mchenry. west side checking out fine. and let's check your drive times. 12 minutes on the outer loop. 11 minutes outer loop from 95 toward the 83's. about a five-minute ride on 95 southbound from the 895 split toward the ft. mchenry. the area of white marsh so far looking good. light volume towards the ft. mchenry. harbor tunnel traffic equally smooth. a clear ride so far at harford road. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and lisa. sorry. blockage. >> thank you. our big story, almost one week after the announcement of towson catholic high school's closing parents and students continue to fight to keep the doors open. >> this weekend they made their voices heard in pro tests. 11 news's kim dacey joins us live in towson with more. >> last tuesday students at towson catholic high school got word that their school would not be re-opening this fall. yesterday morning students and school supporters stood outside the immaculate conception church and peacefully protested the closure. towson

use the fort mchenry tunnel as an alternate. also northbound at 895, this accident has been moved over to the shoulder. activity is causing minor rubber necking delays. traffic will be slow prochg 195 as well. still dealing with the crash at broken land parkway. woodlawn drive at security boulevard, there is a vehicle on fire at this hour. >>> taking a look right now -- i'm sorry. >> that's okay. >>> "good morning, maryland" at 9:00 is two hour as way. got a lot of interesting stuff. a documentary out is very, very powerful talking about the debilitating effects of lyme disease called "under our skin." >>> also not too late to look stunning at the pool. how to pick the swimsuit for your body type. >> i need that one. >> ladies tune in. >>> thanks for choosing "good morning, maryland." for more news this, watch "good morning, maryland" at 9:00 or go now to abc2news.com. abc 2 works for you. l

the fort mchenry tunnel, one lane remains closed in either direction at the fort mchenry tunnel becausea construction project that should be wrapping up pretty soon. as we look now at the cameras, this is 695 at the bw parkway, no problems to let you know about there. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. and rascall flatts. back to you. >>> if you're looking for a place to rent, whether a home, a cottage, apartment, foreign scammers are coming after your money. our consumer reporter john matarese shows us how this slick new scam is luring renters in so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: is someone in your family looking for a new place to live in perhaps trying to rent out an apartment or house? if so you need to know about a slick scam now targeting landlords and renters that could leave you out hundreds of dollars or more. bethany freeman shows me the beautiful four-bedroom home she was trying to rent. >> this is the living room here. >> reporter: it'

fort mchenry looking good. live view on the north side at harford road looking good on the entire beltway. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you. >> our big story this morning, new indictments against mayor dixon. only one day after helen holt was reindicted the investigation has reportedly discovered new details and new evidence against the mayor. >> the new charges include minister allegations about gifts she received and restores perjury charges previously dropped leaving many wondering where is the new information coming from. jennifer franciotti live outside city hall with the latest. >> the new indictments offer much more detail. the mayor's boyfriend ron lipscomb cut a plea deal with prosecutors and it is speculated much of the information may be coming from him. the mayor face as laundry list of previous and new charges including three counts of theft, three counts of fraudulent misappropriation, two counts of perjury and one of misconduct. it gives specific details of items lipscomb gav

both 895 and fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza are checking in incident free.way down from the pennsylvania area, 695 at liberty road traffic is flowing freely at this time. a little bit of light volume but no problems at this hour. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> interstate 70 back open east of hagerstown in washington county. >> shut down for hours after four people were killed. sherpry johnson has the latest on this breaking news. sherrie? >> reporter: investigators with the national transportation safety board and faa will be back at the scene today after a helicopter crashed and killed four people. interstate 70 opened since that crash. it all happened last night around 10:30 near smithsburg about 10 miles east of hagerstown. the helicopter burst into flames. it was a robinson r44 helicopter. the owner is listed as marsson aviation in wilmington, delaware. the helicopter did not hit any cars when it crashed. investigators are not sure if weather played a role in the crash but visibility was limited by the fog. witnesses say the helicopter was flying low

mchenry. and that new traffic pattern. you are exiting to the right instead of to the left as you take southbound 95 to get to 895. just keep that in mind this morning on the northeast side there. as far as your other drive times, 11 minutes on both the north and west side outer loop. traffic on 95 south of 100, north and southbound running smoothly. and the harrisburg expressway just north of the beltway, problem-free there. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you both. >> thank you. our big story this morning, a carbon monoxide leak at a northeast baltimore apartment complex has residents concerned. >> nine people were sent to the hospital. neighbors say the community is no stranger to scares like this. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti live in the dutch village community with the latest. what can you tell us this morning? >> we know that a carbon monoxide detector didn't help the people who lived there. first, of the nine people taken to area hospitals yesterday, seven were children. carbon monoxide poison fro

mchenry. so far so good. coming toward us is southbound traffic. no delays. let's give you a live view of the harrisburg expressway, just north of the beltway. looking good so far from the maryland line down to the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. good morning and happy friday. >> thank you. happy friday to you, too, as well. we are looking at a delay on the penn line, 503 with a 20-minute delay. light rail on time from hunt hunt valley. the nine buses diverted at green side. also the 77 buses diverting at edmondson and ingleside due to a water main break repair. 17 buses diverted due to construction. i'm kurt kronke. now back to sandra shaw. >> we have quite the lightning show. this is the capitol. quite the lightning happening last night. it was one of those strong storms that produced lightning strikes across the city. you saw eight strikes specifically over the capitol in d.c. last night. that was one of many strong storms last night. one of th

mchenry tunnel running smoothly so far. problem-free so far at the harbor tunnel. we'll check a live picture of the harrisburg expressway just north of the beltway. running smoothly so far on the j.f.x. as well. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. our big story this morning, four people are dead after a helicopter goes down in washington county. >> it happened last night. the helicopter crashed in the eastbound lanes of i-70 near the u.s. 40 bridge span. 11 news reporter melissa carlson joins us with the latest. >> the crash happened in smithsburg, what's called -- it's about 10 miles east of hagerstown. all four passengers on the helicopter died in the crash. their identities this morning are still not known. highway 70 in smithsburg became a fiery and smoke-filled crash site last night. downed wires draped over roadways, forced the closure of both eastbound and westbound lanes of i-70. maryland state police say they first started getting calls about 10:30 last night when drivers reported what they thought was a car on fire. what was actu

no problems at the fort mchenry tunnel or harbor tunnel. however, on the west side of the beltway, outer loop, no problems to let you know about as you make your way from liberty road to the route 70 interchange. on the east side of the outer loop whitemarsh boulevard looks good as you make your way all around to the providence road exit. a quick look now, bw parkway at 695, you can see traffic is flowing freely in both directions, no problems at this time. >>> 6:01. baltimore city knows it's a problem and you've paid for it. if you own a $200,000 moment -- home in the city you pay $4500 in taxes. same house two miles away in baltimore county, tax, $2,200. brittney gordon with an idea to lower your property tax. >> reporter: if to you live in the city of baltimore you don't need anyone to tell you how much you pay in property tax. it's the highest rate in the state and some are looking for a way to save you money. last night, about 60 people came out to a meeting to discuss ways to cut the property tax rate in the city. the cleave clerk of

and 95 southbound past the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza there's a disabled vehicle blocking one lane. looking now, this is 95 southbound through howard county, approaching the capitol beltway, traffic is running without incident. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc country for the work day. listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> breaking news -- iran state tv says a plane carrying 150 passengers has crashed in northwest iran. officials say the caspian airlines flight from headed from tehran to the armenian capital and crashed. again, a caspian airlines jetliner crashed, all 150 passengers feared dead. >>> 5:32. the national transportation safety board is still trying to figure out what caused the ceiling of a southwest jet to just rip open forcing an emergency landing. here's cell phone video taken by passengers on the plane. it was flying from nashville to baltimore on monday night and had to land in west virginia. oxygen masks fell as the cabin pressure dropped, before landing but the pas

no problems on 95 heading down toward the fort mchenry. looking at a insist ride on the west side. 58 miles an hour and approaching liberty no problems on the harrisburg expressway or j.f.x. so an easy ride. 11 minutes in outer loop west side and northeast side. southbound 95 will take about five minutes from 895 split to the fort mchenry toll. harbor tunnel traffic good as well. that is 95 at 395 moving well. really nice shot there this morning. no problems heading into town. west side delay free at this hour at i-70. and on i-70 toward the beltway there are no delays yet in that area either. enjoy it for now. now let's get the latest on buses and trains with vanetta brooks. >> good morning. we continue to show a few bus diversions. 17 at nursery and winterston. 22 at university and 41st street and 77 line continues to be diverted at washington bachld hammond ferry all due to construction. light rail in metro continue to run problem free and we have a delay on brunswick, train 87010 to 15 minutes mind. all others on the camden, penn and b

southbound, 95 headed to the fort mchenry toll plaza, no incidents there. the harbor tunnel checking in clean and beltway running smoothly in both directions now. if you make your way around 97 at the 695 interchange, that is seeing a little increased volume but traffic is really quiet. as we look at 695 at the bw parkway, traveling southbound headed to the capitol beltway or towards the dc area, traffic is running good at this hour. back to you. >>> millions are mourning the death of michael jackson. but only a few thousand will be in attendance at his star-studded farewell. we're going to take a live picture now of the staples center in los angeles where this memorial is going to take place. it's quiet now but in a few hours you better believe this place is going to be crowded with people saying goodbyes to the king of pop. sherrie johnson joins us now with how the world will say farewell. >> reporter: today's memorial for michael jackson will read like a who's who list, a star-studded tribute planned for the king of pop at the staples center in los angel

the fort mchenry tunnel is running without incident. that earlier disabled vehicle at northbound 895 at the harbor tunnel has been cleared. a little bit of residual delays there but not too much to worry about. also, new traffic patterns on the northeast side of the beltway, they've reopened a new southbound ramp to 95. it's going to be a new traffic pattern so keep an eye out for that if you're traveling in that direction. 95 southbound through howard county down towards the capitol beltway. traffic is running smoothly and just light volume on the roads at this time. back to you. >>> wrecked cars, side swipes and mislabeled signs. all too familiar in one baltimore city neighborhood. brittney gordon shows us the problems that are causing on maryland avenue and 24th streets in north baltimore. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are here at maryland avenue and 24th street. this is what neighbors say the problem is. you see on 24th street as you come eastbound it goes from two-way to one-way. that say it's causing a lot of confusi

. >>> at the tunnels, no incidents either at the harbor tunnel or fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza.however, if you're traveling 50 eastbound keep in mind traffic stopped past route 2 and baydale drive because of a disabled boat in the roadway. keep in mind that will take a little extra time if you're making your way eastbound across route 50. west side of the outer loop, 695 at liberty road, traffic flowing freely on both loops of the beltway at this time. back to you. >>> internstate inferno. drivers scramble for cover after a massive tanker explosion in michigan. >>> baltimore county police have new information into the death of two teens hit and killed by a light rail train. there may be a witness. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll have that story, next. brands are unanimous in their commitment to brilliant results by recommending finish. the new name for electrasol. the diamond standard. new spray n' wash bright and white is your safe bleach alternative. it does the job... stop-- don't do that! without the accidents. add it with your detergent to help whiten and keep colors bright while

both the harbor tunnel and fort mchenry tunnel toll plazas checking in to incident-free. at the outer loop, this is 695 at liberty road. we have building volume on the inner loop side but no problems or delays at this time to let you know about. back to you. >>> 5:31 now. this weekend's shooting at an east baltimore cookout has grabbed attention from the media, police, city leaders, community activists, 12 people were shot and detectives say that 25-year-old steven blackwell faced charges of attempted murder in the past and members of his family have been involved in several other crimes. last year two of his younger brothers why kidnapped from their home in catonsville. at the funeral for one of the victims of the triple shooting later that year more gunshots rang out and police suspected both shootings were connected to the kidnappings. then police say another associate of steven blackwell was killed in a double shooting in northwest baltimore. they think the whole thing could be retaliation. police say sunday's cookout was in memory of the victims of that attack and th

southbound 95 from fort mchenry toll plaza to the beltway is eight minutes.uthbound 895 from the harbor tunnel to 95 south nine minutes. not bad. pretty light this morning. we will give you a live look at 95 in the white marsh area. southbound traffic is moving pretty good for this time of morning. harrisburg expressway just north of the beltway moving just fine in both directions. beltway is checking out ok as well. that is the latest on your "traffic pulse 11" report. over to sandra. >> we are having a long time to enjoy the sun. beautiful sky conditions. sunset at 8:35 tonight. right now plenty of sun out there, no clouds. all the clouds are up in new england. later today they will be offshore. high pressure will extend its reach over the baltimore area. that will stabilize things further. the forecast today a high near 80. northwest winds very light and plenty of sun. right now quite a temperature contrast which is typical. 54 in york. 70 downtown kind of the urban heat island effect there. 62 at b.w.i.-marshall. the dew points really telling the story. 4

nothing happening on southbound 95 down toward the fort mchenry. and i was going to show you drive times. they are up to speed at this time. but we will give you a live view in the white marsh area and there we go, building in volume but no official delay. we are getting close. when that develops we will let you know. green spring vicinity and inner loop traffic away from us toward j.f.x. moving well despite the fact that the sun is bright. >> it is nice to see the sun which rose officially 5:47. a few more clouds by this afternoon so partly cloudy. temperature range pretty wide in the outlying areas like york, 55 right now so a cool start. but 71 downtown with all of the aiding of the heat with the buildings. 64 at the airport. 68 in easton. dew points are the story. they are very low. we are talking about 50 this time of year, a lack of moisture in the atmosphere. that means low humidity today. so we will be up to 87 but it is a dry heat. so, pretty comfortable. cooler temperatures on the way. more coming up. >> jenna fischer, who plays pam is se

meantime traffic starting to back up. 95 will be your alternate and the fort mchenry tunnel.d at woodlawn drive. a mta bus. an accident at broken land parkway and another one reisterstown maryland. one more in the city at hamilton at fair oaks. a live look at the west side. no delays just yet. 83 running smoothly north of the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer where you can choose from 16 different fuel efficient models. toyota, moving forward. don, back over to you. >> thank you very much. the top of the news this half hour. one and you are done. a major change to its cell phone policy. any mta driver or operator caught talking or texting while in control of a vehicle will be fired. eyewitness news and mary bubala live on this new policy. good morning once again, mary. >> reporter: good morning once again, don and everybody. the mta is concerned that its drivers and train operators will be distracted so it is enacting this new zero- tolerance policy but it does need input from riders. get behind the wheel and get off the pho

next high tide at fort mchenry. your forecast looks like this. 72 degrees tonight.nderstorms around earlier as you see. then we'll day down. humid, strong thunderstorms in the afternoon. >>> and you have to rest your voice. >> will do that. >>> all right, tim. thank you. >>> wjz and the baltimore orioles are teaming up to feed the hungry. and we need your help. this weekend, take nonparishable foods. it's all part of the continuing commitment. >>> and if you're bringing big money donate, put it in my bucket. >> you're very competitive. >> you are, too. >>> city hall corruption. councilwoman helen holton is indicted with businessman john patarakis. we're live with the latest on the fallout. >>> and worry on the chesapeake, as crabs disappear during the height of the season. >>> i'm ron matz, on corn beef row. we'll have the story when [ female announcer ] new swiffer wet jet cleans so deep, you'll love it. your old mop will just have to get over it... [ engine rattles ] [ man ] love stinks! ♪ love stinks! ♪ yeah! yeah! [ female announcer ] new swiffer wet jet is rede

southbound heading towards fort mchenry, it looks pretty clear. that is the latest on traffic. back to you. >>> residents of a baltimore county community are on edge after a deadly shooting at a liquor store. >> and happened at the nottingham area. our reporter is live at a baltimore county police headquarters with the details. >> good morning. this is the continuation of the braking is reversed brought you last night at 11 news at 11. here is a map of where this took place. it happened around 9:00 when police were called to the villere road in nottingham area. it is no. -- bellaire road in the nottingham area. a man was shot to death in such a liquor store. he was killed during an attempted robbery, or so it is believed. >> we believe we had delays suspect we are looking for. i do not have any information i can -- we have two suspect we are looking for. i do not get any information i can provide the public with at this time. >> no arrests have been made. wbal tv 11 news. >>> a 15 year-old is being held without bond charged with the murder of a pregnant woman. police say this m

fort mchenry, monday, the wins come to us from the southwest, six to 12-miles an hour. the sun will set at 8:23. low temperature, 67, the high got to 90 degrees and the heat and humidity gave rise to the strong thunderstorms that wept right through the region, mostly north of baltimore. 69 in new york, 74 in hagers town. 72 in the baltimore area. satellite, throughout the day, some sunshine. a few light clouds, but during the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms developed and came right through the region. they are fairly small storms, but extreatmently intense. strong storms making their way out of the eastern seaboard. there it is, right there. harper county seemed to get the heaviest amount of rainfall. behind it, breaks in the overcast, when you get the breaks in the overcast, for sunshine, more humidity, which means the atmosphere starts to bubble up once again, showers and thunderstorms making their way out to the fort and east. all of the watches and warnings being canceled as they make their way out of the region. heavy rainfall experienced. i want to show you w

as more the main lines, southbound side of 95 through the phot mchenry tunnel.ng to get in your way, we're only looking at at 6-minute commute. that's the same deal on the beltway. and heading toward 695, and traveling on the beltway in the southwest corner at 295, the cars are zipping along, both the inner and outer loop lanes. that's a look at the morning maybe you want to knock off early today. sun's kind of strong. [ sizzling ] i don't know... i feel pretty good! let's try to finish it off. working in the hot sun. with the legendary taste of dunkin' donuts coffee on ice, you kin' do it. america runs on dunkin'. cool down with a refreshing iced coffee from dunkin' donuts today. >>> supreme court nominee sonia so the omasotomayor goes beforee judiciary committee to answer questions. they have been raising the ability to be fair and to be impartial. and dee democrats are portrayinr as a model jurist. >> good morning, tuesday's grueling covered a range of topics, from gun control to abortion. it seems at the end of the day there were still lingering questions wh

mchenry. 11 minutes on the outer loop north side no. delays.ome souter loop delay -- outer loop delays on the west side. let's give you a live view of traffic. another spot where we're seeing a slowdown. white marsh down to the 895 split where folks are adjusting to the new traffic pattern, exiting to the right instead of the left. let's give you a look at the west side where we are slowing down. >> we've been talking about this dry heat. it's been cooler than normal. but this week is going to change. a slight chance for showers each and every day. then we are two inches above normal of rainfall for the year. we're lower than normal for july. we need it. slightest chance for today in the low 80's. remaining in the low 80's. a good shot of showers and storms tomorrow. low 80's midweek. mid 80's it looks like thursday through sunday. each and every day you might need the umbrella. >> thanks, everybody, for watching. announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me?

northbound lanes through the forth mchenry tunnel we see extra heavy volume there so we are looking at minute clip. then just inside the city crews on the scene of an accident on the alameda right at lynn worth avenue that's the evening travels. now back to you. >>> all right kandace thanks so much. summer heat beginning to crank up now e.how hot will it get come up in the sky watch forecast. >>> maryland faces a steep budget short fall. how much money is missing. that's just ahead. >>> it was approved by the baltimore county council. why a law banning fliers won't be going into effect. going into effect. >> general motors is back. car company exited bankruptcy today. u.s. government is now majority owner of gm. general motors ceo says the company will make money and repay the 50 billion dollar government loan faster than required. the new company is now debt free. >>> well justin days into the new fiscal year and the state is facing a massive deficit. we have the latest on how maryland is in the red. joy? >>reporter: the state statements maryland budget will fall 700 million dollars s

south of the city moving in our direction toward fort mchenry, south baltimore, dundalk, all around the southern edge we are starting to see as many showers starting to move in and pretty much what we have the same thing. and this is what it was. heavy showers moving across the state, and they really came in with a vengeance when they came in. for the most part, we are going to be dealing with that same type of scenario again. so right now, temperatures around the region -- well, we are looking at things just around -- we will call it 78 degrees. actually we dropped down i think to 7. now at the airport. bwi thurgood marshall. looking at dew points. still coming in. but in the upper 60-degree range vend moist. 77 in cumberland. 69 in oakland. 78 in ocean city and 76 in elkton. around the metro area, 81 in columbia. 83 in d.c. and upper 70s on the eastern shore. winds have been coming in with a bit of a southerly component and because of that we are feeling the moisture coming in. that is a very tropical component to this air that is moving in along the shoreline. what we saw earlier is

mchenry. toward us is southbound traffic. look going at the toll plaza and tunnel. no problems at the harbor tunnel. a nice ride so far on the west side as volume builds ever so slightly. stan, over to you. >> thank you. taking a look at some of our top stories, police in florida made three arrests now in connection with the slaying of a couple. two suspects were arrested while the father of one of those suspects is being charged with evidence tampering in the case. surveillance footage from cameras at the home helped police make the arrest. so far they have not been able to release a possible motive. they leave behind 16 children, 12 of whom are adopted and most are special needs children. nasa officials still hope to get the endeavor into orbit. they'll try again today at 6:51 p.m. after two other launch windows were scrubbed due to the weather. if it doesn't launch today, glass can still try tomorrow and wednesday before postponing the mission until the end of the month. and a south korean news agency is reporting that north korean leader kim jong il has pancreat

southbound side through the fort mchenry tunnel, we're only looking at say 6-minute commute. that's a look at morning travels. patrice, back to you. >>> last night six baltimore city fire companies shut their doors, they did not respond to any calls all night. firefighters say budget cuts are to blame and now some fear that temporary closings may become permanent. that's the story you are seeing first on fox. megan gilliland joins us from a fier house in south baltimore. good morning. >> reporter: we're at 4th avenue the fire hall mind me is back up in service and a few hours ago it's back up. it's wasn't six companies ordered to close down last night. fortunately no big fires to report over nights, but some said, had there really been, it could have been devastating. in south baltimore truck 6 turned off its engine. >> i understand that the closest fire station that was . >> reporter: randy's daughter was killed in a fire five years ago. now she worries that the cuts will put others in jeopardy. >> yes, it's russian rul ruleett cut being bay on a trash is one thing but cutti

our sunset tonight at 8:34, with the next high tide at 9:50 at fort mchenry. forecast today looks like this -- temps getting up to 79. a few clouds. nice and comfortable. then tonight, down to around 62. a few clouds, high clouds arriving late tonight. they stay with us through tomorrow. clouds and sun, a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. 85degrees. marty has the five day coming up. >> that's good baseball weather. thank you. >>> the orioles are in town for the last games before the all- star break. this weekend we'll have more on wjz. see the game sunday at 1:30 -- >>> still to come on eyewitness news at noon, having migraines may be a good thing? why women may benefit from having the painful headaches. >> and remember wjz is always on. hear the stories we're following on our web site. >>> today's eyewitness news "healthwatch," if you're a woman there may be one good thing about having migraines. a new study found the painful headaches may reduce your risk of breast cancer. researchers found women with a history of migraines were 26% less likely

live look outside at the fort mchenry coming toward us southbound traffic looking very good into theoll plaza. we are looking at a problem-free ride on the west side. hopefully it will remain that way because volume has been light. that is the latest. now let's get the buses and trains with kurt kroncke. >> good morning, sarah. smooth is the word on the m.t.a. no delays to report on the marc trai trains. light rail and metro subway on time and we have a couple of construction diversions on the buses. 17 bus diverting at nursery and winterston due to construction and 22 bus diverting at university and 40th. i'm kurt kroncke. back to john collins. good morning, john. >> thanks, kurt. good morning. clear skies around baltimore. to the south charlottesville, richmond and back to roanoke some low clouds, a few sprinkles. but that is all moving to the southeast, not coming our way. let's look at the statistics that we accumulated yesterday. typical high is 87. yesterday at the airport and inner harbor we only were 82. same in the district of columbia. everybody's high was around 82. mornin

mchenry at 45 degrees. an unusually cool july morning. 58 at b.w.i.-marshall tied the record.w much warmer it was in downtown baltimore. the nearby harbor keeps them much milder at 68. ocean city was at 78. but everybody else a quite cool and comfortable july morning. the satellite right now shows basically clear skies. the lower the dew point, the drier the air. this is very unusual to have dew points in the low 40's in july. in the heat and humidity of a normal baltimore summer, dew points can be pushing toward 80. so this is very dry air across the region. that means these temperatures will fall quickly once the sun goes down this evening. look for another comfortable night. 50's in the suburbs. 60's downtown. sunset at 8:33 this evening. the record low tomorrow morning, 57 was set in 1999. we could see temperatures near record lows once again tomorrow morning. an area of high pressure coming out of eastern canada pushing into the carolinas. look at that front well off the coast in the atlantic. a new front is taking shape in the you were -- upper midwest. tomorrow another

minutes, same northeast outer loop and southbound 95 about five minutes from 895 split to the fort mchenry live view out of white marsh and we are enjoying that new rafr opening. so hopefully you can adjust and look for possible changes in traffic pattern but the outer loop to southbound 95 now open. another live view heading out on that northeast side and so far looking very good this morning. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." now let's check the latest of the buses and trains with vanetta brooks. >> we have a few bus diversions. 17 line is diverted at nursery and winterston. 22 at university and 41st street and 77 at washington boulevard and hammonds ferry. good for rail. light rail and metro problem free and no problems on the marc train. metro is best from owings mills and in between with free parking at old court, rogers avenue and other stations to the metro subway destination. i'm vanetta brooks. back to sandra. >> weatherwise we will see sort of a repeat of yesterday. the only difference a few more clouds, maybe an isolated thunderstorm to the north. it is centered over the

we are looking ok on the inner and outer loops so far. 95 at fort mchenry toll plaza moving fine north and southbound. 83's are check being out ok as we well. now for a look at buses and trains we go to kurt considerate with the m.t.a. good morning. kurt. >> good morning, kim. looking good this morning. no delays on penn, camden or brunswick lines. light rail on time. and metro subway on time east and west. businesses m-1 bus has a 15-minute delay and diverting on 17 at nursery and winterston. back to john collins. good morning, john. >> good morning. remember to bring an umbrella because you may, if you are out walking around, get off the bus and walk home, because thunderstorm activity is out to the west. there were storms that passed to the south early this morning. we have mostly cloudy right now. mostly cloudy will rule today as the next cold front approaches. there are no thunderstorms, just generous rains. but as the day heats up we could trigger something. let's look at the current readings. i will give you the highs and lows. b.w.i.-marshall 87 yesterday. 90 at inner harbor an

moving to the city we do have two disabled cars one on the south bound lanes of 95 right at the fort mchenry tunnel that takes out one lane in the left, too. that isn't bad enough there is also a disabled vehicle thinks on the south bound lane of 395 right at 95. now another stalled car on main line, south bound 295 right at the belt way and this again takes out one lane there so hopping on 95 is going to be the better option heading through that part of the region. also in the south west corner we do still have emergency road work all due to a sink hole and this blocks the ramp from route 170 into the inner loop lanes of 695 through 6 48 the better bet for the alternate route. that's a look at the evening travels, now back to you. >> thank you kandace. >> it is absolutely beautiful summer week out there. >> rain going to spoil the weekend however. the forecast is coming up. >>> here's some disturbing video for you. what this metro train operator is suspected of doing while behind the whole of a moving train. >> federal stimulus package was supposed to create jobs. why lawmakers are now why

mchenry. mount royal toward howard belonged in advance of artscape. they're already starting those preparations. that will be closed until the weekend. and we're going to get a few more close yours as of 7:00 a.m. we'll fill you in on those. otherwise quite well. all the major roadways looking good. let's give you a live view, 95 out of harford county, mountain road so far very light, heading down towards the white marsh area. that's where it starts to get a little bit heavier. still not looking at any delays. i'll switch over to a live view of traffic at pulaski highway east side. looking good. no problems at the key bridge either. let's get a check on the buses and the trains. we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. i remember your names. >> thank you. we are looking at a good commute so far. diversions clue due to construction. the 17 at nursery. the 22 buses diverting at university and 40th. 22 buses also eastbound diversion at university and st. paul. on the rails looking very good. no delays on the penn, camden or brunswick lines. light rail, metro o

so 95 through the fort mchenry tunnel is going to be the best bet. on 95 a little further up in the northeast corner it's going to be a heavy but steady ride in both the northbound and southbound lanes reading down towards the belt way. that's a look at your evening travels. jeff, back to you. >> thanks so much, candice. >>> still ahead, got digital dirt? how your on-line photos could be used against you. >>> also ahead we're keeping a very close watch on the severe weather making its way through this region. sky watch hd radar showing the storms moving through. we'll be back momentarily with the very latest. stay with us. >>> good news about lead poisoning. coming up we'll explain why fewer children in maryland are getting sick but why it's also still a problem. america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty chipotle sauce. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! the flavor-fullest sub only subway can offer. - eat fresh! - eat fresh! try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated al

baltimore and fort mchenry tunnels, earlier overnight construction projects have been wrapped up, all tunnels and tubes now open at this time. no problems to report around the beltway. top side looking good as you make your way down east side through providence to the harford road area, no problems there. 83 is looking good, this is the jfx, northern parkway through to about north avenue, running smoothly with no problems. 95 southbound as you make your way through the whitemarsh boulevard area through to the 695/895 split, all running incident-free at this time. looking here at the cameras, 695 at the bw parkway. you can see not much volume, not much going on out there. looking good at this hour. back to you. >>> 5:41. with a $745 million hole in the budget looming. >> are massive layoffs heading to maryland? >> which areas received the largest bug cuts and layoffs? that information coming up. oh, what's this? breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been reading the cheerios box again? he got that off the box. (announ

. >> as you make your way southbound on 95 headed to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza, you're not goingo have any delays or problems at this time. however, we're still dealing with the road closure, that is marriottsville road at the howard county/carroll county line, between drivers road and henrington road because of down power lines. police on scene. expect a detour there. they are wrapping up the construction project at the harbor tunnel but the southbound tube does remain closed, two-way traffic gets by on the northbound side. in westminster, route 428 at leistert church road, closed because of a bad car accident. u till crews on scene because of -- utility crews on scene because of downed power lines. expect delays there as well. >>> a towson high school is closing its doors. call it a sign of the changing economy. >> i'm cheryl conner live at towson catholic high. you'll hear from the archdiocese of baltimore, coming up. thursdayfinall dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, or italian?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?xg i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. ( stomach growls ) óçox so

no problems to let you know about at the fort mchenry tunnel or harbor tunnel.eep in mind that new traffic pattern on southbound 95, the exit to 895 is going to be on the right as oppose toed on the left. mount carmel road, 83 southbound, that crash moved over to the left shoulder. should have minimal impact on the commute now. and east side of the beltway, between whitemarsh boulevard and providence road, no problems to report there either. this is liberty road on the outer loop, some volume is building but no problems to report at this time. >>> 6:48. the president is going to come at us hard and heavy. >> he's calling on internet bloggers and his message to america tomorrow night to get the health care reform bill voted on in three weeks. sherrie johnson joins us with more. >> reporter: president barack obama says it's time for action and in a strong rebuttal to critics about his overall proposal obama says out-of-pocket costs for americans are out of control while health insurance companies have made record profits. he believes families are spending more for

mchenry. >> i thank my colleague from minnesota for yielding. just to follow up on this again. the fact that there's an unknown budget that hasn't been allocated and to my knowledge from the legislator branch appropriations there wasn't a line item for that. and i would ask the gao and i'd ask the sigtarp if y'all could take a look at that and perhaps answer how that actually works, if the chair doesn't know. miss warren -- well, i know you don't have a purview. my apologies. >> i'm prohibited from statute from doing that. >> good. well, it's late in the day so obviously i'm missing a few things here. miss warren, you've testified before this committee about the consumer financial protection agency that's last month; correct. >> that's correct. >> and i saw a youtube video and a few thousand others saw that as well in your advocacy for cfpa; right? >> yes, congressman. >> is that part of your official role as head of the congressional oversight panel? >> it's part of my role as professor of harvard law school. >> so that's done through your official resources at harvard? >> yes

disabled vehicle on the south bound lanes to forth mchenry tunnel and this does take out one lean there in the right too so definitely want to use 8 95 through the harbor tunnel. not too bad traveling on 95 from 395 down to 695 but of course those lanes are filled up with cars there. and on 295 at the bw parkway at the belt way it's an easy drive. very light activity both south bound and northbound lanes but it does change a bit on 97 moving through andarundle county. there's an accident on the south bound side right at route 100. that's a look at the evening travels, jennifer back to you. >> thank you kandace. >> statue of former mayor and governor william donald shaeffer getting closer talk finished. we have a look at the 7 foot 2 inch clay statue of shafer today created inside the sculptor of the baltimore studio. a mold of the clay figure will be turned into wax and eventually that will be bronze. statue will be placed in the inner harbor between fill ems restaurant and visitor center. he focused on shaeffer character when creating the statue. >> waving at the crowd and the big joyo

there a your tides tomorrow at fort mchenry. high tide occurs at 7:22 in the morning. wind from the south at 8 to 14 miles an hour. sun comes up at 5:58. we'll set at 8:27. low this morning was 69 degrees. the high today got to a surprising 81. it only reached 76 in york, p.a. 72 in philadelphia. it was 82 on the boards in ocean city, and 79 in dover, delaware. current temperatures across the region about where they have been. they started to fall just a tiny bit. right now hagerstown down to 84. 80 in downtown. 74 in york. and 80 in pax river. 82 right now over in easton. satellite pictures throughout the day. series of low pressures causing very heavy clouds and showers all along the eastern seaboard. we've seen a few light breaks in the overcast here, but the majority of the rain back to the west of us right now. we also have a little shower breaking out to the southwest of the baltimore area. the low pressure moving along the eastern seaboard. that's where it's going to continue for the next couple days as the areas of low pressure move in, pull the moisture in fro

no problems either at the tunnels, fort mchenry tunnel or harbor tunnel thruways, no incidents. beltway from the west side to the east side, everything is running smoothly right now. this is 95 -- excuse me, 695 at the bw parkway, no problems to let you know about. traffic is flowing nicely in both directions. back to you. >>> not all is quiet at city hall. another round for the second day in a row. we lead off with another round of indictments. >> cheryl conner is live at city hall where the mayor says she's going to fight on. >> reporter: good morning. mayor sheila dixon went on with her public schedule even after learning about this recent indictment. she would not talk specifically about the new charges but you see her here at the women's business forum last night. the indictment handed up yesterday includes charges that were dismissed from a previous indictment. the state prosecutor says mayor dixon didn't report expensive gifts that her ex-boyfriend ronald lipscomb, a prominent city developer gave to her. according to the new indictment that elements to perjury -- amounts

smoothly as you approach whitemarsh boulevard through to about the 695/895 split and down to the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza, no problems to let you know about. however, downtown we have road closures starting at 7:00 a.m., that is because of artscape. mount royal to be closed between charles street and north avenue. cathedral street closed between preston and mount royal. golden ring road, there is a watermain break so use caution if that area. looking at 95 southbound through howard county, down through to about the capitol beltway, we have bright sun and traffic is flowing freely at this time. back to you. >>> 6:31. when was the last time news about your trash pickup led the news? >> that's what happens when your trash changes after 40 years. abc2 news linda so is live curbside with what you need to know about the garbage. >> reporter: good morning. the biggest change you'll notice this morning is there will be no trash pickup at all. if you've already put out your trash bring it back in because trucks will not be out collecting garbage today. it's part of the city's one plus one progra

mchenry equally smooth coming in towards the toll plaza, toward us is southbound traffic. no problems getting through the tunnel. and the harbor tunnel also checking out fine. let's give you a look at a map and point out our speed sensors. everything up to speed. we are in the green on all the major roadways. do want to remind you of the new traffic pattern, southbound 95 at the 895 split. normally you're used to exiting to the left. now with the new pattern that went into effect yesterday morning, you're now exiting to the right. keep an eye on those signs and you should be ok. it may take adjusting to. otherwise, a pretty smooth ride around the area. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> we're looking pretty good. we have a few buses delays to report. 35 buses with a 10-minute delay. diversions still on the 22 at university and 40th due to construction. and also university and st. paul on the 22 eastbound. 17 buses diverting at nursery. construction-relate there had as w

mchenry. switching over to the some of the other speed sensors, west side looks really good.o problems on 795 or 70. a live view of the southwest corner at wilkens avenue. so far moving very well. inner loop away from us toward 95, toward 795. it is problem-free on the rest of the major roadways. that's good news. 95 north of the 895 split checking out fine so far this morning. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get another check on the buses and the trains. >> good morning once again. still showing some diversions on the buses lines this morning. the 17 line continues to be diverted. we have the 22 line diverted at university and 41st. we just added 36 line. be prepared for those diversions. light rail and metro continue to run problem-free. then on the penn lines we have train 503 running with a 15 to 20-minute delay. all other trains are running problem-free this morning. for the m.t.a. transit team, i'm vanetta brooks. >> thanks. it's difficult to get back into the routine but something to look forward to weather-wise. mostly sunny, high near 87 with low hum

it's all because of an earlier accident and disabled car on the northbound lanes right at the fort mchenry tunnels. the delays are finally starting to ease up but you want to stick with 8 95 at the harbor tunnel or 695 and scoot around the key bridge. we have some trouble a little bit farther down. car fire on the south bound lanes is right at kate avenue and alternate routes needed in that direction as well. heading on 695 right at 295 and south west corner we have a lot of cars gathering there on the inner loop lanes but reduce these and no major delay as a result. some pleasant surprises on the inner loop lanes entire west side stretch from wilkins avenue up to liberty road definitely a lot lighter than normal so we take that on this monday evening. we are looking at a 10 minute ride. that's the evening travels. now back to you. >> thank you. another beautiful day but there is a slight chance of rain. >> we tell you when that could possibly occur. that's ahead and of course in our sky watch forecast. >>> speed camera in maryland. who was really behind the state new law? >> allegations a

>>> we check both the harbor and fort mchenry toll plazas. we have no problems or incidents to tell about you. route 175 at tamar drive, we've got a crash reported at that intersection. also in finksburg, they are in the final stages of cleaning that up probably within the next 30 minutes or so. looking at the exam razz, we're looking downtown. this is mlk at fayette street. mlk will be on your right-hand side. checking 95 southbound, lots of building volume as you make your way towards the white marsh area. no delays and no incidents at this time. moggen, back -- megan, back to you. >>> this is the sweetest dog. her name is butter cup. talk about her, aleen. >> she's coming out of the shelter about a year and a half old. subdued dog, very, very friendly up for adoption at the sp. ca. >> sometimes beagles are stubborn but she has the nicest disposition. >> she has a nose on her so she could wander off without a leash. shea's available at the maryland spca. you guys have great pets. every week you bring in a great one, but i'm sort of in love

. >> reporter: as we check the tunnels at this hour, the harbor and fort mchenry tunnel are running without incident. we do have a fuel spill on the road northbound at the bw parkway right at 695. i'm getting reports that that is an mta fuel spill. there could be delays and detours if you are headed this that direction. also on falls road at black rock road, that has been reopened. they cleared that tree from the roadway, so things are flowing freely as well. this is 50 at sandy point. if you are headed to the beach, now is the great time to go. jamie, back to you. >>> 11 minutes now away from the hour of 6:00. carol tucker thought she had a job for life. on a friday 25 years to the day, she was told her services were no longer needed. so she came home, told her mom, hey, we're going on a road trip. >> reporter: what do we have here? >> you have the burgers, fries, hot dogs and the mural here. >> yes, my cousin's husband did that for me. >> reporter: what we have here is carol's chuck wagon. >> it's really carol's chuck wagon express but didn't have enough room for it. >> reporter: what we

heading on the main lines, getting out of the city on the main side of the fort mchenry tunnel, we'rey getting at the commute. there's an incident a broken watermain on golden ring road at currant avenue. we don't have a road closure as a result, but you will want to stick with rossville boulevard, that will be the best bet instead. heading on 95 through the same vicinity, right now in whitemarsh, here it is on the southbound lanes and it's starting to get a bit busy, but really nothing to complain about there, heading on the southbound side down toward 695 and the northbound lanes are moving along just fine there up to spee çÑçÑçÑ it's simply perfect. >>> w this morning, homicide detectives are on the scene of a fatal shooting. it happened in the 1300 block of cedar cross road around 4:00 this morning. the victim was shot in the head, police are searching for the gunman. >>> a controversial trash plan in baltimore city starts this morning. the one plus one plan means that once a week plan trash pickup and once a week recycling collection. before the city picked up twice a week and re

take the fort mchenry tunnel. traffic backed up to 895 to lombard. a 13-minute delay.meantime, accident on 95 northbound at 195 is blocking two left lanes back up there to 895. crash in notingham. bel air at east joppa. on woodlawn drive at security boulevard. and a downed tree blocking all lanes of woodmont lane at north charles. a live look at 895 at o'donnell street. that is a little slow as well. a look at 95. slow because of an accident. this traffic report is brought to you by pill trait filters for the air you breathe. filtrate fillers, filters by 3m. back over to you. >>> the mta has adopted a zero- tolerance cell phone policy for drivers and operators. mary bubala explains this new rule. >> reporter: don, the mta is counting on riders to help them enforce this new policy. it if anyone sees a train operator or bus driver using a cell phone, ipod or texting, they should contacts the mta. it there is video evidence to back up the claim the person will be fired even if it is a first offense. d.c. metro adopted the policy the day before. and mta continues to invest