white marsh due to a crash along the southbound lanes at the beltway. traffic back to 43 right now. and speeds are clocking in at 31 miles per hour. bel air road not a bad option this morning. now as we make our way into the city, we are dealing with the sink hole on the east side that continues to shut down monument street between wolf street and patterson park avenue. traveling in the area, stick with orleans street. repairs should be finished next week. downtown baltimore the repairs to the water main break shut down light street at baltimore street. as we head up to 695, this is what it looks like in parkville at harford road. no delays to talk about but there's an accident in glen arm on harford road right at sharon drive. west side of the beltway, at wilkins avenue, everything up to speed. no concerns whatsoever. that's the look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. when you go to the hospital, you should be able to trust the people taking care of you. >> dozens of patient -- for

dozens of patients that with a knots did -- that was not the case. >> linda so is here with the story you brought last week but it's evoluming. >> reporter: yeah. according to new documents the stuff that caught the attention of his credentialing agency two years ago when a employee found him passed out in a hospital bathroom acording to the -- according to the documents he was fired from the hospital. he turned in his license but went onto work in philly and couldn't be punished because there were no criminal charges and he passed a drug test the very next day. he is accused of infecting dozens of people across the u.s. with hepatitis c he injected himself with syringe filled with a pain killer and reused the dirty needles on patients. he was charged last week in federal court accused of stealing drugs from a new hampshire hospital where he worked in a cardiology lab. he worked in several hospitals here in maryland. >> i think that is eye other and hope it will be for

institutions across the u.s. in terms of considering very carefully their narcotic security and hospitalor health care facility. >> reporter: he facess up to 20 years in prison if convicted. linda so, abc to news. -- 2 news. he is 37 and has ms and is in a wheelchair but that didn't stop a suspect from assaulting a and robbing the man. answered the door and when people came in, they dragged the man across the floor. the crooks got away a tv, x-box and 35 pills that the very many needs to control the pain. >> how low do you have to be to do something like that? i was not raiseed that way and we were not raiseed that way. >> frankly you have to be really low to do something like this. that attack ended and the suspects took off leaving the victim in a painful crawl inch by inch across the floor where he could retrieve the cell phone that was left behind so

he could call police. unbelievable. police believe the victim was actually being setp by his cousin -- set up by his cousin. a suspect has been arrest but the second is on the run. we will learn more details this morning about new health care coverage that takes effect tomorrow. it is part of the affordable care act. the new rule would require all employees including relionelous schools, hospitals and charities -- religious schools hospitals and charities to offer birth control. they will screen for hiv, hpv and other sexually transmitted diseases without an expensive copay. fallout continues after the ceo of chick-fil-a was speaking out about his stance on traditional versus same sex marriage. supporters and crit aches like are planning -- critics alike are planning events this week. tomorrow mike huckan sigh bee called for a chick-fil- aappreciation day. gay rights groups are planning a same sex kiss day on friday. post office that operate for more than 30 years out of a

home in brownsville maryland closes today. mary ellen was a post master there. however the united states postal service decided to cut the position to two hours per day and discontinue benefits so she says she is retiring. no word if there's a new post office that will open up somewhere else. brownsville has hop a -- a hop bags of 89 -- population of 89 people. the u.s. postal says unless there's congressional action they will default on the payment requiring -- covering retiree health care. everyone will keep their eyes on michael phelps. >> and we will breakdown the events that he is going to take part in and the record he could set by the end of today's games. also he had the ring and he had the place but things didn't go as expected. why this big moment almost didn't happen at all. >> charley so we have been tracking the storms to the south this morning.

and we have storms that we are tracking in alabama and also up north as we head into indiana. if you want to track the storms, go to our app store and down load it. the 7-day forecast is coming. but now lauren. >> reporter: well, everything is nice and clear here on 695 but we are dealing with a crash on 95 and white marsh. i am tracking the delays and will have the complete timesaver traffic report coming up on good morning maryland. you are looking live in jamaica. i wish we were there right now. stay with us. there's much more coming up. 3q

take the gamble out of stain removal. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers, to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. don't chance it, resolve it. see a resolve difference or it's free.

now "good morning maryland." thanks for staying with us news time 6:38 will michael phelps could make history today. >> he has a chance to become

the most decorated olympian in history. yesterday he qualified for the 200 butterfly and he won gold in that event in the past two olympics. he is also part of the men's 800 meter relay. so if he metaled in both -- medmedals in both events cobreak a record held for 48 years. the gymnast has 18 medal and michael phelps has 17. a store no longer -- baseball and critical series late in july for the o's against the yankees. they found themselves 7 1/2 games back just trying to keep first place in the al east in sight. baltimore collected 13 hits against garcia last night. manufacturing key runs in the 5th and 7th innings on the way to the 5-4 win andthat's a solo shot in the third inning. gonzalez picked up the win for baltimore as the o's now cut into the new york lead. they are 6 1/2 games back but more importantly they are two games back in the wild card

race and it's almost august. baseball still matters here in baltimore. how cool is that? news time is 6:39. breaking news to show you. live pictures right now of a large water main break. look at this. it's forcing people out of their homes. this happening right now in new jersey. now the main broke overnight about an hour from new york city. a huge amount of water was rushing down the street and they were scrambling to get people out. the scene resembled a river flooding several buildings and homes there were flooded and there were reports of low water pressure as you can imagine in the area. workers were struggling to stop the flow of water. we are familiar with that sight there. >> absolutely. we will stay on top of that and bring you pictures here on the air and on abc2news.com. a maryland man who visits sick kin dressed as batman losing gigs right and left. >> you may remember him. the guy got pulled over for driving the bat mobile? we explain why hospitals are turning hmm away. >> and you do not want to mess

with her. a cockeysville woman proves age is just a number. why she was attacked after she was walking her dog but didn't take this lying down. >> and it's going to be warm and humid today. but the hot and humid weather will be back but you may not like the timing. details coming up lauren. >> reporter: we are dealing with a crash on 95 in white march be. i am tracking the delays and we will have -- marsh. i am tracking the delays and we will have the complete traffic report coming up on good morning maryland. clear. >> you are look live in miami floor -- looking live in miami, florida. i wish we were there, again. >> floor at that jamaica. >> we -- florida and jamaica. >> we should broadcast from there. much more coming up. stay with us. [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen

in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. try resolve easy clean to deep clean your carpets. just 3 easy steps for beautifully clean carpets. it removes 3 times more dirt than vacuuming alone. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean.

no you don't, honey. yes, you do! don't! i've washed a few cupcake tins in my day... oh, so you're a tin expert now. is that... whoa nelly! hi, kitchen counselor here. he's actually right... with cascade complete. see cascade complete pacs

work like thousands of micro-scrubbing brushes to help power away tough foods even in corners and edges. so, i was right, right? i've gotta run. a cascade product has been chosen by consumers as best new dish detergent for multiple years. this is your abc2 news to go on this tuesday morning. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. let's sea hello, to meteorologist lynette charles. >> good morning. we are looking at mount airy where we are dealing with cloud cover this morning. a lot of spots dealing with those clouds. we will have a few peeks of sunshine going throughout the day. but all in all, we have the

chance for a thunderstorm to pop up as we go into the picture. temperatures in mount airy at 69 degrees. 71 in easton. joppa at 69 and this is what maryland most powerful radar looks like across hole. we are nice -- home. we are nice and dry. heading to southern maryland dealing with the pesky thunderstorms with plenty of lightning around okayan city. as of now -- ocean city. as of now, your hour forecast 86 that will be where we should be now for this time of the year. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. still talking about the accident. >> reporter: we are dealing with troubling on 59 in white marsh a crash along the southbound lanes near the beltway. traffic is jammed back to route 43. heading to the south side of 95, this is what it looks like just north of enterstate 195. no delays -- interstate 195. no delays up towards the tunnels or 495. that area will be in good shape. and using the harrisburg expressway, let's pull up the shot in hunt valley at shawan

road. a 22-minute ride from the maryland pennsylvania state line down to 695. we have trouble to tell you about in baltimore county. several accidents one on dulaney valley road and another crash that has shut down harford road that's right near sharon drive. you will want to stick with bel air road as your alternate. and in baltimore city, there's the sink hole we are dealing with on the east side. so east monument street is shut down between wolf street and patterson park avenue. it's expected to be finished. the repairs are expected to be finished sometime next week. so in the meantime, stick with or liens street as your alter -- orleans street as an alternate. her face is bruised and stitched up and sprirt spirit ferocious. >> a 74-year-old woman attacked in her home but was not going to be a victim. >> linda so joins with us the brave story and the effort to find the woman who did this to her. >> reporter: the suspect is still out there. but the 74-year-old is back

home from the hospital. she says she wasn't about to give into the rob here attacked her in her home before we show you the -- robber who attacked her in her home. be we show you we want to -- before we hoe you we want to warn you it's -- we show you we want to tell you this graphic. she live in the valley communityin cockeysville and said hello, to a woman and the woman turned around. that alarmed her and she went back to her house and walked inside the unlocked front door and sought woman inside her home. she says the woman attacked her and she fought back and the suspect then pulled out a kitchen knife. >> she said i have a knife. i i have a knife i said what do you want and she wouldn't answer and don't you dare fight with a 75-year-old. >> reporter: she was not stabbed but ended up with

stitches and her mouth from the fighting and a neighbor what hunch something was not right with she saw dog outside. [audio not understandable] she made off with the wallet and credit cards and cell phone and is out-- wallet and credit cards and cell phone. >> 6:47. a familiar face is taking over as the head of anne arundel county police department today. larry tolliver starts his new job as police chief. it will ver served as -- tolliver served as superintendent of state police from 1992 until 1995. he is replacing james tier who faced criticism for handling of allegation against county executive john leopold his decision to retire after the police union and county council voted no confidence in him. the retirement starts tomorrow. the baltimore police department is saying bye to police commissioner fred bealefeld. after more than 30 years

protecting the city he is retiring. the panel of experts inside and outside baltimore city are conducting a search for his replacement. a maryland man is inspiringkids for 20 years dressing up as batman visiting hospitals. >> but in the light of the shootings that happened in colorado some of the visits have been canceled. >> sherrie johnson is here with what the batman visitor has to say about the cancellations. >> reporter: well, you know, he is saddened about the whole thing. lenny robinson is disappointed but understands uncircumstances. this maryland man dress up as batman and visits sick children across the country. recently he found himself without visits after the colorado shooting. he says the hospitals are worried he will scare children instead of bringing a bright spot to their day. for more than 20 years, this batman impersonator has been spreading a message of strength and hope to children in hospitals. his cross country tour started about 6 weeks ago when he picked up the custom made bat mobile in british columbia, canada. while heading home to maryland,

he made more than a dozen stops. after the colorado movie theater shooting administrators at hospital in st. louis and chicago canceled his visits. robinson spoke to abc by phone and says he understands and respects the cancellations. >> on a personal note, i was disappointed but it's not about me and it's not about batman. it's about the kids that are in the hospital fighting 24-7 for their lives. i want to be a person to help resolve situations and help do things that are good and if my appearance would be the opposite, then, i am not doing what my mission is all about. >> reporter: he plans to return to maryland this week after storms in hoe eye -- in ohio and west virginia. new this morning, you heard of distracting driving but what about distracking walking? it's hard to -- distracting walking? it's hard to believe but most of us do it has become a

problem. in the past 7 years the number of injured distracted walkers quadrupled. more than 1100 people were treated in the er last year. too many people talking on cell phones and walking and texting and e-mails. so much to do at the same time. >> i think the danger is real and it's a growing ep dem ic. >> doctors have seen a wide range of injuries with bumps and bruises to concussions. nose and face trauma some say they tried to pass distracting walking bill to keep people safe from themselves while on the streets. accused wife killer drew peterson goes on trial today the both sides will begin the opening arguments. he is charged with murdering his third wife and under investigation for the disappearance of his fourth wife. the wife of george zimmerman is arraign today on perjury charges. prosecutors a claim shelly zimmerman lied about the family finances during a bond hearing. george zimmerman is charged with the murder of trayvon martin. a rally is happening on the

campus of penn state. the goon show radio program wants to show support for the football players who chose to stay despite the ncaa's sanctions. and ac an african american clergy group is leading the charge against the president's position on same sex marriage. the coalition of african american pastors is holding a news conference today in dc. they say supporting same sex marriage threatens the civility of traditional families. when you got used to the iphone 4s another version of the phone is on its way. apple plans to unveil the new iphone on september 12th along with a smaller version of the ipad. deliveries of the phone are slated to begin 9 delays late -- days later. let's head up to the live looks to the familiar sight not here in maryland. this is new jersey and garden state. a large water main break forcing people out of their homes in new jersey. that main woke an hour from new york -- broke an hour from new york city. right now a huge amount of

water is rushing down the street. the scene resembled a river flooding. buildings and homes were flooded out. there are reports of low water pressure in the area as workers struggled to stop the flow of watt neither live shots out of new jersey. time for one more check of our forecast. we need water the natural way. >> i know. >> a little bit of rain. >> we sure do. we are seeing some showers and thunderstorms around ocean city and southern maryland but we really need it across the eastern shore here where we are in a severe drought. we are normally dry on the western part of but you know what, the rain needs to come. maybe we will see some isolated to scattered as we go into the afternoon. but this morning, urbana is dry. clouds rolling in and we see a few peeks of that sunshine. glimmers of hope to make you feel better. we will see a sun/cloud mix but clouds will hold tough. we are seeing more of the same in bethesda and from the clouds we are really hoping we will see the rain.

but in the meantime, as you step out the door, i advice you to to take the rain gear but temperatures 67 in west friendship this morning. 71 in frederick. 70s in middletown and goldsboro and rock hall. and kent island at 72 this morning. it's warm and it's humid and it feels sticky out there. very oppressive with the moisture in the atmosphere. and trap at the ground. we have spots of low visibility this morning. about 3 miles in culpepper. 7 in easton along the eastern shore. 4 in win chest he and 8 in hag -- winchester and 8 in hagerstown. thundershowers and storms possible into the afternoon and tomorrow. we are watching the coastal system that goes up the coast. and died back across our area as we go through tomorrow. today a possibility as well but this is what we are looking at for temperatures on the hour by hour. we bring you to 4 and 86 degrees. you can eat the lunch outdoors but i need you to keep your eye to the sky. and you remember if you hear thunder that means you are

close enough to hit -- he get hit by lightning. we look at the seven-day forecast and temperatures will ramp up to the 90s. let's check the traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. traffic is just a mess this morning. we do have serious problems in white marsh and there's crash on 95. there's a motorcycle accident on route 43 that's right at 95. expect heavy delays traveling in the area. and as we make our way up to dulaney valley road another crash at mana road and more problems on harford road in glen arm. there's an accident that's at sharon drive. you will want to stick with bel air road as an alternate. for those ofous using 695, we are dealing with another accident there on the inner loop at perring parkway. at bel air road, there's significant delays on that inner loop. outer loop moving along fine. heading to the west side of the beltway, this is what it looks like at liberty road. everything up to speed. it will be a easy ride towards

route 40. a montana guy had everything worked out and what plan. he wanted to propose to his girlfriend via scoreboard message at the chicago cubs game. >> but then something goes wrong. his girlfriend left to get drinks and message was supposed to pop up. clearly distraught he had to come with up a plan b so after a great hit by the cubs he got down on one knee and proposed and, of course, she said yes. >> nothing like the scoreboard. >> yeah. but see see that's the thing we are asking you on facebook your thoughts about this. we have the story up on facebook. but the thoughts do you go over the top? do you really go for the real home run baseball term, and really try to knock it out of park or basic. >> go for the goal. >> knock it out of the park and make sure it works. >> make sure she is there watching. >> exactly. >> too bad she went to get the drink. >> exactly. wait for someone to come around and sell them. >> a live look inside the abc 2

newsroom there's megan knight. >> one of the producers. >> let's hear what she has to say. >> go team usa. >> have a great one today. [ female announcer ] over the last ten years,

your mouth has sipped, snacked, ...yellowed... giggled, snuggled, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. fact is, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remove over ten years of stains by going below the enamel surface. and, they whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest whitestrips. life opens up when you do. only resolve all-stains has two formula chambers, to remove all types of stains. using shout or oxiclean? that's just playing the odds. don't chance it, resolve it. see a resolve difference or it's free.