interstate 195, no problems towards the tunnels or towards 495 if u heading to the dc area. outer loop clear from 95 towards 83, that takes you 11 minutes. no concerns on the jfx. 11 minute ride to travel from the beltway downtown to east fayette street. that's a look at the same tiefer traffic. over to you. more people are dying on harford county roads. the sheriff wants to do something about it. >> linda so is live with a new plan that's going to crack down on bad driving >> reporter: it's a task force they are starting to make the roads in harford safer. we have the sheriff here, thank you for joining us. this morning at 9:00, you will be signing a memorandum including jurisdictions where people will look for things on the road. >> that's correct. we have the three municipalities in harford

county, aberdeen, bel air, haverly grace, we have the maryland stays police harford county, bel air barrack and jfk highway involved with us. >> what specifically will you be looking for? >> we are looking in to reduced crashs and hopefully impact the numb of fatalities we have on harford county highways. we are looking to improve traffic safety in general. >> reporter: everyday people get behind the wheel. any tips for people to pay attention? >> yes, distracted driving is probably one of the most significant contributors to the accidents. >> any big violations you see in the county, people on their phones not paying attention, speeding? >> you see people texting and see people on the cell phones speeding is one of the issues.

one of the biggest problems is your infrastructure, roadways are not built to accommodate the volume of traffic. people maybe running behind, they want to take chances they shouldn't take. as a result of the crashs and fatalities. >> reporter: is that impacted by brack? >> brack has had an impact. they are making improvements to the roadway. we weren't able to make the improvements to the roadways we needed to to accommodate the volume of traffic. >> that task force, memorandum signing at 9:00 at the southern precinct. live in edgewood, linda so, abc2 news. a transformer is moving through haverly grace to peach bottom, pennsylvania. loren has been telling you about this all morning. it's part of the $87 million

plan for electricity, reliability. the 500,000 pounds trainings former is standing 30 feet high, moving overnight too minimize congestion because it's moving at 3-5 miles per hour. this morning, crews in northern ontario will resume rescue efforts where the roof collapsed over the weekend. a person is confirmed dead. there are signs someone else is alive inside. the search was halted yesterday bus of fears of a collapse. they are urging crews to continue saying no one should be abandoning the debris. a dallas mother accused of trying to el her baby on line. in a jailhouse interview, she says it's not true and she was trying to avoid paying attorney fees for the adoption of her young son.

she was taken in to custody when managers said they found the baby alone. some words we can't repeat were shouted during a protest over an anti swearing law being instated in middleboro, massachusetts. it was organized by a blogger. he called the idea behind the ban obscene. >> number one, they don't live here. it's almost like invading the town. >> they should just go home. >> public potty mouths would be fined $20. live look this morning at

the world trade center building in new york. a steel beam was lifted 1000 feet in to the air monday, all of this and a thousand construction workers watched as the beam was lifted and put in to place. some had a chance to sign the beam. the fist tower is set to open in the fall. that was live look of the world trade center in new york. tennessee couple finds themselves in a situation when they stumble upon a bag full of money. >> what would you do? would you keep it or return it? we will show you what the couple decided to do.

president obama touched on a sore subject at a fund raiser in boston. >> he thanked the supporters for kevin youkilis, he was traded to the white sox earlier. that's the president's favorite baseball team. >> i want to say, thank you for youkilis. going to have to change the color of the socks. >> you don't mess with the red sox fans. >> the only thing he could have done was put on a yankees cap.

youkilis was part of the world series championship teams, ortiz is the only guy remaining from those championship teams. here is a question, what would you do if you found almost $13,000 in cash? a couple in tennessee did the right thing. they stopped in to a market to get cold drinks and never managed they would find cash instead. the bag was from a bank and was left on top of a trash can, contained a wallet, cologne and $12,000. it sat there for 40 minutes before they found it. >> i said go look at that bag. >> it's the right thing to do. it's a shame that people now think that doing the right thing is extraordinary. they turned the money over to police and officers found a 51- year-old owner of the money, he

was at a hospital being treated for a reaction to a medication. >> i would have to give it back. >> to me it's a no brainer. you give the money back. kevin is right. you are being praised for doing what is right. a lot of people wouldn't unfortunately. >> that's probably true. >> coming up, your news to go. >> including the woods words from the mother of a teen who died. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers...

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picture from wakulla county florida. there is major weather there, dealing with flooding. this is a live feed. all eyes on debby. now, good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. >> we will start thing off with meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning, everyone. we are a little bit cool this morning. temperatures coming in below average, we are looking at 50s manchester and also northville, good morning to you. edgewood 59 degrees, 60 sparrows point. reisterstown 55 degrees. eastern shore in the low 60s, chester town and middletown, 60 northeast and goldsboro around 60 as well. looking at the winds, we are on the breezy side. these will pick up more throughout the day, northwest at 5- 15 miles an hour.

as we step outdoors this morning, a beautiful sunrise, plenty of blue sky, wall to wall sunshine. few peeks of clouds coming in, those will be your high level clouds. maryland's most powerful radar, that's what we are seeing dry times ahead. >> how is that transformer moving? >> it's on its way. it left haverly to pennsylvania. go to abc2news.com. we are dealing with a serious crash in baltimore county that shut down falls road at falls croft way. it involved an overturn car. medics responded to the scene. the harrisburg will be your best bet. no delays from shawan road all the way down towards 695, as we look at the beltway, northwest corner starting to jam here at old court road continuing

towards security boulevard. here is what this looks like harford road, starting to pick up on the outer loop as well. we have the on going construction on 895, speeds clocking in at 54 miles per hour along the northbound lanes at the harbor tunnel. almost 2 weeks and a mother wants answers from authorities about the death of her son. >> christopher brown was killed after a fight with an off duty police officer. so far police haven't made arrests. sherrie johnson is here with the story and reaction this morning. >> his mother is sounding off. christopher was killed june 13th. there is a lot of unanswered questions. his mother says it's time for authorities to act. she has waited for details on how her 17-year-old son died at the hands of an off duty officer and she wants answers. the latest excuse brown heard was from the chief of police, jim johnson. brown says she spoke with him

yesterday and he asked for her pay patients so the officers could speak with the attorney. she says he killed her unarmed son. the family attorney is calling for an independent investigation. a spokesperson says this investigation takes time because it's fair and thorough. >> i'm saying i want answers. they are still not answers. i got to wait for that. i'm not doing this anymore. >> her child is gone and not coming back. christopher wasn't given the same courtesy or extension of please be patient or do this or that. >> in a statement released yesterday, baltimore county state's attorney said his office and the police continue to investigate and to do the job properly, they can't the process. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. 104 people are behind bars following a large child

prostitution sting across the u.s. operation cross country spans 57 cities including baltimore, police rescued 79 children. the largest in oakland, california. the story is the same each time, the girls are runaways and the pimps take advantage of their vulnerability. >> they didn't say they were kidnapped. they were out there because they were forced to be out there by some pimp. >> according to the national center for missing and exploited children, 100,000 kids are lured in to prostitution each year. new information for you this morning regarding this video that viral video that shocked the country, a grandmother harassed by teenagers on a bus. those bullies are claiming they are the victims of harassment themselves. >> it's gotten out of control. my family received death

threats. >> karen received an outpouring of support. this website is set up to give the grand mother of 8 a vacation and has raised $600,000. i don't agree with what is boys did, hearing that the families are falling victim to harassment disappointments me. two wrongs will never make something right, end quote. john travolta is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit. a former cruise attendant was driving food to his cabin when the actor forced him to rub his neck, disrobe and pushed against him. he alleges it happened in june 2009. this is the latest in a string of sexual assault allegations against the actor. news conference held regarding the verdict of a

medical malpractice suit againsts hopkins. a jury has come back with a verdict against the hospital in the birth injury case. happening today's, a workshop held for distressed homeowners offering relief and assistance under the mortgage servicing settlement. those taking part can speak to housing counselors and doug glanceler will host informational sessions. we will learn about a series of green grants in the city today. ten communities are receiving the green grants to protect the environment and create green jobs. maryland is getting the most grants to benefit six communities in our area. it will include green job training. we will learn about how things are going at city schools and

we mean the buildings. a study is looking at the physical state of school buildings and released at 10:30 this morning. leaders say they will take the results and work with the community to develop recommendations for renovations and repairs to take place. you may want to keep an extra close eye on your children and internet use. a study found 70% of teenagers hide their on line behavior from their parents. teenagers were surveyed by security software maker mc afee and 42% checked out violent content and under a third searched for porn. one in ten had a face to face meeting with someone they met on line. most teenagers clear the browsing history to hide what they are looking at from parents. swimming qualifiers for the olympic games are today. the competitions take place all week, we will know who is headed on the team to london.

michael phelps top competitor, lokey won round one. they will compete in the free style race. the fastest qualifiers will advance to the semi finals. they qualified for london on day one of the 8-day competition. new this morning, baltimore zoo says it started offering a free shuttle between inner harbor and the zoo this summer. service will continue each saturday through august 25th. the return shuttle will start at 11:30 in the morning and run every hour through 4:30 in the afternoon. it's a 15-minute ride by shuttle. five things you need to know. civil rights leaders will hold a conference attempting to hold holder in contempt of congress. the vote is expected to be held thursday.

debby is sustained at 45 miles an hour, moving slowly to the east at 3 miles an hour. it will continue to bring plenty of rainfall across portions of georgia and florida. be prepared for that. not going to make landfall until the next couple of days. let me take you outside, fort meyers, a private airport here, that sunrising but also we are dealing with rain across the area again. right now, we see temperatures coming in at 58 degrees at home. that's below average. 50s across the board in to york and also hagerstown. 55 winchester right now. the winds will continue to pick up out of the northwest as we head throughout the day, a breezy day. high pressure will build in bringing us plenty of sunshine, bringing the temperature right around 80 degrees, that is below am but a great day for a

game. head out there, the temperature around 74 degrees at first pitch, 7:05, playing the angels. it's going to be a good game. here is a check of the seven- day forecast as we will get hotter in to the end of the week. now a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. we are dealing with several accidents in baltimore, a crash on falls road at falls croft way. there are fallen utility lines. be careful traveling in the area. there is another accident reported in phoenix, on glenn h im e ride. no problems to report on 83. here is a live look at 695, overly, bel air road. slow on that outer loop up towards charles street. 3q

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