. >> our reporter joins us live from reisterstown. >> good morning. we are doing ok. the snow is history. the drive up here is pretty smooth sailing. the major roadways looking pretty clear. very clear considering the snow stopped an hour or so ago. salt trucks are trying to make sure the roads are not slick. they are still wet. some of the secondary roadways are pretty slushy as well. use extra time and caution this morning. a wet snow and a more compact snow than what we were seeing this weekend. the rose look pretty good right now. let's talk to sandra in the city. >> it has been quite a winter so far. i am at roland park avenue at the starbucks. check out the hill behind me. it is usually a problem spot with this type of weather. they have been following this for the last hour. there is a school right behind me across the street. you cannot see that right now. things are looking good for this which can be difficult when we have a snow event. this will give you a good size of the accumulation. the crews are very proactive in getting the salt trucks out. they were o

when we got on reisterstown road which obviously isn't as big as the beltway. i think the bigger the road the better you are for now. as you get into the smaller secondary roads or side streets it's going to become more difficult, depending on the size of the road. >> we'll check in with you in a bit. >> speaking of chilly, we have chilly pictures to show you. not of chile, but of chilly people. or chile dogs. >> this picture was sent to us from adonia. she shows us how her friends have come through. this looks like the snow dogs. her friend bobby drove all the way from middletown to woodbine to make sure her two dogs, amber and charm, go the to the vet in baltimore. >> it was funny the chili line. >> i don't know if i'm punch drunk. >> picture of my chili. here's grandson jenna who posed the question "is this how the people that drive snowplows feel." look at them. not too happy. all right, hey, listen. thanks for sending it in and continue to do so. all you have to do, we made it real easy for you. abc2news.com and just upload your pictures and we'll get them

reisterstown. pawlenty has the latest on -- tim tooten has the latest on school closings. >> you talk about frozen sidewalks, so we have delays, courtesy of the cool school challenge other the weekend we did the big toss in the bay. 172 closings. and delays. anne arundel county closed. and there are a lot of delays and among them, baltimore city and baltimore county, all two-hour delays. coming up we're going to have a long list of the colleges and what they are going to be doing. there will be colleges having delayed classes and more on those. but again, it's pretty much in or out. no in between. >> wondering what? thinking you all of a sudden got dreadlocks. what a hat. >> we'll check in a little later. police are not lending much careens to the claims of a baltimore county woman who said she was biten by a cobra on the loose in a parking lot because they say the venomous snake was hers. while investigating they discovered another exotic snake inside her home. she'll appear under court where she

reisterstown road is looking very nice to my left. some of the side streets could still be slushy. be careful there. the roads are still wet. use extra caution this morning. trucks are out salting to make sure everything goes smoothly. here is a look at roland park. >> i have a similar situation. we have been monitoring the progress of some very vigilant people who have been shoveling snow on the sidewalks this morning. but at the area they have cleared out. it is very impressive. they are being very proactive. this is a small salt truck that is trying to get the side roads and sidewalks. an active morning here on roland park avenue. there is a huge scale that goes up to a school behind us. they have been working diligently to get that cleared out insulted because of the school which is right there. so far -- and salted because of the school which is right there. this is nothing compared to what we will see this weekend. we have more on that coming up. back to you. >> that as take a look at how the snow is impacting local schools. our education reporter is live in the newsroom. >>

coming up in the next half-hour of 11 news today. >> snow flurries in reisterstown. the road. a stress free commute. the tells ahead. >> we have more in the forecast for tomorrow. the winds will kick up. we will talk about that coming up. >> some progress to report on the 95 c

. >> traffic is picking up on reisterstown road. they are not having any problems getting by. the road is very clear as we found on many of the major roadways on our way up here. it is down to the pavement and wet. use extra caution because of that. it is very cold out here. be very careful. not really an issue on the roads. an issue on the sidewalk however. something to be aware of. some snow goods may be a good idea this morning. the cautious and careful. over to you. >> it may be taking a way to get information from schools regarding delays. timtooten is covering that. >> they are coming in. a mixed bag. anne arundel county closed, prince george's county closed. frederick county, baltimore county, baltimore city, a two hour delay along with carroll county, cecil, caroyork. it is balancing out. that delay gives you a chance to call if we need to. howard and harford two hour delay. we will keep you posted. that can change. back to you. >> thanks. our weather coverage will continue on our website. you can access our interactive radar and post snow pictures. it is on the front

at the state highway operations center, which is primarily focused on the highways, but up in reisterstown, where emergency management really heads up our unified command, they are looking at all sorts of other things connected to this, including what we anticipate will be a lot of power outages tonight as this heavy snow cracks branches, and they fall on power lines, and whether we will maybe need to go to a sedentary response, open up shelters, so it -- maybe need to go to secondary response. we will then double back as we watch blizzard conditions and consider whether we need to close highways. >> thank you very much. governor martin o'malley taking time out for us at the operations center. now, let's switch gears and go to jane miller, standing by live with an update on the situation. >> just to follow up on two things the governor said. first of all, he talked about the fiscal impact. this has been a tough season. in the city of baltimore, we were told today that the city is down to about its last 300 in its snow removal budget, and probably by around 8:00, they are through that. they

it happened at the 3700 block near oak mont avenue at reisterstown road. police were investigating a homicide from earlier in the week. when they walked up to a group of people one man shot an officer in the arm. police shot back is shooting the shooter and another man. yoone of the men that the man st at the scene died at the scene. mayor rawl rawlg blake rowling t won't be tolerated. >>> one went to shock trauma in serious but stable condition. >>> many those who didn't work for the city get tax forms that they did. 500 kids signed up but inner ner worked for the youth program mistakenly received a letter stating they received income. a computer glitch is to blame. they are notifying the parents and working to correct the problem. >>> coming up on early edition, sheila dixon steps down as mayor. >> it was sad to see it come to an end. >> the harsh words she heard from a judge before leaving office. >>> and snow moving into the southern parts of the county later this morning and into the central parts early afternoon and bringing with it some intense snow

. >> reporter: meantime back on reisterstown road. >> it's one day at a time. >> reporter: it's business as usual as they forge ahead without any help whatsoever from the recovery package. >> if it's a trickle down, it still hasn't trickled yet. >>> later on fox 45 morning news, legalizing medical marijuana in maryland. one state's delegate proposal. >>> but next he led the baltimore stallions to >>> here is your guest look at sports. the single most entertainment off field event went on tuesday morning, kind of journalistic mardi gras and it's known as media day. they issued 9,000 credentials to the event which was held inside because of the rain threatening. many asked intelligent pertinent questions especially for the two quarter backs that are looking for one titanic football game. >> agree withdrew, this game is about two great teams that have had two outstanding seasons really from the get go. just realizing it's the first time since '93 that the two number one ranked teams are meeting. it's says a lot for both teams. we had both teams have persevered. >> we are playing for much mo

. >> and, of course, getting to cars was impossible in reisterstown. so michele white and her friends, used the next best thing. some horsepower to get around. >> makes sense. >> do you see something stormy? upload photos and videos to our website go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the see it, shoot it, send it icon. and send photos from your cell phone to '56 at foxbaltimore.com. >> and stay with fox 45 news for the latest on the winter blast. we will have much more right here on fox 45 news at 10:00 and explains edition at 10:00. and fox 45 morning news, now starting at 5 a.m. >> i didn't expect it to be this bad. >> one thing people were not doing. flying. later on fox 45 news at 10:00. how people were surviving at bwi. >> i don't know what we will do now. >> next. fire station has a fire in the middle of the winter blast. a look at the losses on the more very satisfied customers than comcast. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >> this storm is making emergency situations even worse. baltimore city firefi

we're at the garrison plaza on reisterstown road. highway crews are working on the roads, you see that the bigger trucks that the ford f250 with the plow on the front have been trying to keep this lot clear, even though a lot of businesses scheduled to be open hours ago have not opened yet. we're going to talk with the driver quick. i saw you out here for the last three or four hours. you said you've been here all nile night and it's tough to keep up with it? >> yes. it's coming down faster than we can keep up with it. >> reporter: how long do you anticipate you'll be out here? >> probably for a day or so after it stops. we'll keep up with it and then we'll worry about the cleanup. >> reporter: later you said you might have to bring in heavier equipment? >> yes. they're bringing in a couple large front-end loaders to put some of the snow that is putting on. >> reporter: that's the trouble, it just mounts up. >> yes. >> reporter: are you from these parts in. >> we live on kent island but most of the problems that we take care of here

. >> meantime back on reisterstown road. >> one day at a time. >> business as usual. >>as the leader mans forge ahead without any help whatsoever, from the recovery package. >> if it is a trickle down, it has not trickleed yet. >> as of december of 2009, the federal government has invested 141 incidents of wrongdoing, associated with recovery funds. >> i think it is really interesting experiment. >> reality show about a very hot topic causing controversy. show you what is causing such a stir, coming up in tonight's "word on the web." >> it is that time of the year again. where a rat, i am sorry, a ground hog, predicts when winter ends. what punxsutawney phil had to say about when spring will show up this year, if at all, >> it looks like seeing is the snow coming down around the central portion of the state. inner harbour shows decent snowfall right now. several inches expected tonight. show you details forecast on where it is coming down and who >> good evening folks. snow is coming down at a good pace. here is a look live at the salt trucks and salt barn, working ha

reisterstown at seven mile lane. one in nottingham, bel air road, at k -- hlston road. west northern parkway at charles. in howard county, watch for a crash on murray hill road at gorman road and another one in davidsonville at davidsonville road, and riddell road. there's a look at your drive times and the speeds around the area, everything else running pretty smoothly. we do have a few issues, though, as far as delays on the top side, on the outer loop, chavez and delaney valley. traffic not sticking so much on the main roads. but the side streets, we are starting to see it stick. salting operations are under way. we also have fog warnings in effect. you can see visibility not so good. at least in that camera shot. and 95, everything running smoothly, as far as the main lanes. but again, speeds are going to start slowing as the snow starts sticking to the major roadways. remember, wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information, any time, you can always log onto wjz.com. >>> wjz is always on. check in for first warning weather coverage. for instant updates on the fore

that one on reisterstown road at seven mile lane.nwhile, an accident, involving an overturned dump truck, still there, blocking all lanes of paradise road at 95. you're going to take churchville road instead. watch for an accident in essex. two at nottingham. bel air at colson. and then you're looking at a bunch of them in the city. some of the others include south koppel ton. and pennsylvania at west/northwest avenue. there's a look the the slowest spots on the road. everything running pretty smoothly. in fact, on the major roadways. there's a live look at 50. at sandy point. you can see the snow really coming down. on 50. we have salting operations in effect at the bay bridge. we also have salt in effect there as well. meantime, in effect on the beltway. just a slow spot, a little bit at liberty road. and then on the top side, everything running pretty good on the outer loop. might have to tap your brakes between harford and providence. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. it's a foot long with mounds of delicious pastr

. >> john riddell reporting live from reisterstown, thanks very much. >>> bge crews believe they willave a lot of work on their hands before the day is out. >>> linda foy is joining us on the phone from bge. >> good morning. >> it's to be admired all of the bg, workers have been going full strength since last friday and they haven't seen all of their families. and they should be saluted what are the concerns of the storm coming down on the snow on the branches and wires? >> we are seeing at an increased outages, we are looking at 1600 customers out right now. one of the problems that i thatd tree limbs that were weighed down. now we are wetting wind and heavy, wet snow. a lot of those limbs are particularly vulnerable. you combine that with the weather conditions that are creating blizzard conditions for the crews on the roads making driving extremely hazardous. we are working to restore service to our customers. we expect this to be an on going process. we expect the number of outages to continue to rise and we expect traveling conditions to continue to be very hazardous for our road