicker than expected. linda? >> reporter: charlie we've learned the prosecution could wrap up its case by tomorrow. the judge says things are moving along more quickly than thought. so far five of the ten alleged victims have taken the stand. two are not expected to testify. on wednesday, the man known as alleged victim number web told jurors he was -- ten told jurors he was just 11 years old when sandusky pulled down his pants and performed oral sex on him in the basement of sandusky's home. he testified that sandusky threatened him saying he'd never see his family again if he told anyone. the coach later apologized and told him he loved him. victim number seven also took the stand and he met sandusky through his charity the second mile. he testified former coach used to slide his hand up his leg

and touch his genitals. he says he is now repulsed by chest hair because of his contact with sandusky who used to prose up against him with his -- press up against him with his bare chest. they cross examined each witness. >> how can so many young men -- possibly be telling the same story when they haven't spoken to each other? >> reporter: when the trial resumes this morning more alleged victims are expected to testify. linda so, abc2 news. well, 28 hits in two games, the o's' bats are feasting on the pittsburgh pirate pitching after last night's win at camden yards. he led the way with three hitting including a 6th inning home run. that's the eighth of the season but that was the shot of the game. chris davis. an 8th inning broken bat home run. his 12th of the year. that is strength. jake arrieta was the story of the night picking up the third win of year and his first --

look at that. tom you ever see is that? broken bat home run. 385 feet. thank you very much. jake arrieta had the third win of the year. game three tonight. and long after you went to bed san francisco giants' pitcher matt cain made history right there. became the 22nd pitcher in the game to throw a perfect game against the houston astros. the first perfect game for the giants in their 129 year history. and the second of the 2012 season. matt cain tied sandy koufax striking out 14 batters en route to the perfect game. giants won last night 10-0. and don't expect to see flacco at practice today. he has an absence and it's excused. he has a great reason for not being there. his wife is in labor. he missed yesterday's practice because his wife dana went into labor. no word yet this morning on if it has entered the world yesterday.

take a look at this from indiana. the petty theft is now caught on camera and now hundreds of thousands of people are watching this little dog get its serving of leftover steaks, lynette watch this. now after failing to jump on the table -- yes, yes. that is not a camera trick. the dog pushes the chair over to the table and july u.s. up on the bar and snags its dinner. this all started when the owner noticed the food kept disappearing. she calls her shot. she's barking i'm on the bar and eating your food. that's one resourceful little pooch. >> velvet will get tips out there. i don't want that to happen. >> showing him the ways and rope . >> scoot the chair up. we don't want any of that. what's going on eight now charlie because you know we're looking pretty good in ellicott city but a few more clouds out there than we saw yesterday and goes into motion and we see this -- the sun brightening the skies a little bit. and that's what we'll see through time today. also in mount airy we see some sunshine but also those clouds out there.

and i do think that we'll see a little bit more cloud cover than the sunshine for today. now speaking of the clouds, we can see them on the satellite and radar right now but we are dry. we should stay dry through the rest of today and that's definitely some good news if you don't want to see any type of wet weather. now we slide a little bit further to the south and we're heading into the're pacific here because we have a tropical storm that formed about -- an hour or so ago. and the winds now sustained at about 40 miles an hour. it is moving to the northwest at about 9 miles an hour. and this is forecasted to strengthen as it approaches the mexican coast on friday. so it could become a hurricane so we're definitely going to keep our eyes peeled for that. but back here close to home, our weather pattern today we have an area of low pressure off into the atlantic and this is because of the storm system that passed through the area two days ago. it stalled out and this is going to kick back a few clouds into the afternoon and also the reminder of the morning.

just be on the lookout for that today i'm forecasting high around 78 degrees now over to lauren cook she has a check of your traffic. good morning. morning lynette. well we start the day off with some trouble in harford county. it's going to be on zeus you are road at furnace road. use route 23 as the alternate route. no delays there and it will be clear from white marsh all the way into the city. check and take a live look at the harrisburg expressway, and northern baltimore county, hunt value knee no problems at all. will be a nice calm ride driving from swan road to the beltway and it will remain clear on the jfx. bel air road everything up to speed. just 11 minutes on the outer loop from 90 up to 83 and the inner loop also clear to 956789 that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. over to you charlie. thanks a lot.

disabled ride advocates are heading to d.c. today protesting outside of the association representing hotels. coming up in a moment the demonstration is all over swimming pools and we'll explain exactly why and what the whole mess is about. >> housing market has seen its share of highs and lows but how's it doing this year? that question could be answered later today when "good morning maryland" continues. on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine.

and welcome back. the state of the nation's housing report is due to be released today. it takes a look at important trends as they relate to the overall housing marge. that study is put together by the joint center for housing studies at harvard university. and advocates are gathering outside the hotel and lobbying association later today. they claim the group is blocking efforts by delaying the requirement for pools to have lifts placed at hotels. the sailabration continues today. on the parade, celebrating the stanley cup victory. they're going to march through downtown l. a. and then end up at the staples center for a massive rally. well, an suv is nearly cut in half after a crane came

crashings down on top of it. this morning what happened to the driver and the passengers inside the vehicle and the worker on the crane. >> also getting your directions without taking your eyes off the road. now apple says siri can do that. we'll explain. >> and hundreds of vehicles and homes damaged by huge chunks of falling ice in the eye. details on the summer storm that rocked parts of texas when "good morning maryland" continues.